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| President Paul Kruger. |
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| Lord Salisbury. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, May 21, 1900.
APPEALS FOR PEACE.
President Kruger Asks for Ending of War.
TELEGRAPHS TO LORD SALISBURY.
Latter's Reply Believed to Be a Call For Unconditional Surrender— Serious Riots Break Out in Different British Cities Over News from Mafeking.
LONDON, May 21.—Displayed in the most conspicuous style in The Daily Express is the dominant war news of the morning:
"We have the best reason for stating that in the last 24 hours a telegram has been received at the foreign office addressed personally to the prime minister, from President Kruger, proposing terms of peace.
"The exact terms of the message cannot be stated, but we believe it is couched in an exceedingly humble strain."
It is inconceivable, of course, that Lord Salisbury can have sent any reply except the one that stands ready on the lip of every Briton—"unconditional surrender."
The boisterous rejoicing over the news from Mafeking have become riots in parts of London, Aberdeen and Belfast and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. In the Finchley district of suburban London a mob stoned a railway station master's house and smashed the windows of a draper's shop, setting the building on fire also, although whether by accident or design it is not yet known. Two clerks were injured. The house of a Boer sympathizer at Harlesden was attacked by a large crowd and the windows were shattered. The police charged the mob and were greeted with a shower of decayed eggs. Numerous arrests were made and the police reserves were called out.
Rioting took place in Aberdeen from 7 to 10 o'clock Saturday evening around a hall where a "stop the war" meeting was being addressed by Mr. Cronwright Schreiner, husband of Olive Schreiner. A crowd of students and others tried to storm the hall and to break down the doors. The foot police were unable to cope with the disturbers and sent for the mounted police, who made some headway with the crowd, but free fights occurred between the supporters of the meeting and the crowd and the royal infirmary nearby was kept busy dressing the wounds of combatants caused by stones, bricks and clubs. A number of arrests were made and finally the chief magistrate ordered the chief constable to call out the military. The Gordon Highlanders from the castle barracks then cleared the streets.
It now appears that the Dewet who offered to surrender with 1,000 men, was not the well known General Dewet, but Commandant Dewet. He stipulated that his men should be allowed to return to their farms. Lord Roberts replied that the surrender must be unconditional.
At Dorer the business establishment of J. Browne, a member of the local chamber of commerce, was wrecked by a mob. The police were unable to cope with the disturbance and the local art gallery and volunteers were called out. As the rioting continued the Royal art gallery was called upon to suppress the mob. The windows of buildings adjoining Mr. Browne's were smashed. Numerous arrests were made.
Entire Boer force Taken.
LONDON, May 21.—A dispatch to the Daily Mall from Lorenzo Marques, dated Sunday, says:
On Thursday the entire Boer force around Mafeking, including the guns, was captured by the British.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
The Montana Senatorship.
The Montana Senatorial problem is further complicated by Governor Smith's appointment of Martin Maginnis. He gives as a reason for his action that the appointment of Mr. Clark by the lieutenant governor was tainted by collusion and fraud. Mr. Maginnis is a native of New York state, where he was born in 1841, He was graduated from Hamline university at St. Paul, Minn., in 1861. During the civil war he served in the First Minnesota Volunteers from April, 1861, to June, 1865, engaging in all the battles of the Army of the Potomac. He was one of the twenty-seven survivors of the famous charge by his regiment at Gettysburg. He was mustered out with the rank of major. At the Washington reunion of the Army of the Potomac he was the orator. Mr. Maginnis represented Montana in congress for six terms. In 1890, when there were rival legislatures in Montana, he was elected United States senator by the Democratic body along with William A. Clark. The Republican body elected Wilbur F. Sanders and Thomas C. Power, and the senate seated them.
The United States senate will perhaps hardly take up the question of whether Governor Smith was beguiled out of the State by fraud. It believes it has a better way of fixing it, and so does Governor Smith. He has notified the senate of his revocation of Clark's appointment by Lieutenant Governor Spriggs and of his appointment of Maginnis. Inasmuch as Clark has not yet been sworn in, it is likely that he will not be seated. The telegraphic notification of Mr. Maginnis' appointment will be made the basis of a motion for referring the Clark credentials to the committee on privileges and elections. Mr. Clark's friends will antagonize this motion and try to secure a direct vote on the question or swearing him in. There seems little doubt, however, that the motion to refer will prevail and the probabilities are that if the committee reports at all during the present session, it will be in favor of admitting Mr. Maginnis.
Owing to the lateness of the session and the acrimonious debate which is likely to ensue, it is extremely doubtful if either is admitted this session.
The siege of Mafeking was among the longest in the records of modern warfare. In fact, it was exceeded in point of duration by only two others, the siege of Khartoum, which lasted 340 days and the siege of Sebastopol, which lasted 327 days. Mafeking is third in the list with 216 days, or almost exactly seven months. The siege of Paris lasted 167 days, that of Plevna ninety-four days and that of Saragossa sixty-two days. The famous stage of Lucknow was over in eighty-six days. More than a month ago Lord Roberts announced that Mafeking could not [hold] for relief before May 18. It is therefore either a coincidence or else shows the accuracy of "Bobs'" forecast that the news of the relief of the town should be sent from Pretoria upon that very date. Judging from this the commander of the British forces in South Africa knows exactly what he is doing, even though some of his subordinates do not.
THE KENTUCKY CONTEST.
Supreme Court Decides in Favor of Democrats, Affirming Lower Court.
WASHINGTON, May 21.—The Kentucky governorship contest was to-day decided by the United States supreme court in the interest of Beckham, the Democratic lieutenant-governor, who becomes governor by the death of Goebel affirming the decision of the Kentucky court of appeals.
NO REQUEST FOR PEACE.
No Communication Received or Expected from President Kruger.
LONDON, May 21, 2:30 P. M.—There is no truth in the report that President Kruger has sued for peace and no communication from him on the subject is expected in the immediate future.
CUT THE HARNESS
White Stopping in Little York, Three Young Men Have Harness Slashed.
Last night three young men hired a horse of Liveryman E. M. Yager [in Cortland, N. Y.] and drove to Little York. While stopping there they put the rig in a hotel barn and were surprised, upon going after it, to find that some one had cut the harness in several places so that they had to borrow parts of a harness of Mr. Raymond to get home with.
Nothing could be found of the guilty parties, nor have the authorities, who have been at work on the case to-day, been able to place the mischief making where it belongs. Mr. Yager's carriage top was also badly slashed.
A STUDY OF THE STARS.
Science Club Passes a Pleasant and Profitable Evening at Mr. Gillette's.
The members of the Science club were invited to spend the evening with Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Gillette last Saturday night, it being the night set aside for Mr. Gillette to speak before the club upon the subject of stars. Mr. Gillette spoke for about an hour, making explanations from large charts of the bearers that he had prepared. After this the club adjourned to Court House hill where, from a planisphere the stars were still farther studied. Upon their return to the house, the stargazers were served with light refreshments by Mrs. Gillette.
Universalist Church.
"Three Types of Human Nature" was the subject of Rev. U. S. Milburn's sermon at the Universalist church yesterday morning, his text being Luke ix: 51-56.
Rev. Mr. Milburn will give a lecture on "The Literature of the Old Testament" in the Sunday-school room of the church next Tuesday evening, May 22, at 8 o'clock. The different styles of composition in the Old Testament, such as history, drama, epic, lyric, romance, will be noted. The admission will be 10 cents, the sum realized to be added to the printing fund.
Conference meeting Thursday night at 7 o'clock instead of 7:30 as heretofore.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet with Mrs. Lydia Strowbridge, 20 Monroe Heights, Wednesday afternoon, at 8 o'clock.
CITY COURT.
Drunks and Carousers Put Under Wives' Supervision.
William Galvin, Giles Rood and William Cookingham were brought into [Cortland] city court this morning. Galvin and Rood pleaded guilty to the charge of public intoxication. Galvin was fined $5 and Rood was given a suspended sentence after placing what money he had with him in his wife's keeping.
Cookingham was arrested Saturday on complaint of his wife of disorderly conduct while on a big drunk and was locked up till this morning. The judge this morning seemed to take but little stock in his tale of woe, but finally gave him a suspended sentence provided he would go right to work and turn over his earnings to his wife. His suspended sentence will hold good for six months.
CONCERNING NIGHT WORK.
Wickwire's Machinery Interferes With Lewis Hayes' Sleep.
B. T. Wright as attorney for Lewis S. Hayes last Thursday served notice on Wickwire Brothers to cease running their factory nights as its noise interfered with his sleep. The factory ran that night as usual. It shut down on Saturday night and Sunday night as usual. What it will do to-night yet remains to be seen.
HOMER, N. Y.
Gleanings of News from our Twin City.
HOMER, May 21.—A certain young man in our beautiful village had made application and been accepted to become a member of one of our school organizations known as the Theta Phi. One evening last week was to occur the event of his initiation. In some manner several boys of his age not members of this society came to know of this fact and thought that a little fun and excitement might be had at his expense. At about 8 o'clock they went to his home on Warren-st. and notified him that the fraternity was now ready to receive him and had detailed them to escort him to the chapter rooms. He accordingly hurried up and dressed in his best and went outside the house to join them. He was blindfolded and taken down to the D., L. & W. R. R. tracks. Just outside the village a coal train was approaching and one test given him was to test his courage in a time of extreme danger. His head was placed on the rail of the other track than the one the train was on and several questions asked him which received answers satisfactory to his escorts. He was then led over several obstructions and finally taken to the stone quarries east of the Tioughnioga river near the Rood farm. More questions were here asked. His hands were bound together and the unfortunate young man left alone, being placed in a position so that when his hoodwink was removed be should gaze upon the rude and barren rocks which overhang this particular spot. How long he was in this position and what feelings came over him when his mask was removed no one can tell better than he. It must have been something terrible. After wandering around he soon found his way home, presenting a most pitiful appearance. Knowing some of those who came after him warrants were issued for their arrest and being brought before officers of the law a settlement was reached and all learned a lesson never to be forgotten. Fun and sport is all right in its place, but acts of this character seem shameful in the extreme and by carrying them out serious consequences may follow. It is not known whether this young man will ever have the courage and daring to attempt to become a member of the Theta Phi after such a thrilling adventure which he has just passed through. Certainly this organization is one of the best in our schools and those belonging receive much benefit from it and we hope this occurrence may not be the means of decreasing its growth.
BREVITIES.
—A regular meeting of the Royal Arcanum council will be held Tuesday evening, May 22, at 8 o'clock.
—A change of time on the Lehigh Valley system goes into effect on May 27, but there are no changes on the Elmira and Cortland division.
—Mr. Archimede Sessions has sold his farm of 120 acres, 1 1/2 miles west of Killawog. This farm has been in the Sessions family for over one hundred years.
—The eclipse of the sun May 28 will continue from about 7:45 until 10:15 A. M., in this latitude, and about nine-tenths of the sun's disc will be obscured.
—The receipts for the Paderewski concerts in this country for the six months ending about May 1 were $170,000, about the rate of $340,000 per year— rather big pay on the whole.
—The Sautelle circus seems to be making a fine impression throughout the country on its trip. All the papers are giving it first-class notices, but how could they help it with such a show?
—New display advertisements to-day are—Mourin's Furniture House, Mattresses, page 8; Stowell, Soap sale, page 7; Buck & Lane, The big four, etc., page 6; C. F. Brown, Bath cabinets, page 6.
—The gas well at Chenango Bridge is now down 3,400 feet and the drill is advancing about 40 feet per day. The drill is still in a bed of shale. No one knows how much further it is to be pushed. Three men are operating the drill. Many visitors are inspecting the work from day to day.
—The D., & W. R. R. has secured the contract to supply the Solvay Process company of Syracuse with coal. This company consumes nearly one thousand tons per day. The New York Central has hitherto enjoyed a monopoly on the traffic. This will all have to pass through Cortland, and will mean more trains.
—At the W. R. C. convention department of New York, held at Utica May 10 and 17, Mrs. Sarah L. Hill, past president of Grover relief corp., No. 96, was unanimously elected deputy chaplain for the ensuing year. Grover corps is indeed proud, that another of its members is honored by the department.
—The Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, who recently tried to show the world how well he could run a newspaper, has now decided to wrestle with the servant girl problem. He has announced that just as soon as he gets home from Europe he will write a novel that "will appeal to the Christian homes of America and help solve the puzzling problem."
—The Saturday Evening Post of May 19 contains a fine article on "The Making of a Railroad Man; the Chances for Office Men," by Charles S. Lee, general passenger agent of the Lehigh Valley railroad. Many of the points made by Mr. Lee need not be confined to railroad business, but are applicable to every line of enterprise. The article is a valuable one for all young men to read.
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