Evening journal., 1895-02-04
gR0OKLYN AGAIN hG0G.
Big Mass Meeting Of Strikers
Before the City Hall.
CITIZENS ADVISED TO 60 ARMBD

Trolley Companics' Charters.
BRooKLYN, Feb. 8.-Interest has again
been aroused in the trolley strike and to-
day the excitement is nt feyer heat A
big open air mass meeting was arranged
for by the strike leaders for o'clock this
afternoon, and at noon there was already
crowd in front Of the municipal build
ings Many persons are hurlying from
other parts Of the city. and 1t is evident
that the situation may at any moment be-
come serious.
No parade permit having been issued,
tho mayor and chief Of police have made
preparations to quell any disorder at once.
Master Workman Connolly has issued
manifesto calling upon the people to carry
arms, and it is expected that this may
encourage some Of the lawless element ia
the city to make this an excuse for fur
ther violence
Master Workman Connoliys manifesto
s as follows:
no the Citizens Of Brooklyn
+ We notice q statement made today by
President Norton Of the Atlantic Avenue
system that no proposed to claim the priv
iloge in defiance Of the police department.,
to arm his imported scabs and Pinlzer-
tons, and If this is done the citizens Of
Brooklyn will certainly exercise the same
privilege to 60 armed in self defense and
Us proeaution against these lawless inn
ported thugs and the corporate criminals
who employ them in defiance Of the laws
Of this city and state
MARTIN T. CoNNRLIY.n =
The manifesto also claims that the board
Of aldermen possesses the necessary power
to annul the trolley companies charters
Mr.. Connolly also stated that he had heard
that Presidents Norton, Lewis and Wick
ers had held consultation in New York
at which it had been decided to arm their
men with reyolvers,
A Monster Petition.
A monster petition is to be presented
this afternoon to the Brooklyn board Of
aldermen. in session at the city hall. 1t
calls for the revocation of the licenses and
franchises Of the Brooklyn Heights, the
Atlantic Avenue and the Brooklyn, Queens
County and Suburban Railroad compa-
nies-the three trolley systems affected by
the recent strike which has never yet been
officially declared Off According to Mr..
| Connolly, it already contains 81, 49l sig
/ natures AT tho same time the aldermen
are to be given an object lesson--a show.
| ing Of unemployed motormen and con-
4
The strikers contend that the city coun-
| ell has power to Immediately revoke the
l three charters. They are TO gather in ex-
| peotation that summary action will be-
/ taken. They believe that the more Of
! them there are OF the city hall this after
noon the more deeply Will the aldermen be
| impressed. Tho fact that So many citizens
| of Brooklyn, representing thousands Of
/ women and children as we'll as themselves.
arc in enforced idleness through the policy
/ Of tho trolley system, whether that policy
1 IS right or wrSag, Is relied upon to make
| the petition virtually a demand. The an
/ dermen have already passed several resolu-
tions and ordinances indicating sympathy
with the strikers.
Tho men are not to march 70 tho city
hall in q body but they are going in
| squads They say they need no permit for
this. AS TO the possibility Of disorder and
| police interference, Master Workman Con
nelly the strike leader, referred to the
| meeting yesterday as another Coxey
case" in which the city hall grass was
| to be protected at all hazards. He rather
seemed to anticipate official provocation,
! A few instances OF clubbing might fan the
| smoldering embers OF dissatisfaction into
open riot-might resuscitate the corpse Of
tho strike oven and inhame popular sym
pathy. Connolly didn't say that however.
He was asked if any speeches were to be
| made
"That ism It decided, " be said
Who is to present the petitiun4'
II do not know This is "A movement
of citizens, not Of strikers. ! am not di
recting the matter.
Who is directing its'
Only an evasivc answer was given. liz
would not say how many people he expect
ed at the meeting,
viii Debs bo thereW
saw Dohs last night. That's all In
going to say
It could not be learned what part i
any, the Chicago strike leader is to play il
the demonstration. Nobody but Connolly
would admit that Dehs is Or has been ro
Gently in Brooklyn. There was q repor
that bio j. stopping in New York at thi
home Of his sister. but that statemcn
could not DO verified.
Talk Of rinkertons.
Discussed in connection with the meet
ing sunday and as bearing upon develop
ments to be expected within the next few
days was the refusal by Police Commits
sioner Wollos Of the request Of Presiden
Norton Of the Atlantic Avonuo compan.
/ LOT Nub ANlNAltHt DA HfDilAR our GiiH4ls
ees with revolvors for the purpose of pro
tecting themselves and our property whil
7 in the discharge of their duty. and also ii
! going to and from their homes, and til
. subsequent defiant assertion Of an Office
of the same company that tho employees
would be armed anyhow
The strikers made the most Of this
claiming that the employees" whom j
proposed to arm are Pinkertun men.
Whom they begin to arm IMPORTS
hirolings to shoot down citizens sal
| Connolly we'll prepare to take care 9
7 ourselves.
This waving Of the Pinkerton red fla
had naturally an inlammatory effect
4 / Mayor Schieren said at his home las
night:
There are two people in Brooklyn VIII
ought to keep their mouths shut The
, are the Atlantic avenue man and Mr.. Cor
nelly"
Does the outlook for renewed troubl
warrant calling out the militia again.
, l3y no means. The present protectio
z is sufficient for all purposes. The regue,