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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
FOR A CRUISE.
Kautz Ordered to Prepare
to Go to Samoa.

Washington, Jan. 2O.-The navy de-
partment's orders to the Philadelphia
did not go out to Admiral Kautz until
today. They were in the shape of in
structions to take on a full supply of
coal, and make ready for a cruise to
Samoa.
There was not an explicit order to
start, but simply to make ready If the
admiral, as reported in the press dis
patches, finds that his ships bottom is
so foul through her cruise in the south
ern waters as to be unfit for the voy-
age to Samoa, he probably will be au-
thorized to use divers to clean the hull,
for the department has decided that
the ship should not be sent to the
Mare island navy yard to be fitted out
The state department is moving with
due elaboration in the Samoan affair
There Is still lack of official reports
upon the details of the stirring events
at Apia. A brief statement of these
events has reached the department
through the United States dispatch
agent at San Francisco, but so far as
can be gathered, it is not yet known
Just why Chief Justice Chambers de.
clded that Matafaa, the German can
dldate for the succession to the throne
OF Samoa, was Ineligible 1t is suspected
here that the decision. was based upor
improper influences from the outside
but interested parties in the election q
the king, that If established would b.
suff1cient to disqualify Matafaa under
the strict terms of the treaty which ex.
pressly provides for an untrammelIeC
choice by the natives according to theil
own established customs.
The United States government mus
adhere to the terms of the treaty Sc
long as it stands this being duty I'M.
posed upon the government by the doc.
ument itself.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
THE SENATE.

In the Senate the committee on pub
lie service reported leave to Withdraw
on the petition of DR.. S. W. Abbott,
that the salary of the secretary of the
Ftate board of health may be increased.
Senator Donovan of Suffolk offered
1.-THE following resolution relative to the
constr =. Jon of a tunnel to East Bos-
tor:
Whereas, one of the considerations
which led to the enactment of chapter
54S of the acts of 1894 was the author
fly thereby given to the Boston rapid
transit commission to construct a tun-
mel or tunnels from Scolley square to
Maverick square in East Boston of
sufficient size for two railway tracks
and for running railway cars therein to
connect with the subways provided by
said act; and
Whereas, the principal subways pro-
vided by said act have been completed,
and
Whereas, when said commission was
about to enter upon the construction of
said tunnel, legal proceedings were in
stituted and are still pending to prevent
such construction;
Resolved, that it is the sense of the
general court that the tunnel provided
for by said act ought to be constructed
as soon as practicable, and that ii
& would be a great injustice to the citiz-
ems of. East Boston and breach OF
g good faith, if the construction of the
tunnel should be prevented or delayed
Senator Putnam of Middlesex offered
the following resolution:
!, Resolved, that the legislature OF
Massachusetts. in common with all
Americans, rejoices in the successful
conclusion of the war with Spain, and
congratulate the president upon the
manner in which he has led the coun-
try through a victorious war to a tri-
umphant peace. Believing that peace
should be legally re-established at the
earliest moment. it urges the prompt
ratilc alton of the treaty with Spain
confident that the Legislature may trust
to the patriotism and wisdom of the
president and of congress, the just set
tlement of the new questions which
must hereafter arise"
Senator Donovan of Suffolk petition
ed for an act authorizing the city OF
Boston to expend two million dollars
IN laying out, locating, anew, altering
widening and constructing highways
not exceeding so feet in width, in addi-
ton to the sums alrea ly authorized.
The Senate adjourned at 1.34 o'clock
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21

YES or gratuities contingent on dis
aolllty or long service
senator George explained that it was
e ene custom in Haverhill as elsewhere,
Tor persons who have suffered from
nres to send check for $50 or $500 to
me nremen's relief fund. The Haver-
NIL association now has $4,000 invested,
ana pays sic per week for 10 weeks in
case OF accident. Recently it was de-
sired to change the bylaws, and they
We're submitted to the insurance COM
missioner for approval. 1t was then
discovered that the act of last year
PROMPTED the acceptance of those con-
oltlons, and that this would apply to
every such organization. The Haver-
NIL association has no other way of
raising money excepting by an annual
pan. as no assessments are laid.
Representative Luce of Semerville, a
member of the committee, questioned
senator George as to whether the sale
OF tickets for balls was not in the ma
lure OF an assessment of personal prop
erty, did not feel intimidated into pur-
CHASING tickets for fear their property
would not be properly protected in case
of fire.
Senator George did not think this the
case at all. He thought people were
very willing to aid the firemen in this
way. ne nau PAID dollar year
Tor 10 years for ball tickets, though he
never went to balls-did not care any
thing about them.
Chief Gordon of the Haverhill depart
ment said there were 25 permanent and
% call men in it, the latter receiving
500 year each. Each man is obliged
to pay 81 as an entrance fee when they
JON the departments. 1t would be
hard on those call men to assess them
$40 year, or so to pay these disability
claims.
Mr. Richardson of the insurance de-
partment Favored the bill for the COM
missioner. In case the donations were
insufficient to meet disability claims
the directors would either have to take
the money from the invested fund on
levy an assessment. The weekly ben
emf could not be cut down. There was
no opposition, and the hearing closed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
THE HOUSE..

Mr.. Bleiler of Boston offered the Pc
tition of Charles E. Stratton and 9TH
ers for legislation to enable the city Of
Boston to finish the construction of it's
public parks.
Mr.. Frost of Lawrence introduced A.
bill providing that every Steamship
company whose vessels sail from Bos-
ton shall keep duplicate passenger
lists.
bill making eight hours or less a
days work for state, county, city and
Carey of Haverhill.
On motion of Mr.. Stone of SPRING
field, the bill amending the charter Of
the Hampden Savings Bank of Spring.
held was passed to be engrossed under
suspension Of the rules.
The House adjourned at LIP
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
PURIFY BLACKSTONE.
Councilman Timon Says South Worcester
is Suffering From odors.

Councilman James F. Timon is to in
troduce an order at the meeting of the
city government next Monday for the
board of health to make an investga-
ton and an examination into the con-
dition of the Blackstone from the en-
trance to the city line to the Quinsiga
mond publication works This order
which Councilman Timon is to intro
duce is due to the complaints which
South Worcester residents have made
at the nauseating odors which are waf-
ted from the river over South Worces
ter. Already at Quinsigamond there
has been an epidemic of typhoid fever.
and during the days Of the heated term
in summer, the vapors from the r3yer
penetrate to the Cambridge street
school house, and are very noticeable
there to the children.
In the river is an accumulation of
old dye stuffs, rotten leaves, and other
decaying material. which fill the air
with malignant odors. and he thinks
that the board of health and the city
should take action at once to purify the
entire system. Councilman Timon is
supported by practically the entire
South Worcester district where the
evil has assumed an aggravated form.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
LOSES MONEY.
The Yale juniors Promenade VIII Not Be
Financial Success.


New Haven, Ct, Jan 2O-Between
$500 and 5000 was lost to the junior
promenade committee as a result Of low
prices that ranged tonight in the post
poned auction sale of the boxes not al
ready allotted for the social event of next
Tuesday The first choice brought only
$500 bonus, the second $50, the third
SIT, and the last, which was the Goth.
was down to So bonus. OF the bidders
it is said that only three were of the
sophomore class, and very few of the
others were from the Sheffield scientific
school. The curtailing of the prom
enade festivities by the faculty, whose
mandate limits them to Monday and
Tuesday, instead Of four days, as here
tofore, is in measure responsible for
the lack of enthusiasm. The prepara-
tions already made by the committee
surpass anything seen in former years,
and the promenade itself will be as
great an event as Yale has witnessed
in that line.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
ADMIRAL. scHLEY..
He Is Presented With JewsIed sword bv
Royal Arcanum.

New York. Jan, 2O.-Rear Admiral
schley was presented with jeweled
sword by his brother members of the
Royal Arcanum, tonight, at Carnegie
Music Hall, in the presence of 1000 per-
sons. Gov. Lowndes of Maryland.
with a party and large number of
naval oflcers from the navy yard, were
present. After receiving the sword
with a graceful speech, Admiral schIev
buckled it to his side and shook hands
with some 5000 men, women and chill
dren.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
A PECULIAR CAUSE.
Upton Young Man Died as Result Of
sirangulated Rupture

Upton, Jan. 20.-Peter Kelley passed
away at his late home in the north
part of Upton, last evening, death be-
ing the result Of a strangulated rup-
ture, the cause of which is unknown.
Mr.. Kelley was native of Upton,
having been born in this town Is years
ago. He received his early education
at the Mechanic street school, after
which he spent a few years in the
West Upton grammar school, where he
won the highest esteem of his school,
mates and all who were acquainted
with him, having very kind and gem
erous disposition. He We very good
all around athlete and enjoyed sports
of all kinds.
The last few years of his life he
has been employed IN the straw fac
tory at West Upton.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
A NEW SCHEME.
superintendent Knight viii Have ii Ready
This Evening.

superintendent Knight of the street
lighting department begun his second
attempt at lighting the city hall clock
yesterday afternoon. Three incandes-
cent lights were placed in position over
the north face of the clock after the
manner described In yesterdays Spy
The work was not finished last eve
ming, and although the current was
turned on once, the lights We're not
used last night. Today the work will
be resumed and Superintendent Knight
expects to be able to ,ssdke the clock
face plainly visible on the darkest of
nights. A single light has been ar
ranged over the face of the clock at
the head of the main stairway inside
the hall as a means Of testing the cor
rectness of the theory involved in the
plan for lighting the tower clock
faces
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
WILL HAVE HIS HANDS FULL.

New York, Jan. 21.--The managers Of
Jim Jeffries and Jim Corbett have COW
cred the $2500 which Fitzsimmons put
up in this city for Sharkey to cover. 1t
is understood that two weeks will be
given Sharkey to cover the amount
before Ftzsmmons says anything
about a fight with either Jeffrles or
Corbett Corbett says he is willing to
go to a finish with Fitzslmmons.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
ALL AFTER SEATS.
Homo Market Club Overwhelmed With
Applications for the Dinner.

Boston, Jan 20-Although the dinner
of the Home Market Club of this
city, at which President Mckinley is to
be guest, is yet a month away, the
club is overwhelmed with applications
for seats. The arrangements thus far
call for the seating of 1912 people on the
main floor of the auditorium in the
Mechanics building. The club is a ma
tional organization with members scat
tered all over the country.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
SENATORIAL FIGHT.
In the Ballot Yes erday Quay Was 10
Votes Short of Election.

Harrisburg Pa, jan Ex-senator
Quay is still 10 votes short of election,
21O votes were polled today and of these
the senator received SO. There has been
no break in the lines of the anti-Quay
republicans or the democrats. The only
change in the vote of yesterday was
that of Mr.. Martin of Mercer, who
changed from Mr. Dalzell to Mr.. Tubbs.
There were 40 absentees today, nearly
all Of them being paired. Mr.. DalzeH fell
three votes behind his vote of yesterday
and Mr. Rice one vote.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
HARRY CORNISH.
he Refuses to Say Anything About His
Reported RESIGNATION.

Boston. Jan. 20.-Harry Cornish, the
athletic manager of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club whose name has been
prominent in connection with the
Adams poist ming case in New York, is
in this city and called upon some of
his old friends at the Boston Athletic
Associatlon. where he was once the
athletic manager He refused abso-
lutely to say anything in regard to his
reported resignation from his position
at the Knickerbocker Club, saying that
he had come to Boston to secure talent
Tor the coming sporting carnival in
New York.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
MEANS A WEEKS DELAY.
First Work on the New Defender Ended
in Disaster

Bristol, r. l., Jan. 2O.--rhe first actual
work Of building the new Americas cup
defender started off with an accident The
attempt to pour the big lead keel of the
boat was failure. About half of the
amount of metal that Is to comprise the
keel was poured. when one Of the melting
pots suddenly cracked. and the work was
stopped Immediately. The metal that was
poured was allowed to cool until night
when the work of demohshing the scat
folding and mould was begun. A new
melting pot, and II will probably be next
week before another attempt Is made to
cast the keel.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
RANCE.

Senator George of Haverhill was be-
fore the committee on insurance, this
morning, to advocate a bill on the pc
tition of John T.. Gordon and others
Tor an amendment of the fraternal BEN
vide that flremen's benefit and sir1iie.
organizations Of employees of munich
palities shall not be subject to limita-
ton as to the amount Of funds to he
held and may accept and hold legacies
and other contributions and pay annui-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
THE SIXTH MASS.
II viii Be Mustered Out Before Dark TIC.
night.

Boston, Jan. 20.-The Sixth Massa-
chusetts regiment. U. S. ", will be
mustered out before dark tomorrow
night In order to accomplish this,
however Lieut.. Col Weaver, the chief
mastering officer, and % number Of as
sistants from Fort Warren, will have
to work faster and cover considerable
territory. owing TO the companies being
widely scattered about the state.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
NOT ON DUTY.

Cen Eagan at war Department. But Not
In Charge commissary- 8 Office.
washington, Jan. % --Although at the
war department today, Gen. Eagan was
not on duty nor in charge of the COM
missary generals office.
So far, he has not secured his coun-
sci. The charges formulated by Judge
Advocate Gen. Liebsr have not yet
been served upon the accused officer.
Lieut.. Col. George Is. Davis, who Is
to be the Judge advocate of the court,
arrived here today from West Point.
The charges and specifications We're
placed in his hands at once and the
examination which he must make OF
them undoubtedly delays their dispatch
to Gen. Eagan.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
The Speedy Ratifca-
ton Of the Treaty.
SENATOR PUTNAM
Introduces Another War
Resolution Into the Senate.
Especial Dispatch to The spy)

NDPCOI1tI I0I'I7e1pOlI GO IIIO DPJI
Boston, Jan. 20.-Aside from another
war resolution, introduced into the
Senate by Senator Putnam, the session
of the legislature today was uneventful.
The members were anxious to get
away from the state house and there
were no debates.
A lot of new business was introduced
and a big rush is expected next week.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
AFTER THE TRIAL.
Town OF Leicester viii Wait Before Act
ing on eices'er Accident Case.

A conference was held yesterday be-
tween A. e. Smith, chairman of the
Leicester board of selectmen, and
Blackmer & Vaughan, counsel for the
town Of Leicester, in the complications
arising from the recent accident on the
Worcester and Suburban road.
Mr.. Smith, when seen yesterday, said
that he had nothing to say for publi-
cation, and Mr.. Vaughan Of the firm
Of Blackmer e. Vaughan, said that the
conference was one relative to other
matters than the accident, and that
no action will be taken by the town
In that case until after the trial of
Calvin and Hiney in the superior
court
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Jan. 20. = Forecast for
Saturday: New England and eastern
New York Threatening weather; proba-
bly, rain Saturday night; southwesterly
winds.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-07-13
THE BICYCLE TRUST.
Gain Anything from the Forma-
ton OF This Coordinate

Many strange results may follow the
organization of the bicycle trust, which
now appears certain to occur, as over
100 large factories have been included
in the membership. With q trust IN
control, the conditions Of the trade will
be largely reversed. Unrestricted com
petition has prod great many va
rieties of machine and steadily reduced
prices, until the price of the best grade
of wheels about half what it was only
three years ago. The objects Of form
ing the trust are to check competition
and to reduce the cost of production.
The time may therefore come soon
when the numberless makes will not
be known and prices will be stationary.
Acompact combinat ionmaya pportion
territory among the different mem
bers and allow each to keep its distin-
gushing name and peculiarities. It
may, on the other hand, make machines
of three different grades and use the
different factories for the production
of parts. Tires, saddles, rims, hubs.
bearings and tubing may be more
cheaply produced if each factory is en-
ployed on speciality. The assembled
machine may be the trust bicycle Of
first, second or third grade.
| One thing is certain, that the trust
will produce bicycles more cheaply than
it's members do now. Another thing is
probable, that the public will not be
benefited by any reduction of price. /.
Between the cheapening of cost and
the fixing of selling price, the trust ex-
poets to make its money. Perhaps the
public may gain indirectly in an i'm
proved quality of machine, but that is
a subject of speculation st. Paul Dis
| patch.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-07-13
HIS LITTLE BUNDLE.
Is Wasn't Much In Size But the vaiue
OF 1t Astonished the Hotel
IT Clerk. 81

a quiet docking, smooth shaver man. with
q straw hat pushed back from his forehead,
registered from an adjoining parish at the
GruneWald one evening and laid package
on the counter. The package was about
the size of an unabridged dictionary and
was wrapped up in an old newspaper that
bore the stains of travel. It was tied with
a piece Of white cotton string. II wish you
would take care Of this little bundle for me
overnight" said the stranger. .All right.
sill, replied the clerk, and, reaching forsthe
receipt book, proceeded to fill out blank.
What's the value?" he asked, mechanical
". Sixty five thousand dollars an
sWered the smooth-shaven man in an Off
handed tone. WHAT gasped the clerk.
his pen averted in midair and his ewes as
round as cart wheels. sSixty-five thousand .
repeated the guest; and, by the way,
guess II just seal up that wrapping. It
seems about to fall off. "
& He opened the paper and disclosed a rect
angular block of $40 bills, packed as tight as
sardines. Theye were nearly all we'll worn,
but nevertheless the grimy mass looked
strongly tempting. Its tremendous poten-
TALLY drove spur into the imagination of
the dullest chap in the corridor, and every.
body began to tell what he would do if he
were rich. Meanwhile the smooth shaver
man readjusted the cover, secured it with
wax, pocketed his receipt and walked off.
He was country banker bringing deposit
to his local correspondent.-N. o. Times.
0ora
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-07-13
A Startling Answer.

q Lati9 professor was explaining the der
walton Of our word ssostracise"' to his class
IN a local academy the other day. He told
the story Of the early Roman republics and
the scheming Of the politicians of the
/. times ines He related how, when any man in
the republic became obnoxious to his neigh.
bors, they. used to write his name on an an
oyster she'll (Latin ostreum, shelly and on
the receipt of a specified number by the
consuls that man was banished, killed or
otherwise removed in some one of those
pleasant ways the old Romans had. When
ne had finished his explanation he said:
Now, the boy here in the front seat,
what :. la did we derive from the old Latin use
OF the shell, which was called ostreum?"
The answer he expected was far from
what ne got, for the little student with
spectacles in the front seat arose and de-
From the Roman habit of using shells
to get the best of people we derive the
present Coney Island shell game, which il
a. fascinating and costly sport Brooklyn
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-07-13

adjustable at a level with the seat in
order to form a bed for the infant while
sleeping. A foot rest at the bottom
serves as the foot of the bed.
The front wheels are pivotal in sep.
arate forks and hold the machine up.
right under all ordinary conditions
thus preserving the passenger from &C.
cidents from tipping over. The other
parts of the machine, frame, rear wheel
pedals, saddle, etc, are the same as in
the ordinary bicycle. s. s,a
The steering is done with the front
wheels. Stability is maintained by the
support of the machine being con
stantly upon three fixed points, by
mounting the front wheels in separate
pivoted frames and connecting them
with the handle-bar so as to turn them
simultaneously.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-07-13
Not Pleasant to Look At. 4

If some women who ride wheels could
view themselves as others see them they
would east off their bicycle raiment,
store their wheels and never essay a
mount again. Why a woman, other
wise displaying good taste in her dress,
should resemble a nightmare the mo-
ment she dons a wheeling costume, is
one of those mysteries difficult OF solu-
ton. In contrast with the compare
lively few who look neat and natty on
their wheels, they show to poor advan-
tage. Many Of them would present a
better appearance if they rode more
gracefully, and as a matter Of fact half
the members Of the fair sex who ride
need course lof instruction and a
proper adjustment Of the distance be-
tween their seats and pedals. Chicago
Daily Sun.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-07-13
Penns and CurzOns,

William Penn, the Quaker, was Q son
of Sir William Penn, whose great great
grandfather was a younger son of the
family living at Penn. There is no near-
ter connection with the main line. The
wife of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, daughter
and ultimate heiress of Will Penn,
of Penn, must have been daughter Of
the William, son of John. The latter
died in 1641. As Sir Ma thaniel was sher-
if of Denbigh in 100. the dates would
tally. The estate Of Penn went to Lord
Scarsdale, who married the sister and
heiress Of Roger Penn, the. last male
owner of Penn Of the name Of the FAM
lily (died 1882. The Quaker was born
on Tower hill Notes and Queries.