The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
SECOND ATTEMPT
To Blow Up the st. Louis Tran
sit Barns.
Somebody Threw Dynamite On
to the Roof.
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE.
Policemen We're Thrown Out
of Their Cots.
15O Employees We're Sleeping in
the Building.

St. Louis, June 2.-9fore cars are now
in operation over the lines of the St.
Louis Transit company than on any day
since May when the strike began. All
are under police protection, one or more
officers being on each car, but they have
little to do
The work of securing the force of 500
special deputy sheriffs called for by the
police board continues and citizens are
being rapidly enrolled This morning
the sheriff's office was crowded with
men to answer the summons sent them
A majority of those called on for duty
are responding without a murmur, while
others seek to evade the service by
leaving town One party of 60 is said
to have left the city with the intention
Of staying away until the strike trOu-
bles are over.
An attempt was made late last night
to blow up with dynamite the St Louis
Transit company'S barns at EastOn and
Prairie avenues in which $50 employees OF
the company and a number OF police
men were asleep and in which were
many cars and much valuable proper
ty. This was the second attempt to
wreck the buildings with dynamite
made in three days. The sheds are three
in number, all of brick and with high
arched slate roofs They extend from
the southwest corner of E-aston and
Prairie avenues west on EaSton avenue
to the middle Of the block where the Of
flee is located.
None OF lQe DOHCefnen on the Eralrl2
avenue side of the building saw any
thing although the explosive was
thrown to the roof of the shed from thar
side. The policemen asleep in the east
shed We're thrown violently from their
cots by the force of the cOncuSSion-N NeTy
little damage was done by the explo-
sion, which shook the surrounding
houses and caused great excitement
among the residents. Il could not be
learned who threw the explosive
The citizens committee that has been
working to secure the adoption OF an
agreement between the Transit COM
pany and its employees held a meeting
today, but nothing definite came of it
Members of the committee have been
trying to secure a modification of the
demands made by each side of the con-
lstroversy and hope to be able to bring
/ them together soon. They profess to
/ believe that a settlement is in sight.
/ President Whitaker Of the St Louis
! Transit COMPANY and his attorneys
/ held a short conference with Governor
| Stephens and Attorney General Crow
| None of the conferees will disclose the
! subjects that were discussed.
Labor Commissioner -RIXey appeared
| before the committee assd said that he
! would postpone the arbitration in
| augurated by him under the law until
such time as the citizens committee
should have concluded that it could do
no more in the way of effecting a settle
| ment.
Eugene V. Debs is expected to arrive
in St. Louis Sunday morning. He viii
make an address Sunday afternoon at
| Neff's grove.
President Whitaker announced today
that 300 additional non-union men were
expected here tonight.
The seven story Shaw building at SIC
and. 512 Washington avenue, has been
selected as a barracks for a portion OF
the posse. Up to noon 631 special dep
uties had been sworn in. This number
was organized into companies of fifty
each, and 500 of them were marched to
the barracks where there is ample room
in which to drill them a captain has
been appointed to command each COM
pany and they selected first and second
| IeutenantS and two SergeantS from
! among their men,