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PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Jingo Foolishness.
If there is to be no war anywhere on account
of the German-Haitian incident, it is not the fault of the correspondents of
American newspapers either abroad or at Washington. These rattle brained
scribes took pains to seize on every feature the most trivial and dress it in
inflammatory garb, sending it thus by telegraph each to his particular newspaper.
If these fellows had not already worn out all the influence they ever possessed
with the people, consequences might have been serious, but happily nobody
believes what the sensational correspondents say; therefore, the danger they
might have caused was averted.
The cold facts in the Lueders' case are these: Emil Lueders was the son of a German merchant and a native
negro Haitian woman. Leuders claimed to be a German citizen, although he was
half negro and was born in Haiti. In a quarrel he knocked over a cabman and was
arrested. He ought to have been. But Haitians do not like foreigners, and
Lueders was punished overseverely. Then he appealed to the German government, and
little William, who ought to have been a newspaper correspondent on account of
his power of big and violent talk, was said to have proclaimed that he was
going to send a warship to blow Haiti off the earth.
At this point the correspondents get in some
of their best big talkee talkee. They
telegraphed their respective journals that our mighty Secretary Sherman had
sent a message to Berlin telling little William not to dare to touch Haiti or
we'd blow him and his contemptible empire off the earth. Monroe doctrine, you
know, big Injun, we! Now, if Secretary Sherman sent any message at all to Germany
on the subject, it was couched, as it should have been, in language so polite
and friendly that it did not wound even the exacerbated sensibilities of
William of Germany. The idea of sending a German warship to Haiti was
abandoned.
If, therefore, Lueders is a German citizen—which
remains to be proved—he will have a right to indemnity because his punishment
for knocking down a cabman was too harsh, and Haiti will pay, as she should.
The United States has nothing to do with the matter. But it gave the newspaper
young men at the capital a grand opportunity to exercise their favorite faculty
for making something out of nothing. Great heads!
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| Juan Rius Rivera. |
RIVERA
RELEASED
From the
Cabanas Fortress and Sails For Home in Cadiz.
HAVANA, Dec. 11—General Rius Rivera, the
insurgent leader who was captured in March last in the province of Pinar del
Rio by the Spanish troops under General Hernandez de Velasco and who was recently
pardoned by a royal decree, has been released from the Cabanas fort where he
was imprisoned for several months, and sailed by the steamer Colon for Cadiz,
his home. The Colon carries also back to Spain 800 sick and wounded, and
otherwise incapacitated soldiers.
THE
HOSPITAL FAIR.
Great Crowds
Both Afternoon and Evening—It Closes To-night.
The hospital fair [at Cortland] continues to
draw crowds both afternoon and evening, and Taylor hall continues to look as
pretty and attractive as on the first evening. Last evening the program as
published in yesterday's STANDARD was carried out and those who participated
kindly responded to encores. The fair is open this afternoon and will close
to-night. This evening the floor will be crashed, and there will be dancing
under the direction of the St. Vitus club.
Another attraction to-night will be Mile.
Marguerite ReVere, the celebrated palmist from New York, who will read the
palms of the first thirty persons who purchase tickets for that purpose. She
has made a special study of palmistry, and every ticket purchaser will
certainly be satisfied. Remember, the palms of the thirty people who avail
themselves of this opportunity will be read in the order in which the tickets
are purchased, beginning at 8 o'clock.
"JOSIAH'S
COURTSHIP."
Well
Presented By a Competent Company Of Homer People.
Grand Army hall was comfortably filled last
evening on the occasion of the first appearance in Cortland of the Homer Dramatic
company in the bright and laughable four-act farce comedy, "Josiah's
Courtship." The piece itself affords opportunities for bringing out the talent
of the members of the cast, and it is none too much to say that every
opportunity was ably met last night. Then at times the piece is uproariously
funny, and the audience was most of the time convulsed with laughter. Mr. B. N.
Johnson, who assumed the character of the brusque and fickle Josiah Perkins,
captured the hearts of the audience at the beginning. Miss Florence Nixon very
acceptably interpreted the character of the one whose affections were centered
in Josiah. They were supported by a company of young people, each one of whom
might receive special mention. Pleasing specialties were introduced by C. E. Bates in plantation songs
and sketches, W. E. Davis in Irish character songs and Miss Carolyn Arnold,
soprano soloist.
The entertainment was given under the auspices
of James H. Kellogg camp, No. 48, Sons of
Veterans, who were very fortunate in securing so meritorious an
attraction. After the entertainment, a short season of dancing was enjoyed.
FIRE IN
A LAUNDRY.
No Clue
as to Origin—Damage Slight—Covered by Insurance.
Shortly after 9 o'clock last night, an alarm
of fire was rung in from box 213 at the corner of Homer and Groton-aves. The
fire was in the dry room of the domestic laundry belonging to John S. Stuart
which is a separate building at the rear of his house at 76 Groton-ave. The
fire was discovered by Misses May Woodward and Olive Parker who were returning on
Lincoln- ave. to their homes farther up that street. As they passed a point
opposite the laundry their attention wan attracted by the sound of crackling
wood and they caught glimpses of a fire through cracks in the siding in the
rear of the laundry building. Hurriedly running through the back gardens they
roused Samuel J. Doyle of 78 Groton-ave. who lives next to Mr. Stuart. That gentleman
called to Mr. Stuart who was at home and then had the alarm turned in.
When Mr. Stuart rushed out to the laundry he
found the front door locked as usual, but discovered that a small side door
near the rear of the building which opened into the boiler-room had been pried
open. This door had been fastened by a hook on the outside. There was nothing
in the building except the machinery and the ironing tables and tools, all
laundry having been delivered. Willing bands quickly carried out everything
that was portable.
The fire department responded promptly and the
flames which had started in the dry room and which had crept up to the second
floor were soon extinguished. The loss will not be large, as the part burned was
not widely extended and little damage was done by the deluge of water, the
building being ceiled with Georgia pine. It is estimated that $50 will cover
it. The building was insured for $500 in the Orient company of Hartford and the
insurance was placed with F. W. Kingsbury.
Mr. Stuart said to a STANDARD man that he
was confident that the fire was of incendiary origin, as there had been no
fires of any kind about the building since Wednesday night and no lights in the
building. He went out to the laundry at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon to get
some finished work for a Normal student who called for it. He locked the doors
as he left and did not return to the building till roused by Mr. Doyle with the
alarm of fire, when he found the side door open which had been left hooked. In
any case there was nothing from which fire could catch in the place where it
was discovered, as it was on the opposite side of the building from the boiler-room
and away from everything where fires are accustomed to be when the laundry
is in operation.
BREVITIES.
—Several couples of young people gave an
enjoyable private dancing party in Empire hall last night.
—A regular meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary
of the Y. M. C. A. will be held in the Y. M. C. A. parlor, Tuesday afternoon,
Dec. 14, at 3:30 o'clock.
—A practice game of basket ball was played
in the Normal gymnasium Friday afternoon, and regular practice will begin as
soon as Miss Atkinson returns.
—The committees from the several fire companies
met last night and recommended the re-election of the present department officers
for the coming year.
—A return date in the near future has been
secured for "The Railroad Ticket" which played at the Opera House on Nov.
18, and which gave such excellent satisfaction.
—The Musical and Literary club will meet at
Miss Halbert's studio in the Wickwire building next Monday night at 8 o'clock.
The author for the evening will be Bach.
—The meeting for men to-morrow will be held
at the First Methodist church instead of at Taylor hall. Subject, farewell address
to men only, "What comes after Death." (Illustrated.) Time 3:30 P. M.
—The annual convocation of the Corloner
fraternity will be held in Cortland next Friday and Saturday, meeting with the
chapter of the Cortland Normal. Delegates from the Buffalo Normal will be in attendance.
—New display advertisements to-day are—A.
Mahan, Sterling pianos, page 4; Cooper & Bros., Harper's magazine, page 7;
H. N. Gardner, 5 and 10 cent store, page 6; Stowell, Christmas goods, page 8;
Kennel & Salzman, the strike
of the age, page 7; Smith & Beaudry, Holiday opening, page
7; Brown, Christmas novelties, page 8.
—''A dainty, shapely, graceful, pretty, sweet,
plump, affectionate girl of 18" is advertising in a New York paper for a husband.
A dainty, shapely, graceful, pretty, sweet, plump, affectionate girl of 18 can
get a husband any day without having to resort to the advertising columns of
the newspaper.—Rochester Herald.
—Beginning Wednesday, Dec. 15, and continuing
till April 1, a record will be kept of the attendance at the Y. M. C. A.
gymnasium classes in the Junior and Intermediate departments. A prize will be given
to the one showing the best record of attendance. Drills will begin on Dec. 15
preparatory to the Junior exhibition on the evening of Jan. 1.
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