Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-21
PRICE FIVE CENTS.


interest OF public convenience and
safety, by which all the surface cara
Of the city could be restored TO imme-
diate operation To this end the may
or held conference with Messrs. Con-
nelly. Giblin and Best. representing
the former employees OF the railroads
and later with the representatives of
the various companies including Presi-
dents Lewis. Norton and Wicker. The
EFFORT WIS without result. Corpora
ton Counsel Mcdonald and Public
Works Commissioner White were at
the conference"
Strike Leader Connolly said Inter
that the fault lies with the companies.
The men only stood out FOR the taking
back OF all the men
AZ y. m. there was great excitement
on broadway In the district between
Moore and Flushing avenues. A SUM
ner avenue car was attacked by mob
and Capt, French OF the Nineteenth
precinct was struck In the face with
brick thrown by some one in tho
crowd. The police are of the opinion
that tho brick was not intended for
Capt French. The reserves OF tho
SiNteenthnad Nineteenth precincts and
the mounted squad We're called out
for service on Broadway. There was
great crowd of people numbering
from ten 10 fifteen thousand extending
over Il distance OF two miles on Broad
way. Sorgeants O'Connor and Colwan
were In charge OF the police The po-
lice say TINT the missile which struck
Capt French was not thrown by tho
strikers but by one Of their sympa.
thizers.
Ii is learned that at the conference
at Mayor schleren's. President Lewis
was willing to abide by compromis,
which had been subjected, hut Pres,
dent Norton would not do So and con.
hequently the arrangement fell
| through,
The following was issued this morn.
| Ing.
Ex-Members Twenty-third Regiment;
Attention; Please hol1 yourselves Id
readiness for sudden call. which tht
pi eaent emergency may require. No.
! tice VIII be given through the press II
| possible. Frequent inquiry at the ar
mory Is recommended.
| (SlgneD ALFRED c, BARNES.
| President Council of Veterans"
Every effort to settle the strike OF
| the trolley operatives has been wlthi
| out satisfactory result. The strikers,
| through their executive committee,
| have made concession after conces.
/ sion, and the only point upon which
| they stood out was that the companies
| should re-employ all their old men.
This was natly refused by this presi-
dents OF the companies At the cchfer-
| ence with the mayor this afternoon. at
which We're present Messrs. Connolly.
Best and Giblln, OF the strikers execu-
tive committee, and Presidents LOWS.
! Norton ana Wicker, of the Brooklyn
Heights, Atlantic and Brooklyn and
queens county systems OF trolley cars
respectively, President Lewis made IL
n point that he Is In honor bound 10
retuin the men he has employed since
the strike began. This the strikers Will
not accede TO,
/ Ihta htAnu n az 1fanr.
der The city Is virtually under mill
tary rule. Streets are blocked against
pedestrians by orders OF soldiers, aud
anyone who stops TO argue the point
is told to walk around the block. with
n glistcnlng bnyonet held within tw-i
inches OF his face. Thousands OF NOR
bldiy curious citizens nocked TO the
scenes OF the riots last night and help
ed to swell the crowds that gathered
10 do mischief The green hands had
some rough experiences all through tho
day, and break OF any kind was the
signal for the formation of u sayags
mob aud for the rapid demolition OF
all the glass In the car,
on the Fitch avenue lines fully half
the ears are In a very dllupldated
condition. The various Inobs that
gathered at the car stables and along
the tracks Of the tied up lines contains
ed at least 10000 people.
Many cars went astray today. The
switches were broken and Obstacles
were placed on the tracks; wires werg
cut at various points, and on the whole.
the day was fun OF petty annoyances
for the railroad companies Motormen
abandoned their cars al various places,
and In some instances left the city AS
soon as they possibly could, 20 serious
did tho situation seem, Blood was
split In quantities. but none were Sc
rlously hurt.
At 3 o'clock several shots were fired
at car at Fifth avenue and Thir-
teenth street. bullets passing through
the windows and embedding themselves
IN the wood work. No arrests were
made.
Mayor schieren this evening issued
the following proclamation.
TO the Citizens Of Brooklyn and the
Public Generally:
In the name OF the people Of the state
of New York. l., Chnrles a, Schieren.
mayor OF the city OF Brooklyn. do
hereby require all perHous within this
limits OF the city to refrain from UNI
necessary assembling in the streets,
squares, or In public places OF the city.
during the present disturbances, and
until quiet rs restored. ! hereby give
notice that the police have been or
dered and the militia requested 10 dis
perse any unlawful assemblage. ! ex-
hort all persons to assist In the obs
seryance OF this request.
CHARLES A. scHTEREN.