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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
Gets the Decision
Over Choynski.
TWENTY ROUNDS.
Winner Was the General
Favorite Before the Fight.

San Francisco March 24.-Kid Nc
Coy got the decision in his 2O-round
fight with Choynski tonight in the goth
round. Mccoy was the general favorite
among the pool rooms, the odds being
10 to 6. The fight was in Mechanics
pavilion.
Mccoy was superior in clevernegs.
quickness and ring generaIship, which
was apparent from the first round, and
he was very properly awarded the de-
cision over Choynski.
1t was very pretty fight but it was
almost entirely in favor Of the younger
man. Mccoy won and won easily. He
had the fight in his hands and at any
one of half a dozen palpable opportuni-
ties he could have administered a de-
cisive and Knockout blow But again
and again he failed to follow up his
advantage and Choynsld was consid-
cred lucky to be able to stay the 20
rounds.
Mccoy was the aggressor in his own
fashion, drawing Choynsh out, and, ex-
cept in the second round, when Joe
landed thrice in succession, but not
very effectively, and again in the 18th,
the kid was plainly resting and sim
ply out of reach
In the fifth round Joe was apparently
going under the furious rain of McCov's
blows, but Joe was saved by the gong,
AFTER the brief respite, rallied
and fought his uphill task.
But he did not seem to like the game,
McCoy's stomach blows particularly
were little to his liking, and he WINGED
pitifully under the frequent punish
ment which he received.
On the other hand, Joe could not
reach the kid" effectively, who was
entirely too clever for him in getting
away. When Joe did land, it was fire.
quently upon McCoy's small, hard
head, and the blows did more damage
to Joe's hands than to the objective
point.
About 1000 persons witnessed the
fight. The betting was 10 to in Nc
Gays favor. Choynski weighed 16s
pounds at the ringside and Mccoy 1860
Both appeared to be in perfect CON
dition. Jim Kennedy of Brooklyn was
referee.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
BOSTON RIVAL.
n. 7. Station to Be Larger
Than South Terminal.

New Haven. CT, March 24.-It was
learned today that a new contract be-
tween the Harlem, New York Central
and New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad companies for making the
Grand Central station into a union sta
ton for the common use of the New
York Central and New Haven railroad
companies, has been just executed.
President Galloway for the New
York Central, and Vice President Hall
for the New Haven road, have been at
work for several weeks in revising and
amending the old contracts and leases
so as to adapt them to the proposed
new station, and finally succeeded in
making a draft which has been APP
proved by the several boards of direct
ors and of all the companies interest
ed.
The waiting room in the Union sta
ton will probably be the largest and
finest in the United States, containing
1000 more square feet than that of the
great South terminal in Boston. 1t is
proposed to commence the work OF re-
construction about June l, and push it
as rapidly as possible. 1t is estimated
that it will take a year to complete the
changes proposed. When completed
the New Haven road will have at it's
terminals in New York and Boston, two
of the largest and most elegant wait
ing rooms for the comfort of it's passen-
gers of any railroad in the world.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
ENERGY EXHAUSTED.
Movement Against Rebels VIII Probably
Crush Aguinado's Power

Washington, March 24-It is under
stood that Gen. Otis has so far ma
tured his plans of campaign that with
in a week or ten days he Will be able
to begin the movement which is ex-
pected to mark the destruction Of
Aguinaldo's army.
Although stragglers and fugitives
may lnfest the island of Luzon for
some time, it is believed that after
Otis has delivered his next blow the
lnsurgent army as an organization will
nave ceased to exist. The new move
ment Will be, 1t is understood, By a
combined land and water attack,
though it is not expected that the
naVy's part in the program will be
particularly prominent.
Gen. Otis has procured 10 Of the gun
boats formerly owned by the Spanish
government, and these are to play an
important part in the development Of
campaign. Many of the troops which
had been engaged on the outer lines
up to the date of Gen. Lawton's ar
rival at Manila, have been withdrawn
to the water front and complete re-
organization of the army is now in
progress. The reinforcements now ar
irving at Manila are being used to
maintain the strength Of the lines run
ming from Manila to Pasig established
by Wheaton's flying brigade The next
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
DEATH ROLL INCREASING.
-Four More Bodies Taken from the Wind
scr Hotel Ruins,

New York, March 24.-Four more
bodies were recovered from the ruins
of the Windsor Hotel today. The rec
ord, as it now stands, is % dead, 40
or more missing, and large collection
of small bones. The injured in the
hospitals and other places, are recov-
ering.
From the condition Of the bodies, so
far recovered, there is but little hope
that they or any of the bodies that
may be found hereafter can be identi-
fled. Body No. 10 was taken to the
morgue early this evening and placed
in case by itself. 1t is in about the
same condition as the other bodies re-
covered. 1t is simply a charred and
blackened trunk with parts of arms,
legs and skull attached.
At 8 o'clock tonight the fire lines in
Fifth avenue We're removed and pc
destrians We're allowed to pass the
ruins on the opposite sidewalk. No one
was allowed to stop. Hundreds availed
themselves of the opportunity for the
first time extended to them of getting
a near view of the ruins. Simeon Lee
land said tonight that nothing had
been heard of any of the missing
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25

movement, it is said, win be by water,
IL is believed that Otis Will place a
complete brigade on board Vessels.
steam rapidly northward and land them
beyond the insurgent headquarters at
Malolos. If this movement succeeds, az
II should If made with rapldity. the
lnsurgent army win find itself COM
pletely hemmed in with no opportunity
for retreat. To the north will be this
lying brigade, on the east Laguna de-
Bay, across which they viii be pre-
vented from escaping by the American
gunboats now afloat there; the Pasis
river to the south is well poiced, and
with strong line in the position occu-
pied by Wheaton's brigade, will cut off
any movement in that direction while
to the west to the bay OF Manila is
closed by Dewey's vessels. 1t is hard
to conceive how, If this plan carries,
the insurgents can longer avoid a de-
cl9iVe conflict which must end either
in their breaking through the American
lines or in their surrender. 1t is owl
dent that Otis expects the latter, for
he has already advised the war depart
ment that the insurrection cannot last
much longer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25

was in Swede with the exception of
Miss McDougaTs letter.
He was an engineer by trade and, as
far as known, was a man Of steady
habits while at work, although at
times he would drink a little If on a
holiday or some day when he was free
from work.
According to another story which
was told last night, Miss Lund and
her sister were to meet Swanstrom in
front Of the city hall, as he wished to
have conference with them. They
met, and as nothing satisfactory came
out of the meeting, he ended his life.
The exact circumstances of the affair
will not be known until Miss Lund can
be located. She is given in the directory
as boarding at 81 Park street. In
curry at the place mentioned last night
failed to disclose anything of Annie,
and it is supposed tkat she lives with
her parents at $40 Millbury street. The
letter to Miss McDougal states that
Annie was a false woman and trifled
with his affections, which caused him
to end his life. 1t is as follows:
MY Good, Dear Mary:
Forgive me, Mary, for all the sor-
row and all the trouble l am giving
you. But you know that it cannot he
helped l cannot stand it any longer.
L
fering. You are good and pure. You
have been like a mother to me. Pray
for me when [ am dead ASK God to have
mercy on me. / am not afraid to die;
no, I am glad that the end of the suf-
fering is near. But my mother, my low
ing mother, I know it will kill her to
know that I am dead, and in that I
die for false woman. Pray for me and
my mother; We need It. Forgive me,
Ta hI1t
know that my will is stronger than
myself. I cannot live without the wo-
man 1 love, so have to die. Farewell,
Mary, and forgive.
Frank Swanstrom.
my father will settle my debts. A
man named Louis Smith will come and
pay you as soon as father sends the
money. Give that man my books. The
officers know what to do. I will have
sent word to Chief of Police brennan
as to what I have done, who made me
do it, and about my affairs"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
ON THE CHICAGO.
John Sherman Safely Moved
From American Liner Paris

Santiago de Cuba, March 24.-Mr.
John Sherman has been safely moved
from the American line steamer Paris
to the quarters provided for him on
board the United States cruiser Chi
cago.
The Chicago arrived here after day
light and preparations were imme-
diately made for the transfer of Mr..
Sherman from the passenger vessel to
the warship.
He was carried on a stretcher, which
was laid on one of the boats of the
Paris fast to the davits. The boat was
then lowered into the water and was
taken in tow by a steam launch. Two
umbrellas were placed over the sick
man in order to prevent the sun from
overheating him. Mr. Sherman was
hoisted on board the Chicago in the
same manner.
The Chicago will leave here later in
the morning.
Dr. Graft, of the Paris, who examined
MI Sherman after he was transferred
to the Chicago, says both lungs are
practically clear and that the patient
is doing we'll
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
MAY BE PUNISHED.
Reports of the GuiIford Trial Dy II. Y
journal Man Not Liked.

Bridgeport, Ct, March 24.-Langdon
Smith, who represents the New York
Evening Journal at the trial of Or"
Nancy A. Guilford, the midwife, was
today ordered by Judge Wheeler to ap-
pear before the court Monday at a.
m. to show cause why he should not be
prosecuted for contempt of court. Mr.
Smith was summoned informally before
Judge Wheeler this afternoon, and was
told by the judge the articles as a
whole printed in the Evening Journal
on Wednesday and Thursday, were OBJ
iectionable, the judge saying, referring
to the stories; This is contrary to any
thing permitted to be published con-
corning a case on trial in Connecticut"
While technically under arrest, Mr..
Smith was allowed to leave Bridgeport
for New York on parole with the un-
Outstanding that he should present him
self in court here Monday morning at
9 a, M.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
What Mrs. Molineux
Says Of Charges.
SPIRITED ANSWE R.
Wife Of Alleged Murderer
Denounces Her Slanderers.

New York, March 24.-Mrs. Blanche
c. NIolineux, wife of the man who is
under indictment for the murder of
Mrs. Adams, tonight sent out the fol-
lowing written statement:
Since the terrible tragedy culminat-
ing in the death Of Mrs. Adams and
throughout the inexpressibly painful
scenes that have followed, 1 have felt
1t to be my duty to bear in silence the
cruel attacks that have been made
upon me in the newspapers. / have
made no answer to these attacks, nor
have | made any effort to set myself
right before the world, under the ad-
vice of counsel for my husband, who
mas been subjected to this unfounded
and infamous charge, and whose in
terests are, Of course, next to my
heart.
But the statements in the newspa-
pers of today, charging me by implica-
ton with having visited a hotel in Jer-
sey city with Mr. Barnet, are so gross
~ and atrociously false, that | feel, in
justice to myself my husband and my
friends, that | must make some state
ment.
Il may say in beginning that the
cruel SANDER uttered by the district
attorney in his address to the coroner's
jury is, believe, largely responsible for
the subsequent attacks upon me. His
oflclal position gave his statements a
weight that they did not deserve The
pubnc has been slow to believe that a
sworn public officer could, without a
shadow of proof, vilify and SANDER the
reputation of a woman. But this was
done by the district attorney, and
nave suffered in consequence.
On the occasion to which the dis
trlct attorney referred in making his
slanderous accusations against me, l
was on yachting trip, chaperoned by
my married sister, and the testimony
before the coroner failed to show a sin
gle instance of improperly or indiscre-
tlon on my part as, indeed, there was
no such instance.
During the lifetime Of my parents ]
lived with them, as 1 testified before
the cor sAor, and all my other places of
residence were also testified to by me.
Much of the time lived with my mar
ried sisters; and always visited them
and was visited by them. There has
never been any mystery about my life
or movements, nor has there been any
thing in my life different from that of
any other self-respecting woman.
My acquaintance with Mr.. Barnet
was through the introduction of Mr..
MoIlneuX, and my associations with
him were merely those of friendship.
/ was never in Jersey City in my life,
except in passing through to take a
train.
AT the time stated in the newspa-
pers, when Mr.. Barnet first visited the
hotel, May, 1897, had never met him.
This SANDER is as baseless as the
many others which have been pub
lished concerning me.
In simple Justice TO myself INV ia ~, =
lily and my friends, l ask the public
press to refrain from printing such
wicked accusations, which the slight
est investigation would show to be I'M
founded
(Signed) blanche c. Molineux."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
MRS. PETER CARR DEAD.

Mrs. Peter Carr, wife of the well
known ice dealer died at the family
home on Princeton street, Jeffersonville,
yesterday morning. Mrs. Carr has been
a resident Of Jeffersonville for the past
twenty years and was highly respected
by those who knew her. She was
prominent member Of st. Mary's church
and was greatly interested in the work
of the parish. The funeral win be held
from the family home in Jehersonville
on Monday morning at $50 O'Clock with
solemn high mass Of requiem at st.
Mary's church at o'clock The burial
will be in Greenville cemetery, Norwich,
Conn.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
SUFFERING IN CHINA.
An Earnest Appeal Made to the Cqarit
able In America for Help,

able In America for Help.
Washington, March 24-Citizens of
the United States residing in Che Foo,
China, have made an earnest appeal,
through Consul Fowler at Che Foo TO
the charitable in America and else
where on behalf of the sufferers from
the appalling yellow river foods of this
year.
These floods have been described by
the natives as "Chinas SORROW" and
the petitioners state that never before
was the distress so great and heart
rending as now. The most conserva-
tive estimates place the number Of
starving at 100000. and time and the
increasing cold weather will undoubt-
edly greatly augment the distress.
The petitioners say that they are
daily, almost hourly in re-
eeipt Of reports from. their
countrymen in the interior de-
plotting the condition of the famine ref
ugees; hundreds of villages are sub
merged; cities surrounded by water;
homes, furniture, clothing-in fact
everything is under water or de-
stroyed; that natives themselves are
living in straw huts. Many have abso-
lutely no shelter from the winters cold
and snow, subsisting on bark, willow
twigS, roots, etc.
The summers crops have been a.
failure, the seed for next springs SOW
ing is gone, and there is nothing for
these starving millions TO hope for in
the future, The American committee
asks for contributions OF money and
corn. II earnestly begs the merchants
and others on the Pacific coast to con-
tribute a steamer load Of corn. The ma
tives Of Shan Tung, unlike those down
south, subsist upon corn. The sending
of this corn, the committee believes,
will not only save thousands of lives,
but will also be the means of opening
a market, of from 25OOO,O0O to 100000 900
consumers later on.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
LEFT IN A HURRY.

A suit Of a peculiar nature was
brought yesterday in the local court by
David Fred Of West Boylston against
Sarah Levi. The amount Of the ad
damnum is only 5000, but the circum-
stances are unusual. The defendant and
familywere recently burned out OF house
and home in West Boylston, and the
plaintiff taking compassion upon them,
afforded them shelter. After the de-
PENDANT had secured the insurance al
justment Of $1,000, the plaintiffs house
was left without ceremony and the
family failed to pay for their board, as
alleged, Warren j. Merriam appears FOR
the plaintiff.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
MAY SAVE TREES,

Chairman Emerson stone OF the
county commissioners had long con-
ference with City Engineer r. \. Me-
Clurc at the latter's office yesterday
with reference 20 the lowering of the
grade Of court hill in accordance with
the petition Of the county commissions
ers. The various features Of the situa-
ton were discussed and u Is now
thought that Il will be necessary to cut
down only three OF the shade trees.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM.

The sixteenth anniversary of the Wor-
cester District Primary and Junior Sunday
School Teachers Union will be held in
Memorial Hall Monday afternoon and eve
ming. The following is the program:
Afternoon session. $50 p, m. - Singing;
prayer; words of welcome Mrs. Kathe-
rine c, Higgins. president of the union
"History Of bur union" Mrs. j. W. Gray,
secretary; singing; pre-view Of the quar-
ter, Mrs. FlorCnce Sears Ware: THE les-
son; teachinS points for the juniors, -
Mrs Monroe Murphy; address, Rev Will
lard Scott, u. ID; conference, led by Mrs.
w. o. cement; social hour supper els p,
m Pos.-prandial exercises, 6.45 p. m.
Evening session, 7.45 y. m. Singing;
prayer; special exercises Mrs. Harriet N.
WatrouB violin solo, Mrs. Florence Sears
Ware aldressr Rev WooSdma a. II Bradbury;
hour
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
THE FIRST FLY.
Homlng Pigeons VIII Be Sent for short
Race on Patriots Day.

Homlng pigeons VIII BE sent Tor Snort
Race on Patriots Day.
The Worcester Friendly Homing
Pigeon Society will hold it's first fly
of the present year April 10, the course
being from Spencer depot to the in
dividual coops in South Worcester and
Cherry Valley. A plan has been under
consideration for including all the
pigeon flyers in the city of Worcester
and thus add more Importance to the
society, which is well known through
out New England. The second fly will
be held Memorial day, the course not
yet being fixed Among those who will
enter the Patriots day fly are Joseph
II. Oliver John Lord, John Schofeld,
Luke Dudley Lidde Allen, John
Coombs and William Pierce.
A meeting of the society will be held
Tuesday evening, at the place Of j. II.
Oliver 1876 Cambridge street, to perfect
arrangements.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25

/ company held an election and chose a
recommended sergeants and five cor
porals were examined by Maj. Harry B..
Fairbanks.
After the inspection the men gath
cred in the company rooms and pro-
ceeded to ballot for first and second
ueutenants.
Second Lieut.. Harry r. Gray was
unanimously chosen first lieutenant,
and Second Sergt. Harry Copeland
Young was declared elected second lieu
tenant
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The Old St. Louis Club and ST. Louis
Base Ball Association Expelled.


Base Ball Association Expelled.
New York, March "a. - The National
League directors adjourned at u 40 a. m,
to meet again at 10 a. m. 1t was an
nounced that the result Of the meeting
was the expulsion of the old St. Louis
Club, officially known as the Sportsmen =
Park and st. Louis Base Ban Association.
from the league, and the admission of the
American Base Ball and Athletic Exhibit
ton Company Of ST. Louis TO membership
IN the league. Frank De Haas Robson is
the president of the new association, and
-. G. Becker vice president The action
OF the league IS said to mean that the
Cleveland Club Will be transferred TO 81
Louis and the old st. Louis Base Bali
Club dsorganlzed. The expulsion was
made on charges preferred against the
club by President Hart Of Chicago, for tho
nOn-payment of the 5000 fine imposed on
st. Louis in the Becker deal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
CHILD SCALDED.

An infant son Of joseph D. Doray
and wife was badly scalded yesterday
afternoon at the home Of his parents,
GA Damartine street a consultation Of
doctors was held last night and It was
thought that the youngsters chances
for recovery were slim.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
HERBERT PUTNAM.
Trustees Of 8oston's Public Library Yes
terdag Accepted His Resignation.

Boston, March 24.-The trustees of
the public library today accepted the
resignation of Herbert Putnam as Ii
brarian, and adopted a minute of re-
gret at his departure II is under
stood that Mr. Putnam will probably
take office at Washington on the Sd or
4th Of April, and that his resignation
as librarian Of the Boston public IL
brary will take effect on the day be-
fore.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
The GILL MURDER CASE.
Most of the Witnesses Testify as to the
Identity of the Girls Head.

Bridgeport, CT, March 24.-The fourth
day of the trial of Nancy A. Guilford,
the midwife, on a charge alleging MUIR
der in the second degree, has been
equally as dull as the three days pre-
ceding it. Today the witnesses with
out exception testified as to the iden-
tity of the dead girls head. A num-
Der of witnesses, including five mem
bers of Emma Gil's family, were in
troduced by the state to show that the
head was that of Emma Gill
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
DAMAGED $4,000.

East Princeton Manufacturers Claim
Work of Water Board Has Injured
Them to That Event.
City Solicitor Arthur P. Rugg OF this
city appeared before the legislative
hearing in Boston yesterday as counsel
for a number of petitioners represent
ing the town of Princeton who desire
to have redress against the metropoli-
tan water board for alleged injuries to
property in East Princeton, incidental
to the work of the board.
The petitioners were Charles W. Par
ker, Moses C. Goodnow, Wayland c.
Davis, John II. Temple and Herbert
who claim that their manu-
featuring property will be injured by
the action of the water board to the
extent Of $50, 000
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
The Scope of the Statute Regarding E,

The Scope of the Statute Regarding Ex-
pectoration Enlarged In Boston.
Boston, March 24.-The board of
health has framed and the law de-
partment has approved an amendment
to the public statute to prohibit eX-
pectoration upon the floor, platform or
steps of any railroad or railway sta
ton, car, public building, hall, church,
theatre, market or any sidewalk imme-
diately connected with sa public pla-
ces. The existing ordinance, which has
been upheld in the courts, applied only
% street cars, and has successfully OPP
Grated within it's scope.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25

g want to congratulate The Worcester Spy on
its able and comprehensive report of the Merchants
Association Banquet to General Miles. | consider its
story far superior any other that was published not
excepting the Boston papers,.
Congressman GEORGE w. WEYMOUTH,
of Fchburg.