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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
AT THEIR REAL VALUE.
Bicycles Will Be Taxed This Year for
Just What They Are W,rth.

The assessors began active operations
on this years business yesterday. Only
Is of the assistant force reported for
duty yesterday. Matthew G. Fitzpat-
rick. the assistant from ward Z, and
Henry ]. Fisher, who was appointed
an assessor at large, have resigned
their positions, leaving three vacancies
to be filed
The assessors will send out about 5000
blanks on May 6, to persons who paid
taxes on upward of $500 wo'th of per-
sonal property last year, and to all per-
sons who are known to have received
money or property during the past
year. Also to all administrators and
executors of estates. Persons to whom
these blanks have been sent will be ex-
pected to fill them out, with state
ment of their personal property, and
file them in the assessors office on or
before June II.
The overseers will be in their office
at City hall between the hours of 9 and
1, Saturdays, to receive these state
ments. All persons failing to make such
statement will be taxed for what the
assessors consider their property worth,
with the privilege. of adding so per cent
as a penalty.
Bicycles will be taxed for what they
are worth, and may be included in the
list of personal property.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
SWEDISH NOTES.
Various Items of Interest-FinaI Arrange
for the June Festival

Mrs. Ferdinand Flodin will sail for
Sweden from Boston Wednesday to
join her husband who intends to open
studio in Stockholm.
Final arrangements for the June fes-
tival of Swedish singers have been
made and Prof. Cigar Hagetrom of
New York city has been engaged as a
soloist in addition to the list already
secured.
The uetition of the superintendent of
the Scandinavian Home Missionary So
ciety for New England has been Of
fered to Rev. X. e. Forsell the asso-
ciate pastor or the Salem Street Swed-
ish Congregational church. The Of
flee carries with it a large salary and
is very responsible position, and has
been previously filed by such we'll
known Congregational ministers as
Rev. AXel Hedlund of New Jersey and
Rev. F. Hedlund of New York. I'm
doubtedly Mr.. Forsel will accept the Of
fer and will assume the charge of the
missions and mission work of the six
New England states. His headquar-
tiers will be IN Boston and he will still
reside in Worcester and continue to
hold his present position as associate
editor of the New Eastern Weekly.
The Worcester friends of the con-
tracing parties will be interested tC
know that the marriage of Carl S. Bro
din and Clara e. Hedin will be sol
emnized at the Swedish Lutheran
church on Oak street, Williamantic
Conn, May q.
The alterations in the home of the
Viking Cycle Club at 6S Lincoln street
are nearly completed. The reception
room has been entirely remodelled ano
the walls have been freshly tinted tc
match the new furniture and portieres
There will be a grand monograph
concert at the Swedish Lutheran
church at Quinsigamond, Saturday
evening, May Is. Selections will be Civ
en- in Swedish and English.
The pupils of Nine. Maria Peterson
will give their third annual song re-
cital at Mechanics hall Thursday
evening, May is.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
HUNG TO BREEZE.
Everyone Put Out the
Flag on Dewey
ALI ARE PATRIOTIC.
Main Street a Blaze Of
Old Glory the En-
tire Length.

III honor of dewey day." a number of
private residences and business places
we're decorated with Old Glory yesterday
Beginning at Lincoln square and going
out as far as King street on Main, the
firms whose patriotism took on material
aspect yesterday were as follows: Arms
by block Lundborg's store, Worcester
Gas Light Company, Bay State House,
John H. Corbett, Worcester Theatre
Worcester Five Cent Savings Bank, Bar
naFd. Summer & Putnam, Waree-Pra,tti, z.
u Healy, Lincoln House, Buttrick &
EDDY, Duncan & Goodell Co, Eastons,
Fuller Costume Co, Green, the druggist,
People's Savings Bank, John c. MacInnls'
Denholm & Mckay, Clark-Sawyer build
Lamb, n. R. Scott & Son. WORCESTER s
Bliss, S. H. Shooshan, Dread Institute,
and a number of private residences. On
Front street were H. NJ. Waite, j; f. NC
Guiggan and Doyle Bros. On the resi-
dence streets and especially on the west
side. fully one-quarter of the houses were
decorated with large flags and small
ones, and it looked almost like the fourth
OF July,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
HONOR TO DEWEY.
Long Praises Hero
of Manila at Es-
sex Club.
DAY WELL OBSE RIVED
Every City Holds Exercises
Commemorative of the
Great Victory.

Boston, May 1.-The Essex Club cell
ebrated Admiral Dewey's splendid vic
tory of a year ago with banquet at
Young's Hotel, tonight, at which were
entertained as guests Secretary Of the
Navy John D. Long, two heroes of
Manila bay fight, Capt Wildes of the
Boston and Lieut.. Commander Rees,
formerly executive officer of the
Olympia, besides Commander James r.
Selfridge, formerly of the Puritan, and
Lieut.. Commander F. A. Wilmer of
the Monadnock.
1t was hoped that Capt. Robley D.
Evans of the Iowa might be present,
but at the last moment he sent word
that he was detained in Washington.
The speeches were all of an eloquent
nature, Admiral Dewey being the prin-
cipal theme, each mention of his name
bringing forth rounds and rounds of
cheers and applause.
George Won l.. Meyer, president of
the club, introduced the speakers
Secretary Long was the first to receive
greeting of the club. He spoke in part
as follows:
No captain ever faced a more crucial
ing, thousands of miles from home
with every foreign port in the world
shut to him, nothing between him and
humiliation but the thin sheathing OF
his ships, his cannon and his devoted
officers and men, he moved upon the
enemy's batteries on shore and on sea
with that unfinching faith and nerve
which sometimes fail other men ever
of courage and spirit, and, before the
CT rae hole Nl,o 10, lal
silenced the guns of the foe, sunk the
hostile fleet, demonstrated the SUI
premacy of the American sea power.
The next speaker was Lieut.. Com
mander Corwin T. Rees of the Newport
torpedo station, who, on the memorable
day, carried out the orders of Admira
Dewey, as executive officer of the flag.
ship Olympia. His speech, which was
particularly eloquent omp!mentet
President Mckinley and Secretary Ions
for their able foresight in supplying
Dewey's fleet with the necessary figh.-
ing material
While his speech was extremely in
teresting and entertaining, the club lis
tened even more intently to the clear
unvarnished tale of Capt. Wildes. who
commanded the Cruiser Boston and
who read to the club his report of the
fight, which report is now among the
files of the navy department.
Commander James r. Selfridge, who
served as executive officer on board the
monitor Puritan during the blockade of
the Cuban coast, rehearsed a number
of incidents connected with the battle
of Matanzas, while Lieut.. Commander
F. A. Wilder, who was on the Monad-
mock on her voyage across the Pacific
to reinforce Admiral Dewey, also rela-
ted some interesting incidents in Manila
bay. The other speakers of the evening
were Congressman William H. Moody
of Haverhill and William S. Knox OF
Lawrence,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
DEWEY HALL STARTED.
Capt Clarke of the Oregon Upturns First
SpadefuI of Earth.

Mortified, VT, May with elaborate
exercises this afternoon. ground was
broken at Norwich University for hall
which is to be erected in honor of Ad-
miral Dewey, and named for him. The
first spadeful of earth was upturned by
Capt Clarke who commanded the Oregon
on her famous voyage, and after 1t was
done. President Brown of the university
sent the following to Admiral Dewey:
Dewey, Manila: Congratulations. ami
versary; excavations begun hall.
(Signed) Brown.
Tonight at Montpelier a reception was
rendered Capt and Mrs. Clarke.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
STRONGLY CONDEMNED.
Quaboag Ministers Association Against
Concerts at Lashaway.

Leicester. May 1.-The Quaboag Minis
+ers' Association held their regular meet
ing in the First Congregational church
this morning Four denominations from
the churches. in the district including the
Brookfelds. Spencer, Warren and Lei
cester were represented. The attendance
was small. largely owing to the confer
ence to be held at Brookfeld tomorrow.
The meeting was presided over by Rev.
Mr. Cbilds of the Baptist church at East
Rrookield. president of the association.
Minutes were taken by Rev. Mr.. Loomis.
nastor of the Congregational church in
the same place.
Rev ID. C. Reid. pastor of the First Con-
100 fonaI church. Leicester read a
5aTer mon "Old Testament sacrifices and
the cross" An interesting discussion fol-
lowed in which all took part.
sunday concerts at Lake Dashaway,
t7ssf Rrookfield with beer drinking and
d+bsr adiuncts were thoroughly con-
S.,9rad nv the meeting, and the matter
- talked over in all its phases. II was
,-ated mar the association should cores
,,o1d with the Worcester Ministers
I,eague. and that the two organizations
sio,71d take some common action to Off
~ ne demoralizing influences of Sunday
.co,,certs al nearH-- lakes. Delegates were
sD,,ointed to represent the association at
tba Worcester central conference on May
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
BIG CUT IN GAS.
TWO New York Companies Reduce Price
Forty Gents a Thousand

New York. May 1.-The New York
Mutual Gas Light Company today gave
notice that the price of gas to all its
customers had been reduced from $1lO
ito IS cents per 1000 feet. The Consoli--
dated Gas Company also has announced
similar reduction. At the office OF
the Mutual company, no reason was
given for the big cut. The reduction
was entirely unexpected, said one of
the officers of the company, and the
notice of the cut had been sent out sud
denly at noon, on receipt of orders
from the executive of the board of dl-
rectors. =.
Secretary Zollikoffer of the CONSOLE
dated company was asked tonight about
the reduction. He said: THE reduction
was made simply because it was be-
lieved to be for the best interest of the
company" Other officers of the Con
solidated Gas company refused to say
anything on the subject. William l..
Purdy, assistant secretary of the New
York Mutual Gas Light company, ad-
mitted that the reduction was the re-
suit of a war between the Standard Gas
company and the Consolidated Gas
company, and its ally, the Mutual Gas
Light company.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
EUPHRATEs AND TIeRIs.
Rumor That Britain Is About to Seize
That Part of Turkey.

Berlin, May 1.-The Frankfurter lei
tung has received a dispatch from Bag
dad, Asiatic Turkey, asserting that
Great Britain has already taken steps
to counteract the efforts Of the Rus
sian expedition, consisting Of seven
officers and Il engineers which recent
Nv completed the survey of the extern
sion of the Tifhs and Karrs railroad
from a point on the Little Zab river
northeast of Bagdad, to the Persian
gulf. According to advices in question
a British gunboat has been sent to the
Persian gulf, presumably with the OBJ
iect of taking possession of the
mouths of the rivers EuDhrates and
Tfgris
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
BAD INDIAN KILLED,
Canadian Police Have a skrmlsh With
Red Men,

Montreal, May las a result of an
expedition of the Dominion police
against the Onstrepous Indians at St.
Regis today, one Indian was killed, two
seriously wounded and four arrested.
The dead man is Jake Ice, who has al
ready been accused of killing his wife.
The wounded are Jake Sunday and
Pete Somebody, Jake Fire, Peter Fire,
Peter Thompson and Angus Baboneau
were arrested.
The police arrived by boat from Corn
wall and Immediately went to the
house of the men, who were charged
with preventing the holding of elections
on the reservation, When they had ar
rested their men, they took them to
the house of the Indian agent. A crowd
to the number of 200, including num-
Der of American Indians, surround ed
the place and shouted for the release
of their friends. The police then opened
fire, and during the scare caused there
by, ran with their prisoners to the boat
and steamed for Bauernose, where the
prisoners were placed in jail.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
CONVENTION OF NURSES.
Tell How Care of Soldiers In War Time
Might Be Improved.

New York, May 1.-The Associated
Alumnae of Trained Nurses of the
United States and Canada began a
three days convention at the New York
Academy of Medicine, and on Thurs
day there will be begun there three
days convention of the superintend-
ents association of trained nurses,
representing over a score of the best
hospitals in America and Canada.
The nurses were welcomed in an adj
dress by Mrs. Winthrop Cowden. Mrs.
Hunter Robb of Cleveland, Ohio, pres
ident of the association, made speech
in which she told of the many lessons
learned during the war with Spain,
She stated that the organization now
had membership of $500 trained
nurses.
The association at the beginning of
the war with Spain, she said, offered
its services to the country, but they
were not accepted. She said that
while there was a great deal of good
nursing work during the war the SER
vice could have been greatly improved
by having, during the war, more sys-
tenn and some kind of a standard of
educational general efficiency among
the nurses.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT.
Harris A. CLARK Taken to Station and
Held on Serious Charge.

Harris A. Clark, a married man, As
years Of age. was taken to station 1
last night, charged with criminally as
saulting Phodea Issler, aged years,
residing at Oak avenue. Clark APP
peared on Oak avenue last night
shortly before 6 o'clock, and approached
a crowd of little girls who were play
ing on the street near where the Issler
girl lives and after giving some candy
to the latter and to Marguerite Mer-
rift, daughter of A. S. Merritt, a letter
carrier, he spirited them away in the
direction of Green lane. Mr.. Issler, af-
ter a hard fight, succeeded in captur-
ing Clark and holding him until Off
GERS Matthews and Ames, with Special
officer Cronin arrived The child will
be able to appear in the central dis
trict court this morning against Clark.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
COURT HOUSE CONTRACT:
Work to the Amount of over S39)0o
Given Out by Commissioners.

WORK TO the Amount OF over S3SsJOU
Given Out by Commissioners.
The interior furnishings of thetnew
court house buildings will now be
placed in position as rapidly as pos
sible. In all instances but one, the
contract was let to the lowest biider,
the exception being in the case of
wooden furniture, Mellish & B7field
Company of Boston, The second bwest
bidders, getting the award. Mr.. Ran
tout, of the firm of Andrews, Jacques
& Rantoul, was present with the COM
missioners. The contracts were form
ally let as follows, the contracts fequir-
ing that the furnishings be completed
by Sept. Il
Brady, Hubbard Mfg. Co., Meriden,
CT, electric light fixtures, $S461f9.
The Fenton Metallic Mfg. CD, Bos-
ton, metallic furniture. $4,000.
Millish & Byfield Mfg. Co., wooden
furniture, S13S51.21.
The A. H. Andrews Company, Chi
cago, wooden counters, S3S48.SQ
Plummer, Ham & Richardson, Wor-
cester, telephone system and electric
clock 1910.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
DEWEY DAY AT YALE.

New Haven, Conn, May 1.-The Yale
students celebrated Dewey day in a man
ner that recalled the noisy demonstra-
lions of a year ago, just prior to the for
nation of the Yale battery. The process
sion that paraded the campus and adj
Joining streets tonight, was perhaps the
largest of years. and for noise and en-
thusiasm has seldom been equalled Red
fire was burned in plenty and a big bon
fire was started on the campus, round
which a crowd of 500 Yale students danced
and sang to the end of the demonstra-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
MAZET COMMITS SION.

New York, May lat a conference
between Moss and Chairman Mazet Of
the assembly investigating committee,
the latter presented the former with a
certified copy of the recently adopted
resolution comforting additional powers
on the committee. The future plans OF
the committee were considered, and it
was also decided Mr., Mazet said to-
day, to proceed against Miers, the re-
calcitrant witness, with all possible dis
patch.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
NO HARDWARE TRUST.

New York, May Henry r. Towne,
president of the Yale and Towne Man
ufacturing Company, denied today that
there was combination of manufac-
turers of builders hardware, numerous
recent reports to the contrary notwith-
standing. "Our company" he said,
has entered no such combination, and
/ can speak for all the other firms
mentioned in the rumor as well as our
own. The story probably started from
the fact that at a meeting of the lead
ing manufacturers of builders hard
ware, it was decided to advance prices
10 per cent"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
MouLDERs' STRIKE BEGINS.

Providence, May 1.-The strike Of The
iron moulders was begun today in ohe-
dience to the orders Of the union, but
all the moulders are not out and 1t
is the intention Of the foundrymen 20
do as best they can until matters i'm
prove. In some Of the foundrtes an ap-
parent lack of enthusiasm in the strike
was noted The issue is one Of Wages
and a recognition Of the union by ina
foundrymen.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
HIBERNIANs ORGANIZE.

Boston. May 1.-The many military
divisions Of the Ancient Order Of Hi
bernians and various military compa-
MES attached to the divisions have or
ganized the first regiment of Hiberni-
ans Of Massachusetts. Charles McCar-
thy of Suffolk county is colonel. John
O'Leary lieutenant colonel, Thomas j.
Clemence captain. John Driscou and
Fred A. Finnegan majors. Captain
and other officers to be elected by the
various companies in accordance with
the constitution.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
PAY DAY FOR SPAIN.

Washington, May 1.-The last move in
the negotiations terminating the war
with Spain occurred today, when Secre-
tary Hay paid to the French ambassa-
dor, NJ Cambon, the $40, OOO 900 provided
by the treaty of peace for the cession
of the Philippines. The payment was
made in four treasury warrants of five
million dollars each, and was receipted
for by NJ Cambon. as completely liquid
ating the obligation of the United States
in this connection.
The ambassador deposited the $40, 900, 900
In the Riggs.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
SPECIAL SERVICES.

All the Catholic churches Of Worces-
ter are to hold special services in honor
of the month of Mary, beginning yester-
day which will be specially consecrated
to her patronage. Masses will be cele-
brated at early hours to conveniently
accommodate the working people, and
twice a week services will be held in
the evening, consisting of the reading
of the office of the sodality of the
blessed virgin Mary, followed by bene-
diction of the blessed sacrament
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
LEGISLATORS uNPATRIoTIc.
Instead of Celebrating Dewey Day They
Pass the Legacy Tax Bill

Boston, May dewey day was not
observed by the Massachusetts, legisla-
ture today although it would not have
required much more than a suggestion
to have had it do so. But the sugges-
ton was not made in time, and so the
legislators went through their work,
but it must be said that they did il
trihe unwillingly. Even Representa-
tive Frank Dewey Of Westfeld, who is
distant relative of the famous admit
raj, was on hand instead Of celebrating
the exploits of the great Dewey.
The legacy tax bill in it's amended
form, excluding real estate. came up
after having been sent over TO today
from Friday on a point of order
The Tolman amendment was adopted
without discussion and on roll call
the bill was engrossed 107 yeas to SO
nays.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
RELIEF FOR PEARY.
EXPEDITION Fitting Out TO Rescue the Arc
tic Exolorer.

st. Johns. n. F., May 1.-The sealing
steamer Hope went into dock here to-
day to be thoroughly overhauled and
repaired preparatory to proceeding
northward next month with an expe-
dition for the relief of Lieut.. Peary, the
Arctic explorer. Peary went toward
the pole last summer with a specially
selected party, and may now need as
sistance, as his steamer, the Wind
ward. has been frozen in the ice foes
since the early part of last winter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
WORST is OVER,
Capt. Abercromble Reports the Conditcn
of Klondikers Improved.

Washington, May 1.-Acting Secreta-
ry Meiklejohn has received a report
from Capt. Abercrombie, who is COM
the Copper river route to the Yukon
country. The report, which comes
through Capt. Robinson, quartermaster
at Seattle, Wash, is as follows: my
expedition disembarked today, April 23,
Hospital organized for The care of des-
titute miners who are now coming out
of the interior by the route you con-
templated opening as a military road.
While the conditions are distressing
so far as destitute as concerned, the
worst is over. full report follows.
(Signed)
"Abercrombie
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
THE MAssAsolT TRIBE.
Red Men of That Organization Observe
Its 18th Anniversary

The 18th anniversary of Massasoit
tribe, 1. o. R. NJ, was observed in Mas
sasoit hall last evening. Thirty-three
applications for membership were re-
celved. and the phenomenal growth OF
Are tribe was commented upon. Since
Jan. /, IA applications for membership
have been received
Reynolds orchestra gave concern
program, and speeches were made by
Sachem H. Wickman. Frank Geftroy
was in charge of concert, consisting
of graphophone selections. Piano duets
were given by Alfred Santon and Au'
gust Anderson. The committee II
charge was: August N. Winberg, HAL
mar Styffe, Joel Bergren, Sus Svedberg
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits were
issued yesterday:
To Peter Baker. for one and half
story wooden dwelling on Esther
street; estimated cost, $500. j. J. Hig-
gins, builder.
Nils Holmgreen, for a three-story
wooden tenement house on Mars
street. ]. J. Higgins, builder. Es-
timated cost, $1,000.
p. p. Lane, for a wooden addition to
his residence on Woodland street.
George d. Woodward. for a wooden
addition to the house "a Cutler street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
ANDREWS FIRE ACCIDENTAL

New York, May IA jury of mill
Iionaires, after investigating the deaths
of the z persons who persisted in the
fire which destroyed the Andrews home,
at No. ? East 67th street, brought in a
verdict today that the death of the vic
tins was due to conhagraton ana that
the confla grafton was accidental and due
to causes unknown.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-02
NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE.

The Washington club, for so many
years one of the social organizations
of the city, vacated it's rooms yester-
day, and is no longer in existence. As
the older members died. no new ones
took their places, and this year il was
decided that it was not worth while
getting a license or keeping up the
rooms. The club was once a most i'm
portant social organization, and some
of the most prominent citizens Of the
city were members of it.