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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

ees. John LeClair and Adele Onri, Jug
glers, and Cook and Sonora. the com
edy sketch team, are the prime favor
ties, though there isn't a poor act on
the list. Last nights large audience
never knew that a conflagration was
raging within a few feet of them and
everything passed off as usual, though
Manager Wilton with commemorate
forethought had a squad of police in
readiness to preserve order in case of
a panic. The coming weeks bill at this
house will be headed by Charles Bow
ser and company in the farce, IA Chi
cago Drummer" and the comedy ac-
robats, the La Vaw Brothers.
A high priced success at popular
prices is what Lothrop's Opera House
presents next week. 1t is Belasco and
Fyles' great military play, THE Girl I
Left Behind Me-" which opened the
new Empire Teatre in New York and
ran there for over five months. Since
then 1t has been played in every i'm
portant city in the country with graf
flying results.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

All estimates from heads Of depart
nents Of appropriations wanted for the
current year We're filed according to
the requirements with City Auditor
John B. Bowker on or before Tuesday.
and yesterday he was able to compute
the total which has been asked for. The
figures are too high and Mayor Rufus
B. Dodge Jr7 viii arm himself with
the pruning knife when he looks over
the list. He Will return the list with
his recommenda.t ps to the city coun-
ell at it's first meeting next month
The estimated amounts asked for are
S2,l8L783.s4. and from last year there
is balance in the various departments
which amounts to 1902, So. ! o., leaving the
net estimates $1,57S,90L5L This figure
IS too high. The first appropriation
Teckoned on a basis Of $12 tax Per $1,000
valuation, cannot amount to more than
Sl,3JO. 5000, for that is the amount
which can be raised by the tax levy
counting In the corporation tax, which
IL estimated at sI35,100.
The greatest cutting wiz be done in
appropriations, Of which there Is no alb
holute necessity. such as the street de-
partment, While the money asked for
IN that department and others Ike il
could be used 70 great advantage, and
the benefits would be easily apparent
the work can nevertheless be postponed
until there is money in sight. Many de-
partments are able to estimate within
a few dollars Of what they win require.
and 1t would be impossible TO prune the
estimates. such departments are the
city clerks, city treasurer. CITY a1Idjtay
and others. in which salaries and ar
tcles necessary for carrying on the
work vary little from year to year.
The following table shows the amounts
asked for by the heads Of various de-
partments and the balance on hand
which can be deducted from the amount
asked for to give roughly the amount Of
the first appropriation:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
PRIOR TAKES THE OATH.

The oath Of Office was administered to
Street Commissioner W. s. Prior yes
terday by City Clerk Enoch II. Towne.
The only officials Of the city who have
not yet taken the oath Of office are
City Auditor John 3. Bowker and city
Ireasurer-elect Fred w. White AS
city Auditor Bowlser holds over until
his successor IA qualified, it makes no
aiference in his case how long he has
70 walt lie cannot assume the duties
Of the position until his bond has been
confirmed by the board Of aldermen
with the city treasurer, the case is diff
ferent. The charter provides that he is
confirmed by the city, which means
Mayor Rufus -. Dodge, Jr., and he
VIII be sworn In when his bond arrives.
The bond will be furnished by Balti-
more insurance company and is ex-
pected daily.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
HAD MARROW ESCAPE.

Rev. Alonzo Sanderson, the we'll
known Methodist preacher, had a very
narrow escape from receiving severe
and dangerous injuries last evening.
which he VIII recall for a long time.
Rev. Mr.. Sanderson had been pursu-
ing his regular work at the Lake
View Methodist Church, and on going
home at the close Of the services,
walked up the car track for short
distance. The air was very cold and
raw, and Rev. Mr.. Sanderson was
making rapid flight, when his foot
caught in a car track and he was
thrown down over the rails and the
steep embankment at the road. 1t
was perilous fall, but with rare pres
ence Of mind, Mr.. Sanderson stretched
out his hands and broke the force Of
his descent. He was considerably
shaken up and scratched some about
the face, but he was otherwise unin-
jured.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
Mr.. RoAR,s EYE BILLION DIET

1t has been said that constitutional
arguments would have little weight
with the people in the matter of an
nexation. but that the settlement of
the question would depend upon
whether the people were convinced that
it would be profitable to keep the is
lands or not. That is sordid way
Of stating what amounts to a general
historical truth.
Whenever it has seemed necessary or
desirable to accomplish an end which
seemed to conflict with the letter or
the spirit Of the organic law, means
have been devised for getting around
the constitution. Good lawyers deemed
the Louisiana purchase as extra-con-
stitutional, and even Jefferson himself
has some scruples on this point. Other
and more striking instances may be
cited from the history of the civil
war. Even the fundamental tenet, that
government Justly rests only upon the
consent Of the governed, has been vio-
lated in regard to the Indians, the
Hawaiians and in a somewhat differ
ent sense, the inhabitants of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. It has not been
customary to ask the consent Of the
people to annexation. Alaska is a
part Of the United States. It is one
Of the territories; and yet the Indians
living there are not recognized as cit
liens of the United States, despite a
sweeping decision of the supreme court
concerning the fourteenth amendment
to the constitution. Hence, it may be
argued, the Malays, Tagals, Visayans
and Moslems of the Philippines need
not become citizens by virtue of annex
alton.
Other seeming inconsistencies might
be cited, but the point now to be
brought out is, that the constitution
has been subjected to very elastic in
depreciation. The constitution is not
so rigid but that it can and does grow.
in the United States as we'll as in Great
Britain. It has been made to fit emer-
gencies in the past, and undoubtedly
it will be so in the future
But when we come to the question
of profit and loss in discussing Phil
ippine annexation, we encounter con-
crete problems of a wholly different
nature. Is the game worth the can
die? 1t was in answering this aues-
ton that George F. Hoar made one
of his strongest points in his recent
| Senate speech. He said the added bur-
den of expense to the government by
reason of annexation would not be less
| than S150.o00,00O a year. That would
be equivalent to the interest on a ma
tional debt of five billion dollars at 8
per cent. The debt which was in
| CURED during the civil war was deemed
by some democrats so large that it
| could never be paid, and reputation
was seriously discussed. Yet this debt
! was less than three-fifths as large as
that which Mr.. Hoar describes.
He would be a courageous advocate
who would assert that the trade adj
vantages to be derived from annexa-
ton would equal this enormous outgo.
But if the anneXationists cannot
prove that the goods are worth the
price, it behooves them at least to
show that Mr.. Hoar has enormously
overestimated the expense of annexa-
ton. Especially should they do this,
since the weight of their argument has
largely rested upon the value of the
| Islands.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
4 WokD FRoH MR BRoRN.

Anent your diatribe about icy side
walks in Worcester and their compar-
ison with those Of Boston, il is a per
tinent inquiry why your readers cannot
have some manifestation Of the ability
and enterprise Of the Boston newspa-
pers and less Of the ten-dollar-
reportorial and editorial stuff" that is
now 50 disgustingly in evidence in your
columns. Physician, cure myself"
G. a. Brown.
BY reading the above communica-
ton carefully. it viii be seen that Mr..
Brown is really not pleased at what
The Spy was compelled TO say concern
ing the unnecessarily disgraceful con-
dition OF Worcester sidewalks in win
ter AS TO what the quality Of Wor-
eester newspapers has TO do with Mr..
Browns failure TO keep his sidewalk
clean, is not quite manifest. AS TO their
comparative excellence with those Of
Boston, it may be impaired to Mr..
Brown in strict confidence that the
papers Of this city are all right. If in
doubt, ask the editors
Ar. Brown will perhaps be surprised
to learn that his ten dsIIar-a-week''
Inquire for reporters is often materially
exceeded in Worcester, and that there
are many reporters in Boston who do
not receive that sum. But whatever
their pay and wherever they work
IN Worcester. Boston, New York or
Chlcago-they rarely get as much as
they deserve. Boston reporters like TO
settle in Worcester. where the beauty
OF the city and its excellent newspa-
pers more than compensate them for
Delng Obliged to wear rubbers in winter
whenever they walk past Mr.. Browns
residence.
AS fer editors at ten dollars a week
IN worcester that is preposterous, Mr..
Brown. Haven't YOU heard how Cristy
took a hundred dollars a week out of
the concern as editor. and that Mr..
Blair is going to know the reason
why? However, perhaps that example
better not be pressed too far, lest you
come back with the unanswerable
statement that Cristy is a long ways
from being an editor.
Now, Mr.. Brown, quit writing abusive
postal cards to the papers, get out your
Ice pick, and do your share toward
removing one Of the few blemishes that
militats against the beauty and COM
fort Of Worcester. Otherwise The Spy
viii be forced to conclude there is more
sand on your sidewalk than in your ma
ture,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

No doubt it is extraordinary that the
valuation of greater New York has
grown very nearly to three billion dol
lars, which sum is larger than the val
uation of any other state save the
Empire state itself. 1t is quite as sig
nifcent, however, that this marking up
of the valuation has increased the bor-
rowing capacity of the city by about
100000. Money is what the Tam
many city government must have, but
it is hard on the people when both
valuation and tax rate are increased
at the same time.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

1t is at least consistent that success
full pugilists should generally be tough
headed, square-built brutes, and that
the dapper fellows of the ring who de-
pend on sprinting around the enclosure,
and mythical science" should event
ually be damned into deserved quies-
cence. 1t is the John L. Sullivans and
Sharkeys who are the ideal bruisers, and
not the spruce and "gentlemanly" Cor
belts and McCoys. What business has
even an alleged gentleman in the ring,
anN WaV2
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
THEATRICAL MATTERS.

The second performance of THE
Drummer Boy showed general
smoothing down Of rough spots and q
much evener production than on the
opening night. The house was crowd
ed, and a financial success is already
assured.
Next weeks bookings at the Wor-
cester Theatre are Charles CogbIan in
THE Royal Box" Monday: Yankee
Doodle Dandy" Tuesday, and THROUGH
the Breakers" Friday and Saturday
The Park Theatres artists of .he
week continue to attract large audien-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

Gen. Joseph r. Hawley will again
represent Connecticut at Washington.
entering after March 4 on his fourth
consecutive term in the Senate. His
denomination yesterday by the republic
can joint caucus Of the general assem-
bly, marked the close Of one Of the
most bitter political contests ever
waged in the nutmeg state. His op-
ponents were Samuel Fessenden, a
member of the republican national
committee, and ex-Gov. Morgan G.
Bulkeley They were strong candidates
and 1t was only after nearly three
hours of ballotipg that the distin-
guished soldier and statesman received
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

statement that the reason for the in
crease IS on account Of the amount of
overhead wires which will have to come
down The figures he names is s26OO,
while the expenses Of the department
last year were Spells. The items Of
estimates are as follows: Salary and
clerk hire, $1,000; horse hire, $500; in
sTruments and tools 5000; blanks. print
ing and other things, 1855; labor (gsn-
eraI inspsetion), $500; labor (remoyIng
dead wires, $3.50; fetal, $500.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
HIS WANTS ARE FEW.

City Auditor John B. Bowker esti-
mates that s3Ss2.67 will be required for
MS department fer the current NUM-
cipal year, the figures being the same
as last year. The items are az follows:
Salary, $1,000; clerical service, $1,000.
books, etc, $40; printing, 1915; tele-
phone rental. SO; total, $4,000. OF the
appropriation Of $4,000 made last wear, a
balance Of s117.33 remains, making the
net estimate S3Ss2.67.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

1t the best that can be devised. hecause
when the pledges come back thew are
anle to make definite plans for the sea
s stL superintendent Carroll informed
the officials of the crew that he y.a,,1d
not assume jurisdiction in the premises
and referred them to the commiti>$s nm
nigh schools, which had considerat,on
OF the same matter last year. The re-
quest viii be brought before the next
meeting of the committee, as an early
start is desirable. '''''
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

The expenses Of the state board of
health for the past year amounted to
s11,062, and the fines imposed came to
s2061. Of the Ga prosecutions instituted
by the board, conviction was secured in
81 cases. There were "a prosecutions for
adulteration of milk and there were 50
convictions. In nine cases, the complaint
was the introduction of coloring matter.
The proportion of convictions is re-
markable, SO that the board must be
supposed to have had very successful
year.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
THE TREASURY ESTIMATES,

The estimate Of City Treasurer VIII
liam S. Barton. of the appropriation re-
quired TO conduct that department the
present year, is s23O,3Oo. OF this, 1885,
zoe IS on accounts Of the funded inter-
est and temporary city loan. and s6f.-
100 On account of the sewer loan.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

By common consent, the appointment
OF Charlemagne Tower Of Philadelphia
as ambassador to st. Petersburg is in
every way fitting. He is a man Of at
lainments both in scholarship and bust
ness, has had valuable experience as
to Vienna, and that name Of
his is calculated to awe the world.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

the nomination Senator Hawley is %
years old. but carries his advancing
years wen. Connecticut is to be con-
graduated on its choice. as Senator
Hawley has proved himself to be an
able and sagacious legislator.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

When Attorney General Maloney Of
Illinois began his fight to compel Pull
mans palace car company to confSe
its business within the limits named in
its charter, he was considered a crank,
and most Of those who took him seri-
ously were emphatic p their condem-
nation Of his metho 5. But Maloney
has been sustained by the courts, and
the town of Pullman is to be sold at
auction
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

The Hon. James H. Mellen must not
think TO injure Senator Hoar by offer
ing laudatory resolutions concerning
the latter in the Massachusetts, legisla-
ture. The senator's character and
standing are such that MeHen's praise
cannot hurt him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

odiorne j. w. Gleason, the wcfi
known letter carrier, was taken with
hemorrhage while making a pur-
chase in Davis drug store, corner Of
Main and Austin streets, shortly after
o'clock last evening. At Davis re-
quest, the police ambulance was spnl-
linoned and Gleason was taken TO city
hospital ~ 10y
Ing easily.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

Massachusetts, has already invested
no inconsiderable capital in the Spanish
war. but more is wanted. An appropri-
alton Of $4,000 is asked in the legisla-
ture for state aid on account Of the re-
cent war. The actual cost of the fight
cannot be footed up for some years to
come
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

Gov. Roosevelt has early fulfilled his
promise to push the proceedings in the
New York canal scandal, by appointing
F. D. Locke Of Buffalo, one of the best
known attorneys in the state, as aux
iliary counsel Furthermore, Mr. Locke
is democrat of high standing. The
governor does not intend that the demo-
Gratis shall have any partisan pretext
for saying that the prosecution has not
been pushed with vigor.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
NEEDS FUNDS.

Ard High School Crew Asks Permission
TO Solicit Them.
William D. Lancaster, manager. and
I. e. DAILY, captain of the high school
boat crew, called on c. f. Carroll. SUI
perintendent Of schools, yesterday. for
permission to send circulars to alumni
and friends Of the school among bust
ness men, asking financial suppo1.t
such has been the custom of the crew
since its organization two years ago
The circulars are sent to business men
and others interested in The wort of
me boys. asking them to name what
ever sum they will be willing Ia eiva
for the support of the crew. No at
tempt Is made to obtain the funds un-
til later in the season.
The plan has worked successful in
the past and crew authorities consider
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

Congressman Bailey Of Texas says
that for a place in the government SER
vice he would prefer man who knew
he politics Of the country, and not its
geography, to one who knew it's geo
graphy and was ignorant of its poll
tics. Evidently Mr.. Bailey is not trying
to curry favor with the civil service
reformers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
CHOSEN CLERK.

Representative Mclaughlin is Scribe For
Committee On Amendments.
Lawyer William I. Mclaughlin. rem
resentatiye to the great and general
court from ward 8, was Yesterday
elected clerk Of the joint committee on
constitutional amendments. This IS one
OF the more important committees OF
the legislature, and while there have
peen several candidates for the clerk
ship, which requires a man of legal ev-
perience and ability when the election
came up, Representative McLaughlin
won hands down, and his friends were
congratulating him yesterday on ths
handsome endorsement which was Civ
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
DEPARTMENT GROWS.

Henry A. Knight, supervisor OF wires,
wants more money for his work the
coming year than he has had last year,
because the work viii be more extern
,sye. In presenting the estimate OF APP
preparation desired, he makes the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

No change al uoilo, but Filipinos
still threatening" is fast becoming as
proVerbial as all quiet on the Poto-
mac. The circumstances are sugges-
tive Of a grand bluff.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

One of the judges who presided at the
preliminary hearing Of the charges
against Gel. PicqUart, in the Dreyfus
case, is being abused because he is
said to have asked Piccuart to excuse
the judges for being late in beginning
WORK one Gay Invitations to CON
spuez' the judge are now expected.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

BY declining the Vermont senatorship.
MI Fiheld gains as great distinction
as ne would by accepting it. Men who
have had plunas Of that sort tossed into
their laps do not often throw them
away.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

The democratic state committee re-
affirmed the Chicago platform. What
else was there democratic and regular
for it to reafirm? 1t had a struggle
over Imperialism, but it decided against
the new doctrine, because it supposed
that the republican party. is for i'm
perialism. The regular democracy is
still waiting hopelessly for something to
turn Up.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

ARE FREE FROM ALL CRUDE and
irritating matters. Concentrated medicine
only; very small: easy to take; no pain;
no gripping. Carriers Little Liver Pills
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
BLANKETS-Mill End Prices.

The mill end sale Of blankets
VIII be very unlike anything you
have yet beheld in the blanket
word. Anxious BUYERS will throng
the blanket department from the
opening hour to the closing day Of
the sale.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
BED SPREADS.

100 Crochet quilts. all hemmed.
worth 50e. NH end price. $50
100 splendid quality crochet
quilts, worth 75c, al A9 CENTS
100 regular 81 quilts. For this
sale ...-.-..............S9 CENTS
80 fun size comfortables, to be
closed out at this sale at. $50
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

THURSDAY. JANUARY IL, 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
FOR SALARIE S

Totals.-..............s2181,7s3 G. s5Q2, $50 q
Net total, S1,51s go 81.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
MIL ENDS Of DRESS GOODS

900 yards mill ends OF handsome
novelty dress goods. 3s-inch wide.
& dozen different colerings. piece
price z5c. Mil end price. 121aC
1850 yards choice styles novelty
dress goods. more than p patterns
IN this lot, al lengths from IL to 6
yards. Not q yard in the lot
worth less than 39c. and most Of
the patterns are regular SOC cloths.
Mil end price ...1S CENTS
In connection with the mill ends
we shall take about 50 pieces Of
fine dress goods from our own
stock, now priced at 49c TO &c per
yard, at the slaughter price Of
25 CENTS
In this lot will be found the
greatest bargains in the dress
goods line ever heard Of.
Also We shall mark down, espe-
cially for this sale. our entire
stock Of fine dress goods. Come
prepared To find the greatest val
ues YOU have ever imagined.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

Several cases Of good-looking
blankets, weighing three pounds,
and real worth SL00. Some slight
discolorations and manufacturers
imperfectiOns in this lot but
think Of 1t. s1.50 blankets at the
mill end price per pair. 60 CTS.
200 to 300 pairs Of white, grey
and tan blankets, the great I2-4
size, weighs five pounds. If you
see them In any store priced be-
low $500. they will call them bar
gains. Mill end price. .SI.19
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
MILL END SALE OF NEW
DRESS GINGHAMS.

About 1900 yards Of a soft Ma
dras finished dress Bingham.
This table will make hundreds Of
mothers faces CLEAN with en-
chautment as they scamp r0und
the dainty stuff, for it's aays
1912 from the full roll am here
you have ten times as many STYLES
10 pick from. Mill end price
TX CENTS