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| Members of Company C, 9th US Infantry Regiment posing with Mayor Valeriano Abanador and another town official. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, Sept. 30, 1901.
INSURGENTS ALMOST WIPE OUT COMPANY.
Forty-Eight Members of Co. C, Ninth Infantry, Killed in Samar.
SURPRISED AT BREAKFAST.
Made a Determined Resistance But Were Overwhelmed by Superior Force.
Survivors, Eleven of Whom Are Wounded, Arrive at Basey—Officers Escaped. Island Is One Which Spain Never Made Effort to Occupy and Task Was Taken Up by United States Troops a Short Time Ago—Insurgents In the Island Number Almost 3,000 and Operations Against Them Are Difficult—Daring of Insurgents Attested by Mode and Time of Attack—Considered by Some as Result of McKinley's Assassination.
MANILA, Sept. 30.—A disastrous fight between United States troops and insurgents occurred Saturday in the island of Samur, near Balangiga. A large body of insurgents attacked Company C, Ninth infantry, only 24 members of the company escaping.
All the others are reported to have been killed.
The company was at breakfast when attacked and made a determined resistance, but the overwhelming numbers of the insurgents compelled them to retreat. Of the 24 survivors who have arrived at Basey, 11 are wounded.
According to the latest returns the strength of the company was 72. The survivors include Captain Thomas W. Connell, First Lieutenant Edward Bumpus and Dr. E. S. Griswold, surgeon.
Captain Edwin V. Bookmiller of the Ninth Infantry reports that General Hughes is assembling a force to attack the insurgents. The insurgents captured all the stores and ammunition of the company and all the rifles except 26.
Captain Lawrence W. Hearn of the Twenty-first infantry reports a severe engagement with insurgents near Candelaria, the Americans losing one killed and two wounded. The insurgent loss has not been ascertained. The Americans captured 30,000 pounds of rice and several hundred rounds of ammunition.
TOMB GUARD SET UPON.
Sentry Over McKinley's Body Attacked by Unknowns.
ONE OF THE PAIR WAS MASKED.
Soldier Fired at One But the Other Knocked Up His Gun, Stabbing Him As He Did So—Mission May Have Been to Blow Up the Vault. Marauders Escaped.
CANTON, O., Sept. 30.—The guard at the McKinley tomb claims to have been attacked last night.
He fired a shot, but he was diverted by a second man with a knife thrust.
It penetrated the guard's overcoat and blouse.
Military regulations prevent either the officers or the men of the post from being quoted on any matter connected with their service and for this reason Captain Biddle, who is in command, was obliged to decline to be quoted.
Private Deprend was on guard duty on top of the vault. The man approached from the rear. Shortly before 7:30 he saw what he took to be the face of a man peering from behind a tree about 40 feet from his post. He watched it for 20 minutes, he says, and saw the man hurry to a tree 10 feet nearer. He challenged the man to halt, but this was not heeded.
Deprend leveled his gun and aimed to shoot for effect, but just at that instant another man, who came toward him from the opposite side, caught the gun, threw it up and the bullet was spent in the air. This same man struck Deprend on the right side of the abdomen with a knife or other sharp weapon, cutting an "L" gash in his overcoat an inch and a half long each way and a smaller one in his blouse. The flesh was not broken, but was bruised under the cuts in the clothing.
Deprend in the struggle fell and rolled down the side of the vault. Lieutenant Ashbridge, officer of the day, was in front of the vault and rushed to the top on hearing the shot, but the men made good their escape. All members from the company on hearing the shot hurried to the vault and besides searching the cemetery the guard was increased.
Deprend says the man who attacked him was masked, but the first one he saw was not masked. He says the latter carried a white package in his right hand and something that glittered in his left.
There are 70 soldiers at the cemetery, 20 of whom are constantly on guard duty about the vault and camp.
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| Theodore Roosevelt. |
Roosevelt at Church.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—President Roosevelt attended divine services yesterday at the Grace Reformed church, his chosen house of worship, accompanied by his daughter Ethel and his son Kermit. The little building was even more crowded than a week ago when Mr. Roosevelt first appeared there as president. The president and his children arrived after the building had filled, having walked from the White House. Without ceremony or ostentation he took his seat in the second row at the left of the middle section. At the close of the services the congregation remained standing while the president left the building.
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| Rev. Oscar A. Houghton, D. D. |
THE FAREWELL SERMON
Of Rev. O. A. Houghton, D. D., at the First M. E. Church—Harvest Concert.
It was Dr. Houghton's last Sunday as pastor of the church. The house was full both morning and evening. The anthems by the chorus choir were unusually fine and the singing by the congregation was exceedingly grand and spirited. The subject of Dr. Houghton's sermon was "Temporary Partings.'' A sketch of it follows below.
The Sunday-school was full, numbering nearly 400. The pastor reviewed the lessons of the past quarter with the entire school and bade them all good bye.
The Epworth league meeting was led by Miss Edith College and was well attended, and both lively and interesting.
In the evening occurred the annual harvest festival of the Sunday-school. The altar and pulpit were most beautifully and tastefully trimmed with trailing clematis, hydrangeas and brilliant cut flowers. In the evening there were added earnests of the harvest in the pumpkins and squashes and clusters of ripened grain and long braids of corn ears. The following is the program of the evening exercises:
Organ Voluntary.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary society will meet with Mrs. Charles Rice at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N. H. Gillette, 20 West Court-st. on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 2, at 3 o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
The supper served last Friday night by the Ladies' and Pastor's union of the First M. E. church was a success socially and financially and netted the society the sum of $35.
DR. HOUGHTON'S FAREWELL SERMON.
Subject, "Temporary Partings."—Test, Gen. xxxi, 49.—"The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another." The historical introduction contained a careful analysis of the character of Jacob, and also of Loban to whom the text refers.
First. God is ever in his watch tower, watching over us and about us, and between us. While there is much in us that will not stand the test of God's judgment, yet there are some things in us all that God prizes. No man is worthless in his sight. Every man is worth looking after, and God is in the watch tower. He watches for indications of penitence. Not what we are, but rather what we may become is the secret of his interest in us. It was for this reason that he watched over Jacob. Not because he took any pleasure in his crooked and tricky ways, but because before him was Bethel, and a heavenly vision, and a glorious conversion and a better life. He would yet become the worthy progenitor of a great people and an important instrument of the working out of God's plan.
Second. God watches between us that we shall be faithful to him and to each other. God ever looks for fidelity in love and service. No stronger incentive to fidelity, to truth and right and duty should be possible than the fact that God does watch for it in us. Fidelity should be the characteristic of personal Christianity. We should be faithful to each other. Christians have a genuine interest in each other, even though separated. Often fidelity to a promise made at parting has been the salvation of a man. The parting hour is one of tender emotions. It is hard to deny the request of a friend under such circumstances.
Third. The separation of Christians is always a peaceful separation..
Fourth. All partings between Christians are temporary. If we part for all time we shall meet for all eternity.
Farewell Words—The last time I crossed the ocean, when I went aboard the great ship for the home voyage, I was alone among strangers. I did not know a single soul among the 500 passengers. But I soon found some very delightful people with whom I formed a pleasant acquaintance and passed a delightful voyage. When we landed in New York it was with sorrow that we bade each other adieu. They went their way and I went mine. I have never seen them, nor heard from them since, but I shall never forget their delightful society.
Five years ago I came aboard your ship, a total stranger to you all save one old and true friend. I came for a journey of one year. At the end of the year you did not seem inclined to let me ashore. And I was not inclined to go. "Stay another year," you said. And when the other year had passed you seemed less inclined than ever to land me. I was still inclined to stay with you. And so the delightful relation has continued for five years. You have never held a pastor longer than three years before. All the other evangelical churches of the city have changed pastors and some of them twice since I came here. But now it seems to be God's order that I should be assigned to another field of labor. I trust it will be something more than a mere ship acquaintance and friendship that has sprung up between us. Time will not be long enough, nor eternity either I trust, to efface from the memory the delightful associations of these few years. To all who have been so kind to me in my joys, and my deep sorrow [death of his wife—CC ed.], for your uniform kindness and great courtesy I make my acknowledgments and return my heartfelt thanks. I bespeak for you a glorious future. May you ever have the unity of the spirit in the bonds of peace.
MIZPAH.
MRS. DEWITT C. LYNDE
Committed Suicide by Jumping into the River Near Home.
Mrs. Dewitt C. Lynda, who lived with her husband and their daughter Mrs. William Crandall and her husband a short distance north of Messengerville on the east side of the river, committed suicide yesterday morning by drowning herself in the river.
Mrs. Lynde was busy with her housework as usual on a Sunday morning and then was not seen for a time. After about two hours her daughter became anxious as she did not return to the house and began a search for her. She chanced to pass near the river bank and was attracted by something that looked like a bundle of clothes in the water. Closer examination disclosed the fact that it was the body of her mother. Help came quickly and the body was brought to shore, but life had departed.
Mrs. Lynde had lived in Marathon till last May. She had not been in good health for some time and was more or less despondent all of the time, but no apprehension had been felt as to her sanity and no fear had been felt of any attempt at suicide. Mrs. Lynde is survived by husband and daughter. She was about 50 years of age. Coroner R. L. Smith was called from Marathon, but after learning the facts decided that no inquest was needed.
A PORTO RICAN STUDENT
Comes to the Normal School to be Educated as a Citizen.
Mr. Francisco R. Ginorio from Aracebo, Porto Rico, arrived in Cortland Saturday to enter the Normal school, where he will take a full course. He is sent here at the expense of the United States government to be educated. Commissioner of Education M. G. Brumbaugh communicated with Dr. F. J. Cheney, principal of the Normal school, in relation to sending the young man to a Normal school, and as a result the Cortland Normal was selected. By the assistance of the principal a good boarding place has been secured for him, and the young men of the school have very kindly shown the stranger in a strange land about the building and made him feel very much at home. This morning he registered and work was assigned to him that in the opinion of the faculty would be best for him to take in order to learn the English language the most readily. Mr. Ginorio is well advanced in some subjects but his studies thus far have all been learned in the Spanish language.
It is the purpose of the government to send a large number of the bright young men of our new possessions to the United States to be educated for American citizenship. With this idea the local board of trustees and the state department are in hearty sympathy, and Mr. Ginorio will be given all the facilities that the Normal school affords to prepare himself for becoming an American citizen.
Rapid Work With Ensilage Cutters.
Messrs. Wilfred Youngs and George P. Miller of East Homer with their steam ensilage cutter filled the large silo on the farm of J. R. Hathway of Little York, last week. The silo is 16 by 36 and 34 feet high with a capacity of 280 tons of ensilage which was filled to the roof. One hundred fifty tons were cut in nine hours which is considered a record breaker. The corn is of the nineteen rowed Mastodon variety, many of the stalks measuring 14 feet in length by 2 1/4 inches in diameter at the root. Mr. Hathway stated to a STANDARD man that he expected the contents of his silo would be sufficient to winter his large herd of dairy cows.
Restored school and library at Glen Haven.
LIBRARY AT GLEN HAVEN
Dedicated on Wednesday With Appropriate Exercises.
The new building for the Glen Haven school district library, which has been in preparation for some time, has been completed and was dedicated at 2 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon with appropriate ceremonies. This building which includes both the school house and the library has been erected at a cost of about $1,500. The building is of tasteful design and the plans were drawn and donated by Ehrick R. Rossiter of New York. The builder was Andrew Liebee of Spafford and right well did he execute the plans that had been laid down for him. He was assisted by Andrew Van Benschoten, John Brown and others. Upon one side of the building is a tablet designed by Clarence F. Bragdon of Rochester in the style of a fifteenth century title page. It is of white wood embedded among the shingles of the siding and the following inscription is burned into it:
''For the higher service of this community and in faithful remembrance of some who have loved Glen Haven this building has been erected by the people of this district and many generous friends in this year of our Lord nineteen hundred one."
It may be said that two-thirds of the building fund was given by Mrs. Warner J. Barnes of Philadelphia, and the rest was raised through the efforts of the friends, both residents and non-residents of the district. The prime mover for this library and an indefatigable worker toward its completion has been Miss Anna Phelps of Syracuse who is a regular comer to the Glen each summer.
Upon the day of the dedication there was a large gathering of people at the library and the exercises were both interesting and appropriate. Addresses were made by School Commissioner Katherine C. McDiarmid and Dr. James M. Milne, both of which were listened to with the keenest interest. The donors have done a splendid work in building and providing for this fine library.
BREVITIES.
—The Wide Awake Literary club will meet with Mrs. Wm. Smith, 27 Groton-ave., tomorrow evening at 7:30 P. M.
—John L. Lewis lodge, No. 587, I. O. O. F., will confer the initiatory degree on several candidates tomorrow evening.
—A herd of about forty cattle was turned in on the Randall flats this morning to feed on the cabbage leaves and stumps that were left after the crop was gathered.
—The Central New York conference of the M. E. church begins at the University-ave. M. E. church in Syracuse Wednesday morning, Oct. 2, at 9 o'clock, Bishop Charles Fowler presiding.
—Thieves broke into the Lehigh Valley depot at East Ithaca a few nights ago, broke open some trunks, cut to pieces a telescope grip and some satchels and scattered the contents about. Little of value was taken.
—The Y. M. C. A. prospectus, giving full details of the work of the several departments of the organization, is being printed and will be ready for distribution from the Y. M. C. A. rooms as early as next Thursday.
—A regular meeting of the G. A. R. will be held in their rooms this evening. A full attendance is requested. Mr. John A. Freer, who has just returned from the G. A. R. National encampment at Cleveland will give an interesting account of his trip.
—New display advertisements today are—Cortland Howe Ventilating Stove Co., Testimonial from J. H. Wright, Meridian, Miss., page 6; City Steam Laundry, Laundry work, page 5; Mitch's Market, Meats, etc., page 5; J. W. Cudworth, Optical goods, page 5.
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