Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-28
OFFER FROM STRIKERS.
Conditions on Which They Will All Return to Work.
THE VIOLENCE HAS DECREASED.

scarcity of cars Sunday one would not have thought that one of, the biggest strikes in the history of Brooklyn was in progress Churchgoers had to walk to church in many instances or take chances in the enormous crowds which took pos session of the cars Otherwise there was perfect calm. Largo crowds assembled around the depots where military guards are stationed. but there was no violence, and the bantering the troops received was of good natured kind.
 Those in a position to draw conclusions from facts and draw conclusions without prejudice say the strike is about ended. l The companies seem to be in a position to run their cars. They are not skillfully | operated, and throughout the day there were many collisions, and there was much pumping together, but there was no acci- dent of a serious nature. A number of men employed by the companies do not seem to be able to handle their cars, but with the aid of the policemen who stand guard on the front they manage to get | along in some way or another.
 The number of cars operated was slight | ly over the number running Saturday Some of them looked much the worse for the severe treatment they have been sub- | jected to at the hands of the strikers dur ing the last two or three days Some were without some of their windows, and oth- CTS were running with dilapidated motor boxes and badly twisted dashboards, but most of them were carrying passengers without molestation.
 New York Militia Expect to Be Recalled
 Some of the New York city militia OK. | pect to be recalled in Q day or two. Many of them were visited by their friends and passed pleasant time Some of them | who could be spared from duty attended | church. They look dirty and weary, aa if the weeks duty had been a severe one. It was reported that all the Knights oi Labor in Brooklyn would go out on strike but no credence can be put in the rumor. Master Workman Connolly of the Knights of Labor is ono of the executive committee of the strike. and he said emphatically to- day that there will be no general strike called The electricians and other men 1 employed in the power houses will not go l out on strike either.
 The saloons throughout Brooklyn were kept tightly closed Sunday in obedience to a special order issued by Mayor Schieren and threat made by Superintendent oi Police Campbell that he would vigorously enforce the order. This action was taken | in order that the tempers of tho strikers should not be unframed through whisky.
 Some of the Flushing avenue cars while | passing through Graham and Driggs ave nues, were bombarded by stones and con tinued the remainder of their trips with smashed windows. There were no militia in sight The crowd was dispersed by the police The Flushing avenue cars were running regularly. About 25 cars made regular trips. The Greenpoint and Myrtle Avenue lines sent out the same number.
 The Cross Town cars bore evidence Of severe usage. All the way from Manhat tan avenue to the stables they were assail ed by @ shower of stones Many car win dows were smashed during the day The oars ran very irregularly. About ten were the days record.
 South Brooklyn was very quiet during the day. Not more than 2S cars ran ovel the Third Avenue line. The first car was started at o'clock in the morning Thert were no hostile demonstrations of any kind. The Fifth Avenue line sent out ter cara The Ninth Avenue line ran cars at intervals of five minutes There were nc cars visible on Second avenue.
 Evidences of green motormen were plen tifuL A NandeFSilt avenue car was fount astray on Fifteenth street. At Fulton fer " the new motormen frequently ran theiI cars on the wrong tracks.
 NonunIon Men Desert.
 Another desertion of nonunion meI took place from the Ridgewood depot Nine of thom left the stables. They ari part of the 7l men who arrived here iron Syracuse to take the strikers positions. Of tho whole number % have so far deserted.
 Company G of tho Forty seventh regi- ment was obliged to disperse a crowd of zoo persons. Thomas McGrary of 752 Fifth avenue caused the trouble. McGrary is a striking motorman. He was discover ed placing stones on the track He ran sy,k. &l, .l,, avenue. A crowd gathered about the store and jeered at the officers. who had put in an appearance. McGrary was arrested in spite of their protests.
 Adam Deitz, nonunion motorman brought from Jersey City and in charge of a car on the Nostrand Avenue line of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad company, was held up on the boulevard and severely beaten. After an ambulance surgeon treated him he returned to the depot. James Fitzgibbons, 27 years old, of 334 Bergen street was arrested on a charge of l dumping ashes on tho car tracks at Fifth and Flatbush avenues.
 Joseph Wagner, 13 years old, of 476 Humbolt street and William Little of S6 Marcy avenue were arrested for placing stones on car tracks at Grand and Hum bolt streets For the same offense com mittsd ct Graham and Johnson streets I LOUIS DlRuL, ychrb OI ( MeS6TOl0 street was arrested.
 A crowd stoned car 1412 of the Sumner Avenue line of the Queens County and Suburban Railroad company while 1t was being run toward the depot with If non- union motormen and conductors aboard. All the windows were broken. The crowd was dispersed by the police and reserves, who charged, clubbing indiscriminately. 41 Moses Brown, a special policeman under Captain Kitzer of Ridgewood, was terri bly beaten, and his shield and club were taken away from him by a mob in a saloon which the officer entered. Investigation by his superiors showed that Brown had been drinking during the day and was abusive. He was suspended.
 Mcclure and Martin on the Strike.
 Thomas J. McGuire and H. B Martin of the general executive board Of the Knights of Labor addressed a meeting oi , Local Assemblies 5021. K. of L., and 7S4, K. of L., comprising the members of the ! Coach Drivers unions Nos. l and 2, at the Citizens theater. Chairman Charles Brown said that the two coach drivers } unions had already subscribed $500 to the strikers funds and would give moro ii } necessary.
 MT. McGuire and Mir. Martin were in. teryiewed by Q reporter and said their-vi to Brooklyn had nothing to do with the strike They merely came to fulfill an en. gagement made with the coach drivers 2 some months ago
 "The strikers have the full sympathy ol the executive board of the K. of L., " said Mir. McGuire, but the executive commit. tee has not yot boon called on to interfere If the strike terminatCH as we believe il ' will, in favor of the men, there will be nc necessity for our intervention. District D assembly No. "a has charge of this busi mess, and Master Workman Connolly has 5 managed 1t very we'll.