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Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, September 22, 1903.
UNFAVORABLE REPLIES.
Bulgaria Less Hopeful of Intervention by the Powers.
Sofia, Sept. 22 —The unfavorable replies of Austria and Russia to Bulgaria's last note and the fact that none of the other great powers has yet replied, coupled with the allegations that one of the powers is encouraging the military party at Yildiz Kiosk, tend to create a less hopeful feeling here. Reports are in circulation regarding negotiations between Turkey and Bulgaria looking to a solution of the Macedonia difficulty.
The Dnevnik says Turkey has presented a note to Bulgaria asking for the latter's assistance in reaching a peaceable solution. Bulgaria replied that Turkey must end the massacres, withdraw her frontier forces, guarantee peace and protection to the villagers, amnesty the political offenders and introduce such governmental reforms as will pacify Macedonia and Adrianople. The Bulgarian reply concluded:
"If the present situation continues the Bulgarian government will be compelled to yield to public opinion and send an army to the frontier."
It appears doubtful that the government has sent such an answer.
According to information received by the revolutionary headquarters from Monastir, 120 persons perished in the flames of their burning villages near Kastoria.
Over 1,200 bodies of women and children are said to be lying unburied in the fields and on the roadsides around Kastoria.
A special dispatch from Rila gives details of the fighting in Perin. On Sept. 16, 1,000 Turkish troops surrounded the village and attacked the insurgent bands. The latter were reinforced and the combined insurgent forces turned on the Turks and completely annihilated them.
FIGHT WITH ITALIANS.
Manager Tilton and a Deputy Sheriff Wounded.
ONE OF THE LABORERS KILLED.
Italians Placed Obstructions on Trolley Track—When the Receiver and Manager Started to Remove Them Italians Opened Fire—Two Months Wages Due Before Receivership.
Cooperstown, N. Y., Sept. 22.—A riot by Italian laborers on the Oneonta, Cooperstown and Richfield Springs trolley road resulted in the death of one Italian and the wounding of General Manager Tilton and a deputy sheriff.
The Italians are quartered in shanties a little below the power house at Hartwick.
Sunday night they built an obstruction on the track. The first car started south was halted. A message to Oneonta brought Receiver Jennings, General Manager Tilton and several deputies.
When they set about removing the obstruction, the Italians attacked them, firing pistols and throwing stones. Mr. Tilton was hit on the right temple with a stone and his face was badly cut. Deputy Sheriff French received a bullet wound in the head and was also gashed with a stone.
Deputies and employes [sic] of the road returned the fire of the Italians and one laborer was killed. The trouble was then stopped and traffic was resumed. Seven of the rioters were arrested.
The trouble grew out of the fact that there is due the Italians two months' wages for work done before the road went into the receiver's hands but which he cannot pay while the road is in litigation. The laborers have been paid for all work done since the receivership began.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
The New Panama Treaty.
It is wholly improbable that the state department at Washington will accept or even give serious consideration to the provisions of the bill which has just been favorably reported in the Columbian senate authorizing that government to negotiate a new Panama canal treaty with the United States.
The bill reported by the committee, which the senate of Colombia unanimously adopted, gives authority to the president of the republic to conclude treaties for a canal or to contract with private parties for the construction of a canal. It calls upon the French company to pay $l0,000,000 for the privilege of transferring its rights, demands a lump sum payment of $20,000,000 on the exchange of ratifications in place of the $10,000,000 provided for in the Hay-Herran treaty, commits the police and sanitary control of the canal zone exclusively to Colombia and contains other provisions differing from those which we have declared our readiness to accept.
In the Hay-Herran convention the United States went to the utmost limit of liberality in dealing with Columbia, and the demand for more money is a piece of extortion to which this government cannot complacently submit. The new Panama canal company of France might possibly consent to turn over to the government at Bogota $10,000,000 of the stipulated price of $40,000,000 we were to pay for its rights and property. The company would do this probably rather than accept the other alternative of complete loss of all its assets, since if we do not build the canal it cannot possibly find any other purchaser. But $10,000,000 is all that Colombia can expect to get from the United States. The demand for $20,000,000 and the exaction of conditions which are wholly unacceptable to us, if persisted in, will undoubtedly terminate the negotiations with Colombia and force us to drop the Panama project altogether and resume our negotiations for constructing a canal on the Nicaragua route. Both branches of our congress have repeatedly sanctioned the choice of the Nicaragua route, and events have now proved that it would have been better if we had stuck to it.
BURIED ALIVE
Cortland Aggregation Done up by Watertown 142 to 6.
The Cortland Athletics football team was overwhelmed at Watertown yesterday by the strong Watertown team, the final score being 142 to 6.
The team left Cortland at 6:11 yesterday without practice and even without signals save such as were made up on the train while enroute. The locals were much lighter than their opponents and were completely outplayed at every stage of the game.
The one touch down was made by Sandwick who picked up the ball on a fumble and got away with a clear field in front of him. Mills kicked the goal.
The Cortland team lined up as follows: Ends, Mills and Sandwick; tackles, Careny and Dickinson; guards, Johnson and Medes; center, Gibbons; quarterback; Stafford; halfbacks, Cooper and Blaney; full back, Williamson.
He Got a Deer.
H. Malmberg, who has been spending a week with a hunting party in the North Woods, returned to Cortland last Friday evening bringing with him a fine specimen of deer as one of the results of his sport and marksmanship.
The deer was on exhibition at C. F. Thompson's market Saturday morning and later in the day was cut up. A number of Mr. Malmberg's and Mr. Thompson's friends were remembered in the distribution and a representative of The Standard can bear witness to the excellence of the venison.
The Fair is On—The Shows Are Good.
The exhibitions on the street this week are all worthy of patronage and no one should fail to see them. Probably the highest class exhibition among them and one that appeals to the intelligence of the community is the wonderful electro-mechanical city of Jerusalem. This is not a panorama or picture show. It is a real city with its golden temples and busy streets. It is justly styled "the golden feature of the carnival." Don't fail to see Jerusalem.
Aluminum Oil Heaters.
We keep the genuine aluminum oil heater in four sizes, new construction, safety burner, more heat, less oil, radiates like a base burner. Every stove warranted.
W. W. Bennett,
37 and 39 R. R.-st., Cortland. [Paid ad.]
THE STREET FAIR
Now In Full Blast—Many Interesting Sights to be Observed.
The street fair and carnival is now in full swing. Many of the attractions were open to the public last night and all will be this evening. The Ferris wheel was in operation early in the evening as was the merry-go-round. The latter especially did a rushing business the entire evening. Not alone was it patronized by the children, but also by many who, in years if not in feelings, have passed that delightful period of life.
There was a large crowd upon the streets which gravitated from one attraction to another. The brass band, which is with the company, was evidently taken as an index of where the most was to be seen for the time being, and the crowd usually followed it up and down the street.
The trapeze performance of the great Adams on Tompkins-st. in front of the Standard building was perhaps the most interesting feature of the evening. He performed some remarkable and hair raising feats while suspended in midair, one of which was walking on his head with his feet caught in thongs attached to a bar above. The pull of a string released the bar and after turning two or three summersaults the performer landed safely on the ground.
The balloon ascension will be made as per schedule this afternoon, the ascension being made from Athletic field in order to give sufficient room for the event.
The Temple of Jerusalem, mysteries of India, Louette the Flying Lady, Eruption of Mount Pelee, etc., will be in full operation this evening when the carnival will be under full headway.
BREVITIES.
—The Jewish year 5,664 began at sundown last night.
—The Ferris wheel which is part of the street fair stands squarely in front of the drug store of McGraw & Elliott instead of in front of Burgess' store as first planned.
—The Fortnightly club will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. T. P. Bristol, 27 Lincoln-ave.
—Cortland Chapter, No. 194, R. A. M., will resume the conferring of degrees at its regular convocation Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The "Mark Master" degree will be conferred in full form, after which a "smoker" will be enjoyed.
—The new display advertisements today are: First National Bank, Bank accounts, page 6; McDonald & Welch, Fine carriages, etc., page 6; Bosworth & Stillman, Easy walking shoes, page 6; M. A. Case, Bags, etc., page 6; W. W, Bennett, Horse for sale, page 6; A. Mahan, Pianos, page 7.
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