READY TO EVACUATE AND ADDRESS TO REPUBLICANS

 

Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.

Gen. Maximo Gomez.

Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, October 11, 1898.

READY TO EVACUATE.

Spanish Troops in Cuba Are Concentrating.

GATHERING AT CIENFUEGOS.

About 1,500 Are Being Brought There Weekly—All the Commanders of the Cuban Army to Meet For Consultation—Other Important Happenings in Cuba.

   HAVANA, Oct. 11.—Louis Kempner, United States postal agent at Santiago, arrived here on his way to Washington where he has been called on matters relating to the postal service. He reports that the concentration of Spanish troops at Cienfuegos is being actively pushed, about 1,500 men being brought there weekly from the ports between Manzanillo and Cienfuegos on the south coast. Mr. Kempner has visited the Spanish post offices at Manzanillo, Tuncas, Juracoa and Cienfuegos,  and will make a report upon their condition, suggesting radical improvements in the postal system of the island. He will leave for the United States proceeding to Tampa after visiting the postoffices here, regarding which he will make an elaborate report to the government.

   A meeting of great importance, it is said, will be held in a few days at some point in this province of all the commanding officers in the Cuban army. General Maximo Gomez will preside. The proceeding will have a significance as deciding the future policy of the Cuban army in the island.

   The Western railway of Havana has made a reduction of fifty per cent in the charge for transporting the Cuban troops.

   Advices from Cardenas report the arrival there of Colonel Rowan and Lieutenant Parker, en route from Santiago and visiting the Cuban camps on the way under a special commission from the United States government. They were to visit Brigadier General Rojas at Camp Varadero, leaving for Matanzas by rail.

   The Spanish military club of Havana held a meeting and resolved to dissolve. The club's furniture will be sold, one-third of the proceeds going to the Casa de Beneficencia, the public orphan asylum of Havana, and the other two-thirds to the asylum for the orphans of the soldiers of Spain.

   Representatives of the local cab companies and livery stables assembled at the office of the civil governor, Senor de Castro, where they had been summoned with a view of heading off a threatened strike. Senor de Castro addressed them collectively and individually, and after a long discussion he succeeded in persuading them to abandon the proposed strike. The delegates called upon the mayor, who subsequently had a long conference with Senor de Castro. The situation was created by the claims of the cab companies for higher fares in view of the depreciation of silver. Their demands seem well founded, and it is now likely that the mayor will himself authorize the desired increase, although he repudiated it a week ago when it was granted by Senor de Castro.

   The Spanish paymaster general has published a notice to persons in the naval, military and civil services announcing that hereafter monthly payments will be re-established; but there will still be four month's arrears outstanding.

   The following steamers have arrived here within the last 24 hours: The Montserrat from Cadiz; the Seneca from New York; the Gran Antilla from Vera Cruz; the Alva, a coastal steamer, all with cargoes and passengers, the Cayo Blanco from Antwerp with cargo, and the Bergen from Halifax with fish.

   The Red Cross steamer San Antonia is expected from Mantanzas with relief supplies. All cases of destitution there have been attended to by the Comal, which has a considerable surplus remaining. A portion of the Comal's and San Antonio's cargo will be distributed here.

   Dr. Laine held a consultation with Dr. Montaine Bueno, a prominent Havana physician, regarding Major Bebee's illness. They decided the case was a mild form of fever from which he will recover in a few days. In the meantime he will continue isolated.

   Senor Girauta, secretary to the Spanish evacuation commissioners, delivered to Colonel Clous, secretary of the American commission, an official reply to the request of the American commissioners for the number of Spanish troops that had left the island since the 10th of August.

   Senor Perfecto, president of the Cuban relief committee, called upon Generals Wade and Butler to thank them for their offer of supplies for the troops in the different Cuban camps.

   The camps in the vicinity of Havana celebrated the anniversary of the Cuban uprising at Yara in 1868. The evening was spent in dancing and merrymaking. Great crowds of visitors and sympathizers attended the festivities.

   Rear Admiral Sampson is feeling much better. He has been at the Hotel Trocha. The other members of the commission are in excellent health.

 

CANNOT AGREE.

Peace Commissioners Refer Back to Their Governments.

   LONDON, Oct. 11.—A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Paris says the United States and Spanish peace commissioners are at entire variance regarding the question of the disposition of the Philippine Islands and that they have referred the matter to the respective governments.

 

SPAIN BRACES UP.

Will Keep a Strong Guard in Cuba Till Peace Treaty is Signed.

   MADRID, Oct. 11.—The Spanish government announces its intention to maintain a strong force of troops in Cuba until the treaty of peace with the United States is definitely signed.

 

WILL REMAIN SOLDIERS.

Re-establishment of the New York National Guard.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE ISSUED.

When Troops Are Mustered Out of the United States Army They at Once Become Members of the State Organization—New Organizations to Be Disbanded.

   ALBANY, Oct. 11.—Adjutant General C. Whitney Tillinghast has issued an order relative to the procedure to be followed in reinstating the National Guard organizations mustered out of the United States army and in providing for the disbandment of the regiments and separate companies organized to take the place of those absent in the war service. The order issued is as follows:

   The re-establishment of the organization of the National Guard which have entered the United States service as volunteers and are now about to be mustered out and returned to the state service is placed in the hands of the major general commanding the National Guard and will be based on the following general principles:

   Ten days after the muster out of the United States service muster rolls in duplicate must be made of each company and the field and staff of the returning organization, one to be retained and one forwarded to the adjutant general through the proper channel.

   On this muster roll must appear the names of officers and enlisted men, who were regularly commissioned or enlisted members of the National Guard at the time the organization was mustered into the United States service, whether they volunteered or not.

   Officers of the National Guard who do not desire to continue in the service of the guard should promptly tender their resignations and enlisted men of the guard who desire to be discharged from the state service, should promptly make application to the proper officer after the muster rolls have been made.

   Applications of enlisted men who have been in the volunteer service, for discharge from the state service, should receive favorable action on the part of the officers authorized to grant it, provided the reasons set forth be deemed proper and sufficient.

   Commanding officers of organizations about to be replaced by the organizations in whose place they were organized, will at once prepare muster out rolls and discharges for the enlisted men of their respective commands, who were regularly enlisted therein, so that when their muster out is ordered there need be no delay.

   They will make also all necessary arrangements to transfer all state and organization property to the commanding officers of the old organizations and to close their accounts with the chief of ordnance.

   Commissioned officers of new organizations, when replaced by organizations returning from the volunteer service, will be rendered supernumerary, and the men enlisted in the former organizations will be honorably discharged upon the disbandment of their company or regiment.

   Men enlisted in organizations about to be disbanded, if desirous to continue in service, may be transferred to such organizations as they select in place of being discharged, provided that there are vacancies in such organizations for them.

   The commander-in-chief desires that every encouragement be given to the officers and enlisted men of the volunteer service to join the National Guard, if not already members thereof.

 

VILLAGE TRUSTEES.

A Short Session With Little Business Last Night.

   The regular weekly meeting of the [Cortland] board of village trustees was held last evening, but the amount of business transacted was small. The session was of but a half hour's length.

   The salaries of the members of the board of health for the last six months were ordered paid as follows: F. L. MacDowell $17.50, Geo. T. Latimer Est. $17.50, W. G. McKinney $17.50, F. W. Beach, $16.53. The bill of the Homer & Cortland Gas Co. amounting to $264.47 was audited.

   President Stilson reported that the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving company desired an extension of time in which to complete the new Main-st. pavement. No action was taken.

   The question of adjusting the grade of intersecting streets to correspond with the new grade of Main-st. came up for informal discussion, but no action was taken by the board. Port Watson and Union-sts. are the ones which will need the greatest attention. Port Watson-st. between Main and Church-sts. will have to be excavated one foot to allow the water from Tompkins-st. and from Main-st. south of the Messenger House to flow down to Church-st. The grade of Union-st. is lower than that of the new pavement, and it was talked that the best way to dispose of the water from that street is to build a sluiceway across Main-st. under the pavement and then turn the water south under the last sidewalk.

   Dr. White brought up the question of Madison-st., and wanted something done to take care of the water which stands on the street at Schermerhorn-st. [Grace Street] after every rain. Engineer Allen said that the difference in the grade of Homer-ave. and Main-st. is less than one inch, and suggested that the best way to dispose of the water would be to conduct it through pipes northward to Otter creek. This would cost $80 or $90— much less than it would cost to fill at that point and raise the grade so that water would run either way.

 

Chancey M. Depew.

Richard Croker.

ADDRESS TO REPUBLICANS.

The Republican County Committee Present the Issues of the Campaign.

   The Republican county committee congratulates the Republican electors of Cortland county upon the successful termination of the late war so brilliantly conducted under the administration of our Republican president, William McKinley, and upon the era of prosperity already at hand resulting from the return of the Republican party to power, and being the fruitage of Republican principles.

   We desire further to congratulate the Republican voters of this county upon the ability and strength of the state ticket headed by Col. Roosevelt for governor, recently put in nomination by the state convention at Saratoga.

   We wish to call the attention of the Republican voters of Cortland county to the importance of the impending election. A full state ticket is to be elected, and the neglect of loyal Republicans to respond to the call of duty will result in the restoration to power in state affairs of Tammany Hall and the return of that period in state politics of corruption and mal-administration already so thoroughly repudiated by the people. Richard Croker absolutely controlled the Syracuse convention, and in the event of the election of his candidate, who was unheard of twelve hours before he was nominated, he would control the administration of the affairs of this state with equally arbitrary power.

   There must also be elected on Nov. 8, 150 assemblymen and fifty state senators. It behooves every true Republican, to see that a large majority of both branches of our legislature belongs to that party which will stand between the people and the dangerous machine legislation advocated by Croker and his associates, and that legislators are elected who will co-operate with Theodore Roosevelt in bringing about honest reforms.

   In national politics, we have to elect from the state of New York thirty-four congressmen, and the legislature elected this fall must choose a successor to the present Democratic senator. It is of the highest importance to every loyal American citizen throughout the whole country that the great Empire State shall be represented in both the house and senate by men who believe in a system of sound finance; men who are pledged to the principles of protection to American industries; men who belong to the party having a strong foreign policy.

   The grave problems arising at the close of our recent war, and as a result of the appearance of the United States as a power in international politics, require the broadest statesmanship and the wisest diplomacy for their solution and determination. In the words of ChaunceyM. Depew in nominating Theodore Roosevelt at Saratoga, "The times require constructive statesmen. As in 1776 and 1865, we need architects and builders. We have but one school for their training and education, and that school is the Republican party. Our Republican administration, upon which a tremendous responsibility rests, must have a Republican congress for its support in the next two years—two years of transcendent importance to our future." The party of progress, the party of ideas, the party of political principle, must meet and settle the important issues now confronting us. The people will not feel safe to trust the fruits of the valor of our soldiers and sailors in other hands.

   Under these circumstances we call upon all true and loyal Republicans in Cortland county, regardless of past differences and factional affiliations, to rally under the broad standard of Republicanism to fight unitedly for the success of the Republican ticket. In times of great peril we are not partisans, but patriots; we should not be factionists, but Republicans. We ask you to vote in the circle under the Republican eagle for the candidates of our party; for Theodore Roosevelt and other candidates for state offices; for Sereno E. Payne for member of congress; for William E. Johnson for state senator; and for George S. Sands for member of assembly; that Cortland county may cast one straight Republican vote for a Republican United States senator; that once again we may make Cortland county a bulwark of Republican principles and a synonym for Republican  majorities.

   (Signed) NATHAN L. MILLER, Chairman, Cortlandville; ROWLAND L. DAVIS, Secretary, Cortlandville; E. J. WARFIELD, Treasurer, Cortlandville; John H. Kelley, Cortlandville; F. P. Saunders, Cortlandville; F. E. Price, Cortlandville; Willard Norton, Cortlandville; Harry Swan, Cortlandville; Joseph Bunney, Cortlandville; Hiram Robinson, Cortlandville; E. L. Dwight, Cincinnatus; W. W. Thompson, Cuyler; A. A. Watrous, Freetown; Daniel Tanner, Harford; A. D. Holmes, Homer; C. S. Pomeroy, Homer; Geo. A. Thomson, Homer; F. M. Briggs, Homer; Edgar Parker, Lapeer, S. D. Hammond, Marathon; E. J. Bowdish, Marathon; W. D. Van Denburg, Preble; Chas. S. Clark, Scott; Daniel E. Morris, Solon; M. D. Allis, Taylor; Chas. W. Beattie, Truxton; Rodolph Price, Virgil; A. E. Gardner, Virgil; C. P. McVean, Willet.

   Cortland, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1898.

 

Black Diamond Express.

FAST TIMES ON THE LEHIGH.

   Extraordinary fast time was made by the special train on the Lehigh Valley railroad Saturday between Buffalo and Ithaca. The train was made up of a Black Diamond outfit, and brought the members of the Buffalo Railroad association and their friends to this college city on their annual excursion. The run from Buffalo to Rochester junction, sixty-nine miles, was made in sixty-seven minutes and the first 105 miles were covered in 102 minutes, including a five-minute stop at Rochester junction. The run to Ithaca, 148 miles, was made in two hours and forty-six minutes, including one stop of five minutes and another of seven minutes. It is hoped and believed that the forthcoming winter train schedule will assign this flying express regularly to the Ithaca division.—Ithaca Journal.

 

FARM BUILDINGS BURNED.

House and Barn of William Johnson in the Town of Preble.

   The large dairy barn and farmhouse of William Johnson, who lives in the southeast corner of the town of Preble on the Haight's gulf road leading over to Preble were burned to the ground early Sunday morning, Oct. 2. The fire was first discovered by David Wood, a hired man who was milking, at about 6 o'clock in the morning, and the blaze was located in a pile of hay about six feet in depth on a barn floor about 30 feet from where the cows were located. All of the stock except a pig and a calf was saved, but everything else in the barn went up in smoke. The barn was 30 by 80 feet in size. A heavy southeast wind carried sparks from the burning barn to the house, which also was consumed, but the larger part of the furniture was saved. Mr. Johnson carried an insurance of $2,000 in the grange. The only cause that can be assigned as the origin of the fire is the possible presence of tramps. The horse and carriage barn was not burned. He says that he will probably rebuild.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The Ladies' Literary club meets to-morrow afternoon with Miss Goodrich, 29 Tompkins-st.

   —Remember! The first day for [voter] registration is Oct. 14, next Friday. Saturday is the second day.

   —At the meeting of the First M. E. church Epworth league last evening Mrs. C. F. Weller was elected corresponding secretary.

   —The Amaranth club held its first of the series of fall and winter parties in Empire hall last night. McDermott's orchestra furnished the music.

   —The regular meeting of the Fortnightly club will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. G. Jarvis, 5 Charles-st.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—D. McCarthy & Sons, new dress fabrics, page 7; Burgess, fashionable clothing for men, page 7; A. Case, new dress goods, page 6.

   —David Dalton of 53 Hamlin-st. is right in line with string beans, having for two weeks past been supplying Cortland hotels with the second crop of beans from his premises this year.

   —Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Dr. Charles E. Bennett and Miss Nettie Fairchild, which will take place at the bride's home, 20 North Church-st., Wednesday evening, Oct. 19 at 8 o'clock.