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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

reputation, as he is their only play
wright Of note, and poor or indiffer-
ent production of his best drama would
meet with severe disapprobation; but
the presentation of the Squadron
last night was on a par with it's first
production when the cast had been es-
pecially selected and drilled by the au-
thor and lavish expenditure had been
made for scenery and accessories. If
the Elroy people do as good work the
rest of the week, the freedom of the
city will be readily voted them and
they can count upon q substantial in
crease to their treasury on every re-
turn visit.
j. Harvey Cook, the leading man, is
sterling actor of handsome presence
and a keen sense of the dramatic. He
made manly figure in his naval lieu
tenants uniform, and his photographs
that the management are to present as
souvenirs for the matinees, will doubt
less be carefully cherished by the fair
recipients Miss Lottie Church, who
plays the opposite part of Hope Staun-
ton, ably seconds Mr.. Cook in every
way. She is especially good in strong
emotional scenes, which she enacts
with excellent taste aud without exag-
getaIlon. George il. Ricketts, and Irv-
ing Walton are two good comedians,
and William r. DAILY performs the dis
agreeable duties Of the heavy man
zealously and capably.
The company makes a feature of its
scenic effects, and those of "The White
squadron" were very good, especially
the representation of the Parahiba
river and the congress of navies at
Rlo Janeiro, where the uniforms of the
different countries, respandent with
gold lace and epaulettes contrasted
with each other to make a brilliant pic
ture. Between the acts vivacious spe-
c ,i We're introduced by Robert Har-
ris, Irving Walton, George Ricketts
and Lola Morissee.
The first of the souvenir matinees
VIII be given this afternoon with the
lachrymose East Lynne" as the bill
and tonight viii be presented ";The
Land of the Midnight Sun, a dramatiz-
alton of Hall Gaines novel, The Bond
man made by Edwin Barbour. who
was co-author with J. w. Harl,ine NJ
Northern Lights" The sale of seats
has been heavy throughout the week,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

According to the official enrolment,
the republicans will have a majority
of twelve in the next House of Repre-
sentatives. The tabulation is: Re
publicans 1856, democrats 161, populsts
and nondescripts Il. In the Senate
there will be 54 republicans and Sc op-
position of various sorts, showing a
republican majority of 49, The Senate
margin is LIBERAL and that in the House
will serve. 1t would not be strange,
however, if the next congress developed
new party lines which will materially
modify the calculations in determining
the strength of the administration in
congress. The Introduction of new
questions of national policy is going to
put a severe strain upon party alIegi-
ance on either side of the now exist
ing lines, but the republicans are at
least as likely to gain as to lose.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
THE PARK THEATRE.
The Ncb es Make Their Worcester Debut
in Vaudeville

In Vaudeville
Milton and Dolly Mobiles, who used
to draw crowded houses at the old
Worcester Theatre in plays of their
own authorship, made their first APP
pearance at the Park Theatre yester-
day as members of the vaudeville pro-
fession, and it is no discredit to the
others who appeared, to say that this
pair bore off the honors of the perform
ance. They appear in a bright little
sketch from Mr.. Mobiles pen, called
Why Walker Reformed" and tells the
old tale of how a frisky husband is
made to repent the wildness of his ways
through the diplomacy of his clever
wife. Though the story is old, the
manner of telling is new, and the au-
dience quivered with mirth through the
80 minutes of the breezy little sketch
Pete" Baker of the lold firm of Ba-
ker & Farron, gave character change
monolog, in which the serious portion
was better received than the comedy.
pathetic story of the war, Wearing
the Blue" recited in Hoosier' dialect.
was the gem of his turn Mr.. Bako~
remarked after the performance, that
his FIRST visit to Worcester was % years
dSo, witch ne gave 'Cnr1S ana Lena,
with his partner, Mr.. Farron. in his
support We're Thomas w. Keene. Min
ME Madden Fiske and several others
who have since attained fame.
The three Racket brothers contrib
uted straight" musical act, playing
popular and classic melodies on di-
versity of instruments. Mcbride and
Goodrich sang and danced, Collins and
Breen worked hard to make an Irish
comedy sketch 90 and 'tt'~G~' 10
mimic, initiated birds, beasts and IMAM
innate objects With ms &oO-a.v.-.-.. ...-
cision.
The most interesting biograph views
exhibited this week are a tugboat in
the English channel struggling under
a heavy sea; the Agonst family of Jug
slers giving their act; the Fifth Massa-
chusetts volunteers at Camp Meade:
and clearlycut panoramic view of
Camp Wikoff. Comedy pictures shown
are Me and Jack" little girl and
Gordon setter tipped into the water
from a broken plank; a business man
interrupted in the midst of affectionate
converse with his typewriter girl by
the sud Zen appearance of his wife; an
attempted practical joke, showing the
bitter bit; and the pillow fight carried
over from last weeks list
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
JOANNA M. BUCKLEY.

Mrs. Joanna NJ. Buckley, wife of John
NJ. Buckley, and daughter of p. J.
Quinn, died at her home, 26 Spruce
street, yesterday, after a long illness.
Her father is one Of Worcesters most
prominent citizens. He was formerly a
member of the common council and a
representative at the state legislature.
He is now janitor of the new most
office. Her husband, Mr.. Buckley. is
the well-known contractor and builder
Mrs. Buckley is a graduate of the
Notre Dame School, and was at one
time member of the Worcester Nor
NAL School Previous to her marriage
she taught in Spencer. She was born
in Leicester, but came to this city when
q mere child. Besides her husband. she
leaves two small children, a father
mother, two sisters and two brothers,
One of the latter, Walter j., is a stu
dent at the Worcester Polytechnic
Institute. Her funeral will take
place Thursday morning, with a re-
QUEEN high mass in st. Johns Church
at 9 o'clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
tice These contrasted facts seem t
stick in the senatorial crop.

That the Mormon church is in a very
fiourishing condition is shown by the
fact that it has just advertised an issue
of bonds to the amount of $5O0,OOO halt
of which was taken Immediately by
people living in Salt Lake. The Bos-
ton Advertiser, commenting on the evil
dent prosperity and strength of this or
ganization, says:
1T controls the politics of Utah today
and dictates the election of state off,
GERS and congressional representatives.
The rest of the United States is power
less to help this condition of things. All
this was predicted few years ago,
when Utah applied for admission into
the Union. The friends Of Utah, how
ever, insisted that the United States
was great enough to take care of any
problems of this kind. Somebody
seems to have made a mistake some
where"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

with commercial and industrial energy,
may speedily retrieve the losses of war,
as did France and the United States;
but Spain is moribund if not actually
dead commercially, industrially, politi-
cally and morally, and recuperation
Of her material resources implies a
regeneration of the character of her
people. 1t is because of the evidence
of courage and good intentions that
the Spanish announcement of the pro-
posal to pay the January coupons, has
been hailed as hopeful augury Not
long ago, reputation or a scaling down
process would have seemed more prob
able
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
4 SURHLYAL IN KANSAs.

The populist remnant in Kansas is
making desperate efforts to remove the
effects of the republican sweep, which
elected the governor and a majority of
the lower branch of the legislature.
Hold-over senators will control the up
per branch. The populist caucus called
to consider matters to be submitted to
the special session of the legislature,
which has been called for by Governor
Leedy to meet before the end of this
year. will pass upon bills to reduce
freight rates % per cent, passenger
rates 80 per cent. and sleeping
charges by over one-half, and providing
for reductions of 40 per cent. in ex-
press, telegraph and telephone charges.
Other features of proposed legislation
include measures for Furnishing sleep
ing-car porters for accepting tips, the
establishment of state stock yards,
where charges would be but half the
present rates. and the establishment of
a state insurance company to insure
against fire, lightning and tornadoes
for 50 per cent of the charges now ex-
acted by private corporations.
Should such legislation be adopted, its
immediate repeal might be made impos-
sible by the hold-over senators. That
it is being considered at all illustrates
the curious survival of populism/ in
it's old stronghold. The Kansas popu-
lists give as little thought to the prob
ability that policies in an insurance
company attempting to do business at
less as they do the fact that the giving
of tips to porters is a matter wholly
within the discretion of individual
travellers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

1t looks as if the attempt to make
trouble over the 100000 fee awarded
to Judge Day, as head of the peace
commission, would have very re-
spectacle backing in congress, es-
pecially as the senatorial commission
ers do not get anything outside of their
regular salaries. Less is said about
Secretary Moore's comfortable honora-
rum, but he was supposed to be an ex-
pert. Judge Days salary in Ohio used
to be $25OO a year, and sometimes he
may have earned $4,000 at his law prac-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUITY.

The attention of the members of the
Society of Antiquity is called to the i'm
portance of the meeting tonight in Sal
isbury Hall, when the reports Of fbe
treasurer and auditing committee as
well as of the committee on loan ex-
hibition, will be made.
This meeting win be addressed bv
John Parkhurst Putnam, A. NJ. who
will speak of the early events in HoI-
land intimately connected with the
Pilgrim exodus.
The meeting is open to the public.
put the membership a"e urged to at
tend
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

1t was only when Imperialism was
touched upon that the president failed
to awake a responsive chord by his
speeches in the south. In that section
the anti-expansion sentiment is strong
est, and the president did not get much
encouragement from his hosts.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

And now the Hon. James H. Mellen,
Mr., Pat. Hurley and other distin-
guished citizens are beginning to Won
der what's the use of standing in with
a yellow editor, if he cannot save them
from public chaff and The Spy's toast
ing fork
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

Fifty churches and thirty converts
are inventoried among the lately ac-
quired property Of the United States
in Porto Rico, and there is no guar
antee that the census is complete. Pos
sibly some of the American missionar-
les have their eyes on well-established
church plants. down there, but the
chances are that they viii find all this
property pre-empted. They win have
to begin at the beginning and build
nm
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
LoTHRoP's OPERA HOUSE.
The Elroy Stock Company Makes Its First
appearance in Worcester.

The Elroy Dramatic Company made
its first appearance in Worcester last
night at Lothrop's Ill j. w. Harkins'
white Squadron" The company came
here heralded by most glowing reports
of success elsewhere and with an en-
viable record for the strength of it's
personnel and high quality of its per-
formances-reports which its appear
ance last night fully bears out. Worces-
tel. people are proud Of j. w, Harkins'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

"These people are no more fit for
.self-government than gunpowder is for
h" is the way Gen. Shafter is re-
ported to have characterized the Gu
bans, at Savannah banquet. None of
the military commanders, either in Gu
ba or at Manila, has a high opinion of
the political capacity of the natives,
but nobody has yet been able to match
Skaters tactful and diplomatic way
of putting the case.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

Probably the British remonstrance
against the conventional caricature OF
John Bull will have about the same eff
feet as the recent American protests
against the traditional funny picture
of Uncle Sam. The world does not
search in cartoons for manly dignity
and beauty, and the forther away from
home we go, the more outrageous be-
comes the figure both of John Bull and
Of Uncle Sam.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
The unanimity with which the c

The unsnimity with which the Chica-
go platform democrats are lining up
against the Philippine doctrine is not
likely to be helpful to the conservative
cause. It is more apt to give the con-
test an unfortunate partisan aspect,
and the question should not be settled
on any such basis.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

The death Of Edward G.. Mason re-
moves one of the best known and influ-
entail members of the Yale College cor
poration, and one who had frequently
been mentioned as a possible successor
to President Dwight. Mr.. Mason had
for years ranked among Chicago's first
citizens, a leader of the bar, and a man
|of generous public spirit, while his per-
sonaI qualities were exceedingly at
tractive.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

Sagasta and his ministry may re-
sign, but the next step is not so easily
foreseen. The premier may succeed
himself, but if he does not there is no
evident reason for expecting better re-
suits from his successor than from him.
1t would be difficult matter to choose
the conservator of Spain from among
the leaders in public life today. Men of
heroic mold are scarce.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

incidentally, Sir Thomas Upton will
combine business with pleasure when
he comes over with his yacht to con-
test for the Americas cup. He will
equal the prestige of his Ceylon tea en-
terprise, if he can turn the decaying
sugar interests of Barbados into a
money-making industry.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

The Rev. p. F. Jernegan's unexpected
$4,000 will do for a starter. but it will
take more than that to fill all the
stockings of the Electrolytic company.
Santa Claus should try again.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

If New York doctors know their
business, the kind of grip now preva-
lent in the metropolis is the bona fide
brand, and it is as bad as the scourge
that made life miserable just ten years
| q 90
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
IN ROUGH STONE.
New Spring House Erected by Commits
sioners at Dodge PARK.

The parks commission has recently
erected a very artistic and picturesque
spring house over the Arthur spring,
at Dodge Park. The structure, which is
seen in the accompanying cut was de-
signed by Martin Green. 1t is 81 feet
as ana ~ feet in diameter. There are
which the water may be reached
The. water of the spring Is pure.
abundant and cold During the sum
mer hundreds go to the park 10 guafr
II. The new house will protect me
spring and at the same time adorn the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
DYNAMITE EXPLODES.
Workman Hit Charge With His Pick, and
the Results Were Painful.

the Results Were Painful.
The portion of Dread street where the
city is laying sewer pipes at the pres
ent time was the scene of considerable
excitement yesterday afternoon. Dy-
Mantle is used in blasting and in dig
ging out a refractory charge. the point
OF one of the workmen's picks struck
the dynamite.
An explosion resulted, and for a min
ute the air was filed with dirt and
small slivers Of stone. Three men were
at work in the immediate Vicinity, and
all had their eyes and faces filled with
dirt and pieces Of rock. Robert Tai
bot 70 years old, was the worst injured
Of the trio, and at first it was feared
ne would lose his eyesight He was
taken 5lHe TO the City, Hospital where the
doctors say the injury to his eyes is
not serious.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

So the idea Of new little yellow eve
ming paper for q cent has been aban-
doned for want of funds? Pity there
is not another Blair handy for skin
ming.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
FAIRBANKS IN BANKRUPTCY

George f. Fairbanks. druggist 2Sl
Main street, filed a petition in bank
ruptcy in Boston yesterday. The UNI
secured claims amount to $30S5.17. The
principal ones scheduled are: s. c.
Backman Company OF New York city
S204.75; Fishel & Levy, New York city
S188.9O; Flagg estate, Worcester CenO
S15S. The stock and drugs and fixtures
IS scheduled at $1,000 subject to 2
mortgage held by J. E. Bacon fol
$500. The book accounts amount to
5000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
PAINTERS AND DECORAToi
DANCE.

me llth annual social of Union ii
brotherhood Of Painters and Decorator
9 qI America was held in Horticultura
ma iast night, and, as usual, was
nished music for dancing and die doo
was in charge of the following: Floo
director, r. j. Shaw: assistant. n M
Carmody; aids, r. MouHon. a.
Meilen, F. Phillips, j. f. Driscoll. n W
Brown, F. B. Scott and ]. C. Carroll
reception committee, f. NJ. Carmody
W. Crosbie, e. P. Heating, f. w. Brow
and N. j. Anderson.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Frank Giguere, 80; Lena Lessord, 81
Edward L. Smith, IS; Caroline A.
Robson, %.
Enoch Hagberg, 81; Anna Nelson, 2S.
William S. Scott, 40; Henrietta o.
Sutherland 20.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

w. A. England. the jeweler at 394
Main street, certainly has the finest
display Of choice goods in his line for.
Christmas gifts that has been seen this
season.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

Congressman Walkers prediction,
that there will be no currency reform
till 1904, has excited very general re-
mark, but no general surprise. 1t is
only too obvious that neither the re-
formers nor the present administration
have any consistent plan upon which
they can agree. In the absence of any
thing like definite policy, there can
be little encouragement to hope for
energetic action or important results.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

In Dragging of the exhibit of advertis-
ing in his last Sundays issue, the ami
able Mr.. Cristy says:
TT was all ordered, toe, none of it
free or below standard rates such as
some bankrupt papers offer"
This fling at The Gazette and The
Post is wholly unwaranted. The Spy
knows them to be perfectly solvent, and
mere tyros at cutting rates compared
to Pat. Hurleys friend
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
THE FANCY BAZAAR.

What shall be said Crowded and more People Of
worcester and New England
cate gd Values
upon them as is always the this the
take heir $500 -
The inevitable crush begun- relieve pressure we
present goods will be displayed during
Have Ceuo Baskets containing
geIeen as well as ladies' Toilet Manicure, Collar Handkerchief
Nece Glove
design and color Prices the the sake Of
making quOtation. N 49, N
Mocha Pa Astrachan Back SOC pair. ~ " lay 800 20
BOXED
Penders 1885, $780, higher nboy Christmas
Suspenders, 25c cSp-ca 00 N1f'YSA"9
FRESH DAILY
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE OF ARGUS: he
IS HONORABLE If He DO BUT LOOK TO The VEL
FARE Of The COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

263 ladies' and gents fine gold
watches to select from at w. A. Eng
lands, 394 Main street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
BUILDING PERMITS.

f. W. Wheeler, Forest street add.
ton.
Donat Lambert 9 Litchfeld street.
tenement house.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

TUESDAY. DECEMBER 90, 1sos.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
PICTURE FRAMES.

You can buy well made Frames in
our ART Department for very much less
prices this season than ever before.
Special line of White Enamel, Cabinet
size frames, glazed and easel backed, 19c
Stained Oak, Cabinet size in ma ural,
brown, green and walnut, 25c each
Handsome White Enamel, like cut,
with gold corners Use grade) 500
All Gi with green mat, 49c
2 openings, all gilt, 90; openings,
all gilt. 75c; a, $1.OO; 5, 81 25, and
6, $3.50.
Special lot of Hand Painted, Cabinet
Size, Photo Frames, floral ami conven-
tional, 25c, 81 l-2c and SOC each
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
Sensible Christmas Petticoats.

We favor the neat, Iady-like styles to h
staring, eye-catching kinds. A new skirt
is made of 'Merceriz:d" cotton, so like
silk as to deceive.
B ne or greer. with "Omhriel" cut,
double cord flounce; very useful skirt,
$500.
Colored Moreen Petticoats are favorites.
Wear, warmth and dressiness; corded
brown or black, $3.50, $2.75, $500 to $3.75.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
TABORETTES,

New Line Of Christmas novelties Moorish Qurd Oak Ma
hogany 1oC novel styles
The new Curved Foot Rest Stool CHARTERED Oak Cherry
leak Wood nd Italian Marble Iaboret Pedesa
ETC., all special Novelties. 1890
SPECIAL SPECIAL!
Stained Jadiniere or Palm to beso at each
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-12
IN The COTTON MARKETS.
Liverpool and the South Reported as
Being Bearish.
The PRICES OF FUTURES ARE LOWER
Hester Places the Texas Moveme mt
Up to April 30 mt 2,o71,6s0 Against
3,1O3.1.l in 1905.
Office of The Post,
Houston, Wednesday, May


Tie cotton world has come to the belief
that the present war is soon to end and that
SO lons as it continues the shipping will
continue.
New York reported that Liverpool; had
placed selling orde,-s there and that the
South was again in boarish mood. Tho
bur eau report seems to have had little CT
feet. In fact, 1t has not beef dociphcred ard
it, real meaning docs not seem to be fully
understood.
Liverpool reported spot sales of 10000 bales
at decline of l-32d. All the American mar
keis closed unchanged, with the tone quiet.
Futures in Liverpool are 26i down. New
York closed to and New orleans > to I
points lower than yesterday
Receipts at ports were 4672 against 66ss last
year and 1895 In 1895.
New Orleans expects 400 to 7O0 tomorrow
against oil last year and 200 in 1895.
IIouston expects 100 to 200 against i7S last
year and 40 in 1895.