Evening journal., 1889-01-30
MoRg RIoTs IN eRooKLYN.
All Efforts to Compromise Fail and the
Outlook Is Serious.


Outlook Is Serious.
BROOKLYN. Jan. 30-The strike on the
Richardson street car system remains as it
was the first hour Of the trouble. Neither
side win concede a Ioint.
The company have made no attempt TO run
a car, nor will they do 50 until proper police
protection is afforded them. This Comnis-
sioner Bell has declined to do on the ground
that his force is insufficient.
The strikers grow more restless and deter
mined, They are angry that any man should
stand by the company, and none Of those who
are taking care of the horses in the stables
dare to show his head Five are at work at
the Ninth avenue. two at the Seventh avenue
and one young lad at the Fifth avenue stables.
About fifteen men are working in the stables
at Atlantic and Third avenues
These have all to be fed. but their supply Of
food Is giving ont and provisions must be sent
soon to some OF them or they viii starve.
Some provision was started on a truck yes
teriav afternoon 60 the Ninth, Seventh and
Fifth avenue stables, but got no further than
the Ninth avenue stables when the strikers
gathered about the mounted police escort and
routed them completely, leaving the wagon TO
return as quickly as possible 20 the Third ave
nue. stables whence it started.
The police in this encounter with the mob
showed that they were not able 70 cope with
| the strikers vino are having everything their
! own way. Violence is expected to-day and
| the militia may have TO be called out TO quell
a riot.
The state board Of arbitration, which had
! been quaFtered at the St. George hotel since
! the beginning of the strike. moved on Mon
| day night to the Murray Hill hotel, that it
might he near the strike i'm New York. Yes
terday morning Secretary Richardson Of the
company received this dispatch from the
board in New York
The executive bosd replies 70 our communi-
cation concerning yonr proposition that they
| submitted the same 10 the late employees, who de-
| cllned % accept The executive board say that
| heretofore AZ conferences with the present com
/ pany a committee Of nine employees was always
| present with such board and with them the
| president practically dealt. and they suggest
such plan Of conference now. Is that plan
agreeable or nots Answer early as possible az
| Murray IIill hotel. New York, where we await
any conference you may desire.
To this Secretary Richardson Immediately
| replied: The executive board of District
Assembly No. - Of the Knights Of Labor,
ended the conference with us abruptly and
without notice Monday, 2lst inst. They have
shown no desire to treat the company fairly.
| We decline 70 hold further conference with
them, as stated to your board last evening,
ana stand on the proposition then made
This blast of defiance ended at once all
chances Of any compromise
In the afternoon Gen. James McIeer and
Col john NJ Partridge, of the Twenty-thinl
regiment. held a private conference with
Mayor Chaplin at the city hail. and after their
departure Secretary William J. Richardson,
Treasurer n. H. Frost and Counselor Benja-
min f. Tracy, Of the Atlantic Avenue com
pauv. were closeted with his honor The
outcome Of either conference could not be
learned definitely, but it l. believed arrange
ments were made whereby the military could
be called out at very short notice.
About 6 o'clock wagon loaded with pro
visions for the railroad men recently ers
ployed by the company at the Ninth avenu,
stables attempted TO leave the depot at At
lantic and Third avenHes. The wagon, whici
was guarded by ten policemen. was met by
an angry mob who stonel the police but nom
Of them We're seriously injured When tn
wagon finally reached the Ninth avenu
stables they found that ihe strikers had halIi
eaded the entrance with boxes, barrels. ct
Stone throwing began again, but fortunatel,
with no serious results and the provision
were landed safely in the stables. The at
, tempt to furnish the employees at the othe
depots of the company was abandoned for ia
night.
Frederick J. Somerville, 43 years old, q
e ! No 1874 Fulton avoaue. we9a to work 70
r the rompany on SATURDAY sftsrnoon and lei
{ for home in the g cAng sioce then nothin
has De.n seen Vt AliL ~ lay his son,
q lad of "a, years, callad al tle c'iceof the con
Pany and reported the disappearance.