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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21

would not wait for further develop
| ments and gave him a hyperdomic in
lection of anti-toxine. Witness discoy-
cred diptherial bacilli besides another
bacillus which he could not identify
as diptherical at the time.
ION November A." continued the wit
ness, 81 discovered evidences of mer-
curial poison. There were very irreg-
uiar, superficial alterations which
were different from diphtherical secre-
tons.
Il asked Barnet about this at the
time. He told me that ON the morn
ing of Oct. 20 he took some Kutnow
powder, which gave him a sore throat
and put his stomach out of order, caus-
ing him to vomit freely He said he
had received it through the mail He
asked me to tell him why the powder
should have made him sick. / asked
him where the box of Kutnow powder
was, and he said it was around some
where. ] found it and tasted it. /
thought calomel had been put in to
make it produce a better effect. l took
the bottle to a chemist. The chemist,
after tasting the powder said that it
was too corrosive in taste for calomel
Then the gases began 10 come off from
it, and the chemist told me that it
must he cyanide of mercury.
Under the circumstances, felt
that the package should be sealed, and
this was done. | went back to Bar
nets room and told him that the box
and powder contained cyanide of mer-
curry.
He said he did not know anything
about what i contained. l asked him
whether he or / should keep the box;
he told me TO keep it and that he
would attend to it when he got well.
thought it was of sufficient importance
to look for the wrapper upon which
| the directions had been written, and
( in which the bottle had been wrapped
when Barnet received it, but ] COULD
not. | remember distinctly asking Bar
net if he knew where the powder came
from. He rolled over in bed and said:
| III attend to it when | get WE'LL
/ Il asked him if he thought that
the Kutnow people had made a mis-
take in putting UP the bottle, that If
they had he had a good case against
them, and that it would repay him for
his expenses and my bill
THE diphtherical symptoms disap-
| peared from Barnet, and he appeared
| to be convalescent. During his Illness
he persistently refused to carry out
nv instructions by overeXerting him
! self physically. This weakened his
! heart and a few days before he died
asked him TO release me from the
! case or obey my orders. Ihlfty-slX
| hours before he died he showed
marked evidences of heart failure.
cat the suggestion Of Barnet's broth
er we called DIR. Andrew II. Smith in
consultation. He made no new sug-
gestions as to treatment Barnet was
| told that if he exerted himself again
by getting up it would prove fatal.
The nurse told me that after we left
the room Barnet said they tried to
Ice - didn't fhpWV Par.
net paid no attention to our instruc-
tons He died at AIT o'clock"
Continued on Second Page.)
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21
BOLD ATTEMPT.
Rebels Try to Burn Quarters Of American
Troops.

Manila, Feb. 81, 9.35 a. m.-The ma
tives of the village of Pace made a
bold attempt last night to burn the
quarters of the First Washington vol
unteers by setting fire to the huts ad-
joining the quarters in the rear For
tunately the wind changed at the mo-
ment the fire was discovered, and,
famed by a stiff breeze, the flames
spread in opposite direction, destroy
ing fully 20 shacks and houses opposite
the ruins of the church.
The incendiaries escaped. Mysterious
signals were frequently made along the
enemys lines during the night and this
led to the belief that an attack had
been arranged, but nothing happened.
The rebels are leaving the vicinity of
San Pedro Macati in small parties and
are reported to be moving toward
Singalon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21
ABANDONED AT SEA.

London. Feb. 2O.-The German bark
Johann Friedrich Capt. Lamieke,
bound Jan. Sd for Philadelphia, has
been abandoned at sea. Eight mem
bers of her crew are reported to have
been picked up Feb. H. $50 miles east
OF the Azores. and just landed at
.Cette by the British steamer Kasbels
from Marcus Hook Jan. 20 for that
port The johann Friedrich was for
merly the American bark William NJ
Reed. and was built at Bath, Me, In
from Bremen.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21
Seeking Light in the
Adams Case
MRS. ROGERS STORY
She Tells Court of Her
Mothers Death.

New York, Feb. 20.-Seven' witnesses
were examined today in the coroner's
investigation into the poisoning of Mrs.
Kate J. Adams, without apparently
throwing any new light upon the mys-
terry.
The feature of the day was the tes-
timony of Mrs. Rogers, daughter of
Mrs. Adams, who told the story of her
mothers death as it has already been
made known, She was on the stand
when the inquest adjourned. She Will
be cross-examined tomorrow, after
which Mrs. Molineux will be put upon
the stand. Mrs. Rogers was much agi-
tated, appearing to be i'll and the at
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21
Miles Tells Why Ac-
ton Was Delayed.
WAN TED THE FACTS.
First Formal Session of the
Court Of Inquiry.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The Miles court
of inquiry today made a good start in
it's work Cen. Miles and three other
army officers were examined before the
court closed its session at O'Clock.
Cen Miles testimony, of course, was
the feature of the days proceedings.
Gen. Miles submitted to the question:
ing of Col. Davis. recorder of the court,
with equanimity, except for a flash of
mingled Indignation and irony when he
informed the recorder that he was not
compelled to report TO the
commissary general of the army. An
instant later Gen. Miles resumed his
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21
DUO D'ORLEANS.
Rumored That Monarchist
Attempt Is to Be Made.

Brussels, Feb. 2O.-The Duke of Or
leans has Unexpectedly arrived here.
1t is rumored that he considered the
moment opportune for a monarchist
attempt in France. He will consult
with the leaders of his party, who viii
arrive tomorrow. Three million of the
dukes portraits, decorated with the
tri-color, have arrived here, and win
be dispatched to France for distribu-
ton.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21
LAMsoN, WOLFF g. co. FAIL

Boston Feb. 20.-The firm Of the
well known publishers, Lamson, Wolf
& Co, has failed. No statement of the
assets and liabilities are obtainable at
present. The firm was organized about
FIVE years ago. Besides the office here
the firm also has an office in New
York.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington, Feb. 2O-Foreeast for Tues
day, New England and eastern New
York; Fair. Tuesday; continued warm
weather Tuesday and Wednesday: fresh
southerly winds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21
MAKES ANOTHER GIFT.

Chicago, Feb. 2O.-Philip d. Armour
has given $75OOOO more to the endow-
ment of the Armour Institute Of this
city This makes his total gift TO the
institute $2,250.000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21
NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.
Magazine Sold to George g. M. Harvey
For Reported Price Of S225,oOO.

For Reported Price Of S225,oOo.
New York. Feb. 2O.-George b. NJ.
Harvey has bought the North Ameri-
can Review from Gen. Lloyd S. Brice
and David A. Monroe The price is
reported al $225.OOO. Mr.. Harvey took
Of the property today, and
will assume editorial direction OF the
with the May number
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CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
ELECTRIC SPARKS

Experts fgurse OUT that telephones
line across the StlanGc, even iEit could
be built, would not pay unless patrons
were charged seven dollars a minute
Germany is saeines aroused 10 "a fureEe'
of railread building, mostly electrical.
In the month of Jasne $50 raitrQadsySere
projected. The. Germans are, ahead, of
the English an,elkctrical eqaippings.
The farmers and fruit growers Of
Calitarnia. are, already seSxing. the ad-
tag~ss electricity affords and are. al
ready, broadening their opportunities in
view, of. the Industrial reEaluspn that
this ageIsay guarantees.
II may be interesting, to those fond
ofefigures- to state that. theme were in
use on January 1 this. yesr t-15s,9OC
miles OF telephone wire, and that the
entire cost of construction Of the Bel
| telephone system was over $t41, 900, 900
The mine ownerssof the Pacific coas'
have awakened to tfie enormous advan
tages Of electric power IN mining ans
leaders among them say no one can ye
estimate the changes iEa gold and silVe
mining that win follow the introductipl
Of electricity in. that Radustry.
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TALES OF Tables.
Gro BIZ coNrISUED }

Amazon. CNo-) cat reared six young
IquirrelA.-
A litten Of foxes is careGsfor by a
Reading CPa) tabby.
A cat known to be over aS years old.
Risd at Tyro, Kan, the other day.
Thirteen Brooklyn cats quarreled and
fought until all but one wers3ead-
A. Philadelphia man owns cat that
he claims has killed $500 mice durin e
its lifetime.
In mine near Butte, Mont. live hum
dreds Of cats that have never seen the
light sf-dax.
Twenty years ago a cat race was held
at Lancaster, KY, in whichfbere were
3o5 -eatEies.
IncMaine Inst year 6,4OO' Angoral cs4s
! were raised. Some of the'best OF. them
were sold for $50 each.
Margaret King, New EorlS woman
while, intoxicated cut =. kitten into
pieces-with a. pair of shears
Sebastian a big black chit owned by
"a Cumberland CsId.) woman, wears q
diamond eaTTingin each ear.
Three Kittens were born high cP IN
the. air in an Abandoned birds nest il
the crotch of al tree in Flushing. n. "
Twelve black cats wereput in n New
/ YORK. cola storage warehouse. Akrth'
| end of siSSmontihs theirifH1r had t1rneC
| whitee
WheneNer-a: Hack satpasses Hindo'
sentry at Bombay he gruSely saIutes
In military style. ThtssiB because'of
superstition which Leads aim to ;l1aliev
that the cat; ontains ttesoul Of ssBfit
4 iskfaofficeTr
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WEATHER SUGGESTIONS

A gale mu7eratin "a ats SUMS Ss-silf in
crease Before midnight but, i ati ROs-
esates- after midnip httAe weisthersvViii
iRnprovoa.
Thera, is. an old saXin g--orlRinate
perhaps fsx the baBetit of, sohpof chill
dren-taiah there s ONLY one Saturday
in the- year without, sun during some
portion OF the darn
FrisaY'sweaSh sF.EAows what may be
e,xpeoted. on the .fnilowipgs Sunday;
that in. hit rain ssezs Frida ,, noon, then
it win rain on Sunday, but Af.Friday be
cleartAan Sundaxswill be nnaas we'll
The III days Immediately following
Chria3mas denotea the weather for the
coming II months one day for g month;
the, frst snowstarm indicates the NUM-
Der of snovgsf orEas the q. wicter vii
bring For example, if the. nrst snow
storm comes on November % look oui
than for % sn0E<torms,s.
nhnnder on Sunday is considered b.
tlre wise men the sign OF the deati
OF a great mans on MundAy, the dealt
OF woman; or Tuesday, il in the earl.
summer. 1t foretells >an, abundance o
grain; On w e0pesdayxwaFfare is threat
ened; on Thursday, an abundance o
sheep and carn the farmer may recko
| upon; on Friday, some great man wi
be m0rdersds; on, Saturday, a sFers
pestilence and great mo~tality-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
rwooHERoEs.
Daring -7Of, Two CoIoEed Men on q
BurnRnE GunbOat IN the south
ern blockade.

In 1864 a vessel built for the South
American fruit trade WAS bought by the
United States government, and remod-
sled into a gunboat for the southern
blockade Its commander was Capt.
hanson, 1.-The hereof Grand Gulf" and
an honor of his special acts of bravery
At the taking OF that place, the boat
was rechristened the Grand Gulf.
The crew, of ESQ men was made up
of many nationaities, including one
Chinaman, two Manilamen, and about
half a dozen negroes. Two of the ne
groes were fromthe island of Jamaica.
Lyman Hyde, a. muiatta, and Henry
Jackson. a full-l5l0oded African; men
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a little above the medium height, but
of gigantic breadth, Of shoulder and
strength of limb.
My attention was first attracted to
these men in a daily prayer-meeting for
coloredF.men way forward on the
gun deck of the receiving ship Vermont.
A mob-of rough Irishmen had gath
cred t9G''guyv them with coarse jests,
oaths and ridicule, throwing old shoes
and other available missiles at the heads
of the.ineeling figures, and making the
one who was Heading" in prayer an
especial mark. The calmness with
whicbsthe two men received insults and
singing blows and the. lofty, almost
parental, tenderness which they mani
tested towards their termentors was
something the like of which had never
before witnessed.
From Jim Gresham, On, En- glish boat
rin's mate, learned the particulars
- 90 90 I,c-s which occurred little be-
a Ere which may nafywEberof the crew.
inu for weeks in the coz been smolder-
denly burst forth with SUCKERS, sud
that the coal-heavers, firemen aH6nee
gineers were driven out by the heat,
smoke and gas.
All hands were called TO fire quarters.
and the matches were closed securely
TO. smother the fire. The great hose
was stretched out and the pump started
FThe executive officer in a few words
fexplained the situation to the men; that
> TO save the ship the coal buBkers must
! be deluged; that to carry the hose be-
low, in. the gas and smokecand endure
) the enseloping clouds off steam that
y would be produced, was a; desperate IN
dertaldng, and he ended by calling for
: | two volunteers.
After few momeptsSof silence, the
burlf forms of Lyman Hyde and Henry
, Jackson. moved TO the front, and with
y their customary. quiet cheerfulness
:, each announced: "4'lgo, sir" III go
. SIR
=, When the ropesswene tied about I'M
= der their arms. and they disappeared
- down the iron ladder under the envel
oping tarpaulins dragging the grea
hose after them, ncDone expected to Sc
them alive again,
A little later two limp bodies
~ scorched, spffooated, apparently life
~ less, were drawn up and laid on tn
- deck, the hatch covers were removed
? and soon others were enabled TO go b,
se' low and cemplete the work that save
A. the ship Hyde and Jackson were T,
Fs stored telife. and after weeks of suffe,
% ing to health.-New Voice.
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XIX
A srRANGE \ EETTNQ.
They're coming" I said.


We were taken iusto the house and
led upstairs. The officer in charge,
after inspecting several rooms and no.
ticing that the ore in which had my
self previously confined Margaret was
the best prepared for her reception
put her in it. Leaving sentry at the
door, he took me to q chamber IN the
rear and left me, also with guard out
side.
Sitting down on chair, resting my
| arms on its back and my chin on my
arms, fell into troubled meditation.
| 1 was not thinking of myself, for, con-
scious of innocence, feared nothing.
Had I been older would have known
that innocence does not alone constr
tute q valid defense. I regarded tbs
situation as a huge mistake. But whai
an unfortunate onel Margaret and
| had brought information which, If act
| ed upon at once, would lead to imPOr
tanA advantages to the union cause saw
. | her and any MYSTERIOUS person or DIT
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ALWAYS A HERO.
When. ., Lieutenant In the Civil War
kduo1raI Dewey Did Heroic
Work.

Col Jim" Morgan, now resident of
Washington, was a famous confederate
leader, and he was one of the officers
who, after the loss of the cause for
which they fought SO hard, went to
Egypt and enlisted in the service of the
khedive. Said be the other day:
SITS odd that people didn't know,
that hero before. We, of the old confed-
eracy, knew it long ago. Don't yoq, rp,
member how the United States ship
Mssissipp& was run down by one Of our
ships ana sunk? Well, Dewey was a,
lieutenaRt on board her, and he.apd his
gun crew stood by the gun LIE had N
charge until the vessel was almost un-
| der water. In fact, the waters was up
| to the Tnuzzle of the gun when the last
/ shot was fired. Then, because it was
too late to escape in any other way, the
| future victor of Manila gotout through
q portfolio and swan for it,
'sWhy, Dewey was always q hero,
continued the colonel. I'm his class at
the naval academy he was always at
the top of everything, except in his
studies. He was a spheRdid athlete,
boxer and fencer. One thing he hated
like the devil does holy water was a
bully. Though far from being quarrel
some himself, he would hunt fight
with any fellow who attempted to Inn
pose upon his interiors in physical
strength. Any town boy who developed
reputation as a bully was sure to fal
foul of George Dewey, and to get
licking, too. I don't think he was evel
beaten in a fght."-N. Y. Journal.
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would Have Il Few minutes DeroFSiFhe
arrival Of the corporal. loitered.
Coz sassF Margaret; land you, too,
Georgia.
''Wehave-made no plans" 1 protested.
"Toos late Go; there is a step on the
gallery below"
She pushed me to the ladder.
Harold must escape" whispered,
as i assembled
"IIe' ean't,,- moaned Georgia., who
WIS mounting behind me
never was n good hand to unite
Knots. must always cut them / re-
solved TO- cut this knot, If in doing so 1
, tied hangrnau's moose under my ear
.I-leaned down aud whispered: Twill
help him.
LIZ, u \. nm y
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SNAP SHOTS.

The telephQto attaehment can be used !
with any double lens of standard make. /
Amateur photographers who expect
to take snap shots" at the Paris expo
sition in 1900 viii have to pay for the
privilege. A charge of so eeRtimes viii
be made.
FlasAlight powders are not particu-
larly dangerous, when handled with
care Do not place them near infiara-
mahle draperies, however, or take any
risks with them whatever.
The fad of the day seems to be franz
ing of ones photographs in special
frames of black oak. a frame manufac-
turer told me last week that his bust
ness with amatur photographers had
grown to be enormous, and that prac-
tically all of it was on the narrow black
oak or chestnut frames that set any
black and white print of beautifully.
These frames are cheap, and they make
real wall ornament out of a print that
looks insignificant when simply mount
ed on card.
Going Through the Motions.
'sWhat is your purpose IN remaining
SO silent?" asked the practical politi'
clans friend.
"Are people wondering about it?"
~Of course they are"
"Well, that's what want. have
noticed that nearly every politician
who amounts to much in the country
affairs is at some time or other spoken
81 as a sphinx. 1 don't know as it doe
any particular good, but it seems Gus
tomsTy."-Washington Star.
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would have struck the ground hatiiWer
dropped from the first tree wee entered
Come. Tige." said one of the ussn.
But Tige knew more than his maBteIl
He kept on with his nose to the ground
making wider and wider circles. He.
was coming near Ito the 'piaoe wherewei
had descended from the tree, and woarfd
there take our scent. InstinctivetY-I
reached for my revolver.
"Shall l ljll him?"
'ITeavens, mol"
"You Tigei" called a voice. man
grasped Tiges collar and dragged HIM
away
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18

DISTANT GUNS.

A faint tinge of light appeared In the
east The moon, whose tipped lace
was sinking in the west as though IT
were dropping asleep after its nightly
vigil. began to lose its golden hue and
take on silver gray under the com
ing sunlight. There was the hush whleh
precedes the opening of day Here anu
there on either shore bird thaI mao
not vet set out for its winter resort
was chattering over its work or get
ting breakfast. Above us was an Is
land and half q mile above the island
was Douphty's ferry-the ferry we
sought. Pulling into a little cove near
the north end, and dragging the bow OF
the boat up on the shore, we threw our
selves on the ground, and in five min
utes were sound asleep.
We were awakened by men shouting
orders. and as soon as l could raise my
heavy eveIds I saw a column of con
federate cavalry riding down the cas-
hank to the river. Following the ford
their course lay directly off the islan'
on which we were concealed. Most O
their officers were well clad IN cor
federate gray, while the men wore any
thing, chiefly ''butternut. Inc
splashed across the river, striking IN
road on the opposite side leading frol
the ferry. :,
..They're going for the plantation
exclaimed.
clark! What was that? Dista'
thunder"
.sThunder? Not in November. IN
was a gun, and not a morning 6
either. Nv Gods, it's afternoo
Tbere's a fight going on somewhere
Another gun"
"Of TO the west, in the dlrecnoh
the plantation. l see how it's Iney
attacking Wilton, or the general II
is there"
Rv this time the cavalry had reacl
.ha road on the west bank, and 81
ofter the last files disappeared beh
the hills.
81 think we had better pull for
west ferry" said Margaret. The
doubtless going to join in the II
and well have little difficulty IN
lowing the road in their wake.
Launching our boat, we pulled tc
west shore, striking it short dist
below the ferry. l climbed the
hence. and saw that the coast
clear.
~An right" I said, returning to
Oaret. There's no obstacle In s
we can take to the land and le'
boat go. Good-by, old sldtf'" a
pushed It out into the stream.
have served us well"
"Good-by," said Margaret. Go
to your owner and tell him how I
full we are to him for your use
ws,re~ sorrx- .Me .could1t have
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tho coping.
is accused Of. having participated with
her in her crime and supposed to be'ln
his own barred quarters, the, compiler
ton is narrowing.
conclQAed to give lightrap.
There was. no reply.
I gave-anotber.
Only silence.
Raising. ore side of the trap softlH,-
put ny,-ear 10 the opening.
What; was my astonfshment to hear
whispering below.
1 have done great many things that
/ should not have done, as viii be still
more, apparent before this narrative is
ended, bat I have drawn the line at
housekeeping. 1 Interrupted the whis-
psring by speaking softlys
Margaret"
| ''Hsavensi"
Margaret, come to ~the trap. want
10 speak with yen"
There was q subdfned scurrying be
low; when il ended Margaret asked, in
a. low voice:
Lieut.. HAIR
eyes"
what are you doing there?"
"You and / must lay our plans to
gether. I gained the roof from 10,
window and came here to talk wit
you"
BY this time she had mounted IN
steps.
~0O away at once" ssE =. 4
: Eve must consult"
a SWe can do nothing. Go away"
: 'Odargafet, some one is with You.
Q Heard whispering"
t She was silent few moments, the
L said: "Win you keep a secret2"
/ 'sI will"
r at might conflict with your duty
. Margaret, my having heard II
: whispers -Yill conflict with my duty
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Jagway-It's awfulIy tiresome climb
ing these stairs. Hold on a minute.
Let me catch my breath.
Bigthurst-What's the use? You
couldn't hold Chicago Tribune.
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''Your town has grown great deal
since saw 1t last. In fact, 1t is getting
to be considerable OF city"
you can just bet 1T is. We boil our
drinking ater.''=ChicagA- Tribune.
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whereItR belongs.
Metropolitan.

A guard chain should always be on the
sratch.-Chicago Daily News.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-19
House Full OF Stolen Goods.

TRENTON. n. J.. July 1S-Dctectve Plger
OF this city went to-day to 26t5 York street.
Philadelphia. the residence OF Saint Luke. the
negro cauGh. last week and sent TO prison
here for fve yenrs for robbnG two houses in
this city The officers found the house occu-
pied by n colored woman with whom Luke
with stolen goods. most Of which were OBJ
tanned from houses in this city through burg
stolen from the residences Of ii. G. Allen. +.
Trueman, J. c. Delp, Lewis Scott. Alan Ma
gowan. Charles Slee., Harry Cook. II. d. Hill.
Pilger brought away with him as much silver
ware as he could carry.