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Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, April 28, 1900.
BOER RAIDERS RETIRE.
Got Away to Northward Practically Without Loss.
CAPTURE GUNS AND PRISONERS.
Advance of British to Pretoria Not Yet Begun, and Criticisms Against Lord Roberts Being Heard—Commandant Botha Proven a Capable Officer.
LONDON, April 28.—In Commandant General Louis Botha the Boers appear to have found a capable successor to Joubert. As the result of his insight and quick decision it may be assumed now that the retreating commandoes have gotten safely away with the transport.
It is true that Lord Roberts' dispatch leaves much unsaid as to the whereabouts of other forces than those of General French and General Rundle. Nothing is said about the troops of Generals Brabant, Pole-Carew, Hart and Chermside, but the indications from Aliwal North show that several small commandos are still hovering in the vicinity of Springfield, causing a certain amount of danger, and the advices from Dewetsdorp outlining the duties of General Chermside, justify the conclusion that it will still be necessary to employ a considerable body of troops to keep the Free State clear of Boers.
The position is that the Boers who began their raids a month ago by compelling Colonel Broadwood to retire on Bloemfontein have now got safely away to the northward, practically without loss, but with the advantage of seven British guns, together with 100 prisoners captured.
Meanwhile the advance to Pretoria has not begun. Small wonder is it that muffled complaints and criticisms are beginning to be heard here and there against Lord Roberts. Two-thirds of his entire force have been employed in effecting this small satisfaction, and the probability is that the whole force must be again concentrated on Bloemfontein before the main advance begins. As similar raids on the British communications are likely to be repeated it is evidently still a far cry to Pretoria.
The significance of General Hunter's division going to Kimberley, where mounted troops are also arriving daily, is now said to be a serious attempt to deal with the strong Boer forces on the Vaal river, now threatening to retake Barkly, and then an endeavor to relieve Mafeking. It will be borne in mind that General Hunter paid a hurried visit to Lord Roberts at Blemfontein.
A temporary railway bridge has just been completed at Bethulie, where hitherto railway trucks had been transferred over the wagon bridge. This will greatly facilitate getting stores up to Bloemfontein.
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PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Some Famous Fires.
The fire at Ottawa Thursday destroyed property valued at about twenty million dollars, rendered 15,000 men, women and children homeless, and was one of the most destructive configurations in the history of this continent.
The Chicago fire made 98,500 people homeless and destroyed property valued at $200,000,000. The date was Oct. 8, 1871. A fire in New York City in 1885 destroyed property valued at $26,000,000, and four years later ten million went up in smoke. Portland, Me., burned in July, 1866, rendering 10,000 people homeless and destroying property valued at $15,000,000. In Boston, in November, 1872, 800 buildings burned, the loss being $75,000,000. In June, 1889, Seattle was destroyed, the loss being $80,000,000. Two months later, Spokane Falls burned, the loss being $7,000,000. In November of the same year $5,000,000 worth of property was consumed at Lynn, Mass. Within a few days fire broke out in the dry goods district of Boston and property valued at $6,000,000 was burned. It was a singular fact that the first alarm was sent from box 52—the very one that was pulled seventeen years before in the same month of November when "the great fire" occurred. In October, 1892, a fire at Milwaukee caused a loss of $6,000,000.
These are the greatest fires that have occurred in this country. There have been many in which the losses exceeded a million.
GOV. ROOSEVELT TALKS.
Farmers are with Him, but Tammany Against Him.
NEW YORK, April 28.—The World today prints an interview had in Chicago with Governor Roosevelt in which the governor was asked as to his own campaign for renomination in New York. Mr. Roosevelt is quoted as saying: "Of course New York City is against me—that is Tammany. The farmers of the state, the hard-headed men who think and who have approved of my course in the past, are with me. Many of the big corporations are bitter against me because of support of the Ford taxation bill, the law which increases their taxes. The contest of this law in the courts has not yet begun, but it is coming. The courts in the end may cut down assessments some under the law, but the law itself will be sustained. These big corporations have announced that they would defeat me if I ran again, and they would be glad to see me take the vice-presidential nomination. Still, the Ford law will stay, and at the start it will add between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 to our state revenues. After a time when the law is in better operation, it will add much more than that."
"Bird S. Coler, comptroller of New York City, is talked of as the Tammany nominee against you?"
"Yes, I have come in contact with Mr. Coler a number of times, and as governor have had to support his policy in New York finances several times. Objection was made to my doing so by various people, but it was my plain duty to do so, even though in doing it I was encouraging one who might defeat me for governor. The past two months Mr. Coler has been training with Tammany, and it is quiet likely Tammany will be forced to nominate him.
"Tammany and the Gold Democrats do not desire Bryan's election. They will give him a perfunctory support."
Death of Lafayette L. Treman.
Lafayette L. Treman, one of Ithaca's most prominent citizens, died yesterday, aged 79 years. He had been engaged in business there for sixty years, and was one of the founders of the hardware firm of Treman, King & Co., from which he retired about two years ago; ex-president of the Tompkins County National bank; president of the Ithaca Waterworks company; president of the Ithaca Gaslight company; director of the Ithaca Trust company; director of the Lyceum company. He was an active churchman and for years was warden of St. John's church. Of fine presence, courtly demeanor and stainless character, he was a citizen most thoroughly honored and esteemed in the entire community.
The funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2:30 P. M.
WILL JOIN WM. SELLS & GRAY'S CIRCUS.
Messrs. Maltbey and Seamans Given a Reception by C. A. A.
Twenty-five members of Cortland Athletic Association met last night in the association rooms and gave an informal reception to Messrs. Maltbey and Seaman, the well known acrobats of the club, who leave next Monday for Peru, Indiana to join Wm. Sells & Gray's circus which is in winter quarters there. On May 5 this company opens the season at Elwood, Ind., and the boys will begin with them, giving their two act clown acrobatic exhibition and the revolving ladder feat. They will also be connected with the show band in which Mr. Maltbey will play the snare drums and Mr. Seaman the slide trombone.
Mr. Chamberlain of the Maude Hillman company, in behalf of the association, presented each of the boys with an opera crush hat. After the presentation, a club feed and smoker, with stories, songs and a social hour, were enjoyed.
A TERRIBLE SCALD.
Child Falls Backward into a Tub of Scalding Water.
Yesterday afternoon little Georgie Carlton, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Carlton, 8 Maple-ave., Cortland, was horribly scalded by falling backward into a tub of scalding water. The mother was busy, washing quilt in a small tub when one of the other children dropped a glass to the floor. This the child began to pick up in pieces and the mother left the tub for a moment fearing that the child might cut his hands with the sharp edges. No sooner had she reached the child with the broken glass than she heard the little fellow scream, and was horrified to see him writhing with awful agony in the tub of scalding water. Running to the place, she immediately rescued the boy from the awful position and at once sent for medical assistance. Perhaps the quilt, which took up a greater part of the room in the tub saved the child's life, as it kept him from sinking low into the water.
The little fellow is yet in a critical condition, but the chances are in favor of his living. He was just recovering from scarlet fever, and it was on account of having this disease in the house that the mother was thoroughly scalding the bed clothing. Mr. Carlton is away now looking for work and it is plainly seen that the family is in destitute circumstances. Mrs. Carlton is grief stricken over the accident and laments what she thinks can be considered in no other light than her carelessness. Their condition was reported to the commissioner of charities this morning and they will be well cared for.
BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
ERIE & CENTRAL NEW YORK AND TRACTION COMPANY
Are Likely to Consolidate—Steam Railroad to be Extended to South Otselic—Electric Railroad to be Extended Through More Streets in Cortland, Possibly to Little York—Electric Cars to Run to McGraw Over Steam Road's Tracks—Roads to be Funded.
A big deal is probable in the near future in railroads in the vicinity of Cortland. An effort is being made to consolidate the Erie & Central New York Railway company and the Traction company, and there is every reason to believe that it will be successful.
Some weeks ago C. D. Simpson of Scranton, president of the Cortland & Homer Traction company, sent some experts up here to look over the property of the Eire & Central New York Railway company with a view to purchasing it. The report was highly creditable to the steam road and showed that it was a valuable piece of property. In fact, it is proving to be one of the best paying roads in the country for one of its length and for the capital invested.
Not long after that Mr. Simpson met in New York Charles O. Scull, the president of the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. and John R. Bland, president of the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co., and several conferences looking toward consolidation have since been held, and there is now good reason to believe that a successful conclusion to the transaction will be brought about.
The scheme is much as follows: The bonded indebtedness of each company is $300,000 at 6 per cent, but the actual cash involved in both cases is less than that. Neither company has been able to pay any interest on its bonds. The bonds of the two companies, aggregating $600,000, will be funded by an issue of $500,000 at 5 per cent. This will make a total annual saving on the interest account of $11,000, and the consolidated company could easily pay that in full and whenever it is due.
The E. & C.N. Y. R. R. will be extended to South Otselic, 10 miles up a beautiful and fertile valley, the whole length of which would be rich in products that would be ready to be shipped. An additional issue of bonds, whatever might be necessary, would be put upon the market to meet the expense of this extension. But there is a way of lessening the expense. For about four miles between Cortland and McGraw the steam and electric roads are parallel—an unnecessary piece of expense if there is but one road. A line of track will be laid from the park switch south along the east bank of the Tioughnioga river to connect with the track of the steam road just east of the bridge. The steam track from that connecting point east to the McGrawville station will be equipped with trolley wires, and all traffic between the city of Cortland and its Corset City suburb will be carried on over the tracks of the steam road. The electric road will become solely a passenger road, all the freight traffic being turned over to the steam part of the system. The rails and ties of the electric road from the park switch east will be taken up and the right of way abandoned. Those ties and rails will be used in extending the steam road from Cincinnatus north toward South Otselic. The rails are of the same weight as those used upon the steam road, and the material on hand would thus extend the road from Cincinnatus as far as Pitcher, before additional purchases became necessary.
The rate of fare between Cortland and McGraw on the electric road is considered too high, and a rate of twelve tickets for $1 would be arranged. The fare between Cortland and Homer would also be reduced to 5-cents, and the managers believe they would net more money from the reduced rate than they do now by reason of a greater number of passengers carried.
It is also proposed to extend the electric road through Union-st. or possibly Tompkins-st., if permission can be obtained from the city authorities so as to include that section popularly known as the Squires settlement, which is now remote from the privileges of the cars. Probably Tompkins-st. would not be asked for because of the fine paving so recently put down, and really the Union-st. route to Owego, Park, Duane and the farther end of Tompkins-st., seems preferable on account of the greater number of people reached.
It is also a part of the proposition to extend the electric railroad to Little York to secure the lake traffic in the summer and perhaps not try to operate that portion of the road during the winter months.
It is believed by these changes that a much more satisfactory service can be given to the public and at a considerably lessened expense, and there is no question whatever but that the extension of the steam road to South Otselic will be a boon to the people of that locality, while it will also be a good thing for Cortland.
The one thing that would be still lacking to the people of that region would be the transfer of the three towns of German, Pitcher and Lincklaen from Chenango county to Cortland county—a move which would be approved by over nine-tenths of the residents of the towns, as all their interests are this way instead of across the hilly country over to Norwich.
The growth of business on the E., & C. N. Y. R. R. has been really something almost phenomenal, and it shows what an excellent thing the railroad is for those eastern towns.
One day this week nineteen cars of freight stood on the switch at the junction bound for McGrawville and Cincinnatus and couldn't be sent over because the switch room at the two places was not sufficient to accommodate them, and they had to wait till the switches were sufficiently cleared to let them in. A new switch 200 feet long is being built at Cincinnatus and other switches on the road are to be extended.
A new switch has been put in at Cornell's, a mile and a half east of East Freetown, and it is expected that 400,000 feet of lumber will be shipped from there this season. A new switch is to be put in at Willet and a new station built there this summer. Four milk stations are now open on the line, at McGrawville, Maybury's, Solon and Cincinnatus, and those four stations are now furnishing daily 260 forty-quart cans of milk for New York. Stations at East Freetown and Willet are soon to be opened.
Three carloads of calves per week are now being shipped from Cincinnatus, and potatoes from both Cincinnatus and East Freetown. One carload from East Freetown this week contained over nine-hundred bushels of potatoes.
And when the road is extended to South Otselic it will open up a great territory beyond, all of which will be a feeder to the road and will be a help to Cortland.
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PATRIOTIC EXERCISES.
A Splendid Entertainment by the Intermediates Last Night.
The fifth annual patriotic exercises of the intermediate department of the Normal school were held in Normal hall last night before a crowded house. The exercises were carried out in splendid manner according to the program which appeared in Wednesday's STANDARD, and from the time that the students of that department began to march in to the excellent music of the Normal orchestra till the last word was spoken, the features that seemed most evident were discipline and drill. The intermediates have gained a reputation in these exercises in years gone by and last night they added new laurels to their crown, as did also those who had supervision of the exercises, Prof. McEvoy and Miss Griffin, principal and critic of the department, Miss Alger, who had charge of the music, together with the orchestra whose service was gratuitous and excellent, and Miss Wright who had charge of the flag drill, are all to be complimented for the splendid entertainment that was given.
Where all parts of a program are given so well as were those of last night, it is difficult to make anything but general statements. The individual work of each participant was excelled only by the neatness and promptness of each part in supporting the rest, making the exercises, dialogues, recitations and drills a pleasing and thoroughly enjoyable occasion. The singing, including that by choruses and by the school, was especially attractive. The chorus of girls in the lullaby gave evidence of careful preparation. The Continental Congress, in which were represented the members of the assemblage which adopted the Declaration of Independence, was made up of about two dozen boys dressed in the garb of Continental times. Their ease and proficiency in the discussions made it seem as if old times were again at hand. The dialogue, "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean," was well given, while the flag drill by the young girls of the department was one of the best ever given in Cortland. The exercises concluded with "America" by the entire audience.
AN EASY VICTORY.
ROCHE'S MEN FOUND SHAMROCKS A PICNIC.
But the Game Served to Show Up the New Players and How They Play--Score 13 to 5.
The cold disagreeable wind that blew almost continuously yesterday afternoon kept many of the fans from seeing the first exhibition game that Manager Roche's new aggregation played. Well, the Shamrocks were unable to find Mullin's curves and they were kept down to four singles, while the local men touched Bulger for fifteen singles and three two baggers. The game was too noticeably one-sided to be particularly interesting only as it served to size up the individual men, and no one need doubt that there are a number of new players with the team that will prove to be stayers.
Quinn, the new catcher, is a formidable backstop and he throws to second in a very satisfactory manner. Mullin was at his old game yesterday and will without doubt play as good a game this year as ever. Drinkwater, who went the box for three innings, was there hardly long enough for the fans to judge of him. Townsend covered first in capital form and secured four hits. O'Brien on second played a satisfactory game. Sullivan played in hard luck and fumbled the ball badly. Perhaps the cold, raw wind that blew across the diamond at a terrible rate had something to do with this. McCormick at third was all right at the bat and his fielding was, in the main, very good. Eagan had very little to do in his field, but at the bat he was right at home. Gannon was as handy with the stick as ever and made hits just at the right time. Nadeau was at home both in the field and at the bat and was a general favorite. Cassady, who was loaned to the Shamrocks in the last part of the game, showed up well.
To-day the Shamrocks hope to have Becker in the pitcher's box, and if so the game will be much better.
The score:
NOTES FROM THE DIAMOND.
That out-field showed up in great shape in yesterday's game. Eagan, Gannon and Nadeau make a combination of fielders and batters that will make matters interesting in this line for the State league teams.
Hickey arrived at noon yesterday and will without doubt play in to-day's game.
During the progress of the game, Murph kept serenely painting ads on the fence; and, by the way, the fence under his artistic hand is being changed into a galaxy of colors that pleases the eye of the spectator.
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BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Mrs. J. T. Davern & Co., Hats, page 6; F. I. Graham, Perfumes, page 8.
—More arrests and fines for riding sidepaths without tags. When will the wheelmen learn to obey the law in that respect? The special policemen are out to catch all offenders, and they are surely gathering in some of them.
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