The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08

hardship by most sailing ships crews
The case is cited by the consul Of "a
large iron sailing ship which recently
arrived from Cardiff with a cargo of
coal after a four months voyage. The
ship lay less than half mile from the
shore, in full view of the town, Maya
saki, with its picturesque green hills on
both sides, and the stay in port was to
last at least one month The captain
refused any shore leave to his men and
kept them constantly at work painting
and scraping the ships sides in the full
glare Of an eastern sun in August"
Samuel Plimsoll was the only friend
the British sailors ever had, and for
that matter the sailors of any nation,
for his reforms have been adopted by
all countries, and since his death no
one has cared to take up the noble
standard he used to carry Men who
love and serve their kind as Plimsoll
did, should be permitted by providence
to enjoy three times the span of life
that Is allowed to mere ordinary beings.
1.-THE tigress of the nations" a stir
ring poem by Frank Roe Batchelder,
formerly of Worcester, is finding wide
III lildI 6CCllOIl VI liIe press
that is opposed to England's attitude
on the Transvaal question. The Beers,
to whom it is addressed, may well find
in its inspiring lines their national war
song, and Paul Kruger can use it with
effect to rouse the martial spirit of his
people as he urges them.
For love of all you cherish,
For honor, common veal;
Die If you must, but perish
With blood upon your steelr'
Ten thousand pounds have been voted
by the national memorial committee for
the CONSTRUCTION of a suitable library
at Hawarden for Mr.. Gladstone's books.
The great tour conducting house OF
Cook & Son estimate that this year
100000 Americans have visited Europe,
the vast majority beginning and ending
the holiday in London.
Henry Norman, the well known news
paper writer, is going into parliament.
He has been adopted as the liberal can
didate for the college division of Glas-
gow
On the occasion of his Forthcoming
visit to Kirkealdy 1Scotfand) Andrew
Carnegie is to have the freedom of the
borough conferred upon him. This will
make the author Of "Triumphant De-
mocracy," a full-fedged citizen of
Kirkcaldy, and If he ever finds himself
there on election day and a friend is up
for office, he can do him a favor by
marking ballot opposite his name.
This right Mr. Carnegie is not likely to
exercise however, as the citizenship
is purely honorary in it's intention and
1nr1f N6n Eos
American will not be the first citizen
of this republic to receive the freedom
of a transatlantic city. Twelve years
ago Patrick A. Collins of Boston was
made the recipient of the freedom of
the city of Dublin, and in 1880 Captain
Porter of the United States ship Con-
stellation had a similar complimeht
paid to him by the corporation of the
city of Cork.
The Dublin Freeman's Journal print
ed recently highly eulogistic article on
Patrick A. Collins, which concludes with
the prediction that his election as
mayor of Boston would be a notable
triumph for honesty and clean handed
ness in public life
Statistics just completed for the
London county council give the popu-
lation of the British capital as 4,474, $780,
Windsor Castle is to be protected by
an electric Gte alarm system, connect
ing the royal residence with the houses
of the chief palace officials, the fire
brigade station and the police station
at Henry the Eighth's gate
The Duke of Connaught is. to sue
coed Lord Roberts as commander of the
forces in ireland.
London and St Petersburg are the
only great European capitals that have
never been occupied by foreign foe.
A number of British army officers
have been ordered to China to study the
Chinese language.
Scotland has now 1877 distilleries: Eng
land II, and Ireland SO.
C. O'CONNELL CALVIN.