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| William B. Wilson. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, June 19, 1902.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Call Issued by Secretary Wilson For July 17.
TO VOTE ON GENERAL STRIKE.
A Bare Majority Can Order a Strike. The Five Districts Which Called the Convention Have Nearly a Majority of Votes—Other Sections Are Also Dissatisfied.
Indianapolis, June 19.—An official call for a national convention of the United Mine Workers of America was issued yesterday afternoon from the national headquarters in this city by Secretary Wilson. The convention will meet here July 17 to determine whether the soft coal miners of the country shall go out on strike to assist the striking anthracite miners of Pennsylvania.
The basis of apportionment of delegates to the convention is one for every 100 members of every local union and fraction over 50. This will make a convention of 1,000 delegates. The voting strength of all locals is between 2,300 and 2,400. Of this number the convention will have a voting strength of from 1,700 to 1,800.
A bare majority can order a strike, A few more than 900 can declare a strike. The anthracite regions cast 747 votes, Virginia and Michigan, which joined in the call for the convention, have 52, making 799 votes from these five districts which united to call this convention.
As stated at headquarters conditions are not satisfactory to miners in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Indian Territory and it is believed the delegates from these sections will vote for a strike.
TROUBLE WITH APACHES.
Indians Excited Over Cutting Off of Beef Supplies.
Washington, June 19.—The war department has transmitted to the interior department information that trouble is threatened among the Apache Indians on the San Carlos reservation in Arizona on account of the proposed shutting off of beef and other rations after July 1 next.
The action of the war department is based on reports from General Funston, commanding the department of Arizona. He says that the Indians, are very much agitated over the proposed action of the government and believes that in case the rations are discontinued they will take beef and other supplies wherever they can get them in that section, regardless of consequences.
As a result of this it is understood that the interior department will suspend the order of discontinuance of the rations, pending an investigation.
THE POPE ACCEPTS
American Proposition Concerning the Philippines
WITH SOME SLIGHT CHANGES.
Government Shall Purchase the Friars' Land and Property and they Shall Withdraw—Titles Shall be Settled by Arbitration.
Rome, June 19.—After considering the report of the committee of cardinals who were appointed to treat with Governor Taft, the pope has accepted the entire American proposition with regard to the Philippines, only desiring minor changes in form.
Governor Taft and all the members of his mission were the guests of Rector Kennedy at a luncheon at the American college today.
Washington, June 19.—The general terms of the American proposition submitted to the committee of cardinals and which, according to the dispatch from Rome this morning, have been accepted in substance by the pope, are understood to be as follows:
That the lands held by the Friars in the Philippines shall be purchased outright by the United States government, the price to be fixed by an arbitration tribunal; that the tribunal shall determine also the amount of indemnity to be paid by this government for the occupation by the military of ecclesiastical buildings in the Philippines; that the Friars shall withdraw entirely from the Philippines upon the transfer of their property; the deeds or patents shall be granted by this government for public lands upon which ecclesiastical buildings are located; that the title to trusts for schools, hospitals, etc., now in dispute between the civil and church authorities, shall be settled by compromise or by arbitration.
CONQUER THE SULTAN.
No Trouble Will Follow in His Part of the Philippines.
Manila, June 19.—Colonel Baldwin has received a reply to his letter to the sultan of Baclod, offering the sultan the protection of the United States. The sultan answers:
"We ask you to retire from Malabang because you are not wanted in Lanao. You must follow our religion and customs or otherwise be responsible for all the dattos making war."
Colonel Baldwin says that Baclod must be conquered before peace is possible.
GIFT FOR CORNELL.
Unknown Man Meets Rockefeller's Conditions and Sends Check.
Ithaca, June 19.—President Schurman of Cornell received a check for $250,000 Wednesday from John D. Rockefeller, who offered the money ten months ago on condition that the university raise a like sum. A well-known man met the proposal and sent his check for $250,000. This gives Cornell $500,000 to be used as President Schurman may direct.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
The Enigma Among Nations.
The raising of the United States legation at Vienna to the rank of an embassy calls attention to the strange, complex nationality about which generally people in this country know comparatively little. We know, of course, that a large part of the map of Europe is lettered "Austria-Hungary," but the name presents no such distinct mental picture as does that of any other of the great nations. The prevailing idea is of a loosely bound group of discordant states, which is essentially true. The hatred felt for one another by each of the peoples that compose the empire would long ago have caused disintegration but for two influences—the fear each feels of being engulfed in the maw of one or the other of the two adjacent empires and the toil and tact of Francis Joseph, the best loved but unhappiest of living rulers.
In the course of nature the end of Francis Joseph's reign must come soon, and it is not unlikely that a convulsion will follow which will not only disrupt the dual empire, but affect the whole of Continental Europe. Some students of European affairs believe this will be the first signal for the greatest war in history, with the dual alliance and the triple alliance arrayed against each other.
So long as Emperor Francis Joseph lives all will be well, in spite of the pan-German propaganda in Vienna, chauvinism in Prague, Slav intrigue in Servia [sic] and Bulgaria, labor riots in Triest [sic] and the never ending antagonisms of Teuton, Czech and Magyar, but with the passing of the lonely figure of the old man who has been fate's worst used plaything, the end of the Austria-Hungarian empire cannot be long deferred, and all Europe may be plunged into a conflict over the distribution of the spoils.
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| Rowland L. Davis. |
DAVIS & LUSK.
New Law Firm Formed—Offices in Old Savings Bank Building.
A new law firm has just been established in Cortland and the members of it are City Judge Rowland L. Davis and Mr. Clayton R. Lusk. The firm is to be known as Davis & Lusk. The offices of the new firm are to be continued in the Randall bank building, where Mr. Davis has been located for the past few months. Both Mr. Davis and Mr. Lusk are young men of energy and enthusiasm, and there is hardly a doubt but that their combined forces in the law business will prove highly successful. Judge Davis is a graduate of the Cortland Normal school and was principal for one year of the Chenango Forks academy. He took a course in the Cornell Law college and was graduated from it in 1897. Shortly after receiving his diploma he, with Attorney H. L. Bronson, formed the law partnership of Bronson & Davis, which existed until last March. He is now serving his second term as city judge.
Mr. Lusk's course has been in many respects parallel with that of his new partner. He graduated from the Normal school in 1895 and then became principal of the Chenango Forks academy, which position he held with much credit to himself for four years. He then entered the Cornell Law college and is today in Ithaca to receive his diploma. He was admitted to the bar last March. Like his partner he takes an active part in politics, always giving his support to the Republican party, He represented his district at the last state and senatorial conventions, and took an active part in the last presidential campaign, stumping in several counties in this section of the state.
After the firm of Bronson & Davis was dissolved, Judge Davis fitted up a neat suite of offices in the Randall bank building, and new fixtures have been added from time to time until now the new firm has a very comfortable and desirable place of business. Over 600 valuable law books have been put in the office, and fine new Globe-Wernika sectional cases have been secured in which to place them. New desks, tables and chairs have been added. When the rooms were fitted up for Judge Davis, hard wood floors were put in and polished. In the private office new rugs, pictures and furniture present a very attractive appearance. Miss Alma Austin will continue as stenographer for the new firm.
THE OLD ORDINANCES
Uprooted and Blotted Out by the Common Council.
The following are the old ordinances that belonged to the old village of Cortland and which were blotted out and annulled by the common council of the city of Cortland at its meeting Tuesday night:
The first eleven of the twenty-five were ordinances enacted on the ever glorious Fourth of July of the year 1864 before the close of the civil war. There were twenty-seven in all put upon the statute books of the village at that time, and the remaining sixteen stand.
Number one of these ordinances demands, under a penalty of 50 cents per day until the law is complied with, that all persons shall remove all filth, rubbish, wood, lumber or stone which may be found in the street in front of, or on the premises of any person in the village, when required so to do by the village president or the street commissioner.
The second made it unlawful to ride or drive any wagon, cart or other carriage, or any horse, or to lead any horses upon the side or footwalks of the village. The fine for this offense was $1.
Number three forbade the cutting or injuring of shade trees and the hitching of horses to shade trees. A penalty of $5 was attached.
The fourth dealt with the protection of the town pump, and for every malicious injury to the same the sum of $5 had to be paid. This ordinance also protected the sidewalks and fences from being defaced.
The fifth dealt with houses of ill fame, gaming houses and unlicensed tippling houses. Twenty-five-dollars was the fine imposed for maintaining any of these.
Number eight made each owner of cattle, horses, sheep or swine in the village keep his or her stock of this description from running at large. If they were found running at large they were liable to be impounded.
Number fourteen prohibited all entertainments for which admission fees were collected, unless a license was first secured. Circuses and menageries paid $10 each day, and theatrical performances were charged $2.50 per day. All other exhibitions paid $2 for the day's privileges.
Nineteen imposed a fine of $10 upon any person found guilty of public intoxication.
Twenty-three fixed the salary of the assessor, collector and pound master at the same amount as received by like officers in towns.
Twenty-four stated that the village clerk was entitled to $1.50 for acting as clerk at each election, 50 cents for each meeting of the trustees and other compensation for services as deemed proper by the board.
Twenty-five allowed the street commissioner $2 per day for each day actually employed.
The next ordinance to fall under the pruning shears of the aldermen was one passed June 6, 1870, which strictly prohibited bathing or swimming in the Tioughnioga river or any of its tributaries between Dry creek and Port Watson bridge. One dollar was the fine named and all police, constables and others were required and enjoined to see that the ordinance was enforced.
An ordinance, enacted April 4, 1871, forbidding the running of velocipedes on the sidewalks of the village under a penalty of $5, was stricken out.
One of June 4, 1873, like that of April 4, 1871, except that the sidewalks of any of the streets in the village, was also repealed.
Again on May 19, 1879, an ordinance against velocipede riding on the walks was enacted. This met the fate of the rest.
An ordinance of July 17, 1871, requiring all dogs running loose to be muzzled and so remain for ten days and allowing any person without rendering himself liable to kill such as were on the streets and not so muzzled, was repealed.
The ordinance of July 13, 1874, providing that on and after July 18, 1874, all dogs found running at large unmuzzled should be killed by the street commissioner or some person appointed by the board so to do, was stricken off the list.
One of May 6, 1875, describing the limits within which swine might be kept, was clipped. The limits set down were:
"Commencing at the foot of the road near the residence of Geo. Miller on the road to Homer, running thence easterly to the south railroad bridge on the S., B. & N. Y. railroad; from thence following the river to the midland railroad bridge; from thence southerly and westerly following the railroad; from thence north to the pottery bridge on the Otter creek, from thence north, northerly in a direct line to the place of beginning."
May 13, 1875, a part of Section 14 of the ordinances of July 4, 1864, was changed. This required all circuses to pay a fee of $10, and was amended to read that a fee of $25 should be paid. This was repealed.
Again this law amended July 25, 1876, and by this change $1 fee was charged for circus performances. This ordinance was stricken from the list.
On May 16, 1881, an ordinance was passed making it unlawful for dogs to run at large without being muzzled, and any person who should kill such as were not properly dressed received the reward of 60 cents after furnishing proof that he killed the canine. This met the fate of the preceding ones.
The first bicycle ordinance was passed March 3, 1884, and this prohibited the riding of bicycles or the drawing or pushing of any cart upon the walks, under a penalty of $5. This relic was thrown aside.
One of Jan. 2, 1883, protected the street lamps from thrown missiles and prohibited the congregating of persons under 21 years of age in public places was repealed.
Another bicycle ordinance of May 15, 1893, forbidding the riding of wheels on the walks on either side of Main-st between the Cortland House and the Messenger House was also repealed.
The fine for public intoxication was made $10 by an ordinance of May 29, 1893. This ordinance was relegated to the list of the extinct laws.
The last ordinance to come under the shears was that o f May 3, 1898. By this all persons mentioned in Chapter 141 of the laws of 1898, and requiring by that law to obtain a license for the sale of goods as in said act mentioned, were required to pay a fee of $100 per month.
This is only a beginning of the work that the council has begun. All of these ordinances were first reported by the city attorney as being useless. The most of those taken out are now covered by the state laws, and the rest are taken care of by subsequent ordinances.
FUNERAL OF L. COE YOUNG
Attended by Many G. A. R. Men from Different Posts.
The Binghamton Republican of this morning devotes a column and a half to an account of the funeral of Comrade L. Coe Young in that city yesterday. It was held at the late home of the deceased in Binghamton and was attended by many G. A. R. men from all over the surrounding country. Cortland county was represented by H. M. Kellogg, J. R. Birdlebough, J. F. Wheeler, E. D. Corwin, Robert Bushby, George L. Warren and W. H. Morgan of Grover Post, Cortland; A. W. Kingsbury and C. O. Newton of Willoughby Babcock Post, Homer; and William Pitt Henry, Isaac J. Walker and H. C. Hendrick of W. H. Tarbell Post, McGrawville.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Samuel Moore of the Clinton-st. M. E. church, and addresses were made by Rev. S. H. Wood of Afton and Rev. O. S. Alexander of Binghamton, both members of Mr. Young's company. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. J. B. Sumner of the Oak-st. M. E. church of Binghamton, of which the deceased was a member. Rev. Dr. Austin Griffin, presiding elder of the Wyoming district, made the final address. The procession to the cemetery was a long one and was made up largely of old soldiers.
DIED IN BOSTON
From Effects of Injuries Received Employed as Brakeman.
Mrs. J. H. Andrews of this city received a telegram from Boston last Friday evening announcing the death of her brother, Mr. Charles Torrey, formerly of Cortland. Mr. Torrey's death was the result of injuries sustained while employed as a brakeman on one of the Boston railroads. For five years prior to last April Mr. Torrey had been in the regular army. Mrs. Andrews left Saturday morning for Boston to attend the funeral which was held on Monday.
In City Court.
Martin Courtney received a suspended sentence and Burt Carpenter a sentence of five days in jail in city court this morning. Both were charged with public intoxication and both were arrested by Officer Townsend.
BENEFIT OF HOSPITAL.
City Band to Give a Concert on Monday, June 30.
At the time that the Cortland hospital was trying hard to raise money for its maintenance during the present year the Cortland City band was struggling to pay for new uniforms. It, however, desired to do something to help the cause along, but had to delay it. Now it is ready to give a benefit concert for the hospital. Mr. W. W. Wallace, the resident manager of the Opera House, has arranged to have the use of the Opera House donated free of expense, and other necessary expenses will be donated, so that all of the receipts will go to the hospital. The date has been fixed for Monday evening, June 30. Reserve the date. A fine concert will be given. The program will be published later.
A NEW LOCOMOBILE.
C. L. Kinney Secures a Fine One with all Improvements.
Mr. C. L. Kinney, president of the Cortland Forging Co., has just secured a new locomobile to take the place of the one he sold last year. It is made by the same company as the former one, but is of the 1902 pattern and had all the latest improvements. They are numerous and they make it a very different machine from the former one. Among the new features are steam water and air pumps, a double band and double acting brake, a Cling water glass and an injector for supplying water by a hose dropped into any creek or watering trough that may be passed. This machine is of the tourist pattern and has two seats if it is desired to turn the second one up. It will carry 12 gallons of gasoline and will run from 100 to 120 miles without replenishing fuel. It is not primarily a racing machine, but is incidentally very speedy. Its color is a dark carmine with trimmings of polished brass.
BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements today are—Bingham & Miller, Clothing, page 8; Gas Light Co., Gas ranges, page 8; Glann & Clark, Shoes, page 4.
—Homer is having its full share of good things. Mr. E. G. Ranney has now doubled his previous subscription of $500 for memorial windows for the Congregational church of that village, making it $1,000. Who will be the next to do something for the benefit of that town?
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