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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-08

patriot of Mr. Grunstcin had been
traveller by the same coach and had
brought with him certain vague but by
no means comforting particulars as to
the late exilc's present means and fu-
ture prospects.
Mr.. Grunstcin had watched Tom
Burrows depart into the wilderness with
undisCuiscd and indeed frankly ex-
pressed satisfaction. He was himself
getting to be n rich man now, and after
Toms departure he had succeeded in
ingratiating himself with Mis-. Carne-
gio's father, even if he had not made
much progress with the young lady her
self. Still granted that the moro favor
ID sutton should vanish. mere advcn-
turer and a practically ruined man, into
the wilderness never 10 return, there
were no reasonable reasons why present
wealth and responsibility should not ul-
tinately triumph over absent uncor-
tainty, however romantic it might be.
But now absent romance had unex-
pectcdly become present reality, and
from what MIR. Grunstcin heard from
his friend it was pretty heavily Silded.
Divestcd of imaginative trimmings, GER
tain facts bad leaked out, and so reach
cd Mr.. GlTns.cin's ears. either through
Toms own indiscrction or that of some
of the gentlemen he had had dealings
with in Port Elizabeth. He had come
back from somewhere. evidently very
different locality from that for which
L. ,ls,,, g
rough diamonds Of extraordinary size,
color and purity in his possession. OF
/ these he had sold at very easy prices
/ some $4,000 to Go, 900 worth at Port
| Elizabeth. That he had others still in
/ hand seemed sufficiently clear from the
| fact that enc of the Port Elizabeth mcr-
chants had yainly endcavorcd to buy q
magnificent orange colored stone of over
/ 100 carats.
Now from Mr.. Grunstein's point OF
Wow it was sufficiently aggravatiup
that the wandcrcr should return at all
but that he should come back after some
seven months absence certainly the
posscssor Of thousands and possibly the
discovcrer of some unknown diamond
field, and therefore the potential possess
or of millions, was something grea
deal worse. 1t meant the ruin of Mr.
GruDstcin's dearest hopes, and possibl.
it might mean retaliation for what haC
gone bcfore-a retaliation which now
us then, the possession of superio
wealth would mako easy.
He saw the meeting between Mis-
Carnegie and the returned wandere
and Went away with his heart full o
bitterness and dark thoughts to TAX
counsel with his partner Mr.. Macadan
was man who made it his boast tina
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-08

he never forgave an injury, great or
small and he had not yet forgiven Tom
Burrows, for it is VIGOROUSLY difficult
thing to forgive those whom we have
injured without just cause,
1t will be necessary here to explain
that during Tom Burrows absence from
Kimberley the amalgamation had taken
place. Tho great De Beers corporation
now governed the fields with irresistible
sway, and the last and most drastic of
the diamond laws had been passed
This was of course perfectly we'll known
TO Mossrs Grunstein and Macadam, if
not to the discoverer of the New Golcon-
ia, aud tho result of about half an
hours interview between them and of
,crtain immediate subsequent informa'
ton conveyed to Inspector Lipinski of
Tho detective department. was an official
'isit to tho house of Miss Carnegie
'ather, vhcro Mr.. Tom Burrows was
discovered in tho act of showing such /
objection of rough diamonds to hi'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-08

The latest button, according to the Phil
ndclphin Record, consists of IA genuine rev
cnuc stamp of the new issue, which is
pasted on tho button and CLOSED over,
Tho words II pay war tax" appear above
and below the stamp, and as practically
every individual pays war tax either di'
rectly or indirectly, no ono mood fear Great
ing false impression by wearing one.
Revenue Collector McClain thinks the APP
poarance of tho button will encourage de-
linqucnts to step up and pay the tax.
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To Vary the Monotony,

"Marrha, you ought not to come down
10 breakfast cross every morning"
"Why, Henry, you do,
"Wcll, that's tho very reason you should
not. Chicago Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-08

Drums, which ere Eow used throughout
the British army, were first introduced
into Europe by the Saraccns. Tho fife was
introduced into the English army by the
Duke of Cumberland in l745, The guards
were the first corps to adopt 1t.
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No Chance.

"You called on Miss Spritely the other
evening Didn't you find her charming
In conversation
II found her charming in monologue.
We didn't succeed in holding any CONVEX
sation. "-Chicago Tribune.
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Sound Financial Reasons.

Browne-Why do you and your wife live
with your mother-in-lawY
Whytc Observation-Disclosures we couldn't
live without her, Somerville Journal.
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beaten, still less did he like the idea Of
leaving Kimberley without taking his
sweetheart with him, as he had hoped
to do when they had plightcd their
troth some six months before. For all
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-08

1t took him nearly four months of in
cessant toll to do it, but the hope with
i'll him was now too strong for hunger
or thirst or WEAKNESS to conquer it, and
SO in the end he and the mule both
reached the sea at Waalisch bay, and
there he sold tho mule that had uncon-
sciously led him to tho new Golconda
which was hidden away in tho wilder
ness from all eyes hut his, and then
took ship to Port Elizabeth.
lie would have stopped at Cape Town,
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20

One year ago this month the mayor
and city council were agreeably sur
prlsed by the receipt of a letter from
Edward G. Thayer. a wealthy resident
of Keene, N. H, offering to build and
present to the city a home for the
nurses at the City Hospital as a memori-
al to his sisters who were the wives of the
late Henry Chaplin, VINO on two different
occasions was mayor of the city. The
letter in which the offer was made was
as follows:
Keene, N. H, March II, 1897
To the Mayor and the City Council
of the City Of Worcester-KnoWing the
great love of my sisters, Sarah Thayer
Chaplin and Louisa Thayer Chaplin, for
your beautiful city, and the many
friendships formed during their long re-
sidence there, 1 feel it almost a duty
and surely a great pleasure, to erect
some monument to their memory, with
a view to suhserve the comfort and
happiness of others, which seemed to
be one of the chief objects of their
lives.
l have noticed in the report of DR..
Gage, president of the. trustees of the
City Hospital, January 1st the great
need of a home for nurses. Now, If the
city will grant me the right to use and
OCCUPY so much of the city's land lying
opposite the present hospital building
as will be required for the purpose of
building and grading, l shall deem it
great privilege to erect a suitable build
ing for home for nurses, and furnish
the same with the advice of the trus-
tees, at an expense of not more than
$35, 900 and when completed to present
the same to the city of Worcester to be
occupied as home for nurses, in
memory of my sisters.
Very respectfully yours,
Edward G. Thayer
The offer contained in the letter was
promptly accepted, and as result the
new building, a cut of which is given
herewith, is practically completed, and
will be ready for occupancy in few
weeks. The gift is most timely, and en-
titles Mr.. Thayer to an honored place
among the benefactors of the city. The
new building is situated on Jaques
avenue directly opposite the main en-
trance of the City Hospital. 1t is
dorrnitory for and home for the nurses
connected with the hospital. The build
ing faces the south and is of Akron,
Ohio, impervious red pressed brick with
a basement of F4tzWilliam granite. The
trimmings are of Indiana limestone
The style is colonial finding its most
marked expression in the large roomy
wooden porch at the front entrance
The building is 1872 feet long by GA feet
10 inches deep, and 40 feet high. with a
hip roof rising IA feet higher. High up
over the entrances is a bronze tablet
bearing the inscription: Memorial
Home for Nurses"
The slope of the ground allows of
roomy basement II feet high, in which
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20

A $4,000 GIFT.
The Big Debt on the Kingsley
Laboratories Lifted
BY A GENEROUS TRUSTEE
Hon. G. w. Kingsley Surprises
His Colleagues.
A Special Meeting at Worcester Academy
at Which the Good News is For
maIy Announced.
BY A GENEROUS TRUSTEE

Hon. Chester w. Kingsley of Cam
bridge has on several occasions made
generous gifts to Worcester Academy,
of which institution he is a trustee. But
the latest and largest manifestation of
his interest in the school and its work
appeared at a special meeting of the
board Of trustees held Saturday after
noon. At that time Mr.. Kingsley hand
ed ever to the trustees his check for
$4,000, which practically provides for
the debt upon the Kingsley laboratories
recently erected at the school Mr..
Kingsley had previously given gener-
ously toward the erection of the build
ing, and it was in his honor that the
building was named.
For several days the trustees have I'M
derstood that their co-worker upon the
board intended further to assist the
academy financially, and it was for the
purpose of making the formal an
nouacement that the special meeting
was called The gentlemen, however,
had no idea that Mr.. Kingsley's gift
WOulu De so large.
The meeting was called for 10 o'clock
but as several members of the board
either live out Of town or had been de-
tanned unavoidably. it was difficult to
secure the necessary quorum, and the
meeting was delayed until 1 O'clock,
when DR.. George E. Horr of Boston, who
had been telegraphed for, arrived
Mr.. Kingsley has been member of
the board of trustees for the past ten
years. and first showed his interest in
the school financially, by giving check
for $4,000 at the time Of the building of
Walker Hall in 1890 Since then he
has given several other donations, gen
orally in amounts of $4,000 each. So
that Mr.. Kingsley's contributions to date
amount to about $50, 900, making him by
far the largest of any of the many con-
tributors to the academy.
Mr.. Kingsley's generosity, however,
has not been confined solely to Worces-
ter Academy In the last few weeks
he has given no less than $150,0O0 in
sums of $4,000 to other meritorious OBJ
jects.
The trustees appointed committee
of three comprising Rev. DR.. Horr, Rev.
M. C. Bixby, D. D., of Providence, and
George C. whitney of this city, to draft
a suitable expression of thanks to Mr..
Kingsley for his gift.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20

brought up to 10000 pounds of poyder
daily The order is sufficient in the ag
sregate to give 200 rounds for every
gun afloat in the American navy, and
with this large supply on hand, the
navy for the first time in years will be
more than amply supplied with powder.
An unusually large number of senators
took advantage of the fact that the SEN
ate was not in session today, to call up
on the cabinet officers with the hope of
securing definite information as to the
Cuban situation. They succeeded only
in learning that the report of the marine
court of inquiry had not arrived, but
that it was expected early next week,
and that it would be forwarded to con-
gress Immediately upon its arrival,
Some of them found the high officials
Of the state department celebrating up
on the line of policy to be pursued in
case the report of the naval court of
inquiry should have the effect of en-
tirely eliminating the Maine incident
from the situation. So strongly was this
contingency dwelt upon, that the infer
ence was drawn by some of the sena-
torial visitors, that the department had
been led to believe, or had even been
informed, that the report would fail to
connect the Spanish authorities or the
Spaniards with the tragedy. The state
department officials, however, rather
advanced it as a tentative suggestion
and said that they had no advance in
formation of the contents Of the report.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20

, brary. The parlor is a spacious rooShs
16 by 10 feet, with a roomy brick fire.
place at one end. On the left of the
main entrance is the matrons office
and a private suite for her use, includ-
ing sitting-room two bedrooms and a
bathroom. Directly across the corridor
from the main entrance are three class
rooms, hanked by large lavatories, in
GLIDING bathrooms and closets. The
class rooms open into each other and
can be thrown together making one
large room. The middle room is Is by
IL feet and the ones on either side each
10 by IL. There are also en- the first
floor nine bed rooms. each 10 by u feet,
and linen closet.
Two flights of stairs from opposite
ends Of the main corridor lead to the
second floor, where there are the same
arrangement of corridors and lavatories
as on the first floor. There is a sitting
room 10 by II, over the veshbule, and
an infirmary of three rooms over the
class rooms. The remainder of the space
on this floor is given up to 10 bedrooms
of the uniform size of 10 by Il feet On
the third floor there are 81 bedrooms
and corridors and lavatorfss as on the
other two floors. The attic is unfin-
ished.
The interior finish of the building is
chiefly red oak with hard wood floors
Bells and speaking tubes communicate
from each floor to the matron's office
and the lighting fixtures have a double
equipment for gas and electricity. Tho
furniture will include two large rugs in
each room, an oak chamber set with
single metal bedstead, hair mattress and
wire springs.
The architects are Fuller, Delano &
Frost; the contractor, J. Edward Fuller,
Jr. The heating and ventilahng plant
was installed by o. S. Kendall, the
plumbing by j. w. Jordan, and the
Webb Granite and Construction Com
pany furnished the stone work and laid
the foundations.
The furnishings of the building have
been ordered and will be put in place in,
a few weeks and the building will be
ready to turn over to the city probably
by the first of May, 1t is probable that
ance of the structure and it's dedication,
but no arrangements have as yet been
made concerning it.
Mr.. Thayer has given a great deal of
personal attention to the building oper-
ations, and has frequently authorized
changes in details that have seemed
to him to be necessary to increase the
comfort of the self-sacrificing young
women who are to make the building
their home. The consequence has been
that the cost of the building has very
considerably exceeded the liberal esti-
mate made by Mr.. Thayer in his letter
to the mayor and city council one year
ago When furnished it will represent a
total outlay by Mr.. Thayer of more than
$50 0O0 1t is a beautiful structure both
outside and in, and is admirably de-
signed to serve the purpose for which
it was erected.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20
MAINE MONUMENT FUND,
Further Arrangements for the Entertain
ment in Mechanics Hall Next Week.

Arrangements for the entertainment at
Mechanics Hall for the Maine monument
fund are nearly completed, and the pro-
gram promises to be of great interest.
Miss Marie Rudy has consented to sing a
German song, and Miss Effie Adams will
give the picture Dance" with beautiful
calcium effects. This is the first time the
dance has been given on the amateur stage
in this city.
Mrs. Bowen received by mail yesterday
a copy of THE Cuban Refugee" from the
author in Sherman, Texas, and will have
it read In the Cuban group by Miss Nellie
York.
Master Ralph Stone, who has scored so
many successes in his songs. villa be
heard in the new topical song, why are
you waiting, Uncle Sam?'' which contains
many hits on topics of the day. Baby
Dorothy Liberty will also give several
specialties, and the Misses Airline Hall and
Izetta Parker will execute the new Irish
hornpipe in costumes of red and green
satin. Mamie Parsons and Lizzie Wilson
will give several Of their character dances.
Miss Anna Walberg has consented to take
charge of the Swedish dance. and will act
as accompanist for this group. A Swedish
male sextet will render Swedish songs.
Tickets are now on sale at the school, "a
Front street. and Steinert & Sons music
store, 30S Main street. The prices of
tickets are 80 and So cents, and are meeting
with a ready sale.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20

cred several thousand insurgents under
the command of Gen. Calixto Garcia
and other prominent Chiefs accompa-
MED by Senior Masso, president Of the
Cuban republic, with several members
of his cabinet.
Also, on the west side of the trocha,
in the district Of Sancti Spiritus, less
than 80 miles distant from Gen. Garcia's
forces, are gathered more than 1000 in
surgents. The Spanish commander,
Gen. Pando, with Gen. Ramirez and
other generals, is within few miles OF
Gen. Calixto Garcia.
All the insurgent generals, President
Masso and the insurgent officials, with
Gen. Garcia, went through Gen. Pando's
lines some time ago, and the latter gave
up the campaign, which was to be a
grand military coup de grace in the
province of Santiago de Cuba, or the
province of Puerto Principe.
In addition to passing through the
trocha. the Insurgents turned Gen.
Pandos flank 1t is just possible that
this flank movement was winlked at by
Gen. Pando, for the purpose of attempt
ing to carry out mis- Interior political
purposes. Such was the position of all
concerned when the last adyices were
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20
BUoYANT MINES.
Formidable Harbor Defense Machines Be-
ing Made at Newport.

Newport, R. l., March 19.-Great &C
tivity is displayed at the torpedo sta
ton here. An order has been received
from the navy department with rush
instructions to get in readiness for ship
ment of shells of the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvius, and to fill at once the war
head Of all torpedoes on the island and
of those that are shipped to the station
daily until the outfits for all cruisers
and battleships are completed.
In addition to the torpedo outfits, the
men at the torpedo station are working
on a death-dealing engine in the shape
of buoyant mine. This is an organ
shaped, hollow affair The mine opens
in the centre, and into one-half is fitted
square frame. In this frame, secured
in place, are four cans filled with gun
cotton, the whole discharge being equal
to four service torpedoes Of sufficient
power to blow out of water the largest
battleships The upper half of the mine
is then clamped on, and through the
water-tight rubber-packed hole in its
top run four wires connected with the
gun cotton. Two of the wires connect
ed with the shore and two contact wires
project above the mine distance of two
feet. The mine is then moored a few
feet below the surface Of the water by
means of a mushroom anchor.
AS soon as the rush torpedo orders are
completed, which will require ten days
at the least, the whole force at the sta
ton, which is now practically working
night and day, will be put upon the
buoyant mines.
The entrances to Narragansett Bay,
both east anG west, have been plotted
for mines by the United States engineer
office. There has just arrived at Fort
Adams for this purpose 5000 pounds of
snnokeless powder, 5000 pounds Of ordi-
nary powder and 5000 pounds of prismat-
ic powder, enough to destroy an entire
fleet.
Rolls of connecting cables have also
arrived, and work will be begun to make
entrance to Narragansett Bay by hos
tile fleet impossible. The big guns are
expected daily at the fort, and will be
mounted at once.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20
NEW TORPEDO BOAT.
A Craft That viii Run IS Miles Under
Water,

New York, March ia Willett's
Point special to the Brooklyn Eagle says
officials expect great things from new
torpedo, or more properly, small
torpedo boat, that has reached this
place. 1t is the invention of Lieut.,
Nicholas J. Halpine, and is an electric
boat with sufficient power to carry it
35 miles. II is. expected to prove of
great value in coast defense service.
The vessel was built at Dorchester,
Mass, and after a trial by naval
officers was sent to this place. 1t is 26
feet long, and "a inches in diameter.
Including torpedoes and other equip
ments 1t weighs about $500 pounds. A
speed of 20 knots an hour is claimed
for it. A $50 pound torpedo, contained
in the interior, loaded with gun cotton
and exploded by clock work, is the
chief power of destruction. Submerged
it passes below all torpedo nettings
A cable from the land regulates its
movements and its speed, and returns it
to land if not successful
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20
NAVAL APrRoPRIATIoN Bill.


Washington, March 19.-The naval APP
preparation bill was practically COM
I.eted today by the subcommittee, and
will be reported to the full committee
Monday. The most important action
taken today was the total elimination of
the features of the bill for reorganiza-
tion of the personnel of the navy, which
it was proposed to incorporate in the
appropriation bill. The personnel bill
will be considered and pressed in some
shape Immediately after the naval bill
is out of the way The committee, how
ever. placed in the bill authorization
for ten additional assistant engineers
and fifteen pay officers who We're asked
for BY the department. The bill will
appropriate $780, 000to be expended dur
ing the next fiscal year on each of the
Eve dry docks authorized by the bill
Half million is appropriated for each
of the three battleships.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20
WAR SCARE TOO MUCH.
A Man at GreenvilIe, N. r., Driven Raw
ing Mad.

Greenville, n. H., March 1s.-Tsaac
Marshall, Nova Scotian, employed by
Prof Martin Fisk of Temple, became
violently insane this morning, over the
war scare. Ever since the blowing up
of the Maine he has been wishing for
hostilities to open, so that he could get
a shot at the enemy. He thought the
time had arrived at an early hour this
morning. He jumped out of bed,
grasped a revolver and entered an ad-
joining room, which was occupied by
Miss Mabel Fisk. He took her for a
Spaniard, and, pointing tine weapon at
her, pulled the trigger half a dozen
times Happily, the chambers of the re-
volver were empty The other occu-
pants of the house, attracted by the
young woman's cries, were soon on the
scene and disarmed Marshall. A physi-
clan pronounced Marshall insane, and
he was taken to an institution at Goffs-
town, this afternoon.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20
SECRETARY GAGE SPOKE.
Annual Dinner OF the Pittsburg Chamber
of Commerce.

Pittsburg, March 1s.-The annual ban
quet of the chamber of commerce of
Pittsburg, at the Dusquesne Club, this
evening, at which Lyman ]. Gage, sec
rotary Of the treasury, was the guest of
honor and principal speaker, proved the
most important affair of the kind ever
attempted by this organization. There
were 225 guests present. Banker William
r, Thompson was POSTMASTER and Pres
ident John Bindley of the chamber of
commerce delivered the address Of well
come. Secretary Gage spoke of "Ameri-
can enterprise; some of Its trials and
achievements.
The speech was listened TO with the
closest attention and the speaker was
heartily applauded. Mr.. Gage was fol-
lowed by number of local orators,
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20

This Memorial Building, de-
signed especially to be home
for the nurses of the City Hos
pital, and to afford aecommo-
dation for the City Hospital
Training School for Nurses,
was erected and furnished and
given to the City of Worces-
ter A. D., 1897, by
MR.. EDWARD c. THAYER,
of Keene, N. H., and is by him
affectionately dedicated to the
memory of his sisters, Mrs.
Sarah Thayer Chaplin and
Mrs. Louisa Thayer Chaplin,
to the end that the Christian
graces of charity and benevo-
lence so conspicuously mani
Tested in their beautiful lives.
may be fifty honored and per-
petually commemorated in the
city which was so long their
home.