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have appeared last night, but her under
study was taken i'll in the morning, and it
became case of Miss Russell or no per-
formance.
Although the prices were raised to the
nlghest metropolitan limit "The Wedding
Day comes very near being worth the
mo- money Stanislaus STANCE, the author,
mas supplied book which is refreshingly
gooa IN the present deluge of Smith In
antics. Not that Mr.. Stange's work is a
ii,lasterplece IN at all, but 1t shines brilliantly
~ ~, comparison s to what we have been fed
" i,,I Ior the past five or six years. He has
shlllully given each of his stars an inn
pIesslye nrst entrance, an equal share in
,,,e, sme plot and enough Of the fiat" not to
iI.ake Iie them jealous of the other two. His
lyrlcs are bright, his plot introduces fire.
quent comieal situations, and his epi-
srainmatlc dialogue is delicious with the
genuine Ga1lic mixture Of wit wisdom and
WlckedneSs. Mr. Edwards score, too, is
5tnetul and melodious, and Is so good that
II Is far easier to specify the unattractive
especial pleasure. Still there can be re-
alled called dainty waltz song for Planchette
Mhlch came too early in the opera for
TRe nn audience to fully appreciate; Mr..
other solo numbers, "The mermaid and
the whale" and Dreams of love-" the
e9enfspplrators' chorus and the strong finale
merous, though falling far short of the ad-
yerused 70, and the three scenes were at
iactlVe specimens of the painters work.
WI. y AnSe1S Is an extremely good
comedian. He cannot draw on a capital of
peculiar mannersms, as do Hopper, Will
son and Daniels, for he has none; but he
can be very funny and without much ap-
parent effort. His dancing is vigorous,
unique and expressive and his business
was given without touch of coarseness
or Yulgarity, although the nature and lines
OF the part made such lapses easy. Miss
Russell looked as young as ever, and sang
almost as well, though it was evident she
dld not exert her full vocal powers. She
was warmly welcomed, and was made the
focus of all the opera glasses during her
appearances. Miss Fox was the gay SOU
brette, and her pert and slangy ways
made her prime favoriue with the stan
dees and the gallery. She never had but
hYe notes to her voice, and four Of those
were cashed in long since, but the huslxi-
ness which ruins her singing gives a
plquancy to her reading that compensates
me supporting company includes fine
contralto in Lucille Saunders, an excellent
tenor in Tom Greene and a good baritone
IN William Pruette. Charles w. Allison
and Albert McGuekin furnished comedy
IN minor roles, and a quartet Of sprightly
cancers were fascinating in costumes de-
signed after the four playing card suits
Tonight's bill at the theatre is a return
date of the best farce of the past two
seasons, My Friend from India" 1t is
thoroughly clean, original and bright
Walter Perkins, who created the leading
comedy role, that of the theosophic bar
Der, will appear in the part, and will be
supported by a carefully coached company
OF well known and reliable players
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-25
Copyright, 1898.
Pine Ridge Discoveries.

Recent investigation, by one of the
Government experts have revealed
unexpected and important material re-
sources within and about the Pine
Ridge Indian Reservation, in the
southwestern part of South Dakota
resources all of which. doubtless, will
in time be. turned to good account The
discoveries were made by one of the
biologists of the United States Geolog-
ical Survey, whe was engaged the past
field season in studying the geology of
South Dakota and western Nebraska,
the main end in view being to ascertain
the underground water resources of the
region. The geologist found upon the
Pine Ridge Reservation extensive de-
posits of hematite iron ore, which
may in time be protitably worked.
He also found on the Reserva-
tion. about three miles from the
agency, and extending southward
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-25
PEARL LODGE ENTERTAINs.
Pleasant Occasion for Members and
Friends in horticultural Hall.

Pearl Lodge No. 123, knights and La
dies of Honor gave an enjoyable time
to their friends and members in Hor-
ticultural hall, Thursday evening. A
banquet was served in horticultural
banquet han by C. S. Yeaw, to which
the assembled persons did ample JUS
tice G. P. Charles V. Blanchard of
Boston, who was present, made a pleas
ant speech, which was followed by a
speech from D. D. G. p, John F..
White. At the close of these post
prandial diversions, an entertainment
was given by E. P. Crerie, soloist and
humorist, and a stereopticon entertain
ment by A. c. Willis.
After this program had been given,
dancing to the music furnished by
Chaffin's orchestra was in order for the
rest of the evening.
The committee of arrangements We're
Nathan c. Morse, George w. Kilmer
and Mrs. L. NJ. Cough. The reception
committee were H. j. Whiting, w. E.
Cough and Mrs. N. c. Morse, Mrs Geo
E. Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Hastings;
entertainment committee, Mrs. L. NJ
Cough and Mrs. M. L. Smith.
Dancing was under the management
of George w. Kilmer, who had for aids
Messrs. Elmer ]. Preston, George w
Carrick, Miss Effie Alexander, Edward
F. Carrico. Miss Annie NJ. Lawrence,
Miss Emma ]. Lamb Mr.. A. A. Hixon
was hall committee.
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He was on a tiger hunt, but for some
reason the game, which he had under
stood was exceedingly plenty-too
much so for the natives-apparently
vanished from the face of the earth. 1t
was news of great joy, therefore. when
it was told thatSl tiger had it's home
about three miles from his camp in a
dehsely wooded ravine, the bottom of
which was not visible from the top.
To attack the tiger under such con-
ditions was no pastime it was almost
certain to involve loss of life if the
hunt were conducted in the regular
fashion. For beaters to enter a ravine
like this with the intention of fright
ening the tiger out of his lair, meant
that some one of them would surely
fall victim to the prince of the jungle.
Being humane man, Sir James de-
cided that he would find new way
of getting at the quarry. With his
hunters and beaters he went to the ra-
vine, and carefully studied the sur
roundings. Finally, he found that a
tree grew on the edge of the ravine,
and that one of its stout branches hung
directly over that portion Of the place
where the tiger was said to be located.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-25
Newest and Simplest
Railroad Scheme.

Chicago, Feb. 24.--In it's preparation
for the substitution of electric for
steam traction, in it's suburban service
at Chicago, the Illinois Central Rail
road Company is preparing to intro
duce feature entirely novel in the
United States. The track of the road
is to be elevated at all stations to as
sist In the stopping and starting of
trains
Don't imagine for a moment that the
track is to rise and fall like the waves
of the ocean The rise will be so grad
ual that it will be quite unnoticed by
the passengers on a train. 1t may
amount to three per cent. That is in
significant compared with an ordinary
mountain grade, and trifling even COM
pared with grades common to roll
ing country; but it is calculated that
the saving in power will be enormous
possibly the .acceleration or retardation
will be as great as 3S per cent,
The most serious of traction prob
lens is the inertia of the train. To
start the motor and its train takes
more than double the force required to
keep the train in motion on ordinary
grades or on level ground, For this
reason. motors must be much stronger
than would otherwise be necessary.
BY thus grading the tracks, the rail-
road people will utilize, to overcome
this obstacle. convenient force which
now largely goes to waste-gravity. The
train, standing before the station with
brakes set, will be on the summit of a
three per cent. grade. When the con-
ductor gives the signal to start, the
man at the lever will take off the
brakes, and Immediately the force of
gravity will set the train moving down
the grade The start will be more
prompt than if enormous power We're
expended in overcoming the inertia of
the mass, and the speed of the train
will be accelerated with a comparative
/ Iy small expenditure of force.
| At the bottom of the grade, the train
will speed along a level track until it
! approaches another station. Here it
4 will meet rise of three per cent. The
motorman will throw off the current,
and the force of gravity will pull the
/ train back as it runs up the grade,
causing it, without the least jar, grad
ually to lose it's speed until, as it tops
the rise and finds itself on the down
grade, the motorman will put on the
brakes and stop it in front of the sta
ton.
From this description it will be seen
that the system is applicable only to
double-track roads, unless the station
platform is long and the trains going
in either direction stop at the far end
of it. The Illinois Central is four
track road within the city of Chicago
and the new device is to be made tc
serve double purpose, Where She
track is elevated at a station it is tC
cross a passageway which will afford 9
safe means of crossing from the sta
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naming unoccupied, it at once be-
/ comes evident that in these two trust
reservations are, aside from military
lands, the only homes worth having
open to settlement,
Nothing valuable is left for the home
steader outside of grazing land, in Ok
lahoma, and the same is true of the
old Lake Traverse reservation, and the
Yankton and Fort Berthold reserva-
tions in the Dakotas, the Crow reser-
walton in Montana, and the Siletz reser-
walton in Oregon. From time to time
these were opened to the free home
steaders and now what remains is of
no value.
OF the nearly twelve millions of acres
of land which the proposed law could
turn into free homes, perhaps one
eighth have been bought and occupied
by settlers The rest is virgin soil,
much of it fairly well timbered and a
goodly portion susceptible to cultiva-
ton. Here then are the remaining op-
portunities for the man who is look
ing for free home through Uncle Sam.
When these lands We're secured from
the Indians by the government, 1t was
~ ~i'i4 eiAe Ni4uei ettliluliiS e'h0 as sieSi4Aehl
ehaI JUST as Last as the money was Pald
Tor tnem by settlers, II should become
part OF Iund 10 iced, clothe ana edu-
cate the original Indian owners or their
descendants. Therefore, if these lands
become open to free settlement, the
Obligation deyolves upon the govern
ment of paying the original Indian
owners or their descendants the aggre-
gate sum Whlch the lands would nave
prought Il SOFA at the nxed price
1hls Would mean that just as soon as
the Tree homestead Dill became law
the government would owe the orig
maj INDIANS owners or their descend
ants the total amount the Great Sioux
and Chippewa reservation unallotted
land would be worth at the uniform
price OF 9V cents an acre at the least,
d tlay niue sum 1or the taxpayers TO
meet, put Whlch the advocates OF the
Dli oeciare Would De more than coun-
terpalaheeo py the great opportunities
o1ereo the settler Another feature OF
the proposed law Is that It would re-
lease settlefs VINO nave contracted TO
purchase land IN these reservations at
the stipulated price from further pay
ment OF the DEBT AS Whole, Secre-
tary bllss says, u would cost the gov
ernment rully sSo'O0O'oOo
-, ~ IieM = lhe lrequsl,t statements
ti. .,iae .neIe - no iiiole iaho TOT Tree set
- lleil'ese = ..iae - - worm Wnlie TO own
!. - u interest 70 can 70 iniho tne 1act
winch mnicn uoes not seem TO pc generally
SHOWN, that there are To-Day fVo'so4
a. sies =. ienu 90 ,so. auailaoie uiluer tne act
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-25
FREE HOMES.
A Biff Before Congress- Thai win
SHOW Just Where They
hau Be Found.

There is today in the procession OF
embryo laws slowly filing before the
legislators at washington, bill which,
if it ever reaches final passage, will
stand out as one of the most notable
features of the legislation of the CEN
tury. People have occasionally heard
of the Free Home Bill, but they are
few indeed who know what it really
means. Taken all in all, it is one of the
most interesting measures that has yet
made it's bow to the public.
A free home, under the Interpretation
of the words as used in the bill, means
a quarter section of land, 160 acres, up
ON which citizen of the United States
can settle, file a claim, and at the ex-
piration of fveyears prove up his claim
and legal residence thereon, and OBJ
tain patent for the land, the only
cost entailed being the legal fees for
legal formalities.
Most people have an idea that there
is nothing really valuable in the nature
of a free home left for a citizen of the
United States, but the proposed law,
which has already received the endorse
ment of the Senate and only awaits the
action of the House, shows that instead
of the supply of unsettled land being
exhausted, there are at present 1874
S74 acres of land to which only Uncle
Sam owns title, and upon which the
Indians have no lien.
Despite the fact that these lands are
government property, they are not
free homes. Every settler must pay
for them at fixed rate per acre, 1t is
this payment that the free homestead
bill proposes to wipe out by abolishing
the trust feature of the lands, and
making them open to free entry by
settlers BY the trust feature is meant
that these lands are held in trust by
the United States to be sold for the
Indians.
These two trust reservations are the
great Sioux of North Dakota, South
Dakota and Nebraska, and the Chip
pewa reservation in Northern Minne-
sofa. The first was open to settlement
as a trust reservation March 2, 1885,
and the second, January IA of the same
year These lands were divided into
three divisions, those disposed of dur
ing the first three years after the
opening of the reservation being valued
at $1.25 per acre. For the next two
years the land was valued at 70 cents
per acre, and now any one can buy it
al so cents per acre, provided he be a
citizen of the United States.
Without knowledge of the circum-
stances, it might be supposed that
about all the desirable land in these
trust reservations had been bought up,
but a quiet investigation has shown
that this is not the case. Indeed it is
openly stated in Washington that
party of spectators, well supplied with
money, have discovered what they be-
lieve to be a Klondike scheme-the gist
of it being the passage of such law
by Congress and the immediate occu-
patton of emissaries of the spectators
of all the desirable lands thus opened
to free settlement.
When one takes the maps of the In
terror Department that show just what
of the public lands free to the settler
have been taken up, and the condi-
tions that surround the sections re-
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distance in such a fashion as to leave
him entirely free to shoot the tiger il
he caught sight of it.
There was no rope at hand, and if
he waited for some of the hunters to
return to the camp and get one, it was
clear it would be nightfall before the
rope could possibly be brought to him.
Then came the happy idea of taking
the cloth that forms the turbans of the
native Indians and making rope out
of them just as one under necessity ties
together the sheets and blankets of a
bed in order to escape from the window
of sleeping apartment.
This was promptly done, and Sir
James was let down where he could see
all that was going on. No sooner did
the tiger catch sight Of Sir James de-
seending form than he dashed down
the ravine. The beaters who were sta
toned at the end of the ravine towards
which he plunged, were signalled to fire
their guns. Daunted, the huge tiger
turned on his trail and ran back. BY
this time Sir James was in position to
utilize his gun, and when the tiger
came into view pottedl him effectively.
Copyright, 1898.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-25
THE BIG THREE.
Worcester Turns Out in Full Numbers to
Welcome Them in THE Wedding Day.

In this present age of mammoth achieve
ments when EiHel towers, enormous
steamships. sky scrapng buildings and
other gigantic conceptions are the custom,
and size seems the attribute to command
admiration, the stage is not a whit be-
hind in the general taste for enlargement;
The idea of the transforming Uncle Tom
manager to advertise two Topsys, two
Marks and two don9eys,' has been ex-
panded and improved on by Thespfan
Spectators ever since, but 1t has re-
Murray to bring together two famous
prima donna stars in the same company
1t must have seemed a daring thing TO
propose, but now that it has been accom-
plished why anybody might have done Il.
'"The Wedding Day. was originally
written for Jeff D'Angelis to star with,
but finding difficulty in securing two or
binary actresses to fill the leading fem
mime roles satisfactorily, the management
determined to try for the best, even II the
scheme did appear a little beWildering at
first and the result was favorable: The
triad supplement each other eXcellentay.
Miss Russell furnishes the beauty and
singing voice, Miss FoX's share is the chic
and naughtiness. and Mr.. D Angels sup
plies the others deficiencies by knowing
how to act. And the three get along to-
gether first rate; at least they seem real
friendly on the stage anyhow.
The taste for hugeness also extended to
the audience on Thursday night. The
Worcester Theatre was literally packed to
its limit, which, at 81 per head, meant
something colossal in the way of receipts.
Although most of the people did not know
It, they were fortunate also for Miss Rus
sells appearance was her first of the
week, a bad throat necessitating her re-
tirement from the previous performances,
and also from all but three of the week
before. In all probability she would not
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Mr.. Thompson's $4,000 Saddle.
A Fortune Spent for a Saddle.

The richly bespangled saddle Of the
Mexican ranchero has finally been
eclipsed, and by an American. The re-
markable saddle which has won this
distinction for the United States is
owned by D. w. Thompson of Santa
Barbara, Cal, and is worth $4,000. The
silver and gold used in it's decoration
are alone worth $3.50
While Mr.. Thompson's home is in
Santa Barbara, he has an extensive
ranch in Ventura County, Cal, and it is
here that he makes use of his notable
property. The saddle is of typical Mex
lean pattern, with high pommel, we'll
followed seat, and the most elaborate
of trappings,
The work was done in Santa Barbara
under Mr.. Thompson's own supervision.
and is such as only the Spanish could
produce. The saddle is of fine embossed
leather, set thick with silver buttons
and rosettes; the pommel is encased
with silver, the corners of the apron
are tipped with it, and the stirrups are
faced and edged with silver half an
inch thick, elaborately chased and
carved. The saddle-tree is hung with
silver rings to answer the vaquero's re-
quirements.
The girth which secures the saddle
in place is woven from horses names
by native artisans, and is fully eight
inches broad The reins, martingale.
and whip are composed of solid silver
in woven strands. The headstall is
covered with futed silver with large
silver rosettes at the side, and an elab-
crate nose-piece with silver chain un-
der the jaw. The ~bridle, reins, and ac-
cessories weigh about twelve pounds.
Every year Mr. Thompson adds
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-25
Photographed on the Eye.

In Vienna a condemned criminal was
kept in complete darkness for several
hours previous to his execution, as
preliminary to an experiment that was
to be tried upon him for the purpose
of ascertaining whether or not the re-
tina, of the human eye is Of sufficient
sensitiveness to hold the image of the
object to which it had last been ex-
posed for any length of time. He was
instructed to fix his gaze intently on
building facing the place of execution.
on which a very bright light fell. When
the black cap was pulled over his head,
the eye was prevented from accepting
any fresh image or picture; the execu-
ton followed Immediately and the ex-
animation held on the eyes within
few minutes thereafter resulted in find
ing the building as an outlined object
on the retina. The details, however,
were wanting, and the picture faded
rapidly
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-25
WITHOUT PROTEST.
House Readily Passes on Appro-
priations Relating to Defense.
Indications That the Government is Pre-
pairing to Meet Any contlngency-Cor-
bett Question in the Senate.

Washington, Feb. 24,--The house de-
voted itself strictly to business today,
and disposed of 30 additional pages of
the sundry civil appropriation bill. An
unsuccessful attempt to increase the ap-
preparation for the suppression of epi-
demic diseases by 100000, led to con-
siderable debate on the advisability of
establishing a national quarantine.
The fact that the government is pre-
pairing for contingencies was recognized
in the house today, when Chairman
cannon, who has been laboring to keep
down appropriations, accepted without
word OF protest, an amendment to in
crease the appropriation to care for the
unused machinery at the Springfield.
Mass, arsenal
Mr., Gillett explained that necessity
Tor using this machinery might occur at
any time. Resolutions which were OBJ
Jected to a few weeks ago for the ap-
polntment of two ex-naval cadets TO po-
s1tions in the engineer corps of the navy
were adopted. One of them will fiII the
vacancy caused by the death of Lieut.
Merritt of the Maine.
IN THE SENATE.
washington, Feb. 24.-The chief feat
ure of the senate session today was the
speech of Mr.. Spooner Wis.), on the
right of Henry w. Corbett to a seat in
the senate from Oregon, under appoint
ment Of the governor. Mr.. Spooner
made constitutional argument in IA
vor Of seating Mr.. Corbett and had not
concluded when the senate adjourned.
An effective point was made by Mr..
Spooner when he cited the credentials
of John Walker of Virginia, who was
appointed to the senate on March 81,
1850, by the governor of Virginia This
case, the first gubernatorial appoint
ment made to the senate under the
constitution, Mr.. Spooner said, was pre-
cisely similar to that now under con-
slderation. Mr.. Walkers credentials
showed that the legislature of Virginia
had had opportunity to fill the vacancy
then existing and had failed to do so.
An effort was made to obtain consid-
GRAFTON of the Alaska homestead and
railway right of way bill, but on pre-
limnary technicality it went over. The
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. AL
len (Neb.), to appoint a committee Of
five senators to investigate the Cuban
situation, was withdrawn by its author
when it was laid before the senate.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-25

across the state border into Me-
braska, an extensive deposit of vol
canic ash. There is bed of this ma
terial fifteen feet in thickness and COW
ering a great many square miles. The
sand is of a fine quality and very sharp
grained. 1t makes an excellent polish
ing powder and is also used for scour-
ing soaps.
OF more immediate Importance and
interest to the Indians of the Reserva-
tion however, is the discovery in the
immediate vicinity of the agency Of
geologic conditions which indicate
that an excellent artesian water supply
is available. The formations are so
arched as to bring the great artesian
water bearing beds Of the region quite
near the surface.
The greater part of the field covered
by these Investigations will be treated
in a special report on the water re-
sources and irrigation prospects Of
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tion to the track opposite. AS no one
will be permitted to cross over the
tracks, accidents will be avoided. The
same end has been reached on the
Pennsylvania Road in recent years by
tunnelling under the tracks at impor-
tant stations
This up and down device is so sim
pie. and yet so effective, that it seems
odd that it has never been used be-
fore. 1t did not originate in this coun-
try however It was devised by the
engineers for the new underground
railroad in London, and it is to be ap-