The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-22
.R0SS|TFR UNDER ARREST
A New Feature in the Trolley
Lines Strike.
LAW Is TO BE ENFORCED
Mayor Van Wyck Instructs the District
Attorneys to Bring Action Against
the Street Car Com
panies

New York. July 21.--In the boroughs
of Manhattan and Brooklyn to-day the
strike situation, generally speaking, re-
mains unchanged. In Manhattan ISL
and cars on all the lines of the Metro
politan system were run on practically
the usual Roadway, and at night the
cars on Second avenue, Sixth and
Eighth avenue were under police pro-
lection, although the claim is made by
the company that there is no longer
any necessity even for this.
Policemen still guard the depots of
the several lines. 1t is expected those
will be sent back to the stations Satur-
day or Sunday, and if this is done little
trouble will be anticipated with the
strikers in the future.
The events of the greatest interest
during the day were the arrest of
President Rossiter of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company on a warrant
issued by Magistrate Bremen, charg-
ing him with criminal libel, Albert l..
Johnson, formerly president of the
Nassau railroad, being the complain
ant and the notification of the different
attorneys within the limits of Greater
New York that the l0-hour law was
enforcible and asking them to commu-
nicate with Secretary p. Donnelly of
the Building Trades association of the
Central Trade union and submit COM
plants to grand jury or magis-
trate.
The arrest of President Rossiter. al
though interesting, will not, it is
thought, have any marked effect on the
strike.
Ex-President johnson objects to
statements made by Herr Rossiter, to
Brooklyn reporters, in a recent inter-
view. In the interview Mr.. Rossiter is
quoted as saying, after referring to the
strikers charged with blowing up the
Fifth avenue elevated structure with
dynamite:
Those are not my men. Mr.. Albert
l.. johnson is welcome to them; Mr.
Albert l.. Johnson is the leader of
them; am told that there is evidence
against some of them to send them to
prison for 20 years"
The letters written by Mayor Van
Wyck to each of the district
attorneys of the four counties
included with the city, regarding
the enforcement of the 10-hour
law, it is thought may result
in a transference of the street car trou-
BILE from Greater New York to the
courts. After requesting the different
attorneys to bring the subject of the
alleged enforcement of the 10-hour day
to the grand jury or magistrates haV-
ing jurisdiction. the mayor wrote to
Secretary Donnelly, informing him
that violations of the labor laws
should be brought to the attention of
the district and county where the Of
Tense is committed, and notifying him
of the instructions sent to those Off
Gals.
The strikers held various meetings
tonight in the different boroughs. The
Brooklyn strike leaders still Seem to be
of the opinion that the men have a
chance for victory. During the after
noon and evening strikers on both
sides of the East river discussed the
| wisdom of the policy of the programme
of Master Workman Parsons to march
to the city hall. with thousands, for
the purpose of protesting to Mayor
Van Wyck against the alleged viola
lions of the 10-hour law. On account
of the action of Mayor Van Wyckin ad-
dressing letters to the various district
attorneys, asking them to arrange for
| enforcement of this law. it was decided
| to give up the march to the city hall.