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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-24

Monday niGAt vim givs 10 New Yorh
three vssy important theatrical produc.
lions q three q the leading theatres
u. II. octhsrn ana virginia Harmed s'
the Knickssbseksr. The Old cur.osit,
Shop" at the Herald Square. and
Twelve Months Later at the Madison
Square.
NJ. sothsrn and Miss Harmed will ap.
pear In Charles Henry Meltzer's version
Of Hauptmann's drama "The sunker
Bell" and much curiosity exists in re.
gard 10 this. II has been played here In
German. but never IN English.
The Old Curiosity Shop" 10 a drama.
tisation Of the Dickens novel by Mr.
Nawson. and there wiz be introduced
{ueh, Character as Little S Nell and ,hs
have the leading role. and the produc-
tion viii be under the direction Of Rob-
ort E. tombstone.
Twelve Months Later 10 g. sequel 10
AT tire White Horse Tavern" trans.
lated from the German OF Blumen,hal
and kAdelbers The cast VIII include
Leo Dietrichste,n. Anns Sutherland and
Elisabeth Tyree.
Brother onlcers" enters upon tn last
week at the Empire. 10 give way TO N
Man and HE Wife" with Miss Miliward
IN the leading female role. This will BE-
Rrcceded sy The Bugls Call" In which
ans seems: ::'ss c% sss:
been Issued by Meesrs. Klaw q En-
LANCER. Ths play. although In It's sew
entecnth week. shows no signs Of less
sning popularity.
After a phenomenal run Of six months
81 the Manhattan Theatre. Miss ANN
Held must close n "Papa's Wife" next
Saturday.
'"rhe Great Ruby" ut the Fourteenth
Street Theatre makes 1t certain that II
can remain there as long as Manager
RcsepQuests engagements will permit.
The CasIno CHI" Is drawing enormous
houses TO tho Casino and II certainly
one of the biggest successes ever
achieved by Mr. Leieeer.
William Gillette. with Sherlock
Holmes" Il going evenly along nj the
Garrtck. and will undoubtedly remain
there until the hot weather.
MY Daughter-In-t.sx'' continues to
crowd the Lyceum each performance.
Mr., 1iackett and Miss Bertha Gnllsnd.
IN "The Pride Of Jennico," VIII andopbt-
sdiy stay At the Criterion until the snl
Of the season.
'Hssrts Are Trumps'' Is nightly turn
ing people away from the Garden Thea
ere, where this lag melodraml IL proving
the most substantial kind Of a4succcss.
There Is no diminution IN the business
Of the beautiful spectacle, From Broad
way to Toxic" At the New York.
The REGATTA Girl and the ballet
"Prugress' are et Roster = Biafs. and
~ v cert AIN the house has struck cen
zine winner.
"Msm'sells 'Awkins." a. the Victoria.
enters upon her last week Monday.
whom she will continue 10 delight large
audiences.
Mr.. Stuart Robson. with the latest IT.
seary production by Augustus Thomas
"Oliver Oo,dsnith"-has made one OF
the artistic successes of his career. and
attracts eultured audiences.
~ Female Drummer with Johns,one
0saRtt ~ the star. VIII DO At the No
tsopolts next week.
"'way DoWn East" will stay At the
Academy Of Music Just ~ long as ar
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-24
JOHN SWlNTON on
A BLuNDERER.
He Blunders About Things He Is Ignorant Of
Saying Trade Unions Will Ruin America
a They Have Ruined England. -

iishsd Q Dspastnsat Of Labor b The
0ovssnnsnt. cad aVoelnssd . Coamis'
sieNse for Labor. q thels rsQve0s end IN
thsif intsssstf TAs Coulnisslonsr
name y n. Ilsvsllya Smith.
Have you net sesa any Of IL noueh-
iy oficial reports Of this important De-
partasnif II 200 have neI can lend
you onA
Are you not svHes tat the members
d tie Brftish trade unions are nov
nunesssA By the million. and that ths
unions hxSs . yearly income beyond
~. 10000?
DO you not know that several very
radical labor sgitators' are members
Of the HOUSE Of Commons. and that the
rich old swell. Mr.. l<bouchere. n some
timcs moro radical than any Of them'
Have you not read the reports Of the
proceedings Of Parliament ~ any time.
% a. to ses the influence Of tabor"
thsrs? Or do you know that q dosen
labor measures" have besn under de.
hate. and that several OF them have
bssn favored thts ysarf
DO you not know that. according 70
British oociai reports. the wages Of
msrs than . million British vorkpeople
were raised 20 the amount Of half .
million dollars In 1888. and that the
wages Of tWice ~ many were raised
last year. and that the tendency u still
upwardf
Have you no. heard that. svsa with
trade unionisn. labor asi,Ators, vaik.
Ing deieEates and AL. the British Chan
cellor Of the Exchequsr declared In HE
Parliamentary speech on the budget .
fortnight ago thai Great Britain was
never before % prosperous as she has
been the past tee ysafsf
Ane .n's p<otpe,i.y; ~ ~. iSnoramus.
sion a Rritish tra1e unionism and the
ihu ease & ~ ubsgtiee and its power.
JOHN BwIHTON.
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LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS IN
SHORTHAND.
Ru proc w l. MASON an Exert Teacher.
By PROF. W. l. MASON, an Expert Teacher.

The" 10 ystnsd to other vcrds b
eck. whichsver win form IN acute an.
gle. a. shown above.
PRACTICE the foregoing SAsaAss ct least
twenty-five times each.
avoid repeating words wh,eA ~ 60
Write quickly cad vtshsst hssstAtisn
every familiar outline or phrase.
When constructing words In shorthand
ApparsLtiy. p-ieni.ii. custcal i1ssun
Fseocsoua. feero-shus. &c.
atioa marks when taking dSsiatisn On.
correspondence By q snSli eruss; In
rapid writing b. . long. obliaus stroks
Ike . doubls-lensth ebay.
.. r rig and in.tisis ars Written ths
.Thsa.andS & rsss,ss.sss b. d. Ia.
yer lth written Close - IL hssass Pre-
NUsS bel, =. - sA,a,,sa ~ s,.a.
ing books printed 10 ehertna64. The
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Scs j. sss '-rSs SSs.sesssSss
Hsaasr and many sshsr SsSis can b
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The Commercial Dtesat3oa. DRsh 80
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-24
WHAT MAY Be SEEN IN
BR00M IN PLAYHOUSeS

The ouansrs Nats." . modern naval
drama. vvittsa " william J. Mcgisr.
nan and Hugh J. Gallagher. formerly Of
the cruissr Nsw Yerk. comes 10 the
orasd opsrs. aosss. In BROOKLYN, on
neoeoy svsatag. ne scenic settings m.
eluds three scenes aboard the cruiser
~ vsek vhieh vtIi - aals nsss
real1sab ~ shs sppsaranoe Of a number
= toskiss 80 Harry W. ysrA vhs
oBvo6 - bau1sr On IL Boston n ths
@ o. kesisesy,s sev % Ne sAshsA
- q IL ceaatsy, VIII y seen 81 ths
~ 1hoa1fe. H. nov famous Plcka-
49, 49, eoatinues 10 snlivsa ~
- 0ssh " $500 IT, 81
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SOME FINE CONCERTS
PROMISED NEXT WEEK.

Gear rraakc's oeaterts. Les Bsati'
sudes" 10 to BE- sung st csspegss Hal
So-morrow night by the New York Ger
IAN LSodorkSanS. DIR. Paul kls nigel con.
(netlng. The work has never BEEN hear6
thS Qnited states y e eased o
kr;.ts esrnsa On The nssas: and y:
~. .sA.es ioes Slses "a 80. fsris.
SsusSels ana Amsteedam heard u In
6Lslpsis In IL b.. kisnse| conGsciei.
van 3eoy. who sang the voice Of Christ
SbSsy G FORA. IA. Mary Maurer.
0sor6s Hsmlin snd William sprngue.
Arthur Friodhsin. ~ PIANIST. wtli
D1Ay kAoBts u major concerto 81 the
6crro-h0uss concert tomorrow night.
ne Gongess VII be sembrich. Mantelli.
ga az. ~ = violin SOLO and Mr. r'ar wi
m Carlisle Indian Band Of nifty mu-
0c1Aqa which . 70 60 10 the Paris III.
Eu4t1oa vii Give . concert ~ Carnegie
an = ws3nssSsy evening ne con.
|, oaelSt > Mis- zifkaia q. an Indian XII
VlSinisl fFon he Boston Conssrvatcry.
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-24
A MOTHERS. MERCY.
Always Anxious 10 Ssvs TIE
utlIs Onss from Suffering
La<k a Pvopss Care h Childhood Lsys The
Foundation for HabituAl Constipation,
Causing Lifelong Suffering.

Nothing % sweet and touching - Z
meihers esrs. Tor her little ones,
What q tender. vstchful eye her snstssy
kssps % The young hopesuls
In the young nearly oil silmeeo are
directly trseeable 70 stomach and bowel
Physie ana purses are the most common
and most dangerous Of all medicines:
Nearly all contain opistes OF mefeuriai
and other mineral poisons. which ptrma-
nsn,ly aifee, the tender bones and tissues
The only proper laxative for . ehild y
a esntIe. positive vegetable liver stimuiAnt.
ilis Cascsrets CANDY Csthsrtie. FOR the
arp. The %C ,, eats n,,s, dse' md
benefits the baby. older shiidrsn eat 2
piets Of a Cascafet like candy They tAsis
GOOD. make the liver Lively, prevent sour
stonsseh, purify the blood and regulate
the bowels psrfscs>y. ,..
vSSt ihsy a.. not ghat We say they 90.
that proves their merit All trusglsu ivr.
4 or 5oc. o. mailed Tor prize. send lor
Dootlet and FREQ sample: AAdr.ss steriinE
Remedy Co. Chic. 70; Montreal. Can Ct
Thl. IL the CAscAREr tab
LET. Every tablet Of The only
rrr ma1,e letter. &c c G" Look
at the tablet before you buy.
~ and beware Of fraudh imlta-
49, tons and substituted.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-24

The man whs got W that eisssles -
The World. March ~. issusd ~ ths "s~
York and New Jsrssy Machinery Aaso'
fsc,ursrr Association. de0 not know
very much about The trade saA MOI
unions OF ENGLAND.
I fear that no doesn't know msch
about our American unions or eheos
labor bosses" ''cra1y asitaaors ana
"waikinx delegaiss." He would have
spoken about them with more sense and
less anger n he had ever happsosd 10
zee any ON Of them.
AZ this time I would IKE 10 gtve .
moment to thore great British unions.
In regard 10 which no says:
The labor ssitators a. We know.
we're allowed to get contro, In England,
and England would have been ruin ~
q manufacturing nation II these labor
bosses had not bsen overthrown. Al
lowing these men to get control In Eng
land ultimately cost the workingmen
millions OF dollars and On untold los to
England a. . nation, and our country
ana our workinEmen will suffer the sane
great loss IL No allow them 10 get co.,
troll here"
Now. I must suppose the writer Of the
foregoing lines has spent his hfe In some
part Of the world where there are no
newspapers. no books. no ofictsl reports
and nobody wiser than q donksy.
Don't you know that the British
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-24
ouDvssAt. 100. ~ W. L. Nss.A
LESSON NO. 6.

n 4 AvING nov mastered all the princi.
N pes Of phonetic shorthand. attsn'
- tion should b given TO helps for
writing at Q good rate Of speed. Prom
eighty to one hundred words Q minute
are ,ufYicient for once WORT. II the WIT
or 10 perfectly ssnsiiias with the pstnS-
p,ss snd can. transcrtbs his notes ineo
joaghaad without . mistake
Il 10 eemstimes ssid that . 0esasg-
raphsr cannot Rad his notes aftse
they have grova ''eolA." ons VIE Whites
carefully and accurately ands No am
Guilty In nakinS . psrfsct transcript N
70 isashsna at any TINA II. hevsvss.
ths characters ass vsittsa In . slovsA,y
and careless fashion. they cannot b
rsaA o. correctly written cut whsthss
hot or cold"
Cultivate Q careful and neat style q
writing. Mako the letters about one
quarter TO avs-sixtssnths Of IN inch IN
sisa. Nste the haivsd strokes . gsod
deal lees than half length, and the
doubis-lsngth strokes more thAa tWtee
the sise Of the normal characters.
In rapid writing, ~ well - ID esow
writing. the words VIII BE- more eosliy
vowel has THAI vowel Inserted.
Practise moving the entire arm from
the shoulder or elbow down. instead Of
the fingers or wrist only.
Hold the pencil lightly ana DO NO
bear on too hard. Make the heavy char.
sctsrs only kite heavier than the nyA'
il IL well to sharpen the pencil on
both ends, 30 that II one point breaks no
time will be lost In obtaining another;
Leave a small margin on the LETT SIDE
OF the page Of the notebook. ana taks
OF the left hand after dozen lines have
bsen covered. 20 that the ~ can %
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-24
ACTRESSES IN A ROW.
Miss Claire Ate Toe Mach Odsaes
ana Slapped Mrs. Belle
Face SoundIy.

Tho horsswhippins epidemic was cheek.
ed at Roster 4 Btal's BY another kind
Of assault last night.
Miss Attsiis Claire, the prtma donna
Of the Regatta Girl" after having
been reproved with hard looks for a
Torrance. singled out Mrs.. Laura Joyce
He'll when the curtain was rung down
and slapped that lady In the face.
Mrs.. Bell. instead Of retaliating. laid
her troubles before the management.
TIE management then laid down the Law
"it Il al tfus," said Maaaser Sails
nciiasd that Il she ever showS up out
Of condition again she nssdn'. show up
At ALL"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-24

0s0e ~ ~oGn~ AoeSsovss Wp0ow.
4 nanAsy rsssossss 80 sassstain.sa,
vtii - ~ q TAnaAsy Hail a Tsss-
az. l1aFsA q. ~ ~ bsssot q ths
"Dfr" AasAsay osasvoAi fsaA TN
Dsssssos - q - sssseoss u . hsuss
on Olaasa IslaaA ~ MA AnsAsay,
v,dsv a ne oas.nA leAtsesosa. ~
a.. Merritt ~ GlAA A1s1sai rhtl1s
ana representative q vasssus eiiNesry
snl naval sssaaisatisss havs Sssaassd
70 altsnA
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slowly pusAsa up ed suiskay turned
over.
Issrn 70 write on the knsA DO not
bs confined TO Q desk. Procure {. stiR-
covered notebook. and write on only
one side Of the page until the ocoS 10
nlled one way. Then reverse u.
Phsasta0.
A great many words can b advaatAOo.
ously Joined together. but care should
b. taken 10 join only those words which
connect easily.
Avoid, too. a phrase which 10 not
iegible after II II written. and never
phrase words which do not naturally oc-
cur together In speaking.
The hrs, word only Of phrase y writ.
ten In position.
4 List % usefa1 PAsaoeA
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-24
CALvE FAiNTS ON STAGE
FROM ACCIDENTAL BLOW.

Nina. calvs was knocked ssnseless on
the stage Of the Metropolitan Opera
HOUSE last nagn, by an accidental blow
delivered by 6ignor Sootti during the
scene In the smusgiers camp In the
third act Of Carmen" The curtain
was rung down and medical aid sum
moned Calve had tainted from
paln but hes;oratives brought her
around In a few moments. She was
warmly applauded when the curtain
again went up and the action proceeded
As if nothing had happened.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-24

UpvnsAs. isA b v. l. hsssa,.
Y. L Kases. Priaeipa! u the Hst's.
rslitaH shsrtkosd School, a! No. 2S9
Fourth arssss. gives iAsss lessons in Proe.
tieel Ssorthss5. Ne 10 as!ho' ~ Serial
Lessons in PAososrapAv." I'm tommsr.
esaI DiAatioa Book" asd the "stsneere.
pAv's Compssioa." he MstAed uses 70
fAst Of Issse htmaa. -
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-24

The Printsrs Club. composed Of
member OF the Allied Trades. VIII held
. mammoth saoker this evening 81 its
ub-house, - East .Twsnty-siShth
street. Prsfessionai talent has been
national reputation, hssded By. Jeseph
Barondsss. will sdd 70 The diversity
Of the proxrAmme.
The BUILDING Trades Council hss ID
mitied another union 70 It's fold con.
posed Of erAftsnsa alreaAy. .rspreeentee
her The n:r u"'Ss sss a.
No. %. Wkish has bssa In the csntral
oody for leHs time, Hads no Sojest!e7
union. And sAId thai thsy had sot dene
20 because harmsay y sought 10 the
wcsSsrS Vnion has dsIssais1 q. jsnS
and J. Rothleder 10 represent u ~ the
Nsyday conference.
The Khan County District Council Of
the Unito1 DroSherhood Of Carpenter
has r0qusste1 Caspsntefs Union Ne.
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4 GDsssg Coossss To-HeGsA
1hsss va - . spFsnG sseesss -
night ss ths METROPOLITAN Tsme'A
Dsvsath svsnus ss1 vssrsssesh sesess.
10 which adnisstsa y fpoe.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-03
THE AUGUST MAGAZINES.

a international Wheat Corner" by J. y.
Whelply, in August McClure's, gives a some.
what startling revelation of "a proposition
made not long ago by the ius-iau govern
'ucnt to the United states, whereby the two
nations should control the wheat supply of
the entire world and fix it, price at q uniform
rate which should never tluctut'c. These de
tails have never before been made public.
Mr.. stephen Bonsel, whose information on
the subject has been obtained NJ first hand,
writes in the August Review of Reviews on
9TH Chinese Revoluhon." Ills article is Il
clear and exhaustive account of the various
reform movements in China, and especially
of the rise ana growth of the Boxers, together
with a review of I he complex and eventful
career of the Empress-Dowager.I
Mr.. Richard Harding Dayis's article
in the August Scribneris on Pretoria
in War Time gives a vivid and novel
idea of the appearance and curious individ.
uallty of the Boer capital, and of the way its
people viewed the approach of the British,
and Il most attractive impression of the stall
wait figure ana vigorus personality of Presi'
dent Kruger. The upon the con
duct of "A number of the cantured British
officers, in which they are said TO have taken
their imprisonment in anything but a "sports-
manlike" spirit, will no noubt excite consid-
cradle discussion.
-Four short stories, tn beginning of one
serial, and the concluding chapters of an
other give the August Ladies' Home Journal
claim the title OF Midsummer story Numhcr.
There are besides upward of thirty other fea-
tur"s college Girls Larks and Franks"
"Thc Haunted Houses of New England" my
SIMMER will some Chipmunks,""A Mission.
AIRY in the Great Wcsf,' by Rev, Cyrus Town
send Bradley, "How n Girl Can Work Her
Way Through College," Conversation and
Good Form in Public Places etc, Pictor.
tally the August journal is made unusually
-f1rRrrftrpttA 1r f1n. rnplr - nina Ia,.t 500 > ono
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-03
PREVENTED a TRAGEDY.

Timely information given Mrs. George
Long. of New Straitsville, Ohio, saved
two lives. \ frightful cough had long
kept her awake every night. She had
tried many remedies and doctors but
steadily grew worse until urged to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery. On bottle
wholly cured her; and she writes. this
marvellous medicine also cured Mr.. Long
of a severe attack of Pneumonia. Such
cures are positive proof of its power to
cure all throat. chest and lung troubles.
Only SOC and SlOO. Guaranteed. Trial
bottles free at w. II. Sheldon's drug
store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-03

patch. in print, was read by millions Of
Americans. The account 49, o more
than 300 words of cable. succinct in de-
tail-was copyrighted by the Associated
Press, for in newspaper parlance it was
a scoop of the first water.
The story of the disaster before TEN
Tsin, fresh from the field. was sent in by
Robert NJ. COllins-BUhby Collins, as
newspaper men know hm-the represent
tatiye in China of the Associated Press,
who began his brilliant newspaper career
on the Washington Post. Collins has
not in this instance secured his first
scoop or made his personality felt for the
first time at a crisis.
1t was Robert NJ. Collins who. less
than a year ago, accompanied the gallant
Gen. Lawton on his last ride. He was
with Lawton, where that good soldier
ever loved TO be-upOn the firing line
when the general fell, and it was Collins
who rode back to the base, worn with
fasting and hard work, and cabled to the
Associated Press exclusively the sad
news. which, through that agency, was
first spread broadcast throughout a sor-
rowing nation and the world.
The achievements of the Young man of
less han t~hirty-tive years are not a sur
prise to those in Washington who
watched him when he first essaved a
flight into the field of newspaperdom.
Something less than ten years ago. Rob
ert NJ. Collins, then a clerk in the Cen
sus Office, applied to the Washington
Post for employment. lie was Young,
a graduate of Middlebury College, VT,
and said he was willing to take his
chances. After a time it was given to
him a TRIVIAL assignment, with some pos
sibilities, and it was covered so well that
he was at once given a regular position
on the reportorlal staff. As a general
reporter, he did excellent work in every
thing he undertook. He made a reputa-
ton for the excellence and strength of
his work on the Schneider murder trial,
one of the most famous ever reported in
the District. He accepted a position
with he Associated Press six years ago,
and while in the Washington office added
to the estimate already formed of his
capabilities. Among other matters re-
ported by him at this time was the W.
c. p. Breckenridge trial. Political re-
porting, Or the more general and less
difficult work that falls to the lot of the
reporter, was all well done. Collins dis
tingulshed himself by the excellence of
his work at the St. Louis convention in
1896. Added to his general ability was
the pleasing personality of the man and
his steady reliability.
After working in Washington for about
three years he was assigned to the New
York Office as one of the editors. While
there, a request was sent out for a good
man to go to London as the representa-
tive of the Associated Press, and Collins
was selected. shortly after this the war
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-03
COLLINS IS IN CHINA.
A MlDDLEBURY BOY CABLES FIRST
NEWS OF LlSCUM'S DEATH.

Is Now at the Front as Associated Press
Correspondent Transferred "A Month
Ago from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of His
short But Brilliant Career.
The REGISTER has from time to time
made mention of the progress of Robert
NJ. Collins, the M%iddlebury boy who
gradu" ted from our college in the class
of SO, and entered the field of journalism
in Washington, D. G.. A year ago in
March he was taken from London par
liamentary reporting and assigned to the
management of the Associated Press
corps in the Philippines. II wv well he
did his work there. from a newspaper
standpoint, is Illustrated by the scoop"
he made of the most important news of
the campaign-the death of General
LawtOn. Now we learn that he is in the
thick of the fight in China. The Wash
ington Post has the following to say of
his latest achievement:
Monday morning, July IL, the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from China told of
the fighting of the allied forces before
the walls of Tien Tsin on the previous day.
The people of the United States, not even
then realizing the full horror Of the
stories from Pekin, were ill-prepare for
the additional details of a disaster, or
the news that the gallant Ninth, with
Col. Liscum at their head, had been cut
to pieces and their leader killed by the
fanatic hordes, whose nameless deeds,
under the wrecked walls Of the legations
in Pekin, still held civilization paralyzed
with horror.
The story from Tien Tsin was short, but
it was vivid and accurate, for it was told
by a correspondent who himself had left
the field only a few hours before the dis
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with Spain broke out, and when the Ma
Mia campaign began a cable to Collins
in London, with a request to Know when
he could leave for Manila. brought the
Immediate one-word dispatch "to-nlght,"
and that night Collins left for Manila.
The excellence of his work there at
tracted general attention; the achieve
ment of the report of Gen. Lawton's
death was but one of the many.
About a month ago Mr.. Collins was
detailed to go to Shanghai as the Asso-
clated Press representative at that point,
and the report from Tien Tsin, where he
was in person with the allied forces, was
only another feather in his cap.
MIR. Collins has many friends in Wash
ington. The dearest and best is his
mother, but after her a very large circle
will claim a right to share in the pleas
ure that his success gives not only 70
his employers but to every man in his
profession.