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JAPAN DENIES
That She Has Withdrawn Her Request to the Hawaiian Government.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28.—The steamer Gaelic
brought the following advices from Honolulu, June 20:
Since the Philadelphia has been in port
weekly battalion drills have been held. On the 14th the men from both the
Marion and the flagship were landed. While on the march to the drill grounds an
orderly brought an order and the battalion returned on board. This action was
taken, it is understood, on account of a rumor to the effect that the Naniwa
would land a force of men to take charge of the Hawaiian customs house. The
Japanese failed to act, and it is believed that Admiral Beardslee's prompt
action caused the captain to change his mind.
The English speaking people here believe
that there was good foundation for the rumor in spite of the denial made at the
Japanese legation.
"There are all kinds of rumors floating
around," said Counselor Akiyama.
"One
ridiculous one was that the Japanese sailors were to land and take charge of
the customs house. Another is to the effect that the Naniwa is to leave on
Wednesday next. That rumor, as also the other, is without any foundation
whatever. About two months hence another man-of-war would be here and the
Naniwa is not likely to leave before then."
Japanese Minister Shimama denies a story to
the effect that Japan has withdrawn its request from the Hawaiian government
for an explanation of the reasons for ejecting the Japanese immigrants.
Japanese
Government Protests.
WASHINGTON, June 28.—The Japanese position
on the annexation of Hawaii by the United States has been made known from a
very high source.
The Japanese base their opposition to
annexation almost entirely upon the ground that it is an interference with the
treaty rights of Japan, and complain especially that the treaty was negotiated
in the face of the most friendly protestations from Japan and at a time when
the Japanese authorities had been led to believe that no such treaty would be
undertaken.
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TWO—EDITORIALS.
A Jewish
State.
How much real interest there is in the
proposition to purchase Palestine from the Turkish government and reconvert it
into a country for the Jews will be known after the conference to consider the
matter shall have been held at Munich. Max Nordau, Dr. Hertzl and others who
are crusading in favor of the scheme in Europe believe that the sultan, for a
sufficient money consideration, would turn over all the Holy Land to the
Hebrews and let them establish their own government—at least, their own local
government. Perhaps Nordau has visions of the development of a race there in
future which will stop man's run on the down hill road to degeneracy.
It is certain that if the hundreds of thousands
of the oppressed Hebrews of
European
countries could be colonized in Palestine in a state of their own it would be
well both for them and for the country. They would develop a thrift, industry
and force which would make such a state both prosperous and progressive.
One impressive fact, however, is that very
few Jews in America favor the plan. This fact is to the credit of both America
and the American Hebrews.
They find
themselves well enough off as they are. They mostly prosper. They are treated
with all the respect and consideration that good citizens everywhere deserve.
They have nothing to complain of. They are very willing to remain citizens of
the United States, and the United States is pleased to have them remain so.
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If Hawaii is annexed to the
United States, perhaps the gentle native salutation when friend meets friend in
the islands will become common among our cold blooded, more conventional
people. It is "Aloha" ("My love to you").
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Japan will probably be well
satisfied if Hawaii is annexed to the United States. The traditional and
historic friendship of the United States for Japan will give assurance that
Japanese rights in Hawaii will be thoroughly guarded and Japanese wrongs be
righted. In case the islands fell into the hands of a European nation, Japan
could have no such assurance. At the same time she cannot take possession of
Hawaii herself. She is not strong enough to hold it.
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Speaking of the acceptance by
this country of the Hawaiian proposition for annexation, the London Daily News
says the United States has entered on the scramble for colonies. Not so,
although it would be hard to convince an Englishman of the fact. England sends
first her missionaries, then her warships, to take possession of any outlying
lands she can find on the earth. The United States does not always take
possession even of lands that are offered to her.
PARTNERS SEPARATE.
J. G. Marshall Sells to George
P. Yager His Interest in the Fair Store.
The partnership heretofore existing between
George P. Yager and James G. Marshall, proprietors of the Fair store in
Cortland, has been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. Marshall has sold his
interest to Mr. Yager and purposes to leave next week for Utica which will be
his home for the present. Mr. Marshall informs us that he has been in poor
health for the past six months and has realized that be must give up work
voluntarily for a while or he might be compelled to do it involuntarily. He
expects to take a good rest for two or three months and then hopes to be well
enough to accept a fine position that has been offered him to go on the road to
travel for an old and well established firm and introduce a line of goods that
he is thoroughly familiar with.
Mr.
Marshall came to Cortland nine years ago from Ithaca to enter the Cortland
Normal school. He took a four years' coarse there and then joined with Mr.
Yager in buying the Fair store of Gib Bligh. It has since been greatly
enlarged, both in space occupied and in stock carried. During the five years of
their partnership they have established two branch stores, one at DeRuyter,
which they disposed of two years ago, and one at Homer which they still own. Mr.
Marshall retains his interest in the Homer store, but it is likely that he may
sell out there too.
He will be missed in many ways in leaving
Cortland. He is at present a steward in the First M. E. church, president of
the Epworth league of that church, and teacher of a class of twenty young men
in the Sunday-school, and also a director of the Y. M. C. A.
New Pastor for the
A. M. E. Church.
Rev. Isaac Strong, formerly of Canandaigua,
has been assigned to the charge of the Cortland African M. E. church and has
entered upon his duties as pastor. The society at the present time is meeting
and is holding its services in Collins hall, but Mr. Strong hopes to build a
new church edifice within the year.
A camp-meeting is to be held at Floral Trout
park the second week in July covering two Sundays. The Natchez glee club will
furnish music upon one of the Sundays and another special attraction will be on
hand the other Sunday.
Presiding Elder Wheeler and Dr. Turner of
Ithaca, Dr. Mason of Rochester and Elder I. Bow of Rome, and the renowned boy
preacher Rev. Mr. Washington of Canada, will be present, Admission upon week
days will he free, but on Sundays an admission of 10 cents will he charged and
it is hoped and expected that many besides the members and attendants of this
church will be present, and by their admission fees assist in raising the fund
for building the new church edifice. Full particulars later.
DRIED BEEF DID IT.
Family or Mr. O.
W. Lund Deathly Sick Last Saturday Night.
Last Saturday evening about 9 o'clock Mr. O.
W. Lund of 16 Argyle Place was taken violently ill while up on Main-st. It was
with difficulty that he reached his home, and there he found three other
members of his family suffering a like attack—Mrs. Lund, her mother, Mrs.
Josiah Stone, and Miss Bessie Lund—and apparently their illness had come on at
about the same time that his did. Only one of the family, Miss Florence, was in
usual health and she was dispatched post haste for Dr. Reese and for Mrs. N. G.
Markley, a friend of the family. There was no time to inquire what was the
cause of it. The question was what to do. All were in most dreadful pain and
were vomiting frequently. It was 1 o'clock before they even began to feel
easier, but relief came at last, though Mr. Lund was the only one able to leave
his bed on Sunday. To-day they are much better, though still feeling the
effects of the illness.
It was evident that the attack was caused by
something they had eaten. The doctor inquired in regard to this and found that
some dried beef and cheese had formed two of the articles of food. He said
either might have caused it under proper circumstances, but it appeared that
Miss Florence, who is very fond of cheese, had eaten more of that than any of
the others, and she had not touched the dried beef and she was not affected.
That settled it pretty conclusively that
something about the dried beef had caused the difficulty. The doctor examined
some of the beef that remained and found traces of mould in creases between the
layers of the beef. It was hardly perceptible to the eye though, but that was undoubtedly
the cause.
No blame whatever is attached to the dealer
from whom the meat was obtained, as it is likely that he had it in his
possession only a few days or hours, and the mould was probably caused by some
defect in the curing of the dried beef.
Sidepath Notes.
About two miles of the [bicycle] sidepath
between Homer and Little York have now been completed, one mile at each end.
Friday, six carloads of cinders were taken to Little York for use at that end.
Treasurer George I. Watson of the Sidepath
association requests that all who have subscription papers in their possession,
turn them over to him that the work of collection can be proceeded with.
A meeting of the directors of the
association will be held at Fireman's hall
Wednesday evening at
8 o'clock, and a full attendance is especially desired, as matters of great
importance are to be disposed of.
Eleven teams are busy drawing cinders
to-day, and the heavy roller was put on the completed portion this afternoon.
Town of Scott.
SCOTT, June 28.—Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Rood and
daughter of Cortland visited at Lovinus Tinkham's Friday.
Mr. Arthur Churchill of Syracuse was in town
last week.
Mrs. Rogers of Lisle and her daughter have
been spending a few days with Mrs. Will King.
Eight of the Scott boys made a trip today to
Homer on their wheels.
School closed at the village July 18. School
in the north village district will close to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. Dorr Smith of Sempronius visited
at Ed Peck's last Friday.
Mrs. Lucy Whitney and Mr. Mark Childs of Campville
visited their brother, S. A. Childs and family.
Mr. Olney Fisk of Newark, N. Y., called at
Mrs. H. L. Burdick's and at Mr. Devillo Norton's Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hammond and Mrs. Margaret
Thompson of Homer called on friends here yesterday.
Mrs. Morgan Maxson, who has been quite ill
with a hard cough, is a little better.
Mr. and Mrs. Hazard of Allegany are visiting
his brothers here.
The Ladies' Aid society have voted to have
an ice cream social on Saturday evening, July 3.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. David Baker,
June 9.
Committed to Binghamton.
District Attorney Burlingame this morning
gave his consent to the release from jail of Arphonso Wagner, the 14-year-old
boy awaiting action of the grand jury on the charge of rape, and who has been
declared insane. Judge
Eggleston at once
made out the necessary papers committing him to the state hospital for the
insane at Binghamton, and an attendant came for him this afternoon.
BREVITIES.
—A slight frost is reported this morning at
East Homer.
—George Johnson of Cortland has accepted a
position in the barber shop of Charles E. Porter.—Chenango Telegraph, Norwich.
—Seventy-five members of the different mission
bands of the Presbyterian church have been picnicking at the park to-day. They
went over on a special car at 11 o'clock.
—The proceeds of the Clionian ice cream
sociable to be held at the home of Miss Anna O.
Collins, 18 Clinton-ave., tomorrow evening will be devoted to the furnishing of
the society rooms at the Normal.
—The ladies employed in the office of Dr. J.
M. Hawley to the number of ten were very pleasantly entertained by Miss Susie
Wright, one of their number, at a 5 o'clock tea at her home, 61 Lincoln-ave.
Saturday afternoon.
—There will be a band concert at the park
to-night at 7:30 o'clock, followed by the entertainment
by the new cast of characters at 8:30. Part of the show will be out of doors
and in full sight of all and free to all.
—New
display advertisements to-day: A. S. Burgess, are you going to take a vacation?
page 8; Glann & Clark, great reduction in shoes, page 6; Rosenbloom &
Sons, an ideal home, page 4; C. F. Brown, hurrah! July 4th, page 5; Warren, Tanner
& Co., Kabo corsets, page 6; Palmer Bros., shirt waists, page 8.
—Word reaches Cortland that yesterday
afternoon on the road between McGrawville and Freetown, a family named Potter
of Freetown was overturned down a thirty-foot embankment in a runaway, and that
Mr. Potter, the driver, was seriously injured about the head. Drs. Hendrick and
Foresee of McGrawville were summoned.
Blodgett Mills.
BLODGETT MILLS, June 28.—Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Potter and three small children were coming down the Freetown hill
Sunday morning on their way to church when the neckyoke broke and the team,
which was a span of colts, ran away throwing them all out. It is not known at
present how badly they were injured. It will be remembered that Mrs. Potter and
children got seriously injured in the same place last fall.
Lloyd Bosworth, who has been spending the
past month with his grandparents in this place, has returned to his home in
Geneva.
Prof. E. P. Carr is at his aunts in this
place for a few days.
Miss Libbie Rennie of this place graduated at
the Cortland Normal the past week.
Miss Caroline Smith, who is teaching at South
Otselic, spent several days the past week with her parents in this place.
The Rev. Sydney Luce of Binghamton was a guest
of his niece, Mrs. John Stowell, recently.
While at their summer cottage at Assembly
park the past week Mrs. Warren was taken suddenly sick, the Rev. W. S. Warren
came to their home in this place and secured the services of Mrs. Darling to
care for her and Saturday evening she was removed to her home in this place.
Mr. and Mrs. D. June spent Sunday at their cottage
at Assembly park.
The Tanner Bros., Clifford and Ernest, have
just completed a fine new cottage at Assembly park, Tully, N. Y.
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