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| General Lord Methuen. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, December 15, 1899.
MORE FIGHTING MEN.
England Will Strongly Reinforce Her Armies.
NEED OF SPEEDY TRANSPORTS.
Lord Methuen's Check and General Gatacre's Repulse Casts a Deep Gloom Over All England—Lord Beresford Urges Preparations for Eventualities.
LONDON, Dec. 15.—The war office is still without news from Ladysmith other than that already published. The general belief is that the large Boer forces Lord Methuen encountered at Magersfontein were partly drawn from Natal and that General Buller will strike a blow, before these have time to return.
The newspapers are calling upon the government to employ Cunarders as well as the White Star steamers as transports, seeing the urgent necessity for getting more men to the Cape as speedily as possible. Forty thousand men could be still sent from England without calling upon the militia for foreign service. The militia effective is 100,000 and from this body 20,000 carefully selected could be easily spared for South Africa, Moreover the colonies are again proffering assistance.
The greatest need, therefore, is speedy transports. Sir Charles Warren, who arrived at Cape Town yesterday, will possibly join Lord Methuen and take command of the combined forces.
"The Daily Chronicle' Modder river dispatch, which is at variance with all other reports, represents Lord Methuen's forces as retiring Tuesday on the camp at Modder river as the result of renewed artillery firing that day. The correspondent says: "Tuesday forenoon the Boers brought heavy guns into action. Methuen thereupon withdrew his force out of range and concentrated at Modder river."
Orders have been issued at Woolwich to prepare another siege train to go out with the Seventh division.
Dutch Disaffection Rapidly Spreading.
LONDON, Dec. 15.—"Lord Methuen's check following General Gatacre's repulse," says the Cape Town correspondent of The Daily News, "has had a most depressing effect upon the loyalist who are by no means a growing body. They are filled with dark forebodings. Dutch disaffection is rapidly growing. A large section is restless, and would need but little persuasion to join the Boers.
There are disturbing reports from the eastern districts of Cape Colony, where many secret meetings have been held. The imperial authorities are among the loyal farmers in the Stutterheim and Bedford districts."
TREASURER ABSCONDS.
Tompkins County Reported to Be Out About $9,000.
ITHACA, N. Y., Dec. 15.—The whereabouts of Charles Ingersoll, the treasurer of Tompkins county, who has been missing for the past two days, has not been learned as yet.
The board of supervisors at its executive session passed a resolution requesting Governor Roosevelt to remove Mr. Ingersoll from office. Chairman Van Ostrand of the board, when seen, said that Ingersoll's accounts had been investigated with the result that shortage had been discovered, but he was unable to state exactly the amount. Estimates of some of the members of the board place it at $8,000 or $9,000.
SUPERVISORS FEAR SHORTAGE.
Treasurer Charles Ingersoll of Tompkins County Missing.
Treasurer Charles Ingersoll of Tompkins county is absent from his home. The supervisors are now in session and want to see him and so far are not able to put themselves in communication with him. They claim to find reason to think there is a shortage in his accounts running from $6,000 to $14,000. Investigation shows that since the first of October real estate and chattel mortgages aggregating $20,596 have been put on file in the Tompkins county clerk's office to secure loans made to Treasurer Ingersoll. Mr. Ingersoll's bondsmen are anxiously looking for him.
DINED AT ROOD'S.
Convention Delegates and Others, Guests of the DeLaval Separator Co.
A very pleasant gathering was held last evening at the close of the session of the State Dairymen's convention at the Candy Kitchen, 17 Grand Central block, [Cortland]. Messrs L. A. Sweixer, A. D. Charles, I. A. Kendall and Jas. Gibson, the genial representatives of the DeLaval Separator company of New York, were the hosts and about fifty delegates and visitors to the convention were their guests for the evening. An elaborate supper had been prepared and ample justice was done by the dairymen and others present to the substantial bill of fare and delicacies set before them.
A number of the guests who had not attended the meeting at the Opera House assembled early and passed the time in visiting and relating experiences until time for supper. Others came in later until nearly fifty guests were assembled about the tables in the pleasant diningroom. The following was the menu:
After cigars had been passed Mr. E. A. Callahan, circulation and advertising manager of the Country Gentlemen of Albany, who was one of the guests, and whose reputation as an entertainer was already known to at least a few who were present was called upon and he responded with anecdotes, selections and songs which elicited hearty applause. His story of Pat's election as alderman and his lullaby song were exceptionally well rendered and enjoyed.
It was nearly 12 o'clock before the party broke up with a vote of thanks to the hosts for a most enjoyable time.
The exhibit of the DeLaval Separator company at the exhibition hall is one which has attracted much attention and has been the subject of favorable comment throughout the convention. Ten of their machines, from the smallest hand-size to the largest Twentieth Century factory separator have been on exhibition and these machines, as is well-known, are recognized as standard by dairymen in all sections of the country.
MEMORIAL CEREMONIES.
Red Men Commemorate Anniversary of Death of Washington.
Pecos tribe, Cortland, and Adirondack tribe, Homer, held interesting and impressive ceremonies commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of George Washington last night in Taylor hall. The program as carried out by the sachems and sannaps was well prepared. They set forth the development of the order from a few of the Sons of Liberty, of which Washington was a distinguished member, to the present Improved Order with a membership of 225,000. During the services a large picture of Washington was uncovered and received an ovation. National songs were sung and appropriate poems given.
At the close of the official program, Dr. J. M. Milne was introduced as the speaker of the evening. Washington was his subject and he portrayed him as a citizen of the world and followed his career from childhood pointing out the things in his life that gave fibre, refinement and polish. He characterized him, too, as a man great in that he filled his position and met his opportunity.
Dr. Milne's fine address from start to close was listened to with greatest interest. After the address a musical program was given and heartily enjoyed by the audience.
"Hearts of Oak."
"Hearts of Oak," one of James A. Herne's most successful plays, is to be the attraction at the Opera House next Tuesday evening. As in most of Mr. Herne's plays the scenes are laid upon the New England coast, and the people represented are fishermen, sailors, and handy villagers, types of characters which are always well drawn, by their author.
"Hearts of Oak" tells a simple story of love and self-sacrifice in which two young people, in order not to wound their friend and benefactor, ruin their own happiness, and in the end, his too. Pathos and comedy are about equally mixed in the play, and a fine scenic production is promised with every attention given to detail. In the company are E. P. Sullivan, James Horne, Nat Jones, Thos. M. Hunter, Ida Hamilton, Eliote Euneking and Marie Adair.
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| Cortland Hospital, North Main Street. |
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Semi-Annual Meeting Held at Cortland Hospital Thursday Afternoon.
The semi-annual meeting of the Cortland County Medical society was held at the Cortland hospital yesterday afternoon. The meeting was called to order by the vice-president, the president, Dr. F. H. Forshee, being unable to be present. Those members present during the meeting were: Drs. Carpenter, Higgins, Reese, Sornberger and Ver Nooy of Cortland, Braman and Green of Homer, Smith of McGraw, Emory of Virgil and Halbert of Cincinnatus. Dr. T. H. Halstead of Syracuse and Pr. A. M. Loope of Homer were also present and, on motion, were invited to take part in the discussions.
Dr. Braman, the vice-president, gave a semi-annual address, it being a review of medical practice as taught one hundred years ago. Several quaint extracts were read from the medical works of the day and the paper was listened to with much interest by all.
Dr. Sornberger followed with a paper on, ''Uses of the Normal Saline Solution," showing the various occasions indicated for its use and methods of introducing it into the system. An interesting discussion followed.
Dr. Thomas H. Halstead of Syracuse gave the last paper on the program, his subject being "Earache, Its Causes and Treatment." The paper was an instructive one throughout and was listened to with the greatest interest by all present. Following a brief discussion of the paper a vote of thanks was tendered to Dr. Halstead for his able and instructive address.
Dr. Higgins then presented a case of mastoid abscess recently operated upon by him, the patient being a man 60 years of age who had been a sufferer from long and protracted head aches for many years. The man now appears to be on a fair way to entire recovery.
Under miscellaneous business the name of Dr. A. M. Loope of Homer was proposed for membership in the society. The matter was referred to the board of censors who retired and shortly afterward gave n favorable report on the candidate. It was then moved and carried that Dr. Loope be declared a member of the society on complying with the usual requirements.
The secretary was requested to send a certificate of membership and a copy of the society manual to all members who have not received them.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
F. H. GREEN, Secretary.
BREVITIES.
—Ashley Williams has been appointed as the new postmaster at Killawog.
—The choir of Grace church is requested to meet to-night for practice with Mr. G. O. Bowen.
—Rev. Dr. Tate, superintendent of the Poughkeepsie district of the Anti-saloon league, will address a temperance massmeeting at the First M. E. church, Monday evening, Dec. 18, at 8 o'clock.
—On Sunday evening, Dec. 24, in the First Baptist church there will be given the celebrated Meese Solennelle by Gounod, rendered by a chorus, soloists, orchestra and piano in all about thirty people.
—New display advertisements to-day are—F. D. Smith, New Year's Resolutions, page 8; Burgess, Clothing, page 8; Palmer & Go.. Christmas gifts, page 7; Horton & Truman, New Repair shop, page 5.
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