Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, August 3, 1900.
TEN THOUSAND SLAIN.
Town Near Pekin Wiped Out by Imperial Troops.
WERE MARCHING TO MEET ALLIES.
Tsung Li Yamen Now Announces That Legationists Were Well on July 30 and Chinese Government Furnishing Supplies—General Gaselee Overruled.
LONDON, Aug. 3.—No word comes this morning regarding the fortunes of the comparatively small body of troops believed to be forcing their way toward Pekin. The silence is probably due to diligent censorship rather than to any lack of developments.
A Shanghai special announces the receipt of an official telegram from the Tsung Li Yamen asserting that the ministers were all well on July 30 and that vegetables, fruits and other supplies had been sent to the legations on several occasions. "Friendly intercourse," the official telegram says, "is now being carried on between the ministers and the imperial government.
According to The Daily Express, however, cablegrams from Che Foo announce that the imperial troops advancing to oppose the relief force have completely wiped out a Christian town near Pekin, killing five foreign priests and 10,000 native Christians.
General Gaselee, so says this correspondent, was strongly opposed to an immediate advance, but he was overruled by the other commander and influenced by Washington's order to General Chaffee to "proceed without an instant's delay."
From Shanghai The Daily Express has received confirmation of the reported murder of 50 missionaries in the province of Shan Si, with the additional information that eight English women were dragged out of the mission building by a Chinese mob, who beheaded them in the streets of Chu Chou.
French troops are reported to have occupied Meng Tsze, in the province of Yun Nan.
The Tien Tsin correspondent of The Standard says: "A heartrending letter has been received from the Japanese legation,, dated July 22, stating that the casualties number 60 per cent, that only 25 cartridges per man are left, with rations sufficient for five days, and that it is feared the legation will succumb within a week."
The Berlin correspondent of The Daily Chronicle, who reports Emperor William's extraordinary sermon of Monday on board the Hohenzollern, says that some of the most striking sentences attributed to the kaiser are the following: "Once again has the heathen spirit of the Amalekites been raised in distant Asia, with great power and much cunning. With destruction and murder it will dispute the way to European trade and European culture. It will dispute the victorious march of Christian customs and Christian faith.
"And again is heard God's command, 'Choose us out men and go out to fight with Amalek.' A hot and sanguinary struggle has begun. Already a number of our brethren are over there under fire. Many more are traveling along hostile coasts.
"You have seen them, the thousands who, to the call of volunteers to the front who will guard the empire, have assembled themselves to battle with victorious banners. We who remain at home are bound by other sacred duties. Woe unto us if we remain slothful and sluggish while they are engaged in their difficult and bloody work, and if, from our place of security, we only curiously look on while they wrestle in battle.
"Not only should we mobilize battalions of troops, but we should also, and shall, set in motion an army of trained people to beg and entreat for our brethren that they may strike into the wild chaos with sword in hand. May they strike for our most sacred possessions. We should pray that God the Lord may make heroes of our men and lead those heroes to victory, and that then, with laurels on their helmets and orders on their breasts, he may lead them home to the land of their fathers.
"Our fight will not be finished in one day, but let not our hands grow weary or sink until victory is secured. Let our prayers be as a wall of fire around the camp of our brethren, Eternity will reveal the fulfillment of an old promise—'Call upon me in trouble and I will deliver thee.' Therefore, pray continuously."
PUNISH CHINA SEVERELY.
DESTROY PEKIN AS AN OBJECT LESSON.
Li Hung Chang Denounced as Corrupt and Tricky—Horrible Outrages Perpetrated—Christians Skinned Alive—Two French Nuns Burned Alive—Two Thousand Lashes for One Chinese Christian—Destruction of Property.
CHE FOO, July 29, VIA SHANGHAI, Aug. 2.—Public opinion and the foreign press at treaty ports are alarmed at the possibility that the Chinese may prevail upon the powers to consent to the establishment of peace without inflicting punishment befitting the Chinese government's crime. Officials, persons engaged in commercial pursuits and missionaries of all nationalities are remarkably united. They believe Pekin should be destroyed as an object lesson, and that if the dynasty is continued it should be forced to establish the capital at some accessible city, the Americans suggesting Nankin. This is considered important as the Chinese always believed that China defeated the powers in 1860 because the capital remained intact. It is also thought that guarantees to prevent excessive armament should be demanded and that China should be compelled, publicly and definitely, to renounce the fiction that the foreign ministers are representatives of tributary powers. There is a strong demand that unusual punishment, like the destruction of the kings' tombs, shall be inflicted.
The American and the English missionaries advocate a program similar to the foregoing.
All foreigners believe that the Chinese government engineered the outbreaks and is trying to call off its troops after the downfall of Tien Tsin and receipt of reports that the powers are sending armies to China. A German legation telegram saying that the bombardment of the legations ceased on July 17 supports this theory. The foreigners think that the ministers who suffered should, if rescued, conduct the settlement with the government for the effect it would have on the populace.
An intensely bitter feeling prevails against Li Hung Chang. The papers denounced the honor paid him at Hong Kong and Shanghai and call him the most corrupt anti-foreign official in China and express the belief that he proposes to save China from the penalty of her acts by embroiling the powers.
The destruction of foreign property continues. United States Consul Fowler estimates that the losses of the American missions amount to $1,500,000. The losses through the suspension of trade are enormous.
Chinese bring many stories of horrible outrages upon native Christians who have been murdered, tortured or compelled to renounce their religion. Several have been skinned alive. Two French nuns at New Chwang were deliberately burned alive. Dr. Ting, a graduate of the American college, refused to renounce Christianity after receiving two thousand lashes.
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| William Jennings Bryan. |
PAGE TWO—EDITORIAL.
Apologists for Bryanism.
The absolute absurdity of one of the reasons upon which votes are sought for William J. Bryan for president leads the Binghamton Republican to say: The Democratic newspapers in this state which are seeking to find an excuse for supporting Bryanism and its policy of repudiation offer as a reason that Bryan, if elected, cannot carry out his policy of fifty cent dollars and repudiation, that he cannot do as much harm as he would wish and is pledged to do.
To say that a man if elected president of the United States cannot do as much harm as he would wish is the most extraordinary excuse ever given in the history of presidential campaigns. The apologists for Bryanism claim that on account of the financial legislation of the Republican party Bryan's repudiation views will be harmless. They confess that he believes in limitless free silver coinage at 16 to 1, is pledged to it and will do everything in his power to bring it to pass, but that the honest money legislation of the Republican party will make Bryan, if elected, harmless to inaugurate repudiation. He will be unable to do as much harm as he wants to do. So vote for Bryan, they say.
What a preposterous and cowardly excuse! What an insult to intelligence!
Would the directors of a bank elect as president a man whose financial views they knew to be unsound and dangerous and trust to rules passed by the directors to keep the president from carrying out his financial heresies? Do men set a thief to guard a treasure and trust to bolts and bars to keep him from looting? Do men put a coward and a traitor at the head of an army and trust to the rules and regulations to keep him from betrayal of his trust?
When men do these things then will they put at the head of the government of the United States to guard and defend its financial integrity and policy a man who has spent his public life in denouncing that policy and who is bound by every solemn promise to its destruction.
The men to uphold and maintain a governmental policy are the men who created it, the men who are its friends—not its enemies.
To ask men to vote for Bryan because, if elected, the financial legislation of the Republican party will prevent Bryan from doing as much harm as he would wish, is an insult to Mr. Bryan and to the intelligence of voters.—Binghamton Republican.
ODD FELLOWS AT ITHACA.
About 5,000 People in the City—All Had a Fine Time.
Yesterday was Odd Fellow's day at Ithaca, and it was estimated that 5,000 people from outside visited the city. They came by train from every direction, by boat through Cayuga lake and by carriage. Everybody seemed to have a good time. The Cortland City band gave a concert in the pagoda at Renwick park at 1 o'clock, the Ithaca band gave a concert there at 2:30 o'clock and another one in the evening, and there was also a fine display of fireworks in the evening.
The street car people had a burned out machine at the power house there which handicapped them for a time as they had only partial power in moving the people.
Many of the Cortland crowd returned on the 6:13 train and a party of forty walked up the hill to get that train and lost it by a few rods. Some of them claim that when they boarded the car they were all told by the conductor that it was a car for the East Ithaca station and that it was going right up there. Instead of that it went off around the loop. There was no car at the switch to connect with the station and all had to walk up to the station and consequently lost the train. One of the most angry ones in the party was a lawyer from Canastota who said he had an important case to try in court in that place at 9:30 this morning and by being left he could not get there till nearly noon. He declared the conductor told him the car was going straight to the station and it didn't, and he threatened all kinds of actions against the street railroad company.
The excursion train left about 11 o'clock and got home just before midnight. The crowd was tired, but had enjoyed itself well.
LIVELY GLEN HAVEN.
HOUSE PARTY FROM CORTLAND ENJOYING ITSELF.
Miss Brewer's Birthday Observed—Leisure Hour Club of Homer Takes an Outing—Other Arrivals—Observations of the Oldest Inhabitant.
GLEN HAVEN, Aug. 3.—For seven years has the oldest inhabitant been away from his lovely valley. For seven years he has served his mistress Duty and in all that time not one glimpse has the hard dame allowed him of his own dear vale. No one knows how he has hungered for its quiet hills where sunlight and shadow checker the green fields and wide spread woodlands. In restless dreams the hum and rattle of the city streets have changed to the rustle of trees, the lap of crystal water and the song of birds. His stifling nights have spread away under starlit skies in those blessed dreams, but in the bitterness of morning he knew the Happy Valley to be far and far away. At last he has come home; home under the blue skies, home beside Skaneateles, the sleeping maiden of the legend.
There are changes of course, but when the oldest inhabitant would think too sadly of them, he turns his eyes to the "everlasting hills" and is comforted.
The summer season at Glen Haven is in full swing and the hotel and, cottages are almost as full as comfort will allow.
Willow cottage is filled with a gay party of young people from Cortland, who are enjoying the delights of a house party with all the usual discomforts left out. The oldest inhabitant has been in house parties, where the heads of the expedition grew pale and thin in a frantic effort to supply the meals necessary to the sustenance of so much youth, beauty and vigor, but in this case, Miss Fitzgerald, the charming young chaperon of the party, merely marshals her forces over to the hotel where they dine at ease. There are in the crowd: Miss Maude Fitzgerald, Miss Mabel Fitzgerald, Miss Bessie Benedict, Miss Mabel Brewer, Mr. Earl Newton, Mr. Harry Wickwire, Louis R. Hurlbert of Cortland and Mr. Glover Beardsley of Auburn.
Thursday, being the birthday of Miss Brewer, was made a gala day. At the 6 o'clock dinner a tray of gifts was brought in, and was followed by the appearance of a large birthday cake glorious with flags and candles.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Tennyson Durston, child and maid arrived on Monday from Syracuse. They will remain during the season.
On Tuesday the Leisure Hour club of Homer spent the day and dined here. It included Miss L. S. Henry of East Orange, W. E. Tifft of Amsterdam, and Chas. S. Rumsey, Mrs. Albert Fisher, Fred A. Fisher, Mrs. B. E. Muller, Mrs. Elmer Williams, F. J. Kingsbury, Mrs. J. J. Arnold, Miss C. Hitchcock, Mrs. W. S. Rice, Mrs. W. G. Darby, Miss Daniels, Mrs. E. W. Hyatt, Mary E. Flagg, Fannie M. Clark, Mrs. W. C. Collins, all of Homer.
On Thursday Miss Stewart and Miss Holden of Syracuse, Miss Fourier of New York, Miss Marion Denison and Miss Florence Hyde of Syracuse took dinner at the Glen.
Mr. J. F. Rich, a prominent citizen of Auburn, is spending some time at the Glen.
Mrs. Charles Lynde Babcock, Miss Helen W. Babcock and Charles Lynde Babcock, Jr., of Brooklyn arrived this week, and will remain during August.
On Wednesday Miss Manning of Syracuse gave a most delightful shore tea in honor of her cousin.
Among the arrivals registered this week are F. C. Mills and wife, J. B. Taylor, Salt City; Dr. and Mrs. Ball, Scott; F. D. Stringer, Boston; Miss Kain, New York; Miss L. Kennedy, Scott; Agnes Mourin, Frances Mourin, Edna Mourin, Rena Mourin, Cortland; James Richeus and wife, Auburn; H. S. Bliss and wife, Cortland; E. M. Coats and wife, Springfield; Katherine Mourin, Homer; Mrs. E. B. Buck, Auburn; Mrs. Frank L. Baker, Watertown; Miss Margaret Van Court, Miss Florence Mulford, Skaneateles; Maude Howard Crane, Homer; Mary Arnold Petrie, Little Falls.
On Saturday night will occur the usual weekly dance. An orchestra will be in the music room and a delightful evening is anticipated.—THE OLDEST INHABITANT.
PATRONS OF INDUSTRY.
Arrangements for Annual Picnic at the Park Next Wednesday.
Arrangements are being made for a large attendance at the first annual picnic of the Patrons of Industry of Cortland county, which will be held at the Cortland park next Wednesday, Aug. 8. With good speakers, good music and a large attendance of the members and friends of the organization a profitable as well as a most pleasant time is assured.
There are already twenty branches of the organization in the county and each is sure to be well represented at the picnic. The principal speaker of the day, Mr. C. H. Scoville, is president of the Onondaga County association and
is well known as an active and energetic worker and enthusiastic in all that pertains to the welfare of the patrons. Mr. Smith Soules, the president of the oldest and largest association in Onondaga county, is also to be present and will deliver an address.
Cars leave Cortland for the park at 9:30 and every half hour thereafter. Dinner will be served promptly at noon and special cars returning will leave the park in ample time for all to reach home in good season.
RECRUITS FOR THE ARMY.
Statistics for the Month of June from the Whole Country.
RECRUITING STATION, U. S. ARMY, 109 BARTIBLE BUILDING, SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 30, 1900.
To the Editor of The Standard:
SIR—The following information which has just reached this station from the war department, concerning the number of enlistments made for service in the regular army during the month of June throughout the United States, Alaska and the island possessions is furnished for publication in your columns in the interest of the public:
1. Total number of recruiting stations in cities, 89.
2. Total number of recruiting stations at military posts, 110.
3. Total number of recruiting stations in the field with troops, 29.
4. Total number of recruits enlisted in cities: White, foot service, (infantry and artillery) 949. White, mounted service (cavalry) 380. Colored, foot service, 36. Colored, mounted service, 25.
5. Aggregate enlistments in cities, 1,390. Aggregate rejections of all classes in cities, 5,799.
6. Total number of recruits enlisted at military posts: White, foot service (Infantry and artillery) 105. White, mounted service (cavalry) 36. Colored, foot service, 10. Colored, mounted service, 18. Indian scouts, 12.
7. Aggregate enlistments at military posts, 176. Aggregate rejections at military posts, 141.
8. Total number of recruits enlisted in the field: White, foot service, (infantry and artillery) 55. White, mounted service (cavalry) 22. Colored, foot service, 2. Colored, mounted service, 2.
9. Aggregate enlistments in the field, 81. Aggregate rejections in the field, 3.
10. Aggregate enlistments of all classes during June: White, 1559. Colored, 88. Total, 1647.
11. Excess of enlistments over May, 199.
12. Aggregate rejections of all classes both white and colored, 5,923.
13. Excess of rejections compared with May, 810.
Very Respectfully, JNO. R. FINLEY,
Captain Ninth Infantry, Recruiting Officer.
BREVITIES.
—Jared Stout of McLean died at his home at 2 o'clock this morning. The funeral will be held on Sunday at 2 o'clock.
—New display advertisements to-day are—F. Daehler, Neckwear close out, page 4; M. A. Case, Bedspreads, page 6.
—C. F. Bagley of Binghamton has been appointed local agent for the United States Express Co., in place of E. H. Humphrey, resigned.
—Eugene Sission was committed to the county jail for three days this morning in default of paying a fine of $3 for public intoxication.
—The [bicycle] sidepath commission is improving the sidepath on Groton-ave. between the city limits and the brick schoolhouse. This is very satisfactory to people living out that way.
—The funeral of Willis Stoppard will be held at the old Willis homestead in Tully, where the family is now living, to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. A number of Cortland people are expecting to attend.
—Mr. A. J. Goddard has purchased of Lewis Bouton, executor of the estate of Eliza Jones, deceased, the house and lot at 50 North Main-st. The lot is 75 by 200 ft. in size and is one of the choicest locations in Cortland. Mr. Goddard intends soon to build a fine house upon the property for his own residence.
TWO FROM ROME.
CORTLAND AGAIN DEFEATED ETERNALS IN AN ERRORLESS GAME.
Won In the First Inning on Jones' Wildness--Clayton Gets Three Singles and Nadeau Two Two-Baggers—How They Stand.
Cortland won from Rome again yesterday while Troy was trouncing Utica and cinched her hold on first place. Schenectady and Albany are having a brisk tussle for fourth place which is now more favorable for Schenectady. Binghamton and Elmira broke even in a doubleheader.
Cortland gave Rome a bad drubbing yesterday at Athletic field and made it two from them in return for their two from Cortland Monday and Tuesday.
Rome took defeat sorely, but defeat it was from the first and nothing in their power could stop the tide. Eason again played a fine game and but one man reached first off his delivery till the sixth inning.
Four scores were made in the first inning just to start off with on two hits, two errors, three bases on balls and a hit by the pitcher. Two more came in the third when Nadeau drew a two-bagger and Clayton another single. Coogan was given first on balls and scored on Shea's error. In the fifth
Nadeau drew another two-bagger and Clayton the third single. Nadeau scored. In the seventh Cortland scored without a hit.
In the sixth Shea received the only base on balls given by Eason and scored on a single and two put outs at second. In the eighth they also scored on three hits, and in the ninth one more was added by two hits.
Score:
MARRIED IN PITCHER, N. Y.
Cortland and Fredonia Normal Schools Join Forces.
Last Wednesday in Pitcher at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor, occurred the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Taylor and Mr. Lewis R. Mooney by Rev. Mr. Miller of Sherburne. The ceremony was performed in the presence of about seventy guests, and the wedding was one of the prettiest seen in the town of Pitcher in a long time. Mr. Mooney is principal of the school at that place and Mrs. Mooney will teach with him during the next school year. They both enjoy a large circle of friends in Pitcher and Willet. Mr. Mooney is well known to many in Cortland, being a graduate of the Normal in '98. Mrs. Mooney is a graduate of the Fredonia Normal school. The couple started for a trip to New York and Boston and will be at home in Pitcher, Sept. 8.
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