Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-10

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 London. Nov 10.-The elections in America and Canada held the inter cSt Of Great Britain throughout tLp week 10 Gn UEirHcud, Hted extent. Of 1 the TWO great coEt>*ts. thar between President Mci-Iley and William j. Bryan was by far tue more closely watched. There is DO concraliu% thr fact that A;r AIrKin!vEs reelection meets with the almost lutan!lnOC& ap- prOYal Of the press and public, while the foreign office expresses undi&- g::isod relief that it will not have to deal with q new set of diplomats in tn s critical stage of affairs in the far east and in other parts of the world.
 Among the columns Of comments ap- bearing in the journals there is com mon 10 ali an expression of surprise at the return to power of the existing governments of Great Britain the United States and Canada. and. right ly or wrongly. the deduction is drawn that this reversal of the universal oI- der of things iS due to the spread of ''in.pcrialiSt.c ideas" aE1on~ the Eng lish speaking peoples. Amid thls un- usually keen appreciation of events o. curing on the American continent. the
 
 d faint ripple of enthusiasm.
 The ancient controversy on the sub iect of the Delagoa Bay railroad award is in q fair"way to be finally settled S [ last. Communications ara still pass ing on tla s-b ;ect between Washington and London. but only one minor point remains unsettled. and this should not prevent the bCndho!dPrs from recciv- ing their money in few days.
 Another international matter likely to come up between the United States and GreIt Britain is the suggestion to suppress the Filipino junta at Hong Kong. No instructions have vet hecn received at tine United States embassy 10 this end, though should the United States ambassador be instructed to apply for the suppression of the junta il is likely his request would he grant ell. An official of the foreign office said to q representative of the ASSo- ciated Press:
 ''Thp CXtHnt of the steps we could take in this matter entirely depends on the strength of the ease WaShinGtOn can make out against the junta. If it proved the junta is materially assist ing the cause of the Filipin0s we, cer- t2inly. shall only be acting in the spirit of ordinary internati tional friend ship in suDnressin@ the OrGaniZatiOn. Moreover. the British empire has no desire to harbOr such bodies as jun tas."
 Those who have long agitated against tho dOcking of horses tails have won q great victory. The queen. in sending out an order that none of her horses bo treated in that way. also announced that she had persuaded the Prince of Wales to follow her exam pie.
 Another startling event is that tho Prince of Wales now wears eye glass fE on the advice of an eminent Oculist. They are selected from the best ob- tain2blc lenses, are framed in tortoise shCil and form an altogether elaborate addition t1 the royal countenance.
 Holy Trinity church. in which is the tomb of one of Washington's ancestors and which bears coat of arms sup posed to he the origin of the stars and stripes. is thrratercd with destruction unless E20O iS subscribed for its re- pair. Thc tablet erected to the mem OTv Of Colonel Loggp. the husband of Eliza Washington. who died in 1870. is surmountcI by the Washington arms. consisting If five alternating bars of red and white. above which are five pointed red stars. These. it is said. suggested to George Washington the American national flag.
 The latest discovery of successful American enterprise in EnGIAnd is in the boot and shoe trade Daily the American article is gaining headWaS. One agent after three years work. got 1.20O large customers his turnover this year amounting to lnqnv thou sands of pounds. According to the ! Daily Mail the ability of the American | firms to compete S1 successfully is | chiefly due to the superiority of the 1 American lasts. which are modelled on the human foot. and also to tue large outputs of well regulated fac 1 tories. in which work is done by the piece instead Of on time. as prevails in l Great Britain, with the very latest 1 machinery.
 The widow of CaDtain Mayne Reid, | r. s. A.. has been discovered in q DoY- erty-stricken condition. in spite Of the 1 p0pularity her husbands novels once | achieved
 The new United Free church of Scot land is meeting with seri0us opposition | in the Highlands. Tha hitter. GOV | cnantin@ zeal that animates the sturdy | Hirhlanders has heon aroused by the helief that the principles of the Free church are compromised. Empty l benches mark the services held under | tho auspices of the new organization, whila hundreds attend imnromptu meetings. in hall and elsewhere. con | 7rcted under the old church rules. | There are many indications of secns- sion. though this does not apply to the | Lowlands. where the amalgamatio has been well received.
 4 majority of the theaters are doing very well. In spite of the cool recep- ton the critics gave Mrs Danes De fepse" when first produced few weeks ago. it has developed into the | greatest success of the autrmnal sea son. It is imnossibie to get seats q fortnight ah ad.
 The American line steamer New
 York. which sailed from Southamrtor today via Cherbourg, for New York hos. among her passengers Edna May
 thas American actress.
 Lord Rohertss recommendation tha
 the returning soldiers be welrnme(
 with gifts of tohacco instead of liGuol
 calls out sin@Hlar endorsement iron
 the Lancet which declares that tobac
 O. used with due moderation. is sec | end only in value to faod itself in tn;