The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-29
STRIKE LEADERS BLUFF
Still Talk of Defeating Brooklyn
Stree Car Magnates.
THE RIOTERS NOT YET sUBDUED.

skirmishes with the Police in which Two
Men Arc Shot, and One of Them May
Die from His wound-Firteen Strikers
Return to Work. ...... -...
BROOKLYN, Jan. s9.-Master Workman
Connolly made tho offer on behalf of the
strikers yesterday to the railroad officials
TO return to work upon the terms which
they were working when the men went
out. President Lewis replied that the men
would be given employment on those
terms where there were vacancies for them
to fill, but that he would in no case dis
charge new men to make places for the old.
ii. b. Martin, of Minneapolis, one OF tho
members of the executive board, Knights
of Labor, declared to an Associated Press
reporter that the strike is as far from its
termination us it was twelve days ago.
THE companies will be SO worried by
legal proceedings from this forward" he
said, that they won't know where they
are. believe that the men will win the
strike, and that very soon.'
Wiro cutting was continued on the Full
ton avenue and Broadway lines near East
New York during the afternoon, Cap
tain German, with his patrol wagon,
made dash down from TIE depot every
time trouble was reported The increas-
ing crowds in this lection led to the send
ing out Of military guards. -....- 49,.
At the Fulton avenue stables in the AL
ALBANIA avenue depot fifteen of the old
men applied for reinstatement, and they
were put to work this IrsSrEing
A serious riot occurred at Nostrand ave.
nue. and the Boulevard. A crowd of 200
dragged the motorman and conductor
from the car and were beating them when
the police charged, using their clubs with
good effect, and succeeded in scattering
the crowd. A few seconds later the mob
returned to the fight, and Officer Forbes
fired a shot at the rioters. Several other
policemen also fired on the mob Michael
Madigan, 90 years old, received bullet
wound in the left side. He was removed
to the hospital, where he now lies in pre-
carious condition.
About o'clock in the afternoon two
cars which were started on the Union Ave
nue. line, that runs to Green Point, were
attacked by mob Captain Kitzer and u
mounted squad of police dashed into the
crowd. Captain Kltzer gave the word
Are" and the police shot over the heads
of the crowd, which fed in terror when
the revolvers rang out
Earlier in the afternoon Sergeant SUIT
ton and half dozen policemen raided Odd
Fellows hall, which Is tho headquarters Of
the strikers, and rescued five non-union
men who were held prisoners there.
As q Gates avenue Cur nenred Hamburg
street last night two men jumped on the
rear platform and threw the conductor OFF.
The police gave chase, and fired over u
dozen shots at the fugitiyes A man
named Liverman, in the employ of the
company, was shot in the leg
The police had hand to hand tusslo
with the rioters and fought with dubbed
reyolvers. Fully dozen of the attacking
party were injured The police then
raided Odd Follows hall again, and by a
free use Of their night sticks, which they
swung right and left, quickly drove the
strikers from their headquarters.