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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

The Ohio state board of health has
been waging war upon the Christian
Scientists, and has just secured the
second conviction of an offender at Gin
cinnati In this instance, the scientist
had accepted a fee, and the fine inn
posed was 800. But the faith cufists are
game. They have moved for a new trial,
and one enthusiast has offered $4,000
for the defense. Besides this, the church
building fund Of $4,000 is said to be
available for the same purpose. The
action was brought in a police court,
and 1t is rather significant that a high
er court has given a decisi6h upholding
the faith curists in the practice of
medicine under certain circumstances.
The practice itself, of course, is an
abuse and folly, but there will be gen
eral interest to see what success the
Ohio authorities have in suppressing it.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

Surprising statements are made now
adays, concerning Manila. Gen. Mer-
rift Is quoted as saying that the eli
mate is by no means so bad as has
been represented, and now comes an
anonymous correspondent with the in
formation that besides the beauty of
the climate, the charm of living is in.
creased by an absence OF all pests.
There are no mosquitoes, no rats or YER
min; nor are there any skin and throat
diseases" 1t will crafty and astonish
many writers to know that the insect
pests have been so suddenly banished
The variety and yirulence of the insects
in the Philippines have long been com
mon subjects of cornmiseratIon ana
jest Verify, annexation is accomplish
Ing marvellous results. But perhaps
this writer did not venture beyond Ma
MIA, or perhaps she was not there in
the right season to see the sights.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
of clearing and grubbing also in this

section,
The divide section reaches from here
through the high rocky range OF hills to
"a miles farther. There are 100000 Gu
bio yards Of rock in this cut and about
100000 yards of earth and clay. The
depth of this cut will be mitigated by
the height of the canal, which is here
liz feet above the sea. The actual cut
ting win be about 200 feet deep in the
deepest part. From here begins the
Ochoa section, which runs through the
San Francisco basin and Florida la
COON. This is a low country, and the
cutting, which viii reach to the Ochoa
dam, 341a miles from the Caribbean sea-
will add only 10,000.000 yards to the fig
ures, making tri1e over 100000 Gu
bic yards to the dam.
From here a summary of the cut
through the San Juan river will aggre-
gate $4,000, 900 cubic yards, with about
100000 more for curve widening and
1000 acres clearing and grubbing. This
win not include any of the dams or en-
bankments but simply the channel cut
ting in the bed of the San Juan river.
This makes 10000 600 cubic yards of all
grades of cutting to Lake Nicaragua.
The cost of the Ochoa dam, upon
which rests the entire feasibility of the
route, has not been accurately COM
puted, as the undertaking is of so CO.
lossal a nature as to be beyond figur-
ing within a unit, or even more. The
dam will be over 100 feet in length, its
foundation 70 feet below the bee of silt
in the river bottom, and its rise over
100 feet. AS the river will have to be
turned from its course during this con-
struction, it will be seen that many de-
tails will have to be taken into con-
sideration for an estimate for it's cost.
The San Carlos embankment will
cost several million dollars-~and the
estimates are being made. The cuts
in the shallow part of the lake will
aggregate 10000, 600 yards, making to-
tai of So, 900, 900 to the western division
of the canal.
The estimates for the western divis-
ion have not been made yet. They are
under the direction of Admiral Walk
er's son, V. w. G. Walker, and they
win amount to not less than 100000
cubic yards more, making a total of
115,000,000 cubic yards of all kinds of
excavation to the harbor at Brito, and
allowing 100000 cubic yards for dredg
ing here, the total estimate will come
to nearly 125,000,000 yards, exclusive of
all dams and entertainments. 1t will be
seen that $135 OOO,O 600 will be a ccnserva-
tive estimate of the entire cost of the
canal, and this almost agrees with that
of Maj. Gen. William Ludlow's report
of 1896
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
RRY NnT2

One of the most interesting bits of
testimony before the war investigation
committee was contained in this state
ment by Adjt. Gen Corbin; Seriously
speaking, I do notsthink the war de-
partment contemplated war until it was
declared by congress and appropria-
tons were available. OF course, the
possibilities were thought of, but there
were no general preparations"
Gen. Corbins opinion seems TO have
been based on conditions which have
beeh tolerably clear to everybody, but
his frankness is somewhat surprising.
nevertheless. The navy department ap-
pears to have been fairly well prepared
for the breaking out of active HOSTILE
ties. Public opinion as to the probability
Of war was divided up to the time of
the formal declaration, but the belief
of those who were in close touch with
the administration seemed to be that a
conflict was inevitable. Why was not
Secretary Longs example in preparing
for the worst followed by Secretary AL
gers department?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

A German paper makes the amazing
statement that during the decade end
ing 1896, 4O7 school children under Is
years of age committed suicide in Ger
man state schools. 70 of the number be-
ing girls. Such a charge, for that is
what it is, brought against any other
civilized country, with the possible ex-
ception of Russia, would mark the be-
ginning of a rigid investigation. Chill
dren brought up under favorable condi-
tons are rarely included in statistics
Of suicide; happy and sane children,
never. What are the terrible circum-
stances which underly the startling re-
port from the kaiser's country? The
writer who with force and vigor pre-
sents them to the world, will make a
name for himself.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
COLORADO CANON.
The Last of mr.fHoImss' Lectures, If
Many Respects the Most Striking

The Last of Mr.. Holmes Lecturer, in
Many Respects the Most Striking.
On the whole, Mr. Burton Holmes
lecture on the great canon of the Col
orado proved to be the most extra
ordinary of the series. His appearance
in Association hall, last evening, was to
be his final one. and judged from its
pictorial contents, the lecture was the
most impressive and inspiring, just as
from literary standpoint it was the
most meritorious. Mr.. Holmes pro-
tested that neither description nor
painting could convey to his auditors
the imposing magnitude of the scene
or its awful grandeur, but at least the
lecturer succeeded in suggesting to
others the sensations which he himself
experienced in the midst Of this APP
palling and magnificent art-work of
nature.
The Colorado canon in Arizona is 21S
miles long, from to 10 miles wide, and
more than a mile deep. There is such
a chaos of precipices, creVasses, tow
erS and amphitheatres of rock that the
mind cannot grasp the bewildering pic
ture at once. 1t must learn it in detail,
and then combine and assimilate it, in
its astounding immensely. Over the
and violet. against which the deeper
and richer reds, browns and puppies of
the crags make a wondrously beauti-
full contrast. There is less of life, vi
vacity and gorgeousness than in the
Yellowstone, but in place of these quail
tiles, there is an intense, an overwhelm-
ing magnificence, and often a sombre-
ness that is awe-inspiring. The descent
into the canon is an adventure that
would try the strongest nerves, so
steep is the trail, yet the trained and
hardy horses and mules take their rid-
ers and freight over its almost per-
pendicular incline in absolute secur-
i!y.
The motion pictures were devoted
either to exciting incidents of the de-
scent or to the snake dance and other
picturesque events among the Moki and
Navajo Indians. To those who have
awaited themselves of the privilege of
listening to Mr.. Holmes and viewing
his remarkably fine pictures it will be
a source of regret that his work here
is ended.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24


signboard, relic of Worcesteis
younger days, directing the passerby
the routes for Leicester and other s
burban districts. The sign will pro
ably be replaced, although Mr.. Drapt
Of the parks commission said that til
matter of replacing the sign wouh
come before the highway committee
the city government. The tree in pa
ticular has been affected by some pes
and has been dying gradually for soraI
time. Other trees in the city hall
been touched to the same extent. n
is net the gypsy moth, and the par
commission has been unable thus far 4
locate the trouble, although more tree
are succumbing to 1t every day.
Mr.. Draper has been in correspond
ence with the parks commissions T.
other cities OF the state, and finds "a
the SAM indescribable trouble = ,.ect
the trees of the elm variety - othe
cities
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
CANAL REPORT.
Estimate Of the Cost Given
as Sl35. 100000.

New York, Dec. 23.-The preliminary
report Of the Nicaragua canal com
mission consisting of Gen. Hams, Ad-
niral Walker and Prof Haupt, has
been completed and will be read before
the Senate committee, either during
The Christmas recess Of congress or
Immediately afferward.
This report win give many details Of
construction in regard to the proposed
route and will give pretty close figure
on the entire cost of the undertaking
as far as human Ingenuity can foresee.
A summary of these costs has been
made out in sections, and without go
ing into the details Of curves and lev
els, they are as follows:
The eastern harbor and jetties will
require about 100000 cubic yards of
soft excavation. The jctties themselves
require about 100000 cubic yards of
riprap stone.
The Greytown section Of the canal
that is. the section beginning at the
harbor and reaching to the east divide
viii require 16,000009 cubic yards of
earth and clay excavation. The three
locks in this section will COST in the
neighborhood of $4,000, 000 complete
with 100000 yards excavation This
section is about 1917 miles in length
and runs through the jungle country
near the coast. There viii be 100 acres
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
d POLICY OF DRIFT.

Clark Howell says the division over
Imperialism is going to result in new
party alignment and even in new par
ties. Well, perhaps. The situation,
however, is very hazy. A canvass of
the leading newspapers of the country
showed that great majority of repub-
lican journals, about one third of the
democratic. and nearly all of the
so-called independent newspapers are
in favor of Expansion" But this is a
decidedly misleading statement. If a
scheme of expansion were to be accu-
rately defined, the division would be
entirely different from this, but exact
ly what it would be, no man can say.
At present, there is no evidence of the
existence of definite policy, either for
the disposition or government of the
islands, and until one is formulated, we
shall simply drift, and meanwhile the
party alignments won't be materially
disturbed. During this formative Pc
riod, the democrats will probably adj
here to their policy of reaction and OBJ
struction, and the republicans will pur-
sue the path of progress and liberal
constitutional construction.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
CLOSE BY.
Flags Change
in Havana,
NOON, JANUARY l.
AT This Time Spain viii
Relinquish Her Control.

Havana, Dec. %, 40 p. mat the
soint meeting of the United States and
Spanish military commissioners to-
day, the program was finally agreed
upon for the change of flags on Jan.
at noon. Just before y o'clock the
American war vessels will fire a salute
of q guns in honor of the Spanish flag.
Promptly at u noon, the Spanish flags
on the various public buildings will be
lowered, and Immediately thereafter
the stars and stripes will be hoisted
over Ell MORO and the public buildings
of the city, while Spanish artillerists
at Cabana's fortress will salute the
American flag with 81 guns, Spanish
warships in the harbor participating in
the salute.
At the same hour the Spanish troops,
af any then remain in the city, VIII pc
paraded in barracks and will render
proper salutes to the American soldiers
passing. Just before noon the United
States and Spanish commissioners, Gen.
Jiminez Castellanos, the Spanish cap
tain general, and the ranking American
officer in Cuba, Mai. Gen. John X.
Brooke. if he arrives in time, and other
wise Mai Gen. Lee, will assemble at
the palace.
The Spanish commissioners Will then
formally surrender the government to
the United States commissioners, who
will Immediately transfer 1t to the
American general commanding. After
this. the various functionaries will re-
main a while to receive those who may
wish to pay their respects to incoming
authorities.
IT was agreed at the joint meeting
that the Spanish troops remaining in
Cuba after Jan. l should be considered
3n the light Of foreign troops in a
friendly country, and be accorded the
privileges usually granted under inter-
national law. The quarters, buildings
and grounds occupied by them are to
be covered by the immunities of extra
1erritorialty: and further stipula-
lions were entered into respecting the
prevention of any disturbance of pub
lie order consequent upon their pres
ence.
Matanzas and>Cienfuegos will doubt
less be the Only places where Spanish
troops will remain after Jan. j, and
Cienfuegos win be evacuated last.
The Spanish sick in the hospitals will
remain under the safeguard of the
American flag, the Spanish authorities
providing medicines and attendance
with food, and repatriating them on re-
eovery
Gems Wade. Batter and Clous ac-
oompanied by their aides-de-camps,
were received at the palace today with
fun military. honors. The Spanish
frumpeters blew a fanfare and the
palace guards saluted. The same cere-
monies marked the retirement of the
American officers. The Eighth and
Tenth regular infantry regiments occu-
pied the forts at El Vedado today, but
there. are no American flags in sight
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
TO BE ARBITRATEp.

Montreal, Dec. 23.-General Manager
Hays of the Grand Trunk railway, in
reply to the ultimatum presented by
Chief Powell Of the operators organiza-
ton, suggested that the complaint Of
the operators be submitted to arbitra-
ton, and proposes either the railway
committee Of the Canadian privy coun-
ell or three arbitrators, one each to be
appointed by the railroad company and
the telegraphers and a third one BY
these two. The operators through their
committee accepted Mr. Hays sug-
gestion of arbitration and have sent
him a message to that effect and Civ
ing their view as to how arbitration
should be conducted.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
THE TREE COMES DOWN.

The old tree at the front Of the Scott
building at Franklin square was pulled
down yesterday, through the orders of
the parks commission, and this makes
the fourth of the grand old elms on
Main street to be removed this year.
the others being lower down.
On this tree has been hung the old
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

important when one remembers that
a statesman with a future must have
good eye for proportion. If Mr..
Choate goes to the court of st. James
and Whitelaw Reid to Russia, New
York will get along very well without
a representative in the cabinet.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

The soldier vote of New York county
was democratic by nearly two to one.
The figures were: Van Wyck, 1888;
Roosevelt, 655. This was much like
being slaughtered in the house of ones
friends. Against whom were the sol
diers protesting?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

This will never do! The fish commits
Isioners say the Massachusetts lobster
fisheries are being exhausted. and
either a close season or total suspen-
sion of fishing for a time will be nee
essary to prevent their extinction.
There seems only expense, trouble and
privation ahead, whether the remedy
is applied or not
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
on THE WAY 10 HAVANA.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 23.--Gen. John e.
Brooke and members Of his staff left
today for Miami, Fla, where they will
takes a steamer fer Havana Gen.
Brooke has been in Savannah several
days recovering from an illness which
began soon after his return from Porto
Rico,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

New York's filthy streets have served
to boom the Col Waring memorial fund
nightly of late. The sum is now ris-
ing $92, OOO Time is required to teach
Gothamites what they sacrificed when
they turned the town over to Tammany
and it won't do to be too hopeful of the
permanency of repentance. Politics is
especially in New York
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

People who are interested in The
Spy's competition for prizes, amount
ing to fifty dollars in gold, should re-
member that the contest will close at
noon today.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

Cornell University ras q total of 2OSs
students, substantial gain over last
year. In the academic department the
number is but 6l6, While the enrolment
in the professional schools is 1922.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

The report of the coast survey. that
vessels of the size of the battleship
Massachusetts cannot get safely out o.
New York harbor when the water is
low, should give great impetus to the
plans for deepening the channel. The
necessity of Improvement has long been
manifest. but now possibly the dilatory
authorities may be spurred to action.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

So the Keely motor follows the Ben
Franklin fund to Boston. Philadelphia
seems to have a habit of loading the
Hub with troublesome questions.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

Admiral SIMPSONS dispatches to the
navy department add another bit Of
proof to show that he did not stand in
the way of the bombardment and cap
ture Of Havana. Every captain in his
fleet who has spoken has said that the
Cuban capital could have been reduced
by the sea forces unaided. An army
would have been needed to occupy the
city, however, and that was not avail
able at the time. Then Cervera' s
squadron appeared at Santiago and
the whole course of the war was
changed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

The dispatches tell us that the flag
which was raised by Maj Russell Har-
rison at Fort Atares. Cuba. has been
hauled down, and the ex-president's
son reprimanded for hauling it up. So
it appears that there are places where
the stars and stripes, though once
raised, may be lowered. This seems to
be at variance with the present prevail
ing notion.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
MAY HAVE BEEN MURDER.
Restaurant Burns and All But One Of
the Inmates Escaped.

Lorraine, o.. Dec. 23-John Dalton's
restaurant and boarding house burned
early today. There We're several board
ers In the house, but all escaped except
John Rigo, whose body was found after
the fire had been extinguished. The
condition of the body leads to the beIiaf
Of murder, and the firing Of the build
ing to cover the crime. Three men are
under arrest
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

President Mckinley distributes the
choice prizes with degree of wisdom
which fully justifies the opinion that he
is skilled political leader. An attor-
ney general from California was sue
ceeded by citizen of New Jersey, and
now a New York cabinet member is
succeeded by Mr.. Hitchcock of Mis-
souri,. Neither the east nor the west
has been sighted, and the point seems
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
PUBLIC WORKS.
Municipal or Local Governments in
Our Possession, Have No Authority
to Make Contracts.

Washington, Dec. 23.-The war de-
partment today authorized the follow
ing order, which has been sent by the
secretary of war to the cornmandine
officers in Cuba Porto Rico and the
Philippines: Until otherwise ordered
no grant or concessions of public or
corporate rights or franchises for the
construction Of public, or ouasi-publjc
works, such as railroads, tramways.
telegraph and telephone lines, etc. shall
be made by any municipal or other To-
cal government authority or body in
Porto Rico, Cuba OF the Philippines ex
cept upon the approval of the major
general commanding the military forces
of the United States in Cuba. Porto
Rico or the Philippines, who shall be-
fore approving any such grant or con
cession. be especially authorized by
the secretary of war"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
THE SUNDAY SPY: -Four cents copy.

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE OF ARGUS: NE
IS HONORABLE IF HE DO But LOOK TO The VEL
FARE OF The COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24

Roosevelts oft-heralded but much
delayed report from Santiago has some
thing to say about the deficiency Of
food, transportation and medical sup
plies and the consequent suffering of
the men, but the facts had been as
strongly stated by other officers. If
there was ever anything sensational in
the coloners report, the Objectionable
parts must have been edited out.