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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
CABLE BRIEFS.

A dispatch from Cairo says A batta-
lion of the Carmen Highlanders has
been ordered to be in readiness to as
cend the Nile two weeks hence.
A dispatch from Malta says that a
battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders
has been ordered to Egypt.
King Carlos Of Portugal personally
opened the cortes Sunday. The speech
from the throne promised a budget sur
plus, and declared the governments in
tentlon 10 contract the external debt,
and to conclude various International
commercial concessions.
The Hungarian government has not
formally issued DEGREES, but by note TO
Austria, has agreed to maintain the
status quo, provided Austria adheres TO
the present reciprocity arrangements.
George Barnes, secretary Of the
Amalgamated Society of Engineers,
Lambeth, London, Sunday evening, de-
clared that the men had plenty OF
funds and intended to continue the
fight
Capt. Hatch of the schooner Louis,
which recently arrived at Callao from
San Francisco, is dead at that port.
The Tribuna of Rome reports that
bread riots have occurred in the prov
ince Of Girgenti, Sicily. The rioters
have fired upon and looted the munich
pal building. The troops have been
called out.
Mgr. sarneNi, the archbishop of Ma
pies. is dead
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
KILLED BY FIRE.
Six Members of the Reich Fami-
ly Persisted.
Flames Spread Through the Dwelling
While the Household Slept-Two
Brothers Eseapsd-One
Badly Burned.

New York, Jan. Six members of
one family were killed by flames and
smoke in a fire that occurred today in
Jersey City The dead are:
Adolph Reich, AZ years old, the father.
Emma Reich ~ years old, the
mother.
Title Reich, 2 years old.
Ida Reich, 15 years old.
Albert Reich, IA years Old.
Gustave Reich, 8 years old.
Several other persons were injured,
and it may be that another member of
the ill fated family will die. He is the
19-year-old son, and his body is COW
erred with burns.
John Conway chief of Jersey City fire
department, was badly cut and burned.
He fell through a burning floor and was
rescued with some difficulty.
Henry Reich, II years old. managed
to make his escape from the house, re-
ceiving bad burns on the neck, face and
hands. He is not seriously injured.
Adolph Reich's home was at 81 Ger
mania avenue in the Hudson city dis
trict. Reich was a real estate agent,
and was we'll to do, living in q pleasant
house of three stories 1t is believed
that the fire started from a heater in
the basement, and worked its way up to
the third floor, where the sleeping
apartments of the family we're located
Henry Reich said it was late when
the family retired. Saturday evening,
having been spent in entertaining New
Years callers. Early in the morning he
olypy oh.
into the hall, he saw the smoke and
flames in the lower hall. His father was
there, and they managed to get out OF
the house together in their night
clothes.
Young Reich then gave the alarm.
When he returned his father was not to
be seen, but one of his brothers, Sigi-
mund, was there, badly burned. He
was taken to a neighboring house,
where he said that some one had
awakened him and that he had jumped
through the binding smoke and flames
down the staircase and out into the
open air
Several engine companies responded
promptly to the alarm, and ten minutes
later the fire was out. Then the search
of the house began. The rays from the
firemen's lanterns disclosed three
charred bodies against the wall at the
loot OF the stairs. 1hey were the bodies
of Adolph Reich, his daughter Tillie,
and Gustave. The father had fallen
upon the daughter and his son was in
his arms. They We're burned almost be-
yond recognition.
In the basement of the house the
searching party stumbled over some
thing at the foot of the stairs The
lanterns showed two blackened corpses
with arms entertwined They We're the
remains Of Ida and Albert. They
searched then for tine mother. Her body
was found in the dining room. She was
but slightly burned Her face was nat
ural and showed no look of pain. She
undoubtedly died from suffocat,on.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
TO RECLAIM LANDS.
Company Formed To Open Abandoned
New England Farms.

New York, Jan 2.-New England s
abandoned farms, it is said, are to be re-
claimed, restored and reoperated on a
plan that is primarily philanthropic,
and secondary commercial. A corpora
ton has been formed with the secretary
of the New York wool exchange at its
head, to purchase arabic lands and farm
buildings in the states of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New Hampshire and YER
mont and to resell on such terms as TO
attract purchasers in large cities, and
relieve the congested centres of popula-
ton.
The plan is endorsed by John Wanna
maker, Mrs Ballington Booth, the
secretary of the Massachusetts state
board of agriculture and others. Offices
viii be opened here tomorrow. 1t is es-
timated that upward Of 100000 acres of
rich. fallow land, under cultivation 20
years ago, lie idle today in the New
England states, and it is the intention
OF those who have associated themselves
together for the purpose, to secure by
option and by outright purchase, all, on
nearly all of this vast territory, and to
populate it with material drawn from
the crowded cities. Missionary work
will be begun in the large cities, prin-
cipally New York and Brooklyn, and the
assistance of all organizations interested
in lettering the condition of society will
be invoked.
The president of the company is A.
Willis Lightbourn, secretary of the New
York wool exchange. George NJ. At
kins is treasurer and Charles Roblee,
general manager. President Light
bourn said of the scheme:
"Our organization, while business
enterprise, is founded on a basis of true
public spirit, and its Incorporation UNI
der the laws of the state Of Maine Is
hailed with delight throughout New
England, Cor our success means the
putting of new life and new blood into
a territory whose fruitfulness should
produce millions Of revenue"
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS,

Timothy Shay, an engineer at the
Fall River gas works, Fall River, was
overcome by gas while in the cellar
Sunday afternoon, and died later from
the effects of the accident.
The Tontine Hotel at Brunswick. Ne.
was destroyed by fire Sunday after
noon The loss Is $4,000; covered by in
surance.
The special train bearing the body Of
Miss Lucille Pulitzer left Bar Harbor
at 4.S0 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The
Pulitzer family accompanied the body.
Mrs. Thersie Kennedy of Providence,
r. l.. committed suicide Sunday She
had been i'll and, 1t is supposed, was
Temporarily insane.
Charles Porter Of Boston, who during
a quarrel in a pool room. Friday after
noon, received a blow which made him
unconscious, died at the Boston City
Hospital, Sunday. He did not regaiA
consciousness.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
MISS WILLARD PAINTS.
Overcome by illness When Lecturing at
GAINESVILLE, Wis.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Jan. 2-Francis E.
willard president OF the National w. C.
T. U. tainted tonight at the close Ola
lecture, which she delivered in the Con-
gregational Church. A physician was
summoned, but it was some time before
Miss Willard recovered sufficiently to
be removed to the home Of her cousin,
Willard Robinson.
The church was packed to the doors.
The audience room was exceedingly
close, and it was noticeable that Miss
Willard was making a painful effort to
speak. She suddenly brought her talk
to an abrupt close, and left the plat
form, fainting as she reached the ante
room.
Her secretary, Miss Gordon, said that
Miss Willard had been i'll for several
days, but had kept up for this address
to the people Of GAINESVILLE among whom
her girlhood was spent.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
TROOPS FOR CAIRO
To Replace the BattaIions Assigned for
Nile Expedition.


London, Jan. BIN response to the re-
quest of Sir Herbert Kitchener. it has
been arranged to send four battalions
to Cairo to replace those assigned to
take part in the British advance toward
Khartoum
The morning papers editorials COM
ment upon the gravity of the situation
that compels an advance before the rail-
way has been completed. The Times
suggests that 1t would be safer to send a
larger force. The Morning Post calls
the force insufficient, and points to the
suspicious attitude of the Marchand ex-
petition which, 1t is reported, has oc-
cupied Fashoda. 1t says: "If the expedi-
ton has advanced in defiance of the
French government, it's members are fill
tbusters and must pay the penalty. If,
however, they have any sort of sane
tion it is time for Great Britain to make
her views clearly understood"
A dispatch from Cairo says; while
it is hoped the dervishes will make
their projected attack, it is considered
likely that, on learning of our prepare
tons to meet them, they will prefer to
remain in their stronghold at 9Ietem-
,ae.i1
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
THE RUPEES VALUE.

London, Jan. 3.-This advice is brief
comment based upon letter signed by
L. c. Probyn, pointing out that during
1897 the margin between the melting
and the exchange values Of the rupee
was higher than it had ever been since
the closing of the Indian minis, amount
ing to a difference Of seven pence in
September. The letter adds: '"This
shows how entirely independent the
value of the monopoly rupee is OF the
silver whereof it is composed, and en-
phasizes the necessity for an early an
nouncement of some definite scheme for
putting Indian money on an effective
gold basis"
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
DEATH OF COUNT rELsENER.

New York. Jan. Count Telsener,
who married sister of Mrs John W.
Mackay, died at his home, near Rome
today. The news of the death of the
count was received in a cable message
to John w. Mackay, who is at the Bel
gravia According to the message, Mrs.
john W. Mackay and Mrs. Hunger
ford, her mother. were at the bedside
of the count when he died. Count Tel
sener was known as well in the United
States as he was in Italy. He was an
intimate friend Of King Humbert, and
spent much of time in the company Of
his majesty. He achieved reputation
as civil engineer, and just before his
death had been planning Improvements,
at the suggestion Of King Humbert, for
the system OF Italian railways.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
STARTLED BY A RUMoR.

London, Jan. "A sensation has been
caused by a rumor from Plymouth, to
the effect that the English admiral has
fired on Russian man of war in Chi
nese waters. Nothing is known as to
the matter at the foreign Office, or the
admiralty. The morning papers publish
also statement that England is press
ing China to declare Port Arthur free
mort
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
RUSSIA AND coREA.
The Gar Takes Measures to Strengthen
Their Relations

st. Petersburg, Jan. 2.-It is an
nounced that NJ Kuril AleXeif has been
invested with full powers ito promote
the development of the compact be-
tween Russia and Corea, in competition
with British and japanese influences,
and to aid in furthering the prompt con-
struction of the projected Orthodox
Church at Seoul"
The Novoe Vremya, commenting upon
the respective positions of McLeavy
Brown and M. Alexeiff, under the COM
promise effected by an arrangement ac-
cording to which the two will work the
Corean customs together, says:
Nobody will regard Mr.. Brown as
the representative of the British flag.
He is a mere official in the service OF
the Corean government, directing the
customs. M. Alexeiff will attend in a
higher sphere as adviser to the Corean
ministry of finance"
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
A BIG BROOKLYN FIRE.

New York, Jan. Fire today de-
stroyed the fve-story brick building at
S55 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, owned
and occupied by Arthur Thompson as
mattress and furniture upholstery
mandatory. The loss on the building
and contents amounted to $4,000 The
adjoining building and contents were
damaged to the extent of $4,000.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
no AGREEMENT EXISTS.

London, Jan. s,-The Daily Graphic
claims to have authority for the asser-
ton that no agreement exists between
Russia and Germany with regard to
China; that Germany occupied Kiao
Chou without Russia's cognizance, and
ers of the czar.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
EXETER SHAKEN.
.arth Tremors and Uncanny Noises In
Nav I1amnsh hire

Earth Tremors and Uncanny Noises In
New Hampshire.
Exeter, N. H.. Jan. 2-Vibrations of
the earth. following long noise as of a
great explosion long way off, awoke
inhabitants of this town at 5 o'clock
this morning. The noise lasted two or
three seconds, and the tremblings of
the ground much longer. Houses were
shaken, windows ratified and much
commotion indoors was caused, suffl-
cient in most cases to awake the sound
est sleepers Similar reports come from
other towns above here
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
AFR1DIs DESIRE PEACE.

Calcutta, Jan. 2.--It is reported from
Kurram that the Afridis are assemb-
ling in tribal council with view in con-
Guiding peace While Gen. Hammond
was examining the enemy's caves near
Lundi Kotal after the recent fighting,
shots were fired at the group of officers
standing with them. Lieut.. Hammond
his orderly and an officer, were severely
wounded.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
THE CHINESE LOAN.

London, Jan. ga dispatch to the
Times from Pekin dated Friday, says;
1.-THE arrangements with Russia for the
guarantee loan are actively proceeding
and when completed, the Russians, on
the plea of supervising the collecting OF
the land tax, will obtain the right to en-
ter every yamen in the empire
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
MRS. NAcYs PLEA.

New York, Jan. 2.--Mrs. Augusta Mack,
the accomplish of Martin Thorn in the
murder of Guldensuppe, will be arraigned
before Justice Garretson in Long Island
City tomorrow, and Will plead guilty to
manslaughter District Attorney Youngs,
ii Is understood, will consent to the impo-
Tertiary at Sing Sing. This sentence, 1t is
understood, will also be acceptable to Mrs.
Nacks attorneyA
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
RUSSIAN RAILWAY EXTENSION.

London, Jan. s-The st. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Times says: ut is re-
ported that China has given consent to
Russian surveys for railway to Port Ar
thur as a branch of the Russian Trans
Manchuria Railway, and not a mere ex-
tension Of the Chinese Tien Tsn Railway
1t is also stipulated that the route is to
avoid Mukden."
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
AN UNKNOWN SUICIDE.

New York, Jan IA woman committed
suicide at the Hotel Windsor today by
taking carbolic acid. She was about 30
years old. a brunette, handsome and rich
" dressed Who she was or where she
came from no one knows. She was not
registered at the hotel. A maid found the
woman lying unconscious on the floor In
one Of the ante-rooms with an empty bot
tie labelled carboaic acid by her side.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
CHINA YIELDS.
The Demands of Baron Heyking Meek
ly Granted.

Berlin, Jan. At is announced that
China has yielded to the demand Of
Baron Heyking, German ambassador at
Peking, for the dismissal of the com
a1landant of the Chinese garrison at
Tsao Chow, province of Shan Tung, be
cause of the use of threatening Ian
guage to the German missionaries there.
The Chinese government has telegraph
ed a dismissal of the commandment.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
PRMcR BIsMARcKs coNpIrIoN.

Friedrchsruhe Jan. 2.-Prince Bis
marck's condition IS in no way worse.
He took his midday bath as usual New
Years day he passed in the company
of Count Herbert Bismarck and other
members of the family and few New
Years guests. He did not retire until
1.30 O'Clock this morning.
Among the holiday gifts received by
Bismarck, one that gave him special
pleasure, was beautifully carved COB
let, cut from an old yew tree in the
park behind the Prussian Oberhaus and
adorned with an Inscription to that ef-
feet, together with the Bismarck arms.
The gift was accompanied by pretty
poem. The prince thanked the giver in
these words: with my sincere thanks
for your poetical greeting and the yew
goblet rich in memories, I unite cor
dial reciprocation of your friendly festal
greetings"
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
PROSPERITY AT HAND.
Mr. Gage Says Only Sound National
Finance is Wanting.

New York. Jan. 2.-Mr. Gage. the Sec
rotary of the treasury, in an interview
that the Times will publish tomorrow,
says that good times are not now in
tangible or far off, but are at hand,
and are dependent only ON "our will
ingness to keep them"
Mr.. Gage refers to the abundant
crops, and says that "the international
balance sheet of the world was never
before so favorable as now to the
United States"
This country" he says. absorbed
during last year immense values in Sc
curities sold abroad. The west has paid
to the east millions of borrowed
money. The country" he concluded,
waits now only for sound national
finance"
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
SASH AND DOOR CONCERN
BURNED.

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 2.-The sash and
door plant and planning mill of the c. j.
Hamilton Company employing 100 men,
was destroyed by fire tonight, together
with an immense amount of stock. The
loss will reach $4,000 with 1000 insur-
ance.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
WARMER WEATHER.

Boston, jan 2.-Local forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity for Monday: Fair, except
that light snow furries are probable in the
early morning; warmer; brisk to high
southwest to west winds.
Washington, Jan. 2.--For New England:
Light snow; warmer; southwesterly
winds, high on the coast.
For eastern New York: Fair, preceded
by Hight snow in northern portion; warm
er; southwesterly winds.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
o'NE1L's DEATH WATCH.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 2.-The death
watch was set over O'Neil in the Frank
In county jail at Greenfield today, and
win be kept or night and day until he
is either led to the gallows, Jan. T. or is
reprieved, as a result of the nearing to
be given to Prof. Woodbridge by Gov.
Wolcott, Wednesday.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
FIRE IN PlTTsFIELD.
The Damage is Estimated at About
$4,000.

Pittsfeld, Mass, Jan. "A fire, which
started in the Burbank block about
o'clock this evening, did damage tc
the amount Of about $4,000. The upper
part of the block was badly damaged
The building contained six stores oceu-
pied by William Cooley, grocer, loss
$40, 900; Pierson Hardware Co, insured
for $24 900, loss not known; A. A. Mills
China and silverware, loss $4,000; H. L
Gregory, shoe store, loss about $4,000
insured Enright Brothers, shoe store
loss $4,000, insured; Thomas Beahan
harness dealer, lass $4,000, insured.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
HEAVY STORM 1N BuFFALo.

Buffalo, n. Y, Jan. IA blizzard
that threatens to interfere seriously
with street car and railroad traffic was
raging in Buffalo at late hour last
night Snow was falling heavily and the
wind blowing "A miles an hour from the
southwest
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
GOLD BASIS URGED.

London. Jan. 3-The Times. in its
financial article this morning, urges
placing the Indian currency upon a
gold basis as soon as possible, for other
wise the minis must be reopened.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03

put into Lisbon with machinery disor-
dered. The American bark Serene,
Capt. Dalling, from Philadelphia for
Oporto, has been wrecked. No lives
were lost. The Norwegian bark I'm
dine, Capt. Hansen, from Tyne for Ia
BILE Bay, was abandoned at sea. Part
OF the crew have arrived at Nazareth,
Portugal Eight persons were drowned.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
SUICIDE OF A WEALTHY MAN.

New York, Jan, 2.-christopher Robert
a retired and wealthy builder, killed him
self with revolver at the Rochelle House
In West 18th street, today. He had been
living there for some months with his
wife and other members OF his household
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
FATALLY INJuREp Ar Foor BALL

Marysville. Cal, Jan. AIN the foot bail
match yesterday, Claude MAXWELL OF
Wheatland had his back broken.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
MARINE DISASTERS.

London. Jan. 2.-The British steamer
Khio from Cardiff for Galveston, has
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03

lContInued on yIfth Pase)
Evening journal., 1898-01-31
swiss Waterfalls Move cars.

The waterfalls Of Switzerland are be-
Ing rapidly utilized for the driving of
Electric dynamos. Nearly every town
in that land Of mountains and water
falls is being supplied with power from
the white coal" as the melting snow
on the mountain sides has well been
called. When there are no large
streams. many small ones are i'm
polnded and collected in reservoirs on
the hillsides, and it is rare to find a
place Of any size which is not well light
ed by the power of some mountain
stream. At Montreaux the electric
ears get power in this way, and from
The old Roman town Of Vevey to the
medieval castle of Chillon one may ride
in a trolley car propelled by the power
Of an Insignificant little stream which
may or may not be noticed when
climbing up the hillsides just above
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Evening journal., 1898-01-31
OPPOSITION TO TR. TINKER.
STRONG SHOWING FOR REV. ]. d.
c HANNA OF UNION M. d.
CHURCH.

STRONG SHOWING FOR REV. ]. ID.
c HANNA OF UNION M. D.
CHURCH.
It has become generally known that
a strong opposition has developed
to the selection of Rev. Ezra Tinker,
d. D., of Asbury M. 70. Church, as pre-
siding elder Of Wilmington district, to
succeed Rev. DR.. Barrett.
Probably no choice of office in
church circles has aroused so much in
terest as has the matter of choosing a
presiding elder for this district, which
must be decided by the Wilmington
Conference, which meets within six
weeks at Lewes.
Friends of Rev. John ID. G. Hanna
of Wilmington, and Rev. A. S. Now
bray, of Elkton, have aroused to OPP
pose the selection of Dr. Tinker-who
has developed considerable strength in
the last fortnight. One Of Mr.. Hannas
supporters said last night:
DR. Tinker surely cannot expect to
come into the Wilmington Conference
and Immediately settle himself I'm the
cosiest seat we have. The eldership
mantle will surely fall upon Mr..
Hanna, who is a strong executive, q
vigorous minister and a popular man.
There has been some talk Of Rev.
Vaughan S. Collins being taken from
Georgetown and placed in this district
but Mr.. Collins will be lucky if he is
placed at the head Of his own district
which l think will be DONE"