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| Maj. Gen. Elwell Stephen Otis. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, January 7, 1899.
READY FOR BATTLE.
The Filipinos Preparing to Fight For Independence.
WILL ACCEPT NOTHING ELSE.
The Governors of All the Provinces of Luzon Have Assembled at Malolos For the Purpose of Offering Their Services to the Government. Newspaper Comments.
MANILA, Jan. 7.—A dispatch to The Independencia from Malolos, the seat of the Filipino government, says the governors of all the provinces of Luzon have assembled at Malolos for the purpose of offering their lives and property in adhesion to the policy of the president and government. Continuing the dispatch says:
"They say they fought only for the independence of the Filipinos and are now unwilling to surrender to strangers."
Commenting upon President McKinley's proclamation to the Filipinos, issued by Major General Otis, The Independencia, which is a native paper, says the problem presented is most grave. It admits that there are only two solutions possible, namely, the Americans' abandonment of their annexation policy, claiming that the people here are not desirous of absorption into their nationality, or a prolonged and bloody war. It then cites the example of the "noble patriots of Iloilo defying General Miller," expresses hope for a pacific termination of the crisis, but hints of trouble.
The official organ, The Republica, is less aggressive, but indisposed to accept the suggestions of General Otis in their entirety.
The Spanish papers are evidently afraid to comment on the situation.
The California regiment is still on board the transports here awaiting orders.
ALL QUIET IN CUBA.
Reports Prom Our Troops In Havana and Elsewhere.
HAVANA, Jan. 7.—Colonel Richards, General Brooke's adjutant general, has arrived here from Porto Rico, via Santiago and Cienfuegos. He said that General Bates with the Sixth Ohio has arrived at Cienfuegos with Dusenberry's Second Illinois battalion, which makes 1,500 Americans and 30,000 Spaniards camped in and about the city. The Cuban camp is near the American camp.
Colonel Biddle, from Matanzas, who has just arrived here, said there were 1,300 Americans there and all is quiet.
The steamers Roumanian and Covadonga, the latter with 230 exiled Nanigoes, have arrived here from Spain.
The United States transport Manitoba has arrived at Matanzas from Charleston.
The United States military commissioners gave a farewell concert and dance at the Trocha hotel. A number of distinguished Cubans and Spaniards were present.
ROOSEVELT IN NEW YORK.
The Ride Prom Albany Was in the Cab of a Locomotive.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—Governor Roosevelt came to this city from Albany in the cab of a locomotive. He had intended to take the 2:35 train from Albany, but it was an hour and 15 minutes late. Superintendent Harrington of the New York Central hearing of this, placed his locomotive, the Mohawk, at the disposal of the governor and it was accepted.
The governor and half a dozen others who were with him together with Superintendent Harrington, climbed into the cab of the engine at 2 o'clock and the party arrived in the Grand Central depot at 5:03, making the run in three hours and three minutes.
The ride was a thrilling one, at times the engine making record breaking speed. The governor was delighted with the experience. Arriving in the city he went directly to the home of his sister where he was joined by General Avery D. Andrews.
At 9 o'clock a cab was called and Governor Roosevelt and General Andrews entered and were driven to the Century club, which was celebrating the Twelfth Night. A large proportion of the members of the club were arrayed in costumes of Shakesperian characters and some of the representative men of the country were present.
Proposed Electric Railroad Opposed.
ALBANY, Jan. 7.—The state railroad commission gave a hearing in the matter of the application of the Rochester and Sodus Bay Railroad company for permission to construct and operate an electric road from Rochester to Sodus Point on Lake Ontario. The application is opposed by the Central Hudson Railroad company, which claims that the new company will parallel its lines and that there is not traffic enough to warrant granting an application. Congressman-elect James M. E. O'Grady appeared for the company desiring to construct the road, and Attorney Ira M. Place for the Central Hudson Railroad company in opposition.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Our Philippine Policy.
The policy of the United States in the Philippine Islands is made public. It is recited in the form of instructions sent by the president, through the war department to General Otis for his guidance. In a word, they announce the conquest of the Philippines, the cession of the islands to the United States, the assumption of sovereignty over them by the latter, and the purpose of this government to "substitute the mild sway of justice and right for arbitrary rule." Military rule will be maintained in the Philippines till congress shall provide other form of government.
The anti-expansionists may object that the president moves in advance of ratification of the treaty. There is, however, no question that Spain's rule in the Philippines is ended. None who opposes American assumption of authority in these islands has the hardihood to say that they should be given back to Spain. The obligation, therefore, rests on the United States of supplying a government to take the place of the one destroyed. Whether this treaty be ratified or not, that duty is ours. The proclamation of the president looks to the discharge of that duty. If the executive assumes in issuing it that the treaty will be ratified, he only honors the senate with his confidence in the patriotism and sense of duty of its members.
The Philippines are ours, till they are surrendered to other power. Possession imposes obligations, which the policy declared meets in a spirit and with a purpose, friendly, humane and assuring. The people of the Philippines are assured that the United States assumes authority over them not as conquerors to oppress, but as friends to relieve from oppression and protect in all their rights of life, property and religious beliefs. Such assurance to a people oppressed, misgoverned, outraged as the Filipinos have been through centuries, will have good effect. Not immediately in all the islands will its meaning be comprehended and the desired results be realized. The telegraph and the newspapers do not serve the Philippines as they do the United States. The character of the American people is not understood throughout the [land] as at Manila. It will require time, and experience of the changed character of the authority exercised, to educate the Filipinos from hatred and distrust of Spain to love for and confidence in the United States.
The plan of government outlined by the president is calculated to win confidence. With that, the government and improvement of people such as make up the population of the Philippines will be easy.
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| Emilio Aguinaldo. |
A CONFERENCE PROBABLE
Between Aguinaldo and Gen. Otis Over the Peace Problem.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—The Herald's correspondent says: It is probable that Aguinaldo will come to Manila to discuss with Gen. Otis, the American military governor, the best means of reaching satisfactory settlement of the affairs of the islands. The American troops have not yet landed at Iloilo.
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| Wreck of the USS Maine. |
LIFE IN CUBA.
ROBERT G. BRYANT OF CORTLAND WRITES TO HIS MOTHER.
Tells of the Trip from Huntsville, Ala., and of His Surroundings in Cuba—Weather is Fine, Though Quite Warm.
The following letter from Cuba was received by Mrs. M. E. Bryant of Cortland from her son, Robert F. Bryant, of the Tenth infantry now stationed at Havana:
MY DEAR MOTHER—I received your letter night before last, but have been so busy moving that I didn't get a chance to write before.
Before I forget it I want to ask you to send me a small calendar or almanac, one that you can put into your next letter when you write, as it is something not easily obtained here and also something which I have occasion to use a great deal.
The climate here is delightful and we have a fine camp about two miles west of Havana harbor. The cemetery where the Maine sailors are buried is only about three hundred yards from here and we are less than a quarter of a mile from the shore; so you see we have quite a location.
We left Huntsville at 7 o'clock on Tuesday night, the 20th inst., went by way of Decherd, Chattanooga, Atlanta and Augusta to Charleston, arriving there at 9:30 Wednesday night. We staid on the cars until morning, but suffered no inconvenience as we had good Pullman sleepers on this trip. The boat started at 4 o'clock. It was the Ward line steamer Saratoga. We had quite rough weather the first night and the ship rolled and tossed in every conceivable manner. Nearly all the boys were seasick; but I wasn't a bit; in fact, I rather liked the motion. I was giving out medicine until nearly 1 o'clock so I was very sleepy when I finally got to bed. The next day we passed one steamer and one sailing vessel, but both were a long distance away; Saturday we sighted eight steamers and four sailing vessels; two of the steamers were American, one a Spanish transport loaded with soldiers bound for Spain, and the rest were too far away for us to determine their nationality.
About 8:30 we saw the last of United States and at 1:45 we sighted the Cuban coast. We steamed into the harbor at 5 o'clock in the evening and tied up to the deck. Morro [castle] and the wreck of the Maine looked natural—just like the pictures I had seen of them.
There are four American warships in the harbor, among them the Brooklyn and New York. There is also one Spanish gunboat there. The harbor is filled with Spanish and American transports; one nation bringing troops in and the other taking them home again.
We have a peculiar kind of cactus here which has a three cornered stem and is used for fencing purposes. The hedge is sometimes 20 feet high and the main stems are often six or eight inches in diameter. We have another kind of cactus here which has flat lobes eighteen inches to two feet across and two inches thick. We can get plenty of oranges and bananas here and also lots of sweet potatoes, quite cheap; salt pork is 20 cents a pound. By the way, we have two American papers here now, the Cuba Times and Havana Register. They are 5 cents per copy and are quite good papers.
The days here are warm and the nights cool, so we can keep comfortable most all of the time. One of the boys died tonight; I sat up with him until he died and then laid him out; it is nearly 2 o'clock in the morning.
We have moved twice since writing the above and expect to move again tomorrow; this time right into the city of Havana. The regiment has been gradually moving in ever since the first detachment arrived and we will all be glad when our daily moves are ended and we can settle down. My weight is now about 190 and I feel fine. The last time I was weighed I registered 186 and I am heavier now.
I visited the Maine sailors' graves yesterday. I also gathered some shells from the beach. The shells make a very pretty collection. The island is composed of coral and volcanic rock and the coast, where it is washed by the waves, is full of deep holes and has sharp points of rock everywhere so that it is very difficult to travel over. Where we are camped the rock comes so near the surface that we can hardly get the tent pins in deep enough to keep the tents from blowing over. We have had fine weather since we came over; though occasionally we suffer from the heat. This must sound as strange to you as accounts of snow and sleighing do to us here. I am very glad to hear of Helena's restoration to health; I hope she will keep well. I received and answered Mr. Stone's letter before I left Huntsville,
The dress of the natives here is truly unique. The adults wear calico, gingham and like materials and the small children wear nature's uniform. The Spanish uniform is bluish gray, it is of a very light cotton material. The Spanish soldiers and the people generally are much smaller than Americans.
We have a fine camp on a hill where we get a good breeze most of the time. The field where we are camped is carpeted with a luxuriant blue grass sod which seems nice after the clay mud of Huntsville. We are right in the edge of the city and can see it all quite plainly. I have had quite a number of letters and one package of papers forwarded to me from Huntsville, but have had no mail as yet come direct to Havana.
I am getting together quite a collection of relics so that I will have enough to remember all of my friends. Hoping to hear from you soon, I am with best wishes of the season,
Your loving son, ROBERT G. BRYANT.
Dec. 30, 1898, Hospital corps, Tenth Infantry, Havana, Cuba.
THE Y. M. D. C.
Annual Banquet at The Kremlin Last Night a Happy One.
The annual banquet of the Young Men's Debating club of the Cortland Normal school was held at The Kremlin last evening, and was pronounced by all the most enjoyable event of its kind in the history of the club. The young men had as their guests the young ladies of the Corlonor fraternity, and the occasion was one which will be long remembered. Mr. Dibble of The Kremlin [Hotel] laid a spread before the banqueters which would be hard to excel, and the service was first-class in every respect. Prof. J. E. Banta as toastmaster was in his happiest mood, and the responses to the toasts were most fitting to the occasion.
Following is a list of those in attendance: Mrs. J. Edward Banta, Misses Grace F. Burghardt, Ellen Augusta Norton, Elizabeth M. Champlin, Maude E. Fisher, Susanna Davis, Grace K. Duffey, Elizabeth M. Wright, Minnie M. Alger, Carrie Monell Curry, Jennie L. Robinson, Jennie M. Watrous, E. Claire Howard, Florence H. Churton, Minnie A. Stubbs, Grace A. Rowley, Annie E. Rathbun, Ethel Gilbert, Evelyn L. Miller, Lelia M. Bartholomew, B. Lutherie Hinds, Mabel R. Hare, Verdine E. Peck, Agnes Robinson, Mary E. Kirby, Jane F. Hosmer, Annie M. Schneider, Lucy L. Moses, Eva M. Porter, Mabel Marsh, Lillian Benham, Ethel Havens, Sarah G. Ross, Edna Utter, Floy A. Elliot, Alice Hoster, Florence M. Chaffee, Jessie E. Parker, Frances S. Graham and Mary R. PerLee, Prof. J. Edward Banta, Prof. W. M. Booth and Messrs. Earl S. Wooster, Gould J. Little, Edward A. Bingham, Charles M. Morse, A. Wesley Armitage, Thos. J. McEvoy, Layton Hawkins, W. Burton Patrick, Ralph H. Davis, Thomas J. Gleason, R. Paul Higgins, Edwin M. Preston, C. F. Sherman, Rowland L. Davis, Lewis R. Mooney, W. F. Down, Ward C. Moon, Ray D. Hall, E. S. Mathewson, C. E. McEvoy, C. R. Sanders, Arthur Allen, Charles R. Lord, John M. Hinds, Howard F. Brooks, Joseph P. Sheehan, G. H. Van Tuyl, Clyde T. Griswold, Fred H. Crook, Frank Pierce, Fred A. Ward, L. S. Hyde, George O. Moore, and A. E. Dewey.
The menu and toast list are as follows:
Obituary.
Mr. Bradley Mix of McLean who died at the hospital on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 3, as the result of injuries received that morning by being struck by a Lehigh Valley passenger train at the McLean station, was born in Lisle, Broome county, sixty-six years ago. He was a son of Nathaniel and Sarah Mix. He was a kind and loving father and brother and had many friends. No one knew him but to like him. He was a member of Co. G. of the One Hundred Eighty-fifth regiment, N. Y. Vols., and served through the latter part of the civil war. Mr. Mix was married about forty-six years ago to Miss Mariette Cross of Port Crane, Broome county, who died about eleven years ago. He leaves five children, five grandchildren and one brother, Gilbert Mix of Philadelphia.
The funeral was held on Thursday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Hudson, 22 Squires-st., and was conducted by Rev. John T. Stone. A quartet consisting of Mrs. G. E. Persons, Mrs. Charlotte Nash-Head and Messrs. J. B. Hunt and T. N. Hollister furnished appropriate music. The bearers were comrades of his regiment. The burial was at Blodgett Mills.
Mr. Mix's children and grandchildren desire to express their thanks to the minister who conducted the services, to the choir who furnished the music, to the Grand Army men for their kindness in various ways and to all friends who assisted in any capacity at the time of the funeral. * * *
NEW FURNITURE STORE.
Pearson Brothers Will Open Their New Upholstering Department Monday.
Messrs. Pearson Brothers of Geneva, who have rented the store in the Sugerman block formerly occupied by G. O. Whitcomb, will open the upholstering department of their establishment on Monday morning, Jan. 9, and on Feb. 1 their furniture department will be opened with a large, new and complete line of furniture. These gentlemen have had an extended experience in the furniture business and are practical men in their line.
In order to advertise their business and bring their upholstering department to the notice of the public they will from now until Feb. 1, do all upholstering work free of charge, the materials used being purchased of them by the patron at bargain prices. They have an unusually large and fine stock of upholstering goods from which to make selections, the prices will be very low, and this offer will give an opportunity for getting work of this kind done for just the cost of the material.
The store is to be thoroughly refitted and put in first-class shape throughout as soon as spring opens. A new front is to be put in and the floor will be let down to the level of the walk. When these improvements are completed the store will be one of the finest in town and its location is a most excellent one.
The new firm will be open for business Monday morning and will be pleased to welcome a large number of visitors to their store.
A. O. U. W. Installation.
Cortland lodge, No. 351, A. O. U. W., held a regular meeting last night at which the officers for the year 1899 were installed by Past Master Workman Geo. W. Wolcott:
Master Workman—Harry Swan.
Foreman—Bert Allen.
Overseer—Jason Bump.
Recorder—Joseph Bunney.
Financier— H. H. Pomeroy.
Receiver—H. J. Baker.
Guide—H. C. Wilcox.
Inside Watchman—James Porter.
Outside Watchman—Wm. Robson.
Trustee—J. H. Turner.
Past Master Workman—Eugene Woodworth.
BREVITIES.
—Rev. G. H. Brigham is to preach at the Baptist church at McGrawville tomorrow morning.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Pearson Bros., Upholstery, page 8; Angell & McFall, Meats, page 5.
—The Cortland STANDARD'S calendar for 1899 is the best one they ever sent.—Democrat. Our best bow to you, Neighbor.
—Mr. O. R. McElheny, who has the contract for slating the spire of St. Mary's Catholic church, has commenced his work.
—The Epworth league of the First M. E. church will hold a business meeting in the church parlors Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
—The regular meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. will be held in the Y. M. C A. parlor Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 8:30 o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
—Mr. L. Norman Mallery, aged 73 years, died last night at his home, 40 Hubbard-st. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, burial at Homer.
—News has reached Cortland to-day of the death this morning at 6 o'clock of Josiah Chrisman, a respected farmer of the town of Virgil. The funeral will occur Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock.
—Mr. Arthur S. Moore entertained about a dozen friends at his home, 41 Madison-st., last night. Music and games formed a very pleasant entertainment and refreshments were served. The hour was late when the company broke up.
—Half a dozen people over in Cortland declare that they saw and heard a robin yesterday. Cortland is not a temperance town.—Auburn Bulletin. R. G. Lewis declares that the robin seen in the tree in the vicinity of his house had been there every day to his positive knowledge since Christmas. If he still remains, the skeptical may go and see for themselves.
THE BASEBALL SITUATION.
Binghamtonians Want Team In This Year's State League.
The Elmira Dally Gazette of yesterday has the following concerning the State league baseball situation: "The news that Elmira is not to be represented by a baseball team in the New York State league this year, as announced recently in this paper, has reached Binghamton, and the enthusiasts of the national game in that city are wondering whether or not this shuts out the Parlor city. Unless rivalry between Binghamton and Cortland can be stirred up Binghamton's fate is decided."
Then follows a clipping from the Binghamton Leader, giving a lengthy review of the baseball situation in that city. The Binghamton paper says that it is contended in Elmira that Binghamton could not possibly hold up its head in the league without Elmira. Now Cortland begs to differ most emphatically. It is believed in Cortland that with Binghamton as a running mate in the league, such a rivalry would spring up between two towns that whenever the two teams meet, a half dozen cashiers could not half begin to take in the money and pass out the tickets fast enough.
Charles E. Jewell, a baseball promoter of considerable note, is expected in Binghamton in a few days to stir up the fans of that city. There seems to be no good reason why Binghamton would not make a valuable town for the State league. As rival towns, it would seem that a pair like Binghamton and Cortland could not be beaten.
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