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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
PASS THE LIE.
An Exciting Session Of the
Chandler Gallinger
Controversy.

Concord. N. H. July 12.-The hearing
before the United States civil service
commission on charges of violation Of
ator Jacob H. Gallinger is practically
concluded, but the final session proved
most sensational.
Not only did Senator Gallinger accuse
his colleague, Senator Chandler, of
speaking an untruth, but offered 10
back up his statement outside the COM
rlittee room. Previous to this episode,
Senator Chandler became involved in a
warm dispute with Chairman Brewer
of the commission, and not only accused
him of Partially, but threatened to ask
for his removal.
lar. William S. Thayer, did not testify
before the commission and 1T was the
impression tonight that no further evil
dence would be taken. The commission.
however, has already received COM
munication from Mr.. Thayer, in which
he stated that he prepared the circular
on his own responsibility, but that Sem
ator Gallinger knew of it's being sent
to federal office holders.
The hearings both yesterday and to-
day have been marked for their bitter
ness on the part Of both senators.
The conversation causing the great
est excitement was when Senator
Chandler commented on Mr.. Thayer's
absence. Mr.. Chandler proceeded to say
that the man most wanted in connec-
ton with the Investigations did not
happen to be present.
'Mr. Thayer is in this city today, and
believe he has been kept away by
Senator Gallinger" said Mr. Chandler.
Senator Gallinger and his counsel,
Attorney General Eastman, at once
shouted. THAT Is absolutely false; 1t is
not true
Mr.. Eastman continued, calling him
"a liar" and said: Il do not care if you
are a United States senator"
Senator Chandler retorted: "And / do
not care If you are attorney general,
and are defending criminals when you
should be prosecuting them"
Senator Gallinger appealed to the
chair
Senator Chandler said: "Men who call
other men liars do not need protection.
repeat, l believe Senator Gallinger has
kept Mr.. Thayer away"
Senator Gallinger shouted: You don't
dare to come outside this room and say
that"
Il will go outside and say it," replied
Senator Chandler starting for the
door.
Friends restrained both men, and
after a few minutes of confusion the
hearing went on.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
National Tube Co.
Third Largest )
in World
NEXT TO KRUPP AND CARNEGIE.
Consolidation Effected Yes
terday = Will Invade
Foreign Markets. =

New York. July 12.-The consoli dation
of the wrought steel, iron and tube in
dustries of the country was effected to-
day by Messrs. William Nelson Crom-
well and Edmund c. Converse, the con-
solidation purchasers. The new COM
pany will be known as the National
Tube Company. 1t is the largest of the
kind in the world, and Is the third in
rank as a steel and iron corporation
1t is exceeded by only the Krupp and
Carnegie interests.
The plants controlled number twen-
ty-one and include the National Tube
Works Company, McKeesport, Pa;
Riverside Iron works, blast furnaces,
rolling mills and pipe works, Wheel
ing; National Rolling mills, McKees-
port; American Tube & Iron Company's
plants, Youngstown, Ohio and Middle
town. Pa; National Forge & Iron
Company, McKeesport; Boston Iron &
Steel Company, McKeesport, and Re-
public Iron works, Pittsburg.
Besides controlling the domestic bus
mess. the new combine will invade the
Russian. Bulgarian, Javan, Japanese
and Canadian markets, where it al
ready supplies tubular goods for the
oil wells of those countries. 1t will sell
merchant pipe to all the other nations
of the world. Twenty-Five thousand
men are employed.
William Nelson Cromwell. general
counsel for the combine, said tonight
that the net earnings Of the cuErent
year would be between six and seven
million dollars while the annual saw
ing in general expenses will be from
two to three millions. The capitaliza-
ton is $50, 100000, divided into per
cent cumulative preferred stock Of $40
100000 and common stock of the same
amount.
There is no mortgage lien on any of
the properties and none can ever be
placed upon any realty of the company
without the consent of so per cent IF
the stock, common and preferred. All
dividends exceeding 80, 800, 900 go TO the
common stockholders, and now equal
about 10 per cent.
The heads of the old concerns become
directors in the new one The president
of the company is Edmund c. Con-
verse The official and financial mead
quarters will be in New York; the
manufacturing headquarters at Pitts
burg.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
ATHLETES IN ENGLAND.
Capt. Roche and Men Will Train Quietly
at Brighton.

Southampton, July 12,-The members of
the athletic teams of Yale and Harvard
universities, who arrived by the American
liner st, Louis this evening, are all In ex-
cellent health There was a busy scene
on the Southampton dock when they dis
embarked. They were greeted by the
United States CONSUL JOHN Il, Hop
ley, and number of personal friends,
Capt. ]. P. Roche of the Haryards and
the teams proceeded as quickly as possi-
BILE to the hotel, where they are to remain
for the night. Early tomorrow they will
leave for their training quarters at Brigh-
ton.
According to the log given to the CORE
spondent of the Associated Press, the st.
Louis left New York in the midst of a
heat wave, which continued even at sea
for three days. Just outside the Narrows
the liner was forced to anchor by heavy
fog.
Honorary Secretary Herbert of the Am
ateur Athletic Association, in an inter
view with the representative of the AS
ISOLATED Press, said the settlement of the
status of the American and English teams
has been RELOCATED to me by both sides.
My decision viii be final
1 know nothing in regard to Burke and
Quinlan. 1 met Burke in America four
years ago. / have not yet received the
names of the competitors, and thus far
have only received the articles of agree
ment. These 1 have carefully considered,
and anything more stupid 1 cannot con-
ceive. The limitations are too close in
some directions. while they are too wide
in others for competition of this de-
scription.
Generally, however, the weather was
delightful. The men were given a spe-
cial table in the center Of the saloon
where a training diet was provided
throughout the trip. The trainers took
the men in hand at the start compell-
ing a regular course Of exercise, which
was carried out faithfully during the
week, except when the extreme heat
prevented.
Tonight the men are resting on Eng
fish soil. All are in prime condition and
those interested feel that, unless the
climatic changes Of the next few days
has an i'll effect upon the closely train
ed athletes they will give an excellent
account of themselves at the Queen s
Club
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
SAFE IN FALMOUTH.
Paris Will Be Beached On
a Bar For
Repairs.

Falmouth, July 19.-The American
liner Paris entered the barber safely
shortly after midnight.
London, July 12.-TAe salvage asseei-
alton took the contract on the basis of
me cure, ne pay" principle. Hundreds
Of tens Of reeks have been removed by
dynamite until the channel made be-
meath the steamer was practically the
greater part of the length of the ship,
AS the Falmouth dry deck cannot ae-
eenfaedate the Paris, IL has been de-
eided to run her on an exposed sand
beach la that harber where temporary
repairs will be made before going to
Southampton. Her renewal will be
made at high tide tomorrow morning,
superintendent Aisbett, whe has been
In charge of the work Of salving the
Paris, Is greatly elated at her relocating.
He says IL was accomplished with re-
markable ease, The wind happened to
make the tide a foot higher than ex-
peeted and Immediately after It was
perceived that the steamer was afloat
steam winch connected with the haw-
ser fast to an anchor astern was set in
melton and the Paris was speedily
cleared of the rocks,
During the night her pumps material
" reduced the amount Of water In her
holds, her fires We're lighted today and
the Paris herself win be able to cope
with the pumping work. though there
are still large holes in her bottom to be
patched UP, The worst of these Is four
feet square. The superintendent no
longer has the slightest anxiety as to
the success of the operations to pro-
vide for the safety of the ship.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
CLUE BOOK MUTE.
Police In the Midst
Of Mystery of
Mysteries.
PROMINENT MAN PERHAPS LOST.
Officers Told to Look for
Him, Without Knowing
Name or Description.
PROMINENT MAN PERHAPS LOST.

Mystery most profound enveloped the
police department last night.
Yesterday it was reported that a well
known resident of Worcester had left
his home in this city without giving
any special reason for doing so, and as
the day passed and he did not show up,
much concern was felt by his friends.
He did not leave the slightest clue to
MS whereabouts, according to a state
ment of one of his friends made to a
Spy man last night, who for various
reasons did not want the mans name
made public, as he felt that possibly
he might turn up all right, and account
Tor his sudden departure in salts
factory manner.
In order to make sure, Chief of Police
brennan was informed, with the TN
derstanding that he would do what he
could toward finding the man.
The chief was told the story and
asked to keep the matter quiet until
this morning, so that if mistake had
been made the man would escape I'M
pleasant notoriety
The chief agreed, and just as the
O'clock relief was about to leave the
station, the head of the department,
with an air of a man weighed down
with much earthly care, stepped into
the guard room at station 1.
He first ordered all reporters and
strangers to leave the room, and then
told the officers that a prominent man
was missing, and he wanted the help
of the department to locate him.
You all know him." said the chief,
land if you should see him any
where 1t will tend to quiet fears
that his family have for his safety.
l do not want to disclose his name,
but would like to find him, and 1
take this means of doing so to save
him annoyance should he turn up
tonight"
The patrolmen looked at each other
in wonderment, and started out on their
mission to look for they knew not
whom, but with orders to report if thay
saw him. Up to a late hour last night
they had failed to see him, and are of
the opinion that they will not unless
they know who he is. as the clue book
offers no advice in such a case
Not even Sergt. Warren, who was in
charge of the relief, was let into the
secret and for several hours last night
the sole topic among members of the
Worcester police department was about
the missing man.
The mans friends entertain much
fear as to his safety, but are buoyed up
by the hope that he will return safely
The policemen are in a quandary as to
how they are to assist in finding the
man if they do not get a tip as to his
identity. They did not even get a des-
cription Of him last night.
The chief says he will make the mat
ter public today if the man does not
appear.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
THE SOLDIERS MONUMENT,
Local Companies Organize to Give Head
to the Movement.

The officers of the local companies of
the militia were present at a meeting
held last evening at Continental hall to
organize and head the movement for
the soldiers monument.
officers from companies A, c and H
of the Second regiment were present,
as were the officers representing com
pany G of the Ninth regiment A
temporary organization was effected
with Capt. p. l.. Rider as chairman
and Lieut.. f. H. Lucke as secretary.
Permanent officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, Lieut.. Col E. r. Shum-
way; secretary, Capt. P. L. Rider;
treasurer, Mai. Harry B. Fairbanks.
The object of the association is to put
head to the movement of erecting a
monument to the Worcester soldiers
who died from the effects of the cam
paigning in the recent war with Spain.
There was no meeting held last even
ing after the drill of Battery B, but
the general orders for camp were read.
Maj John t. Harvey, surgeon of the
battalion. will be at the armory next
Wednesday evening to examine the APP
plicants for the Battery He will be
accompanied by Lieut.. N B. Clapp,
paymaster.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
DRsYFUs' PERSECUTION.
Former Minister of Colonies Tries to Elk
plain Away Harsh Treatment.

Paris, July I'm, Lebon, former
minister of the colonies, has addressed
long letter to the government in re-
ply to the charges of M. Louis Havet,
member of the French institute, who al
leges that Dreyfus was cruelty
treated in his island prison. The form
er minister says no one in 1896 ques-
toned the justice of the verdict of the
Dreyfus court martial.
In September, 1896, it was reported
that an American vessel was about to
rescue the prisoner and there was some
talk among the wardens as to the pos
sibility of his escape. Hence M. Lebon
became solicitous for the safety of the
prisoner and ordered Dreyfus to be
confined in his hut with double locked
doors, but with, sentinel inside until
the hut was surrounded by a palisade,
when the hut might be opened. The
building of the palisade occupied long
er than was expected, but no harm to
the health of the prisoner was report
ed. M. Lebon denies the charge of
tampering with the correspondence of
DreyflIS
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
WINS TWO, LOSES ONE
Major Taylor Takes First
Honors at GAINESVILLE
Meet.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, July 1.-THE nation
al circuit bicycle brigade got aeqlaint-
ed with dirt track here today, The
GAINESVILLE tr9ttins course is one OF the
fastest In the country, and az the
wheelInen have taken to 1t kindly, It
is expected that records will be broken
tomorrow,
The meeting is the national circuit
and Wisconsin League Of American
Wheelmen competition. Tom Butler de-
feated both Major Taylor and Nat Butt
Ter in the mile national championship
professional, Taylor won the one-Iuile
open and also the f1ve-mile handicap.
Summary:
One mile national championship, pro-
fesslonal-Toin Butler, won; Taylor,
second, Nat Butler, third. Time.
$50 1-5,
One-mile Observation-Disclosures Taylor,
won; Nat Butler, seconds A. Mcleod of
Canada, third. Time, 2:13 1-5.
Five-mile handicap, professional
Major Taylor, scratch, won; Tom But
Ter, rs yards, second; Barney Oldhelds.
third. Time, 12:43 10.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
NOT FuLMER AT ALL.
That Players Real Name Was James
Grosshart.

The Worcesters were in the greatest of
good luck in being able to get rid of
"Fulmer" so easily. If the newly ac-
quired centre fielder had come to this vi
cinity the chances are the Farmers would
be engaged In a squabble which would
surpass anything that they have met with
this season. "Fulmer" is a myth. The
players right name is James Grosshart,
and he halls from Homestead. Pa.
Grosshart could never play with Wor-
cester If Mike Finn, manager Of the New
ports of the New England League, got on
to the fact that he was member of the
Worcester team.
He signed with Newport early in the
season. but when he heard of the calibre
of the New England League he thought
he was little too good for that associa-
ton. He refused to join the Newport
team. While he was holding of he was
recommended to Manager Selee of the
Bostons under the name of Fulmer, and
his residence was stated as Cleveland
Manager Seee thought he would be a
good man for the Farmers and In turn
recommended him to Worcester. He was
thus signed under the name OF Fulmer.
Manager Finn of Newport Was on the
lookout for the fielder, and had he come
to Worcester there would have been trou-
BILE. "Fulmer" would not have played
many games In this city. Manager Finn
OF Newport would make the player cover
the field for him or drive him out Of the
business.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
TURNSTlLES ILLEGAL.
Manhattan Elevated So Informed By Asa
Bird Gardiner.

New York, July 12.-District Attorney
Gardiner said today that he had sent a
communication to the officers of the
Manhattan Elevated railroad, informing
them that 1t is illegal for them to have
elevated roads.
The district attorney and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, Osborne a few nights ago
entered the elevated railroad station at
Franklin street. Col. Gardiner paid two
fares and then leaped over the turnstiie.
The ticket seller pleaded with Mr.. Os-
borne to register both himself and Col.
Gardiner, but the latter said that the
company had no right to put turnstiles
on its stations. He says the COMPANY
has no right to accept the pay Of five
cents from passenger and make him
act as q detective for the comnanv
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
FUNERAL OF j. o. sIssoN
viii Be Largely Attended at Lincoln
Square Baptist Church Tomorrow.

The funeral Of Jacob d. Sisson in
Lincoln Square Baptist church tonor-
row afternoon at o'clock, will be at
tended by large delegations Of members
of local Baptist churches. Mr. Sisson
had been a member of Lincoln SQUARE
Baptist church since Its beginning. Is
years ago, and several years ago per-
formed his first service as deacon. Since
then Deacon Sisson has become a name
revered In the home of every member
Of the church.
AS a practical plumber he came in
contact with the business men of the
city, and to them Deacon Sisson was
generally known and honored. He was
an ardent supporter Of the Welcome
Mission and often led the mid-week
and Sunday evening prayer services
Supt. William e. Oakley lost in him a
firm friend and generous contributor to
the fund of the Welcome Mission. Rev.
Frank l.. Penney will conduct the SER
Vices tomorrow and deliver an eulorv
on the life work Of the deceased.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
FIRST VOLUNTEERS BACK.
Brave oregonians Reach San Francisco
On Way Homo From Manila.

San Francisco, July 12.-The transports
Newport and Ohio, bearing the Oregon
volunteer regiment from Manila, arrived
here tonight. The vessels were sighted
early In the afternoon, and soon the
shrieking OF steam whistles, the changing
Of bells and the firing OF cannon an
nounced that the first batch OF returning
volunteers from Manila was near the
shores OF California.
Tho reception committee boarded the
tugboats Sea Queen and Gov, irwin and
headed for the ocean. On hoard the ir-
officials Of the national guard OF Caiifor-
MIA and GOV, Geer of Oregon and his staff,
The health oificials boarded the vessels,
which changed their course toward the
Quarantine station, where the doctors will
make a thorough examination OF the men.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
DELEGATES ASSEMBLING.
Young Peoples Union Convention Will Be
Opened in Lynn Tomorrow.

Lynn, Mass, July IL. : over 800 dele
gates from all parts of the country arrived
in the city today to take part in the de-
cennial convention of the National Young
Church, which will be formally opened
here tomorrow. The executive commit
tee of the union this afternoon approved
a number of reports, while this evening a
grand Jubilee rally at the First Univer-
salist Church proved the principal feature
of the day.
An address of welcome was made by c.
Neal Barney, and President Harry M
Fowler of the union responded, after
which Mayor Shepard also welcomed the
delegates to the city in his official ca
pacity Addresses followed by Miss Cora
b. Adams of Lynn on "Our history" and
by Rev. James Fl. Pullman on the work of
the Young Peoples Christian Union Rev.
w. G. McClanfiin of Georgia also partici-
pated. -
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
NO VANDERBILT ALLIANCE

New Haven, July 12.-The Register this
afternoon publishes an interview with
Nice-President John NJ Hall Of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railway
that the New Haven company may be
absorbed by the New York Central, Judge
Hall is quoted as characterizing such
rnmors as bosh" and utterly unfounded
on fact"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
.DELUSION AND SNARE
Cheap Telephone
Rates Go the Way
of the World.
SELDOM WHAT THEY SEEM.
Independent Companies
Confess That They Must
Raise Rentals.
The independent telephone companies

The independent telephone companies
have troubles of their own.
Youth of the land who have been
planning to enter the White House for
four or eight years term, have been
deluded by the alluring literature of
telephone companies like the Automatic
Telephone Company of Massachusetts
and Rhode Island, into the belief that
the presidency of the United States
looks like 30 confines when compared
with the honor of organizing an indie
pendent telephone company to knock
the established systems.
So it might have happened that the
country in a few years would have been
without presidential candidates and
Uncle Sam would have sadly hung a
ITO let card in the window of the
White House, had not the Electrical
Engineering and Telephone Magazine"
the official organ of the independent
telephone companies, in its June num-
Der, published list of suggestions for
the National Telephone Association.
After the youth of the land have read
them, they will not all want to enter
the independent telephone business.
There will be few who will seek to
be president and few who will yearn
to be the iceman.
T.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
FEDERAL STEEL DIVIDEND.

New York July 12.-Judge Thomas in
the United States circuit court in
Brooklyn. set down the hearing for the
order to show cause why the injunc-
ton suit against the payment of the
Federal Steel dividends should be dis
solved for Saturday next The directors
of the Federal Steel company today for
mally voted to set aside 1881, e5S for the
dividend on the common stock to he
paid when the same can be done legally.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
INSPECT MACHINE SHOPS
Three I,ali MS Much Interested in the
City as Manufacturing Center.

Eugenio Gavazzi, Guido Sagrommoso
and Reno Cauetta of Milan, Italy, who
have been inspecting local machine
shops and wire mills, will leave the
Lincoln House this morning for Fitch
burg. Cauetta is the only member of
the party who speaks English, and he
expressed himself last night as great
~ pleased with the city as centre of
manufactures.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
PLUMBERS STRIKE ON.

Hartford, July 12.-Journeymen plumb
ers of this city, to the number of about
1Oo went on strike today. They ask an
eight-hour day. increase In wages from
rs to 80 cents a day, and that there shall
be but one apprentice to a shop.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
GoRMAN SERIOUSLY ILL.

Magnolia, July 12.-Former Senator Ar
thur p German of Maryland is quite III
at the Hesperus hotel. and his wife and
two daughters are at his bedside.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
WEATHER REPORT.

Boston, July i2.-Partly cloudy to cloudy
weather, possibly with occasional show
ers; southwest winds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13

Indiana is the hotbed of inde-
pendent telephone companies, but II
appears that out In that section where
telephone companies can attach their
wires to lamp posts, hitching posts and
even to men who stand upon the street
corners, engrossed In thought and quiz
city smoking their pipes, the complaint
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13

Falmouth, July 19,-The American
liner Paris entered the barber safely
shortly after midnight.