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| Elizabeth Cady Stanton. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, October 27, 1902.
MRS. STANTON IS DEAD.
Famous Woman Suffragist Died at Her Home in New York.
HAD REACHED THE AGE OF 87.
Old Age Given as Cause of Death. Began to Fail a Week Ago—Was Conscious to the Last—Tribute to Her Memory by Miss Susan B. Anthony.
New York, Oct. 27.—Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the well-known woman suffragist, died Sunday at her home in West 94th street, this city. Old age was given as the cause of death. She was conscious almost to the last about a week ago Mrs. Stanton began to fail rapidly. This became more noticeable last week and then it was known to the family that her death was only a question of days or hours.
The children with Mrs. Stanton when she died were Mrs. M. F. Lawrence and Mrs. Stanton Blatch of New York; Henry and Robert L. Stanton of New York; Theodore Stanton of Paris and G. Smith Stanton of New York.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday but the hour has not been set. The interment will be in Woodlawn cemetery.
Mrs. Stanton was born in Johnstown. N. Y., Nov. 12, 1815. She was the daughter of Justice Daniel Cady of the supreme court of New York and Martha Livingston, a daughter of James Livingston, a member of General Washington's staff.
Before she was 16 years old she entered her father's office and began the study of law. In 1854 she delivered an address before the New York legislature on "Married Woman's Property." The bill defining the rights of married women passed a few days later. It was her first big victory.
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| Susan B. Anthony. |
TRIBUTE FROM MISS ANTHONY.
Latter Had Planned to Meet Mrs. Stanton on Her 87th Birthday.
Rochester, Oct. 27.—The news of the death of Elizabeth Cady Stanton fell with crushing weight upon Susan B. Anthony, who had planned to go to New York on Nov. 12 to assist the venerable advocate of woman's suffrage in the celebration of her 87th birthday. Miss Anthony said:
"Through the early days when the world was against us we stood together. Mrs. Stanton was always a courageous woman, a leader of thought and new movements. I always called her the philosopher and statesman of our movement. She was a most finished writer, and every state paper presented to congress or the state legislatures in the early days was written by Mrs. Stanton.
"I cannot express myself at all as I feel. I am too crushed to say much, but if she had outlived me she would have found fine words with which to express our friendship."
"What period of your lives gave you the greatest pleasure?" was asked.
"When we were digging together. When she forged the thunderbolts and I fired them. The greatest campaign we ever had together was in '69 at the constitutional convention held in Kansas for suffrage, and the same year in New York state.
"In spite of her big family, to whom she was devoted, and the great amount of work she did outside her home, she was one of the finest housekeepers I ever saw.
"The last time I saw Mrs. Stanton was in June. She talked about the other side," said Miss Anthony, "but had no faith that there was any other world. She always said this was a beautiful world and she wanted to stay here as long as possible. She believed in the immutable law in everything and did not believe in any special providence for herself or any one else."
Miss Anthony and Mrs. Stanton have campaigned together all over this country. They went several times to California in the old days and are the most picturesque figures the woman suffrage movement ever had. They went to England together in 1883.
"She went to call an international suffrage convention," said Miss Anthony, "but the English people were afraid of it then. But it was at that time she conceived the idea of the convention which five years later was held in Washington and later formed into the International Council of Women. We received many attentions on this visit to England, being received by John Bright and other distinguished persons."
INCREASED FACILITIES.
Cornell University Preparing to Utilize Gifts of Many Patrons.
Ithaca, Oct. 27.—President Schurman of Cornell university has announced the results of the deliberations of the annual fall meeting of the board of trustees of the university which was in session all day Saturday and until late in the evening.
An increase in facilities for instruction, in which are included gifts from the late Dean Sage of Albany, Hiram W. Sibley of Rochester, the late James B. Guilford of Utica and Cornelius N. Bliss, Henry R. Ickleheimer, George C. Boldt, Jacob H. Schiff, John D. Rockefeller and Oliver H. Payne of New York, was announced.
The location of the Rockefeller Hall of Physics, which will cost $250,000, was decided upon and the building will be placed on a line running east and west between the present Lincoln and McGraw halls. President Schurman's recommendation of immediate erection of a hall for arts and humanities to cost $250,000 was adopted, and the building located, the plot of ground now occupied by houses of Professors Walt, Law and Hewett being chosen for that purpose.
A plan for the future expansion of Cornell university on most magnificent lines was adopted and for this purpose the president was authorized to purchase immediately 16 acres of land to the west of the library building. It is proposed to erect six new costly buildings on this plot immediately and eight more in the remote future.
A scheme for the superannuation of all professors at the age of 70 was adopted, the details to be arranged later. It is probable that all professors so retired will be pensioned.
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| Theodore Roosevelt. |
THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY.
Congratulations from Every Side—Flowers, No Business.
Washington, Oct. 27.—Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock was the first government official to congratulate the president on his forty-fourth birthday today. After passing the usual compliments, the secretary transacted some routine business and was immediately followed by four members of the Hungarian club of New York city—Marcus Brum, John Blau, Julius S. Wolfe and Edward Kohen. The committee who called today visited the president upon the 27th of October for the last four years. The president is an honorary member of their club.
Early in the morning messengers began arriving at the temporary White House with tokens of flowers, and by noon a large collection was spread out in the president's room on the second floor.
The president will make no change in the ordinary business routine today.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
The New York Evening Post on the Campaign.
The New York Evening Post is the most influential independent Democratic newspaper in this state. It represents an able and powerful constituency. When it takes action in favor of the Republican candidate for governor it means more than an ordinary event and has a significance far reaching, because it reflects the views of the independent voters of either party. When, then, it supports Governor Odell for re-election against Mr. Color, the friends of good government have occasion for rejoicing. In a late issue it says:
The general sense is right in having fixed upon the real protagonists in the electoral contest. They are not Coler and Odell, but Hill and Odell. The ex-boss makes no concealment of the fact that the campaign is his own. He directs it. He puts the stamp of his own small mind upon it. If there is any demagogue's trick to be tried, Hill is the man for the job. If there is any mud to be thrown, David B. Hill has hands that do not mind groping in the mire. He a political purist! The crushing rejoinder, full of implied meanings that he will not dare to challenge, which Governor Odell gave him last night, was well deserved. Mr. Odell made an end of Hill's scandals once and for all. If that reckless speaker dares repeat them, after the governor's full refutation, he will deserve to be held a common slanderer. We think, however, that he will have observed the significant look in Mr. Odell's eyes when he said, referring to Hill's treacherous nature, "I know what I am talking about, and will let that matter lie."
Governor Odell's personal force and directness have, in fact, never appeared to better advantage than in the course of his canvass for re-election. It is not simply that poor Mr. Coler has furnished him a foil which would make any man look to be of heroic proportions beside him. Mr. Odell has from the first borne himself like a man who had a mind and policy of his own. Nicely measuring his own resources by the power of resistance and the means of achievement, he has an extraordinary record of actual accomplishment in his one term of office. Even where he was mistaken, as The Evening Post believes him in his plan of centralizing control of the state's charitable institutions, he displayed a capacity and vigor which mark him out as a born executive.
It has not been possible for The Evening Post to hesitate, when the choice offered the voters of New York was that between a resourceful and efficient man, already proved in office, and the pitiful stalking horse which Hill has brought out for his purposes. We are not under the delusion that Mr. Odell is an independent. He is an avowed party man. So is his associate, the candidate for the lieutenant-governorship, Senator Higgins. But, he, too, has a record for useful work on the important finance committee of the senate. With Odell in the governor's chair we should know what to count upon: Mr. Coler's best friends cannot but wonder what on earth he would do, or Hill would let him or make him do, if he got the office. We think the voters would do both him and the state a kindness by allowing him to remain in private life.
A LAMP EXPLODED
But Vigorous Work Prevented a Bad Fire from Following.
Last Friday evening a lamp exploded in a domestic's room at Hotel Brunswick, and it was only by heroic work on the part of the hotel help that a very bad fire was prevented. The room was a mass of flames when the fire was discovered.
The lamp had been placed upon a dresser in the room and left there for a few minutes. When the lamp exploded the oil ran out over the dresser and a ruff in front of it. These and the woodwork were blazing furiously when the trouble was discovered. The blaze was smothered by bed clothing and a series of vigorous stampings.
The hotel is located between the old Randall bank building and the Second National bank and the Mahan block [of Cortland]. It is very near the rear end of the building. Had not the fire been conquered at the start it would have proved a very difficult one to handle.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Rubbed Gums With Laudanum for Neuralgia—Nearly Poisoned.
Sylvanus Smith of Blodgett Mills took a quantity of laudanum Sunday afternoon by mistake, and for many hours his life was despaired of. Today he is much better, although he is still suffering intensely.
Mr. Smith was using a prescription that contained a large percentage of laudanum for neuralgia, which was intended for outward application. Without thinking he rubbed the medicine along his gums and continued this until he was overcome by the poison. Dr. Powers of Blodgett Mills was summoned just in time to save the man's life.
Mr. Smith is 78 years of age. He is father of Mrs. W. H. Robertson of this city.
LINCOLN LODGE ANNIVERSARY.
Good Templars from Groton Join in the Celebration.
Lincoln lodge, No. 119, I. O. G. T., celebrated its thirty-sixth anniversary at its rooms [in Cortland] Friday evening. A number of out-of-town guests were present, and a large delegation of the Groton Good Templars attended in a body.
The rooms were tastily decorated with evergreen and bunting, giving a pleasing effect.
The program was greatly enjoyed by all present. The selections given by those from the Conservatory and from the members of the Groton lodge were greatly appreciated; in fact each and all who took part cast credit upon themselves.
After the program had been concluded the guests adjourned to the opposite hall where refreshments were served. All left well pleased, feeling the evening had been a most enjoyable one.
The following was the program:
Address of Welcome, Mr. H. B. Benedict.
Piano, Miss Mahar.
Duet. Miss Sears and Mr. Lord, Groton, N. Y.
Recitation, Mrs. Heywood, Groton, N. Y.
Solo. Mr. Sprague, Groton, N. Y.
Recitation—Little Pilgrim, Miss May Neusom.
Solo—Armourer's Song, DeKoven.
Mr. B. E. Ross, Conservatory.
Recitation—Dolły Go, Mrs. Louise Smith, Conservatory.
Recitation—Pound Party, Miss Bessie Ashby, Conservatory.
Solo—Next Door, Mr. Sylvester Kiser.
Recitation—Amen, Miss Anna Messenger.
Recitation—No Saloons Up There.
Mrs. Latimer, Conservatory.
Banjo Solo, Mr. Harry Palmer.
Address, Mr. F. C. Carrington, Groton, N. Y.
Selection, Mr. H. B. Benedict.
Music, Quartet.
Died from Diphtheria.
Lawrence G. Rummer, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rummer who live on the Walter Angell farm between Cortland and McGraw, died this morning at 10:30 o'clock from diphtheria, aged 18 months.
Both father and mother and Mrs. Powers, the child's grandmother, are very ill from the same malady, but it is thought that they will recover from the disease. The arrangements for the funeral of the child are not known as yet.
BREVITIES.
—The Cortland Lodge of Perfection will hold a regular meeting this evening.
— Rev. Mr. Davis, pastor of the A. M. E. Zion church, conducted the services yesterday at the county [poor] house.
—The Wide Awake Literary club will meet with Mrs. N. M. Smith, 7 Groton-ave,, Tuesday evening.
—The primary union will meet with Mrs. S. W. Sherwood Monday evening at 7 o'clock.
—The Loyal circle of King's Daughters will meet with Mrs. W. D. Coburn, 50 Union-st, Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 3 o'clock. The ladies will please come prepared for sewing.
—A regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held Tuesday, Oct 28 at 2:45 p. m. Mrs. L. A. Waterbury will lead devotionals. The program will include the work of the mercy department and will be conducted by Mrs. C. F. Weiler.
—New display advertisements today are—S. Simmons, Clothing, page 4; Warren, Tanner & Co., Dry goods, etc., page 6; The corner grocery, Cigars and tobacco, page 4; G. H. Wiltsie, Carpets, curtains, etc., page 4; C. F. Brown, fountain pens, page 4.
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