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| Maj. Gen. Elwell Stephen Otis. |
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| Emilio Aguinaldo. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, June 19, 1899.
AN ATTACK ON MANILA.
Aguinaldo Had Such a Plan All Mapped Out.
HIS FIRST MOVE THWARTED.
General Otis Expects That Considerable More Fighting Will Have to Be Done in the Philippines Before the Insurgents Will Accept Peace.
WASHINGTON, June 19.—Reports received at the war department from General Otis indicate that considerable more fighting is to be expected in the Philippines before the insurgents will accept American terms of peace. Aguinaldo is ruling his followers with an iron hand. The rebels have shown a tenacity of purpose that has been surprising, and they have persisted in fighting notwithstanding severe losses and disastrous repulses.
It is believed by war department officials that the insurgents had mapped out a plan for a simultaneous attack on Manila and on the forces under General MacArthur near San Fernando. The advance of General Lawton's forces upon them south of Manila was evidently unexpected and he not only defeated the insurgents with great loss but broke up their projected attack. The fight reported at San Fernando is believed to have been a part of this plan of Aguinaldo to break through the American lines between San Fernando and Calumpit and advance upon Manila to aid in the attack on the city, which had been prearranged.
Now that the insurgents have been defeated at both ends of the line, it is very probable that Aguinaldo will again withdraw toward Tarlac and there arrange some other movement. Meanwhile the American forces under Generals Lawton and MacArthur are not expected to remain idle. It is thought by officers of the army that General Otis will continue to advance on the enemy and not allow them to recover fully from their defeat of the last few days.
There is no fear that General MacArthur will not be fully able to defend his position against the insurgents, as he has a whole division under his command and will not only be able to repulse any attacks but will probably send a brigade of troops to pursue the Filipinos as far north as possible.
The war department has ordered another company of regular soldiers to be equipped for service in the Philippines. It is proposed to increase the engineer corps at Manila and orders were sent to Company B, battalion of engineers, at Willets Point, to immediately prepare for transportation to San Francisco, preparatory to sailing for Manila.
DEATHS AT MANILA.
General Otis Makes His Weekly Report to the War Department.
WASHINGTON, June 19.—Major General Otis at Manila telegraphs the following deaths since the last weekly report:
From wounds in action—Charles Gamble, private, Company C, Third infantry; George Marshall, corporal, Company M, Twelfth Infantry; Mark D. Mynott, private, Company D, Sixth artillery; John F. Brannen, private Company A, Fourteenth infantry.
From typhoid fever—George Schultz, private, Company A, Twenty-third infantry; Charles Edmonds, private, Company E, First artillery; Charles Prouty, Company C, First South Dakota.
From endocarditis—Charles Calkins, private, Company E, Third infantry.
From diphtheria—Fred Warfield, private, Company B, Twentieth Kansas.
From dysentery—William Gray, private, Company H, Twentieth infantry; Joseph I. Madden, private, Company L, Third artillery.
Additional List of Casualties.
WASHINGTON, June 19.—Major General Otis has reported to the war department an additional list of casualties among soldiers under his command, numbering five men killed and 50 wounded. The killed are: Fourteenth infantry, at Zapote, June 13; Company L, Sergeant Thomas Laws, Corporal John Moore; Company A, Corporal David E. Dague; Company I, Nelson T. Lamorie; Fifty-first Iowa, Company A, Walter Wagner.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
France's Band of Heroes.
The little band of serious men in France who stood out staunchly against the madness of the hour and ran the danger of being mobbed because they would not sell themselves to popular cowardice are now in a fair way to be vindicated. Zola, to whom much may be forgiven, seeing that he preferred exile to infamy, has gone home from England, and the mob that drove him out of Paris will doubtless soon welcome him with vivas. In other countries it takes a lifetime to bring about these revulsions. In France they are liable to occur overnight. Paris has always reserved to herself the right to worship a man one day and guillotine him the next. Du Paty de Clam is sitting in the same cell where he confined Dreyfus, and Esterhazy, the very incarnation of Parisian mendacity and light-hearted rascality, is amusing the boulevards with voluble confessions that he is the most eminent bird of prey in the whole flock. While Paris was considering how it could idealize the Dreyfus that it tried to murder, there arrives a small bewildered hero from Africa, one Marchand, who came very near doing something in the jungles. As heroes were scarce at the time, Paris fell upon his neck and forgot Dreyfus. In all this charivari of French emotions four or five men planted their feet on the truth and could not be bullied or cajoled. Zola was one of them, De Pressense was another. They saw the honor of France smirched by a conspiracy of cowards, and they stood firm. De Pressense was knocked down by a Jew baiting mob that rained blows upon his white hairs. Zola shook the dust of France from his feet and hid himself somewhere in the green lanes of England. But now that the Parisian mood has changed and Dreyfus is to be kindly permitted to appear before a real bar of justice Zola will have something to say that is worth listening to. Can any one doubt for a moment that he will dip his pen in the some dragon's blood with which Victor Hugo wrote the epitaph of the second empire? Hitherto Zola has lacked the full opportunity for his genius. Now that he has been branded and kicked we may expect him to rise to the occasion.
A MORNING WEDDING.
Mr. Seymour P. Bloomfield and Miss Minnie Cleary Married at St. Mary's.
One of the most elaborate weddings which has ever taken place at St. Mary's church occurred at 8:30 o'clock this morning when Miss Minnie F. Cleary, daughter or Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Cleary of Cortland was united in marriage with Mr. Seymour P. Bloomfield of Johnstown, N. Y. Rev. J. J. McLoghlin, pastor of St. Mary's church, performed the ceremony which was witnessed by an unusually large number of relatives and friends of the bride and groom. The ushers were Messrs. E. J. Cahill and William Grewen of Johnstown, P. H. McCabe of Waterville and Joseph Cleary of Rochester a brother of the bride. Mr. John Farrell of Johnstown was best man and Miss Nellie Bloomfield of Watervllle, a sister of the groom, was maid of honor.
Mrs. F. W. Lanigan presided at the organ and played the wedding march from Mendelssohn as the bridal party entered the church. The party approached the altar in the following order: First, the ushers, Messrs. William Grewen and Joseph Cleary; next, the maid of honor, Miss Nellie Bloomfield, who wore a becoming gown of white organdie and carried a bouquet of pink roses; following her came the bride leaning upon the arm of her father; and the ushers, Mr. E. J. Cahill and P. H. McCabe. The groom and his best man entered from the vestry and met the party at the altar, where Father McLoghlin was awaiting them.
The nuptial mass was celebrated at the close of the ceremony with the following musical program by the choir of St. Mary's in charge of Mr. F. W. Lanigan:
Lejeal's Mass in D.
Offertory—O Salutaris, Thomas.
Quartet—Miss Margaret Lanigan, Bessie O'Connell, F. W. Lanigan, Wm. Walsh.
The bride wore a handsome gown of rose silk with chantilly lace and jewel trimmings and carried a white prayer book, the gift of her pastor. As the bridal party left the church the bride was literally showered with roses by the members of her class in Sunday-school.
Following the ceremony at the church a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, 145 Main-st., and an elaborate wedding breakfast was served. In addition to the immediate relatives of the bride and groom this was attended by the teachers of the Central school.
The house as well as the church was tastefully trimmed for the occasion and at the house the Susan Tompkins harp orchestra furnished delightful music during the reception and time of the wedding breakfast, which was served in the diningroom [sic] and upon the enclosed porch.
The wedding presents, which were costly and numerous as well as useful, and included a large amount of solid silver and cut class, together with substantial tokens of appreciation and respect from both teachers and pupils with whom Miss Cleary has been associated, were displayed in the parlor and were the centre of much attraction. The groom's present to the bride was a handsome opal ring set with diamonds. To each of the ushers he gave a pearl scarf pin. The bride's present to the maid of honor was a gold stick pin set with pearls.
The bride is one of Cortland's most attractive and talented young ladies, a graduate of the Cortland Normal school and a teacher of marked success both in the Central school and in the Sunday-school at St. Mary's church. She has always been active in church work, devoted to her profession as a teacher, idolized by her pupils and a general favorite among her associates both in school and in society. Mr. Bloomfield also has a host of friends in Cortland where he formerly lived for a number of years.
Among the guests from out of town who were present at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Cleary of Syracuse, Mrs. J. H. Walsh, Miss Esther Bloomfield, Miss Nellie Bloomfield and Mr. P. H. McCabe of Waterville, Mr. E. J. Cahill and Mr. William Grewen and John Farrell of Johnstown and Mr. Joseph Cleary of Rochester.
Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield left on the 12:46 train for a bridal trip which will include New York and other points. They will be at home in Johnstown after Aug. 1.
A Confederate Flag.
The attention of passers upon Main-st. is drawn to the front window of the store of Warren, Tanner & Co., Cortland, where is displayed a genuine Confederate flag, the stars and bars. The flag was captured by G. H. Swazy and G. W. Clute of the Fourteenth Michigan regiment, Lieut. Col. G. W. Grummond commanding, in a charge in the battle of Bentonville, N. C., on March 19, 1865. It is now possessed by Mr. Swazy, who is the yard master of the Lehigh Valley R. R. at Elmira. He sent it up to Agent E. D. Phillips in Cortland to display here for a few days. Many of the younger generations have doubtless never seen one of these old Confederate flags and they would do well to take a look at it.
Death of Mrs. Benton.
Carrie L. Putnam, wife of Henry F. Benton, died at their home, 79 Railroad-st., at 4:10 this morning after an illness of many weeks from a stomach difficulty. During much of the time she was a great sufferer, but at the last the pain wholly disappeared. She was conscious through the day yesterday and calmly spoke with her husband and daughters in regard to her departure. The end was a quiet and peaceful sleep, the breath gradually growing shorter and shorter till it ceased entirely. She was an earnest and sincere Christian, trusting absolutely in her Savior. Once yesterday she turned to Mr. Benton saying, "He giveth his beloved sleep," and then added that she was herself surprised at the perfect peace which possessed her at the thought of her going before them. Her whole life was filled with good works, but so quietly and unostentatiously were they done that few except the various recipients realized it, and frequently they did not themselves know whence the help or the kindness came. She was a member of the Presbyterian church, having united with this in 1862.
While many will grieve at her departure, in the home circle she will be especially missed, for of this she was the center. She was a devoted wife and mother and counted no exertion too onerous, no sacrifice too great if it thereby added to the benefit or the happiness of any of her loved ones. She was a wise counselor; her words were few, but her judgment was unerring, her heart was kind, her charity large and her discretion marked.
Mrs. Benton was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Putnam, and was born in Madison, N. Y. Her age was 60 years, 6 months and 22 days. She moved with her parents to Cortland in early childhood, and this has since been her home. On June 11, 1861, she was married to Mr. Henry F. Benton. Three daughters were born to them: Mrs. Silas W. Sherwood of Cortland, Mrs. Charles W. Parker of Chicago and Mrs. Arthur F. Stilson of Cortland, all of whom with Mr. Benton survive. One sister and two brothers are also living, Mrs. Henry M. Grant, Mr. Henry C. Putnam of Eau Claire, Wis., and Mr. Erastus G. Putnam of Elizabeth, N. J.
The funeral will be held at the house on Wednesday at 3 o'clock. Though eight funerals of relatives have previously been held in that house this is the first time that death has ever entered the immediate family.
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| Cortland Normal School. |
Normal Notes.
Mr. Frank E. Edwards, '85, who is a student of the Cornell university Medical college, New York, was a visitor at the Normal [School] this morning. Mr. Edwards began his school days down in the primary department of the school of practice and passed through all the grades into the Normal.
Chas. M. Morse has been elected editor in chief of the Normal News for next term, with Fred A. Ward as his assistant and A. Wesley Armitage, chairman of the executive committee.
Miss Florence Best, who for the past year has been preceptress in the Lisle academy, has accepted a more lucrative position as preceptress in the school at Marathon.
BURN THE COTTON
For It Is Now Full of Cocoons—Destroy the Worms.
If any one will take the trouble to inspect the cotton batting that now surrounds most of the trees in town he will find it swarming with the cocoons of the [tent] caterpillars that have infested the trees. The caterpillars have now completed their work and have found the cotton a first class lodging place. Each cocoon represents about 200 worms for next year, and if that cotton was now stripped down and burned millions of worms would be removed from the possibility of destruction for next year.
CORTLAND NOW FIRST.
TWENTY-FOUR POINTS AHEAD OF ROME TO-DAY.
Defeated the Romans Saturday by the Score of 7 to 6—Two Protested Games Thrown Out by the League Directors—Results of Other Games Played Saturday and Sunday.
Patton, who has been umpiring at Rome, resigned after the trouble with Cortland Friday and Saturday and a new man, John Keefe of Pittsburg, took his place and gave good satisfaction. The teams were well matched and played the game of their lives. In the sixth inning the sides were retired on nine pitched balls, one man being struck out.
The score:
BREVITIES.
—The regular meeting of Grover Relief Corp, No. 96, will occur to-morrow, June 20, at 2:30 P. M.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Pearson Bros., Special bargains, page 8; McGraw & Osgood, Oxford ties, page 5.
—In police court this morning, Irving Carpenter, charged with disturbing the peace, demanded a trial by jury, and the case was adjourned until June 27.
—One of the peddlers caught driving on the [bicycle] sidepath between Cortland and McGraw sometime ago was arrested by Sheriff Brainard near Freetown Saturday, and that night was convicted before Justice Harrington, where he paid [a fine] and costs amounting to $10.
—Mrs. Clara E. Page, wife of Tracy R. Page
of 31 Charles-st., died last night of cancer of the pancreas. Funeral services
will be held from the family home Wednesday
at 10:30 o'clock, and burial will be made at Groton. Her age was 37 years. A
more extended obituary notice will be made later.
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