SUNDAY FILLER: THE AMERICAN ROAD

 

CANAL PROPOSITION, PORTO RICAN WRECK, RUSSIA'S DOMESTIC TROUBLE, FIVE CENT FARE, TWO DEATHS, AND REQUISITION PAPERS

 

John Murray Mitchell.

Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, March 11, 1903.

NEW CANAL PROPOSITION.

Proposed Improvement of Present Waterway by Expenditure of $5,000,000.

   Albany, March 11.—An entirely new canal proposition is to make its appearance here today, when John Murray Mitchell of New York city will propose to the canal committee the improvement of the present waterway at an expense of only $5,000,000.

   Mr. Mitchell represents citizens who propose to accomplish by such an expenditure, as much improvement in a shorter period as would be obtained by the expenditure of $100,000,000.

   The plan is a simple one and electricity is to be its basis. In short they propose to erect along the canal a third rail electric track on which will be run "donkey motors." These motors will tow canal boats at a higher rate of speed and at a minimum cost to boat owners and shippers.

   The cost of equipping the Erie and Champlain canals will be $5,000,000 and the present canal with its present depth will be utilized. All that the promoters of the enterprise ask is two per cent of the gross receipts charged for towing.

   It is estimated that the revenue derived by the state will be sufficient to pay for all repairs. These repairs amount to about $500,000 a year. The apparatus is to be the property of the state.

 

PORTO RICAN WRECK.

Five of the Crew Reached the Venezuelan Coast.

ROBBED OF MONEY AND CLOTHES.

Badly Treated by Revolutionists They Met In Spite of Their Protest That They Were Americans—United States Consul at Coro Sent Them to Willemstad.

   Willemstad, Curacao, March 11.—The crew of the Porto Rican schooner Rapido, wrecked on the Venezuelan coast, has arrived here. After the Rapido was wrecked the crew, numbering five, gained the shore, from which they took three days to reach the port of Coro.

   They had to trudge through an inhospitable country without food or water, while the revolutionists whom they encountered on their way threatened them and robbed them of their money and clothing, in spite of their protests that they were shipwrecked American sailors.

   They then met with the government troops, who detained them and made the sailors follow them. The shipwrecked men were finally released and the United States consular agent at Coro had them forwarded here on the Venezuelan sloop Linda. The consul here has given them relief and their passage to Porto Rico.

 

Guest editorials.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

Russia's Latest Domestic Trouble.

   Whether or not Russia becomes embroiled in hostilities with Turkey over the administration of Macedonian affairs, it is apparent that the czar and his advisers will have quite enough on their hands at home to keep them reasonably busy. In addition to the various race, religious and political revolts which the complex population of the Muscovite empire constantly furnishes there now appears a new and what would seem to be a serious menace to the peace of Russia.

   The existence of what is described as a well organized seditious movement directed against capitalism in Russia and the Russian government has just been discovered simultaneously in several of the largest labor centers in south Russia. The secret police staff engaged in the factories in these centers has been strengthened, and several batches of disaffected workers have already been arrested in various parts of the south. Inflammatory proclamations calling upon the workers to combine and put an end to the system in Russia under which labor is shamelessly abused are being scattered broadcast in working class districts of Kiev, Kharkoff, Odessa and other main centers of industry. Corps of special policemen have been enrolled in these towns in readiness for contingencies.

   It is asserted that the present governors in several south Russian manufacturing centers will soon be superseded by purely military governors general, with special powers, and that the whole of the thickly populated industrial areas in south Russia will be brought under martial law. It is generally admitted that the state of affairs in many of these areas is extremely critical already and likely to become more so in the near future.

 

A FIVE CENT FARE

On a Single Car Between Homer and McGraw and Cortland.

   On and after March 16, 1903, passengers may ride between Cortland and Homer and Cortland and McGraw on the first car running between these places each morning except Sunday for a 5-cent cash fare. This rate applies only to the car leaving Cortland for McGraw at 5:50 a. m. and leaving McGraw for Cortland at 6:20 a. m,, and to the cars on the Homer division leaving both Cortland and Homer at 6:30 a. m.

 

CONCERNING RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.

An Amendment to the Bill Relating to Contributory Negligence.

   The following petition is being circulated among the attorneys of this city and has already been signed by many of them:

   To Hon. S. Percy Hooker:

   We, the undersigned attorneys residing in the city of Cortland, N. Y., earnestly request you to procure the passage of assembly bill No. 624, amending Section 1902 of the code of civil procedure by adding to it the following:

   "If it is alleged in the complaint that descendant's death occurred without contributory negligence on his part, and if it appears that there was no witness of the accident, occasioning the death of descendent, it shall be presumed that the accident happened and death resulted without contributory negligence on his part."

   S. Percy Hooker is the Republican assemblyman from Genesee county who has introduced the amendment to the section relating to railroad accidents.

 

First M. E. Society Election.

   The annual meeting of the society of the First Methodist Episcopal church was held yesterday at the church parlors. R. Bruce Smith, Sr., Isaac Edgcomb and Dr. F. J. Cheney were re-elected trustees for three years, and George Moore, who had been appointed to the board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of B. B. Morehouse, was elected to fill the unexpired term of one year.

 

Ithaca's Cleaning Up.

   Ithaca is having a general time of cleaning up now. Streets are being cleaned and [so are] the banks of Fall creek. Wells are to be examined. The question of cleaning and disinfecting water mains is now engaging attention. It is the plan to use about 1,500 pounds of peroxide of permanganate to put in the water to disinfect with.

 

Mrs. Mary Goddard.

   Mrs. Mary Goddard died at her home in Truxton at 8 o'clock this morning after an illness from Bright's disease. Her age was 70 years. She is survived by six sons, Messrs. E. J. Goddard of Myer's Fall, Wash.; George B. Goddard of Syracuse; Thomas L. Goddard of Truxton; Arthur J. and William B. Goddard of Cortland; and Frank H. Goddard of Binghamton. The notice of the funeral will be given tomorrow.

 

Death of Mrs. Cookingham.

   Mrs. Mary Grover Cookingham died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary P. Hull, 10 Monroe Heights. Her age was 84 years and 20 days. The funeral will be held at the house Friday at 2 o'clock.

 

WOMEN'S AUXILIARY

Of the Y. M. C. A. Elects Officers and Arranges Plans of Work.

   The annual meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. for the election of officers was held at the parlors of the Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon and the following officers were elected:

   President—Mrs. S. W. Sherwood.

   First Vice President—Mrs. C. F. Brown.

   Second Vice-President—Mrs. George C. Hubbard.

   Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs. C. C. Darby.

   Mrs. F. J. Cheney and Mrs. F. D. Reese, the retiring president and second vice-president, respectively, were accorded an unanimous vote of thanks by the Auxiliary for the untiring efforts they have given the work during their terms of office.

   The plans for the work to be done the coming year by the Auxiliary are now being perfected, and these will be announced later.

 

REQUISITION PAPERS SOUGHT

To bring an Alleged Crook from Ohio to Cortland, N. Y.

   Charles B. Dowd, a brother of District Attorney Thomas H. Dowd, started this morning for Albany to secure requisition papers for bringing to Cortland from Cleveland, O., Spencer Pierpont, formerly an insurance agent of Homer, who has been arrested in that city and is wanted here to answer to a charge of grand larceny. As soon as the requisition papers are secured an officer will go to Cleveland to get Pierpont, who is held in that city.

   It is alleged that the insurance man hired a horse last November of a livery man in Tully, named Baldwin, and that he then sold the animal to Rev. James N. Eberly, a minister of the town of Cuyler. The price paid for the horse was $100, $50 of which was paid in cash and for the remaining $50 a note was given to Pierpont by the preacher.

   It is also alleged that after selling the horse Pierpont continued to pay rental to the liveryman, who supposed that the insurance man was still using his rig. He kept this up, it is said, until he made his departure from this section.

   Sheriff Overton states that the requisition papers that are secured from Albany will be taken to Columbus, O., the capital of the state, in order that there may be no possible chance for any irregularity in the matter.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The Davis motor works, Waterloo, N. Y., are to be moved to Geneva, N. Y.

   —The regular meeting L. C. B. A will be held this evening at 8 o'clock.

   —There will be a regular meeting of the L. O. T. M. tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock.

   —Geneva seems likely to get a million dollar automobile factory which will employ 150 men at the outset and increase its force.

   —Muskrats seem to be plenty this season. D. A. Burnham has shot over fifty so far, twenty being secured on Monday alone.

   —The new display advertisements today are—W. T. Crane, Piano sale, page 8; Hollister Hardware & Plumbing Co., Sugaring pans, etc., page 8.

   —S. N. Holden, who recently sold his house and lot at 5 Union-st., has purchased of Cornelius Vanalstine the property at 47 North Main-st., and will occupy the same about the first of June.

 

STATE COURT SUSTAINED, CUBAN TREATY, APPLAUSE MACHINERY, CORTLAND SCIENCE CLUB, GREENE-BRONSON WEDDING, AND HANDSOME NEW RESIDENCE

 

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, March 10, 1903.

State Court Sustained.

   Washington, March 10,—The United States court has affirmed the opinion of the supreme court of South Carolina in the case of John Brownfield vs. the state of South Carolina. Brownfield is a negro who resides in South Carolina and was convicted of murder. He alleged that he had been denied the equal protection of law under the constitution because, notwithstanding four-fifths of the people of the community are colored, all negroes were excluded from the grand jury by which he was indicted. Justice Holmes, who delivered the opinion of the court, said there is no proof of the allegation, and therefore sustained the judgment of the state court, which was adverse to Brownfield.

 

CUBAN TREATY.

A Number of Democratic Senators Will Speak in Opposition.

   Washington, March 10.—The senate committee on foreign relations will take up the Cuban treaty Wednesday. Quite a number of Democratic senators are opposed to the treaty and while they say they have no desire to prevent a vote they intend briefly to present their views.

   The Republicans count on three or four more votes than the necessary two-thirds majority to ratify the treaty. There is a probability of some discussion of the constitutional right of the senate to make a treaty affecting the revenues of the government without the concurrence of the house.

   Some opponents of the measure contend that this is such an important question that the [trade reciprocity] treaty might be delayed until the regular session of congress. Others have suggested an amendment providing that the treaty should not become operative until approved by the house.

   Some members of the foreign relations committee think this much disputed question ought to go to the supreme court to be settled. It is the present intention of the committee to press the Cuban treaty to a vote as soon as the Colombian treaty is out of the way.

 

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

Applause by Machinery.

   Nothing apparently is impossible to American inventive genius. Among its latest triumphs is a device for doing away with the hired "claque" as a means of expressing approval in the theater.

   Trial has been made in St. Louis of a machine which will drown the handclapping of thirty husky supernumeraries and turn cold disdain to an ovation. The apparatus in construction is not unlike a mammoth street piano. That is to say, its principal working part is a cylinder supplied with pegs which strike the sounding hammers at intervals. Instead of strings, however, the "applause machine" has clappers, 104 of them, each tuned to a different pitch and arranged to imitate all varieties of applause from the soft impact of kid glove against kid glove to the stamp of an enthusiastic man's No. 11 boot and the thump of a gold headed cane in the balcony. When the handle is turned, the response is not to be distinguished from that of a large and varied audience. Thus far the new device has been used only behind the footlights. It has taken the part of an audience supposed to be behind the scenes. In this capacity it has proved a money saver, enabling one reasonably strong boy to do the work which formerly required a score of men and a trained leader.

   There is no apparent reason why it would not work just as well in front of the footlights. If a manager desires to give the impression that his star is hailed with expressions of delight, all he will have to do is to turn the power on the applause machine in the orchestra. This would be more economical for the manager, and just as fair to the public, as to pack the first dozen rows with heavy handed "deadheads."

 

CORTLAND SCIENCE CLUB.

Lester Cooper Gives a Fine Talk Upon "Petroleum."

   The success of the Science club is chiefly due to the fact that the major part of its members are practical business men. The speaker on Saturday evening has a good store of knowledge, learned in the hard school of experience. Mr. Lester Cooper, who spoke on "Petroleum," is at his best without notes, but gave scientific data which was in part as follows:

   The word petroleum means rock-oil from the fact that it is found naturally oozing from crevices in rock or by drilling through rock. Its discovery is as old as history, being known to the ancients as naphtha, but was not of commercial importance until its development in the Pennsylvania oil fields beginning in 1859, its previous use being principally for medical purposes. The principal sources of petroleum are Russia and the United States.

   There has been much controversy over the origin of petroleum, but it is now generally accepted that the great supplies of oil are of vegetable origin probably a spontaneous distillation by heat of deposits of sea weeds. Petroleum is not confined to any particular rock formation, but may be produced in various strata under the same conditions. The products of different fields vary greatly in character and composition, the Pennsylvania oil being of the highest value from the fact that it is mainly composed of the different paraffines, all of which are of commercial importance, The most valuable product, kerosene, runs as high as 78 per cent while the Russian article furnished only 25 to 32 per cent, and the Beutmont fields 36 per cent of this product. In general, four classes of products are obtained by distillation at different temperatures in refining petroleum; naphtha of various grades, burning oils, lubricating oils, and paraffin. By redistilling naphtha; cymogene, rhigolene, gasolene, benzene and grades of naphtha are obtained [sic].

   The commercial importance of petroleum is due to its adaptability to so many uses. It is fast displacing vegetable and animal oils as a lubricator. It is becoming one of the most largely used materials in stoves. It is very successfully used for steam purposes. It is found to be very valuable in the manufacture of iron and steel and perhaps a great many other places in the industries that have not yet been thought out. In fact petroleum has become one of the indispensible needs of civilized man.

 

Main Street, Cortland, N. Y., circa 1900.

ORDERED OUT OF TOWN.

Police are Watchful in Regard to a Number of Tramps.

   James Morton, William Keegan and Thomas Smith, who were picked up on Grant-st., Cortland, yesterday afternoon by Officers Baker and Austin, were arraigned in police court this morning and given until 4 o'clock this afternoon to get out of the city. Smith was the only one of the trio that offered any resistance to the officers who made the arrest. He was brought in by Officer Austin after a hard struggle for his freedom.

   There seems to be many tramps about the place at present, and the police force is using due precaution and will see that they move on without unnecessary delay.

   In the meantime it is well for all to be on the outlook for the "Wandering Willies."

 

MEETING OF THE D. A. R.

Held Monday Afternoon at the Home of Mrs. Geo. P. Hollenbeck.

   The regular meeting of the Tioughnioga Chapter, D. A. R., was held yesterday with Mrs. Geo. P. Hollenbeck. The attendance was large and a most interesting meeting was enjoyed.

   Mrs. O. U. Mitchell of the Winona chapter from Minnesota outlined the work in the West and gave a most delightful talk.

   Mrs. G. J. Magers's account of the centennial congress in Washington was a brilliant and graceful article, smoothly written and gave her hearers an accurate idea of the real work accomplished aside from the social functions.

   At the next meeting the prizes for the two best essays by the children from the public schools are to be announced to the winners.

   The literary program followed upon "The Settlement and Colonial History of Pennsylvania:"

   Early Settlements of Swedes and Dutch, Mrs. G. H. Smith.

   Progress of Colony, Miss Gould.

   Colonial Troubles, Mrs. J. D. Sherwood.

   Benjamin Franklin, Mrs. J. G. Jarvis.

   Refreshments were served by the hostess and a pleasant social time enjoyed by all including five guests of the chapter.

 

GREENE-BRONSON.

A Noon Wedding and a Departure on the 1 o'clock Train.

   Miss Maud Bronson, daughter of Attorney H. L. Bronson, was married at noon today at her borne, 66 Port Watson-st., to Dr. F. D. Greene of Plattsburg. Rev. George H. Brigham of Cortland officiated. Only the immediate members of the families of the contracting parties were present. The bride and groom left on the 1:03 Lackawanna train today for the mountains where they will spend a few weeks.

   The house was profusely decorated with cut flowers, including roses and carnations, and with ferns and smilax. The couple was unattended. After the ceremony an elaborate wedding breakfast was served. The bride was remembered with many beautiful and costly presents.

   It was the intention of Mr. and Mrs. Bronson to give a large wedding in May, the date at first intended for the happy occasion, but owing to the ill health of Dr. Greene, from grip and bronchitis which necessitated a change of climate for him, an earlier date was set for the event, and consequently, a change of plans had to be made. The couple will spend a few weeks in the mountains and if Dr. Greene's condition is not materially bettered they will then take a trip to the Bermudas.

   The bride is one of Cortland's beautiful and accomplished young ladies, and she has a host of friends who will wish her much happiness. The groom is a graduate of the Buffalo Dental college and is also a John Hopkins institute student. Dr. Greene intends to locate in Cortland, and has already secured rooms in the new Tanner block, which he will occupy in the fall.

   Mr. and Mrs. Truman P. Greene, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Greene and Miss Anna Greene, the parents, brother and sisters of the groom, all of Ithaca, were here today to attend the wedding.

 

HANDSOME NEW RESIDENCE

To be Erected by F. J. Doubleday Corner Church and Port Watson-sts.

   Mr. F. J. Doubleday is preparing to begin the erection of a fine dwelling on his lot at the corner of Church and Port Watson-sts.

   Ground will be broken about the first of next week, and the building will then be pushed to completion. The dwelling will be modern colonial in architecture, three stories in height, 67 feet and 5 inches in length along Port Watson-st., and 38 feet along Church-st. The foundation will be of finest Gouverneur marble, and on the corner next the street corner will be a handsome tower. A twelve and one-half foot hall will be built from the main entrance on Port Watson-st. through to the rear of the building. West of this will be two parlors, while east of it will be a sittingroom at the front and a dinningroom at the rear. Farther east of these will be bath rooms, kitchen, pantry, etc.

   The sittingroom will be finished in curly maple, while the hall and dinningroom will be finished in quartered oak. The parlors will be finished in white and gilt. There will be three fire places built in the house.

   Beside the tower the exterior of the house will be ornamented with composite capitals, and plate and cut glass will be used on the street sides. The dwelling place when erected will be one of the best in the city.

   The plans for the structure were drawn by Messrs. M. F. Howes & Son of Cortland, and W. Elster will have charge of the building.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The Cortland Kindergarten association will meet Thursday, March 12 at 3:30p, m. in the Normal kindergarten.

   —The Lenten service at Grace Episcopal church tomorrow afternoon will be at 4 o'clock instead of at 4:30. This notice is for this one day only.

   —The March business meeting of the Junior Baraca Bible class of the First Baptist church will be held in the church parlors tonight at 8 o'clock.

   —Cortland Chapter, No. 149, R. A. M., will confer the past and most excellent degrees in full form at its regular convocation Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.

   —The Ladies' club will give an entertainment at the home of Mrs. J. F. Twiss, 16 Church-st., tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, the usual hour for the meeting of the club.

   —The new display advertisements today are—A. S. Burgess, Clothing, page 8; C. F. Brown, Drugs and Paints, page 4; Angell & Thomas, Shoes, page 7; M. A. Case, Dry goods, page 6; The First National bank, Banking etc., page 6; A. Mahan, Pianos and organs, page 7; C. F. Thompson, Maple sugar, page 5; W. W. Bennett, Hardware, etc., page 7; Sager & Jennings, Drugs, paints, page 6.

 

THE ORIENT CRUISE, DEATH OF MRS. SPENCER, SECURED POSITIONS, AND DR. CHENEY AT OSWEGO, N. Y.

 

SS KAISERIN MARIA THERESIA.

Rev. W. J. Howell.

Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, March 7, 1903.

THE ORIENT CRUISE.

A Letter from Rev. W. J. Howell Written Out at Sea.

TWO HOURS FROM GIBRALTAR.

A Fine Trip Up to Date, Though Storm was Then Raging—Life on Ship Board—Preaching, Reading Entertainments—A Stop at Funchal—Mr. Howell May Write a Book Concerning the Trip.

   Mr. Scott Gale this morning received the following letter from Rev. W. J. Howell, the pastor of the First Baptist church, who is now upon a trip to the Holy Land. The letter is dated Feb. 18, two hours out from Gibraltar and was written upon the deck of the Kaiserin Maria Theresia which was then in the midst of a storm and with the wind blowing 65 miles an hour. Mr. Howell says the letter is fragmentary and he has jotted down the things that come to his mind, but his friends will be highly interested in what he has to say:

   We are now for a few hours in the roughest storm of the voyage. It is a hurricane. The wind is 65 miles an hour.

   I left Cortland in a snow storm. The entire voyage was nice after a day or two. We were delayed two days in leaving New York on account of lack of coal. I spent the Sunday very pleasantly in the city churches. I have much enjoyed the fifty steamer letters. I read them only as each day came. I thank you all very cordially. I hope this letter will be taken as a reply.

   I have met some people who are friends or relatives of some of my friends. The second day one-half of the seats were vacant at the dinner table. I have not missed a meal. Some days the racks were on the table to keep dishes from sliding to the floor. In this fierce storm I am sorry for the two watchmen who are up in the ''crow's nest'' on the mast, higher than captain's bridge, in this storm. There is no danger at all, yet the wind is beating up waves and spray on the decks. Port holes are closed. The band cheers the voyage with its good music. "My Old Kentucky Home" makes one homesick for a moment. It is a merry crowd aboard. A United States senator from West Virginia and United States ambassador to Brazil are aboard.

   Rev. Dr. Wayland Hoyt, Baptist of Philadelphia, preached last Sunday a wonderfu1 sermon from the Twenty-third Psalm. On the Galilee horseback trip, Mr. Wallace, Dr. Hoyt and myself occupy the same tent. There are three in every tent. Dr. Hoyt is perhaps the most literary man aboard.

   Dr. Villers, Baptist of Indianapolis, lectured last week on ''Madeira, Gibraltar and Alhambra." Dr. Tyler of Denver, Disciple, lectured on "Algiers and Malta.''

   Every afternoon at 3 in diningroom, Dr. Hoyt reads from Geo. Adam Smith's geography of the Holy Land. He read today on "Plain of Esdraelon,'' the second day on ''Province of Galilee" and the third day on "Lake of Galilee'' and fourth day on "Samaria."

   Valentine's day was observed. Too many were sick to observe Lincoln's birthday at the time. There are more Baptist preachers aboard than any other denomination.

   I forgot to say that Sunday afternoon there was a Sundayschool [sic] mass meeting. I spoke on the "Historical Setting" of the lesson. Rev. Dr. Wilcox, a Methodist of color, also spoke on the "Doctrinal Teachings." They have a special hymnbook aboard. It is labeled "The Bible Students' Oriental Cruise." It is the book used by the Y. M. C. A. in Cortland.

   The two days we lost in starting we make up by deducting one day from Madeira and one day less in Constantinople. Many are planning side trips across Europe. So far only ninety of the 420 passengers have booked to return on this ship. About thirty-five take the horseback ride through Galilee and Samaria. Thirty-five take the carriage drive in Galilee. But 300 go direct to Jerusalem for five days. At the Sundayschool meeting last Sunday they announced at 4 p. m. that the Lord's Supper would be observed.

   I am writing in a fragmentary way, as I recall facts. There are 320 persons in the ship's crew; 120 stewards wait on the dining tables; 230 tons of coal are used every day. There are twelve engineers.

   When we neared the Madeira Islands, the sun was up and it was a beautiful sight. The first outline of land that rose so high for a long time, looked like clouds hovering near the sea. I left my watch at New York time until I reached land. There was about four hours' difference in time. I am now writing at 12 o'clock noon. It is 8 o'clock in the morning in Cortland.

   Our first and only stop was yesterday at noon at Funchal, the capital of the Madeira Islands. We left at 10 o'clock at night. The ship anchored one-half mile out. A large tender came out for the passengers. We went down the side of the ship on a ladder. Twenty-five small boats gathered around and small boys dived for coins. They brought them up every time. The Portuguese language is the one spoken. We rode up the steep rocky streets in an oxcart. It is too steep for bicycles. There are many tropical fruits and flowers, as bananas, figs, etc. It is a steep, rocky or volcanic island. The gardens are terraced. Stone wall after stone wall holds the earth for gardening. I never saw so many beggars in all my life. There are not 100 Protestants in the city of 10,000. Nearly all are Catholics. There are forty-nine Catholic churches in Funchal. The rocky formation is much like the Palisades. This is their winter season, yet I did not carry an overcoat at all. Wood is scarce in the island. Clay is plentiful, so the roofs are tiled. There are many thatched houses.  Canary birds sing sweetly in the trees. The Methodists and Presbyterians have mission churches here. Nest week 7,000 English sailors will be here. They work for peasants in the country and sailors in seaport.

   As we left at night, I think I never saw a prettier sight. The cliffs and rocks back of the city rise 5,000 feet high. The bay is circular. The city is built from the edge of the sea and up the steep background. The lights along the rim of the sea and back up in the amphitheatre were beautiful.

   It has been a day and a half since we left the Madeira Islands. Yesterday was a sunny day. Today is a storm.

   Everybody is writing letters. There are some newspaper correspondents aboard. A Russian princess came aboard at Funchal.

   I have been asked by a committee to write a book of the cruise. Mr. Clark wants me to do it. Dr. Hoyt will write the introduction. I have not yet agreed to do it. It means a lot of work. I may do it.

   The purser gave me the following facts of provisions: 87,000 pounds of meat, 25,000 pounds of fish, 700,000 pounds of flour, 9,000 pounds of sugar, 147,000 pounds of potatoes.

   Many bulletins are put up from day to day.

   This was a parody, "Lost. Somewhere near the Gulf Stream, a set of false teeth and a yellow wig. Finder please leave with the chief stoker for Ramses II, who will pay a liberal reward."

   I shall be very glad to hear from any of the church friends. I have thought often of you and of Dr. Coats.

   Regards to all,

   W. J. Howell.

 

Death of Mrs. Spencer.

   Mrs. Mabel Eliza Spencer, wife of W. G. Spencer, 10 Duane-st., died this morning from heart failure, aged 17 years, 6 months and 38 days. The funeral will be held from the house at 4:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Aside from her husband Mrs. Spencer is survived by one child, a boy 13 months of age, by her mother Mrs. Mary Mounsey and a brother and sister, John and Mary Mounsey, all of Cortland.

 

Have Secured Positions.

   The following students of the Cortland Business Institute have obtained positions this term: Harold Nichols, stenographer for Kellogg & Van Hoesen; Grace Delevan, stenographer for Cortland Specialty Co.; Grace Mallery, stenographer for Cortland Specialty Co.; Clara Morgan, stenographer for Cortland Specialty Co.; Lena McAuliffe, stenographer and bookkeeper for Forrest Seed Co.; Ollie Northrup, stenographer and bookkeeper for Newton & Co., Homer; Arthur Crofoot, bookkeeper for Brown's pharmacy; Alta Burleton, stenographer for Gillette's skirt factory; Lizzie Bailey, bookkeeper and stenographer for Sugar Bowl; Leo Ellis, bookkeeper and stenographer at Ellis Cab Co.

 

Dr. Cheney at Oswego.

   Dr. F. J. Cheney assisted at a teachers' institute in Oswego Thursday. The Oswego Times of that night said: Dr. Cheney of the Cortland Normal followed Mr. Shaver with a very good discussion on the conduct of the recitation. This, he said, was the testing place of the teacher's personality, preparation and natural adaptation. He spoke on the purpose of the recitation, the matter of the recitation and the manner of the recitation.

   Dr. Cheney was the first speaker of the afternoon. He made a fine address on "The Teacher's Contract." He spoke on the advance of teaching in all branches, showing the difference between what was expected of a teacher forty years ago and the requirements of the present date. Dr. Cheney returned to Cortland at 3:55 this afternoon.