The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-01
BRooxIrN,s BIC STRIKE.
Slight Outbreak Yesterday Flew
 Through the Air.

Through the Air.
 Brooklyn, Jan. 31.-Complaint was made to United States Attorney Ben- nett to-day by the law firm of Me- Crossin & Town that the sign United States Mail''. is carried on the cars of the Atlantic avenue line, which are not used in transporting the mails. Affidavits to that effect were made by George w. Leyton and James Dwyer and presented to the district attorney. He looked over the matter and the federal statutes relative to the subject and decided to entertain the complaint. The action is brought under a section of the revised statutes which forbids the display of the sign United States Mail" on any stage coach, vehicles steam or sailing vessel or other convey ance which is not engaged in carryw ing the United States mail. The penz atty is not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each offense.
 The matter was laid before thu United States commissioner this after noon and President Norton of the com- pany will be arraigned before the com- missioner tomorrow. The order against his company to show cause why peremptory mandamus should not be issued comes up at the same hour before Judge Gaynor. It Is said that similar action will be begun against President Wicks and President Lewis of the other companies, whose employees are on strike.
 After conference between General McLeer and Mayor Schieren all troops held in reserve in armories were allowed to go to their homes except two conn panies in each regiment. The powers houses and car barns are still pro- tected by small detachments of troops and police. About one-half of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Twenty-third and Seventeenth regiments are still on duty.
 Late this afternoon a car of the Flats bush avenue line was attacked in Flat lands by a gang of strikers and Conduc~ tor Pickett, whose home is in Cincin- nati, was struck on the head, receiving possible fractured skull.
 Fernando Battell, William Walsh and Edward Carbury were arrested, charg- ed with committing an assault on Pick cit.
 The last car to leave Greenpoint was attacked when near Fulton avenue car house at 10:22 tonight. When it reach- ed the car house all the windows were smashed and the car was almost a total wreck.
 A car on the Fulton street line was attacked tonight at Howard avenue by two hundred strikers and their friends. special policeman who was on thH front of the car fired four shots into the crowd. The police reserves were. sunl~ moned, but when they arrived the crowd had dispersed. It is not known whethl CT anyone was hit by the bullets from the officers pistol
 Master Workman Connolly to-nighe said that President Debs of the Amerls can Railway union would arrive here in a day or two. An agreement had been reached with the American Rail" way union whereby all the railroads of the country on which American Railway union and K. of l.. men are employed could be tied up should District Assem- l,ly No. 75 so decide. Since the Chicago strike the A. R. U. had organized local assemblies in this city, New York, Jer- sey City and other nearby towns ana was now stronger than ever.
 President Lewis of the Long Island company said tonight that he did not believe there was any truth in reports that an attempt was being made to de- preciate Long Island Traction stock. He said: ''The truth is that the officers of the district assembly were elected on a $2.5O per day basis, or strike"