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| President John Mitchell, U. M. W. A. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, October 29, 1902.
GENERAL SUSPENSION.
Colliery Employes Did Not Report For Work Today.
OBSERVING "MITCHELL DAY.''
Anniversary of the Close of the 1900 Strike—Street Parade and Mass Meeting in Nearly Every Mining Town—20,000 Visitors in Wilkes-Barre—Soldiers in Camp.
Wilkes-Barre, Oct. 29.—In order that Mitchell day might be properly observed today there was a general suspension of mining. The operators would rather the men would work, but under the circumstances they are helpless in the matter. The superintendents of many of the collieries were notified that the employes [sic] would not report for work today. Many visitors arrived to witness the demonstration in the city. There will be a street parade and mass meetings in nearly all the towns in the coal region, but owing to the presence of President Mitchell in Wilkes-Barre, the principal demonstration of the day is being held here.
The improved condition of the mines was shown yesterday when the output of coal was the largest since mining was resumed.
No visitors are allowed in the Ninth regiment camp today. An order to that effect was issued last night.
Soldiers will also have to remain in camp. None are allowed to come to this city. It is said the order was issued as a precautionary measure. There are 20,000 visitors in town and nearly all of them are men who were formerly on strike.
"Mitchell day" is the anniversary of the close of the last big strike, Oct. 29, 1900, when the mine workers returned to work after being out six weeks, the owners having granted a 10 per cent increase in wages and other concessions.
As in the present strike President Mitchell then conducted the strike for the workers.
THREE-QUARTERS NORMAL.
Ninety Per Cent of Scranton Collieries in Operation.
Scranton, Oct. 29.—Official figures from the five big companies having their main offices in Scranton show that almost 90 per cent of their collieries are in operation and that the output is now more than three quarters of what it is normally.
Yesterday's output is estimated to be 70,000 tons, the Delaware & Hudson company having started up the Laflin and Boston and all the companies having put on more men. Fully 80 per cent of the old hands are back at work.
The 20 per cent still idle includes those who were employed at the 12 places that have not yet made a start.
Much complaint is heard at the offices of the companies concerning the idleness today by reason of observance of Mitchell day. The companies had received no notice from the men that they would not work other than what came in the newspapers of the parade arrangements.
Each company had instructed its superintendents to blow the whistles as usual and work the mines if possible. The whistles brought no response as every mining center in the valley had arranged a Mitchell day celebration.
New Cable Completed.
Victoria, Oct. 29.—It is expected that the cable between Canada and Australia will be completed on Saturday. The Anglia, which is laying the 2,100 miles from Fanning to Suava, left Fanning Island on the 13th, earlier than was expected. This section will complete the line. Engineer Dearlove has been testing the Vancouver Island-Fanning Island stretch with satisfactory results for a week.
MARY BAKER EDDY.
May be Indicted for Death of the Quimby Child.
White Plains, N. Y., Oct. 29.—The death of Esther Quimby from diphtheria while under Christian Science treatment, may lead to the indictment of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the cult, there is little doubt that John Carroll Lathrop, a healer, and the parents of the girl, will be indicted and Coroner Banning has earnestly pleaded for an indictment against Mrs. Eddy also because her teachings, he claimed, were responsible for the death. The grand jury is still in session.
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| President Theodore Roosevelt. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
President Roosevelt will issue his annual Thanksgiving proclamation two or three days after the election. It will be one of the most enthusiastic documents of its kind ever given out at the White House. The settlement of the coal strike will, of course, be given a special paragraph by itself. The general prosperity of the country will be noted; the practical cessation of hostilities in the Philippines will be dwelt upon, and the fact that we are at peace with all the great powers of the world will be emphasized. The president feels especially elated over the outcome of the strike and is hopeful that the commission will be able to evolve a settlement of the differences between the lately contending factions that will make future contests of short duration. He does not believe that the commission will be able to prevent all future strikes. "The millennium will probably not come in our day," he said to a friend recently. "In fact, the millennium will probably always be six months off. But we are working towards better conditions every day, and as long as we keep on the upward path we cannot be called a national failure."
DEFENDANT RELEASED.
Botton All Falls Out of the Maude Kiehl Case.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE AGAINST HER.
Concluding Testimony of the Witnesses—Dr. Dana and Dr. Higgins Testify—Coroner Discharges the Defendant and With Her Mother and Baby She Returns to Her Home.
As stated briefly in The Standard yesterday afternoon at the close of the third day of the examination before Coroner Santee Mrs. Maude Kiehl was at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon discharged from custody there not being sufficient evidence to convict her with any crime.
Mrs. Kiehl was arrested at Preble Saturday night, Oct. 18, under the order of Coroner Santee. The suspicion was that she had administered poison to her husband, Adam Kiehl, and had caused his death a month before. Every class of evidence relating to the subject was admitted before the coroner at the inquest, but when the subsequent examination was held District Attorney Dowd for the prosecution as well as R. L. Davis for the defendant refused to admit evidence which would not stand in a court of justice and which could not be admitted later if a trial should follow. The result was that all hearsay evidence, all rumors and suspicions were barred out, and with this done nothing remained to connect Maude with the case.
The examination was held at the grand jury room on Thursday, Friday and Tuesday and about twenty witnesses were sworn. At the close of the testimony Coroner Santee ordered the defendant released and she was at once set free.
During her detention she was not confined in the jail by day but was rather much like a guest of Mrs. Overton, the wife of the sheriff, and though under lock and key by night was during the day kept in Mrs. Overton's apartments under the immediate care of Mrs. Overton. During much of the time her little son Roger and her mother Mrs. Fenner of South Onondaga were with her.
The following testimony was taken yesterday afternoon too late for publication:
Dr. H. T. Dana.
Dr. H. T. Dana, a physician residing in Cortland, testified: I made an examination on the 22nd day of September of a body of a man of medium size. There was a degree of rigor mortis existing at the time. The pupils were dilated. There was a crepatation in some parts of the body which is not commonly found. The stomach was removed and examined. The intestines, liver and spleen were examined, and then the right and left kidney, the bladder, and placed in jars. The heart was then examined. Next the skull was opened and a careful examination made of the brain. The lungs were found to be engorged with blood, which means congestion. There was no case of inflammation. The kidneys were engorged with blood. I have treated two cases of strychnine poisoning, death resulting in one. Taken upon an empty stomach it produces immediately a spasm along the spine, so that a person almost invariably gets upon the back. The body is not affected after death. The internal organs, the organs of respiration and the large organs will be full of blood. The death occurs hours after a repetition of spasms. There is a relaxation after death and there is no change to any extent on the exterior of the body. I think the death was an unnatural one. My opinion is that it was not from pneumonia. I discovered an intense congestion of the solid organs, which might result from strychnine. A person might die in a short time or in several hours. Tea contains tannin and tannin is an antidote to strychnine. I think a person would be apt to taste strychnine administered in tea as it is very bitter but am not prepared to make a positive statement.
Upon cross examination witness said these spasms would not be followed by severe pain. Poison by strychnine would be accompanied by no pain. He would also say that although witness had complained on Sunday and during the week of being sick, and had worked out of doors and been subjected to exposure to the cold, and had been treated for bronchitis, he should say he had died from unnatural causes. There would be no groaning or outcry on the part of the sufferer, during the time of the spasms, and there was no pain during the relaxation, so that it would be possible for death to occur with no outcry. The eyes are staring, and I would not expect to find them closed.
Upon re-cross examination witness said that he would assume death had occurred about three hours after the food had been taken. It was also possible for a person to walk around an hour or so with the amount of food that was found in the stomach without developing symptoms of poisoning.
Dr. F. W. Higgins.
Dr. F. W. Higgins, a physician residing in Cortland, said: I have had had some experience in making autopsies, possibly thirty. I went to the Hiscock farm in company with Coroner E. M. Santee. Found the body in a room I should judge to be the kitchen. Took measurements of body and found them to be that of a medium sized man. There was blood issuing from the nose. Pupils of the eyes were of extreme dilatation. Purplish spots upon the skin. Veins on the forehead were quite prominent. Blood issued from the nose and a white froth from the mouth. Examined the abdominal organs and found the stomach full of food, slightly digested. Intestines were quite empty. Liver was examined and there was no abnormal appearance. Kidneys were congested, but there was no evidence of chronic disease. Bladder was removed and about an ounce of urine found and preserved. The stomach had been punctured with the embalming needle. Examined t e heart and found it rather large and had not the tension of muscle that a normal heart should have. The lungs were moved entire. They were dark color, darker than a normal lung. The middle lobe of the right lung showed a little pus upon cutting, blood coming from the bronchial tubes. There were no adhesions of the lungs to the chest walls as would occur in a case of inflammation. We examined the brain and found no tumor or blood clots of any kind. The lungs showed symptoms of congestion, meaning too much blood in the lungs. Pneumonia is inflammation, which produces a substance which flows out and solidifies them. It is also a general disease just as much as typhoid fever. The system is impaired, there being a fever and the heart weakened in death from pneumonia, some portion of the lungs would be inflamed and solidified. I am able to swear positively in my opinion there was no pneumonia. There was congestion. but no inflammation. In the kidneys I found acute congestion, that was a matter of short duration. I would not say that could not occur from kidneys congested in this manner, although I have never known of a case, but if death did occur, it probably would not occur inside of thirty-six hours. To the best of my knowledge death was not caused by pneumonia. The congestion of the lungs and kidneys indicated poisoning. I have treated two cases of strychnine poisoning, death resulted in one. There are frequent convulsions and then a relaxation. The convulsions are very violent, the person is finally worn out and death follows. He was of the opinion that Adam Kiehl did not die from natural causes.
Maude is Released and Goes Home.
Maude Kiehl started for her home in South Onondaga this morning in company with baby Roger and her mother Mrs. Fenner. Her face showed the happiness she must have felt in being freed from all the terrible suspicions which have hung over her for the past fortnight. Her manner, however, was not at all different from that which had been displayed by her all through her confinement and examination at the court house. She stated in response to a question in reference to her guilt and undisturbed demeanor during the examination, when the awful charges were being made against her, that she had nothing to fear because she knew that she was innocent.
She said that she had been treated most kindly both by the sheriff and Mrs. Overton, and that her lot had not been nearly as bad as it had been pictured by sensational newspapers. She denied having had an interview with a woman correspondent of a Syracuse Sunday paper which had been published quite at length and said that the interview was purely imaginary on the part of the reporter.
The three left Cortland at 9:45, going by Syracuse. From Syracuse they take the trolley to Onondaga Castle, and will be met by friends at that place and driven to South Onondaga, a distance of five miles. The widowed mother of eighteen years leaves behind her in this city a most favorable impression, and by all those who have noted her inoffensive and retiring manner the belief is held that she was in no way connected with the death of Adam Kiehl.
COMMON COUNCIL
Orders One Hydrant Placed Next Spring and Adjourns.
The common council held a short but decidedly lively adjourned meeting last night at the city clerk's office, and after the smoke had rolled away there was a resolution on the records that provided for a new hydrant on the corner of Port Watson and River-sts. Those who voted for the hydrant were Alderman Yager, Richards, Pettigrew and Skeele. Those opposed were Aldermen Wright and Scudder.
Alderman Skeele said that the people in the eastern portion of the Sixth ward had long been asking for a hydrant on Port Watson-st., at the River-st. corner, and he thought they should have it. Alderman Scudder thereupon brought to the minds of the other aldermen that he had asked for a hydrant recently for his ward, but had been informed that the budget for next year had not been decided on and it was not known how much could be spent for extending the water mains. He thought his constituents were as much entitled to a new hydrant as were those of Mr. Skeele. Mayor Brown, said that in case a hydrant was ordered it could not be located before next spring, and in view of this be thought the matter could be put over until after it was known how much money the city would have to expend for the purpose. He thought the affairs of the city should be conducted on business principles and that the council should not state more than it had money to carry through.
Alderman Wright thought that the council should go on and close up the business of the year before any farther debts were contracted. He was of the opinion that it would be time enough to order hydrants placed when weather came in which the work could be done.
Alderman Richards gave as his view that a resolution should be passed giving Alderman Yager, who had spoken of some hydrants for his ward about Homer-ave., Alderman Scudder and Alderman Skeele the hydrants they wanted, and that it might be embodied in this resolution that the hydrants should not be placed until spring.
Alderman Skeele said he did not think he was called upon to take the position that had been suggested in waiting for the budget to be made up, and he moved the resolution,
On motion of Mr. Skeele, seconded by Mr. Richards and declared carried:
Resolved, That a hydrant be placed on Port Watson-st. at the corner of River-st.
Mr. Wright called for the ayes and nays, and the vote resulted as already stated.
An application was made for permission to place a storm house at the side door of the Cortland House on Groton-ave. This was denied. The board then adjourned until Tuesday evening.
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DISTRICT TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
Semi-Annual Meeting Held at McGraw, N. Y., Last Saturday.
The semi-annual meeting of the First District Teachers' association was held at McGraw in the high school building on Saturday. A large number of teachers and others interested in educational work were present. President Wheeler opened the morning session with appropriate words, and then called upon Dr. D. E. Ensign who gave the address of welcome. Dr. Ensign is president of the board of education at McGraw and his remarks evinced his capability to successfully engineer educational work. T. LeRoy Reed responded in well chosen language.
The two papers of the morning, "Drawing in the Grades" by S. Grace Pulford, and "Steps in Arithmetic" by Lewis R. Mooney, were carefully prepared, and contained valuable suggestions in their respective subjects Miss Pulford went over the outline of work in drawing prepared by the [New York] state department, pointing out wherein teachers find most difficulty. Prof. Mooney handled the Oswego method very skillfully, and in a way which would certainly help young teachers.
The first paper in the afternoon was on "The Value of Method," by Ernest A. Conrad, a subject upon which something new may always be said, and in this instance the paper showed great pains in preparation. Prof. P. M. Helfer of the Marathon High school made his first appearance before Cortland county teachers, and won their regard for him as educator by his very sensible talk on "The Social Life of School." Miss Jessie L. Barnes read a very interesting paper on ''Unconscious Teaching," making a special plea for music and pictures. "A Departure in Civics" by Principal Albert C. Mayham dealt with the historical side of the subject as a basis for thorough understanding. A series of original charts were used in connection with the work outlined.
James A. Shea, the general principal of the Normal Intermediate, discussed "The Teacher's Greatest Problem," pointing out that it consists in knowing the pupils and their environments, in order to reach them and help them. Mr. Shea is one of the rising school men of the times, and is destined to be heard from.
The meeting was one of the most successful held in recent years and all who attended felt themselves amply repaid for the effort.
JOHN TRUCK AGAIN.
An Appeal to be Made to the United States Court.
LAST EFFORT OF J. T. MCCRAHON.
Only One Case of the Kind of Local Interest Ever Before Known and that Was Kemmler's and was Not Successful—Petition for Writ of Error on Grounds of Invasion of Constitutional Ground—Truck Signs Papers But Shows No Emotion.
Attorney John T. McCrahon of Syracuse, who has made a hard fight for the life of John Truck, convicted of the murder of Frank W. Miller in Virgil in 1899 and sentenced to die in the electric chair at Auburn prison on Nov. 17, is going to make another attempt to save his client's life, and this time it will be in the United States court.
Every portion of the state courts has been tried and the governor has been appealed to, and still Truck was to die. After a second commission had declared him sane, Governor Odell announced that he would not further interfere and that the law must take its course.
Truck Shows No Emotion.
Yesterday morning a brother of Attorney McCrahon called on Warden Mead at Auburn and informed him that a petition was to be made to the United States court for a writ of error for Truck. The young man had affidavits with him which it was necessary for Truck to sign and the warden carried the papers to Truck's cell, read them over to him and told him that it was desired by his attorney that he a fix his signature to them.
Truck showed no emotion of any kind, but calmly placed his name at the place where he was told to do so.
The petition for the writ of error is based on the ground that Truck's constitutional rights have been invaded. This is the first time that Warden Mead has had to contend with this proposition and he said he did not know just what effect on the sentence as it now stands the granting of the writ would have. He said he would do nothing until the writ was granted. Then he would consult legal advice as to whether it acted as a stay.
An Unusual Proceeding.
This is the second time that a murder case, so far as it has any local interest, has been carried into the United States court. The other case was that of William Kemmler, the first man to be legally executed by electricity.
There was a great furor at the time and his attorneys went to the United States court on the ground that the punishment was cruel and inhuman and that the state statute was at variance to the provisions of the constitution. That ground does not exist today and the opinion of attorneys generally is that it is all nonsense to carry the case further as it probably cannot result in anything more than the piling up of costs.
BREVITIES.
—The new display advertisements today are—Baker & Angell, Shoes, page 6; M. A. Case, New waistings, etc., page 8.
—The first snow of the season to any amount fell this morning and the ground was covered with snow when people first looked out of their windows. The dispatches tell of the snow fall being of wide extent. There was snow in Buffalo and down in Wilkesbarre. The most of the snow here, however, was gone by noon, though there were fierce snow squalls at intervals all the forenoon.
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