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| General Leonard Wood. |
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| Tomas Estrada Palma. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, March 26, 1902.
PREPARING TO LEAVE.
Governor Wood to Appoint New Cuban Officials
IN CONJUNCTION WITH PALMA.
Orders For Return of Troops—Department of Cuba to Be Discontinued. President Palma to Be Inaugurated May 20—Diplomatic Representation To Be Arranged.
Washington. March 26.—Secretary Root has made public his order to General Wood directing him to turn over the control and government of Cuba to its people on May 20 next. The order requires the Cuban government to assume all treaty obligations. It directs General Wood to leave a small artillery force on the island to avoid leaving it entirely defenseless until the Cuban government shall have had opportunity to organize its own force. General Wood is instructed to convene the Cuban congress before May 20, to consult with President-elect Palma and to substitute such persons as he shall desire for those now holding official positions in Cuba.
The appointment of the new officials in Cuba by General Wood is in order to relieve President-elect Palma of any possible embarrassment from assuming executive responsibility with subordinates whom he does not know, or in whom he has not confidence. General Wood is to substitute for the persons now holding official positions such persons as President-elect Palma may designate. This will make it necessary for the new president and General Wood to appoint representatives to count and certify the cash and cash balances and the securities for deposits, transferred to the new government.
An order issued by General Miles and General Corbin relates to the return of the United States troops from Cuba and provides for the new stations. Among these transfers are:
Second cavalry—First squadron and Troops I and K to Fort Ethan Allen, Troops E and H from Ethan Allen, Vt. to Fort Myer, Va., all in the department of the east.
All of these troops except 800 men of the coast artillery are to be brought to the United States as rapidly as transportation facilities will permit, between now and May 20. The retention of the artillerymen is for the purpose of caring for the three batteries of the coast artillery. These troops will be in command of Colonel W. L. Haskin of the artillery corps.
The order also directs the discontinuance of the entire military department of Cuba and places the territory to be temporarily retained by the United States in the department of the east commanded by Major General Brooke.
General Wood and all the staff officers on duty in Cuba are ordered to report to the adjutant general at Washington for instructions as to their future assignment to duty. It was said at the war department that nothing had been settled yet with regard to the future station of General Wood, but that the matter will be settled before termination of his duties in Cuba. General Wood will leave here today for Havana, in order to carry into execution the plans for the transfer of the government.
It is understood that President-elect Pałma will not go to Havana until the early part of May. His plans are not fully matured.
Secretary Root has requested Secretary Hay to arrange for diplomatic representation of the United States in Cuba.
Provision for consular service will also be made.
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| Maj. Gen. Elwell Stephen Otis. |
RETIREMENT OF GENERAL OTIS.
He Will Be Succeeded by Major General MacArthur.
Washington, March 26.—Major General Elwell S. Otis closed his active career in the army by reason of age and will go into retirement. He will be succeeded in command of the department of the lakes at Chicago by Major General MacArthur.
The war department has paid an unusual tribute to General Otis in issuing a general order reciting his distinguished services in the civil war and at Manila.
In conclusion Secretary Root says: "General Otis goes in his retirement with a consciousness of duty well done during 40 years of continuous and exceptionally meritorious services, which entitle him to the gratitude and best wishes of his countrymen."
PAGE FOUR—BRIEF EDITORIALS.
◘ The American Medicine, in its issue last Saturday, says in reviewing the smallpox situation: "Except where vaccination is compulsory as in Germany or Japan, smallpox is everywhere increasing. In our country there were 22,263 cases of smallpox during the last week. For the same period last year there were only 9,406 cases. The deaths from smallpox during the past week were 661 against 136 last year. The paper quotes the following from a sermon by an English clergyman: ''In the town of Gloucester there is a beautiful cemetery and in one corner of the cemetery there are graves of no less than 280 little children all under 10 years of age, all of whom died seven years ago when a terrible attack of smallpox visited that town. Of these 280 children who died of smallpox, 279 were not vaccinated and only one was vaccinated."
◘ An American lady has broken her engagement to marry a French count. Perhaps she knows of a marquis who is in the market. Of course she is perfectly justifiable in trying to get the best title she can for her money.
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| John Truck. |
THE TRUCK CASE.
DATE OF EXECUTION TO BE SET BY COURT.
Prisoner Need Not be Removed from the Prison—Attorney for Defendant to Try for Executive Clemency.
According t o Section 543 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended in the laws of 1897 it will not be necessary for John Truck, the condemned murderer of Frank W. Miller, to be brought back to Cortland for resentence or even to be removed from the prison. This section reads as follows:
[If] the judgment of death is affirmed the court of appeals, by an order under its seal signed by a majority of the judges, shall fix the week during which the original sentence of death shall be executed, and such order shall be sufficient authority to the agent and warden of any state prison for the execution of the prisoner at the time therein specified, and the agent and warden must execute the judgment accordingly.
It is expected that a copy of the order will be received in Cortland very soon and the date for the execution will then be known.
Attorney McCrahon for the defense seems not to have given up the case, for he said last night to a reporter for the Syracuse Post-Standard in that city that he had sent for the opinion of the court of appeals, and if he finds any ground he will move for a reargument of the case. If this is not done, he said, he would petition Governor Odell to have the death sentence commuted to one of life imprisonment.
It is not believed in Cortland, however, that there will be any more to this case than the execution of the sentence and the paying of the bills of expenses, and the fact that the decision of the court of appeals affirms the decision of the lower court is an excellent tribute to the thoroughness with which the original case was tried by District Attorney Duffey and his counsel O. U. Kellogg, and also to the great care with which the answer to the appeal papers was prepared by District Attorney Dowd and to the clear and convincing way in which the argument before the court of appeals was made by his associate counsel, H. L. Bronson.
THROWN FROM THEIR CARRIAGE.
Dog Frightened Horse While Turning a Corner—Slight Injuries.
While enjoying a carriage drive on Woodruff-st. yesterday afternoon, Mrs. David Dalton and Mrs. E. S. Dalton and baby were thrown from the carriage while turning the Madison-st. corner. Just before they had reached this corner the horse became frightened at a dog and started on a run, turning the corner so rapidly that the occupants could not keep their seats. Mrs. David Dalton struck heavily upon her head and shoulders and received a severe cut on the forehead, one of her ears was quite badly torn and two or three of her ribs were broken. She is now resting as comfortably as could be expected after so severe a shaking up. Mrs. E. S. Dalton escaped with very slight bruises, and the baby came out without a mark.
The carriage was not overturned and the horse made a quick trip homeward with the vehicle without doing any harm at all. The occupants of the carriage were fortunate in escaping as well as they did, for they were thrown out most unceremoniously.
Ball Players Depart.
William Gannon and his bride and Dannie Coogan left this morning for Louisville, Ky., where the ball players have signed for the season. They go via the Lehigh to Buffalo, thence by the Louisville & Nashville road to Louisville. They will then go to West Bayden Springs, Ind., with the team for practice until April 26, when the season opens.
STOVES STORED.
Taken Down, Blacked, Repaired and Set Up.
The Cortland Howe Ventilating Stove Co. will call for and store in its new storehouse stoves for parties living within the city limits on the usual terms. Stoves will also be put in perfect repair, blacked and set up in the fall, if desired, at reasonable prices.
This work is in charge of Mr. W. H. Dennis, a man of skill and experience, prompt and trustworthy. Mr. Dennis is the only person authorized to receive stoves for us.
Orders may be addressed by letter or postal card to the Cortland Howe Ventilating Stove Co., Cortland, N. Y., or may be left at the STANDARD Office.
CORTLAND HOWE VENTILATING STOVE CO. [Paid ad.]
"Uncle Tom's Cabin."
The Opera House was filled to its seating capacity long before the curtain rose last night on the first act of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and very many who were not able to get seats stood in the back aisles throughout the whole performance. The people seem to be anxious as ever to see the plantation scenes and to hear the plantation melodies and the plaintive story of Uncle Tom. They are as ready now to laugh heartily at the funny situations of the Markses and the ludicrous Topsys as they were years ago, and as willing to weep copiously in the touching scenes with Eva and Uncle Tom.
The play last night was a good one in every respect. The cast was a strong one, the scenery was excellent and the costumes were elaborate. The specialties, including the Lone Star quartet, the Creole lady quartet, a genuine southern cakewalk, Gumption Cute in his musical act and the plantation buck and wing dancing, were all good and when the same company returns to Cortland it may be assured of another packed house to greet it.
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