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| Admiral George Dewey, USN. |
Cortland
Evening Standard, Thursday, May 5, 1898.
WILL STAND BY DEWEY.
Government
Only Awaiting For His Demands.
RELIEF
WILL THEN START.
United
States Troops May Also Be Sent.
WASHINGTON, May 5.—A sensation was caused
throughout the city by the news that came of the arrival of a vessel, supposed
to be the dispatch boat McCulloch
at Mirs bay, 40 miles from Hong Kong, the cable terminus. The officials
immediately fell into an air of expectancy, waiting for some word from Admiral
Dewey that would not only confirm officially the stirring news of the battle of
Manila as reported by the press, but telling what had happened since the cable
was interrupted. Up to this time no word has come from Hong Kong, and the
officials who believe that the McCulloch was really in Mirs bay were put to
devising ingenious explanations of the delay in the receipt of a cablegram.
These touched upon the 12 hours difference in time, the distance from Mirs bay
to Hong Kong, which had to be overcome by the messenger, and the slowness of
cable communication owing to the number of relays on the enormously long
circuit from Hong Kong to New York.
Some of the naval officers, however, who
steadfastly contended that Admiral Dewey
would not have sent away his dispatch boat until he had completed his dispatch
and received the surrender of Manila, pointed out that if they were right in
that assumption it would not be possible for the McCulloch to reach Hong Kong
up to this time.
Great interest is felt in the reported return
of the Spanish Cape Verde fleet to Cadiz, but while admitting the possibility
of the fast vessels of the Spanish flying squadron making the passage in the five
'days that the vessels have been out from St. Vincent, the naval officers are
disposed to regard with great suspicion of this kind, emanating from Portugal,
because of the recognized sympathy of the Portuguese with the Spanish side. It
would be worth a good deal to the Spanish admiral commanding the flying
squadron, supposing he were on his way across the Atlantic, to throw us off our
guard by having us believe that he had returned to Spain.
The navy department has how secured two
vessels, the Australia and the City of Pekin in San Francisco, which will be loaded
with coal and supplies and rushed off to join Commodore Dewey's fleet. Whether
or not they will carry troops will be determined positively when the commodore
is heard from upon this matter.
The navy department is hurrying together an
exceptionally large stock of ammunition to go forward by the City of Pekin to
recruit [sic] the ammunition of Commodore Dewey's fleet.
The first shipment of projectiles left New
York yesterday, and additional shipments will be made until the full quota of
powder and shot will be in San Francisco within the next 10 days. There will be
a total of more than 20,000 projectiles of various calibre and weight.
The navy department is fortunate in having
laid in ample stock of projectiles of all weights and sizes, so that there will
be no delay in getting a full supply ready for shipment to Commodore Dewey. The
supply of powder is not so readily obtained, as powder has been distributed to
the several fleets and ships as fast as it has come from the powder mills. But
owing to the emergency in the case of the Asiatic fleet powder intended for
other uses will be forwarded to San Francisco and sent to Commodore Dewey. The recent
explosions at powder mills have not crippled the navy department in securing
supplies, but they have caused some delay in filling the orders of the war
department.
RIOTING
IN SPAIN.
Disorders
Occur at a Number of Places.
REVOLUTIONARY
OUTBREAK.
It
Becomes So Demonstrative Troops Are Called Out.
MADRID, May 5.—The outbreaks in the
provinces are assuming alarming proportions. This is especially the case in the
province of Gijon on the Bay of Biscay, where the troops have been compelled to
fire on the rioters "in self-defense." The latest news from Gijon is
that the artillery have been ordered out.
When the troops appeared they were hotly
stoned, replying with fire and wounding many. The mob then attacked the
government buildings and smashed the windows. The troops again fired, this time
from the balconies, and wounded many, but the women kept on throwing stones.
At Talavera de la Royna one of the Jesuit
religious houses has been burned.
It is asserted here that the riots arise from
hunger rather than from political motives.
The situation in the provinces is unchanged
and everywhere the dissatisfaction is growing, especially over the prices of
bread. Acts against authority are becoming more and more overt. At Caceres,
capital of Estre Madura, the populace marched into the railway station to
prevent the export of provisions and overpowered the soldiers.
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| USS Montgomery (C-9). |
BLOCKADE
EFFECTUAL.
Havana
Is on the Verge of a Famine.
FABULOUS
PRICES FOR FOOD.
As a
Result People Are Consequently Starving.
KEY WEST, May 5.—The exodus of naval men, after
a brief return visit here, has been the only incident of the dullest day since
the hostilities opened. Where they have gone is officially unannounced, but
surmise is plentiful and varied.
The fact that the big battleships and monitors
coaled to the fullest capacity before steering away is taken to indicate a plan
occupying considerable time.
The Cuban blockade is still rigidly kept up
by the smaller cruisers under the temporary command of Captain Converse of the
Montgomery.
The departing officers are still discussing
Commodore Dewey's brilliant Manila victory and hoping for an opportunity for a
like achievement.
The only arrivals here during the past 24
hours were the steamer Evelyn from Newport News with a cargo of coal for the
fleet and the revenue cutter Window from Hampton Roads.
In the harbor 680 marines with their
officers are still packed away on the Panther, broiling in the tropical sun.
Only the officers have shore leave. The
Panther is
to be sent north to be made into an auxiliary cruiser.
According to Captain Little of the fishing
schooner Antonio Y. Paco, captured by the gunboat Newport a few days ago, Havana
is on the verge of famine. Food is bringing fabulous prices and the people are
consequently starving. The soldiers are seizing whatever provisions are
accessible and citizens are burying their food in yards and cellars. "If I
could have slipped past the blockade," says Captain Little, "my fish
would have brought their weight in gold."
SPANIARDS
THWARTED.
New
York's Water Supply Guarded by Special Deputies.
ALBANY, May 5.—Governor Black has authorized
the aqueduct commissioners of New York city to appoint 100 special deputies to
guard the Croton aqueduct so as to prevent any attempts that might be made by
Spanish spies to blow up the same and thereby cripple the water supply of New
York city.
The governor gave this permission on the
application of Peter J. Dooling, president of the aqueduct commission, Commissioner
Charles H. Murray and Harry W. Walker, secretary to the commission. These
commissioners told the governor that rumors were current that it was the
intention of Spanish spies in New York city to destroy the Croton aqueduct,
that the water supply of New York city would be crippled to such an extent that
the city would be threatened with a water famine which would prove very
disastrous.
They asked the governor to authorize them to
appoint 100 special deputies to patrol the Croton aqueduct and thwart any
attempt that might be made to destroy it. The governor acquiesced in their
requests as stated above.
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| Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, USN. |
THE
SPANISH FLEET
TO BE
INTERCEPTED BY SAMPSON AND SCHLEY.
As Soon
as Its Location and Destination are Known—Scouts on the Watch—Both American
Fleets With Colliers Ready to Sail at a Moment's Notice—Keeping all Plans as
Secret as Possible.
NEW YORK, May 5.—A special to The Herald
from Washington says: Spain's Atlantic fleet is not to be allowed to reach
Porto Rico or to approach the coast of the United States. Rear Admiral Sampson
has perfected plans for meeting the enemy on the high seas and giving battle at
a time and place of his own choosing. The successful issue of this battle may depend
in large measure upon the Spanish admiral being kept in profound ignorance of
the intention of the American commander and being given the least possible time
to escape them or to prepare for battle. Consequently the secretary of the navy
and Rear Admiral Sampson have kept the details of the plan of operations a
profound secret, and as the time for the movement against the Spanish ships
draws near a censorship of telegrams from Key West has been established. This
makes it impossible to obtain direct from Key West news of the movements of the
armored ships under the immediate command of Rear Admiral Sampson.
All that is definitely known here is that
the four most powerful ships in Rear Admiral Sampson's command—the New York,
the Indiana, the Iowa and the Puritan—were ready for a prolonged sea voyage
yesterday. Their coal bunkers were filled to their capacity and additional
supplies of coal were carried in bags on deck. Two colliers carrying eight
thousand tons of coal were ready to accompany them to sea. Reports that these
vessels have sailed eastward to meet the Spanish ships have not been confirmed.
At the same time Commodore Schley's squadron
at Hampton Roads, comprising the Brooklyn, the Massachusetts and the Texas,
with two colliers carrying 6,000 tons of coal, is ready to sail at a moment's
notice. Swift auxiliary cruisers are scouring the ocean in search of the
Spanish fleet.
These facts all point to the theory that there
is to be a union of the armored ships under Rear Admiral Sampson with those
under Commodore Schley at a point in the ocean previously agreed upon and that the
scouts are to report to them there the location and direction of the Spanish
ships. It is not believed to be possible that the Spanish ships will be able to
avoid all the scouting vessels. As soon as Rear Admiral Sampson learns the
whereabouts of the Spanish fleet and the direction in which it is sailing, he
can get under way to intercept it, throwing his scouts out in front so as to cover
a wide expanse of sea and following with his armored vessels in line of battle
and ready to give fight as soon as they come in contact with the enemy.
Opinions differ somewhat in naval circles as
to the destination of the Spanish fleet. Many naval officers can scarcely
conceive it to be possible that the Spanish admiral would be so rash as to
bring his vessels within reach of such an overwhelming force as that which Rear
Admiral Sampson could bring against him. They believe that if he had held a
westerly course he counts on being able to reach Porto Rico and get his vessels
safely into the harbor of San Juan before he can be attacked by an overwhelming
American force. When he left St. Vincent, the American force was divided. Rear
Admiral Sampson apparently was fully occupied with the blockade of Cuban ports,
and the only vessels available to be sent against him were those under Commodore
Schley.
PAGE
TWO—EDITORIALS.
English
Opinion.
The neutrality of Great Britain in the
present crisis will undoubtedly be preserved in the form and spirit in which it
has been begun, and the United States can ask for nothing more. The key note of
English sentiment is accurately struck in the following sentence from the
London Spectator: "We shall refrain from taking either side, but if it is
necessary to show a bias the bias must be toward the United States."
Of the merits of the struggle the London Graphic
says: "Spain's ultimate failure will be a gain for humanity and
progress;" and The Chronicle says: "The vital thing is that America
as a whole is determined, in scorn of consequence, to arrest the hand that has
established misery and tyranny and murder at her door. That any civilized man,
above all any English-speaking man, should seek to hinder her, or to malign
her, passes our comprehension."
Referring to Spain's bleeding policy toward
her colonies, and to her being bled by them in turn through revolutions and
rebellions, The Speaker is of the opinion that she will be benefited by losing
them. "When the flow of blood is stopped by amputation and cautery,"
says The Speaker, "she will gain strength to develop and make use of her
vast internal resources." This is a truth which Spain has stubbornly
refused to recognize, and which is being hammered into her with shot and shell.
The lesson is an expensive one, but it will do her and the world good.
The United States is engaged in a great
campaign of education, and is fully able to carry it out, but it is agreeable
to receive indorsement [sic] and encouragement from the great nation across the
water which is our only peer in enlightenment and progress.
TEACHERS
IN DEMAND.
Cortland
Graduates to Go to Greenport, Gloversville and Springfield.
Miss Laura C. Manley and Miss Grace R. Halsey
of the present graduating class of the Cortland Normal school have secured
positions in the Greenport Union school, Greenport, L. I.
Prof. James A. Estee, superintendent of the Gloversville public schools, made his annual visit at the Cortland Normal
school to-day in search of teachers. Prof. Estee has in his employ several Cortland
graduates and his partiality for Cortland teachers may be known from the fact
that he engaged the services of four of the present graduating class: Miss
Jessie Emmons, Miss Grace Hare, Miss Jessie M. Hill and Miss Stella M. Easton.
Miss Jennie L. White of the present graduating
class of the Cortland Normal school who recently secured a position at Carmel,
N. Y., has just returned from a visit with friends in Springfield, Mass. While
in that city she was asked by Prof. Balliett, superintendent of the Springfield
public schools, to come into one of the ward schools and take a class. She did
so and the result was that he offered her a salary of $600 if she would accept
a position for next year. She accepted on condition that the board of education
at Carmel would release her. The Carmel board have kindly consented to do this
and Dr. Cheney has been asked to recommend another teacher for the place at
Carmel.
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| Harriet May Mills. |
The
Rights of Woman.
The reception which the ladies of Cortland accorded
to Miss Harriet May
Mills of
Syracuse on Tuesday evening, was very encouraging to the cause she advocated so
eloquently. Despite the incessant rain an unexpectedly large audience assembled
in the Universalist church and applauded the speaker to the echo.
The after-meeting was enlivened by a short
passage of arms between a Cortland gentleman and the lecturer, in which the
intellectual claim of woman was amply sustained by the result.
The provisional committee composed of Mrs.
Linderman, Mrs. Yale and Mrs. Bentley announce that the adjourned meeting will
take place at Mrs. Dr. Strowbridge's house next Tuesday at 2 P. M. Miss Mills
will be present then, and all the women of Cortland who want their rights are
cordially invited to take part in organizing a Woman's Suffrage league here.
Only 50 cents a year expenditure required, but every woman is needed by the
movement that is elevating her sex to its true position. **
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| Alice Cately Ettling. |
CATELY
& ETTLING.
Some
Compliments Published in the Trade Paper, Varnish.
The March and April numbers of Varnish, a
trade paper of the carriage builders, has the following to say in regard to a
local firm of carriage builders:
Cately's buggy top spring is made by Cately
& Ettling, Cortland, N. Y., and is patented in both the United States and
Canada. It has had an excellent sale in Canada, and the patent is being
infringed by a carriage builder of Toronto, which is proof positive of its
merits, as poor articles are never copied. Mrs. Ettling, the junior member of
the firm, has labored hard to make this spring a success, and is personally
known by all the leading carriage men, and highly respected by them.
We do not often have the pleasure of
introducing ladies to our readers, but when we do, we naturally give them
precedence. The lady whom it is our pleasure to introduce, is not a stranger to
the carriage trade. Mrs. Alice M. Ettling is junior member of the firm of
Cately & Ettling, Cortland, N. Y., a firm well-known to the trade, chiefly
through the efforts of Mrs. Ettling, who visits the annual conventions of the
C. B. N. A., and makes herself manifest. She also visits the leading
expositions, and took up her station in the Transportation building throughout
the continuance of the World's Fair. Cately & Ettling have several
excellent specialties, one of them being a buggy top spring, which allows of
the top being easily raised or lowered. They also have a patent shaft holder and
shaft coupling, which is meeting with success. Mr. Cately, who is the father of
Mrs. Ettling, is a practical carriage mechanic, and Mrs. Ettling certainly has
many practical ideas, as all will agree who have heard her converse.
BREVITIES.
—A handsome new steel ceiling is being put
in the jewelry store of F. B. Nourse.
—The University center in Cortland now
numbers seventy-five members and is still growing.
—Cornell defeated Syracuse university
yesterday at Ithaca in a twelve innings game by the score of 6 to 4.
—Exercises appropriate to Arbor day will be
held in each of the village schools to-morrow forenoon beginning at 10:30 o'clock.
—New display advertisements to-day are—J. B.
Kellogg, special sale, page 8; Stowell's, few cut prices, page 7; A. Mahan,
music festival, page 7; C. F. Brown, Uncle Sam's navy, page 7.
—At the meeting of the Sixth District Dental
society at Binghamton yesterday Dr. Lloyd S. Ingalls of Cortland was elected
one of the two delegates to the New York State Dental society's convention at
Albany next Wednesday and Thursday. The Republican says: "During the
evening a telegram was received from President George H. Smith, who is ill at
Cortland, with his best wishes and regrets."
