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Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, April 15, 1901.
MUST MAKE AN EFFORT.
China Should Use Soldiery In Preserving Internal Peace.
JAPAN CALLS HER TO ACCOUNT.
Says Other Nations Cannot Be Expected to Fight Her Battles, Though They Will Help—Emperor's Return to Pekin Demanded as Necessary.
PEKIN, April 15.—Komoura Jutaro, the Japanese minister, accompanied by General Yamaguchi, the Japanese commander, recently called upon Prince Ching and notified him that the return of Emperor Kwang Su to Pekin was urgently desired. Prince Ching was informed that the emperor's wishes would be respected by the foreign troops and that every courtesy would be shown him.
It was pointed out to the Chinese plenipotentiary that the emperor's return was of the highest possible importance as affecting the maintenance of the integrity of the Chinese empire, and that he should come accompanied by every available soldier, by at least 20,000 men if possible. These troops, it was further contended by the Japanese minister, must be sent into Manchuria as the Russians reported great disturbance there and it was not right that the task of quelling the trouble should be thrown upon the shoulders of one nation.
Finally, Prince Ching was assured that if the 20,000 Chinese troops could not suppress the disorders in Manchuria, other powers would send an international force to co-operate with China, which all the powers regarded as a friendly power. No reply having been received to this communication, Li Hung Chang was yesterday notified to the same effect, and told that Emperor Kwang Su must give an immediate answer.
The preparations which the Japanese here are making for an early start indicate that they still expect war between Russia and Japan, Vessels arriving at Taku from Nagasaki report the mobilization of the Japanese fleet and the continuance of preparations on board ship for the anticipated struggle.
MINISTERS WASTING TIME.
Dilatory Tactics Have Held Up Negotiations For Many Days.
PEKIN, April 15.—Prince Ching says all his reports go to show that the missionary statements regarding a rebellion in Mongolia are not supported by the facts. Neither does he believe that the rebellion of General Tung Fu Hsiang amounts to much.
"It is the object of certain elements,'' he asserts, "to make it seem that China is in a condition of constant broils, rendering it unsafe for the foreign troops to be withdrawn. Those who have this in view will magnify a village quarrel into a big rebellion. The missionaries, naturally timid, take those reported in good faith."
The conduct of the ministers of the powers over the negotiations with the Chinese plenipotentiaries causes much adverse comment among the military authorities. Their dilatory tactics have presented what might have been accomplished two months ago. Even now the meetings of the ministers are postponed for the most trivial causes. For instance the desire of one minister to go on a picnic to the tombs of the Ming dynasty prevented the holding of a meeting for a number of days. Then M. De Giers and other ministers insisted upon celebrating Easter, and thus a week was consumed. In a third case an unnecessary visit by one minister to Tien Tsin held up the negotiations for four days. These are fair illustrations of what has been almost continuous from the beginning.
Korea to Fortify Her Coast.
LONDON, April 15.—The government of Korea, according to a dispatch to The Daily Mail from St. Petersburg, has decided to build 32 coast fortresses to resist a possible Japanese invasion.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
◘ Mr. Chamberlain stated in the British house of commons the other day that the war relieved the South African company from all financial responsibility for the Jameson raid. Possibly the British taxpayers may regard it as a pretty expensive way to protect the fortunes of the company represented by Mr. Chamberlain, Cecil Rhodes and their associates.
◘ A Paris dispatch says that the French censor has condemned a certain play. Doubtless it was because it was merely stupid rather than positively immoral.
◘ Japan is apparently looking for trouble, and there an some indications that she will get what she is looking for.
◘ Czar Nicholas would probably like to devise some sort of a tariff that would keep bombshells out of Russia.
◘ If traveling was a little safer, the czar of Russia and the emperor of Germany might get together and compare scars.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
GEORGE E. GORDINIER FOUND IN AN UNCONSCIOUS STATE
On the Lehigh Valley Tracks Near the Forging Shop—Removed to Fireman's Hall and Died Very Quickly—Efforts to Learn His Whereabouts—The Autopsy—His Watch Was Gone from His Person.
Shortly before 6 o'clock Sunday morning, Sidney Buck, who lives at 39 Cleveland-st., Cortland, found a man who proved to be George E. Gordinier, an upholsterer, of 69 Owego-st., in an unconscious condition upon the tracks of the Lehigh Valley railroad between River-st. crossing and the shops of the Cortland Forging Co.
The man was lying directly between the rails of the Forging Co.'s switch a short distance from the main track. One foot was across the rail. His clothing was soaked with water and from all appearances he had been lying where Mr. Buck found him for some time. Mr. Buck supposed the man was intoxicated. He removed him from between the rails and laid him in a more comfortable position on the grass beside the tracks. He then telephoned to police headquarters, but finding no one there, called up Chief Smith at his home on Tompkins-st. Taking Officer Fellows with him the chief went at once to bring the man to the station house. He was still unconscious and unable to help himself in the least. Thinking they could take the man to the station house more quickly than by summoning an ambulance they placed him on a bicycle and with a policeman on either side wheeled him to police headquarters. He was laid upon a cot in one of the cells and Dr. P. T. Carpenter, the city physician, was at once summoned by telephone, as the man's condition appeared to be serious. He grew worse rapidly and died without regaining consciousness before the doctor arrived and within ten minutes from the time he was taken into the station house.
Coroner Santee was at once notified and the body was at once removed to Wright's undertaking rooms on Groton-ave. An autopsy was performed Sunday afternoon by Coroner Santee, assisted by Dr. F. W. Higgins and Dr. P. T. Carpenter. The stomach was found to be almost entirely empty and traces of alcohol were discovered. The body was not properly nourished and contained but little blood. Across the face and upon the nose was a slight abrasion of the skin which seemed to have been caused by a fall and there were also slight bruises upon both knees. Aside from these there appeared to be no marks of violence upon the body Two cents in money were found in his pockets and a tax notice from the city chamberlain. A watch which he usually carried was missing.
Coroner Santee and Chief of Police Smith began an investigation. The mother, sister and brother of the dead man were at once notified at their home, [59] Owego-st., and an effort was made to trace his whereabouts from the time he had left home.
Mr. Gordinier had been working at the Hayes chair factory near the Lehigh Valley station. On Wednesday last he received his wages amounting to about $12 and it is supposed that $8 or $10 of his money was still in his possession Saturday morning. In reply to an inquiry Mr. Hayes the proprietor of the chair factory said that a man called for Gordinier at the factory between 9 and 10 o'clock Saturday morning and that Gordinier left the shop with him, saying that he was going to pay his taxes. He did not return and that is the last seen of him at the factory. He is said to have been in Sheehy's saloon with one Bert Lamb about 10 o'clock, and from there went to the flagman's shanty on Owego-st. So far as has yet been learned this is the last seen of him until he was found on the tracks Sunday morning.
At about 10 o'clock Sunday morning Lamb was arrested at Ray's hotel in Railway-ave. He was taken to the station house and closely questioned as to his whereabouts Saturday. Lamb told several stories of his doings, saying first that he went to Homer early in the morning, where he saw Gordinier in the upper hotel [sic], and that he did not see him again until he found him at Charles Rowe's hotel, between Cortland and Homer, where he was dancing, when he left the hotel for his boarding house in this city at 11 o'clock Saturday night.
Another story which he told later was that he saw Gordinier at Sheehy's Saturday morning and that he did not again see him during the day. As Lamb's stories were contradictory, he was sent to jail on the charge of public intoxication to await further investigation. This morning he was brought before City Judge Davis and sentenced to five days in jail.
Lamb was not seen at his boarding house Saturday night, although he evidently spent the latter part of the night in his bed.
An investigation of the ground near where the body was found was made, and the tracks made in the ground showed that the man had evidently walked down the railroad from the [Elm Street] railroad bridge over the west branch of the Tioughnioga river. Under the bridge several tracks were found. It was seen where Gordinier had evidently crawled out of the water on the bank and staggered down the tracks. He was at the time evidently unconscious, and the coroner thinks that in any event he would have died of exposure.
How Gordinier came to be in the part of the town where he was found is a question which at this time cannot be satisfactorily answered. He had no with any one in that vicinity which would call him there, neither was he in the habit of frequenting that part of the city at any time. One rumor, which proves to be without foundation, was that he had been up to see Hector Cowan, who formerly had a claim on the place where he lived, to arrange for some money to pay his taxes.
This is not so. Mr. Cowan told a representative of The STANDARD that Mr. Gordinier had not been to his place and that he had not seen him in more than six months. Mr. Cowan also said that while he formerly had a claim upon Mr. Gordinier's place, that had all been paid and that he had had no business relations with him for several years.
Mr. Gordinier was 41 years of age and unmarried. He lived with his mother, Mrs. Betsey A. Gordinier at 69 Owego-st. He had one brother, Mr. Allen Gordinier of Cortland, and one sister, Mrs. Mary C. Dickinson, also of Cortland.
Funeral services will be held at the house, Tuesday at 1:30 P. M. Burial will be made at McGraw.
A NEW FIRM.
Messrs. C. H. V. Elliott and W. H. McGraw to Open a New Drug Store.
Messrs. C. H. V. Elliott of the City drug store and W. H. McGraw, head clerk for C. F. Brown, have rented the store recently occupied by McGraw & Osgood and expect to open a first class drug store as soon as the store can be put in proper shape and the necessary arrangements made. Both of these young men are well known in Cortland. They are familiar with the drug business in all its details, and are thoroughly competent, reliable and painstaking. The new firm will be a valuable addition to the business interests of the city.
Y. M. C. A.
ANNIVERSARY.
UNION SERVICES HELD AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Encouraging Report from the General Secretary as to Work Accomplished the Past Year—Inspiring Address from Field Secretary F. W. Pearsall—Summing Up by Rev. Robert Clements—Budget for Next Year.
The thirteenth anniversary exercises of the Young Men's Christian association were held last evening in the Presbyterian church. It was a union service and the seating capacity of this church was taxed almost to its capacity. The program of the evening was as follows:
Prof. W. A. Cornish, the new president of the association, presided and made brief and fitting introductory remarks He was glad to announce that the association was out of debt and that there was a balance of about $50 on hand. This is the first time this has ever been true.
The annual report of the general secretary together with the budget for next year, both of which have usually been read at these services were this year printed and incorporated in the program. They were as follows:
ANNUAL REPORT OF SECRETARY.
The Young Men's Christian association of Cortland, on April 1, 1901, closed a successful year. The citizens have contributed generously and very generally and the members have worked earnestly to make it so. It is plainly visible that its purpose and usefulness are better understood to-day among people in every section of the city, and are better recognized as an agency through which good is being accomplished, bringing a blessing to the multitude of young men and to the homes from which they come. It is clearly understood that its work is specific, and does not interfere with the church; but that its work is organized and conducted to aid the church of God. It is in fact that branch of church work in which the churches combine to maintain throughout the week, effective competition with the ever-open saloon.
The Christian ministry, with the church members and societies, have been unanimous as to their support. The increased co-operation, with the added appreciation of the members, has created during the past year great activity along every line. Only those who are connected with the work and see it every day realize the good that is being done. How can we tell of the hundreds of young men that have been benefited during the past year, the bodies that have been strengthened, the minds that have been enlarged and the souls that have been saved? Stop and think for one moment of the influence of this Christian institution on the lives of 36,978 young men, an average of 101 every day who enter the building. We might as well attempt to count the stars as to compile statistics sufficient to estimate the good being accomplished by the systematic, practical and spiritual work of the Young Men's Christian association.
A literary club of twenty young men has held weekly meetings during the winter and the members have done much good work in the study of questions connected with history and current events and have received valuable training in literary expression and public speaking. Occasional lectures under the auspices of this club have been delivered by friends of the club to young men of the association and their friends. Other classes, as in arithmetic, penmanship, bookkeeping and grammar have been maintained with somewhat varying success. In some of them much commendable work has been done.
The repairs of a year ago have given us a good gymnasium and equipment for this department", but because the association has had no physical director the work has suffered. If the subscriptions for the coming year shall be sufficient to enable the association to secure a director, there is every reason to believe that better results can be accomplished than ever before.
The many honors and medals won by the association athletes and gymnasts prove that the Cortland men are among the foremost in sport and games.
The social life of the association, to prove attractive to young men and to draw them to the building, must be many sided, and it must not merely attract but it must hold them. This can only be accomplished by having bright rooms and a prevailing spirit of good fellowship. Success has been secured by the use of a parlor and reading room, a literary society, informal socials and receptions.
The association has always stood for Bible study, but has felt the need for a more extended course than has been offered; therefore, a broader course has been outlined and prepared to meet the needs of the different ages of men. During the past year there has been a marked improvement and greater desire for Bible study; therefore a continuous growth in power and in spiritual interest has been manifested.
The Sunday afternoon men's gospel rally has been conducted regularly throughout the year, and has been especially helpful to young men, strangers in the city, as well as to members. The speakers for this service have been pastors and laymen, selected from the different churches of the city, their addresses being spiritual and practical and intended to meet the problems of everyday life.
During the year just closed the citizens have been called upon for unusually large subscriptions and they have responded generously. Twenty-five hundred dollars have been raised by subscription, enabling the association to pay an indebtedness of $900 and to come through the year with a balance of about $50. In some departments however the work has suffered because of a severe economy that has been necessary. As for example the physical department which has had to dispense with the services of a physical director.
Respectfully submitted, T. B. TIBBITTS, General Secretary.
NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
To enable the association to continue the work it is necessary that the board of directors secure the amount as indicated below:
FIELD SECRETARY PEARSALL.
The principal speaker of the evening was Mr. F. W. Pearsall, field secretary of the international committee. He said that he did not need to commend to Cortland the Y. M. C. A., for it was apparent to him from what he had heard and from the report of the secretary that the people of Cortland had given it a place in their hearts. He then proceeded to discuss four essentials to the success of an association:
The first essential is a proper conception of its work. It has been said that it seeks to unite those young men who consider the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior and who desire to spread his teachings among men. It is not a church or the church. It is the agent of the church or, better still, the child of the church. This definition implies mutual responsibility—the responsibility of the parent to the child, and the responsibility of the child to the parent. It is not a rescue mission, nor is the work chiefly a rescue work. It is chiefly a means of prevention, rather than a cure. But whenever it fails to rescue those going astray it is time it went into dissolution. It is not a club essentially, though it has features of a club and ought to be in its best sense a young men's club with one important addition. The average club represents organized selfishness. A clubman usually pays for what he gets and doesn't want any one else there who doesn't pay for what he gets. The church of Jesus Christ stands for organized kindness, and the Y. M. C. A., as the child of the church, must be true to the principles of its mother. The Y. M. C. A. gives a young man a chance to pay for some things, but it doesn't require him to pay for everything, in the same way that the young man goes to college and pays his tuition pays for some of the things he gets. He doesn't pay for all. The balance of the pay comes from the income of the endowments. In this way he pays part and becomes self respecting. So the young man in the Y. M. C. A. pays for some things. The work of the Y, M. C. A. is then to give to every man a chance.
The second essential of success is that the association shall include a band of men who are determined to make effective this principle of the association's work. We go into a flour mill and the manager tells us of the splendid equipment and fine machinery, but our first question is what kind of flour do you make? We want the mill to be able to produce flour to have it of any use and we want it to produce good flour. Henry Drummond said, "God wants not more of us, but a better brand of us." The work of the Y. M. C. A. is to improve the brand. You must get at the masses one at a time. You cannot save men in bulk or aid them in bulk. One man with God is a majority. I know of one association that set out to erect a new building, and in the first place it decided that one of the first principles of its building campaign was that the association should do just as nearly as possible in every respect what God would like to have them do.
The third essential to success is the good will of the community, but of this the speaker said he thought he needed to say very little. The history of the association, the willing aid that came to it during the past year, the large and attentive audience of the evening all told him that the local association possessed the good will of this community in full measure.
The fourth and last essential to success is a good equipment. A Y. M. C. A. building has its place among the essentials, though it is not the first place. Still an association can never do its best work till it is well equipped. A friend of mine wrote me from the Philippine Islands, "What these Filipinos need is the gospel of Jesus Christ and American plows." Both of these things are essential to Filipino success, though both are not equally necessary. If a Y. M. C. A. is equipped in Filipino style it cannot do its best work. I lay it upon your hearts as children of God to do what is right by this association. Give to it as to a child of the church quarters which are well equipped; support the work so well that you will feel that you have done your duty. It may be the place of this association to save some of your own flesh and blood and to point the way to heaven for him.
REV. ROBERT CLEMENTS.
Rev. Robert Clements, pastor of the Presbyterian church, spoke briefly in conclusion. He said that the association ought to be well supported here in Cortland. We want no retrograde movement in this first year in the twentieth century. We have progressed hitherto slowly in the work of this association, but it has been progress. It is not ways possible to measure all the results. Statistics tell only part of the truth. We can't afford to let the work of this association go, and we can't afford to support the association in a poor way. We should supply the amount of the budget asked for in full.
An offering was then taken to defray the expenses of this meeting and to help along the work, and it amounted to $30.04.
The music of the evening added to the effectiveness of the service. Miss Tickner sang in a pleasing style two solos, the sentiments of which were appropriate to the occasion. The Y. M. C. A. orchestra played with acceptance during the collection, and the other music of organ and choir was up to its usual standard.
THE AFTERNOON SERVICE.
The men's meeting at the Y. M. C. A. rooms [located in the Standard building—CC ed.] on Sunday afternoon was well attended. Mr. Pearsall gave a strong gospel address on "Power," the especial bearing of it being the power of Christ Jesus in the hearts of Christians and as an influence in leading others to Christ. The orchestra played several times and Mr. H. W. Carver sang a fine solo.
The finance committee of the board of directors will at once begin the canvass for funds for carrying on the work of the association for the coming year in accordance with the budget as published above, and hopes to secure ail the pledges within the next ten days. The association hopes that its friends will be thinking this over so that when a call is made upon them a result may be promptly reached. There is one thing positively determined upon—the association is now out of debt and it is resolved to remain so. It is easier to raise the money in advance than afterward. Friends will give more readily toward pushing forward work than for the purpose of paying up old debts. In the next place and most important of all, if the directors know that their financial matters are all attended to, they can devote all their time at the regular meetings to advancing the spiritual needs of the association, rather than to planning how this bill may be paid or how this debt may be put off till another account is settled. The association will hereafter cut its garment absolutely according to its cloth.
New Tribe of Red Men.
A new tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men to be known as Teendese Tribe, No. 415, was instituted on Saturday evening, April 13, in Red Men's hall. The following are the chiefs for this term:
Prophet—Fred Priest.
Sachem—C. L. Personius.
Senior Sagamore—Henry Alley.
Junior Sagamore—Daniel Butler.
Chief of Records—W. T. Summers.
Keeper of Wampum—Burt Bean.
First Sannap—John Evans.
Second Sannap—John Woolaway.
First Warrior—Calvin Priest.
Second Warrior—A. A. Buss.
Third Warrior—Patrick Larkin.
Fourth Warrior—Frank Simpson.
First Brave—Denton Atwood.
Second Brave—C. F. Barker.
Third Brave—Frank E. Willis.
Fourth Brave—Sidney E. Hummer.
Guard of Wigwam—Robert Miller.
Guard of Forest—M. J. Munsey.
Trustee for Eighteen Moons—A. J. Burns.
Trustee for Twelve Moons—Sidney Hummer.
Trustee for Six Moons—E. F. Barker.
The degree staff of Pecos tribe, No. 357, put on the adoption and warriors degree and Adirondack 380 of Homer the chiefs degree in a very creditable manner. J. T. Summers, D. G. S., was instituting chief. After the ceremonies lunch was served by the new tribe.
BREVITIES.
— Arbor day this year will be on Friday, May 3.
—The street sprinkler made its first appearance upon the pavements to-day.
—Some snow banks still linger in places in the country roads as well as in the fields on the hills.
—A regular business meeting of Grover Relief Corps, No. 96, will be held to-morrow, April 16, at 2:30 P. M. in G. A. R. hall.
—The police commissioners meet at 8 o'clock to-night at the office of the city clerk to reorganize the police force of the city of Cortland.
—The portion of Groton-ave. just west of Otter Creek bridge, which was filled last fall with dirt from the excavations from the paved portion of the street, could be greatly improved by the use of the road scraper and the removal of several loads of loose stones.
—New display advertisements to-day are—M. W. Giles, Special prices, page 7; A. S. Burgess, Clothing, page 7; Hudson Crockery Co., Crockery, page 2; Bingham & Miller, Clothing, page 8; City Steam Laundry, Laundry, page 6; J. W. Cudworth, Optician, page 5; Palmer & Co., Auction, page 7.
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