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| Savage Model 99 chambered in 30-40 cal. |
Cortland
Evening Standard, Thursday, October 8, 1896.
GUN HEARING CLOSED.
Lively
Arguments as to the Charges of Collusion.
ALBANY, Oct. 8.—The hearing before Governor
Morton of the protests of rival gun makers against the selection of the Savage gun for state militia use, on the ground of alleged collusion, was resumed. Bethel
Burton, representing the Burton Gun company, took the floor and argued strongly
against the approval of the report.
When Mr. Burton concluded Edwin H. Risely,
treasurer of the Savage company, urged in a lengthy argument the adoption of
the report.
The national government, he said, had
adopted the Krag-Jorgensen gun, which not only had not been tried by any
government, but which had been thrown out of competition by two foreign
governments in their selection of a gun.
The navy department, he said, would not
accept the Krag-Jorgensen gun and the 11 salient points demanded in their
examination were exactly the same as those required by the New York board of
examiners. These points were never asked for by any other nation or government
in the world and the Savage gun had stood all the tests.
General Tracy, warming up, said: "Will
you specify one point that was not taken from the catalogue of the Savage Gun company?"
"Not one was taken from that catalogue,"
retorted Mr. Risely.
He finished his argument by saying that the
reason the Winchester gun had a certain percentage of rapidity over the Savage was
because the Winchester was handled by Mr. Van Dyke, the most expert rifleman in
America.
General Tracy, in answering, reiterated his
statements made at the morning session concerning the merits of the gun.
"I did not intend," said the
general, "to bring up anything in this case concerning rumors which might
lead to a scandal. I have discussed the case so far on the merits of the guns,
but since Mr. Risely saw fit to mention the 11 salient points demanded by the
board, I will have to protect myself."
General Tracy then mentioned four points
required and read from the Savage catalogue three paragraphs, which he characterized
as almost "verbatim repetitions" of the points asked for by the
commission.
"Why was there," said Mr. Tracy,
"such a similarity between the points required and the Savage catalogue?
Was it a mere coincidence?" And then, turning to Governor Morton, he
concluded: "I don't believe the man lives who would dare to sign the
report under such circumstances and make himself liable to be everlastingly condemned."
The governor declared the hearing adjourned and
said that he would not be able to render a decision before next week.
TO
CONTROL ATHLETICS.
Representatives
of Five Central New York Colleges Confer.
SYRACUSE, Oct. 8.—A meeting of representatives
of the five principal colleges of Central New York was held here to discuss the
management of college athletics and to take steps to revive the old Central New
York Intercollegiate Athletic association.
Those present were: Professor J. S.
Patterson of Union university, Professor W. R. Terrett and Professor W. H.
Squires of Hamilton college, Professor George M. Forbes of
Rochester university, Professor W. H. Crawshaw of Colgate university, Professor
W. P. Durfee of Hobart college and Professor Frank Smalley of Syracuse university.
Professor Smalley was elected president of a
permanent organization which will meet annually to discuss the methods of conducting
athletics in the various colleges. After a thorough discussion of the situation
two resolutions were passed, the first stating that students with more than two
conditions or who are not taking more than 15 hours work per week, or who are not
taking a course looking to a degree shall be allowed to compete.
Professionalism was summarily dealt with in
the second resolution, it being understood that students shall not be given scholarships
for athletic ability, nor play in summer on professional baseball teams.
It was also decided to call a convention of
the colleges to form a New York state intercollegiate athletic league which
shall control all contests between the colleges in the league. The league will
support baseball, football, track athletics, tennis and any
other line of sport which may be deemed wise to adopt.
The convention will be held here, subject to
the call of Secretary Durfee of Hobart, some time within the next two months
and will consist of one undergraduate, one professor and one alumnus from each
institution.
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| Judge A. P. Smith photographed at a reunion at Gettysburg, Pa. |
VETERANS AT ITHACA.
SURVIVORS
OF THE GALLANT SEVENTY-SIXTH CAPTURE THE TOWN.
Enjoying
Their Twenty-eighth Annual Reunion—Officers Elected For the Ensuing Year—Courtesies Extended
to the Visitors.
(From
the Ithaca Journal, Oct. 7.)
There is being held in Ithaca to-day the
twenty-eighth annual reunion of the Seventy-sixth Regiment of New York Volunteers. This is the first time that a reunion of this
regiment has been held in Ithaca, and the visiting veterans are being very
cordially received and royally entertained.
This regiment was made up of companies from
Tompkins, Cortland and Otsego counties. There were two companies from this
county, one being formed in Dryden, the other in Groton. The regiment was
organized in 1861 and went into camp for a brief period at Cortland. From 1862
until the close of the war, as part of the Army of the Potomac, the gallant Seventy-sixth
was in all the principal battles, and was considered one of the best fighting
regiments in the army. The Seventy-sixth is mentioned honorably in a number of
historical works for its bravery.
There are in attendance at the reunion to-day
about sixty members, who are accompanied by their families and a number of
friends, so that the number of people here is quite large.
There are but five surviving members of the
regiment residing in Ithaca, viz: Ex-Mayor C. D. Bouton, Adelbert Way, George
Cutler, Wilbur Shaw and Edward B. Hurlbut.
Upon arriving in the city, headquarters were
designated at the Ithaca hotel, and after being cared for there, the veterans
adjourned to G. A. R. hall, where a business meeting was called. Officers for
the ensuing year were elected and are as follows:
President—Lieutenant E. A. Mead, Moravia.
Treasurer—Captain Seigler, Moravia.
Secretary—Lieutenant Lucius Davis, Cortland.
Vice-Presidents—Edward Patterson, Moravia;
Dr. Post, Montour Falls; O. P. Miner, Cortland; D. R. Montgomery, Dryden.
Memorial Committee—Judge A. P. Smith, Martin
Edgcomb and J. B. Henry, Cortland.
At 2 o'clock a social was held in the parlors
of the Aurora-st. Methodist church. On behalf of Mayor Todd, ex-Mayor Bouton welcomed
the visitors in a short speech and introduced Mr. Geo. B. Davis, who made an
interesting speech which was responded to by Judge A. P. Smith of Cortland, who
is a member of the regiment. Judge Smith's address was followed by a piano solo
by Miss Tree, and a song, "Marching Through Georgia" by Amos Avery. Other
short speeches were made and the veterans and their families were informed that
they were invited by Mr. Bergholtz of the Ithaca Street Railway company to make
a trip to the campus, a special car being provided. A vote of thanks was given
Mr. Bergholtz and the invitation accepted.
To-night there will be a camp fire at the G.
A. R. rooms.
The next reunion will be held at Moravia.
Hi Henry
Next Tuesday.
Hi Henry's big city minstrel show will be at
Cortland Opera House on Tuesday, Oct. 13, and an up-to-date program of novelties
is promised, by artists of the highest ability in their lines. A striking and
most acceptable feature of this attraction is the careful attention that has been
paid to even the minutest detail, everything in and about the makeup of the
company being of the most elegant description carefully selected and procured by
the management, with the one aim in view of presenting a strictly refined,
up-to-date, high grade, first-class city attraction.
All the local scenery is removed to make
room for their special sets, and their first part is said to be without
comparison in the minstrel line. They are specially complimented by the best journals
of cities where they have played, as having fine singers, talented comedians,
accomplished dancers and a varied and extensive olio of high grade vaudevilles.
On this occasion special reduced prices will be made 25, 35 and 50 cents.
REV.
JOHN T. STONE
Called
to the Pastorate of the Presbyterian Church in Cortland.
There was a meeting of the Presbyterian
church and society at the chapel last evening at 7:30 o'clock assembled to take
steps in regard to the calling of a pastor to succeed Rev. J. L. Robertson,
whose resignation took effect Oct. 1. By request of the session Mr. Robertson
presided at the meeting and Mr. H. F. Benton, clerk of the session, acted as Clerk
of this meeting.
A short time after Mr. Robertson presented his
resignation the session appointed a committee to look up a successor to him and
to report to the session. This committee has accomplished a large amount of
work. Nearly thirty ministers have been looked up, with the result that the
best reports for the needs of this church were in favor of Rev. John F. Stone, pastor
of the Olivet Presbyterian church of Utica, N. Y.
Four members of the Cortland church heard Mr.
Stone preach in his own pulpit upon two different Sundays and were very much
pleased with him and with all they saw and learned of his work in Utica. He was
also spoken of in the highest terms by those who knew him personally or knew of
his work.
Mr. Stone, however, declined to come to
Cortland to preach as a candidate at the request of any committee. The committee
then reported the facts in the case to the session and trustees and a
resolution was unanimously adopted by those two organizations jointly inviting
Mr. Stone to come to Cortland on Sept. 20 and preach and look over the field with
a view to receiving a call to become the pastor of the church. That invitation
was accepted and apparently the congregation was as much pleased with Mr. Stone
upon this visit as the committee had been. The result was that the meeting of
last night was called.
At this meeting the committee presented to
the people at large substantially the same report that had previously been made
to the session and trustees. A ballot was then taken and it was voted to extend
to Rev. John T. Stone a call to become the pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
a salary of $2,000 with a four weeks' vacation. The session and trustees were
instructed to prepare the formal call and to forward it to Mr. Stone properly
signed by the members of both these organizations.
Mr. Stone is a graduate of Amherst college
in the class of '91 and took high honors there. He is also a graduate of Auburn
Theological seminary in the class of '94. He has been settled over the church
in Utica a little over two years, and in that time has been instrumental in
largely increasing the membership of the church and in improving its spiritual as
well as its temporal affairs. He is a very earnest young man, is a clear and logical
thinker, a powerful and magnetic speaker, a genial and agreeable companion and
is possessed of great executive ability. He has been married during the past year,
and his mother, who is the widow of a minister, also makes her home with him.
FREETOWN.
Freetown, Oct. 6.—Last Wednesday morning we
found our town had its full share of cyclone through the night. The first news
that greeted our ears was that S. S.
Hammond's sugar bush and orchard was all blown down. The real truth was about
100 [maple] sugar trees and ten or fifteen trees from the orchard were blown
down. Just across the road all but six of Chauncey Tuttle's orchard were demolished,
besides many trees from his farm north of the village. A windmill that had for years
stood a silent sentinel over the factory now owned by A. A. Watrous had blown
over, making kindling of the windmill and the factory useless until it could be
removed. Going south the effects of the storm was everywhere. Fences were blown
down, tress uprooted, chimneys blown off the houses, etc. The chimney was blown
entirely off Wm. Bates' house so they could have no fire in the house for
nearly a week. It was fortunate that Mr. Bates has a good blacksmith shop near
by where a stove could be put up to keep them warm and their cooking done. Report
said the farther south you went the greater the damage. Going up east until you
came to Mrs. Hulbert's farm where James Humphries is living, you find the
effects of the storm everywhere. Mr. Humphries went out about [2] o'clock in the
morning to see if they were all going with the wind and found he could not hold
himself anywhere. The wind took him up against a large pear tree, he hugged the
tree for dear life until there was a lull in the storm and then went for the
house. Two workmen have been there ever since making repairs.
Mr. Metzgar could not turn out his cows
until a day was spent in repairing fences. Every one wants carpenters and masons
at the same time.
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