The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-06
Situation in Brooklyn.
Strikers Playing a Double
Game, and the Companies
Receiving Attacks on
Every Side.

counsel, they have Appealed tee IN Az
torney General to move against the
Brooklyn Heights Company to revoke
the charter for failing to operate the
road; through the agency of lawless
mobs they have continued cutting wires
assaultipg ron-union employees, block
ing tracks and otherwise preventing the
cars from operating. On the one hand
they invoke the law of the land; on the
other they DEFY it even though there
are 900 troops here to aid the police
in preserving order. We're the pro-
ceediogs in the courts brought by citi-
zens acting 10 good faith for the benefit
of the community, the officers OF the
company would undoubtedly be uneasy
as to the result. They now treat the
matter lightly aud viii! make answer
tha, the very men who ask the aid of
the Law are themselves law-breakers.
whose acts have made necessary the
calling out OF the National Guard.
The withdrawal of the First brigade
was followed by many small disturb
ances. President Lewis declared with
much emphasis that it was serious
mistake to withdraw the brigade. He
said that he had received anonymous in-
formation that if the remaining troops
are disbanded. sheol will break loose.
He had body guard of detectives about
his person and President Norton never
moves without an armed guard at his
side On the other hand. Gen. McLeer
and other officials believe that quiet Is
restored and turbulence at au end.
Master Workman Connolly still
insists that the strikers are not beaten.
There are no signs of trouble in their
ranks. Only few of them have made
personal applications. The formal
tender of their services by Mr.. Con-
nelly Was move upon which to base
an application for uew writ of man-
damus. This was made against the
Atlantic Avenue Company to-day and
was the fret proceeding in court against
that company. Similar steps are to
follow against the Brooklyn Heights
Company and Queens County and
Suburban. The Brooklyn Heights was
served With formal notice in the man
damas proceediugsagaius them. They
have twenty days to answer They
have also to appear before the Attorney
General at Albany tomorrow in the
application for actiou looking to the
+ r.ei,ure of their charter In addition
TO this, warrants are to be applied for
to-:norrow before Judge Tigbe for the
arres. O: officers of that line for violat-
ing rbe ten. hour law. Que motorman
has made affidavit that be was forced to
work eleven hours and six minutes for
the company. Violation of the ten
hour law is a misdeneanor punishable
by "a 6ne of $500 for each offense or
Imprisonment for three months. There
are 1000 employees who threaten to
bring action. Still further proceedings
which are on the programme are suits
By each ex-employee for one weeks
salary and suits for damages by mer-
char:s, whose business has been pros
trased.
While the strikers are pulling these
strings to give trouble to che compa-
MES and force them to surrender.
there are other complications The
board Of alderman are seeking for some
means Of demolisting the companies,
the labor organizations have decided
not to ride in their cals, the grand
jury is looking into the loss Of life and
limb due to violations of the laws regu-
lat;oe speed of cars, the board Of arbi-
tra:ion has gone to Albany to re-
port upon the causes Of the strike aud
oew committee from the Legislature
is on its way to investigate the whole
matter. All in all. the lot Of the trolley
magnate is not happy one.
The companies made good showing
in the number Of cars run aud lines
operated to-day. They have shown that
all they need is time to engage anc
break in new men and protection for
the men aud property Of the roads
Snow asd cut wires ip the early morn
ing gave them some trouble, but by
noon swo-thirds of the number OF cars
operated previous to the strike were
in operation. Cars ran close to sched-
ule or later at night than 1t has been at
tenn pted in two weeks.
The long threatened action before the
Attorney General to annal the charter
Of the Brooklyn Heights railroad took
shape today. Cougressman William
Sulzer. James A. Denniston and Delos
McCurdy. counsel for the strikers
made formal application to Attorney
General Hancock yesterday asking
him to begin proceedings to dissolve
the Brooklyn Heights company and to
appoint a receiver to wind up Its at
fairs.
The Attorney General served notice
D.;lo,t Tow;s hv wire last nIoht