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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
THE EDUCATED NEGRO.
Large Audience Listened to Dr Merrill
 Last Night.

Large Audience Listened to pr Meff1Il
 Last Night
 The Rev Dr J. G. Merrill of Fisk uni versity and the Fisk university jubilee singers. were at the Second COngrega- tiOnal church last night, and a large audience turned out to meet them. The singing was of q high order, and Dr FiSk'S discourse on some Hopeful Features of the Negro Problem" was full of interest. Ten years ago." said pr Fisk. ''the educated negro called the north Gods country and turned thither to make his living. He is learning his mistake. He is finding out that those who need his services as a teacher or lawyer. doctor or min iSter live in the south: that his duty and interest lie beneath the semi-tropi- ical suns of the south. Another fac tor induced by the higher education is q growing race consciousness. No peo- pie can succeed whose brightest and best mon and women are ashamed or their race or regret their birthright. As the years go by the negro college man is becoming proud of his people and glad that he was born with q black skin. And why not? The tri- umDh of the American negro painter Turner in Paris. such a triumph as has been accorded to only two other Amer jeans. gives the negro race a great artist. The literary success of Paul Dunbar has shown the world what the negro poet can do. A graduate of the
 Fisk university is one of the leading young SociologistS of America: another, a surgeon in the late war. was hon. ored as the author of q paper before
 a reunion of surgeons in the Spanish war in New York last spring. Anoth- CT is physician with q lucrative prac- | tice in Nashville. a fact not to be won dered at. as he carried off the honorS in Harvard medical school. Others, lawyers. doctors and minister's are not
 only earning a livelihood. but are | demonstrating the fact that the edu- cated colOred people of the south are | commanding the respect not only of l their own race but of the white popu- | lation also. And when it is remem- | bered that each year from 15,000 to | 10000 black boys and girls are being l instructed by teachers who have re- ceiyed their education at Fisk. it is | easy to believe that there is growing | up in the southland a cultivated class | of colored people. with whom the edu- | cated negro can find no less congenla1 cOmpanionShip than were he to seek
 it among those who as yet are not
 ready to grant him social equality. | FiSk'S son. of whom she is proud, Prof l Dubois, has compiled the list of 2,500 negro graduates from colleges. He finds them almost without exception valued members of society, and to a | far larger extent than is true of the | white graduates of colleges pursuing
 vacations along the lines for which
 they were educated" Dr Fisk's ad-
 dress was an able plea for the main i tenance of educational institutions for
 the education of the negro race in | America.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
PRILIPPiNE FORESTS.
Vnsf Areas of Valuable Timber In
 Our New Possessions.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-The divi sion of customs and insular affairs of the war department has made public a sum- mary of the first report of the Philippine bureau of forestry, organized in it's pres .ent form under an order of the military governor dated April IA, 19OO Its first work was confined to ascertalning the condition of the records received from the Spanish government, under which that bureau had not only had the care Of the forests, but also the survey of the public lands.
 The laws in force at the time of the American occupation are said to have been in line with the most advanced for estry legislation of Europe. but were not enforced, the licensees cutting any and every thing. The result was that valra ble rubber, gutta percha and ylang ylang trees were taken and even the most val uable used as tirewood
 Captain AhCrn states that from differ ent sources of information he is led to believe the public forest lands comprise from one-fourth to possibly one-half the area of the Philippine islands, or from 10000, 900 to 4O,OOO,OOO acres. There are fully 5,000,OOO acres Of virgin forest own ed by the state in the islands of Mindoro and Paragua. The island of Mindanao, with an area of some 20,O0O,00O acres, is almost GntlrCly covered Wltn IlI0Der, ana even in the province of Cagayan, on Lu- zon, there are more than 2,OO0,O00 acres of forest.
 Captain Ahern mentions tracts of vir- gin forests to be seen on the southern is lands where from 10000 to 10000 cubic feet of magnificent timber per acre was standing, with trees more tban 15O feet in height, the trunks clear of branches for 60 feet and more than feet in diam eter. He states that in these forests there are millions of cubic feet of timber which should be cut out in order to thin this dense growth, so that the maximum 1 annual growth could be obtained. There | is a large variety of valuable gum, rub | ber and gutta percha trees, IT dye woods
 and the ylang ylang, the oil from blos-
 sons of which latter tree is tine base of | so many perfumes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
POLICE COURT DoINGS
Bound Over for Stealing Harness from Denny Ryan.

The donkey owned by Denny Ryan. the acrobat, came very near spending Thanksgiving without his fancy har- ness. Any how he will be better off than Thomas Sheehan. who will spend the holidays in jail for his rashness in entering the barn at 2S Pond street belonging to MT Ryan and his brother John. and stealing the donkey's har- ness and other articles in that line Sunday morning. John FitZgibb0nS testified to locking up the barn Satur- day evening and finding it broken open the following morning. Officer Mich ael Sullivan testified to seeing the ac- cused pass along River street Sunday morning with a bag on his back. and when called upon to halt dropped the bag and ran. Later he was arres ted and the bag found to contain the Sev- eral articles of harness belonging to Ryan brothers. Sheehan pleaded in toXication as an excuse for his act and was bound over to the next term of the superior court under bond of 5000.
 Vito Mancini, who surrendered him self last Saturday with his counsel, At torney Kendrick, for assault. evaded trial by settling for $1O. There was a man in court with his head wrapped up in .bandages and when he did not near tne caSe aSaillSl shanclll cdlleu he was greatly surprised. Sometimes the complainants in such cases as this imagines that he should have some thing to say in the disposition of the accused and when he has found out that he has nothing whatsoever to dc with it he is greatly surprised. The prosecuting attorney generally anG practically disposes of the cases in thG court in which he ofiiciates.
 Francis Greuden also settled a case for breach of the peace for $5.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
Senator Davis Holding Out.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 26.-A ccording to re- ports from Senator Davis home last night the patient passed a fairly comfort able day. His injured foot was dressed, and he bore the operation very well. His delirium was a trife less acute, and he was able to secure some sleep. The wound in his foot appears to be healing nicely. The kidney trouble, however, does not yield to treatment. Toward evening the senator became restless again, and Dr. Stone was called to the house. The doctor does not issue bulletin during the day on Sunday, so that any state ment of the senator's condition is of an unofficial nature.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
FLOODS WE'RE FATAL.

Memphis, Tenn. Nov 26-Several lives were lost in the floods recently in West Tennessee, north of Dyers- burg, and a woman and two children in buggy were thrown into q slough Ey the crumbling of the roadway and all were drowned. A mail carrier was drowned in Caney creek. near Glymph, I.auredale county, while attempting to ford the stream. A section hand on the. Illinois Central railway was drowned at the south fork of the Forkej river.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
RICH MIN CRITICIZED.
Abraham S.. Hewitt Says They
 Are Blind.
Do Not Give Enough for the Suppress sion of Vice and the Promotion of Charity-Ours, He Says, Is the Only Country Which Enjoys Universal Suffrage.

Suffrage.
 New York Nov 26.-At the annual meeting of the Educational alliance last night, in the building of the socie- ty. eX-Mayor Abraham $. Hewitt made caustic criticism of the rich men Of New York city and of the country. The meeting was presided over by Isidor Straus, the president of the alli- ance, who in introducing Mir Hewitt, said that he was the lifelong associate of Peter Cooper. the man who had
 founded the Cooper institute, which
 was the only institution in New York
 which afforded any ideas upon which
 the Educational alliance could be pat termed when it was projected eight years ago. After speaking of Peter Cooper and
 of the foundation, MT Hewitt said in part: '..
 The whole east side needs reform ing. To reform the east side is a big work. It can't be done for nothing. It means sacrifice. Not sacrifice on
 the part of those who live in the tene- ments. but on the part of those who own them.
 The rich are blind. There is not one among them who is giving what he would give if his conscience were properly aroused. They do not seem to realize that this is a government by l the majority. Ours is the only coun- I try in which there is universal sui frage To be exercised rightfully and 1 righte0usly that suffrage needs be ed | ucated. The rich in contributing tC i it's education are but building for theil own protection. If they neglect so to | build barharism. anarchy and plundel | will be the inevitable result.
 Tt is only by the discOuntenancin2
 of commercialism and the spreading oi
 altruism that we can safeguard justice
 property and liberty"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
TWO THEATERs RA1DED.

New York. Nov 26.-George Wintee- self. manager of the Germania theater. and Frank Erlaw. an actor, appearing at that theater. who were arrested last night on the charge of violating fhe Sunday law. were arraigned before 5Saejstrate Meade in police court te- day and were paroled for further ex- sm.pation. Police Captain Thompson eaid q play called sThe Rich Peasant was given in the thcater last night.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
A DOUBLE SHOOTING.
Objection to a Marriage Was the
 Cause of It.

Jacksonville, Ore, Nov 26.-G. W. Traynor last night shot and killed J. Hardenbrook and then killed himself. Hardenbrook was engaged to be mar ried to Miss Sarah L. Beeson, a sister of Mrs Traynor but Traynor objected to the match and it is said had threa t. ened Hardenbrook's life. Last night, about II o'clock, Miss Beeson, Harden brook and Mrs Traynor were sitting around the fire when Traynor walked out on the porch and a few moments later q bullet came crashing through the window. It struck Hardenbrook in the head and he died in an hour Traynor was found shortly afterwards near the house with two bullet holes in his head.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
DISMANTLED AND HELPLESS.

Portsmouth. X. H.. Nov 26.-The pa- trolman of Wallis Sands life saving station sighted q heavily laden schoon-5 CT. dismasted and helpless, drifting ashore on the sands shortly after ? o'clock this afternoon. There was no sign of life aboard and it is feared that the heavy seas which swept over the decks of the schooner took the people who were on board away with them.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
TNsULrING LANGUAGE USED.

New York. Nov 26.-Mayor Van Wyck received letter from Bishop Potter to-day, saying that the state ments made by the Rev Messrs Pad dock and George regarding insulting language used to them by certain DO lice officials would be sworn to and forwarded to the mayor. These stafe- ments were requested by the police board several days ago. presumably Tor use in connection with the trials of In spector Cross and Captain Herlihy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
Antisaloon Movement.

ALBANY, Nov. 26.-In over score of churches in this, city yesterday temper ance addresses were made under the auspices of the State Antisaloon league, with the object of organizing a branch ia this city to be known as the Citizens Union of Albany. Over 400 enrolled pe- titions have also been circulated to be presented to the common council calling for q curfew law. Among those who listened to the addresses were quite a number of city officials.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
N5isnIuccd Switch Causes Rain.

SALEM, Mass, Nov. 2G.-A misplaced switch on which the signal light had gone out caused an accident in the Salem yard of the Boston and Maine railroad system here which involved a monetary loss of $S, ,OO0 or S1O,00O, delayed traffic for some hours and resulted in slight in- juries to the fireman of the Bangor-Bos- ton Pullman train and to an Armstrong transfer agent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
HEAVY RAIN FALL.

Watkins. N. Y, Nov 26.-The heavy rain fall during the past fortyeight hours has raised the streams to the height of the Johnstown flood. The streets are submerged to the depth of three feet. Cellars are flooded and the electric cars are stopped. Back of the hills the sleet has broken down the telegraph wires and all the trees.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
JURY WOULD NOT CONVICT.
So Says the Sheriff of Lincoln County
 as Regards Porter's Death.

Denver, Col. Nov 26. 2 The Rocky Mountain News to-day prints the reply of Sheriff Freeman ofsIincoln county to the letter of District. Attorney McAl- lister of Colorado Springs, Col, concern ing the prosecution of the persons who lynched Preston Porter at Limon, Col, recently. After alleging that he was influenced into taking Porter from Denver to Limon by the assurance of leading citizens of Lincoln county that he would be allowed to pass through Limon unmolested to Hugo. where he would be permitted to place Porter ill the county jail. Sheriff Freeman de- claTeS that it would be impossible to get q jury in Lincoln or any adjoining county that would convict any one charged with participation in the burn ing of Portcr.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
THB CARS CONDITION.

Lavidia. Nov 26.-The following bull letin regarding the czar's condition has been issued: The emperor passed good day yesterday In the general course of his illness distinct improve ment is observable.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
Russian Railway Projects.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 26.-Pri- yate dispatches received here say that companies have been organized at kiev, with the participation of British capital, to build railroads from B-iansk and Czernizoff to Kiev and from ENiev to Zlobin
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
BRYAN WILL BE THERE.

Chicago. Nov 26.-Wiiliam J. Bryan has given assurances that he will be present at the Jackson day banquet in this~city on January s. It is thought that on this occasion MT Bryan will declare himself on the future of the party.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
SILVER STILL AL1VEe
Senator Teller Says the Question Will
 Not Down.

Denver, Col. Nov 26.-Senator Henry NJ. Teller of Colorado, wno leaves for Washington tonight. speaking of the effect upon the silver question the de- feat of Bryan will have. said that he did not intend to abandon the silver question because of the result of the recent election.
 The silver question is not dead,'' he continued, ''and will be a live Ques- tion in American politics for years to come, and I am firmly of the opinion that we will ultimately return to the bimetaliic system, in my judgment the only system that can secure stability of prices and equity between the cred itor and debtor"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
TO INVESTIGATE VICE.
Meeting Tomorrow in New York to
 Prepare to Cleanse the City,

Prepare to Cleanse the City.
 Indications point to a hearty re- sponse to the appeal made by ten lead ing citizens of New York for q meet ing to be held tomorrow in the cham Der of commerce for the purpose of de- vising some plan to repress fragrant vice. not only on the East Side, but in other localities in the city.
 EX-Mayor Abram s. Hewitt. one of the signers of the letter which was sent out, will probably preside. BiSh- op Henry c. Potter will be asked to make an address and give suggestions.
 It is not likely that the chamber of commerce movement will be ill sympa- thy with the committee named by Tammany Hall to investigate vice and proceed against those who are respon- Sible for it in this city
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
Grave Runners About the Czar.

BERLIN, Nov. 26.-The following spe- cial dispatch, dated St. Petersburg, Nov. 25, has been received here: Tt is per sistently rumored in St. Petersburg that the condition of Emperor Nicholas is crit ical Well informed people here declare that the disease has made far greater progress than the czar's physicians have publicly admitted. A fatal issue is now gravely feared.'
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
CHARGES AGAINST BRITISH.
Michael Dayitt Says Kruger Will Pre-

MlchaeI DaVItt says Nruger " III Pre-
 fer Charges Against England.
 New York, Nov 26.-According to a dispatch from Paris to the Journal and Advertiser. from Michael Dayitt Pres ident Kruger, the British press learns, is likely to follow up the line taken in his pronouncement at Marseilles, by formulating specific charges of the breach of the code of civilized warfare on the part of Lord Roberts in instruct ing his officers to resort to reconcentra- do methods in the effort to entirely crush Boer resistance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
ExplodinE Boiler XIII,
D;xorce In Forty Minutes.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-W. B.. Matthews of the Washington bar ob- tained a divorce for prominent Washing torians at Rockville, Montgomery coun- ty, Md, in 40 minutes from the time of filing the suit. as <
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
raruaao sweep. Texas Town,

DALLAS, Nov. 26.- A tornado did much damage to property at Flatonia, in Fayette county. Twelve places of bnsi- ness are reported wrecked, but no lives were lost. The damage is estimated at SEQ GOO.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
Pension Law vio1ntor Sentenced.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-General Theo- dore F. Brown has been sentenced by Judge Kohlsaat to serve six months in the Dupage county jail for violation of the pension law. '.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
Mated Golf PIayer DeoJ.

BOSTON, Nov. 26.-Willie Campbell the we'll known golf player of Scotland, is dead in Dorchester Of complication of diseases. He was 3S years of age,
 Exploding Boiler kills Three.
 SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Nov. 26.-While. Tightening ore from the steam CT Ellwood in Mud lake the forward boiler on the lighter Stewart exploded, killing three men and severely injuring seven others.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
Fre.het r1eascs Lumbermen.

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa, Nov. 26.-It has been raining all along the watershed of the west branch of the; Susquehanna river for the past 4S hours, and the pros poets for freshet are very bright. A freshet is most devoutlyt hoped for by the lumbermen here, as there has been no flood the entire season oh which the one hundred million feet or so of logs could be hoated to the booms here, q thing unprecedented in the history of the stream. Reports from Cfearfeld, the point from which estimates of the height of the water here are based, showed a three and half foot rise there and still raining. The prospects are that there will be 12 foot flood here before the storm ceases.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26

Italians Vote Down Army Reduction.
 ROME, Nov. 26.-The Italian cham Der of deputies has rejected a proposal brought forward by the Socialists to re ilace the army expenditure 100000, 900 francs md to cut down the army corps from 12 to 8.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-26
CITY NEWS.

A daughter was born yesterday to Mir and Mrs George w. Blacknall, of Holmes avenue.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
IN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
STILL DISCUSSING POSSIBILITY OF
WAR WITH BRITAIN

PARIS, Dec. THE chamber of depu-
ties today rejected motion providing
for a parliamentary inquiry into slavery
and cruelty in the French colonies
The premier, NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau
denounced the opposition's tactics of
constantly bringing up charges against
mission of inquiry would be tantamount
to putting the entire colonial administra-
ton on the stand, and he added, the
a moment at such a price. He regarded
the matter as one of confidence. The
motion was then defeated by a vote Of
400 to 116 1
The senate adopted the naval bill after
a short discussion.
Senator Cambos, Conservative, repre-
senting the Observation-Disclosures urged
the building of twenty additional cruisers
to prey upon Great Britain's commerce
in case of war.
The minister of marine M. de Lanes
san, replied that the number of cruisers
projected in the bill was sufficient for
Frances need.
Gen. MERCER then rose and alluded to
his speech of Dec. A. when he urged
training the army in embarkation and
disembarka tion drills, SO as to be ready
for an invasion of England. He said he
was unable to understand the sensation
his speech has produced He did not
desire war with Great Britain but he
thought it the duty of the government
to prepare for such an eventuahty. He
repudiated any intention to appear ag-
gressive towards Great Britain.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
WANT GAGE TO REMAIN
BALTIMORE BUSINESS MEN CALI
ON TEE SECRETARY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. president Ho-
ner of the Baltimore Clearing house. and
thirty other prominent business men rep
resenting the clearing house, the saw
ings bank and the Merchants and Manu-
facturers of Baltimore, called in a body
at the treasury department today and
urged Secretary Gage to accept the in
vitation of the president TO remain at
the head of the treasury department for
another four years.
Secretary Gage replied, in part:
Mr.. Homer, Gentlemen and Associ-
ates-l cannot at all question the SINGER
lty of your words. The support brought
to them by the presence of these gentle
luen of affairs, who are in the habit of
saying what they mean and meaning
what they say, removes them of all
charges of af1ttery.
If L remain here as I hope to do for
some time to come-how long L know
mott will thank YOU gentlemen wdo
have been so kind in expressing approval,
If you will at any and at all times hang
out caudonary signals or pass words of
extend words of approval if | am right
Altogether the people of the United States
are working out a great problem and It
can only be worked out successfully by
public interest, public intelligence and
the Watchful guardianship of those who
are in a position to und rstand the queS-
tions before US Their soiutlon VIII be
greatly enhanced by the interest Of bus
mess men with patriotic sentiments who
cherish the single desire to promote the
welfare and honor of our country