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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
DIR. NEWTON on EVILS OF WAR.
ONE CLEAR DUTY ARISING FROM THE CON
FLICT. HE THINKS. WILL BE TO DRAW
ENGLAND.

The Rev DR.. r. Heber Newton. rector OF All souls
Episcopal Church. Madison-ave. and Sixty-sX'h-
ST., preached yesterday morning on Inc e'i's
that will ensue from this war-our dangers anu
duties" He chose for his text me passage
from Ezekiel xxi. Il: The King of Babylon stood
at the parting of the way" DIR. Newton said In
part:
That evil will ensue from this war goes withou,
saying. 1t is Gods curse upon all war W shaii
OF barbarism will have been entailed upon US
These and other evils Will prove our Nemesis, 70 apr
not having been wise enough and strong enough
for not having been rghtminded enough ana IN IN
selfish enough to have prevented TINS war IN dne
days when IT might have been prevented WITHOUT
But because this war has been gone into on the
whole, with nigh and lofty purpose-though win
whatever cloulilg OF vision-there VIII De sSod
flowing from IT, Patriotism has stirred again "hel
patriotism seemed torpid in our midst North han ana
South have been united so that no man can nehce
fSTn Pns ns he IN
men again. This high and generous patr 10 ,b
evils that have confronted US For moment we
shall draw the FINER air Of fes suprem9est tr hslshs
Two months ago there was upon the surface ss no
going on deep below the consciousness Of the Ma
on AreSdy it !, 6teOmHs psn that dhe oSsf
ing under our new and strange experiences. Lhe
Logic Of een H sWy 'o of the
siiy Of the Nicaragua Canal We vii then TAX take
SO our oldtime peace and quietude may be los
for US as Nation. Yet this reputation Tor seren en-,
ity however dear to us had 10 be sacrificed. foi
is 1t not the place Of great Power to enter INTO
the world concert when wrong is being committed.
Have any right TO stand aside AMI see suci
deeds done and fold hands In the contented-
ness of National isolation which may merely BE-
National sefshness? There is nothing like grcaf
responsibility rouse will and waken conscience
and stir tho slumbering moral forces OF ones
nature. -
One thing seems to be clearly our duty in this
shall draw closer than ever before 20 our mother
country. The English speaking people. OF common
descent OF common traditions, of common consii
tutonal government and democratic freedom. OF
common literature and a common religion. shoun
make a common cause not selishy, hut on behalf
Of humanity. Could the English-speak'nF peoples
stand together the destinies Of the world would
be In their ha ads. When England and America
shall say together. IN the presence OF any wrong;
This must stop II will stop. Then from the soul
Of the Erglish-speakng race. which stands for
peace. will he heard. with the tone Of an author
ity not likely 10 he sighted. the sacred words OF
our greatest soldier: Let US have peace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
FOR THE STARVING CTBANS.

The Central Cuban Relief Committee acknowl-
edges the receipt of the following contributions for
the starving reconcentrados in Cuba
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16

Augusta. Me. May 15The I'd Regiment. except
Ing two companies, has been sent home. The two
companies will form the heavy battery which has
been ordered TO Mobile when ready for duty.
The equpping OF the 1st Maine Volunteers will be
rapidly completed and they will proba bly, leave for
Chickamauga Thursday. Fully Ave thousand people
witnessed the dress parade and the grand review
this afternoon. The Governor and his wife were
present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
War. A European Combine


iepresdble conflict present again.
Our
welcome the coming speed the The sirpupc
prices
Among all the goods thus warned there
article
Patriotic Wedgwood Jugs
shapes
sIIo sizI
The Tpos Sugar Bowls. Cream Jugs four three
TEA POTS SUGAR BOWLS.
s9a5
Also Flower Pots Biscuit bon Dishes Caddies
Each Washington Franklin
the Art Room basement the Bnbrac vandalism has been
pices-knocked
Some Marble de ng nick in each Is $l5 that $40
$780, Other pedeta| SO 500, and all cheap
Cara Marb-ana Melancholy Harlequin and other subjects
figures down thus:
S67bSM $5OnS25
variety Ceramic Art Pieces that 2 $50 $780,
Royal Berlin Candelaba
So to $la.
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28

answer to the charge Of manslaughter,
instead of Calvin q Hiney"
When asked if 1t was probable that
a counter suit would be entered by
Calvin & Hiney. Mr.. O'Connell replied:
Il consider 1t very probable"
Asked if he thought an indictment
could be secured provided counter
suit was brought, he replied:
Il have no doubt of it"
The Spy presents to its readers this
morning a feature of the terrible ac-
cident worth studying. This is a sketch
made from a photograph Of the
wrecked platform car as it now
stands upon the tracks of the Leicester
car house. That house is guarded and
doubly guarded, and no one bearing the
slightest Indication of being a news
paper man is allowed behind the sacred
shadow of it's doors. 1t is only by hard
work and a recently discovered process
of subteranean photography that The
Spy has succeeded in getting a pho
tograph of the wrecked car, which the
officials of the road took such care 10
hustle off the road and bury out Of
sight in the darkest depths Of the
Leicester car house. The car in its
present condition needs little descrip-
ton. 1t proves in itself the most
damning bit of evidence in connection
with Leicester's terrible tragedy, and
it is little wonder that the directors OF
the road are so eager TO hide It from
view. The wonder is that so few Of
the passengers on either car escaped
serious injury.
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28
THE PEACE TREATY.
It May Be Ratified in the Senate Without
Amendment.

Washington, Dec. 27-The presence
of Senator Davis, one of the members
of the peace commission, at the cap
itol today, was the cause of more or
less peace treaty speculation among
senators. 1t is the intention of SEN
ator Davis to ask the committee on
foreign relations to take up the treaty
as soon as received from the president.
While it is expected that the docu
ment will undergo careful scrutiny in
committee, it is The general opinion
that this work will be done with as
much expedition as possible, There
will be an effort on the part of the
friends of the treaty to have ii report
ed without any amendment whatever,
and they assert that the committee as
a whole is favorable to ratification
without alterations. The present plan
of those senators opposed to straight
ratification is to urge the insertion of
an amendment providing in specific
terms that the United States shall not
acquire sovereignty over the Philip
pine Islands under any circumstances.
The friends Of the treaty urge that it
being a peace treaty it is more i'm
portant to have it ratified uncondition-
ally than would be the case with an
ordinary agreement between nations,
and that for this reason they are con-
fident it will not be modified, and that
in the end it will secure the votes of a
number of senators, who personally
would prefer its amendment The op-
ponents of the treaty say they do not
anticipate long debate in the senate.
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28

tanned With such a plan of campaign
to be carried out it is safe to say that
the fight win be a battle royal. Already
the eyes of every city and town in the
commonwealth are fixed upon Wof-
cester and her coming street railway
contest. The fight will be watched Win
keenest interest throughout the state;
There is little doubt that Calvin and
Hiney Will be found guilty of the charge
preferred against them, but the circunl-
stances are such that even If FOUND
guilty they will be let off with light
sentences, and all interest in the strug-
gle will center about the fight TO secure
the indictment Of the road officials.
Yesterday Chairman Smith, OF the
Leicester board OF sel9ctmen, recelFeu
a telegram from Chief Wade OF the
district police in answer tc his recent
letter asking for the assignment OF q
detective to work up the towns end OF
the affair. Chief Wade's reply was
not all that Mr.. Smith had hoped Tor
but the chief notified nim that Detec-
tive Murray, who worked upon the case
at the time of the arrests, would pc
instructed to continue IN the work ana
get out Of it all possible. With the
telegram to Chairman Smith came lu-
structions to Detective Murray, and ne
N~San work. He went out 70
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28
SHARP WORDS.
Senator ChandIer's Picture of Politics in
New Hampshire,

Manchester, n. H., Dec 27.-The Tn
ion will print tomorrow the conclusion
of Senator William e. Chandler's state
ment on The growth and the use Of
money in politics in New Hampshire j"
AS to the last campaign, the senator
says; Unfortunately the temptations
under the conditions existing to boldly
seize and selhshly use the great power
Oh the republican party was too great
TO be resisted by certain forces and per-
SONS.
The few men who are seizing power
WIZ WELD it with unrelenting merciless-
ness. VIII Senator Gallinger fail to is
sue more circulars and money drafts
like those which have made his conduct
Of the canvass of 1898 the most notable
IN the present history Of the states? Ex
pede stuItas
In the coming legislature the Man
chester and Milford railroad bill is to
De defeated; so are all bills for electric
railroads., so is the bill to disentangle
the supreme court from railroad con-
tests; any bill effectually prohibiting
free passes; the bill for electing railroad
commissioners by the people and max
ing them the peoples agents instead of
the agents of the great railroads, and
moreover the bill preventing fraud and
oriber in part caucuses.
To accomplish these objects, the
great railroad has already furnished its
money and the chairman has dis
tributed the funds in order to control
the representatives and senators. There
Is no possibility Of douot that herein is
correctly depicted a Hew system of po-
lltical control in New Hampshire. un-
der which, through money influences,
all popular Legislation at the coming
session is to be defeated, and hereafter
all republican political caucuses and
conventions and the election OF all del
egates and nominees for office and of
all federal office-holders are to be di-
rected by the chairman of the state
committee, according TO his own will
and pleasure, except so far as he may
be influenced by the corporations or
individuals who have furnished him
the large sums of money necessary to
fasten upon the people his scheme of
political rule. Whether the republican
party will endorse, approve, submit to
and perpetuate such a system is about
the most important question upon
which it's members have ever been
called upon to act"
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28

made the fact known to her suitor some
time ago, that she wished TO break re-
lations that had existed between them.
Her friends say that nearly year
ago she gave the young man to UNDER
stand that she wished nothing more TO
do with him. but he persisted and fol-
lowed her about from place to place.
Finally she came to the decision that it
was time TO put an end to their ac-
Quaintanca and take some step that
would give the young man to under
stand that he was to keep away from
her entirely.
Final action was decided 4 few days
ago when Miss McDonagh sent a let
ter to jeremiah Brinkworth, father Of
the young man in question, asking that
he come To her house Tuesday after
noon, as she wished for a conference
with him. The son was also asked TO
be present at the same time.
The elder Brinkworth received the
letter Tuesday morning and told his son
about If. The latter begged his father
not to go TO the house. but the elder
man was determined, saying it was his
duty and that he should obey the
young Womans S request.
Seeing that it was impossible to
change his father, the young man re
solved to be first on the scene. He
arrived at the house 45 Columbia
street. about lao o'clock, and was ad-
nitted by Miss McDonagh who ex-
pressed some surprise at seeing him
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28

Yesterday the lines in the coming
fight We're drawn closer than ever The
railroad officials realize their position.
and all the possibilities of it only too
keenly, and We're busy yesterday pre-
pairing for the struggle that is to come.
Treasurer Robinson came up from
Dedham, and held a long conference
with President Watson, some of the di-
rectors and Superintendent German.
The situation was looked squarely in
the face, and a, course of action out
lined. The officials have not as yet gone
so far as to retain special legal counsel
in the matter, but this action will be
taken soon.
Already many of those injured in the
terrible accident have retained counsel
and their claims will doubtless be pre-
sented to the company within few
days.
One of the most interesting develop
ments of the day was the serving Of
suupenas upon the officials Of the COM
pany and others to appear as witnesses
in court on Friday at the trial of Hiney
and Calvin. In all. a large number of
witnesses will be called by both the
prosecution and defense. The officials
of the road will appear as witnesses
for the prosecution and will testify to
the giving of orders looking to the safe
travel over the road There is not one
of the officials however who is not trem-
bling in his shoes at prospects OF the
cross examination he knows he will be
forced to undergo. In addition to the
railroad officials, the injured persons
so far as it is possible for them to ap-
pear. will appear as witnesses for the
commonwealth The biggest part of
the witnesses for the defense will come
from Spencer. They will also include
q number of the employees of the road,
MANY of whom are willing to risk the
positions they now hold to put certain
facts relative to the management ol
the road before the public, and at the
same time do what they can for GAVIN
and Hiney. -,
1t is certain that a counter SUIT VIII
be brought against the directors OF lhe
road ostensibly by Calvin and Hlney'
although upon just what grounds TINS
action will be based is not yet MADE
public. In reality this action VIII emah- :
ate from the selectmen Of the town OF
Leicester, and will be pushed vigorously
forward, the ultimate object being the
securing of an indictment against the
officials of the street railway company,
with Calvin and Hiney as the fgure-
heads around which the fight shall be
waged. The selectmen of Leicester nave
as vet retained no counsel and 1t IS
doubtful If they will do so. If they do
Sullivan & O'Connell, the present coun-
sci for Calvin and Hiney will be re-
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28

Crazed by the thought that the girl
whom he hoped one day to call his
wife, would have nothing more to do
with him. Walter H. Brinkworth of 73
Wellington street, attempted murder
and suicide at the home of Hugh Nc
Donagh, 45 Columbia street, yesterday
afternoon.
After firing two shots from a 32-cali-
bre revolver, which lodged in the young
womans back, Brinkworth deliberately
pointed the smoking revolver at his
head and pulled the trigger The bullet
entered at the angle of the jaw on the
right hand side of the face, and taking
upward course, lodged in his brain.
Miss McDonagh is at St Vincent's s
hospital, where she is attended by DR.,
S. =. Woodward, who said at a late
hour last night that the young woman
was resting comfortably, and has a fair
chance for recovery. BrinkWOrth is in
the city hospital, and although alive at
this writing, but little hope is enter
tained for his recovery. The doctors
say he may live through the night, and
possibly longer, but the chances for his
ultimate recovery are comparatively
slight.
The cause and incidents leading up
to the shooting may be summed up in
a few words. 8rinkworth and Miss
| Bessie McDonagh became acquainted
some three years ago, and since taat
! time have been in each others company
more or less. Their engagement was
never formally announced, but the gen
eral understanding among their friends,
and which was evidently shared by
BrinkwOrth, was that the young cou-
pie would some day become man and
wife.
Brinkworth is a machinist by trade,
and was formerly employed at the
Knowles loom works. af,erWard going
to the Gilbert loom works on Union
street. He was also something of an
electrician, and engaged in this branch
Of work for time
For some time past, however. he has
been out of employment, and. while
the friends of Miss McDonagh will not
make the statement that the young
man has done anything Objectionable
they think the young woman looked
at the matter in the light that she
wanted man for a husband who had
some future prospect in life. and the
apparent lack of ability on Brink
worth's part to support himself, boded
Ill for his undertaking the cares and
responsibility incident to married life.
With this idea in view, Miss Nc
Donagh, who is looked upon by all as
a girl Of remarkably good judgment,
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28
Is DEAD.
Aged Senator
OF Vermont.
A NOTABLE CAREER.
Justin S. Morrill, Was Fa-
ther of U. S. Senate.

Washington, Dec. 2S-Justin S. Nor
rill the senior senator from Vermont,
died at % minutes past one o'clock this
morning in the seth years of his age,
after an Illness of less than q week.
With him when the end came We're
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Louise Swan, her
son, James, Benjamin Durfee, for d long
time associated with the senator in the
finance committee work at the capitol
and Col. S. E. Chamberlain, an intimate
friend Senator Proctor of Vermont was
in the house at the time, as were sew
eral other friends.
The senator never recovered from the
unconscious state into which he lapsed
early yesterday and his death was
calm and peaceful
The immediate cause of death was
pneumonia, which developed from an
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28
representatIon on the commit.

publican representation on the commit
tee.
In recent years he delegated the
greater share of the details Of the
committee work to the younger mem
bers of the committee, but there had
been but few times when he was not a
regular attendant upon the committee
meetings, and many instances are re-
lated of his surprising activity in di-
recLing the affairs of the committee
up to the last He had at his fingers
end a wealth of Information concerning
the tariff and financial questions, which
was always useful in the elucdation Of
problems then under consideration.
During his long career Mr.. Morrill,
gave his attention to many questions
and no man in public life was more
given than he to taking up a subject
and holding to it through years and
years until consummated He was the
real father of the scheme for the con-
struction of q building for the CON
gressional library, and to him and Sen
ator voorhees,, who early Joined him
in pressing this question upon congress,
Is due the splendid library building
monument. Very near to his heart
also was the plan for the erection of q
sister building for the United States
supreme court
He had been pressing a measure
looking to the construction of such a
building for many years, and had on
three different occasions prevailed up
on the senate to pass his bill for this
purpose. His last appearance in the
senate was on the 18th inst, when he
made a speech of half an hours dura-'
tiOn, in advocacy of the supreme court
building bin. He at the same time pre-
vailed upon the Senate to pass the bill
IN face of some opposition.
To Senator Morrill, probably more
than any one else was the present
splendid endowment cf most of the
state agricultural colleges due. He was
the author of the original bill giving
aid to these colleges from the proceeds
of the sales of the public lands, and he
had never refused them the encourage
ment OF his assistance. He opposed the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands to
the last, and he was understood to be
averse to the exercise Of American SOW
ereignty over the Philippines.
Mr.. Morrill, was an interchangeable
worker, and while not an orator, he
spoke gracefully and forcibly and was
always listened to attentively. His
great age and high position caused him
to be universally esteemed by the other
members of the Senate.
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28
DISTRICT POLICE WORKING.

Chairman Smith of the Leicester Sc
1ectmen received his expected answer
from Chief Wade of the district police
Yesterday. 1t came in response TO Mr.
n IoI 5ulNsB L9ll9I 4u9oeI s,q4!uS
smiths recent letter asking for the
assignment of detective to work on
the case, and was in the shape Oh a
telegram. g.. 80
norter after the receipt OF the tele-
gram. Mr.. Smith declined to dlVuige
the nature of the communication, say
ing that it would be haue pupilO III 'n0
court on Friday
When asked if the selectmen had Sc
cured counsel for the town, Mr.. smith
replied: "No, not as yet; thete IS
nothing new in the matter that l can
talk about now" c,,..,.,,
The telegram received by Chairman
Smith was as follows;
Boston. Mass, Dee. q 1895
Office of the District Ponce
state House. Boston
To A. e. Smith, Chairman Boaru
Of Selectmen. Leicester:
officer Murray is now engaged on
the case Has made arrests par
ties held for manslaughter. WIN
confer with Murray ana slFe MN
ali the assistance he needs
ca Rufus A. Wade,
Chief District Police.
rha interest which the prominent
arIa Of Leicester take in the coming
ppeDtest peDpt with the Worcester and Subur-
Ioi1'gs' b9n is prompted not alone by the aG-
oite eident IT at the foot Of Leicester Hill Hill,
Srftot was simply the spark when
started i,i the fire. The coming fight from on
beginning to end viii be hght pc
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28
THE LurHERANs.
A General Conference Opens, Delegates
Being Present From Three Great Bodies.

Being Present From Three Great Bodies.
Philadelphia, Dec. ga general con
ference of Lutherans, the first meeting
of the kind ever held in this country
the delegates representing the general
council, the general synod and the
united synod of the south, began in St.
Johns Lutheran Church here today.
The conference will continue until
Thursday afternoon, the sessions to-
morrow and Thursday being held in ST.
Matthews Church.
The three bodies comprising the con-
ference have a communicate member
ship of 200 persons, and include 1000
congregations. The ministers in the
bodies number near 5000,
The conference proceedings which are
expected to have an important bearing
upon the future of the Lutheran
Church, grew out of action taken by the
general council of Easton, Pa, in 1895,
which was subsequently approved by
the general synod and the united synod
of the south.
While it is not announced to unite
the three great bodies of the Lutheran
church, the object Of the conference is
to prepare the way for a better under
standing and a more harmonious CO.
operation among Lutherans in the three
bodies reDreSented.
The Worcester spy., 1898-12-28
TIE INCA.
This Vessel Loaned to Massachusetts For
the Naval Militia.

Boston, Dec. Ex-Governor Wolcott
received a letter from the navy depart
ment at Washington today, signed by
Assistant Secretary Allen, saying that
the request of the governor OF Massa-
chusetts for the loan Of the United
States steamship Inca, to be used by
the naval militia of the state for pur-
poses of instruction and drill, had been
granted, and that the department has
issued orders to prepare the vessel for
the purpose requested. The letter also
states that the Inca will be ready to
start for Boston about January Z. Gov.
Wolcott is asked to detail a crew from
the Massachusetts naval militia to man
this vessel on her trip from her pres
ent station at the New York navy yard
to port Of Massachusetts.
The Inca is a converted yacht, 96
feet six inches long, and has a gross
tonnage of 81 tons.