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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-27

extended; the purchase of 29,150 square
feet of land at a cost of 81, 804.36 (paio
out of regular maintenance appropria-
tion) for additional storage and build
ing purposes.
The purchase and erection of an ele-
vator and screen and storage bins In
connection with the stone crusher.
These are all valuable acquisitions
and aid the department materially to-
ward getting results and reducing
costs.
The Improvements to the crushing
plant cost $1193 so, and more than that
amount of money has been saved on
the cost of the output this year. The
cost of crushing has been reduced, from
SO to % cents per ton, and the time of
loading a team from Is minutes to 8
minutes In addition, we have stone
stored at all times in the bins that can
be loaded any time in minutes with
out shovelers, for repair work, when
the crusher is not running, while for
the same work heretofore we had to
pile a surplus in the yard, which re-
quired two or three shovelers and 10
minutes time to load.
Street sprinkling has been continued
under the same system and the con-
tract let to the American Car Sprinkler
company, the same as for the past
three years. The work done is of a
high order and very satisfactory, as is
evident from the fact that the city
council voted to enter into a contract
with this company for five years,
ecuted Sixty-four and four-tenths
miles have been sprinkled at total
cost of $33, 533 IS, an average of $500. II
peI. mile
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-27

Chief of Police James NJ. brennan, in
his report gives the makeup of the de-
partment in detail, the appointments,
promotions and designations, anu
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-27
INDIGESTION
Cured BY Johnson's Dy.peSsIa G.

suffered over two years with indigestion and
Nervous Dyspepsia. unable to eat or sleep /
tried several physicians and different remedies
but they. only helped me for short time A
friend ADVISED me TO take Johnson's Dyspepsia
Cure have taken three boxes. and an now
feeling better than have for two years. Have
good appetite, sleep well and have none of the
symptoms of Indigestion or Dyspepsia while
have gained ten pounds in weight within q
couple of months. am taking pleasure in re
eommending Johnson's Dyspepsia Cure where
ever can, and several of my ffiends are taking
It with marked results. IL. A. Arnold, CHM.
large Box 10 cts. by mail, or five accent stamps
Made at THE JOHNSON LABORATORIES, Inc.
$50 rsis
F.1 CALF CT I'LL DRUGGISTS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-27

much of the success of the department
is due to their efforts.
W. S. Prior,
Street Commissioner
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RECOMMENDATIONS

I would most respectfully recon-
mend that Main street be paved from
Lincoln square to Wellington street
with some modern pavement, just SO
fast as financial conditions will permit
The annual wear and tear to vehicles
over this pavement, as well as the dis
comfort attending any kind of travel,
is very great. 1 would most respectful
ly suggest that if the separating system
Of sewers is to invade this street, that
the invasion begin at once. Suspense
under the existing conditions is terrible.
If more sewers are to go into this part
Of Main street, will not the proper COM
mittee see that they go in now, so as
to remove another stumbling block to
good roads?" According to reports
from corporations and heads Of depart
ments, all other underground work is
completed between these points, except
a water pipe from Lincoln square to
School street, which is scheduled for
the coming season.
l would also recommend that two or
three gravel banks be purchased where
available, for the department to draw
upon for future work. We use from
so to 100 loads of gravel a day the
season through.
l would also renew my recommended
ton of last year, that cheap lot of
land be purchased in each of the six
sections of the city for storage pur-
poses. There are many opportunities
to get gravel and sand stored at low
cost, and saved instead of wasted if
we have an available place for storage.
We also need the lots badly for stor-
Ing various kinds of materials for re-
pairs, so as to save long hauls and
reduce costs. The department will save
money by the transaction il the lots
are provided.
Grove and Union street bridges still
remain in bad condition and should be
replaced by new ones suited to the
business and locations at an early date.
dislike very much to see such dila-
pidated and unsightly structures con
tinue to exist on our city streets. They
are like Main street paving, a disgrace
to our fair city. May we be permitted
to improve our condition
In closing / wish to make acknowl-
edgment of the efficient and faithful
services rendered by assistants. fore
men and men. With very few excep-
tons they have shown a disposition
to do their work well and faithfully and
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BRENNAN FAVORS
POLICE COMMISSION

CONTINUED from Page one.)
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His Mind Deraneed,

San Francisco, Jan. Am unknown
man. who acted in a suspicious manner
in a Valencia street bicycle store, has
been taken into custody. When he was
searched $40 in gold notes were found
fastened to the inside of his vest but he
was unable to give any account of him
self. From documents found in his pos
session he is supposed to be George F.
Bielemeyer of Buffalo. N. Y. Among his
possessions We're found a picture of his
sister, Laura Bielemeyer of 293 Dearborn
street, Buffalo, and a bank book showing
a credit in Buffalo bank of $1,000, on
which interest was credited for 1887. There
were also credits for two drafts, each
for $500. He said that he left Buffalo on
May H. but his mind seemed confused and
he could give no clear account of his
movements since then.
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Work of Desperadoes. .

st. Paul. Jan. 2.-John Wellmer of La
fayette. Nicollet county, was shot in the
head and hip by two tramps whom he
had given shelter. They bound Mrs.
Wellmer to lounge with clothesline
and escaped with Welmer's team. After
the men had gone Mrs Weimer began
gnawing the rope with her teeth and after
several hours succeeded in biting the rope
in two and in liberating herself. In the
yard she found her husband dead and
his body frozen. A large body of farmers.
armed with ropes, with Mrs. Wellmer at
their head, have gone in search of the
desperadoes. I'.=
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is A BLOW AT THE HORSE
JOSEPH LETTER INCORPORATES AN
AUTO-TRUCK COMPANY.
Heavy Trucking Will in the Near Future
be Carried on Without the
Aid of Oats.

New York, Jan. 2.--The Herald says:
with a capital of 81 100000, has been in
corporated. With this capital it is pro-
posed to place auto-trucks. operated by
compressed air, in the streets of the
city. At present the only persons
whose names are made public in con-
nection with this scheme are James Fl.
Hoadley and Henry E. KNIGHT. Mr..
Hoadley is president of the Compressed
Air Power company. Mr.. Hoadley and
Mr.. knight combined their interests in
compressed air motors some years ago
and William c. Whitney became inter-
ested in their company Their motors
have recently been adopted by the Met
ropolitan Traction company for use on
the Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth
street crosstown lines, and will soon be
in operation. Joseph Letter recently
acquired a controlling interest in the
foreign rights of the Hoadley knight
patents. In an interview Mr.. Letter
spoke guardedly of his plans for plac-
ing automobiles in London and other
foreign cities but said that it was
merely ma .sr of time when all great
cities would be compelled to adopt some
form of motor In place of horses. Mr..
Hoadley declined to state whether the
capitalists back of the New York Auto
Truck company were Mr. Letter and
Whitney or tell who they were. He
said that the organization of the COM
pany was not yet completed, and that
until it is the natnes of it's officers or
directors would not be made public. Of
the plans of the company he also spoke
guardedly. ~ a
I'VE have built auto trucks he said,
land used them at our works in Mas
sachusetts. We can haul load of
eight tons % miles without replenish-
ing the air.. 1t is easier for our trucks
to move eight tons than for three horses
to haul six tons in an ordinary street.
On wet asphalt horses are almost help
less, and with the substitution of as
phalt for paving stones, the horse
must go.
From a sanitary standpoint and in
the matter of cleanliness, it would
make a great difference in the city if
the $4,000 to $4,000 horses in it's streets
were done away with. Our trucks will
take up less room and will move much
faster than an ordinary team, and they
are under such perfect control that
there is less danger to life and limb
than with horses.
ELECTRICITY cannot be used for trucks
designed to carry heavy loads, owing
ito the weight of the storage batteries
that would be required. 1t does very
well for cabs and light delivery wagons,
but trucking is another matter. If we
had had our trucks in the city when the
last snow storm fell, we could have re-
moved it in Y hours at the out
c
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Waved the Cuban Flag.

Havana. Jan. at developed to-day
that the company of the Indiana regi-
ment which waved the Cuban flag during
the parade yesterday, was not arrested
as cabled last night. Investigation show
ed that the flags were distributed to them
by Cubans in the crowd and the act of
waving them was thoughtless and not
prearranged Twenty-Five Cuban horse
men, well mounted and armed, Joined the
column at the Prado, rode to Central
park and debouched into a side street.
They aroused considerable enthusiasm.
Three blue jackets from the Texas at
1890 yesterday rowed to the wreck of the
Maine and hoisted a large stars and
stripes to the peak of the wreck. The
flag was sauted by shipping in the har-
bor An immense American flag was also
hoisted on the top of the 200-foot spar at
the naval dock where it could be seen
for miles around.
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4 SOCIALIST is MAYOR
And He Will Try to Apply the
Tenets of His "Ism.'
HE HAS SEVERAL SCHEMES
Work for the Unemployed Will be
Furnished by the Municipality-A
Potato Patch for All
Who Ask for 1t.

Haverhill, Mass, Jan. 2.-John c.
Chase, elected on a socialists plat
form, took the oath of office of mayor
of Haverhill to-day. In his inaugural
speech Mr.. Chase assured the mem
bers of the city council and the people
that every power possessed by the
mayor would be used Sin the defense
and support of the principles of social
ism in SO far as they may be applicable
to municipality.'
The mayor then referred to the de-
STABILITY of preserving equal rights
upon which "the liberty and happiness
or every man, woman and child are
conditioned, and asserted that these are
possible of attainment only through
the establishment of the cooperative
commonwealth Continuing, Mr..
Chase said:
II believe that every power the mu-
nieipality possesses should be placed at
the disposal of the people in the interest
of civilization. With that aim in view
I submit the following specific recon-
mendations:
First, the passage of an order estan-
fishing the minimum wage for street
employees at 81 for eight hours work
Second, union wages and conditions
to prevail in all brick and stonemasons'
the street department.
Third, all city printing to bear the
union LABEL
The mayor then took up the subject
of the unemployed, which, he said, had
developed from the displacement of Ia
Dor by machinery and the concentration
of capital, and question which no
municipality could solve, as it had he
come a national and International one
Yet" he said, some little relief at
least can be afforded by this city gov
eminent. I therefore recommend
First, that you proceed to secure
tract of land suitable for the raising Of
food products, and that such of the
unemployed as desire may be permitted
to use this land, the city to furnish
proper seeds and tools. U.i
Second, the enlargement of the fuel
yard at the city farm to such proper
tions as will permit all who desire to
earn by their labor such fuel as they
may require.
Third, the appropriation of such an
amount of money as circumstances may
warrant in providing employment
directly upon public works, not in COM
petition with the regular employees of
the city, but upon special works, two
kinds of which 1 herewith suggest:
First, improvement of the park system;
second, construction of a system of
bicycle paths through all the principal
thoroughfares."
Mayor Chase condemned the system
of contracting with the lowest bidder
for city work. and said the system
should not be tolerated. He said;
Low bids mean cheap work; cheap
work means cheap men and low wages,
and low wages lower the standard of
citizenship. The city should perform
it's own work and furnish its own ma
terial giving employment to it's citi-
zens." The mayor advocated increased
appropriations for educational purposes
and municipal ownership of the electric
lighting plants and street railways
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siderat ton by the senate committee,
contains number of items of particu-
lar interest to Montana. For the Mon
tana Indian agents appropriations are
made as follows: Blackfeet, $500;
Grow, 1,SO0 Fort Belknap, 1,500; Flat
head, 1900; Fort Peck, 1900. The
Blackfeet agency Indians receive $780,
600. The Northern Cheyennes, now on
Tongue river, receive a good slice of
the 1000 appropriation for the Sioux.
Carlos band of Flatheads receives
$4,000 for support and civilization and
the same amount is provided for the
FlatheadS and confederated tribes.
There is appropriated for the general
incidental expenses of the Indian 3erv-
ice $500.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Howell has instructed all collectors of
customs throughout the country that
all imported crude metals, not exclud-
ing lead bullion or lead dross, may be
entered for smelling and refining in
bond, and that the regulations of June
Is, providing for the setting aside of
80 per cent of the quantity of dutiable
metal or metals contained in such crude
metals, the cancellation Of the ware
housing bond upon the expectation CT
the portion so set aside, and the collec-
ton of duties upon the withdrawal of
such portion for consumption the same
as though the said importation had
been entered originally for consump-
ton" take place of all previous regu-
lations upon the subject The duty to
be collected in case of lead bullion
would be 2h cents per pound of the
gross weight imported
Senator Mantle has returned from his
holiday visit to New York and will re-
main here until the expiration of his
term. He will live at the Wellington
until March. So far as known, ne has
let reached no conclusion as to serving
with or resigning from the industrial
commission. The senator is taking live
of the Lincoln lodge degree term of the
knights of Pythias. The senator is past
grand chancellor of the domain of Mon
tana and will give a box party at the
Grand opera house, where the eXempli-
fication will occur. He will have as his
guests Senators Warren, Shoup, Mason
and Burrows, all members of the order
The Cincinnati team consists of about
so people, comprising a full brass band
of 80 pieces. They have electric equip
ments adapted for the work and four
electricians are members of the team.
Their regalia and working outfit are
surpassed by no organization in this
country and cost over $1,000.
Captain George w. H. Stouch of the
Goth infantry, formerly Indian agent for
the Tongue rivers, has been examined
by a retiring board and found physical
ly disqualified. He therefore goes on
the retired list, but with the rank of
major HOSFORD.
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Queen Nictoria's Words.

Paris, Jan. 2.-The Journal has from a
person belonging to the suite of ex-Em-
press Eugene the statement that upon
the eve of her departure from England
in the early days of the Fashoda incident,
the ex-empress took leave of her majesty,
Queen Victoria. When Eugene was about
TO leave the queen said: IF war should
break out between France and England
/ will ask God to allow me to die before
it occurs Three days later the secretary
of the eX-empress is said to have COM
municated the words of the queen to the
French foreign office
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Mrs. BOtkin Composed,

San Francisco, Jan. 2.-Mrs. Botkin
who is still in the branch county Jail, at
tended by her two sisters, has resumed
something of her usual eomposure
though she frequently gives way to hys-
terical spasms. On next Saturday she
will be taken to court, when the papers
in the appeal, which she hopes will save
her, will be filed. At the same time Judge
Cook will pronounce sentence against her.
Mrs. Botkin is nerved for the ordeal and
believes she will pass through it without
a tremor. Her attorneys propose to re-
sort to every possible legal technically
to prevent the execution of the sentence
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A Notable Celebration.

Lexington, Ky, Jan. 2.-One of the most
noted celebrations in the history of this
state was the 50th anniversary of the
Pennsylvania college in this city. Gov
ornor Bradley and u members of his staff
were present, and the presidents of all
the Kentucky colleges participated in the
programme. DR.. Ethelbert Warfeld,
president of Lafayette college, Pennsyl-
vania, and the Rev DR.. John w. Garvey
were the speakers of the evening. The
address of the former was on christian
Education" while the latter spoke his
torically of old Pennsylvania. Governor
Bradley also spoke. Notes of regret at
their inability to be present were re-
ceived from all the members of the cabi-
net, governors of many states and presi-
dents of many colleges.
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Met n Horrible Death.

Springfield, Ill, Jan. Mrs. Lucretia
Kent, widow, met her death in a man
uer horrible in the extreme. Her fate was
revealed when a friend, entering the
house, found her dead body. One hand
was pinioned inextricably under a heavy
folding bed. The body was decomposed.
showing that death had occurred several
days ago. When found the woman's
broken hand was still clasped in the bed
as in a blackSmith's wise. How the acct
dent happened will never be definitely
known. The woman lived alone in the
house and that accounts for the tardy
discovery of the body.
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A GIGANTIC SCHEME.
Planning the Diversion of the Entire Flow
of the Yuba River, les#

OF Gn6 YUba River.
sacramento. Cal, Jan. 1.-The Bee pub
fishes the details of one of the greatest
engineering problems ever originated in
this state. 1t is now under consideration
by the California debris commission. 1t
is nothing less than the diversion of the
entire flow of the Yuba river. The pro-
Ject involves the outlay of more than
million dollars. 1t calls for the condem-
nation of many thousands of acres of
land and the construction of many miles
of main canal and levees. In this matter
the government engineers composing the
committee, proceeding under the head of
the Caminetti act. requiring that body to
devise means for the rehabilitation of
hydraulic mining in such manner as
might enable that industry to be carried
on without injury to navigation and the
agricultural interests
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the closing of any doors to missionary
work and trade now open in the empire
The English ask for fun liberty to estab-
fish industrial and manufacturing con-
Germs in the interior, especially in the tea
growing districts. They want to open
and work mines on equally favorable
terms with the natives The petition asks
that special attention be given to the
French and Russian activity in Central
and Western China, even though it may
be necessary to station a British naval
force in the Yang Use,
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Snowfall in California,

Dunsmuir, Cal, Jan. 2-There are three
feet of snow on the ground, this being the
heaviest fall recorded since 1888 Although
trains have been delayed, the railroad Is
still open. At times the storm increased
to a gale, making it difficult for the snow
plows to work. The rotary pillow is doing
excellent service and it is thought that
trains can be kept running.
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failed ste materialze. Lieutenant Colonel
Wells in command of three companies of
the 5th infantry, who had received the 1e-
port and asked Governor Tanner for re-
Inducements which were granted. has
heavy provost on duty and a Calling sec
ton ready for any outbreak. He says he
will allow no passing of men in Pana
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Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 2.-Entries to all
the stakes offered by the Memphis Jockey
club for the spring meeting, which begins
April 8, close to-day. Entries to the Ten
nessee Derby, $1,000 added, and the Ten
nessee Oaks, $1,000 added for 1900 close
to-day.
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sarasta Recaxerine.

Madrid, Jan. 2-Senor Sagasta, who has
been suffering from an attack of bron-
chial pneumonia for some time past, sat
UP four hours yesterday and received
successfully Lieutenant General Correa,
the minister of war, the president of the
chamber of deputies and the project of
Madrid. The premier will continue the
receptions to-day.
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Seattle, Wash, Jan. 2.-Lord Charles
Beresford is taking back to England from
the Orient an interesting petition given
him by the British residents of Central
China. Sweeping wants are outlined, and
an alliance with the United States is pro-
posed. to take concerted action against
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Two rramps Were KILLED.

Newark Ohio, Jan. 2-Near New Con-
cord, Ohio, the Baltimore & Ohio freight
train, going down grade, broke in two
sections. At a short distance east the
two sections collided, derailing and DAM
aging several cars and killing two men
who were stealing a ride.
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Thin, pale and consump-

Thin, pale and consump-
tive persons should use
some constructive tonic that
will enrich the blood, in
crease the nerve force and
renew wasted tissues.
SCOTS Emulsion is based
upon scientific principles.
We digest the oil fer you
by mechanical processes,
thus strengthening your d.
gestive organs by resting
them. 1t stops wasting,
and produces energy, vigor
and warmth. The hypo-.
phosphites in it invigorates
the nerves, and brain tissues.
soc. and sI.oo, all druggists,
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists. New York.
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WaYne McXeanh Ill

Washington, Jan. 2.-Wayne Mcyeagh,
who was attorney general in Garfield $
cabinet and ambassador to Italy under
the last Cleveland administration, is ly-
ing very i'll at his residence in this city.
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Did Not MateriaIize

Pana, ILL.,, Jan. 2-The reported passing
in Pana of 1000 union miners from Cen
tralia and Southern Illinois towns for the
purpose of driving out negro miners
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Deaths Mt Manila,

Washington Jan. 2.-Otis at Manila re-
ports five deaths among American SOL
diers since Dec. 4.
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Emperor William Better.
Berlin, Jan. 2.-Emperor William passed
good night and Is no longer feverish.