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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
RECORD OF ARRESTS.
Many Prosecutions Begun Since
Strike Was Inauguratcd.

About 30 arrests due to the strike have
been made since it inaugurated Two
weeks ago Tuesday morning. Twenty-Five
warrants have been issued. ten indictments
reported by the Grand Jury. and the re-
mairGer az the cases were taken - tha
Police and United States courts. where
many OF them are still pending.
Comparatively few Of the cases have vet
been tried, for the reason that the police
have been busy with the strike that
they have had iittle time to appear in court.
For their convenience the cases have been
continued from time ~ time that they
might remain out on duty. In most of the
cases which have been tried in the police
courts the defendants have been dts
charged. Som few of the prisoners have
been released without trial. IN. police fail
ing To collect the evidenrr far prosecution.
indictments for ohstructiug street rail
road tracks and sndansering human life
have been found aga:ns; Joseph and George
Smith. brothers: George o'Donrell. John
H-intz. Lawrence Eacl>off. Henry Rush and
Ellsworth White Indictments FOR negligence
of duty Were returned against Policemen J.
p LoOney. Charles a. kuCulen and j. T.
Rurdie
Warrants have been issued against the
following persons: Dan O'D0poydn. murder
Fscond degree; George McClelland. sam Nc
Donald. Benjamin Campbell! Edith Fo-c-
i4'ai'.. '--4hS -t'4d.f'S anu 5bEtl htfinfN,
sault to Kill; Henry. Lepper. Albert Senncr
Leonard A. Cromer. r b Flowers and
Thomas J. Croner. obstructins stree; rail-
way cars; Andrew Fitzgerald. Barney
Rshis. Albert Brooks. Peter Helffsh. WIlkie
Barnoack. James Raugett. John Biattner.
Edward l.. Reuter-. George Meyers. Max
Sendtg and Charles Dies. throwing stones:
Adoifh lesser. John Reutz- Matthew HnN-
man. Michael Smith and Thomas CorIey.
assault and battery
About dozen warrants were issued
against men for carrying concealed weap-
ons. There have been several appIicat tious
refused. wherein the evidence was deemed
insufficient. and large number Of the eases
were referred 10 the police courts. Since
the Federal Injunction WIS granted by
Judge Adams. the police have been referred
IN number of Instances to the rni,e,.
States authorities
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
EXPENSIVE BRICK THROWING.
Crowds ON CaSs Avenue PLAY
Havoc With Guys Property.

Sewer Commissioner Hermann says the
strike is causing considerable srnoyance
and trouble 10 his department as well as
20 some other departments Of the city. Yes
teTday Mr.. Hermann learned that the
crowds on Cass avenue had thrown away
several thousand yitriie1 bricks which
Were piled up al Cass avenue ana Twenty
third street. 70 be used IL sewer constyl.c-
tion. AS these bricks cost about a cent
apiece. ard as many OF them were broken.
and they We're all scattered over the
streets for' blocks around. the Sewer Com
missioner says the city loses considerable
pathizers.
MIR. Hermann says the strike has i'm posed
so much additional labor on The two horses
controlled by his department that he fears
they VIII not last much longer If the strike
does.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24

STRIKE AND THE FAIR BILL.
SvmpathiZers Send Resolutions To
Speaker Henderson.

\ mass meeting 0f citizens was held last
night AZ The West Eri Coliseum Clarence
RiCheson. one of the strikers. was secre-
tary Of the meeting. y resolution was
passed tn the effect that all union labor
throughout tE.. J'utcl States he asked :"
instruct their Representatives Ia on; Sc th''
passacn of tho Worlds Fair appropriation
hill unless yhe ST Louis Transit company
settles the strike satisfactorily to its former
employees
The resolution WAS wired last night I"
John u. Herderscn Speaker Of III" Hous"
uf Representatives
Several days ego H. ". St",UhIss a.
dressed letter To ". II Woodward. say
ing that union labor IN the ely would de
clare a. hovcott against the Worlds Fan if
the strike was not speedily settled ry IN"
ST. Louis Transit Company.
The next day after receiving tho letter
| met MIR. St~iuhiss on the street. said
Mir Woodward. and he assured Fnc that
the matter had been cropped, ! then asks1
him to telegraph IN the president ~ the
American Federation of Labor in prtrn::
and ask him To telegraph to Washington
ana instruct his constituents 10 do all IN
their power 10 help the passage os the
bill. Mr.. StainbiSS showed me a copy 0f =
telegram which he said had beer sen; To
Washington from Detroit.
The railway employees union did not
send a telegram 70 Washington asking that
efforts be made In defeat the passage of
the Worlds Fair bill .aid +. u. Edwards
Yesterday
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
FRED ". LEhMANN TALKS.
DenoUnces the Threats 10 Kill The
Worlds Fair.

FRED ". Iehmann. counsel for the ST.
Louis Transit Company. In an interview
with "a Republic reporter yesterday said:
The Chronicle crtirle Of This raorrir.,
coupling the strike and ;he Worlds Fair Is
false in its title and false In its tex: false
in It's statements and false in its stggss-
tions
Il became connected with the Wor'l's
Fair movement in the spring of lyss. tc!ore
the transit company was in existence ard
before 1t was dreamed Of 1t i1as hem with
me purely personal matter. Jot con-
nected with any business or professional
relation. l arn for the Worlds Fair as a
citizen OF ST. Louis ! have done for It
and VIII do all | can Scne Of my cItcv IS
are with me; some are aeaust .ne ! 30 rot
take my opinions from them. My firm has
subscribed money To the Worlds Hair.
have done work. / have Incurred con .'ipr-
able expense. What work [ nave Golt raa
been done SratUirousiy What expense. /
have incurred. l have borne mys-lf. | am
willing to retire from any connection with
II. and am equally willing 10 do an", l'ux
/ can to help il or. The threat to kill The
prUtect is not u moanace to me. bur ra,lI.r T
a promise of relief. If success -fJl + will
save me money. tine and laber. None the
less. Will regret Il. Decaus. | yhiuk are
Worlds Fair viii be a lining of graf pGtd
TO al! our people.
Nobody will lie more directly HencftrI
by the Fair than the Iaborers os the city
To kill ii - to xii vcri; for them 70 Mr.
Francis the death of the plan. Sriiie Il Cis-
appointment, VIII be none the less a relief
He Is in favor Of Ii from no selfish Jur-
pose. lie is absolutely Gistnt teres'ed in his
advocacy. fie Stands AZ the head Of ,he
movement not from his own cnnIre Iu,
Rs a consequence OF natural selection He
has nothing 30 do with the transit rumharg
lie is net int. rested iH the strike. ave as 4
citizen desivCus that it shall he brought 10
a close. To jhr, aten him aud % dssIras-
the Worlds Fair because Of tts strike is
In fHmntIs.'
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
T0.DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Discount rates were to per cent on
call ard time loans. Clearances. S.3o.is3
balances, 1851 ,25i. New York exchange. s0c
premium bid. eac premium asked, Louisville,
rar bid. loc premium asked; Chicago, "oc
premium bid. 40c premium asked; Cincin-
natl. par bid. Toe premium asked; New Or
leans par bid LOG premium asked
The local wheat market closed higher az
.Glzc nominal May. e7;sGt6sc July, s. &.c
nominal Aug. 6slac Sept. 7in7lAc No.
red: corn closed higher at SIC nominal May,
31n31lsc July, 3SGi5si4c No. = wni'e; cats
closed at 23slc nominal May, q &c Sil JEly,
2:a4c bid Sept. 2tiac No. :.
Wheat at Chicago closed higher at ssi.c
May. eiisHi.c july: corn closed higher q,
372saiec asked May. 37as8s4c July: oats
closed at 22isc asked May, DC asked July.
The local market for standard mess pork
closed steady at s12 for new; prime steam
lard closed higher at 6.Sdc. and choice at
Csc
The local spot cotton market closed quiet
and lower.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.


The second DAVIS meeting Of the Missouri!
Fire Insurance Association was held yes
ter7ay. George u. Markham Of ST. LOUIS
was reelected president
The census erumerators Of ST. Clair Coun-
ty will begin work June /.
r Il. Hodge, n conductor on the Tower
Grove line. is in a serious condition. the
result of an assault by union synpathizers.
Eph Houston. formerly a negro political
character. died Tuesday at Memphis.
Duncan X. MacRae. a special police cf-
fcer was yesterday sho, and killed by an
unknown man while guarding a Cass ave
nue car n: Cleary street yesterday-
The Presbyterian General Assembly
adurred the report of the Committee on
Bills and OvertUres calling for the appoint
ment of a special committee 20 ascertain
the sentiment Of all prescyteries on lhe
question of revision of Westminster Con-
fession.
Two hundred arrests have been made by
the police since the strike was inaugurated
Eddie Manz. 3 years Old. was shot in the
leg during an attack on Cass avenue car
At Fifteenth street yesterday.
Company c of the ST. Louis University
Cadets won the Clarke medal in the COM
,etitive drill on the college campus yester-
lay.
In the strike troubles on Cass avenue
brick-throwers have reduced pile of vitr:-
fed material which WAS left az Cieary
street and Cass avenue TO be used in sewer
truction.
Harold Bristol. prominent young man OF
Webster Groves. departed for San Fran
1scO yesterday and will go to Cape ..ome
Ater in quest of fortune.
Governor Stephens arrived hero last
dsht. and to-day will confer with the Po-
ice Commissioners relative to the advisa-
tSihty of calling on the Sheriff for a posse
OF sd1 or 1.eos men TO assist the police in
preserving order
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
Duncan MarRac, Cousin Of the Rev
erend i. q. Robert, Shot
Down on Cass Avenue.
ASSAiLANT MADE HIS ESCAPE.
lie Fired Three Bullets. One of
Which Pierced the Policeman's
BOdy-Nictim Il Member
of Railway Union.

Duncan X. MacRdr. an emergency police
man. was shot and instantly killed yester-
day afternoon on a Cass avenue car. on
/ which he was "tailed as guard II is no;
known who fired the shot. and though the
i"h"" have been working constantly on the
ease. no arrests nave been made.
MaCliae was sworn i'll on Monday under
chief Campbe;l's call for extra policemen n.
He was Il cousin of the Reverend Doctor
I. g. Robert. formerly pastor II tho Holy
Communion Church of this city. lie was
a widowcr and lived at No. 2its F.ugenis
street.
The shooting occurred on CaSs avenue
near C!carv street. Quite a crowd was
gathered there. and as the car going cast
slowly approached. man stepped out If
the th!ong to the Curbstone. and pointing
a revolver at thu conveyance. fired three
shot. MaCItar. who WAS standing cn the
r7ar platform. fell To the floor at the third
shot. calling on; that he had been wounded.
The bullet enerted his right arm near the
shoulder and passed through his body,
lodging under the skin on the left side, hsv-
Ing passed through both lungs.
The car was stopped and an ambulance
summoned. but before IT arrived NdcEae
was dead. The body was taken Ia the city
Dspensary. whore Doctor Johnson pro-
corpse to ;hA morgue.
Several polio Il who were in the crowd
and on the ear say that MaCRae was killed
by man In shirt sleeves. Three officers
pursued the assailant who ran south in
''!eary street. and darted into an alley.
eluiing the police
MacRae came 10 St Louis about two years
ago from New Orleans. La. He was Il
surgical nurse. When he applied at the
Four Courts to be sworn In the officers
suggested TO him that he was rather old to
enter such hazardous business hut he in
sisted that he had nothing else to d.. and
they passor! him through. He said he was
@5 years old, though he was well preserved
for a man Of that age. lie was connected
with several nj the old families Of Virginia
and the Carolinas. having been named in
honor Of Colonel Duncan X. MacRae of the
Fifth North Carolina Regiment.
MacRae himself tough; on she Southern
side through the Civil War A few years
aga his wife died. He expressed himself In
sympathy with the strikers when he On
listed in the force. In his pocket, when he
was taken to the morgue. was found a
membership card Of the American Railway
MON. Of which ne was a member while
serving as an engine watcher for the Kan
city. pittshUrG and Guf Railroad at
Kansas city ir. is3,.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
RcpulScd = Crowd Which Attacked
First Car Operated al Night
Since Tie Strike Began.
CONVEYANCE WAS NOT LIGHTED
II Carried Railroad EMPLOYEES
From Union Station to the
Park Avenue ShpdS-TwO
Men Were Wounded.

At 10 o'clock last night the first car which
has heen run at night since The commcnc.-
! m"nt nf the >trikc was sent ure- the Par"
avenue lire in charge rf about fifteen h'aE-
lily armed guards and was run without
lights. The ear attracted - crowd at the
corner of Park and Mississippi avenues ana
tn" crowd stoned the ear. The mon on
board fired rurIhcr Of shots. slightly in
iuriug two spectators
The car was run up alongside The Union
Station at ]" "'c-ock and. according to the
testimony of young man named NJ q.
'unrclly, who lives ar No. .71" PaIin street.
II boarded by about fifteen men. eight
oF whom, Dounclly Sa!G. 'afiiHd guns.
whether rifles OF shotguus Dcnne ~ could
not make out Tho mon had assembled 1T
the tTrcu Station Il few inmates hcf1r"
they boarded the gar. which had no lights
inside nor any headlight. The ear was I.lt
IN motion instantly by the MOI irIan. and
ii Kan rapidly south over the i.i5b'e.-:I,h
street bridge The noise made hy the car
attracted people all along H., inc. but il
had passed before they could fairly max"
certain that ears were running once more
As ii passed Rutger street a number or
boys and young men, who had heard IN"
noise OF its approach ran uut and followed
it, and n few men vino had been seated in
the clubhouse on Park avenue near MIS-
s!ssivTi stepped to the corner to see what
coming.
As the ear rounded the curve into Park
avenue :: crowd of men and boys received
II with a shower of stones, and the men
aboard opened fire. it Is said with rifles, a
number of the shots going down Park ave
nue. and inflcting slight wounds on two
Persons. : man named James Sullivan was
standing in front of a saloon on Seven
teCnth and Park avenue and was struck In
the side by a bullet which passed through
his clothes and inflicted a slight flesh
wound. He was taken to the Office of Doc
ter WaterhoUse on Chuuteau avenI", where
his injury was dressed. Another man.
named William Boddcman. was seated in
front Of t;afinsy's plumbing shGp. abou;
half "a block from the corner. and was
struck In the right shoe by one Of tn.
shots. Several others had narrow escapes
from being hit, among them being II.
Davis. George MCCoy and Ell Welsh
Officers h.nnebf Ok, Gates and Carney
were IN guar! AT the power-bol!se of the
Fourth street cable, at Seventeenth and
Park avenue. at the time. and W first
attracted hy the sound of the firing They
say that they ran to the C1rne-, and could
just see the car as II ran over the slight
hill which occurs in the middle IF the |
block between Eightcentf and Benton |
place They could not teii how many oe- |
cupants the car contained. as II was with |
out lights. Another man. named James |
Coughiin. residing a; M. 1872 Papiu, |
the car as it passed and thinks that there |
were about twelve men or board.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
VICTIM OF AN ASSAULT.
Il. Il. Hodge. a N0nunion Emplove.
in Serious Condition.

Il. T. Hodge. a conductor on the Tower
Grove line, IS i patient at St. Johns
Hospital. suffering from injuries which. it is
feared, will prove fatal! He WIS assaulted
by crowd of men on his car at the cross
Ing Of Salina stree: Tuesday afternoon. The
car was going west When II reacha1
Eiehtsenth street and Grayois avcuua at
20 o'clock q crowd numbering 1bJu. tacr-
r-ive men got aboard. Hodge rh"u;hT the
men were employees of the transit c"mTaEy
who had been sent oat TO look over IT, -oad
preparatory to taking cars oIt on regular
runs.
As tho car was nearing Salinl street. four
blocks further west Hodge wt1t inside TO
cull.ct thc fares Then the men arose
and attacked the crew ore o: them
struck Hodge over Jhe head vim > cIab. In
fiiCtins an ugly wound Whit. some "f the
crowd held him. others seized ;ha motor
man II l.. Kobisch and stopped the car
Then KohUsch WAS dragged :""la th" car
Emergency Policeman Aiexandc- Dunn. who
was deisiled on the car attempted 1" inter
iCre, but four men sGrroGnde3 and dsar,ucd
him Several Of them str'iCA hIm in the
face. Meanwhile the assaii@uta knocked
Hodge down and kicked him Until he was
unconscious.
Eohusch and Dunn elrJel tho crcvI and
ran across the open Held IL tn power hol-e,
two blocks away. where thev obtained the
aid Of squad Of police ';vo rl@f wn0
gave their names as AnlV~; Thomas and
Charles Smith were arrested as they ran
away. Kohusch identified Thoma, and
Dunn identified Smith. They wer. locke:
up.
Before the crowd dispersed. ;Ea controller
and the two brake levers were removed! ant.
thrown away. leaving the car "2Cad' Gpoa
the tracks Application WAS made Yesterday
10 A-=istdu; Prosecuting AttOfTeg Johnson
for warrants against Thomas AMI Smith.
but he referred the cas- 10 IGr United
States court. where. he said. IN" .,un;sa-
ment world be more speedy and severr
Late last night Officers Massey and DoIan
%: the Ninth District arrested Richard Ser
rick, John Rialey and Frank Walker on
suspicion. The mem gay" no addresses
They admitted tha; they were In the crowd
a. lla time. ,,f i've shooting
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
TORPED0ES UNDER A CIR.
Explosion Lifted Conveyance, hut
Did Little Damage.

Several torpedoes were placed together on
the rails OF the Marie: street line. on Mar
ket between Sixth and Seventh streets last
evening and when car No 81 came alone .
powerful explosion resulted
+ On the front platform of the car as #
approached were the motormar and = M.
iiceTnan The latter saw several sus,n--
eieus-Ioof<ing cylinders on the track ami told
the motorman TO stop. This the latter couIJ
not do in time. The explosion lifted the for
ward part of the car about six inches or
the ground. When the explosion occurred
there were two passengers on the car a
man and a woman. There los, no time in
getting Off.
a large crowd was standing near and
they laughed and jeered at he crew of the
Gar and the discounted passenssrs but q,
tempted no violence
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
RAILROADS.

J. Pierpont Morgan is taking active steps
TO close the Louisville Air Line deal for
the Southern Railway.
The new rule applying to charity rates
In the Central Association territory will go
into effect tomorrow.
Kansas lumber dealers will make yigor-
Gus fight for new tariff of freight rates
". d. NelliEan. general superintendent of
the Southern Kansas Railway Of Texas, is
dead.
J. 6. OConnor has been appointed union
ticket agent at Texarkana for the Iron
Mountain and other lines.
The report that tho Pennsylvania has
secured control Of the Lehigh Valley -
denied.
Eighteen thousand acres Of land adver-
tised for sale by the Central Branch of
the Union Pacifn are claimed by indivt iual
parties.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
MiLKMEN MAY STRIKE.
Producers of Five STATES Demand
More Profit.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New york. May 23.-Cnless the MIX TINS,
agrees 10 divide profits with the producers
before July 1. there will he a general strfk O
OF nlilkmen on August /. This decision WAS
reached to-day at meeting of the rnep,hars
OF The Five States Milk Producers Associa
l"n' held In Binghamton. MIX is sold TO
consumers in New York city at an average
of cents a quart.
The producers receive less than two Cents
Il quart for milk delivered ut the railroad
stations. and they have decided to fight Tho
trust. sales committee has been appoint
ed. with power TO wait upon the -ruc-
agents and demand increase in the rytc.
paid for milk at the stations If an agree
,neEt is not reached by July l. the nro-
ducers VIII declare strike to take ef.act
August |. when arrangements vii! he made
for the distribution OF milk through md
pendent agetcies IN New York and otnsr
ceuteTs.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
Board of Education.
General Repairs 1900.

81. Louis, May I9. 1900
Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the Building department Board OF
Education. Ninth and Locust streets. on or
June. 1909, for work on Public School Ruild-
ingS. as follows:
/. Additions and Alterations. various
school buildings.
3. Tinting and plaster repairs.
4. Granitoid work
:. Picture moiding. various schools,
6. Electric bells.
:. Plumbing, sewering and gas fitting.
s. Repairs to steam heating apparatus.
3. Repairs to furnaces.
10. Repairs to brick work and castings for
II. Repairs to boilers. chimneys. etc.
70. Painting chimneys. etc.
ANNUAL. CONTRACTS
Artificial biackbcards.
Window shades.
AwnlEgS.
Vault cleaning.
Removal OF ashes.
All bids shah be made out on blanka
All bids shall he sealed and indorsea
ITTNER. Commissioner OF School Buiid.
inGs and be deposited in the box in the
LOBBY OF the Bnildins Department on or be-
Bids shall be accompanied by deposits IN
the amount set out in each specification M
bid Will be entertained unless accompanied
by such deposit. All of said deposits to be
in cash or certified check. made payable to I
the Board of Education of the City of ST.
Louis. which amounts shall be deposited
with the, Secretary and Treasurer. who will
deliver therefor certificate; this certificafs
shall be inclosed In the envelope containing
the bid.
No bid received can be withdrawn nr,o,
to tn. close OF the regular meeting of ths
Board Of Education next succeeding the
opening of the bids. A violation Of this
provision on the part of the bidder or a
failure to comply with the award made him.
shall forfeit to the Board his deposit "a
liquidated damages for his breach of con-
tract
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
Specifications for the above work NAV h.
viewed at the Building Department Board
OF Education. at the Master Bui,,ers' ~
change and al the rooms of the D,IiJlin1
Contractors ASsocia ton
speciiics tions Will be REQUIRED IN M. 'fu
small deposit to insure the prompt anc safe
WM. b. ITTNER.
Commissioner Of Schoo, BuIiiinSx.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
j. W. Dcppist. a Nonnnion itm-
ploye. Under Arrest.

- J. W. Deppist a roauHion conductor on
the LacieGe aveule division. who lives at
No. 20 North Compton avenue. was arrested
last right. charged with the shooting Of Dan
She'll. q union motorman d; the corner Of
Lac!eGe ard Compton avenues at 3 o'Cl ok
last night. shell WAS standing in front u!
L. GlleS'E saloon or the corner OF Compton
and LaClede avenues, when the bullet en-
tered his rirht arm. pcppisi said that he
was assaulted Ey several men while. walk
ing sou.h on Compton avenue. lie said that
Re shot al G. II. Albright Of M. 25 South
Compton avenue and the bullet missed Al
bright AID struck Shell. Doctor Sante OF
Nc. Sill I-acIcde avenue extracted the bullet
ana pronounced the injury not serious.
Deppist was removed 10 the City Hos
rital, where il was said he was suffering
from conclusion cf the BRAIN