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| William Jennings Bryan. |
Cortland
Evening Standard, Wednesday, October 28, 1896.
BOMBARDED WITH EGGS.
Chicago
College Students Pelt a Bryan Parade.
GREAT
INDIGNATION AROUSED.
Chairman
Hanna Promptly Denounces It as an Outrage and Expresses a
Wish to
See the Culprits Punished—Other News of Politics.
CHICAGO, Oct. 28.— While the Democratic
parade in honor of the arrival of Mr. Bryan in Chicago was passing the corner
of Michigan avenue and Monroe street several eggs were thrown at it by young
students in the Metropolitan Business college. None of the eggs came near Mr.
Bryan or his wife, and neither of them knew of the episode until after the parade
was over.
All sorts of stories were current about the
affair, one of them being that Mrs. Bryan was struck with an egg, another that her
carriage was hit. Neither of these stories was true, however. The first egg
thrown at the parade came from a boy standing on the sidewalk in front of the
Powers building, in which the Metropolitan Business college is situated. The egg
was to all appearances thrown at the parade generally and at no particular
individual, and it was not hurled with any violence.
A policeman who witnessed the act made a
rush for the youngster, who darted up the stairway into the building. A second officer
joined the first, and as the two ran for the doorway several more eggs were thrown
from the windows of the business college, which occupies the fifth floor of the
building.
The Cook County Marching club, which was
escorting Mr. Bryan, received the bombardments and several Prince Albert coats
and glossy black ties were splattered with yellow. One or two eggs struck the sidewalk,
and the crowd was decorated accordingly.
Later in the afternoon a delegation from the
Cook county Democracy descended on the college with every symptom of hostility and
demanded that the students who had done the throwing be turned over to it. They
held possession of the college for a time and finally left without learning who
the miscreants were. The police had no better success, and Mr. Powers, the owner
of the building, who is also president of the college, said that he did not know
who had thrown the eggs, although he admitted they came from students in his
institution. He was much distressed by the occurrence and declared if he knew who
had done the work he would have no hesitancy in turning them over to the
police.
Mr. Powers offered a reward of $500 for the
apprehension of the person or persons who threw the eggs.
Chief of Police Badenoch has put a dozen detectives
on the case and says he will exhaust every effort to find the egg throwers.
Later in the day a reporter on a Republican paper
was badly beaten while looking up the case.
"I would be very glad to hear that the
police have arrested those who insulted Mr. Bryan," said Chairman Mark Hanna of the national Republican committee. "Whatever may have been their
motive the act was a most disgraceful one and deserves the condemnation of
every right minded person. I hope the authorities will investigate the case
fully and properly punish the guilty ones. The Republican management have no
sympathy with the people who engage in business of this kind."
Mr. Bryan arrived in Chicago at 3:30 p. m.
over the Alton road and was met at the depot by a large and enthusiastic crowd
of admirers. The crush to see him was so great in the narrow space of the first
floor of the Alton depot, that the police had a difficult task to prevent
people from being injured.
The Cook County Democratic marching club and
several silver clubs with a large number of bands and drum corps were waiting
for him on Canal street and as soon as he appeared the march was taken up for
Battery D on Michigan avenue.
A short parade through the downtown streets
preceded the arrival at the Battery, entering the city from Brighton park, where
Mrs. Bryan appeared on the platform and distributed flowers. There were crowds
at every street crossing until the Union depot was reached.
While the crowds were dispersing after the
Bryan demonstration at the depot, the sidewalk in front of 121 Canal street gave
way and nearly 100 people wore precipitated into the basement, a distance of 12
feet. Many received slight injuries.
The most seriously injured were Pat Houston,
Mike Finan, Albert Powers and William Nolan, all of middle age. None were
fatally injured, but all will be confined to their beds for some time to come.
About the bandstand in the public square of
Pontiac were gathered thousands of people to hear Mr. Bryan when the train
arrived there. Sandwiched among the badges of white were many of the color
denoting that the wearers did not indorse Mr. Bryan's theory of finance. Nearly
every sentence of Mr. Bryan's address was punctuated with applause. The arguments
were of the same general character as those used by him daily.
From the rear of the car the nominee
addressed the citizens of Dwight for five minutes, and a speech of 10 minutes
was made at Braidwood, where a good sized audience of miners cheered the
candidate.
A half hour stop was made at Joliet, and
from directly behind the depot Mr. Bryan addressed the believers in the
different standards. There were as many gold badges there as had been seen
during the day.
Mr. Bryan's speech was devoted to a discussion
of the money question as it applied particularly to the working classes. The
new incident in the address was when an excited individual queried,
"What's the matter with Hanna?" to which Mr. Bryan laughingly replied
that he did not believe he would be elected. At this sally the crowd cheered
wildly.
Lemont was reached at 2:40 and Mr. Bryan was
taken to a stand adjacent to the depot and spoke for 10 minutes.
At Willow Springs another cheering, excited
crowd heard Mr. Bryan make one of his characteristic brief addresses. This was
the last stop before reaching the city limits of Chicago.
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| Myers' Lever Operated Voting Machine. |
Rochester
Adopts Voting Machines.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Oct. 28.—The common
council has decided to use the Myers ballot machine in this city for the coming
election. Seventy machines will be used and it is expected that the result of
the election in this city will be known within 30 minutes after the
polls close.
Names
for New Naval Vessels.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.—Secretary Herbert this
morning announced that the unnamed ships now under construction will be named
as follows: Battle ships—Alabama,
Illinois and Wisconsin; Gunboats—Annapolis, Marietta, Newport, Princeton, Vicksburg
and Wheeling.
WOOL
LOOKING UP.
Market
Brightening Through Prospects of McKinley's Election.
Straws tell which way the wind blows, and
the markets form the most sensitive pulse of the financial condition of a
country. At the present time from every side little things indicate the
undoubted election of McKinley. An evidence of that has appeared right here in
Cortland in the sudden start taken by the wool market. It would seem that
buyers feel confident that with McKinley's election will come a protective
tariff upon wool and they are inclined to buy in advance and hold the stock on
a speculation. This fact has become apparent just now, not so much from any
great advance as yet in prices, but from the fact that there is a growing
demand for wool and for sheep pelts having the wool upon them, where a couple
of months ago it was almost impossible to find a buyer or to make a sale of
wool or of pelts at any price.
A STANDARD man called upon Mr. A. H.
Winchell, manager of the Cortland Beef Co., and made some inquiries in regard
to the present markets, having heard that he had just made a sale of his
October sheep pelts. Mr. Winchell said it is true that the market is picking up
some. It reached about its lowest point along in August when the Bryan craze
was at its height. The Cortland Beef Co. is constantly buying livestock and
slaughtering it for shipment. About 2,000 sheep pelts are taken off every month.
Looking back over his books Mr. Winchell
found that in January and February, 1891, he had sold the pelts for $1.50 each.
In October, 1891, when the wool on the pelts was short he sold his pelts for $1
each, and at that time never since he had been in the business had pelts
brought lees than $1. In November and December, 1891, the pelts sold for $1.25,
and the price held up till after the election of Cleveland. Then it took a
sudden tumble, as the prospect became sure that wool would go on the [tariff]-free
list. During all the fall of 1893 the market was absolutely dead and not an
offer of any kind could be obtained for pelts. In November of that year a buyer
was found and Mr. Winchell succeeded in selling 5,452 pelts for $2,800, which
is a fraction over 51 cents each. That was a tremendous drop, but the market
had not then reached bottom.
That point was arrived at in August of this
year when it looked as though the people, who had four years ago gone wild
after free trade were this year going to go equally mad after free coinage and
elect to the presidency a free trader who would continue the present tariff.
Then a buyer had to be sought for in every direction and could hardly be found.
At last an offer of 35 cents each was obtained and was accepted.
But within a few days buyers have been
looking around for pelts and Mr. Winchell sold his October pelts for 50 cents
each. A certain advance would naturally be expected in October over the price
of the August pelts because the wool is longer and more abundant; still there
would hardly be a difference of 15 cents over the August sales. But leaving the
exact figures entirely out of the question the encouragement comes from the fact
that instead of having to search for a buyer there are now buyers looking for
pelts.
Since Mr. Winchell made his sale for this
month he has had three buyers here all from different directions and all
disappointed to think they were too late for this month's pelts. They all
affirm that they will be on hand in season for the November pelts as Mr. Winchell
declined to contract for a sale a month ahead.
If the decision of next Tuesday shall prove
to be in favor of McKinley, sound money and protection, as is confidently expected,
there is reason to believe that business of all kinds will immediately begin to
pick up all over the country, and that an era of remarkable prosperity will speedily
be entered upon.
BLODGETT
MILLS REPUBLICANS.
A Big
Rally Last Night Addressed by Messrs. Crombie, Mellon and Miller.
The Republicans of Blodgett Mills are alive
to the present political situation and turned out in large numbers last night
to hear the leading questions of the day discussed by Messrs. W. C. Crombie, E.
E. Mellon and N. L. Miller of Cortland. Mr. George S. Sands, who had intended
to make one of the addresses, was unable to attend on account of illness and
Mr. Miller went in his stead. The McGraw Escort club of McGrawville was present
thirty strong and previous to the meeting paraded the principal streets of the
village, headed by its drum corps.
When the meeting in Academy hall was called
to order by David H. Crane, standing room was at a premium. Justice William R.
Biggar was made chairman. Music was furnished by the Standard glee club of
McGrawville. The Republicans in Blodgett Mills are all right on the silver
question and demanded rather, a discussion of the tariff, believing that the
all important question. The speakers were frequently applauded as they clinched
arguments in favor of protection to the American farmer, laboring man and
manufacturer.
Compliments
For Miss Ellis.
Cortland friends of Miss Franc C. Ellis, who
for some time was a teacher in the public schools here and who is now teaching
at Newtown, L. I., will be interested in the following from the Newtown
Register:
The Middle Village public school, District
No. 6, opened this month after the long summer vacation under greatly improved
conditions. The building has been enlarged by 12 1/2 feet on each side affording
ample accommodation for pupils, and it is fitted up with every modern
improvement.
The school is in charge of Miss F. C. Ellis,
a very capable and efficient instructor, and she is assisted by Miss Smeaton
and Miss Graham, both of whom are thoroughly qualified for the position. The
course of study pursued in the school closely follows the Brooklyn system, and
new text books of the latest improved standard have been introduced. The
discipline maintained in the school is admirable, the pupils being of a bright,
intelligent class. Any one visiting the school will receive a cordial welcome,
and visitors cannot help being pleased with the whole appearance of things.
District No. 6 is indeed favored in having
so excellent a school as this. The roll of attendance now stands as follows:
Grammar Dept., Miss F. C. Ellis, 33
Intermediate Dept., Miss Smeaton, 53
Primary Dept., Miss Graham, 73
Total, 159
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| Cortland Opera House on Groton Avenue. |
BREVITIES.
—New advertisements to-day are—Bingham Bros.
& Miller, suits and overcoats, page 8; Warner Rood, "Spider and
Fly," page 5.
—James Dougherty and F. W. Collins address a Democratic meeting at Willet Saturday
night, and Monday night Mr. Collins speaks at Virgil.
—The public will have an opportunity of
inspecting The Kremlin, the new richly furnished hotel on Court-st., this
evening after 7 o'clock. There will be a concert by McDermott's orchestra. The
whole house will be open.
—About twenty-five Cortland Republicans left
at 4:10 this afternoon for Preble to attend the Republican demonstration
to-night, when addresses will be made by Judge A. P. Smith, B. T. Wright and N.
L. Miller.
—All wheelmen who expect to go to Preble
to-night to attend the Republican rally are requested to meet at Republican
headquarters at 6:30 o'clock sharp to receive their uniforms and to be prepared
to start with the others.
—Halloween comes Saturday night and a number
of parties seem to be planned for that evening. Several Halloween parties will
also occur on Friday night. It will be one night ahead, but the participants
will not be afraid of breaking Sunday if they stay past midnight.
—The Normal [School] football team has
played five games so far this season and has scored 104 points, and has had 16
points scored against it. Four more games for this season are scheduled: Oct.
31, Ithaca High school at Ithaca; Nov. 7, Binghamton High school at Cortland;
Nov. 14, Syracuse High school at Syracuse; Nov. 21, Syracuse High school at Cortland.
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