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| Lawrence Fitzgerald. |
CORTLAND
WAGON CO.
RECEIVES
A GREAT ORDER FOR WAGONS FOR THE EAST.
Contract
Closed with British War Office by Mr. Thomas Clarke, the London
Representative—Its Exact Size Not Known, Brief Statement to Company by Cable,
Details Follow by Mail—Cable News Dispatches Say it is for 20,000 Wagons at a
Cost of $500,000.
A short time after The STANDARD went to
press yesterday afternoon a dispatch was received at this office from New York saying
that cable dispatches announced that the British government had closed a
contract with the Cortland Wagon Co. of Cortland, N. Y., for 20,000 mule wagons
for South Africa at a cost of $500,000. A reporter at once called upon Hon.
Lawrence J. Fitzgerald, the president of the Cortland Wagon Co., and showed him
the dispatch.
"This is very strange," said Mr.
Fitzgerald. "I can hardly understand it, and yet it may all be true. Our
eastern trade has increased most wonderfully in the last two years,
particularly in India and South Africa. This is largely through the energy and
push of our London representative, Mr. Thomas Clarke, who visits us once a year
and who is quite well known to many people here in Cortland.
"Last Saturday we received a cablegram from
him ordering the shipment to him at once of four sample wagons, as the British
government was in a great hurry for them, and if they filled the bill it would
mean a great contract, one running into the thousands. The wagons have been
shipped and we had not thought to hear anything further in the matter till they
arrived and could be inspected, but it may be that the government is in such a
hurry for them that it has closed the contract with Mr. Clarke without waiting
for the arrival of the samples. The dispatch which you have received looks like
an official statement in regard to the matter from the other side, and probably
our notification of the closing of the contract has not reached us yet. I hope
it is true. We shall doubtless hear in the morning and, in any case, I shall
cable London to find out all about it."
Mr. Fitzgerald was evidently and very naturally
much pleased at the intelligence brought to him by The STANDARD'S news
dispatch.
This morning the reporter called upon Mr.
Fitzgerald again and learned from him that he had heard from the London
representative the official confirmation of the fact that a very large contract
had been closed. The cablegram said that full details followed by mail. The
exact size of the order was not stated, it was simply characterized as
"very large." Mr. Fitzgerald thinks there is no reason for believing
that the figures as contained in the London cable dispatches were not correct,
as they were probably given out officially over there.
The reporter inquired what kind of a wagon
it was which was ordered and which was described by the cable dispatch as a
"mule wagon."
"Our ordinary farm wagon," replied
Mr. Fitzgerald, "just such a wagon as we represent in our catalogues, just
such as we sell here at our factory and such as are seen on the streets and on
the farms all around here."
This order will mean a great boom for the
Cortland Wagon Co. and a great boom for Cortland. Mr. Fitzgerald says he hopes
there will be an ample time limit on the delivery of the wagons so that every
one of them can be made at the factory right here in Cortland without getting
any made outside. They will all be made here if within the range of
possibility. The facilities of this factory are very large and work can be
rushed hard and a great number of wagons can be turned out in a short time. But
nothing definite can be stated till the letter comes and it is known just how
many wagons are called for and how soon they must be delivered. It would seem,
however, that such an order as this would give steady employment for some time
to at least 500 men.
This order from Great Britain is a high compliment
to the Cortland Wagon Co., to its superior quality of goods and to the energy and
ability of its London representative. Upon the Fourth of July, 1896, Mr. Clarke
celebrated in London with a great display of American goods. He had a
procession formed there that was truly American. The carriages in the line were
the finest samples of workmanship of different kinds that are turned out from
the factory of the Cortland Wagon Co., the horses were all the choicest
specimens of Kentucky horse flesh, the harnesses, the carriage blankets, the
rugs, even the whips were all American made, and with these a grand display was
made. Mr. Clarke, though an Englishman, is quite alive to the interests of the
United States in that country and in the East.
Speculation is rife as to what the British war
office wants with so many farm wagons at such short notice and, though of
course nothing definite is known, it is believed to be a part of Great
Britain's colonization scheme in the Transvaal to head off the German Empire
and the Dutch settlers.
Some one has said that the call for 20,000
wagons means at least a call for 40,000 horses or mules. This will be likely to
affect the horse and mule market in the United States.
TO CLIMB
HIGHER.
Miss J.
Anna Norris to Take a Medical Course of Four Years.
Miss J. Anna Norris, who for the past two
years has been the very efficient teacher of physical culture at the Normal school,
has signified to the local board her intention, at an early day, presenting her
resignation to take effect at the close of the school year. She contemplates
taking a four years' course in the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia or at the Woman's Medical college connected with Northwestern
university at Chicago. Miss Norris is justly ambitious to rise to the top of
her profession in the department of physical culture and now desires to study
the medical side of it in order that she may be fitted for all around work in
that line. Now she finds it needful to consult physicians for the medical side
of that work.
The announcement of her departure from
Cortland will be greeted with genuine regret not only by the local board, by
her associates in the faculty and by the students of the school, but also by
the large circle of friends in Cortland. During her two years' connection with the
school she has done much for her department and has won the esteem of all who
have come to know her. But no one can question the wisdom of her decision from
her point of view, for she has showed herself possessed of that tact and
ability which with additional advantages will insure for her a brilliant future
in her chosen profession.
CUBAN INVESTIGATION.
United
States Agent Now In That Country.
WILL REPORT IN A SHORT TIME.
Stewart
Claimed It Was Not Necessary to Collect Evidence of Whether or Not There Was a War In Cuba,
It Is a Well-known Fact.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—The Cuban question
occupied the entire attention of the senate, the debate taking a wide range and
at times becoming spirited when comparisons were made between the attitude of
the former administration and the present one on the subject of Cuba.
Senators Morrill and Caffrey spoke in opposition
to the resolution.
Senators Lodge and Foraker advocated deferring
the action until further information could be secured from the state department, and Senators Mills and Allen urged
the immediate passage of the resolutions.
The debate went over.
During the day Senator Kyle, rising to a
question of privilege, disclaimed having sought committee places from
Republican senators.
A partial conference report on the Indian appropriation
bill was agreed to.
Mr. Foraker speaking of the policy of the
administration said:
So far as the administration is concerned it
is not undertaking to shirk its duty as to Cuba. On the contrary, the administration
has its policy in regard to that question, and in due time it will take its
action in correspondence with that policy.
"May I be permitted to ask,"
inquired Mr. Allen, "what is the policy of the administration in respect
to Cuba?"
"The policy of the
administration," said Mr. Foraker, "as I understand it, is to ascertain
at once, beyond peradventure, what are the exact conditions existing in Cuba. It
has taken steps in that direction. It has sent its duly authorized agent there
to make the inquiry. It will be but a short time until a report is made to the administration;
a report made by the administration's own representative; a report on which the
administration will feel warranted in taking action. In the meantime the senate
committee can gather the information to which I have referred and put the
matter before the senate in such form that no senator will hesitate to take action
in respect to it."
Mr. Miller said it was rather a late day to
stop and inquire whether war exists in Cuba.
Mr. Lodge, a member of the committee on foreign
relations, stated that there was late information in the possession of the state
department which was important and should be given to congress and the country
before the passage of these resolutions.
Mr. Allen quizzed Mr. Lodge on his course on
the Cuban question a year ago. It
occurred to him, Mr. Allen said suggestively, that he had heard the senator (Lodge)
make a most forcible speech in support of a resolution recognizing
belligerency. Had there been any change of conditions since then, Mr. Allen
asked.
There had been no change, Mr. Lodge replied,
except that the insurgent cause had progressed enormously and the insurgents well
nigh overran the island.
Mr. Stewart argued that it would be as wise
to collect evidence that the sun shines as to seek further to show that war was
going on in Cuba.
The Cuban resolution was laid aside to permit
the conference report on the Indian bill to be considered.
The report was concurred in and the items of
disagreement sent back to conference.
SPANIARDS
VICTORIOUS.
Insurgents
Forced to Retreat With Heavy Losses.
HAVANA, May 12.—General Calixto Ruiz, on
entering La Riforma, found the insurgent cavalry drawn up in waiting. He
charged them, and they retired in confusion to the San Fernando hill, where their
infantry was in ambuscade. General Ruiz succeeded in seizing the position.
According to the official report the
insurgent losses were heavy. The Spanish lost Captain Pina. who was killed,
with two soldiers, and had 12 wounded, Captain Alonzo, Lieutenant Monso and 10
soldiers.
Lieutenant Calixto Soto of the insurgent
forces, has surrendered at Sancti Spiritus.
Three irregulars who were driving cattle
near Tunas were attacked by the insurgents who, according to the official
account, macheted them and dispersed the cattle.
POLICE
COURT.
An
Umbrella Mender Stubbornly Resists Arrest, but is Safely Landed.
An umbrella mender who was yesterday discharged
from [Cortland] jail after serving thirty days for being drunk, evidently
proceeded to fill up slowly, for this morning he was said to be in a state of
intoxication when Sheriff Hilsinger took him in charge and ushered him before
Police Justice Mellon. He gave his name as Charles Duffey and the magistrate
ordered him taken to jail to sober up, and he will be arraigned this afternoon.
When the sheriff reached the street the difficulty began for the umbrella
mender attempted to strike the sheriff in the face, but the latter was too
quick for him. Constable Fred Bowker was at hand and came to the sheriff's
assistance, when the prisoner made a pass at him too, but did no damage. The
prisoner was thrown to the walk once or twice on the way to the jail, but he
was landed there safely without injuring either the officers, or being injured
himself.
One tramp was sent to jail for ten days.
At about 10:30 last night while Officer
Corcoran was standing on Main-st. opposite the Dowd building, he saw a young
man carrying a drygoods box away from the rear of the drygoods store of Warren,
Tanner & Co. He immediately placed the young man under arrest. He
gave bail for his appearance this morning, when he settled for the box and was
discharged.
A New
Grocery.
Dan Warden and T. E. Kennedy have formed a
partnership to be known as Warden & Kennedy and leased the building at 117
Railroad-st., Cortland, where they will conduct a grocery store, keeping on
hand a complete stock of groceries, provisions, teas, coffees, tobaccos, etc.
These young men are deserving of a good trade and no doubt the people in the
vicinity of them will give them a good patronage.
—The Groton-ave. baseball team won another
victory yesterday from the south end to the score of 19 to 5.
—Mr. L. D. Carns has engaged the Susan
Tompkins harp orchestra to play for two weeks in August at the Fountain House
at Slaterville.
—Superintendent Brockway of the Elmira reformatory
passed through Cortland this morning transferring two prisoners from the
Onondaga penitentiary.
—New display advertisements to-day are—H. G.
Stone, Hats and Flowers, page 8; Dey Bros. & Co., Millinery Display, page
7; A. S. Burgess, Bargains in Clothing, page 8.
—An item in The STANDARD yesterday spoke of
the new proprietors of the Lake View hotel. The name of one of the proprietors should
have read James Burke and not James Bush.
—A fine, large sized board bearing the words
''Cortland Athletic Association" has been put up in front of the
association's club room on Main-st. It is the work of John Murphy, one of the
members.
—About twenty people reside in McGrawville
and are employed in Cortland going to and from their work on the electric car
each day. Besides these some half dozen or more students live in McGrawville
and are in school in Cortland.
HOMER.
Gleanings
of News From Our Twin Village.
Mr. C. H. White, the STANDARD'S collector,
will be in Homer Tuesday and Wednesday
to collect the month's subscriptions.
HOMER, May 12.—A May social will be held in
the parlors of the Methodist Episcopal
church this evening under the auspices of the Epworth league. Ice cream and
cake will be served. Admission ten cents. All are cordially invited.
The village authorities have undertaken a very
commendable improvement in the matter of reseeding those portions of the park
that of late years have been used for "short cuts" from Main-st. to Cayuga-st.
or to the various churches by those who had not either the time or inclination to
avail themselves of the sidewalks. It is to be hoped that the trustees will
frame some sort of ordinance which they will enforce, looking to the protection
of the park from thoughtless trespassers. With but little attention and but
trifling inconvenience to any of our citizens our village park should be a spot
of which all the residents of this place should be proud, but this condition
never can exist so long as its lawns are used as a highway or a playground. In
this matter the school authorities could be of great aid if they would require
the pupils on their way to and from school to use the sidewalks already
provided and not to roam wherever their fancy suggested over the grass plots.
C. A. Skinner & Co. have just placed a new
and beautiful ice cream cabinet back of their soda water counter. It was built
by Mr. George L. Reeve of Cortland.
Wm. Murphy and Frank Buckley are fishing in
Little York lake to-day.
Crane's hotel, 4 Main-st., refurnished
throughout. Meals at all hours. Transient trade solicited. GEO. I. CRANE, Prop.
[Paid ad.]
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