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| William McKinley. |
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| Minister Wu Ting Fang. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, July 24, 1900.
MCKINLEY AS MEDIATOR
Is Willing to Arrange Terms Between Powers and China.
BUT ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
These Will Not Be Given to the Public at the Present Time, But It Is Said That They Are Identical With Secretary Hay's Recent Note.
WASHINGTON, July 24.—The president has listened to the appeal of the Chinese government as transmitted by Minister Wu and has signified his willingness to mediate between the imperial government and the powers, but only upon conditions which first must be met by the Chinese government.
The exact nature of the terms proposed by the state department cannot be stated until later, when it is expected that publication will be made of the text of the Chinese appeal and of the president's answer.
It is known, however, that the answer is entirely consistent with the statement of principles laid down by Secretary Hay in his identical note to the powers, and moreover it accepts as truthful the Chinese statements relative to the safety of the foreign ministers at Pekin.
It would not, of course, be possible to take even the initial steps toward mediation were either party to the negotiations to entertain openly distrust of the accuracy of the statements of the other. There must be confidence between them. The United States' answer does not go to the length of the French answer to a similar appeal in laying down conditions which the Chinese government could not meet, even if so disposed, if it actually is struggling for its own existence. It does, however, look to the immediate relief of the foreign ministers in Pekin, and moreover to the protection of all foreigners, missionaries and traders in China, and to the restoration of order.
Powers Are Approachable.
With that much accomplished the state department feels that it can properly approach the powers with the Chinese propositions for a settlement for what has occurred. The Chinese appeal came to Secretary Hay Sunday through Mr. Wu. The secretary promptly telegraphed it to the president at Canton, and after taking a full day for its consideration the president's answer came yesterday to the state department. It was put in the proper diplomatic form and a copy delivered to Minister Wu, who was to forward it to his own government.
The imperial edict made public yesterday at the state department shows that the imperial government already, has taken the first steps toward doing what the United States requires as the principal condition for the exercise of its good offices, In enjoining the viceroys, magistrates and leading men to stop the disorders and protect foreigners. Our government will await the result of this before proceeding further.
It is expected that adverse criticism upon the action of the state department in this matter will be heard from Europe, where the governments are acting upon the belief that all the foreign ministers in Pekin have perished, but our government, nevertheless, regards its course as the correct one. All of the European governments have taken the stand above indicated. The last of the answers to Secretary Hay's note reciting the Conger message have come and all of them, in terms polite and diplomatic, express utter incredulity in the authenticity of the Conger message.
Consul Goodnow's Warning.
Consul General Goodnow, himself a man of good judgment, also cabled a warning to Secretary Hay against the acceptance of the message without confirmation. But the state department has fully considered the message in all of its aspects, has carefully weighed the numerous objections and suspicions put forth here and in Europe and without guaranteeing the authenticity of the message feels it to be a matter of prime duty to act upon the theory that it is genuine.
Admiral Remey's notification to the department that he had gone in person up to the Pei Ho from Taku to Tien Tsin is attributed to the receipt by him of Secretary Long's urgent message to hasten the efforts to get to Pekin, and important news from him is expected soon.
The war department, it appears, underestimated the time that would be required for the Grant to arrive at Nagasaki. She sailed on the 1st inst., so that she is not yet quite due at that point with General Chaffee.
The Goodnow cablegram reciting the message from Prince Tuan as vouching for the safety of the foreign ministers on July 18, caused a ripple of excitement for a time at the state department, but the officials soon concluded from the context and other circumstances surrounding the message that Yuan was meant instead of Tuan, so that the message lost the value it would have had if it had come from the redoubtable Boxer leader.
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE
BETWEEN EMPEROR OF CHINA AND PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.
United States Requested to Mediate—The President States the Terms Upon Which Our Good Offices Will be Tendered.
WASHINGTON, July 24.—The following, correspondence between the president of the United States and the emperor of China was made public by the state department to-day:
Translation of a cablegram received by Minister Wu on July 19, 1900:
Have received a telegram from Governor Yuan (of Shan Tung) dated 23rd day of this moon (July 19) who having received from the Privy Council (at Pekin) a dispatch embodying an imperial letter to the president of the United States has instructed me to transmit to your excellency. The imperial message is respectfully transmitted as follows:
The Emperor of China to His Excellency the President of the United States:
Greeting:
China has long maintained friendly relations with the United States and is deeply conscious that the object of the United States is international commerce. Neither country entertains the least suspicion or distrust toward the other. Recent outbreaks of mutual antipathy between the people and Christian missions caused the foreign powers to view with suspicion the position of the imperial government as favorable to the people and prejudicial to the missions, with the result that the Taku forts were attacked and captured. Consequently there has been clashing of the forces with calamitous consequences. The situation has become more and more serious and critical. We have just received a telegraphic memorial from our envoy, Wu Ting Fang, and it is highly gratifying to us to learn that the United States government, having in view the friendly relations between the two countries, has taken a deep interest in the present situation. Now China, driven by the irresistible course of events, has unfortunately incurred well nigh universal indignation. For settling the present difficulty China places special reliance in the United States. We address this message to your excellency in all sincerity and candidness, with the hope that Your Excellency will devise measures and take the initiative in bringing about a concert of the powers for the restoration of order and peace. The favor of a kind reply is earnestly requested and awaited with the greatest anxiety.
KWANG HSU,
26th year, 6th moon, 23d, (July 19, 1900.)
It is therefore my duty to transmit the above with the request that your excellency in respectful obedience of imperial wishes, will deliver the same to its high destination and favor me with a reply.
(Signed) YU LIEN-YUEN, (Taotai at Shanghai.)
This cablegram was at once communicated to the president at Canton [Ohio] and the following is his reply:
"The President of the United States, to the Emperor of China:
Greeting:
I have received your Majesty's message of the 19th of July and am glad to know that Your Majesty recognizes the fact that the government and people of the United States desire of China nothing but what is just and equitable, The purpose for which we landed troops in China was the rescue of our legation from grave danger and the protection of the lives and property of Americans who were sojourning in China in the enjoyment of rights guaranteed them by treaty and by international law. The same purposes are publicly declared by all the powers which have landed military forces in your majesty's empire.
I am to infer from your majesty's letter that the malefactors who have disturbed the peace of China, who have murdered the minister of Germany and a member of the Japanese legation and who now hold besieged in Pekin those foreign diplomatists who still survive, have not only not received any favor or encouragement from Your Majesty but are actually in rebellion against the imperial authority. If this be the case I most solemnly urge upon Your Majesty's government to give public assurance whether the foreign ministers are alive, and if so in what condition.
1. To put the diplomatic representatives of the powers in immediate and free communication with their respective governments and to remove all danger to their lives and liberty.
2. To place the imperial authorities of China in communication with the relief expedition so that co-operation may be secured between them for the liberation of the legations, the protection of foreigners and the restoration of order.
If these objects are accomplished it is the belief of this government that no obstacles will be found to exist on the part of the powers to an amicable settlement of all the questions arising out of the recent troubles, and the friendly good offices of this government will, with the assent of the other powers, be cheerfully placed at Your Majesty's disposition for that purpose.
(Signed) WM. MCKINLEY.
July 23, 1900.
By the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
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| Admiral George Dewey. |
DEWEY'S DENIAL.
Refutes Filipino Statement That He Promised Them Independence.
WASHINGTON. July 24.—The letter received by Senator Pettigrew from one of Aguinaldo's generals, J. Alejandrino, containing an alleged account of an interview between himself and Admiral Dewey on board the Olympia in the bay of Hong Kong in April, 1898, in which it is stated Dewey promised independence to the Filipinos, was shown to the admiral yesterday by a reporter. The admiral characterized it a "tissue of falsehoods." He declared it absurd on its face. "I not only had no power to promise independence to the Filipinos," said he, "but the whole tenor of the words put in my mouth stamps them as false. I am made to say things which I never thought of and which I could never have uttered. You will notice that I am addressed in the alleged interview as 'Admiral' when at the time I was a commodore."
The admiral said he had never heard of Alejandrino. Several Filipinos after much importuning did come aboard the Olympia at Hong Kong. They were anxious to be taken to Manila. "I considered their representations of little importance," said the admiral, "and I did not take them to Manila. Later I gave permission to Aguinaldo and about a dozen others to come to Manila. All that they were anxious about at that time was an end of the tyranny of Spain against which they had been fighting. After the destruction of Montejo's fleet the city virtually surrendered and I am satisfied that if we had had 5,000 troops there at that time we could have gone ashore and been received by the Filipinos as deliverers. They had absolutely no thought then of independence. That was an afterthought of their leaders during the interim between the massing of the Spanish fleet and the arrival of the United States troops."
Big Industry For Ithaca.
ITHACA, N. Y., July 24.—Ithaca is soon to have another immense manufacturing industry. The Portland Cement company has signed papers for the purchase of land at Lakeside, a short distance north of the city, for the construction of their plant. The plant will cost $200,000, and will employ 300 men. Work will be begun immediately on the plant, and when completed it will turn out 1,500 barrels of cement daily.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIAL.
Democratic Remedy for Trusts.
The Democratic remedy for trusts does not seem to fit the situation. The Kansas City platform says that "Tariff laws should be amended by putting the products of trusts upon the free list to prevent monopoly upon the plea of protection." This effort to strike a blow at protection which has revolutionized our business conditions and set the wheels of trade and commerce moving and opened our factories and set our laboring men at work and given our farmers good prices for their products, falls very far short of the mark. The protective tariff does not foster trusts except in so far as prosperity benefits all business enterprises. The greatest and most harmful trust ever existing in this country is the American Ice trust in New York City, and there is no tariff upon the importation of ice, and the framer of this ridiculous remedy for trusts was Augustus Van Wyck who owns $250,000 worth of this very ice trust stock. Another of the oldest and largest trusts in the United States is the Standard Oil company. It has no tariff law behind it. On the contrary its foreign and export business is an important feature in its industry. We do not charge that this trust is harmful any more than many others, for many trusts are beneficial to the community at large—but point to the fact that this trust like the Democratic ice trust and thousands of other trusts exist, which by no conceivable twisting of the fact, can be said to be in the slightest degree fostered by the tariff laws.
The vicious effort to strike a blow a blow at prosperity through a cowardly thrust at the principles of protection upon which our prosperity depends will fail. The American people are not fools.
THE FOREIGN MINISTERS
To be Sent to Tien Tsin Under Chinese Escort.
WASHINGTON, July 24.—The Chinese minister received a dispatch this morning from Sheng, the director of railroads and telegraphs at Shanghai, stating that the foreign ministers were to be sent from Pekin to Tien Tsin under escort; also that the imperial government has not only been protecting them, but has supplied them with food.
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| Rufus T. Peck. |
Death of Hon. R. T. Peck.
Just before going to press word came of the death of Hon. R. T. Peck this afternoon at the private sanitarium in Auburn where he has been for some months past. Mr. F. J. Peck goes to Auburn to-night. The remains will be brought to Cortland for burial.
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| Judge S. S. Knox. |
GRIEVANCE MEETING.
GROTON-AVE. PAVING MET LITTLE OPPOSITION LAST NIGHT.
Some Sentiments For and Against Paving Expressed—Bids Will be Advertised for at Once—Opened Aug. 1 at 7:30 P. M.—Board Thinks Paving May be Completed by the Middle of October.
At 8:15 o'clock last night Judge S. S. Knox, president of the board of public works, called the public meeting to order in Fireman's hall and stated the object of the meeting to be for the purpose of giving each and every one interested a chance to speak upon the matter of paving Groton-ave. No one seemed anxious to set the ball rolling and the judge remarked that if no one had remarks to make, the board would not keep open longer than till midnight. After waiting about two minutes Mr. B. A. Benedict arose and stated that perhaps he had misapprehended the idea of the meeting, as he thought it was for the purpose of receiving grievances only. He was of the opinion that the majority of the property holders along the street were in favor of paving the street with asphalt, and that of the very best possible quality that could be secured.
Mr. Joseph T. Bates spoke against paving and complained that the surveys had cut off ten feet from his lot. He was not able to pay for the paving, at least he should be recompensed for the land that bad been cut off from his lot.
Mrs. Clara E. Hathaway followed by saying that the paving was unnecessary and it made an undue tax on the people. If the streets were worked all right, it would be easy to keep it in condition. The asphalt would be dusty and prove a nuisance. She stated that the majority were not in favor of paving.
Fred I. Graham said that if it were possible J. A. Graham, his father, would like his name taken from the petition asking for the street to be paved. He had signed it under protest, and now other conditions also had arisen that had induced him to ask that his name be taken off.
Mr. E. J. Warfield stated that he had occasion to travel the street nearly three hundred and sixty-five days in the year and that, if any street in the city ever needed paving it was Groton-ave., because it was very hard to keep it in condition. The most of the residents had gone to the expense of putting in sewer connections, and the paving ought not to be delayed after so much had been done.
Mr. Bates stated that if Mr. Graham changed his name on the papers, they would have a majority on their side. He also stated that if the street were paved it would not stay in good condition; the frost would hoist it higher than Gilderoy's kite.
Mr. Graham said that he understood that if his father withdrew his name and placed it on the other side, it would give a majority in favor of not paving.
Miss Mina Bates thought that if the petition secured last year would hold over, that the protest filed against it would also be in force. It was her opinion that if the road was properly filled and worked it would be all right.
Mr. Warfield answered this by saying that the road had been filled till it was almost impossible to get on and off of it without tipping over.
Mr. Benedict thought the majority on the side of paving was so large that one signer would not affect it. Besides the sewer connections had been made and it ought not to stop.
Mr. Graham stated that his father had been among those who had put in the sewer connections.
Miss Bates inquired if all the signers for paving were bonafide property holders. She had understood that there were large inducements held out to some to get them to sign the petition.
Mr. Benedict said that the Bouton property holders were now favorable to paving, which brought Miss Bates to her feet at once with the assertion that other property had changed hands and these holders opposed paving.
Mr. Beers said that Beers & Warfield had 155 feet of land on the street that was favorable to paving, first, last and always.
The board then went into executive session and decided to pave the street. Bids will be advertised for at once and will be opened Aug. 1 at 7:30 P. M. at the office of the city clerk. If any of these bids prove satisfactory to the board, it is the opinion of the members that the street can be completed by the middle of October.
Teachers' Examinations.
Teachers' uniform examinations for first, second and third grade certificates and Normal entrance will be held at the Normal building, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 9 and 10. The following is the program:
THURSDAY.
A.M.—Arithmetic, geography, drawing, philosophy and history of education.
P. M.—English composition, grammar, physiology and hygiene, current topics.
FRIDAY.
A. M.—American history, algebra, bookkeeping, orthography.
P. M.—Civil government, school law, physics, methods and school management, reading.
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| Cortland Normal School, Greenbush Street. |
SPECIAL SUMMER SCHOOL
To be Held at the Normal Building This Year July 30 to Aug. 9.
The first session of a special summer school will be held at the Normal school building from July 30 to Aug. 9 of this year. The work will include a thorough review of all the subjects required for first, second and third grade certificates under the uniform examinations for Normal entrance and for entrance to teachers' training classes.
Commissioner McEvoy will be assisted by J. O. Lansing, A. M., Miss Mabel C. Whitcomb, teacher of drawing at Addison, N. Y., Thomas J. McEvoy, A. B., and as many others as the occasion demands. The tuition will be placed as low as possible and is only intended to cover the current expenses of the school.
Candidates should bring with them whatever textbooks they have in subjects which they wish to pursue. This school is for actual work. Opportunity for individual instruction will be given whenever possible. Further particulars upon application.
LUKE J. McEVOY, Cortland, N. Y.
IN CITY COURT.
Suspended Sentence For Dunn—Chief Parker Gets the Wrong Rood.
Edward Dunn was brought before City Judge B. L. Davis this morning charged with indecent exposure of person. The complaint was made by Dr. E. O. Kingman, proprietor of the bath house at the eastern part of the city. Young Dunn pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to fifty-nine days in the county jail, which sentence was suspended during good behavior.
Here is a good one on the chief of police. Linus Rood was wanted at the station this morning to answer to a charge of petty larceny. Chief Parker did not notice the name in particular and, as he had never heard of Linus but knew Lewis, the last named member of the family was brought into court. He was let off when the mistake was found.
A POULTRY SHOW
To be Held in Cortland the Third Week in December.
The Cortland County Poultry and Pet Stock association has arranged for a poultry show in Cortland the third week in December, and the old armory now occupied by Peck Brothers has been secured for the place of exhibit. F. B. Zimmer of Gloversville and J. H. Drevenstedt of Johnstown, the editor of the Poultry-Fancier, have signified their willingness to be two of the judges. The committee is in correspondence with H. A. Bridge of Columbus, O., secretary of the American Poultry association and one of the professors in the Ohio State Agricultural college, in reference to becoming the third judge.
There is a probability that a poultry institute will be held in Cortland at the same time.
BREVITIES.
—Irving F. Rice yesterday shipped 150 of his fine White Leghorn hens to Gray Rock farms, Scarsdale, N. Y.
—Ithaca expects to have 5,000 people in that city on Aug. 2 on an occasion of the Odd Fellows' excursion from all over the state.
—New display advertisements to-day are—F. Daehler, Clothing, page 6; M. A. Case, Dry goods, page 6; Tyler & Smith, Sweaters, page 5; A. J. Leamy, Optician, page 5.
—A business meeting of the Y. P. S. C. E. of the Presbyterian church will be held Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Miss Lillian P. Bayes, 20 Union-st.
—The Republican state committee met at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York on Saturday and decided on Saratoga, Sept. 4 at noon, as the place and time for holding the state convention.
—Regular council for Pecos tribe, No. 357, I. O. R. M., will be held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock sharp. The new password will be given at this meeting and other important matters will come before the council.
—The funeral services of Norman Higgins, Co. E, One Hundred Fifty-seventh Regiment, New York Vols., will be held at his late residence, 71 Elm St., to- morrow, July 25 , at 3 o'clock P. M. The services will be conducted by Rev. O. A. Houghton, D. D., pastor of the First M. E. church. All his comrades are invited to be present.
—The chairman of Republican county committees met with the state committee at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York last Saturday. The New York Tribune had a photograph of them taken and published a cut of the same in the Sunday Tribune. The face of Nathan L.Miller, Cortland county's chairman, is prominent in this group.
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