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Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26
BURNS BIRTHDAY.
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all hearts throb. You of Scottish birth
may well honor your poet, and ! as
sure you that we as Americans follow
closely upon your heels, for his work
dwells with all English-speaking peo-
Pile"
annie Laurie" was sung by G. T.
Martin with much tenderness, and then
Mayor Dodge was introduced pleasant
" He responded to the toast, THE
Heart Of the Commonwealth in the
following words
MAYOR DODGE'S ADDRESS.
when deaths dark stream 1 ferry DER,
A time that surely shall come;
In heaven itself III ask no more
Than just Highland welcome.
In Plymouth, the landing Of the Pill
grims is celebrated mildly; in Boston,
critically; but in New York royalty.
In Glasgow or Edinburgh Burns
supper may be an affair Of some note,
but here in Worcester the civil func-
lions of a great commonwealth are sus-
pended. while the chief executive par
tieipates in the poetry, oratory and in
digestion of the occasion.
That Burns was great, there is no
room for doubt, for annually, during a
period of years, my pastor, DR.. Gunni-
son, and myself have on the recurrence
of this anniversary, delivered our best
efforts at oratory and, notwithstand-
ing this, Burns has quite a reputation
still
You Scotchmen are our cousins, with
shrewdness of Connecticut Yankees,
which, compared to the more modest
acuteness of the Massachusetts kind, is
as the Keen edge of razor to the fam
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26

l have seen nearly all the great cit
les of Europe, but l have never seen
any that in grandeur of situation was
comparable to Edinboro 1t is called
the modern Athens, but Athens has
nothing save the Acropolis, that wind
swept rock, while Edinboro has its Col
ton hill, looking down on Holy Road,
the splendid peak of Athens seat, the
royal castle, that wonderful variety of
hill and valley of this fairest of cities.
And what city is SO dowried with old
memories, stories Of history, days Of
border feuds, Of kingly contests,-min-
Cling with those other scenes, not less
real than those Of real life, the pig
ments Of poets brain, the fctions Of
his mind. 1t is the monumental city
of Europe, but its monuments are TO
scholars and not soldiers. Not to Mel
son and Wellington has it reared it's
structures but to Scott and Burns-to
scholars, intellectual creators.
All Scotland is the land of Scott but
| there are two lands of Burns There
is Ayrshire, where he spent his boy
hood and youth, and Dumfries, where
he spent the last years of his life, the
saddest and most brilliant. The seen
| cry of Ayrshire is like the finest of New
| England scenery, green fields, the
| charming valley of the Avon, rich veg
citation and abundant shade. Burns was
SQSCtQllDlS " lilc lilltuGliCC VI Lie GCGI-
| cry of his native land. The virtue of
green fields and mountain breezas
dwells in his poetry. There are poems
in which we can feel the mist of the
moors over which he journeyed and
one can catch the rhythm of the wind
in which he rode upon his horse when
| he composed the Scots who haze with
Wallace bled,' the finest war ode ever
written His finest poems were writ
| ten in the open air. and the music Of
the winds was wrought into the cadence
Of his songs, and the color OF the fields
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26
LODGE ON BEN FRANKLIN.

Chief among these new members was
Benjamin Franklin, the most famous
American then living, known through
out Europe by his scientific discoveries;
known in England BESIDES as the fear
less champion of the colonies; great in
science and in statecraft; g statesman
and diplomatist; a man of letters and
popular writer, whose wit and wis
dom were read in many tongues; Just
returned from London, and the wisest
and most influential man in the con-
gress. 1t is worth while to pause a mo-
ment to look at Franklin, standing forth
now as leader of revolution, for he
was one of the great men of the cen
fury. He was then in his SEVENTEEN
year. but vigorous and keen as ever in
mind and body. He could have done
more than any other one man to pre-
vent colonial revolt. He was eminent
ly conservative and peace-loving, as
well as loyal to the mother country.
The ministry thaF would have listened
to him and been guided by him, would
have held Ameriaa, and fastened il
tighter than ever tx the empire In
stead of this, official England set her
solicitor general to Witty and abuse him
in the presence of the privy council and
before the English people. franklin
listened in silence to the inVective then
heaped upon him, and the most pow
erful friend to peace, union, and con
ciliation was lost to England. Now he
had come back to guide his countrymen
in the dangers that beset them, and to
win allies for them from beyond seas. In
the man of science, letters, and philan-
thropy, we are apt to lose sight OF the
bold statesman and great diplomatist
We think of that familiar face with the
fine forehead and the expression of uni
versal benevolence. But there was an
other aspect. Look at the picture Of
Franklin where the fur cap is pulled
down over his head. The noble brow is
hidden, the pervading air of soft and
gentle benevolence has faded. and a
face of strength and power, of vigorous
will and of an astuteness rarely
equalled, looks out at us ana fixes our
attention. This versatile genius with
the sternness Of the Puritan mingling
with the scepticism and tolerance Of the
eighteenth century philosopher, was
not one to be lightly reviled and
H. c. Lodge, in Feb
ruary Scribner's.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26

est and devout. He characterized the
poet as preacher to the world, who
had lifted the hearts of all people. His
poems stood the supreme test and his
sympathy was with the sens of toll.
He referred to the beauty of several of
the best known poems. AMI spoke par
ticularly of Burns warm support of
honest, earnest manhood.
Mr.. Townsend sang "Gae bring me a
pint O. wine" after which Rev. DR.. Gun
nison closed the speaking with his re-
Spouse to the toast, Scottish scenery"
DIR. GUNNISoN's ADDRESS.
He said: am very happy, Mr. Toast
master in having assigned to me, for
the few moments may trespass upon
your time the subject of Scottish seen
cry. l am not personally familiar with
all parts of Scotland, but l have been
privileged several times to loiter be-
meath the arches of Melrose, to stand
beside the grave of Scott ct Dryburgh;
to look down from ATthurs Seat, on
Edinburgh, to feel my pulses of life
thrill, as from the old castle Sterling I
have looked upon the field Of Bannock-
burn. / have read the Lady of the
Lake" as / have loitered through the
Trossachs; have been rocked upon the
waters Of Loeb Katrine, and Loeb Lo-
mond IS associated in my memory with
the fairest sunset ever saw Never do
hear the familiar song of Loeb Lo-
mond, that do not recall that elect day
when 1 heard band Of Scotch lads
and lassies sing it on the deck Of the
steamer on the lake. have wandered
in Ayrshire and heard the music of the
waters Of the Bonny Doom, and I have
only grateful memories of that brave,
beautiful, heroic Scotland, with whose
honored sons we are keeping good cheer
tonight.
1t is little land in area, its moors
are bleak, it's hills save for the purp-
ling of the heather, are bare and al
most desolate; no where in it are there
the rich meadows and the elm crowned
hills of England. But there is a solem-
nifty and awe about her hills, the sol
emn grandeur of the Highland noun
tains and glens; a ruggedness Of the
coast, while the majesty and beauty of
the sea lie in concentrated glory in the
great bays that indent the shore.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26

Sharp truly says, the men who were
forming the Edinburg school Of litera-
ture seemed to be afraid of nothing so
much as to be termed a Scotsman.
That the ancient spirit famed forth
again at last brighter than ever from
the embers was due more than anything
else to the songs of him who cherished
as his dearest wish:
'.That 1 for poor aud Scotland's sake
Some usefu' plan Or beuk could make
Or sing a sang at least.
s'The rough burr thistle spreading wide
Amang the bearded bear.
I turned the weeder-clips aside
An spar'd the symbol dear"
His was no blind loyalty to kings. He
could sing the praises of the Scottish
kings when they led Scotsmen for Scot
lands sake. He had no praise for adj
venturers ready to ruin Scotland for
their own sake.
Historians have analysed the faiIings
of the later-day Stuarts in volumes. Bal
ladists have chanted their virtues in a
| thousand keys. Burns tells the whole
| tale with truth and yet with sympathy.
The men of the west who have waited
! till today for Crockett to tell their stead
| fastness in suffering, the men whom
/ 'polite literature" eXulted to call "snuf-
| fling wings and "sanctimonious saints
! found at last a poet who did not solicit
E'the patronage Of the nobility and
| gentry"
1t was natural that the hand that
wrote Of the Solemn league and COW
| enant' should have penned that address
to King George on his birthday, per-
fectly good naturad, but in O. tone of
self respecting equality, extraordi-
nary now, but. well-nigh miraculous
! then.
/ Scotland forever was no more truly
i Grays at Waterloo than it was of the
national bard. Not only in his battle
song of Bruce and Wallace, but ever
in his drinking chorus he must needs
stop to speak of the ''red-wat shod" sol
diers of his native land:
''But bring a Scotsman frae his hill,
Clap in his cheek n Highland gill,
Say, such is Royal Georges will
An there's the foe,
He has nae thought but how to kill
iva at blow.
Nae cauld, faint-hearted doubling
tease him,
Death comes, VII fearless eye he see
him.
WI bluidy hand welcome gis him,
An when he fas
his latest draugnt o Dreatnln leave
him
4, In faint huzzahsr
Not Waterloo only, but the Plains o
Abraham, Balaclava, aye, and Darga
Gap and hundred stricken fields pro
claim such laurels nobly won. Today 0
the thirteen regiments Of foot in he
majesty's entire army who bear tn
most distinctions on their colors, @
the thirteen whose individual member
have won the largest number of Victo
ria crosses, little Scotland alone ha
! furnished five.
The genius Of Burns however, coul
be bounded no more by narrow limit
= than the restless race from which h
: sprang. His democracy is not for Scot
+ land only, but for the world "Auf
/ Lang Syne," truest song of brotherhoo
ever w itten, the very hymn of huma
: fellowship, is sung not only whereve
our tongue is spoken to the uttermos
ends Of the earth. but In seven lang
uages other than our own
II Terence may have written i am
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26
FOUND BESIDE TRACK.
An Unknown Man Found Fatally Injured
Near g. & A. Road.

An unknown man, evidently tramp,
was found in an unconscious condition be-
side the inbound tracks OF the Boston
and Albany Railroad, near White, Pevey
G Dexter's abattoir, about 1890 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. He was taken to
the City Hospital. 1t was found that his
right collar-bone was crushed in There
was also Slight bruise on the right side
of the chin.
The man was 5 feet, or 10 inches tail
The only thing found in the mans pockets
that would tend to identify him was a well
worn letter, which it was impossible to
make anything out of, aside from the fact
that 1t was addressed to Dear Ed - and
was signed Carrie. The address was en-
tirely blotted out. Two cards. bearing
the name of Mahoney, ship chambers, was
1t is supposed the man was walking on
the tracks and was struck by the Owl
train, which is due in Worcester at u 20
a. m.
At 3 o'clock a. m. the man was alive.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26

slogan and thus awakens the nearly
dead garrison to a joyful recognition of
the voice of the approaching pipes
sounding 1.-THE Campbells are coming,
as the tartan uniforms rushed over the
parapet, bringing victory and salvation.
No Drawer act could be than the
charge of the Scotch, now so recent,
when they pushed through the slaugh-
ter of the Dorghai gap to victory, leav-
ing the braveSt Of pipers still playing
his pipes, though lost were both legs,
while the CLEAN Of the Victoria cross to
come seemed already to blaze on his
brave breast.
Walter Scott, recounting in the Lay
Of the Last Minstrel heroic deeds of
celebrated knights, wrote:
Then Swinton laid his lance in rest
That humbled 'erst the sparkling crest
Of Clarence Plantagenet."
This was the soldierly son of a SOL
dierly sire and noble mother. Records
in Burke's ''Peerage" chronicle the mar
riage OF Margaret Stuart, the daughter
of King Robert Bruce, to the Scottish
Knight Swinton, who was ninth in
descent from the first Of the name Who
lived upon estates, in the family today,
in the year 1850 and in the reign of Mac
beth.
This Scottish chief who fought with
Bruce at Bannockburn and welded the
fair Margaret, became the hero of
Scott's dramatic poem Of Hallidon Hill,
where, rather than tolerate dishonor-
able national shame, in close COM
panionship with the Gordon he threw
himself into the midst of the English
host and courted the death of a hero.
1t is my chiefest pride to have the
blood of this grandfather, Is genera
tons removed, in my veins. 1t is thus
that claim a natal right to sit with
Scotchmen at the board where they do
honor to the memory Of the peoples
bard, Robert Burns.
Mr.. Martin sang 80, a. the ARTS the
win can blaw," after which James Lo-
gan responded to the toast, Seems from
Burns" Mr.. Logan's tribute was earn
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26
THINKS TT IS MILLER.

Gloucester, Mass, Jan. 25.--Hermann
Uttadel of Hudson was today to see
Capt. Lowell Hodgdon, who has just re
turned from fishing voyage. for the
purpose of comparing notes on the de-
scription of Paul Miller, the alleged
murderer of the Newton family in
North Brookfeld. Mr.. Uttadel says a
stranger secured lodging at his house
on the night of Jan. 18th that answers
the description of Miller, except the
golf cap, which was replaced by wool
touue
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26
QUIET AT HAVANA.
Usual Courtesies Extended on Arrival Of
the Name.

Washington. Jan. 25.-The second tele-
gram from Consul General Lee, received
at the state department, came at 2 O'Clock
and was carried by Assistant Secretary
Day to the white house for the informa-
ton of the president.
In this telegram, Gen. Lee said that the
Maine had been received at Havana with
every courtesy. The commanders of the
German and Spanish ships of war in the
harbor had called upon the commander of
the Maine, who had returned their calls,
the Spanish forts had fired salutes. and
all the ceremonies called for by naval eti-
quette had been observed
The consul general stated also that
everything was tranquil in Havana. The
department officials have heard nothing
officially of any trouble or misunderstanding
ing between Consul General Lee, as ru-
mored, and Secretary General Congosto
and attach little Importance to the story
TO that effect.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26
ANOTHER SUSPECT HELD.
A Tramp Answering Mueller's Description
Arrested in Wisconsin.

Chief Rufus r. Wade of the district
police force received this telegram from
Darlington. Wis, on the Mueller muir
der case, Tuesday morning:
Arrested man tonight as tramp,
who gives the name of Mulvey; has
scar on left side forehead, also one on
hand, and answers your description very
good, except does not talk broken
Seemed anxious to get away and would
talk but little. Please answer quick.
3.16 a. M Frank Moran, Marshal
Immediately on receipt of the above
dispatch State Detective Capt. W. H.
Proctor telegraphed the marshal at
Darlington for further particulars, but
up to a late hour Tuesday night, had
received no reply.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26
EIGHT LIVES LOST.
Terrible Result of a Fire IN Spokane.

Spokane Wash, Jan. 25.-Eight lives
and probably nine, were lost last night
in the fire in the Great Eastern block.
They were Miss Alice Wilson, aged IS.
employed as a hat trimmer.
Maud Wilson, a sister Of Alice, aged 5.
Miss Rose Smith, aged 20.
Miss H. G. Davis, an elderly woman
from Nebraska City, Neb., who died at
the hospital this morning.
w. B. Gordan, a mining engineer.
Mrs. Cora Peters and daughters, Ethel
and Alma, aged and z years, respect
lively.
1t is also thought that Mrs Peters
son Charles, aged II years, persisted.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26
DEATH OF JOHN ]. LYONS.

John ]. Lyons, a popular member of
the Catholic Young Mems Lyceum, died
at the home of his mother, Mrs Mary
A. Lyons, S67 Cambridge street, Tues
day evening. The funeral will take
place at the Church Of the Sacred Heart
Friday morning at o'clock.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26

Pills--"Dosem has been expelled from
the, medical association for advertising
he advertiser" Pills-"Cailed to lead the
prayer meeting the other evening. he
walked up to the front and gave out the
hymn, The great physician now is here.'"
Crypt.
Whites Idea of It.-"I had an adventure
the other evening"" said Miss Autumn 10 \
neighbor on whom she was calling. III
was quite dark, and / saw strange man
Just ahead of me, and I ran until was
nearly exhausted . And did the man get
away, from your asked little Willie. who
was listening Chicago News
The First Sample You remember J
said the funny man at the banquet, Shat
we are told that the angels In heaven
quarrelled at the time Lucifer was thrown
out He looked around inquiringiy. ana
Then he beamingly exclaimed. ssmav
we not consider this the first sarnpae az
angels feud 2"--Cleveland Plain DeajsrA
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26
E. It. TEN EYcK AN HONORARY.

New York. Jan. 25.-At the regular
monthly meeting of the board of gov
ernors of the Atalanta Boat Club, to-
night, at the Hotel Marlborough, Ed
ward HI. Ten Eyck, the oarsman, was
elected an honorary member
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26

Baron Munchausen was angry at the of
ficials of the Styx National Bank. saThev
refused to open an account with me-" he
SAID s with a great show of Indignation
That's natural" said Boswell You
have such way of overdrawng your ae-
count you know. "-Harpeg's Bazar,
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26

Miss Marie Larache and Joseph E.
Lariver win be married at the Church
OF Notre Dame this afternoon at 3
o'clock,
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26
DONALD MCKAY.

gus A. Easton and Donald Mckay, who
have known no rest in the desire to lave
every detail perfect. Hugh G. Brown of
Boston secured the excellent music. Den
holm & Mckay provided the decorations,
Steinert & Sons the pianos, and C. A.
Reyes the floral decorations.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26

The success of the occasion has been
largely due to the untiring efforts of Fer
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-07
Rocky Ford Melon Losses

ROCKY FORD, Dec. THE adjourn.
ed session of the Rocky Ford Melon
Growers association waslargely attend
ed. Senator Swink presided. Manager
Swink made detailed statement of the
shipment which aggregated almost
1000. cars.
Mr.. Wiley. representing the Western
Poultry and Game company. made q
proposition to pay $1,000 in settlement
of. the balance due the association,
which was accepted.
The Western Game and Poultry COM
pany owed the association $48,t00 pre-
vious to the slump in the market. OF
this amaunt the railroad company do
mated about $4,000 due on freight
charges, the association was to lose
$4,000 and Nat Wetzel was to pay
$4,000. He has now effected settle-
ment Of $1,000, which will cause the as
sociation to lose about $4,000 for the
season.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-07
WHERE THE MONEY WENT.
Some Official Figures on the Ex-
pendltures During the War.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE manner
in which government funds were spent
is told in detail for the first time in
letters sent from all departments and
bureaus to the house committee ON ap-
propriations and made TO-DAY public as
a part of the report on. the urgent def
cheney bill.
OF the emergency national defense
fund Of $50,000,000 the navy department
got the largest amount, viz; $29, ,973,274.
OF this the department proper spent
$17,706.884, mainly buying ships: bu-
reau yards and docks. 81 ,038, ,48O; equip
ment. $l,29O, 1888; navigation, $i24,OO0;
ordnance, $7.912 ,0S4; construction and
repair. $1.115,3i5; steam engineering,
s430,6l3; supplies and accounts, SILL
484; miscellaneous surgery, $1,000;
marine corps. s106,259 The navy has
a balance of $275, 900 of this emergency
fund. The war department expendi-
lures from the emergency fund amount
to $13,951, ,303. The state department
received $S93000 of which a large part
was for the useof the peace commits
sions at Paris.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-07
Crooked Bankers.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7.-Gideon w
Marsh, president of the Keystone Nat
ional bank, which failed In 1891, was
arraigned today and pleaded guilty to
indictments charging misapplication of
funds and making false reports of the
banks condition to U. s. comptroller.
Sentence was deferred. Marsh was a
fugitive until November last when
he Voluntarily surrendered. William
Steele, formerly cashier of the wrecked
Chestnut street bank pleaded not guilty.
MARSH MAKES PLEA.
After Marsh had entered the plea of
guilty his counsel asked the courts per-
mission to present a statement from
bis client which would show mitigating
circumstances in connection with the
commission of the acts to which he
plead guilty. Counsel then informed
the court that this statement would
show that after Marsh had assumed the
presidency Of the bank he found that
there existed deficiency of over a
million dollars. lie had no doubt erred
in covering this deficiency, but the
load was too much for the bank to carry
and finally resulted in its failure. Coun-
sci said that the defendant never profit
ed a dollar through the banks losses.
The court remanded the prisoner until
Tuesday, when he said he would inn
pose sentence after hearing counsel
plea.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-07
The cycler's Race.

New YORK, Dec. with less than
half of the six day bicycle race ridden
the competitors are today showing the
effects of the physical strain. The
leader, Pierce, the Canadian wheelman,
was seized with stomach trouble at
o'clock this morning, This necessitat-
ed his retirement from the track three
times in four hours. Miller at o'clock
took the lead for the third time since
the race started. Miller left the track
for short rest just after o'clock, anc
Pierce, who was only a mile and half
behind at the time again took the lead.
At 8 O'Clock he was six miles ahead of
Miller, Waller being third.
Score at 2 p. M: Miller, 1,014 miles;
Pierce, 1904; Waller, 500.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-07
Edlson,s Latest Wonder,

NEW York, Dec. 6.-Edison, the
wizard, is working new wonders in New
Jersey. When his experimental plant
has been supplemented by the three
great reduction works which he is
planning, New Jersey rock, les than 20
per cent smelling ore, will undersell in
the form of black iron briquettes in
Cardiff and Hamburg the raw output
of the mines of England, Germany and
Sweden.
I'VE reduce from 1900 to 1000 tons
of gneiss rock a day at present. 1t
yields 475 tons Of briquettes Of COM
pressed, powdered magnitite ere-pure
ore in form convenient for smelling
with the very lowest possible expendi-
ture of fuel" he said today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-07
Another Defaulter.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Dec. 7. Iaforma-
tion has been received here that Frank
A. Lappen, who in 1893 was proprietor
Of large dry goods store IN this city,
and whose failure precipitated the
downfall of the Plankinton bank, has
been located In London. During the
panic of 1898 Lappen disappeared leav-
ing large number of creditors. There
Are seventeen indictments against him.
He went to the west end of London
under the name Of r. ]. Measures and
leased q fashionable residence from
Baron Rothschild. He recently disap-
pesred from there.