Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-28
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 Among the list of topics which the Russian ministry forbids Russian edi- tors to mention is news relating to the mobilization of the army or feet arm aments, and the movements of troops, news relating to the guarding of the Chinese Eastern railway, news relat- ing to the dispatch of agents of the ministry of finance to Persia, news and articles concerning disorders in the higher educational establishments. news concerning arrests for political crimes, unless published in official or gans; articles criticizing the decisions of the Holy Synod concerning Tolstoi, with a final prohibition of every kind of sensational telegrams received by newspapers from persons unknown to the editors.
 In scarcely any other line or human endeavor can greater progress be shown than in the press of this coun- try. Some figures have recently been published showing the great develop ment during the last half century. In the middle of the last century, when Bennett, Greeley, Prentice and Ray mond formed the big editorial We of the press Of that day, there were only 254 daily papers. To-day there are 2,- 226 In 1850 the combined circulation Of the papers was 75S454, while in 1900 the 2,226 papers had circulation of 15,1O2, 156 The aggregate number of copies issued during the year 1850 was 426, ,4O9,97S, while in 1900 it was S,16S, PAS, ,749. With the increase in the number of papers of course has come enormous increase in the amount of money invested. Tn 1900, $192, 2,443,- T0S was reported invested in newspa- per plants. The number of salaried employees was placed at 27,579, receiv- ing S27, ,791, while 94,604 wage earners received $50 1888, ,051. Material cost $50, PA, ,9O4 and the money value of the product was valued at $222.- 983, ,569.
 A war story which appeared in the Democrat within the past few weeks has been made the subject of much talk, especially among survivors of the great conflict between the north and south. It pertained principally to Fitz- hugh Lees hottest fight" and as sosae of the Waterbury boys figured promi uenLly III tue scrap It NWaS only udCuTd that the details interested them. Law, renee Cronan, at present an employe of the street department was one o1 sixteen men who swam across a river and were promptly called upon by the 'sRebs" to throw up their hands. Inss public lecture on this fight, delivered in Woonsocket in 1878, Captain G. w Bliss, now judge of the police court il Providence, said: ''I now recall thu brave Lawrence Cronan, member o the First cavalry, who in the midst ol an engagement was surrounded b. rebel bayonets and asked to surrende the flag. He refused. He refused when the bullets were sent through on, arm and his right breast. At last re lief came and he gave up his treasur, to friends and sank from exhaustion afterwards being captured. When , prisoner he was asked why he did no surrender his colors and isreply should immortaliZe him. The flag was no given to me for that purpose he said Crpnan was recaptured by our troops his wounds healed and he came through and was mustered out at tn, close with an honorable record Sucl are the heroes of the day that conn out to honor their dead comrades"