St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-25
STRIKE NEAR AN end.
Cars Again Running on Near
ly Ali the Brooklyn
Lines.
RIOTING LESS VIOLENT,
But the Usual Number OF Ar
rests Are Made by Police
and Soldiers.
ONE RAY FOR THE STRIKERS.
Judge Gaynor Grants Man
damus Compelling Lines
to Be Operated.

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BROOKLYN, Jan. "a. - Judging by
surface indications, the strike of cleo
tric street railways is aear It's end. The
peace Of the city is not fully restored,
and it Will not be 50 long as the late
employes Of the traction companies
nave hope of forcing themselves back
into the positions they held twelve days
ago. To these men there was ray of
light IN the decision handed down today
by Justice Gaynor, of the supreme
court Of Queens county. in the matter
OF the application of Joseph Loader,
shopkeeper. for a writ of mandamus to
compel the Brooklyn Heights Railway
company TO operate its lines in a man
ner to meet the requirements of the
public. In the opinion of Chief Justice
Gaynor the corporation is held to be in
default Of its obligations to the public,
incurred by the acceptance of a fran
elise for specific purpose; it is placed
under The imputaton of having more
regard for the profits OF shareholders
than the convenience of citizens; it Is
declared TO be the cOmpany's duty to
man its cars atWhateYer expense may be
necessary. At 10 o'clock tomorrow the
court will hear counsel upon the QueS-
ton whether the writ shall be perempt-
orY or alternative, or in other words,
whether the company snail be required
TO engage a full complement OF opera
tIveS forthwith, regardless OF the Ques-
ti0n of wages and hours of labor, or
whether it shall be directed TO do the
best it can under the circumstances.
To make the writ alternative, it will be
seen, will be to leave affairs practically
as they are.
Should it be made mandatory an ap-
peal will be taken by the defendant
company, and is to be expected that
some Judge will be found who Will suS-
pend the writ until the appeal can be
heard. With these facts in view it may
be said that the victory the strikers won
is Fabian in its character.
Instances OF Violence
toward the new men have been fre-
quent, and quite a number of arrests
were made during the day of men gully
of assaults. Several wire-cutteTs also
fell into the hands Of the police. and it
is a notable fact that they were strikers.
Long stretches of wire have been carried
away in some localities. aud 4 general
disposition shown to iujure the property
Of the street railway com panieS as much
as possible. The fixing of The blame
for this upon the strikers costs the peo-
pie dear in the way of public sympathy.
Traffic is not yet continued through
the night as it was before the strike.
On some lines cars were run as early as
o'clock, but on others they continued
to make theiI trips as late as 10 o'clock.
The streets generally present an aspect
of tranquility, and the theaters, which
have felt the effects Of the tie-up per.
haps as severely as any of the business
concerns in the city, are tonight enjoy
ing a measurable return Of prosperity.
The report Is current that the first
brigade is 10 be relieved from duty
either tomorrow or Saturday. No Yerifi-
cation of the rum0r can be had.
Ten experienced trolley men, who had
been brought here from Pittsburg yes
terday by the Brooklyn Heights Rail-
road company, deserted the Flatbush
avenue cars. of which they were in
charge, in a body this afternoon al
briggs and Manhattan avenues and the
adjacent streets, and were brought to
the strikers headquarters at Muggs'
hall at 10 this evening Altogether
tWcnty-one men arrived from PittSb urg
and
Five Stole away
from the stables last night undetected,
and nine of the remainder as soon as
they got a chance today did likewise.
The story told by the men is decided
ly interesting. They were engaged,
along with the restof the twenty-one i'll
Pittsburg, by }. &. Kincaid. They are
all experienced, having been emplOye d
there by the Manchester Traction COM
pany. Kncaid assured them that there
was no trouble here whatever, and gave
them to understand that the strike had
been settled amicably. They were
guaranteed - for day of ten hours
work. their fare TO New York, Sl0.5O, be.
ing paid 10y the company. Their pay
was 10 date from their arrival here.
The first part Of the bargain they al
Iege was carried out. bat although they
have been here since yesterday morn
ing they have not received cent. They
were taken to the Halsey street stables
where tie presence Of the militia and
the general aspect speedily gave them
an idea Of the actual situation. They
asserted that they did not want to fill
the strikers places, but they were care
fully guarded and could not get away
They W ere taken today to the Flatbust
avenue stables. Here they were giver
ears to run out. They acted as though
apparently satisfied, but no sooner hat
lhey arrived at a safe distance than the
header jdm ped off his car and nine
motormen followed. The cars were
abandoned. Policemen were seen lateI
9n towing the cars hOmeward
The PIttsburg men are all married
md say they are going back to that citN
Is soon as possible.
At Brooklyn Heights railroad depot
It Ninth avenue and Twentieth street
nothing has been done to repair Ih,
wires which were cut by wholesale las
light, and nc attempt was made to rnl
lars today. A strong outside guard i
maintained tonight, so that the deStruc
ion Of car property, which was SO dis
StrouS last night. cannot be repeated
Cars on the FlatbuSh line were rul