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| Boxers photographed in China, location unknown. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, June 11, 1900.
PEKIN BURNING.
Rumor Current at Tien Tsin to That Effect.
BOXERS ATTACK COSSACKS.
Powers Forcibly Reopening Railway From Tien Tsin to Pekin. Army of 10,000 Troops of All Nationalities Is Marching to Pekin to Back Up the Demands of the Ministers or Suppress the Boxers Themselves— Commanders of Russian Troops in Manchuria Directed to Prepare Three Regiments of Cossacks on the Chinese Frontier in Readiness to Enter on the Day Orders Are Received—Serious Risings at Nan King—Trouble Breaks Out at New Chong—Asiatic Artillery Ordered From Hong Kong to Tien Tsin.
LONDON, June 11.—A special dispatch from St. Petersburg dated Saturday, June 9, says:
"I have learned from an absolutely reliable source that minute dispatches have been sent to the commanders of the Russian troops in Manchuria, directing them to prepare three regiments of Cossacks on the Chinese frontier to be in readiness to enter on the day orders are received."
The Daily Mail has the following from Tien Tsin dated Friday:
"The wildest rumors are current here to the effect that Pekin is burning, but they lack confirmation."
On Friday, according to a dispatch to The Daily Express from Shanghai, a force of Cossacks reconnoitering outside of Tien Tsin was attacked by a rabble of thousands, armed with spears and swords and rifles. The Cossacks fired upon their assailants, killing several. A Russian lieutenant was wounded by a bullet in the stomach. There is a serious rising at Nan King. Yesterday the mob is said to have attacked the Palace of the Viceroy.
Trouble has broken out at New Chwang. The state of anarchy around Pekin is likely to be imitated in many quarters.
Asiatic artillery has been ordered from Hong Kong to Tien Tsin.
MARCHING TO PEKIN.
Army of 10,000 of All Nationalities Will Back Up Ministers Demands.
LONDON, June 11.—The Admirals at Taku, acting in concert, are forcibly reopening the railway from Tien Tsin to Pekin. Gangs of laborers are repairing the damaged line which is guarded by 1,500 men, composed of detachments from the foreign fleet. One hundred Americans under Captain McCall are among them. They have guns and armored trains for use when the line is repaired, which can hardly be effective before Monday night.
Ten thousand troops of all nationalities, according to a dispatch to The Daily Express from Shanghai, will be sent to Pekin to back up the demands of the ministers upon the government, or if necessary to suppress the Boxers themselves.
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| Empress Dowager Ci Xi. |
MORE ATROCITIES.
Chinese Soldiers, Sent to Protest Missions, Burn Them Instead.
LONDON, June 11.—The Pekin correspondent of The Times, telegraphing Sunday, says;
"The Empress Dowager and Emperor returned to Pekin yesterday escorted by soldiery under Tung Fuh Siang.
"The American buildings at Tung Chau, 12 miles from Pekin, which were abandoned by missionaries, have been looted and burned by the Chinese soldiery who were sent to protect them. Within three days 75 native Christians, well-known men who had been trained for years by American missionaries, have been massacred near Tung Chau. Many of them were burned alive.
"The intimidation of Christians continues within Pekin itself. Most of the mission compounds are closed, and the missionaries are being collected under the protection of the Legation guards. Reinforcements for all the guards are coming,"
Rioting in Pekin.
TIEN TSIN, June 11.—There are 31 foreign warships at Taku. A message from Pekin to the admirals asserts that the situation is hourly growing more dangerous for foreigners. All those at Pekin have taken refuge in Legation street. The civilian males are under arms to fight with the regulars if necessary. The approaches to Legation street are surrounded by howling mobs of undisciplined soldiery, with cannon and bayonets. The international guards were holding off the mob, which screamed insults and threats.
LATEST NEWS!
SITUATION IN CHINA.
Missionaries Helpless and Waiting for Protection of Troops.
LONDON, June 11.—A special dispatch to the Associated Press from Pekin under date of June 9 says: "The situation is growing steadily more alarming. The missionary compounds were all abandoned yesterday evening. Forty American and English missionaries are gathered at the American Methodist mission, surrounded by 300 native pupils whom it was impossible to send to their homes. They are waiting with a few revolvers and guarded by ten American marines for reinforcements to take them to the coast. A missionary who has returned from the country to the East says that the populace are asserting that they must have a new emperor."
Under Russian Protection.
LONDON, June 11.—A special dispatch from Tien Tsin says it is reported the Dowager Empress has fled to the Russian legation at Pekin.
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| J. Edward Banta. |
PROF. BANTA RESIGNS.
Appropriation for Normal School Will Not Admit of Increase of Salary.
A meeting of the local board of the Cortland Normal school was held this morning to consider the resignation presented by Prof. J. Edward Banta, for the past eight years teacher of Latin and Greek, who has been offered the principalship of the Binghamton High school at a salary of $2,300, with the promise of $2,500 after the first year. The board very much regretted the resignation, for Prof. Banta has been a strong and efficient teacher, popular with faculty and students, and a power in the community as well. But his present salary is $2,000, which is as much as is paid any Normal school teacher in the state save the principals, and with the appropriation which is now allowed the school the board felt that it could not increase this salary to a figure that would retain Prof. Banta without making an advance in the salaries of certain other teachers also, which was simply out of the question at present. The resignation was therefore most regretfully accepted. All of our citizens will be sincerely sorry to have Prof. Banta leave Cortland, though they will congratulate him upon the fine prospect before him.
MISS FRANCES L. HUGHES
ABDUCTED BY 140 WELLESLEY VICTORIOUS JUNIORS.
She is President of Sophomore Class—Scheme was to Prevent Her Presence at Annual Tree Planting—Was Kept Under Guard Over Night, but Escaped Through a Window at Last Moment and Reached the Ceremonies Just on Time.
A special dispatch from Boston to the Syracuse Sunday Post-Standard will be of large interest to Cortland readers for Miss Hughes, the central figure in the episode is a Cortland girl and graduate of the Cortland Normal. The dispatch says:
BOSTON, Mass., June 9.—Wellesley girls, made hale and strong by golf and basket ball and other such things, have taken a hint from the strenuous life of colleges that their brothers attend.
Twenty-five sophomores bound hand and foot and with faces marked with green paint, were left in the dark woods Thursday night until rescued by a man. Their class president, Miss Frances Hughes of Cortland, N. Y., was abducted by 140 victorious juniors, carried to Newton and held prisoner until yesterday afternoon. She escaped just in time to take part in the tree planting exercises in a tattered waist and bicycle skirt.
Class feeling was stirred this week when the juniors discovered that the sophomores had planned to witness their secret ceremonies of "burning forensics." This usually takes place on the evening of "tree day," but in order to outwit the sophomores it was set one night ahead.
By four different routes the juniors after dark proceeded to a lonely spot in the woods. Each girl donned a white sheet and a long black and white mask, wood was gathered for a bonfire and each junior lighted two candles and held them. Exercises around the bonfire were begun.
About half the forensics had been deposited when whistles gave warning and an outpost cried "the sophs are coming, 1901 to the rescue." Those juniors who had made their offerings rushed to repel the invaders, the others hurried to the fire, piled their parchments upon the flames and joined their fellows.
The struggle was short; outnumbered almost six to one, the young women of the sophomore class were subdued and in turn bound. There was not enough rope to go around at first, but more was brought from a nearby residence.
Then came the marching. A big pot of green paint had been provided, and was freely used. The figures "1901" were put on almost every cheek or brow. A few were artistically striped, and others were found to be suitable subjects for hieroglyphics and skulls and bones. At last the white sheeted, cloth masked girls retired, leaving the twenty-five sophomores lying on the ground or propped up against trees. After they had waited there a sufficient time a proctor of the college who had been told by the juniors released them.
Meanwhile the juniors had marched to the college grounds, taking with them Miss Hughes. She had escaped the painting and the binding ordeal.
Miss Hughes was put into a carriage with three guards beside her and taken to a quiet cottage in Newton. She was locked in a room and strict watch was kept over her until dawn. Other guards took up the task during the day, and she realized that the scheme was to keep her from attending the "Tree day" exercises at 3 o'clock this afternoon, in which she was to take a prominent part. She outwitted her captors, however, for through a bribe to a little girl, she had a carriage at the door of the cottage at 2 o'clock. While her guards were not paying attention to her she stepped through a window and slipped to the ground.
One of the juniors was at her heels and clambered into the driver's seat just as the carriage started.
"I'll give you $5 to go back," said the junior. "I'll give you $10 to go to Wellesley," said Miss Hughes.
"My offer is $15," said the junior.
"I'll make it $20 if you'll get me to Wellesley before 3 o'clock" was Miss Hughes' retort. Miss Hughes won out.
Freshman and sophomore classes were gathered on the Wellesley campus at 3 o'clock this afternoon, for the last of the tree planting ceremony, when around the corner rattled a muddy carriage. It dashed up to the gay throng about the little tree and Miss Hughes, with muddy skirt, disheveled hair, torn waist, but triumphant expression jumped out. There was a cheer from the sophomores, for their president had arrived just in time to pass to the freshman class the spade used in last year's planting.
W. C. T. U. Notice.
A regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held at 2:45 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, June 12. Consecration service will be led by Mrs. A. M. Waterbury and will be followed by the usual business meeting. The program will include an address by Mrs. M. V. Hills, superintendent of systematic and proportionate giving. The executive board meets at 2:15 P. M.
Notice.
My wife, Eva J. Bump, having left me, I hereby forbid any one harboring or trusting her on my account as I shall not be responsible for any bills contracted by her after this date. J. R. BUMP, June 11, 1900. [Paid ad.]
A Commandery Election.
Cortland Commandery, No. 50, K. T., has elected and appointed the officers for the ensuing year:
E. C.—Theo. T. Bates.
General—Merton E. Sarvay.
Capt. General—Bert W. Rood.
Prelate—Frank P. Hakes.
Treasurer—C. Fred Thompson.
Recorder—Geo. H. Kennedy.
Trustee—Robt. Bushby.
S. W.—Harmon D. Hunt.
J. W.—Albert Fisher.
St. Br.—Thos. P. Bristol.
Sw. Br.—Hubert R. Maine.
Warder— E. Eugene Ellis.
First Grd—Cassius E. Ingalls.
Second Grd—Wm. J. Watson.
Third Grd—Wm. A. Wallace.
Sentinel—Robt. Otto.
Haymakers' Dance.
Victor Haymakers, No. 357 1/2 will hold a dance in C. A. A. hall Friday evening, June 15. Music by Daniels' orchestra. Supper will be served in the hayloft in the Garrison block. This will be a hard time party and those attending must be dressed in hard time costumes or will be subject to a fine. The Haymakers' band will give a short concert before the dance and will be under the direction of Mr. James Kelley who has devoted much time to the training of those "farmers" for this occasion. Full bill, 74 1/2 cents.
FIRST ROAD RACE.
Conditions and Arrangements for the First of the Series.
Wednesday night, at 7 P. M., is the date fixed for the first 6-mile road race. The course is over the back road to Homer and home the front [sic], starting and finishing at the Cortland House. The detailed turns of this course will be given in to-morrow's issue of The STANDARD or can be ascertained by calling at the association rooms.
This race is one of a series of three under the management of the Y. M. C. A. It is a handicap event. Every rider has a live chance at the prizes. The men who rode the best last year are not going in viz. Chamberlain and Hopkins. This gives the younger element and particularity the novices the best of it. The prizes will be on exhibition to-morrow.
The dates for races are Wednesday, June 13, June 25, and July 4. First place scores 5 points, second place scores 8 points, third place scores 2 points, fourth place scores 1 point. For further information consult Physical Director Mosher. Entries must be in Tuesday night.
MARATHON, N. Y.
MARATHON, June 8.—Joseph Halstead, an old resident of Freetown, died last Friday night of Bright's disease. The funeral was held Monday the 4th inst.
The large hay and cow barn belonging to Bert Jones on the Berry Hollow road in this town, which was completed late last fall, was struck by lightning during the heavy shower of last Friday night. The cupola was wrecked and about 10 feet of the pearline plate was torn out. The cupola and hay on the floor caught fire and was speedily put out by Mr. Jones, who hastened to the barn in his night clothes for that purpose.
Elmore G. Page, Esq., of Binghamton and Mr. Johnson of Whitney Point were in town on business last Saturday.
Wm. J. Mantanye, Esq,, was also in town Saturday.
The Courtney-Flint lawsuit, which was to have been tried June 4, was adjourned by consent of parties to Tuesday, June 20.
The Baptist ice cream and experience social held at the church parlors Friday evening was a decided success. Some of the experiences in earning money for the occasion were highly interesting and entertaining. The net receipts were about $40.
The F. M. Beardsley stock, which was bid in by Hatten E. Woods at the sale of the bankrupt's effects, has been removed to the Loomis block on Cortland-st., where the special sale of the same is now on and will continue. Mr. Beardsley still acts as clerk. It is understood that he has repurchased his former equity in the building, which was sold at auction to Charles A. Brooks, his assignee, for $40.
The Tiffany block is now vacant.
Joseph W. Bowdish has about completed his office building between the Hulbert & Swift stores, and will remove thereon, June 11, it is understood. He will heat the office from the hot water system now installed in Swift & Son's store.
Rev. J. Fish has nearly completed a new and stylish veranda to his house on Cortland-st., adding much to the appearance of the house and street.
Two heavy and long look for storms have occurred within a week of each other, and have started vegetation of all kinds on a rapid growth. As a consequence farmers and gardeners are looking happy and look forward to a prosperous season.
Frank W. Crain and Fred H. Swift, for some time engaged in the jewelry business here under the firm name of Swift & Crain, have dissolved partnership by mutual consent. Mr. Crain who has been the active manager before will continue the business.
William E. Minard, our only photographer, has been prospecting in Binghamton during the past week.
J. W. Livingston, superintendent of the collection of the water rents for this village, has been busy for a few days in turning off the city water from residences and other places that are in arrears for water rent. Marathon is threatened with a water famine.
Mrs. C. C. Adams and Mrs. McKee and baby have been visiting friends at Cortland for a few days. Mrs. Adams returned this morning, but Mrs. McKee was detained by the serious illness of the baby with pneumonia.
The town board met Thursday the 31st ult., and a report of the state engineer condemning the bridge at Marathon, and recommending its removal, was read and placed on file. The board then voted to remove the bridge and to replace it with a modern steel structure. On Tuesday the 5th inst., representatives of the Owego Bridge Co. were in town and exhibited quite a large number of plans and specifications, and Tuesday evening, the highway commissioner and the town board went to Owego to inspect the bridges there, and came back by the way of Union and Binghamton, inspecting bridges at both places. They returned Wednesday evening. A hearing will be given to the Groton, Horseheads and other bridge companies on Monday, June 11, when they will be given an opportunity to present their plans and specifications. The contract for the building of the new bridge will be let as soon thereafter as practicable.
Plans are about completed by which a large party of campers from this town will take an outing for two weeks beginning with July 10, at Riverside lake, 2 1/2 miles south of Chenango Forks, along the tow path. The place is one of the most delightful in southern New York and high hopes are entertained of a pleasant time, as well as one of rest and recreation.
TAKING AN OUTING.
Will Stay for Two Months in Syracuse and Rest Up.
Giles O. Rood, former King of Brewery Hill and, at the same time, the celebrated Spring-st., Homer, attorney, is taking a two months' outing in Syracuse. Thither he was safely escorted this morning by Officer Nix, and the chances are that he will not by any turn of mind come back to Cortland till his vacation limit is passed. Giles has been boozing of late, and not long ago he was up before the city judge and got a suspended sentence. Saturday night Officer Baker found the deposed monarch in a dazed condition and placed him under arrest. This morning the court decided that an out of town trip would be most fitting at this season of the year and so Giles was given an order on a celebrated stopping place [Jamesville Penitentiary] in the city of Syracuse for the time mentioned.
Death or Mr. Gallagher.
Mr. Andrew Gallagher, Jr., aged 65 years, died Sunday morning at his home 9 miles west of Cortland in the town of Groton. Death was caused by catarrh of the stomach and heart trouble. Mr. Gallagher is survived by a wife, two brothers, Mr. Chas. H. Gallagher of South Cortland and Dr. W. C. Gallagher of Slaterville Springs and two sisters, Miss Mary Gallagher of South Cortland and Mrs. Hector Cowan of Cortland. The funeral will be held at the house Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock sharp. Burial will be in Cortland Rural cemetery.
BREVITIES.
—A regular meeting of the Royal Arcanum will be held Tuesday evening, June 12, at G. A. R. hall at 8 o'clock.
—The Wide Awake Literary club will meet at the home of Mrs. Myron Meads, Fitz-ave., Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
—A regular meeting of the board of directors of the Y. M. C. A. will be held at the association parlors this evening, June 11 at 8 o'clock.
—To-morrow will be ladies' day again at the baseball field. All ladies will be admitted free and are cordially invited. Utica will play here again.
—There will be a meeting of the L. T. L. alumni at the W. C. T. U. rooms this evening at 7:30, at which time the officers for the coming year will be elected.
—L. M. Loope, the real estate agent, has sold for Roswell S. Randall of Norwich, N. Y., the fine residence at 9 Prospect-st., this city, to Dr. H. Sheldon Edson.
—At about noon to-day Chief of Police Smith arrested a bicyclist who was scorching on Greenbush-st. The officer hailed the youngster who paid no attention and a lively race resulted. The lad will appear in city court later to explain why he was going at so great a rate of speed.
—New display advertisements to-day are: Granite dishpans for 4 cts., page 8; Bingham & Miller, No cards punched, page 8; Buck & Lane, For your new house, page 6; McKinney & Doubleday, Bicycles, page 6; Warren, Tanner & Co., Corsets, page 4; Beard & Peck, Furniture, page 4; W. J. Perkins, The Campaign, page 4; Conservatory of Music, Fourth annual convention, page 4.
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