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| Emperor Kwang Su (Guang Xu). |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, November 15, 1900.
EMPEROR WILL RETURN.
Imperial Edict Announces Court Will Come Back to Pekin.
RUSSIANS ENGAGE THE CHINESE.
Fought a Force of 8,000 at Hsia Tsang Dispersing Them and Killing 200, at the Same Time Sustaining no Casualties—Rebellion In South.
TIEN TSIN, NOV. 15.—It is reported that an imperial edict has been issued announcing that Emperor Kwang Su and the empress dowager will return to Pekin.
A Russian column of 330 men, with four guns, which left here Nov. 4, returned Nov. 9, having engaged the Chinese. At Hsia Tsang the Russians fought 3,000 Chinese troops, dispersing them and killing 200. The Russians had no casualties.
The population of the city of Tien Tsin now reaches 600,000 Chinese and the allies are strengthening the garrison as against a possible surprise. It is supposed that one-third of the inhabitants are Boxers.
SOUTHERN REBELLION.
Triads Have Become More Active and Situation Is Alarming.
VICTORIA, B. C., Nov. 15—News was brought by the Empress of China that the rebellion in the south has grown to an alarming extent. The Triad party in Kwan Tung had been very active since the occupation of [Wei] Chow. Imperial troops were losing ground steadily. The rebels had renewed the siege of Wei Chow. They have captured Same How. All districts as far as Nahman on the frontier of Kwan Tung and Kiang Si have risen.
Commodore of Kwan Tung with 3,000 men engaged 13,000 rebels at Ton Kang Sien on 22d, but was defeated. Three thousand troops from Canton are under orders to reinforce him. His position was desperate. Officials and public at Canton are in a state of panic.
News brought by Empress that on Oct. 13 the Chinese court arrived at Si Nan. During the journey an individual tried to assassinate the emperor of China, but his majesty was not injured. The man was beheaded.
Expedition to Pao Ting Fu and presence of large German force in Shan Tung province is having the effect of turning Governor Yuan Shi Kai from friendliness for foreigners. He has addressed a note to Li Hung Chang, telling of his distrust of Germany in Yan Tung.
Troops Leave China For Manila.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—Quartermaster Ludington is informed that the transport Sumner sailed from Nagasaki yesterday for Manila with four troops of the Sixth cavalry and four batteries of the Third artillery. It also is reported that the four companies of the Fifteenth infantry left Taka yesterday bound for Manila. The troops mentioned comprise the last of the United States army in China withdrawn for service in the Philippines. The only troops of the United States now in China are the legation guards at Pekin in command of General Chaffee.
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| Elihu Root. |
CABINET CHANGES.
Secretaries Root and Griggs to Retire—Others Will Remain.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 15.—It is learned from an authoritative source that Secretary Root's health will not permit him to remain at the head of the war department during President McKinley's second term. Mr. Root has reluctantly been compelled to admit that the work of the war department is too hard for him and he has informed both the president and his fellow members of the cabinet that he will be compelled to relinquish his portfolio at the end of his present term.
Attorney General Griggs has also decided to retire from the cabinet. He is comparatively a poor man and has held his position at a considerable personal sacrifice from a pecuniary point of view. He will return to his private law practice after March 4th and has already notified his colleagues of this intention. With these two exceptions President McKinley has succeeded in persuading all the members of his present cabinet to remain with him during his new term of office.
No steps will be taken towards the selection of successors to Root and Griggs until after the leaders of the party have assembled here and the president has had an opportunity to secure their views.
GOLDEN WEDDING
Of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hoaglin Celebrated on Monday Nov. 12.
Last Monday, Nov. 12, being the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hoaglin who live between South Cortland and McLean, their daughter, Mrs. C. H. Wheeler, arranged for the observance of the event by inviting relatives and friends to meet with them that day. In the afternoon the relatives were handsomely entertained, and in the evening the neighbors and friends. Very excellent music was furnished by Mr. Wilson Wilcox on his various instruments and by Mr. Bert Boice and sister Miss Eva Boice on the organ and drums. Caterer E. E. Price of Cortland had charge of the refreshments. Beautiful presents, consisting of gold-lined silverware, gold money, a silver tea set, and other articles, were brought by the relatives, and Mr. John Lamont of Dryden, in behalf of those assembled, presented them to Mr. and Mrs. Hoaglin. Mr. Hoaglin responded feelingly. In the evening Mr. M. R. Wood, in well-chosen words presented Mr. Hoaglin with a gold headed cane, and Mrs. Hoaglin with a gold thimble, as a remembrance from their neighbors, and friends to which Mr. Hoaglin responded with heartfelt words. A very pleasing and appropriate original poem was read by Miss Minnie Nye. It was a pleasant and happy occasion that comes to the lives of but few. Those present from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Hoaglin from Wisconsin, Mr. and Mrs. Risley from Binghamton, Mr. and Mrs. Mason from Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. Flower and son, and Miss Dr. Flower of Corning, Mr. and Mrs. Hutchings from Ithaca, and Mr. Mynard from Spencer.
Typhoid Fever at Ithaca.
ITHACA, N. Y., Nov. 15.—Several cases of typhoid fever have developed in this city. Three cases are among the students of Cornell university and they are all confined in the Cornell university. The health board held a meeting to discuss the matter and it was decided to make a test of the water to see if some impurity might not exist.
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| William McKinley. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
The President and His Cabinet.
It is customary when a president is re-elected for the members of his cabinet to tender their resignations before the end of the first term is reached, and thus relieve the executive of all embarrassment in choosing the members of his official family. That rule would have been followed in the present instance had not Mr. McKinley at the last meeting delivered himself of a formal address in which he distinctly stated his desire to retain, if possible, the present cabinet during his second term. This is a very handsome compliment to the gentlemen directly concerned and one that is richly deserved. It is the general opinion throughout the country that McKinley's cabinet as now constituted is much stronger in every sense than that with which he entered upon his administration. At the beginning there were some political debts to be paid, some influences of a purely political nature whose pressure could not be avoided or evaded. There were strong men in the cabinet at first, but there were weak ones as well.
As the months grew into years there were resignations, some of which were particularly acceptable, and it is fair to say that in each instance the second was better than the first incumbent. The most noticeable improvement was when Secretary Root succeeded Secretary Alger in the war department. John Sherman's advanced age and the infirmities incident to it, disqualified him for the arduous duties which he resigned, and the splendid work of Mr. Hay in the state department has demonstrated that he is the right man in the right place. Common consent gives to Hay, Root and Gage pre-eminence in the cabinet. It would be difficult to find anywhere a trio of better men in their respective places, and if it is to be made a quartet, the name of Secretary Long of the navy department should be added. There is every reason why in his second term Mr. McKinley can afford to disregard political pressure and simply choose as his advisers men best fitted under all the circumstances for these important positions. The present incumbents are familiar with their duties, and hence capable of better work than newcomers could possibly be at the outset. Some of them are in the cabinet at great personal sacrifice and would gladly be relieved. McKinley could hardly get a better cabinet than he has to-day, and it is to be hoped that at least a large majority of its members will continue in the places they are filling so acceptably.—Utica Press.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ENTERS UPON THE REGULAR WORK OF THE SESSION.
Employment of County Prisoners Discussed at Length—Committee of Five Appointed to Arrange a Plan for This if Possible—Other Business.
The board of supervisors, after having been in session Tuesday as a board of canvassers, convened Wednesday morning as a board of supervisors at 9 A. M. and was called to order by Chairman J. H. Hammond. Roll call showed all members present except Supervisor H. D. Hunt of Preble.
The annual report of Hon J. E Eggleston, county judge and surrogate, was read by the clerk and referred first to the committee on settling with county judge and justices and finally to the committee on appropriations.
The clerk read the annual report of the district attorney which was referred to the committee on settling with the district attorney. The committee on footing assessment rolls has been busy all day and other committees have been getting their work organized.
On motion of Mr. Kinyon:
Resolved, That the clerk be directed to add to the abstract of the town of Cincinnatus the bill of S. T. Cole, highway commissioner, of $10 the same being properly verified.
The following resolution was offered by Mr. F. A. Phelps:
Resolved, That the committee on equalization consist of seven members.
Remarks upon such resolution were made by several members of the board. Such resolution being put to a vote, [it] was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr. Kinyon, the thanks of the board were offered to Mr. Peck and through him to the Tioughnioga club for courtesies extended.
On motion of Mr. Bingham, the clerk was directed to purchase six supervisors' manuals for the new supervisors.
At 11 A. M. Mr. Crosley was called to the chair.
At 12 M. the board adjourned to 1:30 P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board convened at 1:30 P. M.
At 2:30 P. M., on motion of Mr. Mynard, the rules were suspended when he called up the question of employing the county prisoners.
Motion was made by Mr. Hunt, that a committee of five be appointed to take under consideration the matter of formulating some plan for working the Cortland county prisoners, if in their judgment any plan is feasible and that such committee report to the board not later than the first day of the second week of the session.
An amendment was offered by Mr. Mynard that the chairman be one of such committee, and such amendment being accepted by Mr. Hunt, the original motion was voted upon and declared carried.
The chairman appointed as the members of such committee Messrs. Hunt, Mynard, Peck and Kinyon.
The foregoing resolution and appointment of the committee of five was in accordance with the recommendation of the special committee, consisting of J. H. Hammond and H. D. Hunt, appointed at the last session to investigate and report upon the feasibility of putting jail prisoners to work.
The report of this committee was presented at the first day's session of the board. The report takes up in detail the matter of the cost of maintaining Cortland county prisoners, both at the Onondaga county penitentiary, where the long term prisoners are boarded, and in the local jail. From the facts in the case the committee came to the conclusion that the prisoners, instead of being kept in idleness, could be employed at some kind of work so that the county or rather the taxpayers of the county might realize some benefit from the expense incurred in boarding and caring for them.
The only work that suggested itself to the committee as being practical is to in some way use these prisoners in the improvement of roads. The committee visited Oneida county, where the road working system has been introduced, and met the committee of the board of supervisors who has that work in charge, listened to their explanations of their methods of working the prisoners, personally inspected their roads, and examined their road making machinery.
The method under which Oneida county proceeds with the work is this: Any town or road district in a town, can hire prisoners at 25 cents per day, the sheriff to appoint one guard for each eight men at an expense of $2 per day to the county, the amount thus paid for the prisoners' work pays the county for the guard. The county loans the road building machinery to the town or road district, free of charge, but the town or road district has to pay an engineer, appointed by the committee, $2 per day to have charge of the engine and roller. The plan seems to be working satisfactorily.
The report adds:
If these prisoners are to be required to earn their support, or even to assist in earning it, they must be provided with proper tools and implements which, when placed in their hands will enable them with their own strength and muscle, and the sweat of their brows, to earn their bread and butter, instead of the taxpayer tiring his muscle and brain to earn it for them, while they are enjoying themselves with their games in the corridor of the jail.
The committee recommended that a committee of five be appointed to take the whole matter under consideration and that they be instructed to formulate some plan for working our prisoners if, in their judgment any plan is feasible. The committee appointed Wednesday afternoon was in accordance with this recommendation.
Third Day, Thursday, Nov. 15.
The board convened at 9 A. M. and was called to order by Chairman Hammond.
Roll call showed all the members present but Johnson, Patrick, O'Donnell and Ingersoll.
Four petitions in reference to erroneous assessments were read by the clerk and referred to the committee on erroneous assessments.
The clerk presented the annual statement of the Onondaga county penitentiary for the board of convicts from November 1, 1899, to Oct. 31, 1900. Such statement contained an itemized account of eight prisoners sentenced for various terms and amounted to $277.74, being at the rate of $2.10 each per week. The communication was referred to the committee on settling with county judge and justices and finally to the committee on appropriations.
The committees for the session were as follows:
On Footing Assessment Rolls—Bingham, Walrad, Wavle, Bennett, Kingsley, Webb, I. W. Phelps.
On Court House and Jail—Webb, Johnson, Crosley.
On Erroneous Assessments—O'Donnell, Surdam, F. A. Phelps.
On Settling With County Treasurer—Patrick, Allen, Kinyon.
On Settling With County Clerk and Sheriff—Bennett, Ingersoll, Rowe.
On Settling With School and Loan Commissioners—I. W. Phelps, Mynard, Peck.
On Settling With County Judge and Justices—Mynard, Walrad, Crosley.
On Constables' Bills—Wavle, Johnson, Bingham.
On Miscellaneous Bills—Hunt, Rowe, Surdam.
On Printing—Bingham, Ingersoll, I. W. Phelps.
On Settling with Superintendent of Poor—Wavle, Webb, Ingersoll.
On Coroners' Bills—Kinyon, Peck, F. A. Phelps.
On Settling with District Attorney—Surdam, Allen, O'Donnell.
On Equalization—Crosley, Kinyon, Rowe, Patrick, Peck, Bennett, Wavle.
On Jurisprudence—O'Donnell, Johnson, Mynard.
On Appropriations—Hunt, Walrad, Kingsley.
On Settling with Supervisors and Clerk—Hunt, Allen, Kingsley.
On County Buildings—Patrick, Bennett, F. A. Phelps.
Judge Eggleston was a visitor in the rooms and was asked by the board to give to them an informal statement as to the present status of the county's claim against the state which he had been appointed as one of a committee to prosecute at the last session. The judge responded as requested, saying that one case had been tried in the court, that of Ulster county, but no decision had yet been handed down. This will be a test case and the other cases in the state, that of Cortland county included, will go as that one goes.
The remainder of the forenoon was devoted to committee work.
MEETING OF THE W. C. T. U.
Interesting Talk by Mrs. L. N. Frederick of Baltimore.
The regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. was held on Tuesday afternoon and opened with devotional exercises led by Miss Sarah Hare.
The treasurer's report of the free lunches served on Election day showed that as some of the voters had kindly contributed something toward the work of the W. C. T. U. On that day there was a balance of about thirty cents in the treasury after meeting the necessary expenses. More than a hundred men were served with lunches.
A request having come to our union for a contribution toward the support of a refuge home for women in Binghamton, under the care of the W. C. T. U., it was moved and carried that $2.50 be given for that purpose, also, that $2.50 be sent to the Young Woman's Christian association of Binghamton for a similar work. A plea was also made for the Anchorage at Elmira, an institution for unfortunate girls, largely supported by the unions of the state, a work in which many of our members are interested. It was voted that $2.50 be also contributed to this.
Ten calls upon the sick were reported.
The name of Mrs. E. L. Nottingham, 69 Elm-st., was presented for membership.
A prayer-meeting will be held at the rooms of Mrs. John Morris in the Calvert block on Friday evening, Nov. 23.
After the transaction of miscellaneous business the program for the afternoon was placed in charge of the vice-president from the Presbyterian church. The special feature of interest was an informal talk by Mrs. Frederick of Baltimore on the work of the W. C. T. U. in that city. She spoke especially of the gospel temperance meetings carried on largely for the purpose of reaching the intemperate, of the free reading-room for newsboys and the free kindergarten for the children of the slums. Her remarks were listened to with much interest and appreciation.
The program for the next meeting will be in charge of Mrs. E. F. Jepson, vice-president from the First Baptist church. The subject will be, "Thoughts and Words." It is hoped to make this a rally meeting when each member will be present if possible and give some good thought.
The news which comes to us from all parts of the country of increased interest in the temperance work shows that public sentiment is being gradually but surely awakened. To close our eyes to evil is to let evil overcome us. We are enlisted in the good fight and the end of that fight is always victory.
SUPERINTENDENT PRESS WORK, Cortland, Nov. 14, 1900.
HOMER-AVE. M. E. CHURCH
CELEBRATES THE COMPLETION OF ITS FIRST DECADE.
Appropriate Program Which Included Both History and Prophecy—Former Pastors Heard From—Record of the Ten Years.
The tenth anniversary of the founding of the Homer-ave. Methodist Episcopal church was fittingly celebrated by appropriate and interesting exercises at the church last evening. There was a large attendance and the program as already published was carried out to the letter. The exercises were given under the auspices of the Ladies' and Pastor's Aid society of the church and this society in particular as well as the church in general is to be congratulated upon the success of the whole entertainment. Sociability is one of the characteristics of this society and when the new pastor, Rev. H. L. Rixon, called the assemblage to order he said that it had been thought best to have the program first and a social afterwards and he had come to the conclusion that it was wise to have it this way because if the social came first there would be no time for a program afterwards.
Mrs. S. S. Steams, president of the Ladies' and Pastor's Aid society, presided. The numbers upon the program which were of the most value from a historical standpoint and which deserve special mention were: "The History of Ten Years" by Mrs. S. Edith Geer; "A Resume of Ten Years" by Miss Helena M. Myers; and "A Prophecy of the Coming Twice Ten Years" by Miss Effie J. Hallock. The last two of these were in verse and both were original, interesting and profitable.
Mrs. Geer's article was a complete official record of the church history of the past ten years, and will be of increased value as church history as the years go by.
Miss Myers' poem dealt with the work done and results accomplished by the church since it was established, and Miss Hallock's prophecy told of what the church expects to accomplish in the next twenty years; how before that time has passed they might have a fine new brick edifice up on the lot where the church now stands with all the accessories and improvements so essential in church work of the present day. She also made some prophesies in reference to the various members of the society under whose auspices the exercises of last night were given and the bright hits upon different members greatly pleased the audience.
Rev. Charles E. Hamilton, the first pastor of the church and intimately connected with the first five years of its history, was present and spoke feelingly of the early struggles of the church; the work which was accomplished and the earnest and faithful efforts of both pastor and people during those first five years. Mrs. Hamilton was also present and both were heartily and cordially welcomed by their former parishioners.
On Feb. 11, 1899, upon the report of a committee consisting of Rev. Geo. P. Avery, H. M. Kellogg, Aaron Sager, C. B. Hitchcock, A. L. Cole, Dr. E. B. Nash and Prosper Palmer, the lot where the church now stands was purchased by the First Methodist society for $1,500 as a site for a mission church. The old Presbyterian chapel was purchased soon afterwards for $400 with an additional cost of $219.30 for moving and on July 21, 1890, it was reported ready for occupancy.
At the quarterly conference held in Cortland Sept. 15, 1890, the resolution was passed, "That it is the sense and judgment of this quarterly conference that steps should at once be taken to organize the mission church of the Second ward into a second Methodist Episcopal society."
Rev. Charles E. Hamilton was the first pastor and he began his labors at the beginning of the conference year in October, 1890. In less than six months an addition to the church was commenced that would double the seating capacity. This was completed during the spring of 1891, and in May of the same year the trustees bought for $2,000 the house and lot joining the church property on the west for a parsonage and expended about $300 in improvements.
During the past ten years 697 have been received into the membership of the church. The local membership now numbers 308.
Letters were read last evening from all the former pastors of the church except Mr. Hamilton who was present in person. The names of the different pastors with their terms of service are as follows: Rev. Charles E. Hamilton '90-'95; Rev. M. J. Wells, '95-96; Rev. E. D. Gearhart, '96-'97; Rev. J. C. B. Moyer, '97-'00; Rev. H. L. Rixon '00. After the close of the program ice cream and cake were served and an enjoyable social time followed.
LAMP EXPLODED.
MRS. JANE ALBRIDGE OF MCGRAW FATALLY BURNED.
Alone in the House—Tried to Extinguish Flames Alone, but to no Purpose—Clothing all Burned from Her Body—Lived but a Few Hours After the Accident.
Last evening at about 5:30 o'clock Howard Short who is engineer at the Taylor box factory in McGraw, but who had been doing some work at his home on North-st. in that village was on his way to the factory to see that everything was in shape for the night. When opposite the Presbyterian church on Church-st. he heard what seemed to be a moaning just opposite on North-st. Looking in that direction he discovered the form of a woman enveloped in flames, just appearing around the corner of a house. Mr. Short rushed across the intervening yard and tore what was left of the burning clothing from the woman who proved to be Mrs. Jane A. Albridge. Hastily summoning Mrs. Alice Sisson and Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Perrott who live near by, Mrs. Albridge was carried into the house and her daughter, Mrs. F. P. Webster, and Drs. Hendrick and Forshee summoned.
Everything was done to alleviate the pain, but it was evident that death must result as she had inhaled the flames. Her brother L. R. Wilsey of Syracuse, and her son Fred Albridge of Omaha, Neb., were summoned by wire and the former arrived shortly after her death which occurred at 10:45 on that evening.
The accident was caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. When found it was in fragments and the kitchen table cover and carpet were on fire. What caused the explosion will never be known, as the lamp had a new burner and wick and the family say was used regularly. It is evident that after the explosion Mrs. Albridge went into the sittingroom and bedroom with the object of smothering the flames, for marks of the fire were visible in both rooms. She then started for the rain water barrel in the back yard but must have found it frozen over for she then ran around to the front of the house for help, where Mr. Short found her. When carried to her bed all that was left of her clothing was her shoes and stockings and her body was one great blister.
Mrs. Albridge, who was 73 years old, had lived here for more than thirty years with the exception of a short time spent in Cortland. About three years ago she had a fall which injured her memory somewhat and her children brought her back here, where her daughter Mrs. F. P. Webster could run in at all hours of the day while her unmarried son Byron, with whom she lived, was away at...being employed by…hardware store. Mr. Webster had called upon her that evening and had left no more than fifteen minutes before the accident. Her son Byron Albridge was at his work in Cortland at the time of the accident and did not bear of it until he stepped from the car in McGraw on his way home last night.
Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made, as the family are waiting to hear from the son in Omaha. Deceased leaves three children: Mrs. Frank P. Webster and Bryon Albridge of McGraw and Fred Abridge of Scranton, Pa., who is now in Omaha, Neb.; also a brother, L. R. Wilsey of Syracuse. Her husband Mr. Edward Albridge died thirty years ago in Minnesota. The family have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement.
BREVITIES.
—Latest dispatch and local news on second page.
—Rehearsal of Grace Episcopal choir to-night at 7 o'clock sharp.
—The heavy snowfall of to-day would make it apparent that winter is upon us.
—Dentistry has a new devotee on Court-st. Pulling pig's teeth is his latest fad.
—New display advertisements to-day are—W. W. Giles, Clearing sale, page 7; Palmer & Co., Special prices, page 2.
—"Human Hearts" delighted a good sized audience at the Opera House last night. It was a good play, well presented.
—Mr. R. Latting, formerly a violin maker of Cortland, died Monday night from heart failure at his home near Preble.
—A regular meeting of the A. O. U. W. will be held Friday evening, Nov. 16. Several candidates are to be initiated at that time.
—A new plank walk and driveway from the curb to the building has just been completed in front of C. O. Smith's feed store on Groton-ave.
—The coming to Cortland of Rev. W. W. Way will add one to the list of bachelor ministers, making five in all and, so far as known, all with one exception belonging to the eligible list. Indications are that that one is about to desert the bachelor ranks at no distant day. Last Christmas there were but two bachelor ministers in town and one of them received eight sofa pillows from friends out of Cortland to say nothing of the number of local gifts. This year, with four eligibles still remaining, how busy the feminine fingers will have to be.
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