Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-21
THE GOVERNOR ACTS.
Sends a Brigade of the National
 Guard to Brooklyn.
THE RIoTING GROWING SERIOUS.


 The Strikers Have Made Many Concessions
 Through the Mayor, but the Street Rail-
 way Presidents Refuse to Consider Any
 Terms-Mayor Schieren's Manifesto.
 BROOKLYN. Jan. 2i.-Nearly <, 900 ma tional guardsmen are under arms on Brooklyn's streets today. The strikers number about 5. 900, hut there are fully 25, 900 sympathizers with their cause who are aiding them in preventing the run ming of trolley cars. The situation is se- rious.
 The First brigade of New York city. national guard. including all tho troops, infantry. artillery and signal corps, re- Seived orders from Adjutant General Mo Alpin last night and reported as ready for service early this morning under Briga- dier General Fitzgerald. This action was taken on a request made to Governor Mor- ton hy Mayor Schiercn of Brooklyn, who maintained that the militia on the ground then was not able to properly protect the property and lives of the citizens and sup press the acts of violence on the part of the strikers and their sympathizers. There was q general feeling Sunday that the mayor. after his conferences with
 
 sequent one with representatives of the railroad companies, would bring about a settlement on n compromise plan. His efforts in this direction, however, proved fruitless. and there is no telling at this moment when or how the differences be | tween the railroad officials and the strik- ing motormen and conductors will be ad- justed.
 The news that the First brigade of the national guard in New York had been called out last evening caused a great deal l of excitement and anxiety throughout the city.
 The trouble between the military and the strikers which occurred Saturday evening was looked upon as the beginning of a series of such outbreaks, and the call. .ng out of additional troops showed | at once in how serious a light the authori- ties viewed the situation.
 The cars wore run Sunday by green l hands on the same lines as on Saturday, but they were poorly patronized by the public, as tho danger of that mode of transportation was too apparent for the ordinary resident.
 l Striker Shot at the Soldiers.
 Despite the assertions of the railr oad officials that they had plenty of men to man their cars, there were very few of them at work. and there were many de- sertions from the ranks of tho newly em- | ployed men. Scrimmages innumerable took place on all the lines embraced in | the strike system, but nothing of a really l serious nature occurred
 The men are being advised on all sides not to resort to violence. and in many of the churches the clergymen appealed to them to be quiet and law abiding. A serious clash occurred late last night between the soldiers and the strikers at ] the car stables of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad company at Twentyfourth street and Fifth avenue. Some strikers repre- senting themselves as newspaper men passed the picket line and were looking up nonunion men in the stables when il was discovered that they were frauds They were escorted back into the crowd. | This led to n clash, and the strikers Charg cd the soldiers on guard.
 One of the strikers fired shot into the ranks of the soldiers who returned to the attack with renewed energy. Two men 1 whose named could not be learned werC stabbed in the charge. .s--.-l-.----- President Lewis of tho Brooklyn City Railroad company said late last night, speaking for himself and President Nor ton of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad com. pany, that he expected to operate all his i lines Huft lully JD1in nc ulu Nunutay.
 By l2 o'clock we hope to have over 5C miles of streets occupied by lines in proper running order, said President Lewis We have n large number of men engaged who seem to Ee intelligent enough to per form the duties demanded of them, ana who fully understand the position is which they will be placed.
 In conclusion President Lewis said hC wanted it distinctly understood that tn, company absolutely refused to take bach any of their old men.
 It is stated that the leave of absence o the regular soldiers stationed Rt For Hamilton as been temporarily withdrawn and that those on furlough have been call cd upon to report for duty forthwith. proclamation:
 ITO the Citizens of Brooklyn and the Pub
 lio Generally:
 Tn the nams of the people of tho stati of New York, l, Charles A. Schicren mayor of the city of Brooklyn. do hereb! require all persons within the limits O tho city 10 refrain from unnt C. lssary as sembling in the streets. squares or in pub lie places of the city during its prrsen disturbed condition and until quiet is re stored, and l hereby give nOticc that tn police kavc been ordered and the militii requested to diSpcrso any unlawful aSscm blage. I rxhort all persons to assist il the observance of this request.
 CHARLES A. SCHIEREN. !