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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29
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KwANG HsU A SPOILED CHILD.

When Kwang Hsu was young man I was depositary of the North China Tract society and librarian of the Pe- king university. For some weeks eunuch from the palace came every day to secure a new book. Nor would he be put off without one. Something must be given to him, were it only leaflet on a religious topic. At last we were forced to take the Chinese medical books from my wife's private library to satisfy him, writes Prof. I. T. Head land, in Ainslee's.
 The emperor gradually made a study of all kinds of religious books, books on chemistry, physics, medicine, the science of government, international law, political economy, mental and moral science, astronomy, physiology, mathematics-all books, in fine, that had been prepared or translated into the Chinese language on subjects re- lating to foreign science. It began to be rumored among the Chinese that Wan Sui, 10000 years (the Chinese way of speaking of the emperor) was going to become Christian.
 The child had become a man, n self made, self-educated man. Never did anyone secure liberal education under more difficult circumstances. Shut off from all the world, he learned about all the world. Born in the most con servative of empires, confined in the palace with two fogyish old women, without any examples of liberalism among his ancestors, and without guid- ance save his own, he became the main stay of the liberal party of his coun- ! try. '....-.-
 Yet it must not be Supposed from l what have said thus far of his maj | esty that because he was studying Christian books he was therefore be- coming Christian. The Chinese did report that he played at Christianity with the eunuchs, standing them up in classes and catechising them from the books he had read. As for in
 What gods do you worship?"
 II worship Buddha." rs '.4
 "No, you don't" -- ---.-s' se,. ..
 ''Oh, no! I.worship Jesus and the God of Heaven" .-s's -a
 "Correct.'' sa5.s:.s T~. a.. -r-a. | But it takes more than the mere reading of books and the bias in favor
 
 As a matter of fact, the Chinese idea of the emperor is that he is nothing but a spoiled child. They used to say: 1.-The empress dowager ought to take him over her knee and spank hims It is told of him that once when hesdid not get what he wanted he grabbed a l fine Swiss watch from a table in his rage, dashed it to the floor and stamped | it into snlithereens. | ,f On anot her occasion the emperor had | ordered several of his eunuchs to come T to him. sOnly one of them put in an ap pearaneet sAAs athe seunuch prostrated himself to kotow,athe emperor, in ; frenzy of vexation, kicked his slave 1T Il the mouth I {Ehec cmananvhos told me io1 this incident got his information di rect, and exclaimed after he had re lated it to me:
 What kind of a man is that to govern : a country?"
 s Spoiled child Kwang Hsu is, withou- } doubt, and heais by no means Chris tian, yet he is the only hope of China men to-day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

At present the demand for coal by the worlds great industries is ahead of the supply, says a writer in the New England Engineering Magazine. How long 1t will keep so remains to be seen Certainly the period will be shortened, so far as Great Britain is concerned, if ,Afnerica aris ea1sssan be imported at q Sufficiently low price in other words, when American ship owners. or failing them, coal owners themselves, find it worth their while to build ocean coliiers on sufficiently
 large scale. The average cost of coal per ton at the pit head in the United States is given on a computation based on the returns for 1896, as 4s 91zd. per ton, as compared with 5s. 1O1ad. in the United Kingdom, 6s.a lid. in Germany, Is. I'd In Belgium, Ss Sd. in France, 5s. Sd. in New South Wales, los. in New Zealand. and a fraction over 5s in Japan If, therefore, Amer. ican coal owners can scarcely yet hope to break. with any profit to themselves, the proverbial record of sending coals to Newcastle" they have still nther coupfries.opeh tS them, As competitors, British coal sellers afe already beginning to feel more severe ly than may be pleasant the presence of American coal in markets In which English coal has hitherto been SUI
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

The actions of the men who first kicked the late John Sherman out of the senate to make room for Hanna, and then kicked him out of the cabi- net, where he had only been figure head while Day performed the duties of secretary of state, over the death of MT Sherman, which occurred in Wash. ington this week, is about as disgust ing an episode as the political world has seen on this side of the Atlantic
 It was killing man and then praising him for his many virtues. Mr Sher- man was not political paragon. He belonged to the school which follows the motto, '"The end tustifies the means" and he left long string of his political friends in the ditches he crossed in his extended political career, but it is4 certain that he never treated any of tIfena aas ebadlS as Keeiwas treat ed by the Hanna Mckinley crowd
 Some think that Mir Sherman died from broken heart, but there Is no evi- dence that his heart was the kind that breaks. That he had been a soured and disgusted man ever since his fail ure to capture the presidential nomina- ton of his party everybody knows, as he advertised the fact In his book of recollections; but as he always was glacial and ungenial 1t is not likely that disappointment shortened his life.
 H was 7s and he had been hard worker. That is enough to account for Q death from natural causes.
 Speaking on Sherman's death the Bos- ton Pilot sayss .sAnother of the few |l eminently great men of the civil war period, the Hon John Sherman, ex-sec- retary of the treasury, and for forty years at the front of public affairs in one position of another, died last Mon day at the age of. n. His history, therefore, is largely the history of his country during those years. He and
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

Should the reception planned for Bryan at New York tonight material ize, and it probably will, let no man deceive himself with the idea that it : is aii -1glint and glitter" aIThere are votes, and many of them, in that gath ering.-New Britain Herald.
 It materialized all right, Editor Vance, and the voters were there by the thousands. It is presumed that the g. o. D. is not so sure about carry ing New York to-day. The trip of | Bryan through the state last week was one continuous ovation to the man who will be our next president. You must have felt it in your bones when you penned the above extract.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

The people of Paterson are up in arms now against four young men a woman in that city. It is the old story of locking the barn after the horse is stolen. It seems to be gen orally understood that the men i'm plicated in this murder needed watch ing, but they were given full swing until a murder brought them, as well as the people of the town, to their senses
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

That disgusting and silly cartoon in the New Haven Leader Saturday night will probably lose several votes for the republican party. The publication of such a cartoon on the occasion of the visit of such a man as William J. Bryan to the Elm city was, to say the least pretty cheap politics, and 1t should and will act as a boomerang dirt
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29
SENATORIAL.

SENAIohlAA.
 2d Dist-C. w. Cowles, Manchester. 3rd Dist-L. Mullaley, Windsor.
 4th Dist-Charles w. Eaton, Bristol. 5th Dist-W. NJ. Kennedy, ,Naugatuck. 9th Dist-G. A. Hopson, Wallingford 7th Dist-F. G. Bassett, Seymour.
 Sth Dist-James P. Bree, New Haven. 9th Dist-C. B. Crandall, Stonington. 10th Dist-N. E. Lewis, Norwich. 11th Dist-James A. Way, East Lyme. 12th Dist-A. W. Noble, New Canaan. 18th Dist-R. H. Golden, Norwalk. I4th Dist-A. McNeil. Bridgeport. 18th Dist-M. J. Houlihan, Newtown. 1Gth Dist-Jerome Warren, Putnam. 17th Dist-O. T. Babcock, Windham 18th Dist-James Alldis, Torrington. 18th Dist-G. H. Clark, Salisbury. 20th Dist-A. D. Warner, Woodbury. 21st Dist-Heber I. Thayer. Haddam 22d Dist-Richard Davis. Middletown 23d Dist-Edgar D. White, Andover. 24th Dist-Edmund Joslyn, Holland.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29
For President. ~ : WILLIAM4J. BRYAN, ce-a For Vice-President. ADLAI E. STEVENSON.
Governor: Sanlue

Governor: Samuel L. Bronson, New Haven. Lieutenant Governor: Cyrus G. Beck with, New London. Secretary: James r. Woodruff, Lltch' field. Treasurer: Edwin c. Pinney, Star ford. Comptroller: William l.. Hunting East Hartford. Presidential Electors: Philo $. Ben nett, New Haven; Archibald, Nc Neil, Bridgeport; John w. Coogan Hartford; Fred P Burr, Middle town; Simeon A. Wheaton, Eastford Nathaniel B. Stevens, Winchester.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

This is the last week of what has been the greatest political campaign the country has ever witnessed. Even right here in our own little state it has been and is very warm and eXcit- ing, and Waterbury has not been back ward in furnishing it's share of the ex- citement.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29
Indians Rai.inx Wheat.

2 The Crow Indians of Montana, who
 raise much wheat, have entered into 0 contract with the United States gov. ernment to supply the Cheyenne h. dians with, flour. They arg rich in farms, focks and herds. This is the first time g government contract was ever let to an IndianTat least to q
 ssblanket Indian" of the mountains.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

Preach slaves In MadakaAcar. The French government has liberated in Madagascar during the last four Years about 1,o00. .0o0 slayes..
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29
, naorocco ynatnrua wire...

Owing to the stubborn resistance of the sultan the cities of the west coast of Morocco are still without tele- graphic connection. 'ss.' r
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

For ntatives-Michael J Byrne and Francis P. Guilfoile.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29
HE COLONIAL TRUST co., ss WATERBURY, CONN.
Capital and Surplus, $5oO,O0O.
Legal Depository for
 Court and Trust Funds.

Transacts a General TRUST BUSI- :, NESS. Acts as Executors, Admin
 istrators, Guardians, Committee,
 Irusee, Receiver, Assignee, Regis ! trar, Transfer and Fiscal Agent
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

1ransacts General BANKING BUSl- s NESS. Deposits received, subject 10
 check at sight.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

For Judge of Probate-Robert A. Lowe.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29
FOR CONGRESS,

1st Dist-J. P. Futile, Hartford. 2d Dist--Oliver Gildersleeve- Portland. 3rd Dist--J. H. Potter, Killingly. 4th Dist-C. P. Lyman, Washington.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29
WATERBURY UMBRELLA MFG. {
Cottage Bread

The sale of this, now famous. bread has been so large that 1t has been inn possible to make 1t fast enough to SUD- ply the demand.
 We are enlarging our capacity as fast as possible, and in a few days we will be able to supply your wants. you why your grocer was obliged to disappoint you so many times the past month. -as.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

ACTS AS TRUSTEE FOR RAIL- ROADS AND OTHER MORTGAGES
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29

OFFICERS: ID. s. PLUME, President. J. Fl. WHITTEMORE, 1st V1ce-Pres. e. M. WOODRUFF, 2d Pres. LOUIS N. VAN sKEUREN, Scc-Treas.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-29
Takes Entire Charge of Real Estate.

Office, 43 Center Street. / . HOURS: =.
 8 A. M. to F. NJ. > '
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
GATHERING IN 1--we STOCK.


London, Sept. 25.-Lord Roberts re-
ports from Pretoria that the guards
under Pole-Carew occupied Komati-
poort Monday morning. The bridge
was found intact. Much rolling stock,
locomotives and truckloads of ''long
tom" ammunition were captured.
Only a few rife shots were fired.
Lord Roberts adds: ssPaget. has
captured Erasmus camp, 5000 cattle,
5000 sheep and % prisoners. Me-
thuen has made another big haul of
stock" Lord Roberts reports that
the few Boer troops remaining in
the eastern Transvaal are completely
ssout of hand" and says they are
merely burghers, the foreign mer-
cenaries having gone to Lourenzo
Marques, owing to the Portuguese
government promising to maintain
them while there and give them pas
sage to their respective countries.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
ORDERED THE WAR.
Filipino Junta at Hong Kcag Responsible
for Recent Activity of Insurgents-
American Loss Heavy Last Week.

Manila, Sept. est now develops
that the insurgent activity of last
week has cost more American blood
than was at first reported. Addition
al news of insurgent operations comes
from Cayogan and Isabella provinces
and the northwest part of Luzon. In
the province of Albay merchants are
rushing their hemp to Manila, fearing
that it will be burned by the insur-
gents. The American casualties in
killed, wounded or missing during the
last ten days approach 100. In Sin
iloan, at the east of Laguna de Bay,
the insurgents, after an engagement,
delivered ten bodies of our dead. Doc
uments captured in Manila show that
the insurgents activity in this vicin-
ity was ordered by rebels here, fol-
lowing instructions from the Hong
Kong junta. Senior Buencamino has re-
ceived from Aguinaldo an answer re-
garding his peace proposals. Agui-
naldo declines to consider them and
declares that he is unwilling to agree
to compromise.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
NO CHANGE or. DATES.


Chicago, Sept. 25.-Col. w. J. Bryan
arrived in Chicago Monday and was
driven at once to the democratic head
quarters, where he went into confer
ence with various members of the ma
tiona1 democratic committe. s'I came
to Chicago especially for confer
ence," said Col Bryan. 81 want to
talk with the committee now for the
reason that I have three days at my
disposal. As to Mr. Hanna's asser-
lions concerning me I have nothing
to say. The agitation of the trust
question is meeting with success. 1t
is something that appeals to every
worHngman. I am going back to Lin
coin tonight and so far as I know
now will follow my original timer
ary."
Vice Chairman Stone will return to
New York Tuesday. ''The outlook in
New York is bright" he said, Though
I will not say that I am confident of
carrying the state. The report that
the democratic national committee in
tends to close the New York headquar-
tiers is nonsense"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
TO STOP THEFT. OF ORE.
Big Gold Mines In Colorado Issue Orders
That Are Obnoxious tn Employees
and Plants Are Closed.

Victor, Col, Sept. 25.-As a result of
an obnoxious order, designed by the
management to stop the theft of val
liable ore, Stratton's independence
gold mine has been closed down. The
miners announce that they will not
go back while the order remains in
force, and the superintendent says the
order will not be revoked under any
circumstances. Six other large COM
panies have issued similar order and
signed an agreement with the indie
pendence company to enforce it. The
order provides that all workmen must
change their clothes, both in going
on and off shift, and pass naked from
one dressing room to another. The
superintendent of Stratton's indie
pendence says the company has lost
$4,000 to $4,000 per month through
the populations of workmen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
LESS BOOK LEARNING.
Miss Reel. superintendent Indian Schools,
Pleads for More Industrial Training
for the Red Mems Children.

Washington, Sept. 25.-In her an
nual report to the Indian bureau,
Miss Estelle Reel, general superin-
tendent of Indiap schools, advocates
more Industrial training for the In
dian. Miss Reel believes in giving the
Indian child good thorough train
ing in the fundamental English
branches, but says that the theory of
examining the pupil with mere book
knowledge for generations to come
will be failure. A course in farming
and such useful knowledge as will en-
able him to shoe his own horse, mend
his own wagon, build his house and
DO the general repair work about a
farm is recommended for the boys,
as well as the teaching of homemade
ing duties for the girls. The property
ownership plan has prominent place
in Miss Reels system of education.
A strong plea is made for compulsory
education and the cultivation of bet
ter crops and more acres of land is
urged.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
FORTY ITALIANS DROWNED.
River COuntry-Many Flocks of
Sheep Lost.

Dallas, Tex, Sept. 25.-A cloud
burst in the Nueces river country, 90
miles west of the Southern Pacific
road, resulting in a terrific flood and
much loss of life, is reported. Meager
details have been received, but it is
claimed that from 80 to 40 Italians
employed on the sheep ranches were
drowned and all the ranches swamped.
Many focks of sheep have been lost
and a large amount of property de-
stroyed.
The disaster at Brownwood is re-
ported as being a very serious one.
Eight persons have been drowned and
part of the town badly wrecked by
water. The town is entirely cut off
both by wire and rail. The Fort
Worth & Rio Grande railroad west of
Dublin is crippled by washouts and
as tie wires are down trains that
have been laid out cannot be heard
from.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
THE ATTEMPT DISASTROUS.
Springfield, MO-, But Succeeded in
Badly Crippling His Wife.

Springfield, Mo-, Sept. 25.-W. T.
Horn, of Springfield, attempted to
kill himself with shotgun at his
boarding house on South street. He
and his wife were on the bed together
when the attempt was made, and she
grabbed the gun to take it from him.
In the scuff1e that followed it was
discharged, the contents crashing
through her right forearm, necessi-
tating amputation and destroying the
thumb on his right hand, which also
had to be taken off. Horn is regarded
as partially demented through the
use of opium.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
EMPRESS STILL DEFIANT.
Reported That She VIII Promote Prince
Taun, the Boxer Leader, to Place
In Her Cabinet.

Shanghai, Sept. est is believed in
official circles here that Prince Tuan
has been or will be promoted to MEM
bership in the grand council, and that
the taotai of Shanghai will be ap-
pointed provincial judge with the no.
torious boxer, Kang vi, as his deputy
here. The foreign officials are under
stood to be protesting to the Yangtse
viceroys against these appointments.
London, Sept. 25.-According to the
Pekin correspondent of the Daily
News, wiring September 16, the Chi
nese declare most positively that the
empress dowager and the emperor
will in no case return to the imperial
palace in Pekin, as they hold that it
has been desecrated by the intrusion
of barbarians.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
ROBSON DIDN'T MEAN IT.
Hero of the Merremac Episode Correcri
His Interview Regarding Dewey and
the Spanish Ships at Manila

Montreal, Can, Sept. 25.-Upon his
arrival here Lieut.. Richard p. Hob
son was shown the answer made by
Admiral Dewey to the interview with
the lieutenant sent out from Van
couver. He said he was deeply
grieved that Admiral Dewey had taken
the matter up in the way reported
He declared that he was not respon-
sible for the statement made in the
Vancouver interview. He had been
approached by reporter and in the
course of a conversation had stated
that the Spanish ships had been sunk
because the plugs had been drawn by
the Spanish. He explained that it
was impossible to sink a ship by hit
ting it above the water line. Admiral
Dewey had, however, compelled the
Spaniards to sink their ships and that
was just as effective as sinking them
with shells.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
A Negro n.urder. HI. wife. .

Coffeyville, Kan, Sept. 22.-Henry
Looney, negro living few miles
south of this city, in the Indian ter
ritory, murdered his wife by shoot
ing her five times with a Winchester.
He at once mounted a horse and
started toward Coffeyville, with an
armed posse of his neighbors in close
pursuit. They fired at him several
times and the fire was returned by
Looney. He would have been lynched
if captured. He rode into town and
gave himself up to the officers to- save
himself from the fury of his pursuers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
ATTACKS JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
Chief Justice Doster Says Present Court
Plan In Kansas Discriminates Be-
tween Rich and Poor.

Topeka. Kan, Sept. 25.-Chief JUS
tice Frank Doster, of the Kansas SUI
preme court, in signed article in
favor of an amendment to the con-
stitution charging the supreme court
from three members to seven, and
doing away with the two courts of APP
peals, makes a vigorous attack on
the present judicial system in Kan
sas. He says the present plan dis
eliminates between the rich and the
poor, and between those who are
accused of small crimes and those
who are accused of greater ones.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
The Huntington Estate.

New York, Sept. 22.-The inherit
ance tax on Coils P. Huntington's es-
tate will amount to more than $780,
900. In an estimate prepared for
Comptroller Coler and submitted to
State Comptroller Theodore P. Gilman
yesterday it appeared that the trans
fer charge on specific requests alone
would amount to $4,000. No ap-
praiser has been named for the huge
estate, and the real valuation of the
enormous fortune left by Mr.. Hunt
ington will not be known positively
for Is months, the time limit allowed
for filing appraisement reports. 1t
is estimated by those familiar with
the affairs of Mr.. Huntington that
his estate is worth $50, 0OG, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28
FEVER IN HAVANA.
War Department. Informed That the Epi-
demic Exists There to a Considerable
Extent-Troops In No Danger.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The surgeon
generals Office of the war department
has no information regarding the
epidemic of yellow fever in Havana,
although it is known to exist. there
to terrible extent. Private advices
from Havana indicate that the out
break is serious. The fever exists in
the best parts of the city and among
Americans who have gone there. 1t is
said at the war department that no
fears are entertained of a serious out
break among the troops of the United
States as they are outside of the city
and not in infected districts. The
outbreak is not unexpected, as fever
usually develops about this time of the
year and is even worse during the
months of October and November
than in the spring.