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| Emperor Gojong of Korea. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, Feb. 20, 1902.
FACTS ABOUT KOREA.
Russia and Japan Have Long Struggled to Control Its Destinies.
One of the most important features of the Anglo-Japanese alliance is the effect it may have upon the long standing rivalry between Russia and Japan for the control of Korea, says The New York World. Both countries covet the peninsula stretching out between China and Japan and which only in the last few years has, like Japan, awakened to progress and civilization.
Russia has been gaining a stronger foothold every year in the "Hermit Kingdom," and rumors of serious trouble between Russia and Japan have been frequent of late years. Japan regards with great alarm the growth of Russia's power in Korea. A Russian whaling company leased three ports in Korea two years ago, Ouisan, Sungchinpo and Chinpodo. This concession was 700 meters in length and 350 in width.
Korea was declared independent as a result of the Chino-Japanese war. To celebrate the event the king declared himself emperor and consequently the equal of the rulers of China, Japan and Russia.
Japan has bitterly opposed the growing encroachments of Russia in Korea. Korea and Japan are intimately connected, their people not being unlike. The island of Tsuchima, owned by Japan, is in sight of Korea, and this island is only a short distance from the mainland of Japan.
Japan wanted Korea for obvious reasons, but Russia opposed her, because such a deal would bring Japan right to the doors of Manchuria. So long as one power could keep the other from possessing Korea it was satisfied. It has been a question whether Japan or Russia was the stronger in Korea. Well informed men have regarded Korea as the storm center of the east. The emperor is despotic and unprogressive, and Russia has been described as playing with Korea as a cat plays with a mouse.
Until a few years ago less was known of Korea than of almost any nation. Its frontiers toward Manchuria and Siberia are defended by high mountain ranges, and its long line of coast presents scarcely any harbor of any account. The whole country is very hilly and mountainous.
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| USS Illinois (BB-7). |
QUEEN OF OUR NAVY.
Battleship Illinois Surpasses Fast Oregon, Alabama and Kearsarge.
The new battleship Illinois is queen of the United States navy today, for in her recent rigorous test from Newport to New York she surpassed in speed, power and efficiency the Oregon, Alabama and her sister ship the Kearsarge, which she beats by half a knot, says the New York Evening Journal. The speed was 15.7 knots an hour. Commander Usher says that under forced draft a greater speed would of course be obtained.
In maneuvering, in handling the guns, hoisting ammunition, loading and sighting and in swinging to one point and another, as though engaged in a fight, she fully showed her superiority.
"The efficiency of the men was marked very high, and the combined figures of all tests put us first in the service," said the commander.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
Repealing the War Taxes.
Before we get through discussing the conduct of the Spanish war the country is likely to be relieved of the special taxes ordered by congress for the purpose of carrying it on. The ways and means committee of the house of representatives has reported in favor of the repeal of all the purely revenue taxes imposed at the beginning, and the measure or one similar is likely to receive favorable congressional action.
Despite the previous reduction in these war taxes and despite the fact that the war expenses have not ceased, the surplus revenues are still accumulating at the rate of $100,000,000 a year. The repeal bill agreed upon will reduce the revenues $77,000,000 a year. Nine million dollars of this reduction will be obtained by the removal of the tax on tea—a tax which everybody, one might think, would wish to see go. There was, however, a strong remonstrance against its removal from a few tea merchants, who claimed that the tax did not raise the price of tea, but who only convinced the public that the tax did not rest upon the importers. It was charged that these importers desired the tariff on tea to be maintained because it kept the business in fewer hands. Aside from this handful of people, however, the removal of the tea tax gives universal satisfaction. The war tax on beer is abolished, as are the taxes on stock exchange and speculative transactions and the taxes on inheritances, which will cause a large reduction in the revenue.
◘ For several years Mary S. Anthony, a sister of Susan B. Anthony, has paid her county taxes in Rochester, N. Y., under protest, the purpose being, it is understood, to pave the way for a legal test of the right thus to levy taxes on the property of women. Such an action was contemplated last year, but was abandoned for lack of means to carry on the litigation. Now it is said that the necessary money is at hand, and the courts may be called upon to pass upon the question of taxation without representation.
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| Delaware, Lackawanna and Western engine "Sam Sloan." |
FIREMAN KILLED.
TWO ENGINES AND SNOWPLOW DERAILED AT LITTLE YORK, N. Y.
Garret Nagle, the Fireman Killed—Clarence Fellows of Tully and William Sheehan of Syracuse Badly Injured—Injured Men Brought to Cortland Hospital—Accident Probably Caused by Heavy Snow.
Two engines and a snowplow were derailed one and one-half miles north of Little York at about 12:30 o'clock this afternoon, and as a result one of the firemen, Garret Nagle, is dead and two of the shovelers of the crew, Clarence Fellows of Tully and William Sheehan of Syracuse, are very severely injured. Lowell Moses and John T. Buckley of Tully were also badly hurt about the head.
The crew were pushing north from Little York on the west or southbound track, when suddenly the engines and plow left the track. The forward engine was nearly overturned, and it is probable that Nagle, the fireman who was killed, was on this engine. The snowplow was very badly smashed to pieces. Inside the snowplow were the shovelers, who rode there when the engines were in motion. There were six shovelers, but only four, as given were hurt.
There was another snowplow with two engines back of the derailed engines and on the other track, scooping off the snow that was thrown over by the wrecked crew. When these came up to the spot, the injured men were loaded on one of the engines and brought to Cortland. Beard & Peck's ambulance met them and carried them to the hospital, where they are being treated by Drs. Didama and Dana.
Buckley and Moses, who are not dangerously injured, state that they had been on duty since yesterday morning. They could not tell from the inside of the plow whether they were going fast or slow when the accident occurred nor what caused the engines to leave the track. They think the heavy body of snow was accountable for the accident. One rail was broken, but they could not tell whether it was broken before or after the engines left the tracks.
Coroner E. M. Santee has been summoned to Little York to investigate the cause of Nagle's death. It is said that Nagle lived in Syracuse.
THEY ENCOUNTERED DRIFTS.
Wedding Guests stuck in the Snow—Delayed the Ceremony.
People who live in the city have but a faint idea of the condition of the country roads and the drifts which have been piled almost mountains high by the three blizzards which have followed each other in rapid succession during the past few weeks.
A number of people who started out to attend the Sears-Butler wedding three miles west of Homer last evening had experiences in the snow which they will not care to repeat and a number really suffered from the cold before finally reaching their destination. The track was full all the way, but it was not until they reached nearly the top of the hill about a mile and a half from Homer that any serious difficulty was encountered. Here a heavy team hitched to a pair of large bobs got fast in the snow and were unable to proceed with their load.
Mr. Ralph Butler, who had been down to Homer for some wedding guests was behind the load and following him were three single rigs and one double team with surrey bobs. Mr. Butler's team was more accustomed to snow, so the team ahead was taken off and Mr. Butler's team put in their place. This left his sleigh, with its occupants without means of locomotion and the February breezes were blowing down across the hills in no gentle blasts. By slow stages and much difficulty, the horses wallowing in the snow, sometimes up to their sides, and often getting down in the drifts, the bobs were gotten through the deepest places and then Mr. Butler went back for his own sleigh. Another siege of plunging and wallowing brought the second load through, but by this time some of the party were nearly benumbed by the cold. The five sleighs were stalled in the snow for more than an hour and a half, and two rigs were finally abandoned and lifted out of the track and the horses taken to the nearest barns. The sleighs were left by the roadside until this morning.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Discussed at the Cortland Science Club.
An interesting paper on Christian Science was read by Mr. Wm. H. Clark before the Cortland Science club on Saturday evening. When discussing religious beliefs that are contrary to one's own convictions it often happens that the discussion is not tempered with that regard for the opinions of others that is theirs by right. This was not the case, however, with the paper above mentioned, which showed not only wide research, but was also characterized by temperance and a regard for a religious belief that has undoubtedly brought comfort to many of its followers.
It appears that there are about 500 Christian Science churches in this country, with a membership of about 50,000; while Mrs. Eddy's book, "Science and Health," has gone into its 223rd edition of 1,000 copies each. This appears to be a good showing when we consider that the history of this church dates back to the year 1866, at which time Mrs. Eddy claims to have discovered, or re-discovered the science. The great doctrine of the Christian Scientists is that "Mind is all and matter is naught." There is no doubt but that there is some foundation of truth in this statement but, we believe, that upon this foundation has been reared a great superstructure of fiction. The question is how long before the foundation crumbles and the structure falls?
Undoubtedly it is the cures performed in the name of Christian Science that appeals so strongly to its followers. These cures are usually confined to nervous disorders and these are alleviated either by hypnotic power, by anti-suggestion or by getting the patient into a quiet state of mind with the expectation of relief, then nature steps in and does her work and we have an exhibition of the so called power of mind over matter.
The effect of fear and anxiety upon the human system is well known, and physicians of every school strive to allay this fear and thus secure the co-operation of their patients in the fight against disease.
Cures are being affected all over the country by physicians who recognize this law, but who have no affiliation with Christian Science.
Regarding the ethics of Christian Science, we have only this to say. That while Science and Health has given voice to some very beautiful truths, still it has voiced nothing but what has already been said, and said infinitely better, with infinitely greater beauty, infinitely greater depth and infinitely greater love, by him who said "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest."
NOTARIES PUBLIC
For Cortland County as Confirmed by the New York State Senate.
ALBANY, Feb. 20. (Special).—The following Cortland county notaries public have just been confirmed by the senate, The STANDARD being indebted to the courtesy of Assemblyman Dickinson for the appended list:
Cortland—Edmund C. Alger, Mrs. Vernie E. Bassett, Lewis Bouton, Horace L. Bronson, Miss Clara J. Brown, Miss Mary Alta Chambers, Charles V. Coon, Thomas E. Courtney, Ira S. Crandall, Rowland L. Davis, Charles M. DeVany, James Dougherty, Frank P. Hakes, Sheldon Hinman, Lucius P. Hollenbeck, E. Jay Hopkins, Joseph R. Ingalls, James A. Jayne, Stephen K. Jones, Stratton S. Knox, Lucian M. Loope, George J. Mager, William J. Mantanye, Enos E. Mellon, Irvong H. Palmer, Frank J. Peck, Henry Leon Peckham, Frank E. Price, Theodore Stevenson, Edward Stilson, John W. Suggett, C. Fred Thompson, William D. Tuttle, Charles Medbury Flint, Edmund Francis Gensheimer, John Shea.
Cuyler—Henry Howes, Henry D. Waters.
Homer—Augustus H. Bennett, William H. Crane, Edward W. Hyatt, Llewellyn P. Norton, William J. Smith.
Harford— Roemy Blodgett.
Harford Mills—Lausing E. Hay, Hiram Kells.
Hunt's Corners—Jacob L. Talbut.
Marathon—Mrs. Jessie A. Miller, John H. Miller, John O'Connor, Daniel B. Tripp, Henry E. Wilson.
McGrawville—Burdette T. Burlingham.
Scott—William N. Babcock, William D. Hunt.
South Cuyler—Albert D. Barbar.
Tula—Edmund D. Crosley.
Preble—Joseph H. Cummings.
BREVITIES.
—The third Assembly party dance in the present series will be held in Red Men's hall on Friday evening. McDermott's orchestra furnishes the music.
Mrs. Elizabeth Perrigo died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Amos Avery in Groton, Friday, Feb. 14, at the age of 82 years. The funeral was held Sunday.
—Word has been received in Cortland of the death at Page Brook yesterday of Mrs. Emma Page, sister of Dr. F. P. Howland of this city. No farther particulars were given.
—The funeral of Mrs. Martha Hall, who died at Blodgett Mills Tuesday, will be held from the house at 11 o'clock tomorrow and from the Baptist church at 11:30 o'clock. Burial in Blodgett Mills.
—New display advertisements today are—S. P. Smith, Meats, etc., page 6; C. F. Brown, Drugs, etc., page 6; Opera House, Moving Pictures, page 5; Cortland Fish & Oyster Co., Oysters, etc., page 7.
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