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| Robert W. Wilcox. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, February 2, 1901.
CHARGES OF TREASON.
Hawaiian Delegate to Congress Is the Accused.
OFFERED HIS AID TO FILIPINOS.
Treasonable Letters to Insurgent Leaders Alleged to Have Been Written by Robert W. Wilcox—Committee Will Investigate the Charges.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Charges have been submitted to the house committee on elections, No. 1, against Delegate Robert W. Wilcox, the Hawaiian representative in the house of representatives. This committee has before it the other petitions against Mr. Wilcox. The charges are made in writing by George D. Gear of Hawaii, who submitted letters purporting to be copies of letters written by Wilcox to Filipino officials. The alleged letters are of a highly sensational character. One of the letters said to have been written by Wilcox is given in duplicate, bearing the alleged signature of Wilcox. It is dated Honolulu, Jan. 31, 1899, and addressed to Dr. Joseph Losada, Captain Marti Rurgos and Senor J. Luna, and introduced to them "a friend of mine who is a very able man to help you in your cause."
Among other things the letter says:
"Mr.— will be a useful ally to fight for the cause of the Philippines.
"One thing is sure, that you could resist against any army of invasion—you have a population of 12,000,000 and already a disciplined army of 30,000 well equipped with modern arms.
"I have already made up my mind to join with you in your country against America in case they insist to ignore the right, the justice of your cause. I know well my profession, as an artillery officer. I have no fear of the whole world when I fight for a legitimate cause like yours. Between General Aguinaldo's determination and myself, it would be very little chance left to the invading army of the United States to conquer your country. Tell General Aguinaldo that I am already given [sic] my service for your country and I am ready to obey orders to go to your country and fight for the independence of your people and country at any moment."
The letter bears the alleged signature of Robert W. Wilcox.
Another letter dated Honolulu, March 8, 1899, says:
"I am thinking to go to the Philippine islands and give my assistance to Aguinaldo against the invaders—the hypocritical Yankees; the carpet politician Otis."
Mr. Wilcox declined to make extended answer to the charges filed by Mr. Gear. He says he has no fear of the charges made. He admits that he wrote a letter to Dr. Losada, Captain Burgos and Senor Luna, introducing C. Caesar Morino, Italian of this city, whom he had known while the latter was in Hawaii in the '60's. Morino had a meteoric career in Hawaii. For a few days he was secretary of state. Mr. Wilcox says Morino is the person to whom the unaddressed letter filed by Gear was addressed, but said he was unable after a cursory examination to say whether the letters filed were exact copies of those he sent. The petition of Gear recites that there was no election machinery when Wilcox was elected delegate, May 6, 1900, and that many voters did not believe a valid election could be held without it, and therefore made no attempt to vote.
The petition then brings personal charges against Wilcox relating to his marriage, and also to his career under the kingdom of Hawaii.
It is also alleged "that Wilcox in his speeches prior to the election made use of the strongest kind of anti-American utterances for the purpose of carrying the election, telling the native Hawaiians that the Americans had stolen their country and that a vote for him was a vote for the restoration of the queen, and that if he were elected the queen would be restored; that said Wilcox was and is guilty of treason against the United States, in that he did, as petitioner is informed and believes, since the annexation of said Hawaiian islands write and send through the United States mails certain letters highly treasonable in their nature wherein he did counsel and incite others to engage in open rebellion against the United States and did offer his services to General Aguinaldo to go to the Philippines and fight and engage in open rebellion against the United States, copies of which letters are hereby filed."
AN ANARCHIST SAILS.
Delegated to go to Rome and Assassinate Victor Emmanuel.
ROME, Feb. 2.—The Fanfulla says that the American police have advised the Italian government of the departure from the United States of an Italian anarchist named Caleagno who has been delegated by his comrades in Paterson, N. J., to kill King Victor Emmanuel.
Coasting Accident at Corning, N. Y.
CORNING, Feb. 2.—A bob sled with fourteen boys and girls, averaging 14 years of age, coasting down a steep hill crashed into a heavy sleigh here last night and seriously injured half a dozen of them, and all the others were badly bruised.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Rate of Mortality—Some Special Remarks Concerning It.
ALBANY, Feb. 2. (Special) The monthly bulletin of the state board of health, just issued for December, contains the following mortality statistics for that period relating to Cortland and vicinity.
The following remarks accompany the bulletin:
The number of deaths from all causes reported for the year in the Monthly Bulletin is 128,468; this exceeds the mortality of 1899 by 6,647 and the average of the past five years by 8,000. Besides these reported deaths there were 1,600 returned too late for report, making the death rate for the year 18.5, which is the estimated average rate for past five years. The increase over last year has been in all the sanitary districts except those of the central and southern parts of the state and is largest in the maritime district where there were 5,600 more deaths than in 1899.
The infant mortality was 4,000 greater than last year, the increase being general, but the percentage of deaths under 5 years, 30.5, is the average of past years. The mid-summer rate was low.
The zymotic mortality was 13.7 per cent of the total, against an average of 14.6, grip, not included, relatively lowering it. Typhoid fever was unusually prevalent in the autumn, causing 1,948 deaths, 350 above the average of which 200 were in the maritime district. Measles prevailed to excess in all parts of the state, the 1,333 deaths being 300 above the average. Scarlet fever was less than usually prevalent. Diphtheria, increasing from the low prevalence of recent years, had yet a mortality 500 below the average. Diarrhoeal diseases caused the average mortality of about 8,000 deaths, notably increasing the late summer and autumn mortality of the rural parts of the state rather than the urban, the maritime district having had fewer diarrhoeal deaths than the average.
Smallpox was brought from outside to seventeen places during the first half of the year, without spread; from August to November the state was free from it; then a traveling minstrel troupe left it at three localities in the eastern part of the state whence it spread. At the end of the year it exists at five places and their vicinities, with promise of further spread. Of fourteen deaths, four have occurred outside New York City. In December one death from smallpox occurred in Schenectady and one in Gloversville besides five in New York City.
The grip epidemic of the year was unusually severe, lasted six months and probably added 11,500 to the mortality. It appears in the deaths from local diseases, chiefly the acute respiratory, the number of which consequently is very high, and in unclassified causes of death.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
The Punishment for Boxers.
The point at issue in the Chinese negotiations seems now to be the character of punishment of the leaders of the boxer uprising. By the terms of the joint note China agreed to punish these leaders. But some of the powers insist that they shall name the character and methods of the punitive action.
The United States, Russia and Japan seem to be of one mind on this question. These nations see that China has an immense internal problem, as well as a large foreign account to deal with, and that if pressed beyond her ability the alternative of excessive or impracticable punishment may be no punishment at all. The Chinese emperor will have hard work to maintain his authority, and if he begins to cut off the heads of prominent princes and generals his own may go. As he seems to be the hope of Chinese reform, it is injudicious to force him to endeavor to do what is beyond his capacity.
In any event China will pay large indemnities. It is not wise to break the camel's back. Even a Chinese government is better than anarchy.
◘ Perhaps the dowager empress would take more kindly to western civilization if she knew more about automobile coats and pink teas.
◘ It is now asserted that Chicago is not as wicked as Paris. It should be remembered, however, that Chicago has not had as long a time for the development of her wickedness as has Paris. Give the inter-ocean metropolis time and a fair show.
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| Cortland Normal School. |
FOR NORMAL ENTRANCE.
Intermediates Who Have Passed Examinations to Enter.
The following students of the intermediate department at the Normal [School] have passed all the entrance examinations for the Normal department and will enter at the beginning of the next term on Wednesday, Feb. 6: Willis Doherty, Genevieve Tyler, Charles Warner, Charles Dowd, Mildred Churton, Jennie Mulligan, Florence Hubbard, Elizabeth Peck, Ward Wickwire.
The following students of the intermediate department have passed the entrance examinations for the Normal department in the subjects indicated:
Arithmetic—Ethel Churton, Mildred Churton, Chas. Dowd, John Greenman, Florence Hubbard, Grace Hogan, Percy Gazlay, Jennie Mulligan, Robert Sager, Pauline Stablein, Ina Snyder, Katherine Sherwood, Angie Terpening, Charles Warner.
Reading—Katherine Campion, Anna Cashion, Ethel Churton, Mildred Churton, Harry Cashion, Mae Beaudry, Willis Doherty, Charles Dowd, Grace Hogan, Jennie Mulligan, Elizabeth Peck, Grace Squires, James Schermerhorn, Charles, Warner, Ina Snyder, Genevieve Tyler.
Grammar—Mildred Churton, Ethel Churton, Mary Bump, Charles Dowd, Aimee Doran, Willis Doherty, Ward Wickwire, Charles Warner, Angie Terpening, Elizabeth Peck, Grace Squires.
Civics—Mildred Churton, Charles Clark, Ethel Churton, Aimee Doran, Willis Doherty, Percy Gazlay, John Greenman, Elizabeth Peck, Ina Snyder, Genevieve Tyler, Angle Terpening, Elizabeth Van Brocklin, Charles Warner, Ward Wickwire.
History—Mildred Churton, Charles Clark, Willis Doherty, Percy Gazlay, Grace Hogan, Elizabeth Peck, Ellen Peck, Luella Park, Ina Snyder, James Schermerhorn, Charles Warner, Ward Wickwire.
Composition—Mae Beaudry, Mary Bump, Ethel Churton, Mildred Churton, Olive Coleman, Anna Cashion, Percy Gazlay, Elizabeth Peck, Luella Park, Ina Snyder, Grace Squires, Genevieve Tyler, Ward Wickwire, Daisy Watkins, Charles Warner.
Drawing—Myrtle Allen, Floyd Briggs, William Byrnes, Kittie Barber, Mae Beaudry, Mildred Churton, Ethel Churton, Anna Cashion, Willis Doherty, Agnes Dowd, Charles Dowd, John Greenman, Mary Godfrey, Julia Hopkins, Floyd Relyea, Robert Sager, Ina Snyder, Genevieve Tyler, Elizabeth Van Brocklin, Elizabeth Peck, Daisy Watkins, Charles Warner.
Geography—Grace Allen, lva Bentley, Emma Bowen, Leon Brainard, Ethel Churton, Mildred Churton, Jennie Mulligan, Floyd Mott, Florence Murray, Edmund O'Neil, Bernie O'Neil, Pauline Stablein, Glenn Squires, Katherine Sherwood, Ina Snyder, Beulah Tayntor, Charles Warner.
Physiology—Myrtle Allen, Grace Allen, Leon Brainard, Emma Bowen, Jessica Clark, Mildred Churton, Ethel Churton, Iva Bentley, Floyd Briggs, Carroll Glover, Merton Gates, Grace Hogan, Jennie Mulligan, Florence Murray, Jennie Melvin, Mansom Muncey, Addie Northop, Edmund O'Neil, Caroline Peet, Mae Riley, Katherine Sherwood, Arthur Saunders, Robert Sager, Ina Snyder, Pauline Stablein, Florence Sullivan, Annie Schermerhorn, Ruth Tyler, Beulah Tayntor, Charles Warner, Galusha Wilber, Lena Waters.
Music—Grace Allen, Myrtle Allen, Emma Bowen, Mary Bump, Mea Beaudry, Anna Cashion, Lena Caine, Mildred Churton, Ethel Churton, Olive Coleman, Katherine Campion, Willis Doherty, Almee Doran, Marie Dowd, Charles Dowd, Agnes Dowd, Percy Gazlay, John Greenman, Mary Godfrey, Grace Hogan, Louie Hammond, Ward Jones, Jennie Mulligan, Florence Murray, Jennie Melvin, Ellen Peck, Caroline Peet, Elizabeth Peck, Luella Park, Elorsie Smith, James Schermerhorn, Genevieve Tyler, Elizabeth Van Brocklin, Daisy Watkins, Lena Waters, Anna Saunders, Arthur Saunders, Charles Warner, Ward Wickwire.
CLIONIAN SOCIETY
Closes the Series of Public Exercises With a Scottish Evening.
The seating capacity of Normal hall was taxed to its full extent last evening, the occasion being the eleventh annual public exercises of the Clionian fraternity. Interest in the public exercises of the various literary societies of the school has been maintained since the opening on Monday evening and the audience which greeted Clionians last night was the largest and one of the most enthusiastic of the week. The program was a most excellent one and was Clionian from beginning to end. The stage settings were of the club colors, yellow and white, with a large palm at each corner of the platform. Each number showed careful and painstaking preparation, thorough training and a mastery of detail, all of which are essential elements in an entertainment of this kind.
The program showed, too, the way in which the work of the society is carried on from week to week, and as the president said in her opening address, the exercises of the evening were intended to be just what the name implied, the regular exercises of the society made public.
A part of the work done by the club since last September has been the study of Scottish authors and Scottish literature. Last night's program was based upon this study and was a Scottish evening throughout. Possibly no similar subject could have been chosen which would have given a broader scope for an evening's entertainment. The characteristics of the Scotch people, their sterling qualities, the elements which have made them what they have been in history and what they are to-day were discussed; the literature of Scotland, its wit, its humor, its pathos and its romance were all touched upon and vividly portrayed by address, by recitation and by review. The songs of Scottish bards, the melody of Scottish music, were practically illustrated, and the characters of Babbie and Nannie, the Little Minister and The Doctor, were made more real by the dramatization of a portion of Mr. Barrie's famous story. The following is the program in full:
The president's address by Miss Hill was a graceful welcome to the exercises of the evening, an outline of the work of the society, and what it aims to accomplish.
Miss Mary A. Yoran's article on "The Literature of Scotland" was a fine summary of an extensive subject and touched briefly upon the writings of both early and modern Scotch writers.
Miss Salem's recitation "John Davidson" was well rendered and was very favorably received by the audience.
In her article upon Scotch characteristics Miss Per Lee showed that she had made a careful study of the subject and mentioned among the most prominent characteristics of the people their religious nature, their integrity, honesty, industry, indomitable courage and patriotism. Miss Per Lee has a fine voice and manner for public speaking and her article was well delivered.
The selection from "Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush" by Miss Noyes was an exceptionally fine rendering of one of MacClaren's finest, delicate and at the same time most difficult passages, and Miss Tanner's review of J. M. Barrie's latest work, "Tommy and Grizel" gave all who heard it a deeper interest in this author and his work.
At the close of this part of the program\ the audience was given a musical treat in the rendering of the Kinder-Symphonie. Mrs. Olmstead, a member of the fraternity, gave an outline of the Symphonie and then sixteen young ladies under the direction of Miss Emma White Cornish gave the musical interpretation of Eine Leitere Schiettenparthie in a manner which elicited prolonged applause and a hearty encore to which they were obliged to respond.
The last part of the program was a dramatization of a selection from the Little Minister. The portion of the story selected is where the doctor accompanied by the little minister came to take Nannie to the poorhouse and was a very clever bit of work by those who took part in this feature of the program. Miss Hogan as Babbie added to the laurels she has already won in this kind of work and personated the character to perfection. Miss Marion L. Goodhue as Nannie did her part exceptionally well, while Miss Jerome as the little minister and Miss Morse as the doctor delighted the audience by the way in which they carried out their parts of the program.
The music for the evening was under the direction of Miss Emma White Cornish and her numbers on the piano, as well as the songs by Miss Lola E. Strowbridge and Grace Aria Hubbard, were excellent features of the entertainment and added not a little to the enjoyment of the evening.
Calls For a Fire Drill.
A bill requiring fire drills in the schools of this state has been introduced in the legislature by Senator Eisberg. That is a commendable measure, providing it prescribes a thorough drill. The mere sounding of an alarm and arrangement of pupils preparatory to leaving the building are not sufficient. They should be required to march out of the school house precisely as they would in the event of a fire.
FUNERAL OF DR. JEWETT.
Many Friends Present—County Medical Society Well Represented.
The funeral of Dr. Homer O. Jewett, who died last Wednesday, was held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the house and was largely attended by relatives and friends. In the large assemblage were also seen the majority of the city practitioners and many of the clergy. Rev. John Arthur, rector of St. John's church, Oneida, former rector of Grace Episcopal church, Cortland, read the Episcopal service and gave a comprehensive and admirable sketch and timely comment upon Dr. Jewett's life. Mr. L. L. Wellman of McGraw sang two very beautiful and appropriate selections.
The bearers were all relatives of the family and were as follows: Messrs. C. E. Ingalls, David Ingalls, M. B. Ingalls, Lloyd S. Ingalls, J. R. Ingalls and J. J. Gillett.
Among the relatives and friends from out of town who were in Cortland to attend the funeral were: Dr. and Mrs. David Eugene Smith, Brockport; Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Tripp and Mrs. C. E. Selover, Auburn; Dr. Lester of Seneca Falls and Dr. H. C. Hendrick, McGraw.
A PALESTINE MINISTER
To Speak In Two Churches in Cortland To-morrow.
Mr. Moghabghab, a native Palestine minister, will speak at the Congregational church to-morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock and at the First Baptist church at 7 o'clock. At the morning service he will take for his text Psalm xxiii, illustrating it with various articles used in the shepherd life of his native country. The customs have not been materially changed since the time of the life of Christ, so that his explanations from personal observation will make the Bible scenes more vivid. He will also speak at the Sunday-school at the Congregational church upon "The Parable of the Ten Virgins," using the same style of lamps furnished by the bridegroom for the wedding festival. Many of these same articles will also be used at the service at the First Baptist church in the evening.
The Nashua, N. H., Press gives a half column account of an address by the same gentleman there. The Press says he was born and raised on Mount Lebanon and is an attractive and pleasing speaker. His father was converted through the work of the Christian missionaries and became a minister. His sons are all ministers. In the course of his address at Nashua Mr. Moghabghab noted the fact that the same conditions prevail now as in the time when Christ was upon earth. He exhibited articles of apparel and of use that were eagerly examined by the audience at the close of the address.
BREVITIES.
—The new term at the Normal kindergarten will open Monday, Feb. 11.
—The Lincoln Lodge Dramatic club meets for rehearsal to-night at the lodge rooms.
—The Vesta lodge hop will be held this evening in the parlors. McDermott's orchestra furnishes the music.
—The fall term at the Normal school closed yesterday. The spring term will begin nest Wednesday, Feb. 6.
—Sunday, Feb. 10, is to be quite generally observed by the churches throughout the country as a Moody memorial day.
—Mr. C. A. Eadie and Mr. A. E. Darby will assist in the music with flute and violin, at the First Baptist church Sunday evening.
—Candlemas day. The old bear saw his shadow surely enough. Six weeks more of winter before he will take another look outside.
—Rev. C. E. Burr, pastor of the Baptist church at Groton, will preach at the First Baptist church to-morrow morning in exchange with the pastor, Rev. W. J. Howell.
—The regular meeting of the hospital board for February will be held at the hospital on Monday afternoon next beginning at 8 o'clock. It is asked that there be a full attendance as there is important business to be transacted.
—The prizes for the baseball fair to be held in Taylor hall, Feb. 9 to 16 inclusive, are exhibited in F. B. Nourse's show windows. A $50 Pierce bicycle, $50 in gold, and two diamond rings, valued at $60 and $45, are included in the list.
—New display advertisements to-day are—J. W. Cudworth, Optical talks, page 5; Home Telephone Co., Telephones, page 8; E. M. Mansur, Groceries, page2; C. F. Brown, Cough Cure, page 2; McKinney & Doubleday, Wallpaper, page 7; Carriage Goods Co., Coaster brake, page 7.
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