The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-25
LAST EDITION
NEARLY over.
Wire Cutting is the Only
Trouble Now.
Cars Are Running on Nearly all the
Lines Today.
The Militia Will Probably BE Re-
lieved From Duty Tonight.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 25.-The big trolley
strike is believed to be nearly over. To-
day it Is possible that the strikers may
declare themselves beaten and return to
work as individuals, as the railroad COM
panies say they may do themselves anu
not through the officers.
Trolley cars are running on nearly all
OF the lines. They do not keep schedule
time but the great tie-up has been broken.
The situation has become so quiet that
the 9TH Regiment has been ordered home
and there Is every likelihood that before
the day is over the 7th, in command Of
Colonel Appleton, may be ordered back
TO New York. The soldiers will be glad
to be relieved from duty. Their hours
have been long and tedious and many of
them will carry for weeks mementoes OF
their visit to Brooklyn in the shape of
sore limbs and bruised bodies. II is be-
lievedthat the violence Is ended.
1t is probable that there may be spor-
adic outbreaks and some encounters in
the Red Hook district and along the
cross-town routes, but there is feeling
that the difficulties are focused at these
points and today or tomorrow may bring
relief for the troops.
Since midnight the only trouble was
caused by the cutting OF wires which
happened in many sections. This did
not much affect the running of cars as
the companies have been able to re-
place many linemen who have gone out
on strike. The Brooklyn Heights
railroad company will venture to run its
cross town line of car, to the end of it's
line at Erie Basin today. 1t will be next
to impossible to do this without a dis
turbance and perhaps some shooting may
result.
Large crowds of men and women are
waiting for the first car, and it Is believed
they intend to give 1t q warm recep-
tion. The authorities have sent a
large military force and strong
force of regular and special policemen TO
keep peace. The military have been or
dered not to shoot without good cause
bnt TO be firm Ia their treatment of mobs
and when they do shoot 10 do so in ear
nest.
Police Commissioner Welles has made
an Investigation into the case Of Thomas
Carney, who was shot on the roof OF 444
Hicks street on Wednesday afternoon
and died in the Long Island College
hospital yesterday. He refuses to make
public the nature OF the report but it is
believed in police circles that he has ar
rived at the conclusion that the killing
was unwarranted.
At strikers headquarters it was said
this morning that the unusual quietness
ofthe strikers was on account of Judge
Gaynors mandamus opinion. They be-
lieve that IL any wires were cut or any
propositions were made TO ruin the
cars the mandamus would be rendered
imperative. This they wish to avoid.
All the non-union men who were held
by the mil itary, in order that they would
not join the ranks of the strikers, have
been released
linemen across town between the city
ball and Red Hook this morning. They
found the wires in deplorable condi-
tion. The wires have been cut and
were lying about the streets and. on Col
umbia avenue, wires bad been strung
together and thrown over the wires.
In places the feed wires bad been
severed. The linemep, surrounded
by guards OF soldiers, cleared away the
membranes, but left nobody to protect
the wires. The mob was right behind
them and as fast as the linemon made
their repairs the wires were cut and the
wires were flung over them again.
The linemen did their work over again
but took the precaution to leave pickets
behind 10 see that the wires were not dis
turbed again. A mass meeting of citi-
zens will be held tonight at Tivoli
Hall on Eighth street to protest against
the speed Of the trolley cars and inability
OF the companies to run sufficient cars to
ommodate the public.
In addition TO the extensive wire cut
ting on Columbia street the wires were
cut on Flushing avenue line, the Fulton
street, the Myrtle avenue lines and on the
Fifth avenue line.
While doing patrol duty at an early
hour this morning Private Guy Carry
OF Company X was struck in tee face by
heavy iron bolt thrown under cover
OF darkness. When the patrol returned
TO quarters the entire detail was called
out. They secured the neighborhood for
an hour, but the assailant had made good
his escape.
Cars were started on both the Broad
way and Fulton avenue lines at 8 o'clock
this morning. They are running freely
under about seven minutes headway.
Storekcepers In every part OF the city
are subscribing literally towards the
support OF the strikers. Clothing and
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