The age-herald., 1900-06-21
COY. STEPHENS
 GOES TO ST. LOUIS For a Discussion of General
 Strike Situation POSSE TO BE MAIN TANNED It Has Been Decided Not to Dismiss the Men Until After 4th of July
 When Grave Trouble
 Is Expected
POSSE TO BE AINTAINED

St. Louis, June 2O.-The only incident to create a stir in town today was Governor Stephens visit for the purpose of discuss ing the general strike situation and of de- termining whether CT not the time was op- perfume for the discharge of 2,50O men in the posse who have been guarding the prop erty of the St. Louis Transit Company and maintaining order for a month
 The Governor called on the police during the day, and after short conference de- cared that the dynamitlng of street cars at night must be stopped if 1t takes the en- tire police force to do it.
 The Governor also recommended that the posse comitatus be kept In service until danger from the dynamiters is over. It was especially necessary, in his opinion, to keep the force intact until after the Fourth of July, as there was likely to be consider able excitement that day. If the day passed without disorder, and there were no new developments to indicate that a posse were needed, he would favor their graduel dis missal
 In compliance to the Governors wishes, the police department will continue posse men in service until conditions warrant their dismissal. Governor Stephens left for Jefferson City this evening. Attorney J. w. Folk of the Transit Company had a conference today with Chairman Edwards of the strikers grievance committee. Both declined to discuss the conference. It is understood the meeting was relative to strike negotiations.
 Detectives in the employ of the Transit Company are said to have a clue to the dynamiters who have been blowing up cars and expect to capture them.
 Strikers Get ing Help
 At the strikers headquarters at Walhalla Hall, the secretary and other officers of the union were busy today they were the first day of the strike.
 we are receiving assistance from all parts of the country said Secretary Mack Missick, and are now in position to con- tinue the fight for an indefinite time. National President Mahon, who went to Detroit in the interest of the National Board of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees strike here, wrote Harry Bryan, national organizer, that the national board had met and is sued call for an immediate assessment of all members of the Amalgamated Associa- tion in accordance with the call issued in St. Louis by President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor. Mahon said three members or the national DoaTO have started a tour of the country tC secure financial assistance for the strikers and others will soon follow them.
 Governor Stephens said later tonight:
 q think there is scarcely any prospect of the posse being discharged before the 4th of July. After that, if there are no new developments to indicate that the posse men are needed, I will favor their gradual discharge. Conditions are assum- ing more favorable aspect here and the police captains report that trouble is less ening in their various districts: but we have not yet come to the conclusion that il would be safe to dismiss the posse right now"
 Another woman was assaulted tonight fol riding on the Transit Company's cars. Soor after Miss Joan Welsh alighted from a Nandeventer avenue car at the Lucky street intersection she was set upon by two unknown women, who knocked hel down with their fists. bounced upon hel and beat her quite severely. She crieG loudly for assistance, but notwithstanding there were several witnesses to the as sault, no one volunteered to protect hel and it was not until after her dress hal been badly torn and her face lacerated tha she escaped the fury of her assaiants.
 Police officers today found ten pounds of dynamite in a house occupied by Luther B. Smith and Horace P. Beaves, two strik. ing motormen. Four pounds were found in house Tuesday, when two men were arrested on suspicion of being implicated in blowing up the car at Cardinal an6 Chauteau avenues. The men have beer released on bond