WAR WITH SPAIN ENDED AND CORTLAND PAVING COMMENCED

 

William Rufus Day.

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, August 19, 1898.

WAR WITH SPAIN ENDED.

Protocol Signed and an Armistice Proclaimed.

HOSTILITIES HAVE CEASED.

Orders Sent to the Front to Suspend Operations.

   WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.—The war which has raged between Spain and the United States for a period of three months and 22 days was quietly terminated when Secretary Day for the United States, and M. Cambon for Spain, in the presence of President McKinley, signed a protocol which will form the basis of a definite treaty of peace. It is but simple justice to our sister republic of France to record the fact that to her good offices this speedy termination of a war that might have run on indefinitely was brought about and the president himself deemed that action on the part of the French government as worthy of his special praise.

   Without delay Acting Secretary Allen hastened to the telephone and directed that cable messages be immediately sent to all of the naval commanders, Dewey in the Philippines, Sampson at Guantanamo, and the various commandants at navy yards and stations, to cease hostilities immediately.

   Upon emerging from the White House, Secretary Day received the earnest congratulations of the persons present upon the conclusion of the protocol. He stated that the peace commissioners who are to draw up the definitive treaty would not be appointed for several days but declined to indicate who they would be.

 

TERMS OF PEACE.

Provisions of the Protocol as Signed by Both Governments.

   WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—The following are the provisions of the protocol as signed by Secretary Day and [French] Ambassador Cambon:

   First—That Spain will relinquish all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba.

   Second—That Porto Rico and other Spanish Islands In the West Indies and an island in the Ladrones to be selected by the United States shall be ceded to the latter.

   Third—That the United States will occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila, pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition and government of the Philippines.

   Fourth—That Cuba, Porto Rico and other Spanish Islands in the West Indies shall be immediately evacuated and that commissioners, to be appointed within 10 days, shall within 30 days from the signing of the protocol meet at Havana and San Juan respectively, to arrange and execute the details of the evacuation.

   Fifth—That the United States and Spain will each appoint not more than five commissioners to negotiate and conclude a treaty of peace. The commissioners are to meet at Paris no later than the 1st of October.

   Sixth--On the signing of the protocol, hostilities will be suspended and notice to that effect will be given as soon as possible by each government to the commander of its military and naval forces.

  The above is the official statement of the protocol's contents as prepared and given to the president by Secretary Day. The protocol was signed at 4:23 p. m. by Secretary of State Day, representing the United States, and M. Cambon, the French ambassador, representing the Spanish government.

 

Captain General Ramon Blanco.

BLANCO RESIGNS.

He Does Not Wish to Superintend the Evacuation of Cuba.

   MADRID. Aug. 16.— The government has received from Captain General Blanco a dispatch tendering his resignation. The reason given by General Blanco for resigning is that he does not wish to superintend the evacuation of Cuba. The same dispatch says that the Cuban autonomist government has also resigned. It is believed that the Spanish government will refuse to accept the resignation of Governor General Blanco.

   The other Havana telegrams represent the Spanish element of the colony as favoring American annexation as the best means to insure prosperity and avert anarchy.

   M. Cambon, the French ambassador to the United States who represented Spain in the peace negotiations at Washington, has been decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III.

 

WASHINGTON LETTER.

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)

   WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 15.—Mr. McKinley is still in doubt as to the policy we should pursue towards the Philippines. It was that doubt that caused the temporary peace agreement, signed by representatives of the two governments, to provide that the Commissioners to negotiate the treaty of peace, which shall determine the final disposition of the Philippines, should meet at Paris not later than Oct. 1, when it would have been easy to have saved a month by having the Commission meet September 1. The Spanish government has been quick to recognize this doubt on the part of Mr. McKinley, and to act upon it; it has issued a statement to the Spanish people saying that they had reason to believe the peace commission would allow Spain to retain the Philippines.

   What the policy of the administration is to be towards the Philippines will be plainer after Mr. McKinley names the five American peace commissioners. The only one yet known is Secretary Day, who may be considered as Mr. McKinley's mouthpiece and personal representative. It is daily becoming plainer that a great mistake was made in allowing Spain to have any say as to the disposition of the Philippines. While there are differences of opinion among our people, as to our keeping the islands, the opinion is practically unanimous that Spain should not be allowed to retain them. It will be farcical for us to talk about driving Spain out of Cuba and Porto Rico for the sake of humanity, and then to allow Spain to keep the Philippines after they were practically in our possession. We should not confine our humanity to the Cubans, else foreigners will refuse to believe that it is humanity.

   The government is preparing to send food to Cuba, not only for the insurgents but for all that need it, including the Spanish soldiers, but the Red Cross Society is ahead of the government as it is already distributing food and other relief in Cuba.

   If the Democrats do not elect a majority of the House this year, it will not be the fault of the Democratic Congressional campaign committee, which is preparing for a vigorous campaign with confident expectations of success. While the committee will, as usual, furnish the candidate with the kind of literature they think will be most effective in their districts, it will also distribute literature criticizing the war revenue law, because of its being harder upon the poor than upon the rich; showing up some of the many evils resulting from Secretary Alger's using the War Department as a Republican partisan machine, and the financial question will not be neglected but will be discussed in accordance with the Chicago platform. Democrats who have visited the Committee headquarters, without exception, regard the close of the war at this time as decidedly advantageous for the Democratic party, because it will enable them to bring other questions to the attention of the voters and because it will prevent the other side going into the campaign with a false plea that a vote against a Republican candidate would be vote against the conduct of the war. It has not yet been determined whether the administration should be attacked tor its action in giving Spain too much to say through the three joint commissions provided for in the terms of peace, when it could just as easily have settled everything in the terms themselves, which Spain would have been bound to accept anyway, although such action is being strongly advocated.

   There is some very strong talk among the Senators and Representatives, who have been in Washington since Sampson was advanced eight numbers and promoted to be Rear Admiral, while Schley, who was also promoted to be Rear Admiral, was only advanced six numbers, which makes Sampson one number ahead of him, instead of one number behind him as he was before these promotions were made. While it is not regarded as likely that an attempt will be made to hang up Sampson's promotion in the Senate, it is almost certain that occasion will be taken in both House and Senate, to show that he owes it more to favoritism than to anything he did. It will not be surprising either, should the resolution offered by Representative Berry, extending the thanks of Congress to Schley for destroying Cervera's fleet, be adopted.

   It is stated at the War Department that no troops will be discharged until it is known how many will be needed to garrison Porto Rico and Cuba, and it will be sometime before that is known, as military commissions are first to meet at San Juan and Havana, and arrange the terms and time of evacuation of Porto Rico and Cuba. The Spaniards will be hurried out of Porto Rico as fast as possible, but as there are six or eight weeks more of the unhealthy season in Cuba, our representatives on the Commission are not likely to object to the Spaniards taking all the time they want to have there.

 

Main Street, Cortland, N. Y. circa 1899.

PAVING COMMENCED.

ACTIVE WORK BEGUN LAST MONDAY MORNING.

Over a Hundred Are Excavating at North End—Trouble for Board of Trustees—L.  S. Hayes Files a Protest Against Paving—Parkhurst Curb Company Object to Its Use.

   Active work was begun on the Main-st. paving job by the contractors, the Warren-Scharff Asphalt Paving company, Monday morning. Engineer Allen had previously given them the grade and some fifty men were put to work. Tuesday the number was increased to over one hundred and many teams.

   The board of village trustees are beset with some troubles of their own. There has been much gossip about a big divy for its members from the $71,000, the contract price, and last Friday the objections to the project by Lewis S. Hayes took definite form. At his request, Sheriff Brainard served a protest against the paving with Village Clerk Crombie. The protest was drawn up by Mr. Hayes' attorney, B. T. Wright. The protest alleges much in general and, though Mr. Hayes refuses to divulge his plans, some think it is the forerunner of an injunction. Its general tone is to the effect that the proceedings are not in accordance with the law though the board has followed the advice of their eminent counsel, Messrs. Kellogg  & Van Hoesen in every particular.

   At Monday evening's board meeting a communication from Bunton, Shryer & McQannon of Indianapolis, owners of the patent on the Parkhurst combined curb and gutter, was read as follows:

   INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug, 11, '98.

   Board of Trustees, Cortland, N. Y.

   GENTLEMEN—We beg to remind the officials of the city of Cortland that the undersigned own and control the patents on the Parkurst combined curb and gutter and that no one has the right to build it but ourselves. The contract of your city proposed to be entered into with the Warren-Scharff Asphalt Paving Co. for paving Main-st. provides for using our Parkhurst combined curb and gutter. We hereby notify you that the said company has no right to construct the same. If any attempt is made by any contractor or agent of the city to construct said curb and gutter without our permission we will be obliged to proceed against the city as the law permits. Permit us to say in explanation of the action that before the bids were offered by the various asphalt bidders we quoted all bidders the same price and the Warren-Scharff Asphalt Paving Co., bid largely under that price quoted and refuse now to contract with us except at the low price at which they bid and which to us is a prohibitive price. We cannot construct it as it should be at the price and you will appreciate our pride in an article that we feel justly proud of, when we refuse to permit our curbing to be brought Into disrepute by such methods.

   Very truly yours,

   BUNTON, SHYER & MCGANNON.

   It was ordered placed on file and the clerk was ordered to notify the senders that the board will give it their attention, though the subject was not again mentioned Monday evening.

   Mr. Nodecker again brought up the matter of the surface water from the Railroad-st. pavement and the street commissioner was instructed to look up the advisability of placing an 18 inch pipe under the D. L. & W. tracks. Numerous walks were ordered repaired and bills were audited.

   The board discussed the matter of the disposal of the dirt taken from Main-st. paving. The contract requires the paving company to carry it where the village shall direct within 3,000 feet of the work and to properly level it. The first good work of this kind is begun on the south side of North Main-st., this side of the carding mill. Many streets will be improved, but those particularly named by the board were Tompkins-st., east of Owego, Owego-st., Homer-ave. and one other street in the Second ward to be designated by Trustee White, Clinton-ave., Pendleton-st., Railroad-st., and Port Watson-st.

 

HERE AND THERE.

   County fair next week.

   Old newspapers for sale at this office.

   The public schools will open Tuesday, Sept. 6.

   The Frederick H. Wilson company at Cortland opera house all next week at popular prices.

   Take something to the County Fair. Be sure and take the family if you don't take anything else.

   Granite was struck at the Canasota gas well at a depth of 2,718 feet and boring was at once abandoned.

    It is now $10 fine to ride a wheel upon the sidewalk of Cazenovia and $25 fine for destroying the signs.

   Don't worry about anything you may place in the exhibition hall during the fair for it has a new fire-proof roof.

   Prof. T. J. McEvoy of the Normal [School] gave his lecture on "The Spanish-American War,'' at the Tully [Lake] assembly Monday evening.

   Arthur Potter of Blodgett Mills was before Justice Kelley Tuesday and promised to keep the peace. On this promise Gardner Bentley withdrew a complaint which alleged an attempt to shoot complainant.

   The board of education have reappointed the following janitors at the usual salary of $175: J. F. Wheeler for Pomeroy-st. school; A. Leroy Cole for Owego-st school and E. E. Price for Schermerhorn-st. school.

   One of the Smith Center boys writes to his home paper that when the news came to the Chickamauga hospital of the destruction of Cervera'a fleet one of the nurses commenced to read it aloud. He had read as far as the statement that the Brooklyn had been hit forty-five times, when a fever patient, a little out of his head, shouted: Great heavens! Who pitched for Brooklyn?—Kansas City Journal.

ANOTHER CONGRATULATION AND CORTLAND COUNTY FAIR

 

Sir Julian Pauncefote and family.

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, August 19, 1898.

ANOTHER CONGRATULATION.

England Gratified That the Hispano-American War Has Terminated.

   WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The state department has received another international congratulation on the restoration of peace. This one came from the British ambassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote, who is now sojourning at New London, Conn.

   The ambassador communicated the expression of profound gratification with which her majesty's government learned of the signature of the preliminaries of peace between the United States and Spain and the sincere congratulations to the president and the government of the United States on the termination of the war.

 

Major General Wesley Merritt.

PHILIPPINE POSSESSIONS.

It Is Not Known Exactly What They Are at Present.

NO OFFICIAL ADVICES.

Recapitulation and Peace Protocol Terms Slightly Differ.

   WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The war department made public the dispatch of General Merritt giving the official story of Manila's fall and also the text of significant instructions sent General Merritt requiring the insurgents and others to recognize the authority of the United States in the territory occupied by our forces. Nothing has been heard from General Merritt as to the casualties last Saturday except that he estimated the killed and wounded at 50.

   Another point on which officials are without definite information is as to the extent of our present authority in the Philippines. Under the peace protocol the United States was given the occupation of Manila with the bay and harbor until a permanent disposition of the Philippine question was reached. But according to press dispatches which are so circumstantial as to be credited in most official quarters, General Merritt and Admiral Dewey received the capitulation of the entire Philippine archipelago. There appears to be some doubt therefore even among officials as to whether our present authority and jurisdiction covers Manila only, as provided by the peace protocol, or covers all the Philippines, as provided by the reported terms of capitulation to Merritt and Dewey. There is a disposition to await official information before laying down a policy as to the extent of out jurisdiction in the islands.

   Secretary Alger said that he had heard nothing of the surrender of the entire Philippine group. At the same time the secretary did not deprecate the accuracy of the press advices stating that the capitulation had this far reaching effect. Pending more definite information the attitude of officials is to assume that our authority covers Manila city, Manila bay and harbor and also such other city as may be occupied by the military and naval forces. The latter phrase is elastic enough to cover any or all of the Philippine islands that may have been brought under our authority by the recent surrender. The instructions sent to General Merritt have in view the expansion of our possessions beyond the terms mentioned in the protocol, as they distinctly state that this government is in possession of Manila and that its authority to preserve peace and order will be exerted "within the territory occupied by their military and naval forces."

 

Philippine freedom fighters.

PHILIPPINE REBELLION.

Heavy Fighting at Several Different Places.

NATIVES AND SPANIARDS.

Five Hundred of the Former Murdered by the Latter.

   LONDON, Aug. 19.—The Singapore correspondent of The Dally Mail says: "The native rebellion in the Philippines has extended to the Hemp province in South Luzon. Heavy fighting occurred at Taglatuan, Pilar and Ponsol, the immediate cause being outrages committed by the Spaniards at Paglatua. The Spanish also burned Pilar and massacred 500 natives. The insurgents are concentrating at Albay with the object of cutting off the retreat of numerous Spaniards in the Carmarinas province.

   "A German cruiser has been carrying dispatches from the captain general of the Bisayas island to the district between Cebu and Iligan, and the Spanish military depot in Mindanao. The steamer Rosario, flying the German flag, has also been transporting troops thence to Iloilo. After the island of Masbate had been taken by the insurgents the latter indignantly refused to allow the German steamer Clara to enter any ports under their control."

 

RIOTS IN PORTO RICO.

Natives Show a Disposition to Persecute the Spanish Residents.

   PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. 19.—The natives show a disposition to persecute the Spanish residents, and several minor riots have occurred here. At Yauco the natives threw stones and bricks into Spanish shops in retaliation for outrages committed within the Spanish lines. The military have been ordered to suppress these demonstrations and punish the offenders.

   General Miles and staff have gone to General Wilson's headquarters at the front. They were escorted by a troop of cavalry. General Grant will join General Brooke in a few days.

   The personnel of the commission for Cuba and Porto Rico are highly commended. The German warship Geira has just arrived here.

 

Clara Barton.

FEVER IS INCREASING.

Sick at Santiago Too Large For the Present Service.

NURSES BADLY NEEDED.

Hospital Supplies Are Also Greatly in Demand.

   SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 19.—The Massachusetts Aid association hospital ship Bay State is expected to arrive here from Guantanamo bay. Hospital supplies and nurses are much needed. Large quantities of supplies have already been distributed by Dr. E. G. Brackett of the Aid association, who arrived two weeks ago. All the hospital ships leaving here are under orders to return as the number of sick is too large for the present service. The fever is increasing among the remaining troops.

   The Third regiment of immunes, under Colonel Ray, arrived on the Minnewaska.

   Four thousand Spanish troops have already been shipped and the transports Villa Donga and Estra de Panal are ready to leave with 3,000 more. General Toral says more transports will be needed than have been provided. The 6,000 Spanish at Guantanamo bay cannot leave before the last of the month. Sickness is increasing among them.

   The statement is made on good authority that General Shafter will leave on Saturday. General Wood has ordered the sale of whisky, beer and wine stopped everywhere, and provided severe penalties for infractions of the rule. Restaurant keepers are greatly depressed by this order of General Wood, which confines their sale of drinks to coffee and lemonade.

   Miss Clara Barton of the American Red Cross society with a large portion of her force will leave the first of next week.

 

SICK REPORT.

An Increased Number Reported by General Shafter.

   WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The war department received the following sanitary report from General Shafter at Santiago: Total number of sick, 1,639; total number of new cases, 101; total number of fever cases, 1,246; total number of cases returned to duty, 203.

   Deaths—Private Frank N. Dine, Troop E, Ninth cavalry, meningitis; Private Arthur Malohan, Company I, of the Thirty-third Michigan, dysentery; Private Harland Young, Company I, First Illinois, typhoid fever; Private Eugene A. McLaughlin, Company A, Ninth Massachusetts, typhoid fever.

 

THE PHILIPPINES.

European Powers Want the United States to Retain the Islands.

   People in the corps diplomatique are much exercised over the Philippine problem, not however in the interests of America or of Spain, but for themselves. The question of American control of the Philippines and the propriety of submitting to the degree of ownership America shall set up is likely to become dangerous to the peace of Europe if not handled with the utmost discretion. This is the opinion of the representatives of at least three of the most powerful nations in the world. If England, Russia and France had any say in the matter, there would be no commission to settle anything.

   "Such a convention," said an attaché of the English embassy, "will give Spain the opportunity she has not thus far been able to find to make bad blood. For instance, there is one Spanish loan of 400,000,000 pesetas, bearing 4 1/2 per cent, based directly on Cuba as security. Most of this is held in France and Austria. It is said that French sentiment agrees with that of Russia and England in regard to the danger of a commission dealing with a conquest which is the key to the eastern Asiatic waters.

   "No matter how such a commission might decide," said an old and influential member of a leading embassy, "nearly all Europe would be displeased. We do not want to have such a case as this of the Philippines used against us as a precedent. If your country is right in consenting to a surrender, then we of France should release Madagascar, Senegal and Algeria, and England ought to let go of Egypt. No, no. I do not know how you were ever led into such a violation of the law that has stood for ten centuries—that the title won by the sword is the best of all. By it the Normans have held England, and the drumbeats of their descendants reecho around the world. No wonder Germany feels offended. The conquest of Alsace and Lorraine is too near for any unctuous high moral example to be agreeable."

   "You see, nobody objects to America's keeping what she has gallantly won by the sword," said an attaché who is kept from his longed for holiday. "Nobody but Spain can possibly be benefited by a convention touching what should be done with the Philippines. Suppose they were divided between the great naval powers? No division is possible that would make each nation's share equal. The great prize is the island of Luzon and Manila. Whoever got them would have the biggest slice of the Philippine group. The political equilibrium as arranged years ago by nations with interests in the east would be seriously disturbed. The wisest heads in Europe fear this very question may bring on that war which has been the nightmare of monarchs and the dread of statesmen for 50 years."—Washington Times.

 

THE COUNTY FAIR.

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION AN ASSURED SUCCESS.

Plenty or Special Attractions—Numerous Entries in All Departments—Special Premiums—Exhibitions by Marion Mills—Races and Ball Games—Final Arrangements Nearly Completed.

   With good weather next week the Cortland county fair for 1898 is an assured success. From reliable sources in all directions satisfactory expressions are heard relative to the forthcoming exhibition. The officers of the association and all connected with the preliminary arrangements have been untiring in their efforts to make the fair the most successful in the history of the association.

   With increased facilities for reaching Cortland and special reduced rates on all the railroads the attendance will undoubtedly be the largest ever known. Residents of Cortland county are beginning to realize that it is not necessary for them to go outside of their own county to see as fine an exhibition as is to be found anywhere in the state of New York. That Cortland county with its varied resources, its agricultural products, its extensive dairying interests, and varied manufacturing industries, its wide awake and progressive merchants and bustling business men can offer an exhibition at its county fair second to none in the state is a question which no longer admits of debate.

   More than $4,000 in cash premiums is offered at the coming fair. Special premiums have been offered by local merchants and numerous attractions, secured at great expense by the managers, are on the program for each day.

   Since last year, extensive repairs have been made upon the buildings and grounds. A new roof has been placed upon the main exhibition hall which insures ample protection in case of rain. The track is in fine condition for the races and ample accommodations have been provided for stock and teams. The applications for space in exhibition hall have been unusually numerous and those who have waited until the last minute to secure space for exhibits have been disappointed in not being able to secure the most desirable positions.

   The forenoon of the first day will be given up to the entry and arrangements of stock and exhibits. The 3:00 and 4:00 minute novelty race will take place in the afternoon. Wednesday, the second day, will be Grange day, with an address by J. H. Brigham, assistant secretary of agriculture of Washington, D. C., and an exhibition by Marion Mills, the pacing wonder. The third day is replete with amusements including a second exhibition by Marion Mills and the baby contest in the afternoon. The program for the fourth day includes a marriage ceremony in the afternoon, 2:28 class trotting and pacing; running race, another exhibition by Marion Mills, Shepard's ladies' bicycle race, Keator, Wells & company's season ticket award, and the announcement of Beard & Peck's grange prize.

   On the afternoons of Wednesday and Thursday there will be State league baseball games between the Cortland and Auburn teams. The teams always make interesting and exciting contests, which alone are well worth the price of admission to the grounds. No extra charge will be made on account of the games, and the opportunity of witnessing professional ball will be a good one. These are but a few of the many attractions which will make the fair of 1898 an unqualified success.

   By vote of the board of directors no gambling of any kind will be allowed upon the grounds. The sale or giving away of spirituous liquors and all intoxicating drinks, including malt liquors and wine, will be strictly prohibited. No vehicle containing intoxicating drinks will be admitted through the gates.

   A season ticket which costs only $1 will admit the holder and his family to the grounds each day of the fair and gives him an opportunity to secure the $100 top buggy offered by Keator, Wells & Co., which will be awarded upon the last day of the fair. With fine exhibits of live stock, large and attractive displays of all that goes to make up a successful and interesting display in exhibition hall, and such special features as have been enumerated above, all that is necessary to make the fair complete is good weather and an attendance such as will show conclusively that the people of Cortland have more than a passing interest in their county fair.

 

FROM BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE.

Extracts From a Letter Written at the "Gem of the Adirondacks."

   One of the party of eleven that left Cortland Monday for Blue Mountain lake which is called the "Gem of the Adirondacks'' writes home as follows:

   It seems almost like a dream that I am actually here at Blue Mountain. Reports about the rush to the Adirondacks are not at all exaggerated. It has been told us all along the way that there has never been such a rush here before, and that yesterday brought in the largest crowd of all for one day. Under any circumstances it is simply magnificent here. One must see to appreciate as it cannot be described.

   The hotel Blue Mountain House was never so full of guests before. A deer has just been brought in that some party of hunters shot. Coming through the narrows on the Brown tract there are one hundred sixty turns made, so the engineer told us. It did not seem as though we went straightaway hardly the length of the boat and we could almost touch the bushes on either side. The narrows are four miles long, between Eighth lake and Racket lake.

   At Old Forge we met Mrs. Birdlebough and going through the chain of lakes to Fourth lake, she pointed out to us all points of interest. Saw the cottage of ex-President Harrison where the family are now staying and yesterday we passed Ned Bunting's place on Eagle lake. They all tell me Blue Mountain lake seems like the Thousand Islands with the mountain in addition. At Utica we met Dr. Sornberger and son and Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Corwin on their way to Fourth lake. Mrs. Hubbard and Mrs. Moore of our party also stopped there. From present indications I think the time will pass away very quickly and pleasantly until I reach home again.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The State fair opens August 29.

   —A life saving service has been established at Cazenovia lake.

   —It is estimated that 3,500 people attended the annual farmers' picnic at North Pitcher Wednesday.

   —The Tully Union free school, founded five years ago, has been made a high school. The building is being enlarged.

   —Earlville authorities have posted notices that all persons found begging within corporate limits will be arrested.

   —James Kern, a poor painter of Fordham, N. Y., has gone to Scotland to receive his share of an estate valued at $30,000,000.

   —The Y. M. C. A. cornroast which was arranged for to-night has been postponed until Monday night on account of the condition of the roads.

   —The steamer Ithaca, the largest steamer on Cayuga lake, was burned to the water's edge at the Mansfield dock at Cayuga early Thursday morning.

   —The Cortland Terriers play the Tully nine at Tully to-morrow. The Tullyites have vanquished every team they have met this season, but the Terriers promise them a hard rub.

   —The railroad running from Skaneateles Junction to Skaneateles has been sold to W. K. Niver of Syracuse, who heads a party of capitalists. The train service will be greatly improved.

   —Engine No. 1 on the E. & C. N. Y. R. R., the I. H. Palmer, now stays at Cincinnatus nights. A gang of thirty-five Italians is engaged in ballasting the roadbed, cleaning out the cuts, etc.

   —Marlon Mills, "the guideless wonder," who appears at the Cortland county fair on the afternoons of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week arrived in Cortland this morning over the D., L & W. R. R.

   —The heavy rain of last night has caused a suspension of work on the paving job to-day. Yesterday 421 loads of earth were removed from the street. The loads average one and one-half cubic yards of earth each.

   —All the Cortland fire companies are in Binghamton to-day, accompanied by the Cortland City band, attending the state firemen's convention. Those who had not gone before went on the special train which left Cortland at 8 o'clock this morning, and on the regular leaving Cortland at 9:28.

   —Thomas A, Edison, Jr., who is now at Seventh lake, Fulton chain, is experimenting to learn means to do away with punkies and mosquitoes at the hotels in the Adirondack resorts. By saturating sponges with a certain solution of sulphuric acid and attaching them to the piazza posts he expects to keep the pests at a distance of 100 feet.

   —Four bands are entered to compete in the contest at Binghamton to-night in connection with the state firemen's convention. They are: Old Fort Plain band, Amsterdam; H. B. Endicott Prize band, Lestershire; Ithaca band, Ithaca; and Bauer's band, Scranton, Pa. The prizes will be $500 in cash, $300 first and $200 second prize. The contest will begin at 8 o'clock.

   —The first train east on the Erie & Central Wednesday morning encountered a horse which had become fast in a culvert near White's Mills. Ropes, plank, and the liberal use of human muscle freed the horse from its serious plight. The animal was uninjured. It belonged to William Merchant whose barns were burned the previous night. It was set free when the buildings began to burn, and wandered down to the railroad track.