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| John Murray Mitchell. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, March 11, 1903.
NEW CANAL PROPOSITION.
Proposed Improvement of Present Waterway by Expenditure of $5,000,000.
Albany, March 11.—An entirely new canal proposition is to make its appearance here today, when John Murray Mitchell of New York city will propose to the canal committee the improvement of the present waterway at an expense of only $5,000,000.
Mr. Mitchell represents citizens who propose to accomplish by such an expenditure, as much improvement in a shorter period as would be obtained by the expenditure of $100,000,000.
The plan is a simple one and electricity is to be its basis. In short they propose to erect along the canal a third rail electric track on which will be run "donkey motors." These motors will tow canal boats at a higher rate of speed and at a minimum cost to boat owners and shippers.
The cost of equipping the Erie and Champlain canals will be $5,000,000 and the present canal with its present depth will be utilized. All that the promoters of the enterprise ask is two per cent of the gross receipts charged for towing.
It is estimated that the revenue derived by the state will be sufficient to pay for all repairs. These repairs amount to about $500,000 a year. The apparatus is to be the property of the state.
PORTO RICAN WRECK.
Five of the Crew Reached the Venezuelan Coast.
ROBBED OF MONEY AND CLOTHES.
Badly Treated by Revolutionists They Met In Spite of Their Protest That They Were Americans—United States Consul at Coro Sent Them to Willemstad.
Willemstad, Curacao, March 11.—The crew of the Porto Rican schooner Rapido, wrecked on the Venezuelan coast, has arrived here. After the Rapido was wrecked the crew, numbering five, gained the shore, from which they took three days to reach the port of Coro.
They had to trudge through an inhospitable country without food or water, while the revolutionists whom they encountered on their way threatened them and robbed them of their money and clothing, in spite of their protests that they were shipwrecked American sailors.
They then met with the government troops, who detained them and made the sailors follow them. The shipwrecked men were finally released and the United States consular agent at Coro had them forwarded here on the Venezuelan sloop Linda. The consul here has given them relief and their passage to Porto Rico.
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PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Russia's Latest Domestic Trouble.
Whether or not Russia becomes embroiled in hostilities with Turkey over the administration of Macedonian affairs, it is apparent that the czar and his advisers will have quite enough on their hands at home to keep them reasonably busy. In addition to the various race, religious and political revolts which the complex population of the Muscovite empire constantly furnishes there now appears a new and what would seem to be a serious menace to the peace of Russia.
The existence of what is described as a well organized seditious movement directed against capitalism in Russia and the Russian government has just been discovered simultaneously in several of the largest labor centers in south Russia. The secret police staff engaged in the factories in these centers has been strengthened, and several batches of disaffected workers have already been arrested in various parts of the south. Inflammatory proclamations calling upon the workers to combine and put an end to the system in Russia under which labor is shamelessly abused are being scattered broadcast in working class districts of Kiev, Kharkoff, Odessa and other main centers of industry. Corps of special policemen have been enrolled in these towns in readiness for contingencies.
It is asserted that the present governors in several south Russian manufacturing centers will soon be superseded by purely military governors general, with special powers, and that the whole of the thickly populated industrial areas in south Russia will be brought under martial law. It is generally admitted that the state of affairs in many of these areas is extremely critical already and likely to become more so in the near future.
A FIVE CENT FARE
On a Single Car Between Homer and McGraw and Cortland.
On and after March 16, 1903, passengers may ride between Cortland and Homer and Cortland and McGraw on the first car running between these places each morning except Sunday for a 5-cent cash fare. This rate applies only to the car leaving Cortland for McGraw at 5:50 a. m. and leaving McGraw for Cortland at 6:20 a. m,, and to the cars on the Homer division leaving both Cortland and Homer at 6:30 a. m.
CONCERNING RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
An Amendment to the Bill Relating to Contributory Negligence.
The following petition is being circulated among the attorneys of this city and has already been signed by many of them:
To Hon. S. Percy Hooker:
We, the undersigned attorneys residing in the city of Cortland, N. Y., earnestly request you to procure the passage of assembly bill No. 624, amending Section 1902 of the code of civil procedure by adding to it the following:
"If it is alleged in the complaint that descendant's death occurred without contributory negligence on his part, and if it appears that there was no witness of the accident, occasioning the death of descendent, it shall be presumed that the accident happened and death resulted without contributory negligence on his part."
S. Percy Hooker is the Republican assemblyman from Genesee county who has introduced the amendment to the section relating to railroad accidents.
First M. E. Society Election.
The annual meeting of the society of the First Methodist Episcopal church was held yesterday at the church parlors. R. Bruce Smith, Sr., Isaac Edgcomb and Dr. F. J. Cheney were re-elected trustees for three years, and George Moore, who had been appointed to the board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of B. B. Morehouse, was elected to fill the unexpired term of one year.
Ithaca's Cleaning Up.
Ithaca is having a general time of cleaning up now. Streets are being cleaned and [so are] the banks of Fall creek. Wells are to be examined. The question of cleaning and disinfecting water mains is now engaging attention. It is the plan to use about 1,500 pounds of peroxide of permanganate to put in the water to disinfect with.
Mrs. Mary Goddard.
Mrs. Mary Goddard died at her home in Truxton at 8 o'clock this morning after an illness from Bright's disease. Her age was 70 years. She is survived by six sons, Messrs. E. J. Goddard of Myer's Fall, Wash.; George B. Goddard of Syracuse; Thomas L. Goddard of Truxton; Arthur J. and William B. Goddard of Cortland; and Frank H. Goddard of Binghamton. The notice of the funeral will be given tomorrow.
Death of Mrs. Cookingham.
Mrs. Mary Grover Cookingham died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary P. Hull, 10 Monroe Heights. Her age was 84 years and 20 days. The funeral will be held at the house Friday at 2 o'clock.
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
Of the Y. M. C. A. Elects Officers and Arranges Plans of Work.
The annual meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. for the election of officers was held at the parlors of the Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon and the following officers were elected:
President—Mrs. S. W. Sherwood.
First Vice President—Mrs. C. F. Brown.
Second Vice-President—Mrs. George C. Hubbard.
Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs. C. C. Darby.
Mrs. F. J. Cheney and Mrs. F. D. Reese, the retiring president and second vice-president, respectively, were accorded an unanimous vote of thanks by the Auxiliary for the untiring efforts they have given the work during their terms of office.
The plans for the work to be done the coming year by the Auxiliary are now being perfected, and these will be announced later.
REQUISITION PAPERS SOUGHT
To bring an Alleged Crook from Ohio to Cortland, N. Y.
Charles B. Dowd, a brother of District Attorney Thomas H. Dowd, started this morning for Albany to secure requisition papers for bringing to Cortland from Cleveland, O., Spencer Pierpont, formerly an insurance agent of Homer, who has been arrested in that city and is wanted here to answer to a charge of grand larceny. As soon as the requisition papers are secured an officer will go to Cleveland to get Pierpont, who is held in that city.
It is alleged that the insurance man hired a horse last November of a livery man in Tully, named Baldwin, and that he then sold the animal to Rev. James N. Eberly, a minister of the town of Cuyler. The price paid for the horse was $100, $50 of which was paid in cash and for the remaining $50 a note was given to Pierpont by the preacher.
It is also alleged that after selling the horse Pierpont continued to pay rental to the liveryman, who supposed that the insurance man was still using his rig. He kept this up, it is said, until he made his departure from this section.
Sheriff Overton states that the requisition papers that are secured from Albany will be taken to Columbus, O., the capital of the state, in order that there may be no possible chance for any irregularity in the matter.
BREVITIES.
—The Davis motor works, Waterloo, N. Y., are to be moved to Geneva, N. Y.
—The regular meeting L. C. B. A will be held this evening at 8 o'clock.
—There will be a regular meeting of the L. O. T. M. tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock.
—Geneva seems likely to get a million dollar automobile factory which will employ 150 men at the outset and increase its force.
—Muskrats seem to be plenty this season. D. A. Burnham has shot over fifty so far, twenty being secured on Monday alone.
—The new display advertisements today are—W. T. Crane, Piano sale, page 8; Hollister Hardware & Plumbing Co., Sugaring pans, etc., page 8.
—S. N. Holden, who recently sold his house and lot at 5 Union-st., has purchased of Cornelius Vanalstine the property at 47 North Main-st., and will occupy the same about the first of June.
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