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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
DAILY LOSS IN WATER
City Officials Figure the City is
] LOSING 100000 Gallons a DaY

city Engineer F. A. Mcclure and
Water Commissioner John G. Brady
held a consultation yesterday and went
over the present situation relative to
the water supply. AS a result, they
figure that the supply is at present de-
creasing at the rate of about 100000
gallons a day.
'yLynde Brook reservoir is gaining
Sbout 100000 gallons a day, while
Holden reservoir is losing at the ex-
tent of about 1,75O,0OO gallons daily, Civ
ing a net daily loss of 250 900 gallons
1t is estimated that about 100000
gallons is the average daily draft from
Holden at present, while the draft on
lFnde Brook is between 100000 and
5000, 900 daily. In addition, it is fig
ured that about 100000 is being drawn
through three sets of cross-over pipes,
i from the high service into the low serv-
-, at present.
Y The situation looks better than for
many weeks past, but considerable
wore rain is necessary to place the sup
Hy where it should be.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Attachments

Attachments recorded yesterday in
the registry of deeds:
Oscar r. Brooks, doing business as
o. T. Brooks g. Co., vs.. Lucien Lord of
Athol, in an action of contract, ad
damnum $1,000. Writ served by Deputy
Sheriff r. L. Doane, and returnable in
the first district court of northern
Worcester
Edwin Bacon VS.. Charles Garceau of
Southbridge, in an action of contract,
ad damnum $500. Writ served by
Deputy Sheriff Franklin Jacobs, and
returnable in the first district court of
southern Worcester.
J. w. Hanson & Co. VS.. Susan R..
Douty of Southbridge, in an action of
contract, ad damnum $500. Writ served
by Deputy Sheriff Franklin Jacobs, and
returnable in the first district court of
southern Worcester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Probate Court

In the probate court, yesterday, the
following business was done:
Wills allowed-Of Charles H. Brown
of Ashburnham, Moses P. Greenwood
executor. $500 real and 5000 personal
estate; of Orphia Aldrich Of Worcester,
Hettie E. Bostic executriX.
Administrators appointed-Allan G..
Buttrick, on estate of Adeline Jewett
of Worcester, $1,000 personal estate; ST.
mon A. Piper, on estate of Aaron Phi
per Of Peterboro, $3.50 real estate;
Aaron G. Cutler, on estate of Lucy F.
Cutler of Shrewsbury, $500 personal es-
tate.
Guardians appointed-Cecil C. Whit
ney, of Stanley N. Whitney of Fitch
burg; Albert S. Hodge, of FLORENCE
Hodge of Berlin, $3.50 personal estate. '
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
OBITUARY

Mrs. Hannah S. Adams, widow of ST.
las H. Adams, died last evening of
heart failure, aged "a years, 2
months, Is days. Since the death of
her husband, more than 20 years ago,
Mrs. Adams had lived in this city at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Hannah S.
Gray, rear Of % Maple place.
Until yesterday she had been in good
health. but an attack of weakness
proved fatal. Wednesday Mrs. Adams
assisted her daughter in the homework
and was very clipper. Several months
Adams fell, but the i'll effects were
slight. The Bible has been her con-
slant and cheering companion, and its
truths were imbedded deep in her mem
DRY. The body will be taken to her
native place, Gray, Me, for interment.
MISS EMMA c. MCCORMICK.
Miss Emma c. Mccormick. daughter
Of John B. and Helen p Mccormick,
died yesterday afternoon, of chronic
heart disease, at the home of her pa
rents, SO Dread street, aged 10 years,
months and % days. The funeral will
be tomorrow afternoon at 2. 80 o'clock.
Services will be conducted by Rev. H.
H. Paine, pastor of Laurel Street NJ. E.
church.
ALICE DONAHUE DEAD.
Alice NJ. daughter of John H. and
Alice M. (Doyle) Donahue, died this
morning, after a long illness She was
Is years old. She formerly went to the
Ledge street school, but for the last
two years was a member Of ST. Francis
Xavier's academy in Providence. Be-
sides her father and mother, she leaves
one sister, Jennie, and one brother, Full
Ter. Her funeral will take place Sunday
afternoon from her parents residence,
23S Grafton street. The burial will be
in Westboro.
ALICE NJ. DONAHUE.
Alice M, daughter of John H. and
day morning, after long illness. She
to the Ledge street school, but for the
last two years was member of St.
Francis Xavier's acss4emy in Provi-
dence. Besides her father and mother,
she leaves one sister, Jennie. and one
brother, Fuller. Her funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon from her
parents residence, 23S Grafton street
The burial will be in Westboro.
MRS. HANNAH BRIEFLY.
Hannah, widow of James Briefly,
died of embolism, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. w. Libby, IA Dale
street, last evening, aged 81 years, /
month and IS days. Arrangements for
the burial will be made today
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Called Into Court

Yesterday afternoon, Russell H. Hig-
gins was summoned to appear before
Judge Forbes, in the probate court, to
say why he should not be adjudged
guilty of contempt in failing to pay SIC
a month to his wife, Agnes E. Higgins,
who had that amount awarded her by
a decree of the court when she asked
for separate support from her husband,
some time ago.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
DAMAGES Asked

There was hearing yesterday in the
office of the city solicitor on the case
of Clemence Como against the City of
Worcester. The petitioner asks COM
pensation for damage to his estate joc-
casioned by building the Mill street
speedway M. III. Taylor appeared for
the petitioner and City Solicitor Arthur
p. Rugg for the city. The hearing was
held before a commission made up of
Joseph c. Ellis, Roger F. Upham and
Luther Baker
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
tuesdays Trial List

The superior court with juries, will
resume it's sitting Tuesday morning,
with Judge Hopkins on the bench.
The docket for Tuesday is: Lechance
VS.. Lepaln; Donahue VS.. Richardson;
Edmunds VS.. Haywood ct al; Tupper
VS.. Balloon; Erving ct ali. VS.. metropol-
itan water board ct al; Newton vs.
city of Worcester; Bates VS.. Worcester
protective department; Chaplin VS..
Wienstein ct al; King VS.. city of Wor-
ceSter
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Took No Action

Members of the subcommittee APP
pointed by the city council committee
on fire department met in the chiefs
office last night to discuss the matter of
formulating rules governing the use of
the thermostat fire alarm system in this
city. f. H. Butnam, representing the
American Fire Alarm company of Bos-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
$3.50 For |. C. Gallup

In the case of Lowell C. Gallup VS.
Erik Erikzen, judgment has been en-
tered in the superior court for the
plaintiff, by agreement of counsel. By
this judgment the plaintiff receives $3.50
Thayer & Cobb were counsel for the
plaintiff and David Manning for the
defendant
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
WatchfuI Chinaman

A shoe store at S615 Pleasant street
was entered Thursday night and a pair
of new shoes and three pairs of shoes
newly tapped were stolen. The shoes
had rubber heels Several packages
of russell polish were also taken. The
break was discovered by a Chinaman.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
AT THE CITYS EXPENSE
'aCkStOne viii Be Held in Check
BY a Stone Wall

Mayor Dodge held a conference yes
terday forenoon with Rev. J. f. Lehy.
Of Holy Cross college, NJ. j. Whittall
and Charles Crompton, relative to wall
ing the channel of the Blackstone river
along a part of it's course in South
Worcester. The plans prepared by the
q engineer were gone over and the
N tier discussed in detail, but no con-
sion was reached.
is planned to straighten and mar
the course of the river from a
1t near the Southbridge street
ge, about one-eighth of a mile
h. By construction of the walls.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Bauqed the Clothes

,CorneHa Morse, of IS Merrick street,
reported the loss of IS worth of under
clothes to the police yesterday. A ped
dler came into her house yesterday af-
ternoon and asked if she had any old
clothes for safe. While she was out he
picked up the clothes and carried them
away in a bag.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Want TO Sell Property

Thomas H. Gage, Jr., and IF. w.
Blackmer appeared in court at o'clock
in regard to leave to sell the property
of the Charles Baker company
Judge Bell instructed counsel to pre-
pare a decree, which will be presented
to Judge Hopkins for his approval next
week. Frank B. Smith did not make
any further appearance in the matter Of
the sale.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
BuiIdinu Permits

Building permits granted esterday;
To ]. E. and A. E. Estabrook. S. H.
Batchelder builder, one-story wooden
addition. 60 by 20 feet, store room, at
1856 Main street estimated cost $500;
Walker Ice company, builder, for
itself, a scales shed and storage
shed on Grove street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Counsel For Italians

Jere Kane has been retained as coun-
sci by some of the Italians who are in
terested in the strike at Auburn against
the contractors. They claim that
months pay is due them. Mr.. Kane
went to Auburn yesterday to look up
the facts in the case.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Streets to Be Onened

Permits to open and obstruct streets
granted yesterday: Sewer department,
81 West street, 80 Sever street, 3S Cedar
street. to put in connections; Batchel-
der street, to put in a sewer; Worcester
Gas Light company, corner of Faraday
street and Humboldt avenue, to make
connections; Worcester Consolidated
Street Railway company, corner of
Hanover and Belmont streets, to make
repairs.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Christmas MARRIAGES

Marriage licenses issued yesterday:
To Matti Karpi, %. and Sofia soini, 81;
Willard S. Small. 29, and Harriet A.
Turner, Somerville; James e. Cragin,
"a, and aMry E. Marshall, 81; Erik K.
Jensen, %, and Dagmar Jeppesen, %;
Henry Lavallie, q, and Mary Goyette,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Hearing on Fyfe win

There was an important hearing yes
terday morning in the probate court on
the petition of Mary j. Fyfe of Clinton
VS.. Hosea M. Knowlton ct ais. Mary
Fyfe is the executrix of the estate of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

the river will be kept within bounds,
resulting in considerable gain in value
to 'abutting property. The city bears
the entire expense, which is estimated
at S7500
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Defendant DefauIted

In the case of William B. Harding VS..
j. Gordon Cherry, default was entered
for the defendant.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

Charles Sampson, 10 years old, living
in Leesville got separated from his
mother, in Worcester, yesterday. and
she asked Capt. David A. Matthews, at
station 1, to be on the lookout for him.
Sampson is paralyzed and is speeche
less.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
so Cent Table

You would hardly believe that so
cents would buy so much and so good
This is the place where all the "odd"
things from our wholesale stock go on
sale to close the line.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

ton, was present and explained the sys-
tenn operated by his company. No ac-
ton was taken,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
JOSEPH GATES.

At the funeral of Joseph Gates, yes
terday afternoon at 2. 80 o'clock, at his
home, S51 Milbury street, Christian
Science services We're conducted.
Charles E. Wesson read scriptures.
The burial was in Hope cemetery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
MRS. ELIZABETH G. CARTER.

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth G. Car
ter was held yesterday afternoon at .
o'clock, at the home of her sister, Mrs.
A. H. Rowland, Loudon street. Rev.
DR.. Alexander Lewis, pastor of Pilgrim
church, conducted the service, There
was singing by the Schumann quartet,
Pilgrim church Sunday school sent
large cluster of Gala lilies. The body
will be taken to Monson today for
burial
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

Ills produced by disordered liver cured bv
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
FUNERALS
MRS. WILLIAM ]. CAREY.

The funeral of Margaret, wife of
William j. Carey, was held yesterday
morning, from her late home, 6S Dewey
street. A high mass of requiem was
celebrated in St. Paul's church at s. 30
o'clock, by Rev. J. j. Lunney. The
pallbearers We're John f. Duggan,
Michael E. Keefe, George F. McInerney,
Frank E. McMurray, John Kennedy
and Frank H. EARLY. The body was
taken to Rockville, Conn. for burial, in
st. Demands cemetery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
MRS. HANNAH BRIERLY.

Hannah, widow of James Briefly
died of embolism, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. w. Libby, IA Dale
street, last evening, aged 81 years, II
month and IS days. Arrangements for
the burial will be made today.
The record-union., 1899-04-25
BRIBERY CHARGED.
A Former United States District
Attorney Placed Under Arrest.

PHILADELPHIA, April y. 4.-rThe big
gest sensation thus far in the now, ia
nous Jacobs-Kendig-T ylor- -BredeIl
counterfeiting case occurred to-day
when former United States District
Attorney Ellery P. Ingham was placed
under arrest. He is charged, it is said,
with attempted bribery.
The arrest was made in Inghams Of
five at l1:00 o'clock by Chief Wilxie Of
the secret service. Inghams law part
ner ex-Assistant United States District
Attorney Harvey K. hewitt, was ar
rested last week on the. same. charge
Mr.. Ingham was taken before Com
missioner Edmunds. He waived a hear
ing, and bail was entered in the sum
of $4,000 for hearing on Thursday
morning. The Commissioner announce
ed that Mr. Newitt's hearing, which IS
called for tomorrow, would be postpon-
ed until Thursday, when both lawyers
Will be arraigned.
District Attorney Beck said the evil
dence against both Defendants is prac-
tically the same.
Mr. lngham made a statement ifnn1e-
diately after his hearing, saying: Il
am absolutely innocent Of the. charge
preferred against me. 1 have never
done anything unbecoming an honor
able lawyer and gentleman. ask that
the public generally suspend judgment
until have had an opportunity to he
heard"
The affidavit accompanying the war
rant charges Mr.. Ingham and Mr. Ne
witt with conspiring 'tto promise, offer
and give the sum of $4,000 in monthly
payments of $500 each to VIM. J. Nc
Manus of Philadelphia, secret SER
vice officer, who was working upon the
case against the four men charged with
counterfeiting revenue stamps and the
S1O0 silver certificate
There had been rumors afioat for sew
eral days connecting Mr.. Ingham with
the eounterfeiting case, but these have
been repeatedly denied, and the arrest,
therefore, came as a shock to his
friends.
Mr.. Ingham has been prominent in
Republican State politics for years He
is native of Sullivan County, this
State, and was appointed United States
District Attorney by President Harri-
son, being succeeded at the end of his
term by James NJ Beck Democrat),
who received his appointment from
President Cleveland. During the past
few years Mr.. Ingham has been a
prominent figure at State conventions
and on the stump as an adherent of
Senator Quay
The record-union., 1899-04-25

charge of the Judge.
The State asks that the jury be in
structed that the alleged promise to
marry and a failure TO keep it, the
promises of any money consideration
the alleged settlement in Allegheny, the
divorce and the payment for it, the
relations between the accused and the
deceased, and all of the testimony as to
Mrs. Georges grievances against Sax
ton shall be cited to the jury by the
Judge as not being any justification,
excuse or defense for the homicide hut
merely subjects for consideration IN de-
termining the degree of the homicide
and the mental responsibility refused
The State also asked that the general
weakness of the alibi defense shall be
cited to the jury in connection with in
structions that an alibi, to he a de-
fense, must cover the whole period Of
the homicide, or must beyond al; doubt
the impossibility of the accused heing
at the scene of the homicide when it
occurred.
The defense asks the court to charge
the jury that the homicide must be
proven, and the accused guilty Of it,
before any of the threats are consid-
cred against the accused, and that the
threats are only to be considered in de-
termining the degree of the homicide
after it had been otherwise established.
The record-union., 1899-04-25
Profit in SALVAGE

The late war has not been so pro-
ductlVe of salvage to Wreckers as it
would have been had Admiral Cervera
been more considerate in grounding his
ships, but there will be a handsome
profit if the Reina Mercedes is success
fully raised, as the Government has
contracted to pay an American COM
pany $4,000 for the work The cast
ing off of the Maria Teresa meant a loss
Of S10O,O00 in bonuses to the wrecking
companies. The Swedish company that
wanted to make salvage out of the
Spanish ships is now inspecting the
Cristobal Colon, but experts say that
the ship cannot be raised 1t is not
known what the Hongkong wrecking
company that raised the Spanish gun
boats in Manila, will get as salvage, but
1t ought to make q. handsome thing out
of it,
The profits of salvage are large, and
out of the 125 important salvage cases
passed on by the United States courts
up to 1897 the salvage in eighty was
between 20 and 10 per cent. of the value
of the property saved. But making
salvage is very risky as well as un-
certain matter, and nearly every case
is one of no cure, no pay so that
when there is a profit it ought to be i
big one. The smaller the amount saved
the larger the percentage of salvage is
the rule, and some of the highest pro
portions of salvage were in the case of
the cargo of the Alabamian, wrecked in
1889, Is per cent, and for rescuing
So no worth of whale oil thrown upon
one of the Fiji Islands, So per cent.
1t is impossible to estimate the
amount of salvage that is paid in one
year by wrecked vessels, but it is enor-
nous. During the last six months Up
ward of 100000 was awarded by the
United States courts, and this repre-
sents but small proportion of the sal
wage paid in this country alone in that
time, as the great majority of salvage
cases are settled by the Board of I'm
derwriters of the insurance companies,
on which all salvage ultimately falls,
and never reaches the courts.
The record-union., 1899-04-25
A FARM HAND KILLED.
Shot by a Woman at Whose Home
He Was EMPLOYED.

NEW YORK, April 24.-John Rooney
81 years old, was shot and killed in
Bedford, Westchester County. Mrs.
Charles Loring is alleged to have killed
Rooney He was employed by her hus-
band as a farmland.
Rooney had been ON spree for two or
three days. He was almost delirious
when he returned to the Loring farm
house last night. Mrs. Loring and her
children were alone at the time. Rooney
began to stone the dwelling, and in the
darkness Mrs. Loring, it is said, did not
recognize him. Believing that he was a
stranger who meant to harm her and
her children, she secured her revolver
and shot Rooney as he stood in the
yard. The bullet pierced his left lung,
and is supposed to have penetrated his
heart He was found close to a barbed
wire fence.
Mrs. Loring is in custody. Mr.. Loring
is in business in New York and is away
from home most of the time
The record-union., 1899-04-25
PROMOTION OF COL. MILLER
Captain Wilde of the Cruiser Bos.
ton Enters a Protest.

WASHINGTON, April 24-Captain
D. F. Wilde, U. S. N, of the cruiser
Boston, has protested against the pro
motion of Colonel Miller to be a Briga-
dier General as reward for the cap
ture of Iloilo
1t appears that this capture was eff
fected entirely by the naval forces
under Captain Wilde, and that it was
not until after the capture had been eff
fected that the place was turned over
to Colonel Miller. who up to that time
had nothing to do with its capture. This
action is indorsed by Admiral Dewey
Wilde's protest comes too late to be
effective, as Colonel Miller was pro-
NOTED Brigadier General February
10th. in recognition of his services
in the capture of Iloilo, and was re-
tired in that grade March 9th by
operation of law on account of age He
was in command of the expedition sent
from Manila for the capture of Iloilo,
and the cruisers Boston and Petrol
were sent with him to render assistance
While the vessels of the expedition were
lying off the port, the natives began to
strengthen their defenses, and fired sew
eral shots at the Petrol, which vessel
Nei0 chliNllOANu iSdlSSl the SQOr6. Inc
commander of that same warship asked
and received permission of Captain
Wilde of the Boston to respond. At
this time, according to naval advices,
General Miller's army transports were
far out in the roadstead
Without communicating with General
Miller, the two warships opened on the
shore batteries, and soon silenced them
Lieutenant Niblack of the Boston
landed with a battalion of marines and
sailors, and took possession of the town
They captured the insurgent flags on
the Governors house and on the bat
teries, and turned the city over to Cen
eral Miller on his arrival, an hour or
so later. They kept the captured flags,
however, in spite, of General Millers
demand for them. This is the naval
story of the battle of Iloilo.
The official report of that engagement
first received in Washington was one
by General Miller to the War Depart
ment, and simply announced the sur
render of that city to the American
forces under his command without
going into particulars. Acting upon this
report. and in view of the fact that
General Miller had but a few more
weeks to serve on the active list, the
President appointed him to vacancy
then existing in the list of Brigadier
Generals. He is now on his way home
from Manila, and is expected to reach
San Francisco in few days.