CANAL TREATY DEAD, REFORMS IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, STREET FAIR, DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, CORTLAND SCHOOLS, AND PEARL WEDDING

 

Tomas Herran.

Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, September 23, 1903.

CANAL TREATY DEAD.

President Can Now Proceed Under the Spooner Act

AND TAKE UP NICARAGUA ROUTE.

Report That Colombian Congress Has Clothed President Marroquin With Power to Negotiate a New Treaty. Terms of Nine Opponents in Colombian Senate Expire Next Year.

   Washington, Sept. 23.—When the state department closed yesterday it was agreed that the Panama canal treaty was dead, although eight hours yet remained within which the Colombian congress might take affirmative action upon it.

   Nothing, however, had been received during the day which gave the slightest hope of a favorable issue. A report is current that the Colombian congress in secret session has clothed President Marroquin with full power to negotiate a treaty.

   If this report is true President Marroquin, who is a friend of the treaty, could proceed untrammeled by the fear of future reckoning with his congress.

   In any event President Roosevelt must now take the next step. He can proceed under the Spooner act and take up the Nicaragua route or he can allow matters to drift for the present in the hope that a way may yet be found to straighten out the difficulties in the path of the Panama route.

   It is stated that the confidential advices which Dr. Herran submitted to Secretary Hay a short time ago were to the effect that an effort was on foot at Bogota to harmonize all conflicting interests there and that this undoubtedly would be accomplished through a compromise by which President Marroquin would be authorized to negotiate a treaty directly with the United States. It is believed here that the new proposition will be submitted at an early day.

   Contrary to his custom during the summer, Acting Secretary Adee of the state department remained in the city last night in order to be able to act promptly on any information regarding canal matters at Bogota.

   Dr. Herran, the Colombian charge, also waited anxiously for news from his government.

   Colombia is anxious to keep alive the canal negotiations, but what form her new proposition will take is not known here.

   One interesting feature is that the terms of one-third of the members of the Colombian senate, numbering nine, will empire July 20. These nine senators are adverse to the canal treaty. The hope of the advocates of the treaty will be to elect senators in their places who are favorable.

 

Van Wormers Have Become Catholics.

   Plattsburg, N. Y., Sept. 23.—The Rev. Father Belinger, pastor of the Catholic church at Dannemora, stated last night that the Van Wormer brothers, now under sentence of death at Clinton prison, had embraced the Catholic faith, having been baptized by him on Aug. 31. They will receive their first communion Oct. 1, the day of execution.

 

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

Reforms in Criminal Procedure.

   The recent suggestion of Justice Brewer of the United States supreme court that the right of appeal in criminal cases be abolished has aroused the protest of members of the bar throughout the country, as well as of the public in general. It has nevertheless performed an excellent service in calling attention sharply to the evils of undue delays in the execution of criminal judgments, caused by merely dilatory appeals.

   This subject is discussed in an article in a current number of the New York Law Journal, especially in its relation to outbreaks of mob violence. Two excellent reforms are suggested in this article—first, that by every legitimate means the possibility of delaying the execution of criminal judgments by means of frivolous appeals be curtailed and, second, that the special favoritism toward criminal defendants, traditional in American procedure, be discontinued. The writer cites a number of cases in which the court of appeals of New York has exhibited an inclination to further both of those ends. Power to override mere technical exceptions and to sustain a verdict clearly based on sufficient evidence, though legal errors of an immaterial nature occurred at the trial, is granted in the code of civil procedure, and in a recent case, People versus Conklin, the court of appeals in a unanimous decision administered the policy of that statute against the defendant.

 

CORTLAND STREET FAIR.

Crowds Out Last Night to See the Sights.

   There was a big crowd on the streets last night to witness the attractions offered by tie street fair and all seemed to be having a good time. The various places of amusement were very well patronized. The Ferris wheel was in active operation and the merry-go-round as usual was doing business all the time. The city of Jerusalem, Mysteries of India, etc., came in for their full share. The dog and pony show, and eruption of Mount Pelee also drew big crowds.

   The booth of Bright Light Rebekah lodge was the scene of an interested crowd at all times. They are conducting a country store. In it may be found hats, cornpoppers, canned goods, screens, sleeves, soap, mousetraps, and the complimentary assortment that is always found in small country stores. A number is enclosed in an envelope and by paying 10 cents one can have his choice of envelopes and draw the article corresponding to the number inside. It may be a box of breakfast food or coffee pot or any other of the numerous articles on sale.

   The Neoscolets lodge is conducting a booth in which hot frankforts, popcorn, soft drinks, etc., are on sale and they do a rushing business. Lanette, the flying lady, was the center of attraction at the corner of Main and Tompkins-st. This attraction opened for the first performance last evening and the tent was crowded as long as there was anything doing on the street.

 

DEMOCRATIC CITY CONVENTION.

Delegates Elected Last Night to the County Convention.

   The Democratic city convention for the purpose of choosing the delegates to the county convention was called to order at Fireman's hall at 8 o'clock last evening by J. A. Jayne, chairman of the Democratic city committee. F. W. Collins was made chairman and Eugene Davis secretary. The following were the delegates to the convention from their respective wards:

   First Ward—J. A. Jayne,  C. V. Coon, Levi Bulter, James Grant, John Warwick.

   Second Ward—D. W. Van Hoesen, William Winter, John Nix, O. J. Riley, M. V. Lane.

   Third Ward—James Dougherty, James Turner, John Mellon, David M. McCarthy, Charles D. Sanders.

   Fourth Ward—F. W. Collins, Charles Gaylord J. E. Lonergan J. F. Burns. Patrick Dempsey.

   Fifth Ward—William Kennedy, William Wingate, John O'Connor, Maurice Welsh, D. Ashcraft.

    Sixth Ward--Edwin Duffey, J. B. Wallace. T. P. Keefe, F. C. Parsons, Vern Skeele.

   The delegates selected for the county convention were selected one from each ward, each from his respective ward in the order named: J. A. Jayne, D. W. Van Hoesen, B. H. McNiff, F. W. Collins, A. J. Goddard, Hugh Duffey.

   The following resolution was unanimously passed:

   Resolved, That it is the sense of this convention that hereafter the city of Cortland shall be represented in the Democratic county conventions by four delegates from each ward of said city and that said delegate shall he sent direct from the respective wards.

 

A SHOOTING ACCIDENT.

Edward F. Knight and T. T. Bates Were Hunting.

   Edward F. Knight of 26 Groton-ave., Cortland, met with a somewhat painful accident Monday and one which might easily have been serious. As it happened, however, nothing more serious than painful wounds resulted.

   Mr. Knight and T. T. Bates were on a hunting expedition near Cincinnatus. As they were coming out of the woods a partridge flew up in front of Mr. Bates, and, not thinking of his friend, he raised his gun and fired. The charge went wild and six of the shot lodged in Mr. Knight's right cheek and ear. They hastened to Cortland and the shot were removed. The accident was a fortunate one in that the shot struck where they did; had they struck an inch or two farther back, they would have made a dangerous wound. As it is the wounds were more painful than dangerous and Mr. Knight is getting along nicely and is able to be about.

   He said that Mr. Bates was in no way to blame as it was nothing but an accident which often happens in spite of every precaution.

 

PROF. STANLEY INJURED.

Struck Live Electric Wires In His "Slide for Life."

   Prof. J. I. Stanley, who performs the slide for life act in connection with the street fair, met with an accident yesterday afternoon while giving his performance. The cable on which the act is performed was strung from the top of the Grand Central building on Railroad-st. to the West side of Main-st. in front of the City Cycle Co.'s store. At 3:30 yesterday afternoon Prof. Stanley prepared to give his exhibition. In making the slide the sway of the cable brought him in contact with a net work of live wires and he was seriously burned about the left shoulder and right arm. He disengaged himself and finished his act, and also made the balloon ascension at 6 o'clock.

   His wounds were very painful last night and this morning he went to Dr. Reese to have them dressed. The doctor advised him that it was not safe for him to attempt the balloon ascension this afternoon but the professor says he will be ready for his drop from the clouds again tomorrow. He is out today and expected to make his slide for life, but would select a new place to string his cable.

 

THE CORTLAND SCHOOLS.

Large Registration in Both Normal and City Schools.

   The registration in the Normal and in the different city schools is now practically complete, although new students are constantly being registered at the Normal.

   The entire registration at the Normal is 909. Of these 487 are in the Normal department, 210 in the intermediate, 182 in the primary and thirty in the kindergarten.

   At the Central school, 704 are registered, 150 of them in the Academic department. Two hundred sixty-seven are in attendance at the Schermerhorn-st. school, 176 at the Owego-st. school and 167 at the Pomeroy-st. school.

   The total registration in the city schools is 1314, and in the Normal, the total reaches 2223. Between 140 and 150 new students have entered the Normal school this year.

 

A PEARL WEDDING.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Holl Observe their Sixtieth Anniversary.

   A notable event at Lincklaen, Chenango Co., on Thursday, Sept. 17, was the observance of the pearl wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Holl upon the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage. At their home were gathered seven of their children, fourteen grandchildren, and five great-grand children. Some living at quite a distance had driven there in the rain to be present at dinner. Father, mother and seven children, the youngest 40 years of age, at about 1 o'clock sat down to a sumptuous repast, the table being laid very tastily. The centerpiece was a mammoth fruit cake with the dates "1843-1903" in colored sugar and hearts.

   After dinner Mrs. Dr. Watson of Cincinnatus took several pictures of the family also one of the four generations. Friends were present from Greene, Cincinnatus, Cortland, Cuyler, Lincklaen Center, Sheds, numbering forty. Several tokens of loving remembrances, among them a handsome easy chair, were left with the bride and groom of sixty years ago.

   Both are 83 years old and many were the stories told of years ago. The father came from England nearly seventy-five years ago with his father, mother, three sisters, and two brothers in a sailing vessel. They were six weeks on the ocean. The mother died of cholera soon after arriving, near Utica. The only sister left still resides at Truxton, Mrs. S. Bemis.

   Mr. and Mrs. Holl enjoyed the day very much, as did all present. All went away hoping to meet again next year and many more years.

   "One Who Was There."

 

BREVITIES.

   —T. H. Wickwire, Jr., has rented the Starr property at 78 Tompkins-st.

   —A regular meeting of the L. O. T. M. will be held tomorrow night at 7:30.

   —Cornell university has one Boer student. He is Leopold Reinecke, and he comes from Wellington, Cape Colony.

   —Harvey Dickerson of Townley-ave. picked a quart of red raspberries from the bushes in his garden this morning.

   —The new display advertisements today are—W. W. Bennett, House for sale, page 8; S. Rosenbloom & Sons, New and Greater store, page 8; Bosworth & Stillman, Easy walking shoes, page 6; Warren, Tanner & Co., Latest style pompadour, page 8.

   —Charles Whiting has purchased from J. R. Schermerhorn a lot fifty feet wide on Clayton-ave. and has already commenced excavation for the erection of a new house. The price paid for the lot was $1,000. Mr. Whiting has also purchased Mr. Schermerhorn's barn which he will move upon the lot purchased.

 

UNFAVORABLE REPLIES, FIGHT WITH ITALIANS, NEW PANAMA TREATY, BURIED ALIVE, AND STREET FAIR

 

Macedonian refugees crossing the border to Bulgaria.

Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, September 22, 1903.

UNFAVORABLE REPLIES.

Bulgaria Less Hopeful of Intervention by the Powers.

   Sofia, Sept. 22 —The unfavorable replies of Austria and Russia to Bulgaria's last note and the fact that none of the other great powers has yet replied, coupled with the allegations that one of the powers is encouraging the military party at Yildiz Kiosk, tend to create a less hopeful feeling here. Reports are in circulation regarding negotiations between Turkey and Bulgaria looking to a solution of the Macedonia difficulty.

   The Dnevnik says Turkey has presented a note to Bulgaria asking for the latter's assistance in reaching a peaceable solution. Bulgaria replied that Turkey must end the massacres, withdraw her frontier forces, guarantee peace and protection to the villagers, amnesty the political offenders and introduce such governmental reforms as will pacify Macedonia and Adrianople. The Bulgarian reply concluded:

   "If the present situation continues the Bulgarian government will be compelled to yield to public opinion and send an army to the frontier."

   It appears doubtful that the government has sent such an answer.

   According to information received by the revolutionary headquarters from Monastir, 120 persons perished in the flames of their burning villages near Kastoria.

   Over 1,200 bodies of women and children are said to be lying unburied in the fields and on the roadsides around Kastoria.

   A special dispatch from Rila gives details of the fighting in Perin. On Sept. 16, 1,000 Turkish troops surrounded the village and attacked the insurgent bands. The latter were reinforced and the combined insurgent forces turned on the Turks and completely annihilated them.

 

FIGHT WITH ITALIANS.

Manager Tilton and a Deputy Sheriff Wounded.

ONE OF THE LABORERS KILLED.

Italians Placed Obstructions on Trolley Track—When the Receiver and Manager Started to Remove Them Italians Opened Fire—Two Months Wages Due Before Receivership.

   Cooperstown, N. Y., Sept. 22.—A riot by Italian laborers on the Oneonta, Cooperstown and Richfield Springs trolley road resulted in the death of one Italian and the wounding of General Manager Tilton and a deputy sheriff.

   The Italians are quartered in shanties a little below the power house at Hartwick.

   Sunday night they built an obstruction on the track. The first car started south was halted. A message to Oneonta brought Receiver Jennings, General Manager Tilton and several deputies.

   When they set about removing the obstruction, the Italians attacked them, firing pistols and throwing stones. Mr. Tilton was hit on the right temple with a stone and his face was badly cut. Deputy Sheriff French received a bullet wound in the head and was also gashed with a stone.

   Deputies and employes [sic] of the road returned the fire of the Italians and one laborer was killed. The trouble was then stopped and traffic was resumed. Seven of the rioters were arrested.

   The trouble grew out of the fact that there is due the Italians two months' wages for work done before the road went into the receiver's hands but which he cannot pay while the road is in litigation. The laborers have been paid for all work done since the receivership began.

 

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

The New Panama Treaty.

   It is wholly improbable that the state department at Washington will accept or even give serious consideration to the provisions of the bill which has just been favorably reported in the Columbian senate authorizing that government to negotiate a new Panama canal treaty with the United States.

   The bill reported by the committee, which the senate of Colombia unanimously adopted, gives authority to the president of the republic to conclude treaties for a canal or to contract with private parties for the construction of a canal. It calls upon the French company to pay $l0,000,000 for the privilege of transferring its rights, demands a lump sum payment of $20,000,000 on the exchange of ratifications in place of the $10,000,000 provided for in the Hay-Herran treaty, commits the police and sanitary control of the canal zone exclusively to Colombia and contains other provisions differing from those which we have declared our readiness to accept.

   In the Hay-Herran convention the United States went to the utmost limit of liberality in dealing with Columbia, and the demand for more money is a piece of extortion to which this government cannot complacently submit. The new Panama canal company of France might possibly consent to turn over to the government at Bogota $10,000,000 of the stipulated price of $40,000,000 we were to pay for its rights and property. The company would do this probably rather than accept the other alternative of complete loss of all its assets, since if we do not build the canal it cannot possibly find any other purchaser. But $10,000,000 is all that Colombia can expect to get from the United States. The demand for $20,000,000 and the exaction of conditions which are wholly unacceptable to us, if persisted in, will undoubtedly terminate the negotiations with Colombia and force us to drop the Panama project altogether and resume our negotiations for constructing a canal on the Nicaragua route. Both branches of our congress have repeatedly sanctioned the choice of the Nicaragua route, and events have now proved that it would have been better if we had stuck to it.

 

BURIED ALIVE

Cortland Aggregation Done up by Watertown 142 to 6.

   The Cortland Athletics football team was overwhelmed at Watertown yesterday by the strong Watertown team, the final score being 142 to 6.

   The team left Cortland at 6:11 yesterday without practice and even without signals save such as were made up on the train while enroute. The locals were much lighter than their opponents and were completely outplayed at every stage of the game.

   The one touch down was made by Sandwick who picked up the ball on a fumble and got away with a clear field in front of him. Mills kicked the goal.

   The Cortland team lined up as follows: Ends, Mills and Sandwick; tackles, Careny and Dickinson; guards, Johnson and Medes; center, Gibbons; quarterback; Stafford; halfbacks, Cooper and Blaney; full back, Williamson.

 

He Got a Deer.

   H. Malmberg, who has been spending a week with a hunting party in the North Woods, returned to Cortland last Friday evening bringing with him a fine specimen of deer as one of the results of his sport and marksmanship.

   The deer was on exhibition at C. F. Thompson's market Saturday morning and later in the day was cut up. A number of Mr. Malmberg's and Mr. Thompson's friends were remembered in the distribution and a representative of The Standard can bear witness to the excellence of the venison.

 

The Fair is On—The Shows Are Good.

   The exhibitions on the street this week are all worthy of patronage and no one should fail to see them. Probably the highest class exhibition among them and one that appeals to the intelligence of the community is the wonderful electro-mechanical city of Jerusalem. This is not a panorama or picture show. It is a real city with its golden temples and busy streets. It is justly styled "the golden feature of the carnival." Don't fail to see Jerusalem.

 

Aluminum Oil Heaters.

   We keep the genuine aluminum oil heater in four sizes, new construction, safety burner, more heat, less oil, radiates like a base burner. Every stove warranted.

W. W. Bennett,

 37 and 39 R. R.-st., Cortland. [Paid ad.]

 

THE STREET FAIR

Now In Full Blast—Many Interesting Sights to be Observed.

   The street fair and carnival is now in full swing. Many of the attractions were open to the public last night and all will be this evening. The Ferris wheel was in operation early in the evening as was the merry-go-round. The latter especially did a rushing business the entire evening. Not alone was it patronized by the children, but also by many who, in years if not in feelings, have passed that delightful period of life.

   There was a large crowd upon the streets which gravitated from one attraction to another. The brass band, which is with the company, was evidently taken as an index of where the most was to be seen for the time being, and the crowd usually followed it up and down the street.

   The trapeze performance of the great Adams on Tompkins-st. in front of the Standard building was perhaps the most interesting feature of the evening. He performed some remarkable and hair raising feats while suspended in midair, one of which was walking on his head with his feet caught in thongs attached to a bar above. The pull of a string released the bar and after turning two or three summersaults the performer landed safely on the ground.

   The balloon ascension will be made as per schedule this afternoon, the ascension being made from Athletic field in order to give sufficient room for the event.

   The Temple of Jerusalem, mysteries of India, Louette the Flying Lady, Eruption of Mount Pelee, etc., will be in full operation this evening when the carnival will be under full headway.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The Jewish year 5,664 began at sundown last night.

   —The Ferris wheel which is part of the street fair stands squarely in front of the drug store of McGraw & Elliott instead of in front of Burgess' store as first planned.

   —The Fortnightly club will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. T. P. Bristol, 27 Lincoln-ave.

   —Cortland Chapter, No. 194, R. A. M., will resume the conferring of degrees at its regular convocation Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The "Mark Master" degree will be conferred in full form, after which a "smoker" will be enjoyed.

   —The new display advertisements today are: First National Bank, Bank accounts, page 6; McDonald & Welch, Fine carriages, etc., page 6; Bosworth & Stillman, Easy walking shoes, page 6; M. A. Case, Bags, etc., page 6; W. W, Bennett, Horse for sale, page 6; A. Mahan, Pianos, page 7.

 

SUNDAY FILLER: ROD STEWART

 

REGRETTED EXCESSES, NO ULTIMATUM, TURKEY'S PRESS AGENT, PRIZE WINNERS, OLD VETERANS REUNITE, AND A PECK OF TROUBLE

 

Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, September 21, 1903.

REGRETTED EXCESSES.

Sultan's Interview With Russian and German Ministers.

FRESH INSTRUCTION TO VALIS.

Porte Promised to Announce Resumption of Reform Scheme—Turkish Official Dispatches Announce Numerous Encounters Resulting In Favor of the Government.

   Constantinople, Sept. 21.—In an audience with M. Zinovieff the Russian ambassador Friday, the sultan expressed his regret at the excesses committed by the Turkish troops in the vilayet of Monastir and Adrianople. He said that orders had been sent to the authorities concerned to prevent their repetition and he gave the Russian ambassador to understand that the guilty parties would be punished.

   The German ambassador, Baron Marschall Bon Bieberstein, also had an audience with the sultan, who showed himself most optimistic. The latter declared that the insurrection was drawing to a close. In fact, it had already been suppressed in some districts and the porte would, therefore, immediately issue proclamations announcing the resumption of the application of the reform scheme.

   After the granting of these audiences an extraordinary council of ministers was held at Yildiz Kiosk and the deliberations were continued on Saturday. It is understood that the council drew up fresh instructions to the valis in the sense of his majesty's declaration.

   Official dispatches from the valis of Salonika, Monastir and Adrianople report numerous encounters which resulted in favor of the Turks.

 

NOT AN ULTIMATUM.

Misapprehension as to Meaning of Bulgaria's Note to the Powers.

   Sofia, Sept. 21.—Some apprehension having apparently been created owing to a misunderstanding regarding the precise meaning of Bulgaria's last note to the powers, explanations have been given to some diplomatic agents here that the memorandum was not intended as an ultimatum but was rather in the nature of an appeal for the intervention of the great powers before that intervention should be too late.

   The Bulgarian ministry, it was stated, was determined to maintain its attitude of neutrality up to the last moment but it felt the impossibility of standing by indefinitely while the Turks exterminated the Bulgarian element in Macedonia.

   The government's position is rendered increasingly difficult by the attitude of the Macedonian population in Bulgaria, which vigorously backed up by the revolutionary committees, is persistently endeavoring to force the government's hand and provoke hostilities with Turkey.

   A special from the monastery of Rila, Bulgaria, says the condition of the Turkish garrison of Menlik, 66 miles northeast of Salonika, is believed be extremely critical. It is besieged by bands of insurgents. The Turks have withdrawn nearly all their forces from the districts of Danouml and Pazlog to send them to the relief of Monlik. As a consequence unusual tranquility prevails throughout the district of Pazlog.

   A company of Turkish soldiers and Bashi-Bazouks recently found the hiding place of a hundred families of refugees from the villages of Dupeni and Echla near Resen. They captured the party, violated the women and committed other atrocities.

   The united bands of Monassieff and Michailof have had an encounter with the troops near Demi-Kapu, 62 miles northwest of Salonika. The Turks had many killed, including two officers.

 

Denial by Turkish Government.

   Washington, Sept. 21.—Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister, has received a dispatch from the government denying the reports that reserves are engaged in aggressions against the Christian inhabitants in certain districts.

 

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

Turkey's Press Agent.

   Now we shall know all about what is going on in Macedonia. The sultan of Turkey has hired a press agent: the sublime porte is to have a sublime reporter. "It is learned here," says a Washington dispatch, "that the sultan feels the need of having his government and its difficulties set before the world in a proper light, and for that reason he has hired an American, who is to be the press agent for the Turkish government."

   The sultan has long been accused of being an unprogressive tyrant who utterly lacked the up-to-dateness of the infidel occident and who was slower than the proverbial snail in introducing needed reforms. Let slander still her tongue and base calumny hide its hated head. The sultan has hired a hustling American press agent well gifted with imagination, and we shall soon have official notice that every reform has been carried out and that Abdul Hamid II is the kindest, most considerate, most humane ruler the world has ever known.

   It has long been suspected that the Macedonian committee, who are making trouble for the sultan, have in their employ a very talented press agent, and when he and the sublime reporter begin giving out rival massacre figures Macedonia, Salonika and other Turkish districts will speedily be depopulated. One day the murderous Turks will kill all the Macedonians and Bulgarians, and the next the same Macedonians and Bulgarians will massacre every Turk within a hundred miles of the seat of war.

   The Turk is not so slow, after all. He is well aware of the value of a good press agent, and just now he seems to need one very much, for Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister in Washington, says that there are more liars in Constantinople writing what purports to be the facts with regard to the troubles of Turkey than he imagined could ever be got together in so small a part of the earth's territory.

 

Negro and Chinese Prize Winners.

   It is a notable and significant fact that a negro and Chinaman won the two highest prizes announced at the recent anniversary of the exercises of the Yale law school. The Townsend prize of $100, awarded to the members of the senior class of the law school who writes and pronounces the best oration at the public anniversary exercises at graduation was given to George Williamson Crawford, a negro of Birmingham, Ala., and a graduate of Talladega college. Chung Hui Wang of Canton, China, won the degree of Summa Cum Laude. Wang is pronounced by Dean Theodore Woolsey of the law school to be a most remarkable scholar. He has been at the Yale law school only a year, having been graduated from Tien-Tsin university in his native land, and having spent one year at the university of California before coming to Yale.—Leslie's Weekly.

 

OLD VETERANS

Of the One Hundred Fifty-Seventh Regiment.

ANNUAL REUNION AT MCGRAW, N. Y.

Largest Reunion in History of Regiment,  108 Present—Fourteen Deaths Reported in Last Year—Officers Elected—Next Reunion at Canastota—Fine Business Meeting and Campfire.

   On Saturday, Sept. 19, the village of McGraw wore the dress of an old-fashioned Fourth of July, the Stars and Stripes being very much in evidence. And this was not all, for crowds upon the streets were a study. The occasion was the thirty-eighth annual reunion of the survivors of the gallant old One Hundred Fifty-seventh regiment of New York volunteers and, while it was a great day for the old boys, it was certainly an interesting sight to see the heroes of so many battles come together and talk over old times. That they were glad to see each other was plainly proven by the hearty handshakes and the expression upon their faces which each year show more and more the years that have passed since they marched and camped together.

The Roll Call.

   The business meeting was called in the village hall in the morning and the following members answered to roll call, being the largest in many years: W. H. Ahbert, Hamilton; A. W. Angell, Cortland; A. Ashley, Syracuse; L. F. Briggs, Eaton; R. W. Bourne, Willet; Charles S. Brown, Homer; Robert Bushby, Cortland; D. U. Brown, Elmwood, N. J.; C. H. Bouton, Marathon; E. Bisby, Smyrna; Charles Bliss, Georgetown; Reuben Butts, Scott; A. A. Borthwick, McGraw; J. W. Beattie, East Homer; G. W. Carpenter, Chittenango Station; Oscar Courtney. Marathon; D. C. Clark, DeRuyter; H. J. Collier, Earlville; H. Chapman, Homer; Wm. Connell, Truxton; A. W. Coloney, Scranton, Pa.; Solomon Carr, Blodgett Mills; Mott C. Dixon, New York; David DeVan, Peterboro; L, E. Darling, Pitcher; C. T. Dickinson, Binghamton; William Dyke, Cortland; I. O. Ellenwood, Utica; Norman Francis, McLean; M. J. Grady, Cortland; T. J. Getman, Preble; John Gartsie, Dryden; Dr. H. C. Hendrick, McGraw; J. D. Hammond, Cortland, Adelbert Holden, McGraw; Edward Hicks, Apulia; C. A. Hitchcock, Cortland; Edward Harrington, Cortland; Hiram Hawley, Harford; DeForest Hakes, Cortland; William P. Henry, McGraw; Samuel N. Holden, Cortland; P. L. Haskins, DeRuyter; Joseph Hart, Bouckville; Charles S. Hurd, Chittenango; J. H. Hill, Lavanna; C. H. Hitchcock, New Woodstock; C. C. Healey, Homer; C. J. Harris, Willet; Erastus Jones, Homer; Eugene Johnson, Marathon; A. W. Kingsbury, Homer; T. H. Kennedy, Homer; Ira Kinney, Cuyler; E. C. Kinney, Cortland; Henry D. Locke, Ellis; P. H. Lyon, Cortland, W. H. Morgan, Cortland; Jerry Murphy, Clockville; John Miller, Cortland; N. J. Messenger, Smyrna; George P. Miller, East Homer; H. S. Montgomery, Plymouth; William E. Matson, Peterboro; S. M. Marvin, Georgetown; Joseph McDargh, Cortland; C. O. Newton, Homer; James W. Newman, Scott; Harrison Neff, Killawog; Darius Owen, McGraw; Frank Place, Cortland; M. J. Pratt, Homer; E. A. Phillips, East Homer; Darius Phelps, McGraw; Robert Roantree, Canastota; H. M. Robinson, Cortland; Charles O. Ricker, Oneida Castle; H. C. Ransom, Syracuse; R. C. Shattuck, Homer; Charles H. Sweet, Scott; H. A. Smith, Cincinnatus; J. H. Sawdy, Whitney's Point; D. R. Shults, Cortland; Mitchell Sanford, McGraw; William Tegg, Kirkville; Lorenzo Thorington, Taylor Center; Lathel Thorington, Cheningo; G. S. Van Hoesen, Cortland; W. S. Van Vose, Cortland; George L. Warren, Cortland; Wellington Wood, Cortland; M. C. Wood, New Woodstock; G. G. Waldron, Albany; Lorenzo Widger, Cheningo; I. J. Walker, McGraw; C. C. Widger, Messengerville; S. S Wright, Preble; Chas. H. Waters, McGraw; Reuben Weeder, Binghamton; W. H. Burdick, McGraw; Dewitt Turner, McGraw; John P. Corbin, Harford; C. J. Sheppard, Preble; Walter Davis, Cheningo; Barney Barnes, McGraw; Alexander Lansing, Truxton; William Gilbert, McGraw; Hallett Shepard, Groton.

Fourteen Deaths Reported.

   Fourteen deaths were reported during the past year and one who died in 1897, and not previously noted were as follows: S. D. Allexander, Company G; A. M. Hazelton, Company C; A. W. Green, Company I; N. J. Snyder, Company G; Levi Wiser, Company K; John Phlaiger, Company G; Chauncey Getman, Company H; Stephen Harrington, Company G; J. H. McIntyre, Company B; O. A. Babcock, Company H; W. F. Brown, Company K; who died in 1897, Mablon Barren, Company I; Hale Moore, Company I; George Barnes, Company E; M. L. Foster, Company E.

Officers Elected.

   The following were the officers elected for the ensuing year.

   President—Robert Roantree, Canastota, N. Y.

   First Vice-President—Norman Francis, McLean, N. Y.

   Second Vice-President—Jerry Murphy, Clockville, N. Y.

  Third Vice-President—Charles O. Ricker, Oneida Castle, N. Y.

   Recording Secretary—George L. Warren, Cortland, N. Y.

   Corresponding Secretary—Dr. H. C. Hendrick, McGraw, N. Y.

   Treasurer—L. F. Briggs, Eaton, N. Y.

   It was voted to hold the next regimental reunion at Canastota. The ladies of the regiment held their session in the Odd Fellow's hall on the third floor of the village building.

The Camp Fire.

   A fine dinner was served by the local veterans and their friends in the M. E. church after which the public meeting was held in the Baptist church.

   Rev. A. M. Brown of the Presbyterian church made the address of welcome, which was responded to by T. Remsen. Judge J. E. Eggleston made the address of the day. The Corset City band furnished music. Master Robert Bushby sang "The Golden City," as only he can do it, and Master Henry Kennedy showed the old fellows that there were still drummer boys. Miss Brown of Homer gave a recitation "The Old Canteen," in a manner that won much praise. Every one seemed to be at their best and the exercises were of the finest character throughout.

   This regiment now numbers about 400. Fourteen deaths have been reported in the past year and but ninety-two in the past ten years.

   When mustered into the United States service Sept. 19, 1862, they numbered 1,000 strong. In 1863 and 1864 they received 242 more members in drafted men and recruits.

   The regiment was mustered out in August, 1865, having participated in the battles of Chancellorsville, Va.; Gettysburg, Pa.; siege of Fort Sumpter; battles of First and Second John's island, Honey Hill, Tulifinny, Camp Milton, Devon's Neck, Dingle's Mill, Statesburg, and Camp Finnigan.

 

A PECK OF TROUBLE

Pocketbook Lost and Found—A Homer Lady's Experiences.

   Mrs. C. W. Negus of Homer, N. Y., will probably long remember a little shopping tour made to Syracuse last Saturday and, as it all ended happily, she can tell her friends about it and enjoy with them a hearty laugh at her own expense. Some details of this are given in the Syracuse Sunday Herald as follows:

   When Mrs. C. W. Negus of Homer, the wife of the Baptist minister of that village, came to this city yesterday morning to do a little shopping, as has been her custom, she little thought that the police would take a more than casual interest in her affairs. It all came from a sudden and for some time unexplainable disappearance of a pocketbook. Mrs. Negus had almost completed her shopping tour when the affair happened. She had gone to Edwards' store about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, making a purchase or two at the underwear counter. Then she went to another part of the store.

   Meanwhile two young ladies of this city visited the same store and the same counter. Here they also made purchases. As they were preparing to leave one was called back and given her pocketbook by the girl in charge. They then went home.

The Police Called In.

   About this time Mrs. Negus had noticed the loss of her purse. Supposing, of course, that it had been stolen she excitedly called up the police and informed them of the fact. Detective Geis was put on the case. After a little questioning he decided that the purse had been taken by the young ladies who had visited the counter a short time before. Learning their address he started out.

   When he called at their house, which happened to be the home of one of his friends, he was met at the door by one of the young ladies. She welcomed him with a handshake.

   After a moment's hesitation, Detective Geis asked the young lady if she and her sister had been down town. She replied that they had.

   "Did you take some one's purse by mistake?" said Geis.

   The ladies protested their innocence and went back to their room after the purse claimed to be that of Mrs. Negus. An examination proved their ownership.

   At the outset of the trouble, Mrs. Negus had informed the officer that she had the sum of $10 in bills and considerable change in her purse. The one Detective Geis examined had about 84 and a little change. Possibly they had spent the money, any way it would do no harm to take the purse along and show Mrs. Negus. So he departed, pocketbook and all.

Troubles of Her Own.

   When Detective Geis was busy looking up the missing purse, its owner, Mrs. Negus, was having troubles of her own. She went to the hotel where she was stopping, and as is usual the case, found the cause of all her trouble calmly reposing on the bureau. Hurrying back to the store, she told of her recovery of the missing purse, but failed to inform the police. The missing pocketbook contained a check for a large bundle which she had ordered sent to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western station. Whoever had taken the purse would surely call for the package. So an officer was sent over to the station with orders to nab the first one who should present the check for the property.

   Mrs. Negus was unknown to him. The train was nearly due when Mrs. Negus rushed into the station and presented her check for the package. The policeman did his duty and, amid the protestations that the package belonged to her and that she had a perfect right to obtain it, the train for Homer pulled out and Mrs. Negus remained in the hands of the law. A few minutes later Detective Geis came up and after a few words all things were once more righted. The woman took a later train for home.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The Loyal circle of the King's Daughters will meet tomorrow at 3 o'clock at the W. C. T. U. rooms.

   —The Ladies' Literary club will meet with Miss M. L. Fairchild at the residence of G. L. Warren, 38 Greenbush-st., Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.

   —The new display advertisements today are—M. W. Giles, Special prices, page 7; City of Jerusalem, page 8; Lunetta, the Flying woman, page 4; Bosworth & Stillman, Easy Walking shoes, page 7; Warren, Tanner & Co., Dry goods, page 6; G. H. Wiltsie, Dry goods, page 6; L. & K. Freeman, Millinery, page 6; C. F. Brown, Olive oil, page 8; S. Simmons, clothing, page 7; Dey Brothers & Co., Silk, etc., page 8.