GREATER NEW YORK VETOED

William Strong.

Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, April 14, 1896.

GREATER NEW YORK VETOED.

Mayor Strong's Action Causes No Surprise at Albany.

   ALBANY, April 14.—The reading of the anticipated veto of Mayor Strong in the senate was not listened to with the attention that it was supposed it would attract. Many senators were absent and no interruptions of any kind occurred. Mayor Strong's reasons for vetoing the bill are given at considerable length. His concluding remarks are as follows:

   In returning this bill, without acceptance, I repeat my desire not to be understood as wishing in any way to offer captious objections to consolidation, with which I am in most hearty sympathy, but to give evidence of my deep interest in the subject and full desire therefor in a manner which will bring about the greatest good. Consolidation there should and will be; a Greater New York is to be the inevitable result of the natural growth of the communities embraced within the present New York and the territory mentioned. Just how much of that territory shall be taken and in just what manner it shall be accomplished, should be the result of the most studious inquiry and conscientious investigation.

   When the results are reported to the legislature in the way of a formal charter, it is clear to me that then it will meet with the approval of the great majority of our citizens and finally establish New York as the commercial center of the Western hemisphere, making her the leading factor in every line of development which tends to bring about a happy, prosperous and intelligent community.

   At the conclusion of the reading of the message Senator Lexow asked that it be laid on the table and be printed. No objection was offered.

   [Brooklyn] Mayor Wurster's message vetoing the bill was next read, and this was followed by the reading of the approval of Mayor Gleason of Long Island City.

   These messages, together with the accompanying bills, were laid on the table without debate, and by agreement between the leaders of the majority and minority the question of repassing the bills over the vetoes of Mayors Strong and Wurster will come up in the senate today.

Niagara Power For Buffalo.

   BUFFALO, April 14.—The Niagara Falls Power company has filed with the department of public works of Buffalo plans for the transmission of electrical power from the Falls to this city. The company will follow the towpath of the Erie canal from Tonawanda into the city. The wires will be strung on poles 50 to 60 feet high, and even higher where it is necessary to cross the canal at the foot of Breckenridge street.

Gen. Calixto Garcia.

APOLOGY FROM GARCIA

For Failing to Await His Trial For Alleged Filibustering.

   NEW YORK, April 14.—The following letter has just been received in New York by Estrada Palma, from General Garcia, who lately landed in Cuba:

   To the People of the United States:

   I am fully aware of the obligation which I have contracted to stand trial for my alleged violation of the laws of your country. I have not remained to face the consequence of my acts, simply became I feel that I have a higher duty to perform as a soldier and a Cuban.

   Having fought for the independence of my country for 10 years, and having ever since promulgated the idea for which we then fought, I deem it my highest and holiest duty to fight and bleed and, if necessary, die to attain the independence of my country.

   Should I fail, my death will expiate, I hope, in your eyes any possible offense for which I might have to stand trial there; should I survive, I give you my word as a man and a soldier to return to your country and cheerfully abide by the consequences which the laws of the country may visit on me.

   My conscience tells me that in this proceeding I will satisfy the laws of justice and I am confident that the citizens of the United States will so judge of my conduct.

   CALIXTO GARCIA.

   Cuba Libre, March, 1896.

Nellie Bly.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

Around the World.

   In General Grant's lifetime it was considered a great feat to go around the world in 80 days. About five years ago  the New York World's correspondent,

Nellie Bly, made the trip in 72 days, traveling by the ordinary routes. Now another step has been made in annihilating time and space, and the lightning tourist can circle the globe in 65 days, and he is not considered to be doing anything extraordinary. But there is soon to be another great slice cut off from the time.

   The TransSiberian railway is being rapidly completed. It will be borne in mind that the nearer the pole we go the smaller around its circumference the earth becomes. The TransSiberian railway will be the most northerly one running east and west on the globe. If the traveler, therefore, wishes to go around the world at lightning speed after this great road is finished he will have only to start from London by rail and be whirled to Moscow. This will take him some four days. At Moscow he takes a train eastward through European Russia, thence on through Siberia till he is set down at the port of Vladivostok on the Pacific. This will occupy perhaps 20 days, for the route is long. From Vladivostok he takes steamer for Yokohama, and there another steamer to America. He crosses America on the Canadian Pacific and is home again in London, less than a month and a half from the time he started. The calculation has been made that when the TransSiberian railway is entirely finished the whole globe trip can be made in less than 45 days.

   What enjoyment there could be in such whirlwind travel as that, however, is another question. Among the slower, more enjoyable journeys around the world are those planned out for excursion parties and in charge of a conductor. The price of these has been brought down amazingly low, too, some of them costing no more than $600.

Should Pay Our Debts.

   It will learn in the course of the next 18 months that the honest and sensible way to prevent the depletion of the gold reserve, is for congress to provide sufficient revenue to pay the daily expenses of the government. Paying money out for current expenses which has been raised by legitimate taxation is wiser and more honest than borrowing it every six or eight months under false pretenses. No administration that thus mismanages the affairs of the nation deserves popular confidence or can hope to attain it—Baltimore American.

ZLAMEL ELECTROCUTED.

The Eighth Electrocution at Clinton Prison.

   DANNEMORA, N. Y., April 14.—The eighth electrocution took place in the death chamber at Clinton prison this morning when, at 11:43 A. M. Josef Zlamel, the murderer of his sweetheart, Teresea Kamora, met death in the electric chair. Zlamel was accompanied to the chair by the village priest, and his lips moved in prayer up to the time of the current of 1,840 volts was turned on. For several days Zlamel has expressed himself as anxious for the fatal day so he could, as he expressed it "go and see the gal." His wish was at last granted. He was cool and composed, and met death in a manner that would indicate stupidity, rather than bravery.

   This was the eighth electrocution at the prison, and like all the previous ones, was successful in every particular. Owing to Zlamel's strong physical development a new and exceedingly strong oak chair was made for the occasion. After the autopsy the remains were buried in quick lime in the prison cemetery.

A Valuable Nugget.

   CHARLOTTE, N. C., April 14.—A few days ago while working in Reid gold mine near Concord in Cabarrus county workmen found a gold nugget weighing twenty-seven pounds. The nugget is irregular in shape, but is solid. The owners have refused $8,000 for it. This find is the second of the kind at this mine.

NOTICE.

   Notice is hereby given to all property owners, agents and tenants of property, that they are required to clean and disinfect all privy vaults, cesspools and drains; and to remove all ash garbage and manure piles from the yards and alleys on their property; also to clean and disinfect cellars and cisterns. The same is required to be done on or before the 15th day of May, 1896.

   BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE VILLAGE OF CORTLAND.

   Dated Cortland, N. Y., April 13, 1896.

   At a meeting of the board of health of the village of Cortland held in the village of Cortland, April 13, 1896, the following resolution was adopted:

   Resolved, That the contents of privies, vaults, cesspools, sewers and drains shall not be transported or carried through the village except in air tight tanks or barrels, and no tank or barrel shall be used for the purpose aforesaid until it shall have been thoroughly painted on the outside. Any person violating any of the provisions of this resolution shall incur a penalty of $5 for each offense.

Spring at Glen Haven.

   The warm weather of the last few days has made it very apparent at Glen

Haven, as elsewhere, that spring has come. The ice went out of the lake yesterday. It suddenly seemed to disappear as far down the lake as the eye could see. It seemed to settle or be enveloped in the waters. In the afternoon the Ossahinta made its first trip from Skaneateles to Glen Haven, The steamer Glen Haven will begin running regularly about the first of June, but before that will make occasional trips.

A New Barber.

   Mr. H. Banks, proprietor of the Cortland House barber shop, has secured the services of Mr. A. M. Rhinevault of Binghamton to take charge of his third chair. Mr. Rhinevault comes well recommended.

BREVITIES.

   —Two tramps were in the cooler at the police station last night.

   —The "Uncle Sam" company has arrived in Cortland and will play at the Opera House to-night.

   —Mr. Zera H. Tanner has sold the Model meat market in the Cortland

House block to Mr. Emmet Riley who has taken possession.

   —Mr. George Case of McGrawville has left at The STANDARD office as fine an article of maple sugar of his own production as we ever saw or tasted.

   —New advertisements to-day are—W. J. Perkins, extract of beef, page 6;

G. F. Beaudry, bicycles, page 7; Cortland Wagon Co., ten days bicycle sale, page 5.

   —The lamps in the reading and game rooms and the parlor of the Y. M. C. A. have been replaced with seven new Welsbach gas burners and the new light is a decided improvement.

   —Mr. M. B. Filzinger has begun the erection of a candy and confectionery and office on the strip of land between Walters' music store and the office of the Singer Sewing Machine company.

   —Frank Welch and wife and Mr. Harris Taintor and wife were very pleasantly entertained at the home of Mr. Will Bean on Saturday evening. Warm maple sugar was served in several different styles.

   —Mrs. Eliza Fitzgerald died at her residence, 81 Lincoln-ave., yesterday morning, aged 56 years. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon,

Rev. M. J. Wells, pastor of the Homer-ave. M. E. church officiating.

   —Dever Richer, who was arrested in the postoffice Friday night under such sensational circumstances, was in town and boarded a car for Homer this afternoon. He told Deputy Sheriff Ira S. Crandall that he proved himself clear of the charge brought against him by William Hyers of Lincklaen.

   —The women who had such a furious time at hair pulling and fighting in the east side Saturday night, were in police court this morning and were given a severe reprimand and warned that if complaint of such a nature ever came again they must suffer the penalty of the law.

   —Tickets for the lecture in Normal hall Thursday evening by Dr. Solotareff of New York for the benefit of the Normal students' hospital fund are on sale at the stores of Case, Ruggles & Bristol and G. J. Mager & Co., in- addition to those places mentioned yesterday. No one should fail to hear the lecture.

   —Some time since The STANDARD published an item to the effect that Charles Dix had secured a judgment in Justice Dowd's court against H. P. Miller. The judgment was taken by default, but the default was afterward opened and the case was retried in which Mr. Miller secured a judgment of no cause of action.

   —Ladies' night at the Tioughnioga club would regularly occur to-morrow night. Owing to a counter attraction which would take away many of the ladies who usually come to the club on these nights the entertainment planned for ladies' night for to-morrow night will be postponed one week.

   —Mr. H. S. Miller began his Bible readings at the Presbyterian chapel last night. He will continue them every evening this week, except Saturday at

7:30 o'clock. A meeting was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the same place. It was to be decided at this meeting whether others this week would be held in the afternoon.

   —Daniels' first annual ball will be held in Taylor Hall Thursday evening,

April 23. Happy Bill Daniels with his orchestra of nine pieces will furnish music. Caterer Bosworth will have charge of the refreshments. The floor committee consists of H. Holcomb, G. Long, M. J. Roache, N. P. Meager, J. Dalton and E. Townsend.