SENATOR PETTIGREW DENOUNCED, CORTLAND CITY BAND, AND UNIVERSITY CENTER

 

Senator Richard F. Pettigrew.

Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, January 16, 1900.

PETTIGREW DENOUNCED.

Senator Wolcott Severely Arraigns the South Dakota Statesman.

   WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—Spirited debate on the Philippine question occupied the attention of the senate for nearly three hours. Mr. Berry first addressed the senate in support of the resolutions recently introduced by Mr. Bacon, regarding the disposition of the Philippines. He was followed by Mr. Pettigrew in support of his resolution of inquiry.

   Mr. Pettigrew was very bitter in his attacks upon the administration.

   Mr. Wolcott replied to Mr. Pettigrew, scathingly arraigning the South Dakota senator for the attitude he had assumed on the Philippine question. He declared his belief that if Aguinaldo himself occupied the seat in the senate occupied by Mr. Pettigrew, representing the people of South Dakota, who had sent their sons as soldiers to the Philippines, he would be too patriotic, too devoted to the interests of the country, to assume the attitude assumed by the present South Dakota senator.

   Mr. Wolcott adverted also to the speech recently delivered by Mr. Beveridge, sharply criticizing it for the spirit of greed which seemed to animate the senator in making such a deliverance.

   At the conclusion of the Philippine discussion, Mr. Rawlins addressed an elaborate argument to the senate in opposition to the proposed financial legislation.

 

In the House.

   Yesterday's session of the house was devoted to consideration of business pertaining to the District of Columbia. Representative June W. Gayle of Kentucky, who succeeds the late Evan Settle, was sworn in and the urgent deficiency bill reported by Mr. Cannon, with a notice that he would ask that it be taken up today.

 

AMERICANS ACTIVE.

General Bates' Command Is Operating Around Lake Taal.

   MANILA, Jan. 16.—Part of General John C. Bates' troops are operating about Lake Taal. The insurgents continue to retreat south.

   Colonel Hayes, with the Fourth cavalry, is supposed to have reached Lipa, where many Spanish prisoners are held. Colonel Anderson, with the Thirty-eighth infantry, took Talisay on the north shore of the lake with but little opposition.

   Major Cheatham, with a battalion of the Thirty-seventh on his way to San Pablo, dispersed 400 insurgents, whom the cavalry are pursuing toward Alaminos.

   A troop of the Third cavalry lost two men killed and three wounded/ in an encounter with the insurgents near San Fernando de la Union Jan. 12.

 

ANNUAL STATEMENT.

Interesting Report of the State Board of Regents.

   ALBANY, Jan. 16.—The annual report of the state board of regents shows that there were 31,490 students in 1899 in New York colleges, professional, technical and other special schools, as compared with 69,776 in New York high schools and academies.

   The report in part says: There has been during the past year a decided advance in the standards of business education in New York state and largely on account of the movement in this state there has been also a distinct increase in the interest taken in business education in other states.

   The better class of business schools in New York and in many other states are urging the necessity of longer and more thorough courses than they have heretofore advocated.

   Beginning with 1901 business examinations will be held in January and June each year.

   The report of the high school department shows the number of high schools now in the university to be 541 and the number of academies 134, an increase of three academies and 27 high schools during the past year.

   The average expenditure per student in the academies was $149.73 in 1899, an increase of $18.14 over that of 1896. The total expenditure for secondary education in the state in 1899 was $5,226,824.63, of which $3,212,155.36, or 59.13 per cent, was from local sources and $391,843.65, or only 10.87 per cent, was contributed by the state. During the past year the university granted to the secondary schools $233,567.41, of which $56,700 was for the $100 quota under the Horton law, $59,299.83 for attendance, $32,222.53 for books and apparatus, and $95,365 for credentials.

 

TO STOP BLACKMAIL.

To Prohibit Purchasing the Support of Candidates for Elective Office.

   ALBANY, Jan. 1C—Assemblyman M. E. Lewis has introduced a bill in the [assembly] which makes it a misdemeanor for any person to solicit from a candidate for an elective office money or other property as a consideration for a newspaper or other publication, supporting any candidate for an elective office. He says it is to stop blackmailing by alleged political organs during campaigns.

 

"An Irishman's Troubles."

   The Opera House was packed nearly to the doors last night when the Irving French company opened a three nights' engagement in Cortland. The play was "A Runaway Wife," and it was well presented. The company was a good one, the costumes pretty and the scenery very good.

   To-night the same company will present the farce drama, "An Irishman's Troubles."

 

THE BOLLES WILL.

Hearing Before Referee Henry A, Dickinson—Testimony Taken.

   Yesterday a hearing was held before Henry A. Dickinson as referee to take the testimony of Dr. Mary Walker in the case of Mrs. Ida E. Seeley vs. the legatees and executors of the will of Mrs. Viola A. Bolles—Dr. Chas. E. Parker, et al.

   On this hearing Attorney N. L. Miller appeared for the plaintiff and Attorney Horace L. Bronson for Defendants Knox and Ingersoll. The hearing continued throughout the entire day and was not completed but will be resumed on Thursday morning, Jan. 18.

   The aim of the plaintiff is to establish if possible at this hearing the alleged facts in regard to the contract of adoption which was said to have been made by Dr. and Mrs. Bolles in regard to Mrs. Seeley, and to perpetuate the evidence while witnesses are alive and well and able to be sworn.

 

Still Doing Business.

   Mr. Alvirus Steadman of South Cortland, who is now living with his son, Albert Steadman of Horner, is probably the oldest man in Cortland county who is still doing business. At any rate he is 94 years old. He has just sold to M. H. Kingman of Cortland the last of the herd of cows with which his South Cortland farm was stocked. The farm of sixty acres he bought seventy years ago for $7 per acre. He has recently sold it to John Osbeck for $40 per acre. When he bought it, it was very largely wooded, but Mr. Steadman cleared it off and improved it in various ways. Mr. Steadman's health is good and he has little need for spectacles.

 

"In Business to Stay."

   Certain parties are persistently circulating the report that I am going out of the sewing machine business. I will say that I have no such intention but shall keep constantly on hand a large stock of the very latest and best machines, parts and needles for all kinds of sewing machines. I also am agent for the Massachusetts Mutual and American Temperance life insurance. M. L. DECKER, 24 Railroad-st., Cortland, N. Y. [Paid Ad.]

 

Cortland City Band 1898.

CORTLAND CITY BAND

Reorganized for This Year—Rehearsals to Begin at Once.

   The Cortland City band will begin its regular weekly rehearsals to-night at 7:30 o'clock sharp. Each member is requested to be as punctual as convenient to him. The outlook for a fine organization the coming season is very promising as the constantly increasing interest taken by the members is very marked. Several new members are expected to join within a short time, as already there have been some changes made toward the improvement of the band.

   There will be some kind of arrangements made the coming summer for a series of open air concerts at the Court-st. corner. It is hoped the townspeople will take some action in regard to these open air concerts to repay in part the practice and labors which fall on the members individually.

   The membership at the present time is as follows: Norton Adams, solo B flat Cornet; Ed Seaman, first cornet; John Burns, second cornet; Robert Carpenter, solo alto; Lawrence Dillon, second alto; J. F. Perry, third alto; C. B. Maas, baritone; J. D. Clark, tuba; G. C. Murphy, E flat clarinet; Bert Jones, first clarinet; John Seaman, second clarinet; Otis Winslow, third clarinet; Fred Sherwood, first trombone; Steve Dillon, second trombone; Bert Guches, third trombone; William Harvey, small drum; Frank Lanigan, base drum.

 

University Center.

   The following is the program as arranged for the meeting of University Center this evening, Jan. 16. Subject, "Mongolian Literature."

   Japanese Literature, Ancient and Modern, Mrs. Chas. W. Collins.

   Japanese Folk Love and Story Telling, Mrs. T. E. Dye.

   Confucius, the Chinese Language and Literature, Miss Elizabeth Corey.

   Schools and Competitive Examinations in China, Miss Carrie D. Halbert.

   Selection from Finnic Literature, Mrs. A. G. Koenig.

 

Assignments at Marathon.

   The sympathy of many friends throughout the county of Francis M. Beardsley, retail dealer in dry goods, fancy goods, crockery and notions, at Marathon, will go out to him in this hour when by reason of business reverses he has been obliged to make an assignment to Charles A. Brooks of Marathon. By a stipulation embodied in the assignment papers the employees will be paid in full. It is to be hoped that Mr. Beardsley will soon be able to get on his feet again and resume business.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The Ladies' Literary club will meet with Mrs. J. L. Watrous, 26 Clinton-ave., to-morrow afternoon.

   —The village team, hitched to the large street scraper, is doing effective work clearing the snow from the street sluices to-day.

   —The members of the Tioughnioga clnb will hold a private dancing party in the club parlors to-morrow night at 8 o'clock.

   —Work meeting of Farther Lights society of First Baptist church at Miss Lena Jepson's, 87 Elm-st., to-night at 7:30 o'clock.

   —Mr. George O. Moore has resigned his position as manager of the Normal baseball team for the coming season. No one as yet has been elected to succeed him.

   —The Celtic club will hold its next euchre party at Mrs. G. F. Richards, 5 Owego-st., at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. All members are requested to attend.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—R. A. Stowell, Inventory prices, page 7; C. F. Brown, One of two things, etc., page 6; Opera House, "American Girl," page 5.

   —The semi-annual election of officers and social of The Howell Class for Men will be held at the residence of Dr. S. J. Sornberger, 84 North Church-st., to-night at 7:30 o'clock.

   —The parlor meeting of the Missionary society of the Congregational church will be held with Mrs. T. Everts, 25 Lincoln-ave., on Friday, Jan. 19, at 3 o'clock instead of on Wednesday as erroneously stated yesterday.

   —George R. Wendling delivers his lecture on "Saul of Tarsus" at the Opera House on Thursday evening of this week at 8:30 o'clock in the Hospital course. The hour is put late in order not to interfere with the prayer-meetings in the several churches.