Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, July 24, 1901.
TO RESTRAIN STRIKERS.
American Sheet Steel Company Will Ask For Injunction.
WOULD LIKE AN OPEN CONFLICT.
Strike Leaders Say Steel Officials Would Welcome Show of Violence So That They Could Invoke Aid of Sheriff's Men and Call Out the Militia.
PITTSBURG, July 24.—The combined forces have decided to carry the strike into the courts. It is learned that Judge P. H. Smith, district manager of the American Sheet Steel company, has prepared papers for presentation, within a few days, to a federal court asking for a restraining order to stop strikers from accosting or molesting in any way non-union men on the highways.
The move promises a crisis in the strike, thus far one of watchfulness and waiting. Judge Smith spent the day here with Manager Smith and the starting of the Wellsville and McKeesport plans was discussed in detail.
The application for an injunction may be made in the United States district court and first will apply only to Wellsville, but it is believed the plan is to pursue similar tactics at McKeesport and plans was discussed in detail
A rumor is in circulation that a carload of men will run into Wellsville to supplement the force now at work. This latter story has not been verified.
According to strike leaders, the officials of the Wellsville mill are apparently seeking to bring on an open conflict in order to invoke the aid of the sheriff's deputies and, if possible, the militia. Earnest and renewed warnings have been sent to the strikers to keep within the law.
There was much indignation among the strikers yesterday over a report that Mayor A. R. Dennis had called two strikers, Patrick O'Connor and Daniel Rumbaugh, before him and forbade them to talk to men on the way to mills in an effort to keep them from going to work.
Vice President Chappell of the Amalgamated association immediately sought the mayor and asked him what he meant by trying to abridge the rights of free speech. Mayor Dennis denied that he had forbidden the strikers to talk and said: "What I did say to the men was that members of the association must not take hold of any man's coat and hold him while talking to him. I told them it was better to go to a man's house and talk to him than to gather a crowd on the street."
The mayor said neither Manager Brookman nor anyone else had influenced him to advise the men not to talk, though Mr. Brookman has telephoned him that Rumbaugh had interfered with a man who was on his way to work. The Amalgamated men say that if the mayor orders men not to talk to non-unionists on the street the order will not be obeyed.
The reports from McKeesport are of a quieting nature. Much interest is centering in the situation at Monessen. It is reported that yesterday 12 men were discharged because of their too close friendship with the Amalgamated people. A report that the miners were planning a march to Monessen to try and draw out the workers of that plant is denied here.
From Sharon a telegram was received saying: "A bill for a preliminary injunction has been granted by Judge Miller restraining the strikers at the American Steel Casting company Works from entering the grounds of the company. A hearing will be held on July 25.
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| Benjamin B. Odell, Jr. |
Governor Odell at Newark, N. Y.
NEWARK, N. Y., July 24.—Governor Odell and the board of examiners last night paid an official visit to the New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble Minded Women, located here. During the day they visited the state experiment station at Geneva, coming from the Willard state hospital.
SUN GODDESS HAS ESCAPED.
Old Woman Who Thinks She Rules the Solar System Missing From Asylum.
MORR1STOWN, N. J., July 24.—Elizabeth Mansman, the Sun Goddess, 60 years old, has escaped from the state hospital at Morris Plains, where she has been confined for the last 30 years. She imagines herself to be the Goddess of the Sun, is perfectly harmless, and has never been restrained.
It was her custom to rise early each morning and greet the sun as it appeared. When it was in plain view she would drop on her knees and mutter prayers in a language no one understood and which she called the language of the gods. In the evening when the sun set, she would bid it an affectionate farewell. The asylum is a massive pile of granite and sandstone and she conceived it to be her castle. She spoke of the people in it as her subjects, attendants and slaves. She had a complete imaginary court, the chief official being the high priest to the sun. She took great pride in her army headed by the field marshal of the universe, whose duty it was to lead the forces of the sun when at war with stars of lesser magnitude which were in revolt.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Russia's Demand on China.
Renewed interest in the Chinese problem is aroused by the report that Russia has proclaimed the annexation of Newchwang, which it has long insisted\ on acquiring as an outlet for its great railroad through Manchuria. Practically the Russians have exercised the power of sovereignty over the place, though the legal fiction of joint European management of its customs as a treaty port of China has been kept up, together with the other fiction of Chinese sovereignty. It is the real port of Manchuria, Port Arthur, already under Russian lease and permanent occupancy, being suited rather to the purposes of a naval station than to those of a commercial outlet.
Quickly following the dispatch regarding the annexation of Newchwang by Russia comes the report of the countermanding of the orders for the departure of the British Bombay cavalry from China and by the announcement that the strength of the British troops at Tien-tsin will be augmented by 1,000.
It is evident that the Chinese puzzle is still unsolved, nor is there likely to be any solution reached in the near future. It is intimated that the government of the United States would like to see the matter referred to The Hague tribunal of arbitration. It is certainly a pertinent case for reference to that court.
◘ A prehistoric city of immense size is said to have been unearthed on the Navajo Indian Reservation between Durango, Col., and Farmington, N. M., the particulars of the find having been reported to the Land Department of the Santa Fe system in Los Angeles, Cal. A palace has been found containing, it is said, about 1,000 separate apartments, some of them in an excellent state of preservation. Another stone castle contained 100 separate apartments. In some of the rooms inspected were found the finest of wood and other relics of a valuable character, specimens of which have been gathered and sent to the Smithsonian Institution.
Russia's Demands on Sultan.
LONDON, July 24.—"Russia demands of the porte two coaling stations on the Persian gulf," says the Constantinople correspondent of The Daily Mail wiring Sunday, "and she is using the strongest pressure to induce the sultan to yield. One or more stations have also been demanded in Asia Minor."
TRIMMED THE CURB STONE
Instead of Raising the Sidewalk to Grade, as Ordered.
A workman, employed by J. Melvin Samson to trim down the fine Medina stone curbing along Groton-ave. on the north side of the Samson block to a level with the cement walk, was stopped by Chief of Police Barnes this morning under threats of arrest is he continued in the work. Before this was done, however, two stones had been cut down about two inches for a distance of nearly two yards. A line had been drawn along the curbing on the pavement side for the trimmer to follow, and this line, if followed, would have resulted in cutting the curbing to within about two inches of the pavement at the west end of the block.
On June 17 last, the board of public works by resolution ordered the walk on the north side of the block raised to the grade recently established. This walk at the Main-st. curbing is on the grade, but the walk is lower than the curb at the west end of the block by 3 or 4 inches, and it must have been Mr. Samson's idea that it would be easier to lower the curbing than to raise his walk. The work was begun yesterday afternoon, but Superintendent of Public Works Becker induced Mr. Samson to quit. He heard afterwards, however, that work on the curbing was to be started again this morning, so he presented the case to City Attorney N. L. Miller, who was of the opinion that an officer of the law should be on the spot to protect the property of the city. The chief was notified and the work was dropped in short order.
Several members of the board of public works have been on the street looking over the matter, and they are emphatic in stating that the curbstones that were cut into will have to be replaced by new ones by Mr. Samson. An effort was made to see Mr. Samson to ascertain his position with reference to the matter, but he could not be found.
Father Died in Greece.
Peter and James Zaharis of the Palace Confectionery have received news of the death of their father, George Zaharis, in Sparta, Greece, the 10th of last month, at the advanced age of 85 years. This, however, is not thought to be an old age in Greece, according to the story of the candy makers, who say that it is not uncommon to see people there who are upwards of 100 years of age. The boys sent their mother, who is left alone by the death of the father, $200 for temporary help, and Peter will visit her this winter in the far off Grecian home.
WHEELS WERE SWAPPED
Almost Under the Eyes of the Owner of One of Them.
The Columbia bicycle, which was stolen from Mr. Chas. W. Barker last Monday afternoon, was delivered to its owner last evening shortly after The STANDARD was out, this paper having given an account of the disappearance of the wheel and a description of it, but Mr. Barker's gain was a loss to William Spencer of the Cedric bicycle store on Clinton-ave., for his wheel was taken and Mr. Barker's was left in its place.
Mr. Spencer had ridden his wheel up to Buck & Lane's hardware store and left it at the curbing. He was in there only a few moments, when he came out and went into Baldwin's grocery store, next to the hardware, where he again remained only a little while. When he went back to get his wheel, he found that his had been taken and that another wheel had been left in its place. This wheel he rode to his place of business, and there he read in The STANDARD of Mr. Barker's loss. The description of the wheel tallied in every respect to the one that was left in place of his, so he took the wheel to its rightful owner, but is himself out of a wheel. Mr. Spencer was not far from the door in either of the stores he visited while the wheels were being changed, and it is a mystery to him how it could have been done without being noticed by him.
The wheel that was taken from Mr. Spencer was a plain black chain bicycle, made by William Hengerer in Buffalo. It was provided with Oxford 1 1/2 inch tires, Watson seat post, racer saddle and Kelley handlebars. The tubing of the frame was very light, being only 1 1/8 inches in diameter. All wheel owners, and the public in general, should keep a sharp outlook for this wheel for the purpose of breaking up the practice of taking and changing wheels.
HOGAN-SHERIDAN.
Another Cortland Young Lady to Go to Binghamton, N. Y.
Mr. John Hogan of Binghamton and Miss Margaret Sheridan were married at 7 o'clock this morning at St. Mary's Catholic church by Rev. J. J. McLoghlin, the pastor. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Alice Sheridan as bridesmaid, and Mr. Thomas Hogan of Binghamton, brother of the groom, was best man. The bride wore a very handsome traveling suit of gray, while the gown of the bridesmaid was of the same shade. An elaborate wedding breakfast was served after the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Sheridan, where the presents, both numerous and costly, were also to be seen. Mr. and Mrs. Hogan left on the 9:27 train for a trip to Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and will be at home to their friends at 69 Pennsylvania-ave. in Binghamton after Aug. 1.
Mrs. Hogan is a graduate of the Normal school in the class of '91 and has since been teaching. The best wishes of a host of friends will follow her to her new home.
To the Pan-American by Steamer.
Mr. L. N. Hopkins is building a fine new steam yacht which he expects to have ready for the water next week. The craft is 30 feet long, has 5 ft. 8 in. beam and draws 25 inches of water. It will be taken first to Little York lake for a try, and then Mr. Hopkins will have it taken to Cayuga lake and he and his family will make a voyage in it to the Pan-American. It will be propelled by an 8-horse power gasoline engine, and the whole will be covered by a canopy top.
BREVITIES.
—The L. O. T. M. will hold a regular meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
—New display advertisements today are—F. S. Bliven, Bicycle repairing, page 4: M. W. Giles, Dishpan sale, page 7.
—Samuel Gates of Binghamton, who was arrested by Chief Barnes yesterday, was fined $3 in city court this morning for public intoxication.
—The funeral of the late Mrs. James E. Joiner, who died Monday in Holyoke, Mass., was held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at her former home in Moravia.
—Mrs. A. W. Edgcomb entertained about twenty ladies yesterday afternoon at a piazza thimble bee in honor of Mrs. S. M. Ballard of New York who is her guest.
—The W. C. T. U. will hold a parlor meeting this evening at the home of Mrs. R. J. Lucas, 64 Prospect-st. A large attendance is desired. The program will begin at 8 o'clock.
—A considerable number of the members of the Presbyterian Sunday-school and of the church have today been picnicking at the park. The day has been a perfect one for the occasion.
—Vesta lodge, No. 255, I. O. O. F., have received and accepted an invitation from Unces lodge, I. O. O. F., of Lafayette, to attend the fiftieth anniversary of that lodge tomorrow evening at Lafayette.
—The horse attached to the Palace steam laundry has not only adopted the straw hat, but a silk hat as well surmounts the crown of the straw hat. It is a rusty looking tile and looks as though a good ironing would improve it, but it is certainly a novelty.
—A personal letter from School Commissioner Katharine E. MacDiarmid of the Second district of Cortland county who is spending part of the summer at Annawan, Ill., says that on Sunday, July 21, the thermometer stood at 112 degrees in the shade in that place. She expresses the hope that it is not hotter than that in Cortland county.
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