The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-29
a RIOT IN RRooKLYN,s STRIFE.
mounted Police Charge the Mob Like
SQuadrons Of Cavalry.

Sousdrons Of Cavalry.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2s-Atlantic avenue
street car lines in Brooklyn are still tied up
an no cars are yet running. The new men
are AFRAID to man the cars without personal
ponce protection This cannot be afforded
them. One Of the autonatic switches of
the 4lne was found today to have been re-
moved. The air Is full Of forebodingS Of
rlot IN Brooklyn, and the streets were fun
OF striksrs and their sympathizers late this
afternoon.
TEE STATES ARBTTRATORS.
The state board OF arbitration is on the
scene ready to arbitrate. From tue board
note was sent 10 President Richardson
TINS afternoon requesting conference. He
dld not come, but sent word that he would
SEND communication TO the board later in
the evening.
The Brooklyn board Of aldermen to-day
unanimously adopted a resolution in which,
sIter reclt ng the fact OF the stoppage Of
cars on these lines for several days and the
great Inconvenience suffered by the public
In consequence, the aldermen gave notice
10 tue Atlantic avenue line that unless their
cars are put IN motion forthwith and run
on schedule time, steps will be taken to
nave the charter declared null and void
under which the company exists.
WAGONS START OUT.
AT 4:30 this afternoon two wagons
emerged from the Atlantic Railway Com
pany Stables, on Atlantic avenue, near
Third avenue, in Brooklyn. Il each were
thirteen policemen and eight employees Of
the company. Twenty mounted policemen
formed an escort to the men in the wagons.
MoBBING THE NEW MEN.
large crowd was gathere1 about the
stables, and when the wagons started TO-
ward the Fifth avenue and Twenty-fourth
street stables the crowd began to mob them,
ho"llng and swearing and throwing stones
at tie policemen and their charge. The
wagons and norsemen pressed briskly on,
the mob following aud gaining in numbers
and fury every minute, until the procession
was halted on Twenty third street, near the
stables
Several thousand sgry men blocked the
way. From the streets, windows and house
tops stones, clubs and brickbats showered
upon the policemen and trembling en-
ployes.
MOUNTED POLICE CHARGE.
Sergeants johnson and Cole, who com
manded the mounted officers ordered their
men 10 charge and the squads advanced on
gallop like sqUadrOns Of cavalry. The
officers used their clubs effectively, and at
3 O'Clock employees we're safely dyed in the
stable. They were wa ted to take care of
neglect, owing to lack of help. Many riot
ers were struck by clubs and flying missiles
and several policemen were hit, but nobody.
as far as is known, Is severely injured.
Strong detail Of police guard the stables
and patrol the line Of the road. They had
no trouble after the , o'clock row. No
arrests were made. There is a general ex-
pectation in Brooklyn Of a riot tomorrow
morning when the company attempts to
start its cars.
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
William J. Richardson, secretary Of the
Atlantic Avenue Ra lroad Company, &C
companied by Gen. b. F. Tracy, called on
tine state board Of arbitration at the S..
George hotel this evening and said they
would he willing to receive a committee of
the former employees of the company, but
would not confer with the executive COM
mttee of District Assembly No. Is. Messrs
Best and Burns Of the committee expressed
the opinion that the men would best accept
the proposition and the dignity of the dis
trict assembly would be laid aside in the in
terest Of a peaceful settlem emit
A TIE-UP IMMINENT AT NEW YORK.
A tie-up on all the surface street railroads
IN this city is imminent in the next twenty
four hours. Meetings were held all over
the city tonight to consider grievances
aud delegates elected at these meetings Of
the local assemblies vii meet in the morn
ing about o'clock to consider what action
to take. The roads will probably not be
tied up tomorrow morning, however.
GOTHAM's AUTHORITIES NOTIFIED
Mayor Grant received letter to-day
from President White of the Dry Dock and
East Broadway Railroad Company, notify
ing him that the company apprehends
trouble from a strike of their employees, and
that if any damage is done to its property
the company will hold the city responsible
The mayor forwarded the letter to the com
missioner of police, with a request that it
receive immediate attention.
THE ASSEMBLIES IN SESSION.
The LEGAL assemblies of National District
Assembly No. 226, knights of Labor, car
drivers and conductors, at midnight were
still in session in their halls in different
parts of the city. The question of a tie-up
of all the lines in the city is the subject of
discussion. The district assembly has re-
ferred the question TO the local assemblies.
If decided by majority of the local assem-
blies, the tie-up will be made between and
8 o'clock In the morning. 1t is learned
from authority that four local assemblies
have already Endorsed the proposition TO
strike. The result of the voting will proba-
bly, not be known until O'Clock in the
morning at least. At a late hour tonight
a committee Of the employees of the Second
avenue line went to make proposition TO
their employers for better terms The
understanding was that tie-up would fol-
low in the morning unless their demands
were acced d to. There are 1900 men on
this line, and the action is very significant,
it is thought.
SAID TO BE A CERTAINTY.
NEW YORK, Jan. 90, 3 A. M-The various
surface car lines of this city will be tied up
at o'clrcs this morning. Meetings Of all
the local assemblies of the Knights Of Labor
were hold last night, and each Of them de-
cided upon this course to aid the Brooklyn
men. Il is said that the Brotherhood of
Engineers and elevated railroad empl yes,
will come out, too, if it is thought neces-
sarV.
1t has been resolved to tieup all the sur
face railroads in New York and Brooklyn
between and 5 O'Clock this morning in aid
of the Atlantic avenue tBrooklyn) street
railroad strikers.
A SKUNK FARMER.