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| Boxers. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, September 13, 1900.
GIGANTIC MASSACRES.
Between 15,000 and 20,000 Converts Killed by Boxers.
WOMEN TREATED BARBAROUSLY.
They Ware Stripped and Slowly Clubbed to Death—Impossible to Doubt Truth of These Reports—European Press Calling for Swift Vengeance.
LONDON, Sept. 13.—All the correspondents in China are sending terrible stories of the wholesale massacre of missionaries and native Christians. It is asserted that during July between fifteen and twenty thousand converts were massacred in the Northern provinces. Large numbers of missionaries are still unaccounted for and small hope is entertained of their escape.
Native reports are subject to the most careful scrutiny with the result that, although there may be some exaggeration, it is impossible to doubt that in the main they are correct.
The horror is intensified by confirmation of the reports that the women are subjected to unspeakable barbarities, being stripped and slowly clubbed to death. This was one of the mildest methods. The Boxers wreaked fiendish vengeance.
The newspapers are calling for swift punishment. Fears are expressed lest the Russian government which does not encourage missionary propaganda, should prove lukewarm in this matter.
Statements were current in the European capitals last evening that all the powers had replied to the Russian proposition that Great Britain and Germany had declined to evacuate Pekin; that Austria and Italy had declined to be guided by Germany's decision and that the other powers had agreed to a more or less modified withdrawal. The Paris correspondent of The Morning Post claims to know that the allies will only withdraw outside the walls of the capital where they will continue to dominate Pekin in a military sense.
According to a news agency dispatch from Pekin dated Aug. 31, Mr. Conger regards the situation as desperate and is advising all the Americans to leave the capital if possible. The American minister was in favor of the punitive expedition to Pao Ting Fu. According to the same dispatch an American soldier killed two Sikhs whom he caught looting.
It is reported from Shanghai that General Yung Lu has joined the empress dowager at Ta Tung in the province of Shan Si.
The Pekin correspondent of The Daily Telegraph says:
"As the allies were leaving the Forbidden City, Aug. 28, bands of Russians and other civilians with soldiers overran the imperial apartments, forced drawers and doors and looted everything portable. The British officers compelled several civilians to disgorge."
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| Galveston hurricane damage. |
HALF IS NOT YET TOLD.
No Idea Commensurate With Texas Disaster.
MEN TRYING TO CLEAN THE CITY.
Total Number Killed In Galveston Will Never Be Known—Vandals Shot In Their Tracks—Aid for Sufferers Pouring In From All Directions.
GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 13.—A summary of the conditions prevailing at Galveston is more than human intellect can master. Briefly stated, the damage to property is anywhere between $15,000,000 and $20.000.000. The loss of life cannot be computed. No lists could be kept and all is simple guess work. Those thrown out to sea and buried on the ground wherever found will reach the horrible total of at least 3,000 souls.
My estimate of the loss on the island of the city of Galveston and the immediate surrounding district is between 4,000 and 5,000 deaths. I do not make this statement in fright or excitement. The whole story will never be told, because it cannot be told. The necessities of those living are total. Not a single individual escaped property loss. The property of the island is wrecked; fully one-half totally swept out of existence altogether. What our needs are can be computed by the world at large by the statement herewith submitted much better than I could possibly summarize them. The help must be immediate. R.W. LOWE, Galveston News.
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| William McKinley. |
PAGE TWO—EDITORIAL.
The Nub of the Matter.
"Nations which go to war must be prepared to accept resultant obligations, and when they make treaties they must keep them!"
The above is the culmination of an argument in President McKinley's letter of acceptance as to the obligations of this government to the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands and to the nations of the world. The average voter has not time or the aptitude to master the Philippine question as a lawyer grounds himself in a brief, but the average voter does not fail to grasp primary principles of policy and government. A plain statement of them always receives his endorsement. Such a plain statement is found in President McKinley's discussion of American responsibility in the Philippines. He says:
"What, then, is the real issue on this subject? Whether it is paramount to any other or not, it is whether we shall be responsible for the government of the Philippines with the sovereignty and authority which enables us to guide them to regulated liberty, law, safety and progress, or whether we shall be responsible for the forcible and arbitrary government of a minority without sovereignty and authority on our part, and with only the embarrassment of a protectorate which draws us into their troubles without the power of preventing them. There were those who, two years ago, were rushing us on to war with Spain who are unwilling now to accept its clear consequences, as there are those among us who advocated the ratification of the treaty of peace, but now protest against it obligations. Nations which go to war must be prepared to accept its resultant obligations, and when they make treaties must keep them."
That is the nub of the matter.
ASSASSIN ARRESTED.
Confesses That He Murdered Von Ketteler by Imperial Orders.
PEKIN, Sept. 9.—The Japanese have arrested the assassin of Baron Von Ketteler, the late German minister to China, and handed him over to the Germans. He has confessed his guilt. He was arrested for trying to sell to a Japanese officer a watch with initials which he had admitted taking from the body of Baron Von Ketteler. He afterwards admitted the crime, saying the Imperial government ordered the commission of the act.
PEARCE-KELLOGG.
Brilliant Society Wedding at First M. E. Church Wednesday Evening.
The wedding of Miss Carolynn Rene Kellogg, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Kellogg, and Mr. Walter Chandler Pearce of Lansingburg, which occurred last evening at the First Methodist church was the most brilliant social event of the season and one of the prettiest, most elaborate and impressive weddings ever solemnized in Cortland.
The church had been profusely decorated and it would be difficult to conceive of more appropriate, tasteful, artistic, and effective decorations than had been arranged for this occasion. The color scheme was pink and white, and this was admirably carried out. An extended platform was built out over the chancel giving ample room for the entire wedding party during the ceremony and the whole pulpit and sides of the platform were completely hidden with the profusion of palms, cut and potted plants, Japanese lilies and an immense bank of pink and white asters.
More than four hundred invitations had been issued and between three and four hundred people were present at the church to witness the ceremony. The ushers were: Messrs. Charles C. Wickwire and Burt L. Nourse of Cortland, Harry J. Barber of Homer, and Roy Stowell of Potsdam. Mr. G. Harry Garrison of Troy was best man and Miss Grace Anna Dunbar of Cortland was maid of honor. The ribbon bearers were Miss Grace Wallace and Miss Elma Darby of Cortland and little Miss Eleanor Puder of Savannah, Ga., a niece of the bride, acted as flower girl.
Miss Carrie D. Halbert presided at the organ with rare skill and rendered most delightfully a short musical program before the ceremony, also playing the bridal chorus and the wedding march. The musical program entire was as follows:
Triumphal March, Dudley Ruck.
Bridal Song, Jensen.
Swedish Wedding March, Sodermann.
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin, Wagner.
Annie Laurie, (softly during the ceremony. )
Wedding March, Mendelssohn.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the bridal party entered the church in the folio wing order: The ushers Messrs. Wickwire and Barber, Nourse and Stowell; then the ribbon bearers—Miss Grace Wallace wearing a white muslin de sole and Miss Elma Darby in a dress of pink crepe, and both carrying pink and white ribbons; the flower girl, dressed all in white and carrying white carnations; then the maid of honor followed by the bride leaning upon the arm of her father. They were met at the altar by the groom and his best man and the ceremony, which was a modified form of the Episcopal service with the ring, was performed by Rev. L. H. Pearce, D. D., father of the groom, assisted by Rev. Dr. O. A. Houghton, pastor of the First Methodist church.
The bride, always remarkable for her beauty, never appeared more charming than upon this occasion, She wore an unusually handsome and becoming wedding gown of rich peau de soie, entrain trimmed with chiffon and pearl passmentrie. She carried a large bouquet of white carnations and maidenhair ferns and wore a veil. The maid of honor wore a gown of pink crepe over taffeta, trimmed with pleatings and ruffles of chiffon and point lace and carried pink carnations.
Following the ceremony at the church a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, 31 East Court-st, which was attended by about seventy guests. The color scheme and plan of decorations here was in keeping with those at the church. Pink and white predominated in both parlors and dining room. In the reception room were garlands of clematis and maiden hair ferns and the massive chandelier was banked with pink and white asters.
Mr. N. H. Waters presented the guests who were received by Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg, and Mr. and Mrs. Pearce, assisted by Mr. Garrison and Miss Dunbar. Misses Grace Wallace and Elma Darby, the ribbon bearers, presided at the punch bowl, and after congratulations had been received by the bride and groom an elaborate wedding supper was served. The Susan Tompkins harp orchestra furnished most delightful music during the evening.
The presents were unusually elegant, and valuable. There was an abundance of solid silver, and cut glass, pieces of stat vary, beautiful pictures and a considerable sum of money. Among the number was a check for $100 from the Beacon Electric Co. of Lansingburg, N. Y., where Mr. Pearce is employed and several checks of smaller denominations. The groom's gift to the bride was a solid silver table service. The maid of honor and best man were presented with stick pin and scarf pins respectively in the shape of a four leaf clover set with diamonds and each of the ushers received similar tokens set with pearls.
A number of congratulatory telegrams were received during the evening. These came from Auburn, Savannah, Ga., California and Michigan, among others an interesting and unique telegram of congratulations from Mrs. L. H. Pearce, Mrs. E. G. Kinner, Miss Bride and Mrs. W. H. Pearce, all at Clifton Springs and relatives of the groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearce left on the 11:33 train for New York. They expect to return from New York in a week or ten days by boat on the Hudson to Lansingburg, where they will at once begin housekeeping in their new home which is now in readiness for them, and will be at home Wednesdays after Oct. 11, at 12 23rd-st,, Lansingburg,
The bride is one of Cortland's most charming and accomplished young ladies. A graduate of the Cortland Normal school, a talented musician, and a general favorite socially, she will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends. The groom, who is also well known in Cortland where he has a host of friends, is now general superintendent of the Beacon Electric Co., of Lansingburg.
The guests from out of the city who attended the wedding and those present at the reception were: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Puder and daughter Eleanor of Savannah, Ga., Mrs. C. F. Watson of Pittsburg, Pa., Mrs. H. B. Cassavant of Pottstown, Pa., Dr. L. H. Pearce of Clifton Springs, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest I. Edgcomb of Syracuse, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Birdseye of Albany, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Oday of Sayre, Pa., Miss Van Guilder of Skaneateles, Miss Jennie V. Sheeley of DeRuyter, Miss Harriet Birdsall of Binghamton, Mr. A. A. Freeman of Andover, Mass., Mr. Arthur Robinson of Marathon, Mr. Roy Stowell of Potsdam and Mr. Harry J. Barber of Homer, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Waters, Mr. and Mrs. Fred I. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Harris T. Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hall, Mrs. Geo. P. Hollenbeck, Miss Dunbar, Miss Jane Humes, Miss Maude Kinney, Miss Mabel Brewer, Miss Bessie Benedict, Miss Fitzgerald, Miss Mabel Fitzgerald, Miss Lola Strowbridge. Miss Anna O. Collins, Miss Aria Eggleston, Miss Grace Wallace, Miss Elma Darby, Miss Halbert, Miss Winchell, Miss Anna Winchell, Miss Mary Louise Wallace, Miss Amie Rathbun, Dr. O. A. Houghton, Messrs. W. H. McGraw, Arthur McGraw, Chas. C. Wickwire, Harry Wickwire, Earl Newton, Louis R. Hulbert, Edwin Duffey, Ray Harrington, E. K. Norris, Charles S. Mead, Lloyd S. Ingalls, Charles W. Barker, Charles P. Dunbar, E. C. Alger, Walter E. Stockwell, Hubert R. Maine, R. H. Miller, F. W. Stoker, Charles H. White.
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| Cortland Normal School. |
NORMAL KINDERGARTEN.
Names of the Little People Who May Join the Class.
The Normal kindergarten which is intended largely as a training school for kindergarten teachers has its membership limited of necessity to the capacity of the room and the number that can be accommodated. The total number admitted is twenty-six, half boys, half girls. Each year as the little people are advanced into the primary department or leave the room for any reason, new ones are added to make the number full. As the number of applicants far exceeds the number of vacancies the choice of new ones is made by lot. This year there were ten who might be classed as "hold overs.'' leaving an opportunity for sixteen new ones—nine girls and seven boys. There was a waiting list of forty-six.
The drawing occurred at noon to-day in the kindergarten room. The names written upon cards were placed face downward upon the piano in two lots, one of girls the other of boys. When these were so arranged a citizen of the city in no way connected with the school, but who chanced to be at the building at this time, was asked to come to the kindergarten room and select the sixteen cards—nine from the girls and seven from the boys. He did so with the following result: Emma Smith, Mildred Masters, Casena Maricle, Ruth Parker, Virgie Hollenbeck, Marie Walsh, Mary Mellon, Irene Ballard, Vera Lanignn, William J. Scollins, Arden Gale, William B. Cornish, Carl M. Gazlay, Horace Bronson, Edward O'Brien, Cornelius Hicks. The names were drawn in the above order except that cards were selected alternately from the girls' and boys' classes till the complement of boys was full and then the rest were all taken from the girls' class.
ATHLETIC FIELD.
Abuse of Privileges Given and Likelihood of Grounds Being Closed.
Numerous complaints are coming from the officers of the Athletic Field association concerning the ill treatment that the grounds are receiving at the hands of the youngsters who are given the use of the field [located behind Peck Bros. Farmers Exchange on South Main Street—CC ed.] for a play ground. In some cases signs have been destroyed and the buildings mutilated in various ways. The management is justly indignant because of the seemingly willful abuse of the privilege given, and if there is not a change for the better the grounds will be locked up entirely.
Fortnightly Club.
The first regular meeting for the fall of the Fortnightly club was held yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. L. MacDowell, 78 Tompkins-st. The year's work will include the general subject of "The Art of Flanders, Holland, Germany and Spain," together with a topic of general interest at each meeting. The work of yesterday afternoon served as a general introduction and preface to the whole. The program was as follows:
Map Study, Germany and the Netherlands. Mrs. Edward D. Blodgett
Disadvantages of the Poor and and Responsibilities to Them, Miss Celia Hinman.
The next meeting will be Sept. 26 at the home of the Misses White, 58 Port Watson-st.
Ladies' Literary Club.
Mrs. A. G. Henry entertained the Ladies' Literary club at the first meeting for the year, held yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. C. W. Collins was appointed secretary and treasurer in place of Mrs. Banta, whose resignation was accepted with regret.
The subject of study was "Mexico" and a general discussion by the club of the physical outline and climate was the first on the program:
Earliest Inhabitants. Civilized and Uncivilized, Mrs. E. C. Beach.
Antiquities, Mrs. F. W. Higgins.
Adjourned to meet with Mrs. G. W. Bradford, Sept. 26.
SIDEPATH NOTES.
Truston, N. Y., Path Hustled Along—Two Arrests Made for Sidepath Violations.
The Truxton [bicycle] sidepath is being rushed along with surprising haste. Already over two miles of grading is completed and ready for the cinders. The grading is expected to be completed as far as East Homer to-morrow night. Eight teams are busy to-day hauling cinders from the Wickwire factory for the top dressing. Cinders will be used for the first mile of path, and then gravel, which is contributed by residents along the line. The work is going to be hustled, so say the officers of the association, and there is every evidence that this is the case.
Two arrests were made yesterday for sidepath violations, and a close watch is being made for other infringers on the paths.
TELEPHONE TO CINCINNATUS, N. Y.
Contract Between Home Telephone Co. and E. & C. N. Y. R. R.
A contract has just been closed and signed between the Home Telephone Co. of Cortland and the Erie & Central New York R. R., by which the telephone company is to use the poles of the railroad company for extending its line to Cincinnatus, and ultimately to Willet and to other places in the eastern part of the county. Cincinnatus will be added to the Cortland exchange so that subscribers in Cincinnatus and in Cortland and Homer can talk freely with each other without paying for the extra privilege. It is thus expected to get a considerable number of subscribers in Cincinnatus. As soon as the line is built to Cincinnatus connection will also be made with Willet, which is now the most isolated town in the county, and the most difficult to communicate with, as it has neither telegraph or telephone.
"PINAFORE."
Gilbert and Sullivan's Prettiest Opera to be Produced by Local Talent.
Cortland people will welcome the announcement that the Cortland Opera company, who scored such a great success last season in the "Chimes of Normandy," is preparing another treat for this season. "Pinafore" is the opera selected and, though it is one of the oldest of the light operas, it is a favorite, and the bright and tuneful music with which every one is familiar, never fails to draw a crowd. All who participated in the ''Chimes of Normandy" last season, will be invited to join this season. The cast will be made up from among the best of local singers. Mr. Henry J. Ormsbee, who last year became so popular with singers and public as a stage manager, has been engaged as stage manager. Mr. Bowen of the Conservatory is the musical director. It is expected to bring off the production about Thanksgiving time.
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| Cortland Hospital on North Main St. |
HOSPITAL COMMENCEMENT.
Graduating Exercises to be Held Friday Evening at 7 P. M.
The annual commencement exercises of the class of 1900 at the Cortland hospital and training school for nurses will be held at the hospital to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. The nurses to be graduated in this class are Misses Beatrice Vrooman, Blanche L. Freeman and Isabel A. Huntoon. As usual the invitations are necessarily limited to the members of the board of managers and their husbands, the advisory board and wives, the physicians and clergymen and wives.
BREVITIES.
—The choir of Grace Episcopal church will meet for rehearsal this evening promptly at 7:30 o'clock.
—The Loyal Circle of King's Daughters will meet with Mrs. F. M. Kenyon, 182 Port Watson-st., to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
—New display advertisements to-day are—C. F. Brown, Sticky fly paper, page 6; L. R. Lewis, Furnaces, page 7; Tyler & Smith, Boys' clothes, page 4.
—The funeral of Mrs. Lucretia R. Humphrey will be held from her late residence, 12 Hamlin-st., to-morrow at 1 o'clock, P. M. and will be private.
—Pitcher Eason of the Cortland team, who was loaned to Syracuse to finish the Eastern league season, won the only game he has thus far played in with that team.
—Miss Leona E. Markley last night gave a 7 o'clock tea in honor of her guest, Mrs. Nelson Crance of Trenton, N. J., and a few of her friends, it being her birthday. Some very handsome presents were received.
—The Epworth league of the First M. E. church will give a musical and reception to the Normal students and their friends next Monday evening from 8 to 10 o'clock, in the church parlors. The musical will include solos by Prof. Geo. Oscar Bowen and Miss Jessie Jones, and selections by a quartet.
—The parties who have been passing forged checks upon the Bank of Cincinnatus appear to be getting in their work with great frequency and success. Our McGraw and our Cincinnatus letters to-day both contain accounts of more of these. The guilty ones may come to grief one of these days.
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