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| Fernand Labori. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, August 15, 1899.
SHOOTING OF LABORI.
Further Details of the Dastardly Outrage at Rennes.
THE VICTIM IS STILL ALIVE.
He Has Some Prospects of Recovering Although the Bullet Has Not Been Extracted or Even Located—The Would-Be Assassin Has Not Been Captured.
RENNES, Aug. 15.—The drama at Rennes grows tragical. That long becalmed [place] is being stirred into a more violent passion than Paris. The Parisians are laborious. The Bretons are silent and possessive by their belief or idea, whatever it may be.
At 6 o'clock a well nigh successful attempt was made to shoot M. Labori, who defended Zola last year and who came here to defend Dreyfus, with Maitre Demange. The would-be assassin was evidently a crank and looked like a workman. His weapon was a revolver, the theatre of the crime the Quai Pichemont. It was while Labori was going to the court with Colonel Picquart and his cousin M. Gast.
When Madame Labori came up she was sent to fetch a doctor; but not knowing the town, she lost a good deal of time. At last she thought of going to the court and asking there for a military surgeon. Doctors Vidal and Reclus were at hand and at once accompanied her. They had the presence of mind to send gendarmes to the barracks for an ambulance, with a stretcher and bearers.
With deep thankfulness they found that M. Labori could move his limbs at will. The spine, therefore, was not injured. The ball had entered at the sixth vertebra, behind the thorax. It might be embedded in the muscles of the back or have penetrated deeper, injuring the lungs.
Colonel Picquart describes the would-be murderer as swarthy and thickset, resolute and intelligent looking. He thinks the man might be a southron [sic]. If so, he must have known the country around Rennes. It is a country of small, patchy fields, separated by hedges, which he was evidently familiar with. Apparently he knew places in the thicket into which he could dive and, in doing so, remained concealed for some time from a pursuer. The gendarmes that Colonel Picquart met joined in the pursuit, but fleet running and knowledge of the locality enabled the would-be murderer to escape.
Matrie Labori is young, fair, handsome and full of lusty life and high spirits. His talents as a speaker are not of the highest order, but no other member of the Paris bar knows better how to use law to defeat its object. He can drive a motor car through the code. Until he pleaded for Zola his luck was uninterrupted. He then had an attack of typhoid fever, which greatly weakened him and forced him to neglect business. The Zola affair was a great advertisement, but it brought him no direct profit and created for him endless enemies. He refused the handsome fee the novelist offered, nor does he accept pecuniary reward from Dreyfus.
Labori is proud of his wife's beauty. She is equally proud of his good looks and forensic talents, and loses no opportunity to hear him plead. She is an Australian, received as a pianist her musical education in London, became a player at concerts, made the acquaintance of the deformed but highly gifted Russian pianist Pachmann, married him, had two children and then fell in love with Labori. The passion was mutual. She and Pachmann were divorced and then she married Labori. The children live with her and find a devoted stepfather in him.
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| Elihu Root. |
MORE TROOPS FOR MANILA.
Recruits Will Be Continued Until the War Is Over.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—"We will send troops enough to the Philippines to capture Aguinaldo," said Secretary Root, when asked how many more volunteers are to be recruited. He declined to say anything further about the war department's plans, but it is known that recruits will be continued indefinitely, and troops will be sent to Manila until the rebellion is suppressed.
The policy of the new regime is to strike a heavy blow the moment the aggressive is taken again; to pursue Aguinaldo in the most vigorous manner, and to have troops enough to maintain every advantage gained. The department realizes that it will take fully 70,000 men to accomplish this. The 10 new regiments are practically filled now and the officials believe it would be easy to get recruits enough to organize the remaining regiments.
LABORI'S POCKETS RIFLED.
An Attempt Was Made to Steal Valuable Papers in the Case.
RENNES, Aug. 15.—The correspondent of the Associated Press here obtained today complete corroboration of statement, exclusively cabled to Associated Press yesterday, that the pockets of Labori's coat were rifled yesterday while he was lying on the ground. Not only were the pockets of his coat emptied, but an attempt was made to steal the wallet in which were important papers referring to the court martial, including his notes for the cross-examination of General Mercier. M. Labori has himself related the incident. He had just fallen and saw one of two men run to his side. One of these said: "His coat must be taken off. He will be too hot." The speaker then took the wounded lawyer's coat off and another man seized the wallet. M. Labori, however, retained his presence of mind and refused to allow the wallet to be taken out of his hands, putting it under his head for a pillow and holding it with one hand. The coat was shortly afterwards put on again. On arriving at his residence M. Labori asked his wife to look in his pockets and see if their contents were safe. M. Labori found the pockets completely emptied. Luckily, no papers of importance were in the pockets, which only contained personal letters, including menacing letters received on the previous day. The rifling of the lawyer's pockets of the papers and the attempt to steal his wallet, while no effort was made to appropriate his watch or money, are regarded as clear evidence of a plot in which several men were implicated.
LABORI IS IMPROVING.
Famous French Lawyer May Yet Take Part in the Trial.
RENNES, France, Aug. 15.—M. Labori is now going on so well that the doctors consider him out of danger. He lies on his back, unable to move, but life is returning to the leg which yesterday was thought to be paralyzed. He has no fever and continues to discuss the trial. His wife has remained at his bedside practically ever since he was wounded. Naturally she is much relieved at the optimistic reports of the doctors, who hope to see the distinguished lawyer on his feet before the trial is ended.
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| Cortland Standard block viewed from Port Watson Street, Cortland, N. Y. |
ONLY ONE BID
For Paving Port Watson-st.—Action Deferred.
At the meeting of the board of village trustees last evening but little actual business was transacted.
There was only one bid for the paving of Port Watson-st. and that was by the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving Co. The chief item in the bid was that for the pavement proper exclusive of curb and gutter. The bid for 1 1/2 inches of asphalt was $2.22 per square yard and for a two inch top, $2.33 per square yard. Engineer Allen canvassed the bid and found that it amounted as follows: One and one-half inch top with stone curb and gutter, $27,970. Two-inch top with stone curb and gutter, $29,015. One and one-half inch top with Portland cement combined curb and gutter, $25,739. Two-inch top with Portland cement curb and gutter, $26,784. The total frontage on the street is 4,850 linear feet.
A number of property-owners on the street were present and listened to the reading of the bid with interest. Among them were Hugh Duffey, H. M. Whitney, G. J. Maycumber, Edwin Duffey, E. E. Mellon, E. H. Brewer and A. J. Murray. After the bid was read and canvassed, the reporters were asked to retire and the members of the board held a conference by themselves behind closed doors, while the property-owners occupied another room and discussed the situation. After nearly an hour the doors were opened and the newspaper men allowed to enter, when Mr. Duffey and Mr. Brewer speaking for the property-owners, said they were satisfied with the bid and would prefer the street with the 2-inch surface and the Portland cement combined curb and gutter.
Trustee White moved that a contract to that effect be entered into. The same was seconded by Trustee Sprague. Trustee Wood moved to defer action until to-night and it was seconded by Trustee Thompson. On an aye and nay vote, Trustee Wood's motion prevailed, Trustees White and Sprague voting in the negative and President Holden casting his vote in the affirmative. This had the effect of laying Trustee White's motion on the table until to-night.
It may be added that the bid is a trifle less than the Tompkins-st. contract.
The Paving Jobs.
The work of laying the binder course for the new Lincoln-ave. pavement was begun this afternoon opposite the residence of Aaron Sager.
The excavation on Tompkins-st. is completed as is the laying of the curb and gutter. The gang of Italians are laying the concrete at a rapid rate, having nearly reached Owego-st. going east from the place of beginning at the west line of the Cortland Rural cemetery.
East Side Mission.
The Ladies Aid society of the East Side mission will hold their regular monthly business meeting Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 3:30 P. M. in the mission rooms. A 10-cent supper will be served from 5:30 until 8 o'clock. Ice cream will be served at 10 cents a dish.
In the evening the ladies of the W. C. T. U. will furnish a program consisting of recitations, a talk by the president, Mrs. Greenman, and music by a male quartet.
Grievance Day.
To-day is grievance day with the town assessors. The full board, consisting of B. S. Conger, F. H. Sears and W. H. Huntley are listening to persons who consider themselves aggrieved in the matter of their assessments. Edmond C. Alger is attorney for the board and Miss Flossie Sears is acting as secretary and keeps the records of the proceedings. The board will remain in session until the hearings are finished.
A Change in Business.
Mr. A. W. Barnes, who for a number of years has conducted a custom shirt manufacturing business in Cortland, has sold the business to Mr. Lawrence Dillon to accept a lucrative position as traveling salesman for F. W. Buckley of Oneonta, manufacturer of custom made shirts. Mr. Barnes' territory will be the state of Pennsylvania and eastern and northern Ohio with headquarters at Pittsburg. He will enter upon his duties next week.
BREVITlES.
—The Jamison family reunion will be held at Elysium park Saturday, Aug. 10.
—Cortland tent, No. 304, K. O. T. M., will hold a regular review this evening. A full attendance is requested,
—McDermott's orchestra went to Truxton this morning to play for the annual picnic of St. Patrick's church.
—Regular meeting of Victor Hayloft, No. 857 1/2, will be held Thursday evening. Subject for discussion, "Green Corn." All companions are requested to be present.
—During the month of July no less than 8,942 bicycles were checked at the baggage room in the New York Central station in Syracuse. This is an average of more than 288 a day.
—The funeral of John Francis Sheridan will be held from the home of his parents at 9 to-morrow morning and from St. Mary's church at 10. Burial will be made in St. Mary's cemetery.
—The funeral of Mrs. Jane Lester will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) morning at the Memorial Baptist church, at 10:30 o'clock. A brief service will be held at the house, 170 Tompkins-st., at 10 A. M. Burial will be at Binghamton,
—New display advertisements to-day are—Charles F. Brown, Paint, page 8; F. Daehler, Summer caps, page 8; J. A. Jayne, Boots and Shoes, page 8; Buck & Lane, Bath tubs, page 7; Gladding & Brown, Laundry, page 7; D. McCarthy & Sons, Syracuse, Dry goods, page 7.
—The Republican convention for the first school commissioner district of Cortland county will be held at firemen's hall in the village of Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 2, 1899, at 1:30 P. M. Each town is entitled to six delegates. The formal call appears at the head of the editorial column.
—Immense salt deposits have been found on Lake Ridge, east of Cayuga lake, just across the Cayuga county line. The discoverers have kept their secret in order to buy the land where the find is located at a low figure. The mines will be operated by sinking piping and forcing the salt up by means of a stream of water pumped down the outer casting of the pipes.—Geneva Advertiser.
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