St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
BLOOD is SHED.
Another Fatality in Brooklyn
Strikes and Many More
Injured.
LOSING WAR FOR STRIKERS.
Their Cause Is Evidently Be-
coming Extremely Des-
perate.
CLASHES WITH TROOPS
Continue as Vigorous as Ever
--Day's Record Of Bat
ties.
CARS BEGIN TO MOVE.
Several Lines Partially Oper-
ated--Strikers Again Ask
Arbitration.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 23.-There is great
Rr public confidence in the maintenance
of public order today than on any day
since the strike commenced. The city
is about free from the vague terrorism
of nam eess deeds by mo5S which kept
the public mind at a high tension and
served to increase the danger Of serious
collisions and outbreaks. The mere
rowdyism which is looking for trouble,
and wants 10 destroy property from
Wantnnness, has been pretty well sup
pressed. it has been demonstrated 10
those characters that the militia will
shoot to kill if necessary to suppress
lawlessness.
Another abOrtive attempt was made
on behalf Of the strikers today to In
duce the trolley officials TO agree to
submit 10 arbitration. The proposition,
which was submitted to President Nor
ton, Of the Atlantic Avenue company,
was fatty refused by him.
The refusal indicates that the COM
panies feel no abatement Of confidence
that they will win the fight. The sue
cess which the Atlantic Avenue COM
pamy has met with in its efforts TO Op
crate its lines undoubtedly had its
influence upon President Norton in this
matter. That the strikers made the
overture, after having been several
times repulsed in the same quarter, may
be regarded as indicating that they
have lost some confidence and are
Anxious for Peace.
Indeed. ii is alleged that for three
days the highest hope has been that
they might be able TO eXtort from the
companies the concession that those
who abandoned their cars ten days ago
should be reinstated, and the new
hands be discharged.
When it was found that the linemen
were at work as usual repairing the
damage done during the night, Master
Workman Connolly denied that he had
ordered the men tn strike. Later in the
day after the episode at Odd Fellows
hall, he declared again that the linemen
were on strike and would all be out by
morning There are no indications of the
lihemen quitting work. They are uDder
contract with the companies for from
thirty to ninety days. In isolated cases
crews have refused to take orders to re-
pair wires which have been cut by the
strikers or their friends. AS class,
they remain loyal to their employers.
The fact that the Thirteenth regiment
was this evening retired from active
duty is believed to indicate the begin~
ming Of the end.
The evening passed without sensa-
tional incident of any kind. There was
some trouble feared at the Myrtle ave-
nue. car shops, but up to midnight none
had been reported.
The discovery that the wound of,
Richard Mitchell, who was shot last
night, was caused by n 22-caliber ball
has caused some doubt rs to whether he
was shot by one of the militia, as they
have no weapons Of that caIiber.
FRattIc OF the BAY.
From early morning until past noon
there was more excitement in the local
ity Of Third avenue and the railroad
depot than there has been since the
strike commenced. No attempt was
over the line, and the announcement
that the road was to be operated reused
the strikers and their friends from
the state of Quiesence in which they
have for the past ten days basked The
barns at Third avenue and Fifty-eighth
street presented busy scene at II
O'Clock when Court street and a Hal
Va
with fifty four non-uniOn men, who we're
at once lodged III the depot. Every cor
ner on tie east side of the avenue was
thrOnged by the strikers and their sym.
pathizers, while in front Of the stables
were drawn UP 100 men Of the Twenty
third regiment under Capt. ThOrue
The strikers contented themselves with
hootng and jeering the militia, but
committed no act which warranted their
dispersion.
Some hours previous to the running
of the first car the repair wagon of the
Brooklyn Heights company went down
Third avenue TO clear the track be-
tween Flfty-frst and Fifty-second
streets. The block between these two
streets was filed with bricks. stones,
lumber and trunks of trees, which had
been cut in the vicinity, so as to render
the running Of cars an impossibilitv.
The repair wagon was manned bv
twelve men and escorted by Troop A.
When they reached the Fequod club,
the strikers headquarters at Fifty-fifth,
some three hundred men who had as
sembled there jeered and denounced
the escort, and hurled several volIeys
of stones at the men who were removing
the obstacles.
Lieut.. Bagley. who was in charge of
the troop, called Oh them to disperse.
FEhe strikers replied by another
Avalanche of Stones.
Lieut.. Bagley then ordered his men
to charge and strike the rioters with
the fiat Of their Sabres. On this being
done the strikers ran away. When the
railroad emDlOyes finished their ,yort,