The record-union., 1895-01-24
Special to the RECoRD-UNIox.


greater public confidence in the mainte-
nance of public order to-day than OH any
day since the strike commenced. The
city Is about free from the vague terror
ISM of nameless deeds by mobs which
Kept the public mind at high tension and
served to increase the danger of serious
collisions and outbreaks. The mere
roWdyism which is looking for trouble
and wants to destroy property from wan
tonness, has been pretty well suppressed.
1t has been demonstrated to those char
acters that tho militia will shoot to kill, if
necessary, to suppress lawIessness.
Another abortive attempt was made on
behalf Of the strikers to induce the trolley
officials to submit to arbitration. The
proposition which was submitted to
President Norton of the Atlantic-avenue
company WAS fatty refused by him. The
refusal indicates that the companies feel
no abatement of confidence that they
Will WIN. The success with which the
AtlantIc-avenue company has met in its
efforts to operate lines undoubtedly had
It's influence on President \ ortOn in this
matter. That the strikers made the over
ture alter having been several times re-
pulsed IN the same quarter may be re-
EShAOCIl aS 4hOICdIlIlS jIlaG IQ0y nave lOSU
some confidence and are anxious for
peace. Indeed, it is alleged that for three
days the highest hope has been that they
might be able to eXtort from the COM
panles the concession that those who
abandoned their cars ten days ago should
be relnstated and the new hands brought
here TO take their places be discharged.
When 1t was found that the linemen
were at work as usual repairing the dam
age during the night, Master Workman
Connolly denied that he had ordered the
men to strike. Later in The day, after
the episode at Odd Fellows Hall, he de-
clared again that the linemen were on a
strike and would all be out by morning.
There was no indication of the Iinemen
quitting work. They are under con-
tracts with the companies for from thirty
to ninety days. In isolated cases crews
have refused to take orders TO repair
wires which have been cut by the strik-
ers' friends. AS class, however, they
remain loyal to the employers.
The fact that the Thirteenth Regiment
was this evening retired from active duty
is believed to be indicative of the Begin
ming Of the end. The evening passed
without sensational incidents OF anv kind.
At least one life has been sacrificed in
the strike OF the motormen and conduct
Ors on the trolley lines. Henry Aims,
who, for disregarding the command to
halt, was shot by the militia last night,
died to-day. The injured can be counted
by scores, but most OF them have been
kept under cover in order that they NAV
not be prosecuted by the police tor Great
ing disturbances,
This is the tenth day of the big strike.
and still the result hangs in the balance.
The railroad companies can operate the
lines as lar as mechanical arrangements
go. But up 10 the present they have Sc
cured only about 400 new men.
Despite the assurances of Mayor
Schlereu the military force in BROOKLYN
is insufficient to do ali that is REQUIRED of
it. 1t is believed he has made a request
for additional troops TO be held in readi-
ness Tor emergency. In every quarter of
the city wires were cut during the night,
and the stables and power-houses were
subject to desultory bombardment of
stones. y lew or the malefactors were
arrested
The excitement began to-day at about
9:20, when wagon-load of about dozen
nOn-union men arrived in charge OF
Troop A of New York. At Fifty-first
street and Third avenue, the strikers
headquarters, lot of stones were thrown
a. the troopers and the wagon. The
troopers charged the mob ana drove them
back into their headquarters and down
the streets.
Until 9:0S o'clock the number of cars in
operation was about half that of yester-
day. The Fulton-street and Flatbush-av-
enue lines succeeded in only getting one
or two cars through to the bridge. The
reason is the wires have been cut and the
men refused to repair them. The COM
panies are also short of motormen.
Fifty rioters had a fight with the militia
at Fifth avenue and Twenty street.
One soldier got black eye by being hit
with brass knuckles. Red pepper is
freely used by the rioters, and many po-
Il i,
sore eyes.
Jacob Quinlau was locked up to-day
for throwing Jumps of coal. John Meade
was arrested this afternoon for pointing a
revolver from his window at Corporal
Place of the Thirteenth Regiment.
AS company of the Twenty third Reg
iment was escorting a Hicks-street car
Thomas Carney is said to have thrown
number of bricks at it from roof, some
Of the soldiers being hit. One of them
took deliberate aim and shot Carney in
the side. The man was so seriously in
.jured that the chances of his recovery are
slight. The feeling in the neighborhood
is very hard against the railroad
In statement to the Coroner Carney
said: 81 was at work on the house, cor
ner of Hicks and Harrison with a man
named ONeil. l was on q cornice and
saw the soldiers on Hicks street below
me. Some OF them yelled at me: Get
DICK started 10 go Dack; IN TACT,
started to run back and l heard gunshots
and was hit in the hip. l had not thrown
anything from the roof at the soldiers,
nor did any one who was working in the
middle of the roof. We had been work
ing Oh this roof since morning"
At q O'Clock this evening a Gates ave-
nue. car collided with car of the De
kalb avenue line. At o'clock tonight
Corporal Doyle Of Company Ii, Seventh
Regiment, while on duty at the Knick-
erb0cker avenue station of the Union
avenue elevated road, told q crowd on the
stairs to move on They refused Doyle
struck one man on the shoulder with his
dubbed musket, smashing the musket
and knocking the man down. He also
jabbed his bayonet into another man
deep enough to draw blood. Both men
were taken away by their friends.
Eifty-nine cars in all have been run
out of the East New York depot to-day.
At o'clock this evening, as the cars be-
gan to come in, they We're held in the de-
pot for the night.
Quiet prevailed at Ridgewood at 7
o'clock this evening. The cars had at
that time stopped running. The militia
was then Withdrawn from the streets in
the immediate vicinity of the stables.
having been relieved by detachment of
police. The majority of the men are
sleeping in the car shed tonight.
Superintendent Harris of the Suburban
Railroad at Sumner avenue and Bergen
street was arrested by Lieutenants Clay
ton and McLeon OF Company f, Seventh