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The Progress., 1898-01-29

Concluded next week.)
REAL I1sr.-w.5 ANsEERs.
Henry Willia.1s II J / Mccain, 5 hi OF
5 e or sec % ID Is, ...... ..s. 800. [2CO.
James Williams 10 J Il Mccain, n hall
OF Or OF sec % 19 + %, .............- SEQ.
L and P L TiIlmghast to II Fly, W
Or sec is 10 is, .............. SO.
E zoder to Miss Nj E aoIland, ict %
block a 10 acre lot So, ..,..........--.
j H Shepherd to j B Rhodes, lot IS
Egan subdivision, .............. $40
Thomson & Galloway TO Russ Daniels,
two-thirds interest in $ W or OF or OF
sec II % IS, ............ ...... 5lo7.
West End Co. to r T Luck, lot "a, % IS
block 9 West End, .................. $+5O.
w E GIassen to Carrie Player, II hi OF
S Or OF sec rs q I 10. .............S$ $3.50.
Morton Williams to w j Sullivan, " hi
OF S or OF sec Is IS, ............ 500.
L 0 Romagosa to James Logan, lot in
sec 10 10 + Is containing so acres, $500.
Mrs NJ E Svarva to L NJ Melton, lots Z
and 9 blk West Shreveport. ..... 5000
wv Eckard to Louis Liebman, hlf of
w hlf OF e or OF sec IS 10 r Is, ...... $3.50.
Mrs Lula NJ WakeInan to L F Wake
man, interest in lot 81 ten a lot II, e. $50.
c Alfred to Mrs Susan Alfred, n or
OF w or OF sec q Is I IS, Observation-Disclosures.
w w Page to j Mccain, hi OF S e
or OF sec p 10 + 10, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Sl4.20
Mrs Julia Caldwell and husband to j r
Hale, two thirds interest in hlf OF S w
or and n w or e,qr Of sec 30 % IA, $3.50.
ID MI .
in same property. ................... SoOo.
Louis +. Wakeman to Mrs, Blanche
Mourning, lot 81 ten a lot II, ........ $3.50.
-A-@-9-
M. T, RosenbIath has moved his
plumbing esta basement from his
old stand on Market Street to cor
ner Of Crockett st. and Texas
Ave, and is putting in a complete
stock of hardware and farming
implements.
Incandescent Gas lamps at S1.75
each best made at M. T. Rosen-
blath, corner Crockett st. and
Texas Ave.
Mr.. John A. Hudson, Of Beth
any, and one of the best citizens
in the parish, was in to see us
Thursday. Always Slad to see NJ
Hudson.
Sturdy Tom Lowe, of Blanchard
was in toe city Wednesday, and
called around to give us hand
shake. The latch string is always
on the out side, to you Mr.. Tom
Elsewhere we have stated that
eggs remain high here. This is a
mistake. Our market quotations
show that they are selling for II
cents Ter dozen, by the case: and
they are reliable.
Watches, CLOCKS and Jewelry.
The Progress., 1898-01-29

Shreveport Commercial and Academic
Institute. Over Dolls Grocery.
The course viii be two fold--to fit pu-
pills OF both sexes for business and for
College
Bookkeeping, Arithmetic, Penman-
ship, English and Stenography will be
practically and thoroughly taught
Pupils can enter any day or evening,
beginning Monday January 24tth.
For terms etc, address
] V. CARLIN.
The Progress., 1898-01-29

II. comes 10 Shire veFort ieGofs-
G. and commended by Pref. George
Scuie, one OF the foremost educators OF Tie
South.
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tain Sampson regarding the lombard
ment Of Matanzas was received UP to a
FIRST BIG NEWS
Expected from tho Philippines, Where
Admiral Dewey Is Expected to Engage

Expected from thu Philippines, Where
Admiral Dewey is Expected to Engage
the Enemy.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 2s.-Na-
val circles look to the Philippines for
the first big war news. Admiral Dew
ey, naval officers say, either must take
a port in the Philippines and make It a
base of supplies and a temporary home
for his ships, or head his fleet straight
across the Pacific FOR San Francisco.
It is expected that the other Euro
pean powers holding possessions on
the Chinese coast will adopt Great
Britain's rules as to the conditions un-
der which the ships OF belllgerent pow
ers may shelter in their ports. No mat
ter how well Inclined toward the uni
ted States. China undoubtedly will be
obliged, under European pressure, to
join in the same practice Thus Admir-
al Dewey will find that having secured
one supply Of coal at port belonging
to one Of these powers that port will be
practically closed TO his ships. for he
would not be permitted to enter them
again for the same purpose within
three months, q space OF time that
would more than consume the amount
OF coal that can he carried on ship
board. This state OF affairs strongly
.accentuates the unwise policy that has
prevailed In the past Of failing to secure
coallng stations In remote parts of the
world, like Asia. Admiral Dewey be-
cause OF this policy, Is under the neces-
sity. now OF capturing port from the
enemy in which he may stay as long as
he pleases and his position consequent
ly Is much more perilous than that OF
the Cuban blockading squadron.
The Admiral Is believed to have sailed
at o'clock yesterday from Mrs Bay.
China, for the Philippines. Assuming
that his squadron Is travelling at the
prescribed speed OF ten knots, 1t is CAL
culated at the navy department that he
should occupy about sixty hours IN the
passage to Manila, which Will bring
him off that port. early Saturday morn
ing. It is probable that II the Spanish
fleet can be driven into anI harbor un-
der the protection. Of the batteries. Ad-
mirai Dewey will detach some OF his
ships to blockade the. port to keep them
there while using another part Of his
small force to seize and occupy with
native assistance, some unfortlaed port
MS g. base, a.1s
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after the news OF the blockade of Ha-
vana- reached there, accompanied by a
report that Cuban capital had been
bombarded, all the lights were ordered
to be extingulshed at night.
The French residents, when these ad-
vices left San Juan. were seeking re-
fuge on board the French cruiser Ad-
miral Rigault de Genouilly.
An American sugar estate, It is an
nounced, was plundered after the res
ceipt OF the news Of the declaration OF
war between Spain and the United
States. The British consul at San Juan
who has charge Of American interests,
has caoled to his government request
Ing that British warshIp be sent to
that port.
Danger is apprehended from the in.
competent and youthful volunteers !, OF
Porto Rico. They are armed with Mau-
ser rifles and are displaying consider
able war enthusiasm.
Arocibob Bay, on the west coast OF
the island, has been planted with tor
pedoes from the signal station to a
point about one mile west of It There
are many Spanish volunteers here and
on their way to Porto Rico.
Spanish steamers landed at Maya
guez, seventy miles from San Juan,
on Wednesday. quantity OF arms and
ammunition, and there was similar
landing of supplies at San Juan on
Thursday.
Besides this, about 5000 tons OF pro-
visions were landed at San Juan on
Sunday last.
The warehouses of Porto Rico are re-
ported to be full of provisions and the
Spanish authorities say they can stand
q siege ot-two months
All the coast lights have now been or
dered to be extinguished,
Z No United States war ships nre
known to be in the vicinity, OF Porto
Rico. Isl 5.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-29
PORTO 'RlCAN SITUATION.

Four spani.hl ,Gunbonts Being Painted
War CoIors-nIurtial Law Proclaimed.
A Sirtr OF Panic Prevails.
Copyright, 1893. by tho Associated Press. J
ST. THOMAS. West indies, April Is.
Porto Rican advices received here to-
day, say that four Spanish gunboats
are at San Juan de Porto Rico They
are being painted black or possibly
dark gray.
Martial law has been proclaimed In
Porto Rico and It Is being enforced In
a .tvrannical manner. Crowds OF people
are leaving for the interior and the cap
iial Is almost deserted by the civilian
population. ~ *
Tho military authorities are most ac-
lively engaged in preparing for the de-
fonse OF the Island. Thlrty-four torpe-
does have been planted In the main
channel They are controlled from
Moro Castle. In addition, an old steam
snip has been aunk across tho hnrbor
entrance, tho buoys IN the channel hnvo
been altered, and, from Monday last,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-29
THE SCENE SEIIFT7S.
Spanish Ships Now accommodating in the
Mediterranean.
AMERICAN VESSELS ARE in DANGER.

April asThe Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Destor and the Haban and Barcelona
connotering the straits Gibraltar and the neghborng
the Mediterranean. 4
alleged that they seeking American yacht the Fer
Lis warshp which tits supposed the United States has purchased
from Italy and also ships carrying sulphur America Some the
latter have been warned and changed their course whei reported
that the Feur de Lis has put into Lisbon for safety {+8
The sudden departure the British cruiser Charbds yesterday
caused the greatest excitement supposed
imminent and that she intended to maintain neutrality in these
guard mounted and preparations made the
guns The Chaybds fired single shot possible epasse
Tonight the Desuctor stopped several merchantmen south Of
Europa Point An American merchantmen expected try
refuge here some time before daylight
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-29
WILL AWAIT DEWEY.

The spaninrds Bald 10 no Concealed In
subig Bay Lay Ing for tho American Pa.
cino Squadron. q u
NEW YORK, April ga dispatch
from London says news comes from
Madrid that the Spanish fleet under
Admiral Montjo. which left Manila on
Monday. has put into sublg Bay. where
it win await the coming of Admiral
Dewey.
The American feet must pass the bay
on Its way to Manila. The first naval
battle will probably be fought at this
point. sublg Bay IS north of Manila
and offers natural advantages. for the
concealment OF the hostile fleet.
Unless Admiral Dewey shall receive
some Information OF Montjo's move
ment, the Americans are threatened
with q sudden attack. Montto Is reck-
less and the report that he has fed
from Dewey's fleet Is probably a ruse
to conceal his real purpose.
The navy department does not expect
news from Admiral Dewey and the Pa
ciflc squadron before Saturday.
MADRID. April 2s.-An official dis
patch from Manila received to-day says
the Spanish squadron, which has taken
up. q position several miles from Ma
nilla, is still awaiting the arrival OF the
United States squadron under the COM
mand OF Rear Admiral Dewey.
The governors proclamation appeal
ling to the patriotism, honor and reli-
glous prejudices of the Spaniards and
otherwise melting them to animosity
against the Americans Is said to have
had great effect upon the people who
are alleged to be volunteering In large
numbers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-29
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION

or New Jersey Powder PIsnt-Six Men
Torn to Death mud Fonr S.riou,ly Ia.
jured-Ammunition for tho Govsrn-
ment Gone Up In smoke.
EASTON. Pa, April 2S.-The town Of
Dover. in Morris county, n. j., and the
country within a radius OF twenty miles
was Startled this afternoon by q series
OF terrific explosions. the first Of which
occurred at 2:10 o'clock. The explosions
occurred in the Atlantic Powder Com
pany's works, and the plant Is now a
| mass Of ruins, ,IE.
SIX workmen were killed, Alfred Ra-
rick. William Stumpf, Casper Ray,
David Scheer, William Haycock and
Elias Abers. all married and leaving
families. and four others were seriously
injured. some probably fatally. Their
remains have not yet been removed.
The works were situated In an Isolated
spot seven miles out In q rough country
from Dover. There were ten buildings
In the group and all have been destroy
ed. caused. It Is thought, by a spark
from che pipe OF a careless smoker, The
conclusion set off the explosives In other
packing houses nearby, Debris and
ings were carried high into the air and
fell in q shower over the remaining
buildings, setting fire to the main fac
tory. and the other five packing houses
and the two shell houses. In a brief
time the explosives in these buildings
were set OF and left death and destruc.
ton in their wake. %Jt5a $50
The works have been running night
and day turning out orders for the
United States government and a large
amount of ammunition ready for ship
ment was stored Tn the packing houses
This. with oil other explosives was COM
pletely destroyed. The scene presented
at the place was terrible. People who
felt the shocks and cav the flames Of the
burning structures fiocked to the place
for miles around, but could render no aid
to the injured. People were terrified
and held back In constant fear OF other
explosions.
A few men who were In the building
managed to escape and they ran about
the country bewildered. They could
give no Intelligent account OF the cause
OF the explosion. When, the wives and
relatives Of the employees OF the factory
approached the burning buildings the
scene was heartrendlng,
II was near o'clock before the ruins
had cooled OF sufficiently To be APP,
preached and before the onlookers could
be induced to go near the spot. ~
The bodies OF the dead were horribly
mnngled, The head was missing from
some while here and there lay legless
and armless trunks. Many. OF the An
jurod We're cut and ma!mcd so badly
that some OF them cannot recover The
loss cannot be learned at this writing.
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MUST Be A FAKE
No Information RccoIved at Navy Depart.
mont about tho Grounding OF us. War

No Information HccoIved at Navy Depart.
mont about tho Grounding OF us. War
ship. @ II ,@isgtf
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2S.-No
information OF the grounding of one OF
our warahips was received either by the
President or the secretary of the navy
tonight, and SO far as could be learn
cd no such dispatch had reached the
navy department.
An examinatIo:, OF the best Cuban
map OF the war department fails to
show nny point on tho const called d.
mas, the nearest approach TO II being
Point Diamente, on the northern coast
OF Pinar dol Rio province, a short dis
tance weat OF Havana and In tho
blockadcd zone. No advicos from Cab
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-29
PoRTUGAL's ORDERS

shsto Movements of Fleets yvas not Inter.
prete,i Correctly.
LISBON, April 2s.-It appears upon
investigation that the announcement
made by the Official Gazette to-day stop
ping the dispatch OF telegraphIc lnfor-
nation regarding the movement OF war
ships only applies to continental ports.
the Azores and Madeira. and appar-
emily the Cape Verde Islands are ex-
empt.
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this Vicinity yesterday, going south.
Their Intentions are to blow up the
bridges and trains loaded with United
States soldlers when en- route. to Key
West and other places south. Z,
VI ] hope you will not let this go un-
noticed as they blew up our battleship.
Please inform tho department, 1t has
also been ascertained that they intend
to employ negroes to work In front.
{ With success to the cause and Free
dom OF Cuba. ! remain,
= (S!gned.) JAMES L. LONG, NJ. D. <
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-29
A WARNING

hnto Spanish spies Who nro Billed to do
Dnsinrtiiy Work.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 2S.-Dr. Long.
who Is n prominent physician OF Good
Hope, in Walton county. and is known
to the governor. writes as folowa:
Governor Wy, Atkinson, Atlanta,
). DEAF! sIR:---I write to inform You
that two Spanish spies passed through
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-29
CAPE VERDE FLEET

or spnin,t is Expected VIII san to-day
Paymasters Sottitnr. .s
ST. VINCENT, Cape Verde Il Islands!
April IS. sos p. m.-Although the. Span
ish squadron is still at anchor here. itisi
believed tho warshlps will probably sail
tomorrow as the paymasters have been
settling up accounts to- day. a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-29
ABSORBING TOPIC
Was the Reported Bombardment Of the
Port of Matanzas.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT KNOWS NOTHING,

And Such Important Engagement Reported to Have
Taken Place Occurred Secretary Long Believes he would
had Some Slight Intimaton Of Three Battleshps
Provided forEght Large Steamers Chartered to Convey
Troops for the Invasion Of Cuba.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-29

For West Virginia, Western Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio, cloudy weather and
showers: warmer; light southerly winds,
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-19
MISSIONARY PHYSICIANS.
Mrs Root Tells of Their Useful Work
Among the Heather.


A large number of ladies assembled in
the parlor of Piedmont Church Tuesday
afternoon to listen to an instructive lee
ture upon THE missionary physician"
by Mrs. Pauline Root Of Boston, re-
Gently returned missionary physician
from India and China. The lecture was
under the auspices of the Woman's
Board of Missions connected with the
church.
Mrs. George o. Ward presided and
introduced Mrs. Root in a pleasant man
ner, Mrs Root said the foreign mis-
sionary physician, far more than those
of our country, seeing SO much more
misery and sorrow, must perforce have
great degree of sympathy and COM
passion for those unfortunates who pre-
sent themselves to him. Not only must
a person become accustomed to condi-
lions of poverty that is incomprehensi-
BILE in this country but he must literal
ly take his life in his hands, owing to
the bigotry of the people, particularly
the people Of China, in their intense ha-
tired of the foreign devils" which
name they apply to the English and
American missionaries who are among
them.
Mrs. Root cited several instances that
had come under her personal observa-
ton, where the fanaticism Of the Chi
nese people had terminated the lives of
those that should, according to all hui
manity, be held dear, yet through dense
ignorance, had utterly refused the aid
proffered and allowed the nominations
Of their own medicine men to obtain,
in preference to the foreign doctor.
At the close of Mrs. Roots pleasant
address, Mrs. H. p Bush, who is spend
Ing a vacation in this country, also
made few remarks relative to mis-
sionary life
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-19
STILL WE GROW.
New Directory Shows Popula.
ton to Be About 112, 800.
The Johnsons Still Maintain Their Ascend
ancy Over the Smiths and the Browns
and All the Rest.

That interesting annual. the Worces-
Ter Directory, is out Of the printers
hands, all ready for the binder, and
copies will be ready for delivery to sub
scribers early next week. 1t indicates a
healthful growth in population, though
the increase in the number of names is
not SO large as it has been some years
when business was better
The increase is larger than last year,
however, and that is something. The
number Of names in the new directory
Is 1885, against 46,025 in the directory
of 1887. In making up the directory Of
this year, 671S names that were in last
years directory were dropped, and 1929
were added, making a net increase of
I'LL names in this years book Last
year the directory contained the names
OF 175Q persons dead or removed from
the city. This year there are POSI- such
names in the directory. The names Of
actual residents in last years directory
was, therefore, 1920, and in the book
of this year 1859
The directory of 1898 contains $40
pages, an increase of So over last year.
1t comprises besides the list of names
the usual variety of useful information
on local topics, and a large amount Of
advertising matter, which looks profit
bic. The map of Worcester which ac-
companies the new book is brought up
to date. The publishers Drew, Allis &
Co., have already begun work on the
house directory, which is issued every
two years, and expect to have it ready
about the first of March.
AS usual, since Worcester acquired its
large Swede population, the Johnsons
have the largest representation in the
new directory. They occupy nine and a
half columns, making about $50 names.
The Smiths come next with eight col
umns. or about Ats names, and then fol-
low in order, but long way behind, the
Browns, Rices, Joneses and Robinsons.
The names in the directory afford one
way of estimating the population of the
city The directory census is taken by
practically the same men and under the
same rules each year, so that 1t is fair
to compare one year with another. Thus
in the directory of 1895, the year Of the
last state census, there were the names
of 10000 actual residents in the direc-
tory; this year the number is 1859. In
1895 the state enumera tors found pop
ulation on the first of May Of
9S,767, giving ratio of names
in the directory to actual pop
ulation of 3 1858. Taking this ratio it can
be easily figured out that by the first of
May next, which corresponds to the
time of year when the census of 1895
was taken, Worcester should have a
population of about 112,500, This ought
to make New Haven, which is now Wor-
cesters only rival to the position OF
third city in New England, hide it's di-
unfinished head,
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-19
THE FIRST NATIONAL.

The First National Fire Insurance Co,
which is now not in active business, held
It's annual meeting Tuesday afternoon
at the office Of Tatman & Park, 41O Main
street. A dividend of 81 share. payable
Feb. l, was declared. The election of
directors resulted as follows Hon. c. b.
Pratt, R. G. Taylor, J. D. Lowell, j. A.
Norcross, R. F. Taylor, E. ]. White
more. F. P. Goulding, r. James Tatman,
A. F. Gates, H. F. Harris, f. E. Powers,
all of Worcester; and ]. r. Lincoln of
Millbury. AT subsequent meeting of
the board Of directors, the following ex-
ecutive officers were chosen: President,
Hon. c. B. Pratt; vice president and
treasurer, R. James Tatman; secretary,
George A Park; solicitor, F. p Could
ing.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-19
FUNERAL OF MRS. MARY A. LEACH

The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Leach
took place at st. Johns Church, Tues
day morning, when solemn high mass
of requiem was celebrated by Rt. Rev.
Mgr. Thomas Griffin, who was assisted
by Rev. M. T. O'Brien as deacon and
Rev. c. A. Sullivan as sub-deacon.
There were also present in the sane
tuary Rev. e. F. Brosnihan of st.
Anne's, Rev. D. F. McGillicuddy of st.
Stephens Rev. M J. Carroll of Fisher
Vile and Rev. John B. brennan of
Southbridge. At the close of the mass
Mgr. Griffin delivered eulogy on the
life of the deceased. M. w. Handlin
sang Il love to hear my Savior's voice.
at the end Of the service in the church
and at the grave in ST. Johns cemetery
the 'Benedictus" was chanted by a.
quartet composed of NJ w. Handlin,
James J. Fox, E. A Walsh and r. A.
O'Connor the burial service being con
Quoted by FIR. Carroll and FIR. O'Brien.
The pallbearers were Jeremiah T. Cahill,
Thomas Daniels, John Fitzpatrick, John
Clark, Nicholas J. Mooney, Napoleon
Vincent, Simon Russell Of Springfield
and NJ E. Cummings Of Springfield.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-19
ST. PATR1cK's DAY CELEBRATION

Delegations from the six divisions of
Hibernians met in A. o. H, Hall, SO
Front street, Tuesday evening for the
purpose of making arrangements for the
coming st. Patrick's celebration.
The meeting organized with John
Burns chairman and ]. P. McKeon sec
rotary. While there was no definite tc-
ton taken, the members present. were
unanimously in favor Of having a par
ade on ST. Patrick's day.
1t was voted to invite the Ladies'
Auxiliary to take part in the arrange
ments for a celebration, and to send a
delegation to an adjourned meeting to
be held at A. o. H. Hall, Sunday after
noon at O'Clock.