The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-21
TWO SLIGHT
DISTURBANCES
Marked the Running Of Trolley
Cars at St. Louis Sunday.
QUICKLY QUELLEO BY POLICE.
No Attempt 10 Run Cars on The Two Lines
Where Most Trouble Occurred.
A conference NOT ARRANGED FOR
Rumor That The Suburban Companys emplcJes
Who Rsurnsd 10 Work a Week Ago Would Go
Out Again Dsned BY the Men.
A CONFERENCE NOT ARRANGED FOR.

St Louis. Mo, May 21-Cars were run
yesterday on the Park. Laclede, Del
mar, Page and Spaurding avenue lines
of the St. Louis Transit company WIN
out any interference from the strikers
or their friends. No attempt was made
TO run the cars on schedule time.
Sometimes they made the round trip
in about three-fourths of the usual
time, sometimes il took theme nearly
twice as long. Every car that went out
and came back unharmed was consid'
cred the net proceeds of notable
achievement. and it's crew received
greetings like those extended TO an only
son on his return from war. There was
no outbreak of any kind during the
day. Two riot calls were sent in 10 the
police department during the afternoon,
but there were really no riots.
The first disturbance was begun by a
balky horse which went on an indiyidu-
al strike at the corner of Eighteenth
and Chestnut streets A large crowd
argument between the ANIMAL and its
driver and when the horse passed
on 2000 people were standing around the
corner utterly at "a loss for amusement.
AS a substitute for the horse, the crowd
turned its attention to the crews of the
Laclede avenue cars. which were pass
ing everv few minutes They showered
"a
them with advice. A riot call was sent
to police headquarters and Chief OF
Police Campbell taking 20 men. hurried
TO the spot, told everybody to move
on" saw that they did move on and
riot number one was over before 1t ac-
tually started.
SECOND RIOT CALL.
The second disturbance occurred a
few minutes later, on Washington ave-
nue. Between Thirteenth and Fifteenth
streets a crowd Of about 1900 people
lined both sides of the street for two
squares and began to- hoot and teer the
train crews. The few policemen on
duty were utterly unable to handle the
crowd and unquestionably the crowd
would have been moved to things more
energetic than words, IL another riot
call had not been turned in.
Sergeant Bowen at the head OF a
dozen men came quickly to the spot,
and within 10 minutes he had cleared
the street. and restored quiet.
The strikers made the assertion that
all day long they had men along the
different lines which were in operation
discouraging every attempt at interfer-
ence with the cars on account of the
women and children who would wish to
ride around the city on Sunday. No
direct acts of violence were offered dur
that ran back and forth on the Laclede
avenue line carried four policemen. and
every car on the lines from one 10
three, they had nothing TO do but keep
their seats and ride
President Baumhoff said. I'VE
are running full-handed on five lines
and could run on all the others IL the
police were able to furnish us protec-
ton of the crews and passengers. On
Page and Park avenues we have every
car running. On Delmar avenue we
are running cars every seven minutes.
The cars before the strike ran every
six minutes The Laclede avenue SER
vice is the same as before the strike.
and on Spaulding avenue we are giving
about the same service as on Delmar
avenue"
WILL KEEP NEW MEN.
President Baumhoff repeated what he
has said before that the company want
ed the old men back, but would not
discharge the new men in order TO make
room for them. The position OF the
company, he announced, was unchanged
upon that point and will remain un-
changed to the end He said the COM
pany would operate additional lines to-
morrow but would not say whether
cars would be run on the Vandeven-
ture avenue and Jefferson avenue lines.
On these two lines most of the trouble
has occurred
President Mahan OF the Street Car
Mems Association. said that no
steps had been taken looking to a con-
ference between the men and the COM
pany. He was positive the men would
win in the end The Transit company
claims to have a full complement OF
men. but this is denied by its own en-
ployes. The conductors on the various
lines which Were In operation yester-
day. said that the company had about
half as many men as went out Some
thing over 5000 men went out. and the
highest estimate made yesterday by
any NJ the employees Of men available
for duty was 1900 the Lowest, 1900
There was a report yesterday thta all
the employees Of the Suburban COM
pany who returned TO work. week ago
were to 60 ont again this morning. be-
cause the company had not made good
its promises regarding places for the
old men. The report was denied by the
officials Of the road and by the men.
Everybody claimed 10 be satisfied with
pr sent conditions