New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
FEW SIGNS OF THE STRIKE.

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THE STREETS oUIET-oNLY OCCASIONAL At
TENTS AT oBsTRUoTIoN-"MoRAL AND
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE MEN.
A stranger visiting this city yesterday would
have found much trouble in finding any other
evidence of the strike besides the unusual number
of policemen on duty on the streets and about
the various car stables. SrilSers there were. but
only as lone pickets, who mingled with the crowds
and passed unnoticed The majority of them stayed
at home At the headquarters of the men things
were remarkably quiet. the excitement of the first
day or two having passed away. Any assertion,
though, that the stake was practically over was
emphatically denied, and Master Workman Magee
pointed 80 the fact that. whereas the companies
before the strike ran 200 day, now only
200 were being run through the efforts OF tho
citys entire available police force, and these were
taken in when it began to get dark The men
say that il costs the companies $4,000 day to
keep ND their immense establishments, and that
it would be cheaper for some OF the companies
who have heretofore favored the men to forfeit
the amount which each company agreed to give
up in case it recognized the District Executives
Board when it joined in q combination against
the mems organization, and TO maintain the pres
ent hours Of labor rather than suffer from tje-upe
REPORTS AT THE MEMS HEADQUARTERS
The reports received at the headquarters of
the men assert that only thirty men had deserted
the union, and that there was no trouble In
the stables of the companies than among the
men The question was often asked. Why, II
the strike is over does not tho Belt. Seventh,
Eighth Ninth and Second ave. lines run cars ~
Mr.. Magee said: 1t is evident that the con-
slant reiteration by the police and the companies
that the backbone Of the strike is broken IS
more for the purpose Of making the men think
that the best thing they can do Is to return
10 work, but they have stood firm, and tho
fight will continue to the bitter end.'
Commissioner F. T. Donovan called on Mrs
Magee yesterday and had a long consultation
with him and it was given out that the state
Board of Arbitration intended to exert all It's
powers TO investigate the streecar troubles, both
in BROOKLYN and this city. But the men have
lost good deal of confidence in the State Board.
Last night the various District Assemblies on
this city and the vicinity met and adopted reso-
lutions TO sustain the car-drivers and conductors
in their fight by all mssns in their power, and
denounced the alleged outrages perpetrated py
the police.
RIGHTS OF THE MEN UPHELD.
The Single Tax Club. of Which Henry George
Is president adopted resolutions expressing sym-
pathy with the strikers and protesting against
the companys asserting that the men have no righs
to appoint representatives to negotiate with and
mako agreements with the companies for the men.
Furthermore, the club charges the presidents OK
the companies with conspiracy 10 prolopg the hours
of labor beyond the time allowed by law;
Local Assembly No. 1890, OF Brooklyn. has
appointed "a committee TO 60 10 Albany 10 urge
before the Assembly the passage OF blll placing
the surface railroads In this city and Brooklyn
under the control of the municipal authorities
The employees of Peck & Sons piano fsetory ana
Brewsters carriage works. who witnessed from the
windows OF their factories the clubbing OF her-
win by policemen assert their willingness to go
ON the witnessstand in his favor as they say thao
the charge that he attempted TO stab an ofcer for
which he is held in s2,500 bail, is pure fabric-
tion, and that while the clubbing was going ON
they cried Shame
A COLLISION. IN BROADWAY
AS result of employing inexperienced drivers
Master Workman Magee referred to the accident
on the Broadway line which resulted in col
lsion between two Broadway cars at Bleccler-st.
Yesterday morning. Car No. 237 was going down
Broadway and car No. 23s was going up. They
met at Bleeclser-st. The driver of the up
car turned his horses TO the wrong side
and the car ran over the Bleecker-st switch