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Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
A CUBAN EXPEDITION.
Boat With Men and Arms Said to Have
Left the Coast.

Jacksonville, Fla. Feb. ia special
to the Times-Union and Citizen from
Tampa, Fla, says:
Almost under the nose of Edward
Taylor superintendent of Pinkertons s
Spanish spies, large Cuban expedition
left Tampa last night, and tonight sailed
from a point on Pease river.
The men, about 70 in number,
walked through the streets of Tampa
about o'clock this morning, and board
ed a special train which quickly bore
them to a point near where they were
to embark, and there they remained in
hiding until tonight, when a tug took
them out to the steamer which bore
them away to Cuba. Col Emilio MI
nez was in charge of the steamer.
1t is said Gen. Sanguilly is the real
commander, and color is given this ru-
NOR by the fact that when the men
left here, they were in charge Of Col
Lechuga, who was first lieutenant of the
personal staff held by Sanguilly, when
he failed to get away from Jacksonville.
Superintendent Taylor, his son and an
other Pinkerton man have been here
looking for Sanguilly. They imagined
he was somewhere. near. 1t is alleged
that the Cubans have sent Sanguilly
away on this trip.
1t is understood that 5000 rifles, 5000
pounds of dynamite, 100000 rounds of
cartridges and a large lot of supplies
made up the cargo.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
ALL FOR A STRIKE.
Movement To Extend the Great
Labor Struggle.
Textile Union Representatives Adopt Res
oIutions Urging General Strike
Throughout All New Eng
land States.

Boston, Feb. 13.-At a meeting today
in this city Of fifty-fve representatives
of textile unions in New England, it was
unanimously voted to recommend to all
unions to call out the operatives in
every cotton min in New England.
The meeting was practically the out
come of the recommendation which
President Gompers made to the fedora
lion of labor last Sunday, in which he
urged the different unions to unite on
some settled policy regarding the mill
situation in New England. At that meet
Ing committee of three was appointed
to take charge of the matter, and after
a conference this committee recon-
mended that a general meeting be held
TO take definite action. Today the rep
resentatives of the various national tex
tile unions assembled in the Wells Me-
mortal Hall, and for four hours discus
sed the situation from every standpoint.
The primary object of the meeting was
to devise some method of giving assist
ance to the New Bedford strikers. 1t
was pointed out today that If the strik-
ers at New Bedford could hold out for
four weeks without receiving more than
20 cents per operative per week in the
way of outside assistance, other mill
operatives could stand similar strain,
and that if all went out it would pre-
cipitate crisis which would have to be
met within a short time by the manu-
facturers. 1t was also shown that the
mule spinners were in most excellent
shape as regards funds, that the United
textile workers and the New England
federation of weavers were also in good
shape, but that the rest were short OF
funds.
Other questions were also discussed,
and at length the matter was put to
vote, and no one was registered as
against the motion that the different un-
ions should order a general strike in
every cotton mill in New England until
a. satisfactory adjustment of wages
could be arranged. 1t now remains for
the various national unions to take ac-
ton on the recommendation, but just
what this action will be, is matter OF
conjecture. If all should acquiesce and
vote to strike, 1000 operatives would
undoubtedly cease work, and the man
ufacture of cotton goods throughout
New England would be at standstill
If only a few unions vote to strike
the refusal of the others may still keep
a larger portion of the mills in opera
ton. Inasmuch, however, as the meet
ing was the outcome of President Comp
er's suggestions, and as he admonished
the members of the Federation of Labor
to ioin hands and assist the New Bed
ford strikers, it seems probable that
nearly every union will carry out the
recommendations and that one OF the
greatest strikes ever seen in this coun-
try is inlpending.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
Mr.. DAY SILENT.
Contents of Minister Woodford's Dispatch
Kept Secret.

Washington, Feb. 1S.--The 300 words
cipher dispatch received from Minister
Woodford Saturday night was translat-
ed at the state department today, but
no intimation of its import could be se-
cured from official sources. Assistant
Secretary of State Day, who has been
intrusted with the whole correspondence
by the president, refused 20 discuss the
message. He said merely that there was
no development in the case which prop
erly could be made public at this time.
In one instance he supplemented this
statement by the remark that the mere
fact of the information being withheld
was not TO be taken as a serious indi-
cation.
In response to urgent appeals for
something definite, the president re-
plies through Secretary Porter that the
whole matter was in Secretary Days
hands, and that the president relied on
him to handle the information for the
press 1t was stated at the White
House, however, that there was no
truth in the rumor of censure upon
Minister Woodford for allowing Dupuy
de LONE to forestall him in presenting
the application for the minister's recall.
Minister Woodford's course, 1t is stated,
has been entirely satisfactory. and any
criticism at this time was unfounded
and unfair.
Sidney T. Smith, chief Of the diplomat
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
MILITARY CARNIVAL.
Elaborate Arrangements for Coming Con.
tests at Madison Square Garden.


New York, Feb. 1S.-There was a special
meeting ofkthe Military Athletic Leagues
executive Committee today. The presi-
dent, Col Luscomb. announced that Capt.
Miller of the naval militia has offered the
services of his squadron in the March car
nival to be held in Madison Square Gar
den. He.also announced that Capt Miller.
with ex-Col. David Austin, 18th; ex-Col.
John Camp, I'D; Col. W. S. Worth Of
Governors Island, and Col. S. S. Sum
ner, 9th cavalry, had accepted invitations
to serve on the military committee. The
military committee made it's, report, and
the partial program arranged up to date
shows that the carnival, from military
standpoint, will easily eclipse that of last
year.
The committee has recommended for
competition by cavalry bodies three sets OF
exercises for points, and twelve points to
count in each. They are: l, mounted ath-
letics; 2, team wrestling, and 3, tent peg
ging with saber by teams of ten men from
each troop. The competition among cav
airy organizations will be In drilling and
driving between stakes, and such other
regular army officer who will prepare
them
Among the competitors in this branch
viii be the first and second batteries, N. G..
n. Y, and fifth artillery, u. S. A. They
will be represented by platoon from each
battery. The regulars will probably be
Capt. Thorpe's battery from Fort Hamil-
ton. The 18th infantry U. S. A., will pa
rade about rs men, and will give gymnas-
tic exercises with rifles in wall scaling,
battle exercises and number Of other
points to be recommended by Capt. For
nance Z. S. A. Valuable silver cups will
be awarded as first and second prizes in
the cavalry and artillery competition.
Col. Luscomb said today: ut is among
the strong probabilities that we will have
troop from the military academy at
West Point during the week of our carni-
val .
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
A PECULIAR FATALITY.
Mrs. Levy Killed in an Elevator at a New
York Hotel.

New York, Feb 13.-Mrs. Arthur Levy
of 20 West 84th street, the wife of a
member of the wholesale clothing firm
of Hays, Goldberg & Co., was instantly
killed in an elevator at the Holland
House today. The accident was ex-
traordinary, and is probably without a
parallel in the long list of elevator cas-
ualties.
A party of women, of which Mrs.
Levy was one, had accepted an invita-
ton of H. c. Marks, a St. Louis mer-
chant, to go to the Holland House,
where he was a guest, and look at a
display of photographs which he had
gathered. Reaching the Holland House,
Mr.. Marks escorted the women to the
elevator, and gave orders to have them
shown to the parlor
On entering the elevator, Mrs. Levy
placed her hand upon her forehead and
complained of dizziness to her compan-
ion. Before they could reply, the ele-
vator boy had closed the door of the
shaft, gripped his lever, and the car
shot up with a bound Almost at the
same moment, Mrs. Levy reeled and fell
with her head out Of the door The
elevator was about an inch and a half
from the walls OF the shaft, and as far
as the solid walls would permit, her
head extended out. The boy, with a
dexterous motion, brought the car to a
stop at the first floor. 1t was too late.
Mrs. Levy lay lifeless on the bottom Of
the elevator, her head crushed as if by
a heavy bludgeon. 1t had been struck
by the slight projection of the first floor
into the elevator shaft.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
THE CUBAN WAR.
Miss Barton Buys Crackers-Varlous skir'
mshes Reported.

Havana Feb. 13.--Niss Clara Barton
mas given contract to large bakery
here to make crackers for the reconcen-
trados.
Advices from Nipe, on the north coast,
say that the insurgents concentrated
near Sibanicu and La Yaya, on the 7th
instant, and attacked the outskirts Of
Puerto Padre, San Miguel and Cha
porra, but without result. Gems.
Linares and Vara Rey, on Jan. 80 and
Feb. l, fell into strong insurgent am
buscade and suffered a continuous in
surgent fire for day and night.
1t is believe in Spanish military circles
that the insurgent Gen. Calixto Garcia
has fallen back to the camp Of Gen.
Jesus Rabi
Additional supplies are greatly needed
by the Spanish, particularly for use at
the hospitals, and the chiefs command
ing the battalions lack the force neces-
sary for operations and to replace their
losses. There is great need of horses
for the cavalry. At Mayari the sup
plies have failed. The column operating
near sPlatanillo sustained a fire all the
morning of Feb. 8, the insurgents rem
dering it exceedingly difficult to con-
tinue the work Of construction of forts
at Concholi.
Col Ordonez, while reconnoitering
with 700 men near the insurgent camp
at Capiro, met the insurgents in strong
force and lost several killed and wound
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
TWO BIG FIRES.
Opera House in Moline and Cement Fac
tory in Chicago.

Molin. H., Feb. 1S.-The, Auditorium
Opera House, with it's contents, was to-
tally destroyed by fire, tonight Adjoin-
ing store buildings also suffered from
fire and water. The total loss is esti-
mated at $4,000 The flames cut off
egress from the Auditorium and there
were several thrilling rescues by ropes
and ladders. The building contained the
large plant of the Porter Printing Com
pany, Electric LAUNDRY, Commercial
heating plant, Postal Telegraph Com
pany, etc. Arnolds Fun Makers"
troupe lost their entire outfit. The loss
is covered by insurance.
Half a dozen persons were in the
dormitories Of the building and mar
rowly escaped burning to death. Two
men slid down a rope from the third
floor, and two women and two men were
rescued by means Of ladders.
Chicago, Feb. 13.-Fire destroyed the
plant of the Chicago Portland Cement
Company at Hawthorne today, The loss
amounts to 100000; insurance $4,000.
The fire originated in the drying
rooms and consumed everything on the
premises
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS

George DeForrest Bush will address
the sociology class of the Womans $
Club. this afternoon.
The Three Cyclers are to have a
sleighing party to Shrewsbury Monday
evening, leaving the City Hall at I
O'clock The committee in charge Is to
try to secure late car on the Marlboro
road, for the benefit OF those who do
not go down in the barges early in the
evening
Good Win Lodge, No. 9, U. o. of l. o.
L., will hold it's regular meeting next
Wednesday evening at 7.45, Previous
to the meeting a supper will be served
to all who come. The supper is in
charge of a competent committee, Mrs.
e. #. Jackson chairman.
The give and take party at the
chapel of Central Church tonight ought
to prove a great success for the ladies
of the church have planned to have it
so. The party opens at o'clock.
The St Johns Guild met Sunday
afternoon and in addition to admitting
four new members, voted TO have IL
terary meeting at the society rooms,
Friday evening, February 25th.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
SERMON ON WOMAN"
Rev. G. w. Manstield's Discourse at Lau-
rel Street M. E. Church.

The subject of the Rev. G.. W. Mans
fields Sunday evening discourse at the
Laurel Street NJ. E. Church was "Wom-
an" He said in part:
The mothers and daughters make a ma
tion, and although from the outset woman
has been greatly handicapped by preju-
dice and physical weakness, yet in the end
she has steadily and surely forged her
way ahead until she stands shoulder to
shoulder with man.
Primitive man regarded woman as a
mere drudge. Even the more enlightened
nations of antiquity looked upon her only
as being the possible mother Of strong
son, her only glory coming to her mother
hood. In the benighted nations where the
truths of Christianity have but dimly
penetrated as yet, woman is In bondage
direful to contemplate. Especially is this
true among the Chinese and the Mohame-
dams. The great missionary fields have
revealed many unpleasant facts regarding
the manner of Woman's treatment by the
people Of India but the influence OF the
life and labors of these missionaries
among these people is already productive
Of good. The good and the bad among
men and women are aboutequally divided. =
Mr.. Mansfield instanced several we'll
known Bible women of both classes, citing
the punishment that the evil doers re-
ceived and the rewards which were
poured out upon those who did rightly.
The man or the woman who does an evil
deed is punished for it. Adam and Eve
were both equally punished for the crime
they committed The wicked Queen of
Ahab received the reward promised her by
the prophet Elijah, that her body should
be devoured by dogs. Mary Magdaiene
received the fullness Of grace which her
gentle nature deserved.
This age in particular is wonderful in
that woman never before in the annals of
history came to the front and took her
place as now. We find her In the manu-
factory, in commercial life, in professional
life. One writer says that business would
stagnate in a single day should all women
now in business suddenly withdraw them
selves from active work.
In education, in great reforms, in litera
ture, we find them all doing good work
and certainly foremost in all philanthropi-
cal movements.
He spoke of the disgrace to certain
university, that while women were sue
cessful in examinations that men could
scarcely pass, they were relegated to an
annex as il they were unsightly things
Shat must perforce be kept from view, and
even when graduated were not allowed to
be called a graduate of the university.
But all this will be done away with, for,
owing to the religion of Christ, woman's
sphere has been much enlarged, and by
his religions rapid progress In the world
1t will continue to enlarge until her place
will be in the vanguard
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
WORCESTER MASS. MONDAY FEBRUARY H. 1ses-EGHT

ic bureau, was at the department till
after o'clock Special orders had been
issued also, to allow no one in the
building without a pass The Duke
d'Arcos mentioned in Madrid dispatches
as a possible successor to Dupuy de
LONE, has been the guest Of Rev. DR..
and Mrs. Hackey-Smith Of this city dur
ing the past week. With him is the
Duchess d'Arcos, formerly Miss Virginia
Lowery of Washington. The duke was
ambassador to Mexico and is stopping
in Washington, en- route to Spain. Dur
ing the week he has been entertained
by the British ambassador and by Lady
Pauncefote at luncheon, and by the late
Spanish minister and Nine. Dupuy de
LONE, who gave d dinner in his honor
THURSDAY evening.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
SENATE FORECAST.
The Hawaiian Treaty Resolution
To Have the Right of Way.
Date To Be Fixed For Vote On Corbett
Resolution Bankruptcy Bill To
Come Before the House.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The Hawaiian
annexation treaty win receive the great
er share Of the senate attention during
the present week. The friends of the
treaty have succeeded in securing quite
general assent from senators in charge
Of other measures, that the treaty shall
be given practical right of way until
the senators who wish to speak upon it
can be heard and until vote can be
secured which practically will decide
it's fate.
The Corbett case has precedence. but
the probabilities are that an arranga-
ment will be made early in the week,
whereby time will be fixed for voting
on the Corbett case and that then the
consideration Of the treaty will be al
lowed to proceed without material IN
terruptions.
There are still some speeches to be
made in the Corbett matter, and they
may be proceeded with on Monday, IN
case no one Is prepared to speak on the
treaty. Senator Pettus has not yet COM
pleted his speech in opposition to Cor
bett. Senators Burrows and Allen also
will make opposition speeches, while
Senators Hoar and Spooner will address
the senate in Mr.. Corbett'e behalf On
the treaty there will be speeches in it's
support by Senators German, Pettue,
Money, Lodge and others, while Senator
Pettigrew has not yet concluded bis
speech in opposition. 1t now looks as
though the fortification appropriation
bill would not be considered this week.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 13.-rhe house will
on Wednesday enter upon the considera-
tion Of the bankruptcy bill which the
majority Of the judiciary committee has
reported as substitute for the Nelson
bill passed by the senate at the extra
session last summer. Under the order
made, the bill Is to be debated on Wed
nesday, Thursday and Saturday of this
week and voted upon Monday Of next
week at o'clock The substitute, which
the minority contend Is practically the
old Torrey bill, including both the vol
untary and involuntary features, will
be opposed by the united democratic
and populiStic opposition; but if there
shall be no appreciable detection from
the ranks of the majority, the measure
will pass. The democrats and poplflists
are both favorable to the passage of a
voluntary bankruptcy bill but have AL
ways vigorously opposed the Torrey and
other bills including an involuntary fea-
ture, claiming that it's purpose is prac-
tically to create law for the collection
of debts
Tomorrow is District of Columbia
day; Tuesday probably will be devoted
to the consideration of such business as
is reported from the committees and
call of committee, and Friday, which
was excluded from the order providing
for the consideration of the bankruptcy
bill viii, under the rules, be devoted to
private bills.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
D. |. MOODY AT YALE.
Students Flock To Hear the Evangelist
The University Praised.


New Haven, Conn, Feb. I'D. l.
Moody, the noted evangelist, addressed
the students Of Yale this morning and
evening. Many Of the students also at
tended the monster meeting in the Hy-
perion Theatre this afternoon, where
1000 persons were turned away for lack
of room. In all the services unprecedent-
ed interest WAS taken by the students.
The optional meeting this evening un-
der the Y. NJ. C. A. auspices was so
largely attended that the students not
only crowded the big hall, but filed the
stairways as well, and at the close a
delegation from each class requested
Secretary Wright to ask Mr.. Moody to
remain several days, or If that be I'M.
possible, to return to Yale again in the,
near future.
In an interview tonight, Mr.. Moody
expressed himself with regard. to Yale.
apropos of the agitation now being
waged against the university by a GER
tain class Of reformers:
4 have been pretty well acquainted
with Yale for 20 years, and 1 have never
seen the university in as good condition
relfgiously as now My Oldest son grad
uated here, and If my other son. who
is now in the freshman class, gets as
much good out of Yale as his brother
did, l shall have reason to thank God
through time and eternity. 1 can hon
estly say that I have never spent 50
good day at Yale as today has been,
and never saw so earnest and inQuiz-
ing a crowd of young men as that which
attended the optional service this even
ing. AS to the liquor question, be-
lieve in local option. If satisfactory.
strong moral sentiment can be secured
to keep 1t from becoming dead let
ter, l am in favor Of prohibition. But
in states where there is q large city,
you cannot enforce statutory prohibi-
ton, because Of the lack of moral senfi,
ment. If 1t could be enforced, / wish
New Haven would vote so''
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
GLoUcEsTER's TRIBUTE.
Memorial Service For Fisherman lost
During 1897.

Gloucester, Feb. 13.-Gloucester's an
nual tribute to the fishermen who go
down to the Sea in ships and never re-
turn, was observed here today, The an
nual memorial services under the aus
pices of the Gloucester fshermen's in
stitute were held in the First Baptist
Church during the afternoon before a
large audience. Nearly all of the clergy
of the city were in the pulpit, and par
ticipated in the services.
The program of the exercises was as
follows; Hymn, II would not live al
way" scripture reading by Rev w. H.
Rider; solo by Charles H, Robinson;
poem, "Dory mates" read by DR.. Will
lam H. Lee; scripture reading by Rev
i. H. Wriston; memorial list of lost fish
ermen, read by Chaplain e. c. Charlton;
"How blest the righteous" read by Rev.
H. P. Hibbard; sermon by Rev. S. B.
Nobbs, topic, 1.-THE justification for
maritime daring'' hymn, "One sweetly,
solemn thought, read by Rev DR. VIII
kins; benediction by Rev. G. N. Rogers.
The memorial list as read shows that
sc men lost their lives while in the pur-
suit of their dangerous calling during
the year 1897, their average being 81
years. L lSiS t1IC Il WldOWF9 eilAd 10 SAA'iN
rem to mourn their loss. large per-
centage of the unfortunate fishermen
were natives of the British provinces.
The sermon by Rev. S. B. Nobbs re-
ferred to some recent publications by
famous writer's who have caricatured
the fishermen and their homes, and the
speaker thought that Gloucester, which
is a living monument to the skill of the
fishermen should rise up in her might
of,,es - o
hoped some legislative measures would
be taken to compel the owners of vessels
to equip them with proper safety devices
for life saving. He closed by paying a
high tribute to the fishermen and their
calling
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
uPsALA COLLEGE.
Swedish Lutheran Conference Consents
To Its Removal

Manchester, N. H.. Feb. 1S.-At the
afternoon session of the Swedish Luth-
after long debate, to permit the trus-
tees of Upsala College, Brooklyn, N. Y,
20 do as they please in the matter Of its
removal. This means that the college
will be moved to New Orange, N. j.,
where land valued at 100000 and an en-
dowment fund Of 100000 have been Of
fered it, conditioned upon the change.
The opposition in the conference wanted
the Brooklyn college abandoned, holding
that Augustana College at Rock Island,
Ill, was sufficient for all the needs of
the conference.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
THE KLoNDIKE CRAZE.

Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 12.-Some idea
of the rush to the Klondike can be
gained from the fact that D. D. Mann,
the Stickeen railway contractor, is ex-
periencing the greatest difficulty in
getting transportation to Fort Wrangel
for $50 horses, 400 men, and supplies to
be used in building a sleigh road from
Wrangel. All space on steamers going
north is booked days in advance.
Mann can only get hrs mem up by
twos and threes. He has been unable to
charter single vessel, though, as he
expresses it, "He is burning money in
telegraphing'
AS it is, companies are giving prospec-
tors all the room, and none is left for
big parties