The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-02-01
TROLLEY Trouble.
Brooklyn Strikers Still at Odds
With Railroad Companies.

With Railroad Companies.
A stions of Mobs Lead to Vigorous Meas
the Part of the Authorities
Resume of the situation.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 24.-Another abortive
attempt was made on behalf Of the strik-
ers yesterday to induce the trolley officials
TO agree to submit differences to arbitra-
ton. The proposition which was sub
mitted to President Norton of the Atlantic
Avenue company was fatty refused by
him.
Another man was shot, probably fatally.
by the militia yesterday. A tinroofer,
named Thomas Carney, at work on a
house on Hicks street, is said by the
troops to have hurled bricks and other
missiles at them. He denied this in a state
ment to the coroner after being shot,
Young Aliens, who was shot Tuesday
night while carousing in the streets in the
vicinity of disorderly crowd, died in the
hospital yesterday.
These two tragedies and the wounding
of Mitchell by the same volley that gave
Aliens his death wound have impressed
the strikers, their sympathizers and every
one generally who have been creating dis
order since the strike of electric street rail
way employees with wholesome realiza-
tion of the peril that tender participating
in rioting while the National Guardsmen
are within shooting distance.
Strikers Losing Ground.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 25.-Affairs were very
quiet at strike headquarters last night
and the leaders were taking rest An.
drew Best said: Are we about to sur.
renderp Absurd. 1t will be the COM
panies that surrender but we have no
such intention. We are in the race to
win"
This announcement was not at all in
keeping with the expressions of the strik-
ers who meet in the saloon down stairs to
exchange condolences One of them said
regarding the matter: 81 sincerely hope
we shall win, but doubt it. The corpora
tions have too much money and 1000 SOL
diers to back them. But though we lose
this time, our turn will come" The
other men agreed with the speaker and
thus the wave of discomfort and despond-
ency spreads again.
Nearing the End.
DhOOhL1N, Odu SO-1huyoE OCHlcCcIl
expresses the opinion that the strike is
over, so far as it affects the convenience of
the public Colonel Appleton of the Sew
enth regiment says that he expects to be
relieved from detail very soon.
The temper of the strikers showed an
access of bitterness in the later hours of
the day. but they do not manifest san
guine spirit any more.
The demonstrations of the day were con-
fined principally to wire cutting and to
small and unorganized attacks on the
street'car property or on the militia. An
effort is being made to secure all indict-
ment for murder against the miltiamen
who shot Thomas Carney, the tinroofer,
on Hicks street, who died as the result of
his wound.
Rev. Patrick f. O'Hare spent the
greater part of the day in visiting the diff.
ferent points where the strikers were con-
cregated, and exhorted them to abstain
from violence, but his efforts awaited but
little AS soon as he disappeared the at.
tacks on the cars and their crews were re-
peated with more vigor than ever
A Peaceful Sabbath.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 28-Were it not for the
scarcity of cars yesterday one would not
have thought that one of the biggest
strikes in the history of Brooklyn was in
progress Church-goers had to walk to
church in many instances or take chances
in the enormous crowds which took pos
session of the cars. Otherwise there was
perfect calm.
Starvation already confronts many of
the families of the strikers. The men
were not we'll equipped financially when
they decided to stop work, and the bulk
of their funds have been used for the
transportation of non union men to the
cities from which they came to replace the
strikers. This alone has cost the strikers
many thousands of dollars
Beginning to Weaken.
BROOKLYN Jan. 29.-Master Work man
Connolly yesterday made an offer on be-
half of the strikers to the railroad Off
GERS to return to work on the terms upon
which they were working when the men
went out.
President Lewis replied that the men
would be given employment on those
terms where there were vacancies for
them to fill, but he would in no case dis
charge new men to make places for the
old.
Two disturbers were shot yesterday, one
seriously, and there was a deal of petty
rioting.
Forty deputy sheriffs, who have been
working under Sheriff Don't at Maspeth |
preserving order at the car stables, struck |
at IL o'clock yesterday. They said that
they did not intend to work "a hours per
day for $3.50. There are now only 20 |
deputy sheriffs on guard, and Sheriff Don't
says he will fill the places.
Many Accidents.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 30.-There were many
accidents yesterday due to the inexperi-
ence of motormen. f-f ..I-..f
There were many accidents yesterday.
due to the inexperience of motormen.
A car Of the Halsey street line ran into
. coach. The Misses Anderson, who were
In the coach, received Commissions, and the
driver of the coach had his ribs fractured.
The coach was damaged to the extent of
600. The motorman was arrested.
Joseph Devoe, a mos Jrman on the Bush
wick avenue road, was arrested for run
ming into a sleigh. ...,.. .."
At 6 o'clock last evening a new motor.
man attempted to run Union avenue
car backward at the junction of Myrtle
street and Gates avenue without chang
ing the trolley pole. The result was a
brilliant display of fireworks and the COM
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