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The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11
FUNERAL OF MR.. ABBOTT.
Friends viii Attend Services at the Homo
of His Mother.

Whitinsville, July 10--The funeral of
the late William w. Abbott, who died
suddenly Of apoplexy in his room at the
Bay State house. Worcester, Friday even
ing, will take place tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock from the home of his
mother, Mrs. ]. ]. Abbott of Cottage
street. Mr.. Abbott was so years of age
Burial will be in Pine Grove cemetery.
The Pascoags will come to Whitinsville
Saturday to play the Whitins, on the
tha Hhaliroad street grounds. This will be
and Pascoags The last game, which was
played at Pascoag, the Whitins were the
WI Winners BY score of 10 to 6. The Pas
Whitins this time, and will bring over
az az strong team as they can muster
The Whitins will also put the best men
n y. the field. as they realize that the
prevailing conditions; a good game can
Andrew Magin of Central street occu-
pied the pulpit in the NJ, E. church yes
Rev, Rey 7; n. Houston, pastor of the
1o6na Sonn r; Thurston, pastor of the Con-
gesEfstdlona1 gesfsdo church, exchanged pulpits
A plumber from here left this morning
on tne excursion to Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Yansteinburg and
naughter Pansy of the West end will
te teeave wednesday for carriage drive
through the northern part of the state
Inney ny VIII be absent two weeks.
Miss Bertha Brightly of High street is
visiting friends in Pawtucket
edward Anderson of East street has
peen granted carriers license by the
board of selectmen.
The engagement Of Miss Mary Nc
SGsrtny OF Cottage street and Edward
OBrten of Lynn is announced
Mrs. Michael Harrington, Jr., of High
street is confined to her home with IN
1ammation of the bowels
FREQ avery, drug. clerk for Hartman
Foster, is spending his annual vaca-
ton IN different parts Of Canada.
VICTOR Booth, employed by Loami B.
Canada. -
Miss Madge McGee of Worcester is the
guest OF Miss Mary Mcsheehy of Pros
Bartholomew Mcsheehy of Railroad
avenue mas given up his store business
Cnarles Dorr Of Worcester, who has
ing.
A large number from here went to
Mendon pond yesterday and enjoyed a
Rhode Island clam dinner.
Mrs Clarence Harris and children Of
Northbridge.
Arthur Lussier of Northbridge went to
Manyille yesterday to play with the ball
team OF that place against the San
OouclS.
George Washington, Royal Orange
lodge. will hold its annual excursion down
the Providence river Wednesday 1t will
be accompanied by the Orangemen Of
Clinton. The Within machine works
band will furnish music
George McWilliam left this afternoon
for Nova Scotia, where he will spend his
vacation.
The Misses Benson of Worcester are
guests of friends in town.
A number of trotters owned by C. w.
Lasell, and accompanied by their train
ers, left this morning for Readville,
Brockton and other places to open the
seasons campaign.
Mrs. Hiram Reynolds of Lowell is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Adams of Railroad avenue.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11
SUNDAY SRoPKEEPING.

Agitation over the enforcement of the
| Sunday laws has been of sporadic oc-
currence throughout the state since the
Sunday laws were revised in 1895, but
! there has been wide divergence in
J methods of enforcement. If there is
complaint because of the strictness of
| enforcement, the final remedy of the
people clearly lies with the legislature
rather than with the local police au-
| thorities, who are sworn to execute
the laws, and who, in city of the or
derly character of Worcester, are apt
to be spurred to their duty by the
| churches whenever there is suspicion
of laxness in this matter.
AS in the case of all legislation relat-
ing to topics on which popular senti-
ment is divided, chapter 343 of the
acts of 1895 was a compromise
that did not satisfy the extremists of
either side. One may complain of it's
| narrowness, incongruities and inconsis-
| tencies, and yet it must be admitted
that 1t contains provisions that are lib
eral when compared with earlier enact
ments. Allowance, for instance. is
made for the observance of the Hebrew
Sabbath in these words "Whoever
| conscientiously believes that the sew
enth day of the week ought to be OBJ
| served as the Sabbath, and actually re-
Trains from secular business and labor
on that day, shall not be liable to the
penalties of this section for perform
ing secular business and labor on the
Lords day, If he disturbs no other per-
SON"
Conscientious Hebrews may be trust
ed to fulfill the requirements of this
law by the proper observance Of their
own Sabbath, but how shall it be de-
ternined whether they disturb others
by keeping open shop on Sunday The
mere opening of a shop on Sunday dis
turbs some persons, but certainly that
is not the kind of disturbance intenda1 7
by the law. A reasonable interpreta-
tion Of the language would seem to
protect Hebrews who conduct an or
Gerly establishment, and do not dis
| turb worshipers in neighboring
church or maintain public nuisance.
The clause quoted was enacted for the
relief of the Hebrews, and it should be
interpreted with that purpose in view.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11
A THRILLING FIGHT,
Sterling Man Nearly Killed
By an Infuriated
Bovine.

Sterling, July. 10.-Foster G. Powers
had thrilling experience here today
He was in a pasture, when he was at
tackled by an infuriated bull Mr..
Powers was tossed in the air twice. Ry
almost superhuman effort he managed
TO secure a hold on the ring in the
nose of the animal.
In this way, and after the hardest
kind of tussle, Mr.. Powers succeeded
in gaining the stone wall, and, after
cetracting the attention of the bull,
succeeded in clambering over the wall.
He was very much bruised, but is
thankful that he escaped with his life.
Mrs. Luke Sawyer Of Maiden, form
erly Of this town, died today. The fu-
neral will be held here Wednesday af-
ternooh.
e. P. Bartlett has moved to the home
formerly occupied by his mother.
Frank Hastings, who lost some of the
flesh from his left leg the Fourth while
nrins cannon, is still confined to his
bed, where he will be obliged to re-
main for several days to come.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11
The CITY COUNCIL.
Worcester Telephone
Go. Petition Not
Taken Up.
WILL GO SLOW IN THE MATTER.
One Member of the Board
Expresses Himself Very
Strongly.
WILL GO SLOW IN THE MATTER.

Contrary to expectation, the matter OF
granting the Worcester Telephone
Company locations in the streets of
Worcester, was not taken up at last
nights meeting; in fact no reference
whatever was made to it.
F. w. Blackmer, counsel for the New
England Company, attended the meet
ing of the board of aldermen last night,
and remained through the session.
While nothing was said, several mem
bers expressed themselves last night as
strongly opposed to granting the
franchise asked until every phase of
the matter had been looked into. A
prominent republican member said af-
ter the meeting: you may say that so
far as am concerned this franchise
will not be granted this week or next.
nor until l am thoroughly convinced
that the proposition is for the best in
terest of Worcester. These permits TO
locate In our streets are not to be
passed out as hand bills, and / believe
1t Is the general sentiment of the board
that we should go slow in the matter.
We want to know what sort of system
is going to be used, and be satisfied
that it is for the best interests of the
SlNy. Lie QucSLlOu 10 DlS one, ana
needs careful consideration. The petit
ton of the Independent company will
not be granted for some time and not
then unless the board is thoroughly
satisfied of the practicability of the
plans as outlined by the company"
Another question which failed to de-
velop was the matter of allowing the
Worcester and Webster Street Railway
Company a location In College street.
The petition of ]. F. ]. Herbert and
others, for Sunday band concerts, gave
rise to considerable discussion in the
upper board and was finally laid on
the table, in non-concurrence, after the
petition had been referred to the COM
mittee on military affairs by the lower
board. Aldermen Barrett and O'Con-
nell referred to the action of the board
as most unusual, and thought 1t the
first time they had ever heard of a pc
titioner being denied the right Of hear
ing or consideration Of his prayer.
The order for transferring $3O. 900
of money received on account Of pre-
MUM on funded water loans, to the
account for water works maintenance,
was tabled in the upper board pending
the hearing to be given the committee
on water, upon the recommittal of the
order for a transfer Of funds to the
school committee.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11
SWEDISH AFFAIRS.

The Epworth league Of the Thomas
Street Swedish NJ. E. church will hcld
a lawn party at the Belmont Street
church Saturday evening.
Rev. C. w. Sundmark will return
from his three months vacation trip to
Sweden Saturday. He sails for New
York by the American line and is due
to reach there Friday. His congrega-
tion are preparing to tender him a
grand reception at the Harlem Street
Swedish Baptist church Saturday eve
ming.
Gottfrid Aslund, Mrs. Sigrid Kristina
Aslund and Mrs. Sofia Aslund have
returned to Worcester from Sweden.
Carl Friberg left yesterday on the
excursion to Canada. He will visit at
st. Anne de Beaupre, Montreal, end
Quebec. returning to Worcester the
middle of next week.
Carl Olson of Sven Eriksons Thomas
street barber shop will leave for Bos-
ton Saturday to pass two weeks va
cation at Nantasket beach.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

The prison commissioners have as
tonished the public by the announce
ment that the total number of inmates
OF all penal institutions in Massachu-
setts was less on July /. than at any
other time during the past five years.
AS compared with last year, there were
ll3S fewer convicts, the total being only
642l. Even in Suffolk Jail, where the
convicted criminals of Boston are in
carcerated, the number was 631 less
than on July 1 of last year, and in all
the county jails the number has been
reduced by 9s5. Suggestions that the
world is growing better every year are
naturally in order, but quite likely the
improvement of industrial conditions
has an important bearing on this ques-
ton. Crimes and misdemeanors are
most frequent in times of business de-
preston, when idleness and suffering
are common.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11
KRuGER CoMING To TERMS.

If President Kruger has yielded to
the British demands in tha Transvaal.
as the dispatches indicate, the result is
to be attributed partly to the persistent
efforts Of the Beers of the Orange Free
State and Cape Colony, who were
alarmed at the situation in which At
rican politics had been placed by the
obstinacy Of Dom Paul. Though the
disagreement cannot be said to be set
tied till the Transvaal legislature has
passed upon the terms now proposed.
President Kruger so completely DOM
mates the volksraad that rejection of
the compromise would be deemed evid-
ence of bad faith on his part, and
therefore ratification is expected.
The new plan is described as com
promise, but inasmuch as Mr.. Kruger
grants three important points where
the British relinquish only one, the adj
vantage rests with her majesty's gov
ernment, and this fact is still more
clearly demonstrated by the character
of the respective concessions. Mr.. Kru-
ger consents to enfranchise all out
landers who have been in the Trans
vaal since 1890, instead Of compelling
them to wait two years, as he first
proposed. Other outlanders must live
seven years in the republic in order to
be entitled to citizenship, instead Of
five, as Sir Alfred Miner proposed.
This is the British concession. The
second point yielded by Mr.. Kruger is
that the obnoxious oath of renunciation
shall not be compulsory, for it had been
made as humiliating as possible in or
der to deter outlanders from accepting
citizenship. The third concession is
that two-thirds vote of the Beers of
the town shall not be required as a
prerequisite to enfranchising the res
ident outlanders.
1t Is not to be supposed that Paul
Kruger was blind to the certainty that
another war with England must mean
the ultimate extinction Of the republic,
however brave a defense he might
make, or however severe the losses in
fiicted upon Great Britain. The British
have learned costly but salutary les
sons in the art of war, both in India
and the Soudan, and there would be no
repetition Of Majuba hill in the Trans
vaal. The means would be adapted to
the end in this case, as they were with
such success under Kitchener. Know
Ing that defeat would be certain in the
end, Mr.. Kruger has bluffed Great
Britain with his customary cunning,
and has held out for the utmost ad-
vantage that could be obtained. When
he has found his limit, he will stop,
and II looks as if the limit had been
reached.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11
OUT AND ABOUT.

Miss Mabel Merrill left for Princeton
yesterday to take charge of the Y. w.
c. A. home. and will remain there a
week. The season at the home so far
has been O very busy one, and many
OF the yoanE ladies whoEhave been there
only remained week. Mrs. John s.
West who has been hostess at the home
Tor the past week viii return home.
A. 3. F. Kinney, broker at A Front
street, has postponed his trip abroad
and will spend his vacation at his sum-
mer cottage in Sterling. George S.
Mcclellan, who has been spending his
vacation at Mr.. Kinney's cottage, will
return home Saturday.
George Bryant of the firm Of Besse
Bryant & Co. is spending his vacation
1T Capt Cod.
Mr., M. A. Boyden of Harvard street
and his wife, Cornelia Wesson Boyden,
the authoress, have gone to Winthrop
beach for their vacation.
Mrs. Charles,L. Green goes Thursday
TO Providence to spend week.
NIK % ~. ". nnGSlOuuF ub6 6OlS " Scit4-
fornia to spend year with her daugh-
ter and son-in-law.
Archie Hodges of New York and his
family will occupy the cottage Of Will
liam f. Abbot on William street this
summer They are expected Thursday.
Mrs. Clara S. Maynard has gone to
Lancaster to remain probably until
September.
Miss Carrie Townsend expects to
leave Saturday to visit Mrs. Churchill
in Amherst. She may remain for the
Amherst summer school,
Miss Jeanie Lea Southwick has ca
bled from Europe, declining the in
vitation to take charge of the art de-
partment at Ogontz College, next year,
AS late as June 25 Miss Southwick was
in Copenhagen with the Burlington
party. They had been in Copenhagen
a week then, and the length of their
stay was indefinite. From Denmark
they all go to Holland. Miss Southwick
saw Rose Bonheur in the Luxembourg
in Paris, week or so before she died.
She attended Rosa Bonheur's funeral,
and walked in the procession Of artists
through the streets with Carolus Duran
on her right hand to the chapel, where
the requiem mass was sung. Miss
Southwick expects to return to Wor-
cester the latter part of August.
H. H. Goddard Of Clark University
has been called to the chair of psychol-
ogy at the state normal school in West
Chester, Penn. He will remain in
Worcester for the summer school, and
then he and Mrs. Goddard will leave
for the shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard Jewett
and Miss Sheila Jewett leave for Hall
fax next week.
Capt. John S. Baldwin is up from
Marion for a few days.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11
IN CONCURRENCE.


The petitions of Kate C. Power and
others for compensation for damage to
estates on Brown street, and of Nellie
j.. Canavan for compensation for death
| OF her husband, were referred to com.
mittee on claims; petition of Edwin s.
Flke ana others, for sidewalk on Rich
lana lana street. to committee on streets,
Inc reports of committee on education.
| recommending inexpedient to act for
| purchase of land for new high school
| at the junction of Ward and Vernon
streets and for additions to Abbott and
woodland street buildings, adopted.
| report from the same committees for
purchase of land between Richards and
treeland streets for new high school
| was referred to committee on finance
Orders were adopted for transfer of
$lo'OOO from liquor license fees TO fire
| department; for loan of $4,000 for
sewers and purification; for water nipc
- Nlasss1cn usetts avenue and new
street from West Boylston street to
North avenue; for apportionment ~
SIDEWALK assessments; for water ninea
IN Bradley and Millbury streets. for
| TRANSFER of sidewalk assessments 10
appropriation street department main
tenance; for transfer of street uateriI,o
assessments to appropriation for street
department maintenance, for construc-
llon or sewers in BRUSSELS, Eyerard
rooney streets and Stanton avenue: for
SloeWalks on Chandler, Bancroft
Dale, Highland, Lake. Pleasant So
neId, West streets and Park avenue.
for crosswalks on Bellevue, Canbridra
chandler, June, Highland, Lafa qette
queen and Cambridge streets and for
reconstruction Of crosswalks on Frort
street; for crosswalks on Millburv erd
catherine Streets for repairing side
walk, paving from Vernon square n
Union avenue and re-macada,nizine
from Union avenue to Winthrop strnef
on vernon street; for re-macadalnizine
1roVidence street from Grafton to
lltnrop' Tor water in Greendale ave-
nue., Tor water pipes in Henderson avr-
rue Park avenue place; for high ssr.
vice water pipes in Pleasant street fo,.
Two MIGRANTS on West Boylston street.
Tor requesting the board of health ~
take immediate action to abata tha
swamp nuisance on Southbridee streat
Petltions referred to COMMITTEES an
streets for sidewalks on Arch, R,,rn-
coat streets, Einhorn road, Trowbridga
road, and curbing and cutters In
'IroWbridge road; to connittea -
street lights, for additional lights on
Florence street. to COMMITTEES IN sew
ers, Tor sewers in Noyes street. 10
committee on water, for water mines IN
Summit avenue. p'pes IA
reports of the board of health rela-
~ o,Se 20 i5lackstone river, and COMMITTEES
on pubic buildings relative to inexne-
nlency to act in disseminating sesrnh
Ilght on city hall clock, were accentea
me report of the committee on nolics
nexpedlent to act, conferrinE with Nav,
England Telephone and Telegraph r;on,.
pony podc, relative to police signal, was also
Inc report of the committee on A.
noL ns1lce Teiatlye to the request OF the
school committee for additional anrrnu
priation of 100000, recommending tran
fer OF $4,000 from funded water ioans
was recommitted to the committee
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

1t is great gain if Germany has
finally acquiesced in the American con-
tention that affairs in Samoa should be
decided according to majority vote
OF the powers interested rather than by
an unanimous agreement. Much fric-
tion might have been avoided if this
principle had been recognized some
years ago. AS for the reported with
drawal of Chief Justice Chambers, it is
well to make clean sweep and begin
with an entirely new set of officials,
now that new principles and new meth
ods are to be introduced into the ad-
ministration of the islands.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

endeavored to have the council nom
concur in the report of the committee
on education relative to referring the
purchase of the high school site at tie
south end to the committee on finance,
Councilman Connolly thought the mat
ter should first be considered bv tha
committee on public buildings. He did
rot like to see the committee ignored
IN such matters. The council refused
TO non-concur.
Upon the report Of the committee on
water, giving petitioners for water in
blake street leave to withdraw, Coun-
Gilman Mcmahon objected, and en-
planned matters to the board. with the
result that the petition was recornrnIt-
ted to the committee on water.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The aldermanic board concurred with
the common council by accepting the
report OF the police committee on the
ambulance question and the adoption OF
orders placing the matter of hiring a
surgeon, driver and attendant to accom-
pany the sick ambulance, in the hands
of the mayor.
Similar action was taken on these re-
ports Of the street committee, which
were recommitted by the common coun-
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

The ball with which Gen. Ludlow de-
lighted the Havanese was not of the
same kind which he served out so gen
erously in front of Santiago, but il
seems to have been very effective in
its way. Both Cubans and Spaniards
dearly love festivity and display, and
Gen. Ludlow knew what he was doing
when he gave that handsome party.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

Roosevelt has the politicians and the
New York newspapers guessing. They
are inclined to the belief that he will
throw over the governorship and ap-
pear in the rush line in the Philip
pines. A career of glory and the pres
idency in 1904 is one of the guesses. AS
Roosevelt is given to the spectacular,
1t may not be a wild one.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

What is now wanted is a device for
nullifying the violet glasses with which
soldiers are enabled to discover that
smokeless powder is not altogether
smokeless. Must goggles be added to
the military equipment along with the
wire nippers?
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11
A NEW ASSISTANT.

Oakdale, July 10.-Miss Jennie Clapp,
who has been Postmaster Newton's S
able assistant since his appointment,
has resigned her position Miss Grace
Newton, the postmasters daughter,
takes her place.
The funeral Of Adrian, infant son of
Adolphus and Maggie (Morin) Champ
ney, took place from st. Anthony's
Church this afternoon at o'clock.
The burial was at st. Anthony's ceme-
terry.
Mrs. G. A. Dow and son Charles left
for the west this morning. They ex-
pect to be gone several weeks.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11
AN EFFECTIVE COMBINATION.

Grass-maGe milk is an especially wall
liable portion Of a summer diet. 1t is
usually drunk cold as it comes from the
refrigerator, but in this form it is hard
to digest II shredded whole wheat bis
cuff are eaten with the milk, then this
disadvantage Of the milks indigestibil-
ity Is completely obviated. The two
foods make a combination that never
fails to be life sustainer and a health
preserver. They are the ideal hot
weather foods.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

DR.. Romaine ]. Curtiss of Joliet, Ill,
tells Andrew Carnegie how to increase
the longevity of man to a thousand
years by establishing a $5O,OOOOOO uni
versity for the destruction of parasit-
ism, which is the common cause OF
death. DR.. Curtiss is bacteriologist
of note and no doubt is a well-meaninR
philaEthropist, but he fails to tell what
is to become Of all the conhding heirs
expectant, if the lives of rich men are
to be prolonged for ten centuries.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

Austrian experimenters who have
been using the Schaefer sensitive plates
for wireless telegraphy, claim to have
distanced Marconis record by sending
messages thirty-eight miles at sea. OF
more consequence is their assertion that
they will soon be able to dispense with
tall masts in telegraphing over long dis
tauces, and thus give the Hertz undula-
tions wider application.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

Hope is given that Postmaster
Thomas will be able to resume his old
place in the Boston Office, and there
would be general rejoicing if the pre-
diction should prove true. There was
something saddening in the collapse of
so young man.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

If cigars should be sold "for medici-
nal purposes" in Worcester, this would
be only a repetition of what by com
mon report has been done in other cit
les. 1t may seem much like burlesque,
but burlesques are not unknown. The
law says: Nothing in this section shall
be held to prohibit the sale of t*%
articles ordered by the prescription of
physician" and there appears to be
no restriction upon what physician
may prescribe.
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

BY approving the governments de-
cision not to reinstate the silver stand
ard in India, and by recommending the
permanent adoption of the gold stand
ard in that empire, the British par!ia-
mentary committee drives another nail
in the bimetallic coffin. 1t serves notice
to the world that no attempt to re-
habilitate silver is to be expected in
India, and is confession of the utter
hopelessness of the bimetallic Fro
gram
The Worcester spy., 1899-07-11

Ex-senator Alfred S. Roe's friends
Will be glad to see his name included in
the list of lecturers at the Old South
summer historical course in Boston.
He will be in distinguished company,
along with John Fiske, Edward Ever
EFT Hale, A. E. Winship, Edwin D. Mead
and Alice Freeman Palmer. His SUBJ
Ject is "Washington's interest in educa-
ton"