Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-05-25
THE STRIKERS ARE ENjOk[D
MUST NOT INTERFERE MAILS.
All the Principal Onlcers TcmpOrar-
lily Enjoined-lt IL Very Sweeping
Ina Efcct-Als0 One at Buttc-Elcc-
tiOn at Denver.

St Louis, May 20.--On complaint OF
Postmaster Rlumhoff and other employees
OF the postoiiice department, United States
District Attorney kozicr has appeared in
the United States district court and asked
for an injunction restraining the strikers
; from interfering with the operation of
mail ears. President W. q. Mahon, OF
the International Amalgamated Associa.
tion OF Street Railway Employees, Chair
man Missick of the executive committee
Of the local Street Railway Employees I'm
ion, district Organizer Bryant Of the Street
Railway Employees Association and ~
Others are named in the petition for the
/ injunction.
When the United States circuit court
was called TO order Judge Adams an
nounced that the injunction prayed for
by the United States district attorney
against the strike leaders and Others who
are interfering with the running OF mail
ears in st. Louis would Ike issued.
The injunction is temporary, and will
stand until the motion for permanent
injunction is argued on May 26.
The injunction is very sweeping. and
grants all that has been asked for in the
motion of United States District Attor-
ncy Rozicr.
The strike situation.
st. Louis, May 70. The strike si,ua
! zion is unchanged. SO far as can be
| learned the ST. Louis Transit company
today has in operation on IL OF its -
/ l,pn- ,ia nh
Eight hundred were in operation before
the strike began. During the past fe.
days interference by mobs has become
50 general and the casualties reported 40
many that it is stated today that the
authorities will arm the police officers
guarding the cars with shotguns loaded
with buckshot and they will be instructed
to fire into the mobs who attempt to
interfere with the running of the ears or
with the crews in the discharge of their
duties. Nearly 20 employees of the Tran
sit company, mostly motormen, have been
under surgeons care since the strike be-
gan.
The labor parade this afternoon was a
success III point of numbers and enthus-
iasm, about 700 being in line. Banners
and transparencies carrying mottos indofs-
ing the strike and pronouncing in favor
of sympathetic movement were numer-
ous throughout the column, which march
ed through many of the downtown streets
between and o'clock.
No progress was made today toward a
settlement Of the strike.
In the Western Labor Union.
Denver, May 2o.-The Western Labor
union is finishing up its routine work
much more rapidly than was anticipated
and the election of officers followed.
Daniel Mcdonald of Butte, Mont, was
unanimously elected president.
&. B Nash Of Spokane, Wash, was
chosen vice president, 10 succeed John
Troxael of Cripple Creek.
NJ. J. Geiger was elected secretary treas
urer.
The Western Labor union adopted reso
llutions which 90 into the Occur d Alene
difficulty at length, reciting the story
from the miners standpoint and dcnonnc'
ing President Mckinley, General Merriam
Governor Steunenberg, Bartlett Sinclair
! and others for the part taken in the at
fair.
Rutte Unions Are Enjsined.
Butte, Mont, May 20.-Judge KNOWLES
has handed down "A decision in the Unite
States court perpe,ually cnjo'ning th'
labor unions now boycotting the Chinese
The injunction is very sweeping