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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07
THE INsuLAR CABINET.
Gen. Henry Dissoves 1t and Substitutes
Four Departments for It.

San Juan de Porto Rico, Feb. Gov.
Gen. Henry has ordered the dissolution
of the insular cabinet and substitutes
for it the following departments: State,
justice, finance and interior. The Or
der provides that it having become ev-
ident to Gen. Henry. after a careful
trial of two months, that the insular
cabinet does not correspond with Am
erican methods of progress he de-
clares its dissolution
The heads of the new departments
VIII conf1ne their duties to their depart
ments, and the governor general will
preside and give instructions directly
to the heads of these departments.
Heads of the new departments who OBJ
Ject to the introduction of American
methods and to investigation of their
departments, will be relieved and the
vacancies will be filed by the appoint
ment of the most competent persons,
irrespective Of party affiliation.
Previous to being dissolved, the in
sular cabinet was considering resign
ing permanently, having on Saturday
last rendered it's resignation. General
Henrys action was impelled by the
disposition of the insular cabinet to
disregard him and by the objection of
its members to the temporary substi-
tuition of American officers in the de-
partment of public instruction and de-
partment of public works, both of
which departments belong to the inte-
rior department in accordance with the
generals best judgment as to the pol
icy to be, followed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07

Up to the close of office hours, how
ever, nothing had come from Gen. Otis
to confirm this inference, and such cab
legrams as did come from him touched
upon other matters entirely, so it was
assumed that there was no foundation
in fact for the apprehension.
When Cen Otis casualty lists began
to come over the cables they were
somewhat confusing. probably due to
the fact there are nineteen different
lines between Manila and Washington.
The immediate effect was to cause some
errors to be made in the reported list
of killed. After great difficulty the off,
cials Of the war department arranged
the previous casualty lists into the fol-
lowing single list which is believed to
be substantially correct; and which was
made up as an official substitute list for
the prior lists:
Following casualties In First Brigade,
first division:
Tenth Pennsylvania--Maj. e. ]. Bril-
erer flesh wound, arm, slight Lieut..
Albert ]. Buttermore, flesh wound,
slight, Company H; Sergeant Joseph
Sheldon, slight flesh wound, thigh,
Company H; Private Hiram Conger,
abdomen penetrated, serious, Company
M; Private Edward Caldwell lung PEN
etrated Company c; Private Default,
flesh wound. back, slight.
First Montana--Private Reynolds,
slight wound in ear, Company H;
Private Rummels, flesh wound in leg,
slight; Corporal Hayes, missing, prob
ably killed, Company H; Private John
Serensen, head wounded, probably
dead, Company L; Private Mayersick,
lungs penetrated, serious, Company I;
Corporal Skinner, slight thigh wound,
Company / Private Orion Tweever,
wounded left thigh. Company B; Pri-
vate Charles s. Morrison, wounded left
hand, Company B; Private Maurice
Parkhurst, wounded In pubes, Company
b; Private C. D. White, missing, sup
posed drowned Company D; Private
Elmer b. Doran, killed. shot in chest,
Company /; Corporal William II. Erie.
wounded in left arm and cheek, Com
pany I; Private Charles Carlson, killed,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07
THE MANHATTAN.
Electricity VIII Be Installed as the Motive
Power Of Entire System.

New York, Feb. 6.-Definite an
nouncement was made this evening
that the Manhattan Elevated Railway
Company has decided to install cleo
tricity as the motive power for the en-
tire system and to issue $1S,0OO,OOG of
additional stock to meet this extraord-
mary expense. George ]. Gould, pres
ident of the Manhattan Company, die
tated a statement in part as follows:
THE saving in operating expenses
alone will be over $1,000,000 per year,
which, with other economies possible,
is sufficient to pay per cent on the
new capital which it is proposed to the
stockholders to put into the elevated
roads and l per cent additional on the
present capital; in other words, to put
the whole property on a sound per
cent basis. The increase in speed will
be from 16 to Is per cent, and the in
crease in capacity of our trains during
the rush hours will be 20 per cent The
application of electricity will enable us
to run cars without any additional ex-
pense on Roadway of a minute and a
half"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07
LAST NEWS
Until the Roumanian
Reaches Ponce.
Especial Dispatch to The spv. !

NSpeclal DlSpatch to The Spy.)
On Board Roumanian, off Sandy
Hook, N. Y, Saturday-The steamer
Roumanian left New York city at 2.SO
o'clock, and this letter will be handed
TO the pilot as he leaves the vessel.
Every member Of the Worcester and
Springfield delegations is well and sat-
lsfied, although the cargo of the vessel
ana It's mission are such q gruesome
one that there is nc hilarity among the
passengers.
Among the party are two or three
clergymen and the passenger list num-
Ders nearly 100, which includes Supt
II. e. Rhodes, supervisor of the work,
expert undertakers, grave diggers, Gu
ban soldiers and relatives and friends
OF the dead boys. who lie buried on
Cuban soil
The party was obliged to buy blank
cts just before the vessel left New
York, as the government furnishes on
ly hammocks to sleep in. We do not
anticipate that there will much suffer
ing from the cold, as the Roumanian
will be in the warm waters of the Gulf
stream in 35 hours time.
The catering aboard is very good.
Each passenger pays at the rate of
$3.50 per day for meals.
Probably this will be the last letter
that will reach The Spy until landing
is made at Ponce, Porto Rico.
A homeward bound vessel may be
spoken before Ponce is reached. But
this is the only way news can be sent.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07
SEES HARVARD COLLEGE
Admiral Sampson Shown About the Uni
versity Buildings and Club Houses.

Cambridge, Feb. 6.-Rear Admiral
Sampson engaged in sightseeing around
Cambridge this forenoon. Accompa-
MED by Prof. Ira N. Hollis and Messrs
j. w. Farley and E. H. Litchfeld
prominent Harvard students, the ad-
miral was escorted in and about the
numerous club houses, dormitories and
dining halls, museums, etc. The pilots
took great delight in explaining the
principal points of interest. and the
distinguished guest apparently enjoyed
every minute AT nearly all the clubs
students gathered with the expecta-
ton of meeting the naval hero. At the
Hasty Pudding Club, the reception
rendered the admiral was of quite a
formal nature. At noon the party went
to the home of President Eliot, on
Quincy street, where luncheon was
served. At l o'clock the admiral was
rendered reception. which was at
tended by members of the Harvard fac
ulty and students
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07
COL. GUILD DECLINES.
He viii Not Accept Appointment in the
Colonial Commission.

Boston, Feb. 6.-Lieut Col. Curtis
Guild. Jr., has declined to accept the
appointment recently rendered him by
President Mckinley as member of
the colonial commission
Speaking of the colonial commission,
Col. Guild said: THE work of that
commiss TN is to be done in Cuba and
Porto Rico, with headquarters at Wash
ington. Unless the aspect of affairs ma
terially changes, my acceptance of the
appointment would have involved de-
finite abandonment permanently, Of
both my business and my home in Bos-
ton. I cannot afford. permanently to
abandon my source of livelihood, for
the sake Of brilliant appointment for
two years, even with the great possibi-
ties for name and fame that goes with
it,"
Speaking Of his candidature for the
lieutenant governorship, Col. Guild
said II have been besieged by people
since came home, to run for the lieu
tenant governorship. All can now say
is that 1 have the matter under con-
sideration." Col Guild also said that
his resignation from the army was in
the hands of the president. He is at
present serving as inspector general on
the staff of Gen. Lee.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07
American Guns Work Terrible Havoc
Among the Natives.---Otis' List
of Killed and Wounded
Manila, Feb. o-Careful estimates place the Filipino
losses up to date at 1000 dead 5000 wounded and 5000
taken prisoners.

Washington, Feb. 6.-The important
news in Washington today was the
ratification of the peace treaty and the
receipt Of lists of casualties from Gen.
Otis.
Prompted by Gen. Otis promise Of
last night to send along the list of
casualties at the earliest possible mo-
ment, the friends of the soldiers at
Manila besieged the war department
today by telegram and word of mouth
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07
PROVINCE OF sEcHUEN.
Mr.. Morgan Succeeds in Having That
Portion Of China Opened Up for Trade.

Mr. Morgan Succeeds in Having That
Portion Of China Opened Up for Trade
London, Feb. 6.-William Pritchard
Morgan, has arrived here from China.
In an interview with representative
of the Associated Press, he confirms
the success of his mission in having
secured concessions from the Chinese
government, which provide for opening
up the rich province Of Sechuen to the
trade of the world. The agreements
have been formally signed, and Mr..
Morgan has been appointed foreign,
financial, legal and technical admins
traitor of the province. All the for
eign ministers at Pelzin approved of
the concessions, except the French
minister, who strenuously protested
against them on the ground that they
constitute a monopoly and are an in
reference with treaty rights Mr.
Morgan's prospecting and exploring
expedition, consisting OF dozen Brit
ish, American and Chinese officials, in
Guiding Prof. Monroe Ferguson, the
scientist, of Pittsburg, Pa, started for
Sechuen on Jan. 10.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington, Feb. s.-Forecast for Tues
day: Maine. New Hampshire and YER
mont: Fair, light to fresh northerly
winds.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Con-
necticut: Snow, followed by clearing in
the interior; light to fresh northerIy
winds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07
DI BLAST CAUGHT
Boston Officers to start for Italy to Bring
Him Back to America.

of police headquarters, waited upon
Gov Wolcott this morning with ca
blegram from Consul Hull of Palermo,
Italy stating that Antonio di Blast,
who was indicted here last May on the
charge of numbering James M. Ellis. a
superintendent of the street cleaning
department, had been arrested at Pal
ermo. In pursuance of q request by
Chief Watts, Gov. Wolcott has placed
the matter before Secretary of State
Hay at Washington, with the request
that the Italian government hold Di
Blast. as the man had been indicted for
murder. Officers will start for Italy at
once for the purpose of bringing Di
Blast back
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07
THEY WILL BE WELCOME
Boston Rowlers Roll Return Matches In
This City TONIGHT.

The Boston bowlers, the Master Build
ers' regulation pin team, and the Trinity
Court candle pin team will come to Wor-
cester this evening 10 roll their return
matches with the Hancock Club and
Whites Infants aggregatlons.
The local bowlers have not yet forgot
ten the cordial reception they received
upon the occasion Of their visit to Bos-
ton and will endeavor to repay the COM
pliment, although It is doubtful whether
the vaudeville portion of the bill. follow
ing the matches, will quite equal that pro-
Vided by the men from the Hub
IL is expected that the Boston party will
number about Is, and before the games
are rolled they will be banqueted at the
Creamerie.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
THE BIGGEST COMBINE.
Federal Steel Trust and Ship Building
Interests to Unite.

Cleveland, O., March THE latest
thing in the way of combination is a
joining of the Federal Steel company
with the shipbuilding interests of the
great lakes and the Atlantic seal board.
Already there has been talk of a ship
building combination affecting the
yards on the lakes, and this is said to
be preliminary to the larger combina-
ton that is to come later. The move
ment is said to have been promoted by
several big stockholders of the Federal
Steel company, who are the owners of
the controlling interest of the Chicago
Shipbuilding company. with yards on
the Calumet river The object of the
proposed consolidation is said to be
to give the Federal Steel company a
sure market for some of its most i'm
portant products and to enable it to
control the prices of manufacture from
the iron mines to the ship yard.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
TOM BROWNS NERVE.
Brave Fireman Who Refused to Take
Stimulants While a Broken
Leg Was Being Set.

Kansas City, March 7.-An aerial
truck weighing nearly five tons, manned
by twelve firemen, while making a. run
to a fire at 612 Locust street yesterday,
struck with terrific force the curbing
on the northeast corner of Sixth and
Walnut streets while making the turn
into Sixth street. Thomas Brown, a
fireman, was thrown from his seat at
the tiller on the rear truck, and in str1k-
ing the pavement his right leg was
broken below the knee so that the bone
protruded from the flesh. A cash three
inches long was cut in his scalp, and he
sustained other bruises on his body.
Brown was picked up by Evans from
where he fell, head foremost, across the
broken wheel, and carried into Leary
Bros saloon, where his wounds were
dressed temporarily by Police Surgeon
Manahan.
DR.. Manahan saw the accident from
a street car on which he happened to
be passing at that moment, and BAN
daged the broken leg in the saloon
where Brown was carried. Brown re-
fused to take Stimulants. He quit
drinking twelve years ago and will not
touch a drop. His nerve during the
operation of setting the broken leg COM
manded the admiration of everyone
present. He suffered greatly, but did
not complain. He is 35 years old and
has a wife and one child.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
FROM A PHOTOGRAPH.
TOPEKA BID THE LOWEST.
Wolff & Green to Furnish Meals to
the 23rd Kansas For IA Gents.

Leavenworth, March 1T is expect
ed the Twenty-third Kansas will land
at Newport News, Va, some time to-
day and will arrive here about Friday
evening. Major Augur had heard Moth
ing from them this morning but expect
ed a telegram today announcing the
regiments arrival there.
The contract to provision the Twenty
third has been let to Wolff & Green of
Topeka who fed the other Kansas regi-
ments while they were here. The price
per meal is IA cents. Several LeaVen-
worth and Kansas City firms put in
bids, but the Topeka firm was lowest.
The old cook house which has done
service at Camp Lindsey and Camp
Waties has been placed near the boiler
house and is now ready for business.
The food will be cooked in the same
manner as before.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
RICHES AND DEATH.
Both Came to an Old Citizen of Kan.
sas City at the Same Time.

Kansas City, March 7.-Dr.F Fred Beau
mont, so years old, formerly a prominent
Kansas City, Kan, physician, died Sun
day night at the home of George Fran
els 713 Everett avenue, of heart fail
ure.
Fer some time past he had no home,
and while wandering about the streets
at o'clock Sunday night he met Mr..
Francis, with whom he was slightly ac-
quainted. To him he told his pitiful
tale, and Mr.. Francis, knowing that it
would be death to the aged doctor to
spend the night out in the cold, made
him an offer of lodging. They went to the
home of Mr.. Francis, and after eating
a hearty supper, Beaumont was shown
to a room and told to sit down until a
fire could be built for him. On return
one of the family found him sitting in
chair, dead.
The dead man was a familiar figure
on the streets of Kansas City, Kan. Ten
years ago he had q large practice as a
physician, and owned considerable pro-
perty in the city, among which was
hotel at Third street and Minnesota av-
enue. He never considered expense and
gave to everything with a lavish hand,
so, before he could realize that the blow
was pending he found himself practi-
cally penniless.
A few months ago he received a let
ter stating that his father had died in
the state of New York at the ripe old
age of 80 years, leaving to his only son
all of his property, worth, at a low es-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
AGAINST ANNEXATION.
Soldiers of the goth Kansas Want No
Attachment of Manila.

Kansas City, March 7.-E. F. Heiser
of Kansas City, Kan, has received an
interesting letter from his son, Fred
Heiser, who is with the Twentieth Kan
sas volunteers at Manila, under date of
January 23 In a discussion of Manila,
her industries and her people, Mr.. Heis-
Ter says:
If one would scour this city, and Sc
lect every man, woman and child who
has any education at all perhaps 1000
could be found who would graduate
from our high school, and about 1000
more would could pass an examination
in our grammar school. Our barracks
are situated right in the center of the
native portion of the city and we have
excellent opportunitis to study their
character.
The business of the city is carried on
almost exclusively by the Spanish and
Chinese. The natives keep the stalls
in the market house and similar small
shops, but that is about all. A large
majority of the natives cannot count
above 100. and have absolutely no idea
of business.
The natives of the country are about
800 years behind the times and use on
ly the most primitive machinery. The
only exception to this is cigaret MAX
ing. Cigarets are manufactured almost
exclusively by machinery, mainly con-
Quoted by the French. Nearly all of the
lumber is sawed by hand, there being
but one steam saw mill in the city, and
that has only one circular saw. The
printers of the city are up to date only
in one ar-lithographing.
OF course my opinion does not count
for much, but 1 do not consider the ma
tives fit subjects for annexation and
hardly worthy of a protectorate.
The rural population is so ignorant
that it would require at least five years
to educate them to the use of the bal
lot.
The sentiment of the soldiers is
against annexation by a large majori-
ty.
Soon after we arrived here several of
the boys of this regiment concluded to
remain here and go into business, but
most of them have long since abandon
ed the idea.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
OVERCOME BY GAS.
Miss Minnie KidwelI Faints Away in
Kansas City School

Kansas City, March Miss Minna
KidweH, assistant professor of chemis-
try at the high school, was overcome
while working on a hydrogen sulphide
generator for the use of the pupils, Mon
day. The generator gave off too much
gas and Miss Kidwell was overcome by
the deadly fumes. Professor F. N.
Peters, head of the department, was
hurriedly called, Miss kidwen was car
ried into another room where there was
fresh air. and awoke in a few moments
to find Professor Peters pouring water
on her head.
"Oh! you'll take ali the curl out of my
hair she cried out, and her laugh with
the others was somewhat hySterica1.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
FOE TO PROJECTING SIGNS.
Kansas City Street superintendent
Warns Offenders to Take
Them Down.

Kansas City, March kansas City's
deadfall signs will soon be things of the
past. superintendent of Streets Love
gave formal notice yesterday to all
whose signs stick out over the streets
further than the law allows, that they
have until Saturday to remove their
offending advertisements = beginning
bright and early next Monday morning
he is going to arrest all who are then
infringing on the streets.
According to section 239 of the revised
ordinances, no sign is to be allowed to
project more than IS inches in front of
a building, nor to be at a less height
than 10 feet. Further, all signs at a
height greater than As feet must be of
incombustibIe material.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07

The Sisters of Saint Francis, Clinton,
Iowa. write under the date of January
21 1898: About six months ago a very
reverend clergyman Recommended
Regan's rheumatism Remedy to US as
one of our sisters was a severe sufferer
from rheumatism of over three years
duration. After she had used one bot
tie of the remedy we are pleased to say
she was entirely cured. We therefore
cheerfully recommend this wonderful
remedy to all similarly afflicted and
heartily wish it the unlimited success
it so richly deserves. 81 per bottle. Sold
by Swift & Holiday Drug Co., W. H.
Wilson, Arnold Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
Dinner in their Barracks in Man on Christmas Day. 1898.
NEWS PHILADELPHIA.
She Is Probably at Samoa by This
Time.

Washington, March IA cablegram
received at the navy department today
relative to the Philadelphia which was
placed under orders to proceed to
Samoa after the outbreak of the recent
trouble there, says she sailed from Hon
olulu February %, for Samoa. 1t is
Hawaii and it is expected that the Phil
adelphia is already in Samoa. She
probably made the distance in twelve
days. The Princeton, which is being
hurried to Manila to reinforce Admiral
Dewey's fleet sailed from Colombo yes
terday
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
A Mallory Liner scuttled.

New York, March THE Mallory
line steamer Leona took fire last night
in her forehold while lying at her dock
in East river. The hold was full of
cargo mostly cotton, the Leona having
only arrived on Saturday from Calves
ton and Key West and discharge had
not begun. The Leona was towed to
Ellis island and scuttled, her forehold
being filled with water.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
JJ Ingalls' Health Poor.

Atchison, March although John J.
Ingalls, is greatly improved in health
since his recent illness, he has not yet
ventured out Of doors. He was evi-
dertIy in a much more serious condition
than his AtchfsoR friends thought
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
Mormons Arainst Roberts.

Kirkland, o., March THE reorganized
church of Latter Day Saints non-
polygamist Mormons) has closed a three
days conference in the old temple here.
Delegates were present from a number
of states. Resolutions were adopted
earnestly protesting against any one
guilty OF the crime of polygarny or
plural marriage being seated or being
retained legislator In the house of
representatives of the United States
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
To Head Off Smallpox.

Lawrence, March 7.-Captain Clarke,
of the Lawrence company at Manila.
writes that the officials of the Kansas
regiment kept eternally at work vacct-
mating the men until nearly every man
in the regiment got a good scar. Some
of his own men were vaccinated as
many as five times before it took. ."The
men were marched to the vaccine sta
tfon where they received the virus d.
rectly from a calf.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
Ocean Rates Cut Again.

New York, March 7-According to in
structions received today from its home
office the Holland American line an
nounced a cut in first and second class
passenger rates. The first class min
imum rate was cut from $65 to $50 and
second class from $45 to $35. The new
rates are to go into effect at once.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07

innate, $4,000. There was some legal
tangle and the money was not at that
time available, but since then attorneys
have put everything in perfect shape.
The old man steadfastly refused to
leave the Kansas metropolis until he
was sure of getting the money, for he
was afraid of being disappointed.
Deceased was prominent in Masonic
circles and the funeral will probably be
held under the auspices of that order.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-07
MR. TITUS QUITS IN DISGUST.
Harper County Senator Takes His
Clothes Back Home

Senator Titus, who is one of the most
persistent fighters in the senate and one
OF the pluckiest little men in the Iegisla-
ture made an effort last night to have
the senate stand by its agreement to re
fuse to extend the time for the consider
alton OF appropriation bills. He failed