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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-12
BANKS.

BANKS.
WORCESTER NATIONAL BANK
8 Fost er. st.
(Strcet F'loor.)
Interest allowed on special deposits
subject to check
STEPHEN SALISBURY, President
JAMES P. HAMILTON, Cashier.
S. D. SPUR. Asst. Cashier.
| WORCESTER COUNTY ------
INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS.
No. Is Foster Street, Worcester.
Chartered February, 1928.
Deposits put on interest the first of
each quarter.
Business hours: 9 to 4. except satur-
day, to l.
STEPHEN SALISBURY, President.
CHARLES A. CHASE. Treasurer.
WORCESTER FIVE CENTS SAY
INGS BANK.
No. 314 Main Street.
Incorporated ..............April l, 1854.
Deposits put on interest on the first
day OF January April July and Octo-
Der. All taxes on deposits paid by the
bank.
BANK hours: a. m. to p. m. Satur-
days, 8 a. m. to D. m.
f. B. STODDARD. President.
J. STEWART BROWN, Treas.
-MILLBURY SAVINGS BANK
Deposits put on interest the first day
of January April, July and October.
Bank hours: a. m. to 8 p. M; Sat-
urdays: a, m. to u m.
IRA N. GODDARD, President.
AMOS ARMSBY. Treasurer.
BAY STATE SAVINGS BANK
AIS Main Street
Deposits put on interest the first day
of March, June, September and Deem
Der.
Bank hours to A. Saturdays, 9 to
1, 6 to s D. m.
RICHARD HEALY, President.
GEORGE McALEER, Treasurer.
THE WORCESTER MECHANICS
SAVINGS BANK.
311 Main St.
Deposits commence interest on the
18th day of January April, July and
October.
Bank hours: a. m. to 4 p. M; Sat
urdays, n, m, to ! p, m.
j. EDWliI SMITH, President
HENRY WOODWARD. Treas.
WORCESTER SAFE DEPOSIT
AND TRUST COMPANY.
44S Main St.. opp. City Hall.
Capital. 100000 Transacts gen
Surplus 100000 eral banking BUSH
ness.
Interest allowed on deposit subject to
check at sight. Accepts trusts created
by win or otherwise. Safes TO rent in
burglar and fire-proof vaults at So per
year and upward. Valuables received
for safe keeping.
80 EDW' +. DISCO, President.
SAMUEL H. CLARY. Secretary
CITY NATIONAL BANK
Corner Main and Pearl Streets.
CAPITAL, S4O0, 900. Undivided profits,
5000. 600 Interest allowed on special de-
posits subject to Check.
NATHANIEL PAINE, President.
BERTICE f. SAWYER. Cashier.
THE STATE SAFE DEPOSIT CO.,
New Building, $40 Main st.
New burglar and fire-proof vaults
built recently and equipped with all
modern appliances for security; light
and above ground. Storage vaults For
silver, etc. PRIVATE SAFES for SIS
and upwards per year
A. @. BULLOCK, President.
H. M, WRITER. Secretary.
THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK.
State Mutual Building, Worcester.
Interest allowed on special deposits
subject to check.
Hours: 8 to daily, except Saturday
to /.
HENRY S. PRATT, President.
GEORGE A. SMITH, Cashier
FRANK RICHARDSON,
Assistant Cashier.
-FIRsT NATIONAL BANK
Ala Main ST.,
Opposite Common----Street Floor
! Interest allowed on specisl deposits sIih.
| ject tc check.
| Saptal .'s.'......... $300,000
surplus .........s.... 100000
| ALBERT II. WAITE, President
GILBERT X. RAND. Cashier.
--PEoPLES SAVINGS BANK.
452 M ain st.
Incorporated May 49, 1864.
Deposits put upon interest on the
first day Of February, May, Aue,ist
and November. uS'
Bank hSurs' . to 4; Saturday, . to /
S. r. HAYWOOD. President
] c. M. BENT. Treasurer.
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Mrs. Aenlle thought discretion the bet
ter part Cf valor and refused to go. But
! was determined and with the wife of
q naval officer started for the station, ac-
cornpanied by our husbands and friends,
who begged us to give up the trip.
At the station we met General Palermo,
who informed us that AgUinaldo was Ill,
that it would be impossible for us to see
him that day. and for us to await a more
favorable time.
A few days before, while entertaining
Us in his own home, he said that he
hoped the insurgents and Americans
would be friendly. for" he added,
THE natives are not able to govern, to
withstand foreign invasion, and need pro-
lection: but Agunaldo feels differently,
and wants to see the islands free"
But upon the day that we met Paterno
at the station he seemed indeed changed
polite but not gracious, and showed no
disposition to talk.
NY prophetic soul seemed 10 say now
or never. and so we decided to go. and
were conducted to our train by Paterno,
who afterward sat in the car occupied
by the insurgent generals. After talking
very earnestly with them for few min
utes he came to US and said, Il would ad-
wise you not to go, for in the last few
days some very strict rules have been
made by the insurgents about foreigners
passing through the interior"
Our friends crowded about and urged
US to give 1t up, while they regaled us
with horrible tales of insurgent treach-
cry. They told us how Senor Quiles
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who was taken prisoner while on a trip
to the interior and that no one ever saw
him again.
Senor Aenlle, after conversing with Pa
terno, insisted that we remain, and as the
train moved off he shouted at us, "On no
account leave the train"
After starting We concluded to go to the
third station and to take the next train
back.
Everywhere the train stopped the door
to our compartment was rudely opened
by fiendish looking insurgent guards
They thought we were spies and looked
at US with malignant scowls.
One after another would come up, open
the door, peep in. then close it with a
bang until my friend was on the verge
of hysteria
At the third station we got out, but
were informed that we might proceed to
Malolos. which was the station nearest
Aguinaldo's quarters. Just what Paterno
said to convince the suspicious insurgent
officers that we were not sizes will per-
haps never be known.
But when we arrived at Malolos, the
two generals offered us their arms, and
conducted us to the caramettes with all
the courtly airs of the ball room, knowing
that we were the wives of their enemies
Now that was cnValry indeed. The
caramette is two wheeled vehicle built
for two.
My friend and I occupied the first car
annette andtle the procession. l confess
/ felt just a little bit nervous, and the
roads were corduroy and something ter
rible. AT every minute we were bounced
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YANN NIBOR, THE
!: GREAT SAILOR POET

A quarter of an hour later NJ. Bourdas
returned in company with Nibor, who is
a powerfully built man of commanding
appearance. He is tall and straight as
an Indian. He wore a black overcoat
and a very high silk hat. He possesses
an energetic head, eyes Of somewhat
hard expression with changing tints, a
large mouth with thin lips. denoting
tenacity of purpose. tempered by a kind
ly expression when he laughs. showing
the whitest Of teeth. His hair is short
and harsh looking
Yam Nibor seasoned our repast with
racy gossips of st. Malo. When the des-
sert was put on the table he recited in
his rich and sympathetic voice the pa
thetic poem, "Quatre Sabots de Noel"
followed soon after by "Honneur ct
Patrie." One would have thought that
a train Of powder had caught fire in the
neighborhood so great was the enthus-
iasm and excitement of the people din
ing at the adjoining table. for tumultu-
Gus applause followed.
The following day Yam Nibor and
some friends called upon me at my hotel
What pity it is, / said. that you are
not a member of the Comedie Franchise.
with the talent for defamation that you
n@~s@~e Ero---'r-r not 49, i-0--- ----'. a
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+ ACK, the Steeple- climber, has just
come to town and promises to Gre

T ACK, the Steeple- climber has just
come to town and promises to Gre
u ate a greater sensation than even
the sudden appearance in San
Francisco of the genuine Wild Man OF
BCrneo" of dime museum fame could.
A man who can do the human fly act
and deliberately walk up the wall of
building from the ground to the top
without using ladders, ropes or scat
folding of any kind is not to be seen
every day Such man is Jack, the
Steeple-climber" known in everyday
life as r S. Sutherland late of the
United States navy.
Sutherland is really a marvel, and his
remarkable feats Of dizzy climbing
seem almost uncanny. He has pc
culiar contrivance of his own invention
strange corrugated rubber coverings
for the hands and feet-which, by the
aid of an air pump, become possessed
of wonderful suction power at the Will
of the wearer. With this apparatus the
man is transformed into the fly and can
climb at any angle, to any height and
on any material that will bear his
weight. He must have nerve, however.
and he must keep going up. These sue
tion feet and hands, when first struck
against the wall, possess ample ad-
hesive power to hold the weight of the
Wearer but in few seconds the sue
tion relaXes and 4 second attack must
be made.
If the wearer uses his hands and feet
alternately as in climbing ladder. he
IS perfectly safe; for as one hand or
foot ls freed he strikes out for fresh
suction grip on the wall and raises him
self higher. The necessity of constant
change in position is imperative. mas
much that If the climber remains sta
tionary. the automatic suction releases
the hands and feet simultaneously and
down goes the would-be fly.
Sutherland has orty-eight record
climbs to his credit-including the Eiffel
Tower. Cathedral of Cologne, Clark $
o. n. T. thread factory in New Jersey,
Washington Monument and Trinity
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Church. New York-to say nothing Of
some 1000 climbs of lesser Importance
In March, 1889, during the Worlds
Fair at Paris, he climbed the apex of
the Eiffel Tower and placed the flag
in position.
Il played a pretty neat trick at the
time" said Sutherland in discussing the
event. ''AJ soon as the Eiffel Tower
pole was in position and solid. l climbed
up to fix the halyards. One end of
the rope rested on the floor of the tower
and unknown to the people below, l
had a small silk American flag attached
to it. AS soon as l reached the top
I caught hold of the other end of the
rope and slid down. OF course, as ]
went down the flag went up. and When
I struck the floor Old Glory was float
ing 100 feet above Paris.
Then there was pandemOnium be-
low. The Trench were angered to such
a degree that l had to stay up there the
rest of the day, where they could not
get at me
Il was determined, however to let
them know that if they had to have an
American to venture to the top of their
old fagpole I'd give our flag the bene-
fit of the advertisement"
Sutherland holds the peculiar record
of having signed his life away more
often than any other man living. Be
fore he attempts a climb his employers
usually require him to sign a release
of all damage claims likely to result in
the hazardous work-so he takes his life
in his own hands.
He has had enough thrilling escapes
and frightful falls to turn an ordinary
mans hair gray. While in Chicago
during 1888 he climbed the water works
tower 240 feet high, and when near the
top part of the stone turret broke
and down he went-a sheer fall of It's
feet. He struck the telegraph wires,
forty feet above the street and they
saved his lifc. The wires broke the
heavy fall and the remaining drop Of
forty feet landed him in the snow and
slush at the edge of the curb. Seven
days in the hospital was all he received
for that enormous offense against the
laws Of gravity.
He prefers rough wall for a sprint
ing ascent, but still his vacuum hands
and feet will work efficiently even on
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until our heads touched the top of the
caramette, and then before we had pro-
ceeded four hundred yards a guard ad-
vanced and cried out "Alto!'
The guards were dressed in blue and
white striped uniforms and looked for the
world like convicts with their fiendish
leering faces, made more formidable by
the glare of firearms.
"Quienes?" he shouted again. We were
so badly scared that the little Spanish
that we could speak they could not under
stand, and no wonder, for in woman
fashion we were both trying to explain
a. the same time, first who we were. His
countenance showed no sign of compre-
hension. We were terrified and alone.
By some interruption the procession had
stopped and Palermo was away in the
rear.
Then I happened to hit upon the magic
word "Paterno," and pointed back
toward his caramette.
"Adelante, pasen vos," the guard an
nounced and once again we were bounc-
ing over the road in trembling and fear.
Time after time we were halted by the
word alto" and wished with all SINGER
ity that we had remained at home
We stopped at the Hotel Independent
ca, where Paterno served us with
refreshments. then excused himself, as he
wished to confer with Aguinaldo. He left
US in the charge of DR.. Herez. who has
since deserted the Filipino cause and Is
at Manila.
We were eyed with evident curiosity by
the natives, and after two hours Palermo
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~ INCE the days of the Amazons
woman has not taken TO the battle
field with sword and half-shieid,
! but she IS there In her infinite ca
~ pacity for hero worship and Will
risk life and limb to pay homag"
10 the valiant leader. And ch!valry is not
q thing Of the past.
Here is a proof Of It. told by an Ameri-
can woman just home from Manila. who
gained an audience with Aguinaldo after
the door to all foreigners had been closed.
on December 70 1885 General Pedro
Paterno. who was at one time president
of the insurgout congress, set his name
and seal to a friendly embassy that three
weeks later destroyed his peace Of mind
and placed him in n most embarrassing
ouandary The cause of this confusion
was but a brief letter of Introduction
coucheG in the usual courtly fashion and
read as follows
Il kiss your hand To the President Of
the Filipino Revolutionary Government:
! have the honor and pleasure Of intro
ducing Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Aenlle. who
desire to become acquainted with the
representative of the Filipino people.
Il take with pleasure this occasion to
offer 10 Sen0r Emilio Aguinaldo my re-
spects and appreciation and most distin-
Cuishod consideration.
Manila. December % 1895"
II was only a matter Of courtesy ex-
tended by this member Of AguinaldO's
cabinet. who at the time It was written
was one of the most popular caballeros
in Manila society.
In three weeks the military aspect had
changed The letter had not been pre-
scented in the meantime, and its import II
used by the bearer threatened to compro-
mise General Paterno either politically
or socially.
And he bearer was a woman.
General Paterno's honor as a gentleman
forbade him to retract that promise, and
his duty as a patriot demanded that he
deny her entrance
L was a strife betwixt polite behavior
and Loyalty 10 his cause and finally ended
in the true CaStilian way. Gallantry won.
as it always does,
with ever pleasing grace,
When a lady's in the case"
How Mrs Beach wife of Lieutenant
Beach. United States ship Baltimore, and
the last woman to enter the interior, ac-
Complished the difficult task is best told
by her who veuured it:
| arrived i'm Manila last November, and
was somewhat surprised to find such de-
lightful social gayety in a city under
military control. Among the most pleas
ing OF all my aCquaintances were some
Of the Filipino generals and members OF
Aguiualdc'S cabinet. whom l met at par
ties. dances and dinners.
Their manners were so elegant and the
attention which they paid to American
women was altogether captivating. OF
course l wished to see Aguinaldo, and as
soon as l expressed my wish to General
Paterno he quickly offered TO write me
letter Of introduction to the Filipino
President.
Having secured the passport I was in
no hurry to start on the journey, thinking
as the days went by that tomorrow. or
the next day, would do And so 1 waiteC,
putting of my visit until the relations b.
tween the American and Filipino force
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fore replying, the secretary said some
thing in his native language and ther
the President of the Filipinos dropped his
arms to his side in military fashion and
said in English in a monotone that was
funny. 'I do not speak English"
His manner was grave and unbending
and 1 ventured again in a friendly way
"Ah, but that sentence is a proof that
you do
This did not affect him in the least
His Interpreter said, "Aguinaldo thinks
you are very brave women, and says he
Is glad to know you
Then the President Of the Filipinos con-
sented to write his autograph for me
upon his photograph. and we returned
to Manila with many pleasant memories
of our reception and an increased admi-
ration for General Palermo, whose gal
lantry had achieved such wonders, by
opening the door to the interior. which
had been closed to all foreigners.
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years ago. The old homestead is a pic
turesque residence in one of the anti
quated streets Of the town. Here his
father for many years carried on his
trade of a cabinet maker while singing
refrains from the forecastle, for his great
grandfather grandfather, father anl
grandson had been sailors.
The father of Yam used to stop occa-
sionally in the old home of the Terre
neuvas, where the fishermen engaged in
the Newfoundland fishery lodged be-
fore going to the banks; and Yam when
a hoy used to pass much of his time in
this place listening to the tragic tales of
what happened during the prevalence of
fogs off the Newfoundland coast, or in
the misty surroundings of Iceland. The
little fellow obtained permission to be-
come a chorister in the great st. Malo
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church. AS his father gained but a pit
tance at his trade, Yam, now 10 years
old, determined to aid his family. He
learned rapidly the music of the church
and ofttimes was obliged to leave his
school to sing at a funeral. and when
he returned to his home was proud and
happy to give his parents the payment
he had received. From these elementary
studies he acquired the faculty of sing
ing correctly. His voice was solorous
and musical. Later. when that terrible
year for France occurred, he wanted to
join the navy and help to protect the
land he loved so well. He was not yet
II years old but ne became a man-of-
wars man. He was sent on school ship.
Then for three years he learned the hard
part of the sailors life, and would help
TO wash the decks. covered with ice. at
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daylight, being barefooted, and wading
in the splashing water thrown from the
hose.
At II he was quartermaster. then cor
poral on the Bretagne, and soon after
was transferred to the Magicienne for
three years cruise in the Pacific with the
grade of quarternaster.
At last Yam returned to France. He
asked the Navy Department to give him
the most modest employment they saw
fit, sufficient only, he wrote. Ito sleep
and eat what was necessary" Through
the interest of his old Admiral of the
Magicienne Nibor obtained employment
in the office of the Naval Department
at Paris. The position that he holds is
a very modest one. but it is bread for
himself and his family, and Yam is
very happy. MRS. MATHILDE SHAW.
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CLIMBS TOWERS LIKE A FLY.


the smooth surface of an iron factory.
chimney.
There are two propositions in steeple
climbing. One is TO get up, and the
other-when all work is finished is to
get down and bring all ropes with you.
Sutherland goes up by means Of his
patent climbers and carries with him
rope and whatever materials may be
necessary for the work in view. When
ready for his final slide to the ground
he has a puzzling method of arranging
the top strands of the rope so that
when the line is taut it suspends mis-
he reaches the ground with a little
shake of the slack rope, the whole thing
comes tumbling down.
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returned and said, "Aguinaldo will re-
ceive you
We were much surprised at this, be-
cause he had informed US at Manila that
Aguinaldo was i'll, and a much greater
surprise was still in store for us. We
crossed over from the hotel to the old
stone convent, the Presidents headquar-
ters. and found a great crowd assembled
in the audience chamber.
The people had gathered to witness a
fencing contest. Aguinaldo sat in the
center of the platform, just back of the
performers, while his Cabinet occupied
-eats on either side.
The fencing was excellent and the au-
dience and administration were demon
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" HE sailors poet. Yam Nibor, has
lately been the recipient of high
honors in the French capital, and
among his warmest admirers
may be mentioned the famous
writer's. Pierre Lott, Jules Clare
tie and others whose names are as
household words in France. They have
paid the warmest tribute to his works,
"Chansons ct Recits de Mer" and Nos
Matelots"
Not long ago, nnding myself in Paris.
I met the editor Of the Vieux Corsaire
Of ST. Malo, III which I had frequently
read Nibor's poems. I remember ceiling
a great emotion-a feeling causing true
tears" to follow reading La Boite de
Chine" Les Albatross" and Les
Quatre Freres ct TElia." 1 had never
read anything so realistic or graphic.
where the elision constantly repeated
of the final vowels gives such truthful
ring-rude though it may be-to the song
OF the sailor. l told the editor Of my
great desire TO make Nibors acquain-
lance. Nothing easier was his prompt
reply. Il will go TO the Navy Depart
ment where this poet is employed, and
4 he can get away we will breakfast to-
gether
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strative in their applause. 1t seemed SO
strange thing to us-that in the midst
of martial law they could so love amuse-
ment. After it was over we met Aguin-
aldo. General Paterno introduced us. We
were in an anteroom adjoining the stage
when the President advanced with his
secretary.
"Buenos dias,' we said all around, to
which Aguinaldo made a dignfied but
austere bow. He was dressed in white.
and was very quiet, and 1 was surprised
to see such a slight young man. He did
not impress me with force of character,
in fact he seemed weak. l then said to
him, DO you speak English?'
Aguinaldo looked at his secretary be-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-14

found, on the contrary, wounded rebels
whose injuries had been dressed by Amer
lean surgeons before the firing had ceased
and who had also been provided with food
and water The insurgent wounded were
brought to Manila and tended in our hospi.
tails, or even taken care OF in private hospi-
tails, the government paying all the ex-
penses.
1t is absolutely false that any order was
ever issued looking toward the killing Of
men who might be captured. The natives
themselves report that the troops have say.
ed property and protected life during the
recent operations, and the effect of their
conduct has beeu excellent,
The accounts of alleged atrocities printed
in American papers are copied by the in
surgent press and cause incalcuable harm.
They cost good American lives"
No one expects retraction from a
certain class of moral prostitutes, and
no one expects that either the Post or
the Republican will recall their false
hoods or recaut their libels on Amer
lean manhood and humanity. Thus
far this expectation, in the cases cited,
has been fulfilled and unquestionably
will be to the end.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-14
To France!

This is the time when all that is good
in France must be held up for admira-
ton over all that is bad in it. A ma
ton which has struggled out Of
Frances awful quicksand of official
crime, and, in the face of conspiracy
of men high in the army and in poll
tics, backed by various national senti-
ments of tremendous il fluence, and
powerful enough to threaten the sta.
bility of the Government, resolutely
brings justice to poor disgraced officer
that has been wronged by herself de-
serves the respect OF the civilized
world.
There can be no lover of justice in
any part of the world that does not
feel stirred with Joy and the feelings of
warm heart for France at the vindi-
cation OF Dreyfus over the high and
mighty criminals who took possession
of him.
Never did France seem greater than
at this moment, when she relentlessly
exposes the inconceivable villany in
the very centre of her military and po-
litical life. The raving of Paul De-
roulede and the vulgar Stiffness of the
ridiculous "aristocrats" that on Sunday
insulted President Loubet throw a
sharper light on the leaders OF the
French people as tht y now proceed to
restore France to honor.-New York
Sun.