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Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, December 1, 1898.
PEACE TERMS KNOWN.
Thirteen Articles Laid Before the Joint Commission.
FOUR OF THEM AGREED UPON.
Daily Sessions Will Be Held Hereafter and It Is Now Believed That the Work of the Commission May Possibly Be Concluded This Week—Seeking Advice.
PARIS, Dec. 1.—There were 13 articles laid before the two commissions, covering the following:
First—The relinquishment of sovereignty over and claim of title to Cuba.
Second—The cession of Porto Rico and ether Spanish possessions in the West Indies, together with Guam in the Ladrones.
Third—The cession of the Philippines.
Fourth—The terms of the evacuation of the Philippines.
Fifth—The pledge of the United States to preserve order in the Philippines, pending the ratification of the treaty.
Sixth —The release of military prisoners mutually.
Seventh—The cession by Spain of the island of Kusaie or Strong island in the Carolines.
Eighth—The mutual relinquishment of indemnity claims.
Ninth—The religious freedom of the Carolines, assuring the rights of American missionaries there.
Tenth—Cable landing rights at points within the Spanish jurisdiction.
Eleventh—The release by Spain of political prisoners for offenses in Cuba and the Philippines.
Twelfth—The pledge of the United States to inaugurate in the Philippines an "open-door" policy and to guarantee the same to Spain for at least 12 years.
Thirteenth—A revival of the treaties broken by the war.
The first three articles were mutually agreed upon, as was also the article embodying the terms of the evacuation of the Philippines, which will be practically the same as in the evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico. The mutual release of military prisoners was agreed upon—Spain liberating the rebel prisoners and the United States liberating the Manila garrison and the Spaniards held by Aguinaldo.
The political prisoners to be released by Spain are such as are now in exile at Ceuta in Morocco, or at other Spanish penal settlements.
Daily sessions will be held hereafter and it is now believed that the work may possibly be concluded this week, although so early a termination is not probable. The foregoing list of subjects under consideration does not show the precise order in which the articles were laid before the Spanish commissioners and, in fact, only eight of the 13 were discussed. Four points arose regarding which the Spaniards desire to consult Madrid, and two upon which the Americans will consult Washington.
After the session and the departure of the Spanish commissioners the Americans remained in the conference chamber for an hour in executive session.
RACE RIOT ECHO.
Nine Well Known Citizens Indicted on the Charge of Conspiracy.
COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. 1.—In the United States district court upon indictments handed out by District Attorney Lathrop, the grand jury returned true bills against nine well known citizens of McCormick, S. C., upon the charge of conspiracy, the offense being the driving away from that town at the time of the recent Phoenix trouble, of J. W. Tolbert, the husband and assistant of the postmistress.
There are several counts in each indictment all being brought under sections 5,508 and 5,518, United States statutes. Bench warrants have been issued and Marshal Clayton dispatched to McCormick for the defendants. It is proposed to have the trial at the present term of court here.
The men indicted are: M. L. B. Sturkie, John Dunlop, Wade Cochrane, Thomas Bentley, Henry Martin, L. Tucker, K. Q. Stillwell, J. P. Jennings, J. L. Reynolds.
ON BOARD THE OREGON.
Letter from Morgan McAllister of South Cortland Bound for Manila.
Mrs. Lena Lyon of South Cortland received a letter this week from her brother Morgan McAllister, who belongs to the United States Marine corps of the battleship Oregon, which is on its way to Manila. The letter was written from Bahia, which was the first port at which they stopped after leaving New York in October and is as follows:
Oct. 31, 1898.
DEAR SISTER LENA—I think it is time to write you and let you know that at last we are started and have just arrived in port to-day at about 2 o'clock this morning. It has taken us from Oct. 12 until to-day to come from New York.
This is the port of Bahia, Brazil. It is a city of some importance and a very beautiful one also, but by no means built on the plan of a North American city. The buildings are all white except very rarely a yellow or grayish colored one turned so by age, I imagine. It is built on a hill and commands a good view of the surrounding country. Cocoanut and banana trees grow very tall and thick and are to be seen everywhere. Parrots and monkeys are very plentiful here and one can buy six monkeys here for $5. Bananas are 20 cents a bunch and diamonds can be bought much cheaper than in the United States. Oranges and pineapples also are cheap.
The place is not very well fortified, as there is but one small, round dome-shaped fort made of brick or stone and mud or clay. I don't know which it is. The natives are all dark people, usually large of statue. There is no manufacturing, as I can see, to amount to anything.
I also notice another thing very striking about the city; its houses, large or small, have no chimneys, there being none in sight except one on a sort of shop of some kind. There are no railroads here, no electric lights, no cable cars and very few steamships, except the ones we have with us.
There is a Brazilian man-of-war and a passenger steamer once in a while. The rest are sailing vessels of no size at all to speak of other than fishing smacks. There was an Argentine Republic cruiser in here taking on coal when we came, but she went out to-night before dark. From here we go to Rio Janeiro. We are taking on coal here. The Iowa is doing likewise. We on one side of the coaler and the Iowa on the other. Both coal at once. The Iowa broke down several times on the way down here. We did not, showing you that the Oregon is much the better ship of the two.
The climate is fine, but the heat is intense, although not as hot as I have known it to be in New York state at times. At present I am in good health and hope this will find you well. Goodbye with love to you all, not forgetting any of my friends. Your brother,
MORGAN MCALLISTER, U. S. M. C.
Why Did We Beat Spain?
Because we are as strong as Sampson, we are as Schley as a fox, we are Miles long, we possess Merritt, we are Hobson's choice, what more Dewey want?—Sample Bag.
RENTED THE KREMLIN.
Mr. Ira D. Dibble of Watertown to Take Possession Next Monday.
Mr. Ira D. Dibble of Watertown this afternoon completed arrangements with Messrs. Wickwire Bros. for renting the Kremlin hotel on Court-st. and will take possession next Monday. Mr. Dibble has had a large and successful experience in the business and will undoubtedly maintain the high reputation of this popular hotel.
Vital Statistics of Cortland.
ALBANY, Dec. 1, (Special).—According to the figures of the monthly bulletin of the state board of health just issued, eight deaths occurred in Cortland during October. This was at the rate of twelve annually per thousand of population. Of the number three were of children under five years of age.
Tabulated by the causes, deaths are shown as follows: To diarrhoeal diseases 2; to acute respiratory diseases 1; to consumption 1; to diseases of the nervous system 2; to old age 1; while 1 is unclassified.
Of the neighboring places recorded the number of deaths and rates per thousand population follow:
Homer, four deaths at the rate of 16; Oneida, 12 deaths at the rate of 24; Hamilton, 5 deaths at the rate of 15; Cazenovia, 2 deaths at the rate of 8.
C. N. A. [Consolidated News Agencies.]
NO SMALLPOX.
All Danger Over—No One Need Now to be Afraid of Cortland.
Rumors seem to have gone out into the more remote towns of the county and into adjoining counties that Cortland is alive with smallpox and people are afraid to come here. As a matter of fact, Cortland has had but one case and that of a very mild character, and the patient is almost entirely well. When Dr. W. J. Moore, who as an expert had called upon the smallpox patients at McLean, was first taken ill the thought at once went back to his McLean trip and before any symptoms appeared, which would really seem to indicate smallpox, he was isolated on the chance and his house was quarantined.
As the case progressed it became evident that it must be called smallpox, though in its mildest type. No one was permitted to see him except those in the house who were not permitted to leave the house and Dr. Higgins, his physician, who used every precaution in the way of changing his clothes before and after making his call there, and in the way of fumigation. Dr. Moore got along so well that Dr. Higgins was able to go away and leave him, and has been in New York engaged in special professional study for more than two weeks past, having returned this morning.
Health Officer E. A. Didama authorizes us to say that only the one case has been reported and that was more than three weeks ago; and that the period of contagion for all of those who chanced to see Dr. Moore before he was quarantined has now passed; and that the fact that no new cases have occurred since Dr. Moore was quarantined makes it sure that there is no further chance for the disease to spread from him, and that being the only case there is no chance for it to spread from any one. Consequently there is no more danger in any one coming to Cortland or going where they like about Cortland now than there ever has been in the most healthful period of its existence.
To further reassure any one who may fear to breathe the same air that a former smallpox patient breathes within a half mile of his house it may be said that Dr. Moore's house is on Madison-st. well away from Main-st. and scarcely within a half mile of the nearest store.
It is gratifying to be able to say further that no new cases have now developed in weeks in or about McLean; or in any of the surrounding country and it is apparent that this disease is thoroughly stamped out in this vicinity.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Proceedings of Cortland County Lawmakers and Financiers.
Fourteenth Day, Wednesday, Nov. 30.
In the afternoon, the board engaged in committee work and also in informal discussion of matters with reference to town and county poor and the custody of the inmates in various institutions from the county of Cortland.
Mr. Hunt presented the following which was adopted:
Resolved, That the question as to the persons now in various institutions, charitable and custodial, be referred to the committee on jurisprudence and that the superintendent of the poor be invited to accompany said committee to get a legal opinion upon the whole matter as to whether the expense of the support of such person is a county or a town charge.
On motion of Mr. Crosley, the clerk was authorized to draw and sign all orders for bills audited by this board which shall become due and payable between the next town meetings and the next annual session of the board.
Mr. O'Donnell, chairman of the committee on jurisprudence reported as follows:
Your committee on jurisprudence with whom was associated the superintendent of the poor to investigate the question as to whether a certain inmate of the Cortland county almshouse who was formerly committed as a lunatic is at the present time a town or county charge or whether his support is chargeable to the town of Truxton or the county of Cortland, would respectfully report that we have carefully examined and considered this question and have taken counsel with Hon. S. S. Knox and find that he is a county charge.
JOHN O'DONNELL, D. F. WALLACE, J. W. PATRICK, W. G. FRISBIE.
At 4 o'clock the board adjourned until Thursday at 9 A. M.
Fifteenth Day, Thursday, Dec. 1.
A quorum was present and the journal of the previous day was approved. Mr. Bennett reported for the committee on settling with clerk and sheriff, allowing $5,086.04 out of claims amounting to $5,316.94.
The annual report of the superintendent of the poor, M. G. Frisbie, was read by the clerk. The report shows that since Jan. 1, fifty-eight persons have been supported at the county almshouse. Of these nine are chargeable to the county at large, three to Cincinnatus, twelve to Cortlandville, one to Cuyler, none to Freetown, one to Harford, nine to Homer, two to Lapeer, two to Marathon, two to Preble, two to Scott, two to Solon, one to Taylor, seven to Truxton, four to Virgil and one to Willet.
On Mr. O'Donnell's motion, the report of the superintendent was amended by charging the care of Daniel Welch to the county instead of the town of Truxton.
On motion of Mr. Kinyon, inventory of property at the county farm and courthouse was ordered omitted from the journal of proceedings.
The report of the superintendent of the poor was referred to the proper committee, and Mr. Robinson, chairman of the committee made his report which was adopted. The committee found that the total expenditures for maintenance of the poor of the county from January to November was $6,879.23, and the receipts have been $815.19, leaving an indebtedness of $6,064.04.
Mr. Wallace, chairman of the committee on miscellaneous bills, reported the allowance of $3,586.81 out of a total claim of $3,978.11.
Mr. Wallace presented a petition from Justices J. H. Kelley, T. H. Dowd and E. C. Parker and Town Clerk H. H. Pudney, asking that there be added to the abstract of the town of Cortlandville the bills of justices and officers in cruelty to animal cases, and the request was granted, thereby adding the bills of J. E. Edwards, $119; Albert Goldsmith, $10.20; W. P. Henry, $22.90; J. H. Kelley, $10.70; T. H. Dowd, $23.30.
On Mr. Crosley's motion, the bill of Ira J. Barber, $4.75 for constable's services in a cruelty to animal case, was added to the abstract of the town of Scott.
On motion of Mr. Kinyon, the town abstracts were declared finally closed.
The privileges of the floor were extended to Mr. W. H. Crane of Homer, a former supervisor and chairman of the board.
On motion of Mr. O'Donnell, the sum of $2 was ordered paid to Hon. S. S. Knox for counsel fees.
Chairman Hammond announced the appointment of the following committees to apportion taxes:
To Apportion State Taxes—Wallace and Kinyon.
To Apportion School Commissioner's Expenses—Robinson and Crosley.
To Apportion County Taxes—Tuttle and Hunt.
OLD MEMORIES RECALLED.
Mrs. Dexter Writes of People and Doings in Cortland in Earlier Days.
The following letter from Mrs. Nettie Benedict Dexter of Washington, D. C., formerly of Cortland, will be read with much interest by the older residents of the place. Mrs. Dexter spent this last summer in Cortland and Homer and was inspired by her former associations to recall some of the old days:
DEAR CORTLAND—It is not forty years ago since we walked your streets, but alas! how changed you are. Where are they! and how? We questioned this while watching the work progress on the old street [Main Street] over which we used to ramble twenty-five years ago. We thought at that time you had all the requirements needed to make a perfect town. We all lived on the southern exposure or on the sunny side of the street and were happy as you must remember. Most of your boys and girls have left you to buffet with life's joys and sorrows in various localities. But you have been going along wide awake to the many needed improvements, and when your children return to you for an occasional visit, you make their hearts glad with your real city airs and up-to-date appearances. You are certainly getting yourself up in fine shape, and those who are left to witness and note the benefits of your improvements must appreciate you.
There are no cards placed in the windows now of your town, as of yore reading "Gone to dinner, back in fifteen minutes." However I notice a card to one of your leading drug stores giving the price of "kisses" 20 cents a pound, when twenty years ago one kiss in your town was valued at $100 by the law.
But then you were all right thirty years ago, where did you have a rival? Where was there a town that could boast of so aristocratic a set of hose boys and firemen, who were ever alert to protect you and your belongings. Those dances and masquerade balls given by those boys and, as I especially remember one now, how anxious your boys were to present themselves well and also becomingly. So much so that an adjoining city was ordered to send down an assortment of real elegant masquerade suits made largely of velveteen and trimmed with such ornaments as Charles Thomas used to write of in his occasional letters to the Cortland Democrat, a good deal of "bugle and more tinsel." Tommy D. and Jerome M. were not altogether pleased with the assortment and took a trip to the city in order to be perfectly and becomingly arrayed. Our two Jimmies, our Johns, Charlies, Albert, Seymour, Clark, Grove and Gould—Gould who of all the boys needed a little extra velveteen and tinsel alas was disappointed that night. His suit didn't fit and couldn't be made to. A plain one was substituted, but it didn't mar his pleasure because, as I first remarked, you kept us all on the sunny side of your street. I don't remember as to Clayte, but without doubt he was ready for a suit well trimmed if he went. He always needed a little brushing up. Then there was Cash and Cash's brother, Lon Mont, and the handsome boy of the town, who always wore the yellow neckties, drew salary of $6 per week and took his girl to ride twice a week after the bob tails owned by Tom Howard and let at $4 each trip. This boy boarded at home, and a fond mother made up his $2 shortage to pay the livery bill. Where are they? and how?
But of the girls who lived in your town and helped to make those balls a success. Pretty!! If you could but remember you would be as proud of them, as you are so justly proud of your beautiful new street at the present time.
At one time the laurels were divided between Arlone and Ada, Arlone being somewhat of a Mary Anderson type, but a few years previous to this time of which I now especially write Louise Duell and Mary White were dividing the honors. Of course there were plenty of other good looking girls, whose names are on my finger's end. They later in life developed, some did into real American beauties. Some are left with you now. We had our ideas of style and I believe Ida and Lorett rather led the town in that particular.
Next to our balls in local interests were our church benefits, the nature of them not materially changed though I think now you are a little less on the tableau order. Many there are who can remember how Mrs. Dexter drew largely on her imagination when arranging tableaux for an evening's entertainment and how acceptably they were received.
Then that great play "The Spirit of '76" was arranged and put on for the benefit of the G. A. R. by Charlie Collins' wife. That play surely gave great credit to all. Frank D. attended the infant with just as much dignity and grace as did Maggie in wearing the Judge's wig which was pronounced as being so becoming. And as I remember Victoreine was said to have shed real tears after having finished the song which was so immensely affecting, sung to John, one of Chicago's brightest of lawyers. If my memory serves me rightly Judge E. married one of the girls in that play, Yes he did, for I remember now when we took the play "down the road" a substitute was furnished because of the judge's contemplated step, and presumably he did not want it to be said he bad married a play girl. He was of course right, but we only considered the inconvenience of getting a "sub'' at that time, beside Alta took the part well.
Then our drives every summer to Glen Haven, starting off early in the morning to be joined at our sister town by others anxious for a day's pleasure, returning to Scott, ending the day with a dance. Who of those can forget? Our recoveries were great. Dryden fair was looked forward to then by your children as it is now for a great day. Then the Freeville camp meetings, [and] drives to McGrawville. Court House hill also had its share in our sports. I wonder if our commissioner of patents would admit of riding down this hill with Ella S. in front, he steering the sled, which in full fall of snow would run along beyond the now Kremlin hotel. The memories come so thick and fast.
We find ourselves at middle age (the happiest period of one's life) the passions of youth are cooled and the infirmities of age not begun; the shadows which may have come, now almost disappearing at midday. At this period we are visiting you, nestling once more close to your heart and happy in the memory of the past.
Of your children now at rest the following names present themselves: Ida Murphey-Pomeroy, Anna Copeland-Boynton, Josie Sperry Burdick-Ross, Ada Watrous-Stoker, Mary White-Jarvis, Lucy Rowley-Beach, Minnie Brewer-Pratt, Nellie McDaniels, Louise Duell, Fannie Murphy, Jimmie Pomeroy, Frank Plumb, W. F. Burdick, Jerome Minturn, Hance Doud, Henry Murphey, Albert Jarvis, Wilson Pierce, Greeley Benedict, George Ballard, Chas. Townley.
Thus star by star declines,
Till all are passed away,
As morning high and higher shines,
To pure and perfect day;
Nor sink those stars in empty night,
They hide themselves in heaven's own light.
NETTIE BENEDICT DEXTER, Washington, D. C.
BREVITIES.
—One tramp occupied a police station cell last night.
—Quarterly meeting will be held Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 11, in the Elm Stump church, Elder Warren Bailey presiding.
—The meeting of the Kindergarten association will be held on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 8, at 3 o'clock in the Normal kindergarten.
—Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Banks entertained about forty invited guests last evening at their home, 10 Arthur-ave. at progressive euchre.
—Before Justice of the Peace John H. Kelley this morning, the case of John Felkel against the town of Cortlandville was adjourned until Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.
—There will be a total eclipse of the moon on Tuesday night, Dec. 27, and it will be visible here. The eclipse begins at 4:48 P. M. and the moon will rise at about that time coming into the eclipse.
—Through an oversight, the names of Mrs. Henry S. Bliss and Mrs. Charles T. Peck were omitted from the list published yesterday of ladies who assisted at the table at the reception given by Mrs. R. H. Beard Tuesday afternoon.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Kearney Bros., Clothing of all kinds, page 8; Model Clothing Co., Clothing, page 8: Derr Fritz, The king of the healers, page 5; Daehler, Red, white and blue neckwear, page 7; Burgess, Clothing, page 4; J. T. Davern, Millinery, page 6.
—The roads are getting so smooth now that it wouldn't take very much more snow to make fine sleighing. Not since 1882, if memory serves correctly, has as much snow as is now on the ground fallen by Dec. 1. In 1882 it was first-class sleighing on Thanksgiving day, and no bare ground was seen till April.
—Company C of the Third New York Infantry volunteers, in which Harry A. Oday of Cortland was a corporal, was formally mustered out of the service at noon yesterday, notwithstanding the report from Albany on the previous day that the company would probably be retained in the service. Mr. Oday, as well as the others, is now free to do as he likes and go where he pleases.
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