JACK'S GRIP BROKEN AND TROUBLE WITH HUNGARIANS

Charity Hospital, New Orleans.

Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, November 2, 1897.

JACK'S GRIP BROKEN.

Cold Weather and Frost Will Kill the Plague.

AT FIRST IT INCREASES DEATHS.

Thermometer Headed Downward at Montgomery—Only One Patient at

Selma, Ala.—Mobile Reports Several New Cases and Five Recoveries.

   NEW ORLEANS, NOV. 2.—From now on the number of yellow fever cases will gradually decrease, in the opinion of the board of health officials.

   The anxiously-awaited cold wave has arrived. The local forecast officials have predicted that frost will fall in the northern portion of Louisiana tonight.

   The cold snap had the effect of increasing the mortality and also caused the number of new cases to swell somewhat. It is generally believed, however, that shortly a decided improvement in the situation will be shown.

   The record of new cases is 34; the deaths for the day were as follows: Mr. Geroo, Guy Boyes, Louis Bardone, St. John; S. Balise, Sarah Balantyne, D. Carera, John Brown.

COLDER IN MONTGOMERY.

Frost Expected Daily—One New Case and One Death.

   MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov. 2—The official bulletin of the board of health chronicles one new case of yellow fever for the past 24 hours, F. H. Yarbrough, 323 Herron street, and one death, R. H. Weathers, 509 South Court.

   It commenced raining Monday and rained hard all night. Today is clear and is colder. The thermometer has been under 60, and a cool wind is blowing from the northwest. The indications are that it will turn colder, and if there is no wind there will be a good frost.

   The official report is no new cases and no deaths. The only patient under treatment, Miss Pearson, is in a critical condition with the chances against her recovery.

Many Cases at Whistler.

   MOBILE, NOV. 2.—Nine new cases of yellow fever, no deaths and five recoveries is the record of Mobile.

   At Whistler 19 cases are under treatment.

   From Mount Vernon the death of J. B. Sproggins is announced.

   Wager, Ala., has up to Monday had 40 cases and three deaths.

   Four new cases are reported at Flomation, Ala.

   The temperature has been steadily falling and now is felt the first wintry air of the season. It is generally predicted that there will be a heavy frost.

Improvement at Memphis.

   MEMPHIS, NOV. 2—The yellow fever situation is improving and the weather continues such as to warrant physicians to state that the end is near at hand. Rain has been falling nearly 30 hours. Frost and much colder weather is predicted.

   The record is two new cases, and one death, F. H. Venn.

   Total cases to date, 43; total deaths to date, nine.

   Refugees are returning by every train and the railroads report very light travel out of the city.

Death Reported From Durant.

   JACKSON, NOV. 2.—The state board of health issued the following official statement:

   One new case of yellow fever is reported from Edwards and three from Nitta Yuma. From Durant is reported one death.

Diphtheria In Brocton.

   BROCTON, N. Y., NOV. 2—Three children in the family of Thomas Gregory, living on Kinney street, are said to be suffering from diphtheria. Two of the children were about the streets till a few days ago, and now it is possible all may die. Every precaution is being taken against a spreading of the disease.

CASTING THE BALLOTS.

Bitter Fight in New York.

   NEW YORK, NOV. 2.—The battle raging in this city today is a hot one. A crowd surrounded the polling booths before they were opened this morning, waiting to vote before going to their daily labor. The vote polled so far is a heavy one.

   It is believed that Van Wyck has captured a fair share of the original Henry George vote, with Seth Low a close second. Henry George, Jeffersonian Democracy, will poll a heavy vote.

   Supporters of General Tracy do not appear very hopeful of their candidate's chances.

   Late last night and today many bets have been registered in which Van Wyck is decidedly the favorite.

   Taking into consideration the amount of patronage and power connected with the office of mayor of Greater New York it is not to be wondered at that the campaign has been bitterly contested. The victorious candidate will, indeed, be a winner.

   Few riots or fights have been reported by the police for an election day.

McKay's Remains in the River.

   POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Nov. 2.—The divers and grapplers worked several hours at the scene of the New York Central wreck at Garrison, but met with no success in their search for the body of Stenographer McKay. The railroad company will discharge dynamite in the river in the hope of bringing the body to the surface. The body of the Italian, De Yulio, has been sent to his father in Tuckahoe, N. Y. The woman is still unidentified.

TROUBLE WITH HUNGARIANS.

Timely Arrival of Officers Prevented Serious Difficulty.

   The timely arrival of Policeman Edward Parker at the Italian camp in the

Trout park [near East Ave. and Port Watson St., Cortland, N. Y.--CC editor] last night, probably prevented violence being done to Mr. A. H. Jacoby, the contractor who built the first eight miles of the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. Mr. Jacoby has his contract completed, but did not pay his help at its finish, owing to the non-arrival of his money. The pay was promised the Italians and Hungarians yesterday.

   Mr. Jacoby's money arrived on the 1:42 train over the Lehigh Valley railroad and he was busy all the afternoon at The Kremlin counting it out. About 4:30 he went to the Italian camp to pay the laborers. But he had not received sufficient money to pay all to date, so he paid the Italians in fall, and the Hungarians be paid up to Oct. 1, but for the month of October he gave them time checks.

   This did not please the thirty-five Hungarians, who refused to let Mr. Jacoby leave the building. He could not reason with them. They did not seem to be satisfied when he told them they would be paid in full before the end of the week. Arthur Holt, who was with Mr. Jacoby managed to get out and to the Junction, where Operator Mudge asked Operator V. R. Merrick at the D., L. & W. station to notify the sheriff and police. He did so and in a short time Sheriff Hilsinger and Officer Parker were on the scene. Their presence quelled the disturbance, and in company with them Mr. Jacoby reached The Kremlin [Hotel] in safety, thankful that he had been rescued from the foreigners, who would have probably done him injury had not the officers arrived. The Hungarians followed to the hotel, all the way demanding the balance due them, but after an hour they dispersed and returned to camp.

APPLICATIONS DENIED.

Voters Were Too Late to Get Their Names on the Registry Lists.

   Several applications were made before [Cortland] County Judge Eggleston yesterday and to-day for the placing of names on the regular registry lists, and some were made from towns where the names were on last year, and the registry boards failed to copy them on this year's lists. In some of these cases the registry boards believed that the parties had removed from the election district, and so did not record their names.

   The applications were denied and Judge Eggleston made the following ruling under Section 31 of the election law. Where the boards of registry have neglected or refused to place on the registry books names of voters who are entitled to have their names placed thereon, an order can only be granted by a judge to place such names on the list on a day at least two days prior to the second Saturday before any election and upon notice of not less than 24 hours to the board of inspectors.

   Judge Eggleston further declined to make an order that would bring a board of inspectors away from its place of duty on Election day. It is the duty of every voter to ascertain whether or not he is registered, and if he is not so registered by any fault of the board of registry, he should make application at least two days before the second Saturday preceding Election day, and then the board can be ordered to show cause why such name or names should not be placed on the lists, and in so doing not interfere with the duties of the inspector on Election day.

   Farther than that, people are entitled to have the registry lists compared before Election day and if upon examination names are there found which are not entitled to be there, they may be stricken off.

A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

"Happy Bill" Daniels Substantially Remembered by Brother Odd Fellows.

   The regular meeting of Vesta lodge, I. O. O. F., last night was followed by an occasion which was of an especially interesting and enjoyable nature for "Happy Bill" Daniels, one of the members of the lodge, who is soon to remove to Binghamton. After the completion of the business of the evening, Past Grand C. B. Roethig in well chosen words, on behalf of the Odd Fellows, presented "Happy Bill" with an elegant set of decorated dishes. Mr. Daniels was very much surprised, but recovered himself sufficiently to respond. The ladies had very thoughtfully prepared refreshments, which were served, and the remainder of the evening was very pleasantly passed with music furnished by Daniels' orchestra.

WILL WEAR CHEVRONS.

Uncle Sam's Letter Carriers to Have a Mark of Distinction.

   [Cortland] Deputy Postmaster C. E. Rowley has received from the first assistant postmaster general, Perry S. Heath, a copy of an order just issued by Postmaster General Gary relative to the uniforms of letter carriers. The order says:

   Letter carriers who have served five years shall wear as a mark of distinction, upon both sleeves of their uniform coat, three-fourths inch above the braid on cuff of sleeves, a chevron of black cloth one-half inch wide extending horizontally from seam to seam of coat sleeve and sewed in seams of sleeve. For every additional five years of service another stripe of the same material and style as the first one shall be added. All stripes to be edged with white stitching and to be one-half inch apart. A carrier who has been reinstated shall get credit for the full term of his actual service, but not for the time he was out of the service. Time spent in the substitute service shall not be taken into account.

   Substitute carrier—As a distinction between a substitute letter carrier and a regular letter carrier who has not yet received his first stripe, all substitute carriers will wear on both sleeves three-fourths inch above the braid on cuff of sleeve a plain letter "S" two inches high, made of black cloth, edged with white stitching.

THE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.

Trustees R. B. Smith, H. P. Goodrich and Fred Conable Re-elected.

   The lot owners of the Cortland Rural cemetery held their annual meeting at the office of County Judge J. E. Eggleston last night and the three trustees whose terms of office expired were reelected, namely: R. B. Smith, H. P. Goodrich and Fred Conable. The report of the treasurer was also read.

   H. M. Kellogg appeared at the meeting as a committee from Grover post, No. 98, G. A. R., and asked that the board grant to the post a plot of ground for the burial of soldiers who have no lot or no immediate friends to take charge of their remains. The post would care for and beautify the lot as it sees fit. The proposition seemed to be favorably received, but action was deferred until the next meeting of the trustees, Nov. 10.

BREVITIES.

   — Five candidates took the first degree in the order of the O. U. A. M. last night.

   —The Republican county committee will take the election returns at the Messenger House this evening.

   —The Fortnightly club will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with

Mrs. George W. McGraw, 19 James-st.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Warren, Tanner & Co., Furs, Silk and Carpets, page 4; N. Y. and London Drug Co., Instant Cough Cure, page 6; D. McCarthy & Co., Men's Furnishings, page 6.

   —There have been snowstorms on Election day and roads frozen solid, but to-day is the first Election day within the memory of man which was marked by a thunder shower. But it came at 3:30 o'clock.

   —Mrs. R. C. Tillinghast has received further word from her brother who was injured by a Long Island locomotive Sunday morning that he is doing as well as could be expected and seems to be in a fair way to recover.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY.

Standard of Admission Raised, but Attendance Still Increases.

   The Ithaca Journal makes the following summary of the facts embodied in the annual report of President Schurman submitted on Saturday to the board of trustees of Cornell university, which will be of general interest:

   The report shows that although there has been a continuous advance in entrance requirements since 1894, which demands one and in many cases two years of extra preparation on the part of nine-tenths of the students entering Cornell university, the university enrolled the largest attendance in its history.

   There is now no department of Cornell university open to a student whose preparatory training is not equivalent to that of a high school graduate. President Schurman has made an exhaustive study of the price paid by Cornell students for board and lodgings. His report shows that, of all the men in the university, 41 per cent pay $1.50 to $2.50, 24 per cent more than $2.50; and that for board 50 per cent pay $3 or less, 40 per cent from $3 to $4 and about 10 per cent more than $4.

   The president's report also formulates a program of the investigations to be conducted in the big hydraulic laboratory and canal now in the course of construction in the Fall creek gorge, which will have a reservoir covering an area of 23 acres and holding 53,000,000 gallons of water.

   There is also an outline of the new plan of instruction adopted by the faculty of the College of Architecture, from which it appears that while they recognize that they are training American architects, certain advantageous features in the teaching of architectural design have been copied from the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris. The scientific and technical departments of Cornell make a good showing in the president's report; but it is also worthy of notice that there has been a marked increase in the attendance in the academic department and the graduate department.

   Of the total number of undergraduates about 60 per cent come from New York state and 40 per cent from outside states and foreign countries. Of graduate students on the other hand only about 30 per cent come from New York state, while 70 per cent come from other states and foreign countries.

KILLED NEAR GROTON, N. Y.

Miss Barry Struck by a Train, Body Cut in Two.

   Miss Lizzie Barry of Groton was killed by a Lehigh Valley train Sunday night. At about 10 o'clock that night a Groton woman was walking down the track to her home when her foot struck an object on the track. Making an examination she was horrified to find that it was the mangled body of Lizzie Barry. The body was cut in two by the wheels of the train. It is believed that while walking on the track that the deceased was stricken with a fit, as she was subject to them; and that while lying there a train came along and killed her. She was about 25 years of age and lived with a brother, her parents being dead.