The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-29
BROoKLYN'S STRIKE BROKEN.
THE MEN OFFER To RESUME
WORK ON THE SCALE.

Brooklyn, n. Y, Jan. 2S.-The strikers
practically surrendered to the companies
this afternoon. A formal statement to
the public was issued by the executive com
mittee and the men rendered their SER
vices to the president for 50 per day for
motormen and conductors and S1.5O per
day for trippers. These terms have never
been in dispute.
The men say that the move is made in
the interest of the public safety and quiet.
and that the non-acceptance of their offer
viii be followed by an application for a
peremptory mandamus against all the
lines.
The presidents win probably adhere to
their former position of refusing to treat
with their men in a body.
The following letters were given out by
the executive committee by the Knights
of Labor, District Assembly 75, this after
noon:
Brooklyn. n. Y, Jan. 2S. 1870 the
Public: We have this day sent to the
Messrs. Daniel F. Lewis, Benjamin +.
Norton and c. NJ. Wicker, representing
the different systems of street railways
which ceased operations I'm the city of
Brooklyn, the subjoined letter, which
speaks for itself. We will add that we
nave made this offer, not because the
strike was waning, or our cause weaken
ing. 1t never was stronger. But in the
| interests of Brooklyn, our home, and its
citizens. our friends, we are willing to
make the sacrifice suggested in the letter.
Martin J. Connolly,
John Giblin.
j. J. Collins,
Andrew ID. Best.
Brooklyn, n. Y, Jan. 2s, 1S95-Benjamin
f. Norton, Esq, President of the Atlantic
Avenue Railroad Company: Dear Sir-I
am instructed by the representatives of
all the employees of the Atlantic Railroad
Company, including the linemen, who were
in the service of the company on the 18th
day of January, 1885, to offer you their
services upon the same terms and scale of
wages obtained in January, 1894, which
was, as you know, 81 a day for motormen
and conductors having full day cars, and
| not less than $3.50 for motormen and con-
! ductors having trippers. If these terms
| are accepted, the committee win meet you
! and arrange to resume work within six
/ hours.
In conclusion, permit me TO observe that
! though this is a great concession on the
/ part of the employees of the company, they
/ are willing to make II In the interests of
/ the public, who have been great sufferers
! from this controversy existing between
| the corporation and its men. / have sent
4 a similar letter to the president of the
| Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company, and
| to Mr.. Wickers the representative Of the
/ Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban
! Company. Martin J. Connolly.
/ The action of the strikers in Offering to
return without the many stipulatiOns
which their former offers have contained
| is generally considered a surrender. The
strikers say it is not and intimate that
applications for peremptory mandamus
will follow a refusal from the presidents.
At 1920 o'clock this afternoon a gang of
strikers held up a car of the Nostrand
Avenue line at the boulevard. A detail
of police was sent to the scene and three
of the strikers were arrested.
Brig. Gen. James NJ. Varnum, paymaster
general on Gov Morton's staff, to-day
sent a communication to County Treas
urer Adams of Kings county stating
that he held Kings county accountable
for the expenses incurred by the National
Guard of the state during the strike.
Forty deputy sheriffs, who have been
working under Sheriff Dohl at Maspeth,
preserving order at the car stables, struck
at u O'Clock to-day. No cars were run
from Maspeth to-day.
At u o'clock the police received word
that five non-unon men had been cap
tured by strikers and were held pris-
oners in Odd Fellows hall on Palmetto
street near Ridgwood. The men were
said to have been injured in a scrim-
mage and were having their wounds
dressed by strikers. A squad of mounted
police was sent to the rescue of the five
men. This hall is the one in which Maj
Abrams of the Seventh regiment penned
in 200 strikers for four hours while the
Gates avenue line was opened last
Thursday.
The Sixty-ninth and the Eighth battal-
ions of the First brigade, who have been
&. i Trlr
received orders this afternoon to start
for home The Seventh, Seventy-first,
and the First battery, all of the First
brigade, went home this morning, being
the first troops released from strike
duty.
The situation to-day was improved.
The lines which have been opened dur
ing the past few days were all running,
and with more cars than on any day since
the strike was begun. Three new lines
were opened this morning. New men are
coming in rapidly, and it is a question of a
few days, apparently, when normal traf-
ic will be resumed. There was less wire
cutting during the night and less stoning
of cars this forenoon. The strikers still
stubbornly refuse, however. to admit that
they are beaten. They hold together well,
and less than 100 men out of the original
5000 men have returned to work. The
problem that now remains is to run the
the Withdrawals of troops will not be
followed by increased disturbances, even
in the daytime. The police are either in
capable Of, or do not want to, prevent
interference with the wires and cars of
the companies
The superintendent of the Brooklyn
Heights Company to-day said that on
the lines operated by his company, 375
cars. out of a total of 10, are running.
Superintendent Young of the Atlantic
Avenue system said that on his line to-
day 105 cars out Of a total Of 169 we're rum
ming.
on the Brooklyn, Queens County and
Suburban lines the officials stated that
rs out of 1872 cars are running.
Putting these three officials statements
together the lines affected by the strike
have 5Ss cars running out of total of
s77. That these statements are not thor
oughly reliable is shown by the fact that
the companies pay the city an annual lie
ense on ], 100 cars and the normal number
charged is 1,217. Taking the companies
statements as to the number of cars run
ming as correct, they should, therefore
be credited with operating 5SS cars out Of
a total of 1,217,
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