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Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, August 13, 1903.
FISHING BOAT FIRED ON.
Silver Spray of Erie In a Damaged Condition.
TWENTY SHOTS STRUCK VESSEL.
One Passed Through the Smokestack Into the Pilot House and Two Others Struck the Pilot House—Report Will Be Made to State Department at Washington.
Erie, Pa., Aug. 13.—The Silver Spray, a fishing boat owned here, came into port in a badly shattered condition due to an encounter in mid-lake about noon with the Canadian revenue cutter Petrel. For years the Canadian authorities have had trouble with American fishermen poaching on the Canadian side of the lake.
About noon the Petrel came upon the Silver Spray on the Canadian side and at once ordered Captain Chris Chau to stop. The Petrel is a strong steel craft and it is said attempted to ram the American boat before she could comply with the order.
Captain Chau, remembering the fate of several other boats from this side which had been captured and confiscated, attempted to escape and started ahead at full speed.
The captain of Petrel opened fire with all the guns he had on board and before he ceased firing some 20 shots had struck the American vessel. One passed through the smoke stack into the pilot house in which Chau stood and two others struck the pilot house. One came within a few inches of the captain.
That no one was killed is considered wonderful, as shots entered the cabin and various other parts of the boat.
The chase continued until the Silver Spray crossed the line into American water, when the Petrel gave up the pursuit. The cold water pump on the American boat refused to work for a time and Captain Chau was in despair for a time before he reached the line.
The Silver Spray is a double decker and was for 12 years at Buffalo as a pleasure steamer.
Captain Chau will report the affair to the state department at Washington as he says he was only looking for some of his nets which had drifted from this side toward the Canadian shore.
A large number of American fishing [boats] have been confiscated by the Canadian government. One, however, belonging in Dunkirk, was a few weeks ago ordered returned.
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MASSACHUSETTS DISABLED.
Big Battleship Struck a Ledge of Rock and Several Plates Were Cracked.
Bar Harbor, Me., Aug. 13.—While leaving the harbor during a thick fog in company with other vessels of the North Atlantic squadron, the battleship Massachusetts struck on a ledge of rocks off the western end of [Big] Rock.
The big vessel slipped over the rocks into deep water but the two forward bulkheads soon filled with water and it was subsequently found that several plates forward had been cracked.
The Massachusetts was brought into the harbor accompanied by the Indiana and the Scorpion. The other ships of the squadron proceeded to Long Island sound.
The big ship will remain here until orders are received relative to repairs which will probably be made at the Brooklyn navy yard.
INDIAN SUN DANCE.
Dr. Dorsey Replies to Criticism of Alleged Torture.
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 13.—Dr. George A. Dorsey, curator of anthropology of the Field Columbian museum of Chicago, who has just arrived here, has given out an interview concerning the published accounts of his recent visit with Dr. Mooney to the Cheyenne Indians in Oklahoma. Dr. Dorsey contends that the sun dance is religion to the Indians and that they have a right to celebrate it under the clause of the constitution granting American citizens freedom of worship.
With regard to statements made to the Indian bureau at Washington by Mr. Seger, superintendent of the reservation school, Dr. Dorsey makes charges of duplicity and ignorance and says that Seger's allegations were not disinterested.
"Concerning the torture itself which Mr. Seger describes," said Dr. Dorsey, "not only did Dr. Mooney and myself not instigate it, but we actually knew nothing about it until the Indian was well on his way, making his rounds at the camp circle. This torture occurred, by the way, on the morning of the final rites of the ceremony and had nothing to do with the performance of the so-called sun dance."
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
A Far-Reaching Measure.
The postmaster-general is reported to have decided upon a measure that will make practically every railroad train in the United States a mail train. At present it is customary for railroad employees to transmit the packages of publishers to places or individuals along their route. The arrangement has not been satisfactory, as no one but the employees could be held responsible for the damaged conditions or loss of the packages. To obviate this difficulty, conductors, baggage masters and other trainmen will be designated wherever desired, as employees of the United States postal service. They will receive compensation over and above the salaries that they receive from the railroad company.
The most important consequence of this change will be to put practically all trains under the protection of the United States government under all circumstances. In case of a strike, no interference with them will be tolerated. Freight trains will be as free from molestation by strikers as mail trains are now. The further consequence will be to make the railroad employees included in the mail service government employees. Here we come up against an anomalous state of things. The railroads will have it in their power to employ and dismiss men who are, to all intents and purposes, the employees of the government. To this extent the government will be subordinate to the railroads.
It is obvious that the arrangement will be of particular advantage to the railroads. Not only will they have it in their power to appoint and dismiss public officials, but they will have the protection of the government from strikers. In the first place, the railroad employees made government officials will not dare to strike, as was the case with the government bookbinders in Washington recently, and in the second place, strikers outside of trainmen, such as signalmen, yardmen, machinists, and so on, will be forbidden to interfere with the movement of trains. There is no indication that the railroad, will [order] reciprocal obligations to the government or to their employees. No matter what grievances the railroad employees made government officials may have, they will not be at liberty to strike. No other railroad employees, whatever be their grievances, will be under the same restriction.
Equity would seem to require, declares the Rochester Post Express, that for the advantages that the railroads obtain from the proposed inclusion of some of their trainmen in the postal service, there should be compensatory obligations of some kind. But what they should be no one has ventured to indicate. Were they to include some regulations as to pay, hours of work, and security of tenure for employees made public officials, we presume that the railroads would oppose the arrangement. Certainly they could not afford to permit congress to regulate the relations between them and their employees. Can the government afford, on the other hand, to permit them to employ and dismiss its employees?
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION
Given by Mrs. C. S. Hulbert to About 150 Lady Friends.
A brilliant social event was the charming reception given by Mrs. C. S. Hulbert, Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock, at her home, 26 North Church-st. Nearly one hundred fifty guests were received by the hostess in a very pleasing manner. Although the day seemed dark and dreary everything was bright and beautiful within. The parlors were decorated with smilax, nasturtiums and sweet peas, while palms and golden rod were also a prominent feature of the adornment, especially in the hall. The rooms were darkened and the soft gaslight gave a charming effect.
The porch was enclosed, and fine music was rendered throughout the afternoon by Harry A. Jennison, piano, and Francis Le Fevre, violin.
After exchanging cordial greetings the guests were invited into the spacious diningroom which was a bower of beauty, yellow and green predominating. The serving was under the excellent supervision of Mrs. A. S. Burgess, with Miss Nina Seeber, Miss Anna Collins, Miss Helen Hendrick, Miss Frances Davenport and Miss Carrie Peet, assistants. Mrs. George Smith and Mrs. Robert H. Beard presided at the coffee urn. Elaborate refreshments were served, after which the guests were invited to the lemonade bowl which was in charge of Mrs. Ruth McNett Stuart.
The unbonnetted ladies were Mrs. Charles H. Price, Mrs. Charles T. Peck, Mrs. Frank Watson and Mrs. Emmett F. Jennings.
A TRIP TO SOLON, N. Y.
Mrs. L. N. Frederick Entertains a Party of Ladies.
Mrs. L. N. Frederick entertained a party of thirty lady friends this afternoon by a trip to Solon where they were for a couple of hours the guests of Miss Elizabeth Hatheway at her beautiful home. General Manager Frederick of the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. furnished a special train which left Cortland at 2 o'clock and which left Solon returning at 5 o'clock. The party was given in honor of Mrs. Frederick's sister, Mrs. James A. Robbins of Baltimore, Md., who is visiting her. Much to interest and amuse was found in the Hatheway home.
A PLATE SHOWER
Given Miss Gale by Her Sundayschool Class and Others.
Miss Mildred Gale was tendered a plate shower reception by members of her Sundayschool class and Mrs. W. W. Bennett's Sundayschool class and several invited friends at the home of Mrs. Bennett, 42 North Church-st., last evening. The evening was most pleasantly passed in a social manner. There was also a short musical program, and refreshments were served. Miss Gale was the recipient of some very beautiful china plates, the presentation being made by Clyde Pierce in his usual pleasing manner.
Bound to go Anyway.
L. N. Hopkins of this city, who was so badly hurt at Ithaca last week by having his launch fall over upon him while unloading it from the [railroad] car and getting it into Cayuga lake in preparation for a vacation trip of several weeks, doesn't purpose to be cheated out of the trip in any case. The Ithaca News of yesterday reports that yesterday morning he was able to hobble about upon crutches and was planning to be ready to start upon his cruise next Monday.
BREVITIES.
—Snow fell in Utica yesterday afternoon.
—The annual reunion of the Delevan family will be held at the Cortland park, Wednesday, Aug. 19.
—Plans are now being drawn for a fine new gymnasium admirably equipped for the George Junior Republic at Freeville.
— Mormon missionaries are now at work in Chenango and Delaware counties, but according to reports from those districts [they] are not meeting with great success.
—The Tompkins county Veterans' association will hold its annual basket picnic at Glenwood on Saturday of this week. ''Happy Bill'' Daniels furnishes the music.
—Pickpockets did a wholesale business at Auburn yesterday among the crowds attending the Barnum & Bailey circus. Perhaps they thought that they would be safe under the eaves of Auburn prison. They did not appear in Cortland to any extent on Monday.
—The Empire State express on the New York Central railroad made the run from Rochester to Syracuse yesterday, 81 miles, in 71 minutes, an average of about 52 seconds to the mile. There was a strong head wind to combat all the way too. The effort was being made to make up lost time.
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