The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12
Proclamation by the Mayor Warning
People Not to Gather in Groups
or Create Excitement.
COST OF THE STRIKE TO DATE
EFFORT BY GOVERNOR STEPHENS
TO ExCULPATE HIMSELF.
Mayor of st. Louis Blamed for Not
Promptly Suppressing the Dis
order-No Militia Yet.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 1.-THE Sunday
scenes of disorder and bIoodshed were fol-
lowed to-day by comparative quiet through
out the city. Last nights riot was the all
absorbing topic, especially among the police
force and the officers and men of the
sheriff's posse comitatus. They discussed
1t in all its bearings. the unanimous opn-
ion being expressed that the posse men
had done their full duty and no more. All.
however, expressed regret that human lives
had been sacrificed in the affair. The
strikers and their sympathizers. naturally,
viewed the occurrence in a light diamet-
rically opposite to that of the sheriffs s
posse. the officials of the former making
the claim that the men were shot down
in cold blood.
General Manager Baumhoff, of the
Transit company. this afternoon announced
that cars would be operated until midnight
tonight on the following lines: Lacede
avenue, Market street, Olive street. Wash
ington avenue, Compton Heights and Park
avenue. The vigilance of the police de-
partment was not relaxed in the least as
compared with the preceding days of the
strike. If anything their efforts were re-
doubled in maintaining peace and order, as
in some quarters ii was feared the lawless
element of the community might possibly
take measures TO even up yesterdays
score, when three striking employees were
killed and nine persons injured by the
posse. In the same degree the two regi-
ments of the posse comitatus were on their
mettle.
In answer to a letter directed by Chief
of Police Campbell this evening to Mayor
Ziegenhein, the following proclamation
was issued by the latter:
whereas. during the pendency of the
present railway strike and the crisis
through which the city Is now passing, it
is of the utmost public Importance that
acts of any kind be done which may tend
to produce or create excitement in public
places. such as the assembling of crowds
or groups of persons upon the streets, the
discussion of the situation in poisterous
language or the discharge Of firearms or
fireworks.
therefore, I, the undersigned, mayor of
the city of st. Louis. by virtue of the
power and authority in me vested by law.
do hereby proclaim and direct that all
persons in the city of st. Louis refrain
from gathering in numbers on the public
streets in public places; that ali per-
sons, particularly women and children, re-
main indoors as much as possible until
the present situation is relieved: that jeer-
culated to provoke a breach of the peace
be not indulged in. All persons are espe-
cially warned against the discharge within
the city limits of firearms of any kind
or description, and against the firing and
exploding of bombs. torpedoes. fire crack
ers or any species of fireworks. All minors
are warned TO keep within doors during the
next three days, and parents are notified
that all minors found out of doors between
one hour after sunset and one hour before
sunrise are subject to arrest and imprison-
ment under the provisions of Section 2l39
of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1S99 -
President Harry B. Hawes. of the police
board, said tonight that the mayors proc
lamation would be rigidly enforced.
At mass meeting of strikers and SYM
pathizers at the West End Coliseum to-
night the action Of the posse in shooting
the strikers in Sunday nights riot was
denounced. A committee of ten was ap-
pointed to prosecute the men who did the
shooting.