APPEAL TO CONGRESS, ULTIMATE INDEPENDENCE, CORTLAND 1901 VITAL STATISTICS, AND NOTICE FOR WOMEN

 

Papa Isio.

Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, Jan. 27, 1902.

APPEAL TO CONGRESS.

Want Chinamen Admitted to the Philippines.

MANILA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Say the Present Restriction is of No Benefit to the Filipinos, and Chinese Labor is Needed to Work Lands. Conditions in Negros Island Unsatisfactory.

   Manila, Jan. 27.—The American chamber of commerce here has formulated an appeal to congress, in which it earnestly prays for the enactment of laws allowing Chinamen to enter the Philippine islands, under such restrictions as the United States Philippine commission may enact. The present restrictive law concerning immigration, continues this appeal, is of no benefit to the Filipinos, as Chinamen, if admitted would not enter into competition with local labor and their entry into the islands is imperatively needed, as the tobacco, hemp and sugar lands of the archipelago are only partially cultivated. Without this legislation this country cannot be properly developed. Building in Manila has been badly retarded because of this lack of labor and for these reasons the American chamber of commerce composed entirely of American citizens, representing commercial interests, respectfully prays for immediate action in this matter.

   Colonel Charles W. Miner of the Sixth infantry reports the conditions on the island of Negros to be unsatisfactory and that 400 bolomen and 40 men armed with rifles under the command of the fanatical bandit leader, Papa Isio, are terrorizing the people of Negros.

 

Jacob Gould Schurman.

ULTIMATE INDEPENDENCE.

President Schurman Reiterates Views Expressed in Boston Speech.

   Ithaca, N. Y., Jan. 27.—President Schurman made a statement explanatory of his recent Boston speech in which he advocated the eventual independence of the people of the Philippines. The substance of his late speech was to the effect that if the Christians of Luzon and Visaya wanted independence and showed themselves capable of assuming it, this country would eventually give it to them.

   President Schurman said yesterday that he believed the policy he advocated would, more than anything else, promote the welfare of the Filipinos. President Roosevelt, he said, had declared in his message to congress that we were to do for the Filipinos far more than any other nation had done for a tropical people and that we were to fit them for self-government after the fashion of really free races, He said he stood with President Roosevelt in his policy and was against the policy advocated by General Wheaton, which would mean colonial servitude like that of Java and India; and that it was just as proper for one to advocate a policy of eventual independence at the present time as it would be to urge the adoption of General Wheaton's plan, since the American people have not yet passed upon the question of final Philippine policy.

 

Judge William Howard Taft.

GOVERNOR TAFT IN CHICAGO.

Says the Government is Concealing Nothing and That It is Well Informed.

   Chicago, Jan. 27.—William H. Taft, civil governor of the Philippine Islands, arrived in Chicago yesterday afternoon from San Francisco. He was met at the depot by President S. M. Felton of the Chicago and Alton Railroad company and went at once to Mr. Felton's residence where he spent the day.

   Governor Taft said:

   "The only answer I have to make to the ideas of individual observers, who declare that the true condition in the Philippines is being concealed, or that we are hugging delusions of peace that can never be brought about, is that the government is concealing nothing and that its conclusions are not based on wild theories, but substantial facts."

   Governor Taft left over the Pennsylvania road for Cincinnati.

 

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

Vital Statistics for Cortland.

   In another column we publish today the record of birth, deaths and marriages for the city of Cortland for the year 1901, as filed at the office of the city clerk. The record of births and deaths is probably complete. The record of marriages is known to be incomplete because some of the ministers never file them with the clerk who is the registrar of vital statistics.

   The records show 124 births in the city during the year, of which sixty-four were males and sixty females. There are also 136 deaths. By these figures it is apparent that the city is not holding its own in population aside from the fact of strangers moving in to locate here. Notwithstanding the epidemic of typhoid fever that existed early in the year there are but eight deaths recorded from this disease and these are scattered all through the twelve months and several of them are coupled with pneumonia. There seem to have been more deaths from pneumonia than from any other single cause. The records show twenty-four deaths under 1 year of age, sixteen deaths between 1 and 10 years, five between 10 and 20 years, eight between 20 and 30 years, eight between 30 and 40 years, eleven between 40 and 50 years, thirteen between 50 and 60 years, eighteen between 60 and 70 years, fifteen between 70 and 80 years, thirteen between 80 and 90 years and five over 90 years.

   Last year there were recorded 124 births, identically the same number as this year, but then there were seventy-nine boys and forty-five girls, instead of being so evenly balanced as this year. Last year there were but 117 deaths.

   Fifty-nine marriages are reported this year. Last year there were sixty-four. Rev. H. L. Rixon, pastor of the Homer-ave. M. E. church, one of Cortland's marriageables, heads the list as being the most desirable minister to perform the ceremonies. Thirteen marriages are ascribed to him. Rev. O. A. Houghton, D. D., late pastor of the First M. E. church, comes next with nine marriages. Then Rev. W. J. Howell, pastor of the First Baptist church, another eligible bachelor, records seven marriages. Rev. Robert Yost of the Congregational church has six. Rev. G. H. Brigham, retired, and Rev. O. M. Owen of the Free Methodist church have each five. Rev. Robert Clements of the Presbyterian church has four, and Rev. W. W. Way of Grace Episcopal church, Rev. Geo. E. T. Stevenson of the Memorial Baptist church, and Rev. U. S. Milburn of the Universalist church each have two. Rev. W. P. Garrett, late of McGraw, Rev. Mr. Brown and Rev. Mr. Post and City Judge R. L. Davis each had one. These marriages of course were all performed within the city limits and have no reference to any of the marriages any of the ministers may have performed among their parishioners outside of the city lines.

 

NOTICE FOR WOMEN.

Meeting to Consider bill to Permit  Women Taxpayers to Vote.

   On Thursday a bill to give the tax-paying women of all third class cities in New York the right to vote on tax propositions was introduced in the senate by Hon. Lester R. Humphrey and was referred to the cities' committee. This will give the tax-paying right to women in the last of the places to which it can be applied. Nearly one-third of the third class cities now have a provision in their charter giving women this right. The bill for towns and villages passed last year, and was in the legislature for three years. It has always been in the judiciary committee, and it is considered a great gain to have the bill in a committee where a majority of its members are in favor of it.—Brooklyn Woman's Journal.

   An adjourned meeting of the Political Equality club will be held at the home of Mrs. Julia E. Hyatt, 182 Main-st., Wednesday at 8 o'clock P. M. to consider the above named subject. All tax-paying women and all interested are urged to be present. MRS. BENTLEY, Sec.

 

Mrs. Eliza Schutt.

   Mrs. Eliza Schutt, one of the very oldest residents of this city, died at about 9:30 o'clock this morning from old age at the home of Mr. M. Michelson, 149 Tompkins-st. Her age was 92 years. 8 months and 14 days.

   Mrs. Schutt and her husband, Henry Schutt, who died twenty-two years ago, were for many years residents of Cortland. About thirty-two years ago they moved to the vicinity of the old toll [plank road] gate between Cortland and Homer, of which Mr. Schutt was the keeper. After the death of her husband Mrs. Schutt went to Plattsburg, Mo., to live with a son, but at his death, the last of six children, Mrs. Schutt came back to Cortland, arriving here April 11, 1900. At that time she said she had come back among friends to die. Since then she has lived with and been most tenderly cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Michelson.

   Mrs. Schutt was awarded the prize at the fairgrounds last fall for being the oldest lady on the fair grounds.

   The funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 o'clock A. M., from the home of Mr.  Michelson.

 

SYRACUSE TEAM WON.

The Fifty-Hours Go-As-You-Please Race at Taylor Hall.

   Powers and Williams of Syracuse easily won the 50 miles go-as-you-please race, which was ended in Taylor hall Saturday night, having covered over twelve miles more ground than any other team. The final distances were: Powers and Williams, 259 miles and twenty-three laps; Diabo and Bishop, the pork and beans team from Clayton, 238 miles and ten laps; Hart and Lloyd from Rochester and Utica respectively, 247 miles and eighteen laps.

   In the two mile race between Hoagland, heel and toe, and Mills as-he-pleased, Mills won by four laps. Coleman and Hoagland went for 3 miles under the same conditions, and the former won by two laps.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The Primary Teachers' union will meet at the home of Mrs. Silas W. Sherwood, 70 Railroad-st., Tuesday evening at 7o'clock.

   —New display advertisements today are—Bingham & Miller, Clothing, page 8; C. F. Brown, Hair brushes, etc., page 4; R. W. Mitchell, meats, page 5.

   —Fred H. Ritter, who has been a barber in Cortland for ten or twelve years past, left this morning for Ithaca to accept a good position in a shop there.

   —Tilden H. Ware, one of the three men injured in the boiler explosion at the powerhouse of the Ithaca Traction Co. on Wednesday night, died at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.

   —Twenty-five ladies of the dressmaking department of the Gillette Skirt Co. enjoyed a fine sleighride to Little York Saturday afternoon, leaving the factory at 2 o'clock in a huge carryall and returning home at about dark.