Oakes Republican., 1899-07-21

New Nork. July 1S-Anotiler trolley
strike is on in Brooklyn. SO far ii has
not becn-as effective as the strike of
1899, but there is no telling how long
or far-leaching it may become. For
some, weeks past the employees of the
several lines controlled by the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit company have been
complaining that the management did
not live up to the ten-hour law The
1lcn demand a revision of the time
tables lit the different barns. and also
claim that they should be paid 20 cents
an nour for over time. which is eQuiva-
lent to - day, the price which they
set fors a working day of ten hours
Meetings have been held daily and
nightly for the last week, and it was
Inferred from the reports given out by
the5employes and their advisers since
Thursday last that. while a strike was
amminent. it would not occur for some
time to.colne.
General Master Workman Parsons
and District Master Workman Pines
had charge'o of the mems affairs and a
strike was called at 80 yesterday
morning. AT that hour mos, of tue
motormen and crndu"lors on the
Rrooklyn Traction comp&ny's lines lad
completed their night trips an6 The
leaders decided that this was the most
opportune moment to begin what was
expected to be Ak stubborn fight with
the traction company. \ heavy rain
'storm'was in progress at this time and
there was'yerEAlittle passenger traffic.
The Sm'thsStreet Franklin avenue and
Hamilton Ferry lines. which are con-
trolled by the Coney Island Railroad
company, having maintained the regu-
lar terms with their employees. were
not impeded in the least, but on all
other roads transportation was stopped
for awhile. and a great deal Of con-
-gestion occurred in consequence
The heavy storm of the early morn
ing was dissipat6d about 10 o'clock,
and from that honr: until we'll on into
the afternoon the Sunday traffic. which
IS usually very heavy, to North Beach,
Bergen Beach and Coney Island filled
the. cars. but the dread of trouble or
disturbance kept hundreds of people
Shortly before noon President ltos-
the City hall and made round trip OF
the; Trar1ion's lines Coming back
fron Coney Island the presidents car
travelled over the Fifth avenue route,
and as it neared Twenty-third street
and Fifth avenue those on board
found their further progress impeded
by a stalled car near ;le Fifth avenue
barn. Here a crowd of 800 nenple
many Of them women and childrel.
had congregated, and the motorman Of
the Airport, Howard Jackson. was at
tackled by several men who We're Strik-
'ers OF in sympathy with them. The
motorpan received some nasty bruises
on the head and legs Detectives rushed
to the mans assistance and he was
finally pescued from the mob. Six ar
rests were made and the track was
soon cleared. Throughout the after
noon bolilders- and large pieces Of
granite were taken from nearby
yard and placed on the tracks in the
vicinity of Greenwood cemetery. and
as cars came along at intervals of
twenty and thirty minutes their fur
ther progress was considerably delayed
until these distractions were removed.
NO sooner did the cars pass than the
bouldcrs were laid on the tracks again
and the police We're unable TO stop the
efforts OF TIE obstructioniSts During
TIL" day additional police We're sent
over from New York and a close watch
was kept all along Brooklyn bridge to
see that no person intprferGd with the
trolley wires. Several arrests We're
made during the day among the ranks
of the strikers and their sympathiZers.
President ItcsSitrr said last night that
the BIZ oklyn, Rapid Transit officials
would not arGtrate the strike difficulty
with their striking employees
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