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| Arthur Mayhew strapped into electric chair at Sing Sing, N. Y. |
The
Cortland Democrat, Friday, March 19, 1897.
WEEK'S HAPPENINGS.
PRINClPAL
EVENTS CONDENSED FOR THE BUSY READER.
Mrs. Ruis and Children Call on the
President and Secretary Sherman.
Burglars
in Albany—Progress of the Cretan War.
MARCH 12.—A fire which gutted the Chicago
hotel in Buffalo this afternoon, caused the loss of three lives.
A terrible storm swept through Minnesota,
Dakota, Wisconsin and northern Michigan.
In the latter territory it is the worst known in years. Railroads are tied up
and much stock killed.
It looks to-day as though the Powers were
decided on a compete blockade of the island of Crete and of some of the ports
of Greece. Also to sink any Greek warships which fire on those of the Powers.
Rev. J. E. O. Millington, a Baptist preacher
of Newark N. J., admits to the deacons that he has been leading a double life.
Mrs. Dorothy Dickerson is the woman in
the case and she also makes a confession.
A Herald
special dispatch from Vancouver, B. C., says: Shemizu, Japanese
Consul
General at Hong Kong, who was recently sent as commissioner to inquire into the
uprising in the Philippines, says the rebellion is very serious indeed and ten times
greater than expected at first. It is the general opinion expressed everywhere
in Manila that in the course of time the rebellion will be suppressed
temporarily, but the natives will never be contented under the government of
Spain and will never accept defeat. Into whose hand the ripened apple will fall
none can tell so far ahead.
Owing to the rising of the White River, in
which is the wreck of the Chicago & Nashville
limited of the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad, it is impossible to
recover any of the bodies. It is thought that only four lives were lost.
Mrs. Ruiz, widow of Dr. Ruiz who met his
death at Guanabacoa, Cuba, under suspicious circumstances, called at the White
House at 2:15 o'clock, accompanied by her children. After a short wait they were
shown to the private office of the President,
where they remained for some time. Mrs. Ruis does not speak English, but an
interpreter was present to communicate her story to the President. Mrs. Ruiz
also called at the State Department and met Secretary Sherman. He received the
party in his private office. Mrs. Ruiz expressed her intention of preferring a claim
upon the Spanish Government for indemnity for the killing of her husband.
Secretary
Sherman listened for ten or fifteen minutes to the statements of Mrs. Ruiz and
then without committing himself, suggested that she reduce her statement to
writing and submit it to the department, which might thus use it as a basis for
an investigation.
Arthur Mayhew was electrocuted at Sing Sing
at 11:17 this forenoon. He had to be forced into the chair and died proclaiming
his innocence.
MARCH 13.—States Attorney General Crane of
Texas to-day filed suit against each of the fire insurance companies doing business
in Texas, alleging that they are violating the trust law by entering into
agreement to fix insurance rates. The petition prays that the defendants be
perpetually enjoined from carrying out such agreement, and that the permits to
do business in Texas be cancelled.
Sir Alfred Biliotti. the British consul at
[Canei] has been instructed by his government to have printed, as soon as his
colleagues receive similar instructions, a proclamation announcing the decision
of the Powers to grant autonomy to the island. The proclamation will give no
details of the scheme, but it will declare as a cardinal point that Turkey
shall have nothing whatever to do with the internal affairs of Crete.
MARCH 14.—Burglars made another successful
haul in Albany early this morning at the large grocery store of W. E. Drislane,
and the safe, located in the front of the store but a few feet from the
sidewalk, was blown open and about $1,300 in cash secured. The safe was blown
open by means of an electric battery, which however, was carried away by the
burglars. All their other tools were left behind. The location of the case and
all the circumstances surrounding it makes this the most daring robbery ever
attempted in Albany, and certainly the work of skilled cracksmen.
It is officially announced this afternoon that
the result of the conference of the Powers yesterday is a definite agreement
not to reply to the Greek note, but to issue orders to the foreign admirals to
establish an immediate blockade of Cretan ports, which will probably be in full
operation to-morrow. This agreement is somewhat in the nature of a concession
to Russia and France.
MARCH 15.—Captain Butmad of the steamer
Bowden from Jamaica reports having passed the steamship Laurada on Wednesday
last off Watling's Island, about 200 miles from the Cuban coast. Her name had
been painted out and she was steaming slowly in the direction of the Cuban
coast. A large number of men could be seen on her decks by the Bowden's crew.
Three negroes, who murdered John Barfield
and John R. Turner at Juliett, Fla. on the 3d instant, were lynched there this
morning.
Chester, Pa., is much agitated by the
appearance of John Andersen, a leper, who begged tor money at a number of
houses. He is said to have left his quarters at the County Almshouse last week.
Vice-President Hobart has selected as his
secretary Frederick Evans, Jr., of Newark, N. J., a well-known newspaperman of
his state. Mr. Evans entered upon his duties to-day, succeeding Louis G. Stevenson
a son of ex-Vice President Stevenson. Mr. Evans is a graduate of Princeton in
the class of 86 and has been connected with the New York Tribune and Newark Advertizer.
MARCH 16.—Nearly 3,000 homeless and half
starved persons rescued from the overflowed districts of Eastern Arkansas are
being cared for in Memphis to-day. The refugees are mostly negroes of the
lowest class. The situation to-day is critical. News is expected hourly of
breaks in the levees in either direction and when this happens, as it surely
will, the loss to property and stock will reach into the thousands. The first
loss of life has been reported, a whole family of five negroes having been
drowned at Marion.
The president sent to the senate the
nominations of Colonel John Hay, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador
to Great Britain and of Gen. Horace Porter of New York to be Ambassador to
France.
Colonel Vassos has transferred his
heartquarters to Sphakia, the most mountainous and inaccessible position in the
island. This is held to indicate that Greece is firmly resolved not to recall
her troops, a step which is regarded as impossible in the face of the strong national
feeling.
MARCH 17.—The secretary of the Byron Society
of London has received a telegram from Athens stating that the Sultan, desiring
to preserve peace, has offered to withdraw the Turkish garrison from Crete and
to assign the island to King George to be occupied and administered by Greece,
with a recognition of the imperial suzerainty of the Sultan taking the form of
an annual tribute. The telegram states that these terms are entirely agreeable
to the Hellenic Cabinet, as well as to the Cretan Mohammedans, who prefer
annexation to autonomy.
Grave news has been received in London with
respect to the health of the Kaiser and certain constitutional possibilities
are being discussed.
The so-called anti-cartoon bill, fathered by
Senator Ellsworth, was given a second hearing this afternoon by the Senate
Committee on Codes and, although a majority of the committee have placed
themselves on record as being in favor of the bill, they did not decide to
report it in executive session. It is the general impression that it is the
sense of the committee to amend the bill so as not to make it sweeping in its
effect.
Tom James, one of the notorious James gang
wanted for robbing Panhandle conductor Tim Coughlin at Galveston, was arrested
at Kokomo, Ind. by detective Matt Moore. A brother, Jesse James, escaped. Tom
will be taken to Logansport, and fears are entertained that the gang will try
to rescue him on passing Galveston.
George Mowbray was arrested in New York
today by United States Deputy-Marshal
McMahon, charged with being a Cuban filibuster.
FROM
EVERYWHERE.
A Luzerne county man has patented a bicycle
motor that winds a spring in going down hill which helps push up the next
grade.
Notwithstanding the extraordinary repairs
going on, it is said the Erie Canal will open for business the coming season
early as usual.
The big ocean greyhounds will soon, it is
thought, be equipped with lifeboats harnessed to balloons, so as to be
practically unsinkable.
It is said that about four hundred and fifty
students expect to graduate from Cornell University this year. Eighty of this
number are law students.
Europe has increased its population by 62
per cent within the last 62 years, but in the same time 30,000,000 of its
inhabitants have emigrated to other countries.
The copper mines of the whole world are
being taxed to their utmost to supply the demand for copper wire and the other
apparatus used in the application of electricity.
An agent of the Massachusetts Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals daily parades the streets of Boston this
winter bearing the banner: "Please Blanket Your Horses."
The Cuban tobacco yield the past year has
been 75,000 bales, instead of 500,000 bales, the yield the year before. The
sugar crop has been reduced to one-fourth of its former size and will be
smaller the coming year.
New
Board of Education.
The members of the Board of Education in
[Cortland County] district No 1 met Monday evening. This was the first meeting
since the election of four new members. The board is now composed of the
following gentlemen: Geo. L. Warren, Geo. J. Mager, Jas A. Jayne, L. F.
Stillman, F. D. Smith, Chas. F. Brown, A. A. Carley, N. J. Peck and William E.
Wood.
L. F. Stillman was elected president of the
board and superintendent of schools. F. E. Smith was made clerk.
Among other business it was decided to close
all village schools during the week of the teachers' institute which is to be
held here next month.
United
Again.
Frances Palmer swore out a warrant before
Justice Kelley last week Wednesday, charging her husband William C. Palmer who
runs the popcorn stand on the Savings bank corner with abandonment. Constable
Bowker was given the warrant, but Palmer could not be found. Monday he
voluntarily appeared before the justice, also the complainant, but as no
charges were then preferred and each seemed satisfied, so the court allowed
them to depart. They may now be found hand-in-hand at the popcorn stand during
business hours.
Annual
Report of the President of the King's
Daughters.
The Loyal Circle of King's Daughters and its
work have been brought to the attention of the public several times during the
past year. Every time a call has been made, the response has been prompt and
generous. To each and all, individuals, schools and organizations, we extend
our thanks for past favors and bespeak future cooperation.
During the year 1896 the hard times,
scarcity of labor and small wages have caused much want and suffering in our
village, which we as a circle have tried to relieve. Some, who in past years
have helped us, have this year been helped by us.
The local charity work has been managed by
Mrs. Lyman Jones, who has been unceasing in her efforts to supply all needs brought
to her attention and has given her time and strength to the work. Though we as
a circle are unable to recompense her, we heartily appreciate her efforts.
Under her supervision there have been out during the year 2,300 articles of
clothing besides large quantities of groceries and provisions. We have been
called upon to furnish supplies for all sorts and conditions of men, from the
new born to the aged. We have clothed the dead for burial and supplied suitable
clothing for those who mourn. There is a law compelling children to attend
school, but unfortunately it does not say where they are to obtain the
necessary clothing. The King's Daughters have done a great work along this line
aided by information furnished by the truant officer and teachers.
One young
man, with limited financial resources, was found to be pursuing his studies at
the Normal school in an almost starving condition. He was supplied with food
for over half a term by members and friends of our circle. Many other instances
might be cited fully as important as this one.
Though the winter is now drawing to a close,
we have constant demands upon our resources which need some replenishing. If
any of our friends have garments which they can spare, they will please leave
them with Mrs. Jones, 50 North Main-st.
The superintendent of employment, Mrs. Rindge,
reports having supplied fifty-seven girls with places [work]. Also through this
department, some men, women and children have obtained work.
The superintendent of hospital work Mrs.
Hyatt, has given full and frequent reports in our meetings of progress at the hospital.
These two great works were closely allied at the beginning and still keep in
touch with each other.
Our time has been occupied in more urgent
lines that we have not undertaken much in a social and literary way, though we
hope this year to do more in those directions.
It is now time for the payment of the annual
dues of ten cents. There are some of our members who, for various reasons are
unable to be with us in person, but are with us in spirit. All such may retain their
membership by paying this year's dues. We most cordially invite all ladies
interested in the work to join our circle. New names may be presented at any
meeting by any member. Our regular meetings occur on the second and fourth Friday
of each month.
During the past year two of our number have
been called to their Heavenly home. Mrs. F. J. Cheney died March 31, 1896. For two years she was our president and those
who labored with her still feel the sweet influence of her life and labors. Mrs.
H. L. Bronson, whose death occurred Dec. 31, 1896, was for many years a
faithful and active King's Daughter, though more recently other duties had
occupied her time. We mourn the loss of these two members and shall miss them
in our circle, but our Heavenly Father knoweth best and we are laboring
"in His Name."
Respectfully submitted,
LOTTIE L. McKINNEY, president.
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| Cortland Opera House. |
Warm [maple] sugar "eats" are now
in full blast.
Druggist C. F. Brown has a seasonable tonic
for sale. See his new advertisement.
W. J. Perkins is having a sale of castile
soap at the City drug store. See his new advertisement.
Liveryman Young has a number of fine horses
for sale at his stable. They came from Buffalo.
Groceryman H. B. Hubbard describes his fresh
stock of seed in a change of advertisement this week.
The teachers' institute, to be held at the Normal
during the week of April 26, will be in charge of Conductor A. C. McLachlin.
Our assemblyman, F. P. Saunders, has had the
unusual distinction of being appointed by Speaker O'Grady as a member of the
assembly judiciary committee.
A party of about seventy-five people enjoyed
a dance in C. A. A. hall Tuesday evening
to the music of Daniels orchestra. Kittrick served refreshments at his café on
Railroad-st.
Optician L. W. Aldrich will vacate his
present quarters in the Graham building on April 1 and may thereafter be found
at No. 29 Groton-ave., the second house beyond the opera house.
Charles A. Gardner, the German singing comedian
and a strong company, pleased a good audience last night with an up-to-date
version of "Karl, the Peddler."
The Temperance Rally and the ninety-third
anniversary of Neal Dow will be held in the W. C. T. U. rooms Saturday evening,
March 30, 1897, at 7:30 P. M. A general invitation is extended to all.
Those who miss seeing the performance of the
"Prodigal Son'' at the opera house next Monday night will miss what is claimed
to be the finest piece of acting ever seen on the Cortland stage. The orchestra
plays throughout the production and the music is especially beautiful.
Mrs. Elisabeth Fleming, mother of Mail
Carrier Charles Fleming of this place, was so badly burned last week Thursday
that she died the next morning from the effects. She was alone in her room at
her boarding place in Horseheads, N. Y., and her clothing caught fire from a
lamp.
An appeal has been taken to the appellate division
of the Supreme Court in the case of Theodore L. Corwin against Isaac Edgcomb
and Thankful A. Price as executors of the will of Roswell M. Price. The case
was tried at the trial term of Supreme Court recently held here and the jury
gave a verdict of no cause of action.
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