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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30

cester combination that promises to dis
pute the ground with the Parker people,
hints at the construction of 40 miles of
railway. Putnam is but 81 miles from
Worcester, but a branch line to South
bridge from Webster. which is one of the
features of the Parker combination,
would increase this amount of mileage
to "a miles.
If there are rival companies trying to
obtain the franchises for the location Of
the line through the different towns
from Worcester to Webster, there win
be an interesting question for boards Of
selectmen to settle before spring opens
This can be said at the present time
that the Parker combination has the
pole in the race, and that the selectmen
of Auburn and oxford are already inter-
ested in their scheme and inclined to
look upon it with favor. A struggle such
as the State Central and the Worcester
and Shrewsbury engaged In, during the
winter of 1898, for the franchises for the
Worcester and Marlboro road, would be
interesting, to say the least
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
ITS THIRTEENTH DINNER.
Eminent Men Have Jolly Time at the
Grdiron Club.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The Gridiron
Club gave it's 18th annual dinner to-
night Distinguished guests We're pres
ent from all parts of the world, as well
as men prominent in public life from
every section of the United States The
large banquet hall at the Arlington Ho-
tel was superbly decorated, and the
table was bed of rich and fragrant
flowers. The scene was a marvel in its
brilEancy; for, added to the electric
light effects amidst the ferns and ever
greens, the colors of the nations which
were represented at the dinner were
interspersed. The menu was a. souvenir
gotten up with especial reference to the
18th annual dinner, and in which the
"13'' was used without regard to its sup
posed fatal effect Mr.. Frank H. Hos
ford, president of the club, introduced
the speakers.
The initiation Of Mr.. Charles A Boyn-
ton, superintendent of the southern di-
vision of the Associated Press, and Mr.
Albert Miller OF the Kansas City Star
afforded an occasion for the publication
of the pension roll. No names except
those Of guests were found on this roll
and they were subjected to comments
Of witty character to fit each person
mentioned. A tribe of Indians in full
war dress swooped in and scalped Geo
IT Daniels and George W. Bovd WHO
have been active in presenting the anti
scalping bill before congress. The civil
service question was settled in a spirit,
ed contest in which Senator Lodge and
Representative Grosvencr were person
ated by athletic young men. the result
being that the rcforIner got the best OF
the spokesman. An eloquent tribute was
paid to the deceased members Of the
club, the late Moses P. Handy, Fred d.
Mussey, Jacob ]. Moan and George Y.
Coffin. The features and speeches were
interspersed with songs.
There were IT'S covers, and among the
guests were the following: The presi-
dent of Hawaii. Sanford r. Dole; the
German ambassador, Mr.. Won Holleben
the French ambassador, NJ. Cambon;
the Hawaiian minister Mr. Hatch the
Japanese minister Mr.. Toru Hoshi; the
Chinese minister. Mr. WI Ting Fang;
the apostolic delegate, Mgr Martinelli;
Mr.. Justice Brewer, Senators Aldrich of
Rhode Island German of Maryland,
Foraker and Hanna OF Ohio, Plat of
Connecticut. Jones of Arkansas, Shoup
of Idaho, Mitchell of Wisconsin, War
rem of Wyoming and Senator-elect Nc
Comas of Maryland, ex-senator Hill Of
New York, Speaker Reed and Repre-
sentatives Allen of Mississippi, Cannon
of Illinois, Dingley of Maine and Grosve-
nor Of Ohio, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Gen.
T. II. Stanton and Col H. c. Corbin of
the army, Commodore George W. Mel
vile, chief naval constructor. and Philip
Hichborn of the navy Assistant Sec
rotary Frank A. Vanderlip Of the treas
ury, Assistant Secretary Thomas w
Cridler Of the state department Com
missioner H. CLAY Evans Of the pension
bureau, Mr.. Frank B. Noyes Of the
Washington Evening Star. Chauncey
NJ. Depew of New York. e. T. Postle-
thwaite. Geo. W. Boyd and Frank N.
Barksdale OF the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and George H. Daniels, general passen-
ger agent of the New York Central.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
NO RIGHT TO DO BUSINESS.
former Agent of Local Masonic Associa-
ton in Trouble.

Kingston N. Y, Jan. 20. -Farrington
r. Wright. VINO for two weeks has been
securing members for the Masonic Pro-
tective Association OF Worcester, Mass,
was arrested here today. He has re-
ceived IS from over 90 members of
Kingston Lodge, No. 10, who Joined, as
they supposed, the organization he
claims to represent. Not receiving any
policies. inquiry was made of Louis f.
PAYNE. state superintendent Of insur-
ance. and he sent word that the
Worcester company was not entitled to
do business in this state, and later sent
telegram, requesting that Wright be
arrested. Wright deposited 500 for his
appearance for trial on Feb. 4.
J. E. Farwell. secretary Of the Ma
sonic Protective Association, was inter-
viewed by a Spy reporter Saturday
night. and said that Wright was en-
ployed by the association as agent, but
was discharged about six months ago,
as several instances had been called to
the attention Of the secretary where his
business transactions had been rather
shady. Mr. Farwell has received sew
eral letters within the past few weeks
in regard to Wright, and mas sent out
notice that he is no longer in the en-
ploy of the association.
Wright formerly made his home in
Worcester, but his family reside in
North Adams at the present time.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30

meeting Of the committee at 1890
o'clock Monday morning. At the same
time he notified the democratic mem
bers of the committee that his general
purpose was substantially as follows:
The bill will be considered by the COM
mittee Monday, and an adverse report
made upon it. No amendment or change
in the phraseology will be made, but the
adverse report will be ON the resolution
as it stands. This will be submitted to
the house when it convenes on Monday,
and plans made to dispose of the mat
ter before the days session closes. AS
to the procedure on the floor, Mr..
Dingley made no prediction, beyond
saying that it was proposed to dispose
Of the subject on Monday. This will
doubtless require a special rule as to the
debate. This basis for such rule was
presented today by Mr. Dalzell, men,
Der of the rules committee in the form
of resolution providing that the sub
ject be considerered Immediately after
the report of the ways and means com
mittee.
The committee will probably be ready
to report by u o'clock, so that under the
Dalzel1 resolution the debate would be-
gin shortly after noon. 1t is probable
that before the house assemblies, the
Da1zell resolution will be so shaped as
to fix the hours Of debate and set a
time for a vote.
The determination to bring the sub
ject to an immediate issue gave general
satisfaction among the majority mem
bers. Some of them had desired to put
aside all other business today, and vote
down the Teller resolution before this
week closed. Representative johnson of
of Indiana took the lead in urging this
movement, and secured the assent Of
most of the republicans, and several
other members to a movement in this
direction. 1t was finally concluded
however. to let the resolution go to the
ways and means committee, with the
distinct assurance of Chairman Dingley
that the issue would be pressed to a con-
cllsion on Monday
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
THE FIGHT ABANDONED.
Dissenters from the Democratic State
Committee Ask for Harmony.


Boston, Jan. 29.-The members of the
democratic state committee, who favor
Dr. George P Cooke for chairman. and
who by retiring from recent meeting
Of the committee caused a split in that
organization, met at the Quincy House
at noon today and passed resolutions
giving up the fight
The meeting was called to order by J.
f. Owens of Lowell, and speeches were
made by DR.. Cooke, James D. Grant of
Hyde Park, and D. H. Coakley of Bos-
ton.
The resolutions adopted were to the
effect that The aggressions of the
money power and the increase of cor
porative powers, as evidenced by the
conditions of labor, and the reduction of
wages thereby causing strikes, are
alarming" and it is believed that
The present disorganized and ineffi-
Client condition of the democratic state
committee is an encouragement to
those interests which seek the industrial
enslavement of the people, and IS an
impairment of the ability of the party to
protect the peoples rights
tits resolved that Hon. Christopher T.
Callahan 'FWho claims to be chairman
of said committee, is requested to call q
meeting of the whole committee before
further organization is perfected IN or
der that all matters In dispute may be
amicably arranged to the end that we
may commence the new year with a
united front"
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
GIFT TO ART MUSEUM.
St. Anne's Temperance Society to Present
Cast of "The Praying Boy."

The st. Anne's Total Abstinence So
ciety is to present to the Art Museum
a cast of the wea-known statue, 1.-THE
Praying Boy"
There has beer but one other like
cast taken from tine original, which
will be placed in the German National
Art Museum. Edward p. Cunningham
has presented the society with Is vol
umes of standard authors, to partly
make up for the destruction of the So
ciety's library in the Day building fire
The officers of the society will be in
stalled Tuesday evening of next week
and the annual social will occur Mon
day, Feb p, in Horticultural Hall.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
MIR. TRBB1rTs ARRESTED.

Boston, Jan. ga message to the po-
lice tonight announces he arrest of
Abraham Tebbitts, the Boston leather
merchant, who is wanted here on the
charge of embezzlement The arrest
was at Regina, Assinaboia county, N.
w. T., on the arrival of The Canadian
Pacific train this morning.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
DEATH OF GUS WALTON.
Known as Donoghue's Backer and An All.
Round Athlete.

New York Jan. 29.-News was received
here today Of the death of Gus Walton
the famous all-round athlete, skater. and
formerly hacker OF Joe Donoghue. Wal
ton left New York a week ago with the
Montclair Hockey Club for Philadelphia,
where he was to be referee in a game Sat-
urday He was taken sick there. and
later went on to Knoxville, Fla, which
place he reached Wednesday. He died of
iete, as we'll on the track and field as on
the ice. He managed the trip Of Donog-
hue when the latter defeated all the fast
est skaters in continental Europe.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
LOOKED LIKE MILLER.
Boston Police Hold Man, But Heis Not
the Fellow Wanted

Saturday morning, State Detective Pc
leg F. Murray received word from Bos-
ton that the officers of Station 3 were
holding a man who answered the de-
scription of the Brookfeld murderer.
Mr.. Murray Immediately secured man
who knows Miller. to go to Boston and
see If the right man had been found.
The result was the same as in a score
Of previous cases. The suspect resem-
bles the description in some points, but
is not the much-sought-for man. 1t is
three weeks since the discovery of the
crime, and the only return the officers
have for their three weeks of constant
investigation is knowledge of how
many men there are in the country who
bear a remarkable likeness to Miller.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
FOR THE WATERFOWL ARSENAL.

Washington, Jan. 2e.-The fortifca-
tons bill reported from the appropria-
tions committee this morning. allows
$4,000, the full amount asked for for
charging the manufacture at Water
town of disappearing gun carriages, and
also $4,000 for the erection OF a new
building at WATERFOWL for the storage
of these gun carriages
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
MR.. WRIGHT HoNoRED.

Washington, Jan. 29-Carroll d.
Wright, United States commissioner of
labor is in receipt Of cablegram an
nouncing his election as a member of
the Institute Of France. He has also
been informed that he has been elected
an honorary member CT the Imperial
Academy of Science of Russia, the high
est scientific distinction that can be
awarded in that country
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
ORDER SUSPENDED.
Cut in Carrier Service Not to 7 axe Place
Feb. |,

Washington, Jan. 29.-The proposed
cut in mail deliveries in the large cities
of the east, which was to become oper-
alive Feb. 1, in order to avert a def
cheney in the postal appropriation, will
not become operative at that time, 1t
has been decided that the best interests
of the service require that the proposed
reduction be held in allegiance for a time
at least. This delay will give an oppor-
tunity for the house to take up the
question OIL deficiency appropriation
asked for by Postmaster General Gary.
The department has suspended the or
der issued to postmasters sometime ago,
to reduce their force to the ex tent that
extra allowances had been made since
the first of the fiscal year.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
No SENATOR ELECTED.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 29.-There was
no election of United States senator
at today's session of the joint conven-
ton. Twenty-siy republicans voted for
z. P. Temple Of Knoxville. Mr.. McMiI-
Ian received Ave votes, Gov. Taylor two
and Senator Turley FIVE. The remainder
OF the democratic votes were scattered
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
RECENT DEATHS,
THEoPHILUs PARvIN.

Philadelphia. Jan. 2s--Dr Tneophi-
lus Parvin, professor of obstetrics at
Jefferson Medical College, died at his
home here today DR.. Parvin was 72
years of age. He has for years been
a contributor to medical literature, ana
was one of the best known surgeons
and professors Of obstetrics in the coun-
try.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
FEEL BENEATH AN ELECTRIC

John Pelkey, employed by A. H. Sears
& Co., ice dealers, in attempting to board
an electric car at Chadwick square. Sat
urday evening, slipped and fell under the
car His right foot was caught and
crushed beneath the wheels. He was re-
moved to the City Hospital in the police
ambulance
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
FELL THROUGH A WINDOW

Matti Matson absorbed an over dose of
intoxcants Saturday night and during
the course of his wanderings fell against
a large show window at d. A. Howe's tea
store with sufficient force to shatter the
glass. He was rescued from his some
what perilous position by Officer John Nc
Carthy and taken to Station l. where he
was locked up for being drunk
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
WON BY ELKs.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 29.--rhe finish of
the 72-hour bicycle race was a desper-
ate effort of the two leaders, Waller
and Elkes, to carry off the big end of
the purse. Elkes won by two hard
yards, having gone 1922 miles six laps
and sixty yards.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
COURT MARTIAL FOR MENocAL.

Washington Jan. 29.-Secretary Long
today ordered the trial by court martial
of Civil Engineer A. G.. Menocal. on
charges of culpable inefficiency in the per
Torrance of duty, growing out of the
faulty work on the New York dry dock.
executed while the officer was the chief
inspector.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30

night. should be disposed of by the
house on Monday in order that the at
( titude Of that branch of congress might
be placed before the country immediate
ly. This conclusion was reached after
numerous conferences between Speaker
Reed Chairman Dingley Of the ways
and means committee, Messrs. Dalzell
and Henderson of the rules committee
and other influential members of the
house. Late in the day the resolution
which had come over from the senate
was referred by the speaker TO the ways
and means committee. and Chairman
pingley at once gave notice Of special
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
FAIR AND GOLD.

Boston, Jan. % Forecast for Boston
and vicinity. Sunday Fair: continued
cold; northwest winds.
Washington, Jan. % Forecast for Sun
day. For New England and eastern New
York: Generally fair; continued cold
weather; northerly winds.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
BROWN WON AT HOCKEY.

New York, Jan. 29.-At the Clermont
rink in Brooklyn tonight the Yale
hockey team was defeated by the repre-
sentatives Of Brown, after close and
exciting game,
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
THE TELLER RESOLUTION.
The Measure viii Be Acted on in the
House Monday.

Washington, Jan. 29-The determine
ton was reached by leaders in the house
of representatives today that the Tel
der resolution for the payment of bonds
in silver, passed by the senate last
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
STEAMER ARRIVALS.

AT Genoa, werra from New York; at
Rotterdam, Werkendam from New
| York.
The record-union., 1898-06-26

| Perhaps the most valuable and in
teresting of all the relics is a visitors
record book of the Nonamtum Vale
Gardens of Brighton, Mass, which
Colonel Warren conducted from 1870
until 1915. 1t contains the names of
hundreds of such illustrious Americans
as Emerson. Burritt Webster, Clay,
Calhoun, Longfellow, Bryant and Phil
lips, all Of whom the old Octogenarian
knew WELL Most of these visitors wrote
some original and characteristic senti-
ment opposite their signatures, but
iClay would never write more than the
simple signature, III. Clay" not even
adding the State where he lived. Col
onel Warren and William Cullen Bry-
ant were intimate friends for more
than half q century.
| There are many autographs and
pictures of Ole Bull, with whom Colonel
Warren travelled in Europe forty years
ago. In 1S47 he delivered temperance
lectures throughout Europe, and in
1S49 he travelled with Rev. DR.. Chal-
mers, who became famous for his dis
Itinguished services in behalf of the suf-
ferers of the great famine Of 40
From out this storehouse of curios.
of books, coins and other rare things"
he asked, what do you think 1 cherish
most?"
After viewing many things that
seemed about equally valuable, the Wis
itor designated his great album con-
tanning the signatures of so many hun
dreds Of eminent people of a past gen.
Grafton.
You are wrong" he said. Let me
show you that which is more valuable
than the names Of the great or than
the cannon ball l got at Bunker Hill,
something that outranks all medals of
honor and all prizes of old fairs The
old man then walked over to a little
glass case that contained dainty
basket not more than three inches in
diameter, and in this there was deli
cate faded bouquet, the variegated col
ors of which, however. were still dis
ltinguishable. Beneath the basket was
an inscription dated 1916, and it
showed that he presented the bouquet
to his mother that year. And mother
gave it back to me with her prayers
and blessings when I left home and
came to California in the forties,' he
said, as the tears filled his eyes. That,
young man, there is not wealth enough
in the world to buy
The record-union., 1898-06-26
THE CUBAN INSURGENTS HELP
U.s.

After all the doubling and scoff1ng
about the Cuban insurgents they are
coming to the front finely, just when
most wanted and at exactly the right
place. They are numerous too, and
they are fighters besides. Their army
is very much more than a myth, and
their cooperation is a deal more than
promise.
Indeed, the performance Of these
ragged patriots is such as to draw
from our commanding Generals warm
est expressions of praise. These black
and Drowned, dirty, half naked, dogged-
fighting Cubans are the men who for
three years have prevented Spain with
all her ships, and men, and millions,
from subjugating an insular State
with nothing but devotion to the cause
of liberty, machete, rifle and a limit
ed supply of ammunition.
They have held Spain by the throat
greatest of republics and freest of peo-
pies. These insurgents have been
scoffed at because they would not come
out into the open and fight pitched bat
ties according to Spanish plans. We
now see that the poor fellows have all
along adopted the part of wisdom in
war. They have fought precisely as
our revolutionary fathers did when
they "pestered" the great army Of the
British as it moved out of Canada and
down to Lake Champlain and met dis
aster at last at Saratoga. The British
then claimed that the rebels would not
come into the open and fight, but clung
to the hills and the bushes and made
sudden charges and quicker retreats,
and shot from behind bushes and rocks,
and trees.
The Cubans have had no sea power.
have not been able to keep a seaport
open, nor to float single torpedo boat;
but for all that they have caused Spain
the most tempestuous time it has ex-
perienced since unsympathetic storms
and British sailors brought dishonor
and defeat to Philip the naughty. The
insurgents have the best possible
knowledge of the country we have in
vaded. We have clothed and armed
them and furnished the ships of war
necessary and sent them brave men to
help them fight their. battles. They will
now prove invaluable to us. AS guides,
as skirmishers, as swift moving scout
ing bodies, as interpreters Of Spanish
tricks and tactics, they will serve US
splendidly.
They know how to subsst on the
country, even when it is as bare Of
products as billiard ball. They
weary not and sleep not, apparently.
They understand the winding of every
path and the shelter Of every hill and
wood. They know how to avoid yellow
jack by camping in the highlands, and
they have every malarial swamp on the
island plotted for avoidance.
Such force, several thousand strong,
we are not to despise nor underrate.
They are the men Spain cannot crush.
How much less shall she prevail against
them when allied with Americans we'll
armed, well provisioned and backed by
a navy that can keep the line of COM
munication with the continental base
constantly open.
The record-union., 1898-06-26

thousands of messenger boys. but 1t
gave employment to vast army OF
men and girls in it's operation and in
the manufacture OF machines and sup
plies, with it's half million and more
miles of wire, and its 1900 exchanges.
The bicycle closed out the horse and
wagon to a certain extent, but it has
built up an enormous industry and in
troduced a score of new ones, and has
ligtened labor, shortened hours, con-
served temperance, wage-saving and
health building The invention Of the
pneumatic tire alone brought on new
industry, now represented by millions
Of working capital and thousands of
skilled workers.
Even the typesetting machine has
created new industries and put more
advantages to the hand in cheapened
reading matter, increased paper max
ing and book publishing, to say moth
ing of the impetus given to illustra-
tion, engraving and designing. It has
resulted in the founding of technical
and special periodicals, before un-
known, which give employment al
ready to quite as many men as the orig
inal machines displaced.
Considering the new industries grown
up in the last twenty years out Of in
vention unhampered and unrestrained,
and it is seen how well it has won it's
title, friend of labor" For instance,
as Professor Gunton points out, and we
add, halftone engraving, chrome tam
ming, making of smokeless powder, i'm
proved projectiles, war armor, high ex-
plosives. acetylene gas, graphaphones
and Microscopes, the veriscope in all
it's forms, automatic weighing ma
chimes, new tools, lifting devices, photo
engraving, portable cameras, new high
power guns, sensitive plates, films and
sensitized papers, new motors, and a
hundred others, every one of which are
practically new industries, born Of "in-
vention, the friend of labor"