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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
FATAL COLLISION.
6owsprit Of One Ship Enters Another
Killing Two Sailors.

Montreal, Aug. 1.-THE steamship Ella
sayer (Br,), from West Hariepool which
arrived at this port last evening, was,
while lying in the stream about II p. M,
collided with by the Leyland line steam
ship Philadelphia CBr), Montreal for
Liverpool
The Philadelphian's bow entered the
stem of the Sayer about eight feet, killing
two sailors. The force Of the collision
drove the Sayer ashore and damaged her
fore compartment so that II filled with
says that he did not see the lights AZ he
Saver until after he had made out the
vessels hull, 1t was too late then Ia
avert the collision. An inquiry viii be
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
UTTER FLlMsINEss.

London, Aug. 1.-THE correspondent
Of the Times at Rennes says: -Four
days of examination have revealed the
utter himsiness Of the secret dossiers
Inc diplomatic dossier contains nroofs
OF Esterhazy's treason, attested bv
foreign agents." ~
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
a BAD CUT IN THE HEAD.

Prisoner at Station is Treated at the
City Hospital.
John Meehan, arrested last night by
Officer Barrett of station / for drunk
kenness, was sent to the city hospital
in the police ambulance to be treated
for bad scalp wound Meehan was
brought into the station early in the
night and did not mind his injury for
some time. AS soon as he notified Door
man Piper, he was taken from the cell
to the hospital, where three stitches
were taken In the cut and he was
brought back to the station.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
JOHN Y. M'KANE DEAD.
Notorious Politician Stricken by Sud
den illness at Coney Island.

New York. Aug 11.-John Y. McKane,
formerly well known as a politician,
was stricken with sudden illness to-
night at Coney Island and some friends
carried him in an unconscious condition
to his home in Sheepshead bay. His
physician declined to give out any in
formation concerning the nature of the
illness of his patient. Mr.. McKane was
standing when the attack seized him,
with acquaintance at Surf avenue,
Coney Island. Without any warning
he fell to the ground unconscious. Since
the return of Mr., McKane from Sing
Sing to his old home, about two years
ago, he has lived a retired life, his
time being entirely occupied with
building projects.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
TRUE TO BRYAN.
w. j. Stone Win Not Forsake Silver
Orator For Schley.

st, Louis, Aug. LII am for Mr.
Bryan for president. have always
been for him and l expect to remain
so. l think there is not shadow OF
doubt about his nomination by the next
democratic convention"
This statement was made by Vice
Chairman of the Democratic Commit
tee w. ]. Stone today, when he was
asked about reports from Washington
that he was preparing to forsake Bryan
ana take Up Rear Admiral Schley as
candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation. 4 ss-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
PARLIAMENT PRoRoeuED.
Lord Mimic Makes Closing Speech II
ConeratuIatory Vein.

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 1.-THE Dominion
parliament was prorogued by Lord Mimic
at o'clock this afternoon The closing
speech of the governor general was brief,
and contained only one paragraph outside
the congratulations to the members and
the reference to the continued prosperity
to reads as follows: 81 am glad to OBJ
serve that the action of Canada in decid-
ing to unite with the mother country and
the Australian colonies in the construc-
ton of Pacific cable has met with gem
eral approval"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
DIsoRDERLY CONDUCT.

Daniel Clancy ard Matte French
were arrested last night in a cottage
house at the corner of Vine and Cherry
streets By Officers Tierney, Mcleod and
Mathews for disorderiy conduct
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
WORCESTER PEOPLE IN NEW YORK

9. A. Nation, T. A. Callahan. at tbe
Imperial; |: G. Blake. at the Astor
House II colmans, at the Grand Union;
MISS MISS g. " 0Nsill, at the Murray Hill;
Miss & Y O.Neill. at the Vendome; G. q
Hardy A. E. Carleton. at the Grand
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
P|NKHAN ! WILLIS C|)
Card of Thanks.

MRS. GEORGE f. DOUGLAS
desires to express her gratitude to
Post 10 G. A. r., the Woman's
Relief Corps, the Daughters of
veterans, and to those who have
family during her recent affiietion
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
SECRECY NEARLY OVER.

Court viii Soon Be Again Open to
Public.
Rennes. France, Aug. 1.-THE Drey-
fus court martial concluded its secret
sessions at 9 o'clock this morning. when
M. Paleologue, of the foreign office.
completed his explanations of the secret
dossier. The court will meet again at
$50 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
EARLY MORNING BLAZE.
Fire Destroyed South Framinehan
House This Morning.

South birmingham, Aug. IA
large two-story building with ell in the
rear of Pine street, owned by Charles
r. Harding, and formerly cider mill,
was burned this morning, entailing "a
loss of $500 on building and contents.
The cause is unknown.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12

Sunday
Spy.

TOmOrrOw's issue will be ins
tcnSely interesting.
WOrceSter'S Business Men,
Who are the half dozen who
have been established here
the longest2 Ifyou can't tell
The Spy will in its issue of
tomorrow, and will present
interesting interviews with
them.
Valuable AnimalS--Did you
know that some of the most
valuable and finest dogs in
the country are owned il.
Worcester tits a fact, and
The Spy will tell you all
about it in a fully illustrated
article tomorrow
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-12
The Copper King of America

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Have you ever heard of
"Tom" Lawson, who, at Al,
is many times a millionaire,
and is as well known in San
Francisco and London as in
Boston or Worcester, and
who is one ofthe greatest
flnanciers in the world?
One of The Spy's young
men has interviewed him,
and in the Sunday Spy will
tell you all about his life
and the way in which he
made his fortune.
Life Under the Trolley Wire
The Sunday Spy will tell
you what the requirements
are to get a job on either
the Suburban or Consoli-
dated street car lines. One
Of The Spy's staff did ev-
erythlng but take the job.
WOrceSter'S Bald Headed
BARRIERS How many do you
suppose there are in Wor-
cestcr2 1t will astonish
you to learn the number
and some of their peculiar.
tiles, The Spy has a sue
cessor to Bill Nye, who will
tell you all about it in the
Sunday editiop
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ber In addition, nearly every large
house has watchman Of its own. OF
course, II these men are eating they
are not sleeping. SO the vendor OF
cakes and sweetmeats. bearing his
circular tray upon his head. goes his
rounds also, and phes busy trade by
night, strengthening ut once the watch
mans stomach and his vigilance.
Fires are as common as at home.
Every foreigner, except an American,
regards their number with surprise
and horror. There Is a great blowing
Of horns, as IL soldiers were to be
marshaled In array. as soon as one Is
discovered. Then down the streets at
full speed come the fire brigades,
barefooted, clad In athletic costume,
bearing the grenade, or fire engine, on
long poles on their shoulders. The
engine Is a cylinder about two feet
high and foot In diameter, run by
two hand pumps. We saw two or
three fires consume each about twenty
houses, small ones and mostly Of wood.
If many families are burned out the
Sultan sends provisions for them for
a few days.--Time and the Hour.
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Travelling I'm Alaska.

l have seen many pictures of the
manner in which the Eskimos travel,
and the man is generally seated COM
fortably on the sled cracking whip,
and the dogs are going at smart
gallop; but we soon found that picture
to be delusiOn and a snare. Journey
ing in the Arctic regions consists most
ly in pushing behind the sled, for the
poor little animals frequently have to
be helped over the rough places and
iI going up hill or any rise in the
ground. Where there is no beaten
trail-as was the case most Of the
distance we traveled-the dogs have
nothing to guide them, and one man
is obliged to run ahead. He generally
runs some distance, and then walks
until the head team comes up with
him, when he runs on again. When
the snow is hard and the road level,
the dogs. with an average load, will
maintain a trot which is too f.st for
a man to walk, and not so fast as he
can run. BY alternately running and
walking, one does not become greatly
fatigued. Natives who travel from
village to village are so accustomed to
this mode Of travel that they can keep
1t up all day without showing signs
of atigue.-Harpers Magazine.
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lettering and gorgeous little hand'
drawn devices. The notes, to the or
dinary financier, might pass for wash
ing bills.
Italian notes are of all shapes, Sizes
and col0rs. The smaller bllls--nve and
ten lire notes-are printed on white
paper In pink, blue and carmine inks,
and are Ornamented with a finely en-
graved vignette Of King Humbert.
The 1OO-rouble note of Russia Is
barred from top to bottom with all the
colors Of the rainbow, blended as
when shown through a prism. In the
centre, In bold relief, stands large,
finely executed vignette of the En-
press Catherine /. This is In black.
The other engraving Is done In dark
and light brown and black inks. ~
The Norwegians have a curious cur
rency, but 1t Is rarely seen out of It's
own country. for the reason 1t circu-
lates very little among the common
people and the class that emigrate.
These stick to their copper and silver
coins and shun the little cinnamon
brown bills Of their government.
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Tommy Atkins nnd the Scouts.

well, in my opinion, the only
bloomin' beggars in this bloomin di-
vision wot ave earned their bloomin'
pay in this ere campaign are them
there Gurkhy scouts!'
The above comment, overhead by an
officer of one of the British regiments
i'm the Tirah-and joyfully reported
to the commandant of the scouts
was undoubtedly grievous libel on
many gallant fellows who had fought
and suffered and endured to an ex-
tent for which even the luxurious pay
of the British private can hardly be
deemed eXtravagant. The pessimistic
Tommy who gave utterance to the
SANDER would have been the first to
resent any such calumny from an out
slider. Yet two points are thereby
made clear-the marvellous amount of
finished work put in, and the admira-
bic maner in which most difficult and
hazardous duties were performed by
them there Gurkhy scouts"
In a recent speech before the Mill
tary Society of Ireland Lord Roberts
emphasized his appreciation of the
utility of these skirmishers, and adj
vocated the extension of the system
for future operations on the frontier.
That this new departure was the
most successful and most striking
feature of the expedition, and that the
innovation was more than justified,
have been generally conceded, and on
the Gurkhy scouts has been ungrudg-
ingly conferred the title of THE finest
hill soldiers in the world. Black
wood.
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aLUTToNous FEATs.
Authentic Instances of Abnormal
Capacity That Seem Incredible.

Authentic Instances of Abnormal
Capacity That Seem Incredible.
The Evening Standard of London
gives In an article on gluttonous feats
some instances of abnormal capacity
that would appear incredible, were 1t
not FOR the statement that they are
sustained by unimpeachable record.
Jerry Exc of Norfolk, England, ac-
cording to DR.. Jessop, agreed at a
harvest supper on a wager of f5 to eat
an entire calf at one sitting, barring
the hide, bones and entrails. The
meat OF the animal was cut in small
pieces and made into seventeen great
pies. Jerry attacked one after anoth-
er until he reached the ninth, when
he halted, much to the CONSERVATION
or his hackers, who thought he was
about to give up the contest. He had
stopped, however, to inquire when the
calf was to be brought on. After ex-
plantations he proceeded to consume
the remaining eight pies without fur
ther delay. Nicholas Wood in the sew
enteenth century held the title of
champion eater of England. He ate at
n single meal whole sheep, an entire
hog and peck Of damsons He was
defeated only once aud then through
a trick of sportsman, who wagered
that he could not ''fill his belly with
two shillings' worth of victuals." Wood
took the bet and in addition agreed to
finish with an entire sirloin of beef.
The conditions were that he was to
consume the two shillings' worth of
food within q certain limit of time.
The sportsman bought six pints Of
mighty ale in which he soaked twelve
penny loaves Of fresh bread. Wood at
tackled the mess, but the fumes of the
concoction overcame him and he fell
asleep and lost the wager. Rogerson,
described as gentleman of Glouces-
tershire, was an epicure the like of
whom England never saw before or
since. He paid his chefs $4,000 n
year, and every man employed on his
place, even the stablemen, was a fin
ished cook. A relay of messengers
was employed to travel between the
Continent and England to supply him
with delicacies. His entire fortune of
$75O,O00 was expended in gastronomic
indulgence. When 1t was gone; he
cooked his last meal, which consisted
of an ortolan, and then committed
suicide. An eating contest between
women, held at Portsmouth, England,
early in this century, shows that the
fair sex had both appetite and capac-
ity. On this occasion girl ate forty
three pounds of cherries and six penny
loaves of bread. She distanced her
competitors by eight pounds, but the
effort killed her.
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An Old English sport.

1t will doubtless be surprise to
many to know that the ancient sport
of falconry still flourishes to some eX-
tent in England. There have always
been some few men who devoted them
selves to the sport, but in the year
1868 it was notably revived. In that
year the Hon. G. Duncombe, with one
Robert Barr as his falconer, in COM
pany with Major Fisher, commenced
ok-hawking OH Salisbury plain joint
ly. In the following year, owing to
some popularity which the newly re-
vived sport attained, a club was form
ed and given the name of the Old
Hawking club. The chief sport of the
club was then, as now, indulged in on
the Willis downs i'm March and April,
and was principally rock k-hawking. In
1872 the club was reorganiZed on a
larger and wider basis, and first
class team of hawks, eyesses and pas
sage hawks suitable for any sort of
hawking has ever since that date been
maintained. The quarry killed in a
year is surprising when 1t is remem-
bered that few II any of the general
public know of the existence Of the
club at ALL For 1887 the figures stand
as follows: Rocks, 209; magpies. 13;
grouse, 90; black game, 2; partridges.
ia; rabbits, 112; pheasants. 3; hare, l:
and various, %, making a good total
of SO. Besides this and other clubs
which have sprung up there are vari-
Gus establishments. as well as anna
teurs, who keep few hawks. which
they manage with marked ability and
show great sport. though on small
neutrality-suspicious. in Chicago
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Note. Of Many Nations.

The bank of England note Is about
5xS inches In dimensions, and is print
ed In black ink on Irish linen water
marked paper, plain white, and with
Jagged edges.
The notes of the Bank de France
are made of white, water-marked,
printed in blue and black, with numer-
Gus NEUROLOGICAL and allegorIcal pic
lures, ana run in denominations from
the 20-franc note to the 10OO-franc.
South American currency Is about
the size and general appearance Of
American notes, except that cinnamon
brown and slate blue are the prevail
ing c0lors.
The German currency is rather ar
.istic. The notes are printed in green
md black.
The Chinese paper currency is In
red. white and yellow paper, with gilt
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White Tigers.

A white tiger Is not often heard of,
and in these days of skepticism the
existence of such would be denied by
many or accounts of its discovery
would, ut ieast, be received with ex-
treme caution. That there have been
well-authenticated cases of complete
or partial albinoism in tigers. however,
admits of no doubt; there is Major ID.
Robinson's specimen I'll feet 91a
inches), shot at Poona, and the skin
of one was exhibited, If we remember
rightly, some nine or ten years ago in
London, to go no further back for
records. Now we have another in
stance in the tiger recently shot in the
Dibrughar District, Assam, by Mr..
Grenish of Nahorkutia.
We have inspected the skin, and
are inclined to think that in this
latest instance we have probably the
most perfect specimen Of the white
tiger ever obtained. The hair is per.
fectly white, the black stripes being
in the skin and only visible when the
hair is wet, like the body markings
on fox terrier. The skin measures
about feet inches from tip to top,
and evidently belonged to a fine young
tiger In good condition.-The Asian.
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Birl. That Dance.

There is no longer any doubt that
birds are addicted to the dance. The
bower bird and the prairie fowl are
adopts i'm the art, while the American
grouse Is veritable master of cere-
monies 1t is the custom of these
birds to prepare their ballroom by
beating down the grass with their
wings, and then to dance something
suspiciously like the lancers. BY twos
and fours they advance, bowling their
heads and dropping their wings; then
they recede and then advance again,
and turn on their toes, swelling their
feathers and clucking gently-Phila-
delphia Press.
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AaU1NALDo's INDIANS.
Promised All the American Heads
They Could Carry.

They COuld carry.
Important evidence bearing upon
the question Of responsibility for the
outbreak of hostlities I'm the Philip
pines on February comes to Har-
per's Weekly as a part of the CORE
spondence sent by Mr.. G. w. Peters.
1t shows that even the most brutal of
the auxiliaries in Aguinaldo's army
were informed of the intention to sup
ply them with ''all the American heads
they could carry home" long befor the
attack was begun or war declared.
Looking from his prison window In
the town Of Caloocan, on the first day
of February, Mr.. Peters made a
sketch Of the Iggorotes. A score Of
these savages, fully armed, and with
their naked bodies painted in various
colors, forced their way into his cell
I'm the Caloocan prison. where for sew
eral hours they practiced on him the
preliminary motions in their favorite
methods of putting enemies to death.
This was, of course, in the nature of a
rehearsal, but there seemed at the
time no sufficient reason for believing
that the performance would be long
delayed. The twenty bowling savage
devils" to adopt the phrase used by
the correspondent, were dancing about
him for hours, now touching him with
threatening to cut him down with their
machetes, and again swinging their
terrible ligua "a kind of battle-axe or
tomahawk) so that its keen edge
barely grazed his neck. Then follow
ed an unmistakable representation Of
thrusting the long point of the axe
into the ociput and carrying away the
head in triumph. Mr.'Peters thinks 1T
probable that they would have killed
him, but for the opportune arrival OF
Filipino captain. This native officer
was, as regards his personal appear
ance, scarcely more attractive or reas-
surfing than the confessed savages; but,
after drawing his sword, brandishing
1t in the artists face, and uttering
threats against Americans as class,
he proceeded to advise the Igorrotes
not to kill the prisoner forthwith, but
to wait for little while: and he prom
ised them that they should have all the
American heads they could carry home
as soon as war was declared-which
would be ina few days.
After this ordeal Mr.. Peters was
taken to Malolos, at that time the cap
ital of the Filipinos government, where
he was again imprisoned, and inform
ed that he might expect to be con-
demned as spy. Many friends inter-
ceded for him, however, and with the
aid of General Otis his release was ef-
fected on the day before hostilities
commenced.
The Igorrotes are masters as yet
on the western coast of Luzon just
above the gulf of Lingayen. They
have been made the theme of good
deal of descriptive writing recently,
but nothing seems more worthy Of at
tention than the direct observations
of the correspondent of Harper's
weekly who saw Aguinaldo's recruits
from this little known region of Calico
some of the men who
were given a post of honor" In front
of an American battery on Feb. 8.
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The night watchman in CONSTANT
nople has a long stick, with which he
strikes the ground five or seven times
in succession. For several nights I
thought the tram company was re-
pairing the tracks; but, seeing no signs
Of alteration by day, 1 arose one night
to ascertain the cause OF this con-
tinual pounding. l should say that
about every thousand feet apart was
one of these faithful guardians, whose
reverberating thuds kindly gave notice
Of his approach to any stealthy rob
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Two "tuttimen" were elected at
Hungerford in honor Of Hockney Day.
kfter their election they visited every
house In the borough, and collected a
coin from the males and kiss from
the females. To every woman who
received kiss an orange was present.
ed, and In this way about four thou
sand oranges and apples were dis
tributed.
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ID started out to mako bis name IN
"A household word; -
He has not won the bsuble fame, u
4And few have heard W
That there Is such man as he
- Upon this twirling sphere
He failed, but 1t were well IL we
Had more such failures here.
He missed the goal he had in view
And grieves to-day;
The grave lies just beyond him, too
He's bent and gray;
Yet though he failed in winning fame
He's won a greater prize:
Few men have ever heard his name,
But they'll weep when he dies.
IS. Il. Kiser.
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zulus Fear Mothers.in.Law,

Among the mysterious customs Of
the Zulus is the dread which the mar
ried man has of his mother-in-law. He
is afraid to meet her and always holds
up his shield to screen him from her
glance when he passes her dwelling.
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Marriage is growing in popularity
in England. In 1897 there were six
teen persons married to every 1000
of the population. In the previous
twenty years the average was .
FRACTION over fiftee~
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1t is said that IL the "voice" Of an ele-
phant were as loud In proportion as
that of nightingale, his trumpetings
could be heard round the world.
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England's merchant marine in
cludes over 21,000 vessels, of which
about 5000 are steamers.
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Unpaid bills are sometimes the
source Of . poets best Efforts.
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In cozy little room. in an English
household, man and woman were
seated. On the knees Of the former
sat q little child.
And why did your brother Ivan
jump over the precipice, father?" he
asked.
a tear came to the mans eye, and
he looked tenderly Mt his wife.
when he went TO the officer, Ivan,
he must have convinced him in some
way that we were escaping round the
far end Of the wood. He let him lead
the men there, and, going Mt full speed,
they jumped straight over the chasm.
Clarissa, Is IL not his bedtime?"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-21

which will follow American occu.
patton of the Philippines will op.
crate to the lasting disadv vantagc
Of the islands and ourselves.
II We were fighting the Filipinos
to despoil them Of their liberty or
their property for mere self az.
grandizement, the case would be
altered. But the whole world
knows that the success Of the
American arms will be followed
by larger measure Of liberty And
security Of life and estate than
was ever before possessed by the
inhabitants ef the Philippines. =
Ex.