New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-07
APPLYING FOR WORK.
SOME STRIKERS WISH TO GO BACK ~
THE HEIGHTS COMPANY.
AN OFFICIAL SAYS THIS Is THE BEGINNING OF
THE END ISOLATED CASES OF VIOLENCE

AN OFFICIAL SAYS THIS Is THE BEGINNING OF
THE END-lsoLArEp CASES OF VIOLENCE
Run down by THE TROLLEY.
President Daniel f. Lewis. Of the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company. expressed a good uea'
OF satisfaction last night the alleged faet thd'
between ten and twenty OF his old employees nad
yesterday applied for places az motormen ana con-
Guctors IT IL believed by the companies that THIS
IL tho beginning Of the end A high official OF the
Brookiyn Heights Company said last night that the
company's old were applying for places IN IN
cree sngiy large numbers. The company Is ANXIOUS
to get back many OF It's old men. bu, the ohicia's
say that man who has been active as ro'ei
VIII be placed on the rayrols
Master Workman ConIe'y admitted yesterday
that he believed that Mayor scheren would veto
the resolution 81 the Board Of Aldermen revokins
the licenses and franchises o. the roads lie SAID ne
was satisfied tina; the action could not nod IN law
He announced another mass-mec,ins 20 take pace
A. the Academy or Music Within a few days win
tho strikers wives ana charitable women of the
city organizers.
number Of ron-unicn men who had deserted
the Rrookyu Heights Company applied Yesterday
10 Messrs Smls ana Henry. Charities Cofnh's-
s,onors help Tne commissioners ohe'ei I"
re-d tacrn g. the county house as paupers. Du'
this OTTER the ncn Indignantly refused. col
lection was taken MP ana the men left town They
complained bitterly Of the treatment accordei them
hy the company.
Mavor Scheren YESTERDAY received 4 cornmunica-
ton OF which the following IL copy; Ire
undersigned. representing thousands OF citiSehs
who have pet toned ,he Board o. Ac@-inen 10 re-
woke the license or franchise granted 20 the A.
lan,ic Avenue and the Brooklyn Heights Kaiiroad
companies operate electric cars. respectfully re-
quest an opportunity to submit to YOU reasons why
the proposed ordinance should receive your aP-
proyaL Kindly Let us know when you VIII grant
John
drew J. Best r J. Collins. william l.. Holcompe,
Executive Committee. ID. \. 10
when the Mayor was asked II he intended TO give
tho committee hearing he said: Il heard com
mlitee on Monday. They can come unannoun'sd
Whenever they wish. and 4 see no reason why
should extend a formal invitation 10 them.
The Mayor has referred the resolution passed on
Monday by the Board OF Aldermen TO Corporation
Counsel Mcdonald for az opinlon
The Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company has so
many cars In the repair shops that President Nor
ton said yesterday he had ordered twenty new
cars from Philadelphia Inc cars are ""e W
arrive today
Unknown persons. believed to be strikers. opened
A lire hyGrant Fif:y- third-st.. near Thiri-ave.
at midnight on Tuesday night. The track was
quickly Hooded. but hremsn soon discovered the mis-
| chief and shut or the water
David White. Of No. 81 Sumpter-st. was arrested
| for obstruc;as the RaIph-ave. tracks yesterday
morning lie dubbed into submission Haif
Rs.ph cuiilnan. forv-seven years Old. Of No. as
Bergsn-st special offcer. VAS on car tnaI ran
| into wagon and smashed baby carriage on me
| hind end Of the wagon Martin Be,s. owner OF tn ne
| WAGON complained and blocked the car. which
| Cui!nsn was guarding. by refusing 10 drive on;
| Cu.linan got Into quarrel with him. ana nreu
three shots frcn his revolver. one OF the pulie.s
| passed through the pa,e-g.ass window or HoeH
I.nuor-store IN South Four;h-st.. near Hooper ra-
! ,rolman James McKie. of the Fifth Precinct VINO
was on duty near al hand. attracted by the hr'it,
| came rushing up and went with me car 10 the
! depot Cnl,inan then made the explanation that
he had "a hts revolver for the purpose OF scatter
| ing the crowd bit Officer MCKEE said there was
| NJ crowd present The prisoner was locked w
! In the Cedar-s,. police station. . 40
HuHh sunny. seventy -four gears old. OF NO, vi
| West Thirty secOnd-s,.. New-York. was run down
| by a Halsey-st. car AT Tompkins-avc He was bady
| hurt. I'm ambulance surgeon TOOK him nome
| Their" were many Collisions b"tWeen cars ana
| trucks. but in no was any one hurt
| William !. Richardson. of the Atlantic Avenue
! Railroad Company. delivered m address on The
! CaptaI and Labor" before the Prohibition County
| Committee on Thursday night.
Yrs,erlay was paw Gav for the old employees o.
! the BROOKLYN Heights Company To accentaats theii
| statement that they were prepared Tor loia
| fight with the companies large numbers or me
srlkers-ln fact the greater part OF them-eft thsi'
| last weeks wages In the hands OF the company
| MANY OF the moro frugal could do this without EN-
| barrlssrent. but the strain was too Sr-.t 10 De
| longer continued Yesterday about 800 Of the strik
ers presented themselves at the office OF the com
many ard drew their pay. The men were told tina
| their services would no longer be required.