HAWAII'S
TREATY.
Japan's
Protest Changes the Looks of the Scheme.
WASHINGTON, June 24.—The Hawaiian annexation
treaty was considered by the senate committee on foreign relations.
It was referred to Senators Davis, Foraker
and Morgan for investigation. The papers read included the protest made by Japan
against the annexation. The protest is considered in a more serious light than
was at first made apparent, and the committee took exceptional precautions to
prevent the publication of its proceedings.
The protest was accepted as almost an
ultimatum on Japan's part to the effect that the treaty must not be perfected.
The protest is in such definite terms and is directed so squarely at the
transaction as to cause the committee to feel that the entire matter should be
handled with the utmost circumspection, as the only way in which complications
of a serious matter may be avoided.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Great
Britain's Wars.
The Utica Herald computes that during
Victoria's reign Great Britain has engaged in something like thirty-eight wars.
Of these eleven have been waged in the East Indies, three in Afghanistan, four in
China, fifteen in Africa, three in New Zealand, one in Persia, and one against Russia. With the exception of
the latter all of these wars were with races not of the English color. Most of
them were waged to protect or extend the empire's territorial domain, and the
bottom purpose of every one was to farther the interests of British trade. Fought
as nearly all of them have been against inferior races, they have not brought
much military glory to the nation, although its soldiers have won for
themselves fame because of the dogged valor they have displayed against great
odds on many a field.
Subjected to the moral test, The Herald says,
the expansion of territory by these wars has been largely an exemplification of
injustice, of conquest for the sake of commercial gain of land grabbing without
any equitable regard for the inherent rights of former possessors. But it can
be said of Great Britain's territorial exploits that, unlike some other
European nations, it has civilized where it has conquered. Wherever it has set
foot it has brought better conditions to the people subjugated. Having once
established a colony it has not only retained it, but has continued to develop
the resources of the country around it. This development, it is true, has been
chiefly in the interests of British trade, but commercial enterprise backed up
by good government is a potential factor of civilization.
The result of this continual reaching out
for new markets has been the establishment of a system of colonies that girdle
the world. On the greatest of these colonies to-day, the hand of imperial
authority rests very lightly. In the control of their own affairs they are practically
independent, but their people retain allegiance to the mother country because
the stability of their local governments is thus assured, and immunity from
foreign complications is guaranteed, and because they glory in the
achievements, the fame and the power of a world-wide empire.
The trade policy of Great Britain, which has
resulted in the extension of its territory and the building up of great
colonies, is the logical one for the great sea power that it is. And to guard
its world-wide commerce it has been necessary for it to maintain a navy
superior to that of any other country. Besides serving the chief purpose of its
maintenance, this navy is potential to preserving international peace. So far
as Great Britain directly is concerned this peace has been broken but once
during the reign of Victoria. The single exception was the Crimean war, which
on the whole did not redound very much to the glory of the victors. In fact all
of Great Britain's hitches with Russia have been open to criticism. They
were due to fear of territorial encroachment by the latter, or of other
ventures that might injure British trade. It was this jealousy which prompted various
fruitless wars with Afghanistan, brought about British espousal of the cause of
the Turk at the time of the Crimean war, indirectly led to the occupancy of
Egypt and which recently prevented British interference with Turkey because of
the Armenian atrocities. So far, in fact, as European events are concerned,
Great Britain's trade policy has brought no credit to the queen's reign. Thus,
while imperial selfishness has brought civilization to many barbarous portions
of the earth, it has checked it near home by tolerating barbarity.
THE CINDER
PATH.
Building
From Both Ends—Excellent Example of John J. Murray.
Eight carloads of cinders are being loaded at
the Wickwire Mills to-day.
Three cars
will be dropped at Homer and five taken to Little York, N. Y. The path will be
constructed from both Little York and Homer, the two gangs of workmen meeting
half way. The first farm to pass in building from Homer is that of Mr. J.
Murray, who will construct the [bicycle] path fronting his farm. It is hoped
that his example will be followed by the other farmers, nearly all of whom will
undoubtedly assist in some way. Up to this noon about a mile of the path had been
laid above the Homer bridge.
OFFICERS
ELECTED.
The
Metal Polishers', Platers' and Brass Workers' Union.
The following officers have been elected by
the Metal Polishers', Platers' and Brass Workers' union, No. 16, of Cortland:
President—Charles Fennell.
Vice-President—Willis Baker.
Recording Secretary—W. F. Martin.
Financial Secretary—Archie Summers.
Treasurer—Frederick McGann.
Journal Correspondent—Thomas Rumsey.
Delegates to Trades Assembly—Charles Fennell,
W. F. Martin, Daniel Reed, Thomas
Rumsey, Thomas McAuliffe.
Guardian—A. D. Andrews.
HIS BEST
ADVERTISING.
Stowell's
Bargain House Reaps the Benefit of The Standard's Great Circulation.
The paying qualities of advertising in The STANDARD
was again brought to our notice to-day after talking with M. W. Giles, manager
of Stowell's Great Bargain House. An advertisement was placed in The STANDARD a
week ago advertising that any person making a purchase of one dollar's worth of
merchandise at Stowell's Great Bargain House would be entitled to buy a
fourteen-quart granite dish pan for ten cents to-day. The sale began at 10
o'clock and the large force of clerks have had about all they could do to attend
to the rush. Over two hundred pans had been disposed of between 10 A. M. and
noon. Mr. Giles said that it was the best class of people who took advantage of
the offer which, he concluded, was the best piece of advertising he ever did.
Annual
Tea Meeting.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of
the Presbyterian church will hold their annual tea meeting at the home of Miss
Roe, 77 Railroad-st., on Friday afternoon, to which all the ladies of the church
are most cordially invited. An interesting program has been prepared which will
be given at 4 o'clock. Tea will be served at 6 o'clock and all the gentlemen
are invited to come.
BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Geo.
H. Regar, Utah Kidney Pills, page 6.
—J. T. Davern was "setting them up" to-day on
the arrival of a new nine pound boy.
—The regular meeting of the Union Veteran
legion will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in G. A. R. hall.
—The mothers' meeting for the east side will
be held Friday afternoon, June 25, at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Judson
D. Clark, corner of Railroad and Greenbush-sts.
—Mrs. Silas W. Sherwood entertained about
thirty-five friends at a very elegant six o'clock tea last night and afterward an
exceedingly pleasant evening was passed in a social way.
—A regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. will
be held on Tuesday, June 29. Consecration service will occur at 2:30 P. M.
Subject of the program which will follow the business meeting will be "Heredity."
—There will be a concert at the park to-night
by the Cortland City band if the weather be propitious. This will occur at 7:30
o'clock, an hour before the beginning of the entertainment in the pavilion.
—Only routine business was transacted last night
at the meeting of the directors of the Cortland County Sidepath association.
They report everything moving along satisfactorily and as well as can be
expected.
—The finals of the tennis tournament played
on the Normal court yesterday afternoon resulted in the doubles in a victory
for Elliott and More against Robinson and Davis by a score of 6 to 4. In the
singles, Case won the championship from Elliott by a score of 6 to 3.
—A Wagner sleeping car passes through Cortland
at 6:23 to-night on the Lehigh Valley R. R. bound from Ithaca to Poughkeepsie
to attend the boat races to-morrow. Every berth is sold. The car is to be
elaborately decorated at Ithaca today. It will return Saturday morning.
—Among the athletes who arrived this morning
from Syracuse to attend the Y. M. C. A. field day were Walter Cooper, Bert
Hills, Dana Hyde, E. Howe of the Highland Athletic association and Leslie Nichols
and the intercollegiate champion broad jumper, Myer Prinstein, of the Syracuse
Y. M. C. A.
—Mr. Frank J. Leahy, formerly of Syracuse,
died of consumption at the home of his sister, Mrs. Daniel O'Connell, 115 Railroad-st.
at 12:30 o'clock to-day, aged 26 years. The remains will be taken to Syracuse
on the 4:43 train to-morrow afternoon. Funeral services will be held at St.
Mary's church, Syracuse, Saturday morning.
—The Binghamton Leader says that S. H.
Strowbridge, the B. A. A. trainer and athletic manager, has been advised of the
appointment of his father, Capt. J. W. Strowbridge of Cortland as an aid-de-camp
on the staff of Commander Albert D. Shaw, and then The Leader very truthfully
adds that Capt. Strowbridge is one of the most prominent Grand Army men in
Cortland county.
Hospital
Report for May.
Number of patients in hospital May 1, 3;
number of patients admitted during May, 9; number of patients discharged during
May, 5; number of operations performed, 5; number of deaths, 1; number remaining,
June 1, 6.
Hospital
Gifts for May.
The following gifts were received at the
hospital during the month of May:
Clothing
for patient, three cans fruit, Mrs. S. N. Holden; four glasses jelly, Mrs. Beach;
seven cans fruit, Mrs. Walrad; three glasses jelly, Mrs. Brigham; three boxes
strawberries, Mrs. Willett; pieplant, Mr. Lathrop: pieplant, Mrs. Whitmore; two
tablecloths, Mrs. Schermerhorn, Homer; one tablecloth, Mrs. M. E. Doud; package
beef peptonoid, Miss Angell, East Virgil; five gallons headlight oil, Eugene
Woodworth; discount on two months' drug bill, $5.04, F. I. Graham.
HOMER.
Gleanings
of News From Our Twin Village.
HOMER, June 24.—G. E. Priest's studio which
was burglarized last Saturday night is again fitted up ready for business. Mr.
Priest has offered a reward of $25 for the recovery of the camera and lenses
stolen.
Tuesday evening the firebell suddenly rang
out an alarm which brought the firemen quickly to the engine house. Several
companies started with the hose carts only to find the alarm was a false one
given to test the efficiency of getting there "in a hurry."
Mr. Nelson Wiegand and sister Bertha of Truxton
are visiting with friends in town.
Work has commenced upon the cinder path to
extend from Homer to Little York.
Loads of material have been carted through the village for the past two days and
the path now reaches the south line of Mr. J. J. Murray's farm.
Miss Alice Montgomery of Syracuse and Julia
Randall of Glen Haven are the guests of Miss Florence Mourin on Cortland-st.
Miss Mary Edwards of Glen Haven is visiting
Miss Mabel Crane at the Central hotel.
Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss
Nina Gilbert to Walter O. Burrows at the home of the bride on James-st. June 30.
The commencement reception and annual ball
held in Brockway hall last evening proved a success in every particular. The
music furnished by McDermott's orchestra was the finest ever furnished for
dancing in this village.
Meetings are now held nightly by the Homer
post of American Volunteers in the Schermerhorn block.
The school board has employed Miss Emily M.
Colburn of Townsend, Vt., to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Mrs.
E. W. Hyatt.
The bridge over Factory brook over Main-st.
is being widened preparatory to the extension of the Traction company's tracks.
Mr. Carroll Potter is in Alfred, N. Y., attending
commencement exercises of Alfred
university of which his brother Winifred is a student.
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