Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-23

he issued requiring the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company to forth
with resume the operation OF It's
lines, and why Il should not forth
with maintain and operate sufficient
number of cars on all lines ms may ~
necessary for the transportation OF thu
petitioner and his employees and custom
ors. and the citizens and taxpayers OF the
city Of Hrooklyn and for such further re-
lief as may seem Just and proper.
rhe Kings County and Suburban Com
many bersn the operation OF its Ralph
Avenue line this morning. Six cars wer,
run over this line. and no trouble Is
looked for until after dark. Company G.
Scvcnty-drst Regiment. IS guarding these
Car-h9uscs.
DISTRACTIONS.
During the morning the strikers placed
n number Of distractions on the tracks
az the Fulton-Street line. at Buffalo ave-
nue. \ crowd Of about 200 persons sur
rounded the cars. which We're stopped
by the Instructions. and pleaded with the
motormcn and conductors to leave the
cars They refused 10 leave. and after
the police had cleared the track the cars
were started for their destination. The
men were not molested.
Mayor Schieren. after the talk with the
members OF his cabinet. said that the
situation Is unchanged from yesterday.
lie intimatcd that no immediate action
toward calling out more troops would he
taken. but that If disorder IS not stopped
the entire militia of the State would be
summoned. The Mayor said he hoped the
firing OF the militia over the heads Of
tho people would have salutaTy effect,
and that the trouble would now cease
without bloOdshcd.
Mayor Schicren has been In communica-
tion to-day with Governor Morton and
Adjuiant- General McAluin IL has ad-
vised them fully as to the occurrences Of
last night and the situation to-day.
At O'Clock linemcn had begun putting
up wires on Gates avenue. where they
had been torn down The lincmen said
Connolly, the master-workman. told
them to go ahead and pat the wires up.
II was stated that Connolly had said that
the ordering out Of the linemen was a
mistake.
THIRTY SIX CARS STARTED.
The Atlantic-AVenue Trolley Company
started twelve cars on each Of the three
follow ing g-named lines this morning be
tween the hours OF and O'Clock; Fifth
avenue. Scvcuth-ayonUe. and South-Ferry.
Fiuh avenue was patrollci by the militia
all the way from the pOwer-house 10
Fiattush avenue.
Fourteen sections OF wire were cut on
the Gates-avcnuc line last night; tw)
blocks were cut on The Myrtlc-avcnue
line. and wires were cut on the NOstrdnd-
avenue line.
Tho H4cmen Of the Cates-avcnuc line
held meeting this morning. Tncy talked
the situation over. decided to strike. and
thtn returned the trucks 70 the stables.
The Superintendent OF the Gdtcs-aVc ne
line says the men did not strike. bat
were driven away by the strikers. and
were not allowed 10 repair the lines.
which were cut near Central avenue.
lie asked for mounted police 10 protect
the lIncmcn. Later on. the lincmen re-
turned to work no doubt under orders
from their master workman.
cars were started on the following lines
this morning: The Broadway, Court
street, Fulton-street, Putuam-ayenue,
Hush-slrect. ami Ralph-avcuue.
The police discovered a gang Of twenty
men in wagons at 345 o'clock on east
Parkway. attempting u cut dow1 the
wires or the Nostrand-ayenue and Eer-
gcn-str,ct lines As soon as the wir"-
cutters got a sight Of the police they fled
and escaped.
There was no disturbance at the Fat
bt-h-aVcuua car stables during the day.
The militia guarded the barns and pa
tlolloi the llnc for a considerable dis
lance Everything was quiet. The cars
Leran to run early. Tn" first car onl
was delayed fifteen minutes at the en-
trance 20 the Plaza, where the track was
olstructed.
COUNCIL OF WAR.
AdtutaDt-Gencral McAluln arrived I'm
prooDIvn at 4:5O. He went t. thr 'ltN
nam and was closetod with the Mayor
for an hour. Thence be went 10 brigade
hoad1uarters. where ne was closeied Tor
some time with Brisadicr- General Mci".er
ana members Of his staff. Later 'h'
Mayor. accompanied by Policc-' 'olnii'IS-
-.opcr Weller. went 10 b'i@aie Its'l'l"'I-
t,rs. arI took part In me confer It'ce'
which assumed something Of the nature
OF council Of war.
,r'hoso. present were Adjutani-Generil II
vctl,in Mayor Schicron. Colonel Mer-
,,,n military secretary 90 Governor Nor
,.,. colonel Grccac Assistant Inspector
General and Major burbank. Omled
States army. , ~,
Tuon leaving. Adjutant McIipin eX,
r1 bir,.elf as l,'nr fully sallSN'd
win tine situation. lie further shI Una.
IN. Navor had eXTr .s:'I the p'''' va y
th. force OF soiliery now IN this CIV W.
fuliv comnet,nt t. cope with the stIik'r''
ana the existing situation did rot Wal
,.,, any further military display.
~ ,bn nrs, time since the inaugura'
t'r of tho strike the brooklyn, Queens
INIT, ANA Suburban Company y gan
r,i. uorning 10 run cars ON It's It"lph-
.,..rur fine. Company 9, SeVontN-hi -
p..ir.ut. numbering sixty men, III
iSar.s of Captain Francis, was on
guard. .,.., g. o,.rate this
b,,nch up 10 l.. ~ wo'n IL was U'
ci4,d that it Wolll not b" safe 10 '"n
any more cars today.
ON Fulton street between i'"'l'h 'i,'
Patchen avenues very srIl'"'
a.,s fbro,t,n.d during the day. y mon
,.,,l, 1on strikers aoi their s} Wi a
,,f~ars held that neishboyhooi IN terror
c.r several hours. and only the un"iE
..,i,ol or a detachment Of ponce anu
c,,,lr, pl,vcutoi hio1ish'i ~ ""v
,t,,. "a small riot Ws,s in progress an'
,n.. ,clic. were compelled to draw ther
,.voivsrs Al The sirht of the weapons
,ic crowd scattered rushing INTO 'he
..l. streets. hUt quickly retHih.' "'
different point. .,
Thc mob kept increasing IN ~. I'''
with multiplied force It's oeih, ,
came TUfltn iN4 it4- I ~ = ''
t,,-n,.u. ierred at the police. am s'oi.tu
.rc rsrr The tracks were piled up WIN
l,r,,a beams. huge stones. ash-hAricS'
nlJ stoves anl numerous other obsuuc>
,.,e These caused much delay 10 lhr
cors and gave the strikers an oppartn'
rItv to plead With The non-union men u
desert their posts
HOT FIGHT.
The trouble eliminated at l:o I, Al,
u.hrn car 40. ll5 came along ~
p,,rh.n avenue - had 10 sop OWING u
l,..t,,ctiora ON the track. The strik' -
o,,o.foj about the car and "~Ned 'Nc
o,..lrctor and motor-man 20 Jo'h 'n''n'
,r,n,. refused. Strikers then jumped u ,oh
3D., ,i,fforus. seized both men 10y INC
- vonked them Of, ana threw 'i'i'
t,,n thc howling mob. once ther" ln.y n.
,.'1ro tici,cd AMI punched unm'rc"u +.
,rhan q dozen strikers picked '''" .t III .
,n n,4nv and ran down Si"e S'''''
with them. IA &, the m an
,,,,,. romc up. and the pohce on "a,
,l,tf,rms drew thcir sticks ana i'h
,,.a crowd They smashed right ana lelI
'..r,r,lIv landing on some strlk > H''i'
,rna crowd retaliated with stones m INV
c'r fsw minutes the fight was nov. ~
,.ol,ca grabbed two leaders ot 'he III H. ''
n,I p,aced IA m under arrest rs
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