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| Joe Cannon. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, May 3, 1900.
NICARAGUAN CANAL.
Bill Passed In House By Over-Whelming Vote.
STORMIEST DEBATE OF SESSION.
Riotous Confusion Reigned Through a Wordy Battle of Bitterness Between Messrs. Hepburn and Cannon, the Latter, Wishing to Halt Action.
WASHINGTON, May 3.—The house yesterday, at the conclusion of the stormiest debate of the present session of congress, passed the Nicaraguan canal bill by the overwhelming vote of 225 to 35. All attempts to retain in the bill the language of the original bill for the fortification of the canal and to still further strengthen the language on that line were balked and the victory of Mr. Hepburn and the committee was complete. A motion to recommit the bill with instructions to report back another bill leaving the selection of the route to the president was buried under an adverse majority of 52 to 171.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appropriations committee, and Mr. Burton of Ohio, chairman of the river and harbor committee, made a game fight to stall off action at this session, but their appeals were in vain and the members rode roughshod over all their arguments and protests. Much excitement reigned throughout the day and several times bitter words were used. The excitement reached its climax in a highly dramatic scene between Mr. Hepburn and Mr. Cannon, when the former used the word "lie" and "liar" as he denounced the distinguished chairman of the appropriations committee for attempting to dishonor him.
The house was in riotous confusion during the quarrel. Members crowded the aisles and the situation at one time was so threatening that Mr. Wheeler of Kentucky sought to pour oil on the waters by raising a point of order. But he was not upheld, and the two irate members carried their war to the very hilt. There was a show of peace at the close of the incident, but the feeling between the two men ran so high that the mutual retractions with which such incidents generally end were but the cloaks for the keenest and most cutting sarcasm.
The bill as it passed the house is as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., that the president of the United States be, and is hereby authorized, to acquire from the states of Costa Rica and Nicaragua for and in behalf of the United States control of such portion of territory now belonging to Costa Rica and Nicaragua as may be desirable and necessary, on which to excavate, construct, and protect a canal of such depth and capacity as will be sufficient for the movements of ships of the greatest tonnage and draft now in use, from a point near Greytown on the Caribbean Sea, via Lake Nicaragua to Breto on the Pacific ocean, and such sum as may be necessary to secure such control is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Section 2.—That when the president has secured full control over the territory in section 1 referred to, he shall direct the secretary of war to excavate and construct a canal and waterway from a point on the shore of the Caribbean sea near Greytown by way of Lake Nicaragua, to a point near Breto on the Pacific ocean. Such canal shall be of sufficient capacity and depth as that it may be used by vessels of the largest tonnage and greatest depth now in use, and shall be supplied with all necessary locks and other appliances to meet the necessities of vessels passing from Greytown to Breto, and the secretary of war shall also construct such safe and commodious harbors at the termini of said canal, and such provisions for defense as may be necessary for the safety and protection of said canal and harbors.
Section 3.—That the president shall cause such surveys as may be necessary for said canal and harbors and in the construction of the same shall employ such persons as he may deem necessary.
Section 4.—That in the excavation and construction of said canal the San Juan river and Lake Nicaragua, or such parts of each as may be made available, shall be used.
Section, 5.—That in any negotiations with the states of Costa Rica or Nicaragua the president may have, the president is authorized to guarantee to said states the use of said canal and harbors, upon such terms as may be agreed upon for all vessels owned by said states or by citizens thereof.
Section 6.—That the sum of $10,000,000 is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, toward the project herein contemplated, and the secretary of war is further hereby authorized to enter into a contract or contracts for materials and work that may be deemed necessary for the proper excavation, construction, completion and defense of said canal, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be hereafter made, not to exceed in the aggregate $140,000,000.
Senate Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, May 3.—Consideration of the army appropriation in the senate developed a debate on the treatment of the volunteer soldiers sent to the Philippines that at times was very bitter, Mr. Turner made a vicious attack upon the administration because of the accommodations afforded the volunteers on the transports returning from the Philippines. He was followed by Mr. Pettigrew, who in a long speech violently arraigned the government for not discharging the South Dakota volunteers when their time had expired.
Prior to the consideration of the army bill, upon which no progress was made. Mr. Mason of Illinois delivered a speech on the investigation made by the committee on manufactures, of which he is chairman, of the adulteration of food. He strongly urged that congress should take immediate action to remedy existing evils.
WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS.
General Merritt Gets Leave of Absence. General Brooke's Assignment.
WASHINGTON, May 3.—Two important orders were issued by the war department. One granted Major General Merritt, commanding the military department of the East, leave of absence from May 10 with permission to go abroad. The other assigned Major General Brooke to the command of the department of the East, with headquarters at Governor's island, N. Y., to take effect on the 10th Inst.
On that date General Merritt virtually terminates his active connection with the military establishment, for his leave of absence extends beyond June 16 next, on which date he will retire from the army by operation of law on account of age. His retirement will be filled by the promotion of General E. S. Otis, commanding the troops in the Philippines, who is ranking brigadier general in the regular establishment.
THE MILK BOYCOTT.
Babies Crying for Milk and Can't Be Supplied.
The milk boycott in Syracuse still continues and little milk gets into the city. The Onondaga County Milk association ordinarily sells 12,000 quarts a day and is not selling a gill nowadays. People stand ready to pay almost any price for milk and can't get it at any figure.
It was all very well to suggest that condensed milk would take the place of the cow's milk. It may in tea or coffee for grown people, but it developed yesterday that there are some children who don't like it. They refused to touch it and went hungry rather than take it.
Every family with a baby had to skirmish around to find something with which to feed it. There was milk to be had at the Yates hotel, but not everybody knew it. Some of the bakeries sold it and an occasional grocery had some on ice.
As fast as the milk places became known there was a procession of customers with tin pails coming after the fluid.
Rather than have sick babies use the milk which was more than twenty-four hours old, one doctor put his little patients on broth.
Owners of a cow or two cows are important people these days. There are a few such on James-st. and on West and East Genesee-sts. In nearly every instance they are supplying the babies of their neighborhood with milk. As soon as mothers have appealed to them they have recognized the necessities in the case and cheerfully acquiesced in the request, even to the extent of going without for their own table use.
Some families have been able to procure milk for their babies by going out into the suburbs after it. But others who have tried that have met with a curt refusal from the farmers. In one instance where would-be purchasers had pleaded in vain the farmer's wife called angrily after them:
"Why don't you go to the board of health and kick up a row?"
The milk producers at a meeting in Clinton hall yesterday afternoon took steps to draw the lines of the milk boycott still tighter. It was voted to stop selling milk at the farms to people who came after it. This is supposed to shut off the supply completely as far as those who have herds untested by tuberculin are concerned.
It was also voted yesterday that no producers' or peddlers' wagons be allowed to distribute milk in the suburbs, even though it be outside the city line.
While the trouble is on the farmers are losing a large amount of money, but they are none the less determined. The greater part are making butter of their milk. There has been a big demand for churns at the city stores. The women in the country are putting their shoulder to the wheel, and butter is being turned out in large quantities. One of the dairymen said yesterday that the boycott was costing him $100 a week.
Former Attorney T. E. Hancock when interviewed by a Post-Standard reporter said there was no doubt but that the board of health was acting within its powers and within the law, and that there is no redress for the producers if they apply to the courts.
OLDS-DALTON.
A Pleasant Home Wedding at 53 Hamlin-st. Tuesday Afternoon.
Miss Lena Elizabeth Dalton and Mr. Floyd M. Olds were married yesterday afternoon at half past 3 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Dalton, 53 Hamlin-st. Rev. Daniel Stoker of Rutland, Pa.,a cousin of the bride, performed the ceremony which was witnessed by nearly one hundred invited guests.
The parlor where the ceremony was performed was profusely decorated with evergreen, smilax, palms and potted plants, the bridal party standing beneath a festoon of evergreen and smilax from which was suspended a large bouquet of white carnations. Miss Alberta E. Waterbury at the piano played the wedding march from Lohengrin as the bridal party entered and the Mendelssohn march at the close of the ceremony. She also rendered several delightful selections while the guests were assembling and played softly during the ceremony.
Miss Mabel C. Howes, a classmate of the bride throughout her entire course at the Normal school from the primary department on, was maid of honor and Mr. Charles Hammond acted as best man. The bride wore a very becoming traveling dress of brown broadcloth and carried a bouquet of white roses. The maid of honor carried pink roses.
After congratulations had been offered the company sat down to an elaborate wedding supper served under the direction of Caterer E. E. Price. Mr. Price was assisted in serving by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith of Homer, Misses Florence Tupper, Elizabeth Wright and Helen Rose of Cortland, Miss Maude Purchas of McGraw, Miss Myra McLaughlin of New Hope, and Messrs. George Tupper and Ralph Finch of Cortland.
The wedding presents which were displayed in a room upstairs, were unusually numerous and included many useful articles. Silver, cut glass, handsome pictures, a large plate glass mirror and a sum of money in gold were among the gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Olds left amidst a veritable shower of rice and old shoes for the 5:50 D., L. & W. train, which they boarded at the junction in order to escape the attentions of friends at the Cortland station. They will be absent about a week on their wedding trip and will be at home after May 15 at 53 Hamlin-st.
Among the guests from a distance who attended the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Dalton of Norwich, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stoker of Rutland, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Williams, A. N. Woodward, Miss May Woodward, and Messrs. Eugene and Orville Dalton of Syracuse, Mr. John Dalton of Baltimore, Md., and Mr. Bert Dalton of Binghamton. Relatives were also present from McGraw, New Hope and Harford.
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| S. N. Holden. |
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
A LIVELY MEETING—SEVERAL MATTERS DISCUSSED.
More Telephone Franchises Asked for—Upheaval in Police Force—New Chief Appointed, New Officer Added to Force—New Police Rules Adopted—Ten More Electric Lights to be Put Up in the City.
The interest of the common council last night centered around the police force, and after a particularly spicy session the guardians of the city's interests released Policeman Gooding and appointed in his place Mr. Thomas Lanigan who resides on Clayton-ave , and who has for a number of years past been a highly popular and efficient conductor on the Cortland & Homer Traction company's cars. The council also saw fit to reduce Chief Parker to the ranks and appointed as chief of police Night Captain Smith.
The council came together at 7:30 o'clock with all the members present. Mr. Edwin Duffey, as attorney for the Empire State Telephone & Telegraph Co., appeared before the board and stated that Mr. G. A. Paddock, the manager of the company, had asked him by phone to come before the meeting and ask that no telephone franchise be granted till this company could find out what it could offer Cortland by the way of inducements for the proposed franchise. Just what the company could offer, Mr. Duffey was unable to state, but he took the ground that the company had been doing business in the place and that it had interests here that ought to be protected. Certainly, said Mr. Duffey, no one would be harmed by this delay and it would be of great advantage to the company, and it might be to the city.
One of the aldermen asked who Mr. Paddock was, and before Mr. Duffey could explain to the board this gentleman's relation to the company, another member replied that he was the man who promised everything and never fulfilled any of his promises. From this point of interruption the meeting grew decidedly warm, and the aldermen began to express their views without reserve. Mr. Buck said that the company was offering reduced rates by trying to get five or six phones on a line, and this would not do at all. Mr. Wood wanted to see as many companies as might wish come in and run the present company out. Mr. Buck thought that if the company had anything to say they had better try to get around soon and say it.
Dr. J. M. Milne asked for a franchise for a company which he stated had millions back of it, and which could give as low local rates as any other and at the same time offer good long distance privileges. So far as buying the right was concerned, his company could pay as much as any in the market. If the venture was not successful, no one here would suffer, as the stock would all be owned by outside parties.
Hon. L. J. Fitzgerald appeared for the same company. He said that this company was doing a large business in the West, and was gradually working East. About here they were doing business in Geneva, Binghamton and Ithaca. The company did not come begging for money, but on the other hand they were ready to bid for a franchise. More than that, the streets were pretty well littered up with poles now, and this company had made arrangements with the Traction company whereby they could run their wires on the poles used by that company. In two weeks' time the company could have something definite to offer.
Mr. Duffey at this time wanted to know if the board could not set a field-day on telephone hearings, and it was decided to postpone all further telephone business till the evening of May 16, at 7:30 P. M.
At this time the minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
On motion of Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Skeel and declared carried.
Resolved, That the city add ten additional electric arc lights in the city, at the same rate per light (28 1/2 cts.) All voting aye.
The mayor appointed Messrs. Yager and McKinney a committee to investigate the number and price of incandescent lights needed in the dark alleys and places in the city.
Mr. Buck reported that the proposed change in the name of Railway-ave. to Lehigh-st. did not seem to be very popular among the residents of the street, and that so long as they had changed the name of one of those streets that had been so often the cause of a bad mixup, perhaps it would be well to wait till the people of the street called for a change before anything farther was done. The fact that the Lehigh Railroad company had not supplied flagmen for the Main-st. and Owego-st. crossings was discussed and it was the unanimous opinion of the board that steps be taken immediately to procure watchers for these two points.
The proposed rules and regulations for, the police department of the city of Cortland were presented, read and discussed.
On motion of Mr. Wood, seconded by Mr. Buck and declared carried.
Resolved, That the clerk be instructed to learn from the sheriff of the county of Cortland whether he has any bills or charges against the city, and if so that he present them monthly to this board.
At this time, Night Captain Smith was called before the board to give information concerning the keeping of prisoners at the police station. Officer Smith stated that the prisoners were kept at the station except when brought in on Saturday night or Sunday, in which case they had no means of feeding them, consequently they were removed to the county jail. Concerning the sanitary condition of the station, Mr. Smith stated that at a little cost it could be placed in very good condition. The officer reported several arrests for violation of the bicycle ordinance, and the attention of the officer was called to the fast driving on the streets as well as fast riding. Mr. Smith was then excused.
A report in writing of Night Captain Jas. A. Smith, duly reported through the chief of police of the city, of alleged improper conduct of Policeman S. N. Gooding, was read and placed on file.
Moved by Mr. Wood and seconded by Mr. Buck that Policeman S. N. Gooding be discharged from service as a policeman of the city of Cortland to take effect on the morning of May 3, 1900. Mr. Wood called for the ayes and nays.
Messrs. Yager, Thompson, Buck, Wood, McKinney and Skeel voted aye. Declared carried.
Moved by Mr. Buck, that Jas. A. Smith be appointed chief of police of the city of Cortland and seconded by Mr. Wood. Mr. Thompson called for the ayes and nays. Mr. Yager voted nay, Mr. Thompson nay, Mr. Buck aye, Mr. Wood aye, Mr. McKinney aye, Mr. Skeel, nay. Declared a tie, whereupon Mayor Holden voted aye and declared the motion carried.
Mayor Holden presented the name of Mr. Thomas Lanigan and recommended him as policeman of the city in place of S. N. Gooding, whereupon it was moved by Mr. Thompson that such name and recommendation be ratified and approved and that Mr. Lanigan be appointed policeman of the city of Cortland in the place of S. N. Gooding. This motion received a second from Mr. McKinney and Mr. Thompson called for the ayes and nays. Messrs. Yager, Thompson, Buck, Wood, McKinney and Skeel voted aye. Declared carried.
Moved by Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Yager, and declared carried.
Resolved, That the rules and regulations of the Cortland police department as submitted be and hereby are adopted by the board and that the same be enforced by the mayor.
The motion was declared carried, all voting aye. These rules will be published a little later.
It was generally supposed that last night's meeting was to be devoted to franchises, and when the police matters came up it took the onlookers entirely by surprise. When charges were preferred against Mr. Gooding, Alderman Buck moved that he be invited to come before the board. This was seconded by Mr. Wood but the discussion which followed brought out the fact that it was not necessary to bring charges, for under the charter any of the appointive offices that were held over till their successors were appointed might be changed at any time.
In the appointment of Mr.Lanigan the board has made no mistake. Mr. Lanigan has done long and faithful service as conductor on the traction company's road, being with the company in the old days of the old horse cars. He took the official oath this morning and is now a full-fledged policeman.
The surprise of the evening, however, was the change made whereby Chief Parker was reduced to the ranks and Night Captain Smith raised to his position. This, though, need not have caused surprise for it is the policy of this board, following a precedent established by former boards, to pass the position of chief around among the men in the police department. Chief Parker has been a diligent officer, has been connected with the force for years and it is the desire of his friends that he should continue to serve in the police department. It is thought by the board that the rules and regulations for the department that have been adopted will help to give Cortland a police service that will be entirely satisfactory in every respect, and it is their idea to keep the force in as good working condition as is possible.
Brought from Ohio.
The remains of Wm. C. Towne, who died in Middleport, O., last Monday, arrived here yesterday at 4:43. A short funeral service was held at the home of Isaac A. Towne, 30 Park-st., a son of the deceased at 6 P. M. yesterday. The remains were taken to Groton for burial.
FORTNIGHTLY CLUB
Enjoys a Luncheon at Home of Mrs. Geo. P. Hollenbeck.
The Fortnightly club gave its second entertainment of the year yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Geo. P. Hollenbeck, 10 Church-st. A club luncheon was the scheme of an able committee consisting of Miss Harriet Allen, chairman, Mrs. William M. Booth, Miss L. May McCulloch and Mrs. F. L. MacDowell, aided very materially by Mrs. Hollenbeck. These ladies arrayed in white and yellow club colors, served the guests to an elaborate luncheon of many courses in which the colors, white and yellow were plainly evident.
Four small tables were arranged in the library, and the diningroom was reserved for the presidents of the club, past, present and future. The large dining table was spread for ten, the two ends presided over by Mrs. Joseph G. Jarvis, the president of this year, and Miss Cornelia L. Brown, who will hold that office during the year to come. The feast of reason succumbed to a feast of rare viands, and toasts were jokes.
The next regular meeting of the club will be with Miss L. H. Stone, 53 Greenbush-st., on Wednesday, May 16.
TRACHEOTOMY PERFORMED.
Safety Pin Had Lodged in Trachea not Esophagus.
On Monday, Thelma, the 18-months' old child of Mr. and Mm. Cyrus Townsend of 7 James-st., was strangled by a safety pin. It was supposed that she had swallowed it and inasmuch as the pin was closed it was thought that no further difficulty would result from it. But last night she suddenly seemed to be choking up and experienced great difficulty in breathing. A physician was summoned and it was discovered that the pin was lodged in the trachea and had not gone into the esophagus at all. At midnight the operation of tracheotomy was performed by Dr. S. J. Sornberger, assisted by Dr. C. D. Ver Nooy and Dr. H. S. Edson. To-day the little girl is more comfortable and it is hoped that she will get along safely.
BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements to-day are—C. F. Brown, Paints, page 8; Buck & Lane, Freak riders, page 6.
—The vital statistics of the city for the month of April show the number of births to be four; deaths, seven, and marriages, four.
—The Seniors of the Coral Workers' Mission band of the Presbyterian church will hold a meeting at the home of Mr. A. B. Nelson, 12 Monroe Heights, Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
—About a half dozen breakers of the bicycle ordinance were stopped yesterday by the police. All are receiving like treatment and the two ministers were given the dollar fine with the rest.
—The trustees of the Presbyterian church last night organized by the re-election of D. F. Wallace as chairman and F. D. Smith as clerk, and by the election of F. J, Peck as treasurer to succeed W. S. Copeland, deceased.
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