The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13
Deputy United States Marshals to See that
the Restraining Order Is Not Violated.
District Attorney Watching the Situation at St Louis
Where Fruitless Effort was Made Yester-
day to Effect Compromise.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 12-The federal
authorities found alleged cause for inter-
fering this evening in the strike inaugural
ed this morning by the union employees Of
the Metropolitan Street-railway Company.
Kan, sitting in Kansas City, issued from
the United States District Court tonight
an injunction that is more absolute and
sweeping in its terms than any injunction
ever before secured in this district in a
contention between labor and capital. The
injunction is made absolute for a week. the
matter being set for hearing on Satur-
day next, and If it's restrictions shall be
observed by the strikers the Metropolitan
Company has it's fight won, for the strik-
ers' hands are tied for seven days, and in
the meantime the Metropolitan company
can go about the reorganization of its dis
rupted forces.
The injunction is predicated on the fact
that several of the persons complained
asainst as threatening the interests of the
company are residents of other States. and
the further fact that the strikers threaten
to prevent the company from carrying out
its contract with the United States govern
ment to transport the city mail carriers to
and from their routes. Harry Bryan, the
national organizer of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION, described as a resident of Michi-
gan, is one of the parties enjoined. and
the others named are twenty-five local
leaders of the union. several of whom are
mentioned as residents of Ohio and Kan
sas. The injunction restrains the persons
named and all others from in any manner,
directly or indirectly. stopping or inter-
fering with the running of cars on the lines
from harrassing. assaulting or in any
manner interfering with any person who
may be in the employ Of the company as
he goes to or from his work or as he is
engaged in the operation of street car;
entoius union men and all others from
picketing or patrolling the carhouses.
stopping places. stations. tracks or ap-
proaches thereto, or lettering In large
numbers in or about any of the places
named, or making loud or boisterous noises
In the vicinity thereof for the purpose of
intimidating or interfering with the COM
pany's employees.
The Injunction even goes further than
this and enjoins any concerted action TO
cause any act or annoyance which will as
sist in stopping the operation Of the cars.
or interfering in any way with an employe
In moving a car which may carry mail
carrier or a messenger, or upon which a
mail carrier or a messenger may wish to
ride.
The restrictions not only apply to Organi-
ger Harry Bryan and the twenty-five men
named. but to all others who may be act
ing in concert with them after the enter
ing of this injunction.
In addition to the police and the deputy
county marshals sworn In to-day, a force
of United States marshals will be on hand
to interfere in case the injunction is
ignored, and there is every probability that
the strikers will not desist in their efforts
TO bring out the men who have so far
failed to join them.