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Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, August 6, 1902.
QUIET AT SHENANDOAH
But Unsettled Feeling In the Town Continues.
ARREST OF WOUNDED RIOTERS.
Taken into Custody by Constables Who Were Surrounded by Platoon of Infantry—With One Other Lithuanian They Were Held in $2,000 Bail and Sent to Jail.
Shenandoah, Pa., Aug. 6.—The peace of this troop-protected town remains unbroken. The unsettled feeling which has been apparent for the last few days, however, continues. It was a lively day at headquarters, where all the staff officers were kept busy in connection with the movements of the troops and in keeping in touch with the situation in the entire county.
There were many rumors of trouble but excepting at Girardville, where a workman was shot and slightly wounded, nothing of a serious nature occurred anywhere.
Probably the most important development in the Shenandoah region was the arrest and commitment to the county jail of two wounded Lithuanians who participated in the riot of last Wednesday.
The arrest was attended with considerable show of military force, they being taken into custody by constables who were surrounded by a platoon of infantrymen and then taken through the streets under a strong guard.
The prisoners are Antony Klimoritz and Stanislaus Zukowski. Each had been shot in the foot during the riot and was unable to walk. They were located in a boarding house in the heart of the foreign quarter of the town.
The Lithuanians, along with a fellow countryman named Waldo Rowinski, who was arrested late Saturday night on the charge of being a participant in the riot were arraigned before Squire Shoemaker.
Thomas R. Beddal, deputy sheriff. who was in the riot, identified the men and testified to having deliberately shot Klimovitz and Zukowski, wounding them in the feet. The three men were then held in $2,000 bail each and in default they were taken to the jail at Pottsville.
Policeman Arrested.
Shenandoah, Pa., Aug. 6.—Charged with threatening to kill Peter Remus of Buffalo, N. Y., Hartman Breuil, a coal and iron policeman of Philadelphia, employed at Packer colliery No. 4 of the Lehigh Valley Coal company, was arrested on a warrant sworn out by Remus and was held in $1,000 bail, which was furnished. Mr. Remus charges that he was unwillingly taken to the colliery and that when he wanted to leave he was threatened by Breuil. Company officials deny Remus' story.
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AMBASSADOR WHITE RESIGNS.
Speculation In Berlin as to His Probable Successor.
Berlin, Aug. 6.—Mr. White's resignation may now be in the hands of President Roosevelt. The date set by the ambassador when his resignation will go into effect is Nov. 7. He is now at Homburg where he is taking the waters and where he will probably remain till the end of the month.
There is much gossip at Berlin concerning Mr. White's probable successor and one circumstantial story is that the president intends to transfer Ambassador Tower from St. Petersburg to Berlin, Minister Storer from Spain to be ambassador to Russia, and to appoint Henry White, secretary of embassy at London, minister to Spain.
Mr. Tower, who has been dissatisfied with St. Petersburg, expressed months ago a wish to be transferred to some other equally desirable post, preferably Berlin.
Andrew D. White was appointed ambassador to Germany April 1, 1897. In March last it was announced that he contemplated resigning because of ill health.
State Department Not Informed.
Washington, Aug. 6.—No information has been received at the state department indicating that Ambassador White had resigned, but the announcement was not unexpected as report was current some time ago that he would retire from public life upon reaching his 70th birthday. Several gentlemen in the diplomatic service have been mentioned in connection with the Berlin embassy should Ambassador White retire, the most prominent being Dr. David Jayne Hill, now first assistant secretary of state, and Hon. Bellamy Storer, at present minister to Spain.
TRACY SUICIDES.
After a Long and Desperate Battle with Officers.
HE WAS TWICE WOUNDED.
No Escape and so the Outlaw Turned His Own Gun on Himself and Shot Himself.
Spokane, Aug. 6. — After a desperate and protracted battle between Tracy, the outlaw, and the large posse of officers and citizens who had been pursuing, and in which Tracy was twice wounded, the outlaw killed himself this morning.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Philippine Snakes and Hawaii.
Like Ireland, Hawaii has no snakes, and if the war department at Washington has its way it will have none. When the order was issued recently by the department prohibiting the transportation of snakes from the Philippines to the Hawaiian Islands, there was not a little wonderment why the people of our serpentless possession in the mid-Pacific should want snakes anyway. The explanation was shortly forthcoming that the snakes were wanted for the purpose of destroying the rats and a few other objectionable animals that prevailed there. The war department has wisely put its foot down on the introduction of a remedy which would be vastly worse than the rodent pest. That sort of thing has been tried elsewhere, and when the snakes have become too common it was next in order to exterminate them by the introduction of animals scarcely less objectionable.
For example, rats have been common in the lower Antilles. To get rid of them the fer-de-lance was introduced. This is a serpent about seven feet long and even more poisonous than the cobra—a sneaking, slinking, deadly creature that hides in the jungle and strikes from the boughs of trees around which it has wrapped itself. The rats were kept down, but the human mortality from snake bites began to be alarming. Then was introduced the mongoose, a little animal that suggests a woodchuck, and he presently worried the fer-de-lance out of existence, except in Martinique, St. Lucia and St. Vincent, where he is now at work. But after the snakes were dead he refused to consider that his mission had been accomplished, and he now travels about consuming hens, to the sorrow and anxiety of the owners thereof. So a price has been put on the head of the mongoose.
There is still another reason for not interfering with the processes of nature by transplanting venomous and troublesome animals to a soil to which they are not indigenous. The Hawaiians are an extremely temperate people in the matter of strong and spirituous liquors. Perhaps this may be due to the fact that there are no snakes there. With the introduction of poisonous reptiles it may reasonably he expected that there would soon be a general adoption of the usual snake bite remedy, which in certain quantities and under certain conditions breeds more terrible serpents than those whose bites it is reputed to cure. Happy Hawaiians, if they know not the trail of the serpent, literal or figurative! Let them stick to rats and root beer.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Claims Presented for Damage by Water on Railroad-st.
TOM HOWARD'S PETITION
Sent to Board of Public Works—Proposition to Change Names of Two Streets— Reports of City Officials for July—Bills Ordered Paid.
A regular meeting of the [Cortland] common council was held last evening at the office of the city clerk, at which all members were present.
The reports of F. E. Price, commissioner of charities, and G. J. Maycumber, city chamberlain, for the month of July were submitted and, on motion, the same were received and ordered placed on file. Mr. Price's report showed that $41.61 had been spent for the poor of the city for the month. The city chamberlain's report showed that the receipts for the month were $908.73, and that the disbursements were $8,708.15.
Claims for Damages.
The following claims against the city for damages to real estate were presented and, on motion, the same were received and placed on file and referred to the city attorney:
Michael Madden, 125 Railroad-st., $1,200.00
Adelbert Barber, 123 Railroad-st., $1,500.00
John J Colgan, 111 Railroad-st., $1,500.00
Thomas McMahon, 119 Railroad-st., $1,300.00
Frank P. Merchant, 163 Railroad-st., $1,300.00
Margaret Mourin, 113 Railroad-st., $1,800.00
E. E. Mellon presented the claims, which aggregate $8,600. The officials took the new assessment roll and looked up the assessed valuation of the places that are claimed to be damaged by water and found the following figures: Michael Madden, 125 Railroad-st., assessed at $900, claims $1,200 damages; Albert J. Barber, 123 Railroad-st., assessed at $900, claims $1,500 damages; John J. Colgan, 111 Railroad-st., assessed at $800, claims $1,500 damages; Thomas McMahon, 119 Railroad-st., assessed at $700, claims $1,300 damages; Frank P. Merchant, 163 Railroad-st., assessed at $1,500, claims $1,300 damages; Margaret Mourin, 113 Railroad-st., assessed at $l,200, claims $1,800 damages. The total assessed value of the six places calling for damages is $6,000, while the damages claimed are $2,600 greater than this amount.
Upon motion of Mr. Yager, seconded and declared carried:
Resolved, That an incandescent arc light be placed on Hamlin-st, at a place designated by Alderman Wright.
Dog Catcher's Report.
J. C. Stevens presented a report of [stray] dogs placed in the pound, which was received and placed on file. The report showed that twenty dogs had been caught, and that of these eight were redeemed, eight were killed and four were released. The four proved to belong to farmers.
Appointive Assessors.
Mayor Brown nominated and appointed Hubert T. Bushnell and Riley Champlin to be appointive assessors for the ensuing year.
Upon motion of Mr. Richards, seconded and declared carried:
Resolved, That such appointments be ratified and confirmed.
The petition of Thomas Howard, asking to be appointed sidewalk inspector, was sent to the board of public works.
Change of Street Names.
Mayor Brown said that there was a sentiment among the residents of Railroad-st. to change the name of the street to Lackawanna-st. Alderman Richards said that he thought Railway-ave. should also be changed to Lehigh-st. Aldermen Pettigrew and Skeele ware delegated to find out from the people of the first mentioned street their opinion in regard to such change, and Alderman Richards was likewise delegated to feel the public pulse on Railway-ave.
Alderman Skeele reported several complaints from residents of Blodgett-st., against the placing of a large tank of naphtha near their houses by the Cortland Carriage Goods Co. He said the council had charge of locating all houses for storing explosives, and cited subdivision 5 of Section 59 of the charter. A committee consisting of Messrs. Skeele and Richards was appointed to take the matter up with the company.
Bills Ordered Paid.
The following bills were allowed and ordered paid:
M. H. Wiles, services, $20.00
McKinney & Doubleday, supplies, $10.00
Williamson LawBook Co., transit permits, $3.50
Daniel Hurlihe, work, $5.00
A. C. Walrad, preparing jury list, $2.00
C. E. Kingsley, preparing jury list, $2.00
F. A. Phelps, preparing jury list, $2.00
Phoebe J. Maine, as administratrix of estate of Hubert E. Maine, services, $1.99
Fred Hatch, expenses, $4.94
A. S. Brown, stamped envelopes, $10.70
E. W. Bates, salary, $150
P. T. Carpenter, salary, $50.00
Bernice S. Rowe, services, $2.00
Jennie A. Kinney, services, $1.00
Flora M. Harvey, services, $3.00
F. E. Priell, salary and disbursements, $105.00
Homer & Cortland Gas Light Co., 1.50
D. W. Pettigrew, services, $52.00
H. P. Northrop, livery, $26.00
J. C. Stevens, services and rent, $30.00
Cortland & Homer Electric Co., 695.12
On motion meeting adjourned.
A LONG, LONG WINTER
If the Signs of Mr. Walsh and the Bear do Not Fail.
Mr. James Walsh, director of the Cortland park, is appearing in a new capacity as weather forecaster, and if his signs do prove true his forecast will be a very unwelcome one, for he prophesies a much longer winter than we experienced last year. And this is the basis of his reckoning. It is a well known fact that animal instinct is almost unerring in matters pertaining to the weather, and Mr. Walsh has been observing his big bear up at the park very closely, and the bear says the winter will be long and hard. If this proves to be the case Mr. Walsh will be in position to say, "I told you so." If it does not prove true Mr. Walsh can say, "It was the bear, not I, that said so."
Last year the bear had a very ordinary appetite till about Sept. 1 when he seemed to be always hungry. The amount of his food was doubled and still he whined and called for more. He began to grow very fat and, in fact, was taking on flesh to provide for the long period of hibernation. He came out this spring lean and poor. During the spring, when it might seem as though he ought to eat to make up for lost time he simply ate an ordinary amount. But now this year at the beginning of August, instead of at Sept 1, the abnormal appetite has come again. Poor Bruin cannot be satisfied. He now has a triple instead of a double allowance of food given him each day. He eats all the refuse from two hotels in the city and drinks nine quarts of milk from the farm back of the park. He cleans up every particle of food that is thrown into his cage and then calls for more. He cannot see a person pass the cage with a basket or pail but [that] he climbs up against the bars and begs for food.
Mr. Walsh has noted this tremendous appetite at this early season and reasons from this that winter will come a month earlier than last year and continue longer and be more severe while it continues. Last year the sleighing came unusually early, at the middle of November. Doubtless this year it will be here by the middle of October, and will probably last till the Fourth of July instead of till Decoration day. At least, if this isn't the fact, it will all be the bear's fault.
HARMONY THIS YEAR.
School District No. 2, Makes Unanimous Choice of a Trustee.
In an issue of The Standard one year ago it was recorded that we had quite a belligerent school meeting in school district, No. 2, Cortlandville, near the fairgrounds. Well, really, we felt much ashamed of such a record and not wishing the public to think we are always "by the ears" in this district we wish to report what has been done here since that time.
Miss Agnes Mourin has taught our school the past year giving perfect satisfaction and after leaving a splendid record here, has been selected to teach in the McLean school.
At the present school meeting held on Tuesday evening, Aug. 5, Mr. T. S. Mourin was unanimously chosen for trustee for the coming year without a dissenting voice and we are now glad to report that perfect harmony reigns supreme at present and we can sing "Blest be the Tie That Binds," etc.
WAITING FOR TELEPHONES.
McGraw Service will be Ready for Use Very Soon.
The McGraw branch of the Home Telephone company is all ready for use except for the putting in of the telephones. Poles are set and wires strung and carried to houses and business places, but owing to the strike among the freight handlers in Chicago all freights from that city became disorganized and the instruments have not yet been received. They are expected in a few days and will be connected at once.
Poles are being set out Groton-ave. to the brick schoolhouse, and thence by way of Elysium park to McLean, Dryden, Freeville and Ithaca and the stringing of wires will begin soon.
Poles are also set and wires strung to Marathon by way of Freetown Corners.
TWO FINE TRIPS
In L. N. Hopkins' Gasolene Launch—Covered 800 Miles.
Messrs. L. N. Hopkins, Lester and George Cooper, Thomas and Robert Kennedy and Frank E. Bliven returned last evening from Ithaca and Cayuga lake, where they had been spending nearly a week, making a trip in Mr. Hopkins' and Mr. Georg Hartman's gasolene yachts.
Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins, son Ray and Mr. Hopkins' father, Mr. L. D. C. Hopkins went to Ithaca three week ago and started on a trip to Schenectady by way of the lake and canal. The first day they went as far as Syracuse, a distance of 80 miles. All along the route the marks of wet weather were evident. In one place in the Mohawk valley they saw a farmer burning spoiled hay in his field. They returned to Ithaca last week, and all but Mr. Hopkins returned to Cortland.
On Saturday the other Cortland men referred to met Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Hartman of Ithaca. The crowd was divided up, and a trip through Cayuga and Seneca lakes to Watkins Glen was begun. An excellent time and some exciting races were enjoyed. Mr. Hartman had just won the race for the championship of Ithaca with his launch, but Mr. Hopkins had him beaten with his fine boat.
In all Mr. Hopkins ran his launch about 800 miles, and slept on it every night and took the majority of his meals on board,
Funeral of Mrs. Lennon.
Mrs. Emma Wiles Lennon died at her home near East Maine, N. Y., July 29, aged 52 years and 6 months. She was born in the town of Freetown, Cortland county, and continued to live there until 1872, when she graduated from the State Normal school at Cortland and then went to Bay City, Mich., and taught for several years. After resigning her school work she was married to John Lennon of this city, who died last September. Eight years ago they moved near East Maine. While in this city she was a member of the Methodist church, and where her lovable nature won her a large circle of friends whose sincere devotion was exemplified by many kind words and acts during her last illness. The last four months of her life were days of severe illness, but it did not drive away the sweetness of her disposition, but her sufferings were borne with patience and without a murmur, and the only anxiety expressed was for the welfare of those she knew she was so soon to leave.
The liberality shown, the many affectionate words spoken and the tender ministrations rendered in so many helpful ways by her neighbors although her last sickness and at the funeral and burial service truly told how well they loved her. The funeral was held yesterday and was conducted by Rev. Mr. Seward of the West Chenango Methodist church. The Scripture lessons read in connection with the service were Psalm xci and Rev. xxii. The singing was by Messrs. Benjamin Worden, Will Johnson and Robert Andrews. The burial was in Spring Forest cemetery.
Mrs. Lennon is survived by two sons, Harry J. and Arthur W. Lennon, one sister, Mrs. W. D. Tuttle of Cortland, and a brother, C. C. Wiles of Delaware, O.
BREVITIES.
—The annual picnic of the Homer family will be held Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Mr. Jay Ballou's, 4 East-ave., Cortland.
—The twenty-seventh annual picnic and reunion of the Hammond family will be held at the Cortland park, Friday, Aug. 22.
—The Ithaca Wallpaper Co. after a month's shut down for inventory and repairs has resumed operations with a full force of seventy men.
—On account of the necessary absence from the city this evening of some members of the City band, the open air concert which was to have been given at the Messenger House corner is indefinitely postponed.
—Miss Grace Mead entertained a company of ladies at her home, 13 Argyle Place yesterday afternoon and others this afternoon, Progressive whist was played both days and there were eight tables of players each afternoon.
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