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| Major General Elwell S. Otis. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, April 27, 1899.
ENEMY DRIVEN BACK.
More Severe Fighting With the Filipino Rebels.
GEN. LAWTON'S FORCES UNITED.
He Is Now at Norzagaray and Angat. General MacArthur Has Taken Part of Calumpit—Strong Entrenchments Met With—Three Killed and Eleven Wounded.
WASHINGTON. April 27.—The following cablegram was received at the war department:
"MANILA, April 26, Adjutant General, Washington:
"Lawton is at Norzagaray and Angat. His two columns united have driven the enemy to the north and west. Slight casualties, names not reported. The only means of communication is by couriers.
"McArthur has taken a portion of Calumpit, south of the river. The movement is attended with great difficulties on account of the jungle, heat and strong entrenchments. His casualties yesterday were three killed and 11 wounded.
"Developments thus far satisfactory.
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| Emilio Aguinaldo. |
Aguinaldo Seeking Japan's Aid.
LONDON, April 27.—According to a special dispatch from Shanghai it is reported there that Aguinaldo's agents in Japan have issued a strong appeal for Japanese aid and sympathy and are urging Japan to a friendly intervention with the United States.
EMPLOYMENT OF CONVICTS.
Special Report of the Assembly Committee on Prison Labor.
ALBANY. April 27.—Chairman F. R. Peterson handed in the report of the special assembly committee on prison labor of which the following is a synopsis:
The resolution of the assembly appointing this committee instructed the committee particularly to inquire into the effect of the present system of convict labor upon free labor. The report of the committee first discloses that it has carefully inspected the workings of convict labor in the state prisons at Auburn, Clinton and Sing Sing, the Elmira reformatory and the penitentiaries at Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, New York and Brooklyn. The committee has also taken evidence of all the principal officials of the state connected with the prisons as well as the evidence of a large number of representatives of labor organizations at Elmira, Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and New York.
Upon the result of these inquiries the report of the committee disclosed a very remarkable diversity of opinion among the representatives of labor organizations. Some labor leaders believe in the employment of convicts in the construction of roads, others are bitterly opposed to it. Some think that it is advisable to teach trades and occupations to convicts, others think it is not. Some declare that the question of public taxation is not a factor to be considered in the problem, others consider it a factor of considerable importance. The committee found upon exhaustive inquiry that no plan would satisfy all the representatives of organized labor.
The report makes a strong showing that the actual amount of competitive labor in the prisons is usually greatly overrated. An exhaustive analysis is given of the labor performed in the prisons during the year ending Sept. 30, 1898, which shows the following facts: The total earnings of the three prisons at Auburn, Clinton and Sing Sing for the year were $130,748.69, and that the average daily earnings were $430.09. The conclusion is that 430 men each capable of earning $1 per day would have produced the same results as all the convicts in the state prisons engaged in competitive industries. The conclusion of the committee upon this branch of the inquiry is as follows:
"These results lead us inevitably to the conclusion that the wage earners of the state cannot as a whole have felt to any appreciable extent the competition of convict labor as it has been actually carried on during the past year."
Dam Partly Gives Way.
GOUVERNEUR, N. Y., April 27.—Part of the big state dam at Cranberry lake has been carried away and the entire structure is threatened. The part swept away is on the right wing and is not as dangerous as if the break had occurred nearer the center, although the mill owners are very much concerned. Cranberry lake is a high reservoir for the Oswegatchie river. The stream is terribly swollen by the melting of snow in the Adirondacks and if the dam should go out, great damage will result with perhaps loss of life.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Precautions Against Yellow Fever.
There was a death from yellow fever in Havana on April 25, the first for a month from this disease. The victim was a Spanish immigrant, who had been in Cuba only a few months. There are four other known cases. During American control there have been seven cases of smallpox. Comparatively speaking the general health of the city is better than it was in 1895 before occupation by an extra large force of Spanish troops and the reconcentrados. Chief Sanitary Officer Davis does not anticipate alarming trouble from yellow fever. He says that the disease will, of course, be in Havana all summer, but he expects to control it. Every case will be isolated. All Americans who are attacked by the disease will be taken to the fever hospital, which has a capacity of 100 patients. Here they will have American doctors and nurses to attend them. Soldiers will be sent to a military hospital which has a capacity of 600. The work of sanitation is progressing unremittingly. Thousands of dollars are being spent for painting, whitewashing and cleaning sinks, cesspools and sewer pipes inside the houses.
After the original house to house inspection, which was made when the Americans first got control of the city, at which time 25,807 habitations were inspected, notices were sent out compelling the occupants or owners to comply with the sanitary regulations customary in the United States. A re-inspection is now progressing. It has been found that the notice is being generally complied with. The condition of the markets is bad. The law requiring the use of refrigerators will be enforced and the sewers around the markets, which are stuffed with refuse, will be cleaned. The owners of all cow stables in the city have been ordered to move them outside the limits. The owners of all horse stables not complying with Major Davis' orders will also be driven outside.
PRIMARY BILL RECALLED.
Must be Amended if Governor Roosevelt Signs It.
ALBANY, April 27.—The primary bill has been recalled from the governor as his suggestion for amendment and an emergency message will be necessary to repass it. The governor objects to the section of the bill that does not allow of the publication of the enrollment lists of each party, but only permits transcripts to be made. He says tersely "if a man is ashamed to have his name published as a member of his party, the party does not want him. Keeping the lists secret allows frauds to be perpetrated by dishonest voters." He will not sign the bill unless it is amended.
FINE NEW OFFICE.
Dr. Higgins to Build on a Lot Purchased on Court-st.
Some months ago Dr. F. W. Higgins bought of Wickwire Brothers a lot 25 feet wide and 90 feet deep off the east side of their lot on the north side of Court-st. and adjourning the house and lot of Mr. S. M. Ballard. Ground will tomorrow be broken for a new office which the doctor is there to build.
A STANDARD man called upon Dr. Higgins to secure some information in regard to the proposed building and the doctor showed him the architects plans, which were drawn by Vivian & Gibb of Ithaca. The building will stand 15 feet back from the sidewalk and will be 21 3/4 feet wide and 52 feet deep. It will closely adjoin the east side of the lot, leaving a passage way to the rear on the west side. The general style and design is Dutch. It will be one story high with attic. While the framework will be of wood, it will have a brick exterior or veneer, and the roof will be of red Spanish tile.
The entrance is at the left and three large plate glass windows separated by circular pillars will open from the front room which is a waiting room and is 14 1/2 by 15 feet in size. This room contains a large brick fireplace. Next in the rear is the consultation room 10 1/2 by 15 feet in size. Both these rooms will be finished in oak. Opening from the consultation room to the left and in the rear of the entrance hall is the operating room which will be fitted with every convenience as well as every essential. This room is 9 feet square, with a nose and throat room annex 4 by 5 feet in size. It will have a tile floor and be finished entirely in white. In the rear is the laboratory and eye room, 16 by 21 feet in size. It will be noted that Dr. Higgins has 23 feet of open space at the rear of his lot and consequently is sure of a first-class north light for this room. Besides, the Grand Central block which backs up to this from Railroad-st., does not come to the rear of its lot, so that the quality and quantity of the light is assured.
The work will be in charge of Beers & Warfield and N. P. Meager, and is promised to be completed by the middle of July. The building will be heated with hot water put in by T. T. Bates. The whole structure promises to be an ornament to the street as well as a very convenient and serviceable working establishment for its owner.
Hunt Corners.
HUNT CORNERS, April 24.—We received a sample copy of the Cortland Democrat last week with an article purporting to be a history of Lapeer. We would hardly have recognized it as intended for this town had it not been for some familiar names. We would suggest that the author visit our quiet little town and ascertain some facts before writing more. We would say we do not have to go to Marathon for grinding as we have three feed runs in the vicinity of Hunt Corners. Sidney Pease still owns his sawmill and it is conducted by his son Ernest, who also does feed grinding and has a cidermill attached. Sidney Underwood, living about one mile east of the corners has a sawmill, gristmill, cidermill and shingle factory combined and is doing a thriving business. Joseph Cooper runs a steam thresher and one year ago last fall he built a mill where he does custom grinding and saws wood, people taking the wood in the log and paying 12 1/2 cents per cord for cutting. The Hunt Corners Union church pulpit is supplied by Rev. Mr. Flora of the M. E. church and Rev. Mr. Auringer of the Baptist church. We might make other corrections but it would occupy too much space to mention all.
TELEPHONES IN SCHOOL.
Each of Four Buildings to be Supplied With One.
It is expected that within thirty days a telephone will be placed in each of the public school buildings in the village, the Central school, the Owego-st., the Pomeroy-st. and the Schermerhorn-st. schools. The committee of the board on buildings and grounds has just closed a contract with the telephone company for this purpose. The telephone is coming to be an absolute necessity, and no more proper thing could be done than place instruments in the school buildings which are separated from each other quite a distance. A great many steps and a great amount of time will be saved by their use as the superintendent will be in quick communication with all of the schools, and whenever any of the members of the board desire to speak with the superintendent they will not be compelled to go to his office and then find that he is out, perhaps visiting a school in a distant part of the village. The plan is a good one for all concerned.
MUSIC FESTIVAL POSTPONED.
The Twenty-fifth Annual to be a Grand Event When Held.
For twenty-four consecutive years a musical festival has been held in Cortland in May or June under the management and direction of Mr. Alexander Mahan. These festivals have come to be the great musical event of each year, not only for Cortland, but also for all the surrounding country and by reason of them people in this vicinity have been able to hear musicians who are famed the world around, and who under other circumstances could never have been secured for a place as small as Cortland. The result has been the education of the people in large degree along musical lines and the cultivation of a fine musical taste, the outcome being a great benefit to the community.
It had been hoped that these festivals might be continued without interruption for an indefinite period, but Mr. Mahan has decided that for various reasons it would not be wise or expedient for him to arrange for a festival the coming June. He wants it understood, however, that he has not abandoned the idea of the festivals. The festival of this year is only deferred. He may decide to hold it in the fall, and he may let it go over till next spring. That is a matter to be determined later. His next festival will be his twenty-fifth, a full quarter of a century of music having been rounded out, and he designs that this shall be the greatest musical event of the series from every point of view. Patrons will undoubtedly be disappointed at the postponement, but they can look forward with anticipation to the festival when it comes.
A REAL SURPRISE PARTY.
Friends of Daniel Bartholomew Observe His Seventy-fifth Birthday.
Twenty-five or more of the friends of Daniel Bartholomew, probably not one of them less than sixty years old, arrived last Saturday afternoon at his home on Main-st. during his temporary absence, which had been arranged by his neighbor, Mrs. Rockwell, on the plea of visiting some relatives at Etna, the occasion being his 75th birthday. And Mrs. Rockwell's mission was all but too successful, but she finally persuaded him to come home, and he went into the house without a suspicion of the preparations made for his reception, which proved a very pleasant affair indeed, the reminiscences told being of especial interest and a bountiful supper being served.—Dryden Herald.
Archie Albro.
Mr. Archie Albro died at his home near Marathon Friday morning, April 21, after a lingering illness. He was the son of John and Hannah Albro and was born in Freetown, July 15, 1822. His whole life was spent in Cortland county except four or five years [when] he lived near Goshen, Orange Co.
When a young man he bought a few acres of woodland, which is about the center of his now highly cultivated and fertile farm. By his industry he made it one of the most productive farms in the county. In early life he united with the Baptist church a t Freetown and he has always lived an honorable and upright life.
He was married to Harriet McNish of Middletown Feb. 28, 1852, who died last October. Mr. Albro leaves five children to mourn the loss of a kind and loving father. They are Clark, Lewis and John Albro of Marathon, Mrs. Cynthia Campbell of Whitney Point and Mrs. Mary Graves of McGraw; also a brother and sister, Mr. Clark Albro and Mrs. Martha Wait of Detroit, Mich.
The funeral services here were held at his late home Sunday afternoon, conducted by Elder Cornell who spoke from the text, "The Lord is our refuge and strength." Three appropriate hymns were sung by a quartet from Marathon. The remains were borne to their last resting place in the Marathon cemetery by the three sons and one son-in-law.
Deal in Real Estate.
Mr. G. J. Mager has bought Mrs. Asa Gates' residence, 23 Lincoln-ave. Consideration $2,000. As soon as the present lease expires Mr. Mager will put the premises in first-class modern shape for renting. In its interior and exterior arrangements it will be changed and repaired to resemble very much the house now occupied by Mr. F. I. Graham on the same street.
BIG FIRE IN DERUYTER.
Ira E. Smith's Furniture Store Burned to Ashes.
Not in many years has the village of DeRuyter suffered so disastrous a fire as yesterday afternoon when the large furniture store of Ira E. Smith was burned to the ground. The store caught from a fire in the lumber yard close by, and so rapid was its progress that the efforts of the fire department were of little avail. A portion of the contents was saved. There was an insurance, but not nearly sufficient to cover the loss. The dwelling house owned by Mrs. Crumb caught in several places, but was prevented from burning. The fire started at about noon and the building lay in ashes at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Smith was visiting in Cortland and did not know of the fire until informed by a telephone message from her husband.
SIDEPATH NOTES.
Parts to McGraw to Begin at Once—Parts to Dryden Considered.
The [bicycle] sidepath badges did not arrive last night as expected, but Secretary deClercq received a letter this morning saying that they would positively be here to-day.
While the commissioners have no authority to prevent any officer from making arrests for illegal riding on any of the paths, the individual members of the commission will not use any harsh measure until after May 1, after which time the law will be rigidly enforced. The whole commission with Mr. Stearns went over the road to McGraw this afternoon and the path to that place was laid out. Active work will commence on this path next Monday. Help and teams are needed and may apply to S. S. Stearns.
Chairman Santee received a communication from Commissioner Ford of the Tompkins county commission this morning asking the Cortland county commissioners to meet his commission at the county line with a path, also inviting him to meet with his commission and discuss the matter.
The Albright Egg Co.
The Albright Egg Co., under the management of Mr. J. G. Bussing is doing a thriving business at the new location on Railroad-st. From 1,000 to 1,200 dozen of eggs per day are being received and daily shipments are made to New York and other large cities. From one to three teams are kept on the road picking up eggs and one or two men are constantly employed at the store preparing the eggs for shipment. The highest cash price is paid, and the constantly increasing business of the company indicates that this feature is giving the best of satisfaction to their patrons.
The Largest Egg.
Mr. J. S. Park, who lives on South hill, has a hen that has not only surpassed all her previous efforts in the egg line, but also all the efforts of her 150 associates in Mr. Park's poultry yard. She has produced an egg that measures in circumference 7 3/4 inches one way and 8 3/4 inches the other way and which weighs 4 1/4 ounces. What now bothers Mr. Park is that he doesn't know which hen laid the egg. He would like to raise up a whole barn yard full of that kind of hens, for each egg is large enough to form a full meal for a hearty man. He just hopes the hen will keep on with those eggs.
BREVITIES.
The Knights of Columbus will give a progressive euchre party in their rooms in the Beaudry building this evening.
—The Loyal circle of King's Daughters will meet with Mrs. C. F. Thompson, 23 Clayton-ave., Friday, April 28, at 3 P. M.
—The first open car for this season made its appearance on the electric road to-day and looked very comfortable indeed.
—The subscribers' sale of seats for the Paur Symphony concert begins at the Candy Kitchen to-morrow morning at 9:30 o'clock.
—Rev. W. J. Howell of Rochester Theological seminary will preach at the First Baptist church on Sunday both morning and evening.
—J. Giles Ford of Dryden and Frank Blanchard of Groton are two of the sidepath commissioners for Tompkins county. The others are all from Ithaca.
—New display advertisements to-day are—G. H. Ames, Wanted, twelve women, page 7; Village of Cortland, Ordinance, page 4; O. V. Tracy & Co., Coffee, page 7.
—A literary meeting of the W. F. M. S. of the Free Methodist church will be held at the home of Mrs. C. A. Lowell, 45 Homer-ave., at 7:30 o'clock this evening. An interesting program has been prepared. All are cordially invited to attend.
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