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| Rear Admiral William T. Sampson. |
The
Cortland Democrat, Friday, May 27, 1898.
SAMPSON
SIGHTED.
His
Flagship Left the Blockading Fleet Going Eastward.
KEY WEST, May 26—The Associated Press
dispatch boat Wanda has just
reached
here with the following advices: At daybreak on Sunday morning the entire
squadron under Rear Admiral Samson was lying directly opposite the entrance to
Havana harbor, about 10 miles off shore.
The commanding officers of the various vessels
held a conference on board the flagship and shortly after their departure the
flagship steamed away to the eastward.
A number of vessels were left behind on
blockade duty. About two hours later a large double-masted and double-funneled
cruiser came steaming under full headway from the westward. When within hailing
distance, and without slackening her speed, she exchanged signals with the
acting flagship off Havana. A string of colored bunting was hoisted aloft on
the flagship's halyards and the cruiser pushed on to the east at full speed.
Afterward the squadron was in the Nicholas
channel, off Cardenas, heading for the old Bahama channel. The squadron was
proceeding with care for Admiral
Cervera had not yet actually been bottled and care must be taken lest the fox
turn and dash out of Santiago, around the east end of Cuba, up through the
Windward passage and north to attack the cities of the Atlantic coast of the
United States.
In all likelihood Commodore Schley will be
able to spring the trap and then Rear
Admiral Sampson may hasten to Santiago. A great game is being played, and the
situation is one of extreme suspense. After Admiral Cervera is sealed up in
Santiago harbor the problem will be as in the case of a "varmint"
caught in a trap, whether to shoot or starve him. In any event Admiral Cervera,
it is believed, cannot reach Havana. Two powerful fleets, each having fast
vessels, as well as heavy ones, and each able to destroy him, are closing in
upon him.
Naval officers here believe that the
battleship Oregon will be ordered to join Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet.
Heavy
Artillery Necessary.
NEW YORK, May 26.—With Commodore Schley and
Admiral Sampson guarding the entrance to the harbor of Santiago de Cuba the
[Cuban] junta believes that the entrapping of Admlral Cervera will necessitate
the sending to Cuba of heavy artillery. This, Mr. Reubens, the legal adviser of
the junta said, would of necessity have to be planted in the hills behind
Santiago from which vantage point Admiral Cervera would be forced into a sea
battle on the outside.
To
Discuss Pavement.
At a request of a number of [Cortland]
citizens, a public meeting will be held at Firemen's hall next Tuesday evening,
May 31, at 7:30 P. M., to discuss the matter of paving material for Main-st.
The speakers will be H. M. Kellogg, H. F. Benton, Wm. H. Clark, B. L. Webb, J.
J. Glann and others, but the meeting will be entirely public and open to all.
It is hoped that there will be a general attendance of the citizens.
A Big
Undertaking.
Mr. Albert Allen who was formerly superintendent
of the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. and is now in charge of a large farm in
Arkansas belonging to the Corbin estate, will be very busy this summer. He
does not spend this summer in Arkansas, and this season he is to buy for two
large hotels at Manhattan Beach, the Manhattan Beach and the Oriental. He is to
procure all supplies of every description that are required and judging by
former seasons will spend upwards of $250,000.
WAR
NOTES.
Comments
Clipped Prom Our Exchanges— Numerous Facts.
Here's hoping that the Oregon will bring Pacific
coast luck to the Atlantic coast navy.—World.
The salary of a lieutenant colonel in the United
States army is $4,000; of a brigadier-general, $5,800, and of a major-general, $7,600.
At any rate, the Dons are no mere surface students
of naval affairs. They go to the bottom of things. There's Manila bay, for instance.—Albany
Argus.
Admiral Dewey has ably demonstrated what can
be accomplished by real fighting and keeping out of reach of the Board of
Strategy.—New York Journal.
It is announced that 90 per cent [sic] of
the volunteers in the present war who have been rejected on the ground of
physical disability are cigarette smokers.
The American navy is the only one in the
world in which grog is not served to the sailors daily. Perhaps that is why the
men were able to fight so well before breakfast at Manila—Exchange.
It is stated that Admiral Dewey's share of
the prize money resulting from his Manila
fight will amount to something over $9,000, and that about $175,000 will be divided
among the officers and men of his fleet.
It is still reported that the Spaniards will
send an expedition to Manila to crush Dewey. But this statement is to be taken
with a big grain of salt. The Spaniards are not anxious to eat another Philippine
with us.
Cutting Spain's cable communications would
not make the slightest difference in the kind of news that would be given out
by its officials. Like many of the yellow Journals, they write their own
cablegrams.—Tully Times.
"Before war was declared," says
Bishop Vincent of Ohio, "I earnestly prayed that that it might be averted;
but now that it is in progress, there is none more in sympathy with the cause.
I loyally support our glorious flag, and pray for the continued success of our
arms."
Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman of the Society of
Jesus, connected with St. Ignatius church, has been appointed chaplain of the
Fourth Regiment of the Missouri National Guard. Almost all the men of the
regiment are Catholics. Father Sherman is the son of General W. T. Sherman, and
is enthusiastic over his appointment.
This is the physical examination prescribed in
the case of volunteers for the war: It requires that the feet be free from deformities
or bad corns; that the expansion of the chest in breathing be at least two
inches; that the man must be able to read readily with either eye, that the
lungs and heart be sound; that there be no rheumatism, and that the man must
not be too much overweight or underweight.
Commodores in the Navy rank with brigadier-generals
in the Army, and rear-admirals rank with major-generals. The rank of admiral
corresponds with that of general and the rank of vice-admiral with that of lieutenant-general;
but since the death of Farragut and Porter, we have no admiral and no
vice-admiral. The naval officers who perform the most important service in the
present war may hope that these honors will be revived In their favor when
peace is won.
It is beginning to be apparent that the war
with Spain is to be no ninety-day campaign, and it may be protracted for many
months. The prospect is that much larger forces will be needed than was at
first supposed. If we are to take possession of Cuba, Porto Rico, and the
Philippines and maintain armies of occupation there, probably one hundred
thousand men—regulars and volunteers—will be needed for the subjugation of Cuba
alone.
There are some very interesting figures as
to the amount of firing done by our ships during the battle at Manila. The Olympia
fired 1,764 shells, aggregating twenty-five tons in weight. The Baltimore
did even heavier firing, being called upon to reduce the forts after the first
engagement, and sent no less than thirty-five tons of metal into the Spanish ships
and the land batteries. The remainder of the fleet shot a total of eighty tons
of metal, making a grand total of 140 tons.
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| Rear Admiral George Dewey. |
PAGE
FOUR—EDITORIALS.
Though little news is given out by
government authorities it seems certain that the Spanish Admiral and his fleeting
squadron are safely bottled up in the harbor at Santiago de Cuba and that
Sampson or Schley or possibly both are at the entrance, which is very narrow,
and can bring on a battle, and the consequent annihilation of the Spanish
fleet, at will. It is to be hoped this news is correct. Censorship the past
week has been very strict and as the fleets did not allow newspaper dispatch
boats to accompany them on their present cruise accurate information of the whereabouts
of any of the fleets has been impossible to get.
In connection with the numerous appointments
of inexperienced sons of former great men to high positions in the army one
contemporary remarks that, "It is a pleasure to recall the fact that
Admiral George Dewey didn't attain his present position on account of his
relationship to his father."
NEIGHBORING
COUNTIES.
TOMPKINS.—Attorney D. F. Van Vleet's right
hand is partially disabled, the result of being bitten by his horse while
bridling him.
George Hook of Ithaca is to be foreman of
the Campbell Brick company's yard at Newfield and Louis Georgia has been
engaged as book keeper.
Mrs. Will H. Stephens of Ithaca has received
from Judge George F. Lyon a decree, granting her an absolute divorce with the
right to assume her maiden name, Ada Entlien.
Mr. George Small of Ithaca returned from a
couple of months absence in the south of England, where he was born and spent
his early life, and where his aged mother still lives.
The W. H. Weatherell mill property at Newfield
has been exchanged for 460 acres in Carolina county, Maryland, owned by J.
Thomas Low, consideration $10,000. The transaction was effected through the
agency of Stanton & Marion.
J. M. Thomas, who is well known as a popular
landlord, has purchased the Elm Tree House, McLean, and is now in possession.
Mr. Thomas is an experienced hotel man and knows how to take proper care of his
guests, having run this same house a few years ago,
John Mineah of Freeville is the owner of
three horses, the ages of which aggregate eighty years, being thirty-two,
twenty-six and twenty-two respectively. Although their days of active service
are over, Mr. Mineah keeps them and gives them good care in return for their
long years of faithful service.
Nicholas H. Mineah died Tuesday, May 10th,
at his home near Freeville, aged 62 years. Mr. Mineah suffered a shock of
apoplexy in November of last year and never recovered. Mr. Mineah is survived by
a large number of relatives and friends. The funeral was held from his late
home Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock, with interment at Groton.
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| Tully Lake Park Hotel. |
HERE AND
THERE.
Keep your eye out for worm nests. Wipe them
out of existence at first sight.
W. H. Young will conduct the Tully Lake Park
hotel at Tully again this summer.
The annual field day of the Y. M. C. A. will
be held at the fair grounds Tuesday, June 21.
A fine new watering trough for horses has
been placed at the Cortland house corner.
Simmons & Grant name prices on
some big bargains in their new adv. on our eighth page.
The Normals won a game of ball from the
Cascadilla's of Ithaca Saturday morning by a score of 15 to 12.
Dogs raised sad havoc in a flock of sheep near
South Cortland last week and damages to the extent of $90 were allowed [by town
of Cortlandville].
Arrangements have been made to have The
Economy Lecture Course given in the 1st Baptist church, beginning June 5th.
Spot Cash Baldwin will move his grocery next
week to the store formerly occupied by Tanner Bros. in the Standard building.
Dr. Dana is preparing to completely remodel
his residence on Main St., making it modern in every respect. He will then have
his office there.
The Normal [School] is closed to-day to celebrate
Washington's birthday , which was not done at the time it occurred and will not
reopen until Tuesday.
"Happy Bill" Daniels opens his
season of summer dances at the armory to-morrow evening, Admission 10 cents.
Dances 5 cents a set. Ladies free.
The Kennedy building on Greenbush-st. which
has for years been used as a feed store, is being remodeled inside and will soon
be opened as a grocery.
Dr. Baker says that if this war hangs on
much longer he will have to put the price of those bedroom suites back from
$9.99 to $10.00.—Marathon Independent.
Dr. P. J. Cheney [Normal School principal]
addressed the teachers of the First Commissioner district of Oneida county at
Utica last Saturday. Prof. J.
E. Banta
[[Normal School professor] was at Union the same day.
Mrs. C. P. Walrad, Mrs. A. C. Walrad and
Miss Frances Hudson gave a reception Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C.
P. Walrad on Lincoln ave. to a large number of lady friends.
Regular meeting of the W. C T. U. on
Tuesday, May 31, at 2:45 P. M.
Consecration service led by Mrs. M. V. Hills, followed by a business meeting
and a short address by Miss Celia Hutton.
Messrs. James Kelly & Co., are preparing
to move their cigar manufactory from Port Watson-st. back to 95 Main-st. where
they were formerly located. They will then resume a retail business.
A large class of students in civil
engineering from Cornell passed through
Cortland
Monday bound for Lake Como, where they will pursue their studies in a practical
way by surveying the country.
Prof. T. J. McEvoy of the Normal is to deliver
a lecture on "Cuba and the Maine" for the benefit of the M. E. church
in Tully next Monday evening. It will be illustrated by sixty stereoptican
views.
Memorial day services will be held in the opera
house Monday at 2 P. M., when an appropriate program will be rendered, Afterward
the parade will form and proceed to the soldiers' monument where H. M. Kellogg will deliver an address, and
then all will go to the cemetery to decorate the graves of the departed heroes.
The popularity of the Ithaca band's open air
concerts was again demonstrated last evening by the presence of a very large
audience in Dewitt park. Leader Conway's solo, with full band accompaniment,
was one of the best he ever played in Ithaca.—Ithaca Journal.
Ralph C. Talbot has resigned his position in
the First National bank to accept one in the office of Keator & Wells. He
is succeeded in the bank by Floyd Stoker and he in turn by Clyde Haskins of
South Cortland, who is a graduate of Joiner's business school.
Mrs. Maria Dillon, who was operated upon for
appendicitis by Dr. Sornberger at the Cortland hospital two weeks ago, is fast
recovering. She is now able to sit up and will probably be removed to her home next
week.
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