ELECTRICAL WONDERS

Levi P. Morton.

Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Co.

Caricature of Nicoli Tesla.

Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, May 4, 1896.

ELECTRICAL WONDERS.

Exposition Opens Tonight in New York.

GOVERNOR STARTS THE CURRENT.

Celebration of the Harnessing of Niagara Falls—The Roar of the Cataract and Its Mighty Power Transmitted on the Wires.

   NEW YORK, May 4.—Tonight Governor Morton will open the National Exposition of Electrical Appliances in the Industrial Arts building in this city. Elaborate preparation has been made for this event and it is expected that the attendance will be large and include some of the most distinguished electricians in this country.

   The convention is that of the National Electric Light association, to which delegates have been sent representing more than 10,000 electric lighting plants in the United States, whose aggregate capital is in excess of $750,000,000.

   The Industrial Arts building, which is located at the corner of Lexington avenue and Forty-fourth street, has been the scene of great activity during the last 10 days and nights and an enormous force of electricians and mechanics have been at work.

   The principal feature of the opening exercises will be the turning on of a current of electricity generated by the waters of the Niagara river in the great power house of the Niagara Power company, which current of electricity will be transmitted over an ordinary telegraph wire of the Western Union company.

   The insulation of this line is such that no considerable amount of electrical energy for power purposes can be transmitted. By the use of the recently invented 2-phase Tesla system enough energy will be transmitted to establish beyond question, it is claimed, the feasibility of long distance electric power transmission upon a commercial basis. This line will be 463 miles in length. The longest line heretofore ever established was from the falls of the Necker to a point 110 miles distant.

   The governor will use upon this occasion the gold key with which President Cleveland put in motion the wheels of industry at the World's fair. Governor Morton will also, at the declaration that the exposition is open, discharge four pieces of artillery, one stationed in the public square in San Francisco, one in front of the public buildings of St. Paul and the other in a public park in New Orleans. This discharge is also accomplished by a current of electricity generated in Niagara and transmitted over the telegraph lines of the Postal Telegraph and Cable company. It is also with the sanction of the secretary of war, the government artillery being brought into requisition.

   Cleveland put in motion the wheels of industry at the World's fair. Governor Morton will also, at the declaration that the exposition is open, discharge four pieces of artillery, one stationed in the public square in San Francisco, one in front of the public buildings of St. Paul and the other in a public park in New Orleans. This discharge is also accomplished by a current of electricity generated in Niagara and transmitted over the telegraph lines of the Postal Telegraph and Cable company. It is also with the sanction of the secretary of war, the government artillery being brought into requisition.

    The current of electricity which is transmitted from Niagara will be used in putting in motion a model of the Niagara power plant recently constructed by a syndicate at a cost of upwards of $5,000,000. This plant consists in a tunnel 8,000 feet in length entered by a wheel-pit 186 feet in depth at the bottom of which are mammoth turbine wheels, operating a shaft on the top of which are immense electrical generators with a capacity of 6,000 horse power. The total weight of turbine wheel, shaft and generator is upwards of 100 tons. This model which is shown and operated with Niagara current, is a cross section view of the tunnel, wheel-pit and machinery and also shows a section of the city of Niagara Falls, with the course of the river and American falls, the islands and the Canadian frontier.  
   Surrounding this model will be a series of telephones, which will be connected with receivers placed in Victoria park on the Canadian side of the Niagara river. All present as they witness the movement of the machinery by the current of Niagara can hear distinctly the roar of the cataract. There will also be exhibited and operated a miniature section of the Erie canal, showing the cable way system of electrical canal boat propulsion recently adopted by the state of New York and soon to be put in operation on the Erie canal. Floating upon this miniature canal will be a fleet of canal boats of recent design propelled by the electric motor, which travels upon the cable by means of the electric current.

   Another feature of unusual interest will be the closing of a circuit around the world by which a cable message will be sent by Hon. Chauncey M. Depew over the cables to Lisbon, through the Mediterranean and the Suez canal and the Red sea to Aden, thence to Ceylon and Australia, returning by way of the Cape of Good Hope, the African coast, the Brazilian cable, the land line to the City of Mexico; thence by way of San Francisco to New York. This message Mr. Depew will send from a table which will be placed in a gallery of the exposition building. It will be addressed to and received by Edward D. Adams, the distinguished financier and president of the Niagara Power company, whoso reply will be transmitted to and read by Dr. Depew, who will follow with a brief address upon the electric era.

   There will be in attendance besides Governor Morton and his staff a delegation of state officers, representatives from neighboring states, a personal representative of Secretary Lamont, Nicola Tesla, Thomas A. Edison, Professor A. A. Anthony, Dr. Park Benjamin, Dr. T. B. Crocker of New York, Professor Elihu Thompson of Lynn, Mass.; Herbert Lawes Webb, P. B. Delaney, Horace Leonard, Alex Graham Bell and other distinguished guests.

1893 map of Cuba.

EVENTS IN CUBA.

Reports of the Shooting of the Competitor's Crew Denied.

   HAVANA, May 4.—Reports of the execution of members of the crew of the schooner Competitor, captured as a filibusterer, are untrue. Admiral Navarro, who must conduct the trial, is still absent from here.

   The guerrilla captain, Peral, with three sections of the cavalry of Pizarro, left Mardano, Havana province, in pursuit of the insurgents. He met a body of them largely superior in numbers near Managua and promptly charged them. After a fight they were dispersed, leaving 17 killed together with 17 firearms and some machetes. The troops had one guerrilla killed and 11 wounded.

   Reports received from various points indicate that 17 insurgents have been surrendered to the authorities.

   As the result of sundry skirmishes in Matanzas, Santa Clara and Havana provinces, the insurgents have sustained a loss of 23 killed, three prisoners and four spies.

Pope's Mediation Declined.

   LONDON, May 4.—A dispatch from Madrid says: The Spanish government has declined the pope's mediation in Cuban affairs, on the ground that an acceptance would be tantamount to recognizing America's right to interfere.

Hibernians Meet at Auburn.

   AUBURN, N Y., May 4.—The preparation for the annual convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which commences tomorrow, are now about completed. Thousands of members of the order from all over the state are expected to participate in the grand parade. There will be upward of 7,000 men in line in the parade. From Rochester 1,000 members will be present in uniform, with three bands, arriving on special trains. Buffalo will send 500 men, Syracuse 1,000, besides the large divisions from every town and village in the state, including Corning, Utica, Canandaigua, Seneca Falls, Binghamton, Elmira, Little Falls, Ithaca, Oswego and many other places.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

Safety in Travel.

   It long has been maintained that the safest place in the world just now is on a first class railroad train, traveling at a high rate of speed. This opinion has been fortified in an official manner. The report of the Inter-State Commerce committee for the year ending June 1, 1894, showed that one passenger was killed for every 1,985,153 passengers carried, and one was injured for every

183,822 carried.

   The report further showed that a man's chances against injury were such that he would have to travel 4,406,659 miles before getting hurt, and go 47,588,966 miles before being killed. At the rate of thirty miles an hour a man could travel, if nature permitted, on American railways for one hundred and eighty-one years, without leaving the cars, before being killed, or with the same amount of security against accident he could go round the earth nineteen hundred and three times before meeting his death by accident, and one hundred and seventy-six times before getting hurt.

   This information should be comforting to those timid persons whose fear of travel by rail never has been allayed. The fact is, modern science and invention have robbed travel of its greatest terrors. The pedestrian passing along the streets of a city is in more danger to-day than he who goes down to the sea in ships.

The New York Times.

   The New York Times has gone into the hands of receivers. The paper was started in 1851 as a Republican paper and had a excellent record until it bolted the nomination of James O. Blaine for president in 1884. It is said that its circulation fell off half then. In 1893 it was announced that a syndicate had purchased the paper for $950,000 and from that time forward it has been a straight out Democratic paper. It has had a hard road to hoe since that time and the result is its present financial difficulty.

   ◘ They call a motor wagon an "autocar" in Great Britain. The prospect is that it will come into general use in farming communities there for heavy hauling. In taking milk and produce to the railway station or conveying heavy loads of vegetables to market the motor wagon will be a vast improvement on the horse wagon. The cost of the feed of the huge draft horses in use in Great Britain and of the farm help required to take care of them is a burden not easy to be borne. The "autocar" would save not only the keep of the horse, but the keep and wages of at least one man to the farmer. These horseless wagons are, however, very high in price thus far, which prevents their coming into common use at once.

TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.

To be in Session at Homer all This Week.

   The teachers' institute of the First and Second commissioner districts of Cortland county convened to-day in Homer at the Academy building. The school hall has been recently seated with light wood opera chairs and last week equipped with handsome new gas chandeliers, furnishing a pleasant room for the proceedings of the week.

   The streets are full of teachers who are being rapidly assigned to their respective boarding places.

   The afternoon session will begin at 2 P. M., and after the opening exercises Conductor Sanford and Miss Eggleston are announced to discussions.

   This evening a reception will be extended to the teachers of the institute by the academy teachers in the rooms of the Columbia club kindly offered for the occasion. A brief literary and musical program will be furnished and light refreshments served.

   The corps of officers of the institute as announced are:

   Supt. of Public Instruction —Hon. Chas. R Skinner.

   Deputy Supt. of Public Instruction— Hon. Danforth E. Ainsworth.

   Supervisor of Institutes—Augustus S. Downing, A. M.

   Conductors—Henry R. Sanford, A. M., Ph. D. and Welland Hendrick, A. M.

   Assistants—Miss Anna K. Eggleston, state primary instruction; Miss Gratia L. Rice, state drawing instruction; J. E. Banta, A. M., Cortland Normal school; D. L. Birdwell, A. M., Cortland Normal school; Miss Ella Gale, Cortland Normal school; Miss Mina W. Bishop, Cortland Normal school; L. H. Tuthill, A. M., Homer Union school; Supt. C. V. Coon, Cortland village schools; Mrs. Warren Hunt, Homer Union school; Principal Bierce, Truxton Union school.

   Secretaries—Prin. J. L. Conrad, Miss Dora R. Saunders.

   School Commissioners —Nathen L. Miller, H. I. Van Hoesen.

   At 12 o'clock to-day the number registered was 132.

AT THE PARK.

New Restaurant and Dance Hall to be Built at Once.

   Messrs. H. Berghotz and D. F. Van Vleet are in town to-day arranging for improvements at the [Trolley Co.] park. A new restaurant and dancing hall is to be built in the north grove which will be 70 by 110 feet in size and two stories high. It is the intention of having it completed by June 1. This will afford shelter from rain to visitors at the park in case of need. Local builders are figuring on the plans.

A SERIOUS CHARGE.

Elmer Card Charged with Abducting Eliza Willis.

   Deputy Sheriff James E. Edwards was in Mottville, Cayuga county, yesterday armed with a warrant for the arrest of Elmer Card of that place on the charge of abducting fourteen-year-old Eliza Willis of Cortland. The charge is brought by Mrs. Mary A. Willis, the girl's mother. It is alleged that Card came to Cortland last Friday and induced the girl to go with him to Scott, where they remained that night at a hotel, and that next morning he sent her back to Homer on the stage and from there on a car.

   Card was brought to Cortland and placed in jail for the night. This morning he was arraigned in police court, Thomas E. Courtney appearing as his counsel and Edmond C. Alger as counsel for The People. Upon application of the defendant, the examination was adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. It is said that Card admits taking the girl to Scott but that both he and the girl deny any improper conduct. He is a man between thirty and thirty-five years of age, is married, his wife being a sister of the girl Eliza.

Vital Statistics.

   Health Officer W. J. Moore gives the following record of vital statistics for

Cortland village for the month of April:

   Total deaths 12—males 4, females 8; social condition—single 3, married 5, widowed 4; nativity—United States, 9; England 1, Ireland 1, unknown 1; ages—under five years 2, between twenty and thirty 1, thirty and forty 1, fifty and sixty 2, sixty and seventy 1, seventy and eighty, 3; eighty and ninety 2; causes of death—convulsions 1, consumption 3, cancer 1, Bright's disease 1, hemorrhage 1, intestinal obstruction 1, old age 1, paralysis 2, pneumonia 1; total births 15—males 8, females 7; marriages 9.

NORMALS VS. TRUXTON.

A Loose Game and a Tremendous Score—45 to 24.

   The game of baseball played on the home grounds between the Normal and Truxton nines on Saturday afternoon was won by the Normal team by a score of 45 to 24. The game was poorly played, but the Truxton's were at no time formidable. Errors were numerous and the playing of the home team was disappointing because it lacked spirit and team work.

   Van Vuyl played a strong and errorless game at third with the exception of a low throw to first. He came to the bat seven times and made six hits. House was hit freely and received poor support. Eight men were struck out by him and his batting was effective. Matthewson fielded well, but struck out twice. Buckley is always good behind the bat and hits well. Givens, Boyd and Phillips in the outfield dropped almost every fly hit.

   This was a great disappointment as they all demonstrated in the game with Homer two weeks ago that they have the ability to play a strong field game and were almost invincible in that game. It is hoped that Saturday's game will teach a lesson that will not be forgotten during the remainder of the season and that the boys will brace up and play better ball. The next game will be played with the Ithaca High school team on their grounds next Saturday.

BREVITIES.

   —The Ladies' Literary club will meet at Mrs. Rickard's this week Wednesday, May 6.

   —Mr. Edward Keator, while in Ithaca last week, purchased a pair of fine blooded coach horses.

   —A regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Christian work committee will be held to-night at 7:30 o'clock.

   —The Woman's Relief Corps will meet to-morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. A full attendance is desired.

   —The Ladies' Afternoon Whist club was Saturday afternoon entertained by Mrs. N. H. Waters on West Court-st.

   —Mr. Ephraim Fish died at his residence on South Main-st. in Homer Saturday night, aged 52 years. The funeral was held at 9 o'clock this morning, Burial in DeRuyter.

   —The board fence on South Main-st. along t h e meadows of Mr. W. R. Randall, which was removed last fall rather the worse for use, is being replaced by a nine-strand wire fence without barbs.

   —New advertisements to-day are—A. S. Burgess, fine clothing, page 6;

Case, Ruggles & Bristol, thin dress stuffs, page 7; F. Daehler, a great blow, page 5; Wesson-Nivison Mfg. Co., the editor's saddle, page 7.

   —The ladies of the Universalist church will hold an ice cream social Wednesday evening. There will be singing by the old time choir and by the modern singers. Admission free. All are cordially invited.

   —There will be a regular meeting of the C. A. A. to-night. A full attendance is desired as matters of importance in connection with the coming bicycle tournament May 27 are to be considered.

   —The Lehigh Valley car shops which have been for several weeks running on eight-hour time, five days a week, resumed full days and full weeks on May 1, and have a large force of men employed.

   —An agent who visited Moravia this week offered a farmer a $45 mowing machine in exchange of 550 bushels of potatoes. The boldness of the offer put the farmer in a panic from which he had not recovered at last accounts.—Moravia Register.

   —The [trolley] park cars did quite a flourishing business yesterday afternoon. It is the intention now to run them every fair afternoon and early evening, but they will not be run in the morning until the days are warmer. They start from the Messenger House.

   —Mr. S. E. Curtis was in Cuyler yesterday and drove back after the shower. He said that it rained very hard between Cuyler and Truxton, but between Truxton and East Homer there had been no rain whatever. From East Homer to Cortland it had rained.

   —Fire was discovered on the second floor of the farmhouse of Horace Felt on the back road between Cortland and Homer Friday afternoon in a clothes-press. About a dozen pails of water put it out, but not before $75 damage had been done. The origin of the fire is unknown.

   —The Lehigh Valley railroad has issued an order which gives the very generous transportation rate of one-half cent per mile anywhere on the Lehigh system for the wives and unmarried dependent children of all shop employees. Engineers, firemen and conductors will be given quarterly passes and other minor employees will be granted trip passes on application. The special rate tickets for families of shop employees are for sale in Cortland only by Storekeeper James Walsh at his office in the yards.