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| Sen. Mark Hanna. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, July 9, 1902.
SETTLEMENT FOSSIBLE.
Senator Hanna Trying to Bring About an Understanding.
Pottsville, Pa., July 9.—Congressman Patterson has arrived at his home here after a lengthy conference with Senator Hanna in an effort to settle the coal strike. Hanna told Patterson that negotiations were in progress that might possibly lead to an early settlement of the difficulty. Questioned as to the manner in which this was to be done, Senator Hanna refused to disclose his plans.
As this congressional district is largely composed of anthracite miners Patterson asked for some assurance that the settlement would not be derogatory to the interests of the miners. He was given to understand that the terms would likely be highly satisfactory to the United Mine Workers.
Mr. Patterson says that President Roosevelt has also promised to use every means in his power to end the strike.
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| John Mitchell. |
THE MINERS' CONVENTION.
Very Likely to Bring About a Crisis of Some Kind.
New York, July 9.—The Coal Trade Journal in its issue today speaking of the coming miners' convention in Indianapolis, says that the conservative element under Mitchell is opposed to a strike, but that the radicals, without a leader, are more numerous, and that the operators fear that some one may arise in the convention as Bryan did in the Chicago convention in 1890 and talk the miners into a declaration for strike. The article concludes:
''Mr. Mitchell has before him one of his most difficult occasions and it may prove the Waterloo. It will so prove if he sanctions a national strike: for it means that there will be no more compacts and that machinery will be added with much more rapidity and effectiveness as labor savers than is probable unless some such crisis comes."
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Mine Coal, Arbitrate or Yield.
Of charges and countercharges, affirmations and refutations, statements and explanations which have passed pro and con between the mine operators and the mine workers in the anthracite coal field the public has had plenty. Neither side can possibly say anything that the other side will not contradict, and further discussion will not affect the situation. The issues involved are clearly enough understood. What the public now wants is not talk but action. In view of the fact that the owners of the mines and the operators of the coal carrying roads are under obligations to the public by virtue of the charters they hold the public has a right to demand that they either mine and deliver coal, arbitrate their differences between themselves and their employees or yield to the demands of the latter.
The operators claim that a large proportion of the miners who went on strike desire to return to work and that these dissatisfied strikers have visited the offices of the companies in large numbers and asked for re-employment. If this is so, why do not the operators go on and mine and ship coal and relieve the anthracite famine which is disastrously affecting the industries of the country? If the object of the operators is to break up the existing union, which seems apparent, no surer or more expeditious way of doing so could be devised than resuming coal mining with such of its members as are desirous of breaking away from the organization.
If, on the other hand, the talk about disaffection among the miners and their eagerness to desert the strike and return to work is unfounded and the operators cannot resume work until the union permits, the sooner they accept the proposition to arbitrate the better for themselves.
The strike has now been in progress nearly two months, certainly long enough for a test of strength, and there is no prospect of the union receding from the position it has taken, while it is not improbable that the strike will extend to the bituminous fields after the general conference appointed to be held in Indianapolis on July 17. Meanwhile the public interests suffer. It is clearly the duty of the operators to mine coal if they can or arbitrate if they cannot. If they persist in refusing to do either, the legislature of Pennsylvania would be warranted in dissolving the coal companies for nonuser of their charter powers.
A DARING LOOPER.
Some of the Many Great Features with Forepaugh-Sells Circus.
It is an indisputable fact that Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers combined circuses have more entirely new and thrilling features than any show ever traveling in this country.
Among these may be mentioned the wonderful feat by Diavolo, who loops the loop on a bicycle, at once the most death defying and daring act ever presented before the public. Just as a child swings in a circle a bucketful of water without spilling, so does dare-devil Diavolo sweep the circle at a frightful speed without falling. This feature alone created a profound sensation in New York City and all other cities where seen.
Then there are the Aurora Zouaves, the official interstate drill champions of the United States, who have just returned from a triumphant conquest of all continental Europe, where they were pronounced by nobility and royalty to be the best drilled soldiers in the world; Minting, the Marvel, the only man on earth who can and does ride a unicycle or single wheel of bicycle up and down a narrow spiral tower; the Four LaMontes, the Five St. Leons and the Five DeLuccas, the three troupes of all Europe's greatest acrobats; the Ten Peerless Potters, the Greatest Aerial act on earth; the Jacks on Cycling Septette; Starr, the Shooting Star, who dashes down a ladder on an ordinary bicycle; the quartet of cake-walking horses who made the biggest hit of anything ever seen in the horse line at Madison Square Garden; an army of all-star clowns who divide the time between laughter and applause. All kinds of races are run in the great double hippodromes, and throughout the program there is superb music by Merrick's magnificent military band. It is indeed a wonderful consolidation, and there will not be very many living in this [Cortland] community who will not want to see it when it exhibits here on Friday, July 25.
CORTLAND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Decides What It Will Do for Port Watson-st.
RESIDENTS SAY IT IS NOT ENOUGH.
Railroad-st. Again Complains of Surface Water—Matter to be Investigated—Elm-st. Preparing a Petition for Paving to Lehigh Valley Tracks.
With all the members of the board of public works present except Mr. Duffey, who is in England, the matter of paving Port Watson-st. from the Lackawanna tracks to the bridge with macadam was again discussed at the adjourned meeting of the board last night. It was decided by the board to pay outright the sum of 10 cents a running foot as the city's share of building the gutters and curbs on account of the extra amount of water that is carried on the street.
The length of the street to be paved is 3,300 feet, and there would, therefore, be 6,600 feet of gutter and curb. At 10 cents a foot this would amount to $600, the part that the city will pay. The engineer's estimate of the cost of paving the street with macadam, using cobblestone gutters and curbs, is $15,900. The complete estimate is:
The estimate for bituminous macadam for the street is $32,500, and the estimate for the same for macadam with 4 feet brick gutters is $24400. It is thought that there is stone in the vicinity of Cortland that is hard enough to use in the entire construction of the road. If this is a fact much expense in building the road would be saved.
Former Village Trustee A. A. Sprague was the only representative of Port Watson-st. that was present at the meeting last night. He said that he could answer only for himself in the matter of getting signers to the petition to pave the street with the understanding that the city was to pay 10 cents a foot for the excess in building curbs and gutters. He would sign such a petition, but he thought that it would be impossible to get sufficient number of signers to get the pavement. He thought the city had not offered to do enough in the matter.
The board thought it had offered to do all it could, and the members expressed the opinion that the matter was up to the residents of the street to decide whether or not they wanted to go ahead in the matter. The board will meet next Monday night to act upon a petition if one is ready to be presented.
Railroad-st. Complains.
Several residents of Railroad-st. came before the board again and asked that relief be given them from surface water. They complained that the Lehigh Valley tracks are 18 inches higher than grade at the Railroad-st. crossing and that this backs up the water in that vicinity to a considerable depth. They were promised a temporary relief would be given, and that the matter would be permanently adjusted as soon as is possible.
To Pave Elm-st.
Theodore Stevenson came before the board and stated that an infant petition for paving Elm-st. had been started late yesterday afternoon and that already over 1,000 feet of property had been signed. He said the petition called for paving the street from Church-st. to the Lehigh Valley tracks, covering a distance of about 3,000 feet. He was of the opinion that a sufficient number of signers for paving could be secured.
Edwin Duffey of the Cortland County Traction company stated that the company is ready to join hands with the city in grading Elm-st. He said that the street had needed attention for some time in the matter of planking the tracks, and that the company intended to do this at once.
The board will hold an adjourned meeting next Monday night to take action in the matter of paving Port Watson-st., provided that a sufficient number of signers are secured.
CARRIAGE GOODS CO.
Holds its Annual Meeting and Elects Directors and Officers.
The Cortland Carriage Goods Co. held its annual meeting yesterday and elected directors for the coming year as follows: Edward H. Brewer, Andrew J. Murray, C. M. DeVany, Jason Brown, W. A. Dunn.
At a subsequent meeting of the directors the following officers were elected for the coming year:
President—E. H. Brewer.
Treasurer and General Manager— A. J. Murray.
Secretary and Superintendent—C. M. DeVany.
The company has done a thriving business during the past year and the outlook for the future is good. It is just now closing down for its annual summer recess of three or four weeks for repairs and inventory.
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| Wickwire Works, Cortland, N. Y. |
Big Chimney Completed.
The big 150-foot brick chimney built by Beers & Warfield for Wickwire Brothers has been completed and workmen are this afternoon taking down the staging. The chimney is a very symmetrical affair and has a very handsome cap at the top.
ISKOOT COUNCIL.
Officers Installed and Now Performing Their Duties.
The following officers were installed July 1 at the regular meeting of Iskoot Council by Miss Alice Sheridan and they presided for the first time at last night's meeting:
Prophetess—Catharine Harriott.
Pocahontas—Margaret Hayes.
Wenonah—Catherine Burns.
Powhatan—Neal Hayes.
First Scout—Winifred Burns.
Second Scout—Margaret Hookway.
First Runner—Mayme Lane.
Second Runner—Elizabeth Noonan.
Guard of Wigwam—Margaret Ready.
Guard of Forest—Mary Stack.
First Warrior—Daniel McAuliffe.
Second Warrior—John Hayes.
Third Warrior—John Whalen.
Fourth Warrior—Maurice Lane.
First Councellor—Eleana L. Skudamore.
Second Councellor—Frances Backus.
Trustee for Eighteen Moons—Margaret Hookway.
BREVITIES.
—There will be dancing at the park tonight.
—A regular meeting of the L. C. B. A. will be held this evening at 8 o'clock.
—New display advertisements today are—W. W. Bennett, Hardware, etc., page 4.
—The Empire State Telephone Co. has just placed one of its telephones in the Glen Haven sanitarium.
—The deaf mutes' picnic will be held in Utica, July 19. They will probably have a quiet day in the pent-up city.
—Quarterly meeting will be held at the Elm Stump church Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13. Rev. W. N. Bailey of Vestal will officiate.
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