BOLD NAVIGATORS

Muskrat.

Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, April 1, 1896.

BOLD NAVIGATORS.

Took a Dip in the Tioughnioga While Seeking Muskrats.

   Herman Odell and Delos Burnham, two bold navigators, left home yesterday morning to boat down the Tioughnioga river to Binghamton and shoot the festive muskrat which because of the high water had been driven from his fastness. Reaching the pond at the Wickwire mills one of them stepped out upon a cake of ice. As he did so the piece careened and he, clutching the side of the boat, caused that to upset and both the navigators speedily found themselves struggling in the water. They finally succeeded in getting to shore, and returned home for dry suits of clothing. Then they started again and this time made a successful trip, landing near Binghamton before night. The number of muskrats which they shot is not recorded.

   Fred W. Melvin and James A. Wood, having the same object in view as the two parties above mentioned, stranded their bark at Kingman's bridge [near the intersection of Grant and Rickard streets]. The water was so high there that the boat could not get under [the bridge]. They tried to work it under the bridge and the result was that the boat went down and the two boatmen, having a firm hold upon the bridge, had to draw themselves up to the bridge to escape going down with the boat.

M. Hoke Smith.

Charles F. Crisp.

HOKE SMITH VS. CRISP.

Debate on Currency Between Two Democrats.

CRISP A FREE SILVER ADVOCATE.

Secretary of the Interior Upholds the Cause of "Sound Money"—A Georgia

Audience Cheers Them Both, and the Honors Are About Even.

   AUGUSTA, Ga., April 1.—No political event has so stirred the city of Augusta and its surrounding territory as the financial debate between Secretary Hoke Smith for "sound money" and ex-Speaker Charles F. Crisp representing free coinage, which occurred here last night. The day was a gala one, Smith and Crisp holding informal receptions at the Arlington hotel.

Excursions were run into the city on all roads from points within a radius of 75 miles. The debate took place at the Grand Opera house.

   On the stage were the governor of the state, many prominent state officials and 600 representative men of the city and state.

   After a short introduction by Chairman Daughty of the county executive committee, who stated the terms of the debate, he introduced Judge Crisp who spoke as follows:

   "Mr. Smith and myself are both Democrats, we both expect to earnestly and loyally stand by the Democratic nominee, but just now the policy of the Democratic party is to be formed and Mr. Smith and I differ on one important question. We differ about money.

   "There is no such thing as international money, no money will circulate in all countries. That's a mere platitude.

   "Bimetallism is described by every writer as being a condition when both metals can be coined at a mint by a ratio fixed by law, with an equal purchasing and debt paying power. Up to the year 1873 this law was in force, silver and gold were thus linked together and were the measure of commodities.

   "In 1873 the United States demonetized silver. Why it was done, no single gold standard advocate is old enough or truthful enough to recollect. There are none of them who will boldly tell you why. The real reason was to decrease the amount of money and increase the value of the money which was left. (Applause.) No man can, in the face of all these things, go before the country and say that he advocates the single standard of gold and hope to gain the support of a majority of the people of the United States. (Applause.)

   "If four nations could make a ratio and keep it, one country, which is equal in commerce to the four, could do it. The four cuts no figure."

   When Mr. Smith was introduced the reception was equally as enthusiastic as that rendered to Mr. Crisp.

   "In opposing the free coinage of silver I want you to distinctly understand that I make no fight on silver as a final payment and as legal tender. When we oppose this plan of free coinage at 16 to 1, we believe its advocates will understand its effects. We oppose it because we do not believe that it will give you what you want.

   "The advocates of free coinage mislead you when they say that we wish to contract the currency and that we do not wish silver dollars to be legal tender.

   "These gentlemen who wish to rob the people have absolutely coined in the past three years 7,000,000 silver dollars. We have coined more subsidiary silver in the past three years than in any three years since the government began. (Applause.)

   "The silver idea is undemocratic, it is unlike Jefferson's teachings; it is unlike Jackson's teachings and it is unlike the teachings of Grover Cleveland. (Prolonged applause.) It is more like the doctrine of Mr. Jones of Nevada, Mr. Bryant of Nebraska, and Tom Watson of Georgia. I believe that if the president [Cleveland] had only served one term he would be re-elected and before his term was over everyone of you would bless him for his good work for you. (Loud applause.)

   "Briefly I suggest to you a line of remedy. It is this, give the silver the right of way. Call in your gold under $10, and let your silver be the only currency under that amount."

   Mr. Smith was loudly applauded and several floral offerings were thrown upon the stage.

   Mr. Crisp closed the debate with a brief and witty rejoinder.

OUTBREAK OF IMMIGRANTS.

Italians Held For Deportation Make a Break For Liberty.

   NEW YORK, April 1.—There was one continuous round of excitement on Ellis island all day. Twice a large body of Italians, held for deportation, made desperate attempts to escape from their place of imprisonment, and but for the courage and alertness of the few keepers and inspectors who had them in charge riot and bloodshed might have resulted. Hundreds of immigrants arrived on Monday, and before the great majority of these could be disposed of 2,100 arrived yesterday.

   It was shortly after 10 o'clock when the first outbreak occurred. Suddenly there was a murmur among them. It increased to a growl and to a howl of defiance and rage. Hundreds of sunburnt, dirty hands tried to tear open the wire work of the pen. It began to bend and in a moment more would have given way had not the keepers run up and down outside pounding the protruding fingers.

   Dr. Senner, early in the day, realized the gravity of the situation. He telegraphed to Washington that he must have more help. The reply was favorable and 20 more men are at work today.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

A Statement.

   It would be amusing—if it were not a trifle exasperating—to see the name of the editor of The STANDARD associated in neighboring newspapers with the advocacy of the claims of both of the contesting delegations from Cuyler at the recent Republican convention in this village—in one paper being given part of the responsibility for the decision of the committee which passed upon the conflicting claims, and in the other represented as an advocate "employed'' by Hon. H. P. Andrews and Hon. B. F. Lee to go before the committee, but whom the committee did not desire to hear and who consequently did not appear before them.

   It is due alike to the gentlemen named, to the committee, the delegations and ourselves, to say that we had no communication in reference to the matter with either of these gentlemen or with any member of the committee or of either delegation, or with any representative of the conflicting interests; that our assistance was neither volunteered nor "employed" nor solicited; that we regretted deeply that any such contest should have occurred, and said so, and that the only action which we took in reference to it was to offer in the convention—after the committee on contested seats had reported—a resolution favoring an amendment of the caucus law, which both of the Cuyler delegations will agree would absolutely prevent any occasion for such an unpleasant contest arising in the future [two town supervisors, instead of one,  elected--CC editor]. Assemblyman Saunders has introduced a bill looking to this end, and its passage is earnestly to be desired.

  

Lord Salisbury.

A Good Beginning.

   It is known that from the first Queen Victoria desired peace between England and the United States in reference to the Venezuelan matter. It seems also probable that most of the British cabinet desired the question should be peacefully arbitrated. In consenting to thus settle it, therefore, Salisbury is to be congratulated on the good sense and the courage he has shown in being able to change his mind. It is proof of greater strength of mind to be able to change one's opinion when in the wrong than to obstinately hold to that opinion merely for the sake of a supposed consistency. Undoubtedly now the whole Venezuelan boundary question will be arbitrated in a manner satisfactory to all concerned. Certainly the United States has no wish to see England deprived of any territory rightfully hers.

   It is likely, too, that this Venezuelan matter will be the beginning of a permanent treaty of arbitration between England and the United States. It is supposed by some buncombe politicians that Irish voters in the United States would be opposed to such a treaty, but this idea is, like the politicians themselves, buncombe. The Irish voters of the United States and all the other voters are in favor, first, last and all the time, of a policy which will help their pockets.

   Such a policy will be an arbitrator of all disputes between England and America. The pocket logic will shortly accomplish what sentimental logic has been in vain endeavoring to do for a generation. In the British house of commons Mr. Robert A. Yerburgh threw a great light on the whole subject when he asked whether, "in view of the increasing dependence of the United Kingdom upon foreign wheat," the British government would accept a certain interpretation of international law originally put forward by the United States in reference to provisions in transport in time of a war. The plain fact is that England must have our wheat and meat, we must have the money England pays for our meat and wheat, and neither can afford to quarrel with the other.

NATIONAL EXPRESS CO.

Move Into the Democrat Building on or About May 1.

   The office of the National Express Co., of which Mr. G. E. Ingraham is the local agent, will about May 1 be removed to the east side of the Democrat building. How long this company will remain in Cortland seems to be a question since the E., C. & N. R. R. went into the hands of the Lehigh Valley R. R. Co.

   The United States Express Co. handles the business on all the lines of the Lehigh Valley except the new branch and it is known that representatives of this company have been over the newly acquired property and made a careful survey of the express business. Should their report be favorable, it is believed that the United States Express Co. will handle the business on the new line.

  

Surgical Operation.

   A difficult surgical operation was performed at the hospital yesterday afternoon on William G. Dutcher of Homer, N. Y. The operation was for intestinal obstruction, the cause of which was a cancer, and was performed by Dr. C. O. Baker of Auburn. Mr. Dutcher has been ill for a long time and was brought to the hospital Monday.

   The patient was not strong enough to recover and died this morning. The operation was witnessed by Drs. Whitney, White, Green and Robinson of Homer and Drs. Dana, Didama and Bennett of Cortland.

FORTNIGHTLY CLUB.

Mr. Freeman Entertains by Stereopticon Lecture on England.

   The Fortnightly club was treated to an evening of rare pleasure at the home of the Misses Fitzgerald, 39 Tompkins-st., last night. The occasion of the gathering was a lecture given by Mr. A. A. Freeman, professor of American history at Phillips academy, Andover, Mass. The parlors were well filled with club members and a limited number of invited guests who listened with great interest to Mr. Freeman's delightful talk on England, illustrated by stereopticon views of various English scenes made familiar to the speaker in his recent trip through the British Isles and which were of particular value to the club, since this is in the line of their study for the past year.

   For those who were so fortunate as to arrive early in the evening Mr. Freeman threw upon the screen his valuable views of Greenland which have an added choiceness, aside from their own beauty, in the fact that they are the few photographs saved from the wreck of the ill-fated Miranda on its last voyage in the summer of 1894. Mr. Freeman was a member of the scientific party aboard and these photographs were undeveloped plates which had not been removed from the cameras and were the only pictures from a large collection which were rescued from the foundering ship.

   At the close of the talk refreshments were served and a social hour was enjoyed which ended in a rising vote of thanks by the club to Mr. Freeman and the Misses Fitzgerald for the highly appreciated entertainment and hospitality.

Photos copied from Grip's Historical Souvenir of Cortland.

THE NEW SHOWROOM.

All Kinds of Vehicles and Harnesses on Exhibition.

   Last fall The H. M. Whitney Co. built a new showroom 40 by 200 feet in size on the vacant lot west of their carriage factory on East Court-st. In the old showroom only types of the carriages of their manufacture could be shown and those formed a very small proportion of the different styles actually turned out. It frequently happened that prospective purchasers would come to the factory and select a design of carriage that they liked, but would prefer a different style of painting, or upholstering or top and would not see that vehicle actually set up on exhibition because of lack of space, though there were exactly such carriages in the crates in the shippingroom. The observer might go away without purchasing and he might or he might not return.

   To meet this exigency the company has built this gigantic showroom and is now setting up there a sample of every kind of carriage or vehicle of any description that is turned out from this factory. There are top buggies of all designs with duplicates of the same design, but of all the different styles of painting placed side by side, so that the would be purchaser can find no excuse for not seeing just exactly what he wants. The same is true of open buggies, of surreys, of pleasure wagons of every kind, of democrat wagons, of grocery wagons, of buckboards, of business wagons and of every description of vehicle made by this company. It is a pleasure as well as a study to go through this great show room.

   A full line of single and double harnesses, both light and heavy, is soon to be added. Special horses and show racks are being constructed for exhibiting these, and all are invited to inspect the contents of this great show room for anything in its line before purchasing elsewhere.

BREVITIES.

   —Mr. A. W, Gates has lost a fine Jersey cow from milk fever.

   —Three tramps occupied the cooler at the police station last night.

   —There will be a meeting of the A. O. H. at Empire hall this evening at 8 o'clock.

   —F. L. Harris has moved from 45 Madison-st. to the flat over his studio, 79 Main-st.

   —In the north window of Sager & Jennings' drug store is a brood of fine

Plymouth Rock chickens from the poultry yard of Mr. Sager.

   —A regular meeting of the board of directors of the Tioughnioga club will be held in the club parlors this evening, at half past 7 o'clock.

   —It is not generally understood that April 1 is a legal holiday, but one might be led to think so by the sign at one of the banks, "Bank shut," which is in view to-day.

   —Last November an agreement was entered into by the proprietors of groceries and meat markets to close at 8 o'clock until April 1. That time has arrived and now the stores and markets will probably stay open as long as their owners desire.

   —The D., L. & W. milk train now starts from Onatavia, but an effort is being made to establish a milk station at Jamesville, and it is said that over 850 cows have already been pledged to furnish milk to the station.

   —Mr. J. B. Boyd, an old and respected resident of Cincinnatus, died at the residence of his son, H. B. Boyd, in Cincinnatus yesterday of pneumonia, aged 84 years. The funeral will occur at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.

   —The Syracuse University Glee, Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar clubs give a concert at Keator opera house, Homer, on Friday night of this week. The clubs are now on their return from a very successful spring vacation trip. Mr. A. E Darby of Cortland is the leader of the instrumental clubs.

   —An accident to a coal train near Groton on the Auburn division of the

Lehigh Valley road early yesterday morning derailed and piled up a number of cars and delayed traffic for several hours. Passengers on the early train south, who hoped to connect with the train on the Elmira division so as to reach Cortland at 9:48 did not get to Freeville until afternoon.