MR. HOBART IS DEAD, MOTORMAN CHRYSLER ARRESTED, AND CORTLAND LOCAL ASSESSMENTS

 

Garret Hobart.

Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, November 21, 1899.

MR. HOBART IS DEAD.

PASSED AWAY AT 8:30 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.

Was Failing all Night, but at 7 o'clock Had an Attack of Angina Pectoris.

   PATERSON, N. J., Nov. 21.—The vice-president had been falling since late yesterday afternoon, although the reports given out at the house were that he was holding his own. At midnight he became unconscious and at 7 o'clock this morning he had an attack of angina pectoris, from which he never rallied. His death followed at 8:30 o'clock.

   Mrs. Hobart, Dr. Newton, who is a cousin of Mrs. Hobart, and the nurse were at the patient's bedside constantly from the time he became unconscious.

   At 7:30 o'clock the vice-president's secretary, Mr. Evans, called up the White House by telephone and notified President McKinley that Mr. Hobart was dying. At 9 o'clock Mr. Evans communicated again with the president, notifying him of the vice-president's death.

   Before Mr. Hobart became unconscious he was able to converse with Mrs. Hobart about some private affairs. He was very patient and showed his remarkable will power to the last.

   No arrangements for the funeral have yet been announced.

   The flags on public buildings and many private residences were immediately half-masted when the news of the vice-president's death became known.

   The bell on the City Hall began tolling at 10 A. M. and continued at short intervals.

 

MR. HOBART'S SUCCESSOR

Mot Provided for by Law—Senator Frye of Maine to Follow Him.

   WASHINGTON, NOV. 21.—By the death of Mr. Hobart the office of vice-president of the United States becomes vacant for the rest of President McKinley's term, as the law provides no succession. A president pro tempore of the senate will be elected by that body when congress assembles who will hold the office until March, 1901. By law the succession to the presidency of the United States in the event of the vacancy falls upon the Vice-President and in the event of the latter's death to the Secretary of State and down through the list of Cabinet officers in order of precedence fixed by act of Congress; when the death of Vice-President Hendricks disclosed the necessity of such a provision.

   Senator Wm. P. Frye of Maine is now president pro tempore of the senate. He will call that body to order when it is assembled on Dec. 4 and preside until a successor is chosen. That he will succeed himself is generally conceded.

 

CHRYSLER ARRESTED.

CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER IN SECOND DEGREE.

As a Result of Culpable and Criminal Negligence in Causing the Death of Frank M. Newton and Margaret M. Kennedy—Waives Examination and  Awaits Action of Grand Jury—Verdict of Coroner Green.

   Coroner F. H. Green has rendered his verdict in the inquest as to the cause of the death of Frank M. Newton and Margaret M. Kennedy on the morning of Nov. 9, and as a result Olney P. Chrysler is under arrest charged with manslaughter in the second degree as a result of "culpable and criminal carelessness."

   Mr. Chrysler was the motorman of the trolley car on the electric road which was run into at the crossing between Cortland and Homer by the milk train. The verdict was rendered just before noon to-day and a warrant was immediately sworn out by the coroner and placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff John Miller. Mr. Chrysler was arrested at his home between 1 and 2 o'clock this afternoon and was at once brought down to the office of District Attorney Duffey, Mrs. Chrysler accompanying him. The district attorney explained to him that it was a very painful duty which had led the coroner to hold him and that the coroner and he himself were both of course assured that there was no criminal intent on his part in the action that caused the death of the two people, but that the coroner felt that it was gross carelessness on his part in thus endangering human life and it was for this that he was held. Both the coroner and the district attorney, Mr. Duffey said, felt very kindly toward him personally.

   Mr. Chrysler took his arrest and the remarks of the district attorney very calmly, though it was evident that he felt it all very keenly, but Mrs. Chrysler was pretty thoroughly broken up.

   Mr. Chrysler said that he wanted an immediate examination, but the district attorney advised him first of all to secure counsel and to talk the matter over with his attorney. There were two courses of procedure possible for him, to have an examination at once or to waive examination and await the action of the grand jury. In one case he would seek one kind of bail, and in the other it would be quite another kind. Mr. Chrysler concluded to take his advice and decided upon Dougherty & Miller to defend him.

   After a brief consultation with his attorneys he decided to waive examination and await the action of the grand jury. He is to be taken before County Judge Eggleston before night to be admitted to bail. It was believed that the bail would be fixed in the sum of $2,000 and that the defendant would have no difficulty in securing signers to his bail bond.

   The penalty attending manslaughter in the second degree is not to exceed fifteen years in prison, or a fine of not to exceed $1,000, or both.

   The full text of the coroner's verdict is as follows:

   In the matter of the inquest by F. H. Green, coroner, upon the death of Frank M. Newton and Margaret M. Kennedy,

   STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF CORTLAND.

   I. F. H. Green, one of the coroners of this county, having inspected the bodies of Frank M. Newton and Margaret M. Kennedy, then and there lying dead, and after taking and hearing the foregoing testimony of witnesses herein, do hereby render my decision as follows:

   I decide that the persons killed are Frank M. Newton and Margaret M. Kennedy; that they came to their deaths in the town of Cortlandville in this county, upon the 9th day of November, 1899; and that the said Frank M. Newton and Margaret M. Kennedy came to their deaths by reason of and as a result of a collision between a train of the Syracuse, Binghamton & New York Railroad company and an electric car of the Cortland & Homer Traction Company at the grade crossing of the said railroads between the villages of Cortland and Homer, in this county, at said time.

   And I do further decide that the deaths of Frank M. Newton and Margaret M, Kennedy were occasioned by the culpable and criminal negligence of Olney P. Chrysler, the motorman upon the said electric car, in so far as by this inquisition I have been able to ascertain;

   And I do decide that the said killing of the said deceased as the result of the culpable and criminal negligence of the said Olney P. Chrysler as aforesaid, so far as by said inquisition I am able to ascertain, was manslaughter in the second degree.

   In witness whereof, I, the said coroner have to this decision set my hand and seal on the day of the date hereof.

   Dated the 21st day of November, 1899.

   F. H. GREEN, Coroner of the county of Cortland.

 

LOCAL ASSESSMENTS

ARE OUT FOR THREE STREETS PAVED THIS YEAR.

Property Owners on Lincoln-ave. Pay $2,7471 Per Lineal Foot, Tompkins-st. $3,57304, and Port Watson-st. $3,32306—Public Hearing Dec. 11 at 7:30 p. m. in Fireman's Hall.

   The board or village trustees in regular session last evening received and filed the tables of local paving assessments for the improvements on Lincoln-ave. and Tompkins and Port Watson-sts. Grievance day was fixed as Dec. 11 at 7:30 o'clock P. M. in Fireman's hall, when any property-owner on either of these streets feeling unjustly assessed may appear and state his case.

   Engineer Allen reported that the actual expense of providing for the disposal of surface water on Port Watson-st. east of the pavement was $ 1,398.16. The final estimate of the paving expense on this street was filed, and an order directed drawn for $5,134.76, the balance due the Warren-Sharf Asphalt Paving Co.

   Following are the local assessments on the three streets paved this season, the figures following each name showing the number of lineal feet frontage owned by the individual:

 

 

BREVITIES.

    A social hop will be given in Vesta lodgerooms Saturday evening of this week.

   —Cortland chapter, No. 194, R. A. M., will meet Wednesday evening and confer the Royal Arch degree.

   —The monthly recital of Miss Halbert's music pupils will occur at her studio tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.

   —The Ladies' Literary club will meet with Mrs. F. W. Higgins at 61Lincoln-ave. to-morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.

   —The mothers' meeting north will be held at the home of Mrs. Johnson, 68 Groton-ave., Wednesday, Nov. 22, at 3 o'clock.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Warren, Tanner & Co., Table linen, page 7; Chas. F. Brown, Turkey dressing, page 8; Opera House, Jack and the Bean Stalk, page 5; W. J. Perkins, Chest protectors, page 7.

EDUCATING THE INDIANS, AND WORK OF CORTLAND COUNTY SUPERVISORS

 

William A. Jones

Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, November 20, 1899.

EDUCATING THE INDIAN.

Annual Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

MORE SCHOOLS SADLY NEEDED.

Steady Increase in the Number of Indians Being Educated.

   WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The annual report of the commissioner of Indian affairs, William A. Jones, besides reviewing the progress of affairs in all branches of the service, urges more schools, more systematic methods, study of individual traits and consideration of subsequent environment in outlining studies in the Indian schools. The entire educational system of the Indian office, he says, is predicated upon the final abolishment of the anomalous Indian reservation system. There are now 20,522 boys and girls in attendance at the various Indian schools out of an enrollment of over 25,000, the Indian population from which these are taken being 181,000. While the population has remained stationary there has been such a steady increase in the number of Indians being educated as to warrant the opinion that the next quarter century will witness not a diminution of the Indian population, but an extinguishment of Indian tribes. One discouraging fact, however, is disclosed by the unsatisfactory results of the past nine years trial of co-education of the Indians with the whites in the public schools. The report says the results of this coeducation are not commensurate with the expenditure; that the idea theoretically is an admirable expedient for breaking down prejudices and civilizing the Indian, but the figures show it is not an unqualified success. The full blood who needs such contact most is rarely secured, and the groundwork at least of Indian education must be laid under the government's auspices and control.

   Stronger measures for forcing the attendance on Indian schools are urged.

   There are 2,562 employes in the Indian service, and the policy is to employ Indians in every position to which they are adapted by nature. A thorough and exhaustive investigation of the Seminoles in Florida has resulted in the discontinuance of the offices of Indian industrial teacher and other employes and no school will be established for them at present, their real and fancied wrongs having embittered them against governmental assistance.

   Concerning the Indian territory, the report severely arraigns nepotism, lack of management, demoralized conditions and a deplorable state of affairs generally in administering the schools and orphan asylums of the five Indian nations.

   Reporting on the Chippewa outbreak of last autumn, Commissioner Jones says: "For many years Chippewas have been arrested and taken from their homes to St. Paul and other points as witnesses or as offenders, chiefly in whisky cases. Often wholesale arrests have been made solely for the fees which would accrue to the officials. Indians have been helped to obtain whisky by the very ones who arrested them for using it. In some cases Indians carried off to court have been left to get back home as best they could. The whole matter of arrests by deputy marshals had come to be a farce, a fraud and a hardship to the Chippewas and a disgrace to the community.

   "But neither does this by itself explain the outbreak. When a delegation of Chippewas visited Washington last winter their most bitter complaint was about injustice in the use of their funds and frauds in the disposition of their timber. Without going into details it is sufficient to say that in 1889 the Chippewas were with difficulty induced to cede to the United States large tracts of valuable pine lands on the representation that the sale of the pine would bring them in a fund of several million dollars. As is always the case, many Indians were utterly opposed to the negotiations. A commission was appointed to make allotment on ceded and reservation lands and to secure removals to White Earth of those who were willing to go there. Estimators were appointed to appraise the Chippewa pine. The expense of both is charged to the fund of the Indians. The expense of the commission up to date has not been less than $200,000, most of it in salaries. The work of the estimators proved worthless and a second set of estimators was appointed with no better results, and a third set of men was assigned to the work. Up to date about $280,000 has been charged to the Indians for estimating. Meantime large tracts of pine which had been estimated at from one-fourth to one-half their value were sold, and that loss also fell upon the Indians. Again, under authority to dispose of dead and down timber, contractors have cut large quantities of green standing timber. There are also strong indications that considerable timber was fired to bring it nominally under the head of "dead timber." This was another loss to the Indians. All these and other minor influences wrought together to produce the general feeling of oppression and distrust and exasperation which found expression when the arrests were undertaken by the aid of military force."

 

Churchill Wounded and a Prisoner.

   LONDON, Nov. 20.—The first definite news regarding the fate of Winston Churchill was conveyed to his mother last evening by a representative of the press. Lady Randolph had just returned home from a quiet dinner with a few friends when the gratifying intelligence that her son is living was conveyed to her.

   The fact that his wound is not necessarily dangerous and that he is alive in Pretoria, caused her the greatest gratification, as she had been hitherto without the least intimation of his whereabouts.

 

Cortland Hospital on North Main Street.

HOSPITAL DONATION DAY.

Friday, Nov. 24—Gifts or all Kinds Acceptable—Visitors Welcome.

   The new hospital laundry will soon be completed and the managers propose to celebrate the event by a house warming on Friday, Nov. 24, which will also inaugurate the custom in vogue in many hospitals of having an annual donation day during the Thanksgiving season. The ladies of the board will be in attendance at the hospital from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 9 P. M. to receive such gifts as the kindly disposed may bring and to show visitors through such parts as may be open on that day. Supplies of all kinds, whether of provisions, bed and table linen, kitchen and laundry supplies or money will be gratefully received.

 

WORK OF THE SUPERVISORS.

Appropriation of $25 Made for the Cortland Soldiers' Monument.

SIXTH DAY, MONDAY, NOV. 20.

   The supervisors convened at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, each solon being in his seat.

   A petition was read from the Cortland County Monumental association asking an appropriation of $25 for the care of the soldiers' monument and grounds in Cortland during the coming year. The appropriation was voted on motion of Supervisor Alley, seconded by Supervisor O'Donnell.

   Accompanying the petition was a financial statement showing the total receipts for the past year to be $26.54, and total expenditures of $21.20, leaving a balance of $5.34.

   The select committee appointed by the last board, Supervisors Crosley, DeLong and Coe, to make the annual visit to the county almshouse, made a report in writing stating that the inspection was made Aug. 15. A number of minor improvements suggested by the last board had been made and were referred to in the report, such as new ranges in the kitchen, and repairs in the interior of the barns. The committee suggested that steps be taken in the near future for the erection of a basement cow barn of commodious size, the present barn being inadequate in which to properly store crops and grain.

   The special order of the day, the question to the board's authority to add to the audits of the several towns as made by the town boards came up, and after some discussion was referred to a special committee consisting of Supervisors O'Donnell, Hunt and Mynard to report on at their pleasure.

   This completing the regular order of business, the members of the committee engaged in committee work.

 

Cortland Normal School.

An Enjoyable Evening.

   The members of the eighth grade, intermediate, department of the Normal [School] were very pleasantly entertained last Saturday evening at the home of Mr. M. E. Watrous, 62 Groton-ave., by two of their teachers, Miss Jennie Watrous and Mr. Edwin Preston. Light refreshments were served and the evening was spent in playing games and in a musical program consisting of singing in which all joined heartily, and instrumental music furnished by Mr. Ward Jones, Mr. Preston, Miss Bessie Hawkins, and Miss Watrous. The following were present: Misses Daisy Watkins, Lena Waters, Elizabeth Van Brocklin, Annie Schermerhorn. Corinue Redfield, Jessie Peck, Florence Murray, Addie Northrup, Mary Godfrey, Libbie Donnegan, Anna Cashion, Eva Bowen, Emma Bowen, Iva Bentley, Messrs. Morton Gates, Floyd Briggs, Robert Phelps, William Byrnes, Willis Doherty. Ward Jones, Mitchell Reid, Frank Stephens.

   At about 11 o'clock the young people departed all agreeing that the occasion would long be remembered as one of the most enjoyable events of their school life.

 

Good Restaurant at Cincinnatus, N. Y.

   Among the many recent improvements in Cincinnatus noted during the past season to meet the demands of the traveling public Is the new bakery and restaurant conducted by Mr. Merritt DeVall of that village. Mr. DeVall is located on River-st. and his new quarters have been repainted, repapered and decorated in the very latest artistic style presenting an exceptionally inviting appearance. The place has also been fitted up with automatic gas jets. Gas is used to supply heat for cooking as well as illuminating purposes. Taken altogether it is one of the best equipped and most complete restaurants where meals can be had at all hours in the eastern part of the county.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The village trustees will hold a regular meeting this evening.

   —The regular meeting of Grover Relief corps will occur to-morrow (Tuesday) Nov. 21 at 3 P. M.

   —The STANDARD can use a small load of good horse hay if someone of our subscribers cares to furnish it on subscription.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—F. D. Smith, Carving sets, page 6; Bingham. & Miller, Overcoats, page 8; Burgess, Men's fine shoes, page 7; Sarvay, Shoes, page 7.

   —Mr. Charles T. Riggs of Auburn Theological seminary who was in Cortland yesterday in the interest of the Y. M. C. A. conducted chapel exercises at the Normal school this morning,

GEN. MACARTHUR MARCHES NORTH, HOMER FIRE, AND HOSPITAL REPORTS.

 

Gen. Arthur MacArthur.

Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, November 18, 1899.

General MacArthur Marches North.

   MANILA, Nov. IS.—General MacArthur, with the Thirty-sixth infantry, a battalion of the Seventeenth infantry, a troop of the Fourth cavalry, several Gatlings and a detachment of the signal corps, has begun his northward advance from Tarlac, which will be continued to Bayombong, province of New Vizcaya.

 

OPPOSED TO PADDLING.

Its Resumption Will Certainly Not Be Tolerated at Reformatory.

   ELMIRA..N. Y., Nov. 18.—The board of managers of the reformatory has concluded its meeting, the session being devoted to rearrangement of affairs in the institution in order that expenses may be kept within the legislative appropriation. In some instances two departments of the trades schools have been placed under one instructor. President Sturgis of the board of managers, when asked if it were true that Superintendent Brockway had made a request of Governor Roosevelt to resume paddling and that his request had been referred back to the board, replied:

   "No, that is not correct. Superintendent Brockway has been in correspondence with me on that subject and has made statements to me in regard to the subject by mail. I am firmly opposed to paddling and will not consider its resumption. It will not be tolerated."

 

Grover Cleveland.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

   ◘ Ex-president Cleveland's observation, that whatever may have been one's abstract opinions of our Philippine policy, now that war exists, "ready and unquestioned acquiescence becomes patriotism, and the support of our country a contention becomes good citizenship," startles the "anti-imperialist" leaders and camp as ice water would a person in a Turkish bath. There is in his remark a reminder of the American spirit that found words in his official utterances on the Venezuela boundary matter. The cuckoos were paralyzed then, and are extremely shy of his Philippine attitude—Utica Herald.

   ◘ Signer Marconi was a passenger on the steamship St. Paul, which arrived at Southampton Wednesday night. When the vessel was sixty miles from the Needles, he obtained for the passengers by means of wireless telegraphy, the news from South Africa, and that of the loss of the Charleston off the coast of Luzon. The passengers also sent messages to friends in England and the United States.

 

HOMER, N. Y.

Gleanings of News from Our Twin Village.

   HOMER, Nov. 18.—At about 5:30 o'clock this morning the people of this village were aroused by the violent ringing of the fire bell. Flames were seen leaping high in the air in the southern part of town. Many thought it was Blackman's Shirt factory, but it proved to be the dwelling known as the [Hawley] house on South Main-st into which Rev. I. J. Christler and sister had moved about three weeks ago and had just got comfortably settled. The house was recently sold to Myron Babcock, but the deed had not yet been delivered. The owner was Mrs. Ives of New York.

   The fire is supposed to have originated from a defective fireplace. There were two large old fashioned fireplaces in the house. These had not been opened in years, but since Mr. Christler moved in there he has used them. The fire was first discovered by those inside the house. Miss Christler ran across the street to a neighbor's, only partially dressed and carrying the balance of her clothing in her arms. Mr. Christler shouted "fire" and began to rescue property.

   Among those first alarmed by the shouts was the family of I. M. Samson at the corner of Albany-st. Mr. Louis Samson dressed with all speed and hurried across the street. As he left the house he heard the exclamation from his sister who was watching the fire from the window, "His books are all up in that room." The fire was in Mr. Christler's study where his extensive and valuable library was placed. Mr. Samson's first thought when he got there was to save the books. There were but two men in sight when he reached the house. He ran hurriedly up the stairs to the study. One side of the room was all in flames and a large sofa with its pillows was blazing fiercely. The fire was out of the roof above this room and the smoke was drawing up well through the big chimney in the fireplace and through the burned hole in the ceiling. The fire lighted up the room well. Mr. Samson seized an armful of books and rushed down stairs with them. He attracted the other two men to this work, and within a very few minutes the last book was rescued from the room, and all the furniture except Mr. Christler's large desk which was locked and the sofa which was already pretty fully destroyed. The furniture was also saved from all the other chambers upstairs except Miss Christler's. Before this time plenty of help had arrived and the lower floors were pretty thoroughly cleared of furniture.

   The fire department responded as promptly as could be, but it took some time to get the alarm up to the enginehouse, and by the time there was water on the fire the entire garret and roof was roaring like a furnace. In the upright part of the house the building was burned down to the top of the first floor. The wing was not seriously burned. Mr. Christler had an insurance of $2,500 on his household goods and personal effects, placed with W. H. Foster. It is not yet possible to learn about the insurance on the building itself.

 

Cortland Hospital on North Main Street. Photo from Grip's Historical Souvenir of Cortland.

HOSPITAL REPORTS.

A BUSY YEAR AT THIS PUBLIC INSTITUTION.

The Secretary, Treasurer, Matron and Director of the Training School Tell of Public and Private Needs Met and Helped—Increased Use of Hospital and Greater Demands for Nurses.

   At the annual meeting of the Cortland Hospital association reports were presented and read from the secretary, the treasurer, the matron and the director of the Nurses' Training school, and these are so full of interest to the public in general and tell so clearly of the busy year just completed and of the public and private needs met and supplied that we publish them entire as follows:

   To the president and members of the board of managers of the Cortland Hospital association and citizens of Cortland:

   The following report of the Cortland hospital for the year ending Sept. 30, 1899, is respectfully submitted:

   The membership of the board of managers remains as at the beginning of the year with one exception, Mrs. Ella C. Butler having been elected to fill a vacancy then existing. There are now twenty members of the board, and these ladies have all shown an unabated interest in the hospital and devotion to the work entrusted to them by the association.

   Since the opening of the hospital eight and a half years ago last April there have been treated a total of 508 cases. During the past year, the number was 120, an increase of thirty-nine over last year. The number of days occupancy was 3,322, a daily average of nine and one-tenth patients, this being nearly double the day’s occupancy of the previous year. The sources of income have been as follows:

   Amount received for patients board, $1,765.09; amount received for nurses' services, $1,109.00; amount received from membership fees and donations, $180.65; amount received as proceeds of Kirmess in Oct. '98, $262.50.

   Notice has been received of bequests left to the hospital by the wills of the late Mrs. T. A. Price, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Goodrich and Mrs. J. W. Sturdevant, and we are assured by the executors of the Dr. Brewer estate that a final settlement will be soon made, so substantial aid will be coming to us in the near future.

   The failure to secure the expected appropriation from the town has seriously crippled the work of the hospital, and will make necessary further appeals to the generosity of the public which we had hoped to spare both them and ourselves.

   A recent order, issued by the state superintendent of public instruction, prohibits the collection of funds or supplies for any other than school purposes in any of the public schools of the state. This has deprived us of the annual offering from the school children which aided so greatly in the past years in furnishing a supply of vegetables, fruits and many other household necessities for winter use. To supply this lack a foraging committee was organized late in the summer for soliciting supplies and aid of whatever kind the farmers about Cortland felt willing to give us. It was planned to make frequent trips along the principal roads leading into town, calling at all the homes along these routes. Some work of this kind was done by the committee and it is regretted that circumstances prevented it being continued longer as the ladles met with a most cordial reception and much substantial help was given as the result of these calls. The work will be resumed in the spring, and the friends will have further opportunities of helping the work in which they seemed so interested.

   The only entertainments given for the benefit of the hospital have been the Kirmess and a charity whist at the Tioughnioga club rooms both of which gave pleasure to a large number of people and added materially to our treasury. On New Year's day we were favored with a visit from Cortland commandery of Knights Templar who conducted an impressive service and left a very substantial token of their interest.

   The equipment of the operating room has been largely increased by the addition of valuable surgical instruments furnished by the Cortland County Medical society.

   Through the united gifts of Rev. J. M. Benedict of Utica, Mrs. O. H. Perkins of Philadelphia and Messrs. Beard & Peck, the men's ward has undergone a most pleasing transformation and it is now fitted up with appropriate furniture. The receipts from the benefit sale tendered by Palmer Bros. in January amounted to $19.37 and were most acceptable. Those from a later sale have not yet been reported. The hospital box at the Messenger House still yields good returns and we sincerely wish there were more of them scattered through the town.

   The need of a laundry which should be separate from the kitchen has long been felt and with the rapidly increasing work had become an imperative necessity. So steps were taken and plans have been completed for the addition of a wing to the house to be used for laundry purposes the near approach of the payment of the Brewer legacy making this possible.

   The training school, established five years ago, has proved a most important branch of the hospital work. The school now numbers seven pupil nurses and, in addition, one graduate nurse, Mrs. White, is employed by the managers. These, with Mrs. Waters as matron and head nurse, make an active and very efficient working force of which the physicians and managers feel justly proud. Two have graduated and received diplomas since the annual meeting in '98, Mrs. Waters and Mrs. White. During the year these nurses have cared for fifty-two cases in private homes and many urgent calls for nurses have come which the matron could not fill. If the number in the training school had been double what it is, all who could have been spared from the hospital work would doubtless have been employed in caring for outside cases.

   To the surgeons and physicians of the staff we are, as ever, deeply indebted for gratuitous services in caring forward patients, and for their interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the hospital and training school. The small percentage of deaths and the splendid recovery from difficult and critical operations, or from serious illness, attest to their skill, but only patients and nurses can fully realize their unwearying and unselfish devotion to the sick entrusted to their care.

   We feel that we have been fortunate in retaining the services of Mrs. Waters as the head of our institution. Her humane and intelligent administration of the affairs of the hospital during the past three years has placed it in the front rank of cottage hospitals. In every department of its work, whether the teaching and training of nurses or the supervision of the domestic and business affairs of the house, she has shown exceptional ability and we take pleasure in thus publicly recognizing her services.

   The local press have, as in previous years, been unfailing in their courtesies to us and have responded willingly to all requests for space in their columns. The thanks of the association are again extended to all who have aided in any way the board of managers in their work, with gifts of money, with supplies and with words of encouragement and appreciation.

   What has been accomplished in the eight and a half years of the hospital's existence vindicates the purpose of its founders and entitles the Cortland hospital to an unquestioned place among the best of our village charities.

   ELLA M. BUCK, Secretary Hospital association, Cortland, Oct. 2, 1899.

TREASURER'S REPORT.

   Treasurer's report of the Cortland Hospital association for the year ending Sept. 30, 1899:

   Cash on hand Oct. 1, '98, $73.67

   Total receipts, $4,117.21

   Total: $4,189.31.

   By expenditures, $4,172.65

   Cash on hand, $15.66

   Total, $4,189.31

   Expenditures.

   Interest and loans, $983.00

 

 

MATRON'S REPORT.

   Matron's report of hospital year ending Sept. 30, 1899:

   Patients Treated During Year, 120—Male 48, female 72; private patients treated 76, ward patients treated 22, town patients treated 8, charity patients treated 14, births 3, deaths 9.

   Causes of Death—From carcinoma of utertus 1, compound fracture of skull 1, enteric fever 1, internal hemorrhage and shock result of accident 1, paralysis and old age 1, pneumonia 1, rheumatism and septicaemia 1, tuberculosis 2.

   Diseases Treated During the Year, Medical, 61—Arsenical poisoning, acute 1, bowel troubles 8, catarrhal ulceration of bowel 1, debility, general 4, fever, entric 18, fever, simple 1, gastritis 3, hemiplegia 2, insanity 1, la grippe 3, lymphadnoma 1, nervous troubles 8, neuralgia of stomach 1, pneumonia 1, pregnancy 5, rheumatism, acute 1, chronic 2, inflammatory 1, toxemia 1, tuberculosis 3.

   Surgical Cases Treated, 69—Abscess of antrum 1, abscess of Ischlo Rectal 1, of neck 1, pelvic 1.

   Accidents—Compound fracture of skull 1, internal hemorrhage and shock 1, powder in face and eyes 1, scalp wound 1, adenoid growths 1, appendicitis 8, burns 1, carcinoma of breast 3, carcinoma of uterus 2, cervicitis 1, concussion of brain 1, cystocele 1, dislocation of thumb 1, dislocation of shoulder 1, dislocation of elbow 1, metritis 5, fracture of [femur] 1, hemorrhoids 8, injury to [?] 1, injury to eye 2, injury to foot 1, laceration of cervix 3, laceration of cervix and perineum 6, laceration of perineum 3, menorhagia 1, necrosis of femur 1, orchitis 1, periostitis of [mita] carpal bone 1, peritonitis, pelvic 1, phimosis 1, post puerperal complications 2, rectocele 1, salphingitis, catarrhal 1, sarcoma of arm 1, tuberculosis of crest of illium 1, tuberculosis of knee 1, tumor of hand 1, tumor of umbilicus 1, tumor of uterus 2, ulcer of cornea 1, ulcer perforating gastric 1, varicocele 1.

   Operations 55—

   Among the more important operations have been:

   Amputation of thigh 2, celiotomy, hysterectomy, perineorraphy, removal of breast, removal of tumor, trachelorraphy, ventral suspension.

   No death from operation has occurred since November 1898, nearly one year.

REPORT OF TRAINING SCHOOL.

   Nurses in hospital at beginning of year: Head nurse 1, training class 7, admitted during year 4, head nurse dispensed with 1, dismissed 1, graduated but retained in hospital 2, home on sick leave 1, remaining in training school 7.

  These with two graduate nurses retained in hospital make a corps of nine nurses.

   Receipts from nurses' services, $1,109, calls few nurses supplied 52.

   HELEN M. WATERS, Superintendent of Training School.

 

BREVITIES.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Bingham & Miller, Neckwear, page 4.

   —The Knights of Columbus will give a euchre party in their rooms Monday evening at 8 o'clock.

   —One of the delivery horses of Tyler & Jones, while being driven to Blodgett Mills yesterday, became frightened and ran away, but did little damage.

   —Bear in mind that a change of time goes into effect to-night on the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. and to-morrow on the Lehigh Valley R. R. Look up the timetables and don't get left.