The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-21
QUIET DAY IN ST. LOUIS.
Two Riot Calls Sent In, Hut There
Was Little Disturbance. Cars
Were Run But IrreRu1arly.

ST LOUIS. Mo, May 2O.-Cars were
running on five Of the lines OF the 81.
Louis Transit Company without any IN
reference of the strikers or their trlends'
The lines operated were Park Laclede,
Delmar, Page and spaulding avenues. NO
attempt was made to run the cars on
schedule time They we're run out OF the
barn down to one end Of the line ana
back again. Sometimes they made the
round trip in about three-fourths OF the
usual time. Sometimes 1t took them
nearly twice as long. The officials OF the
company paid no attention to that, now
ever, every car that went out ana came
back unmarked was considered the net
proceeds of a notable achievement and
it's crew received greetings like those eX-
tended to an only son on his return from
long and weary warfare There was no
outbreak of any kind during the day.
Two riot calls We're sent IN TO the ponce
department during the afternoon, nut the
riots were very far from being the real
thing.
The first disturbance was begun by a
balky horse at the corner of Eighteenth
and Chestnut streets that attracted q
crowd of 900 people. After the horse had
its innings the crowd turned its attention
to the crew of the Laclede avenue cars.
They showered the crew with epithets
and deluged them with advice. riot
call was sent to the police headquarters
crowd "moved on promptly and riot
number one was over before 1t actually
started
The second disturbance occurred n few
minutes later on Washington avenue,
between Thirteenth and fifteenth streets.
a crowd of about 1850 people lined both
sides OF the streets for two squares ana
began to jeer and boot the train crews.
The few policemen on duty were utterly
unable to handle the crowd. but another
riot call was effective and Sergeant Bow
en-. at the head of dozen men, came
quickly to the spot and within ten min
utes he had cleared the streets ana re-
stored quiet.
The strikers made the assertion that all
day long they had men along the differ
ent lines which were in opera ton. dis
couraging every attempt at Interference
with the cars on account of women and
children who would wish to ride around
the city on Sunday. No direct acts OF
violents were offered during the entire
day and. although every car carried po-
licemen, they had nothing to do but keep
their seats and ride.
President Baumhoff said today: I'VE
are running full handed on five lines and
could run on all of the others II the po-
lice We're able to furnish us protection for
the crews and passengers
President Baumhoff reiterated his pre-
Vious statement that the company want
ed the old men back, but would not dis
charge the new men In order to make
room for them. He said the company
would operate additional lines tomorrow
President Mahan. Of the street car mems
association. said this afternoon. that he
sull felt positive the men would win in
the end.
The Transit company claims to have a
fun complement of men, but this Is de-
MED hv their own employees The con
ductors on the various lines In operation
today said that the company had just
about one-half as many men as went
out.
There was report that all the en-
plOyes Of the suburban company who re-
turned TO work a week ago were to go out
company had not made good its promises
regarding places for the old men. The
! report was denied by the officials OF the
Late IN the evening at the intersection