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Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, June 3, 1902.
SCENE IN THE COMMONS.
Thronged With a Brilliant and Enthusiastic Audience.
BOERS ACKNOWLEDGED EDWARD.
Chamberlain and Balfour Received Ovations—Liberality of the Terms. Leader Announced the Government Would Move Vote of Thanks to Lord Kitchener and Troops.
London, June 3.—Not in years had the house of commons been so thronged with a brilliant and enthusiastic audience as when the first lord of the treasury and government leader in the house, A. J. Balfour, announced the peace terms concluded with the Boers.
An hour before the house met, a large crowd on Whitehall vociferously cheered the notable politicians, particularly the colonial secretary Joseph Chamberlain, who walked unconcernedly from the colonial office with a broad smile on his face.
Long before the customary prayer, the galleries of the house were packed. Joseph H. Choate, the United States ambassador; Henry White, the secretary of the embassy; Lord Rothschild and many members of the cabinet patiently waited through the answering of questions in the house for the momentous announcement. An unusually large number of peers sat in their gallery and behind the ladies' grill aristocratic women were closely packed. Noticeable among them was Lady Sarah Wilson, who thus saw the end of the drama in which she played such an active part.
Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Balfour both received a great ovation as they walked to their seats, Mr. Chamberlain's ovation being by far the most enthusiastic of the two.
The period of waiting finally came to an end. Amid breathless silence, broken a few seconds later by applause such as the house of commons seldom hears, Mr. Balfour stood up and announced the terms on which the war in South Africa had been ended.
The reference to the Boers acknowledging King Edward as their sovereign was the hit of the day, being greeted with a salvo of "hear, hear" and applause from the galleries, the occupants of which refused to be silent.
As the liberality of the terms grew plainer, the cheers on the government side of the house diminished, while the opposition's satisfaction was proportionately increased.
Through all this the Irish members sat impassive, though earlier in the afternoon they had startled the house by a demonstration, which at first was thought to be in honor of peace. This, it was soon discovered, was caused by the reappearance in the house of William Redmond, who has just returned from the United States.
When Mr. Balfour's statement was concluded every one seemed glad of the opportunity for a hearty laugh, caused by the government leader's humorous quashing of the suggestion that the commons adjourn in honor of peace.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Liberal leader, in behalf of the opposition, said unbounded satisfaction would be felt throughout the empire at the conclusion of peace. They were unanimous in admiration of their late enemies, now their friends and fellow citizens, whose military qualities, tenacity of purpose and self-sacrificing devotion to liberty and country had won them the respect of the whole world, and foremost of all, the respect of their opponents. Every member would offer congratulations to the king and to the country on the thrice blessed restoration of peace.
Mr. Balfour having announced that the government would take an early opportunity of moving a vote of thanks to Lord Kitchener and the forces in South Africa, the members of the house of commons returned to their ordinary avocations.
ELMIRA BRIDGE WORKERS.
Go on Strike Because Company Wanted No Union Men.
Elmira, N. Y., June 3.—Four hundred bridge workers in the two plants of the Empire Bridge company here went out on a strike at 9 o'clock Monday morning. The strike was due to the attitude of the company concerning an attempt to establish a union in the company's shops.
Recently a union was organized in the Elmira plants of the company and almost immediately a number of men were laid off, all of them union men. The union sent a committee to Superintendent R. T. Lewis and he told them plainly that the company wanted no union men in its employ.
The union demanded that when more men were again needed the union men who had been laid off be again employed in preference to new men. This was refused and the strike resulted. The company has posted a notice that it will hold the places open for its employees until Wednesday morning. Less than 200 men are now at work and one plant is still in operation.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Chinese Loot in Germany.
The Berlin papers have revived comment regarding the famous astronomical instruments which, made by the Jesuits, had for centuries adorned the Royal observatory at Peking. The instruments were carried away by the German expedition, and for several months their whereabouts has been a mystery in spite of the fact of a semi-official statement made by the Cologne Gazette a few weeks ago that they were to be returned to Peking. It now seems that this is not the case, for the instruments have been placed in the hands of a Berlin firm of brass founders. They need general repairs and setting to rights, for they suffered considerably through the careless manner in which they were removed from their original positions. By the kaiser’s orders the instruments are to be placed in front of the palace at Potsdam, known as the Orangery, where Prince Chun resided when he paid his expiatory visit to the kaiser.
The German press of almost every shade of politics has urged that the instruments should be sent back to Peking, but the government replied that it offered to return them, and the Chinese government declined them on account of the heavy cost of transportation. It is by no means creditable to western civilization that these instruments as well as tons of other loot were ever carried away from China.
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| Attorney Orris U. Kellogg. |
CORTLAND BOARD PUBLIC WORKS
Rejects all Bids for the East Main-st. Sewer.
ALL ABOVE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE.
May be Let Privately Under the Charter to a Syracuse Contractor—To Pave Portion of Blodgett Mills Road with Macadam—Bills Audited.
The board of public works voted to reject all bids for the construction of the East Main-st. sewer at its meeting last evening. If the common council concurs in this matter the contract will be let by private contract. The lowest bid for the work is $162 in excess of the engineer's estimate of $1,026.25. The city engineer has written that he has a party in Syracuse who is willing to take the contract at the amount given by him as the estimate of the cost for the construction.
The authority for making the private contract for the sewer construction is based upon the latter part of Section 33 of the city charter, which says, "When the lowest bid, in the opinion of the common council, board or officer charged with making the contract is too high, they shall, if the common council consent thereto by resolution, have the right to reject it, and may discontinue or abandon the work or may direct the clerk to advertise for new proposals, or with the consent of the common council, such work may be done without public letting.
The common council will be asked to act in this matter at its meeting this evening, and if the action of the board is concurred in by the council the work will probably be let to the Syracuse party, as the Cortland contractor who bid on the work does not care to take the job at the engineer's figures
To Pave with Macadam.
Hon. O. U. Kellogg carne before the board and asked that the strip of road on the Kellogg road from the city limits north about 500 feet be paved with macadam to correspond with the state road that is soon to be built. He said the cost of this would be about $700, of which he would have to pay two-thirds of the entire cost, as he was the sole property owner abutting the street. It was decided to have the work done on the street.
The bill of the Cortland Water Works Co. was presented. It showed that in April 1,722,390 gallons of water were used for flushing the sewers at a cost of $103.34. The number of dumps during the month of May were cut down,, and only 1,290,773 gallons went through the sewers at a cost of $77.78. This is at the agreed rate of 6 cents per 1,000 gallons.
The following bills were allowed and ordered paid:
The board took an adjournment until Friday night to take action in the matter of the East Main-st. sewer.
THE TRACTION COMPANY.
Quarterly Statement Filed With Railroad Commissioners.
Albany, June 3. (Special.)—The Cortland County Traction company has filed its report with the railroad commissioners for the quarter ending March 31 last, as follows:
Little York, N. Y.
Little York, June 2.—Mr. and Mrs. James Wood of Cortland have been spending a few days at their cottage.
L. N. Hopkins and family are also at their cottage for a few days.
The Briggs family spent Sunday at the Isbell and Mead cottage on Popple Point.
Otis Kingsley has his cottage about completed and ready for use.
Mr. Albert Haskełl of Cortland is building a large boathouse on the east shore of Little York lake.
Dever Morse and Grover Allen went to Auburn Monday morning to visit friends for a couple of days.
Mr. Orrie Cummings of New York left on the 11 o'clock train Sunday night for New York. He has been spending the past few days with his father and sister Louise Cummings.
Messrs. Thomas Kennedy, George Murphy, Louis Edinger, Charlie Hoffman and Albert Edinger all went to Otisco Decoration night to attend the party at Pomeroy's hotel. They returned Sunday night.
Frank Pender left Monday morning to join a party in Homer and from there they all go to Ithaca where he will work at carpenter work under William Lawson of Homer. They expect to be gone some time as Mr. Lawson has taken the contract to build seven cottages, one double house and a store on Cayuga lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gillett and daughter Edith of East Scott spent Sunday at Eugene Perkins'.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Silver of Cortland spent Sunday at B. F. Bennett's. Miss Sarah Bennett returned home with them to spend a few days.
Mr. Earl Conklin of Freeville was home for Decoration Day. He returned to Freeville Monday morning.
"LANGUAGE OF ANIMALS."
Paper by Dr. H. C. Hendrick Before the Cortland Science Club.
An interesting paper on "The Language of Animals" was read by Dr. H. C. Hendrick of McGraw before the Cortland Science club on Saturday evening. The doctor illustrated his work with the aid of some very finely executed charcoal sketches of some of the domestic animals in attitudes indicative of various emotions. The language of animals is a subject of growing importance with scientists, and while but little has been written on the subject, a great deal of work has been done, especially by Professor Garner, who has made a special study of the language of monkeys. The doctor's paper was lengthy and extremely interesting, and was followed by the usual discussion.
MEETING OF BEEKEEPERS
At Home of Charles Freer at Blodgett Mills on May 28.
The Cortland Union Beekeepers' association held its spring meeting at the home of Charles Freer, Blodgett Mills, on Wednesday, May 28. The weather was very stormy, but quite a few attended and the day passed quickly enough for those that were there. A very bountiful dinner was served. The usual business was transacted, after which the usual bee talk was participated in by every one. After giving Mr. Freer and family thanks for the delightful entertainment the meeting broke up with the usual "come and see us" and ''good-by."
The next meeting was voted to be held at John Atkins' at McGraw, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 1902. Every one interested in bees or in honey are cordially invited to attend. Among the unexpected guests at the meeting was Mr. Niver of Groton and some others who were from quite a distance away.
May bees did not fly that day, if it was the 28th of May, but snow did fly.
W. E. Beckwith, Sec, McLean, N. Y.
FREE DELIVERY ROUTES.
Three New Ones in Prospect from Cortland.
Postmaster A. S. Brown has been notified by H. P. Reese, special agent and examiner for rural free delivery service, that he will be at the postoffice in Cortland on Wednesday, June 4, to investigate three new delivery routes which are asked for by the people and to conduct an examination for carriers for these routes.
Two of the proposed routes lie west of Cortland. The plan is to join them with the route already established there and probably rearrange the territory so that the three will cover a tract extending from a point about two miles south of Summerhill down to the furthest point now touched by the route in operation. The route will go almost to Nubia, but not disturb the postoffice. It will also go through McLean, but not affect the postoffice.
The third route will be southeast of Cortland, including portions of Virgil and the territory adjacent to Blodgett Mills. Further details as to these routes will be given after the examiner's visit and after the territory is fully decided upon.
All applicants for the positions of carrier should meet Mr. Reese at the postoffice, being provided with pen and ink for the examinations.
MRS. JOHANNA O'LEARY
Died from the Effects of Injuries from Being Struck by Bicycle.
Mrs. Johanna O'Leary, mother of Mr. J. H. O'Leary, died last night at about 10 o'clock at the home of her son. 35 Union-st., from injuries received about eight weeks ago from being run into by a bicycle on Railway-ave. Her age was 77 years. The funeral will be held from the residence Thursday morning at 9 o'clock and solemn high mass will be observed at St. Mary's church at 9:30 o'clock.
Mrs. O'Leary sustained severe injuries to her hip in the collision with the bicycle, and it is thought that the member was broken at the joint. She was unable to use it at all, and in the eight weeks since she was run into she had been a great sufferer."
Her husband, Cornelius O'Leary, died thirty years ago the 27th of this month.
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BREVITIES.
—Miss Halbert's pupils will give a recital at her studio Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
—A meeting of the Knights of the Maccabees will be held in Vesta lodge rooms this evening at 8 o'clock.
—The second quarterly meeting of the Cortland county Pomona grange is being held in Good Templars' hall this afternoon.
—The Ladies' Literary club will hold its annual president's day meeting at the home of the president, Mrs. W. A. Cornish, 26 Stewart Place, tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
—Tagless wheelmen in Auburn riding on the sidepaths in violation of law get the whole fine of $5 each. The courts are not as kind-hearted there as in Cortland.
—New display advertisements today are—Warren, Tanner & Co., White dress goods, page 6; McKinney & Doubleday. Hammocks, etc., page 4; Gas Light Co., Gas ranges, page 6; M. A. Case, Drygoods, page 6.
—About 350 feet of cobble stone curbing and gutter have been laid on the south side of Railroad-st. below the Lackawanna depots. The curbing and gutter together are about 5 feet wide. The cost is about 45 cents per running foot.
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