The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-19
STRIKERS STILL OUT
Now Looks as Though They
Would Win.
MORE CARS MOVING.
The Day is Marked by Unusual
Order and the Strikers Will
Move the Mail Cars.

There was scarcely any change I'm the
stri ko situation thls morning, but what
littl change there was was favorable to
the strikers.
There we're few more cars In operation
than on the preceding morning. but the
number was SO small as to be hardly
The strikers still maintain the greatest
confidence In winning the battle. while
tho officials OF the Traction Comp any con.
tinue to firmly refuse to listen to the
grievances or grant the demands Of the
men.
The strlkeis costing the Traction Com
pauy pretty penny. No lees than $780,
900 per day has theChmpany lost from the
absence of receipts. The loss to the mon
10 estimated at about.s0.U 200 per day.
An estimate OF the damage to cars and
property by the mob Ia $4,000. which the
city will have to pay.
The aggregate loss to the EN- ployes. the
company and the municipality by the
strike has therefore reached the sum OF
$50. 600 to $4,000 In two days.
The loss to merchants by the falling off
IN business due to tho strike, will proba.
bly, reach several hundred thousand dol.
lars.
WILL THEY COMPROMISED
A crisis 10 the big strike ls at hand.
The leaders say that conclusion will
In all probability come about before sun
set.
Great excitement prevails at haadauar-
ters and 1t lie rumored that the Union
Traction Company is at last ready to meet
The committee OF the Amaigamated
Association went into secret session at
~ o'cl ock and interesting developments
are looked for.
Everything peaceful along the line"
This was che way Chairman Lutz express.
ed the situation at the strlkers' headquar-
tors this morning. I'VE are greatly
i pleased with the way thlngs are going"
he said. "and are glad that there was no
disorder OF any kind last night.
II think some conclusion will be reach
ed today. 1t looks that way now. but of
course may be disappointed"
At IL ocioob a co mmlttee OF the ANAL
Samated Association meets the Hes tom
Vile. Mantua and Paramount road direc.
tors. 1t is suid that company is going to
grant nearly everything that the employ
es demand Of the Union Traction Com
pany. II they do the Assnclati on will
look upon 1t as signal victory for their
side.
1t Is we'll known that tho HestonylIIs
Road Ia much more yielding Ia it's atti.
tude towards Its men than the Union
Traction, and the Association oontld emily
expects TO accomplish great thiDgs with
them.
1t is their hope that II this road takes
the Initiative. the Traction Company may
be Induced to follow suit.
President Mahon, the head of the move
ment. said this morning: 1--WE gre bound
to win. So confident am OF success that
do not deem II necessary to order the
electrical workers and other Traction EN-
ployes out. They have all elgnified their
Intention OF joining us II necessary and II
worst comes to worst, of course, tn ey al.
SO will leave tneir posts"
Frank Weber, tho National Organizer,
was as busy as ever this morning. ~
think" he said, at John Lowber Welsh
had known how we'll we were organized
he would never have allowed tho strike
to occur. The Traction people thought
that we could not carry out SO euccessfu al
a move. md, perhaps, that's the reason
the magnates said there was nothing to
lnrDlirate.
'ot oouase. we think there Is some.
thing to arbltrate. and In point of fact W
want arbitration. The strike hurts US ae
II does the company. Mr.. Welsh has his
. rights, and SO have we.
, 'We are not forgetful of the com pany's
rights We deprecate ull violence to Lhelr
property. We deplore the necessity OF a
etrike. aud IL the trouble can only be ad.
justei In any way We will certainly dc
our part"
There is a large crowd at headquarters
, and genuine enthusiasm over the pros.
poet presented.
Chairman Lutz has sent the following
communication to Postmaster Carr,
HnndsenieSt In Town.
Professional decorators were angag cd
J all day Tuesday decorating the front OF
Edw. Ii. Brennan's store, 22l Market
street. The entire 'front.' from the ROOF
down. is festooned with evergreen, giving
his store marked Yule tide appearance,
1900 feet of material being used IN Tho
WORK. For several years pact Mr.. Bren-
nan has had the credit OF the handsomesl
christmas decorations in Wilmington aud
as his efforts this year surpass anything
done previously 1t Will make his com petit
tors move themselves to equat him. A
visit through his store shows that unusual
preparations have been mado for holiday
trade. An endless variety of fancy rockers
tables. easels, pictures. iadies' desks, m usit
cabinets, banquet lamrs. onyx tables
backing cases, ETC., besides children't
rockers. chairs. tables and lounges eli
abling the most exacting taste to make
satisfactory selection.
Remarkable values are offered for the
5 price asked. the result being that he ID
doing heavy business.