AGAINST FREE SILVER AND ALONZO W. GATES

James A. Bradley.

Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, August 4, 1896.

AGAINST FREE SILVER.

James A. Bradley Addresses a Large Audience at Ashbury Park.

   ASHBURY PARK, Aug. 4.—Founder James A. Bradley went on the stump last night to show the fallacy and dishonesty of the Democratic platform.

   Mr. Bradley said: "Bryan might be good in some places, but he ought not to be chosen to preside over 70,000,000 people. He is a plagiarist for he stole the expression "Shall the poor man be crucified on a cross of gold? I thank God the press of New York is on the right side." Mr. Bradley called the Democrats in charge of the free silver campaign a lot of pirates who were trying to sink the good old ship Democracy.

   "The silver mine owners," he continued, "subsidize the press, for they can make millions of money if they carry the election." He explained the meaning of 16 to 1 and said a silver dollar to be honest should be coined on the basis of a ratio of 31 to 1. "If the silver men get into power," said Mr. Bradley, "I would expect to see hard times until the undertaker took me to the grave. Fellow citizens, are we prepared to take such an awful step?" (Cries of "no, no.")

   Before he closed the meeting Mr. Bradley announced that he was willing to give $2 to every boy who committed to memory a half column of matter explaining the meaning of 16 to 1. "These boys cannot vote," he said, "but they can talk intelligently to their parents about this great vital question."

Women Accepted as Jurors.

   CHICAGO, Aug. 4.—Mrs. E. D. Michner of Kinbark-ave. and Mrs. M. F. Safford of Honore-st. were summoned on the criminal court jury venire yesterday and accepted by Judge Horton. This is the first time women have ever been accepted as jurors by any judge in Cook county. Several times ladies have been summoned on jury venires because their initials only appear on the list. Whenever they came in court they were discharged and got a day's pay for their trouble.

CLEVELAND STRIKE.

Men Who Struck In Sympathy Have Gone Back to Work.

   CLEVELAND, Aug. 4.—All of the men who struck out of sympathy with the Brown strikers decided to return to work this morning, and it is not believed the strike will spread unless the Central Labor union takes a hand in the trouble.

   A meeting of the Brown strikers was held at which Master Workman James O'Connell made a speech in which he declared that the agreement between the Brown company and the strikers had been misunderstood; that it was interpreted one way by the company and a different way by the men. He is reported to have said that the battle from now on would be watched with interest by the labor world.

   "The mayor, police and tin soldiers," he declared, "have armed to crush us. We have a duty to perform, that of self-preservation."

   The authorities are fully prepared for trouble and squads of militia were stationed in various parts of the city to prevent trouble when the non-union men were taken to their homes.

Cortland Park.

New Music at the Park.

   The usual concert by the Cortland City band will occur at the park on Wednesday evening. Upon that occasion the band will play a new march, a negro oddity by H. H. Zickel entitled "Black America." This march has proved very popular in other places and will be played by the Cortland band for the first time that evening. There will be dancing of course at the pavilion, McDermott's popular orchestra furnishing the music. Reduced rate [trolley] tickets from McGrawville and Homer.

Stearns sextuplet racing Empire State Express at Geddes, N. Y.

MATINEE RACES

To be Held at the Fair Grounds in the Near Future.

   At the meeting of the C. A. A. last night it was practically decided to hold matinee bicycle races at the fair grounds, probably some Saturday afternoon of this month. William Grady, G. F. Beaudry, A. K. Weatherwax and Fred Higgins were appointed a committee to confer with Secretary E. E. Mellon of the County Agricultural society in regard to the grounds and other matters and report at a meeting next Monday night. Valuable prizes will be put up.

   The races will be open to Cortland county riders only. An effort will be made to get the Stearns sextette here on that day. This is the sextette which defeated the Empire State express [train] one day last week.

   L. A. Coats was elected treasurer of the association in place of J. E. Bliss, resigned. The following were elected to membership: Charles Roe, Fred Thomas, W. F. Seacord, A. M. Williamson, B. H. Turner and J. Lonsdale.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

Business Transacted by the Village Fathers Last Night.

   The board of village trustees held their regular meeting last night at which the principal topic of discussion was paving and street car tracks. Mr. H. Bergholtz of Ithaca and Superintendent F. P. Mooney of the Traction company were present with a sample of a "T" rail and chair which they propose to use on Railroad-st. when the pavement is put down. The question with the trustees is whether to accept this rail or require a high girder rail, one which rests directly on the ties.

   The objection raised against the rail with chairs is that it will be almost impossible to pave next to the rail so that the brick will remain solid on account of the ends of the bolts and the nuts used to fasten the rail to the chair. It is probable that a committee of the board with Engineer Landreth will visit some city or cities some day this week to investigate this question.

   A complaint was read from the president of the First National bank in regard to the dumping of refuse by village employees on the ground at the rear of the property owned by the bank.

   Complaint was also read from Kellogg & Van Hoesen in regard to the cross walk in front of the First National bank building which is low between the street car tracks and is covered with water for a time after a shower.

   A resolution was passed appointing Trustee Glann a committee of one to notify the chief of the fire department that, in view of the complaints made to them that Fireman's hall is not kept in a state of cleanliness and tidiness, unless this is speedily improved, the board will feel compelled to dispense with the services of the present janitor.

   Bills were audited as follows:

   F. A. Bickford, salary, $25.00; W. J. Moore, health officer, 20.45; McKinney & Doubleday, supplies, 5.10; P. H. Whiting, services, 1.50.

ALONZO W. GATES.

Long Time Resident of Cortland County Died Suddenly of Apoplexy.

   Many friends throughout Cortland county will be shocked to learn of the sudden death at 5 o'clock last night of Mr. Alonzo W. Gates, one of the older residents of Cortland county. He was a strong robust man and had been in usual health until Friday night when he had a sudden attack of pleurisy as the result of a cold.

   Dr. A. J. White attended him and thought that he was recovering as rapidly as might be expected, but on Sunday while calling upon him noticed that he had difficulty in articulating. This grew upon him rapidly in the next few minutes and at about 1:40 o'clock he had a shock of apoplexy. Soon afterward he relapsed into a state of drowsiness and fell into a deep sleep which continued until the end came at 5 o'clock last night.

   Mr. Gates was born Feb. 5, 1829, in Caroline, Tompkins county, N. Y. His ancestors were New England people. In 1830 he moved with his parents to Clarence, Erie county, but returned to Cortlandville four years later, to the farm of fifty acres which his father bought on lot 51 in Cortlandville. This is the extreme northwest lot of the town and his home was on a road leading to Summerhill.

   Mr. Gates assisted his father to clear nearly all of this farm. The young man received a good common school education in the schools of Homer and Cortland and devoted a number of years to school teaching, first in this vicinity and later for two years at Wataga, Ill. On Nov. 14, 1860, he received a state teacher's certificate from Hon. H. H. Van Dyck, superintendent of public instruction.

   In 1852, he was married to Miss Jerusha M. Carr, daughter of William and Ruie Underwood Carr of Freetown. Mrs. Gates was to her husband a helpmeet in the broadest meaning of the term. For sixteen years, from 1864 to 1880, they had charge of the Cortland county almshouse where they gave most efficient and satisfactory service. He declined reappointment at the time of leaving owing to Mrs. Gates' ill health. Mrs. Gates died July 12, 1890. They had but one own child Althea Eudora, who married Mr. Taylor A. Gage, formerly of Cortland, now of Newark, N. J. She died Nov. 20, 1892. They also adopted a son, Mr. Floyd E. Gates, who now resides at 107 River-st., Cortland.

   On March 22, 1893, Mr. Gates married for his second wife Mrs. Elvira B. Hatfield, widow of William S. Hatfield, and their married life has been very happy in every respect. Since leaving the care of the county house Mr. Gates has resided at 167 Homer-ave. in Cortland and has engaged in the sale of agricultural implements.

   Mr. Gates united with the Methodist Episcopal church when a boy and throughout his entire life was a consistent Christian and church member. While in Illinois he assisted in the organization of the First M. E. church of Wataga, and was one of its class leaders. He was a member of the First M. E. church of Cortland until the Congregational church was organized when he became one of its charter members.

   Mr. Gates was a Republican in politics and was an active participant in the first Republican convention in Cortland county. He was of a kind and genial disposition and was universally liked and respected.

   Besides his widow and adopted son he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. H. C. Kelly of Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Samuel Owen of Cambridge, Neb. His only brother, Jethro Gates, died in Aurora, Ill., some years ago. This summer his nephew, Mr. Edward B. Kelly of Seattle, Wash., has been spending some months with him, and it is a great comfort to him that he could have had this opportunity to become better acquainted with his uncle than had ever been the case before.

   The funeral will be held from his late residence, 167 Homer-ave., on Thursday at 2 o'clock.

BREVITIES.

   —The postoffice employees spent Sunday at Sylvan Beach.

   —Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Hollenbeck entertained all their boarders at tea at the park last night.

   —A regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. membership committee will be held tonight at 8 o'clock.

   —A special meeting of the board of directors of the Y. M. C. A. will be held to-night at 8 o'clock.

   —New advertisements to-day are—J. A. Jayne, New Job Counter, page 6; Tanner Bros., This Month, page 6.

   —The meeting of the Bryan and Sewall Bi-metallic league, which was to have been held to-morrow night has been postponed one week.

   —A meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the Universalist church will be held at the church Wednesday afternoon. The attendance of all members is desired.

   —Miss Lillian Hotchkiss had the misfortune yesterday to spill a dipper of boiling water over her right arm badly scalding it from wrist almost to elbow.

   —The East Side mothers' meeting will be held at 160 Elm-st. Thursday, Aug. 6, at 3 o'clock. As this is the last meeting of the appointed year we encourage all who can to attend. Mrs. Greenman, president of W. C. T. C., is expected to be present.

   —The many friends of Miss Katharine Ray Colvin were delighted to hear her sweet soprano voice in the choir of the Presbyterian church again Sunday. The music at the morning service was of a very high order. Miss Colvin will sing in Cortland through the month of August.