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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
JONES OF TOLEDO.

Samuel M. Jones, who has announced
himself as an independent candidate FOR
governor of Ohio, with no one else on
the ticket with him, owes his promi-
nence to his spectacular canvass for
mayor of Toledo, year ago, on "the
golden rule platform" He owed his
election partly to his reputation for
ability and integrity and partly to the
growing belief that party politics should
have little to do with the selection of
municipal officers or the administration
of municipal affairs. In some respects,
qualities most demanded of a success
full non-partisan executive. The golden
rule principle on which he professed to
conduct his canvass, had been applied
by him to his private business. AS a
manufacturer, he had adopted the CO.
operative principle, given his employees
a share in the management and profits
of his shop, and the result proved bene-
fetal to all concerned His election To
the mayoralty was personal triumph
er man than he, for he polled more
votes than the two party candidates
combined.
When, however, Mr. Jones joins in
the contest for the governorship, he
enters an entirely different field, where
the political conditions alone are suf-
ficieut to defeat him. He has no or
ganization, and without that he can not
hope for success. But suppose him to
be elected. He would then find him
AS mayor of Toledo he had broad and
well defined powers as an executive. As
governor, he would be only co-ordi-
nate branch of the state government
powerless to affect the policy of the
state without the cooperation and con-
currence of the legislature. The COVER
nor of Ohio has not even the privilege Of
the veto. The limit of his independent
functions seems to be the appointment
of a few relatively inconsequential Of
ficers. The legislature would surely be
hostile to him, and there would be no
opportunity for him to exercise that
personal influence which is the one re-
lance of Ohio governors for controlling
or shaping legislation. Thus Mr.. Jones
would be reduced to an absolute politi-
cal zero. UnGer such circumstances it
will be well for him If he is allowed to
remain in Toledo, where he no doubt
has accomplished some good. He would
be totally out Of his element in the
state house.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
coNcoRD's OLD HOME DAY.


Governor Rollins suggestion for a new
Granite State festival, to be known as
"Old Home Week" has met with an en-
thusiastic reception at home and abroad,
but nowhere has the idea been taken up
more cordially than In the capital city, the
governors birthplace and his lifelong
place of residence. Concord will observe
Thursday. Aug. 81, as its first "Old Home
Day. and most attractive program has
been arranged. Business men and citizens
generally have contributed a generous
sum to meet the expenses Of the day, and
their enterprise will have still further ex-
emplification in the parade, which prom
ises to be the best affair of the kind Con-
cord has ever witnessed, in the decora-
tons. which will be quite general, and in
the hospitality which will be extended to
an assuredly large number Of visitors.
The festival will begin at 10. 30 a. m. with
a bicycle parade, with liberal cash prizes
for best decorated lady's. gentleman's,
girls and boys wheels, and aHso for the
best comic features. This viii be followed
at II 30 by a general parade made up of
military and civic organizations, the
Concord fire department and a compre-
hensive exhibit of the city's industries,
stores, social organizations. etc. Cash
prizes of $780, $25. S15 and $40 are offered for
the best features of the parade. The First
Regiment Band of Manchester, the Second
Regiment Band of Nashua, the Third
Regiment Band Of Concord. Peabody's
Cadet Band of West Concord and drum
corps will take part in the parade and
furnish music. throughout the day and
evening. AT 2 o'clock the public exer-
cises will be held in state house yard, fol-
lowed by reception by Governor Rollins
and invited guests In Doric Hall, at the
state house. and concert by the CONSOLE
dated bands, 100 pieces At the driving
park splendid free program of bicycle
races and general athletic events vii. be
given, for, which many handsome prizes
are offered. At Z p. m. an old residents
meeting Will be held, and at o'clock the
days festivities. Will be brought to an end
py the iinest display of fireworks ever
cert The Boston and Maine Railroad Of
fers special excursion rates to Concord
and return from stations In New Halnp-
srne t9r rull Home Day with a special
fireworks. '''0
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

Thomas B. Reed will be go years old
next October, and he has been a mem
Der of congress continuously for %
years. There's no doubt that the time
has come when he owes himself a COM
petence for his old age.-Boston Herald.
There are now many voters who
would vote for sane candidate on
free silver platform who would not
have so voted before. Why? Because
they realize that the reactfonaries W
never be able to debase the currency.
They may say the issue Is closed dead,
and if putting a dead thing into the
platform will please some sentimental
lists, why, let them be humored.-Chat-
tanooga Times (dem).
Thomas B. Reed has finally resigned
his seat in congress. The nation will
lose the services of a very able, very
honest and very independent represent
alive, who has the gumption of his ge-
MUS and combines the wit of a scholar
with the wisdom of a down east philo-
sopher.-New York World.
The action Of the chamber of COM
merce in unanimously expressing the
wish that the lease of the Albany road
to the New York Central should be
made, is no surprise to those who UNDER
stand the feeling which exists on the
subject among the commercial interests
Of the city They are a unit in desir-
ing Boston to be made the eastern ter
minal for the freight business Of the
Vanderbilt system. They want the
lease. Under those circumstances the
notable feature of the chambers action
is its acceptance of a report declaring
that, in it's judgment, s per cent is the
highest rate of dividend which railroads
in this state are likely to pay hereaf-
ter.-Boston Advertiser.
France is on trial rather than Drey-
fus.-St Louis Globe-Democrat.
Admiral Dewey's next war" will
probably be with the yellow press
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Brooklyn Eagle says that the
presidential canvass of 1896 was fought
ION the financial plank alone" while
the rest Of the democratic national
platform was practically ignored. That
is not our recollection of the battle in
question. Silver, Is to 1, was indeed
placed at the forefront, but in all the
leading discussions in newspapers or on
the stump by republicans, attention was
constantly directed to that platforms
scandalous attack upon the supreme
court of the United States and it's equal
ly scandalous subserviency to mob
rule.-N. Y. Mail and Express.
Mr.. Bryan is talking again. The rest
Of the democratic party is thinking. Mr..
Bryan is talking too much for one
man. He is talking just about enough
for a large number of men. The large
number Of men are thinking. There is
no evidence that Mr. Bryan is thinking.
He is just reiterating. The gray or
thought matter which he put into his
reiterated views was put there by him
long time ago.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

The Importance of the Chinese cues
ton in the Philippines is evident
enough, even without the stir caused by
the report that Gen. Otis has unex-
pectedly applied the exclusion act to
the islands. The Chinese, according to
universal testimony, are the only re-
liable laboring population, and they
have been extensively utilized both by
the American army and navy. The
Chinese have largely constituted the
army transportation system, espe-
cially where beasts of burden were
either scarce or inefficient They have
pushed armored cars along the railroad
in the face of the Tagalog fire, carried
our wounded off the battlefield and
brought supplies from headquarters to
the outposts. In short the Chinese
have been the most useful portion of
the population to the Americans. OBJ
Viously, no order for their exclusion
would be issued except for the most
convincing and urgent reasons. What
these reasons are, the public is not vet
Informed. Former Consul Williams es-
Inmates the number of Chinese in Lu-
zon at $1,000, which is considerably in
excess of the official figures. Are these
foreigners becoming embarrassingly
numerous? 1t is stated that the Fill
pinos are much opposed to Chinese la
Dor, and Mr.. Williams suggests that to
forbid further immigration would have
soothing effect upon the natives, but
1t is safe to assume that there are
other reasons for Gen. Otis order. Pos
sibly filibustering and the furnishing of
supplies may have something to do
with it. OF course this act is anything
but agreeable to the Chinese govern
ment, and diplomatic correspondence is
to be expected.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
LEFT BLUFF POINT.
President and Party
Given a Royal
Send-off.
A BIG CROWD SAY FAREWELL.
Grafton Given at Whitehall
and Mrs. Mckinley Bowed
to Thousands.

Plattsburg, N. Y, Aug. 24.-The pres
idential party left Bluff Point station
this evening after stay of exactly
TOUR weeks. The last day of President
MeKinley's stay here was a busy one.
This morning he was serenaded by the
26th regimental band, after he and Mrs.
Mckinley had taken a farewell drive
through the grounds. At 2 o'clock the
Palestine commandery, an organization
of Masons from St. Johnsbury, VT,
headed by Sherman's military band Of
Burlington, arrived at the hotel by
special steamer to pay their respects
TO the president
At 3 O'Clock the Twenty sixth regi-
ment, 1850 men, arrived at the hotel,
having marched down from the bar
racks, a distance of three miles. Presi-
dent Mckinley reviewed the regiment
from the balcony. With him We're Vice
President Hobart, Attorney General
Briggs, Secretary Hitchcock, Gen. Mer-
rift, Gen. Guy V. Henry, and others.
The troops wore their new Khaki uni
forms and marched by the hotel in coll
unns of platoons. The hotel piazzas
and grounds We're crowded. AS the CO.
lor sergeant dipped the regimental col
ors to the president, there was great
cheering. The regiment will leave for
the Philippines in a few days, going
V San Francisco via Boston and Prov
&ence.
At half past four o'clock the presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley entered their
carriage and were driven from the ho-
tel to the station. The guests waved
goodbye from the piazza. Vice-P resl-
dent Hobart and Mrs. Hobart, and the
other members of the party followed In
carriages. The special train of four
parlor cars was waiting for them on the
side track at the Bluff Point depot and
promptly at o'clock the train pulled
out of the station.
The president and Mrs Mckinley
stood on the back platform of Their
private car, the Cleopatra, and bowed
farewell to the crowd on the station
platform.
The train is due in Jersey City tomor-
row morning at 4.45 o'clock and in Long
Branch about a. M 1t is the inten-
ton to stay in Long Branch until Sat
urday afternoon, when the presidential
party will start for Pittsburg arriving
there Saturday evening at about $50
o'clock On Monday the president will
be present at the reception Of the Tenth
Pennsylvania volunteers, who are to
arrive in Pittsburg on that day from
the Philippines.
On Tuesday. Aug. 20, the presidential
party will proceed to East Liverpool,
O., where one day will be spent as the
guests Of Col j. M. Taylor, lifelong
friend of President Mckinley. We'd
nesday and Thursday will be spent at
the presidents old home in Canton, o.,
and on Saturday, Sept. 2, the president
and party expect TO arrive back in
Washington.
On Sept. s the president will go to
Philadelphia to attend the annual en-
oaanpment OF the G, A, II. The presi-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

Some explanation is demanded Of the
beef combination for the rise of prices
when cattle on the hoof are actually
selling lower than was the case a week
ago. The highest price quoted at the
Chicago stockyards was $5.S5 per hun
dred pounds of live cattle, which is
decrease of 60 cents from the quota
tions of the preceding week. Mean
while the price of beef in New York
has gone up Y or " cent a pound
since last week
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
STOPPED AT WHITEHALL.

Whitehall, N. Y, Aug. 24.-President
Mckinley, Vice-President Hobart and
the presidential party passed Whitehall
az $50 O'Clock, stopping Is minutes.
Five hundred persons were at the sta
ton, majority of whom shook hands
with the president as he stood on the
rear platform of his car. Just before
the train started the president stepped
back into the car and brought Mrs. Nc
Kinley to the door. She bowed to the
people
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
PERSONAL.

r. F. Thomas is at Chicago.
J. c. Crealman is at Newport.
E. L. Brosnihan is in Nova Scotia.
Mrs. Richard Denning is at Genesee,
Ill.
A. R. Tracey leaves for Camden to-
day.
R. F. Cook is at Columbus for few
days.
A. l., Rockwell and Rev. P. o. Quill
left yesterday for New York.
B. J. Butterfeld, driver of Engine 2,
is spending his vacation at Danforth,
Me.
S. r. Marshall left yesterday for Ban
gor, where he will remain for two
weeks.
Ernest Lindsay of So Hammond street
and Miss Ella Robbins of 1892 South
bridge street, were married at the Of
flee of John H. Johnson, justice of the
peace, Wednesday evening, at 7,30
o'clock
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
SHREWSBURY TEACHERS.
Committee Name List for Fall and Win
ter Term.

Shrewsbury, Aug. 24.-The public
schools will open Tuesday, Sept. 8, with
the following teachers in the different
schools: High school, Miss c. Doane,
principal, from Hawley, Mass; Miss S.
P. Roundy from Huntington, VT, as
sistant.
Grammar school. Miss Ayers of
Shrewsbury.
Primary school, Miss M. B. birth of
Shrewsbury
intermediate school, Miss Mabel A.
Paige of Shrewsbury.
No. district, Miss Maud I. Paige of
Shrewsbury.
No. district, Miss Mary o. Wheel
ock of Shrewsbury.
No. 4 district Miss Ida NJ. Philips of
Shrewsbury.
No. district, Miss Hattie E. Dean of
Shrewsbury
No. 7 district. Miss Agnes C. Mitchell
of Shrewsbury.
No. district, Miss Quinnie v. Walker
of Lake View.
Miss Ina M. Harrison of Clinton will
take charge Of the music and Miss Ma
bel E. Dickinson of Bloomingdale will
teach drawing.
Daniel Bates three months old child
has been very low for the last two
days. Wednesday night she was
thought dead, but finally after hard
work she was revived. This was re-
peated many times during the night,
and it is now hoped she will improve.
p. H. Moran has returned from
Maine, where he has been visiting Mr..
Hosner a former resident of Shrews-
bury.
The tax bills are somewhat behind
this year, but 1t is expected they will
be out tomorrow.
The Kings Daughters will go on
their excursion tomorrow if it is fair.
leaving the centre of the town on the
s o'clock regular car. If stormy the
excursion will be postponed until the
Tuesday following.
Dr. Chase expects to move into Oliver
s. Morey house, on Main street, by the
first of September.
Mrs. VIM. Hickey and family spent
today in Grafton with Martin Hickey's
family
Quite a large number attended
Eight Bells" at the Worcester Theatre
last evening.
Miss Parker has friends visiting her
from Boston.
Miss Jennie Howe of Worcester was
in town today visiting.
Mr. :. Houghton is spending a few days
at his old homestead in Sterling.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

According to the Boston Advertiser,
Senator Washburn of this city and
Deputy Tax Commissioner Otis are
talked of as successor to the late
Charles Endicott of Canton, commits
sioner Of taxes. Mr.. Endicott was also
commissioner of corporations, and
While the duties of both offices are
largely clerical, there was no lack of
work. Quite likely Mr.. Otis would ap
preciate the compliment of promotion,
with all that that implies, but it might
De imagined that Senator Washburn
ana the other trustees under the Slater
VIII would have sufficiency of bust
ness to attend to for some years to
come. In its news columns the Adver-
User allows reporter to speak thus:
Senator Washburn of Worcester is
conceded by every one to be we'll
equipped mentally for the place. But
tnere Is one objection to his nominal
tlon which would be likely to cause
criticism of his appointment, if. indeed,
ne cared personally to take the place,
which is doubtful. He is identified
IN the public mind at least with one
- eAS piSSesl corporations IN this cOun-
try, the Washburn & Moen wire con-
Germ, which is a part of the Steel &
Wire trust. Senator Washburn's wife
mas recently inherited 100000 from her
father, and as the taxation of personal
property is an important function of
the tax commissioner, the connection
or such an official with so much wealth
might cause comment.
II. G. Otis, also of Worcester, is
deputy tax commissioner. His duties
as deputy have kept him travelling over
the state as the commissioners per-
sonal representative in hunting up tax
able property. He enjoys the reputa-
ton of desiring to tax about everything
he can put his hands on, and conse-
quently is not man after the ideal of
the anti-double taxationists.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

Those anti-Dreyfus witnesses are as
good forgetters as were Tammany men
in the Mazet investigation. They are
rather behind the New Workers, how
ever, in asserting that this is our pri-
vate affair and none of the public's
business"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

Judge Joseph j. Willett of Alabama
will get cold comfort in Boston for his
Van Wyck-anti-Bryan, campaign. He
ought to know that the remains of the
Massachusetts democracy are locked
up as souvenir in Dedham, and
George Fred Williams has gone to Eu-
rope with the key.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

The Boston Globe affects to think
that the coming Of Bryan will put
Massachusetts republicans to their
most energetic efforts in the fall cam
paign. Pshaw! The more William J.
talks, the less use the voters have for
him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

Illinois follows New York in estab-
fishing a state sanitarium for tubercu-
Of ours up on the hill in Rutland was
the prototype Of both. Few state en-
terprises have created so great a stir
as this outside the commonwealth.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

September promises to be a lively
month in Boston, but there will be no
other show Of enthusiasm to equal that
evoked by the visit of Col. Rice and his
Twentysixth regiment. Wherever they
may go they are sure of a warm greet
ting, but New England is their home.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

Dental party, as it left Bluff Point sta
ton tonight, was made up of President
and Mrs. Mckinley, Vice-President and
Mrs. Hobart, Garrett A. Hobart, Jr.,
Atty. Gen. Griggs, DR.. and Mrs. Rixey.
Private Secretary Cortelyou, Active
Clerk b. f. Barnes and Charles H.
Booth, president of the Hotel Cham
plain Company.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

Some of the newspapers are calling
upon Thomas B. Reed for a public
statement of the reasons that led to his
resignation. If he has anything to say
on that point, he won't need any urg-
ing; if he hasn't these entreaties will
be useless. So the brethren might as
well sit down contentedly and wait.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

Maude--''What is the quarrel between
Alice and Kate?'
Ethel-"Why, you see Alice asked Kate
to tell her Just what she thought Of her"
Maude-'"Yes
Ethel-"Kate told hsr. lid Bits.
Miss Chase-'Tbat sporting widow who
got tine brush today has been at the death I
a good many times"
Miss EIunt-"Yes, and each of them left
her a fortune. brooklyn Life.
A bright little boy who went to school,
And was up to all sorts of tricks
Discovered that when upside down
Looks just like the figure 6. 9-
So when asked his age by visitor
The bright little fellow said:
''Why, I'm when | stand on my feet
And when l stand on my head" Us
Chicago News. u
IT'S rather pleasant in some respects to ii
live In South or Central America" said ,y
the young woman. nv
Political conditions are rather uncer-
tain" a'
Yes; that's the beauty of it. Ono
doesn't have to be so dependent on ones
ancestors IN order to be daughter of a
revolution, Washington Star. -iY
Contemporaries great disadvantage is
that the house Is 50 damp" l1o
Really DISADVANTAGE, sir? Ad-
wouldn't be so likely to burn. Boston
Traveller. rvs,
~
TT strikes me this ice water is dirty" 7
said Cincinnati hotel guest.
"Hully geeG exclaimed the bell boy -
he looked In the pitcher, II betcher De
porter forgot ter WASN'T. Chicago News.
First little girl-"Does your mother give
You anything when you are good?" Ta4N
Second little girl-"No, but she gives mo
something when am bad sRof
She-"What a little mouth your young
friend has 1t DOESN'T look large enough
to hold a tongue" f'5as
He-"It doesn't. "--'Tid-Bits. NJ
ore
Human nature is weak" said Uncle
Ebon. when you tell Satan to get benin,
you an he does It, you immetitly has a
great temptation to rubberneck wash
ington Star. II
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

New Hampshire savings bank depos-
it's increased more than $2,5OO,OOO in the
past year. This will serve as an offset
to Gov. Rollins gloomy notion of the
decadence of the people of the Granite
State.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
TWO MEN KILLED.

Pottsville, Pa, Aug. 24-The dry
house Of Samuel Debble's powder mill
near sheppton Was wrecked by an ex-
plosion today. William t. Betzenber-
ger and Harry Jones were blown to
atoms. There were several tons of pow
der in the buildings. The other build
ings We're wrecked,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

A rumor that the end of the world is
near is said to be causing a panic
among the workingmen of Kharkoff, in
southern Russia. Foolish people.
Anything that will bring an end of
work in Russia is cause for re-
joicing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York. Aug. "a. - Money on call
steady, 344 p. c.; last loan, p. C. Prime
mercantile paper, 4Ad5 p. c. Sterling ex-
change easy at 4.S6A9k for demand and
4 .S3llA for 60 days Posted rates, 81. "a and
4,871a. Commercial bills, 4.S2. Silver cer-
tificates, 60u6Ol2. Bar silver, SO 11-16.
Mexican dollars, ATS. Government bonds
weak
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

The north part of the county keeps
up its record for mysteries. 1t is aver
aging about one a week. Three men are
wanted there now for serious crimes or,
one man for three crimes.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

Of course all enthusiastic Worcester
stamp collectors have put in their or
ders for full sets of the new issue just
sent from Washington to Cuba These
bits Of paper will be rare some day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

Are the assault at Sterling and the
swamp tragedy, the work of the same
man? So far as locality plays any part
in the two mysteries, they might be.
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A glass case wouldn't be good
enough for the Shamrock. Sir Thomas
Upton modestly requires something you
can't see through.