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Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, April 1, 1901.
GOVERNMENT ROBBED.
Huge Frauds in Commissary Department at Manila.
DATE AS FAR BACK AS JUNE, 1900.
Goods Bearing Government Marks Found in Possession of Unauthorized Persons. Wholesale Arrests Have Been Made and New Scandals Develop Daily.
MANILA, April 1.—Interest in the capture and fate of Aguinaldo is well nigh overshadowed in Manila by sensational developments, present and prospective, of frauds in the commissary department. How widely these extend has not yet been ascertained, but enough is already known to justify the belief that they are far-reaching.
Captain Frederick J. Barrows of the Thirtieth volunteer infantry, quartermaster of the department of Southern Luzon, seven commissary sergeants, several civilian clerks, a prominent government contractor, the assistant manager of the Hotel Oriente, the proprietors of three of the largest bakeries in Manila, a number of storekeepers and other persons have been arrested.
The investigation has scarcely begun, but thousands of sacks of flour, a quantity of bacon and wagonloads of other goods, all bearing government marks, have been found in the possession of unauthorized persons.
It is alleged that the contractor in question, who has been doing a business approximating $100,000 per month, has spent huge sums in entertaining officers.
A prominent commissary officer is accused of leading a scandalous and immoral life. It is asserted that large quantities of stores have been lost or stolen in transit, and also that there is a shortage in the commissary depot.
New scandals are developed daily. Illicit transactions have been traced to June, 1900, and it is possible that there are others of earlier date.
The exorbitant tariff on provisions makes the surreptitious sale of commissary supplies immensely profitable.
It is understood that other United States officers may be arrested. Lieutenant Louis K. Sweet of the Forty-sixth volunteer infantry is prosecuting the investigation under the direction of Colonel Wilder, chief of police.
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Aguinaldo Pleased With Treatment.
MANILA, April 1.—Aguinaldo continues to express himself as pleased with and impressed by the courteous treatment accorded him by General MacArthur. "I am a prisoner", said he yesterday, "but I am treated like a guest."
DIED LIKE A HERO.
Commander Roper of Gunboat Petrel Lost His Life Trying to Save Others.
WASHINGTON, April 1.—The navy department yesterday received a cablegram from Admiral Remey, commander-in-chief of the Asiatic station, giving a brief account of a fire in the sail room of the gunboat Petrel, and of the death of the commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Jesse Mims Roper, as a result of on heroic effort to rescue the men below. The dispatch also shows that 22 other officers and men were prostrated, but all are recovering. Admiral Remey's dispatch is as follows:
"Cavite, March 31, 1901.
"Fire discovered sail room Petrel 7 this morning, Roper commanding. After going below once, went again against advice, attempted recover men below. He suffocated, died at 7:45. Twenty-two other officers and men entirely prostrated. All recovering. Fire out. Damage immaterial. Send Roper's remains by Buffalo. REMEY."
The department at once sent a telegram to A. H. Fay, the brother-in-law of Lieutenant Commander Roper, at 73 Monmouth street, Longwood, Mass., asking that he inform Mrs. Roper of the news. The following expression of sympathy and appreciation is also made:
"With this sad news the department sends to Mrs. Roper deep sympathy in the great loss she has sustained, and the highest appreciation of the gallantry and self-sacrifice with which Lieutenant Commander Roper gave his life for his fellow-men. It was a hero's death."
The deceased officer was born in Missouri and entered the naval service June 25, 1868. He was commissioned to the rank held by him at the time of his death on March 31, 1899, and ordered to command the Petrel Nov. 15, 1899. The Petrel was one of the vessels under Admiral Dewey at the battle of Manila Bay when she was in charge of Lieutenant Commander E. P. Wood. The latter officer came home shortly after and Lieutenant Commander Roper succeeded him.
The Buffalo, on which the remains will be sent home, is now used for the transportation of troops and is about to return to this country by way of the Mediterranean.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
The Lay of the Hen.
The cackle of the American hen, like the British drumbeat, is heard round the world. And it means a great deal more in the way of human comfort and happiness. The American hen is laying her way into the heart of every nation that knows good eating and seeks the quickest way to supply its gustatory wants. The American hen furnishes a brand of eggs and broilers which have no equals in the product of any of her sisters, and so they are coming into universal demand. For some months past a German commission has been in this country investigating the subject of American poultry and instructed to procure specimens of the best breeds with which to stock the barnyards of the fatherland. Its report will be a matter of great interest, and the selections it will make of the kinds of fowls to be used for domestic propagation will undoubtedly give a decided boom to those varieties.
The hen and egg business of this country is an enormous one. Probably few people realize it, because they have given the subject so little attention and we have so many other big things to look after. But the production of poultry and eggs here mounts up in value to so many millions that it is quite wonderful that no great trust has been formed to centralize and systematize the trade. And the American hen has had her census taken. She will figure in the statistics gathered last year, and it is safe to say the showing she will make will be a great feather in her cap. Even the rooster's gorgeous adornment will pale into insignificance alongside of the solid value she will be seen to possess. She and her eggs are produced in every state and territory and sold in nearly every country on the globe.
And now China has decided that if she cannot get a sufficient supply of American hens she will lay in a lot of American eggs and be a mother to them, or at least a stepmother in the form of a prolific incubator. She wants American eggs and American incubators. Philadelphia, through her Commercial Museums and her extended trade relations, keeps in touch with what is going on, and the Philadelphia Press makes this statement:
While Japan's imperial troops and merchants are taking every precaution against the seizure of Korea by the Russians her nearest neighbor, China, with the aid of the United States, is trying to solve the "egg" puzzle. If she succeeds, her merchants say, she will eventually gain control of the egg market in the Orient.
China's desire to compete with neighboring countries in the egg market has been known in this country for some time, but many American manufacturers of incubators have contended that the Chinese could not be successful in poultry-raising.
Inquiries among Philadelphia poultry dealers yesterday elicited the information that China through an importing merchant at Pekin had already entered into negotiations with American manufacturers of incubators. At the Commercial Museums It was learned that a letter has just been received there from a Chinese importer asking for suggestions that might be used by poultry dealers and operators of incubators in China. This letter contains a statement to the effect that if the American manufacturers can be satisfactorily dealt with Chinese merchants will insure a ready market for scores of incubators.
This is the mission of the American hen—to minister to the welfare of the nations. It is far better than an errand of war and bloodshed. May she increase and possess the earth, and may the fighters of the world ground arms and lay down their guns wherever she lays her eggs.—Troy Times.
◘ President McKinley has acted quickly and with excellent judgment in rewarding General Frederick Funston for his bold and daring deed in capturing Aguinaldo. On Saturday he appointed him a brigadier general in the regular army to fill one of the vacancies now existing. An interesting feature connected with the appointment is that he is likely to become the lieutenant general commanding the army at some time if he lives. The reward conferred upon him at this time has been fairly earned and will no doubt meet with general approval, unless it be that some disappointed West Pointers take exception to a man from the volunteer service being placed in line for the highest military position in the regular army. But President McKinley has shown a disposition to reward success, and this is a feeling in which the great majority will sympathize.
APPOINTMENTS MADE
FOR FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY.
Ratified by the Common Council—Fire Team Placed In the New Stable in the Engine House—Another Commissioner of Deeds.
An adjourned meeting of the common council of the city of Cortland was held at the office of the clerk of said city on March 30, 1901, at 8:30 o'clock P. M. There were present at the meeting Chas. F. Brown, mayor; E. M. Yager, E. R. Wright, George F. Richards, T. C. Scudder, R. S. Pettigrew and Vern W. Skeele, aldermen.
Mayor Brown appointed and named George Charron commissioner of deeds of the city of Cortland and on motion of Mr. Scudder, seconded by Mr. Pettigrew and declared carried, all voting aye.
Resolved, That such appointment be confirmed by this board and that George Charron he appointed commissioner of deeds of the city of Cortland.
The mayor nominated and appointed subject to the confirmation of the common council of the city ,of Cortland the following named fire commissioners of said city: E. E. Ellis, to hold office until Feb. 1, 1902; Edward Alley, to hold office until Feb. 1, 1903; E. J. Warfield, to hold office until Feb. 1, 1904.
Moved by Mr. Scudder and seconded by Mr. Yager that such appointments be confirmed by the common council of said city. Mr. Skeele called for the ayes and nays. All voting aye, the motion was declared carried.
It was Mayor Brown's intention to name Dr. C. E. Ingalls as one of the fire commissioners, but an objection was raised on the ground that if he were appointed the majority of the board, Mr. Ingalls and Mr. Warfield, would be members of the fire department. This was very unsatisfactory to the aldermen, and while each member of the board thought Dr. Ingalls would otherwise make a very desirable member of the fire board, they opposed him for the reason stated.
Mayor Brown appointed the following named persons police commissioners of the city of Cortland: G. S. Van Hoesen, F. B. Nourse and D. E. Stanford.
Moved by Mr. Yager and seconded by Mr. Scudder that such appointments be confirmed by the common council of said city. Mr. Pettigrew called for the ayes and nays. All voting aye, the motion was declared carried. Each of the police commissioners hold office under the charter for two years.
The matter of placing the city team in the enginehouse was discussed. Mr. Richards said that the reports given in out-of-town papers in reference to the matter were disgusting. They had placed competent men on the committee for fixing stables for the team and these men were well qualified to judge whether or not the stables are large enough, or are properly lighted. Aldermen Yager and Wright, who are both liverymen, gave their opinion in regard to this, stating that the stables were plenty large enough for the horses and that they are better lighted than the average stables. It was the general sense of the meeting that the team should be placed in the stables at once.
Moved by Mr. Skeele, seconded by Mr. Scudder and declared carried that the mayor instruct the chief of the Cortland fire department to place the team of the fire department in the stalls at the engine house, provided for such purpose, on April 1, 1901. All voting aye, the motion was declared carried.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
Approved March 30,1901, CHAS. F. BROWN, Mayor.
THE CORTLAND REUNION
To be Held at the Hotel Manhattan in New York on April 9.
Arrangements are fast progressing for the first annual banquet of the New York Society of Immigrants from Cortland county to be held at Hotel Manhattan in New York on Tuesday evening, April 9 at 7 o'clock, and it promises to be a most enjoyable affair. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Ballard, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Pierce and Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Sanders will receive the guests that evening. A souvenir program is to be prepared which will contain the names of all the charter members and the guests upon that occasion. There will be a few toasts and the speech making will be limited to forty minutes, the main feature of the evening being the social element and the reunion itself. Further particulars may be obtained of the secretary, Mr. Melvin A. Rice, 13 Willoughby-st., Brooklyn, or of the treasurer, Dr. Charles O. Dewey, 747 Macon-st., Brooklyn.
Sidepath Badges on Sale.
Sidepath badges are now on sale at McKinley & Doubleday's, Buck & Lane's, City Cycle store, W. H. Woolland's, F. S. Bliven's and at the engine house by J. E. Costello, the electrician. The [bicycle] sidepath commission urges all riders to procure badges at once, as funds are needed to make spring repairs on the paths.
Paste Day in the W. C. T. U.
A regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held on Tuesday, April 2, at 2:45 P. M. Consecration service will be led by Mrs. C. W. Collins, followed by a business meeting. The program will call for each member to come with a pair of scissors and as far as may be a little book or pamphlet that can be used for scrap books. It is paste day.
BREVITIES.
—The regular business meeting of Grover Relief Corps. No. 96, will be held in G. A. R. hall to-morrow, April 2, at 2:30 o'clock P. M.
—Thirty-five arrests were made by the Cortland policemen during the month of March, a greater number than has been made in any month for a long time.
—Mr. and Mrs. Homer Mariner have moved from 146 Main-st. to 16 Pearne-ave., where they will remain for a month or six weeks before returning to their summer home in Gage, Yates Co.
—Mrs. Mary Jane Wright, 26 Washington-st., suffered a paralytic shock of her left side last Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Wright is over 90 years old. She has not yet regained consciousness and her death is expected hourly.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Bingham & Miller, Clothing, page 7; Miss Mary Lamb, Millinery opening, page 8; Smith & Beaudry, wallpaper, page 6; W. J. Perkins, Paints, etc., page 6; C. F. Brown, Paints, page 8; City Cycle Co., Bicycles, page 2; Mitch's Market, Meats, page 5; J. W. Cudworth, Eyeglasses, page 7; Palmer & Co., Drygoods, page 2.
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