Potter County Journal

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;5TABLISHED 1848.
COUDERSPORT, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY ii, 1898.
VOLUME 49, NUMBER 44
MANILA'S SURRENDER
IS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED.
50,000 Men to be Mobilized at Chickatnauga-Spanish Admiral, Montejo, Killed at Manila.
CUBA WILL SOON BE INVADED BY OUR TROOPS
.May 4tli. Sampson's fleet left Key West and a battle is.expected. It was said at the Navy Departnient : Jt srvcrul cTuisers had been .sent .to meet the Oregon. Marietta and Nichtroy. as it is thoiightthe Cape Verde , -t will niako a desperate attempt to capture those ships.
The ^ninboat Wilminirton had a lot of fun smashing a fort four miles east of Cojima. and firing on Span- -li ( avalry passing Juruco beach. Reports that CTermany and Russia may take a hand in the war. Trouble "iiiiiHM's in Madrid.     The surrender of Manila confirmed.
.May r)th. Much .speculation as to the destination of Admiral Samp.son's fleet. After a sharp encounter . turcii a gunboat and Spanish cavalry on shore, troops were landed at Lyden to communicate with the Cu- ans of the interior.
May l)th. C uban Congress meet in Havana, the tirst under autonom3^ Captain General Blanco in his ( iiciiing address accuses the United States of being animated by base motives. Plans at Tampa for invasion . : Cuba being liurried along. Regular troops to be sent south and the State volunteers to be massed at Chic- ..inauga. The obvious intentions is to send troops from San Francisco to Manila to hold the conquests made ly Commodore Dewey.
May 7th. The Spanish fleet not at the Canaries. The theory that it is coming westward strengthened. Sampson "s fleet is at sea and may intercept it. Advices of the safety of the Oregon. German and Japanese reports that Dewey shelled Cavite and Manila and tho city was in flames. Great Britain resists the attempt of nlier European Powers to intervene. Spanish officials deny that the Queen intends to abdicate. Expected 'hat Admiral Sampson will attack Porto Rico within two days.
May 9th. .^id.OOO men to be mobilized at Chickamauga at once. Lee. Wheeler and Wilson to command. >rders have been sent to all the States. The belief is general that the Spanish cabinet will be reconstructed. The belief is rife that Admiral Sampson s fleet had engaged the Spanish Cape Verde fleet. The American fleet was due to arrive in Porto Ricon waters yesterday, and the Spanish fleet was expected at same time. Sampson iad orders to find the fleet and reduce it. Forty thou.sand Spanish troops said to be on the way to Porto Rico. if Sampson finds the Spanish fleet and defeats it. movement of troops to Cuba will probably commence imme- .iiatclv. It is not known what may happen in Spain. Martial law has been proclaimed in several provinces. Mav 10th. It is repcn-ted that 50.000 troops will be mobilized in tho neighborhood of Philadelphia. The Cubans have 40.00(1 iiion eager for a fight, but in want ©t food, clothing and arms. Gomez declares his willing¬ ness to co-operate with Miles iijTcrSampson. Riots in Spain growing worse. No change in the Cabinet. The countrv on the verge of a revolution. Spanish fleet said to have arrived at Porto Rico. Great battle ex- iiected.    All Ivjnds of fake  stories afloat.    Admiral Montejo and two of his sons reported   killed   by  insurgent
jnob.
WASHINGTON   LETTER.
Washington.   May 9.   1898. Pi-esident McKinley s  recommen¬ dation   for Congressional   action in honor of Commodore Dewey's great ictory—in tnany respects the great- <st in annals of naval  warfare—was ;>roinptly   acted   upon.      Chairman Houtelle. of the   House  Naval Cotn- iiiittce. has  rep<H'ted a joint resolu- ion of thanks to Commodore Dewey. iiUd   a bill   ci-eating   an   additional •ear admiral   in the navy.    The lat¬ ter will enable the President to i)ro- note   Commodore   Dewey.     Imme- iiatelv   upon   receipt  of his official .¦port of the battle  of Manila  liar- 'lor. Secretary Jx)ng. in the name of •lie President, cabled to Commodore ')<'wev    proinotin.ijr   him    to   Acting \(linii'al.   and    tendering   him   the • hanks of himself and of the people or his great achievement. The   more   the   oflicial   report  of oinmodore   Dewey   is   studied the ore wonderful his victory appears, j !.¦ entei-ed Manila harbor, protected j ;y mines, heavy shore   batteries, aj ¦\vv\ oi eleven ships, mounting about | ¦ lie   hundred    guns   and   carrying I alxiul 2,000 men, and destroyed  all, ' Icven of the ships and  captured all | 'he batteries.    And  the  most won-' derful exi)loit was that  not a single luan on an Americau ship was killed ..nd not a single ship  materially in¬ jured,   and  only half a dozen were wounded.
Troops are to be sent to garrison the Philippine Islands just as soon as the ships to carry them from San Francisco can be got ready. About 10,000 will go.
News of an important victory is hourly expected from Admiral Sampson's fleet, although its exact whereabouts is a secret known only to the officials. The general belief is that it is on a double errand—to whip the Spanish fleet, if it can be ¦ound. and to capture Porto Rico. Th. army is likely to move on to ' 'uha any day. Senator Se well's acceptance of the ommission of major genei-al in the olunteer army, to which he was nominated .and confirmed at the same time that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Cen.   Joseph  Wheeler, Gen. James
H. Wilson, and the seven brigadier generals of the regular   army wei'c,
is not certain, and will depend upon the opinion of Attorney General Griggs, to whom the matter has been referred, as to whether the com¬ mission can be accepted without va¬ cating the seat in the Senate now held by General SewelL If it can¬ not, the Senator will decline the commission, and the general im¬ pression is that it cannot.
The House has made a record at this session of which Republicans, who have controlled and directed its course, may well be proud. It has passed 208 bills that have be¬ come laws, and about 200 other bills that are now on the Senate calendar. The war measures—the 150,000,000 appropriation, the armed interven¬ tion resolution, the declaration of war. the volunteer army bill, the bill for reorganizing the regular army, the war revenue bill, the bill appropriating .<;3l).000,000 for the expenses of the army, and minor war bills—have pi'obably not taken more than a week of the House alto¬ gether, so promptl.y have the.v been disposed of.
The opponents in the Senate of the annexation of Hawaii having made it practically certain that the annexation treaty would fail to re¬ ceive the necessary two-thirds if pushed to a vote in the Senate, the machinery for securing annexation by joint resolution has beeu put in motion and the House committee on Foreign Relations will this week favorably report the same, and, if the opportunity occurs will at once push it through the House. Presi¬ dent McKinley would be justified in taking possession of Hawaii as a war measure, even if the present government of Hawaii had not form¬ ally tendered the Islands to the United States, and he may yet do so, but he much prefers that annexa¬ tion should come through Congres¬ sional action.
Some decidedly interesting infor¬ mation is contained in •-advance sheets of Consular Reports," issued daily by the Bureau of Foreign Comtnerce of the State Department. For instance, that the Island of Lu¬ zon, on which the city of Manila, the
scene of Commodore (since pro¬ moted to be admiral) Dewey's great naval victory, is larger than the i states of New York and Massachus¬ etts; that the entire area of the Philippine Islands, now under Old Glory, is ten per cent, greater than thai of the Nev/ England States, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware combined. Many per¬ sons who consider themselves well informed upon commei'cial afifairs have been greatly surprised to learn that the United States has more trade with the Philippine Islands than all the rest of the world com¬ bined. What the United States will do with these valuable Islands is a question that is already being much discussed in Washington. This government will hold them un¬ til the war is over, and then decide what disposition shall be made of them. That is as far as has been determined upon by the   President.
To Follow McKinley.
Congress has declared war. That was its privilege. Congress will find means for its prosecution. That is its duty. But the Presi¬ dent must lead. The people trust him as a soldier, as a statesman, as their chosen chief magistrate. They will follow him as their fathers fol¬ lowed Washington and Lincoln. This is the only way to a swift con¬ clusion—humanity answered, honor maintained, wrong redressed, jus¬ tice :vindicated, the republic radiant not alone with triumph, but with the glory of an enduring peace.—N. Y. Herald.
Drunkenness Decreasing.
There has never been a time in America, writes Edward W. Bok in the Maj' Ladies' Home Journal, when every indication pointed so strongly to a decrease of intemperance as the present. There has never been so little drinking as at present, and never such a strong tendency to¬ ward moderation in quarters where alcoholic indulgence is general. This is a fact impossible to contro¬ vert, because the most careful fig¬ ures bear out this very hopeful statement.
ANOTHER DISASTROUS FIRE.
Genesee is apparently a mark for incendiarism. The people of that thriving village had not recovered from the shock which was given them by the cry of fire on Tuesday morning, when at 3 o'clock Satur¬ day morning they were awakened by the same cry to find the Ewell House enveloped in flames.
The Wellsville fire department were wired and responded quickly, but the citizens had worked like heroes and had the fire practically under control, and the fire was con¬ fined to the Hotel.
Not much damage was done to house¬ hold goods, as most of the people re¬ moved them from their homes ex¬ pecting that the fire would spread. Mrs. Bert Odel, who lived across the burned district below the hotel, was up caring for her sick child, and discovered a man in the act of firing the building. She immediately gave the alarm, but the man had suc¬ ceeded in making his escape. Mr. Ewell was carrying $3,000 insur¬ ance. The loss will be about $4,000 above the insurance. The blow is a hard one to Mr. Ewell and no small one to Genesee, as the Ewell House was one of the most substantial in Potter county.
The Keystone Soldiers.
Pennsylvania bas reason to be proud of her citizen soldiery. The showing made by her National Guardsmen during the past week, when upwards of 90 per cent of the entire membership responded to the government's call and were ush¬ ered into the United States Volun¬ teers, is a record that ever.y Penn- sylvanian may justly boast of. It is doubtful if any other State in the Union will come anywhere near ap¬ proaching this record, and it is an¬ other of the many proofs that the men who compose the Guardsmen of this '^tate are true grit to the back¬ bone and not toy soldiers by any means. The quickness of the re¬ sponse of the Guardsmen when the call from Homestead was issued astonished their comrades in arms in other States, but the promptness with which they turned out when the government called for volun¬ teers has established a precedent which is well worthy of emulation by every State Guard in this coun¬ try.
As a compliment of recognition, the tirst volunteer troop to go into the field has been selected bj' the government from Pennsylvania. This is Battery A. of the Fir.st Brigade, Captain B. H. Warburton.
The camp is the most attractive spot in the State. Every day thou sands of visitors from every section are unloaded at the depot and by noon are swarming over the grounds. Of course, the wives, mothers and sweethearts of the volunteers are in the large majority, and the usual light heartedness incident to an en¬ campment is noticeable by its ab¬ sence. In its place there is a sup¬ pression of spirits which tells plainly that the men are here for war duty, and that this might be the last time the soldier boy would see his dear ones. During the day officer and pri vate may be seen with a wife, mother or sweetheart by his side, walking slowly along talking in quiet, subdued tones or sitting quietly in front of the tent.— Philadelphia Times.
Specimen of «'Specials."
The following is clipped from a city paper as a sample of accurate press reporting. Compare it with the account in the Journal.
Special, to the	
Coudersport, Pa., May 5.
The town of Genesee, in the south¬ western part of this county, was al¬ most wiped out by fire this morning. The flames were first discovered about 5 o'clock in the building occu¬ pied by the Eimer Hardware Com¬ pany, which was soon a mass of ruins. The adjoining building caught fire and the flames spread at a rapid rate along Main street.
The burning buildings were the four-story store building of Bryan Megennis, barn and ice house of A. L. Ewell, store building of John Carpenter, the Ewell Hotel, dwell¬ ings of Mrs. John Childs and R. R. Raymond, and the store of George Leach.    The loss will reach $75,000.
DEWEY'S
VICTORY
It Was More Complete Then First Reported.
ENTIRE FLEET DESTROYED.
Not a Spanish War   Vessel   Remaiiu In  Manila  Harbor.
squadron out of jaiiRe of tlie Spanish guns to Rive his men breakfast and a little rest.
At 11 (I'cldrk the attark was renewed. The Spaniards replied very slowly, and the commndnre signalled the Raleigh, Boston, roncord and Petrel to go into the inner harbor and destroy all the enemy's ships. By her light draught the little Petit I was enabled to move within 1,000 yards. Here, firing swift¬ ly but accurately, she commanded everything still flying the Spanish flag. Other ships were also doing their whole duty.
The Spanish flafrship and the Cas¬ tilla had long been burning fiercely, and the last vessel to be abandoned was the Don Antonio de Ulloa, which lurched over and sunk. Then the Span¬ ish flag on the arsenal staff was Jiauled (Concluded on 7th page.)
Eleven Warships Burued or Sunk, Six Hnndred aud Sigliteen Spaniards Killed and Fnlly Five Hundred Wounded, Not an American Killed and Onlj £ig;ht Wounded — Only One of Our Warships Slightly Ii^nred — CaTit« Taken and Manila at Our Mercy. Troops to Be Dispatched There at Once — Admiral Sampson to Attach Porto Rico or Destroy the Spanish Cape Verde Fleet—An Aggressive Move¬ ment In Cuba Has Been Decided Upon.
WASHINGTON, May 10.—Naval offi¬ cials are expecting interesting news from Admiral Sampson within the next 24 hours. It is now officially admitted that the admiral with his fleet is near Cape Haytien, on the north coast of San Domingo, and distant about a day's run from Porto Rico. So far no reports have come to the department of any of the lurid engagements that are said to have taken place in those waters. From the expectation bo plain¬ ly manifested at the navy department that something important is to happen very soon, it is surmised that if Samp¬ son has not struck the Spanish flying squadron he may strike a blow at Por¬ to Rico itself.
It is a curious fact that thus far the navy department does not know pos¬ itively where the Spanish fleet is, and it is just possible that the vessels may be away over on the other side of the Atlantic, or at Cadiz, instead of being in Sampson's neighborhood in the West Indies. That such a thing can hap¬ pen is plainly shown by the report from St. Thomas that the Spanish cruiser Alphtmso XIII has arrived at Porto Rico. This is a formidable pro¬ tected cruiser of modern type, and it has been supposed all along that she was at Cadiz, Spain, forming part of the home defense squadron. The fact that she has arrived at Porto Rico without knowledge of her departure having leaked out is an evidence that the Spanish authorities are able to guard the secrecy of their naval movements much better than our own people are able to do.
Word came to the naval department that the cable had been cut between Montevideo and Rio Grande do Sul, thus cutting off all communication along the east coast of South America before the last named points in the south of Brazil. If this were not an accident it would be hard to guess at the purpose, the Oregon having passed far north of the break. It is just pos¬ sible that Spanish emissaries have cut the cable to conceal some naval dem¬ onstration or movements of Spanish ships in that quarter of the world.
DEWEY'S   VICTORY.
Kntire Spanish Fleet Destroyed and t»18 Spaniards Killed.
HONG KONG. May 9.—Further par¬ ticulars of the glorious victory achieved by Commodore Dewey at the Philip¬ pine islands have been received here. With, all its lights out the American squaQron steamed into Poca Grande at 8 o'clock on the evening of April 30, the crews at the guns. The vessels composing the squadron were the flae- Bhip Olympia, the Baltimore. Raleigh, Petrel. Concord and Boston. Not until the flagship was a mile beyond Coi-re- gidor was a shot tired. Then the Spaniards on Corregidor island opened fire on the squadron. The Raleigh, Concord and Boston replied, the Con¬ cord's shells exploding apparently ex¬ actly inside the shore battery which fired  no  more.
The squadron then slowed down to barely steerage way and the men were allowed to sleep alongside their guns. • Commodore Dewey had timed his arrival so when daylight arrived on Sunday morning. May 1, he was with¬ in five miles of the city of Manila. Then the Spanish squadron was sighted off Cavite composed of Admiral Mon- tejo's flagship, the Reina Christina and the cruisers Don Juan de Austria, Don Antonio de Ulloa, Isla de Cuba, Isia de Luzon, Quiros, Marquis del Onero and Greneral Lezox.
As our ships passed in front of Ma¬ nila the three batteries of mounted guns cn shore opened flre upon the American ships. The Concord fired two shots in reply, but Commodore Dewey stopped the firing because it would endanger all the inhabitants of the city.
As the American vessels neared Ca¬ vite two very powerful submarine mines were exploded?? ahead of the Olympia, but did no damage. Then the rfhore batteries opened flre on the American vessels, supported by the Spanish squadron. All this time the American warships were pouring hot shot and shell into the Spanish ves¬ sels.
Three of the Spanish vessels were seen to be on fire.
This was kept up for two hours, when Commodore Dewey withdrew the
War Mews From the Pulpit.
The patriotism of the members of the First Christian church iu Sedalia, Mc, was shown tbe other night iu the mid¬ dle of a oer;,.ou. Tbe pastor, the Rev. J. S. Myers, was preaching on "The Present War From a Religious Sfcaud- point" whet' he read a telegram an¬ nouncing that (Jouimodore Dewey's ships had wjn a great naval battle at? Manilla aud completely annihilated th« Spanish war vessels. In au instant the congregation was ou its leet waving;, handkerchiefs and cheering. It was sev¬ eral miuntep before tbe applanse ceased, when all joined iu singing "My couu¬ try, 'tis of  thee.''—Kansas City Times,
The Alfred Dolge Failure.
The failure of the Alfred Dolge manufacturing firm, of DoigeviUe, N. Y., is a matter of more than lo¬ cal or passing moment. The firm was engaged in a number of enter- prise.s and its employees reached nearly one thousand. Outside in¬ terest in the failure will center chiefly in the fate of the profit shar¬ ing scheme of the Dolge industries which has made them famous the world over. This scheme included not only a division of the profits with the employees, but also the pensioning of old and disabled working people and an insurance ou the lives of the workingmen for the benefit of their families. The inter¬ est of the employees was further aroused by the premiums given ta every one who suggested improved methods of working or invented new machinery. Mr. Dolge's labor in¬ surance scheme which gave to every workingman an insurance policy of $1,000 for each five years of continuous and faithftil service until the insurance reached $3,000 was another feature of his scheme. He is now paying the premiums- on over $150,000 in life insurance held by the families of his opera¬ tives. There is also a pension sys¬ tem by means of which workingmen on reaching 60 years of age and who have been a certain number of years in the employ of the firm are retired on a pension for the rest of their lives. The same system ap¬ plied to those who had been dis¬ abled by accident while at work. The scheme tried to make practica¬ ble the theories which have been broached from time to time by labor reformers and w-hich are in opera¬ tion in one or another shape and with more or less success in differ¬ ent countries in Europe. Mr. Dolge deserves commendation for his ef-. forts in this line. How much he has done can be estimated from the fact that in the lime since he put the system into operation he has paid out over 8180.000 in pensions, life insurance and endowment, and in other ways to elevate and make more pleasant and profitable the lives of his employees. It is en¬ couraging to know that his failure is not owing to Lis broad and libei'al methods of dealing with his employ¬ ees but solely to the condition of business, and the hope will be gen¬ eral that returning prosperity may enable him to resume and carry out his economic ideas to their full fru¬ ition.—Philadelphia Press.
Accident at  Mina.
Monday morning at the Lacka¬ wanna mill, an accident occured in which John Anderson had a leg badly cut and Jack McCaun got his head cut and one shoulder dislocat¬ ed. Both will be confined to their homes for some days. Dr. Ashcraft attended them. The steam feed which controls the carriage did not work properly and the carriage ran back against the bumpers with such force that the men were sent hurling through the air. The mill was damaged to some extent and a shut down of a few days will be nec¬ essary.