MANY BURGLARIES!
OFFICERS
HAD SEVERAL EXPERIENCES WITH THEM.
A Dozen
Houses Entered—The Hauls Were Small, Mostly Watches—Three Men in Custody Who May be Part of the Gang.
The papers have contained accounts of burglaries
in almost every town along the route of the Forepaugh & Sells Bros. circus.
The thieves were in Cortland on the day of show and although they did not carry
away much cash they have many watches, some quite valuable. Houses were entered
while people were out seeing the parade and drawers and closets were broken
open and in some places the edge of the carpets were torn up. Entrance was
usually made by the use of skeleton keys. Strangers were seen leaving some houses
by rear doors and in one house the lady went round to a side door after the
parade and as she came through to the front of the house a man was just
leaving.
Working on these descriptions and those
furnished by the circus people, Constable G. F. Jones of Homer was on the
lookout. He saw three men eating in the lunch room of Mrs. Johnson in Homer
Wednesday evening who answered the description. Stationing a man at the front
door he went to a side door and as he did so one of them drew a revolver and
ordered him to keep out. The officer jumped aside and drew his own weapon. The
man ran out and up James-st., several shots being fired by each, and by a pal
who followed Jones.
The man was captured and taken before
Justice Kingsbury who remanded him to jail and set the examination for Thursday
at 11 A. M. The man had given the name of John Brown, but at the examination acknowledged
it was assumed. He plead not guilty to the charge of assaulting an officer by
shooting at him and asked that the case be adjourned to 10 A. M. Saturday, saying
he could get bail and counsel from Syracuse. By request of the officers and in
the absence of the district attorney Police Justice Mellon was present at the examination
of Brown and another suspect who gave the name of John Burt and who was charged
with vagrancy. He plead guilty and was sentenced to fifteen days in jail.
Sheriff Hilsinger, who was also on the
lookout, arrested a man Wednesday and he is now held as a witness in the
proceedings which will probably be instituted against these two men.
Officer Gooding was notified from the power
house Wednesday evening that several suspicious men were under the Traction
Co.'s coal trestle. He started for there and when his uniform showed up in the
light from the windows the men scattered and ran. He called to them and fired
several shots. One man with a bundle fell. He was probably hit by a shot but his
friends assisted him away. They went into the river and across to the woods.
In case the men under arrest prove guilty
much credit will be due Cortland county officers for catching thieves who have
done much stealing and heretofore escaped.
The
Usual Crowds—A Splendid Show— Everybody Pleased.
Wednesday the great Forepaugh & Sells
Brothers circus was here. For several hours before daylight people were
arriving in town and town's people were turning out in order to see it all. And
it was well worth seeing. The street pageant was especially fine. It included
upwards of 150 people and over 250 horses beside the display of animals, bands,
etc. Of the show itself too much cannot be said. There are many new and novel
features and the clowns play an important part in a somewhat different style
than formerly. The day was very pleasant and the crowds in town were immense,
and everybody went to the show.
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| William H. Clark. |
TWO
COUNTY CONVENTIONS AND TWO FULL TICKETS NOMINATED.
The "Organization"
in Full Control of the First Convention, and the
Slate
Goes Through—Saunders for Assembly, Overton for Sheriff. McVean for County
Clerk, Thomas H. Dowd for District Attorney—Cuyler, Cincinnatus and Marathon Withdraw.
The day for holding the Republican county
convention came at last, as all things come to those who wait, and with it the
brightest of skies and a golden autumn sun. The political sky, however, was not
clear. In fact, the clouds which overhung the convention city of Cortland were
dark and threatening, the air was hot and sultry, and an occasional rumbling sound
was heard which presaged the coming storm. Hot as was the day the convention
was still hotter, and the anxious and expectant crowd of Republicans which pressed
through the doors of the convention hall, when opened at about 1 o'clock, expecting
something but hardly knowing what, were not disappointed nor were they kept
long in waiting. Previous to the gathering of the convention, we understand, the
chairman of the county committee had refused to call a meeting of the committee,
for the purpose of selecting or agreeing upon a chairman to preside at the
convention as has been the custom heretofore. The hall had been very conveniently
arranged for the convention by the janitor of the Athletic association, seats for
the different delegations having been placed in the center of the hall and
directly in front of the platform, each row of six chairs having the name of a
town displayed on a standard. On the platform, tables had also been placed for
the officers of the convention and the press representatives.
At 1:30 o'clock A. S. Brown, chairman of the
county committee, mounted the platform and rapping loudly with a historic gavel
proceeded to call the waiting convention to [disorder]. Before the winning tones
of the chairman of the county committee had died away on the heated air, as
with pleading accent he said, "gentlemen you will please come to
order," Daniel Tanner of Harford and Thomas E. Courtney of Cortland, as a
substitute on the Cuyler delegation, were both on their feet seeking
recognition. The chair recognized Mr. Tanner, who moved the election of W. T.
Bushby of Cortland as chairman of the convention, and Mr. Courtney [failing] of
recognition by the chair, addressing the convention moved the election of Geo. P.
Squires of Marathon as chairman, as the gentleman selected by such members of
the county committee as had conferred on the subject.
Both motions were put, both declared
carried, both Mr. Bushby and Mr. Squires mounted the platform, and pandemonium
reigned supreme. Few more exciting political scenes have ever been witnessed in
Cortland than marked the opening of the Republican county convention of Monday.
The ominous calm of the morning was now followed by the breaking of the storm
in all its violence. The heated and sultry air had a sulphureous tinge [sic], and
for a few moments it looked as if this convention of Republican statesmen was
about to be turned into a Donnybrook fair, but our trusty sheriff was there, and
from his point of vantage on a balcony chair a constable of the town, watched
with eagle eye the temper of the crowd below. As the turmoil subsided, in some
degree both factions proceeded to perfect their organizations and John Crofoot
of Preble was made secretary, and S. D. Ames of Scott teller of the
organization faction; and John Waters of Cuyler secretary, and J. H. Murray of
Cincinnatus teller of the opposing faction, and both sets of officers were duly
sworn in. A motion was made that the credentials of delegates be presented, and
the credentials of both factions were handed up and received by their
respective organizations.
At this time Horace L. Bronson made an effort
to bring order out of chaos, by making a motion that the roll of delegates be
called, and that as their names were called each delegate should announce his
choice for chairman of the convention. The result of the roll call was that 63
delegates voted for Bushby and 3 for Squires, Cincinnatus, Cuyler, Freetown and
Marathon refusing to respond to their names when called. Mr. Bronson then moved
that the election of Mr. Bushby be declared unanimous, and the motion
prevailed. Mr. Bronson followed up his motion with a most touching plea for
harmony, with a cry for peace, when there was no peace and was finally
interrupted by Mr. Courtney who proceeded to address the convention, as well as
he could in the confusion, stating the grounds on which his faction claimed a
majority in the convention, and most graphically depicting the method of fraud
which obtained in various caucuses in different towns, and the scenes of
drunkenness and disorder which were witnessed in the caucus of Cortlandville.
Mr. Courtney was continually interrupted with cries of "sit down" and
"put him out" and finally moved the adjournment of the convention
until 3:30 o'clock which was declared carried by his faction, and Mr. Squires
with the secretary and teller of that organization left the platform and
started to leave the hall, followed by the Cuyler delegation.
At this critical juncture Attorney Nathan L.
Miller threw himself into the breach, and delivered himself of the effort of
his life. With the hand nearest his heart extended towards the retreating forms
of his Republican brethren he entreated them to return, to consider well the
step they were taking before it was too late, to think of the wide gap in their
ranks which an open bolt would make, and through which a triumphant democracy
might march to victory. His matchless eloquence, however, was in vain, and as
one after another of the delegates passed through the door of hope his dulcet
tones seemed to change, and an ominous ring in his tones was noticeable as with
telling effect he declared "but if they are bound to go, we say let them
go." It was at this time that about two inches of the handle of the knife
up his right coat sleeve was caught sight of just for an instant.
Space
will not permit us to dwell, in detail, on the many incidents marked both by
pathos and fire, and we must confine the record to the business of the
convention. Attorney B. T. Wright was recognized by chairman Bushby, who after speaking
most feelingly of his love for and devotion to the Republican party, offered a
resolution calculated to govern the calling of caucuses and conventions in the
future. The preamble, which set forth the fraud and irregularities claimed for
the caucuses of this year, was rejected and the resolution alone was passed on
the motion of H. L Bronson. Mr. Wright was frequently interrupted during his
speech and was not allowed to finish what he wished to say in introducing the resolution.
Mr. Wright then moved that the convention adjourn for one week, to give the
opposition an opportunity to present proofs of fraud in the election of
delegates, but the motion did not receive a second. On motion of A. E. Seymour,
Henry Tuttle of Freetown was elected as a second secretary and D. E. Morris of Solon,
as another teller. Mr. Tuttle refused to act and Daniel Tanner of Harford was
elected in his place. On motion of T. H. Dowd the roll was then called to determine
who intended to take part in the further proceedings of the convention.
At this time the magnanimity of the
organization was displayed by allowing Wm. H. Clark, holding a substitution on
the Cortland delegation, to address the convention and offer a resolution. Mr.
Clark said in substance that he had been highly gratified and pleased with the
action of the convention in passing the resolution offered by Mr. Wright, he
therefore offered the following, which was a resolution in regard to enrollment
of Republicans in district associations. After reading and offering the
resolution, Mr. Clark said that he did not desire to take up the time of the convention,
but wished to say that he had no respect for a man who was fairly beaten and
then went out and kicked, and this sentiment was loudly applauded by the organization,
but there was an entire absence of applause from either faction when Mr. Clark
added, that neither had he any respect for a man who felt that he had been
beaten unfairly in the primaries that did not enter a vigorous protest.
Mr. Clark's resolution was referred to a committee
of six to report next January. Mr. Miller then moved that the delegates from Cuyler,
Cincinnatus and Marathon be allowed to take part in the proceedings of the
convention, but the towns named refused to respond to the roll call.
On motion of Mr. Miller the convention proceeded
to an informal ballot for Member of Assembly. Sixty-nine ballots were cast,
every one of which were for Frank P. Saunders, and a motion to declare the ballot
formal was carried and Mr. Saunders was declared nominated. Mr. Saunders was
escorted to the platform by a committee, and briefly expressed his appreciation
of the honor conferred. Proceeding in the regular order of business Aaron Overton
was nominated for sheriff; Charles P. McVean of Willet for county clerk; Thomas
H. Dowd of Cortland for district attorney and Miles G. Frisbie of Scott for superintendent
of the poor; Drs. M. R. Smith, W. J. Moore and J. E. Leonard were nominated for
coroners.
After the appointing of a committee on the
resolution introduced by Mr. Clark, and the delegations had handed in their
nominations for members of the county committee, the convention adjourned.
The
Independent Republican Convention.
The independent Republicans, who did not
feel like submitting to the methods which have been employed in the election of
delegates to the county convention, nor to the arbitrary rulings of that body,
met at the Cortland House immediately after the adjournment of the first
convention, where they proceeded to nominate a full county ticket and to name a
county committee.
The ticket
nominated by the Independent Republicans is as follows:
Member of Assembly, Henry Howes of Cuyler;
Sheriff, A. E. Brainard of Freetown; County Clerk, H. T. Bushnell of Cortland;
District Attorney, J. H. Murray of Cincinnatus; Superintendent of the Poor, J.
C. Atwater of Homer. For Coroners, Dr. M. L. Halbert and Dr. J. E. Leonard.
The gentlemen who took part in the second
convention are all gentlemen of the highest standing in the Republican party,
who believe that they are contending for purity in politics and that their
action was fully justified, we have therefore referred to them as independent
Republicans instead of bolters, and we notice that even though our esteemed
contemporary, the Standard, puts the organization ticket at the head of
the editorial column, as might have been expected, they also print the
nominations of the independents in another column and most discretely refrain
from speaking of them as bolters.
PAGE
FOUR—EDITORIALS.
The
Republican Machine Ticket.
In our news columns on the first page may be
found a full and accurate, although slightly embellished, report of the
Republican county convention held in Cortland on Monday. The
"machine" was in full control, and although it could not be made to
operate without some friction, it accomplished the work for which it was
constructed and the product was as perfect a sample of a machine made ticket as
the most exacting political boss could ask for. The programme, as previously
arranged, was by the arbitrary methods of machine politics carried through, and
the "slate" emerged from the confusion of the convention without a
flaw. Those who have read the news items in the DEMOCRAT from the various towns
of the county, have some knowledge of the methods which have been employed by
the organization in the Republican primaries, of the shameless use of money and
reckless exercise of power in thwarting the will of the people.
An English paper, in commenting on American
politics recently said: "Politics is so rotten that it stinks. Every one
knows, and no one cares." It remains to be seen whether this can be truthfully
said of the citizens of Cortland county. We are glad to be able to say that it
is not true of all, whether of a majority or not, for there were Republicans
who refused to bow the neck to the organization yoke. Protest and warning from the
best element of the party had been alike unheeded, and the inevitable result followed.
The split came, two conventions were held, two tickets were nominated and it is
yet to be shown at the polls whether they propose to make the protest against
machine rule effectual. It remains to be seen whether the affairs of Cortland county
shall be in the control of the bosses, by the bosses and for the bosses,
or whether the people still have rights which they propose to exercise.
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The Citizens' Union has
nominated Seth Low, President of Columbia University, for Mayor of Greater New
York, and this act of the Citizens' Union has been considered hasty by our
Republican friends in Greater New York and caused them no little anxiety. The
New York Press, however, hastens to
reassure them and says: "Mr. Thomas C. Platt, who is the absolute master
of the Republican organization of New York, will decide what the Republicans
will do regarding Mr. Low." Happy New York Republicans, they need give no
anxious thought for the morrow, for their master careth for them and is looking
after every detail of the work and every interest of the party. All they will
have to do is to vote—as he tells them.
TOWN OF TAYLOR.
TAYLOR, N. Y., Sept. 7.—B. H. Jordan is home
from Buffalo for a few weeks' stay.
Jay Sergent visited DeRuyter relatives
Sunday.
C. S. Brooks is building a silo. George
Allen is doing the work.
H. R. Faint and wife visited her sister at
Texas Valley Saturday.
Myron Brooks and wife of Syracuse spent
Sunday with his mother here.
DeLong's factory received 18 cents per pound
for their butter last week.
Henry Leiber and Clarence Lansdown were in
Smyrna last Thursday on business.
Carl Allen and Frank Sturtevant started for
Syracuse Monday morning, to visit relatives.
James Welsh of New York is visiting his
grand-daughter, Mrs. F. E. Jordan, this week.
James Lotridge and family of Eaton visited
his sister, Mrs. Darius Fisk in this place last week.
Our boys played ball with the Pitcher nine
on Maine's flat, Friday P. M. Score, 7 to 10 in favor of Pitcher.
C. S. Brooks and Eugene Shufelt with their
wives spent Thursday and Friday at McDonough, enjoying a day or two of rest.
Frank Saunders and O. P. Miner of Cortland,
and George Lee and Arva Peak of Cuyler, were on hand Saturday to help run the
Republican caucus.
Mrs. Adeline Heath of Cortland has sold her
farm here consisting of 217 acres of land, to Harry Wells of Cortland, so we
understand. Consideration $2,500.
Hon. Oscar Potter of Salem, S. D., who has
been visiting his sister and other relatives and old army comrades here and in this
vicinity, started for his western home Monday morning.
There was not quite the usual attendance at
Wight's annual picnic last Wednesday, but those who did attend appeared to enjoy
the day's outing. The day was an ideal one for a picnic.
In our item last week concerning the burning
of Boyd's barn, there were a few inaccuracies, so we understand. The building
was insured for $1,000 instead of $2,000. The company paid Mr. Boyd $700 in
settlement of his loss. The smokestack had the screen on, and not off as at first
reported.
The G. O. P held their caucus Saturday afternoon
and it appeared to be a free-for-all caucus in which Republicans and Democrats
were both allowed to participate. The Saunders faction commenced the business
of inducing Democrats to vote. It is said to offset this, the Howes' faction did
the same. The Saunders faction carried the caucus, however, by a vote of 73 to
63. The Saunders faction had men riding over the town for days before the
caucus. We hear it bruited that Howe's men were offered a goodly sum of money
to stay at home, by these agents, and that others were amply rewarded for their
support. As to its truth, we do not know anything about it. To an outsider, it
looks as though the Saunders men rode down their opponents with a ruthlessness
that has few equals in the political history of this town. The defeated parties
say the end is not yet and that a day of retribution will come sooner or later,
but from their talk it looks as though it would come about the second day of
November if the Democrats put up a good man.
NEIGHBORING
COUNTIES.
CHENANGO—The home of Alva Bamford at
Earlvllle was robbed of $40 by tramps recently in broad daylight.
The hoboes, who have been the pest of
Norwich people for the past few weeks, are rapidly leaving that locality.
The Chenango Co. jail at Norwich has been
condemned by W. J. Mantanye, vice-president of the State prison commission.
Six hundred and ninety-six bushels of oats
from 13 1/2 acres of land, is the record of Ray Beardsley, one of Greene's
young and enterprising farmers. "Who hollers now?"—Greene American.
A huge crane was presented to the Hub
restaurant in Norwich yesterday by Lou Kinney of that place. The bird is steel gray
in color and measures five feet, ten inches from wing tip to wing tip.
The Parmelee Drug company of this place is
overrun with orders at the present time. They are working overtime and say it
is impossible for them to keep up with the orders that the agents are sending in.
The large cow barn on the Minor farm,
located one mile and a half north of Oxford village, was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday morning, Aug. 25, together with many tons of hay and grain and two car
loads of feed. It is thought it was the work of tramps as many had stayed in the
barn over night.
MADISON—Potato blight is appearing in
different parts of the county.
Oneida has a lady physician, Dr. Lavinia R.
Davis of Syracuse having opened an office there.
Sheriff Carpenter has offered a reward of
$25 for the apprehension of Charles Ronno, the slick young man who sawed his
way out of the Morrisville jail last week.
Marvin & Casler of Canastota,
manufacturers of the [PDF download] biograph, that has had such a long run in New York and
other cities, are making 250 [movie] machines to go to London, Eng.
The stockholders of the Oneida Co-operative
have been notified by the directors to attend a meeting at which it will be
asked of them to vote another assessment of 25 per cent on the par value of the
stock.
Owing to the competition of an outside company
the Central New York Telephone and Telegraph Company has reduced its rates for
local telephone service in both Oneida and Canastota. The new rate is $12 a
year for houses and $24 a year for business places.
TOMPKINS.—The Ithaca Gun works are reported
as prospering nicely.
The Trumansburg Farmers' Club is again
holding meetings.
The Patrons' Fire Relief Association of
Tompkins county, have so far this year sustained no loss.
The ladies of the North Lansing Baptist
church and society will hold a peach festival at Grange Hall, Friday evening,
September 17th.
High up, in a crevice in a maple tree
opposite Henry Huckvale's residence on Church street, Groton, a sunflower has
grown and blossomed.
1400 bushels of plums were shipped from the
Lake Ridge station on Tuesday, August 31. The shipments from that station now
average about 1000 bushels per day.
A reunion of relatives took place at the
home of Mrs. Erastua Shaw on Sunday, August 29. About thirty took dinner at the
old farm, four miles east of Groton village
The handsome steel steamer, "Laura A.
Darragh," which ran on Cayuga lake in 1894 and '95, and last year on Seneca
lake, will be taken to the Hudson river and sold, it is stated
The Ithaca News says: "It is reported that
a movement is on foot to start a bicycle factory in this place, to manufacture the
wooden framed wheel on which Lyman Ferguson has just procured a patent.
Clarence Hollister of Five Corners stepped
into the picker of his thresher and had a new pair of shoes torn off his feet last
week. No serious injury was sustained and he expects soon to be about as usual.
Hotel Atwood after Oct. 1st, will be under the
management of the proprietor, F. R. Atwood, who informs us that he has arranged
with competent people to take charge of the house. A number of changes will be
made of which we will have more to say next week.
James Lawson says he intends to butcher the
Renwick Beach bear "Rastus," this fall. "Rastus" is
seventeen months old and fat as butter. She (for the bear is a female
notwithstanding her masculine appellation) is a playful and docile animal and
if her owner's plan to convert her into meat is carried out, the Beach will
have lost the chief attraction in its menagerie.—Ithaca Journal.
HERE AND THERE.
Mrs. Arthur Webb will open her private
school for children next Monday.
Druggist W. J. Perkins of the City drug
store has a new advertisement this week.
H. C. Hemingway is now conducting a
candy store in the south store of the Graham building.
The public schools opened Tuesday and the
Normal Wednesday, both with very large attendance.
T. S. Mourin has opened a butter and general
produce store in the Squires building, No. 5 Tompkins-st.
The quarterly meeting of the County Medical
society was in progress in the supervisors' rooms when we went to press yesterday
afternoon.
Hon William Sulzer delivered the address on
Labor Day at Renwick Beach,
Ithaca. The
different labor organizations paraded on the principal streets in the forenoon.
The "Loyal Circle" of King's Daughters
will meet with Mrs. W. G. McKinney, Church street, Friday, Sept. 10, 1897, at
2:30 P. M. A large attendance is particularly requested.
B. R. Knapp of East River took first prize
at the State fair on an exhibit of Jersey butter, scoring 98 out of a possible 100
points. The two lacking points were on flavor, he having 43 out of a possible
45.
The Central New York Telephone and Telegraph
Company in Oneida have reduced their annual rental for telephones in residences
to $12 and the price in business places has been reduced to $24.
Simmons & Grant are having a great clearance
sale in clothing. Every piece of the Whiteson stock will be sold at less than
half price, almost your own price. They want it out of the way to make room for
new goods.
A Diana bicycle, number 2,014, was taken
from the porch at No. 66 Tompkins-st. Saturday night. It was a maroon lady's
wheel with fancy mud guards and a reward is offered for information leading to
its recovery.
The two pieces of Amoskeag gingham spoken of
last week as found in the hay in a barn on the Milne lot have been identified by
F. R Willey of Freeville. They are part of the goods stolen from a Lehigh Valley
car which were consigned to Mr. Willey.
On Friday evening, Sept. 17th, Harriet Tubman,
a colored lady over one hundred years of age, who was a Union spy during the
Rebellion, will lecture at the First M. E. church on incidents of the war for
the benefit of the colored mission in Cortland.
The case of Daniel Thompson, colored, who
was arrested Wednesday evening for disturbing a religious service, came up
before Justice Mellon yesterday afternoon. He plead not guilty and after taking
some evidence the case was adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
A. R. Choules, who has been employed keeper
in Latham's hardware store at Norwich, left on August 30 to seek his fortune at
the Klondike gold fields. Mr. Choules is a good carpenter as well as an expert
accountant and his services in the far north will be invaluable.
Burglers, on a small scale and apart from
the circus gang, have lately been operating in and around Cortland. In many
instances they have effected an entrance and made small hauls and in others
they have left their marks but evidently been frightened away, sometimes being seen
leaving.
The Moravia Natural Gas and Fuel company has
organized and is incorporated. The officers are: John Andrews, president; D. C.
Allis, vice-president; Joseph Parker, secretary and treasurer. Operations will
be begun at once on lands owned by President Andrews just north the village.—Moravia
Valley Register.
The repairs and rebuilding which have lately
been in progress at the Woman's Riverside home, No. 240 Port Watson-st., are
nearly completed and the home will soon be ready for occupancy under the management
of Mrs. E. M. Moore. It will be run as a home for all needy women, young and
old, and occupants will have a first-class home at a very nominal cost.
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