The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

ALI New York Lines Open Except the Third
Aveuue-Concessions by Strikers.
new YORK, April 2G.-The 'tie-up" on the
sueet-car lines has been partly unloosed to-day.
and the cars on all the roads are running all but
.he Third-avenue road sending out their regular
number of cars The latter road ran number
Of cars with new drivers and conductors, but the
nsides aud platforms Of these cars were filed
With police officers. All along the route the new
drivers, and conductors. and police were saluted
by the jeers and yells of the crowd which col
lected at different points At Park Row, the end
of the journey, the sidewalks were lined with
crowds of people, but no one interfered to oppose
he progress of the cars.
The railroad commissioners were at the Muir
ray Hill Hotel this morning. At noon they went
into session to consider the case of the Third-av
enue railroad. Commissioner O'Donnell said he
was told that the Third avenue company was
running twenty five cars to-day. He also stated
that Director Lauterbach. of that road, was will
ing to submit the matter to arbitration, and it
was thought that this would lead to settlement
of the difficulty, and that the cars OF the compa-
ny would all be running before nightfall.
The officials of the road refuse to bother with
any more conferences before the railroad COM
missioners. They say they will fight to the bit
ter end now. The situation is hourly growing
more critical. The men are becoming exasper-
ated, but hope that the railroad commissioners
will be able to arbtrate. They say the struggle
is for life or death now, and they are ready for
peace or war.
The State railway company commissioners
were in conference all day relative to the Third
avenue employees and their demands. About
o'clock Mr.. Lauterbach, counsel for the Third
avenue line, joined the commissioners and the
strikers committee. One of the latter stated
that the men were anxious to have the strike
settled at once. Mr.. Lauterbach said his CON-
pany would arbtrate hours or wages. but would
not consent to arbitration on the question OF dis
charging men now in the employ of the road.
There was so little chance of settlement that
the conference was closed with the understand
ing that it should be renewed later in the even
ing
Agreeably TO this understanding the parties
went into session at $50 P. NJ. The conference
however, excluded the strike committee, and Mr.
Lauterbach alone conferred with the commits
sioners until 10 o'clock He then left the COM
missioners and stated that the matter rested
where it had all day. Heremarked: "We refuse
to discharge the men we have employed
since the strike began, and we refuse to
take back any more strikers than will com
alete our necessary working force AS to hours
md wages, we will meet the demands" The
commissioners, at late hour, gave out state
'ient of their efforts at settlement, and in it
i cited the attitude of both sides, as already
nown, and added that the question whether the
third road had fulfilled its obligations to
the public was matter for further considera-
ton and decision. After this statement
had been given out, Mr.. Laurerbach and
Mr.. Ecclesine, representative of the company,
and the strikers, respectively had conference
until midnight. Mr.. Lauterbach then said the
strikers had modified their demands to the ex-
tent of withdrawing their proposition that the
eight obnoxious non-unon men should be dis
missed, the company to take back all strikers
who have not been guilty of overt acts This
will involve the dismissal of the men employed
during the strike Ae had promised to give a
definite answer tomorrow