The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-23

~ ihahe repairs prevented PreSl-
dents Lewis and Wickes from start
Ing new lines. They made au i'm
proved showing on the lines oper-
ated yesterday, but only on half o
dozen lines out CT total of forty
SIX lines affected was there anything
Ike resumption of normal traffic.
The first distur bauce of the morn
ing was in the vicinity of Fifty.
eighth street and Third avenue sta
bles. The strikers made an attack
on wagon containing motorman
aud conductor. The wagon WAS on
its way to the stables, A howliug
mob followed the vehicle, yelling,
jeering and throwing missiles of all
kinda at the men. By tia time the
wagon had reached the stables q
mob of nearly 1000 had gathered
aud the situation looked quite
threatening. At this point the Oil .
Ger III command of the troops or.
dered u charge and the streets were
soon cleared. During q charge q
shot was fired, but no one was hit.
An assault was made about 6
o'clock this morning on Inspector
Jennings, of the Brooklyn Heights
Company. He was attacked by a
gang of strikers near the Haisey
street station aud was badly beaten,
but not seriously injured.
The Mayor, Corporation Counsel
Mcdonald, Police Commissioner
Weller, City Commissioner Wright
and other members of the cabinet
entered into conference at ii O'Clock
ut the City Hall.
At p. N. the meeting adjourned
and Mayor Schiren, through his sec.
retnry, issued the following procla-
nation as the result of the confer.
ence:
Law and order must prevail first
IN this community, must be respect
ed by oil nnd must be enforced upon
all, even If it takes the entire force
Of the State"
Lawyer McAbeau l.. Towns sn.
nounced this morning that late last
night he applied to Justice Gaynor,
OF the Supreme Court, for writ of
msndamns to compel the Brooklyn
Heights Company to operate It's
lines aud that the order to show
~'N'SS NNNA 1SNh Is hohtObs
The order required the company
to como before him at O special
term of the supreme Court to be
held to morrow, and show cause
why peremptory writ OF mnnda
mus should not be issued recurring
the Brookly Heights Railroad Com
pany to forthwith resume operation
OF Its lines aud why it should not
forthwith maintain and operate
suilicleut number of cars on oil
lines as may be necessary for the
transportation OF the petitioners and
bis employees and customers and the
citizens ana taxpayers of the city OF
Brooklyn and for such further re.
lief as may seem just aud proper.
The Kings county and Suburban
company began tue operation of its
Ralph avenue line this morning,
Six cars were run over this line apu
no trouble is looked for until after
dark.
At2 O'Clock linemen had begun
putting up wires on Gates avenue
which they had torn down. The
llnemon, said Connolly, the master
workman, told them TO go ahead
and put the wires mp. 1t was stated
that Connolly had said that the or
derlng out of the liuemen was a
mistake.
The Atlantic Avenue Trolley Com
pany started twelve cars on each of
the three following named lines this
morning between the hours of , and
q o'clock: Fifth avenue, Seyenth
avenue and Sonth Ferry. Fifth
avenue was patrolied by the militia
n!l the way from the power house 10
the FlatDush avenue.
Fourteen sections of wire were
cut on the Gates avenue line last
night; two blocks were cut on the
Myrtle avenue limo and wires were
cut on the Nostrand avenue line.
Ihe llnemen OF the Gates Avenue
Line held meeting this mcrniug.
Ihey talked tho situation over, dc
clded to strike and then returned
the trucks to the stables. The
of the Gates Ayenue
Line says the men did not strike,
but were driven away by strikers
ana not allowed to repair the lines
Which were cut near Central ave.
nue.. lie asked for mounted police
to protect the lluemen. Later on
tho linemen returned to work. no
doubt under orders from their
master workman.
Cars were started on the following
lines this morning: The Broadwav
Court street, Fulton street, Putnam
avenue; busy street and Ralph
avenue,
The police discovered a gang of
twenty men in wagons at 3:15
O'Clock on East Parkway attempting
to cut down tue Wires of th M