Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-26
STRIKERS FIRM.
Five Thousand Now Out, and
10000 May Be Involved.
An Exciting Day, Despite Mayor
Schieren Thinks End Is Near.
Rioters Demolish Stalled Cars and Keep
Many Trolley Wires Cut.

Brooklyn, n. ", Jan. 25.-Alayor
Schicren said, this afternoon, that ho
considered the strike Oft. He said: "As
faras interference with public convenience
is concerned the strike is over, and the
railroads are doing we'll. i have taken
trouble to ride about town in tho ears,
and rs far rs the service of the companies
is concerned l consider the strike at an
end. "
AT . O'Clock this morning, officers ar
rested Bisscll Willis, n motorman, and
\. f. Lewis for attempting to cut tho
trolley wire at Bedford avenue, near North
litb street. Four Others We're with them
but made their escape in "a wagon. Tho
policemen fired several shots at them, and
il is thought that one of them was hit.
No disturbances We're reported ut either
OF the Offices, power houses or stables of
any of the companies, this morning. A
number Of slight alterations between the
police and strikers have been reported.
hut nothing of serious nature up TO 10
O'Clock occurred.
Most OF the roads report that their wires
were cut during the night, but with the
aid of n few Of the old wiremcn that re-
fused to go out and n number of now
men, the wires were put in order and by
this morning, cars We're started on half
Of tho roads in the city.
The report that the eth Regiment was
to be withdrawn was positively denied,
this morning, by Col, Appleton. llc-dc-
clared that the immediate Withdrawal of
the men OF his command, had not been
contemplated as yet Tho commanding
officers Of the militia have in no wise re
Taxed the stringent militia rules cStab-
lishcd by them when they first arrived.
All approaches to the railroad companies
depots, stables, etc, are Us closely guarded,
this morning, rs at any timc since the
strike began.
Stones We're thrown at two policemen
from tenoments at Hicks and Sackct
streets Mt 10 \. NJ. Officers Connolly and
Wright were struck and severely injured.
At briggs and Manhattan avenue, this
afternoon, a mob of 1000 persons attacked
several stalled cars on the Flushing and
Graham avenue lines and wrecked them.
At Bedford avenue they demolished six
cars and cut the wires for four blocks.
During the afternoon wires We're cut at
Ralph avenue near Fulton street and ON
Fulton street near Saratoga avenue No
arrests were made The mob was dis
pcrsed in each case by platoon of the
list Regiment.
The Brooklyn Heights Co issued, to
day, notice stating that 1t Is ready and
willing to take into its employ such Of
the former motormen and conductors as
are needed to III existing vacancies,
paying them the market rate of
wages for services, providing such en-
ploycs will accept the regulations OF tho
company, rs to the frequency with which
cars shall be run and the number of cars
which shall be run.
Master Workman Connolly, who has
charge of the strike, says there arc still
5000 men out, and soon there may be as
many more ordered out, with the posi-
bility of 90, 600 men being involved. He
declares the men are standing firmly
together
Residents OF Hicks street have petit
toned the grand jury to investigate the
" disgraccful and murderous" conduct of
the militia under Major Cochran and their
firing on innocent women and dcfonceless
children. Tho citizens denounco the con
duct of Mayor Schieren in allowing the
city's streets to be overrun with iresponsi-
BILE and murderous militiamen. They
the shooting and killing of
Carney as cold-bloodcd murder at the
hands of Major Cochran.
The Brooklyn, Queens County & Subur-
ban Co. offers $500 for information which
will lead to the arrest and conviction Of n
of the committee which has adj
vised the cutting of wires or injury to any
of the company's property; also for the
arrest of anyone cutting wires or other
wise injuring its property.