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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-08

A petition is now being circulated in
town, asking the railroad company to
give Southbridge a later afternoon
train outward bound. The talk of the
Sunday milk train being made a reg
ular passenger train that was preva-
lent some few months ago, is not heard
so much now, but the train will prob
ably be made Il regular train when the
spring time table is made up. Local
citizens believe that the town deserves
better train service, and should also
have increased mail service. There IS
at the present time but one outward
bound mail in the forenoon, and that
closes at $50 a. m.
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BIG EEDS.
Southbridge Fire De-
partment
MUCH CRAMPED.
Train Service and More
Mails Among Wants.

Southbridge, Jan. There is no
town building more badly needed than
a new engine house for steamer and
hose No. 1 of this town. The matter
has been under consideration for the
past few years, and is now being talked
very strongly.
The preseat quarters of these compa-
MES, which are the most frequently
called out, are very cramped and
crowded, and the excellent work they
have always done surely deserves to be
recognized Undoubtedly at the next
town meeting, an article referring to
this need will appear in the town war
rant
The old house has done service for
number of years, and is now entirely
inadequate for the accommodation of
the apparatus and companies. The
hremen and citizens realize that this
important department has labored
against odds long enough, and a new
and modern appointed building will
without question be voted for as soon
as the matter is brought before the
voters of the town.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-08

John Sheedy, who resides on Elm
street, had his left hand badly bitten
this afternoon, by Connie Sullivan's
large bloodhound Mr., Sheedy and the
dog are great friends and have been
together o good share OF the time. This
'"r'--sa aon they were walking up Wall
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Prospeciors Arriving at Dawson
Over Edmonton Route
Report That Terrible Conditions Exist at
Wind River.
Scores Of Miners Have Already
Died of Scurvy and a Large
Number of Others Are Suffering
From Its Dread Effects.

SEATTLE, July 7.-An unconfirmed
story comes from Dawson City that
several prospectors who have arrived
there over the Edmonton route report
that score of miners have died from
scurvy at Wind River, a branch OF the
Peel River, and that number of others
are suffering from it's dread effects.
They had no list of those who died,
but they report the following among
the sick: DR.. j. B. Mason, Chicago; w.
c. Ouch, Brom Brothers, DR.. Martin,
dentist, Chicago; Edward Harrison, -
Mitchell
Dr. Martin was camped with two
down with scurvy. Martin loaded thenA
on sled and tried to pull them to
Wind City, a distance of seventy-five
miles, where he expected to find nledi-
cines and fresh supplies. One man died
soon after the journey began. Martin
took the other man on his back ana
completed the journey.
The news was brought to Dawson by
a party consisting of A. &. McGregor,
DR.. Sloan, A. c. Alexander, W. N. Gray,
j. w. Smell and Howard McGregor OF
Hurson County. Ontario; DR.. j. E.
Brown, W. ]. George and James A. Fer
guson of Chicago; Carl Brown. Meade
Beandette, Olivers Carter and William
Pearson of Bay City, Mich; James Vim
cent, Fritz Thiele and John Lanolette
of Fargo, N. D.
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IDAHO RIOT CASES.
The Defense Fight for Continu-
ance of the Corcoran Trial.

WALLACE Gdaho) July Tod
the defense in the Corcoran case filed
a motion for a continuance of the case
until next term, alleging that under
martial law fair trial could not be
secured; that the jurors summoned to
try Corcoran were biased against him,
etc. These allegations are backed up
by numerous aftidavits. Attorney Rob-
ertson, for the defense, argued that
trial by civil law was impossible while
martial law prevailed.
Hawley, in reply, took the ground
that were the grounds alleged by the
defendants true, his proper course
would be a motion for a change of
Venue.
The presiding Judge denied the mo-
tion for a continuance.
The defense filed a formal challenge
to the panel summoned, on account Of
the bias on. the part of the elisor. The
Court denied the challenge.
Attorney Reddy made an exception
asking to be allowed to call Sutherland
to the stand to prove the ground for
the challenge. After considerable ex-
planation, the Court allowed Suther-
land to be called.
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A NEW ENTERPRISE.
Is Formed to Develop Oil Beds in
Southern California.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.-Articles
of Incorporation were filed with the
County Clerk this morning on behalf
of new enterprise to be called the
Cygnet Petroleum and DEVELOPMENT
Company, Incorporated with a capital
of $150,0OO, of which $4,000 has been
already subscribed.
The new enterprise is formed for the
purpose of developing the oil beds in
the southern part of this State. The
incorporators are the owners of $3.50
acres, or four square miles of territory
in the Fresno oil belt 1t is a field
which has been recently developed by
large finds of oil wells in the neighbor-
hood of Coalinga. The output from
these wells is said to exceed 10000 bar
rels per month. The oil is valued at
ST per barrel, and is Immediately avail
able for fuel purposes. Already the in
corporators say the oil, which is pet
roleum in it's crude state, commonly
known as coal OIL is being used in the
sugar refineries here, and the Santa Fe
railroad is preparing to use it on it's
locomotives.
A wealthy syndicate of Pennsylvania
Oil men is already operating to the
north of the tract of land occupied by
the new company, while the Coalinga
beds are to the south. The directors
for the first year are: J. c. B. Hebbard.
I. N. Hyde, Charles ]. Heggerty, c..
A. Lee and John C. McElroy.
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GEN. LUNA's sLAYERs
Acquitted on the Ground of Self
Defense.

MANILA, July Z, 7:30 p. m-The
trial at Cabunatuam of the slayers of
General Luna, the Filipino leader, who
was assassinated by the guard of Agui-
naldo's residence. is ended. The ac-
cused were acquitted on the ground
of self-defense. The testimony showed
there was a conspiracy on the part of
Luna and other officers to kill Agui-
naldo and make Luna Dictator. Luna s
death seems to have strengthened
Aguinaldo's leadership for the time.
Luna's supporters are now outwardly
loyal to Aguinaldo.
The Spanish colony has been lioniz
ing the survivors of the Spanish gar
rison of Baler. on the east coast of
Luzon, who returned here last night
with the Spanish Commissioners sent
to treat with the Filipinos for the sur
render of the Spanish prisoners. A
dozen banquets have been arranged in
their honor and subscription has
been started for their relief. Lieuten-
ant Martin, the only surviving officer
of the garrison denies the story that
he killed Captain Morasss the Spanish
officer, who commanded at Baler,7 be-
cause he tried to raise a white fas.
Martin says the captain died of befd-
berri.
The transport Churroca is to take
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BANK OFFICERS DISTURBED.
Will Fight the Assessments Of Los
Angeles Assessors.

LOS ANGELES, july THE officials
of the various savings banks of the
city are much disturbed over the ac-
ton of the City and County Assessors
in having added S140,000 worth of Gov
ernment bonds to the list of taxable
property.
OF this amount S59,212.50 belongs to
the Columbia Savings Bank. The Ger
n-American Savings Bank owns
$500 of these bonds, and the South
ern California Savings Bank S32,0UO.
The presidents of these banks are
determined to fight the assessment
They say that if the assessment IS
allowed to stand and they are forced
to pay the tax, they will have either
to stop doing business in Los Angeles
or else they will have to decrease the
rate of interest paid to depositors.
The bank officials do not deny that
they tried to avoid paying taxes on the
money invested in the bonds. which
are usually considered non-taxable.
They deny, however, that they tried to
eyade the law They claim that the
purchase of the bonds is legitimate
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wALDoN RAIL ACCIDENT.
The Fireman Was Killed and
Twenty People Injured.

KANSAS CITY (Mo.). July Fire
man Joseph Welty of St. Joseph was
killed andN twenty passengers were
slightly injured in the wreck on the
Burlington road half a mile from
Waldron, Mo-, last night, by the north
bound train for Omaha going through
a culvert A relief train from Kan
sas City carried physicians. who cared
for the injured.
The wrecked train at the time of the
accident was running about twenty
five miles an hour. A cloudburst had
washed out a considerable piece of
track few minutes before and with
in ten minutes the water rose three feet
on the level. A terrific wind was blow
ing The engine passed over the cul-
vert without leaving the rails. The
mail car was turned over on Its side.
and was washed twenty feet from the
track.
f For fifteen minutes the scene was a
veritable whirlpool. The baggage car
was overthrown and carried thirty feet
from the track. The first coach was
thrown on its side. and the sleeper,
containing seventeen passengers. was
also overturned. Fortunately alisth
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A Grocer's Mysterious Death.

SAN FRANCISCO, July IA. c. A.
Boysen, an aged grocer, was found to.
night lying dead in a pool OF blood in
the rear of his store on The northwest
corner of Sanchez and Twenty ninth
streets. Although Coroner Hill be-
lieves that the man died of a hemor-
rhage of the lungs, Captain Gillen OF
the Seventeenth-street Police Station,
after an investigation, took J. 3. Andar,
son, former partner of Boysen's, into
custody, pending a further investiga-
tion into the manner of the grocer's
death, which is involved in considerable
mystery, one account stating that he
shot himself while there vas no indica-
ton of bullet wound N the remains.
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PARKER THE WINNER.
Carrig's Seconds Throw UP tn.
Sponge In the Sixth Round.

DENVER, July kid Parker OF
Denver defeated Jack Carrig of Buff
falo in the sixth round of what was
to have been a twenty-round go before
the Colorado Athletic Association to-
night. kid" Mccoy acted as referee
Carrig was on the mat when the
gong sounded at the close of the sixth
round, where he had fallen in sheer
exhaustion second before. He was
carried to- his corner by his seconds,
who later announced that Carrig con-
ceded the fight to Parker.
1t was plain to all that Carrig had
not sufficiently acclimated himself to
follow such pace as Parker cut out
for him, but he lacked nothing in game
ness, and it was only at the urgent
advice of his seconds that he consented
to throw up the sponge. Four thou
sand persons witnessed the fight.
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o'BRIEN THE WINNER.
Bests Da1 Hawkins in a Twenty
five Round Glove Contest.

NEW YORK, July I'm fast, fierce
battle that went the limit of twenty
five rounds, Jack O'Brien of New York
was the victor over Dal Hawkins of
San Francisco at the Broadway Ath-
to the ringside as the short ender in
a to betting proposition, and won
almost as he pleased. He was never
at any time in very serious danger, and
had everything his own way after the
fifteenth round. Hawkins injured his
left hand in the early part of the fight,
but even if he had the free use of it
throughout the contest, it is improb-
able that he could have won, or even
secured a draw
The fight, although fast and game,
was not satisfactory. It was first an
nounced that the men would fight
straight Queensbury rules. Then in
the second round they agreed to break
clean, and failed to do so. There was
no announcement of the latter agree
ment until later, and as a result there
was an immense amount of wrangling
and confusion. The crowd hissed both
men for fouling, but Referee White
contented himself with rather mild
cautioning.
The men did about as they pleased.
They hit in clinches, hit with the free
arm and hit at the breakaway. In the
eighteenth round White took matters
into his own hands, and in every clinch
forcibly broke the men. Even at that
they tried TO hit one another both in
the clinches and in the breakaway.
Hawkins was the veteran of the two,
and seemed the more shifty on his
feet, but O'Brien kept boring in on
him, and seemed to manage to get in
side of his punches. They both weighed
1873, but O'Brien was the stronger.
More than 5000 persons saw the con-
focf
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FOR EMERGENCY.
Balfour Explains Object Of Send
ing Troops to South Africa.

LONDON, July TN the House OF
Commons to-day Sir William Camp
bell-Bannerman, Liberal leader in the
House, asked the Government leader,
A. J. Balfour, if he had any statement
to make on the apparently official
communication published in the
Times to-day, giving the names of
a number of officers said to have been
ordered to proceed to South Africa for
the purpose of organizing the resi-
dents, as we'll as the police and local
forces at various points on the from
tier.
Mr.. Balfour replied that he was not
aware that it was an official communi-
cation He added that no contingency
had yet arised which, in the opinion
of the Government, necessitates ma
terial increase in the force now in
South Africa.
He added: 1--WE, however, think it
necessary under the existing circum-
stances to take such steps as may
bring the present force up to the
proper standard of efficiency and
mobility. The War Office would have
been extraordinarily wanting in it's
most obvious duties If it was not pre-
pared for any emergency"
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EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
The Next Convention to be Held at
New Orleans.

PORTLAND (Or), July THE Ma
tional Editorial Association to-day
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent r. H. Henry, Jackson, Miss. !;
First Vice President, Matt Parrott,
Waterloo, Iowa; Second Vice Presi-
dent F. B. Balls, Clebourne, Tex;
Third Vice President Albert Tozier,
Portland, Or; Corresponding Secre-
tary, J. NJ. Page, Jerse>vflle, Ill.,; Re-
cording Secretary, r. M. White, Mex
leo, Mo-; Treasurer, James G. Gibbs,
Norwalk, o.
New Orleans was chosen as the place
of holding the next convention in Feb
ruary The vote on the place of meet
ing was as follows: New Orleans, 2O2:
Hot Springs. Ark, 9S; Detroit, 2; Sar-
atoga, l.
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Wanted In New Mexico.

REDDING. July City Marshal O.
Pate of Red Bluff and Sheriff Charles
Berhens went to Keswfck and arrested
Ernest Gentry, wanted at Socorro, N.
M. for grand larceny. 1t is charged
that about May 1st Gentry, who was
cowboy, entered business house
and stole $4,000 in Government script
and small quantity of coin. Officers
have been on Gentry's trail ever since
He was found near Keswick piling
wood. He admitted his identity, but
stoutly denied the theft. He was
brought here tonight and lodged in
Jail. His trunk was searched, but no
sign of Government script was found.
Gentry says he ran away from So
corro, but refuses to give the reason.
He will be taken back to New Mexico
for trial.
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Los Angeles Water Company.

LOS ANGELES, July Frank A.
Gibson will retire from his position as
receiver of the Los Angeles City Wat
er Company as soon as the legal for
malities can be gone through with. The
notice of the remitteur of the Supreme
Courts decision in the case of the city
against the water company has ar
rived i'll the city. and Mr.. Gibson's Of
flee ceases to exist. Hereafter the wat
er company will hold the funds and
the property as a mortgagee in interest
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TORNADO IN WISCONSIN.
No Loss Of Life, but Great Amount
Of Damage to Property.

MILWAUKEE,, July IA Sentinel
special from Manawa, Wis, says:
A tornado passed over the town OF
Union, five miles north of this city, at
6 o'clock last evening. The storm
struck the township at the western
border and plowed furrow across it
six miles long and fifteen to forty rods
wide. s'nEges - t<'T i'7
Practically everything in it's Path was
destroyed. Conservative estimates place
the loss at $4,000 to $75,O0O Many
farm houses and barns were wrecked.
There was no loss of life, and 50 far
as can be learned no one was injured.
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Was Not Bubonic Plague.

SAN FRANCISCO, July THE
Chronicle says: The report of Dr.
Kinyoun of the Marine Hospital Serv-
ice, regarding the possibility of the
two drowned Japanese from the Nip
pom Maru having been afflicted with
bubonic plague shows conclusively
that the San Francisco Board of
Health dealt with manufactured
plague scare. DR.. Kinyoun is positive
that the microscopic slides made by
DR.. Barbat show no signs whatever of
the dread disease
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No Sheep in Government Parks.

STOCKTON, July 7.-Congressman
De Vries to-day received letter from
the Interior Department informing him
that no permits would be issued to
sheepmen allowing them to pasture
their stock on the Government reser-
vations. The Government officials hold
that the young trees and under
growth are injured by the animals,
and, believing it would be inconsis-
tent to grant the California sheepmen
permission to use the feed while
others are kept off of parks in other
States, the request is denied.
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Society of California Pioneef..

SAN FRANCISCO. July THE So
ciety of California Pioneers elected
these officers to-day: President, Miles
Searls; Vice Presidents, E. w McKin-
istry and James Palacha, San Fran
cisco; Walter Van Dyke, Los Angeles;
George Hagar, Colusa; d. O. Mills, New
York; Treasurer, F. W. TaIlant. Mar
shal, John F. Pinkham: Directors, A. r.
Cotton, ]. H. Jewett. H. n Tilden, f.
NJ. Root, H. B. Russ. E. r Kruse, VIM.
z. Tiffany, Allen Knight, w. c. Gibbs
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Fatal Runaway Accident.

LOS ANGELES, July Michael Nc
Grath, a scissors grinder, aged III years,
was thrown from his wagon at Downey
avenue and Alta street this afternoon
and SO badly injured that he died
few minutes later. No one witnessed
the accident, except the conductor and
motorman on an electric car, and all
they could say was that the horse at
tached to the wagon became nnlranage-
able end ran away. McGrath was pitch
ed out on his head, striking the ground
violently.
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A Convict Dies Of Apop1exy.

SAN QUENTIN, July Harry w.
Hanlon, one of the most desperate con-
victs confined here, died suddenly yes
terday afternoon from an attack of
apoplexy. He was serving a seventeen
year sentence from Mendocino County
on a conviction of stage robbery. Since
his Incarceration here he has been in
volved in every conspiracy of conse-
quence. Nine years ago he effected an
escape with Charles Manning, and was
at liberty for four days, during which
time they fortified themselves in cave
and defied the officers until hunger
caused them to surrender.
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couLTERvILLE CONFEDERATION.
SIxTY.SEVEN BUILDINGS IN
ALL BURNED.
notwithstanding the Town Was
Almost Wiped Out, There is No
Distress Nor Calls for Aid.

STOCKTON, July 1.-THE fire which
swept the town of Coulterville yester-
day started in the residence of Mrs.
Bogolios, in the business part of town,
and is believed to have been caused
by coal oil which had been used IN
starting a fire in a stove. This was
few minutes before the noon nour
Everything being extremely dry, the
house was soon envelOped in names
which were communicated to the sur
rounding structures in a very snort
time.
So rapidly did the flames sweep from
house to house, that in two hours ana
a half sixty-seven buildings had peen
burned to the ground. The business
portion of the town was mass Oh
charred and smoking ruins, and pu1
little of the residence portion OF the
town remained standing.
Though the only fire apparatus in the
Mace was an old-style hand engine,
this might have prevented spread
of the flames, but for the wind, whlcn
blew heavily from the southwest.
Strong efforts were made by cltlzens
to arrest the progress of the names,
but without avail. The flames spreao
so rapidly that there was barely time
to save the stock in some OF the
stores. and there was no time to save
the buildings.
Notwithstanding the severe ploW
dealt the town by the fire. e. A. Green
sell. the telephone agent, says tnere
is no destitution and no. calls Tor aiu'
He expressed the belief that the people
could pull through all right, as none
were in distress. He placed the loss
at S15O,OOO. The insurance, he sald'
was very light, but he thought rebuild
ing would be commenced soon. Under
the circumstances, the generous offer
of the Sierra Valley Railroad to trans
port to Coulterville free of charge any
goods or provisions which 1t might oe
desired to send to the town in aid OF
the destitute or needy will not be ac-
cepted.
The heaviest losers are c. B. McCar-
thy, Bruschi & Co., Percy Davis, IN
whose store was located the Postohce;
Dezola and Mrs. Cannesionna, all
handling general merchandise.
This is the. third time that Coulter
vile has suffered by fire, 1T having
been nearly destroyed on two previous
occasions.
There is no telegraph station at
Coulterville, and the Pacific Telephone
Station was destroyed, thereby cutting
off all communication. A temporary
telephone connection was made, how
ever, and to-day the line is in work
ing order.
Coulteryille, situated in the north
western part of Mariposa County had
a population in 1S90rof oyer sou but
the population now is about SOO.
Geo. w, yulian PAsses Aweysss
INDIANAPOLIS, July ~ George
w. Julian, the famous ab0aiticnist,
died at his home at Irvington to day,
In 1859 he was a candidate for the
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The Oregon Volunteers.

SAN FRANCISCO, July All ar
rangements for the Oregon Volunteers
on their return from Manila have been
made. A committee of Native Sons
will welcome them in company with
Governor Gage, Adjutant General W.
II. Seamans, General Warfield and
Mayor Phelan. The Governor of Ore
gon- will not be here to meet the Ore
gon boys, as he will not leave Port
land until the news of the arrival of
the transports has been wired.
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Quinn HhTreR Hh4
Sole agent for Knox Hats. Hats made
to order. Tel. Black 743.
Cor. Fourth and J Streets.

General Bates to the Sulu Islands on
a diplomatic mission. He will arrange
basis for a friendly understanding
with the Sultan of Sulu, who claims to
be friendly to Americans. Under the
Sultan's treaty with Spain he received
a subsidy.
General Wheaton is to take command
of General Hale's brigade at San Fer
nando. General Hale is returning to
the United States with the Colorado
Regiment.
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California Paris Commis.ion.

SAN FRANCISCO. July THE Cali
fornia Paris Exposition Commissioners
to-day appointed a number of gentle
men to assist it in collecting and ar
ranging an exhibit of the products of
the State. Charles c. Yale of Oakland
is to have charge of the work of coll
lecting mining exhibit. w. H Nc
Neil of this city will superintend the
collection of viticultural exhibit. The
forestry exhibit has been entrusted to
Thomas Hatch of this city.
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a Victim Of yellow Fever.

WASHINGTON. July THE War
Department has received the follow
ing:
Santiago de Cuba, July 7.-Adjutant
General, Washington: Major Joseph
Heatwole, Chief of the Commissary.
died yesterday at 7s p.km. sofg yellow
fever. 5tsx Ri 81
SIMMER AsaIst liant Surgeon. .
Major Heatwole was a resident or
Indiana. and a brother of Representa-
tive Joel Heatwole Of Minnesota.