The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
THE END AT HAND.
1t is Said That All Cars Will Be Rum
ming i'm 4S Hours.

ming in 4S Hours.
Strikers Continue to Cut Wires and do
What Mischief They Can Without Com
ing in Contact With the Dreaded Militia
But Few Arrests Made Yesterday.
| Brooklyn, n. Y, January 25.-At 2 o'clock
| this morning officers arrested Blsseu Wits,
| motormah, and A. f. Lewis Tor attempting
| to cut trolley wire at Bedford avenue near
| North 14th street.
-Four Others were with them. but made
their escape in wagon. policeman hred
several shots at them and it is thought that
| one of them was wounded.
| No disturbances were reported at the
Offices, power houses or stables OF any OF the
| companies this morning. A NUMBER OF
| slight alterations between the ponce ana
| strikers have been reported, but nothing of
a serious nature up to 10 o'clock occurred.
| At 1850 this morning Captain Nichol OF
/ troop with half of the second platoon OF
| the troop and two repair wagons contalng
a force OF men started on tour OF the cross
| town line for the purpose OF clearing the
| overhead wires of the distractions that had
| been placed there during the night. AT the
| corner of Columbia street and Sedwick
| avenue the troops came upon gang of
young toughs who were busily engaged in
| pilng every conceivable obstruction on the
tracks of the road. They were dispersed In
| short order This was the only incident of
| the trip with the exception of some 1eerlng
at the troops by some strike sympathlzers
that gathered at various points along the
| lines.
| stones were thrown at two policemen
| from tenements at Hicks and Sacket streets
| at ! p. m. Officers Connolly and Wright
| were struck and severely injured. At
| Flushing and Clermont street crowd
stoned car of the Flushing avenue line at
| noon, and drove the inotormen away, The
crowd was dispersed by police reserves at
| Manhattan avenue and Java street.
A TORPEDO SCARE.
| Gunner Hayes of the ordnance depart
| ment of the Brooklyn navy yard, this after
| noon examined the alleged torpedo found
at Fulton street and FlatSush avenue this
morning. Three attempts were made to ex-
plode the torpedo without success. The
| gunner expressed the opinion that the So
called torpedo was hoax. m
| On briggs avenue a mob of 1000 persons
|
! ing and Graham avenues line and wrecked
them. AT Bixford avenue they demolished
six cars and cut the wires for four blocks.
and during the afternoon wires were cut at
Ralph avenue near Fulton street. and on
| Fulton street near Saratoga avenue. No
arrests were made. The mob was dispersed
in eaofecase by platoon of the list regi-
ment. The tracks were not INSTRUCTED as
| Int ha 1vr itv
company seemed to suffer greatly from lack
of men with sufficient experience to repair
the broken wires Up 10 p. m, the Fulton
street line was blocked five hours. Despite
military p1oteo ton no ljneman appeared,
| and no attempt was made 10 repair the
wires. 1t looked as if the blockade would
| hold until morning. The crowd on the
| street was large bnt orderly.
| A Gates avenue car was held up at Gates
and Hamburg avenues at four this after
| noon, The crowd tried to overthrow the
car, aut were dispersed by details of militia.
| Two women ipsthe car were badly fright
| ened. but no arrests We're made.
| Tie Hamilton avenue line began running
cars at s.2O p. nj. today. At that hour the
| first car since the strike began was seat
| out. The Brooklyn Heights company issued
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willing to take into their employ such of
the former motomen and conductors as it
needed to fill vacancies, paying them the
| market rate of wages for their services pro-
| viding such employees will accept the regu-
lations of the company as to the frequency
| with which cars shall be run and the num-
Der of cars which shall be run.
EVERY CAR WILL BE RUNNING IN 4s
HOURS.
President Norton. today, declared that he
would have every car on the Atlantic
avenue system on the tracks within forty
! eight hours. He said that he is now running
ninety-six cars on the Atlantic avenue and
other streets of the system. The usual num-
| Der operated this season is about one hun
dred and fifty.
| Six persons, including two women. We're
| arrested for interfering with the running
of theToad this afternoon. Master Work
man Connolly says that 5000 men are still
| out and that as many more may be ordered
out. He says the men are holding firm.
USED THE LOCUSTs.
mob of 1000 wrecked car at briggs and
| Manhattan avenues. The police charged
the mob, which moved on toward Green
cars were stalled. An attack was attempted
| then, and for nearly an hour the police
piled their clubs constantly. The mob re-
fused at first 10 move. but after several
charges moved off. There was no militia in
| that section. saa aaa
Father O'Hare of st. Anne parish.told the
| mayor that he would endeavor to keep
things quiet in that section. When the mob
| had surrounded the car Father O'Hare was
sent for. He made his way through the
! crowd, offered the motorman Sl0 bill 10
leave in order TO restore peace. The motor
/ man took the money and departed. The act
was received with cheers, and order was
gradually obtained. Just at that moment
| Father O'Hare received a message from
| Mayor schieEer, in which the mayor said
that If order was not mo intained in Green
point he would be compelled to send the
militia there. The priest read this message
aloud and then appealed to his audience to
dis2erse.
judge Gaynor said today his decision in
| regard to the form of writ TO issue will not
| hon aA n n1np