The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-28
NOT ONE HEAD SMASHED
Brooklyn Passed Pretty Quiet Sab
bath.
BUT WALKED TO CHURCH
It Seems the Big Strike Is Aim ost t
Over-The Cars Are Running,
While Many Poor Families
Are Aim ost Starving.

BROOKLYN, y. Y, Jan. 27.-Were it not
for the scarcity of cars to-day, one would
not have known shat one of the biggest
strikes in the history of Brooklyn was in
progress. Church members had TO walk
to church in many instances, or take
chances in the enormous crowds which
took possion of the cars. Otherwise there
was perfect cain. Large crowds assem-
bled around the depots where the nlIi-
tary guar Is are stationed, but there was
no violence.
Those in a position to draw their con-
clusions without prejudice say the strike
is about ended. The companies seem 10
be in a position to run their cars. They
are not skiilfuily operated, anu through
out the day there were many collisions,
but no accidents of a serious nature. the
number of cars operated to-day was
slightly over the number running yester-
day. Some were without windows, others
were running with dIlapldated looking
motor boxes and badly twisted DASH
boards, but most of them were carrying
passengers without molestation. The
companies did not venture to open any
new lines, nor did they seek to run their
cross town line of cars through the Erie
Basin district to-day. The New York in
habitants of that locality are of turbu-
lent character.
The railroa companies have now be-
come able to operate their lines after dusk
and will, if no serious disturbances are
made in the future, soon be running them
all night as they did before the STRIKE be-
gan. The quietness of the strike has been
brought about by the strike leaders who
have pointed out to the men the folly of a
riotsus course. Tney explained that the
state could supply two mllltiamen for
eacn striker if they were needed aud that
moo rule would soon he overthrown by
bullets and bayonets. The men heard and
understood the requests of their leaders
and followed them out.
Starvation already confronts many of
the families of the strikers. Tho saloons
throughout Brooklyn were kept closed to-
day in obedience TO a special order issued
by the mayor and the threat made by the
superintendent of police that he would
| vigorously en- orce the order. President
! Lewis, OF the Brooklyn HeIghths company,
! did not come to his Office this morn
/ ing, nor q d any other Official OF
! tue company. During the day the
statement was given out that the COM
/ pany has received more than 200 applica-
tons from men claiming 10 be efficient
motormen and conductors for positions.
| Many of the men now on strike are repre-
| sented as applying for reinstatement.
$50 far as Atlantic avenue road is con-
| cerned," said Chef Clerk Kennedy, "the
strike is over. We have more applicants
for work than we have positions" Ex-
| committeeman Giblin and Best went to
| Philadelphia TO-DAY to confer with Grand
| Master Workman Sovereign.
| At the strikers headquarters it was adj
mitted these representatives were on an
| important mission but the exact nature
| of it the strike leaders refused to dIvuige.
| The report. however, that they had in
| view the calling out of the entire Knights
| of Labor on Brooklyn gained considerable
| credence.
A mass meeting of the strikers and
| sympathizers was held this afternoon at
| the Atheneum. Henry George was the
| chef speaker. He said if the municipal
| ity owned the roads and taxed land values
| the railroads would be free to the people.
| Congressman Jerry Simpson, who also
| spoke, urged the audience in the future
| to vote the popullst ticket. One of the
| principal planks in the populist platform
| was the ownership of railroads, telegrs phi
| and telephone lines by the government.
| Resolutions were adopted denouncing
| the avaricIous corporations for having
| thrown the entire community into con-
| fusion, involving immense pecuniary
| loss and pauperizing a vast number of
| people sympathiz.ng with the men in their
| efforts to secure living wages and reason
| able hours of labor; demanding that the
| attorney general of the state begin pro-
ceedings to annul the contract with the
| railroad corporations and that upon the
| forfeiture of said charters. all the city
railroads should be opera ell by the city of
| Brooklyn, or by responsible lessecs, under
! stringent regulations for the benefit of
| the people of Brooklyn.
| This morning the militia dispersed a
| crowd OF 500 persons. Thomas McCrary.
| a striking motorman, was discovered
| placing stones on the track. A crowd
| gathered and jcered at the officers. Me-
| Crary was arrested in spite Of protests.
| Moses Brown, a special policeman, was
/ terribly beaten by a mob in a saloon which
| the officers entered this afternoon.
| The Central Labor union of Brooklyn
| held a meeting this afternoon. Resolu-
/ tions of sympathy for the strikers were
1 adopted and IL was resolved to boycott the
| lines of the three companies affected BY
the strike. About $500 was collected in
| aid of the strikers.