San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-25
BROOKLYN CAR STRIKE!
TIE-UP Is BROKEN AND STRIKE
ALMOST ENDED.
Men Can Regain Employment Only
as Individuals not Union
Members-Militia Go
ing Home.

BROOKLYN, Jan. To- The big
trolley car strike is nearly at an
end. The day may see the strikers
declare themselves beaten and re-
turning to work as individuals, as
the railroads say they may, but not
through treaties OF executive COM
mittees.
Trolly cars are running on nearly
all lines, though not in full com.
plement, but the great tie-up is
broken.
The situation has become so
serene that the Ninth regiment
has been ordered home and there
is every likelihood that before the
day is over, the Seventh, in COM
mand Of Col. Appleton, will be Or
dered back to New York. The
soldiers will be glad to be relieved
from duty.
Last night the only trouble
caused by strikers was the cutting
of wires in many sections. This
did not desperately affect the run
ming of the cars, as the companies
have been able to replace many
linemen who went on the strike.
The Brooklyn Heights Rail-
way company announced today
that it would run all their across
town lines today and the authori-
ties sent large military force and
policemen to keep the peace. The
military Yves ordered not TO shoot
without good cause, but when they
do shoot to do SO in earnest.
Police Commissioner Wells has
made an investigation OF the shoot
ing Of Thomas Kearney. The com.
missioner refuses to make public
tho nature of his report, but it is
sion that the killing was unwar-
ranted.
At strikers headquarters it is
said that the unusual quietness of
the strikers is on account of Gay.
nor's mandamus opinion.
Argument in the case Of Joseph
Loader against the Brooklyn
Heights company, asking for man.
damus was heard today before JUS
tice Gaynor, After the arguments
closed he said he would give de-
cision some time later. The de-
cision will determine whether the
writ be peremptory or alternative
What is supposed to be dyna-
mite bomb was picked up this
morning by man at the corner
OF Flatbush avenue and Fulton
street, where several street car
lines pass. Police Immediately
sent it to the navy yard where an
examination will be made.
Policemen patrolling Bedford
Ave. this morning at 2 O'Clock, mo-
ticed a wagon full Of men cutting
wires. The police made rush to
arrest the men, but the driver
whipped up and all escaped. Three
other men, cutting wires, were cap
tured.
The claim is made by the COM
panies that the number of cars in
operation are continually increas-
ing and over 300 are now running;
and that the could run more is adj
visable.
The strikers say they are deter
mined as ever, but can do nothing
while the power Of they state if
adercised against them.
If no agreement is made, before
the troops are removed, there will,
in the opinion Of many, be a re-
vival of trouble.
At Ridgewood station, when %
new men arrived to go to work,
the strikers surrounded and sue
ceeded in bustling them to Pal
metto street. AS soon as the kid
mapping was known, militia sue
ceeded in overtaking the kidnap-
pers and prisoners and rescued six.
The others were taken to the head
quarters Of the strikers and kept
as prisoners.