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| Major General Loyd Wheaton. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, May 5, 1899.
KEEPING UP THE FIGHT.
Filipinos Vigorously Resisting the Americans' Advance.
FIGHTING AT LONG RANGE.
Running From Trench to Trench When Driven Out by the American Artillery—Villages Burned by the Rebels Who Fled Toward San Fernando—Details.
MANILA, May 5.—In spite of the peaceful overtures of their commissioners the Filipinos vigorously resisted the advance of General MacArthur's division from Apalit toward San Fernando, fighting desperately at long range after running from trench to trench when driven by the American artillery.
The movement commenced at 5:30 in the morning. General Hale's brigade, consisting of five Gatlings under the command of Major Young of the Sixth artillery, two battalions of the Fifty-first Iowa regiment, the First Nebraska regiment and the First South Dakota regiment, advanced along the road, a few miles west of the railway line.
General Wheaton with Hotchkiss and Gatling guns under the command of a lieutenant of the Utah Light artillery, mounted on handcars, pushed ahead, the Twentieth Kansas and First Montana regiments deploying to the right and left.
The country to be traversed proved the worst yet encountered, miles of marshes and many unfordable streams delaying the advance materially.
Both brigades met with resistance simultaneously on approaching the river near San Tomas, which is about eight kilometres from Apalit. The center span of the railroad bridge had dropped into the river and the rebels had only left a small force to check General Wheaton, their main body lining the strong trenches in front of General Hale.
General Wheaton in the meantime tried ineffectually to draw the fire of the Filipinos in the trenches east of the track.
So soon as they discovered that the nature of the country would permit only a few skirmishes on each side of the embankment the rebels regained their courage and fought desperately for three quarters of an hour in the face of the American volleys and a rapid fire fusillade until flanked by the Montana regiment. Then a general scramble ensued, most of the enemy boarding trains that were in readiness and the others taking the road to San Fernando after burning the villages of San Tomas and Minalin.
About noon General Wheaton crossed the broken bridge, cleared the stragglers out of the villages and advanced toward San Fernando. General Hale affected a crossing simultaneously after a slight delay necessary to repair a stone bridge.
Our loss up to that hour was two members of the Nebraska, one of the Montana killed and Captain Albreicht, three members of the Kansas regiment, two of the Montana, four of the Nebraska, and one of the South Dakota, wounded. The enemy's loss was very slight.
After a short rest the advance was continued, General Wheaton encountering the first series of entrenchments near San Fernando. The rebels now opened a hot fire.
Colonel Funston of the Twentieth Kansas was wounded, one lieutenant was killed and four wounded while leading four companies of the Kansas regiment to outflank the enemy.
More than a hundred sick and wounded men from Lawton's brigade have been brought to Manila from Malolos.
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| Andrew Carnegie. |
CARNEGIE SELLS OUT.
Purchase Price Said to be $150,000,000—Capitalized for $2,000.
NEW YORK, May 5.—According to The Times the entire interest of Andrew Carnegie in the Carnegie Steel company has been purchased by his co-partners in the business, with H. C. Frick at their head. The exact figures which represent the purchase price could not be learned. It is said, however, the price is over $150,000,000, and entirely satisfactory to Mr. Carnegie. It is understood that one of the stipulations of the sale is that the new company shall retain the name of the present concern. The new company under the name of the Carnegie Steel company yesterday, at Trenton, N. J., filed with the secretary of state its articles of incorporation. The incorporation at this time appears to be for the purpose of securing the name, as the capitalization is for the sum of $2,000.
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
HENRY GREEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT UPON HIS WIFE.
Tells His Story to a Reporter—The Main Question Is When Did He Fire the Revolver—Will Board with Sheriff Brainard for a Little.
Henry Green, the naturalized Italian who fired a shot at his wife in Marathon on the night of April 21, is now boarding with Sheriff Brainard at the jail. He arrived yesterday from Marathon under the escort of Former Sheriff Adam Hilsinger. He was taken back to Marathon on Tuesday for his examination before Justice Burgess and that official held him for the action of the grand jury which sits week after next. Henry was very much surprised and very much disgusted at this action on the part of the justice. He had expected to go free. He determined at once that he would disappoint the grand jury by not being present when they should meet and concluded that the surest way to bring about his absence was to take his life. But his captors had very wisely removed from his vicinity every article which they supposed might be serviceable to him in aiding his departure from this world of woe. He thought otherwise and pounded his head with the heel of his heavy shoe till the blood ran a stream, but the life refused to depart. Then he vowed he would eat no more, and he was laboring under this delusion when he arrived at the county jail yesterday. He served notice of this determination on the sheriff when locked up.
He was put into the corridor with John Truck, who is also held for the grand jury on the belief of too close connection with the Miller matter in Virgil. Truck heard his mighty resolve and grinned. He knew how short a time he would stick to that idea for he was himself acquainted with Mrs. Brainard's cooking and he was convinced that this would soften the heart of the most determined before very long, and it did.
As the grated door closed upon the two men Truck remarked, "My partner doesn't seem to be very happy over this. He doesn't feel as well as I do. I feel first rate for I know I shall be free in a couple of weeks. I shall be discharged by the grand jury. I can explain everything. I am perfectly innocent of the murder of Miller." This was the first time he had referred to Miller or to the incident on Virgil hill since committed to jail on the warrant issued by the coroner.
Green stuck to his resolve to starve himself to death till this morning and then he thought better of it. He concluded he liked the fare of the Hotel Brainard and, thought Truck pretty good company, and this morning he was ready for breakfast, and also for some arnica and other remedies for his sore head all of which were gladly furnished by the big hearted sheriff.
A STANDARD man dropped in on him this morning and had a little chat with him. At first he thought he wouldn't say a word, he didn't know who the STANDARD man was. He feared he was a representative of his prosecutors in the trial which was before him, but after he had begun to smoke he concluded that he might tell a few circumstances in regard to the affair which led to his confinement, and he did. His tongue got well under motion and he talked so fast that it was difficult to understand all his broken English. He was graphic too in his way of illustrating. He pointed to a door here and a window there, to his wife on this side of him and to the intruders on the other side. He showed how he did the shooting and how he didn't mean to hit anybody, but was only trying to scare away the Potts. His story was plausible and seemingly straight, if one hadn't heard what the other side swore to on the examination. There are some points of difference between the two and those differences evidently affected the justice of peace to hold him for the grand jury. A particular discrepancy is the time and manner in which the revolver was fired which did the bad work, as well as some other things which must be accounted for.
Green said he went to work at 6 o'clock that morning. At about 10 o'clock some one told him his wife had been seen coming down the hill from the house with a pail. He knew what that meant and concluded not to go home to dinner. He was certain that there would be no dinner cooked and if his wife was there they would probably have a quarrel, for she was always quarrelsome after drinking. They had frequently quarreled through the day, but usually made it all up after supper. He called her his wife, but they had never been married. She was quite a drinker at times. He himself took a glass of beer or ale when he felt like it, but never anything stronger. He had nothing to eat all day and did not go home till after 9 o'clock. He took with him a pound of ham which he purchased. He found the door locked, but knocked and called till his wife came and opened it for him. He started a fire and prepared to cook his ham. They had some words and finally he told his wife to go back to bed and let him alone. She didn't start and he took her by the wrist to push her along. At the first touch she screamed at the top of her lungs. In a moment George Potts and his wife rushed in from the other side of the house. Potts had a pitchfork and Mrs. Potts a club. Both attacked him while his wife pulled at him from behind.
He was stabbed twice by the fork in the hand and thought he was going to be killed. He snatched a revolver from his pocket and fired backward, not meaning to hit any one, but intending to scare Potts and his wife way. It had the effect of scaring them, but it also hit his wife who was behind him. Potts ran into his own side of the house and Green, knowing that he had a shot gun there, ran from the house fearing he would shoot him. He was right for before he got to the street Potts fired and the shot went by him. Potts fired the other barrel, but didn't hit him. Green says he then went down town and gave himself up. He knew it was no use to run away, he would be caught if he did.
Green assured the STANDARD man that he had told the truth and that these were all the facts in the case. Unfortunately for his present state some witnesses for the prosecution at Marathon told stories that differ from this in some particulars and they insisted that they were telling the exact truth also. Some of the questions before the grand jury will be who is sticking close to the truth and what are the exact facts.
Funeral of Mrs. Hulbert.
The funeral of Mrs. Edwin M. Hulbert, whose death occurred Sunday, was held from Grace Episcopal church at 8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and was largely attended. Rev. Amos Watkins, the church rector, officiated. The services were preceded by a prayer at the residence on Tompkins.st. The regular church choir furnished music and the bearers were Messrs. A. Mahan, Horace Dibble, Mark Brownell and H. B. Hubbard.
Change in Ownership.
Mr. James E. Joiner, who established Joiners' Business school some years ago, and has placed it upon a successful footing, besides bringing to it an enviable reputation, has sold the business to A. W. Dakin of Syracuse, who will take possession July 1, and will continues the business in Cortland. Mr. Joiner has decided to leave Cortland and will enter Zanerian Art college at Columbus, O., for special work. How long he will remain there is not definitely decided upon.
BREVITIES.
—Dillon Bros.' regular Tuesday night [dancing] class will meet next week on Wednesday night.
—The Y. W. C. T. U. will hold its regular meeting in the W. C. T. U. rooms at 4 P. M. Saturday.
—A special car will leave the Messenger House at 7:30 and 8:30 this evening for the Assembly party at the park.
—Mrs. Amos S. Kenney died yesterday at her home in Truxton. The funeral will be held at the family residence Sunday, May 7, at 2 o'clock.
—If the inhabitants between East Ithaca and Cortland did their duty painters would have a perfect bonanza of work for many weeks.—Ithaca Democrat.
—New display advertisements to-day are—E. O. Dean, Cut prices, page 4; C. F. Thompson, Saturday's pickups, page 4; McGraw & Osgood, Fine shoes, page 5; Beaudry, Bicycle lamps and bells, page 4 .
—The thirty-first annual convocation of the Gamma Sigma fraternity, of which the Delhi chapter is at the Cortland Normal, will be held with the Leta chapter at the Geneseo Normal June 12 and 8. The banquet will occur on Friday evening, June 2.
—All wheelmen should bear in mind that the new village ordinance in relation to riding of wheels on sidewalks, the speed of wheels, and the use of bells and lanterns goes into effect to-morrow. Immediately following that, arrests are liable to be made.
—Here's one on the lunch wagon, or the trolley car, take your choice. A few evenings since a lady of about 21 or 20 summers entered Filzinger's lunch wagon on the Sager corner and sat down. She did not eat but after remaining about twenty minutes asked: "How long before this car goes to McGrawville?"—Democrat.
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