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Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

1t seems TO be recognized that one
object of the Jefferson Club, which was
organized in Boston, week ago, with
the Hon. John E. Russell as president,
is to sidetrack George Fred Williams
permanently, as the only possible
means Of harmonizing the factions Of
the state democracy. OF course, there is
no thought of violence in the process,
but it is hoped that the club will serve
as a sort of object lesson to convince
the Dedham statesman that he is not
wanted as a leader by the party out
side of Boston, any more than by the
city machine" 1t is said that even
the chairman Of the Dedham town com
mittee has had the temerity to inform
Mr.. Williams that the unjust but iniu-
rious impression has got abroad that
he is running the party in the state for
what he can get out Of it for his own
advantage in national politics, and that
this impression is running both the par
ty and himself; therefore, he should
withdraw from the leadership and make
himself more ornamental than useful.
1t is further said that he is giving him
self up to a very sober pondering Of this
frank suggestion during the Lenten
season. If he cannot bring himself to
see the logic Of the situation, it is not
unlikely that by fall the opposition in
the party will have become too strong
for him to combat, and he may be
thrown out bodily, and necessarily with
violence. The jefferson Club is to be
made a dining club of 1000 members.
Neither Jew nor Samaritan, Trojan nor
Tyrian, goldbug nor silver crank, but
only democrats, will be known within
the walls of the proposed club house,
There will be no Boston men for off
GERS, lest they be stumbling block and
cause of offense to silverites. The club
threatens to supersede the Young Mems
Democratic Club, which worships the
gold coin calf, but If the majority Of the
membership should chance to be op-
posed to free silver, that Of course will
be simply because Massachusetts, demo-
Gratis as a rule feel that way, and have
never been greatly impressed either
with 16 to 1 or with William Jennings
Bryan. When the first big dinner
comes, April 13, such a vari-coIored as
sortment of democrats as Mayor Van
Wyck of New York; Congressman Bail
ey of Texas, the house leader; Senator
Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the
democratic national committee; David
B. Hill and William C. Whitney will be
invited, in order that as many frag-
ments of the exploded democratic cor
pus may be got together as possible, and
the Identification of the body by the
coroners may be reasonably complete.
The apparent decision to adopt Richard
Croker's maxim, that it is not necessary
to keep talking all the time about the
Chicago platform. is touching, but how
are the boys to be warmed and fed at
the wake, when all the ingredients of
the feast are inside the house with the
national organization that still mourns
the decease of 16 to and is determined
to raise it from the dead? Will not the
device be denounced as an insidious at
tempt to transmute good democratic
silver into the abomination of gold?
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

Solon Chase, editor of the once fam
GUS Maine greenback organ, Them
Steers" comes out with the remark
that though the republicans did not
elect Fremont, they did elect Lincoln
upon the same platform, and so the sill
yer forces will elect Bryan on the Chi
cago platform in 1900, though they
failed in 1896. The analogy is hardly
complete, however, for the republicans
very wisely swapped candidates. Uncle
Solon warns the democratic politicians
there is no more room for gold demo-
Gratis in the new democratic party than
there was room for pro-slavery wings
in the republican party" And further
more, if the Chicago platform 'is di-
luted to suit the gold democrats, the
silver republicans and populists will
stand off," At the same time comes the
assertion from Wharton Barker, the
Philadelphia binetallist, that the radi-
cal democratic party cannot be safely
intrusted with the great cause of cur
rency reform, and that Marion Butler is
doing wrong in trading for fusion be-
tween populists and democrats. So it is
clear that even the silver forces are
not quite so unanimously agreed as has
been represented.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

Premier Sagasta is quoted by the New
York Journal as denouncing as absurd
and malicious its statement Of the ex-
istence of submarine mine under the
Maine. Admiral Terry, chief Of the
Spanish naval staff at Madrid, tells the
World correspondent that "the harbor
of Havana contained no submarine mine
in the vicinity of the place
where the battleship Maine and the
Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII were san-
chored." Nothing is said in this about
a possible 'torpedo-foat" nor about
mines in other parts of the harbor. The
Journal claims to have a copy of a
map made in Madrid, but now said to
be in the library of congress, showing
the location of mines to be placed by
Spanish engineers in Havana harbor in
1896, shortly before the advent Of Wey-
Ter. One Of the spots marked is the
buoy near the Names anchorage, but
still the people will be inclined to await
the result of the naval boards investi-
ga atiOn
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26
PREroRIA's MAIDEN VOYAGE.

New York, Feb. 25.-Many eyes yes
terday were riveted on the monster Pre-
toria, the new vessel of the Hamburg
American line, as she steamed slowly
up the bay and river to her Hoboken
dock. 1t is the vessels maiden passage
across the Atlantic. Her enormous di-
mensions may be inferred from the fact
that she can carry the contents of 25
trains of 25 cars each in her massive
hold. She has four masts, huge upper
works amidships, surmounted by a sin
gle enormous smokestack. The Pretoria
reported quiet voyage.
The new vessel has a gross tonnage of
1880, and registers S139 tons net. She
is $50 feet long, 62 feet beam and AZ feet
depth of hold. She is twin-screw
ship with two quadruple expansion en-
gines. The Pretoria, besides being a
very large freight carrier, has accom-
modations for 32S cabin and 500 steerage
passengers.
Among the passengers who arrived
this noon, per steamer Pretoria from
Hamburg, were Joseph Ballin, Capt. C.
Bulow, Stephen H. McFadden, Jules
Martens, F. H. Vogt and Director VIII
helm Schroeder.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26
AN IMPORTANT BRAN WITNESS.

Boston, Feb. 25.-Charles Nicholas, a
new witness in the Bran murder case,
arrived in Boston from New York this
morning, in custody of United States
deputy marshal. He was arrested yes
terday afternoon on board the schooner
Winslow, 95 miles outside of New York.
He is to testify regarding an incident
on board the schooner White Wings,
about two years ago. He alleges that
Bran intended to take the life of the
captain of the White Wings, but his
scheme was thwarted by a member of
the crew, who betrayed him.
At the former trial. the government
tried to introduce this evidence against
Bran, but the court ruled 1t out on the
ground that it had not been properly
offered
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

There are several petitions before the
Legislature, asking that street railways
be allowed to carry express parcels, and
certain charters as originally drawn in
cluded this privilege among the powers
granted to the roads. There has inva-
riably been opposition to this, but there
is little obvious reason for it, except the
Jealousy of steam railroad companies.
In some cases there would be no actual
competition between the two lines, and
in most instances a trolley express bus
iness would be vast convenience to
the people living along the route, who
at present are very imperfect
ly accommodated with express facilities.
AS the country is developed and more
thickly settled, owing to the extension
of the trolley lines, the popular demand
for combination express service is GER
tain to grow more imperative, and no
great discernment is required to believe
that in time this privilege will have to
be granted to the suburban railway
companies.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26


If it be true, as reported by the New
York Herald, that Ensign Powelson of
the United States steamer Fern has dis
covered that the forward keel of the
Maine, with it's ribs and plates, has been
pushed upward so that portions are out
of the water and parts of the shat
tered double bottom are visible, the
most suggestive evidence yet an
nounced has been discovered to show
that the ship was destroyed by outside
agency. And yet the president is re-
ported in the same paper as saying he
docs not anticipate any discovery
which will put the settlement of the
grave questions beyond the pale Of di-
plomacy." What might happen, after
proper demands We're made upon Spain,
is another matter to be considered when
the time comes and Spains answer is
received. 1t is the reported belief in
administration circles, that Spain would
settle promptly. Hence the confident
declaration of Mr.. Walker and others.
that there will be no war
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

There is little difference of opinion as
to Spain's liability, in case the Maine
turns out to have been destroyed
through lack of "due diligence" on the
part of the authorities in protecting the
vessel from fanatics or submarine ex-
plosives. The vast weight of authority
is in favor of the Interpretation already
given in the Spy. Among the interna-
tional law experts who maintain that
Spain would be liable are Prof. Won
Hoist, Prof. Theodore S. Woolsey Of
Yale, Robert Rae of Chicago and Pres
ident Rogers of the Northwestern Uni
versity. Ex-Minister Robert T. Lin
coin is as prominent as any of those
who express doubt as to our claim for
reparation.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

Augustin Daly's lease of the Fifth
Avenue Theatre for next season, or a
portion of it, brings to mind the fact
that he made some of his greatest New
York successes at this theatre when he
was once its manager 1t is also proof
Of the multiplicity of his stage interests,
that single local theatre does not give
him room enough to show off all the
actors and singers that are under mis-
engagement Plans for the Fifth Ave
nue. management are not matured, but
it will probably be devoted to gaiety and
other light companies, while the policy
at Daly's Theatre proper will remain
unchanged.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

The war scare which made itself more
manifest in Wall street, the past week
than the week before, caused some ex-
traordirary shrinkages in certain
stocks. Tammany Spectators, who got
an early tip as to Croker's policy to-
wards rapid transit, and invested liber-
ally in Manhattan and Metropolitan
traction, were supposed to have pocket
ed $1,15O,G0O in gains, but they dropped
about all of it the past week, and some
of them find that they have been operat-
ing at a loss. To console them comes
Croker's prediction of a breakdown in
the civil service rules. which will let
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26
settles NERVOUS BANKRUPTCY.

Investigation shows that men who suc-
ceed are men of brains-strong nerves
great will power Ordinary food cannot
supply the vital forces which people wiz
active brains and bodies require BICOI 4
PILLS feed the nerves-make the mind
brlsht, muscles strong-make flesh and
bIcod and give perfect health to Men AND
WOMEN. The Turner'S of Philadelphia
make BICOLA PILLS.
j. E Buckley, chief clerk National Ho-
tel, Washington, D. c., testifies that he
was all run down-was a shadow of his
former self-BICOLA PILLS gave him
wonderful relief-he. gained over twenty
pounds after using them.
Pharmacy, Bush G. Co., w. S. FTint. I n
Guerin, F; N. Harris & Co., II. Fl.
O'Rourke & Co
TURNER'S, LITTLE LIVER TURNER'S
"A very small pill Turns your liver. Cure
SICK Observation-Disclosures iousness-Indigestio
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

many of the braves into office. Then
there are John D. Rockefeller's STAN
dard Oil holdings, on which
there has been, it is said, an
alternate appreciation and deprecia-
ton of $4,000, ,OO0 for he is credited with
100000 shares of stock, and the price
has been as high as $44S. That many
have thought the present a promising
time to monkey with the stock market
is shown by the report Of the numerous
lambs shorn of their fleece.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

Nearly $4,000 was realized at the first
days sale of the pottery collection of
the late Charles A. Dana in New York
A fine hanging globe was bought by
Cottier & Co., the house furnishers, for
5000, and other prices ranged from $S1O
down to $1OO. Probably there was no
single private collection in the country
more valuable than this, either pecuni-
arily or artistically.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

Mrs. Charles A. Merrill, chairman of
the miscellaneous topics committee of
the Woman's Club, announces that the
Henschel concert given under her aus
pices, a week or so ago. netted the sum
of s326.50 AS the club had appropri-
ated $500 for the concert, this makes the
cost of the concert to the club only
$3.50 When it is remembered that
Mrs. Merrill had to give 400 tickets
away, as each member of the club used
her membership ticket as an admission
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26
WORCESTER
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY a6. 1sss.

The thoughtful sympathy of Secretary
John Long in sending a personal let
ter of coincidence to the nearest relative
of each of the men who went down
with the battle ship Maine, is getting
no more public consideration than it
deserves-perhaps hardly as much.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26
THE PANAMA. CANAL.

Washington, Feb 25.-Reports to the
state department under date of Colon,
Feb. 2S, announce the completion of La
Boca dock, the Pacific terminus of the
Panama canal.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26
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OU7 AND ABOUT.
GRATIFYING REPORT FROM THE
HENSCHEL CONCERT.

1t Only Cost the Woman's Club $3.50,
and all the 400 Members Had Free
Admission-Quinine for Mission
Work in New Mexico-A Washing
ton Reception.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26
Department.

A new line of Hat Pins, including as
sorted colored stone and handsome
combinations of enamels, the best value
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Our line of Door Plates is very COM
plete, and we are prepared to quote ex-
tremely low prices on them-first-class
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Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26
TELEPHONES.

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Business office. 1882
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

ticket; and that Association Hall seats
only 839 persons, the brilliancy of Mrs.
MerrilIs financiering becomes obvious.
Furthermore, although the miscella-
neous topics committee has been the
means of giving the Woman's Club two
of it's finest and altogether most salts
factory entertainments this year-the
Robertson lecture and the Henschel con-
cert-the amount expended by the chair
man of that committee only exceeds by
$3.50 the sum appropriated to each of
the other committees for carrying on
their years work-a most gratifying
record.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

The third production Of the English
comedy, Uncle" at All Souls Church,
under the supervision of Mrs. w. H.
lngraham, was well attended, Friday
night. The cast was practically the same
as when the play was first brought out
ngy the young people of this parish, with
the exception of William E. Esterbrook,
who filled the place of Lewis L. jenkins,
who was prevented by illness from TAX
ing his part. The play passed off
smoothly without the bitches which are
usually incidental to amateur perfor-
mances.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

The members of the various circles
of Kings Daughters in Worcester are
invited to a reception and entertainment
at Belmont Church, Tuesday evening,
March l. One hundred portraits of en-
inent men will be on exhibition and
sale, and light refreshments will be
served.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

25 pieces Black Chenille Spotted and
Plain Tuxedo Veilings, always sold at
l9 and rs cts, for today ..........,..
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

Old books. old wine, old Nankin blue
-, All things, in short to which belong
Inc charm, the grace that time makes
strong;
All these ! prize. but centre nous)
Old friends are best!
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26
New Monitors.

The government has decided to
build four new fighting ships of the
monitor style. The plans provide for
the most formidable turret moni-
tors of their displacement afoat.
The limit of cost OF each prevents
the double turret system being intro
duced, and the new fighters will have
but one turret, place d forward, but
in addition to this battery power
they will be provided with number
of 4-inch rapidfire guns, and an effect
i've secondary battery. Their dis
placement will not exceed $500 tons
on a draft OF eleven feet, which will
admit Of any OF these vessels enter
ing the shallo west channels OF the
larger cities along the seaboard.
Water tube boilers generating $500
horsepower are expected to give the
monitors a speed of twelve knots un-
der high pressure and perhaps a
knot better when under forced draft.
Twin screws and a fighting top, with
a belt of eleven inches OF Harvey ar
NOR around the sides, covering free
board oi twenty inches, will be other
features OF the ships. Two 13-inch
rifed guns will constitute their main
battery, mounted in a single turret
protected by the best armor OF
twelve inches thickness. The cost of
each ship is not to exceed !, 100000
exclusive OF armament.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26

Some of the war news being sent
oyer telegraph wires may not be
true, or is at least exagg Grated.
With a strict censorship established
and the necessary secrecy Of the gov
eminent it is readily seen how d iffi-
cult it is to get real authentic news.
But the people are anxious to hear
and read everything to be found up
on the subject, so the slightestrumor
OF anything pertaining to war may
be flashed over the wires. 1t must
be taken for what it is worth.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26

The Hand county boys who went
to Sioux Falls are in the Pierre COM
panies. Dan O'Neal and Fred Cloter
are in the infantry Co. and Bert Law
renee, Fred Parkhurst, Elmer Tenn
pIeman and Bert Clouse in troop f.,
third regiment OF cavalry. 1t isnow
tbouoht the cavalry goes to Cuba
and the infantry to the PHILIPPINE IS
lands.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26

The dreaded cyclone is again do
inc mischief. Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois have
all been visited, resulting in loss OF
lie and property. During the same
time South Dakota has had some
straight winds and considerable rain.
The wind did no damage, and the
rain was gladly received. Come to
think OF it, are We not quite iortu-
nate In South Dakota?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26
Yankee Nerve.

News has Just been received OF a
daring feat perfor med by two un-
armored American ships, which will
prove to be of great value to the gov
ernment. Last Wednesday when the
Spanish feet was securely anchored
in the harbor at Santiago de Cuba
the auxiliary cruiser st. Louis and
the tugboat Wompatuck crept up
to the entrance of the harbor and
succeeded in cutting the cable which
runs from Santiago to Spain, by
way of Porto Rico. 1t was an eX-
plot requiring the highest nerve as
not only were there shore batteries
facing the bav but the Spanish cruis'
ers were within a short distance OF
them and might have run out, and
sunk one or both of them.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26
oregon WILL REMAIN
NEAR HOnEI
The Great Battle Ship Will Guard
the Transports that Carry Troops to
Cuba.
Spanish Cadiz Fleet will Cross the
Atlantic and Join Cape Verde Fleet.

WAsuNGToN May 26Sampson going to Porto Rico. Schley
has Spanish het Santiago Oregon guard trans
portation troops to Cuban coast.
London 26-Sar claims information Iautenaux French
Foreign Minister making stop France Rus
Austria ende vorng induce Germany and Italy join
representation Mckinley declaring powers will induce Spain
grant Cuban independence Should T. S. refuse Intervention
further alleged powers mentioned Id send fleets put Cuba
under international done in Crete until constitution To-
cal government Justification threatens general Erro
pean peace.
Madrid May 26-Revouton will follow defeat OF Spanshee
The Queen refused fly from the Capital
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26
,ome remarkable stories are beng

Some remarkable stories are being
published in the papers about Span
;sb ipnoranc, of the United States
and her people. These consist large
" OF alleged editorial comments
made in Spanish papers, which at,
tempt to describe the hated Yankees
and their country. For instance one
papers is alleged to have said they
will march through America anc
compel President Nc X inley to blaci
their generals boots
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26
To Help Dewey

An order has been issued by the
navy department to the Monterey,
to 90 to Manila and Join Dewey's
fleet. The Monterey is said to be
one of the most powerful Monitors a
float. She is a coast defence vessel
now in Pacific waters, and once in
side Manila harbor would be almost
inYincible.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26
New War Songs and Music.

Two OF the most populor pieces o +
music arranged for piano and organ
have just been issued by the Popular
Music Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Bring
Our Heroes Home" dedicated to the
Heroes of the u. S. Battleship Maine
is one OF the finest national songs
ever written. The music is stirring
and the words ring with patriotism.
"Dewey's Battle OF Manila March
Two-Step" is a fine instrumental
piece and will live forever as souve-
mir of the greatest naval event in
the worlds history. Either one OF
these pieces and Popular Music Roll
containing IS bages full sheet music
sent on receipt OF % cents. Address
POPULAR Muse Co.,
indianapolis, ind.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26
One More Chance to Go.

Yesterdays dispatch says the
President has issued a second call for
troops. This time it is for $4,000.
The strength of our regular and vol
unteer army will be 20S, 900, 1t
doesn't looks as though the admins
tration means to sit idle.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26
DOns Get Ugly.

Dispatches from Madrid under date
of the Dad, state that great excite
ment prevails there because of the
alleged flying ofthe Spanish flag by
some of the blockading SO uadron to
deceive the Spaniards. The dons say
they will retaliate by sending out
priviateers.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26

From Spain to the PHILIPPINES it is
$3.50 miles. From San Francisco
it is 6,938 miles But our fighters
are not in Pacific waters. That ca
nal must be put through, even ii we
have to forego the annual seed dis
tribution or appropriation for
seven-mile S creeks.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-26

Grigsby's cowboy regiment re-
ceiyed one continuous ovation from
Sioux Falls to Camp Thomas, Ga.
Cannons doomed, bands played, and
people cheered the boys at every
town.