The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
ONE RAILROAD GIVES IN.
GRE4TLY DUE TO THE WORK OF THE
 BOARD OF REPATRIATION.

It Was Not Until Nearly Two O'Clock This
 Morning That the Settlement Was Ar
 rived at With One Company, Whose Lines
 Will Run To-day.
 Brooklyn, Jan. 16.-The third day of the battle between the trolley com panies and their employees resulted in slight advantage for the companies, Three lines out of the forty-eight tied up were operated under police protec- tion, but the ranks of the strikers are still intact Late in the day the strik- ing motormen and conducors laid cer- tain propositions before the state board of arbitration, which may result in a settlement of the strike to-mor ow. Pending such an outcome there was d truce in hostilities, and rioting was not resorted to to-day. Practically the surface lines of the city were par alyzed to-day. The great army of people who are engaged in business in >ew York had difficulty in getting to the bridge and ferries. A severe storm cf rain, snow and sleet prevailed all day and added to the misery of the
 Jo,.cstrians, who plodded through the streets to and from business. Hack men did rushing business at fancy prices, and all kinds of vehicles were pressed into service. The big dry goods stores were empty all day
 No serious acts of violence were com m'tted by the strikers and though the enfbc police force of the city was on duty there was little for the bluecoats to do.
 The fear of violence or a disnclna- tion to patronize the cars operated by green hands kept the public from patronlzing the few surface cars that were running. These were the cars of the Court street line, the Fifth avenue line and the Flatbush avenue line. On lne last named line twenty-six cars out of the usual complement of forty-two were running, The Fifth avenue and Court street lines ran about twenty cars each. In all sixty cars were run ming in place of 800 usually operated on the lines affected by the strike President Lewis of the Brooklyn Heights company said he had plenty of appli- cations for places and would put on more cars, but for the lack of police protection. There has been talk of asking the aid of the sheriff and of having the militia ordered out, but there is no disturbance of the peace to warrant such action.
 The state board of arbitration met at 9:30 a, m., and consulted Messrs Giblin, Collins and Holcomb of he exec utive board D. A. No. 75. The lf.bor leaders stated that the men Were will ing to make concessions on some points, but would insist upon the recognition of their organizations by the signing of an agreement to succeed the one which expired. December 31 last. The t6atd adjourned until D. m. President Part ridge of the DeKalb avenue line was the only representative of the com panies present. The board adjourned until Il a. m. tomorrow without ac- complaining anything, In substance the strikers propose that both sides waive all demands and submit the whole matter to the board of arbitration for decision, each side agreeing to abide by the result
 Chairman Feeney, of the board of ST. bitration, said that he believed from talks that he had had with the rres- idents of the roads and with the lead CTS, that some arrangement will be made by which the strike will be called off tomorrow
 Master Workman Connolly says that not one of the 5000 men on strike has deserted that he is assured of outside financial aid, and that the men can hold out indefinitely if no agreement is made with companies. The strikers are talking about testing the right of the police to ride on the cars free. Passes are issued daily by the com panies to the policemen, which are claimed to be in violation of the re- gently enacted constitution
 Brooklyn, Jan. 17.-The board of ar bitration succeeded at AS o'clock this morning in settling the trouble between the employees of the Newtown and De- kalb avenue railway.
 The president of the company an- | nounces that the strike so far as 1t | concerns his lines, has been declared | off and that the cars will begin running | regularly to-day He says that no con sessions have been offered to the strik- | CTS, and that the arrangements are | the same as those of last | year.