Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-13
CONNECTICUT NEWS.


 Latest From Various Parts of our Little SIate-RaiIroadM Mems Tribute in Stamford 10 a Friend-CoIonel Roberts, Settling With His Creditors
 No Fears Now of a Disastrous FIoodin Mad River-The Latest on
 the Stony Creek Strike-Manches- ter,s Rapid Growth.
 STONY CREEK, Feb. 12.-The report is
 current among labor circles in this vicinity
 that the long and costly strike of the
 quarrymen Is now practically ended and
 that March most of the strikers will re-
 turn to work, the quarry owners having
 agreed to recognizs the uuion after thst
 date. According to the reports each side
 has made 8 concession and the result was
 not considered victory for either side.
 When asked this afternoon if the reported
 settlement had been effected John Beattie,
 the qusrryman at Lsete's Island said: AS
 far as the workmen known as qusrrymen
 are concerned the strike is ended. We
 have broken their union and will never
 recognize it again. The stone cutters who
 went out last May through sympathy for
 the qusrrymen are still out and can see
 no hope of settlement. When they quit work the stone cutters admitted that they
 had DO grievance, but I DOW understand | they have. I believe they have submitted | the matter to the officers of the national | union, and that body Is endeavoring to | make settlement. A few days ago the Norcross brothers, owners of one of the quarries here, received letter from @ l clergyman, who had been asked by the fo tnta fpr clergyman wanted to know what the points of difference are, and If there was any chance of settlement being effected. He was informed d that there could be no settle ment as long ss the stonecutters did not chanye their attitude.
 TWISTED, Feb 12-The condition of the ice in Mad river this afternoon was such as to relieve fears that have been en- tertsined of disastrous flood. Much of the ice which was blown up with dyns- mite Saturday afternoon had hosted down stream, thus relieving the enormous pressure on the dam at Main street. The roads in the vicinity of the dam have been badly washed. but no serious damage done. If another cold snap ensues and the ice forms again dynamite will again be used. Under the present condition of affairs there is no danger of serious flood or of any damage to the dam.
 The greatest danger In this section of the state Is believed to exist on the west branch of the Pennington river at Pleasant Valley. Already considerable damage has been done to the iron bridge which spans the | river by the great masses of ice which have | been driven forcibly against the abutments | Two of the Southern New England Tele | phone oompsny's poles were knocked down yesterday by the ice and other damage done. It is probable that If the danger | becomes too great the use of dynamite will | be Iesorted to.
 MIDDLETowN, Feb. 12 The ice on the | Connecticut river this afternoon was ten | inches thick. Many persons were enjoy ing the skating, which is excellent It Is | thought that the ice will thsw gradually | and that there will be no danger of flood. |
 MANCHESTER, Feb 12-Cheney Broth | ers, silk manufacturers. are arranging to make one of the costliest and most ex- tensive exhibits of silks ever made by any firm in this country at the worlds fair. They have already placed upon their looms great variety of special design fabrics aud their exhibit will comprise samples of their entire product. This firm made A similar exhibition at Cheney hall at the | time of the visit of the Pan American trade congress, and the exhibit at that | time was consldered by the late James G Blaine the fnest display of silks ever made in this csuntry.
 MANCHESTER, Feb. 12.-There are prob ably few towns iu the state which have | gained in population SO largely, in pro portion to size, as this town during the | year 1882. This is shown by a comparison | of the vital statistics for 1892 with those of 1891. The number of births increased 56 per cent; the marriages 34 per cent | and the deaths 19 per cent. Conservative local figures think that these gains indi- cate an increase in population of nearly | 2,000. In 1890 the towns population was 8 S,206, and 1t is thought that 1t has increas ed to 10, 800 or threabouts
 STAMFORD, Feb. 12 All of the section | foremen on the New Haven division of the Consolidated road, about forty in number, assembled here last night to testify to the | respect and esteem in which they hold Mir. | Frederick Holbrook, late sssistsnt road | master of the New Haven division. MT. | Holbrook was recently promoted to the | position of road master of the Hartford | division of the Consolidated. He was in- | duced to come to Stamford last night as | the guest of MT. Dsggett, road master of | the New Haven division, and the foremen | took the occasion to make his visit very | pleasant one. A set of endorsed resolu- | tions expressing the admiration of the | men, their regret at his departure and | con2ratulations upon ms advancement were presented to Mfr. Holbrook by his late | employees, after which the party enjoyed | a we'll appointed, complimentary banquet | to the guest of the evening. This was the | first time the foremen of the road had ever been brought together.
 NoRwALK, Feb. 12-It is understood | that Colonel Roberts, principal of the South Nor walk Military academy, which short time ago was moved to New Ro- | chelle, Is making an effort to come to a settlement with his creditors. When the | colonel left here very suddenly he owed | bills amounting to several thousand dol l lars and had been in New Rochelle but | few days when all his property was at | tached by business men here. Yesterday | Colonel Roberts paid over q. 900 to his | creditors in Norwslk and announces that | be will settle all of his bills in a short |