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| Boxers in China. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, August 27, 1900.
NEW ELEMENT OF PERIL.
Famine Is Imminent In Vicinity of Tien Tsin.
BOXERS ABOUT TO ATTACK PEKIN.
Said That 30,000 Are Moving From the South—Empress Dowager Will Not Be Pursued—Communication Open Between Pekin and Tien Tsin.
LONDON. Aug. 27.—The latest news from Pekin indicates that the situation there is unchanged. The Imperial City is still invested, but has not yet been occupied. The allies, when the last message left, were still refraining from aggressive action pending instructions from their governments.
An attack from 30,000 Boxers was anticipated and to meet this the whole American force and the British artillery, according to a dispatch to the Morning Post from Pekin, dated Aug 18, were moved to the outer city wall. The Boxers were reported coming from the south.
General Dorward, in his report of the engagement outside Tien Tsin, Aug. 19, when the Americans, British and Japanese signally defeated a large force of Boxers, killing over 300, says in a dispatch dated Aug. 25:
"The lines of communication near Tien Tsin are now free from danger. The enemy had been treating the villagers badly. Several decapitated bodies were found near their camp.
"The villagers are now flocking to Tien Tsin at the rate of about 1,000 a day. As there is not more than a month's food supply there is every prospect of a famine shortly."
This declaration that a famine is imminent in consequence of the inadequacy of provisions for the hordes of refugees at Tien Tsin adds a new element of peril to the situation.
Shanghai advices say that the report of the capture of Emperor Kwang Su by the Japanese was erroneous. It was a case of mistaken identity.
The Pekin correspondent of The Daily Telegraph wiring Aug. 19, reasserts that the empress dowager fled westward, and adds:
"She has a body guard of 1,500, and as the mountainous character of the country would prevent artillery following, it is believed that she will not be pursued."
This correspondent reports everything quiet on the date of his dispatches, but a telegram to the same paper from Tien Tsin, dated Aug. 24, asserts that 1,000 Russians. Germans and Japanese had pushed forward from Pekin with the intention, it is assumed, of pursuing the fleeing empress dowager.
At a conference of ministers and generals held at Taku Friday it was decided, according to The Daily Telegraph, to refer the fate of the Forbidden City to Europe.
Tien Tsin dispatches to Berlin, dated August 23, say:
"The Japanese troops are in possession of the wall around the innermost part of the Forbidden City, but have not yet made their way to the Imperial palace, owing to lack of government instructions."
Lieut.-Gen. Linevitch, commander of the first Siberian army corps, cabling to St. Petersburg under date of Aug. 16, says: "There are no longer any Boxers in Pekin. They were driven out today by the French and Russians, whose flags are hoisted over the Imperial City. The Empress Dowager, the Emperor, the heir-apparent and the whole court have fled to the Province of Shen Si.
"Li Hung Chang, according to a Shanghai dispatch dated yesterday, has once more postponed his departure for the north.
"The Japanese have landed more blue-jackets at Amoy, where order is maintained in spite of the great excitement.
"Conspicuous gallantry was displayed by Captain Gaussen of the Bengal cavalry," says the Shanghai correspondent of The Standard, "while under heavy fire in the recent fight at Tien Tsin. Captain Gauseen stopped and picked up an American trooper, lifting him into the saddle and riding off in safety."
STILL IN EVIDENCE.
Armed Chinese Entrenched in Villages Near Pekin.
PEKIN, Aug. 19, via Taku, Aug. 24.—Armed Chinese are reported to the southward and westward. A well entrenched force has been located by the Bengal Lancers in a village four miles to the southwest. It is believed that the best Chinese leaders are in command.
Detachments of the allied forces were out today reconnoitering and looting. The Imperial City and the Forbidden City are under close guard by the international authorities.
This morning a thanksgiving service was attended by the members of the British and American legations, the missionaries and the marines.
Russians Occupy Two Towns.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 27.—General Grodekoff, commander of the Amur government, reports under date of Aug 24., that Kam Ni and Tcha Tchan have been occupied by the Russians. The Chinese sent an emissary to General Rennenkampf proposing a suspension of operations, but the Russian general replied that he was unable to cease hostilities.
CHENANGO IS IN.
Farmers Eagerly Join to Keep Price of Milk In Control of Producers.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Aug. 27.—The Five States Milk Producers' association is trying to organize the farmers for the protection of the milk producers so as to keep the price in the control of the producers and not of the speculators.
An organization has just been made in Chenango county, known as the Thirty-third Milk Zone, and includes a radius of 50 to 75 miles. Farmers are joining with enthusiasm. It is hoped to be able to dictate the price to dealers by Sept. 12.
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| William J. Bryan. |
PAGE TWO—EDITORIAL.
Mr. Bryan Accepts Populists' Nomination.
Mr. Bryan was nominated for president in June, at Sioux Falls, S. D., by the Populists on a platform made up of all the sins and fallacies of which that party is the father. When he was nominated at Kansas City he already had the Populist nomination in his pocket and the Democratic convention went to the Populists for their candidate.
On the 23d inst. Mr. Bryan was officially notified at Topeka, Kan., by the Populists of his Populistic nomination, and there formally accepted the nomination. Mr. Bryan had to pose as a Democrat while accepting a Populist nomination for the presidency, and to his hearers, who know him to be a Populist at heart, it must have been a sorry mockery. They must have resented, for instance, Mr. Bryan's expression of deep appreciation of the liberality of opinion and devotion to principle which have led the members of your party "to enter the ranks of another party in the selection of a candidate." This was plainly a bid for the support of those rugged Democrats who have always refused to support him on the ground that he was an apology for a Democrat, that is to say, a Populist. You can account for the liberty he took with his Populist friends only on the theory that he is contemptuously sure of their votes. You can imagine him winking significantly when he reminded them that they had nominated a Democrat, or making the announcement with a hoarse chuckle behind his hand. It was one of the humors of the campaign.
As is well said by a contemporary, the whole speech was in an undertone and unobtrusive, as if Mr. Bryan were afraid of being surprised in the act of accepting a Populist nomination by the Democrats. The great difficulty he had to contend with was to keep imperialism paramount while soothing the Populists, lest they should cry out that the money issue was the greatest issue of all. Mr. Bryan was like the impecunious debtor who has to go through a bad quarter of an hour with a persistent creditor. He buttonholed, explained, appealed, said, "Hush," and "That will be all right," promised everything, and breathed a sigh of relief when it was all over. Summed up, his argument to his Populist friends was in this vein: "You believed in silver and irredeemable greenbacks in 1896, in the income tax, in a government labor bureau, in muzzling Federal judges, and in a whole lot of other things, but don't let us talk too loud about them. If you believed in them, then you believe in them now, and that is all there is to it.
Of course you have been very prosperous under the McKinley administration, although I used to say it would ruin you; but you must remember that the president did not personally fertilize your ground, plough it, sow your seed, arrange for the right kind of weather, and gather your harvests. Now as to this financial question, let us not discuss it, for it will keep. We made it the issue once and lost; let us return to it after we have won on some other issue. In the Democratic platform we said that imperialism was the paramount issue. Try to get yourselves into the frame of mind to believe it. Try to believe that the Republican party designs to convert this Republic into an empire with all the name implies, the rule of brute force, standing armies, an aristocracy and the man with the hoe. If you can't believe it yourself, try to make somebody else believe it. I warn you that kings will laugh and aristocrats will laugh if I am defeated."
Great is bosh and Bryan is the great bosher [sic].
Cortland Presbyterian Church.
The pulpit was supplied Sunday by Rev. Kumataro Sasao of Tokio, Japan. Mr. Sasao was a student in Auburn Theological seminary one year behind Mr. Stone and Mr. Clements and since his graduation has spent four years studying in Germany. He will soon return to Japan where he is to take up the work of a professorship in a new theological seminary in Tokio. His discourse was scholarly and interesting. He read the one hundred eighteenth Psalm and his remarks were based upon the twenty-third verse of this Psalm: "This is the Lord's doings; it is marvelous in our eyes."
He referred to the advancement made by the Japanese in recent years. This advance has been more along material than spiritual lines and the time is now come when more attention should be given to spiritual affairs.
The usual teachers' meeting for the study of the lesson of next week will be held in the chapel this evening at 7:15 P. M.
The regular church prayer-meeting in the chapel Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock to which all are invited. Leader, Mr. B. L. Webb. Subject, "The Power of Prayer"—Jas. v: 13-18.
The ladies of the Foreign Missionary society who have been dressing dolls for the [gift] box to be sent by Mrs. Griswold are requested to leave them as soon as convenient with Mrs. C. P. Walrad, 13 Lincoln-ave., or with Mrs. C. W. Collins, 18 Clinton-ave., as it is desirable to know how much work still remains to be done.
Death of Henry Brayton.
Mr. Henry Brayton died at his home, 155 Clinton-ave., at 11 o'clock Saturday night after an illness of six days from spinal meningitis. Mr. Brayton had not been strong for some time but seemed to be feeling as well as usual until last Monday and had attended to his work in the mill up to that time.
The deceased was born in Cumberland county, England, and came to this country in 1867. In 1872 he located in Cortland where he purchased the [Clinton Ave.] flouring mill now owned by Wickwire Bros. He was later joined by his brother, Mr. T. F. Brayton, to whom he sold the property and in whose employ he has remained ever since, continuing in the grain and feed business except for a brief interval since that time.
Mr. Brayton had a wide acquaintance with the farmers of Cortland and surrounding counties and all with whom he had dealings held him in the highest esteem. He was seldom seen on the street but could always be found at his place of business. He was a man of quiet and unassuming manner and of the strictest integrity. Of a retiring disposition, he was yet warm hearted and possessed great firmness of character.
His sister, Dr. S. H. Brayton of Evanston, Ill., who has been spending some time at Cape Cod, was summoned as soon as his condition became serious and she arrived Saturday afternoon in time to see her brother alive. He is survived by one brother, Mr. T. F. Brayton of Cortland, and two sisters, Dr. S. H. Brayton of Evanston, Ill., and Mrs. William Slater of England.
The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at his late home, 155 Clinton-ave. and burial will be made in Homer.
County Fair Notes.
After all, the pocket book picking at the fair was not as bad as the first impression would indicate. A number of wallets have been gathered in from the out of the way places at the grounds and can be found at the association's office. The entrance to the grandstand and eating tent and the immediate territory about the pump seemed to be the lifters' best fields for labor.
Miss LaVilla Powers of McLean won Pearson Bros.' word contest prize by putting together 9,481 words from the letters contained in "Pearson Bros.' furniture house." A Turkish couch was the prize given.
The W. C. T. U. has not completed its accounting of the proceeds of the dinners sold upon the grounds, but the ladies feel sure that it will be not far from $200. Their meat bill alone was nearly $100.
Warren & Tanner's booth in the fair house was given first prize for decorations. Messrs. Smith and Tyler arranged the booth.
The three would be gamblers, arrested during the fair, were discharged this morning from police court after a trial had been given them.
M. L. Decker's special prize of a New Home Sewing machine was awarded to Mrs. A. B. Corwin. The prize was given for the best band made kitchen dress.
Woods Family Reunion.
The annual reunion of the Woods family was held at Bainbridge, Chenango Co., Aug. 15, at the residence of William Woods. Among those present were Mrs. Dr. Wood and daughter Letta, Nubia; Mrs. Martha Potter and Mrs. Lydia Tanner, Blodgett Mills; Mr. and Mrs. John Greene and children, May, Bessie, Ruth, Coventry; Mrs. Cashman, Oxford; Mina Tiffany, Texas Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Seth Bennett, Grace Woods, Alton; Mr. and Mrs. Will Brown and children, Paul, Clyde, Earl, Ray, Ruth, Coventry; Mr. and Mrs. Simon Woods and family, Lester Merritt, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Woods and family, Ralph and baby, Oxford; Alfred Woods, Oxford; Dilea Woods, Bainbridge; Mr. and Mrs. Hatton Woods and baby Ethel, Marathon; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Woods, Lenora Jacobs, Norwich; Mr. and Mrs. James Woods, Bainbridge; Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Horton and family, Bessie, Jennie, Seraph, Zeda, Willard, Fay, Mrs. Seraph Horton, Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. William Woods, Bainbridge; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Brown, Texas Valley; Edwin Brown, Coventry; Willard Ferris, Bainbridge.
The following officers were elected:
President—Mrs. Dr. Wood.
Secretary—Mrs. Jennie Horton.
Treasurer—Mrs. Florence Holdridge.
Corresponding Secretary—S. Addie Kenyon.
Registrar—Mrs. Charles Manchester.
Four deaths were reported since last year and five births.
GROTON-AVE. NEWS.
Work Progressing Rapidly on the New Paving Job.
Work is progressing rapidly on the Groton-ave. excavations. The dirt is being drawn in the street west of the bridge. A large gang of men and teams are employed.
The Traction company began taking up their tracks on Groton and Homer-aves. this forenoon. The rails from these streets will be hauled to the car barns and piled. The ties are in a very good state of preservation.
The Home Telephone Co. began digging pole holes this morning on the street and will crowd the setting of the poles on that street.
Zeta Mary Byrnes.
Zeta Mary Byrnes, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Byrnes of Cortland, died at 6:30 o'clock Friday evening of bronchial pneumonia, aged 2 years and 4 mouths. Little Zeta was a particularly bright, sweet child and the sympathy of a large circle of friends is extended to the bereaved parents. The funeral, which was largely attended, was held from their home, 32 North Greenbush-st., Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. J. J. McLoghlin officiating. Burial was made in St. Mary's cemetery, Cortland. Relatives present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Riley of Hamilton, Messrs. Thomas, Andrew and Peter Burns and Mrs. Perry Macksey of Sherburne, Mrs. Mary Curley of Norwich, Mr. John Riley of Syracuse and Mr. John Kivlen of Utica.
BREVITIES.
—Work on the foundation walls of the Cobb block on Railroad-st. was begun this morning.
—A regular meeting of the Royal Arcanum will be held Aug. 28, in G. A. R. hall at 8 o'clock.
—A regular meeting of Church Protective union will be held this evening at 7:30 at 21 Clayton-ave.
—Baron and Baroness Franzetti of Rome, Italy, who are making a tour through the United States, visited the George Junior Republic last Wednesday.
—Walter Griffen, fourteen-year-old son of Charles B. Griffen of Enfield, was drowned just above the old dam in Fall Creek gorge, Ithaca, Friday afternoon.
—The contract for painting the interior of the Schermerhorn-st. school has been awarded to Loucks & Petrie. Two bids were received: Loucks & Petrie, $89.50; Grant S. Thomas, $89.75.
—New display advertisements to-day are—A. S. Burgess, Winner of special premiums, page 7; M. A. Hudson, Lamps, page 7; C. F. Brown, Spices, page 6; W. W. Bennett, Roofing, page 6.
—Regular meeting of W. C. T. U. at 2:45 p. m., Tuesday, at which time occurs the annual election of officers, reports of superintendents of departments and arrangements for the county convention.
—A big rain storm struck Oneonta last Friday evening between 6 and 7 o'clock. In less than an hour 3.48 inches of rain fell. Strong wind and sharp lightning accompanied the rain and three barns in the vicinity were burned.
—While every one else seemed to be nearly roasted at the D., L. & W. station this morning during the coming and going of the 9 o'clock trains, an elderly gentleman sat in the station the picture of comfort wearing a heavy overcoat.
—The 6-inch pipe has reached a depth of 135 feet at the new wallpaper factory. Water has not yet been secured in sufficient flow. The factory will be running next week. Everything is in a clean and attractive condition and the owners and employees very busy.—Ithaca Journal, Saturday.
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