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.
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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