Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, March 12, 1902.
BOSTON STRIKE SPREADING.
Nearly 6,000 Men Ordered Out on Second Day, Making 16,000 Men Idle.
Boston, March 12.—The second day of the great strike of organized labor against the demands of railroads and steamship companies that merchandise delivered at freight depots by the R. S. Brine Transportation company be not discriminated against, witnessed large additions to the ranks of the strikers. Nearly 6,000 union men were ordered out, bringing the grand total of idle men up to 16,000 with the prospect that today this number will be increased by several thousand.
One of the most important developments of the day was the ordering out of the longshoremen at the docks of the Philadelphia and Metropolitan Steamship companies, in consequence of which steamers of those lines were compelled to depart with only partial cargoes while their wharves are partially filled with the freight which the men refused to handle.
Other docks along Atlantic avenue are in a similar condition and business there is practically tied up. The members of the General Teamsters' union, comprising 1,400 brick, sand, lime and cement teamsters, also went out yesterday afternoon virtually tying up the building trades by depriving them of material with which to work.
A strong effort has been made to induce the Boston Central Labor union, which is composed of 90 affiliated trades of all description, to officially endorse the strike by ordering out all its members and that body has the matter under consideration. The effect of such action would be to paralyze business of all kinds. The Central Labor union has thus far taken no part in the fight.
The state board of arbitration had before it President Cox and the strike committee of the Allied Transportation council, but no way of settlement could be agreed upon. This committee also waited upon Mayor Collins, where the serious condition of affairs was discussed and he promised his best efforts to affect an understanding between the parties at issue. Deeming the situation sufficiently grave to warrant his taking such action, Mr. Collins sent a telegram to Senator Hanna at Washington asking that the National Civic Federation, of whose executive committee Mr. Hanna is chairman, should interest itself in the matter and endeavor to affect a settlement by arbitration.
Found in Cayuga Lake.
Ithaca, N. Y., March 12.—The body of an unknown man was found Tuesday afternoon floating in Cayuga Lake at Myers Point, near this city. Coroner Fish of Ludlowville discovered in the pocket of the overcoat a postal card evidently addressed to "Frank Sherman, Dryden, N. Y." The body was fully dressed and $25 was found in the pockets. No person by the name of Frank Sherman is known to the postmaster at Dryden. The nose of the corpse was badly battered, but that is the only indication of possible foul play. The man was thick set, of medium height and had dark hair. The body had been in the water several weeks.
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| Alton B. Parker. |
JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER
LIKELY TO BE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
If Successful Will Probably be the Democratic Candidate for President in 1904—First Suggestion Came From Mississippi—A Means of Getting Away from Bryanism.
NEW YORK, March 12.—A Washington dispatch to the New York Herald says: Governor Odell's visit to President Roosevelt is only one of the many moves now being made on the political chessboard looking to the campaigns of 1902 and 1904.
It will be news to most Democrats that a well defined movement has started to make Judge Alton B. Parker, chief judge of the court of appeals of New York, the Democratic candidate for governor of New York next fall, and if he is successful, the Democratic candidate for president in 1904.
It will be news to most Republicans that the leaders of their party are making little concealment of their fear that at the state and congressional elections this fall the campaign of 1890, which was the forerunner of 1892, when the Republicans lost control of the house, may be repeated.
New York is to be the battlefield in 1904, and next fall the control of the house will depend on results in that state and in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Of all these states, New York is the most important this year. If it should be saved the loss of the house would not be fatal. If it goes Democratic in November, it will be an almost certain augury of Republican defeat at the polls in 1904.
That is why Senator Platt went to Albany the other day. That is why Governor Odell has come to Washington, and that is why he and the president before he returns to Albany, will form the nucleus of a ''get together" club, to be joined at pleasure by all Republicans, whether they follow Platt, Odell, Roosevelt, J. P. Morgan, Quigg, Gibbs or Woodruff.
There is to be harmony in New York and a Republican victory in November, if possible, or war and the beginning of a Democratic landslide. Messrs. Roosevelt, Odell and Platt appreciate the danger of the situation and are anxious to avert it.
The Democratic plan to run Judge Parker, and wrest the state from the control of Republicans, has the sanction of some of the clearest headed Democratic leaders in the country.
The first suggestion of Judge Parker for the presidency came, singularly enough, from resolutions introduced and passed by the Mississippi legislature a few days ago. At the time this incident attracted little attention, but the suggestion has proved very taking, and it is now said by politicians of prominence that Judge Parker is in reality the only man in the state of New York on whom the factions of that disturbed party can unite and elect, and furnish the country with a candidate who would similarly, in the country at large, unite all elements and attract the support of the property owning classes. It is declared the most threatening suggestion the Republicans have had to hear in a long time.
It is pointed out by national Democrats here, who have been captivated by the suggestion, that Judge Parker is the only Democrat who has run for a state office in New York and been elected since 1892, when Mr. Cleveland carried the state. He was elected in 1897—the year of the Van Wyck-Low-Tracy campaign. He has held aloof from factional politics, and was not involved, either for or against Mr. Bryan in 1896 or 1900.
"If Judge Parker will run for governor," said a prominent Democrat today, I believe he can carry the state. The party can certainly get together on him, and if he demonstrates his ability to carry the state I think he will afford us a rallying point to get away from Bryanism and his platform.''
A HORSE POISONED.
ONE OF THE BIG GRAYS OF THE ICE COMPANY.
Evidence in the Stable Sunday Morning That Some Intruder Had Been There—Belief That Attempt Was Made to Poison the Other Horse but That Animal Was Cross and a Stranger Could Not Enter the Stall.
One of the large iron gray horses owned by the Little York Ice company of this city [Cortland], died yesterday afternoon and it is believed by the company that it was maliciously poisoned by some one who broke into the stables below the Lackawanna tracks north of Railroad-st., where the horses are kept.
Sunday morning M. A. J. Barber, who has charge of the horses, did not find everything in the usual order at the stables when he went to look after the team. A measure which he uses to dip up and carry in meal to the horses was found a short distance back of them on the straw about two-thirds full of meal. He wondered at this a great deal, and threw the contents away, as he does not believe in feeding the horses anything that is left around in that shape. When he went to the meal bin he found the lid open, which is contrary to his careful methods. A whip had also been carried into the stable and was found under one of the horse's feet. There were signs too of much kicking and threshing about on the part of the horses. Later a window was found to have been tampered with, which supports the theory that there was some one in the barn Sunday night.
The theory of Mr. Barber and the members of the Ice company is that some one forced an entrance into the stable and mixed some poison with meal and fed it to the horse that is dead. The same operation, they think, was about to be made in feeding poisoned meal to the other horse, but that horse is cross to strangers, and perhaps would not let the person in beside him to place the meal in the feed box. It is thought that the measure of meal was then set down back of the horses, where it was found, and the whip was secured from a nearby wagon to thrash the animal into submission. The horse would naturally plunge around in its stall, and the noise might have suggested to the prowler that he had better get out of the place.
Sunday morning the horse now dead would not eat, but seemed to be in no distress, so nothing in particular was thought of the way things were found. Veterinarian John Robbins was called to look at the horse yesterday and pronounced the horse poisoned, but was too late to save it. The horse had been perfectly well up to Sunday morning.
A post mortem examination of the horse's body was made this morning and unmistakable signs of poisoning were found. The tongue was black, as were all of the intestinal organs. The horse was a valuable one and the company had refused $200 for it. This makes the second valuable horse that the company has lost inside of a year.
The company has no clue to the party who performed the despicable act, and knows of no one who could have any motive for doing it.
NEW COMPANY INCORPORATED.
To Manufacture Corundum and Emery Wheels in This City.
Papers were made out yesterday afternoon and signed for the incorporation of the Cortland Corundum Wheel company, and these will be filed today with the secretary of state. This company is entirely independent of the Taughannock Emery Wheel Co., which is now preparing to remove to Taughannock.
The company, which will soon be started in this city for the manufacturing of emery and corundum wheels, is capitalized with a stock of $15,000. The directors and incorporators are: Dr. C. D. Ver Nooy, C. Franklin Weiler and R. L. Davis of this city, John M. Spohn of Springfield, Mass., and W. Clayton Fay of Niagara Falls. The new company has not yet definitely settled upon the location of the factory.
The proposed officers of the company are:
President—Dr. C. D. Ver Nooy.
Vice-President—John W. Spohn.
Secretary—W. C. Fay.
Treasurer—C. F. Weiler.
Attorney—R. L. Davis.
Mr. Spohn, who has had fifteen years' experience in the emery and corundum business and who for the past year has been with the Taughannock company, will be the superintendent of the new concern, and Mr. Fay, who has also had fifteen years' experience in the business, having grown up with the business from boyhood, will be the manager. Mr. Weiler, who has been with McKinney & Doubleday for nearly seven years, will soon devote his entire attention to the new business.
The company will make both the silicate and vitrified wheels, and specialties, including oil stones, rub stones, etc. They are prepared to increase their facilities as business may demand. The men interested are known here to be active business men, who will undoubtedly do well in the new enterprise.
Nearly the Whole Thing.
Arthur Jones, Edward Bennett and George Galpin, porters at the Kremlin, Messenger House and Cortland House respectively, blossomed out today in brand new regulation uniforms of blue with nickel buttons. From the crown of the tasteful caps to the bottom of the trousers legs the suits are neat as wax and the boys look well in them. They may, therefore, be excused for creating the impression that they are the whole thing.
THE FIRE BOARD
To Enforce the Regulation in Regard to Ashes in Wooden Boxes.
At the regular meeting of the fire board last evening the bills for the month were audited. It was decided to press the matter of complying with the ordinance in regard to dumping ashes in wooden receptacles. The fire alarm boxes are soon to be given a fresh coat of red paint.
The new storage battery for the alarm system has not yet been received, but is expected daily.
EVENING WITH SHAKESPEARE.
Ladies' Literary Club Gives its Semi-annual Entertainment.
The Ladies' Literary club gave its semi-annual entertainment at the home of Mrs. N. H. Gillette, 20 West Court-st., last evening. Each member was privileged to bring a guest with her and the parlors were comfortably filled. It was an evening with Shakespeare and the program was arranged by a committee consisting of Mrs. Gillette, Mrs. J. L. Watrous and Miss Minerva Adams.
After a fine piano solo by Mrs. G. H. Smith the guests were privileged to behold four celebrated ladies of Shakespeare at an afternoon tea and to listen to their conversation. The four were Portia, or Madame Bassanio (Mrs. C. W. Collins), Madame Romeo (Mrs. J. A. Jayne), Madame Ophelia (Mrs. F. W. Higgins), Lady Macbeth (Mrs. C. P. Walrad). Madame Romeo was the hostess and served tea in the most approved up-to-date style while the others were callers at her home. During their call they discussed their husbands, their neighbors, the place of their habitation, the state of society and daily occurrences and events in general. The sentiments were Shakespeare's and were culled from various sources through his writings, but that gentleman would without doubt have been completely paralyzed could he have noted the connection in which his sentences were used, the additions that were made to his words and the adaptations to local people and surroundings.
The effect was remarkably unique and exceedingly funny and the listeners were not at all backward in showing their appreciation of the burlesque. The costumes of the four ladies which were of the date and in accordance with the characters represented added not a little to the general effect.
Mrs. James Walsh sang a Shakespearian solo, "Who is Silvia," by Schubert, in a pleasing manner, and then some Shakespearian artistic and musical games were played which provoked considerable merriment. "Mental Pabulum," was next in order, a full course dinner with an elaborate menu, which was intellectually partaken of by the company. The courses and various articles in the menu were announced, and members of the club responded by quoting what Shakespeare had said in regard to that particular article. When the ice cream was reached, as Shakespeare didn't seem to have had any knowledge of that favorite delicacy, the hostess announced that it would be served in the diningroom [sic].
Mrs. W. A. Cornish, the president of the club, presided and used a Shakespearian bell which Mrs. Gillette had secured abroad with which to call the company to order as each feature of the program was ready for presentation.
From every point of view the affair was a very delightful one for all concerned and the members of the club as well as the invited guests are indebted to the committee and to the hostess for a remarkably pleasant evening.
BREVITIES.
—The L. O. T. M. will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Vesta lodge rooms.
— New display advertisements today are— Bingham & Miller, Clothing, page 8; Baker & Angell, Shoes, etc., page 4.
—The Loyal Circle of Kings' Daughters will meet Friday, March 14, at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. H. I. Jenkins, 50 Madison-st.
—Mrs. W. L. Wingate of 52 Hubbard-st. has a pansy bed in bloom. A little early in the season for them, but the frost may not cut them off.
—Miss Jennie A. Kinney has sold for Mrs. Kate Stout the latter's house and lot, 22 Orchard-st., to Mr. and Mrs. James P. Kearney, consideration $3,200.
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