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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-20

BRITONS WIN BY ONE POINT.
TIE CABLE CHESS MATCH BROUGHT TO
A CLOSE


THOROUGHLY CAPABLE EXPoNENTs OF THE
GAME roGETHER--THEY MIGHT HAVE
WON HAD TIE NEwNEs TROPHY
RULES BEEN FOLLOWED
Great Britain's chess experts defeated the Amer
lean players In the cable match which was be-
gun on Friday morning and ended shortly before
: o'clock last evening As IN the match last year.
when the same countries players were opposed
TO each other the Englishmen won by the odd
game the score standing FIVE and one-haf games
to four and one-half. In their favor. As VIII be
seen from the detailed scores, the Americans would
hive won had the contest been conducted OF. eight
instead of ten boards as prescribed by the rules
OF the Newnes trophy competition. II VIII be re-
membered that the Brooklyn Chess Ciuo wanted
TO have the number Of players on each side I'M
tied to eight but the Engshmen played IN the
first match two years ago esh, boards. on
the condition that the Americans would meet
them in ali subsequent matches on ten boards
The first match was by the American players
but last year as stated before. they suffered de-
feat There seems TO be a great deal Of dimcuIty
In securing ten thoroughly capable men Tor the
team and all that be hoped for Is. that some
young and rising American-born chess play
ers will come forth when the next match is 10 be
played.
AS stated IN The Tribune yesterday. the English
men had decidedly the best OF the contest on Fri
day and as they played up to their highest
standard yesterday the final result was not
surprise 10 those who were sufficiently Interested
TO keep in touch with the situation. Pillsoury
could do no more than draw his game against
Blackburne Showalter. was expected. beat
Burn in excellent style. while Barry. too. realized
the expectations OF his friends by beating caro-
Hymes drew his game against Atkins. although the
latter had strong attack at one stage OF the
game Hodges greatly helped himself by his won
h,,tn etn
was Obliged to accept defeat at the hands OF NILS.
I.ocock and Baird drew a game which stood
little in favor OF the latter while on the last three
boards all the American players-Young. Robinson
and Galbreath-had TO acknowledge that their
English opponents were their masters at chess
The score in detail was as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-20

n.r,islr,s and Davis Will play 81 their tie on
-r,,".i,y and should the former win II ne Woulu
h,e inst a chance 10 win the cup. his present
,n",n, holdings being Ave. against paViss seven
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-20
,ECOND TEAM.
FIRST TEAM

First TEAM. Hh'ONp TEAM
.cnfra field. Cefii second base.
, ~. I'D ali Wilson base
,rsf ia.. WafneI. shorstop.
49, Itusle. field
GLEASON second haso. Me-hIn. rsh' hrId'
Mctreery right field. sullivan, pi-hei,
.I..,n,.c ,nird base seymour. tiif1 base.
Grady. catcher srdiiosa Vi.'ntl,
Burns, pitcher. I'"i"iil' 'ri' "''".
f-harc.e ucre frequently made IN the teams for
,he rurnose of irving the In different positions
Burns " as IA the for three innings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-20
The iNTERSCHOLASTlC COMPETITION

1cberi-. Columbia Unlvers,,y
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Following are the scores OF the two pre-
{, isns-EIGur pLAYERs A SIDE.
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MATCH OF 1871
EN- PLA YERS A SIDE.
GAMRIT DECLINED

Following are the moves OF the ten games jus
played:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-20

LARGE AUDIENCES IN THE GARDEN ROTH IN THE
AFTERNOON AND At NIGHT ON THE LAST
DAY AND THE VARIOUS NUMBERS
CHrERED 10 THE LAST
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-27

extending that street through and il
was incidently remarked that the exten-
sion of Hermon street might be con-
sidered with that at some future date
so the party drove to the Southbridge
street bridge, the last stopping place
Here if the tracks are lowered, they
will have to be sunk II feet and the
street raised 20.3 feet This would me-
cessitate a fill of 1888 fet at Jackson
street whose grade would be affected in
corresponding manner the grade of
the fall beneath the freight tracks in
Jackson street being So. On the south
side, the grade would be 4 per cent to
a point 335 feet south of the tracks.
1t would then rise again at the same
rate and pass over the Providence
tracks, which would be depressed 142
feet. The street would then fall toward
Hammond street, where there would be
a fill of 221a feet, this amount being nee
essary in order to obtain proper grade
for Hammond street at its crossing with
the New England and Albany roads. All
the streets leading from Southbridge
street would have to be filled at their
intersecting points, and the grade
raised, they would go up 5.4 feet and
the present abutments and bridges could
be used.
This was as far as the commission
went, and before it returned to the city
hall, it held a sidewalk meeting on
jackson street, where it was voted to
make another trip of inspection Satur-
day afternoon, April 8, the objective
point being a trip to look into the ad-
visibility Of providing a new terminal
for all the railroads and a radical
change in their manner of entering the
city, 1t is proposed by this plan to
have new terminal somewhere near
the present station in South Worcester
which would be reached by the Boston
and Albany road by a cut across the
city, doing away with about IL miles
of it's present track and allowing the
southern roads to enter as they do now
The northern roads would get to the new
station by branching off at North Wor-
cester. and after circling the hills west
of the city. come in somewhere near
New Worcester
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-27

will have to be raised II feet and the
street depressed feet. The street would
go under the tracks through a tunnel
about LOG feet long, the grade being
per cent on each side of the tracks.
At Franklin street the tracks would
have to be lowered 1875 feet and the
street raised 23 feet, to have the tracks
go beneath the street. This would nee
essitate a fill of feet at Harding street,
which would have to be regarded as far
south as Temple street. Vine street
would be raised 20 feet at its southern
end and would have per cent grade
to Front street Foundry street would
have to be changed to meet this new
condition, with a grade Of Z per cent.
The street would have a descending
grade on the west side into Green
street, the grade being 8 per cent. If
the tracks are raised, they would be
put up 12 feet, and the present abut-
ments for the bridge could be used with
out much change in the present street,
except to make the grade a little less
than it is now.
At Green street the tracks would be
lowered 1871 feet and the street raised
7.3 feet, if the tracks are depressed.
This would alter the grade of the street
on the south side of the tracks to VIM
ter street. the fill at the corner of Tenn
pie street being 6.6 feet, necessitating
a regarding of Temple street for dis
tance of 240 feet. North of the tracks
the street would descend with a grade
of 8 per cent, reaching the present
grade at Franklin street and requiring
fill of little over feet midway be-
tween these points.
At Washington street the tracks
would be lowered IA feet and the street
raised six feet if the tracks are de-
pressed The grade of the southern APP
proach would be about per cent, in
tersecting the present grade about 40
feet south of Plymouth street, which
would have to be changed for a short
distance each side of Washington street.
The street would pass over the spur
track of the Allen boiler works on
trestle North of the tracks, the grade
of Washington street would rise at the
rate of 1.6 per cent. Belknap street
would be raised five feet at its inter-
section with Washington street. If the
lowered SO feet and the tracks raised
Ill feet, the grade on the north side
of the tracks being per cent, and on
the south side per cent
Plymouth street would be raised 61a
feet and the tracks lowered 1872 feet if
the tracks are depressed. This would
necessitate fill of nearly six feet at
Assonet street on the east side of the
tracks, but on the north side the grade
would be only is per cent. If the
tracks are raised, the street will be
lowered five feet and the tracks lifted
u feet, giving a grade of 10 per cent on
the north side Of the tracks and per
cent on the east side.
brief stop was made at Madison
street, where the members of the COM
mission briefly discussed the plan for
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-27

brought forth cries of You never
did"
Continuing, Capt. Sigsbee said he rec
ogniZed that they had orders as strin-
gent and difficult to carry out as those
given him, though differing in their
tenor.
Then turning to Gen. Lee, Capt Sigs-
bee paid him a high tribute. He said we
all loved him (Cries of Right, captain,
we do'O, as being bravery, generalship
and good judgment personified." The
captain also said: THE United States
has not a better representative abroad
than gallant Fitzhugh Lee, its consul
general at Havana" loud applause)
Capt. Sigsbee then thanked the donors
for the flowers, and they all left the
Olivette as the whistle blew, after Civ
ing a parting grip Of the hand to Capt.
Sigsbee, Chief Engineer Charles P.
Howell, Paymaster Ray, the Rev John
P Chadwick, the chaplain; Surgeon L..
G.. Heneberger, Naval Cadet j. A. Hol-
den, and Naval Cadet w. T. Culverius.
When the parting was over Command
ers Cowles and Wainwright went on
board the Fern. AS all those bound for
the shore left the ship, cheers and good
byes were shouted, and handkerchiefs
were waved from the hurricane deck.
While the Olivette steamed out Of the
harbor, Capt. Sigsbee looked sadly on
the SaunC WfecKaBe OIL WildI was oilCe,
little over a month ago, his pride.
Nine bodies recovered from the wreck
of the Maine, including that Of Lieut..
Jenkins, were sent to Key West on
board the Olivette. The remains of the
lieutenant are to be sent on to Pitts
burg.
The Mangrove arrived here this morn
ing. and will take care Of the valuables
which may be recovered from the wreck
as we'll as the high explosives, which the
merchant vessels do not like to carry.
DIR. Lesser and his wife went north to-
day.
Half gale of wind was blowing here
today, making wrecking slow work.
Albert Miller arrived here today TO ar
range for the coming of the steamer
from New Orleans, bound for Matanzas,
with 700 tons of clothing, provisions and
medicines, contributed through the eff
forts of the Kansas City Star.
Trains carrying 250 to 300 tons of pro-
visions to four towns on the coast and
in the interior, leave here tonight in
charge of a committee appointed by
Commissioner Klopsch. All the arrange
ments have been made for the distribu-
ton in the interior.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-27
.SIGSBEE'S GOOD-BY
Scene At His Parting With Gen.
Lee and Havana Friends.
Newspaper Men Complmented for Their
Conduct-Words of High Praise for
Consul General Lee.

Havana, March 26.-No one privileged
to be present will ever forget the scene
in the cabin Of the Olivette just before
that boat sailed for Key West today.
On the centre table stood large floral
piece intended to represent a ship 1t
was not good, as model, but it was
beautiful in color and fragrance. Near
the flowers stood Consul General Lee,
at his left was Capt Sigsbee, while
grouped around were all the naval
officers ef the Maine to the number of a
score.
American ladies were there, too. They
were few in number, but they We're
good repreS natives, in face, figure and
costume, of their countrywomen.
There was sadness in all the faces,
for the time had come to say gOod-by
to Captain Sigsbee and his officers. In
voice trembling with emotion, Gen.
Lee, in behalf of the newspaper men,
presented to the captain the flowers,
saying: ''They are given as a token Of
high regard and deep love, regard for
your superb qualities as an officer and
a seaman, love for the magnificent at
tributes of heart and hand which have
made you pre-eminent among your fell
lows"
With wet eyes, and those who looked
on felt the moisture too, Gen. Lee bade
Capt Sigsbee and his companions
adieu, wishing them good fortune, now
and always" to which there was deep
chorus of assent, as Capt. Sigsbee
stepped forward into the circle.
For a moment he could not speak;
-, 10 hi xrniaa and then
pressed his thanks in the simple, manly
manner so characteristic of him. He
said, that as to the Maine, he must be
silent, and the language OF flowers was
silent The captain could not trust
himself to speak of his ship; but he
could say, and gladly, what he had put
into cipher dispatches to the navy de-
partment that all the newspaper men in
Havana had treated him with absolute
good faith, had never been insolent to-
ward him, and had never taken advan-
tage of the confidence placed In them. On
his part, he said, he had never refused
to see newspaper men, remark which
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-27
FUNERAL OF ]. F. MAHER.

The funeral Of James F. Maher was
held from his late home, 81 Oxford
street, at 8.15 o'clock Saturday morning
A solemn requiem high mass was cele-
brated at ST. Paurs Church at o'clock,
at which Rev. P. H. Boland was cele-
brant, Rev. j. J. Howard deacon and
Rev. ]. j. Lunney sub-deacon. The ush-
ars at the church were Henry M.
Shaughnessey and John ]. McGrath.
Among the numerous flowers was a
pillow and Tyre, with broken chord, from
brothers and sisters; pillow marked
Local A. w. ]. P. A." from Worcester
Journeymen Plumbers Association, and
an ivy pillow and floral cross from E.
L. Smith & Co.
The members of the Journeymen
Plumbers Association attended the fu-
neral in body, marching from the
house to the church and from the
church to the grave, preceded by
drum corps and President John ]. Gro
min as marshal The bearers were John
j. Rooney, John Hanley, William Casey,
Thomas Carney, Henry King and Dam
iel OConnell. The following quartet
rendered the "Benedictus" at the grave:
Daniel Downey, James Fox, John w.
Delehanty aud P. Harry Mackin. The
burial was in St. Johns cemetery, at
which Rev. P. ]. Lee officiated.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-27
AMONG THE BOWLERS.
White to Put in Two New Alleys for His
Customers.

Increasing business at the Pearl
street alleys has made the fact apparent
to the proprietor, ]. P White, that more
room is required by the devotees of the
sport who frequent his place of bust
ness.
With this idea in view Mr.. White has
leased the office room formerly occupied
by the Worcester Gas Light Company,
directly over his present quarters, and
will convert it into billiard hall, to be
operated in connection with his other
departments. Two additional alleys will
be built, beside the four now in use,
making q total of six Four of the pool
tables on the first floor will be moved
to the floor above, and two new tables
added, making a total Of nine billiard
and pool tables.
A stairway is being built at the south
end of the present rooms leading to the
floor above, and in the course of a week
or ten days Pop White will be ready
to welcome his patrons to one of the best
appointed combination billiard hall and
bowling alleys in Worcester county.
Bowling, like many kindred sports,
does not have a steady run during the
day, but rather comes in punches" aS
the expression goes. Proprietors of these
establishments are quick to appreciate
this fact, and realize that in order to
catch the trade they must have accom-
modations for the bowlers when they
are in the mood for the sport which
fancy seems to strike most Of the en-
thusiasts at about the same time, Judg-
ing from the numbers that may be seen
nightly at most any of the alleys waiting
for next chance.
The coming week promises some inter-
esting games. Friday night the Babies
and Hancocks roll another game, at the
latter's alleys, and Thursday night the
Winthrop big pin team roll the Hancock
men, at the Hancock Club.
Tuesday night the Winthrop big pin
team roll the Westboros, at Westboro;
and the Leominster candle-pin team is
expected to roll at the Winthrop some
night this week, although the date has
not been set as yet.
At the Casino alleys, Tuesday night,
the postponed game between the Guard
of Honor and Crystals will be rolled.
Monday Maines VS.. South Worcesters,
Vernons VS.. Guard of Honor; Thursday,
Waverlys VS.. U. S. X; Friday, Bel
monts VS.. Crystals.
A tWo-man match between Mccain
and Dowd, representing the Casino al
leys and Potter and Hennesey of the
Winthrop is a possibility of the near
future. No date has been set for the
match, but probably some nights this
week will be named.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-27
GRADE CROSSINGS.
Commission Takes It's First Trip
of Inspection
AND LEARNS SOME THINGS.
Lowering the Tracks Would Be
Very Expensive Business.
A Statement of How the Present Streets
Would Be Affected by the Proposed
Changes in the Grades of
the Tracks.

The recently appointed grade crossing
commission put in lively day Saturday
afternoon, and what with lodging fast
express trains, getting out of the way of
freight and switching engines and a
long and dusty ride in certain mot very
picturesque sections of the city, the
members of the commission learned their
first lesson as body concerning the
great problem that is before them-the
abolition of the grade crossing between
Lincoln square and the Union station
on the. e.northern roads, and between the
Union station and Southbridge street on
the western and southern roads.
The trip was simply one for the pur-
pose of inspecting the locations where
changes are proposed, and no action was
taken, but it is safe to say that some of
the members of the commission had
their views changed on the very import
ant question, and they were given a bet
ter idea than they ever had before of
what a gigantic task is before them and
what a lot of money it will cost to make
the changes. All the members of the
commission were present and they were
accompanied by Mayor Dodge and City
Engineer Mcclure, who brought along
with him a series of photographs, show
ing the grade crossings as they now ex-
ist at Lincoln square, Summer street
and Washington square and Grafton
street On these photographs had been
drawn lines to show the changes that
will result in the surroundings by the
proposed plans of raising or lowering the
tracks according to the report of the
commission that was appointed by the
city some years ago. No other plan was
shown than these and the members of
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-27

will have to be raised 10 feet and the
grade of the street lowered four feet.
This would cause the grade of the street
to ascend each way from the tracks 71$
per cent into Belmont street, per cent
into Lincoln street, and per cent for
short distance into Main, Union and
Prescott streets. According to the pho
tograph shown by the city engineer, the
tracks would pass overhead on an iron
or steel bridge, because there would not
be room to get sufficient raise for the
arch of a stone bridge without bring
ing the sides too close to the sidewalk
so that it would be almost impossible for
a man to walk under.
The party then took to the railroad
tracks and defied the law by walking to
Market street and so on down the line
to Bridge street, getting out Of the way
Of freight trains as occasion demanded
1t was found that if the tracks were
lowered at Market street they will have
to be sunk about ~ feet, and the street
raised about 1872 feet. This would cause
fill feet deep for distance of about
l2O feet west of Union street, The fill
would extend on the east side of the
tracks clear to Summer street and about
half way between the tracks and SUM-
mer street the fill would be about S13
feet. If the tracks are raised they will
go up about 141s feet, and the street viii
be depressed about 2.9 feet In this
case the grade on the west side of the
tracks toward Union street will be
practically level, but on che east side
toward Summer street there will be a
grade of II per cent.
At School street if the tracks are low
cred, the street will have TO be raised
14.3 feet and the tracks lowered 81 feet
This would require big fill, the depth
at Union street being about S feet. On
the easterly side, toward Summer street,
the grade would descend 20 the latter
street at a rate of 2 per cent. In the
event of raising the tracks the street
would be depressed feet and the tracks
raised IS feet, giving level grade on
the west side and grade of S% per cent
on the east side.
Thomas street would have to be raised
1853 feet if the tracks are lowered at this
point, the depression of the tracks being
81 feet. The filing at Union street
would be about IL feet, and it is pro-
posed to carry the street or a trestle to
the railroad, so that the spur track for
the Holyoke machine shop would be dis
turbed as little as possible. In front of
the shop the trestle would be about 141a
feet high. Toward Summer street there
would be a fill that would have a depth
of about 8 feet between the tracks and
the street. If the tracks are raised
their elevation would be 10 feet, and the
grade of the street would be lowered 2
feet, giving a level grade west of the
tracks and 81 per cent east of the
tracks to Summer street.
Lowering the tracks at Central street
would cause the street to be raised 1853
feet and the tracks lowered 81 feet. The
depth of the filling half way between the
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-27

the commission confined themselves for
the most part to consideration of the
changes that will result from the adop-
tion of one or the other of them, using
the figures Of the old commission to aid
them in reaching their conclusions.
Councilman John r. Back was in and
out among the members of the commits
sion at every stopping place getting the
individual preferences for the plan for
raising or lowering the tracks. Using 100
points as basis on which to figure, he
prepared the following table to show in
a measure how each plan is considered
by the members of the commission.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-27
PEDLERs MISSING.

The Marlboro police notified police
in this city Saturday eve
ming, that two young men hired a team
from a stableman in that city Thursday
for the purpose of pedling onions. The
team was not returned, and the owner
is inclined to the belief that It has been
stolen. The outfit Is described as fol-
lows: White horse, nickel-trimmed col
lar and names harness, light express
wagon, red body and yellow wheels. The
police were asked TO watch out for the