New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-11
TRYING TO END ST. LOUIS STRIKE
GOVERNOR STEPHENS MEETS REPRESENT
ATIvEs OF THE COMPANY AND THE
MEN WITHOUT REsULT-soME
OF THE CARS RUN

St. Louis. May 10.-The feature of the day in the
great railway strike the conference between
Governor Stephens the members of the Executive
Committee of the local Street Railway Employees
Association. and the officers and attorneys of the
Transit Company called for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning If some sort of amicable understanding
could not be arrived TO end hostilites. The
conference lasted for several hours at it's con-
cusion Governor Stephens announced that nothing
had been accomplished. The strikers officials IL
learned. announced that they were willing to
arbitrate the question of differences provided the
proposition to do so came from the railway COM
pany. The railway officials firmly but courteousy
refused to entertain any such proposal stating that
they had nothing TO arbtrate
The riotOus demonstrations the part of the
strikers and their sympathizers especially notice
able on the day the strike begun en-
tirely missing to-day. The Suburban company
operated its system under police protection for the
entire day without interference and was patron
lied literally by the public. The Transit company
ran few cars over one branch OF its system. bur
attempted TO carry passengers. The cars were
guarded by police, and in case OF the cars on
the Suburban system were not molested No dis
turbance has been reported since last night when
Frank Liebrecht. a bystander. shot and killed
at the Tayior-ave crossing Of the Suburban tracks
AT noon. after TWO hours conference between
Governor Stephens. the president OF the Police
Board, Mr. Fawes, Chief OF Police Campbell Pres-
Gent whitaker and the general manager Mr.
Baumhor. or the Transit company. and H F
4ic9' anu r W lehman, attorneys for the rail-
way company, II was decided apply for war
rants at o'clock for the arrest Of the strike
leaders The charge alleged against them was that
they are interfering with the operation OF the
Transit companys lines
When the action of the conference became known
at strike headquarters. II caused considerable ex
element 1t was stated that the strikers under the
direction OF W. D. MahOn. president OF the street.
car employees National organization were prepar-
ing d new plan Of campaign against the TRANSIT
company by drawing TO their aid all the support
possible from united labor In ST. Louis. President
Mahon announced that the vital principle of union
ism was the point at issue in this strike and n
preserve this principle he added every effort would
be made.
Sheriff Pohlman said he had not vet been for
mally asked to in additional deputies TO aid
the police in keeping order but ready TO do so
when required The police have five hundred
ammunition.
It was announced shortly before o'clock that
preparations We're being made 10 start ten cars
DOWNTOWN from the tInney and TAYLOR ayes barns
OF the ST Louis Transit Company late this after
noon. About eighty mOtOrmen and conductors had
been Quartered there for several days in order 10
be ready for such a move. A large force of police
was sent 70 the vicinity 20 prevent any trouble.
arrived at the Finney and Taylor ayes. barns and
gave final instructions 10 the twenty-five mounted
officers and forty patrOlmen duty. Extra pistol
AMMUNITION was distributed among them. The
barn doors were opened and the first
over the Transit COmpanys lines since Tuesday
started on the downtown trip II was well
guarded that violence attempted by
large crowd Of strikers assembled there. The first
car started al O'Clock and nine others
after ii at short intervals
The streetcar men or the East ST. Louis lines
struck this afternoon. They began leaving their
get other &c take them No trouble had
happened up 70 3 o'clock