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| General Carlos Alban. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, Nov. 22, 1901.
LIBERALS IN CONTROL.
Municipal Affairs of Colon Now Administered by Them.
GOVERNMENT BUSY AT PANAMA.
Still Throwing Up Breastworks, and It Is Said General Alban May Return His Command From Chorrera to Reinforce the Garrison There.
MEXICO CITY, Mex., Nov. 22.—General Pedro Ospina and General Holguin, the former minister of war of Colombia and the latter formerly finance minister, have arrived here to confer with General Reyes, a member of the Pan-American congress. It is understood they will offer him the presidency of Colombia, assuring him that his taking office will bring peace to his country.
COLON, Nov. 22.—Everything is quiet here. The Liberals have taken over the reins of government and there is no sign of disorder. There seems no evidence at hand that would indicate that an attack on Panama is contemplated, at least not at present.
The government at Panama is still busy erecting breastworks in the vicinity of the railroad property, in the direction of which the Liberal attack is expected.
The mayor of Panama started in a launch belonging to the canal company Wednesday morning to report the state of affairs to General Alban. Since the mayor's return to Panama it has become rumored that he found the general at Chorrera, and that he decided to take his forces back to Panama by land and reinforce the garrison there.
Certain sources of information have it that the canal company's largest launch was loaned to the government last Sunday to convey General Alban and troops towards Chorrera, and that it was sunk on Tuesday near Taboga.
The political prisoners at Panama have been removed from their usual prison to a safer place of confinement at the farther end of Panama.
United States Consul General Hezekiah A. Gudger, Captain Perry of the United States battleship Iowa, and the secretaries of the government, held a conference at Panama Wednesday. The last named averred that the conductors of the train should not have allowed armed Liberals to embark on the train at Las Cascades.
Captain Perry replied that the government should protect free transit on the isthmus and ought to have prevented the embarkation of the Liberals. Subsequently, a letter was sent to the Colombian authorities by the American officials with reference to future action. It is not improbable that the Iowa will shortly land a force to protect transit.
The following provisional appointments were made by the Liberals yesterday: Senor Esprella to be prefect; Dr. Valverde to the mayor; Dr. Franco to be postmaster and Senor Silva to be captain of the port. Other minor appointments were also filled.
The treasury safe was opened yesterday afternoon in the presence of witnesses. It was found to contain 1,080 Colombian dollars, equivalent to $450 gold. The former postmaster also handed over to the Liberals the cash and the postage stamps in his possession.
Venezuela Revolution Again Crushed.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—Gonzales Esteves, consul general of Venezuela at New York, received the following cablegram from Torres Cardenas, general secretary of the republic: "The revolution headed by General Matos, which was ready to break out, has been crushed and its leaders are now in jail. Country enjoys peace." The cablegram was sent from Caracas.
Ground to a Pulp.
WATERTOWN, N. Y., Nov. 22.—Benton Robinson, 30 years old, was the victim of a terrible accident yesterday while working near a cylinder at the United States Talc company's mill at Dodgeville. He slipped and fell into a grinder used in grinding talc. His body was ground into pulp.
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| Seth Low. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
The Rush for Office.
So great is the rush of office seekers in New York and so thoroughly has Mayor Low been besieged since election that he has been almost unable to perform the ordinary duties that come before him and has been obliged to make the rule that he will see people only by appointment. All applications for office must hereby be made to him by mall. The salaries paid to many officials in that city show the cause of the strife for public station. The mayor himself draws a salary of $15,000 or $5,000 a year more than the governor of the state. And there are several other positions at his disposal which rank well in proportion. The corporation counsel also gets $15,000, the city chamberlain, $12,000; president of the tax department, $8,000; commissioner of water supply, $7,500; commissioner of street cleaning, $7,500; commissioner of public charities, $7,500; fire commissioner, $7,500, and a score of others more than $5,000.
◘ They raise cabbages in Nantes, and they raise cabbages in Cortland, but it does not seem to be as dangerous to steal them in this country as in the Frenchman's country. Three tramps stole a cabbage each a few days ago in Nantes and three peasants pursued them with pitchforks. One of the tramps was killed, another wounded and the third, a woman, was dragged through the mud till she was insensible.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Good Roads Committee Continued—Employment of Prisoners Discussed.
Ninth Day, Thursday, Nov. 21, 1901.
The board convened at 9 A. M., and was called to order by Chairman Crosley.
Roll call showed all members present except Messrs. Parker, Hunt and McBirney.
The Journal of the previous day was read and approved.
The following petition was presented from the assessors of the town of Cincinnatus, and the prayer of such petition was granted; on motion of Mr. Bennett, the petition is as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
WHEREAS, An error exists in the assessment roll of the town of Cincinnatus wherein the Bank of Cincinnatus is assessed as personal property, contrary to law. Now, therefore, we, the undersigned assessors of the town of Cincinnatus hereby petition your honorable body for the privilege of striking from the roll of said town said personal property and placing the bank stock of said bank of Cincinnatus on the assessment roll in accordance with the requirements of the statute in assessing bank stock.
ABNER HARRINGTON, F. L. COOK, F. M. FISH, Assessors.
The following petition was presented from Cuyler, which was read and the prayer of the same granted:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Cortland County, N. Y.:
We, the undersigned assessors of the town of Cuyler, Cortland county, N. Y., respectfully ask your honorable body to add to the assessment roll the names of the following persons who are liable to pay poll tax, the same being omitted from the assessment roll the current year.
JOHN SNELL, W. C. PHILLIPS, CHAUNCEY GARNER, Assessors.
The list affixed contained the names of 100 men of that town.
The committee on settling with district attorney reported, and his claim for salary and disbursements was allowed in full, $992.80.
On motion of Mr. Robinson:
Resolved, That the clerk be authorized to add to the abstract of the town of Marathon the sum of $3.90, the same being the amount of tax of 1900 not collected.
On motion of Mr. Peck:
Resolved, That the unpaid taxes amounting to $146 be stricken from the assessment rolls of the town of Cortlandville and the city of Cortland, the same being erroneous and non-collectable.
On motion of Mr. Rowe:
Resolved, That the sum of $27.30 for unpaid taxes he added to the town abstract of the town of Cortlandville.
On motion of Mr. Webb:
Resolved, That the committee on road improvement be authorized to purchase the reversible horse roller, as delivered, according to the terms proposed by the Climax company.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board reconvened at 1:30 o'clock P. M.
On motion of Mr. Walrad, the rules were suspended for the balance of the day.
On motion of Mr. Kinyon:
Resolved, That the clerk be authorized to contract with the Cincinnatus Times for the publication of the town and county audits for $25.
On motion of Mr. Shuler:
Resolved, That the collectors of the several towns of Cortland county are hereby authorized to pay over to the supervisors of their respective towns the amount of money raised for school purposes, taking a receipt therefore, which receipt shall be allowed by the county treasurer in settlement with the collector.
The matter of working the county prisoners was made a special order of business for Friday morning.
Tenth Day, Friday, Nov. 22, 1901.
Roll call showed all the members present. The annual report of the county treasurer was read by the clerk and referred to the committee on county treasurer, and finally to the committee on appropriations. The total receipts were given as $136,851.30 and the disbursements as $135,228.34, leaving on hand $1,622.96.
The committee on county treasurer reported that they had examined the books, papers and vouchers presented, and compared them with the report of the county treasurer, and that the same was found to be correct. They also reported that the systematic manner in which the books and papers were kept facilitated their work very much. The committee is made up of Messrs. Shuler, Robinson and Allen.
The matter of working prisoners, which was made a special order of business, was discussed. Mr. Webb showed by statistics obtained at the sheriff's office of prisoners committed to the jail during the months of June, July and August last, that at no time was there a sufficient number of prisoners confined to pay any town to work the same. Concerning the rules that had been formulated by the board, he stated that these had been drawn by the committee without the benefit of any experience of other counties in this matter, as the rules under which prisoners are worked in other places were not obtainable by the committee. The committee had, therefore, formulated the rules as best it could. He saw no reason for thinking that the plant for building roads could not be used without the prisoners, or that the prisoners could not be used without the plant.
The plan of working the prisoners was not opposed, and it was the opinion of many that the prisoners should be set at breaking stone by hand during the winter season.
On motion of Mr. Bennett, the committee on good roads, consisting of Messrs. Webb, Kinyon and Rowe, was continued for another year.
Ladies' Literary Club.
The Ladies' Literary club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. George H. Smith, 8 East Main-st. The afternoon was largely given up to the transaction of business.
A short and interesting program was introduced. Miss Stephens read an extract, entitled "A French View of Art Education." A conversation on art as illustrated at the Pan-American was participated in by many of the ladies. The miscellany was in charge of Mrs. Jennison, who opened under this heading with a description of the National Art club. Miss Adams read an extract from Amelia Hussner, painter of miniatures. Miss Booth read an extract on the life of Henrietta Ronner, the woman who paints cats, Mrs. Jennison spoke of Marie Rosalie Bonheur, the animal painter. The program was brought to a close by a piano solo by Mrs. Smith.
SNOW DROPPED FROM A ROOF.
Frightened the Horses—Driver Thrown Out—Two Ribs Broken.
Mr. John Curtin, an employee of the Cortland Beef company, was thrown from a delivery wagon last night and sustained two broken ribs on the left side and a fractured elbow.
Mr. Curtin had driven the large black team of the Beef company near the express house at the Lackawanna station. While waiting at this place, a block of snow fell from off the roof and hit the team, causing them to start up suddenly, and throwing the driver to the ground. He was picked up and carried to Dr. Neary's office and treated. The horses ran to Port Watson-st. and there stopped.
The Local Paper.
United States Senator Davis once said: "Each year every local paper gives from fifty to a thousand dollars in free lines for the benefit of the community in which it is located. No other agency can or will do this. The editor in proportion to his means does more than any other man. He ought to be supported not because you happen to like him, but because a local paper is the best investment a community can make. Today the editor of a local paper does more work for less money than any man on earth. Patronize your home paper, not as charity but as an investment."
HOMER, N. Y.
Gleanings of News from our Twin City.
HOMER, Nov. 22 —Mrs. Jane Foster of Tompkins st., Cortland, spent Wednesday with Mrs. C. O. Newton.
Yesterday afternoon about 1 o'clock as the children were returning to school, a horse and runabout owed by Sig. Sautelle and driven by one of his employees became unmanageable and ran down Main-st. As it reached the crossing at Main and James-sts., a young son of Henry Tower who was standing on the crosswalk became frightened and running in the wrong direction was knocked down and run over by the horse which the driver succeeded in stopping in front of the green. The lad was taken into the market of Fred Newcomb nearby, where Dr. L. W. Potter soon arrived and later Drs. Green and Bradford. Upon examination it was found that he was seriously, though not dangerously injured and was later removed to his home on Mill-st.
The Brown block on Wall-st. has been rented to George Pratt to be opened soon as a boarding house.
The Messrs. Sullivan of Springfield, Mass., were called home to attend the funeral of their sister Miss Kate Sullivan.
J. N. Knapp of Syracuse was in town yesterday.
Mrs. Ketchum of Elmira, who has been canvassing the town for pupils in dancing, has succeeded in securing a large number. The class meets weekly in Zimmer hall.
Mr. Frank M. Miller of New York was in town Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Milton Fairbanks of Scott Road, who several weeks ago underwent an operation at the Cortland hospital, has not improved as hoped and now lies seriously ill at her home.
The work for lighting the Home [Brewster House?—CC ed.] by electricity is completed and the lights were used Wednesday evening for the first time.
Yesterday afternoon at the Baptist church occurred the report meeting of the canvass on Tuesday and Wednesday in the interest of the Sunday-schools. The meeting was in charge of Mrs. J. R. Simmens, the state secretary, who called upon the workers, in turn, for their cards and anything of interest which had come under their observation. In some districts were found needy families without church connections who will now be brought to the notice of the various pastors.
Miss Mabelle Adams of Syracuse is the guest of her mother, Mrs. L. T. Adams.
Miss Alice Knickerbocker has accepted a position in the store of Yager & Crandall.
The Intermediate department of Homer academy will give a public exhibition at Academy hall Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 27 at 2 o'clock. The program will be as follows:
Chorus.
Recitation—How John Quit the Farm, Beth Dickinson.
Declamation—Headaches Before School, John McMaster.
Piano Solo, Florence O'Connor.
Recitation—True Friend, Lena Sager.
Declamation—The Boy That Was Scart O' Dyin', Frank Fox.
Chorus—The Mellow Hour.
Recitation, Thanksgiving Eve, Zaida Brown.
Declamation, Julian Fowler.
Chorus of Girls—Largo, Handel.
Declamation—Ginger Snaps, Carl Cooper.
Topsy Turvy.
Recitation—Annie's and Willie's Prayer, Irene Whitney.
A Thanksgiving Exercise.
Quick & Radway have sold their bicycle and repair shop to E. D. Richardson of Cortland. Mr. Will Nixon will continue the business for Mr. Richardson.
BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements today are—A. S. Burgess, clothing, page 8; M. A. Case, drygoods, page 6; C. F. Thompson, Hulled corn, etc., page 5.
—The Lackawanna Railroad company is providing a temporary waterway to drain the water off of Railroad-st. in the vicinity of the stations. The water will be carried over to Venette-st.
—The regular monthly meeting of the executive committee of the First Baptist Sunday-school will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. S. J. Sornberger, 34 North Church-st.
—The advance sale of seats for "York State Folks" tomorrow evening is already very large, and the indications are that the house will probably be sold out before the chart is removed.
—"Egypta" in Syracuse did not net as much money as in Cortland. Here the Women's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. netted $265. In Syracuse the local managers got but $200 for their share.
—Mrs. A. M. Jewett very pleasantly entertained a party of twenty-five ladies at a 1 o'clock luncheon yesterday at her home, 15 Monroe Heights. Mrs. Jewett is giving a little series of parties and has another this afternoon and another tomorrow.
—The Crawford Wagon Co. of Delhi, N. Y., will now enjoy a boom. A single day's orders last week included runabouts for President Roosevelt, for the Vanderbilt family of New York and for the Czar of Russia. All the fashionable people will now be trying to secure duplicates of these vehicles.
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