The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-30
COMPLICATIONS OF STRIKE
Much Grief in Store for the Brooklyn
Trolley Car Ma9nates.
STRIKE PRACTICALLY OVER
Yet the Street Car Officials Will De Ar.
raigned for Violations of Labor and
Other Laws and Roads Will
Be BOycottcd.
BY the United Press.


Brooklyn. Jan. 29.-The withdrawal
of the FIRST brigade was followed by
many small disturbances President
Lewis declared with much emphasis
that 1t was a serious mistake to with
draw the brigade. He said that he had
received anonymous information that
If the remaining troops are disbanded,
sheol will break loose. He had a body
guard of detectives about his person,
and President Norton never moves
without an armed guard at his side.
On the other side the mayor, General
McLeer and other officials believe that
quiet Is restored and turbulence at an
end.
Master Workman Connolly still in
sists that the strikers are not beaten.
There are no signs of a break in their
ranks. Only few of them have made
personal application. The formal ten
der of their services by Mr.. Connolly
wal move upon which to base an APP
pllcation for new writ of mandamus.
This was made against the Atlantic
Avenue company today and was the
first proceeding in court against that
company. Similar writs are to follow
against the Brooklyn, Queens county,
and Suburban. The Brooklyn Heights
company was served with formal notice
in the mandamus proceedings against
them. They have twenty days to an
swer. They have also to appear before
the attorney general at Albany tomor-
row in the application for action look
ing to the forfeiture of their charter.
In addition to this, warrants are to be
hot
T!ghe, for the arrest of the officers of
the line for violating the ten hour law.
one motorman has made affidavit that
he was forced to work eleven hours and
six minutes for the company.
Violation of the ten-hour law is
| misdemeanor punishable by fine of
$500 for each offense, or Imprisonment
for three months. There are 1000 en-
ployes who threaten TO bring action.
Still further proceedings which are in
| the programme are suits by each en-
ploye for one weeks salary, and suits
for damages by merchants whose busi-
ness has been prostrated.
While the strikers are pulling all
these strings to give trouble to the
! companies and force athem to surren-
! der, there are other complications.
Other Compli cations.
The board of aldermen are seeking for
some means of demolishing the COM
| panies; the labor organizations have
decided not to ride in their cars; the
| grand jury is looking into the loss Of
| life and limb due to violations of the
| laws regulating speed of cars; the
board of arbitration has gone to AL
| bany to report upon the causes of the
strike, and new committee from the
| legislature is on it's way to investigate
the whole matter All in all the lot
of the trolley magnate is not happy
one.
The companies made a good showing
| in the number of cars run and lines
operated today. They have shown that
all they need is time TO engage and
break in new men, and protection for
the men and property of the roads.
Snow and cut wires in the early morn
Ing gave them some trouble, but by
noon about two-thirds of the number
of cars operated previous to the strike
were in operation. Cars ran close to
schedule time all day and later at
night than has been attempted in two
weeks.
Only once today were the troops
called out. AT about D. m. a gang of
men placed a wagon on the track OF
the Fifth avenue line at Twenty-first
street and mobbed the crew of the first
car which arrived. The policeman on
the front platform was powerless. He
whistled for help, however, and anothe:
officer notified the Twenty-third regi-
ment boys at the stables of the line at
| Twenty-third street. The militamen
rushed to the rescue at double quick
The mob scattered in all directions.
Lewis Grim, one of the men in the
crowd, attempted to remove the lever
used by the motOrman to turn on the
current, and was arrested.
Numerous Accidents.
There were many accidents today due
to the inexperience of motormen. Troll
ley car 1910, of the Halsey street line,
ran into coach at the corner of Full
ton and oxford street at $40 p. m.
Two ladies in the coach, the Misses
Anderson, received contusions and suf-
fered from the shock, and the driver,
Henry Day, had his ribs fractured.
The coach was damaged to the extent
of $500. The motorman was arrested.
In the police courts today twenty-two
men were arraigned charged with stone
throwing, wire cutting, track obstruct-
ing or otherwise interfering with troll
ley roads. They were all held for trial.