Disorderly Strikers Bayoneted by
Militiamen.
MOB PELTED THE SOLDIERS.
Crowds
Continue to Besiege the Brown Company's Works—Strikers Growing Ugly and
Soldiers Becoming Impatient—Trouble Threatened Today.
CLEVELAND, July 18.—There has been another
turbulent day in the vicinity of the Brown Company's works. There were several
incipient riots and last evening there was an open conflict between the mob and
militia, it being necessary to put 1,000 men to flight at the point of the
bayonet.
The trouble began in the forenoon, when
Patrolmen Guenther and Carey were surrounded by a mob of rioters and threatened
with death. The officers held the mob at bay until help came and one of the
leaders was arrested.
In the afternoon two militiamen on a
streetcar, on their way to do picket duty, were set upon by a dozen men. The
soldiers were unarmed at the time, but they used their fists to such good advantage
that they drove their assailants from the car. Subsequently three of the
rioters were arrested.
In the evening, when the nonunion men were
taken from the works, Captain Zimmerman with a company of militia cleared the
street.
Afterwards the soldiers returned to the works,
and a crowd of 1,000 men gathered in a vacant lot across the street. They
assailed the militiamen, and finally somebody suggested that the soldiers be
stoned. Captain Zimmerman said he was waiting for the stone throwing to begin. Just
then a rock grazed his cap.
Then the order to charge was given, and the
soldiers plunged forward. The crowd broke and started to run, but all could not
get away from the soldiers. At least a dozen men were bayoneted, and some of
them were seriously hurt. The injured were hurried away so quickly that it was
impossible to learn the names of any of them.
The situation is uglier today than it has
been at any time yet. The mobs are growing desperate, and the troops have lost
patience. It is expected that some shooting will take place today if there is
any show of violence toward the troops.
A squad of militiamen of company I was
returning home shortly after 6 o'clock in the evening after having escorted men
from the works when one of them separated from the others near East Madison avenue.
He was noticed by strikers, and a small crowd followed him, hooting and
jeering. By the time he reached Jaete's block the mob had grown to four or five
thousand in number, and stones were thrown. The soldier had only his side arms
and ran into a grocery store to escape. The crowd threatened to tear down the
building, and he came out. Special Policeman Owen Murphy appeared and started to
escort the militiaman to a patrol box, that police assistance might be summoned,
but the crowd encompassed them and attacked them with stones, sticks and fists.
Meanwhile word of the trouble had been sent
to the militia at the Brown works and Company F hastened to the rescue. At
double quick, with rifles at charge bayonets, they rushed at the crowd,
clearing the street speedily.
A number of men and boys were stabbed with
bayonets, but only two seriously, Thomas Garrity and Thomas McGlarvey. They are
wounded in the back and McGlarvey may die.
In the excitement, the lone militiaman slipped
away, and though doubtless injured, is probably not dangerously hurt.
Murphy, however, was so badly beaten that
his recovery is in doubt.
Martial law will be enforced in the
disturbed district from now on, and any serious menace to the militia is likely
to be met with extreme measures.
EVENTS
IN CUBA.
A
Spanish Paper Declares a Foreign War Threatens Spain.
HAVANA, July 18.—It is reported from Pinar
del Rio that the celebrated bandit, Pilar Rojo, has been killed in a n
engagement near Mutabo. Another report is to the effect that Antonio Maceo
ordered that he be killed, regarding him as an assassin.
In an editorial article La Constitutional
denounces the editor of La Discusion as a rebel, declaring that the writings of
the latter are strongly tainted with the doctrines held by the insurgents and
their sympathizers. It is further alleged in the article alluded to that the
staff of La Discusion write in a spirit of hostility to Spain; that they are
perfidious personally, and that their care is to so write as not to fall under
the scope of the penal code.
La Bandera, a daily newspaper published at
Santiago de Cuba, which is regarded as a semi-official authority, says that
Spain must prepare for foreign war; that the navy must be reinforced; that
warships must be procured and work at the navy yards expedited. The paper
demands that, in view of the facts, the defenses at seaports of the island be
strengthened; that Santiago de Cuba be made a depot for coal, and that a
government drydock be established there.
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| Richard Olney. |
INTERNATIONAL
ARBITRATION.
It Will
Be Many Moons Before the Principle Can Be Applied.
WASHINGTON, July 18.—The correspondence
which has passed between the governments of the United States and Great Britain
respecting the establishment of a general system of arbitration for the
settlement of any disputes which may arise between the two countries, and also
for the settlement by arbitration of the dispute over the Venezuelan boundary,
has been made public in the shape of an even dozen letters which have been
exchanged this year between Secretary Olney, Lord Salisbury, Sir Julian
Pauncefote and Ambassador Bayard.
The correspondence is of great interest as
marking a sensible advance toward the adoption by the two English speaking
nations of the principle of arbitration as the means of settling disputes
between themselves, but the persons who have looked forward with hope and
expectation to the speedy conclusion of treaties embodying the arbitration
principle for the settlement of either or both of the two great open issues
between the two nations are doomed to disappointment, for at the date of
exchange of the last note, one from Secretary Olney to the British ambassador here,
dated within a month past, points of the most vital nature in the case, not
only of the Venezuelan question specifically, but of the general arbitration
proposition as well, were still the subject of discussion, without much
expectation of an early adjustment.
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| Congressman (Gen.) Daniel Sickles. |
PAGE
TWO—EDITORIALS.
A
Patriotic Democrat's Opinion.
General Sickles is a picturesque historical
commanding political figure, and for the second time in his life he is
compelled to turn his back upon that which is done in the name of Democracy.
The first time was in 1860. He has been a strong Democrat all his life. After
the war in which he lost a leg, he returned to the Democratic organization and
fought for Democratic principles. He was one of the truest friends of the
Southern Democracy, which he opposed so bravely when it went wrong in 1860. His
patriotism leads him now to oppose that which is being done to traduce
Democracy. No one has laid bare the dangers, the delusion's and fallacies of
the platform better than General Sickles, who when interviewed speaks as
follows:
"The platform just adopted at Chicago
is a thunderbolt falling at our feet and making home and country shiver. It is
a platform that makes me choose between my party and my country, as I did in
1861, and no party has a right to claim what belongs to one's country. The
platform is not only a dishonest one—it is positively revolutionary. It is made
up of a combination of socialism, anarchy and dishonesty. It aims at a social
upturning and upheaving. It strikes a blow at the nation's credit and at the
nation's honor, and a nation or a man without a sense of honor is lost.
"Let no one mistake or underestimate the
danger of the situation. I regard the peril as a very grave one. Hard times
have made thousands of the people discontented. The silver orators will go to
the farmers, whose land has depreciated greatly during the last twenty-five years,
and say: 'How much is your land worth to-day?' The farmer says, perhaps, $10.
"'How much was it worth twenty-five years
ago?'
'"Fifty dollars.'
'''There you are,' says the silver orator.
'If silver dollars had not been demonetized in 1873 your land would be worth as
much as ever.' This he says with an air of having stated an axiom, although the
demonetization of silver had as much to do with the depreciation of the
farmer's land as had the last eclipse of the moon. The worst of it is that there
are so many unenlightened voters of the country, especially in the West and
South, that will be taken by just such talk as that, unless every effort is
made to make them see things in their true light.
"The platform just adopted contains a
plank declining, in effect, against the president's interfering to prevent
disorderly conduct among strikers in the States. The orators that will stump
the country in the interests of Bryan and Sewell will tell all the railroad
men, of whom there are about 800,000 in the country, that with Bryan as president
and men like Altgeld for governors, they can do as they like with their
employers without danger of interference. It is for the great mass of ignorant
voters a fearfully alluring and insidious platform and every effort must be put
forth to prevent its success. If McKinley will consent to make the currency
question the issue in as unmistakable a way as Hobart did in his speech of
acceptance, the Republican ticket should carry New York by a majority of 250,000."
These are the honest opinions of a Democrat
and patriot who has done good service to the party.
MATTHEWSON WON.
DEFEATED
STRONG OF MICHIGAN AT BINGHAMTON.
Captured
Four of the Five Heats—Strong Starts Quick , but Lacks Staying Qualities.
(From
the Binghamton Republican, July 18.)
Abe Strong, the Michigan sprinter, is a
clever and gentlemanly young man, a thorough athlete and speedy on his feet. In
a race where he could be evenly matched he would be picked out as a favorite.
He was out-classed, however, in his race yesterday with Matthewson. The latter
is much older than Strong, and he is larger and a more powerful runner.
Strong has not the staying qualities for a
long race. In a match for a distance of fifty or seventy-five yards he is
difficult to defeat. He is quick as a cat and can get away amazingly fast. This
is where considerable of his success lies as a sprinter
for he gains several yards in the start and is able to maintain his position
for a short distance.
Matthewson on the contrary is slower to
start but once under way, he speedily shortens any gap between a competitor if
the heats are long enough. Strong was at a disadvantage yesterday because the
heats were too long. Mattewson was quick to discover Strong's weak points and
take advantage of them.
A fair sized crowd attended the sprinting match
between Edward Matthewson of Cortland, and Abe Strong of Jackson, Michigan.
Matthewson was an easy winner and captured four of the five heats run. The
races were called a little after 3 o'clock. Mike Lynch was the referee and held
one end of the tape while Daniel Driscoll, Strong's trainer, held the other
end. Michael Dwyer of Lestershire acted as starter and William Winans held the
watch.
Matthewson came out dressed in regular
running costume and wore the B. A. A. colors. Strong was attired in blue and
white trunks. The conditions were that six heats of varying distances should be
run, the winner to take four out of six heats. The first heat was a fifty yards
dash. Strong got the advantage at the start as he did in all of the heats. He was
closely pressed by Matthewson, but won by a yard. The time was 5 2-5 seconds.
The twenty-five yards dash was run without any intermission in spite [of] Strong's
protests. Matthewson's long strides carried him to the front and he won out in one yard. Time 3 1-5 seconds.
Matthewson appeared anxious to get away in
the 75 yards dash and made two false starts for which he was set back two
yards. In spite of the handicap he won by a narrow margin in 8 2-5 seconds. An
intermission of ten minutes was then taken. The 100 yards dash was then called.
Matthewson ran a few yards behind Strong nearly to the tape and then made a
spurt and went ahead without apparent effort. The time was 10 2-5 seconds.
The 125 yards dash was a repetition of the
preceding event and was won by Matthewson in 14 1-5 seconds. This decided the
race as Matthewson had won four heats.
Among the spectators were a number of
sprinters including Riley of this city [Binghamton], and John Fraser and
Clarence McCullum of Whitney Point. After the race a match was arranged between
Strong and McCullum to be held at Whitney Point one week from to-day. Fraser
tried to arrange a race with Matthewson but the latter wanted five yards
handicap and nothing was agreed upon. Riley and Matthewson were also talking
over a match. Later Fraser's backers endeavored to fix up a race with Riley and
it is probable that these two will come together in the near future.
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| Sterns tandem bicycle. |
THE
BICYCLE PARADE
Was a
Success. Many Riders in Line. Fine Roads.
Cortland's second bicycle parade occurred
last night. While not so many wheels were out as before the parade was just as
enjoyable.
Shortly before 7 o'clock, every street leading to Church-st.
was lined with wheels, all headed toward a common center. The parade moved at 7
o'clock over the course previously published in The STANDARD. The number of
wheels was between 330 and 350. They were counted by several different
persons at various places. At Homer a large crowd was out to see the riders as
they rode to the Windsor hotel and there countermarched on Main-st., making a very
pretty sight.
The parade was headed by Messrs. L. E. Edgcomb
and Frank Hilligus on old style high wheels. They were followed by what was the
prettiest sight ever seen in Cortland in the bicycle line. It consisted of two
Stearns tandems side by side over which was carried a huge white canvas roof
with a border of yellow and on each corner was a small Stearns bannerette. The
riders, Miss Ada Seaman, Mr. Harry Henry and Miss Shepard and Mr. Ralph Wright
were dressed in white. Credit is given Mr. G. F. Beaudry for this feature of the
parade.
After the countermarch on Tompkins-st. the
riders dismounted in front of the C. A. A. clubhouse [historic Randall House].
Here was an immense crowd. Standing room was almost at a premium. The grounds
were very beautifully decorated with Chinese lanterns. The Cortland City band
rendered a choice musical programme from a stand near the house. A canvas was stretched
on the north side of the grounds and here Mr. A .B. Rumsey of Homer gave a fine
stereopticon entertainment. Over 200 views were shown. They consisted of views
of natural scenery in America and Europe, statuary, comic pictures, advertisements
of local business men and several views advertising "A Tramp's Daughter,"
which will be presented at the Opera House July 22, under the direction of Mr.
Edward B. Kelley. While all this was going on the members of the C. A. A. were
serving ice cream to a large number on small tables on the lawn and from which
a nice sum was realized.
BREVITIES.
—Geneva has organized a colored McKinley
club and it has already a membership of thirty-five.
—There will be an important meeting of the
Republican league next Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
—New advertisements to-day are—A. Mahan,
bless her heart, page 3; F. Daehler, a drive in wool, page 6.
—The Shamrocks arrived at 10:22 this morning
from Syracuse and are playing the Cortlands at the fair grounds this afternoon.
—Band concert and dance at the park to-night.
Special round trip tickets will be sold to the park from McGrawville and Homer.
These special tickets will be sold every Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
—An excursion train of seven coaches passed
through Cortland over the D., L. &
W. at 9:41 this morning. It started from Nicholson, Pa., and carried
the B. of L. F. and B. of R. R. T. to their annual outing at Pleasant Beach.
—Mr. B. B. Springer has ordered from The STANDARD
job rooms some very neat ribbon badges for the Wickwire Brothers' wireworkers
excursion to Long Branch, Onondaga lake, Aug. 1, which he is selling at 10
cents each. The badges are on white ribbon and contain an appropriate emblem.
