TAR AND FEATHERS, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND GILLETTE SKIRT COMPANY

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, November 12, 1897.

TAR AND FEATHERS.

Two Young Girls Brutally Beaten by White Caps and Left Unconscious.

   OAKWOOD, O., Nov. 12.—An outrage was perpetrated by whitecaps upon two girls, Edith and May Roberts, aged 19 and 17 years.

   Ten days ago the young women received a whitecap notice warning them to leave the town and county, but they paid no attention to it.

   They retired early and during the night they were awakened by a band of 8 or 10 men entering their rooms and dragging them from their beds in their night robes to the nearby road, where they were terribly whipped.

   After beating the two girls the whitecaps gave them a coat of tar and feathers and took them back to the house where they were found unconscious.

   May is in a critical condition, her flesh having been cut to the bone by the whip. A card containing 10 names was found tacked to the front door, but none of the names are known from that place.

CARELESS HUNTERS.

Two Young Girls Shot and Badly Wounded at Hamilton Corners.

   NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—The second serious accident of the gunning season happened at Hamilton Corners, four miles from Perth Amboy. Anna Stewart, 10 years old, and her sister May, aged 7, children of William Stewart, were accidentally shot and badly wounded by careless hunters while the children were on their way to school. Their path lay through a dense woods.

TO SPLIT YORK STATE.

Scheme to Form a New State From 16 of the Eastern Counties.

   ALBANY, Nov. 12.—Assemblyman Patrick Trainor of the Thirteenth district of New York city was in the city and said that one of the first bills introduced in the legislature would be one providing for creating a new state, by permitting a constitutional amendment to be passed and approved by the United States government divorcing 16 counties of the state and including them in what shall be known as the state of Manhattan.

   The plan proposed in Mr. Trainor's bill is for a divorcement of New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Ulster, Greene, Rockland, Albany, Rensselaer and part of Schoharie, to be formed into one state with a population of 3,902,220, as compared with 2,631,l23 for the 44 remaining counties.

   This would make the new state of Manhattan the second largest state in the Union, and exceeded only in population by Pennsylvania….This state would contain a territory in its 16 counties of 8,960 square miles, as compared with a territory containing 44 counties and 40,493 square miles.

TIGER FOR TAMMANY.

John Fitzpatrick of New Orleans Sends a Live One to Grace the Wigwam.

   NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—Former Mayor Hugh J. Grant has received a letter from John Fitzpatrick, former mayor of New Orleans, informing him that he had shipped to New York a live tiger, 2 1/2 months old, a native of Nicaragua.
   Mr. Fitzpatrick suggested that the tiger be given a home in Tammany Hall. Mr. Grant wrote to John C. Sheehan as follows:

   "I am informed that there is waiting my disposal in the care of an express company, a live tiger in a cage. It was sent to me from New Orleans, the donor (ex-Mayor John Fitzpatrick) informing me that, in his opinion, Tammany should have its wigwam graced with a real living representative of the organization. 

   "I am told that he is playful and kind in disposition, and there should be no hesitation on your part to take him into the wigwam."

Miners Will Arbitrate.

   STREATOR, Ill., Nov. 12.—The miners' convention has adjourned. A conference committee met with President Ratchford and decided to report to the convention in favor of submitting the entire strike question to an arbitration of three men outside the regular state board. The report was accepted.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

A Roman or American University.

   A question the most interesting and important of any that has come up for consideration in the Roman Catholic church of the United States made its appearance at the very beginning of the deliberations of the national gathering of prelates at Washington.

   The question in brief is whether the policy of the Roman Catholic church in the United States and the Roman Catholic university at Washington, apart from matters of faith, church usages, etc., shall he dictated from Rome or whether a measure of home rule shall be allowed to American Catholics.

   Powerful and learned priests, with Archbishops Keane and Ireland at their head, declare that a system of administration adapted to European countries, and especially to Italy, is not suited to this free and enlightened republic.

They say it is better for the interests of the church itself that a policy in accordance with American institutions be pursued, that policy to be shaped by priests who understand perfectly the English language and the people they are among. Opposed to the liberal Americanizing policy is the professor of dogmatic theology in the university, Mgr. Schroeder.

   Something of a sensation was created by Archbishop Keane's statement in his address to the prelates that the pope himself sympathized entirely with the plan to adapt the great university wholly to the American spirit—in short, to make it "absolutely American." An individual who opposed this policy his holiness himself, according to the archbishop, characterized as a "refractaire." Liberally translated into American English, that would mean a crooked stick.

Cornell University Library.

   The Cornell university library increased during the period from July 31, 1896 to July 31, 1897, by 10,779 volumes and 3,100 pamphlets. On the latter date it contained 197,482 volumes and 33,500 pamphlets. Since July 31, a total of 200,000 volumes has been reached. The library contained in 1892, when Dr. Schurman became president of Cornell, only 111,007 volumes, so that the five years of his administration of university affairs have seen the library practically doubled. Over 48,000 volumes came in as gifts during these five years, the remaining 40,000 being purchased mainly from the income of the Sage endowment fund.

   The names of Willard Fiske and Andrew D. White are mentioned as large givers in every report of the librarian during this period. The largest single gifts are however the Zarncke collection of 13,000 volumes, chiefly German literature, given by Mr. William H. Sage, and the Moak law collection of 12,000 volumes, given by Mrs. Boardman and Mrs. Geo. R. Williams.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Proceedings of the Cortland County Lawmakers and Financiers.

Fourth Day, Friday, Nov. 12.

   All the board were present at rollcall [sic].

   The clerk presented petitions from the assessors of the town of Cortlandville with reference to assessments upon the property of L. V. Smith, J. C. Seager, Mrs. M. A. Meldrum, Sally Blanchard, Hiram Blanchard and L. J. Fitzgerald. These were referred to the committee on erroneous assessments.

   The special committee appointed by the last board to visit the county house and look it over made its report. The committee consisted of Messrs. E. W. Childs, H. Z. Tuttle and John O'Donnell.  The committee expressed itself as being well satisfied with the condition of things as found, but recommended new paint in certain rooms, also upon the fence at the front; also that the old-fashioned high post bedsteads be replaced with single cot iron bedsteads. The report was referred to the committee on public buildings with power to act.

   The committee consisting of Messrs. E. W. Childs and A. E. Seymour, appointed by the last board to go through the old supervisors' journals and look up laws compiled by previous boards and still in force presented its report.

   On motion, authority was given to add to the town and county audits certain bills that had been omitted, but which were properly verified.

   Mr. Crane of the standing committee reported improvements at the courthouse and jail in accordance with the suggestions of Prison Commissioner Mantanye. Steam heat has been substituted for hot water at a cost of $283.67. The work was done by Cramar & Hollister. The building has been connected with the sewer at a cost of $332.05. The work was done by T. T. Bates. A new walk has been placed in front of part of the courthouse at an expense of $35. Insurance had been placed upon courthouse, jail and county clerk's office.

   Judge Eggleston appeared before the board with suggestions regarding the heating of the entire county clerks building. The matter was discussed in detail and referred to the committee on public buildings. The board then engaged in committee work.

THE SKIRT COMPANY BUSY.

Trade Extending in Every Direction—Skirts in Demand.

   The Gillette Skirt Co. is a veritable beehive in these days. The fall trade is becoming brisk and the demand for skirts seems to be increasing in new localities. In fact, all the skirt company desires is to get one of its skirts introduced in a place, and that skirt will at once create a demand for more, so popular are the garments. The trade now covers every state in the Union, though of course the bulk of it is in the eastern half of the continent. There has never been a time when the company was turning out more of the finished goods per day than now, and the season is not yet at its height.

   The wearing of the skirt is not confined to the Western Hemisphere, for a lady recently purchased one to send to her sister, a missionary in Damascus. The manufacture of the Paris skirts has become one of the best industries of Cortland.

Divorce Proceedings.

   Evidence was closed yesterday before George S. Sands as referee in divorce proceedings brought by Myron Bingham against his wife, Etta Bingham. Thomas If. Dowd was the attorney for the plaintiff, and W. C. Crombie looked after the interests of the defendant. The decision was reserved for sixty days.

Returned to Their Home.

   Word has come from Miss Mary E. Hughes of Cortland, who is with the family of her brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Burr, in the South, that they have just been able to return to their home in Fulton, Ala., after an absence of between three and four weeks caused by proximity of the yellow fever.

   At the outbreak of the fever in their vicinity Mr. Burr started his family with other families of the place off for Montgomery, though he stayed to attend to his business. Just after they arrived there the fever broke out in the second house from them and there was a stampede for Nashville. There they have stayed till now. In the meantime all railroad traffic through Fulton stopped, and for over three weeks not a letter or paper went into Fulton, and its only means of communication with the outside world was by telegraph. The fever scare has now subsided so that traffic is resumed and the families have returned.

Died in Binghamton.

   Undertaker E. C. McEvoy was last night summoned to Binghamton to make the arrangements for the funeral of his uncle, Mr. Michael McEvoy, who died at his home in that city at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Death was caused by a general breaking down of the whole system. The age of the deceased was 76 years. He was a brother of Mr. Thomas McEvoy of Cortland.

   The funeral will be held at St. Patrick's church in Binghamton to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The following four nephews of the deceased, all sons of Mr. Thomas McEvoy and all residents of Cortland, will go to Binghamton to-morrow to attend the funeral: Messrs. Edward C., Thomas J., Charles and Luke McEvoy.

BREVITIES.

   —The Saturday night's bill by the Bessie Morton company will be "The Streets of New York."

   —New display advertisements to-day are—F. E. Brogden, Hot Soda, page 8; Selleck, Our Last Day, page 6.

   —The funeral of Mm. Evaline B. Spencer will be held at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon from her late residence in Blodgett Mills.

   —The Normal football team goes to Elmira to-night, spends the night and goes on to Mansfield, Pa., to-morrow to play the team of the Mansfield Normal school.

   —Miss Jane Meldrim died at the county almshouse yesterday at the age of 84 years. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon, interment being made in Cortland Rural cemetery.

   —Mr. Newton Cone, Cortland agent for the Traders Fire Lloyds Insurance

Co. of New York City, yesterday received a draft for $825.38, payable to F. C. Hayford of Tully, on account of his fire loss which occurred Oct. 19. This policy cost Mr. Hayford only $27.

   —The October number of the Baptist Outlook, published at Buffalo, contains an account of the Baptist Missionary state convention and of the state pastors' convention and also publishes fine half tone cuts of Rev. John B. Calvert. D. D., of New York, of Rev. A. Chapman of Cortland, and of Rev. J. A. Hungate of Homer.

   —Dr. L. T. White is moving his family from Homer to the Murphey house, 50 Port Watson-st., in Cortland. The doctor can be found there nights, but will continue to have his office at present at the office formerly occupied by his brother, Dr. A. J. White, at 58 Port Watson-st. His office hours will be from 1 to 3 and from 7 to 9 o'clock P. M.

   —The nurses' exchange established two days ago at the drug store of C. F. Brown and noted in The STANDARD of Wednesday night seems to be meeting with popular favor among the nurses. This morning nine nurses had registered. It will be a great accommodation to the public for any one in need of a nurse at short notice can there look over the list, see who is registered, find the street and number of all, note who is at liberty at the time, find where each one has been employed, and if he chooses can then look up the references. More will undoubtedly register soon.