Lull In The Strike

Brooklyn, Jan. 88.- Master Workman Connelly has sent the following letter to President Lewis, of the Brooklyn Height, Railway corapany: "SlB: - As niaster workman of district asseinbly 7i, K. of L., of which organiza tion the men in your cmploy on Jan. 13, 1892, are members, I offer you the sorvices of these men upon the torms offered to you for signatiu-e by the oxecutivo board of district assembly No. 75, K. of L., on I)ec. 26, 1894, or upon the terms of the agreeincnt whieli existed betweon the Brooklyn Hoights Railroad compauy and district assombly 75, K. of L, during tin year 1894, as the terms of agreement which you BhaU accept, to govern the relations between employé and employor during the year 1895.'' Brooklyn, Jan. .-8.- Were itnot for the scarcity of cars ycstorday one would not havo thought thiit one of the biggest strikes in the history of Brooklyn was in progress. Church-goers had to walk to church in many instances, or take chances in the enormous crowds which took possession of the cars. Otherwise there was perfect calm. Large crowds assembled around the stations, whcre military guards are stationed, but there was no violence there, and the hantering the ;roops received was of a good-natured dtid. Those In position to draw conclusions froni facts, and without prejudice, ay that the strike is about endett. The companies seem to be in a position to run heir cars. They are not skilfully operated, and throughout the day there were many collisions and there was much Jumping together, but there was no acidcnt of a sorious nature. Strike Lot.il e 13 Stop the Itioting. Some of the oars were without Windows and others had dilapidated motor-boxes and twisted dashboards, but most of them were carrying passengers without molestation. The railroad companies have now become able to opérate their lines af tor dusk, and will, if no serious disturbances are made in the future, soon be running them all night as they did before the strike began. The quietness of the strike has been brought about by the strike leaders who have pointed out to the men the folly of a riotous course. The men heard and, understood the requests of the leaders and followed them out. Binewa oí war Aiwul Kli,r,iílc.(. Starvation alroady confronts many of the families of the strikors. The men were not well cquippod financially when thoy decidod to stop work und tho bulk of their funds has been usod for the transportation of non-union men to the cities f rom whence they carne to roplaoo the strikers. This alone has cost the strikers many thousands of dollars. Storekeepers have been vory considérate, but now that they see that the strikers are being replnced by men from other cities they are loth to give credit, and promises to pay when tho strike is ended do not out muoh figure with landlords. Talk of th liail ivii.v Officials. The railway officials declare that tho strike has practically ceased to exist. Many of the strikers are said to be applying for work. All the officials declare they have more applicaions than places and yesterday for tho flrst time no wires were being out. Master Workman Connelly does not agree with this. He says the raitvvays are crippled for want of hands, and that ho has no intention of calling off the strike. Gayuor Stands by Hls Dictnm. la deciding that he would make tho writ of maudamus in the strike caso alternative instead of mandatory Judge Gaynor insisted on his claim that the conv panios were not provented from oporating their roads by violencej and that thoy must not stop tho running of trains an hour. The alternative writ gives tho companies twenty days to get their roads in running order or answer why they don't, and the leading strikers say it might just as well have been twenty years.