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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

to cruiser which patrols these waters
the year round. l have not had any
liberty since we left New York, and
have had but little opportunity to visit
the ports we have anchored off.
4 have been in some strange places
since l left Worcester. When l was
in Cuba / expected to see cubeb grow
ing, but / was mistaken. In Kingston
/ looked for kings, but there were none,
@f*'-~-f ~ =
erybody was surprised when we looked
for anything, so | gave up. In Trini-
dad l supposed there was an opportu-
---eS u ->-4-..4ss 100, Dutl ass. ~ III
see him. AT st. Lucia there wasn't a
saint in sight, and if the people 1 saw
there were saints, they were long
way from home.
'tAt Paraguay, pair of guys escorted
us over the place AT Chill it wasn't
very. We are now going to the Sa-
moan islands. which means some more
strange sights. Our cruise will prob
ably end at San Francisco
This seems like a queer sort of a
letter for fellow who has served Is
days in the brig on bread and water,
to write. Besides this punishment, /
lost $50 pay, and was in double irons.
1t all happened because l would not tell
on a corporal l am glad now that
did it, | mean the Is days. 1t gave
me chance to think, and if / had tat
tied on the corporal, he would have lost
his stripes. That is more than l had
to lose.
when we were crossing the equator.
there was a ceremony on shipboard
much similar to the hazing at colleges.
Every man was summoned before one
of the seamen, dressed up to represent
Neptune. This is the paper 1 received
=" Subpoena in Aqua Sells.
High court of Neptune Rex. lati-
tude degrees, 0 minutes, seconds, q
Longitude, any old place.
" C. e. Bickford, you are hereby or
dered to appear before his gracious ma
Jesty on board the United States steam
er Newark, on May %, 1899, and show
| cause why you should not be shaved
dosed, scrubbed, ducked and otherwise
maltreated prior to being declared a
true and loyal son of Neptune.
" Fail not under penalty of being
confined In Davy Jones lockerl
'Torpot, private secretary,
Every man was shaved with lather
made Of flour and water and the razor
was piece of bark"
Bickford has been in the service since
April, 1898, and served through the Gu
ban war
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
ESCAPED WITH HIS LIFE.
Defsndant in Central District Court Calls
Counsel liar and lives.

Louis Laprad, proprietor of the
Stoneville House, in Auburn, was be-
fore Judge Woodwardin the central dis
trict court yesterday morning, charged
with Illegally keeping liquor. Louis
lost his head during the course of a
cross examination by Lawyer Webster
Thayer, who represented the govern
ment in the case, and called the well
known member of the Worcester bar a
liar. For few moments everybody
rubbered to see what effect Louis
words would have on the judge. but the
incident closed with Louis being cen
sured by Judge Woodward for his
hasty remark and ordered to pay a fine
of $780,
William E. Rogers, who has been
missing from k.s home on Ledge street
court for about two weeks, was
charged with drunkenness. William s
wife was overjoyed to see him and his
ten children said many things that
made him feel like reforming. His case
was continued. jeremiah Harrington
and Gustave Johnson were fined S. each
for assault and battery on Israel FAX
er. Charles Smith, John Lydjman and
Paul Hoggie were charged with dis
turbing the peace. Smith was dis
charged. The other two We're ordered
to pay fines of IS each. Max Freeman,
Abraham Meltzer and Harry Shulins-
mi charged with playing ball on the
lords day, were fined s. each. Thos.
Geason was fined 81 for obstructing the
sidewalk. Joseph B. Jackson was be-
fore the court for Illegal liquor keeping.
The evidence introduced failed to show
that Joseph owned the liquor seized in
his house and he was discharged.
Cases of drunkenness were disposed
of as follows; John O'Connor, Patrick
Fleming, Adolph Savage, Roscoe Leb-
anas, fined SIS each; Dennis Conway,
case placed on file, and Peter Hello,
case continued. Hagap Habib, charged
with drunkenness and assault on an
officer. was fined $40. Katal Della.
charged with larceny of two bags of
junk, had his case continued until Sat-
urday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
PRICE OF COAL GOING vi
Local Dealers Will Be Governed in I'll
Advance by New York Trade.

Coal dealers of this city are watch
ing developments in the trade in New
York. Reports from.,-there indicate
that today general advance in the
price of coal on a basis of 25 cents
ton will go into effect. The Anthracite
Coal Company is back of this deal, and
it is understood that the Pierpont Nor
gan syndicate has millions in profit in
sight as a result.
The Spy reporter went among dealers
of this city yesterday, with view Oh
ascertaining what effect this advance
will have here. He was told in most
places where the dealers were at all
communicative, that at present no adj
vance was contemplated, hut that the
logic of the New York deal would be
that there would have to be corre-
spending rise in the price of the black
diamonds in Worcester.
E. A. Sumner said that there has been
talk for the last two months of this
increase in the price of coal, but the
Worcester men would have to be guild
ed by the trend of events in the me-
tropolis.
At Fred w. WelHngton's it was said
that no matter how much the coal deal
ers might wish to protect the interests
of the dear public, the raising of the
price per ton in New York would have
to be followed by a similar raise in
price in Worcester There was no help
for it, the reporter was told.
The reporter wished to know what ac=
ton the coal club would take relative
to the situation. The coal club, he.
was assured, with lot of suavity, was
thing of the past. 1t has gone out
OF existence, and whatever action the
dealers might take, would be governed
by events in New York. If the price
goes up there today, as threatened, then
there will have to be an extra load piled
on the coal consumers burden.
According to reports from New York,
this advance was carefully planned,
and the promoters intend to reap a har-
vest financially. Some are inclined to
the opinion that the raising Of the price
IN midsummer means that there will
Follow a second advance of a quarter of
a dollar ton in the late fall, and this
supposition seems to be a reasonable
one. er
At present, however, the dealers are
not looking for housetops to shout their
intentions from, and the first real init
nation that the people are likely to re-
celve OF the advance here will be when
their coal bills. are presented by the
manaWho shoulders the basket
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

cent. The total for last year, as shown
by the revised treasury report, was
1888, 6s7, 1874, showing an increase of
S47,970,440 over the preceding fiscal year.
which was itself record breaker. Of
the gross exports of the country, man
ufactures. contributed more than 2S per
cent. as compared with 60 per cent of
agricultural products. The consistency of
the growth of manufactured exports for
the past four years is the most graft
Tying feature of the case, for it proves
that the increase is not freakish, but
normal and therefore to be continued.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
MouLDERs MEET.
They Hall With Joy the Establishment of
Conference Boards.

Al the meeting of Moulders' Union,
IN LABOR headquarters, last night, two
appications for membership were re-
ceived. ]. P. F. Frey. president of the
union, and one of the delegates to the
t .iasio S convention, gave a report of
the business of the session. which was
pupllsned in the Sunday Spy.
Members Of the local union hail tha
decision Of the convention regarding
conference boards with Joy HERETOFORE
the New England conference board has
struggled along without recognition in
= financial way by the national organ
lzation. The edict prepared at the
convention upholds the work of the
conference boards, and provides that
they be assisted from the funds of M
national organization when NECESSARY
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
AT THE POST OFFICE.
Receipts for the Month Do Not Show &C.
tuaI Business Done.

Receipts from sales at the local post
once for the month of July amount to
Sl1'SSS.62 against SIC, SO9 70 for the cor
responding month last year.
postmaster Greene says the receipts
are not as large as the amount of bus
mess handled would seem to warrant.
ana cites one incident last week when
4 local institution mailed 10000 letters,
I1ie lamps on which were purchased in
Boston While the amount of a sale 70
cover THESE letters would not have been
very large, still a few such sales would
make quite material difference in the
receipts of the Office. The postmaster
thlnks Worcester business men or
tnose IN charge of large institutions in
TINS city should purchase their stampg
mere as the revenue derived from the
once is what the department uses as
OASIS for salaries and improvements.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
INCREASE THE FORCE.
The Parks Commissioners Double Their
Fighting Force Against the Elm Leaf
BeetIe.

The parks commissioners find it nee
essary to double their apparatus In or
der to compete successfully with the
elm leaf beetle. Two additional tanks
and sets Of spraying apparatus have
bean ordered from the mandatory in
Maiden, which will be placed in service
on their arrival. The work of SPRAYING
was continued yesterday and good RS.
suits are reported The force is stilI At
work on the west side of the CITY in the
vicinity of Chatham street
The parks commission propose to take
census of the elm trees in the citv in
order to arrive at some estimate re-
garding the cost of the work to be done
next year.
A popularity in the makeup OF some
individuals was brought out yesterdav
forenoon. The workmen had oecasion
to fill their tanks curing the morning
and were about to attach their hose e.
a faucet in front of house, when thev
we're asked TO go to the next honss
The only reason that can be advancad
for this action is the cost Involved
which might amount to 2 or 8 cents.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
TOURS TO THE YELT,owsro>,, NJ,
PARK AND CALIFoRNIA

An autumn tour to CaIifor,,a
Great Lakes and the Yelionrs la wa the
tional Park forms an attrs e stHne Ma
OF Raymond G. Whitcomb,s part
program. The party is to Leave ppn a1tai
August 81, and a full week VIII b ~ so
voted to the Yellowstone ~ ue-
seattle, Tacoma, Portland. ana et IN
Columbia river are then to ba i,is,4 me
AFTER which a complete round 90 t,.
va various California. resorts will fn,,o me
Inc return trip includes Utah ana ' Su,
orado points, Another party will le o. o.
at the same time for the Yellows tape
Park returning direct. A descrintj y
DooR may be obtained without charre
o. raymond 4 Whitcomb, 296 wash.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
AUTOPSY YESTERDAY.
Medical Examiner Gives Heart Disease as
Cause for Moore's Death.

Medical Examiner f. H. Baker per-
formed an autopsy on the remains Of
James p. Moore, who was found dead
in East park Sunday afternoon, and
decided that death was due mainly to
valvular heart disease. The funeral
will be Tuesday afternoon with services
in st. Annes Church at 9 y. IN.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
GRAY HORSES FOR BATTERY

Drivers in Battery B have been noti-
ned that none but gray horses are to
used in this years tour of duty.
-eretofore the color of a horse has not
9een considered but this year an at
tempt will be made at uniformity, The
battery will leave Worcester. Aug, IL
over the road, in order to be in camp
at birmingham in time tovfire the sun
rise gun on the opening of camp of the
first brigade, Aug. 10. sf,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
FUNERAL TO-DAY.

The body of Wayland Z. Murray. who
died OF heart failure Sunday, while on
the seat of his hack. was removed
rpm Sessions & Sons, undertaking
rooms to his home, Laurel street, yess
terday. His wife arrived yesterday
morning from Short Beach, New Ha-
ven, where she had been visiting, and
was quite III yesterday of prostration.
Funeral services will be held this sf,
ternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the family
home -Nihlly
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
SUMMONED TO COURT.
Benjamin Wnstein. alleged violator Of
the SUNDAY LAW.

AS reported in yesterday morning S
Spy two Millbury street storekeepers
were reported by the Station 2 police
Ter keeping open shop en- the Lords
day, and one Of them, Benjamin Win
stein, proprietor of grocery store at
1878 Millbury street, will be brought
into the central district court this
morning to answer a charge Of keeping
open shop on the Lords day He was
discovered by Officers O'Marrah and
Hemmenway selling some lemons, and
they reported to Lieut.. M. Z. Walsh.
who was in charge of the station
Chief Of Police brennan decided that
BENJAMIN should be brought into court.
and accordingly a warrant was made
out for his arrest yesterday.
John Greenhalgh, proprietor of a
news stand at l42 Millbury street, was
also reported, but he claims to have a
yictualer's license, and was not ordered
into court yesterday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
ATTACHMENTS.

The following attachments were re-
corded yesterday:
Henry ?. Cooley VS.. George e. Shar-
ron, an action Of contract with ad dam
mum $780, Writ returnable in central
district court Aug. 10.
Charles F. Smith VS.. Mary P. Tucker.
Trustees writ, $500. Writ returnable in
central district court. Aug. u.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
DEATH OF MRS. eRAssIE.

Mrs. Mary NJ Grassie died at her
home, 80 Millbrook street, yesterday
afternoon, aged 70 years, months, II
Gays; She had been in i'll health since
tne death Of her husband several years
ago The funeral will be tomorrow ar
ternoon at 2.S0 o'clock. Rev. DR.. Ell
bridge Mix will officiate.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
LIEUT.M'eouRTY QUALITIES

DR.. James e. McGourty has received
word that he has passed the examine
ton before the military examining
board. and has been assigned to duty,
Pr. McGourty was recently appointed
assistant surgeon. with rank 81 1rgt
lieutenant, Of the Ninth regiment.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
CITY HOSPITAL CASES.
Victims of Accidents sunday Are In Dam
gerous Condition.

Charles J. Johnson, the bicyclist, who
was thrown from his wheel near Homer
A. Kings residence in Tatnuck, Sun
day night, fracturing his skull by the
ran, was still unconscious, last night.
is serious 81
John NARROW, 6-year-old son of Thorn
as NARROW and wife, who fell from the
railroad bridge on Hermon street sun
day noon, fracturing his. skull. re-
gained consciousness yesterday for a
short time, but was unconscious again
last evening, and is considered to be
in serious condition.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
BLAZE AT FITcHBURG.

Fitchburg, July s1.-The house owned
by Joseph c. Bemis and occupied bv
four families caught fire in the upner
part this afternoon, and before If wss
extinguished considerable damage was
done to the ell part. The cause of the
fire is unknown. 'tie
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
BUILDERS OUTING.
q Ball Game and Dinner Are Chief Feat
ures at Quinslgamond Park TODAY.

The Builders Exchange is to have it's
annual outing at Qrinsigamond park
tomorrow afternoon. A fine program
OF field sports has been arranged, and
the members and their families and
trends are looking forward to a most
enjoyable time. Staid business men as
they are, the builders are not without
sporting corpuscles in Their blood. and
not the least pleasing and exciting feat
ure of the days sport will be a ball
game between picked teams within the
membership Of the exchange. There
are some old-time ball tossers among
the builders and good exhibition is
promised.
Following the sports there. will be a
olnner served. This is set down for A. 80.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

OF course the year 1898 broke the
worlds record for the production of
iron ore, and, of course, the United
States holds the record. That is the
kind of year we had. The total prod
uct of American iron ore amounted TO
19,27S,S69 long tons, or an increase of
about 10 per cent.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

The calm determination with which
the democratic leaders propose to
throw the populists overheard is
equalled only by the eagerness with
which they sought their support four
years ago. Saints and sapheads" is
the way the appreciative Tillman now
designates them, but he only voices
the general sentiment of the party lead
ers An exception must be made, how
ever, in favor of the bright young
statesman from Dedham. for George
Fred still processes TO regard the pops
as eminently useful and desirable citi-
zens.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

Mark Twain must have wished him
self back in Hawaii to witness the fire.
works of old Mauna Loa. Having once
seen this one in action, he never had
anything but contempt for old world
volcanoes.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

OF course it is of the highest import
ance to get the yellow fever out of the
Soldiers Home at Hampton, but it
would be also interesting to find out
how it got in. The Soldiers Home is
not supposed to be a port of entry
where rigid quarantine laws are neces-
sary.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

Alger seems to have become so ac-
customed to American newspaper criti-
cism that it had no effect upon him.
But the false statements by the London
Times We're more than he could stand.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
FRACTURED ELBOW

Emma, seven-year- old daughter of
John Pate and wife, of 6S John street
fell from a fence near her home vss,
terday afternoon, and fractured he.
right elbow. She was taken to the civ
hospital and will be laid up for some
time. Soiile
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

Gen. Leonard Woods report that the
yellow fever epidemic at Santiago is
over, shows how sure is his grasp upon
the affairs of that neighborhood. Before
he took charge, yellow fever was al
ways epidemic. The American health
department in Cuba has more than JUS
titled the most optimistic predictions.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
TICKETs GIVEN oI1r

There was a meeting Of the committee
night. at IS Front street, at which II; ciiaasst
were given out in the ticket Sc nina o at.t
s ssast' There are two prizes Of 500 J ana
dates spe entsyd Tor Which five candi
lhnld in Father Mathew Hall, Oct, p . ape os
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
GARDE LAFAYErrr

Inc meeting of Garde LafavAtta
~, ior last night, at their onart an
M B5artlett place, was postponed 9ar 1et5
the 9 eontinu Gf oFs az s
or afiilation with the st. Jean lea eRRi ~
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

Since the Worcester nine promulga-
ted its free silver platform at Hart
ford, it has suffered the fate of Bryan.
Sixteen to one is a powerful hoodoo
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

Gen. Ayers presence at that New
Jersey clambaEe is evidence that he is
still on speaking terms with Carrot A.
Hobart, even though the vice president
was the chosen one to inform him that
his immediate resignation from the cab
met would be esteemed special favor.
Evidently he has not yet declared war
on the administration.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

President Mckinley is practicing golf
up at Lake Champlain. He doesn't
propose to let Griggs and Root know
all that's worth knowing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

There is merriment at the expense of
William Waldorf Aston because rec
ognized genealogical authorities have
decreed that he must be content with
the butcher of Waldorf as an ancestor
and give up his cherished dreams of
brilliant crusader bearing the royal
name of d'Astorga. Were William
different sort of person, there would be
less justification for amusement at his
predicament. If he is sensible Amer
lean he won't be disturbed that his ro-
mantle theory has been knocked galley
west
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

The tension upon civilian at Cleveland
must have about reached the breaking
point when the boycott is extended not
only to the families Of persons who
ride on the cars of the streets railways
involved in the strike, but to the men
who supply the militia with food. Such
action is nothing less than an alliance
with the lawless element of the city.
1t is scarcely to be wondered that the
adjutant general of the state declares
that nothing save martial law can sub
due the turbulence and restore order.
The city is clearly without govern
ment and the people seem to be in re-
volt against any assumption OF au-
thority in any quarter whatever.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

Secretary Long, like other people who
have expressed an opinion in the mat
ter, refuses to believe that Admiral
Dewey said ''our next war will be with
Germany" Such speech is wholly
out of character with the admiraps re-
putation for sagacity and fine diplo-
matte sense. The New York Herald,
however, insists that Dewey actually
uttered the words attributed to him,
but makes it appear that its CORE
spondent was guilty of betraying the
confidence Of private conversation in
reporting them. 1t is high tribute to
Dewey's reputation that everybody re-
fuses to credit the report
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

In six years the exports of manufac-
lures from this country have been CON
siderably more than doubled. or to be
more exact. have been increased ia per
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01

Guzman Blanco, who died lately in
Paris, was one of the few Spanish
American presidents who combined
wisdom with despotism in such manner
as to deserve the reputation of pro-
tector and conservator of his country
Venezuela prospered under his suprem-
acy. When he could no longer main
tain himself in the presidency. he re-
moved to Paris and ruled almost as
absolutely from across the sea as he
had in Caracas. All the while, he never
failed to look out for his personal in
terests, and he was not above using
the opportunities afforded by his Off
cial station for enriching himself. Baron
Rothschild once styled him 1.-The richest
man in the world and this estimate
could not have been far from the truth
The political trials to which France
is now subjected have an influence on
the national finances, for there is moth
ing else but politics to account for the
remarkable fact that French rentes or
government bonds are selling below
ft~~A' SAAASSN Not1lO6 ooy lllS ldItSl lSSuG,
are selling for 10814, British consols are
quoted at 106, and the securities of other
European nations are similarly strong.
The present industrial activity lis not
confined to the United States alone, but
is of worldwide scope, and France has
had share in it. The depreciation
of rentes, therefore, cannot be referred
to industrial or financial causes It
is rather to be described as a reflection
of the doubt which obtains among fl
nanciers as to the results Of the policy
pursued by the Waldeck- Rousseau
ministry. The Spy has characterized
that policy as little less than revolu-
tionary, so far as it relates to the
army, and the discomfort expressed by
many officers might well cause the ave-
rage Frenchman to doubt the perma-
nency of the government.