Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-31
THE GARMENTS STRIKE.
The Brooklyn and New York Situation
The Pnlica Xictorinus

The Police victorious.
NEW YORK, January 3Oth.-The condition of
the Brooklyn car strike continues ominous
The cars were not running this morning.
Troops still remain guarding the regimental
armorieS The car officials said this afternoon
no attempt would be made to run ears at pres
ent There were $50 policemen ON duty on the
Sixth-avenue line, $50 on the Tenth-avenue and
large attachments on the other lines.
he 6elt line announced its intention to run
cars to day, and fifty policemen were sent there
but at 10 O'clock no car ran out. A great crowd
OF strikers gathered at the stables, promising to
throw the cars in the river if an attempt to run
them was made.
On the Tenth avenue the efigy of scab was
hung from a lamp post bearing a placard with
the words, " Z sure death to all scabs.''
THE FIRST GUN.
The first discharge of firearms during the
strike occurred this morning. The mob had
Carmine streets. The policemen charged it.
One officer was badly hurt and another officer
fired his pistol, but he says not at the crowd.
No. one was hurt. Reinforcements beat the
strikers Off
There has been several disturbances this
morning, the same as yesterday, but nothing
like general riot
The trouble threatened at the Dry Dock sta
bles was averted by the prompt appearance of
l50 policemen.
A crowd numbering nearly five hundred
charged Forty secondstreet car. The police
hemmed them in, and there was some lively
clubbing.
The strikers dropped bowlder into the Forty
second street tunnel as car was passing. no
damage.
The strikers tore up the fishplata at the corner
Of Forty second street and Seventh avenue. The
police charged the crowd, who numbered thou
sands, and many heads were cracked with
clubs.
Twenty cars were running this forenoon on
Sixth avenue. twice the number going yester-
day. Superintendent Moore said: I've are
going to run our cars all day. We don't do
business here after the Brooklyn fashion, as the
strikers will find out to day if they attempt to
interfere with u.s."
THE POLICE MUST FIGHT.
Police Inspector Williams gave characteristic
instructions to the police csc, ring the first
over the Siyth-avenue line: al want three DO
licemen to ride on the front platform and three
on the rear platform. / want you to take this
car to Canal street and bring it back here. 1
that. Use your clubs if you have TO, and use
them well, but don't make any arrests" The
car made the round trip in safety.
1t is noticeable that the crowds uniformly re-
tire before bodies of police with little resistance
So tar the police have had everything their own
way.
VIOLENCE CONDEMNED.
NEW YORK, January Both Master Workman
Magee has issued statement disciaiming all
acts of violence, either on the part of mis-
guided members of our organization, or ON the
part of over-Zealous sympathizers with our
cause Magee has also requested the State
ELEVATED ROADS HAVE HARVEST
The traffic on the elevated roads is SO great to-
day that the express trains on the west side are
suspended. The company reports the receipts
yesterday, the first day of the tie-up, repre-
sented $4,000 passengers
poLIcEMAN's PLUCK.
Policeman Luce arrested the ringleader of
the crowd building barricade this afternoon
on the Grand-street line. On Leonard street the
crowd attempted a rescue. The policeman was
overwhelmed with shower of sticks and
crowd. which then allowed him to proceed
quietly with his prisoner.
RIOTERS ARRESTED.
-Four strikers implicated in violent acts have
been arraigned at the Iorkviile Police Court
Each WIS held under heavy bail.
The number arrested to-day is greater than
yesterday.
The attacks by the strikers are more vicious.
Fifteen roads are still not attempting t, run,
waiting the success OF the other lines.
AN EvESTFUL DAY
NEW YORK, January lth-The strikers made
barricades to-day. as yesterday, of everything
avsilable. Trucks, ash-barrels, stones-ali
served. Two policemen were roughly handled
By the crowd on Carmine street. One being
hit on the head with a whiffie-tree. led to his
companion firing his revolver, the first snot
fired during the strike. Two ofthe participants
in the Carmenrstreet affair were promptly ar
rested and sent up.
first cars run ont this morning This car was
not molested. Loaded wagons were seized by
the strikers and IN several instances taken from
their drivers andpiled up for barlicades.
A committee OF employees from the One Hum
dred and Twenty ninth street line, asked this
afternoon to be allowed to r=turn to work, and
the request was granted.
The Fourth avenue road has posted notice
that II will keep all its new men, no matter
how the strike ends
Two policemen and several passengers were
&c n0l~n
avenue cars One woman was severely injured
The Executive Board of District Assembly No.
IN sent letter to Mayor Grant, asking that the
police be prevented from firing revolvers, that
being entirely unnecessary, and might lead to
consequences avoidabie otherwise.
SENSATION WAS CAUSED
This evening by an interview with Master
Workman Magee, who heads the strike. Magee
acknowledges that he was sentenced to nine
months in Ludlow-street Jail in 1854 for en-
sbezziement, consisting of letters while en-
ployed in the postal service in this city. He
says he considers it unmanly to revive a charge
OF which his associates knew when he became
Master Workman.
All day one hundred policemen were held in
reserve at the headquarters for any emergency,
and two patrol wagons. each capable of carrying
seventy-fve policemen, were held in readiness.
lions all day.
Several notices have been served that the
city Will be held responsible fol the losses OF
The State Board of Mediation and Arbitra.
ton sat all day, but found nothing to do The
day closed with both sides holding cut, and the
ear companies adhering 10 their resolution not
TO recognize the Knights OF Labor in the matter
SERIOUS TROUBLE ExPRcTED TODAY.
NEw YORK. January 30th.- More serious
trouble is feared in this city and Brooklyn to-
morrow thar has yet been reported. The crowd
that was dubbed by the police Is in an angry
mood. The militia Colonies of this city have
ouered their commands to preserve order, If
necessary.