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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-24
ATTEMPT TO SINK LAKE.
Submarine Boat Was Damaged to the
Extent of $4,000.

Bridgeport, Feb. Authorization
was given out by President Lake OF
the Lake Torpedo Boat company to-
day to the effect that recently an at
tempt was made to sink the sub
marine boat Lake, while it was at
anchorage here. He says that water
was let into the valves, but the con-
dition was discovered before it had
entirely sunk, 1t was damaged $22,-
600
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-24

NOTICE. do trucking of all kinds
and make speciality of freight de-
livery, also expressing. Trunks and
baggage checked by experienced
railroad men. Furniture moved.
with care at short notice. Prices
reasonable and service the best.
Thomas j. Byrnes, Office 144 East
Liberty st. 2-24-lm
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TO RENT-Five and six room teue-
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provements. Inquire New York
Grain and Feed store, 100 Meadow
st. Phone 1893. 2-24-6
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WANTED-500 ladies and gentle
men at Hamilton hall, Mill Plain,
Thursday evening, Feb 81, 1908.
Chicken supper, dance and enter
tainment. Admission. Is cents.
Music by Nassau full orchestra.
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MONEY LOANED-On furniture, pi-
amos, etc, on easy weekly payments.
Business strictly confidential; AZ
East Main st, room 81. Open
Wednesday evenings. 2-24-S
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TO RENT-One 5 room tenement,
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LOST-A watch fob, between East
Farm st and Naugatuck station; in
itials J. F. C. Reward if returned
to Democrat office. 2-24-S
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10 RENT-Tenement of rooms at
Is Hayden st. Apply John H. Cas-
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containing waista,
on Phoenix ave, Saturday a. IN. Re-
ward for immediate return to Cur
ran Dry Goods Co. 2-24-3
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TO RENT-Five room tenement, all
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Round Hill st: rent reasonable to
right party; no objection to large
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WANTED-A, licensed druggist. Adj
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TO RENT-Tenement of five rooms,
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

CHICKEN SUPPER-At Hamilton
Hall, Mill Plain, Thursday Evening,
February 9th, 1908. Dance and
Entertainment. Admission, 15c.
Music by Nassann Full Orchestra.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-24

DEPORT OF the condition OF The Colonial
n Trust Compan,, Waterbury, Conn, at the
close of business on the 18th day OF February
IQOs
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-11

shouting nundreds on the floor and
thousands IN the gallery
The cheering swept the vast audi.
torium I'm great noise waves which
echoed back and forth In a volume that
increased and diminished alternately.
More doves were turned loose The
demonstration was finally stopped by
the lights being eXtinguished.
Roll call was proceeded with. Ar.
kansas was passed and California
yielded TO Oregon. Ex-senator Gearin
of that state seconded Bryan's nomi-
nation, as did also Governor Glenn OF
North Carolina He was followed by
Governor Swanson OF Virginia and
Hon. B. F. Looney of Texas
The opportunity OF the Johnson sup.
porters came when the roll call reach.
ed Connecticut, and that state gave
way TO Minnesota Winfield S. Ham.
mond of the latter state took the stand
amid a considerable volume of ap.
plause to place In nomination Governor
John A. Johnson of Minnesota.
Mr.. Hammond. although he was
speaking to mass of delegates who
had conclusively shown their prefer.
ence for another candidate, made a
most favorable impression on the con.
ventIon for himself and his candidate
The speaker, who is a powerful, portly
man and with no surplus OF hair, east
ly sent his voice 10 the remotest parts
of the hall and his speech was heard
with marked attention.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-11

Preamble.
We. the representatives of Democ.
racy OF the United States. In national
convention assembled, reaffirm our be
lief in and pledge our loyalty to the
principles OF the party. We rejoice
at the increasing signs of an awaken
ing throughout the country. The va
rious investigations have traced great
political corruption TO the representa-.
tives OF predatory wealth and laid bare
the INSCRIPTIONS methods by which
they have debauched election and prey.
ed upon a deienseless public through
the subseryient officials whom they
have raised to place and power.
The conscience of the nation is now
aroused to free the government from
the grip Of those who have made II
mbusiness asset OF the favor-seeking
corporations; It must become again
a peoples government and be admin.
istered IN all It's departments accord
ing to the Jeffersonian maxim, Equal
rights to all and special privileges 10
none"
shall the people rule?" is the over
shadowing issue which manifests Il
self in all the questions now under dis
cussion.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-11
NIGHT SESSION NOISY.
At Times 1t Was Impossible to
Maintain Order.
PLATFORM IS ADOPTED.

Pending the Presentation of Document
II Was Decided to Have Speeehe,
Placing In Nomination Presidential
Candidates Delivered.
Denver, July l0.-By 7:15 O'Clock
Thursday night the galleries were com
pletely filled and the majority of the
delegates were in their seats
On motion of Ollie James Of Ken
lucky. who stated the resolutions com
mittee would be unable to report un
Ill midnight, the rules were suspended
and nominating speeches of presiden.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-11
Labor and lniunetions.

NepSi eNu ihlAhSNiSUSs
The courts of justice are the bnl
wark OF our liberties, and we yield "a
none in our purpose TO maintain theil
dignity Our party has given the bench
a long line OF distinguished judges
who have added to the respect and
confidence in which this department
must be jealously maintained We re.
sent the attempt of the Republican
party 10 raise false issues respecting
the judiciary, II is an unjust reflec.
ton upon a great body of our citizens
TO assume that they lack respect OF
the courts.
II is the function OF the courts to
interpret the laws which the people
create, and if the laws appear TO work
economic. social or political injustice It
Is our duty to change them. The only
basis upon which the integrity Of our
courts can stand is that of unswerving
Justice and protection Of life. personal
liberty and properly. II judicial pro.
cesses may be abused we should guard
against these abuses.
Experience has proven the necessity
OF a modification of the present law
relating TO injuctions, and We reiterate
the pledge of our national platforms
OF 1896 and 1904 in favor Of the meas.
ure which passed the United States
senate in 1896, but which a Republic.
an congress has ever since refused
10 enact, relating to contempt in Fed.
eral courts and providing for trial by
jury in cases of-indirect contempt.
Questions of judicial practices have
arisen. especially in connection with
industrial disputes, We deem that the
parties to all judicial proceedings
should be treated with rigid Impair
tiality, and that injunctions should not
be issued in any cases In which IN.
functions would not issue in no indus.
trial disputes were involved.
The expanding organization Of in.
dustry makes IL essential that there
should be no abridgement OF the rights
of wage-earners and producers TO or.
ganiZe for the protection Of wages and
the improvement of labor conditions
to the end that such labor organiza.
tions and their members should no,
be regarded as illegal combinations I'm
restraint OF trade.
We favor the eighthour day on all
work,
We pledge the Democratic party 10
the enactment Of a law by congress,
as far as the Federal jurisdiction eN.
tends, or a general employers liahil.
ity act covering injury to body or loss
of life of employees.
We pledge the Democratic party 70
the enactment Of law creating de.
partment Of labor, represented sepa.
rately in the presidents cabinet, which
department should include the subject
Of mines and mining,
Tariff.
We welcome the belated promise Of
tariff reform now offered by the Re.
publican party in tardy recognition OF
the righteousness OF the Democratic
position on this question; but these
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-11
PREAMBLE AND PLATFORM.

Report Of Resolutions Committee Is
Adopted by Unanimous Vote.
Following is the preamble and plat.
form adopted b. b. -ttse -ts9 Democratic con.
vention:
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-11

Continued on last page
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-11
Tariff.

We welcome the belated promise Of
tariff reform now offered by the Re.
publican party in tardy recognition OF
the righteousness OF the Democratic
position on this Question: but these
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-28
General Demand

of the Well-Informed of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
ccllent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-lnformed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the northumberland by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-28
Chance for Conversion.

In the ante-belum days, when An
son P. Morrill, Of Maine was making
his first run for congress, bench
man of his opponent met an old min
lister of that section slowly Jogging
along the road on his old horse and
hailed him with: "Who are you going
to vote for?" "Well' said the old
man, Il thought l should give Arson a
vote. Arson has good timber in him,
l believe" "Oh, but l don't see how
you can vote for him! Don't you know
he's a Universalist? He doesn't believe
in a hell" With a quiet twinkle in
his eye the old man said: well send
him to Washington. When he has
served his two years if he doesn't be-
lieve in hell l shall be very much
surprised"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-28
Copyright by A. C. Mcclurg * Co.,
SYNOPSIS.

George Williston, a poor ranchman.
high-minded and cultured, searches for
cattle missing from his ranch-the Lazy
s." On wooded spot in the rivers bed
that would have been an island had the
Missouri been at high water, he discovers
"A band of horse thieves engaged in work
ing over brands on cattle. He. creeps
near enough to note the changing of the
Three Bars" brand on one steer to the
~. r." brand. Paul Langford, the rich
owner of the "Three Bars ranch is sent
for by Williston and is informed of the
operations of the gang. of cattle thieyes-
a band of outlaws headed by Jesse Black,
who long have defed the law and author
tiles of Kemah, county, South Dakota;
not dared to modest any of the, property
of the great "Three Bars ranch. Willis
ton shows his reluctancy in opposing a
band so powerful in politics and so
dreaded by all the community. Langford
pledges Williston his friendship II he
will assist in bringing Jesse Black and
his gang to justice. Langford is struck
known as "Willistons little girl" Louise
Dale, an expert court stenographer, who
had followed her uncle, Judge HAMMOND
Dale, from the east to the 'Dakotahs.
and who is living with him at Wind City,
is requested by the county attorney,
Richard Gordon, to come to Kemah and
take testimony in the preliminary hear
ing of Jesse Black. She accepts the invi-
tation and makes her first. trip into the
wild Indian country. Arriving at Velpen
across the river from Kemah, she is met
by Jim Munson, a hot headed cowboy of
the Three Bars" ranch. In waiting for
the train Munson looks at some cattle in
the stock pen. In the herd being shipped
to Sioux City by Bill Brown he detects
old Mag a well known "onery'' steer
belonging to his employer of the Three
Bars" ranch. MunSon and Louise start
for Kemah. They take lunch at the Bon
Ami restaurant. conducted by Mrs. Eig-
gins, a great admirer of Richard Gordon,
the county attorney. Louise is told of n
meat poisoning plot which resulted in the
illness of Williston, Langford and other
witnesses for the state in the cattle thief
case against Jesse Black. A blackboard
tries to block the way of Munson's team
at the entrance to pontoon bridge across
the river. Munson crowds past the buck
board team wreclling the blackboard.
They arrive at Williston's.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-28

ing death by poison, and is on hand
with his testimony"
AS they approached the office the
crowd of men around the doorway
drew aside to let them pass.
Our chances of worming ourselves
through that jam seem pretty slim
to me-" whispered Mary, glancing into
the already overcrowded room.
Let me make way for you" said
Paul Langford, as he separated him
self from the group of men standing
in front, and came up to them.
81 have watered my horse" he said,
flashing a merry smile at Mary as he
began showing his big shoulders
through the press, closely followed
by the two young women.
1t was a strange assembly through
which they pressed; ranchmen and
cowboys, most of them, just in from
ranch and range, hot and dusty from
long riding, perspiring freely, redaent
of strong tobacco and the peculiar
smell that betokens recent and inti-
mate conpanionship with that part
and parcel of the plains, the horse.
The room was indeed hot and close
and reeking with bad odors. There
we're also present large delegation
of cattle dealers and saloon men from
Velpen, and some few Indians from
Rosebud agency, whose curiosity was
Unsuitable where the courts were con-
cerned, far from picturesque in their
ill-ftting, nondescript cowboy gar
ments.
Yet they we're kindly, most of the
men gathered there. Though at first
they refused, with stolid resentment,
to be thus thrust aside by the breezy
and aggressive owner of the Three
Bars, planting their feet the more
firmly on the rough, uneven floor, and
serenely oblivious to any right OF way
so arrogantly demanded by the big
shoulders, yet, when they perceived
for whom they way was being made,
most of them stepped hastily aside
with muttered and abashed apologies.
Here and there, however. though all
made way, there would be no red
faced or stammering apology. Some
times the little party was followed
by insolent eyes. sometimes by malig-
nant ones. Had Mary Williston spok-
en- truly when she said the wiz for
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-28

Gordon met them in the hot, stuffy
little parlor of the hotel.
1T was good of you to come" he
said to Louise, with grave sincerity.
81 didn't want to-" confessed Louise,
honestly. I'm afraid it is too big and
lonesome for me. l am sure l should
have gone back to Velpen last night
to catch the early train had it not
been for Mary She is so-good."
1.-The worst is over now that you
have conquered your first impulse to
fly" he said.
81 cried, though. I hated myself
for it, but couldn't help it. You see
l never was so far from home before y
He was an absorbed, Woodworking
lawyer. Years of contact with the
plain, hard realities of rough living
in new country had dried up, some
what, his stream of sentiment. Maybe
the source was only blocked with
debris, but certainly the stream was
running dry. He could not help
thinking that a girl who cries be-
cause she is far from home had much
better stay at home and leave the
grave things which are mems work to
men. But he was a gentleman and a
kindly one, so he answered quietly,
Il trust you will like us better when
you know us BETTER" and, after a few
more commonplace, went his way.
There's man." said Louise,
thoughtfully, on the way to McAllis-
ters Office. Il like him, Mary.
And yet there are men in this coun.
try who would kill him if they dared. "
Mary! what do you mean? Are
there then so many cut-throats in this
awful country"
Il think there are many desperate
men among the rustlers who would
not hesitate to kill either Paul Lang
ford or Richard Gordon since these
prosecutions have begun. There are
also many good people who think Mr..
Gordon is just stirring up trouble and
putting the county to expense when
he can have no hope of conviction.
They say that his failures encourage
the rustlers more than an inactive
policy would"
People who argue like that are
either tainted with dishonesty them
selves or they are foolish, one of the
two," said Louise, with conviction.
'Mr. Gordon has one stanch sup
porter, anyway" said Mary, smiling.
Maybe had better tell him. Precious
little encouragement or sympathy he
gets, poor fellow"
please do not" replied Louise,
quickly. Il wonder if my friend, Jim
Munson, has managed to escape bat
tie, murder and sudden death, includ-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-28
Keen Rurnlars Out.

Buy at any hardware store a small,
plain hinge, one and one-nalf inches
long by one inch wide when closed,
or smaller. Screw one side Of hinge
upright on to the lower right-hand
corner of upper window sash. direct
ly above the slight fiange on all up
per saLhes. See that the hinge Is
toward and almost touching the win
dow casing. This will leave one
side Of ,ne hinge free to turn. When
wishing to fasten window turn the
free side OF the hinge as far back as
possible. This brinE it over the low
er sash. = will be INVISIBLE from the
outside. but will prevent the lower
sash being raised or the upper one
lowered. When hinge is closed 1t
will not interfere with raising win
dow. and does not dishgure or weak
en- the window sash.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-28
A ST. Patrick Rooster.

my friend" said the irate custom
err to his poultryman in Washington
market, Il didn't like that last chick
en- at all. Why, it had no lungs!'
"Oh, that's all right; it was st.
Patrick rooster "a st. Patrick
rooster? What has that got to do with
the case?' Lord, man, don't you
know that St. Patrick rooster never
crows? Therefore what does he want
with lungs? Anything else wrong with
him." well, er-er-no. Otherwise
he was a fine animal" Good. But
next time I'll throw in an extra pair
of ungs."-New York Press.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-28
s2ksaz.rnyGn 11lfsnIu---,-zu.
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)


Shanghai has IL precinct police sta
tons and one court, known as the
Mixed Court" because some repre-
sentative of the several consulates
Eits each day with the Chinese magis-
trate.
| was introduced to the magistrate
by DR.. Barchet, and found him very
gracious, and possessing a fair supply
of English He was dressed in full
mandarin dress, brown satin coat,
beautifully embroidered, and black
velvet hat turned up about the edge,
and decorated with the button, the
horse-tail and the peacocks feathers
that indicate a mandarin's rank.
We went into the courtroom,
everyone quickly took their places and
the hearings began All prisoners
when brought before the magistrate
must kneel during the entire proceed
Ing.
Though all the prisoners were Chi
nese, and the cases were conducted In
that language, l could follow most of
them, as the English sergeants pre-
ferred their charges to DR.. Burchet,
who is a proficient Chinese scholar,
and he in turn translated them to the
magistrate.
When a policeman brings man be-
fore the court he drives him by his
cue, and when he takes him
away, he pulls him by it, or if there
are several prisoners, he knots their
cues together and pulls them
along in a bunch. With such persuG-
sion, a prisoner is not apt to hesitate
long.
For thieving, prisoners are sen
fenced to a certain number of strokes
with the bamboo, or the cangue for
so many hours representatives both
together.
The cangue is a large square board
that fits about their necks, and be-
sides being very heavy and uncom-
Portable, is considered a great dis
grace, for it has the prisoners name
and crime pasted on it. In order to
make the punishment more severe, the
prisoner is often condemned to be
taken to the place where the crime
was committed, and made to stand
near the store or house where the ma
ture of his crime, as well as his name
are plainly to be read by every passer-
by. This is terrible punishment for
them, for the Chinese are very sensi-
tive about being publicly shamed,
losing face they call 1t.
In the afternoon | went back to the
mixed court and saw some men bam-
booed. 1t was done in a different
place from where the trials take
place, being at one side of an open
court where a desk was placed, be-
hind which the assistant magistrate
sat.
The prisoner throws himself on a
piece of mating laid on the top step
leading to the magistrates desk, his
trousers are pushed down, exposing
his thighs, and two men in ridiculous
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-28

the hideous pain-the bone being
crushed to jelly.
The most dreadful of all executions
in China is the ling chez, or hundred
cuts, where the condemned man Is
given SO cuts on different parts Of the
body, contrived with such devilish
cunning that death does not come
until the last cut, reaching the heart,
puts them out of their agony.
This execution is only administered
for three crimes; attempted assassina.
ton of the emperor or empress, the
killing of father or mother or the kill
ing of husband by wife. The killing
of wife by husband is not so seri-
Gus a matter.
In China a man must sign his own
death warrant by mixing his thumb
and making the impression of it on the
paper. Chinese law, when once it has
man in its clutches, is loath to give
him up whether he be innocent or
guilty. So if he does not sign the war
rant willingly he is tortured until he
does it in sheer desperation.
Political prisoners, who are SEN
fenced to Punishment, seldom reach
the place of their destination, for after
such a sentence there is almost always
an accident, either by the chair in
which he is carried being tipped while
on a bridge by one of the coolies
stumbling and thrown into the river,
where there is no hope of escape from
the clumsy, tightly-closed affair, or
else the banished one is mysteriously
attacked by highwaymen and MUIR
dered.
All executions of any sort are free
for anyone, man, woman or child, to