PRESIDENT DIAZ'S NARROW ESCAPE AND BORING FOR OIL

Porfirio Diaz.

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, September 17, 1897.

DIAZ'S NARROW ESCAPE.

Murderous Assault Upon the Mexican President.

ASSAILANT PROMPTLY ARRESTED.

Diaz Was on His Way to Review the Troops—City of Mexico Wildly Excited—Cheers For the Great Ruler—No Signs of Fear.

   CITY of MEXICO, Sept. 17.—The attack made on President Diaz as he was proceeding from the palace to the Alameda to distribute medals to the survivors of the war threw the city in a fever of excitement.

   The most reliable version of the affair is that as the president was entering, on foot, the Alameda or Central park of the city, a middle-aged man, armed with a long poinard, jumped forward from the crowd and made an attempt to stab the president.

   He was at once seized by the president's suite and the police and heavily handcuffed. Then, by side streets to avoid publicity, he was taken under a strong guard to the Fourth ward police station.

   The president was walking, as is his custom on Independence day, and was between General Mena, minister of communications, and General Berriozabal, minister of war. General Mena grappled with the would-be assassin.

   The excitement among the foreign colonies is intense, Twenty-five thousand troops marched past the president, surrounded by his cabinet and unmoved by the attempt, and the people hurrahed for Mexico and General Diaz.

   The president escaped entirely uninjured.

   It was the national holiday of the country, being the anniversary of the declaration of independence, and the streets were thronged with people.

   The assailant looks something like an Italian. The attack may be the result of the recent propaganda here against all forms of anarchists.

   One Jose Ventre, from Spain, has just been expelled from the country and sailed two days ago on the Ward line steamer for New York.

   The assailant, Ugnacio Anulfo, an employe [sic] in a notary's office, is a violent character, given to drink and quarrelsome. No weapon was found upon him.

   General Powell Clayton, the United States minister, called upon President

Diaz and offered his congratulations, as did other diplomats and many other prominent persons.

   President Diaz opened congress last evening, reading his semi-annual message covering the period since April.

   Referring to the question of the decline in silver as affecting the finances of Mexico, the president said that it demanded the serious attention of the government. He did not consider the situation as a reason for serious alarm.

MINERS GAIN ASSISTANCE.

American Federation of Labor Espouses Their Cause—Organizing.

   HAZLETON. Pa., Sept 17.—The American Federation of Labor, with a membership of 500,000, has taken up the cause of the Mine Workers in this region. Their organizers are already at work here, and when the organization has been completed a uniform scale will be formulated and presented to the operators.

   There will be no marching or anything in the way of a demonstration and no attempt will be made to bring about sympathetic strike movements. The work of organization is being done by sending agents in twos and threes from mine to mine, and every effort is being made to avoid the appearance of a demonstration.

   A meeting of the committee to arrange for the prosecution of Sheriff Martin and the deputies was held last night. But little information was given out. Funds are coming into them from various labor organizations and it was stated that "the best counsel in the country will be employed."

Sarah Bernhardt Refused.

   LONDON, Sept. 17.—A dispatch from Paris says that Madame Bernhardt wants to play at the Strasburg Statthaltar. The authorities, recalling the fact that a few years ago she refused to play in Berlin and vowed that she would never play in Germany, have declined to grant her permission to play in Strasburg unless she first appears at a German theater, which she refuses to do.

Chinese Oppress Missionaries.

   LYONS, Sept. 17.—Word has been received here that the Catholic missionaries are again suffering severe oppression from the Chinese near Yaoping in the district of Kwang-Tung. The natives have been persecuting the Christians, burning their houses, destroying their crops and putting converts to the torture. The missionaries have requested the French consul to intervene in their behalf.

THE CHINESE ELITE

Sought for Tenants for a New York Apartment House.

   NEW YORK. Sept. 17.—At the junction of Mott and Pell-sts., in the very heart of New York's Chinatown, two six-story apartment houses are to be erected and one of them has been leased by a Chinese merchant who is already advertising for tenants among the Mongolian elite. The evolution of the Celestials from the grimy sub-cellar or tiny attic to a suite of three rooms with running water is remarked wonderingly by all who know how even well-to-do Chinamen cling to poor quarters in order to save rent. The new tenements are said to be demanded by the better class of Mott-st. residents.

James J. Belden.

BELDEN TO LEAVE SYRACUSE.

Rumor That New York is to be His Permanent Home.

   Congressman James J. Belden is reported to have purchased the residence property at 328 Madison-ave., New York City, in the rear of his Manhattan hotel property. It is said that Mr. Belden intends to make New York his permanent home.

   The house is a brownstone elevation of four stories in height, and the purchase price is said to have been $80,000.—Syracuse Courier.

HOSPITAL BALL GAME.

Young Men to Furnish Fun in Aid of a Worthy Object.

   At 2:30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon the ball game will be called at the fair

grounds which will be played in aid of the Cortland hospital. The young men composing the two teams—the Massasoits and the Seminoles—have not played ball in years until they began practicing for this game. But they are all alike in their inexperience and some remarkable plays and exhibitions of base running may be expected. There will be no end of fun, as all the young ladies in town will be out to see the boys hit the sphere. The admission will be only 10 cents and it goes to help the hospital. Be sure to attend.

GOING TO SYRACUSE.

Liveryman T. H. Young Purchased a Large Stable There.

   Liveryman T. H. Young goes to Syracuse to-morrow to complete arrangements for the purchase of a large livery and boarding stable there. He will take possession immediately. The stable is located on Jefferson-st. near the Dixon House, and but a short distance from the D., L. & W. depot.

   With the stable he purchased twenty-eight horses and the stock of harnesses and carriages. This stable is one of the best in the city, and has a large patronage. Mr. Young has for five years conducted the livery at the Cortland House barn and says that, although he has done a flattering business here, he thinks he can see greater possibilities in the larger field. He retains possession of the Cortland House stables until next March when his lease expires, and hopes to sublet it for that time. He takes with him to Syracuse his stock of horses, harnesses and carriages. While Mr. Young has been in business in Cortland, he has made many friends by his honest dealing and correct business principles, who will be sorry to learn that he is to leave.

False Teeth Take Root.

   A Russian druggist has at length solved the problem of supplying us with false teeth which will grow into the gums as firmly as natural ones. The teeth are made of gutta percha, porcelain or metal, as the case may be. At the root of the tooth holes are made, and also in the jaw. The tooth is then placed in the cavity, and in a short time a soft, granulated growth finds its way from the jaw into the holes of the tooth. This growth gradually hardens and holds the tooth in position. It does not matter in the least, according to this enterprising Russian dentist, whether the cavity in which the tooth is placed is one from which a natural tooth has recently been drawn of whether it has been healed for months or even years.—London Figaro.

1873 map of Cortland, N. Y.

TO BORE FOR OIL.

Proposition to Investigate the Ground Beneath Cortland.

   John Johnston of Shinglehouse, Pa., has been in town for a few days trying to interest some of the business men in the plan of sinking a well in this vicinity to learn what may be found in the rock deposit below us and if possible add to the industries of the place. Wells have sunk in several localities not far away and gas has been found in paying quantities. If such a result could be attained here, it is claimed that it would mean a saving of about nine-tenths in the cost of fuel for power for running the factories, and a saving for every one who desired to use it for heating purposes. There are people who have great faith that gas can be found. There are others who believe that salt can be found in paying quantities and they quote the Tully valley and also Ludlowville in Tompkins county.

   At any rate the, project was brought before the board of trade and discussed at its meeting Wednesday night and is being thought over by those who are interested. In these days it seems that in other places the riches of the world seem to be taken from the ground. Gold is found in some places, jewels in others, gas, coal, salt, iron, etc., in others. There may be something under Cortland that will do us good.

Business Change.

   Mr. Ray G. Bliss this morning bought from his father, Mr. D. L. Bliss, the latter's cigar factory and cigar business in this village. The business will be continued at the old place, and Mr. D. L. Bliss will sell his own special brands of cigars on the road. Mr. Ray Bliss has been interested in the factory for the last fifteen years, and has been on the road for nine years, so that he is master both of the manufacturing and marketing of his goods. He will employ not less than ten journeymen at present, and hopes to increase the number. The cigars turned out by the concern have always enjoyed an excellent reputation, which will be carefully sustained and if possible increased.

   The new brand of cigars, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western," which has only recently been put on sale, has proved a most popular one, and gives promise of very large sales.

   The change in the business is made solely to relieve Mr. D. L. Bliss of factory cares, and allow him to give his entire attention to sales on the road.

BREVITIES.

   —The Democratic county convention will be held at Fireman's hall in Cortland on Friday, Oct. 1, at 1 o'clock.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—C. F. Brown. Ready-mixed Spices, page 6; W. J. Perkins, Bargains in Sponges, page 4; T. P. Bristol, Foreign and Domestic Woolens, page 4.

   —A trial term of the county court will begin at the courthouse Sept. 22, and the term promises to be a short one for there are but four trial cases on the calendar, and two issues at law to come up.

   —George Halbert, eldest son of Will Halbert, fired a bullet into the palm of his left hand yesterday with an airgun. This morning chloroform was administered, an incision made and the bullet removed by Dr. Edson.

   —Invitations are out for the wedding of Mr. John DeBarr and Miss L. Edna Roe, which will occur at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Roe, 83 Homer-ave., in Cortland on Tuesday evening, Sept. 28, at 8 o'clock.

   —The car "Florida on Wheels" is at the D., L. & W. station and will be there all day to-morrow, where it can be visited by all who desire to see the products and wonders of that state of the sunny South. It is well worth a visit. The car goes to Marathon Monday and to Groton Tuesday.

   —Some steps are being taken by the Congregational church looking toward the purchase of a lot and the erection of a mission chapel on the east side. Services have been held for several years in the Stevenson block, but the need of a separate building devoted exclusively to church purposes is felt.

   —The Republican county committee named by the Cortland House convention have opened headquarters in the suit of offices in the Schermerhorn building lately occupied by Attorney Edwin Duffey. The executive committee of the county committee will hold a meeting there to-night at 8 o'clock.

   —The Ithaca Street Railway Co. is the defendant in 250 separate actions brought against it by as many different plaintiffs to recover penalties alleged to have been incurred by the company by reason of its charging a ten cent fare to or from the Lehigh Valley railroad station on the hill at East Ithaca.

   —On Saturday of this week the round trip fare from Ithaca to Cayuga on the steamer Frontenac will be only fifty cents. If any Cortland people desire to take advantage of this low rate for a delightful day's sail they can do so by taking the 6:35 [Lehigh Valley] train in the morning. The steamer leaves Ithaca at 8:45 A. M., and returns in time to come home on the last train in the evening. Round trip fare to Ithaca is $1.

E. & C. N. Y. R. R. EXCURSION.

Cortland People May Ride Over the New Road Saturday.

   The Presbyterian Sunday-school of McGrawville has arranged for an excursion from that place on Saturday of this week to Riverside park at Freeville at a round-trip rate of 40 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. The idea is to take a ride over the new railroad and to spend a pleasant afternoon. It has also been arranged that as many Cortland people as may desire to do so can take the same trip at the same rate. They may join the train as it comes from McGrawville or if they want a ride over the new road they can ride to McGrawville and come back with the party at no extra charge. The train will leave the Lehigh Valley station in Cortland for McGrawville at 12:45 P. M., and will back down to McGrawville and start from there at 1:15 P. M. On the return the train will reach Cortland at about 6 o'clock.

HALF RATES TO NIAGARA FALLS

Via Lehigh Valley R. R.—Great Opportunity for a Fine Trip.

   A grand three days' carnival will occur at Niagara Falls on Sept. 23, 24 and 25 on the occasion of the opening ceremonies of the Grand Trunk railroad's new single-arch steel bridge across the Niagara river. For this reason the Lehigh Valley R. R. will sell round-trip tickets from all stations at a single fare. Fare from Cortland $4.15. Tickets on sale for evening trains Sept. 22, and for all trains except Black Diamond express on Sept. 23. Good to return till Sept. 27. A fine opportunity to visit the Falls. For further particulars inquire of all Lehigh Valley ticket agents.