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| William Jennings Bryan. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, November 8, 1900.
BRYAN'S STATEMENT.
Defeated Candidate Gives His Views Concerning Election.
WILL NOT RETIRE FROM POLITICS.
Says Prosperity Argument Was the Most Potent One Used by Republicans, With the Appeal to Stand by the Flag a Close Second.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 9.—W. J. Bryan last night gave out the following statement concerning the election:
"The result was a surprise to me and the magnitude of the Republican victory was a surprise to our opponents as well as to those who voted our ticket. It is impossible to analyze the returns until they are more complete but, speaking generally, we seem to have gained in the large cities and to have lost in the smaller cities and in the country,
"The Republicans were able to secure tickets or passes for all their voters who were away from home and this gave them considerable advantage. We have no way of knowing at this time how much money was spent in the purchase of votes and in colonization. But, while these would account for some of the Republican gains they could not account for the widespread increase in the Republican vote. The prosperity argument was probably the most potent one used by the Republicans. They compared present conditions with the panic times of '93 to '96 and this argument had weight with those who did not stop to consider the reasons for the change.
"The appeal 'stand by the president while the war is on' had a great deal of influence among those who did not realize that a war against a doctrine of self-government in the Philippines must react upon us in this country. We made an honest fight upon an honest platform and, having done our duty as we saw it, we have nothing to regret.
"We are defeated, but not discouraged. The fight must go on. I am sure that Republican policies will be repudiated by the people when the tendency of those policies is fully understood. The contest between plutocracy and democracy cannot end until one or the other is completely triumphant."
Concerning himself Mr. Bryan said: "I have come out of the campaign with perfect health and a clear conscience. I did my utmost to bring success to the principles for which I stood. Mr. Stevenson did all that he could; Senator Jones and the members of the Democratic, Populist, Silver Republican and anti-imperialist committees did all they could. Mr. Hearst and his associates in the club organization put forth their best efforts. Our newspapers, our campaign speakers and our local organizations all did their part. I have no fault to find and no reproaches. I shall continue to take an active interest in politics as long as I live. I believe it to be the duty of citizens to do so and in addition to my interest as a citizen I feel that it will require a lifetime of work to repay the political friends who have done so much for me. I shall not be a senatorial candidate before the legislature which has been elected. Senator Allen deserved the senatorship which goes to the Populists. Mr. Hitchcock and W. H. Thompson are avowed candidates for the senatorship. They both deserve well of the party and I am too grateful to them for the past support to stand in their way, even if I desired a seat in the senate."
Mr. Bryan said he has no other plans at present than to remain at home until he has recovered from the fatigue of campaigning. He denied the report that he would remove from Nebraska and make Texas his home.
Li Hung Chang.
LI GIVES UP IN DESPAIR.
Says He Has Lost Hope For Peaceful Settlement.
POWERS' DEMANDS TO BE IGNORED.
Useless to Expect Chinese Court to Consent to Execution of Yu Hsien or
Tung Fu Hsiang—Preparing For Flight to Sze Chuan.
LONDON, Nov. 9.—"Li Hung Chang telegraphs," says the Shanghai correspondent of The Daily Express, "that he despairs of a settlement and that it is useless to expect the Chinese court to consent to the execution of Yu Hsien or Tung Fu Hsiang.
"He declares that it is equally vain to attempt to induce the powers to moderate their demands and that, therefore, the court is preparing for a further flight to the province of Sze Chuan, with an imperial army of 14,000."
Tales of German Atrocity,
BERLIN, Nov. 9.—The papers continue to print letters from German soldiers in China showing the terrible atrocities committed by German troops. A letter printed yesterday describes the capture of a certain village: "Bayonets were fixed and our lieutenant was commanded to shoot down or bayonet everybody in sight. During the night many Chinese were killed, including a woman and a child."
Wise Men to Go to Mukden.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 9.—Learned men of this city are planning a scientific expedition to examine the immense number of manuscripts at Mukden discovered by Russian troops, among them being ancient Greek and Roman documents, supposedly taken by the Mongolians on their retreat from the Occident. They are believed to be of great historical value.
MORE ISLANDS BOUGHT.
Caygayen and Cibutu Purchased From Spain For $100,000.
MADRID, Nov. 9.-At a cabinet council held in Madrid under the presidency of the queen regent, General Azcarraga, the premier, said there was now no Carlist under arms in Spain and that the rising had failed completely. In order, however, to destroy the entire Carlist organization in the country, he said, the. suspension of constitutional guarantees would maintained.
General Azcarraga also announced that a Spanish-American convention had been signed in Washington by which the islands of Caygayen and Cibutu in the Philippine archipelago had been ceded for $100,000.
Adirondack Hotel Burned.
GOUVERNEUR, N. Y., Nov. 9.—The Cottage hotel at Star Lake, an Adirondack summer resort, burned to the ground Wednesday. But three persons were in the hotel and they escaped. Loss $40,000; insurance $5,500.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
To be Adopted by English Postoffice Department.
LONDON, Nov. 9.—The Daily Mail says that a commission appointed by the postoffice department has been for months considering the practicability of the wireless system of telegraphy and that it will report favorably on the general principle and on the desirability of its adoption by the postal authorities. It will suggest the terms on which Marconi's patents should be acquired. This action, the Mail says, heralds a revolution in the telegraphic arrangements of the United Kingdom and will affect the whole telegraphic system of Europe.
A PRIEST'S REVENGE.
Caused the Death of Four Persons and Injury of Fifty.
CRACOW, Austria, Nov. 9.—A priest named Borysko, who bore a grudge against a patient in the hospital here yesterday sought revenge by blowing up the building with dynamite. There were 500 patients and forty doctors and nurses in the hospital at the time. The explosion destroyed the east wing of the building causing the death of four persons and the injury of fifty. A mob caught the priest and after stripping off his robes they lynched him.
General Adna R. Chaffee.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
The Chinese Controversy.
Some of the difficulties anticipated in the settlement of the troubles in China have begun to appear. Two of them relate to the indemnity and the guarantees for the maintenance of order in the future.
Considering the damage that the allied troops have done, it is not surprising that the Chinese should suggest that they, too, ought to be indemnified. As some of the damage has been wanton, notably the attack on the Taku forts, the bombardment of Tientsin, and the capture of Pao-Ting-Fu, we cannot well see how the allies can escape consent to some offset for their claims against China. In justification of this position, they will have the refusal of General Chaffee to take part in some of these operations on the ground that they were inadvisable and unnecessary.
Another serious ground of complaint is the wanton murder of hundreds of innocent Chinese along the line of march of the allies. The Germans and Russians have been particular offenders in this respect. It is said that at least 500 innocent people have been killed. On several occasions the United States has had to indemnify the families of foreigners killed by lawless persons in this country. Should China set up a claim for outrages on her citizens, she would not be without the best of precedents.
The question of guarantees promises to be more difficult than the question of indemnity. Great Britain, France, Germany and the United States are anxious to secure the future protection of the missionaries. Russia, which belongs to the Greek church, and Japan, which is made up largely of Buddhists, are not particularly interested in the maintenance of missions in China, and are indisposed to unite with the other powers in the settlement of this question. Should they persist in their attitude, it is likely that some compromise, which will be unsatisfactory to the missionaries, will have to be hit upon.
WORDS OF CONGRATULATION
Come to Mayor-elect Charles F. Brown from Every Side.
Mayor-elect Charles F. Brown of the city of Cortland has been almost over-whelmed with the great number of letters and telegrams of congratulation that have come to him since his election as mayor of Cortland. The Western Union boys are no doubt glad that their office is connected with Mr. Brown's store as this fact has no doubt saved them numerous steps. Many of these messages are purely personal and would have no interest to the residents of the city at large, but among them are some from people well known to a considerable number and from them we are permitted to select a few for publication. They are as follows:
CORTLAND, N. Y., NOV. 7, 1900.
Mr. Chas. P. Brown:
DEAR SIR—I want to congratulate you upon your election as the first elected mayor of our city. The places are not all smooth, but you will find pleasant ones scattered along the line. S. N. HOLDEN [Outgoing mayor].
HOMER, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1900.
Mr. Chas. F. Brown, Cortland, N. Y.:
DEAR FRIEND—Accept my sincere congratulations for your triumph at the polls. Yours truly, M. G. FRISBIE.
SYRACUSE N. Y., Nov. 7, 1900.
Mayor Chas. F. Brown, Cortland, N. Y.:
Accept Warmest congratulations. The Welsh rabbit is still running. W. E. WOOD.
ITHACA, N. Y Nov. 7, 1900.
To Mayor Brown:
Congratulations. Handsome majority. I will take the new city and mayor too. JUDSON B. TODD.
SYRACUSE. N. Y., NOV. 7, 1900.
Chas. F. Brown, Cortland, N. Y.:
"I told you so" shake again. Hurrah for Cortland. THOS. W. DALTON.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1900.
DEAR FRIEND BROWN—Kind'y accept my congratulations on your election and splendid showing. We have made a clean sweep and I know of none who could better fill the office than my friend Brown. With kind regards I am, CHARLES H. HUBBARD.
AUBURN, N. Y., NOV. 7, 1900.
De Hul Ting [The Whole Thing] Mayor Brown, Cortland, N. Y.:
I wants to be a police and ide like to be capting. SEARS.
LITTLE FALLS, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1900.
MY DEAR CHAS.—Your telegram received late last night and very gratifying to learn of your clean victory. You certainly were up against a hard man to beat. We could not quite elect a Republican mayor in this city, but the other fellow is all right. Very truly yours, THOS. F. WARD.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Cortland has a mayor,
A mayor good and true,
And he'll support the teachers,
In all they try to do.
The board has lost a member.
And the teachers all regret.
That a man can't be the mayor,
And on the school-"bored" fret.
We know that you are thankful.
That no more you'll have to see
Teachers who are wanting something,
Always and eternallee.
Long and tedious applications
You'll no longer have to read;
As to calls from anxious school-ma'ams,
You for some time now are freed.
SCHERMERHORN-ST. TEACHERS.
NEW GROCERY FIRM.
Lynch & Pettigrew Open To-morrow in the Martin Block.
Messrs. William L. Lynch and David W. Pettigrew both of this city have rented the store vacated about a month ago by Mrs. H. M. Hopkins in the Martin block, and will open to-morrow with a complete line of fresh groceries. The firm has bought the fixtures that were used by Mrs. Hopkins, but none of the goods that were in stock at the time she closed have been kept in the store. New goods have been coming in during the week and these have been placed on the shelves and arranged in apple pie order.
The gentlemen of the firm have both had experience and are competent to carry on the business they have engaged in. Mr. Lynch was one year with D. Delaney in the Elm-st. grocery store and for four years a clerk with Mrs. Hopkins. Mr. Pettigrew is a moulder by trade but of late years has been employed the greater part of the time in the Elm-st. market.
The business will be opened to-morrow morning with vigor, and the gentlemen will be glad to welcome their friends and to make new acquaintances.
WALLACE'S CAKE WALK.
Artists and Local Walkers Who Will Take Part.
Aside from the artists who will take part in Jack Wallace's championship cake walk next Monday night, Miss Lela Cooper, the leading colored soprano of Syracuse, will appear. Miss Cooper sang at the concert last year and was well received. Miss Edwardena Wallace, soprano of Cortland and Mr. Henri I. Smith of Syracuse will also sing.
Some of the competitors for the local cake walk are: Dave Jackson and Miss Lena Reynolds, Mr. Green and lady, Ernest Russell and lady, and John A. Wallace and lady.
Teachers' Association.
A meeting of the Cortland County Teachers' association will be held in Marathon Saturday, Nov. 17. The following program has been arranged:
MORNING.
10:00—Opening Words, President Coon.
The Purpose and Form of Language, Mabel S. Howes.
Discussion by Nettie Currie, Margaret Nottingham.
10:10— School Management, Harriet E. Pollard, J. Ortho Lansing.
11:10—Latitude and Longitude—Illustrated with Class, Margaret C. Killela.
11:35—Grade Examinations, Discussion Opened by Mary Kerrigan, Ernest A. Conrad.
AFTERNOON.
1:30—Election of Officers.
Reading—Illustrated with Class, Stella J. Sears.
2:15—Vertical Penmanship, Edith E. College.
The Twentieth Century Schools, Frank G. Trapp.
2:45—Drawing in the Grades, Ella Vosburgh.
3:15—How Can we Cooperate for Better Results? L. H. Tathill.
Discussion by Mrs. V. Smith, Florence Nixon and others.
BREVITIES.
—There are now 1,121 convicts in Auburn prison.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Hudson, Gray & Co., Crockery, page 4.
—The rummage sale for the Old Ladies' home at Oneida closed Monday evening, having netted over $400.
—The subscription papers for the Orris Hose Co.'s fair were circulated this morning with favorable results.
—Wild geese have been flying southward during the past week, a sure sign of approaching cold weather.
—The Moravia Republican says: The Moravia Canning company have received orders for four carloads of canned apples.
—The New York State Dairymen's association holds its twenty-fourth annual convention at Watertown, Dec. 11-13, inclusive.
—Mr. James S. Squires who has been ill at his home on Tompkins-st., for several weeks, is reported as not being so well to-day.
—A Canastota farmer raised 7,000 bushels of onions on 10 acres of land, which netted him $1,000, which is more than the land cost him last spring.
—The hour for holding the funeral the fate Frank A. Woodworth is at 10:30 A. M. Saturday instead of 10 A. M. Services will be at the residence, 85 North Main-st.
—A tramp and a drunk were arraigned in police court this morning. The wanderer, who claimed to be on his way to Philadelphia, was sent on. The drunk was fined $5 for his misdoings.
—United States Bank Examiner C. E. Van Brocklin of Cortland has been examining the three national banks in Owego during the past week, and finds ail of them honestly and safely conducted.—Owego Times.
—It was just one year ago to-day that the trolley accident occurred at the railroad crossing between Cortland and Homer which resulted in the death of Mr. Frank M. Newton and Miss Margaret Kennedy.
—Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. V. C. Lowe gave a party for her little daughter Elisabeth. Nine little ones accompanied by their mothers participated in the pleasure of the happy occasion.—Groton Journal.
—C. G. Smith, who occupied the Ahern house on Academy-st., has packed his goods and experts to go to Cortland in the near future, though he will remain here settling accounts for a time.—Whitney Point Reporter.
—The bequests of Jacob Crouse of Syracuse in his will made public yesterday serve as a living monument to Mr. Crouse's charity and public spirit. He leaves $10,000 to Syracuse university and $18,000 to various charitable movements.
—The first snow flurries of the season came to-day. The first flakes were seen early this morning and they have continued coming more or less all day, melting on pavements, walks and streets as soon as they fell. The storm increased during the afternoon and developed into a genuine blizzard.
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