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| Major General Arthur MacArthur, Jr. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, November 22, 1900.
PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN.
Every Condition Is Favorable and Operation Will Be Pushed.
MANILA, Nov. 22.—General MacArthur was asked yesterday whether the result of the presidential election in the United States was in any way responsible for the orders to push operations against the Filipinos. He replied that the result of the election was merely coincident with other features of the situation. He added that the return of the soldiers and marines from China with the recruits who had arrived recently, would increase the number of troops to 70,000.
The enlargement of the forces, the ending of the rainy season, better roads, improved transportation and the desire to make the most efficient use of the volunteers before their term of service expires in June are all contributory to the most active campaign.
Concerning the replacing of 35,000 volunteers General MacArthur said he favors the establishment of a standing army of 75,000 men and authorizing the president to increase it to 100,000 men. The general also said he was enlarging the force in General Young's district to nearly 7,000 men, that heavy reinforcements were being sent to General Hughes in the island of Panay, that more troops had been ordered to Southern Luzon and that various column movements had been planned.
The stranding of the coasting transport Indiana is causing a long delay in reaching a number of the remote coast stations in Southern Luzon, which have subsistence to Nov. 1 only, and will have to depend largely on foraging until the Indiana is floated or a steamer is secured. The customs warehouses are congested, which is delaying the commerce of Manila. General Smith, collector of the port, at a meeting yesterday of many importers, urged the necessity for the removal of the goods. The merchants talk of organizing a company for the erection of bonded warehouses.
The soldiers and marines who have returned from China are selling quantities of curios looted from the residences of the nobility or wealthy persons at Pekin and Tien Tsin. Many of them are valuable and ridiculously cheap, and a number of presents of such loot have been mailed to the United States for Christmas presents.
Custodian of Lake George Park.
ALBANY, Nov. 22.—Comptroller Gilman has designated the New York State Historical society, of which the Hon. James H. Roberts is president, to be custodian of the Lake George park. This park is on the site of the battle of Lake George and was purchased by the late Comptroller Morgan and Mr. Roberts for the state.
WILD TIME AT BUFFALO.
Storm Did Great Damage to Business and Shipping Also to Exposition Buildings.
BUFFALO, Nov. 22.—The worst storm in the history of the local weather office caused thousands of dollars of damage yesterday and for a time sadly handicapped business interests. The storm made its appearance at 9 o'clock with the wind blowing 50 miles an hour and steadily increasing. At 1:45 o'clock the gale had attained a velocity of 80 miles an hour and was sweeping everything in its path. Only once, in 1890, has the wind attained this velocity. At that time the wind blew 90 miles an hour.
The harbor suffered the most damage. The canal slips, in which many boats were moored, were the scenes of the most destruction. Boats were torn from their moorings and drifted helplessly in the face of the gale. Many small craft were swept into the open lake and were broken into fragments by the huge waves. The new breakwater suffered much damage, great concrete blocks weighing 40 and 50 tons were tossed into the water like chips.
In the city the damage was also great. Roofs were torn away and carried, in some instances, a block. Chimneys were blown down and signs carried in the air for a great distance. Many minor accidents as the result of the storm were reported at the hospitals and police stations. People on the street were thrown with great force to the pavements and sustained broken limbs or other injuries.
People in the island part of the city last night were practically homeless, their habitations being flooded with water driven over the breakwaters by the force of the wind.
At the Pan-American exposition grounds severe damage was wrought. The cyclorama building, which was half finished, was blown down, two half-finished band stands suffered the same fate, while the government building also felt the storm's effects. Three workmen were injured and many had narrow escapes. One man was struck on the head by a crowbar that had fallen from a height of 60 feet, and was not so badly injured that he could not walk home. Another was blown off the Electric Tower, but in his descent seized a rope, sliding thence to the ground, a distance of 122 feet. The damage at the exposition grounds has not yet been estimated, but it is easy of repair.
AT SCHENECTADY.
Cyclone Did Much Damage to Property and Injury to Persons.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y., Nov. 22.—Several persons were injured and many others narrowly escaped death, while thousands of dollars' worth of damage was done as the result of the cyclone in this city yesterday. Prominent among those injured was James A. Goodrich, president of the Young Men's Christian association and a prominent lawyer, who was blown down and hurt about the head. John A. Castor and a fellow-laborer were blown from a scaffold at the locomotive works to the ground, 50 feet away, and badly injured. They are in the hospital. The baseball grand stand was wrecked and fragments carried through the air demolished the fronts of houses in Delamont avenue. Three baby carriages were upset and the occupants narrowly escaped being trampled to death under horses' feet. At the State street railroad crossing Charles M. Benedict saved a boy from the wheels of a freight train toward which he was being blown.
It is reported that a schoolhouse several miles from here was blown down.
The Alpha Knitting mill was badly damaged. The icehouses on the Mohawk river owned by Timson & McAuley are demolished. A saloon on State street run by Charles McConkey was wrecked.
POPULATION OF CORTLAND COUNTY.
A Decrease of 1,081 Since 1890 If the Figures are Correct.
The population of the state of New York was officially given out by the censor bureau at Washington yesterday as 7,268,012 as against 5,997,853 in 1890. This is an increase of 1,270,159 or 21.1 per cent. The population of Cortland county is said to be 27,576. The official figures for 1890 were 28,657. This shows a falling off of 1,081. It seems almost incredible and as though there must be an error in the figures as reported.
FURTHER EXAMINATION WAIVED.
Case of N. D. Haskill Will Now Go to the Grand Jury.
The examination in the case of The People against Norman Dorr Haskell, charged with assault in the first degree in the use of firearms resulting in the serious injury of A. Jay Clark on the night of Nov. 10, 1900, was suddenly terminated this morning when the defendant waived all further examination and gave bail in the sum of $600 to appear before the next grand jury. nson H. Wheeler and N. L. Pierce signed his bond [sic].
HOSPITAL LECTURE COURSE.
For the Instruction of the Nurses In Training—Local Physicians.
The fall course of lectures by the staff physicians at the Cortland hospital for the Instruction of the nurses in training has begun, and the first lecture was given on Tuesday by Dr. Reese on "Obstetrics." The other lectures of the course which will follow two each week are:
Dr. Henry—"Electricity, Bath and Massage."
Dr. Higgins—"Antiseptic Surgery."
Dr. Moore—"Toxicology, Infection and Ethiology."
Dr. Dana—"General Surgery."
Dr. Neary—"Practice With Special Reference to Symptomatology and Materia Medica."
Dr. Sornberger—"Minor Surgery and Bandaging."
Dr. Didama—"Treatment of Diseases and Urinalysis."
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
The Chinese Situation.
As was shown by a recent dispatch from Washington, the administration is not inclined to regard as favorable the outlook for a peaceful settlement of the questions at issue in China. It considers some of the demands made by the allies as unreasonable and beyond the capacity of that power to meet.
Within this class come particularly the demands for a heavy indemnity and the execution of certain specified high personages. The objection to the first is that China is in no position to pay a large sum of money because of the impoverishment of her people, and because any considerable addition to their burdens would mean the deprivation of hundreds of thousands of them of the means of subsistence. The objection to the second is that the emperor cannot with safety to himself order the execution of men that are quite as powerful as he is, and would be likely, in case he undertook to carry out the demands of the allies, seek escape in his assassination.
The excellent suggestion is made that the question of indemnity might properly be left to The Hague court of arbitration for adjustment. There would be a first step toward utilizing the labors of the peace conference, and as it is the first step that costs, we may be sure that the example thus set would be followed. The objection to action upon this suggestion is said to be the opposition of Germany and, curiously enough, of Great Britain. We hope that this opposition may be overcome by the influence and tact of the administration, and a peaceful settlement of a very serious matter reached. We hope, too, that it may be able to put some check upon the punitive expeditions, largely German, that are proceeding from point to point, carrying death and destruction in their path and intensifying the bitterness toward the foreigners.
New Station on Erie & Central New York R. R.
A new timetable will go into effect on the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. on Sunday, Nov. 25. The eastward changes are slight, the evening train going a few minutes later, leaving Cortland at 6:32 P. M. instead of at 6:25 P. M. The Sunday train east bound has a time schedule of its own instead of running on the time of the weekday trains. It leaves Cortland at 5 P. M. and reaches Cincinnatus at 6 P. M. The west bound trains are unchanged except the morning trains which will hereafter leave Cincinnatus at 7:50 A. M. and arrive in Cortland at 9 A. M.
A new station has been put upon the time chart. It is known as Reuben and is located 1.86 miles east of East Freetown. It includes the section of country which is known as West Hill, Cincinnatus, N. Y.
Fair for Colored People.
The colored people of Cortland will hold a fair Dec. 11, 12 and 13 for the benefit of the A. M. E. Zion church. The place where it will be has not yet been decided upon. The managers will be Rev. O. C. Smith, pastor; Mrs. Mary Persons, president; and Miss Florissa Johnson, secretary.
For Boys at the Y. M. C. A.
On Sunday, Nov. 25, at 2:30 o'clock, the Y. M. C. A. will organize a branch of the National Boys' Gospel army. All boys between the ages of 12 and 16 years are earnestly requested to attend. The program will be an interesting one.
Cortland Praying Band.
The Cortland Praying band will hold a cottage prayer-meeting at the home of Mr. Albert Allport, 18 Squires-st., Nov. 23, at 7:30 P. M. Everybody welcome.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Discuss Telephones and Physicians for County House and Jail.
Ninth Day, Wednesday, Nov. 21.
The county lawmakers were called to order on Wednesday morning at 9 A. M. to-day by Chairman Hammond, with all present except Mr. Phelps and Mr. Hunt.
After the minutes of the previous day had been read, a petition was read by the clerk concerning erroneous assessments. This petition was referred to the committee on erroneous assessments. A statement of the county clerk was read and referred to the committee on settling with county clerk and sheriff.
Mr. Surdam, chairman of the committee on settling with the district attorney, offered a report which was, on motion of Mr. Crosley and after roll call, received and referred to the committee on appropriations.
W. H. Foster, county treasurer, presented his annual report which was read and referred to the committee on settling with the county treasurer.
Mr. Patrick, chairman of the committee on settling with the county treasurer, presented his report which was, upon motion of Mr. Bennett, adopted and referred to the committee on appropriations, all the members voting for such adoption except Mr. Hunt, absent.
Mr. Kinyon introduced a resolution asking for sealed proposals from the printers of Cortland county for the printing of 3,500 copies of the proceedings of the board of supervisors in pamphlet form. The resolution also designated size, shape, etc., of the pamphlets and provided for their distribution as follows: Cincinnatus, 150; Cortlandville, 200; Cortland city, 500; Cuyler, 175; Freetown, 130; Harford, 160; Homer, 350; Lapeer, 200; Marathon, 250; Preble, 175; Scott, 200; Solon, 115; Taylor, 150; Truxton, 200; Virgil, 325; Willet, 200.
Mr. Wavle introduced a resolution asking that the sum of $13.74 be added to the abstract of the town of Harford.
The following resolution was offered by Mr. O'Donnell:
Resolved, That the supervisor of the town of Truxton be authorized to strike from the town abstract bills to the amount of $14.80, they being a county charge.
On motion of Mr. Crosley such resolution was made a special order of business for Thursday morning.
The following resolution was offered by Mr. Hunt, and on motion of Mr. O'Donnell was made a special order of business for Thursday morning:
WHEREAS, The Empire State Telephone Co. has presented to this board for audit bills at a rate for service much in excess of that paid by individuals for like services, therefore be it
Resolved, That the committee on county buildings be instructed to contract with said company for the use of their telephones, namely, one at the sheriff's office, one in the surrogate's office, and one at the county house, if they can make such contract at a price not to exceed $36 per year for each instrument. If they cannot make such contract, then they shall notify said company to remove their instruments from the county buildings.
On motion of Mr. O'Donnell, the board voted to reconsider the resolution introduced by him and adopted by the board on the fourth day, relative to the employment of a physician for the county almshouse and the county jail.
The following resolution was offered by Mr. O'Donnell:
WHEREAS, Judging from past experiences we believe that it is for the interest of the taxpayers of this county to have the board of supervisors employ a keeper for the county almshouse and a physician for said almshouse and jail, therefore,
Resolved, That the chairman of the board appoint a committee of three to contract with and employ a keeper for said almshouse and a physician for the county jail and said almshouse, as provided by sub-division four of Sec. 164 of the poor law.
This resolution was lost, all voting against except Messrs. Hunt and O'Donnell, Mr. Maynard being absent.
On motion of Mr. Patrick the report of the committee on footing assessment rolls was made a special order of business for Friday morning.
The remainder of the forenoon and the afternoon was devoted to committee work.
TO-NIGHT IS COMEDY NIGHT
And the Hillman Company Will Present "Blackmail."
Last night at the Opera House, the Hillman company presented a strong emotional drama, "The Hidden Past," which well pleased the large audience. The play tells the story of the battle between a woman and a man, one for honor and the other for money. Honor is victorious and a happy ending follows all the strife. Miss Hillman carried the leading role in a graceful manner and was well supported by J. M. Donavin. B. H. Perry was a convincing villain and W. A. Dillon, in a comedy role, brought down the house again and again. Mr. Dillon has been ill for the past two days and his many friends are glad of his speedy recovery. He sang a couple of his brothers' parodies last night that caught the house by storm. Edith Randall played Pauline exceedingly well and her specialty, as on the previous evenings caught the big house like a cyclone. Neil Hickey in the role of Patsy, although a small part, was a favorite with the audience and his specialty went like wild fire. The illustrated songs, sung by E. J. Donlan, are a special feature. Mr. Donlan has a fine baritone voice and is making a decisive hit.
To-night is said to be comedy night, so all that want to enjoy a hearty laugh must see the comedy "Blackmail."
On Saturday afternoon, "Miss Ray from Colorado" will be presented at the dime matinee.
BREVITIES.
—Remember that to-morrow is "donation day" at the hospital. Callers received from 2 until 8 o'clock.
—The Loyal circle of King's Daughters will meet with the president, Mrs. Henry Relyea, 11 Blodgett-st., to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
—All members of the hospital board are asked to be present at the hospital to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock without further notice.
—New display advertisements to-day are—W. J. Perkins, Molasses kisses, page 7; Bosworth & Stillman, Shoes, page 7; C. F. Thompson, Cheese, page 5.
—John Nelson of Binghamton was arrested last night for public intoxication. This morning Acting City Judge Gallagher discharged the offender on account of his age, he being 75 years old,
—Superintendent of Public Works Partridge has issued an order closing the state canals for the season on Saturday, Dec. 1, at noon. The order contains the usual provision—"unless sooner closed by law"
—Twenty-three deer were brought to Potsdam in one load from the Adirondack region on day last week, and seventeen at another. The large slaughter was due to the fall of snow that made tracking very easy.
—The Canastota canning factory has proved so successful this year that it is to be materially enlarged before next season and increased contracts with farmers will be made. Would it not be well for Cortland to stir herself in the matter before next year?
—Following the example of the Cortland Y. M. C. A. which recently cleared up a debt of about $1,000, and of the Syracuse Y. M. C. A. which has started in upon a debt of $43,000, the Utica Y. M.C. A. is instituting a campaign to wipe out a debt of $36,000.
—The funeral of Mr. James S. Squires will be held at the house to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. If there are friends who would like a last look at Mr. Squires and who are not able to attend the funeral if they will call at the house between 11:30 and 12:30 to-morrow the privilege will be granted them.
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