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| Paul Kruger. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, August 31, 1899.
WAR IS INEVITABLE.
Transvaal Situation as Viewed By the Boers.
CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH DID IT.
President Kruger Does Not Hesitate to Express the View That an Open Rupture Will Result—Britain's Ultimatum Delivered to the Boers.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—The Pretoria correspondent of The Morning Post says:
"The Boer officials, after reading the cabled reports of Mr. Chamberlain's Birmingham speech, consider that war is inevitable. The speech has undoubtedly inflamed the war spirit here. The Boers are now all armed, except those in Johannesburg. Their commissariat is fairly good. All the forts are amply victualled. The Johannesburg fort has been strengthened with several quick firers.
"The ammunition which Mr. Schreiner allowed to pass through Cape Colony came direct to Pretoria. It was never intended for the Orange Free State. President Kruger does not hesitate to express the view that war is almost inevitable. He has stocked the presidency with ample supplies of provisions to secure his own person from privation and he is often heard repeating the 83d Psalm.
"The Matabeles are showing signs of unrest. The Boers are energetically engaged in poisoning the minds of the natives against the British, and they have approached the Zulu chief, Dinizululu, who appears undecided what cause to espouse. But the Zulus are preparing for the expected fighting and it must be remarked that Dinizululu was deported to St. Helena with several other chiefs and kept a prisoner there by the British for several years."
The Times says editorially: "There is the best reason to believe that the recent note of Mr. Chamberlain will be almost the last occasion on which Great Britain will ask President Kruger if he is in earnest in his promises of concessions. The note undoubtedly called for an immediate answer, and when a reasonable time for answer has elapsed Great Britain will no longer pay much attention to President Kruger's word, but will form her judgment by his actions.
"The Boers should bear in mind that throughout the whole controversy the Cologne Gazette has warned the Transvaal that it was placing itself in an unfavorable position and that in the event of war nobody would lift a finger to prevent the destruction of the republic."
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
President Kruger's resignation appears to have been a neat little confidence game, played for the purpose of compelling the volksraad to obey his behests. It worked admirably, for now the shrewd Oom Paul [Kruger] is to have his own way in all matters relating to the controversy with Great Britain. He is still to all intents and purposes the Transvaal government, and its parliament will do nothing but ratify the acts of the president.
The preservation of the Palisades of the Hudson is a matter in which the whole country has at least a sentimental interest, and the desire is universal that the picturesque and imposing banks of that noble and historic river should be saved from spoliation. The New York Tribune suggests the idea of establishing a Palisade park and boulevard, which it believes would be a paying enterprise through the sale of residence lots on the western slope of the cliffs and at the same time effectually prevent the further destruction of the Palisades [by rock mining].
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| Cortland County fairgrounds and racetrack, 1894 map segment. |
CORTLAND'S GREATEST.
UNTOLD THOUSANDS FLOCKING TO THE FAIR.
Scarcely Standing Room on the Grounds—Nearly 14,000 There the Second Day, More the Third—Some of the Attractions—The Balloon—Fakirs Fired Out.
The previous high watermark has been surpassed, but if the splendid weather continues it will go higher. There is no limit to the ambition of the management, and it would seem that the people are still going to encourage them further. The crowd upon the fair grounds is beyond belief. Over 2,000 membership tickets have been sold and this means from 10,000 to 12,000 people. At 2 o'clock this afternoon 2,000 single admission tickets for to-day only had been sold and the crowd was coming in a steady stream. It is estimated that there were 14,000 people on the grounds yesterday. So thick were they that as a measure of safety it became necessary to rope off and prevent the entrance of carriages from places to which they had previously had free access. This was all needed for people on foot. To-day there are thousands of teams on the grounds, but many have learned by experience and left their horses down town and gone to the grounds on the cars or on foot. By 1:30 this afternoon the sale of seats to the great grandstand was stopped as it was literally packed to standing room only.
Last Thursday night the management had received more entries than it had altogether last year, and the total entries run close to 8,000.
The Traction company is doing good service. In addition to regular cars six extras are running between Cortland and the fair grounds, and three extras between Homer and the grounds. Everything is crammed. Yesterday the road carried 40 per cent more passengers than the second day last year and to-day it is estimated to be 100 per cent more than the third day last year. At the noon hour while the regular McGraw car was attending a train, an extra slipped over there and rung up 222 fares in 50 minutes with a load brought back. The Homer-ave. line is a great convenience as it practically makes a double track line. In the busy time to-day it averaged 2 1/2 minutes between cars.
The great Beard & Peck wedding was to occur this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The groom was William Delaney and the bride Miss Everett, both of Cortland. The ceremony was to be performed by Rev. G. H. Brigham.
The big gas balloon of Prof. Myers was a great attraction yesterday afternoon. It was 4 o'clock before it was ready to ascend, and then it was let up to a height of about 800 feet. The rope attached to it was a little over 900 feet long, but about 100 feet was used beyond the pulley in making the connections on the ground. The rope was attached to the axle and forward wheels of a lumber wagon to which a team was hitched. The balloon ascended of itself and when it was time to come down the team was driven 800 feet up the ground bringing the basket to earth. When it was ready to ascend again the team headed back down toward the pulley at the starting point and came along on a trot, the balloon ascending as fast as the team moved forward. Tickets entitling the holder to the privilege of the aerial ride sold for 50 cents each.
Eugene F. Whitney, one of the assessors of the city of Nashua, N. H., who has been visiting his nephew O. W. Lund, made the first ascension alone in the balloon yesterday afternoon. He says he obtained a fine view of this beautiful village. Mr. Whitney has previously made several ascensions in New Hampshire with Prof. Rogers of Boston, ascending to the height of over two miles. There had been considerable hesitation in the crowd at the outset about going up, but after Mr. Whitney came down safely applicants followed each other in rapid succession. Mr. Whitney thinks the view is much more satisfactory from a height of 800 feet than from two miles, as then it is almost impossible to distinguish anything on the ground.
The big balloon was to be cut loose at about 5 o'clock this afternoon and was to go off on a trip of its own attended only by Mme. Carlotta.
The large exhibition hall is continually thronged with an admiring crowd, and the crowd finds plenty to admire. A booth of unusual attractiveness is that of E. H. Hyatt, the photographer, who has a generous display of photographs of a large variety of style and finish, but all of them of remarkable excellence. A music box in operation most of the time adds delight.
It is an art to arrange a display of clothing to that it will appear attractive and a glance at the booth of A. S. Burgess reveals the decorator's skill, for here is one of the finest displays of clothing ever seen at a county fair. Here is clothing for the man or boy in all the up-to-date shades and styles. Overcoats form a feature, and traveling cases are also shown.
Smith & Beaudry have an array of articles on exhibition in the center of the large hall that is seldom equalled for attractiveness in themselves and also for tasteful display. In the first place there is an exceedingly handsome line of wallpaper of large variety and the very latest designs, books, pictures, fancy articles, bicycles of the many makes for which he is agent, and Edison's phonograph. A concert is in progress all the time. The booth is tastefully trimmed with green and white.
George Reeves, the Cortland woodworking genius, has an exhibit of desks, etc., of his own design and make.
The chair booth of Lewis S. Hayes, the famous chair manufacturer, makes every one want to climb over the rail; not because the booth makes one tired, but because the chairs look so inviting. Mr. Hayes shows a large line of handsome and substantial dining chairs and rockers of a number of styles.
The pleasure of sitting in one of Mr. Hayes' chairs would be greatly increased by reason of the music which proceeds from a nearby booth occupied by R. J. McElheney of Homer, who shows a line of pianos of the following standard makes: Chase & Smith, Sterling, Huntington and Emerson. Several accomplished pianists are from time to time showing the quality of the instruments in the most delightful manner.
At the junction of the north wing and the main hall is a large cooler where is exhibited the butter and cheese, and there is a lot of it too, all put up in neat, clean and attractive style. This is one of the permanent improvements upon the fair buildings, for the cooler was constructed just prior to this fair.
H. W. Gazlay, the manufacturer of the Model Milk cooler and aerator is showing his well known goods in a booth on the north side of the building. Adjoining Mr. Gazlay is M. E. Sarvay who has an attractive line of boots and shoes.
Across the hall is the exhibit of the far famed Champion Milk Cooler Co. of Cortland, nicely and attractively arranged. It includes the Champion five-pound butter box, the DeLaval cream separator, the Champion milk cooler and aerator, milk testers, cheese bandage, butter packages, and in fact everything that the dairyman wants for first-class butter or cheesemaking. Those in charge are constantly kept answering questions, for no exhibit in the hall possesses greater attractions to dairymen or arouses more interest than this one.
The Cortland Howe Ventilating Stove Co. has one of the handsomest exhibits in the building, showing samples of their famous Cortland Howe Ventilators, Cortland Gem recirculators, 4 and 6-hole ranges. In point of material, workmanship, finish and working qualities these stoves and ranges are unsurpassed by any on the market. Nothing in the stove and range line has ever received such testimonials of merit as these. The Ventilator has received highest awards at five international expositions, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, Omaha and Nashville, four gold medals and between thirty and forty first-premiums. The manufacturers of no other make of stoves have ever ventured to enter a contest on heating and ventilating capacity with this stove, the merits of which have been tested, and certified to by professors of physics and mechanical engineering in Yale, Cornell, Michigan and other universities and colleges. The Cortland ranges also received highest awards given any ranges at the International expositions at Atlanta and Nashville, the only expositions at which they have been entered since they were placed on the market. These stoves will be sold this season in Cortland by Levi Butler, corner Elm and Franklin-sts. and by Peck Bros. at their Farmers' Exchange on Main-st.
Bingham & Miller, clothiers, show bread and clothing. The clothing includes the latest fall and winter styles for men and boys. They are shown in many varieties and qualities and are attractively arranged so that every one can see what he most desires. The bread is that entered in the special prize contest arranged by this enterprising firm whereby they will give to the farmer whose wife brings the best loaf of bread a $15 suit of clothes.
The exhibits in the culinary department are in the south side of the north wing and they are a marvel of completeness and of variety. The exhibit is one of the largest in the history of Cortland county fairs. It is in charge of Mrs. B. R. Knapp and Mrs. N. F. Webb.
Buck & Lane in a large double booth handsomely fitted up show a fine and attractive line of the famous Andes stoves and ranges.
Going up stairs from the north wing one notices first the large handsomely trimmed and remarkably attractive booth of Warren, Tanner & Co., the Cortland dry goods dealers. Their display consists principally of new fall lines of black dress goods, winter coats and jackets, shirt waists and kid gloves. The booth is trimmed in lavender and white.
The exhibit of sofa pillows, rugs, embroidery, fancy work, and ladles' work in general occupies a large portion of the north wing, and it is a fine one, eliciting the admiration of the ladies, and not failing to attract the gentlemen.
Across the east end of this wing McKinney & Doubleday are showing some of the finest designs and shades in wall paper ever seen. They exhibit the Eclipse bicycle, books, pictures, engraving, fancy stands, kodaks, and in fact a glance at the booth gives one a good idea of what is kept for sale at their well appointed store. In the south end of their booth Fred I. Graham is exhibiting the Edison phonographs.
The display of pictures in the amateur photography contest occupies the south wall of the north wing, upper floor. It is a handsome one, and is very creditable to the amateurs.
Pearson Brothers have a large and centrally located booth admirably adapted to the advantageous display of their handsome line of household furniture including parlor suits, bedroom suits, diningroom furnishings and odd pieces of all kinds. They also show a beautiful line of upholsterings in all the latest styles and qualities. It is an especially noticeable feature how the youthful go in pairs to examine this exhibit, and the suspicion is that they are looking forward to the time when they will need to call at Pearson Brothers' store for a very practical purpose.
McGraw & Osgood are right in line with a display of shoes which it is hard to beat. Their booth is trimmed in pink and white and is very tasty.
Bennett & Starr of Homer also show a line of boots and shoes arranged in an attractive manner.
Shoes form the stock in trade of Baker & Angell of Cortland, consequently their booth has an elegant exhibit of fine shoes for misses, ladies and gentlemen.
Before entering the south wing on the upper floor the gaze is fastened upon the attractive booth of Mrs. J. T. Davern & Co. where are shown millinery goods and ladies' furnishings, all making a very handsome appearance. What the dairy booths are to the men, the booth of Mrs. Davern is to the ladies.
The Gillette Skirt Co. has an attractive location on the south side of the south wing where is shown a full line of skirts and shirt waists made at this hustling establishment, together with an elegant assortment of goods from which selections can be made for custom work.
G. H. Ames exhibits some of the best shoes in the market in his booth. In the booth adjoining are Tyler & Smith, the new proprietors of the Model clothing store. They display clothing of the latest styles and fashions, gentlemen's furnishings of all kinds and especially a large and handsome line of neckwear.
Across the hall are Glann & Clark who have an inviting display of fine shoes and of the famous Gold Seal rubber goods which have long proved to be so popular and wear so well.
Miss A. M. Eadie exhibits the famous Domestic and Reliable sewing machines, also a line of fine mackintoshes for ladies or gentlemen, made by the Pond Rubber Co. of Boston. She is taking a large number of orders for her goods.
W. H. Morgan shows a line of harnesses, single and double; robes, blankets and horse furnishings.
Beard & Peck occupy the last end of the upper part of the wing, where they have a parlor and bedroom completely and elegantly furnished with furniture from their establishment.
Watrous & Baldwin of Cortland exhibit in this part of the hall a new patented flour sifter which is a useful and practical kitchen utensil.
A gang of fakirs got permission to pursue their business on the fair grounds and scooped in many of the unwary yesterday. None of them made a straight statement of their purposes when they made their arrangements with the secretary, but they gained admittance under very harmless names. The management was too busy to take note of what they were doing at first, but when Secretary Greenman's attention was called to it to-day he went up there at once. He stood a moment in front of each of their places and saw what the game was and the next moment the whole six were unceremoniously bounced from the grounds not to return.
The attractions to-morrow include races, the green corn dance of the Indians, fireworks and the automobile exhibition. An effort is being made to get up a running race between some speedy county horses.
DELAVAN FAMILY
Held its Annual Reunion at Cortland Park on Wednesday.
This large and celebrated Delavan family numbering over 100 persons held its annual reunion at Cortland park, Wednesday Aug. 30. The first arrivals reached the park at about 10:30 A. M. and immediately commenced preparations to accommodate the large gathering. The tables beautifully decorated were placed upon the long porch of the pavilion and dinner was served at 1 P. M. A second table was set for the late arrivals.
After dinner the assembly was called to order by President I. H. Palmer. Resolutions were adopted whereby the association will become a permanent organization for the purpose of socially and beneficially bringing together distant and near relatives of this family. It is the intention of the committee to prepare a book of records giving the names of the members, postoffice address, date and place of birth, date of marriage, maiden name of wife, date and place of birth of children, and date and place of deaths, etc., the above to form a nucleus to a family history. It was also suggested that this book contain the autographs of members which are often as desirable as photographs.
It was also moved that a committee of three be appointed to form a constitution and bylaws to be submitted to the association at the next annual reunion. I. H. Palmer of Cortland chairman, Erastus C. Delavan of Binghamton and Charles S. Dewey were appointed on this committee.
A contribution was then taken to provide funds to meet necessary expenses for the next meeting.
A vote of thanks was given to the retiring committee of arrangements for the able manner in which they had discharged their duties.
A motion was made and carried to hold the next meeting at Cortland park on the third Wednesday in August, 1900, at 10 A. M.
The officers for the past year were re-elected as follows:
President—I. H. Palmer of Cortland.
Secretary—James Meager of Syracuse.
Treasurer—Oliver Delavan of Cortland.
A committee of arrangements for the coming year was then chosen as follows: Howard Meacham and wife, J. M. Delavan and wife, Jerry Holt and wife, Ed Baton and wife. The meeting was then adjourned.
The following is a list of those present:
Cortland—Mr. and Mrs. Howard Meacham, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Seeber, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hulbert, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oaks, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Delavan, Mrs. Hattie Oakes, Mrs. Anna Cramer, Misses May B. Cramer, Bessie Bowdish, Nina D. Seeber, Libbie Delavan, Grace Delavan, Caroline Delavan, Mary J. Palmer, Bertha Hulbert, Edith Cramer, Mr. I. H. Palmer, Masters Donald Oaks and Harold Delavan.
Binghamton—Miss Lucy Heady, Mrs. Lucy Delavan Heady, Mrs. H. K. Stoner, Erastus C. Delavan.
Herkimer—Mr. Walter Delavan.
Willet—Mr. and Mrs. Morris Delevan, Leon Delavan, Misses Laura and Harriet Delavan, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Greene, Isla Greene, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Delavan, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Greene, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Eaton, Mr. and Mrs. R. Walrath Bounre, Misses Ethel Greene, Anna B. Dyer, Mrs. S. C. Dyer, Susan A. Delavan, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Greene.
Morton—Miss Susan B. Randall.
Elmira—W. S. Carr and wife.
Syracuse—Jas. Meager and wife and Miss Ruth Meager, and Mayme Lathe.
Homer—Myron Wooster.
East Orange—Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bowen, Miss Elsie Bowen.
North Fenton—Mrs. Mattie Allen, Mr. Orlando Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Holt, Miss Janie Holt, Master John Allen.
Chenango Forks—Mrs. Augusta Nix.
McGraw—F. R. Morey and wife.
Gilford—G. H. Delavan and wife.
Springfield—Mrs. Jennie Ritchmyre.
Owego—Mr. and Mrs. Irving Delavan, Miss Bertha Delavan.
Whitney Point—Mrs. J. C. Bailey, Mrs. Rhoda Tennant.
Oxford—Mrs. J. R. Merrihew.
Itaska—Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Greene.
German—Mr. C. N. Delavan.
Groton—Mr. and Mrs. Kay Bourne, Mrs. Eliza Bowen.
Texas Valley—Mr. and Mrs. Albert Delavan, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Delavan, Master Harold D. Delavan, Mr. C. W. Bowdish, Miss Gertrude E. Delavan.
Triangle—Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Vroman.
Brooklyn— Mr. and Mrs. Chas. O. Dewey.
DIED IN SCOTT.
Mrs. Mahoney Found in Her Chair with a Camphor Bottle.
Mrs. Timothy Mahoney of Scott was found dead in her chair yesterday morning with a camphor bottle in her lap. She wore only her night dress. She had retired the night before as usual and was supposed to be perfectly well. The family think that she felt faint during the night and rose to get the camphor bottle, dropped down in a chair and died there. The physicians assigned the cause of death to heart failure.
Besides her husband Mrs. Mahoney leaves one daughter, Mrs. John Sweeney of Fair Haven, and two sons, Daniel J. Mahoney of Cortland and Timothy S. Mahoney of Scott. Her age was 65 years.
The funeral will be held at 8 o'clock Friday morning at the house and at 10:30 o'clock at St. Mary's church in Cortland.
Wilber C. May.
In the death of Wilber C. May, Cortland loses one of its most upright and most respected citizens. Mr. May's death occurred Tuesday afternoon at the home of his only daughter, Mrs. A. E. Buck at 77 Union-st. after an illness dating from the middle of last May, though old age was rapidly telling.
Mr. May was born in Exeter, Otsego county in 1822, and removed to Cortland forty-three years ago when he settled upon a farm a short distance west of Cortland. About thirty years ago he removed to the village and engaged in the coal business which he continued up to a few years ago when he sold to Holden and Seager. His first business in coal dealing was done when the E. C. & N. road had been completed only to McLean, and coal had to be handled to Cortland from that point. Mrs. May died twelve years ago. Mr. May is survived by three brothers, John May of Cortland and Erastus and Herman May of Exeter. Funeral services will be held from 77 Union-st. at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning and burial will be made in the Cortland Rural cemetery.
Operation at Hospital.
Mr. James Nolan, superintendent of the local telephone system, was operated upon at the hospital in consequence of a perforating ulcer of the stomach which had been growing for some time. The operation was performed by Dr. Cheeseman of Auburn, assisted by Dr. Dana and Dr. Didama of Cortland and in the presence of Dr. Higgins of Cortland and Dr. Ball of Scott. The operation is thought to have been successful and the patient is to-day resting easily with a fair chance for recovery.
SCOTCH PICNIC
Held on Wednesday at the Home of Julius Hicks of Groton.
The picnic of the Scotch association of this section took place yesterday at the home of Mr. Julius Hicks two miles south of Groton. For ten years these picnics have brought together large companies of Scotch people in annual reunion. But it is likely that none of the gatherings was ever more thoroughly enjoyed by those who attended than the one that yesterday drew some seventy people of common blood together for the renewal of "auld acquaintance." Among those who attended from Cortland were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Purvis, Mr. and Mrs. James White, Miss Jennie M. White, Miss Mary E. White, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bouton, Mr. Frank Sears, Mr. Albert Sears and Miss Flossie Sears.
Mr. and Mrs. Hicks left nothing undone in providing for the pleasure of the occasion. Swings were put up for the "wee" Scotch, and a large tent was erected under which tables were spread for the dinner in which the crowning achievements of Scottish culinary skill were, as usual, bountifully set forth.
After dinner the company was called to order, and reports of the secretary and treasurer of the association were read and accepted. The company then listened to an address by the Rev. W. A. Smith of Groton. Mr. Smith had been invited to give an address on some topic agreeable to his taste concerning Scotch history, institutions or literature. Mr. Smith accepted the whole subject and gave in condensed form an outline sketch of the main divisions of his country's history, of its attainments in education and ended with a discussion of the poet Burns, the "man for a' that." The address was stimulating, instructive and highly patriotic. A vote of thanks was given Mr. Smith by the association.
Subsequently remarks were also made by the Rev. Mr. Zartman and the Rev. Mr. Craver of Groton. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President—Nelson Shaw of Locke.
Vice-President—Edward Merchant of Groton.
Secretary and Treasurer—A. L. Bouton of Cortland.
Next year the association will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Merchant near Groton, in acceptance of their invitation.
BREVITIES.
—Troy played at Cortland this afternoon and was beaten 7 to 0.
—New display advertisements to-day are—W. J . Perkins, Spices, page 6.
—At 1 o'clock this afternoon the Italians began the work of mixing and laying the concrete for the Port Watson-st. pavement. They began at the west end of Church-st. and are working towards Main-st.
—As William Forrest, head clerk at Stokers grocery, was on his way home to supper last night, his wheel struck a big stone in the roadway of Railroad-st., throwing him to the ground with great force, skinning his left knee and straining his left arm so that he is quite lame as a result.
—The second National bank received this morning a supply of the new $20 gold certificates. The new bill differs in appearance from bills of any previous issue and is a handsome piece of work. A portrait of Garfield appears upon the face to the right of the center. The cut of an American eagle is the principal ornament upon the back. The bill is much lighter in color than the ordinary greenback or bank note.
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