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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
COMPRESSED AIR.
This Motive Power Soon to be Added to
Street Railroad Cars in New York.

Compressed air is soon to be added to
the motive powers of street railroad cars
IN New York city. The adoption of this
new propelling force is to begin soon
after the first of the year on the Twenty
eighth and Twenty-ninth street lines,
operated by the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company.
Twenty compressed air cars are now
nearing completion for these lines and
Iney VIII be similar to the big cars on the
Madison and Eighth avenue electric lines.
The horsepower compressor which
VIII store the cars is shortly to be in
stalled in the power house near the Penn
sylvania Railroad Twenty-third street
ferry house. The compressor stands 60
feet high, and will have power enough to
propel 80 cars.
But this new force is not confined to
street. cars, for the New York Central
Toad is building power plant at High
bridge, and a specially constructed loco
motive is already awaiting the power to
run between 155th street and Yonkers on
the Putnam branch
Experiments have been made for several
years with a new application of com
pressed air. bringing results in practical
fields, the promoters contend, as certain
as electricity and much safer, more eco
nomical and more easily controlled than
the mysterious fluid, steam or cable
Ihese tests, they say, have shown beyond
the shadow of doubt that a locomotive
stored with the air can draw a regulation
delphia at an even speed of 70 miles an
hour without the recharging of the air
chambers.
Its advantages over the steam locomo-
tive are said to be economy, cleanliness
retention of power and the even and reg
ular manner in which the power is freed.
With the same charge it is Just as easy to
run the compressed air engine GO miles an
hour as it is to run 1t 20 miles for three
hours, and the time in which the distance
is to be covered is only limited by the
character of the roadbed
The two forces on the lines of the Met
ropolitan road are predicted to be in the
near future electricity and compressed
air, As the former has replaced and is
replacing the cable, so is the latter to re-
place the horse on the remaining cross
town roads. The Metropolitan Company
has been interested in the new propelling
force for the last two years, and its adop-
ton on the Twenty and Twenty
ninth street lines has only been after te-
dious tests. Should the operation of the
new system show the expected merits. air
as motive power may make inroads in
the field of electricity.
Other fields the new force bids fair to
enter are those of the truck omnibus and
carriage, A single charge of air will pro-
pei a vehicle from Is to % miles. A COM
pressed air truck can be stored with SUI
ficient power to run it until noon and
with another charge until evening, making
forty miles for the day, or about twice as
much distance as the ordinary horse truck
can cover. The cost is less than a cent a
mile for power to carry a weight of ten
tons up five per cent grade.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
3Os MAIN STREET.

ana report ON all feasible routes, at
once wrote to the commission savine
that II it was desired | would go 10
washington and make known nv
route | asked for no commission nor
money, having no other interest in The
matter than the public's. The com
mission did not see fit to accept my Of
ler' and therefore I have never di-
Vuised the route. The commission has
reported favorably on the I.ull route,
which believe present obstacles that
make it impracticable."
Mr; .'ebaron claims the route he pro-
posea Is nuch shorter than any other,
and would cost $22, OOO, 900 less than any
yet named. Mr.. Lebaron is now an
engineer for the American and Hondu-
ras company which the government OF
honduras recently granted valuable
concC ssions.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
THE DEADLY GRIP

Is again abroad in the land. The all
you breathe may be full of it's fatal
germsl Don't neglect the Grip" OF
you win open the door to Pneumonia
and Consumption and invite death. Its
sure signs are chills with fever, head
ache, dull heavy pains, mucous dis
charges from the nose, sore throat and
neVer-let-go cough. Don't waste pre-
cious time treating this cough with
troches, tablets, or poor, cheap syrups
Cure IL at once with Or. Kings New
Discovery, the infallible remedy fol-
bronchial troubles. 1t kills the disease
germs, heals the lungs and prevents the
dreaded after effects from the malady
Price SO cts. and S1.00, Money back
If not cured, A trial bottle free al
Brewer g. Co.'S drug store.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
THE CENSUS BILL.
House Committee Decides That Bureau
Shall Be Independent of interior De-
parlment.

pdfiment
Washington, Jan. 21-The House COM
mittee on census today finished the first
reading of the census bill. Practically
all the controverted points however.
were passed over, and will come up at
the meeting next Tuesday. The only
important action today was the final
decision that the census bureau should
be entirely independent of the interior
department, the director to be an
pointed by the president, and the whole
bureau to be independent of any other
department of the government. The
main questions which went over relate
to the civil service. the striking out of
provision in the Senate bill, request
ing that appointments must be made
from both political parties, and the
question as to whether each congress
sional district shall be constituted a
census district. or whether the direc-
tor shall be given direction in the mat
ter. Chairman Hopkins is sanguine
that the committee will report the bill
next week.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22

Carroll. But time enough for concerted
action in Mr. Carrolrs interest had not
been given and the fight was finally
given up.
1t was a case of what might have
been, although it is not known that
Mr.. Carroll would have cared for the
honor Only a dozen more days re-
main for the introduction of new bus
mess unless under suspension of the
rules and the indications are that a
Whole lot of new legislation will be in
troduced next week.
There is enough already on hand to
keep the Legislature busy for some time
to come even if no more comes in.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
a pleasant FEATURE

one Of the pleasant features of the
musical treat at Lothrop's Opera House
next week when the Milton Aborn New
England Opera Company will be the
attraction will be the rendition of a
new song. only Letter" The song is
in It's fifth edition, and its author, j. a.
connolly, Worcester boy, has received
high praise by critics for his latest
composition. The famous baritone, j.
Aldrich Libbey will sing the popular
work, and there is every assurance that
another triumph will be attained for
both singer and composer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
THE GOLD DOLLAR.
That Declared TO be Standard of Value
in the United States.

Washington. Jan. 2l.-The House
coinage, weights and measures COM
mittee today, by strict party vote
ordered favorable report on the sub
stitute for Representative Hills bill to
fix the standard of value in the United
States and for other purposes.
The bill provides. In substance, that
the standard D.. value in the United
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
POST OFFICE RECEIPTS.
AT Springfield There Was a Decline OF
Over Per Cent.

Washington, Jan. 21-The gross
postal receipts at so Of the largest post
ofhces OF the country for December,
compared with December, 1897, aggre-
gated $3,961,1l2, a net increase of al
most per cent. The largest increase
was 27.S at Newark. n. ]. Springfield
Mass. declined over per cent. Re-
ceipts: New York, SS75, 1863; Chicago.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
CHURCH WORSHIP AT ANNAPO-
LIS
Regulations by the superintendent D.
signed to Maintain Discipline.

signed to Maintain Discipline.
The Army and Navy Journal re-
marks that Admiral McNair, superin-
tendent of the naval academy, himself
a sturdy Presbyterian" took the strict
ures made in the synod of Baltimore
recently, ION the state of church wor-
ship at the naval academy, in an I'M
perturbed manner, treating it in a
good-tempered and sensible way" He
said: Il found the order restricting ca
diets to the morning chapel service ex-
cept such as had conscientious scru-
pies, in operation when l took COM
mand of the naval academy. While |
consider the rule the better method, if
parents or guardians desire them to at
tend other" he says, do not always
keep to their matter. Church parties
will then be formed for the cadets to
attend such churches as they desire"
But the admiral added with a touch
of humor, that if any one preached a
longwinded sermon, the cadets would
have to rise and leave in time to be in
the naval academy for l o'clock forma-
ton. Cadets in the church parties, -
he says, do not always keep to their
proper parties, and take improper adj
vantage of this liberty. The present
chaplain" added the admiral, "is a
Methodist, and an excellent man." This
refefS TO the earnest ana justly popu-
lar chaplain, H. ii. Clark. When DR..
Clark first become chaplain at Annap-
oils, he followed Chaplain Rawson, a
Congregational minister, and took from
him a form of worship containing re-
sponses which he himself has used
without criticism for % years on ship
board. The cadets seem to prefer this
service, which affords scope for their
musical taste. An excellent cadet
choir at present assists in providing the
music 1t is not thought that under
present circumstances many of the
cadets will avail themselves of the
privilege of attending Sunday morning
worship outside the academy gates.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22

BIRTHS.

SSDTT-In Rutland, GOTH a. daughter to
MI and Mrs. Patrick A. Scott.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
ATTACHMENT DISSOLVED.

The suit for $4,000 of the Ervart Manu-
occurring Company of Chicago against the
Baldwin Cycle Chain Company and Chas.
6orDes, William II. Gates and Edmund
X. Cummings, directors of the Baldwin
company, in the United States circuit
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
DEATHS

MLAHONEY-In this city, Goth, Nora Ma
honey, 16 yrs. mos
| Funeral from the residence of her aunt
Mrs. P. j. McGrath so Union avenue,
sunday afternoon at O'Clock, Services
at st, Johns Church at go Relatives
| and friends are invited to attend. lBos-
ton papers please copy)
iAHEARN-In this city 21st. Mrs. Katha-
rine QIarding) Ahearn, wife of Terrence
Ahearn, 80 yrs %@
Funeral from her residence, SO C,anter-
bury street, Monday morning Requiem
high mass in st. Peters Church. 2Rea-
tives and friends are invited to attend
AHEARN-In this city, 21st Mrs. sKatha-
rine Ciarding) Ahearn, wife Of Terrence
'Ahearn. 80 yrs. X. -itt
Funeral from her late residence, 81 Can
terbury street.. Monday mornings" Re
QUEEN high mass In St. Peters Church
tend.
RING-In this city 10th. John n Ring
formerly of Milford, Mass, SO yrs. 3
mos.
Chandler street, Monday morning at SIS
o'clock, Requiem high mass In. st,
Paups Church at O'clock Relatives
and friends are invited to attend In
terment at Milford, Mass. &
IKEATING-In Hartford, Conn. DIST Pat
rick keating, formerly of this city
Funeral from Union station. this city,
MONDAY afternoon on arrival &c 21i
train. from New York Relatives and
friends are invited TO attend. Inter
ment in st. Johns cemetery, Ibis city.
SAMPSON :. In this city. 2otii3 William
sampson 30 yrs, mo. 16 days,
JOHNSON = In this city 2fst, Ann B.
Johnson - yrs, mos, IL days.
1
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
=. a. sadd buyer for the Barnard

r. A. Sadd, buyer for the Barnard.
Sumner & Putnam Co. has returned
from tour in the manufacturing and
importing districts of New York and
Philadelphia. where he spent the past
week.
Bay State Lodge, b. of l.. r.. will
hold its 10Th annual concert and ball, in
Horticultural Hall, Tuesday evening.
Harry Brigham's Orchestra of Mari
noro viii furnish music and Yeaw will
cater
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22

THE SOLDIER BOYS who had taken
Hoods Sarsaparllla are said to have stood
the long marches much better than their
companions This medicine gives strength
and endurance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22

HOODS PILLS cure all liver ills.
Mailed for % cents by c. l. Hood & Co,
Lowell, Mass.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22

Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts gave no.
tice that on Tuesday next after the
routine business, he would discuss the
Vest anti-expansion resolution.
AT the opening of the session of the
Senate, Mr.. Mcmillan of Michigan pre-
scented the credentials of julius C. Bur
rows, reelected a senator from Mich
lgan for term of Six years, beginning
March 4, 1899. They were filed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
Very Finest Winter Jackets,

Your choice of ohr coats in very finest material in
novelty or staple styles-Fancy Taffeta and Satin
Lined, and very best finish Garments that sold as
high as S27.5o.
The times., 1899-03-15
ENERGETIC WORK FOR
THE PEACE JUBILEE
Large Meeting Of the Business
Mems Association.
Encouraging Reports of Progress
From Various Committees.
Preparations for 81 General Rally at
Willard Hall Next Tucs-
day Night.

\ special meeting of the Board of Direc-
held last night at 1914 Street north
west. The following members were pres
ent: President. W. 5. Knox: Secretary, W.
S. Mexican; Il. r. Andrews, G. NJ. Bond.
c. b. Cropley, j. {. Ergood, y. T. Elliott,
w. f. Guide. Z. l. Jordan, W. &. Lown,
r. T.. Murphy, f. X. Raymond, William
Ramsay. o. G. Staples, S. c. Smoot, and
C. II. Syme.
The principal subject of discussion was
the Peace Jubilee. and all expressed their
entire satisfaction at the progress being
made by the committees having in charge
the different features of the enterprise. The
following new members were elected:
Charles Allen, George \. Armes, Byron ;.
Adams, ". II. Allen, 4. Il. Bliss. +. II. Bishop,
Bohhinger Bros. +. J. Bentley, Thomas \
Brown, W NJ. Baum. Eugene 5. Cochran, Rufus
II. Darby, George b. DE Shields William H..
Ellis j. j. For>ythe. Il. L. Goodman, Andrew
Gleeson, Herman Gascl b. : Graves. OF Haven
ner Baking Co; l!ilhnan Il Co. Kelly * Cham
berlain, W. J. kcboc. Frank Keenan,. r. J. Long,
y A. Lipscomb, Ralph ". Lee, J. X. Murphy.
C. j. McGrubbn Il. b. Nixon, George T. Rob
iuson, John NJ. RiemJn i Co, Harry Szcggdy,
luiius ". Tulsun, +. o. Nhitfurd x. I. War
wick. Walter II. Wilcox, Irving " Wright,
William IL Nocman. and II. -, Wilson.
\ committee OF five vas appointed to ar
range a special programme for the regular
monthly meeting OF the association, to be
held in Willard Hall next Tuesday night
March y. The association has already ar
ranged 10 make this meeting one of the
most interesting yet held Many promi
lent men have signiiicd their intention to
be present and take part in the exercises
Invitations viii be sent to al! the leading
business men OF the District and the pIG-
lie viii also be welcomed.
II is intended at this meeting TO secure
general and popular endorsement of the
Peace Jubilee Reports from the finance
committee show that liberal contributions
are being received from all sides, and
the funds for carrying out the elaborate
programme are now assured.
The headquarters of the association will
be moved TO 1l16 f Street northwest to-
morrow. where Il handsome olhce has been
provided. The Grand Lodge. l. o. O. F.,
has appointed the following members of
the general committee: J. II. Wood, Or. T.
]. Jones' Z. B. Hay. H. c. Hazard, and d.
". Keck. This order has pledged its sup
port to the association for the success Of
the Jubilee.
The times., 1899-03-15
HAVANA'S FINEST.
Former Chief MccufIngh's Views on
the American Police system.

New York. March 1i.--John McCullagh,
ex-Chief OF Police of New York, who, On
December left this city for Havana TO
organize a police force there. returned This
morning He said that hy had organized u
force in Havana that viii in time be equal
to any in the United States. There are,
he said. chief OF police, .dapdty chief.
eight inspectors. twelve captains. forty
els lieutenants, and fo-ty-eigh, ser
geaDts The ieutenants, Mr. McCu lagh
explained. did the same kind OF wo.k as
the sergeants in this city. while the ser
geants there ranked as do New York
roundsmen. The full force consists OF
l,0O0 men, and is composed of Cubans,
Spaniards. and Americans more than
seven -eighths. however are Cubars. All OF
the men are uniformed, wearing a ue
suit and carrying 4 revolver and a night
stick or billy. such as is used here.
When / reached Havana" Mr. McCul-
Iagh said, Il found not one pole, force,
but four. They were as follows: An ordi-
nance police, appointed by the council 3lo
in all, whose duty it was 10 enforce the
ordinances: q civil police. appointed by the
Governor. which had 300 members also; the
OTdeu Pubico, consisting OF l,2O0 men,
and a guardia civil, practically ConstablCs.
composed Of $500 men. There was a!wa s
friction between the different forces For
example if an ordinance man made an
arrest he would turn his pri oucT over to
one of the civil police who would refuse
10 take him if he felt that way inclined"
Mr. McCullagh said that The published
accounts Of riots and disorder had been
greatly exaggerated. The people Ci Ha-
yana are easily controlled, ne said. all
that is necessary is 10 maintain discipline
ia the new force. The Spaniards and Gu
bans who are troublesome are only loud
takers. They shout ana make g loud
noise, but nothing more.
The eX-chief was asked what he 'hDught
OF affairs in the Police Department Of mis-
city. lie said: Il saw very few neNspa-
pers while away from the city. and DO not
know what has been going on. What
do know, though. is that sou could not set
me back in the department unless | was
given the same powers that the chief OF
the Havana force has-the power Of ap-
poiutment. details, promotions and dis
missal after hearing on written charges. a"
The times., 1899-03-15
ALLEGED coUNTERFE1TERs.
Eight Wen aud Two Women Arrested
in Boston

Boston. March t4.-Ralph Redeem Of
the United States Secret Service. assisted
by officers of Station /, arrested tonight
Peter Gonzales and eight others including
TWO women. all Itanans, charged with
passing counterfeit money. All are resi-
dents Of the italian quarter in the North
End, and ii is believed they compris4 most
OF the gang That has been putting so much
bad money in circulation of late Since
Mr.. Redfern came TO this city few months
ago he has devoted much time to the ef-
fort 10 discover the source from which the
counterieits came.
Late tonight a tenth members OF the
gang was arrested in Lynn. The spurious
money consisted of fve-dollar bi Is of the
series of 1880, and it is believed that ve.y
large number Of The bills are now in cir
culation throughout New England. The
Italians have been under su=p ciOn for two
months. and When Mi. Redfarn got wind
this afternoon that they were ell to leave
FOR New York tonight he rounded them
up II is said there are one OF two of the
gang that could not b. found tonight. The
bill is about One-siXtecnth of an incl
shorter than the genuine and the prin ing
of the front is blurred The clcck le ter
" q" is missing from the left end OF tls
note On the back the Grecl is Light =
than IL should be and the seal is darker
The latter work is poor. Tee first bad hi |
was discovered last November
The times., 1899-03-15
TOWN ELECTIONS IN JERSEY.
scabrishts Trolley and hnti-Troi.
ley Contention.

Seabright. n j., March H.-P. Hail
Packer was reelected Mayor Of Seabright
today over Fire Chief George ". Elliott.
in one of the closest fights in the borough
There were 24l votes cast. Mr. Packer re-
ceiving Ia and Mr. Elliott 800 c. v
Shropshire and C. b. Minton were elected
cOunclmen. The fight at the polls was
over the trolley and anti-trolley, the form
er winning. Mr. Elliott was backed by
the summer residents and was confident
Of election. \ trolley company wishes 10
build a line through to Long Branch. FL
lott pledged himself not to vote for the
admission Of the trolley by any route
Mayor Packer was favorable to the trolley
provided 1t came BY back way, and the
people wanted it.
SomeryillC, y. J.. March lin omp,et-
returns from the township and borough
elections held in Somerset county today
show slight Republican gains IN Bridge
water township. the county seat the onj r.
Republican ticket is elected, with the cN-
ceptiOn OF William }. Logan, the Demo
cratic candidate for fresho,dlr who is re-
elected by over 300 majority in the borough
of Boundbrook. Richard Brokaw. the
Peoples candiate, is reelected mayor bv
a small majority.
PIaiuGeld, Y. J.. March 14.-By q M
iority OF thirteen votes Newton r. Small
ley, Republican. defeated Col Joan +.
Wilson, Democrat, in the North Pa ufield
borough election for mayor today. Tn r.
were al votes cast. and the counting was
not finished until after midnight.