WEATHER FORECAST

Cortland Standard Semi-Weekly Edition, Tuesday, February 5, 1895.

WEATHER FORECAST.

Dr. Irl R. Hicks Tells of the Storms of February.

   Dr. Irl R. Hicks of St. Louis says the time is coming when it will be as possible to forecast the weather for a long time in advance as it is now possible to foretell the eclipses. Dr. Hicks in his almanac foretold the weather for January with wonderful exactness. For February he says:

   The man who argues that “there is a storm somewhere every day,” will find good grounds for such a prediction during this month. A look at the storm diagram shows an unusual blending and overlapping of causes. Jupiter still holds his grip, growing in power as he approaches his crisis in May. Mars is at the center of his period on the 7th, Venus is at the center of her period on the 20th, and earth will begin to increase her disturbing influence sensibly by the 15th. This strong combination of long period disturbers certainly will augment and prolong all the phenomena in February.

   The storms originating in January will subside to eastward by the 2nd, and the cold wave which followed them will have crossed the country to the Atlantic. About the 5th and 6th marked reactionary storms will transpire, with good chances of being continued past the central day of the Mars equinox on the 7th, the full moon in Perigee on the 9th, and into the Vulcan period, 9th to 13th. Some hard storms will occur, interspersed with unsettled and threatening weather all along these dates. The probabilities are that heavy snow will prevail to the north, but that rains, with lightning and thunder will be the order in the South. Cyclones and tornadoes are among the probabilities. Quick and extreme changes to very cold will follow all general storms of the month. The 17th and 18th will bring decided storm conditions with perhaps a sudden sweeping cold wave, but the temperature will react quickly to very much warmer, the barometer will fall—winds will change to southerly, and storms of dangerous character will sweep through the continent from about the 22nd to 24th. Look for enormous rains in many sections central and southward, with heavy snow and blizzards all along the northern side of the country. At this time, wherever it turns very warm, south winds and low barometer—no matter if in the far north—expect violent storms and carefully watch all threatening clouds. The probabilities are that dangerous local floods may result from heavy rains, impeded by the breaking and gorging of the ice, along the rivers and streams that flow through narrow valleys.

   Careful and long observation has shown us that the first regular storm period after the center of Venus period is apt to bring the heaviest storms.  Unless this instance proves an exception, the storm period, 20th to 24th will make a record to be remembered The lines of the braces show that we look for the heaviest disturbances about the 22nd, 23rd and 24th. A great cold wave will follow from the northwest—one that may prove a terror for man and beast. The month goes out growing warmer, with reactionary storm conditions increasing.

SHAKE AND MAKE UP.

One Quarrel Causes the Reconciliation of Another.

   WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Congressional reconciliations are in order. The Gallinger-Chandler adjustment of their four years’ feud in the senate yesterday was followed by a similar scene in the house. During the last session a heated colloquy occurred during the consideration of a war [pension] claim between Mr. Funk of Illinois, and Mr. Meredith of Virginia. It seemed for a moment as if a personal encounter must follow the sharp exchange of sentences between the two, but other members interfered and the affair passed over without comment.

   After the Heard-Breckinridge quarrel Mr. Funk walked over to Mr. Meredith’s seat. The two have not spoken since the occasion above referred to, but Mr. Funk, ignoring that fact, said to Mr. Meredith, “We’re not in it with these fellows,” indicating with a wave of his hand Messrs. Heard and Breckinridge. Mr. Meredith sat stiffly in his seat for a moment, then an amused smile broke over his face and he laughingly replied: “No, Funk, we’re pigmies beside them,” and thus closed another “warlike” incident.

Clifton R. Breckinridge.

Opprobrious Epithets.

   WASHINGTON, Feb, 1.— After the cabinet meeting to-day Secretary Carlisle said that he had nothing to impart to the press regarding a new bond issue. In the House to-day Congressmen Heard and Breckinridge had almost a personal encounter. The epithets “liar” and “scoundrel” were passed and Breckinridge tried to strike Heard. Mutual apologies were subsequently made.

Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii.

QUEEN LIL ARRESTED.

Courts Martial and Martial Law in Hawaii.

   LONDON, Feb. 2.—The Star publishes a Honolulu dispatch under date of January 19 which says: All of the leaders of the recent abortive revolt have been arrested and are being court-martialed. Three of them pleaded guilty of high treason. Ex-queen Liliuokalani has been arrested, charged with complicity with the insurgents. The government is rigorously maintaining martial law.

CITY BAND MINSTRELS.

Entertainment to be Given on Friday and Saturday Nights.

   A rare treat is promised the patrons of the City band in their entertainment on Friday and Saturday evenings, Feb. 8 and 9. The curtain will rise with thirty-two people on the stage, a circle of seventeen end men, ballad singers and specialists, and an orchestra of fifteen men, in evening dress and fancy costumes.

   The first part is entitled “White and Black,” and promises to be very amusing. Mr. E. B. Cummings will act as interlocutor, Messrs. Widmer and Costello as premiers, and other end men, ballad singers and soloists, etc.

   The olio will consist of a musical act which is entirely new and original, a wonderful contortion act by Mr. Malick, solos by well-known musicians and numerous specialties by Messrs. Ketchum and Sullivan.

   The song and dance of seven local artists in blackface is one of the best things ever presented to an audience by local talent. This is arranged and produced under the direction of Mr. Lawrence Dillon which is a sufficient guaranty of success. This part concludes with a speech by Mr. Costello as the “African Demosthenes.”

   The entertainment concludes with a farce called “The Dark Town Fire Brigade.”

Motor Car and a Milk Sleigh.

   One of E. C. Rindge’s milk sleighs stood on Main-st. Monday morning in front of the Squires building, the horse being tied to a post. The motor car came along and the horse was frightened and broke away from his fastening. He made a sudden attempt to cross the track in front of the car. The motorman wasn’t expecting this and, though he put on brakes at once, did not come to a stop until he had shoved the milk sleigh along the track for from two to three rods. The horse had got across the track and was pulled backwards and sideways by the momentum of the car. Donald Monro and M. H. Kingman caught the horse by the bits before he got away. One can of milk was upset in the bottom of the sleigh, but no further damage was done.

   A lady who saw the affair said that the struggles of the horse to get away as the car was pushing the sleigh along and pulling him back reminded her more of the frantic efforts to escape of a cat pulled backwards by the tail.

Trolley on Main Street, McGrawville.

EXCISE IN MCGRAWVILLE.

Efforts to Stop Illegal Traffic in Liquor.

   Revival services have been conducted for some time in McGrawville in the several churches. A few days ago a stranger dropped into town, got in with “the boys” and became thoroughly intoxicated. That night some one conceived the idea of using this drunken wretch as the butt of a practical joke. While the meeting was in progress the door opened and this fellow was shoved inside by parties unknown. He fell flat on his face on the floor. The affair so outraged the senses of the better class of people of McGrawville that it was resolved to prosecute the parties who were believed to constantly sell liquor without a license in defiance of the law.

   Lawyer Wing was summoned from Canastota. This gentleman has had some experience in this kind of cases, and is the man who a few weeks ago succeeded in closing up all the saloons in Cazenovia.

   A preliminary court of inquiry was instituted and subpoenas were quietly issued. Word got around of what was going on and it is understood that several people left town to avoid having the papers served upon them. But in spite of all the hindrances a considerable number of men were found who testified to having bought liquor. They told the places and times that this had occurred, and made affidavits of the facts they had testified to.

   McGrawville is thoroughly stirred up over the matter. The saloonkeepers are terrified as to what may come and those who are concerned in the investigation are determined that something shall come of it. The result is awaited with interest.

A Travesty of Justice.

   A man is locked up in the “cooler” all night and fined the next morning for being the victim of law-breaking saloonkeepers; and a young man is arrested and fined for riding his bicycle a few rods on the sidewalk; while a man, filled with a devilish passion, deliberately, in the presence of a number of horrified witnesses, beats and otherwise maltreats a poor, unoffending horse till death relieves it of its suffering. Then what?

   A jury representing justice in Cortland, in the face of the most overwhelming testimony as to the guilt of the criminal, after being out only ten minutes, returns the verdict, “Not Guilty.” According to the verdict of this jury a man who beats to death an innocent animal is not guilty of a crime. He is guiltless. We wondered that those who witnessed the inhuman affair did not on the spot exercise vigorous “muscular Christianity;” but, having not done so, we looked for retribution at the hands of humane men, but it has not come. O, the shame of it! “A Travesty of Justice” indeed!

   M. E. COWLES, McGrawville, Feb 1, 1895.

Thomas Wharton Phillips.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.

Mr. Phillip’s Plan.

   Representative Thomas W. Phillips is one of the richest men in congress. Unlike some other rich men of Pennsylvania, he is intensely interested in seeing the difficulties between labor and capital permanently settled in his country. He has himself formulated a modest plan looking to that desirable end.

   Mr. Phillips does not favor the passage of a compulsory arbitration law at the present time. He does desire, however, the appointment of a national labor commission of experts in accordance with a bill which he has introduced to the labor committee of the house. This committee he would have composed of 21 persons in all. Under the provisions of his bill the president is to appoint on the commission of experts five representatives each of labor, agriculture and business. These three groups will each choose two other persons to aid them in their deliberations, so that the groups will consist of seven experts each. The commission is authorized to investigate all questions of capital and labor from the standpoint of both sides in all the leading branches of industry in the country, and finally when the conflicting interests of all have been duly considered, to recommend such legislation to both congress and the separate states as will tend to harmonize opposing interests.

   Finally, as an earnest of his desire to help this distracted country out of the sea of labor troubles it is in, Mr. Phillips proves his faith by his works by offering to pay all the salaries of the commissioners himself while they are investigating. This is to save expense to the government of not less than $250,000.

Semi-Weekly Standards Wanted.

   If some of our subscribers can furnish us the number of copies named, of the semi-weekly STANDARD of the following dates we shall esteem it a great favor and shall be ready to pay full price for them. Through some mistake they are missing from our files. Some of the papers advertised for last week have already come in, but we still want Jan. 2, 1894, two copies; Jan. 5, two copies; Jan. 9, two copies; Jan. 12, two copies; Jan. 16, one copy; Jan. 19, two copies; Jan. 23, one copy; Jan. 26, two copies; Feb. 2, two copies; Feb. 6, two copies.

THE WOMAN’S PAPER.

Five Dollars Offered for the First Paper to be Printed.

   The first bid has come in for the first copy of the woman’s paper to be issued on Feb. 22. It is placed at $5, but the ladies are not disposed to let it go for that price.

   Five dollars have been donated to the cause by a friend who neither desires advertising space nor to have this sum pay for a copy of the paper.

   The papers will cost five cents each, but already the ladies have received orders for single papers accompanied by sums ranging from twenty-five cents to one dollar.