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| Surgeon General Walter Wyman. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, May 3, 1901.
GUARDING NATION'S HEALTH.
Special Precautions Taken to Prevent Typhus Fever Entering From Mexico.
WASHINGTON, May 8.—Extra precautions are being taken to prevent the spread of typhus fever from Mexico into this country, according to a statement made yesterday by Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital service. General Wyman said that telegrams had been sent to the medical inspectors at the three principle crossings between Mexico and the United States, namely El Paso, Eagle Pass and Laredo, Texas, calling special attention to the presence of typhus in the city of Mexico. The attention of the officials was also called to the existing regulations with reference to the Mexican frontier which went into effect immediately after the announcement of the epidemic disease in Mexico.
General Wyman stated that these officers have been regularly inspecting every train crossing the frontier. They have conducted a very careful quarantine inspection and have been disinfecting a great deal of baggage. Some persons have been detained on the frontier, but no case of infection has been reported from this side of the line.
TRANSPORT SCHEDULE.
Regiments Coming From Philippines and Dates on Which They Sail.
WASHINGTON, May 3.—Major Miller, chief quartermaster at Manila, has cabled the war department an approximate schedule of the sailings of transports from Manila with troops to be mustered out of service as follows:
May 10— Hancock with the Thirty-first. Buford with the Forty-first. Pennsylvania with the Fortieth.
May 20—Logan and Kilpatrick with the Thirty-eighth, Forty-third and Forty- fourth. Indiana with the Forty-second.
May 25—Grant with the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth. Ohio with the Forty-seventh.
If there should be any surplus they will be sent on the Thomas.
NEGROES TERRORIZED.
Deputy Sheriff Edwards' Murder Has Been Followed by Three Killings.
SELMA, Ala., May 3.—Three negroes were found dead yesterday morning near the cabin in which Deputy Sheriff Edwards was killed Sunday night, 10 miles south of Selma.
Ed Dawson, a nephew of Henry Dawson, in whose house Edwards was killed, was found dead in the public road. The other two were shot in the cabin.
They are supposed to have been implicated in the murder of Edwards. The negroes are terrorized and are fleeing to the city.
LETTER FROM CHINA.
FRANK D. OLIVER SERVING WITH THE NINTH INFANTRY.
Expects to Remain There Nine Months Longer—Tells of the Horrors of the March from Tien Tsin to Pekin—A Country of Walls.
Following are interesting extracts from letters received from Frank D. Oliver [Cortland County native] who is with Co. A, Ninth Infantry, in China dated at Pekin March 14 and 18:
It is beginning to be warm here and I suppose that you are already at the spring work. A and B companies are to stay in China and the rest of the regiment are to return to Manila. I had rather stay here, for I have only about nine months more to serve. I may be discharged at San Francisco, but think it will be right here in China. I am glad that the trouble here is ended and I never wish to go through such a terrible march again as we had from Tien Tsin to Pekin. It was one of the second hardest in the world and you can not imagine the suffering or the things that happened on that march or get any idea from reading the newspapers. You may think a battle is a fine thing, but you would not think so after you had tried it.
We have preaching here every Sunday and the missionaries are holding meetings every night. I presume I shall not know the place when I get home after my three years' absence. If I am discharged here it will take about forty days to get home. I don't think that I care to enlist again. This is a very healthy country and I am in good health. We are living in tents this winter, but are as warm as in a house. We burn coal and have field cots to sleep on. We shall have an easy time this summer. Have not much to do this winter. I am on guard every fourth or fifth day. It lasts for twenty-four hours. Two hours on duty and four hours off, making eight hours on duty in the twenty-four.
China is a great country for walls. Every little town has three or four walls. Pekin has three walls around it. You have seen pictures of the great wall. This is claimed to be over 2,000 years old and is 25 feet wide and 20 feet high. A portion of one of these walls is what saved our people from massacre until the relief came. They could not have held out a week longer and as it was the Boxers destroyed thousands of fine buildings and valuable property.
SUED THE STATE.
Claims Water Has Been Taken for Canals and Power is Lost.
ALBANY, May 3.—James S. Burgess of the town of Marathon, Cortland Co., has filed a claim of $2,000 against the state. He is the owner of a mill on the banks of the Tioughnioga river. The state took water from the river for canal feeding purposes leaving Mr. Burgess without water power and he has therefore sued for damages.
Inquiry was made of a Marathon man who was in Cortland this afternoon in regard to the case and he stated that the water taken away was that secured at the head waters of the west branch of the Tioughnioga near Tully where it was diverted to the use of the Solvay Process Co.
A Cortland man who keeps the run of things in Marathon pretty well says that the water taken away is at the headwaters of the east branch of the Tioughnioga near the DeRuyter reservoir.
GOING TO JERUSALEM.
THREE LETTERS FROM A. P. MCGRAW FROM THE EAST.
Climbed to the Top of the Great Pyramid—Visited the Tombs of the Kings—Struggle with Donkey Boys—Goodbye to Egypt—Landed at Jaffa, Going into Camp and on Horseback for Jerusalem.
The following personal letters have been received from Mr. A. P. McGraw, who with a party is traveling through the Holy Land:
GRAND HOTEL, LUXOR, Egypt, March 18, 1901.
MY DEAR HOME—When in Cairo Saturday morning we went out in carriages to the pyramids, starting at 8 o'clock. It was a most beautiful drive over the Nile river and valley and I took many pictures; then I was taken by three guides, one having each hand and another going behind to keep me all right, to the top of the Great [Cheops] which is surrounded by nine smaller pyramids. It was simply immense, overlooking the desert on one side and the valley and river on the other and I could also see the Sphinx in the distance.
Leaving Cairo at 6:30 we went to Luxor 450 miles farther south and not a great distance from the Tropic of Cancer. At Luxor we took donkeys and rode about 4 miles to the temples of the kings, some going still farther to the tombs of the kings. The air is filled with flies and they are very troublesome indeed. The natives allow them to remain on their babies for fear their Gods would do them harm if they were driven away. We buy palm fans and articles to switch around our heads thus trying to keep them off. Last night we were in the country where the dogs bark all night and I suppose they will sleep all day.
It is a grand sight to see the great palms, higher than our maple trees with branches which would reach from our front door to our front trees, all kinds of fruits and flowers, watermelons just up, strawberries ripe and many things at their height, others past and others just coming on.
A funny sight was witnessed when we reached the opposite side of the river. Our boat not being able to get quite to land our donkeys and donkey boys were there each desiring us to take a donkey from them. There were twice as many as needed, so the scramble began. Some of our party were carried to land astride the boy's shoulders and some women in their arms, and were charged a piaster, then were placed upon their donkeys. Others waited until a board could be put out and then walked ashore. In my case having a donkey boy selected the day before, the others let me alone. Dr. Riggs, our dragomen and others were so surrounded that they had to fight their way out. It was quite exciting, no one meant any harm, only each wanted a share.
Tomorrow we go to view the ruins of Karnak, then back to Cairo when we visit the Gizeh museum, when we shall see what they have excavated from these tombs and temples. From the windows where I am writing a beautiful tropical garden is seen. The hotel is lighted with electricity and just to think of our riding way down here in as good or better than Pullman sleepers, electric lighted and air brakes. In front of me now pass Egyptians carrying the leather water bottles into the gardens to keep things growing and the ox is continually drawing water up from the Nile in jugs fastened to endless ropes which after being filled are returned to the gardens where they empty themselves into troughs and thus irrigate the grounds.
STEAMER DAKAHLIEP, March 24.
DEAR HOME—From Luxor we went back to Cairo then, via train, to Alexandria, and there after getting our lunch we secured carriages and drove all about the city. From there we took this vessel and are now at Port [Said], where the pilot has just come aboard to take us into the harbor to anchor until 8 o'clock tonight awaiting the mails when we start for Jaffa, expecting to reach there about 8 Monday morning. We were huddled together on this boat, as it was so much smaller than the others. There are only thirty-nine of us now, as some have stopped at Cairo and will join us again at Beirut.
At 11 o'clock we are to have a service on board the vessel, Dr. Riggs preaching and others of the party assisting in the service. It is a beautiful morning, and the captain thinks there will be no trouble about our being able to land at Jaffa. He has only had to go by there once since he has commanded this English ship. I wish I could look in upon the Sunday-school today, and see how you are getting on, but I hope to bring encouragement for all from what I have already seen in Egypt. The United Presbyterians there hold the strength of numbers and I saw a very large number all together, eager to receive instruction.
HOTEL DU PARC, JAFFA, March 25, 1901.
DEAR HOME—We have been through the trying ordeal of landing. The weather favored us as it was very quiet and pleasant and all trouble saved except the awful excitement of the Arabs. They came up by the side of the boat and as soon as the doctor had examined us, the bell was rung and the boatmen representing Gaze, Cook, Floyd and Clark came on board and got the baggage for each company and while carrying it they kept crying, Allah! Allah! Allah! We had to show our passports, and give over our keys to our guide. Then we were driven through dirty, funny streets where we saw many small 4 by 9 each stores containing a different variety of merchandise. This hotel fronts a beautiful garden with orange trees, palms and numerous shrubs, with parrots and monkeys in the center and such beautiful flowers.
We are all feeling finely and tomorrow we go into camp and the day following ride up to Jerusalem on horseback.
NOT YET CLOSED UP.
Town Board Must Ratify the Action of the Committee.
MCGRAWVILLE, N. Y., May 3, 1901.
To the Editor of The Standard:
SIR—It appears that some party or parties are determined that the public shall be misinformed about the matters in difference between the [bicycle] sidepath commissioners and the town of Cortlandville. The differences are not settled, but it is hoped that a proposed adjustment may be accepted by the town authorities.
Yours truly, JOHN H. KELLEY.
Of the Town Board Committee.
Mr. Kelley informs us that the committee of the town board was not authorized to make the change in the number of loads of cinders from thirty to sixty for the sidepath in question as requested to do by the sidepath commission, but it must report the proposed change to the board as a whole and await its action. If the board accepts the amendment the settlement may then be declared completed, if not more negotiations may be needed.
Miss Jones Died in Groton.
Miss Alice A. Jones, daughter of Benjamin Jones of Marathon, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Bryon Johnson, Groton, Tuesday at noon, aged about 40 years. A brief service was held at the sister's home in Groton at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and then the remains were brought to Cortland. This morning they were forwarded to Marathon, where at 10:30 o'clock the funeral was held at the Methodist church. The following accompanied the remains from Cortland: Mr. Benjamin Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Byron H. Johnson and son Glenn H. of Rochester, Miss Myrtle Jones of Buffalo, a sister of the deceased, Mrs. C. F. Weller, Mrs. C. S. Hulbert and Mrs. Fred Seeber.
KILLED AT WATERLOO.
Former Cortland Man Crushed by the Cars While Traveling.
T. LaFurney, who for the past ten or twelve years has been an employee at the Howe Ventilating Stove Co.'s works in this city as a stove mounter, was killed by the cars near Geneva last Wednesday in Seneca county. A telegram was received at police headquarters last night as follows:
GENEVA, May 8, 1901.
To Chief of Police Barnes, Cortland, N. Y.:
T. LaFurney killed last night, body at Waterloo in care of S. J. Genung & Son. Notify his folks. I don't know address.
MARTIN HAYDEN.
LaFurney's people do not live in Cortland but in Fulton. He boarded with Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Chorley, 116 Elm-st., who were notified and who have taken steps to look after the remains. LaFurney left Cortland last Wednesday, the day he was killed. The news of his death was given in Waterloo by a man who was traveling with him. He was found dead with his head crushed in.
Instructive and Entertaining.
Rev. U. S. Milburn, pastor of the Universalist church at Cortland, delivered an interesting and highly instructive lecture on "The Mound Builders" here Monday evening. He is a native of Ohio and his specimens were mostly brought from that state. His theory was that the mound builders were the Indians. He had with him several charts, and an interesting collection of arrowheads, spearheads, stone axes, flint and other relics taken from the mounds. Personally, Mr. Milburn is a quick thinker and a bright, entertaining speaker. While here he was the guest of his old friend Charlie Lincoln.—Whitney Point Reporter.
THE SECOND GAME.
Cortland Ahead When the Game Was Called for Rain.
The Cortland team settled down to steady ball playing yesterday afternoon in its second game in the series of four exhibition games with the Binghamton team. A pelting shower brought the contest to a sudden finish in the sixth inning, but the fans had been given a chance to see some lively playing and they were well pleased with Roche's men. O'Brien was in the game yesterday and played an excellent part at short, taking five chances and making each good. Nadeau played at third in the absence of McCormick, who was somewhat lame from the effects of playing the day before. Nadeau can be trusted to guard almost any position on the baseball field, and he does it well too. Buckley of Cortland played right field, and while he was not given any chances in that garden, he was backing up his positions all the while. When he came to bat, Buckley hit the ball each time, although he did not make them safe. Manager Roche might do far worse than to give the Cortland player a thorough try for one of the positions. Lee, the left handed pitcher, was in the box during the first three innings. His work was well liked, and he is just the kind of a player that the fans had rather see with the team than playing against it. Ely also pitched a good game. Manager Roche has some excellent material in the pitching line, and when the force is picked out Cortland will without doubt have as good a pitching staff as last year. Today the team goes to Binghamton, where it plays today and tomorrow. The score of yesterday's game was:
BREVITIES.
—The Normal field day meet is being held at the fair grounds [sic] this afternoon.
—Choir rehearsal tonight at St. Mary's church at 7:30 o'clock. Every member is requested to be present.
—The Assembly party dance in Red Men's hall last evening was largely attended and thoroughly enjoyed. Darby's orchestra furnished excellent music.
—A civil service examination for patrolmen was held this afternoon at Fireman's hall. There were three candidates: John Meade, Erwin A. Townsend and David F. Waters.
—Mr. A. W. Edgcomb has this afternoon been making certain presentations of bouquets to young ladies. He wouldn't call it paying bets for the world, but he is querying whether it wouldn't be better to get new spectacles and be more sure of what he sees, or rather of what he does not see before he makes rash offers of flowers.
—The first thunder shower of the season came last night and it was a hard one. The lightning was very sharp. One flash made trouble at the power house and for a few minutes the incandescent lights went out till the power could be transferred to the other machine. It was hot last night, but the mercury took a very decided drop before morning.
—The man who had taken off his winter underclothing was the one interested in the weather signals this morning, and it was satisfactory to him, except that it is the forecast for tomorrow and not for tonight. The prediction for tonight is "frosts," but for tomorrow "fair and warmer," and that suits him.
—New display advertisements today are—Warren, Tanner, & Co., Curtains, page 7; A. S. Burgess, Clothing, shoes, etc., page 7; E. M. Mansur, Coffee, page 2; E. E. Bates, Optician, page 6; C. F. Thompson, Raisins, page 5; Hudson Crockery Co., Cuspidors, page 7; M. A. Case, Drygoods, page 8; Glann & Clark, Shoes, page 8; Mitch's Market, Meats, etc., page 5.
—Some friends of the late Mrs. Anna E. Blackmer have imagined that because the burial is private the funeral is private likewise. The published notice did not say so. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at the home of her oldest daughter, Mrs. Burt L. Bentley, 22 Woodruff-st., and friends are invited to attend, but the burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.
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