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| Senator Francis G. Newlands. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, March 19, 1903.
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
Senate Will Vote This Afternoon—Criticism of Treaty.
Washington, March 19.—Before adjourning the senate entered into an unanimous agreement to vote on the Cuban reciprocity treaty at 3 o'clock today. It was difficult to secure an agreement to vote and it was evident that this result could not have been accomplished but for the anxiety of senators to secure a final adjournment of the session.
The executive session was devoted largely to adverse criticisms of the treaty. During the day Senator Newlands made a plea for the annexation of Cuba and presented an amendment to the treaty tendering an invitation to that island to become a state of the American union.
Senator McEnery contended that the treaty is in the interest of the sugar trust and said that its ratification would be a direct blow at the sugar interests of the United States.
Senator Newlands' speech was notable, not only because it was his maiden speech in the senate, but because he appeared as an open advocate of the annexation of Cuba to the United States and also as an opponent of the treaty.
In support of his amendment Mr. Newlands said that the Democratic party should stand for traditional expansion of the republic by promoting the voluntary annexation of Cuba through the free expression of her people and it should emphasize this position at this time by resolutions to that effect.
Senator Spooner replied briefly to Senator Newlands and sharply criticized his policy of annexation. He said that under the Teller resolution the political independence of the Cubans had been guaranteed and that under that pledge and in respect to our obligations, this country could take no step looking to any other result.
Senator Newlands challenged several of Mr. Spooner's statements and the two engaged for a time in a spirited controversy. In this Senators Teller and Nelson participated, both attacking the treaty, Senator Teller saying the treaty was intended to benefit the sugar trust.
Senator Cullom then made an effort to secure an agreement to fix a time for a vote, in which he was successful, the hour of 3 o'clock this afternoon being named.
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| Hamilton Fish II. |
HAMILTON FISH APPOINTED.
Promptly Confirmed as Assistant Treasurer at New York.
Washington, March 19.—President Roosevelt has withdrawn the nomination of William Plimley for assistant treasurer of the United States at New York and has sent to the senate the nomination of Hamilton Fish to the office, and it was confirmed promptly by the senate.
Assistant Secretary Armstrong of the treasury department had a conference with the president at which it was decided that, in view of the gravity of the charges against Mr. Plimley, he could not be commissioned. The president then withdrew the nomination from the senate. Concerning the withdrawal of the appointment the following announcement was made at the White House by Secretary Loeb:
"In view of the investigations made by the treasury department the president has felt obliged to withdraw the nomination of William Plimley for assistant treasurer of the United States at New York and this has been done."
The president then had a conference with Senator Platt, Mr. Plimley having been endorsed by both Senators Platt and Depew, and informed him that in the circumstances he felt fully justified in withdrawing the nomination of Mr. Plimley. In this action Senator Platt acquiesced. The senator suggested the name of Hamilton Fish of New York and the president agreed immediately to appoint him.
Mr. Fish is a son of former Secretary of State Hamilton Fish. He is a prominent lawyer of New York, one time speaker of the general assembly of New York, and a personal friend of President Roosevelt. The appointment met the cordial approval not only of Senators Platt and Depew of New York, but also of many other senators who are personally acquainted with him.
PAGE FOUR—BRIEF EDITORIAL.
Professor Wagner's Argument.
Descanting upon the Monroe doctrine, Professor Adolf Wagner of the University of Berlin asserts, first, that the policy really does not exist; secondly, that the United States has no interest in maintaining it and, thirdly, that anyway it hasn't the power to enforce it and. fourthly, that Europe would better unite against this preposterous assumption.
This argument resembles the statement of the woman who was accused of breaking a bowl which she had borrowed from a neighbor. She swore, first, that the bowl was not broken when she returned it; secondly, that the bowl was broken when she borrowed it; thirdly, that she had not borrowed the bowl at all and, fourthly, that she wouldn't pay for it even if she did break it.
Whether or not the Monroe doctrine exists in the mind of the learned professor, there is good enough evidence that it was sufficiently in force to balk the German schemes of territorial aggrandizement and colonization in Venezuela.
LEON BALLARD FOUND.
And Hustled off to Rochester Without any Delay.
Leon Ballard, the boy fakir who was yesterday sentenced by Judge Dougherty to the Rochester Industrial school and who escaped at noon from Harvey N. Dickerson, was found by the latter at 6 o'clock last night on the west end of Madison-st., Cortland, and was started for Rochester on the 7:29 train last night under the escort of Chief of Police Barnes.
According to the boy's story he ran up stairs in Mr. Dickerson's barn yesterday noon and concealed himself in a big box in a dark corner, while Mr. D. was watering his horses, not intending to run away, but meaning simply to give his attendant a scare. Mr. Dickerson was annoyed at the disappearance and not seeing the boy in any direction from the barn concluded he was inside. He went to the house for a lantern to search the barn loft, but there was no oil in the lantern and he had to fill it. By this time he was mad and said in a voice that reached the boy's ears that when he caught that youngster he would warm him up. The boy thought he had better decamp, so while Mr. Dickerson was in the house filing the lantern he lighted out and hid behind a fence till the searcher went up stairs in the barn and then he cleared out for good.
Mr. Dickerson searched the whole north end of the city all the afternoon and several times heard of the boy but was always a little too late. Twice he saw him, but the lad disappeared. He discovered that the boy was collecting old junk and taking it over to Cooper's shop to sell in the hope of getting enough money to pay his fare back to Binghamton. He determined to wait there for him, but as the boy approached he suddenly turned and ran. Later he told Mr. Dickerson that a boy near the store waved him a signal and he decided not to come nearer. Mr. Dickerson chased him, but he was not in it with Leon as a sprinter.
Just before 6 o'clock Mr. Dickerson saw the boy on the west end of Madison-st. Mounted on a wheel be pursued. The boy did not see him till he was within a few feet of him. Then he struck across a garden, Mr. Dickerson following on his wheel. The wheel struck an ash heap and the rider went over the handle bars. He jumped up and saw the boy disappearing around a hen house. He went the other way around and they met on the back side. The boy retraced his steps and took a bee line for the back door of a strange house, Mr. Dickerson after him. The boy went straight in, slamming the door in the face of his pursuer. Mr. Dickerson followed through the woodshed, kitchen and diningroom, greatly to the astonishment of the family. In the diningroom the boy was caught. The family wanted to know what this unexpected intrusion all meant. Mr. Dickerson was so out of breath that he could hardly explain, but he never let up his grip upon the boy. The family was inclined to be indignant, but Mr. Dickerson apologized and made his exit. He came straight down to the city, found Chief Barnes and delivered his charge into his keeping, saying that he had had enough of him and be wanted him off his hands.
The chief wouldn't keep him over night. He declared that the boy would disappear if he tried it. He started at 7:29 with him for Rochester.
Previous Capers.
This boy is a constant source of astonishment. A Cortland man said yesterday that as a beggar his face is worth a fortune to him. He can make a person believe almost anything. He called a few days ago upon a business man of the city and told a pitiful story and asked for 50 cents. The man wasn't on to his curves and was so affected by his story that he insisted on the boy taking a dollar. This was such good luck and the man was so easy that the boy went straight around to his residence and worked his wife for another dollar.
When the boy came up from Binghamton a week ago Mr. Dickerson says he stole his father's coat, trousers and boots and pawned them for 65 cents to get enough to pay his fare to Cortland, which he could do as he traveled on a half-ticket. He brought a pair of $1.50 dog skin gloves that belonged to his father to Cortland and pawned them for 10 cents. Mr. Dickerson heard of it and made the party give up the gloves. If the boy grows up and continues in his present course he will be a dangerous character.
SEVERAL LOTS SOLD.
New Houses to be Erected on Court House Hill this Spring.
Plans have been made for the opening this spring of West Court-st., Cortland, 200 feet further west up the hill into the pasture that forms part of the Randall estate. A new street is then to be opened, from this point in West Court-st., which will extend due north to Harrington-ave. and be in a direct line with Homer-ave., so that if the street should finally be continued to Groton- ave., as is hoped and believed will be the case before long, it will reach the latter at the end of Homer-ave. If this street should be continued south from West Court-st., as is also being talked of, it will intersect Clayton-ave. at the end of Hill-st.
Through the instrumentality of Real Estate Agent A. M. Schermerhorn five lots have been sold upon this new street between West Court-st. and Harrington-ave. These all come off the Strowbridge property, and upon them it is understood that five new houses will go up within a few weeks. The purchasers of the lots and the prospective builders of the new houses are Wilfred Kelley, Ray W. Sherman, Raymond B. Stone, R. E. Barned and Mrs. Amanda Northrup.
PURCHASED A LOT.
Prospect for More Building this Summer on Tompkins-st.
Dr. F. S. Jennings has purchased of C. E. Rowley the vacant lot on Tompkins- st. immediately adjoining the Standard building and plans to have a house on the lot before fall. This lot has a frontage on the street of 60 feet and it extends back to within a foot of the brick house belonging to Mr. Rowley, which will hereafter have its entrance from the street on Clayton-ave.
It is also reported that Dr. F. D. Reese is negotiating with Mr. Rowley for the remaining forty feet between the former's house and lot and the lot above referred to as purchased by Dr. Jennings. It is said that Dr. Reese will add this to his own lawn. Mr. Rowley and Dr. Reese will, neither of them, affirm or deny this report, but both reply that they have nothing to say about the matter.
FORTNIGHTLY CLUB
Elects Officers for Next Year—Discusses Westminster Abbey.
The Fortnightly club met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred I. Graham on Lincoln-ave. At the business meeting officers for next year were elected as follows:
President—Miss Ella Van Hoesen.
Vice-President—Miss Harriet Allen.
Secretary—Miss Edith Turner.
Treasurer—Mrs. F. J. Peck.
The topic for the day was the study of Westminster Abbey, and the following papers were presented: "Plan and Description," Mrs. Benj. L. Webb; "History," Miss Martha McGraw; "Jerusalem Chamber," Mrs. A. E. Allen.
Some very pleasing music was rendered by Mr. Graham's concert graphophone.
BROWN-FROST.
Quiet Wedding at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Frost, Jr.
Dever Brown of 19 Taylor-st. and Miss Ethel Christine Frost, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Frost, Jr., were quietly married at 8 o'clock last evening at the home of the bride's parents, 109 Tompkins-st., the ceremony being performed by Rev. J. C. Auringer, pastor of the Memorial Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Denison acted as best man and bridesmaid. The bride was tastefully attired in blue and white and wore white roses. The house was prettily adorned with palms and cut flowers. Only the immediate relatives of the bride and groom were present. Mr. and Mrs. Brown will live for the present at 19 Taylor-st, where they will be pleased to meet their friends.
THE YORK HOTEL.
Extensive Improvements to be Made in the Near Future.
A NEW FRONT TO BE PUT ON
To Extend Clear Around the Corner—Office to be Wholly Rearranged— Stairway to be Changed—Steel Ceiling, Marble Counter, Four New Bathrooms, Fire Escapes.
As soon as Manager A. Webb Howe of the York hotel is satisfied that settled weather has arrived the improvements to the hotel building that were mentioned last fall will be started. The [former Messenger] house will be materially improved by the changes that are to be made.
One of the greatest changes proposed will be the placing of a new front upon the building. The partitions which form the reading and writing room in the corner next to the office will be taken out and all the space upon the corner from the front door on Main-st., Cortland, to the front door on Port Watson-st. will be included in the combined office and waiting room. The new front will include the whole corner, extending nearly all the distance from the Main-st. door to the Port Watson-st door.
The front will be made of steel and French plate glass and will be an ornament to the building. The corner of the hotel is splendidly situated for placing upon it a fine front. Main-st. north of Port Watson-st. is so much wider than below that street that from the north windows of the hotel a fine view up the street will be afforded. A marble counter will be placed in the office, and a new tile floor will assist in making the large corner room a model hotel lobby. New steel ceilings will also be a feature of the room, and the side walls will be finished with burlaps.
The stairway that now extends straight up will be changed so that there will be a landing part way up, and the ascent will be begun from the north instead of from the south as at present.
Four new bath rooms are to be placed in the house in addition to those already built by Mr. Howe, making nine in all in the hotel. A constantly increasing call has been made at the hotel for rooms with baths and if the four new ones now contemplated are not sufficient to supply the demand more will be added.
Two new outside iron-ladder fire escapes are to be built, one at each end of the building, making the hotel as safe in case of fire as is possible. A new steam plant is to be added to the place and the steam pipes will be extended to the fourth floor. In fact everything that needs to be done will receive attention from Manager A. Webb Howe and Proprietor F. A. Howe, and when completed the hotel is sure to be one of the best and most up-to-date hostelries in this section of the state.
To Turn Over His Practice.
Dr. H. J. Ball of Scott expects to turn over his medical practice to Dr. M. C. Barker of Freeville on Tuesday, March 24, at which date he expects to leave Scott for New York for some post graduate work before settling in Cortland for practice.
DIED IN A BARN.
William Hilsinger Found on the Hay Monday Night.
William Hilsinger of Marathon was found dead on the hay in the barn in the rear of W. P. Tyler's harness shop in that town Monday evening, He was seen there on Sunday evening, but was supposed to be sleeping, so that nothing was said or done about it till Monday night, when he was observed to be in the same place still. Coroner Parsons was summoned and after making some inquiries decided that death was due to alcoholism and that no inquest was necessary.
BREVITIES.
—There will be a regular meeting of the P. P. O. Elks tonight at 8 o'clock. An initiation and a social session are scheduled.
—Cortland Encampment, No 127, I. O. O. F., will work the golden rule degree this evening. A full attendance is requested.
—Night captain Day Baker is acting chief of police today in the absence of Chief Barnes, who has gone to Rochester with Leon Ballard.
—Mrs. Mary Adalize Hibbard died this afternoon at her home, 17 Clinton-ave., after a long period of illness. Her age was 70 years and 10 months. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
—A special meeting of all the mission bands of the Presbyterian church is called for tomorrow afternoon at the chapel at 3:30 o'clock. It is urged that every member of the bands be present, as a matter of particular importance is to be brought before them.
—A very large meteor, showing red and white lights and lighting up the whole heavens, was observed by parties who were out late last night descending into the south-western sky. One who saw it considers it the largest meteor he has seen since the very memorable one of 1860.
—The new display advertisements today are—W. T. Crane, Last day of Piano sale, page 2; City Cycle Co., Bicycles & supplies, page 4; W. T. Crane, Last day of piano sale, page 7; Warren, Tanner & Co., Dry goods, page 5: W. W. Walters, Shoes, page 8; G. H. Wiltsie, Dry goods, page 6; W. T. Crane, Last day of piano sale, page 4; Forrest Seed Co., Garden tools, page 5.
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