St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-28

of Stereotypers' Union No. l, presided.
Henry George was the principal speak
er. He said that il the municipality
owned the roads and taxed values the
railroads would be free to the people.
Congressman Jerry Simpson, who also
spoke, urged the audience IN the future
to vote the Populist ticket. One OF the
principal planks i'll the PopuliSt plat
form was the ownership OF the rail-
roads. telegraph aud telephone lines by
the government. Charles Ii. Matchett.
the Socialist candidate for governor of
New York at the last election, was ac-
corded hearing at the request OF the
audience. He expressed his sympathy
and that of the Socialist party with the
strikers and said that the Socialist
party went further than any other
political party, as it not only advocated
government ownership of railways.
telegraph and telephone lines, but Of
all other industries having a public
character.
Resolutions Were Adopted
denouncing the heartless and avaricious
corporations for having thrown the en-
tire community into confusion, inYolY-
ing immense pecuniary loss and pauper-
iZing vast number OF people; sympa-
thlZing with the men i'll their effort to
secure a LIVING wage and reasonable
hours of labor: demanding that the at
tOrney general of the state begin pro.
ceedings to annul the charters OF the
railway corporations, and that, upon
the forfeiture of said charters, all city
railroads should be operated by the city
of Brooklyn or by responsible lesseeS
under stringent regulations, for the eX-
elusive benefit Of the people OF Brook
Iyn.
Early this morning Company @. OF
the FOrty-seyenth regiment, was obliged
TO disperSe a crowd Of 800 persons.
Thomas McGrary, striking mOtOrman.
was discovered placing stones on the
track. A crowd gathered and jeered
at the officers. McGrary was arrested
in spite of their protests. Moses Brown.
a special policeman under Capt. hltZer.
Of RldgeWOod, was terribly beaten, and
his shield and club taken away from
him by
Mob in Saloon
which the officer entered this afternoon.
Investigation by his superiOrs showed
that Brown had been drinking during
the day and was abusive. He was sus--
pended. The members of the Seventh
regiment, stationed in East New York.
RjdgtwnOd, and HalSey street, are calcu-
lating on receiving orders at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow TO return home. They base
their anticipation Oh tie fact that ratIonS
for but two more meals were ordered
today. Quite a number OF windows
were broken along Myrtle avenue with
out any arrests being made. Odd Eel
lows hall. the headquarters Of the
strikers at Rldgewood. was thronged all
day, but the best of order was mains
tanned. Master Workman Murphy SAID
that his men believed i'll keeping the
Sabbath. This morning. for the nrSt
time in TWO weeks, cars were running
on the Richmond Hill and Lutheran
cemetery lines of the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad company, and the Cypress Hill
cemetery branch of the Brooklyn,
Queens County and Suburban system.
IompkinS avenue and Laramie street,
Meeker and Metropolitan avenues were
last supplied with car service.
The Central Labor Union
of Brooklyn held a meeting at head
quarters Sunday afternoon. A member
OF the cigarmakers' union presided. he
refused to give his name, however.
Resolutions of sympathy for the strikers
were adopted, and it was further re-
solved to boycott the lines Of the three
companies affected by the strike, fine
of s. to be imposed upon any member
of the union caught riding on the cars.
About Sl00 was collected ia AID OF the
| strikers. Thomas J. Mcclure and II. b.
! Martin. of the general executive board,
were interviewed by a reporter for the
! Associated Press, and said their visit To
| Brooklyn had nothing to do with the
| strike They merely came TO fulfill an
/ engagement made with the cloakmakerS
! some months ago.
1.-The strikers have the full sympathy
! of the executive baard of the Knights OF
| Labor" said Mr.. Mcclure. but the
! executive committee has not yet. been
! called on to Interfere" Master WOrk~
/ man Connolly will wait on the presi-
dents of the three railroad companies
| tomorrow ana inform them that the
! me nwhO are locked out are at the dis
! posal OF the companies and ready TO 20
| to work Immediately. This will, OF
| course. be on the condition that the men
running 'trippers" are TO receive Sl.50
! day ana are to work only ten hours a
! day out of twelve consecutive hours
] The best legal opinion has been OBJ
tanned, and we are advised that the
/ effect of this action will be 10 make
! Judge
GaynOr's Decision Mandatory.
'PresdentsLewis,N Norton and Wicker
| can no longer give any excuse fer not
running the cars on such schedule
! time.
The police and militiamen will not
! be wanted. for if the old hands are taxi
/ en- back the occupation of the soldiers
| and police will. SO tar as the strike is
/ concerned, he at an end. Proceedings
! will also be instituted tomorrow against
! the officers of the companies tor work.
| ing the men more than ten hours uay.
| They are liable to fine of $500 and
! term of Imprisonment for every Such
! offense Prosecutions are also pending
/ by citizens against the companies for
not fulfilling the provisions of their
charters. Some prominent citizens have
/ this evening left fer Albany and will
put this matter in the hands of the at
tOrRey general. There is another mat
! ter on which an eminent lawyer has
! been consulted. The law regulating
! employment by the railroad companies
SAYS that men may be employed who
! are residents of the state. This law
! was evidently passed to prevent cities
] like Brooklyn from restricting employ
ment on these roads 10 residents of the
| city IN question. The question will be
! tested whether the trolley companies
can hire men in Chicago, St. Louis,
Philadelphia or elsewhere outside the
! state"
Mr.. Mcclure then said that ownership
| by the state Of railroads would remedy
| the evils complained OF, ana was neces-
sary to the welfare anu convenience of
! the community.
/ COnnelIy's letter.
Master Workman Connolly will to-