The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-15

STRIKERS PEACEFUL
Knights of Labor Leaders
Opposed to Violence in
the Brooklyn Contest.
MAIL CARS ALL RUNNING
Thousands Of Applicants for Troll
leymen's Plaees-The Men
Confident.

on hand early today in answer to adver-
t.sements for motormen and conductors
that had been inserted in the New Jer-
sey and Boston papers. The officials of
the company claimed that by nightfall
they would have 5000 men hired-suf-
ficient to supply the places OF all the
strikers.
The first move the strikers made this
morning was to take steps to stop the
tendency on the part of the men to use
violence to prevent the running of cars
Before daylight the Executive Board of
D. A. 75 K of L.. issued orders to the
local assemblies that under no circum-
stances were the United States mail cars
to be interfered with. AS result, the
mail cars were making regular trips this
morning without the least inconvenience
As another precaution, the Executive
Board instructed the master workmen of
the local assemblies to take charge of
the strikers belonging to their respective
bodies and restrain any inclination to
cause trouble.
The result of this was that the big
car station at Twenty-third street and
Fifth avenue, where the clash between
the men and the company took place late
yesterday afternoon, and where pistols
were drawn on the strikers, was as
peaceful as country village. Indeed,
the strikers indicated a desire to keep
away. Still, a goodly-sized crowd stood
about. 4
THEssssxAIL CARS TRIP.
Master WtS man Kelly, of Local As
sembly IT'S. was in charge of the strikers
there. He had them well in hand when
oo, I'M tho oor that wac tho oal1Se
of yesterdays fighting, at $50 this morn
ing, started out to make its customary
trip to get the Coney Island mail. The
police had taken good precautions to
protect it. Two squads were there armed
with pistols and clubs, but there was
nothing for them. to do. The mail car
came out of the barn and proceeded to
the post office without the slightest in
terruption from anyone.
The car was met at the General Post
Office by the Superintendent of Mails who
said
1.-THE mail service so far as the street
SsffT lines are concerned will go on today
usual The strikers do not want the
mails stopped. The only Inconvenience
to the Pestoffice the strike is nov caus-
ing, is the difficulty the carriers have
in getting to their routes, but the ser
vice will be maintained in reduced form
The mail cars on the Brooklyn Heights
Road were permitted to make their regu-
lar trips without interference or demon
stration this morning.
President Lewis of the Brooklyn City
Railroad Company, got out SO many
cars on the Court street line this morn
ing that it looked a little as if there was
no strike there. Usually the cars run. on
n minutes
of the day. This morning they We're
running on a headway of two and
half minutes. Only a part of the cars
were guarded by police.
A DANGEROUS POINT.
AT ten O'Clock news came to Police
Headquarters that there was danger of
a riot al the FlatDush avenue station of
the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Com
pany. The company had been taking out
mail cars all night, the strikers not in
terfering. The C pany then announced
that they would run some regular cars.
This made the men angry. They de-
clared that they would tear to pieces any
hove in sight.
The company, though determined. de-
ferred action till police reinforcement
arrived.
Appeal was made to the police for pro-
tecfion. In a short time e8 armed police
men massed at the Grand street station.
The strikers then formed a plan of ac,
from in front Of the barns. into the shops
3ts l to wat watch. Three whistles given
quietly were to be the signal. Two hun
dred men stood ready to answer 1t and
to oppose the police and the running OF
Word of this also came to Police Head
quarters. Inspector Mackellar, looking
i1:s5 o'clock left Headquarters with fifty
men, armed with pistols and clubs, to
further strengthen Captain Buckholz's
ioiee VERY CONFIDENT.
The Executive Board of p A. T5, K
of L., that is in charge of the strike,
ing and will remain there all day Ac-
cording to the statements made by its
members the situation for the. strikers
is steadily improving. They declare that
not3only is every trolley line in Brook
lyn now completely tied up, but also
that they have information to the. effect
that every effort thus far made by the
companies to secure 0utSsde men 10 start
their lines has proved futile.
There was meeting Of the boa board last last
ht II + laadsd ur rba
meeting was an informal one, and the
only Important subject discussed was the
proposition to call out the e. Of L: men
After much discussion the following
agreement was arrived att
mo general sympathy strike will at
nresent be ordered on the 81" roads.
Neither will the calling out of the brake
men, conductors and fremen on those
roads be enlisted as a nnal resort. Ihe
Il men will only be called out under
one circumstance. That circumstance is
that In case the management of the
Union Elevated attempts to render any
assistance to the management OF the
trolley lines If the Executive Board of
the strikers learn and they profess TO
have full means of knowing whatever
takes place In that respect, that the man
agement of the II IS giving assistance
to the trolley companies, they will call
every K. of L. man, about 500 in all, EN-. IN.
ployed on the L. but at once. But that
q strike will be ordered, and In the opin-
ion of the strikers such condition is
not likely to occur
NO ANXIETY.
The fact that the Court street line is
a1ole to run few cars Is causing the
strikers no anxiety, neither is the re-
port that the managers are importing
fnen from Jersey City. Newark. Pater-
SON, Philadelphia and Chicago. The
motorrnen and conductors in those cities
are eIauioyes of theTraction Company.
& AS such they would undoubtedly be will
ling 10 assist the managers of the tied
up lines: but, on the other hand, nearly
ali those men are. the strikers declare.
( Tsssofaa T. & men and hence they cannot
come here and take the place OF strik-
The only real bone of contention, it de-
veloped this morning. was the running
Of the 'trippers. As has already been
published, the strikers want the mana
gers to sign last years agreement Il
came out this morning that the chief
feature Of that agreement was the agree