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| Czar Nicolas II. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, March 9, 1901.
RUSSIA NOT SINCERE.
England Negotiating With the United States to Oppose Her.
SITUATION CONSIDERED GRAVE.
Real Purport of the Recent Conferences Between Ambassador Choate and Lord Lansdowne Now Evident. Germany Also Inclined to Doubt.
LONDON, March 9.—A crisis has arisen in the far eastern affairs which, in the opinion of the British government, is graver almost than the troubles which originally turned the eyes of the world toward the orient. In this crisis secret negotiations are going on between the United States and Great Britain with a view to thwarting what both governments appear to consider a determined attempt on the part of Russia to plant herself permanently in one of the richest tracts of the Chinese empire.
The conference held Wednesday between United States Ambassador Choate and Lord Lansdowne, the foreign secretary, had nothing to do with the Nicaraguan canal affair. To quote from a British official, "The Nicaragua controversy is a minor matter compared with the present situation."
What Mr. Choate did was to receive from Lord Lansdowne an important message declaring that England was not satisfied with Russia's declaration regarding Manchuria, as delivered to Sir Charles Stewart Scott, British ambassador at St. Petersburg by Count Lamsdorf, and asking the United States if they were prepared to take joint action of such a decisive nature that Russia would have no alternative but to recede from her position.
Almost simultaneously it is understood the United States government instructed the various ambassadors to take similar steps.
The answer of Secretary Hay has apparently not yet been received in London, although the fact that almost concurrent instructions were issued from Washington is taken here to be a sufficient guarantee that Russia's action in Manchuria will not be tolerated by the United States.
Japan is relied upon to take a line in harmony with the United States and Great Britain.
Germany, in spite of the Anglo-German compact, is regarded as rather doubtful owing to Emperor William's friendship for the czar. France will side with her ally.
The significance of the present phase can only be appreciated by those cognizant of the lethargic attitude of the British government hitherto regarding Russian action in China. Within the last few days all this has changed. What a week or two ago was pronounced only in line with Russia's usual policy is now termed "a grave and serious state of affairs."
Lord Lansdowne is using every effort to bring the powers into line, in order to present to Russia such a menacing front that, without any ambiguity regarding temporary or other occupation, she may give up all designs upon Manchuria.
What prompts the British foreign office to take an alarmist view of circumstances usually looked upon as fatalistic sequences is the apprehension that Russia, having held her own in spite of the protest of the ministers of the powers to the Chinese government, and having put herself on record in the reply to Sir Charles Scott, as determined on at least a temporary occupation of Manchuria, will refuse to back down.
That she must do so, Lord Lansdowne considers vital both for the future of China and for the continued existence of the concert of powers.
Count Lamsdorf's reply to Sir Charles Scott is considered quite unsatisfactory. "If such excuses are accepted by the powers," said a British official last evening to a representative of the press, "there will be nothing to prevent the immediate partition of China, for with almost exactly the same verbiage any European power could justify the occupation of other provinces."
Upon the degree of support afforded the movement by Germany and Japan, depends the result of what is understood to be the almost synchronous action of Washington and London. The whole affair is guarded with the greatest secrecy and it was not apparently without motive that a special dispatch was allowed to go from London erroneously announcing that the negotiations going on between Mr. Choate and Lord Lansdowne related to the Nicaraguan affair.
A feeling pervades inner circles hero that, if Count Lamsdorf's explanation is accepted by the powers, Russia will be accorded a free hand to take all she pleases, and the door will be opened to any other power aggressive enough to step in and annex Chinese provinces under the pretext of temporary occupation.
German Press Refuses the Bait.
BERLIN, March 9.—The German press believes that Russia's assurances regarding Manchuria to Sir Charles Stewart Scott, British ambassador in St. Petersburg, are insincere and intended to blind the world. The National Zeitung frankly asserts that this is their object.
Japanese Also Exercised.
LONDON, March 9.— "There is much activity in Japanese naval, military and political circles regarding Russia's action in Manchuria," says a dispatch to The Daily Mail from Kobe, dated March 8. "It is reported that 600 Russian marines with 10 guns have landed at Masaparo, Korea."
BAD EFFECT IN PHILIPPINES.
Spooner Amendment Hurts American Lumber Men and Benefits a Lucky Few.
MANILA. March 9.—Disappointment among American business men here over the limitations of the Spooner amendment to the army bill is increasing as its provisions become better known. It is considered to be especially unfortunate in apparently prohibiting the issuing of licenses for the cutting of timber upon public lands. If this interpretation proves correct it will be a bonanza for the few owners of private timber lands in these islands and the beginning of building activity in all towns will be considerably retarded.
An inquiry has been cabled to Washington asking whether this prohibition on timber cutting can be construed as included in the amendment. The forestry department of the Philippines has hitherto issued licenses for the cutting of timber upon public lands for one year.
The question of the sales and apportionments of land and mining rights, although importantly affecting the growth of business and the settlement of Americans in the Philippines, can wait until the regular session of congress, but lumber is in such great demand for building purposes that it would be considered most unfortunate should the control of its production be vested in those few men who now own timber land.
There is some talk here of sending a petition to Washington for an extra session of congress, but the fear is general however, among a certain element that this action might not result in any material good.
Regret is expressed here at the fact that congress does not entrust the timber, mining and land questions to the discretion of the representatives of the administration here.
Timber cutters paid the government an average of 5 cents per cubic foot for timber cut on government lands, of which there are today about 2,000,000 acres available for such cutting. About 50,000 acres of timber land are owned privately, chiefly by the Tabacalera company of Manila.
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| Emilio Aguinaldo. |
Aguinaldo in Hiding in North Luzon.
MANILA, March 9.—Captain Duncan of the Fourth infantry has captured a squad of insurgents and 12 rifles near the town of Imus in Cavite province, 12 miles south of Manila. General Lloyd Wheaton, commander of the department of Northern Luzon, reports the troops of his department to be in excellent health. Less than 8 per cent of them are sick from all causes.
The Manila hoard of health has announced that on an estimated population of 300,000 for the city of Manila the annual death rate is 34 per thousand.
Unconfirmed information coming from native sources says that Aguinaldo is in hiding in the province of Isabella on the northeastern coast of Luzon island. American troops are scouting in that section of the country.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
Practically it is Slavery.
The grand jury's investigation of the abuses of the convict camps in Anderson, S. C., discloses a state of affairs not to the credit of the state. It shows that convicts leased by the state to farmers have been treated with undue severity. Still more reprehensible, it shows that innocent negroes have been kidnapped and reduced to practical slavery and treated with great cruelty. Among the chief offenders are J. R. Miller, Elias McGee, W. Q. Hammond and J. S. Fowler. They had guards and overseers, who treated the poor creatures under them in a way that seems incredible. Even the free laborers under them were whipped, and the grand jury found several that had been beaten "severely and cruelly." One of them had been subjected to 100 lashes at one time. Miller arrested a negro named Sloan in Pickens county without a warrant, and taking him to his stockade kept him at work there until the investigation. McGee arrested a negro named Clinkscales on the charge of stealing coin, handcuffed him, and for a consideration, turned him over to Hammond, who put him to work in his stockade. Rice, another negro, was arrested on the ground that he was an escaped convict. Although it was shown on his arrival at Anderson that he was the wrong man, he was sent to one of the stockades and kept there for months. Fowler gave bond for a party of young negroes arrested for playing craps and set them to work in his stockade. It was not until the investigation that they were enabled to escape from their bondage. The report of the grand jury discloses other cases of wrong doing equally serious and reprehensible. Upon hearing the report, Judge Bennett, who had ordered the investigation, said: "The duty of this body is plain, we must stop the violation of the law that now exists." This is the proper position to take. By an immense sacrifice of life and money slavery has been wiped out in the United States. Under no pretext and by no evasion of the law should it be restored. The person attempting to do so should be punished.
◘ Sultan Abdul Hamid seems to be rather thin skinned in some directions. It is stated that he was so annoyed at certain strictures on the social and political conditions of the country that appear in Baedeker's "Guide to Palestine" that he has placed it under the ban. Travelers are warned that their copies of the handbook are liable to be confiscated at the port of entry. The author of an English guidebook to Constantinople evidently appreciated the situation, as he refers to the commander of the faithful in the following panegyric: "He is of generous and kindly disposition and is extremely popular with his subjects of all races and creeds. He has done much for the encouragement and promotion of education throughout his empire."
REAL ESTATE DEAL.
City Sells the Gravel Bank and House to B. F. Taylor.
A special meeting of the common council of the city of Cortland was held at the office of the clerk of said city on the 7th day of March, 1901, at 7:30 o'clock, P. M., present Chas. F. Brown, mayor, E. M. Yager, E. R. Wright, Geo. F. Richards, T. C. Scudder, R. S. Pettigrew and Vern W. Skeel, aldermen.
Moved by Mr. Scudder, seconded by Mr. Skeel and declared carried:
Resolved, That the city of Cortland sell the gravel bank house and land owned by the city, situated on the cross road running west past Mourin's furniture store in Cortlandville, N. Y., being same purchased of one Dodd, to Benjamin F. Taylor, for the sum of $350, and that the mayor execute, affix the city seal thereto and deliver in behalf of said city a warranty deed thereof, on the receipt by the chamberlain of said city of the sum of $350, the purchase price thereof. All voting aye.
On motion meeting adjourned.
Approved March 7, 1901, CHAS. F. BROWN, Mayor.
Almost a Fire.
James Mills, an employee of M. H. Kingman in the livery stable, stood an umbrella up against a chair in the office of the stable this morning while he went into the Messenger House to speak with Mr. Kingman. The two men went back to the stable together and were met at the door by the smell of smoke. They opened the office door and found the umbrella blazing high up in the air and the chair on fire. Mills was smoking a pipe when he placed the umbrella there and it is supposed that some ashes from his pipe dropped down into it. The umbrella was perfectly dry. Mr. Kingman pitched the blazing umbrella and the chair out of doors into the snow in a hurry, but it was fortunate they arrived just as they did, for there would have been a fire there in a very few minutes more.
BASEBALL PROSPECTS.
Plans tor Putting Out Stock in the Association.
A meeting of the Baseball association was held at the Emerald hose rooms last night and plans for placing $1,250 worth of stock on the market for the support of baseball was discussed. It was quite unanimously the opinion of the promoters of baseball that unless this amount can be raised the baseball prospects will not be very bright.
It is thought that ten men can be found who will be willing to take five shares each, thus disposing of one-fifth of the two hundred fifty shares. The blanks for the stock are now on hand, and the matter will be vigorously carried on.
To Coach the Quaker City Boys.
Dannie Coogan, the fast catcher of the Cortland baseball team last season, goes to Philadelphia March 17 to coach the Episcopal Academy baseball team of that city, returning in time to begin the season with Cortland. Dannie signed his contract for playing this morning and now Cortland is certain of having a good backstop and another man who can hit the ball at critical times.
Will Collect in Homer, N. Y.
Mr. C. H. White, the STANDARD'S collector, will be in Homer on Monday and Tuesday to collect the month's subscriptions.
Laurel Cafe.
The Laurel cafe at 14 Railroad-st. has again changed hands. R. T. Moske, late chef at the Cortland House and formerly of some of the large hotels in New York, has bought out Ward Jamison and taken possession. Mrs. Moske, late pastry cook at the Messenger House and hotels in Binghamton and Ithaca, will have charge of that department. Meals will be served a-la-carte from 6 A. M. to 2 A. M. A special business men's luncheon will be served from 11:30 A. M. to 2:30 P. M. for 25 cents. Special rates for table board and commutation ticket. Private diningroom on second floor.
Auction.
The undersigned has rented his farm and will sell at public auction on the farm in South Solon, near the Baker schoolhouse, Thursday, March 14, commencing at 10 o'clock A. M., the following described property: Fourteen choice young dairy cows, coming in profit in March; 3 heifers 2 years old, 3 heifers 1 year old, 1 thoroughbred Holstein bull, 1 year old, 5 shoats, 1 pair light roan road mares, 8 and 9, weight 1,000 pounds each, kind and true, well matched and extra good workers, 1 gray mare, 1 Owego 3-inch tire lumber wagon nearly new, light lumber wagon, top buggy, open buggy, buckboard, set heavy bobs with box, set light bobs with good box, Portland cutter, 1 5-foot cut Osborn mowing machine, 10-foot hay rake, hay rack, Oliver chilled plow, Munsville side hill plow, cultivator, horse hoe, spring tooth harrow, fanning mill; milk cans and other farming tools, 2 set heavy double harness, 1 set light double harness, 2 single harness, 3 strings bells, gray robe, also the following household furniture: Organ, extension table, washing machine, stove, bedsteads, fruit, cans, cask vinegar and other household articles. Quantity seed potatoes. All sums under $5 cash; $5 and over a credit of eight months will be given on good approved interest bearing notes payable at the Second National bank of Cortland.
FRANK C. DODD.
A. B. Gardner, Auctioneer. [Paid ad.]
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| Ella A. Boole. |
W. C. T. U. CONVENTION.
At Marathon on March 6—Address by the State President Mrs. Ella A. Boole.
The white ribboners of Cortland county met in convention at Marathon on Wednesday, March 6. Owing to a snow blockade on the D., L. & W. R. R. the south-bound train was delayed nearly two hours, in consequence of which the Cortland delegation, numbering eighteen, and including the county president and other officers was obliged to spend in the Cortland depot the time which was to have been devoted to the morning session at Marathon. The delay was endured patiently, however, even cheerfully, showing that the W. C. T. U. has learned not only to labor but to wait.
Upon reaching Marathon the delegates were met at the depot by representatives from the local union and conducted to the Methodist church, where a bountiful lunch was served.
The regular business of the afternoon opened with a meeting of the executive committee at 1:15 at which plans for the extension of the county work were discussed and formulated. It was decided at that time that we adopt for our county the motto, ''Higher, ever Higher."
The afternoon session was called to order at 2 o'clock, the president, Miss Libbie Robertson, in the chair. Devotional exercises were led by Mrs. J. W. Keese of Cortland. The roll of officers and superintendents was then called and each responded by giving some item of "news from the field," the field of temperance work.
Mrs. H. M. Smith, president of the Marathon union, in earnest and heartfelt words welcomed the members of the convention and Mrs. Edith Cotton of Cortland gave a fitting response.
A tender and beautiful service in memory of the members who have passed away since our last convention was conducted by Mrs. Jennie June of Blodgett Mills.
History of the "Work of the W. C. T. U. in the Nineteenth Century" was the subject of an able and comprehensive paper written by Mrs. Julia Tanner of Blodgett Mills and read by her daughter Miss Belle Tanner. The origin, aims and purposes of the organization were clearly shown and the results carefully reviewed as far as visible results can be known in a work that is moral and spiritual.
This was followed by a prophecy, "The W. C. T. U. in the Twentieth Century," by Mrs. N. H. Gillette of Cortland. The prophet having been consulted by telephone told much in regard to the improved condition of social, domestic and national life that would come to pass in the new century.
Next came an hour with the state minutes in which each superintendent of a department gleaned from the annual report such material as would best show what is being done throughout the state in that particular line. Mrs. Phelps of Homer spoke of the Sunday-school work; Miss Northrup of Homer of the department of franchise; Mrs. Anna Bentley, Cortland, of Sabbath observance; Mrs. Jennie June, Blodgett Mills, of flower mission and relief work; Mrs. L. A. Hinman, Cortland, of evangelistic work; Mrs. C. W. Collins, Cortland, of press work; Miss Libbie Robertson in behalf of Mrs. Levi Johnson, Cortland, of state and national papers.
Mrs. Boole, having arrived late in the afternoon, was introduced and greeted with the Chautaugua salute. She spoke of some if the encouragements that had lately come to her attention in visiting the various counties. "The Lord is putting new courage into the hearts of our women," she said, "they are finding out that they can do things. It isn't time for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union to stop work." She spoke of conferring with the Pan-American committee in regard to the proposed fountain on the exposition grounds and of their willingness to carry out the wishes of the state officers of the W. C. T. U., also of their generous assignment of space for an exhibit of literature, banners, etc. The afternoon session was well attended and was full of interest throughout.
The evening session opened with singing led by the choir, after which Rev. Dr. Blue, pastor of the Presbyterian church, led in prayer. Cordial greetings from the pastors of the various churches were an interesting feature of the program.
The address of the evening was delivered by Mrs. Boole in her usual attractive and forceful manner. Among other good things she said.
"The W. C. T. U. is not the rival of the church as some have said, but it fills in the niches between the churches. Twenty-five years ago we would not have seen all the ministers of a place ready to speak from the same platform; we have done a little toward bringing about this feeling of unity by uniting the women of all denominations to a work that is first of all Christian. We believe that women have a great responsibility in face of the drink problem. It is the mother who forms the appetite of her children so that in after years the man does not forget how mother's cooking tasted and always holds it up as a model for his wife. If this is true in regard to things healthful it is equally so in regard to a taste depraved in early life by a liking for brandy pudding sauce and other concoctions in which the taste of alcohol predominates."
In regard to drinking customs among women Mrs. Boole said:
"There has been considerable discussion lately as to whether drinking among women in fashionable society was really increasing. In company with a lady reporter of one of the New York papers, I lunched at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday at the hour when it is frequented by the fashionable set. The palm rooms are beautiful, but at fifty per cent of the tables women ordered and drank their wine, champagne, or claret as naturally as you would order tea or coffee, and this when unaccompanied by men. The consumption of liquors was not confined to elderly women, but old and young partook alike.
"At the Savoy there was wine and brandy sauce with fish and pudding, while rum sorbet was served to everybody whether ordered or not. This only whetted the appetite for something more, so that liquors packed in ice were served at nearly every table.
"At Delmonico's at a midnight supper, the table at which some kinds of liquors were not served was the exception.
"It is impossible to believe that drinking among women will not increase when they drink at lunch, dinner and at midnight suppers, with possibly something in the morning to remove the tired feeling resulting from the dissipation of the night before.
"The use of liquors day by day among men produces drunkenness; why should it not among the more finely organized women?
"I believe that total abstinence is more common among the middle classes than among the high or low, but even here there is need of a great deal of educational work to show them the danger in the home prescription of liquors as medicine, and any use of alcoholics in the home. I wish we might have a great campaign for total abstinence among women, for they largely mould the habits of the home."
The speaker said she had frequently been asked what she thought of Mrs. Nation and whether her action was endorsed by the W. C. T. U. In general, to this she would reply:
"Mrs. Nation has certainly succeeded in arousing the men of Kansas to the necessity for the enforcement of the prohibitory law, and made known to the world at large the fact that liquor sellers in Kansas are criminals, and their property not entitled to legal protection. We may not all sanction the method, but we cannot but rejoice that one woman, filled with indignation at the non-enforcement of law, has stirred the whole state, while morning and evening papers chronicle her latest efforts.
"Not everybody approved of John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry, but though they hanged him, he struck the death knell of slavery. Who knows but this woman has sounded the death knell of the liquor traffic in Kansas? Shall we imitate her here? No, for the conditions are different. Here the liquor dealer pays for protection, there he is an outlaw; but the result shows the advantage gained through a state prohibitory law."
How are we going to overcome the liquor traffic? By organized power. Every woman should say, "I will not only do the work for homes' sake, or for the nation's sake, but I will be a total abstainer and fight the liquor traffic for Christ's sake.
The solo and recitations given by the little girls of Marathon also the solo by Mrs. Spencer added much to the attractiveness of the program and were greatly enjoyed.
At 10 o'clock P. M. the convention adjourned after what all felt to be a very profitable session. All the visiting delegates felt that they had been most hospitably entertained by the Union and the churches of Marathon.
SUPT. PRESS WORK. [Mrs. Collins.]
BREVITIES.
—The regular monthly meeting of the directors of the Y. M. C. A. will be held at the association parlor on Monday evening, March 11, at 8 o'clock.
—-New display advertisements to-day are—Burgess, Clothing, page 8; Home Telephone Co., Telephones, page 5; M. A. Case, Underwear sale, page 6.
—Prof. H. J. Openshow of the West China Mission will preach at the First Baptist church on Sunday morning. There will be no evening service.
—The annual meeting and election of officers of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the association parlor.
—Two dispatches from Scranton this morning to his family state that Daniel Tierney, a paper maker at the Wallace Wall Paper Co.'s, is dying at the hospital in that city,
—Oneida expects soon to have a pickle factory. It is announced that 100 acres of cucumbers, 100 acres of cabbage, fifty of tomatoes and fifty of cauliflower will be contracted for.
—The Science club will meet at the Hatch library this evening at 8 o'clock. The speaker will be Mr. J. W. Orr. His theme will be "Evidences of Glacial Action In and About Cortland County."
—This is the last day of the Y. M. C. A. rummage sale, and the ladies hope to clear out the bulk of the goods this evening. They have had good sales all through the week and will net a neat sum.
—A vein of natural gas was struck yesterday at the Remington salt plant at Ithaca. The flames shot into the air fifteen feet. There is great excitement over the matter in and near Ithaca.
—Mrs. Alice C. Gazlay, wife of H. W. Gazlay, died last night at her home, 138 Groton-ave., after a lingering illness from cancer. Her age was 43 years and 8 months. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at 2 o'clock at the house.
—Ruth M. Griffith, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Griffith, died last night of measles, complicated with oedema of the larynx and followed by pneumonia. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 3 o'clock, but will be private, owing to the serious illness of Mrs. Griffith.
—At the meeting of the Ladies' Home Mission and Church Aid society of the Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon Miss M. Adams paid a warm personal tribute to the memory of the late Mrs. Theresa Collins Bishop, a long time and faithful member of that church.
—A cat at the Palace Star laundry last night upset the rash register and gave matters in the place the appearance of having been raided by burglars. When an employee went into the laundry at about 10 o'clock last evening and found things generally topsy-turvy, he at once set about to find the criminals, but the blame all comes back on poor pussy.
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