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| Evangeline Cosio y Cisneros. |
The
Cortland Democrat, Friday, October 15, 1897.
CISNEROS IS
HERE.
RESCUED
FROM WEYLER—SHE FLIES TO AMERICA.
Her Presence
Will Awaken Sympathy for Cuba—A Big Reception Will be Given in Honor of the Heroine.
NEW
YORK, Oct. 13.—Evangeline Cosio y Cisneros, who recently escaped from a Spanish
prison in Cuba, was a passenger on the Ward line steamer Seneca, which arrived
this morning from Havana.
When seen at quarantine the little Cuban
heroine asked to be excused from saying anything, as she had not yet recovered
from seasickness from which she had suffered during the entire passage,
remaining in her stateroom the entire time.
Her name was not entered on the passenger
list, but instead the name of
Juana Sola
was used. She was traveling under the care of a gentleman who accompanied her
from Havana.
The senorita retired as soon as she reached
the Hotel Waldorf, and refused to be seen. She will be given full opportunity
to have all the rest she desires from the exciting experience of the past year.
From what Captain Stevens of the Seneca says
Miss Cisneros had no difficult time in making her embarkation. It was only a
few minutes before the Seneca was ready to pull out from her dock, when a slim
young fellow came running across the wharf. He had no baggage, and was
fashionably dressed. He walked quickly up the gangplank. The detective stopped
him.
"My name is Juan Sola," he said,
and he showed his passport. Everything was satisfactory, so the senor was allowed
to go aboard.
The Cuban Junta has issued an invitation to
the people of Greater New York and vicinity interested in Senorita Cisneros and
the cause of Cuba to attend a reception to be tendered to her at Delmonico's on
Saturday night. As the reception will really be a demonstration of sympathy
with the struggling republic, speakers of national reputation will address the
gathering.
MCLEAN
SCORCHED.
MILL,
EVAPORATOR, WOOD SHOP AND TWO DWELLINGS BURNED.
Loss
$9,000—No Insurance—Nothing There to Fight Fire and Cortland Sent the Steamer
and Hose—Thus Probably Saved the Entire Town from Burning.
About 7 o'clock Monday evening a message was
received here [Cortland] stating that the village of McLean was in danger of
being burned to the ground and asking for aid. An alarm from box 333 soon
brought out a team and the entire department. The steamer and the Orris hose
cart and some members of all the companies were soon loaded on a flat car at
the Lehigh Valley depot and as soon as the east bound freight could be
side-tracked the special started. The run of six miles to McLean was made in
seven minutes and they were none too soon on the scene. The strong south wind
was fanning five burning buildings, threatening the entire town with
destruction. Our boys prevented a further spread of the flames and the engine
worked from 8 o'clock till midnight
The fire started soon after 6 o'clock from
an overheated furnace in the apple evaporator near the depot, owned and
operated by Julius Whiting of South Cortland. A bucket brigade, the only fire
protection in McLean, was soon formed but the burning building was as dry as
tinder and the flames gained headway and soon it was so hot the men could not
get near enough with their pails to have any effect. Then they sent for aid.
In the meantime the fire had crossed the
narrow lane to the south and entered the old foundry building which is owned by
A. L. Houghtaling. Several years ago he converted part of it into a grist mill
and has bandied flour, feed, etc., besides running the machine shop, and barrel
manufactory. About the same time the wood and repair shop of E. Cole, across
the mill race to the west of the evaporator, took fire and soon the dwellings of
Marvin F. Dutcher and Mrs. Emily McWaters on that side of the water and from
which nearly all the furniture and clothing bad been removed were burning. The
flames from the five burning buildings lighted the sky and were plainly visible
in Cortland and for miles in every direction. This was the condition of the fire
when the special train reached there and all efforts were turned to subduing the
blaze and protecting surrounding property from the clouds of flying sparks some
of which were carried northward over a mile.
The loss is total as no insurance could be
had upon the burned buildings owing to their close proximity to each other, their
liability from the nature of their uses to burn and the lack of fire apparatus
in McLean. It is said that only last Saturday some citizens were talking of
raising a fund to purchase the hand [fire] engine recently discarded in Groton.
Mr. Houghtaling estimates his loss at between
$4,000 and $5,000. In the mill were 800 bushels of corn just unloaded from a
car beside the usual stock carried, and his machinery and several thousand apple
barrels.
The loss of Mr. Whiting is about $3,000. He
had over 500 bushels of apples in the evaporator at the time.
Mr. Cole estimated the loss on the wood shop
and contents at $1,000. His shop was fully equipped for wood-working and
repairing and the only thing saved was one chest of carpenter's tools and that
with difficulty. The value of the two houses will not be over $1,000. The paint
on the residence of H. E. Van Sickle, just south of the mill was badly
blistered and the house only saved by the hard work of the bucket brigade. His
loss is covered by insurance.
In Cortland the news soon spread and a great
many people went to McLean. Those who were unable to go on the special went in
divers ways, some on the regular 7:50 train, returning on the 8:32; others on wheels
or with horses. For miles in every direction people went to the scene. The special
train reached here about midnight.
The fire will prove very disastrous to McLean,
not only on account of the total loss, but because every business the town had,
aside from the hotels and stores, was burned. Both hotels opened their dining rooms
and solid refreshments were served to firemen free as was the sweet cider, to
the extent of nearly two barrels.
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| Pink line shows railroad between Cortland and Cincinnatus, N. Y. |
AT SOLON
STATION.
E. &
C. N. Y. R. R. Train Will Be There To-night.
Wednesday evening a DEMOCRAT representative
rode over the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. to within less than 8,000 feet of the
site of the Solon, N. Y., station. The run from that point to the L. V.
junction in Cortland was made in 18 minutes, including two stops. This quick
time shows that for a new road, not yet thoroughly ballasted, the road bed is
in first class condition. Several minor delays have hindered track laying to
some extent in the last two weeks, but if no more difficulties are encountered
the Solon depot will be reached to-night and the switches will all be in to-morrow.
The building has been framed in McGrawville and is nearly ready to set up.
Beyond Solon for six miles the grade is all
ready for the ties and iron. This leaves only two miles to grade and the
trestles to build. Work on both is progressing rapidly. The fence and telephone
poles are up nearly to Solon and it now seems probable that Mr. Bundy will be
able to celebrate the completion of the road on Thanksgiving day.
To-morrow it is expected that the new
locomotive and the cars necessary to run regular trains as well as the material
for turn table will arrive here.
Binghamton people are all astir over a proposed
$800,000 electric road from that city up the Otselic valley and a committee
appointed to investigate have turned in what looks on paper like a flattering
report. In it all thought that the E. & C. N. Y. steam railroad will tap
the same country seems to be omitted and when they come to take it into
consideration a new and encouraging light will be thrown on the Binghamton
project.
Light
Registration.
The registration of voters on Friday and
Saturday of last week was unusually light, and contrary to our expectations,
would indicate a light rather than a large vote at the approaching election.
Friday and Saturday of this week are the last days for registration [in
Cortland], and every Democrat should see to it that his name is registered and
if he has not appeared before the board in person this has not been done. The
comparative registration for the eight districts which are wholly or in part
within the limits of this village are as follows:
Total registration for the first two days of
1897, 1,436.
Total registration for the first two days in
1896, 2,108.
Total registration for the corresponding
days in 1895, 1,637.
It will be seen that the registration for the
first two days this year falls short of the registration of last year 672, and
while it was to be expected that the registration would be lighter than in a
presidential year, it certainly ought not to be 201 short of the figures for
1895, a year in which the total vote of the county was but 5,827 as compared
with 7,792, the total vote of the county in 1896. If Republicans do not care to
register or vote we will try to put up with it, but let every Democrat see to it
that he is registered, and that he votes on election day without being sent
for.
GREAT
LABOR CRISIS.
England
on the Verge of an Upheaval—American Competition Said to be the Cause.
LONDON, Oct. 12.—England's labor crisis
threatens to be the most serious since the Charlist agitation. The fight is
squarely for and against trade unionism and the principle of the solidarity of
labor is at stake.
The only thing that can prevent a very
serious industrial disturbance is arbitration, which public opinion has so far
demanded in vain.
The origin of the trouble is found in
American competition. The strange phrase "American labor" is heard in
the discussion. Iron and steel from the United States have been underselling
the English product in the home market. The American advantage is probably
found in superior methods of manufacture, but the employers here allege it is
all due to relatively lower wages paid in America and to noninterference of
unions. That the Carnegie shops are non-union is a stock argument. English
unionists have argued their best against the manufacturers' contention, but
still is repeated: "Union dictation has ruined our business and the unions
must go."
"If the great sympathetic strike comes off
the contest will be greatly embittered. It may affect the ocean liners and the colonies
and encircle the globe."
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| Richard Holland Duel. |
The
Republican Caucus.
We quote the following extracts from the Standard's
account of the Republican caucus held in Cortland on August 7th:
"The Republican caucus held in this
village last Saturday evening was one which threw the 'spring-bottom-hat'
caucus of years ago badly in the shade; that affair was quick, decisive and though
politically rotten, was otherwise clean and sober. Last Saturday's performance
was corrupt and drunken, besides being politically fraudulent to a degree never
before known in this county. In the 'spring-bottom-hat' deal, republicans
stuffed the hat. In the Graham block affair, a large section of the Democratic
party helped on the voting, assisted in so doing by the chairman of the caucus,
while two nearby
Democratic
saloons, one next door to the caucus and with several bartenders and free
whiskey ministered to thirsty Republicans who voted as ordered by those who
paid the bills, and braced up Democrats to the task of swearing that they were
Republicans. Both were crowded till the caucus closed. R. C. Duell ran the
machine on Saturday—as he did at the 'spring-bottom-hat' caucus.
"The affair was not alone one to excite
indignation. It was disgusting, humiliating, pitiable and many self-respecting
Republicans turned their backs on it and refused to vote.
"It was a great day for Duell, Dowd and
Dickinson. The effort was the greatest of their lives. But how about those men
who acted with them and who like to regard themselves as decent citizens and
fair minded Republicans and who desire the good opinion of their fellow
citizens and fellow Republicans and who have often deserved it, and who yet,
through a mistaken idea as to self interest, supported the managers of this
disgraceful affair, and by so doing endorsed their methods and contributed to
their success. Are they either proud or satisfied?"
The account given above of the Republican
caucus in this village will hardly be questioned as it is taken from a
Republican source.
The DEMOCRAT wishes to repeat the question
asked by the Standard: "But how about those men who acted with them
and who like to regard themselves as decent citizens and fair minded
Republicans, etc. etc.?"
What will decent citizens and fair-minded
men do under such circumstances, even though they are Republicans? Will they
endorse the methods and contribute to the success of such a combination by
voting the ticket?
There is but one sure way to rebuke such
methods and make their protest effectual, and that is to vote the Democratic
ticket straight and make its election sure.
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According to a dispatch to be
found on our first page, England is threatened by a serious labor crisis, and
the cause of the trouble is said to be American competition. English manufacturers claim that wages are
lower in America than in England, which accounts for the fact that American manufacturers
are underselling them in their own market. There must be something wrong with
our protective policy, when it reaches the American workmen, if England is now
unable to compete with American pauper labor.
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The DEMOCRAT desires to say that
the charge that is made by the Saunders faction of the Republican party, that
the Cortland County Republican issued by the independent Republicans is
published by the DEMOCRAT or issued from this office is false. The Cortland
County Republican is published by the Republican Publishing
company and the type is set and the forms made up by H. J. Barnum, a job
printer of Cortland.
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In speaking of the Greater New
York Mayoralty contest the New York World says: "With all the
tickets in the field, it is hard to tell which is the more surprising—the
candidates who have been turned up or the candidates who have been turned
down."
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The President is in another
dilemma. The people of Ohio, as in all parts of the country, are for freeing
Cuba from the atrocious cruelties of Spanish tyranny. Hanna, Weyler's champion
in the Senate, voted against the recognition of Cuban independence. If
McKinley, who as a presidential possibility was "discovered" by
Hanna, who afterwards paid off $118,000 of his personal liabilities and then
raised a corruption fund to secure his nomination and buy his election, now
takes sides with the struggling patriots, he will arouse the displeasure of the
trusts that put up the money, and if he don't he will cause the loss to his
boss of many patriotic Republicans of Ohio, who with Senator Foraker for a
leader are for Cuban independence— Washington Special.
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
CHENANGO.—The Sherburne band has received a
new uniform.
The double span wooden bridge across the
Chenango river in Greene was condemned as unsafe recently by the State Bridge
Inspector.
A large three story brick office building
will be erected in Norwich by the Norwich Pharmical [sic] company. This is an
evidence of prosperity.
About 100 hens and chickens were stolen from
Sanford Baker's farm near Earlville, one night recently. That was a big steal.
No clue to the thieves has yet been obtained.
Improvements follow one another in rapid
succession in progressive Oxford. The latest is the
enlargement and general improvement of the St. James hotel, work on which began
week before last.
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| Early model of Crandall Typewriter. |
TOMPKINS.—Bass fishing in Cayuga lake has
not been so good in many years.
Apples have been selling for $2.60 per
barrel in Lansing.
The Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
will soon begin all night work in their shops.
Ithaca has been chosen for the next annual
reunion of the 137th regiment N. Y. S. Vols.
The Crandall Machine Co. of Groton received
a foreign order for fifty typewriters recently.
An eel weighing eight pounds and measuring
nearly four feet was recently caught in the Inlet, Ithaca.
Prices for grapes are ruling [sic] very low
and shippers are not much encouraged over the returns from shipments.
T. S. Thompson was awarded the prize for
being the oldest acting fireman in line at Waverly at the convention. It is
said to be a beautiful badge.— Ithaca News.
The Onion Growers Association of the state
of New York have requested the College of
Agriculture at Cornell University to make a series of experiments on the onion
blight.
There is a Marchal Neil rose bush in the
greenhouse at "The Nook," Ithaca, which has a trunk several inches in
diameter. It is a very large bush. Report says that about $100 worth of roses
are sold from it yearly.
Work was begun recently on clearing the land
recently purchased by the Spiritual Association at Freeville, to be used as a
camp meeting ground. The new auditorium which the association hoped to erect
this fall will probably not be put up until next spring
While in Germany during the summer, Professor
H. S. White purchased about a thousand volumes of the most recent German
literature for the Cornell University library. A special appropriation was made
by the trustees for this purpose, just prior to Professor White's departure.
MADISON—D. M. Knox of Oneida has been
granted a patent on a railway tie.
Mary B. Briggs of Chittenango has just been
granted a [civil war] pension.
A Madison County Bar Association was formed
at the court house in Morrisville last week.
Large onion growers are holding for higher
prices. Fifty cents a bushel is the present price.
Oneida is to have a woman physician in the
person of Miss Lavinia H. Davis, who has opened an office at the residence of F.
R. Crandall on Spring-st.
The Standard Oil company has a distributing
station at Oneida, is building another at Hamilton and is said to have decided
to establish a third station at Cazenovia.
HERE AND THERE.
If you are not registered you lose your vote.
See notice elsewhere.
Druggist C. F. Brown has a fine lot of tooth
brushes. See his new ad.
Burgess, the clothier and shoe man, has a
new ad. on our eighth page which will interest our male readers.
The Cortland County Ministerial association
held their regular monthly session in the Y. M. C. A. rooms Monday.
Miss Lillian Kennedy in "The Deacon's Daughter"
drew a fair audience at the Opera house Monday night and all were thoroughly
satisfied.
The "Loyal Circle of Kings Daughters"
will meet with Mrs. Julia Hyatt, 182 N. Main-st., Friday Oct 15, at 3:30 P. M, Mrs.
A. Holt, Secretary.
Darby's opera house orchestra of ten pieces
is well worth hearing at every attraction and adds much to the pleasure of an
evening at the opera house.
That laughable success "The Girl from Frisco,''
held the boards at the Opera house last night. They brought all the laughs
advertised and many more.
At the semi-annual meeting of Normal
[School] principals of the state held in New Paltz last week. Dr. F. J. Cheney
of Cortland was elected secretary of the organization.
G. Ray Harrington, for many years a clothing
clerk with his father, F. N. Harrington, and with his successor, T. P. Bristol,
has accepted a similar position with F. Daehler.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kennedy celebrated their
golden wedding last week Thursday. About fifty relatives and friends were present
at the 4 o'clock dinner. Many were the appropriate presents received by this
long married couple.
Many W. C. T. U. delegates visited the factory
of the Gillette Skirt Co. last week at the invitation of Mr. N. H. Gillette and
expressed themselves as much pleased at the courtesy as well as the thorough
manner in which all the work is done.
The large and complete cinographoscope which
delighted large audiences in C. A. A. hall last winter is giving an exhibition there
every evening this week. The views are new, the exhibition covering an entire evening
without repetition. Admission only 10 cents.
Dr. H. S. Braman of Cuyler has purchased the
residence of Dr. L. T. White in Homer. He will move there and take up that part
of Dr. White's practice while the latter gentleman will remove his family to Cortland.
He will continue his office at No. 58 Port Watson-st.
M. Stanley Bierce was presented by Vesta
lodge, No. 255, I. O. O. F., with a veteran's badge last Monday evening. Only
those who have been continuous, contributing members for 25 years are entitled
to wear these badges. P. G., E. N. Sherwood made the presentation speech to
which Mr. Bierce gracefully responded.
J. M. Blanchard, a former Cortland boy, who
was manager of the "Railroad Ticket" company
which visited Cortland last season, is sole manager this season of the melo-dramatic
comedy, ''The Wyom'ng Mail." The company have been playing through the
larger cities of New Jersey and Pennsylvania to large houses and will visit
Cortland this season.
"Madame Sans Gene" with Miss Marion
Abbott in the title role, drew a very large audience at the Opera house last
Saturday evening. Too much in praise of the company and play could not be said.
They carried all their own scenery and had some of the finest sets ever seen on
our stage. The entire entertainment ranked with the very best ever seen in
Cortland.
Seven tramps, full of whiskey and fight,
says the Sun, undertook to board a train at Norwich one day last week.
Four of them got on at one side and three at the other. The conductor ordered
them off, but they proposed to "hold the fort." The conductor
proceeded to pull out his little gun, and presenting arms, the knights of the
road scattered for safer quarters about as fast as their drunken legs would allow
them to.
A judgment of divorce for principal cause
was entered in the county clerk's office, Oct. 12, 1897, divorcing Mrs. Ida Dicks,
now a resident of East River, from Charles Dicks, who is at present living in
Auburn, N. Y. Both parties are known to many people in Cortland and vicinity, and
Mrs. Dicks, having obtained the divorce, is authorized to assume her maiden
name by the judgment entered in her favor. W.C. Crombie was attorney for Mrs.
Dicks.
Towns, Villages
and Hamlets.
SOLON, Oct. 12.—Mrs. Mary Huntly died last
Thursday at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. A. R. Lewis, McDonough, N. Y.
Mr. Will Finn and Miss Linnie Stafford were
married last Tuesday evening. We extend
congratulations.
Lehigh conductor P. Carmody and Miss Anna
Hayes of Cortland spent Sunday at W. J. Corcoran's.
It is expected that the railroad will begin running
trains between this place and Cortland next Monday. W. J Corcoran will have
charge of the business at this end, and the R. R. office.
VIRGIL, Oct. 11.—Born to Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Overton, October 7, 1897, a daughter.
Geo. Folks of Cortland spent Sunday with his
mother.
Mr. Frank Price and family of Cortland were
at Frank Gallagher's recently.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sheaver of St. Albans, Vt.
are guests at Harmon Shearar's.
Mrs. Butman of Cortland is visiting her friend,
Mrs. Geo. Seamans, for a few days.
Mr. Niles Luce of Rochester is a pleasant guest at his mother's,
Mrs. Catharine Luce.
Mr. A. V. Rounds and family have moved into
B. J. Jones' house for the winter.
Rev. Dr. Franklin goes this week to Waterloo,
to attend the Central New York conference.
Mr. A. E. Ladd is spending this week with Dr
J. D. Tripp in Auburn, fishing and hunting.
A general good time is reported by those who
attended the W. C. T. U. state convention in Cortland.
Gorton Tyler, Albert Hollenbeck and M. B.
Williams will spend this week at Otisco Lake fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Gee and little daughter
Hannah of Port Crane visited Mrs. N. A. Gardiner last week.
Mr. David Sweet of McLean was able to ride
to Virgil last Saturday, spending the day with Mrs. Augusta Sweet.
TAYLOR, Oct. 12.—Mr. Warren of German was a
guest at W. D. McDonald's, Sunday.
Otis Newell of Earlville is visiting his sister
Mrs. A. H. Jordan, this week.
Elias Frisbie and wife of Scott were visiting
in town the first of the week.
Elias French has moved from Crumb Hill into
the Madden house on Factory-st.
It is now announced that an entertainment will
be given on the evening of October 22.
In speaking of the death of Mrs. Miner in
our last, it should have read Mrs. Emma Skinner Miner instead of Emma Miner Skinner.
FREETOWN, Oct. 12.—It is quite sickly here
at present.
Miss Carrie Tuttle is attending school in Homer.
Mr. Martin Williams and family visited in
Lisle.
Wood is selling cheap. No one need go cold
this winter.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell Stone on
October 11, a daughter.
Two traveling carts go from the stores here,
and business is progressing.
The convention of the W. C. T. U. was well
represented from this town.
Mr. S. S. Hammond had a monument set in our
cemetery here the past week.
No preaching next Sabbath, as Rev. W. Ray [Reid] is attending conference at Waterloo.
Filling silos and digging potatoes is the
order of the day. The potatoe scare is about over.
Mr. Patsey McMahon is to occupy the Corwin
house this year, and Mr. Stone of New York has rooms in Mrs. S. Dickinson's house
at present.
ELM STUMP.—Mr. George Tichenor and family
spent Sunday with relatives in Scott.
Mrs. Frank Gallagher of Virgil visited Mrs.
Clarence Stafford Friday.
Mr. Byron Buck and son of Groton City were
guests Tuesday at her parents.
Mrs. Byron Lyon spent Thursday of last week
with her mother Mrs. Jane McAlster.
Mrs. Wilbur Shultz and daughter Mabel
visited at David Shultz's in Virgil Monday.
Mr. Frank Smith died at his home Tuesday
morning after an illness of only twenty four hours.
Rev. Davenport and wife of Union, Broome
county, were guests at John Ulshoeffer's and called on other friends here recently.
Mr. Timothy Smith had the misfortune to fall
last Saturday morning, and dislocate his shoulder. Dr. White was called and
reduced the dislocation and it is doing nicely.
Mrs. Josephine Murdoch of Michigan, in
company with Mr. and Mrs. Price Rounds and daughter
Ethel, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Price, recently spent a day very pleasantly with
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Oaks.
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