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| Klondike Gold Rush, the Scales. |
Cortland
Evening Standard, Thursday, July 22, 1897.
GOLD BY
THE GALLON.
Klondike Miner Had Five Five-Gallon Cans
Full.
RICHEST STRIKE IN MANY YEARS.
B. W.
Shaw of Seattle Writes from the New Gold Fields and Says That $50,000 Will Be
Taken Out During the Next Year—No Limit to Supply.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 22.—B. W. Shaw,
formerly a well known insurance man of this city, has written a letter to a
business man here in which he states frankly he does not expect to be believed.
"This is a great mining strike",
says Shaw, "probably the greatest on the American continent or in the
world. Gold has not been found in great paying quantities except on two creeks
covered by about 200 claims.
"Some of the pay streaks are nearly all
gold. One thousand dollars to the pan is not an uncommon thing and as high as
100 ounces have been taken out in a single pan. It is not unusual to see men
coming in with all the gold dust they can carry.
"You would not believe me when I tell
you that I went into one cabin and counted five 5-gallon oil cans full of gold
dust, but it is a fact. It is the result of the work of two men during the
winter and the dump is not more than half worked out.
"There has been about $2,000,000 in
dust taken out so far in the district. At a low estimate I believe there will
be $50,000,000 taken out during the next year."
Headed
for the Gold Fields.
SEATTLE, July 22.—Today at noon the
steamship Portland left Seattle for St. Michael's with her passenger accommodations
taxes to the limit and with a full cargo of provisions.
On the Portland were the second party of fortune
hunters to leave for the Klondike since the news of the big finds were brought
in by the Portland last Sunday.
Large
Arrival of Gold Dust.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.—The steamer
Umatilla, which arrived from Puget Sound ports, brought down almost $200,000
worth of Alaskan gold, of which $136,700 was in gold dust from Seattle,
consigned to Wells, Fargo & Co.
FOREST
PRESERVE BOARD.
At a
Meeting They Decide to Purchase Two Thousand Acres.
ALBANY, July 22.—The forest preserve board
held an all-day meeting and considered propositions that have been made for the
sale of more acres of forest land than the board has dollars to pay for.
The members of the board have recently spent
10 days in the woods, personally inspecting the land which has been offered for
sale, and as such a great quantity of land has been offered they are in a
position to dicker for favorable prices and pick whatever land is most
favorable.
An offer has been received of 70,000 acres
of land in the Moose river tract, which is claimed to be virgin forests,
without reservation of any kind, at a price the board considers very favorable
and has ordered an inspection of the tract by one of its special inspectors.
About 18,000 acres on the Black river
watershed, Herkimer county, half of which is said to be unlumbered, is also
offered for sale, and the board has ordered a special inspection of this tract.
It was decided to purchase about 2,000 acres
at $1.50 an acre in Hamilton and Herkimer counties.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
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The new gold discoveries in the
North may not add to the gayety of nations, but it makes
trouble for the philologists. The difficulty is to know how to spell the name
of the region which has suddenly become famous. There appears to be no rule
governing the matter, and therefore it is a go-as-you-please. Klondike, Clondike,
Klondyke and Clondyke are the principal variations. As the simplest way is always
the best, Klondike seems most likely to find favor.
TO AID
THE MINERS.
Mt. Olive
Business Men Raising Funds for Their Relief.
ST. LOUIS, July 22.—A special from Mt.
Olive, Ill., says: The business men of this city are taking steps to aid the
[coal] miners in their efforts to secure better wages. Funds have been raised
and a committee appointed by Mayor Fuchs will distribute the money where most needed.
A delegation of one hundred miners left here for Coffeen where they will assist
other delegates in getting the Coffeen men to join the [strike] movement.
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| Cortland State Normal School. |
Selected
as the New Kindergarten Teacher at the Normal School.
There was a meeting this morning of the
teachers' committee of the local board of the [Cortland] Normal school which at
the last session of the board was given authority to act in the selection of a new
teacher to found and have charge of the kindergarten department to be
established at the opening of school in September. The committee had before it
a large number of applications, many of whom were very highly recommended, and
several of the applicants appeared in person. After a careful consideration of
the qualifications of all, the committee decided that Miss Lillie Huntington
Stone of Utica was the best suited to the undertaking of the work required for
the establishment of a kindergarten department under the conditions surrounding
the school, and Miss Stone was recommended to the superintendent of public instruction
for appointment.
Miss Stone is a sister of Rev. John T. Stone,
pastor of the Presbyterian church of Cortland. She is a graduate of the Albany
High school, of Abbott academy, Andover, Mass., and of the Chauncey Hall
Kindergarten school of Boston, which is under the supervision of Miss Lucy
Wheelock, one of the foremost kindergartners of America, if not of the world.
Miss Wheelock wrote to Dr. Cheney: "Miss
Stone without doubt possesses all the qualifications which we could possibly desire
for the position and we give her our unqualified recommendation."
Miss Stone has had four years of practical experience,
two of these at the
Friends'
school at Wilmington, Del., where she had charge of the kindergarten and
training school, and the other two years in the Utica public schools.
Principal Isaac T. Johnson of the Friends'
school writes to Dr. Cheney: "Miss Stone gave entire satisfaction here.
She is painstaking in her work, attractive in her manner and has the necessary tact
in the management of children. She was successful in directing the work in theory
and practice for our training class, showing that she herself thoroughly understood
the work to be done. Her pupils hold good positions and are successful
kindergartners."
The size of the kindergarten class which is
about to be established will have to be limited so far as the number of
children is concerned. It is now expected that twenty-four children will be
admitted. The local board will be glad to receive the names, including street
and number, of any parents who have children from 4 to 6 years old that they
would like to have enter this department. A list of the names will be prepared,
and at the proper time, if there are more than can be accommodated in the
class, the twenty-four will be drawn out by lot. This, the board has concluded,
will be the fairest method of giving an equal opportunity to every person who
would like to have his children admitted to the class. No tuition will be
charged in this department. Address all communications to the [Normal School]
principal. Dr. F. J. Cheney, Cortland, N. Y.
DELIGHTFULLY
ENTERTAINED
In Honor
of Guests at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Wickwire.
Mr. Charles C. Wickwire delightfully entertained
a company of invited guests last evening at the pleasant home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Wickwire on Tompkins-st., in honor of his cousins, Misses
Mary Noxon Sanders and Ethel Sanders, and friend, Miss Gould, of New York.
The evening was passed very enjoyably by all
concerned and was spent in dancing, music being furnished by McDermott's
Orchestra. Delicious refreshments were served. The guests aside from the young
ladies in whose honor the party was given were Misses Pauline Pope of New York,
Mary R. Mahan, Bessie Benedict, Jane Humes, Mabel Brewer, Mabel Fitzgerald,
Grace Dunbar and Jennie Putman, and Messrs. Earl Newton, Alexis Mahan, Charles
S. Mead, William H. McGraw, Harry Wickwire, Charles P. Dunbar, William T. Yale,
Louis Hulbert, G. Harry Garrison and Walter E. Stockwell.
REFEREE'S
FINDING APPROVED.
Mrs.
Jennie Rockwell to Get an Absolute Divorce from Her Husband.
An order approving the report of Robert Townsend
as referee was signed by Justice
Lawrence in the supreme court to-day. The report found that Mrs. Jennie R.
Rockwell is entitled to a decree of absolute divorce from Clark Rockwell.
The Rockwells were married in October, 1894.
The plaintiff charged that her husband had been guilty of statutory offences.
Rockwell denied his wife's charges and filed a counter suit charging her with
infidelity.
Justice Lawrence confirmed the referee's finding
that there was no foundation for the charges against Mrs. Rockwell. Mrs.
Rockwell is authorized by the decree to resume her maiden name of Jennie Fish.—New
York Evening Sun.
Miss Fish formerly lived in Cincinnatus, and
is now at the home of her parents in that town.
BREVITIES.
—The regular conclave of Portland
commandery, No. 50, K. T., will be held at the asylum Friday evening at 8
o'clock.
—Mr. Ephraim
E. Price received word this morning that the wife of his brother, George Price,
died yesterday at Sioux Falls, S. D.
—Band concert and free dancing at the park
to-night. Music by Cortland City band for the former and by McDermott's full
orchestra for the latter.
—About thirty Cortland Odd Fellows go to Spafford
Saturday to witness the public installation of the new officers of Spafford
lodge that evening.
—The funeral of Mrs. Martin Gates will be
held at 1 o'clock P. M. to-morrow from her late residence, 194 Railroad-st.
Burial will be made at Homer.
—Services will not be held in Grace church the
next two Sundays during the absence of the rector. They will be resumed the
second Sunday in August.
—The regular meeting of James H. Kellogg
camp. No. 48, S. O. V., will be held to-morrow night, and important business
should call out a full attendance.
—The Dryden Herald this week devotes five
columns to a report of the address of Judge J. E. Eggleston at the centennial celebration
in that town two weeks ago.
—Marathon on Tuesday voted in favor of waterworks
to be put in by the village at a sum not to exceed $28,000. The vote stood
sixty-eight for and fifty-three against.
—At the meeting of Grover post, No. 98, G. A.
R., last night, twenty veterans expressed their intentions of attending the
National G. A. R. encampment at Buffalo the last week in August.
—Flowers, fruit and delicacies for the sick
from the Second ward for the King's Daughters may be left with Mrs. Jenkins, 5o
Madison-st., or Mrs. A. M. Johnson, 25
Lincoln-ave., on Friday, July 23.
—The A. O. H. have made arrangements to
secure to-morrow from the St.
Lawrence
valley special bulletins in regard to the prospect of the weather on Saturday.
The report will be published in The STANDARD to-morrow afternoon.
—Rev. Henry M. Parsons, D. D., of Toronto,
who is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. John T. Stone, will conduct a Bible
reading at the Presbyterian chapel to-night in place of the regular
prayer-meeting.
His
subject will be "The Holy Spirit."
—While a farmer's team was standing in front
of the grocery of H. B. Hubbard this morning, one of the horses in fighting flies
got one foot over the tongue and fell on its side. The team had to be separated
from the wagon before the horse could get up. Neither horse was injured and not
a strap was broken.
—Three people at the residence of George
Lormor near Dryden were poisoned Monday by eating mushrooms, which they
supposed were of the edible variety. Dr. Montgomery was called and administered
proper antidotes. Mrs. Lormor was most sick of all, but at present all three
are doing well.
HOMER.
Gleanings
of News From Our Twin Village.
HOMER, July 22.—Miss Cora Keefe, who has
been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Keefe on South Main-st. for the past week,
has returned to her home in Locke, accompanied by Miss Louise Kingsbury.
Miss Florence Weaver, and Miss Kate Bean are
visiting at the home of Miss Louise McConnell in Scott.
A car on the excursion train leaving Cortland
on Saturday morning for Thousand Islands will be reserved for Homer people.
This is a very delightful and inexpensive trip, the fare being but $2.75. Those
who wish to do so can remain at the Islands for five days by paying the
additional sum of $1.50, the regular excursion train returning Saturday night.
Mr. Pearley Keefe is spending some time at
Skaneateles lake.
William A. Shirley w a s in Preble to perform
official duties yesterday.
Mrs. Dr. T. C. Pomeroy, who resides with her
daughter, Mrs. Anna C. Shumway, on the corner of Fulton and Grove-sts., had the
misfortune to fall the entire length of the stairs in the home on Wednesday night.
The house was dark and she thought herself to be entering a storeroom when she
made the misstep and fell. Dr. Frank H. Green was called and found no bones broken,
but her head and body were badly bruised and she was very weak from the concussion.
Mr. E. C. Ercanbrack, proprietor of the Preble
hotel, formerly of Homer, has sued his wife for a divorce. E. I. Edgcomb of
Syracuse has been employed as his attorney.
Mr. Walter C. Wills has returned from a
vacation of two weeks at Thousand Islands.
Mr. Charles L. Kellogg is at Carpenter's Point,
Skaneateles lake, to-day.
Mr. John Bacon of Rochester is visiting his
mother on James-st.
The house of Mr. I. N. Chollar on Water-st.
was burglarized yesterday while the occupants were away on the picnic to Tully.
Mr. Arthur Dixon, who boards with Mr. Chollar, was relieved of several valuable
articles in the line of jewelry. No money was taken.
The Baptist picnic at Assembly park [at Tully
Lake] yesterday was a great success in every particular. The excursionists left
on the 10:06 train to which tour extra coaches had been attached and returned
by the 6 o'clock train. Dinner was served on the tables on the ground and the
children amused themselves by the various diversions afforded by the place.
The members of the Sunday-school of Calvary
church which was to have its picnic on the Raymond grounds at Little York
to-day postponed the excursion until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock on account
of the wet weather.
Mr. Harold, who sprained his ankle while riding
a horse three weeks ago, was out to-day for the first time.
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