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| Li Hung Chang. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, August 8, 1900.
CHINESE MUST FIGHT!
Li Says Allies' Advance Will Force Them to It.
LI PING HENG NOW IN COMMAND.
Appointed Generalissimo of Imperial Forces—Advance Column Lost 400 at Battle of Peitsang— Bravery of Japanese Is Commended.
LONDON, Aug. 8.—"In case the troops advance the Chinese must fight. The suggestion that the allies should be allowed to enter Pekin in order to escort the ministers to Tien Tsin is absolutely impossible."
This is the dictum of Li Hung Chang. It was transmitted last evening to William Pritchard Morgan, member of parliament for Merthyr Tydvil, by his agent at Shanghai. The agent had carried to Earl Li a message from Mr. Morgan urging that the allied troops be allowed to enter the capital and stating that a settlement could be made at Tien Tsin, whereby a war of the world against China will be averted; but even the optimistic Li failed to hold out the slightest hope of its feasibility. Although he reiterated to Mr. Morgan's agent his declaration that the ministers had left Pekin, fixing the date of their departure as Aug. 2, the agent makes this comment:
"The consuls are without confirmation."
These messages have been sent to Lord Salisbury, accompanied by a statement by Mr. Morgan, urging that the allies should take no step to endanger the lives of the ministers.
A message from the Belgian minister, dated Pekin, Aug. 2, seems effectually to dispose of the rumors that the ministers have either left or are intending to leave Pekin.
The Chinese minister in London, Sir Chi Chen Lo Feng Luh, says he has received a telegram from China announcing that a long imperial edict issued on Aug. 2, authorized the immediate and safe conveyance of all Europeans in Pekin to Tien Tsin. Several dispatches are printed giving hearsay accounts of Sunday's battle.
The Daily Mail's correspondent at Che Foo, telegraphing Monday, says:
''The fighting lasted seven hours, and the allies, when my report left, were pursuing the Chinese, but owing to the floods, progress was difficult."
Thus the Chinese will have time to reform and to recover from the effects of battle. Only a small garrison with 14 guns remains at Tien Tsin, where some anxiety is felt because of a report that 15,000 Chinese are said to be moving two days' march to the southeast.
All the correspondents agree in praising the bravery and organization of the Japanese, but none of them brings the story much beyond General Chaffee's report.
Li Ping Heng, according to the Shanghai correspondent of The Standard, has been appointed generalissimo of the Chinese forces, and has left Pekin to command the troops outside the city.
A Shanghai special says that official advices from Tokio announce that armed collisions have occurred between parties of Russians and Japanese outside Taku. This, however, as it comes by way of Shanghai, must await confirmation before being credited.
The Shanghai correspondent of The Daily Mail, confirming the massacre of missionaries at Chu Chow Fu, says that two American women were among the victims.
The Sebastopol correspondent of The Daily Graphich asserts that the Russian government will send 120,000 additional troops from Odessa to the Far East before the end of the year.
Berlin dispatches say it is rumored that an agreement has been reached between Emperor Nicholas and Emperor William whereby the German troops will be permitted to proceed to China by way of Siberia.
The Royal arsenal at Woolwich has been ordered to send 80,000,000 pounds of small arm ammunition to China.
The Japanese consul at Shanghai received by wire yesterday a message to the effect that the foreign ministers at Pekin were safe Aug. 1, but that they expected a renewal of the attack by the Chinese any moment. It was added that only 25 cartridges each and six days' provisions were left. It was also said that the Japanese secretary had died of his wounds.
ALMOST AN ULTIMATUM.
UNITED STATES SENDS AN IMPERATIVE MESSAGE.
Chinese Government Told that Action is Immediately Necessary--Situation Considered Very Grave for Minister Conger and Other Foreigners.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—As a result of the conference last night between the President, Acting Secretary of State Adee, Secretary Root and General Corbin a cablegram was sent early this morning to Consul General Goodnow including a copy of the dispatch from Minister Conger and advising him of the situation as it is understood here. He was directed to communicate it to Earl Li Hung Chang, to Sheng and to such viceroys as can transmit it to whatever government there is in the Chinese empire. This cable contained what is said to be a very emphatic statement of the position of this government and saying that action is immediately necessary. While it is not, strictly speaking, an ultimatum, It is very close to it.
The government officials here regard the situation as very dangerous to Minister Conger and other foreigners in Pekin and grave doubt is expressed whether the international force can reach Pekin in time to rescue the ministers.
ELMIRA'S LOSS.
Fire Wipes Out Railway Station, Electric Light Plant and Residences.
ELMIRA, Aug. 8.—A fire started in the sawmill of S. Alfred Zeley at Spencer, Tioga county, last night and before it was placed under control his sawmill, grist mill, lumber dry house, dwelling house, lumber yards, the grove hotel milk station, Lehigh Valley railroad depot and the village electric light plant were destroyed. Loss $150,000.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIAL.
Gen. John M. Palmer Supports the Republican Ticket.
General Palmer was the candidate of the Gold Democrats for president in 1896, but this year he has announced his purpose of supporting McKinley and Roosevelt. He does not claim to be Republican, but considers in the present situation that there is no Democratic ticket in the field and believes it his duty to vote for McKinley and Roosevelt for the purpose of rescuing both the Democratic party and the country from Populism, misrule and panic.
Bryanism and Populism are in General Palmer's mind synonymous terms. Asked by a correspondent a few days ago as between Bryan and McKinley which he would vote for, be replied promptly: "I shall vote for Major McKinley. Populism is unsafe and Mr. Bryan is the high priest of that faction, a faction that is already strong enough to menace the best interests of a safe government. Mr. Bryan's strength has grown greater than we expected. He has become somewhat dictatorial, as was shown in the Kansas City convention.
"Mr. Bryan is not an inspired man."
"You predict his defeat?"
"Assuredly. The cry of imperialism will win him no votes to amount to anything. It's a false alarm. This country is not, nor are Mr. McKinley and his followers, believers in imperialism. Cuba will be under self-government in a little while and the Filipinos will be governed as best the administration can. Mr. McKinley has the confidence of the best interests of the country. He is not an unsafe leader. I differ with him on many material questions concerning the welfare of the whole people, but between him and Bryan there is but one course.
"If Mr. Bryan were president and controlled the legislative branches too, this country would be thrown in a panic which would require months to check and years to heal. False prophets and leaders spring up and live for a time and they die. Meantime the true principles of self-government live. My prediction is that after Mr. Bryan has been defeated for the second time the people will renounce him. No man and no set of principles can live after having been twice defeated at the polls. Perhaps it is well that Mr. Bryan was renominated. His party cannot win and his defeat will forever settle him."
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| Henry B. Metcalf. |
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| John G. Woolley. |
PROHIBITION CANDIDATES
Will Speak During the Campaign Wherever They Will Raise $100.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—John J. Woolley and Henry B. Metcalf, candidates for president and vice-president on the Prohibition ticket, will travel across the United States and back on a special Prohibition train. The conductors, engineers and trainmen in charge of the train will be Prohibitionists or at least non-drinkers. Plans for equipping the train with speakers and literature and a glee club were discussed last night at a meeting of the leaders. If the plans carry, the special will start from Chicago early in October. The train will stop only where the local Prohibitionists are able to raise $100.
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| Samuel N. Holden. |
A GRIST OF BUSINESS
TRANSACTED BY COMMON COUNCIL TUESDAY NIGHT.
Bills Audited—Telephone Matters — Assessors Appointed and Assessment Matters—Settlement with Electric Light Company—Paving Bond Paid—Notice to Repair Railroad-st. Pavement—Reports of City Officials.
At a regular meeting of the common council of the city of Cortland, held at the office of the clerk of said city on the 7th day of August, 1900 at 7:30 o'clock, P. M., present, Samuel N. Holden, mayor; C. F. Thompson, A. E. Buck, E. D. Wood, Wm. G. McKinney and Vern Skeele, aldermen.
Bills were allowed and ordered paid, and orders directed to be drawn on the city chamberlain as follows:
Mr. R. L. Davis, as representing the local telephone company, came before the board and presented a petition in writing, requesting the board to appoint a committee to be consulted by them in the location of telephone poles in the streets of the city, and presented the same by oral arguments. Mr. Davis followed about the same line of thought in presenting this matter to the common council as he did the previous evening before the board of public works, to which reference was made in yesterday's STANDARD. On motion of Mr. Buck, seconded by Mr. McKinney and declared carried:
Resolved, That the application for the appointment of a committee to oversee the setting of poles of the local telephone company be referred to the board of public works, as within the jurisdiction of that board.
G. J. Maycumber, city chamberlain, came before the board and presented a list of village taxes in prior years, being erroneous assessments, and asked that the same as presented be stricken from the assessment and tax rolls. This list was made up of nineteen items against real and personal property and twenty-five sidewalk taxes. The aggregate of the first was $124.42, of the latter $60.94. The taxes dated back as far as 1893.
On motion of Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Yager and declared carried:
Resolved, That the same said list be placed on file, and the assessments therein enumerated be stricken from the assessment and tax rolls.
A statement in writing was presented at this time by G. J. Maycumber, city chamberlain, showing the amount of moneys recovered since May 1, 1899, to July 1, l900, from the monthly audit to Homer & Cortland Electric Co. and Traction Co. for street lighting, in the gross amount of $3,515.75 pursuant to the contract between said city and said companies of which the sum of $435.60 has, with the consent of said companies, been paid and applied to the payment of six months' interest on the judgment of the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving Co., leaving the amount of total credit to said companies of $3,080.15 at the date of July 1, 1900. On motion of Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Skeele and declared carried:
Resolved, That the sum of $3,051.83 thereof be applied to the payment and liquidation of the indebtedness of said company to said city for its share, liability and indebtedness for paving Railroad-st. in said city and in full payment of said indebtedness and interest thereon, and the remaining sum of $28.32 be and is hereby credited to said companies to apply on their indebtedness to said city for the paving of Main-st. in said city; and further:
Resolved, That the said statement so presented at this time be in all things confirmed and placed on file, bearing date, Aug. 7, 1900. All voting aye.
The Cortland & Homer Electric Co. and the Cortland & Homer Traction Co. hereby consent to the resolution of the common council of the city of Cortland, as above and foregoing.
THE CORTLAND & HOMER ELECTRIC CO.,
THE CORTLAND & HOMER TRACTION CO., by Edwin Duffey, treasurer thereof.
On motion of Mr. Yager, seconded by Mr. McKinney and declared carried:
Resolved, That an order be drawn on the city chamberlain for the sum of $3,019.80 in favor of Cortland Savings bank to pay and retire a bond of $2,987.60 for paving Railroad-st., due Nov. 1, 1900, with prior option, said sum of $3,019.80, representing the amount of said bond with interest to Aug. 8, 1900, and be charged to the "Lighting contract" fund, and further
Resolved, That an order for the sum of $3,080.15 be drawn on the city chamberlain in favor of the Cortland & Homer Electric Co. and the Cortland & Homer Traction Co., to be drawn on the lighting fund and credited to the "Lighting contract" fund; and it is further,
Resolved, That the city chamberlain hereby has authority and direction to charge the remaining sum of $82.08 to the Lighting contract fund, and credit said sum to the "General City" fund.
Memorandum of settlement between the Cortland & Homer Traction Co., and the Cortland & Homer Electric Co., with the city of Cortland.
A report in writing of the defects in the Railroad-st, paving, made by Henry C. Allen, engineer, was presented and placed on file, and on motion of Mr. Skeele, seconded by Mr. Thompson and declared carried:
Resolved, That, whereas Henry C. Allen, the city engineer, has made an examination of the pavement on Railroad-st. in this city, heretofore constructed by the Jamestown Construction Co., and has presented his report, dated July 28, 1900. showing the location, dimension and defects of the several places in said pavement requiring repairs and the repairs necessary to be made, and an estimate of the cost thereof, which has been placed on file. Now therefore
Resolved, That in the opinion of the city of Cortland and of the common council of the city of Cortland, the repairs specified in the report of Henry C. Allen, engineer of the city of Cortland, are necessary to the pavement on Railroad-st. in this city heretofore constructed by the Jamestown Construction Co., and that said company be required to make and complete said repairs promptly; and that the city clerk be, and he hereby is instructed to serve a notice upon the contractors, the Jamestown Construction Co., together with a copy of said report, requiring it to begin the making of such repairs within five days (5) after the service of said notice and complete the same promptly; and that in case said company does not make such repairs within a reasonable time after the service of said notice, then that this board cause such repairs to be made under their supervision and require the said Jamestown Construction Co. to pay the costs thereof upon demand.
Notice and engineer's report annexed. Adopted, all voting aye.
Mr. E. L. Becker, superintendent of public works, came before the board and stated that the board of public works no longer desired the services of the city team or driver from this date and would no longer pay the bills or expenses of the same.
Mr. G. J. Maycumber, city chamberlain, presented his report in writing, as such chamberlain, for the month of July, 1900, which was read and placed on file.
Mr. J. R. Schermerborn, acting commissioner of charities of said city, presented his official report in writing for the month of July, 1900, which was read and placed on file. It showed charitable disbursements for the month to the amount of $87.45.
The report for the chief of police for the month of July, 1900, was received and placed on file.
The bill of M. L. Alexander for $12 as presented was, on motion, rejected.
The mayor named and recommended the appointment of G. J. Mager and Samuel E. Welch as assessors of the city of Cortland, to act with the acting city assessor, on the review of the city assessment roll.
On motion of Mr. Yager, seconded by Mr. Thompson and declared carried:
Resolved, That such nominations be ratified and confirmed, and that Geo. J. Mager and Samuel E. Welch be and are hereby appointed to act with the elective or acting elective city assessor, on review of the city assessment roll. All voting aye.
The minutes of the meeting were read and approved.
On motion, meeting adjourned. Approved Aug. 7, 1900.
S. N. HOLDEN, Mayor, FRED HATCH, Clerk.
BREVITIES.
—The Delevan family picnic occurs at the park on Wednesday, Aug. 15.
—A business meeting of the Homer-ave. M. E. church is called for this evening.
—Canton Cortland, No. 27, P. M., I. O. O. F., will hold a regular meeting this evening.
—The consecration meeting of the Y. P. S. C. E. of the Congregational church will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
—The Conservatory of Music has engaged Mrs. Delia H. Whitcomb to have charge of the art department the coming year.
—There will be a regular monthly business meeting of the Epworth league of the First M. E. church at the church parlors this evening.
—In the brick schoolhouse district of the town of Cortlandville Henry Ellsworth was last night elected trustee and Mrs. E. L. Nottingham teacher.
—In the school district at the end of Tompkins-st. in the town of Cortlandville Clinton Lamont was last night elected trustee and Miss Lang teacher.
—The Knights of Columbus and the A. O. H. will play a game of ball Saturday afternoon at Athletic held. Proceeds will go to the support of the baseball team.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Glann & Clark, Estimating contest, page 4; M. A. Hudson, Crockery, page 4; Smith Realty Co., Auction sale of land, page 8; J. W. Cudworth, Optical talks, page 7,
—The Binghamton common council has extended the time in which the independent telephone company of that city may complete its plant. The time had expired and the council had previously declared the franchise annulled because the plant was not ready for operation,
—Mrs. Lucy H, Briggs, mother of Mrs. J. W. Keese of Cortland, died at 4:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her home in Dryden. Her age was 68 years. The funeral will be held at the house in Dryden at 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. Burial at Homer, about 2 o'clock.
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