THE TIME IS UP

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, November 16, 1894.

THE TIME IS UP.

Contractor Jacobs Served With a Warning not to Trespass.

   The time of the contract of Contractor M. M. Jacobs for the construction of the electric railroad from Cortland to Homer and from Cortland to McGrawville expired yesterday and the road is not yet complete from Cortland to Homer, while it has not even been touched from Cortland to McGrawville except for the building of the track from the Cortland House corner to the corner of Pomeroy and Elm-sts. and that part has been done only in sections and the ends have been left in a very unsatisfactory manner.

   This morning Attorney H. L. Bronson, representing the railroad company, prepared a paper notifying Contractor Jacobs of his failure to fulfill the contract, and warning him not to trespass further upon the property of the Cortland and Homer Traction Co. This notice was put into the hands of Sheriff Miller who served it upon Mr. Jacobs,

   The railroad company are greatly annoyed at the failure of the contractor to complete his contract. The officials claim that the tearing up of the road between Cortland and Homer for such long periods and for such long distances as has been the fact in the case in the past has been a great financial loss to them, as it has driven away patronage. They also think that there is no reason why the entire road should not have been completed at the present time. But up to the date of the expiration of the contract they were unable to do anything to hurry it up, as the contract was wholly out of their hands.

   A STANDARD reporter called upon Mr. Bronson this morning and inquired what would be the next move in the road building. Mr. Bronson's reply was that he was unable to make any statement for publication or give any intimation just now except that he should to-day order the engineer and the company's foreman away from the work and refuse to give any more grades.

   A STANDARD reporter called upon Superintendent L. D. Garrison to inquire as to prospects of the completion of the road. This gentleman was much disgusted with the delays that have occurred. He said he had been censured by the general public for things that he was not responsible for. The contractor had torn up long distances of road, he had failed to make proper connections and the public attributed the laxity of the work and the inconvenience to the negligence of the superintendent. He had tried his best to furnish proper accommodations, but had constantly been embarrassed by the contractor.

   A reporter also called upon Contractor Jacobs and inquired what he had to say about the matter. Mr. Jacobs was in Homer superintending the work of his men. He said that 175 men were now at work, and he was intending to rush business as rapidly as possible and finish the road in the shortest possible time. He said the order which the sheriff served upon him was a mere matter of form. It was only a letter from the president of the road, and the sheriff had no right to serve it anyway. He should pay no attention to it, but should continue the work.

   The cars are now running as far as the Mansion House in Homer. The road is torn up from that point nearly to Warren-st. and no cars are running above that [location].

   The outcome of this matter will be looked for with interest by all. Everyone, however, hopes to have the road completed as soon as possible, no matter who builds it.

KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

General Master Workman Sovereign's Annual Address to the Order.

   NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 16.—The Knights of Labor remained in session nearly three hours. General Master Workman Sovereign delivered his annual address which was an exhaustive and elaborate resume of the work of the order from its incipiency.

   He attributed the decreased membership of the order to the depression in business circles, prevalent bankruptcy, low wages and forced idleness of laboring classes. He stated that he traveled 35,464 miles since his stewardship and had organized 11 new assemblies and made 97 public addresses.

   He reviews his action of last January when he secured the services of Judge C. C. Cole and filed a bill in the district court of the District of Columbia, setting forth special grievances of his order, protesting against the issuance of bonds by the secretary of the treasury of the United States. He characterized the work of injunction from the United States circuit court of the Eastern district of Wisconsin as a despotic injunction.

   Referring to the American Railway affiliations, he advised action with this as well as all labor organizations. His resume of the Pullman strike terminated in severe criticism of Major General John M. Schofield and the recommendation of that officer for an increase of the army, together with the action of Chicago aristocracy, who were permitted to present a standard of colors to the Fifteenth artillery, "was an indication of an uneasy desire to subjugate labor to the military powers of the nation."

   He urged that the assembly take strong grounds against an increase of the military force of the nation and that they advocate "a decreased regular army and the abolition of the state militia, for from them are coming to the surface the sentiments of a military despotism."

   He contended that too much of the order's time was taken up by minor questions and read correspondence of last month between himself and Secretary R. M. Easley of the United States Civic federation of Chicago. He also made a sharp criticism of the banking laws and he advised a few minor changes in the preamble of the order.

   At the close of the address the report of the general executive board was presented and referred to several committees. It was a voluminous affair, but contained much of interest to the delegates. The meeting then adjourned for the day.

NOTABLE GATHERING.

WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION CONVENES.

Speakers of Worldwide Reputation Present—President Mrs. Frances Willard of the National and World's Union Will Preside—Some Facts Concerning This Mammoth Organization and Its Work. Other Assemblages of Note.

   CLEVELAND. Nov. 16.—The National Women's Christian Temperance union will hold their convention at Music hall, commencing this evening and closing Nov. 21. It will be the most notable meeting ever held in this city. Speakers of world-wide reputation will be here to discuss the good cause of temperance.

   Mrs. Frances Willard, president of the union, also of the World's union, will address the meeting during the week. Lady Henry Somerset, vice president-at-large of the World's Women's Christian Temperance union, who sailed Oct. 31 for England to preside and speak at an important executive committee meeting of the society of which she is president, and which met at Birmingham Nov. 12, will return to America and come directly here to give a benefit lecture, the proceeds to be equally divided between the National and the World's Women's Christian Temperance union.

   Neal Dow, "the Grand Old Man of Prohibition," is also expected here during the convention, and will make an address.

   There will be two sessions each day and delegates from every city in the Union will come to the gathering.

   The National Women's Christian Temperance union was organized in Cleveland in 1874, and is the sober second thought of the great woman's crusade. It is now regularly organized in the 44 states of the Union, and in every territory except Alaska. Its headquarters are in Chicago, where it has a Woman's Temperance publishing house that sends out about 135,000,000 pages annually, and has seven editors and 150 employes. This publishing house is a stock company, and all its directors and stockholders are women, as is its business manager.

   The Union Signal is the organ of the society and has an average circulation of 80,000. The cash receipts of the publishing house in 1891-92 were, in round numbers, $230,000.

   The Woman's Lecture bureau sends speakers to all parts of the country and

Canada. The Woman's National Temperance hospital demonstrates the value of nonalcoholic medication.

   The Woman's Temperance temple, costing over $1,000,000, has been built in Chicago and its local auxiliaries expended not less than half a million dollars in their work. There are about 10,000 local unions with a membership and following, including the children's societies, of about half a million.

   The Women's Christian Temperance union has 44 distinct departments of work, presided over by as many women experts in the National society and in nearly every state. All the states in the republic except six have laws requiring the study of scientific temperance in the public schools and all these laws were secured by the Women's Christian Temperance union; also the laws forbidding the sale of tobacco to minors.

   Most industrial homes for girls were secured through the efforts of this society, as were the refuges for erring women. Laws raising the age of consent and providing for better protection for women and girls have been enacted by many legislatures through the influence of the department for the promotion of social purity, of which the president of the society has, until the present year, been superintendent.

   The World's Women's Christian Temperance union was founded through the influence of the National society in 1883, and already has auxiliaries in more than 40 countries and provinces. The white ribbon is the badge of the Women's Christian Temperance union's members, and is now a familiar emblem in every civilized country.

   A great petition is being circulated in all parts of the world against legalizing the sale of opium and alcoholics. When 2,000,000 of names have been secured this petition is to be presented to all the governments of the world by a commission of women appointed for that purpose.

   At the first session today Treasurer Helen M. Parker said in her report that the receipts during the past year have exceeded those of any previous year by $5,000. They also report gifts in addition to the regular receipts, gifts in cash, notes and negotiable stocks to the amount of $6,800.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

Still Blind, Still Obstinate.

   The most dangerous public man under a free government is the man of ability who honestly holds to an utterly false and destructive economical theory. The trickster, the fraud, the demagogue and the dynamiter combined do not carry within themselves such possibilities of evil to the state. Sincerity and honesty always exert an influence, and when mistaken and backed up by plausible, though fallacious, reasoning, they work the deception and ruin of thousands. There are many American citizens to-day who honestly believe in free trade or tariff reform, notwithstanding all the terrible depression, stagnation and suffering which the mere prospect of, and feeble attempt at, carrying out these theories has caused in this country during the past two years. They are unable to see that the late political deluge signifies the popular detestation, condemnation and repudiation of these highly English but utterly un-American ideas, and they are ready to take up the fight again along the same line.

Election Expenses.

   The following candidates at the recent election have filed statements of election expenses at the county clerk's office in addition to those already published:

   Miles E. Burlingame—Livery $3; hotel expenses at Marathon, Harford, Virgil, Truxton and Cortland, $8.10; street car, $1; railroad fare, $3.36; Republican county committee, $140; postage stamps, $.86. Total $156.32.

   M. R. Smith—$10 for all expenses.

   O. P. Miner—Republican county committee, $208.

   C. F. Cobb—Nothing.

   E. C. Palmer—Republican county committee, $400; pasters, $3.50; hotel bills, $6; postage on pasters, $1.35. Total $410.85.

   George C. Hubbard—Pasters, $10; labor of addressing envelopes and other incidental expenses, $5. Total $15.

   Harlow G. Borthwick—Pasters $10; printing letters $2.25 ; envelopes $1.50; postage $8; livery $11; hotel expenses $3.50. Total $36.25,

   Charles H. Fairbanks—Nothing.

   Wilber Holmes—Republican county committee $500.

   Theron O. Brown—Nothing.

   W. W. Wood—Stamps $1.

   H. D. Hunt—Nothing.

   Ed L. Adams—Democratic county committee $15; postage $4.20; hotel bills $2.30; pasters, $3. Total $24.50.

   I. J. Walker—Republican county committee $10.

BREVITIES.

   —The D., L. & W. pay car made its regular trip over this division to-day,

   —There will be a social at Vesta lodge rooms Friday evening, Nov. 16. Members are cordially invited. Music will be furnished by McDermott's orchestra.

   —Mr. Barber Bentley died this morning at his home in Summerhill. Mr. Bentley worked for Mr. E. C. Rindge in Cortland for a year and a half.

    —Captain S. M. Byram is this afternoon reported very low at his home at

East River, and is not expected to live long. He is suffering with cancer of the stomach.

   —Prof. D. L. Bardwell will lead the meeting at 8.15 o'clock to-night in the

Y. M. C. A. rooms. Subject, "Faith, Obedience, Victory." Joshua vi: 12-20. All men invited.

   —"Our Flat" which was presented last evening at the Opera House was one of the funniest comedies that has been given in Cortland for several seasons. Everything was as advertised "new and up to date." The specialties were all fine.

   —Word has been received in Cortland of the death on Tuesday night at her home in Northville, of consumption, of Miss Kate Cotter. This lady was well known by many here in Cortland. She is the third of three sisters to die within two years.

   —Thomas Girrard was arrested last night on complaint of R. Burns Linderman on the charge of disorderly conduct. He gave five dollars bail for his appearance in police court this morning. He was on hand, but as no one appeared against him he was discharged.

   —Landlord John Andrews of the Central House and his brother-in-law, Garrett Hennesy were seen to leave town in a dog cart about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. They had two long bamboo fishing rods sticking out from behind and are said to have had a good supply of bait.

   —On Wednesday evening, Nov. 28, glee, banjo and mandolin clubs of Cornell university and Lehigh university give a joint concert at Ithaca, and on

Thanksgiving day the football teams of the two universities play a game which promises to be a hot one on the Cornell football grounds.

   —As the practice of buying milk by weight is becoming quite general, the question of the correct average weight per quart is of interest to all dairymen.

The matter has just been referred to I. P. Roberts, director of the Cornell station, and to Peter Collier, director of the Geneva station, and they agree with Bliss of Vermont that the average quart of milk weighs 2.15 pounds.—Ithaca Democrat.

   —The body of a lady buried in 1869 was recently exhumed from the old cemetery in Binghamton for transfer to the Floral Park cemetery, when to the surprise of all it was found petrified, weighing nearly 300 pounds. The remains appeared startlingly lifelike and the clothing and coffin were still in good condition. So far as is known this is the first petrified body ever found in this section.—Whitney's Point Reporter.

E. RITTENHOUSE ARRESTED.

Royal E. Every Held for the Action of the Grand Jury.

   The case of The People vs. Royal E. Every was on trial in Police Justice Bull's court yesterday afternoon. Every is charged with being one of the parties to the Fair store robbery last summer. Hiram McKay, who is under arrest and confined in the county jail, awaiting action of the grand jury on the charge of being another one of the robbers, was put on the stand. He swore that at about midnight on the night of the robbery he, Every and Ernest Rittenhouse met on the Normal school grounds. He said that Every left Rittenhouse and himself and was gone about an hour. They waited till he returned. McKay swore that Every had the jewelry in his possession when he returned and that the trio went to his (McKay's) room on East Court-st. and divided up the plunder.

   The third link in the chain of evidence was forged yesterday afternoon when Deputy Edwards arrested Ernest Rittenhouse. He was also subpoenaed as a witness in Every's examination. Rittenhouse swore to substantially the same story that McKay did.

   Justice Bull held Every for the action of the grand jury, which convenes in January.

   Rittenhouse was taken before Justice Bull at 2 o'clock this afternoon. He was arraigned on the charge of receiving stolen property. He waived his examination and was held in $500 bail for his appearance at the next sitting of the grand jury. He was unable to give the required bail and was committed to jail.