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EdC'SG.
strapgest Beats Triiio Unexpectedly at New
Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2r-Arer yesterdays
outpouring the attenianc this afternoon
looked rather slim In comparison. The track
Is still heavy. hut will be comparatively fast ty
tomorrow. The handicap at seven iurlongs
furnished considerable excitement, ths
finish boing o. n sensational order. Trilo
was the cd son fayortc for this race. but l2+
pounds was llttle more than he could nego-
tiate. He tired in the last sixteenth and
strang ,st took the purse by head. ST. Wood
who was backed from aiEhts to tours. was
third. Knight Banneret, q colt belonging to H.
r. Griffin. finally succeeded in getting out oil the
nar!eu class. H. was n .ukewarm choice IN
the betting, but had to be driven to the limit to
beat Sadie Burnam half leug h
The ju lges this afternoon began an investi-
cation into the irst race run Oy J II. Jonss's
cot 81 Lorenzo. Tn" oNncr.sia"ie and Jockey
Mclntyre wss. sHtnnr prndrS w wf
be- that st. Lorenzo was short in the race in
question Summaries:
Eir R,SsIssPs ,Ss tGr 'hr's one mile
Manlus. iGs u Mile 40 ip.rs, second, Jump
s,eHn al KaSs"for % % maiden INV Two yrsr oli. six and
one.halt tTrionss1kniSh' Ia aI nrrcti ini N@w:
com third. Timee; i:a7.t. ,
ward ons mile and one..iiteenthr, l.ennrp. Ioi
NJ tchelD. to and 10 .. Toni Eikin. lio Van
fOu, Race Handicap: all ages: seven furlongs-
Stran1rnt lUI tNeidsrst,auuJ, \ To ! aud 60 e,
w6n. Tr,ilo. r2t Mt"hel. . put for place. seoon /:
F,fth Race For rour'year.olis aud upwRrdi six
furlong.-Jim Gore. ~ twihkheldl, 3 to aud even,
won; Wig,ins ~ iWedderstraud.. > t. for place,
second; Bill JaokmAn, W lBolsnd). third. lime
IiITh,
The programme for tomorrow follows:
First Rsce-Sclllng; aeven furlonSs-Dr wslms.
ley, III, Island Prince ami TrsnOr, iO", Manlus
io2; Lille Billy ami Col Cassidy. Ds' Brown Val.
second Race-selling; ono mlle-Phallas. Inni
Frangible, lub Ku sell r., The Bobby and Sir fltZ.
hugh, lO4; Ayotor 1903 Indian. lol; Tom d!lmoro
ltangee. peponAn. 1odec aud Matt Simpson. Op;
FAlsehood H3
TN rd Race u eplcchase hand cap; short course
--Brakeman. l4S Fred Perkins, l4i "Ihreo ForEs
l4I; Hampdcns 40; Van Brunt. lSi; 'Ma. bic, 1856.
%t'nupled M FAlks entry.
fourth Race Hundiotpi six furlongs-Algarctta
ia; Conptnsaii,n. no: Himtine. luy. Judge War.
dell, lOI San Durango. lO7, Village Prd6, lOI;
Mayir Light ~ Gold Or, 90.
Fifth Race-Solllngi ono mile and sever nty yards
Tlkiu, III Traveller, 10, Yula Dam, lOT; GalisO.
100: " 81 Dooley, Everest and Nlunie DAVIS IOI:
Cuirnssicr. iOl, Prince Of Orange, o., PhiiiAs
80: Harry Preston and Warehouse, 10,
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Yale Basketball Player. on for the West.

New HAVEN. Dec ~ The Yale basket all
players started on their western tour Tonight
Cart. SHARPE announced N" composition OF hi.
teHms ~ 'ollgws: Forwards. q VI. Clark. T.. !.
II -harre: Guaria. VI. T.. / nch. g u Lock
wood aud e. !. Roger, Jim Robinson. ~"
veteran football mud 'rAck trainer, viii Hr-
company tn" t"am TIE schedule OF games to
l." payed On tie trip l. us lows:
Dec ~. Western Jntvorsity os PcnnsrlvanIa
ptt-hurg 80. second Wise, ,uSn Rcgiino ont Fond
du at sane. Jan. . and 2: i'm. %. InitluApo.ls
J. 81 Al =. ONO state Unyerstr, Columbus
Prrsi lcnt Whltc0mb o. the Wisconsin Gem
ira Paroal has placed his sp"cial draw ng
room ear at the di-Io-al o, the men on the trip
from Chicago to Fond du Lac.
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The Belmont Cricket Club OF Philadelphia
has had during the past season one OF the most
successful years Of its existence. The club has
on It's rolls $50 members. and the receipts this
year exceeded the expenditures by ySl.lOO. At
recent meeting of tn" club the following OIL
Gers Sers elected Tor 1900:
President. 7. d. Colnehn, jr.i vlce Presidents W
D. stat III ami J. H. NJ CHll Treasurer. J. !. E,ls n:
sscIet,ry, T. X L"rch! err spoud NJ Sccrerrr, I.
u Br'wni direct r., J. ~ ~ N. Miller, A l..
IA ak ns, II. " Philips. ~ ], VI rrAn. T.. l.. Ate.
mu- ". VI. scott. J. q, Ncr. ". q Binkert and J.
u Mlgrud'r, Jr h" cub neNt seas n intends to
effort W missionary crcA0I to increase tho popu.
lArIy OF the sAme.
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Ice BnrsIs u Zig Tnnk.

A tank on the roof OF the Erie Railroad freight
dcpot AT Kent avenue aud North Ffth street,
Williamsburg. burst yesterday because OF the
freezing OF the water in IT, and the timbers
dropped to the street. There were about q
dozen men on the sidewalk All hnt Waltcr b.
prary. II freight handler. and William Rein
hart. the driver Of \ sugar truck. succeeded in
getting out OF the way. Perry and Rcnhart
were struck by n timber and both received
severe contusiUns.
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Hockey.

The Cutler School alumni hockey team de-
f4atad tho regular school team at the st.
Nicholas skating rink last night by tho score
oi5toO. The game was n fast one in which
the schoolbo displayed considerable skill,
hut were unto tunnte In shooting goal. The
alumni scored twice In the first haif and three
times In the second.
\ meeting OF the hockey PLAYERS OF the Poly
technic Institue has been called or next week
at he Ger mont Avenue Ice skating LINK,
Brooklyn. There Il to be- an attempt to iorm
nm indeppndrnt hockey l"Hgue, comprising the
MontGlair High school, Staten IL and Academy,
sta,rn Island Hockey Club Henley School OF
prooSlyn and the Polytechnic Instituie OF
Brooklvn. which would make strong and
wrll-talanced organization.
There will be n meeting OF tho Hockey
Ienpue this evening to tnSe actlon on tho
wIt,'drawnt OF the Montcla'r Club from the
tournhmnnt rnr S"ne p nhG mehIe.s t% 3I me
as arranged. leaving out the Montclair games.
Others think another organization had better
Lc admitted. II this is done It will probably be
the team OF tho Naval Militia.
The sun., 1899-12-27

A triangular chess tournament. with Brown,
Cornell and University OF Pennsylvania ~ oon-
tes.ants, will be begun ut the Manhattan Chess
Club at 10 o'clock this morning. Hero are the
names OF the contestants:
Brown G. b, Lsstsr aud H. n, Davis, Cornell L. A.
Karpinaki and Il II. Riedeli University OF PennsyL
vaniA r. b. Gritlth and J. .. Travis.
There will probably be only one round. with
the time limit OF twenty moves per hour.
The sun., 1899-12-27

SAN FRAScIsco. Dec. 26-The Carlisle Indian
foot ball team lett for homs over the Santa Fe
roaI tonight. The players were very sore in
body and mind over yesterdays game. They
attribute their poor showing to the !act that
the ground was heavy aud they could not get
used was larger than those they are accuS-
toned TO using. aud to this fact were due fire.
the failure OF Hudson TO make the usual fsli
goals. The men will visit the Indian schools In
Arizona aad New Mexico. and then 20 diree,
East
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Rowling Notss.

The Harlem League games schedule TO be
played last night were postponed.
The return series between Kahlsdort and
Iehrbach WAS rolled at the Qerma a Assem- bly
Rooms alleys last night. the hrst-named player
winning six out OF eleven games.
Taylor OF Paterson played the second half OF
bis match Tor q $500 stake against VOORHEES, at
Starr's alleys last night, The local man won
eight OF the nine games carrying of the
money by total OF eleven Victories " nine.
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Arthur II. scribner to Marry.

Tho engagement OF Miss Helen Amman.
daughter OF the late Rev. John +. Amman. to
Arthur II. Scrhner was announced yesterday.
Mr. Scrihner is the junior mem her Of Charles
srribner Co. the publishers, and is a grand
son of the late John |. Blair, Miss Annan's
father was n well known Presbyterian clergy
man in Pittsnurg and Cincinnati The mar
rage is to take place In January.
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skating.

g. u. See. father OF lie Roy Soc. issued a
challenge yesterday to any amateur skater In
the world for ascrios OF races at almost any
di-tance. +. \. DuffY, the champion OF the
Mai IN" Iroviuc-s. who came % New lolk
O.te a'ply 10 s.atn aEars 81 " e hhs ptac'i lea ly
ahapdon.d the matter AMI Il 10 ks nov a.
tn, u.n no hins would get him into mach
with the New Yorker.
The sun., 1899-12-27

Mrs. Elizabeth Dunno. AZ years old. ot 241
Twenty second street. Brooklyn. was standing
In front of her kitchen stove last night when
her clothing was set on fire by coal and she
She was attended by Ambulance Surgeon
King OF the Norwegian Hospital. who said she
could not recover.
The sun., 1899-12-27
Aged Skipper Missins.

BABYLON. l.. l., Dec. 20.-No trace has been
found OF the whereabouts OF Capt. Jesse Muncy.
Babylon's Oldest skipper. who was last seen
while on his way home on Friday night. The
woods. swamns and fields have been searched
by scouting parties on foot and on horseback
but Without avail Capt MuneY y bO ysars Old.
The sun., 1899-12-27
YaIe,s basketball Players Win at washins-

WARRINGTON, Dec. 2e.-The Yale University
basketball team barely escaped defeat to- n light
at the hands OF tho Washington Light Infan-
Al most as they pleased. In the second half the
teIms were about even; At the close the
iinai aps score was: Yale. "a Infantry, ID. '"'
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The Knlckcrbo'kcr \. c has secured Madi-
son SIun-" Garden TO- Feh To- when another
athletic m"cf'nG will o hplI IN Ter tn. clubs
auspices. IN addition o. the u-u,l prog ~ammr
Of track hfi trt events 4 gam" N college
hR R>kethall - nr.ng 0rran god An open 90 rgp
relay race Will also be- one Of the features OF
the meeting,
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James Burns. who was dismissed as assist
ant janitor Of the town hall In Jamaica In April
oi last year by Deputy Commissioner OF Public
Queens, has been reinstated by Justice vii.
mot II Smith, who directs that back salary 10
the amount OF S425 and $50 costs be paid to
Burma ~ -
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CHESS MASTERS At VIENNA.
schierhter and MaroeIy Lead tho strons
Iicld Of ContestRnta.
Sr,eioI cabt. Ds,pa 'eh TO TnE sus.

Sr,oiol Gable Dt,pd'eh 10 TnE sUs.
VIENNA. Dec. 20.--The sixth round OF tho
National Masters Chess tournament was
played in this city to-day and resulted us fol-
lows: Wolf beat Brody. Zink beat Prock,
Marco and Kortc drew. The games between
Alapln and schwarz. Albin and Maroczy and
Schechter and Pope were adjourned. Alarin
and Maroczy had the better positions. but
schechter and PopIel were even.
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Trap Shooting.

high north-easterly wind blew across the
rars a. Dexter Park, Brooklyn. yesterday.
IitinR the pigeons up n they EFT tn" traps and
sending them away like rockets. IL was tho
closing shoot OF the year oi the He'll Gate Rod
and Gun Club. and thirty members aud guests
participated The main event was the cub
thoot at ten live birds per man Sterhen NJ.
Van Alien OF Jamaica. shooting from the 30
yard mark, and Lonis r. Muench from the 2S-
y-rd mark. led "stralaht" and divided tho
i9nors, Eight Of the contestants tied with u
t'rd less. Tn" summary:
,.!Nb c.mnetiton al ten live BIRDS per man
.'sth'n Van Allen guest, Sryard,. q; ionlaT
~ ,yAd.. 3, col John ii io.s. 80 yard =. i, James
llslarH, 2s yprl', 9; Richard R,aI9n y Yards =
?aras ~ schAer"r' ~ y9rls. bF. O u Keinnle
lrederici Trostis' S"' q" yards %' g. Hsrlnan Si
"@ .r: pg,sa T@ A. stTn: Gsr :s 4. sr: ysF:
}'5a;; dd; o',oTs. BEte' q ,ysrds. Jo9s { Vel
'.p,' w.,.,mr" 4, sami", nh" - Soris :, J'Gn p
'WS9gG"l.rr W.!l.. - ysrd. John ps.tE, ~ yards. 8
f. 2, f., Marquardt, - ysids ?; II. Knodel, %
,,Hecr.',ks T. o'-M.s md out-.Dr. webber 30
,ssrl', = Chambers - ynr's, o; Cant, sonds. q
;"..f' j. Nsn Alrn. p" AIS, q, W"llDr',k 20
H. u.s." Iiy" ,uit pernAI-Dr. KcmbIo, 2, Van Al
'en' !" hr Creamsr, 2.
lWllr'NhtHy after tho shooting tho guns
,wl -d hr the late Edwin A. Vro6me. IA we'll
hh"Wn loNal trup shooter who lost his HE n
We sinking Of ~" Pennsylvania ferry hont Chi
rhEp, we're rnlllcd OF ana nearly 5000 was
iH.@ri for the widow
,, A match was subsequently made between
i'r Nehtcr and :. NJ. Van Allen, The cond-
i''qs call for lOO-bird race a. un.on Course.
THE REAL ESTATE ToARDOF BROK ERS
ere using THE Sun as an oflic,al authority on
all matters appertaining to Real Estate, a
more Gomprehsnsiv" aud detailed form OF
general news information is not to be found
'h any other publicatlon.-Ado.
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The record to date follows:

The seventh round is scheduled TO be played
to-day. Nhe contestants will bS:
Prock vs.. sehlsshter Brody Vs. Zinkl. MArocIy ".
Wolf schwArz vs. Albin. Korto Va. AlApln and Popsi
vs.. Marco.
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The records o date follow;

ing order to-day
FAX Vi. Henley. Cook ~ Perry. sewsll ". Morgan
and Hunt VS.. Rice.
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Horses, Harness and Carriages.

No better market To- open to you. providing
your goods are reliable. than the readers Of
THE SuL-Aas.
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ROWLING.

In the Fire Insurance League Tournament sories
rolled at ReIds alleys last night the German Ameri.
can team won two and the Palatines one game. The
The sun., 1899-12-27
THE REAL ESTATE HOARD OF BROKERS

gre using THE Sun as an Ofiic,al authority on
o. matters apperaining to Real Estate. a
more comprehensive aud detailed form OF
general news Information Ia not to be found
'h any other publication.-Ado.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Nervous Headache.

es his own team and hires his own boys
to light the lamps. 1t is his business
to see that every lamp on his route is
in condition for efficient service and
lighted at the proper time. The city
furnishes all tools and supplies and
pays each driver 2B cents per lamp per
night, for the nights on which the
lamps are lighted only.
OF the gasoline lamps, 267 located on
the more thickly populated streets,
burned all night and every night an
average for the year Of 1904 per night
the remaining 1907, located on the less
travelled or more open streets, are
burned from dusk to / a. m. on moon
schedule, averaging IA hours per
night, 262 nights for the year.
There have been 81, 633 gallons of gas
oline used in these lamps during the
year.
The cost of the gasoline service for
the year is $25, 666.5S.
The cost of the police signals from
December 1, 1898 to Aug. 1, 1899, is
$4S2. GO. OF the 80 police signals, SO are
gas, burning two feet per lamp hour;
the remained six are gasoline. The
price paid for their care is the same as
for other classes of lamps, 27s cents per
light per night for gasoline, and IL
cents for gas
Between Dec. 1, 1898, and the date
of their discontinuance, 161,3 cubic
feet of gas and 800 gallons of gasoline
were used in these signals.
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Supt. Peck's Report

The report of Charles H. Peck, super
ntendent of public buildings, shows the
following figures:
Cost of Main street school, $40, us 80 =;
Millbu"y street school, 1872 3S4.61; East
Kendall street school, $33, 1925; Rich
ard street high school, $29,016.54 for lot,
recording and deed and engineering;
Gage street school, $23, 343 9s; Quinsiga-
mond school, $25, 45671; Grafton street
school Ito date), $14,5S694 Providence
street engine house, $9934.03; Greendale
engine house, $8091.62; for care of
school houses, 81, 1768S total cost of
ordinary repairs on schoolhouses, $780,
55621 repairs of engine and boilers,
S3624,02; repairs of furniture, $266S; new
furniture, $746I03; inventory of stock
and tools in repair shop, $933.33; amount
of bills paid for city hall maintenance,
$11, 567.7S; amount paid in the depart
ment of public buildings, S5546.13; re-
pair of central district court buildings,
$1237.4S; cost of maintaining city
scales $3.50; balance of November bills
carried over, $565.42
Revenue-Rent of armory, $1,000; rent
of central district court, $780,
Repairs at police station l, $1421.05;
repair at police station 2, $2053.11; re-
pair and work at free public library
$43S6.60; Home farm addition, $3S00; re-
pairs at Home farm, $2562; repairs on
fire department buildings, $1365. 80
Amount expended for care, rent,
heating. lighting and preparing of
polling places for the year ending
Nov. 30, 1899, $1441.O9; cost of two new
voting booths, $3.50
Whole number of permits issued
from Dec 1. 1898, to Dec. l. 1899, SOC, of
which 1876 were for wood buildings IS
for brick and steel buildings, and for
steel and brick construction, making
total of 462 new buildings; number of
permits issued for additions, 344, maxi
ing an increase of the number of tene-
ments during the year of SO brick
buildings, and 1873 in wood buildings, of
which 121 are single tenement dwell
ings; estimated cost of building, 81
557 .632; estimated cost of additions
$3.50, 499 making a total of $2,59S,13
The whole number of permits during
the year 1899 was 766 of which AZ were
for brick buildings, 455 for wood build
ings, and 268 for additions.
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City Physician

The report of Walter T. Clark, M. D.,
city physician, contains the following:
Number of orders for medical attend
ance, 207 visits made 376; Office calls,
ILL., deaths, s; sick paupers removed
to city hospital, 26; to memorial hos
pital 5; Isolation hospital, 4; to state
almshouse, 4; to Home farm, z; to town
almshouses. 3.
Home farm-Visits made, So; cases
treated, 294; deaths, %; pauper insane
returned to friends, 2; pauper insane
recommitted to Worcester insane hos
pltal, 2.
: Miscellaneous duties-Visits to police
station, SO. school children vaccinated
1S47, vaccination certificates issued (es-
timated), 2300; examinations for civil
ervice, 80; examination for state aid
/.
List of patients that have died at the
Home farm: Johanna OBrien, aged
IL Lucy M. Stiles. &c; Margaret Hef-
fernan, so; Thomas Slattery, g. Eliza
beth Riley, 81; Joseph Anderson, So;
John Carroll, 4S; Fannie Sylvester. 81;
Fwald Alderman, So: Kate Lawrence
81 Elmer F. Lofgren, 81; Catherine
Huse, 81; Nellie Wilmot, 80; Amos s.
Hyde, 70; James I-arkin. Sc; Albin An
derson, %; Welcome P. Aldrich, ga; ASS
Nourse, 81; John F. Ahlstrom, AZ; Johr
Kelly, IS; Michael Kilkenny So; George
M. Woodcock, 70; Della A. Barlow, Il
F. L. Eaton, 80; Lavinia Jackson, a
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
POLICE APPROPRIATION
Chief brennan Asks Nearly $20,-
900 Less Than Last Year

Chief of Police James M. brennan
has filed the following estimate for ex-
penses of the police department for the
coming year with City Auditor John
B. Bowker: Pay roll, $137, 350.12; ambu-
lance supplies, $3.50; badges. $50; books,
blanks and printing, $500; bicycles and
repairs, 800; cell room supplies, SITS;
crackers, $125; cloth, buttons and he'll
NETS, $500; disinfectants, $50; dormi-
tory supplies, $50; electric light and
motor, $3.50: fuel $1,000; furniture and
repairs, 5000; gas, s625; hay and grain,
$3.50; horse hire, $25 horse shoeing,
s125; harnesses and repairs, $500; hors-
es, $500; incideptals, $3.50; ice, water
and sprinkling, $3.50; laundry 300;
mounted service, $3.50; moving ashes,
$50 photographs of rogues, $50;
plumbing and gas piping, $3.50; repairs
on building, $3.50; repairs on vehicles,
$3.50; signal service, $1,000; stable sup
plies, $500; telephone service, 1915; vet
Urinary, $50. Total, $145, 95012, less $1,000
estimated revenue. makes net estimate
$13S, 95012, as compared with $15S, 65602,
the amount expended in 1899
This estimate does not include any
new officer, except three to I'LL vacan-
cies caused by death and designations.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Death of Mrs. Marshall

Mrs. Catherine Russell Marshall
whose death was announced in The
Spy of yesterday, was the wife of Rev
B. D. Marshall D. D., and the young
est daughter of the late Judge Woods
of Lockport, n. Y.
She passed away at her residence, 1
Congress street. on Sunday at $50
O'Clock .. NJ. Mrs. Marshall had been
Ill for several weeks, but no special APP
prehension was felt for her, until with
in the last week.
She was so well known that many
friends in Worcester and elsewhere viii
feel the deepest sympathy for her fam
lily. Her unvarying cheerfulness, her
interest in all good works, her ready
response to any and all demands upon
her sympathy, made her one Of those
of whom we say, She lived-she
lives" Such a life does not en-. Mrs.
Marshall leaves a husband and four
children, Mrs. H. A. Boardman of st.
Paul, Mimi, John Murray Of Boston,
Helen De Forest, teacher in the
Worcester schools, and Ernest Woods
of Yonkers, N. T., all Of whom were
near her during the last days of her
Illness. w.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Estimate For Park Work

Members of, the parks commission
met yesterday and drew up estimates of
the sum deemed necessary for work
during the current year The total es-
innate is $22, 600, as against $4,000 last
year. The estimate is divided as fol-
lows: Manual labor, $4,000 team la
Dor, $1,000; street watering, $1,000; trees,
plants and seeds, $1,000; tree guards,
$3.50; trimming trees and removal of old
ones, $1,000 lumber and carpentry, $1,000;
tools. hardware and repairs, 5000; man
ure and fertilizers, $500; seats, hitching
posts, signs, $3.50; loan for shade trees,
500; superintendence, forester, $500;
general expenses, clerical help, print
ing and incidentals, $500. Total, s22, 600
The estimate for fighting the elm leaf
beetles is included in a separate esti-
mate, in which the commissioners con-
slider $4,000 the sum required, divided as
follows:
Spraying apparatus, tanks, pumps,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Supervisor of Wires

The report of the supervisor of wires
related the condition of overhead wires
in the city the number of which have
been greatly decreased in the past
years AT present, apart from the wires
Of the street railway companies, there
are comparatively few wires above
ground. The telegraph companies have
few private wires and others yet
above ground, but these and others will
be materially decreased within short
time.
During the year 294 notices of inside
wiring and 75S new telephones have
been received at this office. OF the no
tices for lighting, 2S2 were for connec-
ton with outside circuits and - were
for isolated plants. OF those intended
for outside circuits, 219 have been COM
pleted, approved and permits for their
connection issued The telephone in
spection has been confined to the en-
trance and proper protection of the
building in which the instruments are
placed.
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hose and ladders, $1,000; chemicals, $500;
manual and team labor, superintend-
ence, $4,000. Total, $4,000
Accompanying the estimate is de-
tailed statement of the receipts and eX-
penditures OF the department for the
year ending Nov. 30, 1899, which shows
the total receipts as $72, 269 1S, and the
special appropriation on City Hall park
account as $1,000. The total expenditures
amount to $22, 261 "a, leaving an unex-
pended balance of 81 SO.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
RUSH OF VOLUNTEERS
Many Regiments Offer Their Ser
vices to War Office

London, Dec. 1s,-There has been a
notable rush Of volunteers today to Of
fer their services for the war in South
Africa. Several colonies have placed
their regiments at the disposal of the
war office About 800 artillery volun-
teers offered their service at Edinburgh
before noon.
A brief independent account of the
Colenso fight adds nothing to the Of
fetal account except that the fighting
lasted eight hours and that the British
retirement was completed in good or
der. A dispatch from Modder river,
dated Saturday, says the Beers have
blown up the railroad culverts two
miles north of Gen. MethueIis camp.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
City Clerks Finances

The statement of City Clerk e. H.
Towne of the money received by him as
fees or otherwise during the year end
ing Nov. 80, 1899, follows:
From licensed amusements, 1881 So;
auctioneers, $50; billiards, 1852 so;
slaughterers Of cattle, IS; dogs, $2S32;
fireworks, $3.50; hacks and job wagons,
$780, intelligence offices, 1927 80; junk
dealers, $780, old rag satherers, 1882;
pawnbrokers, $3.50; petroleum, $S05;
shooting galleries, So steamboats,, So;
sale of ordinances, So 90; Office fees,
S2313 SO; total 1915. 50.
There has been paid to Edward A.
Brown, county treasurer, the sum of
S6162 20 for dog licenses.