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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
French Forced to Retire

London, Dec. ia dispatch from
NauwpUort to the Daily Mail, dated
December 16, says; THE Beers brought
a big gun to bear on the British near
Vaarkoop. The British pieces were too
small TO reach the enemy; and, after
an intermittent artillery duel, Gen.
French withdrew under shell fire, but
without losses, to Arundel
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Kitchener Starts

Cairo, Dec. 1S.-Gen. Lord Kitchener,
who has been appointed the chief of
the staff of Gen. Lord Roberts of
Kandahar, the new commander-in-
chief of the British forces in South
Africa, leaves Omdurman Tuesday, and
will arrive here Friday. He will start
for Cape Town as soon as possible.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19

Mary O'Boyle 81; Johanna Mooney, 55.
List of deaths among outdoor poor:
Bridget A. Rintoul 46; Joseph Gauthier,
80, Ruth Finnegan, /; Henry e, FELTON,,
g.; Charles j. Moore, 40; Jane Wheaton,
rs; Franklin p. Jewell, "a; Michael
Leonard, az.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Report of City Auditor

City Auditor John B. Bowker has
finished his statement of the financial
standing of the city for the year end
ing Nov. 20, 1899. The statement which
shows an immense amount of work in
the auditors department. was present.
ed to heads Of departments and mem
bers of the city council last night.
The statement shows the balances
carried forward Nov. go 1898, the APP
preparations for the financial year, the
revenues and expenditures for twelve
months. and the balances uneYpended
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Troops From Australia

Melbourne, Dec. 1S.-An Australian
mounted contingent of a thousand men
will sail for South Africa before Jan.
10. An additional New South Wales
battery of artillery is to sail immedi-
AtnlV.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
THAT THRoBBING HEADACHE

Would quickly leave you, If you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thou
sands Of sufferers have proved their
natchless merit for Sick and Nervous
Headaches. They make pure blood
and strong nerves and build UP your
health Easy to take. Try them
Only rs cents. Money back if not
cured. Sold ~ BreW0' & Co., drug
gists.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
LOUD CHEERS FOR
JOE CHAMDE RLAIN


ships should be mounted on artillery
trails and llnbers for field service i'm
mediately. This move Is necessary as
there are no quick firing 12-pounders
of twelve hundred weight in the army.
The government should Immediate
ly commission every ship in "A divi-
sion of the navy as a needful precau-
ton against any nation seeking to take
advantage of Great Brita1n's condition.
No friendly nation could object. It
would only be running water through
hose pipes so as to prepare for fire.
Il am greatly pleased to see that
Field Marshal Roberts and Gen.
Kitchener go to the aid of Gen. Butler"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Losses Increase

London, Dec. 1S.-The war Office this
evening posted revised list of the
casualties in the battle of Magersfon-
TEN, giving 81 additional killed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Gatacre's Guides Shot

London, Dec. ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Frere Camp says:
THE bodies of two of the guides who
rnisled Gen. Gatacre at Stormberg were
found on the battlefield. The men had
been shot"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Win Sail Saturday

London, Dec. 1s.-Gen. Lord Roberts
and his staff will sail for South Africa
Saturday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
HOLDEN RESERVOIR.

Advantage was taken Of the low stag.
Of the water at this reservoir to grad,
over several acres of uncovered swami
and near the north end of the resei
yoir. with gravel, to an average dept
of one foot; also, to relay and grou
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19

for any one day during the year was
12,147 $50 gallons
Average daily gallons per capita of
water users, 67.6
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Water Commissioner

The annual report of Water Commits
sioner John G. Brady treated of the
work done in his department
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
LAKESIDE RESERVOIR.

Some repairs to the paving and srout-
ing the same with cement have been
completed at this reservoir.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19

A dwelling house and barn have been
built nea" this reservoir and are now
occupied by the man in charge of the
reservoir on the Kettle brook system.
The old mill near this point has been
taken down and the grounds partially
graded. This will be completed next
year.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19

The maximum consumption Of water
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
TELEGRAPHlc BRIEFS.

Hartshorn, I. T., Nov. 2S.-Last night
two masked robbers knocked Postmaster
M, A. Cox. senseless, robbed the post Of
flee safe of $780, and while escaping shot
and killed United States Marshal Henry
Peterborough.
Shanghai Nov 2S.-The North China
Daily News has a dispatch from Chez
Fow, province of Shan-Tung, which re-
ports serious anti-ChriStian rising
among the natives in the Chi-Nan-Fi dis
trict.
Taunton, Nov. 2S.-It is announced here
that wages will be advanced FIVE per cent
at the cotton mills Dec. l. providing the
increase offered the employees by the Fall
River manufacturers is accepted The
Corr mills follow the Fall River schedule
closely.
Fall River, Nov. 24.-The little town of
Tiyerton across the Rhode Island line
narrowly escaped destruction by fire this
morning. In all five buildings were
burned, including the Jail
Fall River. Nov. 2S.-The belief prevails
among many local mill shareholders tina
the financing agents of the proposed print
cloth trust will soon make another at
tempt to secure control of the Fall River
mills
Dover, N. H. Nov. 2S.-Mayor Charles
A. Fairbanks was reelected for the third
term by the voters of this city in the
municipal election held here today. The
board of aldermen and councilnen are re-
publican.
Franklin Falls. N. H., Nov. 2S.-The city
election was held here today. The repub-
lfcan candidate for mayor, Rufus G. Bur
leigh, being elected
Medford, Nov. 2S.-The sophomores and
freshmen at Tufts held their annual fall
events on College hill this afternoon. The
sophs won the flag rush and the freshmen
the foot ball match.
Greenfield, Nov 2S.-Timothy Mcdonald.
109 years old, died at his home here to-
night. He was a native of Ireland
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
MOTHER FOOLED BY
Her SONS DOUBLE.

New York, Nov. 2S.-Frederick At
kins, 10 years old, a faced,
well dressed boy, was charged in the
Gates. avenue court this morning with
vagrancy by his mother He had al
ways been a good boy until the ar
rival of Gentry's pony and dog circus,
which pitched its tent on the lots on
Halsey street, near Broadway.
The boy made friends with the circus
people, and was with them all the time,
and when they finally left the neigh
borhood, Freddie disappeared shortly
after.
Mrs. Atkins did not suspect that he
had gone, away with the circus, and
searched high and low for him, Wis
iting all the hospitals and morgues in
Greater New York.
Two months ago she heard that a
boy had been killed by the cars in
Parkville. The published description
tailed with her boy, and she went to
the undertaken shop where the dead
boy was and identified him as Freddie.
The clothing, some marks on the body.
some peculiarities of the teeth, and
even small scar under the chin were
identically the same There was no
doubt in her mind that the dead boy
was her son, and she immediately
made all arrangements with the under
taker for the funeral.
When she arrived home she found a
telegram waiting for her from South
Boston, Va, stating that Freddie At
kins had been found alongside the
railroad track seriously injured and
was in a hospital at that place. A de-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
PRESENTED A MEDAL.
Joseph A.. Sandford- Gets
One From Highland Mil
itarY Academy.

Joseph A. Sanford Of Worcester will
this week be presented with $25 gold
medal by Principal Shaw of the High
land Military academy. Mr.. Sanford is
now a freshman in the Worcester In
stitute of Technology, where he has
already taken good stand in his stud
les. The medal is that offered annual
ly by Principal Shaw to every graduate
of the academy who is successful in
entering any high standing university,
college or scientific school without con-
dition.
The medal is the work Of Worces-
ter artist, and is an unusually fine
specimen of the goldsmith's art. 1t is
composed Of gold and blue enamel. On
one side is an elaborate representation
of the Institute of Technology's seal
with the engraved name of the recip-
lent. On the other side a full sized H.
c. button forms the centre. The medal
is twice the diameter of a dollar. Mr..
Sanford is the only member of his
class to win one of these prizes. He
chose a medal in preference to $25 in
ready cash.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
LETTER FROM SELEE.
He Explains Why He Has Not Closed
the DeaI for New Grounds.

He Explains Why He Has Not Closed
the Deal for New Grounds.
Manager Frank c. Selee of the Bos-
ton base ball team, who acts as finan-
cial manager of the Worcester team
has made an explanation. Mr. Selee
did not come to this city Saturday, the
dayh option ended on lease of the Ma
her property on Shrewsbury street.
which had been selected as the site for
next seasons ball grounds, because he
wished an extension of time. Maher &
Son, real estate dealers, received a let
ter from Mr.. Selee, which they an
nounceC yesterday, cleared the atmos-
phere hanging over the ball grounds
question.
According to general belief, Mr. Selee
has been unable to visit the men from
whom he expected to obtain the cash
necessary for closing the lease. 1t was
thought that If Mr.. Selee did not de-
eide uLon the Maher lots last Satur-
day. he would ask Henry Bros, owners
Of a Favorable plot on Shrewsbury
street, to take a half interest in the
base bail team, and prepare the new
grounds. Mr.. Selee's letter asking for
an extension of time has put an end
for the time, at least, to speculation in
this direction.
Members of the Maher firm were not
over anxious to make statements yes
terday, but in all probability the ex-
tension asked for will be granted. Mr..
Selee's letter stated that everything
could be arranged in December.
Whether the Boston manager intends
to close the deal for the lease the lat
ter part Of this week or the latter part
of December, is not referred to in the
letter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29

scription afterward followed by letter,
which tailed as exactly with Freddie,
even to the scar on the chin, the for
nation of the teeth and every article
Of clothing.
Mrs. Atkins was nonplussed, but
when she learned that the boy had
told the hospital authorities himself
who he was, she telegraphed them to
send him on. This was done, and when
the dead boy and the live boy were
compared they could not be told apart,
the only difference being a space of
half an inch between the location of
the scars on the chin.
1t took six days to determine who
was the real Freddie Atkins, the body
of the dead boy in Parlville being kept
for that length of time at the under
takers.
"They were so much alike that I
would not be able to tell the difference
myself" said Mrs. Atkins to Magis-
trate Worth this morning. Every
private mark that my boy had was du-
plicated by the dead boy, who was af-
terward found out to be Albert Moore. "
The magistrate noted that the boy
was said in the complaint to be four
teen years old. Il will have to send
him to the house of refuge" he said.
'''I don't want him to go to the house
of refuge" said Mrs. Atkins. He is
not bad enough for that"
II will have to do it if he is four
teen years Old
He is not fourteen; he is thirteen
years old" said Mrs. Atkins.
The complaint was amended in the
matter of age, and the boy was COM
mitted to the disciplinary school.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
THANKsG1vING I'M MANILA

/ am dining on the remnants
OF can of pork and beans,
BY a single sickly palm tree
In the smoky Philippines;
But know it is Thanksgiving
In the village far away,
Where the frost is on the stubble
And the woods are cold and gray.
Pop is in the farmhouse kitchen
With his knees before the blaze,
And his pipe has yelled the ceiling
In a cloud of silver haze.
There is cider at his elbow,
There are doughnuts smoking hot,
And pile of rosy apples
From the twenty-acre lot.
He is dreaming-proudly dreaming
OF his soldier son tonight,
AS parading trim and jaunty
In blue coat and buttons bright.
For the old folks would not know me
With this growth of scrubby hair,
And the brown and ragged khaki
That is all have to wear.
But I, too. can keep Thanksgiving
Ger soldiers scanty meal,
Though the fields with dead are planted
And the harvest's fire and steel;
For wave of starry splendor
Breaks above the wasted cane
Where Old Glory spreads its colors
To the sunlight and the rain.
Oh, I thank the God of nations
And of battle and of prayer
For that flag that flies above US
And the power to keep 1t there.
Truer thanks were never uttered
Than beneath the lonely palm
In the war-worn isle of LuZon
By son of Uncle Sam,
-Minna Irving in Lesie's Weekly
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
OVAL FOOT BALL.
Harvard and Tech Players Will Gener-
ate an Appetite for Turkey.

At the oval tomorrow morning, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock, football game
between teams captained by Frank H.
Bigelow and Edward Maynard will be
played. Bigelow was captain of the
Harvard SO track team, and footballists
from the university will be in his elev-
en-. John Denholm and Charles Nor
gan, former Harvard man, are assist
ing arranging for the game. The Har-
ward scrub lineup will be: L. e., j,
Denholm; l. t., Bigelow; l. g., Thomas;
c., F. Thomas; r. g., Thayer; r. t. Simp-
son; 7. e., Hamilton; a. b., Morgan;
!. h. b., w. Denholm; r. h. b., Goodell;
f. b., Wsrren.
Maynards team will be made up of
Techs strongest players, and an effort
will be made to have Paul Potter of
williams, Larkin, the Amherst guard,
and other college players who will be
at home for the Thanksgiving recess.
Roger Merriman, who made strong
bid for a tackle position on the Har-
ward varsity team. will probably play
with the Tech scrub team.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
PARTRIDGE is FIRM.
Continued from Page one.)

detriment to the work of the commit
tee during the remainder of the year.
Signers of the abdication proclama-
ton We're noticeable by their absence
from the rooms of the city committee
last night. Their action, however,
was fruitful topic of conversation. 1t
was predicted by those who assembled
at headquarters that the move would
have tendency to injure the chances
of Henry e. Whitcomb, who aspires
to the Craftsmanship next year. From
what can be learned, the move is not
popular with newly elected members of
the committee, and the fact that eight
of the Is signers to the document re-
tire this year augurs i'll for the success
Of the remaining seven, so far as as
piration for Office goes.
Several of the remonstrants seen
yesterday were firm in the belief that
their action was a wise one, and
claimed that the voice of the majority
will of necessity be obeyed. One thing
is certain in the minds of those inter
ested, and that is, If the question is
insisted on tonight, the contention Will
prove the start Of an action unprece-
denied in the history of the city.
Some members claim that the ill feel
ing engendered will injure the pros
poets of candidates in the municipal
election, but such a condition is hardly
credited.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
BRYAN THE RIGHT MAN
Silver Republicans viii
Support the Nebraskan
for Presidency.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Informal discus
sion by members of the executive COM
mittee of the national silver republic
can committee and chairmen of the
state committees, at the meeting held
here today developed, as the consensus
of opinion, adherence to the Bryan
democracy, IF the right men are NOM
mated"
There was no dissent from the opin-
ion that, as the presidential candidate,
William ]. Bryan was the right man. "
Most of the session was devoted to
hearing reports of the condition of sill
yer republicanism in the various states.
ExGov. Altgeld was present by invi-
tation, and was greeted by rising sal
utation from the meeting. He made a
brief address in which he paid a high
tribute to the patriotism and disinter-
estedness" of the silver republicans,
Chairman j. G. Johnson, of the execu-
tive committee of the democratic ma
tional committee, and Samuel B. Cook
the head of the democratic press bu-
reau, were visitors.
Chairman Charles Towne made an
address in which he inveighed against
the tendency of the Mckinley admin
istration to absolutism.
Senator Teller o9 Colorado said that
the drift of the republican party was
away from it's original principles, and
if he had not quit the party in 1896, he
would have had ample cause to do so
since then.
A committee was appointed to name
the time and place for holding the
next national convention. Another
meeting will be held tomorrow for the
purpose of hearing reports and taking
action preparatory to the calling of the
national convention
Mr.. Dubois, in speaking of the polit-
ical situation, said: THE issues will be
practically the same as in 1896"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
INsPEcTS BROKERS.
Chief Devery Tells His Men to keer
Eye on Irregular Enterprises.

Chief Devery Tells His Men to Keep
Eye on Irregular Enterprises.
New York, Nov. 29.-Chief of Police
Devery sent the following order to the
commanding officers in all the Dor
oughs:
Whenever it Shall in any way come
to your notice that any banking con-
Germ, brokerage business, investment
enterprise OF similar concern or any
concern alleging to do a similar bust
ness to that of banking, brokerage or
investment houses, is doing business in
such a matter as to suggest that its
methods are Irregular, or illegal, you
will cause a prompt and thorough in
vestigation to be made, for the purpose
of ascertaining whether such suspi-
cious business is legal or not, and, in
case it is found that the suspected bust
ness is not being legally carried on,
you will forthwith notify this office in
writing of the result of your investiga-
ton, and will take such other police &C
ton as the circumstances of the case
and your duties as a commanding Off
Ger may require, and send full report
to this office as to action taken"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
THOMAS B. REED AS
A NEW YORK LAWYER.

Washington Nov. 2S.-The room in
which ex-Speaker Reed is appearing
before the supreme court in a lawsuit
is crowded daily by persons curious to
see the ex-speaker in court. Although
this was the third day that Mr.. Reed
has been, figuratively speaking, on ex-
hibition, seats in the room were at a
premium, and in this city the rule pro-
hibits the admission of more persons
than can be seated. In consequence of
this, the corridor is usually crowded at
recess by persons who wish to get a
look at the distinguished lawyer There
are, however, other notable persons
engaged in the same suit, among them
William B. Hornblower, who was
nominated for justice of the supreme
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
TRANSPORTS
HARD TRIP.
Continued from Page One.)

typhoon passed, and then the Pekin,
which had retraced her course about
20 miles, came. alongside the Manauense
which was rolling so heavily that the
soldiers in the hold could at each roll
see the Pekin through the matches over
head.
Col. James Petit, the commander of
the Thirty first volunteer regiment, Or
dered the Manauense to proceed to
Guam and await relief, but the captain
of the Manauense declined the officers
say, because the government was rent
ing the ship for $500 per day
Throughout the remainder of the voy-
age, the engineers of the Manauense
were busy repairing and the ship would
roll for few hours while the engineers
were repairing. The steamer would
proceed again for a few hours. The
meat and vegetables Atted because OF
the failure of the refrigerators, and
were thrown overheard
After the storm, the water supplied
to the ship at Honolulu had to be used
for the boilers. and there was little or
none'for drinking. In fact, it is asserted
that during the last week of the voy-
age, the men lived almost entirely on
whisky, beer and bareback. The Off
GERS and soldiers were utterly exhaust
ed when they reached Manila They
declared the engineers were grossly in
competent. The officers also say that
the behavior of the troops was beyond
praise For days they worked in the
dark, with water sometimes up to their
shoulders. and planks washing about
in a manner dangerous to life and
limb
The officers took the lead in bailing
end encouraging the men. The cap
tain of the ship promised the men 20
cents an hour for bailing, but he now
proposes to pay them a dollar and a
half a day. The soldiers talk of at
taching the ship. The regiment will
proceed to Zamboanga on the Pekin, to
garrison several ports on the island of
Mindanao.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29

court, and failed of confirmation by
the senate through the efforts of SEN
ator Hill. John D. Rockefeller, the
millionaire, is also an interested
party in the suit, and appears in the
court daily. Mr.. Reed has been con-
Quoting the examination of witnesses,
and will probably make the argument
for the defense. The case itself is
somewhat tedious, but the filings of Mr..
Reed and his occasional sallies of wit
serve to enliven the proceedings. He
is one of the few lawyers appearing
in the courts here who do not seem
fatigued at the slow procedure of the
courts. In fact, Mr.. Reed seems to ex-
tract as much fun from his seat at the
bar as he did from the speakers chair
in the House Of representatives.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
A NEW FIRM.

The E. L. Smith Store Will Be Occupied
by Henry A. and Henry j. Gross.
The Edward L. Smith & Co. store in
the Walker building, which will be va
Gated January 1, was leased yesterday
to Henry A. Gross, buyer and depart
ment manager in the Boston store.
Henry ]. Gross, of r. Gross & Co, win
be identified with him in the new con-
Germ. The lease closing the deal was
signed yesterday by J. H. Walker, own
er of the building. Messrs. Gross have
had large and varied experience in
the dry goods business and are well
known among the merchants of this
city
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
DOES NOT LIKE POLICY.

London, Nov. 2S.-Sir Edward Clark,
conservative member of parliament for
Plymouth since 1880, and from 1886 to
1892 solicitor general has addressed a
letter to his constituents announcing his
intention to retire at the next general
election in view of the fact that he is
not in agreement with the governments
policy
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
MAJ. HowARD's FUNERAL

Omaha, Neb., Nov 2S.-Major Guy
Howard who was killed in the Philip
pines last October was buried here to-
day with military honors.
The funeral was strictly private, and
was conducted at the residence OF
Judge ]. M. Woolworth, father-in-law
of the major. At the funeral were the
widow, Gen. o. o. Howard and Mrs.
Howard. the parents; Miss Howard,
sister; James, Henry Chauncey ana
John Howard, brothers, and few in
innate family relatives and friends.