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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
$6,OOO DAMAGES ASKED
Trolley Company Sued By R. G. Benjamin. of Hotchkissville- OakvilIe Trolley Car Struck Team Some Time Ago
 Injured Himself, Wife, Wife's Sister and
 Pair of Horses. ee.>

Mir and Mrs Richard Benjamin and Ann Mayhew, all of Hotchkissvllle, through their attorney, Judge Lowe, have entered suit against the Connectl- cut Lighting and Power Co for dam ages caused by being run down and seriously injured by trolley car on the Watertown road shortly after the strike started. The amounts mentioned in the papers are as follows: Mrs Hannah Benjamin, $3.000; Richard Benjamin, $1OO0; Ann Mayhew, $2OOO. Mir Benjamin is a farmer and makes weekly trips to Waterbury, where he disposes of the produce of his farm and dairy. The day of the accident he was driving along the Watertown road, accompanied by his wife and his sister-in-law, Miss Mayhew, when 2 trolley car struck their wagon from the rear, upsetting it and throwing the parties into the street. None of the parties in the team heard the motor man ring the bell, though he claims to have given it few bangs before but ting into the truck. Mrs Benjamin was seriosuly injured, so badly that it is believed she is permanently dis abled Her sister was also badly shaken up and has not been able to do anything since. 4dr Benjamin came off somewhat safer than the women folks but he received severe bumps and lost a very valuable horse in the mixup. The papers were served upon the company yesterday. The cases are returnable to the district court the first Tuesday In April.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
ALL REFUSE TO TALK.
Trafnmen and Directors Committee
 Hold Conferences.

< 5
 New Haven, March 27.-The confer ence regarding q new wage schedule begun yesterday by the grievance com mittos of the trafnmen of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad system, and a subcommittee of the board of directors was resumed in the office of President John M. Hall of the railroad company at 10 o'clock to-day. While it is announced that some pro- gross was made yesterday toward reaching an agreement, representatives of the company as well as of the men say that the consideration of the de- tails of the article is likely to con- sume much further time. Members of the committee while expressing no opinion as to the outcome of the ne- gotiations, Have said that the company officials have shown a disposition to make concessions on some points in tue proposed schedule which were not satisfactory to the committee.
 The grievance committee of the con ductors of the system will not meet the road officials to consider the con- ductors' proposed new schedule until after the deliberations of the trainmen are ended A meeting was held by the conductors committee this morning, but it was said to be informal in it's nature.
 After two hours discussion, the rectors' committee adjourned until 2 o'clock this afternoon. Chairman Keenan of the committee. said there was nothing definite accomplished and that no offers of settlement had been effected as yet. He added that there was likelihood of the conference be- continued tomorrow. President Hall declined to say anything about the progress of affairs.
 It was announced this afternoon that the new schedule granted the freight handlers by the directors of the road gives the men an increase of ten per cSrt and q nine-hour day. Noth- ing is said about overtime work.
 The Car Workers union, of about TOO men, which was recently organ ized, appointed a grievance committee to-day to formulate their desires for increased pay and less hours. Their demands,will be represented if the sched- rle granted by the directors is not sat isfactory.
 The porters and baggagemen at the union station in New Haven to-day pe- titioned the superintendent for an in crease of pay from $1.75 day to $2.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
TRYING TO AVERT STRIKE.
Representatives of Lowell Corpora
 tions Hold Conferences.

Lowell, Mass, March 27.-The strike declaration made last night by the union operators of the cotton mills of this city, although it was anticipated and although the parties most inter- ested had faced the situation with gravity, resulted in considerable activ- ity to-day. Both the mill agents, the state board of arbitration and business men of the city are anxious to avert a strike, in face of the positive vote of the unions to strike, were able to-day to consider the crisis as an actual con- dition rather than threatened danger and a number of conferences were held. The agents of the seven corpor- ations which will be affected by the strike order came together early at the Union National bank. It could not be
 learned whether this conference related directly to the labor question or to plans for running the mills on Monday. The members of the state board of ar-
 bitration also began work early in the day in the hope of bringing together the agents and employees committees.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
THEY MET THE PREsIDBNr.
Waterbury Men Now Enjoying Them selves in Virginia. s

Waterbury Men Now Enjoying Them selves in Virginia
 John F. Calvin, who is in charge oH the city hall building during fhe alD-. sence of Janitor Loughlin, who, with F. F. Brett and M. J. McEvoy. iaE spending vacation in Vdrginia. re. ceived letter from Mr Loughlin fo-. day in which he states that the partv IS having a very enjoyable time On the way south they stopped at Wash- ington, where they bad the honor of an introduction to President Roose- welt, who received them very courte- ously and inquired what was the pres. ent status of the strike dn waterbua.y. MT Loughlin says that they made N mistake in taking their overcoats witN them, the weather being so warm that one can feel quite comfortable in hia shirt sleeves. They met a large num- Der of Waterbury people since thev went there and also noticed that near iy everybody who learned where thpv belonged inquired about, the great f,pbt between the trolley company and its
 employees. 'S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
Three Passengers Killed and
 Burned in Wreck
NINE OTHERS WERE INJURED.

Fire Originated in the Tender of the Engine The Sunset Was Travel
 ing at High Speed When It Crashed Into the Other Train, Which Was
 Standing at a Station Where q Stou Is'Not Usually Made.
 San Antonio. Texas. March 27. Tbe
 sunset' hmited on the Southern Pa- rinc and another passenger train coI- iided at La Coste, IS miles west of nefe, at 9:55 last night. Three nasL sengers were killed and nine iI1t,lr.ed <: me bodies of the dead were bllrnas1 < The dead: N -1-' --e''.s
 1radoloupe Cantoe, Monterey. Nex. Antonio Arizpe Sabinas. Mexico
 Mexico. The injured: chest crushed.
 v. " Morrow, traveling passen oa,s agent Louisville & Nashville railroadS oa! Antonion. two ribs broken
 MISS j.. Foster, Houston. Texas ,,,v,.
 hobert Harrahan, brakeman N. Z. Antonio,larm broken.
 Miss A. Kistler. Great Re,d v,. NH. dislocated. [ 2, a1l "A bruised. '''iA n l lonlos
 "; E. Hess. U. s. A. ,lospita, co,,o., "ashlngton, D. C., leg wrenched. \
 Jonn Quinn. engineer, bruised.
 me Three dead Mexicans were rexs~ .ives or General Geronimo Thevino <,y monterey, Mexico, who was on his ws ', to san Antonio, accompanied bv a,jg Wife and son. The Trevinos were ,,ot i,,. 1,,,, Jured. The dead men were in conn na NY. ment of the private car of General Tsro- vino The Pullman ear in fhe ,,<a,. telescoped the private car. crsIshinss x them to death. Their bof1ias xvo,ser burned to crisp in the fire which s7s- stroyed the entire train. irlcludino fhn engine. The fire originated in the oir in the tender. Mi
 The trains were east bound. The 1rst, the Eagle Pass train. was sfand- Ing on the main line at La Coste TSha cause of the stop at La Coste, which is only small prace, is not known. ThA Sunset limited was travelling at greaf speed when 1t crashed into the Haele Pass train. MI
 The engine of the limited crhshet7 through cahoose which was hitched to the rear of the Eagle Pass train and the rear sleeper. This car 1n turn telescoped the Trevlno private coach. killing the Mexicans.
 The engine of the. limited was dc~ stroyed. Nearly all the injured wers on the limited. S Sl M 7S Antonio. V N
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
President at rore.ter., Meetrnx

WASHINGTON. March 27.-Presf- dent Roosevelt and Secretary Wilson among the members of the Society of American Foresters who attended the weekly meeting of that association at the home of MT. Clifford Pinchot, the chief forester of the department of ag- riculture, last night. The president re- mained about half an hour. He made an interesting talk to the assembly on the general subject of preservation of the forests and of forestry as a pro- fossinn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
WAREHOUSE BURNED.

Westchester, Pa, March 27.-The old Pennsylvania railroad freight station, lately used as a storage warehouse, was destroyed by fire of unknown orig in to-day. The loss Is estimated at $20,O00, partly insured. Among the contents of the building were books, pictures and furniture which belonged to the late James G. Blaine and which were recently brought from Washing ton. They, with the building, were the property of the estate of U. H. Painter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
PRINTING HOUSE ASSIGNS.

Boston, March 27.-Mills & Knight company of 15O Congress street, this city, one of the oldest printing and bookbinding houses in New England, has made an assignment to T. H. Keenan. Some of the paper of the concern is held in New York. The liabilities are placed at $91,279 with assets nominally about the same. The president of the concern is Frederick Mills; H. D. Howie is treasurer and J. H. Nero secretary. The trouble is attributed to debts of an old company before the origination Of the present one
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
Railroad omc,a1. rna,ct.s.

NEWARK, N. J.. March 27.-The grand jury has returned big batch of indictments in connection with the Clifton avenue disaster in which nine school children lost their lives when a trolley car was run down by train on Feb. 19. It is rumored that the grand jury has found indictments against the president and most of tho officials of the North Jersey Street Railway com pany and has not indicted the motor man and conductor of the car and the engineer of the train.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
Another Fever Victim.

POUGHKEEPSIE, March 2n-The romantic marriage of Professor Key holds, for some years principal of the public school at Millerton, and Miss Florence Hamblin, daughter of a wealthy Millerton farmer, which took place six months ago. has ended in the death of the young wife of typhoid fe- yer at Ithaca. It is now said that the husband is dying of the same malady. Professor Reynolds, who had deter mined to take course at Cornell uni versity, took his bride to Ithaca with him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
Nature,s Flying Machine

The largest flying machine in na- ture is found by Langley and Lucas to have been the ornithostoma in- gems, the greatest of the pterodactyls of ancient days, whose body weight was probably about 30 pounds and whose extended wings measured about 20 feet from tip to tip The largest of existing flying creatures is the albatross, which has a weight of IS pounds and a spread of wing of 111a feet, though it's wing area is but seven square feet, while it devel- ops only twentieth of a horse power, and such is this birds power of progression by mysterious soaring that tagged individual has been known to traverse at least 3,150 miles in 12 days. Whether the pterodactyl represents the extreme possible limit of weight-carrying by wings is one of our interesting problems. Lang ley's steel flying machine had a sup porting area of 54 square feet, a weight of 30 pounds, developed 1h horse power, and repeatedly flew from one-half to three-fourths cf a mile.-Nature.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27

Bridgeport, March 27.--As result of the meeting yesterday afternoon be- tween Manager J.~E. Sewen of the Con- |necticut Railway and Lighting Go and Frank Wood, A. J. Knapp, George Howard, Robert Jagoe and Joseph Mooney,a a committee from the Motor mems and Conductors union of this city, 1t was agreed that the trolleymen are to put into writing tat an early date their requests regarding change of schedule and other requests and sub init 1t to Manager Sewell, who will give it due consideration and give a decision at meeting to be held at a later date.
 Such is the substance of a statement handed out by the company after the conference. A trolleyman said last night that request had been made by the committee for an increase of wages of from one to two cents more an hour, as we'll as for change in the arrangement of. the running schedule.
 1t was also stated that the committee
 asked for civil recognition of their
 union on the part of the company The men were we'll received and the situation was talked over to consider
 able length. The men were in the fullest sense courteous in all their re-
 quests and were met in the most kind ly and friendly spirit by Manager Sew
 ell They told him frankly that the
 present schedule could be improved so 1t would not be so hard upon the men
 as 1t Is at present, and that as a un- ion, the employees desired to be just
 toward both the company and them
 selves, and for that reason they had thought it best to appoint commit tee comprising three motormen and three conductors to lay the facts can didly before the company and ask for
 relief from what many times is hard ship.
 Early yesterday morning the union held its monthly meeting. At this meeting IT more of the emploeyasitno meeting 17 more of the employees join ed, making every man in the company's employ as a trolley man now a mem- Der of the union. All but four mem
 bers were present at the Thursday morning gathering and the session last ed fully three hours Treasurer Dill worth of the Amalgamated Associa- 1 ton of Street Railway Employees of America was present and addressed the meeting stating that the national as- sociation was opposed to strikes otll- CT than as a last resort. Harmony prevailed and the situation was dis cussed without the least show of ex-
 citement.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
WIRE SHORT GROUPED.

Utica, N. r., March 27.-The short circuiting of an electric light wire in the Carthage tissue paper mill this morning caused fire with a loss of $9,O00 to the paper company and about $3,o00 on the Ryther x Pringle store houlse and contents. Several houses at some distanc ecaught fire, but they were kept from burning by the local fire company and ictizens.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
THE BURRITT SALE.
By-Road in Tipperary'. Eetch,ne Brought Highest Price


 New York, March 27.-The f1nay sale of the late A. M. Burritt,s colIec- iion of etchings and prints, represent. Ing the work of a score of artists real. lzed $l5,972, making total with .the receipts at the preceding sales of S24 2 7SS. The highest price of the finof sale was SLIGO, which was paid for tha etching "By-Road' in Tipperary. NV Sir Francis Seymour Hadden. whils number of others by Sir Francis brought good prices, $s25 being naid for Sincere Mill Pond,", large plate on Japanese paper, state undescribeS ana S54o for "A River in Irelanl,' first state on laid paper.
 There were several NIillets offered and some specimens of WhisfIer.s work. Among the collectors at the salf were Pierre Lorillard, Louis Stern and D. R. Thomas
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
Children Ate Poisonous Roots.

FLEETWOOD, Ia. March 27.--Two children, aged eight and twelve years, the sons of J. Y. Johnson, are dead from eating the roots of an unknown plant growing in the yard of their home. A third child is still in pre- carious condition. Physicians are un- able to say what the plant is, as it is strange to this part of Iowa.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
A NEW SCHEDULE.

Norwood, Mass, March 27.-A com mittee from the local boiler makers union, representing the help employed in the N. Y. N. H. x H. railroad repair shops at Norwood Center, who were in conference with the. officers of the road at New Haven yesterday, to-day
 announced there would be new schedule of wages for the repair shop employees, emhodying an average in crease of twelve and one-half per cent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
FOUND BY INDIANS.

Victoria, B. O., March 27.-A letter received here from Quatsino. on the Vancouver Island coast, says the stern of ships lifeboat with the word Liverpool" on it, together with a quantity of new lumber and some ships stanchions, have been found near Reef Point by Indians. Nothing can be learned as to what vessel the wreckage came from.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
CITY NEWS.

Miss Quinns shorthand class in the Catholic Women's association will not meet this evening.
 An alarm of fire was rung in from box 1 about 10:30 to-day calling the department to house on Union street owned by Mrs J. Olin Howe. Some wood which had been left i'll the oven to-day caught fire. The fire was ex- tinguished without the aid of the fire men.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
REBELS DEFEATED

Manila, March 27-Two companies of Macabebe scouts signally defeated the main body of San Miguels hebels. 1t is believed that San Miguel was killed. Lieutenant Reese was serious ly wounded. The scouts lost three men killed and eleven wounded. The enemy occupied stone fort, guarded by two hundred men.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
EMPRESS FELL FROM HORSE.

Berlin, March 27.-The empresa while riding in the Grunewald forest this morning, fell from her horse and slightly fractured her right forearm. Emperor William was near at hand and was one of the first to reach ana assist her. She was taken to the hunt< ing lodge and surgeon was telephones for 't F Y
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
DEATH OF A MILLIONAIRE.

Chicago, March PIN. K. Fair banks, the millionaire manufacturer. and director in several banks and man. ufacturing concerns, died at his homa1 here to-day, at the age of 73 tea He was i'll but short time,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
DRUMCREB WON FIRST.

Liverpool, March 27.-At the Liver pool spring meeting to-day the Grand National steeplechase> was won by Mfr MorTison's Drumcree. Detail was second and Manifesto was third. Twenty three horses started
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
Cardinal Gibbons to Attend,

BALTIMORE, March 27.-Cardinal Gibbons has accepted an invitation to attend the inaugural ceremonies of the St Louis exposition and will offer the opening prayer on the occasion, as he did at the Worlds fair at Chicago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
ENTIRE CABINET RESIGNS.

Sofia, Bulgaria, March 27.-The en- tire cabinet has resigned, owing to the inability to find anyone who will ac- cept the portfolio of war until the cab inet agreed to the army appropriations.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
Live stock Market.

CATTLE-Market higher: choice. S5 400 5.5o; prime 5 2o05.So; good. s475Gl5 veal calves. $6500y7. $I7O@LS0; mediums $7 75GD7 80. heavy Workers. S7.6567.7oi light do., $76o; pigs, $7,5ca765: roi.ghs, $5lpT25
 SHEEP AND. IAMBS-Market steady: best wethers. $6Q625; culls and common, S225Q450: choice lambs. $7.5o1765.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Closing stock Quotations.

Money on call steady at 5a4 per cent
 Prime mercantile paper. 5%96 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business In bankers bills at $4.S794. S7125 Posted rates, $4.S41S@4.85 and $4.8S. Com mercial bills, A.S3Gp4. s31a Bar silver, 4Sssc. Mexican dollars, 3s14c. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular Clos
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27

Have you a house or lot to sell? Our ..penny a word' ads will bring you a customer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
Editor Democrat:

LIuitOI DcuOCIdL.
 Dear Sir:-In all this talk of boycott, etc, which everyone is dead tired of listening to, please allow a few sugges- tions to trade unions in general by a business man. Treat everyone with the utmost courtesy. Wrong no man. Act as though you were in business and had goods to sell Let your conn petitors alone. Don't run them down The public are your customers Make every citizen, of union or non-union ideas, your friend with kind words. Strive to make your unions such a sue cess by using magnanimous treatment to everybody that every workingman will want to have a few shares of stock in your concern, so to speak, by becoming proud member of your union. A successful business man never throws slurs out at his competi- tors. Let the labor unions treat their enemies with respect and indifference and all past history of common busi- ness horse-sense shows that this is n winner Above all, make enemies of no man, because you can never tell when you may need every mans friendship and the enmity of none.
 Respectfully submitted,
 A BUSINESS MAN.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-27
TROUBLE ON EAST MAIN STREET LINE

The strikers executive committee is- sued the following statement this af- ternoon.
 This is the seventy-sixth day of the strike, the eve of the eleventh week out. The situation at this writing con tains no new developments ls
 An earnest effort is being made to bring John Mitchell to Waterbury. Perhaps no man in the country is ad- mired as this phenomenal labor leader is at the present time, and if he can be induced to come here, it will be quite a distinction and an honor to Water bury. If our committee succeeds in getting MT Mitchell to come, we will make arrangements to have the public see and hear him.
 It is not often we pay attention to anonymous communications, but our secretary received one this morning, purporting to come from a local mer- chant, which we are going to reply to, publicly. The writer belabors us for feeling in the least bit annoyed because merchants have met and urged riding on the cars. and asks why the mer- chants have not as much right to favor the trolley company as they have to favor the men. q
 For the writer's benefit, we will say that we have nevera said anything in our statements which could lead any merchant to believe that we denied his right to favor the company if he so desired. Now that an alleged mer- chant has seen fit to write to us, how ever, we will simply submit few fig ures
 Before the strike the annual wage earnings of the local trolleymen amounted to $47.320. Was that amount of money spent in Waterbury or did it go to New York, Boston or Philadel- phia, Mir Merchant? We have at a conservative estimate 5000 union men in Waterbury. Say that their wages are $1O. That would amount to $3,- 120,00O per year. Has that money been used to promote gigantic corpora tions, buy gold>bonds or found it's way into the coffers of the local merchants
 And now. MT Merchant, if you who wrote that letter are merchant, that we have given you some figures to think over, wont you just sit down and ask yourself where the quarter of a million dollars a year earnings of the trolley company went to?
 We received word this morning that the shipment of our automobile had been somewhat delayed, but that fl was now en route.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

IT is said that Represe tative Binger
Herman's feathers may be considerably
scorched by the investigation now 60.
ing on OF the most colossal of govern.
ment gratis, he being Commissioner Of
the Land Office while all this rascality
was perpetrated. II is claimed that
these frauds will aggregate from $751;
100000 to $2O,OOO,OOO and collision
between organized grafters and State
and Federal officers will be shown.
Secretary Hitchcock, to promote a
thorough investigation, declares that
he will divulge nothing until the inves-
tigation is completed.