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NEW SCHEME OF SETTLEMENT, STUDENTS RETURNING TO CORNELL, WHAT HAVE THEY GAINED, KIEHL CASE AGAIN, AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

Cipriano Castro and Herbert Bowen.

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, February 27, 1903.

NEW SCHEME OF SETTLEMENT.

French, Spanish and Belgians Taking Independent Action.

   Washington, Feb. 27.—Through advices received here from Caracas it has come to light that the representatives there of the French, Spanish and Belgian governments have approached President Castro regarding the claims of their countries and have proposed a scheme of settlement independent of that which is now under consideration by Mr. Bowen and the Washington representatives of these nations.

   President Castro has suggested to Mr. Bowen that it would be advisable to refrain from signing the French, Spanish and Belgian protocols until these governments signify whether their representatives in Caracas or in Washington are to carry on the negotiations.

   Mr. Bowen informed the Belgian minister and also will make similar representations to the French ambassador and the Spanish minister here that if they do not intend to sign the protocol which he has submitted all negotiations looking to a settlement of their claims must be transferred to Caracas. They have cabled to their governments for instructions.

   No replies have been received from the allies regarding the draft of The Hague protocol recently presented to them by Mr. Bowen.

 

May Represent United States.

   Washington, Feb. 27.—The name of Wayne MacVeagh is under consideration by the president as the representative of the United States at the arbitration before The Hague tribunal of the question of preferential treatment in the Venezuelan dispute. His appointment has not been decided on positively, for it is not yet certain that the legal interests of all the unallied claimant powers will not be confided to one person and the other powers besides the United States would have a voice in the selection of that person.

 

Students Returning to Cornell.

   Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 27.—Only one suspected case of typhoid fever was admitted to the Cornell infirmary yesterday. The recitation halls at Cornell are rapidly filling up with students who are returning from their homes. In the city, however, conditions do not improve to any material extent and Health Officer Hitchcock is greatly perplexed. His last report for 24 hours showed 11 new cases of the fever. Fred Calkins, proprietor of a students' resort, died yesterday of typhoid.

 

ITHACA'S BIG DAM.

Project Abandoned—Official Announcement from Water Company.

   The Ithaca Water company makes the official announcement that owing to the recommendation of Dr. Daniel Lewis, state health commissioner, the project for building a ninety-foot dam in Six-Mile creek to form a reservoir for a water supply has been abandoned. The company is now working on plans for a filtration plant.

 

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

What Have They Gained?

   Now that the protocols have been signed referring the essential points of the Venezuela controversy to The Hague tribunal it may be pertinent to ask what Germany. Great Britain and Italy have gained by their blustering attempt to collect by force of arms insignificant and doubtful claims against a small and impotent South American republic. They will perhaps get the "pound of flesh" nominated in the bond, but in doing this they will have lost more in prestige and standing on this continent and resultant loss of commerce than they will have gained in cash. The whole sordid incident, which has worn from first to last a usurious aspect, has left a decidedly "bad taste in the mouth" of all the Americas, which it will take some time to remove.

   Germany will doubtless be able to squeeze out of the Venezuelan customs the $340,000 which she at the last moment demanded as a preliminary payment, and Italy, which went into the combination on the ground that she needed the money and thought this a good time to get it, will no doubt be able in the immediate future to recover a few thousand bolivars on account, while Great Britain considers herself fortunate in getting out of the "mess," as Lord Cranborne terms it, with only such recompense as the final accounting may give her.

   Despite the denials it is evident that the thing which Germany hoped to accomplish and which Great Britain subserviently was willing to help accomplish and about which Italy did not particularly care so long as she got her share of the swag was the breaking down of the Monroe doctrine and the acquisition of territory on the American continent. In this the allies have utterly failed. In so far as the position taken by the United States is concerned she has been materially strengthened by the Venezuelan incident. The blustering European powers have been given firmly to understand that the doctrine of Monroe is still in full force, and it is highly improbable that any of them will again attempt by similar assault upon a powerless little republic to compass its overthrow. Evidently there will be no more alliances of European powers to coerce American states.

 

KIEHL CASE AGAIN.

Investigation to be Made in Onondaga County by District Attorney.

   The Syracuse Post-Standard says the district attorney's office of Onondaga county will at once begin an investigation into the Kiehl case and if the evidence warrants the action the matter will be presented to the grand jury which meets next Monday.

   Mrs. William Kiehl has been twice under arrest in this county, the first time for murdering her brother-in-law, Adam Kiehl, and the second time for murdering her husband, William Kiehl. Investigations have been made and both times she has been discharged. Now the father of the two brothers who lives in Onondaga county, where also Mrs. Kiehl lives, has taken the matter up again and has presented a petition signed by seventy-five names asking for a further investigation.

   The case is already very familiar to Cortland county readers and the result will be watched with interest.

 

DISTRICT NURSES.

In Charge of the Typhoid Fever Patients at Ithaca.

   Under direction of the board of health of the city of Ithaca the city has been divided into districts. Trained nurses from New York hospitals have been sent for who will each take charge of a district and will daily visit the ill in each district where their services may be desired, to confer with the individual nurses, very few of whom on account of the great number of caretakers required, are trained or have had any experience. The cases will be talked over and advice given as to care and treatment. This will be a great relief to the physicians who are already worked far beyond their strength, and it is believed that it will have a good effect in the saving of life.

 

PLENTY OF NURSES.

Cortland and Utica Come to Ithaca's Assistance.

   Druggists Charles F. Brown of Cortland and Bunker of Utica have written Druggist Todd of this city, that they will be glad to send good nurses here, whose names are on their registers They can both be reached by wire or phone. Cortland is nearby, which would facilitate matters. The Utica druggist sent a list of twenty-six nurses, giving name of institutions from which they were graduated and the kind of nursing preferred. The list gives also street and phone number.—Ithaca Journal.

 

INSPECTION OF MILK

And Stables of Milk Men by Committee of Board of Health.

   Dr. Ellis M. Santee, chairman of the committee of the [Cortland] board of health, will report to the board at its regular meeting this evening in regard to the condition of the stables and herds of milk dealers who furnish milk in the city, as found by the committee upon its trip of inspection that has been made during the past four days. In all, thirty-six places have been visited by Dr. Santee. Commissioners R. J. Latimer and Fred Ryan, who are members of the committee, accompanied the chairman on a portion of the trips.

 

OPERA HOUSE TICKETS

To be Sold Hereafter at the Store of McKinney & Doubleday.

   The Opera House charts will hereafter be found and tickets will be on sale at the store of McKinney & Doubleday instead of at the Grand Central restaurant. All Opera House patrons will please take notice of this fact.

 

Tickets for Cinderella.

   Exchange tickets for the fairy opera extravaganza of ''Cinderella Up-to- Date," which will be given the entire week of March 9, can now be had of the members of the Cinderella Opera company and others. By purchasing in advance, the holders can secure their reserved seats on Friday, March 6, one day earlier than the general sale, which is on Saturday, March 7, at the store of McKinney & Doubleday.

   The management has decided to offer a first and second cash prize of $5 and $3 to the person selling the greatest number of tickets. This offer is open to all. Call at the Conservatory for tickets.

 

Death of Mrs. Williams.

   Mrs. Jennie S. Williams, formerly of Cortland, died at her home, 923 East Main-st., Ithaca, at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 25, as the result of injuries received on Feb. 11 in falling down stairs. She is survived by two sons: J. Walter Williams and Donald Williams of Ithaca and by one daughter, Mrs. F. E. Thompson of Cortland.

 

Retired Judge S. S. Knox, Chairman of the Cortland Board of Public Works.

NO ACTION TAKEN YET.

Cortland Board of Public Works Still Considering the Switch.

   An out of town morning paper recently published what purported to be an interview with F. H. Cobb, a member of the board of public works, in reference to the matter of granting Hewitt Bros. a switch from the Traction company's line on Elm-st. into their new lumber yard on that street. The paper referred to states that the board had refused to grant permission to put in this switch and Mr. Cobb, in the alleged interview, was reported to give the reasons for such refusal.

   As a matter of fact the board has not yet taken any action in regard to the measure and the whole proposition is still under consideration, final action having been put over at the last meeting until the next regular meeting, which will be held next Monday evening.

   The delay of the board in acting caused some comment, and Mr. Cobb in the reporter's presence discussed some of the reasons why the members wished to deliberate further before acting upon the measure. He pointed out that it would establish a precedent and that a large number of manufacturers were waiting to see what the final outcome of this would be. If the privilege were granted they would also ask for a switch, and the result would be that the street along the Traction company's line would be badly cut up, and the same streets would constantly be filled with moving freight cars. This would undoubtedly be an objection to granting the privilege, but it may not be an insuperable objection as compared with the advantages to the general public springing from granting the privilege of this switch and perhaps of other switches.

   Since the board has yet taken no action in the matter Mr. Cobb objects to being put in the light of speaking for that body and of seeming to say what it ought to do or ought not to do, and especially since it has not yet taken any action but is still considering what is best.

 

BREVITIES.

   —It is beginning to feel like maple sugar weather again.

   —Silas Leroy of Cincinnatus is about to move to Cortland.

   —Senator George E. Green of Binghamton has presented a large handsome Bible to the high school.

   —A cottage prayer meeting will be held this evening at the home of Albert Dilthey, 188 Railroad-st., this evening.

   —Five local telephone companies of Chenango Forks have combined under the name of the Chenango Valley Telephone Co,

   —The funeral of Fred D. Calkins, formerly of Cortland, who died in Ithaca yesterday, will be held at the house in Ithaca tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial at Ithaca.

   —The first child born to a citizen of the George Junior Republic saw light of day in Auburn last week. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Dolan and was named after Mayor Osborn of Auburn.

   —The Big Muscle club, which now has a membership of twenty-two, meets this evening at 7 o'clock in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. The last opportunity for joining the club will be given this evening,

   —The new display advertisements today are—Bingham & Miller, Raincoats, page 7; New York Liquor Store, Bottle of wine free, page 6; McGraw & Elliott, Paints, etc., page 5; M. A. Case, Underwear sale, page 8; C. F. Thompson, Chickens  and fowls, page 5.

 

WEST VIRGINIA MINERS RIOT, FROM ENGLAND, GROWTH OF COLORED RACE, DISSERTATION ON PETTICOATS, J. D. BEATTIE, SEVERAL DEATHS, AND BAKEWELL'S TRUE FAIRY STORIES

 

Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, February 26, 1903.

FIERCE BATTLE RAGED.

Bloody Fight With Miners In West Virginia.

WILL RESULT IN FIVE DEATHS.

Number of Others on Both Sides Seriously Hurt—U. S. Marshal and Sheriff Attempted to Make Arrests and Were Met With Shots—Seventy Three Rioters Arrested.

   Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va., Feb. 26.—At Stanaford, Raleigh county, a terrible battle took place at dawn yesterday between the joint posses of Deputy United States Marshal Cunningham and Sheriff Cook on one side and rioting miners on the other as a result of which three miners were killed, two others mortally wounded and a number of others on both sides more or less seriously hurt.

   The dead: Dick Taylor, Bill Dobson and an unknown miner.

   Mortally wounded—John Heiser, Irwin Lawson.

   The trouble grew out of the attempt to arrest 34 miners for violation of the blanket injunction issued by Federal Judge Keller last August. Deputy Marshall D. W. Cunningham went  last Saturday to Atkinsville, a mining town in Raleigh county, to arrest men charged with violating the injunction.

   He was surrounded by a large party of miners armed with Winchester rifles, who ordered him to leave the place, an order which he quickly obeyed.

   Sheriff Cook at this time attempted to make some arrests under process issued by the state court and was treated in a like manner.

Serve Writs at All Hazards.

   Cunningham returned to this city and reported to the marshal and district attorney that he could do nothing without a large force, and then only at imminent risk of precipitating a bloody conflict. He was instructed to return with men sufficient to serve the process given him and to do it at all hazards.

   Before Cunningham returned to Atkinsville however, Marshall John K. Thompson and S. C. Burdette, attorney for the United Mine Workers, went to the scene, spending most of Sunday and Monday there. They found everything quiet, the rioters having withdrawn from the immediate neighborhood and crossed New River, going into camp 300 strong near the "Big Q'' mine. Thompson and Burdette came home Tuesday and Cunningham and a strong posse went from here to make the arrests.

   When Atkinsville was reached the federal forces were joined by Sheriff Cook and his posse, the coal companies nearby furnishing some guards, and the deputy and sheriff found themselves in command of about 100 well armed and determined men.

   The rioters had recrossed the river on Tuesday and were parading up and down before the various coal works. They numbered 150 to 200 and were armed with Winchester rifles. They intimidated miners at work and drove away the guards of the mines. Emboldened by success, they attempted to burn down a bridge of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad and threatened the destruction of other property. Tuesday night they went into camp near Stanaford City.

   About daybreak the officers and their combined posses surprised the rioters in their camp and called on them to surrender. The reply was a shot. This was answered by a shot and immediately a furious battle was raging. When it ceased three of the rioters lay dead and many others were found to be wounded, two of them fatally.

Seventy-Three Arrests Made.

   Seventy-three arrests were made, 10 falling to the share of Deputy Cunningham and 63 to that of Sheriff Cook. All of the prisoners were taken to Beckley, the county seat of Raleigh, where the United States' prisoners were given a preliminary hearing by Commissioner Dunn and held for appearance here. They were brought here on an early morning train.

   The federal authorities will try to get the state to give up the 63 so that they may be tried in the federal court, but it is doubtful if it will be done, as the state court will meet on Monday and it is thought they probably can be tried more expeditiously there. Mr. Burdette went to Beckley to attend to the ease of the miners.

   The injunction which the miners were charged with violating was the blanket writ of Judge Keller in the suit of the Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Agency company. The defendants in the case were all the coal companies operating in the New River field, 150  members of the Mine Workers of America by name including President Mitchell and Wilson, and all other persons whatsoever who aided and abetted them.

   The injunction covered almost every foot of ground in the coal mining region of New River. While all the mines in the Kanawha and New River sections have been worked for some months the strike has not been officially declared off.

   Advices from the scene of the conflict are all is quiet now but fears are entertained that trouble will break out afresh at any moment.

 

WAS FROM ENGLAND

Where Street Cars Stop on Near Side of Street.

COULDNT UNDERSTAND WAYS HERE.

Signaled Four Broadway Cars from Wrong Side and Held Up Fifth With a Revolver—The Car Stopped—"A Pretty Country Where They Give a Man a Permit to Carry a Revolver and Arrest Him if He Uses lt."

   New York, Feb. 20.—Patrick Birmingham is from England, where street cars stop on the near side of the street, and when four Broadway cars failed to notice his strenuous signals to stop yesterday he marched out into the middle of the track and waited. Along came the fifth car and Patrick whipped out a big revolver and leveled it at the motorman's head. The car stopped so quick that the passengers hanging on the straps rammed the front door in a mess. Patrick lowered his weapon and stepped on the rear platform. Several passengers seized him and he was arrested. Patrick was indignant over the "outrage" that he vowed he'd appeal to the British consulate.

   "What's the use of having a permit to carry a revolver if ye can't use the weapon in time of need?" was all he would say.

   Birmingham was the most indignant man ever in a police court when he was arraigned this morning.

   "I never saw such a country," he complained bitterly, "they give you a permit to carry a pistol and use it when you have to and then when you do use it you get arrested by a 'bloomin' Bobby.'

   "Just wait till the British consul hears of this."

   Then Birmingham delivered himself of his strongest threat:

   "I'll write a letter to the London Times as well."

   No one fell over with surprise at this and Birmingham was surprised.

 

Booker T. Washington.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

Growth of the Colored Race.

   Booker T. Washington was recently the orator of a memorial meeting in honor of Washington's birthday held in the Brooklyn Academy of Arts and Sciences. His theme was the race problem, and be put in a few magnificent sentences some well known facts which should be carefully considered by the American people.

   Mr. Washington showed that, unlike the Indian, the original Mexican or the Hawaiian, the negro race in this country, instead of dying out with the advance of civilization under the direction of the white race, is rapidly increasing. At the time of the civil war when Mr. Lincoln's proclamation of emancipation was issued, the colored population of the South numbered about 4,000,000. Today the colored population of the country numbers about 10,000,000, or about one-eighth of the entire population. In other words, since the war the negro population of the country has increased by natural production and without immigration at a larger ratio than the white race has.

   Mr. Washington further said that the black man has made a steady gain in acquiring property, skill, habits of industry, education and Christian character. Mr. Washington in that statement does not speak loosely or idly. He has the facts and figures to sustain it.

   Here, then, are some of the elements of the problem the American people are called to face: The negro race growing in numbers more rapidly than the white race, and annually acquiring more property, and skill, habits of industry, education and a higher grade of character.

   What, he inquired, should be the attitude of the stronger race towards this people? Should it be one of antagonism, oppression and proscription with a view to keeping them ignorant, degraded and sullen, or should it be a policy of enlightenment, development and culture? What would common sense and wisdom have to say upon that problem? This question leaves the Golden Rule out of account and considers simply the selfish interests of the white race from its own point of view.

   The colored race is in this country to stay. Thirty-five years from now there will probably be 30,000,000 of black people in the United States. Is it desirable that they be what the 10,000,000 now in the South largely are, ignorant, degraded and politically as well as socially proscribed, or educated, industrious, self-respecting and equal before the laws with their white fellow citizens? Whoever takes the former view is an enemy both to his country and to mankind. By all the means and agencies the American people can bring to bear upon the problem, they should strive to lift up, to enlighten and to train these millions for the duties, privileges and responsibilities of a decent and useful citizenship.

 

DISSERTATION ON PETTICOATS.

An Interesting Treatise Issued by the Gillette Skirt Co.

   The Gillette Skirt Co. has just issued a little booklet that will be likely to interest all the ladies. Its title and theme is "Petticoats," and it gives a little general talk on the subject and follows with a price list and a series of illustrations of some of the numerous styles that are this year turned out from this large, well equipped and up-to-date factory. The booklet is attractively printed and tastefully bound. A number of thousands of them have been published for the trade in general throughout the whole country. No attempt has been made to distribute them to the ladies of Cortland and vicinity, but the company will be very glad to mail a copy to any lady who is interested and would like to see it and who sends a request for one.

 

Visiting in the East.

   Mr. J. D. Beattie of Wahpeton, N. D., is spending a few weeks in the East and is visiting his brother Mr. William Beattie of Truxton. The two brothers have been in Cortland today. Mr. Beattie went West twenty-four years ago as the representative of the Dwight Land Co., of which the father of the present congressman from this district was the head. His farm now adjoins that of Congressman John W. Dwight. He has not been East before in twelve years and he finds some very material changes wrought in Cortland in that time.

   Mr. Beattie is a veteran of the 157^th Regt., N. Y. Vols., and was a member of Captain G. S. Van Hoesen's company. Besides visiting relatives he is calling on his old comrades and swapping stories.

 

Local Item.

   Dr. S. J. Sornberger was called to Ithaca last night in counsel to see Fred D. Calkins, formerly of Cortland. He found the patient already dying from typhoid fever from which he had been suffering for two weeks and which had been followed a few days ago by pneumonia. Mr. Calkins was beyond help and died during the night.

 

Death of Fred Calkins.

   News comes of the death at Ithaca this morning from typhoid fever with pneumonia coupled with it of Fred D. Calkins, formerly of Cortland. He had been ill about two weeks. He was about 38 years old. He is survived by his wife, one sister Mrs. George Moore of South Cortland and three brothers, Jay T. and Allen of Ithaca and R. A. Calkins of Hooper, Neb. The funeral arrangements are not yet known here.

 

Death of Mrs. Bickford.

   Word comes to Cortland of the death at Munising, Mich., on Feb. 17, of Mrs. Hattie P. Bickford, formerly of this city. Mrs. Bickford had been in ill health during her latter years and had been at times a great sufferer, so that her death is in reality [is] a release. The greater part of her married life was spent in Cortland and she had many friends here.

 

OREN MOSHER

Died from Effect of Injuries Received from Being Run Over.

   Oren Mosher, a veteran of the civil war, died at his home, 13 Fitz-ave., at 6 o'clock last evening from injuries received Jan. 31, when he was run into by a horse and cutter, driven by two men, who it is said did not pause to see how badly he was hurt. He was 59 years of age.

   He leaves a wife and three daughters, Mrs. Dwight Rightman of Cortland, Mrs. Maude Davenport of Homer and Miss Edna Mosher of Cortland and one son, Mr. Romney Mosher, also of this city.

   The funeral will be held from the house Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m.

   Dr. F. D. Reese, Dr. F. W. Higgins and Dr. W. J. Moore made a post-mortem examination of the body this morning, but will make no statement in regard to what they found. It is understood that the examination was made with the purpose of starting an action to recover for damages.

 

Dryden and Virgil Telephone Co.

   The directors of the Dryden and Virgil Rural Telephone company held a meeting Tuesday night and elected the following officers:

   President—R. F. Saltsman.

   Secretary and Treasurer—E. W. Lewis.

   Buyers—C. D. Griswold, W. B. McClintock and F. L. Stillman.

   Enough stock has been pledged to build the line between the two points, which will be about 7 1/2 miles in length.

 

Bakewell's True Fairy Stories

   By Mary E. Bakewell. Cloth, 12mo., 152 pages. Price, 35 cents. American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago.

   The stories in this book for supplementary reading are called true fairy stories, because each illustrates an important truth. While interesting in subject matter and in style, they teach lessons of patience, of obedience, of courage, and of fidelity to every duty. Before publication, they were used for some time in the classroom, and in their present form embody the results of this practical test. They are largely cast in the form of dialogue, which appeals so strongly to the dramatic instinct of the child. The illustrations are numerous and attractive. The book is the latest addition to the well-known series of Eclectic School Readings.

 

BREVITIES.

   —New display advertisement today is—R. W. Mitchell, Meats, page 5.

   —Four deaths are announced from Ithaca yesterday and two more this morning.

   —Regular conclave of Cortland Commandery, No. 50, Knights Templar, Friday evening at 8 o'clock.

   —A praise service of the Woman's Home Mission society will be held at the Homer-ave. M. E. church tonight.

   —The service preparatory to communion occurs at the Presbyterian chapel this evening at 7:30 o'clock.

   —James A. Wood is today moving his residence to his recently purchased home, the Selover place on Prospect-st.

   —Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. Sanford W. Baldwin, 20 Prospect-st,, for the wedding of their elder daughter Miss Jessie Baldwin, to Mr. Frank Scudder of Cortland, which will take place at the home of the bride's parents, March 5, at 4 o'clock p. m.