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VOL. XVI, NO. 91.
WATEEBURY, CONN. WEDNESDAY, MAR
PRICE TWO CENTS.
STRIKERS GIVE SOME INSIDE FACTS.
Say Company Was Beginning: to
Oppress Men. .
SYSTEM BEGUN LAST YEAR
Shortly After, the Labor Day Parade,
So Says the Dally Statement Noth
ing New or Startling To-day Strike
Seems to -Be Settling Down to a
Test of Endurance. ;
.The strike is dragging along with-
ui any material change or llkeimood
or a settlement In sight;, The best of
good order is noticeable -everywhere,
. and if trimmers and linemen, were not
; piloted about, by body guards;1 nobody,
Would know that nnvtliiiiir ' unusual
( was going on-iniWaterbury. Some pf
- the strike breakers ! are! bringing their
families here and expect to be able to
" accommodate their fellow workmen
with boarding houses, so that the out
look for. a settlement Is not. at all en-
: couraglng, and the present indications
point to ft difference that will last all
through the summer and the Lord only
knows ' how. much longer. .The' repre
sentatives of the company. 'appear to
be satisfied with the number , of pa
. trong on the cars and feel that in a
short, time most people, will forget all
about the trouble and ride as usual.N '
ine strikers are as confident as ever,
and,- in fact, have gone to work with
' a grim determination to' equip the city
, with automobiles for the summer, pa
tronage. This ,. statement; has Tbeen
made so often with no signs o f ylflll-
ment that many are beginning to de-
, spa jr. of -seeing, the plan carried out.
but-the men claim- that they are bound
to vie' with 'the company' .for a share
f public patronage, and say that -they
have reason to believe that hey will
.not be disappointed. .. Y '
One thing has been assured which
ought to go a good way towards easing
the minds of people who feared a gen
eral strike in Wate-bury.' ; Labor lead
ers and; others in a position to know
state positiA-ely that such a'th I ng never
was ' thought of, ', and Inasmuch ? as . the
rumor, did not emanate from' labor, cir
cles, it is generally believed that it was
: noised around with a view to turning
public sentiment against the strikers.
Nothing is heard about boycotting, ex
cept now and then the announcement
Is made that some one whose name has
appeared on the cards distributed lias
had such a rush of business since that
time i that he has been obliged to em-.
. ploy additional clerks.. - If this be' true
there is ; nothing to ) fear f roni ' this
source of annoyance, which but few;
: ajgirbved of and nobody , cared to
, father. ,One merchant .told a ,D-emo-scrat
reporter that heMidn't care 'About j
the boycott from a business point of
view, but that he hated the idea of
anybody, thinking that he was opposed
to. the working people.f adding that he
(was ' aware that: 'their! lot : was; hard
enough and that he didn't ' tant to be
looked upon as one who" did not. desire
' to. see them receive good returns Jf or
i their labor and enjoy a share of the
prosperity that had attended himself
vand others who had risen "from . the
ranks of labor and made a Jittle money
In business. He 'said .thaV he works
harder himself than' any man in ljjs
employ and that there "were times when
to , his family at. hight with as ' little
, trouble in his mind as the men in his
employ do. He thoughtTa man; with a
TCtfc a xr a notr anrl a V? anon f 1 arvi nln-rim
can go through life If he wants to with
. much more peace' of mind than his em-i
ployer, v who Is ever on the alert; in
order to keep up with the , procession
In. this age of brisk competition In all
lines, of business. He said he knew
i lots of workingmen In Waterbury who
are "safer": than their " bosses, because
if they lose " their jobs they may
"strike" something just as good and
probably better in a day or, two, while"
If a merchant goes under he rarely
- gets on his feet; again. He believed
employers of labor as a 'rule meant to
be fair with their help, but Was of, the
opinion that indiscreet foremen "often
cause friction that could be avoided,
but as the man or men owning the
business don't have the. time to inquire'
!nto ; every little complaint, they are
? obliged to take the wprd vof the bosses,
and in this way sometimes the Innocent
suffer..; But he saw no remedy for this,
It ww always so and he wouldn't see
how anybody could remove the evil.:
. .The strikers' executive committee is
sued their seventy-fourth daily , state
dent this afternoon, as follows: ,
- "We want at this time to refresh the
memory of ' the public concerning the
-niTp tchlrh led nn trw thla loTicrthw
X- , -v"
1 atrlke, as- there seems to' be contradic
tory rumors and stories afloat Concern
ing them..'' . ,.; 'r J ''.''.v.-
". 'JVast Labor day we ' appeared in
public for the first time wearing the
buttons of our union. Although" or
ganized over a year prior to that time,
. that was the first outward sign ; we
had given that we , were organized. Al
most Immediately we noticed a. change
on the part of the trolley- officials. The
friendly spirit formerly shown the men
disappeared. Orders that formerly. had
been given us in a courteous manner
began toj be given out to the accom
paniment of barks; "whistles- and some-
times curses " ;;;v..':vr). , ...
"At our meetings the men took occa
sion .'to call attention jto and discuss
these changes as thoroughly as the .de
mands Which we had in mind to pre
sent to the company this spring. At
tention was called 40 the thrusting of
trivial matters "into our path for the
evident purpose of testing bur-endurance
and finding out If we were look
ing for fight-' -
"Among the things which caused dis
sension In our"ranks was the order to
lonav fha woarlmr nt jwd'lfors ' Tfito
order was given but on" or about Christ
mas eve, when'theweathepwas very
severe, r It was not bulletined, " as or
ders generally were. "but the" Iiispctor
wa sent around to inform, us individ
ually: to desist from" ' wearing, tliem.
while the general manager's . remark
that they made us look like a gang of
hoboes came to our ears. Notwith
standing thiSi however, we obeyed the
order ,without a kick, despite the dan
ger to health. In discarding the sweat
ers during a very cold spell. .
"Then came the enforcement of the
rule ordering every conductor to stand
erect on the rear platform at -all times
when not engaged in collecting fares.
On many occasions the conductors had
been told by the general manager to
stand Inside the car during cold weath
er. , However, this order was also com
plied with, without any complaint from
the . men. , y A; '""... "fV:
1'We can enumerate ': many; other in
cidents whicu caused us to believe that
the company - was 'rubbing' it Jnto us
because of our' connection with" the
union.' ! : - ;- : k i.: :v.- .
"At last the company decided to play
a trump card, and discharged three of
oup members for absenting themselves
from : duty, although, the - impression
given out was that at least'one or more
of them, were discharged for,' drinking,
Of course the company had a right to
discharge its help, but we felt tnaftne
men were entitled to a hearing, particu
larly on account of the impression
given put, which would be a great detri
ment to them in obtaining employment
elsewhere. When they were refused
a hearing, we could not but feel more
than ever convinced that; the real cause
of their discharge wa3 the fact that
they belonged to the union. ; The rules
of . the company, by the way,', left the
discharged men only, liable to snspen
sion for the offenses .which they were
alleged to have committed. ;
X "Aud thus it was that ' the company
precipitated this strike, at least four
months ' before' the men contemplated
submitting' any demands . whatsoever:
They evidently thought it a good, time-
to make a test case, feeling that m tne
inclement . weather the people would
ride any .way and our cause would be
killed for all time. The result shows
how poorly, the company figured on the
puoiic sympatny.. ,s t ;
"Now the company keeps trying to
convince! the public that the whole
trouble hinges on the reinstatement of
f the," discharged men, which is- not true.
The company keeps this constantly be
fore the public,--but ' cbficerning the
recognition of the . union L, a ten-hour
day, a uniform scale of wages and pay
ment for all time put in is kept away
in the" background.- ". -
j ' "The company also shoutg continu
ally about the short notice we gave for
th,e consideration of our demands. AYe'
.want ,to say right here that we told
the general manager that we would
give htm practically unlimited time for
consideration; if he would give, us the
slightest hope that any of our demands
would be taken under 'consideration,
arid that we were not looking for fight
tor5 a strike.; He told us the only thing
ne wpuia recommend to his company
was the; reinstatement of , one of the
discharged men,'! and Informed us that
he might-tiymore htammr 'leinands
been addressed to-hlm instead of to his
company. Even after we decided to
strike at the meeting of January 11, we
telephoned' him and promised to re
scind, our vote If he could! give us one
ray of .hope, . but we only received . a
sarcastic' call down for waking him up.
"We once more ' ask the public' , to
judge- if we. have not' been upright and
.square throughout., If we have not,
would it be naturalto suppose that we
would be - so willing at all times to
leave' the entire difficulty, to any trio
of reputable, citizens ',f or .adjustment?
On the other hand, if .the company , is
in the rght, why- has it not confidence
in some of our irreproachable citizens,
and let this difficulty be arbitrated?
"We are glad to announce that an
other automobile will be in commission
to-morrow and that others will follow
right along in the very near future." .
Only, for the presence of Officey John
Sulliyan'on the scene, two of the strike
breakers, Motormaii Reardpn and Con
ductors; Mayo, would in all ' probability
haye been roughly handled by a crowd
of people on Bank, street, a short distance-above
Riverside street, last night
about. $:15. . They were in charge of a
Car. whi cli ran into, a !llttle'glrl named
Marcella Telash, who is about 4 years
old," and lives in the rear- of 809 . Bank
street. Opinion differs as to the rate
of "speed (at which the car was going at
the time,;;. Some claim that the car was
going faster than, the ."regular rate,
while others; among them Officer Sulli
van, "state that the car tas going only
moderately and, that the. child ran right
in front of, the car. The car struck her
and threw her to one side. ' The , car
was stopped,immedIately;by the motor
man. ,The accident occurred aboui the
time that the people were returning
home from work and a big; crowd
auickly gathered about the car. Angry
threats were beard. The people in that
section dislike ,Mayo very, much. He
has. been seen smoking, cigarettes oft
the! car and one night he is said to have
flourished a revolver. But for the pres
ence i of , Officer Sullivan he - would no
doubt have been roughly handled last
night. V , , yy
Officer Graves was called to attend
the little girl, who was not. seriously
Injured. She received several cuts
about the . bead and face, and a bad
shaking up.' . .V " ; V-''-'";" ' !
..Two trolley cars were stoned down
lii Unibn) City, last night.. Pieces of
flying 'glass struck one of the passen
gers in. the head, t ; v" ,
t Some1 of the newspapers " both at
home and in other , places have said
pretty hard things of the strikers, but
it remained for the Brooklyn Eagle to
reach "the limit, and it looks now as if
that paper will be given an opportunity
to tell all' it knows about Waterbury
and the strikers,- which in all probabil
ity will turn out to be nothing beyond
what it learned from some" irresponsi
ble correspondent. An article in a re
cent issue of "that paper states that W.
J. Barrett, president of - the local
branch of the Amalgamated Associa
tion, of Street Railway Employes, gave
out ' for publication after the . shooting
of Officer Mendelssohn 'a statement
to the effect that the bfflcer got just
what he deserved; that he belonged to
the union and pretended to be friendly
to the cause of labor and notwithstand
ing this he bad hims&f worn in as a
special officer so that he might be in a
positioa to trample upon tk&au This i
"-'" ' -:
is unquestionably the worst thing that
has been said of anybody 7 since : the
trouble started and unless the press of
New York enjoys unbridled license it
would seem that Mr Barrett has good
iground for action against the paper 1
in which it appeared. Everybody in
Waterbury' knows i that Paul Mendel
ssohn was-a member of the police force
a. couple of years . before . the strike
started, and in any case, Mr -Barrett
never gave out such an outrageous
statement and. knew nothing whatever
about it until somebody sent him ' a
copy -: of the Brooklyn Eftgle to-day.
After reading the scurrilous article Mr
Barrett consulted an attorney, who in
formed him that it was libelous.- He
intends to take steps to find out' if he
has any redress, i If there Is no limit
to what a newspaper may say. about a
man and yet not have itself llable.'it
is high time, a " law was passed . which
will insure some sort, of protection to
private individuals. , All the union
men! and citizens generally are very
Indignant over.: the oruel attack upon
Mr Barrett and - It goes without say
ing that nobody feels it more keenly
than , Mr Barrett. . ;.!,;
WANTS TO SEES BflTT LE : FLEET
Emperor William ' Invites It to
Visit Kiel.
This is Taken as Proof That the Em
i
". peror Wants' to be Friendlyr--Tho
: Emperor's Invitation Has Not Yet
- .Been Made Public
Washington,;" March 25. The Post
to-day says
"IJinperor William of Germany Has
given f urther striking proof of his de
sire to ; maintain friendly relations
with the United States, In a personal
cablegram to President Roosevelt he
has invited the battle fleet of the
United States in North American wa
ters to visit Kiel, Germany, during the
regatta week in May. The; emperor's
message will ; not be made public ixn
til I the president has i sent his reply.
It is believed, however, that the invi
tiori had its birth in the announcement
recent! v made by Secretary. Moody
h&t the battle fleet "would go In May
on a cruise across the ocean with Lis
boh ' as 1 its destination. - Since . the !re
ceipt of the emperor's Invitation it lias
been- the subject of , careful considera
tion by Him and his cabinet. . Before
it became to' band, however, there is
reason to believe that the navy depart
ment had practically decided to aban
don the ! cruise , to Lisbon, because of
publications in regard to the lessons
which would be learned .from it and
which it was apprehended might cre
ate an unpleasant impression In Portu
gal. That ' the invitation will ? be -de
clined was the general impression after
the meeting, of. the cabinet yesterday
Dut,tne declination will be couched in
terms which will be in no wise of
fensive to the German emperor and the
German people.
CLAIMS AMOUNT TO $500,000.
New -York, V March" 25. Claims
against the city for heavy damages
for: personal injuries received at Mad
ison square' oil last . election night,
when seVeral bombs exploded in' the
crowd during the fireworks celebration
have begun to appear, In the office of
the city, comptroller. .,, One for $25,000
damages to .Samuel, Melker, a youth
who t was severely injured, has al
ready been filed. Other claims will
swell the total to about $500,000 and
suits will Je instituted In each case 'if
they are not settledby the comptrol
ler r T i
v ARBITRATION HELPED.
Chicago, March 25. The plasterers'
helpers a branch of the Hod Carriers
and Building Laborers' union, have ob
tained an increase in wages after sub
mitting their claims to an' arbitration
board. The, men asked for an increase
of 2Ms cents an hour over the present
rate of 35 centsv They were granted a
raise of 1 cents. '.Two thousand men'i
a,re aff ectied. '
MERCURY DROPPED. - ,
Saratoga, N. Y., March -25. The
mercUry dropped 24 degrees during the
night 'and the cold1 wave has checked
the freshet tl the upper Hudson river
valley. .The, thermometer, registered.; 4
degrees above freezing this morning. -
Better Mail Service to Port Barrow.
Washington, March ; 25. The
postoffice department has in j contem
plation the establishment of a better
postal service for Point Barrow vthe
northernmost postoffice in the world.
and the Alaska coast toward" that point.,
instead or malls being carried to and
taken away from Point Barrow once a
year it is now proposed if suitable ar
rangements can be made to have a
round trip once in two and a half or
three months. : ! : v ' ' , '
Miners' Initiation Fee Raised. '
WILKESBARRE, Pa.,March 25.
On and after April 1 mine employees
who desire toA join the United 1 Mine
Workers will have to' pay $10 as a U ini
tiation fee instead of $2, the present
fee; This rule has been adopted byjthe
three " anthracite districts of United
Mine Workers and applies to every lo
cal in the region. ; It" is expected that
nearly every" mine worker will . be en
rolled in the union before March Sl.
. Farkharat Amuiei Fanaton,
PORTLAND, Ore., March 25. "I am
disposed to feel amused rathert than
offended at the eruption of this man
Parkhurst in New York last Sunday,"
said Brigadier General Frederick Fun
ston when asked for a statement in re
ply to utterances of the well known
minister, who charged .that General
Funston's capture of Aguinaldo was
accomplished by "deceit and treachery,
violating the. laws of war, the 1 laws of
hospitality and the laws ofGod."r 'I
laughed ! when I read the dispatch,"
said the general, "but I shall not lend
dignity to his effusion by offering a re
ply. He is blowing off steam, and If he
niojsit letjiim kgeJpJ.It(mlt,,.
fr''-""' r." .'"
IRISH LAND BILL
One Proposing: Free4 Grant
$60,000,QOO , Intrioduced.
of
WYNDHAM THE PROPOSER
I
He Says $750,000,000 Can Safely Be
Advanced On Irish Land Conster-
1 nation in London's Stock Exchange
By the Rapid Declbae of Consols.
London, March 25. The Irish secre
tary, Mr Wyndham, , introduced - the.
Irish land bill in the house of commons
to-day. The bill proposes free grant
of $60,000,000.
' The Irish land bill provides that ten
ants will pay 34 per; cent Interest on
loams from the government that" un
tenanted farms and grazing lands, will
be sold to neighboring tenants and that
three commissioners will supervise the
sales. - ; ?; -;;; ";','.'; ',.J';'','t' V'"'
The advance to tenants', through the
provisions o'f the land- bill are limited
to $2,500 iri the congested districts and
$5,000 elsewhere. ' , ' ' 1 '
The bill will . become effective No
vember il.
Mr Wyndham said $750,000,000 could
safely be advanced on Irish land, but
he thought the scheme would, not In
volve $500,000,000. 1
. London, March 25. The chief f feat
ure of . the transactions on the stock
exchange to-day was . the ' continued
selling of consols, which showed a
further sharp fall.' During the morning
consols fell to 90 and even a shade be
low that figure. There was practically
no home support but the continent kept
buying! small lots.
'.The possibility of consols being in
the eighties has created consternation
not only among speculators and invest
ors but in the great banking interests
who for years haye written down thetfr
consol holdings at 90, though the mar
ket price was considerably above "par,
90 being considered ; the lowest possi
ble' price tflie security , was likely to go
to.' Should consols go down ito and re
main below 90 every British bank will
be1 obliged to reorganize its reserve and
get out new balances upon a fresh.ba
sfs.v Such a serious contingency, how
ever, is scarcely believed possible.' A
report is current that the government
may; step in as a buyer of its J own
securities, which would, immediately
restore the national credit. There was
some slight American buying to-day
in the belief that rock bottom had
been reached. One purchase of $75,
000 for an Anglo-American firm had a
temporary rise of which, however.
was soon obliterated by investors selh !
ing. - ,, ,1 - ' , '
London, .March 25, TJia JIsh land
.bill passed its first reading to-day after
Mr Wyndham had concluded speak
ing, v . ,
JEWS GOING WEST.
Chicago 'Association Will Find Homes
for' Them.
Chicago, March 25. The" Clironicle
to-day says: Jews who migrate to the
United States and come to -Chicago to
make tfheir -homes' will be invited to
continue their journey westward if the
plans of the Chicago Removal .Indus
trial society,- which was organized last
night, succeed. . '
Chicago Jews expect the movement
to result In great good. They, say the
congested district of the Ghetto will be
relieved andtfiat the Jews will be
urged to seek homes in the country, in'
the villages and small cities ' of the
west.' , , - ' 1 .' - - .
The'organdzation is similar to one in
New York. - ' -'
Offices will ibe established: In the
Ghetto district. . Correspondence with
manufacturers in the smaller cities and
villages will.be conducted and an at
tempt will be made to secure positions
for- the Jews who "would, like to leave
Chicago.
IN H6NOR OF MISS ALICE.
Big Reception - Tendered Her in San
Juan Yesterday. r , .
San Juan, Porto Rico,' March 25.
There was a grand reception at the the
ater -here yesterday evening, under the
auspices of the citizens' committee, ' in
honor of Miss Alice Roosevelt, follow
ing an elaborate display of fireworks
on the plaza. Miss Roosevelt received
a tremendous ovation from the people
gathered . on the plaza and on the bal
conies and roofs of the houses." One of
the set pieces, representing, President
President Roosevelt, was 25 feet high.
The interior of the theater was dec
orated profusely. (;
Miss Roosevelt spent two hours snak
ing hands with the invited guests. She
will, leave San Juan for the -interior to
day, 'accompanied byGovernor Hunt
and a party. The party will be away
four days and will visit Cayey, Ponce,
Mayaguez and the Intermediate towns.
as well as the principal sugar estates.
The inhabitants of 'Ponce have ' -planned
a big reception for Miss Roosevelt.
HAWTHORNE HOUSE BURNED.
Willimantic, March 25. The. Haw
thorne house, owned by Joseph Cail-
ouette, was destroyed .; by fire to-day
with its contents. Most of the .board
ers were asleep when the blaze which
started in the rear of the bar room was
discovered. All, however, escaped in
safety though . one, man, Alexander
Parenfeauf was Obliged to jump from
a second story window in his night
clothing. The cause of the fire is un
known. The loss is $5,000 and is
nearly covered by insurance
- ANOTHER HOTEL FIRE.
Cape May, N. J., March 25. The
Marine Villa hotel, owned by Mrs John
M. Rogers of Wilmington, Del, and val
ued at $G0,O00, was entirely destroyed
by fire, of, unknown origin, .to-day. The
Albert; cottage adjoining," also owned
by Mrs Rogers, was damaged to f the
extent of $5,000." The insurance on
th,9' hotel is $30000.
OPERA
IE
DESTROYED
Loss to Toronto People
Will
Be $150,000.
Fire Was Caused By Defective Electric
Light Connections. "King of De
tectives" Company Lost Scenery and
Costumes Valued at $10,000.
Toronto, March 25. The Toronto
opera house was destroyed fy fire early
to-day. The loss is estimated ,M from
$100,000 to $150,000. The fire Is sup
posed to have originated from defective
electric light connections In the 1 box of
fice. Caretaker Champion occupied
rooms on the third floor with his- wife
and three children. They narrowly es
caped : suffocation, v v V ;r " '
The, flames spread to a cigar factory
In the rear and caused some loss here;
Sullivan, Harris & Woods, the pro
prietors of the "King of Uetectlves"
company lost ' all' the scenery and cos
tumes at a loss of about $10,000, ' -
SUITS AGAINST THE CITY.
John T. Egan Claims ,. Damages
$3,000. ,
of
- Attorney- E. B. Riley has , brought
suit against the cljy for. $3,000, in be
half of John T. Egan of North Main
street, '-. who fell on an icy sidewalk at
165 - North ; Elm street, on December
15. This is one ' of the cases whlchj
was thrown out by the law committee
of , the board of aldermen about a week
ago. Mr Egan claims that he fell on
ai Icy sidewalk, fractured and bruised
his right knee, strained and bruised
the, muscles ' and tendons of his left
arm, bruised his nose and sustained In
juries to his left side and chest and
was Injured internally. Hence the
suit for $3,000. The case will be tried
In the district court on the first vTues
day In May. .
BOARDING UP STREET.
Residents of Fourth Street Are Up In
, ' ,'Arms. f
There is open war in the Brooklyn
district to-day. The city is fencing up
Fourth' street and the property owners
are up in arms about the new depart
ure, and claim that they' will tear down
the boards and sue for , damages be-,
sides. .The grade from Bank street is
very steep, and although nrany always
considered it very dangerous, still no
damage ever occurred there, and on
this account people who live on it; are
very much incensed at the idea of see
ing it" shut off from Bank street.
'. HER THIRD DEFENSE., ,
William Marvel Seeks to Recover
$3,000,000,
Morristo wn, N. J., March 25. Mrs
George F. Stone, a resident or tms
place, has, - for the third i time, been
made a defendant in a suit for dam
ages by William D, Marvel, who seeks
to recover $3,000,000 from the estate of
George F. Stone, who died In January,
1895. t The sUit involves1 mines near
the Mediterranean and royal 'conces
sions from Spain. , - . ' ,"!
According to the complaint JIarvel
went to Spain in 1868 and secured four
iron mines abotit two miles, from Al
meria. He also secured a charter from
the Spanishj, government for building
a narrow gauge railroad, from ' the
mines to the. seashore. His plan was
to build the, railway, work, the mines
and sell and ship the. ore, from which
he expected to produce the finest steeU
On his return to this . country,' the
Marvel Iron Co, limited, wa3 organ
ized .with a capital of $1,000,000. Mr
Stone was a-special partner. The ven
ture, was not successful and later the
whole business was. placed . in the
hands of Stone, fwho placed bonds of
the company in : London. " Even that
proved unproductive, and finally every
thing came, to a standstill. Marvel de
clares Stone responsible for the col-
IN TOE LEGISLATURE.,
BiH to Create Boxing Commissioner
' Rejected in tne House. , ,
V Hartford, March 25. The honse this
morning received from the isenate the
unfavorable ; report of the 'judiciary
committee on the petition creating a
state boxiiyr commissioner and the bill
was rejected. -.! I'rV ',
tThe bill creating a state bui'eau of
embalming was reported favorably and
tabled for the calendar. ';
A long list of calendar matters was
passed and then -the resolution appro
priating $102,000 for sick,! wounded and
disabled soldiers, sailors and, marines,
and the "resolution' appropriating $1,
5(50 or deficiencies In the office of the
railroad commissioners came up and
were approved. J . " '
' The senate this morning rejected the
bill: providing that trolley.-companies
shall provide seats for motormen. ":.':,
Vhe bill amending the charter of the
city . Of Bridgeport, regulating t!he veto
power of the mayor, was reported fa
vorably. .
The Connecticut JRadlway and Light
ing Co withdrew to-day from the sen
ate the petition. for the extension, of
trolley lines in South Norwalk.
MAODONALD A SUICIDE'.
Could Not Fa"ce the Charges of , Im-
y moral Acts. -
London, March 25. The Evening
News announces that Major-General
Sir, Hector MacDonaJd, against whom
charges were preferred based upon Im
moral actsY and who, it was , reported,
was on his way to stand 'a court mar
tial trial, committed suicide to-day. by
shooting himself, in a hotel in Paris.
DIED AT HOSPITAL.
Pomfret, March 25.r Aniasa Johnson,
who was struck by a train on the Mid
land division of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad last night
While walking on the traek!. between
here and Abington, ' died at the . hospi
tal . to-day. Both his legs were cut
off.' He rss 75 years old, and leaves
a wife and $ne son,
PRESIDENT HALL'S REPLY IS OUT
1'
Arrangement of Schedules Must
, . Be Left to Company. j-
THE NEW CLASSIFICATION
Conductors of Passenger and . Freight
i Trains in One Class All Trainmen
" and Yardmen In Another The Rali--'
road , Committee' Will Meet' the Em-
Schedule of Wiges. - ,
'V-'-. .- ... .. ' ' . ' 5 A'
New Haven, March 25. The griev
ance committee of the trainmen and
conductors of the New York. New Ha
ven Hartford railroad received a
communication' from President John M.
Hall thiprnln. jask'ing them to meet
him tJ9-'Ult, The
communication contained no h.int of the
actions taken by the board of directors
yesterday in regard to the deniands Of
the men and the ' preparation of a new
scneaule. ; It was expectect, however,
that at the conference, President Hal
would make ;known to the committee
tne ourectors'' position, t. . The commit
tee waited on the president at the hour
named in yhls note, , , .
..The', following-1 statement was given
out rrom tthe ofiice of 'President Hall
to-day: , ',( - ' , , .
, '.The' special committee of the board'
of dlretftors of the New York. New Ha
ven & Hartford Railroad ; Co met the
eorn'mittee of the conductors and train
men to-day and submitted the follow
ing action and proposition, of the board
in' response to their claims: 'M1 ';
'The board ' of directors .have . care
fully considered the differences j be
tween . the company and its employes
and have unanimously decided as fol
lows: . ' ' . . ' 1 , , . ' ' i
'With regard to echedules:
1., That the. number of 'schedules
and the different classes of employes
to be included In any schedule and the
rules and regulations thereunder, must,
for the safety of the public and proper
management of the company, be left to
the. discretion of the directors.
v 2.1 ? That the existing schedules, eo
far. as they relate to the classification
of employes, mnsl; "be maintained until
otherwi'se decided by the board wi-tli
the following, modification: (a) that all
conductors, both freight and passenger,
be included under one ? chedu3e (b)
all yardmen and trainmen under anoth
er schedule. , f- . -
."The, board. Insists that the classlfl
cation of employes is a right belonging
to the company and its. exercise is re
quired for the proper management of
the company's affairs. - u Long estab
lished usage sanctions the! practice of
this road, and the fact that most of our
connecting roads preserve the. same di
visions confirms its wisdom. ,
"It. is conceded, however, that rea
flonabJe amendments , affecting r wages
or , regulations - under , schedules from
time to tlme existing, should be
promptly considered, and that all com
plaints hereafter arising under any . of
the ' schedules v should ' have also
prompt consideration by the .company,
. "With regard to compensation of
employes:...'.-' '::. ;'-." :,;-.:" ' '; VV !..'.:,.
"The board having received from the
operating officials full detailed reports
concerning the present rates of com
pensation of classes affected by the con
ductors schednle and he trainmen and
yardmen's schedule," and also all otheSp
classes of employes, and having care
fully consiered the same, and having
found as a result of such Investigation
that, ; generally, the pay,, of . said em
ployes is already 'as high and In some
cases higher .than that paid by other
roads - in .-tjhis locality, although In - a.
few instances lower, unanimously de
cided as follows: , -
'That the hoard desires that Its em
ployes" shall receive 'just and liberal
treatment and - wages equal '.to those
paid) for like service by other leading
railroads, and that their committee be
authorized to meet - the committee or
committees of the employes with a
view to accompiismng sucn results.
' "And thereupon, on motion of Mr
Morgan, seconded ny Mr Rockefeller, it
was unanimously . .
"Resolved, That John Hall, presi
dent, William D. Bishor,vice president
of the board;; Charles F. phoate, ' direc
tor, Georj&aeCuillochiMlller, direc
tor, and William F.- Merrill, - first , vice
president, be' and are hereoy appointea
a special committee to, meet the Joint
committee of employes on Wednesday
morning, "March 25., 1903, for. the pur
pose of informing them of the decision
of the board as above set forth.
''"And further: ' , ' '. k " .
! . "Resolved, That said special commit
tee, will meet a committee of ; employes,
rtyrme&tb&':i&mtok&0 I employed
by the company; on Thursday morning.
March 20, 1903, for the purpose of
granting to ' them a new schedule of
wages or regulations to become effec
tive at a. date to be agreed upon. r
"Resolved. That feald special commit
tee will meet a, committee representing
all of the men employed as trainmen
and yardmen , 011.1. Friday - morning.
March 27. Vfl903, A Corrthfli . purpose of
granting them a'; new;!; schedule 3 as to
wages or regulations, to become effec
tlve.at a date to be agreed uponl " - V
Resolved, TRnt there Is no objection
on the part of the company to promo
tions to the position , of ;:passenger
being .filled alternately or upon some
other basis between bagsrafremen and
fr.eight conductors, - provided ; In - botH
cases the applicant, is tjualified: : the
compa'ny always reserving the right, to
pass upon his qualifications., t a
"Resolved. That the company re
serves the right to designate the num
ber of employes that shall constitute a
crew, either in train or yard service,
except as otherwise regulated by law.
"Resolved, , That the various proposi
tions this day presented-by the presi
dent for increasing the pay of .tower
men, telegraphers, freight handlers,
boiler makers, machinists, shopmen and
others be adopted, to take effect at a?
date to be agreed upon.
New. Haven, .'March 25. After, a
meeting of the grievance committee at
which the answer of the board of , di
rectors . was.- considered, It - was an-
nounced that the committee considered
the proposition a fair one , and that
representatives of the conductors and
trainmen .would meet President Hall
at the time selected If an earlier con
sideration of the matter could not be
arranged. '.-!; ...
CITY KEVFS.
There will be a special meeting off
the Butchers' union vat Carpenters
ha H to-morrow evening. , X,,
. The millinery opening of -Misses
Reilly'and Wlthey wlll.be held Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday .s,
Miss Delia T. Derwin has returned
from a two weeks' vaatlont spent with1
friends In Portchesfer and New York. '
Mr and Mrs, C P; Hayes left this
afternoon for Tarrytown, N. T., to at-
tend the funeral of Mrs Hayes Vuncle..
Thomas G: Smith has "been, appointed!
business agent for the Carpenters', un
ion to isucceed S.y A. Dudley, resigned
; A son was born, yesterday afternoon
to Mr and Mrs Frank McCormack of
Baldwin etrot. ' Mr McCormack Is tha
well known prompter. . - .. . . ,
The , candidates , f o ; rth nigh 'school
base ball team reported for 'practice,
but o.wing to the weather, which i.
rather -olrt fro- ha Ha holl nlir o fan
appeared. ' '
A etereoptlcon lecture on WTbe City;
of Washington", - will be given by
M. Stelle, stenographer, for the Bene
dict & Burnham Co, Jn St John's par
Jish house, to-inorrow night.-' ;
' Mary,' the-1 year- and 9 .months old
daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Mc
Donald of 57 v Third , street, died this
morning., The funeral will be held to
morrow afternoon , at .3 a'clock, with
Interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
i-The case of,' Devlne ys Warner,
which began In the' district court yes
terday Before J udge Peasley and a
Jury, may be finished, late ;thia 1 after
noon. ; Judge, Peasley. kept 'court - Um
session yesterday - until " 6 :S0 o'clock. "
The suit is to recover $900, for a. bill
of tobacco. ,
; There was very little done at short
calendar In the city court to-day. Tho
cases assigned for, . hearing , were C.
Pollta vs V. Janula, for this afternoon;
Upton & Co vs H. R. Dxifant et 1; Mon
day; Annie Johnson vs Flora Ebberts
Tuesday, and H. W. Kiesel v L. II.
French, April 4. . :
iManager 'Monagan of the Co O bas.
ketball team is confident that his tea ra
will defeat the team of the North End
Athletic club ! when they meet in thj
third and ; final . game of ,a , series b
tween these teams. TLe game will
want the game ' badly and, therefore
will have their best players in the field.
The game will be , commenced ; at 9
O'clock.,-' - -vv---; ' ' '; :''"' ;.'. v ' -,
A. W. Castle's clock whose faithful
pair of hands point the time to people
from a prominent place overvhls mar
ket :at the corner, of South Main and
Union streets, is enjoying a' short va
cation, and in order that folks shoul-cl
not get the notion into their heads that
it has gone for good, a sign which reads
as ; follows occupies the place vacated
by the timepiece: . ; "Have taken a few
days off; will 'show up later." '
'Aneta. the 7 years old daughter of.
Mr and Mrs i, Robert Parker of 144
Baldwin etreetr died' this morning of
diphtheria. . The funeral . took place
this afternoon with interment In new
St - Joseph's . cemetery. ( . The deceased
was a ' pup'l at fee Mary's parochial
school and was a very , bright , child.
The' family made a great effort to save
her, but despite the efforts of four or
five physicians the malady carried hec
away.'! ,", :'.;! 1 'f .. ; . -.s'- i ' ,
The funeral of Miss Mary Ray took:
place this ' morning from the family
residence on Charles street with a mass
of requiem- at St Patrick's church by .
the Rev Father Gleeson and interment
in St Joseph's cemetery The bearers ,
were Michael Hennesseyv Jjennls' L-ud-dy.
Patrick .Clark, Timothy Donahue,
William Finnan and James Batters,
The floral .tribute included bouquets .
from Josie Ryan and Mary McGill, Mr.s
J. A. Phelan, Minnie and Annie Shee-
han. . ;.''':v..i'-'v; , .
' During the week following Easter.
Sunday the senior debating clalotsthe
High" school will giveT a promenade a"kd
ouiiaing. Anioug me iuitu suesis ul
the, evening will ,jbs' '.'"the -members o
the faculty of the school. At the ban
quet, which will - follow" 'the dancing.
John Gaffney, president of . the club,
will be toastm aster. Among those who
will propably respond to toast's ara
Principal S. W. Wllby, Benjamin Fair
brother and James Turley. , '
Thomas Kelly, the baker and farmer,
says this is going. to be a good year
for the man with the hoe. The! ground
is thoroughly saturated with water and
that means that the farmer, will have
something to show for his labor during
that people are getting i back on the.
land and believes tflat a few years from
now it will pot be as hard to get people
to locate in the rural districts as it Is
to-day. He claims that there lsno
happier man In . the .world than the
owner of a snug farmhouse and, prop-.
erty, and makes no bopes of the state
ment that able-bodied men make a mis
take In settling in the cities. ,
In 1 accordance with a vote passed
ast night, the committee on obstruc
tions, Commissioner Biakeslee. chair
man, called at the store of Goldberg s
Winlck on East Main street this after
noon for the purpose, of investigating
an application rrom ;, tne nrm . ror :
permission to hang . an umbrella'
sign over the entrance to tne store. -There
was nobodv.ih the Place at the
time, Wt the committee saw that the
petitioners had already put out the
signs, two iimDrenas oemg tossed.
about from the end of a white birch ,
stick and another dangling from a lath,
something like the strips used in mak
ing a hen coop. The committee didn't
appear to have ; any special
objection to the signs provided they
were secured so . that they would not
be in constant danger of getting loose-
from their mooring and: blowing onto
the street. If such a thing should hap
pen; they would bevery:apt to scare -
horses. . - They will report to the boar
Saturday. . .