davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27

terscholastic meet, and more than once
the school looked upon before the
games as being the most likely to win,
was found to be several points shy at
the end Of the day. The surprises, how
ever, were never SO numerous as today
And the biggest surprise of them all was
the victory of the Academy team
AT no stage in their training have the
Academy students considered their pros
poets for winning very rosy In fact,
the Academy delegation would have
beea satisfied with 10 points, and that
was the maximum number the boys
We're figuring on in the dressing rooms
before the events We're started. If the
victory Of the Academy was unexpected
to the boys at the school. il was far
more unexpected to the other schools.
who had not been giving the Academy
any serious consideration.
The credit Of the victory in a large
measure. is due to Pouch Donovan, who
has been training the team this season.
1t shows too, the advantages, if not in
deed the positive necessity, of having an
! experienced trainer. and one cannot help
thinking that had the high school boys
of Worcester been equally fortunate
they would have stood better chances OF
winning and have scored even more
points than they did. Donovan had
brought order out of chaos so to speak,
and with team of men that had never
won a point at an interscholastic meet
ing, with the single exception of Duffy,
landed the coveted first place with six
points and fraction to spare The
sleepers that the Spy this morning inti-
mated might be included in the Acade-
my's list of entries, more thar materi-
allied, and won points enough to make
a prospective third sure first.
The sturdy Worcester high school
athletes deserve no small amount Of
credit also. While some of the over-en-
thusiastic students may have expected
the victory and the shield, the fact re-
mains that the nigh school delegation
acquitted itself noby, winning IA points
and fraction. Captain Butler has had
to do all the work Of training the men
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27

agreeable surprise for he beat for first
place a very fast man in Batchelder,
the New England champion for the
half. Moran did we'll to get second in
the 500 yards against so fast a field.
The high school boys cannot justly say
they were disappointed in anything, and
yet Hagberg and Griffin, to whom some
looked to get places in the walk, were
never dangerous. Neither was Streeter
in the pole vault
That prime favorite little Duffy won
the 40 yards for Worcester Academy, as
his work at the B. A. A. games a few
weeks ago led people to believe would
be the case. Spear came up to expecta
tions in the shot-put by getting second
to Coe. These points with hoped-for
third in the walk with Dorr, who made
not third, but second place sure thing,
were the only points Academy students
felt sure of winning. But then Captain
Shirk came to the front and got third
in the low hurdles, and did even better
in the 500 yards run. Here were four
points that nobody expected with the
possible exception Of Donovan, would be
won by the Academy. Then Schuber
made good Penney's disappointment in
the pole vault by tying with rank out
sider--a Lynn man for first place.
These with the fractional points made
the total of 20 7-12.
While the games were largely attend
ed there was a perceptlble falling off
in the attendance as compared with
some former years. The games have
relied largely upon the support of the
friends of the private schools for their
patronage, but since Hoppy, Noble &
Greenough's and some of the other
swell private institutions have not cut
so prominent a figure as a few years
ago, a good many have ceased making
it a point to be present
Both of the Worcester schools were
we'll represented. The boys were enthu-
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27

SPEAR, AN ACADEM4 WINNER.
the favorite After the scramble for
the first turn, Shirk got second to But
Ter, and there he hung to the finish. Da-
ly started for the w. H. S. in one Of
the heats, but was not placed. Hills,
for the Academy, was another starter,
but he tripped 10 yards from home on
the turn, when in second place, and so
lost his chance of qualifying.
Dow the actual winner of the 600
yards run, and Bacon, one of the pro-
spective winners, fought it out in the
first heat, Dow winning the heat, as he
subsequently did the race. "Dick" Ed
wards, an Academy man, made a pretty
race, and won the fifth heat, but could
not get a place in the final Moran,
who won second place in the final. ran
plucky, heady race, and on an out-of-
door track could undoubtedly have
trimmed Dow, His trial heat was sim
ply brisk job for the not over-grace-
full high school man. and it was not un-
til the last lap of the final, that Dow
forged ahead and won out
The two Shirks and their name bellies
them, won places in the trial heats in
the low hurdles, and sustained the or
deal of the semi-fnals. Edison and
Henry Of the high school got to the
semi-finals but were not heard from
after that Capt Shirk won third place
in the final, and his brother was only
few inches behind
The contest between the two Worces-
ter schools was waxing decidedly warm
when the pole vaulters were called out
Worcester Academy at that time had
l6 Is points and the high school had IA
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27

DUFF I, WINNER Of lftE 4U I DS-
siastic and had plenty of opportunity to
make a noise while the heroes of the
hour were scampering around the track
in desperate effort to take the corners
a little better than their opponents, or
to jump a little higher, or put the shot
a little farther than the others. The high
school delegation numbered about 150
and had half of the big platform in front
of the organ. And in the number We're
not a few of Worcester's pretty high
school m9idens who looked on with as
much interest as the boys and took just
as enthusiastic if not quite SO yocif-
erous a part in the outward manifesta-
tions of appreciation and ecstacy.
Denny Sullivan acted as master of
ceremonies for the high school party.
He led the cheering and beat the time
when the songs were sung, forgetting
for the time being that not so many
meets was winning applause rather than
leading it. Next to Denny" in the high
school section sat Eddie Mills, the old
Chauncey Hall man, and then came
Will Robinson, who used to win the
sprints with such constant regularity
for Worcester Academy. Some one was
unkind enough to speak of the three as
has beens." Nevertheless, Robinson
and Mills hold time records for the 300
and 1000 yards runs, respectively, and
neither one was robbed of his title by
today's winners
Speaking of records, there were but
two that went by the board during the
afternoon. One was the running high
jump, in which the inyincible Converse
did feet 9lS inches after winning the
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27
THE ACADEMY TRUSTEES.
Satisfactory Progress for the Year Re-
ported Officials Reelected.

The annual meeting of the trustees OF
Worcester Academy was held Saturday,
Hon Joseph H. Walker. president OF the
board. presiding. Mr., Walker came on
from Washington especially TO attend this
meeting, and left the city late in the
afternoon to return to his congressional
duties. The meeting was extremely salts
factory the reports being fun of the pros
perity and growth of the institution.
James l.. Paine of Cambridge, a member
ton, was elected an additional trustee and
the old board of officials was reelected. j
p. Cheney of this city being added to the
board of Investment Principal Abercrom-
bic reported an addition Of 1920 to the
Kingsley laboratories building fund. of
which $1,000 was given by Milton Shirk OF
Peru, Ind, who has two sons at the
school, 500 by Hon. Stephen Salisbury
and 500 by Rufus b. Fowler
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27
EAST COAST-PAIM
BEACH.

Effective February IA. The Florida
East Coast Line announce that they will
operate a limited train between ST.
Augustine and Palm Beach, in connec-
tion with the New York and Florida
Limited, via Pennsylvania, Southern
Railway and r. c. and p, leaving ST.
Augustine after the arrival Of the lin
lied, reaching Palm Beach at 10 O'clock
,. m. The Florida Limited leaves New
York daily, except Sunday, 11.50 a. M,
and reaches ST. Augustine following af-
ternoon at 2.20 p. m. composed exclu
siVeiy Of Pullman composite dining,
library, compartment. sleeping and OBJ
servstion cars; and st. Augustine to
Palm Beach, Pullman parlor car. New
York office, III and 1853 Broadway; Bos-
ton office 22s Washington street
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27

points. 1t was figured out that if
Streeter won either first or second and
the Academy did not score. Worcester
high could win But Penney, one of
the Academy's men. showed himself the
eouaI Of Streeter while Schuber was the
superior of both and so Academy won
the sports, with the high school second
and the Boston schools fighting for third
and fourth places instead of first and
second.
The team races wound up the day
Some were exciting; some were anus
ing: some were neither exciting nor
amusing. The Academy through Sc
rieS of mishaps, was quite badly beaten
by Noble & Greenough's school, and
Worcester high had to succumb to the
superior speed of the Boston English
highs quartet. A scrub team from the
high school was got together to race
Newton high, and that, too. met de-
feat. No points however were involved
in any of these contests, which served
only to lengthen out the program, and
in some cases to excite interest
The summary of points was:
40 yards dash, first trial heat-Won
by A. M. Butler, Worcester high; r. NJ.
Maynard, RoXbury Latin, I'd. Time,
5 sec.
Second trial heat-Won by Fl. jour
dan, Worcester high; b. Covel. Chaun-
cey Hail. I'd Time 4 As sec.
Third trial heat-Won by e. 3. Cole.
Hoplinson; w. Moran. Worcester high,
I'd Time 4-5 sec
Fourth trial heat-Won by A. r.
Baker Noble and Greenoughs; j. h.
Seaman, English high. ID Time, As
sec.
Fifth trial heat-Won by A. T. Duffy.
Worcester Academy; H. B. Owens, New
ton high, ID. Time 4-5
Sixth trial heat-Won by A. F. Hills,
school, I'd. Time. A As sec
Semi-hnals, first heat-Won by II,
Jourdan, Worcester high; A. NJ Butler,
Worcester high, I'd; e. B. Cole, Hopkin-
son, I'd. Time, 3-5.
Second heat-W Won by A. r. Duffy,
Worcester Academy; 4. r. Hills Wor-
cester Academy, 2d A. 7 Baker, Noble
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27

Rupert Guinness, son of Lord Iveah,
and until recently one of the crack row.
ers of England is in New York. having
arrived Saturday from Bermuda Mr..
Guinness has given up rowing owing
TO a weakness of the heart.
Hon. Josiah G. Peabody of Lowell is
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27
KEYS ARE NICKEL PLATED.

The keys to the police signal boxes
have been given a coat of glistening
nickel plate, SO that excited policemen
need not in future take them for fire
alarm box keys
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27
ELECTRIC TONIC FACE TREAT
MENT.

Miss Helen johnson, complexion spec
ialist, manicuring and hair-dressing.
Room 35 Knowles building, cor. Main
and Chatham streets. *%+
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27
Ghe gundag Spg.

Subscribers who fail to receive their
papers regularly will confer a favor by
Immediately making complaint at this
ONCE.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27

Nine Albani made her Australian
debut at Sydney, the other night, and
received a notable ovation
A movement has been started in San
Francisco for a mid-winter fair of inter-
national character to be held in 1901, in
celebration Of the 5Oth anniversary of
Californa's statehood.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27

ChNANf ENN-N' AS-'i 1 - " -Ni'ANASIN'
event. This places the record Just an
inch better than was the previous one,
made a year ago by C. Rotch of Hop
kinson. The other was also a field event,
being the shot put in which Coe showed
the iron ball through 3S feet and Az in
ches of space as against Mike O'Brien's
record of 81 feet 3h inches made two
years ago. Records were equalled but
not reduced In the low hurdles and the
40 yards dash.
The high school came into prominence
at the very opening of the meet, for in
both the 40 yards dash and in the 200
two of her men qualified for positions in
the semi-finals. The first heat of the 40
yards saw Butler aa easy winner, and
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27

Maurice Grau went 10 Europe satur-
day, on the Campanla, He has a not
able season OF opera IN View for next
year
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27
LOCAL NOTES.

Before a lunch or a dinner at Kennedy's
have Carstair rye cocktail.
The times., 1898-10-16
Vain Effort to Get n Husband

New York, Oct 15.-AIay Rascin want
ed husband. The petty conventions
that prevail in social life and her own
sense of the properties forbade her pro-
posing directly to a man. SO she paid
$50 to Max Bernheimer, of No. 222 East
Ninety-fifth Street, to procure a husband
for her. Bernheimer was most unlucky
in his selection, and yesterday the young
woman appealed to Justice Mexican, in
the seventh judicial district court, for a
judgment for $50 against him. Miss Ras-
Gin tearfully recounted to the court the
trials she had undergone in her fruitless
search for husband. She said she was
at present a governess in a wealthy New
York family. She had come to this coun-
try just one year ago. After getting her
fee she declared Bernheimer introduced
her to man who was "cross-eyed and
knock-kneed." She demurred Then
came physician. but he wanted money.
Next came John Pfenning She would
have married him, but he was found
dead one morning in his room Bernhei-
mer said he was willing to get husband
for the woman and pleaded that he had
already introduced three men to her.
Justice Mexican gave judgment for the
plaintiff.
The times., 1898-10-16
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Church Services Today VIII BE
Marked by Special Features.

Alexandria, Va, Oct. I5.-The services at sew
eral OF the churches in this city tomorrow will
be attended by special features At the Methodist
Protestant Church the autumnal reunion Of the
members will take place. At 0:l5 a. special
services will be held by the Sabbath School. and
at IL O'Clock the roll OF members will be called.
which will be followed by a love feast At night
memorial services will b eheld in memory of those
who died during the past year.
At Grace Church tomorrow morning Rev Byron
Hollay, of Greenville. 5. c, viii preach. and at
night Rt Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, D. D.,
bishop of the diocese OF Pittsburg. will deliver
sermon.
The Rev. John H. Griffith Of Statewide. n. c.,
viii be ordained to the priesthood in ST Paul's
Church tomorrow by the Ri. Rev. J. B. Cheshire,
D. D.
Special services will be held al New Alexandra
in the afternoon by members OF the NJ. F. Church
South.
The services in the Railroad Reading Rooms to-
morrow afternoon will be conducted by Rev. DR..
s. A. Wallis. of the Theological Seminary
At the Theological Seminary tomorrow the Rev.
Henry l. jones' of WiIkesbarre. Pa, viii preach
at the morning service and in the evening RI.
Rev Bishop Potter of New York, Will deliver
the
The remains of Martin Nolan. who killed
by an engine in Washington yesterday, will be
brought to this city tomorrow and inferred in St.
Mary's Cemetery.
Several members of Old Dominion Commandery,
Knights Templar, returned this evening from
Pittsburg.
A horse attached to a wagon became frightened
at Prince and Henry Streets this morning by
passing train, and Mrs. Fed knight was thrown
over the dash board and quite badly injured
Mrs A. " Smith. mother OF Mrs. C. X Pickett,
of Fairfax. died at Middleburg on Thursday.
musicale will be held at the Opera House
Thursday evening next for the benefit OF the Bap-
tist Church building fund. In addition to the
local talent secured Mrs. Chunn Miss LaHayne.
Gilbert Clarke, Thomas Jones, Walter Birch. and
Misses Bishop and Graham, of Washington, will
take part
George F. Keegan and J. A. Herndon, OF the
local board, held a civil service examination in
this city today for deputy collectors for the
United States internal revenue service. There
were five applicants. The result Of the examina-
tion will not be made known for several days.
The civil service examination for the United
States postal service will be held in this city
hy the local examiners on the 22d instant.
Some unknown person fired into the residence
of Mr. j. p l. Phillips, OF No. s15 South Patrick
Street, about O'Clock tonight. Mr. Phillips re-
ported the matter to the police, and requested IN
investigation The ball. which doubtless fired
from eat rifle. passed through panel in the
rear door of the residence, and struck the wall
near where Mrs. Phillips was seated.
The times., 1898-10-16
A JUVENILE ROAD AGENT.
walker McCaul, Aged Thirteen, Is
Committed for Highway Robbery.

New York, Oct 15.-Walter McCaul,
thirteen years old. was taken to the
Hackensack. n. j.. Jail yesterday by
Constable Charles Lozier and Justice
wignat, who committed him for highway
robbery and assault The officers said the
boy lived in Ridgefield and that on Thurs
day evening he held up peddler in
place known as the hollow" east of the
village, on the south of the Palisades.
The most remarkable part of the story
is that the urchin jumped from behind a
clump of bushes and knocked the ped
dler down with a club. infiicting a severe
scalp wound. Then the boy drew a re-
volver, threatened his victim with death
IL he made an outcry, and rummaged the
pack. In this the young robber was in
terrupted by the noise of wagon wheels.
and he fed to the woods. He was identi-
fed. however. and was caught by Con-
stable Lozier. The little desparado took
the matter of his arrest very coolly and
while awaiting the arrival of Judge Ia
briskie sat down at Sheriff Herring's
desk and wrote a note to chum, which
he asked the constable to deliver.
The times., 1898-10-16
SCORING THE INDIAN OFFICE.
DR.. Lyman Abbott Makes ,COmplaints
Against the Bureau.


Lake Mohonk. N. T.. Oct. 15.-The Indi-
an conference yesterday. adopted plat
form presented by the Rev. DIR. Lyman
Abbott, chairman, for the business COM
mittees. 1t treats of the advances made
In the treatment of Indians. but declares
there are still many abuses, and that the
Indian Bureau should be taken out of
politics. In part the platform says:
The Indian problem is still far from
solution. A needlessly expensive system
is maintained nomipaIly to, care for the
Indian. in large measure to care for party
and political favorites. By both Demo-
cratic and Republican administrations
men have been put at the head of the In
dian Bureau who were neither familiar
with Indian affairs nor acquainted with
methods of education.
Indian agents and Indian inspectors
have been appointed without training or
any evidence of their fitness for the Of
ice. In more than one instance drunken
officials have been appointed on the sreser-
yations, and well-authenticated complaints
have failed to secure their removal or
have resulted only In transfer to another
'ASiN, "ieii siit ihslEdSeu
"In those cases in which the reserva-
tions have been discontinued and the land
has been allotted in severalty the entire
machinery of the agency has been re-
tained, though no considerable service
is required r---..- - ..-.--
Two illustrations of the evils of this
system have been afforded during the last
The first is the rar,oya1 cf I,r
Hailman. Notwithstanding - his splendid
record as superintendent of Indian
schools. attested by protests against his
removal from men of all parties and all
sections who were familiar with his
work, including many educational ex-
perts.
THE second is the outbreak of Chip
pewa Indians, whose valuable pine tim
Der the government by the agreement of
1889 covenanted to sell for their benefit
and is still appraising and reappraising
as preliminary to such sale, two sue
cessive appraisements extravagantiy con-
Quoted having already been set aside as
worthless, with third appraisement now
in progress.
1--WE appeal to the people of the United
States to demand of their government
that the Indian Bureau be taken out of
politics; that the work of the bureau be
intrusted to experts and left in their
hands until II is accomplished.
And we also appeal to them to de-
mand of Congress that 1t set on foot at
once measures to bring the Indian Bu-
leau and Its work to an early close; that
it expedite the dissolution of the -feser-
vations and the allotment of the land in
severalty: that 1t give all Indians every
where right to appeal TO the courts and
that it thus prepare the way for the
abolishment of a costly policy unjust TO
the Indians, Injurious to the whites and
an imnediment 10 CIVILIZATION"
The times., 1898-10-16
Writ of Hnhcas Corpus Refused.

San Francisco, Oct. 15.-An unprece-
dented move was made yesterday by the
prosecution in the Botkin case. Assist
ant District Attorney Hosmer appeared
before the supreme court sitting in Los
Angeles and asked for writ of habeas
corpus. This writ was petitioned for in
the name of Hugh Mcyey, a Delaware
detective who demanded that the pris-
oner be surrendered by Chief Lees, OF
San Francisco, to him on the ground that
the extradition papers gave McVey alb
solute control of the woman The court
refused to issue writ. George A.
Knight counsel for Mrs Botkin, said that
1.-The granting of such writs would revo-
lutionize the whole law of eXtradition
and make it of no account" Judge Cook
has arranged that Judges Wallace and
Sewell shall sit with him on Monday
when habeas corpus proceedings institut-
ed by Mrs. Botkins counsel will come up.
Should a writ be denied, the defense will
sure out writ in the supreme court, and
failing there the federal courts will be re-
sorted to.
The times., 1898-10-16
ADMITS COMMITTING MURDER
Eighteen-Year-Old Boy Confexses a
Fearful Crime

Shamokin. Pa, Oct. 15.-Confronted with
the bloody knife with which he commit
ted the crime. Edward Krlssenger. eight
cen years old. confessed in the county
jail yesterday to killing Daisy Smith. six
teen years old, who was found dead in
field in Lower Augusta township on Mon
day.
Jacob Grimm. clerk for the commission
ers. secured the confession by a clever
ruse. He ascertained that Krissenger
bought knife in Sunbury Procuring one
just like 1t. he went to the jail and show
ed II TO Krissenger. The latter became
excited. and asked where Mr.. Grimm got
it. Grimm replied: Just where you put
1t after you killed Daisy Smith"
krissenger then said that he threw his
knife under an apple tree In the orchard.
and Mr. Grimm remarked: That's Just
where l got this" Mr.. Grimm at once
went TO the scene OF the murder, and
found the original knife. covered with
blood. with this damaging evidence in
mis- mana ne again visited the jail in cim-
pany with Detective Dougherty and JUS
tice Shipman.
krissenger then broke completely down
and told the story of the crime He said
he met Daisy in field of her fathers
farm. She told him he would be arrest
ed for shooting rabbits out OF season.
This so enraged him that he made an at
tempt TO assault her, and she started to
run home. He then took deliberate aim
and fired. The shot took effect in her
body. causing her TO fail TO the ground.
She staggered to her feet several times,
when Krissenger pulled his pocket knife,
and, rushing at her. cut her throat al
most from ear to ear
He then threw the knife away. coolly
walked to his home, some distance away,
and returned the shotgun unobseryed to
the summer shanty al the rear of the
house. The murderer said there was only
one stain of blood on his clothing, and
pointed to it on his overalls.
Krissenger's general motive for the
crime was the girls refusal to associate
with him. 1t is feared that an effort will
be made to lynch him. and he is being
carefully guarded.