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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-20
The Oxford nemoerat.
SOUTH PARIS.
GRAND Trunk RAILWAY.

I'm and after Oct. ?. lsss, trains leave South
patis. Going down 6l1 A NJ, Sundays In
,ln,le,ll. asa. NJ. rs r. ~ Going up; $50
A N, ser NJ, IS 2, NJ Sundays inclutedl.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-20

Wen dream the hours away
Clara >t;nchfelt. Margaret Jones, Blanche
RArrOxs. Hattie Jenne, i.cttle Giles.
Bertha merrill.
3 Wand Drill
4 Chorus % Butterflies.
we arr a fairy butterfly hand,
Bessie Haxgett. Nnrtcl Dirk. Etncl ltsr'
rows, Lulu Merrill. Mnircd farfr. ko-e
Murphy
5 Chorus Rount the Rosy Rover.
q Chorus % Woodland Fairies.
Eve are fxirfe- frou the woodland.
Wilma Rebinson. Iva HAsgett. Nellie ysck
80 Exa >wsti Anuie ~tinrhnca. lara
Cha-c Mae DainSrce. forenCe Emery
Sonx Runhls hee. tlarcncs -2i.hgry,
: song AID chorus. I'm q lhtie daisy.
Helsu Rsrues Rath ho,stcr. Nagn Clara.
6iNtys H-snBsy Rath Bsprsf, wihirea Han
y TahieauN "knssH'inx esfar~ Thee
10. Caorps. ~Ecantful ~hininx WAY
N. >oux. stag sweet >tgsrUszAs.
Qaesu. Eaby EiArk
y ErsloSus. -o'ur ire&n % Arr iAHd !. Der I"
Two scenes from the cADtsts OF Ruth
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-20

lNO rCNDt~ Afoti III Na8NaAs " As@sNf
followed:
flrsl-Scsns Soco81.
N.orri NJ Harue~
strv.Ah Mr. Hy aiizra.
gufh Ntss Nart.a 3ans=.
H8ak tsee A. hrisxs
-ea,r.f -SsHeEr tnslrr1
t.Fantag $40. k4ih-
~'uHa - sfils. tsss&f
Trta a. hnrus
~ shsl give his Aaxsls cnsfes over thss
Takiean
a0,,ssEpsnt.t Mr. tscrrs a kEixss
II TOOK IN. bSby sho~ Friday after
boon % drAw the cro~d IN. not oaiy the
croxd a hzhie. sad their mothers, but
crOwd % spectators. DO yoa have an
idea how n&By future rulers Of tn
I slsed states % America snd Asia. no~
under two wears cd, we have In south
Pari.g Well. we oSlt state definttely.
bot there were twenty-five out thst
sHstr names
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-20

vGi,h were instructive sBd edifyioz-
Reading nv Miss Miller. Papers were
I'D 5y Mrs. I.srrsbee and Mrs. SWEET
singing BY double quartette.
AZ the Congregational vestry next
sturdy evening there will be supper
t.- the members Of the Sunday Scnoni
10 quarter past six. Afterwards. VIII
.- u. usual Christmas tree festivities
E"citations by the ehildren-snd dtstri-
tu.i0u % gifts. santa ClSus mas
promised 20 ~ present and help make
IA evening pleasant one. All are To-
vj.d And all who NAV have gifts Tor
th- trees ,re requested 90 take them 70
tue ye-trv 80 etIly in the afternoon a.
possible. for the supper will make con-
,t..rtb'e extra work for the committee
Tne meeting in the interests Of read
iug roam. last Tuesday evening. orcugh'
"a, .t.,nr .ava,,,v men ard bovs. The
H.''er Was fully and freely discussed,
std A committee WAS appointed 20
secure WAYS sud means and prepare the
movement for orgsniz ition. THIS com
mi'rer con -ists Of Nelson c.. Elder, r..
J. Jewell. Dr. Charles l.. Buef, Edwin
y. ia-ke'l. Charles VI. Howard. Lester
l. Gerrisb, Emery Ronpey, D. frsnh
". Larrates. IL il thought by some
hat reading room could he run N
Masonic Block. near the public horsry'
o. the maiu,l sdysntsge Of the two in'
stituj.ons. Ia the Performance OF the,,
cUty. the committee named above VII
probably call upon a lrrge number Vi
cur readers. Receive them with oprf
hearts, srd With open pncke'h"oss. Il
i gstimsted tn Il viii cost $500 10 ruf
reading room year, snd u VIII o.
money well invested. Such an institu
ton j. not 20 be regarded "a luxur!
but Ia pl.ce like South Paris y
ought 70 be considered . necessity. rn<
place Is not complete without k.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
NICARGUAN CANAL.
Commission Reports on Three Routes, All
eng Feasible.

Washington, Dec 2S.-Copies of the
preliminary report of the Nicaragua
canal commission, of which Admiral
Walker is chairman have been fur
nished to Senator Morgan and others
interested in the bill now pending in
congress on that subject
The commission has not yet fully
worked out all the details of con
structon of the proposed canal but the
report simply presents briefly the
views Of the commissioners as to the
feasibility Of the work and the maxi
mum cost at which it is believed the
waterway can be constructed, Three
routes are spoken of, namely, the old
low level the high level or Men0cal
route and an intermediate route, and
any of these Senator Morgan says the
commission consider feasible. For the
purpose of arriving at an estimate of
probable maximum cost, the commits
sion submitted figures on the low level
route which. the senator says, is con-
sidered the longest and most expensive.
For this route Admiral Walker esti-
mated the cost would be $l24,OOO 600,
Prof Haupt $125 100000. while Gen.
Haines added 20 per cent to those fig
ures, because Of various conditions.
chifIey the question of cost of labor,
which ii was impossible, he, thought,
70 figure on with absolute definiteness.
The report. says the senator, shows con-
cusively that the project is an en-
tirely feasible one and that in its con-
struction the government has the
choice of any one of the three routes.
II shows further, Senator Morgan
states the absolute accuracy Of the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
THEY HAVE a CONFERENCE.

Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Sullivan
&c O'Connell, counsel for Calvin & Hi
ney, went out to Leicester and con-
ferred with Chairman Smith of the
board of seIectmen. They went to the
top of ST. Joseph's hill. where the pros
ecution claims that the vestibule car
should have waited, and getting out
there they walked down the hill to the
bottom of the valley, where the ac-
cident occurred. They talked with q
number Of people relative to the ac-
cident and on matters pertaining to
the management Of the road, but found
few who dared go upon the witness
stand 1t is evident that some influ-
ence has been at work among the res
iGents of the town, and the counsel for
the defense attribute their backward
ness TO testify to interference on the
part of the railroad officials. 1t Is
claimed that since the accident travel
on the Worcester Leicester and Spen-
Ger divisions of the road has fallen off
one-third.
The residents of the town through
their representatives, Selectmen Smith
and Boardman, are preparing for an
aggressive fight against the manage
ment of the road. Blackmer & Vaughan
who have been the towns counsel for
years viii handle their side of the case.
Mr.. Blackmer when seen by a Spy
man yesterday said: "Our position is
this. We are acting under the direction
of Leicester selectmeu; at their request
and we propose to ascertain and fix the
blame for this terrible accident Tive
persons entitled to travel in safety wera
killed in an accident on the Worcester
and Suburban street railway. We do not
pretend to say now who Is responsible
for this sad fatality, but we do propose
to Sift the matter to the bottom and flx
the blame regardless of who is affected,
If Calvin and Hiney are alone respon-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
Judge Gardner.

the policy. The company's limit of in
surance on one accident is reported to
be $4,000 and even if they did not con-
test the claim and paid it in full. the
difference between that amount and
the awards of the courts in the civil
suits against the road would undoubt-
eddy leave large margin to be made
up in assessments upon the stockhold-
ers and the chance of the Consolido-
ted would still hold good
The attitude OF the insurance COM
pany places the street railway company
in a peculiar position. Ordinarily the
counsel of the accident insur-
ance company defends the insured in
such cases. but in this case in view of
the feeling on the part of the insurance
company that the road was not operat-
| ed IN proper manner, the street rail-
| way company viii undoubtedly furnish
counsel OF their own, and conduct their
own case. The counsel for the insur-
ance company are Herbert Parker and
Charles Fl. Milton.
Daniel F. Gay, the local agent of the
| Travellers Company, said to a Spy re-
porter last evening: I'VE have not as
yet refused TO make any payment on
the policy. We are not trying to escape
payment of our policies. whether they
are big or small, but no action in the
matter will be taken by our company
ed no investigation, and shall accept
the evidence presented at the inquest.
If the claim is perfectly valid, all right.
If the terms Of the contracr have not
been lived up to by the street railway
company, that is their lookout
Mr.. Gay refused to disclose the
amount of insurance carried by the
Worcester and Suburban in his COM
pany.
The Spy's exclusive announcement in
Yesterdays issue Of the probability of
action against the officials of the road
looking toward their indictment caused
a tremendous sensation, and yester-
days developments, confirming The
Spy's story, only served to add to the
general interest in the outcome Of Lei
oester's now famous street car acct
dent.
Messrs. Sulivan@ & O'Connell, coun-
sci for Calvin and Hiney,, are as
determined as ever to push the case to
the extreme limit.
''Our fight is against the officials of
the road" said MIR. Sullivan in oonver-
sation with a Soy reporter yesterday,
land we make no attempt to cover up
our attitude
Mr.. Sullivan declined to discuss the
possibilities Of securing an indictment,
on purely professional grounds.
1t is probable that the street railway
company will dispute their liability for
the accident, on the grounds that they
did all within the range OF human fore
sight t. guard against it, basing their
defense upon the rulings of either one
or the other of the three Massachusetts
judges quoted above. The action of the
defense will probably be based on
broader grounds, and the contest will
be q sharp one.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
CHINAMEN ARRESTED.
Advent of United States Official in Spring
field Terorized the Cee ais.

field Terorized the Cee ais.
Springfield, Dec. 2S.-The Chinese
population of this city was thrown into
a big ferment of fear today through
the coming of Or. lin Fuzzy Moy of New
York, a United States treasury official
and interpreter. DR.. Moy came here
to round up the local Cinnamon, in
tending to arrest all those who could
not produce certificates of registration
as required by the Chinese exclusion
act of 1892. With a police inspector he
captured six Of the celestials, one Of
whom was later released. The other
five will be taken tomorrow to Boston
to be tried before a United States
judge. Inspector Ralph Izart of New
York will take the prisoners out Of the
city. They Will be charged with Illegal
ly living in this country, the penalty
being one years imprisonment at hard
labor, followed by deportation to the
old country
The coming Of DR.. Moy terrorized
the hundred or more local Cinnamon,
with the result that rumber, get
ting a tip Of what was going on, fled
from the city. One laundry was found
closed, with shutters down. One of
the men arrested, .Tue Fue, is a highly
civilized Chinaman He rides a bicy-
Gle, has cut off his 1ue and has a white
wife in Boston. He has been here four
years. Dr. Moy said that complaints
had been sent to Washington by local
labor unions, and FOR that reason he
was ordered here 10 make a wholesale
raid.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
THE DUBUQUE LAW.
Judge Knowl,on Says He Has Grave
Doubts as to Its ConstitutlonaIity.

Judge Knowlton Says He Has Grave
Doubts as to Its ConstitutlonaIity.
Boston, Dec. 2S.-Judge Knowlton, in
the supreme court, today ordered a
writ of habeas corpus to be issued in
the case of James w. Brown, who is
confined in the Charles street Jail, by
order of Judge Bolster of the Roxbury
district court. Brown was committed
in proceedings instituted under what is
known as the Dubuque law, for failing
to make payments to his creditors, as
ordered by the court. The claim was
for rent Of q house in Cambridge, on
which the court ordered him to make
payment. Counsel for Brown contend
ed that the statute is unconstitutional,
because it is confined in its operations
to a part of the people of the common
wealth and does not include those
who come within the jurisdiction of
trial justices. Judge Knowlton in or
dering the writ to issue, said he had
grave doubts as to the constitutionality
of the statute and ordered the writ to
issue so that the prisoner could be adj
mitted to bail, and reserve the case for
determination of the full bench.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
SCIENTISTS.
A Notable Gathering From All over the
Country at Columbia University,


New York, Dec. 2S.-Within the halls
Of Columbia University today there
gathered such an assembly of scien-
lists as has seldom been brought to-
sether in session under one roof.
Almost all the societies for research
and higher science We're represented,
and the scope of their deliberations
stretched from psychology to morphol-
ogy Each society held its meeting in
separate han. Those who met were:
The American Society of Naturalists.
American Morphological Society. Asso-
cIdtl0n OF American Anaromfsts Ameri-
can psychological Society, American
psychological Association, American
ruIhIore Society, Society for Plant
Morphology and Physiology, the Anth-
LoPologltal Section Of the American
ASSOCIATION Tor Advancement of Sci
ehce, American Geological Society and
American Chemical Society.
President Seth Low Of Columbia, Wis
lted number of the meetings and well
coined tho delegates to Columbia's new
home
At the Anthropological section Of Am
erican association for the Advancement
81 SCence, these papers were read:
The lndi9n congress at Omaha" by
James Mooney, Washington; and BE
lief in viii power among the Pawnees, .
by. Miss Alice C. Fletcher of Cam
bridge Mass.
At the American Psychological So
cletys meeting many papers were read,
one OF the most important being by
Prof, w. T. Porter, who has developed
a method Of studying the excised heart,
and has made an important study of
the human heart while in action. About
go fellows of the American Geological
Society were present during the morn
ing session, including President Ste
phenson, Prof. 3. K. Emerson of Am
herst, DR.. c. w. Dalton of the Cana
dian Geological Society. L C. White
Virginia state geologist, and H L.
Fairchild of the Rochester University
1 here were "a papers to be read. Among
those read this morning We're, Outline
OF the geology of Hudsons Bay and
Strait" h Robert Bell of the Cana
dian geological survey; "The geology OF
Yosemite National Park" by H. w
Tanner of the United States geological
survey; THE geology of the Crystalline
rocks of Manhattan Island" by F. J.
H. Merritt Of the New York state geo
logical survey.
At all tie other meetings many pa
pers We're read most of them relating
ITO extremely technical subjects.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
NO CHANGE IN PLANS.
Mastering Our Troops to Go On, No'wlth.
standing Possible Trouble in phiIippnes.

Washington Dec. est is said at
the war department that no change
in the plans as to the mastering out of
troops will be made as a result of the
threatening outlook in the Philippines.
The secretary of war has made some
progress in designating the volunteer
regiments to be mustered out, but no
announcement will be made until the
list is COMPLETED 1t is believed how
ever that the list will include the
Thirtv-first Michigan, now at Knox
vile: the Second Tennessee at Column
bus. Ga: the Third Tennessee at An
niston Ala: the Third North Carolina
(coloredl. at Macon; the Sixth Virginia
(colored). at Macon. and the First
West Virginia at Columbus. Ga. These
regiments would constitute a good part
of the volunteers to he mustered out,
for the entire number will not run very
high. owing to the purpose to first mus
ter out the volunteers at Manila and
reduce the regulars to the number con-
tempated bv law when the war
closed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29

gradually replace horse drays with
autotrucks without antagonizing the
present interests in control Separate
interests are to be purchased and truck
drivers are to become motormen. If the
arrangements are not such as to secure
an amicable agreement between the
promoters Of the autotruck and the
present truck magnates, then there will
come a grand clash, in which the for
mer will have the advantage as the cost
of the operation of the autotruck is far
less than that of the ordinary drays
With the necessary horses.
The manufacture of the autOtrucks
which it is now intended to put upon
the market, will be carried on at the To-
cal plant of the American Wheelock
Engine Company in this city, which has
also in its hands the production Of the
compressed air motors
The compressed air motor does away
with the fatal trolley wire, and the new
compressed air truck does away with
horses. And more wonders are coming
Mr.. King was in New York yesterday
in consultation with the capit~4sts
there and returned home late last eve
ming, predicting great results for the
city.
The New York Evening Telegram Of
yesterday has the following to say in
regard to the big enterprise, that, if
successful, will mean so much to the
manufacturing interests of Worcester:
1T is believed that with the incor-
poration of the New York Autotruck
Company the death knel of the horse
IS a power for transportation has been
Cung. The company has capital of
$1.000,000, and it is proposed to consol-
dAte the trucking interests of the
greater city and do the business by
means of autotrucks run by compressed
air.
Two persons who are openly identified
with the new company are James H
Hoadley, Of No. 90 Broadway. and Hen
~ r. Knight Of No, 20 Broadway Their
interests were combined some time ago
anG their motors adopted by the Met
ropolitan Traction Company for use on
the Twenty and Twenty-ninth
street lines. 1t is understood that Will
liam c. Whitney. at the time of the
consolidation of interests Joined Messrs.
Boadley and Knight and that he and
Joseph Letter are interested in the new
company, Mr.. Letter particularly with
reference to the foreign rights.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
FOR AMERICAN TROOPS.
Surgeon General Recommends Establish
ment Of srmy SanltarMnn 10 Ina

Surgeon General Recommends Establish
ment of 1rmy Sanitarun IN Japa
Washington. Dec. 2S-The secretary
Of war has received Il recommendation
from Surgeon General sternberg for
the establishment Of IN army SANTA
rum at Nagasaki. Japan, for use Of the
United States troops at Manila. The
recommendation has not yet been ap-
proved. but it is looked upon with
much favor The consent Of the Jap
anese government would be required
but little doubt exists that this would
be given. The climate in this Japanese
locality is very saluocious and brac-
ing.
The condition of the sick troops in
this country is so favorable, according
to reports received by the surgeon gen
eral that the hospitals at Lexington
and Knoxville have been abandoned.
The hospital train~ha5 gore to Savan-
nah to bring $50 sick from the division
hospital there to Fort McPher-
son, so that the division hos
pital NAV go to Havana. The hospital
shin Relief has gone to Santiago and
Porto Rico to bring back conValescents
to Fortress Monroe.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
UNIVERSAL PEACE.
William T. stead sends a Message 10
The Christian Endeavorers.

The Christian Endeavorers.
Boston, Dec. 28.-The United Society
of Christian Endeavor has received the
following message in regard to univer-
sal peace, from Editor William T.
Stead of London, for the Christian En-
deavorers of the world
THE year 1899 brings with it a great
opportunity. In the last nine years
Christian governments have spent
upon ornaments for war a sum far
exceeding $5,000,O00. To abate this
gigantic waste of the resources of civil
ization, the Russian emperor has sum-
moned all governments to a confer
ence. That conference will fail unless
vigorously supported by demonstra-
tons Of enthusiastic applause around
the world. I appeal to the Christian
Endeayorers to do their part in evok-
ing that enthusiasm and in giving it
practical shape. Now is the time to
act. Let such society be converted into
a local peace committee and undertake
the duty of getting up steam for the
peace conference. Otherwise the re-
sponsibility for the failure of this great
opportunity may rest on your hands. "
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
BEET SUGAR.
A Big Deficit in the German Crop An
nounced.

Big Deficit in the German Crop An
nounced.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-A deficit in the
German beet sugar crop of at least $50, :
coo tons is figured upon by United States
Consul Diedrich at Magdeburg. He
says that the backward season resulted
in small deficient beets. A number of
manufacturers sold fully one-half of
their last years product at very low
prices before they realized that there
would be a shortage in material, and
the end of November found a number
of factories closed ON account of the
difficulty in getting material. All the
old stocks of sugar in Europe having
run low, the market has been stronger
for some time, with upward prices. The
estimate of the beet sugar crop for the
world. accepted in Germany as ac-
curate, is 4,775,57S tons, Germany lead
ing with 1,S47, 01S tons and Cuba being
set down as producing 100000 tons
against 2,597,571 tons in the previous
season.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
It's One Or the Other For the
Suburban.
CONSOLIDATED READY
To Absorb the Road if the Leicester
Accident Offers the Proper
Opportunity.


a
suitable
which foresight guard against prevented
Sou
careessnes of it's
incident 0 employment
Gardner
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29

death of Mrs Adams in New York to-
cay. said tonight, when seen by an As
ISOLATED Press reporter, that Mrs. Cor
nish. Harry's divorced wife, who was
supposed to be in this city, is now liv-
ing in Boston. Mr.. Dewitt said that
he knew of nobody who would be like
ly to attempt his sons life in such q
manner He would volunteer no fur
Their information
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
MADE no RETRAcT.

Boston, Dec. %. - Manager Frank Y.
Dunn, a theatrical manager was fined
$500 by Judge Sheldon in the superior
criminal court this afternoon for libel
and in addition was Obliged to make a
complete retraction of what reference he
made concerning the character and repu-
tation of Lawyer Thomas j. Barry which
reference appeared on the programs dis
tributed to patrons of the theatre.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
BEATEN ALL RECORDS.
rulser Buffalo a, Port Said. sixteen and
Haf DAYS out From New York

washington, Dec. 2S.-The cruiser
p,'ffalo arrived today at Port Said en-
route for Manila, sixteen ana a nan
laws out from New York. she mas
bro bro all naval records up TO l TINS
point in her voyage She Is nee oa as Rap
~ y % relieye men in Dewey's fleet whose
fine has long expired
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
WEATHER REPORT

Washington, DeeN as Forecast for
Thursday: New England and eastern
New York: Increasing cioudiness. with
snow Thursday afternoon or night; warm
er; high northwesterly winds becoming
southwesterly and diminishing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
Compressed Air to Be Applied
to Heavy Trucking.
American WheelOck Company to Make Mo-
tors For New Autotrucks--Leiter
and Whitney In Scheme.

at means much the city of Worcester"
Henry W. knS counsel for the
gigantic syndicate backed by Joseph
William Whitney purpose placing borse trucks
upon well as upon the streets of all
tn create o globe
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
nREYrrs, RETURN .
ponort That He win Leave Cayenne for
Paris Next Week,

rordor Dee 2S.-The Paris correspond
ltol' ny tbe Daily News Mrs. Emily Craw-
S Snra saws she has reason to believe that
Dreyfus will leave Cayenne capital or
iTrench Guiana South America for
France on Jan. next