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| Matthew Stanley Quay. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, January 19, 1899.
HOT SENATORIAL FIGHT.
The Great Battle In the Pennsylvania Legislature.
VERY ARBITRARY DECISION.
Lieutenant Governor Gobin Declared the Joint Session Adjourned When Three-Fourths of the Members Present Voted Otherwise.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 19.—The feeling between the candidates, their managers and their followers in the great battle for United States senator has been intensified by the rulings of Lieutenant Governor Gobin at the joint assembly of the senate and house. Mr. Gobin refused to entertain an appeal from his decision excluding a series of rules regulating the procedure of the conference and declaring the assembly adjourned when three-fourths of the senators and members voted otherwise.
When the joint session was called to order Representative Dixon of Elk offered a resolution fixing the rules governing the joint assembly, but Mr. Gobin declared nothing was in order but comparing the journals of the senate and house at the proceedings on senatorship. Mr. Dixon appealed from the decision, but the chair ordered the clerk to proceed.
After comparing the journals Mr. Gobin announced that Mr. Quay was named for senator in the senate, but that there was no election in the house. The roll of the senate and house was then called, 248 members responding. The ballot was then taken and resulted as follows: Quay, 112; Jenks, 84; Dalzell, 15; Stone, 9; Stewart, 9; Huff, 5; Tubbs, 4; Irwin, 3; Charles E. Smith, 1; Rice, 2; Downing, 2; Gowrep, 1; Markle, 1. Necessary to a choice 125. No election.
When the vote was announced Senator Quay moved to adjourn. Mr. Gobin put the motion and declared the convention adjourned. Mr. Flynn called for the yeas and nays, but the lieutenant governor declined to order the call and ruled that the assembly was adjourned.
The anti-Quay Republicans and Democrats were hurriedly called together after conference adjourned by Senator William Flynn of Alleghany, Rep., chairman of the anti-Quay organization, in the general assembly. Representative W. R. Bliss of Delaware, Rep., was chosen chairman, and Representative T. J. Ford of Alleghany, Rep., and George S. Dizon of Elk, Dem., were chosen secretaries.
A rollcall showed 135 members and senators present. Of these five Republicans who voted for Quay participated in the meeting and indicated their sympathy with the movement. They were Representatives Horch and Yates of Philadelphia, Mackey of Lackawanna, Nesbitt of Alleghany and Baldwin of Delaware.
A committee of seven was appointed to prepare a series of resolutions to be submitted to an adjourned meeting which was held later in the hall of the house. Mr. Flynn presented the report. It recites the excluded rules and the right to prescribe such, declaring that the presiding officer's action violated all rules and precedents, and resolves that "as the joint assembly has the undoubted right to govern its own procedure and to elect or change a presiding officer at pleasure," the same rules be offered at the next meeting of the joint assembly and their consideration demanded prior to any ballot for United States senator.
This report is signed by 19 senators and 120 representatives, four more than those who attended the first meeting.
The report was adopted and copies were distributed among the senators and members for signatures.
Mr. Fow read section 6, article IV, of the constitution, to show that Mr. Gobin, who is a brigadier general in the volunteer army, has no right to preside at the conference. The section follows:
"No member of congress or person holding any office under the United States or this state shall exercise the office of governor or lieutenant governor."
NICARAGUAN CANAL BILL.
A Vote Almost Reached on the Measure In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—The feature of the session of the senate was a speech delivered by Mr. Bacon in support of his resolution declaring that the United States would not assume sovereignty over the Philippine islands. Mr. Bacon is one of the orators of the senate and as he gave himself free rein not confining himself to notes, he spoke strongly and effectively. His peroration in which he pictured the horrors of some of England's methods of controlling her colonial subjects was a beautiful and forceful bit of word painting.
Following Mr. Bacon's speech the Nicaragua canal bill was taken up and remained under discussion several hours. Amendment after amendment was voted down and until almost the last minute it seemed likely that a vote on the measure would be reached, but just as a final vote was about to be called for, Mr. Allison exploded a bomb under the bill by offering an amendment providing that the secretary of the treasury should issue bonds, to raise money with which to construct the canal. The friends of the measure then consented to an adjournment.
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| Gen. Leonard Wood. |
TROOPS FOR CUBA.
General Wood Thinks Fifty Thousand Men Will Be Sufficient.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—General Leonard Wood, military commander of the department of Santiago, was before the senate committee on military affairs. He gave a detailed account of his operations in the province and in the city of Santiago, and also gave his estimate of the military force necessary to maintain order in the island. On the latter point he thought that a military force would be necessary for some years, and said it should be sufficient to check effectually and quickly any trouble before it could gain headway.
This remark applied to the island as a whole, and he thought as many as 50,000 troops should be stationed throughout Cuba. With proper precaution and tact, he did not anticipate trouble and he believed that the insurgent forces would rapidly disintegrate in all parts of the island.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Whatever the disposition made of the Philippines by the United States there can be no longer any doubt that they are an El Dorado in natural resources only half explored. Major General Otis, governor of the islands, has sent to Washington an elaborate account of the new possessions which reads like a fairy tale. Not only are the islands unsurpassed in beauty, salubrity and aesthetic charms, but they exceed in commercial value both Cuba and Porto Rico combined. They abound in gold, silver, copper and iron, which resources have never been more than half worked, owing to the want of capital and the absence of means of transportation to the interior. The provinces of Zambales and Bulacan produce tobacco, sugar, rice, hemp and cotton. Mindora is literally covered with valuable timber of varieties unknown to the west, from the water's edge to the mountain top. Enormous coal beds, entirely undeveloped, exist in Halcom. Marbles of the most beautiful variety are found in Romblose covered with cocoanut trees. The large and fertile island of Panay is rich in petroleum and coal. Millions of tons of coal outcrop in Uling. In Burlas and Tublas the pasture lands are said to exceed in richness any of those known to America. In 1897 Iloilo exported 200,000 tons of sugar. Altogether it would now seem that the Spaniards did not know what a good thing they had.
THE PRIMARY LAW.
Bill to Extend it to Third Class Cities, Towns and Villages.
ALBANY, Jan. 19, (Special.)—Senator Eton R. Brown of Watertown has introduced three bills of great interest to the rural sections of the state. Principal among these bills is one amending the primary law passed last winter, but it only applied to cities of the second class. The Brown bill extends this law making it operative in third class cities, towns and villages of the state. Assemblyman Darrison of Niagara has introduced the same bill in the lower house. This will prove an interesting measure to the smaller sections.
The second of the Brown bills amends Section 10 of the highway law by requiring that the commissioners must secure the approval of the town board when they make a contract for over $500 in value for repairing bridges and highways due to sudden damage. The law at present permits the commissioners to make a contract for any amount after the town board has simply signified the repairs as necessary.
The third Brown bill provides that when any district of a town is to be lighted by electricity the approval of the taxable residents of that district must be secured. At present the law simply requires the approval of twenty-five residents of the town irrespective of whether they are in the district or not.—C. N. A.
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| American baseball. |
STATE LEAGUE AFFAIRS.
What George H. Geer Thinks of Its Prospects for 1899.
The following letter written by George H. Geer of Syracuse, who is well informed on baseball matters, will be interesting to Cortland devotees of the game.
"Present indications point to a very successful season for the New York State League in 1899. The magnates will meet at Syracuse about Jan. 25 and the circuit will he made up. This organization has been signally successful since its formation two years ago and without doubt the circuit for 1899 will be the strongest in its history. Auburn, Utica, Oswego, Cortland and Rome are now in good standing. The other city of the circuit, Canandaigua, the two-time pennant winner, will probably not have baseball [team] this year, as the population will not assure the owners against loss financially. President Farrell announces that he has applications for franchises from responsible parties in several cities of reputation in the baseball business. The list includes: Binghamton, Albany, Troy, Amsterdam and Schenectady. In this list are included at least two cities that are known to be excellent ball towns. This applies to Binghamton and Schenectady. Under responsible management Amsterdam can be added to the list of good towns.
"As to Albany and Troy, it is a mystery that cities of such importance do not support the national game. One great handicap in these towns is the impossibility of securing conventional ball grounds. The people of Troy are compelled to go to West Troy to see the sport. The grounds at Albany are located across the river at Greenbush and are inconvenient of access. Albany and Troy, with ball grounds properly located, would certainly support the game. As great rivalry exists in all other matters, why not in baseball land? At Schenectady is located the great Edison works that give employment to 3,000 men, mostly from New England states, and that means that 90 per cent of them are baseball cranks. Then, too, there is the great locomotive works of the New York Central, which employs 2,000 men.
"Amsterdam had State league ball during the season of 1894, and it is on record as a good ball town, providing the business men become interested and take hold of the club matters. Binghamton won the State league pennant in 1895, and Mr. Patton, the owner of the club, made money. Binghamton has been without a league team now for three years and is said to be ripe for the sport. Elmira should be also, but no move has been made there as yet. The plucky town of the State league is Cortland. This place is alive with enthusiasm, and report has it that the club owners are jubilant over the possibility of Binghamton coming into the circuit, as a healthy rivalry can be worked up as between Binghamton and Cortland. A. R. Brown, the owner of the Utica club, made money in the State league last season, and although the Eastern league magnates are gunning for Mr. Brown, he will likely remain in the state circuit at least another season. Rome is ready for business and, of course, Auburn is always ready. Therefore, it must be said that the New York State league outlook is most promising at this writing."
THE FARMERS' EXCHANGE.
Peck Brothers to be Located in the Armory After April 1.
The firm of Peck Brothers, dealers in wagons, cutters, harnesses, robes, blankets, horse furnishings, and all kinds of agricultural implements, has rented the [former] armory building on Main-st. and possession will be taken April 1. For the past three years the firm has been located at 97 Main-st. in the Martin block. They have been seriously embarrassed for lack of room to display goods to advantage, but the new location will give them ample room. The place will be known as The Farmers' Exchange. The building is now in the hands of carpenters who will place it in the best of shape for its purpose. The front of the building will be painted white and lettered in black. The enterprise displayed by this firm has been the means of bringing to it an enviable reputation for square dealing, and at the same time has brought to it a large trade from the surrounding country and a trade which is constantly increasing.
Town of Preble.
PREBLE, Jan. 18.—S. P. Dubois has rented his blacksmith shop to Mr. Fowler of Homer.
John K. Henderson has hired Vernon Manchester's dwelling house.
James Manchester is on the sick list.
These cases of grip in town: Jane Crosby, Carl Shepard, A Severson, S. P. Dubois, J. S. Cornue.
Mrs. George Warn died very suddenly Sunday morning, Jan. 15, at 4 o'clock, and her brother, Samuel Orton, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, both of pneumonia.
Emmett Gordon has moved to Borodino to take a position in a store.
George Goddard was in town to-day.
To the Editor of The Standard.
DEAR SIR—Mr. Chas. F. Brown having taken the agency for us in your town, we bespeak a few words in your columns to say how much more this means than simply the sale of good paint.
Our agent has to administer this agreement with every customer.
"If you have any fault to find with this paint, either now in putting it on, or hereafter in the wear, tell your dealer about it."
"We authorize him to do what is right at our expense."
We become, you see, the partner of every man that uses our paint; and the partnership lasts as long as he chooses to continue it.
Suppose 100 jobs of painting are done with Devoe lead and zinc this year; and some of them don't turn out satisfactory two or three years from now. Our agent has got to "do what is right at our expense.''
Of course this means that we know our paint is going to turn out all right.
We have been in business, we and our fathers in business, 145 years; have made a great deal of paint; and have dealt with thousands and thousands of people. Are not in the least afraid to "do what is right" when a job goes wrong.
And in this age of adulteration, we say "Send it to your state chemist. If he finds it adulterated, we will pay his bill and send you $100."
There is such a thing as honest business yet in the world.
Yours truly,
F. W. DEVOE & Co.
C. F. Brown
Sells the toughest paint now known—Devoe lead and zinc. 100-tf [Paid ad.]
BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Opera House, "Remember the Maine," page 5; Model Clothing Co., A Few Words, page 8.
—W. H. Knapp of Cortland has been awarded a patent on a device for fastening cows in the stable. A half interest in his patent has been sold to J. O. Sprague of Syracuse, The patent was secured through the aid of Eisley & Love of Utica.
—The January Hub, a prominent trade paper of the carriage builders, reprints from The STANDARD of Dee. 16 the obituary notice of Mr. Shepard W. Cately of Cortland. The Hub also has a complimentary word to say of the work now turned out by Keator, Wells & Co. of Cortland.
—Word has been received in Cortland of the death at Antwerp, N. Y., on Monday, Jan. 16, of Mrs. Margaret Bulkley, sister of Mrs. W. B. Clarke, now of Seneca Falls, formerly of Cortland. No particulars are given. Deceased often visited her sister, while she resided here and has many friends here.
THE ITHACA BAND
To Give a Grand Concert at the Opera House, Jan. 27.
The Ithaca Democrat says: The Ithaca band will make a short concert tour, beginning in Trumansburg, Jan. 24. The same players to a man who took the state prize in Binghamton in August will comprise the band on their concert trip. Geneva, Auburn and Cortland will be included in it. Miss Lucy Marsh will also accompany the band as solo soprano. This will give our neighbors an idea of the musical tastes and talent of Ithaca. We are sure to read flattering notices of the concert in the papers of those towns. It will be well worth the price of admission to hear the great overture "William Tell" as played by the Ithaca band. Wallace Reeves, the distinguished lender of Patrick Gilmore's band, after Gilmore's death, declared after he had, as judge of the Binghamton contest, decided in favor of Ithaca, that no band ever played better than the one conducted by Patsey Conway of this city. Full houses should greet the Ithaca band wherever it plays all its members.
The band will be in Cortland on Friday evening Jan. 27.
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