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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

Such reports as are at hand indicate
that the death of President Heureaux
of Santo Domingo is likely to be fol-
lowed by repetition OF the turbulence
which preceded his accession to power.
Thirteen years ago or more, the strife
between Hippolyte and Legitime fur
nished the most constant and exciting
items of news from the West Indies,
and all the force and ability of the
extraordinary Heureaux were required
to restore order in the republic. The
condition of the island is of vastly
more Importance to the United States
now than it was dozen years ago, and
the affairs Of the islands therefore de-
serve the more consideration.
The island of Hispaniola, Hayti or
Santo Domingo, as it has been at va
rious times called, is divided into two
republics. The western third Of the
territory is occupied by the republic of
Hayti, which dates back to 1900, and is
of French character, even the language
being a debased French patois. The
remaining twothirds, representing an
area Of some $4,000 square miles. or
somewhat more than the combined
areas Of New Hampshire and Yer
mont, constitute the Dominican repub-
lic The language is a corrupt Span
ish, and the people are of mixed
French, Spanish, English and African
blood. The soil is wonderfully fertile.
bearing tobacco, cotton, sugar cane,
cocoa, coffee, fruits and valuable
woods. The scenery is mountainous
and picturesque, and under proper gov
eminent the country would be a
pleasant place of residence.
While the island has not been re-
markable for prosperity, there is a
certain rich class which INDUCES in ed
ucational aspirations, and not a few of
its sons have been sent to this country
or to Europe to study. Two sons of
the late President Heureaux are said
to be studying law and medicine in
Paris. Heureaux himself was an
example of the development of
which this mixed race is capable.
Smith M. Weed, the venerable New
York politician, says: II do not know
of any man in public life in America
who is SO able an all-round man. He
was handsome, of fine physique, and
when in dress suit was grace itself"
Another well entitled to speak of him
says, mo European gentleman could
exceed him in courtliness"
The island has the traditions of an
tiquity, for its chief city, Santo Do
mingo, founded by Bartholomew CO.
lumbus, is the Oldest existing European
settlement in the new world, and from
it many Spanish expedition was sent
to explore the continent and contigu-
GUS islands In contrast with this an
tiquity are the more than a hundred
miles Of railroad and more than four
hundred miles of telegraph. Under
Heureaux, American capital has been
welcomed and industry has been slim
ulated. The question now is, whether
a successor of equal firmness and sa-
gacity can be found to carry on the
work which he began and to maintain
that peace and order which are essen
tial to progress and the very existence
of the republic.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

under the present conditions the as
SCISSORS can tax everything In the way
of property owned by foreign corpoI7
alton, including real estate, machinery
stock in trade, and personal property,
while real estate and machinery WERE
all that could be taxed when these
branches of business existed as staIe
corporations.
The balance of the tax is levied ana
collected by the state and turned over
to the town or city, ACCORDING 10 lls
proportionate share.
Notwithstanding the big gain for the
city these corporations pay no more
than last year, the only material dlI-
ference being the manner in when q
taxes are levied In addition iarge
numbers of stockholders in MINING
companies are taxed for stock hello
here Considerable money has also
come from sale of Washburn & MoeI
stock as we'll as from other sources, al
of which contributed to the big in
crease.
A comparison of the following tables
will show the exact valuation of rea
and personal property in the city by
wards, the number of polls and amount
raised by taxation for 1898 and 1899, TO-
gether with the overlayings Which
amount this year to $50, 760.16, an in
crease of 1872, 4S4.S4 over that of las
year
Here are the tables.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
THE M'NALLY CASE.
Subject of Lengthy Meeting of the For
esters Executive Committee Last Night.

Subject OF Lengthy Meeting OF the For
esters Executive Committee Last Night.
The McNally case was the subject
discussed at an extended session of the
executive council of the Grand Court
officers of the Massachusetts Foresters
Of America, held last evening in Bos-
ton. The members of the Court Thorn
as E. Cunningham who had been sum
moned to Boston to appear before the
executive council and tell why they did
not obey the order of the executive
council and pay the bill presented by
McNally swere present. The local rep
resentatives of the court thought they
would be called upon to tell why they
did not pay the bill as per order of the
executive council, but in this they We're
mistaken, for a lengthy hearing of the
case was held, in which the entire case
from its infancy to the present time was
discussed.
After the local representatives had
testified on the matter the executive
council went into executive session, and
WIN it became time for the Worcester
contingent to go home the case was
still being argued pro and con, and no
decision had been reached. Those from
this city who attended the hearing
We're: Chief Ranger Daniel f. Fitzger-
aid, Deputy P.iB.s Ronayne, Thomas
Harrington, Thomas r. Dean, past
chief ranger of Court Cunningham;
James Swallow, present sub-chief ran
ger; Owen Fearon, financial secretary
at the time the difficulty first arose, and
Chief Ranger James Quinn.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
TAX RATE IS THE
SAME AS LAST YEAR.

Worcesters tax rate for 1899 is $500
on a thousand.
This means that property holders
will pay the same rate as last year, and
that calamity howlers who have been
assailing the mayor and finance COM
mittee with prediction that the rate
would go up toward the $40 mark, will
have to take a back seat
The rate was determined at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and it is needless
to say that Chairman Amos Parker
and other members of the board of as
SCISSORS are jubilant over the result. Mr..
Parker says that the rate was figured
out earlier this year than at any time
during the IL years he has been a
member of the board. Last year it
was September 5, when the rate was
given out.
The main reason for the rate being
held down to last years figure is the
increase in the valuation of personal
property of about SS,000,000. The in
crease in valuation of real estate is
about $2,000,000
The total valuation for 1899 is S112,-
921,019, an increase. over last year of
$40, 259 254.
Washburn & Moen and the envelope
companies going into the trusts made
a difference of something like two or
three million dollars in valuation, as
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS.

Andover, Aug 1-Announcement is
made that money for the new gym at
Phillips ndover Academy, $4,000 has
been raised. c. d. Borden Of New York,
class OF go, gave $4,000.
London, Aug. Thomas b. Reed,
House Of Representatives, and j. H.
Choate, the United States ambassador,
occupied seats in the distinguished
strangers gallery of the house Of com
mons today.
New York, Aug. 1.--Policeman Thomas
f. O'Brien, who, on June 10, stole gold
watch and two lockets from the body OF
Capt. G. ID. Rhodes Of the Seventh regi-
ment. who was killed on that day by an
electric car was sentenced today to fouI
years and three months in Sing Sing.
Birmingham, Ala Aug. Recommending
today the coal miners in the employ OF
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway
company and the Sloss Iron and Steel
company receive 55 cents per hour for
mining coal, which is an advance of w
cents and a total raise Of Is cents per ton
since March !.
New York Aug. Lit was stated to-
day at the headquarters OF the striking
tailors that ifty settlements had been
made during the day making 100 in ALL
permitting about 1000 men to return to
work.
Chicago Aug. 1.--Judge Tuley entered
tinel decree in the Globe Saving Bank
case. The decree affrms the right of the
University of Illinois to SIPS 900 endow.
ment bonds found In the vaults after the
failure and fixes Spalding's liabilities al
about $4,000
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

PERSONAL.

Miss Nellie Nee ourty, 25 Washing
ton street, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs G. e. Wood, Westminster.
Mrs. William H. Briard Of "a Gardner
street sses leaves today for Kittery, Me-,
where she will remain until October.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred D. Lathrop and
Miss Clara NJ. Lathrop are at Hotel
Langwood, Middlesex Fells MeIrose.
Joseph F. Thayer and Charles Mans
neid start Friday on a ten DAYS trim
through Vermont and New Hampshire,
"A. r. Earle, of Holden & Earle, and
Cnrlsty Weir, of Ware, Pratt CO., will
9pella the next two weeks at Green's
Landing, Deer Isle, Me.
Dr., g.. F. Forbes of this CITY has
bought the cottage at Sterling Junction
formerly owned by Mrs. Pope, and has
tta painted and otherwise beau
;i1 ane place. Mrs Forbes and fam
ny are spending the most of the sum
mer there. sum
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
RATIoNs WERE Low.
The Ham Gave Out and William Thompson
SLICED a Friends Neck,

Last night Polish wedding was sol
emnized at SO Ward street, the con-
tracing parties making it a special
feature as an attraction to serve ham
sandwiches to those who got around
early, and as a result Charles Thomp-
son was badly slashed in the back of
the neck with a carving knife and
William Thompson was brought to sta
tion and booked for assault with a
dangerous weapon.
According to the story told by
Charles he managed to get good
place in the line which formed before
"a table,swhere William Thompson was
artistically carving off slices of ham
from a shoulder. The ham began to
look like pile of bones before it was
up to Charles to get a sandwich, and
William claims he was given a ragged
piece that would not cover a 10 cent
piece, when he arrived at the firing
cline. OF course he demonstrated and
somehow William got excited and
sliced a piece out of Charles neck DR.
Steele was summoned by Sergt. Hickey
and the wound sewed up.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
President Hereaux, It Is said, Died Giving
Aims

santo Domingo, Aug. 1.-The latest
story of the assassination of President
Heureaux received here agrees with
previously published accounts in nearly
all particulars. According to advices
just at hand, President Heureaux was
with the administrator of finances in
Moca, when a beggar came to the house
and requested gratuity. The presi-
dent went to the door of the house IN
answer to the appeal of the mendicant,
but he had no sooner made his appear
ance than a shot was fired, wounding
him. Despite his wounds, Gen Heu-
reaux started toward the street, firing
his revolver as he advanced. Six more
shots were fired, all taking effect in the
presidents body The United States
gunboat Machias arrived here from
Porto Rico today.
The assassins of President Heureaux
and their seconds are in a mountainous
district about IS miles northward of
Moca. Senior Dor Cordero, the late
minister of the interior has taken the
field against them with 400 men.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
A PuGNAclous DOCKET.
Many Defendants in Central District
'e Court Charged with Fighting. ac

Court Charged with Fighting.
If AgGinaldos Filipinos possessed
half the fighting ability accredited to
some of the prisoners in the central
district court yesterday morning he
might be able to make things lively for
our soldiers. John ]. Donlan wanted
to know why Patrick Guerin should not
be prosecuted for assaulting him, but
Judge Woodward ordered Guerin dis
charged. Donlan, after taking the
stand in his own behalf, told of selling
beer from a delivery wagon without a
license, and for second things looked
bad for him, but Judge Woodward al
lowed him to depart.
Peter F. Scales, charged with disturb
ing the peace, was ordered to pay fine
of So. Andrew May, a resident Of Mill
bury, was sentenced to the house of
correction for five months because he
got drunk and stole a whip. Mary
Robertson, charged with keeping an
unlicensed dog, had her case filed.
Annie Brennan was sentenced to six
months in the house of correction for
keeping a disorderly house. Annie has
been married three times, and her five
children, Annie and May Coyle, IL and
IA years old respectively, Dennis Grim
minis, years old, and Florence and
Cora Brennan, years and l year old,
were turned over to the state board of
lunacy and charity. Thomas Crosby,
John Brophy, Joseph Hargraves and
Michael Hayes, charged with stealing
apples, agreed to do better in the future
and their cases were filed. Michael
Shaughnessey was fined $40 for drunk
enness. Felix Tougas was sent to the
house of correction for two months for
the same offense, and Andrew May,
who has been sojourning at the house
of correction for some time was
brought into court to plead to con-
tinued case of drunkenness. Judge
Woodward ordered him sent to the
state farm.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
Mr.. KENDALL's CONTRACT

blos Tor heating and plumbing the
Greendale fire engine house were
opened yesterday. O.. S. Kendall gets
the heating contract, his figures beins
$ssH although Braman & Dow were
close seconds, their estimate being 81 ir
excess OF the successful estimate
James W. Harrington was the lowest
bidder for the plumbing, his estimate
Here are the bids: o. S. Kendall 3
Son, 1897; Braman & Dow, $89S; Wash.
purn & Garfield, 1924; Allen Fire De.
partment Supply Company, 1884: Ed
win Hawes, $1044. The plumbing bids
were: James ". Harrington, $Sl717;
N: T. Deedy, $1,000; Ashley & Koran
STOPS; Maher & McGrath, SLIGO; P +
Hagan. $1120; A. A. Mclaughlin. S12l5:
Q. S. Kendall & Son, 1924.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
PERMITS TO BUILD.

Permits to build were issued yester.
day to Eta 7. and Kate E. Whalen
John J. Sullivan builder, for a three.
story wooden tenement house. 2sx5C
feet, at 144 Canterbury street, estimat.
ed cost $4,000; Rollin G. White, Thomas
Barrett builder, for two-story brick
and stone building, 121x64 feet, for six
stores and three tenements, at the .or.
ner of Bridge and Mechanic streets es.
timated cost $40, 900; M. ". B. jefferson
G. c. Thompson builder, for a one-story
wooden building, 25xS5 feet, on Belmont
street, estimated cost $3.50. y
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

Following Admiral Dewey, Admiral
Sampson has begun suit in the United
States courts in behalf of his officers
and men, to recover prize money due on
account of the capture of the Maria
Teresa and the military stores contain
ed in her and other Spanish vessels. The
cruiser is valued, at 100000 above the
cost of recovery. Some have affected
to think that the distribution of prize
money takes the bloom off patriotism,
but the jack tars get such small pay
that one ought rather to rejoice when
they get dividend Of this sort. 1t
differs materially from the prize money
allowed tor tie seizure of merchant
vessels. One of the good things the
peace conference failed to do was to
make private property at sea exempt
from seizure.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
BUILDERS OUTING TO-DAY

rhe members of the Builders, Nv
change are making preparations 10
hold their annual outing at Lake or,r
81 anon, today. A full program
Sfte spopos nave Hiob been arranged for the
races, throwing the hammer anS loot
pail game between two teams pase
from the exchange. Followin pioked
sports dinner will be served me
O'Clock. A meeting of the 40 s.SO
VIII be held before dinner. ana t tint
pllcations for membership will bS NV ap,
upon. The price of the ticket ~ acted
and children will be admitted t u I60.
price. The families of the .or nalf
~ nave ,s also been invited and every at,s
Is nss being made to make the event e, a,,r
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

No woman of America came so near
to duplicating the salon of Nine. de
Staal as Kate Chase Sprague. Beau
tiful, rich and clever beyond her years
and generation, she exercised a power
in society and politics unequalled by
any other woman in American history.
The daughter of one of the most distin-
guished men of the times and wife of
one of the youngest United States sena-
tors, the idol of the diplomatic corps
and the counselor of statesmen old
enough to be her father, her career was
as extraordinary for its brilliance as for
its melancholy exttnguishment. Her
death recalls memories of q generation
ago. when the great military and civil
leaders of the war were in their prime,
and the life of nation was at stake.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
CIVIL DOCKET.

The following is list OF cases To be
tried at the civil session of the central
district court Friday.
Pharaoh VS. Lawrence and tr vvah
ster, Wood & Wood
Fels et al VS.. smith Thayer. sib.
ley 81
Gardner VS.. Simins and tr. o,cor
nell, Sheehan e. Cutting.
White VS.. Brown. Cowden, Mea eher
Chandler VS.. Wilder and tr. Dodge
Thayer & Perry.
Pimsteln vs. Machinist. Thayer q
Cobb Sullivan & OConnell
Sawyer vs. Roweli. Morgan &
Stewart, Davis.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
wAcHUsETTs DANCE.

The waehusett Boat Club rendered a
reception to its lady friends at its club
house at the lake last evening. 1t was
originally planned as a reception to
visiting oarsmen, but the oarsmen
didn't come. The Wachusetts held
their dance, however, ard had as en-
joyable an evening as if all the oars
men of the country were present. Co.
burn & Pratt's orchestra furnished mu-
sic for dancing. Refreshments were
served during the evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

The fall of exchange rates in New
York seems to mark the end of the gold
export movement for the summer A
total of $4,000, 900 scarcely balances the
payment made to Spain in settlement
for the Philippines.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
CITY DISBURSEMENT.

City pay rolls for the week endino
July 20 amount to sl5.11727 divided
among the various departments as fol.
lows: City hall janitors, $1OS.5s; fire
department, s1s74.s3; parks commission
s217.34 police department, s2297.Ss; spe.
cial officers, $1O.49; school janitors
$5SO.25; labor on repairs, $395:4S; sewer
department $5S51.7S; street department
$2S25.S1; water department, $685., M.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

In the last ball game in Worcester ii
looked for time as though the crowd
might mob the umpire. In the light OF
subsequent events it may require good
deal Of self-control to keep from mob
bling the ball team.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

Apropos Of the New York Hersld's
"dilettante" reporter who has been
making Admiral Dewey say things, the
Boston Globe sermonizes upon the
moral obliquity of violating condolences,
and remarks that the professional re-
porters could not afford to commit such
an offense, even if they were disposed
to do so, and few of them would If
they could. 1t might be added that the
"dilettante" is also very poor report
er, as is shown in the Dewey case.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

Sir Julian Pauncefote deserves all the
honor implied by his elevation to the
peerage. His services at the peace con
ference are the occasion of his ad-
vancement, but they are by no means
his only claim to distinction.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
CITY SOLICITOR NEEDED,

City Solicitor Arthur P. Rugg may be
asked to attend the next meeting of the
aldernanic telephone committee At
the last hearing, F. w. Blackmer coun-
sci for people whe have petitioned for
hearing before the petition of the Wor-
cester Telephone Company is granted,
raised several points at the last meeting
which the city solicitor viii be asked to
decide.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

50 Mr.. Whitney is going to ask Dewey
to head the democratic ticket in 1900!
Well, he has got greater nerve than the
American people have ever given him
credit for, if he will ask it on plat
form that will reduce the pay of sailors
to the level of Mexican dollars.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
REGISTERED IN NEW YORK.

A. S. Lowell at the Manhattan; G. A.
Bigelow at the Stuart; 7. e. Somers al
the broadway Central; Mrs. II. Warrick
Miss Helen Bowler, Alexander Bowler at
the Imperial; Mr.. Pratt at the Grand
Union; Mrs. E. M. Kennedy, Mrs G. r.
Davis and c. r. Clemence at the Murray
Hill; w. r. Albertson at the Park Ave
nue.; S. l. Howard at the Imperial; George
Crompton at the Holland.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

Somebody is trying to scare money
out of Russell Sage by sending him
ANONYMOUS communications. Whoev-
er it is should be placed in an institute
for the feeble-minded, instead of an
insane asylum He is not dangerous.
He is simply 4 fool.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

What is a democrat?' Hill says
he is one; so says Henry Watterson,
and now Bryan comes in on the chorus
How beautiful! The three are as much
alike as the eagle. the alligator and the
mule
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
Fox nuNr NorIcEg REcEIvEp.

Worcester fox hunters are receivinp
gentle harbingers of the opening Of the
pin, secretary of the Brunswick Fnr
Club Mr. Turpin is well known 10 local
followers Of the hounds as The Spv cor.
respondent during the fall trials ana
winter hunts Of the club He writes
seeking entries for the field trials and
making inquiries about prospective en-
tries for the greatest trial event of New
England, which takes place at Barre,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

From captain and fleet engineer to
rear admiral, is an extraordinary jump
but the promotion must have been de-
served if Dewey endorsed it, There
fore, nobody will grudge the good for
tune that has befallen Entwistle, es-
pecially as this officer goes upon the
retired list.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02

The yellow journals had a long story
Sunday about New York man who is
slowly turning into stone. That's what
should be termed hard luck
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
MOULDERs' ARBITRATOR AR
RIVES.

James e. Roach of Albany, vice pres
ident Of the Iron Moulders' Union of
Norh America, arrived in this city last
evening, and registered at the Common
wealth Hotel Mr.. Roach win be at
work in the New England field for sew
eral days. The local union and national
organization were never as strong as at
the present time, and Mr.. Roach will
act as arbitrator in several difficulties
before New England unions. The
scarcity Of moulders continues, and in
many Of the cities and towns near Bos-
ton, help cannot be secured at any
price.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
ALL TRIM AND TAUT.
Columbia and Defender in Readiness for
Test of Speed.

6st OF paeu'
Newport, R. l., Aug. With a gentle
southwest wind blowing up the bay
and the water as placid as a reflector,
the prospects tonight for the race be-
tween the Columbia and Defender to-
er southwest wind, under fair skies, is
expected, and this will give the big
yachts chance to work in light wealth.
err.
The course for the race will be the
same as in the first race, triangular
one from Brenton's Reef lightship
about southwest, IL miles to mark
boat off Point Judith; then east by
south to mark boat off West island,
IL miles distant; then to Brenton' S
Reef lightship, five miles and repeat.