Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-29

The following letters were given out by
the Executive Committee Of District AS
sembly, No. 70, knights Of Labor, this
afternoon:
BROOKLYN. ". Y. Jan. 2s. 1895.
ITO the Public:
We have this day sent TO the Messrs.
Daniels, of counsel for the railroads,
representing the different systems OF
street railways which have ceased opera
tions in the city Of Brooklyn, the sub
joined letter. which speaks for itself.
We will add that we have made this offer
not because the strike was waning or
our cause weakening. 1t never was
stronger. But in the interests of Brook
lyn, our home. and its citizens, our
friends, we are willing to make the sac
riice suggested IN the letter.
(Signed) MARTIN j. CONNOLLY,
JOHN GIBLN,
"P. J. COLLINS,
ANDREW -. BEST"
"BROOKIYN, y. Y, Jan. Is. 1895.
benjamin +. Norton. Esq. President
Of the Atlantic-Ayenue Railroad Com
pany:
Dear Sir,-I am instructed by the rep
resentatives 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 were, as you
know, 81 a day for motormen and con-
ductors having full-day cars. and not less
than $l.5O for motormen and conductors
having trippers. II these terms are ac-
cepted, the committee will meet YOU
and arrange to resume work within six
hours. In conclusion. permit me TO OBJ
serve that though this is a great cOnces-
sion on the part OF the employees Of
the company. they are willing 10 make
IL in the interests Of the public, who
have been great sufferers from this con-
trOversy existing between the corpora
ton and its men. | have sent similar
letter 10 the President Of the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company and to Mr..
Wickers. the representative OF the Brook
lyn. Queens County and Suburban Com
pany
(Signed) MARTIN ]. CONNOLLY"
The action Of the strikers in Offering TO
return without the many supulations
which their former offers have contained
Is generally considered "A surrender. The
strikers say it Is not. and still intimate
that applications for a peremptory man
damus Will follow n refusal from the
presidents.
CAR HELD Up.
At 1890 o'clock this afternoon gang
OF strikers held up "A car Of the Nostrand-
Avenue lire at the Boulevard. detail OF
police was sent to the scene and three
OF the strikers were rested. Brleadlcr-
General James NJ. Nirnum, paymas'er-
general on Governor Morton's staff. to-
uFr
Treasurer Adams, Of Kings county, stat
ing that he he'd Kings county accounta-
Bile for the expenses incurred by the Ma
tlonal 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 Y O'Clock the police received WORD
that five non-uniOn men had been cap
tured by strikers. and were held prisoners
in Odd-Fellows Hail. on Palmetto street
near Ridgewood The men were said 10
have been injured in a scrimmage, and
were having their wounds dressed by
strikers. \ squad OF mounted police was
sent to the rescue Of the five men. This
hall Is the one in which Major Abrams,
OF the Seventh Regiment penned IN zOO
strikers for four hours while the Gates
Avenue line was opened last Thursday.
The Sixty-Ninth Regiment and Eighth
Rattallou of the First Brigade, VINO nave
been doing guard duty here for the past
week. received orders this afternoon 10
start for home. The Seventh and seventy
First regiments, and the First Battery,
all of the First Brigade, went nome this
morning. being the first troops released
from strike duty.
SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED.
The situation to-day was much i'm
proved. The lines which have been
cpened during the past few days were All
running. and with more cars than on any
dav since the strike was begun. Three
new lines were opened this morn
ing The companies apparently gain
steadily in the number Of new men, ana
IL is but a question or Iew days appd-
rently when normal traffic VIII De re-
sumcd There was less Wire-cuttihS uu-
ring the night, and less stoning OK cars
this forenoon. The strikers sun stuo-
bornly refuse, however, to ADMIT that
they are beaten. They hold toselher
well, and less than 100 men out OF the
original 500 have returned TO worh.
The problem that now remains Is 10
tainty that the Withdrawals OF troops
will not he followed by increased dis
turbances. even in the daytime. The
police are either incapable, or DO not
desire TO prevent interference with the
wires and cars OF the companies.
The superlntendent of the Brooklyn
Heights Company to-day said that on the
lines operated by his company $40 cars
out of "A total OF $40 are running. super
intendent Young, of the Atlantic-AVenue
system, said that on his line to-day lVo
cars out of a total OF 1863 were running.
ON the Brooklyn. Queens county, anu
suburban lines the officials stated that
IS out OF l32 cars are running PuttihS
these official statements together the
lines affected have 5SS cars running out ot
"a total OF ST.
That these statements are not mo
roughly reliable is shown by the iact
that the companies pay the cry an
annual license on LOO cars, ana tne
normal number operated Is l,2U. TaklnS
the companies' statements as TO the num-
her of cars running as correct. they
should therefore, be credited with ope-
rating 5sS cars out OF a total OF l,Zi'.
Details OF soldiers were sent out along
the lines of roads where stone-throwing
and interference have prevailed, ana tne
troops did police duty on street-corners'
and even on the cars in some sections.
POLICE DO NOT PROTECT.
II has been learned by experience that
with A policeman at either end or a car
the windows have been broken by stones
and brick-bats and the safety OF passeh-
gers endangered. But few arrests nave
been made. The stone-throwers 40 NOT
hit policemen except in rare cases anu
then by accident. and the policemen 90
not arrest the stone-throwers except III
rare instances.
The presence of militiaman Win gun
on the front platform invariably saves
the car and passengers from daihase;
How long the troops are to remain anu
do police duty Is not decided.
Police Commissioner Welles mas sworn
I'm 200 special policemen. About lvo OK
these have resigned. The specials are the
targets for stones and abuse. and seldom
make an arrest. Wire-cutting during the
night was reported on the Grand-Strcet
line. Nostrand-Avenue line, Flatbush-
Avenue line, and Tompkins-Avenue line.
The eiectr1c-light wires leading INTO the
depot OF the cross-town line at Erie BASIN
were cut during the night. leaving ths
depot In darkness. This reEien 10 ems "