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| Major General Elwell S. Otis. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, March 26, 1900.
SEDITION SUPPRESSED.
General Otis Treats Rigorously With Spanish Press.
EDITOR OF EL LIBERAL PUNISHED.
Warning Issued to Members of Extreme Filipino Party That They Should Observe Moderation—Rebels Aggressive in Young's District.
MANILA, March 26.—La Patria and El Liberal, Spanish organs of the extreme Filipino party, have recently been publishing articles inimical to the military government. General Otis has suppressed the former journal for sedition and imprisoned the editor, at the same time issuing a warning to the members of the extreme party that they should observe greater moderation.
Senor Paterno, one time president of the so-called Filipino cabinet, having received permission from the authorities to come to Manila, is expected to present himself this week at San Fernando, province of Union.
The rebels in General Young's district are becoming aggressive. The American battalion garrisoning the town of Namacapachan was attacked on four consecutive nights recently. Reinforcements are now arriving there.
General Young purposes to pursue the rebels aggressively before the rainy season sets in.
STATE PRISONS REPORT.
Secretary McDonough's Paper Shows a Decrease in Their Population.
ALBANY, March 26.—Secretary of State John T. McDonough, who was the Father in the constitutional convention of 1894 of the amendment to the state constitution, which prohibits the contract labor system in the state prisons or the sale in the open market of the products of prison industries, has prepared an interesting paper on the decrease in the population of the state prisons. He says:
"Since [1885] there has been a falling off in penitentiary prisoners of 2,387. The falling off in the state prisons since 1895 is 347, making a total of 2,734. In the penitentiary of New York county, in which the contract system had no existence, there has been no decrease of prisoners.
"While the sales of the three state prisons in 1898 amounted to $494,720.15, in 1899 they fell off to the sum of $394,501.61, owing to the competition of other penal institutions and the insane asylums.
Secretary McDonough objects to the use of so much machinery in the prisons and recommends that the amount be lessened.
PAGE TWO EDITORIALS.
State Prison Commissioner Mantanye is quoted in opposition to the threatened destruction of the present labor system by successive amendments to the law that are designed to bring prison labor products into competition with outside labor. The latest proposition is a bill to allow public school authorities to purchase school furniture of private manufacturers in this state. Mr. Mantanye shows that for the manufacture of school furniture in the prisons, the necessary machinery and supervision have been provided so that the prison plants have become able to turn out as finished a product as any other plant. But as the prison authorities may not sell prison products below the market prices, or pay commissions to brokers or purchasing agents, they would be underbid by private firms, their products undisposed of and the convicts thrown into idleness, to become burdens upon the taxpayers. Hon. John T. McDonough, secretary of state, in a careful review of the present system, according to the latest reports of the prison commission and superintendent of prisons, favors the disuse of machinery, on the Pennsylvania plan, if it becomes necessary to furnish more employment for prisoners than can be secured at present.
◘ The tide of immigration to the United States continues to rise and in the last quarter of 1899 the number of arrivals at the port of New York was 74,892, which is 23,012 more than in the corresponding quarter of 1898.
Cornell Baseballists Go South.
ITHACA, N. Y., March 26.—Cornell's baseball players, accompanied by Coach Hugh Jennings, left Ithaca this morning for a two weeks' tour in the South. During that time a series of [12] games with several of the leading Southern colleges and universities will be played.
THE CITY GROCERY.
Mr. E. H. Medes to Open His New Store Tuesday Morning.
Mr. E. H. Medes will open his new store, the City grocery, in the Schermerhorn building Tuesday morning. Mr. F. M. McFall, formerly of the firm of Angell & McFall and, Mr. John Luker have been engaged as assistants. The City grocery will keep constantly on hand a full line of staple and fancy groceries, baked goods, confectionery and cigars, and all kinds of fruits and vegetables in their season. Tuesday will be opening day and everybody is invited to call and inspect the store and the fine stock of new goods.
ORNITHOLOGY.
Interesting Talk by H. C. Higgins Before the Science Club.
Last Saturday evening the Science club was given a rare treat by Mr. H. C. Higgins of Cincinnatus, N. Y., who spoke before the members on birds. Much interest was manifested and those interested in the feathered friends had made a great deal of reckoning on this talk as Mr. Higgins is recognized as an authority on birds and their habits. Not a little interest, too, was added by the fact that Mr. Higgins is the first speaker outside the club who has been asked to lead a discussion.
The paper given before the meeting Saturday night was prepared especially for the occasion and it showed that the writer was thoroughly acquainted with his subject. Mr. Higgins had numerous specimens of birds with him which he had brought from his large collection of 3,000. He had also nests, eggs and charts which he explained in a very satisfactory manner. A marked feature of the paper was the plainness of the statements made by the writer and the wide knowledge of the subject at hand. In the discussion Mr. Higgins surprised all by the ready answers and accurate statements given. He was particularly bitter against the practice of wearing bird ornaments on hats, and stated that the aigrettes [headdress consisting of a white egret's feathers—CC ed.] of Florida which have been used extensively for this have decreased 77 per cent since the practice began. Mr. Higgins was thoroughly in earnest in his condemnation of the way the birds were being slaughtered to satisfy a foolish fashion, and at the close of his remarks Mr. D. W. Van Hoesen moved the following resolution:
Believing that the custom of wearing bird ornaments by ladies is fast destroying our most beautiful feathered friends, we earnestly condemn such ornaments, and ask all thinking men and women to use their best influence to stop such custom and the consequent destruction of the American birds of beautiful plumage.
The resolution was unanimously carried by the meeting, and Mr. Higgins was given a vote of thanks for the interesting session which he had conducted.
The next meeting of the club will be Saturday evening, April 7, at which time Mr. A. J. Murray will speak of some of the problems in sociology, referring especially to dependent and neglected children.
Annual Reunion O. C. A. M.
The Order of United American Mechanics will hold their annual banquet and reunion in G. A. R. hall, on the evening of March 28, 1900. The state councilor, Wallace Yost of Johnstown, will be present, and music will be furnished by the Mechanics' quartet. It is the desire of the committee to make this the most pleasant and profitable entertainment in the history of the order. Toastmaster W. W. Hout is sparing no pains to make his part of the program a grand success. Every member of the order is earnestly requested to be present.
The Ladies Preside.
Sixty grangers from McGraw came up in two chartered streetcars Friday evening to visit Cortlandville grange, No. 461, P. of H., and to see the ladies of the grange fill all the official chairs, as well as to hear the fine literary and musical program that they had prepared. There were also visitors from East Homer and Preble grange.
PLEASANT SURPRISE PARTY
For Mr. and Mrs. Munson Who are About Moving to Virgil.
Mr. Lawson McKee's home near the brick schoolhouse was the scene of a pleasant event Friday night, the occasion being a surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Munson, who have lived across from the brick schoolhouse a good many years, but who are now moving to Virgil. Mr. and Mrs. Munson were invited to tea by Mrs. McKee, when shortly after two sleighloads of Homer-ave. church friends and neighbors arrived. To say that they were surprised mildly expresses it. Alter refreshments which were furnished by the ladies, Rev. J. C. B. Moyer in his usual happy manner, presented Mr. and Mrs. Munson in behalf of the company with two beautiful rings, Mr. and Mrs. Munson responding in a few well chosen words, after which the company joined in singing, "Blest be the Tie That Binds." A very pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Munson, Rev. and Mrs. J. C. B. Moyer, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wilbur and son Galusha, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Schiele, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Rice and son and daughter, Mr. Stephen Ballard, Mr. W. A. Tennant, Mr. Gus Ryan, Mrs. Lena Myers, Mrs. Ellsworth and two children, Mrs. Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Griswold, Mrs. Odell and son and daughter, Mary Van Hoesen, Kittie Loope, Mr. and Mrs. Maher and two children, Mr. and Mrs. J. Munson, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Bailey and daughter, Mrs. Thos. Crozier and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson McKee and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fairbank and children, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cooper and son, Eli Stafford, Mr. Geer, Mrs. Seeber and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter French, Mr. and Mrs. Dann, Nettie Kelly, Edna Kelly, Mrs. Dutcher, Miss Crawley, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Welch and sons, Emily Hammond and Howard Dutcher.
HOMER, N. Y.
Gleanings of News from our Twin City.
HOMER, March 26.—Since our esteemed neighbor Cortland has become a city all eyes are fixed on her and we suppose people are beginning to think of going there to make their future home within its boundaries Even people from our pleasant little village are moving into its limits. One of our most respected citizens, Giles O. Rood, was seen Saturday slowly wending his way with a large load of household effects southward and inquiry showed that he was to move into the city of Cortland.
During this week services will be held at the M. E. church each evening. This is the week of prayer and all the churches of this denomination throughout the world are to observe it.
We are now the proud possessors of the neatest postoffice [sic] in Central New York. W. C. Collins, the new postmaster here, took possession to-day. People coming after their mail were astounded to see the change which had been made in the interior of the building. The whole inside has been torn down and taken away and in its place is something entirely new. The cases containing the boxes and all the woodwork is of polished oak. The delivery boxes are numbered from one to seven hundred and new lock boxes have been added with numbers from seven hundred to eight hundred. The office has been reversed from what it was. The delivery is now on the south side instead of the north as heretofore which adds much more light for handling the mail. Electric lights have been placed throughout the office which adds much to its beauty as well as its convenience. The new postmaster is a gentleman of energy and business ability and will put forth every effort to please the public, and the new interior which he has just added will make it the most convenient for all. The fixtures were made by a company who make a specialty of building postoffice furniture and came here where they were placed in position under the supervision of Charles A. Smith. In the front, on the south side, is the postmaster's office. Next is the money order office, then general delivery window and box delivery. The lock boxes are of three sizes, large ones being provided for concerns receiving a large quantity of mail. In front of each is a small glass, permitting the owners to see if they have mail without unlocking the box. It is hoped that this style of office may always be here, hereafter.
BREVITIES.
—A regular [maple sugar] sap snow has been falling to-day.
—The Y. W. C. T. U. met at 102 Clinton-ave., Saturday evening, March 24.
—An adjourned meeting of the common council will be held at the city clerk's office to-night at 7:30 o'clock.
—A regular meeting of the Royal Arcanum council will be held Tuesday evening at G. A. R. hall at 7:30 o'clock.
—A mass-meeting in the interest of the starving people of India will be held at the First Baptist church on Friday evening, March 30, at 7:30 o'clock.
—The city employees have to-day been clearing the ice from the gutters across Main-st. at the end of Tompkins-st. and opening them up in a way to let the water flow off.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Bingham & Miller, Spring suits and top coats, page 8; Buck & Lane, The drain, page 6; C. F . Brown, When buying paint, page 7.
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