PROTESTS AT OTTAWA, GEN. CORBIN'S ADDRESS, ENTHUSIASM, DAVID HAREM, NEW PICTURES, TEACHERS' COUNCIL, AND CENTRAL TRADES ASSEMBLY

 

Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, October 24, 1903.

PROTESTS AT OTTAWA.

Mr. Bourassa Criticizes Dividing of the Islands.

RAILWAY PROPOSED TO DAWSON.

Leader of Opposition Said Canada Should Have Withdrawn From Being a Party to the Treaty Last January. Premier Promises to Produce Correspondence Next Session.

   Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 24.—Mr. Bourassa, M. P., who started the debate in the house of commons on the Alaska boundary award, and who maintained that the decision of Lord Alverstone was correct and according to the true interpretation of the treaty of 1825 as far as the strip of land on the coast from Portland channel northward was concerned, concluded by stating that he disagreed with the decision of the majority in respect to the islands at the entrance of Portland channel.

   These islands, in the opinion of Mr. Bourassa, either belonged to Canada or the United States. They could not be divided. The fact that two were given to the United States and two to Canada showed that Lord Alverstone in the first instance acted in a judicial way and afterwards as a diplomat.

   Mr. Gourley of Colchester asked Mr. Bourassa if he had a brief from the United States, and Mr. Bourassa asked his loyal friend to keep down his disloyal feelings.

   Mr. MacPherson of Burrard, British Columbia, said that it was the duty of the government to build a railway from Kutimat on the Pacific harbor to Dawson City and leave the towns of Dyea and Skagway a monument to the selfishness and avarice of the United States.

   Mr. Borden, leader of the opposition, declared that Canada should have withdrawn from being a party to the treaty once they had seen the character of the tribunal. This was in January last. The government also should have insisted upon three Canadian commissioners. There ought also to have been an umpire.

   Sir Wilfrid Laurier in reply spoke with some feeling. He said that the position of Mr. Borden was somewhat severe on the chief justice of England. The premier was willing to wait to see the opinion of Lord Alverstone before deciding against him. In his own opinion Canada had a good case. But there were, no doubt, arguments on the other side. He was sorry that he could not lay all the correspondence before parliament, because the British government would not permit it; but next session he would do so, no matter what protest came from abroad.

   He also regretted that Canada had not treaty-making powers. More than once he viewed with regret having to live alongside a grasping and powerful nation like the United States, and suggested the building of an all-Canadian railway to the Yukon gold fields.

   In regard to the opposition members who advised the government's withdrawal after the king had ratified the treaty they should think seriously of what they meant. Suppose the United States would have placed the American flag over the disputed territory then Canada would have had to withdraw in shame or go to war,

   Mr. Gourley in ending up the Alaska boundary debate said that there was a secret understanding between Canada and Great Britain to sacrifice territory for imperial interests.

   Sir Wilfrid Laurier asked him how he arrived at this.

   Mr. Gourley said by a process of reasoning.

   Sir Wilfrid Laurier—Then your reasoning is false.

 

General Henry Clark Corbin.

GENERAL CORBIN'S ADDRESS.

Leaves Today to Assume Command of Department of the East.

   Washington, Oct. 24.—General Corbin, who leaves Washington today and assumes command of the department of the East on Monday, has issued an address to the officers and employees of the adjutant general's department, of which he has been chief for about six years.

   He speaks of coming into the office just in time to meet the responsibilities incident to a foreign war, and adds: "I was fortunate in having the aid of the best assistants and a most competent clerical force." He adds: "There is little glory even given the man behind the desk and yet, if his work is not well done, no army can be efficient. The man behind the desk in a sense enlists, pays, transports, mounts, arms, equips, feeds and provides surgical and medical treatment for the men behind the guns. That you with the other staff departments did your full share in this great work of creating the army that acquitted itself in the war with Spain with so much honor is now history."

 

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

Enthusiasm Growing.

   As the days pass and Election Day draws near the confidence of the Republicans in the prospect of getting out a full vote grows, and the hopes of the Democrats are correspondingly on the wane. The latter had anticipated in the beginning to find dissentions in the Republican ranks, but their anticipations have fallen to the ground and, on the contrary, there have sprung up differences among themselves. The Republicans realize that this is no "off year" but a very important year in anticipation of the presidential campaign. They see that this is in reality not a local election, but a national election with David B. Hill managing the campaign for the opposition—and that one fact is enough to dispose of every bit of apathy and put vigor and enthusiasm in their work.

   And the results of registration, too, are encouraging. The only place where this can be exactly measured in advance is in this city where personal registration is required. In that Democratic stronghold, the Sixth ward, nearly the entire Republican vote is registered while the Democratic registry has fallen off in a way appalling to the Democratic leaders. There are marked Republican gains in the Third ward, and in the First ward the Democrats had hoped to gain votes, but the personal canvass of the voters shows that nearly all are in line eager for Nov. 3 and the chance to vole a straight ticket.

   And out in the several towns, too, conversations with representative men show that all, regardless of party, are coming out to vote against the canal proposition. And farmers generally are determined not to aid Tammany, in getting taxes removed from New York state and saddled back upon the up state districts. The important part which Mr. Dickerson has played as chairman of the committee on taxation and retrenchment, in getting the state tax removed, gives all additional confidence in him and adds to his strength. It is recognized, too, that he has not simply promised to do something, but he has done something without any promising in voting against the canal proposition last year and in trying to keep this great imposition from being placed upon the taxpayers.

 

Keator block, Homer, N. Y. Red brick building on left is Keator Opera House.

REPUBLICAN MEETING

To be Held at Keator Opera House, Homer, N. Y., Tuesday, Oct. 27.

   A Republican meeting will be held at Keator Opera House in Homer on Tuesday evening, Oct. 27, at 8 o'clock. The speakers will be County Judge J. E. Eggleston, State Comptroller Nathan L. Miller and Hon. Henry A. Dickinson. The issues of the campaign will be discussed. Every one is invited to attend.

 

"David Harum" Next Monday.

   "David Harum" comes to the Cortland Opera House next Monday night Oct. 26. To many readers of the book one of the very best things was the horse trade between David and the pious Deacon Perkins. There was humor in Westcott's description of this piece of business that caused hearty laughter, and it was enjoyed possibly as much as, if not more than, anything else in the book. In the play which was made from the book this horse trade is capitally shown. It comes early in the play, in fact, Harum makes his first appearance before the audience as he comes out of his barn after driving the bay "hoss," or attempting to drive it rather, on the river road. The deacon calls, brings the conversation around to David's new horse, and the shrewd old fellow has the animal brought out of the barn so the deacon can look him over. The scene is always productive of much laughter and is enjoyed presumably as much by David as by the audience, for the old fellow has been waiting to catch the deacon who once did him so brown that, to use his own expression, he was burned in places and you could smell smoke around him for some time.

 

New Story Pictures.

   In announcing the appearance of Morgan and Hoyt's Moving pictures at the Opera House next Thursday afternoon and evening special attention is called to the extraordinary features presented by Morgan and Hoyt alone. Among these are the new story pictures: Gems of Literature by Charles Dickens; Dean Swift; Hans C. Anderson; Daniel DeFoe; Cervantes and other authors are now pictured by the American vitagraph, every scene in each of the stories being reproduced replete with wonderful dissolving effects, tableaux and transformation scenes. This company is also the only one of its class carrying a Ladies' band and orchestra together with many other additional features. Prices, evening, 15, 25 and 35 cents. Matinee 10 and 25 cents. [Paid ad.]

 

Notice of the A. O. U. W.

   Cortland lodge, No. 351, A. O. U. W., will give a smoker at its lodge rooms Tuesday evening next at 8 o'clock, the regular lodge meeting being called at 7 o'clock. All members, suspended members and a few invited friends will be entertained. The other lodges of the county have been invited and some of the Grand Lodge officers will be in attendance to briefly explain the new rates.

 

TIOUGHNIOGA TEACHERS' COUNCIL

Holds a Well Attended and Interesting Session Today.

   The first fall meeting of the Tioughnioga Teachers' council was held in the Normal building today. The sessions were well attended and the program a most excellent one. After the rollcall [sic] at 10:15 this morning there was a business session which was followed by a paper on The Cultivation of the Power of Expression, by Miss M. M. Conway of Cortland. This was followed by a discussion by Miss M. F. Hendrick of Cortland and Miss Jessie L. Barnes of Cortland. Quite a number, including Prot. DeGarmo of Cornell took part in the general discussion which followed.

   Commissioner E. W. Childs of Homer gave an address on The Relation of Elementary to Secondary schools. The general discussion which followed closed the morning's program.

   At 2 o'clock this afternoon Prof. DeGarmo of Cornell university gave an address, his theme being, Apperception and Education.

 

CENTRAL TRADES ASSEMBLY

Organized In Cortland—New Officers Elected and Installed.

   The Central Trades and Labor assembly of Cortland met in Empire hall last night. Permanent officers were elected and installed by Organizer Thos. H. Wheaton of Syracuse as follows:

   President—Romeo Wheeler.

   First Vice-President—M. V. Lane.

   Second Vice-President—Wm. Lord.

   Recording and Corresponding Secretary—Wm. P. Kernan.

   Financial Secretary and Treasurer—Fred Anderson.

   Sergeant-at-Arms—Sperry Snow.

   Trustees—F. W. Lanigan, John J. Krebbs, Jas. M. Nash, Layton Cole, Emmett Grant, Marion E. Corwin, F. D. Decker.

   The charter which is issued by the American Federation of Labor was adopted. The assembly now embraces all the labor organizations in the city with the exception of the Bricklayers' union.

 

BREVITIES.

   —General Secretary Woolsey will again tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock have charge of the men's meeting at the Y. M. C. A. All men are invited.

   —The net receipts for the chicken pie supper given last evening by the Women's Home Missionary society of the First M. E. church amounted to $42.38.

   —The regular Saturday night sing for both ladies and gentlemen will occur at the Y. M. C. A. parlors at 7:30 o'clock tonight. These are proving very enjoyable. All men and women cordially invited.

   —A special car will leave the York hotel at 7:30 o'clock next Tuesday night for Homer. All who wish to go up to the anti-canal meeting can take this car and the transportation on it will be free.

   —The first snow of the season arrived last night and this morning the ground was white. But a peculiar feature of this autumn has been that up to the present time there has scarcely been a frost severe enough to kill vegetation.

   —The new display advertisements today are—Miss A. M. Eadie, Pianos, page 6; Peck Furniture Co., Furniture specials for one week, page 8; Opera House, Moving Pictures, page 5; Opera House, Grand Mandolin concert, page 5.

   —Richard E. Decker, formerly of Cortland, and a brother of A. H. Decker of this city, died at Conklin. Broome county, yesterday. His age was 61 years. The remains will be brought to Cortland tomorrow afternoon on the 4:30 train for burial.

   —Representatives of the Homer-ave. M. E. church will hold meetings at 7:30 o'clock each evening next week except Wednesday evening at the Calkins schoolhouse on the McLean road and at the gulf schoolhouse near the Kinney saw mill on the Summerhill road. All residing in the vicinity of either are invited to attend.

 

DOWIE'S MEETINGS, PANAMA ROUTE, MARK TWAIN, TAMMANY'S SUPREME PURPOSE, SCIENCE CLUB, AND WOMEN ORDERED TO LEAVE TOWN

 

Rev. John Alexander Dowie.

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, October 23, 1903.

DOWIE'S MEETINGS.

Great Crowd Filled Madison Square Garden and Greater Crowd Outside.

   New York, Oct. 23. — William A. Brady, the theatrical manager, who with Lorenzo Winter was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in the crowd about Dr. Dowie's meeting, was discharged in police court. Mr. Brady instructed his counsel to prefer charges against the policeman who arrested him.

   Mr. Winter was paroled to give him an opportunity to bring witnesses as to the brutality of the police.

   A great crowd filled Madison Square garden last night at the Dowie services and a still greater crowd massed outside the big building. Two hundred and fifty police, however, found little to do.

   The subject of Dr. Dowie's address was "The Claim of Christ as Universal King."

   "My mission is to tell you that the great and terrible day of the Lord is very near," said Dr. Dowie. "There is but one form of government acceptable to God and that is theocratic government."

   He announced that hereafter admission would be by ticket with no charge, and then when the audience began to leave he pronounced a benediction.

 

John Tyler Morgan.

Says Panama Route is Dead.

   Washington, Oct. 23.—While President Roosevelt designated in his proclamation calling congress into extraordinary session only the subject of Cuban reciprocity for consideration Senator Morgan of Alabama has indicated to some of his colleagues his intention of introducing a resolution bearing upon the isthmian canal question. He will demand consideration for the question raised, and will endeavor to show that the Panama route is beyond consideration and he will urge that it is the duty of the president, under the Spooner law, to construct the canal immediately by the Nicaraguan route.

 

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens).

Mark Twain Goes to Italy.

   New York, Oct. 23.—A farewell dinner was given last evening by George Harvey, president of Harper & Bros. to Samuel L. Clemens who will sail on Saturday with his family for Florence, Italy, where he will reside for an indefinite period. Many prominent persons attended.

 

Tammany Tiger cartoon.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

   The two purposes nearest and dearest to Tammany Hall are:

   First, control of the officers in the greater city, in order to plunder the city for the benefit of Tammany and its leaders.

   Second, Democratic control of the legislature and of the executive departments of the state, so that its opportunity for plunder and "graft" may extend over the entire state.

   Tammany knows that it can control the legislation of the state, if the legislature is Democratic. There has not been a Democratic legislature in this state during the last forty years that Tammany did not dominate and control, with possibly one exception. Tammany is always united and acts in a compact body under trained and experienced leaders. Legislation of a party character emanates from the party caucus, and in a Democratic legislative caucus Tammany is supreme,

   Is there an intelligent reading Democrat in the county of Cortland that believes that any bill could be enacted in a Democratic legislature if Tammany was opposed to its enactment? No intelligent man dare affirm that any bill antagonized by Tammany could be passed in a Democratic legislature.

   If Tammany secured the caucus approval of any bill, does any one believe it could be defeated in a Democratic legislature? Again the answer must be "no." Tammany does not rely entirely upon its own leaders to accomplish its purpose at Albany, but has its up-state lieutenants, and among them David B. Hill, to coach any recalcitrant up-state assemblyman if he manifests any disposition to be independent.

   But Tammany has a way of reaching any man who hesitates about following the action of his caucus and the independence of the up-state Democratic assemblyman very soon fades away when he learns that failure to follow the dictation of the party caucus means, that any bill he wants to have passed will die in committee or be cut in halves. The result is that when the vote of a party measure is taken his vote will be in line with the action determined upon by his party caucus.

   Every voter should understand what Democratic ascendency in the state means. It deeply concerns Democrats as well as Republicans, for it appeals to all taxpayers. Tammany is frank enough to admit that it wants the Democrats to succeed in the state so that it can take off a large amount of the taxes that now rest upon the taxpayers of the greater city [Greater New York City], and place them upon the farmers and other taxpayers, or as Tammany puts it, upon the "hayseeds."

   Bear in mind that Tammany does not complain of any legislation that emanated from a Democratic legislature, for Democratic legislation was always friendly to it. The legislation that it complains of all emanated from Republican legislatures.

   On the 20th day of October of the present month McClellan, the Tammany candidate for mayor of the greater city, in appealing for Democratic success in the state denounced the Republican party for what he charged was favoritism to the taxpayers outside of the city and used these words:

   This, of itself, shows the constant hostility to the interests of this city of the Republican party. The burden of taxation by their methods is taken to a great extent from the shoulders of the dwellers of the rural sections of the state and placed upon those of the citizens of New York.

   The greater city, by virtue of its geographical location and great business and commercial advantages, has attracted men of wealth from all portions of the country, and Tammany now complains because the Republican party in its legislation has made the greater city pay a proportion of the state tax that corresponds with its great wealth and superior advantages.

   Every Democrat, as well as every Republican, should understand what the Democratic party, under the lead of Tammany, is seeking to accomplish, and how they hope to accomplish the object in view.

   The first and all important thing is to secure a Democratic legislature and it is to accomplish this result that it is binding all of its energies. The reason why a Democratic legislature is desired is to relieve the city of New York from the tax it now bears, and place the burden upon country taxpayers, and they are appealing for Democrats to assist them. Tammany Hall does not specially care how up-state Democrats vote where county officers only are concerned, but Tammany Hall is deeply interested in the election of Democratic assemblymen.

   Can a Democrat afford to aid Tammany in electing Democratic assemblymen when the confessed purpose of Tammany is to increase the taxes in the rural districts and thus relieve the taxpayers in the greater city? A vote for a Democratic candidate for the assembly is a vote to take a material portion of the taxes off in the greater city and place them upon the taxpayers in the rural districts. If the Democrats obtain the ascendency in the legislature the result Tammany is now seeking is sure to obtain. Many of the up-state leaders in the Democratic party care more for Tammany with its immense vote at the polls and its strength in conventions than they do for the good will of the people in the country districts.

   If the voters in the rural districts wish to keep their own taxes from being increased they should vote for the representatives of the party that has lowered their taxes and is now trying to protect them.

 

SCIENCE CLUB.

A Trip Across the Continent With A. J. Murray as Guide.

   The Cortland Science club met in regular session Saturday evening, Oct. 17, and listened with great interest to a lecture by A. J. Murray on "Science Notes of a Six Weeks' Vacation." The speaker took the club over the route from Chicago through the great Southwest to California, thence up the coast and returned by way of the Northwest and Yellowstone park.

   That all sounds very commonplace and usually is, but the guide of the evening led his hearers into unfrequented paths and in his happy way gave many views of unfamiliar scenes and noted many objects of great interest that are never seen by the ordinary traveler, or seeing, they do not comprehend. In such a trip there must be some rough places and some of the hearers felt some jolts enroute.

   The comments of the speaker on the men, and particularly the women of the West, showed a rather keen appreciation of the bravery of the one and the beauty of the other. The West has had a wonderful effect on its people. They seem broader minded, more cordial and particularly interested in the fact that one should have a good opinion of that region.

   The club met and inspected many things from cowboy and coyote to old ocean and incomparable Yosemite, each having a new charm of its own, as seen through the eyes of the guide.

 

ORDERED TO LEAVE TOWN.

Found at a House that was Visited by Officers at Night.

   Complaints having been made that the house, 25 Hubbard-st., Cortland, at the corner of Hubbard and Garfield-sts., was disorderly, Chief Barnes and Officer Townsend raided it at about 12:30 this morning and took two inmates, Mrs. Bessie LaMotte and Ida Bullock, into custody. They were arraigned before Judge Dougherty in police court this morning on the charge of keeping or being inmates of a disorderly house and were ordered to leave town.

 

BREVITIES.

   —W. W. Walters' residence at 48 Madison-st. has been connected with the telephone exchange. The number is 289-A.

   —Hon. and Mrs. James J. Belden of Syracuse will celebrate their golden wedding next Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Manhattan hotel in New York.

   —The J. E. Davis Mfg. Co. will next Monday begin the erection of the new storehouse for kiln dried lumber which was described in these columns a few weeks ago.

   —At the annual reunion of the Tenth New York cavalry at Rochester this week Mark Brownell of Binghamton, formerly of Cortland, was elected lieutenant colonel.

   —The new display advertisements today are—W. W. Walter, "Queen Quality" shoes, page 8; Geo. H. Wiltsie, Blankets and bedding sale, page 4; G. H. Ames, Rubbers, page 6; C. F. Brown, Kodak demonstrations,  page 6; Syracuse Trust Co., Bank accounts, page 6.

   —After the prayer meeting at the Presbyterian church last night A. D. Blodgett and Lewis Bouton were elected elders for the term of four years to succeed themselves, and E. L. Dodd was elected a deacon for four years to succeed H. C. Lovell, who had previously been elected an elder.

 

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SAXTON, A MOST DELIGHTFUL TRIP, AND TWO DEATHS REPORTED

 

Charles T. Saxton.

Cortland Semi-Weekly Standard, Tuesday, October 27, 1903.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SAXTON.

At One Time a Resident of Cortland—Studied Law Here.

   Former Lieutenant Governor Charles T. Saxton, who died at a hospital in Rochester Friday afternoon after an illness of upward of a year from an incurable chronic malady, was at one time a resident of Cortland. He was a student of the old Cortlandville academy and a member of the old debating club which was the forerunner of the Young Men’s Debating club, now the Delphic fraternity. He also read law in this village. During his residence here he was quite an especial friend of Judge J. E. Eggleston, and the friendship begun in boyhood has continued all through the succeeding years.

   Mr. Saxton was born in the village of Clyde in 1846. His father, Daniel Saxton, had been a resident of that place for more than half a century, and was widely known throughout the country. The son received his early education at the public schools, and in his leisure moments read and studied in mathematics and Greek and Latin. When 14 years of age he became clerk in a dry goods store and a short time afterward, upon the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted in the Ninetieth New York Volunteer infantry. He was soon promoted to sergeant major and fought with distinction through the war. Upon its close he returned home and then came to Cortland to continue his studies and here began his law study. After leaving Cortland he continued the study of law in the office of John Vanderberg at Clyde, and was admitted to the bar in 1867. He was married about that time to Miss Helen M. Field, daughter of Ambrose Field of Clyde. After his marriage he moved to Grand Rapids, Mich. About ten years later he returned to Clyde and became the partner of John Vanderburg. His reputation as a lawyer was high among bench and bar. Judge Saxton’s public career began first as village clerk, then trustee and justice of the peace. In 1886 he was elected to the state assembly by the largest majority ever given for a candidate in his district.

   After serving on several important committees and leading in the ballot reform act he was elected in 1889 to the state senate. In 1891 his ballot reform act was passed. The corrupt practices act followed, and his place as an active and intelligent public servant was established. In 1898 he was chosen president pro tem. of the senate. In the following year he was candidate for lieutenant governor as running mate to Levi P. Morton and was elected.

   Among the legislation in which Judge Saxton figured prominently may be mentioned the university extension bill, the anti-pool room bill, the bill regulating gifts for charitable purposes. In 1892 the degree of LL. D. was conferred upon him by Union college. In 1898 he was made a judge of the court of claims, which position he held at the time of his death. In 1900 President McKinley offered him a judgeship in Porto Rico but this honor he refused in order that he might not be separated from his aged mother. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Eliza Saxton of Clyde; two sons, Arthur F. and William C. Saxton, of Albany; two daughters, Mrs. A. H. Wilcox of Rochester, and Miss Helen M. Saxton of Clyde; a brother W. C. Saxton of Albany, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith of Clyde.

   The funeral was held from the family home in Clyde at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon.

 

A MOST DELIGHTFUL TRIP.

Mr. and Mrs. Mager Home from Ten Weeks in Europe.

   Mr. and Mrs. Mager returned from their European tour Thursday morning on the early train. They left Cortland on August 3 and sailed from New York City on the 5th on the Royal mail steamer Teutonic. The passage across the Atlantic ocean was uneventful and without storms or discomfort of any sort. After seven days they landed at Liverpool and proceeded thence through England, Holland, Germany, Switzerland and France, stopping at the following places: Birkenhead, Chester, Birmingham, Leamington, Stratford-on-Avon (the home of Shakespeare) and Oxford. The journey from Oxford to London was made by automobile through a beautiful and fertile farming country and over a level and smooth macadamized road. Mr. Mager is quite enthusiastic over the fine country roads, not only in England, but through the entire continent, and is in hopes that New York state may, in the near future, have the same kind of turnpikes. He thinks that a part of the proposed $101,000,000 canal money would go a good ways toward gaining that luxury.

   From London they proceeded to Harwich, Hook of Holland, Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, Isle of Marken, Hannover, Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Essen, Mayerice, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Baden-Baden, Strasbourg, Basel, Mount Pilatus, Luzerne, by steamer through Lake Brienz to Interlaken, thence by rail to Berne, Lausanne, Ouchy, thence on Lake Geneva to the city of Geneva, Ferney (the home of Voltaire), Dijon, Paris, Versailles, Rouen, Dieppe, across the English channel to New Haven and back to London.

   After passing about a week in London, they sailed from Tilbury docks on October 10 on the Atlantic transport line steamer Minneapolis, arriving in New York on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, after a very stormy voyage.

   During this delightful itinerary they saw crowned heads and military pomp, and visited many ancient and interesting places, cathedrals, museums, parks, art galleries, castles, public buildings, houses of parliament, chamber of deputies, bank of England, imperial and royal palaces, monuments, tombs, shrines, manufactories, institutions of learning, mountains, lakes, rivers, vineyards and many other things of man’s and God’s creation, an enumeration and description of which would require many columns of this paper.

   Mr. and Mrs. Mager have traveled over 10,000 miles and with the exception of sea sickness have enjoyed good health and met with no accident. And, while there are some advantages and many beautiful things in the old country, they are glad to get back to America and to their home in Cortland, more delighted, if possible, with this country than ever before.

 

Death of W. C. Freer.

   The death of William C. Freer, aged 50 years, occurred at his home, 94 Port Watson-st., at 10:20 Friday morning. Mr. Freer had been suffering from a complication of diseases for about two years and had become quite feeble. For the past five weeks he had been unable to leave the house and for the past few days had failed quite rapidly, death coming Friday morning.

   He is survived by two brothers, Stephen Freer of Cortland and Joseph Freer of Pittsburg, and one sister, Miss Mary E. Freer of Cortland.

   The funeral was held from his late residence, 94 Port Watson-st., Sunday at 3 o’clock and was conducted by Cortlandville lodge, No. 470, F. & A. M., of which he was a member.

 

Died in Oneida.

   Mrs. Jacob Eisaman, formerly of Cortland, died in Oneida on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the age of 82 years. The remains were brought to Cortland Saturday morning for burial in the Rural cemetery at 9 o’clock.

   Deceased is survived by six children, Melvin Eisaman, John Eisaman, Mrs. T. Griffin and Henry Eisaman, all of Oneida, and Lyman Eisaman and Mrs. J. W. Petrie, both of Cortland.

 

Czar Nicholas and family in 1904.

Daily Prayers for a Son.

   Berlin, Oct. 23.—The czarina of Russia, it is learned, is again enceinte. The czar makes daily visits to the Russian church at Darmstadt to pray that he may have a son and heir.