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| Gen. Elwell S. Otis. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, January 5, 1900.
OUR PHILIPPINE ARMY.
Aggregate Strength Reaches About 62,500 Men.
GARRISONING PRINCIPAL CITIES.
Regular Troops Number 31,000 Men of All Arms, While the Volunteers Are More Numerous, Reaching 34,000 Men—Transports to Arrive.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—With the arrival at Manila of the transport Grant, which left San Francisco on the 21st with the Forty-eighth volunteer infantry (colored), General Otis will have command of an effective force of about 65,000 men. The army now in the Philippines aggregates 62,500 men, of which 31,000 are regular troops and 31,000 volunteers. With the arrival of the Grant the entire volunteer strength of 34,000 men will be in the Philippines. This includes the Forty-eighth volunteer infantry and the Forty-first volunteer infantry, which left New York on the transport Logan Nov. 20, and is expected to arrive at Manila early next week. The authorized strength of the volunteer army is 35,000 men, divided into 25 regiments, but most of these regiments are short of their complement of 1,303 men, and the actual strength of the volunteer army is about 34,000.
The organization of these regiments began about the end of July and their movement to the Philippines closed with the departure of the [transport ship] Grant from San Francisco on the 21st ult. The only volunteer cavalry regiment in the service, the Eleventh Cavalry, is in the Philippines.
The regular organizations in the Philippines are Companies A and B, United States engineers' battalion, headquarters A, C, D, E, F, K, L and M, Third cavalry; the Fourth cavalry, E, First artillery; G, H, K, and L, Third artillery; F, Fourth artillery; F, Fifth artillery; headquarters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, L, M, N and O, Sixth artillery; Third infantry, Thirteenth infantry, Sixteenth infantry, Seventeenth Infantry, Eighteenth infantry, Nineteenth infantry, Twentieth infantry, Twenty-first infantry, Twenty-second infantry, Twenty-third infantry, headquarters A, C, E, F, G, H, J and K, Twenty-fourth infantry; headquarters B, E, F, H, I, K, L and M Twenty-fifth infantry.
It is expected that General Otis will utilize his forces, so far as possible, in garrisoning the principal cities of the archipelago, in the preservation of peace and good order and in the maintenance of free and full commercial intercourse with the islands, pending the establishment of a permanent form of government in the Philippines.
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS.
Findings of Commission Made Public by Governor Roosevelt.
ALBANY, Jan. 5.—Governor Roosevelt yesterday afternoon made public the report of the commission to unify the educational systems of the state. Briefly the proposed bill provides that with the consent of the senate the governor shall appoint a chancellor of the university, who shall not be a regent, and who shall serve for eight years, his successor to be elected by the regents. Five bureaus should be established in the state department of education as follows: First, the bureau of public instruction, including elementary and high schools and all public secondary schools. Second, the bureau of higher education, including universities, colleges, professional and technical schools, and also schools under university provisions, not included in the bureau of public instruction. Third, the bureau of home education, including libraries and museums. Fourth, the bureau of law. Fifth, the bureau of administration and finance.
Each bureau should be under the general supervision of the chancellor, but under the immediate supervision of the director thereof. The regents should have authority from time to time in their discretion to make, alter and repeal regulations, not inconsistent with law, concerning the powers and duties of the chancellor and for the administration and government of each bureau. The chancellor should have authority in his discretion to provide for combining the educational administration of secondary schools, but without affecting their supervision by the director of the bureau in which they are placed.
The chancellor should appoint the directors of bureaus and, subject to the approval of the regents, should fix their compensation; he should have authority to remove any director for cause.
The present superintendent of public instruction is to remain as head of the public schools system until his term expires.
The present corps of workers in both departments is to remain in office. There is to be an age limit of 70 years for active regents, after which they shall not vote. As regents die or resign their places are not to be filled until the number of active regents is reduced to 14.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
The Density of Ignorance.
The density of ignorance exhibited by one of the Austrian anti-Semites is illustrated by a story from Vienna. The Wiener Bezirksbote recently urged its readers to go to the theater and see Grillparzer's extraordinary impersonation of Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice." The next day the editor of that paper received the following note from some local Mark Twain—mayhap it was from Twain himself, for it reads like him: "Will you kindly state in the next number of your valued paper that The Merchant of Venice was written not by Grillparzer, but by me? A wretched Liberal like Grillparzer could never have produced a piece of such evident anti-Semitic tendency. Yours truly, William Shakespeare. Vienna, November, 1899." The editor of the Wiener Bezirksbote swallowed not only the bait, but line, bob and sinker. He published the note and appended to it an apology, hoping Mr. Shakespeare would not be offended at a purely unintentional error. And this ignoramus is one of the leading anti-Semitic agitators and a member of the local school board!
THE GEE WILL CASE.
The Brother of John Gee Well Known in Cortland County.
The following from the Syracuse Post-Standard will be read with interest in Cortland county because the brother of the late Hiram Gee referred to John Gee, formerly of Cortland, now of Cincinnatus. Mr. John Gee is the father of O. C. Gee who with Hon. L. J. Fitzgerald founded the Cortland Wagon Co., and Mr. John Gee was long connected with that company in one capacity or another. The Post-Standard says:
Surrogate Almy of Ithaca has handed down a decision in the contest over the will of the late Hiram Gee of Ithaca, supporting the claims of the contestants and virtually cutting off Cazenovia seminary from a bequest of $9,000. Owing to a mistake of the surrogate's stenographer an announcement was previously sent to the attorneys in the case to the effect that the will was sustained.
Surrogate Almy holds that the bequest must not stand unless the seminary comes in for a pro rata share. One of the conditions of the legacy was that a $300 annuity must be paid to a brother of the testator who is about 80 years old. The seminary refused to accept the bequest under that condition as the payment of the $300 annuity would be too burdensome.
The contest over the will has attracted considerable attention on account of Mr. Gee's generous gifts to Syracuse university and Cazenovia seminary. Mr. Gee was the founder of the Hiram Gee fellowship in painting at the university. He provided for its continuance after his death.
When he made his will he evidently thought that he had more property than he really possessed. Besides the bequest to the seminary he made gifts which amounted to something like $20,000. Two churches in Ithaca were among the beneficiaries.
When the affairs of the estate were settled up, it is said, the total was between $7,000 and $8,000, so heavy had been the drains upon his fortune for educational and religious institutions. It was at first thought that he had nearly $50,000, and many of his friends believed that he was even more wealthy. He was never married and left no relatives except a brother, nephews and nieces, to several of whom he made bequests.
When the will came up for probate before Surrogate Almy at Ithaca objections were raised on a number of questions by Attorney Claud L. Forbes of this city, who appeared for Fred H. Gee, editor of the Liverpool Telegraph. Mr. Gee was left a legacy of $2,000 and made residuary legatee. It was evident that there was not enough to satisfy the bequest to the seminary, and the other legatees would receive nothing if the clause granted in the bequest to the seminary stood.
It was claimed by the representative of the seminary that the legacy to it was preferred over all other legacies and must be first satisfied.
Attorney Forbes contended that if the bequest to the seminary was valid it should not be preferred, but that the seminary should come in with the other legatees and share pro rata in the estate. He also attacked the validity of the bequest upon the ground that the seminary had no power under its charter to execute the obligations contemplated to be imposed upon it as trustee by the provision that the annuity should be paid. An appeal is probable.
Prisoners all Rescued.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—General Otis telegraphs that Colonel Hare has released all of the American prisoners in the hands of the Filipinos, including Lieutenant Gilmore.
Died of Tuberculosis.
Miss Katherine Celia Mulligan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mulligan, 86 Elm-st., Cortland, died at the home of her parents yesterday at 10 A. M. of tuberculosis, at the age of 24 years, 7 months and 24 days. Miss Mulligan has been sick since January of last year, and during the past summer went to the North Woods for her health. Here she at first improved, but later failed and returned no better and has gradually grown weaker ever since.
The funeral will be held Monday from St. Mary's church at 9:30 A. M., Rev. J. J. McLoghlin officiating.
Hand In a Press.
Philip May, through a bit of negligence, caught the thumb of his left hand in a press which he was operating at the factory of the Cortland Carriage Goods Co., yesterday afternoon. The thumb was quite badly crushed, though no bones were broken, but Mr. May put on an application of raw beefsteak to take out the soreness and continued his work without calling a physician.
TO LEAVE CORTLAND.
Mr. David Grant Will go into Business for Himself.
With the close of the old year the firm of Simmons & Grant, which succeeded I. Whiteson in the clothing business on Main-st., Cortland, in June, 1897, was dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Grant retiring from the firm. During the two and one-half years in which this firm has been actively engaged in business in Cortland they have built up and maintained a large and successful trade in their line and by fair dealing and courteous treatment of customers have received a liberal patronage. Mr. Grant was not an entire stranger to Cortland people when he came here as a member of the firm of Simmons & Grant, as he had been for a time a number of years before a clerk for I. Whiteson in the same store. Mr. Grant has made many friends while in Cortland who will learn with regret that he has decided to leave town, but who will wish him success in whatever he may undertake. He has not yet announced definitely where he will locate, but he expects to go into business for himself early in the spring.
Mr. Grant left Tuesday for Schenectady, where he will remain for a time before entering upon active work. Mr. Simmons, who has been associated with Mr. Grant for a number of years both at Fulton and at Cortland, will continue the business at 34 Main-st.
NEW MUSICAL DIRECTOR.
George Oscar Bowen Succeeds C. R. Doolittle at the First M. E. Church.
Mr. C. R. Doolittle, who for five years continuously has so acceptably filled the position of precenter [sic] and leader of the choir in the First M. E. church congregation and Sunday-school, has resigned. Mr. Doolittle retires with high esteem and best wishes of the people of the church. Under his efficient leadership the Congregational singing of the First M. E. church has been developed to a high degree of excellence.
The music committee has secured the services of Prof. Geo. Oscar Bowen of the Conservatory of Music of Cortland to take his place. As soon as Prof. Bowen can be released from his engagement in Syracuse, which will be in a couple of weeks, he will take entire charge of the music of the church, both in the congregation and Sunday-school. The committee considers itself fortunate in being able to secure the services of so competent a leader and so cultivated a singer as Prof. Bowen. And certainly it is a matter of public congratulation that he is to be retained in Cortland, for the present year at least, for Sunday services in one of the leading churches. It is the desire of the committee to increase the chorus choir to the full measure of the capacity of the orchestra, thus giving as many of the singing young people of the congregation as possible the benefit of Prof. Bowen's instruction and drill. The present choir will all be retained and application for membership in the choir may be made to the pastor, Dr. Houghton, or to Dr. Higgins or Dr. Cheney or Mrs. Julia F. Twiss. The choir will please meet as usual for rehearsal to-morrow evening.
SIDEPATH COMMISSION.
Annual Meeting—Financial Statement for the Past Year.
At an annual meeting of the Cortland County [Bicycle] Sidepath commission held last evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: E. M. Santee, chairman; H. L. deClercq, secretary; member of sidepath commission, in place of Thos. Kennedy whose term of office expired, Henry L. Beebe.
The following report of the secretary was read, accepted and ordered published:
Total amount of receipts, $1,374.20
Paid out for badges, 112.00
Paid out for sidepath from Cortland to Homer, 82.62
Paid out for sidepath to McGraw, 458.58
Paid out for repairs on Little York path, 22.63
Paid out for printing, 16.35
Paid out for sidepath police, 24.50
Paid out for roller, 11.00
Paid out for sidepath to Preble and county line, 306.92
Paid out for repairs on South Cortland and McGraw paths, 69.12
Paid out for repairs on Preble path, 28.00
Paid out for Marathon sidepath, 55.50
Paid out for express, postage and incidentals, 5.48
Paid out for moving stone at Little York, 3.00
Paid out for lumber, 2.35
Paid out for cartage, 1.00
Paid out for hardware, .63
Paid out for painting signs, 27.30
Paid out for gravel screen, .87
Paid out for share of expenses of printing proceedings of sidepath Convention, 3.00
[Total]: 1,240.30
Balance on hand, $143.90.
It was decided next spring to put all the present sidepaths in first class repair, and then to proceed to the building of more paths.
BREVITIES.
—Dr. Mary Walker has been appointed physician in the Custodial asylum at Newark, N. Y.
—The regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary will be held Monday, Jan. 8, at 3:30 o'clock in the association parlor.
—The next entertainment in the Hospital course will be a lecture at the Opera House on Thursday evening, Jan. 18, by George R. Wendling. Subject, "Saul of Tarsus."
—New display advertisements to-day are —J. B. Kellogg, Great January sale, page 8; R. A. Stowell, Inventory sale, page 7; Palmer & Co., January thaw in prices, pages 4; C. F. Brown, Pure drugs, page 6; Opera House, "Three Musketeers," page 5.
—William Dean Howells is to deliver the Founders' day address at Cornell university this year upon Jan. 11 in place of Rear Admiral Sampson who is unable to fulfill his engagement. Mr. Howells' subject will be "Novel Writing."
—Invitations are out for the wedding of Mr. Clarence E. Head of Ithaca and Miss Maude Evelyn Chaddock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jared Chaddock of Cortland, which will occur at the home of the bride's parents on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Mr. Head was formerly a clerk in C. F. Brown's drug store.
—The Jolly Tar minstrels in their Ethiopian terpsichorean exercises, rag time songs, gorgeous raiment, mirth-provoking costumes and witty sayings will set the goddess of fun on a pedestal at the Opera House this evening at 8:15 sharp. A free band concert in front of the Opera House at 7:15 o'clock.
—Among the stains on linen which are most annoying to housekeepers is that of iron rust, which appears in the most mysterious way and usually defies all efforts to get rid of it. If a little cream of tartar is tied up in the stained parts, says an exchange, and the article is boiled for a few minutes in clear water the iron rust will completely disappear.
—Next Monday night being an evening of the
week of prayer the regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Y.
M. C. A. will be held at 6:15 sharp around
the supper table at the association rooms. Supper will be served by a committee
of the Women's Auxiliary. Every director, please bear in mind.
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