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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06
BIG CONFEDERATION.
Kansas City Loses Depart
ment Store and Other
Large Concerns.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 5.-Half a
million dollars worth of property was
destroyed after midnight by fire that
started in Jones Bros. big department
store in Main and Sixth streets and
spread to half a block of other build
ings in Main and Walnut streets. The
aggregate insurance is estimated at
1876, 900. The greatest losers are Jones
Bros. who estimate their stock, which
was totally destroyed, as worth $780,
600; the insurance carried by the firm
was 50 per cent of the loss. 1t was
the most destructive fire that has ever
visited the uptown business district.
The other heavy losers are: Jones
building, owned by w. C. Lobenstein,
New York, $50 900; Jones annex, owned
by Majors Investment Company, $13,-
000 Humboldt building, owned by W.
c. Lobenstein, $4,000; M. Quinn, gro
ceries, $4,000; ST. James Hotel, unoc-
cupied, $4,000, and the Chandler Com
mission Company suffered minor
losses.
The fire started in the building occu-
pied by Jones Bros. shortly after mid
night, and its infammable contents
burned with remarkable rapidity
Within twenty minutes the entire six
stories were a mass of flames, and
burning embers were being carried by a
stiff breeze in all directions The south
wall frame crashed into the adjoining
building, a f1ve-story structure, carry
ing down part of the latter building.
In a little more than an hour after the
fire started, the Jones store was en-
tirely destroyed and nothing was left
of the building but the foundation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06

Altoona, Pa, Nov. 5.-Howard Bow
man, little more than a boy in years,
is the hero of the hour. With one hand
terribly mangled, and weak from loss
of blood, he stuck to his post in the
Pennsylvania railroad signal tower at
Garway, his uninjured hand at the key
of his telegraph instrument When as
sistance came. six hours later, the
plucky young operator collapsed.
The superintendent of the Cambria
and Clearfield division received a mes
sage from Bowman about 8 O'Clock
this morning, just after the morning
| train IN the mountain had departed,
asking that a substitute be sent uo at
once as he had accidentally shot off
one Of his hands. Bowman was in
formed that the train had gone, and
that no help was available unless an
engine were sent up with an operator
aboard.
SAID HE WOULD STICK 1T OUT.
Don't send engine" was the quick
response. Several freights coming
down. I'll stick to it till afternoon
train"
At o'clock, when a substitute oper-
ator reached Garway. Bowman was
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06
PARTRIDGE PLEASED.

From reports submitted by the ward
committees, feel justified in saying
there is not a doubtful ward in the city,
save ward 4, which is conceded to the
democrats.
In ward things are looking brighter
for Hagberg every day. 1 consider the
outlook for a republican victory in this
ward far better than last year The
men who have charge of the work there
feel confident that the ward will go for
the republican candidate by large ma
jority
Ward 8 is another district which we
hope to place in the republican column
this year, and members of the ward
committee feel assured of victory. The
argument is made that Mclaughlin and
Sullivan win practically divide the dem
ocratic vote, and a certain number of
votes will go, of course, to the socialist
labor party candidate. Nearly all the
votes lost to the socialist candidate will
come from the democrats, and, provid-
ing Mr.. SulliVan's popularity is what Is
claimed for him by his friends, the out
look Is bright for Mr.. DeSmarteau, the
republican candidate.
with the exception of the contests in
wards and 5, ell the republican candi-
dates will be elected easily. The pres
emit conditions seem to warrant claiming
these two wards, which have been con-
sidered doubtful. More work has been
done this year in wards and than
ever before. Members Of the city COM
mittee from that section of the city
have been unremitting in their labor,
and the general feeling is that their eff
forts will be rewarded.
Leon Rice Partridge,
Chairman
Republican City Committee"
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president and the
Baby Arrive in
New York.
SAYS KAISER is A GOOD FELLOW.
Refuses to Be interviewed
on Important Topics
Of the Day.

New York, Nov. Sex President
Harrison, who went to Paris in May as
counsel for Venezuela before the arbi-
tration commission, was a passenger
on the steamer ST. Paul which reach
ed here today. With him were Mrs.
Harrison and the baby The passage
across the Atlantic was a stormy one
and Mrs. Harrison was sick much of
the time. Mr.. Harrison, who says he is
not in the best of health, declared,
however, that he had not missed a
meal through sickness.
81 have enjoyed the trip, he said.
After leaving Paris, l spent some lit
tie time in Germany and while there |
saw the kaiser. / talked with him for
a short time and found him very
agreeable man. When you ask me
what he said shall have to answer as
l did in Germany, when one of the re-
porters there asked me that question:
You will have to ask the kaiser
stopped for short time in London be-
fore sailing to this country
"The weather was thick while l was
there and 1 caught bad cold in the
fog. / attended dinner at the Lon
don chamber of commerce just before
sailing. l made little speech"
Mr.. Harrisons attention was called
to the fact that it had been reported
here that he nau IalllHs oul Win
Mr.. Choate. 1--WE are as friendly as
ever, I think he is a good man for
the place, and he is doing good work
there for the government.
When asked about the Venezuelan
arbitration question, he said: Il do not
call the decision of the commission a
victory. 1t was a compromise. ] can
not say anything on that subject with
out dehberation, and for that reason
l win not, at this time, dircuss the ar
fair
LAS for the war in the Transvaal
do not care to have anything to say
on the subject ] was in England but
short time and was not posted as to
the subject nor able to study the SEN
timent there. / was not situated so as
1 could ascertain the sentiment.
When asked about the war in the
Philippines and the political situation
Mr.. Harrison refused to talk Mr.. Har-
rison and his family are staying at this
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
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ARTILLERY DUEL,
Ladysmith Is Now
Undergoing, a
Bombardment.
BRITISH SURPRISE BOER CAMP
Lieutenant of the Powerful
Is Among the
Dead.
BRITISH SURPRISE BOER CAMP

London, Nov. "a special dispatch
from Ladysmith, dated Saturday, says:
The artillery duel ended by the 81
lencing of the Boer guns, and enabledSir
George Stewart White to accomplish
his purpose-the capture of the Boer
camp behind Bester's hill. For this
purpose, the Lancers. Hussars, Natal
carbineers and Natal border rifles,
started under Gen. French at sunrise,
and got within striking distance before
the enemy was aware of their presence.
A field battery was also seen, and 1t
occupied a commanding position
'Bester's hill was well fortified and
provided with good guns. At o'clock
the British opened fire, the Beers re-
plying with spirit, but bad aim The
British quickly sent a 42-pound shell
into the camp, inf1icting terrible loss
and spreading panic among the enemy.
Our cavalry then stormed the position
the Beers fleeing precipitately, leaving
many dead and wounded, as we'll as
the whole camp and equipment, in the
hands of the cavalry"
AT D. m. the colonial office an
nounced that no further Information
had been received from Colenso, and
that the reported uprising of the Ba-
sutos had not been confirmed.
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Wheaton Leads Big
Expedition to
the North.
LARGE FLEET UNDER WAY.
Otis Determined to Seize
Ports Where Filibus-
tering Thrives.

Manila, Nov. % p. m.)-This even
ing a feet of transports and gunboats
left Manila for the most important ex-
petition of the autumn campaign. Its
destination is Dagupan, or some other
northern port Gen. Wheaton COM
mands with brigade consisting of the
Thirteenth infantry. the Thirty-third
infantry, two guns of the Sixth artillery
and two Calling guns. The transports
Sheridan, Francisco de Reyes and Aztec
carry the troops, with the gunboat Hell
ena as escort.
A dispatch boat was sent ahead to ar
range rendezvous, with the United
States cruiser Charleston and the other
warships patrolling the north coast of
Luzon. The landing will be made under
cover of the guns Of the fleet. 1t is as
sured here that the purpose of the ex-
petition is to move down the Dagupan-
Manila railroad toward Tarlac or to
prevent Aguinaldo's forces making an
other base farther north.
Dagupan and Apparri are the strong
holds of the insurgents in the north,
and, it is supposed, that they are the
points where most of the filibustering
parties land.
Since the beginning of hostilities ii
has been the unanimous opinion of mill
tary experts here that Dagupan should
be made base of operations, but suffi-
cient troops have heretofore been lack
ing. With Gems. Wheaton Macarthur
and Lawton moving upon Tarlac from
three directions, and the mountains
hemming in the other side. the insurg-
ent capital will soon become untenable
Aguinaldo may attempt to Shift his
headquarters to the rich tobacco coun-
try at the northern end of the island
Possibly he may slide around Gen. Law
toms front to the southern provinces;
but, as Macarthur and Lawton's troops
are spread across the country from An
geles to Cabanatuan, it will be difficult
for the insurgents to escape.
Should the concerted operations sue
coed, organized insurrection, on a large
scale, should be at an end early next
Continued on Second Page.)
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figured it out that the republicans will
poll 100000 votes, against 10000 for the
democratic ticket. While last year the
republicans won out by S3,1S6 plurality,
he does not see how they possibly can
achieve a plurality of more than 40
900 this year. Boston, he says, is 60
ing for the wildcat democratic ticket
sure pop. He expects his party will
gain % members of the legislature.
THE RETURNS.
The returns from the towns, and
from the cities of less than 100000 in
habitants, ought to be received very
soon after the closing of the polls, if
the election officers take advantage of
the act of 1898, which was amended by
the last legislature, and which pro-
vides substantially that the ballots
may be removed from the ballot boxes
and counted before the voting has
ceased. If this is done the sorting and
counting will be completed almost as
soon as the polls close. The law as it
now stands reads:
In towns. and after o'clock in the
afternoon in cities of not less than
10000 inhabitants according to the last
national or state census, the ballot box
at any polling place may be opened
and ballots taken therefrom for count
ing when all the selectmen and the
town clerk, as the case may be, or all
the election officers at the voting pre-
cinct shall so order.
When the ballots have been thus
removed the presiding officer shall Sc
lect from the election officers an equal
number from. each of the two leading
political parties, who shall canvass
such ballots in accordance with this
section; but no announcement of the
result of such canvass shall be made
by any election officer until the total
result of the canvass of ballots has
been ascertained."
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YOUNG HERO OF
TELEGRAPH KEY.
With One Hand Almost Shot Away He Re-
NAMED for Hours at His Post-Special
Engine Sent to Relieve Him.

PROSTATE on his desk. his bloodless
face telling of the pain he had suf-
fered. At sight of the relief man he
sank back in his chair in faint.
During the six hours that he nursed
the stub of his hand he answered ev-
cry call on the line and kept q careful
record of everything that TRANSFERRED
For several days a squirrel had been
disporting himself on the boughs of a
birch tree within a stones throw of
Bowmans window. Bowman finally
borrowed an old shotgun, intending to
take a shot at the squirrel Not being
familiar with guns, he rammed homo
a double charge Of powder When the
squirrel appeared again he fired at it.
The gun exploded near the butt, and
Bowman's left hand was almost car
ried away
BOUND HIS WRIST WITH WIRE.
Grasping a coil of insulated wire.
Bowman wound it about his wrist, In
serted his pocket knife as a handle
and with it twisted the wire around
his wrist so tightly that the flow of
blood was retarded, though not
stopped entirely.
Bowman is 20 years old, and recent
ly was married. His heroism IN stand
ing to his post as he did will probably
bring substantial recognition from the
railroad company.
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BRIGANTINE ASHORE.
Heavily Loaded Ship on the Beach at
Block Island.

Block Island, R. l., Nov. 5.-The brig
antine Plover, Capt. Godfrey, of Barba-
does, from New York, bound to Sierra
Leone, Africa, with an assorted cargo,
came ashore at Sandy Point about quar-
ter Of a mile north of the life saving sta
ton last night. Capt. Godfrey claims
that his compass was defective, but when
he saw the Block Island light he endeav-
ored to wear ship and come about
The braces caught on the lumber on
deck and the brig would not come around,
so the captain had her squared away and
took the beach head on. A heavy sea
began going over the vessel, and the crew
were taken ashore in the breaches buoy.
The captain refused to come ashore until
this morning, when he was landed by the
same means.
The brig has six feet of water in her
hold but as she is just out of dry dock,
where her bottom was newly ooppered, 1t
is not thought that she is aleak The
water probably got in through the deck
matches Local wreckers have contracted
to save the vessel and cargo for 45 per
cent. If the weather is good the chances
of floating her are excellent. Part of the
deck load was taken off today.
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SUNK A SCHOONER.
Steamer Tallahassee Runs
Foul of An Unknown Graft
Off Long Branch.

New York, Nov. 5.-The steamer
Tallahassee, Captain Askins, which left
her dock at 6.45 p. m. last night for
Savannah, returned to her pier at mid
night Captain Askins reports when
off Long Branch at $40 p. M, his
steamer 'collided with the four-masted
schooner Senator Sullivan, which
struck us forward part bows, the lib
Doom going through the plates on the
main deck on the foreeastle, throwing
TWO seamen off of their hunks, but did
not inJure them. The bowsprit then
struck the ship about Is feet farther
AIT and 10 feet lower down, about five
feet from the water line. Each hole is
from four to six feet square. The
steamer was stopped and after inves-
tlgatlng to see what damage was sus-
tanned, circled around to find the
schooner, but could see nothing of her.
The Tallahassee then steamed back to
her dock. The steamer will be dis
charged today and go in dry dock in
the morning.
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WILL NOT WEAR STRIPES
Riot Among Prisoners in
the Santiago
Prison.

Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 5.-There was
almost a riot in the Santiago prison,
yesterday, when the order was enforced
respecting the use of the conventional
convict uniform of stripes, with clipped
hair and clean shaver face. The prison
ers fatty refused to comply and the
prison officials were compelled to use
force. In several instances prisoners
were bound during the shearing oper-
alton. All consider the new regulation
imposes the lowest degradation.
A party Of wreckers has just begun
to explore the wreck of the torpedo
boat destroyer Pluton. and the first
diver, it is said, found $4,000 in the
purser's cabin. Last Thursday some
wreckers attempted to board the Girls
tobal Colon, but found it already oc-
cupied by another party, who consid-
cred the wreck their property. A fierce
fight ensued, in which one man was
killed and several were wounded.
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cratic city committees, and in signed
statements in this mornings issue Of
The Spy, the chairmen give hopeful
views of the situation Owing to local
contests, the vote is likely to be large
one.
The democrats have maintained all
along that the republican ticket is due
to suffer for the alleged sins of the Nc
Kinley administration. They say that
the expansion issue is bound to tell
against Crane and Bates and that the
disaffected voters in the republican
ranks are going to cast Their lot in with
the democracy this year i lis may be
put down as a forlorn hope. There are
always some few disaffected ones, out
of sorts with their party, but that any
considerable number of republicans in
tend to cut the ticket this year is not
taken seriously.
This is a republican year. When the
vote is counted tomorrow night, Paine
and Mack will be so hopelessly buried
that the excavation of Pompeii will be
light work compared to the digging of
the democratic ticket from the noun
tains of ballots under which it is des-
tined to lie buried.
ALL FIGURED OUT.
The republicans at HEADQUARTERS have
it all figured out. So confident are they
that victory is to be overwhelming that
no extraordinary effort is to be made to
get out the vote in the various wards,
except wards and 5. In the latter ward
special efforts are to be put forth and
every republican voter in etle district
will be brought to the polls to register
his ballot. Representative John G. Hag-
berg is to be returned to the Legislature
if it lies within the power of the repub-
lican city committee Ward 5, long the
banner ward of the democracy, is now
pretty safely republican, and the city
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06
MEAoHER'S PREDICTION.

THE democratic state ticket will poll
a much larger vote this year than was
polled last year. Reports from all over
the state warrant this forecast. Wor-
cester will not be behind the other cit
les in the state, and the vote Tuesday
will exceed that cast in this city since
the golden days of William E. Russell.
All signs point to a reunited democracy
Paine and Mack are not the candidates
of faction. They stand for the best that
is in the party, and will not only get
the solid democratic vote, but the votes
of that element in the republican party
that is not in sympathy with the Nc
Kinley administration.
Despite all reports to the contrary we
are going to redeem ward to the dem
ocracy this year. James F. Ryan is
sure winner over John G. Hagberg
Ward is safe. The regular nominee
will win out by good plurality.
John H. Meagher,
Chairman
Democratic City Committee
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HOW Mr.. CARNEGIE
MADE A MILLION.
1t Was Given to Him in Cash for the Option
on His Steel Interests Reorganization
Scheme May Yet Be Carried Out.

Pittsburg, Nov. 5.-Judge j. H. Moore
of Chicago, father of the Tin Plate.
National Steel, Steel Hoop, and other
industrial combinations of recent
growth, is credited by Pittsburg manu-
facturers with being authority for the
statement that Andrew Carnegie re-
ceived $1,000, 900 in cash for an option
on his interests in the iron and steel
concern bearing his name. Four men,
two of whom were Judge Moore and
Henry c. Prick, of the Carnegie con-
Germ. put up s25O,OOo each in cash to
hind the option secured from Mr.. Cafne-
D r,,n on his interests. A time limit was
specified, and 1t has passed.
The failure of the SCHEME to erect
a reorganization of the iron, steel, coke
ena ora noncarns as well as the trans
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06
REPUBLICAN VICTORY SURE,

Paine and Mack will be buried tomor-
row under an avalanche Of votes.
1t does not require the tongue of pro-
phecyt to herald the fact that w. Muir
ray Crane will be the next governor of
Massachusetts and John L. Bates the
next lieutenant governor. The majori-
ties that will be rolled up for the re-
publican candidates, it is safe to say,
will be the largest in the history of
Massachusetts.
All preparations for the election have
been made by the republican and demo-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06

portation lines in which the Carnegie
and Frick interests, are predominant,
occurred last summer. 1t was proposed
to form a giant corporation, with a capt.
tai of $625000,000, which would purchase
the entire holdings of the various con-
Germs connected with the Carnegie and
Frick companies. Charters were taken
out in both New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania for the proposed corporation. but
after some months of dickering the me-
gotiations were discontinued.
1t is stated in trustworthy quarters
here that the reorganization of the Car
negie concern and the change in its
character from a limited partnership
to a corporation, is to be undertaken
shortly, but that the original scheme to
buy out Mr.. Carnegie is to be aban-
doned The present limited partnership
agreement expires at the end of the
present year.
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DRIVE AT CHAMBERLAIN.

Halifax, N. S., Nov. Sat mass in st.
Marys cathedral this morning, Arch
bishop OBrien asked for the fervent
prayers of his congregation for the
wounded, suffering and dying soldiers
in South Africa, and for the friends and
relations who are suffering from the
loss of dear ones. One of the misfor-
tunes OF war, said the archbishop, is
that those who are responsible for 1t do
not go to the front
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says that the democrats have conduct
ed far more aggressive campaign than
the republicans, and that Paine and
Mack made an excellent impression on
the people, that is going to count in
the way of votes tomorrow The is
sues of the campaign he says, were the
trusts. Imperialism and the policy of
President Mckinley.
Many republicans, he thinks, will
stay away from the polls because of
dissatisfaction with the expansion pol
icy and the trusts will also cost the
dominant party a few votes. Mr.. Nc
Nary, when not otherwise engaged,
likes to dabble in statistics. He has
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06
JOSEPH HoLLEY DEAD.

Boston, Nov. 5. : Joseph Holley the
chief agent of the Citizens Law and Or
der League, died at his home in Roxbury
district from heart trouble last night. He
was known in nearly every town and city
in New England in which an organized
crusade was ever made against violators
of the liquor law, and he had appeared as
a witness In hundreds Of liquor trials. He
was born in Nantucket In 1912, lived In
Providence for some years. and became
an agent for the league in 1888.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06
INSURGENTS DEFEATED.

Peruvian Revolution Meets With a
Severe Setback.
Lima, Peru, via Galveston, Tex, Nov
5.-The government received official dis
patches today announcing the complete
defeat and routing of the insurgent
commander, Gen. Durand, at Huanaco
capital of the department of that >name
1870 miles northeast of Lima.
The insurgents lost many in killed
and wounded, as well as a large guam
tity of arms and ammunition and many
horses. The number of prisoners taktO
by the government force was large
Gen. Durand and his brothers managed
to escape, but their defeat is regarded
as a death blow to the revolutionary
movement.
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E. p. TAFT DEAD.

Providence r. l., Nov. 5.-Edward P.
Taft, TIRE asurer and head of the Ponetah
mill of Taftville, died at his home here
today He had been in failing health
since September 1896. Mr.. Taft had held
the position of treasurer of the mill since
it started in 1867. and its success was due
to his management.