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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-18
TAX APPORTIONED.
Street Railway Cor
porations Owe the
City $14,239.69.
CONSOLIDATED HEAVY DEBTOR.
The Worcester and MARI
boro Line Gets Out
of 1t for IS.
CONSOLIDATED HEAVY DEBTOR.

The board of assessors, at the city
hall, apportioned yesterday the amount
of excise tax due the city from the
various street railway corporations do,
ing bushes in Worcester. The total
amount, S14, 23969, goes to the street
department, to be expended, under the
terms Of the new state law, governing
street railways, for street maintenance
construction and the clearing away Of
snow in winter.
While at first glance this appears to
be a considerable sum, it is wholly in
adequate for the work specified. In
round numbers, it costs more than that
amount during severe winters to re-
move snow from the streets. Mayor
Dodge, in conversation with The Spy
reporter yesterday afternoon, intimated
that the street railways get the big end
of the deal. This excise tax is new to
Worcester, and was never apportioned
by the assessors before.
The Consolidated being the great cor
poration Of the city, bears the bulk of
this taxation The Worcester and
are the figures: Worcester Consolidated
Street Railway Company, $12, 49,
Worcester and Suburban, $144253; Wor-
cester and Clinton, $56.33; Worcester
and Marlboro, 49,
The assessors prepared the following
table from the returns of the street
railway corporations, and a study Of
the figures will be of interest to mem
bers of the city council that maintain
that the companies do not carry their
share of the burden:
Worcester Consolidated Street Rail-
way Company-Total number of miles,
4S.322 miles in Worcester, 45.378 total
receipts for 45.37S miles, $565, 90341; eX-
else tax at "a per cent, $12, 1928.
Worcester and Marlboro Street Rail-
way Company-Total number Of miles,
1753; miles in Worcester, .23; gross re-
ceipts for 1753 miles, $50, 449 3d. total on
.28 mile, $799.61 excise tax at 1 per
cent per mile on s799.61 IS.
Worcester and Suburban Street Rail-
way Company-Total number of miles
22.6, in Worcester 1851; gross receipts
for 226 miles, $155 096.0S; total for 1851
miles, $72, 1860; excise tax at per cent
per mile on $72,12650, $1442.53.
Worcester and Clinton Street Rail-
way Company-Total number of miles
II. So; in Worcester, 1.944; gross re-
ceipts for 11.6S mics, $33 690.31; total
for 1914 miles, $5632. So; excise tax at
per cent per mile on $56S262, $56.33.
Under the provisions of the law,
where the gross receipts are $4,000 or
less per mile operated, one per cent of
the total gross receipts is apportioned;
more than $4,000 and less than $1,000, 2
per cent more than $1,000 and less than
$4,000, "a per cent; more than $4,000
and less than $21, 900, 21a pc; more than
$21, 900 and less than $4,000, 2& per
cent; $4,000 or more, 3 per cent of the
total gros receipts.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-18
YESTERDAYS TAX RECEIPTS.

The total amount received in taxes
up to the hour of closing yesterday, at
the office of City Treasurer f. w.
White, was $6,7s1.60.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-18
RITUAL AT THE GRAVE.

The funeral of Mrs. Hattie j. Mason
was held yesterday afternoon. Prayers
were sal dat the house. 81 North Ashland
street, at / o'clock and services were
held at John Street Baptist church at
2 o'clock. Rev. Hiram Conway was the
officiating clergyman The bearers were
Gustaf Simmons, John Clark. Andrew
Jackson, Henry Gray, German Booker,
Joseph Collins The interment was in
Hope cemetery. The ritualistic services
Of the Independent Order of True re-
formers, of which Mrs. Mason was a
was read at the grave.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-18
THE CITY PAY ROLL.

The city pay roll for the week ending
Oct. IA follows: city hall janitors, $106-
So; fire department, s1,973.43; parks
$2l3.33 police department, 52,291.87 &;
school Observation-Disclosures $780, la
Dor on repairs, 1921. 90; sewers, $5,S1631;
streets, ST. 10S.S7; water $1,3O6G9; to-
tai. 15.29966.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-18
PERMIrs no DIG sTREETs.

The street commissioner yesterday is
sued permits to dig up streets as fol-
lows: to the water department, on Main
and Mechanic, East Shelby and Gage,
Manchester, IL Burt, 120 Columbia, IL
Loudon, 81 Winter, for the purpose OF
making repairs; Ashton and Chest
nut streets, to put in new scrN ice;
Worcester Consolidated Street railway
tracks
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-18
ONE BUILDING PERMIT.

A building permit was issued at the
office Of the superintendent of public
buildings yesterday to William T. Mer-
rifeld estate, W. e. Putnam, builder,
brick addition, by 40, to engine house
change streets, estimated cost, 5000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-18
COMMITTEE DATES.

City council committee meetings have
been SCI as follows: water, this a1:Ae-
noon at 2 o'clock; police, 7.45 this eve
ming, an6 finance on Friday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-18
VETERAN PATRoLMAN.
Officer Amsden Has Seen AZ Year
Service in Brockton.

Roswell A. Amsden, for more than
40 years a patrolman on the Brocktcn
police force, was a visitor at Station I
yesterday, as the guest of Janitor II.
w. Butler Mr.. Amsden is y years
old, ana shortly after he was first APP
pointed patrolman he,left TO fight il
the rebellion. He was re-appointed
when he returned, and is able to get
around now as well as man naf MS
years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-09

saturday close: there was verv u.,,.
feature TO the cables, which came AZ
~. higher. then I'd. lower. and cIasaa
unchanged. The amount on paSsaga nj
creased 100000 bushels. The ylsIble .ra
ply decreased $4,000 bushels. and Enat;ptt-
visible suppiy decreased 4cg 900 bns6nf'
DOM signify less than expected c.
erdIIy favorable weather over the We
erh section gave confidence to The 49,
faction. but shippers intimate1 thai III,
any easing off in prices more exporf h, ~
mess may be expected The governrner,l
report Is due, Wednesday. and ls I'LL.
10 drop the condition from no M An
70 around %. The Trade Bulletin iss,,a an,
NAV crop report making the win,rs
wheat condition 76.G and the total nral.
az 10000 bushels. The NehrasiDp
board Of Agriculture estimates sn-in.I
wheat area Increase 10000 acres and u, '1rs
yer wheat area 5000 acres. The IiI,rat-
report gives the average condition az M
state AT 30. Exports since January i r,JtI
amount 10 j, G3l. 81 bushels; worlds sbin'
mgnts last week, SIZE. 900 bushels. mp
The New York stock market onened ~.
steady with the bear faction In cam,
ana the unfavOrabe character IN tbn
bank statement still In discussion, tn tn
list showed heavlness; Liquidation caT,e
linued; great many stop orders p,nrn
reached and executed 1
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Operations in the Philippines.

Manila. May Sells +. MD-Thc
army's gunboats Laguna De Bag and
Cavadonga. under command Of cap
tain Grant, which started up the San
Fernando river. for GuaEua, yester-
day. as was presumed. to establish
there base Of supplies for the troops
engaged in the northern campaign, re-
turned today. Major General MacAr-
thur having failed to connect with the
expedition.
The gunboats found rebels entrench-
ed at Sosmoan and Guagua on the wa
ter fronts of the towns. The vessels
steamed past the works. Smelling the
occupants and driving them out. Land
ing parties from the boats entered
both towns, capturing at Sosmoan a
Spanish captain in uniform who was
OStensibly a prisoner in the hands Of
the rebels and also native officer
Arriving at Guagua. the town and
small Gunboat were found to be burn
ing and the natives We're evacuating
the place in consequence of the bonn
bardment.
At Sosmoan the landing party cap
tpred a number of Filipino flags and a
bows and arrows, besides lot of band
Instruments. which the men played as
they marched back to the boats.
Captain Grants expedition will
probably return up the San Fernando
river after having been reinforced, on
the recently purchased light draft
Spanish steamers.
The F'ilipinos surprised the United
States forces at San Fernando with q
daring trick, yesterday. A railway
train with an engine at each end was
run almost to the American Outposts
and in plain sight of the towns Before
they could be reached gang of ma
tives sprang off the train. tore several
lengths Of railway track, boarded the
! train again and the train steamed
away so quickly that there was no OPP
! portunity to capture the raiders.
! The Nebraska Regiment is asking
for temporary relief from duty. on
! ly $40 men of the Regiment are left
| at the front
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Peace Society DcpIores Philippine Policy.

Boston. May Sat large and har-
moniOus meeting of the American
Peace Society i'll fremont Temple this
afternoon. the members strongly con
demned the present policy of the gov
eminent in the Philippines which was
described as wicked, unjust and I'M
fitting any Christian nation. Presi-
dent Robert Treat Paine presided. and
l.. II. Pillsbury of Derry, n. H.. acted
as secretary of the meeting. Previous
to the meeting the annual election was
held and four names We're added to the
list of vice presidents, Rev. Charles f.
Jefferson, Mrs. May Wright Sewall
Mrs. George w. Bingham of Derry. n
f., and Mrs. Ruth Henshaw Spray of
Colorado. In his annual report the
corresponding secretary, Benjamin
Trueblood, called the present war in
the Philippines contrary to American
principles, unjust to the natives and
dangerous to this country. upon which
it is likely to fasten a frightful bur-
den of miitarism. President Paine
criticised the administration, and Mrs
Hannah J. Bailey of Winthrop. secre-
tary of the international peace COM
mittee of the w. c. T. o., followed in
the same order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-09

will carry go recruits. The transport
Meade sailed Monday. for San Juan
with 227 recruits for the 9Th Artillery,
9Th Cavalry and the 18th Infantry. she
will return to New York with the 18th
Infantry. The transport Sedgwick,
which arrived, Monday, alter some
months service on the southern route
to Cuba, will be put in dry dock at
once and will be completely repaired
and painted
Sergeant Richardson Of Popham
Beach was in Bath, Friday. In as
cussing the situations in the Philip
pines with the Journal the sergeant
said: Whenever | see General Miller
name mentioned in connection with
eastern affairs, / am reminded OF an
incident that occurred in Montana
when the general was lieutenant
fresh from school. In the fall of 1877
| was with a troop of cavalry that had
been sent out on scout after the Nez
Perces Indians. who had bolted from
their reservation and gone on the war
path and Lieutenant Miller was our
commanding officer one day we be-
came engaged with the enemy at close
Quarters. The Indians were on the
crest Of one ridge and we were on am
other, with about $50 yards between
us. Our colors had been shot down
twice. 1t was about the hottest fight
| had ever seen, and the most OF US
felt that our chances for getting out Of
the scrape We're pretty slim; for We
were greatly outnumbercd and the In
dams were wen armed. Suddenly a
private seized the flag staff and rushed
toward the encmys line. During the
few moments ii took him TO cover half
the distance between the lines not a
shot was fired by either side. H
planted the flag on bit Of rising
ground. took off his hat and yelled a
defiance In the enemies very faces. The
Indians seemed paralyzcd with aston
ishmeut The next moment Lieut.. 1
Miller gave the command 10 charge
ana Ne rushed n. killing or capturing
the entire outfit Lieut. Miller recon-
mcnded the private for promotion. lie
was made 4 sergeant I'D the cavalry !
ana was killed Few years later IN |
another brush
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The Gold That GlitterS.
90 RICHES MAKE HAPPINESS, OR
DOES HEALTH MAKE
WEALTH.?

The richest man cannot always DO
said to be the most successful, for true
success is not possible without happi-
ness. Many wealthy man would give
all he now possesses to have the health
and happiness of a young athlete.
Health is not hard to get and keep If
good Judgment is used in caring for and
supplying the needs OF the system.
Nature often needs assistance; you
sometimes abuse nature by overtaxing
your nerves, your brain, or your body,
and you haven't time to relax, and
take the rest that you need. You must
have outside help. Pabst Malt Extract,
The Best" Tonic, will supply the ex-
ira fuel, food, and strength; it is abso-
lutely pure-an unequalled assistant to
nature in giving health, vitality and
strength. 1t will make you eat and
sleep well, and cause you to feel like
Yourself again, or perhaps, better than
vou ever felt in your life. The Best"
Tonic was awarded the 100 points of
perfection at the Worlds Fair. and was
he only Malt Extract which received
hat honor. Your nearest druggists car.
y Pabst Malt Extract, The Best"
Tonic in stock.
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SPEAK OUT.
Tho scarchIisht Of Publicity Is r'ca''"s
Augusta People.

Publicity is what the people want
Let the public speak on inc supJeo''
There has been too much claliil-too
little proof.
There is only one kind of PROOF LOT an
Augusta citizen:
The experience of people we KNOW
When friends and neighbors efuorse'
No question about such evidence.
This kind of proof backs every ooA
of Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here is a case of it:
Mrs. j. i. Cousins, OF 81 Grove
street, says: MIR. Cousins suffered
much and long from the imperfect ac-
ton ot the kidneys. Not only were
the pains in his back severe, Out the
secretions of the kidneys we're excess
sive so much so, that his rest was
much broken at night because OF TINS
difficulty. An advertisement III our
daily paper called his attehtloh 10
Doan's Kidney Pills. He procured u
box at c. *. Partridge's Ola Rellable
Drug Store. directly opposite the
pOstoilice. The use of less tnan one
box of the remedy absolutely ended
the troubles arising from his kidneys.
Doans Kidney Pills for sale ny all
dealers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by Eos
er-Milburn Co, Buffalo y. y, sole
agents for the L. :. Remember the
name Doan's and take no SUBSTITUTE.
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LONG UPHOLDS THE PRESIDENT.
Secretary OF the Navy Answers Certain Cr'ti-
cisms Of Presidents War Policy.

Boston. Nav S-The editor OF the
Christian Register, of this CITY, mas
received a letter from Hon. john Long,
secretary of the navy, in answer TO a
communication in which the editor IN
his private capacity as an American
citizen tried plainly to report public
opinion. the drift of parties, and some
political consequences which within
the next year, ii seemed were likely TO
follow current events and embarrass
the administration. Secretary Long
says in part:
Il have no doubt the state of public
feeling to which you refer exists to
some extent. but the tide always GIBBS
and flows. You remember it was so
during the Civil War; and. | should
say. from my memory and from my
reading that there is nothing like the
falling off from Pres. Mckinley which
there was at one time from Pres Lin
coin.
IF you would only read Pres. Nc
kinlcys dispatches. messages and in
structlons you would see at once that
he is not weakly leading us to disas-
Ter but is meeting the situation in ex-
actly the spirit YOU would have him.
As for any ambition TO be the first
great American eXpansionist,' he is so
far from any ambition of that sort that
the suggestion seems like a joke.
Nor is there the least intention OF
the Philippines. All his
efforts are directed solely to
the preservation Of the law and order
there ana if The Fihl,inos would CO.
operate in this respect he and the
peace commission which he has sent To
them would enter at once upon the
work OF their political regeneration
with a view to giving them all the
privileges which the territories Of the
United States between the Atlantic ana
the Pacific now enjoy"
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MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
The Features Of the Days Dealing in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York May S.-Lluuidation WIS
quite general in the stock market today.
and material declines prevailed. There
was no news Of Importance. dsdpp0lnJ-
mcnt Al the bad showing Of the bank
statement On Saturday seeming ~ color
speculative sentiment Sterl ng exchange
was about steady and money decided Is
easier. Such rallies az took place were
feeble and In each instance brought Oh.
further sales for both accounts. leaving
the marhct a the end weak al about the
lowest for the railways, although some
ut mo spcCilltcs in the late selling move
m"nt retained part Of the advantage de-
rived on An afternoon rally. Some sharp
declines were effected, today, IN the ac-
tive mortgage list, but The higher grade
issues only rcCcded moderately Total
sales, s., 1JpCp. United States new 49,
registered ana the OIL A. coupon adj
vluccd q. ana Do. coupon the new as
coupon, inc J's ana the 3s "a IN inc BID
price.
AT ;hc annual meeting W the Stock EN-
change, today. Rudolph kepplcr Mas
elected president.
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Gigantic Railroad Combine Proposed.

Cleveland. May S.-Thc Leader. to-
morrow. will say; According to a high
official Of the Vanderbilt lines in this
city, the details Of big railroad trust
which is to include all the lines be-
tween Boston and Chicago are now be-
ing worked out ana the consolidation
may be completed within the next cew
weeks The recent purchase Of short
lines in New York. Pennsylvania. Ohio.
Indiana and Illinois was in line with
the plan proposed for the consolidation.
II is not the purpose to have all the
lines under one management exactly.
but to apportion them among the Penn
sylvania Co, the Vanderbilt interests
ana the Baltimore & Ohio. when it shall
have been re-organized. giving to each
system the lines that it can use TO the
best advantage.
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ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

The United States transport Roanoke
arrived at San Francisco from Manila.
Monday, with "A soldiers from different
regiments.
About $50 recruits left jefferson Bar
racks at St. Louis. Monday. for San
Juan, Porto Rico, where they will be
divided up between the 18th Infantry,
9TH Cavalry and Sd Artillery.
Captain and Mrs. Charles F. Clark.
who. during their stay in Boston. have
been the guests of Hon. and Mrs. j. Con
ners of Mattapan, started, Monday, for
Philadelphia, where the captain has been
ordered to report at the League Island
navy yard.
Coy. Gage of California, Monday, APP
pointed Lieut.. Col. Dubois to be colon
el Of the lst California Regiment at
Manila. to succeed Col. Smith. who
was made brigadier general by the
President.
The United States cruiser Chicago has
arrived at Tangier. Morocco. to support
the claims If the United States govern
ment against the Sultanate Of Morocco.
Pear ADMIRAL IInwison ana United States
Consul General Gunners Immediately pa i
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DEWEY'S SUCCESSOR
Continued from page ID

any further investigation. Lieut.. Col
Maus of Gen. Miles staff, the other
officer interested, keenly feels it. HIS
friends say he was among the wit
nesses whom Gen. MilSs asked to be
called, but were not called by the
court.
THE President is communicable
chief of the army and my superior. He
has approved the findings Of the Ware
court Of inquiry. Therefore | have no
comment to make 1t would be an
unsoldierly act were l to do So
With these words Gen. Miles replied
to a Star reporter who saw him for a
probable action he would take in view
of the adverse report Of the court.
will you formulate protest to the
PRESIDENT" was the next question.
Il have nothing to say; no. sir" re-
piled the general.
will you inspire a Congressional
Investigations
NO, sir, will not talk on the sub
ject.'
do you believe Congress will rectify
the natter"
Il do not know what Congress will
do, nor have | any means of knowing
in advance what verdict the results of
an investi cation might develop. l
have no comment. criticism or state
mcnt to make on this matter and YOU
may take it as certain that am al
legged interviews or limitations t. the
contrary said 70 come from HE or
near me are wholly ana unqualiiicdly
false. / was and am now actuated
solely by the consideration Of health
lives and integrity Of the army Ny
duty is done
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Be Sure.

BE sure you need medicine before
you take it. but having once found out
that you need it-lose no time in GET
ting the best If it's for the Kidneys.
Liver, Bladder or Blood, rheumatism
Dyspepsia or for Chronic Constipation.
the best is DR.. David Kennedy's Fa-
vorite Remedy, and very simple way
to find out If you need it is to put some
urine in a glass tumbler and let st
stand "A hours. if it then has a sedi-
ment or milky, cloudy appearance, II
1t IS ropy or stringy, pale or discoiorcd,
you do not need physician to tell you
that you should take Favorite Remedy
at once. 1t speedily cures such dan
gerous symptoms as pain in the back.
frequ mt desire TO urinate, especially
al night, burning, scalding pain IN
passing water, the staining Of linen by
your urine and all the unpleasant ana
dangerous effects produced on the sys-
tenn by the use of whiskey and beer.
All reliable druggists sell ID. Davil
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy at $l.00
bottle. or 6 bottles for $500.
BY a special and particular arrange
mcnt with the manufacturers. our
readers can try this grand medicine
absolutely free. By simply sending
your full name and postoffice address
to the DR. DAVID KENNEDY COR
PORATION. Rondout. n. ", mention
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bottle of Favorite Remedy. together
with a pamphlet Of valuable medical
advice, will be sent you by mail post
paid.
The publishers of this paper guar
antee the genuineness of this liberal
offer.
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New Icik Produce Market.

New York May ~
FLOIrR-Rcceipts, 1880 bills. exports
1851 bbls.; sales. 400 pkss.; weak ana
nominally lower.
WHEAT Receipts $3.50 bushels; ex-
ports. POS, 55i bushels; sales, 2.62J,0Oa bush
els futures, $4,000 bushels spot ana out
ports; spot easy; No. red. SiA spot FOB.
afloat. 1917 elevator; No. > red, S2%i to ar
rive fob atloat; No. l Northern Duluth,
SH, fob. afiOat to arrive.
CORN-Receipts. ~. 500 bushels; eX-
ports 126, 7g9 bushels: sales. 100000 bushels
futures $4,000 bushels spot and outports:
No. ., i9ui0l4 fob. afloat to arrive and
spot.
OATS-Receipts. 235. 200 bushels; exports
3i2,ml bushels; sales. l50.0-I bushels spot
and outports; spot duh: No. ,. -: No. 3
81; No. , white 35ia; No ; white. SAY;
track mixed Western, 5lGG31a; track
white Alam3Sl2.
BEEF-Steady; cut meats quiet.
LARD-Weak May, $5.32 nominal; re-
fined easy
PORk-Quiet
BUTTER Steady: Western creamery,
liulI; do. factory, l2GilS
EGGS-Firm; state ana Pennsylvania.
II: Western fresh. l3Nl3is.
POTATOES-Stea New York, $l.25df
200: Jersey sweets. 81 25M250.
SUGAR-Raw. firm; fair refining, a;
centrifugal 96 test, ~: refined, firm.