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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
SUMMER STREET, LooKINa North FROM rue sQuAnn.

had an interview with President Lucius
futile OF the Boston and Maine and did
not again see President Bliss OF the
Boston and Albany. Mr.. Logan report
ed to the commission for the committee
what President Tuttle Of the Boston
and Maine had said which was prec-
tically nothing.
President Bliss Of the Boston and AL
bany absolutely refused to consider the
new route plan for an instant AS The
Spy stated several weeks ago this plan
was suggested TO the railroad officials
and as The Spy suggested at the same
time, chat submission was In the nature
Of feint to draw on the railroads.
There was little need Of any attempt
to draw out President Bliss OF the Bos-
ton and Albany railroad on that south
fern terminal plan. He instantly declared
that the railroad vvQuld not consider IT,
One of the committee touched on the
expense part saying It would be- worth
The cost He had the hardihood TO men
ton figure and asked President Bliss
liz the plan could be put in operation TO:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
RELEASED YESTERDAY.
Madrid Hears That Sick and Manned
Prisoners at Manila Are Now Free.

Madrid, JAM 24.-The minister of war,
Gen. Correa, received a cable dispatch
today from Gen. Rios. the Spanish com
mand@ in the Philippines, announcing
that all the sick and MANNED civil and
military prisoners were released by
the Filipinos today. The general add
ed that he hopes the remainder of the
prisoners will be liberated shortly.
The impartial today says all the in
telligence from the Philippine islands
shows that the Americans recognize
their inability to overcome the insurg-
ents in the island of Luzon and the
Visayas. The F'ilipinos understand
that Americans wish TO tyrranize over
them and exploit them as the Spaniards
never did. The Americans intended to
exercise their power merely at the i'm
pOrtant ports, but they are already
convinced that the domination would
not be efficacious. They would be
constantly fighting the insurgents and
the latter would soon put an end to
the Americans, as the FiliDinos have
on their side not only bullets, but eli
mate and the enormous expenditures
the situation will entail on the Amer
leans.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
UNDER ARMS.
Said That 10000 Filipinos
Are Ready for War.

Manila, Jan. 20, via Hong Kong, Jan.
A.-JThe independents today issued a
supplement- containing a dispatch pur-
porting to come from Malos, the seat
of the rebel governments. The COM
ments are upon the appointment of the
commission. and says:
The Filipinos naturally suspect this
is new attempt to humbug. Both
Dewey and Consul Pratt promised us
independence of the Filipino republic
The Filipinos are disillusioned. They
believe the commission is a ruse to gain
time till they have accumulated form
ideble forces. when America, abusing
her strength, will begin a war to ratify
her sovereignty
The Independence then alleges that
all the commissioners are partisans OF
colonial expansion, and incidentally as
serts that the archbishop also favors
annexation. with the sole object of
gaining the syfnpathies of the win
ming side. immaterial which In the in
terests of the religious corporations"
Reports from the interior indicate
that Aguinaldos authority is now gen.
orally recognized. Every available
male is being recruited and arms de-
pots are being established at San Ber-
nandino, Union, Trinidad and other
large towns. The surrounding ceun-
try is being levied on for supplies and
the Filipino troops are living on the fat
OF the land, while the native villagers
are compelled to subsist on rice.
It Is estimated there are fully 80 900
Fnipinos under arms, and it Is said
that there are nearly so Maxim guns
at Malolos, some of them having been
recently acquired. The Filipino mil
itary authorities are convinced, they
say that the Americans will be unable
to work effectively outside of Manila
In the event of hostilities, hence they
feel confidence in the future
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25

grades Of the streets railroads and
sewers than anybody else. but he knows
all about the ground under the sewer
Of which hardly anybody else knows
anything. Frequent borings have been
made to ascertain the character OF the
ground and the results are on ffle in the
office of the city engineer. city Hngi-
neer McClure's informant IN and knowl-
edge OF the character OF the
ground under Milbrook was the cause
Of dropping the depressed tracks plan.
Members Of the commission limited at
the difficult feats when the plan calls
for but did not give much real infor-
nation.
City Engineer Mcclure was asked
concerning the difficulties OF lowering
the tracks from an engineering stand
point, yesterday by the Spy man. He
said among other things: "The din
Guilty in lowering Mlllbrool sewer Is
due to the existence Of quicilsand UNI
der Che present sewer. DO not mean
to say It would be an engineering Inn
possibility. 1t would not. It would be
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
STEAMER PILGRIM.
Boat Strikes on the Yves; Side Of South
Brother Island,

New York, Jan 25.-The Fall River
line steamboat Pilgrim did not wait
for the fog to lift yesterday, but start
ed from the foot of Warren street.
North river. at her usual time-5 p. m.
soon afterward the fog became thick
Hell cate. Although there were four
nilots at the big double wheel, none Of
them could see anything. Suddenly
there was crash and the big steam
boat had gone on the rocks Off Port
Morris. The boat. as II was aftarward
found, had struck on the west side OF
south Brother Island. She was still
there at a. IN. today. The Pilgrim,
as usual. was loaded to her full capa-
passenger list
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25

supposed. is regarded as the danger
point just now.
It must be understood that there is
nothing in Gen. Otis instructions to
prevent him from vigorously defend
ing himself and the interests confided
to his charge. Gen. Otis is so sure Of
his ground that officials here feel nc
doubt as to the outcome Of a hostile
collision between the Americans and
insurgent forces under Aguinaldo
particularly as Gen. Otis would have
the enormous advantage Of the full
cooperation Of the American feet un-
der Dewey
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
BOsToN's NEW ELEVATED
Ground For the Road Was Broken In Rox-
bury Yesterday.

Boston, Jan. 24.-Ground for Bos-
TOMS new elevated road was broken in
Roxbury today, two children of Pres
ident CASTOR, Miss Ruth, years old,
and William, not quite 9, welding
diuinutive shovels and picks. Con-
tracts for the steel work were awarded
today to the Pennsylvania Steel Com
many. and 1t Is expected that the ter
minal station at Dudley street will be
finished by August /.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
HoNoRABLY DISCHARGED.
Services of Many General Officers Of
Volunteer Army No Longer Needed.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The following
general officers have been honorably
discharged from the volunteer army to
take effect on the dates specified: Ma
jor General Fl. c. Merriam, February
"a; brigadier generals: John NJ Bacon,
Feb. "a Edwin D. Sumner, Feb. "a;
VIM w Gordon, March "a; James r.
Waties, Feb. "a; John N. Andrews, Feb.
"a; Leonard w. Colby, Feb. "a; Edward
r. Kellogg, Feb "a; John B. Castie-
man, Feb. 20; Thomas H. Barber, Feb.
2S; John F. Weston, March "a; Eugene
Griffin, Feb. 8; 1phn w. Clcats. March
"a. Some Of the brfgadiere are oAacers
in the regular army, WHO during the
war, accepted volunteer rank. The re-
1naipder were appointed from civil life.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
FIRST ELECTRIC ROAD.
Mr.. Benedict, Who Dad Yesterday, Es-
tablLshed First One in Bay State.

Boston, Jan. 34.-Washington G. Ben
edict, prominent electric railroad OPP
orator and real estate man, died at his
home here today. He was born in Paw
tucket, r. l., nearly SO years ago. He
had been a wholesale grocer in Milwau-
kee, and in 1875 he moved to Florida
and established the town of Orange
Park He came from Florida to Bos-
ton in 1881, and established and oper-
ated the first electric railroad in Mas
sachusetts. He was an officer in some
capacity in several railway corpora
tons and development enterprises. He
leaves a wife and three sons.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25

$10,OOO,OO0 whether the railroad would
agree to it,
President Bliss stated without qualifi.
cation that if the plan could be carried
into effect for $4,000 the railroad would
not consent to 1t.
The plan that the Boston and Albany
engineers have been working on n al4
most complete, such information beina
conveyed to the committee from the
grade crossing commission rcsentII.
The committee expects the railroad
plans VIII be made known 10 she COM
mission before the end of the week.
possibly In time to give the city eoun.
ell meeting Thursday night some in
forma ton
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
THE HISTORIC MEPRlMAC.
II is to Be Removed From Edge of Chan
mel In Santiago by Explosives.

Washington Jan. 2.-The navy de-
nartment has finally decided to remove
the Merrimac from the edge Of the
channel in Santiago harbor, by means
of explosives Lieut.. Blow, who was
in charge for a. time of the wrecking
operations here, thinks the vessel is not
worth the money it would cost to raise
her and recommends the destruction OF
the hun by explosives.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
AT BOSTON THEATRE.
annhauser" Under Mr.. Damrosch su-
pcrbly oiysn Last Night.

""a"se' Onuef VIZ. Oamrosch Su-
pcrbly Given Last Night.
sung at the Boston Theatre tonight was
"agneTs "Tannhauser," and under the
u"ectlon Of Mr.. Damrosch, it was SUI
Pefply given. Madame Gadski as Eliza
"s.n and Kraus as Tannhauser re-
lived oVations which showed the vocal
IT, aiunlphs they had achieved in tfA opln-
i Wl OF the large audience. Stury as
wolfram also was accorded special fla :
W. Los, Mr., Damrosch was especially called
rT ~ the curtain after the second act.
ne supporting artists who did excel
NJ M work were Brandes as Avenus,
TN~ttfeid as Shepherd, Stehmann as
paaiINgrave, Van Hose as Walter,
a AL as Biterhoff, Cass as Reinmar
"''u Lehman as Heinrich.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington, Jan. a. = Forecast for
Wednesday: New England: Rain. clear
ing and colder Wednesday afternoon;
fresh variable winds, becoming north
westerly and increasing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
TO FORCE AN ISSUE.
Gen. OTIS Expectation in Regard to Action
of Philippine Natives.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The advices
from Manila which have reached the
war department are far from reassur-
ing. 1t is understood that Con. Otis
reports an expectation on his part that
the insurgents are about to force an
issue, and IL thts Should be SO, the re-
suit cannot be foreseen. Manila ITSELF,
and not Ilolo, as might at first be
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-25
DIR, woLcoTT 10 SPEAK,

~ DE Henry p. Wolcott, az member Of
NV e metropolitan water board. will give
On IN Illustrated smoke talk before the
t maorcester Club, on Metropolitan wa
" e' works" on Saturday next at s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-08
GENERAL YOUNG HEARD FROM.
Has Reached Vigan, After Having
Defeated Enenny's. Forces.

Washington, Dec. ITO the relief of
the war department, General Young
has been heard from after a weeks
absence in the interior of Luzon. Gen.
eral Otis cabled this morning as fol-
lows:
Manila. Dec 7.-Adjutant General.
War Department, Washington: Cen
eral Young reports his arrival at Vi.
gan on the evening of the 5th, having
encountered a force of the enemy al
Narbacan, twelve miles south of the
city. whom he drove to the eastward
of the same, into San Quentin canyon.
His troops are now pressing them
back. Country is extremely rough and
strongly entrenched-
About 500 prisoners who escaped re-
ported that the insurgents allowed ali
but the American and prominent Span--
ish prisoners 10 escape from Bangued
Later the insurgents were driven back
to the mountains. VIII send transpor-
tation with subsistence and medical
supplies tomorrow TO Vigan to bring
the prisoners to Manila and TO supply
YOungs troops with necessary quarter
masters stores.
our casualties were one killed and
twelve wounded, wounds mostly slight.
Enemy left in trenches twenty-five
dead. a few rifles. several thousand
rounds small ammunition and forty
shrapnel Young has sufficient troops
to meet all difficulties OTIS"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-08

than was asked. at least more than
was asked upon the floor of this house,
for a hostile committee was appointed
TO iaGuife into the case. Its member
ship - made up entirely of those who
voted to adopt the method Of proceed
ure. Not one who voted against il was
allowed TO tind place upon that com
mittee. and if the creation of such q
tribunal FOR such .. purpose be allowed.
there is no reason why the committee
Should not be made up of members of
one political faith-for the majority
may do as IT pleaseS about that.
I ask the American people to stop
and think what that may mean to this
country in times Of high political eX-
citement and party strife and passion.
Danger Of Precedent.
''First-A formidable minority in the
house may be reduced either TO a very
Insignificant minority, or even blotted
out of existence.
SecOnd-The representation to which
a state is entitled on the floor of the
house may be denied TO it-as in this
Utah case-for any length OF time this
committee may elect 10 deny il such
representation.
suppose that in this case the COM
mittee shall see proper to proceed with
reasonable expedition to consider the
questions invoiTed. but what is there
to hinder il delaying its action under
one preteXt or another as long as il
pleases2 1t may take a week. a month,
or year 10 make its Investigations.
for ii is authorized to send for pa9ers
and persons. to examine witnesses and
is not even instructed to report at as
early a date as possible. II can pro-
long its investigation for two years as
well as a month. or a year. If II so
elects. and meantime deny to a state
representation. and may defeat alto
gether the expressed viii of a PEOPLE
of a state as 10 their choice Of a repre-
sentative
May Deny Other States.
IF the present Republican house can
thus deprive Utah of her representa-
ton. there is no reason why ii could
not deny Virginia hers. even though
she has ten representatives. fer ten
as easily as one can be
turned away from the bar of the house
and one state as well as another. if a
bare majority in the house chooses 10
have il so.
.And If the present Republican house
can do this in the case of Utah or Vir-
ginia. there is no reason why the next
Democratic house could not proceed in
like manner with representative from
states under this new and
rule of procedure 4
''Three-This new precedent also
strikes Gown the constitutional guar
antee of 4 right to one accused of crime
TO a speedy and public trial by an i'm
partial jury of the state wherein the
crime shall have been colnmitted> The
is not TO deprive me Of my
seat in congress by the presentation of
records, of conviction for crime 5eforei
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-08

a
n % an n m @ h h h that @ m : an s sh ne ~ ha m % Roberts the
Interview will be by Tsyier committee Mr.
McEwen's
We're not Mormon nobody
bous his brains would o @ @ " = ~ - h m ,ad @ 20 f hi ~ Marty nv
which much in of leaders himself about his
chances
said As Mormon have had 50 s that
who cry ou against @ but e % I'd anybody VI hs h pas @ an @ ut f m @
courage ~ with which
he Is Used t BEING Batsd
4 accustomed to being baited childhood have
a faith @ ' So 'paa @ m nna raa h s s sn a @ a @ @ am % amy
things that wanted shout BE- sad that have clear
he enehd his hand smote the desk soft blow while his
grant hours in which to ,dde 1.-TWO uninteupted
but of that's
yourself
tried to unteae me- Many have come to rah ministers
Use Abuse For Argument
Argument their denunaion and
@ m - 81 @ Ven s @ a 80 " 81 snow & u our our ertas ERE s s % pf @ @ at, - % n
"A seat personally though viii do
obligations Whatever
sacrifice be required will be row before
these
came to me in the bloom Of their youth They Were moved largely by
Their life life have been have could to
congress us church made
Jail for the sake of their children Utah. could have stood
ended pbsedins
Speaks'
These have stood by They good and The
o
loyal
their
Tears Gather In Roberts
There of
the
the mother of his
dependent
which
reached the a
not
traces of dissipation about his bright nothing
of his domestic
what he is lawyer of ability
Has Cowards
1 expected plenty of misudgment
he spoke with
much effort face
it difficult for realize
bic before clamor for which they have
Most of then in
and for those seem."
OF him.
know nave no right to regulators
the whole that
nouncd fouy
lives of kind
ton to in that What's use?
Gratis are gievins him. He would
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-08
WAS A SERIOUS FIGHT.
Sorrow Over Death of Major Scott
turner and Lieut.. Wright

III AiCA etil0 A1SoJ. " 1ASAt-
New York. Lee. "A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: General
Ciery is gradually preparing to turn the
Boar position at Colenso and relieve
Ladysmith. while Lord Methuen holds
General Cronje's forces at Spytfontein
and Jaconsdal, and General Gatacr>
is playing with the Free State raiders
among the Dutch villages of the disaf-
fected district of Cape Colony. The
variations of these three themes con-
tinue TO occupy the attention of mill
tary writer's for the London press. EVi-
dence is found of General Buffers con-
trolling mind in directing the British
campaign for the expulsion of the Free
Staters from Cape Colony and the re-
lief of Kimberley. The defeat of Cron-
je's army would release forces of con-
siderable strength from operations re-
mote from Natal, and open the way for
the concentration of a Dutch army at
Bloemfon.ein, whence reinforcements
could be sent to the Boer laagers be-
tween Colenso and Ladysmith.
Premature action either at Modder
river or on the southern frontier of the
Free State would tend TO diminish the
pressure now brought to bear upon the
enemys camps around Ladysmith for a
withdrawal of 4 portion of these COM.
mands TO the passes of the Drakensburg
range.
The official news yesterday included
the casualty list in the sortie from
Kimberley on Nov %. when the Boer
laager was surprised and captured. This
was a serious fight, for twenty-five
were killed on the British side and
thirty-one wounded. South Africans
readily identify two names in the list
of killed. Major Seott-Turner was a
gallant rough rider, who had seen much
hard service in Matabeleland and Rho
desia under Forbes and Darlington. He
was a fine horseman and man utterly
fearless. with an Unborn love of adven-
ture. Lieutenant Wright was famous
as one of the coolest and most expert
rifiemen in South Africa, and a match |
for the best hunters among the Beers.
An official bulletin also came from |
General Butler respecting the losses of !
the enemy, which he estimated at 500 |
killed and wounded before Ladysmith |
on Nov. ., and $50 in Hildyard's fight /
at Willow Grange These estimates
were accompanied by general charge |
that the enemy did not admit more |
than one-tenth of the losses suffered.
AS General Methuen had telegraphed |
in a similar way respecting the Boer !
losses at Modder river. it was evident /
that the war office had suggested that |
something should be said by him and |
General Butler to counteract the effect !
of the publication of the heavy casualty |
lists on. the British side.
Cues for the reports had come from !
London, where the officials were an .
noyed by Levd's Brussels bulletins |
showing Insignificant Dutch losses as an
offset to the terrible havoc wrought |
among the British battalions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-08
PRAYED FOR HELP. AND HIS
ASSAILANT WAS STRUCK DEAD
Especial to The Herald.)


formerly ogdensburg
God to protect him and
The
Helena religious
tor of publication he living Truth
tna hgures
could strike he dropne
Dwyer the
excitement
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-08
SITUATION I'M LuzoN.
American Force Moving to Scatter
the Insurgent Troons.

Washington. Dec. General Otis
has cabled the war department as fol-
lows. respecting the military situaelon
in LuzOn:
Manila. Dec. Tn central Luzon
there is no insurgent force of import
ance except in Bulucan province, near
the mountains. where General Pillar
holds together 1.000 or more men. which
will be attacked SOON General Grant
has moved small column down \the
east coast of Batuan province. enco91-
tering little opposition; a column now
ing westward from the mountains is
expected TO reach the western coast of
Luzon on the 10th inst. Many small
inSurgent armed bands are in the
country robbing and in some instances
numbering the inhabitants. which are
being pursued by troops quite success
fully.
ITO the south of Manila the insur-
gents still maintain their positions, but
the necessary force to scatter them Will
be sent there soon"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-08
He SAYS II WAS NOT LIQUOR
ARMY CHAPLAIN ACCOUNTS
FOR HIS UNSTEADY GAIT.
Claims to Be Afflicted With Chronic
Ailment. and Will Call Upon a
Salt Lake Doctor As Witness,

San Francisco. Dec. In the
Shields courtmartial today the accused
chaplain's counsel. Lieutenant Leroy
Ettinge, of the Sixth cavalry. asked
for a continuance of two weeks in or
der to allow the chaplain time in which
to obtain affidavits as TO the condition
of his health and his character of so
briefly.
He came here from Fort Worth, Tex,
and he claims that there are army
surgeons now stationed there who will
testify that he is afflicted with
chronic ailment which at times de-
ranges his gait and general behavior
in such a way as 10 create al I'M
preston among those who are not
aware of his physical state that Re iS
under the influence of intoxicants.
And he furthermore AYERS that he is
able TO procure unlimited and indisput-
able testimony that his character has
always been that of q conscientious
clergyman. Judge Advocate Grossmith
took the request under 2dvisenent.
The evidence for the prosecution was
completed today.
The court granted Shields request
and adjouTiied subject to the call OF
the president. Interrogatories will be
sent to DR.. Charles d. Pluzlmer at
SAT- IL II W. le1lC 4-A-lJc- e~AANt
surgeon of volunteers at ssLewisburg,
Pa. and Major Polhemus. surgeon of
the u S. a., who is supposed to be
in ST Augustine. Fla. Each Of the
three physicians is asked what the
state of health of the oha plain was
when he was under their observation.
and if they ever prescribed stimulaa,s
for his peculiar condition.
Chaplain Shields stopped at the Ken
yon hotel for a few days when ne was
in Salt Lake. He said that he had re-
mained over to see the city ard TO visit
DR.. and Mrs Plummer. who were old
friends of his. He spent mucn time
with them. and became quite vel ac-
quainted about the hotel
He is a rather small sized man, with
an important off-hand manner. and is
much looser and freer In his conversa-
tion than most ministers of the gospel.
In fact. were he not dressed in chap
lain's uniform. he would be taken for
an ordinary army officer