Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1901.
PEACE REPORTS DENIED.
Shaffer Says Proceedings Have Not His Sanction.
EFFORTS CONTINUE HOWEVER.
Civic Federation Active in Trying to Re-Open Negotiations—Orders Given For Dismantling of Plant at Wheeling. Irondale Workers Join Strike.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 27.—Reported peace negotiations for the settlement of the steel strike through the mediation of disinterested parties, officials and members of the National Civic Federation received a setback when President Theodore J. Shaffer of the Amalgamated association last night declared absolutely that he had no official knowledge of such proceedings and that if such a move had been started it did not have the official sanction of the organization.
Nevertheless it is said the conciliatory committee of the Civic Federation, already prominent in the matter, is fully prepared to carry on negotiations and will if necessary endeavor to secure the good offices of Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Potter, Daniel Hanna and Seth Low, co-members of their organization, to give such prominence to the committee that the proposal will be received by the steel corporation."
In the meantime both sides to the controversy make claims to a victory. The steel people point to the gains they have made all along the line in the way of securing men and starting plants, while the Amalgamated officials say that instead of losing ground the association is gaining every day and that while the combination has succeeded in starting a few plants they are not turning out merchantable matter and are losing money and breaking valuable machinery and in the end will have to ask their old men to come to the rescue.
The steel people ridicule the claims of the association and point to the failure to induce the South Chicago and the Duquesne men to go on strike as an evidence that the strength of the Amalgamated has departed.
The surprise of yesterday was at the Painter plant, with six mills—the same mills that were running when the strike began. Not a striker could be found anywhere near the mill.
Supt. F. L. Harper said: "We are running along now just as we did before our old men went out. And I want to say that about 90 per cent of the men now working in the plant are old men, quite a lot of them strikers."
Reports from Wheeling tonight are that the managers of the Aetna standard sheet plant of the American sheet steel company received orders from the general offices to dismantle sheet mill No. 1 and ship the machinery to Vandergrift, Pa. Mr. Wilson does not know whether or not this means the carrying out of the threat to take plants from the Wheeling district owing to the strong strike sentiment there. The work of dismantling will be commenced at once.
The strikers at Wellsville are jubilant over the official news coming to them from Irondale. These reports say that all of the men who have been working in the mill, except two, refused to go back to work and were reinstated in the Amalgamated lodge. These two men, with two others, constituted the entire working force of the mill yesterday. These four men make one-half of the crew, the remainder of the plant being idle.
Mayor Black of McKessport fined John Sheridan, a workman in the Dewees-Wood mill $25 and costs and Sheridan will have to serve 30 days in the workhouse in default of bail.
Sheridan has been spotted for some time by the strikers because he said the strike would not succeed and wanted to return to work. He was drinking hard Saturday night and was locked up. Yesterday at the hearing no informant appeared against him but Mayor Black fined him because he heard he had called him names. When asked his reasons for his severity he said: "I just sent him up for his health."
Supt. D. N. Pitcock of the Demmler Tin plate mills says the mill would be started this week with old men. Ten city police and strikers are guarding the plant.
Will Sell 500 Islands.
MONTREAL, Ang. 27.—The number of islands in the St. Lawrence in the Thousand Island group to be placed upon the market by the dominion department of the interior numbers approximately 500. They are distributed over the river between Kingston and Brockville, and range from five acres to two one-hundredths of an acre in extent. As soon as the plans of the islands and the conditions of sale shall be printed, offers to buy will be received by the department. In the event of two or more applications for the same island the property will be sold to the highest bidder. Only two islands will be sold to the same applicant.
TRACKWALKER MISSING.
Man Who Failed to Prevent Kings Ferry Wreck Has Disappeared.
ITHACA, Aug. 27.—James H. Dietrick, trackwalker [pdf] on the Cayuga Lake division of the Lehigh Valley railroad, who failed to flag the passenger train from Auburn on Friday night in time to avoid a wreck and the consequent death of Fireman Fitzgerald, has disappeared.
Searching parties looking for him have been unsuccessful. After going to the landslide, instead of setting the signal, he went to the station to telegraph ahead to the train then out of reach. He was sent back to the place of danger and has not been seen since. His handcar and lantern were found near the wreck.
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| Mrs. Carrie Nation. |
CLOSED RED LIGHT DISTRICT.
Carrie Nation Makes Her Presence Felt at Philadelphia.
PHILADELHIA, August, 27.—Carrie Nation closed every dive in the "Red Light District" early this morning. The Kansas woman visited three of the most notorious resorts, the proprietors of which have been indicted at the instance of the law and order society. The places visited are in the 6th, 7th and 8th police precincts and her work caused the police to send out warning to other dives warning them to shut down.
One of the dives Mrs. Nation visited was on Spring Garden-st., in the Eighth district. Mrs. Fryter, proprietress of the place, received the Kansas visitors. "I don't bring a hatchet," said Mrs. Nation. "I come to talk to you about your terrible trade." She talked awhile, and finally she prayed for the inmates of the place.
The proprietress, the inmates and Mrs. Nation got on their knees together while the hatchet wielder begged that they would be forgiven. They promised to reform before she left. But they also notified the police "Carrie Nation was in the district."
WORK BOTH SIDES.
Men Who Make a Good Living Out of Strikes.
There are a great many facts connected with labor strikes that seldom become public, facts that are noticed only by those who are in constant touch with these struggles between the mechanic and his employer. Many of them are of a serious nature, but not infrequently there is the humorous side to the story, says the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph. Possibly one of the best of the latter class was detailed by a prominent railroad man who has been mixed up in strike troubles in many sections of the country.
He was talking to some friends about the great steel strike now in progress when he said, "Did you ever notice what a number of curious people are brought together whenever a strike occurs?" Waiting for an answer and seeing only that his friends expected a story, he continued: "Yes, there are a number of them. There is the strike breaker, the strike loafer and several others who have a class of their own. These individuals fairly live on strikes. It is their one business in life to follow them up, and they drift from ocean to ocean while plying their vocation.
"Take the strike breaker. He is a sort of professional. Having learned that a strike is in progress, he immediately puts himself in communication with the capital end of it and proposes to go to work for from one to three weeks at regular wages, but with a goodly sized bonus attached. His position seldom lasts more than three weeks. He does not want it to, for at the end of that time he finds himself possessed of a few dollars with which to go on a spree until he is ready to go to the next striking center.
"But your strike loafer—there's a character for you. He has a scheme for living without doing any work at all and at the same time finds himself voted a good fellow. He has no trade and is anything but a mechanic, but he gets there. It matters not to him whether it be railroad hands, machinists, garment workers or what not on strike, he is at home in any community. All that is necessary for him to know is that a strike is in progress. He will accomplish the rest in short order.
"The first business of the strike loafer is to approach the agent who is looking for men to take the strikers' places. It is little trouble for him to obtain promise of employment, and he is sent off to the field of action. Now is when he begins his fine work. On arriving at the shop he looks around, takes off his coat as though he was going to work and then in a surprised way suddenly learns that a strike is in progress. On goes his coat again, and approaching the foreman he will immediately declare that he has been cheated, adding that no man could get him to work in the place of a man who was striking in order to better the condition of the laboring classes.
"Arguments are useless. The man is determined, and out he goes directly from the shop to the strikers' headquarters. To sympathetic ears he tells a story as to how he was deceived by the agent who engaged him and how thoroughly against his principles it would be to go to work in a striker's place. Incidentally he tells what an awful time he had in escaping from the shop where, he declares, even force was used to detain him.
"Of course there is a hurrah among the strikers, who are immediately ready to lionize the man. He is carefully quartered and fed for a week or two, and money is given him to help him out until he can obtain other employment. He remains as long as there is a good living coming to him freely, but as soon as that shows signs of stopping he departs to look for another soft thing in the way of a strike."
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| 1894 map of Cortland Fairgrounds and Racetrack near Wheeler Ave. |
THE BIG FAIR.
THE GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS RAPIDLY FILLING UP.
Entries and Exhibits Fast Coming In—Many Visitors today—Exhibition Hall—The Midway—Traction Co. Improvements—Fox Chase and Horse Races Tomorrow—Fireworks Thursday Evening.
All is activity at the fair grounds today. The grounds, buildings and tents are rapidly lining up and more than the usual number of visitors was present today. The sale of season tickets up to 8 o'clock this afternoon was unusually large for the first day and everything points to a large attendance tomorrow and throughout the remainder of the fair.
The weather today is ail that could be desired, and the forecast for tomorrow is "fair."
From the number of entries of stock and exhibits already upon the ground it is apparent that the fair will be one of the best and largest ever held in Cortland county. Outside attractions are numerous and there are probably more tents upon the ground this year than at any previous year in the history of the society. Already the stock exhibit bids fair to excel even that of last year and there are more than the usual number of horses entered for the races which take place Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The tent with the merry-go-round is found in its usual place near the main entrance and was ready for business today- One of the first attractions to get into place on the "Midway" was Wild Rose, the Yucatan wonder, "the greatest living curiosity of the age," of whom a more extended description is given in another column.
In exhibition hall the booths are fast filling up and before tomorrow every exhibit will be in proper trim. The local merchants have, as usual, given liberal support in the way of making exhibits and every space is taken.
Among the attractions found among the booths in the hall is Madame Rika, the noted palmist and phrenologist. Madame Rika is one of New York's greatest palmists and has traveled extensively. She has given readings to some of America's most noted men. For 25 cents she promises to tell your past and future and reveal secrets of which you never even dreamed.
Tomorrow at 1 P. M. occurs the grand fox chase for a purse of $30, divided into three prizes of $15, $10 and $5 each. There are a large number of entries.
Concerts will be given by the McGraw band on Wednesday, the Cortland City band and the Dryden band on Thursday, and the Cortland City band on Friday. The grounds and buildings will be open every evening of the fair.
On Thursday evening will occur the grand exhibition of fireworks, a list of which has been published in the STANDARD.
THE DINING TENT.
The largest tent on the grounds is the one where meals and lunches are served by the ladies of St. Mary's society. Arrangements have been made for taking care of the large crowds and serving meals and lunches promptly. The dinner tables will accommodate 150 people at one time and there is room at the ice cream tables for 100 more. Excellent meals are served for 25 cents. Lunches and ice cream can be obtained at any time, and will be served during the evening as well as throughout the day. An ample and competent corps of waiters is in attendance to give prompt attention. The tables are attractive, all the provisions are home made, and the reputation of this society for serving will insure a large attendance underneath this particular canvass.
In addition to St. Mary's society, the ladies of the Homer-ave. church have a tent near the North entrance to exhibition hall where warm meals, lunches, and ice cream are served.
NEW TRAILERS FOR FAIR TRAFFIC.
The two large trailers from New York were received by the Traction company early this morning, and these have already been placed on the line for use in handling the large crowds for the fair. The cars are arranged with a row of seats running length ways through them, and they will seat about sixty passengers each, while the standing room on them is very plentiful.
The new switch on North Main-st. has been completed by the Traction Co. and will double the track facilities between Main-st., and the fair grounds. This, with the additional cars and the five minute schedule for running between the Messenger House and the fair grounds is expected to give even better facilities for transportation than before the Homer-ave. line was taken up.
The twenty-five electric lights illuminated the fair grounds in fine style last night, and there were crowds of people on the grounds all the evening watching the progress of the beginning of the great exhibition.
The branch office of the U. S. Express office at the entrance to the main exhibition hall is a great convenience, and is appreciated by the patrons of the fair.
Telephone connections with both the Empire State and the Home telephone systems greatly facilitate work at the grounds.
[Race horse schedule omitted—CC ed.]
CORTLAND UPHOLSTERING CO.
A New Industry—T. S. and E. D. Mourin, Proprietors.
Mr. T. S. Mourin, who for a number of years has conducted a general retail furniture business at his store between Cortland and Homer, announces that he is about to close out his entire stock at cost and give his whole time and attention to the manufacture of high grade and medium priced parlor furniture and mattresses of all grades. Mr. E. D. Mourin of Homer, while continuing his present business, will also be interested in the new enterprise and the firm will be known as the Cortland Upholstering Co. In addition to the manufacture of parlor furniture they will carry a full line of springs, brass and iron bedsteads and the undertaking department will be continued.
Later on new machinery will be put in for the manufacture of frames. Mr. T. S. Mourin, who will have direct charge of the new business, is a practical and experienced furniture man and thoroughly understands the demands of the business. The new enterprise promises to be a valuable addition to Cortland's business interests.
FAMILY REUNION
At the Home of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Knowles, Woodruff-st.
A very pleasant family gathering and reunion occurred at the home of C. S. Knowles, 31 Woodruff-st., Saturday, Aug. 24. Those present were Mrs. Mary A. Norton and Mrs. Ella Elkins of Michigan; sisters of Mr. Knowles, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Knowles, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Knowles of North Lansing, Frank Knowles of Van Etten, George Warn of Little York, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cummings and two sons of Tully, Prof. E. A. Knowles and family of Tyrone. One feature in which this differed from ordinary reunions was that some members of the family had not seen the others in many years, owing to living far apart, and others who had partially lost track of each other. A bounteous repast had been provided by the genial host and hostess, to which all did ample justice, and later the entire party were photographed by Artist L. E. Burnham.
TRACK WALKER BLAMED
For Lehigh Valley Accident at King Ferry.
The Ithaca Journal of yesterday says:
James H. Dietrich, trackwalker on whom the Lehigh Valley authorities are inclined to place the responsibility for the fatal disaster near King Ferry, Friday night, has not been seen by a single soul since the moment that he left Station Agent J. D. Atwater at the King Ferry station, with orders to go at once to the scene of the landslide and signal the ill-fated train. Opinions of the authorities and persons living at King Ferry are divided. Many believe that Dietrich was struck by a smaller landslide south of the largest one and carried with some of the debris into the lake. Others hold to the belief that he became frightened at the thought of what was about to happen, or that he arrived on the scene just in time to see the locomotive topple into the water, and then made off.
This morning early, a searching party of five men was formed at King Ferry, and a hunt is being made in the woods for the missing man. The residents of the village are deeply affected by the disaster and the searchers are in earnest. If it develops that Dietrich is in hiding he will fare ill.
Dietrich, who is a German, had been in the employ of the railroad as a trackwalker but a little longer than a month. He is a young man, the son of James H. Dietrich, a harness maker of King Ferry. Although it is said that he bore a good reputation, according to reports received from there today the railroad authorities had not fully decided to give him a permanent position.
After he excitement of the wreck had calmed, at the request of Agent Atwater, efforts were made to find the missing trackwalker, but they were of no avail. His hand car was found standing near the first small landslide, which is the nearest of the three to the King Ferry station. The lantern which he carried was not found.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
City Schools Open Sept. 3—New Academic Course.
At an adjourned meeting of the school board held last evening, it was decided to begin the city schools on Tuesday, Sept. 3, the day after Labor Day. The board also adopted a four years' academic course that will include the following work. Two years' German, two years' English, two years' history, two and one-half years' science, one year drawing. A commercial course, to include one year in bookkeeping and a term each in commercial geography, history of commerce, business, arithmetic and economics, has also been added.
WILD ROSE.
The Yucatan Wonder on Exhibition at the Fair.
Wild Rose, the Yucatan wonder, the world's greatest living curiosity that created such a sensation at the Pan-American exposition and later at Sylvan Beach, is in Cortland and will be one of the leading features on the midway at the fair this week. To see this strange, singular, pleasing and interesting curiosity will be a rare chance, for Wild Rose is not a fake but a high-classed and legitimate curiosity, and to those who are interested in natural history this will be a great treat. Wild Rose is about 45 or 50 years old, is 3 feet high and weighs 69 pounds. She has the smallest head of any human being in the world; in fact it is so small that a common teacup will fit over it. She understands three languages, English, French and Spanish, but cannot speak a word that can be understood. She is very clean, and makes all her wants known by signs and motions.
This wonderful curiosity has traveled all over the civilized world and has appeared before the crowned heads of Europe nations. She is a great favorite, especially with children, with whom she plays for hours at a time. She came originally from Wild Rose Island, Yucatan, and is not made up to deceive people. Her manager offers $100 reward for her equal as a curiosity or $100 if she is found to be a fake.
Wild Rose comes to Cortland with testimonials from Dr. Cavana, president of the Sylvan Beach corporation, from officers of the Wellsville fair, among whom are President A. J. Halsey and H. R. Elliott, superintendent of privileges, and many others. Her managers offer a reward of $100 for her equal or $100 if Wild Rose is proved a fake. [Paid ad.]
BREVITIES.
—Next Monday, Sept. 2, will be Labor Day.
—The city schools open Tuesday, Sept. 3.
—Wednesday, Sept. 11, is the date for the opening of the fall term at the Normal school.
—Ex-Governor David B. Hill has been invited to attend the opening of the State fair at Syracuse, Sept. 9.
—In compliance with a law of the last legislature all meat markets must close on Sunday, on and after Sept. 1.
—The sewing meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the Prcsbyterian church will be postponed until next week,
—August, 1901, will go down in local history as a month of moisture, mosquitoes and misery.—Yonkers Gazette.
—Patrick Henley, John Keefe, and John Fitzgerald appeared in city court this morning and pleaded not guilty to the charge of assault. The case was put over till next Monday.
—New display advertisements today are—W. J. Perkins, Sponges, page 7; C. F. Thompson, Tomatoes, etc., page 5; Glann & Clark, Shoes, page 8; F. Daehler, Clothing, page 8; M. A. Case, Drygoods, page 6.
—The State fair will open at Syracuse on the 9th of next month and will continue until and including the 14th. A program of races which is said to include the best horses in the country has been arranged, and the exhibits will be of the most interesting nature.
—A dog was captured by the poundmaster last evening and taken to the pound, where it remained only about an hour and was then claimed. It ought not to take long for the people to understand that it is cheaper to buy a 50-cent tag at the start than it is to have to pay $1 to get a dog released and then to have to buy a tag so that it will not be caught again.
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