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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
sPoRTsMEN RETURN.
The Conditions at Barre Were Not
Pleasant But the Most Was Made of
Them.

Pleasant But the MSSt was Maoe OF
Them.
Worcester sportsmen who attended
the field trials of the Brunswick Fur
Club at Barre during the week, re-
turned to the city yesterday well salts
fed with the trials, although weather
conditions mitigated against the club
and hounds The trials of two days
were run in a driving rain, and on the
other days the weather was too mild,
the warm sun making the work of the
hounds difficult Considering the
handicaps, 1t is greatly to the credit
of the club that such successful trials
were held.
Hon. John r. Theyer returned from
the trials dissatisfied. He criticised
the award of the judges, thinking his
hounds did not receive full Justice. On
the other hand, Mr.. Thayer is criticised
by members of the club for the posi-
ton he took.
A. b. F. Kinney found his dogs an
hour or two before starting for Wor-
cester, and brought them back with
him. He was greatly pleased at their
return. Mr.. Kinney was unfortunate
in not being able to get his hounds into
competition. They certainly showed
excellent qualities, although they did
not come under the eyes Of the judges.
They got separated from the rest of
the dogs, but reports of people who
heard them show that the hounds would
have been in the running had they been
in the competitions They were fire.
quently heard driving hard some miles
from the scene of the trials.
The club will hold winter hunt prob
ably at Barre. The decision has not
been made.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22

would carry him off, and at noon he
died.
Hope was not given up until infam-
nation set in in his stomach and it is
thought that appendicitis set in, also
aiding materially in causing his death
He was appointed a member Of the
Worcester police department in Jan
uary, 1884, by exMayor Charles G..
Reed and has been on the force con-
tinuously since that time serving more
than 10 years. At the time of his deaht
he was 25th in point of seniority He has
Travelled many of the beats in Wor-
cester during his years as a patrolman,
and three years ago was on duty on
Front street days. Being a man of a
quiet disposition, he had never made a
friend but what always had a good
word for him, both as a citizen and a
police officer.
Worcester for more than 25 years He
was a member of the Worcester Police
Relief association at the time of his
death, and a special meeting of the or
ganization will be called to take action
on his death. A floral tribute will be
sent and the police department will be
represented at the funeral.
He was also a charter member of
Court Quinsigamond, F. of A., and a
SDdClel IAEGtiil6 VI Liz NOtl L Is Gdlleu LOT
this afternoon to take action on his
Death. He leaves beside his widow, three
sons and two daughters. The sons are
DR.. John F., of New York, who was
with his father when he died; Rev.
Thomas F., now at the American col
lege in Rome, and William, employed as
a clerk at Costello's tobacco store on
Front street. The daughters are Annie,
employed at McDermott & Bolands on
Front street and Catherine, who lives
at home.
The funeral will be Tuesday morning
with services in ST. PauPs church. The
hour for the services viii be announced
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22

room for a few moments, and to the
amazement of all concerned, the couple
appeared at the parlor doors, bade a
nasty adieu, and without further cere-
mony went down stairs, two at a time,
and before the astonished guests could
realize it all, the newly married pair
had entered the hack and driven swift
ly away.
The parlor was tastefully decorated,
and the ceremony was performed be-
meath pretty floral bell Rev. I. L.
Wilcox of Park church was the Off
ciating clergyman. The bridesmaids
We're Miss May Kirby, a sister of the
bride, and Miss Nellie Collins. The
groom was attended by his brother
Kent Kirby, and Andrew Hackett, a
brother Of the bride The bride was
attired in a dove-colored cashmere,
with white chiffon and lace trimmings,
and carried a bouquet of pink and
white carnations. The bridesmaids
were attired in white and carried pinks.
About so guests were present and,
Notwithstanding the surreptitious dis
appearance of the bride and groom, all
had a pleasant evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
ONE MORE PAYS PENALTY.
John Gray Hanged After Long Chase
in Swamp.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct 21-A special
from Carthage, Miss, says; For the
fiendish murder of the FIVE members of
the GambreH family at st. Anne's.. Two
men have paid the death penalty, one
by burning at the stake, the other by
hanging. Two negroes are under ar
rest beyond the confines of the county,
and posse is said to be pursuing two
white men.
Last night John o. Gray, a negro,
was captured after being chased for
miles in the swamps. He confessed
that he was one of the party that did
the murderous work He was at once
hanged by the posse and his body was
riddled with bullets Gray implicated
two white men, and the men, accord
ing to a report are being pursued.
Three negro women were taken into
custody but later released.
The negro Bob Smith is nowEin jail
here! He was placed on a pile Iof fag
OTIS, but afterward it was thought he
might be innocent and he was turned
over to the sheriff A physician states
that he is dangerously burned.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
SMALLPOX IN EVERETT.

Everett. Oct. 21.-small pox mas bro
ken out in another section Of this city,
the victim being John e. Daily, who,
with a family including wife and -four
children, lives directly opposite the
Glendale school. AS Everett has nc
hospital for such cases, the Chelsea au-
thorities consented to admit the patient
to the pest house in that city. The
Daily house has been thoroughly fumi-
gated ana the inmates of the house are
under quarantine.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
HOBART NO WORSE.

New York, Oct. 21.-There is no
change for the worse in the condition
of vice President Hobart. He receives
no one but his closest friends. When
the weather permits the vice president
goes out for a drive every afternoon for
an hour or two. Hobart futile, Vice
President Hobart's brother-in-law, said
the vice president was better one day
and not so well the next. The rumor
circulated last night that Mr.. Hobart
was dying is utterly false.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
DEWEY HOUSE SELECTED
Admiral Will Reside on Rhode Island
Avenue.

Washington, Oct 21-The Dewey
house committee, which was in charge
of the purchase of a home for the ad-
miral from the moneys received by
popular subscriptions, has selected
house No. 1747 Rhode Island avenue,
N. W., known as the Fitch house.
The house is one door removed from
the corner of Connecticut avenue in
what is regarded as the most desirable
section, of the city. 1t is understood
the AMOUNT of popular subscription
was sufficient to cover the cost of the
house, it's furniture and all incidental
expenditures
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
JOY AT BRISTOL.

Bristol, Oct. 81. = Enthusiasm over the
magnificent victory of the Columbia over
the Shamrock took definite shape tonight
in celebration in which a proce ssion
and a brass band, four large bonhres, a
brilliant pyrotechnical display, red fire
and many fine private expressions Of
patriotism figured prominently. The pa
raiders visited the homes of j. P. Her
reshoff and Nat Herreshoff and gave them
rounds of cheers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
AGeIEs FARE BADLY.

Hartford, Conn. Oct. 21.-Trinity de-
feated the Amherst Aggies this after
noon in a stubbornly contested battle
lby a score of 16 to 5. The feature of
the game was the fine line bucking and
sprinting by SyphaX Of Trinity and the
punting of Halligan Of the Aggies. The
visitors were outplayed in every point
except in kicking, in which they ex-
celled
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
GUESTS OF PRESIDENT.

Washington, Oct. 21.-The delegates
to the international commercial con-
gress at Philadelphia arrived here this
morning and were received by the
president at the white house this af-
ternoon. The reception was in the east
room, which was filed by the dele
gates ard the ladies of the party, about
$50 in ALL
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
HARTFORD ACCEPTED.

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 21.-The twin
screw steamer Hartford, built at the
Columbian iron works of this city. for
the Hartford & New York Transporta-
ton Company, has been accepted by the
latter company, and will probably leave
here for New York tomorrow, where *
is expected she will take her regular
run on the night line between New
York and Hartford next Tuesday night
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
oUTWITTED THE GUESTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby Escape the Rice
and Old Shoes After Wedding
Cermoney.
Clayton Kirby and Miss Florence l..
Racket were married at the home of
the groom. at $40 o'clock, last evening
and about an hour and half later left
their friends in the lurch and skipped
for parts unknown, to enjoy their we'd
ding trip. The party had designed the
uslial rice arrangement with few old
shoes thrown in, but before they could
carry out the plan, the incident not
down on the regular program was en-
acted
Il had all been previously arranged
bv the prospective bride and groom
and the fact that it was so well carried
ont. proves that there is at least one
woman in Worcester who can keep a
secret. A hack had been engaged to
he at the door at a stated time, and at
that time the hack appeared. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kirby managed to get out of the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
WANT PERRY TO RUN.
Some 0uinsieamond Men Favor Him
for the Board of Aldermen.

Several men in Quinsigamond village
want F. D. Perry to stand as a candi-
date for election to the board of alder
men, Mr.. Perry's business capacity is
well known and his friends argue that
he would make a strong candidate to
represent ward in the upper board.
There are Others however, who say Mr..
Perry could not run on account of his
many business interests which take up
much of his time, among which is his
connection with the American Car
Sprinkler company. The city has recent
ly entered into a five years contract
with this company.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
STATIONARY ENGINEERS.

Worcester Association of Stationary
Engineers met in G. A. r. hall last eve
ming Three candidates were initiated
and two applications were received. The
subject for discussion was 'Pultsometres
and engine belts" 1t was voted to take
up the usual lecture course for the public,
and the first will probably be given the
first Saturday evening in November.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
BROUGHT TO STATION /
A Woman Charged With Shopliftins
Allowed to Go to Her Home.

A woman giving the name of Mrs. Jesse
Burdett and her home as A Carpenter
street, was arrested last evening by Of
Ger John B. Mccarthy of Station l on a
charge of shoplifting.
She was caught in Peterson & Ed
strands store at 205 Main street about 9
o'clock by one of the proprietors. ]. H.
Edstrand with a handbag filled with
children's underwear. He told the officer
he saw Mrs. Burdett taking some of the
underwear and put it into handbag, and
he followed her towards the door, when he
detained her.
He handed her over to the officer, and
she was taken to Station /. Mr. Edstrand
followed her to the station. She told
Lieut.. Johnson that as she was leaving
the store a woman in front of her pushed
the handbag into her hand, and before
she hardly realized it she was grabbed by
one of the clerks in the store. Mr.. Ed
strand was not anxious to have her pros
plant she was allowed to go.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
a SCOTCH SOCIAL.
Sunday School Members of the United
Presbyterian Church Enjoy Pleas
ant Program.

Members of the Sunday school of the
United Presbyterian Church held Scotch
social at 566 Main street last night. The
children were dressed in Scotch costumes,
and the entire sentiment of the evening
was in line with thoughts of the country
from which most of those present claim
ancestry.
The entertainment program included
Legg, Jessie Mcpherson, William Mont
gomery, Mamie Ferguson and Lavinia
Mcpherson, songs by members of Mrs.
Hughes class, banjo solo with plano ac-
compartment by Bessie Greer and Mrs.
Stewart, and the Highland march by IL
children in costume. The program closed
by singing America" AT the close each
child was presented box of confectionery
and nuts. The entertainment was under
direction of William Findley
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
SALOON STILL CLOSED.

Partners IN the FIrm OF WIchae1 a.
Taylor & Co. Still at Odds.
The saloon formerly conducted by
Michael A. Taylor & Co., 1913 Cambridge
street, is still closed to the public. The
conditions surrounding its closing re-
main unchanged. Mr.. Taylor who holds
a lease of the building where the license
is operated. said yesterday that he re-
fused to have his LEG pulled" and has
sought employment elsewhere. Mr..
Tavlor reiterates that he offered to buy
or sell for a stated sum but that his
partner wanted an unreasonable
amount, which Taylor refused TO give.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
COL. BREWER DETAINED

Col. William Brewer was to have been
in Worcester last night At the last mo-
ment he sent a dispatch that he could not
be present but would be in the city today
to fill all engagements.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
PATRoLMAN THOMAS G. CUMMINGs.
would carry him off, and at noon he confirmed.

confirmed, the choice of chairman will
rest with Mr.. Burlington as each of them
is after the office. Whatever appoint
ment is made, the prospects for a dis
pute over the Craftsmanship are bright.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
WEATHER REPORT.

Boston, Oct. 21.-Local forecast Sunday
Fair weather: rising temperature Sunday
afternoon; northerly winds. Monday
warmer.
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float from every conceivable position
and form festoons and draperies in the
dome. Bunting is stretched through
the corridors and offices and along the
rotunda walls in an unequalled patri
otto display.
The state capitol has never worn
such a dress in the past. Decorations
a thousand times more elaborate would
but weakly express the sentiments of
the Kansas people toward the fighting
Twentieth regiment.
The banquet hall is a mass of color.
There decorative effect has reached its
limit.
The massive columns of the library
rooms are wrapped in bunting Red,
white and blue. interviewer in pic
turesque design, shuts out all lights
through the score of windows, and
forms solid banks about the hall
Above the tables, clothed in white,
remnants of various colors hang in ar
tistic confusion. From column to coli
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unln and from wall to wall great sashes
of red and white and blue hide the cell
ing from view.
In the midst of this mass of color
hundreds of incandescent globes glow
and sparkle. Every tint of color in the
decorative effects is brought out by the
electric illumination.
The great iron columns along the
length of the room are made to do duty
as standard bearers. The names of the
captains of the respective companies of
the famous regiment and the battles
in which it participated, alternate on
either side of the massive supports.
CaIoQcan and Calumpit, Fernando and
Bagbag, are displayed with a dozen
other battle inscriptions. Here one sees
the name of Hamilton and there the
name of Clark; here Watson and Hardy
and BoltWood, and there Schideler,
Walker, Flanders, Scott, Krause and
Albright.
At the north side of the room is the
orchestra platform. The musicians are
screened by festooning OF flags and
palms and potted plants.
The banquet hall presents a truly
beautiful appearance. It is flttingly
prepared for the festivities of today.
In the senate chamber and in repre-
sentative hall the decorations of the
banquet hall are duplicated in part.
Flags float from the speakers stands
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in the heat of battle! With what pride
did the old gray-haired father read of
the daring deeds of CalOocan and Cal
umpit and MalOlos, of the Bag-Bag, and
the Rio Grande! How eagerly did the
Kansas mother watch and wait for
news of her soldier boy during those
five long months on the firms 1inei How
she prayed that a kind Providence
would keep him from all harm and
bring him safely back to her!
And now he is home again. The hero
has returned to the land of his nativ-
ity Once more the mother takes her
boy in her arms, the gray haired faith
er's voice is choked with emotion. Once
more the sister joyOusly gretts her SOL
dier-brother, and mayhap another, not
a sister shyly meets the glaEces of him
who has daily been in her thoughts dur
ing the days that he has been learning
the songs the Mausers sing. Kansas
is wild with joy today while she hon
ors her soldier boys. and the nation
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name of the Kansas on every mile post
in the civilized world!"
Kansas today opens her arms to re-
ceive her heroes home. Her breast
heaves with emotions she never before
experienced in so great a degree. Love,
gratitude, joy, pride, and sorrow are
commingled, and the Kansas heart is
stirred as it never has been before. Love
for her heroes, gratitude for their safe
return, joy at beholding them once
more, pride in their glory, and all ting
ed with a minor feeling of sadness for
her soldier sons, whose life blood mois-
tened the soil of those far-off isles and
who now lie beneath their sod.
Never before in her history has there
been such a demonstration as Kansas
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and the chandeliers. and bunting Grapes
the balconies and walls.
The dome of the capitol, from the sec
one floor up, is a succession of patriotic
effects. Flags hold a hundred positions
and from a complete drapery for the
balustrade of the legislative floor. Sus-
pended just below the immense chande-
Iier at the top of the dome is a NAM
moth Kansas sunhoWer. In the
arches on the second floor stacks of
arms are arranged.
The columns at the four entrances of
the building are wrapped in bunting.
From every WINDOW IN the various
stories flags are to be seen.
Tonight the capitol illuminated viii
present a grand spectacular scene.
Fourteen hundred electric lights will
serve in proclaiming the fame of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment to the four
points of the compass.
In addition to the flag and inscription
on the south wing of the building, a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-02

has given today in welcoming home the
brave boys whom she sent forth just
eighteen months ago to battle for the
flag. Never before has there been such
a gathering from town and prairie, from
field and factory, from store and ranch,
from country lane and city pavement
Kansas is doing her best to express in
some small degree the emotions which
stir her. She realizes that her sister
states are watching her with envious
eyes, yet sharing her joy. and she
means that the world shall know she is
proud of her bOys-the boys who today
step once more upon their native soil
and tread again the land they love,
amid the huzzas Of a. hundred thousand
voices and the huttering of ten thous-
and starry banners. And yet all her
efforts but feebly express the welcome
she would give them, and the pride in
their triumphs.
How closely has she followed their
every movement from the time they
bade the old home goodbye, marched
down the street, were whirled away to
Topeka, then across the continent to
the Golden Gate, through that weary
wait in Camp Merritt, on across the
great Pacific. to the front when the
fighting began, wading through
swamps, swimming swift rivers, ever
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HOME IN TRIUMPH.

men had collected on the street cor
ners with the question on every lip,
when will they arrive?"
It was not necessary to inquire what
the visitors meant by the question for
a welcome to the returning heroes was
in the air. The street urchin shouted
it when he arose from his uncomfort-
able couch and gray-haired men and
stopped grandmothers whispered it
over their coffee.
Nature came to the assistance of a
grateful people and covered the earth
with rich mantle of sunlight. Every
one is ready to shout and the sounds
will echo but a single sentirnent-'WeI-
come Home, Heroes, who have fought
the battle well and emblazoned the
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on Luzon fields or sunny Kansas slopes
today are sacred in the Kansas heart.
But while Kansas mourns her sons
who shed their blood for the flag, she
have returned in safety, and she hon
ors them today, and in honoring them
is herself honored. The welcome ex-
tended today is not the fOrmality Of
mere empty words, but is the spontan-
eOus expression of the feeling which
stirs the hearts of all Kansans.
No captive kings with clanking chains
walk humbly in the dust; no multitude
of slaves do homage to their captors;
no glittering crowns are placed upon
the victors' brows. And yet no Roman
conqueror e'er had triumph more SUI
bline; no legion, returning from bat
ties fought and victories won in Gaul
or Asia Minor, was eier more honored.
The Twentieth Kansas boy receives the
plaudits of his state and nation, and a
crown Of fadeless glory is the heritage
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takes off its hat in reverence.
And it is not the man with decorated
shoulders alone who is welcomed. The
man in the ranks, the man who was
specified simply. as "a private" when
his brave deeds were flashed across the
cables when Calumpit fell and the Bag
Bag was crossed, the man who really
did the fighting, the man behind the
gun" is as much a. hero in the eyes of
Kansas today as the man who carried
a sword and issued commands.
But there are those whose thoughts
turn sadly, while looking on these hap
by scenes, to the memory of the boy
who came not back. There are Kan
sas mothers whose hearts go back to
the time when they kissed their boys
goodbye and watched them march
proudly down the street and away to
battle for the flag; and then-that aw-
full day when the heart-rending news
came to the Kansas mother-the news
that her boyRhad laid down his life on
the field of battle.
Sixty-eight Kansas heroes will never
again tread the soil of their native land
will never again behold the sunflow-
ers bloom. Sixty-eight Kansas homes
have a vacant chair before the hearth
There were sixty-eight gaps in the
ranks of those who marched up Kan
sas avenue today. Sixty-eight Kansas
mothers are thinking of the boys they
will see no more. Sixty-eight mounds