The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-21

Observation-Disclosures. Please hsad ygurse ves
"a readiness for sudden cad which The
presen< emergency may require. Nossee
VIII be given shrough the press u posss-
be. but frequent fn7ui-y ~ the Arnsosy
u eonzn<zds1.
ALFRED c. gARsEs
president Council OK Veterans.
lfnrsn J. cnnneszy. une Of the exeuu-
tive 1rus7. VINO fszs coniuceet the strike.
WREN questioned a. 20 what action the
ercnce % sse movement. repssef: That
txxty seat a crrmtttee here today. and
teEsere1 Is thesr nzH mngai and finasa-
cizi ssprsors''
TIE redsce car1azns bad anotsser con-
ference this evening They discussed che
situation ard made arrangements for
psz4ng the police force on the Different
hrses tomorrow.
Tsse executive committee OF the strikers
after a lengthy meeting In MuSge's hal.
gave 0at the fozfuwsng statement to-
rsgF.. Citizens. Several days since. the
eT1psoyes Of the Brooklyn froaley knes
were driven from ths1r posts by sosisses1
corporations. because they were human
beings ard unable 10 work another year
usster rae terrible strain on then. being
0uzp<gsec 70 run trolley cars Through
crowded streets at q high rate Of speed
Dor fourteen hours as days work,
yEsoszxss they contracted for only ten
hnsss. We offered to confsnue OR con-
tracts with our masters for another year
~ the same wages # we were guaranteed
AUEanst more than ten hours work. The
o01x,araes refused All Uair efforts to
esDssrate were rejected. The coFg,oratso1S
were Determined to maintain their ar
bstrary sway. Since we are comQeiIed 10
- GAIT. the newspapers have been saxbss-
1ksrsi hg ra4isoad stock issued by foregn
corporations fn order TO swirssse Inc state
cut oe taxes. and nave pers.sgenzsy mis-
represented cur Tx5astsoI and exaggerated
every offense committed I'M our narsses
They hare terrCrzxed the community wsan
false rssso-ts c< accidents ami acts OF
violence. ard have faasesi TO state that
the aocstents committed were at the In
stsgaaaon OF the companies agents. 70
tials seek 10 d1scredAt our canse''
a serious clash occurred Al 10 O'Clock
tonight between the soldiers and str1k-
trs at the car stables OF the Atlantic ave.
nua line. at Invent -fourth street and
Fifth avenue. Some strikers, represent
Ing themselves as newspaper men, passed
toe PICKET hne ard were hooking up non-
union msn at the stables. when Ii was
discovered they were frauds They we're
escorted back into the crowd. This led
70 . clash. and the strikers charged the
soldiers on guard. One of the strikers
fired q shot into tho ranks OF the SOL
olcrs. who returned the attack with re-
newed energy. Two men. whose names
Could not be learned. were stabbed.
Mayor Sc7iieren tonight issued the fol-
lowing proclamation: ITO the Citizens Of
Brooklyn and the Pubiis Generally: In
The name Of the people of the state of
New York. !. Charles Schieren, mayor of
the c.ty OF Brooklyn. do hereby require
all persons within the limits Of the city
to refrain from unnecessary assembling
an the streets. squares O. In public places
OF the city during the present disturb
anees and until quiet Is restored. ] here
by give notice that the police have been
ordered and the militia requested TO dis
perse any unlawful assemblage. I exhnrt
all persons to assist In the observance Of
this request