The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-22
Seven Thousand Militiamen and
1900 Policemen
COULDN'T RUN sRookLyn CARS,
The Working People Contestiug
Every Inch Of Progress.
Today the Lass Repairers WIZ Strike
Aiiftis Fire ON the Mob, bat to Their
Captains Regret, kitl No One-Thres
AHisiamea In she HosplsaI-Two
Polfcemen shot.

bfookfyn, jan H.--NiOlence and
oloocshed constitute the record OF the
eighEn day OF the electric street car
operatives strike. Three miiitianaen
are in the hospitals with broken heads.
two having suffered at the hands OF
riolous men and women, while the
tnird WAS the victim OF his own care
sessnssss. having fallen out OF q second
story window. A score or more OF no.
lcesnen are suffering from bullet
wounds or contusfons OF the head and
Dody. disabling them for the time be-
ing To what extent the strikers have
suffered cannot be. oonjecturesi. Il
they escaped punishment it was not
the faui; OF the fs1a.itian1en, who. in ac.
cordance- wifi orders, fired as directly
AZ their assailants as dense fog which
completely hid objects at thirty Yards
distance would permit. The strike Is
nol ended, and order Is not restored
seven thousand National Guardsmen
ana 1000 or l,soo policemen have not
today been sffoag enough TO make
traffic On the street railways In Brook
yn practicable. In fact, the gain over
Saturday Is hardly perceptibse. The
calling out OF the First brigade. cenl-
posed OF New York city regiments. has
seemed rather to add TO the tension
than to bring a solution Of the difficult
Ties. The task cf restoring peace and
order along neatly 200 miles os street
railway Is a vast one. The new levy
numbered NOT far from 1000 men. They
were moved across the great bridge
early IN the day. The various COM
panses went by elevated trains. wher-
ever Was possible, to the points
where they had been ordered General
~ speaking. the greetings they met
with on The streets were far from
friendly. A Scotch mist settled down
on ali the city, increasing In density
as the evening approached, and added
to the difficulties
car started from Ridgewood sta
tton Of the Brooklyn Heights Com
pany little after 5 o'clock. and was
assaulted with volleys OF stones and
bricks before 1t proceeded far. pri
waite soldier was struck on the head
with stone and disabled. The. officer
IN conlnan1 ordered hts men to shoot,
and Two voileys were fired towards the
WindcWs and houset9ps from wh..ah
fhe missiles had been mostly hurled.
Ahe saciers aim was bad, however.
and rendered uncertain by the dense
Cog. The policemen also did some shoot
Ing at this point, with what effect is
as uncertain as IN The case OF the mill.
tiamen. 1t Is asserted by the ml,itia
officers that they only ordered the vol.
ley when the violence OF the ,,roh ,,s..,,
u necessity. On the SAME line a ear
started out an hour after and was he
set by rioters at Gates and Stuyyesan nj
avenues. The police eseortine. n IS.
sayed To drive OF The rioters. and whi,n
uoiiiS SO were fired upon from a hruse
rave poiicemen were wounded, one in
me arm. another in the hand. and
three others received painful iui,,ries
oy eeirg struck with stones.
The ranks of the strikers vii, nrnh-
ably be recruited tomorrow by the gao
Nnesnen, VINO until now have remained
Ia the employ of the company. They
have let it be understood that tor,orrnsv
they will not go out To reuair c,t ,i,as
even at the risk Of dismissal. This will
'h. she strike. they say. They will
Hereiy refuse to perform the work ,e-
CURED ot them, and put On the COM
pahies the oniis OF discharging them.
IN the beard Of aldermen this after
noon q resolution was introduced by
Mr. Cehea. which proposes to s,bIiga
corporations Operating street railways
BY esectrlciry to employ as mc,t.,r,g,,sn
oiisy such persons az shall have passed
o satisfactory examination as 10 thee-
qualifications. The board voted wi.b.
OUT dissent the approval Of ,uen,ar.s,
signed BY about sixty property owners
wilsch calls Tor measures which shah
compel the street railway cprsaanjeS
10 operate the usual number az ears
on their lines. or else request the at
iorney general to bring proceedings for
the annuintent cf their charters.
The officers of the companies are fear
fui OF mare trouble through the night
The ratlrcaa companies claim the "a ~
VIII be run from the depot at o.clor;,
In the aaorning