The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-09
THE TIE.Up is COMPLETE
Street Car Service IN ST. Louis Knocked
Out by The Strike
CARS ARE ORDERED BACK 10 THE SHEDS
ro,r Persons shot In the H'"ts
which Have occurred-"e" """
boys stone the Cars

ST. Louis. May SIN accordance WIN
the decision reached By the ST. Louis
Transit company's employees early 'n's
mornins A general strike was inausurateu
on the Immense system at daybreak to-
day. No cars we're In operation save
few on the Park avenue division rne
first car on this division left the shea d.
< holork The strikers at the sheds ala
ust attempt 20 prevent the crews from
lutkipe the cars out and tney ran unmo-
lested until l2.4b o'clock, when car ~, .
OF the Park avenue division was pduly
wrecked on Washington avenue between
sixth and seventh streets by Volley y,
stones, thrown by a crowd OF men anu
boys.
,rhe suburban lines, many OF the en-
ployes of which had been on Strike io'
several days, were aizo-stied up aitef tDe
carly morning hours. Cars were run as
far east as one Hundred and Thirtleth
street but when Efforts were made 10
bring them down town crowds OF strikers
and sympathlzers lnterfered WIN tue
crews and 10 several Instances dragged
them of the cars.
From time 10 time during the afternoon
and night attempts were made to operate
in attacks on tho crews by the eroWdt
along tho streets, practically stopping
''At o'clock Park avenue car was
considerably damaged at Eighteenth ana
washington avenue. A large crowd OF
men aud boys were congregated there ana
as The car approached they nomDaraed IL
with stones, regardless OF the tact that
several women were inside Tho crew On
4 - al ..t. u1fhnnHh
stones flew thick around them The conf
pany, when 1t found that Ike cars could
not operate. ordered them back 10 the
sheds. Numerous cars were stoned ana
the men operating them attacked by
crowds along the streets, but the striNorS
declare that they took no active part 10
these demonstrations.
Vehicles OF all sorts were pressed into
service today By the citizens OF the town
In getting TO and from business.
Chairman Samuel w. Lee OF the National
executive board. the man who is conduct
INK the strike. said today that the union
was satlefed With the results Of the strike;
I'VE struck 70 tie up the system" he said
'and We have succeeded. The company has
nrecipiated this crisis by It's refusal 10
treat with us. We are ready at any lime
10 do our part toward settling The diff-
Culues between Us aud the company
The union claims that about 34O0 men
are out and that they represent about 90
per cent Of the Transit companys an
ployes
A Joint meeting OF the executive COM
mittee OF the Business MEMS League and
OF the hoard OF directors OF the Merchants
exchange was ealtad at the request Of
members Of both organizations as soon as
tho gravity Of the strike situation was
realized. Preliminary steps we're taken
with view to settling the strike and con-
siderable power was given to The chairman
OF the meeting and to the presidents Of
the two commercial bodies represented.
The most serious personal injuries sus-
talned up to nlghtfall wers received In
ricts which took ssace on Washington
avenue from Sixth to Eighth streets.
In one OF them q boy was shot nv y
non-urion conductor who was trying to
push his car through the crtrvi
\ motorman wag seriously injured nv 4
brick brown by some Quo 10 tho crowd
man was shot a' Grand ana Franklin
avenues tonight and another Was shot ne1r
the crossing Of tho suburban tracks and
TAYLOR avenue.
The police were powerless In the face OF
tho mob.
Az o'cloc. tonight as q suburban car
was crossing TaylNr avenue a biv crowd
gathered Some one IN Il pulled tho troll
lev from the wire and this action a, en-.
RACED messenger. az present unknown
that he drew a re-alyer ans hrcd three
shots into the crowd Hurt Guhe-t. bar
keeper and an oulooler. received Que Of The
bullets In the arm ard prother IN the leg
l,s-ef af. t,l- q