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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
HANDS OFF.
U. S. Wants No Part of
China's Coast Line.

Washington, March 6.--The United
States government has remained abb
solutely passive through the execution
Of the italian project to secure an open
door, on the Chinese coast through the
acquisition of San Nun bay and outly-
ing islands. Some days ago United
States Minister Conger at Pekin ac-
quainted the state department with the
fact that Italy preferred a request upon
China for lease of the spot selected,
but he had no report since. and it is
not known officially whether or not the
Italian officers have been landed at San
Nun.
One of the highest authorities said
today: ''The government of the United
States will not take any steps in regard
to the italian demand for the cession
of Chinese territory"
In other words, our government, re-
sisting from motives Of broad policy,
alluring limitations from other powers
to the effect that the time is ripe for
a raid by the United States on some
part of the Chinese coast line, has
definitely determined to keep hands
off. But one motive could induce the
government TO change this policy, and
that would be desire to protect our
enormously valuable commerce with
China from the danger of being COM
pletely cut off through the gradual ex-
tension of the lease-holds of European
nations over the whole Chinese sea-
coast. So long as our trade is let
alone. or is at least allowed fair OPP
portunity for development and is not
made the subject of discrimination, so
long will the United States government
refrain from any Interference in Chi
nese matters.
Mr.. Conger has reported that Pel1in
has been unusually quiet during the
past winter. He doesn't undertake to
say whether or not the presence of
marine guards at the United States
legation and at other embassies and
legations in Pekin had anything to do
with REFRESHING disorder but his
statements bear the Affirmative inter-
probation. The Chinese minister called
at the state department today and had
a conference with Secretary Hay.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
HUBBARDSTON is WET.
Other Changes in the License Vote--Clin-
ton Republicans Gain Sweet Revenge
--Grafton Remains Damp and
Shrewsbury Is Dry.

Thirty-siX Worcester county towns
held their annual March meetings yes
terday and as foreshadowed in The
Spy, Monday morning, the contests
narrowed down to a few towns. There
were several turn abouts SO far as the
license vote was concerned, and in some
cases the surprise was great
For instance, up in the old Puritan
ical town of Hubbardston the unheard
Of for many years, at least,) hap
pened. The town went for license
Never before since the days of the old
town liquor agents has there been
given privilege to sell liquor in this
town
The reason for the tuIn-about from
dry to wet, is attributed to popular dis
gust with the methods of certain liquor
officers adopted in recent raids in
town. Many a voter went to the polls
with a yes vote in his hand, who nevei
voted for license before
Winchendon once more believes in a
license law, and the border New
Hampshire town may prove magnetic
centre for thirsty ones from the Gran,
lite State.
Athol, way up in the northwestern
corner of the county, reversed her vote
of last year and voted for license by a
substantial plurality This action on
the part of the voters is attributed 10
the hotel raids made last fall, when
there were wholesale importations of
deputy sherifs from towns far and
wide.
The temperance folk Of Grafton were
doomed to bitter disappointment, as
the voters saw fit TO keep the town in
the wet column. keeping within speak
, ing distance Of last years figures
There was no contest over the town Of
fees.
"Arny" Sweets magnanimous action
in throwing his strength in the Tx
bridge tax collector race to George
Croker. did not have the desired re
suit. Accordingly, Samuel Il, Taft is
the winner In a canter of the three-cor-
nered race Edward Parker, as usual
laughs to scorn the annual opposition
to his candidacy for the town clerk
ship, and will make out marriage birth
and death certificates for the ensuing
year.
Those who had looked upon Shrews-
bury as dead sure" Of voting on the
damp side Of the license question, reck-
oned without their host as the border
town yeomen were on hand with no
votes. 1t was thought that the lake"
business would determine the staid old
voters Of Shrewsbury to place few
thousand dollars to the credit Of the
town.
What happened to the democrats in
Clinton was but sharp rebuke for the
unmerciful fogging the republicans ex-
perienced last year and just how it
was done. is told in the Clinton dis
patch.
The various changes in the license
vote in tabulated form is printed be-
low:
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BACK TO ENGLAND.
Cruiser Talbot Leaves Today Bearing the
Body of Lord Hers cheIl.

New York, March 6.-The British
cruiser Talbot Commander Gamble,
arrived today from Bermuda. The Tai
bot was ordered here by the British
government to transport the body of
Lord Herschell to England.
The cruiser was met at quarantine
by the United States revenue cutter
Manhattan and escorted to her anchor
age south of Liberty Island by the cut
ter. The Talbot will take on coal and
water tomorrow morning and leave
port about II o'clock The body Of the
late Lord Herschell will arrive over
the Pennsylvania road at 6 30 o'clock
tomorrow morning. 1t viii be met at
the depot in Jersey City by officers
from the Brooklyn navy yard and the
body viii be put on board the United
states tug Narkeeta and transported
to the Talbot. A room has been pre-
pared on board The cruiser TO receive
the body. The Talbot is the first Brit
ish warship to visit this port since the
war with Spain.
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NOT BEEN TOLD.
Mr.. Kipling Not Aware of
Death of His Daughter.

New York, March 6.-Mr. Doubleday,
at 7.3O o'clock tonight, said:
Mr.. Kipling has had a splendid;
that is, a comfortable day. He is be-
ginning gradually to take nourishment
of a more substantial kind. OF course
he has the appearance of a man who
has been at the point of death and his
mind works very slowly. He has not
been told of his daughter Josephine's
death.
ELSIE Kipling, the youngest daugh-
ter has been somewhat better today,
and l think she is well on the road
to recovery" Then, referring to a
slip in his hand, he said;
after talking the matter over with
me, Mrs. Kipling decided to make TINS
request to the newspapers: IT is Mrs.
Kipling's earnest wish that all matters
connected with the funeral OF her
daughter Josephine may be entirely
private. She appreciates the fact that
Information concerning Mr.. Kipllng is
of public interest, but this sorrow is
her own, and she feels sure that news
paper reporters and editors Will not
wish to intrude upon her privacy
Mr.. Doubleday said that this meant
that Mrs. Kipling did not wish even
the time or place of her daughters tu-
neral 10 pc made pubic
Josephine Kipling, the siXyear-old
daughter of Rudyard Kipling and the
Oldest of his three children, died short
ly after o'clock this morning from
pneumonia. The chid'3 death took
place at the home of Miss Julie lie
Forest in this city Miss DeForest is
friend of the Kiplings and Josephine
had been taken to her home 50 that
she could be nursed apart from her
father. The girl became i'll the day ar
ter Mr.. Kiping took to his bed. The
doctors soon discovered that the disease
was the same as that which had
brought her father to deaths door. she
had all the attention and all the skill
employed to save the life of the au-
thor But the little frame was not
strong enough to Withstand the on
slaughts of the pain and, while ner
father was slowly winning back his
life, Josephine died.
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SECOND LlEUTENANTs.
OF the lol Appointments Three Are Allot
ed TO the Bay State.

Washington, March 6.-The war de-
partment has announced the appoint
ment Of 1O1 second lieutenants created
by the army reorganization bill among
the various states and territories In
addition there are 20 apDointments-at-
large The appointment Is on basis of
Population, and includes the following:
Connecticut 2; Maine, l. Massachu-
sets, 3; New Hampshire, 1@Rhode Is
land ! Vermont, /.
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timore, landed today and are now in
stalled in quarters specially provided
for them on the Malate water front.
While awaiting the arrival of Col
Charles DENLY (former United States
minister to China) the other civil mem
bers of the commission, they will
devote their time to sightseeing and
getting familiar with local conditions.
The troops which arrived on Satur-
day on the United States transport
Senator and those that arrived yester-
day on the transport Ohio are disem-
barking, and all preparations are be-
ing made to proceed with an aggressive
campaign before the wet season sets
in.
The rebels, anticipating the American
advance, are busy in throwing up de-
fenses N every direction, and it is said
that they are levying men and supplies
in every province.
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LIEUT.. DoBBINs APPEARS.

Lieut. Henry Dopbins mastering Off
Ger and paymaster Of the Ninth regi-
ment, was at the arniory last night,
after disappointing the members of the
Emmett Guards several times. Capt.
j. j. Moynihan succeeded In getting 2S
men together TO take the oath and
will receive equipments for tho men
mustered next Monday night
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
PETITION IN 6ANKRUPTCY.

Waterbury and Marshall, Formerly Mem
bers of cordage Trust, Fail for $l3,ooo,ooo
New York. March 6.-Waterbury &
Marshall, formerly members of the
Cordage trust who went to pieces sew
eral years ago, today filed petition in
bankruptcy. They put their liabilities
at $13,OOOOoO, with nominal assets. 1t
is stated that the firm surrendered all
its property TO the reorganization com
mittee of the National Cordage Conn
many. According to schedules filed. the
claims amount to $7S03 900
An of these. however. are disputed by
Waterbury & Marshall
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.

Boston, March 6.--Robert Scott, a
fireman on the Wilson-Leyland steam
er Chicago. charged with manslaughter
in killing Thomas France, q fireman on
the same ship, in a quarrel, yesterday,
pleaded not guilty IN the Charlestown
district court today. and was held in
$1,000 for the grand jury.
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was disclosed when the ballots we're
blocked at 4.3o this afternoon.
Two thousand six hundred ard fifteen
persons voted from registration Of
2795. Last spring the total vote was
but 1888.
The work Of counting the ballots was
progressing slowly at O'Clock.
The situation was complicated with
the socialist labor ticket for the nrst
time in municipal election. There was
extraordinary scratching between the
large parties.
The IA articles in the town warrant
We're disposed OF, beginning With the
election of Town Solicitor T. +. Latkln
to be moderator. The other Il articles
were taken care of this afternoon.
The appropriations We're continued
until an adjourned meeting to be h-ld
the first Saturday IN April, az in the
evening.
The motion was made oy David l.
Walsh. 1t instructed the chair to APP
point committee OF five persons to
scrutiniZe the requests of the several
boards, ascertain the financial condi-
ton of the town and make recommon-
datlons regarding the appropriations;
also to bring in q plan FOR refunding
the debt, either arranging q reissue OF
notes. so that the notes shall not all
fall due in any single year; or some
other arrangement.
Steps We're taken toward a library
building
The meeting reelected the existing
cemetery committee.
The appointment OF minor town Off
GERS was left to the selectmen.
ton
Clarence Carwin. william l.. Hubbard
and Anton Wiesman We're excused
from the revised jury list as submitted
by the selectmen.
Salaries of town officers were fixed
at the same rate as last year.
On motion of Representative S. Ives
Wallace, the treasurer was authorized
to borrow $55 900 in anticipation Of
taxes.
The assessors were authorized to de-
duct the credits from the tax levy
On motion of Hon. Lucius Field, $500
was voted for Memorial day the money
to be paid into the hands OF Louis l..
Stone, quartermaster of the Grand
Army Post
On motion OF David II Maynard,
Vale street was accepted as relocated
in part and widened
On motion OF Charles II. Gentsch,
$500 was appropriated for a public uri-
nal, and the chair instructed to appoint
a committee OF three to supervise the
erection Of the same.
On motion OF Library Trustee n. N.
Bigelow the chair was instructed to
appoint a committee OF three to report
at a subsequent meeting (say q year
hence plans for the enlargement OF the
existing library. or the construction Of
a library building
The annual reports OF the town Off
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
HULL BRIBERY CASES.
Numerous Developments Yesterday in the
Supreme Criminal Court.

Boston, March 6.-There We're nu-
merous developments in the bribery
cases against the Hull officials in the
supreme criminal court today. Two
indictments against Chief of Police
John l.. Mitchell and Selectman John
smith were quashed by order Of the
court upon technicalites and a new
grand Jury ordered. on three counts
on another Indictment Eugene Mitchell
was acquitted, and the government, af-
ter closing up this last case, took up
sfill another indictment against the
latter again, charging him with ac-
ceptinp brides from Mrs. Ella G. Bas-
sett of Boston This last case was not
finished at adjournment. The indict-
ment under which Eugene Mitchell
was found guilty Of bribery while. on
the same indictment John L. Mitchell
was acquitted was based upon charges
made bv Clara Crowley and Richard
lane. proprietors Of the Surlside
House Nantasket Beach who -clalIsSs1
that on eleven occasions .trFT palu
money to these two ollla'F~
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
SACO> OPERATIVES

Saco, Me-, March 6.-The operatives
OF the York corporation were notified
today that an advance of wages would
go into effect in the cotton mills of the
company on April 9. The amount Of
the advance is not stated The mills
employ about 1900 hands.
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THREE MORE TRUSTS.
Articles of Incorporation Filed With Sec.
rotary of State of New JERSEY.


Trenton, N. j., March 6.-Articles of
Incorporation were filed with the secre-
tary of state today of the United Eec-
trio company with an authorized cap
ital of $40 100000. The companyis form
ed for the purpose Of acquiring and con-
solidating the electric light companies
of Essex, Hudson and adjoining coun-
ties in Northern New Jersey, and is
backed by the United Gas Improvement
company of Philadelphia. Articles of
Incorporation of the Park Steel compa-
NY. with a capital of 100000 fully
paid in, were also filed. The company
is authorized to acquire the foundry
property of Park Bros. & Co., limited,
Pittsburg, and to manufacture any form
of iron or steel Articles of incorpora-
ton were also filed for the American
Brick company. The company is au-
to manufacture and deal in
stone, brick and building material of
all kinds The capital stock is 10000
0O0
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
FOLLOWING SUIT.
More Manufacturers Are to Raise Wages
oil Their Workmen.

Brunswick, Me. March G.-Notces
We're issued at the Cabot cotton mills
today announcing an increase in wages
April equal to the reduction made in
January, 1898. About 1000 hands are
affected
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TO TRY ONCE MORE.
Adah Richmond Brings Another Suit
Against John stetson, ST..

Boston, March 6.-Adah Richmond,
the actress, who previously has figured
as contestant of the will of the late
John Stetson of this city. calling her
self Adah Richmond Stetson, today en-
tered suit for $4,000 in the superior
civil court against John Stetson, ST.,
to recover dover rights in the estate
left by John Stetson, Jr., to which the
rights Of the father were established in
a former contest. At this trial the
plaintiff in the present suit testified
that John Stetson, Jr., married her in
Rhode Island and that they lived to-
gether until his cruelty drove her
away.
Judge Morton, however, said she had
not proved her case.
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WELL RECEIVED
People Of Negros Welcome tae Landing
of American Troops.

of American Troops.
Washington, March ga cablegram
received from Gen. Otis at Manila
at Washington today, indicates the sat
isfactory agreeable reception accorded
to the American troops, which recent
ly landed on the island of Negroes. They
We're sent there by Gen. Miller at Hello
in command of Col. Smith to take for
NAL possession for the United States,
which he did without trouble.
Gen. Otis dispatch is as follow s.:
Following from Iloilo, fourth INST:
Government, congress, inhabitants Ne
gros to Gen. Miller, Iloilo: We affec-
tionately salute you and congratulate
ourselves for the happy arrival Of Col.
Smith and troops under his orders, and
beg you to send this salute and con-
CALCULATIONS to Gen. Otis, Manila, as
representative of the government of
the United States in the Philippines.
(Signed) otis
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THE DEFEATED MEN.

Joseph T. Harrity, democratic can
didate for selectman. was defeated By
William Rodger. republican, who had
81 plurality. Tho SOCIALIST labor ticket
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
HFALY BETTER.

Doctors Believe Lowell officer, Who Was
shot BY tllghwaymen, viii Recover.
lowell, March 6.-The condition of
officer Healy. who was shot by high
waymen early Sunday morning, is
much improved, and the doctors now
think he will recover No new arrests
We're made today, but the three sus-
poets arrested last night are still de-
tanned at the police station.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
WEATHER REPORT,

Washington, March G--E'orecast for
New England and eastern New
York. Fair, fresh TO brisk east 70 north
winds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
AMERICANS ADVANCE
Insurgents to Meet It-Are Throwing Up
Oefences in Every Direction.

Manila, March 6, 4 p. m.--The civil
members of the United States Philip
pines commission, who arrived here
on Saturday afternoon, from Hong
Kong, on the United States cruiser Bal
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
REPUBLICANS ARE SQUARE

They Administer a Drubbing to Clinton
Democrats.
Clinton, March 6.--The largest vote
ever poiled in the history OF the town
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Tuesday: Fair, colder
during the evening.
The record-union., 1899-03-03
Articles of Incorporation.

The following articles of incorporation
were yesterday filed ait the office of the
| Secretary of State:
| Subterranean Water Company. Fol
| the purpose of dealing in water and
water supplies Principal place of bust
ness, Perris, Riverside County. Direct
F, ors-John Peters, ]. N. Hearn, H. A.
Plimpton, ]. F. Hook, D. Mcpherson
| J. G. Chevior, Perris. Capital stock
$25;O00; paid, $780,
Twinkling Star Improvement Com
pany For the purpose Of buying and
selling property. Principal place OF
business, San Francisco. Directors
is. P. Blumenberg. S. p. E. Frey, E. FL
Kehrlein. w. H. Richards, v. j. Kehr-
lein. Capital stock, $15O,OOO; subscrib-
ed, $3.50.
Palace Restaurant Company. For the
purpose of carrying on the restaurant
business. Principal place of business,
Los Angeles. Directors-J. Bernhard
W. Schneider, J. Adolf. G. Wilson and
F. H. Tecklenborg. Capital stock, So.
600.
Western Investment Company. For
the purpose of buying, selling and leas-
ing property. Principal place of busl-
ness, San Francisco. Directors-G. r.
Reed, c. F. Barker, S. We'll, H. Q. But
Ter. F. v. Bell, w. H. Taylor, c. s.
Goodman, G. Strauss. E. G. Lee, l..
Goldstone. Capital stock, $3.50.
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BICYCLE THIEVES ARRESTED
OFFICERS FISHER AND MALEY
LAND TWO EXPERTS.
How a Pair Of Mare Island De-
serters Stole Many Wheels
in Many Towns.

| Detectives Fisher and Maley yester-
day morning arrested Frank Sternng
and Charles L. Randall, deserters from
the navy yard at Mare Island for the
CRIME OF stealing E. S. Warmers bicycle
from lUU9 Ninth street. The capture
was very clever piece of work, and
the officers stuck to their men until
they .unraveled a story of crime that
| is appalling.
| Before two hours the arresting off
GERS found that the prisoners had
pawned their marine uniforms at sec
ond-hand store. Using this informal
ton for all it was worth, holding back
/ part of their knowledge and playing
the right card at the right time, they
| got the prisoners to confess that they
We're deserters and wholesale bicy Gle
| thieves.
They deserted Mare Island on the
18th, with twelve Others said Detec-
tive Fisher last night, land after that
| these two went to San Francisco and
began to steal bicycles as business.
Sterling says Randall was the leader"
| Detective Maley found the men in
| bed at a lodging house, 91S Second
street, and arrested them without any
trouble from the descriptions he and
Detective Fisher had received from a
store where, the men had left the stolen
wheel.
Later in the afternoon they confessed
| that they began their criminal career
| by renting two wheels at a. cyclery near
Golden Gate Park about two weeks ago.
They rode to Redwood City, then went
| by train to San Jose, where they sold
the wheels and stole three more, which
We're also disposed of at a secondhand
store. They next went to Santa Cruz,
| where they stole two wheels, which
they sold at jacksonville. Returning
to San Francisco, they rented two
wheels at a cyclery at the end of the
Haight-street line. After a few hours
delay. they sold these wheels at
Third-street pawn shop. Next they
went to Oakland, where they stole and
sold two wheels. Their next step is
the one that was their undoing. They
planned a coup on Sacramento, which
they said they. believed was easy.
but they had become too bold and We're
landed by the Capital City sleuths.
| The prisoners are Fasteners, ana
they are pretty smooth looking young
men Sterling said he was led into the
crime by his partner, who told him
he had been in the business before.
Bicycle dealers may be able to recog-
nize the men in the criminal dock this
morning.
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year. Thus under the proposed Sec
ton, the High School graduate must
in all probability wait for two years
after graduating, if this bill becomes a
law, while the Normal School gradu-
ate steps out of the school fully GER
tificated and ready to take a school, if
she can secure one, the next day. The
scheme is cunningly devised. and it re-
mains to be seen whether the teachers
and people of the State will sit down
quietly and see their birthright - the
right to make living in their chosen
calling-taken away from them with
out a struggle, or will petition their
representatives in the Legislature to
use their efforts to defeat the bill
A TEACHER
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Died Ear From Home.

Last December Chester G. Morse, a
young man Is years of age, came here
from Vermont, where he was mustered
out of the army after long spell OF
sickness in the camp at Chickamauga.
He secured employment at Kripp' 5
dairy in Yolo, but his old sickness re-
turned, and the other day he died of
typhoid fever. The funeral took place
yesterday from Clark & Booths mortu-
airy rooms, where services were con-
Quoted by Rev. A. B. Banks.