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Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, November 7, 1899.
NEGROS IN THE VAN.
Happy Islanders Receive Autonomous Government.
WILL FEAST FOR THREE DAYS.
Senor Melecio Severino Has Been Elected Governor of the Island—Sixth Infantry Undergoing Considerable Hardships—Operations Suspended.
MANILA, Nov. 7.—There have been three days' feasting in celebration of the new government and the first anniversary of the surrender of the Spaniards to the Negros' revolutionists, ending with a ball in the government house. American flags are displayed in the village.
The celebration consisted of horse racing and other sports, music, religious functions and an illumination. The ball attracted the wives of the wealthy planters and there was a great display of rich costumes and costly jewels as would be seen at a similar affair in America or Europe.
Elections were held Oct. 2, the number of votes cast being 5,248. There were 40 candidates for the various offices. Senor Melecio Severino was elected governor, receiving 1,305 votes. Senor Jaime received 1,277 votes. Suffrage was determined by property qualification, and ability to read and write.
Colonel Miner welcomed the officials on behalf of the United States. In the course of his remarks he said: "Negros leads in the van of civil government in the Philippines. Your honor lies in adding a new star to freedom's flag."
General Smith during a speech which he delivered said: "Your future promises as brightly as Japan's, who today is recognized as among the civilized nations of the world."
Senor Severino, in replying, said that the best thing for the future of Negros was the continuance of close relations with the United States.
General Smith then announced the granting of a freedom to the political prisoners in commemoration of the event.
General Hughes, in command at Iloilo, telephoned a congratulatory speech over the Eastern cable from that place.
General Smith in an interview remarked that it was of the utmost importance that the Filipinos should be taught to recognize the sovereignty of the United States. "The gravest danger," he added, "threatening a peaceful administration, is intrigue among the insular politicians," and he declared that the United States government must for years keep control of the Filipinos in order to prevent such conditions from existing.
The members of the Sixth Infantry, which is divided into 30 garrisons throughout the island of Negros, are undergoing great hardships. A recently organized revolutionary movement has been discovered in Northern Negros and the leaders have been forced to withdraw to Panay.
A number of bandits under the leadership of Papa Issio, a religious charlatan, have been driven into the mountains, but it is expected that they will give more trouble. A force of 250 native soldiers armed with Springfield rifles are helping the Americans and are found to be valuable as scouts.
General Lawton's operations have been temporarily suspended, owing to heavy rains. The country around Cabanatuan is flooded. The river, however, has begun falling rapidly, and probably the country in that section will soon resume its normal condition.
McGRAW, N. Y.
Breezy Items of Corset City Chat.
Following are portions of the latest letter from Vern Porter:
MANILA, P. I., Oct. 1, 1899.
This is just a lovely day here with a good fresh breeze off the bay and at present we are having quite settled weather.
I am still in the hospital [yellow fever] and feeling about the same. The volunteers have all vamoosed the Luzon except the Tennesseans and they were all aboard the Indiana ready to sail, but were landed on the island of Cebu, and advanced with some of the Nineteenth and Twenty-third infantry. I'll bet they were disappointed, but they will be homeward bound in a few days.
I see by the papers that the volunteers are all getting a great old reception when they land in God's country [U. S. A.] and well they deserve it, but where has the regular been all this time? It is very seldom you see him mentioned.
I was over in Manila Tuesday and enjoyed it, but have felt the effects ever since. The regimental hospital at San Fernando has removed to Angeles and more than 200 patients have been sent here during the week. One battalion of the Sixteenth and Twenty-fourth Infantry were sent up on the north line last Thursday.
Troops on the north line and at the waterworks have been having some little trouble of late, but nothing of any importance. The City of Sydney sailed Thursday and the Ohio Saturday. Quite a good many sick were sent home on the two boats and my opinion is that a good many more will be sent soon on the returning transports. The City of Pueblo and Garroni arrived the latter part of the week and the St. Paul and Warren are due here to-day. The Garroni had some 750 horses for the Third cavalry and supplies. She also brought the mail that was saved from the Morgan City.
Last Friday morning the boys awoke bright and early and an advance was made on Pisac. They had a fine day and a good 8 miles "hike," taking the town without any serious trouble and only five men wounded.
The prisoners that Aggie [Emilio Aguinaldo] has been going to release for some time came in yesterday, and peace commissioner also to hold a conference with Gen. Otis.
I will make this short, as I am sending you some papers. Will try and get you some interesting photos taken on the firing line.
CHARLES VERNON PORTER, Company D, Ninth Infantry U. S. Regulars.
RUSSIA AND JAPAN
May Come to War Within a Few Months at Most.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—The probability of war between Russia and Japan before the spring is considered in a half page of cablegrams in The Herald to-day. Japan has a larger fleet in the East than Russia and in pursuance of a design to acquire Korea and thwart Russia's Chinese schemes before the completion of the trans-Siberian railroad, the correspondence shows, make war in a few weeks. The London Daily Mail commenting on the report says:
Japan knows that her time for striking is now or in the forthcoming spring. That is to say, she must [assault] Russia before the completion of the trans-Siberian railway while the hands of France are tied by the Paris exposition.
If Japan takes the opportunity war is likely to have but one result. Russia was never more heavily handicapped, while Japan has never been better equipped. Both nations are suffering from the stringency of money, but the plight of Russia is infinitely worse than that of Japan in this respect.
Russians are badly provided with ships in the far East, and they have a famine to contend with. We have before pointed out the strict neutrality of the Russians, and at the present moment it is by no means due to friendship for England.
With the German emperor's visit to England to occupy Russia in the West, and with the activity of Japan in the East, Russia is hardly ready to adopt the suggestions of Dr. Leyds at the present moment.
It is for this reason that the threatened intervention for which the French worked so vigorously a week or two ago is fading out of view.
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| Fireman's Hall, Main Street, Cortland, N. Y. |
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| Chief A. J. Barber. |
THE VILLAGE TRUSTEES
DECIDE UPON THE ACTUAL COST OF PAVING THIS YEAR.
Cortland Expends $63,150 in Street Improvements— Local Assessment on Lincoln-ave. is $2.74 per Lineal Foot, and on Tompkins-st., $3.50—Henry Relyea Appointed to Board of Health.
The hands of the clock in the Squires block pointed to one minute of 1 o'clock this morning when the board of village trustees adjourned after having been in session five solid hours since 8 o'clock last evening.
Chief Barber of the fire department reported that the bunkroom in Fireman's hall was sadly in need of repairs, being now scarcely fit for habitation, and he did not feel like asking any of the firemen to sleep there nights. He thought that the expense would be under $75. He was told that the funds belonging to the department were low, but was given a little encouragement and told to come up again next week.
The village collector's warrant was extended.
Thomas Howard appeared before the board and asked for an appointment as special policeman at the polls at Fireman's hall to-day, Election day, and at town meeting next spring. Thomas was told to confer with the board of election inspectors at that place as that is the appointing power.
F. W. Beach, a member of the board of health, having removed from town, creating a vacancy, Henry Relyea of 11 Blodgett-st. was made a member of the board, on motion of Trustee Sprague.
At the suggestion of Paving Engineer Allen, the board fixed upon a gross sum as the expense of the paving of Lincoln-ave., also of paving Tompkins-st. and also Port Watson-st. Engineer Allen desired these sums fixed so that he could make out the table of local assessment on those streets before the meeting next Monday night.
The total expense on Lincoln-ave. is $8,500 divided as follows: Street intersections to be paid for by the village, $170.75; share for the village at large to pay being one-third of the remainder, $2,776.42; share for the abutting property-owners to pay being the other two-thirds, $5,552.83; local assessment per lineal foot for the abutting property-owner, $2.74.
The Tompkins-st. pavement cost $28,300, and is to be paid for as follows: By the village at large for street intersections, $2,353.56; by the village at large as its one-third share, $8,653.08; share for the abutting property owners to pay, being the other two-thirds, $17,293.37; local assessment per lineal foot for the abutting property owners, $3.50.
The total expense on Port Watson-st. is $26,450, but Engineer Allen has not figured out the divisions exactly.
This shows that Cortland expends this year for paving the sum of $63,150.
Engineer Allen reported a plan for a proposed culvert under the Lehigh tracks near the shops of the Cortland Door & Window Screen Co., at an expense of $600. No action was taken on it.
Mr. W. S. Smith, representing the Warren Scharf Asphalt Paving company, was present and stated that the maintenance bonds for the pavements on the three streets just paved were on file and the company very much desired final payments for the work on Lincoln-ave., and Tompkins-st. These amounts were ordered paid, being for Lincoln-ave. $2,485.74, and for Tompkins-st. $6,720.17. Port Watson-st. is not yet quite completed at the D., L. & W. tracks.
The bill of Day Baker for $20, balance claimed due as a paving inspector was laid on the table, the board holding that this was for Engineer Allen to pay, and Engineer Allen not understanding it that way. Bills were audited as follows:
MRS. HENRY A BOLLES.
Death of an Almost Lifelong Resident of Cortland.
Brief notice was given last night of the sudden death of Mrs. Henry A. Bolles at her home, 82 Railroad-st., at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Deceased was the last surviving child of Avery Kinney and Asenath (Eastman) Kinney and was born in Homer, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1831.
On July 11, 1853, she was married to Henry Anderson Bolles, who afterward studied medicine. For ten years after his graduation Dr. Bolles practiced his profession in Cortland and then for ten years traveled extensively, lecturing upon special phases of medical practice. The remainder of his life was spent in Cortland where he had a large and lucrative practice. Throughout all those years both at home and away Mrs. Bolles was his constant companion and associate.
Dr. Bolles' house on Railroad-st. was one of the first if not the first built on that street, and the street itself was scarcely more than a cow path when the house was first erected. That house was afterward moved back upon Venette-st. and another larger one built, and the new house was itself enlarged and remodeled some twelve years ago, and with its grounds formed one of the handsomest places in Cortland. The doctor had acquired a large property from his practice and every comfort that money could buy was theirs.
Dr. Bolles died Sept. 16, 1894, and since that time Mrs. Bolles has lived entirely alone in her home. No children were ever born to them and Mrs. Bolles had no relatives nearer than second cousins, though the doctor still has one brother besides nephews and nieces living. For nearly twenty-five years Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Ingersoll have been among their nearest neighbors and friends living much of the time till recently in Dr. Bolles' house on Venette-st. Since the doctor's death Mrs. Ingersoll has arranged to upend several evenings each week with Mrs. Bolles, and lately since she has been feeling rather feeble has called upon her every day often assisting her in her toilet or in something about the house.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Ingersoll went in as usual at about 11 o'clock. She found Mrs. Bolles in usual health, and they visited together for a few minutes when Mrs. Bolles complained of suddenly feeling unwell. Mrs. Ingersoll gave her some medicine, as Mrs. Bolles insisted that she did not need a physician. But she gradually seemed to grow worse and soon after 12 o'clock consented that Dr. Dana should be summoned. He was not at home and Mrs. Bolles was unwilling that another physician should be called as Dr. Dana she said knew all about her.
An hour later, Dr. Dana returned from a professional call and at once went to Mrs. Bolles' house. When he came in that lady reproved him in rather a playful way for not being at home when she needed him and for not being able to respond to her first call. Dr. Dana took one look at her and saw that the end was near, though Mrs. Bolles did not seem to realize it at all. Her heart action became weaker and weaker, though she retained her consciousness to the last. A few moments before 3 o'clock she stretched out both arms toward Mrs. Ingersoll who at once raised Mrs. Bolles' head from the pillow while the latter threw her arms around Mrs. Ingersoll's neck. "Oh Sarah," she said to Mrs. Ingersoll as she drew her close for a moment, then dropped back upon the pillow and was gone. A heart difficulty was considered the cause of the death.
Mrs. Bolles early united with the Congregational church at Homer and never removed her letter from that church, though she was an attendant of the Presbyterian church in Cortland some years ago when in good health.
The funeral will be held at the house on Thursday at 2 o'clock.
FINE NEW RESIDENCE
Just Put up by Frank Maine in the Town of Willet.
Among the extensive improvements noted by a STANDARD man during the past week in the extreme southern portion of the county is the handsome new residence of Frank Maine in the town of Willet. The dwelling contains twenty-one rooms finished in antique oak, cherry and ash. Altogether it presents a very inviting appearance, besides being supplied with all the modern conveniences. It is heated by a furnace.
The contract for plumbing and heating the building was awarded to Maine & Parsons of Marathon, and the work is giving the very best of satisfaction. The mason work was done by parties in Broome county, and Messrs. Charles Burlingame and J. M. Delevan of Willet are doing the carpenter work. The entire building is roofed with galvanized sheet slate. The contract for this work was awarded to Charles W. Saunders of Cortland, and the work is a credit to his skill. Taken altogether Mr. Maine's new residence is attractive and substantial, and is a conspicuous object for many miles in the beautiful Otselic Valley.
BUTTER AND CHEESE
To be Made at a New Factory in Willet and German.
Mr. Arthur W. Page of Whitney Point has leased a plot of ground on what is known as the old Burnap farm on the town and county line between Willet and German, Chenango Co., and last week excavation was made for a strictly up-to-date cheese and butter factory for the purpose of accommodating to dairymen of that section of the country. Three hundred choice dairy cows have already been pledged with a prospect of 100 more. The building will be 24 by 75 feet in size, two stories high with living apartments above. The building will be equipped with a 12-horse power engine, and all the machinery and appliances of the very latest pattern necessary for the manufacture of both cheese and butter will be added.
Mr. Page is an experienced dairyman and a new factory will be greatly appreciated by the people of that locality as it is in touch with Cincinnatus and the new E. & C. N. Y. railroad, making first class shipping facilities for the new industry. It is expected that the factory will be completed ready for business early next spring.
ANOTHER BURGLARY REPORTED.
Miscreants Also Visited the House of Daniel E. Smith.
It turns out that the residence of M. H. McGraw on James-st., was not the only one visited by burglars between two days, Saturday and Sunday. The residence of Daniel E. Smith of Tompkins-st. seemed to be an objective point, for when the family arose Sunday it was discovered that midnight visitors had come in by a window on the Owego-st. side of the house close by the sidewalk. Burned matches were found in the clothesroom to which this window leads. An envelope containing $10 was taken from a sideboard drawer, and an empty purse is missing from a china closet. Nothing was upset in any of the rooms, money evidently being the only thing desired. It is probable that both of these invasions were committed by the same parties.
The family of William H. Clark at 31 Prospect-st. was awakened during the same night by the barking of the dog, but after awhile it all quieted down. In the morning a window in a lower room was found forced up, but nothing inside was disturbed, and it is thought that the dog frightened the caller away.
BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements to-day are—M. A. Case, Drygoods, page 6.
—A special meeting of Elon encampment, I. O. O. F. will be held to-morrow evening.
—Cortland chapter, No. 194, R. A. M., will meet Wednesday evening and confer the P. and M. E. degrees.
—The Ladies' Literary club will meet to-morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. J. E. Banta, 89 North Main-st.
—To-day is the 71st birthday of Professor Hiram Corson, one of Cornell's oldest and most honored professors. When the fact was mentioned by an assistant this morning his classes greeted him with hearty cheers and congratulations.—Ithaca Journal, Nov. 6.
—A lecture on "Spiritualism" and a test by a medium was advertised for Empire hall Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock. A little company of those interested gathered at the appointed time, but no one appeared to give the lecture or make the test. No explanation was offered either.
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