Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-17

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officers were elected as follows: Z. |.
NJ. Frank ii. Trowbridge Rt |. ID. NJ,
James Callan p. G. of w. Rullin H.
| Bird treasurer. Burton G.. Bryan: re
corder Henry w. Atwood c. of G..
Charles w. Hutchkiss conductor. John
b. Scott steward, I. r. Shepard senti-
mel, +. &. Morris.
| Company F.. Hibernian rifles, will be
| inspected at the arnory this evening by
| Colonel Donoghue and the inspecting
officer of the regiment. After tn eX-
ercises the visitors will be banquet ed at
David's.
\ rehearsal of the Choral society will
be held this evening at o'clock.
HEALTH OF THE STATE.
| Report OF Secretary lindslcy OF tho
| Board OF Health.
The mortality statement for March
has been received from all the l6S towns
in Connecticut. There were ,097 deaths
| i'll the state during the month. This
was s more than in February, it was 4S
more than in March. 1889. and 1872 less
| than the average number of deaths in
March for the five years proceeding the
present.
In the first three months OF this year
the number of deaths was 91l more than
more than the average of the deaths in
the corresponding quarter for the five
years before. This eNces" occurred al
| most wholly in January during the pre-
valence of the epidemic OF ia grippe"
| Although few deaths comparatively
were attributed directly to that
epidemic. yet its influence upon the re-
suits of other diseases cannot be doubted
The death-rates for the large towns
W., MI y
for the whole state. Waterburys death
rate was l5.S. Thrtytive deaths oc-
CURED in public institutions of the state
Twenty-four towns report 10 deaths.
There was somewhat severe epidemic
I in the New Haven county home for de-
pendent and neglected children. with
five fatal results. 1t is believed that the
disease has been arrested.
The epidemic Of small poX at Meriuen
reported in the last issue, is thought to be
now over in that city. There We're in
the two months of February and March,
26 cases reported to the health author
tiles. whom 10 died. This wac the
most extensive and fatal epidemic of
small poN that has ever occurred in any
town or city in Connecticut since the
organization of the state board of health.
CAPITAL. AND LABOR.
Statistics From the Annual Report
of Commissioner IIotchkiss.
The fifth annual report of the bureau
of the labor statistics has just been issued
10y Labor Commissioner lIotchkiss. The
table of labor statistics are more ella horate
and complete than ever before.
In an introductory review of the week
and investigation of the year Mr. lIotch-
kiss SAYS. that returns are presented
from 24l manufacturing establishments
and none are used in the tables except
those of whose accuracy the agents of
the bureau felt convinced The value of
goods manufactured by the 24l estab-
lishments considered. is placed at $50
929. 1898: stock and material. S45.-
36S. i0S.41; cost of manufacture,
less rent, interest and taxes.
taxes. 81 900. 1902; net profits, $7.24S.-
7ll.51 Fer labor S22 ,4332 1874 &C was paid
to 80, l47 hands, not including superintsu-
dents, officials. clerks. statesmen. etc.
Commissioner Hotchkiss adds The
returns show that with few exceptions
the industries covered 10y the investiya-
tions are enjoying 4 reasonable degree
of prosperity. Most of the factories
have been in continuous operation dur
ing the year and have given employ
ment to more than the average number
of laborers. There has been but little
friction between labor and capital,
which is probably due to the fact that
there has been no suffering from want
of steady work, which generally is more
important to the wage-earner than the
rate of pay, while employers have been
treasured and gratitied by a growing
spirit of loyalty to their interest on tho
part of their employees.
Following is part of the significant
utterance Of the labor commissioner on
the eight hour work day movement
1T seems unwise for the advocates Of
the change to embarrass the movement
at the outset by raising the question of
increased pay (by the hour). which will
be sure to prejudice the whole move
ment, by giving the impression that it is
only an effort to raise wages. If the
change could once be effected the wage
question would adjust itself under the
same general conditions which de1.--
mine wages for the l0-hour day. There
is no doubt that the tendency is in the
direction of shorter hours of labor. This
is especially desirable in occupations
where the day is prolonged to 10, IA and
16 hours, as is the case ON at least one of
our railroads"
The labor organizations of the state
are reported to be conducting their
affairs in a conservative and reasonable
spirit. being mainly engaged in educa-
tlonal work. An article on the origin.
objects and growth of labor bureaus is
also pre- sented in the report, together
with an account of the seventh annual
national convention of labor commits
sioners, held in Hartford, June %, 1889.
Crushed Beneath a Rock.
MIDDLETowN, April 17.-This morn
ing while William l.. Shepard, boss at
the Cobalt uuarries. was lifting n