MAJOR GENERAL WOOD PROMOTED, AND TRACTION COMPANY CHANGE

 

Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood.

Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, December 7, 1899.

MAJOR GENERAL WOOD.

Gallant Leader of the Rough Riders Promoted.

STILL GOVERNOR OF SANTIAGO.

Appointment Will Undoubtedly Give General Satisfaction Throughout the Country—Will Be Second Ranking Officer in the Island of Cuba.

   WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—According to the officials of the war department the promotion of General Wood to the grade of major general of volunteers is not likely to cause any immediate change in his present station and duties as commander of the military provinces of Santiago and Puerto Principe.

   General Wood has an interview with Secretary Root at the war department, and at its conclusion said he expected to return to Santiago in a few days, but that it was possible he might be allowed to spend Christmas in this city. As major general of volunteers, General Wood will be the second ranking officer in Cuba, his single military superior being Major General Brooke, commanding the division, who is a major general in the regular establishment.

   General Wood's advancement gives him rank above Generals Wilson, Lee, Wheeler, Bates, Young, Chaffee and Ludlow, all of whom were senior to him in the volunteer army. Although all the officers named were major generals of volunteers during the Spanish war, they at present hold only the rank of brigadier general.

   Counting General Wood there are now eight major generals in the army, including Generals Miles, Merritt and Brooke of the regular army. The other volunteer major generals are Shafter, Otis, Lawton and MacArthur.

   General Wood's appointment is made under authority of the statute allowing an officer of that rank for every 12,000 men in active military service. Including the 35,000 volunteers recently enlisted for service in the Philippines, the present strength of the army is in round numbers 100,000 men.

 

Gets Ten Tears For Manslaughter.

   PENN YAN, N. Y., Dec. 7.—George Shoemaker, who on the night of April 6, 1899, shot and killed Charles Cooper, was arraigned in supreme court yesterday and pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree. This plea District Attorney Kimball accepted. Justice Dunwell then pronounced sentence upon him, making the sentence 10 years in Auburn state prison. The extreme penalty of the crime is 20 years. Shoemaker's attorney, Hon. Calvin J. Huson, stated to the court that that he had looked into the case thoroughly and decided to allow his client to plead guilty as stated.

 

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

   The German emperor's naval program calls for eighteen battleships, six armored cruisers of the most formidable character and thirty protected cruisers. The period of construction, with the work in hand, is to extend to 1908. If his plans are acquiesced in, Germany will surpass the United States as a sea power unless the latter continues the work of naval increase. Its expansion requires that it do this, that it continue to strengthen the navy till it has at least thirty battleships, with a symmetrical accompaniment of armored and other cruisers, gunboats, torpedo boats and submarine boats.

 

Cuba Likes the Message.

   HAVANA, Dec. 7.—President McKinley's message to congress has been received by Cubans of all classes with much satisfaction. Even the leaders of the extreme party admit this and the belief that there will be no American civil governor has cleared away most of the clouds that had been hanging over the Cuban political situation.

 

Sam Sloan.

S., B. & N. Y. R. R. Directors.

   The Syracuse, Binghamton & New York Railroad company held its annual election of directors in Syracuse yesterday. The election resulted as follows: Samuel Sloan, W. H. Truesdale, Uriel A. Murdock, Erastus F. Holden, Fred F. Chambers, M. Taylor Pyne, Edwin R. Holden, Daniel S. Lamont, Samuel Sloan, Jr., Louis P. Child, Hugh D. Auchincloss, E.G. Russell and B. D.Caldwell.

 

BUGBY-REED.

Former Cortland Young Man Married in Syracuse.

   The Syracuse Post-Standard of this morning contains the following notice of the marriage of Mr. Frank D. Bugby, formerly of Cortland, now of that city:

   The marriage of Miss Clara Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Reed of No. 130 Furman-st., and Frank D. Bugby occurred at the home of the bride's parents at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rev. M. P. Blakeslee officiated.

   The ceremony was performed in the parlor in the presence of 200 or more friends and relatives. The bride was given away by her father. As the bridal party entered the parlor Mrs. Crandall of Utica and Charles J. Kreeser of this city sang. As the bridal party left the party Mr. Kreeser played the Lohengrin Wedding March.

   The bride was gowned in a blue broadcloth traveling dress, trimmed with real lace, and carried a shower bouquet of bridal roses. The ushers were William Cummings and Hiram Tallman. Both the bride and groom were the recipients of many beautiful and costly presents.

   Among the out of town guests present last evening were Rev. C. M. Eddy of Auburn, C. A. Fox of New Woodstock, R. H. Julia and family of Marcellus, Mr. and Mrs. William Julia of Marcellus, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Seymour of Utica, L. C. Bugby of Tully, Mrs. A. Spence and George N. Haywood of Oswego, Miss Emma Reid of Rochester, Mrs. Crandall of Utica.

   Mr. and Mrs. Bugby left last evening for a trip West. They will stop at Niagara Falls.

 

Notice to the Public.

   To the Friends of Zion Mission:

   We the trustees and deacons of Zion mission are desirous of giving our pastor a donation. A book will be put in the hands of the pastor and with the aid of Brother Bolden he will call upon the public. We hope no one will turn him away without helping him for he is doing a great work here and is worthy of all you may do for him. Please put down in the book what you give, if it is only 10 cents. We hope you will help us.

   J. THOMAS, G. BRISTOL, S. BOLDEN, W. RUSSELL, WILLIAM HENRY, Trustees. ERNEST RUSSELL, Secretary. GEORGE C. SMITH, Pastor.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT.

J. H. O'Leary to Open an Undertaking Establishment.

   J. H. O'Leary desires to announce to the public that he will upon the 9th day of December, 1899, open an undertaking establishment at 23 1/2 North Main-st., Cortland, N. Y. Mr. O'Leary's twenty-five years' experience in all branches of the business is a sufficient guaranty that his service in the future will prove eminently satisfactory. Telephone calls at 23 1/2 North Main-st., and 167 Tompkins-st. residence will receive prompt attention.

 

Cortland Normal School.

Normal Notes.

   Miss Bertha M. Briggs of the February graduating class has been elected preceptress of the union school at Port Leyden and will go there to take up the work about Jan. 1. She will succeed Miss Ottilia M. Beha, '95, who has been elected school commissioner. Miss Mary S. Barry, '99, is teaching in the school and Mr. Allen B. Ryder, '99, is the principal.

   Dr. Cheney is in Geneseo to-day attending teachers' institute. Dr. Cheney had written, that is was almost impossible for him to attend, but a letter from Dr. John M. Milne of the Geneseo Normal school persuaded him to make the effort.

   A fine literary and musical program is being prepared for to-morrow's rhetorical, to which all are invited to attend.

 

TRACTION COMPANY CHANGE.

General Manager Westcott Going to Nova Scotia to Manage Steam Road.

   General Manager H. B. Westcott of the Cortland & Homer Traction Co. and the Cortland & Homer Electric Co. has resigned his position with these two companies and goes to New York next Tuesday to make preparations for going to Sidney, Nova Scotia, where he is to be the general manager of the Sidney & Louisburg steam railroad. Sidney is an important shipping port on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Louisburg is a point on the south shore of Nova Scotia about forty miles from Sidney. The railroad connects the two places and has a branch extending to the extreme east end of the peninsula. Altogether the road is about fifty miles long. It passes through one of the richest bituminous coal mining regions in the world, and the mines which are very extensive are controlled by the owners of the railroad, so that in addition to a good passenger and freight business it has a large traffic in coal. The same parties who own the railroad and the coal mines also have large iron interests in the vicinity and very extensive rolling mills and blast furnaces are now in process of erection. Altogether this section of Nova Scotia is having a boom, and Mr. Westcott has an interest in the project as well as being general manager of the railroad.

   The announcement of his departure will not be acceptable news to his employees or to the public at large. With the former he in respected and popular because of his uniformly fair and just treatment of them, and the public like him because he is accommodating and constantly looking out to see how he can improve the service and make it more convenient for the patrons of the road.

   Mr. Westcott came to Cortland on Feb. 1 of this year and during his administration many improvements have been made and the affairs of the road fare in a much better physical and financial condition than before. The electric light service has been improved and extended and the net receipts of the two companies are now largely increased over the corresponding days of a year ago and of previous years. But the new position will undoubtedly be decidedly for Mr. Westcott's advantage. He has been in railroad business nearly twenty years and is quite familiar with his new duties.

   He is to be succeeded by Mr. W. B. Bucklin, who has been Mr. Westcott's assistant in the office since coming to Cortland. Mr. Bucklin was a military telegraph operator in the days of the civil war and has been in railroad business for the past thirty years. For the last fifteen years he has been associated with Mr. Westcott. He is genial and accommodating, possessed of excellent executive ability and is thoroughly acquainted with the management of electric roads in general and of this road in particular so that the interests of the road, and of the public will be well cared for under his administration.

 

BREVITIES.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Simmons & Grant, Dissolution sale, page 5; Palmer & Co., Silverware, page 6: Model Clothing Co., Clothing, page 4.

   —The first quarterly entertainment of the Ladies' Literary club will occur at the residence of Mrs. S. J. Sornberger, 34 North Church-st. to-morrow night at 8 o'clock.

   —The first stage rehearsal of the Jolly Tar minstrels, will occur at the Cortland Athletic association rooms to-night at 8:30 o'clock. All the chorus are requested to be present.

   —The King's Daughters will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. E. R. Wright, 16 Groton-ave. Will the ladies come prepared to sew and as early in the afternoon as possible?

   —The regular meeting of the Y. W. C. T. U. will be held at the home of Miss Stella French, 11 Rickard-st., Friday evening at 7 o'clock. Every member is requested to be present as it is election of officers.

   —Mrs. Catharine Olds died at 5 o'clock last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Stout on Maple-ave. She had been ill for several weeks with a heart difficulty. Her age was 78 years. The funeral will be held at their home Friday at 2 o'clock.