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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
MAH0N ADDRESSES STRIKERS.
Mass Meeting at North -. Louis
Turner Hall.

\ public mass meeting called by tine
striking employees of the ST. Louis Transit
Company. was He'll last night at the North
X. Louis Turner Han at Twentieth and
Salisbury streets
international President Of the Au,alca-
mated Association uf Street Railway En-
moves Of America w u. Mahon the di-
rector - the strike was the speaker OF
the evening.
tie began his speech 10y saying that IL
Tn. transit company had LIVED! w To- the
agreement signed 10y their representa- lives
On March 10 that there would have been
10 necessity for Il new agreement or for Z
strike The company. he said mas not
arranged its time tables 80 that the men
can complete Il tru-hoUT day ia tw.iy. c1H-
secutiye hours. and the company has not
lived UP to its agreement to pay the men
on waiting orders half time for the time
they spent around the sheds after being
ordered to repor: ready for duty. The
strikers wanted TO deal with the company
honorably. and a strike was only declared
as a last resource. when the company re-
fused to discuss the demands with the
strikers committee.
.Our demands are pretty steep. l KNOW
bat we have been under the lash so long
that We have been forced tn make demands
that will give the desired protection.
which We cannot get without fighting foT
The union does not want to dictate 10
the company whom they shall hire. II
allows the company to hire whom II
pIsases and try him for thirty days II his
work is satisfactory. and he is given a
position by the company We demand that
be become member OF the unisHs bus Ne
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
tINDElL MAIN LINE RUNS.
Strikers Only .ierr the Crews
Union Men Scatter.

Twenty cars Of tie main line of IN. Lin
dell were operate! during the day Al six
minute intervals. The ears ran as far west
as Forest Park. Each had from one 10
four policemen aboard. No acts OF violence
We're reported. although all day Iong the
crews We're ass.;iled with jesrS Few p3S-
sengers rode ttic cars ,x..p. at th,. :.
lied ;h- line during the day were Indies.
The only scare during the day was cause 1
by the story that a crowd uf strikers had
collected Al Kings highway and DeImar
avenue ana placed distractions on the
track. A squad OF police WAS hastily dis
patched there by Captain Boyd, but they
found fifty union men sitting under the
trees They hOOred the crews that passed
but there was no disorder. The men said
they thought Il good policy to scatter be-
cause at Finney avenue they were kept
moving end besides ii Was cooler out west
\ mass meeting was held at CeIia's Hall
DeImar and Taylor avenues, tn the after
noon. and an address was made by Clarence
Riches0n Of the Grievance Committee. He
encouraged the men tn remain as law
abiding they had been to avoid congre-
eating in large crowds and TO demean
themselves in way to keep the good will
OF the public. He said the unions officers
had decided it would be well to show the
public that the transit company did not
have enough men to operate more than a
few cars. and that tEe results SO far proved
that few crews could be obtained to take
the places " the strikers. and that -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
MOTORMAN WALL FINED.
One Sympafhizer Acquitted and a
Second One Arrested.

Henry Wall Of No. GIG Bar;mer avenue.
motorman on the Suburban line who -four
ished his revolver when n crowd stopped his
car in Benton Wednesday afternoon. was
fined $40 and costs by Judge Sldener in tho
First District Police Court yesterday NOM
Ing. on Il charge OF disturbing III. peace OK
David Faust, one of the spec" tors Faust
declared that Wall pointed the revolver At
him and threatened to take his lie. Will
lam Cunningham. one OF tn" strikers. who
was arrested at the same time on u charge
OF throwing stones at Wall, yaS dicharged
While Detectives Field. I.awler and Will
Jams were returning in patrol wagon from
Park and Mississippi avenues yesterday af-
ternoon they had a narrow escape from be-
ing thrown IL the street As they approached
Eighteenth street in the Chouteau avenue
car tracks the driver suddenly caught sight
Of a. steel henge arrangement which rad
been placed In the car tracks immedia, rly
IN front Of them by Il man who was watch
ing at the corner. The officers pursued the
fellow. and caught him a block away. He
was taken to the -Four Courts. where ne
was placed In the hoidover. He said he was
a strike sympathizcr. and '!..ntcd 10 get
even with the police
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
PRESIDENT WHITAKER TALKS.
He Says That He Will Continue ia
Operate Cars.

President Whitaker said yesterday that
the company would continue to operate the
lines on which cars have been started. and
would start cars on other lines as soon as
they we're furnished the necessary police
protection.
Said Mr.. Whitaker: There are few Of
our men who are chronic agttatorS. and with
them IL * anything to cause trouble. There
are a few others who really think that the )
have. 4 griryauce and are honest IN their
efforts to obtain redress Of an lima cinary
wrong TIE great majority Of the men.
however recognize that their demands are
unreasonable and are anxious 10 return 20
work hut hesitate. to DO So on account of
their fear "f mourning the i!l-wil OF their
ee-,giar.g'
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
GENERAL uNNIESTIC.

Secretary Long Is The admiristraion
candidate for the Republican vice presi-
Dental nomination. Senator SpGonef VII!
place Mckinley Ia nomination
Kansas City IS afraid that the building
trades strike may extend and stop work on
the new Convention Hall.
] <. Estes a prominent citizen OF Pine
Bluff. Ark. shot and dangerously wounded
Doctor J o. Cook in a public street
hyStandsr also was hurt
Albert PeyeVette was arrested a. Joplin
and held on a telegram from kalamazoo
Mich. saying that Peverette was wanted
on a charge OF bank burglary.
train WAS derailed near Laporte. Tex,
but the passengers escaped with shaking
Cp.
Thomas Eadderman, a contractor In
camp. near Eureka Springs. Ark, was ar
rested because. being out % revenue stamps
he gave a check TO an employe and told
him TO stamp Il IN town.
Mac Stewart. the Texas ex-Ccncederlte.
trnprisoned a. Chihuahua. Mexico, for Kill
Ing q policeman. will soon be released.
A pretty girl in male attire was arrested
a. FL Paso. Tex She said she was going
to Mexico to work a mine.
The Southern Baptist Convention AZ Ho;
Springs, Ark, opened with an Immense at
tendance.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
SMALL BOYS MAKING TROUBLE
riling Heaps Of Obstacles on Street
Car Tracks.

Ths small boys are showing their sym
p1thy with the strikers hy barrCadins the
street ear lines in the North End I'm a
way that Wit; cause endless trouble when
the car, again commence To- run. Some of
these barricades are very unique in char
acter. Old iron boilers. Old furnace pipes.
rocks of all sizes. dry goods boxes. barrels.
and even wagons. have he.r used To con-
strurt these obs,ructions.
Perhaps tn" most striking Of all these
iarricades is between D'FaIlon and Cass
avenue on Zenith street. Here Oil iron of
all sorts has been piled into m irdisCr,mi-
nate heap. Surmountinc all are two huge
pipes standing upright. FIRES Were lighted
last night under the pipes and smoke poured
out in great volumes. Hanging on each
side of tho pipes from the wires which sup
port the jrclleys are two .i!igiCs. On these
are hung notices such as. This track Will
be closed until the union WINS. Down
with scabs'' and Lynch scabs"
Another barricade is at Tenth and Bidde
streets on the Mound City tracks. Here the
effort seems TO have been TO use cobbe
stones and such rocks could be procured
in such way to produce the effect of a
fortress. structure nearly six feet high
the same broad, and abou; fifteen feet long
resulted. This Is surmounted by flags and
pipe
A, Fifteenth ard O'Falion IS an especially
large obstruction. Another IS a Fourteenth
and O'FaNon. Last night boys further
north were erecting 4 motley structure on
the Union Line tracks on Twentieth street.
between Gardiner and D'Strehan streets. An
oil farm wagon forms the fOuntariUn Of
this Upon the wagon and all around ii
the BOYS were piliug stones. Old sheet iron.
barrels aud irdiscrimnate stuff Of all socts
The police say that they try To stop this
work, but that their attention has beer di-
recfed to things more serious and that they
could not stop the boys.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
FIRST CAR FROM CLAYTON.
The Trip Was Made Without Any
Interruption

The first car for five days was run on
the Clayton division Of the I-iniell Railway
yesterday. II was IN charge OF Division
Superinte Tom NcCradey. Conductor
Scott and Notnrlnan Alexander. The lattor
Is regularly employed on the Midland. and
with one exception. is the only motorrnar
Of that division who has not Joined the
strikers.
The car reached Clayton about 10 O'clock
and proceeded further w-s, TO Price III.
terminus Of the road. Mr.. Scott SAYS no
demonstration was made az any point along
the line.
Scott IS ona of the regular conductors on
the clayton line. There are three others
none OF whom have Joined th.. union One
Of them. Matin Walsh. has been serving on
a jury In the St. Louis Circuit Court all
week and consequently has escaped ;he ex-
citing scenes. The other two. Conductors
Lester sud Eauktrk. have been or duty
The latter has been with IEe company near
~ quarter Of a century, and has g son
now employed on the road. The young
man. like hts father, refused 70 Join the
union.
All the motormsn on The Clayton division
have Joined the strikers.
Nj Scott ran his car until s.45 O'clock
yes cr';ay evening.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
SUBURBAN SERVICE INCREASED.
Forty Five Minute Schedule EStah-
iiShcd on he Road.

The Suburban line ran all its cars v"s'cr-
day under an escort Of police. - close Is
the watch maintained by the force that rs
long rs daylight prevails there IS not much
danger of attacks. even II they were pre-
meditatcd The different Captains have sec
tions Of the line 10 patrol and are IN con-
stant touch with the police along the Lin
dell. who are ia nearly parallel line much
Of the way. T.o crowds AT Dc Hodiam"nt
are still large and quite number Of police
are on duty there. but quiet reigued during
the day.
The western divisions Cf the Suburban
are gradually resuming traffic. Cars were
started yesterday. for the first time in three
days. west from the Maplewood Junction
\ forty-frir.ut" schedule was inauEuratcd
from Maplcwood to Mcramec Highlands
AS yet, however. no cars have been run on
the H0usrman lire.
Thursday night or yesterday there were
no Interruptions OF the service. Since the
two explosions that have occurred along the
MeramcC division. every night fears have
been entertained that something would
happen. II was reported both Wednesday
ana Thursday nights that a wagon load Of
strikers had been seen coming west. Guards
We're placed at the vital points along the
line but there was no disturbance.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
OFFER OF REINSTATEMENT.
Notice to Strikers Issued I.y
Transit Company.

The transit company yesterday issued a
notice To their employees. asking them to
return to work and promising tn rrlnstat
thsrn without prejudice. The notice signed
by President Whitaker and George W
Baumhoff. general manager is as follows:
TO ali employees Of .he ST Louis Transit
Company who left the service Of the COM
pany on Tuesday morning. May S. isc)-
This company VIII receive the application
for reinstatement ot all employees who left
our service on the above named date. and
reinstate them as of continuous service. 50
as 10 entitie them to pay in accordance
with the scale posted May :. 1870 which
goes into effect June J. 1850
Many of our men will be entitled to the
increased wages on June 1. and mary others
will soon become entitled thereto. All who
desire t. avail themselves of the iucrra Sc
will noify Mr.. Frank II. Henry auditor
in writing. in accordance with the bulletin
posting such schedule of wages. before D.
N ON Saturday. May Il. giving date OF sS-
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Mnriue Intelligence.

Bremen. May u--,Arrive-i: saaIe. from
Bremen.
Hamburg MAY II--Arrived: PaIatia, New
York via Cheroourg,
Bremen, May Tl.-Arrtved: saaIe, New
York via Southampton.
Liverpool. May u---ArTived: Tairic, New
York.
Liverpool. May u-ArT1yed: cIerrnanic
New York: Vancouver. Montreal: Taur.c.
New York.
Yokohama, May B-Saied: Beaconshire.
from Hong-Kong for Tacoma; Glenogie,
from Hong-Kong for Tacoma
Kobe. May s.-Saile,i: Victoria. from Ma
gasaki for San Francisco.
Queenstown, May iL-Sailed: New Eng
land, from Liverpool.
Southampton. May H.-Sailed: Aug7Iste
Victoria. from Hamburg for New York,
via Cherbourg.
Glasgow, May l0.--Sailed: Peruvian, RoS-
ton; state OF Nebraska New York.
Moville. May l-Sailed: Anchoria. from
Glasgow Tor New York: TunisiaI. from
Liverpool for Montreal.
Liverpool. May u.-Saile'i: CuAc, New
York.
Rotterdam. May u-sailrd: Amsterdam.
New York.
Genoa. May~Tl-Arrived: Trave. New
York.
Cherbouys. May n.-Sailed: Steamer Au-
suste ystor,a. from Hamburg and South
ainptoY New York.
q Quefa.,o,yn. May u.-Arrived: Steamer
AcH,,a New York for Liverpool
Y,-r. MAY u-ArrEed. STEAMER la
tIh,,rr May ll.-Arrfved: FHeTs' Bis
- New, Ycrk. via Plymouth and Cher
bourg.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
TRANSIT LINES ARE GRADUALLY REOPENING

charged with throwing stones. As the cars
proceeded west OF Gty.r avenue path was
cleared by q squad ~ mounted police After
one trip the ears were called in.
About o'clock Robert L. Brookshlye o.
No. 1853 Papin street kicked stone of ~"
tracks at Eighteenth ara Papin streets. Ee
was immediately set upon by crowd o;
angry men, and drew revolver 10 protect
himself. He was arrested ana taken to the
Lafayette Park Police station, charged with
carrying concealed weapons.
On one Of the cars Harry Scullin acted
as moto-man ard .. &. James as trolley
man. When MI ScUllr's car passed ont Of
the sheds, on Missouri avenue. storm or
Teviliugs were flung al him by the women
| living in a building on the southeast cor
ner of Missouri and Gcycr avenues. II Is
occupied by the strikers and their families
When SCul:in appeared several stray rocks
were flung in his direction. and an egg
narrowly missed his head.
As Mounted officer Alexander Stewart was
passing the southwest corner of Jefferson
and Geyer avenues bullet from cat rifle
struck his right hand and severed the ar
terry. He suffered from the loss Of blood.
Doctor =. Kolbeumeyer dressed MS wound.
After officer Stewart was shot several
scattering shots were heard. but they are
not known 10 have done any harm.
On one occasion Sergeant Hickman sent
some officers :n;o Smiths saloon. near the
car sheds, on Jefferson ay"nGe. and haUied
out some men who were supposed TO have
thrown stones. One escaped up the steps III
the rear, and Sergeant Hickman sent his
horse half way Up The stairs after the
fugitive. He escaped.
At Twentieth street and Geyer avenue
Il rock thrown from crowd struck Officer
NJ. J. johnson of the Fourth District on
the head. officer johnson stood on the rear
platform of the second car and was struck
near the temple The stone inflicted deep
CASH The officer was removed to the sheds
at Missouri avenue
At Sixth and Washington avenue a striker
named John O'Shaushncssy was arrested On
COMPLAINT of Superintendent Hunter, who
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
STRIKERS GO BACK TO WORK.
East ~. Louis Railway Trouble.
Practically Over.

According to the statements made hv the
street car officials the strike In East St
LOUIS Is practically over. With the ssc.p-
ton Of ih" Missouri avenue division all of
IN" street cars were run yesterday on
schedule time Almost half of the men who
went ont on the strike have announced their
. intention to return to work. and they Will
be given urtH this morning To- 1io So The
failure of the strike is attributed 10 the fact
that there were more nouunon than union
men I'm the employ of tie company.
Yesterday morning Superintendent Michael
Harold of The street car line presented the
answer II thu company TO the strikers. 1t
was as follows:
l. MeEoEna and Houle were discharged
Cor incompetency.
. swing mcr" are necessary. as that IS
the first position held by new men. and
they must work this way until they ar.
competent. when They are given regular runs
when there is a vacancy
5. All men are receiving g p per day. Old
men Oength Of serviceI work ten hours.
while the new men have to work eleven and
sometimes twelve hours. Old hands work.
ing ten hours and new men working over
twelve hours are paid extra at the rate of
the usual day wages.
4 The rules OF the company are that
when man misses his ear the first time
he is laid of four days. the second time
eight days and the third time. ir all three
occur inside uf twelve hours ne shall lose
his run. and must 30 to the bottom OF the
list. Tn" company does rot propose to
change this rule.
:. There are no emergency or waiiine,
crews. In cases of accidents blizZariS etc
where cars are held out on the roads. the
conductor and m"tornan of each are to
stay with thcir car until their day is uu.
when they are relieved by their regular re-
iievine partners: thus emergency men are
not needed.
c. The company will not agree 20 ari,i-
tratiun in cases Of grievance We will
deal direct with the men. The company
holds the riCh; to hire and discharge ON
ployes without Interference Of outside par
Ties. who have TO interest in the welfare of
tn, crmpauy.
:. The answer 70 this demand IS the
same Il. that To No. 8.
After hearing the answer read am! seeing
the new men taking theIr places on the
cars. many Of tie street car men who had
stopped work the evening previous an
nounCed their intention of returning tn the
service Of The street car company There
are a number who are stili out and IL
these do not show up for work this morn
ing, It is stated that their places will be
flied with men.
The street car officials say tina. their men
all earn between s5o and $40 month and
that they should be satisfied with This. sss
their work is not that OF a skilled artisan
and any farmer boy can b. broken Into il
In twcnty-fcur hours. They further say
that they have over hundred application
for work from capable mer who are willing
to take 81 - a day for their labor.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
FOREIGN.

Lord Roberts continues to press back the
Pocrs by main stress of numbers His tao
tics are simple He outfianks the enemy
and thus forces evacuation of Position after
position
Rumble and BrabaUt are IN contact with
the Beers east of Thaba .NChu and fight
ing is expected IN that vicinity soon.
A relief column from Kimberley is report
ed to he within two days march OF Nafe-
king ard hurrying nOrthward by forced
marches dag and nigirk
The fighting in the Free State near the
Zand River and to the north of that stream
Is described as continuous. with the Beers
fighting spiriteiy but being forced gradu-
ally 10 withdraw.
Roberts's vanguard IS now within twenty
two miles Of the Beers main position in the
Free S.ate-kroonStad.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12

app"irimsht 49, tar IT,. Thar The pu.y
''''''.' =" '''- N'.l- r.r- empty rar trirl;s or
/ .'!~ with 'wu p'.i-s',l,u ui .-lrr
IN" t.grI''HtH street lu- was rurnirg
hr' ;; UHs a'"i.:,,. 10y ,r.-- %. the. arrivals
I %" 10" rt.#Hur,i,y i..t 'a, ,.rS waIlI
10" blown NJ h-l'I- th.y gp. downtown.
: hey "N'rcamo rIrir fears f.itr it. fl.. ,Iay
'h+ pair '!i'I-u 10 - suru- extent h.t most
/ "i them carefully avoided amy rolling stock
| except those pulled hy ulr--y This fact
.inN'i number ~ curious incidents :"
idrFen IN front u- ;h. station Tn. .lI--
lie prices which ;Ir majority Of tn, WAGON
'iiN'tS are rhtiE.l- Ir>I!tihE 8 Et.fy lis
lHt"S l- 'w~' "a them tU. -h,. country Wis
-f'fo- tuc "id farmer rud h's family rode
DOWNTOWN in au "it wa-or u..pryiEg ,n -
negro. ;h-H making zip - tir mi i'm the
SUM v-U!s'-
tn" u!i farmer was stup.frI al t!i,.
rhtIfc ~ 10 cents and Itil ~ ~il.rc. with
hiS "f;'"il"nS riJiuiy y.itI. In his lace.
IN" Family then -u'rT-r! Il REGULAR bus Oh
''lthd avenue. Judging from i3- official ap-
p rance i1at TIM ,baTE, would h.. only >
! ''h'S. As .~ customary on ta- ,ArS Win
1 'h"N WI" again landed a; the station .,aJ
ti' driver r'uIe-ted - .-ulS FOR each .l,lu-
Der 81 the party. the f.trn,.r -xur-Ss.-I lis
opinion $50 Violently TIA; it took w, police
men To diSiefs" th. crowd which Kathsrai
around him
som" " the m-r" :irapr.us - tn. Wis
ii"rs stayed around Tie station rA.. .urir-.
afternoon. ana the" were greatly yasKau
ny by IA" noises which th-y heard OF
tAGht""Hth street \ crowd Of sympathiz-
'i@ mad SIth-T'I mar tM. bridge. and
amused themselves Ny placing revolver
cartridges uu ti'c 'ra. H. y, G.frnu-trar!,n
~ any other uat..r" WI, made by tine
crowd. 50 IA" police coutent.I thcTnS. ives
"'h Keeping 'hc tracks clear 90 he hes;
Of their ability
OrrI -iuraIlv St,'.. ,..,. v,.,.Ig lii. ,.,..-
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THE MAN FROM THE COUNTRY.
Comes 10 Watch the Strike, but
Wagon Rates Annoy Him.

The strike has proved quite a drawing
card so far as the country people are con
cerned a large number arriving yesterday
at the Union Station. apparently for no
other purpose than TO watch the progress
Of events here. The belief that the strike
will continue some time has evidently
prompted them to come and see such an
event in operation. a number eNcitedly ask
ing information concerning the strike from
tn" gatekcepers as soon as they reached
the Midway. Walking had no terrors for
the most Of them. and they started boldly
downtown to see the rio,inC. which they
expected was going on. Two or three hours
later they would go back to the Union Sta
ton red aad perspiriug, venting their dis
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tering the service Of the company or is
predecessor. and sicnifyine their intention
10 report for duty on Sunday morning. May
y. 400. and every emuloye who takes out
i nun on sunday morning will he entitled
To hoit il.
In assigning the runs on Sunday morn
ing The men reporting VIII be put rs nearly
rs possible in their Old places. and regular
work will he given to all such extra and
new men rs reported for duty since Tues
day morning. MAY y l@lJ"
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Do NOT dictate w. them whom th'v shah
!.if,."
Ma. Nation rtjJ that he had c"Ii";"I-..' 70
with .h, tioy.TH"r TLur-'iaE and N li!c
VI's..uc" of tut management ut ~" -
LOUIS TIuu~ir Company told him 'a'i Tie
union w. ready 40 modify all i's d"Tnahd.
II tho company would consent to -inri''E
nrr- bat union .1.u. This proposition. ~
said. w.,- refused Ny the company.
The other speakers w-re II. ". S'"inn.~-'
Charles \. Sq'ijHi Fred y. Moore. JudE"
Ail!yIt and .iT. BstnEsrulau Of N" central
Trades and I.al,rr Union. Mack Mi-sl' r.
secretary of th~ rui.:'. Was present. mass
met 'trS VIII h.; held Tonight at Nthir;i"
PARK
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Railroad strikers Enininrd.

RETI' RfiC SILViNI.
IStchHeld. HI. Nty lite Big FoIr 500
ri,l rn,u ar stiI out iu the district he-
tween Bunker iiiI aUi Irving. They ars
r,.ipe served to-day with motto" 'i tho M
junction granted against them 10y Judge
Allen of the United States Circuit Court II
SpringticlG NJ work is being done Hn tho
track IN this district. and an IS quiet.