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| Capt. Gen. Ramon Blanco. |
Cortland
Evening Standard, Tuesday, November 9, 1897.
INSURGENTS PARDONED.
Liberty and Free Speech to Be Granted
by Blanco.
SENTENCES
TO BE COMMUTED.
General
Blanco Grants a Pardon to Julio Quesada, Son of an Old Friend of His Earlier
Days in the Island of Cuba.
HAVANA, Nov. 9.—Marshall Blanco has issued
the following edict, officially described as "expressing the magnanimous
sentiments of the queen regent and the firm determination of the national
government."
"I pardon in full all those who have
been prosecuted for the crime of rebellion. Rebels prosecuted for common
crimes, independent of rebellion, such as spoliation, immorality and the like,
will be pardoned as rebels, but judged for other offences committed by them.
"Those suffering sentences imposed
prior to the date of this edict will have their sentences commuted to a certain
extent, and perhaps in some cases in full. Persons pardoned should swear before
the civil and military authorities at their respective places of residence,
which they will designate and which will be communicated to me.
"Should they designate places of
residence outside the principal towns, they will be advised of the necessity of
residing within the military zone of cultivation.
"The military authorities will be
careful not to invade the jurisdiction of the civil authorities. Therefore,
those pardoned cannot change their residence without obtaining the permission
of both civil and military authorities."
In answer to the earnest solicitation of
Senora Emilia Quesada, widow of Senor Arteaga Quesada, Captain General Blanco
has pardoned her son, Julio Quesada, a nephew of Senor Gonzalo Quesada of the Cuban
junta at New York. The young man was under sentence of death.
Seven insurgents were tried by courtmartial
[sic] here and 53 insurgents were sent to the penal settlement on the isle of Pines.
SEEKS A
PARDON.
Amer Ben
Ali Protests That He Did Not Kill "Old Shakespeare."
ALBANY, Nov. 9.—Formal application has been
made to Governor Black for the pardon of Amer Ben Ali, better known as
"Frenchy," who was convicted in New York city in 1891 of
manslaughter, first degree, for the killing of an old and dissolute woman,
known as "Old Shakespeare."
The
petition praying for executive clemency is signed by many men of national and
international repute. Among them are: Edward Bruwaert, the French consul
general; A. E. Olarouski, the Russian consul general; J. B. Eustis, ambassador
to France; A. Forgett of the Transatlantic Steamship company; Alfred Colin of
the United States navy; Frederick R. Coudert. James B. Martin, Joseph Bartels.
William C. Borey, Frederick Gibbs and Louis Coudert.
Although the crime for which Frenchy was
convicted is well known, it can be briefly told as follows: One April morning
in 1891 "Old Shakespeare" was found mutilated on her bed in a cheap
lodging house in New York city. Frenchy, who was a sort of an imbecile and
could neither speak English or good French, occupied a room across the hall
from that of "Old Shakespeare's.
He was arrested, and upon circumstantial evidence
was railroaded through a trial and was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment
for life. Although not insane, he has spent these six years of imprisonment in
the Matteawan state hospital for criminal insane.
While there he has learned the English language
and it is upon his frequent and fervent protestations of innocence that so many
prominent people have become sufficiently interested in his case to plead for
clemency at the hands of the governor. The application for his pardon is based particularly
on the ground that he did not have a fair trial and that had he been able to
have made himself understood, while he was being tried, he could have cleared
himself.
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TWO—EDITORIALS.
Slush.
A young woman who deliberately murdered
another that seemed to be
winning
her young man away from her writes to a newspaper between intervals of
blubbering and sniveling in prison, "Don't blame girls in love if their
love leads them in desperation to destroy a rival."
This is the kind of slush on which some
hundreds of thousands of young women from 15 to 25 nourish their alleged
brains. No doubt the morbid passion of this monstrous murderess will be echoed
and applauded by many of those who fancy themselves affected with that peculiar
disease known among them as being "in love." The plain fact is that
there is not an atom of real love in this poisoned state of mind. It is slush,
pure slush. Whether the object of the true affection is near at hand or 1,000
miles away is all one. True love
is its own reward and cares only for the happiness of the beloved object, not
for ownership of it.
It is slush that makes respectable white
girls elope with negroes and circus performers. It is also slush that makes
them want to kill themselves or somebody else because of disappointment in
"love." If the silly things had some sound, wholesome work in which
they were interested, it would quickly rid them of their foolishness. In truth,
good, solid, steady work cures anybody of a tendency to slush in the mind.
When a man who wants an office professes the
greatest interest in the welfare of the people, when he expresses the warmest
feelings of friendship for them and their families, when he tells you he knows
a cure for the old man's rheumatism or asthma, it is slush, invariably slush.
When there is an apparent great religious revival in a neighborhood, when
toughened sinners are moved to shout and cavort about and shed tears and embrace
around generally and after the excitement is over settle back again in exactly
the old tracks, it shows there was no religion at all in their minds, only
slush.
When robust, full grown women profess extreme
sensibility to suffering and cry over a sick dog or scream and faint when
somebody says the house is on fire, it is the same, just the same, slush, and
slush only. When a man cheats and robs and skins other people in order that he
may secure every luxury for his family under pretense of piously providing for
his own household, it is the wickedest kind of slush. In truth, fully half of
what passes in the world for honest, normal, warm human sentiment is slush,
nothing but slush.
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| Capt. Gen. Valeriano Weyler. |
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New York city, under the
consolidation charter, will have a municipal council composed of 2 bodies, 60
aldermen and 29 councilmen. Besides that there will be several hundred boards,
departments and commissions to be a check on the municipal council and on one
another Among so many it ought to be a difficult matter to get in much
stealing.
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The colored people have not so
much to complain of at the hands of the McKinley administration. Altogether
there are now holding federal office 804 colored persons with salaries
amounting annually to $215,130. President McKinley has made 179 new
appointments of colored people to office.
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A Boston man wants schools
established for the cultivation of newsboys' voices. That individual would do
well to inquire within and start a school for the cultivation of the average
Boston voice, male and female.
Four Funerals in
One Day.
Never before can we remember a single day
when three funeral processions have passed The STANDARD office bound toward the
Cortland Rural cemetery. But such has been the case to-day, and a fourth
procession will later in the afternoon make its way to the same destination,
though it will start from James-st. and not pass this office. The three were
from the funerals of Mr. Seabrook, Mrs. Keeler and Mr. Fletcher. The fourth
will be Prof. John Rittenhouse. The thought must have occurred to every one who
saw the funeral procession of Mr. Fletcher on its way to the cemetery how many
times during the past twenty-seven years during which he had been an
undertaker in Cortland he had gone to that same cemetery and always riding with
the driver upon the hearse. To-day that seat was vacant.
Funeral of Mrs.
Keeler.
The funeral of Mrs. Flora Colvin Keeler was
held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from her late home, 6 Charles-st., and was
largely attended. Rev. Adelbert Chapman, pastor of the First Baptist church,
offered prayer, read appropriate Scripture sections and made brief remarks.
Miss Grace Stoker and Mr. C. F. Brown sang "Jesus, Lover of My Soul"
and "I Shall be Satisfied." The bearers were Messrs. J. D. Sherwood,
Henry S. Bliss, C. F. Thompson and E. P. Wright. Interment took place in
Cortland Rural cemetery.
Funeral off Prof.
Rittenhouse.
The funeral of Prof. John Rittenhouse was
held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the home of his cousin, Mr. L. B.
Rittenhouse, 31 James-st., and was conducted by Rev. O. A. Houghton, D. D. Mrs.
G. E. Persons sand two solos, and the bearers were Messrs. W. H. Carver, E. H.
Richards, J. Hine and R. Paul Higgins, all members of the Y. M. C. A.
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| Judge Alton B. Parker. |
Congratulations
and Acknowledgment.
Hon. Alton B. Parker, who has just been
elected chief justice of the court of appeals of New York state is a member of
the Delta chapter of the Gamma Sigma fraternity at the Normal school. On
Wednesday morning the Gamma Sigma boys sent a congratulatory telegram to Judge
Parker, and on Friday received the following acknowledgment:
SUPREME COURT, JUDGE'S CHAMBER,
KINGSTON, Nov. 4, 1897.
Delta Chapter of Gamma Sigma:
In the volume of telegrams lying before me
there are none more aptly expressed or more welcome than yours. I beg you to be
assured of my grateful appreciation.
Very sincerely,
ALTON B. PARKER.
A NEW INDUSTRY.
Atlantic Cereal
Co. to Manufacture Ruby Cereal.
A new industry is about to be started in
Cortland which gives promise of becoming of large importance at no distant day.
Mr. J. O. Corliss is the manager of the Atlantic Cereal Co. and has lately
moved to Cortland, occupying the house at 8 Charles-st. The company has rented
the store at 33 Railroad-st. and will take possession next Monday and will
there begin the manufacture of the "Ruby Cereal," so-called. This, we
are informed by Mr. Corliss, is a combination of grains in such parts as to
produce a breakfast beverage with the flavor of the best Java or Mocha coffee.
It is healthful and delicious. The price will be reasonably low, so that every
one can afford it. It will retail for 12 cents per package, and each package
will contain a little more than a pound of the cereal.
At the outset from three to four men will be
employed in the manufacture, and this force will be increased as occasion demands.
The cereal will be sold through agents.
As a side line the company will carry in
stock for sale all the well known cereals of the day and all of the popular breakfast
foods, especially those health food which are made at the Battle Creek sanitarium.
Very soon arrangements will be made for the
opportunity for housewives to call at the store and sample the Ruby Cereal free
of charge. A table will be constantly spread, and the cereal can be served at
all hours.
Mr. Corliss and family will no doubt prove
valuable additions to Cortland society as well as to the business interests of
the place. This gentleman was well known to some Cortland people before coming
here and it was largely through their urgency that he was induced to settle
here. For some years he has had no settled home, but has been a great traveler.
With his wife and son and daughter he has just returned from a three years'
trip around the world. He has been to Australia twice, to the South Sea islands
once and to Europe several times. He is an author of no mean repute, and has
published several works that have met with popular favor. As soon as this new
business gets well started Mr. Corliss intends to shift a large share of the
responsibility for its management upon his son while be continues his literary
pursuits.
NORMAL SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENTS.
A Splendid Course
at a Marvelously Low Price.
The Normal course of entertainments has come
to be one of the features of the year in Cortland, not alone to the students,
but to the townspeople at large. The appreciation of the latter class has become
so marked and its attendance so numerous that it has seemed wise to the
management to transfer the course this year from Normal hall to the Opera
House, with its larger and better seating capacity, and the generous patronage of
the public fully justifies the added expense of this change. Since the course has
been conducted by the societies of the Normal upon the co-operative plan, the quality
of the entertainments has been steadily advanced, and the price correspondingly
lowered.
The committee this year presents a course
that in its opinion has not been surpassed in previous years. Most of the
attractions are new to a Cortland audience, but judging from the recommendations
which come from altogether responsible parties and capable judges, the
entertainments will be found to be very satisfactory. There are six
attractions, including music, readings, lectures and illustrated lectures. The
course ticket has been placed at the marvelously low price of $1, with the
privilege of securing a reserved seat for an additional ten cents for each entertainment,
making the cost of a reserved seat course ticket $1.60. Some years ago when an
entertainment course was conducted in Cortland under the auspices of another
organization the price of course tickets was regularly $ 3. This fact shows
what a special inducement is offered this year in so fine a course at so low a
price.
The first attraction will be upon Nov. 29—a
concert by the Euterpe club of Boston, composed of five gentlemen, performers upon
mandolin, banjo and harp. The Boston Herald says, "The Euterpe club with
mandolin and banjo selections fairly captivated the audience, and was recalled
several times."
The second attraction will be upon Dec. 15—a
lecture by Charles H. Fraser. Subject, "Random Shots at Flying
Follies." Mr. Fraser is highly spoken of.
Then comes on Jan. 10, the great American
humorist, Marshall P. Wilder, who will give a reading. Mr. Wilder is accompanied
by Bertha Brewer, soprano; Bertha Boardman-Elton, cornetist; and John Francis
Gilder, pianist.
The fourth entertainment will be on Feb. 2—a
lecture by Jahu DeWitt Miller, the orator, philosopher, scholar and wit. His
subject is "Uses of Ugliness." Mr. Miller is acknowledged to be one
of the greatest platform speakers of the age.
The fifth attraction will be on March 1—an
illustrated lecture entitled "Australia as it Was and Is." This
lecture is said to be remarkably interesting and is splendidly illustrated with
the stereopticon.
The course will close on March 16 with a
grand concert by the Clara Schumann ladies' orchestra of sixteen pieces. This orchestra
has a fine reputation and has met with marked success during the past three
years in which it has been traveling all over the United States.
The tickets for these entertainments may be
obtained of the members of the several societies at the Normal or at the Candy
Kitchen, 17 Railroad-st., and all tickets may be reserved at the Candy Kitchen
on and after Wednesday, Nov. 10.
PRIMARY TEACHERS.
Their Meeting for
Discussion of Sunday-School Lessons.
The meeting at Presbyterian church Saturday
afternoon was of peculiar interest to members of the Primary Sunday- school
Teachers union. In the absence of the vice-president, Miss C. L. Brown, who was
out of town, Mrs. F. A. S. Storer of Homer kindly consented to act as chairman
of the meeting.
The singing was led by Miss Helen Rose, Mrs.
J. M. Keese presiding at the piano. The Scripture lesson found in the first
chapter of James was read by Mrs. Keese. Mrs. A. Jennison offered prayer. After
approval of minutes of last meeting, the copy of letter sent to Rev. A. Chapman,
written by Mrs. Storer in behalf of the union, was read. This being a personal
letter it will not be given for publication; however it was resolved that this
copy be placed on the record, as a fitting memorial of our late president, who
by her sweet simplicity and the excellence of her consecrated Christian life,
had won the love and confidence of every co-worker.
The committee chosen for nomination of president
was composed of Mrs. S. N. Holden, Mrs. M. P. Starr and Mrs. W. Watkins.
The lessons for the month taught by Mrs.
Starr and Mrs. Huntington of Homer and Mrs. Rose of Cortland were in all points
excellent and helpful. The discussion following each lesson showed a deep
interest, and all participated in a way that left little doubt as to the good result
of this meeting.
Mrs.
Storer and others led in prayer that divine grace and guidance be given the
laborers in this the Master's work, after which the meeting closed with Mizpah.
The December session is to be held in the
Congregational church.
The Salvation Army.
Capt. Waldron and Lieut. Clarke, who have
been in Cortland for the past five months are ordered to other fields. The
former goes to Bradford, Pa., and the latter to Olean, N. Y. A special meeting will
be held in their honor on Friday night and this will be followed by a banquet.
The grand farewell meeting will occur on Sunday night.
On Wednesday evening, Nov. 17, there will be
a grand welcome meeting to offer greetings to Capt. and Mrs. Martin who come
from Olean to take charge of this field. The public is invited to be present at
all the meetings.
BREVITIES.
—Six candidates took the second degree in
the O. U. A. M. last night.
—The Rob Roy dancing class meet tomorrow evening
at 7:30 sharp in Empire hall. Reception at 8:30 o'clock.
—The attraction at the Opera House for
Thursday, Nov. 18, will be "A Railroad Ticket," a grand farce comedy.
—In police court yesterday the ease of The People
against John Glish, charged with public intoxication, was adjourned until
Monday, Nov. 15 at 10 o'clock A.M.
—The 4 o'clock meeting at the Y. M. C. A.
rooms next Sunday afternoon will be in charge of Mr. R. C. Tillinghast and will
be entirely conducted by the board of directors of the association.
—A teachers' institute will be held in
Binghamton next week and will be in charge of Institute Conductor Welland Hendrick
of Cortland. Prof. D. L. Bardwell of the Cortland Normal is on the program for
several periods on Thursday.
—New display advertisements to-day are—D.
McCarthy & Co., Housefurnishing, page 7; Selleck, Hats, etc., page 6; Case & Ruggles, Bright Bargains, page
6; C. P. Brown, Get Well, page 7; T. P . Bristol, Specialties, page 7; Bingham
Bros. & Miller, Clothing, page 7.
—Horse thieves and burglars are working in
the northern part of Cayuga county. Sneak thieves are plenty too, and one
farmer near Weedsport, who left thirty bushels of potatoes in a pile on the
ground in a field one night found them all gone next morning.
—Cortland's hopes that the Lehigh Valley R.
R. would extend the lines to
Syracuse through
Cortland or from some point on the line will probably be brought to nought if
the scheme reaches fulfillment which is detailed in another column [proposed trolley
from Moravia to Syracuse] in a quotation from the Syracuse Standard of this
morning.
—The funeral of Francis Seabrook was held at
9:30 o'clock this morning from his late residence, 134 Port Watson-st., and
from the Congregational church at 10 o'clock. It was attended by the Stove Moulders'
union and the Odd Fellows in bodies. The services at the grave were in charge
of John L. Lewis lodge, I. O. O. F.
HOMER.
Gleanings of News
From Our Twin Village.
HOMER, Nov. 9.—Mrs. William Signor, who has
been living in Syracuse with her husband, has moved her household goods back to
Homer and is living with her two children in Allen Lane.
The funeral of Mrs. Michael Kinney will take
place to-morrow morning. The procession will leave the home on Cherry-st. at 9
o'clock and services will be held in St. Mary's church in Cortland at 10 o'clock.
Mr. E. B. Kenfield, former proprietor of The
Brunswick, now proprietor of the Allen House at Oneida, is in town for a few
days.
County Treasurer William H. Foster left this
morning for a day's business trip in Syracuse.
Mr. Lew Clark, who has been visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Clark at their home on King-st., left for Syracuse this
morning, where he makes his home.
The ladies of the M.E. church Aid society will
serve one of their regular suppers in the parlors of the Methodist church
to-morrow evening. Every one is invited to attend these suppers which occur
every two weeks.
Mr. A. J. Foster, proprietor of the Foster shoe
store, is busy moving his stock to that of Chas. Wills, where he is selling boots
and shoes at a great reduction. Mr. Foster expects soon to have a first-class cobbler
and will be able to do all kinds of repairing. Mr. Glenn Hicks is again working
as clerk for Mr. Foster.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Kenyon of Syracuse were
the guests of Rev. L. J. Christler over Sunday.
Thirty-one of the young men of Homer assembled
at the home of Mr. Fred Fisher on Elm-ave. last evening in the interest of the
Young Men's club and also to form the list of charter members. Nearly twenty of
those present paid their admission fee of $1 and their names were placed on the
list. The prospects of the dub were discussed and the matter of hiring rooms
was laid on the table till the next meeting. There are nearly fifty young men
who have expressed a desire to join. All who wish may hand the entrance fee to
Mr. Christler and become charter members if money is received before next
Monday. Mr. Christler was elected treasurer pro tem until the election of
officers and the money already subscribed will be placed on deposit in the
bank. Mr. Christler again reminded the young men of their manhood and honor and
told them their success was alone in their hands and would be a sure success if
they were one and all loyal to their constitution.
The game of football on the school grounds
Saturday did not come off, as the gas house boys did not appear to play the
academy team.
The death of Mrs. Michael Kinney occurred at
her home on Cherry-st. at 12:30 Monday morning. Mrs. Kinney has been a long and
patient sufferer and leaves four sons and three daughters who mourn her loss as
a kind and affectionate mother.
The second exhibition of the animotiscope at
Academy hall was well attended and the people were as highly entertained and
pleased as was the audience on the previous evening. This certainly is one of
the greatest wonders ever shown in Homer and it is hoped that a future date may
be arranged with Manager Percy before the close of winter. Mr. Percy left this
morning for Syracuse, where he has engagements for five exhibitions.
Miss Louisa Henry left Monday morning for a
day's visit in Syracuse.
Mr. Oliver Murray, who is attending school
at Cascadilla, Ithaca, came home Saturday to spend Sunday with his parents north
of the village. He had the misfortune to break one of his thumbs in a practice
game of football last Wednesday and now has his hand done up.
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