The Lamar register., 1900-05-16
a SWEEPING ln1usorroa.
Federal Judse Forsiis Interfersace WIEN
K.nsss city street Railways.

Kansas tttr Stfrtt h~h"Ay #
Kansas clty. May i2.-The federal
authorities found alleged cause for in
teyferine this evening in the street
car strike inangurnted this morning
by the union employees OF the Metro
us,li,za street Railway Company.
Isase William c. Hook of Lcayen-
worth. Kansas. sitting IN Kansas CITY,
lssnes FROM the United States District
Cessrt tonight an injunction that p
szpS-c absoiufs and sweeping In lis
sss-u,s thar Say injunction ever before
secWre,f IN this district in contention
e,eswecu lahar and eafital
The Injunction is made absolute for
a week the matter being set foF
Searsnz Saturday next. and " It's re
ss-h-ts2ns sbau b. observed by the
strikers, the Metropolitan company has
l-s axAt wSa. tor the strikers hands
are sie9 Cor seven days. and In the
nssaasszle the MeSroIsoiitan company
San 70 about the Reorganization OF It's
Disrupted fcnees-
ms tajuncSiou Is predicatF-d upon the
Fast that several OF the persons com
pa1ine.s against as threatening the In
tsresfs cf the company ara residents
q osaer states. aud the further fact
tASt the strikers ihucatcn TO prevent
the eonlrapy from carrying out It's CON
rract with the government TO transport
the city mail carriers to and from their
routes
Harry Bryan, the pasiouai organizer
OF ths. Amaleamat,d Association. de-
scrals-sd as a rCssdsu, OF Michigan. Il
one Of the parties cnjoiusd, and sSe
others named are tweniy-three losal
leaders Of the union. several Of whom
are mentioned as residents Of Ohio aud
Kansas.
The Injunction restraints the persons
named and al others frogn 10 any man
ner, directly or Indirectly. stopping or
interfering with the running of esrs
on the lines OF the Metropolitan cnn-
pauy. eu5Oins them from harassiag.
ASA aui5iHs or IN Hhy manner Inter
ferins with any person who may l. In
the employ ~ the company as be scss
TO cr frosn bis wurk, or a. be IL en-
gagged In the operation ~ q street. eBE.
entoiEs union men aul all nthrrs fFutu
piclsctins or latrollinE the car houses
stopping places Sf1siOuS- tracks or
apprnacles thereto % iosi~rinG In iarrc
uuuslierS IN or about any 0f tho PLACES
namc,i. or making loud % usis;ervus
noises Ia the vicinity thereof Tor ,h,,
purpose % interfering OF ipsimidatiAs
with the c1mFa1y's employees.
The injunction even sorS further
than this and ehivlns any cunceFtc,i
action TO Capss' any act OF annoyance
which Nili assist In stoppiug the ot-rfa-
lion % the cars, or interfering IN any
wise with an cusployr In usovinE car
which may carry mail carrier. o. a
messenger. or upon which hiaii ear.
rier ~ a messenger naay wish 80 Ftsie.
The restrictions not o1ly apply 10
Organizer HAIRY Ryan and thr twen.
ty-two men naIne,L bu; To all o,hars
who may b. sctlns In copscrf VITA
them after The entering of this iniunc-
ton.
In addition 70 the pSlice and the
deputy county innrshRls sworn In To-
day. force Of unifei States uiar-
slgals will l,e on hand 70 iaterfere Ia
case the injunction - ignored, and
there Is every probability that The
strikers VIII not dssist In their efforts
TO bring 0Nt the mep who have - far
failed 10 Join thrn-
Up 10 late hour tonight ihere had
been no dislurfance at ans poin, and
the company was maintaining fairly
efficient service.
About 5Dn Of the 100 conductors.
mo;ormen and ETiptpen os this city and
Kansas City, Kansas. responded to the
order To strike ,hix morulue. Not
enough mea on any onr line struck TO
MAX. any Appneclabie .csf,-ct on the
running OF cars On IA. main lines
Many of the mea net already members
OF the union are ioinia. the order.
however. since the strike Leaders haY.
taken a stand. Beyond hisses and
epitheis hurled at the meu who took
out cars, the strikers did not resort 90
any disturbance during the morning
hours
The order 10 strike was issued after
8 series OF all night meetings Of th-
men, presided over by Harry Bryan.
organizer pf the Amaigamatssi Asso.
ciation OF Street Halfway Employees Of
America