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A VERY EXPENSIVE STRIKE





The Cortland Democrat, Friday, February 8, 1895.

A VERY EXPENSIVE STRIKE.
LOSSES BY BROOKLYN RAILWAYS AND EMPLOYES.
Five Lives Sacrificed in the Labor War—The Injury Done to Business Calculated at Millions—Master Workman Connelly Issues a Manifesto.
   BROOKLYN, Feb. 4.—The railroad strike in Brooklyn began at 5 A. M., January 14, and has continued three weeks. The estimated gross losses to the companies in fares are as follows:
   Brooklyn Heights, $275,000; Atlantic Avenue. $50,000; Brooklyn & Suburban, $30,000, or $355,000 in all. This does not include extraordinary expenses incurred by the transportation of non-union employes. The estimated losses of the employes reach a total of $135,000.
   Five lives have been sacrificed. Thomas Kearney was killed by a Fifth regiment sharpshooter on the roof of a house in Hicks street. Edward Ahns, killed by a Seventh regiment sentry at Brooklyn and Halsey streets; Capt. Frank Roosevelt of Company E, Twelfth regiment, died in this city yesterday from pneumonia contracted while on duty in a railroad station, and Mrs. Josephine Zeiser and Samuel Bechler were run down by green motormen and killed.
   Three militiamen are in hospitals with injuries which may prove fatal. Four men are suffering from bullet wounds.
   The railroad companies assert that 100 of their men have been assaulted since the strike began. Over 200 cars have been damaged by the attacks of mobs or the incompetency of the new motormen. At least fifty cars were damaged by collisions.
   Two scores of persons have been injured in vehicles into which green motormen ran their cars, and a dozen vehicles have been damaged or wrecked.
   More than 300 men, women and children have been arrested for alleged offences in connection with the strike, and President Benjamin Norton and Superintendent D. J. Quinn of the Atlantic Avenue system have been arrested, charged with a violation of the law.
   The injury done to business is calculated in millions. Brooklyn theatrical managers say their receipts fell off over 50 per cent nightly after the railroad war began. One Brooklyn business man, who made an assignment, attributes his failure to the strike.
   Judge Gaynor this morning said that he would not render any decision to-day on the application for an order to show cause why a peremptory writ of mandamus should not issue to compel President Norton and the Atlantic Avenue Railroad company to operate their lines of cars. This is the writ which was applied for by James O'Connell on Friday last.
STRIKERS WARNED.
   Police Superintendent Campbell has given out a warning to those who had in contemplation a demonstration in favor of the street car strikers at City Hall square this evening. The Superintendent says that the Mayor’s proclamation, issued two weeks ago, is still in force, and consequently no gathering or meeting will be permitted in the streets or squares of Brooklyn.  He has issued an order holding the reserves in readiness at each precinct to be ready to prevent any demonstrations of the strikers.
   Judge Moore, in the Court of Sessions, to-day instructed the February Grand jury that it would have a great deal of work before it in investigating the strike. The responsibility of the disorderly acts, he told the jury must be placed. Law and order must prevail, and it is the duty of the Grand jury to find out who was responsible.
   This afternoon 1000 men, headed by Master Workman Connelly, marched up to the City Hall to present petitions to the Board of Aldermen.
   Connelly and several members of the executive board, K. of L., were admitted but the 1,000 strikers were charged by the police and dispersed.
CONNELLY'S MANIFESTO.
   BROOKLYN, Feb. 4.—Master Workman Connelly has issued a manifesto to the citizens of Brooklyn on behalf of the striking motormen and conductors.
   He calls upon the citizens to arm themselves in self defense, "now that President Norton has proposed to arm his imported scabs and Pinkerton men, in defiance to the Police department."
   Connelly says the time has come for the people to assert and use their authority over the streets of the city, on which the railway companies have been granted a monopoly for the transportation of passengers.
   "These privileges," he says, "were granted to the companies solely on the ground that such an act would promote the convenience and interests of the people. For weeks past the companies, controlled by Presidents Lewis and Norton have been using these privileges with outrageous disregard of the convenience and safety of the public."
   The manifesto goes on to say that no matter what the companies and their lawyers may say to the contrary, the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor have the right and power to revoke, as well as to grant these privileges, and either operate the roads under city ownership or grant new licenses to other companies who will not abuse these privileges in such "a lawless and criminal manner as the Lewis and Norton companies have done."

Judge Gaynor's Letter.
   ALBANY, Feb. 5.—Wm J. Gaynor. Justice of the Supreme Court, of Brooklyn, has written a letter to the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration on the Brooklyn trolley strike.
   He says that the strike was caused by enormous watering of stock by the companies and a consequent reduction of wages and operating expenses to pay dividends on several millions of inflated capital. Until the cause is removed, he says, it is idle to try to prevent the effects.

A GROCERY STORE BURNED.
Halbert's Grocery Store on Groton-ave. with its Contents Burned—Supposed to Have Been Looted and Set on Fire.
   At 11:15 last Monday evening an alarm was sounded and the department turned out. The indicator at the engine house registered box 133, corner of South Main street and Argyle Place and the boys started in that direction, but the stroke of the bell showed that the alarm was sent in from box 233 on the corner of Woodruff-st. and Groton-ave., and they turned about and headed in that direction. The fire was found in E. P. Halbert's grocery store near the old Pottery building and it had obtained a good start. After an hour and a half the fire was extinguished but not until the building and contents ware substantially destroyed.
   The building which was owned by E. W. Bates was insured for $500 and was valued at $900. Mr. Halbert's goods were worth about $2,500 and were insured for $1,600
   The upper part of the tray of the cash drawer was found in another part of the store empty, and this fact, with other suspicious circumstances, leads Mr. Halbert to think that the store had been robbed and then set on fire. He had just placed five barrels of kerosene oil and six barrels of molasses in the store and the fire was a hot one. Mr. Halbert says there was no stove in that part of the store when the fire started. It was a very cold night and many citizens did not hear the alarm.
   At six o'clock Tuesday morning an alarm was sent in from the same box. The fire had started up again but the firemen soon drowned it out.

Found Dead in his Chair.
   Tully, Feb. 2.—Charles Wilcox, formally of Tully and Otisco, was found dead in his chair at the Collier Van Hoesen farm at Baltimore, near Preble, when the family returned from a donation held at Preble. Mr. Wilcox was once a wealthy farmer of Otisco and later he was landlord of the Vesper hotel.



HERE AND THERE.
   Town meetings will be held a week from next Tuesday.
   The spring term of the Cortland Normal school opened on Wednesday.
   City Band Minstrels in the opera house to-night and to-morrow night.
   Last Saturday Harmon Davis of Homer fell on the ice in that place and fractured his leg.
   James S. Squires, the cash grocer, has a new advertisement on this page. See prices quoted.
   Burgess, the clothier, has a new advertisement on our eighth page. Hats for spring wear will soon be wanted.
   Eugene Barber has sold the Cortland and Pitcher stage route to Mr. A. O. Hakes of Pitcher who has taken possession.
   A turkey and glass ball shoot will be held in McLean on Saturday, Feb. 9, at 10 o’clock A. M. Shooting for turkeys will be by target.
   The masquerade ball, given by the Crescent club in Empire hall last Friday evening, was a grand success and was thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
   Mr. F. B. Nourse is remodeling and rearranging the interior of his jewelry store. When completed, it will have all the modern conveniences of a city store.
   Liveryman Daniels has just purchased a new carry-all and a new truck. He is prepared to take large parties sleigh riding and will do light trucking at low rates.
   While crossing the railway track on Cayuga street in Homer last Friday evening Miss Nellie Jewell slipped on the ice and fell, causing a dislocation of the knee joint.
   The crossing for the electric road arrived on Monday and has been put in at the D., L. & W. crossing between the villages. The trolley wires have been put up on Church and Railroad-sts. and Clinton-ave.
   The wire that kept a large tank of hot water in place on the stove in the sittingroom of the Mansion house in Homer, broke last Sunday evening and Jerry Donohue, who sat near it, was badly scalded. He will recover.
   The Rev. A. A. Brockway of Syracuse will give a lecture in the Presbyterian church in Preble this evening for the benefit of the church. The lecture will be illustrated with stereoptican views. Subject: "The Holy City, Jerusalem."
   Mr. J. H. Kennedy, proprietor of the Dryden tannery, made an assignment last Saturday. There are several preferred creditors. The liabilities are said to be something over $30,000 and the assets will figure up at from $8,000 to $10,000.
   Last Sunday one of the runners of Lyman Eisaman's sleigh got caught in the electric road switch near Railroad street and the sudden stop pitched Mr. Eisaman out on his head. The switch had to be taken apart to remove the runner. The car was delayed a few moments.
   Mr. C. E. Van Brocklin has sold his stock of hats, caps and gents' furnishings to Mr. K. L. Chatterton of this place, who has sold a one-half interest to Mr. A. W. Graham of Canastota. Possession was given last Monday. Mr. Chatterton is a good business man and has a large circle of acquaintances in this vicinity. Mr. Graham has had several years experience in the business in Canastota. They will soon put in a full line of ready-made clothing and will add a merchant tailoring department.
   Whiteson, the clothier, offers some special inducements to customers in a new advertisement on this page.
   The Fine Wire Drawers Social and Beneficial Society will give a party in Taylor hall, Friday evening, Feb. 22. Music by McDermott's orchestra. Supper will be served at the Brunswick.
   Last Sunday morning Mrs. Frank Pierce of Park-st. had a shock of paralysis on her way home from church. She was stricken on Tompkins-st. in front of the residence of Dr. F. D. Reese and fell down. She was taken home and Drs. Reese and White were called. The entire left side was paralyzed.
   The electric car frightened a horse attached to one of E. C. Rindge's milk sleighs on South Main-st. Monday morning and he made good time up the street but was stopped by James M. Smith near the Messenger house before much damage was done. One can of milk was tipped over and spilled.



FROM EVERYWHERE.
   Utica is now the largest cheese market in the world.
   There were 13,885 business failures in the States last year.
   An industrious Mt. Morris hen has laid sixty eggs in sixty-three days.
   The monthly pay roll of the Sidney silk mill amounts to $4,000; 157 hands are employed.
   A clay found near Clarence, Mo., has been found to contain 40 per cent of aluminum.
   The time tor holding the State Fair has been changed from the second to the first Thursday in September.
   Four children of W. A. Hunter of Oneonta have just received $75,000 each from their great-grandfather's estate.
   Of the three boys who ran away from St. Vincent's Industrial School, Utica, two were frozen to death and one will lose both legs.
   Nathaniel Foote of Morrisville is the oldest member of the Madison county bar. He is 84 years of age and still practices his profession.
   Frank H. Smith of Ithaca, traveling salesman for the Kennedy Sarsaparilla Co. of Lestershire, had his hand terribly burned by boiling sealing wax recently and may lose the use of it.
   Cornell students have demonstrated that butter in paying quantities can be made from whey. This will interest patrons of cheese factories, many of which have the needed centrifugal machines already.
   George H. Greaves, of Lisle, offers a reward of $10 for the arrest and conviction of the person who stole a white duck from his premises on February 1. This duck was probably a relative of the goose that laid the golden egg.
   Col. W. Seward Webb’s uniform as aide-de-camp on the staff of Gov. Woodbury of Vermont was worn by him at the ball of the Old Guard in New York recently. It cost $1,500. The braid is of gold and the lace came direct from Paris. The sword is a Damascus blade, has a diamond in the hilt and cost the Colonel $2,700.
   An attempt was made by firebugs to burn Colonel D. C. Robinson's residence on Maple avenue in Elmira on Wednesday evening. An adjoining residence owned by William Edwards was fired at the same time the attempt was made upon Mr. Robinson's house. The lost is about $4,000. The Edwards residence and a granary on the same premises were destroyed.

TOWNS.
SCOTT.
   Tuesday night was the coldest of the season.
   Stephen Sweet and Mrs. Isaac Barber are both improving.
   Messrs. Shaw and Olney of New Hope were in town recently.
   The Republicans meet to nominate on Friday, the 8th of Feb.
   Eva Townsend of Moravia is visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. C. Clarke.
   Charles Landphier, of Elbridge, N. Y., is in town visiting his half brothers and sister.
   Wardell Burden has taken to himself a helpmeet which he found in Cortland. Success to him.
   The little unpleasantness which took place just over the Brooklyn bridge last Sunday night has been fixed up.
   Will King has hired to Will Stoker for 10 months at $22.00 per month, and fire wood furnished to the family of said King.
   We learn that the Central Hotel has been purchased by Wm. Roche, the present proprietor, at the consideration of $3,000.
   The temperance electors of Scott will meet at the Town Hall at 1 o'clock P. M. on Monday, to nominate a full ticket, including Excise Commissioner, independent of any party.
   Miss Lura Clark is no more. She was severely hurt at the recent strike near Brooklyn bridge, and on Sunday night last she passed over the river. Her remains were hermetically sealed, Rev. B. C. Sherman officiating.
   Married in Scott, Feb. 3d, 1895, by Rev. B. C. Sherman, Mr. Herman Stoker and Miss Lura Clark, all of Scott. No cards.
   Notwithstanding a feeble opposition, the donation party held at the S. D. B. church last week for the benefit of Rev. B. F. Rogers was a marked success. The receipts upon the night of the donation and the next day amounted to nearly $75.00. Everything seemed to pass off pleasantly and harmoniously. The vivid account by Samson Eddy, of his life as a slave, was intensely interesting and brought tears to the eyes, we think, of nearly all present. The crowd listened attentively to plantation songs by Mr. Eddy and Elias Venever and wife. About 175 ate supper. The M. E. society was well represented which we think is highly appreciated.
   Bro. Gransberry of Homer took his leave on Sunday evening. The interest seemed to increase to the last. He has engaged to commence labor in Spafford on Thursday evening of this week and needs a few days rest. The people of Scott appreciate his labors among them, also of his companion, and they will be held in memory by many as long as life shall last for their faithfulness and their earnestness in presenting the truth. The meetings to be conducted by the two pastors will continue up to Wednesday evening inclusive. There will be a reformation which we trust will be lasting. There is said to be something like 80 hopefully converted.

BLODGETT’S MILLS.
   Mr. and Mrs. Layton Stafford spent Saturday at McLean.
   Mr. Arthur Glover has finished working at Reuben Reynolds' and gone to Cortland.
   Mr. E. L. Tanner has several teams busy drawing stone and digging the cellar for his new $3,000 store.
   Mrs. Sarah Simpson has purchased a building lot of J. Kendall, and Mr. Kendal will build a house for her between this and fall.
   Monday evening, several friends of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Munson from Cortland and Elm Stump, enjoyed a very pleasant visit with them.
   Real estate is on the rise in our city, as E. L. Tanner purchased during the past week of E. R. Brown 5 rods of land paying $100.00.
   Among the sick are Wm. Sprague, Mrs. Frank Blinco, Mrs. Snow and C. S. Freer. All are improving except Mr. Sprague, who is not expected to live.
   Last Saturday 48 enjoyed the ride to the County House, and all speak in the highest terms of their visit. On their return, 72 enjoyed the free oyster supper prepared by the ladies at the Methodist church.
   Last Friday evening, 80 of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Watts Freer very unexpectedly made them a visit to help celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. Games were indulged in until after the refreshments were served, when those wishing tried the spring floor to the music of Butterfield and Palmer's band. Several handsome presents and a purse of money were left to remind them of the occasion. Friends were present from Cortland, South Cortland, McGrawville, Freetown and South Solon.
 

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