The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-26
THERE'S DANGER AHEAD
Strikers In Brooklyn Are Growing
Very Desperate.
MANY GOOD HEADS BROKEN
In Some Parts of the City the Com
pany Was Unable to Run It's
Cars With the Aid of RegI-
ment OF Soldiers.

| strikers returning to work as individuals,
| as the railroad companies say they may
| and not through treaties with the execu-
tive committee. The trolly cars are run
ming on nearly all the limos, though not
a full complement. but tho great tie-up
has been broken. The Ninth regiment
has been ordered home, and there is every
likelihood that the Seventh will be or
dered back to New York tonight.
Since midnight the only trouble caused
| by the strikers was the cutting of wires.
| Tho Brooklyn Heights Railroad company
announced that it would run the Cross
town lines from Green Point to Erie Ba-
SIN to-day. A large crowd waited for the
| first car. The authorities sent a large
military force and n strong detachment of
regulars and special policemen TO keep
| the peace. Tho military were ordered
not TO shoot without good cause.
| Police Commissioner Welles has made
| investigation into the shooting of Thomas
| Kearney on tho roof of a house in Hicks
street. 1t is believed that he has con-
cluded that the killing was unwarranted.
| At the strikers headquarters it is said the
| unusual quietness of the strikers is on ac-
count of Justice GIyner's mandamus
| opinion. They believe if no wires were
| cut or any opposition made to running
of cars the mandamus would be rendered
| imperative.
! Judge Gayner reserved his decision this
morning in the habeas corpus proceed
ings TO release the men imprisoned in the
stables of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad
company and in the armories.
The arguments in the case of Joseph
Loader against the Brooklyn Heights COM
pany asking for mandamus was heard be-
| fore Justice Gayner. Judge Gayner said
| he would give his decision some time this
| afternoon. The decision will determine
whether a writ will be peremptory or sim
| ply alternative.
What is supposed to be a dynamite
| cartridge was picked up this morning at
the corner of Flatbush avenue and Fulton
street, where several car lines pass. 1t
was covered with a coating, has a fuse at
one end and is about five inches long.
| Superintendent Campbell sent it to the
navy yard, where an examination will be
made.
The police who are patrolling Bedford
avenue noticed a wagon full OF men cut
ting wires. Tho policemen made n rush
| at the wagon, but tho driver whipped up
the team and escaped. Three men at
work in the street cutting wires we're cap
tured. The policemen fired several shots
1
of the shots took effect. The strikers say
they are as determined as ever to hold
| out. If no agreement is made before the
| troops are removed there will be, In the
| opinion of many, renewal OF the trouble.
| At Ridgewood station, when about %
new men arrived to work for the railroad
| company, the strikers surrounded them
and succeeded in hustling them down
Palmetto street. Policemen and militia
were sent to the rescue, who succeeded in
overtaking the kidnapers and prisoners
and rescued six of the latter. The other
10 were taken to the headquarters of the
strikers and kept prisoners.
Judge Gayner, in the supreme court,
this morning reserved his decision on an
application for writ of mandamus to
compel the Brooklyn Heights railroad to
run cars.
A dynamite cartridge exploded in front
of 47i Myrtle avenue to-day. Many win
dows were broken.
4 bowling mob is in front of the Sew
enth precinct station at Green Point sur
rounding a string of cars deserted by the
motormen, The police are absolutely
powerless. The crowd is smashing the
windows of the street cars. The strikers,
under Walking Delegate Hill, have in
duced the crews of many Crosstown and
Graham avenue lines to desert.
BROOKLYN, n. ", Jan. 25.-At the sta
bles of the cross line on Kent avenue,
Green Point, the situation to-day was
more serious than ever before.
Rev. Father O'Hara, who has charge of
tho Green Point parish, spoke to the new
motor mon and conductors who were TAX
ing out cars. He begged them to leave
their cars and join the strikers. Several
men jumped from the cars amid cheers
from tho onlookers.
Big crowds congrcgated in the vicinity
of tho stables and tho tracks were OBJ
structed with barrels, boxes and refuse.
The police charged the mob with their
sticks and the crowd fell back. Traffic
on the Hamilton avenue line was resumed
this afternoon. The Third avenue line has
been operated with scarcely any inter
ruption. Thirty-iive property owners on
Hicks and Sackett streets, sent
petition to the grand jury this
afternoon denouncing the killing of
Thomas Karney. Messrs. Feeny, Robin
son and Purcell, the state arbitration
committee, which left Albany last night
for Brooklyn, were in secret session at
the St. George hotel this afternoon and
subpoenaed Messrs. Lewis and Norton,
who they examined as TO the cause and
status of the strike. Mayor Schiercn pos
itively declined to attend.
This is the most encouraging day we
have had during the strike said Master
Workman Thomas Murray To the associ-
ated press representative. We are get
ting tho new men away from tho railroad
company as fast as they arrive" While
the reporter was talking with tho master
workman n number of non-union men
were brought in by the strikers.
Master Workman Connolly, who has
charge of the strike, was angry to-day. lie
said early in the day 10 several reporters
the strike might be called Oft. Later when
asked for particulars. he replied tho strike
will not be called of in any event, and
that instead Of 5,oO) being out there will
| be 10000 ont soon. lie denicd fhnt my