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| Czar Nicholas II of Russia. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, April 8, 1901.
JAPAN MAKING READY.
Merchant Marine Told to Prepare For Transport Service.
OFFICERS ON LEAVE CALLED IN.
Little Nation Intoxicated With War Spirit—Cable Received at Washington Alleged to Say That Russia Has Broken Off Relations With China.
LONDON, April 8.—The Yokohama correspondent of The Daily Mail, wiring yesterday and dealing with the attitude of Japan toward Russia's Chinese policy, says:
"Shipping companies have been ordered to hold their vessels in readiness for transport service. Cruisers on the reserve list have been commissioned for active service. All leave has been recalled and officers of the first reserve have been warned for service. There is much popular excitement."
WASHINGTON, April 8.—The administration is perplexed over a cable dispatch received Saturday from Mr. Squiers, now in charge of the American legation in Pekin. This dispatch, according to a publication yesterday, said that the "Russian minister refuses to receive official communications from Chinese commissioners" which carried the inference that diplomatic relations between the two countries interested would be broken off. The officials are very reticent about the matter and decline to affirm or deny whether it is correctly stated. They will go only so far as to admit the receipt of a dispatch whose purport was not clearly understood, for which reason it was not given to the press for publication.
Another cablegram, which reached her yesterday from Mr. Rockhill, the special commissioner of the United States engaged in conducting the peace negotiations, made no reference to the alleged refusal of the Russians to receive official communications from the Chinese commissioners. As Mr. Rockhill is in a position to know promptly what develops between the ministers and the peace commissioners, it is believed he would be prompt to report a step of such far-reaching importance as the dispatch from Mr. Squier would indicate.
At the Russian embassy no information on the subject was obtainable. It was said there that no communication had come from the foreign office at St. Petersburg since the Russian note of several days since, which declared that government's intentions regarding Manchuria, a copy of which was handed to Secretary Hay. The impression of the officials at the embassy was that no special significance attached to the Squiers' dispatch. According to them it simply meant that the Russians had discontinued further negotiations at this time on the Manchurian question alone which, for the time, is held in abeyance. This was in accord with the spirit of the official publications of the government on this matter, which asserted that, remaining faithful to its original and oft repeated political program regarding Manchuria "it will quietly await the further course of events."
Absolutely no further concern was felt at the embassy on the subject, the officials apparently being perfectly satisfied that the communications referred to relate entirely to the Manchurian question.
In other diplomatic circles the report failed to receive credence, on the general theory that the interests of the Russian government in China were too great and far-reaching to permit the severance of diplomatic relations at this time when substantial unity on many of the matters of negotiation was so promising.
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| James Street Bridge collapses with trolley on it, 37 people injured. Credit Onondaga Historical Assoc. |
CANAL BRIDGE FALLS.
TROLLEY CAR IN SYRACUSE GOES DOWN WITHOUT WARNING.
Thirty-seven People Injured—No One Killed—A Horse and Loaded Truck on the Bridge at the Time—No Water in the Canal, Otherwise Many Would Have Been Drowned.
At 5:50 o'clock Saturday night the bridge over the Oswego canal in Syracuse near the Alhambra fell and let a loaded trolley ear, a loaded truck with its horse and a number of pedestrians thirty feet down into the bed of the canal. Fortunately there was substantially no water in the canal, only a few puddles here and there, otherwise the fatality from drowning would have been awful. As it was no one was killed, though it seems almost a miracle, but thirty-seven people were injured, though it is thought that none of them will die. Some of the injuries were slight and some quite serious.
The cause of the disaster is unknown. The bridge was examined some months ago by the regular inspector and was approved. The car was heavily loaded with people going home from work. It was about half way across when the bridge seemed suddenly to give way in the middle and to sink with a smash. The car went down forward end foremost and struck almost on its end. The crash was heard for blocks. For a moment after the fall there was a dead silence, then screams and cries came from the wounded.
Some one turned in a fire alarm and the firemen quickly responded and began the work of rescue. A ladder was let down into the canal and all had to be brought up this to escape. They came with cut faces as a result of broken glass, with bruises and broken bones. But it was marvelous that no one was killed.
STATE TO INVESTIGATE.
Question of Responsibility For Syracuse Bridge Disaster as Yet Undecided.
SYRACUSE, April 8.—The question of responsibility for Saturday's bridge disaster in which 37 persons were injured by a trolley crashing through the bridge, has yet to be decided. C. R. Johnson, the electrical expert of the state railroad commission, arrived yesterday and made an investigation, but refused to talk for publication.
A special dispatch to The Post-Standard from Albany says that E. R. Hooker, deputy superintendent of public works, left that city for Syracuse, where he will make an investigation. Senator White will introduce a bill in the legislature for a new bridge, and hopes to get it through before adjournment.
The city authorities declare that they are not to blame for the condition of the bridge, and say the state is responsible. Minor canal officials declare that the state is also blameless. As the street railroad company announces that it had nothing to do with the bridge except run its cars over it, there is much interest in learning who will ultimately be made to shoulder the responsibility.
All of the injured are reported to be doing well, and there will probably be no deaths result.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
◘ The tract of land known as the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache reservations, one of the few left in the Indian Territory, will soon be opened to actual settlement. It comprises about 4,000,000 acres, lying between southwestern Oklahoma, Indian Territory proper and Texas, and is reported to be rich and productive land. Nearly 1,000,000 acres will be apportioned to the Indians, leaving about 3,000,000 to be opened to white settlement. For those contemplating taking up land it is important to know that the rush system has been abandoned. Notice of the opening will be advertised, and application must be made to the officer in charge of the reservation, who will award the lands by lot. Those drawing allotments will know where their land is located and can make the necessary filings, while those drawing blanks will have to return home. It is estimated that the opening up of this reservation will add about 30,000 to the population of Oklahoma, giving that territory considerably over 400,000 people, a number which will have an important bearing on the question of statehood.
◘ An Illinois teacher who whipped a boy for writing obscenity in the schoolhouse was fined $10 by appeal magistrate, but the board of education endorsed him and raised his salary. A board of education may be a very effective court of appeals at times.
THE MURPHY BUTTON.
Dr. Sornberger was One of Dr. Murphy's Pupils.
Dr. S. J. Sornberger has noted the account of the operation by Dr. Reece upon Mrs. Babcock of Homer, N. Y., in which a Murphy button was used, as described in these columns a few days ago, and he adds interest to this valuable invention by some further remarks concerning it.
Dr. Sornberger was a pupil of Dr. Murphy's and was many weeks at his side in the Chicago hospitals. He has seen Dr. Murphy use this button in his operations many times since its invention nine years ago. Dr. Murphy is a remarkably rapid operator, and he has sometimes performed an operation calling for the adjusting of one of these buttons in marvelously short time. Dr. Sornberger says the buttons are of different sizes and shapes to suit the part to be operated upon. Their lengths vary from a quarter of an inch to two inches, and their circumference from that of a nickel, like the one used in the case referred to, to that of a half dollar. The buttons are oftentimes made of fine steel, plated with nickel, rather than being of sterling silver. Some surgeons prefer to use the one material and some the other.
A BUSINESS CHANGE.
H. R. Cone to Move His Grocery from Greenbush-st. to Grant-st.
H. R. Cone, who has for nearly two years conducted a grocery business at 43 Greenbush-st., Cortland, has purchased of Earl B. Cummings the remainder of the stock and all the store fixtures connected with the Grant-st. store, formerly conducted by Mr. Cummings, and will move to that place to-morrow all of the stock from the Greenbush-st. store, thus materially increasing the stock that he will carry at the new place of business.
Mr. Cone has thoroughly demonstrated since being connected with the Greenbush-st. store that he has a natural aptitude for the business that he is engaged in. The Grant-st. store is considered to be very well located, Mr. Cone, who is conceded to be a hustler, will no doubt bring out all of its capabilities. The store will be opened Wednesday of this week.
STORY-MILLER.
An Easter Wedding at the Home of the Officiating Clergyman.
A very quiet and pleasant affair was the marriage of Mr. Thomas C. Story of Homer and Mrs. Melissa V. Miller of Cortland on Easter Sunday afternoon, by Rev. Geo. H. Brigham at his residence, 8 Charles-st., in Cortland. The children of the contracting parties, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Story of Homer, and Misses Pearl, Maud and Minnie Miller, and Mrs. Jennie A. Tower being the only guests.
During the last winter, Mrs. Miller has been the efficient help of Mrs. Brigham in her impaired state of health, during which time the preliminaries for this interesting event have been carried on. A few weeks since, at Monday's dinner, after one of Mr. Story's Sunday evening visits, Mr. Brigham gravely asked Mrs. Miller if she thought it to be right to read novels, to which she promptly replied, "No, I do not." But you like a Story, do you not, to which she as promptly replied, "Yes, a good sensible one." A smile on the face of the questioner suggested the point of the questions and with a becoming blush she reaffirmed her reply, "Yes, I do like a good sensible one." Now that she has become so absorbed in a Story as to be carried away by one, her many friends will heartily wish her to find the succeeding chapters of the Story, as interesting and pleasant as the preceding ones have been.
After simple dainty refreshments had been served, Mr. and Mrs. Story departed for their future home on North Main-st., Homer.
Death of John O'Connell.
Mr. John O'Connell, for a number of years in charge of the electric light plant in Cortland, died at the home of his parents, 146 Homer-ave,, at midnight last night after an illness of some months from consumption, His age was 40 years, 9 months and 27 days.
Mr. O'Connell was born in Messengerville and the greater part of his life has been spent in this county. He is survived by his wife and little daughter Anna, 3 years old; also by his parents and two brothers and a sister: David O'Connell of Marathon; Thomas O'Connell of Cazenovia and Mrs. Fitzgerald of Cortland.
The funeral will be held at 146 Homer-ave, at 9 A. M. Wednesday and at St. Mary's church at 9:30 o'clock.
Associated as Counsel.
The law firm of Dill & Baldwin of 27 Pine-st., New York, of which Arthur J. Baldwin and Leonard D. Baldwin, formerly of Cortland, are members, has associated with itself as counsel Hon. John W. Griggs, who has recently resigned as attorney general of the United States.
BREVITIES.
—Mr. M. Michelson, the jeweler at 93 Lincoln-ave., has moved to 149 Tompkins-st.
—Next Thursday evening the Y. M. C. A. basket ball team plays the Little Falls team in the local gymnasium.
—There will be a regular meeting of the Knights of the Maccabees in Vesta lodgerooms Tuesday at 7:30 P. M.
— Dr. Paul T. Carpenter has moved his residence and office from 82 North Main-st. to 99 North Main-st.
—A regular meeting of the Royal Arcanum council will be held Tuesday evening, April 9, at G. A. R. hall at 7:30 o'clock.
—There will be a meeting of the Women's auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. at the association parlors on Tuesday afternoon, April 9, at 3:30 o'clock.
—The STANDARD is indebted to Senator George E. Green for a copy of the New York Red Book for 1901. The Red Book is compiled by E. L. Murlin and grows more valuable each year as it keeps including additional features.
—New display advertisements to-day are —City Steam Laundry, Laundry work, page 5: City Cycle Co., Bicycles, page 5; J. W. Cudworth, Eye glasses, page 5; Baker & Angell, Shoes, page 7; C. F. Thompson, Grass seeds, page 5.
—It is hardly possible to recollect so disagreeable an Easter day as yesterday. With rain or mist all day and a cold raw air that sent a chill to the marrow, it was not conducive to comfort or to the favorable display of Easter millinery.
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