The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-21

mechanism in front of empty lots be-
| tween Classon and Grand avenue. This
caused the stoppage of three other cars.
At the back of the lots is a - foot blufl
The crowd gathered there and threw
stones at the cars, demolishing every
pane of glass. The police charged but
the men made determined stand, being
led by n man named Gallagher. He was
placed under arrest by Officer Stats.
The strikers attempted a rescue, but
Policeman Cowen and Conner went to
Stats assistance and marched the
prisoner to the police station. Several of
the policemen were cut by flying stones
and pieces of brick, but no one was seri-
ously injured.
The neighborhood is now patrolled by
a strong force of police. In this instance
cooking utensils and other household
goods were hurled at the police from the
windows of houses in the neighborhood,
and boiling water was thrown from upper
floors.
Major Cochran of the 18th regiment said
to a reporter this afternoon that the mill
tary forces in this city are not sufficient to
cope with the rioters. a separate COM
pany from Flushing, l.. l., arrived in
Brooklyn early this morning. The pres
ence of the military caused an enormous
crowd to gather around the Bush street
car Eouse to-day. Tho strikers were or
derly enough until a green motorman be-
came mixed up in a switch at Hamilton
avenue. He could not extricate his car,
and the crowd gathered around him and
guyed him. Another car approaching the
city had run through the crowd and hurt
two mon and n woman, who were taken
away by tho strikers and their names
could not be learned.
This made the crowd so angry they be-
gan to throw stones at the car and
smashed every window in it. The police
charged, but were powerless to move the
men, and one of the blue coats was hit on
the head with a stone, inflIcting n scalp
wound. The line was blocked for half an
hour. Great excitement ensued and mis-
siles were thrown at the motormen and
police from the windows of houses on
Court street. The police reserves we're
called out and the crowd was dispersed
in every direction. CoAt street was pa
trolled throughout the entire length by
the police.
The soldiers had to charge the crowd
around the stable three times, but no one
was injured. The mayor, through the Sec
TtlhIys Hldu5 lllS SlaNetueHl 10 tue dShO-
ciated press:
An effort was made to ascertain if an
adjustment could be effected in the in
terests of the public convenience and
safety by which all the surface cars of the
city could he restored to immediate use.
To this end the mayor held n conference
with Messrs. Giblin, Best and Connolly,
representing the former employees of tho
railroad and later with representatives of
the various companies, including Presi-
dents Lewis, Norton and WICKER. The
effort was without result. Corporation
Counsel Mcdonald and Public Works
Commissioner White we're at the confer
ence. Strike Leader Connolly said later
the fault lies with the companies. The
men only stood out for the taking back of
all the men.
At the Alabama stables on the Fulton
street line of the Brooklyn Railroad COM
pany, a furious conflict occurred last
night between the militia and the strikers
and there was crowd of 400 strikers
and their friends there to-day. The
militia kept them we'll back from the rail-
road tracks which was obstructed from
time TO time with ash barrels and old iron
stoves.
At p. m. there was great excitement
on Broadway between Moore and Flushing.
A Sumner avenue car was attacked by the
mob and Captain French of the 18th pre-
cinct was struck in the face with a brick
thrown by someone in the crowd. The
reserves of the 10th and 10Th precincts
and mounted squad we're called out for
service on Broadway. There was a great
crowd of people, numbering from 1000 TO
1900, extending over distance of two
miles on Broadway. The police say the
missile which struck Captain French was
not thrown by the strikers, but by one of
their sympathizers.
ALBANY, Jan. 20.-Governor Morton has
ordered out the First brigade of New York
city to report at Brooklyn in the morning
at o'clock.