The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-28


commissioner Weles, City Works Com
missioner White and Gen. McLeer. Gen
ti'zgerald arrived just as the conference
closed.
mass meeting Of citizens. called
IN the interest Of the striking en-
ployes Of the trolley roads, was
held at the Athenaeum this afternoon
Henry George, Congressman Jerry Simp-
son and Joseph r. Buchanan were the
speakers. Red hot language was INDUCED
IN and resolutions calling upon the attor-
ney general TO take action against the
railroad companies We're adopted
What we are confronted with" said
Henry George, "is more than a Brooklyn
quesuon-it is the question Of the age
the question Of the rights Of man. The
people themselves ought to own and
control all means of transportation
Congressman Jerry Simpson advocated
the public ownership Of railroads as the
only way to settle struggles between or
ganized capital and labor.
Resolutions were adopted arraigning
the companies for contemptuously dis
regarding the city ordinance regulating
the speed Of cars, forcing motormen to
make time, thereby killing and Gripping
scores of helpless human beings while
rightfully using the public streets for de-
hberately and willfully violating the law
of the state of New York, limiting the
hours of labor, for ceasing for a long
period to supply the transportation re-
quired by their charters, and for i'm
porting from many and far distant To-
calities large numbers of men to sup
plant their former faithful employees,
whereby, in any event, a vast number
of people viii be pauperized and made
public charge.
LAS the inevitable and eliminating re-
suit of this series of violations of their
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the entire community has been thrown
into confusion; business has been sus-
pended, involving immense pecuniary
loss; armed soldiery have taken posses
sion of our thoroughfares, the lives of
peaceful citizens have been wantonly sac
rificed, and great prospective
addition made to the public debt;
that we heartily sympathize with the
men whom these heartless and avaricious
corporations have deprived Of employ
ment, and We wish them success in their
justifable effort to secure a living wage
and reasonable hours of labor and we
denounce the conduct of the railroad cor
porations as suDversive Of civilized gov
ernment and destructive of human rights:
that we demand of the attorney general
of the state of New York that he begin
proceedings to annul the charters of said
corporations; that upon the forfeiture of
said charters all city railroads should
be operated by the city Of Brooklyn or
by responsible lessees under stringent
regulations, for the exclusive benefit of
the people of Brooklyn, and that copy
of these resolutions be transmitted to
the attorney general of the state Of New
York.
No attempt was made to keep cars
running until midnight. The various
iiFes- -lJegana toarf0se down at o'clock
The Fulton street, Putnam avenue, Third
avenue, Flatbush and Court street cars
were run until 10 clock, and then all the
cars were housed behind the sentry lines
which are thrown out around the car
houses.
Brooklyn had one Of the driest Sundays
in its history to-day The order sent out
from police headquarters last night was
fairly well observed and nearly all day the
saloons had both their front and side
doors closed. This undoubtedly aided ma
terially in giving the city quiet day.
The strike was mentioned in the sermons
at nearly all the churches. DR.. Lyman
Abbott deprecated the interference with
law and order.
The Rev. A. C. Dixon scored the railroad
corporations for their stubburn refusal to
arbitrate differences with their employees.
The Rev R. r. Meredith directed his
remarks at lawlessness and interference
with peaceable citizens.
The Rev Father O'Hare OF Green Point
counselled moderation.
A number of members of the Seventeenth
separate company of Flushing, who are
stationed at Ninth avenue and Twentieth
street attended services at the church Of
the Sacred Heart this morning. The Rev.
Father Nash made some remarks reflect
ing upon the conduct of the militia, where
upon the soldiers arose and walked out OF
the church
Tho strikers had a benefit performance
at the Star theater tonight. portion
of the programme, including display
of living pictures, was cut out by order
Of the police c..
the knights of Labor, who had long
standing engagement to speak at the
Criterion theater this evening, did not
arrive there. Instead he sent Messrs.
Mcclure and Martin of the executive
hoard. who spoke in his place. The meet
ing was held under the auspices OF the
Coachmens' Union.
The Central Labor Union also held
meeting and decided to poycott me INES
operated by non-union men.
The strikers have a new move IN con-
+avnnlation. They have consulted lawyers
and have decided to begin suits against
the brooklyn Hights Company for one
weeks nay for each of the l,6OO men Ior-
merlv in the employ OF thdt Iodu' AHSs
claim that the laws of this state en'itle
| tbe1, 10 one weeks notice, ana claim
that they were locked out without warn
ing The suits are to be brought IN
hafches Of 100 at time, beginning next
1,nSsdav or wednesday. They also pro-
nose to bring actions against the COM
loo,,, for violations Of the ten-hour law
TSrny sThaTe Is a $500 penalty for each offense
aaairst this law. They say that l'6OO
In bring suits, and the company Will
! he muIcted SS0OOOO. -
! raUver N. L. Towns VINO was one oL
+,o counsel in the mandamus proceed
/ tnes nas charge of the proposed actloh
! s,ls sas daroares. He sent note to Hadden
| ISno-reu president Of the Long Island
/ ,rr.,g+ Company, and trustee for the bond
,laidare of the railrosd, requesting Mr..
/ C-rnyveu to call at his residence ana see
- eor1e arrangement could not be made.
| ~ ~ Croweu replied by letter, referring
~ ,Towns to Thomas s. Moore, counsel
| for the road.
There is also talk Of suits for damages
ai,1st the trolley companies by the
Iu,5so,-Irseners and merchants, whose busi-
ass has been seriouly AFFECTED during
tbe mast two weeks by the Iailure OF the
Ip,anies C1o to run their cars as usual
90 ~ is clained that Judge Gaynor's man
5or-,,e ordering the companies to operate
tt1lii Furnish The same accom-