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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14
ANNUAL INSPECTION.
City Officials PAY Visit to the Fire De-
partment Houses.

The city council committee on fire de-
partment made its annual inspection of
fire department houses yesterday, and
at the close members expressed them
selves as we'll satisfied with the general
good order and discipline in evidence
among members of the der artment.
The party which left fire department
headquarters at $50 o'clock yesterday
morning included Aldermen Barrett
and Kendall, Councilmen Johnson,
Meagher and Lancaster of the commit
tee, accompanied by Councilman Hunt,
superintendent of Fire Alarm Tele-
graph w. H. Mcclure, superintendent
Charles H. Peck and Aid to State Mar
shall Robert e. Mott, the party being
under the direction of Chief L. L.
Vaughn.
The first call was at the house of
Hose 1, or School street which is one
of the oldest houses occupied by the
department. In spite of the much-need-
ed repairs, the building and equipment
is kept up to the mark, so noticeable
in all the department houses. Other
houses in the department We're visited
in turn, the inspection ending at the
quarters of the fire patrol on Barton
place, where the committee was re-
ceived by Superintendent II, +. Will
hanson and shown through the quar-
tiers Of the protective department.
The party was Joined about noon by
Mayor Dodge, who continued with the
committee during the remainder of the
inspection. The party took dinner at
the Waldo House.
The fact that two new fire stations
are to be built this year at a cost of
$15. 900 each, will prevent any very ex-
tensive Improvement in other houses,
and the principal recommendation will
be to repaint and plaster where occa-
sion may require.
AS the department stands at pres
ent. it has Is houses. p companies with
a force of 104 permanent men, and 81
call men. The department has 70
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

The Indiana supreme court has given
a decision which some profess to think
would prove a knockout blow to the
trusts throughout the country. This is
to the effect that, as competition is the
life of trade, any act that destroys
competition or even relaxes it, upon the
part Of those who sustain relations to
the public, is regarded by the law as
injurious to public interests, and is
therefore deemed to be unlawful upon
the ground Of public policy" According
" two companies supplying natural gas
and oil find their charters vacated be-
cause they had consolidated. The rails
ing Of prices and the blacklistng OF
customers were among the offences
charged, and there is evidence enough
that the combination was detrimental
to the public welfare and that the pao-
pie had real grievance. The decision
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

OF course, they ought to give out the
news freely at The Hague. The news
paper men there have been getting IL
right along from the people who want
ed it printed for one reason or announcer
Boston Record.
Instead of passing resolutions in ia
vor of giving out the news, the mem
bers of the peace conference might
have resolved to drop from member
ship those who gave out the news, II
this did not have the desired erect
they might have resorted to more dras-
tic measures and resolved TO drop them
from the second story windows of the
House in the Woods. But il appears
that they did nothing of the kind
They resolved to give out the news, in
asmuch as they found it was impossl-
BILE to suppress it. And now there is
peace.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

Consonant with the recommendation
of Gov. Wolcott, the legislature passed
a law restricting the number of justices
of the peace who may perform the mar
riage ceremony. Under chapter SS1, acts
of 1899, which takes effect July l, the
governor will designate the justices who
have this power, but the number is not
to exceed one for every 5000 inhabitants
of a city or town, provided, however,
that one such justice may be designated
for every town. Marriage may also be
celebrated by city or town clerks, city
registrars or assistant city registrars,
clerks and assistant clerks of courts,
The justices must pay s. for their new
certificates under this act, but the
license thus conferred may be revoked
by the governor at any time for cause.
Here is the evidence of a rigid reform
which was called for by an accumula-
ton of notorious abuses committed
under the present system. The new law
will make secrecy and imposition much
more difficult than formerly, while at
the same time it will tend to put the
justices upon their good behavior.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14
REAL ROUGH RIDERS.

There seems to be much anxiety on
the part of many to see the original
members of Roosevelt's Rough Riders
in action, Col. Cody will give the anx-
iOus ones a chance to see what they
have for a long time wished to witness.
He has, after considerable trouble, sue
ceeded in securing 25 of these famous
warriors. Men who actually saw bat
tie, took part in skirmishes, and in fact
were wounded in different engage
mencs. These men are known the
world over, and have been secured es-
pecially for the great heroic charge up
San Juan hill to be accurately repro
duced by this organization.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14
SUCCESSFUL SUPPER.

The ladies of the Adams square CON,
gregational church held a success, u
strawberry and cold meat supper in IN, InS
vestry of the church last night. ~ ~
supper was in charge of Mrs. w. n.
Blodgett. assisted by Mrs. Waldo
Green, Mrs. Florence Prentiss. Mrs
Whittlesey. Mrs Herbert Knight AIs,
Walter Doe. Following the supper hou.
an entertainment was given, incIudlLS
recitations by Miss Florence Haynes,
songs by Miss Hurlbert. either solos ~
Miss Seibert, and German dialect re-. -
tations by II. F. A. Schmidt- The enlS ~,
tainment closed with few remarAs "
Rev. Mr.. Dodge. Us
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

The Russian and French opposition
to the American proposition, to de-
clare private property at sea exempt
from seizure in time of war, is entire
ly human. however inconsistent it may
be with international law which makes
private property on land inviolable.
Both nations have England in mind,
and they fully realize that in actual
conflict British commerce would be the
most vulnerable point at which to
strike. The usual arguments for nit
igating the seventies of war apply
with full force in this case, but so long
as France and Russia cannot be dam
aged to the same extent as England by
the interruption of maritime commerce,
these two governments will be 10th to
relinquish their present obvious ad
vantage.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14
UNFURL THE FLAG.
Let the Stars and Stripes Wave on
Every Side.
To the Editor of The Spy:

To the Editor of The Spy
If I am not in error of date, tomorrow
"wednesday is Flag day. the day set
apart two years ago in Massachusetts
by popular opinion, as expressed
through the daily papers, to pay annual
tribute 10 the stars and stripes
VIII there ever be a more fitting time
than now? The flag has, within a twelve
month, led us to many victories on land
and sea. Peace has returned to us. and
in that peace our flag is no less re-
nowned than in war.
From every private residence tomor-
row, wherever a flag can be found, let
1t be unfurled. Let it float from city
hall and the post office. from every
school house and public building so
that all the world may know how the
heart of the old commonwealth throbs
with love of the country and the flag
A Worcester Merchant.
Worcester, June 10.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

Admiral Deweys reported cable mes
sage declining to accept a residence
for himself in Washington, but express
ing a willingness to use the proffered
money to establish a home for sick and
disabled seanen, is a credit to himself
as a man and a commander Such an
institution as he proposes would be an
enduring monument to his fame and
his humanity. 1t would be better than
a statue, thought the latter is certain
to materialize in time
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14
SAILS TODAY

E. II. Vaughan, of the firm of Black
mer 6, Vaughan, will sail today for
England. He will be gone a couple of
months, and will visit all the large con-
tinental cities while abroad. Previous
to his leaving this country he will be
rendered a banquet at the Adams
House in Boston by his legal confreres
Of Worcester and Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

The city council acted sensibly in
adopting the recommendation of the
city solicitor and counsel for the set
Element of the Kettle brook litigation
There is a heavy bill to be footed, nut
the expense would be likely to De in
creased rather than reduced by pro-
crastination and haggling.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14
ONLY A GRAIN OF POWDER,
But Mighty Interesting Chunk Of Peril"
GUS Stuff It Is.

There was received at The Spy Of
nee yesterday large heXagonal
grain of slow-fring powder with an
exceptionally interesting history 1t
was taken from Admiral Cervera's
flagship, the Infanta Maria Theresa,
after the battle of Santiago. July g.
and was in the forward eleven-inch
gun of that ship. The gun was found
fully loaded and this piece of powder
was portion of the charge The
charge was drawn by George Krug'
engineer of the L. S. dynamite cruiser
Nesuvius, who certifies to this interest
Ing relic in a letter ACCOMPANYING it.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

Philippine weather is much hotter
the advance still goes on, despite
scorching sun and chilling rain. If the
sufferings imposed are quite beyond
the comprehension of the people at
home, they at least suggest the bound
less courage and fortitude of our SOL
diers, who will fight as long as they can
pull trigger
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

There is a fine crop of strikes to
testify to the exuberance of business
prosperity. When things are booming,
these labor disturbances are most nu-
merous, though not necessarily the
most successful.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

embodies a broad principle, but the
court could not have touched the char
ters if the companies had been incor-
porated in New Jersey, West Virginia
or any of the trust breeding states.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

A court at New Orleans has decided
that of mother and daughter who were
lost with the steamer La Bourgogne,
the elder woman died first, because the
youth of the daughter would naturally
enable her to make the stronger fight
for life. The disposition of an estate de-
pended upon the question of priority of
death. The courts decision is in line
with the precedent which DEGREES that
the wife dies before the husband, in case
of the apparently simultaneous death of
both
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14
A BUNGLlNG JOB.

The Worcester Spy remarks. 'SoI1e
marriages may be made in heaven. 3'I
Bishop Hurst's seems to have Oeen
made by his wife's mother" And 4
bUngling job the old lady UNCONSCIOUS
ly made of it.-Haverhin Gazette.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

The two protected cruisers which
were bought in England have been pro-
nounced top heavy and therefore dan
gerous. That IS the judgment of the
naval experts after examining the New
Orleans, which did good service in the
Spanish war, and the Albany, which
lies still unfinished in a British ship
yard, is an exact copy of her. The un-
usual narrowness of these vessels is the
vital defect, and it is said that the cost
of making them safe and serviceable in
rough weather discourages all thought
of reconstruction. Yet, it may be eX-
pected, that American ingenuity will
find a way to avoid casting them aside
as useless.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

That was an impressive showing of
the virility of old age in Worcester
gathering in Winchendon. The aver
age age of the eighteen octogenarians
there assembled was almost exactly Sc,
and there appear to have been as many
more veterans in town who did not re-
spond to the invitation. 1t was a Bap-
fist meeting, but no especial argument
seems to have been made as TO the sa-
luxurious effect of a cold dip.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

Spain comes to the United States to
buy guns. She has learned in a stern
school the superiority of the American
brand.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

On the eve of his departure for
Europe, Senator Hanna is quoted as
saying that Bryan's chances for renom-
nation are declining. 1t is of small
consequence whether this is fact or i'm
aglnation Bryan would be as easy to
defeat as any candidate that might be
selected, but unless the democracy can
invent a more timely issue than free
silver, and a more popular rallying cry
than anti-expansion, no other politician
of even Bryan's ability will be found to
lead the forlorn hope.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14
NEW TRAIN WEST.

The Fitchburg r. r.. commencing June
9th, running a fast train Worcester TO
chicago and st. Louis. leaving Worces-
ter at II .45 a. m. week DAYS. arriving in
chicago next noon at 2.40 p. m. and st.
Louis at $50 p. m. Through coaches
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

Take advantage Of Gately & Rogers
auction sale, 2S2 Main street, every day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14
"a ST . n "A.
Bs.r, .bs hIhs kind You Have Always Bought
Z GszHAzzzI(

Women. from sedentary habits, have
headache; use
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The best liver regulator in the world.
Don't forget this.
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

Take advantage of Gately & Rogers
auction sale, 2S2 Main street, every day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

WEDNESDAY, JUNE II. 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

ercise use "a
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE THE EYE OF ARGUS; He
is HONORABLE II he DO But LOOK TO The VEL.
FARE Of The COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

sail on, sail on, deep freighted,
With blessings and with hopes;
The saints of old with shadowy hards
Are pulling at your ropes"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

fitable to us and we rejoice in telling
him how well we believe he has Sue
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14

Mr.. J. H. Briel, a representative Of
the Regal Shoe. VIII be at the Bay
State House, June II, Is and is. He will
be prepared to show samples Of the
latest styles of summer shoes and take
orders from 11.30 a. m. TO . p. m, and
between $50 and p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
A VOICE FOR SILVER.
Is Raised at the Industrial Commis-
siOn's Investigation.

Washington, June 23.-L. w. You
mans of South Carolina, occupied the
witness stand during the afternoon ses-
sion of the industrial commission yes
terday. He said the agricultural in
terest of the south was greatly de-
pressed and he attributed the depreS-
sion to the fact that silver was not
recognized as a money metal. He said
there had not been an increase to the
volume of money to correspond with the
volume of population. AS consequence
there had been a general depreciation
of values. He was proceeding to de-
velop his views upon this point when
Major Farquhar made a point of order
against the character of the testimony
and the point was sustained by the
chair after a somewhat spirited encoun-
ter between Representative Livingston
and the Republican members.
Mr.. Youmans then proceeded to other
considerations. He thought the tariff
also an obstacle to progress, saying that
while the cotton growers of the United
States were compelled to compete with
the cheap labor of the world
buy this product of that labor in other
articles abroad without paying duty
of 40 per cert upon it. AS remedies, ne
suggested the free coinage of silver,
lower tariff and local banks of issue
He had tried the diversifcation of crops
and had not been successful
Mr. Youmans said he had no fault to
find with colored labor and that he pre-
ferred it infinitely to imported labor. Il
employ three hundred or four hundred
negroes he said, land L find them
docile and willing to work. l go away
and leave my family among them, feel
ing confident of their safety and pro-
lection"
He thought, however, that the negro
was, as rule, irresponsive to the efforts
to educate him and while he willingly
paid his share for such efforts at educa-
ton, he considered the money so spent
as thrown away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
DEGREE FOR SCHLEY
Conferred by Georgetown University
Amidst Much Enthusiasm.

Washington, June 29.-The honorary
Georgetown university on Rear Admir-
ais Winfield Scott Schley and G..
William Melville: Major General Jos.
Wheeler, w. Bourke Cochran of New
York; DR.. Samuel Busey, District of
Columbia; DR.. Daniel Brewer, Illinois,
and Thomas Herran, United States of
Colombia General Wheeler, DR.. Brow
er mot BreWer) and Thomas Herran
were unavOidably absent.
The presentation occurred during the
annual commencement exercises of the
university. When the honorary degrees
were conferred, the rector of the uni
versity announced that for years it has
been the policy of the institution to con-
fer the honorary degree of doctor Of
laws upon men who have honored their
country and reflected glory on them
selves. He said it was fit and proper
that Georgetown university shall honor
one Of the cOuntry'S most notable sons,
Rear Admiral Schley, the hero of San
tiago. AS the admiral stepped to the
center of the platform, men and women
arose enmasse. Waving of handker-
chiefs, shouts, clapping of hands and
stamping of feet marked the occasion.
The undergraduates were unreStrained
in their demonstration. Cries of
whats the matter with Schley?" He
all right and like outbursts filled the
hall. Admiral Schley received his de-
gree without any remarks.
Rear Admiral Melville was also the
recipient of generous applause as he
was handed his degree.
The address to the graduates was
made by BOurke Cochran.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
WHOLE TRAIN LOAD LOST.
War Department Unable to Get Track
of Fifty Ambulances Shipped
q Year Ago.

Chicago, June 23.-Fifty hospital am
balances, shipped to Tampa, Fla, over
a year ago by the local army officials,
to be forwarded to Cuba for the use of
the United States troops, have been
lost.
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of General Anderson yesterday by
a letter from Washington stating that
the war departments search for the
missing property had been unsuccess-
full and suggesting that the Chicago
officials join in the hunt. General An
derson appointed this board of survey
to search for the ambulances:
Major William F. Tucker, chief de-
partment paymaster.
Captain Fred A. Smith, Twelfth Unit
ed States infantry, acting chief depart
ment commissary and judge advocate.
First Lieutenant Robert H. Allen, aid
de-camp on General Anderson's staff
The board began its labors at once,
and worked for several hours over a
pile of railroad waybills and receipts
The contents of numerous desks and
vaults were also searched in vain for a
receipt to show that the property had
ever been delivered at Tampa What
makes the loss all the more astonishing
is that it took a freight train of seven
teen cars to haul the ambulances from
the CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
HARVARD EXPELS SLOAN.
His Marriage to Miss Edwardes Took
Place at Lynn, Mass.

Boston, Mass, June 23.-It was
learned today that Rose Lincoln Ed
wardes of Cambridge, whose wedding
to George Henry Boeck of St. Louis,
port last evening, but was suddenly de-
clared off, was married in Lynn at 1
o'clock yesterday by Rev. Arthur J..
Covell, pastor of the North Congrega-
tiona1 church, to William Wilson Sloan,
jr., of New York.
1t was thought at first that the couple
left town at once, but later it was ru-
mored that they went to Hotel Sey-
nour, in Lynn. The couple asked the
hotel clerk this morning to send to
their room all papers containing ac-
counts of wedding in Cambridge. Ed
ward Euston, a student living in Apley
court, a student dormitory at Harvard
says that he saw the marriage of Mr..
Sloan to Miss Edwardes.
The Harvard authorities have ex-
PEELED Sloan from the university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
EXPERT STENOGRAPHERs.
Otis Wants Four of Them Who Can
Write Spanish.

Washington. June 23-There has been
a call made by General Otis upon the
war department for four expert Spanish
court stenographers for service in the
Philippine islands. They must be IA
miliar with the Spanish and English
languages, able to translate from Span
ish into English and from English into
Spanish and experts in taking dicta-
ton in the Spanish language and trans
cribing same with typewriter.
Those court reporters called for by
General Otis and which the war depart
ment is expected to furnish must have
a speed of not less than so words per
minute in the Spanish language and
possess the highest degree of proficiency
in their profession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
HONORS FOR MONAGHAN.
Who Fell in the Fighting in the Sa-
moan Islands.

San Francisco, Gala, June 23.-The
body of Ensign Monaghan, who was
killed at Samoa. was taken to Portland
today on the steamer Columbia. The
body was taken ashore from the Phila-
delphia with full naval honors, accom-
panied by Admiral Kautz and other
officers of the Philadelphia. The escort
from the cruiser was met at the land
ing by Mayor Phelan and two com
panies of the naval reserve and the
procession marched to the Columbia
The coffin was draped with flags and
covered with beautiful floral pieces, con-
SpicuOuS among which was a handsome
wreath, the Offering of the officers of
the British man-ofwar Porpoise. The
flags on all the British vessels in the
harbor We're set at half mast out of
respect to the memory of the brave en-
sign Flags flew at half mast from
public buildings and from many houses
The British flag draped with that of
the United States was very conspicuous,
especially along the water front
From Portland the body of the ensign
will be sent by rail to Spokane, where
the funeral will take place.