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| Petrus J. Joubert. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, October 3, 1899.
PREPARING FOR BATTLE.
Orange Free State Artillery at Volksrust, Close to the Natal Border.
LONDON, Oct. 3.—Advices from Cape Town say a dispatch received there from Charlestown, Natal, announces that 80 members of the Orange Free State artillery with six guns, have arrived at Volksrust, a point in the Transvaal, close to the Natal border, and that a marquee has been erected by the hospital authorities.
The officials at Charlestown have received a telegram from the colonial secretary in answer to an inquiry, instructing them to remain absolutely still and offer no resistance. No women have been left in Volksrust and the natives are leaving Charlestown. The officials still remain but are ready to leave at a moment's notice.
General Joubert, the vice president of the South African republic, and commander-in-chief of the Transvaal forces, has arrived at Volksrust and his presence there will probably have a calming effect.
The advices from Johannesburg say no commandeering took place there Saturday. They add that many of the Boers are anxious to leave and that many of the young men are forming corps of civilian police and are acting in conjunction with the merchants' association. The town is quiet. The merchants' committee announces that British subjects under a permit will be allowed to remain and that consular letters and passports will be accepted if the persons presenting them are of good character.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Is Man Always Responsible?
The Brooklyn Eagle makes the common error of assuming that Edwin Markham's poem "The Man With the Hoe" refers only to the agricultural laborer. For the benefit of those unable to discern for themselves his meaning Mr. Markham has explained that he wrote of the overworked, underpaid and uneducated laborers in many fields.
The Eagle says: "The man with the hoe is generally with it because he ought to be. If he had more in him, he would be with the machine. Conditions do not make men; neither do opportunities. Men make both. Otherwise they are not men, but serfs or phonographs. Consideration for clodhoppers can be carried too far."
False and contradictory reasoning. Markham's poem aside, hasn't the man who works with the hoe, which he may own, more opportunity for freedom than one who is "with the machine" and likely to become a mere automaton, as the machine is generally too costly for the laborer to own? It is true men have much to do with making conditions, but in that view we must take men collectively. On the other hand, isn't it true that environment and circumstances greatly influence the conditions of individual men? If serfs are not men, are they doomed forever to serfdom, and would an improvement in their surroundings fail to uplift them? Must "clodhoppers" be "clodhoppers" always? Is The Eagle a namesake of the "great American bird?"
It Runs in the Blood.
Mr. John J. Kennedy, comedian of Kennedy Players who begin a three days' engagement here [Cortland, N. Y.] on Thursday night comes of a family that have been connected with the stage for over fifty years. His grandfather was a well known theatrical manager, and his father has been identified with a number of successful plays and players and at the present time is advance agent for "Kennedy Players." Mr. John J. Kennedy has three brothers living, all successful actors. His only sister Lillian was one of the most popular soubrettes on the stage at the time of her death last spring. His daughter Nellie who plays leading roles with Kennedy Players is also an exceedingly clever young actress. She is but 18 years old and made her first appearance with Lillie Akerston's company eleven years ago. So it can be truly said the Kennedys are born actors.
Tickets now on sale at Rood & Co.'s, [Railroad St., Cortland].
TIOUGHNIOGA CLUB.
Program for Ladies' Night on Wednesday Evening, Oct, 4.
Wednesday evening, Oct. 4, will be ladies' night at the Tioughnioga club. Departing from the previous custom the secretary will not in this case send out a special notification and invitation through the mail to each member, but it is properly assumed that every member reads The STANDARD every day and consequently the invitation to be present is given through its columns. Every member is urged to come with ladies and is asked to assist the house committee in extending a cordial welcome to non-members, for upon this occasion some invitations have been sent to people outside of the membership list.
During the hour from 8 to 9 o'clock a musical program will be given under the direction of Mr. George Oscar Bowen. From 9 o'clock there will be a social season. There will be cards for those who desire them, and the floors of one of the rooms will be crashed and there will be no prohibition against dancing for those who are fond of it. Darby's orchestra will furnish music after the program is at an end. The program will be as follows:
Piano Duet—Overture from Tannhauser, Wagner. Miss Emma White Cornish, Miss Alberta E Waterbury.
Soprano Solo—The Maid with the Delicate Air, Dr. Arne, Miss Ruth McNett.
Violin Solo—Selected, Robert I. Carpenter
Tenor Solo—My Marguerite, Old French Song, Geo. Oscar Bowen.
Piano Solo—Fruhling Rauschen, Sinding, Miss Waterbury.
Vocal Duet—No More of Love or Roses, Gustave of Sweden, Miss McNett, Mr. Bowen.
AT McEVOY BROTHERS.
McEvoy Brothers wish to announce that they have secured the services of Mr. J. W. Dunnigan of Ithaca who has had several years' experience in buying and selling shoes and the general management of shoe stores. He will give particular attention to the department of boots, shoes and rubbers so that customers may be assured of always finding a stock that is satisfactory in sizes, styles and quality. This arrangement will enable Edward C. McEvoy to look after the furniture department and also give personal attention to undertaking. [Paid Ad.]
ENTERTAINED SIR KNIGHTS.
Pleasant Affair at Home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Jewett.
Eminent Sir A. M. Jewett and Mrs. Jewett gave a very delightful reception last evening from 8 to 10 o'clock at their pleasant home on Monroe Heights to Sir Knights of Cortland commandery, No. 50, Knights Templar and their lady friends. About seventy-five guests were present. Mr. and Mrs. Jewett were assisted in receiving by Mrs. A. P. Smith. Mrs. A. B. Nelson invited the guests to the diningroom and Mrs. A. L . Chaplin and Miss Belle Atkinson assisted in serving. Darby's orchestra furnished music during the evening.
New Whistle at Forging Co.
The Cortland Forging Co., always progressive and abreast of the times, has just replaced its old whistle with a new chime whistle 10 inches in diameter and 2 feet long. It is much more powerful than the old one and sounds like a steamboat whistle. It can be heard for miles. The farmers in general will be interested in this as it is the Forging company's whistle that announces the weather forecast at 11:30 o'clock each morning according to the code carried at the head of the brevity column in The STANDARD.
INSIST ON REPAIRS.
VILLAGE TRUSTEES INTEND TO ENFORCE CONTRACT.
Jamestown Construction Company Says it Does not Intend to Repair the Brick Pavement on Railroad-st., and the Village Intends That It Shall—Routine Business Transacted Last Night by the Village Solons.
The board of village trustees held a regular meeting last night, and spent the early part of the evening in discussing sidewalks, ordering a few repairs.
Chief Barber of the fire department invited the board to inspect the fire department at [its] annual parade Saturday at 2 o'clock P. M. The invitation was accepted. The roadway of Port Watson-st. next east of the D., L. & W. tracks was ordered lowered 10 inches, the dirt removed to be placed on Owen-ave.
Engineer Allen submitted his final statement of the expense of paving Tompkins-st., the same being $26,880.67. The original estimate was $29,394.50. There is yet due the paving company on this contract the sum of $9,045.50, and this was ordered paid.
His estimate of the expense to date of the Port Watson-st. pavement is $14,426, and the paving company's payment, $7, 919.44 was allowed.
Bills were audited as follows:
B. H. Bosworth was granted privilege of conducting a night lunch wagon on the street another year at $48.
The clerk read a letter from the Jamestown Construction Co., the contractor in charge of laying the brick pavement on Railroad-st. in 1896, in which the company referred to the present condition of the street as reported by its representative, Mr. Mahoney, who was in Cortland some time ago, and also to previous correspondence relative to repairs on the street. The company states in its letter that the matter has been submitted to its attorney who advises that there is nothing for the company to do in the matter on the ground that the defects arise from defects in the plan of construction and not in the construction itself.
The board takes directly the opposite view and relies solely upon the following extract from the contract with that company.
The contractor agrees to keep the pavement, curbing, sluiceways and gutter covers in good repair for a period of five years after the acceptance of the work by the board of trustees, under the following conditions; he shall make good and replace all settlement of any part of the pavement whenever such settlement equals or exceeds one-half of an inch depression from the under side of a straight edge four feet long laid on the surface of the pavement; he shall replace or reset any curbing, sluiceway sides, crosswalks cheeks, or corner blocks, which shall become out of line or grade one half of an inch or more; he shall remove and replace with new bricks any bricks which become broken, or prove to be soft, or which show any excessive wear, during the period of the guarantee. The contractor agrees to begin to make such repairs within five days of the service, by mail or otherwise, of a notice from the board that in its opinion the repairs are necessary; and to complete the same promptly. And in case the contractor shall not make said repairs, within a reasonable time after the service of said notice, the board shall have the right to cause them to be made under their supervision and the contractor hereby agrees to pay the board the cost thereof upon demand; and in case he shall not pay said cost on demand the same shall be a charge against the bond accompanying this contract.
The clerk was directed to reply to the letter from the company that the board does not agree with the latter's position as defined, but holds that there is a full legal liability on the part of the contractor to remedy all defects in the pavement.
BREVITIES.
—Dillon Bros.' dancing school opens in Empire hall Thursday night.
—New display advertisements to-day are—A. S. Burgess, Shoes, page 7; M. A. Case, dry goods, page 6; W. W. Bennett, stoves, page 7.
—George Hollister is carrying his left arm in a sling owing to the spraining of the ligaments at the elbow by a fall from his bicycle recently.
—The report has reached Cortland today that the large farm barn in Preble, owned by Platt Van Hoesen was burned to the ground this morning.
—A regular meeting of the A. O. H. will be held Wednesday evening, Oct. 4. All members are requested to attend. A social session will also be held.
—Large windows, a new front door and a new piazza form a part of the improvements which are adding much to the appearance of the home of Mrs. B. B. Jones on Main-st.
—The ladies of the Memorial Baptist church will give a reception to the new pastor, Rev. George E. T. Stevenson, at the church parlors on Friday night of this week. The public is cordially invited.
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