The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-06-07
STRIKE STILL ON,
kIofing Kept up in Connection
With the st. Louis Street
Hallway Trouble.
DVi ONLO0KER WAS FATALLY SHOT
All Explosion of Dynamite Shattered
ihe Cable Conduit and Switches
But Injured No One.
Hundred Special Deputies werc
Hundrc~ Held In Reserve
SubpocnheinR Kept Up.

y 81. Louis, June 2.-.is regards riot
ouS demonstrations and shedding O
blood in connection with the striI<
-, on The st. Louis Transit system, yes
tcrday was one Of the most unevenf
1uI since the employees went out. onl,
one name being added to the list o
casualties, that of Officer Crane, whc
=, dIed OF wounds received the day be
u fore.
:, Former Gov. VIM. j. Stone is pre-.
>, parIng the answer Of the street rail
way to the injunction proceedings in
" stItuted in the federal court some
I'm" ago. Gov. Stone in the answer
contends that there is an adcquate
remedy at law for settlement of the
= dIilIcuIty without embroiling the fed
cral government in the matter. and
states further that there is no fed
tr'i statute authorizing such an in
junction as is prayed for in the Unit
ed States court.
The swearing in of the posse comi-
ta'us is progressing smoothly. Near
~ 500 men have been secured. When
l.OoO me" have been sworn i'm the
force Will be organized rs a regiment,
ana If the $500 called for are sworn
IN. two regiments will nc ORGANIZED.
Men Of known military qualifications
nave been selected to drill and com
maud the various companies.
-. Louis. June - riot Of small
proportion, during the progress of
which Il boy was fatally shot and
dynamite explosion marrcd what
would hGye otherwise been an I'M
eNontful Sabbath. AS a car on the
Tower Grove line Of the ST. Louis
Transit Co. was passing the corner of
1 Eth and Calhoun streets crowd of
strike sympathiIcrs began throwing
rocks at it. An unknown man leaned
from one of the windows Of the ear
md fired Shot from a revolver To-
ward the unruly crowd The bullet
sped over the heads Of the mob and
found lOd%mcnt in the breast of Peter |
Frlnh. 80 !,.,; ~ hoy who was sit
ting in the doorway of his fathers |
house. an interested spectator of the |
demonstration. \ detachment of DO
lice dispersed the rioters and carried |
young Frank TO the city hospital
The physicians say the wound will
prove fatal.
AT late hour in the afternoon an
Explosion OF dynamite shattered the
cable cOnduits and switches on the
Olive street line at the intersection of
Maryland and Boyle avenues. No ono
was injured, but traffic on that end
Of ,"e line had to be suspended.
There is no clcw to the perpetrators.
More than the usual quota of police
was furnished for the protection Of
passengers and crews, and as a result
the number of cars on the various ,
lines Of the Transit Co. was material
ly increased. {
At $3.50 o'clock IN the morning the
nucicus Of the first regiment Of spe- {
.ial deputies forming Sheriff Pohl-
mans posse cOmitatus, consisting of
10 companies of 90 men each, armed
yi'h riot ShotgunS, were assigned to I
Ict;vc service in preserving order in
III tOiIt iiiUtlNt VI iilt SlIttl CdI
trike. Their duties consisted in pa
rolling the streets, doing guard duty
{ the various power houses and car ,
hcds. The present intention of the II
Olice commissioners is not TO detail
ny of this force to ride upon the r.
treet ears. Such Of the posse as are e.
OF doing patrol duty at the power
ouscs, car sheds and other points 81
here danger is imminent will he held i
reserve at the station houses.
S. Louis, June 5.-The citizen G
lembers of the posse comitatus had ST
lcir FIRST experience with active IT
,rvioe Monday, when several com p'
lnics were armed and assigned for cI
lard duty at the Park avenue, East al
N avenue and Southern electric W
over houses of the Transit COM ca
my. While on guard duty the MEM II
,rs Of the sherifl's posse will be 10
Ibjcct to strict military discipline. it
hose not on guard will be held in
serve at the different police sta
Jns. A barracks has been provided
I those already sworn in, and there ~
e men VIII eat and sleep when off
ity. Only eight policemen will be
mt out to guard the ears. The work
sunmoning and swearing in addi-
nal deputies was continued Mon 'o
"
All but two or three Of the di- II"
.ions Of the Transit companys sys- pc
u are operating cars Monday. The u
reference with passengers iii some ~
.tions of the city by strike sympa- Wv
zers is becoming serious. Pas 70
igers alighting from ears along
nth broadway have been repeatedly i'o
,aulted with sticks. stones and S,'
$. Several women have been bru- c'
" beaten and their clothing al
st torn off. In every instance the ,''
ice have rescued the victims. VA
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