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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
FIVE MONTHS IN ASIA.
Exciting Experience of Two American
 Travellers.

tlSIS.
 ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 15.-Pr lessor G. Fred Wright of Oberlin col lege and his son, hIr. Fred Bonnet Wright, have arrived here after five months journey in Siberia and central Asia. They sailed from San Franeisco on the same steamer that carried Mrs. Cen ger, wife Of the United States minister to China, and Mrs. Willard, spending s month in Japan and reaching Picking about the end sf last April.
 Mir Conger procured fer them 6 per init to travel in the interior of China They spent .: week On the Mongolian plateau and returned to Pekins May 25.
 When going te Mongolia, they observed Boxers drilling and practicing contortisns outside of Peking with wooden swords heard Chinese gun practice 15 miles dis tant from the capital, which was ridi- culed in Peking
 While ih Tien-tsin they were stoned by the mob until they brihed the police to interfere. The Russian vice admiYal, Al exieff, forwarded them June 4 by . con struction train and wagon under Cossack guard to Harbin, the triangular crossiR z point of the Siberian railway, where American material is brought up by way of the Amur and the Sungari rivers.
 {, capital of the Amur government, commu- nications were obstructed, but thsy got within 80 miles by wagon. The Chinese were expected to attack the village, and the entire population, with the exception of Professor Wright's party and the Cos sacks, fled.
 Professor Wright observed Cossacks burning Chinese villages, and he passed throusA a burHipg city of 10000 people He couRted 100 bodies ia the Amur river within five sainutes.
 Ultimately he managed to secure a boat going up the river to the railway at Vretinsk and reached Omsk after fort night. At tbis point Professor Wright and his son left the railway, taking the Irtish river to Pavlodar. Thence they proceeded 1,40O miles by wagon to Fash kent, making 70 miles as daily average and one day covering 132 miles.
 They visited SsGarcand, Baku, Tifis, Vladikavkas and Moscow. The object ot the journey was to study glacial phenom- epa ia Asia for comparison with Amer icap phenomena.
 Professor Wright and his son will call upon Professor Nitikin, the Russian geol ogist. who was able to facilitate greatly :heir work of exploration.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
MINING INCIDENT RECALLED.
Mine Gwnsr Charged With Grim c For WkiaA Others Were Convicted.


 For Which Others Were Convicted.
 COLORADO SPRINGS, Nov. 15.- Samuel Strong, prominent Cripple Greek mining nan, has arrived home from 9 European tour and announces his readiness to face the charges recently brought against him in connection with the destructive explosion which occurred at the Strong mine in Victor six years ago.
 On May 25, 1894, the Strong shaft house, orehouse and machinery were blown up. The explosion was one of the sensational incidents of the Bull Hill war when the miners of the Cripple Creek district were on strike, and hun dreds of deputy sheriFs were enlisted and armed in Denver to oppose them.
 Robert J. Lyons, Nicholas Kelly and several other miners were sentenced to long terms in the peaitentiary for the af- fair. Their innocence has since been shown, and they were pardoned. They have brought suit for S15O,0OO damages each against MT. Strong. It is alleged in the complaints that MT. Strong him self caused tie explosion. It is charged that be had s eed to sell the property to E. w. Gi2dI4gs and William LeDpo1 and that at the time of the explosion he had received S2O,oOo as part payment for the property and balance of S4o,ooU was due hipa in few days. It iS claim ed that he discovered the value of the property after he had sold it, and he e1- pected that after the workings were de stroyed by the explosion the purchasers would fail to pay the balance due and the property would revert to him.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
Miss Lssnis Exsxeratsa Flood.

ELMIRA, N. T., Nov. 16.-Another sensation has been sprung in the Loorie case, which has been so prolific of sensa- tions from start to finish. The announce ment was made that Catherine Loonie, in the county jail under sentence to Au- burn prison for four years and nine months, had made another statement. This time she has made an affidavit to the effect that the statement made by her in her confession and in her evidence to Recorder Danaher duplicating Mayor Frank H. Flood was false and that she wished to take back these statements and exonerate completely the mayor from be- ing implicated in any way in her forger- ieS.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION
School Enumeration Shows 300 Chi1-
 dren Less Than Last Year.


 A special meeting of the board of education was called for 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon to consider the mix-up in the school enumeration, but only two members appeared and there fore nothing was done in the premises except to talk the matter over. Emu meratorS have made returns as fol- lows: H. H. Atwood, Webster and Locust stret schools, not separated, IBIS. George NJ. Chapman, Elm street, Crosby and High schools, not separated, 1875. John c. Altman, Hendricken, 372; Welton, 655; Lincoln, 479; Dublin street, 2o9; J. J. Conroy, Bishop stret, GOO; Driggs, 539. J. F.
 Calvin. Bank street, 63S; Porter street, 504. L. W. Tillotson, Barnard, 592; Clay street. 799; Westside Hill. 222. Thomas Maher, Merriman, 1926; Wash ington, S04. The total amounts to 10,615 children as against 1O,915 re- ported for last year. The question the board is grappling with at present is | what became of the missing children and it is possible that we have no l natural increase over that of last year. 1 Superintendent Tinker stated that he
 thought there must be a mistake of 1 about 300 names in Brooklyn. The | state pays S2.25 for each child of l school age and as this list has to be | lodged with the comptroller on De- cember ,, it is feared that it will be | difficult to get in proper shape by that | time. The enumeratOrS receive | cents a name for each child so that while some of them may be open to
 a charge of negligence no one can 1 say that there was any dishonesty in l their conduct, for they were out , | cents on every child they failed to To- l cate. The enumerators found it hard to get such information as they de-
 sired from the nOn-English speaking people and no doubt this is where the
 whole trouble comes in. In all these l are somewhere in the neighborhood of | FOO or 800 youngsters about town 1 whose names do not appear on the
 lists. Where are they? That's a ques-
 tion which C. c. Commerford has
 been asked to solve and Dr Good enough believes that for every child | found in the city there should be de- | ducted the sum of 10 cents from the | enumerator that neglected to make re- l turns for him. NIT Commerford will | go over one of the districts and report l what he finds there and then the board | will decide what is best to do in the | premises.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
MUTINY AT MILITARY ACADEMY.
Resulting from Difference Between
 the Instructors.

Resulting from a Difference Between
 the Instructors.
 Kearney. Neb. Nov 15.-There was large sized mutiny at the Kearney Military academy yesterday which re- suited in an entire change in the man. agement of the school. The trouble arose over . disagreement between the principal, E. H.. Chittenden, and Prof Russell, chief instructor. and resulted in Russell handing in his resignation and leaving the school. The other teachers and the boys, to the number of about forty, believeing that Prof Russell had not been fairly dealt with. quit the academy in a body and came down town. The boys, who are nearly all non-residents of kearney, had mo- where to go. and Russell secured lodg- ing for them at a hotel and began arrangements to open school of his own. ..-- .. zs., .Es
 The Kearney Military academy is under the management or supervision of the Episcopal church and as soon as Bishop Graves learned of the trou- ble at the school he immediate took steps to have the matter adjusted, with the result that Dr Chittenden Ea- signed the management of the school and Prof Russell was put in charge. He immediately abandoned the idea of opening another school and accom- panied by the boys and teachers who had deserted, went back to the acad- emy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
senator Davis Slightly Better,

ST. PAUL, Nov. 15.-The reports from the bedside of United States Sena- tor c. K. Davis state that he is resting comfortably. The physicians admit the serious nature of his illness, but the fact that he has kept up his strength so re- markedly makes them hopeful as to the outcome. The trouble with the foot is be- lieved to have been disposed of, and the wound is healing nicely. But the deEel- opment of kidney trouble causes the chief anDrebSD sion
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
Min.r. Return t. wsrL.

WILkESBARKE, Pa. Nov. 15.-The 400 miners employed at the Maltby col fiery of the Lehigh Valley Coal company, who went on strike last Saturday be- cause ponunion men were employed, have returned to work. The company officials say they made no concessions, but the strikers gave it out that the new men had joined the miners union, and they had no objections to their returning to work.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
COOKING CLASS FOR LADIES.

A ladies' class in cooking, to be held at the Friendly league on Thursday afternoon. from 2:30 to 4:30 o'clock, will meet on November p for the first lesson. This class is intended espec- ially for housekeepers. Those desir- ing to avail themselves of the opportu- nifty should apply immediately, as q number of names have been regfs- tered, and the class accessions are linn ited. Applications will be received at the league office or by telephone, from 10 to 12 a. m.; 80 to 9:3O p. m.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
Ohfo's Population.

WASHINGTON, Nov 15.-The popu- lation of the state of Ohio as officially an nounced is 4, ,15T,545 against 3,672,316 in 1890. These figures show an increase since 1890 of 4S5,229, or 13.2 per cent
 The population in 1880 was 3,19S, OG2, showing an increase of 474,254, or 14.S per cent, from 1880 to 1890.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
Botha oners Terms.

LONDON. Nov. 15. .-Commandant General Botha, according to dispatch to The Daily Mail from Pretoria, has sent to Lord Roberts q statement of the terms on which he will surrender. ''The Portuguese government says the Lisbon correspondent of The Daily Mail, ''has cabled depriving Herr Potts, Transvaal consul at Lourenco Marques, of his ex- S
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
raat.nae cnsnS.s.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The fol- lowing postef7ces have been advanced from the fourth to the third class, thus making them subject to presidential ap- pointment: New Yerk-Cksrry Greek, Oriskany Ealls, New York Mills. Penn sylvsnia- Waterferd, Swissvals, Pitcairn and Souderten.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
HUGH HANNA TALKS.

Lexington, Ky, Nov 15.-Hugh H. Hanna, of Indianapolis. national sound money committeeman, who has been urged for secretary of the treasury, said here last night in an interview T think there will be no change in the cabinet. l am not in a position to ac- cept the position if it were offered. The suggestion of my name was mere ly the act of friends in Indianapolis. y
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
re,.,.ti.n .f S..rxin.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 15.-The popu- lation of the state of Georgia, according to the of1cial count of the twelfth census, is 2,216, 331 against 1887, ,35S in 1890. This shows an increase since 1890 of 37S, ,97S, or 20.6 per cent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
A F. COWlES

NA Ee ~<O W 1HS ONLY \ FEW DAYS MORE AND
 THEN THANKSGIVING.
 With the day should appear new Hats and BOnn9ts.
 We are arranging for your coming by adding new materials, new shapes and the smart2st ideas in ready to wear Hats of the season.
 We always look well to the new Thanksgiving Hat, as We want it to meet the approval of the most fas- tidious Thanksgiving gathering wheth- CT at home or the opera. Your inspec- ton is desired
 For the little folks Thanksgiving dress up-a new Cap, Tam O'Shanter, Velvet or Silk Hat or Bonnet-brings smiles and bright faces around you. Don't forget these timely hints.
 53-5o CENTER STREET.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15

Will Satify us. Our stock of Suits, Jackets and Skirts is large and varied and calculated to suit the most ex- acting taste.
 The fact that we have been obliged to lease an additional store on Phoenix avenue is proof positive that we have gained the confidence of the ladies. Come and see US. Courteous attend ants will be on hand to meet you, and if you decide to buy you will not need long purse, nor be repaired to pay cash.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
JUST LIKE FINDING MONEY.

To prove that ours is the BARGAIN MILLINERY in the city we begin an immense reduction sale of all kinds of Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats, Bonnets and Millinery Goods. It will pay you to come any distance as we can save you 50 per cent. You may see Hat elsewhere that may sound fairly cheap ito you but kindly re- member the following, seven small words, in your brain. ''FNREEDMAN'S BARGAIN MILLINERY SELLS IF FOR LESS" Be sure to make no mis- take Look for the number, 255 Bank street.
 Hats trimmed while you wait.
 (Open EveningS)
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
REMOVAL.

Dr T. J. zilmartin has removed his office from 167 Bank street to APO South Main street,
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15

have arrived. The feet can and should be elegantly and stylishly dressed We are showing beautiful and durable foot wear for the season.
 Ladies, Mems and Children's Shoes of the latest and most popular sltapes in all the newest styles. every width and form of toe, at prices which are lower than usually charged for such quality
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-13
NEW WAY TO STOP TRAINS.
scheme For Cutting on Steam When
Danger Is Ahead.

Judge Albion w. Tourgee. who is
now consul ut Bordeaux, France. writes
to the tate,department ut Washington
of n recent Improvement upon the
'block system OH railroads designed
by a French inventor, which, il is
claimed, will greatly lessen the danger
of collisions on railways. says the Chi
cago Chronicle. The fact that the
United States is the most protita BILE
field for the exploitation of useful in
ventions." writes the judge, has taken
a firm hold upon the inventive minds
of other countries. and the first thing a
man does who has a novel idea Of any
sort is to seek to have it patented in
the United States.
The invention 10y Pierre Paul Gull
bert of Millau. department of AveyrOn,
France, intended to prevent railway
collisions. is in effect a simple and nat
ural application of the block SYSTEM
but instead of merely displaying sig
nal ut each end of a section of track
showing that the same is occupied
Guilbcrt's system acts also on the en-
CINE of the approaching train and 10y
cutting off steam automatically brings
the train TO Il standStill.
"As Il preventive of head on COLI
siOns this invention would seem posi-
tive Improvement on the block system,
though it is quite possible that the in
creased cost of installation will prevent
its general adoption"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-13
New Outlet For the Mississippi.

Captain John Cowdon's son, Mr..
James Seldom Cowdon of Washington,
has just completed a plaster model of
lower Louisiana. showing the flood
plane and floor plane of the Mississippi
river from the mouth of the Red river
10 the gulf of Mexico. says the New
York Evening sun. II also shows the
location of the proposed Lake Borgne
outlet. which Mr.. COwdon says must
he made or nature will widen and
deepen the Atchafalaya until the
whole bed of the Mississippi river viii
he changed. absolutely running the rail
road and other investments in New Or
leans. When the river bed changes.
New Orleans will become an inland
city. The model is being shown to
congressman during the recess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-13

Miss Emma Eames has n brother.
Harold. who was an ensign in the
United States navy. His ship WAS sta
toned at Lcghorn. and one day the
flagship entered the harbor with the
fleet commander on board. The latter
was very dignificd and was never
known to lose his self control. One
day the commander was in swimming.
and young Eames made Il friendly wa
ger with fellow officer that he would
destroy his seniors cquanimity, i'll
naval parIancc. rattle him. The Wa
ger was accepted, and n moment after
ward EamCs was in the water swim
ming toward his superior officer. Sud
denly he paused, and. stopping his
powerful overland stroke. began tread
ing water. Then he salutcd precisely
as if he had been on a quarter deck.
To the young mans intense surprise
the commander returned the salute
with equal gravity. Mr.. Eames lost
his wager.-Saturday Evening Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-13

Pretoria is in its way n reflection OF
Paul Kruger. That noble cattle herder
has no political creed beyond hatred of
the uitIander and loyalty TO what he
thinks is liberty. In theory he is the
incarnation of primitive democracy,
yet outwardly Ire decks himself with
tawdry decorations loaned TO him by
European monarchs and apes semiroy
al pouIp when lie drives abroad. We
lose sight of Kruger's dignity, courage
and political virtues when we see him
driving about Pretoria with all the
nonsensical parade of q South Ameri-
can dictator. So are we apt to lose
sight of the beauties of the town itself,
because at present there is so much
that is homogeneous. such violent con-
trasts between the normal residence of
a BOer patriarch and the mammoth
public buildings in which he is called
upon to legislate.
Pretoria has an excellent supply of
delicious water, which runs in refresh
ing abundance before the very doors
of the inhabitants. This is an inesti-
mable blessing i'll South Africa, where
the one lacking thing is water. On the
occasion Of my visit to Johannesburg
water was 50 costly that ut the club
men were frequently driven to wash
their hands in soda water. Had the
Kruger government spent on irrigation
the money il devoted TO artillery and
Notifications doubt if the present war
would have been so popular.
The streets of Pretoria are broad av-
enues, laid out originally rather with
reference TO the great OK trains than to
the probability of normal traffic likely
TO prove crowdinC. At present the
streets are much too wide for the popu-
lation. and the expense of maintaining
them and laying the dust is, of course,
heavy.
In my minds eye | have Il vision of
Pretoria ten years hence. 1t will he a
city where all Afrikanders unite under
an Afrikander flag to do for that great
country what Canadians are doing at
Ottawa and Yankees at Washington.
Even In the year of the jameson raid
QS96) Beers and British mixed socially
at the Pretoria club, and, while there
was much divergence of opinion on
many matters, there was unanimity
enough on certain vital questions to
give me considerable confidence in a
bright future for the united white
races. Bocr, Briton. Yankee and Ger
man-thcre We're plenty of these even
in that year who were heartily sick of
KruGerism. much as they honored the
old man for his past services.
Men of affairs who had money TO in
vest, men who desired to grow up with
the cOuntry-all men with progressive
displeascd with the pre-
texts put forth by KruCerites for keep
ing the country in a backward state.
The modern BOer appreciates the ne
cessity for liberal legislation quite as
much as any Afrikander, and when
England shall have demonstrated be
yond question that she not only can
all obstacles in South Africa,
but means To remain the paramount
power in that region, then, it is my be-
lief, the best portion of the Beers will
throw in their lot chccrfully with the
new order of things and be TO the Brit
ish flag as loyal as are the French of
Montreal or the Chinese of Wci-Hai-
Wei
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-13
COMPANY DINNERS.
They Are Dreaded by Guests and
Make the Hostess Nervous.


Make the Hostess Nervous.
Writing on Making Company of
Guests" Edward Box. in The Ladies'
Home Journal. considers lit n curious
fact that American housewives are so
loath to believe that dinner with russ
and feathers is dreaded by the vast
majority of people. The highest COM
pliment we can possibly show guest
at dinner is to let him partake of an
ordinary meal to let him come quietly
in and be one OF the family yet this
is the very compliment which we with
hold from him. Instead of giving Il
guest what he would relish most we
give him what he really enjoys least
Let 4 hostess he ever SO graceful
and tactfuI. let there be years of cN-
Derience on her shoulders, Yet nothing
can conceal from her guests that the
dinner which she IS serving is other
than an unusual one. Il is formal af-
fair. and no amount of grace can make
ANYTHING else of it. for nothing speaks
so loudly or so uncrringly as formal
company dinner. Every course shows
it; every movement of the waitress pro
claims it; every piece of china fairly
cries out the occasion.
And of course no one at the table
really enjoys it. The guest certainly
does not. because he knows he is being
made company of, and that feeling is
always enough 10 offset every enjoy
mcnt. The hostess does not. for she
hasn't the time. Her eyes are for the
table and her servants, net for her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-13
KRUGER'S CAPITAL CITY
Characteristics of Pretoria as
Described by Poultney BigeIow.
OUTLOOK FOB FUTURE IS BRIGHT.

Most Agreeable of south African
Towns For Permanent Residence
Reflects KruEer's EccentrIcitIes.
Prediction That Beers Will BE ns
Loyal to British Flag Are
French Canadians.
Pretoria is in many RESPECTS the most
agreeable of all South African towns
for permanent residence. 1t is on a
high plateau. where the air is dry and
bracing, 4 climate suggestive of Colo
RADIO in its virtue for those whose
lungs are weak. Geographically. il is
admirably situated as the prospective
center of n railway net destined 10
bind DclaGoa Bay with the African
west coast and Cairo with the Cape.
South Africa is fortunate in having
towns very different one from the 9th
or, each Offering points of picturesque
interest to the traveller. Cape Town
has the noble Table mountain. tower
ing majcstically like n massive. drOwsy
lion at the gateway of the dark CONT
nent. Under its shadows are the an
cestral avenues planted by Dutch East
Indialnen 200 years ago. At Last Lon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-13
American Furniture In Europe.

An American furniture manufacture
ing company is now shipping from its
factories American furniture in the
rough. says the Washington Times.
Being in parts and tightly packed. it
occupies little space, and consequently
the freight is low. II is put together
in London and Glasgow workshops.
and the statesmen place the furniture
in the hands Of dealers in England and
Scotland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-13
Seen In the Rough.

Tortoise shells as they are unlOadcd
from the ships are far from beautiful,
To be classcd as rough they must be
just as they were when taken from the
tortoises' backs. 1t is not until washed
and secured with acids that their cX-
quiSite cOloring shows. The same is
true of the beautiful Scashclls which
come here from the shores of India and
other tropical lands. There is almost
as much difference between them in
the rough and when finished as there
is between uncut diamonds and those
that have passed through lapidary's
handS.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-13
c. L. FOSTER Nj D.
Physician and Surgeon

once between Third and Fourth avenues Cd
Twentieth street. once hours: TO IL q. NJ,
TO y m and to p. N Night calls from
Once Phone tOS4.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-13
DR. S. ii. MILLER
veterinary Surgeon and DsuIiEI.

All diseases OF horses and cattle treated o.
approved principles Surgical operations per
formed in Il scientific manner. Dogs treated
AL calls promptly attended TO. Residence
1925 Fifth avenue Telephone ilOl. once
and lnurrnary, l65-I5l7 Fourth avenue
(MAucker's sLabieD, opposite No. DIRE house.