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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
MANY NEW UNION BUTTONS
Omaha Street Gar Employees Can Nearly All
Wear Them Now.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE IN DAY
Union Holds n Big Meeting and Takes
In Members by the Score and
IL Now Numerically
Strong.

Division No. 2Ss, Amalgamated Associa-
tion OF Street Railway Employees of Amer
lea, received a landslide of new members
at the all-day meeting held yesterday.
About 1876 names were added to the roll OF
the union. According to President @. II.
Smith of No. 2SS, there are now, counting
the accessions OF yesterday, 425 men in
the union. The street railways Of this city
and Council Bluffs employ about 500 men,
so 1t will be seen that the nonunion men,
that is those who have not yet Joined the
organization, are greatly in the minority
The unusual number joining yesterday
did so because that was the last day on
which membership could be obtained for s..
At the time of organization Il was decided
to hold the membership fee at this figure
until this date and then raise 1t to s. for
one month and afterwards to $40 This
raise affects only men in the service at
this time; all men newly joining the street
car service will be charged the original fee.
The men who are still holding aloof from
the union are almost to a man old employees
of the company, and those who Joined yes
terday we're for the greater part also of
this class. Those early in the organization
we're mostly men who had not served any
great length of time. Many Of those who
their names at some time, but had delayed
action for one reason or another. Those
still remaining out of the organization are
said to have done so through fear of some
complication or unpleasantness.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
Leaders are JubiIant.

Men who have been prominent in the
work of organizing and increasing the union
are jubilant over the accession Of yester-
day and think that II will be but a short
time until practically all Of the car men
are in line. The majority of the men of
the Council Bluffs line early Joined the
union, and most of those still unsigned
are on the Omaha side.
The union was organized August 2S Of
last year. At the time application was
made for the charter 2o4 names we're signed
to the application as intending members
Nest of these later withdrew from the
movement and only seventeen men .lhained
to fight for the assoc1atiot. These were
suspended by the street railway company
but were later reinstated. Eight others
Joined the movement on the night that the
seventeen were suspended, and these twen-
ty-hve pioneers elected officers and began
work among their less active companions.
The union men say that they have no
grievance against the street railway COM
pany at this time, but feel that they should
be organized. They express the intention
to make the union work for the coed Of it's
members and for the good Of the service,
and are confident their employers will
never have any cause to complain OF its
actions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
Legislative Employees.

The present house OF representatives has
had appointed just an even 100 en-
II OF chapter xviii of the compiled statutes
ployes, the senate only hfty-nine. Section
provides that the house shall not have
to exceed seyenty-hYs employees. and sec
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19

CcOntinusd on FIFTH PaSsl
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WILL KEEP OPEN HOUSE.
Railroad Y. M. c. A. to Entertain Men hare Nav YaaY.,es Oav

Railroad Y. M. c. A. to Entertain Mem
 bers New Years Day. @
 The railroad department of the Y. M. c. A. has arranged to keep open house during the entire day of New Years and the programme of affairs will be inter esting to all members of the associa- tion. T buffet lunch will be served from 10 o'clock in the morning until 8 o'clock at night.
 The principal feature of the day will be the state bowling tournament which is to conclude a series which has been played in the several cities of the state where associations are located. The teams participating will be composed of three men each, and will be from Wa terbury, Bridgeport, Ansonia, Hartford, Middletown, Ovoryton, and New Haven. Suitable prizes have been offered for the winners of both the team events and for those who roll the highest single strings and have the greatest numbers of spares. .
 It Is expected that the day will be one of rare enjoyment to all who are favor- ed with the permission to spend the hours at the association rooms. @
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,g E zEE MILFORD.

Hon. D. P. Merwin is recovering from the effects of an operation performed last Saturday, where a small tunor was removed from the upper lid of his left eye. -.,
 Miss Marjorie Gum is the guest at Annapolis, Md. of Mrs. Fannie Upson Bassett this week.
 A social for the members of Ply mouth church Sunday school will be held Thursday evening, December 31 in the church parlors.
 George Booth and wife have decided to locate permanently in Torrington. They moved their household goods to that place on Monday.
 The Milford Pastime club will give another whist party at North's hall this evening. About two hours will be devoted to whist, and the remainder of the evening will be given up to danc- ing. 53
 In the parish house Monday evening the members of St. Peters Sunday school had their annual Christmas tree exercises. First came short operetta rendered by the children and then the distribution of gifts with the conse- quent good time among those present.
 Miss Laura Stannard of Middletown is spending a few days in town, the guest of MT. and Mrs. Cecil Stowe of Pond street.
 Tomorrow evening Volunteer coun- cil. R. A.. are to hold an identification meeting in their former quarters in the postoffice block. or '
 Arctic engine company will have an entertainment to-nlorrow evening at their rooms.
 A dance is to be given in the town hall by members of the Milford Wheel club tomorrow evening. Very elabor- ate preparations are being made for the entertainment of sthe guests, and Pro lessor Clark is to furnish the music, a full orchestra of six pieces having been engaged.
 William Fowler council, o. U. A. M, has elected, as follows, officers for the ensuing six months: Coneilor, Frank A. Smith: vice councillor, Harry E. Clark; recording secretary, R. R. Hep- burn; assistant secretary, Frederick Cornwall; financial secretary, E. IL. Cornwall; treasurer, Alphonso Smith: lnductor Robert Richey; examiner, Benjamin Howarth: inside protector. Ntahan Gum; outside protector, A. c. Tibbals: representatives to state coun- Gil. Fred Van Styckle and George Whitcomb: alternates, James A. Perry and Alphonso Smith. The officers will be installed at the meeting next week by Deputy Blydenburg of New Ha- ven. ". "
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has resigned her position to accept one in this city, where she has relatives.
 David Collins of West Haven went to Germantown Monday to attend the fu- neral of his sister, Mrs. Mitchell Be- sides Mir. Collins, Mrs. Mitchell left one sister. Mrs. Clepham of Washington, D. c.
 Professor O. F. Osborne of the Yale Medical school was in Winsted. Mon day, in consultation with Dr. Reidy on the case of William Cosgriff of Win sted, who is in a serious condition at his home with typhoid fever.
 Royal Arcanum, Sayin Rock council, will hold a special meeting this evening in Masonic hall, Campbell avenue, cor ner Main street, at which time class in- itiation will be held. Public installation on January 13.
 Cards have been received in Seymour announcing the marriage of Otto Wat son Davis, formerly of Seymour. and Miss Annie Sophia Thomas, niece of MT. and Mrs. D. w. Simmons. The ceremony was performed on Christmas day at MT. and Mrs. Simmons home. Green Valley Farm" in Duxbury, Mass. They will be at home after Feb ruary 1, at 2So Goodwin street, Paterson, N. J. MT. Davis is the son of MT. and Mrs. Zerah B. Davis of Maple street and is a graduate of the Seymour high school, where he prepared in part for Wesleyan university, of which he is also graduate.
 i Albert M. Ensign is seriously i'll al his home, 49O Washington avenue, West i Haven.
 Clarence H. Ryder and family arrived home in Branford Monday evening from visit to MT. Ryder's parents ir St. Johns, Can. The snow was much deeper in Canada than here and the trains were blockaded on all roads and instead of arriving in New Haven early Monday morning they did not get ir until late in the afternoon. l Miss Florence Adams of No. 25 Whal- ley avenue, assisted by the Junior (Coreopsis) Sunshine society, will en. certain nine families at dinner to-day. The annual Christmas entertainment of Trinity Sunday school, Branford will be given at Pythian hall this even. i ing when little play will be given, en. titled Merry Christmas" Santa Claus will distribute presents to the chil. dren. -a l Mrs. F. A. Pemberton entertained al her home, 101 Dwight stret Christmas day friends from Deep River. A tint dinner was served and enjoyed. 4 finely illuminated tree was the center 0, interest to the many friends, over ono hundred being entertained. A jolly i time not son to be forgotten was en. joy till the wee sma' hours.
 Mrs. Mary A. Clark of 105 Dwigh street entertained a large family party Christmas day. The dining room was beautifully decorated, a Christmas tret completing the decorations. A fine New l England dinner was served with egs nog from a loving cup found seventy five years ago in Plattsburg, N. Y, | rare Indian relic, highly treasured b, the family. Among those present wer, Mrs. Frank Smith of California, MT and Mrs Mahan from Burlington, Vt. MT. and Mrs. Curry from Springfield Miss Culmer from Nassau, Bahama 1 Islands, and others.
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THE H. H. THOMPSON ESTATE.

Over Quarter of a Million for Dis
 tribution Among the Heirs.
 At the probating of the will in Mill ford Monday of the late Henry C.. Thompson, who was head of the Henry G. Thompson & Son Co, New Haven, the only interested persons present were H. Grant Thompson of New Ha- ven, Arthur c. Thompson of New York and the Hon. George M. Gum of Mill ford, who is counsel for the estate. MT. Thompson, as announced yesterday, left an estate, both personal and real, worth just about $300,000. On this the state secures $1,900.4S in succession tax By the provisions of the will Mary D. New comb of Chicago, H., and Mrs. Julia Grant of Tarrytown, N. Y, are each to receive s20,0O0 as legacies. After paying what indebtedness there was, the funeral expenses and the cost of administrating the estate, there remains $237, ,139.76 to be distributed among his children, as MT. Thompson, by his will, bequeaths one-sixth portion to each of five of his children as follows: Miss Louise H. Thompson of Milford, H. Grant Thompson of New Haven, and Mrs. Adelaide Smythe, Arthur G. Thompson and Mrs. H. I. Parsons of New York. The other sixth portion is to be divided between his son, J. H. Thompson of Denver, Col, and a daugh- ter of the latter living in New York | icity. The above division does not in clude Morningside, as MT. Thompson's estate at Pond Point is called, the dis position Of the latter property does moi seem to have been fully settled on as yet. By the terms of the will Miss Louisa A. Grant and Arthur G. Thomp. son, who are named as executors, were
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Local Weather Report. New Haven. Dec. %.
lsrae tlentton

High water to-day, 7:ll a. m.
 The banquet committee of the New Haven Bar association held a meeting yesterday in the county building to dis cI1ss the plans for the coming bar ban ouet to be held in January. Another meeting will take place Saturday, when the list of speakers will be made.
 Deputy Sheriff Philip Goodhart faint ed on Church street yesterday morning and was taken to his rooms at Duncan hall. He revived shortly after and is now doing very well. MT. Goodhart had been feeling poorly for a few days and his fainting yesterday was due to tenn porary weakness.
 Instructor Maizer, who arrived in this city last week. is making a study of the system used in the Yale gymnasium. Mr. Maizer intends to get an idea of the Yale system and install it at the New ark academy where he is an instructor. MT. Maizer's team has won many inter- scholastic honors.
 Yesterday morning at about o'clock was the coldest of the winter, the mer- cury there standing at ? degrees above zero. The thermometer rose rapidly yesterday and lively snowfall ensued, adding about three inches to the snow already on the ground. Clear weather for to-day is predicted.
 The semi-annual meeting of the board of trustees of the. New Haven Savings bank will be held on Thursday at 7:30 D. m. for the purpose of declaring a semi-annual dividend, appointing audi tors, and for other routine matters. It is said that there is nothing unusual to come before the meeting. {
 Assessor 0. F. Ives is confined to his home by a severe cold. There are now three of the five assessors i'll at their homes, Colonel Callahan and Assessor J. J. Hogan being unable as yet to re- sunle their duties. MT. Hogan has had severe attack of the grip which has confined him to his home for two weeks.
 If the weather permits the ice harvest will begin at Lake Whitney this morn- ing. The ice will be cleared of snow and then the lines will be marked out. The canal will be cut and the engine fired ready to hoist the cakes into the houses. A large force of men have been told to report and if the weather holds cold the crop will be under cover in about two weeks. The ice is about ten inches thick.
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WALLINGF0RD.

A marriage license was issued yester- day to Louis c. schainer. of Port Jer- wis, N. Y, and Miss Ida shread, of this place.
 Miss Grace Harwood is visiting in Chicopee, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. H. N. soderston, of New Britain, formerly of Wallingford, are rejoicing over the birth of bouncing daughter.
 The Hearts club meets this afternoon with Mrs. R. D. Perkins. of North Main street.
 The Chautauqua circle will meet this evening with Mrs. D. G. Griswold, of POS Elm street.
 The high school basketball team will play the high school alumni team in the armory here New Years night.
 The funeral of John Lafesko's six months-old daughter, who died from whooping cought, was held yesterday morning from the house on Grand street, with burial in the Holy Trinity cemetery.
 The following orders have been sent out to the members of Company K: Company K, Second Regiment, c. N. G,
 Wallingford, Conn.,, Dec. 2S. Orders No. g.:
 In compliance with G. O. No. POP. A. G. O., dated at Hartford, December 26, you are hereby ordered to appear at the armory on Tuesday evening, January 5 at o'clock, in blue uniform, to nomi- nate captain, vice Norton, jr., promot- ed, and to fill any other vacancy which may occur therefrom. Fine for non-at- tendance, one dollar. ,....,..
 GEORGE c. ABBOTT, First Lieutenant.
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FRIENDLY UNION MEETING.

A short meeting of the William E. Gladstone lodge, Sons of St. George, was held in their hall in the Insurance building last evening. At the conclu- sion of the meeting the Friendly union held it's regular meeting and initiated one candidate. Several applications for membership were received.
 Alter the work s1naker was held and the informal affair was much en- joyed There were speeches singing and dancing galore, and a fine lunch was served. The Friendly union has ar- ranged to hold its annual masquerade ball in Music hall on the evening of March 8.
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JEREMIAH M. ALLEN.

Hartford, Dec. 29:-Jeremiah M. AL len, president of the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection Insurance company and the pioneer of that class of insur- ance in the United States, died this mornin of a general breaking down of the system. He was seventy years old. MT. Allen was born in Enfield, Conn, May IS, 1883.
 He was identified with many Hart ford financial institutions and was at one time president Of the Hartford Board of Trade. Mir. Allen was a mem Der of the American Historical associa- ton of Washington, the American Academy of Political and Social Science of Philadelphia, the Connecticut His torical society and many kindred or gauiations. The deceased is survived by a wife and two children.
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JoHN IoSEPH LYMAN.

The funeral of the late John Joseph Lyman, son of Lawrence and Katherine Lyman of 504 Ferry street, who was killed in New York city on Monday while in the discharge of his duties as a switchman for the street railway company, will be held this morning at half-past eight from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Edward Twining, and from St. Francis church at g o'clock. There will be solemn mass of requiem and the burial will be in the family lot in St. Lawrence cemetery.
 Deceased was thirty-two years of age and was born in this city.
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SANITARY ASPECTS

of New Haven County Jail-Report to
 be Presented Soon.
 President Edward Mahl, of the Hart ford health board, who, with Professor Smith, of New Haven, was appointed by the state board of health to investi- gate the sanitary conditions in the New Haven county jail, has completed his task and will present his report to the state board in the near future Before doing so, however, he will confer with Professor Smith, who examined the water and milk supply. When asked concerning the general condition of the jail he stated that the jail is a good one, with the exception of the plumb ing, which is old.
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WOODLAND LODGE. K. OF P, OF
 RRANFORD

Woodland lodge, No. 39, K. of P, has elected officers as follows for the ensu- ing term: Chancellor commander, I. T. Linsley; vice chancellor, A. B. Terhune; prelate, John Van Vie; master of work, B. Wilson; keeper of records and seals, J. W, Parsley; master of finance, F. A. Steller; master of exchequer, William Barron; master at arms, D. s. Adams; inner guard. D. R. Monroe; outer guard, J. Frank Averill; trustee, H. F. Jourdan. The lodge is discussing the advisability of giving a smoker at the installation of officers to be held the second Monday in January.
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INFRINGEMENT suIT.

Gray Pay Station Company Against
 Southern New England Telephone
 Company.
 Hartford, Dec. 29. The Gray Tele- phone Pay Station company of Hart ford, which has built up system for toll devices, to be used in conjunction with telephones, has entered suit in the necettttttetharoin shrdlucmfwyp vbgk United States circuit court against the Southern New England Telephone conn pany of New Haven. for infringement of ono of it's patents.
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Ex-PosTMAsTER A SUICIDE.

Middletown. Dec. 29.The body of George F. Stearns, formerly postmaster of Chester was found to-day in the apartments in that town where he lived alone There was a bullet wound in the forehead. Itsis supposed that he shot himself last Sunday morning in a fit of despondency over i'll health. He was. sixty years old. He had been prominent as political worker in the democratic party. He had no family.
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LATE MARRIAGE ANNOUNCE
 MENT. .&5 E: .' T 2

South Manchester, Dec 29.-An- nouncement was made to-day of the marriage of Robert Dougan, of Main street, and Mrs. May Wardwell, of Charter Oak street, formerly a resident of New Haven. The announcement
 comes as a big surprise to their friends, none of whom had any suspicion that they were married but were anticipat- ing an approaching wedding. The Wed- ding took place last August at Meriden. They will reside on Charter Oak street for the present
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OBITUARY NOTES.
samneI Morse.

The little two-year-old son, Samuel, of Mir. and Mrs. s. A. Morse, died at the residence of his parents on Barnes avenue, Montowese. yesterday noon at 1 o'clock. The little fellow had been i'll for some time with diphtheria. The funeral services will be held this after noon and the burial will be in the Fair Haven Memorial cemetery.
 Two other children, brother Clifford and a sister, Rose, are also i'll with the same disease.
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JOHN EDWARD AHLHoLM,

At i o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Swedish Lutheran church, Bran ford, funeral services were held over the remains of John Edward Ahlholm, aed twenty-sgix years, who died on Sunday from quick consumption. He was born in Finland and was a large. healthy looking man until this fall when he began to fail rapidly. He was formerly employed at M. I. F. company and was also a member of the Branford band. Interlnent was in Tabor ceme- tery 4s.-. 4s
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MEMS CLUB TONIGHT
At the City Missions House.

At the City Missions House.
 At the weekly session of the Berkeley Mems club this evening at the City Mis- sions house, POI Orange street, there will be recitations by Miss Thrasher, daugh-, ter of Captain s. P Thrasher; Christ mas songs by Miss Mabel Hendricks, and 2 paper on aThe Berkeley Mems club as have known it,a by w. H. Baldwin, chairman of the standing committee Of the club. The club will; keep open house and al. are welcome.
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John M. Griest has acquired another small piece of land in the section of Woodland property adjoining Wood bridge in Westville. This piece of an acre and a half was sold by E. N. Sper- ny. MT. Griest appears to be following a definite policy of buying up all the available unimproved land in the sec- ton.
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MRS. KATE MuNRoE.

Mrs. Kate Munroe died in Milford Monday from the effects of paralytic stroke which she suffered several days ago. The deceased was a resident of Binghamton, N. r., and was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Edward Dyer, at the time she was stricken. The remains will be taken to-day to her home in New York state for interment.
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to hold the property i'll trust so long as Mrs. Thompson lived. As she has died since MT. Thompson's death the distribution of the estate will undoubt- ediy be made as rapidly as can con- veniently be done.
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EDWARD McouAID.

The funeral of Edward McQuaid of Branford, who died Sunday at the town farm, was held yesterday morning at St. Mary's R. c. church. MT. McQuaidt was known by many, having been. stone mason, and was also employed in Stony Creek as a quarryman. He had been living in Branford Center for sew eral years.
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wednesoay. December 30. 1903
AAW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

. t.x. Ra@t Beeeham's PilIs-Druggfsts'. Be Wise!-The Edw. Malley Co. Canned Beets-E. E. Hall & Son. Clearance Sale-Howe & Stetson Co. Cremo Cigars-Dealers.. Diamonds-The Ford Co. zss Estate M. J. Mckenzie Probate Notice. Karo-Druggists Mathushek Pianos-Treat & Shepard Co. Mark-down Sale-The Chas. MOnson Co. Notice-Leverett Candee, Secretary. Plnkhams ompound-Druggists PouItry-D. NJ. Welch & Son. Replenished-J B. Judson. Robes-The Gamble Desmond O. Rubbers--N H. Shoe Co. 4 Rights-The c. w. Scranton Go.
 Wanted -Woman-420 Temple Street, Wanted Milliner, Gen'l Del'y.
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THEODORE sTAHL DEAD,

Theodore Stahl, a former well known resident and druggist of Bridgeport, died at Newark, N. J., December 26, at the age of fifty years. A widow and a son and daughter, Henry Stahl and
 Mrs. Frank Herman, survive him.
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WEATHER RECORD,

washington, D. c, Dec. %, 1903, 8 p. m.
 Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday. yyadnesday. snow in interior, colder in west porfion, variable winds becoming west and fresh: Thursday fair with rising tempera- lures ,yoar,o. ..,o1,. r,bnrsdav fair. variable winds becoming west and fresh. &