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| Emperor Kwang Hsu or Guang Xu. (Palace Portrait). |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, August 13, 1900.
OUR ANSWER TO CHINA.
Former Demands Must Be Met Before Talking Peace.
OUR POSITION FIRMLY STATED.
State Department Receives Belated Message From Conger Saying He Can Hold Out Until Relief Comes, and This Relief Will Be Rushed.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-Secretary Adee, by direction of President McKinley, last night presented to Minister Wu for transmission to his government the reply of the United States to the imperial edict appointing Li Hung Chang envoy to negotiate with the powers for a cessation of hostilities.
In effect it is a reiteration of the demands previously made by the United States upon China coupled with a vigorous intimation that no negotiation will be entered into until the Chinese government shall have compiled with those demands.
CONGER CAN HOLD OUT.
Belated Message From Him, Dated Aug. 5, Contains That Statement.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Indications of the desire of China for a peaceful settlement of her present difficulties have been multiplying for several days. Official evidence of that desire was presented to the department of state yesterday. It was in the form of an edict promulgated by the emperor, Kwang Hsu, appointing Earl Li Hung Chang as envoy plenipotentiary to negotiate with the powers for an "immediate cessation of hostilities" pending the solution of the problems which have grown out of the anti-foreign uprising in the empire. Earl Li is to act directly for the emperor, and a fair inference is that whatever terms of settlement he may reach with the powers will be approved by the imperial government.
During the day only one dispatch was made public from any of the government dispatches from China. A belated message from Minister Conger was transmitted to the war department by General Chaffee. It expressed simply his ability to "hold on" until General Chaffee should come to his relief.
All the power of this government will be exerted to get that relief to him and the other imprisoned legationers at the earliest possible moment.
Minister Wu was an early caller at the department of state. Shortly after 9 o'clock he made an engagement with acting Secretary of State Adee to meet him at the department at 10:30. Promptly at that hour the minister's automobile stopped at the West entrance to the department and Mr. Wu alighted and hurried to Secretary Adee's office. He presented to Mr. Adee a copy of the imperial edict which, he had received Saturday night.
It had been transmitted to him in the Chinese foreign office cipher and its translation and preparation for submission to the department of state had occupied much of the night. Minister Wu remained with Secretary Adee for three quarters of an hour, discussing the terms of the edict and the probable response to it of this government.
Root Enters Discussion.
Shortly before Minister Wu left the department, Secretary of War Root joined the two diplomatists but remained only long enough to obtain a copy of the edict and discuss it briefly with the Chinese minister.
Minister Wu expressed the belief that the edict presented a means of peaceful adjustment of the present trouble and that the request of the Chinese government for a cessation of hostilities pending peace negotiations was entirely reasonable.
Immediately upon the conclusion of the conference the text of the edict together with the details of the call of Minister Wu, was communicated to President McKinley at Canton, Ohio. The president's reply, as yet, has not been received.
Late in the day Acting Secretary Adee made public the text of the edict in the following statement:
"The department of state makes public the following imperial edict, appointing Viceroy Li Hung Chang as envoy plenipotentiary to propose a cessation of hostilities and negotiate with the powers, a copy of which was delivered by Mr. Wu to the acting secretary of state Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock:
"An imperial edict forwarded by the privy council at Pekin under date of the 14th day of the 7th moon (Aug. 8th) to Governor Yuan at Tsinan, Shan Tung, who transmitted it on the 17th day of the same moon (Aug. 11) to the Taotai at Shanghai, by whom it was re-transmitted to Minister Wu, who received it on the night of the same day (Aug. 11).
"The imperial edict as transmitted by the privy council is as follows:
Edict Asking Peace.
"'In the present conflict between Chinese and foreigners there has been some misunderstanding on the part of the foreign nations and also a want of proper management on the part of some of the local authorities. A clash of arms is followed by calamitous results and causes a rupture of friendly relations, which will ultimately do no good to the world. We hereby appoint Li Hung Chang as our envoy plenipotentiary, with instructions to propose at once by telegraph to the governments of the several powers concerned for the immediate cessation of hostile demonstrations pending negotiations which he is hereby authorized to conduct for our part, for the settlement of whatever questions may have to be dealt with. The questions are to be severally considered in a satisfactory manner and the result of the negotiations reported to us for sanction. Respect this.'
"The above is respectfully copied for transmission to your excellency to be communicated to the secretary of state for his excellency's information."
While it is conceded by the Washington officials that the conference of plenipotentiary authority upon Earl Li to negotiate with the powers for a settlement of existing troubles is a step in the right direction, it by no means is assured that the United States government will consent offhand to open negotiations with the distinguished viceroy. The demands of this government upon China have been made plainly and without equivocation. They cannot be misunderstood. Assuming that the Chinese government is acting in good faith, the demands are reasonable and can be compiled with readily. As transmitted to the imperial government by the acting secretary of state through Minister Wu, the demands in brief were:
Demands Which China Must Meet.
That the Chinese government give assurance that the foreign ministers are alive, and if so, in what condition.
That the Ministers be placed in free communication with their governments, firing upon the legations cease and all dangers to their lives and liberty be removed.
That the imperial authorities place themselves in communication with the relief expedition so that the legationers may be liberated, foreigners protected and order restored.
Until these demands have been acceded to, it is regarded as highly improbable that the government of the United States or any of the European governments, all of which have made practically the same demands upon China, will consent to a "cessation of hostile demonstrations" which are being conducted, at least so far as this government is concerned, with the sole purpose of succoring the besieged legationers in the Chinese capital.
Minister Wu is inclined to take an optimistic view of the situation, but it can be said authoritatively that his view is not shared in full by the Washington officials. There is no disposition evident to abate by one single jot the demands which have been made upon China. A strong hope is expressed, however, that the Chinese government will accede to the demands eventually and, perhaps, very soon. This hope is based upon the edict appointing Earl Li to sue for peace. To this extent, it may be said, the view of the officials here is optimistic.
No reply—at least, no direct reply has been received yet to the memorandum transmitted to the Chinese government through Minister Wu by the department of state. It may be that the imperative demands contained in the memorandum induced the promulgation of the edict delivered to this government yesterday, but the edict in itself is not accepted as a reply to those demands.
Will Be Pressed Vigorously.
The attitude assumed by the diplomatic representatives of European governments in Washington is sufficient evidence that the powers will press vigorously the demands which they have made upon the Chinese government. To Pekin the allied armies will go, it is declared frankly, unless every demand is acceded to and all possible reparation is made by China for the outrages already committed. Negotiations looking to any other settlement of the disturbance in China will not be considered seriously.
During the day the war department officials awaited anxiously additional news from General Chaffee. One dispatch was received from him, transmitting a message he had received from Minister Conger. Evidently the message had been delayed long in reaching him and his own dispatch was dated four days ago. The dispatch was as follows:
"Adjutant General, Washington:
'Toitsun, 8th—Message received today. Pekin, Aug. 4—We will hold on until your arrival. Hope it will be soon. Send such information as you can. Conger.'
"CHAFFEE."
It is presumed at the war department that the message of General Chaffee was dated at Yang Tsun and that an error was made in transmission. While the message of Minister Conger contains nothing new it was encouraging to the officials to have renewed assurances of his ability and determination to "hold on" until relief reached him. That General Chaffee will communicate to the besieged minister tidings of hope and good cheer, if the opportunity be afforded him, officials here are certain. Mr. Conger's expression of hope that the long looked for relief may soon reach him simply adds to the determination of the government to press forward to Pekin as rapidly as may be possible.
SEVEN DAYS MORE
And the Allies will reach Pekin—Chinese are retiring.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.—Under copyright head the Evening World to-day has a dispatch from Frederick Palmer, dated Chefoo, Aug. 10, which says that a general advance of the relief column began on the morning of Aug. 8 and adds that the allied forces will probably reach Pekin in seven days. The Chinese defeated at Yang Tsun have retreated to Pekin, says the dispatch.
MISSIONARIES MURDERED.
Three Thousand Native Converts Share the Same Fate.
BERLIN, Aug. 13.—The Catholic paper Germaina says it learns that altogether ten out of fifty missionaries in the vicariate [sic] of southwest Pe Chi Li have been murdered and that 3,000 converts have suffered the same fate.
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| Senator George F. Hoar. |
PAGE TWO—EDITORIAL.
Bryan's Anti-Imperialism a Mask.
Before the National nominating conventions were held the anti-imperialists were lauding Senator Hoar of Massachusetts because of his opposition to the treaty with Spain by which the Philippine Islands came into our possession, and were claiming him as their own and declaring that he would support the Democratic nominee, because the Democratic platform would contain a plank denouncing imperialism. But they mistook their man. They imagined him as superficial and insincere as some of their own number. Senator Hoar has stated his position with great plainness, and every one knows that he is absolutely honest in what he says. He doesn't retract a word of his declaration that he considered the treaty in its present form so far as it concerned the Philippines inexpedient and unwise, but it has become the law of the land; it is in force and he submits. He says it could never have been ratified by the United States senate but tor Bryan's influence and work, and that now when the Democratic candidate talks against imperialism in his speech of acceptance and calls it the paramount issue, he is talking for effect and does not believe or mean what he says. He says that the Democratic party and Bryan know that 10 to 1 is dead and would be buried again were it raised as an issue, and so they have put in anti-imperialism as a mask to cover other issues, and that talk of anti-imperialism is only a mask. He tells what the real issues are and what the mask covers, and why the election of Bryan is to be dreaded and why avoided. He says that Bryan would be powerless, if elected, to put into effect the anti-imperialistic action which he commends, because a sufficient majority of his own party is not with him in this matter, and the dangerous issues which he tries to conceal beneath the mask would be pushed to the front. Because of these issues which arc really paramount, notwithstanding the Democratic plank, every man who loves his country and has its welfare at heart he says should oppose Bryan.
Superintendent Frisbie Recognized.
The State Association of Charities and Correction which has just been organized in this state [New York], following the example of eleven other states, has through the executive committee of its committee of fifty appointed Superintendent of the Poor Miles G. Frisbie on the committee on institutional care of dependent adults. In the organization of this society only four superintendents have been recognized, and Cortland county's, superintendent is one of the four. This society will hold its annual meeting in November. This is a fitting recognition of the highly appreciated services of the Cortland county superintendent as secretary of the State Association of Superintendents of the Poor.
Death of A. V. H. Cummings.
Mr. A. V. H. Cummings died at his home, 118 Homer-ave., yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The funeral will be held from his late residence Wednesday at 1:30 o'clock P. M. Burial in Preble.
Mr. Cummings was born in Preble, N. Y., in 1850, and lived there until eleven years ago when he moved to Cortland. In 1871 he married Miss Sarah A. Steele of Preble, who survives him. He is also survived by three children, Earl B., Maud A., and Fern A. Cummings, a brother Marvin Cummings, and a sister Mrs. Minnie Briggs of Guthrie, Oklahoma. He was a member of Preble lodge, I. O. O. F., and always active in its interests. Mr. Cummings was a Republican in politics and had held public offices both in Preble and in Cortland. He had a large circle of relatives and friends by whom he will be greatly missed.
JORDAN-HENRY FAMILIES
Held Fourth Annual Reunion With Almon Henry at Taylor Center.
On Thursday, Aug. 9, occurred the fourth annual reunion of the Jordan-Henry families at the home of Almon Henry of Taylor Center. Forty-five members of the two families were present, including Mrs. Evaline Henry of Kirksville, Mo., who has not been in this state for about twenty years. About 1 o'clock a delicious dinner was served in the diningroom, to which all did ample justice. Shortly after dinner the company was grouped upon the lawn and photographed as a reminder of the occasion. Following this were remarks by Rev. Jas. N. Eberly, and election of officers for the ensuing year, which was as follows:
President—Earl G. Feint.
Vice-President—Frank E. Jordan.
Secretary—Effa M. Henry.
Treasurer—Henderson R. Feint.
One death has occurred in the family circle since our last meeting—that of Albert H. Jordan, whom we all sadly missed. The next reunion will be held the third Wednesday in August, 1901, at Delaney Fink's at Cuyler Hill.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY
Given by Ralph Doubleday Saturday Afternoon.
Ralph Doubleday, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Doubleday, entertained a number of his young friends at his home, corner of Port Watson and Church-sts., Saturday afternoon from 4 to 8 o'clock, celebrating his 10th birthday. Games were played during the afternoon and at 6 o'clock supper was served in a large tent on the lawn. Miss Effie Allen Misses Lena and Nellie Conable and Miss Mary H. White assisted in the games and Mrs. Ella Hillick assisted with refreshments. Prizes were awarded in the various peanut games. Those receiving prizes were: Beth Short, Mary Landreth, Philip Doud, Charles Hillick and Kate Maycumber.
Each guest upon sitting down to the table received a souvenir in the shape of a cap which was worn during the supper. The guests present were: Harriet Waters, Grace Landreth, Hazel Dakin, Dorothy Gillette, Beth Short, Hazel Gourley, Hazel Peck, Kate Maycumber, Martha Howland, Edith Maritt, Mary Landreth, Winifred Higgins, Florence Baker, Florence Wallace, Helen Clark, [Sillwell] Waters, Willie Dowd, Willie Riley, Philip Dowd, Charlie Hillick, George Bliss, George McKean, Louie Goddard, Horace Bronson, Leon Stanford, Fred Jeffrey, Lester VerNooy, Frank Smith, Keator Brown, Webb Turner, Irving Ellison.
GREENE FAMILY REUNION
Held at the Home or A. C. Greene on Thursday, Aug. 9.
The annual reunion of the Greene family was held Thursday, Aug. 9, in the beautiful grove of A. C. Greene situated in the Otselic Valley on the outskirts of Willet. The day was perfect and all nature seemed to join in helping make the scene a festive occasion, "green" being the predominating color. By 11 o'clock those that possibly could be present were ready to respond to roll call to the number of between sixty and seventy. At 12:30 announcement of dinner was made by A. C. Greene, president, and Rev. D. D. Brown responded in well chosen words and Rev. J. B. Wilson in behalf of the Greene family offered prayer.
Words are inadequate to describe the quantity and quality of the dinner, but to say the least it was superfine. At the conclusion of this collation, the party adjourned to the seats in front of a platform where the executive body was seated. President A. C. Greene opened the program with an able address; the minutes were read by Secretary A. R. Greene; Rev. D. D. Brown and Rev. J. B. Wilson gave two fine speeches. Prof. W. J. Mix and Mrs. Delia Jones gave recitations which were received with a hearty applause. Several letters from distant friends who were unable to be present were read with a great deal of interest and enthusiasm. Next came the election of officers, but as the last corp had earnestly and faithfully performed their duties, it was decided to re-elect the same. This motion was made and carried unanimously.
Time flew on wings of unusual swiftness, for it would hardly seem possible that it was time to separate, but nevertheless this was the case, so all retired to their respective abodes hoping that they may have a pleasant meeting next year.
Those from out of town in attendance were: Mrs. Permelia Wooster, Homer; Mrs. Margaret Briggs, Mrs. Florence Brush and Mrs. Mary Duel, Cortland; Mrs. Fanny Morgan, Millerton; Mr. and Mrs. John Fish, McGraw; Mr. Arthur Gardner and family, Messengerville; Messrs. Ambrose Greene and wife, Morris Greene and family, Marathon; Lewis Greene and family, Whitney Point; Damon Upham and wife, Dr. C. W. Greene and wife, Binghamton; Prof. W. J. Mix, Chenango Forks; Mrs. Rosiltha Brown and son, Oswego.
The next reunion will be held at the same place, Aug. 22, 1901.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
SALE OF BUILDING LOTS.
BIG CROWD PRESENT TO WATCH THE BIDDING.
Free Trolley Ride and Free Band Concert—Thirteen of The Thirty-eight Lots Disposed of—Men and Women Trek Across the Potato Field All Eager for the Loaves and Fishes—Another Sale Next Saturday.
The first auction sale of building lots on the plot east of the Port Watson bridge occurred last Saturday afternoon and was attended by a large crowd of people. Some went because they wanted to buy lots, others to see the crowd, others because there was a free trolley ride, others to hear the free band concert and others to watch the proceedings. But whatever the cause, there was a crowd.
The Smith Realty company of Springfield, Mass., whose business it is to develop building sites in desirable locations and to sell lots, sent its representatives to Cortland a week ago. They had conducted successful business in Gloversville, Oneonta and other places in this state, and they secured 4.71 acres of land from G. D. Simpson east of the Tioughnioga river. It was originally a part of the George Conable farm, a section of the land bought by Mr. Simpson when he wanted to provide a right of way for the Traction company to reach the park and to reach the highway leading east from the bridge. This land the Realty company cut up into thirty-eight building lots, an accurate survey and map having been made by Civil Engineer J. D. F. Woolston, and the map having been filed in the clerk's office. These lots each have about 50 feet frontage and from 80 to 181 feet of depth. About a dozen of them face upon the highway leading east from the bridge and upon the road leading over Salisbury hill, which is designated on the map as Conable-ave. These are all on level ground. The remainder are on the slope on the west side of the Salisbury hill road, about half of them facing that road and the remainder facing a new street opened nearly parallel with the other, the new one being designated on the map as Rural-ave.
In preparation for the sale the Realty company had engaged cars from the Traction company to afford free transportation to all adults who desired to attend the sale; also the Cortland City band to play on the way down to the tract and at the place before and after the sale. Besides, the company advertised to give away during the sale some $400 of silver ware. With such attractions it is no wonder that a crowd assembled at the corner of Main and Tompkins-sts. Saturday afternoon that was sufficient to fill the five trolley cars to overflowing the moment they stopped. The people, more than half of whom were ladies, stood up and hung on by one foot and one hand, anyway to get on, and all park and McGraw cars for the next hour brought additions to the scene of the sale. The five trolley cars fastened together made a decidedly imposing looking train.
Arrived upon the scene Mr. H. W. Smith explained the terms of sale, pointed out the location of the lots and began by dispensing a number of pieces of silverware. It may be stated right here that this free award of gifts proved a very important accessory to the sale. Some of the gifts were decidedly valuable, others less so, but the auctioneer never explained in advance what he was going to pass out next, so that all were constantly on hand in a state of expectancy. He did, however, show a silver water pitcher and a four-piece silver tea set which he said would be the last two presents given away. As a result nearly all remained till the sale ended. Whenever interest flagged or the bidding got slow, or the crowd scattered, the auctioneer would pause a moment to pass out a few pieces of silverware, and there was immediately a rush for the center. No absentee was ever honored with an award.
The first lots sold were some of those on the level land near the car track. They were all staked off so that bidders could see size and slope of the lot. The lots were not sold in order as they stood on the plot, but the auctioneer skipped about from place to place, selling one more desirable and then one less so and so on. Bidding in the majority of cases started slow, but once begun it was continued rapidly and with sharp interest. In the beginning the bids went up at $5 jumps, but as the price mounted higher the raises got down to single dollars.
J. B. Kellogg started the bidding upon seven lots, not he said because he wanted the lots but because he couldn't bear to see the people so slow. His bid once in some one was sure to raise him immediately as though fearful that he would get the lot at his one stock price of $10. Mr. Kellogg was greatly missed when he finally decided that he must go home on the next car.
While all the lots were good ones, those upon the level near the tracks were the more desirable and brought very good prices indeed, one selling for $90 and another for $100. When the crowd moved up into the potato patch on the hill the prices went lower. It was announced here that the crop was reserved, and would not be sold with the lots. Suddenly there was a change of base from Conable-ave. down to Rural-ave. and the sight of about five hundred people spreading out through that field of potatoes for upwards of 300 feet down to the lower edge of it was exceedingly funny. The ladies gathered up their skirts to avoid the tops and evidently were afraid they should also gather up a quantity of potato bugs at the same time. After one lot had been disposed of, the whole party trekked back again to the upper road. It was after 5 o'clock when the last lot was sold for that day and an adjournment was taken to next Saturday afternoon at the same time and place when the balance of the lots will be sold.
The entire list of the lots with purchasers and price is as follows: William Yager, McGraw, $90; Mrs. J. Kane, $100; N. G. Brown, 72 Homer-ave., $75; Eben Canfield, 30 Main, $50; H. L. Booth, 24 Washington, $50; Edward E. Spalding, 59 Main, $45; W. H. Hartranft, 226 Railroad, $40; John Lanigan, 113 Railroad, $30; W. H. Hartranft, 225 Railroad, $30; Bert Hartranft, 226 Railroad, $37; A. L. Gladding, 78 Clinton, $37.50; Orello Potter, 15 Pomeroy,$22; A. L. Gladding, 78 Clinton, $21.
The representatives of the company who are in Cortland are S. B. Smith, H. W. Smith, A. A. Chilson of Springfield, Mass.; J. A. Taggart, Miller's Falls,
Mass.
DEATH OF MRS. W. F. CLARK.
Hopes of Permanent Relief at Saranac Lake Unfulfilled.
The remains of Mrs. W. F. Clark, whose death at Saranac lake was announced in Saturday's STANDARD, were brought to Cortland Saturday night. The funeral will be held at the house, 13 North Church-st., Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 2 o'clock P. M. Burial in Cortland.
Mrs. Clark's maiden name was Mary Theresa Collins, and she was a daughter of J. V. and Mary C. Collins and a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jabez Collins, one of the oldest families of this place. She was born in Cortland, Jan. 20, 1853, and was educated in the Cortlandville academy and the Normal school. She left the Normal before completing her course on account of her marriage with Mr. Clark, which occurred twenty-nine years ago the 9th of next December. Mrs. Clark is survived by her husband and an only child, Mr. Geo. V. Clark; also by her father Mr. J. V. Collins of Santiago, Cal., and a brother Mr. E. V. Collins of Toledo, O.
Deceased had been ill continuously since last October. About six weeks ago she was taken to Saranac lake in the hopes that a change of climate might have a beneficial effect. The desired improvement never came, yet she was more comfortable there than she had been in Cortland.
Mrs. Clark united with the First Baptist church more than twenty-one years ago, and has ever since been a most helpful and interested member. She was a prominent member of the Daughters of Rebekah of which order she was chaplain at the time of her death.
But it was, however, in the home circle that the true beauty and light of Mrs. Clark's character was revealed. She was greatly attached to her family and in matters pertaining to them she took the greatest pride. She was the life of her home and it is here that she will be sorely missed. She was well aware of death's approach and was fully reconciled to it.
BREVITIES.
—To-morrow will be ladies' day at Athletic field. Utica plays here and a good game is assured.
—Cortland Commandery, No. 50, K.T., will meet Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock for drill.
—New advertisements to-day are: Hudson's, formerly Collins, Another week of the great sale, Page 4.
—A regular meeting of the Royal Arcanum will be held Tuesday evening, Aug. 13, at G. A. R. hall at 8 o'clock.
—The funeral of Mrs. W. F. Clark will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at her residence, 13 North Church-st.
—Miss Rena Warner, one of the diningroom girls at The Laurel, had her hand badly bruised in an elevator at noon today.
—The tenth annual picnic of the Scotch association of this section will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the home of Mr. Ed. Merchant on the MacKellar furm, two miles southeast of Groton.
—The meeting of the Church Protective union called for this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mr. H. B. Greenman, 21 Clayton-ave., is postponed till Aug. 27 at the same time and place.
—A special meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 2:30 P. M. at which time solicitors will report and further arrangements be made for fair week. All will see the need of a large and prompt attendance.
—Mrs. Chas. Ingalls of Willet, mother of Mrs. Geo. V. Clark, was operated upon Saturday night by Drs. Reese and Dana for appendicitis. A telephone message from Willet states that her pulse and temperature are lower and hopes for her recovery are entertained.
—Mrs. J. D. Kiley very pleasantly entertained a party of twenty-eight children on Saturday afternoon at her home, 22 Garfield-st., in honor of her guest Miss Nellie Chapman of Syracuse, who is a cousin of Mr. Kiley. The little people had a royal time. Very fine refreshments were served.
—The hot wave is broken and the cooler temperature is delightful, while the little rain is refreshing. A great deal of rain is, however, needed in this vicinity. It seems as though the ground was never so dry before, and crops are fairly shriveling up. The wet moon of last month was a fake indeed.
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