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| Cipriano Castro. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, Aug. 3, 1901.
SOUTH AMERICAN TROUBLE.
Venezuela and Colombia on Verge of War, Have Also Home Revolutions to Fight.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—The political situation in the neighboring republics of Venezuela and Colombia in South America, and the possibility of war between these two states is attracting considerable attention in diplomatic circles. Should war actually result the authorities in each country would not only have to deal with their foreign enemies, but also with their domestic foes, as each of the countries now has what practically amounts to a civil war on its hands.
Neither the Colombian nor the Venezuelan legations here has much direct information and the cable reports are exceedingly conflicting. The officials at the Colombian legation are at a loss to understand the report of President Castro's declaration of martial law on the ground that his country is being invaded by Colombia. The revolution headed by Dr. Galviras, who crossed the Venezuelan border from Colombia, where he had made refuge, is said to be in no sense an invasion by Colombians. Dr. Galviras belonged to the party of Andrade, who was overthrown by Castro, and it is stated in diplomatic circles that he is simply heading a rebellion of Venezuelans against the latter's authority.
No definite information has been received here regarding the whereabouts of General Uribe, who in his turn is heading a movement against the present government in Colombia from the Venezuelan side. The last news of his whereabouts was that he was at Maracaibo and had not yet crossed into Colombia, where it was supposed he would attempt to effect a juncture with Marin, a noted guerilla, who is still carrying on a vestige of the last revolution in the mountains of the central range of the Andes.
At the Colombian legation here the movement headed by Uribe is not considered at all serious thus far. A report received here on July 20 last gave news of a projected simultaneous invasion of Colombia from Venezuela, Ecuador and Nicaragua. Nothing has been heard of the movement since then.
Mississippi's Disgrace.
JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 8.—Governor Longino has returned from Carrolton, where three negroes were lynched Thursday night. The governor says the state has again been disgraced by this affair, which is all the more horrible because the lynched negroes were accused not of the assassination of Taliaferro and his wife, but simply of complicity in the crime or of guilty knowledge of the fact. Everything was quiet yesterday and no further trouble is expected.
CENSUS BUREAU FACTS.
Statistics About the People of the Great Southwest.
The census bureau at Washington recently made public its figures giving the population by sex, nativity and color of the third group of states, including Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Indian Territory, the results being as follows:
Indiana—Males, 1,285,404; females, 1,231,058; native, 2,374,341; foreign, 142,121; white, 2,458,532; colored; 57,960. Of the colored 207 are Chinese, 6 Japanese, 243 Indians and the remainder negroes.
Indian Territory—Males, 208,952; females, 183,108; native, 387,202; white, 302,080; colored, 89,380. Of those classified as colored 36,858 are negroes, 27 Chinese, 117 Indians taxed and 51,397 Indians not taxed.
Iowa—Males, 1,150,849; females, 1,075,004; native, 1,925,933; foreign, 305,920; white, 2,218,667; colored, 13,186, including 12,693 negroes, 104 Chinese, 7 Japanese and 382 Indians.
Kansas—Males, 768,716; females, 701,779; native, 1,343,810; foreign, 126,686; white, 1,416,319; colored, 54,176, including 52,003 negroes, 39 Chinese, 4 Japanese and 2,130 Indians.
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| Cortland Park and Pavilion on Salisbury Hill. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
The Park and the Public.
The wonderful patronage which the Cortland park is receiving this year as compared with former years is an evidence that not the park itself has been in fault in the past, but the management. People soon get tired of going to a place where there is nothing to see and nothing to do, but they will go if there is sufficient to attract. There has been some talk in the past of abandoning the park and transferring everything there to Little York, because it was thought that people wouldn't go to the park. They wouldn't go to Little York either unless there was something to interest and arouse. There is water, it is true, at Little York but there is no grove upon the shores of the lake. The gigantic forest trees of the park which give such superb shade in the hot days and which make it so cool even when other places are hot, and the pleasant walks through the woods and by the river banks could not be transferred to Little York and what is there along the sunny shores of the lake to compensate for them?
The new management of the railroad company and of the park has taken hold of the matter in the right way this year. The idea of pleasing the people is ever before their minds and eyes. More frequent cars, improved service, a man in charge of the pavilion, accommodating and helpful and anxious to do all in his power to please picnic parties large or small, the moving pictures, the stereopticon views, the frequent concerts, the dances, the merry-go-round, even the bear, the rabbit, and the monkeys have all contributed to make the park more popular, and the crowds of people that have thronged the cars almost every night this season is the evidence of it. Some of the attractions are chiefly for the children, but if the children are pleased and want to go there the older ones will go too.
And when the management introduces such an attraction as the Ithaca band on Thursday and when the vast crowd was seen comfortably seated on the benches or on the grassy ground which slopes gradually up from the band stand in the best way possible for such an event and all under the cool shade of the big trees in the afternoon, completely sheltered from the sun, it was clear what an ideal spot it is for such attraction.
The management is to be congratulated upon its work this year. The people appreciate the attentions and stand ready to patronize the railroad and the park as never before.
PHYSICIANS' PROTECTIVE LEAGUE
Of Cortland County Organized—Officers Elected—Its Object.
A second meeting of the physicians of Cortland county was held last night and an organization was affected. About twenty physicians were present and it was reported that responses had been heard from all but about a half dozen of the forty-eight physicians of the county, and all reported in a way favorable to the formation of a protective league. The official title of the organization is the Physicians' Protective League of Cortland County. Officers were elected as follows:
President—Dr. F. W. Higgins of Cortland.
Vice-President—Dr. L. W. Potter of Homer.
Secretary—Dr. P. T. Carpenter of Cortland.
Treasurer—Dr. E. B. Nash of Cortland.
Executive committee—Dr. H. T. Dana, Dr. E. M. Santee, of Cortland, Dr. D. E. Ensign of McGraw.
An agreement consisting of thirteen articles was adopted with the understanding that it is not to be binding till three-fourths of the physicians of the county have signed it. It provides that within sixty days from the time when it becomes effective each physician shall prepare a list of his delinquent patients and deliver them to the secretary for printing after scrutiny by the executive committee. A copy of these shall be put in the hands of each physician. A penalty of $10 is to be imposed upon any physician who attends any one of the people upon this list except in emergency cases, and even then only one call is to be made without special permission which may be obtained from the executive committee.
It should be distinctly understood that the agreement does not interfere with the care by physicians of patients who may be too poor to pay, and the names of such will not be presented for printing upon the delinquent list. They will have the same careful attention they have always received. But there is a class of people who patronize one physician as long as he will stand it and not receive a cent of pay and then they go to another physician and repeat the operation. Many of these are perfectly able to pay if they would. It is to enforce payment from such as these that the league is formed.
PATRONS OF INDUSTRY.
Annual Picnic to be Held at the Park on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
The second annual picnic of the Patrons of Industry will be held at the Cortland park on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The annual address will be made by Prof. J. L. Stone of the department of agriculture of Cornell university. The grand officers will also be present. Music will be furnished by the Odd Fellows' quartet consisting of Messrs. Long, Hunt, Doolittle and McNett. There will be the usual park attractions on that day.
The Champion Fishermen.
A note from the Rev. Dr. O. A. Houghton at Thousand Island Park says that Mrs. F. J. Doubleday and son Ralph went fishing on Tuesday. Ralph caught a pickerel that weighed 7 pounds and Mrs. Doubleday got one that tipped the scales at 5 pounds. When they reached the dock Ralph was carried on the shoulders of a gentleman through the crowd and was hailed as the hero of the hour. Some gentlemen in the crowd cried out, "The boy is king today, for we have fished all the afternoon and didn't get a bite." It is said that Ralph's eyes were bigger than the fish. The doctor says he will personally vouch for all the parts of the fish story except this last about the eyes.
GROTON CARRIAGE CO.
Plant Sold to Conger Brothers on Thursday—Consideration $97,100.
The Groton Carriage company's plant was sold on Thursday at auction sale. The purchasers were Frank and the Hon. Benn Conger, and they paid $97,100 for the plant and all its fixtures.
There had been some dissension among the stockholders of the Carriage company some of whom refused to put up more money for the refitting of the plant which was deemed necessary to assure its success in the future. Finally the company decided to dissolve and sell the works.
The sale was conducted Thursday and at first an attempt was made to dispose of the business in lots. It was found, however, that a larger price could be bought if it was sold in bulk and finally the establishment was turned over to the Conger Brothers who were the highest bidders.
The new company, it is said, will be recapitalized and put on a firm financial basis. The proprietors are determined to greatly enlarge the works. Automobiles as well as carriages and other road vehicles will be manufactured in the future. It is expected that when the works are reopened the plant will be one of the most completely equipped in this part of the country.
HOTTEST JULY KNOWN.
All Previous Records Available Broken in New York.
All heat records for the month of July in New York City have been broken. The record of the weather bureau for the last thirty-one years shows nothing to equal it. The mean maximum temperature for the month was 85 degrees and the mean minimum 71 degrees F. The mean temperature for the month was 78 degrees, or one degree higher than that of July, 1887, the next highest on record.
McGRAW, N. Y.
Breezy Items of Corset City Chat.
Mrs. W. W. O'Brian of Detroit, Mich., is the guest of her mother Mrs. M. S. Kinney.
Mrs. E. F. Kinney and daughter Grace have returned from a visit to friends in Seneca county.
F. A. Purchas is in New York on business.
Miss Mattie Pease of Ithaca is visiting Miss Florence Travis.
T. R. Rogers and daughter Mary have returned from a visit with friends in Dryden.
The corner stone of the new Presbyterian church was laid Friday afternoon in accordance with the program as previously published in The STANDARD. The following articles were placed in the stone: Bible, date (1836) from door of old church, copy of New York Evangelist, Cortland STANDARD of Aug. 1, 1901, Illustrated Souvenir of McGraw, historical sketch of church, list of church officers and a paper stating that the church was built in 1901 under the supervision of John R. Holmes of Texas Valley, N. Y., that the corner stone was cut and presented by Daniel A. Thompson, McGraw, N. Y., and laid by John Maher of Cortland, N. Y. The exercises were very impressive and the remarks of Rev. Messrs. W. P. Garrett, A. Bergen Browe and E. J. Noble were simply condensed eloquence.
We noticed in the item a few days ago concerning the business at McGraw, that "there is only about so much and that there is not enough for both roads." Please let us say that the business is on the increase here, and never before has there been more done than at the present time, nor has there been brighter prospects for the coming season than are felt now. The one writing the article forgot to add that with the advantages of carrying freight and passengers, as nicely arranged as they are, the interest of any new enterprise will be most favorably benefited by locating upon this line, as the advantages one can easily see who is seeking to locate a new plant. With the farmers' dairy interest booming, the box factory products never larger, and the corset and skirt factory on the increase, besides the mercantile trade in fine activity, everything tends to want more, rather than place a limit to what can be done on this line of railroad. The electric railroad has just reduced its passenger rates to a more reasonable basis, and all are ready to assist in increasing its business in appreciation, and now one does not feel that he is paying extravagant rates, and this will permit travel to rapidly increase. While perhaps one road might handle all the business, still the people having had the true effects of competition and the well managed electric road, stopping at all points and accommodating every one, could not give that up. The people east of us need the steam road and here its help in very many ways is greatly appreciated, it gives many better reasons for greater expansion, we certainly could not now dispense with it and we see no reason why both cannot be upon good grounds continued as feeders to other parts of necessary lines, with profit. Let no good work stop to look around, but rather seek more thorough cultivation.
BREVITIES.
—A meeting of the hospital board will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the hospital.
—New display advertisements today are—F. E. Brogden, Ice cream soda, page 6; C. F. Brown, Drugs, etc., page 7.
—A Home telephone, No. 14, has been placed in the office of the Cortland County Agricultural society to remain till after the fair.
—The union preaching service on Sunday evening will be held in the First Baptist church. The sermon will be by Rev. B. W. Hamilton, D.D., of the Homer M. E. church.
—The All-Cortland baseball team went to Tully this morning at 9:48 to play the Tully team at that place this afternoon. A large number of supporters accompanied them.
—A mistake was made yesterday in the notice that was furnished to us of the East Side Sunday school picnic, as a basket picnic. Instead tables will be set and all dine together. The picnic occurs next Tuesday at the park.
—Through a change of plan Rev. G. H. Brigham will preach at the First M. E. church tomorrow morning instead of Rev. B. W. Hamilton of Homer. Dr. Hamilton will preach at the union service at the First Baptist church at 7:30 P. M.
—Four baseball teams of Cortland are playing ball this afternoon: The All-Cortlands are at Tully; the A. O. H. team plays at Athletic field with an Ithaca aggregation; Riley's Twinklers play the George Junior boys at Freeville, and a boys club is interesting the McGraw Junior players.
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