The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
MINOR DISTURBANCES.


Fulton street line today no great incon-
venience was caused.
MINOR DISTURBANCES
At u o'clock a Vanderbilt avenue car
became derailed at Vanderbilt and Ber-
gen streets. A large crowd of disorder
ly characters were attracted to the
scene. but the police We're numerous
enough TO drive them away, but not be-
fore the windows were smashed by
stones.
At 1890 this evening car No. 1911 Of
the Bergen street line became stalled
on account of some defective mechan-
ism in front of the empty lots between
Classon and Grand avenues. This
caused the stoppage of three other
cars. At the back of the lots is 10
foot bluff The crowd gathered there
and threw stones at the cars, demol-
ishing every pane of glass. The police
charged, but the men made a deter
mined stand, being led by man named
Gallagher He was placed under arrest
by officer Staab. The strikers attempt
ed a rescue, but Policemen Cowen and
Smith went to his assistance and
marched Gallagher off to the station.
Several of the policemen were cut by
no one was seriously injured. The
neighborhood is now patrolled by a
strong force of police. In this instance
cooking utensils and other household
goods were hurled at the police from
the windows in the neighborhood and
boiling water was thrown from upper
floors.
WANT MORE TROOPS.
iment said to a reporter this afternoon
that the military forces in the city are
not sufficient to cope with the rioters.
A separate company of Flushing, L. L.,
arrived i'm Brooklyn this morning. The
presence of the military caused an
enormous crowd to gather around the
Bush street car house today. The strik-
ers were orderly enough until a green
mOtorman became mixed up in a switch
at Hamilton avenue. He could not ex-
tricate his car and the crowd gathered
around him and guyed him.
Another car approaching the city had
run through the crowd and hurt two
men and woman who were taken off
by the strikers and their names could
not be learned. This made the crowd
so angry that they began to throw
stones at the car and smashed every
window in it, The police charged, but
were powerless to move the men and
one of the blue-cOats was hit on the
head with a stone, inflicting a scalp
wound. The line was blocked for half
an hour Great excitement ensued and
missiles We're thrown at the motor men
and police from the windows of houses
on Court street. The police reserve
were called out and the crowd was
dispersed in every direction. Court
street was patrolled throughout the
entire day by the police. The soldiers
had to charge around the stables three
times but no one was injured.
EFFORT TO SETTLE 1T.
The mayor, through his secretary,
made this statement to the Associated
Press An effort was made to ascertain
if an adjustment could be effected in the
interests Of public convenience and
safety by which all the surface cars of
the city could be restored to immedi-
ate use, To this end, the mayor held
a conference with Messrs. Giblin, Best
and Connolly. representing the former
employees of the roads and later with
the representatives of the various COM
panies. including Presidents LewtOn,
Norton and Wicker. The effort was
without result. Corporation Counsel
Mcdonald and Public Works Commits
sioner White were at the conference.
Strike Leader Connolly said later that
the fault lies with the companies. The
men only stood out for the taking back
of all men.
MORE RIOTING.
At the Ia ham stables of tbp E111tOp
street line of the Brooklyn Railroad
Company. where there was a furious
conflict last night between the militia
and strikers, a crowd of 1000 strikers
and their friends gathered today. The
military kept them well back from
the railroad tracks, which were OBJ
structed from time to time with ash
barrels and old iron stoves.
At p. m. there was great excitement
on Broadway between Moore and
Flushing A Sumner avenue car was
attacked by a mob and Captain French
of the Nineteenth precinct was struck
in the face with a brick thrown by some
one in the crowd. The reserves of Six
teenth and Nineteenth precincts and a
mounted squad were called out for ser
vice on Broadway. There was a great
crowd of people numbering from 10000
to $1,000, extending over a distance of
two miles of Broadway. The police say
the missile which struck Captain French
was not thrown by strikers, but by
one of their sympathizers.
The mayor issued a proclamation to-
night requiring all persons within the
city limits to refrain from unnecessary
assembling in the streets during the
present disturbances and ordering the
police and militia to dispense any such