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| Pennsylvania National Guard troops at Shenandoah, Pa., during anthracite coal strike of 1902. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, August 15, 1902.
FIGHT WITH BULLETS.
Warnke Washery at Duryea, Pa., Started Up.
OPERATED ONLY A SHORT TIME.
Crowd Threw Stones Over the Stoekades at the Deputies, Who Fired on the Mob—Three Men Hit—25 Men Arrested—Warrants Sworn Out For Deputies.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Aug. 15.—A riot occurred at Warnke [coal] washery at Duryea yesterday afternoon. Trouble had been brewing since early morning. Before 7 o'clock 500 men and boys collected about the place and threatened to interfere with those who wanted to go to work. Sheriff Jacob had a number of deputies on the ground and they held the crowd back.
The works were started up but remained in operation only a short time. The crowd on the outside threw stones over the stockade at the deputies who were on guard inside. Several times the deputies were tempted to fire. Rather than have any trouble, work was suspended for the time being.
The deputy sheriffs returned to Wilkes-Barre early in the afternoon, reporting all quiet at the washery when they left.
They hardly reached Wilkes-Barre, however, when the deputies on guard were attacked. Several men in the mob also attempted to climb over the barricade. The deputies warned them to go back and when they did not a volley was fired but the most of the bullets went high into the air.
Harry Collins was shot through the right leg. Andrew Marlack, a Lithuanian, received a flesh wound and another foreigner had a narrow escape, a bullet passing through his coat.
A colored man employed at the washery, thinking his life was in danger, escaped from the barricade and ran down the street. He was pursued by an angry crowd who cried "hang him, hang him." The man was finally run down but before any harm could befall him, a number of constables rescued him.
Deputy sheriffs from Luzerne and Lackawanna counties went to the scene of the rioting, but when they arrived all was quiet, the mob having dispersed.
Warrants were sworn out before the burgess charging the deputies with rioting and felonious wounding. The constables went to the washery and placed 25 men under arrest. They were arraigned before Burgess Burlington and held in $3,000 bail each. They could not furnish bail and were brought to the county jail here.
Aid to Miners From Wales.
Cardiff, Wales, Aug. 15.—The South Wales Miners' Federation has adopted a recommendation that the federation districts contribute $50,000 to assist the striking miners in the United States on the ground they are contending for principles of international importance.
COAL JUMPS UP.
Retail Price in New York Will be About $11.50 per Ton.
New York, Aug. 15.—The wholesale price of anthracite jumped yesterday to $9.50 a ton alongside for certain sizes. A firm of Liberty-st. dealers offered $10 a ton for a cargo of domestic. When the coal is put on the market, which will be in a few days, the retail price will be from $11 to $11.50 a ton. Dealers said that the price of bituminous coal was also going up. It was from $3.50 to $4 alongside.
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| American novelist Winston Churchill. |
PAGE FOUR—BRIEF EDITORIAL.
Winston Churchill, another of "them literary fellows" who have gone into politics, aspires to a seat in the New Hampshire legislature and is running on a platform of protection to the forests. In a public statement Mr. Churchill points out that the grievance of the state is not against lumbering, but against the wasteful and destructive methods which turn great areas of forest into bristling wildernesses, subject to periodic fires and incapable of reproducing the finer and larger trees. The great damage that the White Mountain scenery has undergone of recent years is patent to all visitors. Mr. Churchill shows a shrewd political sense when he justly reminds his future constituents that the natural scenery of New Hampshire is a valuable asset, a source of income which should not be recklessly impaired. People who know the beautiful White Mountain region will be in hearty sympathy with Mr. Churchill's plan of campaign.
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| Cortland County Fair photo, post 1900. |
CORTLAND COUNTV FAIR.
Other Special Prizes to be Competed for Aug 26 to 29.
Following are others of the special prizes to be competed for at the Cortland county fair Aug. 26 to 29:
The Cortland Standard Printing Co. offers for the best essay of not to exceed 500 words from competitors in school department upon "The Value of Advertising," one year's subscription to Semi-Weekly Standard, $2.
City Cycle Co., E. B. Richardson, proprietor, will give a shooting coat for the best exhibit pit games, $2.25.
American Poultry Advocate, Syracuse, N. Y., one year, for Black Minorcas, 25 cents
Cortland Democrat will give to farmer who drives the most ancient carriage on the grounds, one year's subscription, $1.50.
Bingham & Miller will give a fine rain coat to any farmer who wins the most points on horses, cattle, sheep and swine, living within fifteen miles of Cortland. First premiums to count two points, second premiums one point, $15.
E. A. Didama, M. D., offers his medical services free to any person taken ill upon the grounds on second day of fair, $2.
The Republican, Stevens & Danes, offers for winner of most blue cards in Class No. 13, one year's subscription, $1.50.
Daniel Kernan, proprietor of North Cortland House, will give for the largest exhibit of dogs, one box cigars, $2.
T. P. Bristol, merchant tailor, for best exhibit of old relics, one gentleman's shirt, $1.
The American Fancier, Johnstown, N. Y., offers for best exhibit of exhibition games, one year's subscription, $1.
The Syracuse Evening Herald will give space for publication of the prize winning essay in class 72, $5.
Glann & Clark offer for best display of penmanship in grades 7, 8 and 9 (educational class) boy or girl pupil, one pair school shoes, $2.50.
The Cortland Standard Printing Co. offers for the best amateur exhibit of cut flowers (all professional florists barred from competition) one year's subscription to Semi-Weekly Standard, $2.
Geo. E. Rowe, proprietor of Park hotel, offers for best exhibit of ginseng, one box cigars, $2.
A. S. Burgess offers the farmer exhibiting the three longest stalks of corn (any variety) exhibit to be delivered at Burgess' booth at the fair, one hat, $3.
The Empire Corset Co. of McGraw, N. Y., will give an elegant silk corset for the best Battenberg center piece (No. 1234), $5.
Hollister Hardware and Plumbing Co. offer the exhibitor of best pound print dairy butter, one 40-quart milk can, $2.75.
National Medicine Co. of Cortland will give to the most abused judge in poultry department, five boxes vegetable pills, $1.25.
F. Daehler offers for best plate of five apples exhibited and grown by a farmer in Cortland county, (Daehler to have apples) one suit of clothes, $19.
The Cortland Standard Printing Co. offers for the best amateur photograph of a scene in Cortland county (photograph to belong to the Cortland Standard Printing Co.) one year's subscription to The Semi-Weekly Standard, $2.
W. V. Palmer offers one barrel of "Golden Loaf" flour for the best loaf of bread made from same flour to be purchased of him, $5.
D. E. Call offers for the best loaf of bread baked from any brand of flour, but the maker must have purchased the coal at D. E. Call's yard, Cortland, $5.
Cortland Democrat offers to farmer exhibiting longest stalk of corn from field which has been inundated not less than twice, one year's subscription, $1.50.
B. B. Terry, cabman, will give use of horse for best suckling colt sired by Racine and exhibited at fair, $10.
National Medicine Co., of Cortland, offer the most sickly exhibitor of stock, five boxes of their celebrated pills, $1.25.
C. D. Sanders will give for the most perfect Spanish poodle shown at this fair, one box cigars, $2.50.
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| William J. Greenman. |
A FERRIS WHEEL
For the Fair—Wire Fence to be Charged With Electricity.
The fair grounds are being thoroughly repaired and placed in order in anticipation of the greatest fair in the history of the Cortland County Agricultural society. A large portion of the board fence that encloses the grounds is being removed, and Page's park fencing is being substituted. The upper wire of the new fence will be charged with 150 volts of electricity, and woe to the man, woman or child who tries to climb over the top of this fence to gain free admission.
Secretary W. J. Greenman has completed arrangements by which a monster 150 foot Ferris wheel will be brought from Buffalo for the Cortland fair, Aug. 26, 27, 28 and 29.
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES
Greet the Ithaca Band and Listen to the Music.
The weather this week is proving to be highly favorable for the engagement of the Ithaca band at the park, notwithstanding the dampness and chill of the first two days. The air is now delightful and great crowds of people are attending every concert. The Traction company is doing splendid work in transporting the people. Cars are run at frequent intervals, and when the concerts are over a long string of cars is waiting to be bring quickly back to the city those who are most anxious to get down town and could not possibly wait for another car. The sight of these long lines of brightly lighted cars coming down the hill in the evening is a very pretty one.
As the audiences grow in numbers and as the engagement advances the hearers become more and more enthusiastic. Double encores were quite the rule last night, and the people seem justified in calling for more because the response is always given in such good humor and so freely that every one feels that the band enjoys the appreciation manifested and is as ready to play more as the audience is to listen. Cortland is now enjoying a rare opportunity in this feast of fine music.
Tomorrow night is request night. All requests for numbers upon this program should be left at the Traction company's office before tomorrow, and from those submitted a program will be prepared and will be published in these columns tomorrow afternoon. The program for this concert will of course be a superb one, as only the finest numbers of the week will probably be requested.
Tonight occurs Dillon Brothers' dance in the pavilion after the concert is over, and the Ithaca band of thirty-one pieces will furnish the music. Waltzes and two-steps will be in the great majority.
The programs for tonight and tomorrow afternoon are as follows. Watch The Standard of tomorrow afternoon for the request program of tomorrow night:
FRIDAY EVENING.
THIRD IN A WEEK.
John McDermott of Skaneateles Drowned in the Lake Thursday.
Skaneateles lake yesterday claimed its third victim within a week, John McDermott of Skaneateles, 38 years old, having been drowned yesterday morning. W. K. West was drowned on Sunday, Harry Pierce on Monday, and now comes the third. Mr. McDermott was found dead in the lake off the dock at the Hazelhurst premises yesterday morning at 8 o'clock. He had not been feeling well the last few days and was in the habit of walking around early in the morning, often going to the garden or down to the lake. He went down to the lake that morning and while getting into the naphtha launch, which was tied across an angle in the dock, fell between the boat and the dock and was drowned in 5 feet of water. When found his head was bleeding, and it is thought he fell and struck his head against the launch.
GLEN HAVEN, N. Y.
Corner Stone of the New Methodist Church Laid.
Glen Haven, Aug. 12.—The corner stone to the new church was laid Wednesday afternoon in spite of the rain in the morning and the consequent bad [traveling], there was a good turn out. After listening to an excellent sermon by the Rev. Theron Cooper the people gathered around to witness the laying of the corner stone. Rev. E. S. Merring placed, in the place prepared for it, a zinc box containing a copy of the minutes and the date of the organization of the society, a copy of the Christian Advocate, a copy of the Northern Christian Advocate, one copy of each of the local papers, etc. Before leaving the building a call was made for help to build the church, and notwithstanding the fact that nearly every one present had already contributed, $41 was raised in a few minutes.
The following ministers were present: Rev. Theron Cooper, presiding elder, Rev. Louis Heinmiller of Preble, Rev. Mr. Anderson of Freetown, Rev. Mr. Merring, Sr., of Clockville and Rev. Mr. Huntley of Borodino. As it was the night for our usual services at the church, they all remained and attended and we think the afternoon and evening will be long remembered in the history of our little valley.
Mr. Wallace Babcock of Washington, D. C., and his mother closed their cottage today and returned to Homer. Mr. Babcock expects to return to Washington after another week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clark and their guest, Mrs. Whiting, are visiting friends at New Hope for a day or two.
Dame Durdon.
BREVITIES.
—A. W. McNett has purchased of H. F. Bingham the property at 22 North Church-st., and will occupy the same about the first of November
—The Y. M. C. A. baseball team went to Truxton today to play the team of that place. The local team plays the Tully boys at Athletic field tomorrow afternoon.
—New display advertisements today are—A. T. Weiss, Wide Awake store, Special prices for Fair week, page 6: M. A. Case, Black dress skirts, etc., page 6.
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