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| Emilio Aguinaldo. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, November 17, 1899.
CROWDING AGUINALDO.
Cavalry In Hot Pursuit of the Rebel Chieftain.
AMERICANS SURPRISE FILIPINOS.
Senora Aguinaldo's Extensive Wardrobe, Filling Twelve Barrels, Captured by Our Forces—Lieutenant Gilmore of the Yorktown Heard From.
MANILA, Nov. 17.—Reports have been received here from General Young, dated Humingham. Humingham is about 30 miles east of San Fabin. General Young is supposed to have advanced considerably further toward San Fabian.
A press correspondent telegraphs an account of the rapid pace with which General Young covered the road with his cavalry. The Macabebe scouts completely surprised and demoralized the insurgents around the low country.
A messenger and reinforcements who were captured say no town from San Jose to San Nicolas expected the arrival of the Americans until a day or two after they actually arrived.
Aguinaldo and his government are said to be making desperate efforts to escape to Bayombong. All the information here is that he is still in the low country.
Lieutenant Johnston, with M troop of the third cavalry, captured at San Nicolas 12 barrels containing the wardrobe of Aguinaldo's wife, some personal effects, the records of the secretary of war and much commissary and medical supplies.
Senora Aguinaldo probably escaped over the divide, but the secretary of war is thought to be inside the limits. Thomas W. Hayes, a civilian, and Calvin S. Davis of the Sixteenth infantry, who were held prisoners by the insurgents, have been rescued.
Colonel Wessels captured at Tayug several hundred thousand pounds of rice, 7,500 pounds of salt, 5,500 barrels of flour marked "Dayton, O.," 2,500 pounds of sugar, 1,300 new uniforms and hundreds of thousands of Mauser shells.
The names of Lieutenant Gilmore and seven of his men were found written on the walls of the convent of San Quintin.
The garrisons of all the towns surprised resisted feebly. General Wheaton has not yet appeared.
The remains of Major John A. Logan, killed in action at San Jacinto Saturday, were buried in Paco cemetery. Many persons followed the body to the grave. Chaplain Pierce officiated and the Twentieth infantry furnished the escort, which was commanded by Major Robman. The pallbearers were the captains of the Twentieth infantry.
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| Gillette Skirt Factory (formerly Cortland Corset Co.) 1899. |
HAS PURCHASED THE CORSET FACTORY BUILDING.
Will After April 1 Next be Located on Mlller-st. in a Building of Its Own—Remarkable Growth of a Well Managed Business Which is a Great Credit to the Town and to Its Proprietors.
Nothing succeeds like success. The Gillette Skirt Co. which since its inception has been a living exemplification of this old maxim, has purchased the building on Miller-st., in former years occupied by the Cortland Corset Co., but which has been unoccupied for several recent years.
Possession will be taken April 1, 1900, and in the meantime the building will be put in shape for its new business. The building is a two story frame structure 35 by 100 feet in size, with a wing 30 by 50 feet in size extending north from its east end. The general offices of the company will be on the lower floor in the southeast corner, the main entrance being from Miller-st. The remainder of the lower floor of the main building will be used for the cutting and stock departments, and the shipping department and room for finished stock will be in the wing on the lower floor. A stairway from the offices will lead to the second floor where in the main part will be the machines. The ladies' tailoring department and fitting rooms will be located on the same floor in the wing. The power will be furnished by steam in the winter months and in the summer a gas engine will furnish power. The building will be heated by steam. Each department will be well and amply lighted, and in fact the building seems to be almost an ideal one for its use by this enterprise.
This company, which began the manufacture of skirts in a small building on Port Watson-st. three years ago has been attended by unquestioned success from the outset. But a few months had elapsed before it became necessary to seek larger quarters, and a place was secured in the Wells block, where the business has since been located, using the second and third floors of the building, which quarters are now too small for the rapidly increasing business. It is an undoubted fact that there is no business in which there is a stronger competition than in the manufacture of skirts, but scarcely had the first skirts been put upon the market when it was evident that a popular chord had been struck and that an article was being produced which appealed to the feminine eye, to a woman's sense of comfort and which possessed excellent wearing qualities.
A year ago a ladies' tailoring department was opened and its success from the start has been most pronounced. With the added facilities that the new factory will give it is hoped to do much of the high class of work for the women of Cortland which has previously gone to New York and Syracuse. This department is in charge of Madame Allsoppe, a modiste of wide experience.
The president of this company and its general manager is Mr. N. H. Gillette, who had many previous years of experience in New York City, a man of uniform courtesy and practical business sense. The superintendent is Mrs. Ella Hoag. The concern now employs nearly seventy hand [sic] in all departments, but in the spring with the increased room and facilities a larger force will be necessary.
The present year a new line of skirts has been made for the trade, known as the New York skirts, and the management of this department is in the hands of Mr. H. B. Pomeroy, for fifteen years with Warner Bros. of New York, who looks after it with great care and fidelity. At present a new line of wrappers is being worked out. This branch of the business is known as the New York Skirt & Wrapper Co.
FROM FAR AWAY MANILA.
Letter from George Robson of Cortland, Private in Ninth Infantry.
Mrs. Wm. Robson of 70 Groton-ave. has received the following letter from her son, George Robson, a member of Company I, Ninth lnfantry. The letter was written Oct. 8 at Angeles, Philippine Islands.
We have just finished cleaning up our quarters. That is all the officers think about. There has been firing on our outposts just now, but I guess it didn't amount to much. Everything is quiet except a few shots once in a while. I was down to San Fernando for our knapsacks. I had mine full of clothes when I sent it away, but it was empty when I got it again. The officers make us draw a lot of clothes then we put them in our knapsacks and they are stored away and somebody gets into them and takes what they want and then we have to pay for them. There is talk that the Ninth, Twelfth and Seventeenth are going to Manila and then go by boat to Dagupan, where the railroad ends and start from there and come down the railroad and then would have the insurgents between us. We have got orders to prepare for a three months' campaign. When we start again we are going to keep chasing the insurgents all the time. We will either make them give up or chase them off the island. I have expected to find some of the Cortland fellows with the recruits that are coming over all the time. We got four the last week. Firing has just started again as I write this, our artillery has just fired a big gun in return for a few rifle shots from them. I will send you two papers that I have promised you. They will be interesting to you. I don't know what minute we shall be called out and I will write as often as I can. Here is a couple of cents one from Hong Kong and one from the Straits Settlement and a 20 cent piece of Spanish or 10 cents of our money. I would send you a 10 cent piece, but I can't get one.
BREVITIES.
—The closing exercises of the fall term of the Truxton Union school will occur in Woodward's hall Friday evening, Nov. 24.
—The members of Grace church choir are requested to meet for practice in Mr. Bowen's room in the Consevatory of Music this evening at 8 o'clock.
—New display advertisements to-day are—M. A. Chase, Underwear, page 6; Burgess, Clothing, page 8; F. D. Smith, Red Cross stoves, page 6.
—Rev. William Jessup, a missionary to Syria who is now at home on a furlough, gave a most interesting and profitable talk regarding his work in that country to a large audience last night at the Presbyterian chapel. He has been in Syria since 1890.
—New heaters have just been put in car No. 8 of the trolley road, and that car will hereafter run between Cortland and Homer in place of the car wrecked in the accident a few days ago. The combination car which has been running will be returned to the car barns again.
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