The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-01
THINNING OUT THE TROOPS.
MORE NIILITIAMEN MUSTERED OFF
DUTY AT BROOKLYN.

4 Peremptory Mandamus Against
the Atlantic Avenue Company Ap-
piled FOr-The Action Against the
Line for Carrying the Sign.
UNITED states Mall" on It's Cars
Not Apt TO Amount 10 Much-Cars
Running without MOIestatiOn.
Brooklyn, N. Y, Jan. Slater a con-
ference to-day at the city han between
Gen. MeAleer and Mayor Schieren. all the
troops held in reserve in the armories
were allowed 90 go to their homes except
two companies in each regiment The
power houses are stiI protected by small
detachments OF troops and police. About
one-haf Of the Thirteenth. Fourteenth.
Twenty-third and Forty-seventh regi-
ments are still on duty.
The United States courts have been IN
voked by the strikers against the Allan
tic Avenue Railroad Company. and war
rants were issued for President Norton
and Supt. Quinn this afternoon. Mr.. Nor
ton will be arraigned before United States
Commissioner Morley at 10 o clock to-mor-
row morning. The order against his COM
pany TO show cause why a peremptory
mandamus should not issue. comes up
at the same hour before Judge Gaynor.
Complaint was made TO United States
District Attorney Bennett this morning
by the law firm Of McCrossin g. Towns
that the sign ~. S. Mail" Is carried on
cars of the line which are not used in
transporting the mails. Ahdavits TO that
effect were made by George W. Leyton
and James Dwyer. and presented 70 the
district attorney. He looked over the mat
ter and the federal statutes relative TO the
subject and decided to entertain the COM
plant. The action is brought under sec
ton 3979 chapter 9, of the revised statutes.
which forbids the display of the sign
United States Mali on any conveyance
which is not engaged in carrying United
States mail The penalty is not less than
500 nor more than $500 for each offenae.
The matter was laid before United States
Commissioner Morley this afternoon. IL
Is said that similar action viii be begun
against President Wicker and President
Lewis Of the other companies, whose em-
ployes are on a strike.
The Atlantic Company operates one
regular mail car, which is fitted up like
railway postal car and mails are dis
tribtfted en- route This car Is moved over
the route at certain hours each day. Aside
from this any of the regular passenger
trolley cars which pass the pos,oflce are
lltble to be used TO carry mail pouches.
These cars carry the mail sign at all times,
and II is this use of the sign which Is
claimed to be a violation Of the law.
Postmaster Sullivan said this afternoon
that the contracts with the trolley COM
panies were drawn by the second assis-
tant postmaster general at Washington,
and instead of any particular car or cars
being designated, the contract is for the
use of the lines. He added that he be-
lieves the companies have been authorized
by the Washington authorities to place
United States mail signs on all their cars.
Lawyer Towns says the Atlantic Avenue
Company has used the sign on 500 cars
and violated the law 499 times.
j. NJ Kicker and two other members
Of the American Railway Union from the
west are here in consultation with Strike
Leaders Connolly, Best, Giblin and others.
Mr.. Rickers said that he and his associ
ates have come her to offer their SER
vices to District Assembly 75 He said
that 1t Is not the intention of the Ameri-
can Railway Union at present to order
a general tie-up of the railroads all over
the country out of sympathy with the
strikers here, but that the American Rail-
way Union might help in other ways.
The trolley cars ran everywhere to-day
and were not molested. The all-night
runs will be resumed tonight. The strik-
ers have been notified by their lawyers
in the different suits they have instituted
that lawlessness must stop II they expect
to have any standing in the courts.