New-York tribune., 1900-05-12
MORE ST. LOUIS VIOLENCE
CARS RUN UNDER POLICE PROTECTION
MAY BE SYMPATHETIC STRIKE OF
ALL UNION LABOR.

St Louis. May 1.-THE aspect of affairs In the
great street railroad strike to-day showed a com
pete reversal or the conditions prevailing yester-
day The day opened quietly. but later reports
began to come in OF renewed rIoting in various
parts or the city In one instance the police fred
INTO crowd and in others used their clubs on those
VINO attempted 10 interfere with the running Of
cars While rumors of casualties were rife through
out the day up late hour tonight none OF a
serious nature had been corroborated- The Suburb
an system ran all its under an escort OF police
80 closely was the watch maintained by the force
thdt practically no disturbances occurred on rs
lines. The Transit Company started cars on a
NUMBER or It's branches, aud Notwithstanding the
utmost police protection trouble cropped out Two
cars We're taken out of the station at Geyer and
JeIIerson aVeS and started for Carondeet at >
o'clock About three hundred striking en1plovas os
the ROAD and their friends around the car
sheds at the time, and VIXEN the cars came o4,r a
rush was made for them m attempt TO pull the
naotornen OF the cars. The crowd was forced
back by the police the cars proceeded on their
way without tprther Interference
A number of men ATTEMPTED 10 board oDa 30 tbs
cars on the Compton Heights division as il rounded
the corner Of Vanderventer and Park aves about
25o O'Clock The policemen who were on the car
used their clubs the heads of the first Of the
crowd who reached the car and the rest of ths
crowd retreated- The affair occasioned consider
able excitement. and a dozen mounted policemen
were promptly sent to the scene from other parts OF
the city.
o'clock. at Park and Mississippi aves a. crowd OF
about two hundred and fifty persons assembled at
the corner began 10 stone il. The policemen fired
several shots over the heads Of the crowd. without
stopping the trouble. and then fired directly into
the crowd. So far as known no one was hit The
car was detained five minutes then it started again
on its way into the city. An unsuccessful attempt
was made TO cut the wires Magnolia Cali
forHla aves. the being driven off by police.
Several arrests were made in the course of the day
The suburban lines We're literally patronized. but
the public could not pluck up courage 10 take ad-
vantage of the facilities offered by the Transit Com
pany. and as consequence few fares rung up
Governor stephens returned to Jefferson City to-
| day after his Intellectual attempt 10 bring the
strikers and their employees together for the pur-
pose Of settling the strike. Before gotnG he said:
I do not think that the situation has reached the
stage where it is expedeut necessary to call
| the militia l shall expect the police department
H ieises @ th&t under tne new aw with an m
o CceaSsd torce; Iully arIs4 ana having un4SuaI
am satisfied that such crisis has arisen shall
| the State.
! 1t has been decided by the police officials that
| there is no immediate necessity for Shertnfs
! posse, but Sheriff Pohlman has been asked 10 De
/ in readiness 10 furnish if called on do
| According to President Kreylng OF the Central
/ Trades and Labor Union. strike may
vast proportions if soon settled. In an inter-
/ view President KreyIng said:
The, situation is far more, critical than at any
/ President Whitaker and Mr.. Baumhoff in stub
/ bornly refusing 70 submit 70 arbitration merely
inevitable II is a night OF unionism for its very
/ existence, and be if il takes every union
man in St. Louis 70 do il Members OF the leading
! unions IN 81 Louis nave cdnVaSSed their OrSdnl-
! cations, and they have reported 10 that their
/ members willing and render
/ tive assistance. In fact. they willing out
! on a syInpat ny strike and only await the word
of their officers That means that hundred thou
| sand men and women will lay aside their work
So far the step has Yet been decided upon.
| Such action is merely a probability; il will be
fact should il become necessary to obtain a settle
| ment OF the Transit Company strike
A general meeting of the trades and labor bodies
| Of St Louis has been called for Sunday night for
| the purpose Of considering what action shall be
| taken by organized labor in the city actively
support the demands of the striking street railway
| men
| The Coroner to-day held Dan" Donivau for the
| murder Of Frank L.ebrecht, innocent onIooker
| in a riot the suburban tracks Wednesday night
Flora Siegfried. aged ten. VINO reported killed
| by brick thrown street last night. is
| alive and may recover.
| While car on the LfndeIi Line was going
] at Garrison and " WashingtOn-aves. this morning
| man placed a white object the rail. The
| his car. When the wheel struck the object there
| deafenng report, and the surrounded
| Passengers we're terrified but no injury was done
| 10 the car and hurt. The substance
placed the track is supposed 10 have been gun
| In East St Louis where all the employees of the
| East Louis Electric Railway Company were
| ordered strike yesterday. in order to enforce
! the demands for the reinstatement OF discharged
| and a readiuSument of wages and hours, most
| OF the lines were running to-day. The of
| cfded 10 close down the Missouri-ave. line,
| which traffic is light, until the trouble ends.