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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09

Lady Henry Somerset has Withdrawn
George Hamilton, secretary of state for
India, as to the regulation of vice in
India, because she says it has been wide
ly misunderstood This should set her
right with the sisters of the w. C. r. U.
in America, who were scandalized by
her action. Nevertheless, the medical
regulations to which she gave her assent
were doubtless an advance over the
conditions that had prevailed in India,
and that fact was better understood in
England. where no such fuss was made
about it as in this country.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09

Richard Mansfield must be posing for
the hero of some future story of the
stage, after the manner of David Gar
rick. He told the students of Chicago
University, the other day, that for
years and years after the play went
to my little gaITet-room, if I were for
tunate enough to have one, and took my
crust, if I had one, and toasted it over
the fire if had one. oh. many times I
have wandered the streets of London for
hours at a time would buy a hot po-
tato from the corner vendor, and after
carrying it in my pockets TO warm my
fingers would eat it, What material is
here for an exciting melodrama!
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09

Laurence Irving and Ethel Barry
more seem to have concluded that they
have made mistake, so the London
papers announce that the engagement is
off. and those touching cable messages
that passed between the respective pa
pas and the young lady in the case,
have been written in vain. The young
people, at any rate, have achieved a
rare distinction among the craft for dis
covering their romantic haste" before
marriage instead of afterwards. But
what very romantic pair this roman
tic pair must bel
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09

Harvard alumni in Boston and New
York are petitioning the board of over
seers to postpone for year final ac-
ton in regard to extending the right of
suffrage to graduates of the profession
al schools. The alumni as a whole,
apparently take little interest in the
matter, one way or the other, and the
intention is to canvass the body Of grad
yates Of the college and awaken some
sort of active sentiment and an express
sion Of definite opinion. There is a sec
ton of the alumni that is strongly op-
posed to President Eiot's plan, and of
course the DIRECTORS hope to stir up an
effective opposition. Ex-Mayor Prince
of Boston, who evidently has little sym
pathy with the Eliot administration and
policy, makes a vigorous assault upon
the proposed innovation, because it car
ries the university idea too far and to
the detriment of the college, He says:
Harvard has done nothing of late but
look out for her material interests. She
has become notorious beggar. What
is the result2 A great material growth,
to be sure; but what else? Nothing.
Harvard turns out no great men. She
hasn't for the last 60 years. The moral
side of the college has been totally neg
lected. The students can practically do
what they please 1t used to be the
custom to have the college act in loco
PARENTS. That was right. But Har-
ward has given up the care Of the moral
development of the students, and let's
them do what they please. The change
in the classical departments Of the col
lege has been about as bad. There was
time when young men were asked to
know something of Greek and Latin.
Now they learn what they please to.
The result has been a falling off of the
literary influence of the college. You
can't name any distinguished man of
letters turned out by Harvard in the
last quarter Of century"
There are some grains Of truth in
this, but Mr.. Prince has stated them so
broadly and so roughly as to weaken
his own case. The number of 'tdistin-
guished" men of letters turned out" in
the last twenty-five years by all the
American colleges combined, is not
large, but Harvard has had a reasona-
BILE share Of such as there are. Then
as to the parental idea, of which Mr..
Prince makes much, that must inevita-
bly, disappear with the rapid growth of
any college.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09

The spectacle of the Chinese minister,
Mr.. WI Tingfang, waxing eloquent and
witty in pure idiomatic English, at the
Gridiron Club dinner, and cracking jokes
in pure colloquial United States" over
the punch bowl, moves the Washington
correspondent of the New York Times to
wonder and mirth. 1t is odd that the
sojourners in the capital city do not
possess themselves of the fact that the
Orientals are apt linguists.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09

Mrs. Hetty Green has put her oar Wig
orously into the cotton mill strike, and
unless she has been unsupported. she
has been denouncing the mill men for
the reduction of wages which she says
was needless. 1t appears that she has
money invested in the New Bedford
mills, and therefore she feels an interest
in the conduct of the business. If the
manufacturers were as badly pushed as
they have represented, she says, they
would have accepted an offer that she
made them. three or four weeks ago, Of
money enough to tide them over their
present difficulties. The peculiarly in
cisive logic of this remark scarcely re-
quires to be characterized
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09
WORCESTER.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ., 1898.

When Richard lie Gallienne gets
through lecturing and reading from his
books, he and his Danish wife may be
seen on exhibition, free of charge, at
one Of the Yankee watering places. Real
estate speculation in the vicinity Of
their cottage should be lively, and sum-
mer board should be high.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09

If De Wolf Hopper and his Eel Capt.
tan" company, John Philip Sousa and
his band go to Europe, next fall. to teach
the effete monarchies what real live
comic opera and real live band music
are like. they may be trusted not to
have to shovel snow for a living,
whether they make a hit" or not
They know how TO advertise and how to
take care Of themselves. As for the
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09

Unpleasant reports concerning the
health of Hon. William NJ. Evarts are
rife, and there appears to be ample
foundation for them. He was able to
receive friends on his Soth birthday,
but he could not leave his room.
and it is said that he could not even see
the faces of those who came to greet
him. Yet the most pitiful Of his aff1ic-
lions is the darkening Of his mind.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09

hit" it would be more rash to predict.
American music and American plays
seem to appeal to the European with
rather less certainty than the American
joke, and pecuniaTily the most profit
able part OF the average comic opera is
the part that purports to be joke,
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09
MANY LOSE WORK.
Large New Bedford Concern in Receiy-
er's Hands.

New Bedford, Feb. Judge Lowell
in the United States circuit court in
Boston, Monday, appointed A. Cook,
Lou NJ. Snow and Gilbert Allen receivers
for the Pairpont Manufacturing Com
pany of New Bedford, manufacturers of
Britannia plated ware, glass ware and
wrapping paper. The liabilities are $500, {.
600 with assets in excess of that SUM.
The capital of the concern is $1,000, 900.
About 800 employees in the metal de-
partment, with weekly pay roll aggre-
eating $4,000, were discharged Monday
afternoon. IL Is expected the glassware
department and the paper mill VIII be
Kept running. The concern has branches
Ia New York. Chicago. San Francisco
and Montreal
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-09


ing off, but such was not the case as
they were firmly attached to his head
with a piece of wire tightly embracing
each ear. The long mustachios which
ADORNED the melancholy Visage OF Con-
their possessor, so firmly were they af-
n6e9. put any thlng was better than
''1,l. 80 u.op VI
: 1-'s'i,--' " &C siio"eieu q 'ii0
collclusloh OF the piece, upon the ACTORS
especially Miss Morse, who in addition
to sustaining a leading role. has CON
Quoted ali the details Of the NAV from
first to last.
The cast follows:
Confuclus .--...........'.... Miss Morse
socrates .'.......''.......' Mrs. Cutter
Minerva '..'....'..'... Mrs. Huldekoper
Zenobia ................... Miss Coombs
Cassandra ............-. Mrs. Houghton
Lady Jane Grey $500. MIS-. WmsloW
nAAtili.la H. MSS Pac9n
Gertrude Mrs Gage
Followers of Gertrude, Mrs. Flint, Mrs.
Mason, Miss Coombs, Miss Wood
Fo4oWerS OF Charlotte, mrs Iucker'
MIS-. Iaylor, MIS-. Whlpple' MISS MAI
pie, MRS. DISCO
folloWers OF MaSnllna II; Slahti1orS'
MRS. Harrls, mrs Deaal' MIS- 1etcheIi'
Mrs. HeyWooo'
The play was preceded by a graphic
phone concert
The pupils of Mrs. F. w. Ruggles of
o.o1SsT So 49, 49, -. ~
lo"A he]A H1ShN@J SNSAAAAio' - ASNA o GU
n 1,t-,i the entire nrogram offered.
Mrs RuggIes sang in her usual fine
manner responding to cordial encores.
King, Miss Mary c. Bascom' MISS Ger
rruoe NE Treeo 4a,E 1is " Gobb M ne Ino
gene whitney and Miss Grace G. Allen
took part in the program. Miss Clara
j. Blood was the accompanies. AT the
close Of the concert, refreshments were
furnished the company, after which
delightful sleigh-ride nome was enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Adams Miss
p,oroha AFor-;l1 ~ Rostor, bald +ha,r
oisIiieiAe q - -ieiu 'iieii
hrst Wedolng at nome, 1uesday evening
from to 10 O'Clock. About 40 of their
friends called, and some Of these re-
manned for music and informal soci-
ability. Miss Minnie F. Adams, Miss
Josephine Bragg, Miss Florence Tenney
ana MISS Nettle ,. heHogg ASSISTED al
the reIreshInsnt taDles' ana Pr, I. b.
Of NJ md M Adsras ys.ili 80 -,iaae
on the 18th.
hereafter When Inc woman Club
ffTlEr e~r
rent events class VIII meet on Wednes-
day. Thus the class will meet this af-
ternoon, and, as usual. al 4.15 o'clock.
Friday evening Rev. A. S. Carver will
e;1,a 4, 1a.+,,ra an C,raal, +o,,,t,s+o,,as =,
:,
the Nestry OF the rlrst Unitarian
Church, for the benefit of the Lend-a-
Hand Club The stereopticon VIII be
used, and Mr.. Carver will illustrate
with so or more very valuable pictures
The subject should be particularly in
teresting for the members of the Greek
sculpture class who have been studying
for the past two winters under the
leadership of Mr.. Carver. In addition
PICTURES copied from the originals or
TnsAts at o. Giants ny ~, aI 10, t1so
members OF. can be had at the door
Mrs c D yvoo,1,ror5 ,.,.o ,,,.,o,,,.
for ri ladies rnes5a,, Va
ur.,;., IN 4
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SILVER FOR EUROPE.

New York, Feb. s.-The steamship
Paris. sailing for Europe tomorrow, will
take out 100000 ounces Of silver.
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-26

the harbor to make room for the cruiser
Nizcaya, which is expected here tomor-
row or the next day from the north.
At the afternoon session of the court
of inquiry the examination of divers
was continued. A civilian, whose testi-
mony is said to be of some Importance.
was also examined. The name of the
witness and all the particulars of the
evidence are withheld. Late to-day the
paymaster's safe, with $4,000 and his
papers, was taken from the wreck. Be
yond this no statement is made as TO
the value and nature of the contents a
large quantity of water ran out when
the safe was raised above the surface.
The complaint is still made that the
electric lamps are of little use to the
divers, as the light is faint and uncer-
tain, and TO hold them takes one of the
divers hands. They have assuredly
proved Of little value in the present in
public the workmen ON the tug Right
Arm. with the assistance of the naval
divers are laboring hard to recover the
bodies under the hatch which led to
the fire room platforms. 1t is hoped
more bodies will be taken out to-
morrow
The Havana papers print long ex-
tracts from the American dailies, but.
of course. only of delayed news. Ali
the Americans are anxiousy awaiting
the arrival of to-morrow's mall. Con-
sui General Lee says he has received
no news of Importance from the state
department
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-26
TOTALLY DESTROYED.
Tobacco Warehouse Burned TO the
Ground in Louisviiie-Tbree Wen
Seriously Injured.

Louisville. XIV. Feb. 26-The picking.
drying and steaming warehouses OF the
National Tobacco company. situated at
Twenty-fourth and Main streets, were to-
tally destroyed by fire this morning. The
loss Will amount to $350.000, fully covered
by insurance. Three men were hemmed In
by the flames and were more or less In
jured before they could make their
egress. They were:
George Tissenderf. foreman of the pick
ing department. back injured and severe
hurts about the head and chest.
William Semple, skull fractured.
John Packham, both legs broken and
internally injured.
w. Il. Duke of New York, president OF
the American Tobacco company of which
the National Tobacco company of Louis
vile is a branch is in the city, and wit
messed the destruction of his property.
He said 1t will be rebuilt. The fire was
discovered at o'clock on the second floor
of the building used for drying purposes.
Although the firemen worked heroically.
they could do little more than save the
property adjoining. The three tobacco
buildings coupled nearly the entire square.
From the three-story drying building the
flames spread rapidly west to the four
story warehouse and east to the three
story steaming house.
In the building which caught first 200
hands, mostly women and children We're
employed. but the majority of these es-
capped safely. only few being slightly
injured as did the 200 who Were at work
in the steaming building. In the four
story warehouse 1000 men were at work,
but they had plenty of time to escape.
The flames gained rapid Roadway and the
fire department was hindered to a great
degree by lack of water seven engines
being engaged at one time Falling walls
added to the danger of the work and the
~ oil INF
ulouS.
Fourteen hundred men. women and
children are thrown out of employment.
The origin of the fire Is unknown.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-26
ON AMERICAN GROUND
British Flag Said to Have Been
Raised at Summit Lake.
BY THE MOUNTED POLICE
International Complications Will Follow
If the Report Be True-Many Deaths
on White Pass From Cold
and Exposure.

Seattle. Feb. 25--The steam schooner
Noyo, which arrived here to-day from
Skaguay, Alaska, brings news which,
if true, will probably cause interna-
tional complications. Parties arriving
at Skaguay before the Noyo left. cir
culated the report that the Canadian
mounted police had raised the British
flag at Summit lake, which is II miles
from Skaguay and IA miles inside Of
the American line as at present de-
fined. Captain Lindquist of the Noyo
says the report had not been verified
when he left Skaguay and that lie
places but little credence in 1t.
The Noyo also brings news Of many
deaths on the White Pass. resulting
from cold and exposure. on Tuesday,
Feb. Is, the bodies of five men who had
died on the trail were brought into
Skaguay. 1t was impossible to learn
the names of any of them. All died
from what is called cerebro spinal men
nights, which is quite prevalent in
Skaguay and along the trail. 1t has
it's origin in exposure and a lack of
sufficient clothing to withstand the Sc
we're cold.
The Noyo had as passengers three
Dawsonites, who stopped at Juneau.
They were James Brownell, Frank La
roy and l.. X. Flint. They are reported
to have brought out about 500, 900 worth
of gold dust and drafts from the in
terror. Stormy weather was encoun-
tered by the Noyo. Thirty-one vessels
were passed bound for the North.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-26
GOVERNMENT BUYS COAL.
Big Contracts for Quick Delivery ut
southern Ports.

Pittsburg, Feb. 25.-The Post to-mor-
row Will says: " 1t vas learned to-
day in Pittsburg through an officer of
one of the largest coal corporations do
ing business in this district that the
navy department had closed contracts
with the firm of Caster, curoan x Bill
lett of Philadelphia for the delivery at
Key West, Said Keys, Dry Tortugas.
Savannah. Charleston and Fortress
Monroe of 250,000 tons OF Pocahontas
coal. and with the Rhodes & Birdler
Coal company of Cleveland for the de-
livery of $4,000 tons of the Goshen coal
of that company,
The stipulations of the contracts just
placed are that coal so ordered shall be
delivered at the designated coaling sta
tions as soon as it is possible to do So
and that the utmost secrecy be observed
about the matter. In carrying out these
contracts the railroads play prominent
part, and for the purpose of moving
everything as soon as possible. Presi-
dent ingalls, of the Chesapeake & Ohio
and General Manager Loree of the
Pennsylvania went To Washington and
consulted with Secretary Long about
the matter. Contracts and all arrange
ments for the rapid handling of the coal
We're made. and the government. il IS
understood, is To pay bonus to both
the coal miners and the railroads il the
300. 600 tons are delivered within a speei-
fled time"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-26
PLANS FOR IRRIGATION
Donald Bradford Confers With
President Hill in ST. Paul.
ON AN EXTENSIVE SCALE
Operations TO Be Begun Near Billings at
Once-Twenty-Ffv Thousand Acres
to Be Irrigated Settlers Given
an Opportunity.
snecIal pispatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
ST. Paul Feb. 25.-Donald Bradford
of Helena. vice chairman of the Mon
tana arid land commission, is in st.
Paul to confer with the officers of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads relative 70 the construction Of
canals for the irrigation Of lands in
Montana. Mr.. Bradford has had a
long interview with James j. Hill and
met the officials of the Northern Pa
cific. Mr. Bradford said to-day:
Our plans for irrigation are TO be
carried forward on an extensive scale.
No one will be permitted to secure a
monopoly of the irrigated lands, as no
one will be permitted to acquire more
than 100 acres. i am socialist in the
sense that / believe the lands of the
West should be held and owned by ac-
tual settlers. | am a promoter in the
Western sense and not as the word is
understood in Wall street. | want to
see the West bud and blossom like the
valley of the Nile.
The cost of irrigation may not ex-
coed $3.50 per acre, and the price OF
land to purchasers will not be higher
than that figure, but will be lower in
most instances. A settler may have 10
per cent interest on deferred payments.
The irrigation will be done by means
of canals The actual cost of irriga-
ton will be charged up against the
lands improved and no rental charged
for use of the water for irrigation pur-
poses. after the canals have been con-
structed Perpetual water rights Will
be secured to settlers.
I'VE begin operations in the vicinity
OF Billings at once. There $4,000 acres
will be irrigated, of which 1900 belong
to the Northern Pacific road For 100
miles in every direction from Billings
there are a great many cattle and
ranges. The live stock eat the grass so
close in summer that there is little left
on which they can feed in winter with
irrigation, alfalfa can be raised which
will provide cheap feed for winter.
Thus the cattle and sheep industry VIII
be largely developed. Irrigated land
produces about three times as much
grain or other vegetation as is grown
in the rain belt The rain belt of the
West is being rapidly built up, and ir-
rjeated lands will henceforth be in
great demand. The irrigation will be
prosecuted in valleys that make beau
tiful homes, better ones than on the
prairies that are swept by clouds Of
dust in summer and cold winds in win
ter. The commission has arranged to
give actual settlers work on the con
struction of irrigation canals to the eX
clusion of others. This will give set
tiers an. opportunity of earning living
while waiting for crops to grow int
money. IT is expected that by th'
spring of 1899 the valleys in the vicin
ity of Billings will be fully irrigated"