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| Jean Louis Combes. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, August 10, 1903.
WORK OF ANARCHISTS.
M. Combes Fired at Twice In His Carriage.
ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.
Police Had Difficulty In Protecting the Man Who Fired the Shots—His Companion Drew a Knife and Escaped In the Confusion—Believed to Be an Italian.
Marseilles, Aug. 10.—As Premier Combes was returning Sunday afternoon to the prefecture from a banquet given by the Friendly Society of Teachers, two pistol shots were fired at the carriage in which he was riding. The premier was untouched and none of those accompanying him was hurt.
The attempt upon the life of the president of the ministry caused great excitement and the crowd pointed out to the police as the author of the attempt a man dressed in fisherman's clothes. His companion drew a knife but the police quickly disarmed him.
The police had much difficulty in protecting the man who had fired the shots. He struggled desperately but was soon overcome, handcuffed and taken to the prefecture, where M. Combes had already arrived.
The first interrogation of the prisoner took place in the presence of the premier. The man said his name was Sauvaire Picolo. He spoke very bad French with a strong Italian accent.
He denied that he had fired the shots, but when searched a revolver was found with two chambers which had been freshly fired. It is believed that Picolo and his companion, who had affected his escape during the confusion, are both dangerous anarchists. The presence of a number of anarchists in Marseilles is known to the police.
The following official version of the attack upon Premier Combes has been issued:
As the premiers carriage was passing the corner of the Avenue Capelette and Rue Saint Eloi five men began throwing tomatoes. Only one of the missiles reached the carriage, striking the coachman in the eye. The detectives aided by the local police started in pursuit of the men who fled. Being closely pressed and seeing themselves about to be overtaken the men drew knives and revolvers and engaged in a struggle with the police who fired, seriously wounding three of them. One of those arrested succeeded in passing his revolver to an accomplice. Another was arrested a few minutes later. One of them named Picolo has already undergone five previous arrests. One of the others is named Datino.
Premier Combes, accompanied by Minister of Marine Polletan, left Marseilles last night for Paris.
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| Lt. Gen. Nelson A. Miles. |
Ovation to General Miles.
Cumberland, Md., Aug. 10.—General Miles, enroute from Washington to San Francisco was given an ovation upon his arrival here. The Union Veteran Legion and members of the Grand Army of the Republic were at the station in large numbers and cheered General Miles. Many women were in the crowd.
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| Emile Loubet. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
Loubet and the St. Louis Fair.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat thinks that it ought to be easy for the officials of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company to induce President Loubet to visit the fair in 1904. The intention is to ask him to be there around the time of the Bastille fete on July 14, so that he can participate in the festivities. The fete in 1903 had a wider and more enthusiastic celebration in St. Louis and other important towns in the United States than it ever had before. Of course 1904 will see a much wider observance of the day in this country, especially in and around the world's fair city. The presence of the head of the French republic would necessarily add greatly to the pleasure and the profit of the exercises.
It is asserted that an especial effort, therefore, will be made by Mr. Francis to induce President Loubet to come here during the fair and take part in some of the festivities in honor of his country. M. Loubet is in the habit of going outside of France every year or two. He has recently been in England. Last year he was in Russia. It is true the United States is farther away than is either of those countries, but in these days of ocean greyhounds the Atlantic trip has been materially shortened. The distance certainly ought not to keep him away.
The whole country as well as St. Louis hopes that the French president may visit us next season. If he comes he will receive a greeting such as has not been extended to any other resident of the old world since America's early friend Lafayette came back to visit old friends and old scenes three quarters of a century ago.
The Tide of Undesirable Immigrants.
Immigration statistics for the past fiscal year lately made public by the chief of the immigration bureau, have caused renewed demands in the press of the country for prohibitive or at least restrictive legislation, and no doubt the subject will receive early attention in the coming congress.
The note of alarm expressed is not due to the numbers of immigrants—857,046 in the past year—but to the large proportion of undesirables among the new arrivals. Ten years ago Italy, Austria-Hungary and Russia sent us but 71,000 immigrants, while 353,000 came from England, Ireland and Germany. Last year the immigration from Russia, Italy and Austria-Hungary reached a total of 672,000, while the desirable element, composed of Germans, English and Irish, fell to 109,000.
With alien arrivals at our ports increasing at the rate of a quarter of a million a year, more than two-thirds of whom are undesirable additions to our population, it would seem to be about time to call a halt.
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THE MAYOR'S VETO.
Disapproves of Resolution for Telephone Franchise
ADOPTED BY COMMON COUNCIL.
Mayor Says the Resolution is Contrary to Statute, is an Unfair Discrimination Against a Local Company and Local People, is Opposed to Best Interests of City, Will Lead to Monopoly and May Cause Telephone- Rates to Advance—Action was Taken Hastily and Without the Exercise of Careful Judgment.
Mayor Charles F. Brown has vetoed the resolution adopted by the common council of the city of Cortland at its meeting last Tuesday evening granting a franchise to the American Telegraph and Telephone Co. to erect its poles and string its wires in this city, and he states his reasons for that veto in the following communication addressed to the common council.
Reasons for the Veto.
"To the Common Council of the City of Cortland, N. Y.:
"Gentlemen—For the first time during my official term I find it my duty under the authority given by the charter of the city of Cortland to exercise the power of veto upon a resolution adopted by its common council.
"That resolution is the so-called telephone franchise or license adopted by your body at its last meeting, the approval of which by the mayor is necessary before it can have any force or effect. Such approval I cannot give, and this memorandum constitutes the reasons for its official veto by me.
"For more than twenty years telephone and telegraph companies have without written or perpetual franchise been allowed by its municipal officers to place their poles and string their wires in the streets of this village and city, without objection and with common benefit and profit, both to such companies and to the patronizing public. But during this time frequent applications for perpetual or irrevocable franchises have been persistently and invariably refused by a long line of public officials.
"In the year 1890, the legislature of this state passed an act known as the transportation corporation law (Chapter 566, Laws 1890), whereby all telephone and telegraph companies were given by direct act of the legislature, a franchise through all of the public highways of this state, subject to such restrictive legislative control as might be imposed by the legislature from time to time; and in the year 1900, the supreme court of this state, in the case of Barbite against the city Rochester, as I understand, decided that under that act no municipal authorities of any city in the state had any power or authority to grant such license or franchise.
"Notwithstanding this law, the present applicant, as early as 1890, made repeated and persistent applications for such franchise, and later, the Empire State Telephone Co., made similar application for irrevocable or perpetual franchise, and these were both refused by the board of trustees of the then village of Cortland. Again in the year 1900 and soon after its incorporation as a city, the so-called Home Telephone Co., concurrently with other company or companies, made similar applications to the common council of this city, and was refused by its common council under the legislation and decision above referred to and upon the written advice and opinion of the city attorney, to whom it was then referred for advice, as to the power and authority of the common council in the premises.
"By that refusal, the local Home Telephone Co., officered, organized and financed by eminent citizens of this city, as well as other company or companies offering valuable and substantial considerations for the grant of such franchise, were alike denied.
"For under the laws of this state and under the decisions of its supreme court, which both you and I must obey, this right was not and is not the subject of municipal grant.
"The present franchise, or license so called, purports to grant to the American Telephone and Telegraph Co., in violation of the statutes of the legislature, and contrary to the decision of the supreme court of this state, the right by perpetual and irrevocable franchise, over and along the entire streets of this city, by an instrument presented by that company, it agents or attorneys, and contrary to the advice of the attorney of this city.
"Aside from its invalidity for the reason above stated, were there power in the common council for its enactment, the reasons for its veto are abundant:
"1. Unseemly and ill-advised haste in its adoption by the common council, at its first presentation, notwithstanding the request of the mayor for deliberation and fair delay for hearing discussion and investigation.
"2. The granting to a foreign corporation not indentified with our local interests, a right gratuitous, perpetual and irrevocable, when the same right had been recently denied to our own home people or company, and had been denied to others willing and offering to pay a substantial consideration for its grant.
"3. The lack of that caution and deliberation to adequately guard and protect the telephone using public against a possible monopoly in telephone rates in the future.
"The present applicant, the American Telephone and Telegraph Co., is, I think, generally understood to be interested in the local Empire State Telephone Co., and is stated to be in negotiation for the purchase of the local Home Telephone Co. of this city.
"Have you no fear, that if this corporation shall have secured a monopoly of telephone service in this city, local and long distance, that telephone rates will advance?
"Do you credit the statement made for this company that it does not expect to secure by this franchise any greater rights than the law now gives it? Do you believe that it employs a local attorney in procuring this measure only to obtain nothing additional by its grant?
"These are questions for you to answer by your vote when again you shall consider this matter with greater deliberation, in passing or rejecting this franchise over the mayor's veto.
"That you should grant this franchise, which has been so jealously guarded by this city and village for the last twenty years, gratuitously, as a gift to this stranger company under these circumstances, I would fain believe does not voice your mature and deliberate judgment, but is the result instead, of action hasty and inconsiderate, which is always mischievous in the administration of public affairs.
"I, therefore, place this veto upon it. In so doing I believe that I am discharging a public duty so palpable, that its propriety can be neither the subject of argument nor question.
"It is, moreover, a satisfaction to me that I am thereby affording to you an opportunity of yourselves correcting any error you may have unwittingly made, by a greater deliberation, and a more careful determination of this important measure, when you shall again vote upon it.
"The eyes of the public are upon us. The trust reposed in us by that public is a sacred one. For my own part my discharge of that trust is a veto of this measure. I condemn it with a voice neither hesitating nor uncertain.
"The rest is for you. With you still remains the opportunity for correction of any error or inadvertence, which has occurred.
"Respectfully submitted, Chas. F. Brown, Mayor.
"Dated, Cortland, N. Y., August 7, 1903."
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
Now Exhibiting in the City of Cortland.
IT ALSO SPENT SUNDAY HERE.
A General Cleaning Up Day-Fast Day for the Wild Animals—The Commissary Department—Differences Between Europe and America—Parade Abandoned in Europe—The Great Parade Today.
Barnum & Bailey's greatest show on earth arrived in Cortland at an early hour Sunday morning, the first section reaching here soon after 4 o'clock. In this section are all the "led" stock comprising the elephants, camels, zebras, musk-oxen, many of the horses, etc. The animal cages are also on this train. It is the last one to be unloaded. The second section came in between 6 and 7 o'clock. This is called the flying squadron and is the first section unloaded, as it carries the commissary department, cook and stable tents, etc.
The other two sections followed in quick succession and, although being Sunday, everyone took his time, the work of unloading was rapidly and quietly accomplished.
On arriving at the show grounds on Owego-st. there was great activity. The commissary and cook tents were soon up and men were busy preparing breakfast. The commissary department is perhaps the most interesting part of the mammoth show. When abroad it excited the wonder and admiration of Emperor William to such an extent that he issued an order that the officers in the garrison at every town the circus visited should attend the show and pay especial attention to the work of the commissary department.
The cook wagon is one of the very first upon the grounds. In this are the ranges, upon which the cooking is done. In separate small tents are found the grocery store and a meat market. The meat was ordered last winter from Armour & Swift and is the best that can be obtained. Two thousand six- hundred-forty pounds per day is the amount required to feed the host which makes up "the greatest show on earth." The bread is obtained from a local baker, from 600 to 700 loaves a day being consumed.
The dining tent will seat 840 people at the same time. The entire personnel of the circus eat in this tent. All have the same fare, the only difference being that the tables for the officials are but twelve feet long, instead of seventy-two, as are the others, and are provided with better linen and dishes. The food is as clean and wholesome and as well served as at any hotel, as the writer can testify since he was a guest at supper last evening of Mr. Bowes, the genial and efficient press agent.
The show itself is all that the owner and press agents claim for it. Just returning from a successful foreign tour it possesses the most excellent features of both continents. A comparison of the difference in the two countries is interesting. One of the things that seems strange to an American is the fact that the parade had to be abandoned from early in 1900 until April 21, 1903. The people would see the parade and go away satisfied, many of them thinking they had seen the whole show.
In France and other countries the circus exhibited seven days in the week, Sunday being the biggest day. They also exhibited the year round.
Yesterday the wagons and cages were washed and all the tent poles painted. The large main tent, or in circus parlance the "Main top," was not raised till this morning.
Yesterday was fast day for the carnivorous animals. In their wild state they often go hungry for days and it has been ascertained that when in captivity they are in better condition if this custom is followed. The meat for the different animals is carefully weighed, the lions for instance receiving eighteen pounds per day and the tigers twenty-two pounds, this, as Mr. Bowes said "being a case of the tigers getting the lion's share." In all there are about 2,000 mouths to be fed. Friday morning about 1,100 men had breakfast, 600 horses, twenty-three elephants, nineteen camels and the other animals make up the 2,000.
Many of the men with the show have been with it for years. Quite a number were here when the tent blew down upon the same plot several years ago, injuring so many people.
The Great Parade.
The parade this morning fully justified the claim to the title of "The Greatest Show on Earth." Nothing like it was ever seen in Cortland before. There have been fine circus parades, but this overtopped them all. The horses were magnificent specimens. And one secret of this is that all the old worn horses were left in Europe for Buffalo Bills troupe to use over there, and thus save ocean transportation, since the two shows are now under one ownership. When the Barnum & Bailey show was to start back for America and advance agent was sent here to secure new horses, the best that could be bought.
The directors of the show also voted a half million dollars last winter to re-equip the show, and this has been expended in a discriminating way with excellent results. The splendid band wagons are marvels of art and the floats are a fine feature. All of these are hand carved out of wood, produced by carvers who were paid $7 a day for their skillful workmanship. A great contrast was presented between the first and the last band wagon in the parade. The first was drawn by the forty-horse team and was new just before the show started for America. The last band wagon, the one drawn by eight gray horses with blue plumes, is a relic of the days of P. T. Barnum. It was a marvel in its time, but is now small and frail in construction in comparison with the magnificent structure that leads the parade. It is kept as a relic and souvenir of former days.
The parade was headed by Mr. James A. Bailey, himself, on horseback.
Following came the great forty-horse team upon the first big band wagon. The horses are all bright bays driven four abreast. "The proudest man in Cortland today," said Press Agent Bowes, as the parade passed, "is Jim Thomas, the driver of that big team. Some one offered the suggestion a while ago that these horses were not driven, but had been taught to follow a leader. This is not so. They are driven. Thirty of the horses had never been driven in a big team till this spring. When the Mardi Gras was celebrated in Paris during the winter the city authorities asked Mr. Bailey to contribute something to the parade and he offered the forty-horse team and band wagon. The authorities of the city were so delighted with this and so impressed with Jim Thomas' wonderful skill as a reins man that they presented him with an immense gold medal which he wears now on all public occasions.
We weighed the reins a few weeks ago that are used upon his teams and they weighed eighty-two pounds.
Following the band wagon came five open cages of animals, tigers, lions, pumas, leopards and hyenas; then other closed cages. There were a host of them. There were six bands in the parade and fine bands too. There were numerous riders, and Chariots, and floats representing different allegorical, historical and mythical characters. All looked bright and clean. The costumes were very handsome. There were eighteen camels and dromedaries. There are twenty in the circus, but one was in the hospital this morning, and a second was retained to keep him company. There were twenty elephants in the parade, and four more were left at the grounds. The baby elephant did not appear in the line; he is such a young fellow.
He is now a year old and growing, but he is still nursing. His mother stayed in the tent to take care of her youngster. And Jip remained behind, too. Jip is 62 years old and Mr. Bailey bas owned him for forty years. He is given as easy a life as possible and is not sent out on parades. The first elephant on the right in the doubles as they appeared was Columbia, the first elephant to be born in captivity, and his companion was his mother.
The steam piano concluded the parade of which the Philadelphia Record said after it had appeared there: "It has acquired a foreign accent while abroad," the piano being badly out of tune when it appeared in Philadelphia.
The parade made ą circuit of the principal streets and returned to the grounds followed by a crowd that numbered thousands. One exhibition was given this afternoon and another will be tonight.
HEARD THE SPEECH.
And it Was General Schemmelfennig who Was Quoted.
To the Editor of The Standard:
Sir—Captain Saxton in his reminiscences of the One Hundred fifty-seventh regiment says that after the battle of Chancellorsville Saturday night General Schurz made a speech to the One Hundred fifty-seventh regiment. He is mistaken in the general. It was General Schemmelfennig who spoke and he said "One Hundred and fifty-seventh, you have done well. You have done all you could do." I stood within thirty feet of the general when he spoke and heard him distinctly.
David R. Shults,
Late of Co. E, 157 Regt.
Cortland, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1903.
BREVITIES.
—The Normal school building will be closed to visitors this week on account of oiling the floors.
—The patrons of the Bainbridge creamery were paid $45,000 on a recent Monday for one month's milk.
—The new display advertisements today are: Chas. F. Brown, Olive oil, page 6; First National bank, Bank accounts, page 5.
—By way of variety at the fair at Rome, N. Y. in September this year there will be a joint debate on the [Erie] canal question. Prominent speakers on both sides have been secured.
—The annual picnic of the Brown and Holden families will be held on Thursday, Aug. 30, at the home of L. H. Austin, one mile from Harford on the Virgil road.
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