The herald., 1895-01-21

crulted from the outcasts OF other com
munities on promises to pay them 30 pc
cent more wages than we're received b.
the former employees. The care ara GO
YET running, in spits of the military anC
police. Not because OF our violence. bu
because the companies cannot get skilled
men to work for them upon their term
az to what shall constitute q days work
The -ieInpahy's officers do not wan
to operate their roads as long as they
can hoodwink the mayor and the public
Ii they did, every wheel. without thu
help OF the police and militia, would bt
running in one hour, Tbs strike, heart.
less as it 10. ia caused by those who wish
to depreciate the stock of the company
held BY outsiders. When the stock gets
low enough il will be bought BY those on
the inside. Then the roads will begin to
run again. You and we are made ia
suffer that few may grow rich. Thus
il has been when stock dilutors--widow
and orphan robbers-seek to get control
OF valuable property oheaply. Today
we are their sacrifice tomorrow it will
be others. In the interests OF peace, we
appeal 30 you, citizsns and taxpayers OF
Brooklyn"
I CLASH.
A serious clash occurred at 10 O'Clock
tonight between the soldiers end strik-
ers at the car stables OF the Atlsntic
avenue road at Twenty ninth street and
fifth avenue. Some strikers, represent.
ing themselves as newspaper men,
passed the picket line. and were look.
ing up non union men around this
STABLES when it wss discovered
they were frauds. They were escorted
back into tina crowd This led 70 a clash,
and the strikers charged the soldiers on
guard.
One OF the strikers fred shot into
the ranks of The soldiers, who returned
the attack with renewed energy.
Two men whose names could not be
learned were stabbed in the charge.
WIRES CUT.
From midnigh. laet night there were
the usual number of minor disturb
snces likely to occur at such o time. At
5 q. m. the wire on the uptown track at
Ssckman strest on the Fulton avenue
line, was cut and was in . dangerous
condition to passereby. These breaks
were promptly repaired by the trolley
company's repair wagon. On upper
Broadway the wires OF the Brooklyn,
Queens County and Suburban railroad
were also cat.
About 8 O'Clock this morning q mob
OF strikers marched down Ninth avenue
to Fifth avenue and Twenty fourth
street. They numbered 800 and were
supplied with drums, with which they
made the night hideous in that imme-
diato neigh borhood. They filed by the
militiamsn and jeered them. blu. as the
soldiers paid no atten tion to their busi-
nd
disappeared.
An effort was made by the strikers
this morning to coerce the men who |
were at work on the Second avenue line, |
which starts from the Thirtieth street
ferry. South Brooklyn, into joining the
ranks OF the Knights OF Labor. Some +
excite was caused lie the neigh bor-
hood by the violence displayed by the
strikers. Although a numbsr OF cars are
running on the various lines which are
open, Q noticeable feature OF the day |
was the comparatively fsw passengers
who patronlzsd the cars OF the com.
panies. 1t was evident that the consid.
cred 1t too great risk to ride in them.
10 consequence OF orders OF the police,
the saloons throughout the city were l
closed up tight at midnight, and in the /
neigh borhoods where the strikers were !
congregsted they we're kept closed,
Mr.. Holconb, OF District assembly rs, |
Knights of Labor, said the strikers, go |
far az he knew. were not in favor OF
sympathetic strike of all the labor or
CARNATIONS.
All morning the mayor was confer
ring with the members OF his cabinet
and was in constant communication
with representatives OF the labor organ
izations. II was rumored this morning
additional troops were to be called out.
Mayor Schieren was asked il this ru.
NOR had any foundation in fact. He
replied he had no intention of asking
the government for troops.
There was great deal of excitement
in the neighborhood OF the Hslsey street
stables of the Putnam avenue line at
noon, when q large crowd OF riotous
strikers began to force back the soldiers
defending the stables. They were kept !
desisted from their hostile demonstra-
ton.
Malcolm Wood, the militiaman whose
skull was fractured last night by q brick
thrown by strikers from the Alabam
avenue street Union elevated station,
was taken from St. Msry's hospital to
his home today. He rested quietly DUR
ing the night and was visited by his
parents. II is believed he will re-
cover.
CAR WINDOWS BROKEN.
The strikers continue to tear down and
cut the electric wirea, but as the cars
were not running on the Fulton street
line today, no great inconvenience was
caused.
Between IL and IL o'clock a Vapder-
bilt avenue car became derailed at Van
derbilt avenue and Bsrgen street. A
large crowd of disorderly characters
were attracted to the scene. but the po.
lice were numerous enough to drive
them away, but not before the windows
were smashed by stones.
At | 80 O'Clock this afternoon car ISL
of the Bergen-street line became stalled
in front Of the empty lot between Clas.
SOD and Grand avenues because OF de.
fective mechanism. This caused the
etoppags OF three other cars. At the
back Of the lot 10 15.foot bluff The
crowd gathered there and threw stones
at the cars. dsmolahing every pane
OF glass. The police charged, but
the men made determined stand, be-
ing led by man named Gallagher. He
was placed under arrest BY Officer
Stats of the Twenty-seoond precinct.
The strikers attempted rescue, but
Policemen Cowsn and Connor went to