FUNERAL OF A HERO

 

Lt. Col. John Morrison Hamilton.

Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, April 3, 1899.

FUNERAL OF A HERO.

The Remains of the Late Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton Laid to Rest.

   GENEVA, N. Y., April 3.—The funeral of the late Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Hamilton of the Ninth regular cavalry, who was killed while leading his regiment up San Juan hill, July 1 last, was held from the state armory here. The service was attended by about 2,500 people. The entire service was held in the armory owing to the inclement weather. Flags floated at half mast from the public buildings.

   The remains were escorted from the undertaking rooms to the armory by the G. A. R. and the Thirty-fourth Separate company [State National Guard] and bugle corps. The casket was draped with the stars and stripes and was borne on the shoulders of the pall-bearers, sergeants of the Thirty-fourth Separate company. The honorary pall-bearers were former officers of the same company.

   Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton was born in Canada, but moved to Geneva when a young boy. He had seen service in the civil war, on the Western plains against the Indians and in the late war with Spain.

 

Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur.

RESTING AT MALOLOS.

No Further Fighting at the Filipino Capital.

SOME FIRING ALONG THE LINE.

This Is Just Enough to Be Annoying and Keeps Our Troops Constantly on Their Guard—Most of the Americans Believe That the War Will Soon Be Over.

   MANILA, April 3.—The American troops under General MacArthur are still resting at Malolos, where everything has been quiet. Hostilities elsewhere—so far as officially reported—have been limited during the last 24 hours to an occasional exchange of shots between the insurgents and the troops forming the lines of General Lawton and General Hall, extending from the waterworks to Laionia. But this shooting has just been active enough to make the lives of the solders a burden and to compel the officers to sleep in the trenches, clothed and in readiness to repel possible attacks.

   Most of the Americans are becoming convinced that the backbone of the insurgent opposition is broken. There are numerous rumors pointing to an early collapse of the insurrection. One of these is that General Pio del Pilar, the best fighter among the Filipino officers, will desert Aguinaldo and give his support to the Americans.

   The Spaniards, reasoning from their experience of the natives, refuse to believe that the rebellion is anywhere near put down. They declare that the Filipinos will not take their defeat at Malolos with the loss of the city and the removal of their so-called government seriously to heart. On the contrary the Spaniards predict that the insurgents will hover near the American lines, bothering them as much as possible and when attacked in force, dissolve, only to reappear at other points. This sort of tactics—the Spaniards say—will be followed until the wet season compels the Americans to be housed in barracks and then the Filipinos will return and reoccupy such towns as the United States troops do not garrison. With the next dry season a repetition of the present operations will begin.

   Time alone will show how much there is in this theory; but, as against it, it must be borne in mind that the Spaniards in all their domination of the Philippines never gave the inhabitants a demonstration of power comparable in effectiveness to that given them by the Americans.

   A priest and two members of the so-called Filipino congress who hid themselves in the woods during the fighting which preceded the capture of Malolos have just returned there and declared that 2,000 of the Filipino soldiers were anxious to give up fighting and would do so but for their officers, who keep them under arms.

   The whole country between Malolos and Caloocan is now full of friendlies, mostly women, children and old people who are returning to their homes, carrying white flags. The Americans are trying to gain the confidence of the inhabitants by proving to them that if they will return and attend to their ordinary work peacefully no harm will befall them. Two hundred and fifty civilians came back to their homes in Malolos in one body. Two thousand women and children, with a sprinkling of unarmed men, supposed to be warriors, came to the outskirts of Malolos on the seaside of the city and afterwards sneaked away, carrying all the goods they could.

   There has been no little good natured rivalry as to which regiment—the First Montana or the Twentieth Kansas— is entitled to the honor of having raised it flag first in Malolos. Colonel Funston and 20 men of Company E, Kansas volunteers, claim the distinction, on the ground, as already cabled, of having entered the town at double quick and raised the company flag, but the first flag to be recognized officially was that of Company G of the Montana infantry.

 

Don Felipe Agoncillo.

AGONCILLO'S BRAG.

He Says the Capture of Malolos Is Not Important to the Insurgents.

   PARIS, April 3.—Agoncillo, the agent of Aguinaldo, in the course of an interview published in La Patrie says:

   "The capture of Malolos is not as important as the Americans are trying to make it appear. The Filipino government had already determined upon removal to San Fernando and a small detachment of troops was left with orders to burn the town and thus to draw the Americans inland. Two months of rain and fever will save the Filipinos their ammunition and a good deal of trouble, and the war will not end while a single Filipino remains to bear arms."

   He charges Major General Otis with opening hostilities and holds the Americans responsible for the transfer of the Spanish prisoners and for preventing the Filipinos negotiating a treaty with Spain.

   Agoncillo is confined to his room with influenza.

 

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

   ◘ Tolstoi appears to have an abiding interest for everybody from emperors to serfs. Nobody goes to Russia without calling on him, and everybody that does writes about him. We have had him in every possible shape—socialist, reformer, recluse, apostle, Christian saint, literary man, crank and genius It remains now to present him as a hen-pecked husband, somewhat snubbed by his family, who do not believe in his theories and who make him the butt of incessant little jokes and sarcasms which he takes uncomplainingly. Such is the picture presented by a recent English interviewer, who says that Tolstoi has made everything over to his wife, even the interests in his books, and it is as much as his family can do to keep him decently dressed, for he takes off his clothes and gives them to the first beggar he meets.

 

THE FORTIETH CITY.

New Rochelle Added to the Cities of New York State.

   ALBANY, April 3, (Special.)—Governor Roosevelt has signed Senator Graney's bill incorporating the city of New Rochelle in Westchester county. This makes New Rochelle the fortieth city in the state and the third in Westchester county, the others being Yonkers and Mount Vernon. At the last session of the legislature an attempt was made to make New Rochelle a city but Governor Black refused to sign the bill. This year there was some opposition but it did not amount to much. This first city election in New Rochelle will be held April 18.

   A complete list of the cities in the state as at present existing follows: Albany, Amsterdam, Auburn, Binghamton, Buffalo, Cohoes, Corning, Dunkirk, Elmira, Geneva, Gloversville, Hornellsville, Hudson, Ithaca, Jamestown, Johnston, Kingston, Little Falls, Lockport, Middletown, Mount Vernon, Newburg, New Rochelle, New York, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Ogdensburg, Olean, Oswego, Poughkeepsie, Rensselaer, Rochester, Rome, Schenectady, Syracuse, Troy, Utica, Watertown, Watervliet and Yonkers. C. N. A.

Surprised.

   Saturday, April 1, was Mr. H. B. Greenman's 60th birthday. When he returned home [Cortland] at 6 o'clock he was met at the door by a company of relatives to the number of sixteen who had responded to the invitation of Mrs. Greenman to spend the evening and surprise Mr. Greenman. An elaborate supper was served under the direction of Mrs. Greenman and the evening was very delightfully spent. Mr. Greenman was completely surprised, and was the recipient of several little gifts as reminders of the occasion.

 

Easter at the Y. M. C. A.

   The Y. M. C. A. rooms were crowded with men and boys yesterday afternoon at the 4 o'clock service. The Women's Auxiliary presented to each a buttonhole bouquet of carnations and English violets. A fine talk was given by Rev. J. T. Stone on "Life, Light and Liberty." Rev. Messrs. Pound and Negus also assisted in the service and Robert I. Carpenter gave a violin solo.

 

CONFLICTING STATEMENTS

Relative to the Five States Milk Producers' Association.

   The Binghamton Republican of this morning has the following:

   After the meeting of the directors of the Five States Milk Producers' association held in this city last Thursday, Hammill T. Coon, the secretary of the association, informed a Republican reporter that no election was held. But according to the Oneida correspondent of the Syracuse Post-Standard, who claims to have inside information said:

   Although the fact is not generally known, the Five States Milk association, which has been laboring under difficulties between the impatient farmers on one hand and the New York milk dealers on the other for several months past, has had troubles of its own. While the prominent members of the association have refused to give out anything on the subject for publication, it has been an open secret that they thought they had been unfairly treated by their president, A. G. Loomis of Deposit. There was no relief to be had until a full meeting of the association was held, when it had all been planned to perfection, the meeting would pass a resolution deposing Mr. Loomis from his office and electing a new president who would more closely carry out their views. They met to-day at the Arlington hotel in Binghamton.

   According to a dispatch received this evening by the correspondent of the Post-Standard, however, Mr. Loomis had evidently received some intimation of the contemplated action, and surprised those present by tendering his resignation, which was promptly accepted. F. B. Aiken was elected to fill the vacancy.

   The allegations against Mr. Loomis were that he had said many harsh things about the purpose of the association, had published over his own signature in different papers articles irritating to the combine and had even gone so far as to send revocation blanks to a great number of farmers who had previously given powers of attorney to the association.

 

Slight Change of Plans.

   The report that the firm name of Sager & Jennings [in Cortland] will be dissolved is misleading, as a change of plans has been made. Mr. Jennings will remain and Mr. Aaron Sager, the senior member, will retire temporarily from active work in the store, and his interests will be represented by his son, Mr. Albert F. Sager.

 

FARMER'S EXCHANGE.

Peck Bros. at Their New Quarters in the Old Armory.

   Peck Bros. are moving the balance of their stock and getting settled and arranged in their new quarters at the old armory on South Main-st. The place has been fitted up to meet the requirements of their large and growing business and is now in admirable shape to meet their demands. Large windows have been put in the front and the northwest corner of the building has been fitted up for use as an office.

   Back of this is a large, light and well appointed showroom, 38 by 65 ft. in size. Along the north side of this room on an elevated platform are the workman's benches and counters. In this room also are displayed the harness, robes, whips, blankets, etc. The rest of the floor space of the large building will be used as a showroom for light and heavy wagons, cutters and the large line of agricultural implements, carried by this firm. There is plenty of room here so that the articles belonging to the different departments can be set up and shown to the best advantage.

   A floor extending from the front of the building to the walk will be put down as soon as the weather will permit and the entire front will receive a new coat of paint.

   The lumber and wood yard, which has come to be an important branch of the business, will be directly back of the building and will occupy as much space as may be required.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The mothers' meeting (central) will be held at 21 Clayton-ave., on April 5, at 3 P. M. Every one invited.

   —The town board held a meeting this morning at the office of Town Clerk Thomas H. Dowd and transacted only routine business.

   —The regular meeting of Grover Relief corps, No. 96, will occur to-morrow, April 4, at 2:30 P. M. It is urged that all members be present at this meeting.

   —Water Witch Steamer and Hose company will hold its annual dancing party in Taylor hall to-morrow night. The supper will be served in Fireman's hall.

   —The singers who are to assist in the production of the "Merry Milkmaids or Dorothy in Love with the Commodore" are requested to meet this evening at Empire hall at 9:30 o'clock.

   —The board of village trustees will hold an important meeting to-night, when it is expected that the appointments of village clerk and street commissioner for the coming year will be made.

   —Yesterday morning Easter exercises were held at Miss Ross' kindergarten. A pretty Easter program was carried out, in which Miss Irene Elliott, kindergartner from Cortland Normal assisted.—Auburn Advertiser, Saturday.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Burgess, Men and boys' suits, page 8; Buck & Lane, Sanitary plumbing, page 6; Pearson Bros., Snaps for this week, page 6; C. F. Brown, The drug store, page 4; Bingham & Miller, Store open evenings, page 4: Baker & Angell, Jenness Miller shoes, page 7.

   —Let every one note the fact that mock trial on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of this week at the Opera House will begin at 7:30 sharp, and not 8 o'clock. All those who are to take part are requested to be on hand at 7 o'clock. The 10 o'clock car on the McGraw line on both nights will be held till the entertainment is out.