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Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, November 21, 1898.
ULTIMATUM TO SPAIN.
Coming Joint Session to Be an Important One.
THE AMERICAN REPLY IS READY.
Spain Offered Two Alternatives; First to Accept a Sum of Money For the Philippines; Second to Lose Them by Conquest—Peace Agreement Reached.
PARIS, Nov. 21.—The Spanish peace commissioners have been notified that the United States commissioners will be ready to treat with them in Joint session. Unless the Spaniards have an adequate reason for further delay the two commissions will join in the most important meeting thus far held.
The American commissioners, in a written communication, will declare that the third article of the protocol regarding the Philippines, is capable of only one fair construction, that no arbitration is needed to elucidate its terms, and that the United States cannot admit any other power to figure here purely as a lexicologist. They will maintain that the two commissions are charged to determine whether Spain or the United States shall in future own the Philippines. This will be accompanied by a clear declaration that the United States will possess the Philippines.
Following this declaration the American commissioners will lay before the Spaniards two alternatives: First, to accept a sum of money from the United States and to cede and evacuate the Philippines; second, to lose the Philippines to the United States by conquest, with the possibility of other territorial losses to indemnify the United States for the added expense of conquest.
This communication may not be formally designated as an ultimatum, but it will lack naught of the conclusiveness indicated by that word. This will be so plain that the Spanish commissioners will scarcely haggle for money on the first alternative nor cherish any doubt of American action under the second, should the first be declined.
No one here except the American commissioners knows how much will be tendered Spain as the cheapest and most humane way of settling the difficulty. She is exceedingly anxious to escape the Philippine debt and possibly the sum to be offered may be determined by an analysis of that debt, which consists of $40,000,000 in bonds, on which she realized $36,000,000. Of the latter amount she is believed to have expended $10,000,000 or $11,000,000 in fighting the United States and a part in attempting to quell the Philippine insurrection.
A reasonable guess at the sum for tender would be $20,000,000 though it may fall below that.
The Cuban question may come up again. The American commissioners had thought the discussion on that point finished, but the Spanish commissioners are reported to have declared last week that the mortgages imposed by Spain on the Cuban, as well as on the Philippine revenues, must not be impaired or questioned. This would compel the American commissioners soon to demand whether Spain means to repudiate the plain compact of the protocol to relinquish sovereignty over and title to Cuba.
Three weeks ago the Spanish commissioners accepted the Cuban article in the protocol without conditions, save that its embodiment in the treaty should depend only upon an agreement here on all the articles in the protocol. Recently, however, Spain's representatives have said that the Cuban matter had been only temporarily passed and was still in abeyance.
ULTIMATUM SERVED.
United States Gives Spain Till Nov. 28 to Accept.
PARIS, Nov. 21.—The Spanish and American peace commissioners met in joint session at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Americans declared the United States must have the entire Philippine archipelago and, for a treaty cession of the islands, the American tendered to Spain $20,000,000.
It is further declared that it is the purpose of the United States to maintain the Philippine Islands as an "open door" to the world's commerce.
In the terms named, the United States proposes a mutual relinquishment of all claims for indemnity, national or personal, subsequent to the outbreak of the last Cuban insurrection. Nov. 28 is fixed at the date on which the United States commission desires a definite response to to-day's propositions and all other subjects in issue here.
It is also declared that the United States desires to treat of the religious freedom of the Caroline Islands, as agreed upon between the United States and Spain in 1886, and also of the acquisition of one of the Caroline Islands for an American naval station and of cable landing right at other places in Spanish jurisdiction, and the revival of certain Spanish-American treaties as heretofore. The meeting was then adjourned until Wednesday.
MAKES FINE BUTTER
And Supplies the Table of Col. Daniel S. Lamont in New York.
One of the best and the most complete butter factories in the southeastern portion of Cortland county, if not in central New York is owned and conducted by William H. Cauldwell of East Freetown. It is equipped with all the modem conveniences and appliances for both manufacturing butter and testing the milk which is supplied by the patrons from about 400 choice dairy cows, thirty of which are owned by Mr. Cauldwell himself. The separator which divides the cream from the milk and the large rectangular churn of 300 gallons capacity are propelled by a 12-horse power engine. Mr. Cauldwell is an experienced dairyman and devotes his entire time and attention to the art of butter making. A sample of the butter was shown to The STANDARD'S traveling representative and was simply perfect in both color and flavor. The entire output of the factory finds a ready sale with William Sword & Son of Parsons, Pa., and H. Gardiner of Orange, N. J., wholesale produce merchants. Mr. Cauldwell also furnishes butter for the private table of Col. Daniel S. Lamont at his residence in New York City.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Proceedings of Cortland County's Lawmakers and Financiers.
Sixth Day, Monday, Nov. 21.
The board convened at 10 A. M. with Mr. Hammond in the chair and a quorum present.
On motion of Mr. Hunt, the bills of Eben Daley and P. S. Haynes, amounting to $5.20, were added to the abstract of the town of Preble, and the abstract of the same town was further corrected to include the bills of Geo. W. Wright, O. J. Cummings and Wm. Rofe, $3.60 each for attending a meeting of the state tax commission in Cortland.
On Mr. Robinson's motion, the clerk was authorized to add to the abstract of the town of Lapeer the bills of E. A. Homer, assignee of Talma Hill, $199.50, and Jason Goodale, assignee of Talma Hill, $122.
Supervisor Wallace brought up the matter of the expense of heating the offices of the county clerk and surrogate and, on motion of Supervisor Bennett, Mr. Wallace was made a committee of one to investigate and adjust the matter properly with the county clerk.
The claim of Nathan Salisbury of Preble amounting to $2.67 erroneous assessment was, on motion of Mr. Bennett, added to the abstract of that town.
On motion of Mr. O'Donnell, the chairman and clerk were authorized to renew the contract with the Onondaga penitentiary for the board of prisoners sentenced there from Cortland county.
To Locate in Cortland.
Dr. E. W. Sunderlin of Auburn has decided to come to Cortland and take up the veterinary practice of Dr. W. L. Baker and will occupy Dr. Baker's old office at 19 Port Watson-st. Dr. Sunderlin has been a successful practitioner in Auburn for several years and is a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary college at Toronto.
Red Men's Party.
Pecos Tribe, No. 357, Improved Order of Red Men, will hold its second annual dancing party at C. A. A. hall on Wednesday evening, Nov. 23. McDermott's full orchestra will furnish the music. Refreshments will be served by the tribe at C. M. B. A. hall, the caterer being Griffith.
BANK CAVED IN.
Man Buried in Earth up to his Chin for Half an Hour.
Jay Masterson, one of the men engaged in digging the sewer ditch in Graham-ave., while at work this morning was quite severely injured by the caving in of the bank. The ditch was about 6 feet in depth, and Mr. Masterson was buried up to his chin. It took the rest of the workmen a half hour to rescue him, when Ferd Goldsmith secured a horse and carriage from Mr. M. H. Vale and took Mr. Masterson to his home at 38 Pendleton-st., and Dr. F. D. Reese was called.
The doctor found that Mr. Masterson's left collar bone was fractured, but beyond that there were no broken bones. He is suffering some pain internally, but it is thought that nothing very serious will result.
BREVITIES.
—The board of village trustees will meet to-night in the office of Village Clerk W. C. Crombie, after an adjournment of two weeks.
—Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Gillette very pleasantly entertained about fifty of their employees last Wednesday evening at their home on West Court-st.
—The Farther Lights society of the Congregational church will hold its regular meeting with Miss Bertha Birdlebough, 73 Homer-ave., Wednesday evening, Nov. 23, at 8 o'clock.
—The STANDARD is indebted to Mr. John C. Birdseye, chief clerk in the office of the civil service commission at Albany, for a copy of the annual report of the commission for 1897, which has just been published.
—Supervisor Harvey Z. Tuttle of Freetown treated his fellow supervisors to some fine luscious apples this morning. The apples were grown on Mr. Tuttle's farm in Freetown and were of several varieties and elicited the highest compliments from the Solons.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Burgess, Grand Thanksgiving sale, page 8; Brown, Turkey dressing, page 6; Palmer & Co., Continued special sale, page 7; Adolph Frost, Jr., Chrysanthemums, page 8; McGraw & Osgood, Hygienic shoes, page 5.
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