i
. 5“
A ' edithairebsls.» ,. -
e . frtini
. j - ‘
'A .' i“ lefiyif‘
l.‘ Ni
w» . . ‘3'??? W’vag
so:
‘ )5.“ "[‘i‘n‘ihi Philip-
spulsfljwltiiout loss
- ‘ Modems. .
Who 9. may. mph
' rebels, with one cannon.
tsglits early this mors-
simultaneously .Gusm and
’ floi‘wors each attacked by
of rebels numbering about six.-
almlunvm repulsed. withv
Witbitnsarlfllllt. J
‘ _. Tu and his-regiment. while
' t g to‘tahe the rebels in the
3.0.?!“ sm'pll patrols and cap-
. . , id'l'fl rentals. s lieutenant and
A Iiiipinewbo hasarrlved here from
" tfle'fiisayas Islands says that Victor-I
Win-'4‘; prominent and wealthy
‘, W q Ileiio, being forced by public
oitaion to declare his politics, has loin-
- . ‘.,inl_rabitlsnts of Santa Barbara,
' ths'rebeii headquarters in the island of
Essay ”we. abandoned the town. fear-
ing a bombardment of the place by the
Unitedm battleship Oregon.
~ {“1 gm tum claws: .. 1
seem in the Cert-«inn
. it ‘ fr'iidnslirsttea fro-4 lites-em
cyan ptember s—‘Jrhe Navy
Q” f . slit ' Ii:- informed General
,Osrroil..wl_io has charge of the
at parpde, that the war ships
~ . 'New'Ydrk for the ceremon-
" tsp 'include the cruisers New York
3' illtdviDmOIIyn. the battle ships Indiana.
_ -‘ Whilst" and Texas, the auxiliary
. cruiser Prsrie. the monitor Ampbltrite,
. the, converted yaeht Scorpion and the
,wooden ship Irancaster. There will al-
so be , goings that can be spared
t e svy Yard and perhaps the
minute Del hln. ‘ g
_ ef’l‘fea'su‘ry" pertinent has also
signified its readiness to detail a squad-
IW Mills 'reyenue cute toehttsrmm
‘ the raven e cutters‘to the par-
" legcomm ttee has ,not yet ap-
. to the Treasury Department, but
. pllcation will be made.
‘,A licetions from excursion steam-
:‘Pfla‘g. yachts are coming in on Gen.
mu so rapidly that he has no:
1 i find apiece for each. Hr
’ , at know whether he will give
, -- .. double or single column formu—
ting. Single column, it is believed
would be of the more interest to tho
.1 "si’htseers. but with three hundred or
V“ve‘ssel,a,’ln line the question of
a” heh to be taken into considera-
Lm .e. -~ '
The programme is for Admiral Dew~
ey’tn stand on the bridge of the Olyin.
maatfirsntis Tomb and review the
ships another round the stakesz
The Navy Department will not permit
y of the ships of war to be undei
gallant thoriver after dark. and tha‘
they may reach their anchorage be-
fore nightfall it will be necessary It
‘ have. ’ seilew ended not later than t.
t L “.4”—
HIBITION OF PICTURES.
‘e, VNorwaIfk ’ Library Association
-e all as ibltion of Norwalk pic-
‘Hfly ink he autumn. The exhi-
il Ins two afternoons and eve-
ni he rooms; of the association
inf kwood building. The pic-
ll be historical. scenic; scenery
in ‘ pd Norwalli. New Canaan
. Wepton and Ridgefieid. Nor-
wnlks homes. streets. etc.; portraits‘oi
citynnd, town ofilcials of any period.
teachers. clergymen. etc. All photo-
graphers. professional and amateur. er.
invitee'to exhibit as many pictures us
choose in this‘ collection. Subse-
_ . permanent collection of pho
Map will be’ made. classified and
catalo'ssd. as a feature of the associa-
tion's'tmrk. Those intending to con-
tribute or loan pictures may obtain
‘ particulars of Miss Scott Public. Ll
brsry.‘ '
'BOW BURNED BY I’LAYMATm.
‘ Willie Lurking. eight years old..llcr
at bishome in Bridgeport. mifferlug
from burns as the result of being
thrown into avbonfire by several boys
. Melvin about a fire on the Sea View
gamma dump. one of the group of lads
thatthey play lndiap. Two
of the b boys seized LarUng and
trend: 'into the fire: He broke
away. and reeling. fell forward just out
01th .fiames’ reach, but his legs had
been Iy burned. Larkiug'a lather
made complaint to the police“ asking
that a: lads be punished, but no ar-
rest‘ been made. _
. t
’ . Elm FOR NOT REGISTERING
‘ DOiIi-I.
Attorney In Davis, of Norwalli.
went to Wilton. yesterday. to prosecute
. for the state In the case broilght by
the solectmen against Cha’rles W. llor-
tea for failure to register three dogs.
The case..was tried before Justice of
the Peace Perry 8. Ackerman. who
found": acciiscd guilty and imposed
a finenf and costs. with the provlsa
smilic‘prisouer must
’ ‘3‘ ' ‘_ mad
MOI/1N0 TIIE‘ CALL PLANT.
‘ A’ttorney Leo Davis in ibdny moving
ti Morning Call plant,‘whlch he re-
nclissed. lie attempted to
the material hursdsy. but was
ad by a claim returns on the
, Ir. Davis threatened to take
by a rcpleviu process. but
red by the agent of the build-
' i that, e would have no further trou-
”'1'ng al .
liftimmcnmas usuxsa ILL.’
iimsa A. .l. stacker has been
Itduring liis adjourn at Ocean
s will prolong his visit some
.‘flJhe purpose of getting some
Mill his outing. as he is now
we! fish; tpiacr
o ,1. ‘r ' '
m astute of tin- late Henry I. lioyt
has been appraised at $175,000. The
appraisers are Henry Price. and 0. hi.
to boutfor the first since his
.3!
Menus vapour» AT muons
listless.
register the.
i
he?» i" i. . ‘
lea least lied Ia‘a laser
. Trenton, N. 5.. september O—Ii‘onnar
Cashier paeorgs vai. Vales as..wiio.ls.
serving a: ale. year term .in ether astsie
rison furnishing and. mat-inns
*jddlesu county ‘Dtalfi “It"! kind
0 i' h“ ”misused: ti’il‘li
o , .
WWW rue cc :2:
. a . I ' l ‘
iiiii a: 1 'clumb house iii 13st giranch'
nduc ed by Marks. who is reported
he ether a ransom or alum?” o:
hi Dsly. Jr. 0 . n t e au
av‘e' beon'fiied for 'aalel‘gtine’ by his
counsel J. Kearney Rice. They. logo
at the money was lost on July’ last.
he suit was instituted'on August 1':
nd copies of the summons and dec-
1 ration were served on Marks on Aug-
st 21. The real cause of action‘ is
found in the bill of particulars annexl
dd, which is as follows: ’ '
i "Notice s hereby given that. this ac-
tion 1s. br khtlto‘i‘eeover tins turnout
of money idst by the plainti gain.
filing for money by lot or chance with
the defendant. and for money paid by
the plaintiff to the defndant as the
winner at said gaming on the eighth
day of July A. D. 1899, namely the sum
of “0.900.
“This action is brought under the
provisions of an not. entitled. 'An act
to prevent gaming.’ "
It is supposed that the money which
it is sought to recover is the cash
which Valentine took with him when
he left the bank Just prior to his expos-
ure and with which he hoped to win
, enough to’stave off the evil day. Val-
eutine was reported to have declared
that he lost the money at a gamin
Rouse in New ork. He had increas
is capital to over 818.000 he declared.
and lost it all on one turn of the
wheel. . .
cor so assaults.
Anti-Bxpsnsienists gruesome Check
,, , lailsimentof-fialdierss ~
' Pittsburg. Pa. September s—Lleu-
tenant '1‘. 0. Murphy, of the United
States army recruiting station here.
has returned from Meadville. Pal. dis-
gusted with the Meadville anti-expan-
sioniste who caused him to close the
sub-recruiting station“ there and to
come away without a single recmlt.
The station was opened on August 29.
in charge of ‘Privato Baldwin and in
two days seventeen applicantshad heun
examined and five accepted. Mr. Mur-
phy Vent up to swear the men in. Nomi
appeared and Baldwin went out and
brought them to the office. They rc-
iuscil to take the oath. One of thcm
said: “My friends have told mc that
those fellows ought to be given a
chance to be their own boss and that
this country is not giving them a
square deal in fighting tbcm. A lot
of my’fricnds tell me if i go the pcoplc
here won't have anything more to do
with me and I guess I won't go."
The other recruits bore him out in
this statement. . .
IIA'I'ILED wirii A sinus. ‘
roller-ion In sons siu luster in
Fight lasting an "our;
New Rochelle. September 9-Captuin
James l-‘landreau and Jacob Itldcr.
fishermen employed by Keefer liroth-
ers. had a lively battle with a man
eating shark. measuring nine and c.
half- feet long and weighing 40o
pounds.
They were fishing in the Sound when
the shark became entangled in the gill
net. They pulled with all their strength
but the boat keeled so that there was
danger of capsizlng. After an hour's
work the shark was dragged to the
surface.
Flandreuu feared to reach closi
enough to the shark to insert an im-
provised pin in its mouth. and shovcn
-i|’I oar 'bctwccn its jaws The oar
snapped. and for half sn' hour for
shark fought gamcly. biit was finally
killed. Mr. Keefer says he has mnu-
arrangemcnts to send the shark to c
Museum of Natural History. in cw
York city. . *
INDIAN”! STA" amiss.
rm lieldatt’siaaa in" Three liars.
Beginning catcher is.
The fiftccnth annual convention of
the Connecticut Christian Endeavor
Union will be held at Putnam. Friday.
Saturday and Sunday. October 13-15.
" On Friday evening the convention
will open with announcement of com-
mittees, etc. Among the s akcrs on
Saturday are the lion. (lcor e H. litter
of Westerly, It. I.. and the lion. Edgar
M Warner, of Putnam. In the after-
noon thcrc will be committee confer-
ences, closing with a conference of sec-
retaries, both recording and corres-
ponding. which is the first of, the kind
ever held in Connecticut. President
Spooncr will preside over the social
hour, Saturday cvcniiig. .I. M. hogan.
district siipcrlntcndcnt of Junior work.
will lead the Junior work rally on filin-
dsy afternoon and John Willis liner
wiI lead the consccrntlon "Wire in the
evening. Mrs. I". E..('inrk will also be
prcscnt at the convention.
Arrangcmclits arc bcing made for the
criterUIIlImt-nt of the dclogutcs at the
homes and hotels of Putnam or reason.
able prices. As usual special railroad
rates will bc arranged for.
The trouble about keeping matters
to yourself is that when immcthlng'ls
found out about you. you are credited
with deeper deceit than you have
practiced. 4 "~ '
7 ’Uf'rltéil‘fima.‘
.m » .A .
no laud-ab clear
.' ,. ‘a "1i'f'5~ms.1'.'.
American reitissus.
vestmfllt want to its state ofgrttisg
the; worth. of: this. ms. Y My
lwast w Wm "' Wilfin Ind
'whereiores. and . in ~a Jaime ratio
to the value of “rm‘UNfl they
burrow and Jarret until: utilise with
the csllsterahi Take “1”“ In the
realm of proprietary articles. If we
know of a. friend who has been cured.
we have some faith in the preparation:
iii» we. know eftwo er tumour faldi
increaau. If the cures reach hundreds.
all well known eitilsens. and anyone
who still annulus that there is noth-
ing beyond winery merit in the said
preparation, can safely be left to the
care of hisffeiiow taxpayers. if he
wishes to pick‘ a quarrel with them on
the qaestionof their judgment ‘dnd ver-
acity. he has ample opportunity in East
LNerwalk te‘do so. Begin with this
case:
Mr. William I". Knapp, of No. 65 0s-
borne avenue, East Norwalk. fireman
a‘t Roth ii. Ooldsehmidt's says: "1 am
an old time mgiueer. and like a great
many who hollow my calling. the weak
spot in my anatomy was my back. I
knew it arose from some derangement
of the kidneys. for backache and the
sediment in the kidney secretions left
no room for doubt. Sometimes in leav-
ing the over-heated boiler rerun. the
cold atmosphere suddenly lowering the
temperature of my body may have in-
duced colds, and as a rule they seated
themselves in my :lolna. I noticed in
our Norwalk papers' Dean's Kidney
Pills advertised to cure just such trou-
bles as 1 bad. I procured a Ibox at
Plaistcd's Drug Store. They cured rue."
iDoan's Kidney l’llls for sale by all
dealers; price 60 cents a box. Mailed
on receipt of price by h‘rlstcr-Miiburn
Co., Buffalo.-N. Y.. solo agents for the
. Remember the
take no other.
No. t‘is‘tlie fastest eastbound train
oli one of the great‘trnnk lines. says
the comr- Companion. Nothing is
more annoying to the authorities of
ed. even for five minutes. by inferior
trains. But it happened that it was
once detained“ for fifteen minutes at
Friendship. N. Y.--a little town on the
Allegheny dlvisidn—li’y a westbound
freight. The delay was. Of course. re-
ported by the conductor of rims. to the
superintendent at Hornellsylllc. and
the superintendent immediately tel..-
g-raphed the guilty freight conductbr.
asking why the "fiyer” .had been de-
tained. The fq-iglit conductor, a wag
with a turn for rhyme. sent back the
following reply: .
The wind was high. the steam was low.
The train was heavy and hardrto tow;
The “coal was poor—'twas mostly
slate——
Hence the detention of No. a.
' But the conductors "poem" did not
save him from doing penance—ten
days off duty. without pay.
DRINK (“IAIN-O
after you have concluded that you
ought not to drink coffee. It is not a
mcdicinc but doctors order it. because
It is healthful. invigorating and appo-
tlzl'r'i‘g. It is made from pure grains
and has that rich seal brown color and
tastes like the finest grades of coffee
like it and thrive on it because it is a
genuine food drink containing noth-
ing but nourishment. Ask your grocer
for Grain-0, the new food drink. it
and 25c.
O. B. Parker. of flinghamton. N. Y..
a well-to—do bachclor. became enamor-
ed of Mrs. Ida Bomb. a fascinating
wldo of the same city. and manifested
bis/a ectlou by cutting and splitting
her firewood. milking her cow and do
lug other chores. Though he was h‘au-
dy about the house. she coldly rcicc't-
cd blip when he laid his heart at her
feet. When be sued her before a Jus-
tice of the peace. not for breach of
promise. for she had promised noth-
tag. but for cutting wood and other
services, Mrs). Bomb did not send for
Parker and propose a compromise. but
instructed her lawye‘ to bring a suit
for services in t him to read
and write. She is re of overbalanc-
ing his claims. because education a
more valuable than the skill reduir
for chopping wood and milking a cow.
_____.___._
NOT THE WIBEST WAY.
It is not always best to wait until
it is modest before buying a bottle ol
Chamberlain's Cholic. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. Quite frequently
the remedy is required In the very bus-
iest season or in the night'and much
inconvenience and suffering must ut-
borne before it can be obtained. I.
costs but a trifle as compared with its
real worth and every family can weli
afford to keep it in their home. It is
everywhere acknowledged to be the
most successful medicine in the world
for bowel complaints. For sale by (I,
l.. Stillson. South Norwslk. and E. 1'.
Weed. Norwslk. .
Miss. I'rimin—I’crhaps you wouldn't
think that I belong to one of the first
families?
Mr. Simm—indeed I would. then.
Part is I'd take you to be the eldest
(laughter of thcm.
ONLY CURB FOR DYUPIPSIA.
Ifrs. Franklin Bush. of new Castle
Dab. says: “1 snlarsd for years with
spepsta. Used to have great distrss
and belching. I tried everything I
could hear of. but nothing helped me
till I took Brasilian helm. and one so
cent bottle cured me completely."
For sale by It. If. Platsted and I'. II.
Baxter.
Drown held in his hand the photo-
gfnpb of a young woman that Jamison
had handed him. ".lovsi she's a bean-
ty!" lie exclaimed.
"You bet she ls." agreed Jamison.
"That girl is lit years old. as pretty as
a picture. has ncifhcr father nor mo-
tin-r.' is worth half a million in her
own right and sbc~--"
"Well." pllt in Brown. "what's the
conclusion?" '
iflaakiuas'ais-.
canto-Dennisésnd
the read than to have this train delsy- ~
dud costs about it as much. Children .
To which .l
C.I'iv."
son replied: "i am.’
i
”so rosin-MW
“I!
“W
my)”.
All the seal
M
imitations”
RANGES
made. sudguaranteed
b Absndroth lime,
ortetisstar,‘ N. ..
and controlled b as
in the Towu‘uf oro' . :
HOUSEPURNISII
* FLAGS-for when Dewey com
, .. ..9".l'l gwgsrv I’VININO.
We STURTBYANT.
-". ll.’
a.
North
lilac—Remember, -‘V'Ifl it’s used in the house,
. . .M
dbl- concern
the int
past 110 years
y con:
and
v u‘snd b
m’kflm
‘ a, lot
to out-r “totalling-esp;
iohally‘f'fine llue st
‘2' PM
“Our
t Vhy‘f'ar
and most
com le in i e
(P wammibl‘lé
”(1:2 .
" rs
films.
I '0
Hr
goodnla'ku
at from tb'e W.
masher-Co" Bo. Main
, wear buyers for at
least per cent less
than present out.
was
we have ,it..’
es selling home:
‘5 .' . ”Pp. ggaiwluo sessions...
fr
"it:
Mainand Ann Sta, Safiorwaik.
Thursday ' is Bargain Day.
SPECIALS:
10 dos. “La Favorite" (bracts at
29c; value 39c.
Balanceof aNofidiiwrappcr. 399;? . -.
value 590.
A few more left of better quality
summer wrapper. at similar re-
duction.
It. & 8. talcum powder, be a box;
value 10c. ' .
Balance of shirt waists at half-price. ..
value
SPECIALS: '
Fine quality string ties, be; regu-
lar price 10c. ‘ ‘
Wide :rullle crash undershirts, 39c;
' ‘ regular. .price-.l59¢f" ‘ " “‘ '
Balance of handkerchi’ef’ties, 39';
50c.
Spanish Root soap. 3 cakes for 10c;
value 15c
Balance of crash and linen skirts
at half price. ,
Other Items of Interest" for Your .1u5péction.
A. DICKERM’AN
as Wanhington’ Street,
asrrsrpusrlan lees.
H.KRIEGERScCO,z
CHOOL-will commence III a
few days and your child
will have to have a school
coat for the fall. We have about
two dozen Roofers on hand which
we are closing out for one half of
the original selling price. a
Li. When passing our store. do
not fail to stop to look at, them. We have them dis-
played in our middle window.
i? '
m
H. Krieger 853cc.
Maheckemo llotel Block youth Norwaika
rut, .
The Hatch t Ballet Co.
Hustle-who; 2;. , . mes anecmearw-
Smother. mother. and fitment.
' Planing and Steam Sawing.
' mormbm peanuts to" ‘
‘ Doors. Sui. Blinds. llarliloot Infill, tulip, Bic.
Plain. Cathedral and titanium...
, , ', i . , -"!A'”.N. ‘13."... .. , -. .
Mill and Oillce foot .ofvhiareltallwlst; " SurlNorwsiii.
... .W-~,., — - -~v~TW6--.-~~ '1 -
nil: stsffii‘l’A—icstvrsiers.
HIGHLAND BRANDS:
HIGHLAND ultANDtl/Altl STRICTLY UNION.
HIGHLAND IiAVAitiAN. /IIIOIII.AND I'Ilel'lli. '
HIGHLAND MAI/r rix'iiiAC'l', HIGHLAND Cltfc/itl AIM.
and Mail with iron. Stock Ale and Porter.
' i'U’r Ul’ EXI'liiclirlin FOR FAMILY use.
1 as carefully as a physician's prescription.
“i- - , ~ , - - . Tillii’lliitttiflf aiAL'l' TONICI HADES.
They build up the wukraati‘are‘unsrpasecd‘irsasgmseslsr.
lioteis and saloons .nrnislied at reduced prices.
DELIVERED I'll: To raaslun.
ISAAC G. HIMILTON.'901¢ fl'gcnt. .
23 NORTH IAIN STREET. NORWAIM llU'l'ltL.
Tel. Cali. 116-2. Boulh Norwnlk. Telephone rail. li‘J-b. Norwslk.
'l‘IIld liliiIII.ANll. Winnipaitk.
HIGHLAND ON Till Milli. IEANti llIUllltB i' ti'l‘ANDAM.
6. SON,
South Nor-walk. Conn.
I Ocorgkl‘red is a man who ncvcr
plans for the future. and. so his short-
sightcdness is always getting him into
trouble.
l Jack—That's so. The girl he's c'n-
;gaged to wcighs lilo pounds. yet he
I bought a tandem yesterday.
”Macadamia".
iTake Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
;fails to cure. 25c. The quinine has
:L. B. Q. on each tablet.
I ...._._
Christianity wants nothing so much
Vin the world as sunny people. ,The old
[are hungrier for love than bread. and
the oil of joy is very cheap. and if you
can help the poor on with a garment
of prnlsc it will be better for them
than blankets.—ilenry Drummond.
W
SAVED A BOYS LIFE.
Mrs. Captain Ii. Hubbard. of bill-
ford Del.. says: "Brasillen Balm sav-
<cd my boy's life. lie began just like
”the one we Itlt with cronp. We gave
mm a few doses. lie quickly dropped
to slccp. and was all right in the mor-
n rig."
For sale by II. II. Pleistcd and F. If.
Baxter.
liows nf vclrct ribbon radiate from
the belt of n miss's gored skirt toward
the horn, those on cilhcr sldc of, the
front hciug longest and those near the
back the shortest. There are none in
thc ccntsr front nor in the back. Each
row teminnten with a bow of velvet.
r
amp-30311..
lsantbs ‘ Illllfllltl W
"‘7 " . .. 4w;
Watcrmelou is served on a good run-
ny tables this season in spoonfuls.
That is. instead of slicing it and serv-
ing on the rind. as is common, a large
spoon in used to scoop out well-shaped
spoonfuls just ‘us you would ice-cream.
and these are laid on chilled plates.
IIIS LIFE WAS SAVED.
Ii -'Mr. J. It. Lilly. a prominent cltisen of
Hannibal. bio. lately had alwonderful
deliverance from a frightful death. In
tolling if it he says: "I was taken with
Typhoid Fever. that ran into pneu-
monia. My lungs became hardened. l
was so weak I couldn't even sit up in
bcd. Nothing helped me. I expected to
soon die of consumption. when i
heard of Dr. King's New, Discovery.
ilnc bottle gave great relief. 1 contin-
ued to usc it and now as well and
strong: I can't say too much in its
praise." 'l'nis marvelous medicine is
the surest and quickest cure in the
world for all Throat and Lung ’lron-
bie. Regular sires 50 cents and 81.00.
Trial bottles free at Frank H. Beaters
Drug Store; erery bottle guaranteed.
V'OIFANIC ERITP’I‘IONB
Arc grand. but likin Eruptions rob life
‘of Joy. Iillclilcn's Arnica Salve cures
them: also Old. Ituning and Fever
sores. Illcers. Dolls. Iv‘clous. Corns.
'Wnrts. .(Yuts. Bruises. ”urns. Scales.
Chopped Hands, f‘bilblslus. Best' I'lle
cure on carth. Drives out pains and
nchcs. Only 25 centsn box. Cure guar-
sntscd. Sold by Frank H. Dexter,
D‘rnggist.
as
Wigg—Tnlk is cheap.
Wagg-e-Tcs. csprcinlly in "It'lij‘ days
when a barber will shave you for fire
cents—Bari Figurine Post.
/
2.3 heating stove.“1 I
which we offer .
.4. .
.. u. . .3 ., .3. . 7‘71" 3..
ow substitution
Intended :to illicit Flotation . .
the fuhllq'st lions.) :3.)
.mpiiiotmsmo-morsl. WI arr
of the Annotated Preiis. has ~reaeived
ii "mtiil' rromf-Rehsrt M Dollitlu cor-
respondent oi the Associated Press ill
Ilnnilii, detailing thé'sitilstion in the
Philippine whi' ; , th -
flow [of t‘l;I ‘famgs‘fimd ‘rsblgz'm-
nm y‘. e news aper co ' n .
showing how 'thepy‘ “ragga," . o
suppress facts and send only such mat-
ter as (leueral Otis was willing to have
”twill 1...... b h ‘
n s.‘ .w c is Militia”. 0.
Mr. Collins solute lrut that the cones-l ‘
nondents sihmlttcd to the most ri or-
ous conserr p u der r I ' h 'n
time. and says‘: ll _’ p etbst it? ‘
“lint when General Otis came down
with the frank admission that it was
not intended so much to prevent the
new’spapera from giving information
and assistance to thc enemy (tile legit-
imate function. and according, to Our
view the only legitimate one. of a con-
sorship). but to keep the knowledge of
conditions here from the public at
home. and when the censor had repeat-
edly told us in ruling out plain state-
ments of undisputed facts, 'My instruc-
tions are to let nothing so that can
hurt the ndmlnlstratiou' so we con-
cluded that protcst was justifiable.” "
In June. Mr. Collins says he prepared
I conscrvntivc review to the effect that
every one was“ convinced the war
could not be ended during the rainy
season and for some time thereafter
unless heavy reinforcements were sent.
The censor declined to pass the state-
ment. and the correspondent went to
General Otis. ' _1
”When 1 went to ace him." says Hi”.
Collins. “he rcpcntcd the same old
story abbot the insurrcctlou going to
picccs, and hinted so portcntousiy
dboutlbnving wonderful things up his
slccvc that I almost believed him. The
other men hadpractlcaliy the same ex-
pi-rlcnce. ' ' ‘ ‘
"So, after waiting a month for the
Gcnerlil'u redictions to materialize,
we decide to send the statement we
had framed without changing it, as
the conditions had not changed.
“The views were the views of Law-
ton. MacArthur. Fuhstou. Wheaten ‘et
al., and we could not be accused of _
periudice against the administration.
The attempt to hold the newspapers by
tlic throat was so unusual that unusual
action seemed to be instilled and do-
i
‘ mnndcd. As a matter of form we took
the message to the censor. Ills com-
mcnt was practically the same that he
had made ou‘my message to the cen—
sor. He did not question the accuracy
of the statement of conditions. but
said, ‘Thls is Just the sort of matter
the censorship is intended to sup-
prcss.’ _
“lie. of course, took it to Otis, who,
in turn. scut the mcssengcr with a re-
qucst to Davis. of the New York Sun.
to go and see him. doubtless thinking
that as be had treated The Sun as his
organ. and its correspondents being
under obligations to him for special
favors. 'he could'wbrk 'tliem to give up
the plan. Thompson said he thought
(‘olllus and McCutcheon should go also.
A committee was chosen—Davis. Mc-
(‘utchcom Bass and I.
"When we were-ushered into our
room he said. with some anger:
" 'Gentiemen. you have served an ex-
traordinary paper upon me. You accuse
me of falsehood. This constitutes a
a conspiracy against the government. I
will have you tried by a general court
martial and let you choose the Judges.’
"We know from experience with
threats to 'put you off the island' that.
there was nothing to be .frightened
about. and also know that all officers
who would be on a. court menial would
know we told the truth. Three hours
of cxcccdiugly plain talk followed.
“We reminded him thatthe stories
of looting in soidlern' letters home find
been Iittlc. if any. exaggerated. Davis
and Bass told him they had personally
soon our soldiers bayonetting ' the
Wounded. and I reminded thatthe‘ cut«
ting off of the cars of two American
soldiers at Dasmarinas had been mere-
iy rctaliatlou for similar mutilations
of dead Filipinos by the Americans.
"Wc told him that we had refrained
from sending these things. and others
of similar nature because we did not
wish to make uneations."
It was pointed out to General Otis
that while he had reported a percen-
tage of sevenand a half ill. the sur-
gcons agreed that twenty per cent were
ill. and in some regiments not more
than ten per cent. were fit for duty.
in reply the general declared the hos-
pitals were full of weil‘men. who were
shlrklug and should beturned out
“Recently." Mr. Collins writes. "I
filed what i thought a most inoffen-
slve statement. that the blislness men
who had apgrnred before the commis-
sion had a vocated the retention ,ot
the silver system of currency.
="l‘hc censor said: ‘I ought no to
lot that go. That would be a lift or
iiryan. My instructions are to t
off everything that could hurt hidea—
lcy's administration. That is free
vc ‘
r.'
I'Tlli‘ollly time General Otis ha's'glv’sn
us any freedom was during hls'row
with Scliurmsn over the co negotia-
tions, when. by In Ins nustion and
those attempted diplomatic, methods
which public men seem to think news-
pnpcr ulcn do not see through its was
encouraging us to 'rofist' Schurmn'n
and take his side. ..
“The secret of the whole trouble
here is that the governmenthss left
a small man to deallwlth the most del-
icate problems. requiring broad sta
mansbip. Every and agrees that Offs
is honest. and that counts for much
in a position affording such chances
for dishonesty. but every one agr
mine with most remarkable unanlmi y
illiat he has bungled affairs from the'
beginning."
Miss Daisy Letter. of Chicago. sister
of the Vicar-inc of India. was well
known in her native city and side-
where in America as a the «pianist
.cnnc. During her sojourn in India
,shc has acquired a fancy for elephant
riding. In a recent letter home it is
told that she had a pet elephant. which
shc hoped soon to manage as well as
,any professional inshout.
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Norwalk Chronicler