Putnam patriot., 1908-11-20
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government exef witnessed in tbt worlds history. is HOW threatened. fH many Of the provinces into which Ghi' na is divided. there is large body oi its 4oeY ,eo0 Of people educated and trained in Nestefn enlightenment The Chinese are conquered race. the Manchu dynasty, a Tartar race, con. qnefed the country and have held con froi for several centuries, but not al. ways aeceplabiy. ndef the remarka- ble woman who has so ably ruled the country for forty years, the old Manehn .lespotisms were tempered with many liberal reforms-the Iast and recent be- ing the promise Of Constitution and Parliament te be granted in nine years, in the meantime steps were wisely ta- portant event. Now that the Dowagef Empress is dead all her promises and plans have no binding effect on her chance suceessofs-fof there k ne legal one-the people are preparing 10 assert their rights against any reaetionaries. Austria is mobilizing her army In apprehension of WAT with servia. The Balkans disturbance k still far from settled, notwithstanding the ef forts put forth by the Powers desiring the worlds peace.
 Belgium has formally assumed con. trol Of the Congo Independent State, recently transferred to II by Leopold Is King. Now that large territory will hafe home government, ,to protect the interests of the natives and te develop its gfeai natnfni resources fer their be. neiit. That removes oee worlds sean. dai.
 The election of officers af the ne" Republic of Cuba look place Inst sat. ufday. going largely in favor of the It. befal party. headed by General Gomez, Inc old revolutionary lighter, who ear ried every province. His opponent was General Menoeal. also a revolutionary lighter, head of the Conservative party. The vote WAS close, General Gomez re. eeised total vote ef las, s2, against 1ls. .a29 for Gen. Menoeal. Nothing oc- ss:s:s! .a :sa. .as e!eei.an-esers dis tfict throughout the island WAS quiet and orderly during the election. The Cabinet k highly elnted nj the way the election was conducted. The honor is reflected on the great American states manship that has transformed disof- defly. law defsinR people into Il self respecting and sell. reliant body of eiti= xens, ohedient h law. To spain II must seem like miracle
 Al the convention ef the American Federation of Labor, held i'll Denver, Col, last Saturday President Gnnpefs declared that II he were fined in the contempt proceedings at Washington he would po to inll before he would pay his fine, of allow the Federation to pas Il, Who will be made unhappy by hi' marty rdom9
 Al the Texas Baptist General Con veniien, held at Fofl Worth, last sat day, slb0,O00 of the necessary $500 ,os was raised for the Baptist Sani,ariun at Dallas. John D. Rockefeller ha promised to contribute the remainin, <la,0o0,
 An appropriation of st ,060, ,00o 10 car " on the work next year in Africa ans China, was made ny the general com mittce of foreign missions of the Re formed Episcopal church in annua session al St. Louis, last week.
 Richard Croker. the former Tamma ny Hall ..hosse Was among the pas sengers who boarded the Lusitania las Saturday for this country. He will re main in the United States six months
 south Dakota has made wealth b. making it's borders place Ia get al Natees with litlle delay, but made Il name a scandal. IL has just passed new divorce law, extending the pefio of residence from six months to lively months as prerequisite to obtaining divorce IL WAS carried by vote ( two to one of Inc people. AS the seek CTS for divorce spent large amount ( money while waiting six morths, no' that they will have 10 stay twelve thei expenses will he doubled, to the bent it of the State. besides getting credl for greater morality.
 In iaoi Germany had twelve auts mobile factories. employing ,hso pe sens, receiving sssi ,s1s In wages; whil in 1906 this number had increased thirty.four factories, with io,ata GIT ployes, receiving in wages Si, III ,oi' The total value of production shove an increase ef nearly tenfold in the tis years.
 The great drouth Is as far from hetn broken tn the central West as in Ne England. Al Paris, H., wher II people are dependent on private wei for their water supply, the wells ha, run dry, Inc schools have been con lelled io close, and the State Board | Health has advised the Mayor to tak possession, on behalf of the public, such wells as continue 10 How, and distribute the water according to II