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The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30
Letters for Porto Rico State.

Porto Rico has been recognized
by the United States postal depart
mcnt as part of the free soil of
America. An order has been re-
ceived in the Denver postofiice
stating that all mail matter for
Porto Rico must be treated as do
mestic mail matter. Denver Re
publican.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30
Artesian Well.

Bids are desired from competent
well men for a well to be drilled at
Madrid, New Mexico. Minimum
depth 500 feet, maximum depth
1900. Work to start at once. Ad-
dress f. w, Hart, Cochiti Gold
Mining Co, Bland, New Mexico.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30

Baptist Regular services of the
church will be held tomorrow as
usual. Preaching morning and
evening by the new pastor, Rev
Arthur Willett, A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all to come and
hear Mr.. .Willett.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30

THE silver republicans of El
Paso county having failed to agree
on fusion with the democrats and
populists, nominated straight
silver republican ticket.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30
Emsrr from Nnxns.

All the emery used in the world
comes from the little island of Naxoa,
near Greece. AS IL is one Of the hard
est substances known ordinary quarry
ing tools can't be used to cut it out.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30

First Church of Christ Scientist
Morning service at 1o:45 a. m. +;
Sunday school at II as a. m; eve
ming service at 7;45 p. m, Wednes-
day evening meeting at 7;45 p m.
Dispensury open Saturday from ,
to 5 p. m Subject for morning
lesson, Are Sin, Disease and
Death, Real?"
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30

On AGAIN.-The Burlington's
ST. Louis Special-leaves Denver
! 40 p. M, arrives ST. Joseph and
Kansas City next morning; ST
Louis next evening
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30

If you want to borrow any
amount of money on real estate
security, see j. j. Fitzgerrell, he
has plenty of money on hand.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30

Misunderstanding at 2:30
aud 7:45 p. m. Subject, Some
Prophetic Lines" Elder Watson
Zeigler of Greeley will occupy the
church pulpit.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30

ST. Alban's-Regular services
tomorrow-Communion, 1870 am. :,
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m; morn
ing prayer and sermon, II n. m. !;
evening service, S:3o Church
and rectory, East Second street.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30

Presbyterian-Sunday school at
9:45 a, M; Junior Endeevor, 3 p.
m; Senior Endeavor, 7 p. m. The
pastors morning subject, Loyal
Service to the King" Evening
topic, Dewey Heroism an Incen-
tive for Christian America" A
cordial welcome to all,
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30

You get the news fresh through
the columns OF THE TRIBUNE.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30
CHURCHES TOMORROW

Methodist-S Sunday school 9:45,
preaching by the pastor at II n.
m classmeeting at II M, Junior
League at 3 p. M; Epworih League
at 7 p. m; preaching at 1880 p. m.
Morning topic, Asleep and Ex-
posed Awake and Victorious. +"
Evening, Comparative Values of
Natural, Artificial aud Spiritual
Research"
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30

Take the DAILY TRIBUNE.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-09-30

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02
WRATH oFGoD AND DEWEY
Rev. George (. sanderson on the Vic
tory at Manila.

Rev George E. Sanderson of the
Coral street M. E. church, gave a stir
ring patriotic sermon yesterday morn
ing at the regular service in the church.
The title of the sermon was "Dewey's
victory and how it was won.'' The text
was taken from l Timothy, i:1S-"War
and good warfare" and from l Cor,
iii:9-"For we are all laborers together
with Cod
Said he: This has been a most me-
morable week in the history of this
country. Dewey, the hero of Manila,
has returned and has received well
come that is worthy of him and a well
come such has never been given to any
other American in the history of the
country. No ancient Roman conqueror
returning from successful war received
a more suspicious ovation than the hero
of Manila. The greatness of this victory
is not fully manifested, but in the lam
guage of Mayor Van WyclS, The result
Of the victory at Manila is that the
voices Of other nations are softened to-
wards this country and the map of the
world has been changed permanently;
the standard of pride has been raised
and completed What interest to us is
this victory and what lesson do we learn
from 1t?
This victory was not won by chance
or accident or the so-called good luck,
and none of these things made Dewey
the hero Of Manila. There is no such
thing as chance, accident or good luck,
and in the end Of things we will find a
satisfactory cause for all great achieve
ments. The secret Of this victory was
leareful and thorough preparat on or the
part Of Tie government, the building Of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02
THREE rs or RELIGION.
Subject of Rev. Woodman Brsdbuty's
Sermon Sunday Night.

At the Pleasant Street Baptist church
last night Rev. Woodman. Bradbury
preached from the subject, 'The three
RS in religion The text was, Col,
I1:21. "And you that were sometime
alienated and enemies in your mind by
wicked works, yet now hath he recon-
ciled in the body of his flesh through
death, to present you holy and unblam-
able and unreproveable in his sight"
Rev. Mr.. Bradbury said in substance:
Reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic nave
been humorously called the three RS
Of education. They are the rudiments.
There are certain fundamentals in re-
ligion that may likewise be termed the
three RS. They are ruin, reconcilia-
ton and redemption. These three
facts continually crop out in the Bible
and form the substance of the apostles
teaching
That man is sinful and that sin works
his ruin, is a commonplace Body,
mind and spirit are ruined by sin and
the image of God obliterated. Regard
| less of theological position, all compe-
| tent observers note the ravages of sin.
| The great poets recognize it, The great
philanthropists Geplore, the great re-
! formers struggle TO lessen it.
| There is a fatal facility in doing
wrong. The child seems an angel when
asleep; but how soon it learns to dis
obey and to go astray! The boy on the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02

If European dispatches are to be be-
lieved, there is small hope of peace but
virtual certainty of war between Eng
land and the Transvaal, and the results
Will be all the more deplorable because
war seems to the world utterly needless.
1t may be questioned whether either
side can entirely escape condemnation,
but the Beers as the smaller and weak
er nation will receive much sympathy
that might not be entirely justified by
an impartial canvass of the merits of
the dispute. At the same time, it should
be remembered that If England goes
into the war in order to avert threat
ened Dutch South African federation
that would upset her supremacy in that
part of the world, she risks a heavy
stake on the game. The straight-shoot-
ing Boer warriors and the difficulties Of
transportation are not the only dangers
that beset her. Direct intervention may
be improbable, but complications in
Europe and Asia would be very embar-
RAISING when she already has one hard
fight on her hands. The interruption to
commerce would be another misfortune
to be keenly felt. The great Atlantic
Liners in the American service, that
have been ordered held in readiness for
naval duty, may not be needed, but the
draft upon the British mercantile mar
the must nevertheless be considerable,
and welcome opening to the carrying
trade will thus be made for vessels fly
ing foreign flags. The contraction of the
gold supply by the closing of the rand
mines will be felt nowhere more quickly
than in London, the money centre Of
the world, and the results of.such dis
turbance though wholly problematical,
would be worldwide. With the exceed
ingly grave possibilities in view, it
would appear that the British ministry
should have only the most urgent rea-
sons for entering upon such a struggle,
however certain victory may be in the
end.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02

new navy and the sending of Dewey
TO Asiatic waters and his obedience to
his orders when they were received. 1t
was not chance, for Dewey had received
62 years of preparation for this battle,
and when the time came to call up this
6z years OF preparation, the result was
made manifest in a complete annihila-
ton of the Spanish fleet without the loss
of man. He did not hesitate when the
order was received to find the Spanish
fleet and destroy 1t, but obeyed and did
the most daring act ever chronlcled in
the annals of American history
When the ships under his command
We're sailing into the harbor with the
torpedoes exploding in front of them,
he said to his men, Never mind the tor
pedoes, but steer a straight course,
and the result was on the side of the
right Another secret was the co-opera-
ton of the officers in the fleet Dewey
did not achieve the victory alone, and
when the honor was being showered
upon him in New York harbor, he said,
1t is not I that won the victory, here
are-the men,.
This is very important lesson to the
workers in the church. The reason that
the forces of Satan have such foot
hold in the city of Worcester is that the
forces of God are divided and no bene-
fetal results will be accomplished until
the forces get together and cooperate
for the cause of salvation. Dewey was
daring and persevering and that is the
| true secret of his success. Then Spain
has been suffering the wrath Of Just
God for the last few centuries and it
has been shown in the annals of that
countrys history. The great and power
full armada was destroyed by the Eng
lish the combined forces of France and
Spain were destroyed by the English
under Nelson at Trafalgar, and then the
repetition of the wrath at Manila"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02

benefited all, from the humblest toiler
to the wealthiest manufacturer. And
now they are writing in trade journals
of a common belief that reaction is
about t. come The idea is gaining
ground that the use of iron and steel
win rot 80 on indefinitely at it's greatest
volume, if prices are to rise any lar
Their, or even stay where they are. Aft
ter all, tiis may not be an altogether
incorrect view of the situation 1t rec
ognises, in some degree, the national
need of moderation. There is a toe
great inclination today, in business and
in all things, to so to extremes. If the
business done in the United States, and
the price of merchandise dealt in for q
period Of 20 years, could be averaged
and evenly divided throughout that
time, 1t would be very fortunate for the
American people. They would gain
greatly in steadiness of employment,
security for tradesmen and peace Of
mind for everyone. 1t may be that
time viii give us more self -control.
more caution and more moderation in
using opportunities and resources OF all
kinds 1t is a change much to be de-
sired. AS it is now, it is only possible
to shape individual interests and hab-
its, as much as possible, in accordance
with the dictation Of reason and pru-
denee
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02
FESTIVAL DEFENDED.
Philip HaIe's Answer to the Criticisms
of New York Writer.

In his feuilleton in the Boston Sunday
Journal, Philip Hale discusses a recent
onslaught made upon all music festi-
walls by William j. Henderson of the
New York Times, and proceeds to cor
rect him as follows;
Unfortunately for himself, Mr.. Hen
derson has not attended Worcester
festival for several years. He now de-
scribes a festival as he once knew it.
If he had been present last year and
the year before, he would have discov-
cred that there was no longer a raree-
show; but that there was a series of
excellent concerts with a. strong ensem-
BILE, and that instead of hysteria pro-
voked by the sight Of a grinning and
bediamonded prima donna in a low cut.
gorgeous gown there was intelligent
and sympathetic appreciation of good
music.
Mr.. Henderson wages righteous war
against all that is meretricious in art.
1t is a pity for his argument that the
premises on which he relied are the
premises of other years. For these
premises were not true of the Worces-
ter festival of '97 or '9S, and in spite of
the presence or SemDr1ch 1t was not
true of that of last week. The audi
ence showed intelligence and discrini-
nation in the hearing Of orchestral
numbers, arias, and choral works. AID
plause did not fall impartially on the
Just and the unjust. Local patriotism
and kindly feeling may have heighten-
ed the reception given one of the sing
ers, but the heartiest applause was
awarded to her when she sang her best.
Nor is it too much to say that this aud
fence was more discriminating in the
distribution of praise than is the aud
fence at the Boston Symphony concerts
in Music hall. The growth of apprecia,-
ton of orchestral music has been mark
ed there of late years, and although
there may have been criticism of GER
tain programs the criticism was not
concerning the intrinsic merit of the
chosen pieces.
A music festival properly conducted
is neither an unmixed blessing nor a
whitening curse. To him who is oblig-
ed to attend all the concerts, the surfeit
may be insupportable; but the citizens
Of the town where the festival is held
are not compelled by law to take the
prolonged dose. There is an emporium
ity given many of hearing excellent
singers and admirable works, and
otherwise they would not hear them.
1t may be truly said of the Worcester
festival that the taste of the public
has been steadily educated, and Mr..
Henderson would be the first to admit
this if he would take the trouble to at
tend these concerts.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02
TIE pRuGG1Na OF pREYEuS.

| Paris correspondents offer a rather
| sensational explanation of the "extenu-
ating circumstances on which the mild
sentence of the Dreyfus court martial
at Rennes was based. Substantially, ii
is that the prisoner had been so COM
pletely enervated by the use of opium,
morphine and choral that he was inca
pable of making as strong defense in
1899 as in 1894, and hence there might
be hypothetical doubts whether the evil
dence was as conclusive against him
as it appeared on it's face
1t seems to be fact that Dreyfus
used morphine or similar drugs freely
while he was a prisoner on Devils isle.
There is an abundance of testimony
both from friends and enemies on this
point, and the admission of the fact
goes far to explain the extraordinary
indifference that was often remarked
of the prisoner during the recent trial.
BY administering stimulants, his physi-
clan succeeded in rousing him to mo-
ments Of intellectual activity, but the
effect was Of course only temporary
and there was a limit beyond which
stimulants could not safely be given.
According to the official account of the
drugging of Dreyfus during his i'm
prisonment, his mental excitement was
so intense that quieting potions were
deemed absolutely Indispensable by the
physician, IL insanity was to be avoided
His was an acute case, in which mild
remedies We're useless, and therefore
choral was first tried and then opium
pills. In time the persistent doses had
their normal effect, and the TALLER,
alarmed at the progress of the habit
undertook to cut off the prisoners al
lowance of drugs. Then something
like rebellion ensued, and Dreyfus de-
manded his pharmacie," because, as
he himself wrote, II believe have the
right at giveE moment, chosen by
me, to put an end to an agony that
prolongs itself at pleasure. My brair
bursts, my head is going. 1 have lost
my lucidity, and I fear insanity" The
jailer's plan was to cut off the supply
entirely and at once, and naturally this
caused a complete collapse of the
prisoner. as described in the official re.
ports.
This story has an inherent plausible
ity about 1T, but vehement friends un.
lhesitatingly declare that Dreyfus was
drugged for a purpose, after the orien.
tai practice (not entirely unknown il
Europe) of slowly and insidiously un.
dermining the mentality and physique
of dangerous or obnoxious person by
the secret administering of drugs. II
asserting this theory, its advocates cit,
the opinion of an eminent physician
that in another year Dreyfus would
either have succumbed entirely or els,
would have cared absolutely nothing
for vindication or release from prison
This, however, is mere speculation. anc
the world will have to wait for tn,
truth in this matter, as in others con
nected with this extraordinary case
The facts in regard to Dreyfus' con
dition and the cause of it, seem to b
well authenticated.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02
LIMITED KNOWLEDGE.

1.-THE beneficent limitations of knowl-
edge" was the subject of Rev. George
w. Kent's sermon in South Unitarian
church yesterday morning. He said:
1.-THE poet Gray, in his On a distant
prospect OF Elton college, with terrible
force, portrays the passions they soon
will have to wrestle with, the failures
of ambition, the grinning infamy, the
hard unkindness, the keen remorse, the
poverty, the slow consuming age, some
of which must fall to the lot of every
one.
why shall not the thoughtless, mer-
ry boys be told these things to sober
them, and get them ready for the stern
realities Of life. But the poet thinks it
better as ii is, and ends his poem thus:
yet. yet, ali, why should they know their fate,
And happiness too swiftly flies?
Thought would destroy their paradise
Where ignorance is bliss, tbs folly to be
wise.
That last line win be my text this
morning. 1 want you TO give the poets
language a larger meaning than he
appears to do when he says, Where
ignorance Is bliss. tbs folly to be wise.
hood is q sorry thing compared with
boyhood. 1t is better to put off know
ing it as long as possible, because it
brings the loss of happiness and inno-
cence, and lays upon US the tragic bur-
den Of hfe's care and sin.
New that is only half the reason
Why the boy is better off in ignorance
of what 1t is to be man. Half the
reason why. and by far the more inn
portont hatf is because manhood, in
stead oil being sorry thing compared
with boyhood, is unspeakably richer.
greater, happier, more God-lik thing.
Let boyhood have its wholesome iov.
1t is our manhood that appreciates it
better than our boyhood did.
How true it is that the freshness and
gladress OF our children would be killed
by the knowledge Of lifes later TRACE
dies, or wrath and wickedness. of an
guish and despair. How often the chill
drsn are too knowing for their years.
Few things are quite so pitiful as the
young lad whose heart and life ought
yet to have the dew and fragrance OF
the morning, whose eyes should nave
the frank innocence of childhood. al
ready typical man of the world. the
deepest mysteries of life an old story
to him; the real greatness of manhood
is discounted to begin with by the shall
low estimate of youth.
Goa that constant insistance that we
hava got to know the secrets of the
most high, that we cannot get alona
unless eternity is made an open book
that the beginning and end of things
must be revealed or God is not our
friend. That holsters the foolish doc
trine that the Bible must be held infal-
llhle. for if we admit 1t is mistaken
anywhere, how shall we be sure of II
where we have go to have a supernat-
ural revelation?'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02

Senator Mason's statement that he
''is ashamed of his country is at
tracing far more attention than the
utterance deserves. 1t is a remarkable
declaration, to be sure, coming from
such man. prompted. too, by the con-
ditions existing in the Philippines. But
1t should be borne in mind that Senator
Mason speaks only for q small class
and a very small one at that-a con-
spicuous coterie of citizens who have
become frenzied over what they are
pleased to term imperialism" Sena-
tor Mason has generally been credited
with fair degree of sanity in spite Of
his many extravasances, but this last
utterance places him fairly enough in
the same category with Atkinson,
Lentz and the man who prayed public
ly for the defeat Of the American ar
my in the Philippines. When a man.
particularly a senator of the United
States. is really ashamed Of his coun-
try, ne Is more TO be pitied than hated.
It is impracticable to turn the country
over to him for experiments, but he
might at least be given chance to Sc
lect some other country for adoption.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02

There are ominous sounds around the
state concerning an organized effort to
stop Sunday golf playing. Nobody dis
putes that a strict construction of the
statutes forbids the game, but 1t also
prohibits other exercise and pleasure
in which the people are wont to
engage on Sunday. without interference
on the part of the civic authorities.
When it comes to enforcing the law.
the golfers may pertinently inquire why
they should be singled out as horrible
examples rather than bicyclers and
persons who go driving or boating on
Sunday. Obviously, the golfers may
be more easily reached than the Others.
but the law seems to be equally appn .
cable to all classes. On the other
hand, the combined golf clubs would
constitute a personnel of much infiu-
ence in the community. and if they
should strenuously insist that what is
sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander, they might perhaps thrust a
very hard contract upon the Sunday
law crusaders. Much of the law is a
dead letter, and vigorous enforce
ment Of all Its provisions might result
in a radical revision,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02
PERSONAL.

Mrs. A. H, Day has. removed her res
idence to 146 Main street.
Rev. John F. Lehy, s. j., president of
Holy Cross college, returned yesterday
from Boston where he has been recup-
Grating under the care of DIR. John c.
Bossidy. The student body gave the
genial rector hearty reception on his
return to Mt. st. James, last evening.
Lieut.. A. v. Could of the First Heavy
Artillery, United States army, was IN
this city yesterday visiting friends here
He was on his way to Fort Warren
Boston, where he is to report for duty.
Lieut. Gould served for a number OF
years in the First Illinois volunteers
While in this city he stopped with r
w O'Connor, a clerk at the Worcester
post office, and Thomas Kenney
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02

There is good sense in the Boston
Journals remark, that ballot for the
enant-governorship in the republi-
can convention, Friday, would be a
healthy exercise for the party. Not
only would it tend to maintain popular
interest, but it win serve to show that
Massachusetts, people still participate
actively in the selection of candidates,
and do not leave everything for the
professional politicians to decide Nee
essariiy, this canvass has hitherto been
largely e politicians, fight, but it will
be gratifying symptom if the people
seem to cast the deciding vote. Party
politics ordinarily move along go
smoothly in this. commonwealth, that
rivairies and contests are to be well
coined, if only for the purpose of re-
minding the people of their responsible
lities.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02


In stepping into Thomas B. Reeds
place in congress, Amos L. Allen will
havo at least one conspicuous advant-
age over most new members. His long
service as private secretary to the for
me- speaker has given him wide ac-
quaintance with public men and an in
innate knowledge of public questions
and the routine of legislation and poll
teal methods at Washington. His prac-
teal experience should stand him III
good stead, both on the floor Of the
house and in the committee room
Without doubt, he will add greater
strength TO the Maine delegation thar
any other candidate that could have
been selected.