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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
TOO MUCH OF IT.


A high army officer, whose fad was
ventilation, was one day making an in
spection of a frontier post which was
much in need of repair. In some places
the roof showed the blue sky overhead.
and the walls We're ornamented with
gaps.
The brigadier general was escorted
through the building by the colonel in
charge, sergeant going on before as is
the custom, to warn the men to stand
at attention in honor of the general.
As they proceeded the general asked.
And how is the ventilation, colonel?''
Before the colonel could reply the old
sergeant, with a familiarity born of
long service, said:
Sure, general, an the ventilation is
bad, sorr, vera bad sorr The place is
all full Of holes, SORT"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
PRIZE MONEY.

Washington, Jan. 5.--Auditor Mor is
of the navy department has issued csr-
tficates for prize money to CAPT S SIS
bee and all the crew OF the St Paul
engaged in the capture OF the Brit sh
ship Restormel, the cargo Of which
brought over $4,000. Capt. Sisshee re-
ceiyes $916.SS. The next largest sums
go to the paymaster and chaplain. They
get $40 each. The gunner's mate le-
ceives $40 and the sailors between 81
and Sc each.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
STORIES EXAGGERATED.
Russell w. Start Denies the Rumors in
the Papers About His Wife.

Russell W. Start called at The Spy
office last evening to say that the sto-
ries which have been going the rounds
for several days concerning the serious
illness of his wife, are exaggerated. His
wife was not in a Boston hospital, and
did not undergo any operation. She
doin street, Boston, but for the past
week is considerably better, and, al
though she has not yet appeared on the
street. she is not confined to her bed.
As proof that his statement is true, he
showed a bill from DR.. w. f. Parker
of Boston.
He says the tale about his romantic
marriage to his wife, is another eXag-
geration. He married her several
years ago.
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DEATH OF JOHN RUSSELL.

John Russell, formerly of this city,
brother 'of ex-Representative Michael L.
Russell, died at his home in Chicago Sun
day evening last the funeral taking place
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Russell was
veteran of the civil war, leaving this city
with the Emmett Guards. Having served
out his enlistment and received his dis
charge, he later re-enlisted. this time in
the navy. He was member of the G.
A. R
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
TO DO OTHER MEMS WORK.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 5.-A unique turf or
ganization has been formed by e. A. Tip
ton, recently manager of Marcus DAILY in
Montana, and at one time secretary of the
Lexington Association. and W. Is. Fasig,
secretary of Charter Oak Park at Hart
ford, Conn. A corporation will be formed.
known as the Fasig-Tipton Company. 1t
viii engage in the sale of horses, but its
specially will be the management of
1t will take the responsibility and entire
management of racers whenever and
wherever desired whether at a big ooun-
try fair or on III grand circuit.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
HIBERNIANs ELECT.

At the regular meeting of Division sc.
a. O. H., held at Hibernian hall. last
night Or. John j. McGillicuddy was
elected division physician. A commit
tee consisting of James Noonan. John
A. Dunn, Thomas Cocrohan, William
Kane and B. w. Foley, was appointed
to confer with committees from the
other Hibernian divisions in regard to
the celebration of ST. Patrick's day.
The committee who have in charge the
arrangements for the coffee party? to
be held on the 9th and 10th of Febru-
airy, made progressive report.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
M1D-w1NTER CAMP MEETING.

The Salvation Army Of Worcester
has arranged for great mid-winter
camp meeting and red crusade to open
Saturday ana to close a week from the
following Monday.
Staff Capt. Wood Of Boston is the at
traction Saturday night and all day
Sunday Daily meetings are in order,
and or Saturday and Sunday of the
next week Maj. Parker of Boston will
attend On Monday night Col. Cozens,
commander of the New England divi-
sion, will conduct the swearing in of
recruits.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
woMAN's SUFFRAGE LEAGUE.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Woman's Suffrage League was held at
the nome of Mrs. Fl. c. Grafton, on Prov
idence street, yesterday afternoon. The
afternoon was given up to an address
on ''Woman's suffrage" by Senator A.
;. Roe. A musical and literary enter
tainment followed Mr.. Roes address,
after which refreshments We're served.
The next meeting of the club viii be
held at the home of Mrs Henshaw. 6
Loudon street, on Jan. 10.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
VIOLENCE
Used in Marl-
bOrO Strike.
WORKMAN INJURED.
Followed and Assaulted by
Two Men on Way Home.

Marlboro, Jan. 5-The first violence
in the great shoe strike has been en-
acted.
John Ducey, a workman in the Mid
dlesex factory, lies at his home on East
Main street in critical condition.
The local and state police are en-
gagged tonight in running down every
possible clue in the hopes of bringing
to justice the man or men who as
saulted Ducey while ne was returning
home from work this afternoon.
And about it all, there is an air of
mystery. The police refuse to talk,
| the strikers say nothing, and the mem
bers of Ducey's family decline to dis
cuss the incident. In fact, it was not
until late tonight that the story of the
violence got upon the streets, and then
it spread like wildfire.
John Ducey was one of the men who
started work when the NiddleseX fac
tory began running on the non union
basis. Tonight he left the factory at
40 o'clock, but no large crowd had
gathered.
lie walked to the post Office and then
started toward his own home. He real
lied that two men were following him
AS he proceeded, the men closed in upon
him. When opposite Fairbanks corner
one of the men stepped close up to him
and hit him a vicious blow on the back
OF the head with some blunt instru-
ment. Ducey believes it was a ham
mer
He fell down upon the sidewalk un-
conscious. The men who had been fol-
lowing him quickly made their escape
Passersby saw Ducey fall in the dim
light of dusk and fastened to his as
slstance. He was found to be bleeding
badly from a cash in the back of his
head. He was unconscious, and was
carried to DR.. Cutters office, where his
wounds were dressed. The doctor saw
the dangerous nature of the wounds,
and used every means to make the man
comfortable.
Ducey came from West Brookfield,
and is about 35 years of age.
Will the Rice & Hutchins' Getting
avenue factory business be removed
from this city, is problem which the
people of Marlboro have been endeav-
oring to solve today
Worcester is given out as the place
where the firm will manufacture the
bicycle shoes which have heretofore
been made at the Getting avenue fac
city honestly believe that the concern
will try manufacturing at Worces Ter.
The business men of this city have
already. extended a vote of sympathy
to Rice & Hutchins but tho strikers
do not show any disposition to return
to work. The Getting avenue factory
has had less of its old employees re-
turn to work than any shop which is
running on a non-union basis.
This morning four-horse jobbing
team filled with material, the nature
Oh Whlch could not be ascertained, left
the factory and proceeded toward
Worcester. The last heard from the
team was that it was stuck near North
boro.
Nothing could be learned at the fac
Tory concerning the proposed removal.
The proposed transfer of the firms
business to Worcester has no percep-
tible influence on the determination of
the strikers to remain firm.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
HE GOT THE AXE.

Owen Hoy, a tinker who halls from
Boston, helped himself to a saw and
axe from a house in the Island district
yesterday, while the woman of the
house wasn't looking. He was arrest
ed by Officers Favereault and Murphy
of Station 2.
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A BLOW AIMED AT POKER.

~ iOlll uilC i4OiiuOl NIfOHlCle.)
Americans win be grieved to hear
that poker has been declared a game OF
chance by a high judicial tribunal.
Within the last decade poker has be-
come so well aeclimated in Austria
Hungary as to become a social scandal.
A paternal government resolved TO ann.
press this dangerous amusement. and
two years ago proceedings were taken
against poker club. The statute mait-
ing games OF hazard Illegal. however.
dates back to 1884, and therefore collS
hardly be expected to include poker ana
so the pokerists got the best of it. But
the case was ultimately carried, on APP
peal, before the supreme court of Wen
ma, and that tribunal has decided that
the element of chance so far predom-
mates in the game over that of skill as
to bring poker within the scope Of the
enactment. Indeed, the Judges went so
far as to assert that ''bhiffing." whore
intellect comes into play, was the worst
feature in the whole affair.
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IS UNCERTAIN.
What Iron Trade Review Says About
Washburn & Moen in the Wire Trust

Cleveland, o., Jan. 5.-The Iron Trade
Review says: THE American Steel
& Wire Company has made important
acquisitions in the past week and
promises soon to be well in control of
the wire and wire nail productions of
the country. 1t may be said authorita
lively that the big company purchases
the rod mill and wire and wire nail
plant of the Shenango Valley Steel
Company, Newcastle, Pa. Another
phase that is practically concluded is
that of the Oliver Wire Company's rod
mill. The Washburn & Moen deal has
not yet been concluded, and is uncer-
tain. There is a rumor that the gem
eral officers of the wire trust may be
established in Cleveland, in view of its
proximity to the important plants"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
HEARING GIVEN ALLISON.
Fitohburg Man Appears Before Collector
Gill ana Must Go Into Court.

Gill ana Must Go Into Court.
Boston, Jan. 5.-Henry Allison. pres
tdent of the Safety Fund National
Bank of Fitchburg. was called before
Internal Revenue Collector Gill, this
morning. to explain the alleged removal
of Internal revenue stamps from Old
insurance policies and the placing of
them on new ones. An agent of the
internal revenue office. who visited
Fitchburg few weeks ago, reported
the matter to Collector Gill OF the
close of the hearing Collector Gill di-
rected Mr.. Allison and j. L. Borley. his
partner in the insurance business. to
appear in the United States court next
Tuesday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
N. Y. A. G. WINS INITIAL, CAME

New York, Jan. 5.-The New York A. c.
team won the first game in the Amateur
Hockey League championship TODAY at St
Nicholas rink from the MontcIair A r.
team team by score of to 0. The teams We're
tering from lack of practice.
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INVENTORS WITH MANY PATENTS
washington correspondence of The
Chicago RecordO

During the last twenty-five years the
government has granted twenty-five in
Nentors more than one hundred patents
each, the whole number being 1894, the
average 1875 Thomas A. Edison stands
at the head Of the list. He has received
~ patents: EIlhu Thompson, 1894; Fran
els Fl. Richards 34S Edward weston.
20. Charles Il, Scriyener, PAS: Charles
!. Nandenoel, A4 and George Wesifng-
house, 217 -.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
TWO ARRESTS MADE.

Marlboro, Jan. 6.-The police arrest
ed at o'clock this morning William
and Oliver Wood, on suspicion Of hav-
ing been engaged in last nights as
Sault.
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STATE REPUBLICAN.
\. S. Pinkerton of Worcester Made
Chairman of Executive Committee.

Boston, Jan. 5.-A meeting If the
republican state committee was held at
tine headquarters this afternoon for the
purpose Of organizing for the year.
There We're "a members present out Of
2 total OF 40, Col. A. II. Goetting of
Springfield was reelected chairman;
Thomas Talbot Of Billerica, secretary;
Joseph n. Peterson Of Salem, Treasurer,
and Lemuel w, Standish of Stoughton
was elected assistant secretary to sue
coed Randolph G.. Sturbridge cf Cam
bridge. A. ?. Gardner Of Hamilton is
chairman Of the committee on finance;
a. $. Pinkerton Of Worcester chairman
of the executive committee.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06

Plies TO0lhachc DroT' 4".s in one minute.
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Duluth

One of the features of Monday
nights council meeting was the read
ing of notices from Geo. K Nesbett
and Mr.. Backus asking for damages
OF $500 and $4,000, respectfully, for
broken legs, claimed to be caused by
defective sidewalks. There is liable
to be many more similar cases if the
city does not compel its board Of pub
Tic works to repair the sidewalks
which are in horrible condition all
over the city. The writer counted no
less than twe"ty loose and broken
boards in Cr' block on Second street
one everi:y last week. What the city
will have to pay to settle the two
eases already commenced would prob
ably repair half the defective walks
in the city. The board of public
works has long been considered more
ornamental than useful. But what's
the difference SO long as the city foot
the bills and allows the gentlemen to
draw their monthly stipend.
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QUIET ROMANCE.
ST. Cloud Young Lady Goes to Ans
tralia to he Married..

St. Cloud Young Lady Goes to Ans
tralin to he Married..
ST. CLOUD. May 5.-A sequel to pref
ty little romance which had its inception
years ago in the Minnesota school for the
deaf and dumb at Faribault, has just
developed in the starting from st. Cloud
for Australia of Miss Pearl French. the
22-year old daughter of ]. S. French. a
well-known citizen. Immediately upon ar
rival there Miss French will become the
bride of young man named Eddy. who
like herself, is a deaf mute Bride and
groom II years ago were pupils together
a the Fari;bault state school. and after
leaving school correspondents Eddy is the
son of an Advent missionary in Australia
who went from Battle Creek, Mich. years
ago. With his mother he visited st. Cloud
last summer, when the courtship actively
began, which will end SO happily upon the
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needed to fill this awful gap; both are
forthcoming, and a fight for humanity
begins. In these days of so-cal]ed
humanity, as in the past ce .uries
when barbarity was Christianizing
force, so to make history a repetition
of itself, the commandment is the
sword, is the password "Speed forth,
American warriors, your heathens to
redeem. They are waiting, anxiously
waiting, the opening Of the scene.
Bring forth your e:ght-inch shooters.
your Gatlings, and the rest. and when
yon have done your shooting, give the
missionaries, sore oppressed, a breath
ing spell Of freedom to say who are
oppressed. But his snlphurious Maj
esty at this stage was sorely Distress
ed and disappointed, for he had GER
tainly anticipated a feast Of revelry:
but alas, says he, my native home is
but a Paradise compared with what
have seen. and I fear on my return to
Hades when I report my visit abroad
that my position won't be worth a
farthing, because | discovered greater
fraud beyond my hellish quarters than
I ever dared to dream. an in the chilly
atmosphere of my native home he
tainted with remorse only to be re-
vived with the assurance that his visit
to America had assured to him more
political guests at no distant day, and
his great satisfaction that no states
man, like Abe Lincoln, were guiding
the realms of government, that JEFF
ferson was dead, and that, alas, one
man at least lived VINO he feared
most would depopulate his hotel: "the
bold adventurer from Nebraska, an
american citizen, though his name is
W. j. Bryan"
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NEWS OF THE RELGICA,
Steamship Coya Meets Antarctic E&
peditiOn in Chilli.

pedftfOn in Chill.
NEW YORK, May 5.--The steamship
Coya, from South American ports brought
into port today some news Of Capt. Adrian
D. Gerlach's Belgica Antarctic exploring
expedition. On March 13. the Coya put
into Punta Arenas, Chilean trading set
tlement on TERRA del Fuega in the
streets of Magellan and while her skip
per, Capt. Thomas was ashore he met
DR.. Cook of Brooklyn, who was one OF
those in charge Of the Belgica.
Capt. Cook said he had a most interest
ing voyage and might go on another ex-
pedition before returning to the United
States. For seventy days the party was
in total darkness. Two men were lost
one overheard and one from sickness. The
Belgica was stuck in the ice for twelve
months while exploring Alexanderland.
Capt. Thomas says that DR.. Cook did not
know of the Spanish-American war until
told of it by Capt. Thomas, who left him
file Of newspapers. Capt. Thomas
brought with him letter to post to Miss
Anna F.. Forbes, Capt. Cooks sweetheart.
Miss Forbes died more than year ago.
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The retail clerks union held regular
meeting Thursday evening at their
hall in The West End. About twenty
of the Uptown clerks were in attend
ancc and walked both ways. there
being no husSeS on hand when wanted
and the street ear service is not good
CROUCH these days. There was a big
enthusiastic meeting held and reports
showed that the union is booming and
calls for the union working card ar
Increasing every day. Mr.. \. +. An
dtrson was elected as Il delegate to
the national convention of the retail
cit rk'S protective union which meets IN
Kansas City the first week in July.
]. T. Thompson was elected as an al
ten nate. II. w. krause and j. T..
Thompson were elected as delegates to
the state convention which meets in
this city in June. As alterna1es ChaS
Hague and \. T.. Anderson were
named.
The committee having the concert in
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Alderman Netf, at the council meet
ing Monday night, brought up his
eight-hour day resolution providing
the eight-hour day for all city work
and fixing the pay for regular and
emergency work 8 3-4 cents an hour
for the first eight hours, and % cents
an hour for over work.
Before the final vote was taken the
resolution was amended to make the
pay Si.6O Il day, and 20 cents an hour
for emergency work.
Alderman Netf is deserving of great
credit for getting such resolution
adopted by the city council and or.
saniZed labor Of Duluth will certainly
appreciate his efforts in its behalf.
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The old days! DO you ever think of
them,
When sitting silent as the shadows
meet?
When lying broad awake at dead Of
night,
To hear the rain that drips into the
Do you remember how sweet was your
sleep,
In the old days?
grow big, big,
Before you knew the sorrows it would
bring;
When looking at the blue hills far
away
And thinking of the world that lay be-
yond!
Do you remember how you yearned
for it,
In the old days?
The old days, they are furrowed DER
with graves,
The sweet-faced mother, first and dear
est frlend,
The old home faces that you used to
know,
Your paymates and your sweethearts.
where are they?
Do you remember how you loved and
lost,
In the old days?
The old days! How they brim the eyes
with tears
And fill the heart with longing and
regret!
Oh, there are tragedies for every life;
And there are songs as sweet as ever
sung;
And there are memories that never
die,
In the old days.
j. a. Edgerton, in The Coming Age.
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Nine ArreStps1.

Last Sunday nine discharged former
employees of the street car company
were arrested for cutting the feed ca
bles of the street railway system. The
men arrested were J. Mcleod, Jerry
Gleason, Michael Gleason, Joseph Glea.
son, Joseph Kenny, Richard Flynn, NJ
Dillon, John Fyfe, and George Winter
The trial was held Monday morning
before Judge Edison, who discharged
the men on motion Of their attor-
ney, Senator c. o. Baldwin, on the
ground that the offense charged was
a misdemeanor and the men could not
be held as they had been arrested on
Sunday without an order from the
court.
New complaints were Immediately
made out and three of the men, r. j
Mcleod, John Fyfe, and Jerry Glea-
sen, were re-arrested. They were ar.
raigned and their examination was sci
for May 8 at 10 o'clock in the morning.
Hail in each case was fixed at $25,
which was furnished.
This is only one more outrage perpc-
truted upon an already oppressed num-
ber of employees. That the arrested
men had nothing to do with the cut
ting of the feed wires Of the street
car company is the general belief OF
the public, and it is thought the court
will so decide next Monday. 1t was
another scheme of Mendenhall and
his tool, Warren, to prejudice the pub
lie mind against what they saw was
incvitable--a strike.
After the arrest of the men Sunday
night they were put through the
">weat-bo<' process by Mendenhall and
Warren at police headquarters, and, as
it appears. sanctioned by the police
officials. Several hours the men were
compelled to submit to the indienities
that these scolrndrelS saw fit to heap
upon them under the very roof of
those who are supposed to see that
justice is done and where all men are
innocent until judged otherwise by tn"
right authority. These vipers knew
they were outraging the law and in
the opinion Of attorneys they have laid
themselves open to damage suits.
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OF Theodore Gill, deceased, respondent, vs..
George Stoeckles e. al, defendants; ].
NJ. Davis, appellent
Richard w. Hale and others as trus-
tees Of the estate of Alfred w. Haven,
respondents and David c. Bell Invest
ment company, appellant. Order affirmed.
Ernest r. Manley, appellant, VS.. The
Minneapolis Paint company, respondent.
The decision of the lower court affirmed.
Marshall & Illsiey bank VS.. Elisha A.
Child e. al. Order affirmed.
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Label League.

Regular meeting, April "a, 1899.
| Meeting called to order by Pres.
Garland.
| Delegates present from Trades AS
sembly, Cigarmakers, Butchers, Street
Car Employees, Laundry Workers, Tail
| ors, and Printers unions.
Credentials were received from
| Frank Bergland and Jas. LaChance Of
the Street Car Employees union.
Louis Weismueller was elected Sec
| retary-treasurer, vice John Nelson re-
| signed.
Statements of the receipts and expen-
| ditures of the Union Label Advocate
was received and filed.
The committee on the Union Label
Advocate was continued.
Bill of Chas. Leytze for $4.00 for
rent for March and April was allowed.
\ committee consisting of delegates
Moeller, Tresise and Madison was ap-
| pointed to ascertain what houses in
the city were handling cigars made
| by Detroit Cigar Co., an unfair firm,
and report at next meeting.
Laundry workers report that Chas.
Doughty, who until recently was
member of their union. has accepted 4
| position with the Acme Laundry and
delegates were instructed to report
: same to their unions.
| Delegates Weismueller. Moeller and
Grahowski were appointed commit
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tee to call on the agent of Schlitz
Brewing Co. in regard to having the
union label used on beer.
Meeting adjourned.
Next regular meeting will be held
Monday evening, May Sth, and all
delegates are especially requested to
be present. CHAS. COLLIER,
Secretary.
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Use wisconsin Central Lines.
Between HEAD OF THE LAKES
and CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and all
points SOUTH and EAST.
Train equipped with PULLMAN
PALACE SLEEPING CARS and LUZ
URlOUS DINERS. Meals served 4 LA
CAKTE.
For complete information apply to
W. NJ. STEPHENSON,
General Agent,
43O West Superior St.
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Ask for the working card of the
"'s TX union when purchasing goods.
Only buy Of the clerk who can show
the union card of the retail clerk s
union for the quarter April, May and
June.