The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-23

fairness snas sns prorecrion rney nave ro-
ceived IL far from complete. 1t has not
prevented the freqeent cutting Of wires or
the stoning Of cars a. they were making
their run.
a And right here the public might put in
q word to the effect that 1t 10 not condu-
Give to mental tranquility on the part Of
those compelled to ride in trolley cars to
reflect that between noon and o'clock
yesterday there were no less than seven
collisions Of cars with vehicles Of one kind
or another.
Adjutant McAlpln, who came here yes
terday as the military and personal rep
resentatlve Of Governor Morton, had q
conference late in the afternoon with
Mayor Schieren. Police Commissioner
Welles and Corporation Counsel McDon-
aid. The adjutent general offered to call
out the Third brigade of the National
Guard of New York to aid in the restora-
ton of order. He was assured by the
mayor that at present there is no occasion
for calling out more troops. General Nc
Alpin promised to have the Third brigade
ready to come to Brooklyn on an hours
notice should its presence here be re-
quired.
Master Workman Connolly ordered the
lluemeu OUT ltlsu I1b says ILLS
action was necessitated by the action of
the soldiers at o'clock in the afternoon,
when company of the Seventh regiment
surrounded the hall at the corner of
Myrtle avenue and Palmetto street A
squad entered the hall and seized the books
and papers of the local assembly, which
has its headquarters there. Mr.. Connolly
says that the troops were withdrawn and
the police put in charge Of the hall. Mas
ter Workman Connolly says this is the
reason for the strike of the linemen. Mr.
Connolly says that he was the one who
sent the linemen back yesterday after they
had struck. The police and troops deny
the statement that they entered the
strikers hall.
Major Abrams said: 81 most emphatic
ally deny that any soldier entered Odd
Fellows Hall AS matter Of precaution,
/ ordered tho doors locked before the first
car started and kept them locked until
the last car returned and was secure in the
depot No papers, books or any other
property was touched by my men, and as
soon as the pickets were withdrawn the
men who had been boxed up were again
at liberty to go in or out as they pleased.
There is positively no foundation what
ever for the sensational story given pub
licity by Mr.. Connolly.
Many wires were cut on Monday night
and the work of the linemenswas not fin
ished until . o'clock in the afternoon. The
construction wagon, labelled on both sides
tx. of L., reached the Ridgewood depot
few moments after, 80 that at 3:10 p. m.
"Assembly" was sounded and the three
companies Of the Seventh regiment, b. d
and g, under command of Major Abrams,
marched out and occupied all tho streets
1Nrat i'm mt fron ha innptinp NJ
tie avenue, Wyckoff avenue and Palmetto
street.
As the first company marched out a
truck laden with new mon, accompanied
by four officers, dashed up, and as soon as it
was unladen tho driver WA taken into
custody for causing fatal accident on
Gates avenue near Bushwick avenue. To
avoid any possible attack he had driven at
furious pace, and overtaking light
wagon at tho place stated dashed into it,
throwing the solitary occupant into the
street and fracturing his skull. The in
jured man was taken to St. Johns hospital
and the driver of the truck to the police
station.
There were many rumors flying around
Ridgewood all day but no really exciting
incidents until after o'clock in the after
noon, when cars were started on the Gates
avenue line of the Brooklyn City railroad.
Two shots were fired, one by policeman
and another by a national guardsman to
enforce the order issued by the police au-
thoritles to keep every window closed
along the limo of the road. But one mis-
sile was thrown at the first car a piece Of
fire brick from the inside OF store, which
smashed a window, but did not injure any
occupants of the car.
4 ger
avenue woman stopped with tin dish
in her hand, from which she threw some
thing into the air. 1t was cayenne pepper,
and the wind blew it in the faces Of the
motormen and policemen. They were
nearly blinded, but did not lessen their
speed, and when they reached the depot
wero attended to by tho surgeon of the
Seventh regiment.
A squad of five mounted police galloped
down Broadway on the sidewalk at 10
O'Clock last night. The patrol wagon,
filled with policemen under command of
Captain Dunn, of the Fourteenth precinct,
turned into Broadway from Halsey street.
Innocent citizens passing along the side
walk were driven into the street. No
crowd had collected and the raid of the
mounted police seemed uncalled for. For
tunately the clatter of horses hoofs gave
warming III tliiie loE pcoPlo " iuoA " INC
middle of the street.
An enthusiastic meeting of strikers and
their sympathizers was held last night at
Labor Iyceum, In Willoughby avenue.
The strikers, with their families and
friends, were out in full force As each
speaker camo forward he was received
with wild applause. Mr., ]. DeLong, a
business man, claimed that every man,
woman and child in Brooklyn was in SYM
pathy with the strikers. On motion Of
the chairman, NJ. j. Bowen, resolution
was passed requesting the mayor to sign
the recent resolution of the board OF alder
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