New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-04
RESUMING BUSINESS.
BROOKLYN'S TROLLEY CARS RUNNING
WITH LITTLE HINDRANCE.
GUERILLA WARFARE on SOME OF THE LINES
FOLLOWED BY NUMBER OF ARRESTS
But NO SERIOUS ATTACKs-TO-

GUERILLA WARFARE ON SOME or me i''-''''
FOLLOWED BY NUMBER OF ARRESTS.
But NO SERIOUS ArTAcKs-To-
DAYS BIG MASS MEETING.
The City Of Churches was more like itself yester-
day. and the humnlng growing trolleys carried
devout people 10 and from church as they nsed 20
before the railway managers and strikers pes'n
their Joint debate wages hours and ''trippers'
but In smaller numbers. Few bricks were THROWN
few wires and many passengers rode on
the trolley The elevated roads have mace
friends with a large number Of Sunday travellers
and It begins look II the trolley people wou.i
need begin TO offer inducements or premiums pe-
fore they get them back. The spirited correspond
ence between President Norton. Of the Atlantic
Avenue Company and Police Commissioner Weles.
and the big mass-meeting Of the strikers called
for to-day were the main topics of conversation
yesterday
Public opinion approved the stand taken by Com
missioner Weles In refusing Mr.. Norton permission
to arm 374 OF his employees. The Commissioner was
reticen when asked II he had any reply 10 make to
the long letter made public by Mr.. Norton.
II shall let Mr.. Norton do the talking said he
For the last week or two he has been saying that
the strike was over and now he just wakes up TO
the fact-a fact. by the way, TO which the fohce
DEPARTMENT Of Brooklyn has been awake for some
tlme-that the strike is not over Inc ponce are
doing all that any police could do. The great body
These guerilla attacks upon cars. so distressing 10
Mr. Norton occurred while the soldiers were on
guard to about the same extent as they dio ai'er
the soldiers left. They are growing Tess ana Tess
frequent. and will die ont soon The ponce mace
over 200 arrests on account of the strike troubles
up to January q. and there has been large NUM-
Der since tren. This is sufficient answer 10 MT
Norton's charges that the police are derelict
Like some other peop'e he seems to forget tnat
this strike is phenomenal in the territory IL covers
There Is an area OF sxty-eight square miles which
the Police Department is expected to closely
watch"
What about tomorrow? DO You apprehend any
troubIe from the big crowd that will probably be
around the City Hall?
II do not apprehend trouble from them nave
not received official notice OF the intention OF inc
strikers To hold a mass-meetng yet They have
no, applied for permit.
When Mayor Schieren was seen yesterday In re-
atlon 10 tho mass-rleeting OF strikers he said ne
nderstood that the strikers were TO appear al
the city Hail as citizens. He said they would no
doubt conduct themselves like good citizens ana ac-
cording 20 law Asked in regard TO the report tha'
Mcssrs Norton and Lewis had determined TO hire
Pinkerton men to guard their cars, he said no sucn
matter had come to his official notice. He said he
had no, consulted General McIeer In regard 20
calling out the troops again. and dld not oeheVe
any such step would be found necessary, as
Saturday and yesterday were the quietest days
since the strike began.
There are two persons" said the Mayor. who
could help matters very materially in this strike
business II they would stop talking. They are
President Norton, OF the Atlantic Avenue Railroad
Company. and Martin J. Connolly. OF the knights
OF Labor They ought 10 keep still '
Az ADDRESS TO CITIZENS q BROOKLYN.
Master Workman Connolly. In behalf OF the strk-
ers last night issued long address to the citizens
OF Brooklyn IN reply TO the proposition OF rrssiuen,
Norton. Of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad COMPANY
10 arm his employees. The address says that the
strikers have taken notice OF Mr.. Nortons PROPOSE
ton to arm his imported employees. including Pink
erton officers. III this Is done. says the address,
the citizens OF Brooklyn viii certainly exercise the
same privilege 10 20 armed in seif-defence against
these imported and irresponsible men and also
against the men who employ them In denance OF the
laws OF the city and state.
Continuing. tine address says:
The time has come for the sovereign people 81
this city to and use their authority over the
streets OF this city and the railway corporations
which have been granted monopoly OF the trans
portation OF passengers in the streets. There Is
conflict AT the present time between the public cor
poratIon OF the city and private railway corpora
tons The principle OF the law is that when pub
m and private interests clash the private interests
mist yield"
FOR THE MAss-MEETING TO-DAY.
Prepare tons for the demonstration by the strk-
ers al the city Hall to-day went forward yester-
day with undiminished vigor. BY o'clock last
night the Executive Board OF the strikers an
nounced that 81. iel signatures had been obtained
10 the petition requesting the Board of Aldermen
to revoke the licenses of the offending companies
1t is estimated that not less than 1000 people
vii gather around the MmnSpa ss h'''d ass night
From information in my possession am anie 10
alive Of Mr. Wicker held "a conference in New
York last night. and decided to arm their men
Mr Connolly reasserted yesterday that Debs had
been East to him. but said he had returned
schem, Was =" coming on ali right and that the
bonds would be ready for delivery at noon to-day
FIGHTS AND ACCIDENTS.
There were only a few casualties yesterday on
the trolley lines. one OF them occurred at l:So
o'clock in the afternoon on the Nostrand-ave
line Car No 2,l03 in charge OF August Granfeld
motorman and Henry Jameson. conductor. was
run into BY a Tompklns-ave. car at Malbone-st.
Mrs Scott OF No Windsor Terrace. was get
ting on the car al the time and had her elbow
crushed. Mrs Emily Curran a passenger was
thrown 10 the floor of the Nostrand-ave. car and
sustained "A bad injury to her head.
Allan Hoag gland. a motorman the Green
point line, tried the experiment OF taking on, a
car without policeman on H. A, Franklin ana
Huron SITS two men Jumped the front platform
OF the car. and in twinkng they had Hoagand
the dashboard bur ne produced revolver
effect but the sprinted for shelter Hoasand
received a scalp wound.
4 car on the Nostrand-ave. line struck grocers
wagon driven by Gerhari Puff. OF No 10 sum-
ner-ave. late on SATURDAY night at Sumner-ave;
and Uart-st Puff thrown to the ground ana
his skull was fractured. He was taken to ST johns
Hospital and the motorman and conductor were
arrested.
4 mob attacked a Flushing ave. car at Spencer-st
and F1ushirgave early sunday morning; Al the
windows were broken. and the special officer was
knocked down and his cluh was taken from him.
The motorman and conductor ran away.
HE HAD THREE REvOLvERs
.trand and Park ayes. and began to Jeer at David
W Seymour a Waterman. The jeers soon. became
so threatening that Seymour drew revolver and
began 10 flourish IT, declaring that he would shoot
NH,