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The colored American., 1899-12-02
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After thirteen years of fl ghtlug
George Dixon, the e)lOred feather
weight, will retire from active ring
work, His fight with Terry MCGOWAN
at New York City on January 8, will
be his last This is the statement issued
by Tom o. Rurke, Dixon's manager.
r umOr has it that he will open cafe in
9Th avenue, New York. In his own
class, George Dixon was stronger
than any fighter that ever mtlled in
America. He won the feather weight
tile over nine years ago, and, although
defeated in three or four limited round
goes, Dixon is still looked upon as
champion. He has earned upward of
500, 900 during his career, but spent
the greater portion OF If, and now when
he is resdy to retire, the boxer has only
his earnings of the last year or two
show for his long and hard campaign.
Jeffnes and Corbett are slated for
a fistic argument September Is, of next
year. We can see Corbett getting
" licked" right now.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
THE PARK THEATRE.

The Park theatre, carefully swept and
garnished, throws open its doors to the
public this afternoon for the new the
atrical season. A very edifying list Of
seven numbers has been provided, and
the management expect that the high
standard of the opening will be main
tanned throughout the year. Probably
the greatest interest will be excited by
the appearance of Corinne, the operate
prima donna, whose stay in vaudeville
is limited, as she is shortly to take the
road in a successful musical comedy.
Next in order of large type come AL
Leech and the Blossoms, who have
a sketch from the pen of
young George NJ. Conan. called, Just
What the Doctor Ordered" and, judg-
ing from their rehearsals in town the
past week, the quartet are going to be
exceedingly funny. Ethel Moore and
her four little negro boys, Lew Bloom
and Jane Cooper, and singing SOU
brette, and an acrobat, are also on the
bill, together with the latest discovery
in the animated picture line, known as
the vitagraph.
Manager Wilton states that there will
be an extra number to the already
strong bill of vaudeville artists
Carmelita, assisted by Signor Rasael,
who come direct from the principal Eu-
ropean theatres, will present novel
act entitled Dance d'Espagnol."
They were specially engaged by Mr..
P. F. Shea during his recent trip abroad
for the Park theatre, and will make
their first American appearance at this
afternoons performance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
RETURNING HOME.
Vacationists Are De-
serting the Shore
and Mountain
ARE SETTLING DOWN TO WORK.
Worcester People Regis
tered at the Many
Resorts.
ARE SETTLING DOWN TO WORK.

AS the summer season draws to a
close, Worcesterites are struggling back
from mountain, country and shore re-
sorts, where they have passed the. sum
mer months, to once more take up, the
routine of business.
There is a noticeable decrease in the
number of guests at principal resorts,
although Worcester will have a good
sized representation during the latter
part of August. Among those registered
at principal resorts the past week are:
Wyoming-Hotel Langdon-John T.
Garrison, Miss Clara N. Lathrop.
Annisquam-Overloo and Mrs.
William K. Hanley.
Magnolia Oceanside-Miss Frances
Knowles.
Pigeon Cove-Ocean View-Mrs.. Ed
ward NJ. Chapman; Pigeon Cove house,
w. H. Raymenton, L. Pearl Abbott,
Hewstone e. Raymenton, Nelson f.
Scott
Franconia, N. H.-George A. Gaskill.
Nantasket-Pacific house-NIrs. j. W..
Ekins, Miss Sarah Hunter, Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Nelson, Maj. Willard F.
Pond, Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Stow Atlantic
house, C. H. Gardner, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
e. Smith, C. w. Smith, James w.
Smith, F. E. Gunnerson, Ray Sumner,
A. Bowler, Miss Helen Bowler, Mrs. n.
Worrick; Oregon house. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward B. Fish, Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ.
Shattuck, Mr.. and Mrs. T. e. Wheeler;
Arlington house, Charles F. Hunt,
Laura Shay.
South Poland. Me.-Marie Q. Taylor,
Helen Taylor.
Marblehead Neek-Naneposheme
w. M. Cunningham.
Winthrop-Cottage Park-C. j. Miller,
j. A. Brownlee; Young's hotel, Mrs. M.
Feiga, Katherine Ryan, B. F. Collins.
A. j. MacCarthy; The Outlook, Miss
Rose A. Boyle, Miss Mollie Boyle.
Plymouth-Hotel Pilgrim--Mr. and
Mrs. John e. Mayhem.
Brant Rock-Hotel Churchill-Nr. and
Mrs. H. S. Wood Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
B. Langford, F. L. Langford, Miss Nell
lie Langford.
Cottage City-Louis Kelso Brennan.
Mt. Pleasant, N. H.-Mr. and Mrs.
George L, Brownell, Leroy L. Brownell.
Saratoga gs-Worden~-Mr. and
Mrs. r. C. Cleveland, f. L. Northrop;
Temple Grove, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Pratt.
Campton, N. HI. c. Murray.
Weirs-new Hotel Weirs-R. r. Cur
ley, Miss Gurley.
Fabyans, N. H.-Miss Helen Cross
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
THE NEXT CAMPAIGN IN LUzoN.

Speculation is rife concerning the poll
paign that is about to be reopened in
Luzon, but of course nothing official
has been learned Catch Aguinaldo,
and the insurrection will collapse" has
been one Of the unauthorized guesses
Another and better is that all the
principal seaports are to be seized and
! held by troops, in order to cut off the
Tagals from supplies and communica-
ton with the outside world. Hitherto
there have not been men enough in the
and some of them have had to be re-
taken more than once in order to head
off the perigrinationso of Aguinaldo's SOL
diers. With the troops designated for
his reinforcement in the fall, it is cal
culated that Gen. Otis will have men
enough to occupy permanently the
towns that are captured, and it looks
as if garrison duty would be the most
onerous task imposed upon majority
of the volunteers. 1t is much to be
doubted if the coming campaign is as
bloody as that which lately closed.
The proposed establishment of mill
tary zones, each under command of a
general officer, who will be given wide
discretion in his movements, suggests
that more comprehensive policy is to
be pursued than has hitherto been pos
sible. With the gradual extension of
territory under American control, the
inhabitants will be ensured the much
desired protection against the reprisals
of Aguinaldo's soldiers, and will be en-
abled to resume the occupations of
peace That would be very practical
kind of pacification. Furthermore, the
ports being closed and naval patrol
efficiently organized, the insurgents will
be deprived Of the supplies which they
have hitherto enjoyed, and the result
will be discomfort and desertion.
With the permanent occupation of the
principal towns by the Americans, the
insurgents will at the same time find
themselves doubly harassed, and will
sadly miss the asylums which they used
to find in towns abandoned by the
American columns. They will not have
the opportunity to recuperate that they
have formerly enjoyed and Parthiar
tactics will be less advantageous. They
will be confined more closely to choice
between stand-up fight and surren.
der, and close quarters are something
they particularly abhor. The perma-
nent occupation of coast towns and the
persistent extension of American terri
tory in the interior are among the mos
hopeful reliances in the campaign.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

The effort to head off the Ramapo Job
has brought out an official statement
that during the preceding quarter the
quantity of water that ran to waste
daily at Croton dam was considerably
more than twice the daily consumption
in New York city. This is of some sig
niffcance in view Of the periodic threats
of water famine. The probability is
that conditions in New York are by no
means exceptional. What is frequently
needed is not a larger water supply but
more reservoirs for holding what goes
to waste.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
OHIO CONVENTION.
Democrats Getting Ready to Spring all
Sorts of THINGS.

Sorts of Things.
GAINESVILLE, O., Aug. 27.-Some of the
workers for candidates arrived here to-
day for the democratic state convention
which meets here next Tuesday and
Wednesday. The delegates meet by con-
gressional districts Tuesday afternoon
to select members for the new state
central committees and other commits
tees including new one on party re-
organization" These committees meet
Tuesday night so as to report on the
assembling of the conv ention Wednes-
day morning
There will be no contests over the
resolutions, which will favor 16 to [
and the rest of the Chicago platform.
endorse Bryan, denounce Mckinley and
Imperialism and bosssm, but there will
be contests before the committee on
credentials, especially from Cuyahoga
county.
The Mclean men claim the result of
the contests cannot affect the lead of
their favorite Congressman G. q.
Lentz, c. R. Sherwood, James A. Rice.
Charles N. Haskell Horace L. Chapman
and others mentioned for the guberna-
torial nomination are no longer in the
11eld. There is an unusually large num-
Der of candidates for the nominations
for lieutenant governor, attorney gen
eral, auditor. treasurer. supreme court
judges and members of the board of
public works.
One of the most important acts of the
convention here this week will be the
adoption of state constitution Of the
democratic party. Heretofore the party
government has been by precedents like
the unwritten English Fundamental
law and not like the federal and state
constitutions,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
AMERICANS PRAISED.
Lord Kitchener Says Kind Words OF
Philadelphia Bridge Firm.


Cairo, Aug. 27.-In the course of his
speech yesterday at the opening Of the
Atbara bridge, which was constructed
by Philadelphia firm after compete
ton with British firms for the contract,
the sirdar, Lord Kitchener of Khartoum
said: "The construction of this magnifi-
cent bridge, think may fairly be con-
sidered a record achievement.
AS far as the failure of the efforts to
place the construction order in England
is concerned / think it demonstrates
that the relations between labor and
capital there are not sufficient to give
confidence to the capitalist and to IN
duce him to take the risk of establish
ing up-to-date workshops that would
enable Great Britain to maintain her
position as the first constructing nation
in the world.
But as Englishmen failed, / am de-
lighted that our cousins across the At
lantic stepped In. This bridge is due to
their energy, ability and power to turn
out works Of magnitude in less time
than anybody else. l congratulate the
Americans on their success in erection
of a bridge in the heart of Africa. They
have shown real grit far from home, IN
the hottest month of the year, and de-
pending upon the labor of foreigners. -
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

If Col. Hopkins has withdrawn as a
candidate for the supreme court judg-
ship, the city is to be considered de-
cidedly the gamer. His appointment
would have been applauded publicly as
a deserved honor and appreciated per-
sonally as the elimination of forensic
ambition, but it would have implied a
virtually complete retirement from par
t1cipation in local affairs. To this ex.
tent, Col. Hopkins advancement would
be loss to the city politically, profess
ionally and socially. 1t is easy to see
that the provisions Of the Slater will
must radically alter his business affairs
so that his full time and attention will
be required by the law firm of which
he is the head.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
SERMON ON FIRE.
Rev. Wallace Nutting of Providence
breaches at Pilgrim.

Rev. Wallace Nutting of Providence
breaches at Pilgrim.
Rev. Wallace Nutting, pastor Of the
Union Congregational Church of Provi-
dence, filled Rev. DR.. Alexander Lewis
pulpit, at Pilgrim Church, yesterday
morning, and made a favorable impress
sion on his hearers by his sermon on
Fire"
Rev. Mr.. Nutting has been in New
Hampshire with his wife, spending his
vacation. He drove over the road from
Providence. and being in Boston last
week, accepted an invitation to come
to Worcester.
He said in part: Fire is the proper
emblem Of God. IT is at once the purest
and intensest phenomenon. In the
pillar of fame. in the flaming sword in
the burning mountain, in the flash from
heaven which came on the affairs of
Abraham and Elijah In the fiery chari-
OF, in the tongues of flame which are
the holy ghost in the eyes of Johns
vision, that were flames of fire, the
infinite soul peculiarly shows himself.
In the TRANSPORTATION Of master,
prophet and apostle. he appears 1t is
a hint from heaven that a human soul
TO be like God must be on fire."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
MUNICIPALITIES.

Judge A.-well, Uncle zeb, where are
you going?
The benedict wuz jist going to the
cote, suh to see you, sub. and get a re-
morse from dat yaller limb dat l married
the yarder day.
Judge A.--Why, see here, that won't do.
Didn't you promise me you would take
her for better or worse, and all that?
The benedict--Yas, sub, but den she am
a sight wuss dan took her fur.-Harper's
Bazaar.
'They say man who turns pale when
he gets mad is the most dangerous"
u guess that is so. A man who is scared
nearly out of his boots will put up an avn
full ight"-Indianapolis Journal.
yes. he said 81 love the sublime and
beautiful"
"oh, Mr. Bumbleton, she replied through
her bushes 81 had nc, idea when we
started that you wished to get me off
here for the purpose of making a confes-
sion."-chicago Times HerslAs
What in the world did you buy that
piece of land for?" was asked of the vis-
ionary citizen who suddenly decided 10
take up his residence outside of the CITY.
The soil is unproductive and sour
GOOD! Your Judgment confirms my
own. II the soil is not sour my scheme IL
a failure. l purpose to raise cucumbers
and young onions that are picked in tha
growth Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak Has Mr.. Crimson
peak got home for dinner yet, Bridget?
Bridget-No, num-
thought heard him downstairs
sure that was the dog you heard
growlin, mum. Workers Statesman,
observed. He"Vys he
His wife burst into tears
Then you do not worshin ma arv
more! she sobbed. A'e any
Higher criticism is not incomns t,h,a
with Worship protested the nal, .,e
Observation-Disclosures Journal. nv
Ea..therIJames, YOU know dlsapprove
help feeling proud Of yon for or vh J,annos
S sbin e. e pig boy as that. What ala YOU
son indignantly he said looked
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

1t will be a bit of interesting and
pleasing information to the relatives
and friends of all Worcester men in the
Twenty-sixth infantry, to learn that
Mrs. Rice, wife of the colonel, is to ac-
company the regiment to the Philip
pines as volunteer nurse.
The statement was given out by the
war department in Washington last
evening.
A special order was issued by the sec
rotary of war granting this permission
to Mrs. Rice, and directing accommoda-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
in PARADISE"

In the production of I'm Paradise"
which has proven itself to be very
merry success by a run of a years du-
ration at the Theatre Palais Royal in
Paris, we may expect to find one of the
best offerings of the theatrical season.
The play in French was noted success
and this will be it's first hearing on this
side of the water. Previous to its open
ing in New York city, we will have an
opportunity of judging of it here at the
Worcester Theatre, Thursday and Fri
day evenings. Seats on sale tomorrow
at 8 O'Clock, regular prices prevailing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
Y.M.c.A. MEETINGS.

The mems meeting at the Y. M. C. A.
yesterday afternoon was addressed by
Rev. Rufus M. Taft general missionary
Of the Home Mission Society Of Bos-
ton. Rev. Mr.. Taft spoke on How to
succeed in life" and said that success
depended on steadfastness Of purpose,
with a right purpose in view. He
brought out the life of Daniel as an IL
lustration, and dwelt strongly on the
mother teaching as a groundwork for
the right sort of character. Mr.. Lowell
sang several solos and the choral sing
ing was in charge OF the male choir,
under the leadership Of Dana ]. Pratt.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

Comment has been caused by the an
nouncement that the larger steamship
companies are considering the aban-
donment of the record breaking policy
Yet the experience of the last three
years has pointed to this result, The
new vessels that have been ordered are
not calculated to make extreme speed,
but rather to afford greater accommo-
dations for freight In the ocean grey
hounds much of this space must be
devoted to coal bunkers. Recent expert
ments, moreover have demonstrated
the excessive expense of coal required
for adding one-half a knot to a ships
speed, and it seems an easy problem in
economics to decide whether the pos
sible clipping of a few hours from the
passage time is worth the sacrifice of
freight tolls and the expenditure for
coal. Furthermore, some of the rela-
lively slow boats lately placed in com
mission have proved remarkably popu-
lar and profitable, and the fact gives
color. to the assertion that the average
passenger finds more comfort and gem
eral enjoyment by voyaging in a vessel
of moderate speed rather than in one
of the flyers. Testimony to that effect
has been accommodating, and here is adj
ditional Encouragement to the intro
duction of large vessels of the Turbine
class in transatlantic traffic. Suppos-
ing it possible to build large and
serviceable boat capable of making
forty miles an hour, there would be
precious little comfort on deck, and the
prospect is that most of the passengers
would have to remain in their cabins
during a greater part of the voyage.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

The most formidable thing about
Bertilhon's system of handwriting iden-
tification is that nobody can understand
it. The one comprehensive point in his
testimony was the declaration that the
accused should be compelled to prove
that he is not guilty, and everybody
understood that before this measurer OF
criminals spoke. Marcel Provost gra-
phtcaAy described the system" as "the
childish edifice of a geometer who is
also a monomaniac."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

I ton for her on the transport Oregon,
which is to take the regiment to Ma
Mia. The order specified that this ac-
ton was not to be taken as a prece-
dent.
This special favor to Mrs. Rice is in
consideration of her services in Porto
Rico in behalf of the sick and wound
ed soldiers of the Sixth Massachusetts
regiment, of which her husband was
colonel. 1t was granted at the request
of Gen. Miles, who. in laying the mat
ter before Secretary Root, paid a glow
ing tribute to Mrs. Rice's devotion to
the soldiers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

to eradicate all the un-American meth
DDS from the party that they fight
against De Leon? No, it is because
Tommy Morgan wants to do exactly as
De Leon is doing. or, maybe, worse.
This may seem rabid talk for a Sunday
conversation, but this is my religion.
Anything that throws light on the bet
terment Of conditions is religion, and
work in behalf of the cooperative
movement is mine"
Mrs. Cunning will remain in this city
until Wednesday,. when she will return
to Boston and deliver speeches. based
upon data she has secured in her vaca-
ton trim,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

Capt. Carter ought to give Dreyfus a
few points on keeping out of prison.
Chicago Record.
What Boss Croker doesn't know
about politics is sufficient to defeat Col.
Bryan.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Colorado troops look well, hearty
and athletic. They marched UP Mar
ket street yesterday with a springy
step which was the best possible an
swer to the stories from over the sea
of harsh treatment, poor fare and a
climate ruinous to the white man.
San Francisco Chronicle.
We judge from the interviews with
President Schurman that he committed
a fatal error when he resolved to go to
the Orient and see things with his own
eyes. He should have remained in
Ithaca. or better still have cooped him
self UP in Edward Atkinson's back
yard.-Chicago Times-H Herald.
Mr.. Bryan and his followers have
lost one of their main outworks by the
general advance of prices, which not
even the most dolorous calamity bowler
can now pretend to deny. Silver NAV
| go down, and stay down, but the sill
verite contention that the decline of sill
! yer carries everything else with 1t can
no longer be maintained, as nearly all
other prices are going UP, and STAYING
| p.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
In letter published not very long
ago in France the writer declared that
| if Dreyfus We're twice as innocent or
had suffered 10 times as much, the I'M
deserved suffering of one man would
still be as nothing compared to the
| safety of the nation. In that sentence
| lies the keynote of the whole mystery
! (mystery as far as other countries are
concerned) of the Dreyfus case-the
subordination of the individual and the
| eXaltatien of an idea.-Baltimore Am
| erican.
| The fact can no longer be ignored
that an attempt is making to buy the
democratic state convention in the in
terest Of a man who has no use for the
| democratic party except to serve his
own selfish ends, whose connection with
| the party has never been anything but
| a curse to 1t, and who is not even a res
| ident of the state, except in name only.
| If the democracy of Ohio suffer them
| selves to be bought up by the Doodle of
this stranger to his own state they will
| deserve the overwhelming defeat that
will surely overtake them.-Cleveland
| Plain Dealer.
We fear that our New England
friends will be greatly disappointed
when they learn with how much favor
not to say enthusiasm, their latest
form of philanthropic enterprise is
hailed in these parts. The Griffin News
and Sun voices the general sentiment
! when it says 1.-The Boston girl who
carried away negro family Of six from
South Carolina for exhibition purposes
has begun noble work If every in
habitant of Boston would do as well
they would dispose of $3.50, 442 negroes
and still leave us enough SO that the
sight of one would not be a curiosity
down here."-Charleston News and
I Courier.
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Ben Tillman says the papers are boy
cotting him by refusing to print all his
mouthings. The New York Mail and
Express sagaciously points out that he
has never made but one speech, and
has been repeating that ever since 1896.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
FOXY IN WORCESTER.
Local Boot and Shoe Workers Union
Still Has Its Charter tn

The local Boot and Shoe Workers
Union was evidently playing waiting
game when action on the new constitu-
ton of the national organization was
not discussed at the meeting Friday
night. President John r.. Tobin has re-
voked eight charters held by the rebel
lious Brockton unions. He has de-
clared that discipline will be enforced
in the organization at any cost.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

The Cleveland Plain Dealer and other
Ohio organs tell the democrats they
will ruin the party if they nominate
John A Mclean for governor, but it
looks as if they were going to let her
ruin. It is hard to spoil a bad egg.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

Whether the Stewart estate was
worth $2O,OOO,OOO or $4O00O,O 900, it was
remarkable that it should have been
utterly dissipated and scattered with
in twenty years. 1t was easier for
Stewart to make the millions than for
Hilton to keep them.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

There is nothing tame or equivocal
Dalton. 1.-THE best adjutant general
we have ever had" leaves little further
to be said