Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-20
HEARD IN PASSING

'DupeS advertised as new book, does not relate to Porto Ricans.
 At least the British will have to cap ture General DeWet before they can commit him to an insane asylum.
 1t will hereafter cost $50 to gamble in Arkansas, one-half to go to the in former and the other half to the pup lie school funds.
 Some dreams are hard to give up. MT. Mckinley still believes in the pos. sibility of a white republican party in the south in the near future.
 The announcement that Tom John son will be Q candidate for the dem ocratic gubernatorial nomination th1s year leaves bunch of guesses up in the air.
 Bricklayers from Chicago and other northern cities have baked building operations on the new state house at Jackson, Miss. by refusing to work With negroes. although there are many negroes in the Building Laborers' Un- lon of Chicago, and the secretary O. the local granite cutters union ista colored man.. It looks as if the color line Is being sadly twisted. .-A Boston Herald.
 President Ingalls, of the Big Four railroad. will get himself blacklisted by the trust magnates if he isn't care ful. He fayors a franchise tax, which he declares to be one of ''the fairest ways of raising revenues" and m in- come tax, and has had the nerve to say that the decision of the United States Supreme Court against the lar ter was "onesof the most unfortunate occurrences of the ;ages,''
 The state board of education has re- gently published q number. of especial ly interesting and readable school documents One of these is on the Flora of Connecticut," This gives an alphabetical list of the wild flowers ef FhN state and tells where these can be found among the towns of Connec- ticut. Another gives list of books in the various travelling libraries loan cd by the Audubon society of Connec- ticut.
 Martinelli follows Satolli. and it is now settled thing that the monsignor who comes to Washington as delegate apostolic returns to Rome a cardinal. A few years ago this country had but one representative in the red-capped college-James Cihho->~ No--- # has in way. three. Satolli and NTartinelli haven't the dignity of American citi- zenship. as Gibbons has: but they know a lot of things now about the United States that are unknown to the stay-at-home Italian cardinals. Hart ford Courant.
 Those who have seen both his Law .tonss1; boat and the craft at Bristol. say that the latter's lines are the more crude, but there is always the chance that she will prove a freak for speed, The uncertainty about her Is one or the most engaging features of the sea son. It would be foolish to say that many experts think she will beat the Bristol boat, vet there, Is always that possibility to be taken into considera- ton. The preliminary races will those that come later off Sandy Hook for the international trophy.-Provi. dence Journal.
 The Indianapolis Press,' which was started year or two ago with much flourish of trumpets, has gone out and been absorbed by the long-establIshed News" which it was started to run out. This is another. and far from isolated, illustration of the growing difficulty of starting new paper or IuHniuS Out tti Olu Olle lifitL IS ulre0Qy filling it's field. The "Indianapolis News" Is a strong and able journal, and the people of Indianapolis will be better off than if the rival paper had secured foothold and been able to keep going.
 The old story is revived that murder CTS sent to the death chair' in New York are not killed by the electric cur rent. and that an autopsy performed while they are unconscious from shock is the true cause of death. This time it is said to be supported by the state ments of electrical experts. On the other hand is evidence of physicians who say death Is caused by the elec- trlc current. There is also the import ant fact that a good many persons who have received m electric current by accident have been reported dead and buried as dead. and no doubt has been thrown on the reality of their death.-t Hartford Times.
 eAr Dooley" (F. r. Dunne of Chica- go) was received by the Pope on Palm Sunday. Hes just beautiful." says MT. Dunne .It was a small, special audience Ills Holiness talked to me