A. P. A. WAR ON MCKINLEY

William McKinley.

Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, April 21, 1896.

A. P. A. WAR ON MCKINLEY.

The Order Invades the Ohioan's Own Bailiwick.

NOW IN SESSION IN CINCINNATI.

A Statement Given Out "Correcting Some Erroneous Statements of the Press." As to Linton's Candidacy—Various Other Political Matters.

   CINCINNATI, April 21.—Since last Thursday there has been here a national meeting of the supreme officers and national executive boards of the A. P. A. Members have not registered at the hotels, in fact, most of them have slept at boarding houses. Among those present are Supreme President W. H. Trainor, Toledo; Supreme Secretary C. T. Beatty, Chicago; National Executive Committeeman T. L. Thompson of Chicago, and many others. Officers from Ohio and other states will arrive today. Their purpose is confessedly political and hostile to McKinley for president.

   Judge J. H. Stevens of St. Louis, chairman of the national advisory committee and chairman of the propaganda and campaign committee, issued a circular to correct some "misstatements in the press," the substance of which is:

   "The hostility of the organization to McKinley is not against him as a man, but against him for his antipathy to the [A. P. A.] order shown in his appointments [Catholics chosen for Ohio offices by McKinley—CC editor] while governor.

   "The order does not oppose McKinley or any other man because of his religion. The order made every effort consistent with manhood to reach McKinley without success.

   "Congressman Grosvenor's denial, that he refused to see the A. P. A. committee and that he virtually insulted it, is untrue.

   "All statements of Congressman Linton's withdrawing at St. Louis are unauthorized and they are sent out by enemies of the A. P. A. to defeat its aim.

   "Mr. Linton is neither directing any movement for his nomination nor making a personal effort in that direction. On the contrary, the A. P. A., recognizing him as their leader, and knowing him to be too good an American to refuse to do what patriotic citizens of this country request him, have taken him up as their candidate before the St. Louis convention. All statements on this matter assigned by the club are untrustworthy."

Clara Barton.

Red Cross Work In Armenia.

   CONSTANTINOPLE, April 21.—Miss Clara Barton of the American Red Cross association has received the following communication from Dr. Hubbell, dated Marash, April 19. Dr. Hubbell says:

   "Your telegram received; also the $2,000. I would suggest as much more for farming utensils. Your physicians from Beyreuth, Dr. Harris and party, arrived yesterday with medical supplies. We start for Malatia today. Typhus is increasing. We are well here."

JUSTIFIED THE KILLING.

Supreme Court Exonerates an Indian Who Protected His Wife.

   WASHINGTON, April 21.—In the case of Edward Alberty vs. the United States, the supreme court decided that in proceedings in criminal cases arising in the Indian territory, the victim of the crime shall be considered as a party to the proceedings in determining jurisdiction. The case was, however, reversed on other grounds of error.

   Alberty, a Cherokee, killed Duncan, a negro, while the latter was trying to get into the bedroom of his (Alberty's) wife. Exception was taken to the instructions of the court below in regard to Alberty's conduct in this connection.

   "We think," says Justice Brown, who delivered the opinion, "that a man who sees another trying to obtain access to his wife's room in the night time by opening a window, may not only remonstrate with him, but may employ such force as may be necessary to prevent his doing so; and if the other threatens to kill and makes a motion as if to do so, and puts him in fear of his life, or of great bodily harm, he is not bound to retreat, but may use such force as is necessary to repel the assault."

   The judge in the court below had instructed the jury that the fact that Alberty had fled after the crime was an evidence of guilt, quoting the adage, "The wicked flee when no man pursueth, but the righteous are as bold as a lion."

   Of this Justice Brown remarked that while it was good Scripture, it was not a correct definition of law nor a proper guide to a jury.

   A new trial was ordered.

Chauncey M. Depew.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

Depew Discovered California.

   A great newspaper correspondent was lost to the world when Chauncey M. Depew chose to become a millionaire and a railroad president. He has the true journalistic faculty of seeing at one glance the interesting points in a new place, points other people have passed by for years and noticed nothing at all in them.

   Perhaps New Yorkers, who are so besotted in their own conceit that they can see nothing worth having outside their own city, will now believe there is something outside of the island of Manhattan, or even outside of London, since their own Chauncey Depew has told them so.

   The gentleman who is probably the best tempered man in America talks of

California as if he had discovered it. Little facts, it is well to know, he puts in a nutshell, so they will be easy to remember. Thus he says, "California is as large as France, while California has 1,500,000 inhabitants and France has 85,000,000." He thinks the state has a most wonderful career of prosperity before her, but she ought to go in for manufacturing. California grapes, however, put too much sugar in the champagne made of them, and wine growers must find some way to counteract that, so that there will not be so much alcohol in the product. Then Chauncey thinks California champagne will compare favorably with that imported from Europe at $32 to $86 a case.

   The thing that will astonish New Yorkers most of all is that Depew considers the average intelligence of California higher than that of any other state in the Union. It is hard to see how he can be forgiven after that. He found in San Francisco a great bathhouse, in which hundreds of men and women enjoy a sea water swim. The tank was 150 by 50 feet and the water came in direct from the sea, pure and green, giving a wonderfully tonic effect. New York city is nearly 300 years old, yet to this day has no place in which a sea water bath can be had in winter.

   One of the most interesting points to be noted is that Mr. Depew has been induced by his long journey across the continent and back to form the conclusion that the United States government ought to take in hand the whole task of irrigating our arid lands. These lands can be made to support a population of from 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 of people. His plan would be for the government to irrigate the lands and then sell them to settlers. A colony in southern Texas that went there from North Dakota is getting rich raising rice on irrigated lands.

Politicians as moths and other insects attracted to the "flame" of the Capitol. Constantin De Grimm.

   ◘ The cartoons of De Grimm in the New York Herald and other papers were familiar in all America, but few of those who saw the name "De Grimm" attached to the pictures knew that the artist was a nobleman, a real baron, descendant of an ancient German family. His work was better known than his title of nobility, which could scarcely be said of any other nobleman of the artist's generation. He was designed for the diplomatic profession, but he scorned the trammels of social and political high life and broke away and made for himself by his artistic talent a name far more noble than any title could confer on him. De Grimm was a man of fine and handsome presence. He was introduced to the American newspaper public by James Gordon Bennett, who knows talent when he finds it.

Bicycle Stolen.

   Mr. F. S. Thichenor of Binghamton has had stolen from him a Zenith bicycle, No. 1,682, made by the Zenith Cycle Co. of Binghamton. The wheel has a 26-inch frame, black finish, mahogany rims and Sager saddle. The number of the wheel is found on the rear forks. A liberal reward is offered for the return of the wheel or for the arrest and conviction of the thief, or both.

Funeral of Mrs. Frisbie.

   The funeral of Mrs. Marietta Frisbie was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the residence of her son, Mr. James M. Reynolds, 19 Homer-ave. Rev. W. H. Pound, pastor of the Congregational church, offered prayer and made a few appropriate remarks.

   The floral offerings were very beautiful among which were a wreath of lilies from class No. 13, in the Congregational Sunday-school of which she was a member, and also a wreath of roses from Mr. Reynolds' associates of this office. Other floral offerings from friends and neighbors were very beautiful. Both Mr. Reynolds and his sisters wish to express their heartfelt thanks to the friends and neighbors who have been so kind during the illness and death of their mother.

New Postmaster at Homer.

   Mr. C. E. Wills, the new postmaster at Homer this morning received his formal appointment and entered upon the discharge of his new duties. Mr. Pembroke Pierce, who retired, had been postmaster for four years and one day. He has yet to make out his final reports up to the date of the change in administration, but he already feels the relaxation from shifting the responsibility to another and is ready to retire to private life again.

Lost a Finger.

   Mr. Albert Widger, an employee a the works of the Cortland Harness &

Carriage Goods Co., got his right hand too near a buzz saw this morning with the result that the second finger was taken off at the first joint. Isaac Finn, the Messenger House cabman, was summoned and took the injured man who was suffering from loss of blood to his home, 36 Hubbard-st. Dr. S. J. Sornberger dressed the injured member. The first finger was taken off at about the same place some time ago.

"Alabama'' Coming Again.

   Augustus Thomas' great play "Alabama" will be presented at the Opera House again next Monday night, April 27. This company and play has been received here with great favor in the past and doubtless will draw a good house this time.

   Mr. Thomas' play has unquestionably placed him in the front ranks of the dramatists of the country. Its success in the East has been unqualified, and it has been universally accepted there as the distinctly American play.

   Colonel Preston is an old Southerner who, fifteen years after the war, still hates the North. He has double reasons, for not only has his cause been defeated, but his only son Harry, gave allegiance to the Union and fought on that side, and is supposed to have been killed. The old man still lives on his old plantation at Talladega. A railroad is to run through the little town, and its projection brings to the place a northern railroad man, Capt. Davenport, accompanied by a young Northern surveyor. The former, who is in reality the supposed dead son of Colonel Preston, conceals his identity for some time, fearing that his father still cherishes resentment.

   The play opens in the home of Mrs. Page who, before marrying Davey Page, had loved Harry Preston, but they had been separated by cruel parents. Young Preston had also married afterwards, but after leaving for the North his wife had died and left a child, Carrie Preston, of whose existence her father had thus far been kept in ignorance. These threads of the story are deftly interwoven and gathered up in a logical and coherent way in the final scene.

   The play will be presented by Clement Bainbridge’s New York company, which includes, Mr. Bainbridge himself, Scott Cooper, George B. Miller, Edward B. Kelly, Robert Conness, Dwight Allen, Charles Moore, W. N. Wadsworth, and the Misses Ethel Irving, Zoe Halbert, Julia Folland and Adilaide Sawyer.

Funeral of Mrs. Ward.

   The funeral of Mrs. Charles W. Ward [age 29] of Chicago was held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the home of her uncle, Mr. H. F. Benton, 79 Railroad-st. and was attended by many relatives and friends. The floral tributes which had been sent on from Chicago were unusually numerous and beautiful. The services were conducted by Rev. J. L. Robertson, and a quartet consisting of Mrs. E. M. Greenman, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Graham and Mr. A. D. Blodgett sang appropriate selections both at the house and at the grave. The burial was in the family lot at the Rural cemetery.

   The remains were accompanied from Chicago by Mr. George Benton and by Dr. Ward, the father and husband [respectively] of the deceased. Other relatives from away who were present at the funeral were Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Benton of Montrose, Pa., and Mr. Ballard Stephens of New York.

VILLAGE TRUSTEES.

Special Policeman Appointed For Homer-ave. Church.

   The regular meeting of the board of trustees was held last night. After the reading of the minutes Trustee Webb said that complaint had come to him regarding people congregating on the street corners and blocking the walks. It was decided to instruct the police to keep the crowds moving and not allow the congregating on the walks.

   Trustee Glann had received complaint regarding the holding of auctions at the corner of Main-st. and Clinton-ave. This was discussed and the matter was left to the property owners for the present.

   A petition was presented from the trustees of the Homer-ave. M. E. church asking for the appointment of a special policeman for that church to serve without payment and recommended George J. Miller for the place. On motion, the petition was granted and Mr. Miller appointed.

   Engineer W. B. Landreth was present and brought up the matter of establishing a permanent grade for Main-st. between the Cortland House and Messenger House. No action was taken. The matter of sidewalk grades came up and it was decided that each trustee could use his own judgment regarding the establishment of grades in his own ward and employ a surveyor when he thought best.

   Messrs. Webb and Glann, who were appointed a committee on hose, reported that the department needed 400 feet of new hose and the board closed a contract with the Gutta-percha Rubber Co. for that amount.

   Bills were audited as follows:

   Street commissioner, pay roll, $164.25

   Police force, 101.50

   W. T. Linderman, 1.20

   F. A. Bickford, salary, 25.00

   Jas. F. Costello, labor, 4.00

   Frank Place, surveying, 3.00

   J. M. Olds, labor, 3.85

   A resolution was passed requiring property owners to repair all defective sidewalks and to rebuild where necessary before May 1.

   Three walks were ordered new and one repaired at once.

   The safe now in Fireman's hall was ordered transferred to the office of the village clerk for his use and the board adjourned to May 4.

BREVITIES.

   —County Treasurer W. H. Fester has received blank applications under the

Raines excise law and applicants can secure them from him.

   —A break in the water main just above the Cortland House on North

Main-st. occurred yesterday afternoon. It was speedily repaired.

   —Assemblyman Nixon's bill, compelling surface railroads of New York state to sell thirty tickets for $1, was passed in the assembly last night.

   —New advertisements to-day are—Warner Rood, Cortland Opera House,

"Alabama," page 5; Bingham Bros. & Miller, high class clothing, page 7.

   —Ladies' night at the Tioughnioga club will be observed on Wednesday evening of this week. Cards will be the entertainment and light refreshments will be served.

   —Mr. E. D. Mallory is having the store occupied by W. J. Perkins, druggist, repainted throughout. Messrs. Clark Crique and John Fralick are the artists doing the work.

   —Preparations for the McKinley meeting in the Opera House Friday night are actively in progress. The City band will furnish music and campaign songs will be sung by a male quartet. Prominent speakers from abroad will make addresses.

   —T. M. Marks & Co., who are conducting the popular bakery in the Squires building, have engaged Mr. Charles Northrup, a baker of long experience, to take charge of their bakeroom. He will doubtless fully sustain the already high reputation of the goods from this house.

   —It appears that Messrs. L. R. Lewis and H. W. Gazlay, manufacturers of the two rival milk coolers and aerators, are making arrangements as fast as possible for a thoroughly scientific and practical test of their respective coolers. Many will be glad to know of the result of this when it occurs.

McGRAWVILLE.

Crisp Local Happenings at the Corset City.

   MCGRAWVILLE, April 21.—Mr. Fred Purchas was in Syracuse yesterday.

   Mrs. W. W. Buchanan and Mrs. James Brooks were guests of Mrs. Lafayette Barker in Cortland Wednesday.

   Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Cowles left for Binghamton  yesterday to attend a meeting of the Presbytery.

   Secretary of War Daniel S. Lamont spent yesterday in this village. He accompanied his mother, Mrs. J. B. Lamont, who has been his guest in Washington, and who has returned to her home here to spend the summer. He left for Washington on the 10:30 P. M. car.

   The many friends of Mr. Frank L Dunbar will be sorry to learn that he leaves Thursday for Deerfield, Mich., to make his fortune. Frank's friends here include everybody and while sorry to lose him they will wish that he may prosper in his new home.

   Regular meeting D. of R. this evening.

   Mrs. B. S. Thompson of Church-st. is very sick with pneumonia.

   Mrs. W. J. Haskins and niece Margerie of Binghamton, Mrs. Benham and Mrs. B. Woodworth and daughter Grace of Cortland were guests of Miss Levantia Woodworth Tuesday.

   Prof. C. M. Bean and wife of Canajoharie are the possessors of a young school ma'am born on the 12th inst.

   Misses Althea and Myrtle Underwood are visiting their sister, Mrs. D. H. [Griffio], at Fleming Hill, N. Y.

   Mrs. Ida E. Grant, wife of Loren Grant living on the Travis farm northwest of this village, died quite suddenly Sunday morning, aged 25 years. The funeral will be held at the residence at 10 A. M. Wednesday. Burial at Preble. Mr. Grant and family have the sympathy of many friends.

   Dr. F. W. Higgins made a social call upon Dr. H. C. Hendrick yesterday. Dr. Higgins studied medicine with Dr. Hendrick and is but one of several successful physicians which have laid the foundation of their success under his careful instructions.