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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-25


The petition of the Worcester Labor
Union that the city laborers be paid
during working hours, and that they
be given a half holiday, was referred
to the committee on streets
The petition of the New England Tel
ephone and Telegraph company of Mas
sachusetts for the location of its poles
and wires in Circuit avenue, between
Ferdinand and Genoa streets, was re-
ferred to the committee on streets AL
derman Mellen inquired to what extent
the company had utilized the privileges
which had been given to them by the
board during the year.
An order was adopted providing for
the construction of Downing street
from Woodland street to Park avenue
Upon the recommendation of the
committee on streets, a hearing was or
dered in the matter of the petition of
the Worcester Consolidated Street
Railway company for the location of
tracks in Curtis street. The hearing
will be held Monday evening, November
18th. at o'clock, and the notice of the
hearing was ordered published in the
four daily papers.
On motion of Alderman Hildreth, a
hearing was ordered for Monday even
ing, November 18th, in the matter of
the location of Chandler street. at its
junction with Pleasant street, and no
tees were ordered served on both the
remonstrants and the petitioners.
An order was adopted changing the
number 101 on Pleasant street to 131,
which was designated as polling place
for precinct l of ward s. and which
was adopted through a clerical error
The nomination of election officers
made by the mayor at the last meeting
was confirmed.
Corwin NJ. Thayer was nominated by
the mayor as constable for the collec-
ton of delinquent taxes, in place of Ed
ward d. Mcfarland, deceased Objec-
ton was made to his confirmation by
Alderman O'Connell, and the matter
was laid over until the next meeting.
A decree was adopted authorizing the
Worcester Consolidated Street Railway
Company to locate a single track in
Southbridge street. from the present
terminus to Malvern road. Mr. Mellen
was the only dissenting alderman. He
explained his position, saying that he
would not vote any privileges to that
company until it had been purged of
contempt He thought that the board
was fooling itself and granting every
thing the company asked. He was
averse to granting any privilege to the
company until it had removed its tracks
from Chandler and Shrewsbury streets.
and also at Dead Mans Curve" and
replaced fhe old T rail within the city
limits. He said that they ran the poor
est cars Of any place Of the size in the
country, and the poorest service and
yet the board quietly submitted
An order introduced by Alderman
Brannon was adopted, authorizing the
Worcester Gas Light Company to lay
gas mains in Bradley and other streets.
The patition Of the Worcestar Labor
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the scattered infantry to do but to bolt
| which they did magnifcently. The guns.
| of course, unprotected by cavalry, were
captured.
LIE Breton ordered Montsaloy. who led
this brilliant charge, to follow fast on the
heels of the retreating infantry, but not to
get himself into difficulties. The general
| rode back to the pontoons to see how the
supporting troops were crossing. He was
astounded to meet SO many regiments
| massed in battalions in the fields, and
seemingly waiting for orders
1t was simply impossible for nearly 1900
men to have crossed the river in the or1i-
nary way during the past twenty-five min
utes
But LIE Breton had his explanation ready
mat devil, Vansittart, has been I'D to
some trick he growled as he swept along.
SURE enough, when he reached the Meuse
he found the millionaire near the pontoons.
surrounded by a number of staff officers to
whom ne was explaining the position to be
occupied by each brigade in the forthcom-
, ing operations.
And now the mystery of the rapid move
ments of the troops was solved.
1t was hardly credibie-neither Daubisson
nor any of his lieutenants knew that the
Meuse above Verdun was fordable in MANY
places.
When Vansittart and Arizona Jim rode
up to the military bridges they found a
nrst-rate block in full progress. Even with
the utmost patience. in peaceful operations,
a
large BODY Of men over a narrow pontoon-
Here there were but two for an army CORPS
A horrible dread seized Vansittart as he
looked at the tumble of soldiers, guns and
horses, with ammunition carts, ambulance
and commissariat wagons momentariiy ar
riVlng to congest the very approaches to
the bridges.
The firing on the other side warned him
.aat LIE breton was actively engaged Even
the Germans were repulsed it could
only be for an hour, until their supports
arrived In overwhelming strength II the
Frenchmen were caught in their present
plight, they would suffer complete and de-
Horalizing disaster.
The millionaire felt bitterly the need of
the military training which must have
about to suspend the whole movement and
recall LIE Breton, when Jim Bates who
mad been watching with amusement an al
tercation between an artillery major and a
zouave colonel, turned to his master
across. guvnor?"
Walking across! Where?" cried Je-
rome. irritably.
Why. Almost anywhere" said Jim. By
way Of example. he selected a point Mt-
water scarce reaching his feet.
AS he returned, the ouick-Witted French
soldiers cheered him.
'C'est un lapin!" shouted an admiring
corporal Bates caught the phrase, and It
perpiexed his slight knowledge of French.
Boss" he said. when he rejoined Van
sittart. what is 'lapin' ?a
AT such moment the question naturally
confused the anxious millionaire. He re-
piled. shortly, "a rabbit
chap called me rabbit because showed
him the ford"
Jim. have something else to attend to
just now, without explaining French idioms
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fury as he paced to and fro in room OF
the Hotel de VIII at 4ar-Ie-Duc.
sacre nom deyDieu!f he yelled, appeal
ing to LIE Breton without expecting an
answer. Why does Vansittart tarry in
Paris?'
The French Commanders Nigh,
nave been sarcastic at such folly on the
millionaire's part had not an interruption
come from without.
A well-known voice, in barbarous Anglo
saxon, growled at-the sentry near the door.
Put down that skewer, red legs. Don't
sHt sttart nhew turns enoug9 ter when NJ Van
''Ventre bleu! 'Tis Jeemr shrieked Dau-
bisson.
Mile Tonneres. And the emperor!"
yelled LIE Breton.1
ing around Vansittart. Respecting his
prejudice no less than his damaged arm,
they embraced each other The delight OF
tnese TWO enthusiasts was good thing to
While they were indulging in second
hug Jerome turned to Bates
JIM ne said, join the sentry and let
no one interrupt U.S.
Jim swung round and closed the door be-
hind him. He winked at the soldier ierketl
MS thumb toward the chamber, expressed
In pantomime the intention to run any one
through the liver who sought an entrance,
and wound up by producing q small fla SIX
which he handed to the other
Have nip" he said. It's better stuff
than vim ordinary"
Piou-piou glanced cautiously into the
street. to see that the officer Of the guard
was not about, and took a good mouthful,
to spit the rye whisky cut again, with e
frightful grimace that his native politeness
could not cor ceal.
Arizona Jim surveyed him with kindly
pity. seized the flask and murmured, after
a hearty gulp: Them chaps makes me
damp. Switch 'em off collie producer, an
they cahn't drink worth cent
Yet, when the sentry got the taste of it
he tried again, with less energy and more
success.
Vanslttart and his friends hastily ex-
changed views.
WAY did you not advise US of your de-
parture? cried Daubisson
The millionaire smiled as he recalled the
fierce whirl of events during the preceding
fortnight.
Il was imprisoned in a bastle of hesita-
hon, he answered. But l have escaped.
and here l am, somewhat bruised bu:
whole. What is happening at the front?''
Affairs of outposts up to the present.
The German division which managed to
reach Montfaucon has been forced back.
Our fortified camp at Verdun, invested at
first. Is now only threatened from the east.
Practically, the enemy occupies the right
bank of the Meuse, while l control the
left But / have just received some i'm
portant news. Tomorrow the kaiser will
attempt to fierce the passage of the Meuse. -
And the general gave to Jerome a tele-
graphic fiimsy.
The latter read: Intelligence has reached
the London Daily News that unusual COM
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motion prevails in the German lines 1t is
believed that the long delayed advance has
been definitely decided upon and that
few hours hence the first great battle of
the Franco-German war will take place.
The sender was the French war minister
He explained that the Information for
warded to the English newspaper had been
telephoned to MIN by the French ambas-
sador at st. James
Vansittart frowned IF had only reach
ed You twenty-four hours earlier?' he ex-
claimed. yet there is time. What have
you done?"
Daubisson snatched UP a map and showed
the disposition of his forces. 100000 picked
troops. the vital essence of the French
army.
And you propose?" went on Jerome.
ITO remain on the alert and vigorously
dispute the crossing of the river at every
threatened point"
"Good Excellent! But we must DO
moIe."
The American paced the room with slow
strides. Daubisson was too fine a charac-
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his amazament. Chalons was forty miles
] in the rear-on the road to Paris The
French army was apparently prepared for
advance across the Meuse.
Well. two will suffice. If immediate
orders be given, at what hour can they
be thrown over the river?'
Daubisson consulted his watch.
"A1 2:30 M.
1T is late. but 1t must serve. LIE Breton
where Is your cavalry divisionT'
AT Pierrefite. can reach 1t by train in
/ twenty minutes. A bugle call will see the
regiments paraded."
Collect a strong force of horse artillery.
Warn a brigade of infantry, march straight
| the Meuse the moment the bridges are
practicable. Drive the German vi5ettes
before you to the east. 1 understand the
German center Is at Troyon?"
Yes said DaubiSson.
Then the emperor in person will try to
cross there at ST. Mihiel where three
roads converge on the river See that both
points are protected by at least one hum
dred guns and plenty of infantry. in
! trenched, If possible. Telegraph similar in
structions to your southern divisional COM
mander at Commercy, Nancy and Lune-
vile. The northern German column WILL
no doubt. march due west from Damvil-
| liers. Order the general at Verdun to
make sortie with the whole Of his effect
| I've troops. and to provide plenty of work
for the Germans in that locality. In every
4
selves In readiness to cross the Meuse
when they receive orders, probably about
midday. Meanwhile, the pontoons stored
at Chalons must be forwarded by train to
the Troyon and st. Mihiei columns. 1 will
personally see to affairs here
Barbecue woke into instant life.
DaubisSon at least possessed the rare
virtue of accuracy.
At 2:30 precisely LIE Breton led the first
| troop of the 18th Chasseurs across pom
toon that spanned the Muse between Troy
on and st. Mihel The engineers were sub
jected to desultory firing by the German
pickets, but they performed their work SO
smartly that before a brigade could be
marched to the place LIE Breton Yves
strengthened by twelve guns and three bat
talions of infantry.
In the dim light the French executed a
very pretty maneuver Knowing exactly
what he wanted to accomplish, their leader
sent off two regiments of cavalry on de-
tour and the infantry, in skirmishing order,
kept up a brisk fire al the rapidly gathering
enemy
Meanwhile the guns got into position and
engaged German horse battery that had
galloped to the scene Of action. A regula-
ton combat, on small scale, was In proc
ess of development when the French cav
airy. coming up unperceived. took the Ger
man infantry and guns in flank
Half an hour later, when the dawn OF a
bright summers day would render all OBJ
jects visible, this surprise must have been
impossible. But now it was a complete sue
cess Quite disconnected and unable to
swing around in time. there was nothing for
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| fetch Vansittart. He noted as he came
| near that he did not see the millionaire but
| shadow, and its inner part in unqualified
darkness. He walked to the grating,
| opened it and stepped inward, and, without
| cry, persisted. The drop from the fourth
| feet.
Then a second. after a minute or two,
| haVing seen him go and not return saun-
| tered listlessly toward the recess, and. with
out cry. perished. Then a third. But now
| these mysterious disappearances began to
| be noted. Cries of Where are they?'
What the devil-?'' Whats the row?'
| were heard. There was the snatching up
| or the lamp, the eager tramp. the hurried
| inspection, the wild discovery, The whole
| body stared at one another's gaping
mouths; then, with a single impulse, start
| ed In eager chase through the room down
| the stairs, into the courtyard
| Ihere, lying dark and STILL beneath the
| drench of rain, was the van sinister and
deadly as that wooden horse of Troy, whose
entrails were treachery and armed men.
| But tell me- M. Folliet said Vansittart,
lying back wearily and painfully in the
| carriage which bore him at last to the long
waiting train, tell me, since you are man.
and not omniscient, how came you there in
that warehouse. in that lift?'
There Is nothing simpler, SIR" said Fol-
net properly speaking, you owe your es-
cape lot to me. but to the revenge of a
woman"
"Indeed?"
"A woman named Agnes Carhaix-the sis
ter of the Marie whom Mrs. Vansittart
knows
| Agnes, in the venom of her hatred had
braved rain and storm to witness the arrest
OF the Germans in the Rue Brevet. She
| ran thither Immediately after her revelation
to Folliet. For little while she waited
| lurking and spying. Bitter was her disap-
| pointment when she saw them accomplish
their purpose and drive off uncaught. But
she followed them: them enter the
warehouse, and returned breathless to the
Rue Brevet in the hope OF meeting Folliet.
| In the very moment of his acutest despair
| she touched him on the arm.
1t so happens, sir" said Folliet having
| told the whole story of the sisters Carhaix
that about five years ago an ouvrier en-
ployed at that very warehouse murdered
| his sweetheart and hid himself for quite
three weeks in the wilderness of the build
| ing. l myself had the task of searching for
and finding him: you win therefore under
stand now 1t is that l know every Granny
| of the place. From the court yard lust
now, as soon as ever / climbed over the
wall could see a glmmer of the light on
the fourth floor, and at once knew quite
we'll how l could get to it. So 1 went up
| the lift and waited for events. You can
guess my joy when 1 saw them bringing
you straight to me. But, sir-may I ask p
are you satisfied with the invention you
went to see?'
m. Folliet," replied Vansittart "the
world will ye. hear more of that invention
and of the wonderful man who made it."
The carriage drew up at the station and
Arizona Jim sDrang forward to meet Je-
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CHAPTER XIV.
On the Banks of the Meuse.


The Emperor Williams soul-consuming
impatience to cross the Meuse in force was
at last to receive it's reward.
Superhuman efforts on the part of his en-
gineers and commissariat repaired, in major
his 5000. Stores, men and guns were at
hand--naught was wanting save the final
order to advance.
Officers and men shared the burning de-
sire of their master to meet the French,
to crush them, to pulverize the human bar
rier that blocked the road to Paris.
On the eve of the attack the kaiser sat in
his headquarters, the chateau of a small
village. Resolve was written on his stern
features as he seized pen wherewith to
indite the fateful command. Yet, with un-
expected caution. he hesitated.
Are you assured that hitch can
arse?' he said to his chief of the staff,
Count Won Waldersee.
quite certain, your majesty. Reports
FROM the three army corps, from each di-
vision from every brigade, show that all
is in readiness
"Pontoons plentiful and in their allotted
stations for rapid transfer to the points
selected for crossing?'
Beyond doubt. My own staff have indi-
vidually examined them"
Then the word Is forward. May the
spirit of my grandfather guide my hand"
He squared the writing pad on the desk,
ing to his task, ''Daubisson will not ex-
pect an assault tomorrow, and Vansittart,
/ know, Is in Paris
William wrote with rapid scrawl: Com
rades, the hour is at hand, the period OF
enforced inaction has passed. Tomorrow at
dawn three army corps cross the Meuse.
To the 4th, 11th and 23d brigades is given
the honor Of leading the van. By night
we shall have taken a giant stride toward
Paris. Let us. meanwhile perform giant 8
task. Wilhelm"
Won Walderses, taking the order from the
emperor, remarked:
Your majestys resolve is taken at q
fortunate moment"
With a quick and suspicious glance the
kaiser cried:
How so?'
When the history of the war comes to
be written 1t cannot fail to be noticed that
your majesty formulated this command on
the date OF your majestys accession"
"Ha, a good omen, indeed! / had forgot
ten. Give me the paper"
The pallid ghost of ''Unser Fritz" vanish
ed while his wayward son wrote:
Given at the imperial headquarters of
tho I'd army corps on the right bank of
the Meuse, June Is"
Forthwith the field telegraphs clicked the
fateful summons north and south Ry
O'Clock it was known to half million of
German soldiers, by 10 1t was flashed to
London, and long before midnight its Pc
rusal caused General Daubisson's usually
eomplacent face to wrinkle into wrathfui
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ter to snub openly If the French troops
cid nothing before day broke the kaiser
would sleep in Daubissons headquarters
the same night.
Vansittart halted. General" he said.
your preparations are superb. Neverthe-
less. we must disconcert the enemy at the
very moment when his divisions are ready
to march. You have pontoons7"
Most certainly
Where are they?"
Daubisson flushed slightly as he bent to
the table to find the engineers statement.
He had never thought of attacking: his
most sanguine aspirations dreamed Of ef-
fective resistance. He was clever enough
to grasp the situation and accept 1t with
out comment. After a brief scrutiny, he
replied: sizes tsA
Two complete bridges are here re-
g1et to say that the bulk Of the apparatus
II at Chalons."
AT Chalons." jerome could not restrain
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Mrs. Annie E. Hcyle returned to tire city
late this week. after spending the summer
in King Georges and westmoreland coun-
ties, Virginia. Mrs. Hoyle has been right
on the Potomac shore most of the time.
and has employed large amount of her
stay In sketching the many interesting sub
jects TO be found in that region.
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Too Much.

From the Cleveland Leader.
do you see that tall girl with the fluffy
brown hair, over there?'
The one with the pink roses In her
bcdice?'
Yes. She knows French, German. Latin.
and Greek, besides English, and she took
the honors of her class when she was
graduated a few weeks ago."
"l2shaw that can't be right. There must
be some mistake. Why, that girl is ac-
tually beautiful
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rome, saying: well. governor, this time 1
thought you We're a goner."
Five minutes later Follict stood waving
his handkerchief on the platform at the re-
ceding train.
We'll, at last he cried. well, thank
God-at lasti'
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Anybody Else would Know.

From Puck.
yillager twith dignity)-"No. sir: this is a
prohibition town. and I don't know where
you could gat hquor.''
Stranger-"Dont your You must be q
probihitil mist"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15
PAUL JONES' BATTLE FLAG.
Presented TO the Government
bv Mrs. Stafford of Mass.

Washington. Dec, 9.-Mrs. II P.
Stafford, of Cottage City, Mass,
yesterday presented to the United
| States Government the battle flag Of
John Paul Jones, first Of the great
sea captains OF the Great Republic
The flag is Of great historic value,
because
1t was tbs frs. American flag of
the standard American pattern ever
raised on an American vessel Of war
This was the eighteen gun ship
Ranger, to which Jones was appoint
ed the day the flag was adopted,
June Il. 1777. He hoistsd it with
his own hands upon taking com
mRnd. It was the first American
flag ever saluted by foreign power
The Ranger sailed for Breste. and
when she entered Quiberon Bay the
French admiral saluted the new flag
of the new nation in February, IT'S.
1t was made by Misses Mary and
Sarah Austin under the supervision
of Gensral George Washington and
Captain John Brown in accordance
with the resolution Of Congress that
the flag "be thirteen stripes, alter
nate red and white: that the Union
be thirteen stars, white on blue
field, representing a new constells
ton"
1t was shot away and fell over
board in the engagement with the
Scraps and was recovered by James
Bayard Stafford, who jumped over
board after it.
The flag has been in possession of
the Stafford family since it was pre-
to Lieut. Stafford in 1884.
The flag will be sent to the
Memorial Hall at the Naval Aead
smy. 1t is of English bunting, five
'set seven inches wide, and was
originally about Is feet long, but
now measures less than ID feet,
owing to the vandalism OF misguid
ID patriots in search of relics.
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attempted 70 CO. E--.
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No che knew. WIN. = - icr.
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;eeata Street, t<lchu---. II. Her father.
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he youoE won, ,.--n sailed uT-n
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good health. Slc So:
1t came lLtc- - -.---.- e r1ea-,or.a.
this mysterious mai - rl-nc. Some
of the doctors sal i. -. Z: was shcuc22-
tiSrn, bat I'll C! tan save up IN 5ssc1ir
finally, and confess l..-y were al II the
dark.
'.Onc foot p1.acl - :--5,. -ac t-oatI-
spread through my entire toiv, and he
came to,ally Eslr-css- -,-.lc5e- great pain.
I've changed Soctcss t.-ls 1t;cr l.uo.
! was taken away 70 tn t-.hs- rs vas
six years ago.
we al lost h9--, c.y.-lt ny family.
and friends l WIS given Up 10 Gic. no
longer had faith n costcr5 CT remedies.
For SIX years ! U1s 4 b,s-eA = my family,
puzzle 70 ihe doctor
u was unwilling 10 MAKE final effort.
md only the strol2c-t coax.ng Ok t.i,n65
persuaded me 70 Try n. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People.
he tlrst bo4 q Two seemed 70 90 40
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Wi.kesbarre, Pa, Dec. e-Frank
Oldseld, wife beaten, was before
Alderman Donahue, Monday night,
for the third time on the charge of
beating bis wife.
The alderman. who is stoufly
built, administered justice in a novel
maunsr. Taking of his coat and
rolling up his sleeves, he told Old
field to do likewise; then in the
presence Of zoe spectators the alder
man proceeded TO pummeI the wife
bsster.
It vas rough and tumble from the
start Over and over the men rolled
OF the floor. punching kicking ard
biting fer 10 minutes. Then Oldfeld
begged for mercy.
The alderman let Oldfeld Up, fined
him heavily and sent him to jail for
30 days.