Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-16
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


brought from Formosa by the Empress
of Japan of the revolt of Chinese
! mercaniers used by japanese in fight.
ing the insurgents in Formosa The
xesointionists captured the local gen
harmeric at Hohupo and bu.cnered the
kendarIas and their families. and burn
I'd the government offices and massa-
cred sixiythree Japanese. Only three
japanese escaped who after many
hardships brought the news to Taiheh
from where armed punitiv. expedition
was Immediately dispatched
Chicago, Dec. l0.-With the opening
in the Coliseum today of the first Ma
tional Pure Beverage exposition back
ed by the brewing. distilling and bot
Ting concerns of the county. deter.
mined warfare between the liguor and
temperance elements has been precipi
tated. 4 rival exposition has been
arranged in an adjoining build5ng.
within the zone of the Coliseum's cleo
tric signs. by the Woman's Christian
temperance union and the Young Peo-
pies Christian Temperance union.
These determined organizations will
carry the warfare into the camp of the
enemy, and. to counteract the liter;,-
t'ire being distributed by TIE brewers
and distillers, will circulate temper
ance tracts right at the door of the
beveredg show.
Unless the visitors meade d for the
beverage show are careful they may
find themselves surrounded. not by
elaborate booths containing bottled
goods, but in a hall containing scores
Of diagrams and impressive facts and
figures calculated to set forth the dan
gers which beset those who daily with
the demon rum PRETTY girls ana
music and decorations galore have
been utilized as alluremeuts by the
promoters of the rival expcsitions and
merry war is in prospeet. Most OF
the liquor men accept the rivalry in
good natured spirit and are confident
that it will help. rather than hinder
the beverage show. One exhibit in the
temperance show, however, is calcu
i1i'h " pioOh Nli'll ana
that is the great map setting forth the
gains made in dry territory in the
last few years.
national beverage show is an limo
vation in this country, although such
expositions are common in Germany
and other European countries The
show will be educational, in that il
Will afford the public an opportunity
10 become acquainted with what IL
drinks, how it is prepared and what
~contains. Not only alcoholic drinks
are shown and demonstrated, but tea
and coffee take their place beside beel
and champagne. BY actual test the
harmfulness of many beverages sold
at fountains as pure thirst-relievine
coacoctious will be illustrated In
many cases the machinery used in the
production of beverages has been in.
stalled
Practically every kind OF food, the
beverage show promoters point out
AoAlains more or less alcohol but it is
Ssed that there are an alarming
/uumber oil so-called soft drinks that
contain poisons much more harmful
and deadly than alcohol
The government is represented AT
the exposition and has established -
testing station by means of which II
will furnish an analysis of everything
exhibited. The means the govern.
ment experts employ to protect the
people from adulterated and health.
destroying beverages, under the pur,
food and drink act, will also be thor.
onghly explained
The exposition will remain open un
I'll December q. inclusive, and is ex
pected to attract many thousands OF
visitors. All the leading pianufactur-
ers and importers OF beverages in the
country are represented bJ complete
and elaborate exhibits and the Coli
scum has been decorated in magni
ficent manner. providing handsome
setting for the many good things dis.
played.
New York. Dec. 10-At the secono
days meeting of the National Civi,
federation today discussion was re
sumed of the subjects brought up at
the initial session. including postai
savings banks. currency reform and in
surance for wage oarners. spiritcd
discussion was also held on the va
rious reports presented. including
those Of the pub ic ownership commits
sion and the Cancellation and hmm
grafton departments; on the results
o. the recent trust congress held in
Chicago under the auspices Of the Ma
tional Civic federation; on the inves
tigation undertaken by the federation
OF conditions surrounding the e,n-
poyes of the government IN the wori,
OF constructing the Panama canal. and
on the organization OF the joint chit
labor committee. The latter is com
posed OF delegates from the American
Federation of Labor the National
Manufacturers association and the
nanaroi Eadara tinu of Woman's rluhs