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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
REV. DR.. JEFFERSON CALLED.
Members of Broadway Tabernacle, New
York, Want Him.

At meeting held by the members Of
the church of the society Of the Broad
way Tabernacle, Wednesday night, it
was resolved, by a practically unani-
nous vote. to extend call to the Rev.
Charles E. jefferson of Chelsea, Mass,
asking him to become their pastor.
1t is thought that at least month
must elapse before he can be installed
as pastor of the Tabernacle.
1t was decided to offer the pastor a
yearly salary of $4,000. In view of re-
cent dissenslons in Congregational
churches, the members OF the Taber-
nacle added clause to the wording of
their call which stipulates that, should
difficulties ever arise between the pastor
and his congregation, the flock could
give the minister three months notice
This action, it was said, was taken with
the approval of DR.. Jefferson.
The Broadway Tabernacle committee,
Of which DR.. William A. Thomson is
chairman, was appointed nearly two
years ago to select and recommend a
pastor TO succeed the Rev. DR.. Henry
A Stimson, who resigned the passionate
on account OF some difference of opin-
ion with the members as to the policy
to be pursued by the church. Since
then the committee has made constant
efforts to find pastor.
DR.. Thomson said that the committee
had been obliged to hurry matters more
than they had intended, as Dr. Jeffer-
son had received two other calls, one
from Chicago and the other from Wor-
cester Mass. He felt sure, however,
that IL DR.. Jefferson received call
from the Tabernacle he would accept it,
The vote was then taken The result
was 107 in favor of DR.. Jefferson's call
to one against it. 1t was then resolved
that the call be extended,
On the motion Of William Ives Wash
burn, the clerk of the church, it was re-
solved that paragraph be inserted in
the call providing that in case of dis
agreement between the pastor and the
congregation, either could give three
months notice, and the matter should
then be referred to a council for consid-
Grafton and advice.
A meeting of the society of the Tab
ernacle was afterward held and the call
xKra ratified
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
THE AeIs EDITORS.
West BrookfieId and Webster Represent
ed-Przs Speaking Contest


Hanover, N. H., Feb. S.-The follow
ing men have been chosen members of
the Dartmouth Aegis board from the
class of 1900: Edward R. Cate, Haver-
Hill, Mass; Edward N. Barker, Ply
mouth, N. H.; Homer E. Keyes Brook
Ign, N Y; Harry I. Marshall, Nashua,
N. H.; Victor R. Salinger, Rochester, N.
H.; L. A. Prouty West Brookfeld,
Mass; John Redington, Evanston, Ill. 1;
Fred E. Atwood, Chelsea, VT; George
w. Long, Brooklyn, N. Y; Edmund J..
Jonakowski, Webster, Mass; Frank A.
Metcalf, South Acworth, N. H, and
Clifton T. Miller, South Hadley Falls,
Mass.
The date of the Smith, and class of Sc
prize speaking contest, has been set for
March 8. The prizes are two Of $50 and
$40 for seniors for excellence in extern
poraneous oratory and two of the same
amount open to members of the Junior
and sophomore classes for excellence in
original orations. The trials for the
seniors viii be held Feb. IL, and those of
the juniors and sophomores Feb. 16 and
IL. The competition for the t. A. Per-
kins English composition prize of $15,
open to the sophomore, is announced as
open until May 20.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
DAY
Committee on Public Buildings Says Can
terbury street School House Shall
be Built as Ordered.

At a meeting Of the full committee on
public buildings, Thursday evening, the
committee voted to instruct Superin-
tendent of Public Buildings Peck to
proceed with the erection Of the Can
terbury street school house by day la
Dor, as originally ordered. He was also
instructed to secure a competent fore
man, who should be able to discrimin-
ate and hire only first-class men. D. f.
Scannell was present to represent the
non-union men, and ]. D. Pierce to rep
resent the labor union. No hearing was
granted, however.
Just what the action means it is hard
to tell If foreman is secured who
shows no preference for hiring work
men, 1t certainly means defeat to the
union. The union men have already Elk
pressed The desire TO nave the work
done by contract.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD.

Capt. Jack Crawford is as popular as
ever. and his lecture in the star course
of the Y. NJ C. A. Thursday evening
was well attended more than two-thirds
of the seats being taken. Capt Jack
is as picturesque as ever, and as fun OF
the western life as it is possible for
man to be. His ease and naturalness
take his audience by storm from the
first and interests never lags He re-
scores and scores of thrilling, pathetic
or amusing incidents of the plains.
After the lecture the old scout was en-
tertained at the Worcester Club by
Hannibal w. johnson.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
THE LICENSE BOARD.

At the meeting of the license. board,
Thursday afternoon, the following petit
tons were granted:
To store rags and to handle old junk,
rags and paper stock, HUXLEY Mfg. and
Supply Co.; to drive a hackney carriage,
James A. Mcnamara; to drive a job
wagon. Butler A. Bates; to sell petrol
cum, VIM. j. Mullen; to hold bowling
match Feb. Z, j. 2. White; auctioneer,
A. L. Hazen; to use portion of Cherry
street for erecting a building.
Transfers of location were granted as
follows: Edward Sprague, Al Main street,
to Frank Duffy, same location; John E..
Green, pool room, 2 Thomas street: to
John E. Abrahamson, 81 Summer street;
o. F. Ballou, buyer of old gold and
silver, etc, from 10 Southbridge street
to 22S Front street.
Joe Myers Goldberg was given leave
to withdraw on a petition to buy and
sell secondhand articles at 159 Mechan-
ic street.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
FAIR AND WARMER.

Boston, Mass. Feb. S.-Local forecast
for Boston and vicinity for Friday: Fair;
warmer; southwest winds; warmer Satur-
day.
day. For New England and eastern New
York: Fair; not so cold; southwest to
south winds.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
MRS. AYERS WILL.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. BY Tho
will of Josephine Mellen Aver, which
was filed in the Middlesex court today
100000 is left to the Aver Home fol
Women and Children in Lowell, and $50
900 to the Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia. The will is dated at Par
is, Nov. %, 1895, and was witnessed b.
prominent persons,
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
A MUSICAL EVENING.
Ladies Society Of ST. Johns Episcopal
Church Gives It.

A delightful musical evening was given
at st. Johns Episcopal Church, Thursday
evening, under the auspices of the Ladies'
Society connected with that church. A
long and varied program was enjoyed by
the persons assembled
A pretty booth had been erected in one
corner Of the Sunday school room, dec
GRATED with pale green and white, under
which the table looked inviting with its
decorations of cut flowers, cut glass and
candelabra. The refreshment table was
presided over by Misses Mabel and Jessie
Moore. Miss Anna Wallberg read IN her
usual entertaining style. The singing OF
Mrs. Webster Thayer was particularly en-
jcyable, being eneored again and again.
Mrs. Thayer was at her best in Hawleys
Because / love you, dear" which she
sang In a rarely sympathetic manner
Miss Kittie Fish played several violin
solos very paeasingly, and Charles Rice
sang, as usually, well.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04

DR.. 6ARROWS' ADDRESS
To Be Given or Washington's Birthday at
Old South.

The address that Rev. John H. Bar
rows, D. D., was to deliver before the
Worcester Union of the Y. P. S. c. E.
last Tuesday evening, but which was
postponed on account of the storm. will
be given on the evening of Washing
TONS birthday, Feb, %, in Old South
Church. 0. S. Kendall Jr., chairman Of
the public meeting committee for the
local union received a letter from Dr.
Barrows. Thursday saying the date
would be satisfactory to him.
DR.. Barrows Is president of the
Worlds Parliament of Religions, and it
is expected that he will give a very in
teresting address.
The address of welcome will be given
by Rev. DR.. A. 2. Conrad, and the de-
votional services will be conducted by
Rev. DR.. John +. Tuttle. Dr. Barrows
subject will be, The conquest of Asia
by Christianity and personal observa-
tons of foreign missions and Oriental
religions President George L. Cope
land Of the union will be the chairman
OF the evening.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
WeLsBAcH LAMPS.
They Are Giving Good Satisfaction as
Street Lights.

The Welsbach lamps, which the city re-
Gently adopted for lighting some of the
principal streets of the city, are giving eX-
cellent satisfaction. During the month of
January 200 of the Welsbach lamps were
supposed to be burning every night or $500
lights for the month of 81 days. OF this
number, according to the monthly report
of Superintendent Henry A. Knight, there
were but 26 instances that a lamp failed to
burn during the night, making the high
efficiency average of .995 for the month.
In nearly every one Of the 26 cases frozen
pipes were the cause of the lamp failing to
work
Frank f. Knight, who represents the
Welsbach Company and attends to the 200
Welsbach burners that the company has
furnished the city for street lighting pur-
poses. is in Newport, r. l., this week, SUI
perintending the work of equipping the
streets there with the Welsbach lamps.
He expects TO return tomorrow afternoon.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
FROM THE LAND OF MILK AND
HONEY

Wednesday Mayor Dodge received
the following telegram from the New
York Journal
Mayor Dodge, Mayor of Worcester:
Please wire, at our expense, if much
suffering at Worcester from the storm,
and whether relief is needed. Also
statement Of condition of city
New York Evening Journal"
The mayors reply was kind but con-
else. In future Worcester need have no
fear of suffering and should plague
fall from the clouds, or a disaster set
in, only short dispatch to the Journal
will be needed to bring peace and JOY
from Greater New York Surely this
closing century is a wonderful one.
Halleluiahi
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04

lcont:nued On yIith raeel
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
Mr.. GRABLE,s CAREER.

Chicago, Feb. S.-Francis Cradle.
whose name is connected with the res
ignation of Cashier Quinlan. is pres
ident of the Gold Fields Gold Company,
of the Black Hills At the Great North
ern Hotel he has an elaborate suite of
rooms containing raised maps of the
mining regions controlled by the COM
pany, charts of mineralogy and speci-
mems Of ore. 4 large staff of clerks
gives to the rooms a busy appearance,
and their luxury of furnishings is such
as to attract the attention of the caller.
MI Cradle, according to his represent
tative, left Chicago several days ago
The Tribune says: During the last 10
years in which Francis Cradle. the man
to whom Cashier Quinlan of the Chem
ical National Bank Of New York city
The Mena star., 1898-08-03

Few orders were given except to be- gin firing for each man fired when he
The Mena star., 1898-08-03

got chance. and needed no order to begin or cease The principal efforts of the officers were in the direction of keeping the men together and giving them steadiness and confidence, That the officers did not shrink thelr duty is shown in the terrible loss of com missioned men More than 10 per cent of the men killed at Santiago were officers and about per cent of those wounded. The mortality list shows these men were leaders in more than name.
The Mena star., 1898-08-03

As in all battles the soldiers in this one sometimes shot at each other by mistake. The brush was thick and the country strange. The line of the American troops was broken and irregular. Trails led in circuitous routes and brought men face to face who had left each other but short time before. On one occasion detach- ments of the Third cavalry and the Ninth infantry had lively set-to. It is said the Hanks of the Rough Ri ders met in conflict on one occasion Few if any were hit in these encoun- ters, for such firing was only into the brush because someone was there. presumably the enemy.
The Mena star., 1898-08-03
Not Strict Neutrality, but
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
 Can America ever forget the part the English have taken in this war? If one can forget kindness, then we can forget the English; otherwise, we must hold them in mind as steadfast friends who have done everything to aid us without grossly violating the neutrali- ty laws Our ships have not been supposed to coal and provision at Kingston, Jamaica, but they have done so all the same. Here is a story show ing how friend may be blinded to our faults at times. An American cruiser was coaling at Kingston A British cruiser was lying in port.
 'What is that boat doing over there?' inquired the English Captain. II suppose it is coaling, sir, :" replied the first officer. ''Coalingw repeated the English Captain. That cannot be. Send man at once to see what that boat is doing"
 So sailor is dispatched. He watches the American boat for half an hour or so understanding a thing or two himself. and then returns. He presents himself to his captain to make a report. "Well sir, what is that American cruiser doing?" asks the captain.
 'Coaling, sir believe" replies the sailor.
 "Believel Don't you know what the boat is dolng? You are stupid, sir. Send me a man who knows some thing" turning to an officer. So an. other sailor is called up. He is in structed to go at once and find out what the American boat is doing in the har bor The second sailor goes away and does not hurry himself about getting back. During this time the Americru boat is coaled up. and when he finally makes his report it is too late. He tries to find his captain. but the latter is buried somewhere in the recesses of his cabin. When the captain finally does come on deck the American is far out at sea,
 That closes the incident
The Mena star., 1898-08-03
Praise for Admiral Sampson.

In speaking of the great sea fight Lieutenant Akijama of Japan, par ticipator in the battle of Yalu, said: "The first thing I have to note about the battle was the arrangement of the American fleet by Admiral Sampson. It was complete. It was without fault. Sampson made the plans. He gave the orders. He said where each ship should awalt for the Spanish. The Spanish came. The result was the most complete victory that ever was known. He was not there. He was unfortunate. But the fight showed, by it's complete victory, that his plans were all right. If the flag ship had been in the fight she would have fought as well as the other ships. The seamanship the crews of the American ships, the directness of their aim, 1t is all alike It could not be better. The smoke around the fleet was very great. Shooting straight seemed to be impossible. But the shooting was very straight. When the Spanish found themselves overpowered and desired to escape. it was follow and destroy. It was simple, but it was we'll done. If it had not been we'll done, it would not have been simple
The Mena star., 1898-08-03

The coored soldiers of the regular army justified the reputation and fought magnifcently. Their bravery and usefulness were not confined to actual fighting, for they were cheerful under most distressing conditions and helped each other when such help cost dearly. The blacker these men are the better soldiers they make, and no regiment can show better record than the Tenth regular United States cavalry which is composed largely of pure blooded negroes
The Mena star., 1898-08-03

Bob Moore, of Lafayette, Ind, says that for constipation he has found De- Wits Little Early Risers to be per feet. They never gripe. Try them for stomach and liver troubles. Pipkin & Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-08-03

Win your battles against disease by acting promptly. One minute Cough Cure produces immediate results. When taken early it prevents constipa- tion. And in later stages it furnishes prompt relief -Pipkin G5 Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-08-03

Thousands of persons have been cured of piles by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It heals promptly and cures eczema and all skin diseases 1t gives immediate relief. Pipkin & Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-08-03
For Sale or Trade.

The Kansas City meat market on Sherwood avenue. Shop and fixtures. A splendid business, receipts from slo,Oo0 to SIP 900 per year. Enquire at the Kansas City Market or at the Star office 24 If.
The Mena star., 1898-08-03

The Krag-Jorgensen rifle stood the test of fighting we'll. It carried far and we'll The smokeless powder did
 not betray the whereabouts of the troops and gave them confidence. The Springfield gun was undoubtedly a serious disadvantage. It's short range and smoke producing powder put those
The Mena star., 1898-08-03

The Spanish prisoners were not slow to try to take advantage of theIr re- semblance to Cubans, for when cap tured many of them shouted "Viva in the vain attempt to deceive the Americans. The prisoners all thought they were going to be shot and were very much surprised at getting a square meal instead Nearly all of them are overioyed at the idea of going back to Spain, for they were drafted unwillingly away from their homes
The Mena star., 1898-08-03
NOTES OF THE BATTLING.
THINGS OBSERVED IN THE SAN-
 TACO CAMPAIGN.
Spanish Prisoners Who GuiIefully Cheered for Free Cuba and the Americans-Ou Brave
 Officers.
J. D. whelplev in the Kansas City Star.

J. D. Whelpley in the Kansas City Star.
 In the fighting before Santiago the Spaniards used, as the Americans dld, two kinds of rifles. The Americans used the Krag-Jorgensen and the Springfield; the Spaniards the 80 cali bre Mauser and a .43 calibre gun which fired brass coated lead bullet. The use of the latter gave rise to the report of explosive bullets, for the brass shell stopped in the first portion of the wound and the lead part tore out the end of the brass and proceeded into the body mushrooming as it went
The Mena star., 1898-08-03

All of the shells thrown over the American lines from the Spanish bat teries exploded as intended with the exception of one. This shell travelled just over the tree tops near the road to the rear, passing over General Shaft CTS headquarters, three miles from the front. 1t made a sound few of the men had heard before, and as it passed the thronged highway men lodged, jumped into the bushes and looked fearfully around, not knowing what to expect Nearly all of the loss of limbs and many of the deaths were from these shells, and had the Span iards been better marksmen the Amer jean army would have suffered more severely from them As it was. few of them did any great damage. The wounds produced by the pieces of shell were jagged and dangerous Com paratively few of those produced by the Mauser bullet were fatal, and nearly all healed quickly. Some of these wounds were very curious, the bullets taking most unexpected and circuitous courses. through the body, in many instances going clear around a vital spot.
The Mena star., 1898-08-03

The accusations that the Spaniards violated the rules of war by using ex- plosive bullets is not true, but they did violate the rules of war by shoot ing into hospitals and at the wounded. Some of this was due to spent bullets from the front, but mostly to the work of sharpshooters. who deliber- ately shot into hospitals and at men carrying stretchers and wearing the red cross
The age-herald., 1898-04-08
POWERS ASK THAT o.s
 PEACE PREVAIL

's (Continued from First Page.)
 ~~~-c~~O>,~-~~~~--~.. Great Britain, Italy and Russia, as set forth in the address, of your excellencies, and shares the hopes therein expressed that the outcome of the situation in Cuba may be the maintenance of peace between the United States and Spain by affordng the necessary guarantees for the re-establish- ment of order in the island, so terminating the chronic condition of disturbance there which so deeply intures the interests and menaces the tranquility of the American nation by the character and consequences of the struggle thus kept up at our doors, besides shocking it's sentiment of hu- manity.
 Hopes for Equal Appreciation
 "The government of the United States appreciates the humanitarian and disin- terested character of the communicat' on and for its part is confident that equal ap- preciation will be shown for its own earnest and unselfsh endeavors to fulfill duty to humanity by ending a situation, the in definite prolongation of which has become insufferable.'
 The party then withdrew to the state de- partment and repaired in body to the diplomatic room, where they held con- ference with Judge Day, assistant secre- tary of state, Secretary Sherman having gone home to lunch before their arrival This conference took wider range and went considerably outside of the address delivered to the president. While the dip- lomats were at first received together they soon separated into groups with the ap- parent purpose of presenting the views of their several governments. The British ambassador the Austrian minister and the Italian charge were the first to retire, com ing away together.