The age-herald., 1900-06-13
Strikers Will Not Submit An-
 other Proposition.
GOMPERS WILL GO TO ST. LOUIS
Several Statements in Regard to the Occurrence on Sunday-Company Claims That Strikers Started
 the Unfortunate Trouble

St. Louis, June 12.-The feature in the street. strike today was the claim of the Transit Company to have the situation practically under control by reason of the protection afforded by the police depart ment and the sheriff's posse comitatus. It was stated by the company's officials that cars were running on every line in the city, going above the regular schedule in some cases and in all meeting the demands of traffic.
 Tonight cars are running on all lines on about the same schedule as last night Lines to the north and south are still guarded by the police, but in the central and western portions there has been no trouble, and the police have been in a great measure withdrawn from the cars.
 The Southern Electric line is in operation tonight for the first time since the strike was inaugurated. This line is regarded in police circles as the most difficult of all the lines to run safely after dark.
 Statements of what occurred at the riot of last Sunday so far as it concerned the St. Louis Transit Company, were made to General Superintendent George w. Baum hoff of the company today, but the crew of the car which figured in the riot, both c. E. Murray, the conductor, and Motor-
 
 that the strikers in the parade began demonstration before their car left the Third street loop, and that they were as- saulted with rocks before they reached Broadway. bullet aimed at the car. &C., cording to MT. Baumhoff's account of the statement of the motoman and conductor, grazed the motorman's head.
 The parade of strikers returning from East St. Louis passed from the bridge into Third street just as the car rounded into the loop.
 Strikers Commenced Jeering
 The strikers at once commenced jeering at the crew and making threats, according to the companys employees and the dis turbance continued until the shooting com- menced in front of the Washington avenue barracks. MT. Baumhoff said that on ex- animation 1t was found that two windows in the car had been smashed and that the iron screening alongside the car had been badly bent in places.
 Chairman of the grievance committee, T. B. Edwards, announced today that there Is no prospect of the union reopening negotia- tions with the St. Louis Transit Company.
 MT. Whitaker, president of the Transit Company, said he did not expect to receive another proposal from the union, but that he is willing to consider any proposition 1t may have to offer.
 w. D. Mahon. National President of the Amalgamated Assoication of Street Rail-
 
 day that he received telegram from Sam uel Gompers President of the American Federation of Labor, in which he an- nounced that he would arrive in St. Louis this week to assist the strikers in any way he can. On his arrival MT. Gompers will probably take charge of affairs for the union.
 Secretary Mack Missik of the local rail- way union, said today that the labor unions throughout the city have been contributing lberally to the support of the strikers Killed the Kelly Bill
 The city council killed the Kelly bill at its session tonight by vote of to 5. The gallery was crowded with large delegations of union labor people, and the speeches fa- voring the adoption of the ordinance were enthusiastically cheered, while those against the measure were hissed and laughed at.
 The Kelly bill was introduced in the house of delegates four weeks ago and passed by d large majority. The measure provides for the repeal of the ordinances granting franchises to the various street railways incorporated in the St. Louis Transit system since the adoption of the present city charter.