The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-05
IT WAS A DISMAL FAILURE.
Master Workman ConnOlIy'S Multitude
Was Only a Vision Of His.
No CHANGE II The STRIKE SITUATION.
Tho Strikers Tried to Get up "A Big Parade,
But the Movement Didnt Take-The
Police Sustain Good Order.

to-day, ana the Srdhd ueHOhStIdl4oii
planned by the strikers TO oyerawe the
civic authorities was failure, at least
50 far as force Of numbers was con-
| ccrncd.
Master Workman Connolly had an
| nounced that 10000 people would certain
| ly be present, and perhaps double that
number. Mayor Schlcren. at the eleventh
hour decided that MS proclamation Of
two weeks ago ordering citizens to re-
frain from congregating, on the streets
or squares OF the city IS stll In force,
and. under directions from him. the police
| cleared the city Han square OF the crowd
! which assembled In response to the order
! Of Connolly and others Of the Executive
! Committee Of the strikers.
Tho men are highly indignant at the
| action Of the authorities IN refusing the
| time-hOnorcd right to assemble for the
| purpose OF petition and prayer for relief
| from unjust usage. While they were re-
| buncd by the b riy policemen in front OF
the City Hall, tIeir leader entered alone
! by the rear door and was permitted to
! carry his bundle Of petitions 10 the Coun-
| eli chamber, where the Board OF Alder
! men, after a brief discussion, passed, by
| a vote of 10 10 s. the resolution prayed
! for. and revoked the grants 10 the Brook
! lyn City and AtlantiC-ayenue trolley COM
| panles.
Will HAVE no SERIOUS EFFECT.
The 2ction OF the Board, even If It es-
! capes the Mayors veto, which is not
| likely, is not expected TO have serious
| effect on the companies. The power Of
the Board of Aldermen TO summariy re-
! yoke rights granted common carriers is
! questioned, and the Aldermen themselves
are somewhat hazv as TO how they can
| hope to enforce their action.
Should the proceedings before the Attor-
! ney-Gencral i'm Albany result in the for
| feiture Of the companys charter the ac-
ton of the Common Council to-day would
become operative, but otherwise it VIII
have little effect
Aside from the gathering at the city
han there was no change in the strike
situation. TWO or three assaults upon
mOtOrmen and conductors were reported
and several collisions between trolley
cars and trucks occurred. one motOrmal
was sent 10 the hospital with a al)
wound. inflicted by stkers. and the police
! furnished the SURGEONS with TWO cases
for scalp treatment.
The February grand jury was sworn il
and charged 90 see to it that whoever
has trampled upon the Law be brought t)
justice
Justice Gaynor granted a writ OF alter
native mandamus to-day against the Al
lautic-Ayenue Railroad Company. A
peremptory wit was applied for last Fri
day.
The company will have twenty days 10
answer Iii was 12.3o j.. NJ. when word
WAS given the strikers who were assem-
bled at their headquarters at Nus4s
Hall TO march upon the city Hall. Tucra
were 800 in the building and as many
more ia the street I'm front.
GrYtp ru y N-rNlo,Ierc.
They swung TO Fulton and started down
toward the seat Of the municipal govern
| ment. The men marched by tWos. thrccs
or by the half dozen. People on the side
walks chcercd them, and the men cheerci
back. except when a trolley car manucl
by uon-uulon men dashed through their
ranks. Then they shouted "scab' and
shook their fists at motOrmcn and con-
ductors. Several hundred men. VINO were
hanging about tho street corners i'm the
vicinity of the city Hall, Joined the ITO-
cessiOn so when tho crowd entered city
Hall square it was about 1909 strong
Scattered about the triangular opening
ih which the city Han stands were nearly
1909 people. attracted out OF curiosity,
and who were kept moving along th-
sidewalks 10y POO policemen. arder cap
tains Campbell Short. Brennan aud
Leavey. Inspector MCKcll.r was n
charge of the police ARRANGEMENTS. ne
he'd a squad of tWtuty-iyc mounted
active reserves iu the back of the muuIe-
ipal building and lO uptIolmcn an the
! First precinct station house. about three
blocks away.
II was l:5 O'Clock WHOM the proceaH,ln
reached the city Hall II parsed down
Fulton street to its junction with Court,
and turning the sharp ANGLE. PASSED NIP
| Court street until the procession Was
Tapped about the little three-corncrcd
plaza, in the centre Of which The bronze
statue of Henry Ward Beecher stands.
ONLY ovF nAy cLuRnfD.
Then the men halted. They stood 10
the street facing the city Hall and press
cj forward as If to ovorwhclm the few
policemen on the plaza. For a moment
! there was something like "A crowd ln irout
of The city Han Probably 300 people
faced the main cntfance. TLn enc n'n-
drcd blue, oats, l.il in reserve at the
station house. marched uICn the plaza,
and dcployinr 20 the right ard lett, WIN
nil ht sticks down, pushed the crowd back
t. the oppCsite curb. The mounted police,
IN two dctachmcnts, rcue through Fulton
ANA Court streets and helpCc drive me
Teoplc from H. front IF the city Han.
| The crowd meltei away. There was only
one case of actual clubbing. one OF the
| mounted officers not salsitd with the
slow movements Of the men, swung ms
club ana struck Itltf MtDoHdlu, ldy 'Il1
I op,n the scalp. The nan was take" 10
the station house and his wounds dressed
by an ambulance surgeon.
| Daniel Linden was arrested Tor re-
fueins 10 move on. Tho crowd was forced
INTO the side streets Oft the square am
| at o'clock the space around the Il'y
Han was clear.
A BUSDLE OF PETITIONS.
Martin j. Connolly did not march on
the City Hail with his followers. lie
waited until 2.3o. when ne entered the
| CITY Hail alone by the rear door Under
his arm. wrapped In newspaper, was
! a bundle of petitions. which, he sad. num-
bered 5000 and contained over 5000 names
secured yesterday. lie found TWO or
th-ee labor leaders I'm the lobby OF the
city Hall Accompanied by Coils ana
Holbrook of the Executive Committee,
Connolly entered the Common Council
chamber and handed his petitions ana
the resolution he desired passed 10 Alder
man Watson. The committee then with
| drew. The Council chamber was hhcd
with strikers and their friends, on hand
TO see what disposition the city fathers
| would make of the resolution 10 revoke
tie licenses and franchises OF the Brook
lyn City and Atlantic-avenue Railroad
| Companies.
After considerable routine business had
been transacted Alderman Walsh sent up
TO the desk a preamble and resolution
accompanied by 5000 petitions. praying