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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
THE TRIUMPHANT TYPEWRITER

Our Berlin correspondent reports the
cheering news that the German en-
peror has consented to receive reports
in the text Of the typewriter. 1t is a
very sensible resolution, and 1t may
have far-reaching effects in abolishing
the general prejudice against the use of
the instrument for formal communica-
lions. The prejudice is not confined
to Germany. In most countries the
typewriter Is still bad form for all but
business letters. The sooner IL Is adj
mitted to court, as in Germany, the
better. AS general rule, everything
that diminishes trouble Is under this
ban, to the needless increase of labor
and sorrow for the race. The next
great step is to make the instrument
available for love letters. That will
be the greatest revolution OF all. II
some new Abelard ana Heloise of high
social distinction could enter on a cor
respondence by this method everybody
would be the gainer-the lovers in CO.
herence and common sense, for the In
strument Is a foe to rhapsody, and the
courts of justice in the legibility OF
the letters, when the affair reached
what Is not uncommonly Its final stage
An arrangement for taking q second
impression by the carbon should form
part Of every lovers typewriter. Pru-
dent swains might find a file copy ex-
tremely useful in general emergencies,
and for reference in cold blood.--Lon-
don News
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Four Marlboro Persons Found
Dead in a Tenement.
OTHERS UNCONSCIOUS.
Police and Physicians Baf1ed Over the
Mysterious Death of the Underwood
Family-An Autopsy Today.

will be performed tomorrow. An at
tempt was made to reach District At
torney Weir at Lowell, but the district
attorney was in Cambridge and could
not be located tonight. GT
After the bodies had been deposited
in the morgue, Medical Examiner Hoitt
and DR.. Gervin had a lengthy confer
ence with the survivors. All of these
persons were in a dazed condition and
talked disconnectedly and generally at
random. After the conference The Spy
man asked Medical Examiner Hoitt his
opinion of the cause Of death.
DR.. Hoitt would express no opinion,
however, preferring to wait until after
the autopsy had been performed. Drs.
Gervin and Richardson were equally
silent, and whatever their opinions are,
it IS evident that they will keep their
own counsel pending the autopsy.
One thing has been established with
certainty, and that is that the tragedy
was not caused by gases. The only fire
in the house was in the kitchen stove,
and that was of wood Neither was
there enough smoke to cause the death
of any of the inmates of the house
The only logical conclusion, and
many share this belief, is that the death
of the Underwoods was caused by pois-
oning. What sort of poison used d
whether administered Intentionally or
by accident, is matter for future de-
velopment.
A bottle was found on the kitchen
table which contained some sort of
liquor, whether poisonous or spiritu-
Gus, is another matter for conjecture
pending an analysis.
1t is matter of common knowledge
that certain members of the Underwood
family were addicted to the drink habit
and the elder Underwood INDUCED free
ly and frequently.
When the fatal doses were admins
tered, or taken, of course is not known,
but the poison probably entered the sys-
TENS of the Underwood family some
time during the day, as members of
the family were seen about the house
today, apparently in as good health as
usual.
The Underwood family have not en-
joyed an enviable reputation, and have
lived IN the city at various periods.
Two years ago they moved to Framing
ham, and afterwards returned to this
city. They moved into the present
abode at the rear of John A. Frye's tan
merry last Saturday night, and but little
is known in this locality concerning
them. r
City Marshal Pope has charge of the
police end of the case, and will make
a rigid investigation pending the al
topsy tomorrow.
The survivors of the mysterious ira
gedy are still at the police station, and
are being cared for in good shape.
People in this city will await anxious
~ the result of tonorrow's autopsy,
when something definite in this strange
affair may develop.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
DEATHS.

LUCE--In this city, 18th, Laura A., widow
of Solomon Luce, 81 yrs. mos. 10 days.
Funeral services at the residence Of her
son, II. B. Luce, No. : hlliot street,
Tuesday at 2 D. m Relatives and friends
are invited to attend
TURNER--Tn Boston, 18th. Mrs. vesta
II. Turner, widow of the late job "A.
Turner of Boston, and mother OF Mrs.
George F. Blake. Jr of this city, at her
residence, 1888 Commonwealth avenue,
Boston.
RODIER-The funeral of Joseph l.. Rod
Ter has been postponed from this morn
ing until "Wednesday morning at 10
church, Park street.
TRAvERS-I this city, 18th. John Tray
ers, GO yrs
Funeral from his late home. "a Douglas
street. Tuesday morning at S.1b. Requiem
| high mass at the Sacred Heart church
at 3 o'clock. Relatives and friends are
| invited to attend.
WHITE-In this city, 18th. Harriet Reed.
widow Of William j. White, 81 yrs. .
| mos. 6 days.
Relatives and friends invited to attend
funeral services at her late residence,
80 Hollywood street. Tuesday at y. m.
Burial private
FARNSwoRTH-I this city, nth, Ben
1 jamin $. Framework, 81 yrs. mos.
lBURLINGHANE-- Leicester, 18th, Mrs.
Ellen J; Burlinghame, s. yrs.
/
Main street, Tuesday at p. m. Inter
ment at Pine Grove cemetery
LEONARD this city. 18th, William
i Leonard, 81 yrs.
| Funeral from his late residence. No 90
Fox street. Thursday morning at SIS
Solemn requiem high mass in st. Johns
church at o'clock. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend. Kindly
omit flowers.
HILIs-In this city, 18th, Isaac Hill, 50 yrs.
| II mos
Funeral services at the residence OF his
grand daughter, Mrs. G. A. Mlddlemas,
! No. 262 Park avenue, Thursday, at y.
m. Relatives and friends are invited to
attend.
DREAMER this city 18th, Cathatino
M. Dreamer, infant daughter OF Peter
and Catharine (McNiff) Dreamer, yrs.
! l mo. l day.
Funeral from the residence OF her par
ents. Union avenue. Wednesday after
noon at . o'clock. Relatives and friends
are invited to attend.
DUGGAN--In this city, 18th, Mark F.
Duggan, son Of Mrs. Ellen (Eullivar)
Duggan. and the late Dennis DugRan
35 yrs. 6 mos. IL days.
Funeral from his uncle's residence
Mark Duggan, II Illinois street, Wed.
nesday morning at $50. Requiem high
mass in ST. Johns church at 800 Reia-
tives and friends are invited to attend.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
COULDN'T CLIMB HILLS.


Cars could not get w the Providence
street hill, and they were Withdrawn
before dinner time. Tine Grafton street
cars We're also removed at about the
same hour, and at $50 o'clock the cars
that run on the west side and are
known as the Fair grounds line, were
ordered into the barns.
Cars ran down Front street to the
railway station spasmodically during
the afternoon, but they had all they
could do to get through the frozen
mass of flakes, and We're also with
drawn. 4N
In the opinion of the officials and en-
ployes Of the Consolidated company
the storm was far worse during the day
than the memorable blizzard of 1888
The storm that struck Worcester on
Nov. 20, the railroad men claim, was
quite severe and more sn-.w fell, but
yesterdays snow came from the heav-
ems while the thermometer registered
nearly at the zero mark, and IL was
SO cold that they could not fight II
with any degree Of success
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
TRAFFIC AND BUSINESS.
Storm in Connecticut Calls a Halt
Trains Are Stalled.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 13-The Sc
verify of the prevailing storm through
out all sections Of Connecticut is
plainly evidenced from the fact that
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company has been
obliged to discontinue its night pas
senger service on all the divisions ex-
cept the New York division, and
though trains are running irregularly
on this latter division, it is believed
that it will be possible to keep the
line open.
For the first time since the limited
flyer was inaugurated on the Air line,
the trains were unable to get through
today, and they are being held at Will
limantic and New Haven, where the
passengers are being comfortably pro-
vided for Though several trains are
stalled at different points, it. is hoped
by the railroad officials that they will
be able to get them all through to-
night.
A similar condition of traffic suspen-
sion prevails on the Central New Eng
land road and on the New London and
northern division of the Central YER
mont. Reports from many different
points throughout the state agree rela-
tive to the practical suspension of
traffic and business. Thus far, however
there has been no suspension of the
telegraph or telephone service and no
casualties have been known to occur.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
DEVOTED TO ECONOMIC DE-
VELOPMENT.

1t is not surprising that Russian
statesmen, with the vista Of the econ
omic empire of the future within their
grasp, hampered by no necessity for
pandering to the clamor of the moment
In order to keep themselves in Office
should have determined that Russia
would gain enormously in the race with
other industrial nations by devoting her
whole energies to economic develop
ment Hence the proposition Of the car,
that the world lay aside its arms and
give its people an opportunity to de-
vote themselves to industrial pursuits,
looks directly to the future dominance
OF Russia in the commerce and finance
Of the world. 1t would be useless for
Russia to attempt to fight such power
as Great Britain in the east until the
completion of the Trans-Siberian rail-
way. She has accomplished wonderful
results by the firmness and audacity of
her diplomacy in China. When the rail-
way Is completed. with the economic
development which will come in an
other period of ten years, she will be
able to cope on land, if not on the
ocean, with any force which can be
brought against her.-From Russia as
a world power by Charles A. Conant,
in North American Review" for Feb
ruary.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
PHlLATELIsTs OBJECT.

Word has been received at the local
office that fifty sets of periodical
stamps, the issue of which has been
discontinued, will be sent from Wash
ington on Wednesday, and are to be
placed for sale here. They are of var
ious denominations and the sets are to
be sold for five dollars Already 20
local philatelists have made requisi-
ton for the sets, and it is probable that
all of the Worcester allotment will be
taken here. There are 20 stamps in the
set and they run in denominations
from one cent to $50. Many of the local
philatelists complain that the action Of
the department in placing the price of
the sets at S. has deprecated the value
OF the sets by about 1000 per cent.
AS none of these stamps were supposed
to be sold to the general public, and
as only a very few found their way
into the hands of philatelists, they COM
manded a high premium, which this ac-
tion of the department at once sets
aside.
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in GRIP OF
THE STORM.
Continued From Page one.)

last week, when the thermometer went
to Is degrees below zero, and snow
record was established when to the
heavy fall of the past week, ID inches
was added from Saturday night up to
10 o'clock this morning.
Business in the departments was al
most at a standstill, less than half of
the force reporting. Railroad traffic
was. almost abandoned today, the only
train up to noon being local from
Baltimore. The Potomac is frozen
cation is suspended. The Chesapeake
and Ohio canal is frozen solid, and
many coal barges are ice bound, and
their crews in a helpless condition.
This forenoon the storm centre was
of Cape Henry. 1t has come up the
Atlantic coast from the gulf, and was
working its way up the coast gradu-
ally so that its severest effectssare like
ly in New York and New England to-
day or tomorrow
The storm gained rather than dimin-
ished in fury in the afternoon, and by
2 o'clock the wind was blowing a gale
and the air was so thick with the snow
fakes, that even lines of large buildings
could not be seen two blocks away.
me street cars abandoned all efforts
to keep their tracks tolerably clear, and
a few cars running with drawing street
cars service entirely until the storm
abated
The weather map showed a small
cold wave in the south in the rear OF
the snow storm and q great wide
spread belt of warmer weather in the
trans Mississippi region, which should
reach here by Wednesday or Thursday
and cause rapid thaw.
The railway mail service is paralyzed
by the storm. and mails are at a
gion.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
FIFTEEN INCHES OF SNOW.
Baltimore Has Real Taste of North
ern Winter.

o1'I VF1HIeI'
Ralt,r,ora rots 10
., oiio" mas oeen
ioAiihs IN thls city without intermis-
sion since 8 o'clock Saturday night and
during most of that time tho wind ba.
been b,owi,,. .,,,,o.+ - --,'''
ms e'iiAioe' d gaze out Oh the
northwest, with the result that the
street car lines and all the steamboat
lines leading into tbe citv arc o,,nost
of s+ondst;u '''-'-o'''
S'"iuStiii'
Inc fall of snow during the past
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
RAILROAD TRAVEL BLOCKED
Steam Fails to Successfully Combat the
Elements in Delaware.

Wilmington, Del, Feb. 13-The bliz-
Yard of last night and this morning
effectually blocked railroad travel in
Delaware. On the Delaware Railroad
which traverses the length OF the state
not a wheel was turned between 3
o'clock and 10 o'clock this morning,
save for three Intellectual attempts OF
freight engines to clear a way through
the heavy drifts.
The north bound Norfolk express, due
in Wilmington at AIS a. M, was re
ported at o'clock at Delmar, the last
station on the road. 81 miles below
Wilmington. Here 1t was completely
stalled, and is likely to remain so in
definitely. All the Peninsula branch
railroads are blocked with no trains
running. No trains are running on
the Wilmington and Northern road.
The Baltimore and Philadelphia road is
blocked.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
FOREST FIRES.
All Varieties of Trees Do Not Suffer in
the Same Degree From Them.
(From the Forum.3

Forest fires differ greatly in intensi-
ty, and in the amount of resultant dam
age. The great majority merely run
along the ground, licking up the grass,
underbrush and forest litter, and do
ing no damage to trees, other than
scorching the outer bark. Some develop
sufficient heat to destroy the young
saplings, and to burn through the bark
of the mature trees. In the latter case,
fire scars are produced which may de-
velop diseases and eventually destroy
the trees. Others, still fiercer and more
destructive, make q more or less clean
sweep of the forest. Fires of the last
mentioned kind are Eot common; but
on the other hand, they are naturally
the most extensive. Among them may
be instanced the "big burn" in west
ern Oregon, near the Pacific coast,
which extended from Tlllamook south
ward to the neighbornood Of Coos bay
Ia distance of $50 miles, with an aver
age of 20 to rs miles-and the burns in
Whatcom, Skamania and Cowitz coun-
ties, Washington, which swept the tim
Der for hundreds of square miles.
Different species Of trees suffer from
fire in different degrees. Resinous trees,
especially those with thin bark, such
as the pines, and particularly the yell
low pine, are very comDustible, and fall
an easy prey to the flames. The red fir,
the most valuable tree Of the north
west is much less combustible, as it
possesses a thick bark and contains
comparatively little resin; while the
California redwood is so wet that no
fire can sustain itself among them. There
have never been fires among the red
woods. In burnt areas 1t is common for
fires to make selections among the
trees, limiting the destruction to GER
tain species.
Although forest fires were long recog-
nized as an evil of the first magnitude,
no concerted attempt was made until
recent years to abate them. 1t was
everybody's business; therefore, it con-
cerned no one in particular The feder-
al government being the largest owner
Of timber land, was naturally expected
to take the lead in the matter Until
very recently, however, 1t did nothing;
and 1t was long before any OF the states
took action. New York was the first to
take up the matter in earnest. In 1885
a. law was passed by the legislature.
providing fines and imprisonment for
setting fires, whether by intention or
carelessness; and an organization Of
fire wardens was made. This organic
alton has proved efficient; and we now
hear little of forest fires In New York
state.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
THE COAL REGION,
Storm Causes Work in Industrial Estab-
lshment to be Practically Suspended.

Pottsville. Pa, Feb, .3.-The coal re-
gion is snowbound 70 the depth OF
several feet. The snow has drifted in
a manner never equaled before. Not
only is all outside work suspended, but
most of the industrial establishments
are also idle or only partially running.
Railroad traffic is suspended except for
a few mail trains that are being forced
through the drifts hours behind time
Travel by team on country roads is al
most impossible. Electric railways
are completely tied mp. Yesterday and
today the snow fall at times has been
several inches an hour. The worst diff
ficulty is threatened through scarcity
of water due to freezing of streams
and reservoirs. The thermometer has
continued five degrees and more below
zero.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
WEATHER CLERK.
Worcester's Observer Says He's Sorry
But He Didn't Do it.

Ralph r. Knowles, the local govern
ment weather observer, whose office
is on the top of the highest pinnacle of
the State Mutual building, says that he
is not responsible for this storm, and
if he is sometimes called the f'clerk of
the weather" he does not care to have
the public blame it all on to him.
In answer to a question last eve
ming, Observer Knowles said:
did it blow on top of the State Mu-
tual yesterday? Well, should say that
1t did, and it was so cold that my teeth
are still chattering.
1T was a great storm, and no mis-
take, and the feature of 1t was the low
temperature, which chung around the
zero mark very lovingly from sunrise
to sunset. The fall of snow was not as
heavy as it was Nov. rs and u, but
what did fall was frozen solid and
proved to be very troublesome.
This storm is the banner one from
wind and temperature point OF view
since ] became WorcesteTs weather
clerk The wind has never averaged
over 20 miles an hour for any given
"a hours and has never reached such
a high velocity at any time as it did
at 6 o'clock last evening.
In looking over my records which l
have kept since 1891, find that on Nov.
rs and 81, 1898. Is inches of snow fell
on a level. Since 1891 cannot find the
record of but seven days when as much
snow fell as was recorded yesterday.
The record for yesterday from a. m.
to 6 p. m. was a trifle over IL inches,
and was still showing at the time
observed my instruments.
II find that in February, 1893, IL
inches Of snow fell Feb. % of the
same year fall of 20 inches is record
ed, SO it is plainly to be seen that this
storm will go on record as being one
of the bad ones and the temperature
and the wind will, when taken into
consideratiea, place 1t as being the
worst one nee 1888. That storm have
no record a.
Following is a list of the readings
taken by observer Knowles at differ
ent hours yesterday:
Temperature:
Average from a. m. to 6 D. M,
2-3 degrees above zero.
Highest point reached, above at
2.30 o'clock. Lowest, above at
4 O'clock a. m.
At 8 o'clock a. m, s above. Noon
above. At p. M, w above.
From g. m to D. m. IL inches
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
! HASN'T SHOWED UP.
Post Office Messenger Has Been Missing
Since Yesterday Morning.

William Haskins, II years old, en-
ployed as special delivery messenger at
the post office, was sent to North Wor-
cester about II O'clock yesterday fore
noon, and up to late hour moth
ing has been heard from him.
! The house of Charles Libbey near the
North Worcester station, was the OBJ
jective point of his trip, and while
nothing has been heard from him yet,
it is thought he is all right. The most
plausible theory is that he stopped at
some house until the storm abated or
waited for train over the Fitchburg
road, to bring him home. This train is
stalled near North Worcester and pos
sibly the young man is aboard
Haskins was the largest boy of the
force at the local office, and as other
boys have made equally long trips
about the city, but little apprehension
is felt as to his whereabouts.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
THE GERMANIC.
Big Steamer Partly Sub
merged at Her Pier.

New York, Feb. 13.-The White Star
line steamer Germanic sank at her piei
this evening, and is now lying there
partially submerged.
The accident is said to have been due
to the heaving coating of ice which
formed on the sides of the steamer.
The continued loading of coal, com.
bined with the heavy weight of the ice
caused the steamer to list and slowly
sink to the bottom. 1t is said that nc
one is injured
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
ESCORT TO Mr.. MCKINLEY.
The Military Detail arranged and Orders
Issued by Adjutant General.


Boston, Feb. 13-The military detail
for the reception and escort to Pres
ident Mckinley during his coming visit
has been arranged, and the necessary
orders issued by the adjutant general
A detail from the First corps of cadets
will act as guards to the president at
Hotel Touraine. The first battalion OF
cavalry will perform the escort duty
and Battery A will fire the salute on
the common. A large detail from the
personal staff of the governor will
meet the presidential party and escort
the members to the hotel. There will
be a short street parade to the Hotel
Touraine Immediately after the arrival
Of the party in this city. No definite
arrangements have yet been made as
to the presidents visit to the legisla-
tlTe.
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standstill. There is great fear of fuel
famine, and the dealers can scarcely
deliver the most urgent orders. No
casualties are reported, but after devel-
opments must show great suffering if
not loss of life among the negroes and
poorer classes.
Falls Church, Feb. 13.-It has been
showing here since o'clock yesterday
morning, and the snow in northern Vir-
ginia in places has drifted until 1t is
from seven to ten feet Deep On the
Washington and Ohio railroad all traf-
fic is tied up. All are frozen in at the
terminal points, and no train could pen
citrate the great drifts in the railroad
cuts Throughout this region all is now
bound. At this and neighboring towns
much concern is felt over a scarcity of
coal. Much suffering is expected.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
SWEPT OVERHEARD.
Captain of Schooner Annie Greenaw Lost
Off Chatham.

Provincetown, Feb. 13.-The heaviest
snow storm that has been experienced
here for years has prevailed since yes
terday. The storm was accompanied by
northeast wind of hurricane force and
a mountainous sea was running off the
cape. large number of sailing craft
put into Provincetown harbor for
shelter, all so badly iced up that their
identity could not be learned.
The Gloucester fishing schooner An
ME Greenlaw, from Gloucester, bound
to the south channel on fishing cruise
put in here this morning and reported
that % miles southeast by south from
Chatham, yesterday morning, Capt
John Greenlaw, master of the schooner
in some unknown manner was swept
overheard and drowned. The crew
made every possible attempt to rescue
him, but were unsuccessful.