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| Justice William Howard Taft. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, February 15, 1900.
INJUNCTION DENIED.
Federal Court Had No Jurisdiction in Kentucky Suits.
ELECTION LAW IS DENOUNCED.
Judge Taft Characterized the Goebel Measure as the Most Infamous Statute That Ever Came Before Attention of a Court—Taylor Makes a Statement.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 15.—Holding that the federal court had no jurisdiction in the contest in Kentucky, Judge Taft yesterday afternoon refused to grant the application for injunction against the Kentucky state board of electors and the Democratic contestants for state offices other than governor and lieutenant governor.
Judge Taft finished reading his opinion at 3:50 p. m., in which he denied the application for injunctions in both cases in the Kentucky suits. After citing the law showing that the federal court had no jurisdiction in such cases, he reviewed the Goebel election law as the most infamous statute that had ever come before the attention of a court and also denounced in very vigorous terms the conditions that have existed in Kentucky and that are cited in the bill of facts.
But he held that it was merely a matter of law with the court notwithstanding the outrages that are alleged in the undisputed statement of the fact of the petitioners.
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| William S. Taylor. |
TAYLOR'S STATEMENT.
Claims Judge Taft's Decision Does Not Affect Merits of Case.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 15.—The action of Judge Taft in Cincinnati yesterday denying federal jurisdiction in the contests of the minor places on the state ticket did not discourage Governor Taylor in the least. He contends that the matter has nothing whatever to do with his own case, and when informed of Judge Taft's decision, gave out the following statement to the press:
"The decision of Judge Taft, holding that his court has no jurisdiction in the case of the minor officers, does not affect the merits of the case. He does not determine that the petitioners had no merits in their cases, but only that his court could not take jurisdiction and right the wrong. If he had held that he had jurisdiction, it would have all been over, for the outrages were so glaring that the Republicans would have won hands down. The decision in said cases does not in the least affect my case."
WILLIAM S. TAYLOR, Governor of Kentucky.
Taylor Asks For Restraining Order.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Feb. 15.—Suit was filed in the circuit court yesterday by counsel for Governor Taylor, seeking to restrain J. C. W. Beckham from acting as governor and General John B. Castleman from attempting to discharge the duties of adjutant general. Summonses were served on the defendants yesterday afternoon. The suit will be allotted to one of the circuit judges by a drawing. This drawing may not be held for several days. When it is held, an application for a restraining order will be made. The suit is brought by Governor Taylor himself individually and as governor of Kentucky.
Democrats File Injunction Suit.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 15.—The injunction suit, Beckham vs. Taylor, by which the Democrats sue to oust Taylor from possession of the governorship, was filed yesterday afternoon.
Winston Churchill's Brother Wounded.
LONDON. Feb. 15.—A dispatch to The Morning Post from Chieveley dated Tuesday, confirms the report that parties of Boers have occupied the old British camp on Spearman's Farm. The correspondent, who identifies the wounded Lieutenant Churchill as the brother of Mr. Winston Churchill, says he was shot through the right leg.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Luzon War Ended.
On Feb. 4, 1899, the Filipinos, under Aguinaldo, attacked the American defenses at Manila. The next day the Americans assumed the offensive, and conducted an active campaign against the insurgents until the latter part of June. Operations were partially suspended during the rainy season, but when it was over they were resumed on a much larger scale, the army of occupation having been reinforced by 30,000 men.
It is now only a little more than a year since the war against the Filipinos began, and yet during that comparatively brief time, notwithstanding the extent of territory that had to be covered and the natural obstacles in the way, the rebellion has been completely crushed. The towns have been garrisoned, the ports have been opened to trade, and opportunity is now offered all the natives to resume peaceful pursuits. In some portions of the island there are small bands, composed of brigands rather than soldiers, which are inclined to carry on a guerrilla warfare. All of these will soon be rounded up, or so severely dealt with if they persist in their annoyance that not enough of them will be left to cause further trouble.
The remarkable energy of the American officers and soldiers has accomplished in a year what the Spaniards failed to do in three centuries, and what they had continually been engaged upon during the last ten years of their occupancy of the Philippines. Accustomed to the leisurely military operation of the Castilian, the Filipinos were astounded to encounter an enemy which gave them no rest; and when, as time passed on, they found that there was no slackening in the energy and persistence of such pursuers as Lawton, they became discouraged and demoralized, and armed resistance to American authority came to an end. There is no question that it would have ended sooner had it not been for the encouragement the insurgents received from a clique or disloyalists in the United States,
Now that the war in Luzon is over, the next problem to be solved will be that of civil government. If the lines laid down in the report of the Philippine commission are followed, such rule will be established in the island as will allay in the minds of the natives any suspicion of bad faith, and so convince them that they are to be treated with justice as to make future risings impossible. In order that the recommendations of the commission be carried out, it will first be necessary to put in authority in the Philippines the best men that can be selected.
◘ A cablegram says that the officers' mess in South Africa object to having noncoms given commissions to fill up gaps. If the noncoms can make any worse mess of it than those who wear shoulder straps, then Britain is certainly in a very bad way.
To Brighten His Life.
Mr. Arthur Pickert, a young man who has been in the Cortland hospital suffering from an injured spine for a year and a half, was made happy this morning by the present of a fine new wheel chair with pneumatic tires and all the modern equipments.
The present was gladly received by the invalid and will be of great service to him. A great deal of credit of the enterprise is due to the persistent efforts of Mrs. J. R. Birdlebough who solicited the money for the chair, also to Beard & Peck who furnished it at wholesale price.
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| John Philip Sousa. |
SOUSA'S SPLENDID CONCERT.
Enthusiastic Audience Gives a Warm Welcome to the March King.
Sousa's splendid military band made its annual visit to Cortland yesterday. It arrived from Utica at noon and left at 4:39 for Syracuse, where it played last night. As usual the band was greeted by a large and enthusiastic audience, and or course the band played as only Sousa's band can play. Every number except the last one was encored, and the program was consequently doubled in length. But it was rushed through at a rapid pace, for Sousa is evidently a man of business as well as a great composer and an unrivaled band leader. There were no waits whatever between the numbers and no delays in bows and false motions in responding to encores. Sousa knew the audience wanted to hear more and the quickest and best way was to give it at once, and consequently he took that course.
It is an inspiration to see Sousa direct his band. There is evidently a bond of sympathy between them that proceeds from a common love of music and from long association of leader and players with each other, by which the slightest look or motion of the former is appreciated and understood.
The program consulted very largely of new music, some of it composed especially in anticipation of the European trip that is soon to come. The encores included a number of Sousa's marches and it seems that no other band can play them with the spirit and brilliance of Sousa's own band under the inspiration of the composer's baton. Victor Herbert's splendid band tried it here two years ago and fell short. Dan Godfrey's Royal Grenadier band of London played magnificently in this country last year on other music, but on Sousa's marches lacked something of the Sousa spirit.
The vocal solos of Miss Duffield and the violin solos of Miss Bucklin added materially to the program and were very much enjoyed. The program as a whole was a fine one. Including the encores it was as follows:
A Syracuse Telegram reporter yesterday interviewed Sousa in regard to his marches with the following result:
"The majority of my pieces are the effects of inspirations or imaginations," he said. The 'Stars and Stripes,' I might say, was inspired by homesickness. I was in Europe longing to be home, and while on a steamship enroute to this country I wrote the 'Stars and Stripes' march, which proved to be one of my best compositions. I think the 'Washington Post' march was the most successful I ever wrote. The Washington Post offered a prize for the best essay written by the school children of the city. At the awarding of the prize a concert was given and the march was composed for this occasion.
"'The High School Cadets' was dedicated to the boys in Washington high school, who are a finely drilled lot of youngsters. 'The Liberty Bell' I wrote during the world's fair at Chicago. I wrote the music, but had not yet thought of a title. I attended the Auditorium theater in Chicago one night when a drop fell on the stage with the words 'liberty bell' inscribed on it, and the thought immediately occurred to me this would be an excellent name for my march. 'Hands Across the Sea' was suggested by the present position of this country. I believe the country has grown so it can almost extend its arm across the seas and shake hands cordially in friendship with the nations on the other side. My latest march, 'The Man Behind the Gun,' is dedicated to the men behind our guns in the army and navy, whom I believe are bigger now than they ever were."
Mr. Sousa says he is at present writing a march for the Paris exposition to be played for the first time on the Fourth of July when the monument to Lafayette will be unveiled. Speaking of music Mr. Sousa said:
"The part of the painter or the sculptor is to depict nature, while with the composer it is just the opposite. An artist can paint the picture of a bootblack. The more natural the better the picture. A crash of thunder can be well imitated by four or five bass drums playing in unison. A whistle blown in a glass of water resembles a mocking bird's thrill. Both are very natural, but they are not music to the ear. Music appeals to the sentiment or nerves and the composer must strive to please those rather than nature. The thoughts for a composition must be taken from the world itself, and you will find the best things produced are the dominant thoughts of the world."
A VALENTINE PARTY.
Sousa and Part off His Aggregation Were Imitated.
It is not often that Sousa and his band are seen on Cortland streets in the evening, but last night was the exception, and the great band master with all his (her) badges and flounces, accompanied by a few of the musicians, who were well uniformed in the regulation coats with the large letters chalked upon them, and caps with "Sousa" neatly printed on the forepiece, marched to the home of Mrs. A. M. Jewett, 15 Monroe Heights where they had been invited to spend the evening at whist.
The invitations which had been issued were in keeping with the day and consisted of a heart pierced with an arrow. Each one of these bore a different sentiment and these were adapted somewhat to the person to whom it was sent. A delightful evening was spent in duplicate whist and other amusements. The decorations were daffodils and cut flowers.
Those present were: Mrs. Dorr C. Smith, Mrs. Fredrick B. Nourse, Mrs. A. S. Burgess, Miss Emma Mumford, Mrs. Mary Angela Rafferty, Miss Mary E. Goodrich, Mrs. Arthur L. Chaplin and Mrs. A. P. Smith.
It is not reported what the music for the evening consisting of, but as each member of the new Sousa's band carried instruments, it is safe to say that this part of the program was well provided for.
A SEARCH FOR HEARTS.
Conducted by Mr. Gillette's Sunday-school Class Last Night.
Mr. N. H. Gillette's class of young ladies in the Presbyterian Sunday-school was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Gillette at their home Wednesday evening with a valentine party. The first in the way of entertainment was a hunt for hearts. Each member was given a paper heart on which was written the location of a second heart and when that was found it told where to search for the next and so on. This took them through all parts of the spacious house, upstairs and down. After the chain of hearts had been completed the final search revealed a valentine.
The refreshments were of rose color emblematic of love. The places at table were designated by hearts with names of each and attached to pink ribbons which terminated in the center of the table underneath a mound of evergreens and flowers. After refreshments were over, the young ladies were requested to pull the ribbons and this brought to light openwork bags filled with pink candies. Then followed the burning of incense to the Goddess of Love. Cupid was represented in the form of a tiny dancing figure with a large head, a-la-Puck, impersonated by Miss Dorothy Gillette.
The evening was closed by singing love songs and telling love stories around an open fire of blazing arbor vitae.
Col. Brainard Coming Home.
The Marathon Independent says:
A personal letter from Col. D. L. Brainard, who for the past year and a half has had charge of the commissary department of the United States forces in the Philippines, informs us that he expects to be in Washington on Feb. 20. He has been in Japan for some time in the hospital where he underwent an operation for abscess of the liver, a trouble caused by the climate there, and for several weeks his life hung by a very slender thread. On account of this disease he has been relieved from active duty, and we trust will soon have a furlough that will enable him to visit his Cortland county friends.
Col. Brainard is a brother of Sheriff Arthur E. Brainard and a former resident of Marathon.
TARBEL-SEEBER.
Wedded at Bride's Parents last Evening at 8 o'clock.
Mr. William N. Tarbel of East Freetown and Miss Martha E. Seeber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Seeber, 34 Homer-ave., were married last evening at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents.
About seventy-five guests were present and witnessed the ceremony which was performed by Rev. James Mills of Onondaga Castle. Little Leah Seeber, daughter of Clayton Seeber of Marathon and a niece of the bride, was flower girl, and Master Ralph Coon was ring bearer. Mr. Lean Tarbel and T. N. Hollister were ushers.
A fine wedding supper was served by Caterer Price, after which the bride and groom boarded the 11:25 train for New York and other points for a week or more. They will make their future home in East Freetown.
The bride wore a costume of white silk and mull, with a corsage bouquet of bridal roses. Little Leah Seeber wore pink silk and mull and carried a basket of carnations. The rooms were tastefully decorated with cut flowers and potted plants, while the bride's table was profuse with smilax, carnations and white ribbons.
The wedding presents were beautiful and serviceable, and consisted of silverware, pictures, furniture, rugs, china ware, linen, cut glass, etc.
W1CKHAM-HOPKINS.
Cortland Lady Married at Watkins—To Live at Hector.
The Watkins Democrat of Feb. 8 says:
M. L. Wickham of Hector and Mrs. Anna Hopkins of Cortland were quietly married in this village yesterday by Rev. L. F. Ruf. Mr. Wickham came to this village early in the morning, and after arranging to have the ceremony performed at the Presbyterian parsonage, left on train 8 for Horseheads to meet the bride. During his absence Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wickham changed the plans and hurriedly arranged to make their home the scene of the nuptials. This was an agreeable surprise to the bridal pair when they arrived on the afternoon train. A few friends and neighbors had been hastily summoned to witness the ceremony and partake of the choice refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Wickham afterwards repaired to their pleasant home near Hector. The former is a great-uncle of C. S. Wickham.
SKELTON-CURTIS.
A Pleasant Valentine Wedding at Cuyler on Wednesday.
Yesterday, at the hour of noon, at the residence of Mr. S. E. Curtis, in Cuyler, N. Y., occurred the marriage of their only daughter, Louise Imogene, with Mr. Lester Hamilton Skelton of Canastota, N. Y. Only the near relatives of the contracting parties were present. Rev. B. W. Hamilton, D. D., of Homer, uncle to the groom, performed the ceremony. The bride was attractively gowned in a castor colored traveling suit and carried a bouquet of pink and white carnations. She was, until recently, a resident of our thriving village and has hosts of friends in this vicinity who remember her with pleasure and will follow her to her new home with sincere and earnest wishes for her lifelong happiness. Her rich musical acquirements will make her a valuable addition to cultured society, while her homekeeping virtues are none the less conspicuous. The groom is highly esteemed in Canastota, where by strict attention to business and integrity of character, he is sure to win his way to success. Many useful and elegant presents attested the best wishes and high regard of numerous friends. After March 15 Mr. and Mrs. Skelton will be at home at the family residence, 208 North Main-st, Canastota, N. Y.
Lincoln Lodge Masquerade.
Lincoln lodge of Good Templars had a masquerade party in their rooms last night. Over a hundred masqueraders were on the floor and a large variety of personages were represented in costume. There was an endless amount of fun when the unmasking came at 10 o'clock. Games and music formed a pleasant entertainment during the latter part of the evening. Refreshments were served by the Waldorf-Astoria [Cortland caterer on Railroad Street]. It was nearly 1 o'clock before the time for separating for home came.
BREVITIES.
—Very much of a snow squall at about 3:15 t0-day and a decided change in the weather.
—New display advertisements to-day are—F. D. Smith, What a tempting dinner, page 6.
—Miss Susan B. Anthony, the distinguished advocate of Woman Suffage, is 80 years old to-day.
—Ithaca has nine cases of diphtheria and the board of health is taking steps to prevent its further spread.
—The leading question at present is what has become of the canning factory that Cortland hoped to have.
—The Syracuse postoffice had forty bushels of valentines piled up on the mailing table at one time yesterday waiting to be canceled.
—The total receipts of the Moravia fair last week were over thirteen hundred dollars. The net proceeds go to the Moravia Athletic association,
—The little son of Mr. and Mrs. James Miller of Delaware-ave. fell from a bench Tuesday evening and fractured his right arm. Dr. Reese reduced the fracture.
—The mothers' meeting, central, will occur at the home of Mrs. A. D. Leroy, 54 Clinton-ave., Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mothers and friends are cordially invited.
—The Weedsport Skirt and Waist Co. of Weedsport has been incorporated with a capital stock of $100,000. The directors are Frank H. Hale, Ernest I. Edgcomb and Bela J, Porter. The first two are residents of Syracuse and are former Cortland boys.
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