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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15
DRESSED IN WHITE.

DRESSED IN WHITE.
Twas quite clearly, / remember
On Sunday In September
Sunday night;
And in church we were together,
She-a night of summer weather.
Dressed in white.
d no book, by some omission,
And the space of our division
Lesser grew;
Lesser grew, since she perceivinG
Plight, half hers would be relieving,
Nearer drew.
Then. if fingers strayed together
Round the soft morocco leather
In that song;
II, in singing, ] leant nearer
To her cheek, to read the clearer,
Was it wrong?
Was it wrong? The cheek was blushing
Next to mine, and mine was flushing
Next her signs.
II l thrilled was it amazing
At the unexpected raising
of her eyes?
And | always shall remember
twas morning in December,
Frosty, bright:
Ihat in church again together,
she was rightly-'spite the weather.
Dressed in white!
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15

"Take mp the white mans burden"
And the noble savage strobe
To the nearest bar that came i'm sight
And got him there a load.
Indianapolis Journal
The evening times., 1899-11-27

pal council of Ponce and others represent
largely into contact with the lower orders
in the discharge OF his duties, and found
them to be not only honorable, but fair in
all their dealings He stated that the
teachers in Ponce represent the best class
If people.
They are all poor, but well educated. and
many of them come from excellent fami-
lies He explained that under the Spanish
rule. teachers were kept in Office for a long
period. They no more thought of turning
out school teacher, he said. than of burn
ing down the school houses. Some of the
best teachers in Ponce have been teaching
there for twenty-five or thirty years he
continued, and one frequently sees persons
siXty-five years OF age still teaching.
The older they are said Prof. Brown
the greater is the respect for them among
the scholars and parents" The salaries OF
the teachers, however. have been very poor
he said, and it was slow coming and fire.
quently never came al all. The school sys-
tenn was the last thing considered by the
Spaniards. and only after everything else
had been provided for and there was a lit
tie TO be turned 10 some other cause did the
schools come in for attention.
Education in Porto Rice" concluded
Prof. Brown. will be long. slow process,
but it will be necessarily so. for the paopla
are very ignorant. and opening up their
minds 10 the light of education cannot be
accomplished by rapid steps
The evening times., 1899-11-27
DYING HUSBAND BARRED OUT.
Suffering Mnn Refused Admission
to His Own Houne.


NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Acting on the
theory that he was intoxicated. Mrs.
Alfred W. Wyatt, of No. 263 Odell Avenue.
Yonkers. refused to open the door for her
husband, when some men brought him
home Friday night. She was inconsolab-e e
when he was brought in dying a few hours
later. Wyatt was found lying in Neper-
ham Avenue speedway about 10 p. m. on
Friday by Charles Rothchild. Near the
unconscious man was his horse and wagon.
Rothchild drove Wyatt to Fishers Hotel
where he was identified. Efforts to revive
the injured man being fruitless. it was
decided to take him to his home. which
was reached about midnight.
After much pounding and shouting they
managed to arouse Mrs. Wyatt, who
thrust her head out of window
We have your husband here" explained
the men. He was found in the road un-
conscious Leave him in the wagon over
there under the shed until he sobers up.
He will be all right was the woman's re-
ply.
They tried to persuade Mrs. Wyatt to
take her husband in, but she was obdur-
ate. Then they wrapped him up in
blanket and placed him in the shed as his
wife directed. Several hours later Wya ts
groans attracted Policeman Reynolds, who
promptly aroused Mrs. Wyatt. She pro-
tested. open the door," commanded
Reynolds Your husband is a very sick
man." He compelled her to unlock the
door and conveyed Wyatt into the house
in a wheelbarrow. Then Mrs. Wyatt
wept in real distress. Wyatt died without
regaining consciousness, from fatty degen-
Grafton of the heart, cs the coroner's
autopsy showed.
The evening times., 1899-11-27
NO TRACE OF HER HUSBAND.
Lewis JOhnson's Wife Nearly Insane
Over His Disappearance.

Lewis Johnson, colored, disappeared sud-
denly and mystericusly last night. and
now lis wife. Eliza, in distress is search
ing for him. She has asked the police to
assist her in the search and states she is
. sure her husband is in the custody of
| might Doctors Mrs. johnson explained
to the police that the circumstances sur
rounding the disappearance warrant her
belief According to her story she and Mr..
Johnson we're walking in Q Street. near
! Thirteenth, when the husband suddenly eX-
claimed s'wait for me a minute" and en-
tered an alley. Mrs. Johnson waited sew
erai minutes and became alarmed at the
protracted absence of her husband.
The alarm was increased when carriage
emerged from the darkness Of the alley and
moved rapidly away. Then Mrs. Johnson
recalled that a stable connected with an
undertaking establishment was located in
the alley.
That thought by no means. allayed the
alarm or apprehension of Mrs. Johnson,
with the result that her fear soOn knew no
bonds.
Vainly she called to Lewis and vainly
she attempted to make herself believe he
was safe and would return. Finally Mrs.
johnson gave vent to her feelings in loud
and prolonged shrieks of murder, which
attracted the police and large crowd TO
the officers Mrs. johnson related her fears,
and despite the efforts to console her, she
remained firm in her belief.
| Fearing that possibly Mr.. Johnson had
be5n foully dealt with. the police COM
munica,ed the facts as they received them
! to Headquarters and from there general
lookout was sent TO all the stations. At
! late hour this afternoon it had not been
| reported that Johnson had been located.
| johnson is ifty-eight years of age, and
| lives with his wife at 1912 Fourth Street
northwest He was accompanying his wife
hone from church al the time of his disap
psarance.
The evening times., 1899-11-27
HAD DELIRIUM TREMENs.
POLICE Court Prisoner Creates Coz
a sfGerabIc Excitement

4 POLICE Court Prisoner Creates Con-
i siderable Excitement.
George Thomas, young man who was
in the dock in Judge Kimballs court this
morning. created considerable excitement
among his fellow prisoners. and not lit
tie uneasiness among the hangers-on in
court because of an attack of delirium tre-
men. He was arraigned charged with be-
ing an habitual drunkard. and because of
the fact that he had been in court three
times within limited period, charged with
the same offence, a sentence of sixty days
in the workhouse was imposed.
Immediately after being sentenced
Thomas was seized with an attack that re-
sembled ague. His eyes started and he
shook violently. Suddenly he aroused the
court with loud and prolonged yelIs. and
then began a struggle with imaginary foes
in the shape of snakes, insects, and rats
Bailiff Cole and other court attaches took
hold of Thomas and attempted to quiet
him. but without avail. Finally after the
shrieks Of Thomas became unbearable and
his condition alarming physician vas
summoned. who quieted the prisoner
The evening times., 1899-11-27
OBITUARY.
Lieut.. w. II. WilIia ms.

Lieut.. W. H. Williams. of Asheville. N.
c.. died at the Medico- ChirurgicaI Hos
pital, in Philadelphia. Saturday morning,
from the effects of an operation for the re-
moval of bullet from his neck. The
bullet was removed by DIR. Ernest La
Place, and it was thought that the opera
tion would be successful, but the shock
was too great. Lieutenant Williams re-
ceived the bullet. which was from a
Mauser rifle, about two months ago. while
leading charge against the Filipinos
outside of Manila. The ball struck him
beneath the right eye, shattering the
jaw bone. Doctors in the. Philippines de-
clined to remove the bullet because of the
network Of veins in the neck, and he was
brought to Philadelphia. The first opera
tion resulted in a wound to the jugular
vein which caused considerable loss OF
blood, but Saturdays operation was at
tended with the loss Of so little blood that
it was thought that it would be successful
The mother and sister of the lieutenant
were in the hospital at the time the op-
Grafton was performed. Tney will take
the body to their home In Ashviile.
The evening times., 1899-11-27
EMIL scH1FF's EXPERIENCE.
Bogus Cheeks 'Cashed to Help Keen
Up Appearances.

AUSTIN, Texas. November 27-Emil
Schiff, the son of millionaire of New
York. has been convicted here of forgery
and sentenced to four years in the peni-
tentiary. He will be taken to prison to-
day.
The prisoner is twenty-one years old and
left New York city last spring on a bus-
ness trip. to Mexico for his father. He
spent several weeks in that country. He
got in with i fast set of Americans in the
City OF Mexico and soon overreached his
expense account so greatly that his father
ordered him to return to New York.
The young man had enough money to
come as far as Austin and he stepped over
to visit a prominent family whom he had
met in the City of Mexico. He became a
social lion here within few days and in
order to keep up appearances while wait
ing to hear from his father he cashed a
number of bogus checks at local banks He
was arrested and placed in jail He ap-
pealed to his father to come to his aid.
but the latter refused to do so, and no
defence was offered at the trial. The pris-
oner's brother paid him a brief visit few
days ago.
The evening times., 1899-11-27
EAeAN,s rRu1rLEss QUEST.
Army Officers Criticize His Reported
-EHort for Iefnstutc mcut.

| Army OmccrS Srt1ctSe sacpOTsSsA
Effort for acknowledgements.
| The report that Charles p. Eagan in
tends to ask fer reinstatement at the head
CT the comnissary Department of-the
| Army. and concurrent retirement is re-
| garded amcng his former associates in the
service as characteristic or the man. His
! reported intention is the subject of much
adverse comment.
| said cne CT group of officers, whose
views on the matter were sought:
"One would think that Eagan's escape
from the fate which it certainly seemed
was sure to overtake him, when he was
summoned before the trial board, would
have made him thankful to sink into OBJ
security and draw his pay in silence.
Il served with him many years ago.
said another, .and if my memory serves
me, there never was anything much against
! the man in these days, but thsre was a
general inclination to let him pretty well
alone
The suggestion was offered that there
was said to be some basis for hcpe on the
part OF the deposed officer that such an
application as he purposed filing would not
meet with the rebuff that many expected.
-'Eagan will never regain his official stat
us in the army" said another Cficer. The
President will hardly dare to entertain
! such a proposition.
.Eagan is officially defunct SO far as the
army is concerned, and il he does have the
tenacity to seek reinstatement, 1t Will
amount to naught. A big salary fof the
rest of his life as reward for such series
of acts as were proven against him ought
to suggest 70 him the decency Of permit
| ting the public to forget, II 1t can, the
whole malodorous affair."
These opinions indicate the sentiment OF
the average army officer so far as Eagan's
| reported effort to secure vindication is con-
cerned. At the War Department s,olid
silence is maintained when the subject is
preached, and enquiries are met with the
response that the officials have neither the
time nor the inclination to discuss the
matter
The evening times., 1899-11-27
DISTRICT SCHOOL TROUBLES.
A Statement Concerning the Attempt
to Drop Arithmetic.

Shortly after the annual session OF the
schools was commenced last September,
the Commissioners received a letter from
J. p Howard, regarding the proposition to
drop arithmetic from the studies of the
eighth grade Mr.. Howard stated that This
is one of the most important studies II he
public school system, and the dropping CT
il from the curriculum OF studies would
be a serious disadvantage 10 the pupils
Mr.. Howard also made an attack on tie
Superintendent of Schools, and the Direc-
tor of the High Schools. He said that
Superintendent Powell and DR.. Lane were
not the proper persons to have charge of
the education of the children of this city,
and they proved their incompentency by-
their latest order.
The letter was referred to the Board Of
Trustees of the Public Schools. and it was
returned to the Commissioners today with
the curt endorsement that it was not the
intention of the school authorities to drop
arithmetic from the list of studies used in
the eighth grade school.
These studies have been considerably dis
cussed of late. and the District officials de-
sire that the public know the exact state of
affairs. Il is not and never has been the
intention of the school officials to drop the
study of arithmetic, as the trustees have
stated.
superintendent Powell's idea was TO have
the pupils so far advanced in arithmetic
when they left the seventh grade prom
inent school official stated today, that they
would take up algebra Immediately, on the
opening the school year in the eighth
grade. This course was TO be pursued un-
til the Christmas holidays, when arithmetic
would be taken up again in connection with
algebra. This was done on account of tbs
failure of many pupils TO sustain their per-
centage in the High School, on account of
not having sufficient instruction in algebra
in the grade below.
Both the Superintendent and the Direc-
Tor of the High Schools recognize the i'm
portance of arithmetic. and it was simply
an experiment they were trying. Ii was
cot intended to put the plan into practice
Until next year, when the utility of it would
Rave been known from actual experience.
,'he result of the publication of the plans
sas been that the District schools have
cen severely criticised by persons who do
.ot Know all the facts in the case"
The evening times., 1899-11-27
ACCUSED OF RoBBING GRAVES.
The Trial of John II. Mariow Begins
Today

To-day.
The hearing in the case of John H. Mar
low, coicred, indicted for grave robbing.
began this morning in Criminal Court, No.
l. before Justice Clabaugh and jury. The
Government was represented by Assistant
District Attorney Ashley VI. Gould. and the
defendant by Messrs Samuel d. Truitt ard
". E. Poulton.
The offence with which NARROW is charg-
ed was committed some time between
nightfall on March l. 1896. and dawn of the
following day. On the afternoon OF March
l. 1896. the body of John Williams was ir-
tered in Woodlawn Cemetery, and sUme
time during the night following it was ex-
humed.
On the morning of March 2. between 6
and o'clock. it is alleged that the de-
fendant offered a box containing the body
of John Williams TO the Adams Express
Company for shipment TO Philadelphia.
The officials at the freight yards of the
company at Sixth Street and Virginia Ave-
nue. southwest became suspicious of the
contents of the box and ordered il to be
opened. Ii was found TO contain a dead
body.
The police authorities were imme 1iately
Informed and on the day following Lieu
tenant DAILY. then sergeant of police, at
tached to the Fourth police station, ar
rested George II. NARROW, father of the
defendant, and a man named Jones, for
the crime of grave robbing
The defendant. however. escaped arrest
at the time, and was not apprehended until
some weeks ago. Last week he was in
dicted by the grand jury for the District.
When George II. NARROW and the man
Jones were tried, they were both found
guilty of grave robbing, and sentenced II
serve terms Of two years each. in the peni-
Tertiary. Their terms of Imprisonment
have expired.
The defendant, John II. NARROW. when
called to trial. pleaded the statute of
limitation, on the ground that the offence
with which he is charged, was committed
more than three years prior to the time an
indictment was found against him
The evening times., 1899-11-27
FUNDS FOR THE CENTENNIAL.
The Dewey Reception COmmitte
Contributes $500 to II,

The Dewey Reception Committee
Contributes $500 to II.
J. W. Babson, treasurer of the Dzwey
Reception Committeee, has written to
Commissioner Wight. notifying him that
the committee has authorized him to place
$500 of the surplus from the
reception fund at this disposal of the
committee having in charge the centennial
celebration in this city next spring.
Mr.. Babson states that he is not ava e
of the appointment of treasurer for thi )
fund. and he has placed the Dewey CON-
mttees contribution to his credit in a
local bank, and will deliver it to any per-
son authorized to receive it.
The communication has bsen acknowl-
edged, and the writer informed that M. NJ.
Parker is treasurer Of the fund to be
raised, A meeting of the centenn al COM
lnittee will be held tomorrow afternoon at
committee headquarters.
The evening times., 1899-11-27
IN NEW QUARTERS.
Indian Bureau Removed to the Old
POstOfiice Building.

The removal of the Indian Bureau from
the Atlantic building TO the old General
Postoffice Building will be completed today.
and the Indian office will be comfortabl bly,
located with plenty OF room. The bureau
will occupy half of the first floor facing
south and west, and all CT the second floor
facing west. and half of it looking toward
the south. The entrance is from Eighth
Street
The rooms have been closed and painted
and hadsoma new carpets and suitable fur
niture are being placsd in them. Commits
sioner jones said today that be will be very
much pleased with his offices after they
are put 10 rights.
The evening times., 1899-11-27
international Athletic Games.

LONDON, Nov. 27.-The Chronicle
says it hears it is probable that the college
authorities will give their consent for the
athletes to go into residence week or ten
days earlier than the summer term, to en-
able them to take part in the return games
with Harvard and Yale during the Easter
vacation.
The evening times., 1899-11-27

COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 27.-Just before
reaching Rockhill the Southern train from
Charlotte crosses the Catawba River over
a trestle fifty feet above the water 1T
midnight Sunday night the train slowed up
On the trestle. and some one called: "Ro1k-
kill." man with his arms fu / OF bun
Giles ran to the platform and stepped of.
He thought he was nearing the 6ep1t. He
went fifty feet into the riv belox. Noh-
ing bld his hat has been found.
The evening times., 1899-11-27
A stolen strndivariu. Recovered.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 27.-Stradivarius
violin, which was stolen from John Dess-
berger Of Alton, Mo-, has been recovered.
The unconscious purchaser of the instru-
ment from a pawnshop, where it had been
sold by awoman for ss, is Harry Dausch
jr.. son of Harry Dausch, of st. Louis. He
paid S12 for ii. The youngsters father
learned that Stradivarius had been stolen
from Dessberger. The label was acci-
dentally discovered. 1t was overlooked by
the pawnbroker. When the boys father
returned the violin to Dessberger the lat
ter offered Dausch $500. Dausch declined
the reward. Dessberger promised TO look
after the musical education of Dausch's .
son. and the offer has been accepted.
The evening times., 1899-11-27
MUNYON'S READY
HELPS TO HEALTH
EVERYONE CAN BE
HIS OWN DOCTOR.

Munyon's - remedies
Ave "a conveniently put
4p. 80 plainly labeled.
sith all directions so
clear and simple, that
their presence in a home
in case of illness-al-
Laws all fear OF having
to run for a doctor.
Munyon has a tried and
proved specific for every
disease and ailment OF
young and old. with
thousands of testimonials
endorsing il. His rene
dies cure Rheumatism.
Kidney Trouble, Liver
Complaints, Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Blood I'M
puritics, Fevcrs, Colds.
The evening times., 1899-11-27
whc Most Desirable.

Heurich's beer imrresses everybody as the purest
and most wholesome malt and hop beverage.
and when fou hear fhe people talking about beer
they always say Mactzen, Senate. and Lager are
the most desirable, because they possess such
superior qualities. II you want Heurich's call
for Maerzen. Senate, and Lager by their names
and you will cbnchNle that no other beer can
equal these beverages 'Phone G34, Arlington
Bottling Co.. for case.
The evening times., 1899-11-27
surpri.ed by a Legacy.

CORTLAND, N. Y, Nov. 27.-By the will
of the late Mrs. Henry A. Bolles, of Cort-
land Fred NJ IngersoIl. who is en-
ployed as clerk in the Office CT the United
States Express Company here. receives ali
her real estate and personal property
amounting to $4,000. The young man is
not relative, and her action in leaving
him the property was as much a surprise
to him as to her frients. The sum of
$1,000 in cash was bsqueathed to the dead
woman's adopted son. DR.. Charles H. Par
ker. of Chicago. Mr.. Ingersoll is young
man whose business ability and good habits
had always been admired by Mrs. Boiles.
The evening times., 1899-11-27

Coughs. Piles, Headaches, Debility, Cholera
Morbus, Measles &C, &c.
In these treacherous days OF sudden changes,
no one should be without MUNYON'S RHEUMA-
TlsM and COLD CURES His remedies can he
had at any drug store; mostly % cents Mum
yon's Inhaler cures Catarrh and all diseases OF
the throat and lungs Price, s1.Go. Munyon's
Doctors are free Nc. G23 Thirteenth Street north
west
The evening times., 1899-11-27

You will sssuShe afciferent attitude toward the
matter when you once become accustomed to call
Mserzen. Senate, and. Lager by their names and
know that you are hot being deceived as to the
qualities Of Heurich's.' Phone GA. Arlington Bet
ting Co., for Case, Of Heurich's in bottles
The evening times., 1899-11-27
DIED.

HOLMEiD- Suddenly. on Sunday. November 26,
lS99 MARY A. HOLMEAD. widow of the late
William Holmead. aged seventy-scven years.
Funeral from the residence Of her son. William
Holmead. 1921 18th st. NV, Wednesday, Novem-
Der 20, at $3.50 p. m. Relatives and friends in
vited to attend. no2"2t,em
WILSON'S Suddenly. Saturday. November %,
1SgJ FRANK r.. beloved husband Of Elizabeth
Wilson, aged ffty-three years.
Funeral from sr2 Pennsylvania Avenue north
west ON TUESDAY. November 2s, 1879, at p. m. 1t
RUSSELL-At his residence ;S1 Second Street
southeast, Sunday, November 26 1889. at $3.50
o'clock p. m., JOHN RUSSELL. gunner L. 5. y.
Funeral from his late residence. Tuesday, No.
ycmbtr 2S at ] O'Clock, and from Second Baptist
Church. Fourth Street ard Virginia Avenue south
cast, at 30 p. M. Relatives and friends in
rited TO attend. II
l2:2o p. m. EMORY HOWARD. oldest child OF
Frank II. ard Lizzie c. Ourlnd. aged six years.
two months. and sixteen days. -.-
Funeral private. 1t
sTREETER-Dc this life on Saturday
November :5. 1859. LULA STREErER, daughter
of H. r. and Martha Dement,.
Funeral from Fort Foote, Tuesday. November
2s, 1879. at II a. m lEteiment at Rock Greek
Cemetery. 1t
HARRIS-Sunday. November &c. 1sG0, at his
late residence, 1905 Fifth Street northwest JAMES
=. HARRIS, in the twenty ty-scvcnth year of his
age
Funeral from his late residence. Tuesday. No.
vcinber %. at Il. m., thence to Church Of the
Immaculate Conception, where will be said
for the repcse of his soul Interment at Mount
Oivct. Frierds and relatives invited to at
tend. no27-et
BaCON--on Saturday November %. 1880, at
3 p.- -m.. SAM Eli BhtoN. SR, beloved husbiad
of Mary r. Raeon.
Funeral from his late residence. % l. Street
northwest. Monday. n. M. no26-2t
The evening times., 1899-11-27
o buy Chattanooga Street Railwnxs.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Nov. pa
party of Chicago capitalists. headed by ].
c. Shaver, is here to inspect the lines of
the Chattanooga Electric Street Railroad
Company and two fnclines up Lookout
Mountain, with view to purchasing ard
operating them. Negotiations have bsen
pending for some time. and it Is leaInei
that the deal is about to be consummated.
The properties involved are worth about q
million dollars. II the deal is closed the
purchaser will spend quarter of a million
dollars in improving the roadway and buy
ing rolling stock.
The evening times., 1899-11-27
The N1rthern Liberty Market,

Fifth and X Streets northwest. will be open
ON Wednesday. 29th instant. from a. m.
to 10 p m. and Thanksgiving Day from 5
to 10 a. M nov21- EN-