The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-22
st. LouiszMerchants Protest to
Strike Managers
That They Are Suffering With
out Just Cause.
HEARING TO BE GIVEN
I'm Future Before a Boycott is
Declared.
Attacks on Cars and Passengers
Have Nearly Ceased.

St. Louis, Mo-, June 22.-Cars are be-
ing run on all divisions of the ST. Louis
Transit companys system in the day
time and at times owl cars are operated
on the Olive street, Laclede, Delmar
and Page avenue lines as far west as
Taylor avenue. General Manager
Boumpon says that owl cars will be
run on other lines when a demand ex-
lists for them. To all appearances, aside
from the light traffic, the only thing
that might indicate a strike is the pres
ence OF armed members of the posse
comitatus on guard around the power
houses and car sheds of the Transit
company. The police barracks nave been
deserted and the police are no longer
held in reserve about the stations to
answer riot calls. members of the posse
being kept in the stations at night for
that purpose.
During the past forty-eight hours
there has been an absence of assaults
on and attempts to blow up cars Of the
Transit company. The strenuous efforts
made by the police, deputy SheriffS and
private detectives to ferret out and
punish the miscreantS who have been
guilty of stoning and blowing up cars
with dynamite have had much to dowith
the greater feeling of security that pre-
walls.
REPRESENTATIVES of various business
houses have besieged the headquarters
of the street railway union in Walhalla
hall protesting that the bOycOttS de-
clared against them are unmerited and
unjust. Several had been declared by
other unions and in these cases Secre-
( tary Mack Missik directed the COM
| plainants to appeal to those unions
/ which had declared them. In a bulletin
! issued today the unions are advised to
act slowly and with care IN declaring
/ boycotts and to take no steps without
according a hearing to those against
| whom action is proposed.
The inquest into the responsibility fol
Iar1f Of 11a 4rf1 r17r.r
/ shot in front of posse barracks, Sunday
/ evening. June 10, was resumed today.
A number of witnesses were examined
| but nothing new was developed by theii
| testimony. TWENTY-FIVE members u
the sheriff's posse were lined up fol-
| Identification. A dozen witnesses were
Brought in singly and asked if thel
| recognized any Of the men as having
taken part in the shooting. No identi
fication was made although severa
deputies were pointed out as having
been seen in the street when the hrins
was going on.
Major E. A. Batdorf. Of the posse
said that he saw 'aS many as ten
revolvers in the hands of strikers. &c
did not see the street car men do any
shooting. 1 don't know whether any
of the men with revolVerS- We're ar
rested I did not see any of them il
tok him inside the barracks, and whel
1 came out the shooting was all over.
Colonel Cavender and Captain Rob
inson of the posse were summoned be
fore the grand jury today. 1t was no
stated what they were wanted for bu
it is presumed that it was for the pur'
pose of giving some information as t
the events of the afternoon in from
of the posse barracks when Thomas
Rine and Burckhardt We're shot.
Orders were issued this afternoon re
ducing the force of $500 members o
the sheriff's posse comitatus to 500 men
At noon the inquest was adjourned t
Saturday morning. 1t is expected tha
Deputy N. F. johnson, one of the me-
identified as a participant in the affai
| will be a witness Saturday.