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MAKING FIRECRACKERS.

MAhI4NI Y IItECHAChE Et ttp. There were exported from China dur ing the year ending June 30, 1S97 26,- 705,7 733 pounds of tirecrackers, all from the province of Kwan-Tung. The ex-
 ports, however, represent only a small
 portion of the number manufactured, as
 the use of the cracker is universal all
 over China. They are used at weddings,
 births, funerals, at festivals, religious and civil, and, in fact, on all occasions
 out of the ordinary routine.
 The United States consul general at
 Shanghai gives the following account of
 the industry: There are no large fac
 tories; the crackers are made in small houses and in shops where they are sold.
 In making them only the cheapest kind of straw paper is used for the body of
 the cracker. A little finer paper is used for the wrapper. A piece of straw pa per, nine by thirty inches, will make
 twenty one crackers an inch and half long and quarter inch in diameter The powder is also of the cheapest grade and is made in the locality whera used.
 For the fuse paper (caled Heather" in ShanghaD is used, which is imported from Japan, and is made from the inner lining of the bamboo. In other places a fine rice paper is used, generally stiff fened slightly with buckwheat flour paste, which the Chinese say adds to it's inf1ammability A strip of this paper one-thrd of an inch wide by fourteen inches Ca Chinese foot) long is laid on a table, and a very little powder put down the middle of it with a hollow bamboo stick. A quick twist of the pa- per makes the fuse ready for use.
 The straw paper is first rolled by hand around an iron rod, which varies in size according to the size of the cracker to be made. To complete the rolling rude machine is used. This consists of two uprights supporting an axis from which is suspended, by two arms a heavy piece of wood, slightly convex on the lower side. There is just room between this swinging block and the top of the table to place the cracker. As each lay CT of paper Is put on by hand, the crack CT is placed on the table and the sus- pended weight is drawn over the roll, thus tightening it until no more can be passed under the weight.
 For the smallest whip" crackers. the workman uses for compression, instead of this machine. a heavy piece of wood fitted with a handle like that of a car penters plane. In filling crackers, two hundred to three hundred are tightly tied together in a bunch. Red clay is spread over the end of the bunch, and forced into the end of each cracker with a punch. While the clay is being treat r1 ,- ,,oI ( 1,s nt, makes 1t pack closer. The powder is poured in at the other end of the crack CT. With the aid of an awl the edge of the paper is turned in at the upper end of the cracker. and the fuse is inserted through this. The long ends of the fuses are braided together in such way that the crackers lie in two parallel rows Popular Science Monthly.
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Committee on Sewers.

The Committee on Sewers will meet in Rooms 10 and Il, City Hall, Monday, July 11th, 1899, at p. n., when the following matters will be considered.-
 Petition of the Weibel Brewing Company for sewer in Vine street between Oak and Sylvan avenues.
 Petition of Patrick Scadden ct al. for sewer in Aliing street between Washington avenue and Putnam street.
 Petition of L. G. Hoadley ct all for sewer In LambertOn street between Greenwich avenue and Plymouth avenue.
 Petition of Francis Farrell for catch basin in the northwest corner of Baldwin street and Congress avenne.
 All persons interested In the foregoing are notified to attend and be heard thereon.
 Per order,
 GEORGE E. COOLEY, Chairman Attest: JAMES B. MARTIN, jy14 St Assistant City Clerk, s
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Committee on Claims.

The Committee on Claims will meet in Rooms aso 10 and Il, Cty | Hall. ta Friday. July titions will be consldered:-
 Petition of Robert T. Heating for abate. ment of assessment for extension of Hurl- burt street.
 Petition of German Lutheran Zion Church for abatement of assessment for street sprlnkling.
 Petition of Thomas Cannon and Mary McKiernan for abatement of assessment for grading walk.
 Petition of Thomas H. Fulton for repay ment of interest paid upon assessment for Dewitt street extension
 Petition of Mrs. R. Kinney for abat- ment of interest and lien.
 Petition of E. F. Bushnell for abate- ment of taxes
 Petition of Lumina Hitchcock for nbate- ment of taxes.
 All persons interested therein are notifed to attend and be heard thereon without further notice. Per order.
 ANTON STAUB, Chairman Attest: JAMES B. MARTIN. jy14 St Assistant City Clerk.
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MtaCe1lxuenms.
COAL DEALERS, NOTICE.

Bids will be opened at the office of tfao City Hall in the City of New Haven, or, the 24th day of July, 1899, at ten o'clock irl z the forenoon, for seven hundred (70O) tons of Bituminous and seyenty-fve (75) tons of Anthracite coal for the use of said Cifv at Sprngsde Home.
 Specifications may be seen at said office.
 NJ. SPIER, Superintendent New Haven Conn.,, July 18th, 1899. jy18 3k
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District of New Haven, ss Probate Court.
 T,,lVv

ESTATE of LOTTIE WILLMAN. late of
 New Haven, in said District, deceased.
 The Administrator de bonis non, cum tes. tamento annexo, having exhibited his admin lstration account with said estate to this Court for allowance, 1t Is
 ORDERED - That the 20th day of July, 1899, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, at Court of Probate to be held at New Haven, cd for hearing on the allowance of said account and this Court directs that notice of the time and place of said hearing be given by publishing this order three times sald District By order of Court,
 iy14 3t AT.RERT'F n WHIT T,ES riark
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SANITARY PLUMBING 0

THOMAS F. MEAGHER.
 Successor to The Robert Morgan Plumbing Co.,. 30 CENTER STREET, Whites Block dealer In Gas Fixtures, Burners, GIobes' etc.; Gas Fitting, Steam and Hot Water Heating, Estimates given. Special care in testing by q pressure apparatus the uaui- tary condition of the traps and drainaro system of buildings by smoke or peppermint under pressure. at a nominal cost Tele- phone call 267-12. 1y1 1y
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One bottle of Crown Deo- dorizing Fluid will make two gallons of strong disinfectant. It is powerful, yet harmless in it's effects to persons or fabrics {; entirely free from odor and does not, like car bolic acid or chloride of lime. substitute one disagreeable smell for another being at once cheap. harmless, clean, convenient, and instantane. ously effective. Regular price 25c.
 Sale ,o1ica 1Oc bottle
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ICE CREAM.

THAT Is pure" Made by New England Dairy Co.,, 35 cents quart delivered Seven days In week., packed in ice.
 Office, 353 YORK STREET. Telephone SI4-3 jy15 St ,,
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Boston Grocery.
 Boston Grocery.

This powder is a perfect disinfectant for cellars. sinks, vaults, drains, cesspools, mar kets, houses, stables, and for public sanitary places. Reg ular price 15c.
 Sale price SC.
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IMants.

One cent word for each insertion. i've cents a word for full week, seven times.
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MUST BE REFERRED TO ROME.

Seattle, WASH, Dec. 10, 1890.
: To the Editor In your editorial Of this
date you state that the Roman Catholic
church recognizes January 1st 1900. the
beginning of the twentieth century. From
one of w. E. Curtis letters in the CHI
cago Record of the 14th inst, clipped the
following:
"They tell me at the papal legation here
that the recent decree of the pope grant,
ing permission for the celebration of mid
night masses on Dec. 81 should not be
construed, as has been the case by many
newspapers, as declaration on the part
OF the holy father that the nineteenth
century ends on that date. On the con-
trary, the church calendars fix the close
of the century at midnight on Dec. 81,
1900 The special privilege OF celebrating
mass at midnight OF Dec. 81 1899. is for
the purpose OF Introducing the holy year
1900, which is to be year of Thanksgiving
and gratitude to God for the blessings
that have been enjoyed during the closing
century, and of prayers for the CONVEX
sion of the world during the century
which Is about to begin"
If not too much trouble will you kind
ly let me know who Is correct, Mr.. Cur
tbs or you? II. p. DOWNS.
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Among the falsehoods that acquire
public standing by the mere force of
repetition Is the assertion that the
United States senate IL a ''rich mana
club" 1t is CONNECTED with the cam
paign OF anarchy waged by the Demo-
cratic party. and passes for gospel with
those who have never scanned a list of
United States senators, or have no more
knowledge Of their resources than the
vague impression that every senator has
to "buy his election" So we notice, in
screed by one of the special corre-
spondents, in favor Of election Of sena-
tors by direct vote of the people. the
statement that ''poor men, except in q
few instances, fail to reach the United
States senate" Perhaps the man knows
better, perhaps not; it would be all the
same to him. What he wants Is to es-
tablish the impression that 1.-THE men
with the most money usually capture
these togas." Now the fact, shown by
an examination OF the list of senators.
IL that forty-five. or one-half the men,
bers Of full senate, are what would
be called anywhere poor men. They
have a mere living. perhaps, but their
capital is their ability to serve the peo-
pie ana the possession Of the confidence
of their constituents. Only thirteen Of
the sitting senators are rich men, and
the remainder are men of moderate
means, who could scarcely be called
either rich or poor. On poll, the United
States senate is a poor mans club" 1t
is poor work decrying our institutions
or their representatives. and doubly SO
when It has to be done at the expense
OF truth.
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A Misplaced psdaaosae.

The gentleman who insists that he
shall begcaifsd MI { E. Benjamin An.
drews continues % inntct himself upon
the public His ostensible occupation
is to superintend the public schools Of
Chicago, and his real business is to
advertise the Views and publish the
greatness Of e. Benjamin Andrews him.
self. He stepped into notoriety when
he permitted the public to understand
that his free silver views were making
him martyr to the prejudices Of the
trustees OF Brown university He
worked that vein until he was lifted out
OF his native and fitting obscurity. In
an evil hour the educational authorities
Of Chicago invited him to take charge
OF their schools; since which time his
most distinguished performances have
been to suggest the addition Of a free
lunch to the, public school curriculum.
and the adoption Of method OF pho
netic spelling contrived and approved
by the high authority of e. Benjamin
Andrews.
This noisy and busting person informs
us that II England is victorious in South
Africa. It will usher in tremendous
international conflict. In which the
United States will ''infallibly' be in
volved. The other governments will unite
against British domination, and ours
cannot stand neutral in great world
struggle. This view is interesting chief
ly for its bearing on the question wheth-
err the free silver belief IL a form of
acute mania or only an evidence Of gen.
eral mental deterioration. 1t supports
the latter view. For since British vic
tory over the Boers-an event not at
present wholly assured-would add
nothing whatever to the British empire
except q small inland state over which
she already exercised sovereignty, the
reason for a coalition Of the world
against her is apparent only to the in
tellect of an e. Benjamin Andrews. The
able study. The pity Of it is that he so
often gets into position which enables
him to influence the opinions and con-
duct of men who never suspect how
much more ignorant he IL than them
selves. In the interest of public quiet
and sane thinking, Mr.. 2. Benjamin
Andrews should be abated.
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Words Without Meaning.

The climax of absurdity was reached
by Mr.. Tillman, who introduced In the
senate a resolution declaring that ut
is our purpose to consent to the indie
stable government shall be established
by them" 1t is much the same as a
resolution declaring that when all the
different Christian sects shall unite in
one denomination. 1t will be the state
church OF the United States. At pres
ent the term "Filipinos" means only the
inhabitants OF the Philippine archi-
pelago. They include different tribes
having no more relation to one another
than the Aleut and the Apache. They
have no common bond except physical
nearness. To talk about the 'indepen-
dence of the Filipinos" is to use words
that have no meaning whatever.
1t may be that, In time. through the
processes of association Gnd education
and assimilation, the inhabitants Of the
Philippines will develop first the ideas
that must be foundation for self-gov-
eminent, and second the aptitude to
give those ideas practical effect Every
American hopes so. 1t will be step
toward the solution of the problem and
the performance of the duty thrust
upon us by the issue of our war with
Spain. But these matters belong to the
distant future. To consider them now
is not only premature and foolish, but
It is calculated to prolong unrest and to
encourage the continuance OF that state
of affairs In the islands that has given
to Aguinaldo and his followers their
opportunity.
The duty of the United States in the
Philippines is very clear. 1t is to re-
store order and assure the people Of
security for life and property. 1t is to
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II WIN Adjust Itself.

There does not seem to be the least
reason why people should concern them
selves about the conditions existing at
Cape Nome, as II there were danger
that the free exercise Of miners rights
would be interfered with or any action
taken that would prevent the search
for fortune upon which thousands are
bent. There is much loose talk about
what congress will or will not do, what
It should or should not. There have
been absurd rumors set anoat and
many intending miners are considerably
: tiisquieted. / Az matter Of fact, the
conditions 1t Cape Nome will probably
adjust themselves without any difficulty
and with but the least assistance from
without
II is the duty Of the government to
send to the scene a SUFFICIENT force Of
soldiery to make sure that order will be
preserved. 1t would not be improper.
It win likely be necessary, considering
the vast numbers who are ready to
rush to Nome at the opening Of the
season. to confer upon each miner the
right to work limited claim for the
season only. That no title can be ac-
quired to the beach iands is thoroughly
settled. But the irnmense competition
and the certainty OF conflicts OF inter-
est would make 1t almost necessary to
order and fair play that the man who
has selected and Is operating given
portion Of the gold-producins territory
should be protected in his rights dur
ing the seasons operations. These reg
ulations, with what the miners win es-
tablish for themselves, seem to be all
that are required at Nome. Men who
are preparing to go there may rest as
sured that their rights will be acknowl-
edged and protected.
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There is a nice object lesson for the
silver people to be drawn from the stu.
alton in Guatemala, the finances Of
which republic are, as every one knows.
on a strictly silver basis. A revolution
is going on in Guatemala growing out
of the prevailing hard times, scarcity of
money and the high rate of exchange,
according to a prominent citizen Of that
country now in New Orleans. This does
not bear out the theories Of Mr.. Bryan
and Coin Harvey.
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Il ID underwritten BY nnanciera comps-
tent to carry ths burden. The moment
this support II withdrawn. the trust
ceases to flourish. When its shares are
no longer good AZ collateral for ioanA
except for fraction Of their face. It
must Justify its existence by It's own
business success or retire from the field.
When capitalists no longer feel secure
OF its future. 20 that caution succeeds
to easerness In making advances. then
the formation Of new combinations
practically ceases.
The important feature. then, Of the
disturbance In the stock and money
markets of the East, at time of great
prosperity and profound confidence. is
Its bearing upon the recent changes in
the organization Of our Industrial sys-
tenn. Directly 1t is OF little consequence.
Indirectly it means far more than the
passage Of vigorous antitrust act. 1t
Ii the exhibition Of their financial weak
nesses. 1t calls a halt upon their multi
plicatiof ana limits their operations.
Capital IL their master. and capital says
that they have gone too far. One has
but to glance at the history Of industrial
combinations thus far to see how vastly
mightier than legislation is economic
law. It's latest assurance is that the
trust is seif-limiting.
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take up the reins Of government. which
there are no other hands At to hold.
II IL to educate the people. 20 that they
may be At to achieve their own high
est future. whatever that may be. They
will not run before they can walk. It
ID not common sense to deliberate seri-
ousiy whether. twenty years from now,
you will or will not buy riding horse
for the baby in the cradle. All the
Philippine resolutions presented by the
opponents Of the administration are In
tended to be mischievous. ana all ara
alike empty Of good Judgment.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-20

The list of house committees as an
nounced by the speaker Is less than
usual center of interest, because there
was no party overturning at the last
election. Mr.. Henderson was able to
make up his assignments before the hoi.
idays, because he was guided wisely by
precedent, members advancing in place
according to the positions previously
held. The important chairmanships
are in safe and strong hands. Payne
takes ways and means. as was antici-
pated, and Cannon appropriations.
Brosius Is at the head OF banking and
currency, before which other important
bills may come during the session. Bur-
ton leads rivers and harbors. and Gros-
venor has merchant marine, one of the
best places at this time. Boutelle re.
tains naval affairs, Of course, but It is
matter for regret that postoff1ces and
post roads. which has charge of Inn
portant reforms, should be headed by
man whose personality is as little
pleasing at the capital as Loud. All the
good committees are we'll manned, while
the new committee on insular affairs
Is composed OF men Of the highest influ-
ence and standing in the house. The
Pacific Northwest has nothing to com.
plain of. Oregon has a place on rivers
and harbors, mines. public lands and
the craftsmanship Of arid lands. besides
minor assignments. Mr.. Cushman 10 ex-
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Gen. LAYTON Dead.

The losses IN action during our war
with Spain and subsequent operations
in the Philippines have been 20 few
thar the death Of Gen. Lawton, at the
moment when rebellion has been pfAc-
tically put down, will be received with
more than ordinary sorrow and regret.
In his death the army Of the United
States loses one OF it's best fighters
Among all those who have held high
command during the past twenty-five
years there has been no other officer
who had greater courage. aggres-
siveness or indomitable perseverance
tran Lawton. He was not educated to
the profession Of arms but the school,
ing offered by the civil war brought out
his peculiarly strong qualities and left
no doubt that the proper life for him
was that of soldier. A soldier rough,
ready, determined and fearless he has
always been. and It will occasion no sur
prise that he fell while exposing him
self in front OF his troops.
1t has never been claimed that Law
ton was q superior tactician or especial
ly gifted in planning a campaign Of any
considerable magnitude. His experience
had not been of kind to call for this
particular sort OF military knowledge.
A good part Of his service was on the
plains and In the mountains OF the West,
and while that training did not qualify
him especially for the command Of a
corps in modern warfare, 1t made him
an ideal man for service where crafti-
ness, energy and endurance were re-
quired. He did not know what fear OF
fatigue were, and 1t was safe to pre-.
dict that any duty assigned to him
would be performed IL It were only a
question OF grit, herculean effort and
logged perseverance.
Gen. Lawton was physical giant and
a hard ofiicer to serve with for the rea-
son that he supposed the men under him
were possessed OF the same remarkable
strength and stamina as his own. He
never tired and therefore his troops
found service that was invariably Sc
we're and exhausting.
Lawton showed his qualities AZ q
fighter at Ell caney, and in the Phillip
pines the character Of the warfare made
his services invaluable. With organized
insurrection at an end there was per-
haps no officer better equipped to break
UP guerrilla operations and establish
order than Lawton would have been.
1t is the irony Of fate that he
should have fallen at the moment
when the last embers Of insurrec-
ton are Pickering out, and when
he was about to receive the deserved
honor of a promotion for bravery and
meritorious service. The death of Law
ton is the most serious personal loss Of
the war, and he will be mourned sin
cerely by the natien in whose cause he
fell.
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The weli-known fact that there is no
method by which a vacany in the office
vice president can be filled receives
attention since the death OF Mr.. Ho-
bart. There Is no reason why It should
be filed. Under the present law Of sue
cession to the presidency, the vice presi-
dency is a mere titular affair: only q
ribbon to pin on the coat Of the man
who wins It,
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II regard the whole Of Western Wash
ington as an ideal dairy region" says
Prof. Spillman, Of the Pullman expert
ment station. And SO 1t is. When the
farmers of washington turn their atten-
ton more largely to dairying, they will
learn the lesson that almost all of the
Western states have ignored to their
cost and learned to their profit.
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NThe American Federation Of Labor
has decided that the standing army
should be reduced to $4,000 men. The
federation has not determined on the
size of the navy, but possibly 1t will al
low us one battleship and a cruiser.
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Every Republican in the house voted
for the currency bill. The party is alb
solutely unit in its financial policy.
The education of the campaign Of 1886
was without effect only on Democrats,
and the curious beings who call thep-
selves Silver Republicans. But educa-
ton presupposes material to work upon.
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ceptionAIly wsll placed on coinage ana
territories. ana Mr. Jones on merchant
marine and public lands. All the lead
ing committees are strong. ana their
makeup promises = thoughtful consld-
Grafton and proper dispatch Of the pub
lie business.