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| Senator Henry Moore Teller. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, January 15, 1901.
TELLER ROASTS EAGAN.
Says He Showed Himself to Be a "Miserable Blackguard."
ADMINISTRATION ALSO SCORED.
Senator Asserts That the Retirement of Eagan, in the Circumstances, Was a Decoration and Reward, Not a Punishment, For His Attack on Miles.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Just at the close of a day of dreary discussion of technical details of the army reorganization bill Mr. Teller of Colorado, speaking on an amendment he had offered, delivered a sensational denunciation of General Eagan, former commissary general of the United States army. His statement included also the administration because General Eagan had been reinstated, according to the Senator's charge, as a "decoration and a reward" for his attack upon the commanding general of the army.
His startling remarks came when an amendment was offered by himself to that section of the bill which authorizes the president to retire any officer who has been suspended from duty either by sentence of court martial or by executive order in mitigation of such sentence, striking out the words "has been" and substituting therefore "shall be hereafter."
After saying that the section had been incorporated in the bill for the purpose of enabling the president to retire General Eagan, former commissary general of the army, Mr. Teller declared it was retained in the bill in order that an officer of the army, Major Joseph W. Wham, might be got rid of.
"He cannot be got rid of in any other way," said Mr. Teller, and "he ought not to be gotten rid of in any circumstances."
In the course of his remarks Mr. Teller adverted to the case of General Eagan at some length. Of the beef furnished the army be said it was "boiled and canned, and of very ancient lineage, some of which had made a trip to Europe and back, being fed to our soldiers after it had been condemned by European governments." Mr. Teller denounced General Eagan in sensational language.
"As an officer of the United States army," said the Senator, "he made an exhibition of himself and showed himself to be a miserable blackguard."
Referring to General Eagan's denial of General Miles' charges as to "embalmed beef," Mr. Teller declared: "His language was brutal and low and so bad it could not be overlooked, although there was a very evident desire to overlook it." Mr. Teller made a stinging attack upon the president for having retired General Eagan, asserting that the "retirement in the circumstances was a decoration, not a punishment, and many people believe it was a decoration and a reward for his attack upon the general commanding the army."
At considerable length Mr. Teller then discussed the case of Major Wham.
At the conclusion of Mr. Teller's statement, Mr. Carter of Montana, one of the members of the military affairs committee, addressed the senate in an appeal for the passage of the pending measure at an early date. He declared that delay now would mean an additional expense of $500,000 a day. He asked that a time be set for a vote, but Mr. Teller objected. No progress was made with the measure yesterday, not a single amendment being disposed of finally.
END OF WAR IN SIGHT?
Numerous Surrenders and Captures of Filipinos.
NATIVES NO LONGER AID REBELS.
Propagation of Principles of Federal Party, Offer of Local Autonomy and Better Understanding of the Purposes of United States Have This Effect.
MANILA, Jan. 15.—Optimism is taking the place of conservatism among the military men here, the cause being the numerous surrenders, captures and destruction of insurgent camps, coupled with increasing understanding of the American intentions among the natives. The propagation of the principles of the federal party and the knowledge that they are approved by the United States Philippine commission and the military authorities and the carrying out of the terms of General MacArthur's proclamation, classing all who do things inimical to the interests of the army as rebels and traitors, together with the offering of local autonomy and protection and showing the certainty of punishment of those who remain rebellious are having a pointed effect.
The cutting of communications and supplies has destroyed the remnants of the insurgent organizations. The inhabitants of the towns are disinclined to any longer contribute secretly to a hopeless cause and it is generally believed that a pacification of a sufficient number of provinces to inaugurate a general scheme of provincial government will be accomplished before many more weeks have elapsed. The most pronounced resistance at present is in remote southern Luzon, northern Mindanao, Cebu, and Bohol.
The first batch of 30 leading insurrectionists who have been ordered to be deported to the Island of Guam, sailed on the transport Rosecrans today.
General Wheaton reports that 53 armed bolomen have surrendered at Bengut.
Sixteen of Geronimo's band were captured Sunday night and brought to Montalban.
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| Gen. Christiaan de Wit. |
DEWET HAS SWORN
That He Will Kill the British General—He'd Better Watch Out.
THE HAGUE, Jan. 15.—One of the members of President Kruger's party here talked to-day regarding the alleged murderous treatment of a British subject, who sent to General DeWet with a proposal to surrender. He said that it was suicide for any man to carry such a proposition to DeWet from Kitchener. Long ago, DeWet witnessed the burning of his farm and the confiscation of his cattle by Kitchener's men and then and there, according to a reliable report, he swore that he would kill the British general.
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| Jacob G. Schurman. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
University Needs.
President Schurman made a very effective address at the annual dinner of the Cornell university alumni in New York on Saturday night. He spoke in response to the toast "Alma Mater," and he had something very much to the point to say, as he invariably does on such occasions.
The opening portion of President Schurman's remarks was directed to the development of free thought under the educational influences of the age. Free inquiry and impartial belief he held to be the most important intellectual element of contemporary civilization. The university of to-day is the congenial home of free inquiry, and the triumph of free thought over traditional authority is largely due to its effective championship. And nowhere is the principle of free thought more sacredly cherished than at Cornell. But the universities have a great task yet to solve. Free thought has been mainly destructive. It must now be constructive, and the universities must lead the way. To do this the universities must be well maintained and supplied with all the facilities that will enable them to perform their allotted task. And here is where the material resources of civilization come in.
President Schurman is as far from overrating material riches as he is from underestimating them. He says, with the clear conception of a scholar combined with practical knowledge:
The ideal factors of civilization cannot be cultivated unless those who cultivate them are supported by the winners of wealth. Art, science, literature and philosophy are not, and never have been, except in a few rare instances, self-supporting. The literature a writer lives by will itself not live. The intellectual creations that live do not themselves furnish a livelihood. Churches, museums, colleges and universities are and must remain objects of charitable support. I make at present a special plea for the latter. If you want sound and healthy thought in the community, if you want free investigation issuing in pregnant and vitalizing ideas, if you want to save the intellectual elements of civilization from submersion by the material, you must look to the university and to the university alone. And I think history demonstrates that no benefactions have been so fruitful of good results, both immediate and far reaching, as those bestowed upon universities. At any rate, it is a great historian—a historian as judicial as Parkman—who declares that the man "who gives or bequeaths money to a well established and wisely conducted university confers a blessing which radiates through all the ranks of society."
I hope Cornell university is "wisely conducted." I know it is "well established." And I think there is profound wisdom in Parkman's suggestion that philanthropists should rather aid existing institutions, when "well established," than found new ones. At any rate, I know that in its estate, capital, buildings and equipment Cornell university does offer to men of means who desire to educate the youth of all generations and elevate the intellectual standard of the nation an unequaled foundation for such superstructures as their tastes, means and interests may dispose them to rear upon it.
President Schurman briefly reviewed the possessions of Cornell—buildings valued at almost $2,000,000; an equipment worth nearly $1,250,000 and invested funds of nearly $7,000,000, and the university without a dollar of debt. But Cornell needs additional structures—new buildings for the schools of physics and of languages, and dormitories. It has enlarged and enlarging claims in every direction, and to meet its opportunities and do the full measure of the work awaiting it there must be still more liberal gifts from its friends.
The growth of Cornell university has been amazing. In the thirty-two years of its existence it has attained a success that establishes it in the front rank. In all of its departments there are now over 8,000 students, and the attendance is increasing at the rate of over 200 yearly. With a teaching corps numbering more than 300 and with demands for other facilities and still more skilled instructors, she appeal Of President Schurman for further aid is one that should elicit a generous response—Troy Times.
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| Cornell boat crew. |
LEHIGH OBSERVATION TRAIN.
It May be Used at Ithaca Again at Cornell-Pennsylvania Race.
The Ithaca Journal says:
Plans are being considered by District Passenger Agent Millspaugh for the use of the great observation train at the biennial Cornell-Pennsylvania boat race on Cayuga lake in May. The immense success of this big train on Decoration day in 1899 is still the talk of Lehigh Valley railroad people. It was gotten up at considerable expense and upon the urgent and long continued request of Mr. Millspaugh upon his official superiors. It is now housed away in the company's buildings two miles below Mauch Chunk. People who had seen the observation trains on the Hudson river and at New London say that the Lehigh train was superior to them in every particular, except in cover, and the early date of the race makes cover unnecessary. The train consists of 40 first class flat cars with the best and safest running, gear, trucks, springs, brakes, iron railing, heavy oak plank seats, oak standard, etc.
Special interest is manifested in the coming race in view of the rumor that Harvard may send a crew to take part in the contest. No Harvard or Yale crew was ever seen on Cayuga lake and Harvard's relation with Cornell is such that no three crews would draw so many to the shore of our matchless race course as these three—Pennsylvania, Harvard and Cornell.
Ellis Ward, Pennsy's great and popular coach, said to The Journal that no course in the world is as perfect and beautiful as the one on Cayuga lake. His brother, Josh, the famous old racing veteran, stood by the side of Ellis and added: "Yes; it is the finest that I ever saw."
Ithacans will look with approval at anything that Mr. Millspaugh may do to repeat the success of May 30, 1899, that drew 20,000 people to witness the boat race that Cornell won by half a length.
STABLE EXAMINATIONS BEGUN.
Questions by the Committee in Reference to Pure Milk are Pointed.
The committee, appointed from the board of health to examine the stables of all milk producers bringing milk to Cortland to sell within the city began its work yesterday by examining three stables. The members of this committee, Dr. E. M. Santee and Mr. F. L. MacDowell, refused at this time to disclose the names of the parties owning the stables, as it might give them an undue advantage over the rest.
The stables examined yesterday were found to be in excellent condition, with the exception that in one case the food provided for the herd was very poor and the cows were quite poor as a result, but this would not necessarily hurt the condition of the milk.
The committee will keep at work till every stable has been given a thorough examination. No one will know when his place is to be examined, neither need any one be surprised to see the committee a second or a third time. They are out to give the people pure milk, and will not leave any stone unturned in the matter.
The facts ascertained from each milk dealer are: Number of cows kept, the distance apart in stable, cubic feet in stable, material of floor, ventilation, warmth, food per cow daily, quality, source of water supply, where given water, breed of cows, condition of cows, care of stables, care of cans, cans how cleaned, bottles, number per day, where filled, when was last a cow ill, time of milking, time start to deliver, where milk is kept in the interim, is aerator used, average daily sales, number of quarts produced at home, number bought and from whom bought.
The milk tests will be from the cans or bottles from which milk is offered for sale from the milk wagons.
Pasteurized Milk.
E. C. Rindge's bottles, cans and all milk utensils are thoroughly washed and steamed before using and there is not a case of fever on his routes except in two families that were taken on after the sick persons came down with fever and wanted pasteurized milk. Buy pasteurized milk. The germs are all killed. [Paid ad.]
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| Cortland Hospital on North Main Street. |
RUMMAGE SALE OPENING.
Large Crowds and Quick Sales at the Hospital Benefit.
The hospital rummage sale was begun at the Mahan block this morning and has been visited by a large crowd all day. The sales have gone on at a fast pace, and already some of the departments are in need of being replenished. This need is felt in about every department of dress goods, shirt waists, dress skirts and in fact clothes of all descriptions are needed and needed badly. Send in contributions of this kind at your earliest convenience and do the ladies a great favor.
Aside from these, men's clothing of all kinds is needed, as are also bedding, ties, etc. An ulster could have been sold this morning had there been such a garment in stock. Rummage a little more and send to the ladies. They can sell all you bring them.
Death of Leander Davis.
The Binghamton Leader notes the death in that city on Sunday of Leander Davis, a native of Cortland county, who for a number of years had been a passenger conductor on the Lackawanna railroad. His age was 63 years. He is survived by a wife and one daughter, Mrs. Mabel Terry Davis Everett.
"Sick and Ye Visited Me."
To the Editor of The Standard:
SIR—When Fred Bowker of Mandana, a Normal student, returned from his Holiday vacation at home to his rooms at O. F. Sexton's, fever was running riot through every vein. Aware that the dreaded typhoid was upon him, borne down by despondency and facing the black reality of the situation, he suddenly found himself surrounded by the brotherhood of Odd Fellows, members of both Lewis and Vesta lodges, anxious to do all that love and kindness could suggest. Mr. Charles Miller of Lewis lodge immediately telephoned Skaneateles lodge, of which Mr. Bowker is a member, and received orders to do all that was possible. He was removed to the home of his physician, Dr. L. A. Strowbridge, where he now lies in a very precarious condition, having had two hemorrhages. His brother Jay has been with him since Friday.
Long flourish the brotherhood that can cause the darkest clouds to unfold their golden lining.
MRS. O. F. SEXTON, 38 1/2 Groton-ave.
BREVITIES.
—The Orris Hose boys will hold a smoker at their parlors this evening.
—The state forest commission reports over 5,000 deer killed in the Adirondacks the past season.
—Twenty teachers in the Utica public schools and about one quarter of the pupils are out sick with the grip.
—New display advertisements to-day are—E. M. Mansur, Groceries, page 2; W. J. Perkins, Disinfectants, page 6.
—The Kindergarten association will meet at the Normal kindergarten on Thursday afternoon of this week at 3:30 o'clock.
—The Fortnightly club will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Miss Cornelia L. Brown, 15 Reynolds-ave.
—A public meeting to consider the advisability of holding a baseball fair will be held in Fireman's hall to-morrow night at 8 o'clock.
—It is expected that the new chapel on Elm-st. will be ready for the use of the Congregational East Side Mission next Sunday and that the services will be held there.
—"The Good Shepherd" will be the subject of the sermon at the Congregational church this evening by the pastor at 7:30. Preaching services every night this week except Saturday.
—Through an error the statement was made yesterday that one of the wells from which water was taken for testing is twenty feet from a swamp. The distance is twenty rods, not feet.
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