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Connecticut western news., 1899-09-28


 him on his feet again in few days"
 Last Saturday forenoon when Night Operator Michael Joyce arose from his slumbers he felt as though he would like to play ball. Michael hadn't played ball since he was school kid, but he thought he would probably do as well as some he had seen. He hus- tied around, picked up team, and challenged Norfolk, but they were wary of MichaePs eagerness to play ball, and could not come. He had better success with Sheffield and they, with their Ct. Harrington battery and frstbasemsn, came down in the afternoon to give bat tie to Michael's unterrified Canaans. Silvernale of Lakeville had been secur- ed to pitch for Canaan and if Miller had been used to him and could have held his shoots the score would have been very even. As it was, eight inn ing were play ed Sheffield winning by IS to 5. Canaans played: Silvernale D, Miller c, Cudney ss. L. Holt 1b, NJ. Joyce 2b, F. Stanton 3b, Quinn If, W. Joyce Inf, Bierce If. Michael played a star game, and his brother and Bierce also distinguished themselves. Crown and Mulhall were in the points for Sheffield, and with Hines on first base SO confused one South Berkshire enthu- siast that he shouted 1.-Two to one on Ct. Barrington--I mean Sheffield" B. A. Peirce acted as umpire. There were several innings of real snappy base ball, and the game was as interesting as any that has been played here this season.
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Mrs George PeAse and daughter Hell en of Pittsield are here visiting at MT Pease's mothers, Mrs Eunice Pease.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
IN NEW YORK HARB0R
Interesting Experiments in the Bay for Es-
tablishing Quick Connection With the
Lightships at Sea.

Instruments in any tower on the coast.
The experiments which began early in
the summer have been carried on with
some success though failures have occur
red owing to inadequate instruments,
defect which is being rapidly remedied.
The object is to supersede the present
inadequate service between the lightship
and the central station at Tompkinsville;
and later, If successful, to establish con-
nections between the coast stations OF
the entire seacOast Of the Atlantic and
Pacific. and the hghtships in the service.
With nothing but clear air to travel
through the conditions would be most IA
yorable.
A very interesting method for commu-
nicating with moving ships is also under
experiment. 1t is rather expensive, but
would well repay the cost in a long usage.
The bed Of the stream or body Of water
on which the ship moves must be laid
with cables. of which any number from
one upwards can be used. The more ca
bles the more stations" there will be.
Experiments along this line are being
rapidly carried on.
Col Heep said to the writer the other
day that in 1892 he and others connected
with the IAghtship Department made
some experiments along this line I'm
which they succeeded in communicating
with a moving ship as she passed Temp
kinsville. TO do this a cable was laid in
the water to catch the current. and, as
the ship with its telephone equipment
passed, it picked up the current from the
cable. the immediate water acting as a
conductor
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
WILL SECURE A SET.
Washington Memorial Association is
To Purchase One.

The members of the George Washing
ton Memorial Association. at a meeting
last Thursday. decided TO buy one of the
George Washington tea-sets, which is
copyrighted for the Association. The set
is made after the models of the silver-tea
set which was used by Martha Washing
ton. and will cost one hundred dollars.
half Of which goes 10 the building fund,
the other half TO the artist and manufac-
turer.
The set is decorated In celadon blue,
the whole style is colonial. and has the
portrait head OF Martha Washington on
the tea pot, of Mt. Vernon on the sugar.
bowl and a picture OF the church in which
George Washington and Martha Gusts
were married, on the cream pitcher.
The finish is unique, being a matt
underglaze, that is. the painting IS UNI
der the glaze and the glaze is softened.
20 that IL is more like velvet than the
ordinary china ''shlne."
Two sets have been apportioned 10 a
State.
The set that the ladies OF the George
Washington Memorial Society have de-
cided 20 buy viii be put up for sale in
shares Of one dollar each, so as TO give
as many as possible chance n the set.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
THE BIRTHDAY
OF AN EMPRESS
And the Grand Coup Which the Dowagef OF Cnna
is Undoubtedly Preparing tn Execute.

be engaged with III Hung Chang IN many
local deals which afford her great rev.
enue.
Yet the dowager has her fine pom"
irrespectivei" Of greed or vanity.
How well Isl Thsl has governed ths
great empire and promoted the interests
Of the country for over forty years may
be easily seen by comparing the emma
or recent years with China OF is60-l when
rebellion was triumphant and the I'M
peral authority almost efaced.
Upon the outbreak Of the war win
Japan the empress requested that the
money being set aside for her birthday
celebration be used for the purpose OF
war, showing that she IS self denying as
well as exactlng.
All China will feast I'm November with
great ceremonies and wonderful displays,
In honor or their beloved empress. who
fifty years ago. was sold as a slave girl
by a starving father
IT. IS nothing new to students OF Orien-
tai history TO read OF a woman ruling a
vast empire with more than masculine
vigor, but the extraordinarily successful
record OF the Empress Dowager Of China
has never been surpassed ~ 81 has ever
been equalled. I'm the record OF feminine
statecraft I'm the East
She found China. I'm the words 81 one
eminent writer. with tho prestige re-
sources and peace OF the realm reduced
20 their lowest ebb." with the most
fruitful provinces a desert: with three
great and apparently successful rebel
lions raging simultaneously I'm different
parts Of the empire: with a load ~ debt.
caused by an unsuccessful foreign var.
during which the capital was in tho
hands OF the invader-she found all
these when her husband, the Emperor
Hienfung. died. I'm 1861
The world knows how all this was
changed. when sho handed over the reins
OF government 20 the young emperor IN
1850 And how she took it away from him
again I'm 1850 when his powers failed. Pro
found peace reigns over the eighteen pro-
vinces and the vast regions outside them.
and there never was a time In tho his
tory OF China when she was greater 70
the eyes Of foreign powers. or more re-
spected by them than now
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I'VE find great difficulty in telegraphing
across the city. owing TO the steel in the
large buildings The current is defect
ed and lost in the steel OF the sky
scrapers. On this account wireless tele-
graphy may not be Of as great value in
cities as wire telegraphy. But along the
coast, and at sea, and IN signalling TO
the lightships there is no difficulty and
valuable work will be done" SO said
Colonel Heep of the Government sta
tion at Tompkinsville. where the United
States has been. for the past six months,
conducting experiments IN wireless tele-
eraphy TO establish the success Of the
Marconi system, as applied to bghtships
at sea
The officers statement-if substantial
ed by the later experiments for which
plans ara being laid for work during the
months Of October and November-will
corroborate that made by Marconi, the
wireless telegraph inventor. when he
FIRST signalled successfully between two
aerial stations: 1T will telegraph with
out wires around the world" said he, ''if
nothing intervenes 10 defect the current"
The Tompkinsville experiments have
been so conducted without the use Of high
poles. With stations along the Atlantic
Highlands which are 200 feet above the
level OF the sea and at Fire Island Light
house, which Is 16S feet in height. a suf-
ficient altitude is reached without erect
ing a vertical pole. on the New York
shore II was only necessary to place the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15

church will he rendered By the new
chorus choir under Mr.. Wilkinsons direc~
ton. Eleven A. M. anthem. In humble
Faith" by Garrett; =. NJ. antnem' III
We saw That We Have No SIN, oy J'
Baptiste Calkin and solo by MT Nllkih-
SON. "Guide Me. o Thou Wilkinson. MISS
Smoot, organist. ,,.r,r,
Asburv Methodist church, having been
renovated and beautified. will be reopened
this morning at II o'clock.
The walls have been colored a very
pretty light gray and the ceiling,
which is In the form OF a perfect
cross. is pure white. All the WOODWORK
on the inside of the building has been re-
painted. and the pews have been stained,
vanished and cushioned. An elegant
new brussels carpet of lovely design
adorns the floor. In addition to TINS
splendid new furnace has been put IN
the basement of ample capacity to heat
the entire building
This morning there will be a special
children's day service and Sunday
school rally. There will be interesting
exercises by the children and talks by the
II Is especially desired
by the pastor that every member OF tne
Sunday-school, as well as the church, be
present at that time.
Tomorrow night the pastor, the rev.
r. NJ Beckham, will begin q series OF
revival services. The Rev. George II.
Wiley. a former resident Of Richmond,
and a member of the Virginia Methodist
Conference, will be present on MONDAY
night and will preach for about ten days
Mr.. Wiley is peculiarly adapted to work
OF this sort. He has conducted a great
MANY revival meetings, and has almost
invariably been wonderfully successful
There have been many additions TO the
churches in Virginia through his influence
and ministry. In Appomattox. ~here ne
once served as pastor, as well as IN other
nlaces. the whole county was surreo
through his preaching and the meetings.
went from church TO church, spontaneous
" regardless of denomination. The secret
NJ his success. those closest to nm say
is In his absolute conservation TO his work
and consuming earnestness. Many
who knew him in former years, as well
as others. will be glad to see him again
and hear him preach.
Tomorrow night Miss Hclen Nye VIII
sing. as she will at other times during the
meeting
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15

The Dowager Empires OF China will
soon celebrate her sixty-hfth birthday.
On that day she will honor the court
photographer by sitting for her photo
graph. She will pose before an old
fashioned exposure which requires a full
minute in which 10 take the picture: and
after she has sat once, she will decide TO
be taken again in the same position for
fear the picture may be failure. The
court photographer will gladly assent for
he knows that. II the picture does not de-
velou well he will lose his head as well
az his position.
Wo Hung Ling, the court photographer,
Is thirty-sx years old; and Is professor
OF science in Pekin. He studied photo
graphy in 81. Petersburg and under
stands the camera perfectly. He Is the
only man in court circles who can take
a picture and, when he IS at work. me
utmost silence reigns throughout thar
wing Of the palace in which the camera IS
located.
Wo Hung Lhg's only duty is that Or
taking the DOwager Empress, ana the
Immediately family, ne does no otner
work and must keep his hand In upon the
royal subjects alone. True. he is allow
ed TO photograph the heavens, but he does
not get good results.
When the Dowager announces the day
before her birthday that she will honor
the photographed royal with a visit she.
at the same time. will order that her
robe Of cloth-of-gold be brought out. This
IS her invariatle custom. Then she VIII
have II decorated with beads and hung
with chains and trimmed with brilliant
embroidery until II IS a gorgeous sight.
il seems a pity 20 take a mere photo
graph Of those brilliant colors. but the
empress viii BE- satisfied.
On her birthday she rises az 7. one
hour ahead Of her usual time and after
q breakfast Of birds tongues and tea
fish and sugar pastry. starts for the pho
tographers. A cloth OF silver has been
spread from the main part OF the palace
10 the wing and. upon this cloth OF silver
the empress walks assisted by her at
tendants Being 4 foreigner her feet
are not as small as those Of an Orthodox
Chinese lady. but they are so little that
she walks with difficulty. II is neces-
sary 10 have an assistant on each side
OF her. but that Is nothing, for the Chi
nese ladies of quality are unable 10 walk
at all II IS rumored that this. why Isl
Thsl pretends that she IS more helpless
than she really is. in order 10 make
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suspected OF completely with members Of
the young Turkish party.
AT THE SEMINARY.
Work on the Chapel TO be Begun at
Once-PersOnaL

The contract for the new chapel at
Union Theological Seminary has been
given to Mr.. W. A. Chesterman, Of Rich
mOnd The grounds have been marked
of. The old bclfry has been removed.
Everything is now in readiness for the
work to begin and it will start at once
The chapel Is to be an annex 20 the
Watts Hall, which occupies a central
position between the library and West
minister Hall. il will be built OF brick
and brown stone trimmings. Above ~
there will be a belfry and a place for a
large clock. Within everything viii be
all that noatness and appropriateness could
require The interior elevation Is thirty
two feet. The seating capacity. about
fve hundred y he construction of tho
building IS Immediately under the super
vision OF Mr.. T.. r.. ID. Myers. Jr.. who
is acting in accordance with the wishes
OF the Building Committee. The contract
says the building must be complete M
four months.
This valuable addition 10 the seminary
property Is the result OF the liberality N
G.. w Watts. OF Durham. \. e.. All con
nected with the seminary feel greatly I'M
debted TO Mr.. Watts.
The famous missionary OF the New He
brides, John G.. Patton, gave the semi
nary most enjoyable address Friday
evening. His appearance is benedic-
ton IN itself. lie inspires one with a
reverence and admiration which surpasses
expression.
Forty years ago he went 20 the South
Sea Islands where all were cannibals.
lie says now there are 1900 In that group
OF islands who are iivins consistent Chris
tian lives.
Miss Sallle Hamilton, OF Augusta, has
returned to her home
Miss Lizzie Darlington. or Hampden
Sidney. is visiting at The home OF Or. I.
X. English.
Miss Agnes Wills. OF Louisa, spent sew
eral days during the past week with Miss
Elsie Smith.
During the past week Rev. j. c. shive,
OF Chatham. and Rev. Charles +. RAN
kin, OF Red Springs. n. c.. have been
visiting at the seminary.
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ing, Hymn No $40; prayer; Doxology;
BenedictiOn
3 p. M.-Doxology: prayer, by Rev. r..
NJ. Beckham. singing. address. BY Rev.
W. Y. Tudor, u. D.; singing: address, by
Rev. =. NJ Beclham; singing: address,
by Rev. J. G. Lennon; singing; reading
some Of old records Of church. by Mr.. +.
jefferson Berry: singing: benedictiOn.
5 T. M.-Singlng, Hymn No j2J; pray
err by Rev. Joseph G. Lennon; singing
dining Hymn No. 45S: offertOry solo. by
Miss Eleanor Beasley: sermon, by Rev
J. r. Mastin: singing Hymn No 500;
sacrament Of the Lords supper; benedic-
ton.
Monday. October 1Gth-Reunion socia-
hle-Refreshments from 10 $50 o'clock
in lecture-room. after which the audi
ence will retire 10 main audience-roOm
where programme will be continued
Singing: prayer. by Mr.. Motley Morgan
solo, by Miss Mary Peterson address. by
Rev. ]. 2. Garland, ID. D.: solo. by Mr. j.
l.. MITCHELL duet. by Misses Julia Char
ters and Annie carp; solo, by Captain
L. w Cunningham; solo. by Miss Mary
Peterson: solo. by Mr.. Charles Crump
singing "God BE With You Till We Meet
Again; benedictiOn.
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the courtiers Of the Flowery Kingdom ad-
mlre her.
The empress never has her picture
taken unless she IS seated upon the
throne, for having banished the emperor
from power. she does not intend TO allow
people to see her unless seated upon the
royal dais.
DOUBTFUL AGE.
The matter of the birthday OF this es-
Unable woman, whose early history IS
Surrounded i'm so much doubt. but who was
undoubtedly born a slave girl, is mat
ter Of much comment IN China, among
those bold enough 10 dare 10 whisper
their thoughts For years the empress
gave her age as sixty. long before she
approached forty This was 10 give
weight 70 her words, for in China wo-
man has no authority until she has
reached that age. But now that sixty
is passed she does not grow old very
fast: and though she IS probably nearer
seventy. she still says she Is sixty-hye.
The birthday of the empress, too, Is
a movable feast. II occurs whenever she
desires to impress her subjects or when
she wishes to take new authority IL was
celebrated the day she dethroned the em-
peror and again when she declared him IN
sane and announced that she would oe
reluctantly compelled to rule In his stead
She celebrated once when she desired
to reinstate Ii Hung Chang. Again when
the powers threatened 10 put her on the
throne and restore the emperor Isl lhsl
announced celebration OF her Dirthday
and ordered so much pomp forth tna'
the representatives saw the streets or Pc
kin filled with soldiers whose glitterlns
ranks and whose loud "accras tesIiheu
to her great popularity.
The real date is probably IN November
and the Chinese nation has appropriated
100000 in Chinese money for It's appro-
pirate celebration.
The Dowager Empress is engaged IN
life struggle TO preserve old China. When
she Is gone. II her favorite son succeeds
to the throne he will continue IN her
footsteps. II the dethroned emperor, now
little more than twenty-five years old.
returns IN the throne. he viii throw down
tho ola iron clad laws and build up new
ones
The powager Empress Is still lamenting
the Chinese railroad. which she cannot
now prevent And she Is disguised with
the nrogress that Is being made by the
Pekin Telegraph company. Plans for
trol,sv.laid her up in bed last spring and
she becomes Ill at the thought Of for
sign commerce.
Ths empress Is very rich and Is said ia
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October "a, 1899.

October IA, 1899.
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Mrs Gasser's Funeral.

The funeral OF the cate Mrs. Josephine
Gasser will take place from the house,
No. 800 north Fifth street at o'clock
this afternoon. The burial will be
made in Shockoe Hill Cemetery The
following gentlemen will ofiiciate as pail
bearers:
Active-Charles Stephen. George d.
Ileitrich, ST., Louis Ruff. Conrad Gross.
Andrew Krouse, George Tobien. Daniel
Weinbroun, Charles Frommer.
Honorary--Cehard Haake, Charles Hen
ninghausen. Louis Broomm. Louis KEEP
pier
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LAUREL STREET
TO CELEBRATE
emi-CentenniaI Anniversary Now
Going On.
ALl-DAY SUNDAY SERVICES.
The OId-Fashioned Glass Meeting
Last Night Was Productive OF
Much Spiritual Good-Full
Programme.
ALL DAY SUNDAY SERVICES.

The semi-centcnnial celebration Of Lau-
.rel-street Methodist church begun last
night with an old-fashoned Methodist
class meeting, led by Mr.. T. ]. Mont
eomerv. This service was well-attended,
and was most interesting and profitable.
The old-time hymns were sung, and much
spiritual good was accomplished.
The church has been decorated with
shrubbery, potted plants, palms. and
flowers. and the pictures OF the preaeh-
ers who have been stationed al ms
charge are hung on the walls
To-day's programme will be an In
teresting one. Services will be held in
the morning. afternoon, and evening and
tomorrow night a reunion sociable OF
All the present and former members of
the church and sunday-School Will be
held. A good programme has been ar
ranged for this occasion, and refresh
ments will be served.
The Executive Committee OF this ceie-
bratlon have been untiring IN their ei-
forts 10 make the occasion success,
and the members and friends OF the
church are looking forward toward ceie-
bration with increasing interest
The programme arranged is as follows;
Sunday. October 10Th, A. M.-Singing
Apostles Creed and Ten Command
n.ents. led by Mr.. II. {. Osterbind, super
Reroonsiye Scripture reading. 1881
Psalm. led by Mr.. 4. J. Dance assistant
superintendent.
PRAYER by Mr.. A. G. osterbind; sing
ing by school; talk by Oldest living SUI
perinten6ent; singing. by primary depart
snent. recess: general handshaking;
eineing. by school.
OLD RECORDS.
Reading some old records-of school, by
Mr.. n. /. Bailey, secretary; address by
Hon Addison Maupin. president OF sun
1ey-Schcol Society or Richmond; singing,
sy the school; benedlet.on, BY pastor.
II A. M.-singing, Hymn No. 90; pray
~ nv Rev. II. M. Hope.
Scripture reading-72d Psalm, by REV.
e,n~i.e' d,nInr hymn. No. lo2; oner-
Hcrv 800. BY Mlss Eleanor Beaslsy; Ser
-, 81 RAW. J. }. Lsrsrty. D. l.; sing
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sTE1NwAY PIANos.-wALTER d.
MOSES & co.

The Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company announces that tee-
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For further particulars enquire at the
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observation-disclosures.

As illustrative Of the popularity Of these
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and said, Il just must have another dozen
of those Records for the home people
There is nothing that entertains us as
much as the Graphophone." Have you
one? No. then call and hear them, and
carry home with you one OF the greatest
all-'round pleasure-makers you can OBJ
tain.
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