The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-21
MARITAL LAW.
Mayor of Brooklyn Issues ProcIama-
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New YORK, Jan. 21.-The Broo k1yn
trolley strike was the subject of the
opening prayer of DIR. TaImage yes
terday- DR.. Talmage prayed for the
adjustment of the differences existing
between employers of labor and their
employees. He called upon God to
give strength enough to labor unions
to counterfeit the grinding influences
of capitalists and corporations, which
he said were now such that a poor
man has not always a place to lay his
head. He prayed for quick settle
ment of the strike on terms that
would prove equita BILE to all; that
justice might be tempered with mercy
and that the spirit of the gospel
might prevail rather than bloodshed.
Every effort to settle the strike of
the trolley operatives has been with
out satisfactory result The strikers
through their executive committee,
have made concession after conces-
sion and the only point upon which
they stood out was that the com
panies should re-employ all their old
men. This was fatty refused by the
presidents of the companies at the
conference with Mayor Schieren.
President Lewis made it point that
he is in honor bound to retain the
men he has employed since this strike
began. This, the strikers will not
accede to.
The day was one of great disorder
The city is virtually under military
rule. Streets are blocked against
pedestrians by orders of soldiers and
anyone who stops to argue the point
is told to walk around the block while
q glisten ing bayonet is held within
two inches of his face. Thousands of
morbidly curious citizens fioclfed to
the scenes of the riots ana helped to
swell the crowds that gathered to do
mischief.
The green hands had some rough
experiences all through the day, and
breakdown of any kind was the
signal for the formation of mob for
the demolition of all the glassworll
in the car. On the Court street and
Fifth avenue lines fully half the ears
are in a very dilapidated condition.
The various mobs that gathered at
the car stables and along the tracks
of the tied up lines contained at least
80 200 people.
Many cars went astray. The
switches were broken and obstacles
were beaped on the track: wires were
cut dC various points, ana on the
whole the day was full of petty an
noyances for the railroad companies.
Motormen abandoned their cars at
various points, and in some instances
left the city as soon as they possibly
could, so serious did the situation
seem. Blood was spilled in quantities,
but no one was seriously hurt. At
o'clock several shots were fred at
car at Fifth avenue and Thirteenth
street, bullets passing through the
windows and embedding themselves
in the woodwork. No arrests were
made.
Mayor Schieren last evening issued
the following proclamation:
To the Citizens of Brooklyn and the
Public Generally:
In the name of the people of the
state of New York I, Charles Schieren,
mayor of the city of Brooklyn, do
hereby require all persons within the
limits of the city to refrain from I'M
necessarily assem- bling in the streets,
squares or in public places Of the city
during the present disturbances, and
until quiet is restored. / hereby give
notice that the police have been or
dered and the militia requested to
dispense any unlawful assemblage. L
eXhOrt all persons to assist in the OBJ
servance of this request.