Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-25
SITUATION GLOOMY.
Early Reports that Brooklyn Strike
Would soon End Not Confirmed
Desperate Deeds Of Violence
this Afternoon Dynamite
Explosions.

Brooklyn, Jan. 25. - The street car
strike is nearly over. To-day may see
the men returning to work as individuals,
The railroad companies say they may so
return but not through treaties with the
executive committee.
GREAT TIE UP BROKEN.
Trolley cars are running on nearly all
the lines though not with full compile
ment of men, but the great tie-up has
been broken.
The 9th regiment has been ordered
home and there is every likelihood that
the 7th will be ordered back to New
York tonight.
STILL QUITTING WIRES.
Since midnight the only trouble
caused by the strikers was the cutting of
wires. The Brooklyn Heights Railroad
company will run Its cross town lines
from Green Point to Erie Basin to-day.
Large crowds waited for the first car.
The authorities had sent military force
to the scene with orders not to shoot
without good cause, but when they did
shoot to do SO in earnest.
The policemen this morning saw a
wagon full of men on Bedford avenue
cutting wires. The police made rush
at the wagon to arreet the men but the
driver whipped up his team. Three men
at work in the street cutting wires we're
captured. The policemen fred several
shots at the wagon and are pretty sure
some took effect.
UNwARRANTED SHOOTING.
Police Commissioner Welles has made
an investigation of the shooting of Thos.
Kearney. 1t is believed that he has ar
rived at the conclusion that the killing
was unwarranted.
At the strikers headquarters it is said
that the unusual quietness of the strikers
is on account of Justice Gaynor's manda-
mus opinion. They believe that if the
wires were cut or any opposition made to
running the cars the mandamus would be
rendered imperative.
JUDGMENTS RESERVED.
The argument. in the case of Joseph
Loader against the Brooklyn Heights
company, asking for mandumus to
compel the company to run its cars, was
heard before Justice Gaynor this morn
ing. After the arguments closed Judge
Gaynor said he would give decision
some time during the afternoon. This
decision will determine whether the writ
will be peremptory or SIMPLY alterna-
tive.
Judge Gaynor reserved his decision
this morning in the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings to release the men imprisoned
in the stables of the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad company and in the armories.
DYNAMITE CARTRIDGE.
What is supposed to be dynamite
cartridge was picked up this morning at
the corner of Flatbush avenue and Full
ton street where several car lines pass.
1t has fuse at one end and is about five
inches long. Police Superintendent
Campbell sent it to the navy yard whero an
examination will be made.
MEN KIDNAPPED.
At Ridgewood station, where about
twenty-five new men arrived to work for
the railroad company, the strikers sur
rounded them and succeeded in hustling
them down Palmetto street. As soon as
the kidnapping became known policemen
and militia were sent to their rescue,
succeeded in overtaking the kidnapers
and their prisoners and rescued six of
the latter. The other nineteen were
taken to the headquarters of the strikers
and kept as prisoners.
HowLINa MOB.
There is bowling mob in front of the
Seventh precinct station at Green Point
the street cars that have
been deserted by tho motormen. The
police are absolutely powerless. The
crowd is smashing windows of street cars.
The strikers, under Walking Delegate
Hill, induced the crews of many Gross
Town and Graham avenue lines to desert.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
A dynamite cartridge exploded in front
of 474 Myrtle avenue to-day. Many
windows were broken.