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Cortland
Evening Standard, Thursday, November 19, 1896.
BIG BATTLE IN CUBA.
Cubans
Claim to Have Won an Important Victory.
OCCURRED
IN PINAR DEL RIO.
Scanty
Reports Received From the Island— Rumor Says Weyler Will Return at Once to
Havana. General Luque Was Wounded.
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 19.—Cuban leaders here
have received information that the insurgents have just won, in a conflict with
Weyler, one of the most important battles fought on the island during the war.
The battle was at Pinar del Rio, but no
details are given.
Passengers by the steamer from Havana, which
arrived very late, report that General Luque has been wounded in Pinar del Rio.
A report is current in Havana that Weyler
will return at once to the city. Spanish merchants and others are very
indignant over the report.
New
Warships For Spain.
HAVANA, NOV. 19.—Madrid advices by cable
refer to an official telegram from General Camara, chief of the Spanish naval commission,
now in England.
General Camara reported that he would be in
Glasgow on the 6th to be present at the official trials of the war vessels
Destroyer and Terror and that he wished to hasten work on the Furor.
The above named vessels are of the same type
as the 40 now in the English navy of 6,000 horse power.
In a few days the vessels will be added to
the Spanish navy.
Four more of the same type will be built by
Spain. They will bear the following names: Osado, Audaz, Pluton and Proserpina.
Spain's
New Loan.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.—The following has been
received by cable from official Spanish sources at Madrid: The amount known to
have been subscribed towards the new loan is 592,000,000 pesetas (nearly
$100,000,000). Many of the provinces have yet to report.
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Woman's
Rights Convention.
ROCHESTER, NOV. 19. —A pleasant feature of
the woman's suffrage meeting was the introduction to the convention of Miss
Susan B. Anthony, the champion of woman's rights throughout the United States. The
contention broke into enthusiastic cheering when Miss Anthony made her
appearance.
PROMINENT
LAWYER SENTENCED.
Two Days
In the Penitentiary For Contempt of Court.
SYRACUSE, Nov. 19.—Attorney E. N. Wilson,
one of the most prominent criminal lawyers of this part of the state, has been
sentenced to two days imprisonment in Onondaga penitentiary for contempt of
court.
Attorney Wilson was defending John Marini on
several counts of robbery and grand larceny before County Judge Ross. The court
had had heated disputes with the attorney in a previous trial and a feeling of
enmity existed between the two. Attorney Wilson became involved in a personal
argument with Judge Ross during the trial and the judge claimed that he
insulted the court.
Wilson was ordered to serve his sentence at
the close of the trial. The affair caused a sensation in legal circles.
The defense of the prisoner was opened and during
the opening address by Attorney Wilson certain allegations made by him were
criticized by the court.
Judge Ross finally forced an apology from
the attorney.
Later on, being ordered by the court not to
continue the discussion of a point the attorney had raised, he used the words: "Then
I might just as well get out of this case."
Judge Ross then directed that an order be
entered punishing him for contempt for having made during the trial suggestions
that were contemptuous towards the court and for his not giving heed to the entreaties
and suggestions of the court.
Attorney Wilson will probably apply to one
of the supreme court judges for a writ of habeas corpus.
May Get
In Trouble.
The police frequently appear in unexpected
places. It was so yesterday afternoon when Chief Linderman and Officer Parker
swooped down on a gang of six boys, or young men, ranging in ages from 16 to 26
years, playing seven up in an old icehouse at the rear of Stoker's grocery. The
six were escorted by the officers to the office of [Cortland] Police Justice Mellon and at
first they seemed to regard the affair in the light of a joke, but before they
got away it took a decidedly serious aspect, for they received such a severe reprimand
from the police justice that it is hardly probable they will care to have the
experience repeated. They were allowed to go, but were informed of the results
that would follow should a second offence occur.
In the morning another crowd of six boys
from the First ward were summoned to police headquarters by reason of
complaints that they had been tearing down signs and committing other
depredations. Their case was held open and they can be arrested at any time for
the offence.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Ninth
Day, Wednesday, Nov. 18.
The board returned from its visit to the
Normal school and was called to order by the chairman. All members responded to
the rollcall. The journal of the previous day was read and approved.
Mr. O'Donnell, chairman of the committee on
settling with the district attorney, presented his report which was referred to
the committee on appropriations. The report showed the approval of the bill of
District Attorney Burlingame for salary and expenses amounting to $861.35.
Mr. Tuttle, chairman of the committee on
settling with the county judge and justices, submitted his report, which was
referred to the committee on appropriations.
On motion of Mr. O'Donnell there was levied
on the property in certain road districts in the town of Truxton a tax of
$234.76 to pay for three road machines.
On motion of Mr. Bingham:
Resolved, That the supervisor of the town of Solon be allowed to add to the tax
list the sum of $10.08, the same being a return tax against B. D. Greenman of
1894 by error left from tax list of 1895.
On motion of Mr. Bingham:
Resolved, That the clerk be authorized to add to the town abstract of the town of
Solon the bill of C. D. Wavle, constable fees, $6.45, the same being properly
verified, but not presented to the town board for audit.
Mr. O'Donnell offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the sheriffs compensation for the board of prisoners be the same per
day as during the past year.
By general consent the resolution was left
over until the afternoon session.
On motion of Mr. Holton:
Resolved, That pursuant to Section 134, Chap. 225 laws of 1890, giving the board of
supervisors power to revive the distinction between town and county poor; that
from and after Jan. 1, 1897, each town shall support and maintain its own poor.
An extended discussion of the above resolution
followed, and finally Mr. Lee moved that it be made a special order for
to-morrow at 7:30 P. M. On this motion Mr. Childs
called for the ayes and nays. The clerk proceeded to call the roll, the ballot
resulting as follows:
Ayes—Messrs. Lee, Tuttle, Brown, Surdam,
Hammond, Hunt, DeLong and
Greene—8.
Nays—Messrs. Corning, Smith, Childs, O'Donnell,
Crane—5.
Not Voting—Messrs. Bingham and Holton.
At 12:15 the board adjourned until 1:30 P.
M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board came together at the usual hour.
Mr. DeLong offered the following:
Resolved, That the chair appoint a committee of three to investigate and report to
this board as to whether the public funds can lawfully be used by overseers of
the poor in aiding able-bodied non-residents or tramps.
The question being put, the resolution was
lost.
The chairman announced the following as the
special committee to look up the matter of county buildings for the insane: Messrs.
Corning, Hunt and Smith.
The special order of the day having arrived,
the clerk proceeded to open and read the bids for publishing the journal as
follows:
CORTLAND, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1896.
Mr. A. E. Seymour, Clerk Board of
Supervisors:
DEAR SIR—We will print 3,500 copies of the
proceedings of the board of supervisors for 1896 in accordance with the resolution
adopted by the board for $3.15 per page.
Respectfully yours,
B. B. JONES.
HOMER, N. Y., NOV. 17, 1896.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
GENTLEMEN—We will print 3,500 copies of your
proceedings for 1896 for $3.20 per page. Yours respectful, STEVENS & DANES.
On motion of Mr. Hunt:
Resolved, That the proposal of B. B. Jones to publish the journal at $3.15 per page,
as per specifications, be accepted, and the clerk be authorized to execute a contract
in accordance therewith.
On motion of Mr. Lee:
Resolved, That while I still adhere to the policy of each town supporting its own
poor, believing that it is in the interest of economy to the several towns as
well as the county at large which we believe would very materially decrease the
necessary expenditures for the same, and
WHEREAS, It has come to my knowledge that
certain supervisors desire more time to consider the same, be it therefore
Resolved, That the action of the board in making this a special order for Thursday
be and is hereby rescinded.
On motion of Mr. Hunt the rules were
suspended for the purpose of introducing a resolution. Mr. Hunt offered the
following:
Resolved, That the resolution of Mr. Holton regarding town and county poor be made
a special order for next Monday at 1:30 P. M.
Mr. Childs called for the ayes and nays.
The clerk proceeded to call the roll and the
vote resulted as follows:
Ayes—Messrs. Lee, Surdam, Hunt, Bingham,
DeLong, O'Donnell, Holton and Greene—8.
Nays—Messrs. Corning, Smith, Tuttle, Brown,
Hammond. Childs, Crane—7.
Dr. B. Kinyon of Cincinnatus, a member of a
former board, was present and, on motion of Mr. O'Donnell, he was given the
privileges of the floor.
Mr. Kinyon, responding to the privilege,
expressed his satisfaction at meeting with the board and with those whom he had
been associated on former boards, and his thanks for the courtesy extended to
him.
Mr. Childs offered the following:
Revolved, That this board do now adjourn until 1:30 P. M. next Monday.
The resolution was lost.
The board engaged in committee work during
the remainder of the afternoon.
Tenth Day, Thursday, Nov. 19.
The board convened at 10:30 o'clock this
morning and was called to order by the chairman. All members were present at
rollcall. The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr. Hammond, chairman of the committee on
settling with school and loan commissioners, presented the report of the
committee which was received and ordered on file.
W. H. Foster, county treasurer, presented his
report which was referred to the committee on appropriations.
Mr. Corning, chairman of the committee on
settling with the county treasurer, reported that they had examined the
accounts of the treasurer and had found them all correct. They also found $3,589.45
in cash on hand, and an indebtedness from the town of Cortlandville of $248.52,
and from the town of Solon of $50.18.
On motion of Mr. Smith:
Resolved, That there be levied upon the taxable property in highway districts Nos. 52,
56, 71, 40, 39, 82 and 68 in the town of Cortlandville the sum of $53.61, also
upon the taxable property in districts Nos. 12 and 28 the sum of $28.05, in all
$81.21 for the purpose of making a payment on two road machines, and that the
same be paid to the commissioner of highways.
On motion of Mr. Bingham:
Resolved, That the supervisor of the town of Solon be allowed to add to the abstract
of said town the bill of George Ryan for $15.20, the same being a tax
erroneously assessed to him in 1893, and for $14.16, the same being a tax
erroneously assessed to him in 1894, the property having been paid for with
pension money.
Mr. Childs offered the following:
Resolved, That the resolution passed yesterday making the matter of town and county
poor as presented by Mr. Holton a special older for next Monday at 1:30 P. M.
be reconsidered and that the same be considered at a special session of this
board this evening at 7 o'clock.
Mr. Smith was called to the chair and quite
a little discussion followed upon the above subject.
Mr. Crane resumed the chair.
Mr.
Hunt raised the point of order that Mr. Childs, having voted in the minority on
the former resolution, could not offer the resolution to reconsider.
The chairman decided the point well taken
and the resolution of Mr. Childs not in order.
Mr. O'Donnell, having voted in the majority
on the previous resolution, renewed the resolution offered by Mr. Childs, and
the same was adopted.
The board then engaged in committee work until
the time for adjournment at 12 o'clock noon.
VISITED
THE CITY.
The
Supervisors Took a Pleasure Trip to Syracuse Last Night.
As a rule the sessions of the board of supervisors
consist almost entirely of routine work. To make a diversion this year from the
ordinary course they planned a little pleasure trip to Syracuse last night. The
party numbered sixteen and consisted of Chairman W. H. Crane, Clerk A. E.
Seymour, Supervisors B. R. Corning, R. B. Smith, B. F. Lee, H. Z. Tuttle, J. H.
Brown, F. M. Surdam, J. H. Hammond, H. D. Hunt, E. W. Childs, W. H. DeLong,
John O'Donnell, Jefferson Greene,
Ex-Supervisor B. Kinyon of Cincinnatus and County Treasurer W. H. Foster.
The party went on the 4:43 train yesterday
afternoon and on arrival at the city were met by a committee of the Onondaga
county supervisors, consisting of Supervisors O'Neil, Cadin and Delaney. They
stopped at the St. Cloud hotel and were for two hours shown about the city by
the committee. They visited the county clerk's office, the city hall, the
supervisors' rooms and called on Mayor McGuire. In the evening the members of
the party attended Flynn & Sheridan's Big Sensation Double
show at the Grand opera house, and say they enjoyed it very much.
They returned to Cortland at 10:17 this
morning and began work, with greater zeal than if they had not taken the trip,
for all say that the trip did them good. It may be proper to add that the
expense of the trip was borne by the individual members of the party and was not
a county charge.
BREVITIES.
—One tramp giving his name at Albert Thompson
was a guest a police headquarters last night.
—The Loyal circle of King's Daughters will
meet with Mrs. Bealsey, 11 Blodgett-st., Friday, Nov. 20, at 2:30 P. M.
—Daniels' orchestra played for a private party
at Tully last night, will play at a concert and dance at Freeville tonight and
at the A. O. U. W. entertainment and dance in G. A. R. hall to-morrow night.
—Mr. Frank M. Miller and Miss Anna B.
Bauder, both of Cortland, were married at 9:30 o'clock this morning at the home
of the bride's sister, Mrs. A. L. Chaplin, at Pittsburg, Kan. Mr. and Mrs.
Miller are expected in Cortland next week and will make this their home.
—The management of the Metropolitan opera
house in New York City ask that during the coming season of grand opera ladies
occupying seats in the orchestra will not wear hats during the performance. Wouldn't
it be an excellent plan for Cortland to follow the example?
—Messrs. Thomas F. and Harry Brayton have
received the announcement of the death of their mother, Mrs. Mary Brayton,
formerly of Cortland, who died Nov. 3 at her old home in England at the age of
85 years. The burial occurred on Nov. 7 in Somerleyton churchyard, Lowestoft.
—Two monkeys, confined in the basement of
McGraw hall [Cornell], escaped from their cage yesterday morning. They climbed two
flights of stairs to Professor Wilder's lecture room, walked sedately up the
aisle, and, taking comfortable seats on a table, became attentive listeners to
one of the doctor's lectures on physiology.—Ithaca Journal.
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