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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14

Washington, March 13.-The president
has appointed Herbert Putnam of Bos-
ton to be librarian of congress.
Boston. March 13.-Herbert Putnam,
of the Boston public library, who has
been appointed to the head of the con-
Sressional library at Washington, was
born in New York city in 1861. He is
the son of George p. Putnam, the foun-
der of the famous publishing house Of
George p. Putnam & Sons.
Mr. Putnam is a graduate OF Har-
ward, class of 1883, and ATTENDED Column
bia law school for one year and there
after. In the fall OF 1884 he went to
Minneapolis, Mimi. and year later
entered the Minnesota bar. In 1884,
however. he took the Guardianship of
the Minneapolis Atheneum, a stock cor
poratlon library, with Iund
yielding $4,000 a year for the purchase
of books, but with very meagre in
come for current expenses.
Mr.. Putnam organized the Minneap-
oils public library, a free city inStitu-
ton, with circulating department,
branches and delivery stations, under
the control of a library board, an in
dependent department of the city gov
eminent, with power to levy tax with
in half mile limit for the support Of
the library. BY the issue Of bonds and
private subscription, and from current
taxes for several years, the library
board bought a site and erected a
building costing nearly 100000, and
known as one of three or four of the
best equipped Of American library
buildings.
The old Atheneum came into the new
library making it's books free to the
public, the city paying expenses of ad-
ministering them. The aggregate in
come of the joint libraries has been
from $4,000 to SIS, 900 per annum.
During the construction of the build
ing, Mr.. Putnam was engaged in the
purchase of books going abroad for the
purpose, and at the end Of the first
seven years of his administration, he
had added some $4,000 volumes to the
1900 originally possessed by the Ath-
eneum. At the time he left the library
in 1891, it had grown to be the fifth in
the United States in point of circula-
ton, and ranked about the same in
point of income.
In December. 1891, Mr.. Putnam for
personal reasons resigned his position
and came to Boston, where he prac-
ticed law at the Suffolk bar. In Feb
ruary, 1895, he was chosen librarian of
the Boston public library in which po-
sition his previous reputation has not
suffered He married Miss Elizabeth
Munroe of Cambridge, and they have
two children.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14
THE DEATH LIST.

Pneumonia Principal Cause of Mortality
During the Past Week.
The mortality report filed yesterday
shows 81 deaths during the past week.
Is male and 16 female. Pneumonia fig
ures as the principal cause of death,
nine deaths being attributed to this dis
ease alone. The list follows: Pneumo-
ma, v senllity. i Brighrs disease q;
sumption, 2; apoplexy, 8; SIN born I.
heart failure, A. phthisis, 2; cancer of
stomach, 2; diabetes, /; grip. /: con-
WILSON'S, l; congestion of lungs 1; ce-
rebral hemorrhage, 1.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14
A SVEN SEXA."

Ante-Nuptal Banquet to a Popular Fro
speotye Bridegroom.
Hotel Du Nord this evening will hold
a merry party of gentlemen who will
hold there a 'sven-sexa" in honor of
Axel e. Ehnborg, who is shortly to be-
come a benedict. A ceremony of this
kind is similar to the supper usually
given by the groom to the best man
ushers only on a somewhat larger
scale
Thursday evening the marriage will
be performed, at the home of the
bride, Miss Mia Perman, s Alpine
street. Rev. Henry y. Whyman will
oficiate. They viii live at the new
home being furnished for them at 70
Elliott street
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14
LICENSE APPLICATIONS.

The license commission received the
following list of applications Yesterday
in addition to those already published.
Common victualler, William j. Flem-
ming, so Millbury street; Patrick r.
Sheehan, 122 Lamartine street. Whole
salers Joseph Harper, S6O-66S south
bridge street; George Bieroerbach Sons
Fontaine & Coutu, 1877 Washington
street; Gustaf Johnson. II school
street. Alcohol, Jerome Marble &, Co,
$40 Main street Special club, Douglass
Club, School street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14
A MODEL BOARDER.
But Although at First Nice He Eventually
Turned Out Naughty.

A man giving the name of Harry
johnson hired a room at DR. Shattuck S
boarding house, 81 High street, Satur-
day night and is alleged to have yes
terday morning relieved his fellow
boarders at the house of a gold ring
containing an oblong opal, a purse con-
tanning $3,0S, lady's gold watch, a sill
yer chatelaine watch and another sill
yer watch, with a couple of cheap
chains, altogether getting property val
ued at about $50.
He did not occupy his room Saturday
night, but showed up Sunday morning
bright and early, apparently to settle
down IN his new abode. He remained
at the house about four hours. leaving
between and 2.3O o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon with an expression on his coun-
tenance that more than satisfied the
landlord that he was running a model
establishment. The police were mott
fed yesterday Of the robbery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington, March 13.--Torecast for
Tuesday, for Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Is
land: Generally fair, winds becoming
brisk northeasterly.
Connecticut: Fair in eastern. probably
rain in western portion: winds becoming
east to northeasterly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14
POLITICAL DIFFERENCES.

Boston, March 13.-John b. Moran,
the well-known criminal lawyer and
politician, has divorced himself from
the Suffolk superior criminal court, in
a letter to Clerk Manning, attrbuting
acute political differences with the dis
trict attorneys office as a reason
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14
CITIZENS LEAGUE.

The Citizens League met at Zion
M. r. Church, last evening, where a
large portion Of its members were
present. il was voted to hold a public
meeting about the 1st Of April and
have Hubert Jackson and Capt. VIII
Tams Of Company L, Sixth regiment,
Of Boston and Bishop Walters Of the
A. NJ. r.. conference present to deliver
addresses.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14
THE IRISH AGENT.
ST. Stephens Dramatic Club to Give
Bright Play.

ST. stephens Dramatic Club to Give
Bright Play.
st. Stephens Dramatic club will OBJ
serve the birth of st. Patrick by pre-
senting THE Irish Agent" next Friday
evening in st. Stephens hall. The fol-
lowing is the cast of characters: Con
O'Neil, an Irish farmer, Leo Phelan;
Shaun Bradley, the Irish agent, John
Smith; Darby Riordan, his accomplish,
Michael Brown; Tighue Murphy, Cons
best friend, Thomas O'Brien; Barney
Burke, a strolling fiddler Charles
Woodcock; Father Tom, parish priest,
Everett Howarth; Mary O'Neil, Mar
garet Sullivan; Norah ONeil Mary
Leahy, Cons daughters; Katie Hennes-
sey, maid ola Il work, Katherine Nc
Loughlin.
Arthur Flagg and Garrepy brothers
will introduce several specialties Jas.
Flynn will sing between the acts and
Master George Nafen will recite. The
rehearsals have been under the direc-
ton of Rev. M. .Kavanaugh.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14
COAL FOR DEWEY.
Navy Department Now Loading 5000
Tons to Be Sent by the suoz.

navy department NOW Loading OOOU
Tons to Be Sent by the suoz.
Washington, March 13-The equip
ment bureau Of the navy department
is now loading at Newport News 50oe
tons Of coal to be taken to Manila. This
coal viii 30 through the suez canal
ard thence to Admiral Dcweys fleet.
The department has shipped 10000 tons
to Manila since the war began, mostly
from Newport News or Baltimore. This
coal sent by steamers goes through he
suez and that in sailing vessels around
the Cape of Good Hope The trip
through the canal takes ahout so days
and tie sailing vessels make the voN-
age iu five months. The coal for Homo
u is sent by the way OF Cape Horn.
Nearly all the sailing vessels used are
American. while most Of she steamers
are British The quality tests made e
coal mined on the Pacific coast Is nOt
to the navy department.
Some coal but not much, has beea
purchased In Australia and sent " the
Ph!IpE ines
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14
Mr.. KlPLlNG'S PLANS.

After a Short Visit to BrattIeboro He VIII
Probably Return to England.
New York, March 13.-Though Mr..
Kipling has made no definite plans for
the immediate future an intimate friend
said this morning his visit to this coun-
try would probably be a short one. So
soon as he is strong enough he win go
to Brattleboro, VT, for a few weeks. He
will probably return to England early in
the spring He will not go to Mexico.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-14
IT is PUTNAM.
President Appoints Him
Librarian Of Congress-.

Washington, March 13.-The president
has appointed Herbert Putnam of Bos-
ton to be librarian of congress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
To Enlarge the Store.

o. g. Korb has made arrangements
for enlarging his already large store,
and will occupy the entire building,
after the first of the year. The par
titions in the upper story will be
taken out and the upper floor will
make one large room similar to the
lower floor. Plate glass windows,
elevator and cash system will be put
in. This move has been found neces-
sary in order to meet the constantly
growing business of this popular es-
Establishment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
IRON RANGE WINS.
Judge Lochren Decides Against the State
in the Land Grant Case

In the Land Grant case.
The state of Minnesota loses in its
attempt to have forfeited the swamp
land grant of the Duluth & Iron
Range railroad. Judge Lochren of
the United States court, before whom
the argumets in the case have been
made the past week in st. Paul, Fri
day decided in favor of the railroad
company. The case involved more
than 300, 900 acres. The attorney gen.
eral of the state asked to have that
much of the land grant revert to the
state on the ground that the railroad
road company had not built its line in
compliance with the charter. Judge
Lochren's decision is said to have been
a strong, well defined opinion. J. II.
Chandler of Chicago, general counsel
for the Duluth & Iron Range road,
who had charge Ct the case was in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24

exhibition this line Of sample Fur Coare from
and the variety show
greater thanany In
much lower than could
ordinarily do especially n he higher grade of Furs,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
Gen LAWT0N
IS KILLED.
Famous Indian Fighter Shot Dead
at the Head of His
Troops,
FALLS IN FIGHT AT SAN MA1Eo
Started From Manila Yesterday on
New Movement Against
Rebels.
YORKTOWN MEN MAY BIZ FREE
General Young Believes Gilmore
and His Companions Are Now
in the Hands of Ameri-
can Troops.

Manila. Dec. 20. Major General
Henry W. Lawton was shot and killed
at San Msteo. He WAS standing in.
front of his troops and was shot in
the breast, He died Immediately.
Lawton started from Manila last
night with cavalry and battalion of
the TwcntN-nimth and Twcnty-seN-
enth infantry. for the purpose OF cap
turing san Mateo. where Geronoma
was said TO have 300 insurgents.
Manila, Dee. 2o.-ll p. m.-General
l.awton left home Monday night. hay
ing returned from his northern oper-
ations Saturday TO lead an expedition
through Nariquina valley, which has
becn an insurgent stronghold
throughout the war. The valley has
several times been invaded. but never
held by the Americans. General Ger
onoma was supposed 10 have there the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
|OES MONIES DETECTIVE
IS BADLY SCALOED
Tea Kettle Full Of Boiling Water
Thrown on Him While Per-
forming His Duty.
WAS SERVING A SEARCH WARRANT.
Through Unusual strength and
Agility He Saves HIMSELF
Steaming Water Strikes
Hand and Arm.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 2l.-Detective
Isaac Hector was badly scalded by b.
III. Dean in an attempt to serve II
search warrant at his residence, Sc
Fourth street. That the detective was
not seriously injured is due to his
strength and agility. Together the
two men struggled for several minutes
for the possession of Il tea kettle filed
with boiling water. and it was for
tunate for the officer that he tri-
umphed. Dean is Il large man, weigh
ing 200 pounds. and was so angered
when the officer announced his pur-
pose of searching the house that he
put up a desperate fight. In the strug-
gle the clothing of the two men was
torn i'm many places and the officer re-
ceived quantity OF the stealning wa
ter on his hand and a1ln. The search
warrant was sworn out by q. \. Cox
ey. young. man who had been room
ing at the Dean residence He had lost
Il suit of clothes and claimed he be
lieved it was stolen and concealed in
a room in the house. After help had
arrived a search of the premises was
completed, but nothing was found.
Dean was confined in the city Jail on
the charge of assaulting an officer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
PREDICTS A. GENERAL WAR.
DIR. Andrews Thinks United States
Will BE Mixed I'm i'm 1t,

Chicago. Dec. 2O--"If Great Britain is
ultimately successful in South Africa, the
powers of the world will unite to resist
successfully her advance. coalition
will be formed against British DONNA
comes. which side will the United States
take? We must take one side or the 9TH
er. That will be a sad day for our ma
ton. Yet. l say we never have got into
scrape yet that we did not get out of.
And as "a prophetic American, / tell you
we never shall
The foregoing statement was made
by DIR. e. Benjamin Andrews, ex-presi-
dent Of the Brown university, and now
schools. in his address on The War in
South Africa at the Bethel African M
E. church last evening DIR. Andrews
startled his hearers by the declaration
that international war inevitably would
follow the success of Great Britain in the
Boer war. He announced that from the
moment k"ueger's followers surrendered,
England necessarily would come in con-
iict with other powers in carrying out
He declared that clashes would follow
the attempt. to build the Cape to Cairo
railroad and that the contemplated eff
fort of Great Britain to build a railroad
from the Sucz canal to Bombay, which
would give that nation direct means of
throwing munitions of war into the lands
about the headwaters of the Euphrates,
would be resisted.
The address of Dir. Andrews was heard
Several times he referred to the wrongs
OF the African people, both in the United
States and in Africa and his wordS
brought out great cheering
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21


"The Fusileers drove the Beers from
Colenso. General Hart forded the Tu.
gela at noon, but ip view Of the num-
Der OF the enemy's guns and strength
of their defensive works, 1t was real
lied that ultimate success in a formal
attack must necessarily be very costly
and was improbable. Thereupon the
troops We're withdrawing Our losses
We're several hundred killed and
wounded. The Boer casualties also
were severe
The Daily Telegraph remarks: "The
above dispatch from our war CORE
spondent describing the battle at the
Tugela river, was handed in at Chicve-
-ly camp station at thirty-fve minutes
after p. m. ON Friday, the day Of
action, but it did not reach our Lon.
don offices until about half past Z yes
terdav (Monday) morning. 1t is OBJ
vious that the message had been very
roughly handled by the military CEN
sor at Chievely. Therefore its value
as ii record of events of the day has
been to large extent destroyed. 1t
will be observed in particular that our
correspondent has been allowed to say
nothing about the loss of guns. al.
though he speaks of the battery sui
ferinp severely
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
Officially (nntir,ncI
LAWToM's CAREER.
Served With Distinction i'm Civil
War and Indian Campaigns.

War and Indian Campaigns.
Washington, Dec. 2l.-Gcncral Law
ton, known as Il good fighter and IL
soldier of experience, wins horn i'm To.
ledo, o. He served in the union army
throughout the civil war, having en-
tered the service us n sergeant of
Company Il, Ninth Indiana volunteer
infantry, in April. 1851.
He was successfully promoted until,
in March, 1865, he was brcvetcd col
onel for gallant and meritorious ser.-
ices during the war. He entered the
regular establishment i'm July, 1866,
as second lieutenant of the Forty
first infantry (colored), and remained
with that branch of the army until
January, 1871. He took Il conspicuous
part in the Indian wars in the west,
a notable achievement being his p,lr-
suit and capture of Geronimo and his
Apache braves. At the opening OF the
war with Spain. when Mckinley APP
pointed him brigatlier of volunteers.
he assigned him to the command of Il
division of the Fifth army corps COM
manded by Shafter. I'm July, 1898, he
was chosen for the important duty oil
opening the military operations
against the Spaniards by the capture
of FL Caney, and the interrogation of
the Spanish rcinforcements then near
ing Santiago de Cuba. Iawton sailed
for The Philippines january 10 last
His DISTINGUISHED services in the Phil
ippines are recent history. He re
ceivcd Il special message of thanks
from Mckinley after his capture of
San Isitlro.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
SEVEN BURNED TO DEATH.


Fatal Tenement House Fires in New
York.
New York. Dee 2l.-Seven lives GER
tainly. probably nine. were lost in two
big tenement houses which burned
early today. Five charred bodies We're
found on the upper floors of burned
tenement at One Hundred and Second
street and Third avenue. known as
the Mentor" and five women and Il
little girl. all badly burned. We're car
ried from the blazing house to nearby
hospitals. There is thought to be but
a slight chance of amy of the six sur
viving. The dead are:
JOHN BARRETT, wife and G-year-
old daughter, Julia.
Another dead woman supposed to
be Annie Farrey.
RICHARD NICllERSON.
The injured:
Della O'Connell, aged IS.
Kate Farley, aged 25.
Susan McAdee, aged 60.
Mary Barrett, aged o.
Mamie Scary, aged 30
Kate O'Connelly. aged 26.
Adolph Schneider, one of the ten
sion. A sharp recovery i'm prices of
some Leading American stocks on the
London exchange this morning con-
tributed to the effect. Feeling, never
theless, was feverish and apprehens-
i've. The advance i'm the Imperial Bank
of Germanys rate from to per cent
and an per cent discount rate in Ber-
lin caused uneasiness not only on
their own account, but because they
probably foreshadowed further adj
in ha lo1, of e tn,
and resulting pressure on New York.
violent speculative conflict. Immense
buying orders had been distrihu-
ted for the support of prices. The
opening showed some gains, extend
ing from to 5 points. in number of
Sugar, Leather preferred. Continental
Tobacco, and from | to !, points in
standard railroad stocks. The adj
Nances were met, however. with n
flood of selling, orders, which quickly
drove prices downwards / to 4 points.
\ number of important stocks fell at
The opening, including Federal Steel
and American Tobacco, which showed
losses of to 2 points. Speculation
was very feverish. but there was an
unueftohc OF Stfength throughout the
dividend paying railroads. Following
ants. reported after the fire that his
wife and daughter We're missing.
The fire is supposed to have started
in the cellar. The air shaft and stairs
aided the fire in gaining such head.
way that there was no successful
fighting of the flames when the fire.
men arrived. Many of the occupants
We're hanging from windows when
the tiremen arrived, and they were
rescued by ladders.
A few hours later IL deadly fire at.
tackled he five story tenement on
Tenth avenue, burning to death Mrs.
Martin WoN and child, George, ~,
years old. 1T also started i'm the base.
ment. When discovered it had made
such Roadway it was impossible to
enter. Families in the upper part of
the house fled to the roof whence
they easily reached the street. Fire
men going through the house after
the flames had been subelued found
two bodies at the foot of the stairs
of the third floor. The positions
showed the woman had been trying
to carry the child upstairs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
COMPLIES WITH GEN,
CULLER'S REQUEST
British Government to Send Out
-Four Regiments of Mounted
Yeomanry.
THEY MUST ALL BE GOOD SHOTS
iiaGrr"ess 20 Enlist Displayed All
Over misunderstanding New
From, the Seat OF
Mar.

London. Dec. 2l.-The government
has at last consented to mobilize IL
force which General Butler is credited
with having demanded all along as
HE essential of success in South AZ
RIGA. namely. 10000 mounted infantry,
i his morning the war office issued an
order to the effect that the govern
lnent had decideu to raise four South
to be called Imperial yeomanIy, and
to be recruited from yeomanry, volun-
teers and civilians possessing the re-
quisite qualifications. Enlistment
Will lie for one year, or during the
continuance of tue war. The men
must be between 20 and 35 years of
age, and of equal physique TO the or
binary cavalry soldier. Officers and
men are To provide their own horses
and TO wear neutral tint cloth shoot
ing jackets. not necessarily uniform.
lelt hats, hreeches and CATERS. All
nnast he good riders and marksmen.
The same order invites every vol,n-
t9er regiment that is linked with a.
regular battalion serving at the front
to supply a full company, which will
take the place OF the mounted infan-
Try Of the regiment
These arrangements are expected to
result in Il considerable force.
The enthusiasm of volunteer enlist
ments continues, and promises to give
the government ample material.
The British second class cruiser,
Isis, will convey General Lord Kitch-
cncr from Egypt to the Cape. She
has beer ordered to steam at sixteen
knots.
Special reports regarding the fight
ing at The Tugela river are still filter
ing through. but all the newspapers
complain that these are severely cen
spre,l. and it is still impossible to get
an accurate idea of the battle. From
the latest accounts. however, it APP
pears that General Butler was i'm per-
sonal command.
\ correspondent of the Associated
Press at Chicvefy camp says that the
Beers excused themselves for firing on
the stretcher bearers by asserting
that two squads of the Connamght
hangers took cover under civilian
bearers of the Red Cross, and that
this act drew the Boer fire, three be-
ING Killed and several wounded.
Much anxiety is caused by the fact
that the war office has not yet re-
ceived a full list of casualties mt Tu-
srp IN river