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| Senator Augustus O. Bacon. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, Dec. 12, 1901.
BACON NOT SATISFIED.
Contends New Canal Treaty Doesn't Give Full Control.
CULLOM SPEAKS IN FAVOR OF IT.
Says That in Time of War Treaty Could Be Suspended and Revived When Hostilities Were Over—All Nations Would Be Treated Alike in Times of Peace or War.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Two speeches on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty were made in the executive session of the senate yesterday, one by Senator Bacon in opposition to the treaty, and the other by Senator Cullom, the prospective chairman of the committee on foreign relations, in support of it.
Mr. Bacon replied to the speech made Tuesday by Senator Lodge. He summed up his objections in the statement that he could not freely accept any treaty which does not place the isthmian canal entirely under American auspices and American control. This, he said, the pending treaty does not do, nor does it do anything like it. It did not by long odds accomplish what had been accomplished by the senate amendments made to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty at the last session of congress.
The Davis amendment, he said, had abrogated all the objectionable provisions of that treaty as negotiated, and it did not matter what provisions there were in the agreement so long as the United States were authorized as they were by the principal Davis amendment to secure the safety and maintenance of the canal by their own force.
"The only reply," he said, "which the advocates of the treaty make to criticism is that the canal would be under the full control of the United States in time of war; but this is no more true now than under the old treaty."
He contended that the only power given to the United States which was not given to Great Britain was found in the last sentence of regulation two providing that "the United States shall be at liberty to maintain such military police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawlessness and disorder."
This, he said, was not sufficient to make the canal an American institution and if the Davis amendment had been necessary to render the original treaty acceptable it was equally necessary in this instance.
In conclusion, Mr. Bacon announced that while he had no intention of voting for the treaty, he would do nothing to obstruct its ratification.
Senator Cullom congratulated the senate and the country upon the fact that there are two things in connection with the new treaty upon which, he said, practically all are agreed. One of these was the desirability of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and the other that of the necessity for the construction of an isthmian canal.
He contended that the new treaty radically changes the conditions presented by the first Hay-Pauncefote treaty, clearly relieving it of the necessity of such an amendment as that made to the old treaty upon the suggestion of Senator Davis, because the treaty itself would permit the United States under international law to own, manage and defend the canal in any way that it may choose. In other words, he added, in a war with Great Britain, or with any other power, the treaty would be suspended, under the law which governs nations, until the war should be concluded, when it would be revived and again enforced.
He admitted that the new treaty retains the general principle of neutralization as did the original Hay-Pauncefote treaty, but he urged that it does not reenact or keep alive any of the provisions of the treaty of 1S50. While it retains the doctrine of neutralization, the provisions making that retention applies, the senator contended, to all nations alike, but to none of them for any longer time than they observe the regulations prescribed by the United States. When they should fail in this observance we could close the canal under the terms of the treaty. All nations would be treated on terms of fairness and equality by allowing all to use the canal in time of peace and shutting out all in time of war in case it should be found desirable to do so.
TUNNEL INTO NEW YORK.
Pennsylvania Road's Plan to Secure Terminus There.
TWO NEW COMPANIES FORMED.
One Each in New Jersey and New York and Under These Charters Work Will Be Done—Everything Will Be Underground and Run By Electricity.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—A. J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, yesterday made public his plan for securing a New York terminus for his company. Following is his statement:
"The Pennsylvania Railroad company is now prepared to carry out its policy, long since adopted, of extending its railroad into New York city, therein establishing a suitable passenger terminus for the accommodation of the public. To accomplish this on a comprehensive plan the Long Island Extension railroad company will withdraw its application for power to construct its terminal railroad and in lieu of such independent construction it is now proposed to build, under the charter of the Pennsylvania, New York Extension Railroad company, just organized, and a New Jersey railroad company about to be organized, a through underground connection between Long Island railroad and the Pennsylvania lines in New Jersey and to construct a proper and commodious joint underground terminal station in New York city for the Pennsylvania and Long Island roads.
"After years of exhaustive study the conclusion has been reached that a tunnel line operated by electricity is in every way the most practical, economical and the best both for the interests of the railroad company and of the city. The line as adopted will traverse the city of New York from the Hudson river to the East river and be underground throughout and at such depth as not to interfere with future construction of subways by the city on all its avenues, similar to the one now building along Fourth avenue.
"As the railroad will be wholly underground and operated electrically, in the same manner as the recently constructed Orleans railway extension in Paris, it will not be objectionable in any way. There will not be any smoke, dirt or noise and as all the surface property may be built upon after being utilized underneath for railroad purposes the neighborhood of the station will be improved instead of marred, as is often the case when railroad lines are constructed on the surface or elevated.
"The company has acquired the bulk of its property for its principal station and means to go forward in the acquisition of such additional properties as will be required, either by purchase or condemnation, in the belief that the city authorities will meet their application in a spirit of fairness and expedite as much as possible this much needed improvement and great public convenience. Immediately upon the necessary authority being granted the work of construction will proceed and the whole line will be completed and put in operation as soon as possible."
TEACHERS ON A STRIKE
Orders for Pay Are Not Honored—They Want Their Pay.
PITTSTON, Pa., Dec. 12.—The teachers in the public schools of this township, fifteen in number, are out on strike. Salaries have been received irregularly for the past few years and, at the present time, the teachers hold orders on the treasury for amounts ranging from $200 to $1,000 for services rendered.
Three weeks ago a union was formed and when the order to strike came yesterday all the teachers responded and 1,500 pupils spent the day at home. The children are in sympathy with the strikers.
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
Charge of Grand Larceny in Second Degree—Hearing Postponed.
Constable Charles Euson of McGraw, N. Y., General Manager Edwin Duffey of the Traction Co., and Electrician Hugh Buegler went to home of Lew Rood in the town of Solon last night armed with a search warrant and made an investigation of the premises looking for the copper bond wires stolen from the electric road the night before. Nothing was found, however, but the officer arrested Rood and Mark Waterman, who is a junk dealer and who lives with Rood. The two were brought to the Cortland jail last night. Today they were taken before Justice of the Peace Kelley at McGraw. The Traction company was represented by Hon. H. A. Dickinson. The prisoners had no counsel. The hearing was then adjourned till Friday, Dec. 20, at 10:30 A. M.
Meanwhile other clues are being followed up. It has been learned that the two men recently bought a bolt cutter at McGraw's wagon shop. They tell conflicting stories as to its purpose, and it is also alleged that the two were seen near the [streetcar] track Tuesday night.
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr. and Mrs. Earsley of Hubbard-st. Have Been Married Fifty Years.
Wednesday, Dec. 11.—Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Earsley, 24 Hubbard-st., Cortland, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary by entertaining during the afternoon and evening about forty of their friends and relatives.
Just fifty years ago, on the evening of Dec. 11, 1851, Mr. Nathan B. Earsley of Caroline, Tompkins county, N. Y., and Miss Lovica Glason of Berkshire, N. Y., were united in marriage. On the day of their wedding, according to the custom of that time, these two young people went about their ordinary work; he cutting wood and she exercising her already acquired skill in cooking by preparing refreshments for the evening. Their industrious habits have followed them through all these years; and Mrs. Earsley has been blest by having a neat pile of wood at her kitchen door, while Mr. Earsley has been blest by having tempting, wholesome food placed before him daily. Soon after their marriage they began housekeeping, and in 1853 Mr. Earsley built a house on the farm which had been owned by his grandmother who was one of the early settlers of Caroline, Tompkins county. In this house they lived until the spring of 1888, when they moved to Cortland, where they have since resided.
The anniversary guests of the afternoon enjoyed an elaborate dinner prepared under Mrs. Earsley's supervision, while those of the evening were treated to more dainty refreshments, served by Mrs. H. R. Frair of Malone and Mrs. C. H. Miner, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Earsley.
During the evening Mr. Frank Coulter in a few chosen remarks, in behalf of the neighbors, presented to the bride and groom of fifty years a purse of gold. After enjoying a social time the guests departed leaving many substantial presents as tokens of the esteem in which Mr. and Mrs. Earsley are held.
Among the guests from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Francis Earsley, he being the only guest present who attended the wedding, Miss Theresa Earsley, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Patch of Caroline, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Ithaca; Mr. Norman Prentice of Berkshire, and Mrs. Lewis Freeland of Newark Valley.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Eight Hour Law Unconstitutional.
Judge Burr Mattice of the supreme court in session at Ithaca, N. Y., yesterday rendered an important opinion in the eight hour law before the grand jurors which bears out the points upon which the case was contested by E. H. Bostwick, the counsel for Contractor Coryell the position of the city's paving commission, the opinion of the city attorney as submitted to the common council which was considered as the attitude of the administration.
The Ithaca Journal of Wednesday says:
Yesterday afternoon the grand jury began its consideration of the case of Bingham Coryell, who was charged with an alleged violation of the state labor law, which says that a contractor shall not compel his men to work more than eight hours a day on a municipal job. Mr. Coryell's arrest was effected [sic] by State Labor Inspector Frank Nash, upon the affidavit of a colored laborer who claimed that he had been compelled to work more than eight hours per day on the paving work in this city.
The grand jurors became perplexed upon a certain point late yesterday afternoon and appeared before the court this morning for instruction. They inquired of the judge, his opinion as to the constitutionality of the law making criminal the act of a person contracting with a municipality, who shall require more than eight hours for a day's labor.
Justice Mattice replied that his judgment under the recent decisions of the higher courts was that the labor law, pertaining to the requiring of eight hours a day for labor, and no more, was unconstitutional and invalid. He said he considered that the legislature had exceeded its power when it said that a municipality could not require more than eight hours labor of a man.
The justice continued that the holding of the court of appeals is that a municipality is the same as an individual, and therefore if the legislature had the aforesaid power, might say that no individual could employ labor for more than eight hours a day and that no man would have the right to work more than eight hours. He said that the law was unconstitutional in several ways and was an intervention of the rights of every citizen.
In conclusion Justice Mattice advised the jurors to find no indictment against Mr. Coryell and said that if they did vote for an indictment it would be set aside by the court.
CORTLAND COMMON COUNCIL.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY.
Large Share of Deficit of Last Year Already Paid—Lower Tax Rate for Next Year—Last Normal School Bond to Be Paid This Year—Important Letter from Board of Fire Underwriters Concerning Insurance Rates.
The common council met last evening and made up the tax budget for the coming year. The whole amount to be raised is $92,658.97 for state, county and city purposes, as against $103,940 raised for the same purposes for the past year. The rate this last year was $1.754 on each $100. The rate fixed for the coming year is $1.68 on the same amount, or nearly $.075 less.
The deficit last December was $ 39, 599.78. At the close of the present year the deficit will be about $22,220, a reduction of more than $17,300. The amount to be raised includes $5,000 of Normal school bonds, which takes up the last of these. Aside from this the amount to be raised includes $1,500 to be paid on the Railroad-st. paving bonds.
When it is taken into consideration that nearly one-half of the deficit, which was incurred by running the city government at its beginning for a year and eight months with one tax levy, has been paid this year, and in addition to paying so much of the deficit many extra expenses of building cement walks, etc., have been met, the only conclusion that can be reached is that the city has been very wisely and economically looked after by the present administration.
The official minutes follow:
A regular and adjourned meeting of common council of the city of Cortland, N. Y., was held Dec. 11, 1901, at 7:30 o'clock P. M. There were present Mayor Chas. F. Brown, and Aldermen E. M. Yager, E. R. Wright, Geo. F. Richards, T. C. Scudder, R. S. Pettigrew and Vern W. Skeel.
A resolution of the board of supervisors of the county of Cortland, N. Y., duly certified under the hands of the chairman and clerk of said board of supervisors to the common council of this city, directing the amount of tax to be levied in said city for state and county and other purposes as therein specified, pursuant to the provisions of Section 183 of the charter of this city in the sum of $27,169.33 was presented and read and placed on file.
On motion of Mr. Yager, seconded by Mr. Scudder, and declared carried:
Resolved, That the common council of the city of Cortland hereby levies and causes to be levied and raised by general tax upon all the taxable property real and personal in the city of Cortland, N. Y., according to the valuation upon the assessment roll for the current year, as follows:
1. The amount of taxes certified to the common council of this city by the board of supervisors of Cortland county, N. Y., to be assessed upon the city of Cortland to wit the sum of $27,169.38.
2. The amount of all interest and any installments of principal falling due upon the bonds or other permanent debt of the city of Cortland, as follows to wit:
Principal Normal school bond, $5,000.00
And further, grand total, $92,658.97.
Resolved, That the city clerk of the city of Cortland, N. Y., under the direction of the common council as already given and directed, extend and apportion the city tax on the assessment roll delivered to him and forthwith file the same in his office and make two copies of the same with the tax so extended and apportioned and certify such copies to be correct duplicate city rolls of state, county and city taxes, and,
That such roll then and on or before the 15th day of January, 1902, or as soon thereafter as practicable, be delivered to the city chamberlain of the city of Cortland with a warrant annexed under the seal of the city commanding said city chamberlain to receive, levy and collect the several sums in the roll specified as assessed against the persons or property therein mentioned or described with, such percentage of penalty and interest as is provided in the charter of said city in the manner provided by law for the collection and levying of county taxes by the town collectors, and to return said warrant and roll to the city clerk within ninety days after the date of the warrant.
Mr. Skeel called for the ayes and nays. All voted aye. Declared carried.
On motion of Mr. [Skeel], seconded by Mr. Richards and declared carried:
Resolved, That the city chamberlain be instructed to credit the public works fund with the sum of $4,657.00 being the amount of tax on bank stock to be paid to him by the treasurer of Cortland county and that such amount be added to the apportionment of the public works fund in addition to the above mentioned sum of $7,342.10.
On motion of Mr. Skeel seconded by Mr. Yager and declared carried:
Resolved, That orders be drawn on the city chamberlain of the city of Cortland, N. Y., on or after Dec. 31, 1901, to be charged to the public works improvement fund for payment of interest on city bonds as follows:
Port Watson-st. paying bonds. Series "A," in favor of Willis Sharpe Kilmer, $211.
Groton-ave. paving bonds. Series "A," in favor of Willis Sharpe Kilmer, $198.79.
Tompkins-st, paving bonds, Series "A," in favor of Jonas M. Kilmer, $236.12.
Lincoln-ave. bonds, Series "A," in favor of Jonas M. Kilmer, $64.24.
A letter from G. H. Tryon, chairman of board of underwriters, as to ordinances proposed for increased protection from fire, was presented and placed on file, and on motion was referred to the city attorney for advice thereon, as to power and jurisdiction of the city officers, and authority to enact and form of appropriate ordinances concerning the same. The letter is as follows:
The city of Cortland together with other towns in the entire eastern section of the country is about to be rerated by the underwriters. In looking over the situation we found that your telegraph fire alarm system was in very poor condition, that your fire department needed a combination hose and chemical wagon and some additional horses and men, and that your merchants are exceedingly careless in the disposition of their ashes and others refuse. We found it to be a common practice for them to place ashes in a wooden receptacle directly in rear, and often abutting a frame addition. This is an exceedingly careless and dangerous practice, and unless we can have assurances that you will enact an ordinance making it a misdemeanor we will be obliged to take this into consideration in making our base rate.
We are glad to acknowledge your efforts toward correcting the fire alarm system and heartily applaud the celerity with which this was accomplished, and we trust like action will ensue in this particular instance.
We assure you that this letter is written in a spirit of friendliness and with the desire, as far as possible, to keep the rates in your city at a minimum. Awaiting your reply, I am,
Yours truly, G. H. TRYON, Chairman.
The minutes of the present meeting were read and approved.
On motion meeting adjourned to Dec. 16, 1901, at 7:30 o'clock P. M., at the office of the clerk of said city.
Approved Dec. 11, 1901, CHAS F. BROWN, Mayor.
Local Telephone Line at Groton.
J. R. French, of this village, as lessee of this territory of the New York & Pennsylvania Telephone Co., will build a local telephone exchange at Groton. The line will be built and run much in the same way as is the Dryden line. Mr. French was at Groton Thursday afternoon making arrangements. Contracts were made for phones by the Conger Mfg. Co., the bridge company, Conger's store, and Wilcox Bros.—Dryden Herald.
Death of Edward Dobbins.
Edward Dobbins died suddenly Tuesday at the residence of his son John Dobbins on Fifth-ave. His age was 70 years. He is survived by one daughter Miss Johanna Dobbins of Homer and by three sons, Edward Dobbins of Syracuse, Michael Dobbins of Homer and John Dobbins of Cortland. Mr. Dobbins had been for many years a resident of Cortland county and was well known. The funeral will be held at the house Friday at 9 o'clock and at St. Mary's church at 9:30 o'clock.
HASKELL NOT GUILTY.
An Excise Case in the Town of Willet Now on Trial.
After a three days' trial of the case of The People vs. Norman Dorr Haskell, indicted for assault in the second degree, the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty and the defendant was discharged.
The case of The People of the State of New York vs. Cory G. Eaton is now on trial. This is an action for violation of the excise law in selling a bottle of whiskey on Aug. 10 to two boys. District Attorney T. H. Dowd for the prosecution. M. E. Burlingame, assisted by N. L. Miller for the defendant.
BREVITIES.
—There will be a meeting of Canton Cortland, No. 27, this evening at 7:30 o'clock sharp.
—The third Assembly party will occur in Red Men's hall on Friday night. Music by McDermott's orchestra.
—The Loyal circle of King's Daughters will meet with Mrs. Hyatt, 182 South Main-st., tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
—The county orders are with Mr. E. C. Alger and the orders of the town of Cortlandville are at the First National bank, where they may be found by those to whom they belong.
—The Home Missionary society of the First M. E church will hold a meeting at the borne of Mrs. E. B. Nash, Clinton-ave., tomorrow at 3 P. M. A large attendance is desired.
—The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Congregational church held a social last evening in the church parlors. Light refreshments were served and all spent a most enjoyable evening.
—New display advertisements today are—M. A. Case, Dry goods, page 6; C. F. Brown, Christmas goods, page 7; S. P. Smith, Meats, etc., page 6; Bosworth & Stillman, Shoes, page 8.
—Attention is called to the letter from the national board of insurance underwriters which appears in the report of the common council, given in another column of today's STANDARD. The matter as set forth in this letter is all important and should be read carefully.
—The Cornell university glee, banjo and mandolin clubs will take a ten days' trip west at Christmas time and will cover about 2,000 miles on the trip. They will go as far as Milwaukee, giving concerts at Kalamazoo, Chicago and Cleveland among other places.
