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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08

TRANSPORTATION AMPLE
Cars VIII Be Run to the
Oval Only Two Min
utes Apart.

Since his arrival in Worcester, Man
ager F. J. Leonard of the Worcester
base ball team has been at work con-
tinually and has accomplished a great
deal.
Yesterday he called on President F.
H. Dewey of the Consolidated Street
Railway Company to confer with the
latter concerning transportation facili-
ties. Manager Leonard was Informed
that it is impossible for the road to run
cars straight to the oval instead of
around the loop, as at present. Sew
eral days ago The Spy gave such in
formation, but every other paper in
Worcester said an agreement had been
made to run the cars in that direction.
The Consolidated street railway has
but a single track on the loop, and
there are no turnOuts, so that it would
not be possible to run cars one way
during a portion of the day and the
other way for the remainder of the
day.
President Dewey explained to Man
ager Leonard the purposes of the street
railway in the matter of transpOrta-
ton facilities, and the base ball man
came to the conclusion that the facili-
ties will be ample. The cars are now
running to the oval in II minutes, and
that time will be maintained all sum-
mer if possible. A large number of
cars viii be put on the line, SO that no
person will have to wait more than two
minutes at any time during the after
noon. The cars do not stop at the
station at Lincoln Park as they did
last year, and the road officials intend
that they shall make no stop except to
disembark their loads, which will mean
only a few seconds wait. 1t was the
five minutes wait of other years that
disconnected attendants Of the games
at the oval.
On Saturdays, holidays and other
days on which a large crowd is ex-
pected the dummy Will be run. But
the plan which offers the best prospects
for good transportation is the building
of a siding near the oval, where cars
can be laid up in anticipation of a
crowd at the games. With such cars
in waiting there will be no delay in
getting the crowd back to the city in
good season. The present running time
from the oval to the city is only about
"A minutes, and that time will be main
tanned during the summer season.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
BURNED TO DEATH.
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helpless were they to extend aid. Yell
structure as the flames ate their way
into the prone body of some defense
less prisoner, and then the forked
flames leaped with eXultant glee into
the fiery air. The sheets of fire at one
time shot out into the black night a
hundred feet.
Like the Windsor hotel, it burned as
finder, and the conflagration gained an
extraordinary hold, making it impos-
sible to force an entrance into the
house. All that could be done was to
stand and watch and wonder how
many human beings there were in the
furnace. The rafting of the fire en-
gines, the ringing of the gongs, and
the shouts of the firemen and police
aroused the entire neighborhood, and
the excitement was intense.
Men, women and children, half clad,
rushed into the street and jostled
against the crowds from all over the
city. One of the most daring rescues
of the night, says Constable Richard
son, was that of Policeman Louis c.
Wagner, who, with several citizens,
ran into the house next to that occu-
pied by Wallace c. Andrews, where
some women were clinging to
the window sill for the sake of
life, and with the yaWnlnS us
lance below, reckoning them to fall.
While the citizens held Wagner, he
leaned far out of the window, and lift
ing the women up one at a time, swung
them into the room.
They We're carried down the street,
and the crowd yelled themselves hoarse
in their admiration. The fire was not
under control until the break of day,
and then there was another narrow es-
cape. Several firemen were on the
roof of the house, when warning was
given that it was about to cave in, and
the firemen had just enough time to
move from the roof, when it crashed
downward, carrying everything with
it, One affecting incident of the oc-
casion, according to Constable Rich
ardson's story was the finding of the
body of an old woman, with her pet
dog in her arms. Both had been suf-
located by the smoke.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
YALE TRACK TEAM.
Larger Squad Out Than Was Ever Known
Before.


New Haven, Conn, April THE first
steps to gain working footing with the
Yale track athletes took place today,
when the crack sprinters, hurdlers and
jumpers who will be taken to the train
ing table were announced. The squad
is unusually large and is composed OF
the following sprinters: Captain
Fisher, Blount, Conway, Gleason, Luce,
BOardman, UrdWay, Bremen, Adams,
Splitter, Speer Smith and Chittenden.
Berger and Waller, the jumpers; Clapp,
the worlds champion pole Vaulter, and
Bascom Johnson, his leading rival, and
Gile, the strong shot-putter, are the
remainder of the squad.
Fully $50 men were on the track this
afternoon, and on the straight away.
In fact there were so many running,
hurdling, and in the heavier events
that they were somewhat in each
others way
An innovation in the track athletic
matter will be the class games to De
held on April 90 which are designed
to help Captain Fisher to get a line
on the men who will be permitted to
compete in the handicap games on the
three following Wednesdays. These ans
ter games will take the place of me
annual open handicaps in which out
siders have usually come in and car
ried off most of the prizes. These win
ners in the handicaps will in all prob
ability be the men who will be put IN
to represent Yale in the dual games
with Harvard in May.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
WAGE SCALE.
Consolidated Officials Say
No Serious Trouble Is
Expected.

Providence, r. l., April Am official
of the Consolidated railroad made the
following statement tonight in eXplana-
ton of the roads new schedule, which
went into effect few days ago:
The new wage schedule, he said, was
in the nature of a readjustment, the
road desiring to place all it's employees
upon a uniform basis. Heretofore the
rate of wages had been different on the
three systems which are now united in
one company-the former New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad, the
Old Colony railroad and the New Eng
land railroad. The result of the read
juStment has not yet been clearly I'M
derstood, but there will be unquestion-
ably a general advance, although in a
few instances there will be slight de-
crease
To be specific. on the western district
the wages of conductors have been de-
creased from 10 to 40 cents a day; on
the eastern district they have been in
creased % to so cents a day. Baggage
men have been decreased Is per cent
day in the eastern district and in
creased the same amount in the western
district.
Passenger and freight brakemen's
wages have remained the same on both
districts. Freight fagmen have been cut
Is per cent in the eastern district and
increased by that amount on the west
ern district. Overtime is allowed in
fractions of twelfth days instead Of
tenths as heretofore, this being a slight
reduction. Extra crews are allowed a
full day on the whole system instead of
for the actual hours employed. The re-
adjustment will mean an added expense
to the company of a considerable sum.
1t was stated that all the men af-
fected have not as yet experienced the
full practical workings of the new
schedule, but will more thoroughly I'M
derstand it by next pay day.
No trouble of any nature is antici-
pated by the company
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08

Thin, pale and consump-
tive persons should use
some constructive tonic that
will enrich the blood, in
crease the nerve force and
renew wasted tissues.
SCOTS Emulsion is based
upon scientific principles.
We digest the oil for you
by mechanical processes,
thus strengthening your di-
gestive organs by resting
them. 1t stops wasting,
and produces energy, vigor
and warmth. The hypo-
phosphites in it invigorates
the nerves, and brain tissues.
soc. and sI.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
AT LIVE PIGEONS.
Worcester Men to Have Competitors in
the Great American Handicap Shoot.

Jay Smell, Charles E. Forehand and
Frederick Bucklin will not lack for COM
petitors in the great American handicap
shoot at live pigeons which begins at Elk
wood Park. Long Branch, New Jersey,
Tuesday There will be about 275 COMPETE
tors in the race. That number will make
6S more entries than were in the shoot
last year. Among the entries are five Of
Three women will shoot for the prizes
Mrs. W. P. Shattuck of Minneapolis, who
shot last year. Mrs P. S. Murray of Still
water, MINI, and Mrs. NJ. F. Lindsey
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
Concert in Aid of Woman's Progressive
Clubs Orphans Home.

The Womans Progressive Club gave
a concert and entertainment at the
Good Samaritan hall, 10 Pearl street,
last evening, where 100 or more gath
cred to help the ladies' who have been
laboring for some time trying to start
a day nursery and a home for the
needy. AS it looks now, they may be
ready to start at an early date. The
following was the program rendered:
Address By Charles H. Stewart; solo,
Mrs. Tossed; a poem on the Womans
Progressive Club by Miss Mamie John
son; solos, Edward Stewart and others
The committee was as follows: Mrs.
w. NJ. Coshburn, Mrs. Henry Johnson,
Mrs. Tossed, Mrs. Small, Miss Ella
Wilson.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
EASTERN NILE TRACK CIRCUIT.

At a meeting Of track managers held
at the Boston tavern, the Eastern mile
track circuit was organized, with the
following members: Mystic, Readville,
Rigby, Saugus and Dover. Dates for
the season were talked over, but the
only schedule adopted was for the ear
ly meetings, as follows:
Mystic-June 10, IA, Is, is, II.
Saugus-June 20, q, p, %.
DoVer-June 27, 2S 20, 30.
Rigby-JuIy 8, 4, 8, 6, Z.
Readville-July TO- II, y, Is, IA.
At these meetings $500 purses will be
offered, with a per cent entrance and
Is per cent additional from money win
ners.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
WALKING RACE STARTS.

New York, April 7.-Thirty-three men
started in the "a hour 'go-as y NJ
piease'' race at the Grand Central Pal
ace, tonight. The race started at lO
o'clock and Guerrero, the Mexican, went
off in the lead, covering first mile in
$40 The Mexican cut out wonder
fully fast pace and held the lead up
to the third mile, when Peter Hegel-
man passed him in easy fashion H-S-
Gilman was in the lead at The end of the
third hour, having gone % miles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
HAND BADLY LACERATED.

Charles Couture of IS Lake street had
his hand badly lacerated by a broken
bottle last night at the corner of Main
and Front streets. He was in the COM
pany of several friends, and all ap-
parently were indulging in the contents
of the bottle previous to the accident.
Couture was taken in charge by Off
Ger O'Sullivan, who telephoned for the
police team, and had the injured man
removed to the city hospital.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
RUPTURE

CAN BE HELD AND CURED without
the cruel truss or knife by DIR. I. FAR
RAR of Boston, a regular physician of
over 80 years experience. The treatment
is a new up-to-date method. The doctor
also makes radical cures of VARICO-
CELE and HYDROCELE.
BRANCH OFFICE i'm the LINCOLN
HOUSE. Worcester. THURSDAY, April
9Th 10 10th from II a. m. to p. m. No
charge for an interview; 80 years expert
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
MEETINGS. ETC.

WORCESTER SAFE DEPOSIT AMI
co. - Annual meeting. The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of tn
Safe Deposit and Trust Co. vii
be held at the banking rooms of the com
pany, AS Main St, MONDAY, April 10
1899 at il o'clock a. m, for the election o
directors for the ensuing year, and Il
transact any other business that may lie
gally come before the meeting
SAMUEL II. CLARY, Secretary.
April ]. 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
GERMANS BURN VILLAGES.

Kiao-Chou, Province of Shan-Tung,
China, April THE German expedi-
tionary force which went to I-Chau-
Flu after the recent attack by natives
upon a German patrol, returned aboard
the German cruiser Gefion. after burn
ing two villages near the place where
the attack was made. The Germans
sun OCcupV I-Chau-En.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
WINS FIRST GAME.

James E. McQuaid. defeated Frank E.
Monahan in the first Hotpoint game of
the series of the 300-point match, at
the pool room of which McQuaid is the
manager, on Park street, last evening,
by a score of 100 to 81. The other two
games will be played Tuesday and
Thursday evenings of next week.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
FIGHT IN FRISCO.
Not Enough Money in Sight for "Mysteri-
Gus" Billy.

San Francisco, April Z. - The much ex-
pected fight between mysterious" Billy
Smith and George Green resulted in a
fiasco. The sports who had expected to
witness a contest were obliged to defer
that experience, and all they received
from the National Club, under whose au-
spices the contest was to have taken place,
was an exchange of coupons, the new
pasteboard emitting the holder to admis-
sion to the next fight under the same man
agement Smith refused to go on because
there was not enough money in the house
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
PURSE HUNG UP.

The Valley Falls Athletic Club awol6e
yesterday and made an offer of a purse
of 5000 for the fight between John J.
LawIer and Patsy Sweeney. As the
men are matched to fight at the Nut
meg Athletic Club rooms of Hartford,
CT. Patriots day, the offer is of no
value
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
UNIFORMS AND SUPPLIES.
Lowell Arms Co. Gets the Contract for
the Cambridge Team of N. E. League.

The Lowell Arms Company will furnish
uniforms and supplies for the Cambridge
team of the New England League. Chas.
F. Rice, owner of the team, and George
II. Spalding of Marlboro, who will man
age it, has made a contract with
George S Davis, manager gS OF the III, local "a;
of Yale gray with navy blue trimmings
and stockings of the same color. The team
will also be provided with navy blue
sweaters.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
RED HOT CAME.
Basket Ball at Web
ster Produces Much
Excitement.
.SOUTHBRIDGE LOST
Heated Discussion Over the
Contest Causes Fistic
Encounters.

Webster, April 7.-One thousand people
Southbridge X. S. r., at basket ball in
Music Hall tonight by a close score of 4 to
2. 1t was a game that will long be re-
membered. Not since the great Edwards
Hetherman race, on last Labor day, has
there been such excitement in town.
After the game was over the crowd re-
fused to leave the hall, and with trum-
pets tin horns, ETC., made Rome howl"
Crowds of excited people gathered on the
streets after the game, and Night Patrol
men Osborne and Highland had to use
force in dispensing them.
Heated discussions on the merits of the
game caused several fistic encounters.
The game started off fiercely within five
seconds of play. Both sides played a
rough game, which had the appearance of
a foot ball game rather than that of bas-
ket ball.
The playing was fast and rough, with
but little science. Burr and Breniff, for
Webster, played a star game. while Will
son and Rose of the visitors played clever.
The first goal was thrown by Rose in 16
minutes of play, and the first half closed
2 to in favor of Southbridge.
In the second half Burr cleverly Gagged
the ball. and the spectators literally went
crazy and until the finish of the game it
was impossible to hear the referees whis-
tie
At one time 1t seemed that the game
would be stopped over the decisions of
Referee King, Capt. Jascoviack protest.
ing but the objection was overruled. A
most satisfactory game was refereed by
King in the opinion of the scorers and
others, and a majority of the spectators.
A special train brought down a big con-
tingent of rooters, and the way they
dropped their hard-earned stuff gave them
a lesson they will not soon forget. A large
amount of money changed hands.
Summary;
WEBSTER. 2-SOUTHBRIDGE
McGeary, Moore, f...........:.....l f. Rose
Reilly, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l, JaSCoNlach
Thompson, ...-.......'.''.'.''':'' C. w Il90l
Burr. | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS D, t1aInlln
Breniff, b..................r b, Dandrdge
Goals Burr, Rose; tries, Thompson =;
fouls, Hamlin 4, Wilson 4, Burr ,, Reilly .,
Rose, cambridge Referee John T. King;
timers, Henry Haley, Webster; Roy San
ders, Southbridge. Time, Commute halves.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
1lIle-up.
MILFORD
WENT A TRoUTING.
A Total Of 65 Was the Result of Yester-
DAVIS Fishing Trips.

Jay Smell and William c. Hamilton
went trout fishing yesterday and last
evening showed As speckled beauties to
admiring friends. The trout were of
good size and a trife lighter colored
than those put into the lake recently.
Charles Steele also tried his luck yes
terday and returned with p handsome
trout, which were served last evening
to a select party.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
MILFORD WON EASILY.

Milford April THE game in Milford
town hall tonight between the Milford B.
B. A. and the Foresters of Marlboro. for
the benefit of the Marlboro strikers. was
attended by $50 people, and was won by
the Milford team by score of 20 to in
one-sided and uninteresting game. The
Milford players gave their services free.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
DISCUSS SPANISH ART.

The QUinsigamond Reading Club met
yesterday and discussed the art Of
SPAN. Miss Anna Ballard read an
interesting paper on Spanish art, and
iEus trated it with The WORKS of famous
Spanish artists. There was also mu-
aiGal program, including the national
airs CT Spain.
Tapers and discussions followed upon
Magazines.
Tine next meeting, in May, win be
WITH Mrs. W. II. Tatman, MillbuIy
street.
The Ladies' Society of the Main
Street Baptist church will hold a So
cial and supper at the church Tuesday
evening. The new church quartet will
sing.
The Ladies' Society of the Quinslga-
mcnd Baptist chapel will meet Tues
day with Mrs. John Nelson, 10 Esther
street.
The shadow upon her husbands
brow was become habitual, now, and it
deepened day by day.
Am 1 as dear to you as 1 used to
be?' she suddenly asked him, once; for
her mlsgivings left her no peace of
mind.
The man shivered; but he would fain
be candid with her
Everything is dearer in the suburbs
than everywhere elsei'' he exclaimed,
taking her hand in his and looking
steadfastlv down into her great, gray
eyes-Puck.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
JULIA HAssET ARRESTED.

Julia Hasset is again in the tolls. She
was arrested last night by Officer John
OCOnnOr at her mothers home, on
fremont street, where she started in to
make things uncomfortable for her
brother, Michael Shea, who, unknow-
inly, acted as a target for Julia, who
vainly tried to hit him with an empty
bottle. Her brother, Daniel Shea, was
also arrested, and both We're booked
for drunkenness. She was recently let
out of Bridgewater to attend her hus-
bands funeral
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
BARBER RUNS AMUCK.

Middletown, Ct, April In East
Haddam, this morning, an Italian bar
Der, whose name is not known, ran
amuck with a shotgun, and after
shooting and seriously wounding John
Is. GelstOn, a farmer, was captured
and shot to death by an angry posse
of citizens. The man was evidently in
sane.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-27
NEWS NOTES OFYESTERDAY
A Collection of the Small Events of
Each Passing Day.

Yesterday was pay day for the
Board of Public Works and several
thousands Of dollars were distributed.
The motion for a new trial in the
Pipes will case will be argued before
Judge II. NJ. Hervey in the Circuit
Court to-day.
The members of the High School
alumni will meet this evening to COM
plete arrangements for their coming
entertainment.
The Maid of Night club will give a
masquerade ball and cake walk at
Pythian Castle November goth. Music
by Mayors band.
"A pumpkin pie social will be given
at the Christian church this evening.
The young men of the congregation will
have charge of the affair.
DIR. S. L. Jepscn does not feel al
armed about the presence of diphtheria
in the city, but it is well for all persons
to observe the usual precautions.
The reception which was to have
been rendered to Mrs. Reynolds and
party, of New York City, at the Parish
House, Moundsville, this evening, has
been postponed indefinitely.
This afternoon all members of the
Mont de Chantal alumnae are invited
to the Academy. where the members
will form a golf club They will go
out on the half-past three train.
Wednesday afternoon William Hall,
Of the South Side, an employee Of the
Riverside mill. had two fingers Of his
right hand taken off in an accident
while engaged in his work. The in
jured man was attended by DR.. Rau.
The official minutes of the West
Virginia Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, issued in a neat
printed volume by the West Virginia
Printing Company, have been sent out
by Rev. d. L. Ash, Of Clarksburg, Sec
rotary.
The funeral Of the late Mrs Eliz-
abeth Brooks took place from the late
residence on South Ecff street, yester-
day afternoon at one o'clock, and was
largely attended by the relatives and
friends Of the deceased. The remains
were taken to the Stone Church Gene
terry, at Elm Grove, for interment
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-27
PILOTS CONDEMN
The Condition of the River at the Trap
Other River items.

A"o SoHuitAon OF the RIVER at the Trap
Other River items.
PITTSBURG, October 26.-The Ohio river
pilots are very outspoken in their condem-
nation of the condition of the Ohio river
at the trap at Sewickley, and contend that
the place is now in worse shape than ever
before. A delegation of pilots from Har-
Dor No. Is, Masters and Pilots, yesterday
spent the greater part of the day looking
over the place. This morning a diagram OF
the condition of affairs was drawn on
the blackboard in the harbor room, show
Ing numerous sandbars and other obstruc-
tiors that viii have to be contended with.
when navigation opens, unless the river is
properly improved.
Capt. Frank Gilmore said to-day: There
are numerous Jumps in the channel. be-
tween the Golfer dam at dam No. and the
dyke. There are also three small bars be-
low the Golfer dam, TO the south of the
channel, going down, and l am positive
that these will have to be removed before
we can get by the place in safety. If the
job is finished, someone certainly bMnder-
ed. If several scrapers and teams Of
horses had been employed. I think that a
much better job would nave been the re-
suit"
Capt. Frank Gould also says that the
place is in bad shape. Said he: Person
ally, | think it is a botched job. There
will be plenty of water for the packets.
The boat owners should have the place put
in navigable shape" The coal exchange