The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-02-02
Brooklyn Strikers Say They viii
Never Show Weakness.
NEW MEN JOINING THE RANKS
The Crews of Many CroSstownaud Ora
ham Avenue Lines Have Been in-
duced To Desert.


Green Point, the situation today was
more serious than ever before. Rev
Father O'Hara, who has charge of
Green Point parish, spoke to the new
motor men and conductors who were
taking out cars. He begged them to
leave their cars and join the strikers.
Several men jumped from the cars
amid cheers from the onlookers. A
big crowd congregated i'm the vicinity
of the stables and the tracks were OBJ
structed with barrels, boxes and refuse.
The police charged the mob with their
sticks and the crowd fell back
Traffic on the Hamilton avenue line
was resumed and this afternoon the
Third avenue line was operated with
scarcely any interruption.
Thirty property owners on Hackett
and Hicks street sent a petition to the
grand jury this afternoon denouncing
the killing of Thomas Kay.
Messrs. Fay, Robinson and Purcell,
composing the state arbitration COM
mittee which left Albany last night for
Brooklyn, were in secret session at the
st. George hotel this afternoon and
subpoenaed Messrs. Lewis and Norton,
whom they examined as to the cause
and status of the strike. Mayor Schier-
en- positively declined to attend.
LABOR PEOPLE CONFIDENT.
This is the most encouraging day
we have had during the strike" said
Master Workman Thomas Murray to an
Associated Press representative. I'VE
are getting the new men away from the
railroad company as fast as they ar
rive" While the reporter was talking
to Master Workman Murray a number
of non-union men were brought in by
the strikers
Master Workman Connolly who has
charge of the strike, was angry today
He said early in the day to several re-
porters that the strike might be called
off Later, when asked for particulars,
he replied that the strike will not be
called off i'm any event and that instead
of 5000 men being out, there will be
10000 soon. He denied that any strikers
have returned to work.
EVENTS OF THE DAY.
The Brooklyn Heights Railroad Com
pany announced that 1t would run the
cross-town lines from Greenpoint to
Erie basin today. Large crowds waited
lOI Tie llISl Cal. ne dulnOIllltS Stll
a large military force and 81 strong de-
tachment of regular and special police
men to keep peace. The military were
ordered not to shoot without good
cause
Police Commissioners Walls has made
an investigation into the shooting of
Thomas KeaIney on the roof of a house
in Hicks street. 1T is believed that he
has concluded that the killing was I'M
warranted.
AT the strikers headquarters it is
said the unusual quietness of the
strikers is on account of Justice Cay
nors mandamus opinion. They believe
if the wires We're cut, or any opposition
made to running the cars, the man
damus would be rendered Imperative.
Policemen patrOlling Bedford avenue
this morning noticed a wagon full OF
men cutting wires. The policemen made
a rush at the wagon. The driver whip
ped up his team and escaped. The mer
at work in the street cutting wires were
captured. The policemen fired severa
shots at the wagon and are pretty Ger
tain that some of the shots took effect
At Ridgewood station, when about p
new men arrived to work for the rail
road company, the strikers surrounded
them and succeeded in hustling then
down Palmetto street. Policemen anC
militiamen sent to the rescue succeeded
in overtaking the lxidnappers and pris
oners and rescued six of the latter. The
other 10 were taken to the headquarters
of the strikers and kept prisoners.
Arguments in the case OF JOSEPH
Loader against the Brooklyn Heights
Company, asking for a mandamus
was heard before Justice Gaynor
Judge Gaynor said he would give hi
decision some time this afternoon. Tn
decision will determine whether the wri
be peremptory or simply alternative.
What is supposed to be a dynamic
cartridge was picked up this morning
at the corner of Flatbush avenue AM
Fulton streets, where several car line
pass. 1t is covered with coating, has
fuse at one end and is about five inche
long. Police Superintendent Campbell
sent it to the navy yard, where an ex
animation will be made.
A dynamite cartridge exploded II
front of 474 Myrtle avenue today. Man
windows were broken
Judge GaynOr reserved his decisio
this morning in the habeas corpu
proceedings to release the men impris
oned in the stables of the Brookly
Heights Railroad Company and in tn
armories.
A bowling mob in front of the Sevent
precinct at Green Point surrounded
string of cars deserted by the motto
men. The police We're absolutely pow
erless. The crowd smashed the wiz
dows Of the street cars.