Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-19


 sued their sixty-eighth daily statement this afternoon, as follows:
 At any moment we are expecting to receive very important information from President Mahon. who is in New York, and as soon as We receive it we will announce the information to the public, if we have to issue bulletins to do so. We understand that President Mahon has been in consultation with President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, and as both will therefore be working together in our interests, we feel sure that something important will be heard from very shortly.
 President Mahon will undoubtedly return here in a day or so, after his mission is completed, and President Gompers and other noted labor men will very likely accompany him and honor this city with their presence.
 "Committeeman Dilworth left here for two days trip to Boston this morning. He will attend convention to be held there tomorrow, upon the deliberations and decision of which will be determined whether the state of Massachusetts will be tied up, troll leywise, or whether the demands made by tse operators will be acceded to.
 sgespite the tying up of our money in the banks, through the suit and in- junction, We are happy to report that never since the strike have our friends so generously remembered us. Be- lieving that checks might avail us lit tie, these contributions are coming in daily in the shape of good, cold, United States cash. Only yesterday a com parative stranger to the men sent in a cash donation of $50, with a note stat ing that he had read about the suit and injunction and wished us to have a little ready change
 Our men are meeting twice a day, as usual, and anybody who could wit ness one of these assemblies would agree that the coming of the good old summer days seems to be increasing rather than diminishing the men's en- thusiasm and determination"
 The Laundry Workers union held q meeting last night and voted 10 take | hand in combating the injunction when lit comes up for a hearing.
 An elderly woman met Inspector Missel of the trolley company in Ex change place this afternoon and told him she had accommodations for six. bOarders and the strike breakers could have the rooms if they wanted them.
 During the past few days many rtl- mors have been floating thick and fast to the effect that Motorman W. J. Chambers and Conductor George Neb- erndorfer. who were in charge of the car on which Supernumerary Officer Paul MendelssOhn was murdered and whom many persons suspect of being implicated in the murder. had skipped town. A democrat reporter investi- gated the rumor to-day and found that there was not the least grain of truth in it. Both men were working on the cars to-day.
 Whatever way the strike ends it is certain that the row will have a ten dency to do away with some of the rules and regulations on the trolley road which caused so much trouble be- tween the strikers and their employers. The latter claim that the whole thing at the bottom of the trouble was the discharge of men for going into sa- looms with their uniforms on. To-day g couple of the new men got off their
 
 into a cafe and had what they wanted and. returned to their places on the car without taking any notice of whether the boss was watching them or not If the strikers had been given tenth part of the liberties accorded to the fel- lows who are trying to fill their places Waterbury would not be the talk of the country to-day. But perhaps it ought to be said that if the company decides~to let the men rush the can on the car that is it's own business.
 The approach of the warm weather has set Boss Farley to thinking as to what he will do with all his board CTS who have been quartered at the car barns since the strike started and are there still. It is understood that it has been decided to rent houses wher- ever they can be had and start board ing houses. This is a move that would have been made long ago, but it was thought that a settlement would be reached which would include the re- lease of Farley and his men, but it seems that this way out of the snarl has been abandoned and in conse- quence something must be done to pro- vide boarding houses for the rNan be- fore the summer weather comes around. People who keep regular boarding houses don't want to havc anything to do with the strike break CTS and private families refuse to entertain them so that if they are to remain in town it looks as if some plan other than trying to get them places in local boarding houses will have to be adopted before they can leave the car stables. Under ordinary condi- tions most of the fellows would ex- perience no trouble in securing suitable places to sleep and take their meals but owing to the feeling that has been stirred up on account of the strike even those who don't care picayune one way or the other are taking what they consider the safe side and refuse to run counter with public sentiment.
 THE WORST SNOW STORM.