Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-13

Sycamore streets during the day, the
south side lines being abandoned A few
cars left the Kinnickinnc and National
avenue barns about a. M, but outside
of these not a wheel turned on the south
side.
Fifth Day.
The committee of mediation composed
OF members of the common council and
the Merchants and Manufacturers as
ISOLATION failed to find any common
ground on which the street car company
and its striking employees could agree tor
a settlement of the pending dispute and,
after its report to the common council
late last night, was discharged at its
own request, further negotiations being
considered fruitlesS. The contest will
therefore go on with undiminished vigor
and with the strikers as determined as
ever IN spite of the progress which the
company continues to make from day to
day in the opening up and running of its
lines. The committee on mediation had
long conferences with representatives of
both sides and labored earnestly, but in
vain, to effect a compromise. 1t re-
ported that the street railway company
would not agree to discharge its new
men and renstate all the old employees,
and the strikers would not agree to con-
slider any plan of mediation which did
not include the reinstatement of all the
former employees. The committee fur
Their stated that each party to the con-
test was sincerely in earnest in main
tanning the justice of its demands and
each was equally determined in refusing
ment made by the strikers it is inferred
that the employees would go back to work
if they would be taken back In a body,
being now ready to abandon their de-
mand both for increased wages and rec
ognitiOn of the union, the two demands
g. oh To- &c,
at least, is the Interpretation of the situa
ton by the directors of the company who
met committee of the strikers yeSter-
day afternoon. The strikers know that
the retention of the new men means the
breaking up of their union and their lead
ers said last night they would never
yield on this point, 81 gtra
The street railway company made
some decided advances in the street
car service yesterday. On eight lines
the full number or nearly the full num-
Der of cars was run during the day, al
though no effort is as yet made to run
on schedule time. Last night until 10
o'clock there was a very good service
on the FarWell avenue and Lake park
lines. and about five cars were run on
the Wells street line. More people rode
in the ears, but nearly everyone pre-
.ferred the buses. Occasionally car,
with fifteen or twenty passengers was
seen. More often there were very few.
There were fewer disturbances yester-
day by strike sympathizers and less in
reference with the operation of street
cars manned by nOn-JlniOn mOtormen and
conductors than on any day since the
strike began. While there were as many
crowds as on the day before, cars were
not stoned and egged as much. Motor
men were jeered less when it became
known that the police were making ar
rests for annoying the employees of the
company. Orders were issued in the
morning from police headquarters to
make arrests of those responsible for the
slightest disturbances and to suppress
the cry of ''sca bs!' and the obstruction
of tracks, no attempt at which had pre-
viously been made In all eleven ar
rests were made during the day.