Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-19

AL noon Colonel Burpee gave out the following:
 Concerning the statements publish ed in yesterdays papers, in which the national officers of. the Troleymen's union were quoted as saying that they had offered, in the conference Tuesday night to make all reasonable and hon. orable concessions and to submit the entire matter in dispute to board of arbitration composed of disinterested citizens of Waterbury, etc. and in a dispatch from New York which stated that President Mahon had said that Colonel Burpee turned deaf ear to every proposition, and that he 'on be- half of the union men, conceded every inch of ground that was possible, and that they were out to win this fight, and win it we will if we have to stop every wheel and tie up every industry in Waterbury Colonel Burpee said in an interview to-day, that he did not believe that the national officials had ever made or authorized any such state ments as these. They both appeared to be reasonable men, he said and they both know that they made no propositions whatever to the company. They only inquired, first, what the company would do if the strikers aban- doned their demand for the reinstate ment of Barrett and Kelly; and next, whether if that demand were abandon ed, if the company would take back the men in a body at once. These ques- tions were answered in the negative, and thereupon the officials of the union declared that there was no use of talk ing further. MT Mahon said distinctly that it would be waste of time to dis cuss anything else until all the men had been taken back. Indeed, the gentlemen representing the union ap- peared to desire nothing more than to be informed as to the position and in-' tentions of the trolley company, and when they were asked whether the men intended to abandon their demand for the reinstatement of Barrett and Kelly and whether they would return to work in a body at once without Barrett and Kelly. their answer was to the effect that they would not. Then the con ference came to an end, with an inti- nation that the representatiyes of the union might ask for another interview For these reasons Colonel Burpee said uC uIu lIOL, OOIISNO tA1S1I tAC 3ChIAC1hOAA had been correctly reported in the com munication referred to-"
 Deputy Sheriff Rametti was asked to-day if the deputies had received any pay as yet. He replied that no checks for the deputies had as yet arrived. s.We are not worrying however, he, said- flor the money is good. or course we can draw money on ac count from the high sheriff of the county if we are a little short in cash.''
 The trolley strike is costing the city nice, lump of money for special police service. From January IA to March Is the money paid out for spec ial police service amounted to $2.601.25. From March to 16 alone, the cost for extra police protection, due to the troll ley strike. was $S96.75. At the pres ent time about thirty supernumerary officers are doing duty They are paid costing the city now about $75 day for extra police protection or over $500 a week.
 One of the strike breakers named Thueson, who halls from New York, will sever his connection with the troll ley company on next Saturday. He has been here about three weeks. Thueson says that he likes the city very well but would prefer another pc sition. MT Farley is all right, but he doesn't like number of the crew. He insinuated that there are few of the light fingered brigade at the car barns. Life is disagreeable at the car barns" he furthermore said "One can't enjoy a good sleep. Everything is upset down there and the night crew keep coming in until or o'clock in the morning. About sixty men are employed by the company now and a quite a few of them have secured boarding houses. secured one rear the center last night. All the men, except few who were brought here at the beginning of the strike, are receiving S2 day. The others are receiving $25o q day. MT Thueson, it is said, has lost sew eral articles of value while living at the car barns.
 Colonel Burpee. counsel for the trol- ley company, was asked to-day 1T there were any new features Ill the strike or likely to be, and he said that he would perhaps see MT Mahon again to-day. T wish," said he, you would say from me that the dispatch in last nights American stating that MT Mahon had said he would stop every wheel of industry in Waterbury to settle the strike, was either false or
 MT Mahon was incorrectly reported" :" Then the colonel went on to say that right or wrong it was very poor policy to publish such a report at this time when the public pulse is so feverish and everybody is on edge. He said Mr Mahon was not the kind of man to make such statement as the dispatch in the American would show him to be. MT Mahon did not come here to settle the strike, he came merely to see what the company would do if the men would do certain things. He wanted information regarding the situation and that was all he came for. Colonel Burpee thought him very level head ed man and had the same opinion of MT Dilworth, national committeeman.
 From my shor+.acquaintance with MT Mahon," said the colonel, T should say he would not make such statement as is credited to him in last nights