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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
POLICING HAVtN4

1t is very pretty problem that John
McCullagh, the former republican cbIer
of police of New York, has undertaken
in cuba. 1t is nothing less than the orr
ganization Of a new police force FIN.
Havana. 1t can hardly be called a re
organization, for Mr. McCuuaeh had
TO reject everything he found la eXHl
ance and build up de noyo. from tb.
bottom. His task has not been m,ds
any the easier b. the numerous cover
nors that have been appointed down
there. but at last he seems ta nav,
started his reforms and there is promise
Of results
In the city he found about 1890 meu
ostensibly serving as police, but aolut5
" divided into three different fprr,s
chat were quite independent Of one M,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19

o4,sr --os-s we're 500 officers appointed
by the city government, as many more
aprsfret by the provincial authorities
and 1aaa men " the orden publico, Who
were i'm reality only soldiers. When the
CITY rar... g~ the orden publico arrested
a man for t.,uny. they were compelled
10 -rrn him over 10 the provincial
police. to be- dealt with by one OF the
six justices. Zach Of whom enjoyed
salary of 5000 Then there were SIN
other fg5gss serving without salary
who's jurisdiction extended only to
rfs5-7,-sra~s. These fellows apparent
lv lived by ola. small and extortion. No
prisoner VIII. had money need ever go
10 iafl and the whole judicial system
seems to nave been as corrupt as the
imagination could paint it. There were
no station houses. and prisoners who
were without money were at the mercy
Of a merctless ana venal horde OF police
officers and mag stra-as.
An this IS ol course to be changer
under the new regime. The city has
been divided into six inspection dis
tricts and twelve precincts, with tie
requisite number Of station houses. The
police force itself is organized substan-
tally upon the plan in op ration in New
York. In ali. about a thousand men will
be required. and Mr.. McCulIagh had no
difficulty in filling the ranks, for there
were 24OO applicants for places "on de
foorce." Both Spauiards and Cubans
desired to serve. and even a few Amer
leans turned up in the line for inspec-
ton. Some Of the rough riders who had
not had enough of Cuba also secured
positions. One police captain is a
nephew of we'll known New York
banker: another is that strapping bug
Ter Of whom Roosevelt has written so
enthusiastically. who had fought in
China and wanted to head the Rough
Riders against the Beers in South
Africa. Gen. Menocars brother is an in
spector and Gen. Cardenas is a deputy
chief.
Disciplining this motley collection of
men has been an arduous task, and all
the firmness and skill that McCullagh
could command seem to have been
taxed to the utmost, but success is GER
tain to come with perseverance. An
other obvious difficulty to be encouu-
tered is the ignorance Of the inhabitants
themselves concerning the real purpose
and proper conduct of the police, but
time can be relied upon to take care
of this A people lons Injured to extor-
ton and abuse on the one hand, and to
deception and hatred on the other, can
hardly accommodate itself in a week
to the ways Of a wen ordered police
system.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19

titiou Of the Peoples Telephone Com
pany arose.
Tuesday the grade crossing commits
sion viii resume its labors The new
commission started of with a rush, and
cleaned up everything they could be-
tore the session was broken The pre-
hniuary work consisted of looking over
all the plans which have been made for
the use Of the Allen-Locke and citi-
zenS commission
The city engineer has q large force
OF ms clerks at work on the Drawings,
getting everything in readiness for the
new commission The city engineer
Is thuS saving the city considerable
money for if the experts did everything
themselves. il would take much more
time and the amount of money to be
PAID foV the same work would be far
more in proportion for the time spent.
buflnEs OF the routes which are Sug-
SeSyed for Mill brook in case it is low
cred So that the tracks can be de-
pressed are being done under the di-
feetlen Of the city engineer, and will be
reported to the grade crossing commits
SION when the body resumes its work
Tuesday
All three routes, the present channel,
Green and Grafton streets will be tried
TO ascertain the extent to which quick
sands exist, Some knowledge Of their
presence has been learned in connection
win the boring for the sewer depart
menu.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
TIE TRaND OF TIE TINES.

The musical tea" to be given in the
small bah room Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
this afternoon. on the pattern of the
dramatic breakfasts" which have
proved SO successful marks the begin
ming Of the end Of the Sabbath Of our
fathers. Doubtless the experiment will
be 4 success. New York has
been coming to it for a long time, and
it may be said in behalf of it. that there
are many verse ways Of spending what
many consider the dullest spot in the
week. than in the ball room and palm
garden of a palace, with excellent mu-
sic from the Metropolitan Opera House,
and tea and talk unlimited. III ass. F.,
II is in the great centres that such
innovations always begin. In the coun-
try people plod along with the old ideas
and the old expressions, while in the
cities new things, new moods and new
fashions are formed by the process of
intellectual and social friction. and
new words are necessarily coined. All
the slang originates in London or New
York or Boston or Chicago. New York
having invented a new method of dis
pelling Sunday ennui. will not the fash
ion soon spread to the smaller fmita-
tive cities and towns?
While the WaIdorf-Astoria musical
tea registers the first formal sane
ton on society's part Of formal Sunday
entertaining on a large and semi-pub-
lie scale, one must be obtuse indeod +o
the trend Of sentiment in this country
not to recognize the fact that we are
all slowly moving in the same dirac-
ton as New York and toward nra+t1,
much the same goal In New England
the Puritan Sabbath is still very far
from being u by-word yet the amount
OF sunday entertaining that goes on
even in small, God-fearing place like
worcester is something tremendous
We still agree that one dav in sa,.or
may well be reserved from the an,usa
meuts and occupations of the othar
six, and yet we open our pubIic n
ofaries and art museums on this doy
prlding ourselycsupon our UberaIit,. ana
seornlng the narrow rulings of 9th
er c''ies In this respect, The Sunday
"'si't sacred concert has never re-
ceiNed the endorsement of the host CO
ciety, and yet the number of bo,s,s
W herg ppObl, ar4 at,,..,,.... ... :,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19

ventists at South Lancaster is a nota-
Bile one, as it includes delegates from
all parts of the world Their twenty
days convention is for the purpose of
forming plans for the coming year
They print their own paper daily, and
care not apparently for widespread
newspaper notoriety.
The debt of s1S5,OOO which confronts
the convention does not appear to
trouble it seriously, presumably be-
cause the good people feel secure in
their belief that the end of the world
will mature before the notes.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19

The scheme for establishing Il NAM
moth private sanitarium in Rutland is
likely to make the town famous. Suffolk
and Middlesex county capitalists saw
their opportunities when the state in
stitution became a fact They real
lied that climatic conditions We're ia
vorable to their project Keen eyes
watched the splendid success of the
state home, and medical men in the
two counties readily subscribed to the
stock of the new private santtarium.
Worcester county capitalists were left
out in the cold. but the county itself.
and particularly the town of Rutland,
are sure to derive certain benefits.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1899.

Gen. Grosvenor wants it understood
that he is not so much of a stranger to
New England as some of the Boston
papers made him out to be. He points
tors in RoXbury, to his ancestral home
in Connecticut and to Bunker hill,
where his grandfather was pierced
by a British musket ball" Just for a
day or two, it has been very fashiona-
BILE 20 have a Yankee lineage.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19


1t Economically not a pension system
that has been established at Harvard
but the system Of retiring allowances"
that goes into effect, next September.
squints very much that way Professors
rnd assistant professors who have
served twenty years and are over 50
years Of age, Will be allowed one-third
Of their last salary for twenty years of
service and one-sixtieth of their last
salary for each additional year Of ser
vice. provided that the retiring allow
ance shall in no ease exceed two-thfrds
Of their last salary. The basis on which
this new system rests is an endow-
ment which has been growing since
1880, till at the end of the present year
it viii amount to $40, 600 Harvard is the
first college in the country to make this
provision for professors of long con-
tinued service aud the amount of the
pension, if it may be so called. is ex-
pected to be sufficient at least to secure
the beneficiary against actual want for
the remainder of his life.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19

National attention will be directed to
the experiment to be conducted by the
New York state authorities in scien-
tihc forestry in the Saranac lake re-
gion. About 10000 acres have been re
served for the purpose. and as the en-
terprise has been trusted to the col
lege of forestry of Cornell university.
and Prof B. Z. Fernow is to have dt-
rection of it. valuable results may be
expected. The whole problem seems too
great for satisfactory solution at a sin
gle effort, but at least there should be
an important gain in the knowledge Of
forest raising, since the experiment is
to be conducted by men OF serious pu-
pose and scientific actainmeuts.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29

and some of the most beautiful two
steps played by the orchestra won a
double encore.
Refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served during the evening on the
tables spread in the gallery. The gal
lery and the tables were prettily deco
rated in purple, gold and white, the
colors of the retiring Senior class, while
the tables on which the dainty luncheon
was served were arrayed in pretty
decorations of pansies, the class flower.
After refreshments were served the
dancing continued, and it was early
morning before the old familiar strains
Of " Home Sweet Home" forced the
Juniors to bid farewell to their evening
OF pleasure.
The party was the most successful
one ever given by any class in the High
school, and the boys and girls have the
thanks of all the guests, both old and
young, for the most pleasant evening
of the summer season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29
THE. '' JUNIOR PARTY
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS HAVE A FINE
FROLIC AT SIMMONS HALL.
YOUTH AND BEAUTY MEET.
over Three Hundred People Attend the
Annual Junior Promenade ar1
Spend a Pleasant Even
ing With the Juniors.

The annual Junior promenade given
by the Junior cl lss Of the High school
as a farewell to the retiring Senior
class, was held Monday evening at
Simmons hall, and in the words CT
several people who we're present it was
the" merriest, jolliest party ever held
in KeHosha.
While chaperones were plentiful
enough the party was prominently a
gathering of youth and beauty. Every
one of the younger society people in
the city was invited, and from all
appearance none were willing to forego
the pleasure of being present. In
honor of the event the hall was resplen
dent in beautiful decorations. Flags
had been hung in artistic drapings all
around the room and in the little cor
ners, which had been set aside for
reception room and for the music, palms
and flowers reigned supreme. No time
or expense had been spared in the
decoration, and the beauty of the
surroundings added much to the pleas
ure of the evening.
The guests all came early and with
the splendid hospitality of the Juniors
to inspire them, all were willing to
stay until early morning. When the
guests arrived they we're greeted by
reception committee consisting of
Misses Cora Graves, Edith Murdoch,
Grace Werve, Theodore Abel and Roy
Holderness. Only small amount of
the work of the entertainment fell upon
the committee, as in all parts of the
hall the little badges of Yale blue and
white, which were worn by the mem
bers of the class, were conspicuous and
all of them were assisting in the enter
tanning.
The crowd in attendance was the
largest that ever attended the Junior
party in the history of this jolly institu-
ton. Everybody wanted to go and
see the young people, and although the
party was invitational it is rumored
that many who had not the honor of an
invitation were very much in evidence.
Dancing was the feature of the aven-
ing, and inspiring music was furnished
by Jacoby & Compton's full orchestra
The music was exceedingly fine, and
was equal to any heard in Kenosha this
] season. Every dance was encored,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29
7a KENOsHA. WIS.
ONE of our exchanges says F" The
horse is going". Why, of course he is
What else do we keep him for?

THE following is an extract from the
description of base ball game last
Saturday between Milwaukee and st.
Paul: '"Geier opened on Friend by
stinging the sphere to left center for a
pair of bags. Glenalvin popped up a
foul fly to Speer and then Lally pasted
the leather to center and Geier crossed
the rubber. In the seventh Spies
landed the ball on the chalk out at left
for two sacks, but nobody advanced
him. y What wealth of material for
the comic illustrator! What mass OF
inextrieacies for the uninitiated!
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29
REFUND THE DEBT.
CITY COUNCIL MAKES NEW SERIES
OF BONDS LEGAL BY ORDINANCE.
BONUS OF ss.ese RECEIVED
The Bonds Are Sold to the First National
Bank of Chicago at Fraction
over S103. 26-Many other
Bidders.

The value of commercial paper
signed by the city of Kenosha has
been demonstrated to be as good as
any municipal paper on the market
today, and when the bids were opened
for the sale of the new issue of bonds
recently authorized by the Council for
the purpose of refunding the city debt,
four bids were received. The bids
were opened this afternoon and pre-
miums offered as follows:
First National Bank, Chicago, So, 500
S. A. Keane & Co., Chicago, $3.50.
N. W. Harris, Chicago, ST., 720.
Merchants Loan & Trust Co., Chi
cago, $3.50.
The bonds, which will be sold to the
First National Bank, of Chicago which
was the highest bidder, are 81 per cent.
bonds to the amount of $l70, 100000.
They are payable in ten years. and
some OF them may be redeemed in an
earlier time. The officials of the city
are very jubilant over the high pre-
MUM paid for the bonds, and say that
it speaks exceedingly we'll for the
financial condition of the city.
st the special council meeting this
afternoon an ordinance was passed
ratifying the sale of the new city bonds
by the mayor, city clerk and q. G.
Simmons, ST., to the First National
Bank, of Chicago. The council also
authorized the harbor committee to
procure plans and specifications to do
all work on the harbor necessary to
procure the appropriation authorized
by the government. The work will
cost the city about $4,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29

DIR. HELMER, of New York, has
adopted new treatment for append
citis. He does not employ the sur
geon's knife. He manipulates the
psoas magnus, which is back OF the
appendix. A muscular contraction
causes this muscle to snap back against
the vermiform appendix forcing out
from it any foreign substance. Simplest
thing in the world. Locate your
psoas magnus, get friend to manipu-
late it and in ten minutes your appen-
dix will feel like a fellow who has
received a blow under the i" solar
plexus".
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29

District Attorney Buckmaster, who
is leader in the mattel of the new
building, said that the plans would be
received in few days and ground will
be broken early next week. The plans
have been greatly changed since thsy.
were first presented and the building
will be considerably larger than was at.
first proposed.
In the way of finance the people have
been very kind to the Association and
nearly $4,000 has been raised and
more will follow before the building is
completed.
The officials of the Association have
given up hopes of having the, building
finished during the present year, as the
changes in the plans will make some
difference in the time required for the
completion, but it will be ready for
dedication during the opening months
of the new century.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29

VERNON county is to have rural free
mail delivery, and three routes in that
county have appeared desirable to Col.
Henry Casson, special agent of the
Postofice department. These routes
will supply population of about 1000
people. This service will be of great
value to the farmers, for the carriers
will be allowed to carry packages and
passengers. By means of this delivery
the farmer will have his newspaper
early in the day, will get the forecast Of
weather, and will gain information on
the markets. With system of good
roads" this delivery should be possible
for every county in Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29
( HELPS THE z. M. G. A.
z. C. simmons Makes the Building Fund
a Contribution of So ,O00

e. q. simmons Makes the Building FUND
a Contribution of $4,000.
Ever generous 2. G. Simmons has
again opened pocketbook and today
it is announced that he has sent a
contribution of $4,000 to the officials
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton for the benefit of the new building
fund. The money, according to the
plans of Mr.. Simmons, is not to be used
for the construction of the building
property, but VIII be used for the
purpose of decorating the interior and
to assist in the purchase of furniture
and equipments.
The managers of the association are
very thankful to Mr.. Simmons and say
that with the assistance of his generous
gift the Association will be enabled to
have tue finest furnished home in the
state of Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29
How Racine Tells 1t.

The Tennyson club and Ideal club,
of Kenosha, played a game of ball in
this city yesterday. The Tennysons
won by a score of II to II. The bat
terry for the Tennysons was Ted Blantz
and Ole Peterson, and for the Ideals,
A. Sharpe and Peterson Racine Jour-
nal.
The question now is " Who's a liar 2"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29

The Lake front park is getting to be
one of the most popular gplaces in the
city, and the council should make some
move to improve it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29
AN OLD SETTLER GONE.
Timothy MaIoney Passes Away at the
Home of his Son In Racine

Timothy MaIoney Passes Away at the
Home of his Son In Racine.
Another name has been added to the
long list>of the early settlers of Keno
sha county who have been numbered
among the silent majority for tele-
gram was received from Racine last
evening announcing the death of
Timothy Maloney, father of j. B.
Maloney, clerk of the circuit court.
The deceased was seventy years of
age and had lived in the town of Pleas
SAINT Prairie for many years, He came
to this county in the early times and
was one of the men who were infuen-
tial in the early devolpement of the
county. A short time ago he was
forced to give up active work on &C
count of failing health and he sold his
farm to his con. Since that time he
has been living with his children. He
went to Racine short time ago for a
visit with his son Timothy and was
taken with consumption, which caused
his death. The funeral will be held
from the home of Timothy Maloney in
Racine on Wednesday afternoon. A
widow and five children survive him.
They are Timothy, of Racine, William,
of Pleasant Prairie, John B., of this
city, Mrs. William Lieber, of Canton,
Ohio, and Miss Nellie Maloney, one OF
the teachers in the Kenosha schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-29

Frank Rice, the little sol of Jack
Rice, met with a bad accident Sunday
afternoon while playing about the cars
in the Balm yards. One of the doors of
the cars fell and struck the little fellow
in such way that his leg was broken
at the thigh. Or. Robinson was called
to attend him, and he is recovering as
rapidly as can be expected.
Cañon City record., 1899-01-05
Her Lady.hip's Deadly Jest.

The count and the countess were
in the midst of one of their periodic
al quarrels.
well, all ] can say is" retorted
the countess, after her liege lord
had frankly expressed his conviction
that he must have been either ex-
tremely intoxicated or violently in
sane when he married her, II wish
to goodness I'd been a native of
Mars instead of this planet.
I'm order, ! suppose, that you
might have been 'steen million miles
away from me3" queried the count.
Yes, that is one reason. Another
is thar could have had title with
out the humiliating necessity of be
coming the wife of superannuated
chimpanzee to obtain it.
what do you meant"
why, stupid one. does il not fol
low, according to all the rules of
grammar. that if the men are called
Martians the women must be called
With a long, shuddering moan the
count fell to the floor and expired,
thus rendering unnecessary suit
for divorce. New York journal
Cañon City record., 1899-01-05
Got Back His Card.

A well known American newspa-
per proprietor had dispute with
one of the croupiers at the roulette
table at Monte Carlo recently, and,
being a choleric gentleman and one
who cannot bear contradiction, lost
his temper and his head, attacked the
said croupier and knocked him down.
He was Immediately seized by oiii-
cials, rather roughly handled, hus-
tied about and expelled from the
rooms; furthermore, his card of ad-
mission was withdrawn, and he was
informed that he would not be again
allowed to enter the Casino. He re-
tired to his hotel and indited short
note to the management, which was
the very opposite of an apology, in
forming them that unless his card
was returned, with an apology,
within IL hours he would, TO use his
own expression, dynamite their
Casino" Such is the respect which
the Casino authorities have for the
press that the proprietor's card, to-
gether with an ample apology, was
returned before 10 O'Clock the fol-
lowing morning. New York Post.