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Resolutions of Respect. :.

Al a meeting Of Mountain Fork lodge No 409, A. F. & A. M. the fol- lowing resolutions were adopted: WHEREAS; It has pleased God to take { into the great unknown one of our members, Ulysses L. King. aged 30 yenrs, and
 WHEREAS; We know that he himself . has gone beyond the need of expression | of human sympathy.
 THEREFORE,; Be it resolved that we, the members of Mountain Fork lodge, are bound to recognize in this dispen- sation the hand of God the ruler of the universe, and knowing that each one 0s us mus. sooner or later pass .his same way we bow in submission to his will.
 THAT; We tender our sincerest sym Spathy to the relatives and friends of lso0r deceased brother, commenting chem to the divine Shepherd who does not atfict any needlessly.
 THAT; A copy of.these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased, and that they be recorded on our own body minutes and copy be sent to the Mena Star for publication. c. E. CHAMBLIN,
 F. M. BEAVER.
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THE KNIGHTS of the ROYAL ARCH of MENA-Meets every T 1esday night at the Ma sonic hall. J. C. Byers, B. O.: Fred Stein- mitz, clerk.
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BAPTIST CHURCH.-Se every Sunday at II a m. and D. m. Sunday school at 9:45
 a. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday even-
 ing. W. L. CoMPERE, Pastor.
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The life preserver which has carried many ladies safely over the dangerous sea ''change of life" IS Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets. 2-1
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KNIGHTS OF EQUITY Meets every Thurs day night at Masonic hall.
 J.C. ByERs, S. K.C.
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HOOK and LADDER Co. No. 1--Regulal meetings on first Tuesday evening of each month at o'clock. F. c. Savage, fire chief.
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THE IRON HALL = Meets every Friday night at the K. F hall. J. c. BYERs, Pres. MRS. ETHEL BLoCKsoM. Sec.
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
SLAVERY IN JOLO.

The only clause in Gen. Bates treaty
with the sultan of Sulu which is of
vital interest. is that dealing with
slavery. The clause in question pro-
vides that any slave in Jolo shall have
the right to purchase his freedom from
his native masters at the usual mar
ket rate. This has occasioned endless
discussion and enemies Of the admins
tration have seized upon it as a recog-
milton of slavery beneath the American
flag.
Such a charge is preposterous in
view of the nations history. Slavery
will never long be permitted to exist
in any form in any corner of the earth
where the stars and stripes waves.
Mckinley himself has faced a wither-
ing rebel fire in the cause of abolition
No. it needs no knowledge of law or
diplomacy, to comprehend the purport
of Gen. Bates treaty. The admins
tration undoubtedly plans to settle the
question by purchasing the freedom of
every Jolo slave, or by giving every
slave the money to purchase his own
freedom. which amounts to the same
thing. If the Mckinley cabinet has
not some such ultimate object in view,
it would have been quite as easy for
Gen. Bates to have omitted altogether
from his treaty the clause which has
become the ground of so much acri-
monious discussion.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
FRIDAY, DEcEMBER IL, 1893.
THE SAME OLD STORY.

Bad worse. worst seems to be the
tone of all dispatches from the seat
of war in South Africa Each new
defeat is more crushing and pro-
nounced than the one that preceded
it. From vexatious disappointment,
the British nation has fallen into
state of gloom akin to despair, Not
in the memory of the living generation
has the empire met with such a sue
cession of reverses. Probably the like
has not been seen since the American
colonies won their independence.
In spite of i'll success at the outset,
the English are true to theirreputation
of not knowing when they are beaten.
AS the London Morning Post remarks,
England never had a better opportu-
nifty of proving to continental Europe
what she is worth. Her only chance
of success in the Transvaal is through
dogged perseverance, and by winning
through sheer force of numbers after
her armies have stood a punishment
unequalled since the American civil
gland will do. She will not continue
a hopeless war after the fashion Of
Spain, for the sake of gratifying the
chimera of national honor. Troops will
be poured into South Africa until a
hopeless venture is turned into a sue
cessfui issue
Ip the meantime, England deserves
all the praise that can be bestowed
upon her, for the steadfast way in
which she has borne defeat. Such a
string of calamities would have occa-
stoned a revolution in any Latin coun-
try, and serious riots in any other con-
tinental kingdom. In America the
press would have filled it's columns
with vindictive criticism of the secre-
tary of war and the unfortunate gem
erals But in England there is not
even a cabinet crisis. The Salisbury
Chamberlain government can count on
unbounded parliamentary support, and
the whole nation can probably be re-
lied upon to lend it's firm support I'M
til the Transvaal question is settled.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
Personals

Charles t. Tatman was in Boston
yesterday on legal business.
Bert G.. Parker of Wilcox, Arizona,
has returned to the west after a visit
of some weeks with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gilman Parker, 10 Chandler
street.
H. Willis Rice. who has been at the
Saranac lakes since last March, Is
improving rapidly in health. He will
come home for visit at Christmas
time.
Alfred D. Gle, son Of Col. w A. Gile,
left for Boston this morning in the in
terests of ethyl an anesthetic
that has been put on the market by a
chemical company of which Mr.. Gile
is partner.
Francis NJ. Morrison leaves for
Washington Monday to endeavor to get
bill passed in congress regarding his
Indian clients He received a telegram
yesterday from his associate counsel,
L. B. Treadwell of New York, and the
two attorneys will go to Washington
together.
e. M. Holland and Fritz williams,
the well known stars of Frohman's
comedians, were in Worcester for a
short time yesterday. They are fresh
from their great success in the new
comedy, "To Please the Ladies'" at the
Madison Square theatre. New York,
and will probably be seen in Worces-
ter during the present dramatic sea-
SON
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Town Tales
S5SSST5SSYSSSS5 ) SSSs

One of the favorite themes of the new
member Of congress, says Lincoln, the
Washington correspondent, is the story
of how he got there-his fight for nomi-
nation and election. 1t is impossible
to find j group of new representatives
in which one of them is not telling a
tale of this sort. Few are able to tell
such simple story as Jacob Rupert,
Jr.. sou of the millionaire brewer,
who is one of the democratic represen-
tatiVes from New York city. Young
Mi. Rupert is not politician and
never before cared anything for office.
He is a member of Tammany hall.
One day in the summer of 1898 a caller
at Mr.. Ruppert's office asked Incl
dentaliy who was going to run on the
democratic ticket for congress in that
district. Rupert replied that he had
not heard but as the caller had some
project which would come before the
Both congress and was anxious to
know. Rupert went to his telephone
and called up the democratic club.
When q responsible officer of the club
came TO the telephone, in answer to
Mr.. RupI ert's question, he said: why,
don't know. Do you want to rum"
No" replied Mr.. Rupert somewhat
testify, "a friend of mine just wished
to know about it. I'm not in politics."
wait a moment: I'll ask Mr..
Croker" And he stood at the tele-
phone anc spoke to Mr.. Croker who
was in the club: and between them
Rupert overheard this conversation.
Jacob Rupert. Jr., has called me
up to know who is going to run in the
18th district. What shall I tell him?'
After a pause Croker replied you
tell him he can have the nomination
IL he wants it," But he says he didn't
ask for that purpose, don't care for
it, isn't ir politics, and so on" We'll,
tell hiIr we'd like to have him take it,
concluded the great boss.
When the officer turned TO Rupert
and told him Mr.. Croker wanted him
to run for office in that district, he was
so amused by the conversation he had
overheard and the unexpected result
of his telephone call, that he said he
would consider it. Then he went back
to his caller. whom he astonished by
declaring: "Mr. Croker says / am GO
ing to run" Mr.. Rupert AYERS that
beyond llis notification to Mr.. Croker
that he would accept and the forward
ing Of his campaign contribution, this
is all he knows about running for con-
gress. This ia the way the plain peo-
pie select their congressman in New
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
PROGRESS IN TELRGRApHY.

ttention is constantly being directed
Dr. inventors and others looking to the
ection Of the telegraph systems now
in use. Since the crude instrument of
Morse. the instrument has been steadily
IMPROVED until at the present time IT
We Id seem that little was left to be de-
ID |. A NV system has just passed
as experimental stage in Budapest,
gary, and has been favorably con-
SID ed by the government. Exception
I'll lpidity is obtained by this system,
which is said to transmit from forty
10 oinety thousand words in an hour.
ae inventors conceived the idea of
gsipg a telephone receiver. The trans
ntter sends forth positive and mega
Eve currents in succession, which act
uo0n n telephone plate. The vibra-
tIous OF the plates are intensified and
rcs tered before the eyes of the oper-
afC' on a paper. The rapid use of the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

positive and negative currents econo-
mixes so much time that the words are
telegraphed almost as rapidly as they
are spoken. There seems to be one
great objection to the system, however,
and that is that all dispatches have to
he first written out in telegraphic char
aeters. as in the Morse system. In
the experiments which have thus far
been conducted the result has been that
messages Of eighty thousand words
have been transmitted at distance of
over 600 miles in an hour. This repre-
sents more than five days and five
nights with the Morse system in use
today in this country. From a news
paper standpoint such system, if per-
fected and cheapened, would be of the
utmost Importance, as by its use many
times the amount of material could be
transmitted in short period over what
Is today possible.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
BRASS BAND FOR YOUNG.

Times are changed. Instead of be-
ing met with salvos of musketry, the
advancing American soldiers are well
coined with brass bands, their officers
escorted to the best dwellings in the
village, RECALLED with refreshments and
otherwise royalty entertained by the
Fiiipinos. And all this happened at
the city of Santa Cruz, at no great
distance from Manila.
The facts above mentioned indicate
over what small area the Tagalog
rebellion has spread. 1t also shows
that these warlike little Malays have
so harrassed and pillaged the peaceful
Filipino tribes, that the advent of the
American army is hailed as the bless
ing of a lifetime. And yet the anti
imperialists would have us withdraw
and leave these peaceful tribes who
look to us for protection, to the mercy
of the Tagalogs.
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
Grand Opera Seat Sale

The coming Of the Maurice Grau
opera company and Nine Sembrich in
THE Barber of Seville to the Worces-
ter theatre Monday evening. is attract
ing unusual attention in musical cir
cles, fact shown by the excellent adj
vance sale of seats, which opened Mon
day to the general public, about $4,000
being taken In up to last evening This
is far ahead of the sales for grand
opera in previous years, which, it must
be confessed, have been disappointing
to the management, but the present
engagement bids fair to be a brilliant
success due possibly to the fact that
this is the first time Mr.. Grau has ever
brought his organization to Worcester,
and also to the presence in the cast of
that great Worcester favorite, Nine.
Sembrich, and those other two singers
previously heard here with Nine. Mel
ba, the eminent baritone, Sig. Cam
mari, and M. Saignac, the tenor
The opera itself is of such a ligh
and brilliant nature, bordering me Ne
on the realm Of comic opera, that it
enjoyable and can be appreciated b..
theatre goers and music lovers w
are not educated up to the standard 9t
the Wagnerian works. The fact tn
Mr.. Grau closes his extremely success
full two-week season in Boston theat
tomorrow evening with this same OF
era, is in itself sufficient evidence Thu
Worcester is to receive a first class
rendition of the work and a perform
ance in every way the same as can /
seen either in New York or Bostol
and it is gratifying to know that til
avance sale of seats has assumed sue
proportions as to assure the success &
the enterprise.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
Annual Clearance Sale

AS usual the A. S. Lowell Co.'S an
nual clearance sale was the occasion
yesterday of very large crowd, who
got exactly what it sought for-great
bargains in trimmed and untrimmed
hats, trimming materials, velvets, rib
it is big one, and the buyer always
gets exactly what the announcement
calls for. The sale is attracting good
deal of attention.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
Mr.. R0AR'S PORTRAIT
At England & Leavitt'S Suitably
Framed

The connoisseurs of the city have
pretty generally acknowledged that the
portrait by William Willard Of Senator
George f. Hoar is his masterpiece.
Last night the artist superintendent the
framing and hanging of the picture in
the gallery in the presence of a few
friends. The frame is of massive de-
sign Of gilt relieved by Furnishing some
of the surfaces. The artist designed
the frame and expressed himself as de-
lighted with the effect. Certainly no
handsomer or more suitable frame
could be used. Mr.. Willard expects to
use similar frame on the picture of
Gov, Woleott and on a duplicate Of this
painting of Senator Hoar.
He will be at the art store for several
DAVIS
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
Funeral of G. C. Brown

The funeral of George c., son of Mr..
and Mrs. George e. Brown, was held
yesterday morning at II o'clock from
the parents home, 5 Mitchell street.
The floral tributes included a pillow
marked "Georgie," from his uncle,
Walter Locke, The burial was in ST.
Johns cemetery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
The WORCESTER SPY
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Together with Its unrivalled city service, this
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

Senator Hoar's proposed amendment
to the constitution fixing the last day
of April as the time to inaugurate
presidents instead of the fourth of
March ought to commend itself to his
colleagues in the Senate. That will
give the lawmakers almost two whole
months longer to talk,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

TO ACCOMMODATE those who are
partial TO the use of atomizers In apply
ing liquids into the nasal passages for
catarrhal troubles the proprietors pre-
pare Elys Cream Balm. Price, including
the spraying tubes, is 70 cents Drug
the medicinaI I properties " the soIio
Cream Balm Ia quickly alb
sorbed by tho membrane and does not
dry UP the secretions, but changes them
to natural and healthy character. Ely
Brothers, 56 Warren ST., N. Y.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

Mckinley is Indifferent as to the place
Of holding the republican national con-
vention. He feels that the result will
be the same wherever the place of as
semblY.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

Gen. Butler takes great pride in tele-
graphing to the London war office an
account of the capture of Boer no
witzer Not even England's greatest
enemies ought to begrudge her these
petty triumphs at the present juncture.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

1t occurs to us at this time that our
cousins across the sea would do well
if they wish to lick the Beers, to COM
municate with Shafter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
Death of John F. Collins

John f. Collins, member of the
Catholic order of Foresters, and for
merly clerk at zaeder's cafe on Me-
chanie street, died at his home, 8 Mott
street yesterday morning.
lie leaves wife and three children,
a mother, one brother, Edward, and
seven slsters-Mrs. Walter Beasting,
"a Mendon street; Mrs Paul Rice %
Gage street; Mrs. James Sullivan, IA
Hollis street; Mrs. John ,Goggin, 81
preston street; and three sisters who
i've at home, Annie, Nellie and Alice.
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup iua remarka-
able medicine. A dry, tickling. hacking
cough, the warning that consumption
IurKs near, needs no other doctor but Dr.
pun Cough Syrup. 1t positively cures
throat ana lung trouble.
The Spy is delivered before break
Iast TO any part Of the city.
They are very small, no trouble to swal-
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

Northwestern university in Evans
ton, ILL.,, wants $3,OOO,o0O. 1t would be
stranger if it did not want that sum.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

Aguinaldo now has only a twenty
hour start, The handicap is lessen
ing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

Gen. Brooke will find the streets Of
Chicago as dirty as those of Havana.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

The comedian of the opera company
playing at the Worcester theatre this
week springs a joke that brings down
the house. He produces a letter during
the course of his business, which he
reads for the benefit of the audience, as
follows Dear Harry: I have sent
back the overcoat L borrowed last win
ter, and have cut off the buttons to
save weight. p S.-You will find the
buttons in the left-hand side nocket., y
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

One pill taken every night stimulates tn
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

CUIulnB 20 CrOker.
An interesting dialogue took place the
other day on that part Of Shrewsbury
street which is included IN the district
formerly known as the Meadows. Two
little girls, neither of whom was over
eight years of age, met on the side
walk. One was happy in the possession
of new pair of shoes which she ex-
hibited for the benefit Of her com
panion, remarking as she held back
her skirts: Il wear threes." 81 wear
me mudder's," was the reply from her
friend.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

SIS buys A-carat white diamond ring
Flagg Brothers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

York city. This is democracy" ac;
cording to Croker.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
DR.. BULBS Cough syrup l.a remarka-

me Spy is delivered before break
[ast TO any part of the city.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

sunday afternoon, and the Rev q 7.
p1il' pastor of the UniversaIist church,
WI deliVer the address. A quartet
DGIiiprising the Misses Schofield, Ste
ptlen >, hawkins and Elmoine d. Gle
mans, will sing.
me production Of Hennessey Le-
royle Other Peoples Money" in Mu-
sic nan tonight, was a fine play and a
Credlt to Manager Pattison for his care
iuI selection. He has booked nothing
put the best of plays for the coming
These drunks will be arraigned before
Judge Clarke, tomorrow: Horace Nault,
aged 80, OF Dudley John Morse, 81, Fall
River Frank Richar, 20, Webster;
Adam kacick 10, Webster; and Thomas
Carrigan, 40, Of Blackstone. All of the
crowd have been bailed out with the
exception of the last-named individ-
ual.
Detective Peleg F. Murray was in
town today. He stopped over one
train and then went to Southbridge on
the double murder case of Patrick King
and WIFE
George ], Wright of New York city.
head salesman for A ]. Bates Shoe
factory, left today, after a few days
visit here
Edgar Hoyle of Webster, as pioneer
| for several members of the Past Catch
Coon Club Of Worcester, arrived home
today, and showed to the public a 23-
pound coon which they killed near
Millbury. Mr.. Hoyle was champion
in coon hunting last year. he killing rs
coons.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
NORTH GRAFTON.

North Grafton. Sept. 1S.-ReV l. A.
Mesler of the Methodist Church gave
the frstillustrated sermon Sunday OIL a
series arranged for the children.
Miss BERTHA Mason will pass week
at Mrs Beal's on Nelson avenue, atter
which she will return to her nome IN
81 George H. Briggs, mail carrier is Sc
r;onslv III at his home on Leland ave
me- and Warren Williams is DRIVING
the mail coach today. .u 20
Frank Cromb and VIM. Russell ol
Hopedale spent Sunday with their par
eH The Cbinaman has moved his place Geo OF
,,rsi in from the basement OF Des-
,,oarais' block to the store lately oGcu1
Va nv Nv Henry Robinson In the Getciieii
IA 7. Severance, who has the eohe en,,e
so,' the new state road, expects 10 coiii-
L ,er,, ,,le o ne wednesday
iiiT the hand of the Al. Martz s 9pgs y
can M paraded the streets TINS al AZ
t .osnaon they gaze an entertainment
T., Rerker's nan in the evening