CAPTAIN PERSHING'S SUCCESS, SHERIFF STOPPED LYNCHING, OPEN DOOR AT ELLIS ISLAND, CORTLAND PARK, FOR A NEW PARK, AND APPENDICITIS CASES

 

Captain John J. Pershing.

Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, May 11, 1903.

CAPTAIN PERSHING'S SUCCESS.

No Further Fighting After the Capture of Taraca Forts.

   Manila, May 11.—Capt. Pershing and his column have returned to Camp Vicars, Mindanao, from the expedition through the country east of Lake Lanao. The column experienced no opposition after the fighting at Taraca [Tarlac]. The prisoners captured at Taraca took the oath of allegiance and were released.

   Among the Moros killed in the Taraca forts were nine dattos and one sultan. The moral effect of this fight will be far reaching and it is doubtful if there will be any further hostility to the Lake Lanao country.

   Captain Pershing estimates the population of Taraca at 30,000 and that of the district at 100,000. He says the population of the Łake Lanao district has been underestimated.

   Four natives have been found guilty of the murder of three American marines at Olangapo, Subig Bay, last September, and have been sentenced to death.

   The Ladrone situation seems to have materially improved. In Albay province it is still unsatisfactory, but the other districts which recently have been disturbed are quieter.

 

SHERIFF STOPPED LYNCHING.

Mob Attempted to Get Three Negroes From County Jail.

   Fremont, O., May 11.—Mob violence which was threatened in this city as the result of the killing of Otto Kischke, as alleged, by one of three negroes, has subsided. The three negroes are in the county jail at Norwalk.

   From 1 o'clock until 4 o'clock Sunday morning the jail building was surrounded by the angry crowd, calling upon Sheriff Mason to deliver the prisoners. For an hour or more he stood on the front steps of his residence and admonished the crowd to be quiet. He said he had taken an oath to do his official duty and do it he would, and would shoot the first man who made an attempt to break down the jail door and enter the building.

   For fear of further trouble the mayor ordered every saloon in the city closed.

   The negroes gave their names as Wheeler Kimbro, Walter Stratton and Lorenzo Martin. Martin and Stratton had loaded revolvers in their possession.

   The story of the tragedy is that the negroes, who were in the street, were offended at a question of Mrs. Albert Gommell as to who they were. Mrs. Gommell was on her way home with her husband and children. Kischke, the victim of the bullet, was living at the Gommell house, which was in the vicinity of the affray, and when he came to the door to see what the loud talk was about a bullet struck him in the stomach, inflicting a fatal wound.

 

Guest editorials.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

Our Open Door at Ellis Island.

   According to figures furnished by the immigration officials in New York, approximately 100,000 persons passed through the Ellis Island station into the United States during the month of April. A majority of these came from that portion of the continent of Europe lying below a line drawn from extreme northeastern Russia to the tip of the Spanish peninsula. This includes the Hungarians, the Italians and representatives of the Balkan nationalities. They are not the highest class of people, many of them not to be reckoned as desirable additions to the United States citizenship, yet apparently they are standing the tests which are now being applied under the amended immigration laws. Indeed, the immigration act of the last congress, approved March 3, does not appear to have had any deterrent effect upon the inflow of foreigners, although the full statistics are not yet available to demonstrate the workings of the new statute.

   Save for the exclusion of the Chinese, against whose admission specific objections have been raised with good reason, the United States has never sought to discriminate against nationalities or races. The doors are wide open in this regard, with the one exception noted. There is no educational or intellectual test. No person can now enter who is an idiot, insane, epileptic, a pauper likely to become a public charge, a professional beggar, afflicted with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, has been convicted of a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a polygamist, an anarchist, a believer in the overthrow by force or violence of the government of the United States or of all government or of all form of law or the assassination of public officials, a prostitute, a procurer for immoral purposes or under contract for money inducement to enter for the purpose of accepting employment.

   In view of the present record breaking inflow of foreigners, vast numbers of whom while falling just within the scope of our immigration requirements, are concededly far below the standard of American citizenship, it is pertinent to ask, can the United States long continue to healthfully digest and assimilate such great numbers of European humanity?

   ◘ A German army officer beat his wife because he felt that there was no other way to vindicate his honor as a soldier after she had told him he was too big a coward to beat her. The world appears to be getting new ideas every day about the honor of a soldier in the German army.

   ◘ There is a lingering and well defined fear that something may happen at any time to change Russia's innocent intentions with regard to Manchuria.

   ◘ In kissing those Iowa babies President Roosevelt at least demonstrated the courage of his convictions.

   ◘ Anyway, the Earl of Yarmouth is likely to make quite as good a husband as he did an actor.

 

Cortland Traction Park at base of Salisbury  hill near Tioughnioga river.

THE CORTLAND PARK

To be Opened Soon and Many Attractions Booked.

   General Manager Duffey of the Cortland County Traction Co. was at the park this morning making arrangements for its opening for the summer season. Notwithstanding the fact that negotiations are in progress for the establishment of a new park on Little York lake, the old park will be conducted this summer and run in the best manner possible. The park is all to be cleared up within a few days. A new deer park is to be built. An engagement is probably to be made with the Ithaca band for a week this summer and other attractions will be arranged for with the idea of making the last season at the old park the best in its history.

 

Little York Lake Pavilion and Park opened in 1906.

FOR THE NEW PARK.

More Land Desired—The Prospects for a Trolley Franchise.

   President Frank Battles of Philadelphia, of the Cortland County Traction Co., was in Cortland Saturday and with General Manager Duffey [and] drove over the whole line of the proposed extension of the trolley line to Little York. Both the east and west routes were inspected. Nothing definite, however, can be decided upon till Highway Commissioner Knapp of the town of Homer renders his decision in the matter of the franchise which has been asked for. There are advantages upon the east road not possessed by the west road, and vice versa. At the hearing upon the franchise matter last Friday the commissioner reserved his decision. This afternoon he has been looking both routes over with Mr. Duffey and a decision is hoped for this week.

   The Cortland County Traction Co. is hopeful of securing a franchise upon either one road or the other as opposed to the Syracuse parties who also asked for a franchise, for the latter at the hearing were unable to show that they had an idea of bringing a road from anywhere or extending it to any place. It seemed to be just a proposition to secure a franchise on Friday to cross the town of Homer and at the Preble hearing on Saturday to cross the town of Preble. But these people seem to have no connection with either of the trolley roads of Syracuse and have nothing to offer either the town of Preble or the town of Homer in the way of building a road or of giving service.

   If Cortland gets the franchise active preparations for building will be begun at once with the idea of having the road fully constructed and the new park fully equipped for the next year.

   Mr. Battles was deeply impressed Saturday with the desirability of securing more land upon the Wilbur tract at Little York to form a larger park, and steps looking toward this end will be undertaken at once.

   The shore line along the Wilbur tract is remarkably fine for the purpose desired. The bottom is gravel and free from large stones and from weeds, while the slope is gradual. There will be a fine place here for a bathing beach, which will undoubtedly be one of the attractions of the place when the park is fitted up.

 

APPENDICITIS CASES.

Three Cases at the Hospital Within a Week.

   Dr. S. J. Sornberger this morning at the hospital operated upon Lee Miller for appendicitis. The patient is 20 years old and lives with his parents on the Harrion Wells farm on the top of the hill east of the park. He was taken to the hospital at 11 o'clock last night in a serious condition, the disease being of but three days' standing, but very acute. The operation was performed this morning, Dr. Sornberger being assisted by Dr. Ver Nooy and Dr. Carpenter. The patient is doing well.

   This makes the third operation for appendicitis which Dr. Sornberger has had at the hospital within a week.

   One of the others is W. H. Gilbert, whose case has already been noted and who is doing well, and the third is Harry Taintor, a boy who lives between Cortland and McGraw. In this case Dr. Sornberger was assisted by Dr. M. R. Smith of McGraw and Dr. F. S. Jennings of Cortland. This patient is also well on the road toward recovery.

 

Fifteen Cent Supper.

   The Ladies' Aid society of the Universalist church will serve a 15-cent supper at the church next Wednesday evening, beginning at 5:30 o'clock. In addition to the usual excellent bill of fare, which the society is noted for serving, strawberries and cream will also be on the list, and included in the above price.

 

An Ice Cream Tent.

   C. L. Sykes, lessee and manager of the Commercial House, is putting up a tent on the hotel grounds with the intention of utilizing it for a sort of summer garden. The tent is 40 by 60 feet in size and fills the entire space at the rear of the hotel. There will be a canvas covered entrance from the street, where the driveway now is. Nothing but ice cream will be served in the tent. There will be a musical entertainment and other amusements when practicable. Mr. Sykes states that he is going to cater to the best class of people and no hilarity or boisterous actions will be tolerated. He is to open and be ready for business the last of this week.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Bangs who died in Santa Ana, Cal., May 1, will be held at the Congregational church in Groton at 2 o'clock p. m. Tuesday.

   —The new display advertisements today are—First National Bank, Bank accounts, page 7; Opera House, "Bo-Peep," page 5; G. B. Wiltsie, Dry goods, page 5; C. F. Brown, Paint brushes, page 5; Bingham & Miller Spring suits, straw hats, etc., page 7.