The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21

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neutrality-suspicious. Occurrence Mar.
rovsIy A~versed-The Few Cars Hun.
ming I'm Either Cay Protected BY
Poiice-Cicveiand Car Company Will
Hun Their Cars with Police or Mil.
ua Protection ir Necessary.
New York. July 1.-THE strike situa-
ton in Brooklyn tonight remains I'M
changed. The striking employees ara
even more determined than they were
yesterday and the management OF the
Rapid Transit lines is obduratc and I'M
finching.
Cars were run on most OF the lines
governed by the traction from
early morning until Z o'clock this even
ing. but after shutdown there was n
considerable falling OF In the service,
and by 9 o'clock not a car was moving
on any OF the lines affected by the
striking motormen and conductors. The
roads comprising the Nassau system
were most effectively crippled. None OF
the striking employees returned 10 work
and most OF them were busy during the
day influencing union and non-union
men on the other lines to quit work. In
this respect the strikers were partially
successful, but they made no inroads
on the running OF the Putnam avenue
cars. This line is practically in tact,
not more than half a dozen OF its en-
ployes affiliating with the strikers.
The Coney Islam Railroad Company
reached a rich harvest on all OF its
lines during the day.
President Rossiter, accompanied by
Seth l.. keeney, visited the barn on
the F1atbush avenue line near Vernon
avenue during the afternoon. The strik-
ers were there to a man and when the
railroad magnates drove up in a coupe
the strikers adjourned to a nearby
hall n held a meeting TO which they
invited Messrs. Rossiter and Keeney.
Speeches were made on both sides. To-
ward the close OF the meeting, Presi-
dent Rossiter told the men that they
could come back to work this even
ing, but he assured them hat the COM
pany would not concede any OF their
demands and expressed himself as be-
lieving the strikers had no grievances
to back up their actions.
There is no strike, nor cause for it"
said Mr.. Rossiter. You lie, you lie,"
came from 500 throats in answer 10 this
assertion, and it looked for a time as
If serious trouble would ensue. Fortu-
nately wiser heads governed the more
active strikers n no damage was
done to either OF the representatives OF
the company.
Early in the afternoon. small-sized
bolders and stumps Of trees were
thrown on the Flatbush avenue tracks
in front Of the Wildwood club. but all
these distractions were removed I'm
time to allow a limited number OF cars
to make their scheduled trips. Consid-
cradle difficulty was experienced on
the Norstrand avenue and cross town
lines, but no serious mishap occurred.
All the cars were n by two or
more policemen n the presence OF the
officers on board the cars prevented, In
a great measure, any outbreak on the
part OF the strikers or their sympathiz-
ers.
Chief Of Police Devery spent the
greater part OF the afternoon In Brook
lyn. He allowed nearly half OF the
New York policemen, who had been on
duty since early yesterday. six hours
leave of absence, and in the meantime
their places were X up by others
who had managed to snatch n few
hours sleep earlier in the morning.
When asked for his opinion of the
strike and its probable outcome, Chief
Devery said: This strike should new
er have occurred. The men will surely
lose. They are not organized and I
think the whole matter will be ad-
justed inside OF twenty-four hours"
THE CLEVELAND STRIKE.
Cleveland. July 1.-THE conductors
and motormen of the Big Consolidated
Street Railway system, who were on a
strike last month, went out again at
Ais o'clock this morning. Eight hum
dred men are affected. They claim the
company has not lived up to the agree
ment 1t made which ended the former
strike.
All the lines were tied I'D from 6
o'clock until after s o'clock, when the
operation Of the Euclid avenue line
with n~on-union men under police pro-
lection was undertaken. Cars were run
at five minute intervals on that line
until evening, but no attempt was made
to move cars on the other lines.
Henry A Everett, president OF the
company, issued q statement this even
ing In which he says the terms Of the
agreement with the strikers has been
strictly adhered to, but that IL was Inn
possible to inaugurate all the reforms
promptly because OF the continued in
reference with the non-union crews,
and he holds the union men directly
responsible for this. He says tha he
will operate the cars IL he Is given Do
lice protection. Protection has been
promised by Mayor Farley. and it I'm
said that the militia will be called out
IL the police are unable TO preserve or
der.
There has been a little disorder TO-
day, but nothinQ OF a sarfo,re nafrro