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Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, March 18, 1901.
LI A PHYSICAL WRECK.
Chinese Diplomat in State of Utter Collapse.
MIND IS AS BRILLIANT AS EVER.
Broken in Health and, Mr. Rockhill Says It Would Be No Surprise to Hear of His Death at Any Time. British and Russians Still at Loggerheads.
PEKIN, March 18.—The health of Li Hung Chang is again a matter of grave consideration to the ministers of the powers. Mr. Rockhill, the American special commissioner, who visited Earl Li Saturday, says he is a physical wreck and apparently in a state of utter collapse although mentally as brilliant as ever. Mr. Rockhill would not be surprised to hear of his death at any moment.
The removal of Li Hung Chang by death or any other cause at the present moment would be very unfortunate. M. DeGiers (Russian minister), said last night: "Li Hung Chang is a great diplomat, and his influence with the Chinese court is absolutely unique. No other man in China approaches him in this respect. This influence is not temporary but it is particularly effective at important moments in the history of China like the present."
Senor DeCologan, Spanish minister, and Doyen of the diplomatic corps, said:
"The Chinese court could not appoint a plenipotentiary of the same calibre and having equal influence with the Chinese and the foreigners. Although many of the ministers of the powers object to his political methods and regard him as essentially a trimmer, nevertheless they realize that he is the best possible man to represent China in the present emergency."
Orders have been received by United States troops to depart next month, leaving behind only 150 infantry. The German headquarters staff asserts that the instructions are a "great mistake," alleging that it is necessary to retain a large body of foreign troops in the country for at least two years. Most of the ministers, however, take a different view of the matter believing that the best course is to retain a few of the troops of each nation and to withdraw the rest.
NO CHANGE IN SITUATION.
English and Russians Stilt Guarding R. R. Siding and Awaiting Instructions.
TIEN TSIN, March 18.—There is no change in the situation developed by the Anglo-Russian railway dispute here. The Russian and British forces are still represented by small detachments with officers encamped on opposite sides of the railway siding. The utmost friendliness is exhibited toward each other by the opposing parties; but, as a measure of precaution, the guards have been reduced to 27 on each side in order to prevent any possible collision during the negotiations.
A Russian general arrived from Pekin Saturday evening. Owing to the persistent rowdyism of French soldiers in the British concession, the British authorities have been reluctantly compelled to forbid the French to enter the concession unless on duty. Major Hockler of the British force was assaulted this afternoon in the French concession.
The Russians continue purchasing land in their new concession.
A German reconnoitering party returned to Tien Tsin yesterday with 30 captured robbers.
Count von Waldersee is expected to arrive here Tuesday from Kiao Chou.
Benjamin Harrison.
GEN. HARRISON BURIED.
Great Crowds Attend Services at Church and Grave.
UNIVERSAL EVIDENCE OF GRIEF.
Persons From All Stations of Life, From President to Street Arab, Gather to Pay Their Last Respects to One Who So Richly Deserved Them.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 18.—Surrounded by fully 15,000 of his fellow citizens, the remains of Benjamin Harrison were yesterday afternoon interred in the family lot in Crown Hill cemetery. Close by the grave were the members of his family, President McKinley and other visitors of distinction and the more intimate friends of General Harrison. Back a distance of 50 yards, behind ropes guarded zealously by a large force of police, stood with uncovered heads the great multitude who knew him not so well as they who stood beside the freshly upturned earth, but who honored him and admired him quite as much.
It is doubtful if any public man, at least in this generation, has been borne to his last resting place among so many manifestations of respect. Of passionate grief there was little outside the members of his family, but the tribute of respect was universal. There was no exception anywhere to the expression that the nation had lost one of its ablest men and the greatest man of his generation in his own state.
By the grave stood the chief magistrate of the nation and behind the ropes were the street arabs of General Harrison's city, every grade of human life in America between the two was represented in the crowd and among them all there was but the one feeling, that a man had died who was honest at all times, with himself and with others, and whose ability and character were such as the nation could ill afford to lose.
The weather, like that of Saturday, was splendid. The services at the church and grave were simple in the extreme, all in most excellent taste and there was an utter absence of friction in everything that was done. All was well ordained and well performed.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
Peace Prospects in South Africa.
Negotiations have been going on for a week or more between Great Britain's military and civil representatives in South Africa and representative burghers of what were lately the two Dutch republics looking toward the establishment of peace.
Great Britain is apparently anxious to end upon any terms which do not involve humiliation, a war which has cost her so much of treasure and blood and in which there has been added so little of luster to Anglo-Saxon arms. The cost of the war in money has been enormous, something like a quarter of the total cost to the United States of our civil war, in which more than ten times as many men took part and which lasted more than twice as long. But there has been a still greater cost, and that is in the loss of prestige, which will make it necessary for the British empire hereafter to do by actua1 force what she could have done before by moral influence in so many matters of imperial import.
The obstinate resistance of the Boers against overwhelming odds in numbers and equipment, which they defied, should and doubtless will be an important factor in the terms of final peace, but just how far Great Britain will go in the direction of conciliation is another matter. The duration of the peace, if it shall now be finally effected will, however, depend largely upon the spirit with which Great Britain conducts the negotiations and the conditions which she exacts from her late foes. It must be remembered that the great majority of the whites in South Africa are of the Afrikander race and that those not in war against Great Britain were mainly in hearty sympathy with the fighting burghers. If the struggle had been between the whites of Dutch descent and those of British and all other descents actually resident in South Africa, it would have speedily ended in a victory for the former. The numerical supremacy of the Dutch seems destined to remain for an indefinite time. It is therefore necessary for permanent peace that the terms which are understood to be now under negotiation shall be such as the Boers can live under contentedly. The alternative, short of an overwhelming British immigration, which seems out of the question, is another war as soon as the burghers feel strong enough to make it. A treaty of peace predicated upon other than the most conciliatory lines would soon be broken, and even after a conciliatory treaty is effected it will require the utmost discretion on the part of Great Britain to smooth the bitter animosities and race prejudices which the war engendered and intensified. It is likely to be a long time before the Boers will content themselves with the change from citizens of sovereign states to subjects of an alien empire.
STRUCK A MILK TRAIN.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON LEHIGH VALLEY NEAR TRUXTON.
Edwin Fitzgerald and a Horse Killed—Daniel O'Shea Slightly Wounded—His 8 Year Old Son Dennis So Badly Injured That He Died Next Noon—Brought to Cortland Hospital.
The milk train on the Lehigh Valley railroad which left Cortland at 7:45 o'clock lost night struck a horse and cutter at Pierce's crossing two miles south of Truxton, N. Y. The cutter contained Daniel O'Shea, his 8-year-old son Dennis of Truxton and Edwin Fitzgerald, a farm hand who lived a short distance above East Homer.
It appears that the party had been to Cuyler for the purpose of making a horse trade. They had had something to drink at Cuyler and left that place at about 3 o'clock for Truxton. Here they drank some more and did not get away from there till about 7:30 o'clock. They drove south till they came to the Pierce crossing. They had crossed the railroad track when it occurred to them that they were on the wrong road and they turned about to retrace their way. As they crossed the track a second they were struck by the train. Fitzgerald was thrown 105 feet. His skull was fractured and he died within a very few minutes. Mr. O'Shea and his son were thrown about 60 feet and the horse was thrown about 30 feet and was instantly killed. The [engine] cattle guard was torn up and carried forward 125 feet.
Dennis O'Shea, the son, had his skull crushed in, a bad scalp wound, his left arm broken in two places, the bone of this arm split part way and crushed part of its length, and a bad cut running near the whole length of his left arm. The father was the least injured of all. His head was some cut and he complained of a pain in his left side.
The train was stopped and backed up to the scene of the wreck. All three men were taken on board and carried to Truxton. The remains of Fitzgerald were left there. Dr. F. H. Stevens was called. The two O'Sheas were then brought back to Cortland, Dr. Stevens accompanying them, and were taken to the hospital, where Dr. Dana was also summoned.
The boy did not regain consciousness and died at noon to-day.
Dr. Santee, the coroner, was informed of the accident and went to Truxton last night when the special train returned. He looked over the ground and decided to hold an inquest Wednesday at Truxton, beginning at 10 o'clock.
The milk train last night was in charge of Conductor H. H. Worden, with Engineer John Fitzgerald and Fireman George McGrath in the cab. It was reported to-day that the engineer was a cousin of the man killed, but we have not been able to verify that as yet.
NEW FOOTBALL LEAGUE
To Include Ten Schools in Central New York—Plans and Prospects.
Representatives from eight schools in central New York met at Syracuse last Saturday and formed an inter-academic football league, which will be a branch of the Syracuse University Academic Athletic association. At this meeting Mr. Frank Pierce represented the Cortland Normal school. The other schools represented were: St. John Military academy. Syracuse High school, East Syracuse High school, Colgate academy, Fairfield seminary, Syracuse Classical school and Cazenovia seminary. In addition to these, Utica and Oneida High schools will be invited to join, making ten members of the league.
In order to lessen traveling expenses, the league will be divided into two parts, eastern and western, the winner of one division to play the winner of the other division for the championship of the league. This division was adopted:
East—Colgate, Oneida, Utica, Fairfield, East Syracuse.
West—Syracuse, St. Johns, Cortland, Cazenovia, Classical.
It is intended by the committee in charge to have a schedule in which every team in each division will meet every other team in its division. Cornell's freeze-out scheme of a schedule was condemned as unfair to all the schools, as it breaks up the schedule. The scheme proposed by Syracuse university met with general approval.
Dean Frank Smalley, in whose office the meeting was held, assured the members that the cup which the university will put up for the league winner will be a valuable one. The cup will go to the team winning it for three years, not necessarily successive. The officers of the new league will be those already elected for the association.
The new plan for league foot ball in Cortland will meet with popular approval, as it will bring the Normal school again into its class of players. Cortland will begin at once to make plans for the team next fall with a view of taking the cup.
BREVITIES.
—A meeting of the Baseball association will be held this evening at the Emerald Hose parlors.
—Cortlandville lodge, No. 470, F. & A. M., will confer the third degree at their regular communication Tuesday evening.
—The Wide-a-Wake Literary club will meet at the home of Mrs. B. F. Samson of Wheeler-ave., Tuesday evening, March 19.
—A regular business meeting of Grover Relief Corps. No. 96, will be held to-morrow, March 19, at 2:30 P. M. in G. A. R. hall.
—County court began this morning. The case of The People vs. Henry Brown, indicted for assault in the second degree upon Lavina C. Hill on or about June 1, 1900, is on trial.
—Dr. J. D. Phelps of Syracuse university was a visitor at the Normal school this morning, and after chapel gave to the students a highly instructive and entertaining talk on "Memory."
—New display advertisements to-day are— E. E. Bates, Eye glasses, page 2; Burgess, Merchant tailoring, page 8; M. W. Giles, House furnishing list, page 8; Smith & Beaudry, Wallpaper, page 7; Edward E. Black, Clairvoyant, page 7; J. W. Cudworth, Optical Talks, page 5; E. M. Mansur, Groceries, page 2; M. A. Hudson, Crockery, page 2.
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