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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
SPRING a SURPRISE,
Holy Cross Students Elect A. P. Con-
milf Foot Ball Manager, w. c. T.
O'SuIlivan, Captain.


Augustine p Commit is manager and w.
g T, O'Sullivan captain of the Holy
Cross foot ball team of 1900. They were
erected at the college yesterday. Mr..
Connin was chosen by the athletic asso-
citation, and Mr.. rO'Sullivan by the mem
bers of the foot ball team.
The selection Of manager was the first
made and the choice Of Mr.. Connifr was
somewhat of surprise His Candidacy
did not begin until about Is minutes he
Lore the calling Of the meeting. There
were two candidates the successful one.
augustine P. Commit of Pittston. Pa. and
1homas B. McCauley of Albany, n. Y,
p ma are members of the sophomore class.
~ pelng rule that the manager of the
loot ball team shall be junior, which
VIII be Mr.. Commits class next year.
a snort time before the meeting Mr..
McCauley was the only candidate In
s!ght. others who might have been
association failed of eligibility for the Of
nee on account of standing in their
classes. MI. COMMIT was urged to be-
come a candidate and consented
after the selection of the manager the
loot ball men eligible to vote for CAPTAIN
Inc choice was unanimous. M. ]. Ryan.
END, nominated him, and f, j. Horben
seconded the nomination.
Ihe men who took part in the election
are those who made the large H. c.. for
their sweaters, having played in four
games this fall. They are William F
Toohig, John E. Conner, John j Kennev.
John A, Powers, Frank M Monahan
James A: Sullivan, NJ. Joseph Ryan. VIII,
nam Z. L, OSullivan, Frank H. Hanra-
nan, Johq y. q Reilly, Hugh ]. Rudy.
M, Shine. -0OAS'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04

VII WI take the standing of Marlboro ath-
i nSsi cup IN games won and lost If no
auultlonal team can be obtained the
s Ta nSa which have, been played by. the
marlboro team will be eliminated from
the standing of the other clubs
IL was voted to limit the membership of
each club in the league to six men. The
purpose of this rule is to do away with
the substitution of several new players in
the second half of the game Some of the
clubs have decided advantage over
others in this respect, being able to call
on several besides the regular players in
case of need. The rule makes ali clubs
equal, as 1t limits the number of substI-
luIes TO one for each club.
Two important games will be played in
rather Mathew hall this week by the To-
cal teams. This evening Father Mathew
ana catholic Young Mems Lyceum meet
rms is the second game between the
Teams since the opening of the league sea-
son Inc lyceum lads won the first game
and are pretty confident of capturing to-
nights contest. The Father Mathew team
on the other hand, thinks the South Wor,
cester men will be greatly disappointed
dIter the close of the game. Both teams
nave improved wonderfully since the
opening of the league season. The exhi-
Dltlon games which they played before
the season began developed a scientif1c
arGicle of basket ball by both teams.
Inc second game of the week will be
thursday evening, in which the contest
ing teams will be Hudson and Iyceurn
~ VIII be Hudson's first appearances in
THIS city. The team Is a strong one and
plays rough, fast game.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04

more notable by the fact that the prince
of Wales escorted Mrs. Langtry into
the enclosure and mixed with Jockey
club society. Trto
On Mermans victory 1t is estimated
that Mrs. Langtry won anywhere be-
tween 100000 and 100000. She sent
Norman to the post 100 to choice,
besides having wagered considerable
money in the future books 1t was in
this race that Tod" Sloan rode st.
Cloud for James r. Keene. August
Belmonts Keenan, also started in the
race, but, like st. Cloud, finished
among the trailers.
Up to the fall of the present year
Mr.. jerseys" colors were not very
prominent, the stable having, in rae
ing pariance, gone off, but she was
the goddess of Goodwood, as the ster-
ling horse Norman won the Goodwood
stakes and the Goodwood cup. He was
then sent to Birmingham, where he
took the Birmingham handicap. At
Lewes Uniform carried Mrs. Langtry's
colors in the handicap, and another
horse from her stable, Muluma, won
the Prince Edward handicap, at Wind
sor, worth $4,000. Gazetteer also won
two smaller stakes at Windsor.
All told, Mrs Langtry's career on the
English turf has been prosperous. She
spent thousands to retain good string
of horses. and won many thousands.
Fortune smiled and frowned at inter-
walls, but the smiles were more fire.
quent.
The notable woman delights In super
intending all affairs she Is interested
in, and during her career on the turf,
changed trainers four times, substitute
ing Joe" Cannon for Pickering, and
following with Webb and W. T. Rob
inc
a race meeting, and would parade the
paddock before every race, chatting
with this man and that, getting the
opinion of the Prince Of Wales, and
comparing her own notes with those
of her trainer.
She rarely let one of her horses run
a race without giving 1t some support,
and her winnings have been very large
on several occasions. The actual
amounts are her own secret, but a fire.
quent remark among some of Tatters-
alls' members. after the turquoise and
fawn had been prominent, was, 1.-THE
Jersey Lily crushed me today"
Mrs. Langtry's first idea of going into
the thoroughbred business developed in
1882 when she bought a tract of six
thousand acres in California, making
an extensive ranch. She made many
purchases of fine bred horses and
IldIeS. ne venture ola not make the
success anticipates and her project is
almost abandoned. She also had a
ranch in Nevada, close to Carson City,
which, like the other, was unproduct-
i've.
Mrs Langtry is not the first woman
who has been prominent in English turf
circles. There have been several, no
tably the Duchess of Montrose, who
raced under the name of Mr. Manton
The duchess was a tall gaunt woman,
and dressed almost in unison with the
colors of her racing stable, all scar
let. Before Mrs. Langtry had tripped
out of her teens, the Duchess of Mont
rose was a track notable, buying and
selling horses like a man, an excellent
judge and a diplomat.
There were others, too-Miss Graham,
Mrs. Eyre and Mrs. Betts-all of whom
spent thousands in thoroughbreds, but
none Of them was as successful as Mrs
Lily IanRtry
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cess to it's interior was strictly pro-
hibited.
One way of getting within the walls
there was, and the spy took it. He
committed a somewhat serious offense
against military discipline, for which
he was reduced to the ranks and i'm
prisoned. AS he had foreseen, he was
consigned to Fort Clarence.
The provost sergeant in charge kept
rabbits, which were shut up at night
in a sort of underground passage that
opened into the moat-at least, so the
other prisoners affirmed The spy ingra-
tiated himself with the warders, and
after a week or two he was taken off
shot drill, and promoted to the post
Of rabbit keeper in ordinary to the pro-
yost sergeant aforesaid. He looked
carefully and conscientiously after his
four-footed charges. In fact, he spent
the greater part of his time cleaning
out and withdrawing their under
ground apartment, with the result that,
on his release, he was able to forward
full plans and details to Pretoria.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
SHIPS CARRY NO CASH.
No Wonder the Piracy Business Has
Fallen Away to Nothing.


A son of the old time yachting cap
tain, Jack White of Red Bank, picked
up Mexican silver dollar of 1884 on
Sandy Hook the other day. Capt. Jack
said it reminded him of many dollar
he had seen that had been picked up
along the Jersey coast and on Long
Island shores.
Mexican silver dollars" he said,
were the money of the commercial
world during all the early part of this
century and you could find them when
ever there were wrecks. Nowadays pi-
rating would not pay, but in those
days every ship had to carry a lot Of
money every time she went on yoy-
age. Nowadays a captain doesn't have
to have anything but bit of pocket
money, and it is a fact that many a
ship goes out on voyage with hardly
a dollar on board. If the captain needs
anything he can either draw money at
any port he enters or else find credit
there.
1T was very different a generation
ago In those days a captain had to
take out with him money enough to last
him for the whole voyage, and some
thing for emergencies besides. He
often had big sums aboard, also, that
ted cargo sold.
ut was not uncommon in those days
for ship to start out with full car
go, bound for some foreign port, where
the captain would have to hunt his
own market. If the cargo wouldn't sell
well, there, he had power to go to any
other port to hunt profitable market.
Then when he had sold out, he was
expected to buy new cargo, either for
a home port or perhaps some other part
of the world. 1t was not unusual for
a captain to handle half dozen car
goes oil a long trading voyage, and
come home in ballast, with big box
of silver dollars to help keep his ship
up to the wind. Even the little vessels
carried a lot of money aboard.
II guess that dollar was wrecked
there fifty years or so ago, and 1t has
been drifting around in the sands ever
since" New York Sun.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04

The fizzling out of the Orr-White
match is a disappointment all around.
1t would be most satisfactory to can
dlepin bowlers to have the men roll an
other match on neutral alleys in order
that Orr might be rightly placed as to
ability. There is a considerable differ
ence of opinion regarding his ability at
candlepins on any alley but the Casino.
On those alleys he is .unquestionably
raster than any bowler of the city, and,
judging by his scores, than any bowler
that ever rolled in the city. Whether
ne can roll as well as the ordinary good
man on other alleys is a question with
many followers of the game. Some think
he can't and point to his low scores on
Monsey's alleys to prove their state
ments.
Orr rolled three times on Monsey's al
leys. Twice he rolled five strings in
matches with the Infants On the first
appearance he rolled poorly. On the
second only fair. In his 10 strings
against White he rolled badly His
poor rolling in the first match with the
Infants is not without reason. He
never tossed a ball down the alleys be-
fore. In his match with White there
is a Suspicion in the minds of some
bowlers that Orr rolled off at the out
set in order that his friends might
did. If so, that would explain his bowl
ing, even though he continued poorly
through the 10 strings.
The proposed match with White
would tell for certain if he can bowl
on any alleys other than Casino. Yet
1t wouldn't be strange If he can't. Orr
has not rolled on any other alleys. He
Is a comparative novice. This is his
first season, and the season hasn't any
more than started.
Candlepin bowlers who speak dispar-
agingly of Orr's ability on other alleys
except mis- own practice alley, forget
that fact. The youngster has done
such wonderful work on the Casino al
leys, where he learned to bowl, that
other bowlers who look on him with
Jealous eyes, forget he hasn't had d
fractional part of their experience. The
season is young yet Before it is fin
ished Orr will undoubtedly be able to
roll astonishingly high scores on other
alleys as he can on his own now. And
even that will be wonderful work for
a one-season bowler.
The match between him and White
has caused bad feeling which should
not exist. White feels aggrieved that
Orr should make mention of his rolling
for money. 1t may have been bad taste,
but White possibly displayed bad taste
himself in calling into question the ex-
cellence of the alleys on which the last
10 strings were bowled. No other bowl
err but Sheafe of Boston ever found
fault with that alley, and Sheafe sim
ply alleged that it was not a polished
alley as he rolled on Sheafe's allega-
ton was laughed at as 1T should be,
for his work in the early part of his
match showed he was rolling up to his
standard. 1t was only when he lost
his nerve that he couldn't control the
BALL 1t may be that Whites reference
to the alley provoked Orr to pick out
other statements of Whites which Orr
did not think were in strict conformity
NuitI, fl,e t,.,1tH
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
MORE TROOPS ARRIVE.

Capt Town, Nov. 2S.-The troopship
Bavarian, from Queenstown, November
10, with Col Ivor Herbert, assistant
adjutant general for the home district,
and the foreign military attaches, to-
gether with the Connaught Rangers,
the First battalion Of the Royal Dub
lin fuslleers and a contingent of mis-
cellaneous troops, in all more than two
thousand men, arrived here today. Col.
Herbert and the military attaches and
the Bavarian proceeded with the
troops, presumably to Durham.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
LOOK LIKE WINNERS.
Vernons Appear to
Be Sure of the
Gold Watches.
WHITE-ORR MATCH AGAIN.
Bowlers Want to See Them
Meet on Neutral
Alleys.
WHITE-ORR MATCH AGAIN.

Three more games only remain in the
candlepin tournament, which has been
in progress at Smiths alleys for sew
eral weeks, before the proprietor will be
called on to present five gold watches
to the winners. Members of the Vernon
team can see the watches in their pock-
cts already. They have a better claim
on them than a first mortgage. The
Kiskos have but two matches in which
to pull UP and will have to roll above
215O in each match to win out. AS their
average for seven matches is but 2O6S,
their chances for such scores are not
good.
The tournament has been successful
in every way and has run along finely.
Not until recently has there been a
postponed game and the reason of those
was illness of some of the bowlers. The
Vernons took lead early in the tour
nament and have kept it easily enough.
The Kiskos have been handicapped by
the Illness of ]. Fred Powers, one of
their best bowlers, but it is doubtful
if he could keep them up on a par with
the Vernons
The Blaisdells and Forehands have
improved steadily since the start. Every
match has brought them nearer the
leaders, although they got so far be-
hind at the outset they had no chance.
The Blaisdells have almost as good an
average as the Kiskos The Forehands
have jumped their figures materially
in recent matches. While their average
is 100 pins below that of the Blaisdells
they have been rolling pretty close to
all the teams in recent games, but a
wretchedly low start keeps the average
down.
The contest will be decided by total
pins. Games lost and won have no bear
ing on the result. The purpose of de-
Gliding the scontest by pins is to prevent
any assistance of one team by another.
The standing of the teams is:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
WILL NOT COME HERE
Rev. L. S. McCollester Will
Remain With the De-
troit Church.
Members Of the universalist church

Members of the Universalist Church
of Our Father in Detroit
yesterday announced in q prac-
tioal way their determination to
a practical way their determination to
retain their present pastor, Rev. Lee s.
MoCollester, who recently received a
call to the pastorate Of the First Uni
versalist church, this city, to succeed
Rev DR.. Gunnison, Mr. McCollester
Informed the trustees that he would
forego acceptance of the call to this
city, including its larger salary, II the
Indebtedness Of upwards of $4,000 of
the church of Our Father was cleared
AT once. 1t was announced yesterday
that one of the wealthy members had
offered to give $1,000 towards paying
off the debt. More than $4,000 was sub
scr,bed by those present and the bal
ance is expected to be raised shortly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
THAYER--- FLORIST.
RIPLEY STREET.
CUT FLOWERS
FLORAL DESIGNS
Palm Decorations, ETC.,
to Order.
TeleDhone 364-4
DEATHS.

CAMPBELL-In this city, I'd. Charles ".
Campbell, SO yrs
Funeral to be announced later.
CRANE = In this city, LIST, Henry G.
Crane, 70 yrs Z mos. IL days.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend funeral services at his late resi-
dence, AZ Lincoln street, Monday, at 1.30
p. m.
TRAINOR-In GAINESVILLE, Auburn, Mass,
list Bernard Trainor.
Funeral from his home in GAINESVILLE
Sunday afternoon at lis o'clock Serv-
ices in st. Peters church at 2.30 o'clock
Requiem high mass will be celebrated
for the repose of his soul in the same
church Monday morning at o'clock
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend.
YOUNG-In Leicester, 3d. Mrs. Carrie M
Young wife of the late Frank p Young,
81 yrs. 10 mos. 10 days.
HOFFMAN-In this city, Sd, Ernest
Hoffman. "a yrs.
DEE-In this city. Sd, Timothy Francis
Dee. infant son of Dennis and Johanna
(O'Connor) Dee, 8 mos. Is days
Funeral from the home of the parents
70 Jefferson street, Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock. Relatives and friends are
invited to attend.
CALLAHAN-In this city, Sd, Bridget A..
wife Of Deniel S. Callahan, 80 yrs. 10
mos. II days.
Notice Of funeral later.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
RELIEF IN SIX HOI1Rs

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dis
ease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure" It
is a great surprise on account OF It's
exceeding promptness in relieving pain
in bladder, kidneys and back, in male
or female. Relieves retention Of water
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this Is the remedy. Sold
by E. D. Burlington, druggist. Worces-
ter, Mass
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
STAND NEAR TUcELA.

Durham, Natal, Nov 2S.-The Natal
Mercury publishes the following dis
patch from it's correspondent at F'rere;
1.-The Beers have reconcentrated at
their old positions near Colenso, back
of Grobier's kloof and everything
points to a determined effort to prevent
the British crossing the Tugela river.
The reports of wanton depredations by
Boer looters are confirmed"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04

lance as the most apt word0to portray
the general good relationship between
Germany and Great Britain, but no Sc
cret compact exists"
The Berliner Post says: England and
Germany should act frankly, like bust
ness men, in seeking to come to an I'M
derstanding with the United States,
and, If possible, to enter into partner
ship"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
STORY OF A RoER SPY.
The Boer Man of Cunning as Well
as Bravery.

ne boer man OF SuhnlH9 as WSh
as Bravery.
Here is the story of Transvaal spy
that well illustrates the shrewdness
and pertinaclty which have made the
Boer such a tactful and able enemy in
the present war, says the New York
Herald. 1t was just before the erection
of the Johannesburg forts. The spy was
ordered to report on the defenses Of
Chatham
While employed in collecting mate
rails he came upon certain secret
subterranean passage connecting Fort
pitt with-somewhere. He tried hard to
find out where that somewhere" might
he but without avail Rumor said 1t
was Fort Clarence. But Fort Clarence
was then-and Is now, for that mat
ter-used as a provost prison, and ac-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
CONGRESS WILL
MEET TODAY,
Continued from Page one.)

presidents message will occupy Tues
day. Tuesday night the republicans
will caucus on the financial bill. It is
the intention of the republican leaders
to make this caucus measure. and
proceed and pass it before the holiday
recess.
The caucus will decide, if the pres
ent intention is followed, not to wait
Tor the appointment of the committee
on banking and currency, but to bring
the Dill into the House forthwith, prob
ably under special order from the
committee on rules. BY some it is
thought four days may suffice.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
TRANSPORT ASHORE.
With Kimberley Estab-
lIshed by Means of Searchlight.

DONl m III TCdITOH WIN TNTTHU6TTCy Esd o
'Ished by Means of Searohlieht.
patch from Cape Town, dated yester-
day, has been received:
1.-THE transport Ismore is ashore on
the rocks in st. Helena bay. The
troops have been safely landed, but the
horses are still on board. H. NJ. S.
Doris and Niobe, with the transport
Columbian, have gone to her assist
ance.
"Col. Kokewich reports under date of
Thursday Nov. 80, that the Bechuana
police captured the Boer lager west
Of Kimberley Tuesday Nov. 2S. Com
munication by searchlight with Kim
berley has been established from Mod
der River"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
MARLBORO WTHDRAWs.
Basket Ball League VIII Continue
With Seven Clubs.

A meeting of the directors of the Cen
trail Massachusetts Basket Ball League
was held yesterday afternoon at the Sher-
wood house. The resignation OF the
Marlboro athletic club team was accept
ed, as was that OF George e. Greeley as
director of the league. |. 9. Trask OF
Milford was chosen on the board to fill
the league with seven clubs for the pres
emit, and il apother team is admitted 1t
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
HARRY RANDALL,

THE MUSICAL Public that seek in
the purchase of an instrument, to
obtain a piano that will prove
god, has no hesitation in
its purchase of Gabler.
M. STEINERT & SONS,
3Os Main Street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
FAVORABLE COMMENT.
German Press More Pleased Than
Otherwise at Chamberlaln's Words.

Berlin. Dec 3.-The German press
continues to discuss the recent speech
at Leicester. England, of the British
secretary Of state for the colonies. The
comments, on the whole, are not unfa-
vorable. The semi-officlal Hamburg
ischer Correspondent says:
Mr.. Chamberlain used the word al
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
GLOOMY REPORTS.

CONTINUED from Page One)
border report that IL burghers were
killed and 40 wounded in the fighting
at Belmont.
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MaM1kI1,.e

is prepared at our brewery, and is guar
anteed unequaled in quality, purity and
medicinal virtue.
Anheuser- Busch Brewing Assn.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-10

tai was $6S3.936. This is remarkably
good showing, and it speaks well for
the condition of the mining industry
in the section of country tributary to
Boise.
The directors of the Fortune Mining
company at Bingham, Utah. have de-
cided upon the immediate erection of
a new 100-ton concentrating mill upon
their property. The work will be push
ed as rapidly as possible. Estimates
are being received on the machinery,
and contracts will be let for the other
construction work. The Fortune has
been in shape for a mill for a good
many months. Partial arrangements
were made last spring to build the
plant. but for certain reasons the plan
mapped out at that time was not car
ried out. and the matter was deferred
until this time.
tunnel driven at the Red Point
mine, on the Forest Hill divide, in
Placer county. Cal, says the Mining &
Scientific Press, was run several hun
dred feet before striking the channel
When the channel was worked it was
eventually learned that the channel
might have been reached within a few
feet of the mouth of the tunnel: but
the fact was not previously apparent,
owing to the surface debris. At the
Gray Eagle mine, on the same ridge,
a shaft was sunk several hundred feet
to prospect for a channel, and gravel
was found, apparently in the channel.
tunnel was run several hundred feet
to tap the bottom of the shaft, when,
upon reaching it, the discovery was
made that the shaft had struck de-
preston on the rim, and the tunnel
had to be turned up stream and run
several thousand feet before bedrock
was reached, on the main channel:
which Illustrates how difficult it Is to
see into the ground.