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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

II, as is now asserted, the president
intends to reappoint the Walker NicaT-
aqua canal commission, under the re-
cent act of congress, there is good rea-
son why his decision should be met
with general approval. A new COM
mission would have to waste time eX-
ploring matters that Admiral Walker
and his colleagues have already ex
amined thoroughly, and the reappoint-
ment of the old board will give assn
rance of complete and exhaustive re-
port. The Walker board has already
inspected the Panama route, and is
emphatically opposed to it, the i'm
possibility of providing a sufficient wa
ter supply for the upper level being
one of the controlling reasons. The
commission is expected to recommend
the Nicaragua route, though with sub
stantial notifications Of the Maritime
CCmpany's plan. An estimate of seven
years for the completion of the canal
will seem moderate, considering the eX-
perience at Suez.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23
WHAT CHICAGO HAS DONE
Track Elevation in That City-Forsy One
Miles in TWO Years.

The report Of the commissioner of
track elevation in Chicago shows that
within the last two years Al miles of
track entering that city have been eIe-
waited, and 141 miles contracted for.
thus eliminating 131 dangerous cross
ngs; and IS miles more will be com
pleted when present contracts are fin
ished. OF these, the Illinois Central
putt about three miles, doing away
with 10 crossings; the Lake shore ana
Michigan Southern and Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific 1-2 miles, elimin-
ating Al crossings; the Chicago and
Northwestern (Galena division) com
pleted IL miles, eliminating Z grade
crossings; Milwaukee and Wisconsin
divisions about 8 miles; and Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago 2 miles. do
ing away with Is crossings. The Chi
cago and Northwestern and Pan Han
die have built the Rockwell street lines.
about miles, removing 10 crossings
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
and Fort Wayne roads, miles. elimin-
ating 4 crossings. The Milwaukee di-
vision of the Northwestern has com
pleted 2 miles, eliminating IL crossings
at grade, while the Lake Shore and
Rock Island have elevated about 4
miles, doing away with 6 grade cross
ings. The st. Charles Air Line and
other roads have constructed about 3
miles, eliminating crossings. There
are yet to be done on the Chicago and
Northwestern 8 miles, Rock Island ~
miles, Burlington miles, ST. Paul
miles, Lake Shore 81 miles, North
western miles, Fort Wayne miles.
northwestern and Pan Handle miles,
and Chicago Terminal about 6.10 miles.
This leaves So grade crossings to be
eliminated, and there is no doubt they
VIII be completed before the end of
TINS year. The cost is heavy. Each
road will spend about 81, 900, 600 this
year to complete track elevation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

The legislative committee has report
ed against state control of county jails,
and it doesn't look as if the excellent
form could carry their point this year.
1t promises to become one of the
standing issues at the state house, like
the Cape Cod canal and woman suf-
fra pp
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

Bryan's letter to Perry Belmont has
done all that was expected of it, There
is war, horrid war, between the gold
and silver wings of the New York de-
mocracy, and harmony is hopeless. The
most serious sufferer from the riot will
be the boy orator of the Platte.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

With eighteen eight-oared crews on
the Charles river, thus early in the
season, Harvard is making an osten-
tatious effort to learn how to row. A
poll of the oarsmen. to determine how
many live in or around Boston, might
success at New London.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23
THURSDAY. MARCH 20. 1899.

Boston boasts valuation of consid-
it is of more interest just now to know
that there are 1o1 hotels and 554 family
hotels in the town. How many fire
traps are included in the enumeration
is not stated.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23
We ANCIENT GAME,
Christian Endeavorers viii &c at" at
the Old South Church.

Tag The ancient and honorable
game Of tag is to be revived in Wor-
cester, after many decades Of disuse
and at a tag" social to be held under
the auspices of the second Christian
Endeavor society Of the old Sonth
church next Friday evening.
Inc game will be played with all it's
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

Speaker Bates was entirely right in
rebuking Mr. Mellen for his speech in
the House. Men who respect them
selves and the law-making power of
the commonwealth will not indulge in
blliingsgate when addressing that
branch of the legislature in which an
Ill deserved fortune has honored them
with membership. The committee of
the House naturally sustained the
speaker in his ruling. and Mr.. Mellen
was compelled to apologize. His apol-
ogy, however, scarcely makes amends
for defying the authority of the speak
er, as he did when called to order for
his offensive remarks.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

Chandler, Foraker, Plat and Thurs
ton are a choice quartet. 1t was at
their New York meeting that the New
Hampshire senator proposed Roosevelt
for the vice presidency. The nomina-
ton might be an effective way of shell
wing the governor permanently.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23
COMING ATTRACTIONS,

by special request of numerous the
-goers, Manager Wilton has Sc
cured a return engagement of Arthur
=. aston company, presenting
1elnessee Pardner," which scored a
positive artistic and financial success
mere last season. From the way the
critics OF the country have again en-
uofsed TINS production, the company
winch VIII present "Tennessee's Pard-
ner at Lothrops Opera House next
week has shown no signs of let-down
IN quality that generally comes after a
season or two of success.
The company this season contains
the principal people who have been
luehtllled with the plays success, and
me Golden Nugget Quartet viii be in
Gluued among the faVorites. They will
ne heafd IN an entirely new repertoire
of vocal selections
An exceptionally strong vaudeville
OH VIII be presented at the Park The
atre next week, including three head
hhers. They are the well known min.
Strel comedians, Larry DOGGY and
James Tenbrooke, one of the highes.
salaried teams that have appeared at
inns popular house this season. The
beautiful novelty dancer Mile. Aimee,
introducing superb light effects; the
reflned comedy sketch team, Leroy and
Cllnton, presenting their new comedy
"McGowen's Visit"
Alex Wilson, the ever popular ven
triloquist, and four other strong acts
are included in the bill
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

Official inquiry seems to have reduced
the Cuban army from 10000 men tc
1928 but Gen. Roloff, the Cuban in
spector general, has not yet turned
over the rolls, and the means of linden
tifcation are still lacking. Uncle Sam
had no difficulty in raising $3,000,OO
but he is having a pretty hard time
finding soldiers who are entitled to a
dividend.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23
DELLA FOX'S PLAY.
Cie'er Comedians WIlI Assist the Star in
The Little Host.n

Delia boX's new play, in which she is to
appear at the Worcester Theatre tonight,
Is by Louis De Lange and Edgar Smith,
VINO furnished Weber and Fields with
mahy or their successes. 1t keeps Miss
+ OK IN male apparel for nearly the whole
evening, that being the style of costume
IN winch she won much of her fame and
M9lch becomes her nightly. Her piece,
&c opera, though its plot is subordnated to
me comedy element. 1t requires the serv-
ices OF four stellar comedians, Hugh Chill
Nefs distinguished baritone, and large
anu an enjoyable performance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

1t won't matter especially whether the
Cuban assembly disbands the army or
not. but if it carries out its intention
and abolishes itself at the same time,
it will perform more sensible action
than it was supposed to be capable of.
1t is now in a ridiculous position, but
after dissolution. it's members will di-
vide into cliques, and their power for
evil will be less on that account.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

Negotiations have eliminated in an
agreement between the British and
French governments for settlement
of their frontiers in the Nile country
and a Joint commission is to be ap-
pointed to draw the line, the main
points of which have already been de-
termined. This might be regarded as
the end of troubles in that direction
but it would be a sanguine view of
the matter. 1t will be observed that
Great Britain gets the Bahr ell Ghazel
country, and that was what she most
desired
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23
pr. Bulls Cough syrup cure. the

worst cold in day; stops the running Of
the nose, breaks the fever and banishes
all tendencies toward pneumonia. 1t is
the quickest relevcr and curer OF throat
and lung diseases
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

One Of the most gratifying develop
ments of the month is the steady in
crease in government receipts. March
is two-thirds gone, and the $50, 755, 900
already booked indicates a total reve-
nue. of 100000 for the month. The
first weeks receipts indicated about
$4O000O00, and the second $4,000, 900.
There has been some increase in the
returns from internal revenue, but the
chief gain has been in customs duties,
which promise to be all of $4,000, 900
more than for the preceding month.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

Or. Isaac Farrar is at his branch
once Lincoln House, and will remain
until $50 this afternoon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

Various dispatches declare that the
Mckinley Reed combination at
Jekyll island was truly a happy family
and if there were any serious disagree
ments, these have now been satisfac-
torily adjusted. This sounds we'll, but
it looks as if the speaker would need
to put muzzle on his assiduous and
laxative secretary, Mr.. Allen. So
learned a man should not tell all he
knows
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE OF ARGUS: HE
is HONORABLE IF He DO BUT LOOK TO The VEL
FARE OF The COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

At the Boston banquet, Commander
Gilman of the Massachusetts Grand
Army proposed that Maj. Gen. Miles
should be made a full general by con-
gress, but President Smith of the state
Senate went him one better. He
named Miles as "commander-in-c chief
of the army" title which belongs only
to the president of the United States
Boston enthusiasm was a trif1e effu-
sive.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

d. Bulls Cough syrup is Grand
old remedy, used for many years, and
still in public favor. 1t is without doubt
me best medicine for all pulmonary NJ.
IeGtions. II always cures. All druggists
sell it for 25 cents.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23
In the Millinery.

Bewildering array of PARTISAN
ELEGANCE. You will regret
it if you buy without paying
visit to our rooms.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

invitation. That it also indicates a
broadening tendency of the whites IN
the south, goes without saying.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23
Barnard, Summer
& putnam Go.
Established 1912. Incorporated 1892.
Silk Waists.

Extraordinary cleverneSs in con-
struction, pleating, cording,
tuck and ruffle. COLORS the
very pick of the " first choice"
both in stripes, checks and
plains.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23
Ribbon Counter.

Gorgeous assembly of EASTER
BON TON RIBBONS, never
so beautiful in color and weave,
plaids, roman stripes, bow knot
brocadeS in self color, fancy
floral and border effects, for
Millinery, Sashes, Neckties,
Crush Belts, ETC., etc.
Never were so many ribbons.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

Mrs Albert II. Chaffee will lecture
upon Andrea del Sarto and the Au-
rora" this afternoon at $50 O'Clock at
the apartments Of Mrs. James H. Wall,
The Aurora, CSC Main street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23

Pupils of the Worcester pianoforte
school will give a recital tomorrow
afternoon at 40 o'clock at the hall of
the school on Foster street.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-14
Secret of the Telephone Discover

Secret of the Telephone Discovery.
Professor Alexander Graham Bell is
reported to have explained in a lecture
how he came to invent the telephone as
follows: y
my father invented symbol by
which deaf mutes could converse, and
finally / invented an apparatus by
which the vibrations of speech could be
seen, and it turned out to be a tele-
phone It occurred to me to make a
machine that would enable one to hear
vibrations. I went to an aurist. and he
advised me to take the human ear as
my model He supplied me with dead
mans ear, and with this ear expert
mented. and upon applying the appa-
ratus found that the dead man. q ear
wrote down the vibrations.
II arrived at the conclusion that if I
could make iron vibrate en- a dead
man 8 ear could make an instrument
more delicate which would cause those
vibrations to be heard and understood.
l thought if placed delicate piece Of
steel over an electric magnet could
get vibration. and thus the telephone
was completed.
''The telephone arose from my at
tempts to teach the deaf to speak. It
arose from my knowledge, not of elec-
tricity, but as teacher Of the deaf.
Had been an electrician I would not
have attempted it. ''-Electrical World.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-14
A DINNER COSTING $4,000.
The Repast Was the First Of Expen-
sive EntertatnmentsI In New York.

The Repast Was the First Of Expen-
sive Entertainments In New York.
Writing Of the lavish expenditures
Of New Workers, Euretta Van Worst re-
calls in The Ladies' Home Journal a
dinner given in 1884 by a man Of
wealth which cost $40, 900 and which
astonished his most extravagant asso-
ciates as it was the most expensive feast
given up to that time.
''Delmonico, the helpful resource Of
both those who know and those who do
not know how to spend their money,
was at loss to know how to dispose Of
this then fabulous amount upon single
meal. There were 72 guests, and they
were entertained in the large ballroom
which in Delmonico's Fourteenth street
establishment saw SO many social tri-
umphs. The house had been Mr.. Moses
Grinnell's and ever boge the imprint Of
gentleman's residence even when
transformed into a public place Of en-
tertainment
''The table occupied the whole length
and breadth of the room. The waters
had barely space to move about IL. II
was long. oval table, round which q
massive wreath Of exquisite flowers was
laid. guarding miniature lake 80 fest
long. The water. by mechanical com
trivance. undulated gently. and ON its
breast foated four living swans. 9 gold.
en- network keeping them in place.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-14
/. GENERAL STATE NEWS.

Townsend is to have a $4,000
auditorium building for amusement
and social purposes.
| House bill 38, an act intended to
change the law as to appeals from the
state board of medical examiners, will
never become law. Governor Smith
Friday vetoed the measure, The ex-
ecutive holds that it is. pretty close to
the line Of interfering with individual
liberty. 49,.
| For some time past spurious silver
coins have been in circulation in Butte
and the police and the secret service
men III the employ of the general
government have been at theii wits
end to find the, culprits. An arrest
was made last week which may lead
to others aud. which is thought to be a
very important capture.
| During the state encampment of the
Grand Army of the Repn blic at Butte,
April 5, 6 and. 7, the Woman's Relief
Corps will bold department. conven-
tion in the same city. Mrs. Isabella
Kirkendall of Helena, department.
counsellor of the latter organization,
has issued a call for the convention, in
which she expresses the hope that every
relief corps in the state will be repre-
sented.
Hazel, the 9-year.old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Keith of Helena,
died Friday after lingering illness.
Some two months ago the little girl
was attacked with typhoid fever, safely
passing what was thought the crisis Of
the disease, but relapse ensued and
other serious complications were for
weeks battled with. Mr.. Keith is editor
of the Butte Inter Mountain.
The story which came from Teton
county last winter and which stated
that Maj George B. Mclaughlin. with
two companions, had been murdered
by Indians in the country north Of
Edmonton, N. w. T., has been dis
credited several times since it's publica-
tion. It is now entirely refuted, for
Mac has written letter to a friend in
Columbiana, o., and himself says that
he is still alive, which ought to be ac-
ceptable testimony in any country.
The letter is dated January 28, 1899,
and is written from Swift Current,
fork Of the Fraser river, and addressed
to j. F. Deemer. It is exceedingly
interesting and tells of some hardships
encountered, and more than that says
the party has located placer claim
which has been named the Little Bis
marck and which promises very we'll.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-14
You Buy the Ticket and
Well do the Rest.

TickstS sold and baggage checked to all point
in the United States.
Vestibuled Pullman Palace Blssping Carr 80,
Free Rsclining ChAfr Cars.
No change Of caI ,bstwsen Billings and K.p
sss City.
One chsnRs of cars tetween Billings and On.
ca1o. and billings and 81. Louis.
KCr Time Table. katss. Msps. stc.. call on :"
address
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-14
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF

Gen. VIM. Booth, head of the Saliva
tion Army is critically i'll at Mel
bourne, Australia
The Delaware legislature has also
adjourned without electing United
States senator. The deadlock still
continues in Pennsylvania and Califor-
MIA.
Utah will only be represented in the
national body of Legislators by one SEN
ator, its legislature having failed to
elect another. And it was democratic,
too.
The war department. has commenced
the work of recruiting the additional
25, 200 men to give the regular army a
strength of $4,000 instead of 40, 900
men. The number of recruiting sta
tions has been increased from about
forty to between seventy and eighty.
The administration is contemplating
change in some features Of the gov.
e1nment of Cuba. 1t is probable that
the military government will, to GER
tain extent, be replaced by civil
government. The head of this govern
ment must, of course, remain military,
but the plan in contemplation is to
have civil officers in place of military
men in the cabinet and subordinate
positions.
The navy depa1 tment has instructed
the commandants of receiving ships
along the Atlantic coast to resume the
enlistment of ordinary seamen holding
honorable discharges for services rem
dered during the Spanish war. The
officers in charge of the naval recruit
ing station in Chicago have been SIM
ilarly instructed, and in addition have
been told to enlist landsmen under the
same conditions. The purpose of these
orders is to secure the men needed to
meet the increase of the enlisted force
from the best material. Heretofore the
navy department was obliged to dis
charge many such men who wished to
stay in the naval service owing to the
requirement of the old law
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-14
Ola D..aee..

Where docks now line the river front
and merchantmen float shaggy natives
padded their little craft and fished.
They were hardy and adventurous, and,
content neither with gathering shellfish
on the shore nor with hooking the
salmon and sperline; they attacked and
captured the larger. visitors to the firth.
notably the porpoise. They hunted, too,
and, with venison from the forests and
beyond the law and fish from the river.
no doubt Jared sumptuously every day.
These hunters and fishermen lived On
Tayside at period SO remote that the
most cautious guess concerning it takes
on shade of recklessness Less than 30
years ago they were found to have left
a record OF themselves in q rubbish
heap known in scientific nomenclature
as a Kitchen hidden" Raking through
the debris of the life primeval disclosed,
says Mr.. Lamb, "shells of edible mol
lusks mixed with quantity Of burned
wood. pieces of bone artifloially split,
porpoise bones, deers' horns and stone
implements - No doubt was thus left
of the occupation and mode of life Of
the settlers. s sf4a
Now comes the remarkable part Of
the story The 'midden" was covered
with earth - feet deep, .either detritus
or the result Of q landslip, = and eight
feet above it the exoavators found IL
stone ooffins Of the Roman era. Ages
must have elapsed, !" says the antiquary,
between the time when the Stanner-
gate was inhabited by these early fisher
men and the stone period, when the in
terments took place. "--Good Words.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-14
First Publication March ii. 1855
ShERiFF,S SALE

y. H. Fenske vs.. E. Y. Hedges and
Mrs E. ". Hedges.
To be sold at sheriff IS sale on the
first day Of April, A. D. 1899, at 10
o'clock a. M. at the front door of the
court house in Billings, Yellowstone
county, Montana, the following prop
erty belonging to the defendants: Lots
20, % aud "a, in block 8, in the town
Of Saltwater (Columbus); also lot 2,
in block 2, Of Lavelle's addition to
said town Of Saltwater (Columbus),
in the county Of Yellowstone, state Of
Montana.
Dated this 2nd day Of March, 1899.
GEO. ". HUBBARD, Sheriff.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-14

Friday Governor Smith signed the
last bill that was laid before him for
executive approval. This was senate
bill No. 80. introduced by Senator
Stanton. of Cascade county. 1t pro-
vides for abolisbing the Office of su-
preme court reporter, the justices to
report their own decisions and receive
$1,000 additional compensation.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-14
How Is Your Wife?

Has she lost her beauty? II so, con-
stipation, indigestion, sick headache are
principal causes Karl's Glover Root
Tea has cured these ills for half CEN
tury. Price 25 cts. and SO cts. Money
refunded If results are not satisfactory.
Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-14

Dyspepsia can be cured by using
Ackers Dyspepsia Tablets One little
Tablet will give immediate relief or
money refunded. Sold in handsome tin
boxes. at Is cents. Sold by Chapple
Drug Co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17
A soldier Makes Trouble.

At about 7:30 o'clock last night a
soldier in civilian clothes, entered a
Chinese store on King street, and I'M
der the impression that he owned the
place, started to make things livelv
for the Cinnamon. When remonstrat-
ed with by one of their number. he
hauled off and struck him heavy blow
on the eye. The assaulted one, whose
name is All Lee, procured the assist
ance of a constable and had his assail-
ant locked up. About half an hour
afterwards, a guardsman called at the
Station House and demanded the Gus
'tody of his comrade, and on receiving
curt refusal from the officer in
charge, left with a remark that med
have him out in twenty minutes but
up to midnight he had not made good
his threat.