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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-10

Nearly everybody who knew any
thing about William F. Miller's con-
nection with the Franklin syndicate"
came to the conclusion, even before
the syndicate was put out of bust
ness. that Miller was mere figure
head. the tool of the real proprietors
Instead of the men behind Miller being
members of that choice coterie which
swindled under the name Of the E. s.
Dean Company, it now appears that
all Of the men who divided the profits
of the concern made their debut as
swindlers with the Franklin syndi-
cate
After Miller eluded the Brooklyn po-
lice Capt McClusky chief Of detect
ives. made 1t his particular business to
get to the bottom of the Franklin syn
dicate." find out who was behind it,
how much money had been taken in
and who got it. Capt. McClusky has
practically accomplished his task.
The idea of the Franklin syndicate,
SO the police are informed, was con-
ceived by a man who conducts a nom
inally reputable business in Fulton
street, Manhattan. This man has bust
ness relations with many shady finan-
cial concerns in the Wall street dis
trict. The more concerns like the
franklin syndicate" there are doing
business in this immediate vicinity, the
more money this man is able to make,
owing to the connection. he is able, to
establish with nearly all of them. This
man suggested the starting of the
Franklin syndicate" to a man who
first became known at the "Syndi-
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LITTLEPET REINSTATED.
John Toomey Of Oakdale
Clears Up a Doubtful
Record.

New York, Dec. 9.-The closing SEES
sion Of the board of review of the Ma
tional Trotting association was held to-
day. Over 1879 cases came before the
board during it's session and were with
the exception of several cases in which
western horsemen and horses are con-
cerned, disposed Of
One of the most important matters to
come up was the instruction from the
association to the board to prepare and
lille charges against Frank Schank of
Litchfield, o.. who drove the mare Fam
ME billiard in the 2:11 pace during the
Cleveland grand circuit meeting in
Cleveland last August. The mare was
a heavy favorite in the pools
In the first heat of the race the start
was bad and Fannie billiard was beaten
in close finish. In the second heat the
mare won by several lengths and with
apparent ease. In the third heat she
was distanced. 1t is alleged that her
driver had been persuaded to pull the
mare in the last heat and throw the
race. Those interested have been gath
ering evidence in the matter and as
result the instruction to prepare charg-
es against Schank and others
The ruling follows: Andrew Mcdowell
of New Y ork city was fined $50 for driv-
ing while under suspension George
Tuft of Angola, Ind. was fined $50 for
driving ut Youngstown, O., while under
suspension.
The owner of the bay gelding Check
mate. an Ohio horse, was fined for driv-
ing while under suspension at Cleve-
land
An application for Reinstatement
made by John F. Barrett Of Deering,
Me, was denied. Barrett as one of the
judges at Saco, Me, during a meeting
in 1897, was expelled for betting on the
races.
B. F. Cameron of Cambridge, Mass,
was expelled for starting the mare Bue-
lab under the name of Lulu Wilkes. His
application for reinstatement was de-
MED.
John Toomey, Oakdale, Mass, APP
piled for reinstatement of Little Pet,
alias Uncle Jim, and it was granted.
Toomey bought The horse While under
cloud. He hunted up the information
necessary to clear the horses record
and presented it to the board in person.
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"AGGW CAPTURED.
Burlesque B a t tt e
Fought at Grid
iron Club.
"OTIS" GETS A HOUSE"
Correspondents
Club Holds a Ken
lucky Election.
'OTIS" GETS A HOUSE"

Washington, Dec. 9.-The December
tonight at the Arlington Hotel, where
about 100 guests were entertained in
characteristic manner by the forty cor
respondents who compose the famous
organization.
G. R. Boynton presided. He took
part in an interesting burlesque cleo
ton. in which members of the club i'm
personated well-known statesmen and
politicians and participated in a Ken
lucky election on plans of the most ex-
aggerated type. Gen. Boynton was
unanimously voted out, but he called
in the army" and navy" and was
again seated.
The initiation of Senator Rudolph
Kaufman of the Evening Star, was
made the text of a clever skit. The
candidate appeared as "Aguinaldo"
running for safety and pursued by
three members of the club representing
Gems. Lawton, Macarthur and Wheel
er.
"Aguinaldo" was captured by these
three Officers" Other members
stalked in and after some conversa-
ton, received the reports of the off
GERS, each claiming to have captured
the Filipino chief After reading
each report, he directed a report to his
orderly" cabling Adjt. Gen. Corbin,
that "the army under my command
command presents the nation, as a
Christmas gift, Aguinaldo."
The club took in the candidate, sly
ing that as he had done most of his
fighting in the newspapers he was en-
titled to belong to correspondents
club.
Gen. OTIS was presented with a
''house" for his great victory. Another
incident was the reading of an alleged
dispatch from South Africa, detailing
great victory which the English had
achieved over the Beers. This was
followed by a number of British sol
diers running the whole length of the
room. pursued in a leisurely manner
by Dom Paul Kruger" who cracked
his whip in great glee. There were
many other features sandwiched in
with bright and witty speeches, MAX
ing the entire evening one of thorough
enjoyment.
Among the prominent guests were
Senators Fairbanks, McComas, Clark
of Montana. Elkins. Beveridge, Harris,
Spooner, Hanna and Wolcott; Repre-
sentatives Hull Grosvenor, Bromwell
Allen of Mississippi, Pearce, Cushman,
Eddy, Dick, Cowherd, Dolliver and
Kahn; Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, Will
liam r. Merriam. director of census;
Prince David Kawanakoa and Col.
Samuel Parker Hawaii; John Barrett,
Portland, Ore; Maj. John c. Hemphill
Of the News and Courier, Maj. Smythe
and others of Charleston, S. c.. Chas.
G. Dawes comptroller of currency;
Hon. Henry c. Payne, Milwaukee; and
John K. Richards. solicitor general.
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MORMON ROBERTS
A BORN FIGHTER.
H. F. McGarvie Says Brigham Will Make a
Great Struggle Before Relinquisbing His
Coveted Seat in Congress How He
Started in Public Life.

ing, though and the result was band
of white caps undertook to run them
out, and two of the elders were killed
at a place called Calders Farm.
when the church authorities in Salt
Lake City heard of it they tried every
way to get the people of Tennessee to
ship the bodies of the Mormon martyrs
back to the land of the Latter Day
Saints The Tennesseeans didn't take
to the idea; in fact they refused to send
the bodies home and served notice that
if any more Mormons came to get the
bodies, there would only be just as
many more bodies to be recovered.
"In this exigency the church called
for volunteers. Roberts, who was then
a young man, responded. He was I a
blacksmith in those days, and in tfat
character he Travelled to Calder's Farm
and opened a shop.
Between shoeing horse and sharpen
ing plow points, he managed to learn
where the bodies of the elders were
buried. and one night he opened the
graves. and when daylight came he and
the desired remains were on the way
to Utah 1t was big feather in his
cap when he got back safe to Salt Lake
civ. and from that time on he had
cnly to ask for whatever he wanted
from the Mormon church authorities.
THAT gave him his start in public life.
Mr. McGarvie carries a token of the
eeteem in which he was held In Utah,
IN the form of gold watch, which was
presented to him by President Wood
,.nff Of the Mormon church in the pres
ence of 5000 people, in the Mormon
Tabernacle. In 1897, in recognition of his
services as director general Of the Nor
mon carnival
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Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. Eff people
who are endeavoring to buck Repre-
entative Brigham H. Roberts Of Titan
and trying to keep him from taking ms
seat in congress, knew him and the
people of Utah as well as l do, they
would know that they have undertaken
a bigger contract than they appreciate
at present.
The speaker was H. F. McGaryle,
formerly director general of the MID
summer carnival held in Salt Lake
City in 1897, and also president OF the
department of publicity ana genera
promoter of the trans missouri e&posi-
ton at Omaha in 1898. .,
tg"I was in Utah about three years
continued Mr.. McGarvie, land during
my sojourn there, made It my business
to get acquainted with all the Mormon
hierarchy, Roberts among the rest.
He has the reputation OF being tne
brightest orator in Utah, and soclally
he is as open and genial a man as one
could wish to meet. But he's a ngnter
from way back, and before the House
Succeeds in shutting him out ne VIII
make the walls rattle.
.rAs an illustration OF MS pertinac.t,ey
and determination, let me give you Ine
story the.- tell about an event ~ al,S
early life. Ir 1871 a band of Mormon
elders were on a missionary tour among
the mountains of Tennessee. Inc
raountaineers. didn't take kindly to the
PROSECUTING methods of the Mormons
among their women folks and warned
them to lump the country. The elders
didn't pay any attention to the warn
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ALL ARE CONTENT.
So Says Gen. Wood About
the Santiago
Cubans.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Gen. Leonard
Wood was in conference with President
Mckinley today. Later he commented
on a telegram from Santiago represent
ing the colored Cubans in Santiago
province, as incensed at President Nc
Kinley's message.
Gen Wood said: 81 have received
many kilograms from Santiago prov
ince since the appearance of the mes
sage. Some of them came last night,
saying that the people are delighted
with the message. Even the men of
ultra radical tendencies express pleas
ure openly The blacks especially show
that they are pleased.
1.-THE keynote of the sentiment is that
the Cubans surrendered to me in the
last month $500 arms, and that all of
them are friendly There are too few
arms III the province to cause trouble,
if 1t were desired, but the truth is that
the blacks are contented and are grow
ing happier and more prosperous every
day.
Gen Quentin Bandera, the noted
black leader, is one of the employees of
this government at Santiago, and is
we'll satisfied with the condition of af-
fairs 3"
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SIXTY PERISH.
Many Miners Killed in
"Fire Damp" Ex-
plosion.

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. AT 100
o'clock this afternoon brief kilograms
were received in this city from Car
bonada, mining town near this city,
saying go miners were killed by an ex-
plosion of coal damp in mine belong
ing to the Southern Pacific Railroad
company A special relief train will be
sent as soon as possible
The explosion occurred just as the
men were preparing to leave the shaft
at noon. About so men were in the
mine at the time AS the mine filled
with fire damp at once, it is supposed
all are dead Several hours elapsed
before efforts could be made to enter
the mine. The surviving relatives at
once fiocked around the shaft, creating
a terrible scene with their loud lamen-
tations.
The mines worked 400 men and had
an output of 300, 900 tons annually.
They are situated 40 miles from Taco
ma, on the Cascade division Of the
Northern Pacific. The mines are in a
deep ravine through which the Carbon
river flows.
It is a glacial river. The mines are
supplied with every appliance for safe
ty. They are largely tunneled and the
tunnels are so big that locomotives run
into them.
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DEL Pillar DEAD.
Head of Aguinaldo's
Body Guard Has
Been Shot.
ATTACKED BY MAJOR MARCH.
Deceased Said to Have
Been Educated in
Europe.
ATTACKED BY MAJOR MARCH.

Manila. Dec. 9.-Gen. Gregorio del
Pillar. commanding Aguinaldos body
guard, has been killed by Major Pey-
ton c. MARGINS battalion of the Thirty
third infantry in a fight is miles north
west of Cervantes, Dec. 8. According to
reports which Gen. Young obtained from
escaped Spanish prisoners at Vigan sew
eral days ago Maj. March left the coast
were he was pursuing Aguinaldo and
encountered Gen. Del Pillar on forth
fed trail They fought for four hours,
during which 70 Filipinos We're killed
or wounded. The American loss was one
killed and six wounded. The Spaniards
report that Maj March Is still pursuing
the insurgents.
Del Pillar was one of the leaders of
the anti-Spanish revolution. He was a
mere youth and was reported to have
graduated at a European university.
President Schurmann met him as a
member of the first peace commission
and considered him remarkably clever.
Bishop Potter has arrived here on a
brief visit to study the Philippines.
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Gates" headquarters, IA Floyd street,
Brooklyn. about ten days before the
headquarters were raided by the po-
lice
The man to whom the scheme was
suggested liked it. He sought a friend
of his who has long been bookmaker.
The office of the bookmaker is IN
Broadway. When the scheme was out
lined to him. he also liked 1t, and the
two agreed to go into the thing, pro-
viding they could find the proper man
to act as the ostensible proprietor.
The bookmaker. according to the in
formation in the possession of the po-
lice, agreed to furnish what money was
necessary, if his friend needed any,
to start the enterprise, and he further
agreed to furnish the necessary clerks
to transact the business from among
bookmakers sheet writer's and cash
iers of his acquaintance. Just as these
details had been arranged, according
to the story. the bookmaker met VIII
liam F. Miller. whom he had known as
a small better at the race tracks. 1t
occurred to the boolSmaker that Miller
would be a good man to appear as the
ostensible proprietor, and Miller agreed
to do so. Then the question as to
what the concern should be called,
came up, and somebody suggested, pre-
sumably the man in Fulton street, that
a very businesslike name could be sup
piled by the use of Miller's middle
name and the word syndicate"
Thus. as the police are informed. the
Franklin syndicate" originated, and
it began doing business at 144 Floyd
Continued on Page Seven.)
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In addition to inspiring music and
rousing speeches that characterized the
no-license rally held by the Worcester
Temperance federation, in Washburn
hail. last night, there was considerable
in the way Of sensationalism.
Thomas N. Doutney, the temperance
lecturer, was turned down, and turned
down hard after vainly endeavoring
to address the meeting from the floor.
Rev. Leo Boone Thomas, the presiding
officer, explained quietly but firmly
that the list of speakers was made up
and could not be changed But Mr..
Doutney persisted, and it was not until
the audience rose to it's feet and
drowned his effort to address them
with their cries of mo! MOI" that he
finally arrived at the conclusion that
he was not wanted, ana left the hall.
Mr. Doutney occupied seat with a
friend in the rear of the hall, and his
presence was not. noticed until the
close of song by Alfred Bellingham.
1t was then that Mr.. Doutney arose to
his feet and asked permission to say a
few words. He got as far as With
your permission" when Mr.. Thomas
broke in with an explanation that the
list of speakers was complete, and that
perhaps Mr.. Doutney would be heard
at the close of the meeting. you
won't let me speak, them" said Mr.
Doutney. mo! MOI" came in chorus
from those on the platform. "Then
you are prejudiced," said Mr.. Doutney
as he took his seat. A few minutes
later Mr.. Doutney made his way to the
stage and claimed the attention of the
chairman, renewing his request to be
allowed to address the meeting and re-
ceiving the same polite refusal. My
name is Doutney," said he, as he
turned to the reporters table; 81 was
never so insulted in my life"
Rev. Dr. Willard Scott was intro
duced as the next speaker, and he had
just commenced his remarks when Mr..
Doutney made another attempt to get
in a word. II don't want to interrupt
you, DR.. Scott" said he but 1 want
to say word. was never subjected
to such treatment in my life
DR.. Scott stopped in the midst of his
address and remarked: 81 am not run
ming this meeting, but I know what
would do If I was"
I'VE are waiting for you," called out
a voice at the back of the hall; and as
Mr. Doutney tried to continue his re-
mark, chorus of mo! No! Keep
still" effectually drowned what he may
have wished to say. This was the last
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-10
NEW YORK WANTS 1T.
Metropolis Will Make Strong Effort for
Republican Convention.

Metropolis Will Make Strong Effort for
Republican Convention.
New York. Dec. 9.-The ways and
means committee Of the general COM
mittee to secure the national political
conventions in New York, met here to-
day. Louis Nixon presided. A commit
tee was appointed to go before the re-
publican national committee at Wash
ington, December Is, and sub-commit-
tees were appointed to solicit money
from the different trades and profess
sions for the guarantee fund.
The committee, which will go to
Washington on Thursday includes SEN
ator Thomas C. Platt, Senator Depew
Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff. B. B. Odell, Jr.
Gen. e. A. McAlpin, Seth Low, Edward
Lauterbach, Benjamin F. Tracy, Arson
G. McCook, c. A. Moore, William L.
Strong William Brookfield, Cornelius
N. Bliss Levi P. Morton, ex-Gov. Black
J. ]. Astor. w. G. Wallace Brayton
Ives, C. H. IT. Coils, Lemuel E. Quigg,
Cornelius VanCott, John Claflin, Louis
F. Payne, George C. Boldt, James H.
Breslin and William Berri.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-10
7, N, DOUTNEY
TURNED DOWN.
There Was NOPlace For Him
at the No-license Rally.
COULD NOT take A REBUKE.
Consistent Temperance Advocates Make
Washburn Hall Ring With Their Flo
quent Pleas for Voters to
Carry the City Against
the Liquor King.

straw that broke the camel's back, and
Mr.. Doutney left the hall.
Washburn hall was comfortably filled
at the hour when the meeting was call
ed to order. Battery B band rendered
short concert program, and after sing
ing America" the rally was fairly
opened.
The walls of the hall were decorated
with placards bearing such inscriptions
as sour motto, for God and home and
native land "Only the golden age of
Christ can bring the golden age of
man Annual drink bill, 1,036 0C0, 000,
while behind the speakers platform
was stretched a large canvas bearing
the words: Gods curse upon high
license. Woe to him who buildeth a
town with blood and establisheth city
with impurity."
On the platform We're seated Rev.
Leo Boone Thomas, Rev. w. G.. Pudde-
foot of birmingham, Rev. Spencer B.
Meeser, Rev. DR.. Alexander Lewis, Rev.
Woodman Bradbury, Rev. Roland A.
Nichols, Rev. Frank D. Penney, A. A.
White and e. G.. Guy.
The meeting opened with prayer by
Rev. S. B. Meeser, who asked Gods
blessing on the meeting and his pity on
the voters who have not seen the wis
dom of excluding the traffic from the
city; the poor men who are enslayed
with the terrible appetite and the saloon
keepers who dazzled by the glitter OF
gold carry on the business which makes
drunkards. He also prayed for the help
of God in deciding the question on cleo
ton day.
Rev Mr. Puddefoot the principal
/ speaker made stirring address in
which he went over many of his per-
sonal experiences In different western
cities where the saloon is naturally a.
rougher place than in the eastern cities.
He said that when he was boy a total
abstainer was a rarity in his native
country Scotland, ministers even had
been seen too drunk to con-
duct a funeral service, resulting in it's
postponement until the day following
the one set for the ceremony. He con-
siders the work done by those interest
ed in the cause of temperance as Won
derful He emphasized the fact that II
temperance people would succeed in
their work they should be temperate in
their talk and not tell lies to do good.
He believed that the movement against
drink will finally prevail throughout the
land as surely as the power of the
church will prevail against the powers
Of hell
Mr.. Puddefoot was glad to see so
many women present. He realized their
power in a case Of this sort, for while
CONTINUED on Page Two1
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TO unite ON A CANDIDATE
Strength of the WouId-be Speaker Grows
Less, as Decisive Day Draws Near
Saunders Makes a Statement
Says There Has been a
Drift of Sentiment

one hundred members-elect who were
not pledged to Mr.. Myers; and since
then the pressure for a union of anti
Myers forces has been so great that
they have finally been brought to-
gether in an agreement to pool their
chances in the practical caucus which
will take place at the Quincy House
next Thursday.
If it is true that there are 100 or even
80 members not favorable to Mr.. Myers,
the whole speakership question is, by
the foregoing action, practically thrown
open again, and the names of many
which were mentioned for the position
before the fight crystallized will be
reviewed with interest by the members.
Among these are Representative Blood
of Fitchburg, Dean of Brookline, Apsey
of Cambridge, Adams of Melrose and
others, most Of whom are now pledged
to one candidate or another the ma
jority for Myers.
The republicanism of Mr.. Myers has
been under steady fire the past two
weeks. and so far he has had an an
swer for every charge brought against
him. To tie accusation that he bolted
the nomination of Greenhalge, Mr.
Myers quotes the fact that he was one
of a dinner party given by Edgar R.
Champlin shortly after the election Of
Greenhalge to Mr., Greenhalge's par
ticular supporters in Cambridge, and
he replies to the charge that he would
not abide by the caucus which nomi-
mated George T. Sleeper for clerk of
the House, by quoting the written
statements Of Judge Francis c. Lowell
then in the House, and Councillor ELECT
David F. Slade, another fellow mem
Der, that he did abide by it and voted
for Sleeper.
From the headquarters of Mr.. Saun-
ders the following was given out:
THE outcome of the speakership con-
test is in more doubt today than at
any previous time. The extravagant
claims put forth in succession by two
of the candidates have been completely
discredited, and members-elect realize
now that it is any ones fight. What
the final result will be is wholly prob
lematical.
Members have come to understand
fully the unwisdom of signing papers
to bolster up rival candidates, without
ample inquiry as to their qualif1ca-
tions and records Many signers are
awaiting the first opportunity to trans
fer their allegiance, which was given
with only half-light upon the situa-
ton.
1.-The drift during the past week has
been Enthusiastically away from those
who have claimed to be the leading
(Copfip,,ad ~, Dooa nru,o
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ONE PELT ADDED.

Fox Score of the Worcester Fur Com
pany is Lower Than Last Year.
A single pelt was added to the roll
of honor Of the Worcester Fur company,
last week, A. B. F. Kinney the veteran
sportsman. being the fortunate hunter.
The total is now 81, which is far below
the record at a corresponding period of
last season. The extreme dryness of the
woods and fields caused the smallness of
the score in the early part of the season,
but for several weeks conditions for
hunting. have been excellent and the
score remains small.
Mr. Kinney had not been out this sea-
son except on the two days hunt of
the company, when only one fox was
killed. He enjoyed good fortune to get
a fox on his first real days hunting.
Paul Wheeler still leads the list with
five pelts. Several members have four
to their credit.