Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-06-12
THE SHERIFF GIVES II UP.
Declares He Is Unable to Maintain
Order in st. Louis and Asks
for Militia.
GOV. STEPHENS CONSIDERING MATTER.
Probability That He Will Issue the
necessary Orders Calling Out the
TroOps-M0rc Cars Are Run Thnn
at Any Time Since the Strike he
gun.

st. Louis, June 11.--More- care were
in operation Saturday over the lines OF
the st. Louis Transit company than
at any time since the strike began
but the service is not complete by any
means. Many persons, especially
those living in the northern and
southern section of the city. have to
depend almost entirely on wagons and
other similar vehicles to reach their
places of business.
Sheriff Pohlman's posse of special
deputies continues to grow steadily,
and he expects to have force of 1000
men sworn in and armed by night.
This force continues to guard the
property of the street car company. A
number of the posse have been dis
charged for refusing to ride on street
cars and for refusing, to obey orders.
Friday night seven deputies belonging
to company at North Broadway
powerhouse refused TO obey the Or
ders of their commanding officer. They
were deprived of. their arms and
stars and locked up in the hold-over
at the Four courts to await the action
of the chief of police.
No decision was reached in the
question of calling out the militia at
the conference Friday night between
Gov. Stephens, Brig. Gen. II. c. Clark,
Adjt. Gen. NJ. L. Bell, of the Missouri
national guard, the police officials and
committee of citizens at the South
ern hotel. During the forenoon the
governor, accompanied by the militia
officers, went to police headquarters
in the Four courts and met Sheriff
Pohlman, President of the Police
Board Halves, and Chief of Police
Campbell.
Sheriff Asks for Militia.
AT the conference Sheriff Pohlman
gave the following communication to
the governor:
Gov. Lon V. Stephcns-Dear Sir: AS
sheriff of the city of st. Louis, l desire
to inform you that there now exists in
this city a condition of tumut Acts of
violence and disorder are of daily occur
renee. l have summoned to my assist
ance large posse and have exhausted
every means at my command, but the
the situation All other means being eX-
hausted, / respectfully call upon you and
request that the national guard of Mis-
souri, be called out in numbers sufficient
to restore order and prevent further acts
of violence
VERY respectfully,
JOHN II. POTILMAN,
Sheriff Of the city of St Louis"
The governor took no immediate ac-
ton on the request. A meeting of
the police board was called, and the
governor and Chief Campbell talked
over the situation with the commits
sioners. After session of three
quarters of an hour the discussion was
again adjourned to the chiefs office.
Gov. Stephens then stated that he
had not yet reached a decision on the
matter of calling out the state troops
Gen. Bell and Gen. Clark also said
very positively that they had not yet
received any definite orders one way
or the other.
If the militia is called out 1t is like
ly that the entire national guard of
the state, comprising four regiments
and battery, will be pressed into
service, say those who are close to the
governor.
At noon the governor left the con-
ference, and it was said he would re-
turn later in the afternoon