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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
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today killing John Kfnseller. mine
foreman; Wade Griffin, miner. and
Peter Walker, miner, and perhaps ia
tally wounded three others, names I'M
known The presence of gas had been
detected and Kinseller, Walker and
Griffin went into one Of the rooms to
investigate. A terrific explosion oc-
CURED, the three men being hurled
against the wall and fatally burned. A
moment later a second explosion took
place in the adjacent room just as its
three occupants were fleeing. They
were bodily burned, but ESCAPED with
their lives. AS quickly as possible the
rescue parties were organized and the
victims of the two explosions gotten
out after much difficulty The exact
cause of the explosion is not known.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
PRIVATE SULLIVAN MISSING.

Humphrey Sullivan, private in tho
Twenty-third United States infantry,
cannot be located by his mother, Mrs.
Mary Sullivan of Worcester The last
time she heard from her soldier boy he
was very sick with Santiago fever in
a hospital at San Francisco.
Sullivan is a Worcester boy and en-
listed just previous to the time war be-
tween America and Spain was declared.
His mother will at once endeavor to
have the war department at Washing
ton locate her son.
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SPAlN'S CREDIT.
A Noted Financier in London Says it is
Unmpaired.

~ NCN0u TlHdHCleI NJ LONDON DAYS II Is
Unimpared.
New York, Dec. THE Journal has
the following copyrighted cable from
London: "Senor Juaralda, president of
the Spanish finance delegation now in
London was asked what influence the
treaty of peace would have on Spanish
finance. and Spanish credit. He said:
1t is difficult without the text of the
treaty TO appreciate the effect. That
the loss Of Cuba and the Philippines
had no very serious effect on Spanish
credit is evident by the great fall which
has taken place in the rate of ex-
change, which has gone down from SO
to 34.39 This showed that SPANS
credit had not been impaired. Spain.
despite the heavy drain on its finances,
has rot been obliged to raise any ex-
tornal loan but has recently raised a
home loan with little difficulty.
Though there is poignant grief over
the loss of territory which had beer
held for centuries, there can be no dis
guising the fact that the removal OF
the Cuban and Philippine debts, if that
could be effected, and the payment Of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
SPECIAL CATHOLIC SERVICES.

Special services commemorative OF
the feast of the Immaculate Conception
will be held in all the Catholic churches
today. The services will consist of
masses at the usual hours in the morn@
ing and a benediction in the evening.
The novenas which are being held
at st. Johns st. Stephens and Sacred
Heart churches, will close with special
services. Instruction from the life OF
the Virgin Mary win be given. At st,
Johns Church instructions viii be Civ
en- by President Lehy Of Holy Cross
College.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
PROBABLY LOST.
Believed That Three Milwaukee People
Went Down in the Red Wing.


Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. AT leas'
three Milwaukeeans are believed to
have lost their lives in the recent ter
rible storm on the Atlantic coast. They
were on the barge Red Wing, which
was supposed to have been one of the
three lows which the steel barge
Katahdin. on her arrival at Boston,
yesterday reported lost. The names Of
the three persons from this city on the
Red Wing are: Charles L, Anderson,
captain Alexander Anderson, cook:
James Nelson, mate A number Of
other Milwaukee people are supposed
TO have been on board the Red Wing,
but their names can not be learned, A
letter received by Mrs. Anderson, dated
Nov. %. from her husband, Capt. An
derson from port of Prince Endward
Island. indicated that the Red Wing
would be taken in tow by the Katahdin,
and nothing since has been heard from
n
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
WILL sHARKEY MEET MCCOY?

New York, Dec. THE Press tomor-
row will publish the following:
Tom Sharkey and Kid Mccoy have
been matched to fight 20 rounds before
the Lenox Athletic Club in this city for
a purse of $4,000. The battle will be
fought early next month, and the win
ner will go after Bob Fitzsimmons
Today (Thursday) Sharkey and Nc
Gov will meet to sign articles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08

and thought he had a right to do as he
pleased with the little child.
Quite q. sum of money was found in
Browns clothes when searched. Two
$40 bills, S. and a 81 bill were found
done up in a separate roll.
The little girl went to sleep on a
chair in the station. She did not APP
pear to fear Brown, but went homo
willingly with her mother.
Brown will be arraigned this morning
and may be charged with abduction.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
ANOTHER BLIZZARD.
A Big Snow storm Strikes Buffalo and
Blocks Traffic

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. IA severe snow
storm ragged here today. Every rail-
road entering Buffalo from the east
suffered from the storm. Passenger
trains We're from one to five hours late
and freight traffic was suspended. On
the Peanut branch of the New York
Central several freight trains are re-
ported stalled in five to seven feet of
snow. Several street car lines here sus-
pended operations AT midnight the
snow ceased falling, but high wind is
blowing, and drifts are forming every
where
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE

who are injured by the use of coffee. Re
Gently there has been placed in all the
grocery stores a new preparation called
Grain-O, made of pure, grains, that takes
the place. of coffee. The most delicate
stomach receives it without distress, and
but few can tell it from coffee. 1t does
not cost over one-fourth as much Chill
dren may drink it with great benefit is
cents and % cents per package. Try it.
Ask for Grain-O.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
DEATHS.

MADDEN-In this city, 9TH, Mrs, Mary
CFlynm Madden of q Ward street. 50
yrs.
Funeral from her home Friday morning.
at S.l5 o'clock Requiem high mass in
st. Johns Church at o'clock. Rela-
CLARK = In RochdaIe, It'll Lydia W.
widow of Asa w. Clark, IS yrs. mos
19 days.
Relatives and friends are invited to alb
tend funeral services at her late rests
dence Friday at 2.30 p. m.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08

SHATTERED HIS LEG.
A Volunteer Fireman at Clinton Injured
BY Breaking of a Ladder.

Clinton. Dec. while attempting to
extinguish a small chimney fire in a
house on Winthrop street, belonging tc
Town Treasurer Harrity, Hugo Ritner
a Boston drummer, fell from ladder
and received a very severe compound
fracture of his leg.
AS soon as the fire was discovered, an
alarm was rung in, but before the de-
partment arrived Mr.. Ritner, who hap
pened to be in the vicinity, procured a
ladder and started to climb on to the
roof. When half way UP, the ladder
broke and Mr.. Ritner struck the ground
quite heavily. He was attended by Dr.
j. ]. Goodwin
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
BEAN WASN'T THE MAN.

Louis H. Bean was brought to the
Waldo street station last evening, to
be identified by Constable Lowell H
Davis, who thought that Bean was the
man wanted for an offense against the
laws which was committed in Whit
insville over year ago. Constable
Davis could not identify Bean, and he
was allowed to go on his weary jour
ney through life.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
EXCITING INCIDENT.
Adherents of the Army and Piequart
Come in Collision.

Come in Collision.
Paris. Dec. IAN exciting incident
took place tonight at the opening of
the new Olera Comique, which re-
places the structure recently destroyed
by fire The house was lnaugurate2 by
a performances of Dame Blanche" in
the presence of a brilliant audience, in
Guiding M. Faure, members of the cab
met. senator's, deputies, Russian grand
dukes, and all the leading diplomatic,
artists and literary notabilities in Par
is.
President Faure's arrival was signal
lied by shouts Of give L'Armee'
which was answered by SHOUTS oil I'VE
picouart" The rival crowds came into
Collision and there was some fighting.
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NECESSITY FOR REVISION.
The Foreign Editor of the Temps
Speaks on the Dreyfus Affair.

Marseilles, Dec. IN. De Pressense.
foreign editor of the Temps, addressed
a large meeting here this evening on
the Dreyfus affair, pointing out the nee
'ssity for revision. A number of col
sions and fights took place and some
% persons were slightly injured. The
police made several arrests
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08

Manager John f. Cronin of the Mill
bury basket ball team has arranged a
game with the Mizpah. team of this city,
TO be played IN Millbury on Saturday
night.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
EXPLOSION OF GAS.
Three Men Killed in Mine and Others
Perhaps Fatally Injured.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. An eX-
plosion of gas occurred IN the Hoilsiu :.
mines Is miles south OF mere IN Snelpy
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08

She-Papa is so timid about our mar
riage, dear.
He-What does he say?
sHe says he is afraid l won't be able
to support you."-Detroit Free Press.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
STATE AGRICULTURAL BOARD.

Springfield, Dec. THE second
DAYS session of the state agricultural
board at Amherst was occupied by a
visit to the Agricultural College and
lectures by j. H. Hale of South Glas-
tonbury, Conn, on THE business side
of agriculture, and S. d. Willard of
Geneva, N. Y, on THE place that
fruit growing should hold in New
England agriculture"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
MARRIAGES.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. this oity, 9Th,
by Rev. a. u. Conrad, Mr.. Campbell C&
Preble of Waltham and Miss Myrtia
Mabel Hastings.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08

"They are going to establish home
for proof readers"
THAT so? suppose they will call it
a house of correction
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08

margin of 13 cents. The result was in
doubt until the last vote had been sold,
and when President John T. Sheehan
announced, in a happy way, that Miss
Katherine McCusker was the prize
winner, the award was received amid
marked applause. Miss McCusker re-
ceived 9l0.S votes, representing s9103
and her rival, Miss Helen Burke, 909
votes, representing 800 80.
In the contest for the most popular
member of the Lyceum, the winner,
Joseph B. McCaffery, who got 1862
votes. has majority of about 200, his
adversary. Joseph McNally, securing
1916. Both the prize winners will re-
ceive sold gold, 1S-karat watches, and
the comI4jttee will graciously give
prizes to those who won second places
The bowling alley was popularity
patronized during the evening, and the
Original Jumbo, the African dodger,"
proved as popular as he was elusive.
The program of the evening, which was
well received in every part, was as fol-
lows. Piano solo, Kathleen Mavour
men," James Rourke; recitations and
representations, Miss Gertrude Quinn;
"Rube caricature," Frank Cox; negro
dialect representations, William Bell,
colored baritone; Irish speciality
sketches, Philip Morton, of Morton &
Coleman's comedians
All members Of the program won an
appreciative response, and the faiT has
been a most gratifying success to the
general committee which has had the
matter in charge and worked well to
secure the results attained.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
PROFESSIONALS WILL DANCE.

The provisional company of the En-
met Guards give a social this evening
in A. o. H. hall The receipts of to-
nights entertainment viii be used to de-
fray the expenses incurred while ths
company was drilling under Lieut..
Hines of the Emmets.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08

WHO ARE THE MIzPAHs?

7 : :
Referee, Dresser: scorer, Pratt High
est string, d. White, POS highest total,
D. White, 513.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08

The next meeting of the Methodist
Preachers Association viii be held in
the Webster square Methodist church,
Monday morning and afternoon. Bish-
op w. F. Mallalieu is one of the speak
ers Dinner win be served at noon.
Pastors wives are earnestly invited to
be present.
The regular mid-week prayer meeting
at the Park Church, which was TO have
been held last evening, was postponed
until tonight. Addresses will be made
by Rev. DR. Scott, DR. futile and otha
ers 1t will be a fellowship meeting
and the proceeds will go toward raising
the church debt.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08

The fire department was summoned
to 1S9 Canterbury street at 5.15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Goods stored in a
small closet in the residence of John
Whalen caught fire in an unknown
manner. The flames We're easily extin-
guished and the damage was very
slight
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births.

LAITGHLER- i'm this city. tn q son ia
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles b LaughleN
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08

At the Winthrop alleys last night the
Winthrop regulation pin team defeated
the Southbridge team by 243 pins.
SOUTHBRIDGE.
WINTHROP

Totals. ..................72 IA
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bons, tying 1pp3fr the hin. Milliners who
prophecy WIN authority say that by next
autumn al our headEsar will be comfortably
tied on. The little bounets are all ready and
the next branch Of millinery hnery to be
attacked bIfut6s approaching epidemic is
the vide hat So far IT has accepted the
coutngion rather mildly. That is. those
women who know that to look their level
best the face must be softly framed have
boldly taken to the tuIle or ribbon strings.
They do not necessarily bend the sides Of
q wide hat down close to the ears In order
to utilize sttirfEs. but let the brfm spread
its caves as ft'will and catch the strings
down from me edge OF the straw roof.
Again, the strings, II Of ribbon. may be
fastened inside the edge Of the crown and
well back of the ears. When needed they
are drawn forward and tied under the chin
when the wearer woRries Of them thus she
can easily draw them back and knot them
into short rear steamers, either crossing
the back hair or hanging free behind the
ear, since rear streamers are of the mode
modish-
The leghorn fats boast strings usually of
lowered liberty silk. These are genuine
scGrfs, very wide and long. with deeply
turned hemstitched ends. In the shops they
show a ribbon especially manufactured for
the strings of little bonnets. 1t is velvet
on one side, but faced with satin. This is
an excellent plan, especially where a black
or dark velvet ribbon is used. The best
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bulky they possess one happy faculty. Of
so emphasizing the rotundity of the leg that
the clumsies ankle and foot seem small by
comparison.
This mastery subterfuge is never re-
sorted 10, of course, by the possessor of q
tight, round ankle and a neat, straight foot.
Instead she wears, on her bicycle, a brightly
striped stocking and a pretty thing in foot
gear known as a Scotch brogue. A brogue
is nothing more than the low buckled shoe
a Highlander wears when in full dress. II
is Z black leather slipper, with 3 square
heel. cut down rather lar over the toes and
showing a bright silver buckle on the strap
that crosses the instep. A brogue is not
exactly q shoe designed for touring, but ii
is admirable for short afternoon rides and
calls made awheel.
On the High Seas.
Just at present. when Columbia seems
in a fair way 10 share with Britannia the
rule of the waves there is considerable ac
tivity in yachting fashions. All the big
pleasure boats are out Of commission OF
have been turned over to the government,
but in well protected waters the little sail
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With the advent of so much military and
naval activity q prompt response has been
made by the tailors and dressmakers and
braid has come to the front again. This is
especially true of the sporting clothes.
Nearly all the braid is gathered on and. TO
show their fidelity 10 the question OF para
mount interest, the women have the placket
holes OF their yachting suits laced up, as a
sailor laces his breeches. These laced skirts
fit snugly about the hip and fare broadly at
the knee. A good many bicycle women fol-
low this rule, too. not SO much because il
is a sailor fashion, but because it is q nice
way of making a skirt fit closely and safely
at the waist. White dog skin gloves, their
gilded buttons bearing eagles as . decora-
tive design, are also numbered among the
novelties, and because the sailing done by
women this season viii be chiefly in land
locked waters elaborate headgear is the rule
for yacht decks. Tulle and flowers and fut-
tering streamers burgeon aboard the little
boats, while the only thing classihable as a
distinctly yachting hat is sure to bear about
its crown a group of VaIkyrie wings. These
are the remnant left from that long
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do service only in this country. OF course,
none will be permitted aboard any OF the
naval vessels, since the genter sex are for
hidden quarters on all ships in action.
Speaking OF naval nurses II may be Of IN
tCTest TO add that congress must make some
appropriation before any nurses, male or
female, may be appointed az such. som male
nurses have been enlisted in the navy as
ships cooks, that they might draw the
nurses salary while performing his duties.
10 woman VIII be taken aboard the naval
hospital ship solace.
DR.. MeGee viii take pains that her corps
may be The best equipped woman war nurses
ever employed. When the civil war broke
our there wasn't a trained nurse in the
country 10 answer the call OF the sanitary
commission, whose nurses We're mostly
women who had simply practical experience
in hospitals or al home. Almost every large
city, especially Of the north, now boasts Of
several training schools for nurses.
Twenty-Five nurses viii be attached 10
each regiment n the field and II All Of these
nurses are to be graduates OF training
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velvet will discolOr the skin when the bon
nets wearer grows warm. but a dark velvet,
faced with white or pale rose or pearl gray
satin. is a pretty and safe string to wear
on the hottest day.
Illustration of Fashions.
Suits for three dominant sports for the
season are excellently represented in the
sketch The golfer wears a smart plaid
skirt of washwomau's serge, made on such
severe and exact lines as Z golfer skirt
should always follow. All the seams are
reinforced by straps on the inside and the
hem is in reality Z facing of brown suede.
The shirt with this is a cheerful meadow
green pique, of that quality that is woven
in fine ribs. Across the bust it is laid in
the close set groups of cords, and the cuffs
and collar are q part of the shirt, finely
corded for a finish. A tie OF red silk further
brightens this suit, and the hat is a dark
green sailor. banded with ribbon, striped
in green and red and bearing green and red
quins.
The cycling outfit consists of Z Harris
tweed skirt in solid brown tone laid in
wedge shaped pleats on either hip and set
of with heavy brown bullet pearl buttons.
With il q dark blue linen shirt waist.
braided in white ana buttoning up behind,
is worn, and upon this in turn is slipped
q little jacket of tweed. The jackets sleeves
are slashed at the cap TO show the fulness
Of the shirt waist sleeve, and its long front
points are significant OF what we are coming
to very soon d coats,
White camel.s hair is the fabric of the
yachting gown, thai is trimmed with mid
ocean blue braid, set On very full. A hat
with r~osettes Of blue silk shot with white
and blue tipped white wings, complete the
smart costume. ST.
Just as much attention is now lavished on
the inside as -hf outside of parasOls this
summer, as ia shown by the illustrations.
This is & periEinkle blue sunshade, lined
with shirred chiffon Of the same color. over
which is laid tea colored Egyptian lace. The
lace is fretted in ruche along the edge of the
parasol and the handle is a sword hlIt of
gun metal, set with mock jewels.
The little silver net purse that hangs
about its owners beck has found a quite ir-
resistible rival in the new change purse
that IS worn as a bangle. The bracelet
portmoney is made of gold, silver. gun metal.
or leather. IL fastsns on the left wrist and
in a little case hts change for bus. ferry, or
horse car. The Hamburger is the name o.
the new blue glaze kid card case, bearing
a jeweled dragon fly on its nap, and not less
attractive are the new sample bags Of suede
and satin, made for the morning shopper.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-05

Thousands have tried from time immem-
orial to discover some eficacious remedy
for wrinkles and other imperfeetions Of
the complexion, but none had yet sue
ceeded until the Misses Bell, the now fam
Gus Complexion Specialists, of rs Fifth
avenue, New York City, offered the pub
lie their wonderful Complexion Tonic.
The reason so many failed 10 make this
discovery before is plain, because they have
not followed the right principle. Balms,
Creams, Lotions, etc, never have a tonic
effect upon the skin. hence the failures,
The Misses Bells Complexion Tonic has
a most exhilaratiBg effect upon the cuticIe,
absorbing and carrying of all impurities
which the blood by its natural action is
constantly forcing TO the surface Of the
skin. Ii is TO the skin what q vitaIiZing
tonic is TO the blood and nerves, q kind Of
new life tina Immediately exhilarates and
strengthens wherever applied. It's tonic
effect is felt almost Immediately, and II
speedily banishes forever from the skin,
freckles, pimples, blaekheads. moth patches,
wrinkles. liver spots, roughness, ~oiliness,
eruptions and discoloratiOns of any kind.
In order thai all may be benefited by
their Great Discovery. the Misses Bell will.
during the present month, give 10 all call
"VWr NUVCrrH ny
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ers at their parlors one trial bottle OF their
Complexion Tonic absolutely free; and IN
order that those who cannot call or who
live away from New York may be beue-
flied, they will send one bottle TO any ad-
dress, all charges prepaid, on the receipt Of
% cents tstamps or silver 10 cover cost OF
packing and delivering. The price OF this
wonderful tonic is SlOO per bottle, and
this liberal offer should be embraced by all.
The Misses Bell have just published
their new book, Secrets of Beauty"
This valuable work Is free TO all desiring
il. The book treats exhaustively OF the
importance of 4 good complexion; tells
how q woman may acquire beauty and
keep il. Special chapters on the care of
the hair: how 10 have luXuriant growth;
harmless methods Of making the hair pre-
serve its natural beauty and color, even 10
advanced age. Also instructions how 10
Danish superiuous hair from the face.
neck and arms without injury TO the skin.
This book will be mailed 10 any address on
request.
FREE Trial Bottles of Wonderful Com
plexion Tonic free al parlors. or % cents
tcost OF packing and mailing) to those at q
distance.
Correspondence cordially solicited. Ad-
dress
IS Fifth Ave, New York City.