The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-17

on F1atbush avenue, but score Of line
men soon repaired this in a temporary
manner. which sufDced to reopen the
line.
Late in the afternoon a conference
was held at police headquarters. Among
those present were Police Commission
ers York, Hess and Sexton, Chief of Po-
lice Devery. Deputy Chiefs McLaugh-
lin of Manhattan and McKellar of
Brooklyn and President Rossiter. Gen
eral McLeer was also in attendance, but
he said that as far as he could see there
was no necessity for the calling out of
the militia or interference in any way
by the military.
President Rossiter said that he was
anxious to bring the patrons of the
several lines back from the seaside re-
sorts as soon as possible and had made
arrangements to handle the Coney ISL
and patrons as far as practicable by
trolley service, but that he had advised
his assistants to arrange for the trans
portation of the majority of the Coney
Island crowd back to the city over the
elevated railroad lines. The police COM
missioners informed Mr. Rossiter that
his patrons and the public in general
as we'll as the company's property and
all other properties, would be sufficient
ly protected by the police force In ad-
dition to this. Commissioner Hess in
formed Mr.. Rossiter that the sending
out OF his private car was non-politic
and, to use his own words, ii was like
shaking a red rag in front of an en-
ragged bull"
Several arrests were made during the
day among the ranks of the strikers
and their sympathizers.
All the roads, with the execution Of
three. Green and Gates, Halsey and
Putnam and the Fulton street lines,
shut down at o'clock tonight by or
der of President Rossiter The three
mentioned continued running until mid
night, when they We're ordered to stop.
President Rossiter said he would open
the lines again at 5 o'clock in the morn
ing.
There was some trouble tonight with
large number of people that had ta-
ken the trolley car during the day for
Coney Island by way of Ulmer park.
They We're let out at Ulmer park and
being unable to either get to Coney
Island or return to the city proper for
many hours. remained there and sew
eral small disturbances was the result.
General Master Workman Parsons
spent the greater part of the day in
Brooklyn and considerable portion of
the afternoon in conference with
Messrs. Delehanty and Webster of the
state board of mediation and arbitra-
ton. Mr.. Parsons said tonight in the
Noui sc VI GIL IittlNlt".
Il think that tomorrow will see a
paralyzed condition of traffic that will
make the people of Brooklyn realize
the strike is strong enough to speak for
itself They are running no cars in
the suburbs and are making all the
show they can in the city"
Mr.. Parsons said the strike had the
sanction of the knights of Labor, and
that the men would derive the moral
and financial support of the organiza-
tion.
The Brooklyn elevated engineers took
up the question of their transfer from
their present position to the position of
electrical engineers. when the third rail
system, recently adopted should go into
effect. They did not discuss the ques-
tion of Joining the trolley roads in the
strike. This change of the engineers
will mean great reduction in wages
and it is not satisfactory. The mat
ter was referred to Chief Arthur of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
with which organization the elevated
engineers are affiliated.
President Rossiter said tonight that
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials
would not arbitrate the strike difficulty
with the striking employees
There is nothing to arbitrate." said
Mr.. Rossiter. THE men who have gone
out came to me with certain demands. I
showed them that they had already
substantially all they asked for and
would straighten out any injustice. They
came in a fighting mood and were not
disposed to look at the subject dispas-
sionately.'
How many men went out on strike
this morning."
Between 700 and 900; not more than
! 900 at the outside"
What about Tomorrow
"All 1 can say is that we have enough
men to run every single trip tomorrow
and will do so if we are not interfered
with. The normal conditions will return
in day or two, hope. Our success to-
day in conducting our business in the
face of strike is almost unparalleled"