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WATERBURY, CONN, Y TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1903.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
COL, BURPEE S1LES SARDONICALLY.
(VOL. XVI. NO. 102.
CLOSE CALL FOR OILER.
Whirled About Shafting: For
Nearly Two Minutes.
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QUESTION
When Beporters Try To Talk
About Strike Situation.
SAYS THERE IS NO STRIKE.
strikers, However, in Their Daily
Statement. Say There Is They Tell
About the Efforts Being Made to
Induce Local Men to Go On the Cars
Also Have a Few, Words to Say
About the Philadelphia Directors
nd the $100,000 They Set Out to
Lose. ': '.".
At noon, to-day there was nothing
oew expected either In the strike or in
the way of, other developments in the
cases that .arose out of .-, it. Colonel
Burpee was in town for the first time
since Saturday and he had nothing to
give out, nothing to surmise, nothing
to expect in the way of new features.
According to 'Colonel Burpee' there is
no strike. There had. been a strike
some time ago, but that is all over and
done with." Anything in the strike
to-day?" is the manner in which he
has become accustomed to be ' hailed
by the press representatives, and with
a smile in the corners of his mustache
he asks: "What strike?" Just as ap
parently calm and satisfied as though
the company was making the same old
barrel of money it used, to make every
day last summer, or before the strike
was' Inaugurated; Just as though the
people were lighting to get on the cars
us they used to at noon and evening
.to get to their homes, in the days or
eld. ; v - -v.-..;.
Still," in spit of his smiles and calm
demeanor, the ' colonel is better ac
quainted than anyone else in the elf
that a strike 18 ou against the trolley
company, and that it is ' costing the
company and has cost It many a bitter
dollar and will cost it the full $100,000
that Manager Sewell claimed to, have
been allojwed 'v to break it be
fore it fs kver. .Most" of
that $100,000 , must have been .ex
pended by, this time, and as the mil
lionaires are not famous for their tran
quility of mind while they are losing
money at the rate of. $000 a day, it is
taken for granted that their barrel -will
eventually feel the drain made upon it
by this strike, and theyr will ; squeal
against it. This is not . a case where
the public can be made to pay, as is
the case in cost of coal, and a3 the
issue in the strike is simply one of
principle with the question of money
as a mere accompaniment, the stronger
side will win. That puts it between
the company and the labor organiza
tions of the state. v
Meanwhile the cost of retaining a
staff of deputy sheriffs is going on. As
the ordinary officer of the law ,1s al
lowed $3 a day for his services, it is
taken for granted that these deputies
are allowed $5 a day. Their bill will
amount to something considerable in
the end. And these deputies have got
a snap. A reporter passed half an
hour with one of them and his charge
the other evening and he thought half
an hour was sufficient. One cannot go
without the other, no matter where.
Of course the officer while guarding
the non-union man Is under his orders,
Mil the non-union man must inevita
bly go to manyf.places he otherwise
would not go to, and do a number of
things that he has no taste for. Dur
ing the half hour referred to the deouty
and. his charge-had quite a squabble.
The non-union man desired to go down
West Main street, and the sheriff de
sired to visit some one on South Main
street Neither would go his way
without being accompanied by the
other. , In fact, though there was no
evidence of a string on either, each was
tied to the other as tlehtly and secure
ly as though a two-Inch hawser was
around them.
"Oh. break away." said one of the
non-union trolleymen. a crowd , of
whom was standing near by. It looked
dark down West iualn below the City
Jiall because the lamt on the green was
not shining as brightly as formerly,
and the non-union lamp trimmer would
frot leave the deputy. The latter knew
be had n good Jol. the softest he .ever
had in his life, and' lie dared not let
the non-union man go out of his sicrht
for a moment, for fear something
might -happen to lilrn and necessarily
he would be pulled over the coal and
perhaps loKe his soft snap. Yet It
ecemed ft was necessaiy for him to see
Ms friend on South Main street that
minute, and the non-union man, his
master, would not have him. but would
have his own needs attended to first.
It certainly did Jar the sheriff. Such a
flsruratlve shaking up he never got be
fore In all his life nndi it was apparent
that hi Job. soft as dt was. was dis
tasteful to him for the time being.
With an oath he told the non-union
man to o ahead and he would follow
him and awiay they went down West
Main street, the non-union man telling
the sheriff that he would take no "guff"
from him. lie would report him to
Manager Sewell. Mr Farley, Sheriff
Dunham and Colonel Burpee. The re
porter went then. " It makes no mat
ter where ihev went or what they did.
but the sheriff wi ns mad as ten
March hares. But thoughts of losing
his soft Job closed his 11ns. which oth
erwise 'would be vptv 'oovKmf. All
the vnfortnnattt wherlf dared rav was
to swoar by Mosp that his charge
martehlm very tired. .
TNdlnar on the cars seenvs to have
hfm arlvfn a shook. It haa unqiies
tteWHy fallen off durln the past few
days. boh In tb busy hours' and dur
!nsr the day. Lnst evening i peemed
that no on nt all patronized the cars.
Tt 1s not denied, even by the most vig
orous champions of the strikers ami
tliAtr cause, that the comnany Is not
fjyen cAmo nntronncre. but It N fur
from what th rpnresen1''tiv''S of the
eonmany sav It Is. SHU. tlm com
pany. Is maklnsr a magnificent bluff at
doing big 'business. ' For instance,
four cars are being run on North Main
street at the busy ihour! whereas two
cars would carry all the passengers.
The ame game Is carried on on the
other lines.
The strikers' executive committee is
sued the following statement this af
ternoon :
"This is the eighty-seventh ' day of
our strike and finds things running
along in the even tenor of their way,
with our men still behind the guns
fighting for Justice. V
"Evidently Boss Farley's supply of
strike breakers is getting short, or the
chaps he has here are getting spring
fever and returning to the salt water
resorts for the summer, for as a last
resort the company Is now endeavoring
to obtain local help to fill the places
made vacant when we went out on
strike. According to reports brought
to us, they are willing to make it a
monetary object for anyone who will
condescend to work for them under
present conditions but we understand
they are having considerable difficulty
getting reputable help.' Efforts have
also been made to break into our ranks
by getting some of our men but on
strike to go bacic at practically their
choice of positions on the cars, but we
are glad to say that the men have been
found a solid phalanx and these over
tures have been respectfully declined. .
"We are happy to know that a strike
has been averted on the. Consolidated
road. The company's directors showed
ability and gooa Judgment in confer
ring with representatives of the train
men, and as a result the 1 difficulties
were soon smoothed, out and peace
reigns supreme. How different from
the, conditions here, where the com
pany, with a high-handedness that Is
marvelous, lcnores the public and the
public inconvenience and.. makes no ef
fort whatsoever orlng to an enau
stage of unpleasantness which is doing
nobody any good and many mucu
harm. In no place throughout the
country, where there have been labor
troubles, has the company shown such
comnlete disdain for its former em
ployes and so great disregard for the
public otthe city wnicn created it ana
made it mighty. Here we have a com
pany whose board of directors have
made no effort to personally Investi
gate and root out the present difficul
ties but arbitrarily sitting In their
offices miles away, voted their general
manager $100,0- t spend as he
wished to whip us out of our boots and
wipe us off the map if possible.
The only evidence the directors have
is what they have received from their
own help here, and therefore It must be
one-sided. And if we can Judge what
they' know from the misstatfltoents
which we have had to correct through
our daily statements from that source,
they must have been pumped full of
pretty hot stuff. It means a great deal
to the general manager If he succeeds
In grinding us don in our Just de
mands. He will be a big fellow then
in the eyes of the corporative world.
He will probably be then Justified in
asking for and receiving an increase in
his salary. The counsel for the com
pany is also probably, in no huny to
have this difficulty ended. He, no
doubt, receives remuneration from the
the company in the way of fees. The
longer the fight continues, the I6nger
the fees will roll Into his coffers. How
he must have enjoyed the action of the
directors when they , voted to go ahead
and spend that $100,000. We offer these
few little ideas to give the public a
bhnnce to think over what we are cop
tending against. Considering every
thing, don't you think we have done
pretty well so far in our struggle
against this power?
We are going to play baseball next
Friday against the Naugatuck team in
Naugatuck. ' A crowd of rooters will
accompany us down and there ought to
be lots of excitement. The boys say
they will inisg Manager Sewell's face
at that game, for he used to be quite a
rooter for cur team .and backed them
successfully many a time, especially
when we went to Bridgeport arid trim
med our brethren down there. No free
tickets.' ,
All of the accused who, yesterday,
were bound over to the superior court
on the charge of assault with intent to
murder the non-union men. Merna and
Morrlssette, have procured bail ex
cepting the two Qulnns. and they were
taken to Jail this afternoon.
J. M. Burrall' was asked to-day if it
were true, that he had some difference
with one of the local societies over the
refusal of the organization to accept
goods bought at his store. He said
he had no knowledge of such an affair
and he thought It could not occur with
out being brought to his notice.
Even if the trolley company and
strikers do come to a settlement soon,
many of those who used to patronize
the cars between here' and Naugatuck
before the strike, will not ride even
after the settlement is made. They say
they intend to stuy off the cars until
the fare between Naugatuck and Wa
terbury Is reduced to five cents.
Several young men employed in the
factories have been approached by
their bosses and asked if they cared to
try their ihands as trolieymen. If they
don't like the Job they can return to
the f actories and take up their old po
sitions. So far very few have shown
ia disposition to accept the places of
the strikers and It is thought that the
scheme will not amount to much. An
effort is also being made to beat the
men by endeavoring to lead the pub
lic to believe that union men -are rid
ing and 'that those who are walking
lare making fools of themselves. The
putting on of local men if they can be
had and getting the papers to say that
their reporters saw union men on the
cars Is looked upon as a great stroke
of diplomacy, but whether It will do
much towards weakening the case of
the strikers is something nobody can
tell at this time. It looks as if the
public does not want to give in after
walking for the past three months.
The, Shafting Was Going at, the Rate
of 100 Revolutions a Minute When
the Power Was Stopped the Man
Fell to the Floor Unconscious.
New York, April 7. Caught in a
wheel making 100 revolution a minute,
Michael Devanney, an oiler employed
in a Brooklyn Iron works, was whined
around the circle for perhaps two min
utes yesterday, but not seriously hurt.
Devanney wa at work beside a big
fly wheel when his coat was caught in
the" belting. He yelled once or twice
as he felt himself drawn to what he
thought was his death and 'ithen ' be
came unconscious Quickly the belt
ing was thrown off the wheel andDe
vanney's body fell to the floor, limp and
apparently lifeless. Doctors were sum
moned. While the doctors and shop
mates were gathered about the limp
form the supposed corpse sat bolt up
right, rubbed his head and looked
about in a confused manner. Devan
ney recovered sufficiently in a few mo
ments to become curious as to what
had happened, and when he was in
formed he whistled and remarked it
was a closer call than he wanted
again, , '
NEW MILFORD POWER.
To Supply Electricity for Connecticut
Railway & Lighting Company.
Southington, April 7. Upon excel
lent authority it was said yesterday
that the power station o f the Meriden.
Southington & Coinpounce Tramway
company will not be operated after
next fall and the Connecticut Railway
& Lighting company, operators of the
Merlden-Southington- company, will se
cure power for the same from the New
Mllford Power company, which cor
poration is now before the general as
sembly for a charter to establish a pow
er plant on the Housatonic river with
the rights to sell and transmit power.
The power company has already sur
veyed to Milldale from Waterbury and
the west for its proposed power line.
Negotiations between the , Southing
ton Wate company and the Connecti
cut Railway & Lighting company for
water for the Milldale power station
have within a few days taken a turn
indicating the correctness of the fore
going report relative to the abandon
ment of the Milldale , power , station.
The negotiations , between the water
and trolley companies were for a C
lnch main to supply the waterf for the
boilers as well as for protection from
fire. T. H. McKenzie, secretary of the
water company, has been informed by
Assistant General Manager Darbee of
Bridgeport that the cbmpaisy'tirfiot
reuqire wa,ter for supplying the boilers
but that it will want water for fire pro
tection, car cleaning, etc; and that a 4
inch pipe would answer. ; The trolley
company's decision not to ; take water
for its boilers may deprive Milldale of
the desired protection from fire, the
board of selectmen having said that
there would be no Objection to estab
lishing fire hydrants in Milldale pro
vided a 6-lnch pipe was laid, but that
they would object if a smaller size pipe
was decided upon.
Power front the new source will be
furnished at first to theplants in Wa
terbury. -Brldgr Southington and
New Britain ar , o plants will prac
tically be closed. . aoi e will, of, course,
be attendants jit each sub-station.
Power will be transferred to the sub
station and controlled there by rotary
converters.- The multi-phase system
will be used, and 30,000 volts will be
sent across country on wires. Two
sets of poles and two separate lines
will be erected, so that when' one line
gets out of working order the other can
be substituted. ' ,
Six thousand horse power has now
been developed at the main plant In
Kent and It Is expected that ultimate
ly 30,000 horse power will be realized.
New machinery is already on the
ground in Kent which will be used in
further developing the plant there. New
machinery for the Waterburysub-sta-tion
has arrived in that city and it is
expected that power for the trolley
and' lighting systems there will be
transmitted from Kent by the latter
part of June.
ELECTION IN HARTFORD.
Republicans Carry the Entire City by
1,275 Plurality.
Hartford,' April 7. -The city and
town election yesterday brought out
only a small vote. The republicans
carried the city by an average plurality
of 1,275. Ag a result of yesterday's
election the next board of common
council will be made up of forty-five
republicans and fifteen democrats, a
republican gain of over last year of
eighteen. License was carried by a
vote of 4,750 to 1,415. The city voted
against the consolidation of schools by
a vote of 3,006 to 1,270, but free text
books for the High school was voted
by a majority of seventy-five.
Throughout the entire city voting
machines wei'e used in each ward,
and they proved to be entirely success
ful, very little difficulty being experi
enced. The returns had been figured
and entered on the town clerkVbooks
before 9 o'clock, while the result of the
election was known an hour after the
polls closed. .
REPUBLICAN ELECTED.
Columbus, O., April 7. Robert II.
Jeffrey, republican, for major, was
elected by 3,000 majority over Mayor
John N. Hinkle, democrat, who was a
candidate for re-election. Mayor' Hin
kle was elected two' years ago by 330.
The republicans elect James M. Butler,
solicitor, Sylvester C. Noble, auditor,
and two out of three members of the
board of public service. The democrats
elect W. C. Cusslns, treasurer, and Roy
Wildermuth .police judge. The coun
cil will have ten republicans and five
democrats. George D. Jones, demo
crat, Is elected president.
Murderer of Three Wives Said
Ho Was An American
ALSO PROTESTED INNOCENCE
He Completely Collapsed, and Had to
Be Supported to the Gallows He Ad
ministered Tartar Emetic to the Wo
men, 28.12 Grains Belng( Found in
the Last One That Died.
London, April 7. Kloshowski, alias
Chapman, the Southwark salooniceeper
who was found guilty March 10 at me
Old Baj,ley of the murder by poison of
three women who lived witu him as
his wives in different parts of London,
and who was sentenced to death the
same day, was hanged this morning in
Wands worth Jail. The convict was in
a state of complete collapse and had
to be supported by warders. He pro
tested his innocence to the end, de
clared his real name was' Chapman,
and said he was an American by birth.
He was charged with the murder by
tartar emetic in October, 1001, of Maud
Eliza Marsh, a barmaid, who lived with
him as his wife. She was 10 year
old. During the trial it developed that
two previous wives of the prisoner died
under similar suspicious circumstances
and then bodies were exhumed. The
first woman, Mrs Spink, who passed
as therflrst Mrs Chapman, died In De
cember, 1897, apparently from phthisis,
but at the post mortem examination,
made last December, five years after
wards, there were found in the organs
more than three grains of tartar
emetic. Shortly after the death of Mrs
Spink, Chapman advertised for an as
sistant barwoman. Bessie Taylor re
sponded and lived with him for about
three years, when she was taken 111.
When" her body was disinterred last
November no less than 29.12 grains of
tartar emetic were found in the internal
organs. . ,
Cry of Fire Sent Employes in all
V Directions
One Man Jumped from an Upper Story
and Was Serious Injured Several
Others Slightly Bruised in the Mad
Rush The Factory,' Was Destroyed
The Loss is $27,000.
Cambridge, Mass, April 7. A fire in
Keeler & (Jo's furniture factory at Sec
PANIC IN FURNITURE FACTORY
ond and Thorndike ;;;treet8 toaxiandor special arrangements with the
caused a rush of employes, and it is re
ported that several persons were in
jured in trying to get out of the build
ing... ' '
The most seriously Injured Is Daniel
Sllva, who Jumped from the upper part
of the building. The others who were
hurt sustained bruises in the crush or
were burned. The factory was de
stroyed. It was a four-story wooden
building, filled with wood of various
kinds and other inflammable material,
which burned rapidly , and with great
fury. It is thought that the fire start
ed" from spontaneous combustion. The
loss is estimated at about $27,000, of
which $7,000 is on the building and
$20,000. on the stock. . .
He defended smoot.
President Smith Calls Those Who Op
posed Him "Latter Day Devils."
Salt Lake, Utah, April 7. Before a
vust assemblage of conference visitors
in the tabernacle yesterday, President
Joseph Smith, head of the Mormon
church, vigorously expressed his con
tempt for those wno made tne ngnt
against the Mormon church and Reed
In ,flitt ftVnf Eian o fori ci 1 rom-
paign in this state. President Smith
spoke with much feeling and while he
di,d not mention Apostle Smoot by
nsme, he maoe it plain tnat ne direct
ed his criticism 1 to those who were
against the seating of M? Smoot In the
United States senate.
"I want to tell you,", said President
Smith, "that there are no more loyal
people on earth that the Latter Day
Saints. We have been maligned, mis
treated and misrepresented, but not by
the nation. It was by lying, hypocriti
cal, sneaking, " cowardly wolves in
sheep's clothing that go through the
world seeking to stir ,up strife and
trouble for the righteous."
Prrsident Smith characterized these
men as contemptible hounds and Lat
ter Day devils who were born into the
world, to He and were fulfilling their
mission.
METHODISTS FINISH,
.Boston, April 7. The New England
Methodist conference concluded: to
day its annual business with the an
nouncement of appointments for the
coming year. The conference opened
last Tuesday. Considerable , import
ant business has been done, including
the adoption of a new plan to care for
aged ministers, by which those occu
pying pastorates are to contribute a
certain, per, cent of their salaries for
the purpose. The conference 'also
named a vcoinmittee .to wait upon the
secretary of the navy in behalf of the
appointment of more chaplains in the
navy. There were a number of im
portant changes In the assignment of
ministers for the coming yeur, espe
cially in the larger cities.
. WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Jamestown. N. Y.. April 7. Mrs
Laura Kins: was burned to death in
fire which Wrnyed the residence
of 'her won, Ell Ivlne. near Cherry
Creek at an early hour to-day.
Through Hallway Service In Siberia.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Through
service on the Siberian railway from
Moscow to Dalny was begun on Feb.
18, says United States Consul Miller,
reportlng to the state department from
Xiuchwan
Powerful Swede on Rampage in
Forestville
Broke Glass, Furniture, Stove and
Everything He Could Lay His Hands
On Proprietor Burg Tried to Pre
vent the Destruction But Failed-
The Man Finally Desisted and When
Found at His Home Said That God
Told Him to Do It.
Bristol, April 7. While suffering
from an attack of delirium tremens
early to-.day, John Manson. a powerful
Swede, aged about 25 years, nearly
wrecked the Forest house at Forest
ville, causing; damage which is esti
mated Dy tne proprietor, L.ouis s. Burg,
at $1,200. Manson raged about the
house smashing his fists through panes
of. glass , wherever be could reach
them, overturning furniture and other
wles damaging the house. ' Mr Burg
became alarmed, when the Swede
started in to wreck things and securing
a revolver fired two shots at him neither
taking effect. Burg then grappled
with him', but proved no match for the
crazed man. No' assistance could be
brought from outside so Manson was
allowed to carry on his work of de
structlon until he became either satis
fied or tired and returned to his home
about a mile from t'e hotel. There he
said that lie did not do the smashing
out or hatred for Burg,' but claimed
that God told him to do It, .
Mr Burg finds his damage to be as
follows: :64 broken panes of glass;
dressers, 2 large plate glass mirrors, a.
cabinet containing bottled liquors all
of which was destroyed and two
foves besides a quantity of furniture
Manson broke all the glass with Ijls
hands and. as a result the house is cov
ered with blood.
CUBAN CONGRESS RECONVENES,
President Pal in a Congrratnlatea tb
Country on Peace and Order.
iiAVAJNA, Apru T.-rUongress reas
sembled '. at 6 o'clock yesterday after
noon and will probably continue in sei
sion for three extra months oh account
of: the necessity for the enactment of
many laws before all the departments
of the government get thoroughly un
der way. ..',. , :., ' " .
A message from President Palma
containing 12,000 words was read, at
the opening session.-; The president
congratulates the country on the main
tenance of peace and order since the
strikes last November.
The president says that negotiations
have been completed providing, for the
entrance of Cuba in the postal union
united, states and Mexico, ana he ad
vises an entire reconstruction of the
postal and telegraph systems.
The majority of the municipalities,
continues President Palma, exist with
difficulty because their revenues are in
adequate. The government feels that
further assistance to the municipalities
in many cases is unauthorized beyond
paying the expenses of charities,
schools and prisons, and the obligations
of the municipalities cannot continue
to be met unless congress specifically
authorizes the government to act in
this matter. vThe work of sanitation as
at present conducted by 'the govern-
uient is not in harmony with the con
stitution. Since the Piatt amendment
makes the government responsible for
sanitation it is urged that an act cover
ing the work of sanitation be passed.
The message states that Cuba has now
five diplomatic and seventy-eight con
sular representatives and that the gov
ernment is considering various extradi
tion treaties and the commercial treaty
proposed by Great Britain. The mes
sage then says:
"Our relations with the United States
continue to be close and cordial. Much
more gratifying is the noble and reso
lutely favorable attitude of the presi
dent of that great republic. It is
enough to remember the obstacles
which his stubborn will have overcome
In negotiating the reciprocity treaty
and obtaining the ratification thereof
and his firm purpose to summon a spe
cial session of congress to definitely
approve It. Besides the sympathy and
respect which we inspire amopg the
American people by our exemplary
conduct as an independent people who
realize the duties and responsibilities
of citizenship, these circumstances
powerfully contribute in solidifying the
good understanding between both na
tions. -. V, ' '
"It Is in our interest to worthily cul
tivate these sentiments, and we cannot
do so better than by carrying out our
obligations to the Washington govern
ment expeditiously, frankly , and cor
rectly, whether it be by granting what
we ought to grant or refusing what we
consider ourselves justified in refus
ing" . , . " ' -
Fatal Dynamite Explosion.
LANCASTER, Pa., April 7. Roy
Johnson, aged eleven years, who, with
his father, Benjamin Johnson, and his
mother, was injured in a dynamite ex
plosion w'hlch wrecked their home in
Providence township, is, dead. Mrs,
Johnson, it Is thought, will also die,
while the elder Johnson is expected to
recover. The dynamite had been
brought into the kitchen to dry when
in some manner it was exploded.
A Disinherited Bride.
PITTSBURG, April 7. Charles Lock
hart Is said to have changed his will so
as practically to disinherit his daugh.
ter, Elnora, who eloped with William
Flower, a dentist, on March 26. It is
said she will receive only a small part
of the $40,000,000 he will leave among
his children. .
vneap surer For Coinave,
WASHINGTON, April 7. The secre
tary of the . treasury has purchased
i xuv,ow ounces , of fine silver for ac
'count of Philippine coinage at an av
of 49.S0 cents an ounce, t
JOHN MOST RELEASED.
The Well Known Anarchist Has Left
His Prison Cell.
-'New York, April 7. After serving n
year's Imprisonment less about two
months' commutation of sentence, for
good behavior on BlackweJl's Island;
John Most, the anarchist, haa been re
leased. Most was convicted for the
publication in his paper, Frehelt, on
(the day President McKlnley was shot,
of an article with the caption "Murder
and Murder," which was iheld: by .the
courts to endanger the public peace in
that It was on Incitement to tho mur
der of rulers. This was the decision
of the1 court of special sessions before
which Most was arraigned! and was af
firmed by the (higher courts. Upon his
release Most went at once to Union
Hill, N. J.
NO DIFFERENCE IN HAVANA. ,
Lawmakers Hare Time on Floor of th
House.
New. York. Am-il 7 Whiu tv,tt
or representatives was awaiting , Presi
dent Palma's message, Congressmen
Villuendas and Garmendia exchanged
angry words about a question of order,
Bays the Havana, on rr i wn inf
Tribune. Vllleuendan called
dla a "little, rude, ugly person and a
clown." Garmendia challenged Vil
luendas to go Into the street and fight.
Villeuendas snratur un and rn tnnanl
Garmendia, but congressmen seized
both men before the v ant tntratKav
Garmendia named Congressmen Borges
anauasuuo as nis seconds, and it is
believed a duel will be fought
CITY NEWS.
Dr . P. C. Lodge has crone on a faw
weeks' vacation to Vermont.
A son was born to-dav to Mr and
Mrs James Rea of ,19 Railroad Hill
street.
'v Bouffard's bakery say Red Star
Trading Stamp Co has used their
name without authority.
Mrs C. T. Carlson of 63 Johnson
avenue died . this morning at the Wa-
ieriury nospitai.
An important meeting of the Drusr
Clerks' association will be held in the
hall in Meigs building on Bank street
to-night at 10:30. , ,; -. , ,
Easter vacation at St Thomas's
parochial school began yesterday after
noon for all the pupils excepting those
that will graduate thi summer. These
will attend school every day between
2 and .4 o'clock.
To-day Judge Elmer handed down, a
decision on the plaintiff's demurrer in
the cases of Bella Johnson, Georare F,
Mataa3IrwiniaW?m
the Turnbull Co. His .decision, sus
tained the demurrer.
The motion to set aside the verdict
in the case of Devine vg Warner has
been decided in the negative. This
was the second trial of this case and
will probably be the last, asit was the
second verdict for the plaintiff.
Special forecast for Connecticut:
Cloudy, with occasional showers to
night; warmer, except in southeast
portions; Wednesday fair, except prob
ably showers in northeast portions;
warmer In north portions; brisk south
east to southwest winds.
Three small boys were arrested to
day by Detectives O'Gorman and KJen-
naugn, charged with theft of four bi
cycles last Thursday evening. The
boys' names are Willie Mack, Howard
Murgatroyd and Roy Coles.. The, bi
cycles were taken from various parts
of the city. Two of them have been
located.
In the district court to-day the case
of J. M. Mulligan, administrator, vs
the Prudential Life Insurance Co, was
begun before a jury and Judge Oowell.
Mr Mulligan is administrator on the
estate of the late Emily Mulligan, who
was insured in the defendant .company
for $500. Upon her death the defend
ant refused to pay the policy. Plaintiff
aisks $750. - -
Following its custom of twenty-six
years, the Hellmann Brewing Co will
place its "Bock" beer on the market,
beginning Thursday of this week. The
company heartily commends this
choice product to all lovers oi a gooa
and pure beer.. To Invalids especially
it will prove a dellgntful invigorant.
It is bottled at tne brewery in nana-
some packages for the, home table.
Telephone 310 or 109-82.
New sanltaries are being installed'
at .the Lincoln school. The work Is
expected to be completed! by the fif
teenth of this month. The heating
system at the Walsh school Is about
completed and this school, now pos
sesses one of the best heating systems
in, any tschool In the city. The teachs
ers and pupils will be delighted to hear
that the heating system has at last
been made satisfactory, for . during
the past winter they suffered much
from want of heat in th school rooms.
A hot race Is cralm? on nmnno' n
number of persons for the position of
supply clerk of-the school department,
which was held by the late Walter
Geraghty. Only four aDDlIcatlons for
the position were presented to the
board of education at its last mAHm
but there are nearly a dozen candidates
for the onlce. Among them are the
following: D. F. Lawlor, Morgan
Burke, Harry Mitchell. Georcre Cun
ningham, William Lawlor. George
Richmond. Louis Raffel. rnnii
Kelly and Charles Delaney. Ex-Constable
E. J. Donahue and Patrick
Campbell, it is said, have droDned out
of the race. The friends of each can
didate are working earnestly In their
behalf and conseonentW the memhf.ra
of the board of education are being be
sieged on all sides. For several weeks
the duties of the supply clerk have been
well and faithfully performed by Miss
Sadie Bennett of Cherry stree, assisted
by Miss Nellie Hennessey,. Both are
Graduates of the Waterburv Trainlnrr
school. In all probability the appoint
ment of a supply clerk will be made
at the next meeting of the board of
education, which will be held on Wed
nesday night, April 15.
He is Strongly Opposed to Com
pulsory Vaccination..
SAYS PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS.
And They Should Say Whether They
Want To Be Vaccinated or Not
fiialisbury'a (Representative Explains
Oonstltutlon.al Amend menta to tlier.
Farmers' Association ChatiielvTa-
Plan Was Reported To-Day.
y Hartford, April 7. Representative
iRobert covill of Salisbury, chairman
of the committee ; m constitutional
amendmente, appeared to-day before
the farmers' association of the lpgla
iature andi explained ' the attitude oi
the committee on the matter of repre
sentation. Ho eaid that hit comanittfa
after listening to tha views of abonc
forty - persons , at the (hearings which
were given for the purpose of gettir
the Ideas of the people on the matter
had , decided . to report to
the house in faro of th
Chatfield , plan, This calls for on
represontaMve from each town and"
S dintative tTom mdh r.
there has been much public interest cn
in VL v ' wre rePorted unfavorably
mttteeon public health and safety.
Mr Cross of Waterbury said that be
cause r compulsory vaccination wa
against the inherent right of free citi
zens, it ought not to be on the status
books. The people in the etat. hj
said, ar against the principle of vac
cination and the, people are fast losin
respect for an eminent branch of or
professional men, the doctors. The 2 -000
people' of Connecticut who -want
the repeal of this law do not want to
aboljsbv vaccination, but simply want
to have the right to be vaccinated or
not as they please, and not be forced hi
the matter. , ,, ...
The repeal was made the order of
the day at 11 o'clock to-morrow.
Hartford, April 7. The senate tela
'morning 'received the report of t.hr
committee on appropriations, granting
$48,500 for the Connecticut hospital
for the insane.
A bill was reported; favorably plae.
in!g a $7 fine for violation of the sta
tutes regarding the purchase of Intox
icating drinks during illegal hours.
In the house to-day, the committor
on - constitutional amendments , sent aj
favorable report on the so-called CSit-
field. plAttv-.,, On motion of - Mr Fcoriil '
of Salisbury action on the report wn '
set down for April 15.
SUIT AGAINST TOWN
By Bristol Man, Who Was Ordered to
Send His Children to School.
Bristol, April 7. The town of Bris
tol is defendant in a novel suit brouath
by William Teever of East Bristol.
Three weeks ago Teever was in tho
police court, charged with neglect in i?
to send his children to school. He of
fered as a defense the fact that scarlet
fever was prevalent in his district and
that he feared that his children would
contract it. The court ordered h Ira to
send the children to school. Teever now
claims that one of the children con
tracted the disease at the school and
three now being- sick with it, he asks
for $500 damages.
WILL BE MADE TC-NIGHT.
South Norwalk, April 7. The
pointmeuts of clergymen in the New
York East conference are expected to
be made at to-night's session. During
the executive session this morning 1L
candidates for admission with fu!l
connection were considered, and alo
the application of the Rev B. B. Cape,
a supply who was formerly a m errs Ik-
of this conference and who was trans--ferred
to another. He hn Ann mxcpu
lent work in this and the Oregon con-i
Terence, ana is at present stationed at
the Bellport, Long Island, church, in
the Brooklyn south district,"
DEATH OF A' JOURNALIST.
Albany, N. T., April 7. William I.
Belden, one of the leading Journalists
and republican politicians of the Mo
hawk valley.- died here suddenly to
day. For seven years he had been
deputy senate clerk. Hi home-was in
Amsterdam. N. Y. He graduated from
Yale in 1878. was one of the f oundera'
of the Yale News, the first daily papers
published in an American college, ani
for twenty years was connected with
the Amsterdam Recorder , and Daily
Democrat ' '
CAMPBELL SOME BETTEIt.
"Ntvw York. Anrll 7 TlWrnu. r.
gressman Timothy J. Campbell, who
has been critically ill with pneumonia,!
wa ereported much Improved to-day. 1
He passed a good nig and was rest- .
insr easily. The Dhvslrtnnn mam thnt-
his condition to-day was very favora-"
Die ana encouraging, tnougn he has
not passed the crisis of his illness.
PRESIDENT IN FARGO.
Fanro. N. D.. Anrll 7.-Th nmirrd.
for the reception and address of Presi
dent Roosevelt was carried . ftnr fit
cording to plan. The reception com
mittee escortea mm tnrough the busi
ness portion of the city and the pre!-
dnt made his address from a platforro
in front of the Waldorf hotel Ilia
subject was the Philippines.
FIRE AT WOODSTOCK.
North Woodstock. Aoril ,tirt,ita
and barn owned by Daviri Wh
destroyed by fire last night, causing a
loss or $z,uw, partly covered by Insur
ance. The house was unopruriwi m?
was undergoing repairs. The cattso oi
the fire is not known