The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-23
INCIDENTS OF THE STRIKE.
Sympathizers ArreSted-Political
Meetings for Employees.

a: Seventh and Carr streets crowd con-
ercgatei and obstructei the track Of the
Cass avenue line with bricks and lumber.
The police arrested Archie Wilson. negro
for obstruCting the tracks with wagon
Robert; II. Jones Of No. 1924 Prairie avenue
was also arrested. Both men were later
balled out.
William Bilca Of No. 1ii North Seventh
street was arrested in front of the above
number and was taken in the car TO the
Ninth District Police Station. Biica was
throwing rocks ut Il Cass avenue car.
The Twenty-slxth Ward Democratic Club
will meet this evening at Bruck's Hall. No.
4il5 Easton avenue. y. W. Morrison Of the
, strikers Grievance Committee will speak
and a delegation Of the strikers will be
present.
The Fifteenth Ward Democratic Club will
hold a mass meeting at Backo1s Hall.
Seventeenth and Wash streets this evening
a. which prominent speakers will be heard.
President Mahon of the Street Railway
Employees Union will make an address on
the issues involved in the strike. Refresh
Irents will be served during the evening.
Otto Strieher, an employe of the chemical
works. at Fourteenth and Gratiot streets
was arrested by Detectives Gaffney and
Harrington yesterday. charged with placing
bombs ON the street-car tracks at Twelfth
and Gratiot streets. The police report that
he placed three bombs the tracks in
front Of the Shickl.. Harrison & Howard
Iron Works during tho morning. When the
ears passed over them they exploded but
cgused no damage. The detectives watched
Stieber place a bomb on the track and then
arrested him. Stisber claims there was
nothing dangerous in the bombs lie says
h., g-,l,
mond has one Of the bombs and Will hold
him until an examination is made Of its
contents.
Frank Measchman OF No. 7.l2 Minnesota
avenue gave himself up AT the First Dis
trict Police Station Monday evening. He is
wanted in ST. Louis County on a warrant
charging him with melting a riot
Barney RehcaS Of No. 5ll7 Wicklow place.
a striking conductor. is held a prisoner at
the First District Police Station. charged
with having thrown stones at IL California
avenue car in the riot nj Meramec street
and California avenue Monday afternoon.
Eeheas was running away from the scene
when arrested.
Policeman Mealey Of the Fifth District
was nearly killed Yesterday morning while
acting guard on the front platform
OF car No. az of thu Easton avenue line.
The was running between Ncwstcad
and Taylor avenues. when shot. fired by
an unknown asSailant. passed through the
officers helmet. No one heard any report
and the officer has no idea where the bullet
came from.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon, at
the corner OF Jefferson and ST. Louis ave
nues a man fired four shots at the con-
duCtor Of q passing car. Policeman Wink
Ter of the Mounted District was struck In
the ankle by one of the bullets. He was
taken To the North End Dispensary where
his wound was pronounced not serious
Michael Lahey of No 25lS st. Louis ave-
nue. was arrested and locked up at the
Fifth District Police Station charged with
the shooting.
Last night about o'clock Il riot call was
turned In from the corner of Seventh and
O'Fallon streets. wagon load of police
men was sent from the barracks at the
old city Hall. When they arrived on the
scene IL was found that the track for half
a block piled high with iron boilers
and other heavy material The officers dis
pcrscd the crowd.
Dane Clock, a conductor on the Southern
electric line was arrested yesterday by
Constable John Grueninger on a charge OF
cutting wires. He was taken to Clayton,
where he released on a 500 bond
signed by Arthur T. Crate. At the same
time Constable Grueninger arrested Frank
Ncrsman on n charge of carrying concealed
weapons Mersman gave bond in the sum
of 500.
The United Brotherhood Of Leather
NDrkSrS, local I mon No. ~. met last nRhf
II: Walhalla Hall Ballots We're cast for tho
national president. the union voting unani-
n,ously for the reconciliation of President
Kimmel of Kansas City. Resolutions of
sympathy with the strikers were adopted
Local Cigarmakers' Union will give an
excursion Sunday, June 10, TO Upper Creve
Occur Lake.
julius perler a union conductor, who was
shot in the back Monday afternoon in the
riot at Mcramec street and California ave-
nue was brought to the City Hospital yes
tertiay Doctor Nietert said he was IN n
very serious condition. The man said he
had been shot by some person on the rear
end of a California avenue ear.
Success Lodge. No. 13i, Switchuens I'm
ion of Norti; America, held a meeting Nom
,Iay night at No. 902 South Fourth street.
Resolutions sympathizing with the strikers
were unanimously adopted. A fine OF Sl5 viii
be assessed up4E any Of the members tou@S