New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-24
Mr. SPERRY on THE UILSON BILL
HE DOES NOT THINK HIS FELLOW DEMocRAM
CAN PASS IT-sTORAGE BATTERY CARS
4 FOOTBALL FATALITY

Hartford, Conn., Dec. % (specaD.-The indcae
tons are strong that the street railway company
will take advantage whatever OF the privileges
granted to It by the City Council but will, instead
of Introducing the trolley few lines and pay
ing a 3 per cent tax to the city for the prtu-
ege introduce the storage battery system on an
its lines. This 1t can do by the amended chartef
which II secured from the General Assembly last
year which allows II TO use electricity on us lines
The question which the City Council was TO con-
slider was merely whether the company should
have the right 10 poles and wires The d.
rectors have not yet decided but 1t looks. from the
many hints that stockholders have dropped. as X
the privileges the city wishes 10 bestow are SO
overbalanced by the and other restrictions thaa
the trolley will be out OF the question
one OF the noted cases of the week was before
the Superior Court and was the suit OF professor
Childs. formerly head master OF the h'gh Sc"ooi'
against the town He was engaged to teacn' as
usual during the year 1891 he supposed, ana
entered ,,pon his duties. but dismissed during
the early part Of the year. He was defeated IN MS
suit.
Congressman sperry Of this district has been
overwhelmed with letters and remonsuances ON
the Wilson Tariff bill. He has written sFea'
many brief notes in return. the glst OF when may
be gathered from the one he wrote In reply 10 'he
rauonstrants from Rockville, VINO held public meet
ing He says: MY own impression is that the oii'
will lose strength when the members return nouns
for the holiday vacation 1t will be no easy tack
70 pass the bill in its present form an recf''n
remonstrane.s every day from my district 'ousu
t,age from what | see and hear. that the bill Is
not popular in the Northern S5ates Nr. perry -
credited with the intention o. leading an otposi-
ton 10 the bill on the Democratic SIDE OF Hs
Hous. but his friends here in the city DO not pc
lieve he will DO such act OF throat-cuttng now
ever much his sympathies might be against the
bill ,,.,.u.., ,ro,,,
The death of John White. Of Farmington. rom y;
injuries received in game Of football player az
F3rmington with the Yale football team. may be
brought before the courts. Ills friends nave en-
gagged the services of Joseph l.. Barbour, OF tnis
city. who will investigate the case and see what
there is in IL for a suit against the lale p!ayers'
who il is said Iremeditated the attack on White.
as he was the strongest man on the tarmington
team ana needed 10 be- disabled. When White was
tackled he fell badly. all doubled up. with the la.e;
team upon him. He taken from the ground
with his spine parayzed. and died at the hospital
in this city in a few weeks The case attracts
great attention but the kind OF evidence 10 bring
The matter in courts will be difficult to find; The
fact is that the Yale men sympathized with lne
Young man and his friends deeply. ana were mucn
aggrleved 70 think that the fatality should nave
been attributed 10 any intention on thelE pafN e'S"
the intention Of disabling the player