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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18

One thousand compressed air auto
mobile tractors have been ordered by
the New York Auto-Truck Company
Tor use in equipping their trucks, which
are soon to be put on the streets of
New York city. The order will be
filled by the Worcester shops. Work
on the tractors will begin at once, and
it is thought the order will afford en-
ployment to large numbers of Worces-
ter workmen.
President Joseph H. Hoadley of the
New York Auto-Truck Company, Wal
ter H. Knight and Henry W. King of
Worcester spent the whole day in
Worcester yesterday, inspecting the
local plant, and arranging for fill
ing the order.
The three gentlemen have spent the
greater part of their time recently in
Providence, completing the last de-
tails of the transfer of the Corliss en-
CINE works, recently purchased by the
International Air Power Company.
The details of the deal are now entire
ly concluded, and Mr.. King prevailed
upon Messrs. Hoadley and knight to
take short run up to Worcester be-
fore returning to New York.
The greater part of the day was
spent inspecting the plant, although
some time was occupied inspecting
possible sites for the engagements,
which it is thought the increased bust
ness will soon make necessary. The
visitors, accompanied by Mr.. King,
left late in the afternoon for New
York.
The tractors ordered are that part of
the mechanism of the compressed
automobile truck which furnishes the
motive power. 1t is the largest order
of the kind ever given. Work will
commence at once and the machines
be delivered as soon as completed
Mr.. King hints that some new and
startling development is in the air, but
says the time is not yet ripe to make
it known
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
A GOOD SHOW.
The Washburn MinstreIs Capture Their
Worcester Theatre audience.

worcester lseatre audience
A thoroughly good minstrel show of
the old-fashioned variety was given at
the Worcester Theatre last night by the
Leon Washburn troupe. There was
not a dull moment through the entire
program, as the large audience present
testified by their incessant laughter and
applause, and the company will be well
coined warmly at any return visit. The
membership is large, comprising fully
40 artists, and the briskness of the per-
Torrance Is largely due to the stage
management, which provides a long list
of specialties, but cuts each to a few
minutes. Thus the spectators are kept
eager for more, which is the best pos
sible sauce for good thing.
The setting for the first part is strik-
ing and attractive, alternating a white
and black performer like the squares
on checker board. There is the usual
budget of ballads by silver-voiced ten
ors and ponderous bassoS; end men,
Lew Benedict Sam Horner, Kersands
and Knox, spring few new jokes, and
cover the old ones with a racy veneer
Of manner that makes them go like
novelties; and the circle is brought to a
close by a hilarious new afterpiece, in
which Lew Benedict and InterIocutor
Harry Weaver are the chief partici-
pants, assisted in the un-making by
lot of very bad cigars a telephone and
flying dummy
The olio is even better than the cir
Gle. The Trolley Car trio keep things
in an uproar by melange of knock
about comedy, tumbling and feats OF
strength, whose humor only partially
blinded the spectators to their diff
Guilty. Lewis contributes a graceful
and original balancing act; Wea-
yer and Platte almost deceive experts
| by their female impersonation; the
Knox brothers are seen in funny mu-
steal act and the Homer brothers, in
a still funnier rough-and- tumble one
Matt and Lawrence Diamond perform
a clog dance with the perfection OF
clock-work, and the negro contingent
appear first in choruses and later in a
| succession of buck and wing dances.
The Ministries bring their engage
ment here to close with two perform
ances today, and when the very mod
crate rates of admission are taken into
consideration with the quality of the
performance, the house is likely to be
crowded both times.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
ALL READY.
Hart Will Move to Warren
Next Week.

Jeremiah Hart, 259 Front street. is
daily expected to return to Worcester,
and begin the task of moving his file
and rasp factory. Mr.. Hart has been
in Warren completing the final ar
rangements for removal for more than
q week.
It is understood that he has secured
suitable site in Warren on Pine street
with rights of water power on Cum
mings pond. The considerations
prompting his removal are the desire
70 secure a site offering the best advan-
tages Of water power, and at the same
time bearing less rent.
After the removal is accomplished,
the capacity of the plant will be in
creased double what it is at present.
At present the factory employs Is men
when running full force, and has a
daily capacity of from so to rs dozen
6les
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
PRINCESS PHosA AGAIN.
Lakeside Boat Club Members viii Pre-
sent the OpeYa

Members Of the Lakeside Boat club
Will make their initial venture as pub
lie entertainers April H. At a special
meeting Of the club last evening. IL
was voted to give the comic opera
Princess Phosa" a matinee and even
Ing performance in Mechanics hall
on the above date.
The club includes some good musical
talent that has made private entertain
ments Of this nature a pronounced sue
cess. c. +. Hanson, who is an honor
airy member OF the club, and composed
the score OF the opera, will direct its
presentation. A strong chorus is al
ready assured within the membership
OF the club, and with the talent at hand
and under such competent supervision
the production cannot help being other
than cPeditable,
The opera was first given by the
Worcester Light Infantry at the Wor-
oester theatre four years ago, when It
met with Gathering success. The book
and lyrics are the work Of John NJ.
Kendall while c. r. Hanson is the
composer of the music The story is
built on extravaganza lines, although
with a. distinct and intelligent plot, ana
the music Is catchy and tuneful. Since
It's production here the opera has been
given in various other cities, always
with 1attering success. and 1t is doubt
full, In view Of its local interest, and in
trinsic merit, II the Lakesldes could
have made a better selection.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
MANY RECOMMENDATIONS.

The joint standing committee on
streets, on the part of the city council,
held a meeting in room 80 at the city
hall last evening and considered sew
eral matters of interest. The order
providing for the paving of Mechanic
street was referred to the street COM
missioner for estimates on block and
smooth paving. The petition of Andrew
Lajoie, for the paving of the grade
crossing at Grand street, over the
Boston and Albany tracks, was re-
ferred to the street commissioner for
conference with the railroad officials.
The committee will report leave TO
withdraw on the petition of Mrs. C. l..
Gates, who asked that the watering of
the street in front Of her estate at So
Woodland street, be discontinued. The
contracts and orders for street water
ing for the coming year were informal
ly discussed, but no action was taken
in the matter. In the matter of the or
der providing for the construction of
Irving street from Chandler street to
Austin street. the committee will re-
port that it should be adopted.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
1T DOESN'T GO.
Note Cut No Figure and Brown was Fined
a Fifty.

Note Cut No Figure and Brown was Fined
a Fifty.
At yesterdays session of the central
district court, Andrew ]. Brown was
charged with larceny The complain
ant was Abraham Cohen, who claims
that the defendant refused to pay for
load of furniture bought at Cohen's
store The furnishings were delivered
TO Brown, the bill amounting to 1896,
1'he evidence was 30 the effect that
Brown told Cohen to send the goods
around TO his house and that he would
give MN check in payment In
stead, however, he tried to give the bow
a note against Cohen that had been
placed in his hands for collection. THE
boy refused the note and Brown re-
fused TO pay. The court ruled that the
note had no part in the transaction and
Brown was fined $50 Tie appealed.
William Moen, charged with assault
ing j. J. Kelleher. was discharged as
the witnesses contradicted each other
in their testimony. Kate M. SWEET and
Arthur Fountain were charged with
adultery and held in the sum of $500
each for their appearance IN the super
Tor court. Ellen Dillon who was ar
rested with the couple was charged
with drunkenness and had her case
placed on file.
Other drunk cases met with the fol-
lowing disp -stion: Joseph Barney
nned $l0; William b. Rourke. fined $40;
Elizabeth Miller, four months in tbe
house Of correction; Frank Lawson,
$40.
Henry Rouillard, charged with stub
bornness had his case continued until
this morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
HARD LUCK.
Manager simm of Chattanooga Company
Loses His Pocket Book.


Jay Simmons, manager of the Chat
tanooga company playing at Lothrops
opera house, lost a pocketbook contain
ing between $500 and $500 between the
theatre and the Waldo House yester-
day afternoon. Mr. Simms is unable
to tell where he lost the book, but
thinks it may have dropped out of his
pocket as he was crossing Main street
at Foster, about o'clock last evening.
Immediately after the performance
yesterday afternoon, he went to Gou-
let's barber shop, on Pleasant street
and thence to the hotel. AS he was
crossing Main street, a team and an
electric car happened along close to-
gether. Mr. Simms jumped to avoid
being run over, and thinks the book
which was carried in his hip pocket
may have dropped out at that time.
He did not discover his loss until af-
ter supper when he was leaving the
hotel with his wife. In addition to the
money the book contains number of
theatrical statements, cards and other
personal papers. The money includes
one 500, three $50 and the balance in
bills of smaller denomination. MI
Simms is willing to pay a reward of
$50 for the return of his property.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
A SPECIAL MEETING.
School Board to Consider the Temperance
Instruction Bill.

There is to be a special meeting of
the school committee, this evening, to
hear the report of the committee ap-
pointed at the meeting on Tuesday
evening for the purpose of investiga-
ton of the merits of the bill of Charles
l.. Morgan and Mary II. Hunt, now be-
fore the state Senate, providing for an
amendment to the law requiring phys
iology and hygiene to he taught in the
public schools, so as to more fully de-
fine the schools IL which it shall be
taught, the methods Of instruction and
the character Of text books; to pro-
vide penalties for noncompliance with
the requirements Of the law; to pro-
vide for the supervision of the instruc-
ton; and to provide for the enforce
ment of the law.
The committee on school houses to
whom the matter was referred, has
made an investigation of the merits of
the proposed bill, and the meeting to-
night is for the purpose of ratifying, or
rejecting the committees report The
bill was vigorously discussed at the
meeting of the superintendent asso-
citation Of Massachusetts held at Bos-
ton yesterday, and at that meeting a
protest was introduced against its pas
sage by the president of the associa-
ton, William d. Parkinson.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
WANTED TO MOVE.
Packed His Furniture in Snow But Police
Finally Interfered.

Charles Anderson was arrested yes
terday. forenoon by officers Davidson,
Bellows and Favreault, charged with
Drunkenness. Anderson lives on Perry
avenue, and yesterday morning after
collecting a considerable quantity of
setimulant, was suddenly taken with
the idea that he wanted to move
The furniture was his first consider
Sation. Such pieces as would go
Through the doors were piled in the
syard, and larger pieces were smashed
and taken out In pieces. He next
turned his attention to the crockery. A
llayer of snow was placed in the bottom
Eoi large wash tub, then a. layer of
crockery on it, Successive layers were
arranged in this way, and then to COM
press the whole, Anderson jumped on
the top.
About this time the officers arrived
and ended the disturbance by taking
anderson to the station.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
SCRATCHED
CONSTANTLY
Baby Badly AHiictedwith Eczema.
Medical Treatment Useless.
Cured by Cuticura,

My niece's little baby boy had Eczema all
over his face, SO that he needed continuous
watching, and he scratched the sores con-
stantly. Mornings, his face, handsand clothes
would be stained with blood. She never
could take him out, his face was SO full of
sores. She had medical treatment, and tried
everything she heard of. She commenced
using the CUTicURA REMEDIES. The sores
let1kis face and he0as eatirelycured, and now
his face Is smooth and rosy.
Mrs. l.. j. ROOT, NewSootland, n. Y.
srrFpY CuhE TREATMENT FoR EVERY BAByi HuMoR,
yITu loss OF HAN. - Warm baths with CUricUEA
soar, followed by gentle Rnointings with CUrioUhA,
purest Of emollenth, and greatest Of skin cures.
Hod thrnuzhouhihe world forTER D. c. Corr, 4ole
Props, Boston Low 70 Cure Every Baby Hanors freq.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
CLIFFORD WILL SING.

The committee to secure talent for
the sacred concert to be given in the
Park theater, Feb. &c. by the Wachu-
sett boat club, has engaged Thomas
Clifford of Boston, who appeared in
Worcester at the Elks' benefit. Mr.
Clifford is considered one Of the best
singers in New England and he will
be quite an attraction. 1t is possible
that he win bring with him his famous
quartet.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
ASSEMBLY MEETING.

The Young men connected with the
Assembly held a successful meeting at
the classical high school last evening,
and carried out the following interest
ing program: Defamation, B. A. Du-
mont; extemporaneous address, l. L..
Pierce; grafton, E. p. Larkin; reading,
c. H. Storms; question, Resolved, that
the use of machinery has been, on the
whole. beneficial to the laboring class ;
Affirmative, F. H. Stowell, H. p. Larned
II. Blodgett, Jr.. p. McGrail, A. F
Whitman. l. l.. Pierce; negative, G. H
BENSON. f. P. Larkin, F.. A. Dadmun
w. O'Brien, w. c. Minsch, II. D. Brew
er c. e. Dennis, r. M. Cushman. The
question was decided in the affirmative
on the merits of the question. w. C
Minsch acted as critic.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
BUSINESS INCREASES.

The firm Of Woodbury. & Co, which
succeeded to the business formerly car
ried on under the firm name of Kyes
d Woodbury., has been compelled by
the business on hand to increase its
facilities, and hereafter A. G.. Wesson,
the well known engraver, is to be as
ISOLATED with them and Is TO have
charge of that portion of the business
with an Office In the Day building. The
present office Of the concern is to re-
main as formerly on Park avenue, OPP
poslte Institute park.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
MORE PAPERS.
Newsdealers Insist That the
War Shall Continue.

The Worcester news dealers held a
meeting last evening to receive reports
on the progress of work. 1t was de-
caded to ask the publishers of the New
York Herald to put 1900 more copies
on the local market tomorrow than they
did last Sunday The dealers expressed
the greatest pleasure as to the way the
fight against the New York World and
Journal was progressing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
RAIN OR SHINE WHIST.

The Rain or Shine Whist club met in
Castle hall, last night, with 80 mem
bers present. The prizes were award
ed as follows: Ladies-frst, Mrs. M. V.
Chaplin; second, Mrs. Mary Dawes;
consolation Mrs. A. M. Ellis. Gentle
men's-first, Daniel II. Knowlton; sec
ond, John Kidder; consolation, Charles
Ellis. The club will meet next week at
4 Westfield street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18

Do THEIR WORK WHILE YOU DO YOURS.
That Is, II you have a lame or weak
back, q cold, sore chest or muscles and
put on the plaster and go about your
work, a cure follows, sometimes imme-
dlately They are the only good plasters.
Don't accept substitute whether chean
or costly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
GEORGE W. MANN.

George w. Mann died at his home
Yesterday afternoon. For the past 20
Years Mr.. Mann has been out of bust
ness and more recently has lived at
10 June street He was born in this
city in 1923, learned the carpenter trade,
ana for some time engaged in that
business here. He later went to Brigh-
Ton and conducted successfully a sash
ana bllnd business under his own name.
IN 1886 he married Miss L. c. Frisbie
Oh North Bridgeton, Me. He leaves two
sons Fred A. and Charles +. Mann,
VINO are engaged in the coal business
on Pleasant street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
PERSONAL.

Madam Julian, the noted palmist Of
Toronto, Canada, has located at 267
Main street, for short time prior to
permanently moving to Boston. La
dies wishing a reading of their hands,
consult this scientific palmist. salts
faction guaranteed. Readings 80 cents
Ladies only. See sign.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18
BRITOMART MEETING.

At the regular meeting of the Brit
omart at the English high school yes
terday, the following program was rem
dered: Baked beans and culture, ,"
Miss Churchill; poem, "Conversazzhy-
ony," Miss MacQuaid; song, guitar ac-
compartment, Miss Goodwin poem,
"The Bibliomaniacs' Miss Sullivan.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18

The meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Builders exchange postpon-
ed from last Saturday, will be held this
evening. This is the regular monthly
meeting of the board, and it is expected
that many matters of vital interest to
the exchange will be discussed and
plans made for increasing the mem
bership.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18

women with pale, colorless faces, who
Leel weak and discouraged, will receive
2 potn mental and bodily vigor by using
carriers Little Liver Pills.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18

q "A - III oRTA,
Bears the ~ The Kind You Have Always Bought
Of &xHAzlZw
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18

CHARLES soRIBNER's SONS. PUBLISHERS, NY.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-03-11
HEIR APPARENT TO THRONE
Probable Death in Honolulu OF
Princess kaiulani.

Honolulu. March /. via San Francisco,
March 9.-Four physicians have been
attending Princess kaiulani all day, anl
they agree that the young woman will
die within "A hours. Ii has been known
for some weeks that kaiuldni has been
i'll, but it was not expected that her
ailment would take Il serious turn. To-
day rheumatism has affected her heart,
and there is no hope for her recovery.
Several weeks ago kaiulani went to
one of the islands against the advice Of
her physicians. While absent from the
city she was taken i'll, and was brought
back in poor condition. She has since
been confined to her home, two ply
sicians being constantly in attendance.
Today two additional medical men We're
called in for consultation.
Kaiulani is the daughter of the late
Princess Likelike. a. s. Cleghorn, II
Scotchman, was her father. He is now
living in Honolulu. She was born Oct.
It, 1875. After the death of kalakaua,
when Liliuokalani assembled the throne,
kaiulani was declared heir apparent to
the throne of Hawaii. This was on
March 3. 1891. The princess was then
in England pursuing her studies. In
the events that have transpired here
during the past six years, the fact that
she was being educated in England
worked against her chances of ever be-
ing queen. The American element here
was always afraid that she would lean
toward Britist interests as against
American. On this account 1t is safe
to say that Kaiulani would not have
ascended the throne. even though the
monarchy had lasted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-03-11
DONALDSON'S FATAL DIVE.
Sensational Climax at Sport in Madi.
son Square Garden,

son square udrueu.
New York, March 9.-Thomas Donald
son, known the world over as a cham
pion diver, dived from the roof of Madi-
son Square Garden, distance of S5 feet,
with probably fatal results.
Donaldson Travelled for some years
with Barnum & Bailey, and has been the
star attraction at the sportsmen's show
now running in the garden. He has been
making two dives daily. The tank is
less than eight feet deep and on two or
three former occasions Donaldson did
not have the success expected and came
out of the water with hemorrhages from
the nose and ears.
Harry Cornish has had charge of the
water sports, and 1t was he who yester-
day afternoon gave Donaldson the signal
to dive. Three thousand persons were
present and saw the diver lean from the
platform and falling slowly forward
make the plunge. He shot straight down.
ward, but it was plain before he had got
half the distance that he had lost con-
troll of his body. He struck the water
head first and failed to come up. Small
circles of blood came bubbling up from
the bottom. and Harry Reeder, the anna
teur champion swimmer. and an attache
of the garden, plunged into the water.
The man dove several times and finally
Reeder brought Donaldson to the SUR
face. He was apparently dead, with
glood flowing from mouth, nostrils and
ears and from wounds on the head.
Donaldson was carried to one of the
dressing rooms and attended by several
physicians. He was then removed to
the New York hospital He has a frac-
tured skull, with compression of the
brain. and the left side of his face is
crushed in. The surgeons at the hOspi-
tai say that his death is only question
of hours.
Witnesses of the accident say that as
Donaldson left the platform the colors
which were wrapped about him became
loose. His attention was diverted, and
he did not have his wits about him when
he struck the water. He weighed more
than 200 pounds, and struck with ter
rife force.
Donaldson Is As years of age. Just be-
fore making this dive he said he in
tended to challenge Kearney T. Speedy,
the champion high diver of the world.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-03-11
4 Mysterious Death,

Newton, Mass, March S.-The body
of Edmund Taylor, 45 years old, Il
teamster. was found pinned beneath the
wheels of his wagon last evening. Half
an hour before car of the Boston Ele-
waited had Il slight collision with team
mt the place where the body was found.
but the motorman declares that he saw
no one in the team. and the car pro-
|ceeded. On the return trip a passerr-
ger got off the car at this point and dis
covered Taylor's body. but before he
could notify the conductor. the car had
|gone. The police We're called and took
Icharge of the body. Later in the even
Jug both the motorman and conductor
7lEere examined, but not held.