POOR ABUSED SULTAN

Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

Lord Salisbury.

Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, November 20, 1895.

POOR ABUSED SULTAN.

He Writes of His Wrongs To Lord Salisbury.

ASSERTS HIS GOOD INTENTIONS.

Salisbury Diplomatically Changes His Attitude—British Newspapers Fall

In Line and Tearfully Echo the Prime Minister's Sentiments.

   BRIGHTON, Nov. 20.—Lord Salisbury, the prime minister, addressed the annual conference of the National Union of Conservative associations here and said among other things:

   "Allow me to say a word in answer to a very distinguished, distant correspondent, if I may term him so, who requested me to make a statement in a speech to the country. This correspondent is no less a person than the Sultan of Turkey. Nothing would have induced me to read this august message here except the distinct commands of the sender.

   "In that speech at the Guild hall on the occasion of the lord mayor's day dinner, I expressed the opinion and said that I had little confidence that the reforms promised for the Turkish empire would be carried into execution.

   "The sultan sends me a message saying that this statement pained him very much as the carrying out of these reforms is a matter already decided upon by him and further that he is desirous of executing them as soon as possible. He then proceeds:

   "'I have already told my ministers this, and so the only reason why Lord Salisbury should thus throw doubts on my good intentions must be due to the intrigues of certain persons here, or else false statements must have been made to cause such an opinion.'

   "The message then proceeds after some intermediary observations—'I repeat, I will execute these reforms I will take the papers containing them and see myself that every article is put into force. This is my earnest determination and I give you my word of honor. I wish Lord Salisbury to know this, and I beg and desire that his lordship, having confidence in these declarations, will make another speech by virtue of the friendly feeling and disposition he has for me and my country. I shall await the result of this with the greatest anxiety.'"

   Lord Salisbury then continued: ''These last words will acquit me of any impropriety in what I acknowledge to be a very unprecedented course—the reading of a communication of that kind at a public meeting. I could not abstain from doing what I have done without discourtesy to that distinguished potentate from which this message issued, but of course it would not be seemly for me to comment directly upon those words.

   "Great Britain forms part of concerted Europe, which has resolved, so far as it acts, to act with unanimity. Some persons seem to imagine that we, the people of Great Britain, can dispose of all the decisions of all the European powers. This is crediting us with more influence than we possess.

   "Whatever is done must be done with unanimity, and we can only speak in behalf of one of the powers which will concur, if they concur, in any action which may be taken."

   Lord Salisbury said the present problem could not be solved by the external action of the advising powers. This he pronounced a clumsy device at best. The problem should have been solved by the natural operation of the working councilors of an enlightened monarchy, acting through efficient and competent instruments.

   The Post, in an editorial this morning, says that it must be admitted that Lord Salisbury's warning to the sultan was as unrelenting as the circumstances were cruel. No one can fail to be struck by the pathetic dignity and frank earnestness of the sultan's reply to the lord mayor's day dinner address.

   The Standard in an editorial says that the pathetic sincerity of the letter to Lord Salisbury will win for the sultan the respectful sympathy of all Englishmen.

   The Dally News says that the incident shows that, callous as the sultan certainly is, he really cares for the public opinion and for the good wishes of the people of England.

   The Chronicle says, editorially, that so undignified and childish an act is unprecedented in the history of diplomacy and adds that the sultan's repentance probably comes too late.

   The Times this morning asserts that the letter written by the sultan to the prime minister pays n remarkable tribute to the influence which Lord Salisbury wields in Europe.

Turks Anxious For Peace.

   CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 20.—It is learned in diplomatic circles that the Turkish authorities of Moosh have recently been displaying great energy in quelling the fanatical outbreak there, which was recently announced.

   They prevented much bloodshed and in the latest of the disturbances there only six persons were killed and 40 wounded.

   The Mussulman soldiers behaved well. This is regarded here as auguring for a speedy suppression of the disturbances elsewhere in Asia Minor

   The greatest anxiety certainly prevails at present among the Turkish officials to stop the carnage

VILLAGE VS. ANNA BATES.

Defendant Did Not Appear—Plaintiff Proved Case.

   The case of the Village of Cortland against Anna Bates, who is under bonds to appear to answer to the charge of violating a village ordinance relating to the sale of liquor, was called in police court this morning. Attorney I. H. Palmer appeared for the prosecution. No one appeared for the defense.

   The following jury was secured and the case adjourned to 3 o'clock this afternoon: George W. Fisher, John Dennis, L. N. Hopkins, E. B. Grannis, Frank A. Phelps, David Beers.

   At 3 o'clock the trial begun [sic]. The publication of the village ordinance in the Democrat and the STANDARD was proved by B. B. Jones and E. D. Blodgett of those papers respectively.

   The ordinance which imposes a penalty of $100 for violation of the excise law was entered in evidence.

   William Tracy was then called and he testified as follows: I have lived in Cortland about two years and am 33 years old. I know the defendant, Anna Bates. I was in the Bates Hotel on July 20, 1895, Mr. Foote was with me, and I was there again Aug. 3. A bar was kept there at the time. It was 7 o'clock or half past when I was there. I drank a glass of malt which was what I called for. Foote drank the same. I supposed this a temperance town and called for the "lightest a-going." I had been told that I could get beer by calling for malt.

The beer I had drank before coming to this town tasted just like this I drank at Bates'. Frank Bates asked me a short time before he took the "free ride" [to Jamesville Penitentiary] if I was going to send his wife on the hill [jail]. I told him that I did not know as I would have to swear to anything. He said that if I swore right there would be something in it for me.

   Arthur Foote testified: I know Anna Bates, I was in Hotel Bates on the evening of July 20, 1895. I called for malt extract and Tracy paid for it. This that I got smelled, tasted, looked and foamed like beer. The "malt extract" tasted like beer that I had drank in Syracuse.

   John W. Keese testified: I am one of the excise commissioners of the town of Cortlandville and the present board has granted no license to either Frank or Anna Bates. A record of licenses granted was then placed in evidence.

   This closed the evidence and as the [defendant] did not appear either in person or by counsel, Attorney Palmer for the prosecution briefly addressed the jury.

   The jury after being out twelve minutes reported, "We find for the plaintiff." The court then rendered judgment for the amount claimed, $100 and also for costs which were $9.45, making a total of $109.45.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

Exports, Imports and Gold.

   European steamers last Saturday took out $2,250,000 in gold, and the [Cleveland] administration is again considering plans for bolstering up the gold reserve. The latest scheme is said to be an arrangement whereby the New York financiers will turn over to the treasury $25,000,000 or so in gold in return for certificates or bonds on a three per cent basis. This will all be needed, and probably more, if foreign exchange continues high and the present outflow of gold is not checked. And if this arrangement cannot be made another issue of bonds will be inevitable.

   The plain fact is that under the new tariff we are buying immense quantities of goods from foreigners without selling them enough to balance the account. Possibly under a higher tariff, and present conditions, we might not be selling any more freely than we are now, but we would be collecting a sufficient revenue on imports to meet the expenses of government, and thus prevent a drain on the gold reserve to pay an excess of expenditures over receipts. If the government was paying its way, instead of falling behind despite large issues of bonds, a depletion of the gold reserve would not be a serious matter, because the ability of the treasury to meet all obligations would strengthen confidence in financial circles. Instead of hoarding gold, as the banks are now doing, they would be paying it out on demand, as they did when the country was blessed with a tariff that yielded an adequate revenue.

   It should be borne in mind also that the reciprocity treaties negotiated under Secretary Blaine, and under which our exports were rapidly and largely increasing, were killed by the Wilson-Gorman tariff abomination, and foreign markets which were assured to us under these treaties were thrown away for those "markets of the world" which have always been romanced about by imaginative free traders, but which exist so far as any practical benefit to this country is concerned, imagination only.

   Imports heavily increased but yielding insufficient revenue, home industries depressed, foreign markets surrendered and exports falling off, gold going out of the country and bond issues every few months—what a record for the [Democratic] party of magnificent promises!

  

   ◘ The break in prices of the Chicago newspapers is notable. Except New York, Chicago is the most expensive of the large American cities to live in, and yet all its morning papers, including The Tribune, Times-Herald and Inter-Ocean, have been put down to 1 cent a copy on weekdays. If they can sustain themselves and make things pay at these rates, it will be because Chicago business men are among the heaviest advertisers in the world.

   ◘ There are some street railways operated by underground electricity now in successful operation, showing that in cities the trolley wire can be abolished. One of these roads operating by underground electricity is in New York city.

   ◘ "England can brook no rivalry in naval armaments," says the London Times. Yes, but when the United States gets a better navy than Great Britain, what is England going to do about it?

A New Church in View.

   There is every indication that a colored church will soon be erected in Cortland. Considerable interest is being manifested among the colored people.

   Rev. Dorson Edwards is in charge of the new society which has been organized and will preach in Collins' hall next Sunday at 3 o'clock and at 7 o'clock in the evening. The prospects are that a new church will be erected in the spring as soon as the weather will permit.

BREVITIES.

   —The penmanship class will meet [at the Y. M. C. A.] this evening at 8 o'clock.

   —New advertisements to-day are—Beard & Peck, page 4; F. E. Brogden, page 7.

   —There will be services at the Free Methodist church to-night. Rev. M. T. Marriat, evangelist from Binghamton, will conduct the meeting. A cordial invitation is extended to all,

   —The business men of the Baptist church and congregation will give a reception to their friends on Monday evening, Nov. 25, from 7:30 to 10 o'clock at the church parlors. A most cordial invitation is extended to all.

   —T. Noonan was arrested this morning charged with violating the excise laws. He gave bail this afternoon in the sum of $200 for his appearance in court for trial on Dec. 11, at 10 A. M. A. B. Nelson signed his bail bond.

   —Miss Flora M. Long of Cazenovia, a returned missionary, will deliver an address at 7:30 o'clock to-night in the Homer-ave. M. E. church. This is the fifth anniversary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of that church.

   —Yesterday Mrs. William V. Foster, living near the brick school house, ran a sewing needle into her left hand, where a piece an inch long was broken off. She was taken to the office of Dr. Edson who made an incision down to the needle and removed it.

   —Staff Captain McFarlane, district officer of the Salvation Army, assisted by Captain Geddes and soldiers from Homer, will conduct a special meeting in the lecture room of the First Methodist church this evening at 7:45 o'clock. All are cordially invited to attend.

   —The Geneva Times tells of the fire department responding to an alarm and finding that some boys had a "bond fire." Bonds must be more plenty in Geneva than in Cortland if small boys have them in such quantities as to make what was probably a "bonfire" of them.

   —The case of The People against William Donegan, who was under arrest charged with violating the excise law, was called in police court this morning. He entered a plea of guilty and sentence was suspended during good behavior, he agreeing to abandon the liquor business altogether.

   —John H. Howard, who was under bonds for his appearance at police court to answer to the charge of violating the excise law, came before Justice Bull yesterday afternoon and entered a plea of guilty. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $35 which he promptly paid and was discharged.

   —On Saturday a spark from a locomotive set fire to some straw used for bedding in a cattle car on the Auburn division of the Lehigh Valley road. The car was loaded with sheep but before the flames could be extinguished the car and its contents were destroyed. So rapid was the spread of flames that the other cars were saved with difficulty.

   —"Fabio Romani" at the Opera House last night drew a fair sized audience. The cast is a strong one. The piece abounds in many thrilling situations and displays beautiful scenery especially in the last act representing the city of Naples with its magnificent bay with the addition of Mt. Vesuvius in active eruption. As a whole the piece is very effective.

East Virgil.

   EAST VIRGIL, NOV. 18.—A most delightful surprise was planned for Miss Angell and duly executed last Friday evening. Although the night was dark and somewhat forbidding, about seventy of the friends and neighbors assembled, bringing baskets and bundles of such dainty refreshments as the ladies of East Virgil know so well how to prepare. Mr. Harry Widger and his sister Mrs. Driscoll furnished violin and piano music, which was greatly enjoyed. The young people indulged in games and charades. After refreshments were served Mr. E. A. Brown, in behalf of the friends presented Miss Angell with a very handsome toilet and manicure set in a celluloid satin lined case as a token of appreciation of her labors as Sunday-school teacher and superintendent. The evening will be long remembered by her as a pleasant occasion.

   Mrs. Cora Shevalier entertained most pleasantly a party of friends last week in honor of her sister, Mrs. Welen, who was about to return to her home in Washington, D. C.

   Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Valentine, Mr. Ralph Valentine, and Miss Clark of Marathon were calling at E. D. Angell's, Sunday.