Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, June 13, 1901.
CUBANS FINALLY YIELD.
Adopt Platt Amendment as Passed by Congress.
VOTE ON RESOLUTION WAS 16 TO 11.
Four Delegates Were Absent, Leaving the Conservatives With Safe Majority—Commission Will Now Be Appointed to Draw Up An Electoral Law.
HAVANA, June 13.—The Cuban constitutional convention yesterday accepted the Platt amendment by a vote of 16 to 11. The resolution to accept was carried without discussion.
Immediately after the opening of the session Senores Tamayo, Villeuendas, and Quesada, constituting a majority of the committee on relation, submitted as a substitute for the committee's former report the Platt amendment and made at appendix to the constitution. In the vote on the resolution the 21 delegates present divided as follows:
In favor of acceptance—Senores Capote, Villeuendas, Jose M. Gomez, Tamayo, Monteaguedo, Delgade, Bentacourt Giberga, Llorente, Quesada, Sanguily Nunez, Rodriguez, Berriel, Quilez and Ferrer.
Opposed to acceptance—Senores Zayas Aleman, Edualdo Tamayo, Juan Gualberto Gomez, Cisneros, Silva, Fortun Lacret, Portundo, Castro and Manduley.
Senores Rivera, Correoso, Gener and Robau werei absent. The latter two voted against acceptance in the previous division. Senor Ferrer voted with the Conservatives explaining his change of attitude because asserting that he believed acceptance would be the best solution of the problem.
The convention will now appoint a commission to draw up the electoral law.
Means Cuban Independence, Says Root.
BUFFALO, June 13.—Secretary of war Elihu Root was shown the dispatch from Havana last night announcing the acceptance of the Platt amendment by the Cuban constitutional convention. He said: "I am glad to hear of it for Cuba's sake. It means the independence of Cuba and all that is best and freest in Cuba, backed by all that is best in the United States."
OREGON IS HOME AGAIN.
Will Stay in San Francisco for Ten Days Before Being Docked.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.—The battleship Oregon entered the Golden Gate last evening and was welcomed with booming cannon and shrieking whistles. All along the water front, the greatest enthusiasm was manifested and the Stars and Stripes floated all over the city in honor of the home coming of the bulldog of the navy.
The Oregon, in command of Captain Chas. M. Thomas, left Yokohama on May 16. The battleship will remain here about ten days and then will go into drydock.
Great preparations have been made to give the crew of the Oregon a great time during their brief stay here.
INCORPORATION COMPLETE
Of the Cortland County Traction Co.—List of Directors.
The final steps in the incorporation [reorganization] of the Cortland County Traction Co. have now been taken as forecasted in these columns ten days ago when the papers were sent down to Albany. The capital stock is $320,000, of which $200,000 is preferred 5 per cent stock and $120,000 is common stock. We represent the list of directors, as follows: C. D. Simpson, Wm. B. White, New York City; Frank Battles, George H. Fisher, Philadelphia; Herman Bergholtz, Ithaca; H. P. Simpson, Scranton; G. H, Garrison, Troy; B. F. Taylor, Hugh Duffey, Edwin Duffey and E. H. Brewer, Cortland.
Mr. Frank Battles who it is anticipated will be elected president of the company, is expected in Cortland on Saturday when a meeting of the directors will be held and officers will be elected.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
President McKinley's Letter.
Perhaps nothing that President McKinley has done during his entire public career has called forth more genuine approval from every one than the frank and manly way in which he has meet and disposed of the incipient third term boom started by unwise friends. It has never been the president's policy to answer any criticisms or statements concerning him and when Senator Depew gave out his interview favoring a third term he doubtless experienced nothing but annoyance. But when Representative Grosvenor of Ohio, of his own state and the man who perhaps more than any other was supposed to voice his sentiments, also declared the matter of opposition to a third term to be a "fiction" which had better be done away with, the president felt that he could keep still no longer, and his letter has disposed of the matter in a way thoroughly dignified but one which cannot be questioned.
President McKinley's friends were placed in a very embarrassing position. To oppose a third term for him would seem to signify a lack of personal support, and yet it cannot be assumed that any considerable number of people were ready to depart from the unwritten law laid down in the precedent established by Washington. The president appreciated this thoroughly and also appreciated the fact that the discussion of a matter of a third term would complicate affairs, with all the important questions now before the government. The result was that he decided not to hesitate a moment, but to relieve the situation at once, and he has done it in a way that has strengthened himself in the estimation of every one, not only of his own party, but of his opponents as well. The "fiction" still lives.
Chinese Exclusion Act.
The next congress will have the matter of Chinese exclusion brought before it. Agitation upon the subject has already begun. The present exclusion act will expire in May, 1902. An appeal has been prepared to be sent to congress to re-enact the law and 12,000 copies have been circulated throughout the country. If the act is allowed to expire, the termination of the treaty with China on Dec. 8, 1904, will make it possible for Chinese to enter the United States and cheap labor will be abundant in competition with white labor. The Knights of Labor express themselves as hopeful of the re-enactment of the law by the house, but look for a fight in the senate. They will urge congress to not only renew the act, but to make it permanent and applicable to all oriental races.
BUFFALO BILL TOMORROW.
The Terrible Machine Guns to be Operated During the Performance.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West has recently added a most realistic representation of a modern battle to its entertainment, and necessarily has had to bring into play machine guns, handled by some of the same men who worked them during the late fighting. The mechanism of the gun is easily described, but the impression it makes when seen at work is beyond description. It is simply fascinatingly terrible, and in the Wild West with 800 soldiers around it constantly firing their rifles, its tones are such that all else is a dumb show, and every faculty of the auditor is enchained by the machine gun as though it had some hypnotic power. There is just enough of it in the battle of Tien-Tsin to please an audience, and not enough to detract from the many other exciting, amusing and instructive features of this peculiarly unique and instructive entertainment. All the Indians, cowboys, Russians, Arabs, Mexicans, Magyars, Gauchos, English and German soldiers, and a couple of regular and volunteer ex-members of Uncle Sam's army, are component parts of the big company, and their daring feats of horsemanship, their reckless skill and magnetic personality, are as strong as ever.
Incidents in American history, from a representation of an early wagon train of settlers crossing the prairie, to the most exciting scene of the war in China, are truthfully depicted by genuine characters, many of them participants in the original events. Every year sees an enlargement and an improvement of Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders, and more has been added to its attractiveness this season than ever.
Buffalo Bill and the Wild West will be in Cortland tomorrow and will exhibit upon the fair grounds. Watch for the big parade in the forenoon.
STREET CAR SERVICE.
Plans that Have Been Made to Handle Buffalo Bill Crowds.
The Traction company has placed two new motor cars on its line, both of which are open cars. No. 1022 will be used for making [meeting] trains, while the other, No. 12, will be used as an extra.
The Traction company has made well defined plans for carrying the large number of people that will be in Cortland tomorrow to see Buffalo Bill. All the motor cars and trailers will be pressed into service. During the forenoon five cars will run between Cortland and Homer, passing on every switch. In the afternoon three trains of cars will be kept running as rapidly as possible between the Messenger House and the fair grounds. These will be kept running till after the evening performance. Four McGraw cars will be run every hour to the Cortland House, except at 4 P. M. and 10 P. M., when the McGraw cars will run through to the fair grounds. For these trips trailers will be used. Two cars will be kept running between Homer and the fairgrounds all the afternoon. The men who will run the cars will be given no relief tomorrow, but arrangements have-been made to furnish them with free luncheons.
NOTICE FOR WHEELMEN.
Ordinance Regarding Sidewalks, Speed and Bells to be Enforced.
Chief of Police Barnes gave out the information this morning that all riding of bicycles on sidewalks or unpaved streets when the roads are not muddy must cease at once. It has been the chiefs policy to break up the habit of sidewalk riding without making arrests, but the custom is increasing and now the ordinance will be carried out to the letter. The chief also calls the attention of workingmen coming home from the shops to the matter of keeping on the right hand side of the road and of keeping within the speed limit. The chief also points out that many riders have failed to provide bells for their wheels, and that they are liable to arrest for this failure. These matters will be closely watched by the police and all bicycle riders are warned to comply with the ordinances.
Pierce Bicycle Stolen.
Night before last Mr. Henry Corcoran left his 1901 Model Pierce bicycle in front of the Brunswick hotel for about twenty minutes. When he returned to the rack for the wheel it was missing, nor has Mr. Corcoran been able to get any clue to it since. The wheel is a chainless one, with cushion frame, coaster brake, Sager flexible saddle, Kelley handlebars, Palmer tires and black frame. The wheel number is 85,306, and the sidepath tag is number 1,284. Any information concerning the bicycle would be received gladly by Mr. Corcoran.
In City Court.
In city court this morning the case of The People against Richard Brady, charged with assault in the third degree on the person of Pearl Beach on the night of May 20 last, was called and the case was adjourned for two weeks.
Divorce Granted.
Judge Andrews has granted a decree of separation to Celia A. Seamans, formerly of Cortland, now of Syracuse from her husband Newton W. Seamans. Mrs. Seamans swore that a year ago her husband deserted her and went to South Dakota and that in the following December she was served with a summons in an action for absolute divorce, the venue being laid in Minnehaha county, Minn. She paid no attention to it and in February Seamans returned to Syracuse and the wife began the suit for separation. The decree was granted on the ground of abandonment and the husband was ordered to pay $2 a week for the support of their only child, a boy of nearly 5 years of age.
BOUTON-MACNAIR.
Charming Wedding at Oneida in Which Cortland Is Particularly Interested.
At the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. David D. MacNair, 33 East Walnut-st., in Oneida, N. Y., at 8 o'clock last evening occurred a very pretty wedding when Miss Caroline Jessup MacNair of Oneida was united in marriage with Mr. Archibald Lewis Bouton of Cortland. The house was very tastefully yet simply decorated for the occasion with palms, ferns, daisies and pink and white carnations. Rev. Samuel Jessup, D. D., pastor of the Presbyterian church of Oneida, an uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony, which was a modification of the Episcopal form including the use of the ring. Miss Elizabeth Hand of Oneida presided at the piano and played the Wedding March from Mendelssohn as the bridal party entered the parlor, the bride leaning upon the arm of her brother, Mr. Clarence I. MacNair, who gave her away. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Mary W. MacNair of Washington, D. C., as bridesmaid, and Mr. Halsey M. Collins of Cortland, a classmate of Mr. Bouton's at the Cortland Normal school and at Amherst college, officiated as best man.
The bride was gowned in a rich, handsome and exceedingly becoming dress of white silk crepe, trimmed with ribbons and carried a large bouquet of delicate pink and white carnations. The bridesmaid wore a gown of pink silk and carried a bouquet of white roses.
After congratulations had been offered an elaborate wedding supper was served and time was given to looking over the presents which were unusually elaborate and valuable. There was an abundance of solid silver and fine cut glass, also a number of rare and costly pieces of art work and bric-a-brac. Several liberal checks, including one from the father of the groom, and a number of gold pieces were also among the number.
Amid an abundant shower of rice and daisies Mr. and Mrs. Bouton left on the 10:30 train by the New York Central for their wedding journey, which will include Albany, Pittsfield, Mass., Amherst and a trip among the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. The trip will occupy about two weeks and Mr. and Mrs. Bouton will then return to Cortland for a few days before Mr. Bouton begins his work as one of the instructors in the summer school at New York university.
Mr. Bouton is well known in Cortland where he has always resided. He is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bouton of 51 Union-st., a graduate of the academic department of the Cortland Normal and of Amherst college and is now professor of English in New York university. The bride is a charming, accomplished and talented young lady, and a general favorite among her associates. She is not an entire stranger in Cortland, having visited here upon several occasions, and having already won for herself many warm friends.
The guests from a distance who were present at the wedding were: Miss Mary W. MacNair of Washington, D. C., the maid of honor, Mrs. Guy V. Henry of New York City, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence I. MacNair of Cloquet, Minn., Mrs. G. W. Pierson, and Miss Eliza Pierson of Florida, N. Y., Miss Ellen C. Pierson of Elmira, Miss Fannie B. Pratt and Miss Carrie D. Pratt of Fredonia, Miss F. L. Pierson of South Orange, N. J., Miss H. W. Pierson of Washington, D. C., Miss Ruth Howe and Hon. Otto Kelsey of Geneseo, Mrs. Schauflier of Chihuahua, Mexico, Rev. Herbert A. Jump of Hamilton, Mr. John McKellar, Miss Grace McKellar of Groton, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. White, Syracuse, Mr. Allen B. Freeman, Blodgett Mills, Mr. Lewis Bouton, Mr. Halsey M. Collins, Dr. Lloyd S. Ingalls and Mr. Charles H. White of Cortland.
Portrait of Judge Forbes.
Mr. W. E. Powers of Cortland recently painted a portrait of Judge Gerrit A. Forbes of this judicial district which attracted quite a little attention among Cortland friends of the subject as it was displayed in one of the windows on Main-st. for a few days. Judge Forbes bought the portrait and he has written Mr. Powers about it as follows:
CANASTOTA, N. Y., June 5, 1901.
Mr. Eugene Powers, Cortland, N. Y.
MY DEAR MR. POWERS—I enclose herewith my check for $30 for the picture which you forwarded to me while I was at Cortland. I have just opened it and found that it came in excellent condition and we think that it is a very strong and a very fine likeness. At all events, it suits me pretty well and I think it is the best I own. I am just home from Binghamton and I shall soon be able to congratulate myself on some sort of a vacation.
Very sincerely yours, GARRIT A. FORBES.
BREVITIES.
—Tomorrow will be flag day. It should be properly observed.
—New display advertisements today are—Warren, Tanner & Co., Drygoods, page 6; C. F. Brown, Paints, page 6.
—There will be an assembly party at the park tonight and the cars leave at 7:30 and 8 o'clock. Darby's furnishes the music.
—Two little girls 6 and 9 years old respectively have been arrested in Cazenovia for breaking into a grocery and robbing it on Sunday night.
—The Cortland Praying band will hold a cottage prayer meeting at the home of Mrs. E. H. Newman, 4 1/2 Salisbury-st., on Friday evening of this week.
—The new Ithaca hotel at Ithaca has been leased for ten years to Causer Brothers of Elmira, owners and proprietors of the Langwell House in that city.
—At the annual convention of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Central New York on Tuesday Rev. Fred W. Taylor, D. D., of Quincy, Ill., was elected as coadjutor of Bishop Huntington,
—Buffalo Bill's Wild West makes quite a circuit this week. Its dates are Monday, Binghamton; Tuesday, Oneonta; Wednesday, Schenectady; Thursday, Utica; Friday, Cortland; Saturday, Elmira.
—The Traction company will operate cars tomorrow morning every five minutes between the center of the city and the Lehigh Valley R. R. to accommodate those who wish to go down to see the show unload.
—The New York papers which were due to reach Cortland on the 9:48 A. M. train were delayed this morning by a freight wreck on the Lackawanna in New Jersey. They did not get in till the 4:43 train this afternoon.
—The New York Journal yesterday published what purported to be a portrait of Miss Frances L. Hughes of Cortland, the recipient of the highest student honor at Wellesley college, but it is feared that her best friends would not recognize her.
—Buffalo Bill and the Wild West is expected to arrive in Cortland over the Lehigh Valley R. R. tomorrow morning at about 4 o'clock. The show will unload at Owego-st. The exhibition will be at the fair grounds. The show comes in in three sections and goes out at night to Elmira in four sections.
—Tomorrow will be "Buffalo Bill" day in Cortland. It will be wise for every one to lock up carefully, both doors and windows, for a gang of sneak thieves and pickpockets usually follow the circus. And above all things don't go into the crowd with a pocket full of money all ready for the light fingered gentry.
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