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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
NOME NEW ).
no,,rvrvr ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS
--..,.,, ,,.,.>.1.1- -rx-Governor Urban a. Wood
FIFTH ~ '1,r rT .onrressman Galusha 4 CROW
Of fc9a.yy4le and TndsS J. pucnaaaS' Tinted
Nashyl,,g,, GS 10 Arecntina HOFFMAN,
isssf Es5, os If yo"pnar rHR 2lA9} Ra,a.ei
NJ Hays. 81 iifiadcinhia and Stuart Robson, ne
actor MANr4rTAT& g & sdoga1 5n' Of c25yeo9i
eTyn X, 'tiilliiJI Maior Iicury 4 Bartlett a. -
y mn r,< T'ris WALDORF l.. Nakajm" OIL l0N''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
70 DrDJct7E WDnN4 uoNruENTS.

WASHINGTON. sept 3-Thc chickomauea and Chat-
,anooya Park Commission has received NOTICE '"' 81.
the State Of Indiana VIII dedicate US 'a''e"' -
monumental on september o. The Governor and
s,,o the state Commission. state officers. prom
.opt members Of the Legislature and Of mo state
,.---E7fion IN Congress together with large CON-
pauv % veterans will attend The Wider Brigade
Association made up o. Indiana ana Illinois N't-
srans viii dedicate It's monument AT the same time.
an attendance ot 800 from the two states inter
Gated being assured on the part OF THIS oiS'"'"0'
alone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04

CRITICISM or THE CENSUS PROCLAMATION
-QTINTIN BANDERA ~ HAVANA


Xxi '9M 'f LIE ".'N' = NV "a W. ION
OF min HAN'fhN ~ HAVANA
Havana Sept 3-The general opinion in Havana
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urtios American officials think IL I'm every way
diplomats ana A"f'.'an r,r',,s ' fra, ana, a,'y
thcrc Is r1fnlng 20 l' "olIl'u "''"N 4t''" any
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We ro not care WHdl ""fl'"9' Inc ''N
states has assumed 81 aims responsibility IN the
island. and even if d republic is established its
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capitalists. and German ai-"' 10 invest '''S's '''
t.f,.1 American capifol do not why,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04

beginning 70 Get Ready Cousin Lucinda wants
70 70 downtown and see a man about iaking her
trunk to the station.
when is she going home . 49,,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
Retail Price, Is cts copy, postage paid

Mr. Giimth. British acting Consul General received
an inquiry from Lloyds homo Office. London. ask
ing II anything had yet been reported ~ tho res-
sci Il is believed here that she Was lost during
the recent hurricane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
FEARS FOR A BRITISH STE.

TEAKs IOR 4 BKITISH STEAMER
Havana Sept 3-The British steamer South
Cambria Captain Morgan. from Baltimore August
s for Havana. with coal has not arrived. To-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
4 WARNING TO CUDANS.
The "Nuovo PAS" says.

In spite OF the fact that san Domingo has plenty
OF able men tho Republic IS I'm a state OF chaos
Let CuOaus lay this fact 10 heart what cuban can
read the history OF Venezuela after she attained In
dependence without trembling at the thought II
what cuba would b'com" II the American troops
were WITHDRAWN Let IA bear In mind our own his
tory Let Is recall the fact that three mutually
hostile cuban parties began together 20 oppose
Spalu and that Gomez seeing the discord among our
people declared that Cuhans could not be free
bearing these things In mind, can We believe that
peace IA possible and that property hc guaran-
toed IN the island without the help ~ the Ameri-
cans
Qulnfin Bandcra arrived this afternoon from
Santiago dc Cuhn He he has buy he
plant for newspaper at Santiago to be- called The
cuban EaEnrr." and also 90 talk over the po-
ltical programme with the leaders Of the cuban
National party Of which hc f. the founder He
declined 10 oncr an opinion regarding the Governor
Generals refusal 20 the supplementary lists
OF the cuban troops. but his attorney remarked
that such refusal. II persisted in would be- at
tended with grave consequences. "a men who had
fnught fpr twenty years iu behalf ~ cuba would
not consent 20 b." pat Off in that fashion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 8

Friedrich der CROSSE bremen. August @......N q Lloyd
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 7
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02

are a few that wished they had never
heard of Webster and her muster, for
they were the victims of clever pick
pockets. A Providence gang of three
experts struck the town early this
morning, and commenced operations.
They made several touches" A Spen-
Ger man was touched" for $50, and
Worcester man for $50, but neither
would give away their names. There
were several other minor touches" but
IN each instance the parties got away
without getting caught.
state Detective Peleg F. Murray and
Deputy Sheriff Maurice P. Clare spent
the entire afternoon hunting the crooks.
but without avail, for the pickpockets
were too clever to be caught mapping.
Several reported to the police that
tney were minus good coin and watches
The gang worked the scheme neatly
One would jostle against the intended
victim and would thus attract his At
tention by ecusing Himself in a polite
way, while the other would 20 through
MS pockets and psss what he got to the
third party, and they would make their
escape. All the trains were watched nv
the officers, but the parties could not
be located.
The muster in itself was in every wav
big success Everything was run off
smoothly on scheduled time. The local
committee wish 10 thank the visiting
companies for the interest they ex-
inhibited in helping to make the event a
success.
These are the men that labored hard
to make the muster the success 1t was.
Chief marshal, L. z. Pattison; assist
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
GRAFTON.

Grafton, Sept. 1.--Charles, Bourassa is
on the sick list
1t is hot known when the public
schools will open, owing to the numer-
GUS repairs and additions being made
on the school houses.
Certificate of membership to hign
school have been issued to Estella M.
Chickering, Rachel A. Dodge, Mary j.
guile. Mary e. Goodrich, Mary M. En-
mis-, Georgiana X. Fiske, Virginia Nc
Garry, Eva E. Radcliffe, Philip D. Ell
Hot, Hugr F. Bradley, Walter e. Henry.
Orren e. Whitney, George p. Carr, P.
Joseph Barrett, and Eduard d. Hutch
ings Of the center; John Shearer, Rov
Knowlton, orren Macker, James Nc
Fadgen, Hervey Desauarias, Beatrice
Woodcock, Florence Robinson, Caroline
Ware. Alice Wing, John Wiley and
Henry Brooks Of North Grafton. Wal
ter Lund, David II. HOWE, Joseph r.
Weir, Robert w. Shirley, Edward II.
Zylstre ailG Thomas H. Small of Saun-
dersville. The entering class numbers
80, and is prominent among its prede-
cessoIs, owing to the fact that nearly
one-half are not IL years of age.
Andrew Kerr of Chicopee is the guest
of relatives on Central square.
A large number from here were at :
tendants at the muster in Webster to-
day.
OF this years school teaching corps
Is arc residents of Grafton.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02

treasurer, Martin O'Donnell; committee
outside department, ex- Engineers Ly-
man r. Eddy, John Flint, Patrick Bro
gan Samuel ]. Leavers, John Cort,
Joseph. p. Love, Selectmen Maurice P.
Care, Henry Brandes, John j. Love Of
webster, Selectmen j. W. Negus, Fran
els Mccoy, Ambrose BigeloW, Of Dud-
ley; e. P. Morton, James 7. Shandley.
Sidney Bartlett, F. j. Sinclair, Maxwell
Darlington, Fred A. Wellington, Amos
Bartlett Cyrus Spaulding, Oscar Shun!-
way; reception committee, Err ineers L.
z. Pattson, E. D. Clemans. August
Warnke, James Newman, Thomas L.
Gray, and committee of arrangements;
catering committee, John j. Kelly,
Henry H. King, Martin O'DonnelI; in
vttet9on, printing and financial commit
tee, James Newman, Il. W. Tourtellotte,
CHARLES Hayman; music committee,
James Newman, Henry ]. King. Charles
Hayman; transportation committee, l..
E. Pattison.
The result of the muster contests are:
Hose contest, prize $50 silver water set,
won by Webster, time 30 Ass; Putnam
I'd, time 81 2-5s; DanieIson Sd, time
S5s. Southbridge and North Grafton
were outclassed.
Hand engines, first prize $500, won by
Woonsocket. distance IT'S feet Sb in
ches; second prize SIS, avon by the Nj
agaras of Worcester, distance 1859 feet
2 inches; third prize, $50, won by Far
huntsville, distance 16S feet 2 inches.
East Douglas played 1874 feet 9 inches,
and Southbrldge showed 1853 feet 2 in
ches.
Steamer contest, first prize $50, won
by North Brookfield, distance 220 feet
6 inches. Other results, East Brookfield,
1872 feet / inch; Millbury, 1S1 feet:
Southbridge, $50 feet 9 inches.
Hook and ladder contest, prize $50.
won by North Brookfeld, time 40 sec
onds; Southbridge, minute Az Sec
onds.
The judges were: Chief George Cush-
ing Of bingham, p. H. Hooley of Aver,
c. H. Hooper of Peabody, F. e. Stevens
of Springfield, G. c. FIske of Boston:
timers. F. ]. Sinclair, Fred w. Johnson,
S. j. Pappineau starters. Joseph P.
Love and James Newman
On account of the lateness of the hour,
Webster withdrew from steamer and
hoFse hose contests. The horse hose con-
test was declared off on account of Mill
bury protesting Putnam's victory.
Milford won out in the base ball game
from Webster in the ninth on a base on
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
UxBRIOGE.

Uxbridge, Sept. IA meeting of the
stockholders of the Uxbridge and
Nortlbridge Electric Light Company
was held at the lower town hall today.
The following officers We're elected:
Clerk, Thomas T. Robinson; directors
George e. Within, Thomas T. Robinson.
Frank N. Gibson, Joseph Wat
ties, Jr, Charles E. Stanwood
treasurer, Thomas T. Robinson.
The funeral of Rensselaer, Sayles was
held at his late home on Mendon street
today Rev. Frank L. Bristol officiated
There was large attendance of friends
and members of Uxbridge lodge, 1. o. o.
F.. of which he was memer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel T. Wood, and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Wilcox rendered
appropriate musical selections.
The bearers were L. NJ Murdoch. AL
bert A. Sprague, Albert E. Jones and
Edward A. Mansfield. Interment was
at Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02

ant marshal, Joseph p. Love; aids.
Jesse Prescott, F. A. Wellington, NJ.
Darlington, Sidney Bartlett, Gilbert Os-
borne, l. ]. Papineau; general commit
tee OF ARRANGEMENTS, Chief l.. e. Patti
Son. chairman; James Newroan, secre-
captains, John ]. Kelly, Henry J. king
Charles Hayman Henry steinberg'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
READY FOR SCHOOL.
Leicester Children Win Study. Under
Favorable Conditions.

aNOfaoic CONDITIONS.
Leicester. Sept. ALI the school
buildings in town have been washed
cleaned and disinfected by order of the
school committee, and it is intended
that the children shall pursue their
studies under the most favorable con-
ditions. AS yet no room has been Sc
cured in Leicester Center to relieve the
usual congested condition of the pri-
mary grades. A good number of
youngsters are expected to attend for
the first time. New school furniture
has been ordered from the Haywood &
Wakefield Company of Gardner. 1t
VIII arrive next week. Everything will
be finished when the fall term begins.
on Sept. II.
John H. O'Connor, whose stock was
entirely destroyed in Tuesdays fire
told Spy reporter last night he
Thought he would not start up another
store IN town. The loss is hard one
Ior MIN, as he put considerable money
INTO the business, and was just getting
a good trade.
The funeral of Peter F. Reynolds was
held from the house of his daughter,
Mrs. Thomas H. Barry, this morning at
O'Clock. At $50 Rev. John F. -Redican
celebrated requiem high mass at st.
Joseph's Church. The body was taken
to providence for burial.
Recent arrivals at The Leicester in
Guide: DR.. ]. "A. Rockwell and wife,
Mrs. Warren Rockwell, child and nurse
OF Boston, Mrs. Francis Brewer of
Brookline and Miss F. T. Boyce.
Rev. ID. c.. Reid will preach at the
First Congregational Church Sunday
for the first time since his vacation.
Communion service will be observed.
In the evening there will be a Sunday
school concert. Subject Love" Com
munion service will also be observed at
the Cherry Valley Methodist Church
and Rev. ]. H. Humphrey will preach.
There will be no service at the San
derson NJ E. Church in the evening. In
the morning Rev. Frank Neff will
preach. Presiding Elder j. H. Mans
field of Boston will conduct the Green
vile tent meeting on Sunday evening.
The Unitarian Church will reopen
Sunday for the first time since July.
Rev. Nathaniel Seaver Jr., expects to
be back from Scituate in time to
preach.
The daily and Sunday Spy can be
found at A. E. Booths drug store. or
will be delivered to your residence by
carrier if order is left at above address.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02

balls to Gibson, errors by Shea and
SholtaL, and hits by Putnam and Per-
kins. The game for the first few innings
was a Hstless exhibition of base ball.
with startling and brilliant plays by
Fox, Putnam, Shea and Perkins as a
side issue. The game was a pitchers
battle, with honors about even The
same teams meet tomorrow in the de-
Gliding game. Score:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
MUSTER.
Continued From First Page.l


carriage with the Webster board of Sc
lectmen, was the Oldest man in the pro-
cession Mr.. Shumway was the first
chief of the Webster fire department.
He is now 50 years old but still takes
great pride and interest in the local de-
partment
The Oldest man in the local depart
ment in point of service is Elmoine D
Clenans, assistant chief and clerk of
the board of engineers, a position he
has held for many years
When the line of march was ended
on Union street, where the apparatus
was left the entire line marched to a
vacant lot off Main street, where, IN
der huge canvas tent, a clam dinner
was served to about 1000 persons bv
Caterer c. S. Yeaw of Worcester
Although the majority of those that
came to town had a good time, there
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02

Earned runs, Webster 2: stolen bases.
O'Reilly, Hickey, BYtnam, Tighe. sacrifice
hits, Putnam, Griffin; double plays put
nam and Brennan. Perkins and Tfghe /:
first base on balls, Shea, Hickey, Hafford'
Butnam, Carney, Griffin, Tighe, Stafford;
hit by a pitched ball. Gibson; struck out
wild pitches, Gibson e. Time of game. 2. Isl
Umpire, Phillips. Attendance. ZOO.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
OXFORD.

oxford, Sept 1.--George wilkins died
this morning at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Fortier, aged 81 years,
8 months 70 days, from complication
Of diseases. The funeral will be held
al the house Sunday at o'clock.
Little Florence. the three years-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter II.
johnson, died suddenly this morning at
their home on Park street Of heart dis
ease.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
MILFORD.
"a 6
WEBSTER.

One man out when winning run made.
Milford ............0 90 0 o 3-s
Webster ...........0 3 o q a n 4 <
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
To Cure Cough in One Day
To Cure a Gold in One Day
To Cure Sore Throat in One Day
To Cure Hoaraeness in One nav

Take cleveIand's Lung Healer. &c. If Il,
by. W
Brewer g. Co.. Sc Front St; George Il
Fairbanks, 2S4 Main St; Burlington Phar-
macy; Martin p. Waite 10 Front eli.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
An Interview With Mr.. LathrOp.

s AMAsA III. LATHROP, OF No. 10 Wyman Street,
q who for II years has been in the employ of Henry W.
Eddy has worked for the local builders for foryve
years, at the age of H. enjoying the fruits of nearly
3 half century of hard work In conversation with
8 representative of The Spy recently. he said
3 II not in good health until three weeks ago,
s when received trial bottle of DIR. DAVID KENNEDYs
s FAvORITE REMEDY. Gripping pains in my side and groins
s. had weakened me- and although [ had been under
& physicians gave the sample bottle trial. It's
bracing qualities led purchase full sized bottle.
q Il much improved in health and spirits when
finished my first bottle, and when half way through the
second bottle the pains ceased sleep nights
, and generally refreshed feeling me.
Il have been at work in my garden all day. and have
felt no i'll effects from straning. Dr. David Kennedys
Favorte Remedy deserves the recommendation of all
users who have been benefited have and sceptics
can be convinced of it's healthgving power by inves
eating my case"
Remedy the medicine that cures
Chronicle
q peculiar ma drss
. David Kennedy CORPORATION Ront
re W mall.
= Drug stores sell xnuebo
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-09
1899 FEBRUARY. 1899


A German shopkeeper went one Sun
day morning to customer in order to
demand the payment of long neglect
ed account. The police heard of this
and regarded it as a violation of the
new law against trading during the
hours of worship The offender was
cited and fined. He appealed to the
kammergericht, and was discharged as
innocent. What the law expressly for
bids, said the kammergericht, is any
public or open labor or trading within
the prescribed time.
On the police Interpretation two men
who talked incidentally about their
business relations on Sunday morning
on their way to church might be arrest
ed as violators OF the law, which would
be palpably tyrannical and absurd. This
recalls the good old tale of two Saba
tartan farmers who hit upon a casuisti-
cal method Of doing trade on the Lord S
day without breaking the fourth COM
mandment. What would you give for
that calf asked one, ''if it were not
the Sabb&th?' "If it were not the
Sabbath | would give you so much, y
naming the sum. Tomorrow. then.
we will consider it a bargain. Lon
don News
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-09
Doyle Asks For n Receiver.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Feb. THE case
OF James A. Doyle against James F.
Burns, president of the Portland Gold
Mining company of Colorado, took an
other turn yesterday. Doyle started a
new suit in the district court, naming
the Portland Gold Mining company as
defendants. In the petition Doyle asks
that all property belonging to the de-
PENDANT be subjected to the lien of the
Judgment for $717,O25 obtained by him
i'll the district court here last Novem-
Der against Burns and that the same be
sold to satisfy the Judgment. He asks
that receiver be appointed to wind mp
the affairs of the company.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-09
Train is broken In Pieces.

JEFFERSON, Ia, Feb. 3.-The North
western fast mail train, No. 10, two
hours late and running at a speed of so
miles an hour, was thrown from the
track by derailing switch at Grand
Junction, seven miles east of here yes
terday afternoon. The fireman, Ste
phen Casey, lies dead with broken
skull, but no other employees or passen.
gers were injured. Casey leaves wife
and five small children. His home was
at Boone. Fireman Casey jumped out
backwards just as the engine struck the
derailing switch and his head struck
the end of a rail, crushing the skull.
Death was instantaneous. Engineer
Savage stuck to his post and received
no injury The tender and first mail
car were dragged 100 yards by the en-
CINE, while the other coaches ran about
here and there on the frozen ground.
None were overturned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-09
SITUATION IN CUBA.
Order Prevails and the People Are Rapid
Getting to Work Again

Order Prevails and the People Are Rapidly
Getting to Work Again.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Hon. Robert
P. Porter arrived in Washington last
night, having come directly from Ha-
vana after his successful mission to Gen
eral Gomez, whom he met at Remedies.
The present situation in the island, Mr..
Porter briefly summarized as follows:
General Proctor of Vermont, just up
from the most western province, Pinar
del Rio, says he has been with General
Davis, who reports the most perfect or
der as being maintained by native
troops and that this has been done with
out money and without price. In fact,
all the police work is now done by Gu
ban police. In Havana province Gen
eral Lee has the entire confidence of
the people, while the Cuban police force,
under General Monocal, is being formed
for Havana. In Matanzas province,
General Pedro Betancourt says all is
tranquil. In Santa Clara province or
der has been restored. IL Puerto
Principe the Cuban army has dis
banded, law and order prevail and the
people are rapidly getting to work
again. In Santiago, General Leonard
Wood and the Cuban General Castillo
are masters of the situation. If meet
ing of the leading Cuban and American
officers can be brought about, all out
side opposition will disappear and the
Cuban problem will be in a fair way of
solution"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-09
He Wanted n Pension.


Opie Read tells funny story Of a
colored man who had conceived the idea
that he could get a pension from the
government. He went to a pension
agent to. learn what steps it would be
necessary for him to take to bring about
the desired result.
"Were you really in the army, Sam?'
asked the agent.
"Yas, sab. Indeed was, sab. was
in de army for more'n year, sab. ="
what regiment were you in, SamH'
"Waal, sab. don't just this minute
recommended, but I'ze gwine to bring
you all de papers, and dat will explain
de matter.
"But you surely remember whom you
were with, Sam2''
"Oh, yes, sahl / recommended dat
all right. was wild my young master. .
''Oh, then you were in the Confeder-
ate army, were your"
"Yas, sah vas, sab. "
"Were you ever wounded, Sam?"
"Yas, sab; indeed was. See dat
scar, sab? got dat scar in de army,
sab. /"
"What was it hit you, SamP"
"Waal, sab, it was q skillet, sab. In
deed it was. A big iron skillet, sab.
"Now, see here, Sam, what chance
can you have to get pension? In the
first place you were in the Confederate
army, and then the only wound you re-
ceiyed ANYWAY was from a skillet
What in the world has our government
got to do with your caseP"
"Waal, sab, it was a government
skillet, sab. Chicago Times-Herald