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| Surgeon General Walter Wyman. |
TO STOP THE PLAGUE.
Government
Will Assist in Preventing the Spread off Yellow Fever.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—The general government
will render all assistance in its power to check the spread of yellow fever.
This will be done mainly through the agency
of the Marine hospital service. Dr. Walter Wyman, head of the bureau, has returned to the city and assumed active charge
in directing the work of assisting the state officials of Mississippi in their
efforts to confine the disease to the locality where it appears to have
started.
Dr. Wyman says the situation at Ocean
Springs is entirely in the hands of the state board of health. The Marine
hospital bureau is doing everything possible to assist.
The Marine Hospital service has ample camp
material and equipage on hand. The splendid outfit which has been at
Gainesville, Pa., will be started on a train for the vicinity of Ocean Springs.
It will be taken to within 30 or 40 miles of the place, and if a camp of
detention is found necessary the outfit will be used as occasion may require.
The bureau also keeps portable apparatus at Savannah, Ga., intended for use in
epidemics. It consists of machines for disinfecting and fumigating purposes.
They have been started for the vicinity of
Ocean Springs.
New
Orleans Feels Easier.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 8.—New Orleans reports no
new cases of yellow fever. But one imported case thus far has been developed
here, and death has wiped that out.
The board of health, through its president,
declares that in spite of all reports to the contrary, not one of the many who
had come hither from Ocean Springs had been stricken with the dread disease.
A complete inspection camp has been
organized at the Rigolets, through which an entrance is made to the city. No
doubtful case will be allowed to come in.
One additional case has been reported at
Ocean Springs, with symptoms of yellow fever, a mulatto.
Ocean Springs has now been absolutely cut
off from the outside world. Serious suffering is sure to follow. It was said that
there is only one ton of ice in the town and there was no way to get more. Ice
is necessary where fever rages.
Physicians at the Springs get but little rest,
and it is not so certain the medical supplies will not soon be exhausted, but in
the course of a day or two means will be found whereby relief will be supplied.
Atlanta
Will Not Quarantine.
ATLANTA, Sept. 8.—Dr. Guiteras, the yellow
fever expert, who is en route to Ocean Springs. Miss., passed through here. The
train from New Orleans was three hours late arriving.
It was stopped at many points and at
Montgomery and several points along the way passengers were not permitted to
leave the train.
Atlanta will not quarantine against the
fever stricken district.
Yellow
Fever Precautions.
JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 8.—The state board of
health has issued a proclamation excluding from this state any person and all
baggage from the yellow fever infected points in Louisiana and Mississippi,
unless such person be accompanied by a certificate that he has not been exposed
to the disease within 15 days from the time of departure.
Three
Cases at Biloxi.
BlLOXl, Miss., Sept. 8.—Three well-defined
cases of yellow fever are reported here. They are under guard and no fear is
felt.
JAPAN
WILL ARBITRATE
Her Differences
Over Hawaii—King of the Belgians Named.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—The full text of the
formal acceptance by the Japanese government of the proposal to arbitrate its
differences with Hawaii has been received in this city and a copy was delivered
to Secretary Sherman by the secretary of the Japanese legation, Mr. Matsui. It
is from Count Okuma, minister of foreign affairs, to H. Shimamura, Japanese
minister to Hawaii. After acknowledging the receipt of Hawaii's offer of
arbitration it says:
The imperial government is firmly convinced
that their complaints in this matter are well founded and that their demands
are just and reasonable. Nevertheless, in a spirit of conciliation and in the
hope that then action may contribute to the good relations of the two
countries, they have resolved to accept, subject to certain necessary
limitations and qualifications, the proposal of the government of Hawaii.
The Japanese government proposes that the
king of the Belgians shall be sole arbitrator; that the essential facts of the case
shall be agreed to by the two governments before submission to the arbitrator; that
the arbitrator shall address his decision to the points of divergence as
defined in advance, and that the Japanese government does not consent to the
rejection of laborers unless they prove ownership of $50 each, nor the
applicability of the treaty of 1871 to Japanese subjects other than those of
the merchant class. A detailed explanation of why the Japanese government wishes
to restrict the scope of the arbitration is set forth in instructions to the minister.
PAGE
TWO—EDITORIALS.
Rich and
Poor.
No more valuable article has appeared
recently than that by Carroll D. Wright in the September Atlantic in which he
subverts the current assumption of demagogism that the rich are growing richer and
the poor poorer. It is distinguished for its philanthropic spirit and its broad
philosophy, but is especially strong in its array of facts. It destroys the
fallacy by figures. Relying mainly upon the tables of the United States census
of 1890, with the comparisons with previous enumerations which it includes, Mr.
Wright, justly esteemed the ablest of American statisticians, presents the
truth convincingly, exposing the baseless yet widely circulated assumption; and
it is clear that, if he had at his command the figures beyond those of the
years indicated they would confirm his deductions. They are certainly
strengthened by intelligent
observation.
Space will not permit the reproduction in
detail of the statistics collated by Mr. Wright, but we may glance at the case
as he formulates it. His position is that the rich are growing richer, many
more people than formerly are growing rich,
and the poor are growing better off. If wealth were stationary it might
be inferred fairly that the poor were becoming poorer, but it is not
stationary. Within forty years there has been an enormous increase, the total
wealth of the country being in 1850, $7,135,780,228 or $308 per capita and, in
1890, $65,037,091,197 or $1,036 per capita. There is, as is stated frankly, a
very large margin in the increased aggregate wealth from which the rich can
grow richer, and more men may grow wealthy without injury to the poor, in
which class are included all "bread-winners."
Have the circumstances of these improved coincidentally
with the accumulation of the colossal fortunes which are the marvel of the
times? Has the common weal been advanced? Yes, conspicuously and consistently,
says Mr. Wright, and so say the figures. In 1870 there were 12,505,923 persons
supporting themselves and their famines, 32.43 per cent of the population being
so engaged. In 1890 there were 22,735,661 of these "bread-winners," or
36.31 of the population. As these again are divided into skilled and unskilled
workers, it is found that of the former there were in 1870, 17.67 and of the
latter 14.76, of the whole population while in 1890 there were of 22.87 of the
one and 13.44 of the other. The proportion of skilled had increased and that of
unskilled had decreased.
Wages also have increased, as shown by the
well known report of Senator Aldrich made in March, 1893. Taking the year 1860
as the standard at 100, rates of wages rose from 87.7 in 1840 to 160.7 in 1891,
while the hours of labor were reduced 1.4 in the daily average during the same
period, and the cost of living had been greatly diminished, 223 articles being
7.8 per cent lower than in I860. It is further shown that, if it is contended
that rates of wages do not alone indicate the true social conditions of the
wage earner, the average earnings of each employee engaged in manufacturing and
mechanical pursuits, including men, women and children in round numbers were
$247 in 1860; $302 in 1870; $347 in 1880; and $445 in 1890. Thus it is seen
that the number of people in the higher and more skilled walks of life is
increasing faster relatively than the population, that the hours of wage-earning
are being shortened, that rates of wages and earnings are constantly
increasing, and that the prices of commodities have declined. Add this other
fact, that pauperism also has diminished, the returns showing that in 1856 the
paupers in almshouses were 2,171 to each million of the population, while in
1890 they were but 1166.
All these things are not surmise, nor
suggestion, nor even observation. They are mathematical demonstration as
complete as one by Euclid. They are the absolute refutation of an assumption of
the agitator and the socialist, which has deluded many by its catching phrase
and persistent repetition.
We do not purpose to vindicate a plutocracy,
to insist that all fortunes have been made honestly, that some may not have
been acquired at the expense of the toiling masses, nor yet that individual
variations from the general law of industrial evolution may not be discovered.
These must occur in great transition periods such as that through which we have
passed. They are incident to a complex civilization; but it is true—it is
proved—that upon the whole there has been the progressive betterment of all
classes in this country—added means, larger opportunities for spiritual as well
as material improvement—and that this generation is richer as well as wiser and
better than any which has preceded it.
CIRCUS DAY.
THE SHOW
AND ALL THE COUNTRY PEOPLE IN TOWN.
Forepaugh
& Sells Brothers—It Was a Great Parade—Fine Afternoon Performance— Clowns,
Brass Bands, Bareback Riding, Tumbling, all Good The Day all That Could be
Desired.
The great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers
combined circus is in town, and so is the crowd. From early morning the people
began coming from all over the county. The morning trains brought them in in
great numbers. The day was all that could be desired, fair and not too hot. The
small boy and his elder brother were down to the D., L. & W. station about
4 o'clock to see the show unload and all the forenoon, and until the afternoon
performance began the streets were full of people. The electric cars did a
great business and the cars to and from the fair grounds were crowded to their
utmost capacity.
Several years ago the Sells Brothers, then
by themselves, made their inaugural bow to the people of Cortland. Even then
the consensus of opinion was flattering for these same Sells Brothers. Now they
come with the Forepaugh attachment, which has considerably enlarged the
enterprise. The people of Cortland and the East in general have sworn by Barnum
for years, but the point has been reached where they are willing to acknowledge
that there are others, and among the others are Forepaugh & Sells Brothers.
This conclusion was reached after the circus
parade had traversed the streets this morning. It was a brilliant pageant, clean
and bright withal, lengthy in the extreme, and equal if not better than any
similar parade that has ever been seen in Cortland.
The circus management advertise their parade
as an "appetizer" for the performance that follows, and as the
''appetizer'' is a criterion for the remainder of the menu, there was no doubt
of the excellency of the performance proper. Because of this the crowd at the
afternoon performance was very large, and generous applause showed the
appreciation of the audiences. The circus warranted the applause too, for a
finer exhibition of its kind has never been seen in Cortland before. It is more
attractive than most circuses, in that while it has all the regulation glitter
and tinsel, it has also a decided appearance of neatness and cleanliness which
is often wanting. All the costumes and uniforms look bright and fresh, and
there is nothing in the whole show which would offend the most fastidious
taste, while all through it there is much that is new and original. The clowns,
for instance, are remarkably funny without being broad, except in a physical
sense; and a good many of the things that they do, notably the playing of a
phantom game of baseball, are exceedingly entertaining.
The trapeze work, the bicycle riding of the
Sterk family, the slack wire walking, the juggling of the Japanese artists, the
performance of Captain Woodward's band of seals and sea lions, the bareback
riding, etc., all helped to make the performance thoroughly enjoyable. Last of
all came the races, and they were run on their merits, and the best horses won.
The circus deserves a large attendance this evening.
THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Opened
Yesterday With a Total Attendance of Nine Hundred Five.
The public schools of the village opened
yesterday with a very full attendance, the primary grades being unusually full.
The following are the teachers in the various schools with the number of pupils
in each teacher's room.
CENTRAL SCHOOL.
Misses L. M. McCulloch and Fannie M.
Galusha, academic department, 47
Ada J. Wallace, 43
Mary E. Williams, 41
Anna May Knapp, 47
Mrs. J. E. Perry, 50
Mrs. Lena V. Keese, 48
Minnie P. Cleary, 40
Ella M. Van Hoesen, 54
Total, 370
SCHERMERHORN-ST.
Mrs. O. K. George, 44
Mrs. B. L. Bentley, 40
Grace Mead, 45
Mrs. Clara H. Benedict, 53
Total 182
OWEGO-ST.
Anna Flanagan, 37
Mabel L. Graves, 41
Nettie E. Cole, 45
Mary E. Van Bergen, 45
Total, 168
POMEROY-ST.
Lulu M. Day, 34
Ella C. Garrity, 33
Olive E. Parker, 43
Mary A. Woodbury, 50
Total, 160
JOHN-ST.
Mary C.
Van Gorden, 25
SARATOGA
CHIPS.
George
Crum, the Half-Breed Cook, Tells How to Make Them.
Saratoga, the popular summer resort, would
lose much that is attractive if it was not for the "drive to the lake,"
ending up with a bag of the famous "Saratoga chips." These are known
the world over, and "all the world" are trying to make them just like George Crum, the half-breed Indian cook, who in his good nature as well as his
assured monopoly of the dainties freely gives the following directions for
making Saratoga potatoes:
Select six medium sized potatoes. Peel them
and wash them thoroughly in very cold water. Slice them as thin as wafers.
Dissolve a lump of alum the size of a robin's egg in a little water. Put the
sliced potatoes in an earthen bowl, cover them with ice water, add the
dissolved alum, and let the potatoes soak all night, keeping them in a cool
place. In the morning pour the water off and dry the potatoes on a towel. Have
a kettle half full of smoking hot fat on the range. Drop the potatoes in the
fat, and when they are a golden brown skim them out and let all the fat drain
off them. Sprinkle them with salt and serve hot. The alum makes the potatoes
crisp.—Syracuse Standard.
RIVERSIDE
HOME.
Preliminary
Meeting of the Advisory Board Yesterday.
There was a preliminary meeting of the
advisory board of Woman's Riverside Home on Port Watson-st., [Cortland],
yesterday afternoon, but little business was transacted. Mrs. W. J. Moore, the
secretary, was instructed to select a committee on bylaws, and report at a
meeting to be held at the Home on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 18.
The Home is now in the hands of paper
hangers and painters, and as soon as suitable, a public reception or opening will
be given. It is in charge of Mrs. E. M. Moore, and contributions of
anything in the line of carpets, chairs or furniture will be gladly received at
any time.
BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements to-day are—L. R.
Lewis, Hot Air Furnaces, page 6; Case & Ruggles, Fall Dress Goods, page 6.
—Flowers, fruit and delicacies for the sick
from the First ward for the King's Daughters may be left with Mrs. Ed Robbins
or Mrs. Ellis, Duane-st., on Thursday, Sept. 9.
—At the Prohibition state convention at
Syracuse yesterday Dr. Sheldon Hinman was appointed upon the committee of
permanent organization, Adolph Frost, Jr., upon the committee on platform resolutions,
and George A. Norton was made a member of the state committee. All these are
Cortland men.
—Two of the new Normal students were seen
trying to post a letter this morning in a fire alarm box. They didn't seem to
be able to get it inside, though they worked at it for some time, fingering the
keyhole and looking for an opening. Fortunately they didn't have a key so they
didn't send in a summons on the firebell for a special messenger to come and get
their letter.
—No games were played in the State league
yesterday, consequently the standing of the clubs to-day is the same as
yesterday. The games to-day are Cortland at Lyons, Auburn at Canandaigua, Palmyra
at Geneva. To-morrow
Cortland
plays at Geneva, Palmyra at Auburn and Lyons at Canandaigua. On Friday Auburn comes here for the last championship game of the season in Cortland.
—A number of Cortland people seem to be
having a touch of what is called summer grip. The doctors state that it is produced
by the cool nights and that it resembles in nearly every respect the regular influenza,
although the patients do not suffer quite so much. It is felt in the same way
by pains in various parts of the body, a cold in the head, backache, headache,
and possibly with a tinge of rheumatism in the limbs and particularly the
joints.
—A most ridiculous error crept into the
naming of the office to be filled by the head of the ticket in both lists of nominations
on the second page last night which makes it evident how possible it is once in
a while for a person to think one thing and do another. It is said that when a
physician makes a mistake he buries it. Not so with the newspaper man. He spreads
it upon a sheet of white paper and sends it abroad for all of his friends to
laugh at or to be angry at, as the case may be. In this instance the error was
so plain we are inclined to think every one who noticed it laughed.
THE
GREENE FAMILY
Held Its
Annual Reunion at Willet on Sept. 2.
One of the pleasantest occasions of the
season was the reunion of the Greene family at Willet last Thursday. The day
was delightful and at an early hour members of the family commenced flocking in
from the surrounding country. Many met
who had not seen each other for years. Two long tables were bountifully loaded.
The older members were seated at one, while the younger ones occupied the other.
After dinner they registered their names and
then were called to order by the president, Ambrose Greene. After a few preliminary
remarks Mrs. Myron Wooster read a paper giving a short history of the Greene
family from the time they left England in 1597 to the present time, which was very
interesting to those present. This was followed by short speeches from various
ones.
A business session following at which these
officers were elected:
President—Willson Greene.
Vice-President—Will O. Greene.
Secretary—Adelbert Greene.
Treasurer— Morell Morey.
Those from out of town were Giles Greene and
daughter of Lyndon, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Will O. Greene of Fairport, N. Y.; Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Greene, Mr. Ambrose Greene and family of Marathon; Mr. and Mrs.
Duane Upham of Galatia; Mrs. Vandyke, Mrs. Richardson and family of Killawog;
Louis Greene and family of Whitney Point; Mrs. Peck and family of Alton; Mrs.
Fish and family of McGrawville; Mrs. Brown and son of Oswego; Mr. and Mrs.
Wooster of Homer; Mrs. Briggs, Mrs. Brush and Miss Fannie M. Brush of Cortland;
Arthur Gardiner and family of Virgil; Miss Craw of Buffalo; Mr. Beebe of Fairport;
Mrs. Will Leach and son of Cortland.
Artists were on the grounds who took
pictures of different groups and at a late hour they departed, all feeling that
they had enjoyed the day and with the determination to come again the first day
of September, 1898.
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