Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-15
LOUISVILLE STRIKE ENDS
EN- J OCept TENS of Conference COMMITTEE
and Return to Work Today.
SERIOUS /RIo1Ne DURING THE DAY
Mob of Thousand Attacks First
Car Out and Police Corr
pOral is BADLY In
5ured.

LOUISVILLE. KY, March H-By a
unanimous vote tonight the 800 striking
union employees OF the Louisville Railway
company agreed to accept the terms agreed
on by their executive committee and the
officers OF the company All Of the strikers
will go back and full service in the city
and suburban lines operated by the COM
pany will be resumed by tomorrow noon.
The strike began at 8 o'clock last Sun
day morning and caused practically a
complete tieup OF all the company's lines
The most serious rioting since the street
railway strike began was witnessed at II
o'clock at Fourteenth and Chestnut streets.
Five cars were broken to pieces Several
persons were badly injured.
The mob numbered 1000 and when the
first Of three cars reached the scene the
outbreak began, The cars were smashed
with stones and the entire front end Of one
car was torn out. Other cars were literally
torn to pieces and many. stores and resi-
dences in the vicinity were damaged.
When the riot reached it's height and the
police saw that they would be unable to
cope with it by ordinary means they began
firing over the heads of the crowd, but this
| only increased the fury of the mob. The
surging mass of men and boys then made
determined attack on the police.
Police Corporal Injured.
During this onslaught Police Corporal
Whitman was hit in the head with a rock
and badly hurt.
Those Of the mob who were injured In the
rush were hurried away by friends.
The attack came as a result Of the gates
at crossing being down to allow a train
TO pass.
When the gates were raised the motor
man turned on the current and jumped of
the car A big delivery wagon going up
! Chestnut street was struck by the flying
car. The car was demolished and the
horses and wagon thrown over on the side
walk. The car was left crosswise on the
/ track.
| The strike breakers jumped on and were
/ charged and chased by the mob A number
of the strike breakers were badly beaten.
The fleeing men ran through the yards OF
private residences and many escaped. Po-
( lice reserves were hurried to the scene
with all the mounted policemen that could
be reached. They charged the crowd re-
peatedly.
/ Farley, the strike breaker, is in the city.
Twelve policemen, in addition 10 Captain
Riley. have been suspended from duty up
to noon today for INSTRUMENTATION.
Forty Cars start.
| The fifth day of the street railway strike
showed some betterment over yesterday .
meager service, about forty cars being run
by this morning. All were manned by Inn
ported strike breakers.
The cars were screened with heavy wire
netting, to protect motormen and con.
ductors. Automobiles and wagons contin-
ued to carry most OF the passengers The
police, with an added force of 100 extra
men appear to have the situation we'll IN
hand. The mounted police have been
brought IN from the suburban districts and
are being used TO accompany some OF the
cars through districts which have beer
scenes Of disorder
Police Captain Thomas O'Reilly was sus-
pended today for INSTRUMENTATION. He was
ordered TO put six OF his men on a car
leaving the East Broadway barns, but re-
fused, telling Chief Guenther over the tele-
phone that the strike breakers aboard the
car we're thieves and thugs and all armed
He was thereupon summoned to the cen
trail station and his men assigned to other
districts. There were numerous arrests in
the business districts and reVolveFs were
drawn In two instances.
QuAet at waterloo.
| WATERLOO, Ia, March i8.-(speciaI.)-
Peace and quiet prevail in this city and
service on the Waterloo, Cedar Northern
systems has been continued without inter
Tuption during the past twenty-four hours
Forty extra police are patrolling the streets
but there have been no disturbances for the
past two days. sympathy for the strikers
has Increased since the iawlessnsss and
rowdyism Of the last OF the week has beer
abandoned The mayor Of the city has ex.