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and observed by his gallant junior Of
ficer, who so much resembled his chief
| in character and temperament. Worn
out with constant activity in the field,
and still suffering from wound receiv-
ed at Manassas, Ge.eral John Buford
died in the month of December follow
ing Gettysburg, at the age OF 81 years,
revered and beloved by every true SOL
der in the Potomac army.
AS SUCCESSOR TO BUFORD.
Sacredly cherishing in his manly
heart the memory of his dead cheiftain,
Cereal Merritt, at the age of 81. took
up the sword just fallen from the hand
of Buford. How glorious and we'll he
welded it as commander of the First
division, and how well and naturally
he was, and deserved to be, the sue
cessor of Buford, the true history of
the subsequent campaigns of the Army
of the Potomac now tells us. AS the
trumpets of the First division had
sounded farewell forever to John Bu-
ford, they now welcomed with joyful
note the new commander, already
tried on many a field of victory. In
the operations in Central Virginia, at
Culpepper Court House, Brandy Sta
ton, Barnetts ford, Todd's tavern,
Yellow tavern, Meadow ridge, Halves
shop. Old Church and Cold Harbor, the
waving standards and flashing blades
of Merritt's superb cavalry command
added victory on victory to those al
ready won under Buford. Sheridan
says Of Merritt, when he was reap
pointed commander of the First divis-
ion: FHe had been tried in the place
before, and from the day he was Sc
lected a general officer among num-
Der of young men, he filled the meas
ure of expectation"
Under Merritt that wonderful body
of mounted troops captured more men,
horses, guns and munitions of war than
would equip it thrice over. 1t never,
under Merritt, suffered surprise, new
er lost wheel captured from the enc
my, and never met the enemy's cavalry
but to defeat it. OF no other cavalry
division in that army can this be said.
CONSIDERABLE OF HIS SOLDIERS.
General Merritt never rashly jeopar-
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cerned, of exaggerating these stern
chase Indian campaigns into sensa-
tional accounts which have given some
other commanders short-lived news
paper glory. General Merritt's pro-
motions to Brigadier General and
Major General in the regular army
have been the natural and appropriate
sequence of his splendid services in
war.
The general public doss>not know
Merritt as well perhaps as 1t knows
others of less modesty of tenspera-
ment, who constantly press for ~
their claims to the public notice,
General Merritt stands to-day Che
model and shining exemplar before tho
eyes of every aspiring and high
minded young officer Of the army. His
life and character are likewise models
for every American youth.
Against the flame and smoke of
Manila bay have lately arisen the form
and features of great naval hero. at
once noble manly, modest. and above
all, truly American. Sailing to meet
this most admirable OF all aimirals in
that far off island empire of the Orient.
goes under happy auspices the Chew
aller Bayard, or tne AlneFiCah army
as Military Governor of the Philip
pines. He goes TO administer the
affairs of an empire where cruelty,
rapine, injustice, and oppression have
prevailed since the time OF Philip ii.
of Spain. The free nation which
founded liberty and justice in North
America sends the oppressed millions
in the far-off Philippines. the grandest
living type of It's soldier manhood. II
given proper scope and opportunity,
1rhampy7e7 i1uii u ioll|lllu
all home Wesle' 49,
love and admiration OF those Vppressen
millions who now do not know his
name His government win be nrm.
and, above all things, Just to every hui
man being. ssY
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Jones-Talk is cheap.

the regular army and afterward in
1876, became colonel of the Fifth
United States cavalry.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16
JOINT CONTROL UNLIKELr

Interviews with senators and repre-
sentatives show a wide divergence and
general confusion of ideas as to meth
DDS for building and operating the Mic
araguan canal. There are many who
think the Clayton BuIwer treaty is
still in force, and others who doubt the
expediency of abrogating, if it is still
binding. Even Senator Tillman of
South Carolina goes so far as to saw
that he would prefer that Great Brit
ain should pay half the cost of CON
struction, and assume equal responsib-
, ility in the control. Other senators and
representatives., without regard to par
y lines. have made similar statements.
but there is an important if' in the
way.
Up TO date, England has manifested
no disposition to share the expense. and
there is no belief that she would be
willing to do this. Here. then, is the
| basis Of the common expectation, that
| an arrangement can be made with
Great Britain for the construction of
-'N NfNNAA GAS ny [Ailltilt an ca D.
ital and virtually for exclusive Ameri-
can control An agreement might be
entered into with England for joint
guarantee of neutrality, but so long as
the United States builds ana pays for
its construction, England could not
reasonably demand an equal share in
its control.
Under such circumstances. the own
ership would vest in the United States.
and barring such treaty rights as
might be reserved, we could do with
it as we saw fit. England might share
the responsibility of keeping it open
and neutral in time of war, but there
seems to be no reason why she should
care to become a half proprietor in the
| canal, when she can get out of it all
that she needs without sinking millions
in the ditch to begin with 1t is not
impossible that matters will finally
simmer down to some such basis as
This
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

umbia, sixth, 1893; University of
Pennsylvania, seventh, $40.
If the advanced departments or pro-
fessional schools are considered by
themselves, the rank is quite different.
Pennsylvania is Iirst, 1893; Harvard,
second, 1913; Michigan third, 1866; Co
lumbia, fourth, 1919; Yale, NTH, 1877:
Chicago, sixth, sos; Wisconsin, seventh.
Ala.
When the total number Of students
in all departments of each university
is tabulated, these seven great insti-
tutions range themselves in yet a third
order. Harvard is again first. SS7g;
Pennsylvania, second, 2719; Michigan.
third, 2694; Yale, fourth, 2542; Column
bia, fifth, 1882; Chicago, sixth. 1913:
Wisconsin, seventh 1883. in any dis
cussion as to the relative size of the
universities, of course the totals of all
departments must be the standard Of
comparison.
Educators are supposed to know
about these things, but it may well
surprise the laity to learn that the
third, fourth and fifth largest colleges
for undergraduates in the country are
in the west; that the third largest
group of professional schools and the
third largest university belong also in
that section of the country. Pennsyl-
vania professional schools climb into
first place or over Harvard by virtue
Of the great dental school OF 500 stu
dents. Pennsylvania medical school also
leads Harvard's, but Harvard makes IN
the difference by her great law school
Of 543 students.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16
"a REIGN OF ERROR"
A Clever Ooterie of Comedians Please :
Large Worcester Theatre Audience.

A Clever COterie Of Comedians Please a
Large Worcester Theatre Audience.
There was an Unexpectedly large
house at the Worcester Theatre last
night to see the Rogers Brothers make
their first stellar appearance in town.
The orchestra was all sold out, the bal
cony nearly so, while the gallery was
packed with an enthusiastic mob,
who did wonders in the way of ap-
plause, and howled with delight at the
stars specialties and Maud Raymond
character songs.
"A Reign Of Error is the kind of play
| where the author is not much in evil
dence. John ]. MeNally wrote it, but
the management might have saved
/ their money, for any sort of skeleton
/ would have sufdced when padded by
such a clever company as Klaw and
Erlanger have collected. O. course
the Rogers brothers were first in IA
Nor, and they worked hard. being on
tile stage almost continuously, and even
Jnen the audience was not satisfied
ineN are irresistible fun makers, and
We're honored with a curtain call after
one act--an infrequent experience with
farce comedy players. Next to them
as an applause winner came Maud
raymond, whose ginger and versatility
pflghtened up brace of coon songs
ana German ditties wonderfully. La
FeIile Adelaide introduced a couple OF
alFhcut toe dances; John Parr a
ofeezN patter song which was the artis-
~ ~ gem OF the evening; and George
MARION MADE his usual hit in an Ital-
IAN character part Georgia Csine
UiCdSeG Of Oh
lef voice and kick are alike jerky, an1
qua Lewis has another novel create
~ ooast OF besides her famous "tous n
sIlI that of an opium smoker during
Ins glamor of pipe Dream
me scene Of the piece is laid in Bra
NlI, put everything is decidedly Amerbs
c an from the spread eagle finale to
IeoLsla Games French accent. Lots
" ne lokes and all the songs are new
worked as hard as If in regular comic
opera Ben Teal's careful stage man
aselnent Is shown in many effective
- oupings OF the large chorus, and in
Tue TACT that while four-fiftlls of the
performance consists of specialties, the
longer.
Primrose and Dockstaders rninstreIs
H. ~ Hlilsu the week, and there
Is every prospect Of crowded houses at
an three performances. The troupe is
now llnalsputably the best travelling, in
Cluulng I'VE military bands. a dozen
cultivated Nocalists and four of the
FUNNIEST comedians in the business, in
TI,Ilmrose. Dockstader, Lew Sully and
jimmy Wall. Mr.. Sully has been con-
ilhed to his home in this city with a
9ao throat for a short time. but conf
aentiy expects to be on hand to well
come his friends tonight.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16
POLICE RULES.
Committee on Police Considers Them Blu,
Makes no Radical Changes.

Committee on Police Considers Them But
Makes no Radical Changes.
The joint standing committee on po-
lice on the part Of the city council,
consisting Of Aldermen Thompson and
O'Connell and Councilmen Hunt.
Meagher and Merritt, held meeting
with Chief of Police James M. Dren-
nan in room 80 at the city hall last
evening. The matter Of the rules and
regulations of the police department
was informally discussed, but no i'm
portant or radical changes We're made
and, the rules will be given to the
printer today. The matter of the al
lotment Of streets for coasting pur-
poses was also talked over There
have been numerous complaints made
to the chief that the streets are being
used without permission. thereby en-
dangering the safety Of pedestrians A
case Of this kind was reported from
Prospect street vest arday. A lady,
while driving, turned into Prospect
street just as a double-runner with
several passengers started from the
top of the hill. The boy in charge of
the sled saw the situation in time to
turn on to the sidewalk and avert
what might have been a serious acct
dent Complaint has also been made
that Jaques avenue is being used at
times when there is much travel, and
Chief brennan will recommend that
this street be not designated as one
Of the streets allowed when the recon-
mendations are made to the board Of
aldermen, which will probably be at
! the meeting next Monday night.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

foials in the field who report 10 him,
1000 men win be absolutely needed in
Cuba. and 2500O in the Philippines. in
addition to the forces now occupying
Porto Rico and Hawaii That would
leave only about 10000 men in the coun-
try, or considerably less than the old
peace establishment to look after the
Indians and keep the army posts and
coast Notifications from going 10 rack
and ruin. This expansion business is
a good deal like building a house. You
can't tell what it will cost till 1T is fin
ished and the bills are paid.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16
OUR LARGEST UNIVERSITIES

The Harvard Graduates Magazine
for December presents tables showing
the number Of students in the seven
largest universities IN the country.
From these tables certain interesting
facts may be CLEANED. In the academic
department or college proper, Harvard
has the largest number Of students.
1850 in all; Yale is second. With 1906:
University of Michigan third, 1929;
University of Wisconsin, fourth. 1897
University of Chicago, fifth, 1918; Coz
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

The burning of the sky-scraping
Home Life building in New York has
started a movement for a special un-
derRround fire service connecting with
the salt water much like that just put
in operation in Boston. Fire boats sta
toned on the water front would fur
nish the power for throwing the streams
to the top of the tallest buildings. The
fire commissioners count thirty-three
structures downtown that exceed in
altitude the safety limit of 100 feet Salt
water fire service has long been talk
ed Of in New York, but even now out
siders will be skeptical Of results. May
or Van Wyck and his obstructive debt
limit can generally be depended upon
to block improvements
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

d VICTORY FOR PUBLIC OPINION
Public opinion has won its first vic
tory over Chicago's Doodle aldermen
in connection with the street railway
franchises, and there is good ground
for the belief that it will be operative
in the future. The victory is really no
table, because it seemed probable that
the members of the city council who
were open to improper influences were
a majority of the board. The feelings
of the better element in the CITY were
thoroughly aroused and they were ex-
pressed so freely shat the protest could
not be ignored. Apparently it was q
case where corrupt aldermen became So
frightened by the wave of righteous in
dlgnation which swept over the cifv
that they did not dare carry IN the
part which they were expected tn nla,,
Mayor Harrisons record in this CON
nection has been admirable. and tbe
people gave him Just the sort OF moral
support needed to make his position
impregnable. 1t now seems innoseib1o
that the proposed measure should mass
at all but if it does, the mayors veto
viii block it, Fear is not a very bigb
moral force, but it is worth sometbi,,,.
when virtuous citizens can succeed in
frightening Chicago aldermen Of tho
Bath House John" Coughun and
'Hinlzy-dink" Kenna type.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

The National Civil Service League
will dedicate its annual meeting to the
needs of the colonies. The league thus
accepts expansion as a fact, and at
the same time proposes the most effect
ual remedy for the disease. The Hon
Carl SEIZURE has the floor.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

The New York Worlds cartoon repre-
sents Senator Hoar and WilliamJ. Bryan
as anti-imperialsts, joining hands over
dead issues" The trouble with IT'S
Is that the Nebraska ex-coloneI doesn'
think there are any dead issues. He
still processes to be hot on the silver
question.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

Ludlow is an engineering name with
which to conjure. The generals plan
for improving New York harbor has
been Endorsed by the official board
and there are great possibilities ahead
of him while he serves as governor of
the city Of Havana. II we cannot have
Waring there. Ludlow surely gives con
ISOLATION and inspires confidence.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

Senator Lodges immigration restric-
ton bill seems to have been finally
buried. Thomas B. Reed is said to
have remarked: 4 don't see why we
should require European immigrants to
read the constitution fuently and write
/. copper-plata hand. when we are
buying Malay citizens at 81 a head"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

THE time has now come in the
evolution of sentiment, when in the
spirit Of fraternity we should share
with you in the care of the graves of
the confederate soldiers" This is a
pretty speech, but exactly what did the
president mean by it? Mr.. Mckinley
was very handsomely treated in At
lanta
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

Admiral Dewey may as we'll come
home at once and have it over with.
His reception is bound to be so enthu-
siastic as to be somewhat trying to a
modest man, but there is no help for
it. 1t must come sometime. and the
sooner the better.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

New York is developing her usual
holiday crop of well-bred shoplifters.
who get caught and then give way to
spasms Of deep emotion. 1t is a re
markable tendency of Christmas wealth
er to aggravate the malady Of constitu-
tional kleptomaniacs.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

The Hotel Touraine's liquor license
must be on the eve of settlement. The
Boston school committee is ready to
give up the Winthrop school because
the building is old and business has
driven population away from the neigh
borhood. Coincidently, three other
hotels and a half-score of barrooms
would be relieved from the restrictions
of the 4OO-foot law. It is a charming
prospect.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

1t is said that the Tammeny favor
ties in the New York police department.
who were retired on account of the rev
Citations incident to the Lexow -inves-
LEGATION, are now practically in CON
troll of the force. Mr.. Croker is still
the supreme authority in municipal af-
fairs, no matter how much his power
may have been weakened in the state
at large,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

New Jersey has some very mean bur
glars. They looted a church fair and
carried off about all the merchandise
that was placed on sale. These fell
lows will take rank next after burglars
"ho steal ohildrens Christmas pres
e15ts.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

They seem to be having a good deal
Of a peace jubilee down in Georgia,
despite the presidents polite request
that it shouldn't be so named. Pos
sibly by this time even he might with
draw his objections to this designa-
ton.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

Ward option is to be one of the tenn
perance schemes in the legislature
next session. It has been there be
fore, but there has never been so much
feeling in Boston on this question as
there is now.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16
Estimates submitted

Estimates submitted by Adjutant
General Corbin as to the number of
men required to keep order in Cuba,
and keep the Filipinos in subsection,
suggest that the proposed army of
100000 men will not be sufficient TO
meet the requirements Of the situation.
According to Gen. cerbin and the Of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

We are going to have very fierce
looking revenue marine for the revenue
cutters are to keep the big batteries
that were placed on them during the
war. This virtually adds 1850 trained
officers and men 20 the navy, for the
officers are for the most part graduates
of Annapolis, or the revenue cutter
course, and the discipline is scarcely
less efficient than in the navy itself.
The decision IN regard to the guns is
a deserved tribute to the admirable ser
vice rendered by the cutters in Cuban
waters. For a time, they blocked Hav-
ana, assisted only by a single gun
boat.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16
MAYoR ZOE vIcE-PREs1prNr

The Shaffner Club held its annual
eie . Of officers last evening, at their
T p!ie rooms, on Main street. Mayor
b uuIus g. Dodge, Jr., was honored by
DelilB erected vice president of the as
sociation. Following is the list Of offl-
GERS elected for the ensuing year:
president, r. A. Laphan: vice-press-
cent, Il, b. Dodge Jr.: secretary ana
treasurer, j. r. Cleveland directors.
II. {; Powers, NJ. r, Shattuck, ]. NJ.
Amsden, Ira B. Hubbard, II. G. Me
I II 7. X Croker, F. A. Mayors.
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COTTON EXCHANGE

New York, Dee 10. go The Cotton rx.
change will be closed on Dec. "a. 26 and
SIst and on Jan. Cd.
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Use DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup at once
II your child has Group or bronchitis.
Waste no time; delay may he dangerous.
Or. Bulls Cough Syrup cures at once It
is safe and infallible remedy. All drug
gists sell it for 25 cents.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

- Dolls wigsl Dolls retinted, restrung,
Soshhnrn's, il4 Main street
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The Facts
Concerning the Purchase.

The Edison Manufacturing Co.
of New Jersey, well known through
out the country as manufacturers of
Photographs, all sorts Of talking
machines, ETC., ordered 10000 Of
these Dolls (like cut) made to their
order for the purpose Of putting
talking machines in them.
They experimental a lot and spent
a deal of money in the effort to make
a talking doll, but the scheme was
an utter failure, and they were left
with the $4,000 dolls on their hands
to dispose of at some price.
$4,000 dolls are a coed many
dolls for any one house to handle
they found it difficult to find a con-
Germ capable Of handling this amount
finally several of our Syndicate
Houses got together and agreed to
take a large portion of them at
price--and the price was nearly
half their real worth. Our share Of
the purchase, consisting of 500, will
be placed on front center counter
today, at
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, lses.