Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, June 7, 1901.
BRIBERY SUSPECTED.
Actions of State Factory Inspectors to Be Investigated.
ARRESTS TO BE MADE THIS WEEK.
Said That It Has Been Discovered That Some Inspectors Were Paid to Overlook Violations of Factory Law and Took Money From Home Workers.
ALBANY, June 7.—State Labor Commissioner McMackin expects that at least four deputy factory inspectors in New York city will be arrested on the charge of collusion and malfeasance in office. It was expected that arrests would be made yesterday but up to a late hour last night the commissioner had not been informed that any had been made.
By mere accident the commissioner came upon what he believes to be a most serious condition in the administration of the state factory laws.
He has been informed that employes [sic] in the factory department have been receiving bribes for winking at alleged violations of the factory laws and that fees ranging from $5 to $10 have been charged poor people for licenses to manufacture in their homes whereas the state law provides for no license fee. The commissioner stated last night that the discoveries had been made through his efforts to have a complete inspection of all factories and sweat shops in New York city.
He had sent there all his up-state inspectors and they found something was wrong with the manner in which matters were conducted. An investigation followed, with the result made known yesterday. The commissioner held a consultation with Attorney General Davies and it was decided that the prosecution of the men accused should be placed in the hands of Deputy Attorney Job B. Hedges, who is in New York city.
Investigating Trolley Accident.
SYRACUSE, June 7.—Chief Electrical Expert Barnes, for the state railroad commissioners, arrived in Syracuse yesterday and began an investigation of the trolley accident on the Lakeside trolley road yesterday. All the injured passengers are doing well.
Burial of Dr. Thomas H. Pearne.
The remains of Rev. Thomas H. Pearne, D. D., of Cincinnati, O., arrived in this city [Cortland, N. Y.] yesterday afternoon on the 4:43 train from Binghamton, accompanist by Mrs. Pearne, her daughter Miss Virginia Wyoming Pearne, Mr. Willis McDonald of Brooklyn, a brother of Mrs. Pearne, and Mr. Benjamin M. Pearne of Oxford, N. Y., the only surviving brother of the deceased, Mr. Wm. H. Pearne the other brother having died in Homer a number of years ago. They were met at the depot by Mrs. Sarah Hubbard of this city, sister of the deceased, Mrs. Frank Newton a cousin, and other friends, also Dr. O. A. Houghton pastor of the first M. E. church, Rev. C. L. Rice an old friend and conference associate of the deceased, Rev. H. L. Rixon of Homer-ave. M. E. church, and Rev. Robert Yost of the Congregational church. The bearers were Messrs. S. N. Holden, L. M. Loope, A. Angell, H. T. Newell, F. Newton and Ira W. Watkins. There were also many other friends and acquaintances. The party proceeded at once to the cemetery where at the grave Undertaker Wright had placed chairs for their accommodation and the following order of service was carried out: Singing by the Excelsior quartet, "Come Unto Me when Shadows Darkly Gather." Address by Rev. Mr. Rice. Singing, "Abide with Me." Reading of the full burial service by Dr. Houghton, assisted by Rev. Mr. Yost and Rev. Mr. Rixon.
Rev. Wm. N. Pearne, the father of the deceased was pastor of the First M. E, church of this city in 1840 and 1850.
Dr. Thomas H. Pearne was a very prominent man in Methodism. The funeral services were held in Wesley chapel, Cincinnati, on Wednesday. There were seventy-five clergymen present, Rev. R. S. Rust, D. D., conducting the services [and] making the principal address, while four other ministerial associates made remarks.
The following is the address of Rev. Mr. Rice at the grave yesterday.
The spirit of our dear brother around whose grave we gather today was sweetly transferred from earth to the higher realm of activity, enjoyment and rest on Saturday last at his home in Cincinnati, O., at the age of 82 years.
"So fades a summer cloud away;
So sinks the gale when storms are o'er;
So gently shuts the eye of day;
So dies a wave along the shore."
Dr. Thomas H. Pearne would not have been what he was but through the influences of a Christian home where the life of God and the life of man ran in parallel lines through the indwelling of the divine in the human Jesus Christ is "Immanuel, God with us.''
It was our privilege to hear the voice of Jesus from the lips of the father of Dr. Pearne in the city of Ithaca in 1851 in a conference love feast. His two sons, William H. and Thomas H. Pearne were there. Joyous hearts spoke of rapture, assurance, exultation. Father Pearne said, "My heart is most touched when I see men who humbly aspire for a higher spiritual life, not us though I had already attained or were already perfect but I follow after if that I may apprehend that for which I also am apprehended of Christ Jesus."
Such a father and mother, and a sanctified home naturally begets a life of consecration, and a consecrated life cannot be described but can be lived. In the body we now commit to earth was enshrined for a long and an earnest life, a soul that feared no danger where God led the way; bold as a lion, tender as the heart of a mother, buoyant as a bird, thoughtful as a sage, indomitable as the decrees of Almighty God.
After having passed the first decade of his ministry in 1847—a ministry which commenced at the age of 18—he came no doubt by divine appointment of God into Wyoming Valley, on what he felt to be a hard circuit, having three preaching places on each Sunday and other schoolhouse appointments for week evenings with a salary of about $400, which was considered quite respectable in those days. Here he was instrumental in bringing into the church at New Troy—now called Wyoming—a class of wealthy men who had been considered as beyond the reach of gospel influences. When they yielded their heart to God they literally became as little children and all the region round about was greatly stirred and multitudes crowded the altars of adjoining charges. It started a new era of Christian benevolences and personal Christian attainments, the fruits of which the church has been reaping from that day to this.
We may not speak of fourteen years, years of great achievements in Oregon, five years following the war of the rebellion in East Tennessee reorganizing the churches after the overthrow of slavery, then sent as consul by the government to Jamaica, reaching down to 1874 when he resumed itinerant work in the Cincinnati conference where he has taken and performed regular service down to the close of his life—a record probably unparalleled in the ranks of the Methodist Episcopal church in the present generation. Widow, sister, daughter, relatives, friends, Do you inquire
"Where is he?"—Hark from the skies,
I hear a voice answer and say,
"The spirit of man never dies!
His body which came from the earth,
Must mingle again with the sod;
His soul, winch in heaven had birth,
Returns to the bosom of God.
Life labor done, as sinks the clay,
Light from its load the spirit flies;
While heaven and earth combine to say,
"How blest the righteous when he dies."
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
The Yale Alumni Weekly prints some tabulated statistics which are of unusual interest as showing the results of the new elective study system. The figures show that while the relative amount of instruction in languages has not materially declined in 18 years the modern languages and English have gained at the expense of Greek and Latin, that mathematical studies have declined nearly 50 per cent in importance, while the sciences have gained somewhat, and that the study of historical and social science has increased more than enough to balance the decline in that of philosophy. The experience of Harvard is similar to that of Yale. Of the class of 1888 1.11 per cent dropped ancient languages as soon as they entered college, while in the class of 1900 over 40 per cent dropped them. In the class of 1888 42.2 per cent dropped mathematics, and 72.9 per cent of the class of 1900 did the same. Apparently the classics and mathematics are on the wane in the higher institutions of learning.
◘ The compiler of the Chicago directory makes the population of that city 2,074,600, which is a gain of a little less than 1,000,000 over the twelfth census figures. But it must be remembered that it is about a year since the census was taken, and nothing in the way of growth is impossible in Chicago.
◘ Most of the Chinese Boxers who were officially beheaded some time ago for leading the anti-foreign movement are now reported to be holding good jobs around the dowager empress' establishment in the interior. No wonder the childlike and bland Chinamen were so willing to be beheaded.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Nuisances Must be Abated—The Dumping Ground and Other Matters.
The board of health held an adjourned meeting last night for the purpose of giving those who had been ordered to clean up garbage, etc., a hearing in the matter, but as no one appeared the board passed resolutions declaring the following places nuisances and detrimental to health. B. E. Miller, premises at 31 Clayton-ave., cesspool and closet [toilet, probably outhouse—CC ed.]; J. A. Graham, 156 Port Watson-st., obstruction to waterway; F. P. Howland, 34 North Main-st., closet; H. D. Hunt, 6 Orchard-st., garbage and ashes. The resolution further provided that three days would be given to abate the nuisance in each case, and if not done in this time the health officer would take steps to have the same done. Health Officer Carpenter reported that the premises of Mr. B. E. Miller at 79 Main-st. had been placed in sanitary condition.
It was reported that no measures had been taken as yet to change the dumping ground from the Nash lot to the Garvey lot. A petition from the people in the neighborhood of the two lots was received and placed on file. This petition asked that the dumping ground be continued on the Nash lot as the present unfinished condition leaves a filthy solution of materials to be evaporated after each rain, the odor of which, the petition states, is much worse than the original swamp. The health officer was instructed to distribute lime on the Nash lot and place it in a sanitary condition.
It was moved by Commissioner Chatterton and seconded by Commissioner Ryan that the common council be requested to furnish telephones for each of the six commissioners and the health officer at the city's expense. It was argued by the commissioner that the nature of their office made the telephones a necessity.
The city clerk gave information in regard to the backing of water in the vicinity of Keator & Wells' factory that the matter would be adjusted when the repairs to the Railroad-st. paving were made, by placing a sluiceway under the tracks of the D., L. & W. railroad, the permission for which had been given. The clerk was instructed to notify Superintendent Becker to clear out a culvert on the lower end of Railroad-st. to let off some stagnant water that was kept backed up by reason of the culvert in the absence of Mayor Brown, Commissioner Stockwell presided at the meeting. An adjourned meeting will be held Thursday night, June 13.
AN EXCITING EPISODE.
Philippine Prisoners Attack the Guards and Try to Escape.
Mrs. Clara Olds has received a letter from her nephew Glenn R. Atwood of Cortland now of Co. K, Forty-first United States Vols., from which we are permitted to make some extracts. The letter is written from Baccalor in the Philippine Islands. Mr. Atwood says:
We are going to leave this place soon for there are so many prisoners that we cannot do the guard duty. Companies D and K are here. The former has sixty-five men fit for duty and we have thirty. The result is that we are getting guard duty every other day. We don't have much time to have any fun.
We had a little excitement here on the 23d. I was eating my supper when it occurred. There were twenty-seven prisoners working on the road under three guards. That is nine prisoners to one guard or four more than they are allowed to take out. They lined up ready to come in and while passing through a lane the prisoners attacked the guards with such tools as they had in their hands—shovels, rakes and stone hammers—hitting two of the guards on the head and one on the arm. One of the guards who was struck on the head shot the prisoner who hit him and killed him besides wounding two more.
When the first shot was fired both companies were ordered out and when we got out to the scene there was only one dead native in sight. Eight who stood their ground were taken back to prison. The rest had made their escape. We formed a skirmishing party and after going about a mile through the rice fields and waist deep we routed out two of the escaped prisoners and ran them into a mud hole. We killed both of them, and at the same time had a battle with a mad caribou, which broke loose and charged out upon us and hooked one man in the leg and caught another under the chin, putting a prong of his antlers through his tongue and into the roof of his mouth so that he was unable to speak, and is now in the hospital at Manila. The caribou had a sergeant cornered in the bamboo and was making straight for him. They shot him in the head forty times and that made him all the worse. When he was about a rod from the sergeant a man from B company shot him through the heart and he leaned up against the bamboo dead.
Leaving a squad of men to bring in the dead and wounded we returned to the place of the outbreak and started out the other way. We did not go far before we saw two more of the escaped prisoners in the deep grass. We shot them as soon as we saw them, for those were the orders. After being out two hours we returned to quarters, having killed five. The rest made their escape. The two who were killed in the mud bole had the tops of their heads blown off. We got four natives and had them pull the dead prisoners out of the mud hole. They tied their hands and feet together, cut two poles and brought them in on the poles. All the others were captured next day, but four of them died in a swamp nine miles from here. The next day they increased the guard and sent out to work a smaller number of prisoners per guard.
Emery Wheel Burst.
James Gallagher, an employee of the Cortland Howe Ventilating Stove Co., narrowly escaped death yesterday while operating an emery wheel. The wheel burst and a portion of it struck Mr. Gallagher in the floating ribs over the gall bladder. Dr. C. D. VerNooy was called and examined the wounds. Had the missile struck a very short distance to the left it would have been directly over the solar plexus and would have caused instant death. As it is Mr. Gallagher is doing well, and if neither inflammation of the gall bladder nor of the diaphragm sets in he will soon be out again.
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| Cortland Park near base of Salisbury Hill. |
ATTRACTIONS AT THE PARK.
A Pleasant Place for An Outing—Dance Tomorrow Night.
Manager James Walsh of the Cortland park is bound to make of the place one of the pleasantest spots that can be found in this part of the country for a day's outing. At present a croquet ground is being graded in the park near the center, and an excellent ground for the game will be maintained. A drinking fountain with its water supply coming from a spring above will be placed near the croquet ground and will furnish cooling draughts for the thirsty.
The merry-go-round will be run with an electric motor for which the company has just invested $100. This will send the horses and camels around in their wild pursuit of each other to the entire satisfaction of all the youngsters, and with a smoothness that will make it a rare treat to ride upon.
The dancing pavilion is being handsomely decorated with buntings of different shades and hues and will present a pleasing spectacle to the dancers and onlookers. A dance will be held tomorrow evening at the pavilion. McDermott's orchestra will furnish the music as usual.
A NEW BRIDGE.
The E. & C. N. Y. R. R. to Build an Iron Structure Across the Tioughnioga.
The Erie & Central New York Railway company is planning to place a new iron bridge over the Tioughnioga river near the Kellogg farm, to replace the wooden structure at that place. It has not been decided by the company yet whether the bridge will be built of one or of two spans, but the one span idea will, without doubt, be acted upon. This will necessitate a span 200 feet in length. The company will begin the matter of placing a bridge at the point referred to as soon as possible in order that it may be completed before cold weather sets in.
DUNN RELEASED.
Immediately Rearrested on a More Serious Charge.
Edward Dunn, who was arrested on May 21, on the charge of assault in the third degree on the person of Pearl Beach in the vicinity of the trout park, on the evening of May 20, 1901, appeared in police court this morning and was discharged for lack of prosecution, but was immediately arrested by Chief of Police Barnes on the depositions of Pearl Beach and James Fitzgerald, charging him with rape in the first degree. Dunn pleaded not guilty and his examination was set down for June 11, at 10 o'clock A. M.
Since Dunn was arrested on the charge of assault he has been lodged in the county jail in default of securing $300 bail. The bail for his appearance to answer to the last charge preferred against him was fixed at $500, to which District Attorney T. H. Dowd objected on the ground that the amount was not large enough. Attorney E. E. Mellon appeared for the defendant.
In her deposition Pearl Beach claimed to have resided in Buffalo, to which place she was returning when she came to Cortland. She claims to be under 17 years of age and that Dunn and others claimed to her that they were officers and that she must submit to their treatment of her.
BREVITIES.
—The attendance at the Pan-American Wednesday was 28,301.
—The annual meeting of the New York State Teachers' association will be held in Buffalo, July 5-6.
—There will be a meeting of the executive board of the W. C. T. U. Saturday June 8, at 3 P. M.
—Mr. T. N. Leach shipped a splendid pair of yearling White Plymouth Rock hens to W. A. Wagner, Luzerne, Pa., this morning.
—The Cortland Praying band will hold a cottage prayer meeting at the home of J. Brown, 85 Hubbard-st., on Friday evening of this week.
—New display advertisements today are—Bosworth & Stillman, Shoes, page 2; Palmer &Co., Groceries, page 7; Glann & Clark, Shoes, page 7.
—Commencement week at the Normal [School] begins June 23. Commencement exercises will be held in the Opera House Friday morning, June 28, at 10 o'clock.
—The ball game between the Cortland Actives and the DeRuyter team which was to have been played at DeRuyter today was postponed on account of the rain on Friday, June 28.
—Mr. Hi Horton and his company of players presented "Hi Hubbard" at the Opera House last night. The farm scenes were natural and effective and the audience was pleased with them. The singing was also enjoyed.
—Friday, June 14, will be flag day. It is so honored because on that date in 1777 congress first adopted substantially as it is today our national emblem. It is not a legal holiday and usually is observed chiefly by raising the Stars and Stripes.
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