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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
STUBBORN RESISTANCE.
Macarthur Attacked on Road to San Fernan

Manila, May 5, S25 a. MIN spite of
the peaceful overtures of their commits
sioners, the Filipinos vigorously resist
ed the advance of Gen. MacArthur's
division from Apalit towards San Fer
nando, fighting desperately at long
range, after running from trench to
trench to be driven out by the Amer
lean artillery. The movement
commenced at $50 in the morning. Gen.
Hale's brigade, consisting of five Cat
Iings under the command of Major
Young of the Sixth artillery, two bat
talions, Fifty-first Iowa regiment, the
First Nebraska regiment, Thirty-first
South Dakota regiment, advanced along
the road. a few miles west of the rail-
way line.
Gen. Wheaton, with Hotchkiss and
Calling guns, under command Of Lieut..
Naylor Of the light artillery, mounted
on hand cars, pushed ahead, the IWen-
tieth Kansas and First Montana regl-
ments deploying to the right and lett
when feasible. The country to be traV-
ersed proved the worst yet encountered,
miles of marshes and many unfordable
streams delaying the advance material
ly.
Both brigades met with resistance
simultaneously on approaching the
river near San Tomas, which is about
eight kilometres from Apalat. The
centre span of the railroad bridge had
dropped into the river, and the rebels
had only left a small force to check
Gen. Wheaton, their main body lining
the strong trenches in front Of Gen.
Hale Although the attacking force
poured a very heavy artillery and
musketry fire across the river, the
enemy stubbornly resisted for over an
hour ultimately breaking when Major
Young held their left flank and then
retreating along the river bank under
cover. Gen. Wheaton in the meantime
tried Intellectually to draw the fire of
the Fflipinos in the trenches east of
the track. So soon as they discovered
that the nature of the country would
permit only a few skirmishes on each
side of the embankment the rebels re-
gained their courage and fought des-
perately for three-quarters Of an hour
in the face of the American vOlleys and
a rapid fire fusilade until flanked by
the Montana regiment, Then a general
scramble ensued. most of the enemy
boarding trains that were in readiness,
and the others taking the road to San
Fernando, after burning the villages of
San Tomas and Minalin. About noon
Gen. Wheaton crossed the broken
bridge. cleared the stragglers out Of the
villages, and advanced towards San
Fernando. Gen. Hale effected a cross
ing simultaneously after a slight delay
necessitated TO raise a stone bridge.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
FIGHT Goes ON.
Filipinos Need More
Transformations
Thinks.
NO MORE DlCKERING
Disguised With Temporiz-
ing Policy Macarthur
Advances.

Washington, May 4.-The war de-
partment is satisfied from the dispatch
received from Gen. Otis today that the
American commander has put eside the
insurgent temporizing over peace, and
has turned his attention to nost dg-
course was fully approved by officials
here, who have foreseen that the rebels
needed further chastisement in order to
bring them to a realizing sense of their
position. The early dispatch from Gen.
| Otis clearly defined the general plan oil
his latest movement.
He is moving in two main columns,
Major Gen. Macarthur pushing
straight forward over a nine-mile
stretch of country between Calumplt
and the latest rebel stronghold, San
Fernando, and Major Gen. Lawton di-
recting a strong force under Col sum-
ner to prevent the insurgents fl ON re-
treating from San Fernando into the
mountains to the north. The latter
dispatch showed there has been hot
work in the execution of this move
ment, particularly in Gen. MacArthur's
advance on San Fernando
The defeat of Luna at the scattering
of San Tomas and of the insur6ent
forces, leaves Macarthur four miles
from San Fernando, with a clear route
before him. He will take the city to-
morrow morning, according to Gen.
Otis plans. The taking Of towns is no
longer looked upon by the authorities
here as of chief moment, the main con-
sideration being to intercept the insur-
gents. Gen. Lawton's movement north
ward today to Maasin is designed t.;
keep a body of American troops to the
north of the rebels and between them
and their line of retreat to the noun
tains. A successful execution of this
move will leave the insurgents we'll
nigh surrounded on the north, though
there is a stretch of about seven miles
from Maasin to the Rio Grande river
along which the rebels are retiring.
If the rebels do succeed in getting into
the mountains, war department DILL
Gals believe they cannot continue or
ganized resistance, as the mountain To-
calities afford much less opportunity
for sustenance than the rice lands
along the foot hills and bottoms. The
authorities here are well satisfied with
the manner in which our forces are
| placed
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
NOT in THE DEAL.
Worcester Street Car
Connections With
Boston.
OUT OF COMBINE.
Twenty-Five Roads Are in
the Amalga- I'D
nation.

1t is officially stated by the banking
houses which are promoting the same
that plans are rapidly maturing for the
general consolidation of the electric
street roads in eastern Massachusetts,.
The properties which will go into tho
consolidation have all been secured
subject to the reports of the experts
who are now examining them. The con-
solidation will take in all the roads
south and north of Boston, from the
northern boundary of Massachusetts to
the extreme southern point of Rhode
island, in number about twenty-five,
but the consolidation will not include
the roads west of Boston connecting
Boston with Worcester.
The consolidated capitalization will
be based on the actual cost of the prop
critics, with sufficient additional to plo-
vide for the retirement of the floating
debts of the roads taken in and any
improvements that may be ne eded as
shown by the experts report The rro-
posed issue of stock is divided into fout
per cent cumulative preferred and COM
mon stock, and the underwriting has
been largely oversubscribed. The stock
has been taken largely by the persons
interested in the properties consolida-
ted. There will be no bonds, and the
stock is free from taxes under Massa-
chusetts laws
The syndicate which has secured con-
troll of the properties. has been referred
to as the morgan syndicate" but as
has been previously stated, Mr.. Nor
gan has no connection with the syndi-
cate other than as an individual sub
scriber to the underwriting. Neither mas
the new syndicate any connection with
the Boston Elevated road. although the
two properties will naturally be worked
in harmony The published statement
that the new company will lease the
Boston Elevated road is officially de-
fpI
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
MANUEL WINS DERBY.
Triumph for Eastern Horse in the Louis
Vile Races.

Louisville, KY, May 4.-The east tri-
umphed today, when the scarlet colors
of A. H. and D. H. Morris came first
under the wire in the 25th Kentucky
derby at Churchill Downs, and $4,000
people cheered the son of Bob Miles
as Taral rode into the semi and
saluted. 1t cannot be called a great
race for Manuel won as he pleased,
without an application of whip or
spur or even a shaking up.
On the first break, the flag went down
and the struggle for the honors of the
derby was on. They were all in mo-
ton and punched when sent away, with
Manuel half length to the good, and
FontaiNbleau second, the others well
up.
After a few strides, Turner took His
Lordship to the front and cut out the
running past the stand and down to the
turn. He was leading by half length
when they Strengthened out for their
run down the back stretch. Manuel
meanwhile had occupied a comfortable
position in third place, but after they
had completed first half mile, Taral
took him to the front, when he had the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
HELD IN $1,000.
ober Hope alias Thomas Hunt Accused
Of Burglary at Snow House.

Ober Hope alias Thomas Hunt Accused
Of Burglary at Snow House.
Peter Pratt of Boston was arraigned
before Judge Utley yesterday morning
on thesoharge of larceny. He admitted
that he went into the jewelry store of
Elmer q. Tucker. at 1923 Main street,
and stole diamond ring which he
pawned. He pawned two more rings,
but denied that they were stolen. Mr..
Tucker did not care to press the case,
but the court thought it would be well
to continue the case a week and the
Young aman's record be looked up.
Pratt Father appeared. and asked that
his soffybe shown the clemency of the
Isaac c. Getchell, 634 Main street,
WiIliarn HI. M. Barhydt Thomas A.
small. ~ .Minbury street, and Joseph
s. JAcdues, 50 Park avenue, were
ohafasad with selling oleomargarine I'M
la4fffiIiy Getchell and Small were
discharged, Barhydt's case was placed
on thle while Jacques was fined 500:
George Lawrence answered to the
charges pawning tools stolen from
the Lake View engine house, and
+ pleaded mot guilty. He stated his
hrefher took the tools and he pawned
them. thinking they belonged to his
father. His brother, Joseph Lawrence,
svho is serving sentence OF drunken
9ness at the Summer street Jail, was
brought into court and substantiated
his brothers statements. George was
discharged and Joseph was charged
with larceny and bound over in $500
for the grand jury.
ODER Hope, also known as Thomas
HUNT and Kennedy, was charged with
breaking and entering the house of Mel
son L. Snow at Greendale, last August
and was held in the sum of $1,000 for the
grand fury He is suspected to be I'M
plicated in the robbery of the North
John r. Libbey was fined IS for vio-
lating a city ordinance
The drunk cases were disposed OF as
follows: Minnie H. Davis, state farm;
Patrick McSherry, house of correction
four months; Alexander Hamilton,
hned SO; Michael Gallagher, Patrick
Sullivan and Arthur Mccain, cases
continued.
Thomas Jefferson was committed to
the insane asylum and Nellie Suries
committed to the state farm
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
MILES MAY Be REDUCED
General Says Hoar and
Other Mass. Men Will
Support Him.

Washington, May 4th.--General Niles
in an interview tonight, admitted that
his resignation might be forced as soon
as the president approves the findings
of the Wade court of inquiry, which
has been investigating army beef and
the provisions furnished the soldiers.
The general intimates that Gez. Wes-
ley Merritt, next in rank below him,
will probably be appointed command
ing general in case of his removal from
the office.
Gen. Miles further says that he is
rallying his friends around him for the
purpose of making a determined fight
Massachusetts being his native state,
many prominent republicans will re-
quest the president not to remove Miles
from office. Senator Hoar, it is said, is
to be Miles foremost champion.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
THAT STEEL POOL.
Practical Completion
Of Consolida-
KEEPING IT DARK.
Carnegies Come In-Amer-
lean Steel Is
Likely To.
KEEPING 1T DARK.

The consolidation of the principal
steel companies about which the finan-
cial world has been talking for sew
eral weeks, is practically complete.
1t was reported that w. H. Moore of
Chicago and H. c. Fricke of Pittsburg,
who were in New York yesterday, had
succeeded in obtaining the consent of
all, except two of the large interests
to enter the combination.
The companies which it is reported
have consented to become a part of
Ahis latest trust are the Carnegie Steel
and Iron Co., capitalized at 100000,
600: the National Steel Company, $685.
900. 900; the American Steel Hoop Com
paz1y. $50, 900 900; the American Tin
plate Company, $46,OOO0OO, and the
Rockefeller Mesaba Iron interests.
The two companies which are still
holding off are the Federal Steel Com
panE with a capital of $99, 251, 800, and
fhe<American Steel and Wire Compa-
ny, 900, 900.
Th8re is little doubt, however, that if
the Protectors of the trust will pay the
price asked these two also will come
ii.
1 Al representative of Seligman & Co.
admitted that his firm was engaged III
financiering the combination, but de-
clared that it was not yet time to talk
Of it. The report was that the COM
bination was to be capitalized at $525,,-
100000.
Both H. C. Fricke and Mr.. Moore
have had conferences with repre-
sentatives of the companies mentioned.
John w Gates, president of the Amer
lean Steel and Wire Company, after
long conference with Mr.. Monroe, left
for Chicago yesterday. A report from
Chicago last night said that Mr.. Car
negie had given the. promoters OF the
steel combination an option on his
plant.
Il was also reported that the com
binati0n might take the form OF an
agreement to work in harmony, in
stead of the organization of new
company. The harmony" agreement
will be preceded, however, by the ac-
auieition of a controlling interest in
the stock of all the companies by the
same persons.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
NOVELIST is WE'D.
Richard Harding Da-
Wis Marries Miss
Clark.
A QUIET CEREMONY.
Little Town of Marion
Thronged With Friends
Of Couple.

Marion, May 4.-Richard Harding
Davis was married at high noon to Miss
Cecil Clark in the dainty St. Gabrlels
Church, in Marion village. The chapel
was beautifully decorated, the altar
covered with brides roses, and the
chancel rail with gillifower. Fronded
palms lifted high their graceful
branches. Festoons of laurel hung from
the apex of the nave.
The bride was given away by her
father, John M. Clark, on whose arm
she entered the church. There was the
time wedding procession from the
Clark cottage to the church At the
church the groom met the bride at the
altar with the best man, Charles Bel
mont Davis. The officiating clergyman
was Rev. Percy Browne of ROxbury.
At the conclusion there was a breakfast
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
ROOSEVELT INFLEXlBLE.
Will Not Pardon Wife Murderers or Wife
Beaters.

Albany, N. Y, May 4.-Gov. Rocse-
welt today gave hearing on the appli-
cation for a pardon for Henry Hen
bricks of Allegheny county, who is
serving a life sentence in Auburn pris-
on for killing his wife, whom he shot
to death because of his infatuation for
another woman. Hendricks, a veteran
about 60 years of age, has served %
years of his sentence.
The governor denied the application
He said that to impose life sentence
upon a man of Hendricks calibre was
a miscarriage of justice, and he did not
intend to have a second miscarriage OF
justice by pardoning the wife murderer.
From the remarks made by the gov
ernor, wife murderers. wife beators and
those who cruelty treat children and
dumb animals will receive no mercy at
his hands.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
young woman who is to become his

young woman who is to become his
bride.
The bride will have only one attend
ant, Miss Ethel Barrymore, the well
known young actress. Miss Barrymore
is the daughter of Maurice Barrymore
and the late Georgianna Drew Barry
more. She is niece of the actor John
Drew. 1t was reported a year ago that
Miss Barrymore was betrothed to the
son of Sir Henry Irving.
Charles Belmont Davis, like his
brother, Richard Harding Davis, in
herited marked literary talents from
his mother, Rebecca Harding Davis,
whose novels had great vogue at one
time Charles Belmont Davis is the
author of several clever stories, and
has contributed many articles to the
most prominent magazines. He was
appointed American consul at Flor
ence, Italy, by President Harrison, in
1899
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
RESERVATION OPENED.
crowds of Landseeksrs Made Hunting
Grounds OF the Utes.

Durango Col, May 4.-The Ute In
dian reservation was thrown open to-
day. Thousands of patient walters who
had been in line around the boundaries
and in front Of the land Office many
days, started stampede for the deslra-
BILE locations.
A surprise was sprung when "Bufta-
10" Jones suddenly appeared near lg-
nacio with 300 followers from Guthrie,
Oklahoma, and was met by DR.. Il. ID.
Allen, who was prominent in the OPP
ening of the famous Cherokee strip.
The latter has been sojourning in and
around Durango with some half
breed Cherokees, for the past week and
early this morning started to join
Buffalo" Jones with the determination
of starting a town site and booming
the same. The town, it Is understood,
will be called Tabor. BY night there
will be- no doubt, dozen villages Gre
ated in the Centennial state The rail-
roads have on the ground men who will
select the most promising places
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Case of Produce Exchange Co. Against
Worcester Brewing Co. Becomes
Somewhat Sensational.

Somewhat Sensational.
The March civil session of the supe-
rior court, which has been in session
about two months before Judge Hop
kins, is nearing the end, and yesterday
all the jurors now engaged in the, cases
on trial We're excused from further
service.
Yesterday, in the trial of the cases
of the Produce Exchange Company
against George Bieberbach ct ali and
the Worcester Brewing Company, the
feature was the evidence of expert
witnesses on handwriting. Notes at
issue amount to $4,000, and the expert
testimony was introduced to prove the
genuineness of the signatures upon the
notes George Gibbs, secretary of the
company, said that he did not place the
words Worcester Brewery Company"
on the first note. He had typewriter
stamps of eight or ten different kinds,
and knew the impressions of such
stamps. In his opinion there was no
stamp like the one on the first and
second notes, as no such ink or pad
were used at the office.
e. c. A. Becker, of the Becker's bust
ness college, offered expert testimony
and was shown Mr.. Bieberbach's sig
nature on a license bond application.
Mr.. Human, of Humans business col
lege, testified, and said that the sigma
lures shown him, one on the note, were
the same. The defense examined one
witness, and the court adjourned to to-
day. w. S. B. Hopkins, Frank B.
Smith for the plaintiff; Thayer & Rugg,
Dodge & Taft for the defense.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
Y. NJ. c. A. COMMITTEES:

President A. S Roe of the Y. NJ. c.
A. has appointed the following associa-
ton committees for 1S991900: Lecture,
Joseph Jackson (chairman), c. H. Nor
gan, L. B. Osborn, Henry Brannon,
Charles A. Gleason, F. R. S. Bond and
Ia. e. Burnham educational, James
Cunningham (chairman), A. W. Ell
bred. A. H. Stone, c. E. Durham, Jos.
Jackson and r. E. Thompson build
ing. Henry Brannon (chairman), J. r.
Back. C. H. Morgan, George c. Whit
ney and c. f. Rugg; finance, Albert H.
stone chairman, \. c. Fitz, J. r.
Back. A. w Eldred w. X. Stanley, L.
V Bailey, George c. Whitney H. H.
Merriam. H. f, Townsend and c. H.
Morgan; gymnasium, E. E. Thompson
chairman, w. K. Stanley. F. r. S.
Bond. L. V. Bailey and w. z. Lewis;
boys department. c. f. Rugg CHAIR
mani, A. c. Fitz, H. H. Merriam, Chas.
A. Gleason and James Cunningham.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
RUBBER TRUST FORMED.
Final Organization is Effected and Off
GERS Elected.

New York, May 4.-The final organ
ization of the Rubber Goods Manufac-
turing Co. has been completed and the
following directors elected: Chas. Il.
Flint, Henry Steers, Alvah Trow bridge,
Ulysses d. Eddy, Geo. w. Hebard, r.
L. Edwards, Percy Chubb, L. x. Nc
Clmonde, Alden S. Swan. Chas. Ii. Dale,
Geo. w. Blanchard, Charles Stewart
Smith, Wallace B. Flint and VIM. M
WINS of New York and Fred w. Nor
gan of Chicago.
The officers elected are: Chas. f..
Flint, chairman of the executive COM
mittee Chas. Stewart Smith, president,
Ulysses d. Eddy, vice president; Wal
lace B. Flint, treasurer, and w. A. Tow
ner, secretary and assistant treasurer
The following statement was authorized
to be issued by Chas. r. Flint:
1.-THE authorized capital of the COM
pany is $25, 100000 of seven per cent Gu
mulative preferred stock and 5000 900
of common stock. OF this. there has
been issued full paid and now out
standing 61,966 shares Of the preferred
stock and 11S,400 shares of common.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
TIMES SCORES ATKINSON
Thunderer Thinks His Conduct is Quite
lnexplicable."

London, May 5-The Times. in an
editorial this morning, expressing the
opinion that the United States gov
eminent is making very satisfactory
progress in the Philippines and can
have no reason to grow impatient, says
that the action Of the United States
postmaster general in directing that
certain pamphlets prepared by Edward
Atkinson of Boston, vice president Of
the Anti-imperialist league, be taken
from the mails, is entirely justified by
the circumstances of the case. Mr..
Atkinsons conduct, the Times asserts,
is quite inexplcable because calcu-
lated to prolong rather than shorten the
war"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05

advantage by half a length, with His
Lordship second, Corsine third, Maze
fourth and Fontainbleau last.
AS they rounded the turn into the
stretch, Corsine moved up to second,
and Tommy Burns began work on the
winners California derby. The son of
Riley was half a length behind Manuel
when they began the final run down
the stretch, with Mazo third, His Lord
ship fourth and Fontainbleau bringing
up the rear. These positions were
maintained down the stretch and to
the wire. Manuel winning as he pleased
by length without being touched.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
CLAIMS MAY BE PAID.
Rumor That Sultan VIII Settle Admitted
at State Department.

Washington, May 4.-Inquiry here
confirms in a measure the report from
Europe that the United States minister
at Constantnople, Mr.. Straus, has Sc
cured assurances from the Turkish
government that it win pay the claims
Of American missionaries for property
DESTROYED during the Armenian trou-
bles, some years ago.
Several months ago Mr.. Straus sue
ceeded in inducing the porte to open
negotiations on the subject but so FAR
as state department advices show, It
would be erroneous to state that the
porte agreed TO pay these claims
though having undertaken 20 consider
them and having recognized the basis
of the claim for compensation, there is
every expectation these claims will be
adjusted
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
HARVARD CREW OUT.
Coach sterrow Makes His First Selection
of Varsity Material.

Cambridge May 4.-For the first time
this year a Harvard varsity crew was
on the river today After an unusually
long period of preliminary work, en-
livened by interclass and interelub
races, in which all of the best rowing
material in college were entered, head
coach E. c. Storrow has at last had a
chance to get eight picked men to-
gether and to start them on the two
months of training which precedes the
race with Yale.
The men chosen for the varsity boat,
in the order in which they rowed to-
day, are, with weights: Stroke. C. l..
Harding, 1852; 7, f. l.. Higginson, 1866;
., j. f. Perkins, 99, 17S; 8, NJ. w. Tilt
on, 100, 1870; 4, H. Bancroft, l.. S.. 1870;
g. j. d. Herman, SO, 167; 2, c. M. Sheafe,
l.. S.. 165; bow, H. c. Hawkins, '01, 1856.
OF these men, Harding, Hgginson,
Perkins and Herman have rowed on the
varsity crew before.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
STRIKE WILL BE GENERAL.
Buffalo Dock Trouble Assumes Serious
Phase.

Buffalo, n. Y. May AT noon to-
morrow unless the grain shovelers win
their fight against the contractors be-
fore then all union men employed
among the docks in this city will quit
work That will include coal beavers,
tallymen. stationary engineers, firemen
and all other men employed in the ele-
vators, freight houses and other estab-
lishments on the docks. About $500
men will be affected By this move in
addition to the 1900 grain shovellers, al
ready on strike.