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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-19

But, suddenly, l got a bright idea.
IT had the whole gang up bright and
early one Saturday morning and
around a stable where they keep big
trucks and horses in storage All the
horses were out by 10 o'clock that
morning and the place was closed up
for a few hours. This was our show.
We got into the place selected a heavy
team and the biggest truck there, For
tunately, the truck had a crank and
pulley on the front, and after mailing a
sign of one of the big safemakers on
the side, we pulled out. We put the
team in a side street until late in the
afternoon, when we drove over In front
of the store. Not a move was made
until all the clerks got out Of Marcy and
Dorlan's shop. Then the truck was
driven in front Of their door. This we
worked easily enough.
I'VE went right to work knocking
the brick walls around the safe with
tools, and 1t took no time to get to the
safe. 1t was a big one. but we were
all strong fellows and soon found we
could handle It all right
Hundreds OF people saw US at work
but didn't think anything wrong. We
got the safe on the move TO the door
rugged up platform in true safe-mov-
er's style, and you can bet your life
there was never a safe yanked into a
truck as quick as that one Why, we
fairly walked Il up the plank. and not
two hours from the time we entered
the store we had cleared ~ the muss,
locked the doors and were on our way
The safe was taken across the ferry
to Jersey and planted in a barn. A
month later we lifted the doors and got
away with s2S9,OOO in cash and a big
bunch Of securities
Let's have another drink" said one
OF the party, 1t was Some time before
another story was told
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-19

thought the people in this little office
might move. Well, I'm a good guesser
In three months | saw a truck drive ip
and begin to take out the furniture and
fixtures. It was case Of hustle then
found out who had the leasing of teh
store and I hired it at once, putting up
three months rent in cash to stop peo-
pie asking questions.
"Then I started to fit the place up al
grain and produce brokers' shop, and
this gave me a chance to 90 q little
work in another line. ] pulled a lot
Of good men into the job, who wouldn't
squeal if they lost their heads. These
boys were supposed to be carpenters
making partitions, grain bins and other
things. Some work in this line had tc
be done as a matter of course to pre-
/ vent suspicion as to our real move
ments, but the genuine work was being
done right behind that partition in the
L, making a hole in the wall The wall
was made of granite and we couldn'
do any blasting. 1t was a straight dig
and chip. 1t was two weeks getting
through that masonry, and then we
struck something that gave us all a
fit.
SAY we had measured the exact To-
cation Of that safe all right, but the
ducks who put the safe in had an eye
to business. They had filled up the
back of the safe with railroad iron.
There were layers Of it, Now. railroad
iron is the hardest stuff to handle, and
what is more, it cannot be hammered
without making q ringing sound You
see, we had to be careful, for n little
sound or trembling of the floor would
set people to thinking.
Finally we decided to go through
the iron with acids and saws 1t was
tedious trial Of patience. Think Of
us fellows working a week or more to
make an inch cut through the metal
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-19
OWNEY'S SUCCESSOR.
Dutch" Takes the Place of the ate
Lamented.

John E. Lynch. mailing clerk in the
Bangor post office, has a dog which
promises to rival the lamented Owney.
who was known all over the country
on account of his travels in mail cars;
Dutch, that is the name Of Clerk
Lynch's highly intelligent animal, is q
wonder in many ways, says the Bang
or Commercial, and some of his feats
display almost human intelligence.
such things as sneezing, begging,
saying his prayers, sitting up, and
other common dog antics, are mere
play for Dutchi he seems to realize the
Importance Of being connected with
Uncle Sans letter department and
conducts himself with becoming dig
nifty.
Since he was initiated into the duties
Of a post office dog Dutch has been
most faithful in the performance of Of
fees which are often wearying to the
ordinary canine.
He is part Irish setter and some va
riety of italian shepherd
In arriving at the Bangor post office
at his regular hours three times daily.
he is a model of precision. Dutch would
no more miss getting in on time than
he would steel bone from a Broadway
pug, or chase a cat after dark. Thrice
every working day he marches in,
quite Importantly, and finds enough to
do in sperintendening operations gem
orally and keeping a sharp eye on sus-
picious callers at the money order Of
flee.
If everything works well, Dutch will
start out in June to take the place of
the late Owney.
Dutch starts on his professional car
eer with a better outfit than Owney
had. Owney had no Latin birth He
was the son of Hard Luck, and his
mother was a person of low degree
who, it is now said. did not scruple to
swipe bones from the butcher shop.
Dutch on the other hand, can point
to his foreign breeding and doubtless
in the postal service as in all good
American society, European ancestry
win be sufficient to give him free adj
mission to the best circles of the coun-
try.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-19
SHE WAS CLEVE r,
gut Princess Love for the Stage Made
Trouble for Her,

A clever woman Of royal birth is the
says the Chicago Record, wife of the
governor general Of Moscow, the grand
duke Serge, but on one occasion her
briIlancy, coupled with her willingness
to oblige a friend got her into serious
trouble with her hot-tempered spouse
Her imperial highness is particularly
fond of amateur theatricals, and she
extends her liking for the art to a
goodly number of the artists. On one
occasion an actress whom she regard
ed almost with affection was taken
sick, just before she was to have APP
peared in a leading role. The intend
ant Of the theatre conveyed the news
to the imperial box with much reluct-
ance and some trepidation. The grand
duchess hurried to the actress dress
ing room, then called the intendant and
told him that if a play with which she
wss familiar could be substituted for
the one on the bills and if he would
pledge himself never to betray the Sc
cret she would take the title role
Somebody among the high officials
present recognized the amateur star
and in the length of time that it takes
a nying droschka to cross Moscow the
grand duke knew Of it, too. His impe-
rial highness drove like mad to the
theatre. entering his box just in time to
see his grand duchess red-cheeked and
enthusiastic. acting to the life a love
scene in which appeared an actor quite
as handsome as Elizabeth's Imperial
spouse The grand duchess caught
sight Of her husband. She tainted. The
curtain fell. Serge was behind II IN
three long Russian strides, ana When
her imperial highness carne to she
wished she hadn't.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-19
A BETTER PRICE.
CFrom Pearson,s Weeklr,l

A clergyman was very much vered BIZ
one of his congregation. An old man used
to 10 to sleep during the sermon. The
Clergyman offered tho old mans grandson
q penny If he would keep his grandfather
awake This went all right for month.
One Sunday the old man went to sleep
as usual The clergyman asked the boy
why he did not keep his grandfather
awake.
The boy answered: You offered me
penny to keep him awake. but grandfather
gives mo twopence not to disturb him"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-19
GEN. LEES SWORD,
What Robert Louis Stevenson Says of
Grants Famous Order.

Robert Louis Stevenson, in his essay
on Gentlemen" tells the story of
Grants generosity and tact in a way
that should make every American
heart thrill with pride.
On the day of the capltulation. Lee
wore his presentation sword; it was the
first thing Grant observed and from
that moment he had but one thought
how to avoid taking it. man, who
should, perhaps, have had the nature
of an angel, but assuredly not the spe-
cial virtues of the gentleman. might
have received the sword, and no more
words about it; he would have done
well in a plain way One who wished to
be gentleman, and knew not how,
might have received and returned 1t;
he would have done UNANIMOUSLY Ill; he
would have proved himself a cad; TAX
ing the stage for himself, leaving to
his adversary confusion Of counten-
tnce and the ungraceful posture Of the
man condemned to offer thanks. Grant,
without a word said, added to the
terms this article: "All officers to re-
tain their side arms; and the problem
was solved and Lee kept his sword, and
Grant went down to posterity not per-
haps a fine gentleman, but great one.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-19

"Pa, said little Willie, why is a bad
actor called a 'ham%
Perhaps" his father replied, because
he's SO often served with eggs. Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18

R~port Of the Peace Conferees VIII
Have to he Recast.

THE HAGUE. July T~-The first COM
yaittee Of the international conference met
today TO discuss Van karsnbeess report
on the first four points OF NJ. MurSasen =
circular. Such differences Of opinion de-
Yssoped that IL WIS ultimately decided that
an. report must he recast.
Ii appears now that me first committee
rejected the reconarrs nSastoss OF the sub
committee that a clause should be APPEND
sd 10 fna declaration Of 81. Petersburg OF
isss. prohibiting the firsng Of explosives
from balloons anA the use OF ssphyxIati1g
gates seemingly had ief; the room. not
knowing the question at issue.
TaP third committee Of arbitration held
A pienary meeting discussing the internal
tfonaI commissions OF inquiry and adopt
Ing with certain amendments article IS. re-
The section ~ article 81 providing for the
reyfs!ar OF arssitrai awards. which the
Americans had succeeded IA adding 20 the
original project was the subject OF long
debate on the motion Of VI. DE Martens
pgsxsaa'S delegate. to eiInynat. the amend
neBt Messrs Halls and Low. NJ the
American zeseg8ts0u made long speeches
IN defense OF tire revision.
MI Hobs. whose remarks were rapidly
translated into French ~ u Destournei-
$50 declared that fsae Americans would be
uysa!e 10 agree 80 the arsstration scheme
II .Ass rs~gfssors were stricken o1.. unless
they received further Instructions from.
Washington Tn.s announcement created
. sesss& ton
prod asser, ~ The Dutch deiexzs,on
presented fresh draft proposal whsch he
vigorously supported
Mr Hollis snaky accepted an arpen,trner,,
-~og1ssnr thaf ire dfsputiag parties can
reserve the right 81 revision by xn<sr ~
agreement Thus the Americans prscss-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18
THREE VESSELS RACE.
A thousand Dollars Won by the
Captain Of Bank st. Catherine.

PHILADELPHIA. July IA race of
1b.ooo mikes, for prize of $l.o0o. terminated
at the Delaware breakwater yesterday on
the arrival OF the ships l. F. Chapman and
w. +. Babcock. and the bark st. Cath
crime from the Hawaiian islands. Ali
three are American built and American
owned vessels. and are commanded by
American Shippers. II was while the three
vessels were taking cargoes of sugar that
their masters arranged the race. Allow
ance was made for the difference in time
OF the departure OF the vessels, but not
wtthstandtng over two weeks ella psed be-
tween the departure OF the first vessel The
Babcock. and the last. the ST.. Catherine,
all three vessels arrived within few
hours of each other. with the 81. Catherine
winner The Babcock, Capt. Co.iey, ivft
Honolulu March s. The Chapman follow
ed from the same port a week later and
the 81 Catherine squared her sails from
Hilo, a port sixty miles distant from Homo
lulu. on March g.
1t was after Cape Horn had been round
ed that the ST. Catherine came I'D TO her
competitors. the Chapman having caught
the Babcock while both were In the paci-
fic. The three vessels close together. .he
race began In earnest. the ST. Catherine
steadily holding the lead. After being be-
Gained for a week near the equator, the
race once more began, the staunch bark
stil showing the way until the Delaware
capes were reached and the rattle OF her
anchor chains brought the contest 10 al,
end. The others came in a few hours later
ard cast anchor about the same time. Tie
Chapman Is commanded by Capt. Thomp-
son and the bark ny Capt. Matthews
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18
WHY DO THEY NOT WRITE?
Friends Of the Washington vO1un-
teers Wonder Why No More
Letters Are Received.

Is 1t true that the Washington volunteers
are no longer permitted 10 write letters TO
the folks al homo? That is the idea that
IS sinking deeper into the minds of several
hundred worrlsC Spokane people with ey
cry day tina, passes. Fer three weeks. saws
the Spokane Chronicle not one letter from
the Philippines has been received here.
The latest that can he found are dated
May Is. and Of these cnly two or three are
reported as having been received here:
when there shoslld have been dog rs OF
them.
Ii was believed a, a,st that the letters
were he'd W IN quarantine on the s.eamer
y upon Maru at san Francisco. But all
the passenger on that boat were released
several t,ass ago. and no letters have We.
arrived tbs hope has heen Abandoned.
rev the friends Of the volunteers are anS-
lousy waiting 10 see If the transports
Newpor; and Ohio. which brought .sse Ore
gon volunteers safely Ia San Francisco
did not also bring the coveted ma from
Manila II no Istters are received b. next
Monday morning the susp Cons VIII become
Almost certainty.
Htn,s % censorship @ he mails at Ma
Mia have been given Already. Members
OF the washington reg neat. Ia .eEteFs
that came last month. ted how some ~
aares - keep the boys from writing letters
Ia ther aoTsse n8psr@-syen rsing SO FAR. "a
ss-we instances. as IN make threats Of pan
iSarns n Y thc newspaper carresr9nferis OF
tha reg y71erf sent out ary more news N
regard 20 TIE regiment. In .s!S same Inns.
y sra wss passed areGEd among the vosssn
teers rSSf ~ %0u4G ce f~<s 10 caution tn*.r
friends az haFns not tn allow aHy OF taesr
letters 20 Ees iEfe print
Net she sssEAtest reason hss been states
fer such course: ana no hlnt has heen
gwen thar the letters frcss4 ere volunteers
would Nc even sgt teT5e5 70 censorship re-
fore berg uraf.es. New. however without
any warning. the letters have esaess -
s~nrre art scores ~ the Spokane srsen IS
~ tire rig -nems are convinced that this =
sne result rot - accident. bat II dessgn--
ard not any design on the part o. 'he vol
Nafe@rs
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NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR.
Will Take Temporary Charge Dur
Ing Won Halleben.s Absence

WASHINGTON. july 1.-THE Germ IN
ambassador, Baron Won Hole ben, today
presented Herr Mumm Won SchwartzeE-
stein 10 the president, who has just arrived
from Germany. ana who Is to acs as ae
interim amhs der during the temporary
absence OF the ambassador in Germany
The presentation took place In the red par
.or. Herr van Schwartzenste.n is one AZ
the under secretaries Of the foreign Office.
Il was he who negotiated the reciprocity
treaty with the United States, uneer the
Mckinley tEriT law. ant this fact has led
10 the belief that his MISSION here & To re-
open the reciprocity negotiations under the
Dingiey law. wh3ch have been suspended
for months cwing 10 the Fl I or caused
by the exclusion of American meats from
the German markets.
The pr cd during which these reclproc ~
treaties may D. negotiated under the Ding
ley law expires July "a and The time For
the contamination of an agreement there
fore - very brief.
Baron ven Hoiieben leaves ton ghi Tor
New York, whence he sails fer Germany
He Will be absent several months
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18

from legitimate work by direct applsca-
tion Tor Information from people In no way
connected with the ONCE or the pubic
service AS matter Of protection OF the
puoiic interests and good administration
the circular Of June 2 was iszued The
censure OF the so-caIled censored press is
WITHOUT Just cause: and evidently made
uncer misapprehensfon OF facts There aas
been no Information received from Cen
OTIS that has not been given 20 the press
promptly on the bulletin board in the hall
OF this ONCE. Every fair minded represer,-
ta,iys OF the press will bear witness to
this statement What would the mana ger
OF any one Of the complaining papers say
" information concerning the business OF
the paper WAS inquired for OF the print
ers rather than at the business Office ?
This Is case exactly In point.
The standing instructions OF the preei-
Gent and secretary OF war are that the
public shall be given all information we
receive This has been done and Will
continue TO be done. OF COURSE plans Of
campaigns that would be OF help to Aguin-
aldo and other rebels have not and viii not
be promulgated, but All facts of events
transpirfnE have been given in full"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18
GOV. ROGERS VERY ANGRY.
Disclosure Of Trouble In the First
Washington Causes Him TO
Make Harsh CrItlcisms

Special Dispatch to the Post -In.elligence-.
OLYMPIA, July T.-Gov. Rogers Ia a
very sore man. and this afternoon. In his
off1ce in the state building he took occa-
sion to vent his spleen against the Post
Intell.gencer for its publication of the ar
ticle this morning relating to Col WhoIley.
To all the correspondents gathered around
him he expressed his feelings strongly
against the Pos;-IntelIigencer. He stated
substantially that he had the utmost con-
tempt for paper that would open up the
shortcomings OF the officers. He was re-
minded that the Post-Intelligencer for two
months was in possession of the knowl-
edge published this morning, but had not
printed !; until the knowledge had come
from San Francisco. But that made no
difference with the governor. He was hot
TO think that the information had been
published TO the world. He admits that
everything said was practically true Gov
Rogers told the Post-Intelligencer CORE
spondent yesterday implediy iha, Mai.
Weisenberger should have been appointed
colonel
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Will. TRY TO Hush 1T Up.
Government VIII Take No step.
Against Antf-Dreyfnsisex

NEW YORK July fs-ft IS ue~ stated
SAYS TIRE Paris correspondent o. the Trf-
hume that the crescent r8asuet IL Ire even.
90 the acqussgsi % DTss<as az raunf.s
which IS regarded as almost rFrsa rtv.
- 20 hssSr ~ the whole Scanial TEss ts
considered fn political circles ia be she ~
tai question with which France w5il b..
confronted as soon SIS the court ma rifal as
Eesnas has pronounced is Judgment In
sts,a az the weight ~ tse authority Of NJ
RElsas ara % tire s-eu@E-ssi rezs. tseaa "a
rers ike the T~r-9s and TIRE DsSats E,ess-
pie are %~xinnsng - ask whether surh a
policy az '"nasktrg W. and q sHieg4tr 2
;hoa<s who are responsible Tor she serrfhls
enzssut-acy against al innocent nan would
rot destroy consdence In the reouolc, ..
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18
No MORE RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
The Two-Year Limit Under Dinglcy
Law Soon Expires

WASHINGTON. Juiy i1.~~The present
week closes the period 81 two years pre-
scr bed b. iEse Dsugiev ssrlf law within
tatea. and as 4 result there is much acsiv~
tfv 81 those foreign quarters having rec
pFocsty Uagntsa ions pending.
The most tagpostsn, negotiation IS that
% the Franco Arserfcan treaty These ne
rotissicTS reached rather critical stage
isSi week, as neither side was quite sat e.
ss1 with what had been given. BUT tofay
rally ard IL IS sad IN high official nrar-
serR that there Il every prospect OF a final
ar& satisfactory conclusion e the nsxe:ia-
tiens. Three treaties " N Grrs, Britain
relating 10 the West Indian co.znses OF ia
raAicss Bermuda ard Guiana also remain 10
no signed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18

rected to report by telegraph to the adju-
tant general of the army. with a view Of
resigning his commission.
1t has been known here for seine time
that Lieut.. Weigel was given the choice
OF general court martial on charge Of
selling captured goods and retaining the
proceeds or resigning. From members OF
the company writing home IL is ascerfained
that while In command of a detachment
he captured several cascoes loaded with
rice, and sold II. clearing about $1,000 en-
the deal.
This Information was sent here In order
was believed by the boys that Weigel
would blame Eilrich for his trouble Wei
gel Is also charged with coward.ce. exhib-
tied upon different occasions.
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STONE, SANF0RD& Lane . :.s,s; ; :;;:s'
DOCTOR DEMANDS BIG FEE.
Ithaca. n. r., Physiclan wants
$4,000 for Saving . Millton-
ARE Suicide.

ITHACA, N. Y. July l2-The suit or
DR.. d. l. Robinson against Millionaire q.
T.. Chambers for $4,000 for ten profession
eember term 1 Of the supreme court.
In making his claim for the payment OF
the big fee. DR.. Robinson declares that en-
September Is last Chambers attempted sui
eide In the Elm Tree Hotel, Mclean. DR..
Robinson was summoned. and when ne
arrived he found that Chambers had slash
ed his throat n several places with a ra-
zcr. He was unconscious and lying on the
floor. Just before losing consciousness.
Chambers. through the proprietor OF the
hotel. had summoned physician to save
his life.
DR. Robinson set to work TO revive the
dying man. he says, and succeeded In
stopping the flow OF blood. and ne later
s ssmsa ~ e remansa With the patient
ing the night and spent considerable time
in caring for his charge afterwsrd
Dr. Robinson says that but for this serv.
Ices Chambers would have died. that
Chambers was a millionaire. engaged In
various business enterprises involving
large sums OF money: that for this reason
his life was OF great value tn himself. to
his relatives and to business men and citi-
gems generally: that the skill required TO
save hts tie was fairly worth $1,000 no
part of which has been paid.
Dr Robinson also asserts that during
the time he was attending the patient he
vas obliged to neglect his practice In 9TH
er localities for several weeks
To this complaint the attorneys for the
defendant have entered a general denial.
: d. Halliday. Chambers attorney, said
today the demand was exorbitant, espe-
cIagy as other physicians. including one
from New York city, had attended Cham
bers "sys have offered TO settle for s25A."
the attorney declared. "a sum which
saink would fully pay DR. Robinson for
hts trouble"
Br. Robinson Is an old physician. who
has pracsiced in Mclean several years
Last fall Chambers moved from Mclean.
and has built himself fine RI sidence in
Cortland The physicians give temporary
insanity as the cause Of his attempt AT
suicide, and say he has entirely recovered.