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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-12

rate. There was a fortune of some
hundreds of thousands of francs await
ing MS return, but he was afraid TO
clalm 1t, lest he meet the same fate as
MS ancestor. The writer rambled on
with a story about a sort of interna-
1lonaF organization organized with the
sole intent of following him about from
place TO place, in the hope of driving
MIN TO suicide, and winding up with a
passionate entreaty for sympathy for
the prosecuted scion of a noble race.
Thls letter is but a sample of the
many communications which come
from time to time and help to fill in the
rev spare moments that the MAYOR
may have left between interviews DIR
Ing his office hours. There. are the so
clal duties in addition, and a mayor
must be versatile if he would maintain
ms reputation in this line. It makes
no difference what his feelings NAV be
The people look to their chief for some
sort or demonstration on all public oc-
casions, and the dignitary must needs
respond. There are banquets and puh-
lie meetings in winter, commencement
exercises to be addressed and parades
to be reviewed in summer. and. taken
the year round there is little time that
the mayor can really call his own.
Last but not least among his trials
is the ubiquitous newspaper reporter
whose daily call or midnight MESA oe
over the telephone wire may or NAV
not be appreciated. AS a whole. mon
who have been honored in this line Nv
citizens of Worcester have been adj
mirably suited for the position in tbis
respect.
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BOY OF 10 YEARS
LONGS TO FIGHT.
Young Jesse Smith, Philippine Veteran.
Worked His Way to the Firing Line,
Where He Was Wounded-Now Anx-
ious to Enlist in the Navy.

leg near the knee, and he was sent to
the hospital ship Relief. That ended
his campaigning, for when Maj. Duval
officer of the port. learned what the
boy had been doing he forbade him to
rejoin his regiment"
JESSE TAKES UP THE STORY.
But de major done de mex bes' ting
fer me-" said Jesse yesterday He
staked me fer to open a resteraw and
Civ me free pass on de Dagupan rail-
road. never seen such easy money
as dat wuz. I paid ten American dollars
for eisht-poun' ham and cents
apiece fer eggs. 1 made so much money
dat / fought I'd put in a line O. liquors
and seegars, and l did, and OATS what
see. / use to ride out on de railroad
and sell me stuff to de troops.
Il got $3.50 fer whisky quarts dat cost
me so cents and a dime fer Manila ci-
gars worth cent in Mexican. An de
American booze was at first premium
with dem soldiers, fer it was agin de
rules to drink vino, the Filipino liquor.
But while / wuz out dom bizness a
lot o. hard drinkin' gamblin' soldiers
and sailors around Manila kept putin
my resteraw on de bum, until finally
de provost guard raided de place and
shut up me shop. | couldn't get no IL
cense after dat. and so / come back to
de States to see If / can't get into de
navy"
Jesse's trip eastward is made mostly
on drawbars and buffers, portions of
the railroad equipment which are not
expensive to the traveller. He admitted
yesterday that he had no doubt about
reaching New York within a fortnight,
L -, h. 5nla to,
until he has earned the price Of a pair
of shoes
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given in Massachusetts outside Of Bos-
ton, and will have exhibits from all
over the eastern part of the country.
Entries may be sent to the secretary,
]. 1. Lawrence, at room q, Chase build
ing, or post office box 1880, and pre-
MUM lists, which will be ready this
week, may be obtained at the same
place. Besides poultry, there win be
exhibits of pigeons, cats and pets. Birds
are to be shown singly or in breeding
pens of five each, and a first premium
of IS will be offered in each class. The
first premium for pigeons will be 49,
Instead of premium cards. ribbons will
be used to designate the winners.
In charge of the poultry will be T.
Farrar Rickham of Orange. N. J.. and
c. Twombly of Boston will be in charge
of the pigeons. The judges will
be as follows: J. D. Nevins of Phila-
delphia, t. F. McGraw of New York
Sen. A. F. Pierce of Winchester, N
H., ]. Albert Lewis of Orange, N j.,
Henry S. Ball of Shrewsbury, C. A. Bal
lou Of Worcester, T. Farrar Rickham
of Orange, n. J. On pigeons, w. J.
Stanton of New York, F. w. Gorse of
Highlandville, Mass. On cats and
other pets, T. F. Rickham of Orange
N. j., and T. C. Turner Of New York.
On dressed poultry and eggs, Henry S.
Ball.
Spratt's Patent Company will furnish
metal coops for all exhibits, and will
feed the show.
The cat show will be particularly in
teresting. Cats from all over the
country are expected, some of them be-
ing valued as high as $5O0O About
1900 pigeons are expected, and the poul-
try will run into the thousands. An
elaborate catalogue will be issued on
the first day of the show, giving all the
entries, and on the second day the
prizes will be awarded. In addition
to the cash premiums offered by the
club, there will be a number of other
prizes offered by firms and private in
dividuals
For attractions outside Of the regu-
lar exhibits, there will be large exhibits
of pea fowls, varieties of pheasaSlts
and wild ducks, foxes, porcupines
coons, game birds, water birds and tur-
keys. Several large firms will make
displays Of incubators and herders, feed
and bone cutters and other appliances
used in poultry raising.
The show will probably be open from
10 to 10 daily, and will be the largest
thing of its kind ever. seen in Worces-
ter.
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Chicago, Nov 11-Jesse Smith, Is
years old, orphan, sailor, sutler and
soldier of fortune, with bullet wound
list in the United States navy, reached
Chicago yesterday en- route from Ma
Mia TO New York, where he hopes to
be mustered into the service of his
country.
With a determination to get to the
front in the Philippine war, Jesse left
Portland, Ore, his home town, last fall
and went to Frisco. where he tried
In vain to get free passage on one of
the troop-laden transports bound for
Manila. Seamen and soldiers refused to
have anything to do with him, and the
officsrs of the transport Sheridan fin
ally warned him to keep away from the
wharves. The Senator sailed in No
yember with the Twenty third infan-
try, and one day out Jesse Smith
crawled out of his hiding place in a
coal bin and asked for something to
eat. There was nothing to do with him,
and the officers told him he must get
off at the first port.
PUT ASHORE AT HONOLULU.
They landed him at Honolulu without
money OF friends, but with a healthy
appetite and world Of nerve. He lost
six weeks there waiting for another
troopshfp, but eked out a living by
working In a Chinese restaurant Then
the Pennsylvania, with the Fifty-first
Iowa volunteers, came along, and Jesse
soon made friends with the Officers and
men. They took him along with them
as a mascot and set him down in Ma
Mia with the rest of their baggage.
But his objective point was the Second
Oregon volunteers, many of whom he
knew. Early in February he found
them on the firing line, and he stuck
TO them, making himself useful in every
way possible, until captured Mauser
rife fell into his hands and he began
to make himself very prominent in all
the slkirmishes.
He was at the Rio Grande when
Funston swan the river, saw the Mo-
nadnocks first bombardment and was
on the firing line at Calumpit 1t was
there that Mauser bullet lodged in his
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partmeats, the
MAYOR HAS OTHER TROUBLES
on his mind; matters which take up a
considerable part of his time and do
not appear on the surface nor count in
the record which he sets out to estab-
fish.
In the first place there are the men
who have assisted in his election who,
almost before he Is seated, and at fire.
quent intervals throughout his term of
office, drop in with a request for some
favor or other which they imagine due
them for services rendered The man
who can Withstand the opportunities of
friends of this class. when the requests
do not happen to be consistent with
his ideas of right even though he gets
himself disliked by reason of the fact,
is certainly more deserving of the re-
spect of the community than the man
who has not the courage of his convic-
tions and is literally puppet dancer
when the string is pulled
Then again, there is a class of peo-
pie who select the mayors office as
sort Of bureau for the registry of kicks
against what in their minds seems un-
justified action on the part of the city
officials. Still others consider the may
/
in to tell hard luck stories and out
line their troubles.
The book agent is another never fail
ing source of affection. Hardly a day
passes but that some one calls to out
line the desirable qualities of a recent
publication. People in this particular
line of business seem actuated by
common impulse to secure the mayor $
! name at the head of the subscription
q oil F,.1 a
would have to construct a special
apartment to serve as store house for
the various works.
In addition there is never ending
stream of correspondence directed to
the mayors office. Some of the COM
munications are directed to this adj
dress in the evident hope of reaching
some person whose address is unknown
to the writer Others are inquiries
from some relative or friend who is
anxious to locate a person who may
have been a resident of Worcester at
one time or another. Not along ago a
letter was received from a man who
claimed to be a native of Worcester,
who at the time cf writing was located
in small town in the far west The
individual in question had been sick
and confined in a hospital. He gave
the name of sister who resided here
several years ago, and asked for in
formation regarding her whereabouts.
Of course letters of this sort and COM
munications having anything depend
ing upon them are investigated as far
as possible, and an attempt made to
furnish the information required.
But there is another class of COR
respondence which has a humorous
side. Worcester has a full quota of
that class of humanity known as
cranks, or at least they appear here at
stated intervals, and some of the re-
tions are wonderful creations. Not long
ago a letter was received by the
mayor from a man who claimed CON
nection with one of the most noted
families of France. He claimed that
his father had been assassinated, and
that he was obliged TO flee from the
ancestral homestead to avoid a similar
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-12
MAYORS DUTIES.
Something More Than
a "Sweet Sum-
mer Dream"
MUST ALWAYS LOOK WISE.
Expert on Hard Luck Sto-
ries and GORE
spondence.
MUST ALWAYS LOOK WISE.

Ponderous old Parr, writer of
poems, supposed to possess limitless
knowledge and immortalized by Mac
auley in his account of the trial of
Warren Hastings, would be willing to
fade into oblivion if confronted by some
of the propositions which are daily oc-
currences in the life of the mayor of
Worcester.
To the ursophisticated, the life of
mayor seems an unbroken round of
pleasure In his minds eye, he pic
lures the public as they bend in saluta-
ton to the city's chief executive, the
never ending round of banquets and
good dinners, the awe inspiring pres
ence and withal the glamour and soul
inspiring air of superiority, which is
commonly supposed to irradate from
the persons of men in the higher walks.
of public life. He imagines the prime
cipal qualification for an official of this
kind is a good sized chest expansion
and never failing ability to look wise.
A few days in office would serve to
disillusionize the ordinary man. He
would awake to realization of the fact
that he had accepted a position which
entailed more than a round of pleas
ure and while the faculty of looking
wise is a necessary adjunct, that it is
also essential to possess the ordinary
amount of brain matter, at least, If he
would pilot the municipality with any
degree of success. The people are quick
to appreciate the ability or the short
comings of a mayor, and equally quick
to voice an opinion backed by ballot
when the annual election day comes
around. The man who is possessed of
sufficient qualification to warrant his
election for a second and in rare cases
a third term as the chief executive of
a city like Worcester, must surely be
endowed with more than ordinary
qualifications
Aside from bothersome questions in
the way of successful f1nanciering and
acting as general adviser and director
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-12

There is more catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurabe. For q
great manySyears doctors pronounced it q
local disease and prescribed local rene
dies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to
be constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. j
Cheney g. Co, Toledo, Ohio. is the only
constitutional cure on the market II is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops TO
a teaspoonful. It acts directly on che
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case It fails to cure. Send for cir
culars and testimonials. Address F. j.
CHENEY &c CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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a MAMMOTH SHOW.

Worcester Fur and Feather Club Will
Give an Exhibition in Mechanics
Hall.
The Worcester Fur and Feather Club
will hold poultry show in Mechanics
and Washburn halls Dec 10, A. Is and
16. This show is to be the largest ever
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MAYOR HAS OTHER TROUBLES

of the policy of the several city de-
partments, the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
AN APPOINTMENT FOR DAY.

The President Has Nominated Him to By
United Stafes Circuit Judge.
wAsH1SaToS, D. c. (Specinr.-The Pres
,dent has sent to the Senate the nomination
Of William r. Day. OF Ohio, to be the United
States Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit,
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Cabinet NJ Getting and fully discussed there.
Knowing Dewey to be cool-headed and not
inclined to eIaggerate the importance Of
the stu alton, the Administration authori-
ties are satisfied that he had good cause to
urge that the Oregon be sent to him with
all haste. The phraseology OF his message
indicates to the minds Of the officers that
there is danger of foreign complications,
and natu rally, in view OF the past ex-
perlence Of Dewey, the first supposition was
that the German warships at Manila had
been again acting in an offensive manner.
It is belle we'd, however, that in the fires
at Manila much property Of foreign resi-
dents and business concerns was destroyed.
That these fires were caused BY the insur-
gents cannot be denied, and 1t may be that
some Of the foreign naval commanders in
the East are disposed to seize upon the
pretext that their interests demand pro-
lection, which we cannot afford them, to
make landing or do something obnoxious
to the United States, and likely to encour-
age the insurgents. With such strong
naval force as would be afforded by the re-
Enforcement of Admiral Dewey's feet by
the Oregon, there could not be any sound
reason, NOR even a plausible reason, Tor
any such action on the part OF the third
parties.
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HAVANA'S DAY OF REJOICING.
General Gomez Enters the City and Is
Enthusiastically Welcomed.

General Gomez Enters tho City and is
Enthusiastically Welcomed.
HAVANA, Cuba (By Cable).-The celebra-
lions on Friday, In honor OF the fourth
anniversary Of the beginning OF the last
Cuban struggle for independence, were
marked by great enthusiasm. Havana had
never seen anything like 1t before.
The entrance Of General Gomez Into the
city was the most popular feature. The
entire city was decorated with nags and
flowers, and the streets were filled with q
crowd twice as large as that which turned
out at the Garcia funeral.
As General Gomez passed, the crowds
went wild with vlvas, hats were hung ID
the air, and women showered flowers on the
old warrior. he bowed and raised his hat
necessarily, and the crowds struggled get
near his horse, and clung to the animals
sides ss It passed along.
At the palace the Cuban Comuander-tn-
Chief was welcomed by Senior Federico
Mora, the Civil Governor; Mayor Perfecto
lacoste, the mem bers Of the City Council,
the Junta Patriotica, the members OF the
Assembly. the Secretaries, officials OF all
classes, and numerous patriotic clubs.
There were many allegorlcal hoats e4.
pressing the friendship between CUBA ana
the United States. Two attracted particu.
lar attention, each drawn by three yoks OF
oxen. One represented the Cuba OF yes,
teriay-a woman standing with manaeled
hands, broken wheelbarrow and other
signs OF desolarion at her feet; the other,
the Cuba Of to-day-a woman under q
palm, smiling, and surrounded by many
evidences OF prosperity. The contrast was
effective, and the floats received an ova-
tion.
There were $4,000 persons In line, which
REQUIRED three hours to pass given point.
The horses OF the Cuban cavalry are
scrawny and ill-fed, and the cavslrymen
are clad In vague Cuoan uniform. All
carried Remington carbines, with nonde-
script bundles OF clothing and bedding.
They rode two abreast. The infantry oc,
caslonally kept step. and az they passed
the palace presented arms. Most OF them
carried Cuban fags stuck in their rlhes.
There were about 1000 Cuban soldiers IN
the procession.
Alter the review at the Palace, General
Gomez, accompanied by his staff, proceed.
ed to Ell Vedado to visit Governor General
Brooke. He attended the charity ball at
the Tacon Theatre In the evening.
General Gomez went to Quinta DC MO-
linas, the former residence OF the Spanish
Captains General, whore he will reside,
with his staff and escort.
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FATAL FIRE IN cHIcAcoI'
One Fireman Killed and Others Injured In
tho Packing House District.

lilo SSAAhk oOus0 olstIlCt.
CHICAGO, Ill. (Special).-During a f-e
which for two hours few days ago
threatened to annihilate the entire pack.
Ing house district OF the stock yards, one
fireman was killed and three others severe
~ Injured, one seriously. The blaze de-
stroYed Swift l. Co.'S. warehouse No. 7, d.
rectly in the centre OF the packing house
district, and several Of the adjoining struc.
lures were slightly damaged. The loss IL
estimated at 100000.
Patrick F. O'Nell, pipenan, was the name
of the fireman who was ktllsd. The in,
jured are Lieutenant Bernard Med enough,
Matthew Gaule, Lieutenant Frank Walter
and E. Pauleen, tim ekeeper for Swift & Co.
Both, building and contents were fully
covered by insurance.
Fire also destroyed the Lind Building,
one Of the few buildings which stood in
tact through the great fire of 1871 and
through several smaller fres which threat
ened to destroy it since that time.
The building, which was seven-story
structure, was occupied by large number
OF firms, the majority Of them being ma
chinists, printers and engravers. The
total loss is estimated at S225, 900. or this
amount 900 Is on the bsilding. Two
f1remen were injured, while many others
had narrow escapes from the falling floors.
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RANK OF ADMIRAL FAVORED;
TIE House Agrees Unanimously to tho
Senate Bill.

The House Agrees Unanimously to tho
Senate Bill.
WASHINGTON, D. @. (speciaD.-Mr. Moody
(Rep., Mass created something!!of Juror
In the House O. few days ago by Offering as
an amendment to the Naval Appropriation
bill the Senate bill to create the rank Of
Admiral Of the navy. Uprcarlous applause
greeted the reading Of the amendment.
The House Naval Committee had amended
the Senate bill 80 as to create the rank OF
Vice-Admiral as we'll as Admiral. MIR.
Moody proposed that the House stand by
the original Senate bill.
Mr.. Boutele at first reserved point OF
order against the.amendment, but, turning
suddenly upon, Mr.. Moody, said he would
withdraw the point in Difference to what
appeared to be the general demand OF the
House, II the amendment could be voted
upon without debate.
1--WE will vote without word" said MIR.
Moody.
"vote," "vote." went up IN chorus from
all sides Of the House.
The question on the amendment was put
and 1t was carried with rousing cheer.
When the nays were called for there
was an instant OF complete silence, and
then the House broke into renewed and
continued applause. The amendment had
been adopted without single vote In op'
position.
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Cycling Notes.

Champion Charles Miller won the six-day
bicycle race at San Francisco. He beat his
own record by 165 miles.
The dealers are busy these days, and say
that the season gives every promise OF be-
ing one OF the best, If not the best, on
record.
A. A. Chase, Of England, and "Tom"
Linton, OF Wales, will arrive In America
this fall for the closing OF the American
racing season. They will ride American
wheels.
Several attempts will be made to advance
Tho one-hour bicycle record this summer.
and with motor pacing several Of the Gis-
tance cracks hope to do even better thaa
t,Yanty.fige piles an hour.
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BETRAYED BY A BLIND BEccAR:

Says That Matz Brothers Killed Mardus
kiIa After He Refused to Do It.
HAz1EToN, Penn. Observation-Disclosures
and Neal Matz, brothers, were arrested
few days ago and charged with the murder
of Angelo Marduskila, seven years ago.
The arrest was made on information fur.
nished by John Carudo, an armless, blind
beggar. His story OF the crime Is that
brother OF the men arrested was muir
dered and that they suspected Marduskila
OF being the murderer. They offered Carudo,
who then had not met the accident which
denriyed him of lis sight and his arms,
Sl0O to kill Marddskila. He refused. Some
time afterward he met the Matz brothers
again, and they said, "Well, we have done
the Job, but If you ever tell OF 1t we will xiv
you, too" Marduskila was first shot and
then cut with knives.
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MONEY FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Some of the Cities Which Will Be Favore
With Government Structures.

Some Oh tho ClbloB "hACh "hA DS L EoSShSo
With Government Structures.
WASHINGTON, D. G. (speciaD.-Just be-
fore the final vote on the sundry Civil Ap-
proprlation bill an amendment was adopt.
ed at the instance OF Senator Allison, ap-
propriating money for the work next year
on all the public buildings which have been
authorized by the present Congress, the
appropriation Of the year generally being
one-half the total limit Of cost. Following
are some Of the amounts appropriated In
each case:
/ indianapolis, s25O, 900; Fitchburg, Mass,
s50, 1000; Lawrence, Mass, $4,000; James.
town, NY, S97,500; Rome, N. Y, S25 1000;
Elmira, N. Y, s92, 500; New Brunswick, N.
J., $5O,U0O; Elizabeth City, N. c., S25, ,000;
Newport, VT, S25, 900; New Brighton, Pa,
S37 500; Wilkesbarre, Pa, 900; Salt
Lake, S150,000 Seattle, WASH. $3.50 ,000;
Annapolis. Nd, 50,0o0: Norwich, Conn,
$4,000; Winsted, N. c., S25,C00; Lockport,
N. Y, S25, 5000; Nashua. N. H., 100000;
Postofice ut Brooklyn, N. Y, for purchase
Of property. 920,0 900; at Omaha, Neb., $780,
009; Springfield, Mass, $4,000; Cleveland,
Ohio, $500, 900; Baltimore, Nd, 10000;
Hartford, Conn.,, SS7, 500.
The amendment also nuthorlzestthe Sec
retary Of tine Treasury to contract for the
completion OF the buildings within the
limits provided.