BROOKLYN STREETCAR STRIKE AND HOTEL DE SAGER

Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, January 16, 1895.

STREETCAR STRIKE.

POLICE HAVE ANOTHER LIVELY DAY WITH RIOTERS.

Efforts to Run Cars With Nonunion Men Provoked Attacks—Several Exciting Skirmishes, But No Serious Damage Done—Several Lines Now Running With

Nonunion Men—Strikers Decide to Maintain Their Position to the Last.

   BROOKLYN, Jan. 16.—The second day of the big strike was not characterized by much excitement. There were many little clashes between the police and the strikers, but nothing of a serious nature in the way of a riot occurred.

   Up to noon everything was comparatively quiet. After that hour, however,  the strikers let themselves out a trifle  and the police had some difficulty in keeping the great crowds under restraint. The necessity of patrolling so extensive a territory has become a matter of concern to the police officials and it is thought now that outside aid may have to be called upon before the strike is ended.

   The chief trouble of the day occurred at the Atlantic Avenue company's barns at Twenty-fourth street and Fifth avenue.  An effort was made to run a car to Ninth street. Five or six thousand strikers and sympathizers had gathered at this point and, although the car was surrounded by a police guard, it was found impossible to  proceed until the mounted squad was ordered out.

   Great excitement was also occasioned at this point shortly afterwards on the arrival of a wagon containing 35 men, who came to take the strikers' places.  Stones and sticks were hurled at the new comers, but no damage of any importance was done.

   At Prospect Park Plaza a mob numbering 3,000 held up a mail car and attacked the guard, but the arrival of a squad from police headquarters ended the affair for a time at least.

   Early in the morning the Brooklyn Heights railroad started cars on the Court street line, and by noon the line was running at about one-half of ordinary head-way.

   The same road put the Flatbush line in operation early in the afternoon, although but few cars were sent over the circuit.

   President Norton of the Atlantic avenue trolley system declared that he would have his road in operation today regardless of the efforts of the strikers. He said that he had secured sufficient experienced men to take out the allotted number of cars and that he would start "with a vengeance."

   In regard to the situation Master Workman Connelly said that the men were more determined today to continue the tieup than they had been before. He said also that the treasurers of the different locals connected with the district assembly had reported a sufficiency of funds on hand to allow of the continuance of the strike for a month at least.

   Inspector McKelvey with about a score of police officers had quite a lively time with a crowd of some 200 strikers on Flatbush avenue.

   The strikers surrounded a Flatbush avenue car which was on its way toward the ferry in charge of a motorman and conductor. The attacking party was reinforced by some 1,200 sympathizers, who helped them to fire stones and bricks at the car.

   The two men in charge sought refuge in the inside, but the missiles were coming so fast and furiously that the men abandoned the car and were soon lost in the crowd.

   The police drove the mob back up the hill in a crowd and Inspector McKelvey sent for reinforcements. Before the latter arrived, however, the police succeeded in making nine arrests and locked the prisoners up in the Eighth police precinct stationhouse.

   The state board of mediation and arbitration held a session in the council chamber in the city hall to hear evidence in the matter of the disagreement between the railroad companies and the strikers.

   Commissioners Edward Feeney of Brooklyn, William Purcell of Rochester and Gilbert Robertson, Jr., of Troy were present, with the last named acting as chairman.

   There were only a few strikers present and the only railroad official in the room was Secretary Bogardus of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad company.

   Judge Gaynor has issued an order to show cause why a mandamus should not be issued, compelling the Brooklyn Heights Railroad company to operate its cars.

   The applicant is Peter McNulty of the drygoods firm of Wechsler & McNulty, Bedford avenue and Fulton street, who says his business is losing thousands of dollars a day by the strike.

Knights Vote Sympathy.

   ALBANY, Jan. 16.—District Assembly No.147, Knights of Labor, passed resolutions sympathizing with the railroad strikers in Brooklyn, and protesting against the proposed use of the federal troops to coerce the striking employes [sic].

MUCH OF TRUTH.

Those Who do not Advertise Usually Go to the Wall.

   The Democrat tells very much of truth when it says in reference to the recent assignment of Forrest & Tenney:

   Forrest & Tenney did not advertise and hundreds of people in town did not know there was such a firm in existence. They are very pleasant gentlemen, and if they had been good business men, they would have advertised and might undoubtedly still be doing a profitable business at the old stand. The only time we remember of their advertising their business in any way was last summer, when they had the following legend marked on a card which was stuck in a pile of sweet potatoes in front of the store: "Democratic Free Trade Sweet Potatoes, 35 cts. a peck."

   Since the assignment referred to, another grocery firm which did not advertise, has also gone to the wall, and doubtless that reason had much to do with its failure also. There are few families in Cortland or in the county that do not take some one of the local papers. Every family requires a large variety of articles in the way of food and clothing for its living, and the purchasers are few indeed who do not keep the run of the advertisements in the papers to see where they can buy to the best advantage.  

   The dealers who advertise have their stores well filled and get their share of the business. The ones who do not advertise get the occasional patronage of those who may chance to pass by and stumble upon the fact that such a store is in existence and that something or other is probably to be sold there. It requires but a single glance through the business streets of Cortland or any other place to see who are the prosperous merchants and dealers. A comparison with the papers shows that they are the steady and constant advertisers, and that they are the people who attend to the advertisements which they have in the papers and keep them fresh and up to date. It is rare indeed that the failure is reported, of a man or firm who has systematically advertised his business and kept it constantly before the attention of the people, and wherever such a thing does happen it can usually be traced to some legitimate cause.

HOMER DEPARTMENT.

Gleanings of News From Our Twin Village.

   L. P. Norton is visiting his brother in Skaneateles.

   Robert Sandkowsky, a Polish cigar maker, was lodged in the cooler last night by Officer Shirley who found him wandering about the streets. He was advised by Justice Kingsbury this morning to buy a cake of soap and leave town.

   A very quiet wedding occurred at the home of Mrs. W. N. Brockway on James-st. this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock when her daughter, Miss Josephine A. Brockway, was united in marriage to Mr. James H. Starin of this village. The ceremony was performed in the front parlor by the Rev. P. A. S. Storer of Syracuse in the presence of less than a score of the immediate relatives of the contracting parties.

   After an elaborate wedding breakfast Mr. and Mrs. Starin left town at 6:13 P. M. for Binghamton where they will remain until to-morrow morning when they start for a six weeks trip to Southern California. Mr. and Mrs. Starin will spend some time in Chicago, Ill., San Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal., before returning to this village.

BREVITIES.

   —Two lodgers were registered last night at Hotel de Sager [jail].

   —The Excelsior Top & Rail Co. were to-day connected with the telephone exchange.

   —A party of ladies and gentlemen took a slighride last evening to McGrawville.

   —Dr. Baker reports that Mr. E. G. Barnes' mare which was pierced yesterday morning by one of the cutter shafts is doing well and will probably recover.

   —Thomas P. Button will next week move his barber shop in the Empire hall block from the first floor directly over his present stand up stairs, where he will hereafter conduct his shop in the same excellent manner as previously. Mr. A. H. Watkins will open about February 1 a drygoods store at the stand occupied by Mr. Button.

   —Thomas Bradey, an umbrella mender, was up this morning before Justice Bull for public intoxication. He claimed that the police arrested him when he was sober and when he was drunk he was not arrested. Justice Bull told him to get out of town as soon as he could or he would give him a job for six months in the penitentiary of doing something besides mending umbrellas.