The record-union., 1895-01-28
BELIEF THAT THE TROUBLE IS
NEARING AN END.
Strikers Beginning to Realize That the
State Can Furnish Men Enough in
the Militia to Bloclyade Any Move
They Can Make, and the Leaders
Point Out the Folly of Resorting to
Riotous Acts.
SneciaI 10 tho RrCORD-UNIOv.

have known that one OF the biggest
strikes in tine history of Brooklyn was in
progress. Church members had 10 walk
TO church in many instances or take
chances in the enormous crowds which
took possession of the cars. otherwise
there was perfect calm. Large crowds
assembled around the depots where mill
tary guards are stationed, but there was
no violence there and the bantering that
the troops received was OF a good-natured
kind. Those in positions to draw con-
clusions from facts, and draw them with
out prejudice, say that the strike is about
ended. The companies seem to be in a
position to run their cars. They are not
shillfully operated, and throughout the
day there were many collisions and there
Was much coming together, but there
WAS no accident of q serious nature.
The number OF cars operated to-day
was slightly over the number running
yesterday. Some were without some of
their windows, and others running with
ipated-lOOk motor boxes and
badly twisted dashboards, but most of
them wero carrying passengers without
mOlestatOn.
The companies did not venture 10 open
any new lines, nor did they seek TO run
their cross town line of cars through the
EEe basin district to-day. Many OF the
Inhabitants Of that locality are of a
turbulent character, and would, the po-
lice say. do mischief il only 1or the sake
Oi making trouble.
The railroad companies have now be-
come able to operate their lines after
dusk, and will, il no serious disturbances
are made in the future, soon be running
them all night, as they did when the
strike began.
The quietness of the strike has been
brought about by the strike leaders, who
nave pointed out to the men the folly of d
riotOus course. Ihey explained that the
Stale could supply two miIitiamen Tor
eacn car II they were needed, and that
mob rule would soon be overtbrOwn by
bullets ana bayOnets. The men heard
and understood the requests OF the
leaders, and Will carry them out
Starvation already cODIronts many OF
the families OF the strikers. The men were
not well equipped financially when they
decided to stop work, and the bulk of
their funds has been used for the trans
pOrtalIOn OF nOn-unIOu men to cities from
whence they came TO replace the strikers
This alone has cost the strikers manv
thousands of dollars. SJOre-keepers have
been very cOnslderate, but now that tney
see the strikers are being replaced by men
from other cities they are 10th to Give
men out OF work are going hungry.
Landlords, too, do not enter into the mer-
It's OF the situation between the strikers
and the ComDanieS, and promises to pay
when the strike is ended do not cut much
of figure with them. The demand for
IOOd and 1Or rent. however, crippled the
resources OF the strikers, and many OF
them are in sore straits.
1t was reported that all the KNIGHTS of
LABOR IN Brooklyn would go on strike,
but no credence can be put in the rumors.
The saloons throughout Brooklyn were
kept tightly closed to-day, III obedience
10 q special order issued by Mayor Schei-
rem, and threat made by Superintend-
ent of Police Campbell that he would
vigorously enforce the order
President Lewis OF the BROOKLYN
Hights Company did not come to his
office this morning, nor did any other
official Of the company.
During the day the statement was given
out That the company has received more
than 200 applications from men, claiming
TO be efficient mOtOrmen and conductors.
Tor positions. Many OF the men now ON
strike are represented as applying for re-
instatement.
President Norton of the Atlantic ave-
nue. road directed things by telephone
from his home.
80 far as the Atlantic avenue road is
concerned" said Chief Clerk Kennedy.
the strike is over. We have more an
plicants Tor work than we have positions.
at least 100 cars are out to-day, and our
Sunday schedule only calls for that num-
ber out of l5O.'
How about the linemen ?" was asked, |
I'VE have all We need. The power
house men are not going out. That | can
say positively. and no wires are being
cut"
Ex-Committeemen Giblin and Best
49, .l..t,, =,
with Grand Master Workman Sovereign.
At the strikers headquarters it was ad- |
mitted that these reports were on an i'm
portant mission, bat the exact nature of
it the strike leaders refused to divulge. |
The report, however, that they had in |
view the calling out OF the entire knights !
OF Labor in brooklyn gained considerable |
Credence.
Master Workman Connolly said the re-
port that he intended to call off the strike |
was untrue IN every particular. 1.-The |
companies" he said, "have not 10y any |
means all the men they want They are |
crippled, for all the men III their eInDlOv
now would not be sufficient to oporatetho |
roads III the manner they were operated |
before the strike"
Nlr. Connolly also said that it was not
true that the men in the power houses |
were to be called out
~ mass me6ting of the strikers friends
anu Sy III psttnILSIo w aS G0tU tnlS afternoon !
at Atncnum Hall. Clarence r. Roberts, |
President OF Stereotypers' Union No. I6. |
presided. Henry George was the chief
speaker. Tie said if the municipality
owned the roads and taxed land values
the railroads would be free to the people, |
Congressman Jerry Simpson. who also |
spoke, urged the audience in the future
10 vote the Populist ticket one Of the
principal planks III the Populist platform
was the ownership OF railroads. telegraph
and telephone lines by the Government !
Early this morning Company & OF the
Seventh Regiment was obliged to dispersa
a crowd OF 800 persons. Thomas Nc
Crary, striking motorman, was diScov-
cred placing stones on the track. A crowd |
gathered ana Jeered at the officers Me-
Crary was arrested in spite of their pro-
tests.
Moses Brown, a special policeman, was
terribly beaten and his shield and club |
taken away from him by mob in a sa-
loon, which the officer entered this after !
noon. Brown had been drinking there
during the day and was abusive.
The members of the Seventh Regiment |
stationed IN New ork are calculating on |
receiving orders at 10 o'clock tomorrow
TO return nome. They base this antici- |
patton on the fact that rations for but |
two more meals were delivered to-day.
Quite number OF windows wore !
broken along Myrtle avenue without any |
arrests being made. Odd Fellows Hall, |
the headquarters of the strikers at Ridge !
WOOD, was tnronged all day, but the best !