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Settled For the Dress.
From the Detroit Free Press.

FROM the Detroit Free Press.
Just settled the strangest claim for
damages l ever had laughed the rail-
road claim agent. II was called down
the road the other day to look up an
accident that we had. We had run
into an old farmers wife, breaking both
ofherlegs and an arm and using her up
generally. l received orders from the
general manager to go post haste to
the point of the accident and settle for
it on the best terms / could.
Just before l left the manager hand
ed me a letter and said with smile
that I had better look into that, too,
while l. was about it, as it would not
take me out of my way. When l was
settled for the journey I took the letter
out Of my pocket and looked it over 1t
was a claim for five yards of calico,
with the threat that if we didn't settle
for it Immediately suit would be COM
menced to compel us to. The claim
was very vague, no reason being given
why we should pay for five yards of
calico, and I resolved to look the mat
ter up to satisfy my own curiosity If
nothing else
However, the other case was more
serious, so I looked that up first, and
as l entered the house the old man,
whose wife had been nearly killed, said
grimly:
" So you're here to SETTLE that thar
claim fer damages? Wul, 1t Is mighty
lucky that We have come, fer I wuz go
in ter start suit agn We right away.
My wife hadn't worn that thar dress
more'n twice an it wuz jes' ez good
ez new
Like flash it dawned upon me that
the two claims were identical. I man
aged to settle with the old man without
falling dead, and when left he shook
hands with me cordially and said he
guessed all this talk about roboer rail-
roads was mostly newspaper gas for
political effect
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IN The DISTRICT COURT.
Default Entered in Min n eapolis
Trust Co.-Chowen Case.
DON FAIR FOUND GUILTY
Jury Fixes His Punishment at One Year
in the Penitentiary-McKay on Trial
for Horse Steaiing-Foreclos-
ure Proceedings.

Great Falls, Dec. 5.-In court to-day
default was entered in the case of the
Minneapolis Trust company VS.. H. o.
Chowen ct al. for all the defendants
except Agnes B. ChoweT. The property
defaulted is in the vicinity of the opera
house on Third street north.
The jury in the case of Don L. Farr.
tried for rolling Walter Clark, was out
from II o'clock until 2:30 and brought
in verdict of guilty and fixed the PEN
atty at one year in the penitentiary.
He will be sentenced Friday morning.
Four more men We're added to the
jury panel-D. r. Edwards, D. W.
Bateman, w. r. kester and Thomas P.
Green.
The trial of j. w. Mckay for the al
legged stealing Of a couple of horses
from j. ODER was in progress to-day
and will probably drag through the
larger portion of tomorrow, as the
jurors other than those sitting have
been excused by Judge Leslie until 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Brady &
Freeman appear for the defendant.
Foreclosure proceedings were to-day
instituted by Andrew Matt against
Annie Olegard for $500 and 10 per cent
interest 1FU11l JulS ~, LOU. Lpl La,
block ATS, is t.se only property fore
closed Huntoon & Cockrell are attor-
neys for plaintiff
Frank A. Morrill,, public adminstra-
tor, to-day applied for letters of adj
ministration upon the estate of p. ].
Kelley, the fireman killed in Saturday
wreck The estate consists of $1,000
insurance policy in the Fidelity & Cas-
ualty company and a small amount of
wages due.
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ROBBED WHILE He SLEPT
John McManigal Loses Checks
-, and Money.
ALLEGED THIEF ARRESTED
D. II. Green Attempts to Cash One OF
the Cheeks and Is Promptly Ar
rested by the Polce-An-
other Touchdown"

d. II. Green was arrested by the po-
lice yesterday and is held at the city
Jail on charge of grand larceny for
robbing John MECHANICAL of six checks,
aggregating total of S1S5, and of So
in money.
MECHANICAL had been working for the
contractors, Winters, Parsons l. Boom
er, at the Big Hole dam and day be-
fore yesterday was paid off and came
to Butte. His money was all in checks
except few dollars He had not been
IN town long when he repaired to the
bad lands to see the sights and got
loaded to such an extent that he fell
asleep in one of the tough saloons of
the district. When he came to him
self that evening he found his checks
were gone, and reported his loss to the
police. He did not know at that time
how he lost the checks, but supposed
he had been robbed while he slept.
Yesterday morning Green presented
one of the checks to Jerry Mullins, the
Main street saloonkeeper and asked to
have it cashed. Mr.. Mullins had, how
ever, seen a notice in the morning pa
pers which had been inserted by Nc
Manigal, notifying the public that the
checks should not be cashed, and he
refused the request. This advised
Green that 1t was dangerous to try and
realize on the checks, and he tried to
square matters by going to McManigal
and giving him back the checks. Me
Manigal at once notified the police and
had Green arrested. Green Is said to
have had a partner in the matter,
whom the police have not as yet been
able to locate.
Another Tenderloin touchdown"
came to the attention Of the police yes
terday and in connection with it Nellie
Gordon and Lena Watson, two female
grafters who are new to the police,
were arrested.
The victim was man named Charles
Watson, who, meeting a female name
sake while making the rounds, con-
cluded to spend little Of his wealth
upon her Because Of being namesakes
they became very friendly. and for the
same reason Watson did not think Ct
being robbed But "all coons looked
alike" to Lena, and when Watson part
ed company with her he discovered he
had also parted with S65 Lena had
basely deceived him and had given the
customary signal to indicate she had
an angel, and Nellie had ''crept' Cor
her Watson told his troubles to the
police and the women We're arrested.
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A CASE or FRIENDSHIP.
A Forgery That Did Not Turn Out as Elk
Dected.


Great Falls, Dec. 5.-Last night Off
Ger Bissett arrested John Edwards, and
with the arrest goes a story. Edwards
had a s27 Montana Central check
cashed in the Owl saloon, and got the
saloon man to indorse the name of ].
Dun on the back Of the check, while he
made a mark. After being arrested
two more checks OF the same kind, one
for 80 and another for $3.50, both pay
able to Dun, were found on him. Be
fore going into the cell he managed to
strike the officer stunning blow. and
In return he himself had something 10
think over for the balance of the night.
This morning the court gave him three
days for drunkenness and Mr.. Dun
came strolling into police headquarters
and demanded his checks.
How do i know they are your
checks?" asked the chief.
Because me name is on them said
Dun; land you can ask the man in
Jail. Both of us was drunk; I thought
] was the worst and l gave him me
checks to hold"
Did you authorize him to cash them
and sign your name?' asked the chief,
who saw, a case Of forgery in sight,
with evidence complete.
Il did not give him nor any man au-
thority to sign me name said Dun.
But if he has, sure we're old friends
for tW1nty years, ana WhaL VI VI
a thing like that bechune frinds? Sure,
it is all right If he did
"D-,'' said the chief.
Say, Jack have We enough of the
money left to pay yer fine?" inquired
Mr.. Dun. ''And if we have give $3.50
of it to Chafe Guerin, as he seems TO
be in distress"
Jack paid the $3.50 fine out of the
proceeds Of Dun's check and the, two
'frnds Of tWinty years standing
wandered towards the brewery, leav-
ing the chief with a badly disisured
case of forgery and misplaced conf
dence on his hands.
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Benton cattleman. said:

Benton cattleman, said:
The summer has been a prosperous
one. on the whole, and there was good
grass and plenty of water. The weights
were not SO satisfactory, running from
$3.50 10 $50. which was an advance
of 40 or 90 cents per hundred over last
year, and meant difference Of So or
Sc a head to the shipper, which, to a
man sending q big bunch TO market.
meant good deal. There was a con-
siderable falling hf, III the shipments
this year as compared with last, on
account OF the scarcity of cars and the
severe storms in October. which delayed
shipments and dispersed the cattle in
all directions, making it difficult and
expensive to gather them again Clean
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ported to the sheriff's office instructions
were wired to bring the man up here.
He was put on the train alone, and on
arrival here Quarantine Officer Murphy
refused to permit him to get off. He
was then taken on to Great Falls, but
the county officers there refused to let
him stay and sent him back to Big
Sandy. The authorities have arranged
to have him brought back to-day under
medical care.
This is the man who caused such a
sensation all along the line few days
ago as a reported escaped smallpox pa
tient.
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GREAT FALLS NOTES.

H H. Holloway, ex-state veterina-
rian, is in the city from his sheep ranch
above Truly.
The mission at st. AIMS church in
this city which is being conducted by
the Paulist fathers is proving very
successful and the meetings are crowd
ed both morning and evenings.
w S. Stocking has returned from a
two weeks visit to Hunters Hot
Springs, on the Northern Pacific Jerry
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be charged as time and a half, and
wages for less than a day to be at the
rate of 2S cents per hour. The same
was Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
council and ordered sent to the city
council of Great Falls, with the infor-
nation that same would go into effect
JAN /, 1900. The mayor referred the
communication to the ways and means
COMMITTEES
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deaths at the battle of Pasig. province
of 1lollo, island of Fanay, Nov. 20, was
Captain Oliver Is. Warrick, 18th infan-
try Captain Warriek, then lieuten-
ant in the same regiment, was stationed
at Fort Assinniboine during tn early
sos and was we'll known all over Mon
tana He Joined the 18th in 1873 and
served with it until his death.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Board Listens to County Road Affairs
Funeral Contract Awarded

Great Falls, Dec. 5.-The county COM
missioners were in session all day rs
tening for the most of the time 10
county road troubles. The contract for
butying the pauper dead was let 10
George Berthold for S1I.-o per funeral
the only other bid being that of John
McAllister for SIS Last year the con-
tract price was SO.
The bond of John Anderson, contrac
tor on the Armington-Rice road
was approved in the sum of S5,0oo with
j. C. Kelleher. Hugh Evans, Bunaey
G. Henderlider. J. ]. Ober, q. X. Cllngan
and S, Johnson as sureties.
His honor, Judge Foley OF Belt, came
down to visit the commissioners ana
presented his bill of services rendered.
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Is Iasper Whiforaft.

Great Falls, Dec. 5.-The insane man
reported from Dry Fork yesterday turns
ont to be Jasper Whitcraft, a we'll
known resident of Big Sandy, says the
Benton Press. Fe had wandered up
to Dry Fork and when the case was re-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-06
Marriage Licenses.

Great Falls, Dec. 5.-Marriage IL
censes were to-day granted to Daniel
Falls, and Charles Warmbrod Of Mel
hart and Grace A. York of Riceyille.
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A LABOR SCALE.

Nine-Hour Day win Go Into Effect Jan
uary L.
Great Falls, Dec. Sat last evenings
meeting of the council recommends
lion was read from Western Labor
union No. is to the effect that a nine
hour day had been established for
Great Falls, with wages for laborers
to remain at $3.50 per day, overtime to
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-06
A Serious Injury.

Great Falls, Dec. 5.-Mrs. J. w. Allen
of Central avenue and Ninth street
this evening, in stepping down from
the front steps of her residence, had
the misfortune to break her right leg
in two places
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A PROSPEROUS SUMMER.

Good Grass and Plenty of Water for the
Cattle.
Great Falls, Dec. 5.-Speaking of the
cattle season just closed a few days
ago, John Leply, the well-known Fort
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Captain Warrick's Death.
Great Falls, Dec. 14.-Among the
The Worcester spy., 1899-06-10
PROBATE COURT.

Business done at the probate court:
Wills allowed-Of Joseph D. Blanch-
ard, Southbridge, Felix Gatineau and
Alva L. Hyde, Southbridge, executors,
$4,000 real. $4,000 personal; of Caroline
A. Bartlett, Northboro, William A.
Bartlett, Northboro, executor, $4,000
real; Of George H Barrett, Ashburn-
ham, Moses p. Greenwood, Ashburn-
ham, administrator $4,000 real $1,000 per
sonal; of Dwight G. Barr, New Brain
tree, Abbie A. Barr eXecutriX, $1,000
real, $4,000 personal.
Administrators appointed-James L
Patterson, Wales, on estate of Sarah
Patterson, Millbury; Lorenzo Plimpton,
on estate of Sarah C. Plimpton, South
bridge, $500 personal; William D. Nc
Clenathan, on estate of Nettie McCle-
nathan, Ashburnham, S10O personal; +;
Catherine M. Markey, on estate of Ann
Markey, Leicester; Bertram S. Newell,
on estate of Phineas R. Newell, Holden,
$500 real, $3.50 personal; Louis H. Pot
ter, on estate of Carrie E. Davis, WOr-
cester, 5000 personal; Charlotte NJ. Var
ges, Chicago. on estate of Ezra B. Le-
land, Chicago.
Guardians of minor appointed
Catherine T. Conway, Clinton, on es-
tate of Ellen Joyce, Peter Jayce and
Henry Joyce, Clinton, estate valuation
$50 personal; Carl Gustaf Flumberg.
Worcester, on estate of Anna Emelia
Flumberg, Worcester, estate valuation
$50 personal; John NJ. Cochran, South
bridge, on estate of Joseph D. Blanch-
ard, Jr, Clara Blanchard, Freddy
Blanchard and Napoleon Blanchard,
Southbridge; William Braney, on es-
tates of John Braney, Millbury, $3.50
real
Accounts allowed-Firal of Rufus 3.
Tobey administrator on estate of Mar
tina A. Barrett, ROyalston; amended
and substitute of Charles H. Wallis, ad-
ministratOr on estate of Benjamin S.
Wallis, Oxford; third Of Aaron H. May
hew, trustee on estate Of Aaron c. May
hew, Milford; third of Edward NJ. Had
ley, guardian on estate of Charlotte Z
Hadley, Princeton; first of Charles Noe.
executor on estate of Belinda Progin,
Worcester; second and final of Olive c
Howe, eXecutriX or estate of Orange
E. Howe, Ashburnham; first and final
of John c. Hayward, guardian on es-
tate of Arthur w. Hathaway. AIillbury.
The Worcester spy., 1899-06-10
NOTICE TO VOTERS
Those Having Changed Their Residepoe
Should Notify City Clerk at Once.

All voters who have changed their
place of residence since last year will
save themselves and the registrars con-
siderable inconvenience by communicate
ing their present address to the city
clerk at once.
The voting lists will be prepared this
year by streets instead of alphabetical
ly, as formerly, and the city clerk, as
clerk of the registrars of voters, is now
having some of the preliminary work
done, in order to hasten the printing
Of them in the new form, so that voters
car have an early opportunity to exam
inc them and see if their names are
correctly entered.
By examining the assessors lists of
poll taxes for the present year, it is
found that there are upwards of 1000
voters who have changed their places
of residence since last year, which
makes it exceedingly difficult to prepare
the lists, as in many cases there is moth
ing to determine where the voter has
moved to.
If all voters who have changed their
place of residence since May of last year
will inform the city clerk of the change
at once, giving their residence last year
and their residence at the present time,
1t Will greatly assist in an early list of
voters and prevent many names from
being dropped by reason of not know
ing where to place them.
The Worcester spy., 1899-06-10
ANOTHER CHAMPION.

THE king is dead! Long live the
king" Those who people the world of
sport are as mercurial as those who
coined the expression quoted. They
shout for the king of the arena till he
bites the dust and then they shout with
equal fervor for his conqueror. They
would carry the king to the ringside on
their shoulders if he would permit, and
they bear away the victor in the same
manner. permitting the dethroned king
to ride home in a trolley car. THE king
is dead! Long live the king" But he
will not live long. The king of the prize
ring is short lived. He is an athletic
butterfly. Yesterday twas Fitzsimmons.
Today it is Jeffries. Tomorrow a future
champion will begin training.
Interest in latter day boxing bouts
pervades all classes. 1t is not confined
to a sporting element. The crowd in
front of The Spy office last night dur
ing the contest had its counterpart be-
fore newspaper offices in every city in
the land, and it is safe to say that
million people awaited the result before
newspaper bulletin boards
The Worcester spy., 1899-06-10
PUBLIC SCHOOLS CRlTIcIsEp.

President Andrew S. Draper of the
University of Illinois is the latest as
sailant of the common school system,
and though his article in the Forum
may be regarded in some respects as
an extreme statement, it contains at
least one indisputable fact. He charges
that the common schools are ceasing
to be schools for the whole community
and are becoming schools for only
those children whose parents cannot
afford to send them to private schools.
This writer says that the recognized
defects cannot be remedied under the
present system, because influence
rather than merit determines the ap-
pointment of teachers. He processes
great consideration for the teachers as
a class, who he declares would be glad
to advance "if there were opportunity
and anything to inspire them" For
school committees and boards of edu-
cation, President Draper has no re-
spect whatever, for he says they lack
knowledge, experience and training. In
his estimation, politics, favoritism, ne
glect and ignorance seem to be the
chief causes for the present unsatis-
factory conditions, but with particular
emphasis on politics.
That large section of the commun-
ity is not satisfied with the public
schools may be demonstrated right here
in Worcester, where there is an imper-
ative demand for private schools; but
it may be doubted if the popular dis
content is to be charged wholly to the
reasons which President Draper gives.
Some portion of it may be attributed to
educators themselves, who have not
yet agreed upon a system which gives
or promises to give the desired results.
The whole subject of popular educa-
tion is in a state Of f1ux, owing in
marked degree to the rapid growth of
the cities. In certain of the larger towns
and smaller cities, much less fault is to
be found with the public schools than
in the great cities. In many of the lat
ter, the schools were deemed much
A4AOL z 0cillSLdtlbly WllGn IllGlG was lO
such pressure for room, time and
teachers as is now imposed by the
necessities of a teeming population.
A rational and not too expensive
sMtem of popular education is one of
the questions of civil government that
is in process of working out, not one
that has been conclusively answered.
Any contribution to it's settlement that
can be made by an expert such as
President Draper's reputation entities
him to be called, is to be received with
attention, but reform is not to be ac-
complished in year or by a single
man. Furthermore, the existence of
the private school is not to be accepted
as in itself conclusive proof of the in
efficiency of the public schools. There
are reasons for it's establishment that
are quite apart from considerations of
educational superiority.
The Worcester spy., 1899-06-10
Mr.. SUMMERS LAST.
Closing Fe3ltaI Of Pupils OF the Worcester
County Music School,

The auditorium of the First Univer-
salist church looked like a flower gar
Gen, last evening, at the final recital Of
pupils of the Worcester county music
school There were palms, ferns and
flowers on the pulpit platform, but the
flowers were much more numerous on
the heads of the women in the audi
ence. In a double sense, this was fun
house. The recitals over which MI
Sumner presides, are certain to be in
teresting, and the last of the three is
necessarily the star performance, be-
cause it is devoted to the more ad-
v6nced pupils. Even if their deliver
ances do not satisfy all desires, the pu-
pills themselves have a knowing ar
which counts for much, and in general
it may be said that the concert reflect
ed great credit on the school.
Last evening the piano section gave
rather the best account of itself, but
that may be said without prejudice 10
Mr.. Stetson's fine voice or Mrs. Hay
den's easy technique and musical aP-
probation. Mr.. F. L. Main, violin
and Mr.. Carl Barth, cello, of the Bos-
ton Symphony orchestra, assisted in
the trios, and OF course added greatly
TO the variety and attractiveness Of
the music. There was no more interest
ing performance than the Grieg sonata
for violin and piano.
The pupils who participated were
Mrs. Lillian H. Hayden, Mrs. Helen l..
Bassett. Miss Martha Sibley, Mrs. Lot
tie L. Holden, Miss Dora 1. Dudley, Mr..
F. r. H. Stetson, Miss Maud X. Hail
(organ), Mrs. J. F. B. Litchtield, Mr..
viii A. Gray, Mrs. Norman F. Hotter.
Some Of the pupils appeared both as
pianists and vocalists.
The Worcester spy., 1899-06-10
THE FlTCHBURG RATES.
Decide TO Run an Excursion For st. Anne
de Beaupre Pilgrimage.

The Fitchburg railroad has decided
to run an excursion in connection with
the pilgrimage to st. Anne de Beaupre.
Yesterday ]. B. Lucier received a dis
patch from the officials of the road that
he could announce for the excursion
July 10. round trip tickets good until
August 10. Worcester to Montreal and
return, 81; Worcester to st. Anne de
Beaupre and return, $40.
There is a double advantage for those
going by the Fitchburg road, as the
eXcursionists are not obliged to return
Immediately on the excursion boat be-
cause the trip from Montreal to St
Anne de Beaupre will be by rail The
pilgrims will also be allowed to stop
over at any station on the Grand Trunk
between Montreal and st. Anne.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary L. La
Fleur took place at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. William H. Murther, IS
Alpine street, yesterday morning. Re
QUEEN high mass was offered in ST.
Joseph's church at 10 o'clock by Rev.
Jules Grafton.
The services were attended by mem
bers of st. Anne's Ladies' Sodality and
the following delegation from the So
ciety attended the funeral: Mrs An
tome Favreau, Mrs. Arthur Roberts.
Mrs. Narcaisse Levine and Mrs. Peter
st. Pierre.
The bearers were six sons of the de-
ceased. Augustus P, Medose, J. George,
L. Arthur Louis A. and Jean Bite. La
Fleur. The burial was in Notre Dame
cemetery.
The floral tributes included a gates
ajar, marked Mother" from sons and
daughters; pillow marked Grandpa"
from Walter and Lena, children of Me
dose J. lie Fleur; cross marked "At
rest" from Annie ]. Mcdonald of Lynn;
crescent of roses from Mr. and Mrs,
Edward Lafamme of Lynn; mound
from Mrs. NJ. e. Peaver; plaque from
William H. Durgin. and sheaf of wheat
tied with purple ribbon from Mrs. Will
lam H. Murther
The Worcester spy., 1899-06-10

By dissolving the Filipino congress
and proclaiming himself Dictator
Aguinaldo has dealt another singing
blow to his friends and allies, the anti
eXpansionists. 1t was well known that
his rule was purely despotic, and now
he confesses it. A dictatorship is not
government with consent of the gov
erned." but no doubt the ingenious and
Jealous ants will find a way to har-
monize the two in a manner to satisfy
themselves and amuse the rest of the
world. Aguinaldos latest step, viewed
in connection with the flocking of ma
tives within the American lines, affords
another indication of the desperate
straits of his cause.