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| Senator Orville H. Platt. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, June 8, 1901.
HAVE AUTHOR'S CONCEPTION.
Cubans Given Letter Written by Senator Platt on His Amendment.
WASHINGTON, June 8.—During the conference between Secretary Root and the Cuban commission, the secretary wrote a letter to Senator Platt of Connecticut, who introduced the Platt amendment, asking for his views relative to intervention as mentioned in the third clause of the amendment. Senator Platt replied and his letter was furnished the commission confidentially by the secretary of war and was incorporated into and made a part of the acceptance of the Platt amendment by the constitutional convention.
The letter, however, appeared in a Havana paper and yesterday was made public by the war department. The letter stated that the amendment was carefully prepared with the object of avoiding any possible idea that by its acceptance the constitutional convention would thereby establish a protectorate or suzerainty or in any manner whatsoever compromise the independence or sovereignty of Cuba.
The following is the text of Senator Platt's letter to the secretary of war:
"I am in receipt of your letter of this date, in which you say that the members of the commission of the Cuban Constitutional convention fear that the provisions relative to intervention, made in the third clause of the amendment which has come to bear my name, may have the effect of preventing the independence of Cuba and in reality establish a protectorate or suzerainty by the United States and you request that I express my views of the question raised.
"In reply I beg to state that the amendment was carefully prepared with the object of avoiding any possible idea that by the acceptance thereof the Constitutional convention would thereby establish a protectorate or suzerainty or in any manner whatsoever compromise the independence or sovereignty of Cuba and, speaking for myself, it seems impossible that such an interpretation can be given to the clause. I believe that the amendment should be considered as a whole, and it ought to be clear on reading it that its well defined purpose is to secure and safeguard Cuban independence and set forth at once a clear idea of the friendly disposition of the United States toward the Cuban people, and the express intention of their part to aid them, if necessary, in the maintenance of said independence. These are my ideas and although, as you say, I cannot speak for the entire congress my belief is that such a purpose was well understood by that body. Very respectfully yours,
"O. H. PLATT."
Secretary Root has been in communication with General Wood regarding the situation in Cuba and was able to inform the cabinet concerning the impressions which General Wood has of the feeling of the delegates to the constitutional convention. While no new propositions have yet been submitted it is probable that the convention will not accept the Platt amendment outright until another proposition has been made to this government. The administration is fully determined that the Cubans must accept the Platt amendment without qualification before there can be anything changed in the status of Cuba.
PLANNED A LYNCHING.
Plucky Sheriff Held Mob of 300 in Check.
KILLED ONE AND WOUNDED TWO.
Stood In Front of Negro Murderer's Cell and Confronted Crowd With Revolver—Militia Arrived Before Second Attempt Could Be Made.
CARROLLTON, Ga., June 8.—A mob of 300 white men broke into the jail here yesterday afternoon in an attempt to secure a negro named Williams.
In front of the negro's cell the mob was confronted by Sheriff Merrill, revolver in hand. A fight ensued in which the sheriff shot and wounded two men, one of them, it is believed, fatally.
The mob fired on the sheriff but he was not hurt, although one bullet passed through his hat.
The mob dispersed without getting the negro.
Williams was to have been hanged yesterday for the murder of John Ward, but the execution was postponed owing to an appeal made yesterday morning.
The sheriff's fire killed Daniel Bennett of this city. Two other members of the mob were given flesh wounds.
The leaders of the mob telephoned to Temple and Villa Rica for aid to secure the negro.
Sheriff Merrill then swore in all the deputies he could summon, but there were not enough guns to go around.
The arrival of the state militia averted threatened trouble and at 9 o'clock a special train bearing the negro, whose crime was the murdering of a little white boy whom he found fishing alone, and his guard was speeding toward Atlanta.
The man killed in attacking the jail was George Bennett of Carrollton and the wounded men are Thomas Smith, also of Carrollton, and an unknown man, presumably a farmer.
Thomas S. Word, father of the murdered boy, who was in the front rank of the would-be lynchers was, strange to say, not hit. After Bennett fell Mr. Word jumped upon the window and exclaimed dramatically: "Shoot me, Mr. Sheriff, I would as soon die now as any time."
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
Safeguarding the Country's Rivers.
The growing interest with which the inland water courses of the country are being regarded by the legislative bodies of the several states is illustrated in the passage at the late session of the New York state legislature of a bill by which $1,500 was appropriated to be spent in co-operation with the United States geological survey in the study of the rivers of the state and the measurement of their flow. The conditions under which this appropriation was made are that the government will appropriate a like amount for work in the state and conduct the investigations.
This is not altogether a new move on the part of New York state, as an appropriation of $1,000 for work of the same nature was made last year. Other states have also passed similar measures, and a bill by the state forester of Pennsylvania is now in preparation which if passed will place $2,000 in the hands of the United States geological survey, who will add a like amount and conduct a similar line of work on the Pennsylvania rivers. In the last few years also all of the New England states and a number of other eastern states have entered into a like co-operation with the government for the investigation of the rivers within their borders.
The value of this work, which can obviously be carried on more economically and thoroughly by the federal government than by the several states independently, can be understood when it is realized that upon the results and figures obtained from these investigations depends the solution of such questions as the availability of given streams for the water supply of our rapidly growing towns and cities, for protection against undue pollution from sewerage and manufacturing refuse, for the location and development of many valuable water power advantages and for furnishing reliable data for use in legal controversies which have been and are being continually brought from the misuse of the waters of the streams. In short, it is a work necessary for the safeguarding of the country's water resources.
◘ The recent launching of the battleship Ohio at San Francisco recalls the fact that it is not the first United States war vessel to bear that name. The old sailing line of battle ship Ohio was launched at the Brooklyn navy yard on May 22, 1820, and was designed and constructed by Henry Eckford. It did not go into commission until 1838 and on its first cruise, bound for the Mediterranean, flew the broad pennant of Commodore Hull. It also served in the Mexican war and was the flagship of the American fleet in the bombardment of Vera Cruz. It was finally sold to Israel M. Snow of Greenport, N. Y., and was broken up there.
In its day the Ohio was queen of the navy. It mounted 110 guns, spread 16,000 yards of canvas and out-sailed everything afloat. It was so beautiful in design that when it was at Trieste an Austrian naval commission, by permission, took its model as, according to a journal of the cruise, "the king of Austria has ordered a ship to be built as like it as possible."
BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST
To Exhibit in Cortland on Friday, June 14.
Rotund Major Burke, the jolly advance courier of Buffalo Bill's Wild West exhibition was in Cortland last night and spoke on his favorite theme, Cody and Congress of Rough Riders. Among other things he said:
"The Canadian mounted rifles, the Strathcona horse, a detachment of Colonial South Africans, and a squadron of genuine Boer Soldiers, add strong additional human interest to the Wild West exhibition during the present season. This is its first visit here in two years. The Boers with Colonel Cody are invalided men from different commands, and most of them have been through the entire campaign. Most of them have been several times wounded. They fought under Cronje, DeWet and Botha. Cronje's surrender, by the way, was largely brought about by the Canadians who, it will be remembered, on the last night crawled up to within 700 feet, and when daylight arose had command of the now famous laager. The Canadians were recruited from the mounted policemen of the northwest, the ranchmen, hunters, cowboys and gentlemen sportsmen of Canada. They not only won the respect of the Boers, but astonished the imperial generals and authorities, and the foreign military attaches.
The Boers arrived at New York on March 26 last. The Canadians arrived on the Numidian at Halifax, having come direct from South Africa. Each member was presented in London with a medal by King Edward VII. I went to Halifax and secured these Canadians and each man among both the Canadians and Boers has his written discharge, and can show his wounds. Notable among them is McArthur, for whose rescue young Richardson of Ottawa, received the Victoria Cross.
"Another feature is a party from the government life-saving corps, with their apparatus and bomb-firing lifeline machine. These men have seen actual service, and the exhibition to be given will be highly educational to all, as showing what money the government expends, how it is utilized, and what benefits accrue from it. Another effective feature is the battle of Pekin, which has a peculiar interest today.
AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE.
Prompt Action Prevented Serious Results.
The fire department was called out at 3:15 o'clock this morning by an alarm rung in from box 218, at the corner of Groton-ave. and Homer-ave., Cortland. The fire proved to be in some ash barrels at the residence of Mr. J. C. Gray, 86 Lincoln-ave. It was discovered by patrolman Day Baker and it was he who rang in the alarm. The flames were quickly extinguished by the use of the chemical extinguisher and two streams of water before any particular damage was done.
The barrels were situated near a tight board fence and had this fence and the surroundings been as dry as is sometimes the case, the chances would have been good for a much more serious fire. Mr. Gray's barn is only a short distance, away from where the fire started and the buildings of George W. Davenport were just the other side of the fence. The prompt action of Patrolman Baker in sending in the alarm and the quick response of the fire department prevented more serious results.
DIED OF APOPLEXY.
Thomas Costello Ate a Hearty Supper and Passed Away Without Warning.
Mr. Thomas Costello, aged 36 years, an employee at the Wickwire wire mills, was found dead in an outhouse at his boarding place, 10 Railway-ave. The body was removed to the house immediately after the discovery of his death and within a period of five minutes from the time he first left the house. Coroner E. M. Santee was summoned and decided that death resulted from apoplexy and that it was not necessary to hold an inquest. Mr. Costello had worked as usual yesterday and had eaten a hearty supper, after which be read the evening paper. His death came without a moment's warning.
Mr. Costello was born in Cortland and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Costello, both of whom have been dead for some years. He leaves one brother, Mr. James F. Costello, 20 Pendleton-st., and three sisters, Mrs. W. D. Riley of Cortland, Mrs. Stanley Yerkes of Philadelphia and Mrs. J. Bates of Jamestown.
The funeral will be held from the home of his sister Mrs. W. D. Riley, 34 Church-st., Monday, June 10, at 9 o'clock A. M. and at St. Mary's church at 9:30 o'clock. The burial will be made in Cortland.
RESIGNATION OF MR. STEVENSON
Not Accepted by the Memorial Baptist Church.
A meeting of the members of the Memorial Baptist church was held on Thursday evening after prayer meeting to consider the resignation of the pastor, Rev. Geo. E. T. Stevenson, of which notice has already been given in these columns. Deacon Frank J. Lumbard was made chairman. It was voted not to accept the resignation. The meeting then adjourned. It is understood that Mr. Stevenson is in earnest in his desire to press the resignation, and what the next action will be is not yet apparent.
Mr. Stevenson will not complete his second year in Cortland till September. During this time there has been a net gain in the membership of the church of forty-seven. When it is considered that the total membership of the church is now 120 this seems like a pretty large percentage of increase. He has been doing an excellent work in this church and in this ward of the city, and it would be a cause for gratification if this could be continued and if Mr. Stevenson could be led to withdraw his resignation. The vote of the church shows that this is its desire.
Farewell to Bachelorhood.
Mr. Charles S. Mead, formerly bookkeeper at The National bank of Cortland now of Moravia, gave a bachelor banquet to about a dozen of his most intimate Cortland and Moravia friends at The Kremlin [Hotel] last night in anticipation of his bidding adieu to bachelorhood on the 19th of the present month. An elegant menu was served by Proprietor Albert Allen and a social hour was passed in reviewing by-gone days. The guests were: Messrs. T. P. Bristol, Charles W. Barker, A. P. Gray, Edward Allen, R. H. Miller, Halsey M. Collins, B. L. Nourse, H. L. Beckham and W. H. McGraw of Cortland, and Dr. Leth Thomas and Mr. Greenfield of Moravia.
A Gigantic Milk Cooler
By far the largest milk cooler and aerator ever manufactured by the Perfection Milk Cooler and Aerator Co., was shipped from Cortland last night to a large creamery concern in Pennsylvania conducted by Brooklyn capitalists. The mammoth milk container holds 325 quarts, and the cooler has a capacity of 1,000 quarts an hour. It is built on the same general plan that all of the company's coolers are.
Her Tenth Birthday.
Miss Helen Jewett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Jewett, celebrated her 10th birthday Thursday afternoon by giving a party at the park to twenty-four other little friends. The merry young people, under the charge of Mrs. Jewett, went to the park on the 4 o'clock car and returned at 8 o'clock. A most delightful afternoon was spent by the children in games and otherwise. A bountiful supper was served by Mrs. Jewett on the veranda of the hall, and the feature of the repast was a large birthday cake, from which Miss Louise Landreth was the fortunate one to draw the piece containing the silver heart. The young people enjoyed the occasion immensely, and are of the opinion that the park is an excellent place at which to hold a party and that their young friend is an excellent hostess.
MULE AND TROLLEY CAR.
Mule Got the Worse End of the Collision Though Glass Fell Out.
As the 9 P. M. trolley car was passing the farm buildings of George Stevens between Cortland and McGraw last night in charge of Conductor Fred Voorhees and Motorman F. C. Ellis, a mule came galloping out of a driveway and plunged directly into the front corner of the car. The force of the car, which was moving rapidly on the down grade at that place, gave the mule a very sudden stop and threw him back several feet in the direction he had come from. The mule's shoulder was badly skinned, but the animal was not seriously injured. The car had some of the front windows knocked out and some of the passengers claim that the mule's style of kicking was responsible for this.
BREVITIES.
—The annual convention of the Y. P. S. C. E. of Cortland county will be held at tbe Congregational church in Homer on Tuesday, June 11.
—The Normal graduating class was photographed by Photographer E. H. Hyatt from the main entrance to the Normal this morning.
—The Children's Day exercises at the Universalist church are postponed for one week, possibly in the hopes that there may be warmer weather by that time.
—Following the regular meeting of Iskoot Council, Degree of Pocahontas, a social dance will be given on Tuesday, June 11, Kane's orchestra will furnish music.
—There will be a general rally of the Sunday-school at the morning service at the Baptist church tomorrow with sermon by the pastor especially to the Sunday-school.
—A Cortland minister is authority for the statement that three separate men had told him that they had seen snow in the air this morning. Surely it is about cold enough for snow.
—New display advertisements today are—C. F. Thomson, Meats and groceries, page 5; Palmer & Co., Bicycles, page 6; C. F. Brown, Malt extract, page 6; Baker & Angell, Shoes, page 7.
—At the Homer-ave. M. E. church tomorrow morning Major A. Sager will give a report of the recent Brotherhood of St. Paul convention at Utica. This will be followed by a sermon by the pastor addressed especially to the Brotherhood of St. Paul.
—Children's Day will be observed at nearly all the churches tomorrow. At the Congregational church the program will be at 10:30; at the First Baptist church in place of the regular Sunday-school at 12 M.; at the Presbyterian church at 4; at the Memorial Baptist church, the First M. E. church, and the Homer-ave. M. E. church at 7:30 P. M.
RAIN AT SCHENECTADY.
No Chances Given the Wagon Makers to Defeat the Old Utica Team.
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