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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
RIVALS KANSAS.
Mosquito State Has a
Cyclone All of
It's Own.
THREE CHURCH SPIRES WRECKED
Skeletons in Churchyard
Brought To Light By
Winds Fury.
THREE CHURCH SPIRES WRECKED

New York, Aug. 2.-Elizabeth, N. J.,
was visited by form of tornado This
afternoon, which cut a swath about
I0OO feet wide through the centre of
the city, causing great damage to
buildings and property, but strange to
say not a person was killed, and no
one was seriously injured Those who
were hurt were only slightly injured.
The wind attained a velocity of 50
miles an hour.
Inc path of the tornado included
many OF the prominent church build
lngS and other structures, and no other
course could have been taken throug n
the city where the possibilities of dam
age We're as great. The towers of the
First Presbyterian, Third Presbyterian
and Central Baptist churches were
blown down
The Lyceum theatre was totally I'M
rooted. The Stars roof was RIPPED off
and hurled two blocks away Scores of
dwelling houses in the path of the
storm are without roofs. Trees and
electric poles went down before the
gale.
The roof was lifted off the three
story shirt factory in which several
score of girls and men were at work,
and the building was blown five inches
out of plumb. There was a panic iii
the building, but all escaped injury.
The building will have to be torn down
if it does not fall.
The roof was lifted off the home OF
Councilman Reinhardt and carried two
blocks and then crashed into another
house, breaking in the side.
In many cases the wind, after unroof-
ing houses, whipped all the furniture
out of the upper stories and scattered 1t
through the streets and yards many
blocks distant
At the First Presbyterian church,
when the tower crashed down, it fell
upon the graves in the church yard.
This caused an upheaval of the earth
and brought to the surface skeletons
and skulls that had long lain under
ground. Old trees in the church yard
We're uprooted and these brought up in
their roots other skeletons and skulls
The streets are almost impossible with
debris.
1t took about ten minutes for the tor
nado to pass through the city, and then
the rain fell in torrents, flooding every
thing and adding to the damage done
by the wind. Just ahead of the storm
cloud itself there was a severe shower
of hailstones. Many persons were
slightly injured by being struck by fly
ing debris.
The greatest excitement prevailed in
the city. Firemen and police were
placed on duty in the wrecked section.
The police and firemen say the loss will
be close to a quarter of million, but
this estimate IS believed by experts to
be excessive, perhaps three times the
actual loss.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
HULLSLIGHTLYD DENIED
Race Interrupted Injured Boat Leading
When Break Occurred Iselin Barely
Escaped Yacht flowed To Bris.
tol For Repairs Old Pine III.
Spar Will Be Stepped.

Newport, r. l., Aug. "A most I'M
fortunate accident to Columbia today
marred the pleasure of what promised
to be through test of the relative
speed of that boat and Defender, in a
nice topsail breeze. and late this after
noon the new boat was towed UP to her
builders works at Bristol, a total
wreck above decks.
Her new steel mainmast was bent
double, just about half way between
the deck and the masthead, and all that
remained of her magnificent spread of
canvas and specially made rigging,
was piled up in heap about the stump
of the mast, a tangled mass of wire
shrouds, metal turnbuckles, blocks and
ropes. Practically all that remained
were the steel boom and gaff, and the
bowsprit and even the gaff We're dam
aged trifie at the jaws.
The dismasting of Columbia occurred
less than an hour after the new and old
cup defenders started on the beat out
to flagboat off the north end Of Block
Island when the two contestants had
covered about half the distance. Co
lumbia was leading at the time, and
was steadily drawing away from her
rival Captain Barr giving her sails a
good fill, preferring to hold along at an
increased rate of speed rather than out
point Defender as he had done in pre-
vious races. The two boats were hold
ing along on a port tack and into the
Point Judith channel, about three miles
off the point, the new boat having the
weather position and fairly tearing
through the water, when there was a
sound of breaking sDars aloft, and in
an instant the topmast went crashing
down to .leeward, carrying with it the
fine new club topsail and small jib top
sail.
1t seemed to the eye witnesses but a
brief part of a second when the steel
mainmast buckled in the middle and
down came the upper end of the spar
and the huge mainsail dropped into the
water on the starboard side. For an
instant all the Columbia held
their breaths, and then was heard Mr.
Ise1in's voice, inquiring whether any
one had been hourt or swept overheard,
but fortunately all hands escaped in
jury.
Mr.. Iselin and Mate Allen had the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03

Fred A. Klobedanz, the clever south
paw pitcher of the Worcesters, severed
his connection with the local team last
evening, and left this city at 1928 this
morning for Chicago, where he will fin
ish the season in the National League
under Manager Tom Burns of the
Windy City.
The announcement of the deal where
by Worcester loses "Kloby's" services
in the box will not be welcomed by the
baseball fans of this city, who have re-
garded Klobedanz as the crack pitcher
of the local team. The deal which has
been arranged between Manager Frank
j. Leonard of the local team and Man
ager Tom Burns of the Chicago team is
not thoroughly understood by the local
fans, and Manager Leonard does not
seem to show any great desire to en-
tighten them on the subject. Whether
Kloby' has been sold or whether he
has been traded is the question, and
Manager Leonard is not saying what
happened.
1t has been said that the local man
ager did not have any hold on Kloby.
Baseball gossip has it that Manager
LSoildru udu q ConlTdcl III MS CLONES
for the past few weeks that he tried
ineffeetively to have "Kloby" sign, but
the latter would not
"Kloby' is a popular player, both
with the men on the team and the pub
lie generally, and his popularity was
attested last evening when his friends
in the city and the ball players went to
the depot at midnight to bid him
good-by
Manager Leonard, when seen by The
Spy reporter in regard to "Kloby's"
going, said that he did not apprehend
that the team would be seriously Grip
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
DOCK DEPARTMENT,
Mazet Commission
Centers Forces
That Way.
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CALLED.
Must Show Cause Why
Against Abolishing City
Government.
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CALLED.

New York, Aug, 2.--The most inter-
esting thing that developed today in
connection with the Mazet legislative
investigating committee was the fact
that every member of the municipal
council had been subpoenaed for to-
why the present city government body
should not be abolished Charles f.
Dillon of the staff of Mr.. Moss, attor-
ney of the Mazet committee, attended
the meeting of the municipal assembly
today and served subpoenas. With
each subpoena was this letter.
Assembly, Investigating Committee
Dear Sir: am much impressed with
the reasons as published in the City
Record which are given for not adopt
ing the resolutions to issue bonds for
street paving. You will be subpoenaed
to appear before this committee on
Thursday at II a. M, and viii be treat
ed fairly and courteously. The assem-
bly, will be urged to convene and legis-
late against the municipal assembly,
troversy shall be correctly presented.
Frank Moss
The swirl of forces at the investiga-
ton today was largely around the dock
department. The principal witness was
c, F, Murphy, treasurer of the dock
board. Mr.. Murphy was on the stand
for nearly two hours, and was asked
many questions by Mr.. Moss as to why
the dredging firm, Morris & Cummings,
had been awarded so many contracts,
and why few firms interested in dredg-
ing work were willing to compete
against this company.
Interesting evidence was also ELECTED
tending to show that the Uvalde AS
phalt Company obtained the lions
share of the dock boards contracts for
asphalt pavements. Just before the
adjournment until tomorrow the ques-
ton of influences and methods connect
ed with the changing of the motive
power on different street railways came
before the committee, Commissioner
of Highways Heating and President
Elias and Treasurer Beaver of the
Third Avenue road. being on the wit
ness stand. Nothing of Importance,
however, was ELECTED from these wit
nesses before adjournment
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
Shaw Reelected and the
Utmost Harmony Pre-
vailed at Convention.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 2.-The repub-
lican state convention today nominated
the following ticket: For governor, L.
M. Shaw of Denison; for lieutenant
governor, J. c. Milliman of Logan; for
superintendent Of public instructions,
r. c. Barrett of Usage; for railroad
commissioner, E. A. Dawson of
Waverly; for supreme court iudge
John S. Sherwin of Mason city.
The first four nominees are the in
cumbents and were renominated by
reclamation. The convention met in
the new auditorium.
Temporary Chairman Charles r,
Pickett of Waterloo addressed the CON
Vention. The hall was packed with
some $500 delegates and visitors. and
CHAIRMAN Pickett's address was gen
erously applauded, particularly his ref
erences to the administration and its
polcy OF expansion. Congressman
George W. Curtis, permanent chair
man, spoke in part as follows:
Inc coming campaign is but the
doorway which leads to victory in 1900
ana II is an open door. The republicans
IN iowa ard of the nation fear not the
Vsroict OF the people at the coming
sieSts1h. 10 you doubt that this is q
republican year or that these are re-
publican times? Then, a glance al the
prosperity thermometer will sneedily
dispel such doubts" eui'S
GOV SHAW was presented to the CON
Vention, and made stirring speech
eulogizing President Mckinley. the re-.
publican party and Iowa's delegation
to congress.
'rhe resolutions were read and adont.
ed With hurrah. The resolutions an
prove the administrations of President
Mckinley and Gov. Shaw, comrnend
the action of the Iowa congressman in
supporting the Dingley tariff, and the
maintenance of the gold standard. and
In their support of the administration
OF President Mckinley in his policy In
peace and war.
They endorse David B. Henderson as
speaker of the House of Representa-
tives; declare for the gold standard;
call upon Iowa's senators and repre-
sentatlves in congress to use their best
efforts to have the permanence of this
standard assured by congressional leg
islation; denounce the Chicago plat
form and Its declaration in favor OF
free trade and free silver coinage at
the ratio of Is to /, and it's attacks
upon the courts, favor restraint or abo-
lition of trusts that prove hurtful tc
the people; approve the conduct of the
war and praise the heroism of the sol
diers declare that there should be nc
division among US until all in arms
against the flag are subdued, and IA
vor legislation which will regain for
American ships the carrying of foreign
commerce. After the adoption of the
resolutions, the convention adjourned
sine die.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
WILL PITCH In CHICAGO
Manager Leonard Will Not Say Whether
the Departure of the Pitcher is the Re
suit of a Sale or a Deal "A Posi-
bility That Conner May Come
To Play Second Base.

pied by the loss of Klobedanz, and
| thought that with Lampe, Horton and
Miller, and Gardner on pinch, the
team ought not to be weak in the box.
He would not say whether Kobe
danz had been sold or whether he had
been traded, as he did not know him
self for sure If a trade can be
brought about by which the local team
can get Jimmy Conner, the utility man
of the Chicagos, Manager Leonard
would be perfectly satisfied with the
deal. Just whether he will make, the
deal or sell 'Kloby," it has not been
decided. He says that he will expect
a good figure for "Kloby" if he does
not get a man in return for him, but
should he get Conner he will not ex-
pect a large figure.
Manager Leonard thinks that
"Kloby's" services can be dispensed
with, provided he can get a good man
for the infield in his place, and he
thinks that just such man as Second
Baseman Connor will fill the bill all
right. Conner used to held second base
down for the Chicago team up to this
year, when he has been made the
utility man of the club. He is we'll
known in this part of the country as
his home is in Danvers, Mass, and he
Inquired in many games in this neigh
borhood before he got into the fast
company.
The deal by which this city loses
"Kloby' is in nowise distasteful to the
ball player himself. He likes this city
all right, but, then, it is in the Eastern
League, and the National League is
much better and the season lasts a
month longer which means that he will
get just another months pay. Ever
since negotiations were opened by
Manager Burns of the Chicago team
with view to getting "Kloby," the
pitcher has expressed himself as be-
ing perfectly satisfied with the deal
and wished for its contamination.
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rival, Duncan inquired anxiously If
any one had been hurt, and upon re-
eelving reassuring answer, stood by
for time and then went on a little
Jaunt out to sea-
The steam craft near at hand raced
up to the disabled Columbia at full
speed, the torpedo boat Dupont reach
ing Columbia first and Offering medical
assistance If it was needed All kinds
of yachts soon reached the boat and
foremost among them was the steam
yacht Augusta, with John B. Here
shoff and a party of ladies aboard. Mr..
Herreshoff was deeply grieved when
Informed of the accident, but was
pleased to learn that no one had been
hurt. Many of the yachts offered to
tow Columbia back into Newport but
as Mr.. Iselin had previously accepted
the offer made from the Associated
Press tug S. @. Hart, to stand by and
take Columbia in tow, he was obliged
to decline the offers with thanks.
The crew had the hardest work get
ting the mainsail on deck, for the can
vas was weighted down with water and
| rendered unmanageable by the spars
and rigging,
For some time no one knew Just
what had been the cause of the accid-
ent for there was certainly not strong
enough breeze blowing to cause it, and
after looking the wreckage over care
fully the reporters saw that the port
spreader had broken upward by the
strain of the toDmast shroud causing
the topmast to break off. The sudden
force of the spar, the weight of the
topsail and clubs coming against the
starboard masthead shrouds was too
much for the steel mast, and it in
stantly collapsed.
The topmost shroud, which Mr. Ise-
hin says was the cause of all the trouble,
was not in Just the position properly to
support the topmast, which fitted into
the masthead, telescope fashion, in
stead Of being stepped forward of it.
The topmast shroud leads upward
through the spreaders to the head of
the topmast and although the crew of
the Columbia swayed the topmast for
ward as much as possible for today's
race, the port spreader was not able to
stand the strain,
No such serious accident ever before
befell a cup challenger or defender in
these waters as the one of today. The
expense of re-rigging Columbia will be
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CLAIMS AGAINST CANADA.

Seattle. Wash, Aug. 2.-Colonel
James Hamilton Lewis left last night
for Washington to present to the state
department the claims of one thousand
Attn miners against the Canadian gov
eminent. as a result Of the alien law.
and to have the claims embodied in the
matter to be considered by the Joint
high commissioners. The amount
claimed is S25,0OO000 The demands OF
the miners are for claims confisoated
by the Canadian government. which
had previously been located by Amer
leans.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
TORNADO IN FLORIDA.
Towns Near Tallahassee
Laid Low By Wind
storm,

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. 2-The town
OF Carrabelle, a prosperous port on the
Gulf of Mexico, southwest of this CITY.
IS reported almost completely destroyed
by terrific wind and rain storm which
ragged in this section all yesterday and
until late last night. Many boats in
the harbor have been wrecked, and
most of the long wharf is gone, to-
gether with large quantities of naval
stores.
At Lanosk, the houses, pavilion and
boats have been destroyed. Uncon-
f1rmed reports say that the steamer
Crescent probably has been lost be-
tween Apalachicola and Carrabelle A
few houses were destroyed at ST. The
resa. Many mills suffered severely. A
passenger train on the Carrabelle, Tai
lahassee and Gulf railroad, 35 miles
below Tallahassee, was badly wrecked,
but no one is reported killed or in
jured. The turpentine interests of this
section are greatly damaged, and much
injury has been done to the crops.
The wires are down south of here
and railroad traffic close to the gulf
ports is suspended For hours the
wind was terrific, and the rain fell in
torrents, washing away many bridges,
endangering thoroughfares and rail-
roads.
Many Tallahasseens are at resorts
along the coast, from which no reports
have come, and much anxiety is felt by
their friends
The city of Apalachicola is entirely
cut off from communication, and moth
Ing can be learned from there.
A new trestle over the Ochlocknee
river at Mcintyre was blown away. A
wrecking train which went out today
in the storm devastated territory found
over 200 trees on the track in a run Of
80 miles. General Manager Crittenden,
who had charge of the train. says that
every town along the line is desolated.
Hotels, houses, churches, saw mills,
wharves and pavilions were in many
places blown from their foundations,
and several instances completely
wrecked.
Inere are many rumors afioat here
as to the loss of life. One mill hand is
known to have been drowned at McIn-
tyre: One man was drowned at st.
Marks, but rumors place the loss of life
there at 10. 1t is not believed here that
any lives were lost at the numerous
summer resorts, but reliable newk Is
unobtainable.
A large relief party will leave Tai
lahassee for the stricken section to-
morrow. The steamer Crescent CITY.
reported lost, carried a crew of eight
put the number of passengers is not
known. 1t Is believed here tonight that
she made the Cattahoochee river safely.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
THE COLUMBIA.

closest call of all. They We're down on
the leeward side of the craft watching
the trim of her headsails, and hearing
the noise aloft scrambled up to wind
ward and were barely in time, for the
collapsing of the spar allowed the main
boom to drop to the deck, the steel
spar brushing Aliens hat overheard.
Mrs Islin was below at the time, but
she came on deck Immediately after the
accident, and when the Associated
Press tug ranged alongside few min
utes later. she was calmly taking snap
shots Of the wreckage. The discipline
was excellent, not man leaving his
place until Capt Barr gave orders to
clear away the wreckage and get the
canvas aboard, and then the crew went
to work with a will, clearing up the
tangle. the Columbia drifting with the
waves, dismantled and sad looking
craft.
AS soon as the accident occurred De-
fender, which was the nearest yacht to
Columbia, lowered her jib topsail and,
ranging up alongside her unfortunate
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03

heavy and although most of the wire
shrouds and stays can be used again,
they will necessarily have to undergo
severe test as to their strength, for
the wrenching they cceived today may
have caused them TO be worthless.
The hull of the boat was not serious
~ damaged, the only perceptible injury
being large dent in one of the metal
plates on the starboard side, Just abaft
of the mast, caused probably by either
the blocks or spars striking IT,
The damaged plate can easily he bent
into shape, and being so far above the
water line cannot interfere seriously
with the boats speed
The accident happened at jast 1904 ~,
shortly after the two boats had tackled
TO port in past Point Judith.
Besides Mr., and Mrs. Iselin there
We're on Columbia Capt NAT" Herree-
hoff and Messrs. Woodbury. Kane, Her-
bert Leeds, Newbury Thorne and A.
merle II. Paget The latter gentlemen
were all lying aft to windward Of the
wheel and they all jumped to their feet
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
DREYFUs' WITNESSES.
The Accused subpoenas Many to Appear
In His Behalf.

Rennes, Aug. 2.-The witnesses sum-
moned in behalf of Capt. Alfred ORGY
rus included Capt. Lebrun- Renault, to
whom the prisoner is alleged to have
made confession, which has since
been denied; Senator scheurer-Kestne
formerly vice president of the Senate;
M. Trarieux, formerly minister of JUS
tice; M. Bourgeois, formerly premier
and minister OF the interior; Mai. Hart
mann, of the Twenty-second artillery:
Capt. Freystsatter, Maj. Forzinetti
and other officers and Journalists.
1t is also said MN. Labor and De-
mango will invite the court martial to
examine by commission an persons al
legged by M. Quesnay de Beaurepaire to
be able to prove the guilt of Dreyfus, in
order to throw the fullest light on the
affair.
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QUARANTINE ESTABLISHED
ships From Virginia Ports viii Be Ex-
amlned in Boston.

Boston, Aug. 2.-on account Of the
prevalence of yellow fever at the Sol
diers' home, Hampton, Va. the Boston
board of health issued the following or
der today
Until further orders all vessels ar
irving at this port from any port in
Virginia or from Chesapeake bay shall
first stop at quarantine for examination,
and no such vessel nor any person on
board such vessel shall proceed to the
port physicians"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
.RUMORS OF A SALE.
Will a Syndicate Buy
the Consolidated
Railway?
OFFICIALS DO NOT DENY REPORT.
Interesting Developments
Are Looked for
Soon.
OFFICIALS Do NOT DENY REPORT.

There was story current on the
street yesterday that the New York ana
Boston syndicate that has been buying
up street railways in the eastern part
of the state had all but absorbed the
Worcester Consolidated Street Railway
Company, or, to put it more accurate
ly, the Worcester Traction Company
1t was reported, although members
of the company deny the story, that
the new company has secured a con-
trolling interest in the Worcester COM
pany, and interesting developments are
looked for within a few days.
Under this arrangement the pre-
ferred stock would be called in at los
and retired.
Officials of the company that were
seen yesterday, refused to confirm OF
denV the story
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LABOR UNIONS UPHELD.

Fall River, Aug. 2.--The test case TO
determine If firemen in the mills of this
state must be licensed under recent
statute, was tried in the local court to-
day, ana the decision upheld the view of
the labor unions that it did.
An appeal was taken. In this test
case Manuel Jack employed as fire.
man In the Stafford mills, was the de-
PENDANT He was found guilty of firing
without q license and fined $40.
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LOWERING ROBBED.
Massachusetts Congressman Vic timized
BY Two Belgian Crooks.

Brussels, Aug. Wv. c. Lowering,
member of the United States house of
representatives from Massachusetts,
was robbed on Saturday last while on
his way from Ostend to this city. Mr..
Lowering while in the station at Ostend
was jostled by two men, but took little
notice of the occurrence at the time.
On arriving in this city, however, he
discovered that his pocketbook, togeth-
er with $4,000 valuable papers and
notes for So pounds sterling had disap-
peared. Mr.. Lowering at once notified
the authorities and the matter was
placed in the hands of the police.