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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
THE WAGE SCALE.
a Complete Restoration Made BY Execu-
tive Board of Fall River MIS-. Association.


Fall River Feb. 27.--As the result Of
a three hours conference between the
executive board of the Manufacturers
Association and the Fall River Textile
Council representatives held this af-
ternoon, the final proposition to the
operatives, was complete restoration
u the wage scale prior to the cut down
OF January 8, 1898. The cut at that
time was one-ninth in all departments.
which meant a decrease of over $40, 900
IN the weekly pay ron of the mill work
ers of the city
the restorati ton will date from April
), next. The offer Of the 1iunufactllr-
ers included a clause requiring the
endeavors OF the local labor leaders to
being about the adoption of sliding
scale at the convenience of the man
utacturers and operatives alike The
restoration, however, was not made
conditional upon the adoption of the
sliding scale
the proposition expected from the
manufacturers of a partial restoration
was presented to the meeting in form
OF an offer of q six and one-half per
cent raise, to go into effect on April
3 next, and the balance to be restored
when cloth had advanced to three
cents ydfd. InlS proposition was met
by the members of the textile council
with the argument that the delegates
of the organizations represented were
instructed to accept nothing short of {
| full restoration of wages.
The argument was advanced on be
half of the Manufacturers Association
that sliding scale might be adopted
which would be just 20 both employer!
and employees, and which could b,
based upon figures that would approx
innate restoration 1t was again called
| to the attention OF the council tina
the wages paid at present in Fal
River We're higher than those paid il
New Bedford or Rhode Island cottor
towns and much higher than in tbs
smaller New England towns and in the
south. After many speeches the man
| ufacturers made their final proposition
| the council Professionally accepting i
and the conference adjourned. Later
| the textile council adopted a recon.
| mendation to labor unions represented
| that the manufacturers proposition bt
accepted. The organizations will not JUS
| yet pass upon the manufacturers prop
| osition, but 1t probable that the opera.
tiyes will accept without condition the
proposition. The matter of a future
sliding scale is not in definite shape
The sliding scale plan is believed tc
be preventive against strikes in the
| future.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
MORE HOPEFUL.
Mr.. Kipling Reported AS
Holding His Own.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The following
bulletin was posted at 1890 o'clock this
morning:
Mr.. Kipling is, as at the last report
holding his own. The advent of crisis
may be delayed, as the Inflammation
has developed in the upper portion of
the lungs, while the part originally af-
fected had nearly resolved. The sever
ity OF the disease during the past few
days has been due to the advance of the
Inflammation upward, while the parts
originally affected were not yet availa-
BILE for respiration"
Mrs. Kipling went out driving at S
O'Clock, this afternoon, with Mr.. Dou-
bleday, and remained out an hour. 1t
was the first time in two days that she
had left the bedside of her husband.
That she considered Mr.. Kipling's con-
dition warranted her leaving him even
for a short time, was regarded as a
hopeful sign.
AT q. M, it was announced that Mr..
kipling's condition had not changed
since the 1890 bulletin was issued. It
was said that the patient had no con-
Vulsions yesterday, and that there was
no rear of meningitis. The heart was
weak, but digitalis strengthened il
well.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
THE PHILIPPINES
Democrats Not in Favor OF
Permanent Sovereignty.

Washington. Feb. 27.-At d caucus
of the democratic members OF the
House of Representatives, tonight, the
following declaration of policy and res
olution as to the Philippines were
adopted:
I'VE hold that the constitution OF the
United States was ordained ana estap-
llshed for an intelligent, liberty-loVlng
and self governing people, and cannot
he successfully applied to a people OF
different virtues and conditions. we,
therefore, hold that a colonial policy
is contrary to the theory of our gov
eminent and subserve those great
principles of civil liberty which we
have been taught to cherish. We be-
lieve with the declaration of independ-
ence, that all governments derive
their Just powers from the consent of
the governed, and we are una1terably
opposed to the establishment of any
government by the United States
without the consent of the peo-
Pile TO be governed, and in con-
forrnity with these principles, we in
struct the minority members of the
foreign affairs committee to introduce
and urge the following resolution:
Resolved, that the United States
hereby disclaim any disposition or in
tention to exercise permanent soyer-
eighty, jurisdiction or control over the
Philippine islands, and assert their
determination when an independent
government shall have been erected
therein, to transfer to said government
upon terms which shall be reasonable
and just, all rights secured under the
cession by Spain, and thereupon tc
leave the government and control of
the islands to their people
Another resolution was adopted com
mending the loyalty and valor of ou
soldiers and sailors and pledging theiI
hearty support and sympathy. The res
olutions We're adopted by practically a
unanimous vote. Several speeches were
made. The speech Of Gen. Wheeler was
notable in differing with the prevailing
view. He urged that nothing should be
done which could be construed as a
lack of support to our soldiers. The
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
STREET RAILROADS.
Mileage OF Mass. Companies in 1898 In
creased by 1873 Miles of Track.

Boston, Feb Elm the report of the
railroad commissioners on the S0S
street railroads in the state, issued to-
day, the commissioners state that dur
ing the year 1898 there have been add
ed to the mileage of the Massachusetts,
companies 1913 miles OF track. The gross
assets of all the companies in the state.
Sept 80, 1898, was $77, 607, 1926, an in
crease Of $10,097, 410 over the previous
year The liabilities Of these oompa-
crease of $9406,211. Dividends paid
during the past year amounted to 50, :
076, 2S3 an increase of $110, 800. The to-
tai number of passengers carried was
$3.50. SS9, 629, an increase Of 20, POI. $50.
There were 2213 persons injured In ar-
cidents of which 3S were fatal and
2175 not fatal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
VIVID IMAGINATION.
Filipino Junta Says Ali Sorts of Bad
Things About American Soldiers.

FHlpino JuRta Says All Sorts OF 8ad
Things About American Soldiers.
Paris, Feb. 27.-The Filipino junta
here today received a cable from Ma
nilo. .via Hong Kong. dated from the
former place Feb. "a. 1t says: Fire
broke out in the Chinese quarter dur
ing the Chinese new year festivities
The Americans provoked the owners
by demolishing houses before it was
necessary. The Filipino fire engine
owned by Senior Gancoand, worked by
British subjects, was largely instru.
mental in extinguishing the fire. The
Americans interfered with the native
salvagerS and tried to capture the en-
CINE, leading to conflict Harsh con
duct elsewhere led to general fighting
The Americans retired to the walled
city and the fleet bombarded the sub
urbs, believing the city was endan-
gered.
"Aguinaldo's troops then attacked
and entered Tondo Maise, San Crue7
and Kaipo. CONGREGATIONS broke out
at Binondo and Malate, and the city
was surrounded by a line of burnins
houses.
1.-THE fighting continued Wednesday
and Thursday. The Americans by thai
| time were greatly fatigued by the sit.
uation and continual service On the
other hand. the Filipinos were contin.
uously reinforced.
The Americans then fired upon ev.
cry one standing at the doors ano
windows, and thus killed the engineer
and manager Of the Andrews cottor
| mill.
| 'Indiscr1minate street shooting wa,
prevalent. Men, women and children
were killed. The bodies of 14O Amerl.
cans have already been collected; then
losses in killed and wounded will reach
400 The bodies of 800 Filipino men
AIS women and $50 children have beer
recovered in the streets. About 5O(
natives were wounded. The loss IL
| foreign property is estimated at $500.
600, and to native property 5000 900
About 1900 houses We're burned
Gen. Montenegro commanded the
Filipinos. Aguinaldo is still at Mari.
lao. Many foreigners embarked or
| British ships. About so Chinese were
killed while trying to enter the walled
city,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
The HOUSE.

washington, Feb 1.-THE House
was in session seven hours today and
sent to the Senate two more appropri-
alton bills, the army, which has been
under consideration FOR several days,
and the Notifications. The former car
rled about $79,O0OO00 and the latter
approximately S. 600.
The discussion OF the administrators
policy relative to the Philippines,
which has been occupying the atten-
ton Of members to exclusion of almost
everything else except consideration of
appropriation bills for the last two
weeks, was continued today, several
speeches being made on the subject.
Mir. Dockery (dem.) of Missouri, the
leading democrat on the appropriation
committee, asserted that the appropria-
lions for this congress would reach
81, GOO. 100000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
NT0UT FLAG 0FTRUCE
Spanish Commissioners Bring Word That
Aguinaldo Was Inclined to Pacific
Overtures--Insurgents Not Will
ing to Give Up Prisoners.

Manila, Feb. q, s.t5 p. m.-Two
Spanish commissioners, Seniors Rosatio
and Abogado, who were permitted to
pass through the lines and confer with
Aguinaldo with reference to the Span
ish prisoners at Malolos, returned
through our lines this morning, near
Caloocan, with sealed dispatches for
the Spaniards.
The commissioners said that Agui-
naldo and Sandiko were both at Ma
lolos and inclined to pacific overtures.
While the Filipinos had not yet pre-
pared to surrender the Spanish pris-
oners, they will gladly release two
Americans who have been held for six
weeks on the payment Of $50, the value
of food and clothing furnished them
Shortly afteIward the rebels sent out
q flag of truce borne by Commandante
Sinforeso de la Cruz, and several hun
dred Of the enemy left the Filipinos'
lines, crying NO quiere," Mas com
bate" "Amerlcanos mucho bueno,"
The commandante said that fully 5000
of his men had enough and We're anX-
ious to surrender. Among the enemy
in the jungle many women and children
were visible. A woman laid down her
rife and attempted to cross with the
parleyers, but she was sent back.
Gen. Wheaton relieves Gen King,
who is sick, at San Pedro Macati
After the party returned to the AmeTi-
can lines, the enemy on the right fired
a volIey, the bullets dropping at their
feet.
The casualties to date, by regiments.
are as follows:
Killed Wounded
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
LOCKED UP IN T0MBS.
Arrest Caused by Verdict of Coroner's Jury
District Attorney Says Complete
Case Has Been Made Out
Against the Accused.

New York. Feb. 27.-Roland Burn
ham Molineux, son of Gen. Leslie Mo
lineuX of Brooklyn, was arrested to-
night charged with numbering Mrs.
Katherine J. Adams in this city on Dec.
%. 1898.
He was locked up in the tombs The
oners jury accusing him Of the crime.
While the inquest was into the death
of Mrs. Adams, it also went into the
circumstances OF death Of Henry G.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
RESCUED FROM SCHOONER

New York, Feb. 27.-Capt. Saunders
and his crew of six men, of the three
masted schooner May Mcfarland, were
rescued this morning from the vessel
the bar off Long Beach, J.. |. The men
were brought ashore in the breaches
buoy. The indications are that the YES
sci will prove a total loss. She was
without cargo and was bound from
New Bedford, Mass, to New York, for
repairs.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28

ing of excellent address and manners,
and prospective heir to a great for
tune. His counsel is Barlow S.
Weeks of the New York Athletic club,
and a personal enemy of Harry Cor
nish.
Dr. Boulee reached the court this af-
ternoon and the case was resumed Dis
trict Attorney Gardner made the fol-
lowing statement:
81 beg to inform the court that in tho
future we shall conduct this case with
out paying any heed to any sugges-
tons To explain what ] mean, I would
say that my assistant here has asked
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
FROBlsHeR DEAD,
He Was Well Known Throughout the
Country Among Trotting Horsen1ep.

New York. Feb. 27.-DanieI Lewis
Gibbons Frobisher, formerly the expert
agent in this city of the National Trot-
ting Association, is dead, in this city
Mr.. Frobisher was about 60 years old
and was well known among trottine
horsemen throughout the country. He
was born in Washington, but had lived
in this city for the past 40 years, and
was writer of long experience in the
daily and weekly papers on trottine
horse and road matters. under the nom
de plume of "Old Fro" He had been
i'll for the past five months with palal-
| ysis.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
WEATHER REPORT

Washington, Feb, 21-Forecast for
Tuesday. Maine, New Hampshire and
Yermont Fair. colder; fresh west to
south winds.
Massachusetts. Rhode Island and east
ern New York Fair, fresh west TO south
west winds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
TO BE A CARDINAL.

London, Feb 2S.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Daily News says he
learns on reliable authority that Arch
bishop ireland viii be created a car
dinal at the next consistory.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28

hands of the president should beupheld.
he said, when fighting was going on
As a matter of eXpediency, also. he
urged that the party should not oppose
the war.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
REVOLUTION OVER,

IHb HNsuTBVHI L1duBT SUCKS FToteoUon
of British Consulate and viii Surrender
Managaua, Nicaragua, via Calves
ton, Feb. 27.-rhe government troops,
under Gen. Roullng, from Greytown,
attacked and captured the bluff in
front of Bluefields. Gen. Reys, the in
surgent leader, fled for protection to
the British consulate at Bluehelds. He
will surrender without further resist
ance. thus closing the revolution. Gen.
Rouling also captured a schooner near
Monkey Point, containing some 26 ref
ugee Nicaraguans, who were en- route
for Bluehelds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
ZURLlNDEN'S REMOVAL,
Reported That Loubet viii Appoint An
other as Military Governor of Paris.

other as Military Governor of Paris.
Paris, Feb. a. 1t Is said here today
that President Loubet has already sign
ed decree removing Gen. Zurlnden
from the post Of military governor OF
Paris, and appointing Gen. Faure Big
uet, commander of the Sixteenth army
corps. to succeed him. The latter has
been consistent upholder Of the inno-
.cence Of Dreyfus. There is no confirma-
tion of this statement from other
sources.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
The Weather.

Tuesday: Fair, weSt
to southwest winds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-30
QUEEN VICTORIA AS RoSINA.
Her Majesty Was Sentimental In Her
Youth
Cincinnati Enruirer0


An interesting anecdote, believed to he
little known in America. is told of an oc-
casion when her majesty, Queen Victoria,
took part with d common, ordinary virtu-
oso in a duet A famous grand opera
company singing in London at the time.
was Commanded" to appear before the
queen al Windsor. The opera selected by
her majesty was. as usual one that had
been very popular in the early part of her
iment'' and that old-time favOrite singer.
Aynsley Cooke played one of his best
parts. Sergeant Sulpice.
After the conclusion Of the performance
with which the queen was evidently de-
lighted the members of the company were
RECALLED with a sumptuOuS dinner, and
when this agreeable episode was drawing
to u close one of the chief officials of the
royal household came to AynSley Cooke
and requested him to come into the
to see him. The baritone willingly obeyed
the command and was cordially greeted
by all the members Of the royal family
present
sing in the duet for Figaro and ROsina
from THE Barber Of Seville" and the
singer replied: Yes. your majesty. L
could sing it backward" To which the
queen sIilingly said: Very. well, Mr..
Cooke YOU take the part of Figaro and I
will sing that of Rosina.' Signor Paloa
Tosi who had acted as music master to
most of the younger roydlistS. was at the
piano. and the duet proceeded Cooke in
troduced all the familiar business done on
the stage. smiled sprOvingly IS the quee
sang the fiOrid music, pulled out his watch
to time her as she sang the long rouladeS,
and at the end the duetists were rewarded
by a torrent of applause. Cooke used to
regard this as one of the most pleasing
recollecuons in his long and varied ca
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-30
BIG FAMILY IN TREE TRUNK
HOW ELEVEN TENNESSEE Chill
DREN WERE RAISED.
Were Sons and Daughters of Moon
sinner None Ever Got Sick
Never Saw Minister or Teacher.

1t is not an ancestral mansion,
though it has been some 500 years i'll
building. The beginning of it was
sturdy sapling, standing in a tiny cove
high on the side of an east Tennessee
mountain. By and by the sapling be-
came a big hollow tree. NotWlthStand-
ing the hollow was so big a tall man
could lie stretched at length in it, there
was an outer shell of sound wood and
plenty OF vigorous leafy boughs for
shade. The hollow Itself was rain and
storm proof, SO a couple of the noun
tain folk took up their abode in it.
They did not bother about furniture
There was room for it, even in a mol
low tree measuring seven feet across.
The man put down a floor of puncneonS
that is, rough slabs split from smaller
tree trunks. For bed they had dry
leaves, and for covering skins OF the
various varmintS round about. The
woman knew how to dress them Indian
fashion, so they served in large part
for clothes as we'll as cover.
An ak, q rifle, a bullet pouch, a pow
der horn, a hunting knife, an iron pot,
a water pail. a jug, two or three big
gourds, a bread tray, and meal bag
summed up the family's movable pos
sessions. Cooking was done gypsy
d
the entrance to the tree. Generally the
pot sat beside the fire, simmering and
stewing. The only bread was ash
cake. For drinking there was choice
of sassafraS tea, unsWeetened. and
moonshine whisky.
The man, of course, was a moon
sinner. He was also a dead-shot-par-
ticularly in the case of a ''revenuer.'
He was able thus to feed his family by
working about half the time. His wife
looked after the clothing, exchanging
surplus peltry twice year for coarse
cloth, salt and snuff, at the nearest
crossroads store, fifteen miles away.
Eleven children were born in the
hollow tree, and grew UP into strap
ping men and women. One of the boys
stood six feet nine inches-when he
could be persuaded 10 stand at ALL
Usually he carried himself in rather
the shape of a crescent Each of the
eleven was Graded in the half of
smaller hollow tree, SIaoothed out in
side with the ak and irnbedded with
leaves. 1t did not need rockers, rock
ing itself at the slightest touch. AS
the big tree became crowded, hollow
logs were sought, one for each enid,
chopped to convenient lengths, and
dragged close about the fire. Into
their open ends the bigger children
crept, feet foremost, turned their heads
to the fire, and sept snug through ali
sorts of weather. OF course the logs
were only for storms and severe
weather. When it was fine the whole
family slept out doors. 1t was pre-
sumably a happy family, and certainly
healthy one, though it went barefoot
the year round. ana never SO much as
heard of hygiene. The whole brood
grew up innocent of contact with doc
tors, ministers or schoolmasters. AS
the owner of a summer cottage down
the valley said upon discovering them:
The truth is, they don't know enough
even to be sick"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-30
Garrett 4. HOBART, VCE-PRES|DENT IN FACT
How He Has AOnShed the Politicians With His Activity Distinct
POitcsCaused Diplomatic Precedence
Ambassador Busy Lfe-Fhs Vice-Presdent


is held to be next to the president in
real potential Importance. There is no
reason why the presiding officer of the
senate should not be a power to be
reckoned with, if ne so wills it. 1t has
been as the senates official head that
Mr.. Hobart has most surprised the
capital city.
He had long been prominent in the
public affairs of New Jersey, his native
state, when advanced to his present
high position, and for years had been
an influential member of his party's
national executive committee. He had
never been a figure in official Wash
ington, however, nor had he ever
served in Washington, as had nearly
every one of his predecessors, and no
one looked for any stronger work from
him in the vice presidents chair than
had been shown by them. But Carrot