Evening journal., 1895-01-21

The strikers attempted rescue, but
Policemen Coyan and Connor went to
Stats assistance and marched him off to
the Twenty y-second precinct police station.
Several OF the policemen were cut by fly
ing stones and pieces OF brick, but none
seriously.
Boiling Water Thrown on the Police.
The neighborhood is now patrolled by a |
strong force Of police. In this instance (
also cooking utensils and other household |
| goods were hurled at the police from win |
dows of houses in the neighborhood, and /
boiling water was thrown from upper
floors The police are investigating the
/ matter.
Major Cochran Of the Thirteenth regi-
/ ment said to your representative that the
military forces in the city are not sufi-
oient to cope with the rioters.
The separate company Of Flushing N.
X, arrived in Brooklyn and is now quar-
tered in the Forty-seyenth Regiment ar
mory.
The presence Of the military caused an
enormous crowd to gather around the
Bush street carhouse of the Court Street
line The strikers were orderly enough
until green motorman became mixed up
in the switch at Hamilton avenue and
Court street He could not extricate his
gar and the crowd gathered around him
and guyed him. Another car approaching
the city had run through the crowd and
| hurt two men and a woman, who were
taken away by strikers, and their names
could not be obtained.
This made the crowd so angry that they
began to throw stones at the car and
smashe every window in it. The police
charged, but were powerless to move the
men, and one of the blueooats was hit on
the head with a stone, infiicting a small
scalp wound.
The line was blocked for half an hour
Much excitement ensued, and missiles were
thrown at the motormen and the police
J men from the windows Of houses on
! | Court street The police reserves were
called, and tho crowd was dispersed in
! | several directions Court street was pa
i | trolled throughout its entire length by
the police,
The soldiers had to charge the crowd
around the stable three times, but no ono
. was injured.
. Mayor Schieren made this statement
Y through his secretary: An effort was
made to ascertain if an adjustment could
4 be effected in the interests Of public con-
/. / venience and safety by which oil the sur
. face cars of the city could be restored to
; Immediate operation. To this end the
r mayor held a conference with Messrs
q Connolly, Giblin and Best representing
o the former employees Of the railroads, and
K later with the representatives Of the va
rious companies, including Presidents
v Lewis Norton and Wicker. The effort was
Il without result Corporation Counsel Nc
< Donald and Public Works Commissioner
a White were at the conference"
d Strike Leader Connolly said later that
\ the fault lies with tho companies.
r Manifesto by the strikers.
y The executive committee Of the strikers
~ after lengthy meeting in Mugge's hail.
gave out the following statement;
Seven days since the employees Of th'
IT Brooklyn trolley lines were driven from
Il their posts by soulless corporations be
r. cause they were human beings and unabl,
le TO work another year under the terrible
b, strain put upon them by being compelled
" / to run trolley cars through crowded street,
O. at o high rate Of speed for IA hours as
N days work, so they contracted only TO
d. ten hours.
Q, eve offered to continue our contract
N with our masters for another year at tn
I'd same wages if we were guaranteed agains
more than ten hours work. The companie
le refused. All our offers to arbitrate were re
h. jected. Tho corporations are determines
ol 20 maintain their arbitrary sway.
On ed from the outeasts Of other communitie
in upon promises 70 pay them SO per cen
er moro wages than we ever received. IN
ks cars are not yet running in spite Of mill
of tary and polco-not because Of our vic
ad lenee, but because the companies canno
get skilled labor TO work for them upo
en- their terms as TO what shall constitute
as days work.
,b- dThe companies officers do not want t
/ aa
he hoodwink the mayor and the public.
they did, every wheel without the help {
ga police or military would be running /
to one hour The whole strike, heartless Q
in IL is, IS caused BY those who wish to d.
he preciate the stocks Of the companies hel
on by outsiders When the traction stoc
.rd gets low enough it viii be bought I
X. those on the inside. Then the roads WI
ne. begin to run again.
ler You and we are made to suffer wal
The that few may grow rich. Thus it h'
by ever been when unconscionable thieye
The | stock dilutcrs, widow and orphan ro
bers seek to set control Of valuab
property cheaply. Today we are their sa
no | rifoe Tomorrow it will be Others
IA. the spirit Of peace and brotherly love Y
M appeal to you, citizens and taxpayers
zed | BROOKLYN We have bowed before Il
vas written law, but until the great majori
to Of suffering beings find out what we
bitterness have learned-that the law, q
no. Judges and the government are for &
.ity rich tho powerful and the grasping.
"Our servants they should be O
in masters they arc. Chosen by our suffrage
;ta- they hetray us before the cock crows thric
n a The rights and affairs Of the people a
to in the hands Of lscariots. When, Q
sta when will come the day when their Yo'
{ of shall be spilled upon the ground"
los-
lble Governor Morton Orders Out Troops.
was ALBANY, Jan. Ex-Governor Mort
for came to the city last evening and at on
atic summoned to a conference AdJutant Ge
eral McAlpin and Assistant Adiuta
nan General Phister The three held sessi
'ick Of about an hours duration, and at I
ina conclusion General McAlpin stated &
tied he had issued an order TO Brigadier &c
nos eral Fitzgerald, commanding the First