Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-05
CITY OF CHURCHES.
Strikers Demonstration a Failure In
Point Of Numbers.
RAILWAY FRANCHISES REVOKED.
N.-$
A Resolution to This Eject Adopted
,, ,,. po,rd of Aldcrmen-It Will
He vetoed, II II Thought.

ppooKIyN. February i.-Barely 700
neople assembled in front OF 'ne |nS
Hail to-day. and the grand demoI's'i"''o"
MANNED by the strikers to oFerd"e ''o
civic authorities was "A failure-at leasl'
O., for as force Of numbers IS concerned
Nastor- workman Connolly had an
nounced that 20,OoO people "ouiu
tainly be present and perhaps uouoie
that number. Mayor Schlereh' at INC
eleventh hour decided that MS proc'ai"d-
,ion of two weeks ago, ordering ciuzehs
70 refrain from congregating on the
streets or squares OF the city, was sun
in force and. under directions from MN
the police cleared the city Han squa'e
Of the crowd which assembled III response
10 the order of Connolly and others OF the
Executive Committee Of the strikers
The men are highly indignant at the
action of the authorities in refusing the
,ine.honored right 20 assemble for the
purpose Of petition and prayer Tor re'iei
from unjust usage Whine they were re-
buffed by the burly policemen III front VI
the city Hall their leader ehtereu a,o.e
bv tho rear door. and was permitted 10
csrrv his bundle Of petitions 10 the Couh-
cu chamber. where the Board OF Alutr-
mon after a brief discussion, passed 10y
a vote OF 10 10 3. the resolution prdESu
for and revoked the grants to the brooA
lvn CITY and Atlantic-Ayenue trohey Couh-
panics. - 4, Z,
The action Of the Board. even II IL
escones the Mayors veto. which is nov
likely, Is not expected to have serious
effect on the companies. The power va
the Board Of Aldermen To suhiha'iis
revoke rights granted common carriers i
e,osttorcd and the aldermen themselves
arc somewhat hazy as to how they can
-. ,o enforce their action. Should lhe
rroceedings before the AttornoY-Peil'Ihl az
in Albany result In the forfeiture oi the
comnanv's charter the action oi 'he
common Council to-day would become
oneratiyc. but otherwise II VIII nave lt'''
effect a.. c,.,,
Aside from the gathering at the CIV
Han there was no change In the STRIKE
situation. Two or three aSsau''s "pu'
,notor-rncn and conductors were report
"a and several collisions between
troIlev-cors and trucks occurred. one
,no,or-man was sent t. the hospital win
q scslp-wound. inflicted by strikers ana
the police furnished the surgeons WIN
tvo cases for scalp treatment.
Tho February grand jury was sworn
I'm and charged 10 see TO II that whoever
has trampled upon the law he brought
to justice. H..
! native mandamus to-day against uh.
Atlantic-Avtnue Railroad Company. \
| neremutory writ was applied for last FRI
/ dav The company VIII have twenty
| DAYS to answer.
MARCH OF STRIKERS.
! 7, c.,e te.20 r. NJ when word was given
tho strikers who were assembled AT their
! hoadauarters. Mugs Han. 10 march
uuon the CITY Hall There were 3H In the
building and as many more IN the street
/ i'm front They swung into Fulton street
/ and started down toward the seat OF mu-
ricipaI government. The men march'i
bv twos. threes. and the hali-dozer' REQ
/ ple on the sidewalks che"red them, ana
| tbo mon cheerod back, except when
q trolley-car manned by non-union
! mon dashed through their ranks. Then
| thav shouted "Scah" AMI shook their
! fists at the motor-man and conductor.
several hundred men who We're hanging
| .,bouf the street cOrnoIs IN the VicimtV
/ Of the CITY Hlll Joined tn procession. so
| that when the crowd entered City-Hai'
| square II was about l.o0) strong.
Scattered about the triangular opening
| I'm which the city Hall stands were nearly
one thousand people. attracted 10y curl-
| osity. and who were kept moving along
the sidewalks by go policemen. under
| Captains Campbell short brennan and
| eavov INSPECTOR McKeller was il
charge of the police arrangements Ht
| had a squad Of twenty-five mounted ac'
| tive reserves in the back Of the munici
paI building and lO0 patrolmen in the
| First Precinct Station-HOuse, about three
blocks away.
IL was .45 when the procession reached
! thc City Hall II passed down Fulton
| street 10 its junction with Court. and
| turning the sharp angle, passed mp Court
| street until the procession was lapp"o
| about the little three-cornered plaza n
| the centre of which the bronze statue OF
| Henry Ward Eeecher stands.
AT THE HALL.
Then the men halted They stood IN the
street facing the city Han and presse'
| forward az IL TO overwhelm the fen
u.lic,men on the plaza For moment
! there was something like crowd n
frcn; OF the city Hall. Probably 20"
people faced the main entrance.
Then the 100 blue-coats held in reserve
AZ the station-house marched upon th'
plaza. and, deploying 20 the right an'
left. with night-siicks down, pushed th'
crowd back 10 the opposite curb. IN
mcrrted police. In two detachmen;s' 700
| throrph Fulton and Court streets, an'
he.red drive the people from in front o
tha Cit- Hall The crowd melted away
| There was only one case OF actual cIuD
bin. one Of the mounted officers, no
! sat SIZED with the slow movements OF th
! men. swung his club. and struck Pete
| McDCrald laying open the scalp. I'M
| man was taken 10 the station-houSr
and his wound was dressed by an am
| bulance surgeon.
| Daniel Linden was arrested for reiusini
| To move on. The crowd was torc''
into the side-strcets of the square, ana a
| . O'Clock the space around the 'I'y hd'
| was clear
| CONNOLLY AND THE COUNCIL.
Martin j. Connolly did not march l
the city Hall with his followers. h
! waited until 2:S0. when he entered IN
| CIV Hall alone by the rear door. tndt
| his arm. wrapped in a newspaper wa
| a bundle of petitions. which he sal
| numbered 5000 and contained over OV
| names secured Yesterday. He found ["
| or three labor-leaders in the ioDby
| the CITY Hall. Accompanied by Com
and HolbrOok. Of the Executive Commit
| tee. Connolly entered the Common Counc
| chamber and handed his petitions ana Ut
resolution he desired passed to Aiderma
| Watson The committee then wlthdreV
| The Council chamber was hlled VII
| strikers and their friends. on hand
see what disposition the city father
| would make of the resolution 10 reyok
the licenses and franchises OF the BrooF
lvn CITY and Atlantic-Avenue railroa
companies
After considerable routine business ha
been transacted Alderman Walsh ser
up to the desk a preamble and resoit
tion. accompanied by 5000 petitions. pra!
ing for its passage demanding the reV'
cation Of the franchises and licenses
the Brooklyn City and Atlantic-Avent
| railroads.
The preamble recited that the Commo
! Council Of the city OF Brooklyn ha
given TO the BROOKLYN City Railroad con
pany and the Atlantic Avenue Railroa
Company leave 10 construct. maintai
,, and operate certain surface-car lines I