TEAM STOLEN AND MCKINLEY SPEAKS

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, June 19, 1896.

TEAM STOLEN.

A Stranger Hires a Rig from Liveryman Young and Skips the Country.

   Last Sunday evening a stranger called at the livery of Mr. T. H. Young in the Cortland House barn and asked for a team to drive to East Homer. He said he was the advance agent of Sautelle's circus and that when near the last named place his wagon broke down and he wanted a team to drive there and bring his men, paper and paste pails to Cortland, as he was to bill the town the day following. Mr. Young hitched a pair of black mares to a platform wagon and the man drove east on Clinton-ave. at 9:15. About 11 o'clock his brother, Mr. J. T. Young, who had been at Truxton, returned and he was asked if he saw anything of the black mares or the broken down circus rig. He replied that he had not.

   Mr. T. H. Young drove to East Homer after 12 o'clock, but could find no trace of either his own team or the alleged circus outfit. Sheriff Hilsinger was immediately notified and the telephone and telegraph lines were kept busy until late the next day. Circulars giving a description of the team and the man were sent in all directions by mail.

   Fred Brown, driver of the Pitcher stage, told the officers that he met the rig, with four men in the wagon, just this side of Pitcher at 6 o'clock Monday morning and a message from So. Otselic told the sheriff that the team passed through that village at 7 o'clock headed towards Norwich.

   At 1:30 in the afternoon a message from Norwich informed the sheriff that the parties stopped there for dinner. Norwich officers started after them and overhauled them at New Berlin at 5 o'clock. The driver who hired the team was the only man captured as the other three had made themselves scarce before the officers' arrival. Sheriff Hilsinger and Mr. T. H. Young started for Norwich with a team before they heard of the capture.

   The man arrested turned out to be Prof. Fred Cook of Norwich, who had been travelling through some of the western towns in Chenango county with a show troupe consisting of himself, Mary Hubbard, Burt Cornell and Wm. L. Woodworth. When the company arrived in Cuyler last Saturday Cook sold the horse, which he had hired of an Italian in Norwich, for $10 and the troupe started for Cortland where they arrived on Sunday evening.

   The other members of the party were arrested later and taken to Norwich.

Cook was retained in Norwich to answer to the charge of stealing the Italian's horse and Cornell, Woodworth and Miss Hubbard were brought back to Cortland to answer to the charge of stealing Youngs' horses. They claim they did not know Cook had stolen the rig.

   Before going to Young's livery Sunday night, the man had applied to M. K. Kingman, C. B. Peck, Lee Crofoot, J. J. Gillett and J. L. Watrous for a team telling substantially the same story he told Young.

FISH AND GAME LAWS.

CHANGES MADE BY THE LAST LEGISLATURE.

Many Important Amendments, But More Proposed Amendments Killed

—Appropriations of the Year.

   The last Legislature adopted a number of changes in the game laws of New York,  the most important of which were the following:

   Jacking deer allowed only September 1-September 15, and hounding October 1-15, in the counties of St. Lawrence, Delaware, Greene, Ulster or Sullivan, except in the towns of Highland, Cumberland, Tusten, Cochecton and Bethel and on Long Island. In the latter locality, all kinds of deer hunting is prohibited except on Wednesdays in November.

   Squirrels, hares and rabbits may be hunted from October 15 to February 15, both inclusive: Long Island is excepted.

   The counties of Wayne, Onondaga and Oswego were exempted from the prohibition of ferrets in hunting hares and rabbits.

   Eel weirs, of which the laths are not less than one inch apart, may be maintained in any waters not inhabited by trout, lake trout, salmon trout or landlocked salmon, except in the Chemung river.

   Private ponds, reservoirs or waters of the state may be drained so as to take therefrom carp, pickerel or ether deleterious fish. By consent of the commissioners of fisheries, the owner of a private pond may take fish from a stream of water running through his premises solely for the purpose of being placed in his pond.

   Frost fish, white fish or Otsego bass, lake trout, perch, eels and pickerel may be taken from Otsego lake by rod and reel or by hook and line held in hand from January 1 to October 31, both inclusive.

   Silver lake was exempted from the prohibition against fishing through the ice for trout, salmon trout or land locked salmon in the close season.

   A law was passed establishing a state reservation on or along the St. Lawrence river in this state, with a view to the formation of an international park on the St. Lawrence, comprising the whole river. The reservation is to be made under the control of the commissioners of fisheries. In accordance with this law, the waters of the river adjacent to the new park were exempted from the sections of the game code relating to close season for black bass, etc., to size of black bass to be taken, and to close season for muscalonge; and special provisions were enacted for those waters including the appointment of a protector.

   The Legislature passed, but the governor refused to sign these bills. For the protection of fur bearing animals; relating to the hounding of deer in the towns of Dresden and Putnam, Washington county; relative to eel weirs in the Chemung river; making the close season for web footed wild fowl from March 1 to September 1; giving special privileges to owners of private ponds, relative to fishing through the ice in certain lakes: allowing fishing other than by angling in the waters of Lake Erie in Chautauqua county.

   These appropriations were made: Fishway in Susquehanna river, Binghamton, $3,000; water rights, Caledonia hatchery, $5,000; Pleasant Valley hatchery, $245; extermination of bill fish in Chautauqua and Black lakes, $1,500, maintenance of the several hatcheries, $36,666.

FROM EVERYWHERE.

   The crowning of the Czar will cost the Russian people $40,000,000.

   A Canisteo man traded 100 bushels of potatoes for a four weeks old pig.

   The electric cars from Seneca Falls to Cayuga Lake Park carried 6,000 passengers on Memorial Day.

   A grasshopper plague is feared in Chautauqua county.

   It is reported that gold ore yielding $400 to the ton is being produced in Nacoochee county, Georgia.

   A Boston jury gave a man a verdict against a street railway for $35,000, damage for the loss of a leg.

   Issac Hardacre, a well known farmer of Borodino, dropped dead in Bench & Son's hardware store at Skaneateles on June 5th.

   Lord Salisbury is 66 years of age. He spent fifteen years in the House of Commons and has been twenty-four years in the House of Lords.

   British capitalists, among whom are said to be the Rothschilds, are said to own a controlling interest in the Anaconda copper mines in Montana.

   A rubber syringe filled with ammonia is now sold to bicyclers to protect them from vicious dogs who puncture their tires with their teeth.

   Through the efforts of the citizens of Canandaigua six hundred fresh air children will be taken there and to the surrounding country this summer.

   The hunting of black and gray squirrels, hares, and rabbits, is prohibited by the amended game laws except between October 15th and February 15th.

   Evidence shows that the bicycle has injured many kinds of trade by diverting popular funds to the purchase of wheels and the accompaniments of wheels.

   The fifty sixth annual state fair will be held at Syracuse, August 31 to September 5. Twenty-five thousand dollars will be given in premiums. Entries close August 1, 1896.

   The late Baron Hirsch received an average of 400 begging letters a day and never read them, though he gave away in a single year as much as $15,000,000.

   A new apple tree pest has made its appearance in the towns of Rose and Huron. It is known as the "Albion worm" from the section where it was first observed. At birth it is green, changing to red in the second stage. It bores through the base of the bud, eats off the stem and the incipient apple falls lifeless to the ground. The number of this pest is so incredibly great that it will pass over and destroy the fruitage of a large orchard in a day or two, and nothing has so far been known to check them except copious spraying with paris green [arsenic].

   An enterprising evangelist holding meetings in Gallipolis, Ohio, has a skyrocket shot off every time a convert is made during a revival. As a result, sinners are becoming scarce and sky rockets sell at a premium in that Ohio town.

William McKinley.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.

McKinley Speaks.

(St. Louis Dispatch to the Sun.)

   The Hon. William McKinley has been heard from at last. He has opened his mouth. Mr. Hanna is away from Canton, and Mr. McKinley has said something. It happened in this way: Mr. Hanna directed the telegraph people to put in a direct wire between his headquarters in the Southern Hotel and Mr. McKinley's home in Canton.

   The wire was ready for work just after breakfast time this morning. Mr. Hanna had gone down stairs to the barroom to get his usual glass of spring water, when a messenger ran down and said that the telegraph operator in Mr. Hanna's headquarters had received the signal from Canton that Mr. McKinley wanted to say something. With apprehension in his heart Mr. Hanna climbed aboard the already overcrowded elevator and was lifted to his apartments. He had not time to direct the telegraph operator to wire back to Canton that Mr. McKinley under no circumstances was to send any kind of a message, for the reason that the operator in Mr. McKinley s home at Canton had already sent Mr. McKinley's first utterance of his nomination campaign over the wire.

   There it was in plain ink as transcribed by the operator in Hanna's headquarters. The greatest Republican boss that the party has ever had picked up the message as if it were a rattlesnake about to sink its deadly fangs into months of Hanna's hard work. Mr. Hanna adjusted his eyeglasses tremulously. Then he read the message, which in substance said:

   "Please do not have me nominated on Friday. Remember this. Friday is a terribly unlucky day. Blaine was nominated on Friday. Harrison was nominated the last time on Friday. Please do not have me nominated on a Friday."

   This was the first utterance Mr. McKinley since last winter. It was startling in its nature. It conveyed a real utterance on the part of Mr. McKinley, and Mr. Hanna was aghast. The Republicans who heard of Mr. McKinley's request said that it was really a statesmanlike utterance. It portrayed the depth of political learning which Mr. McKinley has acquired in the twenty years of his public life. It conveyed in no uncertain sound that Mr. McKinley has a backbone of his own. He does not wish to be nominated on a Friday, and he has the courage to wire his wishes to Mr. Hanna. But the Hanna was 400 miles away.

   Mr. Hanna told his friends that he would do his utmost to regard Mr. McKinley's wishes in the matter. He has certainly acted as if he had already understood Mr. McKinley's wishes, because he has hustled along the work of the national committee, which has fired out anti-McKinley delegates with no more compunction than if they were a lot of angle worms.

HERE AND THERE.

   Burgess, the clothier, has a new advertisement on our last page.

   Messrs. Martin & Call are building a new office near their coal dump on Elm-st.

   Only a few people attended the McKinley meeting to be held in John L. Lewis lodge rooms last Friday evening.

   Mr. A. M. Schermerhorn of this place won the $50 silver cup at the shoot held in Buffalo last week. He killed forty-eight birds of a possible fifty.

   Regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. on Saturday, June 20, at 3 P. M. Devotionals led by Mrs. Linderman, followed by business meeting and reports of the county convention.

   The board of trustees left Tuesday evening on a tour of inspection and will visit Buffalo, Jamestown, Towanda, Elmira and other cities, expecting to get back this morning. Their object is to become informed on the subject of street paving.

   Orson A. Kinney died at his home in McGrawville Wednesday evening. He was one of the oldest Odd Fellows in the county and a past grand master of McGrawville lodge, No. 320, I. O. O. F., which will have charge of the funeral services at McGrawville at 2 o'clock to-day. Burial in Cortland Rural cemetery.

   C. J. Gridot, an amatuer cyclist of Harrisburgh, Pa., arrived in town last Monday evening en route to San Francisco on his wheel. If he rides the entire distance without a cent in his pocket and without begging assistance in forty-three days he gets $250. He left for Syracuse Tuesday morning and expected to dine in Rochester. He carries a letter from a newspaper man in every town where he stops to a newspaper man at the next stopping place.

   The bicycle parade Tuesday evening was the means of bringing about 450 wheels into line. The route through town was lined with such a crowd of spectators as is seldom seen and many of them were leaning on wheels, showing that if all wheelmen had joined the parade, it would have been much larger. The voluntary concert by the City band was thoroughly appreciated.

   The Cortland base ball team will play their opening game of the season on the fair grounds this afternoon with the Syracuse Stars. The game will be called at 3:30 o'clock. Manager Place has signed T. J. Donovan of West Troy, pitcher; Messitt of the same place for catcher; Houlihan of South Troy is on trial for third base. Other positions on the team are: Place, lb; House, 2b; Welch, ss; Flood, rf; Ketchum, cf; Smith or Quick, lf. It is believed that the new team will be a strong one. A new grand stand has been erected near the diamond.

MARATHON, N. Y.

   N. L. Miller of Cortland was in town Saturday.

   John Courtney Jr., of Cortland, was in town last Friday.

   Mrs. W. C. Smith of Richford is the guest of her son, Dr. R. L. Smith.

   Work is progressing rapidly on B. E. Willson's new house on Academy-st.

   Miss Mary B. Adams has returned from Aspen, Col., where she has been teaching.

   Editor Adams of the Independent, spent the Sabbath with Dr. M. B. Aldrich in Binghamton.

   A very pleasant party was given last Friday evening at Library Hall by the Iroquois club.

   Mrs. Frank Harris of Binghamton has been visiting her mother and other friends in this vicinity.

   Mrs. Geo. W. Buckland of Buffalo is spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson.

   A meeting was held in Corporation Hall on Wednesday evening to discuss the question of organizing an Athletic Association.

   Mrs. F. K. McFall and little son of Corning, are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lyman. Mr. McFall spent the Sabbath here.

   Mrs. W. R. Pollard is improving her house on Tannery st. by the addition of a new kitchen and woodshed. F. E. Nichols is doing the work.

   Several of our residents have been improving their places by having new cement walks put down. Mr. Hotchkiss of Cortland does the work.

   Mrs. Anna Baum Beckwith of Brooklyn is the guest of her mother at Killawog. Miss Louise Atwood of New Jersey is also with her parents at the same place.

   On Sunday morning something about the Presbyterian church bell gave out, rendering it impossible for it to be rung. Luckily, however, the bell did not fall or break.

   An entertainment will be given at the Presbyterian church on Friday evening of this week by Miss Winifred A. Smith,  teacher of Elocution and Physical Culture at Marion. Ala., Female Seminary. Mrs. Anna Baum Beckwith will assist in the music.

   John M. Robertson was one day last week the victim of a most distressing accident which resulted in the loss of his left eye. Mr. Robertson, who is a mason, had just finished "pointing" the cellar of J. O. Seamans' new residence on Front-st. and was breaking up a large stone which was to be removed from the cellar, when a piece of the stone flew, striking him in the eye with sufficient force to cut the eyelid badly, and also the eye to such an extent that it was impossible to save it. The eye was removed at the Cortland hospital last Friday by doctors Higgins and Reese. Mr. Robertson returned home Saturday and is reported as quite comfortable and doing nicely. He is a respected, upright citizen and has the sincere sympathy of the entire community in his affliction.

VIRGIL, N. Y.

   In the M. E. church Friday evening, June 19, a strawberry social.

   Mr. Nelson Watrous and family of Homer spent the Sabbath with friends and attended church.

   Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Price visited their daughter, Mrs. Charles Jennings in Harford last week.

   Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ladley were in Richford last Thursday to attend the funeral of Mr. Ladley's father.

   Mr. and Mrs. Wildman of Cincinnatus have been spending a few days with their daughter Mrs. Eugene Brown.

   Mr. Will Roosher and his aunt, Neil Moore of Harford, visited at the home of their uncle, Wait Lincoln, last week.

   Mrs. N. A. Gardner was in Blodgett Mills a part of last week caring for her daughter Mrs. R. D. Shoals, who was sick.

   Mr. Myron Ballou and wife, Mrs. Alice P. Dann, Mrs. A. M. Mott, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Yager, Mrs. J. C. Seaman and Mrs. Mary Franklin attended the W. C. T. U. convention in Freetown.

   Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Barry returned last week from a visit with her aged mother, Mrs. Lawton, at Lincklaen and on their way visited old friends in Cincinnatus and their daughter in Freetown

   Mr. H. P. Hollister and wife and son Floyd of Cortland visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Seaman's recently and a part of the day was spent in sight-seeing at the rocks and Hannah's stump near East Virgil.

   Mrs. Francis W. Graham of Lockport, N. Y., state corresponding secretary of the W. C. T. U., gave song service Friday evening. It was well attended considering the other attractions of the evening, and all were delighted with her singing. Anna Barnes and Oliver Seaman also read selections.

   The M. E. church was well filled Sunday morning, June 14. The following were baptized: Mrs. Alice Hollenbeck, Mrs. Nettie Ball, Stella Ball, Mabel Eva Gee, Glenn Edward Cottrell and V. O. Southwick and wife. Lee Southwick and wife transferred their memberships from Homer to Virgil M. E. church. Rev. Dr. Franklin preached from the words found in Luke 1-66—"What manner of child shall this be?" An attentive congregation listened to the discourse which must have been beneficial to all who have children. The Sunday evening exercises of the Sabbath school were very interesting and much credit is due the committees and Supt. Orrie Post, and also the children in preparing for it. The little ones did exceedingly well.

 

ORSON A. KINNEY

Orson A. Kinney.

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, June 19, 1896.

ORSON A. KINNEY.

An Honored Resident of McGrawville Has Passed Away.

   Mr. Orson Alonzo Kinney, one of the most prominent and best known residents of this county, died at his residence on the corner of Academy and South-sts. in McGrawville Wednesday evening, June 17, 1896, after a long illness during which he was a patient sufferer. During the last few days, however, a merciful Providence relieved him of pain by a semi-unconscious condition.

   Mr. Kinney was the son of Gilmore Kinney, one of the foremost men of his day in this locality and was born on what is now known as the Cowan farm between Cortland and McGrawville. He attended the old Port Watson school, where he obtained a good common school education, which combined with his natural business ability made him a successful business man. At the age of sixteen years he left school and for the next few years his time was spent upon his father's farm, in driving stock to Philadelphia and in other like employments.

   On Feb. 24, 1846, he was married to Miss Julia E. Greenman, a sister of C. Greenman of McGrawville, and settled on what is known as the Kinney-Babcock farm southeast of that village. In 1857 he removed to Blodgett Mills, where he resided for a time, as well as in Polkville, returning to McGrawville in 1870, where he has since resided and where Mrs. Kinney died in 1876. He was the father of seven children by this marriage, three of whom died in Blodgett Mills in 1861, and one in McGrawville in 1871. The other three are still living.

   For his second wife, who survives him, he married Mrs. Nancy E. Lamont, sister of the late J. B. Lamont of McGrawville. Of this second union was born one child, June 25, 1881, who died June 28 of that same year.

   His surviving children who have been with him for some weeks are Gilmore Kinney of Yonkers, N. Y., who is in the United States Engineer corps., Mrs. Etta Lamont, wife of Secretary of War Daniel S. Lamont, and Orson A. Kinney, Jr., who is bookkeeper for Wickwire Bros. of Cortland.

   For the past few years Mr. Kinney has been engaged quite extensively in real estate business, having built and sold on easy terms many houses, besides loaning working men money for building purposes. He never has crowded any one hard for payment, but was always ready to help those who were seeking to make a home. He was not a professing Christian, but in deeds he carried out the principles of Christianity, and he was one of those rare men who had not a single enemy. No one could have died in his vicinity who would have been more missed or who will have more sincere mourners. He has a lasting monument in O.K. St., which was laid out and largely built up by him.

   Mr. Kinney was a prominent Odd Fellow. He joined the old lodge in McGrawville over forty years ago and was connected with it during the twenty or more years of its existence. When the present lodge was instituted in 1888 he was one of its charter members. He has held all the offices in the lodge, and was at the time of his death the Past Noble Grand, and was also a trustee of the lodge. For years he has been a trustee of the McGrawville school and has been prominently identified with every measure for the advancement and growth of the place.

   The funeral was held this afternoon from the family residence and was very largely attended. All the forenoon crowds of friends passed through the parlor for a last look at the familiar face. All the stores in McGrawville were closed at the time of the funeral. The services were in charge of Rev. E. J. Brooker, pastor of the M. E. church. A male quartet furnished music. Many prominent people were present, including of course the Secretary of War.

   The floral offerings were remarkably numerous and beautiful. Among them were a magnificent wreath from Secretary and Mrs. Lamont; a head rest with the word "Grandpa," from Benjamin and Mont Kinney; a tribute with the letters "F. L. T." from the Odd Fellows; a wreath from Dr. L. D. Warner of Bridgeport, Ct.; a box of flowers from Dr. Lucius C. Warner of New York; a wreath from Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Sanders of New York; palms from Mrs. Lucius Babcock and Mrs. Mary Phillips of McGrawville, a bed of pansies from Mrs. James A. Brooks of McGrawville, besides a number of others.

   The service at the grave was under the direction of the Odd Fellows, the Cortland lodges joining with the McGrawville lodge.

McGRAWVILLE.

Crisp Local Happenings at the Corset City.

LETTER FROM MCKINLEY.

   In spite of the rumors to that effect, Mr. McKinley will not be present at the reunion of the One Hundred Eighty-fifth regiment. In reply to the invitation sent him by Mr. Henry E. Phelps, president of the regimental association, he expressed regrets but other important engagements will prevent his being with us. We trust no one will consider himself slighted, and refuse to vote for him for president on that account, at least until his letter in read at the reunion.

   Regents' examinations are being held at the school as this is the last week of the present term. The vacation will be for ten weeks.

   Mr. Charles Waters is reported as very low. His trouble seems to be a sort of rheumatic fever. It is very unfortunate for Mr. Waters, as he was at work repairing his residence when taken ill.

   Mrs. J. J. Cowles and daughters, Misses Pansy and Marguerite, drove to Tully lake on Wednesday afternoon to join Atwood and Frank Cowles at "Idlersholm" cottage, where they are to spend the summer. Master Haviland Cowles, who is taking Regents' examination this week, expects to join them one week from next Monday. Rev. J. J. Cowles is still at home and does not expect to go to Tully to remain for some weeks to come.

   Mr. Chester Card was on the streets with his new pneumatic sulkey for the first time Thursday evening. It is quite a "wagon," but will probably work better after he cements the tires on.

SECOND BASEBALL NINE [AT MCGRAWVILLE].

   The baseball fever has struck us worse than the cyclone did St. Louis, for it has spared no one. Thursday evening a meeting was held in Kinney hall and a second nine organized. Mr. Arthur G. Benjamin presided and Albrose Bingham was chosen as secretary, after which Messrs. A. G. Benjamin, Louis Marks and Albrose Bingham were selected as a committee to select the players for the new club. Their deliberations resulted as follows: A. G. Benjamin, Arthur Ayres, Linus Maybury, Floyd Randall, Henry Stevens, Louis Marks, Layton Webster, Ambose Bingham and Harry Huntley. The officers elected are:

   Manager—A. G. Benjamin.

   Captain—Arthur Ayres.

   Secretary—Louis Marks.

   Treasurer— Linus Maybury.

   The new club is open for engagements with any second nines in the county. Communications should be sent to A. G. Benjamin.

ORDERED TO LEAVE TOWN.

They Were Traveling Men and Justice Mellon Told Them to Travel.

   Word was sent to the sheriff's office early this morning that two men, who were strangers in town, had spent the night and were sleeping at the barn in the vacant lot at the corner of Port Watson and Hyatt-sts. near the screen factory. Sheriff Hilsinger and Deputy James Edwards went at once to the barn and found the two men. They were brought before Police Justice Mellon and gave their names as Joseph McManus of New York City and Frank Daley of Syracuse. They claimed to be traveling men and to have come from Syracuse, said that they had goods at the express office and were traveling through the country selling songs, etc. They were discharged and ordered to leave town at once.

Arrested at Norwich.

   Sheriff Hilsinger went to Norwich yesterday morning and arrested Wm. L. Woodworth and Miss Mary Hubbard of that place on the charge of grand larceny in the second degree in stealing a team of horses, wagon, etc., from T. H. Young of Cortland on the night of June 14. The prisoners were brought before Justice Mellon and their examination set down for 9 o'clock this morning. They were taken back to jail and this morning their examination was adjourned at their request until 10 o'clock Monday morning in order to give them time to procure counsel and get their witnesses.

   Bart Cornell who was arrested on the same charge and whose examination had been adjourned until the same hour this morning requested that his examination be again adjourned to Monday morning which was granted.

COMPLAINT DISMISSED.

Charges Against J. H. Talmadge at Syracuse Not Proved.

   The matter of the charges against J. H. Talmadge of Cortland, which was referred to Wednesday in a quotation from the Syracuse Journal, was brought up again yesterday at Syracuse before Judge Northrup. It was charged that he had no books in his business. He yesterday took his books with him to Syracuse and produced them in court. The judge announced that he had looked up the matter since the previous adjournment and had satisfied himself that the charges could not be substantiated. He said that Talmadge was doing a lawful and perfectly legal business and had a perfect right to send out catalogues and circulars. No further evidence was brought forward to prove the charges and the complaint was dismissed and the defendant was discharged.

CENTRAL SCHOOL.

Excellent Program at Opera House—Many Friends Present.

   At the commencement exercise of the Central School held last evening, the program of which was published in full yesterday, the Opera House was filled to the doors with patrons of the school and friends of the graduates.

Each number of the program was a credit to the school, and showed careful preparation on the part of the young people.

   The oration of Mr. Benedict deserved its place of honor on the program.

   Miss Julia Tuthill's bright article, "The Queen, the Best Man on the Board," in which the rules of chess found their analogy in human life, and Miss Mildred Alexander's, "The Misson of Shadows," were greatly enhanced by the clear tones and distinct enunciation with which they were delivered.

   The ever popular subject, "The Bicycle," was pleasingly handled by Miss Carlotta Hollister.

   Messrs. Byrn, Goldsmith and Brown treated their subjects in a thoughtful, practical manner.

   Special mention should he made of the class song, which was published yesterday, and which was remarkably creditable for so young a person as the writer.

   Prof. Coon's remarks in presenting the diplomas were very appropriate and fitting. They could hardly fail to have a deep influence on the young people addressed. Only lack of space prevents their publication.

 

MCKINLEYITES PARADE AND CORTLAND PARK

Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, June 18, 1896.

MCKINLEYITES PARADE.

Despite a Driving Rain They Showed Their Enthusiasm.

   Wednesday night of convention week was some time ago marked on the program of the McKinley boomers for a torchlight parade to demonstrate to the people of St. Louis and the convention visitors the popularity of the Ohio candidate. Unfortunately for the plans of the Buckeye enthusiasts a sharp thunder shower swept across the city about the dinner hour and then resolved itself into a driving rain, which kept up throughout the evening and made marching an exceedingly disagreeable  and sloppy exorcise.

   Many clubs from out of town had been assigned to places in the procession, and all the city organizations which support McKinley had planned to impress the populace. The elements were discouraging, but nevertheless the managers of the affair determined to carry out their program and did so, though several organizations declined at the last moment to imperil their uniforms by the rain, and those who did march went into line with reduced numbers.

   Despite these drawbacks, the display was an interesting and unique one. Barrels of red fire were burned along the line of march, and skyrockets were profuse. The feature of the march however was the face of Major McKinley. Portraits of the candidate blossomed over the marchers and were elevated from the carriages through the whole length of the line. There were hundreds of them, of all sizes and of all degrees, of likeness to their subject.

   The turnout was 20 minutes passing the Planters' hotel and a rough estimate would put the number of marchers at 4,000 or 5,000. Most significant and interesting was the popular enthusiasm provoked by a flag of the Cuban republic, which had a place all to itself in the line, bearing the words "Cuba Libre," and was followed by a wave of cheering peculiar in its intensity.

SILVER MEN BOLT.

Will Probably Place Teller In the Field For President.

   ST. LOUIS, June 18.—When the silver delegates walk out of the convention today it is their purpose to hold a meeting of their own, at which they will probably place Senator Teller in the field as a candidate for president on a free silver platform.

   A number of Populist leaders, including Chairman Taubeneck and Mr. Patterson of Denver, are in the city and it is understood that they will indorse the selection on behalf of that party in a public address. The only object standing in the way of this course is the fact that Senator Teller has not yet given his assent.

   The Colorado delegation held a meeting and decided in positive terms to leave the convention in a body upon the adoption of the platform containing a declaration for a gold standard. It has been frequently announced that they would pursue this course, but there has really been more or less doubt up to today that they would, one or two members of the delegation being undecided as to the wisdom of the course. Senator Teller was present and told the other members of the delegation that he appreciated to the utmost the gravity of the step and that notwithstanding their instructions to be governed by his opinion, he felt that the occasion was one where every man should be guided largely by his own opinion.

   The decision to go out of the convention was unanimous. The Idaho delegation as a body, a majority of the Utah and Nevada delegations and a part of the Montana and North Carolina delegations will go out with the Colorado men.

VIEWS OF THE LEADERS.

The Situation as Viewed Through Various Factional Spectacles.

   J. H. Manley—The Eastern Republicans have won a great victory in this convention in forcing the convention to accept and declare for the maintenance of the gold standard. The delegation from the New England states, from New York, from New Jersey, from Pennsylvania and, it should be said to their credit, from some of the extreme Northwestern states, demanding that the money question should be met squarely and the issue presented fairly and honestly to the people. They insisted that the resolutions should explicitly declare against the free coinage of silver except by international agreement with the leading nations of the world; that the present gold standard should be maintained. They did not care what else was said provided the convention was emphatic in its expressions upon these two main points. Mr. Platt of New York and Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts led the fight with earnestness and vigor and great credit is due them. They took the stand for right, no matter what the result might be, but in this case to be right will be popular.

   Matthew S. Quay—Personally I fought for a gold standard that would mean safety to the business and financial interests of the East. We are satisfied with the plank and generally with the platform, as any candidate should win on such a platform.

   The leaders were asked to give their views upon the situation. They follow:

   Mark Hanna—The quiet and good-natured manner in which the convention proceeded, demonstrates that the party is united for a great victory this fall for McKinley. The platform, I believe, will be acceptable to every good citizen and patriotic American and to every business man.

   Warner Miller—I believe the men who are to make McKinley president today on an admirable platform should refuse to barter and trade with the New York state politician who has maliciously assailed their candidate and should refuse to accept his candidate.

   Thomas C. Platt—Without disparaging whoever may be the nominee of the Republican party and the new president of the United States I believe that the East could have secured the nomination of some of the leaders had they not wavered. So far as I have seen the platform is a thoroughly good one. Our insistence upon the gold issue has secured for us a plank that will be invincible before the business men of the United States.

   Henry C. Lodge—The victory won by Eastern states in forcing the word "gold" in the platform is one that everyone will appreciate fully. We believe it is a great victory.

DEMOCRATIC SPLIT SURE.

GOLD AND SILVER MEN CANNOT GET TOGETHER.

Silver Men Will Control the Convention and Name the Candidate—Gold Men

Will Bolt and Nominate Another Candidate to Hold Their Votes Together and Elect State Officers—Party  Defeat Anticipated Without Doubt.

   NEW YORK, June 18, (Special).—The chances that there will be a split at the Chicago Democratic convention, and that both the silver and gold factions will nominate presidential candidates grow greater daily. The silver men are winning everywhere but in the East and they say that they are determined to run the convention no matter what the consequences may be. They claim that they can elect a silver president without the help of the gold states and for that reason they are prepared to ride roughshod over the Democrats who are not for silver. The silver delegates at Chicago will certainly be sufficient in number to do as they choose, and they say that no matter how hard the gold men fight they will wipe out the two-thirds rule, and by the big majority that they will have, will frame a plank declaring absolutely for free silver and will nominate a man for president who has a record as a silver man and who can be depended upon to stand by the platform if elected.

   The Democrats in the gold states have almost ceased to put up a bluff that there is any chance for them. They realize that they will be in the minority and that the silver people will have the power to carry out the threats they have made. The gold men know that a silver ticket cannot win, and also that the Democrats in the East will be the worst sufferers from it when the votes are counted. The people of the East are for the gold standard, no matter what their political beliefs may be regarding the parties as a whole, and they will vote for the party favorable maintaining the gold standard. In the silver states the Democrats might win, but in the East the Democrats would be buried if they stood for a silver platform, and as they would be snowed under on the national ticket, so would they on the state issues and they would lose absolutely everything and gain nothing. It is for this reason that some of the leading Democrats are urging a bolt at Chicago. They say that if the silver people triumph and name a silver candidate on a silver platform they can gain nothing by standing by him, while if they bolt and nominate another Democratic candidate for president they will then have a fighting chance to keep their hold in the gold states. If there is no Democratic candidate except the silver candidate, many of the Democrats will vote the Republican ticket, and others who will not vote the Republican ticket will not vote at all rather than vote for silver.

   All of these votes will be lost and the Republicans will consequently be able to make a clean sweep. If a Democrat is nominated on a gold platform he will of course insure the defeat of the silver candidate and he will stand no chance of being elected himself, but he will keep the gold Democratic vote together, it is claimed, and the Democratic party in the gold states will thus be enabled to make a fight for the state officers that may be voted for.

   Some of the leaders are not ready to adopt this plan yet, and they counsel waiting for a time in the hope that they may be able to argue the silver people into seeing that they must lose unless they listen to the clamor for a gold standard plank. Others are already preparing to split and are already arguing as to whom they shall put up as a sacrifice in order that possibly some of the Eastern Democrats may elect their state officers. Democrats of this kind are hard to find, but it is argued that if once it becomes evident that the gold Democrats can expect nothing from the Chicago convention, a leader will be found and that they bolt will be started without delay.

Cortland Park with new pavilion, refreshments on first floor and dancing on second floor.

AT THE PARK.

G. F. Beaudry to Furnish Refreshments—No Liquors to be Sold.

   The new building at the park is fast reaching completion and in a few days will be ready for occupancy. The lower floor will be used for refreshments and for a quiet place for resting. The upper floor will be used as a dancing hall.

   The refreshment privilege has been let to Mr. G. F. Beaudry, which fact alone is a sufficient guaranty that everything to be sold there will be first-class. A report has been in circulation that liquors would be sold on the grounds, but it has been decided otherwise and no spirituous liquor of any kind will be for sale or can be obtained in any way.

   Last year there was a sort of belief abroad that at the farmhouse across the street from the park there could be found at the "creamery" in the rear something besides milk. Whatever may have been the facts in the case, it will not be true this year. The lease which was executed with the new tenant of the farm positively forbids any such thing.

   Mr. Beaudry will have on sale lunches, soda water, ice cream, pop corn, peanuts, fruit, confectionery and cigars. Tables will be arranged in convenient places through the pavilion and when completed everything will be fitted up in the nicest manner possible.

   The park will be well policed so that good order can be assured and it is the intention to prevent the occurrence of anything on the grounds which would be in a departure from good order.

   The cars now run afternoons and in the early the early evening. Before long they will be running mornings and through the entire evening.

Mr. Orson A. Kinney.

   Mr. Orson A. Kinney of McGrawville died at 6:30 o'clock last night at his home at McGrawville at that age of 74 years. Mr. Kinney was one of the best known residents of the county.

   Six months ago to-day he was thrown from a carriage on Tompkins-st. and his injuries, though not considered serious at the time, aggravated a number of other difficulties which brought about the feeble health of the last few weeks. He leaves a wife and three children, Mr. Gilmore Kinney of Yonkers, N. Y., Mrs. Daniel S. Lamont [Juliette Kinney] of Washington, D. C. and Mr. Orson A. Kinney, Jr., of Cortland.

   The funeral will be held at the family residence at McGrawville to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The burial will be at the Cortland Rural cemetery. The burial service will be under the direction of the Odd Fellows, of which order Mr. Kinney was a prominent member. All Odd Fellows of Cortland are invited to meet at the Messenger House at about 3:30 o'clock and join the procession as it comes from McGrawville and unite with the McGrawville lodge in the service.

   A more extended obituary notice will be given to-morrow.

BREVITIES.

   —If Conductor Lanigan of the electric road looks particularly good-natured and has a far away look in his eyes as he rings up the fares, it can be attributed particularly to his happy thoughts as he contemplates the youngest member of his family, the young lady who arrived Tuesday night.