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| Assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt, 1883. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, June 29, 1899.
ROOSEVELT OVATION.
New York's Governor Entertained in Milwaukee.
CENTER OF A FLOWER PARADE.
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand People Witness the Novel Sight—The Program of the Day—A Record-Breaking Run Made to Chicago. Homeward Bound.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 29.—"He won with our boys in blue and he will be our president, too." Thus ran one of the banner inscriptions displayed in Milwaukee's flower parade, of which Governor Theodore Roosevelt was the center of attraction.
The governor's part in the flower parade was to lead it in the undecorated carriage of Captain Fred Pabst, accompanied by President Hackett, Governor Schofield and Lieutenant Ferguson. He was driven to where the parade formed and, preceded by a mounted escort and a band, started on a carriage journey through the ranks of 250,000 spectators drawn up on both sides of Grand and Prospect avenues. In the hats of hundreds of men were little white cards on which were printed "Teddy, 1904." Time and time again the shout went up from street corners and crowded office windows: "Roosevelt for president."
The governor was on his feet nearly all the time he was in his carriage. He was kept constantly bowing. Once when he had a breathing spell he said: "This is the jolliest fun I ever had."
Old Harvard graduates seemed to be stationed at every corner, for the shout was continually going up: "Rah, rah, rah, Harvard."
Early in the day the governor visited the Deutscher club. He spent a few moments there and then was taken to the Press club, where he made a short speech. Then he went to the Milwaukee club, where a breakfast was given him. Many prominent people were present. The governor made no speech at the breakfast. His health was drunk and he briefly responded with thanks.
The board of trade committee then called for him and he spent 10 minutes in the pit and made a short speech.
After the members of the board had shaken hands with him, he was driven to the Pabst brewery and then to the residence of Captain Pabst. Following this came the flower parade.
While at the hotel the governor was called upon by Henry C. Payne and was in conference with him for a few minutes.
Record Breaking Run to Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 29.—Governor Roosevelt arrived in Chicago from Milwaukee over the Northwestern road. The run of 87 miles was made in 90 minutes, record breaking time. A carriage took the governor to the Lake Shore depot, where he left for the East. Many shook hands with him at the depot and he was given a hearty goodbye.
Big Contract Awarded.
SYRACUSE, June 29.—The contract for the new Onondaga county penitentiary, containing over 40 steel cells, was awarded to Fred T. Lestrange, a contractor of this city. The cell construction and patent locking and operating devices will be those of the Stewart Iron works of Cincinnati. The cost of the building complete will be over a quarter of a million dollars.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Convict Literature.
The starting of a. weekly newspaper by the convicts in the Sing Sing state prison has proved to be a very suggestive and startling innovation. For years it has been a vexed question how to best employ the labor of convicts. Almost everything they did interfered with the labor of men outside the prison, and it was found that to keep them in idleness was the most demoralizing of all expedients. Then it suddenly occurred to the warden to turn their attention to journalism. So far as convicts were concerned this was an unoccupied field. The result has been most astonishing. By the merest accident the warden stumbled upon the most valuable secret of reform. The moment it was known to the convicts that they were permitted to become editors, a long felt want was appeased. They could put up with the idea of tobacco and whisky and liberty but they had never been able to adjust themselves to the loss of that inalienable right—the freedom of the press and the privilege of expressing the thoughts that burn in the words that scorch. That warden struck a happy thought when be said to himself: "Let us not despair of humanity. When a man has lost all other attributes of the immortal soul he can still edit a paper. As these poor devils cannot do anything else, they shall edit something." In that flash of inspiration he allied the convict with the great mass of humanity. It is such touches as this that make the whole world kin. It is now proved by the Sing Sing Star of Hope that "stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage," if the editorial instincts of the prisoners are not entirely suppressed. The heaven born truth now gleams upon us that it is better to make copy than to make shoes if we would preserve the natural instincts of the convict. He may no longer be able to steal babies, but he can at least exercise the universal right of stealing ideas. The privilege of cracking safes has been lost to him perhaps forever. But let him not despair. He can still crack jokes, and the once reckless assassin can now thrill the heart strings of the dilettante by giving us some tender thoughts suggested by 24 hours in the dark cell. The only disagreeable thought connected with this new liberty is that crime may increase in the community, stimulated by the insane desire of criminals to go to Sing Sing and become editors.
CHARGE IS SERIOUS.
Solon Woman Claimed to Have Appropriated Money.
Mrs. Frances Norcott, who lives in the town of Solon, was before Justice H. J. Harrington yesterday afternoon upon a charge of grand larceny preferred by Eugene B. Maybury, a justice of the peace of the town of Solon.
Something like a year ago Mr. Maybury, while in Cortland, lost his pocketbook containing about $80 in money. The pocketbook had stamped upon it, in several places, the owner's name. It was advertised, but never recovered.
It is claimed that a few days ago a man who lives in Homer was passing Mr. Maybury's residence and stopping to visit him, revealed to him some alleged facts concerning his lost money. It is alleged that the Homer man related to Mr. Maybury a story of the finding of the pocketbook in a Cortland street by Mrs. Norcott, who at the time was accompanied by the daughter of the Homerite; that the woman purchased for the girl a pair of shoes upon the latter's promise never to tell of the finding of the money.
The relation of these alleged circumstances led to the arrest of Mrs. Norcott, and yesterday by consent of all parties in the case the matter was adjourned until next Thursday. James Dougherty appears as counsel for the prosecution and R. L. Davis for the defendant.
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| Main Street, Cortland, N., Y., circa 1899. |
PAVEMENTS IN CORTLAND.
They Come High But the Town Must Have Them.
Monday evening the trustees of the village of Cortland assembled to open bids for the construction of pavement upon Tompkins-st. and Lincoln-ave. Only one bid was received, the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving company offering to do the work at $2.35 and $2.15 a square yard. A few weeks ago this company offered to pave several streets in this city for $1.90 per square yard. The asphalt pavement upon Washington-st. from Court to Lewis cost $1.59 per square yard.—Binghamton Herald.
Prof. McEvoy at Marathon, N. Y.
The Marathon Independent speaks as follows of the address of Prof. McEvoy before the graduating class at the Marathon school:
Prof. T. J. McEvoy of the faculty of the Cortland Normal gave the address of the evening. He spoke in easy, offhand manner, the two currents of good sense and good nature, characterizing his speech, flowing along and joining to make an address of great interest, profit and enjoyment. He said, in opening, that he did not quite see the congruity of his appearing at this reunion, unless it was on the score of his having applied for the principalship of the school, several years ago and, when going finally to learn the decision of the board, being told that "they had concluded they wanted a man to teach this school!"
Prof. McEvoy then discussed the signs which show the advance of this age over any previous age, and indicated the advantages within the reach of young men and women to do the best for themselves and the world, educationally, socially and industrially. The professor was obliged to leave on an outgoing train, and the company was thus deprived of one whose society they would have very much enjoyed.
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| Professional baseball. |
THE ROMANS WIN.
TOOK A RATTLING CONTEST FROM CORTLAND YESTERDAY.
It was a Pretty Contest and a Pitchers' Battle—Utica Lost at Binghamton, Schenectady at Oswego and Albany at Auburn.
Yesterday was the appointed time for a battle between the two State league leaders, and Rome beat out Cortland in a game that was full of clever playing. Rudderham happened to be in great form, and Mullin was just as good, but the few hits of the Romans were very opportune, while with Cortland hits were made when it was impossible to score on them. Third Baseman Daley contributed to the first score the visitors made by juggling Fox's ground hit. Fox went out at second on fielder's choice in handling Pleiss' grounder. Ross then got two bags on a right field fly, Pleiss going to third. McDonald was sent to first on being hit by a pitched ball and the bases were full, but McDonald was forced out at second on a ground hit by O'Brien and Pleiss ran in. O'Brien was put out at second on a ground ball from Tamsett. Had Fox's grounder been handled right, he would have been out at first, then Pleiss would have been retired, and no score could have resulted.
Rome scored in the fourth on a single by Tamsett, followed by Maguire's double. In the eighth, a score was made on two bunts, a forced out and another out.
Rudderham struck out eight Wagonmakers who could not get a hit until the fourth inning when Daley and Neville touched him for singles after two men were out. In the fifth Conroy got a double and Ketchum a single after two men were out, and in the sixth a tally was made. Daley singled, and stole second. A single by Neville scored him. Conroy put up a great game at short, some of his chances being very difficult. Nelson caught his usual good game, Daley made some pretty plays at third and Neville was very much in evidence at second. Only one of Cortland's errors was costly, and none of Rome's proved expensive, but the latter were senseless, all consisting in the muffling of easy fly balls.
The score:
Utica against Cortland to-morrow and Saturday, and both will be hot games. On Saturday, the Lehigh Valley railroad will run a special train from Cazenovia to Cortland on account of the game, giving reduced round trip rates from all stations. The train will leave Cazenovia at 1 o'clock P. M. and arrive in Cortland at 2:11. Tickets will be good to return on any regular train.
The members of the Cortland team went over to McGraw yesterday and accepted the offer of A. P. McGraw for waterproof coats. They were each measured by two pretty young ladies and the coats will be completed in a short time. They are coats that retail for $12.
Cortland's representative at the State league meeting in Syracuse Tuesday night, says that the published accounts of the meeting have been incomplete. At the last meeting before that, a game played by Utica at Rome, won by Rome 13 to 6, was thrown out on a technicality and ordered played over. At Tuesday night's meeting, a motion to reconsider that action was carried, but the action was not reconsidered. Hence the conditions are the same as existed before the game was thrown out, and the game is counted in the above revised standings, that is, Rome is credited with an additional game won and Utica with an additional game lost.
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| Joshua L. Chamberlain. |
VETERANS' REUNION.
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIFTH REGIMENT AT BALDWINSVILLE.
About Four Hundred Present—Address by Gen. J. L. Chamberlain of Maine—Election of Officers—List of the Deceased.
The Syracuse Post-Standard gives the following account of the reunion yesterday of the One Hundred Eighty-fifth regiment at Baldwinsville:
The survivors of the One Hundred and Eighty-fifth regiment held their annual reunion at Baldwinsville yesterday. Upwards of 400 were present, including members of the Twelfth infantry and Fifteenth cavalry, who were the guests of honor.
There was a large delegation in attendance from Syracuse and the surrounding towns. The veterans and their families made it a point to reach Baldwinsville on the early morning trains in order to put in a full day and as a result the town presented an animated appearance long before noon. The Syracusans who went out at 7:20 o'clock in the morning returned at 4:25 in the afternoon.
Upon reaching Baldwinsville the Syracuse contingent was met at the station by a committee of veterans and the drum corps. They marched to the Seneca House, where badges were given out.
At 9 o'clock the veterans assembled at the First Methodist church, where Rev. Dr. William M. Beauchamp delivered an address of welcome, to which William Gilbert of this city responded. The address of the day was delivered by General Joshua L. Chamberlain. His discourse was of an interesting nature and held the close attention of the assembly for nearly an hour. The meeting then adjourned and the veterans marched to the station to meet the delegation which arrived on the 11:14 train.
On the way back to the village the procession was headed by the Continental Drum corps of Elmira. The veterans marched directly to the Town hall, where Landlord Hatfield of the Seneca House served a course dinner.
The One Hundred and Eighty-fifth regiment had headquarters at the First Methodist church. At a business meeting which was held during the course of the day, the following officers were elected: President, J. W. Mercer, Onondaga; first vice-president, Major Robert Bush, Horseheads; second vice-president, J. Isaacs, McGrawville; secretary, L. S. Merrick, Syracuse; treasurer, T. W. Barber, Syracuse; executive committee, Nelson Greer, William Drake, Elmer H. Keeler of Syracuse, Pembroke Pierce of Homer and Thomas O'Brien of Baldwinsville.
The Twelfth infantry held a meeting at the Seneca House, and the Fifteenth cavalry met at the G. A. R. rooms.
DISCUSSED COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
Each organization discussed the question of forming a county organization, and committees were named to consult with similar committees of other regiments in the county with this end in view.
Since the reunion in Cortland a year ago the following members of the One Hundred and Eighty-fifth regiment have died: Eugene R. Lansing, Company I; Sidney V. Gage, Company J; Thomas Jefferson, Company C; Fred Arheidt, Company B; John C. Whitney, Company I; John C. Golden, Company D; Edward W. Manchester, Company K; C. Bradley Mix, Company G; W. Nelson Owen, Company F; David B. Hitchcock, Company D; Fred Ganz, Company B; Alfred D. Ashkraft, Company K; Charles Clarkson, Company B; Sebastian Seile, Company B.
During the course of the day a number of pictures were taken by Dinturff of this city.
The reunion was in every way a success and the visitors feel indebted to the people of Baldwinsville for the hospitality which they extended.
Among those present were: Charles A. Huntington, East Homer; J. R. Walters, Byron Burns, Elmira; L. A. Weaver, Oakfield; Patrick F. Cahill, Syracuse; R. M. Clough, Phoenix; John E. A. VanTassell, Baldwinsville; C. A. Phillips, Syracuse; George F. Stannard, Syracuse; W. H. Lawton, Syracuse; Alphonso Gross, McGraw; Adelbert Everson, Brewerton; Henry Schoenick, Syracuse; Jerome B. Root, Lamson; Charles Hill, Syracuse; O. Hess, Syracuse; Nelson Greer, Syracuse; Major A. J. Hirschbolz, Oswego; Morris Stebbins, Syracuse; W. A. Bishop, Baldwinsville; M. W. Russell, Granby; George Kelly, Baldwinsville; James B. Shevalin, Messengerville; Charles Slade, Memphis; Jacob Listman, Syracuse; Peter Zipp, Collamer; William Deline, Baldwinsville; Henry Phillips, Greenville; William Williams, Lamson; H. Neal, Delphi; S. Neal, DeWitt; John [Franker], Robert Bush, Charles Rector, Bridgeport; Joshua Griffin, Syracuse; Daniel Fox, Delphi; Myron L. Carr, Marcellus; O. M. Bruley, Syracuse; Jerome Chapman, Westbury; J. R. Birdlebough, Cortland; J. L. Chamberlain, Brunswick, Me.; Sherman Whitnall, Bath; Louis H. Sergent, Taylor; Lucien Maybury, Solon; George Chapin, McGraw; E. L. Smith, Cortland; George Smith, South Cuyler; H. M. Phillips, Cortland; John J. [Gracy], McGraw; Henry Benz, Baldwinsville; L. S. Edgar, New York; Daniel J. Salisbury, Syracuse; A. A. Watrus, Freetown; O. H. Sisson, Fabius; Elmer F. Keeler; Syracuse; Charles L. Babbitt, F. M. Butler, Baldwinsville; W. H. Connell, H. W. Porter, Baldwinsville; G. W. Baker, Baldwinsville; L. C. Williams, Baldwinsville; James Heron, Baldwinsville; George W. Wilson, Baldwinsville; Edward Reed, Baldwinsville, Richard E. Brown, Baldwinsville; W. H. Prine, Baldwinsville; Roswell Davis, Baldwinsville; A. M. Rice, Baldwinsville; Thomas O'Brien, Baldwinsville; Sanford D. Taggart, Baldwinsville; Henry H. Dibbel, Van Buren; John C. Whitney, Syracuse; Louis B. Boucher, August Schmidt, Syracuse; William Scott, Syracuse; William Gilbert, Syracuse; George Brown, Syracuse; James Doran, Solon; Thomas Bolten, Syracuse; C. L. Cook, Buffalo- John H. DeVoye, Baldwinsville; Daniel Lathrop, Syracuse; George Kaufman, Syracuse; John Murphy, Baldwinsville; August Metzger, Syracuse; E. S. Darrow, Baldwinsville; Elihu Potter, Baldwinsville; Joseph Pitcher, Phoenix; Charles O. Alger, McGraw; William Simpson, Homer; Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Atkins, McGraw; George V. Briggs, Apulia; George Clark, Syracuse; Isaac N. Webster, Apulia; H. Shoudy, Port Byron; J. H. Partridge, Syracuse; G. J. Briggs, Apulia; Myron Webster, Homer; Henry Ferris, Syracuse; George W. Sherwood, Apulia; J. J. Clark, Syracuse; Smith Pembrook, Homer; S. O. Howard, Syracuse; Sumner Jordan, Syracuse; Benjamin Pelham, Henry Dower, Syracuse; W. D. Maxon, Scott; Henry Beebe, Syracuse; W. W. Briggs, Little York; H. Jeffrey, Syracuse; W. B. Drake, Syracuse; C. M. Worden, Onondaga Castle; John J. Franzen, Syracuse; Van R. Hotaling, W. H. Hamilton, Syracuse; Patrick O'Brien, Altmar; C. M. Maycumber, Cortland; T. L. Bates, Homer; F. D. Carpenter, Homer; Theron Cutches, Little York; John Cary.
Y. M. C. A. FIELD DAY AND RACES.
Men That are Training—Rivalry Between the Fast Ones.
Last night the old [county] fair ground track was alive with men, some taking starts, running the half mile and mile, the hundred yards and 220 and a string of them circling the course time after time. There were also some interesting brushes between some of the short distance men.
Weatherwax and Norman Pierce started off together, ending up with a fast quarter or two; Webb, a new man in town and a dark horse with experience in the saddle, plugged around always ready for a brush at the tape; Chamberlain was next to take his medicine. Strowbridge held the watch but failed to give out the time in that peculiar way of his. There were a number of the others out all industriously pedaling off the miles.
The mile city championship is the race that will probably arouse the most interest. Holcomb has held the cup this last year. There are five men hot after it. Weatherwax will put up a stiff ride. Chamberlain, although not so good at the short distances, thinks he will have a look at it. Morgan will never say die until the tape has been crossed, and then there is Hopkins, and he is a few. You remember his time in the roadrace; but last, and yes least in size is Webb on his Barnes who has ridden it in 2:20, perhaps faster, who knows? Well it's a lottery, and it will be until after July 4.
And then the runs—who knows but what we may find another Matthewson. They are all training hard and going pretty well. The young blood is doing the work, and yet there are the Mills brothers. They haven't forgotten how to run either. PerLee Smith pounds down the track for 100-yards in nice style; Wheeler is pole vaulting well, Reynolds and Richards will now at last get together and settle the feeling between them as to who is the best man in the running high jump. The shot put brings out a man from the town, the Y. M. C. A. and the Normal school, Weatherwax, Persons and Carver.
The entries, however, are not all in yet and to this end all those desiring to compete must have their entries in by Friday (to-morrow) noon. Remember every one, who is an amateur, may come in either to the bicycle races or the other events. By entering at once it will greatly help in getting the programs on the press. Entry blanks are to be found at Beaudry's, Filzinger's, Robbins' cigar store, or the Y. M. C. A. The entry fee is small. See prizes in Nourse's window.
The handicaps for the Y. M. C. A. roadrace for to-morrow night are as follows: Harley Seamans, 8 min. 30 sec.; F. W. Parsons, 7 min.; J. F. Chapin, 6 min. 45 sec.; George Hollister, 6 min. 45 sec; Norm Pierce, 6 min.; J. A. Corwin, 6 min.; W. A. Watkins, 5 min. 30 sec.; H. A. Masten, 4 min. 30 sec.; Geo. Peak, 5 min. 30 sec.; F. T. Spencer, 4 min. 30 sec.; P. W. Benjamin, 4 min. 15 sec.; M. E. Wardell, 3 min. 30 sec.; O. A. Hammon, 2 min.; Ben Peak, 2 min.; Harry Hopkins, 1 min. 30 sec.; C. D. Oothoudt, 45 sec.
Scratch—Geo. Chamberlain, A. K. Weatherwax, John Morgan.
BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Opera House, "Passion Play," page 5.
—The wedding of Mr. Rufus E. Corlew and Miss M. Grace Stoker occurs a the First Baptist church this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
—The young ladies taught by Mr. R. J. Lucas in the First M. E. Sunday-school will hold their monthly social at the home of Miss Maud Hatler, Clayton-ave., to-morrow evening.
—Mr. P. J. Callahan eluded his friends about town yesterday and hied himself away to Binghamton, where he was united in marriage with Miss Delia Gallery. After a brief bridal tour, they will reside at 71 Pomeroy-st.
—The name of the new assistant teacher in the Normal kindergarten is Miss Nancy Knight, a graduate of the Chauncey Hall Kindergarten Training school of Boston, and not Miss Nancy Hall as erroneously stated in The STANDARD yesterday.
—Three Auburn girls have been arrested and fined $3 each for riding the cinder paths without license tags. A minister was in court at the same time and paid the same sum for the same offense. He labored long with the police justice to get his fine remitted, but in vain. The girls evidently thought that their sex and the minister his cloth would save them from being held to strict observance of the law, but the law is no respecter of persons.
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