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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
BUFFUM RESIGNS.
Oldest Captain in the Worcester Fire De-
partment

Capt. S. William Buffum Of Engine
!, the oldest captain from point of con-
tinuous service in the Worcester fire
department, rendered his resignation
to Chief Vaughn yesterday afternoon,
to take effect at o'clock last night.
Capt. Buffum has been considered one
Of the most able and popular men IN
the department, and has always stood
we'll in the estimation of his superior
officers.
He entered the fire department as
call hoseman on Hose /, March 81, 1882,
and was afterWard made assistant fore
man of the company, ana in 1887 was
made driver of Engine l hose wagon
and in 1883 was made captain of the
company, which position he has held
up to the present time.
Capt. Buffum has also served as vice
president of the Firemens Relief As
ISOLATION, and a member of the visiting
committee for the association. Pre-
vious to entering the fire department
Mr. Buffum was employed as an at
tendant in the Worcester Insane asy-
lum, but at present has no plans for
the future.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
MELLEN'S HAY STACK.

AT the civil session of the central dis
trict court next Saturday the case Of
Willard +. Pond against Representa-
tive James II. Melen is set for trial. 1t
is suit Of tort to recover for the price
OF hay and apples alleged to have been
sold and delivered by Mr.. Pond in Sep
TENDER, 1885. Mr., Pond sues to recover
the price of four barrels of apples at
SO barrel; 207O pounds of hay at one
cent pound; and 1910 pounds Of hay
at one cent pound, the total amount
of the bill being s4S.10. John u. SulH-
van Of the firm Of Sullivan 81 O'Connell
appears for the plaintiff in the case.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington March %. 49, Forecast for
Sunday: New England and eastern New
York: Rain or snow; brisk possibly high
winds, becoming southwestery.
storm signals are displayed on the At
lantic coast from lIatteras to PASSPORT.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26

TO his parents. his sweetheart, his
friends and to Chief of Police brennan
telling them all that he died for love
of a woman whom he claimed had beer
unfaithful to him.
The letter to the chief Of police was
dramatic one And the way Swan,
strom prepared himself and the man
ner in which he took the fatal potion
shows that he had closely followed
many of the celebrated poison cases
particularly the Adams poisoning mys-
terry at New York.
The letter to Chief of Police brennan
received yesterday morning, was as
follows:
Chief brennan, Dear Sir
When you get this letter the
writer win be dead, ! cannot bear to
live any longer. Life has been too
hard. ] have been loving a woman
as man can only love once. She
has been mine for three years. The
first of this year she bought res
taurant at 50 Park street then
promised to help her out so 7 have
given her almost every cent I have
been making. But there has been
other boarders who suited her better
so ] am told. Now she doesn't want
me any longer. | came down there
yesterday. They had been drinking
beer with boarders in the restau-
rant.
| have loved that woman more
than myself. ! cannot live without
her, so I have to die. SO she is the
one who drove me to death.
l cursed that day I first met her,
and now her sister and her are run
ming me down every day.
/ had a good education when
was young. Now l am bad, but
I am what she made me. She took
my money and now | am i'm debt
Father will settle my debts. At
81 Union street. Louis Smith will be
found. He has been real friend
to me. Give him my books. Send
my album to father and mother
and send for my sister, Mrs. B.
Boyeson, 452 Millbury street. She
will know what TO do.
The woman's name that drives
me to die is Annie Lund, 95 Park
street. Tell her last word I said
in my life was a cursing over her.
| have a father and mother who
loves me. They will be sorry when
thew hear I'm dead
| die for false woman. Curse
her
Very truly yours,
Frank SWanstrom.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
WILL OF JOSEPH MEOlLL,
It Dsposes of 100000 in Bonds anc
Real Estate, Beside Stock in His Paper

Chicago, March 25.-The will Of Jo-
seph Medill which was made public
today, disposes Of 100000 in bonds
and real estate besides the stock in
the Tribune Publishing Co., valued at
81, 100000. This stock, 107 shares, win
be kept intact and eventually fall to
the possession Of his grandchildren.
Many institutions in which Mr.. Mediu
was interested have been favored in
the will.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
Very truly yours,
Frank SWanstrorn.

Both Swanstrom and Annie Lund,
his sweetheart, have livedat Mrs. Mary
McDougalls boarding house 20 Chan
dler street for several months. The
restaurant at 80 Park street was pur-
chased about five months ago and was
known as the "SWanstrom Cafe"
SwanstrOm worked a a lumber yard on
Grafton street. He was q years of age
and was born in Sweden, but has been
in this country nearly u years.
He met Annie three years ago and it
was case of love at first sight. He
chung to her and was happy only when
she was with him. If she frowned or
looked at another man he became in
sanely Jealous and several times, ac-
cording to Annie, threatened to end her
life saying that mo other man should
ever have his Annie"
Sunday afternoon Swanstrom visited
the restaurant and was told by Annie
to leave the premises. Her father l., J
Lund who lives at Quinsigamond viii
lage, objected to his daughters rela-
tions with Swanstrom. The latter re-
fused to go and dared them to have
him arrested
What brought on the trouble was a
move made by Annie. she left the
Chandler street boarding house Monday
night and went to room with her sister
at % Washington street. and refused to
live any longer in the same house with
Swanstrom.
He was crdzed and tried to convince
her that she must live with him, and.
according to Annie, he said he would
kill her and then kill himself. She ne
came afraid of him and Thursday called
at the Waldo street station and told
her troubles to Deputy Chief Atkinson
and asked that Swanstrom be looked
after
Annie Lund is comely semi blond of
26 She is clever and more than ordi-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
WILL TRY AGAIN.
Delegates for Cuban Assembly Going to
See the President About More Money.

See the President About More Money
Havana, March 25,-At the secres
session Of the Cuban military ASSEM-
bly, yesterday il was resolved that y
dissolution Of that body at the present
time would be prejudiclal to the in
terests Of the army, hence it was de-
cided that the argument on the DISCO
luton motion set for today should be
postponed for one week. It was also
decided to make another effort to save
the situation by sending Seniors Hevia
and Villalon to Washington in order
TO state the case Of the assembly to
President Mckinley and to attempt to
gain his cooperation in the efforts Of
the assembly 10 raise more money for
the Cuban troops. Seniors Heyia and
Villalon sailed for the United states
this morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
LIKE CLOCKWORK.
That's the Way the Officials Character
ixe Otis Advance in Manila

Washington, March 25,-This was a
day Of anxiety and excitement at the
war department. that carried a remind
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
The Weather.

Sunday - Increasing
clOudineSS. probably rain
or shine.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26

Unlike Some Papers The
Spy Has a Reputation to
Maintain.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
UNDERGROUND SMITHS
and The MAGIC Pillow.

A farmer one day left his home in
the bright early morning to go into his
fields His road led him past a cross
of stone. which was one of many that
dotted the landscape in that PARKWAY
country, the Scandinavian peninsula
AS he reached the cross he knelt a
few moments in prayer, as was MS
wont every day, before passing It, But
as he rose this morning from his GUS
tOmary worship he saw on the base
of the rock a strange looking insect
that attracted his attention by its bril-
liant color. Nor was that all. The
little creature seemed very restless,
running about here and there over the
cross and at its foot, as If it were try
ing to leave the spot, but could not.
For some little time the farmer
watched the insect Then he went on
his way to his fields and forgot all
about the incident. But the next morn
ing il was recalled to him, for on his
way to his work he saw it again as
he knelt at the cross, still running
about here and there as if it were
still trying to get away, but could not
"Can it be- he thought, ''that this
creature is one of those that live in
the heart of the earth? Perhaps it
came unwittingly too close to the cross
and now cannot get away"
Brea thing a prayer and calling the
name of Deity, he caught the beauti-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31


ton ever de-
!. !. !
vised an agony nv
so intense, so I'M \SX "
persistent, so MA va u N
long enduring, MA~fA f3LVf1NN
so nerve har- Y/MYN6&
rowing as that 40 - * VIZ \
which is suf "A ~ HSkN)
fered day after A& 3O
day by the IN TI~ SRI
women whose ~ NNS
distinctly femi- NSSN@ 1LS
nine organism NHIO
is deranged IN 4 ZN4
or diseased. There @ AXAN
are three most trying ~ "A AV
times in every wom- sWlze
ans life; ISt-when I'm GE9
girlhood blossoms I&8s ~
into womanhood; I'd 9@Q ~
when motherhood @C,
is achieved sd -
when the capacity for motherhood ceases
1.-THE change of life
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription was
devised to make these three periods safe
and painless by restoring to vigorous
health the organs involved. 1t soothes,
heals, nourishes 1t gives Nature just
the help it needs. 1t is the only prepare
ton of its kind devised by a regularly
graduated physician and skilled spec
ialist in the diseases of women.
Me too medicines are preparations
without standing or success. They are
the substitutes sold as "just as good
Having no record of their own, when DIR.
Pierce's cures are referred to they cry
me-too, me-too, like the cuckoo in a
Swiss clock Don't accept me-too med1
cines for Favorite Prescription"
Mrs M Barnes, of Balls Ferry, Shasta Co., Cal.
writes: MY physician said was suffering from
the effects of change of life had heart dis
ease and female trouble and rheumatism Ny
head was so dizzy could hardly stand up. Wher
began Dr. Pierce's medicines improved righ
along. 1 took seven eight bottles OF the Fa
vorite Prescription teaspoonful three times
day and the Pleasant Pellets at night 1 tee
as well as 1 ever did I take great pleasure II
recomme ending DR.. Pierce's medicines to suffer
ing women. I think that they are the bes
medicines in the world
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31

1T SCREAMED AND KICKED
fully colored thing in his hand. But 1t
did not yield to his touch as he had ex-
pected. Instead it seemed to resist him
with supernatural force and chung to
the rock with all its strength.
The farmer, however, gave strong
pull, and found that he held by the
hair a creature in appearance like
man. but only about six inches In
length, while it screamed and kicked
I'm a most energetic manner.
"Ho, no, FRIEND" the farmer cried,
''this is your trick, is it? Now tell me
who you are and what trade you know
that enables you to earn your living In
the world
The little one, however, would not
answer his questions, but continued to
scream and struggle with all his might.
$50 be it," the farmer said at last
when he found his efforts unavailing.
well see to what tune you'll sing by
and by
And with these words he turned back
to his house with his little one, clap
ped him into a huge sooty iron pot, put
the cover on it and carried it into the
cold cellar.
Remain there in the cold and the
dark until you are ready to answer
civil questions"
Twice a week the farmer visited his
prisoner, but with no result. So six
weeks passed by, and one day the little
one begged to be released, promising
to answer all questions.
First. then, tell me who you are and
how you got where l found you," the
farmer said
You have guessed it as well as I
can tell you," the black one said. 81
am one of those that live far down in
the earth. We feed the great central
fire. That is why l am so black. One
day i came up to earth and hap
pened to pass near the cross. You
know that when that happens we can
not get away and are compelled to be-
come visible. l feared to attract at
tention in my natural form, so took
that of the insect you noticed. Well,
you know the rest. Now let me 60 If
you are honest"
You have told me all truly, 1 be-
neve. But / have heard that you are
Also clever smiths. Is that soY'
Eyes, it is true
well. then. you should give me a
present before 1 let you go. Would
that not be fair?''
Eyes, yes" eagerly said the black
one ASK what you will-gold, silver,
Jewels, fine clothes or furniture. 1t
shall be yours in an instant"
''AIl that you mention l do not want,
but since you are clever smiths make
me pillow so light that the smallest
foal may draw it and not be tired"
agreed, But free me now!"
There! Co..
The minute after the great pot was
uncovered the little being disappeared,
but SO suddenly that the farmer almost
believed that he had been dreaming.
In the morning, however, in the yard
outside his cabin door the farmer
found a new pillow. He fastened his
dog to it, much to the amusement of
his neighbors, but their establishment
was great to see him pull it without
effort or WEAKNESS. And such ire
mendous burrows as it turned had new
er been known before.
Well, that farmer grew very, very
r1ch, for he farmed more than any
one else and required few horses, for
the smallest horse could draw the
magic plow, which was the wonder Of
the country round.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31

\. O. u. w.
Meets in Castle hall Turner Building on Isl
and third Mondays in each month. listing
brothers cordially invited
FRED WIDMAN, M. w.
@. O. KIEFER, Recorder.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
d. p. Q. z,

FL Paso Lodge, No. 1877.
Z Meets first and third Tuesdays in each
month in Odd Fellows hail.
- s. ], GATLIN. E. r.
at. E. SHELTON. Secretary.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31

No ingenuity of barbarism-no devil
ish invention of the masters of torture
during the time of the Spanish inquisi-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31

Foresters of America.
Court Robin Hood No.
Meets first and third Wednesday nights of
each month in Castle hall. Turner building.
]. r. HAMMOND, c. r.
W. r. GRAYSON, Secretary.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31

La Union Cigar Factory.
The best grade of Mexican cigars
The Victoria Colon q speciality, We
do strictly Wholesale business. Mail
orders promptly filed.
a. ALVAREZ, Prop.
2O4 Mesa Ave-, Ell Pas0, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31

FraternaI Union
Lodge No. IS.
Meets in X. p hall in Turner block End and
4th Wednesdays Of each month.
J. G. MORRIS. f. NJ. c. E. MORRIS, Sec.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, July 25.-An estimate Of 225, 900, :
900 bushels as the probable yield of the spring
crop in Minnesota and the two Dakotas started
wheat rather easy September opened 1se lower
at 70ss07014c, advanced slowly to 70%c, then
declined to 7Olsc. report from Paris that the
French crop this year would equal that Of a
year ago had depressing influence during the
the ma Tket took a sudden upturn and continued
Il &c and closed at 71A0713sc. The change Of
damage reports from the Northwest, some OF
them placing the injury already done spring
wheat at 20 to 25 per cent The smallness of
primary Western receipts, amounting to only
675 900 bushels, was also inspiration to the
bulls to-day, for the first time in several weeks
being less than for the same day last year.
Liquida ton, owing TO heavy receipts, weakened
corn, but the loss more than recovered
later by buying against puts in sympathy with
the advance in wheat. Crop reports were less
promising than heretofore and country offer
ings extremely small. September closed with
& gain of 1sc.
Oats followed other grains opening at the
low point. and closing at the top. Reports
from various sections say that the crop
is running. to straw September gained hc.
Provisions opened firm, but collapsed under
free selling by packers and commission houses
This latter selling was principally stop-loss
orders. Part of the decline was recovered in
sympathy with the advance in grains. Pork
lost 121Ac for September, lard sc to TIC, and
ribs 21Ac.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26
THE STOCK MARKET.

Securities we're fairly active on the morning
session, and Giant Powder advanced to $72 So
Alaska Packers to S116 so and Contra Costa
Water to SIT so.
In the afternoon Alaska Packers advanced
still further to $11s. Contra Costa Water sold
up to SIS, but weakened Off again.
Mining stocks showed no change worthy of
note The telegram from the pump said:
Elevator No. 1 is working steadily. At $50
O'Clock this morning the water down II
rect below the 1850 level station.
The Grass Valley Exploration Company,
operating the W. Y. o. D. mine, has declared
Its third dividend at the rate of 25c per share,
amounting to $500, making total of $4,000
10 GATE under the new regime.
me Boston and Montana Mining Company
share and an, extra dividend of &c. payable Au-
gust l. to stockholders of record of July q.
The Spanish Bar Gold Mining Company of
CalaVeras County has levied assessment of
&c per share, delinquent August 21.
AL the recent annual meeting of the Dexter
Mining Company of Tuscarora, New, new
board of directors and officers was elected,
composed of John Dern, president; ]. S. Lakin:
wee president; S. B. Miner, E. o. Lee and
II. c. Southworth George e. Airis was ap
pointed secretary and treasurer. During the
past fiscal year the Dexter mine produced 1884
tons OF ore, which, after being milled and
cyanided, yielded gold bullion and gold dust
of the aggregate value OF S155,3 BAT 81. Improve
ments costing $64 969 04 were made. Recently
a vein of ore was struck in an upraise above
1919 10 per ton, carrying a large amount of free
gold.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26

| for good to prime washed peaberry; 10911c for
good peaberry; 1O912c for good to prime; sq91sc
| beans S@91kc for fair; 51A@7c for common to
| ordinary. Salvador-10@12c for good TO prime
washed; S09%c for fair washed 1019q111ac for
good to prime washed peaberry; 73s@Sc for su-
| perior unwashed; 73s@772c for good green un,
peaberry. Mica caragua-7A9Sc nominal for good
| to superior unwashed; 9F1912c nominal for good
exican44mfsc for prime to fancy washed
10d12c for good TO strictly good washed; Tag
SIC for inferior to ordinary; 1o@11!ac for good
to prime washed peaberry; 90912c for good un-
washed peaberry; 7AqSc for good to superior
PACIFIC CoDFIsH-Is quoted as follows:
Bundles &c; cases selected 5%c; imitation 1atni
tablets, SIC; middles, 7%@9hc; desiccated'
S734e; less 7g Is per r., cent o.aoo. 80 eo,o
Leather, medium, 25G26c; Sole Leather, light.
25q26c; rough Leather. heavy z5a26c; rough
heavy, 32G33c; Harness Leather medium, 500
$2c; Harness Leather. light, 29@30c; Collar
45c per 10; Veal, finished. 5OG55c; Calf, finished,
75c0$1 20; Sides, finished 166Dl7c per foot; Belt
Knife Splits, 14@16c; rough Splits, S@10c
OII-California Castor oil, cases, No. /, 75c;
pure, 81 TO- Linseed OIL in barrels, boiled, 47c;
ter strained, barrels 47c; No. l, 421sc; cases sc
NOR more; c China Nut, soc per gallon; pure Meats
foot OIL, barrels Soc; cases, CSC; Sperm, pure,
Soc: Whale Oil. natural white, S214c; Pacific
Rubber Mixed Paints. white and house colors.
I
gallon.
PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPHTHA
Water white Coal Oil in bulk, H1kc per gal
lon; Pearl OIL in cases, 161ac; Astral Oil, 1910;
Star Oil, 16i2c; Extra Star Oil, 2012c; Elaine
Oil. 2114c; Eocene Oil. 1S1kc; Deodorized Stove
Gasoline, in bulk, 16c in cases, 2lc; Banzine,
in bulk. 151sc in cases 2O1ac; Sc degree Case
! line. in bulk, 21c; in cases, 26c.
| CANDLES-Electric Light Candles, IS, 16 OF,
| SAc IS, IA oz. 7Ac 6s u OF, 61ac; S. 10 OF,
| 51zc; Us, II or, re; Granite CMining) Candles
! is, 16 o. SIC IS, "A OF, sac; 6s. u OF. nc:
! 6s, 10 or. SIC. Parafine Wax Candles-1s. Is,
| As and IS. white, 914c; 12s. 1O1sc; colored, 1c
higher
WHITE LEAD-Quoted at 5%@6c; Red Lead
and Litharge, 5&466c per 10.
| TURPENT1NE-In cases, Sic; in iron barrels,
! SIC; in wooden barrels. 5Sc.
40c; cases, sc more.
QUICKsILvER- so per flask for local use
| and $40 for export.
| SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
| pany quotes, terms net cash. in 100-fb bags:
| Cubes. Crushed and Fine Crushed sac;
! Powdered, 55sc Candy Granulated, SIC; Dry
| Granulated, 5lsc; Confectioners A. 51sc; Cali
| forna A, 47sc; Magnolia A 42c; Extra c, 49sc;
Golden c. 4ac; barrels 1-16c more; half barrels,
| Ac more; boxes. 12c more; 50-fb bags, &c more.
| No order taken for less than Is barrels or its
| equivalent. Domnos, half-barrels, SIC; boxes,
CSC per 10.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26
pEcIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

The carners are paying the following prices:
Peaches. 500 for frees and $50 for olings; April
cots, $S9d45 per ton, according to size and quail
ity and district; Bartlett Pears, S40G50 per ton
Green and Yellow Pums, $15625 per ton
Most of the fruit came in late, and many
shipping orders had to be turned down in con-
sequence. The market is still full of Peaches
and Apples. but Plums getting scarcer
and firm. Pears clowly increasing in
ticular change in Melons Apricots are steady,
with sales TO Gamers at the quotations Ber-
ries continue cheap.
Valencia Oranges are doing better. Lemons
and Lines stand about the same.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples, 35cGsl per box; Crabapples, 35450c
per small box.
BERRIES-Blackberries SO 50G4 50 per chest
Strawberries, S4Gp5 per chest for small and 81 30
az 80 for large berries; Raspberries, $3d5 per
chest; Logan berries, per chest; Huckle-
berries, per lb.
watermelons, S5l2O per 100
Cantaloupes. 50cGH per box and $263 per
crate; Nutnegs, 50cd$1 70 per box and -
per crate
Grapes, black and white, 5Od75c per box and
75cGP$1 25 per crate.
Currants. 81 50Gs per chest.
Pears. 25G50c per box. according TO size;
Nectarines, 25Q5oc per box for white and Soc
Gd for red
Figs. - for single and 75c6N 25 per box
for double layers of black and CSC for white.
Apricots, 40d75c per box.
Peaches, 15n50c per box and 15d25c per bas-
ket.
Plums, 35G5Oc per box; Prunes, 65dS5c per
crate.
CITRUS FRUITS-Valencia Oranges, s294;
Lemons 75cGIS1 80 for common and $203 for
good to choice; Mexican Lines. S4B4 80; Cali
fornia Lines. per small box; Bananas
81 5002 so per bunch; Pineapples $1G2 so per