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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

tual service, and in getting Chief Bon
ner and Greater New York (where
large fires are constantly occurring
to first test its fire killing properties,
he feels that a record of superior ex-
cellence viii soon be made by his
powerful fire fighting chemicalizer.
Mr.. Macomber. the inventor. DR.. W.
H.Raym president, and Arthur
NJ. Evans, treasurer Of the Macomber
Fire Extinguisher company, have been
hard at work for some time perfecung
arrangements for the Introduction of
the chemicalizer in the Greater New
York fire department, and through
their untiring efforts this result has
been accomplished. and if on actual
what they eXepct Of il, q great future
awaits it. and a largely decreased fire
loss will be the result
Mayor Quincy OF Boston has person
ally investigated the merits of the ma
chine and expressed his intention of
being present at the test in New
York
Chief Vaughan Of Worcester. who has
shown much. interest in the chemical
iZer. and who has heartily assisted in
past tests during the development Of
the chemiCalizer. and Chief Campbell
of the Elmira. y. Y. department. who
also furnished men and horses for the
Elmira test Of the perfected engine. are
both expected to witness the New York
exhibition.
it IS a matter of common knowledge
that Mr.. MacOmber, the inventor Of
this machine, is a Worcester man.
Hence the Chemcalizer IS a Worcester
product, and accordingly all Worcester
people are interested in the machine.
Spy man has watched Mr.. Aiacom-
hers progress in the work with mucn
interest. The original tests with the
crude machine, composed principally Of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03
GRUNBLLNG Nv PoRrO RLc0.

No doubt affairs in Porto Rico are in
an unsatisfactory condition, but they
are not so bad as certain talkative gem
tlemcn who have come from there rep
resent. The colonel of d returned New
York regiment, for example said in eff
feet that the assassination of American
soldiers was a common practice, and the
natives were ripe for revolt. Consu.
Hanna denounces such statements as
worse than libellous, and there are cor
respondents who back him up in this
characterization. The only basis for
Col IIubbelrs assertion was the murder
of one of his soldiers. and not only had
the conduct of his regiment given prov
ocation for retaliation, but this is said
10 be the only instance of the murder of
an American soldier by natives.
The Porto Ricans are a peaceable and
well behaved people, remarkably free
from the chronic Spanish-American dis
position to revolution. The administra-
tive difficulties encountered by Gen.
Henry are laid at the door of congress-
which adjourned without making pro-
vision for the government of the island.
The Spanish laws for the most part re-
main in force, the people have to pay
high duties on American goods. and
their own products are heavily taxed in
the ports of the United States An ex-
ecutive order has stopped the award of
concessions, so that business is at q
standstill, and the people are growing
impatient. OF course, neither congress
nor the administration was in better
position to decide what to do for
Porto Rico than for Cuba or the Philip
pines. Regeneration will necessarily be
slow; but a colonial commission is
making the rounds of the island for the
purpose Of finding out what needs to be
done. and when its report is made the
administration will be better able to
deal with the situation.
The trouble with the Porto Ricans is
that they have been thinking too fast
! They expected to become wealthy and
II-hedgeG American citizens in d
month. 1t is absurd, but fact never
theless. An old government cannot be
pulled down and a new one erected in
several months. Time is required for
the change, but even in the present I'M
settled conditions it is hard to see the
justification for the statement that the
Porto Ricans are worse off than they
were under the Spanish regime.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

Arrangements are now being made to
give a mammoth demonstration in New
York city Of the Macomber chemical
izer, recently built for the Macomber
Chemical Fire Extinguisher company
by the La France Fire Engine com
pany Of Emira, y. Y. Chief Bonner
Of New York, after seeing the chemi-
CALLER work at a preliminary test in
Elmira, evinces quite an interest in the
possibilities of Mr.. MacomberS idea of
controlling large fires, and by permits
sion Of Fire Commissioner ScanneH of
Greater New York, has consented to
take charge Of this coming exhibition
and have his firemen handle the same.
The exhibition will take place some
where about the 10Th of this month
and invitations giving the exact date
and location viii be extended to fire
chiefs. city government, and insurance
officials, and TO prominent men all over
the country. \ delegation Of Worces-
ter and Elmira gentlemen interested
in the chemicalizer, viii attend the
metropolitan test.
Asa La France expert of the La
France Fire Engine company, express
ses himself as confident that the Ma
comber chemicalizer will mark a new
era in the fighting of large fires, and
saws this powerful engine has more
taking qualities and taking points than
any piece of fire apparatus he has ever
come in contact with during his 20
years experience.
Mr.. Macomber has such entire con-
fidence in the greatly superior fire
fighting qualities of chemicals thrown
into a fire in large quantities. as &C
complished by the chemicalizer. over
the present water system. that he has
no hesitation in having it tried in ac-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03
EASTER PLAYS.

The romantic rama, "A Grip d
Steel" begins a eek's engagement at
Lorhrops tonigt The play contains
many thrilling luations which KEEP
the audience in eager anticipation
throughout the Irformance. Its story
tells Of the unju conviction and pun.
ishnent Of a mn who possesses re-
markable strenn and a deeply in
tense nature. Ton his release from
prison he is so FUNDED by the poles
that in desperatn he joins band Of
thieves and becles their leader. ILL.,
wife, who is bid, knows nothing Oh
his real OcCupalp until Informed by
one of the gang In revenge for this
the husband vos to kill the traitor
and keeps his v'd. The hero's great
devotion to his ffiicted wife, despite
his trials and mfortunes, is the doIl.
mating clement the play brlgD'
comedy, spIendi scenery, and an eA'
cellent companyldd attractiveness "
the production.
The Park theas signalizes the pass
ing of Lent by } most atLFac..s
sounding bill ofhe season, The Dlv
graph, whose ttporary absence hH
served to put an ge on the puDHo ap
petite, will begia two weeks On
gagement with sresh and up 10 osLs
lot Of views; d mical team in HeoLev
makeups seems promise lois Of Luz
ahead; two seritomics, both OF lnot m
pretty and eachf them clever WI
entertain the eyend ear; and sewers.
sketch and acrobic teams and cia!
mOdeIer COmpletele list.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

, two unsIghtIy cast iron chemical tanks
We're q success in their way. and .Ie-
noted emphatic possibilities for the
| invention
The nrst test was made at the north
end of the city; the second at Salon
square, ard the final test in Worc4srer
was at the fair grounds Each ies5
was superior to its predecessor. and
those who witnessed the last test an
the fair grounds were of but ono
opinion that the Macomber chemical
Izer was a coming important factor rn
| the ire lighting paraphernalis of rnr
country.
The general mechanical idea of tba
e&unSulsher has heretofore been ni,f-
Hhed IN The Spy and all Spy readers ar.
familiar with its construction. Tha
general principle involved is TO chem
icalize streams Of water Of various d.
mansions. It is so arranged M
streams pass through the cheuica1ig.1.
direct from hydrant. When the opar-
atOr so desires, leverage contrfyarce
pfeclpltates the chemical powder. into
the stream, thus chemicalizine The
full stream.
When the charged stream strikes rbe
names, 1re killing gases are thus cre9-
TED, and the flames are subdued with
miraculous rapidly. All fires fought with
the Macomper chemicalizer are It
lacked az the base and in every in
stance thus far known to the reporter
hres which appeared to be beyond con
troll have been thoroughly extinguisbed
In from one to four minutes from the
time the chemicalized stream first
touched tho base Of the fire.
Regarding the cost as compared with
the various chemical appliances now
IN general use. Mr. Macomber contend,
IT If about 20 per cent with results 100
ioId IN excess Of anything now IN use.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

into the heavens above and down to
the fiery insides of the regions below
Applying theology to the case, the city
solicitor declares that the church has
rights as far above the earth and as
far below as it chooses to claim and
in this view the most profound theolo-
gians ought TO agree with him, The
province of the church is to snatch the
sinner from the edge Of the pit below,
and lift him TO the regions above. But
the city solicitors view Of the "heredi-
taments,' whatever they may be,
makes it unwholesome for those who
wish to obtain liquor licenses in the vi
cinity OF church property. If they want
to sell strong drink in the clouds, the
"hereditaments" of the church are
there. to puncture the business If it
is the purpose of the applicant to sell
in a dive beneath the surface of the
earth, the "hereditaments" are still on
their job They are in the heavens
above, the earth beneath and the
waters under the earth" City Solicit
or Rugg, therefore, appears to be not
only a good lawyer but able to take a
mark Of "94 plus" in theology. The
"cuius est solum ejus ad coelum'
which gldes from MI Riggs pen so
glibly and looks so formidable, seems
to be only the classical name for coon
trap, device which the darky says,
''ketches EN- a-comin' and a-goin."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03
WLRELESS IkLEGRAPH.

An historical event Of the past week
was Marconi's successful experiment Of
telegraphing across the English chan
mel without the aid of wires. A mes
sage OF a hundred words, recording the
occurrence, was sent by the Morse code,
distance Of 80 miles, from WimreUx,
village on the French coast near
Boulogne, to the South Fcreland, near
Dover in England At the French sta
ton a standard $50 feet high was erect
ed upon a bluff, 222 feet high, while
similar rod 172 feet tall, rose above the
200 feet bluff at the South Foreland.
The immense Importance Of this dem
onstration need hardly be dwelt upon
here. Marconi, the inventor of the
system, is only % years old but he has
in exploiting his invention shown all
the pluck, persistency and confidence
that belong to great discoveries. The
Italian government has recognized the
value of his device by paying him i
handsome sum for use on warships.
It is true that this young italian IS
not the first experimenter in The field
Of wireless telegraphy. 1t has been
tried in this country, England and Ger
many The British have had a system
in operation for several months, be-
tween HghtEhips and the coast, and lit
tie imagination is needed to teach us
its value in such a service. 1t would be
useful in war. and for this reason the
- "a haAr, M
of experinenters within his own domin-
ions. 1t seems to have remained for
Marconi, however. to perfect a device
which would be operative over com
paratively long distances.
He Ukens the principle of his teLe-
graph TO the vibrations set up in
tuning fork by a neighboring taning
fork that has been put in vibration by
the customary blow. The force en-
ployed is the electromagnetic wave Of
Hertz. which is a comparatively recent
discovery. The waves Of influence are
disseminated from central station IN
all directions, and the intensity Cf the
force must Of course diminish as the
distance from the central point In
creases. What the limit Of sensible vi
brations may be is as yet undeter-
mined, but Marconi has already OK
tended it from IS TO 80 miles, and there
IS no telling what may be done hcreaf-
ter. Intervening objects. such as hills
and buildings, have been overcome. and
the weather does not effect the system.
The advantage Of such method Of
communication between vessels at sea,
or between vessels and the coast, need
only be suggested. As also on land,
communication is not interrupted oy
storm at sea. and so long as ship can
float and keep its mast, its captain c1n
talk farther than he can see.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03
SECRETARY RESIGNED.

The Father Mathew T. A. b. society
met in its hall on Green street yester-
day afternoon and admitted five new
members. The executive COMMITTEES met
and considered plans for the fair to be
held next September. 1t is the intention
of the society to make this a great
money making affair The fair is tc
be held in their hall on Green street
J. W. Clark, the society's financial sec
rotary, resigned that position. and Geo
O'Donnsll was elected to serve out the
term of office. The Knights Of Father
Mathew will hold social in Father
Mathew hall tonight. Next Wednesday
evening the Fitchburg Y. NJ. c. L. will
play the Father Mathew team a game
of basket ball in the latters hall The
Crescents and the Byron Juniors VIII
also play the same night
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03
MORE OBSTACLES.
Svea Giles License
Develops New OPP
ponents.
GOOD TEMPLARS OBJECT
Draw Up RemonStrance to
Present to the Com
mission.

The Sved Gille Society has another
obstacle IN the way of its being grant
ed special club license at AIS Nam
street. At the regular meeting Of IN
dependence Lodge Of Good Templa"s'
yesterday afternoon, it was voted 10
draw up the following resolution re
monstrating against the granting Of IL
cense to the Svea Gille Society, which
occupies rooms in the same building
The petition was drawn up and
signed by officers and members Of tue
lodge together with others present az
the meeting and will be forwarded 10
the license commissioners today.
The movement of the Swedish tenn
perance societies toward formal pro
test against this club will probably
eliminate this week and the additional
remonstrance be lodged with the com
missioners. Members of the commits
sion will investigate the matter thor
oughly, taking both sides of the ques-
ton under consideration.
The remOnstrance follows:
Independence lodge, No. 500,
l. Q. G. r.
Sons of Veterans Hail. 41S Main street.
Whereas:
The Svea Gille Society having rooms
in this building, has applied for Il Spe-
cial club license, and,
Whereas:
1--WE believe that the knowledge of
the fact that licensed society meets
in this building is harmful to our jul
veniles who meet in this building every
week. and,
Whereas:
"A license in this building is distaste-
full to us as lodge and opposed to the
principles for which we labor;
BE 1t resolved:
THAT we as lodge do unanimously
petition the board of license commis-
sioners to refuse the application Of the
SVea Gills Society.
BE it also resolved:
That the members and visitors pres
ent be requested to sign the petition.
And be it further resolved:
That a copy of these resolutions be
spread on the records of this society,
copy be sent to each of the daily pa
pers in this city and a copy sent to
the board Of license commissioners"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03
THE VICoR, LIFE"
Rev. G. W. Kent avs That lfe' '''
Death, Is the N,ey and Miracle

Rev. G. W. Kent avs That lfe' '0'
Death, Is the Ns,ery and Miracle
There was a las congregation pres
ent at the mornlr5eryices at the SCUM
Unitarian Churcle yesterday Rev o ',..
w. Kent preacht an impressive 80
mon appropriated the occasion W
The victor life. he said; 1.-THE hs1
/ ter celebration ilne Of the resui.t.
ton from the de; The idea Of ba ,s
has been most aDhically symooli'sa
during the pastraek in the NO,i,aY .
Catholic churche These churches nav nav.
been houses of II rning. me W. and
have been drar the plGIu .hera has
statues have beeseiled, ana ~ ~ altar.
been but one diiight upon ~ hitch
With the Easten0Tn before ,raI dra-
multitude ascend, these Iun eeI.1altched
peries and veilir have been sli'l taken
away and a flo Of light mar S,,rrhes
their place. OF. Christian emu nll 'i Int
DO not present Il as dramatlcalisss, e mr.
all believe and Zach the sam o ~ the
reetion from the adj. This lue@ ,y,akeS
resurrection frd the deau Is the
death the naturabing and ND al 1,odies
rising to life thmiracle. Cut " Ina
may die but we 10 live the nie zion
spirit-of affectil honor. aspL Ln bayI
sh&ll not see an. We shaN
eternal Fife"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03
uf. BrGq And HIS COON TRAP.

In his opinion relative to the author
ity Of the license board TO issue d IL
cense TO the State Mutual restaurant.
City Solicitor Rugg has combined the
oiogy and law in a happy way In
his Interpretation Of the law, the her
editaments' OF Grace church are "cujus
est sollLm ejus est usque ad coelum, "
Which seems 10 be o pretty hard thing
10 say about anybody. But we have
Dir. Riggs word for il. that it isn't as
bad d. 1t looks. When the cerements
of the grave are stripped from this
dead language and it is dressed up in
the fashionable Earb Of this living age.
il means that Grace church extends
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

Tt is a natural suggestion that the
proposed commission for a readjust-
ment of the Samoa nuddle will result
in a partition Of the archipelago among
the three signatory powers. 1t would
be d hard matter, however, TO decide
upon a basis of division, for Germany.
with the largest land-holdmgs, has al
most no commerce with the islands,
while Great Britain has half of the
commercial interests, and the United
States holds the all-important conces-
sion Of the harbor of Page Pago for
a naval coaling station. In fact, the
harbor is the only considerable inter-
est we have there.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

There is some interest in the decision
OF the Italian court of cessation that
the findings of an international cour,
of arbitration cannot be set aside by
the court Of any nation that interna-
tional la - higher than national law
and overrul@s it. Obviously that must
be the case if international awards are
10 be operative. but it is worth while
To have such d decision come formally
from the highest judicial tribunal Of q
European nation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

The homecoming of the city's soldier
dead was a melancholy travesty on
american gratitude and manners says
the Springfield Republican. our dead
have come home as baggage consigned
10 the loving kindnesses of an express
company. II will always be a matter
Of regret that at this time there was
absolutely no recognition by a grateful
public or its representatives of the re-
turn of those of our fellows who have
paid in our behalf the extreme price of
citizenship. Against the other homes of
The companies of the regiment this re-
proach of negligence does not hold. It
remained for the headquarters Of the
regiment and the city most interested
10 violate the prophecies alone. The
matter came about here from an I'M
fortunate unNiningness ON the part Of
any one 20 take the initiative" What
is The matter. in the Connecticut val
valley? There seemed to be AN unfo.-
tUnate unvillinguess on The part of
anybody to take the initiative" to pro-
vide properly for the regiment when
it went TO Springfield 80 be mustered
out Has the Republican chilled and
stupefed the community by its hys-
terical refusal to accept The logical re-
suits of a war of which it was one Of
the earliest advocates?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

Newspaper criticisms Indicate that
Boston is in the midst Of the most
exciting operate revel she has known
FOR years, still, it grieves punctilious
natives to observe sack suits in the or
chestra, and to discover that a woman's
handsome evening gown extends only
TO the waist, where it connects with a
dark travelling skirt. These little pro-
vinciaI eccentricities are so diNerting
to the visitor from the metropolis
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03
MONDAY, APRIL 3. 1899.

They say President Mckinley is COM
ing to Cape Cod this summer. Grover
Cleveland has already opened a shoot
ing box down there and put up sign
warning trespassers off the sand. Wash
ington quidnuncs Will neglect great
opportunity if they fail to make a sem
sational political item out of this con-
currence Of events.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

Expert trainers of several college
crews have come out in favor of reduc-
ing the rowing course from four miles
to three. Ordinarily the race is won or
lost by the end Of the third
mile, if not earlier and the strain of the
extra mile is not only superfuous. but
often injurious. The proposed change
has been agitated periodically for the
past twenty years. The English course
on the Thames is four miles and 44o
yards, but previous to the appearance
of the Harvard and Yale crews on the
Connecticut river in 1876 the American
college course was only three miles. The
reforners make out a good case, and
now that the trainers themselves have
spoken in its favor, it should be possible
TO accomplish something.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

THAT young man means we'll" said
NabeTs father. but he isn't intellect
ual. He doesn't think much"
Yes. he does interrupted Mabel con-
fdently He thinks great deal Of
me. Washington Star
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03
SALE AT cEE RAL CHURCH.

The sale Of the'sndicraft SocleL 10
Central Church ,1orrow PROMISE en-,
be a very succsful affair. lsbs
charming fancy s5oles. a consiael. Mrs
collection of burnt-oodwork, sou ,.s,,ss
made from wood me Bancroft nv w.
some Japanese to and q pastei o. an.
Ing, Will be offeres5,. sale, besides ~ 4.
broidery, drawn .Ik flowers, can si.
etc. Much pains H he taken 10 ne l.;,.s
the rooms pictpTt.s and attrac.o,nn.
Tea win be servlO Ing the afteEnosyn,55
aud in the ever. an ice cream ' on.
chatting dish tab u nrovide relirs -,
ments- In add 10 this a si tnr a
supper will be SAN At 8 O'Clock iO'
moderate price.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

William Waldorf Aston is not Brit
ish subject having never been gazettea
as such. He describes himself as al
American citizen resident abroad, but
the secretary of state IS on record as
saying in a letter that an American
who permanently resides in another
country loses his claim to the protec-
ton of the American government. MI.
Astor's active business interests are in
London, where he conducts the Pail
Mall Gazette and Pail Mall Magazine.
Yet he is reputad to pay the largest
personal tax in New York, and though
his present visit is in connection with
the tax levy in that city, he has no
legal residence there. While ne must
pay taxes to two governments, The
opinion of the secretary Of state, if
vigorously carried into effect virtual
" makes him man without coun-
Try.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03

Or. Bulls Cor s.,ruu inyarllsa.s-s
cures promptly III esarrbal affe ..ssr.
This wonderful ~ " nerforns [oc ,si.
and has PERFORM ~ mast hall ~ n,
fury, the speedie;doi III colds 10
throat chest and
Runnymede CT ahaolutey ~.
whisky. Distilled aged ano IA.
lei under superz +. :. go''
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THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE OF ARGUS: He
IS HONORABLE If he DO BUT LOOK TO The VEL
FARE OF The COMMONWEALTH"