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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-08

Wagner is to have a brewery,
and Canup Of the Record il happy.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-08

The Dawes comc.;naion j. TAX
Ing q vacation at Hot Springs.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-08

If this "mist" So called, is nom
intoxicating and has no effect
whatever upon persons droop-
ing spirits, why will men stand mp
and drink a halt gallon Of it at
5 cents glass? No honest man
can claim his thirst requires it.
The sailing OF the buzzard shows
where the carcass lies and reports
from Pryor Greek show that mist
is another subterfuge to evade the
law.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
THE HOUSE.

The House met at 2.O2. Speaker Bates
was in the chair
Inc committee on railroads reported
leave to withdraw on the netition Of
the Town OF Templeton for legislation
70 provide that interest on money hor-
rowed by cities and towns for abolish
ing grade crossings shall be included in
the aggregate of grade crossing ex-
penses.
Fhe committee on rules reported
ought not to pass" on the order of Mr.
Mackay of Boston for an investigation
OF the gas interests In Boston: favor
ing suspension of the rules to admit
the petition of the Marlboro and West
poro Street Railway Company for ex
tension of time to construct its road
against suspending the rules on a hill
OF Mr. Tolman Of Pittsfield to regulate
the business of trust companies.
Mr.. Mills of Newburyport said the
committee on reception of the presid
ent had fully considered this matter
and the president of the Senate an6
speaker of the House were at present
formulating plans by which member,
would be provided for. The matter
then went over until Tuesday.
Mr.. Reed of Taunton presented a bill
TO provide for the payment of full
bounty to soldiers and sailors of thu
civil war. The bill strikes out the limi,
of Sl35, and is in accord with the rec
mendation of the attorney general
The House then adjourned.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
STATE HOUSE NOTES.

The legislative committee on street
railways gave continued hearing a,
the state house yesterday on the bills
to replace the tracks on fremont and
Boylston streets. Owing to the storm
there was difficulty in securing a uuor.
um of committeeman.
The hearing adjourned until Wednes.
day ct 10 a. m.
The committee on cities had a hard
time yesterday in getting quorum OF
account of the storm, but succeeded in
doing so az a late hour. One of the bills
discussed was for leasing public bath.
houses and bathing places CONTROLLED
by thr park commissioners to the high.
est bidder.
Senator Fenno OF Boston was before
the committee on metropolitan affairs
and advocated the bill presented by
HIM that every police officer in Bos.
ton, including sergeants, shall be
granted "a hours leave OF absence in
every n days.
The committee on metropolitan af-
fairs also gave a. hearing on the police
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
THEY GET TO WORK.
New Commissioners Start in Despite the
Storm,

The expert grade crossing commits
sion started in yesterday, as The Spy
said it would several days ago. The
blizzard did not keep the new APP
pointees away. Rudolph Herring, the
New York engineer, went to Boston
Sunday and came from the Hub yes
terday morning, with Desmond Fitz-
gerald --ss-u.,-.- -
The commission was first called into
the office Of Mayor Rufus B. Dodge,
Jr., where 1T spent the best part of the
morning. Early in the afternoon it
held its first session, behind closed
doors, in the private Office of City En-
gineer F.. A. Mcclure. No formal Or
ganization was made. The commits
sioners worked over plans and Stats
tics which are in the possession of the
city engineer. The session was a long
one. When the hour for closing the
offices in the city hall arrived, the com
mission was still at work. When
O'Clock was rung from the neighboring
towers and everybody else was toiling
YEARLY through the snow on his way
to supper, the commission was piling
up overtime, and it was not until Z
O'Clock that the tasks of the day were
over that the engineers folded up the
enough for one day.
The commission opened up like the
citizens commission, which has been
so severely criticised by the citizens
for its secrecy. When it finished its
work yesterday, it announced to news
paper reporters that it had done moth
ing which it desired the public to
know What it's plan will be and on
what lines it will pursue it's inVestiga-
tinnE IA cd 10
veal.
Mr. Herring and Mr. Fitzgerald re-
manned at the Bay State House last
evening. The commission will resume
its sitting today. Its work for the pres
ent will consist of looking into the data
which is already in the office Of the
city engineer When the weather per-
mlts, the commission will work out
side.
The citizens who are opposed to ele-
waited tracks did. not attempt to work
Yesterday. They had no cozy private
once in which to start their move
ment. The injury to r. C. Taylor, who
is one of the leaders in the movement
ana the Indictment weather may cause
delay of few days in the work Of the
eltlzens There is no special cause for
naste. The city expert commission will
| De several weeks on it's Job so the cftl-
zens Will have plenty of time for the
contamination of their plans. They
are resolved to organize and ask the
new city commission for hearing or
series OF hearings relative to the mat
Ter. The citizens don't think anybody
can secure exclusive information con-
cernlng the question, and will ask the
commission If they want to learn all
the citizens have learned. There is a
possibility that one or two things may
slip the new commission.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
LoTHRoP's OPERA HOUSE
A Few Brave the Storm to See a Good
Show.

The nsfd headed individual who
maintains that the day of miracles is
past, has been proven in error, for
Lincoln j. Carter mas written a good
play! 1t is called "Chattanooga" and
was given for the first time In this
city last night at IIothrop's before a
small audience, who had braved the
storm and the recollection of the au-
THOR former works, and found them
selves well repaid for their fortitude.
Chattanooga" is 4 clean, intensely
interesting play without any superfiu-
Gus ranting or spread eagleism., 1t may
be put in the same class with Bronson
Howard S Shenandoah" and it is by
no means certain that the new piece
IS not the more virile of the two. In
the trst act Mr.. Carter has found it
difficult to shake off his old idols. for
there is a most lurid bit of business.
where the villain stabS an old man,
then counterfeits the voice of his VIC
tim, and then throws his dead body
down at the feet Of the inebriated hero,
to make that unsuspicious mortal be-
heve himself to be the assassin. The
matter of fact way in which the stab
bee lies down and dies after being
punched twice in the heart is the es-
sence of absurdity, as well as the
greater part of the whole act; but for
the remaining four the piece is thor
oughly well written and no more SEN
sational or improbable theme is alb
solutely necessary. The climaxes are
original and impressive, the dialogue
terse and the characters well and
consistently drawn. The scenic effects
are this time subordinated to the play,
excepting the railway journey at the
finale, where the country along the
trip is shown by means of n moving
picture machine. This is made more
thrilling on account Of terrific death
struggle between the hero and villain
taking place on top of a car during the
journey. The realism was handicapped
by lack Of smoothness last night, but
a little practice will render it what it
is intended to be-a wonderfully excit-
ing episode.
The actors all caught the spirit of i'm
provement and were without exception
quiet, self-contained and not at all
STACEY Unlike most civil war plays
the villain is made q Union officer
while the confederates are assigned
comedy lines with al occasional bit
of real acting and sentiment Horace
Noble and Lem Parker were thorough
ly good as the hero and the villain
Emmett Dewey and James Harding as
the amorous confederate colonel and
his superstitious son, We're bright and
breezy, and Misses Minnie Parker, Will
lie Simms and Sadie Stockton made
three charming southern bellies. The
brief vision vouchsafed Of Miss Marker
In masculine apparel was very fetching
| indeed.
The attraction next week at this
house is THE Tarrytown Widow" q
| jolly farce which made q big hit al
| the Worcester Theatre last week.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
THE SENATE.

In the Senate, the committee on cities
reported against Representative Too
meys bill to provide that both houses,
floats and landings in the park sys-
TEN be leased to the largest bidder for
one year only, the leasing power to be
with the mayor and aldermen instead
OF the park commission.
On motion of Senator Whittlesey, the
Senate receded, and referred a petition
as to the height of buildings near the
state house to the committee on cities,
IN concurrence. 1t originally joined
the state house committee to cities on
the measure.
bill to authorize the Boston Dental
college and the trustees of Tufts Col
Iege to unite, was engrossed, as were
resolves for compiling, widening and
publishing the revolutionary rolls, and
Tor purchase Of apparatus for counting
votes at polling places.
Senator Williams of Norfolk asked
II the report, no legislation necessary
OF the committee on military affairs, or
the annual report of the state pension
agent, carried with it an Endorsement
OF the latter's attack on the commits.
slohef or pensions. If so, he desired
for one, TO dissent. He thought 4
man who had so little tact as to gel
INTO a controversy with the commits.
sioner, call him names and so imme-
otately destroy the influence with thai
lofhclal which was so essential. ought
70 be taken out behind barn by his
friends, and told to resign. Senator
sargent of Essex. for the committee
sad the committee had examined thf
report and found nothing in II Of
sufilcient value to call for legislation
me report did not carry with it ar
Endorsement of the agent. On motor
OF senator HARDWOOD of MiddIesex, the
report was tabled. '-i'
The Senate adjourned at "a o'clock
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14

Pretty much all this part of the world
was snow-bound early in the day yes
terday but the coal dealers were able
TO get together in the afternoon on
snoW-shoe or by balloons, and raise
the price of coal and add to the Joy
BUSINESS Of the day. 1t takes more
than blizzard to keep the coal dealers
away from a meeting called to raise
prices. The period Of low temperature
long continued. which has interfered
seriously with the transportation of
coal from the mining regions iby rail
and by water, topped by a great
snow storm, make the probabilities of
a coal famine more than a. mere fig
ment of the coal Dealers imagination.
conditions may warrant an increase in
the price of the heat producer, but the
winter has been an unusually hard one
FOR the poor of the city, and the an
nouncement by the independent order
OF cCal dealers is a hard blow to those
who have with difficulty maintained the
struggle against want through the win
ter months The statement that
the city is within a week of a coal fam
Inc, and transportation snow-bound, is
not one Of those little jokes with which
the coal dealers have been wont to re-
gale us about this time each year,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
The Spy Prepares a
Valentine.
ITS MANY READERS
Remembered by the Papers
Blushing Poets.

Are you looking for valentine this
morning?
But for the thoughtfulness of The
Spy you would be doomed to disap-
pointment. for themailsare blocked, and
whatever is on the way for you is
bound to meet with delay.
But The Spy has taken care of you.
Keenly alive to the expectations of its
constituents. 1t serves up this morning
an array of valentines that would have
aroused the feelings of greenest envy in
the heart Of the patron saint Of valen-
tines, were he alive and engaged in his
old business.
OF course, it has been impossible for
The Spy to prepare a valentine
for each of its many thousands
of readers, but those who have
been especially deserving. have been re-
membered. and the public at large has
also been taken care of.
Here is the list. You are at liberty
to pick yours out and return thanks for
1t by the earliest mail.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
FROM SONS HOME

The funeral of Pierce Lamb was held
Yesterday from the home CT his son
Matthew b. Lamb, "a Dread street. AT
O'Clock a high mass Of requiem was
celebrated in st. PauPs church nv
Rev. T. II. Boland. The sanctuary was
occupied by many OF the LEADING
clergymen of the Catholic Churches in
the city. The bearers We're Tiro+b,
Desmond, Patrick Finneran, John Bro.
pny, Andrew Smith and Micbael
. Rourke. The following acted ns
ushers: Thomas e. Dowd, John Har-
rington, Mark Carroll, John Smith and
simon Carrigan. The burial was in ST
Johns cemetery. - ~
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14

bill and petition Of Mayor Quincy of
Boston, providing that the board of
police shall forthwith after the passage
of the act, and annually in February
thereafter, make appropriations for the
support of the police department for
the financial year, including repairs
and alterations on buildings owned or
used by that department, the appro-
priation not to exceed certain sum,
to be fixed by the committee, on each
thousand dollars of the average valua-
ton of the taxable property in the city.
The bill also provides that a unanimous
vote of the board of police shall be
necessary to pass any appropriation
over the veto of the mayor, to which
it Is subject.
Representative Twomey of Boston
was heard by the committee on prisons
yesterday morning, in favor of his bill
providing that inmates Of the house
of employment and reformation for
Juvenile offenders in Boston may be
removed to the Massachusetts refor1na-
tory in cases of need.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14

The burning Of McClurg's book store
in Chicago destroyed one of the largest
and finest establishments of its kind
in existence. Besides being well known
publishers, and dealers in all the liter
ature of the day, the firm had an ex-
oeptional repute as purveyors Of rare
books. Eugene Field immortalized this
feature Of their business in his Saints
and Sinners" sketches, the nook where
that delightful coterie was supposed to
assemble being a corner in the McClurg
establishment. Buyers like Henry Irv-
ing, Edwin Arnold, Geo. Vanderbilt and
others have astonlshed their friends
elsewhere by exhibiting unique books
which they had been able to Secure only
at this house,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
MORE VOICES.
Y. M. c. A. Chorus Is in Need Of Re.
inforcemeHts.

Inducements. ~
The new male chorus which is assist
ing at the afternoon meeting in Assoc
citation hall, on Sunday, has at present
about twenty voices, and William F.
Little, Who has the choir in charge
wishes more additions before next sun
day. There is Task of tenor voices.
Secretary Halsey Hammond will an
nounce shortly successor to p A
Coan, who for some time has been as
sistant in the Office. He is looking for
young man who intends to make as
ISOLATION work his life OCCUPATION 40
men who have no interest in the work
outside of the remuneration are a ,detri-
ment rather than help to the asso-
citation.
The Woman's Auxiliary is to hava
Its annual turkey dinner in Associatior
nah, on Thursday, from 11.30 a. M. to
p. M. and large attendance is honed
TOR at that time. A special menu has
peen prepared, and the price, so cents
VIII doubtless attract a large numher
OF friends of the association, and thus
replen1sh the treasury of the auxiI-
liary.
Chairman Stanley of the committee
on entertainment has prepared an as
pecially fine program for this evenings
entertainment, and in spite Of the storm
feels confident that there Will be q
large attendance. Amusement of ev~
cry variety for every taste is to be-
provided, ar Aas each gentleman has
been requested to bring a lady friend
1t is expected that the building will be
well filed.
There will be a general reception in
the parlors for an hour previous to
o'clock, during which time the Amer
lean orchestra will render selections
and the members of the reception com
mittee will greet their friends From &
until $50 the first half of the basket
ball game will be played in the gymna-
SUM. Seats will be provided around
the running track, where there will be
an excellent opportunity to witness the
game. TWenty-minute halves will be
played, the teams will be captained by
Messrs, Goodwin and Havener, and
during an intermission Of ten minutes
there will be exhibition club swinging
and tumbling under direction of Phys
ical Director e. w. Wilder
In Association hall, from 8 until 9
o'clock, there will be a musical and
literary entertainment, consisting of
Dutch dialect, readings by Earnest E.
Rich, graphophone selections with con
cert horn by A. H. Ferrire, and basse
solos by John H. Howell At 9 O'Clock
the second half Of the basket ball game
will be in order in the gymnasium, to-
gether with another exhibition of gym
nastics. The ladies' auxiliary is to fur
nish refreshments during the evening.
These will be in charge of Mrs. George
young ladies.
All things considered, the Y. NJ. C. A.
building will be delightful place to
spend an evening tonight. Everything
is gratuitous and a sweeping invitation
is extended by the association to all
young men and their lady friends.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
GRIPS RAvAeEs DooMpn

+, 90 much misery and SO MANY deatb.
oSs e sb pesh caused by the grip that every
sny Tor this malady is found IN III ~
s NuS new Discovery, That distressIns,
thT rost robS cough, that indaines your
svsten, av9s you Of sleep, weakens your
c uon Is quickly stopped by this matchless
4, re- It you have chills and fever nsin
and IL" n,p DsSk OF the head soreness in Bones
n LA grips your throat like a Wee o W.,
vo,,r IT IT Kings New Discovery to o,,ra
su sum- tsirlp apd prevent pneumonia or con.
PACK II not cured. Al trial bottSe noney
drug store. Blower e. CO, -roo al
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
TO ALL THE "PUGs.'

l went to the pugilists' fair
The fighters all were there.
There was Gentleman Jim
Well never lose him,
A combing his pompadour hair
And Thomas Sharkey, YOU bet
He'll be the champion vet:
He's up In the game
And seeking great fame.
his eyes on the title are set
Bob Fitzsimmons with the rest
was there to do his best:
Some say Bob's N. e..
But just wait and see.
When Jeffries is put to the fest
kid Mccoy who never knew faar
I4opgh beaten once this year; N
lie says twas a roast
And made Sharkey boast
The kid will move up from The reor
Jim Jeffries was bic and fat
SAID he was standing pat:
He wanted a fight
And got it that night.
And he isn't sorry at that,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
GUTTA-PERcHA AND CABLES.
(From the Engineering Magazine

~ AVAii Niip engineering MdEdZlDc.)
In connection with the Pacific cable a
very interesting question arises. From
where Is the gutta-percha for this gigan-
tic cable to come? Every whisper OF the
construction OF a transatlantic line sends
the Butta-percha market at Singapore up
leaps and bounds, The ruling price OF the
gum is the highest that has ever OBJ
tanned; 1T is stated, on what authority II
is hard TO say, that the visible supply of
quite Is insufficient for the task, and that
II this cable is laid it will be the last
the last with gutta-percha Insulation, at
least. While this pessimism on the part
OF the gntta producers savors somewhat
OF a desire TO stiffen the market, there Is
yet a sufficiently reasonable foundation
for 1t in tho wanton destruction of the
gutta forests. 1t will be interesting 10
see the outcome OF the situation. If the
United States acquires an island in the
Carolines the building of the cable line
seems possible, though expensive. IL they
do not find landing place the operation
q the cable seems to require q prohibit
lively costly. plant. And meanwhile there
tree.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
no COUNTY, COMMISSIONERS.

The commissioners of the county, for
money once did sigh,
They got three hundred thousand and
fifty more to buy
A new court house for Worcester, so the
lawyers were aglee,
And boosted of the structure they were
going soon to see.
The commissioners of the county have
now that money spent,
And again are at the state house, ON sixty
thousand bent;
The court house still Is empty, and the
lawyers now are glum
And it's even guessing that they don't get
that big sum.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
ANOTHER FOR PRIOR.

East side, west side, all around the tow
The kids are skating on the walks
The grown folks falling down,
Boys and girls together
Men and women too
Curse the street commission
And say
How mean it is
That they have to stand on
Such slippery places when
The only way to walk is to sit down.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14

And taught them quick the stars an'
Stripes
No nation could disdain.
Then unto Cuba freedom gave
She fought for, long. in vain,
Tho despot flag four hundred Years
Some one has armed the Philippine
And swelled his little brain,
And monkied with his poor cals-paW
To their own chestnut gain.
Now German Willie in the East
Your star will surely wane
If Won don't quickly sail away
And ne'er look back again.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
TIMOTHY E. GAY DEAD.

Timothy E. Gay, who has long been
well known in this city, died suddenly
OF Brights disease at Plymouth, yes
terday morning. Mr.. Gay was for 20
years foreman at C. c. Houghton's
boot and shoe shop. lie moved to Ply
mouth, his native town, seven years
ago He leaves a widow and one
daughter Mrs. Charles H. Sawyer. of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
TO THE only YELLOW"

The "only'' that through worcester's
streets,
It's faked-up news once shed,
Now sells as slow ON Worcesters streets
As If all news were dead.
So sleeps the Gram of former days,
It's scooped all Ger and Ger;
The New Spy gets the only praise
And Cristy he is sore!
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
FIRE HOUSE SITES.

The committee on fire department
VIII meet this afternoon at $50 o'clock
TO consider the question of sites for
new houses. A subcommittee of the
Union hill site is expected to report at
the meeting, The sentiment of the
committee favors the Union hill site
ABOVE any of the others, because the
greatest demand exists there. Not on
~ 40 the school buildings in that sec
tion demand better protection, but the
steepness OF the hill and almost inn
practlcapllity Of climbing it in wintry
weather makes the exposure TO danger
from IRE enormous. The claims OF
Greendale and East Kendall street are
tee.