CANVASSING THE VOTE AND CANDY AND CIGAR BURGLARS CAUGHT

Judge Alton B. Parker.

Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, December 15, 1897.

CANVASSING THE VOTE.

Gain of 2 Per Cent In the Registered Voters.

PARKER'S VOTE A HEAVY ONE.

Defective and Scattering Ballets Amounted to 9 Per Cent of the Total

Vote Cast.

   ALBANY, Dec. 15.—The state board of canvassers at its meeting in the secretary of state's office here to canvass the returns of the late election, as presented to them by the county board of canvassers, found a mass of figures from which may be made some interesting deductions.

   While there was a gain of registered votes in the state over the last state election of about 2 per cent, there is a falling off in the actual vote cast of 3% per cent as compared with the election of the fall of 1896. This falling off, however, does not indicate any very great lack of interest upon the part of the voters, for 1896 being a presidential year, there was naturally an extremely heavy vote cast.

   In fact, this showing is looked upon as rather remarkable, so far as the state ticket goes, and as far as that ticket is concerned is only accountable for on the ground that exciting municipal elections brought out a rather full vote.

   The state board of canvassers merely canvassed the returns for state officers, which this year included only the chief judge of the court of appeals to succeed Charles J. Andrews and a few minor judgeships. The returns show the election of Alton B. Parker, Democrat, over William J. Wallace, the Republican candidate; Theodore F. Cuno, Socialist, and Francis F. Baldwin, Prohibitionist. Of the entire number of votes cast Mr. Parker received 50.8 per cent, while Mr. Wallace received 39.7 per cent.

   Nine per cent of the entire vote cast was blank or defective, and the remainder was about evenly divided between the Socialistic and Prohibition candidates, each of them receiving more than the 10,000 necessary to entitle their party to a place upon the next state ticket.

Colored Whitecap Witnesses Shot.

   BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 15.—Louis and John Bonner, two negroes who have been attending the United States court here as witnesses against alleged whitecappers, were murdered near Kennedy in Lamar county. They were called out of their homes and shot down.

Robbers Work During a Funeral of President McKinley’s Mother.

   CANTON, O., Dec. 15.—During the progress of the funeral of Mrs. McKinley several robberies occurred. The home of Ervan Marshall was entered and a large quantity of jewelry taken. J. Kramer's house opposite the church was looted of diamonds, watches and other jewelry. The police arrested a man who just got out of the workhouse and part of the missing articles were recovered. A number of pockets were also picked.

Count Kasimer Felix Badeni.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

Cause of Vienna Riots.

   The origin of the violent scenes in the Austria-Hungarian parliament house is to be found in a race war between Czechs and Germans. The people of Bohemia are Czechs, pronounced "checks." They are powerful and aggressive, and the people of Poland sympathize with them, being of a kindred race. Both are opposed to the Germans. Count Badeni, the resigning premier of the imperial government, is a Pole by birth and believed by the German deputies in the Austrian parliament to be completely in sympathy with the Czechs. The Czechs, in connection with the clerical party, who contend for Roman Catholic rights and privileges, are in the majority when they act together and quite outvote the German deputies and have laws passed to suit themselves. The Czechs are Catholics.

   The Czechs are desirous that their language shall be the official language of the state, the tongue taught in the schools of Bohemia. A bill making the Czech language co-ordinate with the German in official documents and in school was up for passage in the parliament. The German minority resorted to the role of obstructionists and did all they could day after day to prevent by delay the enactment of the law. There is a large German population in Bohemia, and the proposition to make the Czech language equal to the German officially was extremely distasteful to them.

   The most obstructive and violent of the German deputies were finally forcibly expelled from the chamber by order of the president, Herr von Abrahamovicz, who himself was kicked and beaten by enraged opponents. The German deputies labor under the misfortune of having for their leader in the reichsrath Dr. Wolff, a man of coarse and quarrelsome nature.

   ◘ In the very moment of her triumph over Greece it looks as if the end for Turkey had set in. Her Albanians are in revolt, a demand has been made on her for reparation for injury to American missionaries and Russia's thumb is pressing heavily upon her throat. Her treasury is empty. She cannot crawl out of giving us satisfaction for damages to our missions in Armenia. To say that the porte is not responsible for them is to acknowledge that Turkey cannot control the acts of her soldiers, for it was they who did much of the pillaging in Armenia.

THE BURGLARS CAPTURED.

Clever Work by the Officers in Apprehending the Candy Store Visitors.

   Chief of Police Linderman and Officer Nix at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon began working on a clew to run down the person or persons who robbed the candy store of W. A. Pierce the night before. At 6 o'clock they had secured the goods and at 8 o'clock had the perpetrators of the deed locked up at the police station. Suspicion pointed strongly to Glenn Bowker and Edward Crozier, two young men, each 19 years of age. Armed with a search warrant the officers searched Bowker's room at a house on Monroe Heights, Cortland, but found nothing.

   Bowker is employed at the Opera House as property clerk, and Crozier assisted him, so the officers determined to make a search of the Opera House last night, and they went there for the purpose just before the opening of the play "The Great Train Robbery." In one of the property rooms which were in charge of young Bowker, they found Bowker himself. There the chief found a cigar box full of cigarettes of the Sweet Caporal brand. Officer Nix went into another room, taking Bowker with him to make a search, but found nothing of any of the missing property. While making this investigation, Bowker made a clean breast of the whole affair to Officer Nix, and returning to the room where the chief was investigating, Bowker pulled four boxes of cigars from under a pile of about one hundred empty cigar boxes. The cigars had been removed from each of the boxes. The box of candy was not found, as it had probably been eaten.

   The boys were brought down to the police station, where to the officers they made a full confession of the whole affair. Mr. Pierce identified the goods as those taken from his store the night before.

   This morning the boys were arraigned in police court and were informed of their rights as to counsel and examination, but they did not make a plea. The matter was adjourned until to-morrow morning and the boys were taken to jail.

Mrs. Catharine L. Jagger.

   Mrs. Catharine L. Jagger died at her home, 17 Reynolds-ave., in Cortland at 9 o'clock this morning at the age of 85 years and 9 months. She had no special disease, but death resulted from the general breaking down of the entire system. She had been confined to the house during the past summer, and three weeks ago it became evident that the end would not be far distant.

   Mrs. Jagger had been a resident of Cortland for fifteen years, having moved here from Dryden. She was the widow of Matthew Jagger, who died about twenty years ago. She is survived by one brother, M. S. Hunting, Esq., of Lockport, N. Y., and by one daughter, Miss Carrie Jagger of Cortland.

   The funeral will be held on Friday morning at an hour yet to be decided upon, and the burial will be at Dryden. A more extended obituary notice will be published later.

Cortland Photographed.

   The above is the title of an artistic booklet published by McKinney & Doubleday containing a number of photographs of the principal streets and handsome residences of Cortland.

CROWDS OF PEOPLE

Attend Smith & Beaudry's Christmas Opening—1,300 Souvenirs Given Out.

   When Smith & Beaudry provided 1,000 souvenirs for their opening day they had not the slightest idea that the number would be exhausted before the store closed for the day. But such was the case. Dainty bronze paper knives and pin trays of quaint design were given out to lady visitors as long as the supply lasted, but still the crowds continued to come. To keep good their promise dainty Christmas booklets were then given out so that each lady visitor received a souvenir until nearly thirteen hundred were supplied. The opening was a success from every point of view. People who had not visited the store since the change was made noted with surprise its changed appearance and went away more than pleased with the elegant, artistic and well selected stock of Holiday goods, books, and pictures and the multitude of other articles which were arranged for the inspection of the public.

   The interior of the store has been completely changed since last year and has been fitted up and arranged with the special purpose of showing the new goods to the best advantage. Many compliments were heard on all sides yesterday from the Holiday visitors and purchases were numerous among those who originally came only to see what the new store had to offer. Mr. Smith is a veteran in the book and wall paper business and the new firm will be able to show Cortland people genuine bargains, not only in Holiday goods, but in their regular line throughout the season as well.

AT REDUCED RATES.

Scale of Prices for Electric Materially Lowered.

   Inasmuch as the Cortland & Homer Electric Co. has now secured a franchise which guarantees to it some degree of permanency in its location, it has found it possible to reduce the meter rates for electric lighting and has at once decided to give the public the benefit of this reduction. It will furnish incandescent lights after Jan. 1, 1898, at a maximum price of 12 cents per 1000 Watt-hours. This case will be reduced to 10 cents per thousand if the consumer uses over 100,000 Watt-hours per month. And a discount of ten per cent will be made on all bills if paid before the 10^th of each month. At the maximum price this is about a half cent an hour per light. Old and burnt out lamps will be renewed without charge if unbroken. There will after the date mentioned be no charge for the labor of installation, the only charge being for the actual cost of material used. For further information or for estimates, inquire at the office of the company.

BREVITIES.

   —The St. Vitus club holds a party in Taylor hall this evening. McDermott furnishes the music.

   —There was a large attendance at the sociable at the Presbyterian chapel last night and all enjoyed a pleasant evening

   —New display advertisements to-day are—A. Mahan, Huntington Pianos, page 7; Glann & Clark, Holiday Presents, page 7.

   —A special meeting of the Degree of Honor lodge will be held at Mrs. G. Richards', 5 Owego-st., at 3 o'clock sharp Thursday afternoon.

   —Mr. Charles H. Fraser lectures tonight at the Opera House upon ''Random Shots at Flying Follies." This is the second entertainment in the Normal [School] course.

   —Eight new candidates are to be initiated into the A. O. U. W. at its meeting Friday night, which will swell the numbers in the local lodge to over one hundred.

   —James H. Kellogg camp, No. 48, S. O. V., will meet to-morrow evening at the usual hour, and a full attendance is desired as the annual election of officers is to take place.

   —In the case of Mrs. Jessie L. Hatfield against her husband, Louis I. Hatfield, Justice of the Supreme Court George F. Lyon has granted an absolute divorce in favor of the plaintiff.

   —A small building was yesterday erected at the D., L. & W. station for the use of Jerry Callahan, the flagman who will not hereafter be compelled to seek refuge from the storm and rain in the station.

   —Mr. William Palmer of Greene, who has for nine years been connected with the culinary department of the Chenango House, has removed to Cortland and entered the employ of Charles Griffith, proprietor of the cafe on Railroad-st.

   —The play, "The Great Train Robbery," at the Opera House last night was well received and well enjoyed. There was a fair sized audience on the first floor and in the gallery standing room was at a premium before the curtain rose.

   —Mr. Thomas Stabler of Madison-st. received last week from his brother-in-law, Mr. William Poulton of Kansas, a box of quail for distribution among Mr.  Poulton's Cortland relatives. The box contained forty-three fine specimens of quail and one jack rabbit.