Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-10

Peace relgneu over Iue City anu tiAS numerous suburbs last evening, ana but. for the empty cars no one Wolllu surmise that a trolley strike was on. sheriff Dunham and his posse of forty five men had no business to do last evening. There is no apparenf neee for the services of his posse stationed in fhe court house building. They are running up a bill of $500 day against the county. and evidently expect to re- main here few days more at least notwithstanding that there is nothing here to require their attention. These are their own statements during the :. past few days: Nothing doing.
 Last night the only disturbance that took place in the city was on Bank street. but this was so slight an affalr that it can hardly be called disturb ance. It looks more like q joke than an intention to harm. Some one placed a few blank cartridges on the tracks and only one was exploded. 1t was also said a stone was thrown at a con- ductor on this line.
 All of the out of town newspaper men have been recalled, the last one, Mr McNiaIlon of the New York Amerl- can, going yesterday morning. Even Manager Sewell is reported to have said that last evening was an unusual ly quiet one.
 The strikers buses are doing very good business, but they have not yet overcome all the difficulties of the un- dertaking. They have not enough con veyanees and are searching for more. There is no question as to the sympa- thy of the people. 1t is with the strik- CTS and they are anxious to travel i'll their buses. The inconvenience and expense a great many are enduring for the sake of the strikers is surprising. There is one man living in Pearsallville who walks eleven and a half miles q day to and from his work. Two oth- CTS live on Brewster street and work ,..oyIt east" quite distance. Another man lives in the 'K1ondike" and is employed at Smith & Griggss in Si-. monsville. His case was probably the hardest in the city until the buses were operated.
 It would not be surprising if the trol- ley strike was settled within the next forty eight hours; but if this does not happen in all probability there will be inaugurated a still more bitter fight, and this time to the death. There are forces at work now who are going to make propositions to both the strikers and the trolley company. It is almost conceded that the strikers will accept the proposition and if the company re- fuses then will come the battle in earn est Last night there were several mysterious meetings and the people who are behind the movement to settle the strike once and for all are deter mined to push the matter to finish.
 The Analgamated Association of
  planning to take hand in the Water bury strike. Should the strike, become a fight to the finish there will be in augurated in this city a novel plan to cope with the trolley company. Com mittees have been secretly at work on the matter and they have corralled twenty five autom obiles, the most of them to be loaned to them for the ad- vertising the machines will get and the others at a rental of $10 a day. Eighty-seven thousands dollars will be sent into this city to run the machines, this being the contribution of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees. This will make each mans assessment $1. If this as- sessment is not sufficient $87, GOO more will be forthcoming inside of one month. The twenty-five automobiles will have experienced men at the helm and members of the strikers will act as conductors Five of the machines will be ill climbers and some of them are stored now within thirty miles of the city. Should the battle wage until the winter season breaks up twenty more automobiles will be shipped into The city and regular automobile line will be established on all lines.
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 Sheriff Spencer of Seymour, one of the deputies, picked up T horseshoe that was laid on the tracks on North Main street Stones were put on the tracks in Waterville, but the fender on the car threw them off.
 Tickets for the concert for the bene- fit of the strikers to be held i'll the City hall next Sunday evening are going at rapid rate. There will be a tremen. dous audience. People from Nauga tuck will find plenty of convenience tc get home two or three buses or as many as may be necessary will leave after the concert.
 The strikers have added another 'bus to their business. It came from the Park City and has the word Bridgeport printed on both it's sides As it rolled down South Main street yesterday q woman read the name and then remarked: More power to the boysl I see they are running buses to Bridgeport now"
 About twenty of the deputy sheriff, left for nome this morning and some are expected to go this afternoon Sheriff Dunham could not say whe1 those remaining will be released from duty. He said the authorities ar' somewhat afraid to have all of then withdrawn. He had conference witt Colonel Burpee this morning.
 At the Junction of South Main ana Grand streets this forenoon car No 2I crashed into wagon. Before thu strike the conductor, when an acciden occurred, inquired into all the particu lars and made a report to the superin fendent No such inquiry was mad this morning. The ca rsimply stopped 10 allow another and heavier wagol than that which was damaged to ge out of the way and then 1t sped along The accident took place directly unde the windows of the strikers headquar