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VOL. XVI, NCM10.
WATERBURY, CONN, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1903.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
SHAMROCK III
A Squall Dismasted the Racer
This Morning:.
SIR THOMAS WAS INJURED.
One 7 the Crew Was Drowned and
'several Others Were Swept Over
board Sir Thomas Had a Close
Call As He Was In the Act of Tak
ing a Binocular Glass , From the
Man That Was Drowned.
Weymouth, Bug, April 17. Sir
Thomas Lipton's new challenger for
the America's cup was dismasted In' 'a
quail to-day, shortly after leaving
this harbor preparatory to another trial
pln with the Shamrock Her mast,
as It fell over the side, cai'ried several
of the crew, and all the gear and can
vas overboard. One man was drowned
and . several persons, .including ." Sir
Thomas , who was knocked down a
hatchway were bruised or otherwise
Injured , ; ;." : ' ' v
The man who was drowned' was a
br6ther-tn-law of Captain Wringe. He
was handing a binocular glass to Sir
Thomas at the' time he was swept
overboard. One of Sir Thomas's hands
was Injured, but not seriously.
The yachts maneuvering in the
roadstead, under mainsails, jibs, fore
sails and gaff . topsails . prior to the
start. A strong northeast breeze was
blowing, but there was nothing , in
the nature of a gale.' Thol)oats seem
Pd to carry their racing sails well as
they fetched out from the shelter , of
the breakwater, the Shamrock III lead
ing on a tack out seaward, apparently
with the intention of testing the
strength of the wind outside. The
breeze had just weight enough to keep
vber lee rail lipping. 1 "
Before the start Sir Thomas Lipton,
FamousvBritisti. Merchant and Owner of
' .; i v , -. . y-v ,
Ratsey, the1 satlmaker and-'' Colonel.
Sherman Crawford, vice commodore
of the Royal Ulster Yacht club, board
ed the challenger, which made a mag
nificent picture, as under her cloud of
canvas she drove past Nothe Head. .
The Erin had taken up a position to
send the boats away, round a triaiigu
Tar; course, and everything seemed to
promise a fine race. ''The Shamrock III
then made a short board on the point,
tack, dragging through a heavy squall
vith her lee decks ayash. At about
10:40 a. m. when nearly a , mile off
cthore, she went about on the starboard
tack, to stand up to crossing the line,
when a sudden gust of wind, sweeping
out of Weymouth bay, struck the yacht
tnd completely dismantled her. The
yacht's decks were crowded with Sir
Thomas Lipton's guests, officers and
men and it seemed impossible that the
disaster was not attended by serious
loss of life. The . weather rigging
screws or ner main shrouds gave way
and her mast carried away, close to the
deck, and' wlth .it went sails "grinding
in a confused mass of wreckage. As
the . shrouds gave way the .imnieuse
steel tubular mast swayed for a frac
tion of a second and went overboard,
creating general havoc as it went.
So sudden was the caln'mlty that the
yacht lay wrecked and helpless, before
those on board of her well realized
what had happened. Fortunately most
of the tremendous weight of the gear
fell clear of be deck, a otherwise the
disasters must have been multiplied ten
fold. As it was only one life was lost,
that of a member of the crew named
Collier, a brother-in-law of Captain
Wringe. Collier at the moment of the
accident, was handing a binocular
glass to Sir Thomas Lipton and still
had the glass In his hand when he was
. struck by some of the tumbling gear
and knocked overboard. The rattle of
Mocks and wire ropes on the m,etal
fleck of, the boat drowned all other
Bounds for the time. .
The lull which followed was broken
by a sharp order from Captain Wringe
to get away a boat. The captain's
, self-possession spurred the crew to in
stant action and a boat was put over
board, manned and started in search of
Collier. Boats were also dropped from
the Shamrock I and Erin , and in
couple of minutes these were all head
lug for the scene of the accideut
Collier, however, never reappeared. .A
nuni er of others were injured by fall
ing gear but none was seriously hurt
Sir .Thomas Lipton was knocked down
a hatchway and one of his hnnds was
Injured but not seriously.
Clearing away, the wreckage was
quite a difficult task, owing to the na
ture of the spars and gear. The Erin
; passed a line to the wrecked yacht and
ptood by her to give all the aid neces
f sary. - ,
- Sir Thomas, who was extremely dis
trussed by the fatality and the injury
o tle. yacht, said In an interview that
the affluent occurred absolutely with
out warning, and much quicker than
.fi'hen t' be Shamrock II was similarly
dismast ed in the Solent.
Just f IS a race between the Shamrock
II, the Shamrock I and the Sypharlta
tras be 'ng started in the Solent, off
BouUiaJLopton, England, May 22, 1001,
IN HARD LUCK.
a sudden squall struck the yachf
broadside on. The topmast .of the
Shamrock II was carried away and
then heir mainmast went by the board,
arrying all her sails with it and leav-
ng ner practically a wrecu. me
Shamrock 1 was also considerably dam-
ged. No one was injured on board
either of the yachts, but King Edward,
who was on the Shamrock II, had a
miraculous escape. Two women who
were on board that yacht, the Mnv
chioness of Londonderry and Mrs W.
t. Jameson, also narrowly escaped ii
ury.
The hull of th Shamrock III was
not 'damaged. The mast - went over
board in one solid piece. There was at
that time only 5ne break, which was
about seven feet above the deck. As
the big spar, with' its weight of canvas,
became heavier owing to the water in
n' the mast against buckled, its head
going down till it rested on the bottom.
It is believed it will be comparatively
easy to repair the mast; but a whole
suit of canvas is ruined.
Barges with a crane were soon on the
spot to raise the broken mast, after
which the Shamrock III will bo take;
to her. moorings inside the breakviter.
Sir Thomas had a narrow escape.
Ie was thrown down the hatchway
with a sailor, and fell with such force
as to break the board flooring covering
the tank. , .
By 4 o'clock in the afternoon the
challenger had been cleared of all
wreckage and was afterwards towed
into the harbor. Sir Thomas Lipton
remained on board of the wrecked
yacht all the time.
Sir Thomas Lipton informed a coiv
respondent of the Associated Press
that lie expects to be ready to fultill
Ihis engagement off Sjvndy Hook on
Aujjust 20.
$50,000 FIRE AT ST JOHN.
Freight Sheds and Warehouses Burned
Steamers Threatened.
St John, N. B., ' April 17. -The
freight sheds of the Trans-Atlantic ter
minal at Sand Point, on the western.
side of the harbor, are burning. All
the city fire apparatus has been sum
moned to the scene. Two ocean steam
ers are threatened. .
The fire burned for two and a half
hours before the firemen gained con
trol. The flames were confined o the
av a rehouses."
The two steamers endangered .'were
the Allan liner Tunjslan and the Lake
Manitoba, of the Elder-Dempster Hue.
Both were pulled out Into the harbor
without damage.
The property . included Immense
freight sheds, Immigration . quarters,
nspectlon offices and other facilities
for handling freight and' immigrants'"
A large part of the property is owned
by the Canadian. Pacific railroad,
which has Its winter terminal across
he harbor from the city of St John
proper. The city also. owns considera
ble property. Including wharves, etc.
ine loss isi estimated at jru.uuu. .
SCENES AT CONEY ISLAND.
The Great Pleasure Resort Was Storm
" Swept.
New York, April 17. Tide battered
and wind swept, Coney Island presents
a picture-of desolation. The beach is
strewn with drift wood and debris,
and cellars in the low lylug parts of
the" island , are filled with water and
the overflow of sewerage. Gangs of
aborers are busy repairing the damage
to the bulkheads in front of the
Brighton Beach hotel and the old Con
course. 1
The hlah tides burst through tne
Brighton Beach bulkhead, and the in
rush Ing water flooded the cellars and
destroyed the work of the gardeners.
At Brighton Beach the waves rose as
high ax twenty feet. '
THE OPENING GAME.
Weather Permitting, Philadelphia and
Boston Meet To-day.
Philadelphia, April 17. The opening
game of the, National league champion
ship season will he played this after
noon after having been twieeposir
postponed. t
BACK IN TAUNTON.
Taunton. Mass, April 17. John E.
Gallagher.who was arrested in Seattle,
Wash, under the name of Holmes, and
who is wanted in this city on the
charge of murderng his brother-in-law
Joseph C. McMahon, jNoveniuer "zi,
18D arrived here to-day from the west
in fiistodv of Taunton officers. The
prisoner was at once placed in tne
Taunton jail. The trip from Washing
ton was uneventful.
ROBBED TUB MAILS.
Chicago, April 17. Burton Parker, a
sorter in the Chicago postoffice, was ar
rested last night jon the charge of rob
bing the mails. He confessed that he
had been opening letters and taking
money from them for several weeks.
Parker has been in the government
service for ten years. He is supposed
to have secured about $800 by his
thefts. j
SHOT HIMSELF WITH RIFLE.
Seattle, Wash, April 17. In a tit of
despondency Jesse M. McCurdy, a tel
egrapher on the military line to the
interior from Valdcz committeil sui
cide April 3 by shooting himself
through the heart with a rifle.
To InTeatlarate Territory of Atnalca.
WASHINGTON. April 17. Senators
Dillingham of Vermont, Burnham of
New Hampshire, Nelson of Minnesota
and Patterson of Colorado have been
named a subcommittee to visit Alaska
this summer for the purpose of mak
ing a thorough investigation of condi
tions in the territory with a view to
s.commendIng legislation.
' A f 20,000 Bl at PlatUbnr.
PLATTSBURG, N. Y., April 17.
The large barns of Chase's hotel at
Loon lake have been burned. The
loss Is "estimated at $20000. v '
P.O.
Employes Examined Regarding
Promotion Syndicate.
, T
Clerks Thus Far Examined Are Mum
as to What Took Place -Nearly 1,-
000 Clerks raid Good Money to the
Syndicate Agents in New York.
New York, April 17. Three posttf
flce inspectors from western divisions
have been busily engaged in the fed
eral building here examining em
ployes regarding the alleged promo
tion syndicate. More than a dozen
clerks in the general postoffice were
called before the inspectors and ques
tioned closely.
What answers the men made can
not be learned, nor will the ' clerks o
questioned even admit that they were
called upon in connection with the
syndicate. It is evident ' all have
been cautioned against talking..
. While none of the postal officials
will admit It, it ie learned from' a re.
liableiiauthpxljy that the method 'of
the ynddeate was as follows:
One of two or three men In the gen
eral postoffloe in this city would ap
proach a clerk who was on the list
recommended! for. promotion. This
clerk would be informed it was known
he was not on the list of 1310; men
recommended by Postmaster Van
Oott, the promotions to take effect on
July 1. The agent would say that,
through certain Wash lngton co n n ec
tions, he was able to"promlse that the
clerk, would be placed jzn. the lists.
Usually, unless the clerk was satis-
motion practically was assured, an
agreement was entered into whereby
money was paid to the agent with
the understanding .that if promotion
was not made, the money was to bo
refunded. ,
It was evident the "syndicate" had
access to tht list as recommended by
the postmaster and sent to the divis
ion of salaries 'and allowances, for a
ooraparlon Is said to have been made
between this list and that of the men
employed In the postoffice. All of
the men whose names really had been
left off the list were approached aind
informed they had not been recom
mended for promotion, but "it could
be fixed."
This was accomplished, it is said.
by dropping some of the men, recom
mended by the postmaster. . It is un
derstood also the list as recommended
by the Washington department dif
fered in many respects from that sent
in , by fhe postmaster, v The amount
paid to the agents Is said to have been
from $25 to $50 a man. .,. f -
To keep the menfranx-talking to
one another about the scheme it Js
said the agents represented to the
employe approached ; that his friend
in Washington, who "had the pull,"
could get orily one or two men on the
list. This "friend" was represented
as occupying a position so close to
the chief officials that the addition of
one or two names would be . made a
personal favor. Each cleric was can
, tloned he must not say -anything or
the plan would get' to other ears and
the clerks in Washington would be
overwhelmed with -applications from
New York friends to get them on the
lift of recommended' employes, Ithe
result being that none of them would
ge- an advance.
It Is said nearly a thousand clerks
pmid their money to the agents of the
syndicate in New York.
In addition to the three Inspectors
examining clerks, six others are
known to be shi the city, detailed on
otuer ends of the scandal.
FIFTEEN MACHINISTS OUT.
New, York, April 17. Following the
attempts of the Housesmlths' aud
Bridge Workersunion to tie up work
on tne crane for the battleship Con
necticut at the Brooklyn navy yard.
nrteen union machinists in the main
power house at the yard, employes of
the gnincy Engine Co, of Quincy, 111.
have gone on strike. The men left
work in compliance with orders of the
National Machinists' union. The strike
Is purely in sympathy . with a strike
now In progress against the engine
company In Quincy. The government
hasglven three days to the company
to supply, Atnew; force of men.
St. IiOnla Fair and the Vatlraik.
HOME, April 17. To the invitation
sent by the St. Louis exposition au
thorities to the Vatican to participate
in the exposition Cardinal Rampolla
lias replied that It is above all indis
pensable that the same procedure be
followed as in the case of the Chicago
world's fair and that the invitation
come directly and officially from the
United States government.
Iiorena Cure Lolita Armour.
CHICAGO, April 17. Dr. Adolf Lo
renss has removed the cast from the leg
of Lolita Armour, the young daughter
of J. Ogden Armour, upon whom he
operated for congenital dislocation of
the , hip last October. The limb was
found to be in perfect condition, and
the patient was able to walk around
the house without any difficulty.
, Flrat Fire Muted Schooner.
BATH, Me., April 17. The five mast
ed steel schooner Kineb was launched
here by Arthur Sewall Co., the
builders and owners. This is the first
five masted steel schooner ever built.
Froarreaa of Bond Conreralon.
WASHINGTON, April 17. The
amount of 3 and 4 per cent bonds so
far received by the treasury depart
ment for exchange into 2 per cent con
sols Is $29,749,700.
I)mOeratlo State Convention
COLUMBUS, O., April 17. Colum
bus has been chosen as the place of
holding the Democratic state conven
tion on Aug. 25 and 20. The primary
plan of choosing delegates tyas forced,
HOT
INSPECTORS
1 0UTL00KIS HOPEFUL
New. Irish Land 111 May Bring
Peace.
What a Waterbury Citizen Said After
a Visit to Ireland Stirring Speeches
Made at To-day's Session in Dublin.
"Eager for peace, but ready for
war in case the English wish to con
tinue," was the way the Irish nation
al convention which convened in Dub-
Jin yesterday viewed the present sit
uation between themselves and their
neighbors across the channel over
the great land bill now "' before the
house or commons. ; It wasn t a uaa
way of putting it. ltt showed that
they are willing to forget the past
rwith its seven centuries of misrule
and be friends with he English peo
ple provided the other fellows meet
them half way, and it also conveyed
a very strong hint that, long and 'bit
ter as the struggle was they had no
notion of throwing up the sponge and
suing for peace on other but ah equit
able adjustment of this vexed land
question which ihas kept Ireland and
England at war In the past when as
a matter of fact they ought to have
"been friends. But if both sides get
onto common ground , now and , con
clude to give the arch disturber, the
absentee landlord, a ticket of leave
forever, Irishmen and : their friends
the world over will be glad of it and
the English will profit by. It Just as
much as the Irish Of course, it is
not to be supposed that the settlement
of the land question is all that the
Irish people desire, but "if they are
wise, and there is no good reason to
question their Judgment, they will ac
cept whatever there is in this bill
that is beneficial and the rest will
come as a matter of course.
Some years ago F.-B. Rice", one of
WttterbnryV prominent citizens made
a tour through Ireland and on his re
turn home he remarked to a repre
sentative of this paper that if the
Irish got half a show there would not
be a more contented and prosperous
.people In the world. He wasn't sur
prised that they,fliad trouble with the
government now and then ; what he
wondered at was that there was any
peace there at all. He couldn't un
derstand what the government meant
by permitting few land owners to
convert almost ; all the valuable land
into pleasure grounds and turning the
rightf ul i owners into the streets. To
be snre, what Mr Rice saw and com
plained of was nothing new In that
country, but it took the ruling classes
in England ta4 .Ireland . a., long time
to realize the Injustice of the situa
tion, but by constant agitation the
people finally got a hearing and once
the ffovermnent commenced to send
investigation commissions over there
it was plain .from the start that the
landlords were bound ; to get into
trouble sooner or. later, for the meth
od they had of dealing wltlthe peo
ple was of their own making and hav
ing control of th0 courts they ruled
with an Iron rod. and. right or wrong,
the man who ran afoul of them was
m-anaea as a criminal and made to
suffer. A gleam of hope rose over
the country several years ago when
si change Avas made 1 n til A nTrw-tnf
ment of the Judiciary which gave the
people the assurance that the .land
lord wasn't it. and that a tenant far
mer who ilmd M grievance would not
have his case aired before his lanrl-
iuiu or one or nis appointees. After
ims, instead or seeking redress by re
fortine to acts of violence, thev,'
menced to state their cases in the
courts and through the press, and in
this way the light was turned onto
their taskmasters and from that time
on the Justice of their claims com
menced to be recognized and men
who prior to that could ee nothing
but lawlessness 'among the Irish be
gan" to feel that there were two sides
to, the question. Why, until the past
iew years naif the people in the civil
ize'd world thought there was nothlm
back of the trouble in Ireland buTa!!
effort on the" part of Catholics to sret
tliA upper hand of their Protestant
neighbors, and it required a eood deal
or speecnmaklng and writing on the
part of Protestants to prove that it
was not a religions issue and that the
lOajfcholic landlord 'was not pne ;fot
better than anybody else. The
speeches and writings of Pamell and
men of his class and Gladstone's ar
raignment of the government's policy
towards Ireland are now bearing
fruit and men who could not see
things as O'Connell did when he
sought to make peace between Fnc-.
land nnd Ireland, have had their eyes
opened and appear quite ready to
lend a helping hand in making amends
ror tne misdeeds of the past.
The working people of England
ui-nu to p rair, iut tne system of
misrepresentation of .-Irish- character
was so thorough that it took
a long time to disabuse them
of the notion that the landlord
was not in ciror, and while many of
them always felt that there was some
ruing wrong, they were not strong
enough to compel the arlstocracv to
agree to have the whole matter in
vestigated and the why an,i hc
tfore of the discontent laid before the
ipurnic. nuc they triumphal in the
end: and it goes without saying that
the landlord has not profited by the
expose.
Of course it is too soon for friends
of the Irish cause to commence cele
brating the victory of the tenant over
fhe landlord. The whole matter may
end in a lot of talk as other things
of the kind have, but In any case it
looks as if the Irish cause Is forging
ahead and It is hoped that the men
now assembled in Dublin will legis
late wisely and If they cannot get all
they ought to have, take i firm hold
of such remedial measures as they
see In sight and continue the fight un
til they have reached .tiie ; goal of their
ambition 'home rule in Ireland and a
parliament in College green.
Dublin, April 17. The national con
vention called by tire United Irish
league to consider the new land bill,
which assembled here yesterday, re
convened early to-day in the round
room of the Mansion house in this city.
There was a smaller attendance.
, In view of a misunderstanding in
the case-of certain Euglish papers,
John. Redmond, the chairman, intro
duced a strong home rule resolution,
declaring that the Irish nation would
never be satisfied luitii it obtained "a
full measure of self-government "No
substitute," said Mr Redmond, "can or
will be accepted."
Michael Davltt' briefly seconded the
resolution, saying Irishmen would be
neglecting their sacred . duty to thQ
cause'if they did not send such a mes
sage" to 'their race throughout the
world. Mr Redmond's resolution was
carried by acclamation. '
William O'Brien then proceeded to
explain the various suggested amend
ments to the land bill.
An amendment of Mr O'Brien pro
viding for extending financial assist
ance to the, evicted tenants w-as wel
comed, but many I of j the delegates
wished. ir to go further.
Patrick Flynn, of the Cork branch
of the United 'Irish league.
then mounted the platform, and
a few second later Mr Flyrtn held
the convention spellbound by the extra
ordinary, eloquence with which he ,ln.
slsted that the present occupants of
holdings which formerly belonged to
evicted peasants should, themselves be
evieum.
This peasant orator worked up a
storm against "grabbers." but Mr
O'Brien's more moderate counsels pre
vailed.
Throughout the morning peasant
speakers discussed the details of. the
bill with intelligence. Lord Dunraven
was referred to as a "good landlord?
and his mime was greeted with cheers.
Air U'Brlen s suggestions., as a rule,
were passed without a division.
Jphn Redmond and' Lord Dunraven
had an Informal meeting this morning
and decided to postpone the sitting of
the landlords' and tneants conference,
which will probably be held In liondoa
next week.
GIRL HAD AN ACCOMPLICE.
Police on Lookout for Distinguished
Looking German.
New. York, April 17. While Mlna
Williams, the .nursery governess who
was arrested Wednesday night,
charged with having stolen $25,000
worth of Jewels and clothing from the
wife of her employer, a London bank
er, occupies a cell in Ludlow street
Jail, detectives are searching for a dis
tinguished looking German with whom
she went out Sunday morning to break
fast, at tkeJGasinoA
Alexander Reitlinger, a merchant of
this city, and a brother of the London
banker, asserts that about ten days
after her arrival here the woman began
to take daily rides with this man, who
is thought to know, where the $10,000
worth of missing gems are.
The most" valuable piece, of all the
missing Jewelry, a necklace containing
485 pearls, has been returned , by a
jeweler, to whom Miss AViinams too
it a few days ago. ,
POrE LEO GRATEFUL.
He Will Send President Roosevelt an
Autograph Letter.
Rome, April 17. The pope was grat
ified when Informed that .president
Roosevelt, on the celebration of the
papal Jubilee, had forwarded to the
pontiff, through Cardinal Gibbons, ten
volumes containing all .the messages
and official documents of the presidents
of the United States. He said:
"The messages are the essenee of a
centurv and a half of American politi
cal wisdom: I shall be happy in hav-
imr it as a companion to the set of
President Roosevelt's own literary
works, sent by Governor Taf t last
year."
The pontiff added that he will thank
the president by sending him an auto
graph letter.
H ' - -
HELD WITHOUT BONDS.
Dominic Paciflco Plead Not Guilty to
Murder.
Hartford, April 17. Dominic Pacifl
co was arraigned in the police court
this morning charged .with the min
der of Andrew J.' Hallisey by shoot
ing. He pleaded not eullty. The
bond of $10,000 under which he was
held was revoked and he was remand
ed until Monday without bonds! An
autopsy performed on the body. of
Hallisey revealed the fact that the
bullet was Wnbedded in the muscles
of the back directly opposite the
point of entrance in the abdomen.
MA HON AND BRYAN CONFER
New York, April 17. President Wil
liam D. Mahon of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Ralhvay Em
ployes, and General Manager Bryan
of the Manhattan Elevated Railway
Co met to-day and It is said that as
u ranees had been exchanged' that
there would be no strike on the L
road Jpst yet and that if there was to
be ono it will nottake place within
the next few days. The company
to-day received, hundreds of appllea
tlons for positions.
CAR STRUCK WAGON.
Schenectady, N. Y.. April 17. A
wagon loaded with school teachers,
who are attending the Schenectady
county teahcers' institute at Delanson,
was struck by a car that was being
shunted onto a switch Inst night, and
one person Henry Davenport of De.
lanson, was seriously injured.
CONDUCTOR SHOT HIMSELF.
New York, April 17. Michael J. Tl
tus. aged 40, a conductor on the New
York, New Haven & Hartford ran
road,, committed suicide In his home
to-day by shooting In the head. He
died in iSa hospital. No cause is as
signed f? the act r j
PECK
Strikers' Statement Still Holds
That He Is a Striker.
PECK GAVE NO STATEMENT.
Says Story Published in Morning State
ment Is Untrue Strike Breaker Eg
gleston Threatened, a Striker With
Arrest To-day Because the Latter
Was Scratching His Head.
The strikers' executive committee is
sued the following statement this after
noon : -v.--' :,'.i'.v " . . -;. -. -'
The strike is ninety-seven? days old
to-day, and conditions remain practlcal-
y unchanged. The company has made
no attempt to effect a settlement here,
recently, but something In that tline,
we are torn, is iiaDie to taite piace
when the Bridgeport matter is settled,
f it can be witliout a strike.
"For the benefit? of our friends who
ike to read our dally statements, we
would state that they are' printed in
whole each- day only ra the Evening
Democrat and Waterbm-y American.
The local morning paper ees fit to pub-
lsh portions of it, slashing out what
they see. fit and inserting what they
want, to.' .-..;,
"The public has heard so much of
the big-heai'tedness and liberality of
the trolley , company toward s Its em
ployes that we want to give out a lit
tle information received this morning
from Chairman Dliworth of the nation
al committee. He has Just settled a
pending strike at Sharon, Pa, where
the company gave the men .'a raise of
2 cents an hour 'and time and a half
for all overtime; also to pay the men
for time lost during meal times. That
will bring their wages up to' 22 cents
an hour, and 33 cents an hour for all
overtime. Mr Dliworth asks: 'Howis
that ?' We think .it Js , pretty good,
when the information is given that one
year. ago at Sharon the men were only
receiving fxom 15 to 18 cents per hour
and nothing extra for overtime or ex
tra workJ - - ' ' ' ' v
"The discharge of Fred Peck by the
Waterbury Clock Co Is still occasion
ing' Comment. 4 The company denies
thathe was discharged because he was
a striker. This morning the Republic
can comes out with a headline stating
that 'Fred Peck was not a striker,' and
publishes an alleged Interview with Mr
Peck In which, he stated that" he was
not one. In our "statement yesterday
we stated that 'Mr Feck was a striker.
We repeat to-day that, he was. Mr
Peck informs us that the statements
published this morning to the contrary
were not glvea-out ty him and are un
true. - ' '
"The strike-breakers have apparent
ly issued an-edict;- forbidding head
scratching. ,This morning on of our
'bus men happened to be doing that
natural thing when a trolley car came
along.. The bell ran e, the car stopped
and Strike' Breaker Eggleston alighted.
. . . 111 - L. 1 '
ana tnreateneu our man wun arrest u
ne ,ever caught Wm scratching his
head when ' his car was passing. Eg
gleston' Is one of the local strike-breakers-.
' ' - ; i'.V. - :
"The . Oriental Athletic club, com
posed of young men of the north end.
sent us In an extraordinary communi
cation to-day, containing the Informa
tion that Ve are still walking and will
continue to do o until the cars are run
by union men.' k
MRuses for Father Traynor's mam
moth bazaar this eveningas usual."
The local trolley strikers do not be
lieve that the Bridgeport papershave
iDronerly sounded the trolley men of
that cltv on the auesuon or tneir re-.
oucstB to. the trolley company regard
ing an Increase of pay, etc, ana wax
whoever has been quoted so far were
men not in 'authority to speak. , They
say they will notV heed What Is said
on the matter : until the result or tne
meeting to be held April 30 is de
clared. when final action . will be ta
ken. In a word, they say the meu
asked a great deal and got nothing,
except one cent an hour more for new
men. raising their pay to 19 centa an
hour. ' The following Is from the
Bridgeport Farmer:
"The following statement of one of
the men sizes up the situation:
"The company has met the de
mands of the men half way. . There
Is. some disappointment that the of-
flclals could not see their way clear
to meet the 'request of the men fully
in the matter of wages. , Some of the
older men expected that they would
get the 22$ cents nn hour, but the
disposition of the concern; to 'advance
the rate, is 'gratifying to us and ap
preciated. It is seldom that any body
of working men get all that they ask
ifou in a controversy of this kind.
"The committee who waitecT upon
Manager Sewell; met with a good deal
of courtesy, and he showed a dlsposl
tion to be fair with the men. The
more we talked with Mr Se well,, the
better he understood the disposition of
the nien to be as fair as he was. II3e
has other troubles that may have
plneed him in an attitude of suspicion
toward us- at first, which feeling was
happily overcome. r
"In the matter of wages the com
pany showed,us that they, Are will
lug to be fair. Their, advance of
wages last October was voluntary on
their part, and was unexpected by
the men.
"The prohvlse of rearrangement of
runs Is a victory for the men and
the accomiillshmenjt of a ieform
There are a great many men now
having , continuous runs of 7 and , 8
hours, and under the new arrange
ment these runs will not be over 6 or.
61& hours, and a full day's work not
over, 10 hours. Some of the men
at the present time work 12 and 14
hours for a day's work. There Is
something promised In the choice of
runs to men in longer service, the
company also give the men the privl
lege of a day off once a week If de
sired.'' . , --':
"In th ma tier of reeognlzlng the
i Amalgamated Association, of Street
V Railway Employes, we feel that
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THE STORY.
have 'been half successful In tfiis, too..
The company consents to meet at any
time with a committer of the local
union for the adjustment of any
troubles. The men fully annreciate
the fact that all reformis cannot be
obtained at once. ' We haVe this to
contend with, andi that is the officers
of the company donot quite under-
sxana the purposes of th Amalga
mated association. They are the last
body in the country to make trouble.
and will exhaust every effort to avoid
ic .xr instance, our memorandum
of agreement -submitted bv us to the
company Is exactly what Is in opera- .
tlon between all the western 'trolley
companies and 'their employes, and 'Is
round to ybe of mutual advantage.
iww we reei max we nave upniii
work, to bring the conroanr to tEat
podnt, and "we feelthat we cannot do
it at the present time. ' They perhaps ,
have their reasons or prejudices which'
will have to be overcome.", ..- , ,
Tbe auestion Wfla askedi aboitt the
feelings of -the men toward the com
pany engaging .so much outside help .
at tne present time. This brought a
laugh and thla reply: - "I guess the
company were preparing for . the
worst We fully exnect that wio
company will do the right thing by lb-
cat, mien winen they feel that' they can
trust Bridgeport hero. - If t!h oaVti.' ,
pany feel that they can trust us they
nvc do gomg outside for conduc
tors i and motormen." '
The next meetlnir of th .TtrimnM
union will . bft held th 30h nf tw
month and the -matter will be brought
up then for final action. No special
meeting f the union will be called
for the purpose of , conslderlnir the
matter. .-.'-
CUT (BY TVLYING GLAS.
Trolley. , Cars Collided . in Brooklyn!
This Morning.5 : .
vNew York April 17. Two
were badly cut by flying pieces of
glass and one woman rendered uncon
scious .from shock when two trolley
cars collided: at the junction of Flush
ing and, Marcy avenues Brooklyn
eariyj xo-aay. .
The car tracks cross each other -at
this junction. . Each motorman stop
ped his. car and then started, It, turn
ing on full power in th ihAupf that ;
the other ' wold stop. y When tho v
cars came toeether (urorr ' w.i.-ltit i-n
them was demolished, the platform
of one ' smashed -and the . other de
railed. Each motorman blamed the
wiwr ror me, comslon. The iniurpd
men are weak from in,o
thelr hurts are no; dangerous.
DEATHS FROM YELLOW FEVER;
Two on Steamer Syracuse Between
itio.janeu-o and New York.
New York, April -17. Twrw rin th D i
said to be; due to yellow fever, having
occurred on the steamer Syracuse in
the course of "her voyage .from Rio
Janeiro to thia nort. the fwi
detained for obsenrai n and disinfec
tion wnen sue arrived at quarantine
to-day. . ; ... . ,
When the Syracuse left Rio Janeiro
she had. four raHenorfrs. .TnTm TinVni
his wife and child an Mr Boihm's slsl
ter. The child died March 28 and wa '
burled at sea, and ' Boihm. who was
taken sick -at the same' - timer' n ti.
child, died March 29.. flis body was
sent nsnore at Bania! ror burial... Cap
tain Wlllhaft said both deaths were
from : yellow re ver. , .
NO DEFINITE STEPS TATCEN.
New York. April 17. The director!
of the Northern Securities' Co held
the Urst meeting to-day since the re
cent merger decision. . It is said the
question of appealing from the de
clslon' trf.-the United . States circuit
court, was discussed informally, but
no definite steps were taken. ;
MAY IDENTIFY REMAINS.
New York, April 17. The police say
that two men who are believed to have
known the victim of the mysterious
barrel murder are on the way from
New Orleans to New York, and are '
expected to Identify him.
STRUCK BY TRAIN. v '
Bridgeport, April 17. An unknown
Huneaiian woman, apparently aboui
45 years of age; -was struck by the ex
press, which leaves New. Haven about
8 o'clock ' this morning. She died in
the general hospital here later.
CITY NEWS.
Right .Rev Bishop Tlerney ' was In
Waterbury. to-day and made a trip,
about the city, accompanied by Fath
er Slocum.
The Golden Rods reception to i
held In the Knighfs of Columbus hall
Tuesday evening will be strictly pri
vate and no one $ "will be admitted
without an invitation.
' Services at $he German Gospel hall.
No 272 Cherry street near North
Main, street Sunday afternoon, 2:304
Sunday evening, 7:30; Tuesday even-'
ing, 7:45; Thursday evening, 7:43.
Hearers and helpers are cordially in
vited to spend one hour, with thai'
Lord.-., ,-;'',-.' '''.': .'.'-" ''''
Solomon Lind; aged 42 years, died!
to-day at the Waterbury hospital.
Although thmgs appear rather quiet
with' reference to the Mendelssohn
murder case it . Js hinted tha there j
will be something doing in that line:,
during the present week. There are
people who claim that Arrests will t
made within twenty-four hours, but
whether they know what they ara
talking about or not. Is a matter which,
it would be out of the question to Fell
at this time. it is-certain, uowever,
that the authorities think they have
Information which will warranl,
them in making arrests for the mur
der of Paul Mendelssohn mid it
wouldn't surprise om.e people to hear
of parties being taken into custody
t tiny moment. " .