Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-26

He told them of his assurance 10 Mayor Schieren and he hoped that the people would assist him in keeping order.
 Shortly afterward 6 mob at Bedford ave- nue and the Bushwick creek bridge tore down the trolley wires and were about to attack a half dozen stalled cars, when the police and detachment of Troop A hove in sight.
 The green motormen had deserted the cars and patrol wagon with others was brought from the car stable. When they saw the crowd they refused to alight from the wagon and were taken back.
 The police aud soldiers are guarding the stalled cars.
 POLICEMAN SHOT.
 Special Policeman Meehan, while rid ing on a car on the Manhattan line, was shot at by some one in the crowd. The bullet grazed the officer's head. Prior to this shooting the car had been stoned and every glass "a it was shattered.
 CARS HELD UP.
 Late this evening a car from Newton, containing forty non-union men, WAS beid up near Maspeth and q number of the men were induced to join the strikers. A de- tachment of the Seventh reg iment from Ridgwood, assisted by the police, captured 8 few of the non -union. men and took them to the Maspeth station Of the Brooklyn Heights company. The strikers claim that these men deserted and joined them and were sent to their homes in other cities
 In Ridgwood u Gates avenue car was held up at Gates and Hamburg avenues this att- ernoon. The crowd tried to overthrow the car, but were dispersed by details of the Seventh regiment and the Sixty ninth bat talion. Two women in the car were badly frightened. No arrests were made.
 A MoToRMAN STONED.
 At the corner of Gates and Evergreen av- enues this evening motorman on the Green and Gates avenue line was struck with stone thrown from the crowd on the corner of Evergreen avenue and knocked down. He recovered shortly. and took his car, with several windows broken, to the end of the journey.
 These were. the disorders of the day, and occurIe practically in the suburban parts of the city.
 In the city proper outside of wire cut ting the disorders reported swere princi- paly of d minor character.
 BOMB SCARE.
 Rumors of dynamite were heard today. An alleged bomb was found on the trolley tracks at Fulton street and Flatbush avenue. man who failed to give his name carried the bomb to the first precinct station house. The suspicious looking thing was at once sent to Superintendent of Police Campbell, who, with some alarm, hurried 1t to the navy yard for the experts there to make an examination. Commander Elmer of the ordnance de- partment turned the supposed deadly ex- plosive over to Gunner James Hayes and Lieutenant Commander Hannis. The al- legged bomb was 1h inches thick aud 5 inches in diameter. 1t was cyclnder shaped, weighed two pounds and had metallic case, covered with Japan black. A long cotton fuse protruded from one end. The gunner first tried to explode it by the use of a ''slow match,' but failed. Then placed iu it. After half an hours walt it refused to explode. Another fire was built and the outside of the cylinder saturated with oil. It was placed in the second fire, this time for the purpose of melting the case and thus explode any destroying prop critics that might be inside it. Alter an other half hours wait no explosion took place and the navy officials came to the conclusion that the thing was a hoax. Commander Elmer said he would have a more thorough examination in the morn- ing and report to the police. BOMBS IN HIS POCKETS. John Strong was held in the Lee avenue court, Williamsburg, today on charge of of carrying concealed weapons. The po- lice think he is a dangerous anarchist. Special Officer Tammany found Strong at an early hour this morning acting in a suspicious manner in the vicinity of Grand street, on Driggs avenue. His answers to questions did not suit Tammany, who locked him up. When searched at the station Tammany nearly fainted when he lOuEQ bnHb HIS Adu mite bombs and large loaded revolver in his pockets.
 1T wanted to make things pleasant for somebody '' he said, when asked what he intended to do with the bombs. They were placed in paiis of water in the Bedford avenue station. Strong seemed unconcerned when arraigned in court and told Justice Goetting that be did not care what became of him. He refused to say if he was concerned ip the strike, either through sympathy or by employment. Judge Gaynor said late tonight that his decision in regard to the form of writ to issue will not be handed down until to- morrow morning.
 PERPETRATORS ON HAND.
 The board of arbitration and mediation has returned from Albany, in response to the resolution adopted by the legislature, and will at once take hold of the situation. The board has located itself at the Hotel St. George, and sent subpGnas to Mayor Scheren, General McLeer, Presidents Lewis, Norton and Wicker, the embers of the strike committee and others who can give them information about what is going on. The board will also attempt to bring the warning factions together. The hac io