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| "Little Egypt." |
Cortland
Evening Standard, Wednesday, January 13, 1897.
LITTLE EGYPT
TALKS.
Star Performer of Seeley's Dinner Testifies.
PROVES A
STAR WITNESS ALSO.
She
Reiterates the Scandalous Charges Made by Her Concerning the Dances
She Was
Engaged to Give at the Now Famous Dinner.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—When the trial of Captain
Chapman for the Seeley raid was resumed, James J. Armstrong, a theatrical agent,
was called to the stand. He said Phipps, the other agent, told him he wanted
"something hot" for the Seeley dinner and that he wanted girls to
expose their persons in dances.
Armstrong said he told Phipps he knew of
none who would do that except "Little Egypt"
and gave him her address.
Captain Chapman was the next witness. He
told of Agent Moore giving him information regarding the character of the performance
to be given at Sherry's, and he then detailed the circumstances of the raid. He
found Cora Routt indecently exposed in her dressing room with four men present.
He told Cora Routt she ought to be ashamed of herself and she then gave him a
tongue lashing. Mr. Harper said he would like to take a fall out of him if he
were not a police captain.
"Little Egypt" took the stand. She
gave her name as Ashea Wabe. She was engaged by Phipps to dance at Sherry's.
"What did he say to you?" asked
Mr. Hart.
"He said he wanted me to do a little Egyptian
pose on a pedestal in the 'altogether' as a slave with shackles. He also said
he wanted me to do a little dance at the encore and do what was proper for art."
"Did he engage you for anything
else?"
"The Oriental dance and the pose, you know
what I mean by the Oriental? The head, the arms and a little this way," indicating
a little wiggling of the body.
"How were you dressed?"
Here Little Egypt rose from her seat and pointed
to her waist in explanation of the depth of waist worn; stockings to the knees
and thin gauze where the " little part of my leg was."
"It was impossible to see through the gauze;
only my little leg," added Little Egypt,
"could be seen; that's all, not very much."
"Did you have any agreement with Mr. Phipps
as to what you had to do in the encore?"
The witness repeated her former answer in
regard to the ''pedestal" and "for the sake of
art.
"Did you pose in the 'Altogether?'
"
Colonel James interposed with an objection, and
before a ruling was obtained Little
Egypt broke in by saying: "Me no pose."
"Was it because of the arrival of
Captain Chapman that you were prevented from posing as you had agreed in the
'Altogether?' "
Colonel James objected, but the witness
said: "I think so," before Colonel Grant decided.
"Were you taken up stairs in Sherry's that
night?"
"Oh, yes."
"By whom?"
"I think one of them was Mr. Sherry's son
and a guest. They carried me up really, and brought me wine and they say 'trouble,
trouble with the police.' "
"Did you come down off the stage that night
and dance for the members?"
"Oh, yes, me pose to each of them and
they take me that way" (indicating that they had placed their arms around
her).
Colonel James in rebuttal called William B.
Farmer, a musician.
Witness said that he was engaged to play at
the dinner and reached Sherry's about 9 o'clock in the evening.
He said that Little Egypt was but a few minutes
on the stage and then descended and danced among the guests.
"She came close to me and I noticed that
she wore fleshings under her gauze dress," said the witness, who described
in detail the costume worn by Little Egypt.
"Her hands were bare and I could not
see her person, though I looked carefully," replied the witness in
response to Colonel James' question.
William Rush, a banjo player was then called.
His testimony did not differ in the main from that of the preceding witness.
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| Nikola Tesla. |
BUFFALO
POWER BANQUET.
Celebration
of the Advent of Niagara Falls Electric Power.
BUFFALO, Jan. 13.—The celebration of the
advent of electric power into Buffalo took place last evening in the spacious banquet
hall of the Ellicott club. It took the form of a banquet, attended by about 300
gentlemen, half a hundred of whom were distinguished guests from out of town.
With the exception of Thomas A. Edison, practically all the famous electricians
of the country were present.
Aside from these, many capitalists interested
in the power company and kindred schemes were present.
The guests sat down to dinner about 8 o'clock
and did not rise until midnight. The tables
were handsomely decorated and ingeniously arranged. Beside the plate of each
guest was a handsome souvenir menu card, enclosed in an aluminum cover, with
the name of the guest engraved thereon. The aluminum was made by the Pittsburg
Reduction company of Niagara Falls, the first concern in the world to use for
commercial purposes the power generated by the cataract.
Francis
Lynde Stetson, president of the Cataract Power and Conduit company, under whose
auspices the dinner was given, acted as toastmaster and spoke for ''Our
Company.'' Other toasts were "Welcome to Buffalo," Mayor Edgar B. Jewett;
''The Empire State," Comptroller James A. Roberts; ''Electricity,"
Nikola Tesla; "The City of Buffalo," Charles W. Goodyear; "Water
Power," Charles A. Pillsbury.
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| Main Street, Cortland. Photo in 1899 Grip's Historical Souvenir of Cortland. |
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Paving
Main-st.
With the coming of spring, work ought to be
begun in paving Main-st. All who see the handsome [brick] pavement on
Railroad-st., and the disgraceful condition of Main-st. are pretty well agreed
on this point. And it is also the general sentiment that the pavement should
extend at least from East Main-st. to the Lehigh Valley railroad track.
Engineer Landreth has made an approximate estimate of the cost of doing the
work in similar manner to that on Railroad-st., and his figures are as follows:
Intersections, paid by village, $12,515.80
1/3 of remainder,
paid by village, 17,665.93
Total paid by village, $30,181.73
Less Traction Co., paving 12,000.00
Net cost on village, $18,181.73
Assessed on abutting property, $35,331.91
Assessed on abutting property, per foot
front, 3.92
Total cost, abutting property, $35,331.94
Village 30,181.73
Total cost, $65,513.67
All that is necessary is to get the assent of
the requisite number of property owners along the street in order to insure the
beginning of the work as soon as the season opens, and these consents, or
requests, cannot be obtained too soon. Under our present paving provisions,
every property owner has ten years in which to pay the cost of his one-third of
the work opposite his property, with interest at only 4 per cent per annum.
This provision makes the burden comparatively light, and opens the way for public
spirited citizens who might find payment in three years, or even five years,
too burdensome for them to assume.
Who will start the petition for paving Main-st?
LEHIGH
VALLEY RAILROAD.
Report of
the Operations of the Road During the Past Year.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.—The directors of the
Lehigh Valley railroad yesterday formally approved the report of the operations
of the company for the fiscal year ending Nov. 30, 1896, and it will be
presented to the stockholders at their annual meeting on Tuesday next.
According to the report the company had a fairly good year and earned a surplus
sufficient to have paid a dividend of about 1 per cent to the stockholders.
The Lehigh Valley Coal company, whose bonds
are guaranteed by the railroad company, was not so fortunate however, owing to
the dullness in the coal trade, and its expenses consumed the surplus earned by
the railroad company. There was an increase in both the freight and passenger
traffic and for the first time in the history of the company the tonnage
mileage of miscellaneous freights exceeded that of anthracite and bituminous
coal and coke. The total tonnage for the year was 18,875,368 tons, an increase
of 516,181 tons over the previous year.
The number of passengers carried was 5,020,864,
an increase of 272,827. The transportation earnings amounted to $19,514,660, an
increase over 1895 of $950,206. Operating expenses were $14,583,657, an
increase of $555,205. The net earnings $5,124,682 show an increase of
$466,005.The surplus, after deducting fixed and other charges is $419,762, a
decrease of $193,082 as compared with 1895.
In Justice's
Court.
In the case of Theodore Galusha against W.
A. Shirley, both of Homer, for damages alleged in the sale of a horse to
collect a school tax, Justice Dowd has rendered judgment amounting to $44.50.
The case of Brown against Albot was held
open.
The case of the town of Cortlandville against
Hub Johnson was tried before Justice Dowd this morning. The town was
represented by Attorney E. C. Alger and Johnson appeared in person. It was
alleged that Johnson had thrown a quantity of ashes in the ditch on the south side
of the road east of the Port Watson bridge, and that this had interfered with
the drainage of the road. Mr. Johnson admitted having put the ashes there, but
contended that the drainage was not interfered with. He said that he put them there
for the purpose of a crossing. Judgment was rendered for $5 and costs.
BREVITIES.
—All the clothing stores will hereafter
close at 6 o'clock, except Saturdays, until further notice.
—The
installation of officers of the Union Veteran legion will take place in G. A. R.
hall on Thursday evening.
—Copies of
the supervisors' journal for 1896 can now be obtained at the First National
bank by any who may desire them.
—New
advertisements to-day are—C. F. Brown, Stop That Whooping Cough, page 6;
McKinney & Doubleday,
Fine Art Goods, page 4.
—A life size portrait of E. S. Burrows, last
year's president of the C. A. A., has just been hung in the club's parlor in Taylor
hall block.
—Orrin Stevens has rented his farm west of
the village to John Osbeck and has moved his family to Cortland.
—A special communication of Cortlandville
lodge, No. 470, F. and A. M., is called for Friday afternoon, Jan. 15, at 1:45
o'clock to attend the funeral of Dr. Asa J. White.
—Before Justice Kelley this morning the case
of William Wilson against Henry E. Wilson was adjourned to Jan. 20. This is an
action to recover for fruit trees, shrubs, etc.
—All members of Grover post, No. 98, G. A. R.,
are requested to meet at the post room on Friday at 1 o'clock to attend in a
body the funeral of their late comrade, Dr. A. J. White.
—Through the courtesy of Health Officer W. J. Moore we are
able to publish to-day a complete list of the births and deaths which have
occurred in Cortland village during the past year. They are found upon the
seventh page.
HOMER.
Gleanings
of News From Our Twin Village.
HOMER, Jan. 13.—On Friday afternoon and
evening and all day Saturday of this week Prof. Gold Eagle, the cowboy paper
king, will give a series of unique entertainments at the pharmacy of C. A.
Skinner & Co. in the Keator block. Wherever Prof. Gold Eagle has appeared,
he has attracted crowds whom he has amazed by his marvelous skill in producing
all sorts of beautiful things from paper, including ornamental and artistic
articles which he cuts without the use of scissors or knife. The professor will
present each patron of the drug store making purchases during his exhibition
with an appropriate souvenir of the occasion.
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| A. P. Smith. |
East Virgil, Jan. 11.—Most of
the community know that Hon. A. P. Smith went abroad last summer and all know
what an entertaining speaker he is and now all will hear with delight the news
that he has said he would come and tell us of his adventures on foreign shores.
The occasion has been set for Friday evening, Jan. 22, at the church in East
Virgil under the direction of the L. A. S. All are invited not only in our own
neighborhood but in adjoining districts. The judge will make you feel it is an
evening well spent. DOROTHY.
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