PROTEST OF BOER DELEGATES, CUBA LIBRE, FIRST WARD MEETING, TWO MARRIAGES, AND TRUXTON, N. Y.

 

John Hay.

Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, March 6, 1902.

PROTEST OF BOER DELEGATES.

Secretary Hay Tells Them There Is No Law Against Selling.

   Washington, March 6.—A matter of complaint by the delegates in their interview with Secretary Hay was the shipment of horses, mules and provisions from the United States for the British forces in South Africa. Secretary Hay went over this subject very carefully with them, citing authorities and precedents, which he pointed out conclusively established the lack of authority on the part of the general government to stop the American farmer from shipping provisions and the stock raiser from selling his produce anywhere in the world where they could get the best price. He also pointed out that the government's attitude in this, as in other matters connected with the South African war, had been strictly neutral and that the government had done nothing to prevent shipments of commodities to the Boer forces.

 

MORONG IN A FERMENT.

Captured Presidente Ampil Has Escaped.

ENTIRELY NEW ORGANIZATION.

Many Inhabitants of the Province Who Have Been Friendly to the Americans Are Leaving Their Homes to Save Their Lives—Insurgents Wear Police Badges.

   Manila, March 6.—Senor Ampil, president of the town of Cainta, province of Morong, Luzon, who is well known as an American sympathizer and who was recently captured by the insurgents together with some native constabulary who disappeared March 3, after an engagement with the rebels, has escaped from his captors and returned to Cainta.

   Senor Ampil says that the insurgent force which took him prisoner is an entirely new organization commanded by Colonel Simmottee of Pasay and was organized in the province of Rizal. It consists of 55 uniformed men armed with rifles, all of whom wear police badges.

   Since the capture of Senor Ampil and the engagement of the constabulary March 3, the province of Morong has been in ferment. The unrest has grown with Senor Ampił's return, and the spreading of his report of the new organizations. The excitement is now intense and many inhabitants of the province who have been friendly to the United States authorities are leaving their houses and crops and emigrating in the hope of saving their lives.

 

Tomas Estrada Palma.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

Step Toward "Cuba Libre."

   Another step bas been taken in the formation of the new government of Cuba, the electoral college, in conformity with the popular vote, having declared Dr. Tomas Estrada Palma and Senor Estevez respectively president and vice president of the republic. Simultaneously the upper house of the legislative branch of the government came into being. These events, while foreshadowed in accordance with the machinery provided by the constitutional convention, bring into prominence the near approach of the time when there will be formal recognition of this new member of the family of nations and when our present military administration of the island will cease. It is expected that President Palma will be inaugurated on the 1st of May next, when the republic of Cuba free and independent, will be launched upon its career of national sovereignty.

   In view of our work in expelling the Spaniards from the island and our pledges and solicitations on behalf of the Cuban people, all citizens of the United States ought to feel a hopeful interest in the success and prosperity of the new republic, which in all probability will of its own accord in the not distant future ask to become a part of this nation. Until such time shall come, the attitude of this republic toward the little nation ought to be such as to enable the Cubans to enjoy to the full the independence for which they fought so long and heroically.

 

FIRST WARD MEETING

To Consider Question of High Water in That Section.

   The meeting of the property holders in the vicinity of Dry and Otter creeks at Firemans hall last night was largely attended. It was in the nature of an experience meeting, and there were plenty who had experiences during the recent high water to relate.

   Alderman Yager of the First ward called the meeting to order and nominated Theodore Schiele as chairman. O. P. Miner was selected as secretary. The chairman stated that all of the residents of the district affected by the high water were not Baptists, consequently it made trouble. The object of this meeting, he stated was to talk over the matter at hand and see if relief could not in some way be afforded.

   Mr. Yager was of the opinion that the best way to deal with the matter was to appoint a committee to go to the property owners along the street and see if their consent to the straightening of the beds of the creek could not be obtained. Then a paper should be started among the residents for defraying a part of the expenses. The city, he said, seemed willing to bear a part of the expense. He was of the opinion also that none of the property owners along the beds of the creeks would object to having the streams straightened. He thought the quicker this work was done the better it would be for all concerned.

   Mr. J. R. Birdlebough said that the matter should be looked after by the common council, as it was for the public good and the public health that it should be done. The city boards, he said, shifted responsibility from one to the other, and all of the boards seemed to want to turn off the responsibility of doing the work. The work should be done by the city and borne by a general tax. He said that after the overflow of a year ago a scum had been left all over that section. This was sure to be followed by an epidemic of sickness. He thought it an injustice to tax a few for the work of clearing the creeks, and if the city refused to give relief he thought the state board of health should be advised of the matter.

   Thomas Nix said that the people of the deluged district had to help pay for pavements and sewers, from which they got no benefit, and it was no more than fair that the rest of the city, even though it derived no personal benefit from the outlay, should help in improving the creek beds.

   A. E. Witherell complained of the taking up by the city of the Dibble mill race, as he stated this formerly helped carry off the water.

   G. F. Dann said the bridge on Homer-ave. was too small to allow the water to run off. It should be from 4 to 6 feet longer. Then the beds of the creeks should be dredged out. This would require a larger outlay than the residents could afford.

   Wm. A. Stockwell said that the question to be considered was not one of blaming any one for the conditions, but it was a problem in which the difficulty should first be ascertained and then the proper authority for fixing the stream should be found.

   City Attorney Hatch was called upon to give his idea as to who should be responsible for clearing the streams. He said that it would not be possible at the present to fix the responsibility as there seemed to be a dispute over the cause of the overflow.

   Superintendent Becker was called upon to give his idea of the reason for the conditions. He said that he had made a careful study of the locality for the past two years. He thought that Otter creek would give no trouble were it not for the overflow from Dry creek. The reason given for the overflow from Dry creek was that this water way had been diverted from its channel and turned in some places at nearly a right angle.

   Mr. Miner asked if it would be necessary to go back to the brick school house and fix the bed of Dry creek for its entire length.

   Mr. Warfield said it would be necessary to go even above the brick school house to begin the work. He said that in other cities such work was done by the corporation, and he cited in this respect Elmira and Ithaca.

   Mr. Miner said that the people of his section could get along very well with water, but when it came to washing the contents of cesspools, privy vaults, etc., into their cellars and all about their premises, then it was quite a different thing.

   Mr. Schiele gave as his opinion that the board of health should take a hand in the matter. He said he knew of outhouses in that locality that were never cleaned except by a freshet. He also declared against paying for the work on the creeks by subscription.

   City Clerk Edmond C. Alger said that near Madison-st. was a tract of land which was covered by water in the spring of the year. Filth is deposited here that is detrimental to health. He said that if this matter continued to exist the people of that street would ask the state for help. He said the authorities seem to be united lo saying that something must be done, and he proposed that a committee be selected by the chairman, of which the chairman should be a member, to confer with the city authorities in the matter. This proposition met with favor, and Messrs. J. H. Birdlebough, K. J. Warfield, D. C. Johnson, G. F. Dann and Theodore Schiele were selected as a committee.

   What the outcome of the water question in the vicinity of the two creeks will be is hard to tell.

 

RICHARDS-WALRATH.

A Quiet Wedding at the Home of the Bride's Mother.

   Mr. E. H. Richards and Miss Ada A. Walrath were married yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of the bride's mother Mrs. Ida L. Walrath, 123 Groton-ave., Rev. C. W. Negus, pastor of the Homer Baptist church, officiating. Only the immediate relatives of the bride and groom and a few intimate friends witnessed the nuptial ceremony. The couple were unattended. Mr. and Mrs. Richards left at 7:09 last evening for New York where they will spend a week. They will be at home after April 1 at 23 Elm-st.

   The guests from out of town were Mrs. Everett Hall and Miss Alice Walrath, sisters of the bride, and Mrs. Hall's two daughters Dorotha and Frances of Erie, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. George Maynard of Pittsfield, Mass.

 

WEDDING RECEPTION

For Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Sears at Home of Groom's Father.

   A thoroughly enjoyable occasion for all who were present was an informal reception given by Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Sears at their home 4 miles west of the city on Tuesday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Sears who were married Feb. 19, and who have just returned from their wedding trip. The guests numbered nearly forty and included many who were unable on account of the storm and drifted condition of the roads, to attend the wedding which took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Butler of Homer, two weeks ago.

   At 9:30 o'clock all were invited to the diningroom  where a very fine supper was served. The diningroom was in charge of Miss Stella J. Sears and Miss Flossie Sears and the tables, which were very prettily decorated, presented a most tempting appearance.

   During the evening Miss Elsie Carter of Marathon entertained the company with several recitations which were admirably rendered and enthusiastically received. Mr. Duncan McLachlan of Syracuse also favored the guests with some choice selections, those in the Scottish dialect being especially well received. Others were also heard from during the evening along the same line and several numbers on the piano and mandolin were given by Miss Sears.

   Among the guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Butler and Master Ralph Butler of Homer, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Thomas, L. D. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Delaney, Miss Hattie Delaney, Mr. Frank Delaney, Mr. and Mrs. A. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Olds, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Heath and son Louis, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Blanchard and three children, Mr. and Mrs. James White, Fred. J. White, and C. H. White of Cortland, Miss Elsie Carter of Marathon, Mr. Duncan McLachlan of Syracuse and Mr. A. B. Freeman, Jr., of Blodgett Mills.

 

Lehigh Valley Railroad depot, Truxton, N. Y.

TRUXTON HAPPENINGS.

FLOOD MAKES BAD WORK—COUNTRY ROADS IMPASSABLE.

Marriage of William Bell and Miss Rose Lewis—Death of S. R. Kellogg—The Most Popular Young Lady—Revival Meetings—Other Items.

   TRUXTON, March 8.—Tbe first real thaw of the winter set in on Monday and has continued ever since. Friday morning it commenced to rain which melted the snow very fast, causing the water to come off the hills in torrents. The Tioughnioga river has overflowed its banks and the flats are entirely submerged with water. In many places the Lehigh Valley tracks [were] all covered with several feet of water. No trains are running on regular time. The country roads are in terrible condition. At many points the snow had filled into the roads until the level was above the tops of the fences. Teams have passed over them until a beaten track had been made and with the coming of the thaw the snow is so deep and soft that travel is impossible.

   A very quiet wedding occurred at the home of Mrs. Thomas Bell at Willow Grove at 6 o'clock Thursday evening when Mr. William Bell was united in marriage to Miss Rose Lewis. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Edward J. Lavis, pastor of the Methodist church, in the presence of the immediate relatives of the groom. The bride is a cousin of Mrs. Otis D. Patrick of Cortland and is a charming young lady who has many friends here. The groom is the junior member of the firm of Bell Brothers, proprietors of the Willow Grove Mills and is a prominent young business man. They will reside in this village in the house recently purchased by Mr. Bell of County Clerk Otis O. Patrick. We extend congratulations.

   Word was received here Tuesday of the sudden death in Syracuse of Seth Bartlett Kellogg at his home at Foreman Park, Syracuse. He was a veteran of the civil war. He was a brother of Mrs. E. L. Applegate of this place and an uncle of Mrs. Charles K. Meldrim of Cincinnatus.

   Mrs. Charles W. Beattie and Miss Floy M. Poole spent last week the pleasant guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Poole at Lincklaen.

   Among those who attended the horse sale of F. P. Saunders' at Cortland Thursday were Henry D. Thompson, John O. Wicks, William M. Crandall, Charles W. Beattie, Thomas Connors, Burdett Pierce, William Beattie and Patrick Comerfort.

   Assessor Charles S. Pierce has been very sick the past week but is slowly improving under the care of Dr. S. H. Stevens.

   Mrs. Hackett bas offered her house and lot on Main-st. for sale.

   In the voting contest for the watch given by the Rose Medicine show at the opera house last Saturday evening to the most popular young lady there was quite a strife between Miss Margaret Comerfort and Miss Margaret Robbins. Miss Comerfort was given the watch receiving 1,676 votes. Miss Robbins was a close second receiving 1,642.

   Mr. Charles W. Beattie spent several days in Łincklaen last week.

   The series of meetings held at the Methodist church the past two weeks and which closed Friday evening were largely attended and much interest was manifested. The meetings were in charge of Rev. Edward J. Lavis, assisted by Rev. F. M. Williams, A. B., of New Woodstock.

   Mr. Patrick Connors of this place, formerly proprietor of the Cuyler hotel, has leased the Foster farm at East Homer and is moving his household goods there.

   Samuel Levy has his large icehouse at the milk station nearly filled with ice. The ice was shipped over the Lehigh Valley railroad.

   Mrs. Josiah J. Meldrim is visiting relatives in Taylor this week.

   Misses Bertha E. and Lizzie J. Crandall recited at the speaking contest at East Homer Friday evening.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The rehearsal of Grace church choir will be held Saturday night at 7 o'clock instead of tonight.

   —Robins appear to be in evidence all over the city, as a large number have been reported to the robin editor.

   —New display advertisements today are—Baker & Angell. Shoes, page 6; Opera House, "The Secret Dispatch," page 5; S. P. Smith, Meats, etc., page 5; Opera House, "A Texas Steer," page 5.

   —Police Commissioner O. S. Van Hoesen has kept track of the snow record for the winter and says that the  first sleighing in Cortland was on Nov. 13, and that there has been continuous sleighing ever since. Today is thus the 114th day.

   —The snowstorm of yesterday afternoon seems to have been the northern extremity of a terrible blizzard that was at its height in Pennsylvania. The cloudless sky and bright sunshine of today, however, has caused a large share of it to disappear again.