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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
QUIET IN NEW BEDFORD.

| New Bedford, Mass, Jan. 23-There
is no change in the strike situation. No
attempt will be made to start the strik-
| ing cloth mills Monday, and no excite
ment is expected at any of the mills.
Practically the only news of the day
was contained in the meeting Of the ex-
| ecutive council of the National Mule
Spinners Union, held in Boston.
Secretary Ross of the local union, who
is also secretary of the national union,
said on his return to this city that the
national executive committee did not re-
tract from their position adopted at the
last meeting of keeping the strike CEN
tered in one place as much as possible
To this end it was decided to refuse per-
mission to strike to the King Philip
Spinners, who are now out in Fall River
thereby withdrawing the sanction of the
national body to their action. In the
cases of the spinners of Lewiston,
Brunswick and Biddeford, now on
a strike, it was decided to exempt
them from the levy placed upon all
union members for the support Of the
strikers in New Bedford.
Secretary Ross is in receipt of offers
to aid the strikers from Lowell and
other places. At Lowell a subscription
paper has been started by the Lowell
siderable. From shop in this city, not
connected with tine textile industry, Mr.
Ross has been informed that the work
men employed there will contribute $50
to the strike fund weekly as long as the
strike lasts. The committee of the gen
eral strike committee, composed of
representatives Of the various associa-
tons, will begin tomorrow to solicit
funds for the strike. Credentials,
stamped with the official marks of the
union, have been supplied to the mem
bers of the committee. All funds re-
ceived by them will be devoted to the
benefit of all the strikers, union and
non-union alike, each receiving a per
capita share.
| The open-air meetings under the aus
pieces of the general committee win be
gin Monday afternoon, the first meet
| ing to be held at the South Park. Rep
resentatives Of the International Cigar
Makers Union, and Minnie Rosen, rep
resenting the Garment Workers Union
of New York will make addresses
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
Boemermanp Declared Head Pin Cham
pon of America.

New York, Jan. 2S.--It was long after
midnight before the bowling tourna-
ment, held in conjunction with the
sportsmen's Exposition, at Madison
Square Garden, came to an end. The
contest that excited the most interest
was that for the head-pin championship
Of America, for a special 5000 trophy,
and several hundred dollars worth OF
other trophies, to say nothing Of addl-
tional prizes offered for highest scores
during the last As hours OF the tourna-
ment. John Boemermann, Jr., of the
Arlington Club of Brooklyn and w. IL.
MacClellan of the Corinthian Club OF
New York, were tied for the first hon
ors, with $50 pins each (the limit score)-
On the roll-off to decide the time, Doe
mermann rolled 1888 and Mcclellan lSl
points. Boemermann was therefore
declared the head-pin champion OF
America. MacClellan taking second
prize. Seven men were tied for third,
fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh prizes,
with 149 pins each. On the roll-of,
Keppler captured third prize and Clin-
gen fourth.
w. H. MacClellan won the first special
nr.ize-a. S25 trophy-for the highest
score during the last 4S hours of the
competition, his score being $50 pins.
J. Beck, c. Wilchen and John Rempel
were tied, with 149 each, for the second
and third special prizes. On the roll
off, Wilchen won second. W. II. Mac
Clellan also won the silver bowling pin
enblematic of the individual champion
ship Of Greater New York, from field
Of Ga contestants, his score in six games
being TIT pins. The highest score was
90
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
DR.. HALL TO REMAIN.
Resignation of Passionate of 5th Avenue
Presbyterian Church Withdrawn.

New York, Jan. 2S-The public an
nouncement that Rev. Dr. John Hall
would declare from the pulpit his an
swer to the committee appointed at the
meeting of the congregation last We'd
nesday night, to urge him to withdraw,
crowded the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church this morning, Before the serv-
ices it was whispered about that Rev.
DIR. Hall had determined to stand by
his previous action, and there was a long
line of women waiting in the 55th street
vestibule to query the pastor before he
entered the pulpit. But he escaped the
questioners After a portion of the
services had been concluded, DIR. Hall
said:
81 have to announce that, in view of
the unanimous action of the congrega-
ton, 1 have decided to continue, God
willing, the work of the passionate, while
strength Is given from above, and that
! am prepared to welcome any form of
assistance regarded as desirable by the
congregation and its officers"
The congregation waited expectantly
for something to follow this announce
ment, but nothing was voucansafed.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Mr. Callahan Appeals to Democrats tc
Stop QuareIing

Springfield, Jan. 23.--Mr Callahan OF
Holyoke, when interviewed by the Re
publican today, regarding the differ
ences in the democratic state committee
as chairman, said that he had prepared
an official statement to the party. In
this statement he said that the minority
of the state committee was trying to
divide the democracy by refusing 10
recognize the organization effected Jam
uary 8, and by endeavoring to depose
the legally elected officers. Such action,
he said, justified him. as chairman of
the state committee, In defining the
position Of the regular organization.
This he does by reviewing the incidents
of the meeting, and explaining that Mr..
John II. Lee had no legal right to par
ticipate in the meeting.
Mr.. Callahan says that Mr. Crowley
presided with eminent fairness, and that
the meeting, in his opinion, was in
strict accordance with the law In con-
clusion, Mr.. Callahan appeals to demo-
Gratis to cease destructive internal war
fare, and to join hands with him in a
determined effort to build up and
strengthen the democracy of Massachu-
sets, for the battle to be fought next
fall for the advancement Of the princi-
pies of democracy proclaimed at Chi
cago in 1896.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
BRIDGE AT LAKE.
City Engineer Making Plans for a
400 Feet Structure,
Mayor Dodge Wants a Steel Bridge If II
Can Be Built for 100000.

The question of a bridge at the lake
is likely to be reopened before spring.
and, although an injunction restraining
the building of the stone bridge has
been refused by the supreme court,
there is a general feeling among club
men at the lake that the stone bridge
will not be built If 1t is possible to get
a larger one. A large gathering of Wa
chusett Boat Club men were discuss
ing the bridge question Sunday, when
one Of the party who ought to know,
informed the crowd that the stone
bridge would not be built, but instead.
steel cantilever bridge would span the
lake from the island to the Shrewsbury
shore He said City Engineer Mcclure.
at the suggestion Of Mayor Dodge, is al
ready at work upon plans and specih-
cations for this steel cantilever bridge,
and it was stated that, providing such
bridge can be built for 100000 Mayor
Dodge will give the plan his support.
This was news to many OF the party.
and the bridge question took precedence
over all other matters, and the business
for which the meeting was called was
set aside for a general discussion of
the question According to the best in
formation obtainable the plans for the
steel bridge call for a span Of 1870 feet in
the center, hanked by spans of about
100 feet each, so that the bridge with it's
abutments would be about 400 feet in
length, and will cover most Of the dis
trance between the island and the
Shrewsbury shore. In regard to the ex-
listing contract with the Webb Granite
and Construction Co., for a stone bridge.
another member Of the party said that
George D. Webb had said he would ask
damages for only the expense he has
already been put to, providing he is
given an opportunity to build the new
structure. Unless, however, some fur
| Their steps are taken in the matter the
company will begin work as soon as the
ground is free of frost.
The wish of the great majority of the
people interested in the lake is for
bridge with a wider span than the
stone bridge will give, but many of
them are afraid that if the question is
reopened 1t will result in no bridge at
all; and they think a stone bridge with
an SO-foot span is to be preferred to no
bridge.
prominent member Of the Wachu-
sett Club stated that he had a converse
ton with r, c. Taylor on the question
recently, and that gentleman expressed
himself as opposed to any bridge. He
said that the city should not expend its
money on a bridge at the lake. but
should use It in opening streets in tine
city He remarked that the delay
caused by the injunction proceedings
had resulted in a big saving to the city,
as the money which would have been
spent last year has been drawing in
terest His feeling in the matter, 1t is
believed, is shared by many real estate
| owners, whose opposition to the bridge
at the lake is not on account of it's size,
but because they object to spending so
much of the citys money so far from
the centre Of the city.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
DEADLY GAS STOVE.
A Young Man Asphyxiated in
His Sleeping Room.
Death of James F. o'Day, Designer, at
His Boarding House on Church Place
Others in the House Affected.

James f. O'Day, who has been en-
ployed as a designer at the Crompton
loom works, was found dead in bed at
his boarding place, Church place, early
Sunday morning. Death was accidental,
caused by inhaling Illuminating gas.
Mrs S. A. Farwell, with whom O'Day
boarded, was awakened at 4 o'clock
Sunday morning by the odor of gas,
which was so strong as to affect the
other inmates of the house. Mrs. Far
we'll opened window to allow the
fumes to escape, but it was several
moments before she recovered from her
dazed condition sufficiently to make an
attempt to awaken the other dodgers, all
Of whom were more or less affected.
O'Day occupied a small hall bedroom
ON the second floor of the house, and
the source Of the escaping gas was
finally located there.
After vainly trying to force the door,
f. H. Campbell, a fellow boarder, and
Charles Smedley, who occupies the tene-
ment on the ground floor, procured an
axe and broke into the room. The odor
of gas was so strong it was impossible
to enter for several minutes.
When the men finally entered the
room they found their worst fears real
ances dead. DR.. Wesley Davis and the
medical examiner, DIR. F. H. Baker, were
summoned, but the man was past all
earthly aid. DIR. Baker gave his opinion
that he had been dead for two hours.
The source of the escaping gas was
a gas stove in the room. The cock was
found wide open, and as the windows
were closed there was no chance for the
gas to escape from the small room, ex-
oh q
How the gas cock happened to be open
is a mystery The theory of suicide is
not entertained.
Medical Examiner Baker pronounced
death due to accidental asphyXiation,
by illuminating gas.
O'Day has been living at the board
ing house since about two weeks before
Thanksgiving. Previous to that time he
boarded at the Bueklin House, on Sa-
lem street, but made the change as he
said he was tired of hotel life and wished
to be in a private family
Saturday he did not work as usual, as
his department at the loom works have
but five days work week. He. was
about the house most of the day Satur-
day, and spoke of attending the theatre
in the evening.
He took supper at $40 o'clock and
from that time until was in Mrs. Far
wen > iooiilS pidyi4lS Win Hel Attie wy.
At o'clock he went out to the theatre
and this was the last seen Of him alive
by the occupants of the house, although
Mrs. Farwell was awake and heard him
come in and go to his room at 11.30
o'clock. After that time she heard moth
ing unusual until she was awakened by
the sense of oppression caused by the
escaping gas.
O'Day is described as man of nat
irally cheerful disposition and generally
liked among his acquaintance. He was
g years old and has wife and one son
living in Brooklyn N. Y. His relatives
were notified at an early hour Sunday
morning and Sunday evening message
was received directing that the body be
sent to New York on the midnight train.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN IN PARIS.

Paris, Jan. 23--In anticipation Of the
today, under the direction Of the or
ganization committee of the anti-Drey-
fus meeting at the Tivoli Vauxhall, last
Monday night, stringent measures were
taken by the authorities to preserve or
der The place de la Concorde and the
gardens of the Tuilleries were held by
detachments Of cavalry and infantry
and large forces of police. Nothing
happened until 2 o'clock this afternoon,
the time announced for the meeting to
protest against the pro-Dreyfus agita-
ton in the Sale deS Miles Colonies in
the Montparna5se quarter. Ths ap-
proaclaes to the hall were occupied by
police and mounted republican guards,
while the precaution was taken of re-
moving all chairs from the interior The
police refused admission to known an
archists but many who were less proni-
nent evaded police vigilance, gained adj
mission and created disturbances. M.
Thiebaud was elected to the chair, and
the noisiest disturberS of the proceed
ings were expelled from the hall
NJ Thiebaud proposed that a wreath
should be laid on the Strasbourg statue,
and the proposal was greeted with cries
of 'Vive Parmeer' and "Vive la
Francew As the disturbance continued,
NJ Thiebaud got motion adopted to
close the meeting. The wreath was
then placed in a carriage, but the police
refused to allow the crowd to follow in
a body, and divided it into small groups
In the meantime the anarchists had
tried in vain to organize fresh meet
ing. The wreath was placed on the
statue at 430 O'clock this afternoon.
Later in the evening the police dis
persed large bodies of anti-Jewish de-
monstrators in the rue de La Fayette
and at the offices of the Aurore. But
nothing serious occurred. and there were
but few arrests during the day.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24

ton. From a memorandum which he
had preserved, he had found that the
congregation on that morning numbered
To-
The text of the sermon was from
Matt, iv:17, From that time Jesus
began to preach and to say, Repent for
the kingdom of heaven IS at hand"
The sermon was scholarly and inspir
ing, and embodied the preachers idea
Of the progress of Christianity since it's
foundation. One of the striking pass
God is within you" He first brought
to the Roman world scorn of outward
formalities, but ever since religion had
been intent upon fencing itself around
with doctrines and rites. Particularly
had this been the case with the Protest
ant Church. But the man who fenced
his land or his house about, fenced
other things out, and the man who
fenced himself about religiously must
remember that he excluded a great deal
more than he could possibly include.
After concluding the subject proper of
the sermon, DIR. Stebbins said, by way
of formal farewell that after deciding
upon the step, his first feeling was one
Of joy, of eXultation, that a release had
come to him both mental and physical
from the strain of his work But as
the time or separation drew near, this
feeling had been replaced by one of deep
gratitude to the many in the parish who
had shown him so great kindness. Some
body has said that whenever we do a
thing consciously for the last time,
there is a sadness about it, and he had
come to feel now the sadness Of this
farewell
In the last prayer of the service. Mr..
Stebbins prayed for blessing upon
those who went and those who stayed.
The members of the congregation
were greatly affected, and there were
many moist eyes. All felt the sadness
and solemnity of the moment, and the
loss of friend not less than pastor.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
A REMARKABLE STORM.
Rain. Snow, Tidal Wave and Lightning and
Thunder

Boston, Jan. pa storm of consid-
cradle severity and attended with ex-
ceptional phenomena, passed over New
England today, causing heavy rains in
the southern portion, ten to twelve
inches of snow in Maine and New
Hampshire, thunder and lightning in
the extreme northeast and practically a
tidal wave on the coast from Cape Cod
to Portland.
Tonight it is blowing a gale east of
Portland, and the storm seems likely to
increase in force as it passes over the
provinces. While the heavy SHOWS in
Maine caused some delay in railroad
transportation, and the severe rains in
the south We're responsible for numer-
Gus washouts, the most destructive fea-
ture of the storm seems to have been
In the tremendous tide which swept in
from the sea at noon, inundating a
greater portion of the coast and caus-
ing a heavy loss to owners of property
along the water front and at the
beaches. AT Gloucester the tide, ac-
.cording to some records, was the high
est since the memorable storm Of 1851
and caused an estimated loss to prop
erty situated on the water front of
over $4,000.
At Hull and along Nantasket Beach
Allt lluG swept up lctI dDONH lie
mark, carrying away number of small
houses on the beach, wrecking veran-
dahs of larger dwellings, and causing a
loss to the cottages of some hundreds
of dollars What destruction would
have been wrought if northeast gale
had been bowling along the coast at the
time, can only be conjectured, but it
would probably have made the day as
memorable as that Of April, 1851, when
Minot's light was carried away
Other localities alongshore also re-
ported losses from the tide of more or
less extent. Reports tonight from
Maine and New Hampshire show that
the storm has been severe throughout
that region More snow has fallen in
some places today in Maine than has
been seen all winter and trains from the
north and east into Portland have all
been more or less delayed Another
peculiar feature Of the storm was the
electric phenomena this afternoon at
Passport and St. John For half an
hour it Numbered and lightened like an
afternoon in July, but this was followed
by a shift of wind to the northeast and
nearly a blizzard tonight. The wind at
one time today at PASSPORT reached a
velocity of 60 miles an hour Altogether
the storm has been rather a peculiar
and remarkable one in New England
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
WANTS CONTRACT WORK.
supt. Peck Sends Recommendation to
Mayor Dodge.

The kicking among the stone cutters on
the new Canterbury street school house
has had the effect that many people
thought it would have, and the city coun-
ell will be called upon tonight to take ac-
ton regarding having the house completed
by contract instead of by day work. The
matter win be brought to the attention of
the city council by a communication from
Mayor Dodge, enclosing recommends
ton from Superintendent of Public Build
ings Charles H. Peck that the work be
finished by contract.
This recommendation was sent to Mayor
Dodge by Superintendent Peck Saturday,
and the mayor in turn will send it to the
city council for tonight's meeting. In
talking with Mayor Dodge about the mat
ter, Sunday afternoon, he told Spy re-
porter that he would make no recon-
mendation to the city council as he was
not sufficiently conversant with the ques-
ton just now to make any. He supposed,
however, that the matter would be re-
ferred to the committee on public build
ings, whose members know all about the
case, most of the present members of the
committee having served on the committee
last year, when the project Of erecting the
house by day labor was first brought up.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
LEES OFFICE GUARDED.
Circulars Calling For Volunteers to Protect
American Colony.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. pa telegram
from Key West Gays: Admiral Sicard.
with the battleships Indiana, Massachu-
sets, Iowa and Texas and the cruiser
New York. arrived of the bar at 10
O'Clock. The Maine, Montgomery and
Detroit and the torpedo boats Gushing and
Dupont went out and joined the feet An
important message was received here at ii
o'clock from Admiral Scard, but there ia
no way of transportation to the feet
kilograms from Havana last night state
that extra guards have been placed around
Lees office for protection. Circulars were
distributed in Havana calling on voIun-
teers for the protection of the American
colony.
The fleet Of battleships will sail for Dry
Tortugas tomorrow morning.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
HURLBUT SCHOLARSHIPS,
Father of Rev. ]. E. HurIbut of This City
Gave One to Yale.

In connection with the death of Henry
A. Hurlbut of New York city, some time
ago, mention was made of the fact that
he was the founder of the Hurlbut
scholarship Of Yale College, but it is a
fact that he was the founder OF. one of
the Hurlbut scholarships, the other
having been founded years ago by the
father of Rev. John E, Hurlbut pastor
of the Church Of the Covenant in this
city, as may be seen from the following
letter received recently by Rev. Mr..
Hurlbut:
Dear Sir-President Dwight desires me
to say, in reply to your letter of the
18th, that you are correct in supposing
that we have two Hurlbut scholarships.
The copy of the last treasurer's report
which send herewith, mentions the one
given by your father at the bottom Of
page 10, and the one given by the late
Henry A. Hurlbut of New York city Is
mentioned on the following page. The
gift Of your father is held in grateful
remembrance. though the list of the
several givers of the same period men
toned in the printed note referred to
is only annually published in this FORM
Very truly yours,
F. B. Dexter, Secretary.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-24
MORE RI0TING.
The Anti-Jewish Movement Be-
comes More Serious at Algiers.
RevoIvers and Daggers Freely Used-Twc
Persons Killed and Others Injured
City Under Military Control

Algiers, Jan. 23.-Anti-Jewish riots
were renewed here today The mob
invaded the Jewish quarter and pill
LACED the shops driving the Jewish mer-
chants into the streets. A squadron
of chasseurs> was ordered to the scene,
and charged the mob with drawn
swords, but the mob reformed further
ON, cheering for the army.
Revolvers and daggers were freely
used. One man who was stabbed in
the back and shot in the head died on
the spot Many were seriously stabbed,
one man. named Cayol dying from his
wounds this afternoon. The crowd,
hearing of this, became dangerously eX-
cited shouted, '"They are numbering us!
Death to the Jewsp' and resumed pill
Laying. The fronts of six shops were
destroyed and the plumber was burned.
The police repeatedly charged the RI
oters, but were stubbornly resisted and
were powerless to restore order until the
troops arrived. Several policemen were
severely maltreated. Many arrests
for theft have been made The Jewish
authorities recommend their co-religion-
lists to remain indoors. Both the men
killed were CHRISTIANS, anu their COM
panions have sworn to avenge them. 1t
is feared there will be further riots.
Algiers, Jan. 23, IL o'clock p. m.-The
belief that there would be further riot
ing was well founded Disturbances
and the looting of Jewish shops contin-
ued throughout the evening, despite the
efforts of the troops to quell the riots.
At 10 o'clock this evening some Jewish
flour stores were pillaged and their con-
tents thrown into the street. The you
ayes then charged the crowd with fixed
bayonets, and dispersed it, many per-
sons being injured At the moment
this dispatch is sent, IL o'clock, the riot
ers are reassembling ON the quays and
setting fire to the Jewish spirit stores.
Troops are being hurried to the spot. AL
ready there have been $50 arrests today.
The maintenance of order has been in
trusted to the military.