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| Gen. Samuel S. Sumner. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, Nov. 18, 1901.
AFFAIRS IN PHILIPPINES.
Insurgents In Samar Show Continued Activity.
ENGAGEMENTS IN BATANGAS.
Many Roving Bands of Filipinos Numbering From 30 to 50—Attack on Company E, Ninth Infantry, In Samar Resulted Disastrously For Rebels.
MANILA, Nov. 18.—Company E of the Ninth infantry, Captain F. H. Schoeffel, was attacked by 50 Bolomen and several insurgents armed with rifles at a point six miles from Tarangnan, in the island of Samar. The insurgents tried to rush the Americans, but failing to accomplish their purpose, they quickly broke and scattered. The men of the Ninth had a corporal and a scout killed and one private wounded. Sixteen of the Bolomen were killed while the riflemen escaped.
Ten Hotchkiss rapid fire guns will be sent to the Southern islands for operations in the mountains.
Captain Herman Ball of the Twenty-first infantry has been scouting for several days in Batangas province. He had four separate engagements with the insurgents there. Judging from the firing on those occasions, Captain Hall estimates the force of each band of the rebels at from 30 to 50. They made no attempt to charge Captain Hall's party. Captain Hall's scout resulted in the capture of one insurgent officer and 50,000 pounds of rice.
General Sumner, a commander of the district of Southern Luzon, highly praises Captain Hartman and his troop of the First cavalry, who last Wednesday morning attacked 400 insurgents entrenched in rifle pits at Buan, Batangas province, and routed them. General Sumner says the blow then administered by Captain Hartman is the most severe the insurgents have suffered since he (General Sumner) assumed command of his district.
Owing to the fact that the United States transports Sheridan, Waldren and Hancock all met with accidents in the inland sea of Japan and the returning party of visiting congressmen is consequently now delayed in the latter country, the transport Thomas, which arrived at Manila Nov. 12, will be dispatched to Japan. General Chaffee deprecates that the United States transports should in future pass through the inland sea.
Filipino Priest's Sentence Commuted.
MANILA, Nov, 18.—The Filipino priest, Deposoy, has been sentenced by court martial to the penalty of death for the murder of certain of his countrymen who favored the Americans. Out of respect, however, to the condemned man's calling and the great religious body to which he belonged and most unworthily represented, General Chaffee has commuted his sentence to 20 years imprisonment. General Chaffee desires it to be understood that the leniency exercised in this case cannot be taken as a precedent and that no person in the islands can be permitted to plead his office, however sacred and exalted this may be, as protection against crimes committed.
Will Enlarge City of Manila.
MANILA, Nov. 18.—The municipal authorities have decided to enlarge the city of Manila and to incorporate within its limits the suburb of Santanna.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Late Phases of Philippine Situation.
There seems to be a lack of definite knowledge in this country regarding certain phases of the Philippine situation, a better understanding of which may go far toward elucidating the problems now confronting the civil commission in the archipelago. Some new and interesting light is thrown upon the situation by Captain John A. Parker of the Twenty-eighth United States infantry, writing in The Review of Reviews, in which he declares that the revolution since the fall of Malolos, in 1899 , has been the Katipunan society and nothing else. This society, which is a strictly military organization, declares Captain Parker, "was originally organized to oppose the Spanish supremacy in the Philippines. In Spanish times only a small portion of the people were members of the society and these generally fighting men in insurrection against the government. Just after the fall of Malolos the Filipinos formally adopted the guerrilla system of warfare against the Americans. The last act of the so called Filipino congress decreed that the supreme council of the Katipunan society should thereafter assume the powers and duties of the then disorganized insurgent government. Aguinaldo, as supreme chief, then proclaimed that henceforth every male Filipino should be considered subject to the regulations of the society as at that time reorganized. By the secret promulgation of this proclamation there was thus established at once a system of government which extended in its multitudinous ramifications to every hamlet and every barrio in the archipelago."
The natives are not given any choice in the matter of joining the society, Captain Parker insists, but are compelled by force to take the Katipunan oath. This oath, says the writer, binds those who take it "to obey all orders of the society and all orders of any chief of the society without question, even though such order result in his own death. Each initiate signs this oath before the whole society or the chief in blood from his own veins, devoting life, property and family to the interests of the society and subjecting himself, family and relatives to the most horrible penalties in case of treason to it. These penalties are not vague or imaginary. They are enforced with the most rigid severity. They are so fearful and the oath is so solemn and binding that very few natives have yet betrayed the secrets of the Katipunan.
"Fear of secret assassination, fear of the avenging knife, fear of the most horrible and inevitable tortures, fear of their nearest neighbors, fear of their closest relatives, fear of the very sons, brothers, fathers, who share the daily food; fear of an all pervading, intangible, secret, destructive, almost occult, power that strikes home and spares neither age, sex nor condition—this and nothing else," Captain Parker insists, "has been the cause of the attitude of the people for the last two years to the insurrection."
Yet, he continues, he who rates the Filipino as a coward is mistaken. Face to face with unavoidable danger, the Filipino is often as cool and "nervy" as any other man. It is because of the dictum of the Katipunan society that the Filipinos conduct a guerrilla warfare, and not because they fear to fight in the open, is the inference to be drawn from Captain Parker's article.
As a remedy for the existing conditions in the Philippines Captain Parker suggests:
First.—The formal adoption of the English language as the language of legal instruments and of the courts.
Second.—Readjustment of commercial relations with the Philippines, so that the American merchant and manufacturer will not find himself at a disadvantage in this country.
Third.—Education along American methods in free public schools at which attendance shall be compulsory and in which the English language shall be taught, as in all other American public schools. Much has been done already in this direction, but the surface only of the field has been scratched.
Fourth.—One other point deserves consideration—the land titles of the country must be quieted in some way so that it will be possible for transfers to be made. The mineral resources of the country are very great; its agricultural resources are still greater, but no American is safe in investments until some general system of land tenure is adopted and existing titles are determined. Once this is done there will be a profitable field for the farmer, the manufacturer and the miner. As fast as the prospector penetrates the interior lawlessness must disappear, and the intimate contact that freer commercial relations will bring with our own country will be the most powerful educating and civilizing agent in our new possessions.
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| Sig. Sautelle. |
CIRCUS ON WHEELS.
Sig. Sautelle Will No Longer Go Across Country by Wagons.
Upon the switches in the yard of the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. stand a number of cars marked "Darling's Congress of Wild Animals." No such organization as that is known of in this vicinity and when first observed the only explanation of the matter was that General Manager Frederick of the railroad was about to introduce a circus annex as a side show in connection with the Cincinnatus fair next year and was making his plans accordingly. But inquiry disclosed the fact that the conclusion was based upon a false hypothesis and is that as a matter of fact Sig. Sautelle has become tired of transporting his circus across the country on wheels. The circus has grown and the past season has been such a prosperous one that Sig. Sautelle has determined to still further enlarge it before another year. He has decided to travel by rail next year and has planned to provide himself with cars before next season. He has purchased nine cars from the Darling Congress of Wild Animals and has options upon a number of other cars, so that before spring he will probably have all he needs. These will of course all be repainted and put in proper repair with the new lettering of Sig. Sautelle's circus. During the winter they are stored in the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. yards.
AN AUTOMATIC CASHIER.
New Device Added to the Counter of the Second National Bank.
The Second National bank [of Cortland] Saturday morning placed upon its counter a new Brandt automatic cashier. This is by no means intended to take the place of Cashier H. L. Smith, who stands behind the counter, but will be of great assistance to him. It is intended to make change in coins, and not in bills. Beneath a glass lid columns of coin are seen extending back from the front of the machine—three columns for pennies, one for nickels, two for dimes, one for quarters, one for halves and three for dollars. A spring at the top of each column keeps the coins pushed down into a compact pile. Upon the top of the cashier are keys like those of a typewriter. There is a key for each sum from one cent to $1, and further keys for $1, $2, $3 and $4. The result is that change can be made for any sum up to $5. To secure the change press the key corresponding to the sum required and instantly this exact sum falls into the hand held under a little aperture at the bottom of the instrument. The fewest number of coins that will make up that sum are always used. When the key is pressed the coin or coins at the bottom of the columns are pushed up and thrown over into an inclined shute that delivers them all into the hand held beneath the aperture. If any of the columns have become so depleted of coins that not enough are there contained to make the necessary change the machine is automatically locked, the key will not press down and one cannot get any money at all till that column is replenished. In that way there is never danger of the change falling short. It is always exactly right or no change will come at all. The operation of the machine is absolutely simple and its mechanism looks plain, but when one sees it pick out just the right number of coins and of exactly the correct denomination all from pressing a single key it seems as though it were almost possessed of human intelligence. It will be a great help to the cashier.
THAT PRIZE FARM.
Been in the Possession of the Benham Family Since 1829.
The STANDARD a few days ago reprinted an item from the Ithaca Journal concerning the sale of the Benham farm in Dryden, N. Y., and Mr. A. B. Benham who lives in Cortland has a few facts to add to the notice already given. He says: In the statements about the premium farm sold in Dryden, the farm spoken of as being known as the Benham farm has been in the hands of the Benham family since 1829, and Spring Brook farm is its proper name as given in the volume of transactions of the New York State Agricultural society. In 1860 as a grain farm and in 1863 It was a second time awarded the prize of $50 offered by the New York Agricultural society as a dairy farm, with such good men as Ezra Cornell, John McGraw and Col. B. P. Johnson as the viewing committee. It will be seven years the 31st day of March since Charles M. Benham died, and since that time the farm has been entirely under the control with all use and proceeds from it of the widow and administrators. A. B. Benham is 81 years old instead of 83. D. C. Johnson was agent for A. B. Benham and Morris Francis for his sister Mrs. Mary Darby. The farm was struck off to A. B. Benham, who at his age could not care for it over again, and Mr. Edward Mason offered to take it at $4,500 and he became the lucky purchaser.
Cortland Hospital Donation Day.
What shall we give?
Potatoes and all kinds of vegetables, fruits, both canned and fresh, jellies, cereals, butter, eggs, sugar, soap, and in fact groceries of every kind. The supply of jellies and canned fruit is now very low, and as a large quantity of these are required it is hoped that enough will be brought at this time for the winter's use. It is needless perhaps to add that money is always acceptable. Remember the time, Friday afternoon from 2 until 9 o'clock.
The Last Car to McGraw.
The last car to McGraw each night has been accustomed to leave Cortland at 10 P. M. Hereafter it will leave at 10:30 P. M., and on nights when there is an entertainment at the Opera House it will be held even beyond that time till the show is out. This will be a great convenience to the inhabitants of the Corset city.
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| Mahan's Music Store on Court Street, Cortland, N. Y. |
BREVITIES.
—Grover Post, No. 98, G. A. R., will hold a regular meeting in G. A. R. hall this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
—Tomorrow is the day upon which a canvass will be made of the entire city in the interest of the Sunday schools.
—On Saturday Hon. O. U. Kellogg sold to J. A. Graham of Paterson, N. J., a thoroughbred Holstein bull for an even $500.
—The regular monthly recital of Miss Halbert's music pupils will occur at her studio in the Wickwire building Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
—The Modern Woodman of America will hold their regular meeting Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, at 8 o'clock. Refreshments served after business meeting. Full attendance desired.
—Ithaca is to have a country club and golf links laid out on Cornell heights next spring. Arrangements have just been concluded for the project. The farm which has been purchased includes eighty-six acres.
—The Baltimore News of Nov. 5 prints a two-column article with portrait as a character sketch of Rev. John Timothy Stone, pastor of the Brown Memorial church of that city, formerly of Cortland. His Cortland friends will find it very interesting reading.
—Mr. W. A. Spencer of Blodgett Mills recalls the fact that twenty-eight years ago the first snow fell on Nov. 8 and it came to a depth of nearly a foot and did not go off from that time till the next April. We are in for a long winter if this snow this year stays through like that.
—Cortlandville lodge, No. 470, F. & A. M., will meet at 6:30 tomorrow evening and confer the third degree in full form. The lodges at Cincinnatus, DeRuyter, Homer, Groton and Dryden have accepted an invitation to be present and after conferring the work a banquet will be served.
—Mr. A. Mahan has bought from the Randall estate the land upon which his block on Court-st. stands. When this block was put up nearly twenty-five years ago he could not buy the land as the owners would not sell, but he secured a long lease which has been renewed from time to time. Now he has secured a deed of the land itself. The consideration is not made public.
—New display advertisements today are—Bingham & Miller, Trunks, etc., page 8; Warren, Tannery Co., Drygoods, page 6; Gardner's 5 and 10 cent store, Removal sale, page 8; C. F. Thompson, Coffee, page 5; J. W. Cudworth, Optical talks, page 7; C. F. Brown, Vinol, page 6; Opera House, "The Deemster," page 5; Opera House, "New York State Folks," page 5.
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