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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
MONTHLY POLICE REPORT
Work of the Department for July Was
HEAVY.

Doings of the Worcester police de-
partment for the month of July as kept
by Clerk Robinson are as follows:
Total number of arrests, $50; on war
rants, So; without warrants, SOL dis
charged without arraignment, 149; dis
charged without complaint, /; dis
IS; placed on file, 46; sent to hospital,
8; to the house of correction, 173; re-
formatory, 2; jail, 81 state farm, IA;
to the state board of lunacy and char
ity, Z; held for the grand jury, 5; APP
pealed, 90; number of warrants served,
SO: number of officers as witnesses, 419;
Juvenile cases, %; let out on bail, 23;
on probation, 16; continued cases, 81;
continued cases disposed of, 50; pris-
oners delivered to out-of-town officers,
2; males, 533; females. 26; Americans,
256; foreig2srs, 1903; adults, $40; minors,
Offenses: Adultery, 8; assault and
battery, "a; assault on officers, 1; as
Stunning to be an officer, 1; breaking and
entering, s; breaking glass, 4; carrying
dangerous weapon, L; arrested on ca
pias, 1; cruelty to animals, / disturb
ing the peace, 16; DRINKS, $685. forni-
cation, 3; being present at game, ~.
insane, 8; interfering with officer, /;
keeping liquor. Z larceny "a mali
cious mischief, 8; neglect to support
3; pedling without license. L. stubborn
ness, 1; threatening, 1 Migrants, 8;
violation of city ordinance, 8; violation
of Sunday law 8; violation of
pharmacists law. 1; violation of
fish and game law, 4; walking on
railroad tracks, 10; promoting dog
| fighting, l.; neglected children, S; indie
cent assault, l; unlicensed dogs, 10;
| passing counterfeit money, 1.
Miscellaneous: Buildings found open,
| 8; disturbances suppressed, 81; defect
i've streets reported, 49, defective side
walks reported, S.; intoxicated persons
sent home, "a: lost children found and
returned to parents, 8; teams found and
returned to owners, 8; tramps put up.
So. Signal service: Times used, 1901 !;
times tested, 1857; out of order, 344. The
police wagon was called 430 times, made
$50 arrests and Travelled 459 miles. 1t
went to "a fires, made five seizures and
four lost children were brought to sta
ton 1. The ambulance was called 3e
times and travelled III miles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
POLLET NOT AT HOME.
A Crowd Wants To Borrow,
But He Is Away
Until Friday.

Notwithstanding the fact that there
does not seem to be anything in it, peo-
pie continue to call at the home of Rob-
ert S. Pollet. 50 Water street, intent
on securing a loan of snug little sum
of money to be paid back at leisure
without interest. But as was the case
Sunday night, when The Spy reporter
called to learn how the great philan-
thropic scheme was progressing, Mr..
Pollet was not in sight.
When The Spy man arrived last night,
the yard was full of men, women and
children, all of whom looked as though
small loan would be of great assist
ance to them in their respective bust
nesses. They eyed the reporter as
ksnce, and appeared to regard him as
an interloDer until he made known the
purpose for which he called. Then he
was elected chairman by reclamation
and appointed committee of one to
wait upon Mr.. Pollet and acquaint him
with the fact that if he was burdened
with wealth, it would be the easiest
thing in the world for him to tighten
his load.
| Next house to that of Mr.. Pollet is a
big wooden block with side piazzas. On
| tilC IVY piazza d group VI Otle
4 of whom had a milk bottle in hand,
were rubbernecking for all they were
worth. In the excitement, the child
with the bottle dropped it and it whiz-
zed by the ear of a long whiskered gen
tleman in the line of borrowers.
Suffering Solomon, what an escaped"
he said as he jumped to one side and
stroked his spinach. Repeated rings at
the doorbell had failed to bring any
body from Mr.. Pollet's, but the noise
attendant upon the fall of the milk bot
tie brought out his sister-in-law, and a
small girl, evidently some relation of
Mr.. Pollet.
What's loose with your" inquired the
/ little girl.
Then came chorus from the crowd:
we want some coin, Rachel, dear. Coin
without interest and pay back when
you feel like it."
This brought the girl down stairs.
Mr.. Pollet, she said, had decided to take
a much-needed rest and would not be
home until after Friday. In the mean
time, all would-be borrowers would
have to await his pleasure She smiled
knowingly as she said this. and one
OF the crowd, thinking that he was be-
ing made the butt of joke, said some
thing about Pollet being up to some
game.
| The girl was wise in her generation.
although her years were few, and she
adroitly warded off all questions of a
leading nature. She had been schooled
In good style, and weighed her words
as though they were worth so much a
pound.
You can cross-examine me until the
sahara blooms with roses" she said
but | will not give you satisfaction.
II you want to know why Mr.. Pollet
says he will loan money without inter
est and then goes away where he can't
be found, you come around Friday"
In the neighborhood the people are
inclined to believe that it is all a little
joke on Mr.. Pollets part. At any
rate, 1t is as hard to get an interview
with him as it would be for a ragpicker
TO induce the car of Russia to SEND
MN on a diplomatic mission to the 81.
wash of Belooehistan.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
WILL TAKE ACTION.
The Committee on Devens
Statue Will Meet
Next Week.

Indications are that the committee to
which was entrusted the erection of a
statue Of Gen. Devens will take some
sort of definite action next week. The
majority of members favor an ir1medi-
ate move in the matter, and unless some
valid objection, not yet apparent, arises,
the plan is to proceed at once to raise
the necessary fund.
Gen lockwood Hoar, secretary of the
committee, has in his possession the
original subscription list, but as the
money was subscribed a number of
years ago, no attempt will be made to
make the old subscription list binding,
but new start will be made.
Contrary to the statement in a morn
ing paper, the county commissioners
stand ready and willing to make the
appropriation of $4,000 to the fund in
accordance with the enabling act of
1895. This will Immediately provide for
one-third of the necessary fund, if the
present plan is followed In the opin-
ion of many prominent members of the
committee, the raising of the money is
the first proper step. Discussion of
site and style of statue may follow
Nathaniel Paine, president of the City
National Bank, favors the present time
L
man he said yesterday: II was origi-
nally treasurer of the committee when
the project was first launched, and l
received the contribution of Judge Cur
tbs to the fund. Later, upon reorgani-
cation, l withdrew. The plan has al
ways enlisted my interests, and will
have my support il pursued in the pres
ent opportunity. l believe the time is
ripe to again take up the project. There
has scarcely been more favorable OPP
portuuity to consummate the movement
than now. and delay will make the I'M
dertaking more, difficult"
Col. William A. Gile said: ut cannot
fail to be a source of modification to
every thoughtful man that the Devens
matter has dragged along as it has.
Providence was quick to honor the
memory of Gen. Burnside other cities
have their heroes commemorated in
lasting monuments. Worcester alone
appears needless of the opportunity of
honoring one of her most illustrious
men. believe, with The Spy, that the
time has come for action, and that if
the present favorable omens are not
needed, it will be a severe blow to
the undertaking. There are men other
than residents of Worcester whose in
terest is or could be enlisted in the
cause, and in my opinion, an active
canvass just now would carry the day.
Whether or not it would be appropriate
to await the return of Senator Hoar.
to whom the Devens statue has always
been dear. might be settled Personal
ly, l would favor some active meas
ureS at once"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
WHAT THEY FEAR.
DR.. G. Stanley Halls
Study of Ameri-
can Children.
DREAD LIGHTNING MOST.
Only 10 Out of l7Ol Worry
About Hot
Weather.

The Hartford Post publishes an in
teresting article telling what Ameri-
cans are afraid of. The information is
CLEANED from letters received by Dr. G.
Stanley Hall of this city. Here it is
DR.. Stanley Hall knows now what
a good many Americans are afraid Of
or used to be afraid of when they were
children. He asked them, for purposes
of scientific investigation. and they told
him. His first circular letter of inquiry
brought answers from 1901 persons,
mostly under % years of age, and 9TH
ers were heard from later He summed
up the results for the American Jour-
nal of Psychology" and the government
has now republished his paper, along
with 20 or 30 other papers, in a bulky
pamphlet, entitled Experimental
Study of Children"
OF DIR. Halls 17O1 young Americans,
sos had-or used to have-a fear of
thunder and lightning; 143 of any high
winds; 81 of cyclones; A of queer
shaped clouds; "a of shooting stars; %
of northern lights; IS of comets; 16 of
fog; IA of storms" any kind; IA of
eclipses; 10 of very hot weather, and
of very cold weather.
oDaheS dFe-Or USED TO Dean OBJECT
of terror to 49, wild animals to 206.
bulls, horses. etc, to 26S, spiders, wasps,
etc, to 20S, rats and mice to 1876, dogs
and cats to 10, hawks, owls, ETC., to 81
No fewer than 432 own up to a dread
of the darkness; 90 to a dread of soli-
tude. either by night or by day; 100 to
dream fears" and 20S to a creepy ter
ror of ghosts.
Fifty-seven are-or were-afraid of
death by drowning, 205 afraid of the
water on general principles. S65 afraid
of fire, and 496 of any strange persons;
while 1913 confess to a haunting ner-
vousness on the subject of robbers.
D.. Hall heard from SIC boys and 671
girls. The boys confessed to 1921 dis
tinct fears, all told; the girls to 31O1
fears. The fears Of the boys, according
to DR.. Halls data, increase in number
from years of age to Is; then they fall
off. The timorousness of the girls grows
upon them from 4 years of age to Is.
The we'll described fears of 500 boys
and 500 girls are thus set forth in the
DOCTORS 9th tablet
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
CONFERENCE ON TRUSTS.
Manufacturers and Trade
Unionists May Go From
Worcester.

An important conference on combs
nations and trusts is to be held In
Chicago Sept. 10 to 16
1t is expected that one or two reps
resentatives from the trades unions Of
Worcester will attend, and perhaps
some of the more prominent manufac.
tureTs.
the interstate commission and tho
United States industrial commission to
attend in body Members of both
commissions write they will favor ac-
cepting the invitations.
AS the relations of the protectiXs
tariff to trusts will be discussed, invita-
tons have been accepted by represent
atives of the Protective Tariff league,
United States Export association and
the tariff reform commission of tho
Reform league of New York and the
Home Market club and New England
Free Trade league of Boston.
Thirty-five governors are appointing
seven delegates each In 20 instances
the governors, attorney generals and
labor commissioners will accompany
the delegates. AS many members Of
congress have stated their intention
to come to hear the discussions and
asked for seats, the committee has de-
cided to invite all the members to be
present and special arrangements will
be made for all who accept.
The presidents of 81 national and
state commercial, agricultural and
labor organizations have sent accept
ances. The labor organization repre-
sentatives include Samuel Gompsrss
president of the American Federation
Of Labor; John w. Hayes, general Sec
rotary of the K. of L.; P. J. MCGUIRE
secretary and treasurer United Broth
erhood Of Carpenters and Joinersy
James O'Connell, president Internal
tional Machinists; Samuel b. DonnelIy,
president International Typographical
union; P. H. Morrissey, grand MASTER
Brotherhood of Railway Trainnaenr
Henry White, general secretary
United Garment Workers of America
An effort is being made to secure tha
attendance at the conference of E. J =
Smith of Birmingham, Eng, whose
phenomenal success in promoting com-
bination movements in England is deals
with in recent advance sheets Of a
consular report. 1t is claimed in this
report that Mr.. Smiths plan has BEEN
successfully working for several years.
and that it secures a sure profit to the
manufacturer and satisfactory wages,
to the artisan without unduly raising
the price of the commodity to the con-
sumner Mr.. Smiths plan is Endorsed by
Joseph Chamberlain and many mem-
bers of parliament, and will be dis
cussed at the conference.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
SUCCESSFUL EXHIBIT.

The recent rains have helped along
the things to be shown at the Horticul-
tural show and a successful exhibit is
promised.
The schedule with premiums follows:
Antirrhinum, snap dragon, "a vases,
branches in vase-$2, $1.50, 81, so cents.
German stocks. "a vases, branches
in vase-$3, 50. 81, 81 cents.
Sweet pea, without foliage, not to ex-
coed 40 vases, 10 flower stems in a vase
SO, $3.50. 81, $1.50, 81, so cents.
China pink, 80 vases. no duplicates
SO, 81, 81, so cents.
Apples. strachan-s2, $3.50. ST., 50
cents; Sweet bough 50, $3.50, 81, 80 cents.
Peaches. any variety-$2, $1.5O, 81, sc
cents.
Blackberry, Snyder, / quart-$1, so, II.
80 cents; Wachusett, $3.50, 81, so cents
varieties not scheduled, $3.50, 81, Sc
cents.
Corn, any variety-$1.50. 81, so cents.
Squash, Orange marrow, specimens
-$1.50. 81, 80 cents; Summer crook
necks. 8 specimens, $3.50, 81, so cents.
Tomato, Livingston perfection-s1.5 So
ST. so cents
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
RIDE TO GRAFTON.
Fresh Air Work for the Year SURPRISES
That of Last Year.

The fresh air outing, which was to be
held at Grafton last week, but was
postponed on account of rain, was held
yesterday afternoon, when about 50
children and their mothers enjoyed a
trolley ride to that town. A special car
left the city hall at Las o'clock, and each
of the children was prepared with a
basket of lunch. The children were en-
tertained by the Grafton Library Club,
and the mothers were invited to take
charge of the children.
increased interest has been shown in
the fresh air work during the past few
months, and the society has received
many generous donations. A summary
OF the work done by the society during
the past month shows that COZ children
have been given a days outing; 166
ware entertained by the beneficiaries of
the work. The record of the wear
shows that the work has surpassed
that of last year in every respect. and
that more children We're entertained
this year than ever before.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
WILL SELL THE PLANT.

The big bicycle plant of the Worces-
r Cycle Company is to be sold at auc-
on Sept. 1, to satisfy the claims OF
editors.
The plant itself is the only available
Iset within the sight of creditors
hose total claims amounted to about
100000. The city tax assessors have
llued the buildings at $4,000, and the
ioperty containing 237739 square feet
land, at $50, 200,
The plant is especially we'll adapted
= cycle manufacture, and the failure
the previous company, which at one
ne employed over a hundred hands
as due to both an overstocked mar
II and the difficulties in the manage
ent.
For over a year the plant has been
le,. and the property is now in the
lnds of a receiver.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
AN EASY TEST.

If you are suffering from Kidney or
Bladder disease, the doctor asks: do you
desire to urinate often, and are you COM
PEELED to get up frequently during the
night? Does your back pain you? Does
your urine stain linen? Is there scalding
pain in passing it, and is it difficult to
hold the urine back? If so, your Kidneys
or Bladder are diseased"
Try putting some of your urine in a
glass tumbler, let it stand twenty-four
hours. If there is a sediment, or a cloudy,
milky appearance. your Kidneys are sick.
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
will surely relieve and cure even the most
distressing cases of these dread diseases.
and no physician can prescribe medicine
that equals it for diseases of the Kidneys,
Liver, Bladder and Blood, Rheumatism,
Dyspepsia and Chronic Constipation. 1t
will promptly correct the bad effects of
beer and whisky. All drug stores sell it
for one dollar bottle.
BY sending your address to the DIR.
DAVID KENNEDY CORPORATION,
Rondout, n. Y and mentioning The Spy.
trial bottle, together with pamphlet of
valuable medical advice, will be sent you
free postpaid by mail. Our readers can
depend upon the genuineness of this lib
eral offer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
WILL RE.ELEcT MooNEY.

Nicholas j. Mooney, Michael Dono-
hue, Michael j. Ryan, John Macnama-
ra. Michael Mccarthy, p. j. Quinn and
jeremiah j. Higgins, members of the
board of directors of the Cooperative
Coal Company, left for Portland by way
Of Boston yesterday morning. They
are to meet in the Office of Gen. Lynch,
the Portland resident of the board OF
directors and attorney for the corpora
ton. When starting it was agreed
among the board of directors that Mich
olas J. Mooney would be reelected
president and Michael Donohue treas
urer. Gen. Lynch will be reelected sec
rotary, as 1t is necessary, under the
laws OF Maine. that one OF the officers
Of the corporation should be a resident
Of the Pine Tree state.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

The board of visitors will meet at
4 the Home for Aged Women tomorrow
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
There will be lawn party by Fidelity
Council, D. of L., at the home of Mrs
A. M. Tyrrel, I Knowlton avenue
Thursday evening. The daughters and
friends are invited.
Several applications for free scholar
ships were made at Dread institute
yesterday. Tomorrow noon the time
for filing papers will be closed and the
list will be announced Thursday.
The Sunday afternoon meeting at the
Y. M. c. A. will be conducted by H. B.
Gibbud of Springfield, who was one of
the speakers at the Christian Endeavor
convention at Westboro last spring.
President E. j. Fitzpatrick Of the Po-
lice Relief Association has called a
meeting of the board of directors for
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
court room of the Waldo street station
Miss Norah Oldham, president of the
graduating class in the city hospital,
is enjoying vacation with her par
ents in Southampton, York county, New
Brunswick. She will return early in
September.
John Gilman of this city has sold his
Swiss cottage at Revere Beach, Mass,
to o. w. Norcross of this city. The sale
also included two lots on Gilman
street, near the corner of Lowell street.
The price paid was about $4,000
About dozen members of the Young
Mems Catholic Union went to Eagle
lake, Jefferson, yesterday. They Will
camp out for two weeks, and the boys
went prepared to have good time II
was not an association event, and was
planned and executed by the young
men taking part.
The tower clock of the classical high
school is being cleaned and thoroughly
put in repairs by George e. Arnold, re-
pairer of city clocks, and will soon be
running on ii me and striking correctly,
much to the satisfaction of many cit
liens who live in that vicinity. The
bell possesses a tone which can be
heard for long distance
The Womens Progressive Club held a
lawn party at the home of Mrs. Chas
F. Brown, 4 Palmer street, last even
ing, for the colored children of the city
The object of the party was to raise
funds for the benefit of the eolored or
phans and old people of the city. Mon
day evening there will be a lawn party
for the old people at the same place.
The friends of Robert R. Simmons
who is to become manager of the
Waite companies within few weeks
are to gave him benefit at Horticul-
tural hall, Aug. II. Members of the
Glover Club ministries, John w. Dor
ris, Ed P. Crerie. Master Flynn, WIZ
lam H. Putnam and R. G. A. Chase are
among the earlier volunteers. Mr.
Simmonds will appear in some of his
famous sketches.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
VETERAN FiREMEN PLANS.
Preparations Are Under Way for Repre-
sentation at Annual League Muster

The Worcester Veteran Firemen's
association is making preparation for
the annual league muster, which takes
place at Fall River Thursday, Aug. "a.
Matters pertaining to this event will be
discussed at the regular meeting of the
association tomorrow night when it is
desired to have as large an attendance
as possible. Already five members of
the association have signifed their in
tention of attending, and If the weekly
drill amounts to anything, the Gen.
Putnam should bring home prize
The machine was taken to Salisbury's
pond last night, and with 30 men on
the brakes, developed play of some
thing like 200 feet.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
MR.. o'coNNELL is. ALL RIGHT.

James H. OConnel of Upton, whose
name and address and a request to
please notify him, was found written
on piece of paper, enclosed in bot
tie, floating In lake Quinsigamond, by
some boys Sunday, telephoned The
Spy last evening that he never had the
slightest intention OF committing SUI
icide, as some people might be led to
believe from the manner In which his
name was discovered corked up in a
flask
He thinks he is the victim Of a Joke
played by some newspaper men. and
wishes 1t announced, so that his friends
time he is well satisfied withSthe world
and would not for a moment contem-
plate dip mid the wavy surface of
lake Qulnsigamond.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

The doctor remarks that the dread of
being kidnapped of blood, of cloud
shapes, of shooting stars and of the end
of the world seems to grow less as the
boys and girls grow up, but the dread
of thunder storms, reptiles, robbers,
machinery and self -consciousness
seems to increase He remarks further
that many infantile fears remain
through life"-and it's so. Probably
there are hundreds of men and women
right here in Hartford who know it to
be so.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
BUILDING PERMITS.
July Is Dull Month, But the Record for
Three Months Previous Is Good.

iuT06 WOUINS FTottOuS 10 GOOus
Ordinarily July is not expected to
keep pace with months like April May
and June in building permits, but this
year seems to be an exception SO far as
comparison between the months Of
June and July is concerned. AS a gem
eral thing, fewer permits are issued
during the months of July and August
than during the months preceding or
those following. The spring enterprises
calling for such documents are too far
along at this season, and the autumn
business has not begun.
This year the figures submitted as the
estimated cost of new buildings for
which permits were issued during the
month of July, amounted to about
S112,515, in addition to cost of altera-
lions in old buildings estimated at up
ward of $4,000.
The figures submitted as cost of
buildings and alterations during the
three months previous to July are
April, new buildings, 5000 aItera-
tions, $4,000; May, new buildings,
S24S 525; alterations, 100000; June, new
buildings, $4,000; alterations, 81, 900.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
o. w. NoRcRoss' NEW HOME.

The Worcester colony at Revere
beach is increasing, and many promin-
emit Worcester people are making this
fashionable watering place their re-
sort.
The latest is Orlando W. Norcross.
who has purchased beautiful Swiss
cottage with two lots in the heart of
the cottage district.
The amount involved is several thou
sand dollars.