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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
GERMANS WANT WAR.
johannesburg Capitalists Call Upon
England to Draw the Sword.

England to Draw the sword.
Berlin. Sept. SO.-The Cologne Gazette
publishes communication from what
are designated as the most influential
Germans in Johannesburg, calling upon
Great Britain to take vigorous steps to
suppress the troubles that have long ex-
listed in the Transvaal, which. they add,
are now spreading to neighboring states:
The document declares that If peaceful
negotiations fail, Great Britain must
draw the sword and cut the Gordian knot
The signers of the document insist that
the group of inexperienced Beers who
are managing the revenues, of which q
considerable portion flows into their owr
pockets. must be cleared out, and that
Great Britain is under the obligation tc
restore peace with the Transvaal which
is impossible as long as these ignorant
peasants have. the direction Of the com
plicated situation. While the above prob
ably expresses the view of the German
capitalists 1t must be remembered thai
many Germans hold such an exactly con.
trary opinion that they have invested II
support of the present administration Of
the TransVaal
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
UNITARIAN WOMEN.

A meeting of the Worcester league OF
Unitarian women will be held Oct. 10
in Grafton. The program of the meet
ing will be as follows: What is So
cialism?' by Mrs. e. o. Cunning;
American Unitarian Association" by
Miss A. Bancroft; Municipal house
keeping abroad by Mrs. c. Van d.
Chenoweth; Municipal ownership" by
Mrs. G. Bigelow.
The current events committee will
be represented by Miss Rider, who will
give a paper on the George Junior
republic
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
CANDIDATES APPEAR.
J. P. Morrisey and Or. T. NJ. Daniels
viii Try for Nominations in Ward 4.

The municipal por dcal pot is begin
ming to bubble in ward 4. Joseph P.
Morrissey,is to be a candidate for the
democratic nomination for councilman,
and Dr. Thomas M. Daniels fer school
committee. Lawyer Morrissey Is a
native of Worcester. and received his
early education in the schools of that
ward. He graduated from the Worces-
ter high school in 1891. He studied law
with George S. Taft and later with
Ratigan & O'Hara, and was admitted
to the bar In 1896 He has been teacher
in the evening schools of the city for
eight years, being principal during his
has never before attempted to secure
public Office.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01

L'Opinion Publique, French paper,
scathing article written by j. A. Fav-
reau, in which he advises Rev. Jean
Berger to skip North Brookfield The
article is entitled Berger and Com
pany,' and ridicules the position held
by the strange priest
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
BANNERS ARRIVE.
National Association Sends Embems
of Championships Won.

John H. Meagher, president of the
Wachusett Boat club, received yester-
day banners emblematic of the national
championships which seuilers of the
Wachusett club won in the regatta at
Boston Iast July. There were two, one
representing the single scull champion
ship, which Edward II. Ten Eyck won,
and. the other the double SOUL cham
pionship, which was won by Ten Eyck
and Charles H. Lewis. They will be
hung on the walls of the boathouse at
the lake.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
CIRCUIT ANNOUNCED.
Towns in Which New Base Ball League
Will Play.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. sO.-President
Harry Quinn of the new American
Base Ball Association today announced
that the circuit would be as follows.
Eastern dlyision-New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington.
Western division-Chicago St. Louis,
Milwaukee and Detroit Mr.. Quinn
stated that the circuit might be modi-
fed by unexpected developments
There is to be conference in the east
about Oct. 20, and until then essential
plans will not be made public
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
OFF TO THE FRONT.
Durham Infantry Leaves for the Posi-.
BILE Firing Line.

BILE Firing Line.
London, sept. SO.-The Durham in
fantry. with three guns and a detach-
ment Of naval volunteers, left Durham
this afternoon. The crowds babe the
t, 90 g farewe'i The stoppage OF a
train at Volksrust by the Beers is COM
firmed. The r:.use of this step is I'M
know n. Subsequently the train pro-
ceeded to johannesburg. The wires
are interrupted. The town is crowded
with Transvaalers, and there is consid-
cradle excitement and anxiety.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
VETS HANDICAPPED.
Sixteen Men Worked Against the Vino
atiWare.

The Niagara Yetesan Firemen's asso-
citation went to the Ware muster yes
terday. The vets were commanded by
Capt Charles A. Lewis. The Boys club
drum corps furnished music. When
Capt William circuit gave the order,
Brake her down." there were 16 men
at work, and the stream which was
thrown against a head wind, wouldn't
have won d prize in a hundredsyear at
a squirt gun carnival. The vets arrived
in this city at IL o'clock last night.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
WEATHER REPORT.

Boston. Sept 80 = Local forecast for
Sunday; Fair, clear weather Sunday and
Monday: light to fresh westerly winds
Sunday, becoming variable Monday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
SHAW WILL BE COACH.
He VIII Get the Harvard Freshmen
Into Shape.

Into Shape.
Hartford, CT, Sept So.-The Trinity
college Under class annual field events
were held today, and were witnessed
BY large crowd. The class of 1902
scored 211s points, most of them being
made in The running events, while their
opponents of 1908 were only fortunate
enough 10 secure Sls points. luke, cap
tain Of the sophomores, was not able 10
break his record for the 100 yards dash
OF 10 AS seconds. but he equa1led 1t.
The sophomores celebrated their victory
this evening in an appropriate manner.
The record-union., 1899-09-03
WASSERMAN, KAUFMAN G CO.
OVER THE GARDEN WALL.
Upon the Ownership of
Peaches.

"Mr. President" said the member
from Woodlawn, when the Society for
the. Preservation of Sleep in the bor-
ough of The Bronx was called to order
yesterday, II would like a ruling on a
point of Importance to some of us
Yes, SIR said the President. And
the member proceeded.
What l want to know is, do peaches
that grow on a tree which overhangs
a neighbor's yard belong to the man
in whose yard the tree stands or TO
the man in whose yard they fall, or
from whose back stoop they can be
picked?
81 have a case in point. In the yard
next to mine, occupied by non-union
Bronxite-by non-union / mean a man
who does not belong to our society
there is a peach tree. 1t grows near
the fence, and the branches of it fill q
large space of the sunlight of the yard.
for which I pay rent. The shade from
the tree prevents the tomatoes from
getting that amount of sun they should
in order to ripen before the frost hits
them, and the rain sheds down from
the branches and browns out the early
lettuce
I'm those two things there is an ele-
ment of loss for me- The recompense
would seem to be in my appropriatins
the peaches that hang from the tree
which grows in my neighbor's yard.
What are my rights in the premises?
Do the peaches belong to me, or are
they his?"
'Will any of the members with a
10 Al
President.
IF I may be permitted" said the
member from East Chester, II would
like to say few words. The case in
question presents a situation not en-
tirely new and still novel enough to
warrant our giving it the proper con-
sideration. / have a case somewhat
similar. 1t involves not a peach tree,
but a dog. Next to- me lives a man
who has an interest in a dog. For the
past year the dog has been coming into
my yard through a hole in the fence
He eats at the back stoop of my house
regularly and returns home. He is an
excellent watch dog He came there to
the house next door as a stray dog. I
feed him and he watches the house of
my neighbon To whom does he be-
long? Who is to pay his license, and
in case he bites any one, who is to
own him in the court?''
MIR. President, may I interrupt ?"
queried the member from Wakefield
"As you all know, live on the borough
line. Some eight feet of my rear yard
is in the city of Mount Vernon and the
rest is in The Bronx My neighbor
NJ ;,<, Ia vr@l.x
weeks ago one of my hens disappeared
She had found few door knobs and
golf balls and six eggs in the barn of
my neighbor in Mount Vernon. In due
time she reappeared followed by a half
dozen chickens with feathers that
showed the result of being Matched in
nest with golf balls.
''The eggs belonged to my neighbor
The record-union., 1899-09-03
ADJUSTMENTS.

This evening at the CIunie- Opera
house the Vroom-Addison Dramatic
and Comedy Company begins a week s
engagement. Mr.. Vroom is represent.
ed as a finished actor. who was four
years with the famous Booth & Bar
rett Company, and was two years with
Madame Modjeska's Company. Miss
Grace Addison is new to this coast. She
IS represented to be a handsome. grace
ful and talented woman, her strength
and success being mainly in emotional
roles and the higher walks of comedy.
The roster of the support presents
twelve people, some of whom are well
known in California, where the present
company was recruited by Mr. Vroom.
The Dukes Pledge" is a sparkling
comedy-dra in four acts. dealing
with the esthetic court of Louis XIV.
and royal gallantry. The Due de Rich
elieu has just returned from exile. The
Marquise de Prize, the favorite of the
Due de Bourbon, the Prime Minister.
receives him, and they give back. one
to the other the pledge of their love. a
broken sequin. Two gentlemen chaff
the Due about the improved morals of
the ladies, and that his vocation as a
lady killer is gone. He makes a. wager
that he viii have a love appointment
from the first maid, wife or widow
that he meets in the Chateau or on
leaving it within twenty four hours.
Just then a young girl from the co1n
try, MadmoiSelle de Belle Isle enters
who has come to the Marquise asking
her aid in releasing her father and
brother from the bastile The Chev-
alier d'Aubigny, the betrothed of Mad
moiselle de Belle Isle, demands to hold
the wager, much to the CONSERVATION
of the courtiers. The Marqufse de Prize
piqued by the Dues persistence to win.
determines to thwart them and pro-
tect the girl Unconscious of her dan
ger, she writes the Due imploring his
influence for her father and brothers
with the Prime Minister, and asked the
Marquise to hand the letter to the Due.
The Marquise glad of the opportunity
to avenge herself on the Due changes
the wording so as to give a different
impression, causing no end of difficulty.
The Chevalier d'Aubigny believes his
fiancee guilty and leaves her. The
Due is supremely happy, thinking he
has won the wager-and the Marquise
quite contented knowing that she has
thwarted him. The complications are
intricate, exciting and extremely dra-
matte. The tangle unravels, all are
made happy and the Due remembers
only the wager that he has lost
The record-union., 1899-09-03
California Soldiers Banqueted.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. The
First Regiment of California Volun
teers and the Heavy Artillery, which
have just returned from the Philip
pines, were the guests of honor tonight
at a banquet given in the grand nave
OF the new ferry building by the Ma
tive Sons and Daughters of the Golden
West. There were fully 1000 persons
present, and the event was a notable
success. Before the elaborate repast
began Father McKinnon, Chaplain of
the First California Regiment, offered
a brief prayer Daniel Ryer officiated
as POSTMASTER and addresses eulo-
CYSTIC of the services of the California
troops were made by several prominent
citizens
The record-union., 1899-09-03

regular crew, arrived. the prospects for
the destruction of the main building
We're good The wood and coal sheds,
the dead house, the paint shop, the car
the gasoline house were all in flames.
and it was as hot as a. furnace between
the fire and the walls of the engine
house.
Chief Guthrie connected with a plug
situated in the avenue in front of the
hospital, and within a few minutes af
ter his arrival had a strong steady
stream playing upon the fire, which
now covered a strip of territory about
seventy-f1ve feet long by fifty feet wide,
and the effect was magical. The fire
was noticeably beaten down, and
though the roof pipes were again and
again brought into requisition as a pro-
lection from flying sparks and cinders.
the danger to the hospital ana engine
buildings was practically over.
The electric power had been turned
off, and it was some time before the
motor power pump could be brought
into play, but steam was got up as
soon as possible, and from first to last
the water tanks were kept we'll filled.
From the coal shed the flames spread
to the wood shed and yard in which
was ranked 130 cords of wood which
had cost the county about $3.50, and
which had been delivered and paid for
less than month ago. From the wood
sheds the flames attacked the dead
house, a structure about 12x25, one sec
ton of which was used as a paint
shop, and it was laid in ashes.
Then the carpenter shop was at
tackled, and it went up in smoke, along
with the carpenter tools it contained,
several hundred feet of valuable lum-
Der kept for making collins and for
general repairs, and several collins
which We're kept in stock.
The gasoline house, which, FORUM
ately, contained only one cask of the
fluid, was attacked and after it the
blacksmith shop and the tools it con-
tanned went by the way of the flames.
The fire approached to within about
thirty feet of the main building. and
after midnight the wind shifted, blow
ing directly toward the big building.
On the east side of the burning build
ings, and about fifty feet away, were
the barn and pig pens of the establish
ment, but they, being favored by the
wind escaped damage.
The Hospital Steward George White.
after careful calculation, estimated
the damage at $4,000, which. it is
understood, is largely covered by insur-
ance.
Except for the prompt action of DR..
White and his attendants, and for the
prompt response of Chief Guthrie of the
sacramento Fire Department the
County Hospital would undoubtedly
have been burned to the ground.
AT O'Clock a. m. the fire was under
control, and the force on the ground
was engaged in scattering the wood
which remained unburned, in order to
keep the flames down low and thus les
sen the chance of damage to the main
| building. All danger was considered
past
| 1t is long time since a fire has
occurred at the hospital-not Since the
old one was burned down one night in
!
october, 1873, and completely de-
stroyed.
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A Midnight Fire That Threat
ened the Main Building.
Inmates Were Greatly Excited, But
No One Was Injured.
A Fire Engine Sent From the City to Help
Save the Hospital.

Shortly before midnight last night
word came by telephone that some of
the outbuildings at the County Hos
pital, the coal house, woodshed, etc.,
were burning, and that the hospital it
self was in danger.
DR.. White the superintendent, was
communicated WITH and he said the
fire was then threatening the engine
house, whence is obtained the power
that supplies the hospital with water,
electric light and steam. The doctor
had to drop the telephone at that point
to attend to the work of saving the
main building.
The hospital is about three miles
southeast of the city, but the flames
could be distinctly seen, and as the fire
continued to burn the rumor gained
currency that the main hospital build
ing was on fire. A half hour later a tele-
phone message from Guthrie's Station
stated that such was not the case, but
that the barn had been attacked by the
flames and with it's large stock Of hay
was being consumed.
In the meantime the Nineteenth
street engine had been sent from the
DR.. Whites request.
Two Record Union reporters has
tened to the scene of the fire as soon
as the report came that the main build
ing was in danger, and it was 2 o'clock
this morning when they returned. When
they reached the hospital they found
the following condition of affairs:
In the coal shed. which was the most
northern of the outhouses. was about
fifty tons of coal. which was fine and
very tightly packed. and it was in this
mass that the fire started.
DR.. White seems positive that the FIRE
resulted from spontaneous combustion.
and his theory is concurred in by the
Hospital attendants and others who
We're present when the flames were dis
covered
The entire coal shed was in a blaze
before a hose could be attached to the
tank pipes and a stream of water
turned on, and from the coal bunkers
to the woodshed. in which was stored
130 cords of wood for winter use, was
an easy leap for the flames
The Hospitals protection from fire
consists of two 25.OOO gallon tanks. one
set above the other. and these are fed
by two pumps. one propelled by steam,
the other by electricity In addition to
the tanks to the roof of the main build
ing. so that in order to wet it down all
that is necessary is the turning of a
cock
There was danger that the flames
would leap from the burning wood, coal
and outbuiidings to the engine house.
which is just in the rear of the main
building, and the roof-pipes were re-
peatedly turned on to wet it down. the
result being that the engine room. on
which the safety of the main building
depended, escaped with a scorching.
DR. White had in the meantime noti-
fed Chief of the Fire Department Guth-
RE, and the latter Immediately re-
sponded. ordering out engine No. ;, sta
toned at the Nineteenth street station
together with hook and ladder wagon
and a hose truck.
Regardless of the fact that the hos
pital force was working hard with it's
single hose-line to keep the flames from
spreading, when engine No. 3. with it's
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Handsome
New PlaidS
At soc per yard.

That popular price again; this
time on the handsomest of new
plaids for Fall. Many of them
in the rough and foule effects SO
much in demand for separate
skirts; others are those elegant
corded and ottoman effects,
plaided in the richest, medium
tones of Fall, with bright silk
stripe contrasts, for waists and
suits-36 and 3S inches wide.
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Schurman at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2. = Prof. J.
G. Schurman. President of the Philip
pine Commission. arrived here late this
afternoon from Ithaca, n. Y. Tonight
he had a conference lasting several
hours with President Mckinley at the
White House. Secretary of State Hay
was present during a part of the con-
ference. The conference was held by
appointment. 1t is understood President
Schurman made full verbal report of
the situation in the Philippines, but it
is not now known that he presented q
written report. At IL o'clock Presi-
dent Schurman was still with the Pres
ident.
The record-union., 1899-09-03
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Generally Clear West of the Rocky
Mountains.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2, 8 o. M
The following maximum temperatures
were reported from stations in Califor-
MIA to-day: Eureka "a. Red Bluff 81,
Sacramento 76, Fresno 90, San Luis
Obispo 1S, Independence 81, Los An
geles SO, San Diego - Yuma 10S.
San Francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature 81, minimum 30. mean o6.
The pressure has fallen rapidly over
the northern half of the Pacific coast.
The pressure is beginning to rise rapid
ly along the central portion of the Pa
cific coast.
The temperature has fallen from to
D degrees in the interior of California,
but is beginning to rise along the coast.
The weather is generally clear west
of the Rockies
The record-union., 1899-09-03

and the hen was mine. The question
now to be settled between us is, Does
he take the chickens and pay me for
the time of the hen, or do l take the
chickens and pay him for the eggs and
the board of the hen while she was in
his barn?"
On motion of the member from Nor
risania, the questions of the peaches,
the dog and the chickens We're referred
to the standing Committee on Neigh
borly Diplomacy and Arbitration.-Ne
York Press.
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Judgment in Favor of Plaintiffs.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.-In the
United States Circuit Court to-day the
jury in the case of A. Paxton and L.
Paxton VS.. the Southern Pacific Com
pany returned a verdict awarding the
plaintiffs $3.50 and costs The suit
was for $4,000 damages for personal
injuries received in a railroad acct
dent in PlaeeryiHe.
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Los Angeles Normal School.

Los ANGELES, Sept 2-At an ad-
journed session held by the Board of
Trustees of the State Normal School
this evening, George T. James of the
Chicago University was elected to the
chair of psychology and pedagogy and
supervisor of the training school of
the State Normal School in this city
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Tragedy at Salt Lake.

SALT LAKE, Sept. "A carpenter
named Van Guilder living in the soutn-
eastern part of the city, this afternoon
gave his two children, girl and boy,
heavy doses of morphine, and then shot
the girl through the head, killing her
instantly. He afterwards shot the boy
through the head, probably fatally, and
then killed himself 1t is believed the
man was temporarily insane.
The record-union., 1899-09-03
SANTA CRUZ WON.
Defeated the Oaklands in the Game
at San Francisco,

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. = The
Santa Cruz baseball nine was defeated
to-day at Recreation Park by the Oak
land team, the score being 5 to 2 The
game was a try-out under new condi-
tions. By a stroke of the pen Huston,
Franks and Harper were metamor-
phosed from Farmers to Dudes, and
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Rough Riders at Preside.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2.-More
than 200 of Rposevelt's Rough Riders
are encampel at the Presidio with the
Thirty fourth United States Volunteer
Infantry, the remainder ob which ar
rived here to-day from it's mastering in
rendezvous at Fort Logan, Colo
The record-union., 1899-09-03
New Fancy
nixed Suiting
At soc per yard.

Never was there gathered be-
fore at this popular medium
price so much style, beauty and
goodness in dress goods as is ex-
hibited in these pretty fancy
mixtures, checks, stripes and
novelty patterns; also, rough ef-
fects, viz: Camel hair, boucIe,
chevron and cheviot. They en-
body all the new desirable Fall
shades, and are 3S to AZ inches
wide.
The record-union., 1899-09-03

Andrews and Morrow became Lobsters
by the same agent The infusion of
new blood into both teams has i'm
proved in a measure, particularly Oak
land, whose playing to-day was of an
excellent order. Harper, who twirled
for the Dudes, did some good work.
Score: Santa Cruz 2, hits 3 errors z;
Oakland ), hits 8, errors l. Batteries
Andrews and Morrow: Harper and
Hammond. Umpire Levy.
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Rich Silky
Black Crepons
At Sl.75 per yard.

This latest arrival in fashions
pet, black suiting, vies with silk
in richness OF lustre. The pat
terms are sufficiently varied In
the popular blister effects to
please all fancies. Some very
large designs, others small and
more conventional effects. The
width is AZ inches, and silk it
self would not supply more
satisfactory or rich costume.
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Rail Accident in Ohio.

LORAIN (O.), Sept. =. = Eight per-
sons were injured to more or less ex-
tent to-day as a result of a head-end
collision between two motor cars on the
Lorain and Elyra Electric line during
a dense fog. Both cars were crowded
with passengers and were running at
a high rate of speed. The front half
of each car was demolished. No one
was fatally hurt
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Barillas a Citizen of America.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.-Joseph
ISidOrO Barillas, a son of a President
of Guatemala, was admitted to citizen
ship to-day. He was born in Guezal-
tenango in 1878. He said that he would
fight for the United States against
Guatemala or any other country.
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Plain COlOred
Cheviot Suitings
At ST.. 90 q ward.

We've just uncased a line of
these semi-rough effects, 52
inches in width; of good,
heavy, dependable quality, in
colors, gray, mode, garnet,
brown, hello, new blue, hunters
green and black. This fabric has
no equal at 81 the yard, and will
make a most stylish and salts
factory Fall suit at small cost.