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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

The tangle in which congress left the
army bill is responsible for the contra
dtctory reports Of the administration
intentions in regard to promotions and
the raising Of troops The war depart
ment lawyers have had hard time
trying TO decide what the president is
legally authorized to do. The announce
ment that sixteen brigadier generals
Including Lee and Wheeler) are 10 be
appointed seems to indicate that the
president Will not restrict the regular
forces TO $1,000 men, though the amount
OF the increase may be a matter of
doubt. tentative effort is to be made
AT raising troops in the Spanish prov
lnces' the commanding general in each
eelng authorized to enlist one native
battalion. The execution Of the project,
however. is left optional with the gem
erals and 1t is hardly conceivable that
II would be attempted In the Philip
pines There is a chance that something
OF the kind may be done in Cuba or
Porto Rico, for the example might be
worth something morally if not from
surety military standpoint.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11
THE BELLE OF NEW YORK;
Return Of One of Last Seasons Brightest
Hits.

The Belle Of New York which lett
one Of the pleasantest memories of all
last season, began a return visit of
two nights at the Worcester Theatre
last evening before a packed and en-
thusiastic house The piece has lost
nothing with age, but is as brilliant
and sparkling as ever: and if the play
IS put on in London as sumDtuouslv
and charmingly as it is being here. ii
IS small wonder the Britons have LOST
their heads and some of them their
hearts over it,
only two of the cast who PLAYED "rFbe
belle here before remain: NJ. Cum
Lon as the tough pugilist and the
2heslerneldlan lunatic, Mr. Morris
Both actors kept the house in conyuI-
9iolis' ana seem almost inimitlbla in
/. L tlieIt Foles. If one might whisper a
oIeatn OF criticism. 1t would he that
~ NJ MOTIFS mas made so great a hit by
ii9 CoiIllcahtleS that he prolong; them
URINE too much at times, and they
peglh TO pail. Miss Helen Lor1 might
De double of Edna May. the original
SaiNatlon lassie. Miss Lord COPIES the
ueIheatlon of her predecessor perfectly
3 3u Is besides, charmingly pretty. This
description. by the way. might he
passed around literally through the en-
tire feminine contingent, ior the local
beauty average has gone nm eighf
points since this chorus struck town
Dan DAILY disported himself as be-.
came the star of the evening. though
ny no means appropriating all the FUN
MAKING to his own share. NIr. DaIv'e
Hhetnods are as unique as his voice
ana ne may be considered, with olives
as an acquired taste: still whnn yn,,
nave learned to like him, the hiking ia
intense. Queenie Vassar was 3 n7ost
graceful and American French nlaid
Catherine Linyard a. majestic and
SIriklng operate prima donna, and
neila Weon Vlvacious soubrette Miss
boDpy Burns appeared as the Bowery
noy steady and apparently risked
iiIe ana Iimb in the way she was
hurled about by Mr. Cameron. Frank
H. Iurner, newcomer, was haadsome
ana satisfactory as the harassed iu-
venile, Bronson. ~
Everybody deserves praise. from the
stage carpenters to the soubrettes.
herker, who more than any contsm-
porary seems to get the true "lilt''f to
ms music, has contributed a budget of
most Fascinating melodies. ana Hugh
Morton's lines are bright and compar-
atlVely clean. The scenery is gurerb
particularly view OF Nara gansetf
Pler Casino by moonlight, and the
costumes were as dazzling as ever
The Belle of New York; Will be re-
peated for the last time shis afternoons
and evening
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

'"Tilge: Detection of tea which has
stood too long, whether warm or cold.
Screel: To feel the sensation pro-
duced by hearing a knife edge squeal
on a plate.
"smarmy: Saying treacIy things
which do not sound genuine
"Scrungle; The feeling of hearing a
slate pencil squeaked on a slate.
"Gluxy: An adjective denoting the
quallty that is not quite oily or
creamy or glutinous, but sometimes of
each.
"Glug: A greasy mud peculiar to the
streets of large cities.
Stumble: Expressive of the sensa-
ton produced on the nose by drinking
efferyescent liquors. 1t makes me
stumble. said little boy, as he drank
some sparkling lemonade.
'Whiffiement: Object of small i'm
portance.
".Quinydingles: Irrelevancfes and
trivialities."
1t is often harder 10 use the old words
correctly than to devise new ones. 1t
is significant fact that SHAKESPEARE
Milton, Burke and Macaulay found the
English language large enough for
their purpose and that they contrived
to get very good results out of it with
out feeling impelled to devise new in
struments of expression. The people
who find the English language too
small to express their ideas, are gen.
orally the kind of people whose entire
vocabulary is limited to 600 or 700
words. They are the people who call
everything real pretty" from a statue
of Michael Angelo to a boiled egg; or
perfectly lovely" or elegant" or
nice" according as they select one
expression or the other. Having once
found an adjective, they appropriate it,
and thereafter they and their adjective
are as inseparable as pair of Siamese
twins. They are the people for whose
special benefit twink" and "screel'
and 'gluxy" and "whifflement" must
have been made,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

OF course we are living under a re-
publican form. of government,
Out what an astonishing crop of Pooh
bah governors, administrators and
lawmakers we are raising in the West
indies, and the East Indies, too for
that matter. Look at Gen. Guy V.
Henry in Porto Rico He is a, little
KING. He upsets local boards and turns
out local officials whenever he wills.
ana there is no appeal from his deci-
sion. He is commander of the army
governor of the province, director and
collector Of customs, general health Of
hcer' state treasurer, dispenser of pat
ronage, legislator n-chief, trial justice
and supreme court, all at the same
Tune. Such is military rule. Arbitra-
fE! Of course it is, but it is the only
government that would be efficient I'M
der the circumstances. Substantially
1t is the form Of government the ma
tiVes have always been used to. except
that it is vast Improvement over the
Spanish specimens. What Gen. Henry
has been doing in Porto Rico, other Of
hcers are doing or will be expected to
do IN other provinces and other cities
He seems to have been taotful. firm
and efficient, and a good example to
his brother officers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

The Hull Lexow seems TO have turned
out fiasco. Only single police Of
hcer has been convicted of bride TAX
ing, and his counsel now moves for a
new trial on the ground that the YER
dict IS against the weight Of the evil
dence. All the same, the project of
putting the town under state police
commission, goes forward at the state
house, for there is a strong impression
that the beaches have lapsed far from
those conditions of quiet and innocence
that once prevailed in Eden,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

II is not pleasant to hear the advo-
Gates of the temperance text book bill
in the legislature charged with at
tempting to intimidate the doctors
who oppose them. but they seem TO
have tried this method of persuasion on
Dr.. Fitz, and there are indications that
this is not the first offense. The hear
ings at the state house have been en-
tightening. They have brought out a
mass of medical testimony to show
that text books prepared under the di-
rection of professional prohibition ag-
itators are habitually inaccurate, I'M
scientific and misleading. They have
proved, too, that great majority of
teachers and educators are opposed to
the pending bill. If it is the purpose
TO teach children the facts, not as they
are, but as an association Of amlable
women imagine the facts ought to be,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11
CROSSING TIE BAR.
Sunset and evening star.
And one clear call for me-
And let there be no moaning of the bar
When / put out to sea.

sunset ana evening star,
And one clear call for me,
And let there be no moaning of the bar
When l put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving seems asleep.
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the
boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness Of farewell,
When 1 embark;
For tho from out our bourne of Time
and Place
The food may bear me far,
hope to see my Pilot face to face
When | have crost the bar
Alfred Tennyson.
Il see that Mrs. George DrexeI of
Philadelphia insists upon the prompt
payment of party calls" remarked the
Woman Who Knows" and that she
does not send an invitation to a man
unless he calls within the limit of time
prescribed by etiquette l am glad if
one woman is firm enough to do it (she
nodded her pretty head approvingly).
and l only wish that some woman
would arise in Worcester with enough
strength of mind to do the same thing.
One or two parties might suffer for it.
DuI III the emu there would be few
young men dropped. In this city we
are in bondage to the eligible young
men who dance, and a hostess is will
ing to put IN with almost anything
from them rather than loose them from
her cotillion. They take advantage of
this in more ways than one.
1T is comparatively rare. for one
thing, to have young man pay back
the social attentions that are shown
him. I know / have been Inviting
young men to my house to dinners and
dances for FIVE years, and the only re-
turn | have ever received from the ma
iority Of them is a few perfunctory
calls. They probably think they have
shown me sufficient attention nv ac-
cepting my invitations, and that after
being so accommodating as to come
nothing more ought to be expected Of
them. In other places the size of Wor-
cester the young fellows do NOT tale
things as complacently.
And another thing What il tbe
matter with the married men that az
ter accepting your invitation they
can't pay party call but must dele
gate that courtesy TO their wives? A
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

AS soon as a few coIored men get
jobs as Associated Press agents in the
south, there viii be fewer dispatches
concerning negro outrages.' 'riotous
negro soldiers" etc The persistent use
Of the term negro is the most con-
vinclng proof that the sender of such
kilograms is always a member of the
dominant white race.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

William I. steads tract, War
against war" has been forbidden cir
culation in Russia. 1t was written in
advocacy Of the cars peace scheme.
out sonehow Mr.. Stead has been per-
sdns non srata in st. Petersburg ever
since ne interviewed Nicholas and wrote
him UP for the newspapers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

1t may be that the who'll story Of
The Pavonia's voyage has not been cold,
put just at present It seems very I'M
Just to disparage the services of Capt.
Akin. He brought his ship into pore
when shipwreck seemed inevitable, ana
that is sufficient answer TO those who
accuse him of showing he white fea-
Their
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

Austin Bidwell, the Bank of England
hero. is dead in Montana. He turned
his 92.5Oo,OOO swindle to nlarvelously
good account afterwards in making an
honest living. His London escapade was
by no means the only noteworthy event
of his career.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

How many people even in Boston
could have told whether the founder
of Young's Hotel was alive OF dead. till
the newspapers reported his serious III
ness? 1t is not often that a man whose
name has become almost household
word, withdraws so completely from
publicity as did George Young after
retiring from business in 1876
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

Eagle would have national signif-
icancs as the name of the new cup de-
fender, but Golden Rod would be
more graphic and poetic. 1t would also
be striking antithesis to sham
rock, the name of Sir Thomas Lip
toms yacht.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

George Won Lengerke Meyer. ex-
speaker of the state House of Repre-
sentatives and now member of the re-
publican national committee, should
have new portrait taken for the
newspapers. He has money enough to
pay an artist to do better by him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

of a certain class. would want to secure
them for their supporters and relatives
Should We impose upon the taxpay
ers of twenty-five years hence the OBJ
legations of today? Very respectfully,
julius GarSt,
Worcester, March 10.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

The colored brethren will of course
point with pride to James e. Wolff, the
Boston lawyer, who has been appointed
Judge advocate general on the staff of
Commander Gilman of the Massachu
sets department of the Grand Army.
He appears to be a good example of
what the race can turn out when IA
vored with a college education and
business experience
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11
THAT LOCAL PENSION IDEA.
Editor of The Spy:

Editor of The Spy:
With reference to the proposition 10
pension firemen and policemen-yV WHY
should they be pensioned? Is it impos-
side Tor the city to secure competent
men without pensioning them2 Are the
firemen and policemen undernaiti ,
Would the public veal be better con.
served If the said funotionaries were
pensioned?
IF they are underpaid, | would sup-
gest paying more. If they are ,improvit
dent. reserve a part of their salaries as
retiring fund.
IT competent and reliable men are oh.
lalnable without pensioninG them, the
Guy would, ! think be unn,lse to adopt
the proposition. Its adoption would tend
to political corruption. The nositior,s
would be unduly cynosural. Poiiticsans
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

The outcome of the attempt to black
en- the late Jay Gould's domestic repu-
tation deservedly failed. He was hardly
a saint in business. few men are, but
his private and home life was ever OF
the best.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

New York banks are moving to
charge for the collection of the millions
of checks sent them from the country
banks. and thus add from $500 600 to
S'OoO'oOO year to their aggregate
profits without the expenditure of a
cent. The charge for New England col
lections 1t is said, will be one-tenth of
one per cent. This will not apply to GER
tain regular cores ondents, the coun-
try banks that have a balance on de-
post with the metropolitan banks. but
nevertheless, the charge will be felt in
many directions, and there are sugges-
tons Of remonstrance The grangers
VIII chuckfe to observe that the banks
themselves feel the grinding Of CAPT
tar in their midst, as it were,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

Everybody thinks the Kettle brook
award is large except those who are
entitled to a piece of it. It is a sad case
when neither side is satisfied, so help
me Goulding."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

Admiral Dewey may not be quite
well; but he is still capable, should it
prove necessary. of making any guam
tity of Spaniards sick.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11
SATURDAY. MARCH IL, 1899.

burial casket trust is the latest. A
man cannot even die these Gays with
out having to contribute 10 a business
combination.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

what is the value of the instruction?
DR.. Bowditchs question went 10 the
kernel of the problem.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

In introducing the naval estimates in
the house of commons las simply the
embodiment of the feelings of a peace
loving and determined people" Mr..
Goshen said that the government con-
templated spending the equivalent of
Sl2,OOOO 600 in the next two years for the
construction of a great naval base ar
Wei-Hai-Wei. This affords a measure
Of the efforts England is putting forth
to maintain a commanding nosition n,
emma Mr.. Goshen also explained that
one OF the items in the bill was intend
ed to provide for gun practice. This
shows that England has learned one Of
the great lessons of the Spanish war
and in fact Mr. Goshen said as much
Good shooting, however, is not confined
to the American navy. 1t is character
lstic of our regular army as we'll The
two thousand troops that were accord
ed the unprecedented distinction of a
review by the British governor of NAL
ia, the other day, We're probably bet
ter marksmen than any similar body
of troops to be found in Europe. It is
the testimony of experts. that marks
manship has been neglected in con-
tinental armies, however severe the
discipline may be in other respects,
Troops that fight savages in the bush
need to know how TO shoot straight.
and our regular army has never lacked
for training in this important branch
of military practice.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE OF ARGUS: NE
is HONORABLE iF Ne DO BUT LOOK TO The MEL
FAEE Of the COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

Dr. Bulls Cough syrup that mar
, neiohS medicine for throat and lung
.rquplGS, quickly relieves and cures The
painful breathing and dangerously soutd-
iNs C9ugh. indicative of conEested lungs.
no other remedy is its equal,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11

IL is assumed that there have been
concessions on both sides, since il is
announced that Russia and Great
Britain have come to an understanding
IN China and have taken steps for the
permanent regulation of their affairs in
the east. The London Graphic asserts
that the Russian assurances are COM
pletely satisfactory and the whole diff
hculty is ended" This refers urfrnsriIv
to the New Chwang loan. but it NAV
reasonably be interpreted to mean
more than that. An eminent American
engineer, writing home from Talien
an, says the Russian plans for tho
development of that port are so extern
slYe as 20 lead to the belief that if vii,
De thrown open to the trade of the
world. No SUCH elaborate layout would
be needed for or could be supported bv
mere depot for home trade. Other oh
SerVatlons also encourage the belief
that Count Cassini told the exact truth
when he said in that extraordinary
Washington interview, that Russia ia
Vored the open door policy and would
maintain it. Hence it would appear that
all the concessions in China have not
oeen made by England. On the con-
trary' II the dispatches referred to are
accurate she must have gained the
principal point for which she contended
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11
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praying to their fellow countrymen to
hasten to their release

praying 10 J16lT IellOW cOuQtTymeH TO
hasten to their release.
The insurgents make a practice of
numbering Cinnamon who fall into
their hands, and our men, / suppose,
should consider themselves fortunate
that they have not been similarly
treated, though the cruelties and in
dignities heaped upon them must be
hard to bear.
L would have advanced to Tarlac,
but was informed that | was north of
the insurgents main forces. Hence
asked for Kobbes brigade. / can adj
vance and reach Tarlac in six days, I'M
less the present negotiations between
the Filipinos and our commission ac-
complish peace. The whole country
is nothing but intrenchments.
Il have had during the last month %
engagements. Six of my men have been
killed in the field. two died from
wounds and 35 have been wounded.
The losses of the insurgents were over
400 killed. while we have taken 1000
prisoners. | Released IL Spanish pris-
oners, established civil government in
San Miguel, Balanag and San lsidro
and safely conducted $40 Chinese ref
ugees who were in fear of their lives.
In the section traversed | have de-
stroyed 100000 bushels of rice, l65 tons
OF sugar and 10000 bushels of corn.
The supplies l destroyed would feed an
army of 10000 men six months. l
gave each of my prisoners a square
meal and then turned them loose, after
destroying their arms. There are whole
companies of Bolomen at Tarlac with
no other weapons except the primitive
ones they carry.
1T is my opinion that, once the insur-
rection is over, little trouble will be ex-
perienced with the natives, who have
been falsely impressed with their own
power by their leaders The native
priests nave given much assistance TO me.
The country is grandly beautiful and
fertile Few white men have ever pene-
trated into the mountains on account of
the prevailing fear of the Igorotes, who
inhabit the highlands, and whose fierce
ness has been greatly exaggerated, These
mountaineers are really harmless. In the
provinces OF Bulucan and Neuvaecija my
men stood well the long marches they
We're forced TO make. They are in a heal
thy condition.
Il must mention my brave scouts, % in
HuuIDer. L uSepIy UeplOTe the 1OSS u
Chiefs Young and Harrington, two as
brave and fearless men as / ever met.
The work done by these scouts has been
equal TO that of any regiment in the Phil
ippines.
I'm all the towns through which passed
established town councils made up of
natives. In San Miguel the council elect
ed a mayor, and 1 remained there long
enough to see the municipal government
in active operation. 1t proved satisfac-
tory.
Ten of the % engagements fought by
US were very severe. My small loss was
due to the fact that l fianked the enemy
each time and came in on his trenches
in the rear