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| General Robert Shaw Oliver, Assistant Secretary of War. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, July 14, 1903.
TO SUCCEED SANGER.
General Robert Shaw Oliver to Be Appointed
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR.
Appointment Agreed Upon at a Conference Between President and Secretary Root—Said to Be Satisfactory to Senators Platt and Depew—Military Career of Distinction.
Oyster Bay, July 14.—President Roosevelt has decided to appoint General Robert Shaw Oliver of Albany, N. Y., as assistant secretary of war to succeed Colonel William Cary Sanger, resigned.
The appointment was agreed upon finally at a conference between the president and Secretary Root. It has been in contemplation for some time as it has been known that Secretary Sanger desired to retire from the war department on account of the ill health of Mrs. Sanger. His resignation was placed in the hands of the president to be accepted as soon as convenient.
General Oliver has had a military career of distinction. He served in the civil war as a volunteer officer and subsequently served as an officer of the regular army establishment in both infantry and cavalry branches.
For many years he has been identified with the New York National Guard and now is a brigadier general. General Oliver is engaged in the iron business and is quite as prominent in commercial circles as he is in military affairs.
It has not been decided definitely when General Oliver will assume his new office, but as Colonel Sanger desires to relinquish his duties as soon as possible it is likely General Oliver will undertake them as soon as he can arrange his business affairs.
The appointment of General Oliver, it can be said, is quite satisfactory to Senators Platt and Depew, who were consulted regarding it.
In connection with the consideration of appointments it can be said that the president has not thought seriously of naming Charles S. Francis of Troy, N. Y., as ambassador to Italy because, so far as the president is aware, Ambassador Meyer has no intention of resigning.
The rumor, it is stated, is on a par with that which indicated that Ambassador McCormick was to retire from St. Petersburg to be succeeded by Mayor Low of New York. Both stories are without the slightest foundation.
Secretary Root will leave Sagamore Hill for Washington today.
Another Russian Promise.
St. Petersburg, July 14.—According to the newspaper Norikrai, published at Port Arthur, Russia has informed China that she is compelled to exclude foreigners from Manchuria and postpone the opening of Manchurian ports owing to the presence of Englishmen and Americans, who in disguise are engaged in espionage. Russia, according to the paper, promises to open the ports six years hence when the country has been tranquillized and settled.
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| David J. Brewer. |
REACTION AGAINST LYNCHING.
Justice Brewer Declares That Every Participant Is a Murderer.
Milwaukee, July 14.—"Every man who participates in the lynching or burning of a negro is a murderer pure and simple."
This opinion was given by Associate Justice Brewer of the United States supreme court, who is here.
"Of course," explained Judge Brewer, "there may be extenuation which might vary the degree of the crime, but the principal participants in the crime can be held by any court in the land for murder in the same degree as if the crime were committed by an individual.
"There is going to be a reaction against the atrocious crimes with which the papers have been filled."
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| Sam Langley's first test flight over and in Potomac River. |
A NEW AIRSHIP
Soon to be Launched from a Boat in the Potomac River.
Washington, July 14.—After spending $20,000 of his private means, and devoting all his spare time for seven years to the perfecting of his ideas for aerial navigation, Prof. S. P. Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, is about to launch an airship which he believes will be a success. The trial will be made at some point on the Potomac river below Washington, the exact location being kept a secret.
The ship will be launched from the roof of a huge house boat which will be towed to the starting point by a tug. The flying machine is cigar-shaped, about 60 feet in length, constructed of steel and brass. The motive power is gasoline, the engine being 25-horse power, and exceedingly light of weight. The machine is fitted with a small platform, surrounded by a railing, capable of holding a man in a sitting or standing position. More than $70,000 has been expended in developing the machine, of which congress appropriated $50,000.
Eight to ten men are engaged at work upon the airship, placing it in position an\d adjusting the various parts. These men are skilled machinists from Smithsonian Institute. At night a guard of soldiers keep would be visitors away from the boat.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Mississippi River Improvements.
There is some element of pertinency and justice in the suggestion that comes from the Mississippi valley that the general government should protect the bottom lands of that locality from the annual inundations as well as go into the policy of reclaiming the arid lands of the farther west. Manifestly the object of the new irrigation law is to extend the area of land available for agriculture and settlement. The protection of the vast and fertile bottom lands along the lower Mississippi would have a similar result, and no one could have any objection to the full and businesslike consideration of the matter by congress.
These bottom lands when swept by floods are for the season as useless as desert lands, and there is always danger of destructive inundations. Property is swept away and crops are wiped out frequently. The fear of loss limits operations and reduces production all the time. If the extremely rich lands exposed to floods could be safeguarded against them the crops of the country would be enormously increased and its wealth enhanced correspondingly.
The question is one no less important than that of irrigation, and it should have fair consideration. The whole problem of irrigation, levee protection and waterways is one of economic engineering in which the whole country is interested.
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| Ithaca Band, Ptrick Conway leader. |
THE ITHACA BAND
To Play at the Park the Last Week in July.
The famous Ithaca band of forty pieces with Patsey Conway as leader, which played such a satisfactory engagement at the Cortland park last year and attracted such great crowds of music lovers, has been engaged for another engagement this year. The band will come to Cortland Saturday, July 25, and play on Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, July 27, it goes to Binghamton to play a two days' engagement according to previous arrangement, but returns again on Wednesday, July 29, and plays through Sunday, Aug. 2. Two concerts will be given each day. Music lovers will doubtless arrange their engagements so as to hear these concerts.
CHARGED WITH A THREAT
Of Murder and Arson—Case to be Investigated.
Miles Stafford, who resides between Blodgett Mills and Messengerville, was arrested last Thursday on a warrant charging him with threatening to kill Job Stafford and to burn his buildings. He was taken to Messengerville yesterday afternoon by Officer James Edwards and arraigned. He pleaded not guilty and the case was put over until Tuesday, July 21, giving him time to secure witnesses. In default of bail be was brought back to Cortland and lodged in the county jail.
Cut His Knee.
While working on a house that is being erected on Lincoln-ave., Cortland, Charles Corwin of 15 Union-st. had the misfortune to cut himself quite severely yesterday. He was trimming some rafters with a short handled ax, when the ax, glancing from a knot, struck him just below the right knee cutting a gash to the bone and about two and one half inches long. The wound, which bled profusely, was bound up and Corwin started to find a physician. Not one of the two or three nearby physicians were [sic] in their offices so he went to Dr. Reese's office. Dr. Reese was in and at once cleansed and bandaged the wound.
Picnicking at the Park.
The Sundayschool [sic] of the First Baptist church enjoyed its annual picnic at the park today. Before going to the park special cars took the picnickers over the Traction company's line to Homer and McGraw. The party that took the cars was a large and merry one and the day was enjoyed to the utmost.
New Wagon for Ithaca.
Charles Seaman, an Ithaca liveryman, was in Cortland yesterday and placed an order with the Ellis Omnibus & Cab Co. for a coach to be used in his business as a bearers' wagon.
BREVITIES.
—The two Crapser murder trials have cost Broome county $3,000.
—Cazenovia has just opened a new canning factory. The company is capitalized at $10,000.
—Forty society people in Auburn are this week giving a circus to large crowds, the proceeds to go to the City hospital.
—A new $12,000 school building is to be erected upon the grounds of the George Junior Republic at Freeville this summer.
—Dr. Reese has men at work today grading the plot recently purchased adjoining his lawn and which is to become a part of the lawn.
—The bartenders defeated the tailors in an interesting baseball game at Athletic field yesterday afternoon by the score of 10 to 7.
—The regular monthly meeting of the Home Missionary society of Homer-ave. M. E. church will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. Ice cream and cake will be served in the evening.
—Every column of a newspaper, says the Norwich Sun, contains 12,000 to 16,000 distinct pieces of type, the displacement of any one of which cause a blunder or typographical error in the paper. When many people find a word with a wrong letter in it they are so sure they could spell that single word right they are happy for a whole day.
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