Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-11

At St. LOUIS
Car Lines Still Tied Up With Very.
Few Exceptions-A Bitter
Struggle.
Sympathetic strike Nay Be De.
.clsred. Which Would Call Out
100000 Men.
a Few Attempts at Violence. But
Police Have Situation in
Control.

Police Have Situation in
Control.
ST. Louis, May 11.There is but lit
tie change in ehe street railway strike
situation. Before Governor Stephens
departed for Jefferson City after an in
Ieffectual attempt to bring the strikers
and employers together for the pur-
pose OF settling the strike, he said he
did not think the situation had reached
a stage where it is necessary to call on
the militia. He believed the police
able to cope with the situation. Presi-
dent Krayling, of the Central Trades !
union man in the city will be called out
on a sympathetic strike. This VIII
mean 100000 men and women idle. BY
o'clock cars We're running on several
OF the city lines and the suburban sys-
Item under police protection with no IN
llterference. This morning man placed
"a white object on rail IN front OF
car on the Lindell line and when the
| wheels struck the object there was
lsdeafening report. The passengers We're
Terrified. No one was hurt. II IS be-
!! lieved the substance was guncotton..
"A number of torpedoes We're placed on.
1.-THE track, but the explosions caused no
4 damage. All cars in East st. Louis are
running without trouble today.
| ST. Louis, Mo-, May 11.-Governors Ste
lphens made determined effort yester-
day to settle the street railway strike
by arbitration. He succeeded In getting
1.-THE officials of the companies and the
tstrike leaders together in a8conference,
.Ibut no peace protocol was agreed on,
lidespite several hours OF heated argu-
;|lment. is
The companies have taken the stand
THAT there is nothing to arbitrate and re-
fused to submit their contention to a
4 committee of inquiry. The strikers say
s|they are willing to- submit their sriev-
ances to any impartial board of inves-
litigation, but that the peace terms must
|.come from the companies.
Anticipating further troubles. the po-
lice commissioners have shipped to the
& Lefty from the state arsenal 500 rifles and
4 20. 900 rounds Of cartridges. This con-
a sienment has arrived and Is in readiness
s|for the sheriff and his posse, should he
be called upon to assist in preserving
Ilaw and order The shipment of arms
I and ammunition has caused great indig-
sInation among the union men, and much
s|adyerse comment has been made upon
HI bys the strikers and their sympathiz-
Iers.
Yesterday Chief Of Police Campbell
. gave out the statement that Frank Lee
brecht, the man killed by the police in a
s Ireyolver reply to a fusiilade of stones
Twas as guilty as any of the strikers ol
{, mob violence, because he made enc OF
q the crowd which gathered about the car
q Chief SPickell advised his men that u
'l,they were stonsd while accompanying
q 1.-the cars over the lines 70 reply viii
!, lead.
This determined position of the polio.
:, had a modifying effect on the passion!
! of the rioters of the day before, and al
( itho big mobs gathered at the sheds ant
: various points along the route they dit
'not attempt to assault the cars o.
guards with stones as on the day pre-
9 vious. Tire Suburban Street Railwa.
J Company ran most of its cars over tn
g line until dark under heYvy guard. Th
8 cars were fairly patronized by men
$ women and children. AT night. nowev
er, the company Withdrew its cars. fear
{. ing a repetition of Wednesday night
: Ibloodshed.
!, In order to discover the temper OF tn
j people Governor Stephens ordered ca
\ Ito be run over the main division Of tn
St. Louis Transit Companys system
The first car to attempt the feat sine
o the tie-up was hooted and Missed at tn
n sheds. where several thousand men ha
: assembled and at several points alon
n the route At Taylor avenue the crow
: attempted to stop the car. A wonla
: pulled the trolley rope and detied tn
e police. but was finally induced to dc
s sist, The crowd was charged by Chic
/. of Police Campbell and thirty men, VIII
z slashed out with their saberS and pu
4 the crowd to flight, allowing the car /
e pass.
r Two cars were run over the entire d
+ vision without other incident than tn
8 kissing and jeering. They were take
u off at dusk.
Il Early in the morning William STAN
d err, Il non union conductor. was as
= saulted by a gaEg Of men and severel
bruised.s Restaurants and stores nea
the car sheds have begun boycott o
1.-The non-union men. They Will nj
serve food or clothing or groceries
u those who are willing to take the place
of the strikers.
r Labor unions here other than the CT
n mems organization have taken actio
! Imposing a fine Of 81 on any membt
q VINO rides on the cars. Organized labe
% will consider plan for collecting funt
for the strikers, and there is talk of
general sympathetic strike unless tt
merchants sympathize with the raj
!. way employees.
: One killed and ten seriously wounde
:, = is the casualty list for the two days
I, the rioting.
! Another fatality as a result OF IL
:. strike was recorded last night.
~ Flora Siegfried. young woman. W,
,s crossing Washington street, carryir
= an infant in her arms, she was hit {
the head with a brick that had bet
hurled at a passing car on the Subu
o. ban system. Her skull was fracture
4 and she died shortly after being ca
1t ried to the city hospital.
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