Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-01
THE LAST RESORT Of the Strikers Now Seems to Be
 the Courts. TROOPS ORDERED OFF DUTY, Though Some Are Still on Hand-Cars Moving
 Without Delay.
TROOPS ORDERED OFF DUTY,

BROOKLYN, Jan. 31.-After conference today at the city hall between General McLeer and Mayor Schieren all troops held in reserve in armories were allowed to go to their homes, except two companies in each regiment. The power houses are still protected by small attachments of troops and police. About one-half oi the Thir- teenth, Fourteenth, Twenty-third and Forty-seventh regiments are still on duty.
 The United States courts have been in- voked by the strikers against the Atlantic Avenue Railway company, aud warrants were issued for President Norton and Superintendent Quinn this afternoon.
 MT. Norton will be arraigned before United States Commissioner Morley at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The order peremptory mandamus should not issue comes up at the same hour before Judge Gaynor.
 Complaint was made 10 United States District Attorney Bennett this morning by the law firm of McCrossin & Towns that the sign "United States mailn is carried on cars Of the line which are not used in transporting the mails. Afidavits to that effect were made by George w. Leyton and James D. Wyer, and presented to the dis trict attorney. He looked over the matter and the federal statutes relative to the subject and decided to entertain the com plant.
 The action is brought under section 3979, chapter of the revised statutes, which forbids the display of the sign "United States mail' on any conveyance which is not engaged in carrying United States mail. The penalty is not less than s100 nor more than $500 for each offense. The matter was laid before United States Commissioner Morley this afternoon. It is said that similar action will be begun against President Wicker and President Lewis of the other companies, whose em- ployes are Ou 8 strike.
 The Atlantic company operates one regu. lar mail csr, which is fitted up like rail. way postal car, and mails are distributed en route. This car is moved over the route at certain hours each day.
 Aside from this any of the regular pas- senger trolley cars which pass the postof- flee arc liable to be used to carry mail pouches. These cars carry the mail signs at all times, and 1t is this use of the sign which is claimed to be a violation of the law.
 Postmaster Sullivan said this afternoon tn at the contracts with the trolley compa- ter general, and instead of any particular cars being deaign hated the contract is for the use of the lines.
 He added that he believes the companies have been authorized by, the Washington authorities to place United States mail sig nals on all of their cars. Lawyer Towns says the Atlantic Avenue company has used the sign on 500 cars and violated the law 499 times.
 J. M. Rickar and two other members of the American Railway union from the west are here in consultation with Connolly, Best, Gibbons and others. MT. Kicker said that he and his associates have come to offer their services to district assembly No. 75. He said that 1t is not the intention of the American Railway union at present to orderI a general tie-up of railroads all over the country out of sympathy with the strikers here, but that the American Rail. way union might help in other ways.
 The trolley COTS ran everywhere today and were not molested.
 The all night runs will be resumed to- night. The strikers have been notified by their laHyers In the different suits they have ine|i |itued that lawIessness must stop fl they pect to have any standing in the