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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
MANY ENCORES.
Harvard Quartet and Mrs. Sidney Rurd
Moore Give Not; bic Concert.

The Harvard quartet of Boston, con-
sisting of Jewell Boyd, Lester Bartlett,
tenors; w. B. Phillips and ]. L. Thorn
as, BASES, assisted by Mrs. Sidney Bur
rtll Moore, reader, gave an excellent
concert in the auditorium of Old South
Church last evening before large au-
dience. The quartet is among the best
that have been heard here in several
seasons, and several times during the
evening they We're compelled to respond
to encores. 1t would be hard to equal
their rendition, and the several voices
were finely harmonized.
one number of the program, LLOYD S
The Garden by the Sea-" Is worthy Of
more than passing attention, while the
SOLO selections surpass those of many
similar concerts. Mrs. Moore's dra-
matte style is SUPERB and her delinea-
tlon of western mining camp characters
IS exceedingly life-like She was an
immediate favorite with her audience.
and at each appearance was greeted
with applause.
me program in detail was as follows:
quartet ITO Arms; reading, Scene in
a Mining Camp at Lehoe's Bar; song,
Inc Garden by the Sea-" Mr.. Boyd !;
quartet, Midnight" reading, 1.-THE In
nocent Drummer; song, THE Mighty
Deep, Mr.. Thomas; quartet, when
the Little Ones Say Good Night: read
ing, The Senator's Dilemma; song,
His Picture of Her." Mr.. Bartlett;
quartet, Eternity"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
CuBANs SCORE A PoINE

While makers of trouble 60 about
shouting that unless $4,000, 600 in back
pay is given to the Cuban army. the
soldiers will take to the woods
and become bandits, General
Leonard Wood is telling cheer
fully of his success in converting
other Cubars into peaceable, law-abid-
ing citizens, and useful, trustworthy
public officials. He has accomplished
this simply by placing them upon their
honor, dealing openly with them, show
ing his confidence in them and giving
them an opportunity for self-govern-
ment. He gives a modest but convincing
account of his stewardship, and, best of
all, a demonstration Of the efficacy of
common sense, tact and patience.
When he took up his task. he seems
to have been as pessimistic as any
body concerning the results but he
had the sagacity not to show the Gu
bans that he considered them a pack
of incompetents, nincompoops liars,
thieves and savages, and he soon found
that they were disposed to take them
selves at the same valuation which he
publicly set upon them and their SER
vices. This is a good point for the
other military governors in Cuba to
make note of. 1t does not follow that
the half-starved vagabonds whose ac-
auaintance they made in the field and
in the bush around Santiago are fair
ly representative of the whole Cuban
population, or of the best part of it.
Cen Woods experience justifies him
in the statement that capable and hon
est public officials may be found among
the Cubans, and that as people. thev
may be taught to govern themselves
1t is rather to their credit that thew
were jealous of the diversion of public
FUNDS from Santiago to Havana. When
the real situation was made known to
them, however, their excitement seems
to have subsidized. The frankness with
which Gen. Wood mas dealt with them
has undoubtedly proved to be one OF
his strongest claims upon their good
VIII and confidence, and the claim has
osen abundantly recognized
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
eETTER SIGN rHe PLEpaE.
cris,y Has Another Hard Time frying to
Write English.

Yesterdays Only Yellow contained
the following The concluding lines
constitute a gem of lucidity, even for
Cristy:
THE Morning 81 has lost another
block of it's stock. II. A. Agnew, an
importation from Chicago. who came to
Worcester to show how calculations
were doomed in the west, found the
Wreck as easy as others have found It.
and one day last week walked ava ),
with about $3.50 in collections and
money that belonged TO the carriers,
The collections taken represented many
days of work. The Morning 81 setg
hold of $50 only once in while. and
as soon as 1t was reported that Agnew
had gone away with so much money
there was a fit Ia the office and the
police and everybody tistical returns
for the diocese he is CIRCULATION mana
ger"
Unless branch Kelley cure is start
ed soon in the neignborhood of Main
and Elm streets, all that will be left
Of Cristy can easily be sent bach 10
the town of Ware in gin flask.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
THE LICENSE BOARD.

Among the licenses granted yesterday
py the license board were three the
atrlcal licenses: James F. Rock for
Worcester theatre, Shea & Wilton for
Fark theatre, and A. r. Wilton for
Lothrops. The licenses were endors-
ed Granted, but not to include the use
OF the biograph or any like machine. y
James H. Author was given permis-
sion to hang a sign at $500 Pleasant
street, ana 5. F. Prood & Son at lis
Park street
george L. upper was granted an
auctioneer's license at II Central strea,
Joseph Schurman of u Winter straat
was given a license to gather rags.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

Not one of the three civilian men,
bers Of the commission which President
Mckinley has appointed to visit the
Philippines and report to him upon the
state of affairs, is republican. Col
DENLY is a democrat, having been APP
pointed minister to China by President
Cleveland, retained by President Har-
rison and reappointed by President
Cleveland again. President Schurman
of Cornell University is an independent
who spoke strongly against annexation
at the opening of the college year. Prof
Worcester of Michigan University,
author of one of the best books con-
corning the Philippines, having spent
much time in the islands as natural
list. ranks as another independent.
Scarcely any appointment made by
President Mckinley reflects greater
credit upon his good sense, earnestness
and patriotism than these. He took the
best men he could find for the commits
sion, regardless of their views upon the
tariff or other domestic issues which
are supposed TO mark the party lines,
Equally encouraging is it to see that
the press of the country commend the
appointments so universally.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
FOR SEPARATE ACCOUNTS,

One of tine propositions which the
next meeting of the city council will
consider is the project for separation OF
the appropriations for street construc-
ton and land damages consequent
thereto. Heretofore there has been a
single appropriation under the title of
street construction. This appropriation
mas been misleading and has undoubt-
edly been responsible for criticism of
the street department, which was not
merlted. Mayor Rufus y. Dodge, Jr.,
has directed attention to the matter,
and a separation Of the accounts will
doubtless commend itself to members
of the city council
Under the present arrangement the
appropriation for street construction
practically means nothing. It is Ijos-
sfble for the engineering department
when "a new street is being laid out or
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
Harmony Lodge Holds Seventh Annual
Concert and Bal,

Loyal Harmony Lodge, l. 0. 0. f., Nj.
u, held its seventh annual concert and
ball in Horticultural hall last evening.
AS usual on this occasion, there was a
large attendance.
Previous to the dancing, there was a
miscellaneous concert program, con-
sisting of selections by Abbott's or
chestra, readings by Misses Nellie Nc
Gauley and Izetta Parker. violin solos
by Mr.. Thompson, a sketch by f. WA
Cox, the singing and talking comedian,
a slack wire performance by w. New
hall, and an exhibition by Charles We
din. the hobo juggler."
The remainder Of the evening was
taken up with .dahcing to the music of
Abbott's orchestra. The following COM
mittee was in charge of the floor: Floor
director, Roland Johnson; assistant
floor director. ]. Vernon Critchley; aids,
Frank W. Cox, Max Feiga, Sherman J.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

If it is true that a young broker of
the New York stock exchange has re-
tired from business. after having
cleared $1,OO00OO in six months the
young man has followed a very good
rule which formerly was more often
observed than 1T is at present, of stop
ping when one has made enough money
to meet all reasonable requirements
The ability to understand when one
has got enough is not common in the
speculative world
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

Samoa makes heap of trouble for
so small a place. and the United States
is in it with both feet. Chief Justice
Chambers is the American representa-
tive in the tripartite arrangement, and
has the last say in any dispute. II the
dispatches are correct, Germany and
the natives have upset the treaty
agreement. In this agreement, Great
Britain has even more at stake than
we. AS a matter of fact, about all
that we care for in the islands centres
around the coaling station at Page
Page. American commercial interests
in Samoa are inconsequential and not
more than handful Of Americans
honor the islands with their presence.
The comments of the German press
upon this episode are as offensive as
usual. but IL affords US some assurance
against serious consequences to know
that Great Britain and the United
States are both on the same side in
this dispute.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
AT THE PARK.

The star at the new Park Theatre
next week will be the winsome i,tt,s
comedienne, Patrice, and her own COM
pany, in the dainty playlet, "A New
Years Dream" Other clever peonle
Scheouled TO appear at this house are
rake and Semons one Of the very
Dest musical teams in the country.
Farnuln and Seymour, a wonderful
u WJa tesmi and Manning and
weston, a high-salaried ohssactsr
duo. '"a@seeet
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

Ulysses S. Grant is surely rising
man in California, when it can be OPEN
ly charged that he paid 1850 to the
speaker of the assembly to vote for
him for United States senator. Grants
manager admits that money has been
used, but says it was spent Legitimate
ly." That is, it was paid to compass
the election of a republican legislature.
To whom it was given and how much
money has been spent, the manager
can't remember. This sounds like the
sugar trust testimony.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
IN RURAL CEMETERY.

Ellen A. jerks, widow of William n.
jerks, was buried in Rural cemeterS'
yesterday afternoon. The funeral tool,
place from her home, 80 Chatham
street, at 2.S0 o'clock, the services be-
ing conducted there by Rev. A. 4.
conrad Of the Old South Church, The
ny, hyi,,ns mat We're selected were sung
tie. "Aiia4h Law
The flowers were profuse, Including
,nyacinths, tube roses, carnations and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

The socialist city government of Ha-
verhiH has gone so far as to establish a
municipal brass band In this enter
prise it copied after Mayor Quincy of
Boston, though the latter does not pose
for 50 much of socialist as some of
his admirers would like to have him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
TESTING BIG SCALES.

G: Herbert DeFosse, sealer of weights
ana measures, has spent every day this
week at the Washburn &, Moen wire
works, where he is engaged in testing
the several sets of scales which are used
In that establishment The task is no
small one, as there are scores of scales.
whose capacity varies greatly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
ANOTHER THEATRE.
Charles Frohman Secures Control O
the Lyric in New York.

New York, Jan, 19--Today Charles
Frohman secured the Lyric theatre in
mis- city for term of five years. This
i the nth New York theatre acquired
by Charles Frohman, and it is located
in the Olympia building, which Oscar
llammerstein built in Long Acre
square. 1t is to be isolated by heavy
walls from the other parts of the house,
it Is to be remodelled, redecorated and
renamed. 1t will have an independ-
ert entrance on Forty-fourth street
The work will be completed next May,
and the house will be opened next fall.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

The people will not be fooled by the
renewed reports of Secretary Ayers
approaching resignation. No doubt he
is disguised that the president has or,
dered Eagan's court martial, but Rus
sell A. Alger hates gutter. He can't
be more hurt than he has been, and he
will stick to his Job.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

Col. Sexton. commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army, and member of the
war board. is in no less danger be-
cause he has some other affection than
grip. Disease has made sad havoc
among prominent men in Washington
this winter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

Nobody will blame the New England
vivisectionists for feeling very badly
cut up after their attempt to hold their
annual meeting in Boston. They are
to be congratulated that no more dead
ly weapons than words were used-and
these truly good people are quite used
to talk
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

The movement to put Congressman
Mccall of Massachusetts upon the ways
and means committee in the place of
the late Gov. Dingley, deserves all en-
enlargement. Mr.. Mccall would not
become chairman, but he might fill even
that position more worthily than some
of the present members of the commit
tee
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

The New York sun, discussing Ora
tory and public Office concludes that
Mr.. Depew's facility in speechmaking
will not of itself give him such power
in the senate as to increase his use
fulness to the state which he will rep
resent. 1t is true, as The Sun says,
that at this time the great work of
congress is done quietly by painstaking
rather than brilliant men in the Sc
clusion of the committee room,' and
this fact was we'll illustrated by the
career of Mr.. Dingley, who, while hav-
ing no claim to brilliancy as a public
speaker, made for himself a place of
great responsibility and influence Abil-
ity to master facts, to arrange them
in proper order and present them clear
ly, is more potent in public bodies than
mere oratorical skill, but The Sun will
have to admit that when these are
combined in one person, as, for in
stance, they are in Senator Hoar, the
combination is very effective.
If Mr.. Depew looks out for his facts
and arguments, he will no doubt be
able to hold his audience in the senate
chamber in spite of his reputation as
an orator.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
The January Sale of
Linens.

! Keepers Of hotels. boarding
! houses, and all who usually take
advantage OF these linen occas-
ions to replenish their supplies Of
} linens. can afford to purchase in
much greater quantities this year.
the prices being so much lower. A
few items that we have already
mentioned, but worth repeating,
\ and some new ones:
Half Bleached Damask, good
patterns, % cents yard.
Half Bieached Damask, two
yards wide, So cents yard
Heavy Half-Bleached Damask,
sll linen. so cents yard.
J A large Huck Towel, extra
|, quality. u az cents each,
A big Turkish Towel, usually
loo. II cents each
In the finer grades Of Bleached
Damask and Pattern Cloths we
} offer remarkable values, such as:
Z Regular $125 Bleached Damask
for $500.
Regular sl.OO Bleached Damask
for 50 cents.
Regular soc Bleached Damask
4 for rs cents.
Regular 75c 3leached Damask
for SO cents.
I All Linen Napkins, remarkable
\ values at SLoO, $125 and $780,
Scores Of very handsome patterns
TO select from; good size and
weight and all linen.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
FRIDAY. JANUARY 20, 1899.

The Aston battery deserves all the
honors that will be heaped upon it
when it arrives in New York. 1t did
excellent service at Manila, and there
is no blot upon its escutcheon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

They do say the performance in Mad
ison Square Garden. Wednesday night
and Thursday morning, was THE live
Hest ball of decade" And the Tam
many police were there to witness the
first really good ballet ever seen at a
French ball" Things are indeed easier
now.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

without public office, without political
machinery, without rnoney. can come
from private life, can espouse princl-
pies, can challenge consideration, and
in a contest long drawn out and fought
over every inch of the field can win
triumphantly." This from the Indian
spolis News concerning the election of
Albert j. Beverage to the United
States senate. There was a time, not
so very long ago, when many we'll
Informed people believed that Indiana
politics would bear watching, but the
state seems TO have furnished an ex-
ample Of exceedingly clean work in
Milling very important office What
ever may be said of Mr.. Beveridges
youth and. lack of experience in pub
lie affairs, it must be admitted that
he Won on his merits.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

The accumulation of testimony as
TO canned or bearded beef leads to the
conclusion that there must be scores of
army officers who lie in their mouths
and in all their hairs and bones and
pores. At any rate, that seems to be
Commissary General Eagan's estimate,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
Nearing the End of the
Great Mill End
Sale"

designed and controlled by the
agent representing the largest
mill contractors in the east. Only
two days more and this wonder
full mill End Sale will have
passed into history so far as Wor-
cester is concerned. There are
still remaining plenty of bar
gain plums for your picking. We
propose to make the last two days
OF this sale equally as exciting
as the first two, You will find
Mill Ends or Mill End Sale prices
i'll every department throughout
the house.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

DIR. Bulls Cough syrup conou.rs
Group at once, cures the child. and thus
saves many life. Mothers need not fesr
that dreadful disease If they have Ills
reliable remedy at hand It is sofa bS
all druggists for Is cents. ~
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

Here in the centre of the coun-
try is a commonwealth where o young
man without personal connections,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

New York taxpayers are learning
again how much better hindsight is
than foresight There are shrin squeals
and hoarse groans over the tax exac-
tons of Tammany city government,
but the people have nobody but them
selves TO thank for the woes they now
suffer. Those who wanted a live,
wide open town, and those who We're
Indifferent to the struggle against mu-
nicipal corruption, are now enjoying
the expensive consequences. They are
paying the piper for their jolly dance
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

The notion that senators and repre-
sentatives should submit their votes to
the dictation of others. has never found
favor in Massachusetts. If Senator
Parsons did not approve of Henry Ca
bot Lodge, he was under no obligation
to vote for him. He had q right to
stand by his own opinions, and few per-
sons whose esteem is worth having.
will find fault with him for so doing.
The boss system has not yet been es-
tablished in the Bay State, though
there are some papers and politicians
who would apparently welcome its
coming,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
Special Sale of an Inn
porter's Line of Fine
Renaissance Tides,
SCarfs and Covers.

We have again secured from
prominent importer his sample
line of Fine Renaissance Tides,
! Soarfs and Covers, in a large va
, riety Of patterns to select from.
No two patterns alike of size,
, although sets of the same pattern
, may be had. These we place on
sale today on front centre coun-
ter at the manufacturers cost,
which means saving of from 10c
to s1.oo on Tides. and S1.0O to $3.50
on Soarfs and Covers.
Here are the sises:-
J 1'idies-6x6, ex9, l3x12, 16x16,
2Ex24, s2xS2, at IL LIE to s475
each
scarfs- isx45. lsx54 2oxeo, 2Oxy2.
at $500 to $500 ezeh.
This is the second sample line
Of this sort we have had. and, at
J these prices, the lot will not last
long. Those first here VIII secure
best selection.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

The sanitation of Havana has been
begun on what might be called the
welcome Mission plan. Every morning
the Migrants are turned out of the pub
lie places where they have spent the
night and been fed, and those who are
able are set at work The sick and dis
abled are sent to the hospitals. This
system will not only provide occupation
and support for many and advance the
cleansing of the city, but it will also
inculcate among the people a whole
some acquaintance with work and con-
vince them gently but effectually that
neither the world nor the United States
owes them living. Furthermore, the
sitting process will soon determine what
hospital and asylum facilities are need
ed in the city. There are lots of simple
Yankee notions that will do the Cubans
good to acquire.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

Clark, Nathaniel Northbridge; recep-
ton committee, Thomas Cooper, Fred
Farmer, John Legg, William Beams,
Albert Payne, and William s. Smith.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
This Sale ofDress Goods
is of more than Pass
ing Interest.

~ we have told you, the firm
Of Chatham, Kendall & Daniel of
Boston have been In the whole
sale business for many years, but,
having decided to retire, were nat
uraIly anxious to close out their
stock as quickly as possible for
what &c would bring. Our buyer
secured several Of the most de-
sirable lots for little more than
half their true value. These
goods are now on sale in lots at
25c. 29o, 500 and SAC per yard. No
more TO be had for anything like
these prices after these are gone.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
Warm Winter Blan=
kets at J uary
Clearance Sale Prices

Several staple lines considera-
bly, reduced in price to tighten
stocks. We have more blankets
in stock than our regular blan-
ket trade would consume. so take
this method of reducing them.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
LINEN HUCKABACK TOWELS

lBLEACHED Large Sze substantial heavy all linen, hem
cord border At any other time these would be big bargain
49, January Price,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
RESIDUE OF THE KID GLOVE SAIL

ties offered in this big sale remain unclaimed $3.50 quay
Choice for
6I.2, 3 u and sizes. Every pair French kid
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

o-4 Bleached Sheeting, heavy good. Full 2oc grade,
(Or Unbeached you prefer it,
inch BLEACED FINE MUSLIN, prepared very soft and
dressed. 20 yards for
Grand Dollars Worth.
New Styles in FANCY FLANNELETTES. Fine quality full and
soft Tease Cloth, in very elegant color effects Full
grade. Sale price