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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
GRADE CROSSINGS,
The New Commission Gets Down
to Business.
A Committee Appointed to Consider the
Expedlency of Petltioning the LegisIa-
ture for Further Delay.

That recently-created body. the com
mission on the abolition of grade cross
ings, held it's first meeting Saturday
evening in the aldermanic chamber OF
the City Hall. The members Of the
commission discussed In an informal
way for nearly two hours the grade
crossing question, in SO far as it per-
tains to this city, and after passing
three votes, adjourned to next Saturday
evening. when the members Of the COM
mission will settle down to work.
The meeting was called to order by
Alderman Potter, and he was at once
elected permanent chairman. Clerk OF
Committees w. H. Towne win officiate
as secretary at all meetings of the
board. There were present at Saturday
evenings session President Potter and
Aldermen Mellen and Hildreth from
the upper board; Councilmen O'Leary,
Back and Inman from the lower board,
and NJ. j. Whittall, William Hart, Chas.
G. Reed and l. E. Comins, who are also
members Of the commission on the part
Of the citizens. Mayor Dodge and City
Engineer Mcclure also attended. The
absentees were President Hall Of the
common council and James Logan.
The meeting was devoted almost en-
tirely to the consideration Of minor
matters regarding the duties of the COM
mission and to the procuring of such in
formation as will be Of assistance to the
commission as soon as it begins. active
work.
City Engineer Mcclure was instruct
ed by the commission to procure copy
of the grade crossing commissioners re-
port bearing upon the Grafton street
crossing, which will be studied at the
next meeting. This report is that of
the special commission appointed by the
superior court several years ago to con-
slider the grade CROSSING at Grafton
street, and which report recommended
that the tracks be raised 26 inches and
the street be depressed to go under
them
1t was voted to request the city so
/ licitor to state to the commission at its
next meeting whether any laws have
been enacted since the filing Of the spe-
cial commissions report which makes
possible the collection of any conse-
quential damages by real estate owners
whose property may be damaged by
the changes in grade.
Before adjourning, committee was
appointed, consisting of Mayor Dodge,
City Solicitor Rugg, Alderman Mellen
and l. e. Comins. This committee will
meet at an early date this week and
consider the expediency of preparing a
petition to the general court, asking
that the whole grade crossing matter,
so far as it applies to Worcester, be
held in allegiance until the city has an
opportunity to do something further.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
A DARK MONDAY.
Cut-Down in New England Mills
About to Begin.
Thousands of Operatives Affected by the
Grange in scale-New Bedford to Be
the General Battle Ground

Boston, Jan. 15.-The operatives in
over half a hundred cotton mills in the
New England states ceased to be paid
under the old schedule Of prices, when
they left their work this afternoon. On
Monday morning the general policy Of
be in effect.
The cut-down will then become oper-
alive in the cotton mills of New Bed
ford and Lowell, Of the Pawtuxet and
Blackstone valley in Rhode Island, and
in the states of Maine and New Hamp-
shire.
The Fall River mills, with the excep-
ton of three corporations, cut wages
earlier in the month, as did also the
Amoskeag company of Manchester, and
the mills in Salem and number of
smaller places.
New Bedford continues to be the
storm centre. The Indications tonight
are that all the cotton mills in that city
will be silent for some time to come, the
employees having decided almost unan-
imously not to go to work upon lower
wage scale. The attempts Of the state
bOe1AN VI OIL OALAdllOIA " ptill6 d0OUl q
compromise have failed, and there is lit
tie chance that the request of the city
council of New Bedford, that the reduc-
ton be postponed one week, will have
the desired effect. The New Bedford
mill hands will be supported by other
centres.
The operatives in the Biddeford Me,
mills have voted to stay out Monday
and it is possible several minor strikes
Will occur in other places. A portion OF
the Queen City mill operatives at Bur
lington, VT, are already out
Today notices Of 10 per cent reduc-
tton were posted at the Atlantic and Pa.
cific corporations of Lawrence. A dis
patch from that city states that the
other cotton mills there will undoubted.
~ follow. The Lawrence mills are the
last to come into line. They employ
about $4,000 hands. The reduction If
most OF the New England mills amount.
either to ten or II 1-9 per cent.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

lively. These mills employ upwards of
1000 operatives.
Mr.. Fallon says that the old price list
Of the Slater Cotton Company is found
to be two points under the old New
Bedford price list, and after the reduc-
ton is made he finds that the new price
list is about five points below the New
Bedford price list.
Lonsdale and Berkeley companies was
held at Ashton tonight, and it was voted
to form a branch of the federation of
weavers. Report was made by the
committee which had conferred with
the Lonsdale company stating there. was
no hope of concessions, 1t was voted
unanimously not to run the additional
looms.
At Warren the mule spinners Of the
Warren Manufacturing Company and
the Cutler mills have decided to pay an
extra assessment for the benefit Of the
operatives who will strike at New Bed
ford
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
TOOK ALL THE WINE.
Burglars Pay Visit to Mr. CIeyeIand's
Summer Home.

outIfi0eT 1Onet
Boston, jan IA special to the
Globe from Buzzard's Bay says: Gray
Gables, the summer home of ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland, has been visited by bur
glars, who ransacked the house from
attic to cellar
When the burglary took place is quite
as much of a mystery as is the identity
OF those who were concerned in the
break.
Brad Wright, who has charge of the
Cleveland estate, made the discovery
several days ago, and he Immediately
reported the facts to the town officials,
and notified Mr.. Cleveland
Entrance to the house was made
through one of the windows by forcing
the catch. The window leads into the
dining-room, and from the dining-room
access to all the other rooms of the
house was an easy matter
In the dining-room and sitting-room
the furniture and belongings were
thrown about the floor, and piled in
great disorder, and In all the other
rooms on the floor, similar conditions
existed Upstairs the beds and bedding
were scattered about the rooms, and
everything indicated that a thorough
and systematic search had been made
in quest of valuables.
The attic is used when the house is
occupied as sleeping quarters for the
servants, yet the burglars went through
every room. In the cellar and kitchen on
the ground floor, the crooks also made
the same careful search The burglars
carried away everything that they
found in the wine closet, but just the
amount Of stock Mr.. Cleveland had on
hand is not known.
That the burglars made a rich haul
seems to be an accepted fact. 1t is
stated that one of the servants of the
Cleveland household will be dispatched
here within the next few days and that
the house will be looked over with a
view to ascertaining just what has been
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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
GEN. BOOTH in NEW YORK.
He Has Asked for An Interview With His
Son.

New York, Jan. 15.-Gen. William Booth,
the head of the Salvation Army, reached
this city today on the steamer ST. Paul,
from Southampton. Gen. Booth will start
for Canada on Monday. and will remain
three weeks, inspecting the army there.
Then he will return and begin his Ameri-
can tour in Washington on Feb. 10. From
March 81 to April IA, Cleveland, Buffalo.
Boston and Philadelphia will be visited.
Gen. Booth, on reaching his hotel, re-
ceived a number of reporters. To them he
expressed his regret at the Illness of his
daughter-in-daw, Mrs. Ballington Booth,
and said:
"A great deal of curiosity has beenman-
Tested, I am informed, as to whether
am going to have an interview with my
SON To that I reply that, as is well
known, it was my anxiety to see him a
few years ago, to which 1 can but add
that | have already asked for an inter-
view on the occasion of my present visit.
Whether it will be granted to me in the
form | have asked for-that is, without
the interference of any other personnel
mains to be seen. Gentlemen, I need not
say that this personal question is a very
painful one to me- or that it has already
caused me great distress of mind, or that
It appears likely for some time to come to
be a sad experience, and I hope that no
one here will think I am withholding any
lawful confidence from him by declining to
speak upon 1t further
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
IN THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY.

Pawtucket, r. l., Jan. 15.-In the
Blackstone valley, Monday, 1000 mill
operatives will begin work at wages re-
duced from what they have received up
to today. This reduction is announced
as from 10 per cent to IL 1-9 per cent.
The mill hands are vigorously protest.
ing, but they have decided to continue
at work.
The largest mills are those of the
LonSdale company at Lonsdale and
Ashton, employing in the four mills 5000
hands The only ones to escape a re-
duction are the employees of the bleach
cry. The Berkeley company, in reality
a part of the Lonsdale company, en-
ploys about $50 hands.
The Manyille company at Manville,
employs between 800 and 1000 opera
tives. This is the only industry in a
village of $500 inhabitants. The ma
jority of the operatives are French
Canadians.
The Valley Fails company. at Albion,
employs about $50 hands, While the
Albion company. at Valley Falls, EN-
ploys about $40 hands.
There has been no reduction as yet
in the price list of the United States
Cotton Company at Central Falls, but it
is known that any variance between
what is now paid and the new Fall
River price list will be met by this COM
pany.
In this city the 500 employees of the
Slater Cotton Company will have the re-
duction of ten per cent.
This afternoon, at Lonsdale, a meeting
of the frame spinners of the Lonsdale
Company and the Berkeley company was
held. The spinners voted without re-
serve to pay the extra assessment for
the support Of the New Bedford opera
tives. State Secretary Fallon received a
letter today from Superintendent .Brack-
EFT of the Valley Queen. Royal and
Arctic mills in the Pawtuxet Valley,
which stated that the reduction of
wages in the mule rooms of those mills
would be 8 per cent, Sh per cent and
between i've and six per cent respect
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
FIRE ON THE CANADA.
Sailing Of the Dominion Liner Delayed
Until Tuesday.

Boston, Jan. ia fire started from
some unknown cause in the hold of the
Dominion line steamer Canada, about 10
o'clock this morning and for time
there was considerable excitement on
board ship and about the Hoosac Tun-
mel docks, where she was lying. Smoke
was first seen issuing from new refri-
gerator containing grain and cotton.
but the steamers fire pumps and the
city apparatus which responded to an
alarm soon had the fire extinguished.
The vessels cargo, which was nearly
all on board, was badly damaged by
smoke, fire and water the loss being
placed at fully $4,000, although it will
have to be overthauled before the exact
extent of the damage can be ascer-
tanned. The damage to the vessel itself
will be slight. A survey will be held
Monday, and the Canada, which was
scheduled to sail today, will be delayed
until Tuesday, and perhaps later
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
THE MASSACHUSETTS SAILS.

New York. jan. 15-The battleship
Massachusetts leftfthe navy yard at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon. She was
scheduled to leave at o'clock, but was
delayed nearly an hour in order to re-
ceive final instructions from Washing
ton.
These came at few minutes to
o'clock, and the ship was at once as
sisted from her berth at the long dock
by a government tug, and then under
her own steam went out to sea.
Her first stop is at Hampton Roads.
She will remain there three days and.
unless otherwise ordered, win then pro-
coed to Key. West
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
MONEY FOR YALE.
Decision in Will of Mrs. Osborn Favor
able to University.

New York, jan 15.-Judge Freeman,
in his decision yesterday. upholding the
will of Miriam A. Osborn. mother of
Howell Osborn. very fully discussed the
questions involved. The demurrer inter-
posed by the Miriam Osborn Memorial
Home Association and Yale University
have been sustained and Judgment alb
solute directed in favor of those de-
PENDANTS without granting the plain
tiffs leave to amend. This refusal to
allow the amendment is said to be UNI
usual and the reason given in the
opinion for refusing it is that las 1t IL
plain that the plaintiffs cannot truth
fully amend, leave to amend should not
be granted"
BY the decision of Judge Freeman,
Yale University will receive one-fourth
Of Mrs Osborn's residuary estate
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
c. E. PATTERSON ARRA1qNED.

Boston, Jan. 15.-Charles E. Patterson,
in the mailing division of the Boston
post office. who was arrested last night
on the charge of stealing special deli
very letters, was arraigned before United
States Commissioners Fiske at noon to-
day. The young man was accompanied
by his mother and father. and two or
three friends, but he had not obtained
counsel Upon learning from Mr.. Conry,
the assistant United States district at
torney, the processes through which the
case must go. he pleaded not guilty, the
case being continued until next Wednes-
day in order that $4,000 bail might be
furnished and counsel engaged.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
MATTox PARDoNED.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE president
has extended a complete pardon to
Clyde Mattox, who is now carving a
life sentence in the Kansas state peni-
tertiary for murder committed in the
Indian Territory. Mattox was tried
three times, and in 1894 was sentenced
to death. President Cleveland COM
muted this sentence to Imprisonment for
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
MONETARY CONVENTION.
Over Three Hundred Delegates Are Ex-
pected at indianapolis.

indianapolis. Jan. 15.-At noon today 24l
delegates had been chosen to attend the
monetary convention which will begin
here Jan. %, and over 100 more accept
ences had been received, but the dele
gates not yet selected. There probably
will be $50 delegates to the convention, as
against 290 delegates at the first conven-
ton. A letter was received from the
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce, stating
that it would send five delegates. Last
year Pittsburg was the only big city in
the country. that was not represented at
the convention.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
TO STRIKE IN BIDDEFoRD.

Biddeford, Me-, Jan. 15-At meeting
of the web drawers wrappers and slash
ers in the Laconia corporation tonight,
it was voted to strike next Monday, If
the notices announcing the reduction
were not taken down The notices were
not removed this afternoon and strike
seems inevitable. The carders in the Pep
perell mill notified the overseers today
that they would resist cut down.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
RAIN OR SNOW.

Boston, Jan. 15.-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity: Cloudy, with light
rain or snow fiurries in the morning.
followed by clearing in the afternoon;
southerly winds, becoming northerly.
Washington, D. c., Jan. Forecast
for Sunday: For Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont, snow, followed by
fair; much colder: southerly winds, be-
coming northweSterly.
For Massachusetts, Rhode Island.
Connecticut and eastern New York:
Rain. clearing Sunday morning; much
colder; southwesterly winds, becoming
northWesterly.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
STATEMENT UNTRUE.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Acting Secreta-
ry Meikeljohn Of the war department
pronounces to be utterly untrue the
statement coming from Portland. Ore.
that Gen. Merriam, the commanding
general Of the department OF Columbia,
has been ordered from Washington, to
postpone the departure of the govern
ment relief expedition to Alaska.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
TROLLEY CAR WRECKED.

Woonsocket r. l.. Jan. 15.-An cleo
trio car jumped the track at Union Viii
lage, about mile from this city, today.
and plunged over a seven-foot embank-
ment. Fourteen passengers were on the
car. but only two or three are injured,
and those only slightly. Conductor Will
liam Davis sustained severe scalp
wound and internal injuries. The car
was wrecked.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
NJ. cAMBoN RECEIVED.

Washington, Jan 15.-The new
French ambassador. Jules Cambon, was
presented to President Mcinley today.
The speeches breathed an attachment
growing out of the ancient alliance of
the United States and France
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
IN MILLlKEN's MEMORY.
The Late Representative from Maine Eu
lopizad in the House

Washington, Jan. 15-The house de-
voted two hours to general debate on
the army appropriation bill and the re-
mainder of the day to eulogizing the
life and public services of the late Rep
resentative Seth W. MiIliken of Maine,
who served IA years in the lower branch
Of congress-
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
GILBERT DEFEATS ELLIoTT.

New York, Jan. 15.-Fred Gilbert. the
crack western wing shot. defeated ]. r.
Elliott Of Kansas City. in match shoot,
today. at Dexter Park. Brooklyn.
Gilbert shot So birds to Elliott's 81,
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
AN EIGHT HOUR BILL.

Washington, Jam 15.-Mr Lewis OF
Washington introduced in the house to-
day q bill to establish the S-hour law in
all states and territories.
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confirmations by Senate.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The SEN
ate today confirmed these nomina-
tions:
Nathan O. Murphy of Arizona,
to be governor of Arizona.
Fred Page Tustin OF RoseburS,
Ore, commissioner in and for the
district of Alaska, to reside at
Wrangel.
To be receiver of public moneys
Mrs, Minnie Williams of Cody
Wyoming, at Lander, Wyo.
To be registers of land Offices
John f. Squire, Glenwood Springs
Colo; William 7. Adams, Lander
Wyo.
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Denounced rlormonism.

Washington, Dec, 16.-Mormon-
ism and territorial expansion were
the main themes taken up at the
closing days session of the Christ
ian citizenship convention. Gen.
John Eaton pictured the menace
of Mormonism. He charged Con-
gressman-elect Roberts of Utah
with being an avowed polygamist,
raised over two Mormons who were
not believers in polygamy, and as
serted that Mr. Roberts had never
been restored to citizenship, and
therefore as ineligible to congress.
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THE SOUTH WILD
WITH ENTHUSIASM
The President Visits Booker r.
Washington Institute
COMMENDS NEGRO STUDENTS

Cuscogee, Ala. Dec. 16-Presi-
dent Mckinley and his party
arrived here at nine o'clock this
morning A great crowd WAS
waiting at the station to greet the
president and demonstration of
enthusiasm swept over the cfowd
as he stepped off the platform of
of his car.
Mr.. Mckinley was driven to
the Normal and Industrial Insti-
tute of which Booker Z. Washing
ton is president, where he adj
dressed the negro students, com
mending them on their work and
their anxiety for knowledge.
This little town has never be-
fore been honored by a visit from
the nations executive, and the
greatest enthusiasm prevails on
this occasion.
Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 15-This
is Mckinley day here. The presi,
dent arrived here soon after noon
and was rendered reception by
the legislature. His speech at At
lanta yesterday created the great
0S' eHth uSh..7..- l>era and he WINS
given a marked ovation upon hi.
arrival. After leaving the capito
the president addressed the colored
citizens at the African Baptist
church.
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DEWEY IS NOT AFRAID
Says he can Hold his Position
Against the World

Washington, Dec. 16-A des-
patch from Manila states that
Dewey says he is ready to main
tain his position against the whole
world.
Dewey, the despatch asserts,
refuses to express an opinion on
the political situation in the
Philippines, but as naval officer
says that with the monitors which
have been added to bis Acct. he
has no fear of any foe that might
be sent against him.
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RICH STRIKE
AT CANON CITY
Assays Show Nice Values on
Hannum-Dawson Property
sI6,4 400 VALUE TO THE TON

Canon City, Dec, 16.-Consider-
able excitement has been aroused
here over the discovery of rich gold
ore on the Hannum-Dawson claim
five miles southwest of this city at
the base Of the Greenhorn range.
The vein is said to be about twelve
inches in width at about three feet
from the surface, and seems to be
solid and well in place. An assay
was made at Leadville which gave
$500 and $1,000. The city is
nearly depopulated so great is the
rush to the new dicovery Stakes
cover all the ground in the vicinity
of the strike. Those qualified to
Judge state that Creede or Cripple
Greek have never realized such a
wonderful strike. j. b. Han
nun, an old soldier seventy five
years old, is the principal owner
in the claim, and his many friends
! treioice in his good fortune.
Canon City, Dec. 16.-The whole
{town is out today at the scene OF
the rich gold strike. New claims
are being staked out for five miles
n every direction from the first
ind. Men are showing specimens
rom the new vein containing i'm
pense quantities of fraa-~al-l
The reports in the Denver papers
his morning were not exagerations.
he facts are practically as stated,
ind to say that intense excitement
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prevails here is putting it mildly,

Special to The Tribune.
Canon City, Dec. l6.-A we'll
known expert and mining engineer
who has been all through the Grip
pie Creek excitement, surveying in
all the properties there, was heard
to make the remark this morning
that there isn't a property in the
Cripple Creek district that shows
one-tenth the value of the Han
num-Dawson find.
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1one In Stock.

II have been in the business 40
years." said the fioorwalker, but 1
don't know it all yet You saw that
young woman with the green hair2"
Yes, !" replied tho ribbon. clerk.
"She came up to me and asked if
we had any nice house gowns es-
pecially suitable for wearing when
one was looking for burglars. y
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-16
Personal Reflection.

Are you resident of this ward?"
asked the challenger.
II reckon am, sir, - replied Tuffold
knutt.
Where do you have your washing
done?" pursued the challenger, still up-
convinced.
Sir" rejoined Tuffold Knutt with
sringly, GIVE been votin off an on fur
20 year. an nobody ever axed me that
question before "-Chicago Tribune
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-16
Second Detachment to Go.

Charleston, S. c., Dec l6-The
transport Saratoga, Sarraat.oossa, i7ed this Il
morning from Havana to take the
second detachment of soldiers to
Cuba for the army of occupation.
They will sail for Havana at
five O'Clock this afternoon.
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Expressions of Coincidence.

New York, Dec. 16.-A great
number of messages of coincidence
have been received by the relatives
of the late Calvin S. Brice.
The funeral will be held at the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church
tomorrow afternoon, after which
the body will be taken to Lima,
Ohio. for burial.
Evans to Succeed ....a..
Washington, Dec. 16. 6.-Influence
is being exerted to induce FL. e.
Evans to accept the portfolio of
the interior when the position is
vacated by Bliss. Evans is now al
the head of the pension department
Cash for old gold.-Gibbs
Jewelry Co. loft
City bakery is on front street.
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