Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-28
LULLINTHE STRIKE
6rooklyn's First Quiet Day for
Two Weeks.
CARS BEGIN TO 0CARRY PASSENGERS,

And All ehe Lines Running Are Crowded,
While Many People Have to Walk
Leaders Urge the Men 20 Cease Violence
Railway officials Declare the Strike
Practically Ended-Judge GayDor Makas
His Writ Alternative.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 2S-Thomas J. Nc
Guire, of the K Of L. general executive
board, said: Master Workman Connolly
will wait on the presidents of the three
railroad companies and inform them that
the men who are locked out are at the dis.
posal of the companies and ready to go to
work Immediately" This is on condition
that 'trippers' are to get sl.5o per day of
ten out Of twelve consecutive hours
BROOKLYN, Jan. 2S-Were it not for the
scarcity Of cars yesterday one would not
have thought that one of the biggest
strikes in the history of Brooklyn was in
progress. Church-goers had to walk to
church in many instances, or take
chances in the enormous crowds which
took possession of the cars. Otherwise
there was perfect calm Large crowds as
sembled around the stations, where mill
tary guards are stationed, but there was
no violence there, and the bantering the
troops received was of a good -natured
Kind. Those in position to draw conclu-
sions from facts, and without prejudice,
Say that the strike is about ended. The
companies seem to be in position to run
their cars They are not skilfully
ofx.rofaI and h. .1a,- ,r,or,
were many collisions and there was much
humping together but there was no &C.
cident of n serious nature.
Strike Leaders stop the Iioting.
Some Of the cars Were without windows
and others had dilapidated motor boxes
and twisted dash5oards, but most of them
were carrying passengers without molesta-
ton. The railroad companies have now
become able to operate their lines after
dusk, and will, il no serious disturbances
are made in the future, soon he runnin g
them all night as they did before the
strike began. The quietness of the strike
has been brought about by the strike lead
ers who have pointed out to the men the
folly OF a riotous course. The men heard
and, understood the requests of the lead
ers and followed them out.
sinews OF War About Exhausted.
Starvation already confronts many of
the families of the strikers. The men
were not well equipped financially when
they decided to stop work and the bulk of
their funds has been used for the trans
portation Of non-Ur!on men to the cities
from whence they came to replace the
strikers. This alone has cost the strikers
many thousands of dollars. Storekeepers
have been very considerate, but now that
they see that the strikers are being re-
placed by men from other cities they arc
10th To give credit, and promises to pay
when the strike is ended do not cut much
figure with landlords.
Talk of the Rail way OmciaIs.
The railway officials declare that the
strike has practically ceased to exist.
Many of the strikers are said to be apply
Ing for work. All the officials declare
they have more applications than places
and yesterday for the first time no wires
Were being cut. Master Workman Com
nelly does not agree with this. He says
the railways arc crippled for want Of
hands, and that he has no intention of
calling Off the strike.
Gaynor stands by His Dic;um.
In deciding that he would make the
VIII oi niaiiuatnus IN tne strike case alter
native instead of mandatory Judge Gay
nor insisted on his claim that the COM
panies were not prevented from operating
their roads by violence, and that they
must not stop the running of trains an
hour. The alternative writ gives the
companies twenty days to get their roads
In running order or answer why they
don't, and the leading strikers say it
might lust as well have becn twenty
years.