The evening world. Newspaper, January 15, 1895, Page 1

¢: EXTRA NO. 3 ( “Circulation Books Open to All.” ) PRICE ONE ¢ /| NIGHT 1) EDITION | SEE sTRone, |} LIQUOR MEN F || “SEE STRONG, They Discuss the Sunday 1%: Opening Question with ) the Mayor. | ADVISED T0_GET TOGETHER. And See How It Would Work to Keep Open from Two to Eleven O'Clock P. M. PROMISES THEM PROTECTION. C)The New Excise Commissioners Will Be High-Toned and Abe Men. | Mayor Strong this afternoon received f a delegation from the Central Liquor- Deulers’ Avsociation, and for an hour | the proper enforcement of the Excise laws was discussed, Alter the conference was over Mayor ./ , Btrong udvited the liquor dealers to get ; together and come to an understanding concerning the opening of thelr saloons on Sunday. f The Mayor suggested that they set the hours between 2 o'clock. In the after- noon and 11 o'clock at night for keeping ‘open on Sunday and see how the com- munity would receive the new order of things. , Morris Tekulsky, who acted as spokes- ') man for the delegation, said that he was afraid the plan woulil not work be- cause the saloon-keepers not in the As- goclation wou:d not keep to the rule, but would open on the sly in the morn- ing and thereby reap the benetlt of the new rule, Mayor Strong told the liquor dealers that he was sure they would be satistied with the men he would appoint as Excl Commissione: “They Will,” he said, “he high-toned, able men, competent to formulate thelr own laws. ‘The Mayor, while advising the liquor dealers 0. try, the “Sunday alternoon opening lan, sald. that he persona.ls f favored che plan of keeping closed all { day Sunday. He was in favor of the { Dow law regulating the ssle of liquor, The Mayor said he would take care of the other saioon-keepers who did not ob- ferve the 2 to Il o'clock rule, if the members of the Association decided t) adopt the plan he suggested. Mayor Strong complimented the dele- gation on {ts fine personal appearance, { and called them “boye” when addressing / them. The Mayor would give the liquor deal- ens no assurance that he would use any influence at Albany in connection with the passage of uny bill having to do with the liquor traffic. He asked the delegation if any of its members were ever assessed for their licenses, and the reply was emphati- cally, “No, sir.” ‘The Mayor sald he asked this because he could not understand why there was such @ scramble for the place of Excise Commisstone! Col, Strong ‘said that he thought that the liquor business was as legitimate as any other, and that the sal should be protected in t brought the conference t ing the liquor daalers enforelng the them to come and see him every two weeks until the matter was adjusted to everybody's satisfaction Mayor Strong was apparently much yhocked by Mr. Tekulsky’s statement at respectable women who woul Rerlnk tom being seen in a saloon w Pnished by the big candy s| by some of the dry-goods store: Htye 10 or 15-cent flasks of liquor, which they deank In the dressing-rooms’ of the establishments, and in that way becam intoxicated and the saloon-keepers were him in dxclse laws, and Invited 0 help blamer, fow it " It is Mayor Strong's intention make a personal investigation of t Sunday liquor law as now Inforced, and will make the round of the city ‘next Bunday for that purpose. ——_— > STRONG’S FAITH IN BYRNES. in Letter Ace Hin Reply. The May.) Returns companied by Mayor Strong this afternoon officially returned to Supt. Byrnes his letter of resignation, which the Superintendent gent to the Mayor three weeks ago. ! ‘Accompanying the returned resigna- tion was a letter from the M or Which, tt is said, expresses to Mr, Byrnes. his r confidence in the Superintendent's abil { s4y to reorganize the police for Mayor Strong refused to make the Jetter public until to-morrow. BEATEN WHILE PRAYING. Teacher Wolt Charged with As- saniting an Orphan i \@ ‘Michaef Wolf, thirty-one years old, a er in the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Hundred q t terdam avenue, was ar- wigted' he che ‘Harlem Police Court this Charged with beating cleven= et ease wilinekt, one of the orphans, while the latter was saying his PEt Was held for examination TWO “GOOD THINGS,” 10 Benjamin, 16 to 1, and Johnny, to 1, Win at Alexander. Tammany Hall Caught the S After a Punishing Race. vices—Irene a Wianer. (Special to The Evening World.) RACE TRACK, ALEX were decided under vory pleasant c dition Tho weather was aif t! could be desired. the largest that has turned out for past week. The track was fair, and ble, eld visitors will be treated to the d novelty of a fast track. protest with the Association against lowing — Jockey Johnson to the boy. FIRST RACE. Rolling: five furlongs. Betting, 5-1 6-1 {7-10 out Dusi'g Charlie Gold Bigger, 130 (Dorsey) Tumuli, 130 (Fenimore) Fannett, 127 (Hector) My Girl e., 128 (Pansy) Gov. Fifer Kenyon, 127 (Whyburn), ‘Trumpeter, 122 (A. Moore), Allair, 127 (Modeiand),... Prince Aibert, 127 (Ford). Julia L138) (Murphy)... McCormick, 130 (Hogan); at but at once opened a gap Benjamin was slightly favored start, Red Elm, 99 (C. Murphy) P. Ryche. 96 (R. King) Argyle lit... 106 (king) fe a Whether he| Will be $2,000. The building Is owned by Tammany Hall and Lou Foster were | has any children or not?” queried Mr.| Martin Ganley. the contestants, and after a driving fin- | Rae any children or inh the former’ won by ‘a head. Dutch | CHG* Of Oy oemetiona to children,” ipa aren ay © aa lic ad me | dryly remarked, the Colonel, TWO KILLED AT A FIRE. Sd Tae RAC A ‘detalied plan of Russell Sage’s pera if office was put in as evidence by Mr. see Gepo) Selling: four and a halt furlongs. ay Choate. seth tk mee, Baltimere Broker a: Wife Fel | tourth street. Starters Netting, St. HIL.Fin. jeveloped that a package of various soni ‘ ion (Star coe HOLT BL” | plecon of ‘debris taken from Laidlaw’s from a Window. wis ‘orent,, 104 (Parsona) - ody from time to time, and which wer s, ai . Went ‘Side, 106 (Sturphy).-...4-5 1-3 1 1 #° | produced at a former tral and placed in FALTIMORE, TAR. Derat § O1ClbSk | ee iored: In Neteemer."102 Dutt," aot $4 5 4 4 | Bdence then, has been misiald or lon | ‘his morning fire broke out on the Brey, Gardner, 7 Alford). itt $4 § $$ |" When Mr. Choate called for the mis:| ground floor of 18 West Biddle street. | M10 John Metarrigte, 108 (Cong'n)20-1 8-1 7 7 7 vitness Laidlaw said: When the firemen reached the scene, : West Side showed the way until wa: passed him and finally won easily nist Pes th from Forest, who beat West Side half a length. Time—1.00, FOURTH RACI Petting, 21 8 Casale, fr 4-5 out Monte Carl Ai’phy) "20-1. mM urphy) 9-2 even & AT" St arty 2-1 31 3 6 Mise Casties, 97 UR King)..40-1 12-1 6 6 9 (Neary) BOLL 1 7 e and Doreas ran in close o pany to the stretch, away and won galloping by four lengt axsic § 1, six len, FIFTH RACE. RAIN AT NEW ORLEANS. Win at Fair Odd (Special to The Evening World.) 15,—H. track vy rain at midnight soaked again, and this afternoon but the card was a more attractive than usual, and 2,500 people braved elements, FIRST RACE. Five and a half furlongs. Starters Betting. st, Mit Miss Lilly, 105 (Thorpe) Bessie Nichols, 108 (Jo Fa Gold Dust, 108 (MeCue “ Miss Clark, 103 (A. Cla 7 Florence P., 105 (Ward)... 3% Ora Audria (Pure)... .100-1 20. 8 Midget, 105 '(Seott)... - 7 Amidst. pouring rain, Beesie Nichols got aw lapped up. the backstretch, Was-never headed, and won eae! SECOND RACE, ahead and Seven furlongs. wut Penn) 10 (c Burrell's Billet won. Marshall was second. Le Grande was third, ——_— ‘Wor entries and other spor news see page G. ——_= oe Letting Up om Saleens. ‘There were only eleven arrests for of the Bacise law 10 all the city last might. , Judge Mahon Claims Johasen’s Ser- ANDBR ISL- AND, Jan. 16.—The events here to-day The attendance was the climatic conditions remain favora- Judge William Mahon to-day filed a ride, claiming that he hoids a contract with down the stretch, where Johnny where Irene drew in front of Clara Bauer and Corea RACE TRACK, NEW ORLEANS, Jan. weather was showery and threatening, Misa Lilly and Miss Lilly lation LNIDLAW TELLS OF THE BOME.| os Gives Evidence in His $60,000 Suit Against Russell Sage. cx-Judge Davis Says the Tragedy Might Have Been Averted. The eminent counsel engaged tn the trial of the sult of William R, Laidiaw Against Russell Sage for $50,000 dama- ages continued their efforta to secure a Jury in the Supreme Court this morning. Yen jurors, who had come safely through the ordeal of “challenges for favor,” occupied the jury box. A prop- osition from plaintiff's attorney to waive the right of peremptory challenges and proceed with the jurymen selected was declined by the defense, After exhausting all peremptory chal- lenges by the defense, the following | jurors were accepted and sworn in: de- |" jofterson Earle (foreman), 323 East Twentieth Aree! ‘Ad, Koehler, banker, 64 Pine street Joseph O' Dot tieth street J.P. Witte, shoes, Bherwood Gili er, W. A Schnelder, salesman, i8 Greene sireet. 1, W. Jacobs, bank clerk, 120 Bowery Ti, F! running, real emtate, 68 West One Hun- drei and Fourteenth street Simmons Purdy, truckmaa, 177 Duane street, Loula Senuleman, artiat, i218 Third avenue, Robert Warden, irom, 110 East One Hundred and Thirty first street J. M Anderson, collector, 19 Leroy street. ‘The case was opened for the plaintiff on hat the dit 66 Cedar atreet, by ex-Judge Noah Davis. He sald: “Had Mr. Sage shown one-half the sa- a: crazy inan made his acity when t lemand that he did in business transac- tions, he could easily have averted the trouble which followed. What man." said he. “is there with a soul so dead to the ordinary dictates of the humanity but would have made some and | provision for the person who waved his Jed throughout, winning galloping by | life at the peril of his own, four lengths, Bones second, a head be-| In conclusion Judge Davis sald that he fore Dashing Charlie, Time—1,08, would. produce’ a witness who would RECOND RACE show Sage had acknowledged that Laid- 5 law had saved his ‘ife. This will be Four and a half furlongs; selling. about the only new evidence in the trial. Starters Betting. St. HILPI.| After recesa Laidlaw took the stand Tammany Hall, 110 (Morris) 7- and retold the story of the bomb- Low Powter, 166 (Runt)... 6: thrower, Norcross, Counsel for Rus- Be os Ge a BD cn 8 oo reree crequenty oh the a y). . form o} juestions put by Mr. Choate ule Dees. © seaie Colee) and found fault with him because Ht portly figure was between the defend- ant’s attorneys and Laidlaw. ave lost the package, or rather I save it to Dr. Pincoft.” "What!" ejaculated Mr. Choate, ing askance at the same time in Pincoff’s direction. The doctor leaned over and whispered in Mr. Choate's ear: “IT gave the package Mr. Choati half look- Dr. to you, ever had tt, never!" broke out er. “At any rate,” interjected Laldlaw, “I haven't got the parcel of missiles!” A ‘The examination was continued, ; Laidlaw testified that he cowid not * | tell the jury how much it had cost him ‘om-| for medical treatment “My physician, who has been attend- ing me two years, has not rendered his bill yet," the withess said. Mr. Choate turned the witness over to Col. James at 4 P. M., and Laidlaw was ths; a % severely croxs-examined until court ad- Selling; Blyant es quarter furlongs. Journed, to convene at 10.30 to-morrow ‘i sera ign, | Orning, ariera, weights ani Jockeys, hi Place. |" Lawyer Choate says the case will be Bye an tae evn | concluded by to-morrow night, but Col scan, 106 (Houlahan).. +1; James thought otherwii wer, 108 (Pay tae} 3-1|\ Russell Saye will probably be called LN (Tribe) bese 2-1| to the stand early to-morrow afternoon. Weatucky Lady MINCAPYD. cece even Mr. Choate intimated ¢hat Mr. Sage Fox (iuove, TIS (Banay).csessc cee 2-1| would be — cross-questioned — without Tiny Tim, 108 (Hain). 3-5] mercy. var —— MeKeover won. ie Kentucky Lady, was sec . Tiny ‘Tim was ‘third, TO IMPEACH JUDGE RICKS. Time—1.31 1-4. House Committee Votes to Report Resolution Favoring It. * WASHINGTON, Jan, 15.—The House Judiclary Committee to-day decided to report a resolution for the 'mpeachment of Judge Ricks, of Clevelsnd, O. The vote was seven for and six against. ‘This action was taken after hearin, the| the Views of the Sub-Committee whic the | investigated the charges against Judge Ricks." Mr, Lane, of Iiinols, ‘recom- mended to-day that the ‘Commit. one |tee report a resoution for impeach- the| ment, as did Mr. Balley, yesterday holding that the action of Judge Hicks amounted to malfeasance and crimi- nality. Mr. Broderick, of Kansas, gave an Fin. opinion that the action of Judge Ricks "| was technically irregular, but did not 2 |amount to malfeasance or warrant im- i | peachment. ‘| TRINITY TENEMENTS AGAIN, They Are Aired Legally at Leant in the Court of Appeals. AIBA) . ¥., Jan, 16.—In the Court of Appeals to-day the alleged disreput- ably kept tenement-houses of Trinity ran wier, IM slant B Church, New York, were given an airing ee eesti: i when the case of the Health Depar:ment a ipese) 4 lof New o¥rk against Trinity Church | 10) (Meade) bow [Ge tion came up on an appeal from is «Th: , 6 sion of the lower court refusing Morrill. 11% (Creotey6o-t 6 7 |to impose a penalty upon the corpora Jim T., 19 (Burna).. 40-1 7 8 tion, for not having Croton water on ‘The rain was f. In to Clara | each floor of the tenement-houses, and Fauer and Moll ran a apart Charlton street. 4 kept up their tussle to home The corporation of Trinity contends turn, where. Clara Bauer came away | that the Houses were bullt as dwellings and won in a cant Time—1.5 and RAY the Lam ae ure i fed hs Sas constitutional authority in making such swan ane an ordinance, * aue.Pt. | + =o mp ‘ 10 i RESULTS AT MADISON. te Uh, Jones’ « RACE TRACK, MADISON, Jan. 15.—| Harris, 25 6 |'The races on this track to-day resuted ve Wa { [as follows: \ -; : Kace—Four and one-half fur- Martha Griff ret Fe et aa ane Oe pace, with estival and Corea close Hee ae On place up. These fcur ran well bunched all |S¥¢ni Wille G, second, even for place, the way, and in a drive home Corta |e it eae aml one-half fur won by two lengths. Time—1.07, Lene SENET Gane Aikte Reta ants FOURTH RAG | to: Dutch Oven, second, 8 ta 6, place, Selling; one mile. Swifter, third. Time—i1 Bettin, Third Race—Four and a half furlongs. Siarters, welghts and jockeys t. Biace.|—Won by Van S, 6 tol and 2 tot cou ou: | Hubert O'Neill second, even for place tied $*| Texas Frank third, Time—0.67, StI 268 Sick Police: Thirty-five of the 802 aick policemen reported for duty last night 268 till of duty ‘apts, Pr Slevin aad The ‘weather forecast for the thirt ending af & P. M. to-morrow Ie as follows Wednesday, stationary temperature; [ata ly winds, Tasorde chews the chinges 19 the tee for the morning hours, as indica by fat Perry's pharmacy: t 60 AAG Ae My BD he Ma TID Mo NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JANUARY NIGHT EDITION BOTH WERE RESCUED, rd | Brave Act at a Fire in a Big | Double Tonement-House. | The Woman Suing tem a Window Ledge toa Fireman's Arms. Escapes for Safety. Three alarms were sent in at 9 o'clock this morning for a fire at #9 Eust One Hundred and Blevepth street, that compietely gutted’ thé «.buildir in half an hour, It was a five story double-decker tenement, occupied by fifteen Italian families, The men, for the most part, were away, but the women and children were ‘owded Into the smali and stuify rooms when the tire started. The tire swept up through the floors until it reached the fourth story. The flames were already licking the windows of the fifth story, when Carmela Amueco, @ young woman, of twenty-seven years, appeared at the window, shrieking wild- ly, She clasped a three-months-old old baby to her breast. She could not reach the fire-escape from her window, and us no ladders had arrived, the woman seemed ubout to jump. Just then Fireman William Behler, of engine 8, appeared at the fifth-story window of 407, which is next door. Taking @ firm hold of the window- jamb, he reached over to the window where the woman stood, Realizing this was her only chance for life, she took her child in her left arm and swung herself tato the waiting arms of the fireman, who landed her safely in the adjoining flat, The space between the two windows was three and a half feet, The brave act was applauded by the crowd below, ‘The damage to tho build'ng ts esti- mated at $7,000. The loss on furniture Thomas Whitridge, a broker, and his young wife uppeared at the window of far out of the second story window, and made a frantic grab and spring for the ladder, which the firemen held up, He mised the ladder and both fell to the ground, Mrs. Whitridge was instantly killed | 5 and her husband died a few minutes later, ‘The other occupants escaped | , uninjured. is Matches Start a Gordon E. Pendleton’s two children were left alone for @ few minutes in their home on the fret @oor of the apartment-house 403 St, Nicholas avenue, tat night, and began playing with matches, The curtains ignited, and the room soon was ablaze. That and the two upper floors were gutted, causing estimated damage of $5,000 Kerosene, Fire, Bad Bui At 1.20 o'clock this morning Patrick Dush, of 323 East Seventy-fourth street, was badly burned about the body while attempting to start a fire with Kerosene oil. He was sent to the Presby- | ki terian Hospital, Live Stock Injured by Fire. Fire which started at 1 o'clock this morning im Dennis Duffy's one-story frame stable, at 631 Went Thirty-sovnth street, did a du to live stock and $100 to the building. a Fire Smoked the Cigars. ment, 122, Avenue 18.10 o'clock thi Milwaukee Theatre Afire. MILWAUKER, Jan, 15.—The Stadt Theatre 1s burning. It will probably be @ total low in ad- dition to buildings adjolning it on either side, But Van Cortlandt Has F The Weather Man's Pre There will be no skating on any of the ponds ‘n Central Park the ice Is not deemed sufilel slowly in this direction. — nape (ors to Meet. Ing World) very Veun eam WASHIN! 4! to The Ry Vising Inspectura of Steam Vessels will meet at] [the Treasury Department to-morrow tn annua seaiton, Manufacturers of boller » who are| }roquesting certain modifications uf tensile strengt | teria, have teen invited to be prese ¢ 1 firm a for low op) == | | Him Crazy, | j the eects | the frat story of hiy residence, 414 Kast Sixteenth | last night, (othe yard. He was Fi H aimbuiaice' to Uellevue Hon: He had Ml for. a week n to the} Roopital, manifestel symptoms of noma. — | | Grip Filling Up Bellevue, | Seventy-five patients were discharged trom Bellevue Hospital yesterday, to make room for the large number of new pationts datly revetves. | Grip Is the clilet aM@iction ataong mort patience who bave applied for admission teceatly — — o Twelve Deaths from G: Twelve deaths from ‘la grippe” were reported |: to Dr Nagle, Registrar of the Bureau of Vital Statistics, to-day. on, P U old r " (ouuuiisie Puotiaw Cosy Abo Fulton ou Pa, 306 Shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company began running regular cars from the Fifth avenue ‘The police drew tneir clubs and forced the crowds buck, Cupt, Murphy, of the Fifth avenue station, telephoned to Po- ions. ‘The crowd kept Increasing until it was estimated that there were at least 6,000 people in the vicini! It was impossible le the was sent for, Inspector McLaughlin ar- the scene, wt moved untit had forced the crowd beck from the mid- dle of the street to the curb. As the car started both sides by crowd closed hurling stones at motorman, ‘They ren after the car yelling “Scab: and fighting the policemen who were ing to Keep them back. howling mob a eixteen-y stones and ived ne MeDonald, burling crowd to follow he: She finally threw half a brick through car window and Bhe fought like a tigres: men to opt Thomas car No. a halw brick thrown by a@ striker, shut off the current and dropped to the platform of the car unconscious, He was carled into the depot, where he was attend, bulance surgeon He wound and afterwards Another motorman was put In charge of the car and proc to the bridge The disturbance was and two more cars ran out of the depot NO SKATING IN THE PARK, | c's - short STRIKERS ATTACK CARS sme ore ve wma o He LEG DY a Girl They Throw Stones and Try to Mob the New Hands. TROUBLE IN FLATBUSH, 100. After Eight Cars Had Been Sent Out the Men Became TRACKS BLOCKED IN SOUTH BROOKLYN, The Militia Said to Have Been Ordered to Be Ready for a Call from the bad second-story front room. Mrs. /iic@ Headquarters for reserves, Extra Whitridge was unconscious. Her hus-| ioiicenen came at double-quick time band, holding her in his arms, leaned} from the Fitth and Fourth avenue sta- on under arrest, and It took two poltc the Fifth avenue station. She said she lived at 150 Twenty-eighth street. the motorman of , was struck on the head with for a big crowd. under the protection of the mounted Enthusiasts, however, who witl not be | Sued: denied, may go to Van Cortlandt Park, | A hundred policemen arrived on the whe o the Ice is In first-class condition, | Scene and were ibuted slong the and so improved by the recent thaw {@venue for a distance of a mile and a and subsequent freezing a to be almust| half below the depot. perfect. Great excitement was caused when the 1. Mr. Dunn's predictions are correct meee seems hh there will be w sight fail of enow to night, followed “by slightly — warmer weather, This blow to the cold snap of the past few days started in. the neigh-| borhuod of Lake Superior and is moving the first car was run through the door the strikers, who had large numbers, knock the conductor and motorman off ‘or the police to han- mob, and out, behind the conductor and was ar-old xirl, was received a ded on 15, 1805, s — m Violent. Authorities. Company sent two wagon loatis of non- union men to the depot. The strikers tried to close about the wagon and hurled stones at the men, but the police held the crowd in check. The strikers were taken wholly by nd Twenty- out [“ Circulation Books Open to Ail”) pany to get out the regular cara this afternoon, because it was given out that they would not run any cars except mall cars until to-morrow. ‘The care are now being run by non- union men brought by the Company from other cities. ‘There are fifty men now in the depot waiting to take out care, The entire line of Fifth avenue, from the depot to Ninth street, ts lined wn both giles with people. \ few minutes later a mail car was at- tacked by a erowd of hoodlums at the wrner of Fifth avenue and Union street, tones and aticks Mew thick and fast, very window tn the car was smashed to atoms, and the passeny dodged down behind the seats for protection. Detective Reynolds, who was on the car, was utterly unable to handle the crowd and despatched messenger for the Rorgen street station reserves. Upon the arrival of the policemen the crowd scattered, and the car proceeded on its Journey At 4 o'clock this afternoon it was deemed advisable by the Company not to put out any more cars this afternoon, There were four cars at this time running between ‘Thirty-sixth street and Qa surprise by the new move of the Com- tried to] > ry | pen al Gotng to the Bridge by Wagon. mounted squad the car was mounted squad guarded on polivemen, the it and began led Agnes who the by bidding then placed et her to He ifth avenue 4 by an am- Norwegian slight home the for his journey then quiete: The Committee’s Rooms, Fifth avenue and Pulton Ferry. One of these was a mail car and the other thre: passenger cars During the afternoon the police Tested tWo strikers who were detecte throwing stone They were taken to the Fifth avenue station, Where they described themselves as Bariley Croonen, of 259 Twenty-third and Willlam Hamilton, of 618 th avenue. They are both striking motormen, furmerly employed by the Atluniic Avenue Railroad Company Croonen was arrested outside the Fifth avenue station Just as he threw a stone through the window of @ passing car The podce have dificuity in controlling es crowd, whlch Was increased afi t o'clock by several hundred schoolboya. No attempt was made to interfere with % mail car which was sent out early this morning Trouble aso broke out in Flatbush this afternoon and matters assumed such a (hreatening aspect that Inspector Ma kelar, who was in command of the po- lice at that point, thought it wise to call for more reserves. The latest re- ports state that a crowd of 3,000 persons had gathered and that serious trouble was anticipated. Earlier in the day eight care had Deen gun out without interference from ’ 1 Ob tructed Track em Third Avi the strikers, but at 2 o'clock, just ow two cars, going in opposite directions, met beneath the high bluff, near the reservoir, a volley of stones came from a crowd of strikers on the bluff. ‘The policemen, who were on the cars say that at least « hundred furious men. were on the bluff, and when the shower of rocks came down, smashing the ear © windows and wrecking the roofs, the || 4 two conductors and two motormen took © to thetr heels, ‘There were twa policemen on each caf, and as none knew how to run the ears they determined to tay and fight The strikers stopped throwing stones, how- ever, when the conductors and moter men fled. ‘Then one of the policemen went away to give the alarm, and the three others waited developments. Shortly after the alarm wae given, the mounted squad from the Twenty-third Precinct and a detail of officers In @ pa- trol wagon from the Fifth Precinet responded, - Before they arrived the bluff was cleared of men, and It was thought that many of them gathered with the crowd 2,000 then. 3 While confusion was at ite height a | Wagon load of men came up, and s | three. policemen. claimed to fess i some of the men as those who threw + | rocks from the bluff. Angry words fol- ~ = lowed, resulting In the men in the wagon being arrested, Their names follow: A. McDonald, $89 Franklin avenue; Laie Rood, 33 Rochester avenué; Edwin O'Hare, Roch ester avenue; Edward Kaigan, 344 Bergen, i John Fitzpatrick, Troy Peter Gilt, o lin avenue; Henry Getsiken, 921 Fraakiim sve nue; James O'Brien, 88 Franklin avedue, ang” Dante! Price. . The men were charged with disturb- ing the police, and were taken away | | in the patrol wagon. oe Two other cars were held on F.atbush avenue, opposite the ml Island Depot. The strikers asked the. motorman if the car was carrying United States mail. The motorman replied that he did not know and did not care, Five policemen arrived at this moment and dispersed the crowd, after arresting Charles Bal- ligan, a striker, who was charged with stealing the brake handle of one @f the cars, fie) It was reported in Williamsburg this | ~ afternoon that Gen. James McLeer had ordered the militia of the Becond ade, which includes all of the Brooklyn regiments, to hold themselves in rewAts-- ness for a call from the Sheriff or Mayor ot Brooklyn, Sheriff Buttling was seen by “Even- ing World” reporter, and asked if he would call out the militia in case of a serious riot, He replied: “I certainly have the authority to order out the eoldiers, but as yet I have seen or heard of nothing that would Justify me in such @ course, I don't think it will be necessary. Foreman James Williams, employed tw the electrical department of the Brook- lyn Heights Ratiroad power-house, om Franklin street. told the police to-day that he had been kidnapped by strikere While going from the power-house to the main offices of the Company. He left the power-house this morning, and had only gone haif a block when he was seized by 4 crowd and carried to the etrikers’ headquarters, on Manhattam avenue. CONNELL! $ WIFE AND CHILDREN. He was asked to join their ranks, but refus He also refused to give acm any information about the operations of the Company. He was detained bout half an hour and then permitted to go. He says nobody attempted to assault him, The police tried to get him to go back to the strikers' roonis and point @ut the merggho took him away, but he rex fused. ‘The second day of the great trolley - Heup 4 Prookiya. found both elder ef imate S Sem PREG AIOE CT -