FIRST OF THE SEASON.
Washburn's
Circus, Museum, Menagerie and Wild West Combination at the Fair Grounds.
The first circus of the season arrived in
town at 4 o'clock this morning from Sayre over the Lehigh Valley railroad. The
threatening weather doubtless kept many at home, but by the time the parade was
ready to start at half past 10 o'clock, there was a large crowd upon the
streets. It is a long pull from the unloading place to the fair grounds and the
work of getting things in shape at the grounds was a little later than usual in
consequence.
The street parade was an excellent one. There
were two bands, a considerable number of horses and ponies, two elephants and a
camel, besides riders. The clowns attracted plenty of attention and amused
everybody.
A representative of the STANDARD who was
upon the fair grounds this morning was shown some of the many attractions which
are presented at the afternoon and evening performances. Some of the principal
features of the show are the baby lions, less than a week old and which have
not yet got their eyes open; "George" the great $25,000 hippopotamus;
Captain Bailey of the Sun Francisco fire department who performs the high jump
from the topmost round of a regular extension fire ladder, running 128 feet in
the air. Prof. Bailey performs this feat in the open air in sight of everyone
just after the parade in the morning and again at 7 o'clock in the evening.
The baby lions are real curiosities. They
were born last Saturday and are about as long as full grown cats, but not as
large. Henry Hoffman, the keeper of the vicious old elephant, seems to have the
animal under perfect control and the fact that he has already killed three
keepers seems not to alarm him in the least.
Among other attractions are 'Wild Horse
Jack" who has charge of the horses, Miss Cleio, the snake charmer, Frank
Kibbler, the bareback rider, Sam Horner, the clown and Miss Oracle Washburn,
who performs on horseback.
The side show museum or "annex" presents
more than the usual attractions.
A noticeable feature of the show is the entire
absence of all games of chance and gambling. Everything about the aggregation
is kept up in first-class shape and each person connected with it seems to know
just what to do and how
and when to do it. A large crowd witnessed the performance this afternoon and was
well pleased.
MAIN-ST.
WINS
Over
Railroad-st. at Baseball. Score 16 to 13.
Railroad-st. is ahead of Main-st. on the pavement
question, but when it comes to baseball it does not quite get there, as was
shown in yesterday's game at the fair grounds for the hospital benefit. Owing
to the short notice given of the game, only a small crowd was in attendance but
enthusiasm made up for what was lacking in numbers, but even that could not put
shekels into the hospital treasury.
Main-st. was represented on the diamond by
such players as Cone, McTighe, Smith, Dexter, Harrington, Griffith, Ketchum,
Ringer and Richards. The cause of Railroad-st. was defended by Dowd, Corcoran,
Stevens, Buckley, Welch, Seacord, Meager, Jones and Barker.
For three innings the tall form of Justice
Dowd was seen in the box for Railroad-st. but his arm became tired and Welch
took his place. Buckley did the catching for that side. The battery for
Main-st. was McTighe and Ringer.
Railroad-st. led up to the seventh inning
when Main-st. put seven men across the plate, winning by one score. A special
feature of the game was Richards' high jump in the fifth at third base to catch
a ball thrown high in the air. After catching the ball he descended to earth
again and put out Corcoran who was attempting to steal the base.
In the sixth Griffith made a fine one-handed
catch of Corcoran's hot liner to short. Ketchum made two excellent one-handed catches
besides several other fly balls to left field. The batting was heavy on both
sides. The best record for striking out was that made by the justice who fanned
four times out of five times at bat.
McGRAWVILLE.
Crisp
Local Happenings at the Corset City.
McGrawville, May 21.—Commander H. C.
Hendrick and Past Commander A. B. Rumsey
returned last evening from the G. A. R. encampment in Utica. They report a good
time with the "old boys."
Mrs. Martin Maricle is visiting relatives in
Killawog.
Miss Richardson of North-st., while walking
down that street fell by reason of a defective plank in the walk and injured
her face quite badly.
Messrs. Charles Cummings and Linus Maybury
were in Solon yesterday. Mr. Maybury bagged five woodchucks and it wasn't much
of a day for chucks either.
Uncle
Daniel A. Thompson, whose portrait The STANDARD published on his hundredth
birthday some months since, is slowly failing and was yesterday reported as
unable to speak aloud.
Last Sunday our quiet village was visited by
three colored individuals, who not only wore men's clothes but a pretty fair
sized jag. They were perfectly welcome to both of these, but when they took it
upon themselves to insult respectable girls whose names we refrain from
publishing, they should have been assisted to a place where no one could get in
to steal them. We have a police constable who is not afraid to do his duty and
such actions should be reported to him in order to prevent a repetition.
Mrs. Heed of Clinton-st. who has been very
sick is reported as much improved.
State Attendance Officer Barr visited the
school here Tuesday.
Mr. A. S. Burgess of Cortland called on friends
in town yesterday.
Our readers all know that the Cubans are
fighting the Spaniards for independence and most of them remember Mr. and Mrs.
.John Clegg, formerly of this place, but now of New York, where Mr. Clegg is assistant
superintendent of an insurance company. Few, however, are aware that the father
of Mrs. Clegg was the celebrated Cuban patriot, Emilo Churum, who was one of the
leaders of the unsuccessful insurrection of 1869. He was a native of Havana,
Cuba. A price was set upon his head by the Spanish authorities and his friends
concealed him in a sugar hogshead which was shipped on a sailing vessel for New
York. When a few days out the captain, mate and several of the crew died from
yellow fever and Mr. Charum was obliged to take command and after sixteen days succeeded
in bringing the vessel safely to Charleston, from which place he proceeded to New
York, where he assisted in fitting out a revolutionary expedition which he intended
to accompany, but was prevented from so doing by an accident. The party sailed without
him, was captured and all but three were executed as rebels. The Spaniards
triumphed and Mr. Chasum was reduced from wealth to poverty and a stranger in a
land with whose language and customs he was unfamiliar. He started in life anew
and after many hardships began the study of medicine and later that of veterinary
science and at the time of his death which occurred four years ago was one of
the most successful and best known in his profession in New York. Here is
material for a first class novel and are facts in the history of but one of the
patriots who have sacrificed all for the freedom of their island.
 |
| Gen. Valeriano Wyler. |
Sworn
Statement of Missionary Alberto Diaz.
A
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS.
Babes
Shot at Their Mothers' Breasts, Noncombatants Shot Down Without Mercy—Americans
Persecuted—Barbarous Warfare.
WASHINGTON, May 21.—Rev. Alberto J.
Diaz, the American citizen and Baptist
missionary who, with his family and brother, was expelled from Cuba after
[having] been arrested and incarcerated in prison there, had a hearing before a
subcommittee of the senate committee on foreign relations consisting of
Senators Morgan and Davis.
Mr. Diaz made a statement under oath to the
subcommittee, the substance of which was furnished to the press. It is as
follows:
Dr. Diaz who as a member of the White Cross
had special facilities for observing events, said that while General Campos was
in command, the rules of civilized warfare were strictly enforced by his
orders. After General Wyler assumed command, he and others were summoned before
him and instructed not to treat or otherwise care for the sick and wounded
among the soldiers of the insurgents.
He had seen Gomez order directly that all
prisoners captured from the Spaniards should be treated with proper
consideration and that the Spanish prisoners, either sick or wounded, should be
nursed and carefully treated until well. Gomez also directed that no women
should be molested. These orders have been enforced. He declared that Weyler's
record is one of cruelty and bloodshed.
The doctor gave several incidents which had
come under his observation, and which he declared he could substantiate.
One case was at Guatao, where the Spanish
soldiers killed six or seven men (noncombatants). Then the Spaniards went into
different houses and gathered 17 men. They tied these together, two by two,
among them being Ladislao Quintero, an American, 21 years old of Key West, who
was found sick in bed.
They were taken to the street and commanded to
kneel down. The soldiers fired at them, killing all except the American. This
occurred on Feb. 22 in the immediate presence of the wives and children of the
unfortunate men.
Dr. Diaz's statement gives accounts of cases
where he alleges explosive bullets were used by the Spaniards, and of the shooting
of two children in the arms of their mother by the Spaniards.
Dr. Diaz mentions several instances where
the Spaniards bombarded insurgent hospitals, killing the inmates.
The statement concludes: "In the case of
my brother and myself, we were persecuted for the reason that we were American citizens
and had charge of American church institutions in Havana. Our house was
searched, but nothing incriminating was found, but we were arrested and
imprisoned eight days, being released on condition that we leave Cuba
immediately.
"I would say that no charges were made against
us. Mr. Toledo, an American citizen, employed as a Bible distributor by the
American Bible society, was imprisoned in the town of Jaruco and has mysteriously
disappeared, and it is believed that he has been murdered."
Today Mr. Diaz will call on Secretary Olney.
BREVITIES.
—Ament & Brazie kindly donated a
Spaulding ball for use in yesterday's ball game between Main-st. and
Railroad-st. clerks for the benefit of the hospital.
—New advertisements to-day are—The People's
Cash Trading Co., bargains in ladies' shoes, page 6; Wesson-Nivison Co.,
bicycles, page 6; Keating Wheel Co.; bicycles, page 7.
—The state board of assessors will meet the
board of supervisors and the assessors of the several towns at the rooms of the
board of supervisors in Cortland on May 26 at 10 A. M.
—The members of the ninth grade in the
intermediate department of the Normal called in a body upon one of their
teachers, Miss Margaret Wood, at her home, 32 Lincoln-ave. last night. They were
accompanied by the principal, Miss Grace K. Duffey and two other teachers, Miss Jordan and Miss Kay.
—The Empire State Express makes the run from
Buffalo to New York, 440 miles, with a level road bed, in 504 minutes, making
only four stops. The
"Black
Diamond" express on the Lehigh with the Wilkesbarre mountain to climb and
with eleven stops makes the run, 448 miles, in 548 minutes. The
"Empire" will have to strike a new gait to excel the "Black
Diamond."—Ithaca Journal.
Smallest
in Cortland.
Probably the smallest representative of the
horse creation in Cortland is owned by Mr. G. F. Beaudry. Nearly a year ago Mr.
Beaudry purchased a fine Shetland pony for his children to drive. Yesterday the
pony gave birth to a colt which weighs about forty-five pounds and is not over
two feet in height. The little fellow is very smart and strong and is indeed very
cute.
Cortland
Talent at DeRuyter.
The music festival at DeRuyter under the
direction of Mr. A. B. Kingsley of Cortland
was opened last night. The Cortland people who took part were Miss Winifred Smith
of McGrawville, reader; Mr. Martin
McDonald, cornetist; Mr. A. E. Darby, violin; and Mr. T. H. Dowd, baritone.
To-night, those who have numbers on the program are Mrs. G. A.Tompkins, harp;
Miss Susie Tompkins, violin; and Mr. Frank Lanigan, tenor.
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