Youngstown News, 1902-05-30

              THE YOUNGSTOWN NEWS VOL. XXII. YOUNGSTOWN, N. Y., FRIDAY. MAY 30. 1902. NO. 17. CUBA A REPUBLIC The United States Start a New Nation on Its Career, PALMA TAKES THE OATH General Wood Hauls Down the American Flag- and Hoists the Cuban Colors. i ( Havana, Cuba.—The Government of the Republic of Cuba was installed in office and the occupation of the United States ceased with impressive and appropriate ceremonies. Senor Tomas Estrada Palma attached his signature as President of the Cuban Republic to the document of transfer, and after an exchange of congratulations General Wood personally lowered the 'American colors from the flagstaff on (the roof of the paliwu and with his own hands hoisted the Cuban flag, as an act of the United States, the Cuban veteran, General Gomez, assisting. Then, before the thunders of the salutes, aad the frantic cheering of the Cubans had died atvay, General Wood and the United States cavalrymen remaining in Havana embarked for the United States, the former on the cruiser Brooklyn, and the latter on the steamer Morro Castle. The natal day of the Republic of Cuba found Havana in brilliant array. The decorations were universal. Many Imposing arches "were erected at the entrances of plazas. Bunting, spread on Venetian masts, canopied the narrow streets from the rays of the sun. The decorations along the waterfront were exceedingly lavish, and all the shipping in the harbor was dressed in gala attire. The majority of the ships flew the American ensign at the main and the Cuban colors at the fore or mizzen. The United States armored cruiser Brooklyn, and the steamer Morro Castle, of the Ward Line, as well as the foreign warships which had been sent by the Governments to be present at the birth of the new Republic, were (dressed with signal flags fore and aft. The early morning was cool and delightful, and the entire population, reinforced by thousands of visitors, was abroad soon after daylight. All was animation and expectancy. There are 4000 public carriages in Havana, and each one of them seemed racing somewhere on a life or death mission. Much curiosity was aroused by a Statue of Freedom, which had been raised during the night in Central Park, upon the pedestal where, for centuries, a statue of Queen Isabella had stood. During the early morning many troops of school children marched into the Plaza de Armas, ranged themselves before the palace and sang an American anthem. At 10 o'clock a delegation from the Central Veterans' Club presented General Wood with a handsome machette, having a beautifully engraved hilt. It has the Cuban coat-of-arms and a single gold star on one side, and the General's initials on the other in gold. The ceremony of the transfer of the island was scheduled to occur at the palace exactly at noon, and those invited to witness the ceremony included, besides the American officers and the members of Palma's Cabinet, and members of Congress, the Supreme Court Judges, Governors of the prov- Inces, officers of the visiting warships, foreign Consuls, W. J. Bryan, the other visiting public men, several of Senot Palma's neighbors at Central Valley, N. Y.; Horatio Rubens, counsel for the former Cuban Junta; William Asto? Chanler, and a few other invited guests. The actual transfer occurred in an imposing room, oblong, with a lofty ceiling and marble floor. It is to-day exactly as it was when the Spaniards departed, except that the portraits of Balmaceda, the Weyler of the Ten Years' War, and those of the other Captains-General, which hung upon its walls, are gone. They were taken back to Spain. Drawn up below, in the open space of the Plaza, were eight dismounted troops of the Seventh United States Cavalry, with sabres at their heels. Their horses were already on board the steamer which was to take them back to the United States. The Cubans, generally, wore black frock suits, white waistcoats, and silk hats. They formed a distinguished looking assemblage as they gathered in the Audience Chamber. The ceremony itself was brief and simple. After formal greetings, General Wood read the documentary transfer prepared by the War Department. Then, after Senor Palma has attached his signature as President of the Republic to the document, General Gomez went to the roof of the palace. He was instantly recognized and met with an immense demonstration of welcome. General Wood himself undid the halliards from the flagstaff and lowered the American colors. As they fluttered down, the cavalry below saluted their flag, and like an echo of the cheers that arose, came the distant boom of one of the great guns of Cabanas fortress, across the bay. It was followed by another and aii* other, until forty-five shots had been fired, one for each State in the Union. As the first gun spoke, the flags on Morro Castle and those on the Santa Clara and Punta fortresses were lowered. The jurisdiction of the United States had ended. In the meantime a Cuban flag had been bent on the halliards of the palace flagstaff, and with his own hand General Wood raised it, General Gome.z assisting him. As the flag flew free tremendous cheering arose from the streets below. It was caught up by the people on the roofs and rolled over the city. Again the cavalry saluted, and again the guns of Cabanas spoke, this time with a National salute of twenty-one guns. The foreign warships hoisted the flag of Cuba to their mastheads and bestowed upon it the honors due to nations. They had recognized the Republic.The demonstration was still in progress when the United States cavalry wheeled and marched to the wharf, where they immediately embarked on the Morro Castle. General Wood and his Adjutant-General, Colonel Scott, with two aides, after a last exchange of good wishes, were driven to the pier, where they entered a launch and were taken to the Brooklyn. Both ships got under way as soon as possible and steamed out of the harbor. /~ PRESIDENT PALMA, OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA. CUBA'S REPUBLIC FLUSH. Havana, Cuba.—The few additional warrants issued approximated $50,000, and by that amount the actual funds in the Cuban treasury to be turned over will be reduced. The amount thus turned over "will consequently be $517,700 cash and $1,308,607 in bonds, against which the current liabilities are charged. The tributes paid by the Cubans to their martyred dead included the placing of wreaths of laurel on the wall near the Punta Battery, on the ocean front, before which a score of beardless Cuban cadets were executed by the Spanish Volunteers In 1870. MEMORIAL 10 ROCHAMBEAU The Statue Unveiled With Imposing Ceremonies at Washington. PROOFS OF FRIENDSHIP GIVEN Representatives of France and America Honor the Gallant Frencn Soldier Who Fought in the Revolution—Addresses by the President, M. Cambon, Gen. Por-* ter, Senator Lodge and Gen. Brugere. * • Washington, D. C.—The statue of the Count de Rochambeau. friend of America and of Washington, was unveiled in beautiful Lafayette Park, opposite the White House, with great popular enthusiasm and military splendor and impressive civic ceremonial. The space selected for the statue is the southwest corner of the park. On the southeast corner is the bronze statue of General Lafayette, the gift of France to the American people. The ceremony was witnessed by a great crowd of people, and the act of unveiling was acclaimed by a hundred thousand throats. The scene was one of great historic interest. On the platform in front, of the statue were the President and the Cabinet, diplomatic corps and the French mission, including the Count and Countess Rochambeau. President Roosevelt delivered the address of welcome to the guests. The act of unveiling was done by the Countess. The speeches of the day were made by Senator Lodge, General Porter, Ambassador of France, and by the French Ambassador, M. Cambon. There were two brigades of troops in line, under the command of General S. M. B. Young, the brigades consisting of infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, marines, French and American seamen, hospital corps. The military were formed on two sides of the square, and at the time of the unveiling saluted the act. The grand stand, from which the ceremonies were viewed, was lavishly decorated with flags. The music was by the Marine Band and the band of the battleship Gaulois, from which a contingent of officers was also present. The features of the music. which touched a popular chord, were the Marseilles, by the Marine Band, and the Star-Spangled Banner by the French band. The invocation, with which the ceremonies were opened, was by the Rev. D. J. Stafford, rector of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, and the benediction was by Right Rev. H. Y. Satterlee, Bishop of the dioceso of Washington. After the orations the party were driven about the city and saw all the principal sights. From 5 to 7 in the evening the French mission had been invited to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leiter at a reception, but cwing to Lord Pauncefote's death the invitations were canceled. At 9.30 in the evening a soiree at the French Embassy'- brought to a close the festivities in Washington. THE BOCHAMBEAU STATUE AT WASHINGTON. Went Too Near a Dam; Four Drowned. Four boys, Harry Meyers, Fred Schwake, Edward Miller and Harold Crig, ranging in age from fourteen to twenty years, were drowned at North Vernon, Ind. In company with Frank Cassan, the boys embarked in a skiff upon the swollen waters of Muscatatuck Creek, above a stone dam. la a spirit of adventure the boys let the boat drift over the dam and all were drowned except Cassan. FINDINGS DISAPPROVED A Rebuke For the Court That Tried Waller and Day. General Chaffee Says the Execution ot Samar Natives Was Unlawful Retaliation, But Not Murder. Manila.—General Chaffee, the reviewing authority of the court-martial which tried Major L. W. T. Walter and Lieutenant John H. A. Day. of the Marine Corps, for executing natives of the Island of Samar without trial, has disapproved the court's findings in both cases. Referring to the case of Major Waller, General Chaffee says: "The sending of the natives in question to their death partook more of unlawful retaliation than a justifiable act of war. In justice to the American military service, the findings of acquittal demand that they shall not meet with unqualified approval. The marines in Samar underwent great suffering before their rescue, and their officers from their sick beds, voiced the revengeful anger of the men who telephoned to Major Waller advising that the stevedores be killed. Major Waller received this message while he was sick, prostrate from a fever, suffering acute pain of body due to exposure and his exertions in behalf of his men and mental anguish concerning their fate, which had long been in doubt. "Major Waller was at the time in telephonic communication with General Smith, who commanded the American forces in Samar, but he deliberately chose not to consult General Smith regarding his contemplated action, and, rather than forego the execution of his unrestrained will, he assumed the power the laws of war and the customs of the service confer upon commanding officers only in time of war. "Giving heed to the mental attitude of Major Waller, as much as the findings of the court as are to the effect that Major Waller is not guilty of murder are approved. But the review ing authority is at a loss to understand why the court did not find against Major Waller in the minor offense. With the exception noted, the acquittal, as it appears in the record of the proceedings, is disapproved." Referring to the case of Lieutenant- Day, General Chaffee says: "The accused knew that for three weeks Major Waller had undergone a test of his mental and physical endurance such '"■f few men are called upon, to suffer. While fully conceding the grave responsibility assumed by a subordinate officer in wilfully disobeying an order of his commanding officer, still the weighty reasons related, with which Lieutenant Day was acquainted, so tainted Major Waller's order that Lieutenant Day should have been prompted to positive disobedience. An officer must be conscientiously regardful of the unquestioned legality of his agency in taking the lives of his fellow men. Above and beyond all personal considerations, officers must guard the name and honor of the country. Had Lieutenant i-ay been actuated by such considerations, he would probably have prevented one of the most regrettable incidents in the annals of the military service of the United States." LORD PAUNCEFOTE DEAD. The Venerable British Ambassador Passes Away at Washington. Washington, D. C.—Lord Pauncefote, the British Ambassador to the United States, who has been ill for several months, died at the British Embassy here. Death was the result of a complication of asthma and gout. Lord Pauncefote, who was seventyfour years old. had been suffering all through the winter from intermittent attacks of gout and asthma, but he kept on his feet as much as possible and went to the State Department cn diplomatic days as usual. Immediately upon being notified of the death of Lord Pauncefote, Secretary Hay proceeded to the British Embassy, where he made a formal call of condolence. Then returning to the State Department, Secretary Hay d'spatched the following cablegram: "The Marquis of Lansdowne, London. "Permit me to express my deep sympathy and sorrow at the death of Lord Pauncefote. His Majesty's Government has lost a most able and faithful servant and this country a valued friend. JOHN HAY." President Roosevelt drove to the British Embassy as soon as he had become disengaged from the ceremonies attending the Rochambeau exercises. He was received in the drawing room by the First Secretary of the Embassy, Mr. Raikes, who now becomes British Charge d'Affaires, and by some of the ladies of the household. The President expressed his deep sense of bereavement at the death of the Ambassador, not only in behalf of the Government, but also for the people of the country, to whom Lord Pauncefote had become endeared in many ways. Members of the Cabinet also called at the Embassy, leaving J'heir cards and expressing their condolences. The foreign Ambassadors and Ministers also left their cards. Immediately after the Rochambeau unveiling ceremonies the flag on the White House was placed at half-mast. This was an unprecedented tribute to a foreign Ambassador. Lord Pauncefote, who was the first Ambassador ever accredited to this Government, was dean of the Diplomatic Corps. This position will now fall on Dr. Yon Holleben, the German Ambassador. Lord Pauncefote's sue-, cessor will stand at the foot of the list of Ambassadors RESTRICTED IN POWER Miles Can No Longer Be Acting Secretary of War. President Rescinds the Executive OTde* Empowering Him to Serve in Absence of Secretary and Assistant. Washington, D. C.—Another instance showing the lack of harmony and cordiality existing between President Roosevelt and Secretary Root on the one hand and Lieutenant-General Miles on the other was given by the publication of two new executive orders clipping General Miles's authority. The first rescinds the orders issued by President McKinley by which General Miles became Acting Secretary of War whenever the Secretary and Assistant Secretary were away from Washington. The other takes away from Colonel Thomas F. Ward, whose official relations with General Miles are close, the right to become Acting Adjutant- General when the Adjutant-General is away from Washington, and vests that right in Lieutenant-Colonel George Andrews, who is junior to Ward. President McKinley's orders provided that the Lieutenant-General commanding the Army, and in his absence the Adjutant-General of the Army, shall perform the duties of Secretary of War during the absence of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary. General Miles has frequently acted in that capacity, and General Corbin has sometimes done so when General Miles was away. President Roosevelt's order is as follows: "The executive orders of August 29, 1901, and September 20, 1900, authorizing and directing certain officers to perform the duties of the Secretary of War during the illness or temporary absence from the seat of Government of the Secretary of War, and the Assistant Secretary of War, are deemed to be no longer operative, and are hereby rescinded." Secretary Root and Assistant Secretary Sanger were both away from Washington. Secretary Root before leaving for Annapolis, issued an order authorizing John C. Scofield, Chief Clerk of the War Department, to sign requisitions upon the Treasury and other papers requiring his signature during his absence or until the return of ,the Assistant Secretary of War. The other order issued by the President relates to the absence of the Adjutant-General. Heretofore when Adjutant-Gene:-al Corbin has been away from the city, his duties have been performed by the next ranking officer in the department, who is Colonel Ward. Colonel Ward is Adjutant-General at Army Headquarters, and as such is directly under General Miles's orders and in close official relations with him. The President has ordered that whenever General Corbin is away the duties of Adjutant-General shall be performed by the senior officer on duty in his office, who is Lieutenant-Colonel Andrews, Assistant Adjutant-General. NEGRO BURNED AT A STAKE. Mrs. McKay, His Victim, Watched tlio Torture and Death. Dallas, Texas.—A negro, Dudley Morgan, who, it is alleged, criminally assaulted Mrs. McKay, wife of a section foreman at Lansing, Texas, was burned at the stake at Lansing. According to a telegram from Hallville, the nearest telegraph station, he was captured and taken before Mrs. McKay for identification. His last statement just before the fire was applied was: "Tell my wife goodby, and tell her how I went. Tell her I was guilty of the charge, and it all occurred on account of Whaley Hurd. He persuaded me to do it, and said he would do the same. We planned it at the section house before daylight Saturday." , - Morgan, it is alleged, assaulted Mrs. McKay at Lansing. He was captured near Mount Pleasant by a posse with bloodhounds. Morgan was chained to an iron post, around which had been piled some dry ties. At 12 o'clock the husband set fire to the pyre, which consumed the victim. The negro gritted his teeth and tried to be composed, struggling and groaning only after becoming insensible.Mrs. McKay, in a carriage, witnessed the torture to the last. The negro's body was almost entirely consumed in thirty minutes. CREED REVISION WINS. Report of the Committee Adopted by the Presbyterian Assembly. New York City.—Almost unanimously the Presbyterian General Assembly adopted the report on the committee appointed to revise the Confession of Faith. Thus, after six years of controiversy, the Presbyterian Church puts itself on record as disbelieving in infant damnation and as believing that man is condemned only on the ground of his sin. The position of the committee which prepared the report is that there is no change in belief; that the wording bf the Confession of Faith regarding these matters was confusing and to many misleading; that it was wise to make clear the true belief of Presbyterians. It was also regarded as desirable to take away from critics their ground for the charge that the Presbyterian teaching was one of fatalism. Apart from thes-e most talked-of matters the revisers struck out of the Confession the declaration that the Pope is Antichrist. An Earthquake in Hungary. There was an earthquake of several ceconds' duration at Arad, Hungary. STATE NEWS. Summer Work For Teachers. Charles R. Skinner, State Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, has just issued an announcement of two summer institutes to be held under the direction of that department, at Chautauqua and Thousand Island Park, from July 7 to July 25, inclusive. The institutes will be free to all residents of the State, as well as to those from other States who intend to teach in this State during the school year of 1902-'O3. Philip "M. Hull will have charge of the Chautuqua institute, and Charles A. Shaver of the Thousand Island Park school. The aim of the department is to make the courses of the present year fully meet the wants of teachers whose principal opportunity for study and improvement in their work must be found in the summer vacation. Registration for these institutes will begin bn Saturday, July 5. Penniless and Rejected. Penniless and with his dream of love, happiness and a home shattered, J. J. Kell, of Richmond, Va., applied to Charity Clerk Kelly, of Oswego, for work and funds to carry him back to the South. Kell answered a matrimonial advertisement and corresponded with a wealthy widow of Oswego. Every mail carried messages of affection to his sweetheart, and he received pledges of undying love in return. Attracted by visions of wealth and happiness, he threw up his job in Richmond and went to Oswego to claim his bride. He stayed at a hotel until his funds were exhausted, and then the widow refused to marry him. Kel] says he will answer no more matrimonial advertisements. County Clerk a Suicide. Joseph Porter, of Rome, County Clerk of Oneida County and one of the most prominent Grand Army men in the central part of the State, committed suicide by asphyxiation at the Butterfield House in Utica. His body was found by a chambermaid. Mr. Porter was elected County Clerk in 1890 on the Republican ticket. His administration of the affairs of the office was faithful up to six months ago, when he began a period of dissipation. He neglected his duties, and lately Supreme Court Justice Wright rebuked him for his apparent laxity in connection with his official duties. It is not believed that his affairs of office are in any way entangled. A complete investigation will be made at once. . Cornell's Wisconsin Lands. James Gates has closed a deal for th« purchase of all the Cornell University lands remaining in Wisconsin, aggregating 56,000 acres. He paid $250,000 for the lands, which are located mostly in Chippewa, Gates, Sawyer, Price and Taylor-counties. This transaction was closed at Ithaca, and winds up the remarkable career of the Cornell University Land Company that existed for over a quarter of a century. In 18G8 Ezra Cornell gave $250,000 to Cornjgl] University as an endowment fund, which was invested in lands at fifty cents an acre. He bought 500,000 acres of selected lands in Wisconsin. They proved a valuable and remarkable investment. The university since then has realized $13,000,500 profit, lliree l>ays in a Box'cft^^^^' Suffering from hunger and thirst antf his tongue swollen so he could scarcely speak, Frank Johns, of Buffalo, staggered into Naylon's Hotel, at Bingham ton. He wae unable to take a drink oi water and a physician was called, Avhfl administered stimulants. The police were also notified and he was taken tc the City Hospital. He had been locked in a box car at Buffalo and had bees three days without food or water. He said that he climbed into the car, wanting to go through to New York City, and a companion locked the door for a joke. When the train stopped at Binghamton an employe left the door partly open and Johns made his escape. Prisoner Cuts His Throat. Charles H. Brookings, a negro waitei who "was probably insane, and who was arrested at Ithaca on the charge of burglary, after running amuck among the other prisoners of thfi county jail with an open razor in his hand, cut his throat from ear to eai with the weapon. Brookings saw a prisoner shave himself in the earlj part of the day and carefully watched where the razor was left. When no one was looking he seized the razor, and began chasing his fellow-prisoners, who ran to their cells and locked Themselves in. When there was no one left in the room to threaten, Brookings applied the blade to himself. Rejects Carnegie's Gift. Albany has rejected tlie offer of An* drew Carnegie of $150,000 for a free public library. Tlie gift was offered on the same terms as those given to othei places. When the ordinance for the ac eeptance of the gift came up in Common Council it failed to receive the necessary fifteen votes. All the members of the Council were present, ano the vote stood ten in the affirmative and nine in the negative. Larger State Excise Receipts. The State Commissioner of Excise, Mr. Cullinan, reports that the receipts for liquor taxes, transfer fees, etc., during the year ended April 30, 1902, amounted to .$12,456,020. This is a nei gain over the previous year of upward of $50,000. Syracuse Freshmen Suspended. Forty-one members of the freshman class have'been suspended from Syracuse University for refusing to pay per capita tax of thirty-five cents, levied on account of damages to prop" erty on "mc-ving-up' day. |An Independent Be- $ J pnblican Paper, j { C. OLIVER FRICK, • EdjtorJ J The Brightest and Best J J County Paper. f $1.00 Per Year in Advance. # Advertising Bates on Application. a