PRESIDENT RETURNS TO WASHINGTON, VAN WORMERS TO DIE, HERO'S UNMARKED GRAVE, HOSPITAL ASSOC., AND MISS HART'S FUNERAL

 

President Theodore Roosevelt.

Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, September 28, 1903.

RETURNS TO WASHINGTON.

President Will Not Hold a Conference on the Miller Case.

   Oyster Bay, Sept. 28.—President Roosevelt passed the last day of his summer vacation quietly at Sagamore Hill. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt, and their children now at home, Ethel, Archie and Quentin, Secretary and Mrs. Loeb and the members of  the executive staff left this morning at 3: 30 for Washington, expecting to arrive there at 4:10 p. m.

   A meeting of the cabinet will be held Tuesday at 11 o'clock but nothing of special importance is likely to develop.

   Tuesday afternoon the president will have as a guest at luncheon John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America. Several months ago the president invited Mr. Mitchell to take luncheon or dine with him. It is announced that the arrangements for the luncheon were made prior to the latest developments in the case of W. A. Miller, the foreman bookbinder in the government printing office, and that no special significance is to be attached to it. It is quite probable that the Miller case will be discussed, but the meeting will not take the form of a conference on this matter.

   In view of statements recently published that the president on his return to Washington would hold a conference on the Miller case with prominent officials representing organized labor, it is announced that the president has no intention of conferring with anybody regarding that case.

   His position, it is pointed out, was defined clearly in his published letters to Secretary Cortelyou. The principle enunciated in those letters was framed in accordance with the statutes of the United States and on it the president expects to stand.

   If a hearing on the merits of the Miller case is desired by those who are endeavoring to have the man dismissed from the government service, the president may grant it precisely as he might a hearing to any other body of citizens on a question of public interest or importance, but it is not the presidents purpose to enter upon a discussion of the principle already laid down.

 

VAN WORMERS TO DIE.

Three Young Brothers to Be Electrocuted on Thursday of This Week.

   Plattsburg, Sept. 26.—Preparations are under way at Clinton prison, Dannemora, for the execution on Oct. 1 of the three Van Wormer brothers, convicted of killing their uncle, Peter A. Hallenbeck, in Columbia county on Christmas eve, 1901.

   It is now the intention of Warden Deyo to have Willis, the oldest of the trio, go to the chair first, as it is believed that the two younger brothers will be less likely to collapse under the strain of waiting for their turn to come.

   It is probable that the first of the trio will be brought to the chair at 11:40 o'clock and it is believed that all three can be put to death in 10 or 15 minutes.

   Dr. Spitzka, the brain specialist who performed the autopsy on the body of Czolgosz, the murderer of President McKinley, will perform the autopsy on the bodies of the three brothers.

   Judge J. Ryder Cady, counsel for the Van Wormer boys, promised them when he saw them last that when he knew beyond all doubt that there was no further hope for them he would write to them to that effect. Judge Cady wrote a letter a few days ago stating that there is now no further hope for them and sent it to Warden Deyo, asking the warden to read it to them if he thought best.

   Warden Deyo took the letter into the death cells and handed it to Willis Van Wormer, who calmly read it through. Warden Deyo then asked him if there was any answer to be sent to Judge Cady. He replied:

   "Wait until the other boys have read it."

   Fred and Burton then read the letter and Burton spoke up, saying:

   "I'll answer the judge."

   He has accordingly written a letter to Judge Cady, presumably thanking him for his efforts made in their behalf.

 

Turkish Army Mobilizing,

   Salonika, European Turkey, Sept. 28.—The immediate mobilization of the Adana, Angora, Kastamuni and Kaisaries divisions of the army, totaling 64 battalions, has been ordered. Half of these battalions are expected to arrive here within a week and the rest will go to Adrianople.

 

Portrait of John Paul Jones.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

A Hero's Unmarked Grave.

   A reader of a newspaper article published recently on the neglect of the memory of Commodore Stephen Cassin calls attention to another great naval hero whose memory has been even more shamefully neglected—John Paul Jones, the founder of the American navy. In the midst of one of the poorest and most thickly populated tenement quarters of the city of Paris Jones is buried in a weed grown and neglected cemetery.

   Although the government of the United States has for several years been aware of the exact location of the great sea fighter's grave, it has never taken any action toward having his ashes brought to this country and a suitable monument erected in his honor.

   No monument or even an inscription has ever marked his resting place, and consequently very few among the thousands of Americans who visit the French capital each year know that the famous patriot is interred there.

   Jones died in 1792, and his body was placed in a temporary receiving vault in the cemetery for foreign Protestants near the Rue de la Grange, then in the suburbs of Paris, but now in the heart of the slums of the city. It was believed that the government of the United States would at once cause the body to be brought to this country for final interment, but on the closing of the cemetery the following year, nothing having been done toward this purpose, the bones of the great naval fighter were laid to rest in an obscure corner of the graveyard, where they still remain.

 

THE KING'S DAUGHTERS

Plan for the State Convention to be Held in October.

   At the regular meeting of The King's Daughters held last Tuesday afternoon, arrangements were quite thoroughly made for the annual State Convention which will be held in the First Baptist church in Cortland beginning Oct. 13. The members of the circle are particularly anxious that all citizens should become interested in this coming convention and should give it their hearty support. It is the first time in the history of the Loyal Circle of King's Daughters that Cortland has been so honored and the members are putting forth every effort for its success.

   As to the convention itself, it will be worthy of the attention and attendance of all. Several of the state officers will be present and other excellent speakers including Mrs. Bottome, Mrs. Whitney, and Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson. All previous conventions have been highly interesting and stimulating to the work, which The King's Daughters regard as one with the Christian church.

   The ladies of Cortland will endeavor to make this convention a notable one. Press Reporter.

 

NEW FIRM

Wm. Colwell Sells Interest in Carpet Cleaner to A. E. Ryan.

   Wm. Colwell of the firm of Colwell & Warwick, Madison-st. steam carpet cleaning and feather renovating works has sold his interest in the business and the lot and buildings to Augustus E. Ryan of Cortland. Mr. Ryan was foreman in the blacksmith shop of the Hitchcock Mfg. Co. and more recently with Keator & Wells.

   The business will be continued at the same place under the firm name of Madison-st. Steam Carpet Cleaning and Feather Renovating works, John Warwick and Augustus E. Ryan, proprietors.

 

Cortland Hospital on North Main Street.

HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.

Annual Meeting and Election Will Occur on Oct. 5.

   The annual meeting of the Cortland Hospital association will be held at the hospital next Monday afternoon, Oct. 5, at 4 o'clock.

   Six members of the board of managers are to be elected in place of the following whose terms of office expire: Mrs. A. H. Bennett, Mrs. Ella Butler, Mrs. A. E. Buck, Mrs. G. E. Chambers, Mrs. D. W. Carr, Mrs. C. P. Thompson.

   A new advisory board will also be elected in place of the following whose terms of office expire: P. E. Whitmore, H. S. Bliss, A. A. Carley, H. A. Dickinson, W. J. Greenman, N. H. Gillette, H. M. Kellogg, B. T. Wright, A. H. Winchell.

 

FUNERAL OF MISS HART

Held Sunday Afternoon at Her Late Home in McLean.

   The funeral of Miss Grace M. Hart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hart of McLean, occurred yesterday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the house. The circumstances connected with the death of this young lady were unusually sad, and the sympathy of a host of friends goes out to the parents and to the brother and sister who survive in this hour of sorrow.

   Miss Hart was 19 years of age and was the oldest of three children. She was born in McLean, N. Y., and spent her girlhood days there. For several years she was in Groton to attend school and she made many friends. Last year she came to Cortland to enter the Normal school, making her home with her aunt, Mrs. Geo. P. Hollenbeck. She was bright and sunny in disposition and a favorite with all with whom she came in contact. She was particularly appreciative of all that was done for her.

   She was compelled to leave school and go home last spring by reason of illness, and from this she never recovered. Last week Monday she went to Ithaca with her parents for a consultation with physicians, and was told that an immediate operation was her only chance for life, though even then the case was almost hopeless. The operation was performed Wednesday at the hospital, and from the surgical point of view was successful. But her heart action was weak and she did not rally well, and soon began to sink. Both father and mother were with her continuously at the hospital from the time of the operation till the end came at 6:45 Friday night. All that loving care could do for her was done, but to no purpose.

   At the funeral the house was crowded with friends from McLean, Cortland, Ithaca, Groton, Binghamton and other places, and many more who could not get to the house were present at the burial at the cemetery. The coffin was covered and the room in which it was placed almost filled with the profusion of rare and beautiful flowers.

   The services were conducted by Rev. Robert Clements, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city, who read selected passages of Scripture and offered prayer. He also read a particularly appropriate poem by Bonny entitled "Consolation." At the grave as the friends were assembling he also recited Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar." Miss Lucy I. Marsh, for some time the soprano soloist of the Presbyterian church, also sang at the house unaccompanied and with remarkable sweetness and expression the two hymns, "Nearer my God to Thee," and "My Jesus, as Thou Wilt."

 

Right Leg Amputated.

   Mrs. Julia F. Twiss, who has been in Syracuse for some time for treatment for tuberculosis of the right leg, had the leg amputated at the knee last Friday morning. She is now at the home of her sister, Mrs. Cowles, in Syracuse and is reported as being very comfortable. Her brother, G. E. Jarvis of Joliet, Ill., has been in Cortland today.

 

Death of Mrs. Finn.

   Mrs. Mary Finn, aged 73 years, died at 5 o'clock Sunday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs. Dudley Daven in Ithaca, N. Y. The remains will be brought to Cortland on the afternoon train today and funeral services will be held at the home of her daughter Mrs. Vern Coville, 72 Clinton-ave., Wednesday at 3 p. m. Besides the two daughters mentioned, she leaves four sons, Isaac Finn, and George Finn of Cortland, M. W. Finn of Scranton, Pa., and Aleck Finn of Middletown, N. Y.

 

MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lyman Celebrate their Golden Wedding.

   Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lyman of 75 Hamlin-st. celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding yesterday. A number of their friends remembering the occasion called during the afternoon to express their good wishes and congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Lyman upon the completion of fifty years of married life. Mrs. Lyman was Miss Eliza Pendleton and the wedding ceremony fifty years ago took place at the Pendleton homestead south of Cortland and which was afterward for many years the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman.

   Letters were received from their three daughters who are living at a distance from Cortland and could not be present at the anniversary: Mrs. J. F. Maybury and Mrs. M. M. Maybury of Denver, Colorado, and Mrs. F. K. McFall of Harrisburg, Pa.

 

BREVITIES.

   —Cortland Lodge of Perfection will hold a regular meeting this evening at 8 o'clock.

   —"Under Southern Skies" is booked for the Opera House for Monday evening, Oct. 5.

   —Mail Carrier Olive Jennison picked a bunch of fresh and fragrant apple blossoms from a tree on Hubbard-st., this morning.

   —A regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held at their rooms on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29, at 2:45 o'clock. All women are cordially invited.

   —Cortlandville lodge, No. 470, F. & A. M. will hold a regular communication Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The first degree will be conferred in full form.

   —The annual business meeting of the Farther Lights society of the First Baptist church will be held at the church this evening at 7:30 o'clock. All members are requested to be present.

   —The last summer excursion to Sylvan Beach occurred yesterday, and the Sunday trains on the Lehigh Valley R. R. are now taken off both the Elmira and Cortland division and the Auburn division.

   —The new display advertisements today are—M. W. Giles, Prices for Wednesday, page 7; G. H. Wiltsie, Dress goods, etc., page 6; First National Bank, Bank accounts, page 6; Bosworth & Stillman, Ladies' walking shoes, page 5; Warren, Tanner & Co., hosiery, page 5; Warwick & Ryan, Feather renovating, page 6; Syracuse Trust Co., Banking, etc., page 8; C.  F. Brown, Delicious delicacies, etc., page 6; L. & K. Freeman, Fall millinery, page 8.