The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-24
LABOR MATTERS.
A Rrief Street Railroad Strike Ends In n
Supposed victory for the Employees.

A Rrief Street Railroad Strike Ends In q
Supposed victory for the Employees.
New YORK, Dec 25.-Many thousand Brook
lynites who are accustomed to use the horse
cars Of the Brooklyn City Railroad Company
are compelled to-day to walk. The company
controls eleven lines of street.cars all of which
are tied up. The men claim that the company
has failed to carry out the agreement made with
them last March in regard to hours of work. One
of the of the trouble was the fact that the
company would not recognize the Knights of
Labor or the Empire Protective Association in
its negotiations with its men,
About A. NJ. a dozen cars were started under
protection of the police In East New York one
of the cars was attacked by FIVE strikers, and
the police promptly arrested them and thus pre-
vented further trouble.
This morning several citizens went to the Of
fee of the Empire Protective Association and
asked how long the strike would last. The gen.
tiemen were told that the association did not
know. President Lewis. of the city lines, said
that be was not going to give in. and could not
tell how long it would last. The citizens said
to the association that they would hire fifty
three stages to run from the bridge and the fer
ries to their places CT business. The association
will aid them and give them men to drive the
stages,
The Brooklyn City Railroad Company claim
that its business has been injured by the con-
cessions of last spring. This is denied by the
association, who assert that the company has
paid an Ii per cent dividend, as against IA per
cent last year.
State Arbitrator Florence Donovan is in Brook
Syn to-day, and had an Intellectual conference
with President Lewis.
Brooklyn merchants say they will lose thou
sands of dollars by the strike coming in holiday
week. 1t was evident at about noon that there
was likely to be serious trouble on the lines and
the police were called upon to protect car
which the company desired to start out from
the depot at Greenwood, and Captain Boo and
several officers went to the scene, and. mounting
the platform, the car was started. 1t got only
block on It's journey when q mob took the
horses from the ear and ran the car back into
the depot The police were unable to resist
the men. at Halsey street and Tomkins
avenue was overturned. and the driver and
conductor assaulted by the mob The police
attempted to interfere, but were overpowered,
and the reserves were called upon to aid them.
car was hosted from the track at Fulton and
New York avenues. and the police we're called
upon here also. The driver and conductor, who
were scabs," were assaulted. Distractions
have been placed upon the tracks, and it looks
~ though there would be even more serious
trouble if the company persists in their attempt
10 run cars.
The strike ended Tonight The company re-
fuses give any inform alton as to the terms Of
settlement, but it is thought that 1t has acceded
TO the demands of the meE.
The first left the Greenwood depot of the
Gourt-street line at 8:20P. NJ The men, when
questioned, claimed that the company had con-
eeded all demands President Lewis refused 70
snter into any terms of the settlement. In fut-
1re, he said, one employe from each department
would constitute committee to present griev-
Ances, If any, and they would be listened to. One
Brooklyn firm claim their loss by the one-day
strike will be $40. 600.