HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY, ANNUAL BANQUET, STOLEN COPPER FOUND, EATON NOT GUILTY, AND CORTLAND MEDICAL SOCIETY

 

Senator Joseph B. Foraker.

Senator Augustus O. Bacon.

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, Dec. 13, 1901.

AGREEMENT REACHED.

Senate to Vote on Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Next Monday.

FORAKER AND BACON CLASH.

Ohio Senator Asserts That Treaty Gives Us Absolute Control of Nicaraguan Canal Which Cannot Be Questioned by Great Britain Or Any Other Power.

   WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The senate agreed yesterday to take a vote before adjournment next Monday on the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and opening the way for the construction of a canal across the isthmus of Panama by the United States. This agreement was reached after four hours of debate, sufficiently interesting to insure the constant attendance of most of the senators. Senator Spooner, who was one of the principal speakers of the day, had just concluded when Senator Lodge made an effort to secure a vote. It developed there were other senators who desired to be heard, the result being that the date for the vote was postponed until Monday. The agreement provided for an adjournment of the senate from yesterday until Monday and for a meeting at 11 o'clock of that day, one hour in advance of the usual time. The understanding is that as soon as practicable after the senate convenes Senator Lodge shall move an executive session and that the treaty shall have the entire attention of the senate until a final vote is reached, before the adjournment for that day.

   The principal speakers yesterday beside Senator Spooner were Senator Money and Senator Foraker. Mr. Money while finding much in the treaty to criticize said that as he found the fortunes of the proposed canal across the isthmus inextricably intertwined with the treaty, he could not see his way clear to doing anything that would prevent or even delay ratification. The particular features of the new treaty that he found fault with were those retaining the neutrality provision of the Clayton-Bulwer convention and specifying police control of the canal when built. He argued that the effect of these provisions inevitably must be to limit and prescribe the power of the United States to control its own property in case of war.

   Senator Foraker maintained that provisions of the new treaty meet every objection made to the original Hay-Pauncefote treaty and cover every essential thing that was included in the amendments made by the senate to that document. He regarded it as of the utmost importance that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty should be wiped out. This result was effected by the convention under consideration. He asserted that all rights of the United States were amply protected under this treaty and that our absolute and complete control of the canal could not be questioned by Great Britain or any other power. Mr. Foraker's speech dealt largely with the legal construction and the general effect of the treaty. He said that after a careful study of its provisions he was firmly convinced that it could be honestly supported by every patriotic citizen.

Senator Foraker Frequently Interrupted.

   Senator Foraker was frequently interrupted by Senator Bacon. In the course of one of these interruptions Mr. Bacon asked if it was not true that under the terms of the treaty the construction of the fortifications by the United States would be an act of war.

   Mr. Foraker replied in the negative, declaring that not only would such an act not be an act of hostility but that to build fortifications in case of necessity was one of the inherent rights of the government.

   To this Mr. Bacon responded that he for one would never bring himself to vote for the ratification of the treaty with the understanding that this government was to violate it. Mr. Foraker retorted sharply to the effect that his friend from Georgia could be no more virtuous along the line of maintaining the country's honor in the matter of keeping its agreements with other nations than were other senators.

   Mr. Bacon replied that he had not meant to assume a virtue that he did not possess, now to imply that others were not as jealous of the country's good name as he himself was.

   Mr. Foraker then declared that he had not meant to charge Mr. Bacon with an unfair assumption but merely to say that like all other senators supporting the treaty he felt he was giving his name to a transaction which would be honorably carried out as between nations.

   A very important question raised by a number of senators of the Democratic side as to the right of the United States to give a differential rate to vessels engaged in our coastwise trade. This matter brought other senators from the Republican side of the chamber into the controversy. Senators Perkins and Nelson are among those who contributed to this feature of the controversy. Senator Nelson insisted that under existing law the United States would have a perfect right to give to the coastwise trade of this country any benefit it might see proper in the use of the canal. It was perfectly well understood, he said, that the ships of a foreign nation could not do a coastwise business and Great Britain had made the treaty with the full knowledge of this fact.

   Senator Perkins made the assertion that by the acquisition or control of territory through which the canal would pass, the United States would acquire rights which would subject that territory to our coastwise laws, and said foreign bottoms could net trade between ports of the United States and any portion of the territory through which the canal was built. This view was combated to a certain extent by Senators Tillman and Bacon, the former intimating that if that were true relative to the United States, Great Britain on account of her Canadian possessions and Mexico, both extending from ocean to ocean, also could contend for similar privileges. This, he thought, also would be true of any South American country whose territory extended from ocean to ocean.

   Senator Spooner was decidedly of a contrary opinion and insisted that these countries did not acquire any rights of a coastwise trade character along the route of the proposed canal which territory was under the control or which might be ceded to the United States.

 

Santiago P. Iglesias.

CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY.

Santiago Iglesias, Porto Rican Labor Leader, Sentenced to Nearly Four Years Imprisonment.

   SAN JUAN, P. R., Dec. 13.—Santiago Iglesias, president of the Federation of Workmen of Porto Rico, together with nine companions, was tried in the district court of San Juan Wednesday on a charge of conspiracy. Yesterday Iglesias was sentenced to three years, four months and eight days imprisonment. Seven of his companions were sentenced to four months' imprisonment while two were acquitted of the charge of being the founders of an illegal association and conspiracy in August of 1900 to raise the price of labor in Porto Rico.

   The local federation of workmen of Porto Rico, which is now part of the American Federation of Labor, has been ordered dissolved, as it has been adjudged illegal because of this conspiracy.

   Mr. Savage, judge of the district court, dissented as to the illegality of the local federation, although he agreed that Iglesias was guilty of a conspiracy to raise the price of labor, Aug. 1, 1900, when the currency of Porto Rico was changed. At that time nearly all the merchants and employers here raised their prices from pesos to dollars, an advance of 40 cents. Iglesias did the same, contending he only raised wages in proportion to other increases. This constitutes the conspiracy.

   The case has been appealed to the supreme court of Porto Rico, where it will probably be heard in a month. Pending this appeal, Iglesias is at liberty.

   Since Igelsias has been here as the local organizer of the American Federation of Labor, he has been continually attacked in circulars and threatened by citizen republicans who oppose his plans. Last Tuesday night these republicans fired several shots at the building of the federation.

   Iglesias has petitioned Governor Hunt, concerning assaults on his men and asking for protection. Iglesias said:

   "If the laws of Porto Rico are inadequate to punish these offenders, if I can not continue my work of Americanizing Porto Rican laborers unmolested, please inform me so that I can return to the United States, abandoning this country and my mission here."

 

President Gompers Greatly Surprised.

   SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 13.—When a representative of the press showed the San Juan dispatch to President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor last night he expressed great surprise at the news and said:

   "If Mr. Iglesias' conviction is upon the charge that he has been guilty of conspiracy to increase the wages of Porto Rican workmen, we shall leave no effort unturned to secure his honorable release and also the necessary change in the laws of the island to conform to the American standard."

 

Annual Banquet of Triumph Hose Co. No. 1.

   The third annual banquet of Triumph Hose Co., No. 1, was held at the Mansion House [in Homer, N. Y.] last evening and the event will be long remembered by all those who were fortunate to be present. Three years ago this [volunteer fire] company decided to begin holding one of these social gatherings annually as it brought together each time the members of the present organization and many of those who at one time were active in its interest, but who now reside in other places. The village solons and a few other invited guests all helped to make the time spent one of much enjoyment and the banquet of the year 1901 far surpassed all previous ones in many ways.

   At 9 o'clock the guests began to arrive and were escorted to the beautiful parlors of the Mansion House where everything had been previously arranged for asocial time prior to the assembling in the banquet hall. About 10 o'clock the doors were opened into the spacious dining parlors and the eye caught a glimpse at once of the beautiful decorations formed of potted plants, cut flowers, bunting arranged artistically, and in a conspicuous location hung the beautiful banners of the company and the fire department.

   The guests sat down to the several tables symmetrically arranged when this most elaborate menu was served by a corps of competent waiters.

Little Neck Clams.

 

   At the close of this sumptuous menu the toast list which had been specially prepared for this occasion was given as follows:

   Toastmaster, Edward W. Hyatt

   First Water, Fred T. Newcomb

   The Ladies, Pierre B. Merrill

   McGuireism, Joseph W. Fassett

   Our Fire Alarm System, Arthur Stebbings

   Our Money, Fred Miller

   Hose 1 at the Pan-American, C. J. Otis

   Hot Foot the Chauffeur, Harry H. Braman

   Anything, Charles Arnold

   Ghosts, Fred M. Briggs

   Whiffernocker, Henry Harrington

   Hello, Fred V. Bennett

   The Big One Got Away, Chas. Dates

   The toasts were all responded to in a very pleasing manner. Some of the speakers recalled the many happy times the boys had spent together in days gone by; of those who were once connected with the company, the pleasant time at the Pan-American when the whole company attended in a body. Others told of the grand work at fires of this special company who are nearly always the first to respond to an alarm and on inspection day contests their column has the largest percentage of winning points. The toasts of those who are not connected with the company only in a social respect caused much merriment and were heartily applauded.

   Letters were read from Messrs. Alton Cowles of Buffalo and Henry Parkerson of Syracuse who were once active members but who were unable to be present on this occasion. During the evening music was furnished by an orchestra composed of Messrs. Norton Adams, cornet; Emmet Kane, violin; Fred Miller, piano.

   On account of the absence of Mr. Fred Atwater and Mr. Z. T. Nye, two of the toasts were omitted, "The Old Guard," and "When Zeke, Jr., Holds the Nozzle." The toastmaster called up County Treasurer W. H. Foster who made a few pleasing informal remarks.

   The toastmaster, E W. Hyatt, was well suited to his duties and introduced each of the speakers in an admirable manner. Each toast included among other things a series of funny stories which brought forth much applause and merriment and, as is generally the case, a number of the guests present were the subject of much discussion. The chief, Arthur Stebbings, in his remarks alluded very beautifully to the faithfulness of this company and showed his appreciation of the manner in which they had stood by him during his term of office.

   A chorus from the members or the company rendered several very pleasing vocal selections between the toasts. The event was one of more than ordinary enjoyment and as the guests departed for their several homes each wearing a pink carnation which they found beside their plate it was the expression of all that one year hence they would be permitted to enjoy another as delightful occasion. Mine host Antisdel is to be highly complimented for this occasion as he left nothing undone to make the event enjoyable.

   Those present were:

   Trustees—Messrs. J. W. Fassett, Henry Harrington, Samuel Andrews,

Robert Watson.

   Chief Homer Fire Department—Arthur Stebbings.

   Homer Republican Representative—Charles H. Danes.

   Honorary and Retired Members— Messrs. W. H. Foster, Lester P. Bennett, Benj. Langham, Charles Crique, Charles S. Pomeroy, Fred Briggs, Fred Davis, Ceylon Shearar, L. P. Merrill, E. W. Hyatt, Thomas Moore, George McAuliff, Lewis E. Blaney, H. S. Braman, Fred Bennett, Harry Davis, Charles Merrill, Carl Dillenbeck, Frank Miller, Irving Steadman.

   Active Members—Layton Webster, Winfield Blaney, Frank Cox, Hugh Lines, Earl Durand, Nelson Wiegand, Fred Newcomb, Will Davis, Edward Burden, Carl Bates, Charles Fisher, Pierre Merrill, Fred Fisher, Fred Miller, Ernest Fiske,  Charles Arnold, John Pimm, John Luce, Ray Newcomb, Ralph Bennett, Carl Bates, Charles Otis, Leon Virgil.

 

Edwin Duffey.

THE COPPER IS FOUND

UNDER AN OLD CHEESE FACTORY IN TOWN OF SOLON, N. Y.

A Connected Chain of Clues Lead to Its Discovery—Tracks of Men and Horses and Wobbling Wagon Wheels Figure—The Bolt Cutter—Following Up the Trail.

   The copper bond wires which were stolen from the McGraw division of the electric road on Tuesday night have been found and recovered. They were discovered under an old cheese factory on the hill in the town of Solon near the Truxton town line. Part of the factory is occupied as a dwelling by Lew Rood, Mark Waterman and others. Rood and Waterman are now in jail charged with grand larceny in stealing the wires. It is possible that others are implicated in the affair. Since the matter has progressed as far as it has there is now no harm in giving further details than were yesterday made public.

   When the theft of the wires was discovered General Manager Duffey and Electrician Buegler went down to look for traces of the thieves. They took careful note of the tracks of some one who had walked back and forth in the fresh snow between the street car rails and the highway, as though taking the wires to a wagon driven along side. The tracks were all made by some one wearing a new pair of rubber boots. Diagrams and measurements of the tracks were made for future reference. Early in the morning before other teams came along, tracks of a lumber wagon were seen in the snow at intervals near the rails. The wheel did not run true, but some of them wobbled. The wagon was drawn by two horses, and one of the horses seemed to be much larger than the other, for the foot prints of one were considerably larger than those of the other.

   Mr. Duffey then began to review his career as district attorney and try to recall the ones with whom he had come in contact in that capacity to see if there were any possibilities among them of the parties who might have committed this act. While sitting in his office and looking out of the window, in so doing he saw Lew Rood drive by with one large horse and one small one drawing a lumber wagon the wheels of which wobbled. Rood had on a new pair of boots. Seizing his hat Mr. Duffey rushed down stairs and intercepted Rood and asked him to come right up to his office. Rood did as requested. Mr. Duffey then told him what he suspected him of. Rood denied it utterly. Mr. Duffey asked him to take off his boots as he wanted to make a diagram of them. There seemed to be no good reason why he should refuse to do this and the boots came off. Mr. Duffey made a very careful diagram of them, pressing the paper hard against the rubber and getting a very perfect impression. The diagram on paper agreed almost exactly in every detail as to measurement, cut and style with the ones made from the snow tracks.

   After Rood had gone Mr. Duffey sat down with his telephone to interview different plumbers or machinists to see if any one had sold a bolt cutter within the last few days. The fourth call made was the wagon shop of E. A. McGraw & Son. Mr. McGraw said that he had on the previous day sold a bolt cutter to Lew Rood and another young fellow whose name he did not know.

   Early in the evening Mr. Duffey and Mr. Buegler with Chief of Police Barnes started for McGraw. There they found Constable Euson and with a search warrant and a warrant charging grand larceny both sworn out before Justice Kelley they started for the Rood abode. They followed the Solon road east till they came to the White schoolhouse where they turned north up the hill for several miles till they came almost to the Truxton town line.

   It was dark as a pocket by this time and as the party approached the door of the house one of them almost fell over the body of a dead horse lying in front of the door. They knocked, and after a little delay, for the family had gone to bed, they were admitted. The search warrant was exhibited and a search of the house was begun. In one room they declare they found four women all in one bed, one of them being Laura Truck, the wife of John Truck who is now occupying one the condemned ceils at Auburn prison. An officer was poking about under that bed but suddenly started back with an exclamation about a bull dog. The light was turned in that direction and sure enough a huge bull dog lay there. His eyes looked very large to the party but he appeared to be peaceable and the search was continued. Skunk skins adorned the walls, where they were stretched out drying. Various things of an interesting character were discovered, but no copper wires.

   The officers inquired of the household what they had to feed so many dogs with, for there were several discovered about the premises before the search was concluded, "Why, beef steak three times a day," was the reply, "didn't you see our dead horse down by the door with about half the steaks eaten off?'' The officers had found the horse sure enough.

   At length they declared they were ready to return. Then they produced the warrant for the arrest of Rood and Waterman, both of whom were found at the house. These two individuals didn't see what any one wanted of them, but they came along all right and spent the night in the county jail.

   Yesterday they were taken before Justice Kelley at McGraw. Hon. H. A.  Dickinson appeared for the Traction company and the prisoners had no counsel. The examination was postponed till Friday morning, Dec.20, at 10:30 A. M., but in the meantime the prisoners were pumped as hard as the united work of the lawyers could pump them. Giles Rood, the father of Lew, came to Mr. Duffey and offered to untangle the affair if bail could be procured for his son. Mr. Duffey would not consent to bail at that time, but said he wanted his copper. Finally the prisoners were brought back to Cortland. On the way Lew offered to tell all he knew if he could be taken down to a certain place in this city where he could confer with a friend. He was taken there, and the conference followed. Then Giles Rood also conferred with them. He came again to Mr. Duffey and offered to try to find the copper if his son could be bailed. Mr. Duffey was not inclined to consent at that time and said so. On the contrary, he returned to his office and Rood went back to jail. A few minutes later Giles Rood came along again and told Mr. Duffey, he thought he would try to find the wire if some one would go with him. Mr. Duffey replied that he was willing to go and inquired where they should start for. "Back to the same old place," was the reply. So again Mr. Duffey, Mr. Buegler, Mr. Euson and Giles Rood went to the cheese factory abode on the Solon hills.

   When they reached the house Rood began to look about seemingly to no purpose, but just then the railroad officials themselves discovered a suspicious looking board on the floor and they ripped it up. There was no cellar under the room, but about 3 feet down was a stream of water flowing rapidly down the hll. A lantern was let down through the hole and the searchers flat on their faces on the floor stuck their heads down through to see if they could discover any thing. Back a little distance from the opening was a bag and several loose pieces of copper wire. Giles Rood was induced to get down into the water and he soon began passing up the bags into which the wires had been packed. [Four] hundred and fifty wires were recovered and the party then came back to Cortland.

   This morning both Rood and Waterman sent for Mr. Duffey to talk with him. Both were willing to talk quite freely but their stories didn't altogether agree. Both admitted that they rode in the wagon from Port Watson bridge home. Both admitted that the wire was not in the wagon when they crossed the bridge but that it was there when they got to Solon. Both denied that they put it there. Each implicates the other and also a third party who is not now under arrest. Though both may be speaking the truth in part, their stories cannot be wholly true because they flatly contradict each other in other particulars. The authorities as well as the officials of the Traction company are following up the clues to see if they can arrive at the exact truth.

 

EATON NOT GUILTY.

Marvin Boys Plead Guilty—Belcher Case Now on Trial.

   The case of the People vs. Cory G. Eaton was given to the jury at 12:30 o'clock today, and shortly after 2 o'clock it returned a verdict of not guilty.

   The case of The People vs. George and Henry Marvin was next called. It will be remembered that these two boys were arrested on July 16 of this year, charged with stealing a horse from the pasture lot of William Jones of Truxton. The horse was driven by them into Pennsylvania and found after a hard search by Sheriff Overton. They were arraigned in court this afternoon and through their attorney, E. E. Mellon, entered a plea of guilty. Sentence was not pronounced upon them, but was postponed until a later date of the session. The two have both served time in the Rochester Industrial school.

   The case of The People vs. James Belcher was then called, and is now being tried. This is an action resulting from an indictment for unlawfully and willfully injuring personal property. District Attorney Thomas H. Dowd for The People. W. L. Loope for defendant.

 

NEW DEPOT ROCKAWAY.

Liveryman E. M. Yager Ready to Answer Calls at All Times.

   Alderman E. M. Yager, the liveryman at 80 Maple-ave., has procured a fine coupe rockaway, which he will have in commission at all times for depot calls, shopping and calling purposes. The vehicle is splendidly upholstered and is lined throughout in satin. It is made at the Cunningham factory in Rochester and is a beauty in every respect. The step closes automatically with the door, and is, therefore, always clean and free from mud. In fact the whole turnout which Mr. Yager has secured is neat and clean and it rides as easily as a coach.

 

THE CONCLUDING SESSION.

Board of Supervisors Transact the Last Business and Adjourn.

   Before the adjournment of the board of supervisors yesterday afternoon, a letter from the board of managers of the Cortland hospital, thanking the individual members for their interest in the institution and the goodly sum contributed by them toward its support, was read and placed on file.

   A vote of thanks was extended to Chairman F. A. Crosley tor the services he had rendered in his official position, and also a vote of thanks was given Clerk Edmond C. Alger for the faithful performance of his duties. Janitor Edgar A. Stafford was also remembered in this manner.

   Messrs. Hunt and Crosley, a committee to investigate the matter of contracting with the Onondaga county penitentiary for keeping prisoners, reported that they had visited the authorities of the prison and had obtained the best rate possible to make with them. This rate was $2.10 per week [each prisoner]. The contract was authorized by a resolution, and Cortland county prisoners will again be sent to the Onondaga county penitentiary after Jan. 1 next.

   A petition of the owners of a majority of lineal feet of real estate fronting on the highway between the city limits and South Cortland, along what is known as the Dryden road, was presented asking that the road be improved, and the clerk of the board was directed to transmit a certified copy of the resolution, calling for the improvement, to the state engineer and surveyor.

 

COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY.

Regular Semi-Annual Meeting—Two Valuable Papers Read by Physicians.

   The semi-annual meeting of the Cortland County Medical society was called to order at 2:30 o'clock at the supervisors' rooms in Cortland yesterday afternoon by President F. W. Higgins. These members were present during the meeting: Drs. Carpenter, Dana, Didama, Higgins, Neary, Reese, Sornberger and Jennings of Cortland, Braman and Green of Homer, Forshee and Smith of McGraw, Kinyon and Watson of Cincinnatus, McBirney of Willet, Hunt of Preble, Leonard of Harford Mills, Powers of Blodgett Mills and Andrews of Pitcher.

   After the reading of the minutes of the last meeting Dr. K. A. Didama gave the vice-president's address, his subject being "Rheumatism in Children." The paper was an exceedingly interesting one, but owing to the very limited time of the meeting a discussion on the same was impossible.

   Dr. Louis A. Weigel of Rochester, a specialist in orthopaedic surgery, followed with a paper on "Some of the Common Deformities in Children." The lecture was illustrated by lantern slides which brought out far more clearly than words could do the deformities encountered in children. The speaker first took up the subject of hip disease and then rapidly, on account of the limited time before he had to leave, he touched on club foot, spinal curvature, bow legs, knock knees, etc., giving several photographs and X-ray reproductions of the cases in point. The lecture was an eminently practical one and held the closest attention of all present till the close, it being regretted that the doctor did not have more time at his disposal, the late hour at which the meeting had to be called to order curtailing his time an hour.

   Following the lecture a vote of thanks was tendered to Dr. Weigel for his kindness in meeting with the society and for his very able and interesting paper.

  On motion the meeting then adjourned.

   F. H. GREEN, Secretary, Homer, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1901.

 

BREVITIES.

   —A meeting of the official board will be held at the First M. E. church this evening at 7:30 o'clock.

   —Postmaster Charles A. Brooks of Marathon has been reappointed to fill the same office for another term.

   —The members of St. Mary's choir meet for rehearsal at 7:30 o'clock this evening. Every member is requested to be present.

  —New display advertisements today are—M. W. Giles, Grand display of Holiday Goods, page 7; Yager & Norris, Christmas Goods, page 4; Hudson Crockery Co., Closing out sale, page 8; C. F. Thompson, Specials for Saturday, page 5; A. S. Burgess, Clothing, page 8; H. N. Gardner, Christmas goods, page 6.

   —The Cortland Wagon Co., has issued a very dainty and attractive calendar for 1902. It consists of six leaves with the calendar for two months on each leaf, and upon each leaf is the portrait of six popular actresses, each with her favorite flower in the natural colors. The effect is very pretty indeed.