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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-15
Length Of Miles of Messages
The telegraphs of Great Britain were
originally i'm prlvate hands. ON Feb

The telegraphs of Great Britain were
originally i'm private hands. On Feb
ruary r. 1870. they were transferred -
the government by purchase. the price
being ell .000 600 (about S53,350, GO0). Al
that time the number of messages an
nually sent VASE little less than 1000,
900. In less than 30 years the business
has grown in volume over eleven times.
In Europe the telegraphs are pract'-
cally all, with the exception OF few
lines belonging TO. the railway COM
panies, under government control. In
the United States the Western Union
Telegraph company controls 22,2lO Of
fees. 1881 miles of wire. Slt i2O miles
Of line and IN 1S9S sent G., 1879 mes
sages. The receipts OF the company for
that year were S2S,9i5. 133 The Postal
Telegraph Cable company has 2601 af-
fees and 24.547 miles or line and cable.
I'm 1898 IL delivered l5407.o1s messages.
Four countries are each possessed OF
fewer than 100 telegraph offices. They
are: Paraguay. 80: Peru. Al Persia, %.
ana Uruguay, 81 The number of mes
sages per capita is smallest i'm Persia.
being but .Oi5 and largest Ia Australia,
2.46. In the United Kingdom the pros
portion is 100 In the United States,
LOS
The estimated value Of the land telt-
graphs of the world is sl10 600 600 which
together with the estimated cost OF the
submarine tels era nhs. $3.50 600 000 makes
n total " $500. 600 .000 as the value OF the
entire telegraphic system in the world.
The total receipts from this system
amount to upward of $500 600 GOO year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-15
MANY PEOPLE CANNOT DRINK

Coffee at night 1t spolls their sleep.
You can drink Grain-O when you please
and sleep like top. For Grain o does
not stimulate; IL nourishes. cheers and
feeds. Yet IL looks and tastes like the
best coffee. For nervous persons. young
people and children Grain-O Is the
perfect drink. Made from pure grains.
Get package from your grocer today.
Try II In place OF coffee. 15c. and 25c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-15

William X Vsnderbilt. Jr, will evil
IDENTIFY take an active Interest In sport =
ing matters in Newport this season
Yesterday he accepted an Invitation tc
act as a iudge % the big race OF L..
Dared cutters. which viii De the biz
marine evont Of The stay 81 Simpsons
fsct. Tr.tiriicii y. Garreiison has Of
fersd silver trephy for this race.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-15
A DOCTORS
Success With Grippe.
He preSeribeS BRAZILIAN BALM
Which not only effects cure in the most
critical cases, but is the only known remedy that
leaves no evil results behind.

Miss Emma Rockwell of Keuanee Ills writes under date
of January 25 "My mother 20 years Of has been
very very sick with Grippe Her head and lungs af
teced The fever up to foS degrees The doctor
very little hope but ordered give Brazilian Balm
all the This stood first among the medicines Nothing
seemed loosen her Cough the fever like the Balm
Although the Pneumonia and her crt
CAL brought her through all right. 1t is certainly
derfu remedy, chief reliance in the family all think
could not keep house without it,
Balm Grippe without leaving
further that the wrecks Grippe
full of such
Kidneys all broken
prescriptions
remedies Brazilian fails Insist having and
and mention this zs 50
bottle The contains Toxco
Tablets, tonic nerve builder n world.
r. JACKSON CO.. Manufacturing Chemists IndIanapos Ind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-15

gentleman aho lad snfycd from gaLstones found himself
public dinner occupying seat next to eminent New
York physician having in conversation referred incidentally
his aacton asked by the doctor il he had tried
Rpans Tabue This question amazed the gentleman and the
physician thereupon proceeded to explain to him that the
Tabules weknown standard prescription for stomach
troubles and that gatones simply bile sodihed turned
gravel The constituents of the Tabules he said "em
bile and the formation OF the stony particles and
furthermore the OF the Tabue tends dissolve the softer
coating already formed and these being
reduced in size pass the readily out of the system
3
xcrST hsio tTi 10 nor
Id y yn Z
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
WILL BE C 0URTMAPTIALED
Gen. Wesley Merritt Instructed
to Investigate ShufeIdt's Case

Washington, Dec. 29.-The war de-
partment has transmitted all the pa
pers referring to the case of Capt. r.
W. Shufeldt, retired, to Majo- Genera.
Merritt, commanding the department
OF the east, at New York, for court
martial proceedings. Several days ago
the adJutant general ordered Cant
Shufeldt to place himself within the
jurisdiction of the civil court of Mary
land, before which that officer was the
defendant in divorce proceedings. This
order was based, on representations of
the attorneys of the wife of the off,
GER that he had failed to comply with
the orders of the court for the paw
ment to his wife of a stated amount Of
alimony.
Subsequently the officers counsel in
formed the war department that act
ing on his advice Capt Shufeldt would
decline to comply with the orders to
place himself within the Jurisdiction Of
the court. The attorney said he based
his advice on the fact that his client
had recently been declared bankrupt
by the courts of the District of Column
bia, and was consequently relieved
from the payment of the alimony de-
creed by the Maryland court. A com
pliance with the orders of the war de-
partment would, the attorney stated,
undoubtedly lead to Capt. Shufeldts
Imprisonment without proper cause.
All the correspondence in the case
has been referred to Gen. Merritt with
instructions to order a court martial
for the trial of Capt. Shufeldt on
charges of scandalous conduct and of
conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
C0NSIGNORS AMERICANS
But English Ask Troublesome
Questions About Consumes

Washington, Dec. 29.-The seizure by
British warships of several merchant
ships carrying cargoes of American
goods to Delagoa Bay on the ground
that they were destined for the Beers
is bringing out that several new con-
tentions of the law on contraband are
involved in the case. Thus far the dis
cussion has turned on the point that
the consignors were Americans, resid-
ing in Philadelphia
But it is contended in some official
quarters that the first question in the
case is as to the consignees, not the
consignors. According to this view. the
original shipment might have been in
good faith, but so long as the consign-
ment was likely to pass into the hands
Of the Beers, it was subject to the
rules governing contraband of war. and
could be seized. 1t is expected, there
fore, that when the inquiry is presented
by Ambassador Choate at London, and
Consul Hollis at Pretoria, they will have
before them, not only the facts as to the
original consignment, but also all the
evidence relating to the consignees.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
PLANS FOR WHITE
HOUSE RECEPTION
Order in Which President Will Re.
Ceive Government Officers
and Heads of Departments

Washington, Dec 29.-Private Secre-
tary Porter returned from Connecticut
today and gave out the program for
the New Years reception at the White
House, 1t does not differ materially
from those of former years, and is as
follows:
The president will receive at II a. m.
the members of the cabinet, the diplo-
matte corps.
11.15-The chief justice and the asso-
clate justices of the supreme court, the
judges of the United States court of
claims, the judges Of the court of ap-
peals, the judges of the supreme court
of the District of Columbia, ex-cabinet
members and ex-ministers of the
United States.
11.25-Senators, representatives and
delegates in congress; the commission
ers, judicial officers of the District of
Columbia
i.4o-ofieers of the army, officers of
the navy, officers of the marine corps,
commanding general and general staff
of the militia of the District of Column
bia
1200-The regents and secretary of
the Smithsonian Institute, the commits
sioner of fisheries, the civil service
commission, the interstate commerce
commission, the commissioner of labor,
assistant secretaries of departments,
assistant postmasters general, the So
licitor general, assistant attorneys
general, the treasurer of the United
states, commissioner of pensions, COM
missioners of patents, comptroller of
the currency. the heads of bureaus in
the several departments.
+ 1215 p. m,-The Associated Veterans
of the War of 1S66-67, the G. A. r., the
military order of the Loyal Legion of
the United States, the Union Veteran
Legion Spanish war veterans, the
members of the Oldest inhabitants as
ISOLATION of the District of Columbia.
l2S5-Reception of citizens, which
will terminate at 100 D. m.
The program for the presidents New
Year reception issued today is accept
ed as, settling all questions of prece-
dence at official receptions of the three
branches of the military service, the
army the navy and the marine corps.
According to the program, the de-
partments rank in the order named,
thus adhering to the custom estab-
l1shed many years ago Of placing them
In line according to seniority of organ
ization. Although the order in this
years program is the same as 1t was
in last years program, and those of
previous years, it differs from all its
predecessors in that it specifies in or
der officers of the army, officers of
the navy, officers of the marine corps, :"
etc, whereas, in all previous programs
the same order was maintained under
the general statement of Officers of
the army, navy, and marine corps"
Therefore, If Major General Miles, the
head Of the army, and Admiral Dewey,
the head of the navy, pay their re-
spects to the president, as commander
in chief of the army and navy on New
Years day, they will take their places
IN line In the order named, one at the
head of the military branch and the
other at the head of the naval. mas
much as ladies have no place in the
line with the army, navy or marine
corps, no question will arise on that
occas:9n as between Mrs. Miles and
Mrs. Dewey.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
Croker Appointed

New York, Dec. 29.--Fire Commits
sioner Scannell today promoted Depu-
ty Chief Edward F. Croker to be chief
Of the New York fire department at
salary OF $4,000 per annum. He is a ne
phew of Richard Croker and was ap-
pointed chief on June II, last, but the
appointment was not in accordance
with the civil service law, and was re-
voked. He has been acting chief for
the past six months. The appointment
today was made in accordance with civ
il service rules.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
Harvard Tied For First

New York, Dec. 29.-The referees of
the intercollegiate chess tournament
between Columbia, Harvard, Yale and
Princeton. E. Delmar and H. Fl. Films
today decided the adjourned game from
the third round between Rice and Hunt
in favor of the former. Harvard thus
tied Columbia for first place.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
WITNESS MISSING
GalIinger Case Delayed BY Ab-
Sence of ]. H. Walker

Concord, N. H, Dec. Ex-senator
Chandler appeared as witness today
in the grand jury hearing of charges
of civil service law violation against
Senator Jacob H. Gallinger Senator
Chandler went before the grand jury
at noon and testified for an hour.
Secretary Hoyt of the republican
state committee testified this after
noon The missing witness, John H.
Walker, Senator Gallinger's secretary,
has not yet been located District At
torney Hamblett said today that the
case would not be closed until Walkers
testimony has been heard and the hear
ing was adjourned until next Tuesday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
SIocum Repaired

st. Thomas, D. w l., Dec. 29.-The
United States transport slocum, which
went aground on November last, has
completed extensive repairs and went
to San Juan, p. r., today The
cruiser New York has apparently been
exercising near Calursa since Tuesday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
WORCESTER NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders
OK the Worcester National Bank will be
held at the banking house, Foster street,
9th of January 1900 at II o'clock a M.
to choose directors for the ensuing year
and transact any other business that may
legally come before the meeting.
JAMES P. HAMILTON. Cashier.
Worcester Mass December 6. 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
Petition Granted

Boston, DEC. 2S-Judge Colt in the
United Sta1es court, today. granted the
petition q the receivers Of the Taber-
Prang Art Company of Springfield, who
asked PERMISSION to pay one Gurdin
Bill Of Springfield the interest on a bill
Of $4,000, according to the contract
made when the money was obtained
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
WHITINSVILLE NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting of the stockf oldecs
of the Whitinsville National Bank will be
held at their banking rooms on TUES
DAY. January g. 1900 at O'Clock p. NJ,
for the electicr of directors for the ensu-
ing year and fo- the transaction of any
other business that may legally come be-
fore them.
GEORGE H. SPRAGUE. Cashier.
WhitinsYille Maze Dec. 6. 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
Meetings, Etc.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The stockholders of the Norwich &
Worcester Railroad company are hereby
notified that their annual meeting will be
held at the office of the president in the
State Mutual building, Wore ster, Mass,
on Wednesday. January 10, 1900, at 2
o'clock p. m.
First-For preliminary business.
Second-For choice of directors for the
ensuing year.
Third-To act on any other bushes that
may properly be brought before said
meeting.
Per order.
M M. Whittemore Sec.
Worcester, Mass, December &c, 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30

THE MECHANICS NATIONAL BANK
OF WORCESTERSHIRE annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Mechanics Ma.
tional Bank of Worcester Mass, will be
held at their banking rooms on TUES
DAY, January 8. 1900 at o'clock p. M,
for the election of directors for the en-
suing year and for the transaction of any
other business that may legally come be-
fore them.
GEO. E. MERRILL. Cashier.
Worcester. Dec. 6. 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
THE OXFORD NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Oxford National Bank of Oxford.
Mass. will be held at their hanking rooms
o'clock a. M. for the election of directors
for the ensuing year and for the transac'
ton of any robustness that may le-
gallylcome before them
C. B. SHERMAN Cashier.
Oxford Mass, Dec 9Th 1899
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
eTs Of ne Eiks be Sed fber BhMk 81
rooms, No 474 Main street, on TUES
DAY, JANUARY 9TH 1900, at II O'Clock
a. m. for the election of directors for the
ensuing year, and for the transaction Of
any other business that may legally come
before them.
G. K. RAND. Cashier.
December 4. 1899
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
Blackstone National Bank.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Blackstone National Bank will be
Jan. 9th, 1900, at 2 o'clock p. M, for the
election of directors and the transaction
Of any other business that may legally
come before them
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
NOTICE OF A MEETING

There will be special meeting of the
old Sarsfield Guards at their rooms. 3;
Washington square. SUNDAY AFTER
NOON, Dec 3lst, at 230 o'clock All the
members are requested to be present, as
there will be reunion of the guards
N. II. MURPHY.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
Leicester NatiOna! Bank,

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Leicester National Bank will be
held at their rooms on TUESDAY, Jan.
O. 1900 at o'clock p. m, for the election
of directors and the transaction Of any
fore them.
PARKMAN T. DENNY, Cashier.
Leicester, Mass. Dec. 9, 1899
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
MILLBURY NATIONAL BANK,

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of this bank will be held at their banking
rooms on TUESDAY, January 9. 1900 at !
o'clock p. M. for the election Of directors
for the ensuing year
H. T. MAXWELL, Cashier.
Millbury. Mass. December Is, 1899. 1-9
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
THE GRAFTON NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Grafton National Bank of Grafton,
on TUESDAY. JANUARY g. 1900 at 2
o'clock D. M, for the election of directors
for the ensuing year. and for the trans
action of any other business that may
legally come before them.
A. A. SIMMONS, Cashier.
Grafton. Mass. Dec. s. 1899
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30

THE CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK
OF WORCESTERSHIRE annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Central Ma
tional Bank of Worcester, Mass. will be
held at their banking rooms on TUES
DAY, January g. 1900, at 10 o'clock a. m,
for the election of directors for the en-
suing year and for the transaction of any
other business that may legally come be-
VIM WOODWARD. Cashier.
Worcester. Dec. 4. 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
THE QUINsIGAMOND NATIONAL
BANK OF WORCESTER.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Quinsigamond National Bank of
Worcester. Mass. will be held at the
banking rooms. 316 Main street, on TUES
DAY. January 9Th 1909, at II o'clock a..
M, for the election of directors for the
ensuing year and for the transaction of
any other business that may legally come
before them.
HENRY P. MURRAY, Cashier.
Worcester. Dec 22d. 1899 D23-J9
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
Meetings, Etc.

WORCESTER COUNTY INSTITUTION FOR SAYINGS
The QUARTERLY MEETING of the
Trustees of the Institution will be held
at their Banking Rooms, No. I3 Foster
street, on SATURDAY. the goth Instant,
at five. o'clock. P. M.
CHARLES A. CHASE, Treasurer.
Worcester, Dec. %. 1900.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-05
Increase of Trusts.

Combinations of capital are constantly in
creasing in number, magnitude and power
And this in spite of the antitrust law we
heartily believe in applying whatever legisia-
ton is necessary to restrict these great COM
binations and to keep them amenaoie 10
the law and as servants, not masters, OF the
people. But when all this is accomplished 1t
will not prevent the existence OF these large
corporations. They are one form OF COOP
Grafton. The capitalist and the corporation
have been the first in the United States to
realize and apply the cooperative 1oea'
whereas In England it was the workingman
and mill operative who founded cooperation
and have applied it SO successfully during
the past fifty years that leading co-operators
there are firm In the belief that the people
through cooperation will own the bulk of all
property in the kingdom within another 100
years. Now. we need in agriculture Just
such cooperation. II fraction of the
breath and brains that farmers have ex-
pended in "cussing the trusts were put into
education, agitation and cooperation, the
benefits to farmers would be1 far greater
The fact is, our farmers have; got to take
hold and work out their own salvation since
no one else will do it for them. They have
the ability, integrity and money to do this
If they will only pool their issues as manu-
facturers and those in other occupations are
so successfully doing. 1t is SO much easier
to find fault with others than to Join in help
ing ourselves, that it takes a long time even
for our intelligent farmers to enlist in any
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-05
The Merchant Marine.

A noteworthy provision of Senator Hanna 8
shipping bill is that which extends to other
vessels owned by American citizens pro-
vision similar to the one under which the
foreign-built steamships New York and Paris
were admitted to registry.
There is no doubt that that law was wise.
Under it the st. Louis and St. Paul were
built and both they and their foreign-built
mates served US most usefuly as auxiliary
cruisers during the war with Spain. Last
year. too, congress admitted about 10000
tons of foreign shipping, while the war and
navy departments bought over twice as
much. In the latter cases there was a spe-
cial national emergency that required de-
parture from our ordinary policy; but in the
act Of 1891 the principle recognized was that
we must help at once American shipowners
and American shipbulders The significant
fact has been pointed out in official reports
that in the six years from 1885 to 1891 the
Norddeutzeher Lloyds expended s7,500,000 in
German yards against s9,OOO,00o in British.
but in the next six years it expended $16O00,-
600 in German to only $1,50O,0O0 in British
yards. i-a.
Our government authorities in considering
the differences of cost for construction and
operation between American and British car
go steamships have put this at about cent
per ton in favor Of the British for each lO0
knots run On vessels of that c,ass, it fur
Their appears, Japan gives a bounty OF IA
cents, Italy one of IL cents and France one
of 81 cents SO that all would overcome a
difference greater than that which exists In
our case as compared with Great Britain. Mr..
Hanna's bill provides a graduated plan OF
CONDENSATION for American vessels engaged
in foreign commerce. the amount depending
on the elements of size and speed.-New York
Sun.