The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-06

tempt to create vast inflated wealth on the
one side, being met by justly aroused un
| easiness and apprehension on the other
Under healthy conditions the dispute
would not have lasted an hour, if it arose
at ALL
II remind you that in tho case of the
other large companies here tho same dis.
| pute was settled at once. Until the cause
Is removed it is idle to try to prevent the
| effects. l submit this in the hope that ii
may promote thought and do some good
He rccites the history Of the Long ISL
and Traction company, telling how the
little Brooklyn Heights railroad IA cable
limo four or five blocks long leased the en-
tire Brooklyn city system. Then, how tho
Long Island Traction company, formed
under the laws of West Virginia, in
March, 1898, with a paper capital of $780,
0)O,O00, without dollar, II stick OF wood
or II steel rail at tho back of 1t.
This corporation was formed, the letter
says, by officers of the Brooklyn City rond
and shrewd Wall street men to control tho
Brooklyn city system. The manipulations
of those men, says Justice Gaynor, caused
the strike. They were forced to cut down
all expenses.
But it is said !" continues Justice Gay
nor, that all these transactions wero
strictly lawful. / admit it, They were in
strictcst accordance with statute laws, as
any court would have to decide. But
what of that? Is the law always right in
what it permits? If that were so we would
never need a change"
Justice Gaynors letter was sent at tho
request of the arbitration board. and he
asks it to be regarded as the opinion Of u
citizen, having nothing to do with his
judicial position.
Late yesterday afternoon, when car ,923
of the Flushing avenue line crowded with
passengers, reached the corner of briggs
avenue and Leonard street, on its way
down town, a crowd of about fifty strikers
suddenly appeared, and began hurting
stones and other missiles at it, A huge
piece Of iron went crashing through ono
Of the windows, followed by shower of
rocks. Special Policeman Theodore Pen.
der, who was acting as guard to the car,
was beaten almost into instnsibility. Sew
erai policemen went to the rescue, and OF
ficer Behlcns drew his revolver and fired
three shots point blank at the strikers A
number of arrests were made, and IL was
ascertained that several people had been
severely bruised in tho encounter, al
though none of them seriously.
a trolley car came into collision with
hearse that headed funeral procession at
Broadway and Wythe avenue. The hcarse
was completely wrecked and the casket,
containing the remains OF the 2.ycar. old
daughter Of Cornelius Richardson, was
thrown into the street. The driver Of the
hearse was severely bruised.
Alderman Cassidy, of Long Island CITY,
Mt meeting of the boaldof aldermen yes
terday, introduced "a resolution annuillnp
the franchi,e granted to tho Brooklyn
Heights Railroad company TO run cars
through the streets Of that city. He also
introduced a resolution ordering thu II
motormen employed by any electric rail.
way in the city should be a citizen, a resi-
dent of the state for one year, and of tho
city four months, and must hold license.
Both resolutions We're referred to the law
committee
United States Commissioner Morle
handed down his decision yesterday in the
matter of tho application Of the government
against President Norton and the Atlantic
Avenue railroad system on tho alleged
grounds of misuse of United States mail
signs The decision is in favor of the street
car companies, it being shown that cars
marked mail ears" were not run solely to
protect the companies property.