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| Emilio Aguinaldo. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, December 1, 1899.
SAILORS HEARD FROM.
Terrible Experience of Lieut. Gilmore and Companions.
ORDERED SHOT BY FILIPINOS.
Saved In the Nick of Time by Aguinaldo Who Prevented Their Execution. General Young and Cavalry Reach Vigan—Aguinaldo's Mother in Manila.
MANILA, Dec. 1.—When the landing party from the United States battleship Oregon, under Lieutenant Commander McCrackin, took the town of Vigan, province of South Ilocos, last Sunday, they found there an escaped prisoner, A. L. Sonnenshein, who furnished the first authentic account of the experience of Lieutenant James C. Gilmore of the United States gunboat Yorktown who, with a party of the Yorktown, was captured by the insurgents near Baler on the east coast of Luzon last April, while making an examination of the mouth of the river in an armed boat.
Mr. Sonnenshein was imprisoned at Abra for a long time with Lieutenant Gilmore and seven sailors, but contrived to escape, carrying a concealed note written in naval cipher, dated Abra, Nov. 19, addressed to "Any Naval Officer" saying: "You may have perfect confidence in anything the bearer says." The note was signed "Gilmore."
According to Mr. Sonnenshein, when Lieutenant Gilmore's launch entered the river from Baler harbor under cover of Ensign W. H. Standley's gun, the landing was received with three volleys. Two of the Americans were killed and two mortally wounded. Every man was hit, Lieutenant Gilmore receiving a flesh wound in the leg and his foot stuck fast in the mud. It was a choice between surrender and being slaughtered.
Lieutenant Gilmore asked the terms of release. The insurgents proposed that he should procure the delivery to them of the arms and munitions of the Spanish garrison, undertaking if this were accomplished to send the Spaniards and Americans to the Yorktown. A sailor of Lieutenant Gilmore's party carried this proposition to the garrison. The Spanish commandant replied that it was an insult to Spanish arms, and expelled the sailor, a Spanish soldier firing upon him as he went.
The Americans were then bound hand and foot and taken to San Isidro, where General Luna ordered their execution. They were marched to the plaza and in the presence of a great crowd were aligned to be executed.
Lieutenant Gilmore said: "As an American officer and gentleman, I protest against being shot with my hands tied."
Aguinaldo interfered and prevented the execution. When General Lawton approached San Isidro last June the Americans were removed to Abra, where they were kept confined in cells for two months. Subsequently they were allowed greater liberty, but the report that Lieutenant Gilmore was given a house and servant is untrue. He had the same quarters as the men and the Americans were given the same allowance as the Spanish prisoners—5 cents a day with which to buy rice and bananas, virtually the only rations.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
The state of Illinois has a compulsory school law which appears to be just about the most sensible that ever went on the statute books of a great commonwealth. It provides that parents and guardians who refuse to send their children to school are guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment. One Chicago man has persistently refused to permit his boy to be given even a rudimentary education. This man says he does not believe in God, nor does he believe in schools, and he doesn't want his son to have either religious or educational ideas inculcated into him. He has been arrested and fined. The same course is likely to be followed in case of other parents who stand in the way of the intellectual development of their children. This is a free country, it is true, and a man has the privilege of rejecting or accepting this or that belief, and it is nobody's business but his own. When, however, he attempts to deprive another of the opportunity for advancement, of the chance of developing intelligence, of the simplest schooling which shall give him an approximately even footing with others in the battle of life, he is guilty of an act which may justly be regarded as an offense against the state and an infringement of the inherent rights of an individual. The Illinois law which aims to correct this evil may well be followed by other commonwealths.
TO REDUCE WEIGHT.
Governor Roosevelt Under Training of an Expert Wrestler.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—According to the Albany dispatch to a morning paper Governor Roosevelt spent part of Thanksgiving day wrestling with "Prof." M. J. Dwyer, an athlete from Grand Rapids, Mich. The governor is trying to decrease his weight. In the billiard room of the Executive Mansion the tables had been moved to side and all the chairs piled upon it. A wrestling mat was placed in the center of the floor. The Governor was bare from the waist up. He looked a little flabby but his skin was pink and healthy. He coiled his muscular arms around Dwyer, gritted his teeth, smiled and tried to upset the professor.
"First of all I will show you the hitches," said the latter, and he taught him tricks in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. He posted him on how to get a hold and how to break it. The governor, however, was impatient and made wild rushes at the professor.
"I feel active," he said, "and want to use my muscle."
"All right, go ahead," Dwyer consented, putting himself on the defensive. "Go in as hard as you like and never mind the rules."
The governor's superior weight made him a dangerous man to deal with. The professor was astonished when Mr. Roosevelt charged and tried to cross buttock him. This is a manoeuvre to which Dwyer has always been partial and is a favorite with Western wrestlers
"You learned that when you were a cowboy," said Dwyer, breaking the hold and laying the governor on his back until his shoulder touched the mat.
The match lasted half an hour. When it was over the governor was still fresh, though perspiring very freely. He was by no means tired and wanted to confirm but the instructor thought he had had enough practice for the day.
NEW SCALE OF PRICES
Adopted by the Horse Shoers of Cortland and Vicinity.
The horse shoers of Cortland and vicinity held a meeting Wednesday, Nov. 29 in the blacksmith shop of Horace Kirk on Port Watson-st. and adopted the following scale of prices which will take effect Monday, Dec. 11:
Shoes Nos. 6 and 7, new 35c, setting 20c; new bar shoes 60c, setting 25c; new hand-turned shoes, 50c, setting 20c; new rim shoes 75c, setting 25c; gentlemen's fancy driving horses and coach horses, new shoes, per set $1.50, setting 18c; hand-turned shoes $2,00; new shoes from 0 to 5, 30c, setting 15c.
The following were present: Wm. R. Hill, Horace Kirk, Borden & Hopkins, O. L. Buck, Smith & Son, F. M. Maricle, Cortland; E. Mack, Geo. Lent, H. W. [Skhan], Brown & Ryan, F. M. Wickwire, H. Craver, Homer; John Bowen, M. H. Allen, Marathon; J. Morgan, Blodgett Mills; A. Davenport. F. D. Davenport, E. Seacord, East Homer; C. M. Ward, Truxton; Pickens & Son, Little York; —Babcock, Scott.
THANKSGIVING SERVICES
At the Presbyterian Church—A Strong Sermon by Rev. O. A. Houghton, D. D.
The union Thanksgiving services of the First Baptist, Congregational, First Methodist and Homer-ave. Methodist and Presbyterian churches were held at the Presbyterian church. An unusually large congregation was present for such an occasion. Rev. W. H. Pound, pastor of the Congregational church, the senior pastor among those present, presided and offered prayer. Rev. O. A. Houghton, D. D., read the 65th Psalm. Rev. W. J. Howell, pastor of the First Baptist church, read the president's Thanksgiving proclamation.
It had been announced that Rev. John T. Stone, pastor of the Presbyterian church, would preach the sermon but he had been ill all the week, though expecting to be out till Thursday morning. Then it appeared that he would be unable to preach the sermon which he had prepared and Dr. Houghton, pastor of the First M. E. church, kindly consented on a short notice to substitute for him. He took for his text Psa. lxviii:6—"God setteth the solitary in families." The sermon was one of the strongest, most convincing and most timely ever preached upon a similar occasion in Cortland. Dr. Houghton said it was an old sermon adapted, but if so, the adaptation was very complete and perfect, for it dealt with topics of the present year. He took the position that the safety and permanence of the nation lay in the purity of the family. He spoke of the restraining influences upon human life of family ties and family recollections. He rejoiced in family gatherings and reunions. The home is the most sacred place on earth. He believed in a curfew law. He was brought up under such a law and it was always his mother who rang the bell. Anything which attacks the sacredness or the purity of the home should be put down and trampled upon. He referred to the evil influences of the liquor traffic upon homes and families and spoke concerning this in no uncertain language. He took up the questions of Mormonism and polygamy and of the seating in the house of representatives of Congressman-elect Roberts and dealt telling blows at this dreadful evil which tries to creep in insidiously under the guise of religion. He urged the youth of the land to be true to the memory of their mothers, to their families and to their homes as well as being loyal to their God.
RED MEN'S BALL.
The Third Annual in C. A. A. Hall—Over 200 Dancers.
The third annual ball of Pecos tribe No. 357, Improved Order of Red Men, was held in C. A. A. hall Wednesday evening and was a most brilliant and successful affair. The ball was tastefully adorned with streamers, flags and bunting. Over one hundred couples were on the floor and McDermott's orchestra of eight pieces furnished fine music. Many were present from Binghamton, Syracuse and Ithaca. There were twenty-five dances on the program and one extra. A fine supper was served in the lodge rooms in the Garrison building by Caterer Bennett.
The general committee in charge included Frank J. Burns, Jesse Vandenburg, Thomas Kane, James Somers, Ernest Somers, Arthur A. Gutchess, Frank J. Donegan.
The reception committee included G. F. Beaudry, A. S. Brown, Ernest Somers, John Grant, M. E. Sarvay, Dr. Paul T. Carpenter, Henry Corcoran, Jesse Vandenburg, John Powers.
The floor committee included Frank J. Donegan, Jerry Conway, John Harriott, James T. Somers, Thomas Crabb, George Rowe and John Powers.
W. C. T. U. MEETING.
Call for Articles to Fill Boxes Soon to be Sent.
The regular meeting of the W.C. T. U. was held on Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock. "Thanksgiving Harmonies" was the subject of the devotional exercises which were led by Mrs. Dye, followed by the president. Many took part in prayer and testimony making the service one of special interest. The thought that we owe a special duty at the glad Thanksgiving time to those for whom nothing has been provided was clearly shown.
After the reading of the usual reports delegates were elected to the county convention to be held at Cincinnatus Dec. 5. A special rate of seventy-five cents for the round trip has been secured provided ten or more persons attend.
All members are requested to keep in mind the boxes to be sent before the holidays by the superintendents of the fruit and flower mission and of the soldiers' and sailors' department. Good literature, garments, dolls, toys, cards, etc., can all be used to advantage. The box to soldiers and sailors must go in two weeks, the other in three.
The attendance at the meeting was unusually large, a number of those who have recently become members being present.
It is stated on good authority that as a result of agitation and education the sale of cigarettes has fallen off one billion in this country during the past year. Let us continue to agitate and educate.
PRESS REPORTER.
BREVITIES.
—The annual meeting of the Dryden Agricultural society will be held at Wavle's hotel in Dryden on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 1 o'clock.
—New display advertisements to-day are—F. D. Smith, Mechanic's tools, page 8; Warren Tanner &Co., Dry goods, page 8; C. F. Brown, Redaction in cameras, page 8.
—Mr. and Mrs. Miles J. Peck entertained about twenty relatives Thanksgiving day and instead of serving the dinner at their residence, took the guests to The Kremlin for dinner.
—Thirty-three more freight engines and several passenger engines are now in course of building for the Lackawanna and will be turned out of the shops by Jan. 1.—Binghamton Leader.
—Proprietor Albert Allen of The Kremlin on Wednesday published the menu of a most appetizing Thanksgiving dinner which was to be served at his popular hostelry the next day. The result was seventy extra dinners served to people here in town who preferred to have such a dinner as they read about rather than to be to the trouble to prepare one themselves. Doesn't it pay to advertise?
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