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| William McKinley. |
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| G. A. R. cemetery marker. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, September 6, 1899.
OVATION TO M'KINLEY.
Great Enthusiasm Over the President at Philadelphia.
ADDRESS TO THE OLD VETERANS.
He Spoke to Thousands In The Academy of Music and Then Went to Odd Fellows Hall Where Another Crowd Were Waiting—He Then Returns Home.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6.—Enthusiasm was rampant. Wherever President McKinley was he received a tremendous ovation, particularly at the Academy of Music, where the Grand Army was officially welcomed to the city and state by Mayor Ashbridge and Governor Stone. An interesting event at this celebration was the meeting of President McKinley and General Sickles of New York.
Addresses of welcome to the G. A. R. were made by Governor Stone and Mayor Ashbridge, to which L. Torrence, judge advocate of the Grand Army, responded.
The president was introduced as "Comrade" McKinley. He said:
"The circle is narrowing. As years roll on, one [veteran] after another is not present at our reunions, but accounted for. They have gone to join the great majority of our comrades who sleep tonight beneath the low green tents whose curtains never outward sway. But with it all, my comrades, I could not but inquire, as I witnessed the vast procession of the old veterans and heard the plaudits of the people, I could not but ask the question, 'What has endeared this vast army to the American people? What has enshrined you in their hearts? What has given you a permanent, unperishable place in history?' The answer comes that you saved the nation. It was because you did something; aye, you sacrificed something. You were willing to give up your lives for civilization and liberty, not for the civilization and liberty of an hour, but of ages. That has given you the place in the hearts of the American people.
"Great and good deeds never die and the Grand Army of the Republic is to be congratulated that the Union it saved and the peace it secured at Appomattox Court House more than a third of a century ago, is stronger, better and dearer to the American people today than ever before in all our history. We are once more and forever one people—one in faith, one in purpose, willing to sacrifice our lives for the honor of our country and the glory of our flag."
A few minutes later the presidential party, with Admiral Sampson and his staff, left the Academy of Music and proceeded to Odd Fellows hall, where President McKinley was the guest of honor at a banquet tendered by George G. Meade post, the Lafayette post of New York and the Kingsley post of Boston. When the president was introduced by the toastmaster to the diners, he said:
"I could not help but reflect as I passed through the 'avenue of fame' today what a volume of history its portraits told. The history of the achievements of the army as well as the navy made well and clear by familiar faces, familiar in that great struggle. Our great commanders were there—Ulysses S. Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Meade, Hancock and Farragut, and while old ocean's breast bears a white sail they will be remembered. And not only in that gallery of heroes is found the great captains, but the privates of the old army. He who has no insignia of the rank but the blue blouse, the men behind the guns of the navy all tell the story of heroism, greatness and matchless achievement in which we all glory."
The presidential party retired from the hall and drove directly to the Pennsylvania railroad station, where the party boarded a special train and left for Washington at 11:30 o'clock. The same persons that accompanied the president here returned with him to the capital.
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| Jacob Gould Schurman. |
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
Will Meet In Washington Sometime In November.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—There will be a meeting of the Philippines commission in Washington, probably in November, for the purpose of preparing its report on the Philippines.
All the members will be present except Major General Otis, who will remain at Manila as governor of the Philippines and the commander in chief of the American forces in those islands. It is understood that instructions will be sent to Professor Worcester and Mr. Denby, the remaining civilian members of the commission in Manila, to expedite the work they are now on, so they can sail for the United States early in October and reach Washington in time to formulate their report.
The report will probably be transmitted to congress with the president's message.
Mr. Schurman has not submitted a written report to the president or Secretary Hay. He has presented to these officials, however, his views on conditions in the archipelago. He is confident the insurrection is losing strength, and that the army which will be placed at General Otis' disposal will be able to promptly quell the revolution.
He says that the American army is the finest, best fed and equipped force in the world, and he is enthusiastic of its conduct in the military operations.
He believes that if it were not for fear of Aguinaldo many of the natives would withdraw their support, and he thinks that Aguinaldo's popularity is materially lessening.
Mr. Schurman will have several further conferences with Secretary Hay for the purpose of informing that official on various points which have not yet been touched upon as exhaustively as the secretary desires.
The officials decline to discuss the character of the recommendations made by Mr. Schurman, but it is generally admitted that the statement made in these dispatches concerning the proposed form of government to be given the islands is an outline of Mr. Schurman's views.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
The right of women to vote in church affairs is being earnestly discussed in Switzerland where, though a liberal spirit in most things prevails, the rights of women have not been fairly recognized. As a rule, the theologians oppose and the laymen largely favor the rights of women. However, the movement in favor of giving women a voice in the management of the church is spreading throughout the national churches, and old customs must ultimately give way to more liberal notions.
It begins to look as though the United States government would eventually be the owner of the much discussed Holland submarine boat, after all. Her recent underwater trials against tide have been pronounced by experts little short of marvelous and, inasmuch as her destructive capabilities have never been questioned, it may be that this craft will do much toward revolutionizing the naval warfare of the near future.
The Cramps of Philadelphia have just completed for the government another monster battleship, the Alabama, which it is belied is one of the most formidable battleships afloat. She is 368 feet long, her displacement is 11,000 tons and her horsepower 10,000. She carries a small army of 585 men, her armor ranges in thickness from 17 to 2 1/2 inches, and her speed is about 16 knots. The new navy is rapidly assuming very formidable proportions, and if the deadlock over the price of armor is broken the United States will soon have an aggregation of warships that will command the respect of even Great Britain.
Railroad Station Burned.
AUBURN, N. Y., Sept. 6.—The New York Central depot at Cayuga was totally destroyed by fire last night. No estimate of the loss is given.
[Cortland] Paving Moving Along.
The binder course is laid on Tompkins-st. from the cemetery as far as Prospect-st., and the asphalt completing the work as far as Reynolds-ave. A week of good weather will complete Tompkins-st.
The concrete is all laid on Port Watson-st. between Main and Church-sts.
INTO SCALDING ASPHALT.
An Italian Badly Burned This Afternoon at the Asphalt Plant.
At 3:45 this afternoon an Italian engaged at the asphalt plant near the Lehigh station slipped and fell into a tank of scalding hot asphalt, which has a temperature of over 300 degrees. He went in feet first up to the middle of his waist and was pulled out by other laborers. He was taken to the [Cortland] hospital in a badly burned condition and physicians were summoned.
A WILL AND NO WILL.
DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OF EDWIN M. HULBERT.
Local Organizations Lose Heavily Because He Destroyed His Will and Failed to Make Another— Said He Had No Intention of Dying Without a Will.
Since the death of the late Edwin M. Hulbert a peculiar circumstance has come to light relating to the disposition of his property. Prior to the death of Mrs. Hulbert which occurred on April 30 last, both Mr. and Mrs. Hulbert made their wills. Mr. Hulbert's will was drawn by Judge S. S. Knox.
Among the bequests made were the following: $5,000 left to Judge Knox in trust, the income to go to a brother in the West; to the faithful coachman and general assistant at his home William Scarff $5,000; to a sister of Mrs. Hulbert in Canada $1,000; to three children of this sister $500 each; to a niece of Mrs. Hulbert in New York $1,000; to the same niece in trust for another niece $1,000; to Grace church in Cortland $2,000; to the Cortland hospital $1,000; to the Franklin Hatch library two engravings of Jerusalem; the residue of his property to Grace church if it did not exceed $1,000 and if it did exceed that sum the excess over $1,000 was to be divided among the three children of Mrs. Hulbert's sister above referred to. Mr. and Mrs. Hulbert had no children.
A few days after the death of Mrs. Hulbert Mr. Hulbert went to Judge Knox's office and was evidently under much nervous excitement. He asked for his will which the judge as his attorney had in his keeping, saying that he wanted to destroy it. He said that he had found when Mrs. Hulbert's will was opened that she had just before her death without his knowledge added a codicil to it in which she gave to her sister and to her nieces all her jewelry and three passbooks on New York banks where there was on deposit sums aggregating about $1,000. He charged that Mrs. Hulbert had been unduly influenced in her last hours to make this codicil by some of her relatives who were at her bedside. He proposed to cut the sister and her three children and the two nieces in New York off without a penny.
Judge Knox tried to persuade him not to destroy the will as a whole till he had made another one, saying that if he did so he would also cut off all his other beneficiaries. Mr. Hulbert said he was going to make another right away, he had no intention of dying without a will, but he purposed to take no chances on these six people getting any of his money. All that Judge Knox could say was to no purpose and Mr. Hulbert took the will away with him. Several times after that he spoke to Judge Knox about it when he met him, saying that he was coming up right along to fix that will. In fact, Mr. Hulbert spoke of it the last time the judge saw him alive.
A few days before he died and while ill at home Mr. Hulbert asked William Scarff to go up and get Judge Knox to come down to the house as he wanted to fix his will. Mr. Scarff dissuaded him from sending for the attorney saying that in a few days he would be well again and could go to Judge Knox's office and do it all there. And so it was never done.
When Mr. Hulbert died the will was found among his papers at the house, but heavy ink lines had been drawn though the provisions bequeathing property to the parties against whom he had formed prejudices and his own signature was neatly cut out of the will with a pair of scissors, so that it bore no signature at all and was of course not a will in any sense of the word, but merely so much waste paper.
Since there is no will, of course Grace church, the hospital, the library and the other special beneficiaries get nothing and the property will be divided among the legal heirs after the usual manner of procedure where there is no will.
FAIR WEDDINGS.
A Word of Criticism and Protest on the Subject.
To the Editor of the STANDARD:
SIR—Now that the great fair is over and its magnificent display, thousands of visitors and prosperous finances, all testify to the energy and capability of its management, a word of kindly criticism will surely be pardoned.
To some extent the fair is rightly taken to be representative—typical, if you please—of the community in which it is held, and it is for this reason that one man at least among your readers desires to protest against fair ground weddings.
If we were in la belle France and spoke a language in which home is merely chez moi, and wife nothing more than femme mariee, there might not be so much objection to the fair ground performance. (I can think of no other word that so closely fits this pandering to morbid curiosity.) But we are of a race which attaches to the words home, wife, husband, a tenderness, a sacredness, a closeness of heart life, that forbid making the most precious moments a spectacle for a gaping crowd.
We are in all things careful of our possessions according to our regard for them, some we leave practically to take care of themselves, others we put in safer places, and others, perhaps trivial in money value, we lock up if they only touch the border land of the heart's life. If the wedding ceremony is not to be treasured as a most precious memory in after years then throw wide open the doors and invite the most miscellaneous crowd to witness it. Frankly, I think it is too sacred for such an exhibition.
There should be no secret weddings. The inheritance of property and other matters of which the law takes cognizance, require there should be a sufficient number of witnesses. It is a rare case, however, in which there are not enough relatives for the requisite witnesses without calling in strangers. What can be more appropriate than to have it almost strictly a family affair. Set the scene within the bride's home, bower it with ferns and foliage, strew it with roses, breathe over it the fragrance of apple blossom and orange, and there
register the tenderest promise mortal lips ever uttered—to love and to cherish until death doth part. X. Y. Z.
CONSERVATORY NOTES.
New Year's Work Starting off in a Promising Manner.
The Conservatory of Music has opened its fourth year of work with very promising prospects. A large number of students have already registered, among whom are many new ones. Applications are constantly coming in from out of town which goes to show that the reputation of the institution is spreading more every year. The directors feel that they have better facilities for work than ever before and are prepared to give to students thorough musical knowledge in all branches. Those who contemplate entering should register this week.
All students desiring to study banjo, mandolin or guitar, should register at once. Mr. Nichols will spend one day each week at the conservatory and as his time is limited, students should have their hours assigned at once.
At the Mahan festival to be held next week Miss Mabelle Adams and Miss Addie Rynders will be heard in solo work. Both are pupils of the conservatory. The Conservatory orchestra of thirty pieces under the direction of Prof. Darby will also play at each concert.
Mr. Bowen has recently returned from a summer's study at Chautauqua under Mr. J. Harry Wheeler, one of the most prominent teachers of New York City. Mr. Wheeler in a letter said some very complimentary things of Mr. Bowen as a singer and teacher, and he will be pleased to meet all of his old pupils and those desiring to study voice culture.
A large stock of music both vocal and instrumental is kept on hand at the Conservatory office. The stock comprises the latest publications of the leading publishers.
Married in Syracuse.
William Burnet of Cortland, 55 years old and a widower, and Mrs. Caroline Smith, also of Cortland and a widow, were married yesterday by the Rev. Philip H. Cole. The bride is 39 years old, sixteen years younger than the groom. The witnesses to the ceremony were Anne L. Cole and Bertha M. Roscopf.—Syracuse Herald, Sept. 5.
Where Voters Will Vote.
The [Cortlandville] town board held a meeting this morning at the office of Town Clerk Dowd and designated the polling places for the coming fall election as follows:
Dist. No. 1.—Village hall, McGrawville.
Dist. No. 2.—Corwin's shop, Pomeroy-st.
Dist. No. 3.—Cortland Steam laundry, Clinton-ave.
Dist. No. 4.—Keator & Wells building, Elm-st.
Dist. No. 5—Rood's barn, Madison-st.
Dist. No. 6—Yager's barn, Maple-ave.
Dist. No. 7—Fireman's hall, Main-st.
Dist. No. 8—Walter Angell's barn, corner Owego and Park-sts.
Dist. No. 9—McGraw's wagon shop, Main-st.
Dist. No. 10—Hubbard's hall, Blodgett Mills.
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