The Press., 1894-07-19

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 Fharsday Evening, July 1s. 1894.
 MCLAUGHLIN &. SON, PUBLISHERS.
 q 50 year. If paid strictly in advance ,s1 .25. DEBs is in jail The federal authorities having proceeded to arrest him for issuing strike orders after having been enjoined from interference with interstate con- merce and mail transportation, he refuses to furnish bail, and with three others went to jail The purpose is doubtless to ex- cite indignation of his supporters through amartyrdom." But the mass of people have exhausted their sympathy befole reaching this point. The poor murdered victims of the riots for which Debs is re- sponsible; the hundreds out of good jobs through his crazy anarchistie dealings; the widow and orphan holders of railroad stock deprived of fair income from their investments; railway passengers held up thousands of miles from home, or riding in terror of misplaced rails or switches, burned bridges or other acts of foes in ambush; victims of losses through crip- pied business, delayed freights, or as owners of perishable products spoiled in transit; these are the ones to receive sym pathy, not the besotted Debs, who en- gineered strike seemingly for the sole purpose of testing his power.
 THE representatives of the different so- cieties included in the Eastern Conn. Trotting Circuit met at Willimantic last Friday, E. 0. Dennis representing the Stafford Springs society. Dates for the different fairs were agreed upon as fol- lows: Rockville, Sept. 11th, 18th, 18th !; Norwich and Brooklyn, Sept. 25th, 26th, 27th; Willimantic, Oct. 2d, 3d, 4th; Staf- ford Springs, Oct. 9th, 10th and 11th. Some changes were agreed upon in the Arrangements for trotting classes, 3. IS, 2.a7, 2.35 and 2.45 being provided for each trotting and pacing, and purses for each fixed at $25O, instead of $500, as last year. Entrance fees are 5 per cent, with 6per cent. additional for starters. Sta bling and straw free.A There is no open- to-an class, the 2.18 class being substis taksd It Is likely that each society viii also have . local trotting class, also thak absFai premiums wlIlf be offered Co bicy- olists. The executive committee of the Stafford Springs society will meet at their room, over the Misses Whiton's store, on Saturday next, at 4.30 p. m., to ratify these arrangements of meeting their ap- proval, and to do any other business in order.
 THOUGH the strikes are virtually over, in some sections things are far from being in their normal condition. Especially Is this the case on the line of the Southern Pacific railroad, where passengers and railroad employees are in constant fear of the murderous thugs who fire into cars and when possible derail trains. Mir. Debs has issued to the railroads mani festo proposing to settle by having all strikers put at work as if nothing had happened and consequently, all substitutes engaged for the absentees, some of whom had turned train wreekers, discharged. His commentators received no attention and Debs announces purpose to fight to the bitter end, declaI ation that can have but one meaning-the continuance of ef- forts to embarrass the railroads, to de- stroy their property and to make travel Ing unsafe. The Pullman employees, 1t Is understood, are ready to declare the strike off and resume work. One result of the strike IS likely to be general re- duction of wages to conform to David A. Wells idea, and condition of things that the railroads were struggling, before the strike, to avoid. Theii losses by the strike have augmented the need of con- traction of expenses.
 ON page 1st is copied from the Holyoke Transcript an article entitled Ia splendid invention" which has some causes giving 1t 8 local interest, Stafford born man having furnished the .ssinews' for devel- and Stafford parties having stud led with an eye to adopting it for Staf- ford's coming road. There is little doubt that from this on great progress will be made in use of electricity in place of steam as 8 locomotive power. The latest idea is single track railroad, the car resting and running upon one track and being kept in place by paralell horizontal wheels | playing along the sides of an overhead rail. The rolling stock ofa such road would be lag1t and over low places instead of grading up with earth comparatively light elevated structure would answer. The estimated weight of . line of steam and electric trains to carry same number of passengers and same weight of express and baggage is, steam, 330 tons; electric, | 83 tons. The comparison of figures is in everyway favorable to electric as against ! steam locomotives.
 Six years ago, says the Electrical Re- l view, the price for complete equipment 1 for Q trolly car, including two motors, :. was about $4,5OO. The price held for a l year and half and then dropped to $3,- s60, $3,5O0 and $3,300, until two years ago it was about $2,S5O. One year ago e2, 900 was the price of the same equip msnt, greatly improved in quality and eHiciency, while to-day the average price Is between $1 900 and $1 200.
 Expectations people of Peru, Ind, are worried over the discovery made that the etter "B" is being found plainly im- pressed upon leaves of growing oats, and t is put down as prediction of disaster. The letter Is taken as an indication of 'blo0dshed," and 1t is said in proof of his that the mysterious circumstance was noticed preceding the civil war and the