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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

out that full investigation necessary to
a good understanding of its objections.
In order to appreciate the local eff
feet of carrying out this scheme, it ir
necessary to again refer to the channel
OF Mill brook. In its course through
that portion of the city now under con-
sheraton there are three falls that
can be taken advantage Of in order 10
allow the depression of the tracks to
their fullest extent, with provision for
proper drainage. The first fall of six
feet occurs at Cambridge street, the
second fall of eight feet at Vernon
square, and the third fall of eight and
thirty five hundredths feet is Just be-
low Lincoln square. BY the elimina-
ton OF these falls, the tracks can be
lowered as shown in the following ia
BILE: tyr>
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
COL. GUILD A MEMBER.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The secretary
of war has completed the organization
of a colonial commission to undertake
the administration here in Washington
OF all matters of detail respecting the
government of the territories acquired
during the war or occupied by the
United States forces. The personnel of
the commission will be Gen r. P. Ken
nedy of Bellefontaine, O., Col. Curtis
GuildJr., of Massachusetts and George
w. Watkins of Grand RAPIDS. Mich.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

that they might approach the Union
station from the east. The same OBJ
5ections before stated as to the removal
OF tracks as well as the objections to
tunnel, apply to this scheme. The
area between Lincoln square and I'm
ion station is the heart of our manu-
featuring and mercantile district, and
oue.,t to be protected in it's railroad
facilities, unless the interests of the
public imperatively demand their re-
moval
The tunnel would be a mile in length,
and the cost as estimated by the COM
mission of engineers (Which for brew
itv will be hereafter designated as the
Allen commission) appointed by the
city in 1890, was 81, 200 600 No new
territory would be opened for develop
ment by such reloca ton of the tracks.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

Washington street should be cut not
more than four and three tenths (43)
feet, and should have a stone arch with
not less than thirteen feet head room
at the center
Madison street should be extended to
Gold street under the tracks by stone
arch giving sixteen feet clear head room
at the center.
Plymouth street should be depressed
not more than six feet and should have
stone arch bridge having not less
than thirteen feet head room at the
center.
AT Southbridge street the present
bridges should be removed and a
steel arch bridge substituted of
sufficient capacity to accommodate
all the tracks. The bridge should
be sixty feet in width, measured at
right angles between the line of
abutments, with not less than fif-
teen feet clear head room and with
solid concrete floor. This provides
for the widening of Southbridge
street ten feet, which although not
in our province to recommend, we
earnestly believe should be done.
If it is contemplated ever to extend
Salem and Hermon streets to Gold
street, tie arches for those streets could
be built while these changes are being
made with much less difficulty and ex-
pense than afterward. Your commits
sion would recommend that the Boston
IL Albany tracks at the Junction be
raised sufficiently to enable them to
pass over the Norwich tracks leading
TO the Madison street freight yards.
The Albany tracks could then be kept
at an elevation that would very much
improve the plan OF abolishng the
crossing at Hammond, Gardner and
Grand streets, accepted by the superior
court, as IL would materially lessen the
amount of depression of these streets.
mis- plan would also improve the cut
at Washington street and increase the
head room at Southbridge street
On the northern roads the following
changes are recommended:
Shrewsbury street should be cut not
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
THE CAPE BUsTARDs.
(From The SATURDAY, Review.

n
Two of the most beautiful of the
lesser Cape bustards are the Vaal and
the Blue koorhaans, birds of splendid
form and coloring, good equally for
sport or for the table. Another very
beautiful bustard is the Bush koorhaan,
denizen of bush and forest country
with its notable pinkish crest it's intense
black underplumage, and its handsome
~ speclIled black and rIlfous back. This
bird gets up most silently before the
gunner, waivers through the trees With
a flight not unlike that of a woodcock,
and affords not only pretty shooting,
but excellent eating. Two very fine
South African bustards are Ludwig's
and Stanley bustards, splendid game
birds, standing in size intermediate be-
tween the so-called koorhaans and the
giant paauw.
The paauw itself may well be termed
the king of all the bustards. 1t attains
a length of more than four feet, wing
spread of 8 feet inches, and a weight
of as much as so pounds. The weight
depends, of course, greatly upon the
birds feeding Average well-fed sue-
cimens will scale from 25 to IS pounds.
But at certain seasons this magnificent
bro feeds greedily upon the gum ex-
uding from the tholny acacia and puts
on flesh and fat in a quite amazing
manner This habit is so wen known
that the Beers usually call the bird
Com Cor gum paauw." In big locust
years, too, the paauw gains flesh with
great rapidly AT such seasons we'll
red male specimens win attain enor
nous bulk and fairness, and are to be
round ranging between So and 40
pounds-many colonists say even as
Ilueh as % or 50 pounds-in weight, A
LAY paauw is sometimes so bursting
WIN sooa lVing that when shot in
mid-air, he breaks lIp on hjttinc NE
hard. sun-baked earth very n,,,cb as
would Jelly. The flesh of this splen
old game bird is delicious eating, and
paauW Is one of the greatest luXuries
nist's table. wy Wv
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ABOUT PUNCTUATION.
4he Ihought Should Be Presented as
Clearly as Possible.
(From the Midland Magaziro

(trom the Midland Magazine
~, whose punctuation do you follow 81,
,ia ~ answer 3SV rs, our own. Unlike Dis
raeii alleged sensible men"-who 1ban
asked what their religion is, never T taiii'
We are willing and glad to tell what o,,,.
RUE OF punctuation is. Here YOU have 4
Meyer use a comma if the 'wavfar,,,, O.
man, though fool can grasp the means
ing OF the text without it. -''et IL
lTNeVer use semicolon when a comma
well. ''ie leauef as
Will serve as we'll S0iOll
EWherever there is no climacteric Of
teet to be preserved, cut up yonr semi
coIoned and colonel sentence into short
sentences. '' 9iol
Use commas and periods as your
6-Use the semicolon chiefly 10 betta,.
express exp antithesis and to group phrases
the like. i'iio"s ana
SIIse the dash to indicate an abr,,n+
ana raA IN the sentence, an afterthought
u1hui ~ many instances where in ola
times the parenthesis was used. to ,ndiI
cate that the words included are naran-
MEDICALLY employed.
eS gG rs e, the parenthess only when YOU
i'i ia 9ashes are not sufficiently exclusive
dV-Never use brackets except where vo,,
.Hhsert some word of your own in a ouota-
NV,i from some other author
IL. never use an Interrogation point av,
S r,d,,, %ien your question is direct, q. II
would be improper to lse It after aesjr,,55
~ ~ tnis sentence: "He asked what siiiied
Use an exclamation point whenever
you want to, but don't want tn nI, Fri
nTcH' an oVer-use of the eXclana tin,,
poi4nl' IKE the overdose Of italics sepil
ously Weakens. Used temperately' II /,
strengthening P"'ViS' IL Is
. These are our rules today. Ton,orro,,.
II we see any new light, we shall fniioW
~; Bgt we are not likely to stray fo,.
45W Nay from the course above marked OUT iitr
co u,,osuatlon, hke sentence-making, be-
punetuation, as in sentence maxine We ~
90 Wei or Ill as we succeed or fail i55 N.Y. we
51Sbn n e., our thought in the fewest words Pts
,.s ny words should be chosen ana er,
ranged so as to develop our meaninp az.
ing. Dut our mean-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

School street would not be chor~ad
as to grade, and should have a stone
arch with not Tess Lua.l -
head room at centre. AS Commercial
street will terminate at School street,
and as the latter is but thirty three feet
wide at present, il would be well to
provide bridge at least fifty feet wide.
The grade at Lincoln square should
remain without change, and have a
double arch of stone, with not less than
fourteen feet clear head room at the
centres
Garden street would have to pass
over the tracks and be raised twenty
feet. This is rendered necessary in
order to maintain the track facilities
of the Washburn & Moen Manufacture
ing Company, Richardson Manufacture
ing Company and other interests in
this vicinity.
The commission strongly recon-
mend that the viaduct be abolished.
and that all transfers of freight
cars between the railroads be made
east of the Union station.
From our observations of the various
plans of separating the.grades in other
cities visited for the purpose of study.
we unhesitatingly and earnestly rec
ommend that, wherever the angle OF
the street will permit, all bridges over
the streets be constructed of stone. At
all points where it may be advisa Bile
to adopt a steel structure by reason of
unfavorable angles at which the rail-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
ELEVATION OF TRACKS.

The first plan considered under this
group was the so-called Harvey N
shepard plan, prepared by the superior
court commission. AS this plan called
for the lowering of Grafton street 1914
feet while raising the tracks but 2
teet' and really established a subter-
ranean passage 105 feet long and 50
Ieet VIDE through which the large
population of the Grafton and Provi-
dence street districts must pass daily.
and also established practically the
same conditions for all the Is cross
i.ngs between the Unon station and the
junction on the south and Lincoln
square on the north, your commission
unanimously condemned the plan.
We next considered the plan calling.
for the raising of the tracks 8 feet az
the Union station. BY this plan the
streets would be depressed as follows.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
KILLS HIM SELF.
Prominent Man of Springfield Takes His
Own Lille,

''o'''hS"t "dH o. Springfield axes HIS
Own Lille.
Springfield, Jan. 23.-Clarll w. Bryan.
"A years old, formerly part owner of
the Republican and later owner of the
Union, shot and killed himself this af-
ternoon.
Mr.. Bryan had been dead probably
two hours when found lying on a couch
by members Of his family. In his right
hand was a S2-calibre revolver with one
chamber empty On a table was Mr..
Bryan's watch, with a note saying that
the watch was to be given to his little
grandson, and also a four-stanza poem
expressing WEAKNESS of life and a de-
sire for perfect rest. His family be-
lieve that he was in a fit of melancho-
ly when he took his life.
When in 1852 the business interests of
the Springfield Republican We're reor-
ganized, Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Tapley left
the firm, taking the job printing and
forming the Clark w. Bryan Company.
They bought Of Lewis n. Taylor the
Springfield Evening Union, founded in
1854 by Edmund Anthony of New Bed
ford. In 1881, Mr.. Bryan left the
company and after a short journalistic
experience in Berkshire established a
printing house in Holyoke, which so
grew upon his hands that he was forced
to bring his business to Springfield.
1t was some Is years ago that he es-
tablished the magazine Good House,
keeping. In the course Of his life he
had published a good deal of verse
much of 1t of religious nature.
Mr.. Bryan was one of the founders
ana the frst secretary of the Hampden
County Horticultural Society,
He was concerned in the early history
OF the Milton Bradley Company, the
lithographing and toy firm, in which
he was at one time interested.
Mr.. Bryan was we'll known personally
throughout the state. AS a publisher
he had a large acquaintance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

the present and future needs of the
people of Worcester.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles G. Reed (Chairman).
James Logan.
William Hart.
Irving E. Comins.
M. J. Whittall.
Henry Brannon.
John r. Back
James F. Carberry.
Frederick w. White.
Albert H. Inman.
John r. O'Leary.
Fred D. Johnson.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
POPULAR ELECTIONS THE REMEDY.
(From the Atlanta Constitution

(From the Atlanta CONSTITUTIONAL
Whenever there is close margin or a
deadlock in a senatorial election the use
of money on very few men is sufficient
to decide the case. Now, If these mem
bers of the legislatures We're acting in
full view of their constituents they would
not be likely to surrender to brides or to
create scandal in any way. But they are
gathered together at points which thongb
central, are remote from the voters who
elect them. and they feel freer to engage
In underhanded transactions. The rene
dy for all this is to make the system of
choosing United States senator's demo-
cratic. They should lie chosen by the
people.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

In the consideration of this subject,
your commission has accumulated va
rious plans, profiles and photographs
which are III the hands of the city en-
glneer and are at the disposal Of your
honorable body
In answer to the third request of the
order, viz: ITO confer with the sew
eral railroad companies interested" we
would say that consultations have been
held through committees, with repre-
sentatives of all the railroad manage
ments, to see If any scheme discussed
would be acceptable to the various
companies interested. 1t was quite APP
parent when all had been seen that the
dinerent roads would not agree to a
common plan, even IL the city and some
or SAID roads could unite upon some
thing mutually satisfactory. All the
railroads appeared to desire a settle
ment of the question, admitted it's I'M
usual difficulties and took steps to pur-
sue independent Investigations, and at
least two of the companies made a
careful survey of the ground in an
earnest and thorough manner.
Ihere are many points where the sew
eral railroads have adverse interests in
the details of any scheme, and al
though some general plan might be
talrly acceptable to all, this diversity
OF interest appears to prevent any
mutual agreement of all parties.
We do not believe that all interests
can be brought together on common
grounds so as to secure the result
sought by purely voluntary agree
ment neither do we believe that the
railroads VIII meet the plan presented
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

Rave you your rubber overshoes,
marrlnadukeY asked his wife, solicit
Yes he had those.
Because the dear little womaI,
WEI went on to say, IF you haven't, vow
en-. I .i, to slip down and fracture
49, shuii, ana the ambulance surgeon
and you know how the neiqhhors WIN
taik. Goodbye, dearest!"
an what an inspiration to a man 10
sucn helpmeet!-Detroit Journal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

with strenuous hostility, as they have
treated US courteously, fairly and
business-like so far as the matter has
been discussed evidently with a
genuine desire to have some settlement
of the entire problem
That part of the order asking this
commission ito arrange, if possible. a
plan and proposed statute covering the
engineering and construction questions
involved, and whatever other details
may seem advisable, to which the par
ties interested may be willing to agree, -
we will answer as follows: We have
been unable to make any agreement
with the parties interested for the rea-
son that we have no power to enter in
to any such agreement, and in our
opinion no such agreement can ever be
made until a commission is appointed
that will have full authority to author
lie the detail work of separation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

We respectfully recommend that
the mayor and city solicitor be in
structed and authorized to prepare
petition and bill to be introduced
into this present Legislature, which
will provide for the separation of
the grade crossings according to
the plan herein recommended. We
have therefore considered the prob
lem from the standpoint of the in
terests of the city, and make our
report primarily with reference to
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

1t will be observed that 1t is neces-
sary TO change the grade of some Of
the streets even with this plan. but to
appreciate what this lowering means in
order to depress the railroads to the
extent shown; it is first required TO
state that to avoid flooding the rail
roads in time OF freshet, the crown of
the Mill brook arch should be below
the grade OF the railroads at all points.
II this were done the excavations at the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

These cuts in our street. while much
better than those OF the Shepard plan.
your commission feel are not to be toll
Grated. The maximum head room at
the principal streets would be but four
teen feet, and at most Of them but
thirteen feet The great arteries of
travel both foot and team. Grafton
street Green street, Washington street,
Shrewsbury street, Summer street and
Lincoln square should have the least
possible cutting, except where the grade
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
for the city of Worcester:

for the city of Worcester:
We recommend that the tracks
be elevated at the Union station
twelve feet and that the grades Of
the railroads be so raised as to ad-
NIT of leaving the streets at the
following grades:
Grafton street should be lowered
not more than seven feet. making
slight grade from Franklin street
TO point opposite Summer street.
which would greatly improve the
present grade Of the street. A stone
arch bridge not less than sixty feet
wide and with not less than fifteen
Feet head room in the centre. should
be constructed. This corresponds to
the width of Grafton street as re-
Gently relocated.
The present Franklin street
bridge should be removed and a
steel arch bridge substituted the
full width of the street. The street
should be filled so as to have
direct grade from Harding to Vine
street, filing the present dip of the
street, which would leave a clear
mead room at the centre of the
prldge of about twenty-five feet
Green street should be depressed no
more than two feet, which would bet
70
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
THE HOMELIEsT MAN

IN Worce Ter,
AS well as the handsonest and othern
' are invited to call on any druggist and
Set Tree q trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam
i 10 tne throat and lungs, a remedy that
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
NEW EXECUTIVE MANSION NEEDED

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
There Is talk of building a new White
House. The idea is a good one for he
presidential mansion Is In no way worthy
the CHIEF magistrateof the greatest nation
on earth. ''i'ii
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

The viaduct crosses this sewer in
two places, and at such an angle thai
considerable portions of this structure
would have to be removed before the
work of depression could proceed. II
has been considered by the commission
that a new route for Mill brook might
be found that would meet some OF
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
SINGLE ARCH AT GREEN STREET CROSSING.

and of the streets at the grade cross
lngs and damages therefor are not in
cluded in this estimate.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

roads and streets cross each other, all
such structures should have corrugat-
ted steel or buckle plate floor systems
with concrete, made soundless and
water tight
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

The expense of the plan recon-
mended is estimated at $2,292, 400,
but this is approximate only, as the
plan admits of variations as to de-
tail which might change the cost
of construction.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

Mill brook as now constructed
rests upon quicksand for long dis
tances, and to depress this channel
to the depths required through this
material is an undertaking of no
small proportions. The location of
the sewer is through a thicklv set
tied district, with large and heavy
buildings Immediately adjoining,
many of which would undoubtedly
be disturbed by a movement of the
underlying material.
To lower Mill brook to the pro-
posed depths would in all probabili-
ty depress the water table of the To-
cality, with a possibility Of far
reaching consequences. The extent
to which buildings might be affected
is difficult to determine, but, never
theless, it is a factor which must
seriously be considered should this
plan be undertaken.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
For Sale. Real Estate.
A FINE RESIDENCE

Just built, for sale on Westland Street.
Has II rooms, 2 bath rooms, combination
hot water and hot air heater; is finely
located and will be sold at bargain.
B. w. CHlLDS, 9 Westland st.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

Green street should be depressed not
more than two feet, which would bet
Ter the grade. A stone arch bridge
should be constructed with not less
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

Boston and Albany railroad would
reach depth of forty-two feet.
below the present tracks, and at Lin
coin square 81 feet below the grade of
the existing tracks at that point.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04
SAVED A MuRDERER's LIFE.
How Alger Secured Communication OF tho
Death Sentence.

D00tn sentence
Washington, April 27.-President
Mckinley has COMMITTED the death sem
tence of Rafael Ortiz, of Caguas, Porto
Rico, who murdered Private Burke, Of
the Forty-seventh New York infantry,
to life imprisonment. Secretary Alger
was instrumental in securing this act
Of clemencv, as the case was brought
to his attention when he was in Porto
Rico.
Ortiz was in love with Porto Rican
girl before tire arrival of the American
soldiers In that island, and was loved
in return. Burke won the heart of the
dusky maiden, and when Ortiz pro-
tested the American slapped his face
in the presence of his former sweet
heart.
The Porto Rioan swore vengeance,
and, one night finding Burke drinking
with several companions. rushed up be-
hind him and cut his throat.
Ortiz was seized. convicted and SEN
fenced to be shot. He was TO have
been executed at San Juan the day Seo-
rotary Alger reached Caguas on his
tour of inspection. The mother and
sister of the condemned man and sew
eral other natives lined up on each eide
of the road and stopped the progress OF
the secretary. The mother and daugh-
ter knelt and pleaded for his life.
Secretary Alger suspended execution
of the sentence until the case could be
looked into by the president, who to-
day CON muted the sentence to life i'm
prisOnment.