ATTACK ON MANILA, BLOOMFIELD-CLEARY MARRIAGE, AND CORTLAND NOW FIRST IN STATE LEAGUE BASEBALL

 

Maj. Gen. Elwell Stephen Otis.

Emilio Aguinaldo.

Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, June 19, 1899.

AN ATTACK ON MANILA.

Aguinaldo Had Such a Plan All Mapped Out.

HIS FIRST MOVE THWARTED.

General Otis Expects That Considerable More Fighting Will Have to Be Done in the Philippines Before the Insurgents Will Accept Peace.

   WASHINGTON, June 19.—Reports received at the war department from General Otis indicate that considerable more fighting is to be expected in the Philippines before the insurgents will accept American terms of peace. Aguinaldo is ruling his followers with an iron hand. The rebels have shown a tenacity of purpose that has been surprising, and they have persisted in fighting notwithstanding severe losses and disastrous repulses.

   It is believed by war department officials that the insurgents had mapped out a plan for a simultaneous attack on Manila and on the forces under General MacArthur near San Fernando. The advance of General Lawton's forces upon them south of Manila was evidently unexpected and he not only defeated the insurgents with great loss but broke up their projected attack. The fight reported at San Fernando is believed to have been a part of this plan of Aguinaldo to break through the American lines between San Fernando and Calumpit and advance upon Manila to aid in the attack on the city, which had been prearranged.

   Now that the insurgents have been defeated at both ends of the line, it is very probable that Aguinaldo will again withdraw toward Tarlac and there arrange some other movement. Meanwhile the American forces under Generals Lawton and MacArthur are not expected to remain idle. It is thought by officers of the army that General Otis will continue to advance on the enemy and not allow them to recover fully from their defeat of the last few days.

   There is no fear that General MacArthur will not be fully able to defend his position against the insurgents, as he has a whole division under his command and will not only be able to repulse any attacks but will probably send a brigade of troops to pursue the Filipinos as far north as possible.

   The war department has ordered another company of regular soldiers to be equipped for service in the Philippines. It is proposed to increase the engineer corps at Manila and orders were sent to Company B, battalion of engineers, at Willets Point, to immediately prepare for transportation to San Francisco, preparatory to sailing for Manila.

 

DEATHS AT MANILA.

General Otis Makes His Weekly Report to the War Department.

   WASHINGTON, June 19.—Major General Otis at Manila telegraphs the following deaths since the last weekly report:

   From wounds in action—Charles Gamble, private, Company C, Third infantry; George Marshall, corporal, Company M, Twelfth Infantry; Mark D. Mynott, private, Company D, Sixth artillery; John F. Brannen, private Company A, Fourteenth infantry.

   From typhoid fever—George Schultz, private, Company A, Twenty-third infantry; Charles Edmonds, private, Company E, First artillery; Charles Prouty, Company C, First South Dakota.

   From endocarditis—Charles Calkins, private, Company E, Third infantry.

   From diphtheria—Fred Warfield, private, Company B, Twentieth Kansas.

   From dysentery—William Gray, private, Company H, Twentieth infantry; Joseph I. Madden, private, Company L, Third artillery.

 

Additional List of Casualties.

   WASHINGTON, June 19.—Major General Otis has reported to the war department an additional list of casualties among soldiers under his command, numbering five men killed and 50 wounded. The killed are: Fourteenth infantry, at Zapote, June 13; Company L, Sergeant Thomas Laws, Corporal John Moore; Company A, Corporal David E. Dague; Company I, Nelson T. Lamorie; Fifty-first Iowa, Company A, Walter Wagner.

 

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

France's Band of Heroes.

   The little band of serious men in France who stood out staunchly against the madness of the hour and ran the danger of being mobbed because they would not sell themselves to popular cowardice are now in a fair way to be vindicated. Zola, to whom much may be forgiven, seeing that he preferred exile to infamy, has gone home from England, and the mob that drove him out of Paris will doubtless soon welcome him with vivas. In other countries it takes a lifetime to bring about these revulsions. In France they are liable to occur overnight. Paris has always reserved to herself the right to worship a man one day and guillotine him the next. Du Paty de Clam is sitting in the same cell where he confined Dreyfus, and Esterhazy, the very incarnation of Parisian mendacity and light-hearted rascality, is amusing the boulevards with voluble confessions that he is the most eminent bird of prey in the whole flock. While Paris was considering how it could idealize the Dreyfus that it tried to murder, there arrives a small bewildered hero from Africa, one Marchand, who came very near doing something in the jungles. As heroes were scarce at the time, Paris fell upon his neck and forgot Dreyfus. In all this charivari of French emotions four or five men planted their feet on the truth and could not be bullied or cajoled. Zola was one of them, De Pressense was another. They saw the honor of France smirched by a conspiracy of cowards, and they stood firm. De Pressense was knocked down by a Jew baiting mob that rained blows upon his white hairs. Zola shook the dust of France from his feet and hid himself somewhere in the green lanes of England. But now that the Parisian mood has changed and Dreyfus is to be kindly permitted to appear before a real bar of justice Zola will have something to say that is worth listening to. Can any one doubt for a moment that he will dip his pen in the some dragon's blood with which Victor Hugo wrote the epitaph of the second empire? Hitherto Zola has lacked the full opportunity for his genius. Now that he has been branded and kicked we may expect him to rise to the occasion.

 

A MORNING WEDDING.

Mr. Seymour P. Bloomfield and Miss Minnie Cleary Married at St. Mary's.

   One of the most elaborate weddings which has ever taken place at St. Mary's church occurred at 8:30 o'clock this morning when Miss Minnie F. Cleary, daughter or Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Cleary of Cortland was united in marriage with Mr. Seymour P. Bloomfield of Johnstown, N. Y. Rev. J. J. McLoghlin, pastor of St. Mary's church, performed the ceremony which was witnessed by an unusually large number of relatives and friends of the bride and groom. The ushers were Messrs. E. J. Cahill and William Grewen of Johnstown, P. H. McCabe of Waterville and Joseph Cleary of Rochester a brother of the bride. Mr. John Farrell of Johnstown was best man and Miss Nellie Bloomfield of Watervllle, a sister of the groom, was maid of honor.

   Mrs. F. W. Lanigan presided at the organ and played the wedding march from Mendelssohn as the bridal party entered the church. The party approached the altar in the following order: First, the ushers, Messrs. William Grewen and Joseph Cleary; next, the maid of honor, Miss Nellie Bloomfield, who wore a becoming gown of white organdie and carried a bouquet of pink roses; following her came the bride leaning upon the arm of her father; and the ushers, Mr. E. J. Cahill and P. H. McCabe. The groom and his best man entered from the vestry and met the party at the altar, where Father McLoghlin was awaiting them.

   The nuptial mass was celebrated at the close of the ceremony with the following musical program by the choir of St. Mary's in charge of Mr. F. W. Lanigan:

   Lejeal's Mass in D.

   Offertory—O Salutaris, Thomas.

   Quartet—Miss Margaret Lanigan, Bessie O'Connell, F. W. Lanigan, Wm. Walsh.

   The bride wore a handsome gown of rose silk with chantilly lace and jewel trimmings and carried a white prayer book, the gift of her pastor. As the bridal party left the church the bride was literally showered with roses by the members of her class in Sunday-school.

   Following the ceremony at the church a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, 145 Main-st., and an elaborate wedding breakfast was served. In addition to the immediate relatives of the bride and groom this was attended by the teachers of the Central school.

   The house as well as the church was tastefully trimmed for the occasion and at the house the Susan Tompkins harp orchestra furnished delightful music during the reception and time of the wedding breakfast, which was served in the diningroom [sic] and upon the enclosed porch.

   The wedding presents, which were costly and numerous as well as useful, and included a large amount of solid silver and cut class, together with substantial tokens of appreciation and respect from both teachers and pupils with whom Miss Cleary has been associated, were displayed in the parlor and were the centre of much attraction. The groom's present to the bride was a handsome opal ring set with diamonds. To each of the ushers he gave a pearl scarf pin. The bride's present to the maid of honor was a gold stick pin set with pearls.

   The bride is one of Cortland's most attractive and talented young ladies, a graduate of the Cortland Normal school and a teacher of marked success both in the Central school and in the Sunday-school at St. Mary's church. She has always been active in church work, devoted to her profession as a teacher, idolized by her pupils and a general favorite among her associates both in school and in society. Mr. Bloomfield also has a host of friends in Cortland where he formerly lived for a number of years.

   Among the guests from out of town who were present at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Cleary of Syracuse, Mrs. J. H. Walsh, Miss Esther Bloomfield, Miss Nellie Bloomfield and Mr. P. H. McCabe of Waterville, Mr. E. J. Cahill and Mr. William Grewen and John Farrell of Johnstown and Mr. Joseph Cleary of Rochester.

   Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield left on the 12:46 train for a bridal trip which will include New York and other points. They will be at home in Johnstown after Aug. 1.

 

A Confederate Flag.

   The attention of passers upon Main-st. is drawn to the front window of the store of Warren, Tanner & Co., Cortland, where is displayed a genuine Confederate flag, the stars and bars. The flag was captured by G. H. Swazy and G. W. Clute of the Fourteenth Michigan regiment, Lieut. Col. G. W. Grummond commanding, in a charge in the battle of Bentonville, N. C., on March 19, 1865. It is now possessed by Mr. Swazy, who is the yard master of the Lehigh Valley R. R. at Elmira. He sent it up to Agent E. D. Phillips in Cortland to display here for a few days. Many of the younger generations have doubtless never seen one of these old Confederate flags and they would do well to take a look at it.

 

Death of Mrs. Benton.

   Carrie L. Putnam, wife of Henry F. Benton, died at their home, 79 Railroad-st., at 4:10 this morning after an illness of many weeks from a stomach difficulty. During much of the time she was a great sufferer, but at the last the pain wholly disappeared. She was conscious through the day yesterday and calmly spoke with her husband and daughters in regard to her departure. The end was a quiet and peaceful sleep, the breath gradually growing shorter and shorter till it ceased entirely. She was an earnest and sincere Christian, trusting absolutely in her Savior. Once yesterday she turned to Mr. Benton saying, "He giveth his beloved sleep," and then added that she was herself surprised at the perfect peace which possessed her at the thought of her going before them. Her whole life was filled with good works, but so quietly and unostentatiously were they done that few except the various recipients realized it, and frequently they did not themselves know whence the help or the kindness came. She was a member of the Presbyterian church, having united with this in 1862.

   While many will grieve at her departure, in the home circle she will be especially missed, for of this she was the center. She was a devoted wife and mother and counted no exertion too onerous, no sacrifice too great if it thereby added to the benefit or the happiness of any of her loved ones. She was a wise counselor; her words were few, but her judgment was unerring, her heart was kind, her charity large and her discretion marked.

   Mrs. Benton was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Putnam, and was born in Madison, N. Y. Her age was 60 years, 6 months and 22 days. She moved with her parents to Cortland in early childhood, and this has since been her home. On June 11, 1861, she was married to Mr. Henry F. Benton. Three daughters were born to them: Mrs. Silas W. Sherwood of Cortland, Mrs. Charles W. Parker of Chicago and Mrs. Arthur F. Stilson of Cortland, all of whom with Mr. Benton survive. One sister and two brothers are also living, Mrs. Henry M. Grant, Mr. Henry C. Putnam of Eau Claire, Wis., and Mr. Erastus G. Putnam of Elizabeth, N. J.

   The funeral will be held at the house on Wednesday at 3 o'clock. Though eight funerals of relatives have previously been held in that house this is the first time that death has ever entered the immediate family.

 

Cortland Normal School.

Normal Notes.

   Mr. Frank E. Edwards, '85, who is a student of the Cornell university Medical college, New York, was a visitor at the Normal [School] this morning. Mr. Edwards began his school days down in the primary department of the school of practice and passed through all the grades into the Normal.

   Chas. M. Morse has been elected editor in chief of the Normal News for next term, with Fred A. Ward as his assistant and A. Wesley Armitage, chairman of the executive committee.

   Miss Florence Best, who for the past year has been preceptress in the Lisle academy, has accepted a more lucrative position as preceptress in the school at Marathon.

 

BURN THE COTTON

For It Is Now Full of Cocoons—Destroy the Worms.

   If any one will take the trouble to inspect the cotton batting that now surrounds most of the trees in town he will find it swarming with the cocoons of the [tent] caterpillars that have infested the trees. The caterpillars have now completed their work and have found the cotton a first class lodging place. Each cocoon represents about 200 worms for next year, and if that cotton was now stripped down and burned millions of worms would be removed from the possibility of destruction for next year.

 

CORTLAND NOW FIRST.

TWENTY-FOUR POINTS AHEAD OF ROME TO-DAY.

Defeated the Romans Saturday by the Score of 7 to 6—Two Protested Games Thrown Out by the League Directors—Results of Other Games Played Saturday and Sunday.

 

   Patton, who has been umpiring at Rome, resigned after the trouble with Cortland Friday and Saturday and a new man, John Keefe of Pittsburg, took his place and gave good satisfaction. The teams were well matched and played the game of their lives. In the sixth inning the sides were retired on nine pitched balls, one man being struck out.

   The score:

 

BREVITIES.

   —The regular meeting of Grover Relief Corp, No. 96, will occur to-morrow, June 20, at 2:30 P. M.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Pearson Bros., Special bargains, page 8; McGraw & Osgood, Oxford ties, page 5.

   —In police court this morning, Irving Carpenter, charged with disturbing the peace, demanded a trial by jury, and the case was adjourned until June 27.

   —One of the peddlers caught driving on the [bicycle] sidepath between Cortland and McGraw sometime ago was arrested by Sheriff Brainard near Freetown Saturday, and that night was convicted before Justice Harrington, where he paid [a fine] and costs amounting to $10.  

   —Mrs. Clara E. Page, wife of Tracy R. Page of 31 Charles-st., died last night of cancer of the pancreas. Funeral services will be held from the family home Wednesday at 10:30 o'clock, and burial will be made at Groton. Her age was 37 years. A more extended obituary notice will be made later.

AMERICANS ATTACKED, AND CORTLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL GRADUATION

 

Gen. Antonio Luna.

Emilio Aguinaldo.

Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, June 17, 1899.

AMERICANS ATTACKED.

Five Thousand Rebels Open Fire on the Americans.

WARM RECEPTION MET WITH.

After Some Revere Fighting the Filipinos Were Repulsed With a Loss of Seventy-five Killed and Many Wounded—The American Loss Fourteen.

   MANILA, June 17.—After cutting the railroad and telegraph at Apalit, seven miles south, for the purpose of severing connection, the rebels attacked General MacArthur's lines at San Fernando at 4:30 in the morning. They met with an unexpectedly warm reception and were repulsed with a loss of 75 killed, 30 prisoners and many wounded.

   The rebel force, estimated to have numbered 5,000 men, advanced stealthily from the jungle north of the city and then divided with the evident purpose of surrounding the Americans. The outposts of the Ohio regiment discovered the enemy and retired to their lines, where the entire division awaited in an entrenched position. The Iowa regiment and the Kansas regiment received the first shock of the attack. Reserving their fire until the enemy was within 600 yards, the first volley of the Americans hit the rebels, who returned the fire wildly, the rest of their line failing to advance. The Americans, who thoroughly enjoyed the novelty of the situation awaiting an attack sallied forth and the insurgents thereupon turned and fled into the jungle. Our loss was 14 men wounded and the majority of them are only slightly hurt.

   General Funston's brigade of Kansans and Montanas and General Hale's brigade, the Seventeenth regiment and the Iowa regiment, constituted the force engaged.

   Aguinaldo is reported to have personally conducted the attack and preparations were made for several days to bring forward troops from Candaba, and others from Dagupan were transported by rail.

   Along the front of the Kansas regiment 39 rebel dead were counted.

   The first news of the Filipino advance was reported by a telegraph operator who was sent to the bridge at Apalit to ascertain the cause of a break in one of the wires. He was compelled to beat a hasty retreat under fire.

   A Spanish officer who has been a prisoner in the hands of the rebels and who was released by Aguinaldo, has come through our lines to Manila. He claims to have been a witness of the assassination of General Luna. According to his story, the relations between the two Filipino leaders have been strained to the breaking point because of Luna's attempts to assume control of affairs and the final rupture was forced by Aguinaldo issuing secret orders to the provincial governments.

   Luna thereupon sent to Aguinaldo demanding copies of the documents and Aguinaldo replied curtly that Luna was a general of the army and that the civil government did not concern him. Luna, on opening the reply at his headquarters in the presence of his officers, exclaimed hotly: "He will be dead tomorrow."

   One officer, who was friendly to Aguinaldo, hastened to warn him and Aguinaldo called together 20 trusted soldiers, townsmen of his, and stationed them around his house with instructions to kill any one attempting to enter, regardless of rank. Luna appeared the next day and saw Aguinaldo at the window.

   A member of the guard said: "Aguinaldo has gone to inspect the troops." Luna then exclaimed: "You are a liar," drew his revolver, struck the guard and tried to force an entrance into the house. Before he could use his revolver one of the guards bayoneted him, another shot him in the back and others stabbed him. In all he had 20 wounds. Luna's aide de camp was killed in the same way.

   The Spaniard's story has not entirely dispelled the doubts of Luna's death and bets that he is alive are freely made at the clubs. Some people think Aguinaldo has taken pains to send the Spaniard here with his story for the furtherance of some diplomatic scheme while others suspect Aguinaldo has been assassinated by Luna's men.

   The hostile natives of Cebu are more menacing. Mail advices say hostilities against the Americans have begun there.

   Colonel Hamer, the American commander, has asked for reinforcements and four companies of the Tennessee regiment have been sent to him from Iloilo. The Nebraska regiment has been ordered to sail for home early next week.

 

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

   ◘ The Spanish war may not, as Mr. Howells declares, have produced any stirring literature, but no one can deny that it has produced an after crop of superb schemes. The latest is put forth by Major McClave, who proposes that the country shall buy the 11 miles of Palisades on the Hudson and erect thereon a monument to Admiral Dewey opposite the tomb of Grant and connect the two by means of a monster bridge. It is somewhat remarkable that whenever New York gets hold of a scheme of this size it immediately proposes to make the country pay for it.

   ◘ It is encouraging to state that the New York State College of Forestry has succeeded in planting the first 50 acres of burned lands with valuable tree growths. The college expects to plant every year at least 500 acres. This is the first encouraging step toward reclaiming the losses caused by fires.

   ◘ The English scientists have attempted to snub Signor Marconi, the inventor of the wireless telegraph. The Royal society has refused to recognize him because, it says, he is trying to make money with his invention. So there is the same kind of split in the scientific world that there is in the religious world, simply because men are born radicals and conservatives.

 

Cortland House, corner Main Street and Groton Avenue, Cortland, N. Y.

A DELIGHTFUL RECEPTION

Given at the Cortland House by Superintendent and Mrs. F. E. Smith.

   Superintendent F. E. Smith of the public schools arranged a very delightful reception which was held at the Cortland House last evening immediately following the Central school graduating exercises at the Opera House. The reception was given to the members of the board of education and their wives, the teachers in the schools and the members of the graduating class.

   The reception committee consisted of Superintendent and Mrs. Smith, Hon. and Mrs. A. A. Carley representing the board, Miss McCulloch and Miss Galusha representing the teachers and Miss Jones representing the graduating class. Sixty-one guests were present, including Deputy Superintendent Ainsworth, and Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Cheney. A short and pleasant social season was passed in the beautiful parlors and halls, and a little later the doors of the diningroom were thrown open. The guests found their places at the tables by means of name cards placed beside the plates. The tables were arranged in the form of a five pointed star, and each bore a large bouquet of pink and white peonies. The menu was one of the choicest of the choice always found at this popular hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Dorr C. Smith of the Cortland House did everything possible for the pleasure of their guests, and the many expressions of commendation showed that they had succeeded in a most admirable manner.

 

THE DELPHIC FRATERNITY.

Forty-Seven Charter Members Taken from the Old Y. M. D. C.

   The Young Men's Debating club of the Cortland Normal school has passed out of existence as an organization and in its place is the Epsilon chapter of the Delphic fraternity. The transformation occurred last night when forty-seven charter members of the new chapter were initiated. This fraternity now has five chapters, all in Normal schools. The Alpha chapter is at Geneseo, the Beta chapter at Oneonta, the Gamma chapter at Mansfield, Pa., the Delta chapter at Jamaica and the Epsilon chapter at Cortland. Other chapters were represented last night at the initiation as follows: Alpha, Dr. James M. Milne; Beta, Frank G. Ingalls and J. C. Naylor.

   The meeting of the Y. M. D. C. last night was a very full one, and H. A. Oday, R. L. Davis, R. P. Higgins and T. J. Gleason of the alumni, and T. R. Tracey and W. H. Smith of the under graduates now out of school were also present with the club. Nothing was undertaken last night except to initiate the charter members. This was done by the representatives of the Oneonta chapter. Dr. Milne then addressed the young men. His words though brief were excellent and timely. He exhorted them to increase the brotherhood idea, to cultivate happiness and to be manly.

   At the close of the meeting the Delphics and the Corlonors, nearly a hundred in all, went out upon a serenading trip about town and spent an hour very pleasantly.

   The Y. M. D. C. which last night passed out of existence was the oldest society in the Normal, having been founded in 1847 in the old Cortlandville academy. Under the provision of its becoming a chapter of the Delphic fraternity it retains its old constitution unchanged, so that the traditions, ideals and policy of the society will be the same as formerly.

 

Ferdinand E. Smith.

THE CENTRAL SCHOOL.

SEVEN YOUNG LADIES AND EIGHT YOUNG MEN GRADUATED.

Fine Exercises at the Opera House Last Night—An Admirable Address by Deputy Superintendent Ainsworth Who Touched Upon Vital State Educational Questions.

   The closing exercises of the Central school were held in the Opera House last night, and were in many respects more pleasing than those in previous years. The house was completely filled with friends of the school and of the seven young ladies and eight young men who received their diplomas.

   Upon the platform were seated the members of the board of education, Superintendent Smith and the teachers in the village schools, the speaker of the evening, and Rev. W. Jasper Howell, the new pastor of the First Baptist church, who offered the opening prayer and pronounced the benediction. The members of the graduating class and of the chorus which sang sat in the parquet. The program as published in The STANDARD yesterday was carried out in full, the music of a high order being furnished by Darby's orchestra. The singing of the chorus under the direction of Miss Mabel C. Whitcomb was of a high degree of excellence.

   Superintendent Smith introduced the speaker of the evening, Hon. Danforth E. Ainsworth, deputy superintendent of public instruction. Mr. Ainsworth's address was one of the finest ever delivered upon a similar occasion [in] Cortland. It was timely and up-to-date. The greater part of it was upon a purely educational theme, but it was presented in such a clear and tactful manner that it could not help hold the closest attention of those who perhaps heretofore have not been especially interested or well informed in regard to the proposed changes in our state school system, and its effect upon all will be to deepen the interest and to cause them to follow carefully all that is in the future said and done in relation to those changes.

   After one or two good stories Mr. Ainsworth proceeded to refer to Cortland as an educational center with its great Normal school from which radiates an influence that permeates every home in this vicinity. As showing the enormity of the educational institution in New York state, the speaker said that a round total of $40,000,000 is expended for schools in this state annually, and $1 out of every $4 of public taxation goes to the support of the public schools. The immense standing armies of other nations is replaced in our country by the red schoolhouses. The vital force of our citizenship is the product of our public schools. In 1795 occurred the first state appropriation for public schools, the amount being $100,000, and it is an interesting fact that that sum created a higher tax rate than does three and one-half millions now. It was then a common school system, not a free school system nor a compulsory system, for those thoughts had not yet been born. The department of public instruction has been in existence since 1812. In 1853 union free schools and the Regents of the university were established.

   Mr. Ainsworth proceeded from this into the discussion of the proposition to place the Regents and department under one head and system, stoutly supporting the plan. The department of public instruction has control of the licensing of the 30,000 teachers in the 12,800 schools of the state, to say nothing of the city schools. There are 523 union free schools which are under the supervision of the Regents but in those same schools the department has control of licensing teachers and of the expenditure of public money.  It is simply the old question of "Shall the tail wag the dog?"

   Friends of the Regents have complained that the department had become political in character, and politics would enter the schools if the whole management were placed under its charge; but that under the Regents politics could not enter. He had supposed that Regent Chauncey M. Depew was a politician; that Regents Whitelaw Reid, Carroll E. Smith, Charles E. Pitch and others were classed in the category of politicians. In the department of public instruction, Republican superintendents have appointed Democrats to subordinate positions, and vice versa.

   At present the state has two departments appropriating money, and inspecting schools, and neither knows what the other is doing. The position of the department of public instruction is that the whole system of the state should be under one single head; public and private schools should be entirely separate. Let the Regents manage the entrance into the professions. The more open and more free the public schools, the better. A higher grade of education is required to-day than yesterday, and a higher grade will be required to-morrow than to-day.

   Mr. Ainsworth closed his address with words of an appropriate character directed toward the members of the graduating class. At the close of the address, the graduates and members of the chorus went upon the stage and sang the class song, after the presentation of diplomas by Superintendent Smith.

 

A ROADRACE.

Possibility That One May Be Run to Little York—Others May Follow.

   It is understood that the Y. M. C. A. athletic department has under consideration the question of a 15-mile roadrace to be run off in the near future. The course would naturally be the old one to Little York and back, start and finish to be at the Cortland House. The race would necessarily be a handicap affair.

   There are many new riders in town who delight in "plugging" out over the road and who think too that they can ride some. Some would dislike to go into a regular scheduled race and yet they will get a hold of different fellows night after night and just try to "pull their leg" a little on the "q-t" to see what kind of stuff they are made of. Now it is no more than just that such should have a chance to do it right and run up against other aspirants for road honors.

   And there are too a number of the old wheelmen who used to "do it" and they are not so old either as to consider themselves back numbers, although perhaps they have seen better days. Some of these perhaps are willing to rest upon their laurels and let the young blood go ahead and try to make as good time as they did, and yet some of them would still jump into the thing again and work hard to keep on top. It would be very interesting to see these two classes—the old riders and the younger ones—come together, and to that end all interested would do well to speak to A. R. Mosher so that he may go ahead and make definite arrangements and procure suitable prizes. The talk is to run off the first race on Friday, June 23. That doesn't give any time for training, but one is in as good shape as another and besides no one knows who is good it has been so long since Cortland has had anything in that line.

   This roadrace, if pulled off,  is said to be a preliminary to a race meet held on the Fourth of July; such to include five bicycle races as well as the regular list of track and field events.

 

BREVITIES.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Baker & Angell, Ladies' shoes, page 7.

   —Two carloads of children belonging to the mission bands of the Presbyterian church went to the park this morning at 10 o'clock and have been enjoying their annual picnic.

   —Cortland made a good bunch of arrests Saturday of unbadged bicyclists found riding on its sidepath. Binghamton before she is much older will probably be giving the recorder plenty of work on the same line.—Binghamton Chronicle.

   —Superintendent Pearce of the Electric Light company is crowding the work of setting the poles and stringing the wires for the eleven new lights that are expected to shine as soon as the present period of corporation moonlight shall have been completed.

 

Renewing Old Friendships.

   Mr. Franklyn E. Edwards of New York is spending a few days in Cortland renewing old friendships. It is fourteen years since Mr. Edwards moved from this place and the greater part of the time has been spent in Tonawanda and Buffalo. A year ago he entered the Cornell university medical college in New York City. He expects to spend one more year there and then go to Vienna for his third year. His older sister, Miss Katharine M. Edwards, is now associate professor of Greek at Wellesley college, and his younger sister, Mrs. Franklin Sheble, is residing in Philadelphia, her husband having died there of appendicitis April 20 last.