BUILDING ERIE & CENTRAL NEW YORK R. R. ASSURED

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, Aug. 6, 1897.

THE E. & C. N. Y. R. R.

THE BUILDING OF THIS LONG TALKED OF ROAD ASSURED.

The Bonds all Sold, The Rails and Ties Purchased, and Work Will Be

Commenced at Once—To be Finished by Thanksgiving.

   The Binghamton papers have had much to say for a few days, in regard to a project for an electric road from that city to Georgetown, Madison county, following the Otselic river, and passing through Willet, Cincinnatus, Taylor, Pitcher and North Pitcher in this county. The scheme might have been a good one for Binghamton and diverted trade to that city which we have hoped to bring to Cortland, but the assurance which we now have of the early completion of the Erie & Central New York Railroad, will effectually shut out any other line, either electric or steam, from the Otselic valley for many years.

   Mr. N. A. Bundy arrived in town on Wednesday, and stated to a representative of the DEMOCRAT that there was no longer anything in the way to prevent the immediate commencement of the work of construction and early completion of the road.

   The bonds of the road have now been placed, setting that question at rest and providing the necessary funds for construction. The rails and ties have been purchased and are expected dally, and as soon as they arrive a sufficient force of men will be put on to push the work to early completion. Mentioning the statement made in one paper that the road would be finished to Cincinnatus or to Gee Brook by or before the holidays, Mr. Bundy said: "You may say to the people that I purpose and expect to complete the road by Thanksgiving, and hope to celebrate the completion of a work that Cortland has waited twenty years for on that day, as most fitting for such celebration."

   Mr. Bundy and the people of Cortland are to be congratulated on the successful outcome of his efforts. Whatever benefit Mr. Bundy may receive from the completion of this work, he is more than entitled to, and for Cortland we believe that the completion of this road will prove a greater boom than anything which has come to us in twenty years. It marks a new era for Cortland.

WHEN WILL WE STOP.

Cortland Base Ball Team are Losing Games with Awful Regularity.

   Cortland fans are wearing very long faces. Out of the last fourteen games played we have lost twelve. Every one of the games has been a good one, but a combination of hard luck seems to be pursuing the boys. M. Friel, a brother of Pitcher Friel, has been signed to cover third base and Ross goes into the field. The new pitcher, Boldt, has done good work, but lost both games he was in. Friel came into the box last Saturday after a two weeks lay off with a broken finger but that game was also lost. Yerkes is doing better work every day, but somehow the team don't win.

   Last week Thursday at Palmyra, we were defeated 13 to 11. Friday at Geneva the Tailenders shut us out and scored six runs for themselves.

   Saturday Palmyra played here. It was a most interesting and exciting game. A little wildness on Friel's part in the fifth and two singles gave to the visitors three runs and the game. After that, every inning was a shut out and the score stood 5 to 2.

   Monday the team played in Lyons. The game was full of sensational plays but we didn't score but 1 and Lyons did 7 times.

   Tuesday Auburn defeated us on their grounds in another exciting game, score 4 to 1.

   Wednesday Auburn played here. It [was] anybody's game at 2 and 1 until the ninth. Auburn scored twice in the fifth on a wild throw by Friel. We scored one in the 7th. We were in many tight places with bases full but Friel pulled us out till the ninth, when he was hit for three singles and a double which netted 4 runs for Auburn.

   Last week Thursday Geneva won from Lyons 5 to 4 and Auburn from Canandaigua 3 to 2. Friday, Canandaigua won from Palmyra 12 to 8 and Auburn from Lyons 6 to 5. Saturday Geneva took one from Canandaigua, 6 to 3 and Auburn did up Lyons 7 to 3

   Tuesday, Palmyra won from Lyons, 10 to 9 in a ten inning game and Canandaigua beat Geneva 8 to 1. Wednesday Lyons took two games from Geneva by scores of 10 to 5 and 8 to 0.

   Standing of the clubs Wednesday night:

   The Cortland team played an exhibition game in Susquehanna yesterday afternoon with a nine from that place. To-day they play in Tully.

   To-morrow Lyons plays here and there will be two games for one admission. Monday we have another game here with Lyons and on Wednesday Geneva plays here.

Lord Salisbury.

TO CONTROL GREECE.

POWERS WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE POLICY—LORD SALISBURY ON THE SITUATION.

Government Leader Tells the House of Lords How the Peace Negotiations

Have Progressed—Crete Must Wait for Settlement.

   LONDON, Aug. 2— The Marquis of Salisbury, replying in the House of Lords today to the Liberal leader, the Earl of Kimberley, as to the state of the peace negotiations between Greece and Turkey, said it was no wonder the patience of many people was sorely tried by the delay. Lord Salisbury explained that the territory conquered by the Turkish army was one assigned to Greece by international arrangement, and therefore the Powers' voice in regard to its disposal was recognized by the Sultan. The latter was right in demanding security against incursions such as those which brought about the resent war. It was also reasonable to hold that the Greek communities should not be placed under Turkish rule.

   The Premier further asserted that Her Majesty's Ministers believed these questions had been settled and that Turkey had accepted the frontier line by the military attaches of the embassies of the Powers.

   Speaking of the indemnity to be paid to Turkey by Greece, the Premier said:

   "There comes in the mysterious and difficult question of the German bondholders. We do not think that any international duty lies on Europe to provide for their payment, though I admit they have been long unpaid."

   Lord Salisbury further said:

   "The credit of Greece in the European market will for a long time be exceedingly small and some form of control of Greek sources of revenue is inevitable. I cannot say that negotiations in that direction have advanced very far, and I must admit that the question may be a source of very considerable delay."

NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.

   TOMPKINS.—Snipe are reported quite numerous at the head of Cayuga lake.

   A large amount of hay and some grain is reported injured by the wet weather in the town of Lansing.

   H. C. Sutcliff at State Road, reports a field of wheat that will yield from 25 to 30 bushels per acre, as grown so from the excessive rains, that is entirely valueless except for feed.

   The premium lists of the fifty-eighth annual fair of the Tompkins County Agricultural Society are being distributed. They can be obtained of the Secretary, Amash G. Genung, Ithaca.

   Trumansburg furnished a man for each of the Cornell Varsity crews that have defeated Yale. Daniel Barto at Saratoga twenty years ago, and Carleton King at Poughkeepsie in 1897.—Free Press and Sentinel.

   Travel on the Cayuga Lake steamers is so large this year that the street railway people store extra cars at Renwick to accommodate the crowds which are landed here, noon and evening, from the Ithaca and Frontenac.

   The work of clearing away for blasting out the foundation for the new Fall Creek bridge to Cornell Heights, to be built by the Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Co., has commenced. The foundations will be made from the rock walls of the ravine.

   The annual camp meeting of the Central New York Spiritualists is now in session at Riverside Picnic Grounds in Freeville. The evening sessions have been held in Lyceum Hall or on the grounds when the weather will permit. Frank L. Ripley, the test medium, is present and gives platform tests. The meetings continue every day until August 8th.

   A severe hail storm passed over West Groton, Tuesday afternoon, July 20. The storm had been gathering all the afternoon, and at about four o'clock the wind caused the rain to fall in torrents, in some parts accompanied by hail. The worst of the storm extended about one mile north and south, and from four to six miles east and west. A large amount of damage was done to the grain and grass crops of the town.

Boy Run Over.

   Wednesday evening little Edward Winslow, son of L. E. Winslow of Main-st., was crossing Main-st. in front of the Messenger House, when Benjamin Cheney, who lives near South Cortland, drove rapidly along. The lad was knocked down and run over. It was a fortunate escape from death, but it is not thought he was seriously injured. Justice Mellon, who witnessed the accident, immediately arrested Cheney and had his team put out. The case was adjourned until Saturday to see how serious the lad's injures may be. This promptness in the affairs of justice is commendable and if other police officers had been as prompt at the time Mrs. Wiles was run over last winter the public would have been better pleased.

HERE AND THERE.

   Jas. F. Costello is the new collector for the Cortland Athletic association.

   Mr. L. S. Hayes of this place has just been granted a patent on a rotary steam engine.

   Prof W. H. Bodine, the optician, is at Jewett's jewelry store to-day and to-morrow.

   The Police and Justice's courts have been doing a land office business the past week, mostly tramps.

   About 200 members of the Homer-ave. Sunday school enjoyed a picnic at Little York on Wednesday.

   Mr. Geo. B. Lowell has sold his interest in the East Cortland House to his partner, Mr. M. A. Nix, who has taken possession.

   The tenth annual mid-summer meeting of the Cortland County Soldiers' and Sailors' association was held at McGrawville yesterday.

   The Susan Tompkins harp orchestra went to Slaterville Springs last Monday. They furnish music at the Fountain house during this entire month.

   Don't forget that you can have a roast pig supper at the Homer-ave. M. E. church next Wednesday from 5 to 8 o'clock P. M. for the small sum of 23 cents.

   Mrs. S. W. Sherwood entertained a company of friends at half past six o'clock tea, Wednesday evening, in honor of her guest, Miss Margaret Hooker, of Rochester.

   Between $7,000 and $8,000 have been subscribed for the big firemens' tournament in Sidney August 5th. A mammoth tent will be used for dining purposes.

   Messrs. Chadwick and Potter have sold their barber shop to Mr. Geo. A. Strouse, recently of Rochester. The two former proprietors will remain in the employ of Mr. Strouse.

   One shipment of cheese from the Dairymens' factory on July 13 filled a refrigerator car and weighed over twenty tons and was the product of the factory for 20 days.—Truxton Enterprise.

   The candy store in the Cortland House block has been opened by E. M. Gleason of Halstead, Pa. He has a full line of confectionery and fruits and will also conduct an ice-cream parlor.

   Mr. Samuel Buell, who many years ago was a resident of this county, and has many relatives here, was found dead at his home in Lyons, Monday morning. Deceased was 80 years of age.

   Water in the Tioughnioga river rose 2 feet in 1 1/2 hours on Saturday, the 24th, and caused great damage to the hay crop yet uncut through the valley, as well as washing away much that was cut.—Truxton Enterprise.

   The Oneida County Good Roads league stimulates the building of good roads by offering prizes to the pathmasters keeping their districts in the best order. This benefits not only the wheelmen but those who use horses as well.

   The annual meeting of the State Hop Growers' Association was held at Utica, in Baggs' hotel, on Wednesday, August 4, at 2 P. M. Officers for the ensuing year were chosen on that occasion and other important matters considered.

   We are in receipt for the first time, of a copy of the Enterprise published at Truxton by O. D. Patrick. The Enterprise is a bright newsy little four page paper, and the subscription price has been placed so low that every one in the town of Truxton should patronize it. Success to the Enterprise.

   The new Congregational church at DeRuyter was dedicated Wednesday afternoon and evening, July 21. Rev. W. C. Griths, D. D., of Ithaca, delivered the sermon in the afternoon, and Rev. Edward Evans, of Camden, in the evening. The building cost $3,100, all of which is paid except $400.

   Bullheads bite briskly. Clinton Hinds and Carlyle Benjamin caught 225 at the Reservoir Monday, and the same day S. Sherman and son, C. J., brought home 250. The former also caught two bass, one weighing over 2 1/2 pounds. Tuesday forenoon Ed McGowan caught 117 in less than three hours. Probably half a hundred were busy there yesterday, thirteen boats, with two or three occupants each, being counted at one time, besides the fishermen lining the shore.—DeRuyter Gleaner.

BLODGETT MILLS.

   BLODGETT MILLS, Aug. 3.—N. J. Munson lost a horse last Thursday.

   Mrs. Zelda Stafford was quite sick Sunday, but is now improving.

   Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Stanton are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine boy.

   Mrs. Lee and family of Cortland are spending the week at Richard Decker's.

   Mr. Miner Merrick's grey horse was very seriously cut on a barbed wire fence Thursday.

   Rev. B. F. Weatherwax of Cortland occupied the pulpit at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon.

   Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mosier went to McLean Saturday, called there by the death of Mr. Moshier's uncle Rev. E. R. Wade.

   Mr. Huntley, who has lived in the house with Mrs. Samantha Rounds, has left the place. Mrs. Huntley and children have gone to live with her parents at Killawog, and Mr. Huntley expects to leave soon for California.

   Weather permitting, the Epworth league will give an ice cream social on the lawn Friday evening. If stormy, it will be held in the church parlors. The proceeds will be applied on Rev. W. P. Garrett's salary.

   Wednesday as Mrs. John Sears of Messengerville was driving past James

Leaser's, his dog ran in the road in front of her team, which caused them to spring suddenly to the side of the road throwing her to the ground cutting a gash in her forehead, and breaking her collar bone. The team did not escape.

   Mrs. Sarah Jane Hammond, wife of Charles Sprague, who has been in poor health for nearly a year, passed away Wednesday. Although a great sufferer at times she bore her affliction with christian faith, and patiently awaited her release. The funeral was held at the home Friday afternoon, her pastor, Rev. W. S. Warren in charge. She was laid to rest in our cemetery. The large attendance and many beautiful flowers helped to show the esteem of her friends.

 

A VALUABLE DISCOVERY

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. Cortland Depot with waiting trolley at junction of tracks.

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, Aug. 6, 1897.

A VALUABLE DISCOVERY.

Will Do Away With All Car Dust in Traveling.

   NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—A dispatch to The Herald from May's Landing, N. J. says: The recent discovery of Chief Engineer J. H. Nichols of the West Jersey and Seashore R. R., that crude oil applied to the ground along railroad tracks would effectually lay the dust, has proven, after thorough tests, to work far better than was first expected. Both lines of the railroad leading from Camden to Atlantic City are being thoroughly saturated for a distance of six feet on both sides of the track. The oil is applied on much the same plan as the streets are sprinkled with water and recently an oil train with sprinkling apparatus sprinkled more than twenty miles of track. The work will be completed in a few days. One sprinkling a year at a cost of $80 per mile, it is claimed, will lay the dust effectually, but two applications may have to be made. The entire Pennsylvania system, it is said, is to be sprinkled with oil as speedily as possible.

Put Oil on a Stove.

   EASTON, Pa., Aug. 6.—Mrs. George Stenlake of East Bangor was accidentally burned and several hours afterward died from her injuries. Her husband built a fire for her in the kitchen stove and carelessly left a baking powder can filled with coal oil standing on the stove. Mrs. Stenlake did not know of this and when the can got hot it exploded. Mrs. Stenlake was working about the stove at the time, and her clothing caught fire. She was burned frightfully about the body.

VOLUNTEER FIREMEN.

Fifth Convention Closed at Waverly With a Grand Parade.

   WAVERLY, N. Y., Aug. 6.—The fifth annual convention of the Central New York Volunteer Firemen associations closed with a grand parade, in which about 50 companies and 30 bands participated. In the tournaments the Independent, hose of Lestershire won first prize. In the hook and ladder race Excelsior of Cortland won first prize. No. 5 of Ithaca won the first prize in the hose race. The Independents of Lestershire won first prize in the hub and hub race.

   The chief officers of the association were all re-elected as follows: Frank M. Baker of Owego, president; E. W. Hyatt of Herkimer, secretary; P. L. Lang of Waverly, treasurer.

   The Baker-Severson band of Binghamton won the band contest with 34 out of a possible 36 points. The Ithaca City band second, with 33 points. C. Walter Reeves of Boston was judge.

Tri-County Firemen's Convention.

   WHITEHALL, N. Y., Aug. 6.—There were 5,000 persons in attendance at the Tri-county Firemen's association convention here. The first prize of $300, hand engine contest, was won by General Schuyler Engine company, Schuylerville, N. Y. The first prize in the drill was won by the Durkee Hose company of Fort Edward. The hose race, first prize, was won by the Unions of Sandy Hill.

Eugene V. Debs.

Miners' Day Celebration.

   PlTTSBURG, Aug. 6.—Miners' day closed in this city by a meeting on Duquesne wharf, where a crowd of from 8,000 to 10,000 people assembled to hear Eugene V. Debs, Mrs. Jones and several local speakers make addresses.

   The speakers were given a hearty reception, and the sentiments expressed were loudly cheered, especially when allusions were made to the "unrighteousness of the suppression of free speech and lawful assemblage."

Will Not Serve Under a Negro.

   ATLANTA, Aug. 6—Henry A. Rucker, the negro recently appointed collector of internal revenue for the district of Georgia, took the oath and assumed charge of the office, Collector Paul Trammell retiring. Six white men in the collector's department announced that they would go out of office with Mr. Trammell, declining to serve under a negro collector.

Aaron Sager.

GOING TO BUFFALO.

Cortland County to Send About a Hundred Veterans.

   It is expected that 100 Cortland county veterans will attend the national G. A. R. encampment at Buffalo. Major A. Sager will have command of the Cortland county battalion. J. R. Birdlebough will act as adjutant, H. M.

Kellogg quartermaster, and Rev. S. H. Haskell of Truxton chaplain.

   L. P. Norton of Homer, the president of the Cortland County Soldiers' and Sailors' Veteran association, together with the commandant of the several G. A. R. posts in the county comprise the committee of arrangements for attending the encampment, and will be the aides to the battalion commander. The [railroad] route the Cortland county veterans will take has not yet been decided upon.

Rev. Seth Burgess.

   Rev. Seth Burgess died at 4 o'clock this morning at his residence, 63 1/2  Railroad-st., from the effects of a shock of paralysis sustained about a week ago. Mr. Burgess was 84 years of age, having been born at Pittsfield, Ontario county. He was formerly a Congregational minister, but owing to fading health had not been active in the ministry for the last twelve years. His boyhood days were spent at Lisle, and for thirty-five years previous to his removal to Cortland five years ago, he resided at Blodgett Mills. Mr. Burgess is survived by one daughter and two sons, Mrs. H . Cooley Greene of South Royalton, Vt., Rev. A. Park Burgess of Newark, N. Y., and Mr. G. B. Burgess of Blodgett Mills. His second wife, who was formerly Mrs. Anna Copeland and whom he married five years ago, also survives him. The funeral will be held from his late residence Monday at 11 o'clock A. M. and burial will be made at Blodgett Mills.

Cortland Conservatory.

   The department of languages at the Cortland Conservatory of Music for the coming year will be under the direction of Miss Irene Sargent, formerly professor in the Fine Arts college of Syracuse university, and a student at Harvard with the best professors. Miss Sargent has also studied several years in Paris, France, and Rome, Italy. This institution is to be congratulated on securing so eminent a language teacher for the coming school year.

Matron's Report of Cortland Hospital for July.

   Patients remaining in hospital July 1, 3; patients admitted during July, 3; patients discharged during July, 1; number of operations performed, 2; number of patients remaining Aug. 1, 5.

BREVITIES.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—F. E . Brogden, Celery Bitters, page 6.

   —The First National bank of Homer has been connected with the telephone exchange.

   —The members of Grace church choir are requested to meet in full for rehearsal on Saturday evening at 7 o'clock.

   —About twenty members of the Alpha Delta sorority held a reunion at Cortland park Thursday afternoon. All reported a fine time.

   —An adjourned regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Tioughnioga club will be held at the parlors of the club this evening at 8 o'clock.

   —An account of the annual meeting of the Cortland County Soldiers' and Sailors' Veteran association which was held yesterday at McGrawville will to-day be found in our MeGrawville letter.

   —The beautiful Emerald Hose carriage was this afternoon brought back from Waverly, where it had been during the firemens' convention and where it attracted much attention and was greatly admired by all.

   —Several large billboards have been put up in various places in town in the last few days on which to place advertising matter for Forepaugh & Sells Bros.' combined [circus] show which exhibits in Cortland early in September.

   —Rev. George Sharpe of Hamilton, formerly of Cortland, who lately spent some months in visiting his relatives in Scotland, is delivering with much success in numerous places in the vicinity of his home a lecture upon "Personal Reminiscences of a Trip to Scotland."

   —The Madison County Herald started last February at Hamilton has suspended publication. The editor states in his valedictory that the field was too limited for two papers and that The Republican was too excellent and too well established a paper to admit of successful competition,

   —The new station is now completed and the wires are being placed in position and the instruments and furniture will be moved this week from the old depot into the new one. The old E., C. & N. depot has been moved over to the Auburn division tracks and will be placed where the old L. V. depot stands. The latter will be torn down.—Freeville correspondent, Dryden Herald.

   —Let all interested bear in mind that the Republican caucuses for the town of Cortlandville will be held on Saturday, Aug. 7. Districts 2 to 10 inclusive will meet in caucus in the Graham building, 14 Port Watson-st., Cortland, from 4 to 9 o'clock and elect four delegates to the county convention. District No. 1 will meet at the town hall in McGrawville from 7 to 8 o'clock and elect two delegates to the county convention.

McGRAWVILLE.

Crisp Local Happenings at the Corset City.

   The Cortland County Soldiers' and Sailors' Veteran association held their annual picnic in the academy grove on Thursday. About 150 veterans were present and with their families and friends made a good sized gathering. The assemblage was called to order by President L. P. Norton of Homer, after which prayer was offered by Chaplain Haskell of Truxton, and after the payment of dues the visitors were warmly welcomed by A. E. Seymour, B. T. Wright of Cortland responding on behalf of the association. Addresses were made by Rev. J. Barton French of Cortland and Past Dept. Commander J. Q. Sayles of Rome, both of whom are born orators and the latter having such a large speech in such a small body captured the audience. A county battalion was organized with Maj. Aaron Sager of Cortland as commander, H. M. Kellogg quartermaster and J. R. Birdlehough as adjutant who will make arrangements to capture Buffalo. Music was furnished by the McGrawville band.

   The following officers of the I. O. G. T. have been installed for the ensuing term:

   C. T.—George Hoag.

   V. T.—Nellie Loomis.

   S. J . T.—Lena Masten.

   F. S.—Ada Perry.

   Treas.—H. A. Masten.

   P. C. T.—Charles Hurd.

   Sec.—Louise Salisbury.

   M.—Bert Cross.

   D. M.—Alice Wright.

   Chap.—Mary Wright.

   Asst. Sec.—Althea Underwood.

   Guard—Anna Greenman.

   Sent.—Earl Dunbar.

   The McGrawville band will give a concert Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.

   Clyde Beers and Fred Atkins have returned from Waverly and the firemens' convention. They complain of the drinking water of that city and the former with tears in his eyes recited to a group of interested hearers his difficulties in finding a sleeping place. He has a few extra bumps on his head which he claims were caused by the festive bedbug.

   Chas. Corey of New York is the guest of his father.

   Miss Mary Covert and Mrs. Charles Torrey of Binghamton visited friends in town Tuesday.

   Mrs. Lucy Haynes of Cortland called on friends Thursday.

   John Courtney was in town on legal business Wednesday.

   W. J. Van Auken of New York is a guest at C. C. Hammond's.

   The second annual reunion of the Purvis and Keech families will be held at the residence of Ed Sherman in the town of Dryden, Thursday, Ang. 19, 1897. All relatives are invited.

 

CHANGING EARTH'S ATTRACTION AND JAPAN'S WARSHIPS

William Crookes.

Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, Aug. 5, 1897.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

Changing Earth's Attraction.

   That was a curious line of speculation along which Professor William Crookes led his hearers in an address before the Society For Psychical Research. He asked them to suppose, first, that the power of the attraction of gravitation was doubled. Then the earth would draw everything to itself with prodigious force. Man would have to be twice as strong as he is now to keep himself upright at all. "It would be hard to rise from the ground, to run, leap, climb, drag or carry any object." Our bones would have to be very heavy and large, our muscles the same. To support this huge body we should be obliged to have larger digestive apparatus and eat twice as much food. Big, strong jaws and teeth would be necessary. It would be much easier for man to crawl upon the ground than to walk. Creatures of the air, butterflies, humming birds and bees would become extinct owing to the difficulty of flying.

   Creatures with long bodies and short legs, running close to the ground, would increase in number and the serpent type would probably be in the ascendant. Birds could scarcely fly at all against the tremendous force that pulled them down to the ground. Man would be transformed into a being, "stunted, thick limbed, flat footed, with enormous jaws underlying a diminutive skull."

   On the other hand, says Professor Crookes, suppose the power of gravitation to be diminished by one half. The physical structure of all creatures upon the earth would be changed to correspond. Man would become light of weight, tall and slender. "We should be able to lift heavier weights, to take longer bounds, to move with greater swiftness and to undergo prolonged muscular exertion with less fatigue, possibly to fly."

   We should skim along the ground, scarcely touching more than the tips of our toes; there would be a sense of lightness, case and power of locomotion to which mankind are strangers how.

   Finally the professor points out curiously enough that our highest ideals of physical beauty center in the type of man that decreased attraction of gravitation would produce, while the lowest and most evil thing our imagination pictures is the type that would become common if the earth's attraction were doubled—the serpent.

   ◘ The greatest excitement prevails in Chinatown, San Francisco, that has been started since the time of Dennis Kearney and the sand lot riots. The Chinese consul general at San Francisco sent word to his fellow countrymen that they must scrub up their town and henceforth and forever keep it clean. He commands them to do this that the emperor at home in China may not be scandalized. The benighted heathen of Chinatown know no better than to believe they are obliged to obey him literally, so that this command, which they need not comply with at all if they only knew it, will clean up the Chinese quarters at San Francisco more effectually than the lawful health authorities have ever been able to do.

Latest Hawaiian Information.

   WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—The last Hawaiian mail to reach the state department brings the record of events on the islands up to the 21st of last month. Minister Sewall reports that, in the opinion of the best informed people of the islands, the Japanese government will be amply content with a recognition by the Hawaiians of the principle for which they contend without insisting upon substantial pecuniary damages. The future conduct of the negotiations has been transferred from Honolulu to Tokio. No reference was made in the dispatches to the reported intention to establish a protectorate.

Japanese warship Fuji.

JAPAN'S WARSHIPS.

SHE IS RAPIDLY BECOMING A GREAT NAVAL POWER.

New Vessels Are Being Built For Her by English, French, German and American Contractors—Russia and This Country Alone Are Lagging In This Respect.

   Charles H. Cramp returned recently from London, where he went as a delegate to the international congress of naval architects and marine engineers.

   During his stay abroad the shipbuilder made a thorough inspection of the Elswick shipyard, owned by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., in Newcastle-on-Tyne, as well as of several other shipyards.

   "There can be no questioning the fact that Japan is putting herself in a position to be a formidable power on the sea," Mr. Cramp said. "Let me give you an idea of what she is doing. Of battleships, she has contracted orders for three, each of 14,800 tons, or larger than the United States battleship Indiana, and with a speed of 18 knots, and for two of 12,300 tons, with a speed of 19 1/4 knots. The latter two are the Fuji and the Yashima. Both are completed, with their crews on board, and are waiting in English waters ready to sail at a moment's notice.

   "Then she has four armored cruisers building, each of 9,600 tons, and with a contracted speed of 20 knots. Two fast protected cruisers of 4,360 tons, with a speed of 23 1/2 knots, complete the list of large ships building or just completed in England for the Japanese, although there is a contract in course of preparation which calls for one other armored cruiser of 10,000 tons.

   "But these do not constitute the entire preparation the ambitious Japanese are making to take care of themselves in the event of trouble. They have four torpedo boat destroyers of 30 knots speed, and similar to the British destroyers of like speed, building at Yarrow, four others just like them at Thorneycroft, and one more at Schiehau. Then work is being rapidly pushed at Normand on four torpedo boats, at Schiehau on eight and on four more of the same type of vessel at Normand.

   "Add to this list the two cruisers now building in this country, two more in

France and two in Germany and you can readily see that the Japanese government isn't letting the grass grow under its feet as far as a navy is concerned."

   "In what stages of progress are the new vessels?" Mr. Cramp was asked.

   "Various stages," he replied, "but the work on them is going steadily ahead. Two of the first class armored cruisers can be launched this fall. As I said, the battleships Fuji and Yashima are ready to go into commission. One of the 14,800 ton battleships is an exact duplicate of the English battleship Jupiter."

   Mr. Cramp declined to express an opinion as to Japan's intentions toward this country or to say whether he thought the activity displayed by the Japanese in building up a powerful navy had any especial significance in that direction. "The Japanese are ambitious," was all he would say.

   Japan is not the only country, according to Mr. Cramp, that is having powerful warships constructed. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co.'s yards have 40 such vessels under way, including a first class armored cruiser for Chile, two fast protected cruisers for China, one for Portugal, three for Brazil, two armorclads for Norway, with several cruisers for England. Many of the other English shipyards are engaged in similar work.

   "In fact," said Mr. Cramp, "this country and Russia are the only ones which seem to have been lulled into the belief that they have all the navy necessary."

   Mr. Cramp smiled when asked what the United States ought to do under the circumstances.

   "I've given you facts as I have found them," he replied. "It will be better to let your readers draw their own conclusions."—New York Herald.

EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.

Hawaiian Government to Issue No More Residence Permits.

   SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.—The news that Hawaii had virtually excluded the Chinese is confirmed by Honolulu advices brought by the Australian. When the annexation proposition was made to the United States, one of the principal clauses was that Chinese immigration should cease. As a start in this direction the Hawaiian government has decided to issue no more six months' residence permits to Chinese or to execute any bonds for contract laborers to arrive.

   The German ship H. F. Glade arrived in Honolulu on July 26, with nearly 200 contract laborers. They will supplant the Japanese on the sugar plantation. This crowd consisted of 115 laborers, twenty-five women and forty-seven children. The nationalities are mixed, there being many Poles and Austrians, as well as Germans. The contracts show that the men are to be paid $16 a month the first year, $17 the second and $18 the third, in addition to the regular food and lodging given by the plantations.

Cortland Police Court.

   Emmett Card of East Homer was in town yesterday afternoon and in the evening Officer Gooding arrested him on the charge of public intoxication. This morning he pleaded not guilty, and the case was adjourned until 2 P. M.

   Benjamin Cheney, a farmer residing west of the village, was apprehended shortly after 6 o'clock last evening by Police Justice Mellon, who at that time was standing at the corner of Main and Tompkins-sts., when Mr. Cheney, driving a double team attached to a platform wagon, turned the corner from Main-st. to Tompkins-st. As the team started to go around the corner on a trot, a small boy stepped from the curb directly in front of the team and horses and wagon passed over him.

   The boy, who proved to be a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Winslow of 130

Main-st., was picked up by J. B. Stillson, apparently none the worse except the scare. The boy walked down home. Police Justice Mellon apprehended Mr. Cheney on the spot and that gentleman stated that he did not know that he had run over the boy. He said he did not see the boy. The boy received a bump on the head which swelled considerably, but as yet no serious injuries have been noticed. Mr. Cheney was allowed to go on his own recognizance until Saturday.

Gone to Waverly.

   Most of the firemen of Cortland are in Waverly to-day attending the annual convention of the Central New York Firemen's association. Both the D., L. & W. and Lehigh Valley roads ran excursions, special trains leaving Cortland at 7 o'clock this morning. The members of the Orris, Water Witch, Emerald and Hitchcock Hose companies and Excelsior Hook and Ladder company, accompanied by the Cortland City band, went over the D., L. & W., while many went by the Lehigh.

A Slight Blaze.

   Fire was discovered in an out house on the premises of Joseph Collins on River-st. at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. An alarm of fire was sent in, but before any of the firemen who had remained at home from the convention at Waverly could respond the fire was extinguished and word sent to headquarters that the service of the department was not needed. The building was destroyed. The origin of the fire is not known.

Judge A. P. Smith.

Grand Army of the Republic Notes.

   At the meeting of Grover post, No. 98, G. A. R., Major A. Sager presented the post with a cast of General Grant, and Capt. J. W. Strowbridge presented the American flag owned by the late Judge A. P. Smith.

   Samuel N. Holden has been elected a trustee of the Cortland Monumental association in place of Judge A. P. Smith, deceased.

Wright-Eaton.

   A pretty home wedding occurred last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wright, 93 Elm-st., when their only son, Mr. Leland Wright, was united in marriage with Miss Emily Eaton. The house was prettily decorated with palms, sweet peas and draperies. The ceremony was performed at 8 o'clock by Rev. W. H. Pound, pastor of the Congregational church, in the presence of the immediate relatives and friends of the bride and groom. The bride was becomingly attired in a dress of white tulle. After congratulations were over an elaborate wedding supper was served. The presents were numerous and appropriate.

   Mr. and Mrs. Wright left last night for a two weeks' wedding trip to be spent with friends and relatives near Auburn and Moravia. On their return they will live with Mr. Wright's parents at 93 Elm-st.

   Those present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Patten and son

Frank, Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson and Mrs. Edward Patterson of Moravia, Mr. and Mrs. Dey Sellen and daughter Edith, Miss Nellie Young and Mr. Earl Young of Genoa, Misses Lulu Kinney, Gertrude Gardner and Cora Houghton and Messrs. Louis Bean and A. W. Chapin of McGrawville, and Miss Grace Wright of Groton.

Property Transfers.

   There is some movement in real estate in this vicinity, in spite of hard times, with a promise of more sales to come. Mr. L. M. Loope sold yesterday for Mrs. Theodore Cornwell and Mrs. H. P. Gray a part of their lot, 180 Main-st., to Mrs. Julia E. Hyatt. This, with a part of a lot that can be taken from Mrs. Hyatt's Maybury lot, will make one of the finest building places on Main-st. Mr. Loope has also sold the Gallinger property in the north part of the village to Mr. P. Dalton, and the Doubleday farm of 100 acres on East river to Lewis A. Clark.

BREVITIES.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—D. E. Shepard, Drygoods, page 4.

   —Ice cream and cake will be served in W. C. T. U. rooms Saturday evening, Aug. 7.

   —The Baraca Bible class of the First Baptist church will picnic at Little York to-morrow afternoon.

   —Flowers, fruit and delicacies for the sick from the Fourth ward for the King's Daughters may be left with Mrs. Relyea, 11 Blodgett-st.. or Miss Hale, 99 Pendleton-st., on Friday, Aug. 6.

   —A washout on the line of the D., L. & W. near Stroudsburg, Pa., this morning delayed traffic for a number of hours. The New York train due in Cortland at 6 A. M. carrying New York mail did not reach here until 12:30.

   —Regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. on Tuesday, Aug. 10. Consecration service at 2:45 P. M. led by Miss Jeanette Bryant, followed by a business meeting. The program will be the last of the series of the carpet sewing social.

   —In connection with Mr. D. H. Crane's communication in another column it ought to be said that two of the members of the Republican town committee were not present at the meeting referred to, viz., Messrs T. H. Dowd and George S. Sands, who were represented by substitutes, G. H. Garrison and D.D. Lovell.

   —By request a concert will be given at Library hall, on Monday evening next by Miss Katherine Ray Colvin and Mrs. Anna Baum Beckwith, Miss Helena H. Hazen, Mrs. Mary Bouton Swift and Miss Augusta D. Adams. These young people have appeared in similar concerts here on one or two occasions before, with marked success, and the admirers of their former entertainments will turn out in force.—Marathon Independent.

Salvation Army.

   To-night Lieutenant George Palmer will bid good-bye to his many friends in Cortland and proceed on Friday to take charge of the corps in Amsterdam. There will be an ice cream supper in the store under the Salvation Army hall on Port Watson-st. from 5 to 9 o'clock this evening. After the supper is over the lieutenant will give his farewell address. He will be greatly missed in the work in Cortland and especially by Capt. Waldron and Cadet Clark, who are to remain. The officers of the army wish to invite every one to come to his farewell meeting.

Officers Elected.

   The Phebe Helpers of Memorial Baptist church held their annual meeting and election of officers Aug. 4, 1897. The society has been organized eight months with Mrs. Willis Stevens as president. Their reports showed the interest felt by average attendance and work accomplished during the year, the total earnings amounting to $123.

   The officers elected for the ensuing year are:

   Pres.—Mrs. J. V. Chatterton.

   Vice-Pres.—Mrs. W. Stevens.

   Second Vice-Pres.—Mrs. Geo. Allport.

   Sec. and Treas.—Miss Emma Briggs.

Cincinnatus.

   CINCINNATUS, Aug. 3—The Oregon Indian Medicine Concert Co. are in town for a two weeks' stay. Their first entertainment was given Monday evening and enjoyed by the many who attended. They give an entire change of program each evening. No admission is charged except on Wednesday and Saturday evenings when an entertainment for more than two hours is given. The company is under the management of Dr. Edward Raymond.

   Ex-county Clerk S. K. Jones of Cortland was in town this week.

   Ira Dodge spent a part of the past week in McDonough.

   Gregory Wick, the photographer, spent Sunday at his home in Norwich.

   George Havens and daughter Elizabeth of Afton spent a part of last week with Mr. and Mrs. James Harvey.

   Mr. and Mrs. Weeks of New Jersey visited Mrs. Weeks' parents, Rev. and Mrs. E. Rogers the past week.

   B. R. Corning was in Cortland Tuesday.

   The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. P. D. Perkins on Thursday afternoon of next week at 2 o'clock.

   The annual school meeting of the union school was held Tuesday evening and was attended by a larger number than usual. S. S. Beckwith was chosen trustee for three years in place of A. G. Crittenden. The trustees were empowered to raise by tax $1,000 to defray the expenses for the coming year. This is $500 less than was required for the year just past and as $156 of this will be used to pay the remaining indebtedness incurred when the school building was repaired it is expected that next year the amount can again be cut down. We never had as good a school as we have had since the academy was changed to a union school and the prospects were never brighter than they are for the coming year. Prof. Lemuel Brown, who has been engaged as principal, is already here working for the interests of the school. His assistants will be Miss Mabel Howes of Cortland, who gave such excellent satisfaction last spring term, and Miss M. Morse of Triangle.

Elm Stump.

   ELM STUMP, Aug. 4.—The farmers are very busy finishing up haying which the rainy weather of the past week interrupted and much of the hay was entirely ruined.

   Miss Edna Price attended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Charles Sprague of Blodgett Mills last Saturday.

   Mrs. Jane Moore of Marathon was a guest at Mr. George Sherman's several days last week.

   Mrs. Emmett Lang and brother, Mr. Jim Darling, were called to East Virgil last Thursday to see their father, Mr. Joseph Darling, who was very seriously ill.

   Mr. and Mrs. Irving Price and Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Lang visited at Mr. W. B. Kinney's at Homer hast Saturday.

   The annual school meeting occurred last night. There being but three present at the meeting in the Reynolds district it was appointed to be held at the schoolhouse one week from last night or Aug. 10. In the Wood district Mr. Merton Lang was elected trustee for the ensuing year.

   Miss Matilda Dickinson of South Cortland has been visiting at Mr.

Timothy Smith's the past few days.

   Miss Pearl Lang visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Darling, at East Virgil last Saturday and Sunday.