The evening world. Newspaper, January 21, 1895, Page 1

; NIGHT ——_—___ OLDIE FIRES A SHOT. STRIKE XTRA NO. 6 PRICK ONE CENT EDITION t was Intended to Show the Crowd That the Mili- tia Means Business. LINEMEN MAY STRIKE ALSO. Despite Increased [lilitary Protec- tion Only One New Line Was Started. NEW YORK TROOPS IN THE FIELD. First Brigade Sent Over to Brooklyn to The _(“Cirenlation Books Open to All. *) Se NEW YORK, MY COUNTRY. Corporation Counsel McDonald this morning, who asked if he should take action © compel the companies to at- tempt to run all their cars, as had been promised, headquarters in Centennial Hall, site the depot. ‘The report that the Company was to run oars to-night was received with any- thing like pleasure by the police, an they oppo- MONDAY, JANUARY SOME TRUE PICTURES OF THE STRIKE. — MYSELF. dark to clear all the etrikers out of their Assist in Preserving Order---Many Bayonet Charges. ‘The Mayor declined to authorize im- mediate steps to that end, but promised to set an inquiry on foot regarding the fear there will be bloodshed. President Lewis, of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company, which oper- ates the Fulton street, Putnam avenue, Court street line of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad, 12 out of 2 cars. Flatbush avenue line, 2% out of 62. Fulton street, where the wires had been cut in several places, only few etraggting cars on some relays, Putnam avenue, ten out of twenty- seven cars. The Atlantic Avenue Ratiroad Com- pany had only five care running on Ninth avenue out of fourteen. On Seventh avenue, fourteen out of wventy. On the Fifth avenue line, twenty-seven out of forty-seven. On the Bergen street line, eight cars. The schedule calls for only seven cars (fhe first shot was fired by a soldier of Company A, of the Seventh Regiment, @t the Ridgewood Depot of the Gates Avenue Road this afternoon. ‘The companies doing duty at the Hepot are A, B, E, G, F and H. ‘The men were ordered to clear the streets gurounding the depot prepara- Qocy te the running out of a car. Company & went down to Wyckoff avenue and was met by a gang of ptrikers, who halted as though deter- mined to make resistance. ‘The order was given to fire one shot Flatbush avenue and Court street lines and has been rnnning cars on theme Late last night he notified the Presi- Toutes to-day, told the newspaper repre- dents of every line that adequate pro- matter. 21, 1805, SS ASSSSSS SSS anf MY WIFE AND LITTLE ONES. been closely sympathetic with the strik- | tte gangs. It is estimated that during one hour thie mor 5.090 person ing car men, and it is known that they |0Me hour this morning 5.000 persons have offered to go out. but that their |cressed the bridge by way of the prom- offer has been rejected by the Executive | “ade _(“Circniation Books Open to Aul.”"} STRIKE EXTRA NO. 6. The resolution of Alderman Coher was defeated, but a much stronger one by Alderman Leach was adopted, It calls upon the Legisiature to pass a law that no man should be em- ployed as motorman on a trolley car unless he ts twenty-one years old, has been a resident of the State one year and lived four months In the county For every violation of this ordinance by a company a fine of $% will be im- | posed ; BRIGHTER FOR THE MEN. Connelly Says the Companies Have Shown They Cannot Run Cara, “Our prospects seem brighter to-day than at any tire since the etrike was inaugurated,” «ald Master Workman Connelly this afternoon, “Master Workman Sovereign Is expect- ed to arrive shortly, and will take com- plete charge of the entire affair.” AT THE TWENTY. ROLLING BLANKETS SECOND'S ARMORY, Committee of Dlatrict Assembly No. It was a noticeable fact that many who are managing the strike. peorly clad women were In the crows. In the present emergency, however, | Many the Executive Committee may re from Its position and accept this p ful addition to tts forces. ‘There a tween 690 and 7% of the linemen ¢ ployed on the Brooklyn Helghts, At- | lantic Avenue and Brooklyn, Queens | went over on the tection having been provided, they must Tun the cars according to their guar- antee, At 12 o'clock word was received at Po- lice Headquarters that « disturbance was in progress at Sumner and Greene ave, ues, About 600 strikers and sympathisers stopped s car and tried to persuade the non-uplow men te desert: Avman oresesd the track with a load of coal. Some of the men attempted to unhitch the horses, when Capt. Brennan with « squad of reserves appeared, routed the crowd and the car went on, Some missiles were thrown, but ne over the beads of the strikers. A pri-|at midday, one was Injured. vate pulled the trigger of his gun, and ‘when the clear, sharp report was heard the strikers broke into @ run and fled down the avenue. Brooklyn is now under a military guard of over 7,000 men, the First Brigade, comprising New York City regiments, having been sent to the| scene of the strike this morning. Despite this increased guard, there are no more cars running than on any other day of the strike. ‘The linemen employed by the trolley roads are ssid to be anxtous to go out on strike to assist their fellow-workmen. If they should decide to do o it will seriously cripple the roads. ‘The question of running care to-night te being wiscussed by Supt. Campbell | and other officials. If cars are run after dark there may be trouble. ‘At 4.80, 20 far as aould be ascertained, the railroads were operating cars as| follows: Strikers Drive New Mon from a Derailed Car. sentatives last night that he should con- tinue these cars up to midnight to-night Division Superintendent Morrison, of the Halsey street line, made the same announcement to-day. But President Lewis refused to give |ny answer to a question on that point to-day, and Superintendent’ of Campbell said at 3.30, that up to that time the question had not been #éttled, Wires were cut on many lines about the city, but they were quickly re-| ‘The matter is atill under discussion,” paired. said he. fees 5 “What lines will run, If it im decided to MAY RUN CARS TO-NIGHT. operate any of them for @ test?” the i) . reporter asked. io “If one runs they will all ryn, but Fifth Avenue Car Company Making | the Don't aak ‘ne hny more because I have not recuived any definite information of the sub- Ject."" Active Preparations, At 3.30 o'clock this afternoon the men in charge of the Fifth avenue depot of the Atlantic Avenue Rallroad began active preparations to operate cara on the Fifth avenue line to-night. If the cars are sent out from the depot on schedule time after dark, it will be the first attempt the Company has made since the strike began, -—. LINEMEN MAY GO OUT. Their Defection Would Seriously Hart the Trolley OM@cialn, The report was in circblation this Start of the Secend Battery from New York. Poltes | » Heretofore they have been advised by the police not to attempt to run cars at night, a# the strikers could more easily attack the non-union employees under cover of darkness, When Major Cochrane, who ts In charge of the militia guarding this line, heard that the Company had intended to run cars to-night, he at once began giving ordera in anticipation of a posel- afternoon that the linemen.on' the trol- ley roads would strikéthis evening in support of their fellows, the motormen and conductors. This would be a severe blow to the companies and would add to the com- Plications of the tion, for the line- men have been indispensable during the Past two or three days in the work of repairing the lines broken by the sym- | ‘The Queens County and Suburban | Company had seventeen cars on Sumner | avenue at noon. The regular number at hat hour ig fifteen, and in considering |the figures given above allowances |should be made for the difference on ble riot slong the line. He said he|pathigers with the strikers. thought It advisable immediately after! The linemen, it is well known, have jevery Ine between the maximum num, | ber of cars called for in the busy hours, | It remains to be seen whether the maxi- mum number will be reached at the close of the day, when tramic 1s heaviest. Boveral of the lin pretense of operati: ‘The Gates avenue line ning care at 445 P.M. RRPARING THE MEDICINE CHRSTA ‘Mayor Schieren was called upon by Cannes of the Secend Battery at Alobame aad Jamaica Aveaues, SHAE TTT st at City Mall Station bridge policemen were especialiy watch- ful throughout th» day NOW FOR MYRTLE AVENUE. Soldiers Sent to the Depot to Get Ready for a Start. In preparation for the #tarting of cars Myrtle and Gates avenue lines, companies of the Seventh Regiment, Companies A, F and H, which had been at the Halsey street depot, were transferred at % o'clock to the Myrtle avenue depot onan County and Buburban companies’ road, and the effect of a strike on their part would be to add a temporary setback, ALDERMEN ON THE STRIKE. he power of which ta diMcult to com-|phey adopt Resolutt epee pute There was a secret meeting of the inw the Compan Executive Committee of District As-| The Brooklyn Board of Aldermen held mbly No. 7b this afternoon io con-|® meeting at yok and every me the proposition of the Wnemen,|ber of the Hoard had a resolution to hould go out this | ¢ffer concerning the strike, With few rg exceptions the resolutions condemned Executive Board was in session!the various railroad companies, and up to the time of going to press, and it} placed all the blame for the tie-up and was sald that the confere: would it jury to business on the heads of not be concluded before 6.80 o ck. It Mcials. A member of the organtzation who] Aiderman Gullfoyle presented a peti claimed to speak on the authority of a! tion, signed by sixty taxpayers of hi member of the Board, said: trict, calling attention t the “The linem not yet been order sion of business and injury to prop ed out. If th orders them to nd asking that prompt action by Pepair the wires they will refuse taken to compel the companies to oper- a oe | ate their lines. CROWDS FROM NEW YORK, | Arter tne petition nad been read the —$— | Alderman offered a resolution referring eh Characters € is the Hridwe | the petition to the Attorney-General and to A vikers asking his immediate atrention en offered a resolution ‘The ranks of the strikers in Hrooklyn RU aR ee eae “lay were swelled by the addition of AE saat the eben ti xangs ef loafers and tramps frem New Ra Tae the BARETHORSRE GEE COMUNE York, Ali day long through the rain nat ihine Hersoue ie ba cepuinied be and fog these hoodluma tramped from re ior who shall have full power te New York over the Hrookiyn tine lloense: motormen: Tt aleo uski the bound for the point where their inatinet | Une" MOtOrnen De ienasen told them there would most likely be) oon the charters of the com trouble, ont Toughs an? not workingmen made up | Seventh Regiment Crossing to Bridge Ci TITLE y) ‘* from Third Avenue Elevated ) This Morning. at “Have you called upon the Mayor to- day?” ‘0, sir, 1 have been too busy."* “What are the prospects for a sympa- thetle strike?” “I do not think there 19 any prospect of a general tle-up. The public Is with us thus far, and we do not wish to do anything that will cause it to turn against us, What could be gained by It, anyhow? city realizes by this time that the rail- road companies cannot operate lines without the aid of their old em- ployeem’ “Is it true that a proposition has been discussed jooking to a general tie-up on the ‘L! roads?” “Not to my knowledge." Mr, Connely said that a mass-meeting of laboring men would be held at the Criterion Theatre, Fulton street, near Grand avenue, on Sunday afternoon, at preside. — + SAYS MORE CARS WILL RUN. But Lewis Will Not Tell Which Ones y Are. President Lewis refused positively, when approached at noon to-day, to dis- iss the situation, Through his secre- {tary he sent out word that he had 135 | cars running on the various roads of the e in the city, in- ne police, cou: ough the same agency Mr. Lewis | intended ning up many more perhaps this afternoon, and that he had secured a number of new said lines at once, motormen and conductors and that more were on the way Where are they coming from, or who they are I deciine to say," Mr, Lewt secretary said, ‘Neither will Mr, Le (Continued on Second Page.) :\ “I think every man of judgment in thie |” their | * which Master Workman Sovereign would | J count halt that | PRICE ONE CENT. NIGHT EDITION BIG BATCH OF INDICTMENTS, Oyer and Terminer Jary Said to Have Found Against Fifty-two Policemen, MOST OF THEM’ FOR BRIBERY Rumor Says Inspector Alexander 8. Williams Is One of the Number, BYRNES AND JUSTICE INGRAHAM, Tho Superintendent Sees His Honer and Something Is Expected to Drop. At last the Oyer and Terminer, Gran@ Jury has taken ation on the voluminous, testimony given before the Lexow Come mittee, and more excitement then the department has known for Years was created among the rank and file of the Police Department to-day when became known that @ great number of indictments — probably fifty-two—had been found, _ Tt Is said that these indictments are | for police officials, as well as for patrol men and others, who have testined be fore the Lexow Committee, or whose names have been brought before that body In an unfavorable ight, - Mest of the indictments Até for bribery, Warrants are tol ssued immediately - and the batch will .« sent as oon 48 they, are made out to Police Headquar- |ters to be served by the Central Offs Detective Sergeants, Supt. Byrnes called at the Criminal Court House to-day ‘shortly after 18 o'clock, and had @ conferenve with Jus- tie Ingraham. It was sald that the Oyer and Terminer Grand Jury woul come into court either to-day or to-mor- row, and file the indictments they had found. Supt, Byrnes was with Justice Ime graham in hig chambers | for twenty minutes and then a ence With Q. Fox, the District-Attorney in the t PGustice Ingraham openca ths Court sé over and ‘ferminer for about half hour to see if the Grand Jury at! to his court desired to hat ‘any com- m ion or indictments, out be d that it did not wish re xo, and ha adjourned court uni porrow, Justice Ingraham said. to ‘athe Grand. Jury has rm with me in no way. sim ta Two! weeks Tao not Set it wil turnin and F at oars to know, ne n Court would try D ea whether it not also uy Police cases pretty soon, and he vald: a yet which court will cannot answer I don't know take the police cases. I that for # day or two.” aco. Bellows added, that he would te; lay communicate w! ol. Appleton, the Eeventh Re meat, and tak him if ssistant District-Attorney Geor don Battle, who a member “ot the Seventh Regiment and who is sow toting a musket in Brooklyn, cannot be relieved from military duty, as he important work before the County ury. The County Grand Jury to-day found additional. indictments -againat, Wilhiam E. Midgely, the former President of the American Casualty, Security and ance Company, of Baltimore, for of funds belonging to the Setunct Come pany. Ex-Ward Man Shalvey was a witness before the Grand Jury this at He repeated his testimony given Committee, ver and ‘Terminer Grand Ju apparently adjourned at 1.90 o'el but the jury returned at about 2.20 went Into thelr room. Justice Ingraham left the Court-FHouse that 2 shortly after 1 o'clock, and it was at that time by the court officers the Grand Jury had adjourned until to- ‘They were evidently under in- ictions to say this. te was considerable subdued_ex- (Conunued on Third Page.) ing, entries and ther wa see third page. Raeecne The tinportations during 1804 of |G. H. Mew XTha DRY, CHAMPAONE aggregate raset, Or 44, 764 cases more than 1889 vin' attracts le quality, natural For rae! sporting n “a 4 res %