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Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday,
October 10, 1895.
PROSECUTION
OF FIGHTERS.
Object
Seems to Be Merely to Scare Them Away.
AUSTIN, Tex., Oct. 10.—The grand jury concluded
with the Corbett training party. They all returned to San Antonio.
Delaney was seen after the examination and
stated that he knew no more about the matter now than he did before, but from
the questions asked it is very evident the grand jury would attempt to indict Corbett
and Fitzsimmons and probably some members of the Florida Athletic club for
arranging a fight on Texas soil in violation of common law.
There is a wide diversity of opinion among
lawyers here as to whether the grand jury has any right to take action in such
matters, some claiming there is no legal authority or precedence for the
action.
The attorney general has all along held that
when he played his trump card it would be found that it was the biggest trump
of the deck. The state officials doubtless do not care to prosecute Corbett and
Fitzsimmons if by getting out indictments against them they can scare them out
of the state and hold the indictments over their heads to keep them out. It
will relieve the state from any further contention in courts on rebutting
argument as to the unconstitutionality of the present laws in prize fighting,
which the fight management are now threatening to proceed with to annoy the
state.
It is said that District Attorney Burleson summoned
the Corbett party before the grand jury on his own hook. It is intimated that the
best of feeling does not exist between the grand jury and the district attorney
in regard to this matter and that the district attorney has been "called down"
by the grand jury.
CHANGE OF BASE MADE.
Pugilists
Decide to Fight at Hot Springs.
THE
ORIGINAL DATE TO STAND.
Promoters
of the Big Mill Repair to Arkansas to Erect a Big Amphitheater—Governor Clarke
Expresses No Hostility. Other Sports.
DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 10.—The Florida Athletic
club has moved its headquarters to Hot Springs, Ark., where it will hold its
pugilistic carnival of three days, commencing Oct. 31, the date originally
selected and already given out.
All the parties to the contest have fully agreed
and the matter is settled.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Oct. 10.—A telegram announcing
that the Florida Athletic club had decided to pull off the Corbett-Fitzsimmons
fight here caused general rejoicing. The mill will take place Oct. 31, as
originally intended. Stuart and his associates will arrive here today to arrange
the details and work will be commenced at once on a big amphitheater.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 10.—Governor Clark,
when shown the Dallas telegram about a change of the Florida Athletic club to
Hot Springs, said he had nothing to say at this time. He would wait and see if
the change was made and would then take such steps as the law authorized.
No More
Fighting in Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 10.—Prize fighting in Louisville
received a knockout blow in the shape of an order issued by the board of public
safety to General Taylor, chief of police. The order is a sweeping one and will
have the effect of stopping all glove contests in the theaters, athletic clubs
and elsewhere within the city limits, if enforced, which the board says it will
be to the letter.
No
Indictment Found.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Oct. 10.—The grand jury
in session here has failed to find an indictment against Miss Amelia E. Haswell
of Troy, who was accused of aiding Oliver Curtis Perry, the train robber, to
escape from the insane asylum at Matteawan.
SCHOOL
FLAGS.
They
Must be Displayed Upon Schools in School Hours.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles
R. Skinner has issued the following circular letter to all school officers which
applies to every school district in the state:
STATE OF
NEW YORK,
DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
SUPERINTENDENT'S
OFFICE.
ALBANY,
Oct. 3, 1895.
The attention of school district officers is
called to the provisions of the following act passed by the last legislature,
and which received the approval of the executive, April 3, 1895.
"An act to provide for the purchase and
display of the United States flags in connection with the public schools of the
state."
The people of the state of New York, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Sec. 1. The school authorities of every public
school in the several cities and school districts of this state shall purchase a
United States flag, flagstaff and the necessary appliances therefore, and shall
display such flag upon or near the public school building during school hours,
and at such other times as the school authorities may direct. The necessary
funds to defray the expense incurred by this act shall be assessed and
collected in the same manner as moneys for public school purposes are now
raised by law.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
immediately. The foregoing law is mandatory in its terms, and there is no
discretion vested with the school authorities as to compliance therewith.
It is the duty of all school district
officers and boards of education to purchase a flag and its necessary
appliances at once, and a failure to do so is sufficient cause for the removal
of any officer so refusing.
The attention of school district officers is
also called to the provisions of Section 51, title 7, of the consolidated
school law, which authorizes school district trustees, whenever authorized by
law to incur any expense for a school district, to raise the amount necessary
to defray the same by a tax in the same manner as if the definite sum to be
raised had been voted by a district meeting.
It is therefore not necessary to submit the
question of purchasing a flag to the inhabitants of the school at a school
district meeting; and trustees have the authority to purchase the same and levy
tax upon the district for the expense thereof.
CHARLES R. SKINNER,
State Superintendent.
VILLAGE
FATHERS
Transact
a Large Variety of Business Last Night.
The board of village trustees held an adjourned
session last night at which the full board was present. The complaint of Lyman
C. Jones of an obstruction in the construction of sewers on Main-st. opposite
his premises was read and placed on file.
On motion, each member of the board of
health was paid $17.50 as six months' salary.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
I. H. Palmer, fees, $150.00
Board of Engineers, C. F. D., 160.00
Water Witch Steamer and Hose Co.,100.00
Orris Hose Co., 100.00
Emerald Hose Co., 100.00
Hitchcock Hose Co., 100.00
Protective Police [C. F. D.], 100.00
Excelsior Hook & Ladder Co., 100.00
Cortland & Homer Traction Co., 393.39
B. H. Wheeler was, on motion, ordered to
build a sidewalk on the west side of Main-st. across Wheeler-ave.
A snowplow was ordered from parties at
Lexington, Mass., on trial.
Messrs. H. M. Kellogg and J. S. Squires,
railroad commissioners of the town of Cortlandville, came before the board on
the subject of the granting of the additional franchise as requested by the Cortland
& Homer Traction Co. and opposed the granting of the franchise.
It was resolved that Sylvanus G. Brower and
James A. Smith be regularly appointed policemen of the village of Cortland
during the remainder of the fiscal year.
Moved and carried that the president be a
committee of one to procure uniforms for the new policemen.
The meeting was then adjourned to Oct. 11.
LORENZO
FISH.
A Teacher of Many Years Experience
Passes Away.
The death of Mr. Lorenzo Fish occurred at
his residence, 112 Groton-ave., at midnight last night. Mr. Fish was seventy
years of age, having been born at Mystic, Ct. His early life was spent at Salem,
Ct., and in 1857 he graduated from Madison university (now Colgate academy),
Hamilton, N. Y. and immediately entered the profession of teaching. He occupied
the chair of languages in the old Cortlandville academy for two years and then
went to Skaneateles where for two years he conducted a select school for boys.
From there he went to Norwich, N. Y., and for two years taught the classics
under Principal Dunlap. After leaving Norwich he was elected to the principalship
of Pompey academy and after three years removed to Vineland, N. J., where he
remained until nine years ago when he removed to Cortland, where he has lived
in retirement ever since.
Besides a wife Mr. Fish leaves one daughter,
Mrs. F. E. Trapp of McLean, two sons, Fred of Salem, Ct., and George of
Cortland. He also leaves one brother, Mr. Frederick Fish of Adrian, Mich.
Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock
Saturday morning and will be conducted by Rev. Geo. H. Brigham. Burial at
Groton.
MRS.
JAMES M. SMITH.
Her
Death Occurred at a Quarter Past 4 This Morning.
Mrs. James M. Smith died at her residence, 9
Argyle Place, at 4:15 o'clock this morning after an illness of over five years.
She was afflicted with the grip five years ago and never recovered from its effects,
although she had not been confined to her bed all the time. She was taken worse
last Saturday and kept growing weaker until her death occurred this morning.
She was born in Dryden August 28, 1827, and
was married to Mr. Smith Jan. 29,
1851. They lived in Groton ten years before removing to Cortland which has
since been her home.
Her husband and one child survive her, Mrs.
Mary C. Kingman of Cortland. Two children are dead, a son, D. J., who died at 11
years of age, and a daughter Jennie who died when 3 years of age. One sister
and two brothers are also living, Mrs. A. M. Francis and Thomas Fisher of
McLean and George Fisher of St. Louis, Mo.
The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 o'clock
P. M. and will be conducted by Rev. W. H. Pound of the Congregational church.
Burial in the family lot in Cortland Rural cemetery.
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BREVITIES.
—The Wesson-Nivison Mfg. Co. are connected
with the telephone exchange.
—The Y. M. C. A. penmanship class meets
Friday night at 8 o'clock. All members of the class are requested to be present.
—A reception for Dr. Pearce will be given by
the members of his church in the parlors of the First M. E. church tomorrow evening.
—William Sherwood, an old gentleman of
Marathon, was found dead in the potato field yesterday where he had been
assisting his son to dig potatoes. No cause for the death is known.
—The regular meeting of the Union Veteran
legion occurs to-night in G. A. R. hall. Captain M. M. Whitney of Washington,
D. C., is expected to be present. A full attendance is requested.
—Mr. W. H. Silcox of Cortland has purchased
the photograph business of Mr. F. D. Wood of Dryden and takes possession next
week. Mr. Silcox is a graduate from the studio of Hyatt & Tooke, and comes
well recommended.—Dryden Herald.
—The foliage is now at the height of its
autumnal glory. A trip into the country in any direction is most delightful, but
there is scarcely a prettier view of hills covered with many tinted forest trees
to be obtained anywhere than on a street car ride to McGrawville.
—Classes will be held in the Y. M. C. A.
gymnasium as follows: Senior class, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 o'clock P.
M. Junior classes, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday afternoon at 3:30 P. M. Apparatus work every night except Thursday.
—The Homer-ave. prayer-meeting this evening
will be led by Mr. H. E. Andrews. The new pastor, Rev. M. J. Wells will occupy
the pulpit at both services next Sunday. Missionary exercises will be given in
the Sunday-school.
—Lemons have gone up to $10.50 a box in New
York, the highest price in twenty years. The warm weather created a heavy
demand. Owing to the cold snap in Florida last spring, the only sources of
supply now are Italy and Spain, and the crop was light in the former country.
—At the regular meeting of the McGrawville
Chautauqua circle Tuesday evening the subjects read and talked over were the
commencement of American history, points of interests and sketches of Wm. Dean
Howell's, Sidney Lanier and others. Class will meet Tuesday, Oct. 22, with Miss
J. Eastman.
—Mr. Bergholtz left here at 8:15 yesterday
afternoon for Syracuse where he was joined by Mr. Fitzgerald of Cortland. They
took the evening limited Chicago express for a visit to Sioux City and an
inspection of the electric roads of that city. They expect to reach home on
Sunday or Monday next.—Ithaca Journal.
—The STANDARD is in receipt of a copy of the
report and manual of the board of education of North Tonawanda, N. Y., for the
year 1895-96. It contains a number of fine half tone cuts of the city schools
in addition to the report. The Superintendent of schools there is Prof. Clinton
S. Marsh, formerly of Cortland, who has attained a large degree of success in
his work. Among the corps of teachers is Miss Lena L. Smith, formerly of
Cortland and a graduate of the Normal.
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