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| John Mitchell. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, July 8, 1902.
MR. MITCHELL IN NEW YORK.
Reiterated Statement That Anthracite Miners Would Stay Out Till They Won.
New York, July 8.—Mr. Mitchell spent the day with H. M. Taylor of Braidwood and Coal City, Ill., a soft coal operator, who said that he telegraphed Mr. Mitchell at Wilkes-Barre to meet him in New York. He denied that their meeting had anything whatever to do with the anthracite miners' strike or the soft coal mine situation, or the approaching convention of the United Mine Workers at Indianapolis. Each asserted that they were together simply as boyhood friends after seeing friends off for Europe.
Mr. Mitchell denied that he came to consult labor leaders here regarding the advisability of the soft coal miners breaking their contracts with the operators to enter upon a general strike and reiterated that the anthracite miners would stay out until they won. He said he would leave for Wilkes-Barre last evening.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
The Venezuelan Revolution.
Recent reports from Caracas indicate that the present revolutionary movement in Venezuela is the most formidable of the many which have occurred in that country in the last decade. We are apt to look upon these frequently recurring revolutions in South America as little more than opera bouffe wars or political upheavals of little importance outside the countries in which they occur, but the one now in progress in Venezuela seems to be more menacing to the interests of other nations than is usually the case. This is illustrated by the fact that quite recently a Norwegian steamer was seized by Venezuelan revolutionists, compelled to act as a transport for insurgent troops and, after the vessel had been returned to the command of her captain, she was fired on by Venezuelan government troops and the captain killed.
According to late dispatches the revolutionists had not only captured San Felipe, the capital of the province of Yaracuy, and several towns of considerable importance in the province of Lara, but an unexpected outbreak had occurred in Valencia, in the heart of the city and, most threatening event of all, La Guayra, the port of the capital Caracas, had been attacked, and in reply the government forces had shelled its suburbs from their forts and from a warship with some loss of life, while merchants and people generally in Caracas and La Guayra were panic stricken and even apprehended a siege, although in the end the revolutionists were repulsed.
On the receipt of earlier dispatches United States war vessels were ordered to Caracas, under the general intention of upholding the rights of American citizens if necessary. German and Dutch warships were also sent to Caracas. The condition of affairs in Venezuela is such that it is well to have an efficient American force at hand in case complications might make it desirable to use moral if not physical force.
WEDDING BELLS.
A Pretty Wedding at St. Mary's Church at 8 o'clock This Morning.
Mr. Thomas W. Powers and Miss Alice Sheridan were married at St. Mary's church at 8 o'clock this morning in the presence of many of their friends, Rev. J. J. McLoghlin officiating. After receiving congratulations, they started at 9:43 for Worcester, Mass., where they will spend a week with Mr. Powers' mother. They will return to Cortland and be at home after Aug. 1, at 129 Tompkins-st.
The bride was very becomingly gowned in beautiful blue and white silk foulard trimmed with white appliqué lace and chiffon. She was attended by Miss Anna Mellon of Cortland who was also gowned in blue silk foulard, trimmed with lace. The best man was Mr. R. E. O'Brien also of Cortland. A large number of very handsome and valuable presents were received by the bride,
Mr. and Mrs. Powers are well known to a large circle of Cortland friends, and are held by them in high esteem. Mr. Powers is a wire drawer at Wickwire's factory. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Sheridan of Broadway. The happy couple left amid a shower of rice and roses and with the best wishes of all upon their eastern trip.
Orris. U. Kellogg.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Considers a Variety of Subjects but Does Little
FOR ALL WERE NOT PRESENT.
Doubleday-st. Accepted as Pearl-st.—Surface. Water on Port Watson and Railroad-sts.—Mud on Clinton-ave.—Perplexity Creek— Bills Ordered Paid.
A variety of business was presented to the board of public works at its regular meeting last evening, but as only three of the members were present, making only a bare quorum, no action was taken only in the matter of accepting Doubleday-st. This matter had been before the board many times and the board as a whole was known to be favorable to the action, the only delay being in getting all of the residents of the street to sign the petition. The street was accepted as Pearl-st., but the common council has the naming of streets in charge, and so the matter of the name will be acted upon by that body.
Object to Surface Water.
A large number of the residents of the lower portions of Port Watson and Railroad-sts. were present to seek relief from surface water that they claimed had been turned upon their property by the city. It was expected that a petition for paving Port Watson-st. with macadam from the asphalt paving to Port Watson-st. bridge would be presented, but the property owners wanted first to see what the board would do in the matter of helping to build the much larger curbs and gutters that are necessary to carry off the surface water, made thus necessary by the water that has been turned on the street from off Tompkins, Main and South Main-sts. Hugh Duffey and C. F. Wickwire of the board, who are the committee of the board on streets, were not present and the three members present, Messrs. Knox, Collins and Cobb, thought it best not to take any action in this matter until one at least of this committee was present. An adjournment until this evening was agreed upon for action in the matter.
Mr. Kellogg on Port Watson-st.
Hon. O. U. Kellogg spoke for the property owners of the lower end of Port Watson-st. He said that in no part of the county could so disgraceful a piece of road be found as this street from the pavement to the bridge presented. The like of it could not be found at the Solon ponds, in Gridley Hollow or in Dog Hollow. The road, he thought, was made worse by the improvements that had been made on the streets above it. The gutters were full of water nearly all the time, and the road as well was inundated a portion of the time. In the spring time it is almost impossible to get along with a rig on the street. He said that the residents of the street had repeatedly complained of the water that had been turned upon them, and that if relief is not given there would be actions for damages brought against the city. The property holders, he said, would be willing to pay for a curb and gutter that would carry off what water naturally came down the street, and he thought the city should stand the extra expense of building the gutter the size that it will have to be to take all the water of the street that is now running there.
The members of the board present said that the proposition for the city to assist in building the gutters was reasonable and would probably be put into effect if the street is paved, They were also of the opinion that the street should be improved by laying macadam upon it. President Knox stated that the board is not antagonistic to the plan of improving the roads, but it is given so much money by the common council to do all the work of the department with. Nor did he criticize the common council for not giving the board more to do with, as that body had each department of the city to provide for and had only a certain sum to draw upon.
Mr. Fitzgerald on Clinton-ave.
Hon. L. J. Fitzgerald appeared and spoke of the bad condition of the streets that form the principal approaches to the city. Clinton-ave. he thought was in the worse condition that could be imagined. The mud in it is from 6 to 18 inches deep, All the improvements in the way of scraping it had made it worse. He thought the board should each year improve one street of the four principal approaches, Clinton-ave., Port Watson-st., Tompkins-st. and Homer-ave. He said that in his opinion the board would do more for the streets if they would drive over them more, and he volunteered to take the board for a drive over the streets, but the offer was not accepted when Mr. Fitzgerald declared that he would do the driving.
Railroad-st. Delegation.
The Railroad-st. delegation asked for relief in carrying off the water from the street below the stone gutter that has recently been built on that street below the Lackawanna station, declaring that the water settled upon the lawns and in their cellars. These were assured that action in the matter would be taken as soon as a full meeting of the board could be had.
Board of Health.
Dr. E. M. Santee, W. A. Stockwell and H. S. Bliss of the health board presented matter of closing Perplexity creek, but action in this matter was deferred on the same grounds.
Walk on Church-st.
M. F. Cleary, the veteran member of Emerald Hose company, appeared and stated that the company was about to build a new cement walk in front of its building, both on Church and Railroad-sts. and asked that the city build a cement walk from the Hose Co.'s walk on Church-st. to the part of the street used for driving purposes. The board authorized Mr. Becker to contract with the parties that build the walk for the Hose Co. to put in this strip, which is only about 20 feet long.
Bills Ordered Paid.
The following bills were allowed and ordered paid:
Sidewalk Rebates.
SANFORD B. ELWELL
Had a Shock and Died Suddenly This Morning.
Sanford B. Elwell, aged 65 years, 7 months and 3 days, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Martha Ellis, 43 Rickard-st., at 9:20 o'clock this morning from shock [stroke]. The funeral will be held from the house Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Mr. Elwell, who spent much time at Fireman's hall, went to that place last evening and sat on the sidewalk in front until about 11 o'clock, visiting with Superintendent D. F. Waters. He seemed at that time particularly bright. He went up stairs after leaving the superintendent and stayed there until 12:30 o'clock, when he remarked to one of the patrolmen, who was eating his luncheon, that he guessed he would go down stairs and occupy one of the bunks.
Nothing more was seen of him until 6 o'clock this morning when Mr. Waters went to the city building. He heard some one breathing heavily and made an investigation. He found that the old gentleman was upon one of the bunkers and unconscious. He immediately called Dr. P. T. Carpenter, who was unable to revive him. Coroner E. M. Santee was then called and he was moved in Wright's ambulance to his daughter's home, where he died soon afterwards. Dr. Santee decided that an inquest was unnecessary.
Mr. Elwell was quite badly crippled by rheumatism and has for a long time walked with a cane. Last night he used two canes, but said to Mr. Waters that aside from his rheumatism he was feeling as well as usual. He was formerly a bookkeeper and was for a long time employed in the office of Theodore Stevenson and in the office of John C. Sager.
Rev. W. Jasper Howell.
HIS PICNIC LUNCH.
Rev. W. J. Howell Found Some Surprises in His Basket.
Rev. W. J. Howell, the bachelor pastor of the First Baptist church, was of course one of those who attended the picnic of the Cortland Baptist churches at Cayuga lake park last Saturday. As the greater part of the day was to be spent on the boat upon the blue waters of Cayuga, Mr. Howell with others took his lunch along with him to eat on the steamer. Unfortunately he has not a wife to superintend the matter of putting up a lunch and he had to depend upon his friends. Even the best of friends will some times take liberties and do things that a wife would not dream of doing, as Mr. Howell has now learned.
Prior to the original date of the picnic on July 1, Mr. Howell had talked the lunch matter all over with Henry Persons, the well known and popular chef at the Messenger House, where Mr. Howell takes his meals, and they decided what the lunch basket should contain. The lunch was all put up, but the rain fell in torrents and the picnic was postponed. Next time Mr. Howell simply asked Mr. Persons to put up "a lunch" for him, and Henry did.
Now there is probably not a man in Cortland who enjoys a joke better than Henry Persons, unless it be some others who like Mr. Howell take their meals at the Messenger House and who sit not far away from the genial pastor. However, that is a dissertation. But Henry put up the lunch and told Mr. Howell he would send it down to the station for him, and that it would be a dandy one too. In some way or other the word got around that Mr. Howell had got an extra fine lunch that day. His basket was large and it was apparent that the lunch was a very generous one, and so he with his usual kindness of heart offered to share it with others less fortunate than himself.
When lunch time came Mr. Howell was seated on deck and as is quite likely to be the case was in the midst of a bevy of charming girls. The top of the basket was removed and then came some of the most toothsome and dainty of viands. Mr. Howell was indeed in luck. But there were some thin glass tumblers. What were they for? Half way down the basket was a small bottle labeled "Old Valley Rye." The young ladies were paralyzed and Mr. Howell's face was a study. Some of the masculine members of the flock caught the words and they gathered in crowds to investigate. Mr. Howell was urged to go deeper in the basket, but was uncertain whether it was best to do so or not. Is that the kind of lunch you have?" was questioned. Further down appeared a huge quart bottle labeled "Black Cat Whiskey." As this came out a shout arose that scared the fish away for miles and roused the people on the hillsides on both sides of the lake.
Mr. Howell was urged to open his bottles, and at length consented. The "Black Cat Whiskey" proved to be a bottle of the most delicious of cold coffee richly creamed and of the most perfect flavor. The "Old Valley Rye" was vinegar for the baked beans in the basket. And after the friends nearby had sampled both bottles they were satisfied, and they all concluded with Mr. Howell that few could put up a finer lunch than Henry Persons, but they are not yet quite recovered from the shock they received when they discovered the labels on Mr. Howell's bottles. As for that gentleman himself he is more than ever convinced that a wife would never have played him such a trick as that in a public place and that—well—perhaps a wife would not be so bad after all and perhaps, sometimes, perhaps—
BREVITIES.
—There will be a meeting of the A. O. U. W. at 8 o'clock tonight. Four candidates will be initiated.
—Tioughnioga Court of Foresters of America, No. 410, will hold a meeting this evening at 8 o'clock in the Garrison building.
—The dates for the concerts by the celebrated Ithaca band at the park have been fixed for the afternoon and evening of July 16. This will be one of the musical events of the year.
—New display advertisements today are—M. A. Case, Drygoods, page 6; Perkins & Quick, Drugs, etc., page 6; C. F. Brown, National drinks, page 6; J. W. Cudworth, Optical Talks, page 5; Hollister Hardware Plumbing Co,, Hardware, page 8.
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