SERIOUS CHARGES AND THE BASEBALL TEAM SIGNED

Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, May 5, 1897.

SERIOUS CHARGES.

One Girl Sent to the House of Refuge—A Girl and Woman Under Arrest.

   Maggie Carpenter was yesterday afternoon sentenced by Police Justice Mellon to the Western House of Refuge at Albion for five years on the charge of being a frequenter of an alleged disorderly house on Schermerhorn-st. [Grace Street] kept by Mrs. Ann Hunt. She is in jail awaiting the arrival of an officer from that institution.

   Nellie Martin is also in jail on the charge of violating section 887 of the criminal code relating to vagrants. Her case comes up at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Mrs. Hunt was arrested this morning by Chief Linderman charged with violating section 322 of the penal code relating to disorderly or bawdy houses. She pleaded not guilty to the charge and gave bail. Her case has been set down for Monday at 2 o'clock P. M.

THE TEAM SIGNED.

Some Excellent Players, Who Will Represent Cortland This Year.

   The directors of the Cortland Baseball association have about completed the organization of the team for the coming season. They have for the past ten days been negotiating with players from all parts of the country, and lovers of baseball in Cortland may be assured that the town will be represented by a first-class lot of players this year. In the pitcher's box the team will be particularly strong. The outfield will be one of the strongest in the state outside the major leagues. A deal was consummated with the Scranton Eastern league team, by which Cortland is to have two of that team's pitchers and a catcher for four months, commencing May 12.

   The team as now organized is as follows: Berger, of last year's Scranton team for catcher, pitchers, Fallon of this year's Scranton team and Yerkes, who pitched In the New England league last year, and has been with Scranton this season. Gorman of last year's Canandaigua and Seneca Falls teams will cover second base. The shortstop's territory will be looked after by Persse of last year's Johnstown team. Nugent, who played with Oxford and Norwich last year, and who is well known in Cortland, will guard third base in his usual perfect style. In his familiar manner Kanaley, who was with Auburn last year, will look after the territory in left field.

   Ketchum, the only Cortland man on the team, who seldom makes an error, will be in center field, and the right field will be covered alternately by the pitchers.

   There are several applicants for first base, but no decision has yet been reached, but it is now probable that Townsend of last year's Oxford team, or Lovelock, who caught for Cortland last year, will be signed for that position.

   It is probable that the management of the team will be placed in the hands of Catcher Berger, the directors retaining control of the finances. The players will report for practice May 12, and the first game will be played Saturday, May 15, with some strong team.

   A committee will visit the fair grounds this afternoon with a view of arranging for improvements in the diamond and the grandstand. An addition will be made to the grandstand, and bleachers will be erected east of the diamond. Two games will be played May 31 with Sayre, Pa.

PARIS IN MOURNING.

Scenes of Horror Everywhere—Rescue Proceeding Slowly.

   PARIS, May 5.—The terrible fire at the Grand Bazaar de Charite has thrown the French capital into mourning. The conflagration is believed to have caused the loss of upwards of 200 lives. As this dispatch is sent early Wednesday morning, 111 charred corpses have been recovered, together with twelve portions of bodies whose identity may never be established.

   Since 3 o'clock this morning crowds of people have been flocking to the Palais de l'lndustrie, where many of the bodies and a large number of the injured were taken. At 6 o'clock a detachment of the Guarde Republicain relieved the detachment of infantry which had been on duty all night about the scene of the catastrophe.

   The search for the dead continues in the ruins. Quantities of coins, watches, rings, necklaces and bracelets have been picked up in the charred mass of burned wood and mud forming the foundation of the debris. So soon as the bodies are claimed by the anxious relatives and others who are searching for the missing they are placed in carriages held in waiting and are taken away.

   Among articles picked up in the ruins was a ring inscribed "Ferdinand d'Orleans-Sophie de Baviere," the names of the Duke and Duchess d'Alencon, doubtless the betrothal ring of her highness, the Duchess d'Alencon. A silver watch, attached to a gold brooch, was also recognized as the property of the duchess. The body of the duchess, however has not been found. The houses in the vicinity of the scene of the disaster are being carefully searched in the hope that the duchess is only injured and is being tended at some private residence.

   Up to daybreak the Due d'Alencon refused to quit the scene and only went home after daybreak because he was physically incapable of further exertion.

   The president also dispatched orderly officers everywhere to inquire into the condition of the injured, and, hearing that a number of the latter had been taken to the Hospital Beaujon, the president at 10 o'clock proceeded there to console them. In the courtyard of the hospital President Faure met the surgeons who were attending the injured and thanked them for their devotion. Mme. Florez, the wife of the Spanish consul, expired just as President Faure reached her bedside.

   An extraordinary cabinet meeting will be held this evening as a result of the fire.

Turks Repulsed In Velestino.

   VOLO, May 5.—The Turkish forces made a fierce attack to-day on the Greek troops at Velestino. The Turks were repulsed with heavy losses on both sides. Fighting is proceeding between the opposing armies at two other points.

James Wilson.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

Secretary Wilson's Butter Scheme.

   Professor James Wilson, United States secretary of agriculture, says he means the scientific experts in his department shall work for the farmer and not for the admiration of other scientific gentlemen. One of the first things he is going to do is, if possible, to work up a trade with Great Britain in American butter.

   A grain broker who sat next Mr. Wilson at dinner one evening happened to speak of the American corn he shipped to Denmark. Professor Wilson asked what the Danes did with the corn. He was told that they fed the American corn to their cows and then shipped butter at a good profit to England.

   Professor Wilson decided that if Denmark could buy American corn to feed cows with and then make a profit in England on the butter thereby produced, American creamery men could ship butter produced at home from American corn and send it also to Great Britain and make still more profit. He directed one of his assistants to buy several hundred pounds of the best American creamery butter, pack it very carefully, and ship it to London and sell it. Part of the butter was to be packed in 60 pound tubs, in the American way, part in square boxes in Australian style and the rest in tight tin cans. This was to ascertain what style of package the English liked best. The agent was directed to be particularly careful that the flavor, salting and color were of the best.

   The order is now being filled. Secretary Wilson is of opinion that our best creamery butter is equal to any in the world, even the Danish, as indeed it is. He wishes to find by experiment just what the British and Europeans want in butter and then prepare an article which will fill the demand. In this way he will extend appreciably the market for American dairy products. Such science as this is the kind that the agricultural department is paid for engaging in, exactly.

   It may be remarked incidentally that the conscienceless American scoundrels who have been shipping butterine and divers vile compounds to Europe under the name of American butter have about ruined the reputation of our dairy products there. If Professor Wilson shall succeed in rebuilding it, he will confer a great benefit on his country.

   ◘ With a population of 350,000 the Central American republic of Honduras has more politics to the square inch than even some of the states in our own Union. At least every three years there is a revolution or an attempt at revolution. The present disturbance is a revolt of the Conservative party against the rule of the Liberal party, the one now in power with President Bonilla at its head. Honduras is one of the three countries composing the Greater Republic of Central America. Perhaps the two other and more stable states of the confederation may be able to hold Honduras level in the present crisis.

   ◘ The cause of arbitration is gaining steadily even in South America, that region of political convulsion. It is certainly owing to the influence of the United States that this is the case. This country looks on with satisfaction when Brazil and French Guiana follow the example of Venezuela and Great Britain and agree to settle their boundary dispute by arbitration. It was probably in deference to French wishes that the president of the Swiss republic was chosen as arbitrator instead of the president of the United States.

   ◘ For sisters in the same confederation a queer feeling seems to exist between Sweden and Norway, as is shown by the petition of the Norwegian tanners to their storthing. They ask that it impose a heavy duty on leather to protect them from goods imported from Sweden and America. Instead of giving his services to arbitrate disputes between foreign countries King Oscar of Sweden and Norway would have enough to do to arbitrate between two quarrelsome states of his own kingdom.

AT THE TIOUGHNIOGA CLUB.

Members Delighted With Music by Bistolfi's New York Trio.

   The members of the Tioughnioga club who happened to be at the club rooms last night were listeners to music, the like of which they had never heard before. The music was furnished by Bistolfi's New York Trio, which came here from Ithaca yesterday with a letter of introduction from a prominent club man of that city. The members of the trio play a variety of instruments, and every one who heard them cannot say enough in their praise. One of the gentlemen plays a harp and guitar, and is also a fine whistler. Another plays the mandolin, banjo and castanets, while the third is an excellent violinist. The different combinations of these instruments make the most delightful music, and their selections are from the very best composers. The music is not of the character usually played by a traveling musical organization.

   A party of Lehigh Valley railroad officials, who stopped over night in Cortland on a tour of inspection, having been to Camden, were guests of the club, and were highly delighted with the music. After the entertainment at the club, the musicians were invited to the private car of the railroad officials at the Lehigh Valley station, and there delightfully entertained them. The officials on the trip were General Superintendent R. H. Wilber, H. D. Titus, superintendent of the Auburn division, General Roadmaster Richard Caffrey, E. P. Swart, roadmaster of the Auburn division, and Superintendent O. O. Esser of the Pennsylvania division.

Party at Virgil.

   W. H. Hall, proprietor of the Virgil hotel, will give a Decoration day party at that hotel on Friday evening, May 28, to which all are cordially invited. Fine music will be furnished by Palmer & Davis' full orchestra. Proprietor Hall has earned an excellent reputation for the popularity of his parties and this party will be up to the usual high standard. The full bill will be $1.50.

BREVITIES.

   —The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Tioughnioga club will be held at the parlors of the club this evening at 8 o'clock.

   —The regular monthly business meeting of the Boys' branch of the Y. M. C. A. will be held at 7:30 to-night in the association parlor. A full attendance is desired.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—H. G. Stone, Bargains, page 8; Dey Bros. & Co., Special Sale, page 7; Palmer & Co., Good Butter, page 4; H. B. Hubbard, Cheese, page 5.

   —Dennis F. Cronin has closed his liquor store In the Graham building on Port Watson-st. and has moved his fixtures away for storage. He has not yet decided as to future plans.

   —At the meeting of the O. U. A. M. Monday night eight new candidates were initiated, and two members were reinstated. Applications are received at every meeting, and practically the council has been tripled since February.

   —The report of the proceedings of the village trustees yesterday in regard to the matter of police should have read that Trustee Nodecker said that Officer Gooding should be dismissed from the force, instead of Officer Parker as stated. Officer Parker's name was not mentioned in the meeting.

   —The Empire Social club will hold its fifth annual May party in Empire hall to-morrow night. McDermott's orchestra will furnish music. The committee of arrangements consists of Messrs. M. V. Lane, Thomas Allen, John Grant and Thomas Drake, and the committee is J. H. Ryan and Thomas Farrell.

    —Prof. L. J. Higgins has just completed life size crayon portraits of Judge

S. S. Knox and Mr. George L. Warren and they are now on exhibition in the show window of F. E. Brogden's drug store. It is understood that similar portraits are to be made for all the members of the Masonic fraternity. Prof. Higgins has also made a portrait of Mr. F. M. Quick. as the first one of a series for Vesta lodge, I. O. O. F.

McGRAWVILLE.

Crisp Local Happenings at the Corset City.

   Mr. and Mrs. Will McUmber are the proud possessors of a daughter born Tuesday.

   Miss Winifred Amile Smith has accepted the position as professor of elocution and physical culture in the Birmingham college for young ladies at Birmingham, Ala. The school will open Sept. 1, 1897.

   Messrs. Miles Peck and P. J. Wadsworth of Cortland were in town Tuesday.

   The pedestrians did not take their sunrise walk Tuesday morning on account of the rain. If the weather permits they will meet at the corset factory at 5 o'clock Thursday morning.

   Mrs. C. T. Phillips is quite sick.

   Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Berggren and children of West Hoboken, N. J., are in town on account of the death of Mrs. Berggren's grandfather, Mr. Alphronus Phillips.

   Mrs. J. J. Cowles has been confined to the house for several days by Illness.

   Mrs. Wright has moved to Cortland, where she will make her home with her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Gazlay.

   Davin Griffin and family are moving into rooms in the Wallace Goodell house on South-st.

   The lightning on Monday burnt out the transformer at the Presbyterian

manse and entered the house, burning out the connecting fuses in ten of the incandescent lights.

   Mr. and Mrs. Allen Davenport are moving to Cortland, where he is employed.

   The Ponies are expecting to go to Homer next Saturday to play the second game of ball with that club.

   Among the numerous May baskets which were hung by fairy hands on Monday evening was one left at the Presbyterian manse, the contents of which was intended to tickle the palate as well as to please the eye.

   The following letters remain uncalled for at the McGrawville postoffice May 4, 1897: Mrs. James Wright, Fred Wolcel. Persons calling for above please say "advertised." M. C. BEAN., P. M.

   A. E. Seymour, attorney for Stillman Holden, sold Tuesday morning the house and lot of Mrs. Mary E. Lytle on mortgage foreclosure proceedings. The amount due with interest and costs was $551.07 and the property was purchased by Mr. Holden for $550.

   The funeral services of the late Alphronus Phillips were held at his late residence Tuesday afternoon. Rev. J. J. Cowles took for his text two verses which the deceased had often repeated in his last days, I Cor.xv:20, 21—"If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept." Rev. W. P. Garrett offered prayer and the Presbyterian choir furnished appropriate music. A large number of his friends were present to pay their last sad respects.