Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23

and conductors to leave the cars. They re- fused to leave their places, and after the police had cleared the track the cars were started for their destination. The men were not molested.
 THE ENTIRE STATE MILITIA MAY BE
 CALLED.
 Mayor Schieren, after the talk with the mem bers of his cabinet, said tn at the situ- ation is unchanged from yesterday, and he intimated that no immediate action toward calling out more troops would be taken, but If disorder is not stopped the entire military of the state would be summoned. The mayor said he hoped the firing of the militia over the heads of the people last night would have a salutary effect and that trouble would now cease without blood- shed. Mayor Schieren has been in com munication today with Governor Morton and Adjutant- General McAlpin. He has advised them fully as to the occurrence of last night and the situation of today.
 LINEMEN ORDERED TO GO TO WORK.
 At o'clock wiremen had begun putting up wires on Gates avenue, where they had been torn down. Connolly, the master workman, told them to go ahead and put the wires up. It was stated that Connolly had said that the ordering out of the line- men was mistake.
 FEW MORE CARS STARTED.
 The Atlantic Avenue Trolley company started twelve cars on each of the three
 
 tween the hours of and 6 o'clock: Fifth avenue, Seventh avenue and South Ferry. Fifth avenue was patrolled by the militia all the way from the power house 10 Flat bush avenue.
 MORE WIRES CUT.
 Fourteen sections of wire were cut on the Gates aven ue line last night; two blocks of wire were cut out of the Myrtle avenue lines, and wires were cut on the Nostrand avenue lines.
 SIX LINES MOVE CARS.
 Cars were started on the following lines this morning: Broadway, Court street, Fulton street, Putnam avenue, Bush street and Ralph avenue.
 CAUGHT CUTTING WIRES.
 The police discovered gang of twenty men in wagons at 3:45 o'clock on East Parkway attempting to cut down the wires of the Nostrand avenue and also the Bergen street lines. As soon as the wire cutters got sight of the police they fled and ss- capped.
 There was no disturbance at the Flatbush avenue car stables during the day. The militia guarded the barns and patrolled the lines for considerable distance. Every thing was quiet. The cars began to run early. The first car out was delayed fifteen minutes at the entrance to the plaza, where the track was obstructed.
 THE ADJUTANT ARRIVES.
 Adjutant- General McAlpin arrived iu Brooklyn at 4:30 p. m. He went to the city hall and was coseted with the mayor for an hour. Thence he went to brigade headquarters, where be was closeted for some time with Brigadier- General McLeer and members Of his staff. Later the mayor. accompanied by Police Commis- sloner Welles, went to brigade headquar ters and took part in the conference, which assu med something of the nature of council of war. Those present were Adju- tant- General McAlpin, Mayor Schieren, Colonel McAlpin, Colonel Marvin, mili- tary secretary to Governor Morton; Colonel Green, assistant inspector general, aud Major Burbank, United States army.
 Upon leavIng the headquarters Adjutant- General McAlpin expressed himself as be- ing fully pensed with the situation. He further sad that he had seen the mayor, and expressed the belief that the force of soldiers now in this city was fully comps tent to cope with the strikers and the ex- isting situation did not warrant any further military display.
 FIRST MOVE SINCE THE STRIKE.
 For the first time since the inauguration of the strike the Brooklyn, Queens County ana Suburban company began this morn- ing to run cars ou it's Ralph avenue line. Fully l46 men are employed to oper- ate this branch, but this morning only twenty five men could be counted in the barns. Company c, Seventy first regi- ment, numbering sixty men, in charge of Captain Francis, were on guard. The company continued to operate this branch up to 6 p. n., when it was decided that it would not be safe to run any more cars to- day.
 BLcoDsHED PREVENTED.
 On Fulton street, between Ralph and Patchen avenues, very serious trouble was threatened during the day. mob of nearly 1000 strikers and their sympathzers held that neighborhood in terror for several hours, and only the timely arrival Of detachment of police and cavalry pre- vented bloodshed. At one time a small riot was in progress and the police we're compelled to draw their revolvers. At the sight of the weapons the crowd scattered, rushing into the side streets, but quickly returned at different point.
 The mob kept increasing in size, and with multiplied forces its demeanor be- came much bolder. They hootsd the mo- tormen, jeered al the police and stoned the cars. The tracks were piled up with large beams, huge stones, ash barrels, old stoves and numerous other instructions. These caused much celay to the cars and gave the strikers an opportunity to plead with the non-u union men to desert their posts.
 CLASH ENsUEs.
 The trouble culmi hated at 1 80 D. m.. when car No. 1l5 came along. Near Patchen avenue it had to stop on account of obsructions on the track. The strikers crowded al out the cars and as ked the con-
 
 refused. The strikers then jumped upon the platforms, seized both men by the necks, yanked them of and threw th em into the bowling mob. Once there they were kicked and punched unmercifully. Then dozen of tho strikers picked both nen up bodily and ran down a side street with them.
 About dozsn cars had in the maan- time come up, and the police on the plat forms drew tLeir sticks and fell upon the crowds. They smashed right and left, generally landing on some unfortunate strikers head. The crowd retaliated with stones, and for a few minutes the fight was hot. The police grabbed two leaders of the mob and placed them under arrest The strikers tried to rescue their brethren, and were only prevented from so doin by the police drawing their revolvers and driving the mob back.
 The temper of the strikers was now thoroughly aroused and they stoned he cars unceasingly. It was found impossi- ble for the few policemen iu the neigh bor- hood 10 cope with the strikers and rein- foreements were sent for. In few min- ules detachment of officers under command of Captain Dyer aud portion of Troop Iiaufenant RaUIay In obaroo