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| John Hay. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, January 26, 1903.
ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
Treaty Signed Providing For a Settlement.
MIXED TRIBUNAL OF JURISTS.
Determination to Be Placed on Treaty of 1825 Between Great Britain and Russia—Commission Will Consist of Three Members on Each Side Without an Umpire.
Washington, Jan. 26.—Secretary Hay and Sir Michael Herbert, the British ambassador, Saturday signed a treaty providing for the settlement of the Alaskan boundary question.
Efforts in this direction have been put forth for a long time, the pressure coming from both sides, the Canadian miners being anxious to get through the Klondike to the sea without passing through American territory and the Americans insisting upon their right to the coast line and the control of the ports.
The treaty signed provides for the reference of all these boundary questions to a mixed tribunal of jurists three on each side, to determine the interpretation to be placed on the treaty of 1825 between Great Britain and Russia which defined the boundaries between British America and Alaska.
This proposition is virtually the same as that brought forward by the American members of the joint high commission which met in Washington three years ago, but which then was rejected by the British and Canadian representatives.
It has taken three years to obtain the consent of the British and the Canadian governments to adjust the boundary dispute on this basis. It is understood that the treaty has been drawn up after thorough consultation with the leading members of the senate of both political parties, the administration desiring to do everything possible in advance to secure its ratification.
The commission proposed is curious in composition, consisting of an equal number of members upon each side without an umpire or odd man to cast the deciding vote.
No other terms of arbitration would have been acceptable to the people of the Northwest who see in this arrangement a practical extinction of any chance of a decision hostile to their plans.
On the other hand to get a verdict favorable to the American claim the case of the United States must be so strongly presented as to win the support of at least one of the Canadian contingent.
The treaty will be submitted to the United States senate very soon, and the effort will be made to ratify it before the expiration of the present session.
Stromboli in Eruption.
Rome, Jan. 26.—After a brief spell of inactivity the Volcano Stromboli is again in eruption. Great quantities of lava and stones are being thrown up and to an immense distance from the crater. The cone of the volcano is capped with a thick cloud of smoke. The eruption affords a magnificent spectacle at night, the flames rising from crater illuminating the sky.
POWERS ARE CONSIDERING.
Blockade to be Raised if Guarantees are Satisfactory.
Berlin, Jan. 26.—Your correspondent learns officially that the powers are jointly considering the guarantees offered by Minister Bowen on behalf of Venezuela for the payment of the various claims. If these guarantees are satisfactory, the blockade will be raised immediately.
DEPENDS ON GERMANY.
Great Britain and Italy now Ready to Raise the Blockade.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 26.—Great Britain has given her assent to the proposition to raise the Venezuelan blockade and has promised to use her influence with the other allies. This information was conveyed to Minister Bowen this morning by Ambassador Herbert. Italy is ready to co-operate with England and as soon as Germany gives her consent the blockade ceases.
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| Three jug telephone, late 1890's. |
AN AVERAGE DAY
At the Office of the Home Telephone Co.—Lively Work.
Any one who imagines that the operators at the office of the Home Telephone Co. have a snap with little to do except to listen to conversations going on over the [party] wires would soon be disabused of that opinion if he would see the lively work that the operators have to do almost every minute of the day and night. Every few weeks Manager Bennett arranges for a "pegging in" day in which every call made is noted in a pegboard and kept track of with the idea of learning how many calls are made upon that day.
Last Saturday was "pegging-in" day and the result was 9,805 calls at the Cortland central office during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock Sunday morning. At the Homer central office there were 1,563 calls during the same period, making a total of 11,368 at the two offices. It is fair to connect the two central offices in making the aggregate, for many of the calls of course were from Cortland to Homer and the reverse. The Cortland calls arranged by hours were as follows:
7 a. m. to 8 a. m., 312.
8 a. m. to 9 a. m., 693.
9 a. m. to 10 a. m., 752.
10 a. m. to 11 a. m., 582.
11 a. m. to 12 m., 510.
12 m. to 1 p. m., 570.
1 p. m. to 2 p. m., 672.
2 p. m. to 3 p. m., 552.
3 p. m. to 4 p. m., 628.
4 p. m. to 5 p. m., 696.
5 p. m. to 6 p. m., 810.
6 p. m. to 7 p. m., 400.
7 p. m. to 7 a. m., 2,428.
In the Cortland exchange there are 780 subscribers and in Homer 170 subscribers. In tte Cortland office there are eight operators at a time answering calls from 7 a. m. till 12 m. and from 1 p. m. till 6 p. m. Between 12 m. and 1 p. m. there are six operators. From 6 p. m. till 9 p. m. there are five operators and from 9 p. m. till [7] a. m. there are but two operators. In Homer there is but one operator at a time to handle the two boards. An examination of these figures shows that between 5 and 6 p. m. the eight operators averaged over a hundred calls each during the sixty minutes, and there was not any loafing during any portion of the day. Perhaps the thought of these rapid calls may make subscribers a little more patient if a call is not answered inside of five seconds, for it must be remembered that these calls do not all come in regular order at a specified speed, but sometimes a half dozen will come at the same second and each must be attended to in its turn.
There are about sixty orders for telephones now on the waiting list and these are being supplied just as fast as the apparatus can be received and the linemen can do the wiring. There appears to be no limit to the number of telephones that may be called for in Cortland. Homer, McGraw, and out on the farm lines, and of course each additional instrument makes the possession and service of all the others more valuable for there are more people that can be reached by the means.
Fortnightly Club.
The Fortnightly club held its meeting Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. George P. Hollenbeck, 10 Church-st. The theme was "Romanesque Architecture, Northern," sometimes called "Round-arch Gothic," and the program was as follows:
What We Owe to Medieval Monasteries, Miss Ella Van Hoesen.
Worms, Spires, Mayence, [Mainz] (Germany), Mrs. J. G. Jarvis.
Castles on the Rhine, Mrs. T. P. Bristol.
Piano Solo, Miss Martha McGraw.
Farewell to an Associate.
The gentlemen employees of The Standard job rooms assembled Saturday evening at the home of Mr. H. Gray Joy on Prospect-st. to have a farewell evening of sociability with Mr. E. C. Tripp, who left this morning for New York to accept a place in that city. Mr. Tripp was presented with a handsome dress suit case. A very pleasant evening was spent during which Mr. Joy's new phonograph with its large assortment of selections contributed much to the general enjoyment. Light refreshments were served.
Auction.
John L. Ryan, who lives 3/4 mile east of East Homer on the Truxton, N. Y., road, will sell at auction on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 12 o'clock, 17 choice Holstein cows, part fresh and the balance springers, 4 heifers, 1 yearling bull, all thoroughbred Holsteins, 1 mare 7 years old, two colts, wagons, farming tools, potatoes, etc. [Paid ad]
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| Charles Rufus Skinner. |
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Is Allowable in the Public Schools, says State Supt. Skinner.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Skinner has rendered a decision that permits teachers in the public schools to return to the old system of inflicting corporal punishment on unruly students. He says the penal code permits such punishment and that there is no reason why the teacher should not resort to it on extreme occasions. He further says that there is a prevalent opinion among the students that the only punishment that a teacher is justified in administering is dismissal, and that opinion has tended to destroy the deportment of certain students as they think nothing of getting "fired."
MINEAH-CLARK.
A Mid-Winter Wedding in the Town of Groton.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Clark of Groton City received nearly fifty of their relatives and friends on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 2 o'clock, the occasion being the marriage of their daughter, Myrtis Estelle, to Hobart Mineah of McLean. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Levi Jennison, uncle of the bride, of Union Center. Miss Lena Clark, cousin of the bride of Lafayette, was bridesmaid and Mr. Forrest M. Ladd, a nephew of the bridegroom, acted as best man. The wedding march was rendered by a niece of the bridegroom, Miss Bessie Ladd.
The bride's dress was blue French crepe with trimmings of white silk and appliqué. The bridesmaid wore cream cassimere with white lace, and both carried white roses. The bridegroom wore conventional black as did also the groomsman and both wore white rosebuds in the lapels of their coats. After hearty congratulations a very tempting lunch was served by four intimate lady friends of the bride, superintended by Mrs. Jennison and Mrs. Frank Youmans. An hour or more was spent in visiting and admiring the beautiful presents received, among which were chairs, table linen, fancy articles, Havilland china, solid silver, glassware, parlor lamp, etc.
About 5 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Mineah left for Cortland to take the 7 o'clock train for Syracuse and vicinity, amid such a shower of rice and old shoes as they will not soon forget.
After April 1 they will be at home in the town of Dryden.
Griffin-Bell.
Mr. Harry A. Griffin of Marathon and Miss Bertha E. Bell of Homer were married on Saturday in Cortland at the home of the officiating clergyman, Rev. G. H. Brigham, 8 Charles-st.
DEATH OF SETH HOBART.
A Well Known and Life Long Resident of Preble, N. Y.
Seth Hobart, an almost lifelong resident of Preble, died yesterday at his home in that town. Mr. Hobart was born in the town of Clarence, Erie Co., N. Y., March, 18, 1830, and moved with his parents to Virgil when 8 years old. Twelve years later he moved to Preble which has since been his home. In 1852 he was married to Miss Cordelia M. Van Patten of Preble who together with five brothers and one sister survives him.
Mr. Hobart has held the offices in his town of assessor, justice of the peace, town clerk and supervisor. He had been for fifty years a member of the Masonic fraternity and Odd Fellows. He was a member of the Patrons of Husbandry and for thirty years a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Preble. For thirty-five years he had been a trustee of Elmwood Cemetery association of Preble, and was part of the time its vice-president and superintendent.
The surviving brothers and sister are Amasa of Spafford, Dix of East Homer, John and Lee of Fabius, Nelson of Cortland and Mrs. Lewis Northrup of Fabius.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the Preble M. E. church and will be conducted by the Masonic fraternity.
NICHOLAS J. SYNDER
Another Brave Soldier of the One Hundred Fifty-Seventh Gone.
Nicholas J. Snyder of Company G., [pdf] One Hundred Fifty-seventh regiment, New York Vols., died in Oneida on Jan. 20. He was one of the men who participated in every battle in which the regiment was engaged. He was always in the front rank ever ready for duty and was considered by his comrades an ideal soldier.
BREVITIES.
—The Lodge of Perfection meets tonight at 8 o'clock.
—The King's Daughters will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Please notice change of time.
—The members of the Carpenters' union will hold an adjourned meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
—Central legion, No. 173, will hold its semi-monthly business meeting in G. A. R. hall on Tuesday evening, Jan. 27, at 7:30 o'clock.
—The A. O. U. W. will hold a regular meeting in Vesta lodge room Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Several candidates are to be initiated and a full attendance is desired.
—The February number of The World's Work contains a remarkably fine half-tone portrait of Hon. Alton H. Parker, chief justice of the court of appeals of this state, a former Cortland boy.
—The meeting of the Ladies' Literary club arranged for Wednesday has been postponed till Saturday at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. C. P. Walrad, 13 Lincoln-ave. The postponement is on account of the Davidson evangelistic meetings.
—New display advertisements today are—Warren, Tanner & Co., Loom end and inventory sale, page 5; Perkins & Quick, Pocketbook sale, page 5: Opera House Agnes Ardeck in ''Madamoiselle Louise," page 5; W. W, Walters, Shoes, page 5.
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