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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
A CLEVER DOG.

Many anecdotes illustrative Of the oft
times seemingly human reasoning of
dogs are told, and doubtless countless
more remain to be recounted for the
deleCtation of lovers Of canine nobility,
and for this class is given the follow
ing incident of few nights ago: A pom
derous fire engine. responding to an
alarm, came rushing down Chestnut
street, just below Broad. while in front
OF the straining horses ran a small vel
low dog, its eyes ablaze with excite
ment OF the run. The snowstorm was
Just beginning and the myriad flakes
filled the air in binding clouds but a
little group of people, attracted by the
changing bells, stood at the street cor
ner. Among them was a little newsboy.
who. more venturesome than the rest
stood in the street. The dog was on him
in an instant, and barking and growing
leaped against his chest. pushing him
bodily back to the pavement Just in time
to escape the great wheels Of the ma
chine which Unexpectedly turned the
corner and proceeded up Thirteenth
street. How the dog knew which yav
the engine was going remains to be ex
Observation-Disclosures Record
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
NAUMKEAG'S DANCE.
Celebration Ct Its 18th Anniversary With
Music and Dancing.

Winchendon, March 15.-This evening
the social event Of the season took
place. Naumkeag Council 1913, Royal
Arcanum. celebrated It's 18th anniver-
sary at the town hall with a concert
and bail The event was most en-
joyaDle one, ana was participated in
by over 800 members and friends in
Guiding people from Boston. Leonin-
ster, Fitchburg. Gardner. Temule, on.
EoyalstOn, Keene, Peterboro, Jaffrey
and Rindge Harry +. Brigham's or
cheStTa Of Marlboro furnished the mu-
sic. Miss Grace Eldredge, reader. OF
Boston, made her first appearance here
and won the hearts Of her audience
with her excellent rendition At 8 AZ
the Grand Royal ArcanuTn march was
ushered in. led by Vice Regent W Y.
Stanley and lady. followed by a corps
Of aids with ladies and 100 couples
There We're IS numbers on the dance
program. including the favorite con,
rras-Portland Fancy and Virginia
Reel. Refreshments were served by
Caterer A Z. Read, in the upper hall
a. il O'Clock, after which dancing waf
/ resumed. The committee Of arrange.
mentS were G. A. Parker. w. Y. Stan
| Hey, +. 5. Tucker, b. r. Day %, s. H
| Graham, W. f. Carter, NJ D Gay: re,
ceptiOn committee Regent J H. Miller
assistants. 7. y. Spalter, Wyman Saw
! yer, +. W. Bcckman, II. NJ Chute. G
| w. Adams A. r. Whitney, J. J. Hunt
IT G. Sparhawk, F. H. Parker. F. f.
Streeter, q. F. Parker, S. f. White. G
L. Currier, A. l. Goodspeed, J. A. Mel
! len, J. +. Roberts
! The funeral Of oscar a. Kendall TOOK
place at his late home, Brown street
! Waterrill, this afternoon at o'clock
! and was attended by relatives anC
| friends. lnterment was at Riverside.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16

for the care u the body polite are o.
fered and find q READY acceptance.
In Massachusetts. just AZ present
= sreThiI is dosing with Chase-s Ready
tte4et. and Boston r. trying Quincy s
special Specifics. Specific, number
Roughly nougnt, labelled outing IS
however. Of such limited application
ana 80 high in price. that some patients
,aiaH lt should be excluded from the
family case.
Last year. 81 boys were given al
"eHHg. 81 cost 70 the city u $500
'aEe-= boys nere selected by the . al
4afueu. whose carriage bill Of 2-0 g9l
."F 'le year. is now being investigated
pT the proper authorities. they can be
" course. no doubt Il the wisdom and
lEpart-sllry Of the selection, in such
nzr1z.J il Is officially recommended
'H@' ,u the present year. 500 BOYS fthe
manner II selection iE not specified 50
FAR as I know BE- given d similar out
Why not be just and give 5000 girls Ar
equal aavantagez Il 10000 boys and
girls. "hy not 1900 deserving hard
frrE'rs fathers and mothers
by not 1000 Overworked and IN
Gz-pa-d tsachersg Why not I0, 60 in
Falids. aged and superauuateda
another bottle marked free con
--ta1 La-- 70 cure IN al cases. Il free
concerts. why nor free theatres Why
should J. Who am passionately fond Of
u Islc, BE- graufed ar the public ex-
p@n-e. while my neighbor who knows
nothing and cares less 4 bout music. is
denied the drama Of which he IS en-
Enthusiastically fgnd2
As q complete system. socialism
VIII never be established. civilization
VIII collapse first but before the So
cIallstlc craze has spent its force, IL
VIII probably leave ineradicable traces
upon our laws and institutions"
Miss Helena ". Corey read the con-
Guiding paper upon What is Christian
socialism," Christian socialism she de-
fined as not system but sentiment.
2 way OF looking al things. She traced
It's origin in the writings Of Lame
vais and It's development at the hands
nf Maurice. Kingsley, and Ludlow
New England is centre Of organized
Christian socialism in the United
States. What il tries 10 bring about
is harmony between the teachings u
Jesus and prs ctlcal life. so thai the
saving Of the poor man. The rich pr4 =
for us Sundays and prey on Us on week
dsys.' shall no longer be true Miss
Corey was evidently in sympathy with
the movement, as Mrs. Cunning was
with organized socialism and gave a
con arnOTe view Of it. There was con-
siderable discussion Of the papers. but
the trend Of the debate was rather
against socialism as a whole.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
ENTRY OF "NElTHER PARTY

The suit Of Charles A. stone, the for
mcr contractor, who recently went into
insolvency, against Charles r. Forbes
and Edwin r. Cummins, has been set
tied out Of court an entry of neither
party being made. The case was an ac-
tion Of tort having reference to the sale
and exchange of certain real estate
properties. The suits OF Forbes and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
LIST FOR TO-DAY.

The trial list for today IS as follows
1913 ION trial)-Forbes - a. vs.
Douglas. Forbes, H Parker; Gould
ing, Thompson.
27l5 ION trfaD-Bigelow Is. city O.
Worcester. Thsyer & Cobb Rugg, "
5. B. Hopkins
31H-Swanson vs.. Hanson. Sullivan
q O'Connell; Sibley, +. Parker.
32e1-Blanchheld vs.. KanZ. Thaye!
& Rugg; Thayer & Perry.
25s2-Goodnow vs.. King. Stevens
Sullivan & O'Conneu.
2s72-Fletcher vs.. Bishop. Dodge &
Taft; Hopkins, Smith & Hopkins.
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THEIR OWN COUNSEL.

Judge Edward G. Bates of Westborc
appeared as the defendant in the case
of John p. Ratigan Of this city, the
question at issue being whether Judge
property Of Mr.. Quinn. the former fur
nisher on Front street, had sold certain
property free from membranes, OF
whether that property was covsred by E
mortgage for $500 held by Mr.. Ratigar
for counsel fees, he having appeared fol
Mr.. Quinn. Decision was reserved by
the court. J. B. Ratigan appeared fol-
himself; Judge Bates ditto.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
GROSS NEGLECT ALLEGED.

John F. Jandron, as counsel for Ce-
lima Gagnon OF Worcester, filed in the
superior court yesterday a libel for di-
vorce from her husband, HOrmidas
Gagnon, to whom she was married in
1891 The nbellant alleges desertion and
gross, wanton and cruel neglect to
provide suitable maintenance. The IL
bellant asks the custody OF her minor
child, Hormidas GagnCn, Jr.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
SETTLEMENT EFFECTED.

Settlements are fast being effected
N the suits brought against the wor-
cester and Suburban Street Railway
Company as e result Of the Leicester
horror Of Dec. 18th and yesterday the
claim Of Mary Z. Murphy, who brought
suit for 5000 was settled out Of court,
the plaintiff receiving substantial
consideration from the company. Tns
plaintiff was severely injured about
the hips. back and spine. Councilman
J. r Ryan appeared for the plaintiff.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
LOAN OF 800 ALLEGED.

The last case of the day was that of
Adelaide Morisett of Blackstone against
Louisa A. Dupuis, the suit being an &C
ton of contract to recover for an al
legged loan of 800. Decision was re-
served by the court. Michael T. Fla
herty appeared for the plaintiff; John
]. Hefferenan and S. B. Taft for the
defendant.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
PHILIP RICHFoRD GETS $500.

Fifteen hundred dollars is what
Philip Riohford receives from the Cur
It's Manufacturing Company for the in
1uries which he recently sustained
while employed in the mill. Couns>l in
the case have been reticent ar regards
the sum. but judgment has been en-
tered for the amount stated. and judg
mert satisfied. Sheehan & Cutting ap-
peared for the plaintiff; ] K. Greene
and. John Lowell FOR the defendant.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16

Cummius against Stone were settled
yesterday, and were cOunte-suits over
the same transaction. The counsel in
the case were Charles n. Thayer for
Mr.. Stone. Charles :. Forbes for him
self and M Curmirs
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
AGAIN A JUSTICE.

Chief of Police James NJ. brennan
was again sworn in as a justice of the
peace yesterday by Col r. S. Johnson,
clerk Of the courts. Chief brennan re-
ceived his commission from Governor
Wolcott yesterday
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
ATTACHMENTS.

Samuel z. Winslow Us. Charles S.
Forbes, ct al, Worcester, $500, central
district court; writ served by Richard
son,
Nancy E. Harrington vs.. ". NJ. Tuck
Shrewsbury, $500, superior court; writ
served by Scott. c. c. Milton for the
plaintiff.
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REGARDING FUTURE ACTION.

Mr.. Fouca. representing the Boston
end of the Guild Piano Company, was
in town yesterday in consultation with
the local management in regard 10 what
action should be taken in the settlement
Of the suits which were recently brought
against it and on which a keeper is
now installed at both the local office
and at the mandatory.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
INVOLVES A SEWING MACHINE.

The case Of Fred E. Lituefeld against
Representative James Hunt, involved
the ownership Of a sewing machine
which the defendant had attached as
being the property of a party against
whom he had a writ for service. Decis-
ion was reserved by the court Sullivan
& O'Connell for the plaintiff; Frank 3.
Hall for the defendant.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
TO RECOVER COMMISSION.

Col Samuel E Winsiow brought suit
in the district court Yesterday against
Charles g. Forbes and f. r, Cummins
in an action Of contract TO recover com
mission on account, and the property OF
the defendant was attached in the sur
Of $500 by Constable Richardson.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.

The case of Morris Goldman against
Harris Edinberg has been settled out
of court. Philip J. O'Connell appeared
for Midlothian, and Sullivan & O'Con-
nell for Mr.. Edinberg.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
NO DIVORCES HEARD.

There will be no divorces heard at
this session of the jury-waived court
before Judge Fessenden. the rest of the
session being devoted entirely to jury
waived and equity cases.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16

VICTOR SPINROLLER CHAINLESS
bicycle. newest thing; rollers in place of
cogs-therefore there is no grinding of
one surface upon another. It's the win
ner. You can see for yourself at
Havener's big opening today. 5O7 Main
street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
INSANITY.
Plea Regarding Alfred
Wilcox.
A BIG SUIT ON.
Final Evidence in Bigelow
Case Today.

4 plea of insanity Is regards the late
Alfred Wilcox at the time certain real
estate transactions were made with
Charles :. Forbes ct al. will be consi-
dered in the case OF Charles S. Forbes
ct al against Franklin P. Douglass.
administrator Of the estate Of Mr.. Will
cox. which was opened before the jury
in the civil court yesterday afternoon.
The case involves real estate trans
actions between Messrs. Forbes and
Cunnins and the late Alfred Wilcox.
the property at stake amounting 70
thousands Of dollars. The defendant,
the Weil-known proprietor Of the Bay
State, who is administrator Of the es-
4 tate Of the late Mr.. Wilcox. appears
as the defendant in the suit. and lust
before the adjournment Of court yes
terdayr Lawyer Frank 2. Goulding.
who with Eben F. Thompson. repre-
cents the interests Of Mr.. Douglass. an
nounced that the claim OF insanity
would be introduced.
The case had just been opened by
ex-District Attorney Herbert Parker
when court adjourned. G. S. Forbes.
Herbert Parker appear for the plant
IN r. p Goulding, Eben F. Thompson
for the defendant
The final evidence in the case OF
Horace h. Bigelow against the city Of
Worcester, in a petition for the as
sessment Of damages for property tax
en- on Foster and Mechanic streets for
the extension and widening Of what
is now called Commercial street, was
submitted
During the day The Jury took a view
Of the Old or first site Of the fire de-
partment headquarters. The Anal ar
gunents were finished and the case
VIII be gwen 70 the jury this morning
after the charge by Judge Hopkins,
| Thaye1' & Cobb appear for M. Bigeloyy
Cot. ". S. 2. Hopkins, City Solicitor
Arthur P. Rugg for the city.
Judgment for the plaintiff in the suu7
OF SZ5 has been entered in the case of
Herbert Parker, receiver Of the Bav
state Fire Insurance Company. against
the Archibald Wheel COMPANY and
also in the suit against Daniel Sanders
the cases being actions TO recover on
assessments levied by the defunct cor
poratlon. c. W. Saunders, G. S. Taft
appeared for the plaintiff
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
CUBAN CAMPAIGN.
Captain {. G. Barrett Delights Grafton
Audience.

Grafton, March 15.-Capt. Edwin G.
Barrett Of Worcester gave his popular
address on THE Cuban campaign" in
g. A. X. haH this evening, and was lis
tened 10 by a large audience, which
braVed the Indictment weather to hear
the captain tell Of the scenes Of The
late war. The steraopticon views which
accompanied the lecture excellentIy IL
Illustrated the most important points Of
the address.
No admission fee was charged and q
vote Of thanks was due the members Of
the A. 3. r. Sprague Post, under whose
auspices the lecture wss given, for Sc
curing the services Of CapL Barrett.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16

Mr., +. p. Usher concluded his series
Of lectures on Current events" IT
Grange hall last evening, by rehearsing
extensively the labor problem of the
past, present and future At the close
Of the talk he was rendered a vote Of
thanks by those present and by their
request win speak on THE laws of
equity" April ).
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16

Well 1t can't get much colder than
If it does, groaned the disconeo1,to
one, well all be too cold TO feel II
any more. philadelphia North Amer.
lean W 'N''ih'
The record-union., 1899-02-23

were gotten ready and provisioned5
Shortly after daylight the three steam-,s
ers, the Weehawken. Vittoria and
Koordistan, one after another. hove in
sight. The Weefawken was the first to
be of service, as she sent two boats, irt
which the twenty five women and chill
dren were placed. These were landed
safely on the Weehawke1 but after
that the storm Increased In violence One
of our boats was smashed, and 1t be-
came almost impossible to lower an
other, on account of the vessel being
SO far down on the port side and corr
respondingly high on the starboardt
while the remaining boats were made
fast. Another attempt was made, and
one was successfully gotten into the
sea- I and the three men who wer6
saved with me jumped into her, to take
the oars, when by some unfortunate ac-'
cident we were cut loose. The men on
the vessel were seen after that toA try
repeatedly to lower another boats4hut'
without success" IA
The record-union., 1899-02-23

ALLENTOWN (Pas), Feb. 22.-NoticG
has been posted at all the plants Of thef
Tomas Iron Company notifying the
employees that their wages have been
advanced 10 per cent. This is the first
order increasing wages that has BEEN
issued in the Lehigh Valley for many
wears
The record-union., 1899-02-23
Rudyard Kipling Seriously Ill.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Rudyard Kip
ling is seriously i'll in this city at the
Hotel Grenoble. He is suffering from in
Illumination of the lungs. His doctors.
however, hope that with his strong con-
stitution he will be able to pull through
all right.
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The MISSING
LINER BULGARIA.
Four Of the Crew Of the Lost Yes
sci Arrive at Baltimore.
Were Picked Up at Sea In an Open Boat BY
the Steamship vlttoria.

They, With twenty-five Women
and Children Rescued by the
United States Steamer Weehaw-
ken and Landed in the Azore
Islands, All Who Have Been
Heard From Of the Crew of
Eighty-Nine Men and Thirty
One Passengers on the Bulgaria
When She Sailed From New
York.
The record-union., 1899-02-23

Continued on Eighth Page,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-09
GERMANS AND EXPANSION.
Admiiiistrati6n's Policy Upheld by
MANY TeutOns.

Milwaukee, Dec, der Her0!d pub.
fishes this morning the result Of the eff
forts Of tho editor, Edgar ". COlcmanI
to ascertain the sCnt!EicHt among the
republican German American population
Of Wisconsin pD the expansion question
He obtained from the chairman OF thS
republican county committee OF every
county in the state, except Milwaukee,
the names Of five representative German
American republicans, the chairmcn OF
the county committee not knowing Tor
what purpose the names were asked Mr..
Coleman wrote 10 the five men in each
county, asking an answer 70 the following
questions:
l. Are you and your friends of the opm-
ion that the American government, after
the close OF the war In the philippines,
shall retain the islands as territory and
property OF the United states and give
to the FiltpinoS a suitable form OF gov
erpmcnt under the direction and control
or the United States?
q Are you Of the opinion that the
United states troops shall be recalled i'm
mediatelsi and the FiipiEos LEFT 70 take
care Of themselves?
g. Are you of the opinion tltat AT the
close Of the war the United States shall
give to the Philippines the broadest self
government and content itself with a
proteCtOrate?
The replies so far received are classi-
fed by Mr.. Coleman as follows: For
question l. So, for question 2. 10, for qucS-
ton 3, 81. Five ignored direct answers,
but expressed confidence that the admin
istrati6n would adopt the proper course,
four were undecided between question !
and question 3, and nine were undecided
as TO the proper policy to be pursued.
All the letters are published In full by
Der HcrOld.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-09
TO INVESTIGATE ROBERTS.
Pending Inquiry lie VIII Not BE
Allowed to Il kc oath.


Washington, Dee. AT a conference of
about twenty-five prominent house repub-
llcans held at the capitol last night Ii was
decided that the eligibility of Representa-
tive-elect Roberts, Of Utah, 10 occupy a
seat I'm the house Of representatives
should be investigated, and II was de-
termined that pending The decision he
should not be permitted to take the oath
Of office.
This decision was arrived at by those
present without dissenting voice, Rep
resentative Taylor, Of ONO, who will
have charge of the matter in the house,
explained, after the conference had adj
journed, that this proceeding does not In
volve a pre-iudgment of the case, but
irrespective of party will afford the mem
bcrs an opportunity to vote alter a
thorough investigation and complete pre-
scntation of the case for their considera-
ton. The plan of procedure agreed TO Is
as fOiowS:
When Mr. Roberts appears at the bar
Of the house to take the oath. objection
Is 10 be made upon the ground that he Is
ineligible; he will then step aside, and
after the other members are sworn In the
member making the objection, who prob
ably will be Mr.. Taylor, Will reclte the
allegations and offer a resolution for Their
Investigation By a special committee. The
resolution will include the investigation
OF the charge that Mr.. Roberts alleged
conviction of violation of the Edmunds
Sct of 1889 renders him Ineligible by the
terms of that act; whether tho fact that
he Is an aYowed polygamst renders him
ineligible and whether the state of Utah
In electing him has not violated The COM
pact by which she obtained statehood.
Representative Powers, of Vermont,
presided at the conference. Those pres
cnt were Messrs, Henderson of Iowa,
Grosvenor. Shattuc, SOuthard Kerr and
Taylor of Ohio, Powers Of Vermont, Nc
Pherson of Iowa, DalZcll of Pennsyl-
Vania, Payne and Sherman OF New York,
Hill OF Connecticut, Thomas OF Iowa,
Alexander and Ray OF New York, Curtis
of Kansas, Warner Of Illinois, Lands OF
Indiana, Cannon of Illions Morris OF
Minnesota, Steele of Indiana and Long
of Kansas
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-09
State Liquor Licenses.

Pierre, S. d., Dec. 4.-The total
amount received on liquor licenses by
the state up to the last OF November is
S51, 300, rs against 100000 for the
whole of last year. While there will
be little more received on this fund
this year, il will not get up 10 the
amount of last year. The total num-
ber of warrants registered up to the
close of November amount TO $4,000,
and by the close of the year il is esti-
mated that the issue will reach Sl4O,-
600. About this time Il call will be
made to cover all which the funds in
the treasury can redeem. In the past
week twelve applications for land pat
ents have been received by the state
land department. OF these four each
came from Moody, Minnehaha and
Turner counties. The department
has sent out 1900 Of the permanent
fund to Brule county, on application.
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BOON TO MINING MEN.
Continued Good Weather Has Aided
Thcm-.Rniny Lake District


Them. Rainy Lake District
Rat Portage, S. d., Dee. 4.-The con-
tinucd open weather has been "A great
boon 10 mining men and source OF
profit TO steamboat owners, because
the extra trips viii enable large guam
titles Of freight awaiting shipment to
points on the lakes TO be got out with
out waiting for the Ice to form and
the winter roads cut out. The indica-
tcns now are in favor OF "A change and
frecze-up may be looked for any day
People interested have been making
calculations as TO the number of men
engaged in mining operations in the
district and one puts 1t that 1000 men
are at work for some eighty compan-
les in the Lake of the Woods. Seine
river and Manitou districts. This is
probably an underestimate, but il Is
sufficient to show that the mining in
dustry of the Rainy river district is
growing rapidly, and is going to be a
big thing for the country, as well as
for those who come in and stick TO it
and are not led away by reports Of
fabulous riches 10 be made merely
for the going in other fields.
Ore Of the best and most complete
camps Of the Lake of the Woods re-
gion will be the rearranged one at
Elector Gold locations Of the Rainy
River company. 1t includes separate
boarding and cooking camps, connect
ed by n third building arranged as
storchouse and woodshed. A big
shafthouse, commodious enough to
answer as an engine room, blacksmith
shop and general workroom as well,
is being built.