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The National tribune., 1899-12-07
GUESSING CONTEST.
Do not lose the Supplement.

Examine it carefully, because You will
find long list of books there that you can
have for the asking when you send your
subscription to the paper, provided you
send il in soon; and, Furthermore, you will
find some interesting reading matter in our
$500 cash guessing contest. 1t will be cb-
served that this $500 is to be given away to
our club-raisers as an additional premium
after they have received all other premiums
under our various offers, and the money
will be distributed according to the degree
of nearness to which they guess the re-
ceipts of the Treasury for Jan. 81 next.
1t will also be seen that each one can
have as many guesses as he sends in sub
scribers. In this contest one person
has the same chance as another. A per-
son living in the most remote part of the
country can tell just as nearly what the
Treasury receipts will be for a given day as
the Secretary OF the Treasury himself. The
receipts now are running very heavy, as
is shown by the Official publication at the
close of each days business, and Treasury
officials anticipate that they will continue
to increase rather than diminish during
January, although that is, of course, only
their judgment.
From time to time we shall publish the
total receipts from various days, in order to
give an idea of what the amount may be
expected to be. For example, on Monday
of last week the total receipts were S3.354,-
O97; Tuesday, s1.O95,211; Wednesday,
s2,90O,S55; Friday, 50, So, ,451; Saturday,
s1,51S.524.
Il viii be seen that there are no receipts
for Thursday, because Thanksgiving Day,
the Both of November, was a National
holiday and the Treasury was closed.
The receipts for the next day, Friday, were
corresponlingly heavy. 1t will also be
noticed that Tuesdays receipts are usually
the lightest of the week, and Mondays,
under ordinary circumstances, are the
heaviest.
The day of the week upon which the guess
will be made is Wednesday, Jan. 81, next,
and will therefore be mid-week day and
about an average for the week.
Do not forget that time will pass very
rapidly during the holiday season, and that
no opportunity should be neglected to send
in a subscriber whenever the chance
occurs, 10 secure as many chances to file
guesses as possible. A complete record is
kept of all the subscribers sent in, which are
placed TO the credit Of the person sending
them. Toward the end of January each
he has secured subscribers during Deem
Der and January.
The National tribune., 1899-12-07

AGUINALDO is hiding in the mountains,
where starvation must soon compel his sur
render, if he is not actually found and
captured by our active cavalry, or can
not manage to sneak off TO some seaport.
1t will be strange if he can not do this Our
men must naturally be unacquainted with
the by-rolds and paths of the country,
with which the natives must be very IA
miliar. 1t will be phenomenal good man.
agement and good luck if Gen. Young sue
ceels in getting hold Of him. AS we have
said before, We hope for the sake of Gen.
Young and his splendid men that they
will capture Aguinaldo. Their magni-
ficent chase deserves that reward. On
the other hand, as matter Of public policy,
it is question whether the moral effect
apon the Filipinos of his capture would
not be in great degree offset by the EN-
barrassment as 10 what to do with him,
>haking it possibly better to simply run him
out of the country, and have him afraid
TO come back
The National tribune., 1899-12-07

OUR troops in Luzon continue to be
received with joyful relief wherever they go.
Gen. Otis makes the rather singular plea
that the effect of taking towns and then
abandoning them to the enemy was very
beneficial, since then the people got thor
oughly acquainted with the murderous
and rascally character of their would-be
rulers. Yet there is probably good deal
in this, and the men and women who suf-
fered from Aguinaldo's horde will remem-
Der it strongly when somebody else pro-
poses a rebellion
The National tribune., 1899-12-07

THE attack on Brigham Fl. Roberts
begins very vigorously with a dispute of
the legality of his naturalization. 1t is to be
hoped, however, that the decision against
him will be on the square straight issue of
polygamy, and so have that definitely
settled. 1t should be affirmed that an
open polygamist has no civil rights.
The National tribune., 1899-12-07

THE Union Veterans Union of Du-
baque, Iowa, presented Speaker Hender-
son with beautiful floral gavel, and his
comrades of Hyde Post, GAR, Of Du-
buque, sent him basket of flowers.
The National tribune., 1899-12-07

GEN. HARRISON says, with his aecus-
TONED franiness, that it will be National
shame to allow a man with plural wives
10 sit in the House of Representatives.
The National tribune., 1899-12-07

THE Houses first words TO Mr.. Roberts
were to Stand aside" and its next VIII be
"Get out"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26
BRIBERY is CHARGED.
Friends of Defeated state Telephone
superylsIon Bill Claim Corruptlon.

Boston, April 25-The bill for state con-
troll of the telephone companies received
it's quietus in the House today when 1t
came up for engrossment, and was reject
ed on yea and nay vote by % votes, the
result being 80 in favor and los against.
The debate was fiat and uninteresting and
the fate of the bill was known in advance.
Friends of the bill are making charges
of lobbying, and threaten to put in an
order for an investigation into the meth
DDS by which the bill was defeated. IT ia
said they claim to be able to show that
money was offered for votes against the
bill. Most of the sensible members of the
House look upon this talk of corruption
as being manufactured for the occasion.
There was brisk little fight over the
engrossment of the bill of REPRESENTATIVE
Feiker of Northampton to provide that
all street railways in the state shall use
Vesubuled cars during the winter months
from November to March,. The bill was
reported upon adversely by the commit
tee on street railways and was given it's
third reading last week by an over
whelming vote and it had the same ex-
perience today being passed to engross-
ment by practically unanimous vote.
Mr. Feiker had the bill amended So as to
strike out October from the months in
which the vestbules must be used.
The bill to prevent the overtime en-
ployment OF women and children was
passed to be engrossed but later recon-
sidered.
The Worcester street watering bill is
on the calendar for tomorrow.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26
NONE IN WORCESTER.
The Now Famous Lancaster, Pa, Illegal
ly Made Cigars Have Not Appeared Here

The Now Famous Lancaster, Pa, Illegal
Iy Made Cigars Have Not Appeared Here
Worcester cigar, dealers are watching
developments throughout the country
in the seizures of cigars made by fac
tory 3741, the proprietors of which were
arrested by internal revenue officers in
Lancaster, Pa, for using bogus stamps
on their product
AS far as known to Worcester cigar
men, the firm, Kendig & Jacobs, who
manufactured the cigars, had not up
to date succeeded in getting any of
their goods into Worcester stores.
o. J. Winslow. deputy collector Of in
ternal revenue for this dist at, was
seen by a Spy man in regard to the
cigar seizures about the country, and
stated that he had not received any
special orders concerning the goods,
but would seize any made by factory
574l if he came across them in Worces-
ter.
Local cigar men are of the opinion
that special internal revenue men will
visit Worcester, and one of the dealers
seen by a Spy man last night was of
the opinion that he had already been
honored with visit by a pair of them
who were looking after the goods
Two men called at his store and
asked to see the goods he carried, and
he showed them several boxes, which
they carefully looked over, paying spe-
cial attention to the factory number
which is printed on a white label on
every box Of cigars that is put out OF
any factory.
Mr.. Winslow did not know of the
visit of any such men to Worcester
and does not think that it was possible
for them to be here.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
George H. Cutting to Man
age the Charles
Baker Go.

The Charles Baker Company is in the
hands of a receiver. At a special hear
ing before Judge Hopkins, in the supe-
rior court, late yesterday afternoon,
George H. Cutting, of the firm of Cut
ting & Bardwell, was appointed by the
court, with agreement of the counsel
interested in the proceedings. Bonds
will be fixed at $4,000, and a decree
will be drawn up today and signed by
the parties concerned, The appoint
ment of the receiver Observes the al
tachment upon the Charles Baker
Company, and Receiver Cutting will
continue the business under orders OF
the court.
AT the opening of the hearing, T..
Hovey Gage, Jr., who represented the
interests of the City National Bank,
which with the Citizens National
Bank, and the Mechanics National
Bank, were the petitioners in the bill
in equity against the Charles Baker
Company in the prayer for the ap-
pointment of a receiver, again urged
the appointment Of George A. smith
cashier of the Citizens National Bank
and himself as receivers of the compa-
nv. Lawyer Gage said that the bank
ers found the names. suggested accept
able. sr
Lawyer E. H. Vaughan, counsel for
the Charles Baker Company, said that
the condition of affairs was precarlous.,
The interruption of business involved
contracts on hand, which require I'M
mediate fulflment and to let it CON
tinue longer in the present condition
would do great injury.
Judge Hopkins said that he should
not appoint the two parties mentioned,
and Lawyer Mellish said that he, in
behalf of his company, was willing to
agree to a third person Lawyer
Vaughan assented to this proposal, and
Judge Hopkins allowed ten minutes for
the selection. The counsel retired ana
brought in the name of George II. cut
ting, who received the appointment OF
the court,
T. H. Gage, Jr., appeared for the City
National Bank, President Francis II;
Dewey for the Mechanics National
Bank. Lawyer William g. Mellish for
the Baker Riclketson Company, ana
Biackmer & Vaughan for the Charles
Baker Company.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26
4 cHLcAGo ExPERLMENr.

The legislatures of Massachusetts,
New York and other states have been
thrashing around and cropping about in
a vain search for system of taxation,
or an addition to or modification of the
present systems, that shall bring need
ed funds into the public treasures, and
at the same time please everybody and
cost nobody any more money. Income
tax, franchise tax, enforcement of the
tax on personal property, single tax on
real estate and various devices have
been proposed, but somehow there have
been serious objections to any and all
of them. Everybody knows about the
stir that has been made in New York,
and the complaints that have come from
Boston Taxation affects cities more
seriously than states. and all the great
cities are in about the same condition
as regards uneasiness under taxation
and the need of more funds.
Chicago, Of course, is no exception to
the rule. and the Lawmakers out there
have finally resorted to what seems to
be a desperate measure. Under the
new law. the assessment for Cook
county, it is said, promises to amount
to three billion dollars. or an increase
of one billion over the total for last
year. On the proposed basis of an as
sessment for taxable purposes Of one
fifth of the gross valuation, or $780,
100000, there would be a tax yield of
$50, 900, 900, or s5,OOO,OOO more than last
year. Naturally, the assessors and
city officials are jubilant. Not so the
business men. and the reasons for their
dissatisfaction and dismay are obvi-
Gus.
The law absolutely requires citizens
to fill out the schedules distributed by
the assessors. and the questions asked
are searching. Worse than this, the
information which business men are
thus compelled to give will be public
property. Nothing, so the officials af-
firm. can prevent mercantile agencies
or other inquisitive parties from going
to the assessors office and reading the
sworn statements for their own graft
fication. This is much worse than the
late federal income tax law, for that
undertook to guarantee secrecy. Corpo-
rations and private individuals are
asked to state the merchandise, raw
material. tools, machinery, stocks.
bonds. real estate, money, rents and
claims of all descriptions in their pos
session. and to offset this must state
the debts. notes. accounts. interest,
wages and rents that they owe.
Here is about all the information that
an inquisitive creditor or a business
rival would care to have, and apparent
" there is nothing to prevent newspa-
pers from publishing it, if they chose
to do so. A few business men have
had the courage to refuse to make out
the schedules until they have taken legal
advice. but the prospects of relief are
much in doubt. The newspapers say
there is a storm brewing, and eastern
men might well imagine it. Compul-
sorry returns Of personal property have
been generally condemned by econo-
mists and writer's on taxation, hut the
fact has not deferred Chicago from at
tempting it. The results. both political
and financial. will be watched with in
terest. for if this latest experiment is
justified by the returns in Chicago, it
should be SO elsewhere
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26
THE OLD, OLD, STORY,
A confiding Girl and a Soldier Who
Whispered Words of Love.

Capt. Matthews listened to pitiful
story of trusting girl and soldier
who whispered words of love in her
ear at every opportunity, at station !
yesterday afternoon. Miss Willie L.
Griffin of Charlotte, N. G., related it.
Miss Griffin is p years old, and is
good looking girl.
About a month ago, she says, she met
Priv. Edmund A. iGouley of the FIRST
North Carolina volunteers at a mlllta-
nv camp in Charlotte. He took her
around the camp and explained TO her
the various duties Of a soldier, and az
ter two or three visits, when Miss Crit
fin got tired of listening to stores OF
rations and other things, Gouley began
to whisper stories of love to her. In
time she decided that she had met the
onIy man that she could ever love.
He told her tales Of the war and Of
the Spanish retreat at San Juan nil
and other things that made him a hero
in her eyes, and this with ms soiulerIy
bearing won her heart completely.
She was working hard ia a cotton
mill at Charlotte, when he proposed
that they take a trip to New York,
where he would make her his Wife she
agreed but stated that she would like
to get a few more dollars together so
that she would be able to pay her own
way and not be a burden to one VINO
had driven the Spanish army of San
Juan.
When she had saved $50 she decided
that she was ready to marry her nero
Bidding her friends goodbye, she left
her home and started for the depot
She was obliged to wait several hours
until Gouley secured his discharge and
a ticket from Uncle Sam for New York,
and then they leftson the first train.
When they arrived in New York she
claims that Gouley refused TO marry
her. Then they came to Worcester,
z-hera Goulev told her she could live
with his parents. When they reached
this city, instead of going TO his home
he took her to Hotel Windsor, corner
Of Front and Trumbull streets. Little
bv little he borrowed her money, and
Monday night he went to the hotel and
obtained $13. all she had left. Yester-
day morning the proprietors of the ho-
tel told her that she would have to
leave. It was then for the first time
that she realized she had been duped
nv Gouley. She told her sad story to
Can't. Matthews at station l, who i'm
Tnediately sent out Inspector Stone and
Oficer Sullivan on the case. They
rounded up Gouley and brought him to
the station. Both were locked up, and
Judge Utley VIII lSleh 70 the stoiy III
the central district court this morning
Miss Griffin was afraid that Gouley
would try to get two trunks belonging
to her. which were at the Adams ex-
press Office. Capt Matthews tele-
phoned to the office and told those in
charge to deliver the trunks to no one
but Miss Griffin. Later in the after
noon Gouley was bailed by relatives.
.Gouley claims that Miss Griffin came
hi Of
that he did not promise to marry her.
When arrested he was dressed in the
full uniform Of the soldier.
Miss Griffin is attractive in appear
ance. but seems to be quite innocent OF
the ways Of the world.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Fair in Aid of Swedish Singing Festival to
Be an Elaborate Event. ,ssa.

Fair in Aid OF swedish Singing Festival to
Be an Elaborate Event. t-sH-.
Final arrangements for the fair to be
held in Machines hall. May 5 and 6,
for the purpose or raising the neees-
sary funds to conduct the annual sing
ing festival of the eastern division of
Swedish singers, which is to be held in
June, will be made at the last meeting
Of the general committee in charge
next Saturday evening.
The general committee has the prom
Use. of many exceptional features. which
win be presented on the different nights
of the three days fair. ~
The decorations are to be unique. and
entirely out of the ordinary, as regards
similar events held in this city. Ameng
the attractions of the different even.
ings will be the singing by the local
Bragg Singing society and the entire
local end of the festival chorus. A.-An-.
derson and Axel Svenson, heavy filters
from New Britain, Conn, will be pres
ent and add to the entertainment.
1t has been decided to open the fair
on Saturday afternoon for the children,
and the little ones will be welcomed he,
tween 2 and O'Clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26
MEN FEEL CONFIDENT.
Consolidated Employees Think They viii
Be Suspended.

The eight conductors of the CONSOLE
dated Street Railway Company who
were suspended the first of the week,
are vet in doubt as to the result of
their suspension. Yesterday morn
ing the delegation called at the office
of President Francis H. Dewey Of the
electric company, but after waiting an
hour for his appearance, made arrange
ments for a conference this morning.
The men believe that they are entitled
to a hearing, and when President
Dewey is at liberty, this will be held.
When President Dewey was seen yes
terday afternoon, he said that no spe-
ciffc charges had been made against
the conductors. They were suspended
and their suspension would hold untl3
the officials of the company had full
time to consider the case and lnVesu-
gate into the conditions. Pr<tldent
Dewey said that he should be in Bos-
ton today so this viii preclude any
conference this day, and the street rail
way company employees viii nave 10
wait longer for the pleasure Of the COM
pany.
Friends Of the men do not feel appre-
hensive as to the result. They say
that if the charge had been knocking
down fares, their connection with. the
road would have. been seVeredfwHh one
stroke. One of the suspended men said
Yesterday that he believed the action
If the company was to punish the men
and hold them to stricter obedience to
the rules and regulations of the, road.
He thought that the delay in announe-
ing whether the suspensions were to be
permanent or they were to be rein
stated. was also in the nature of pen
alrv to secure more faithful compliance
with the orders Of the road IN case they
we're taken back into the employ Of the
company.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26

The Springfield Union gives a graphic
illustration of the difference between a
democratic and republican tariff in con-
ditions which prevail at Adams at the
present time While Prof. Wilson's
tariff for deficit only, was in operation,
the manufacturers of Adams were con-
tent if they were able to run at all
on the cheapest grade of goods. Work
ng-people had no thought of new mills
and larger field for their labor. They
were satisfied if they were not thrown
out of employment altogether. Now
there is great activity in all the mills
in and about Adams, and William B.
Plunkett is making preparations to en-
large the Berkshire Cotton Manufac-
turing Company's plant so that he can
give employment to 1000 more opera
tives 1t looks as though the possibility
of democratic tariff or currency legis-
lation was too remote to be
worthy of consideration by man
ufacturers or employees. One icy touch
of free trade is all that the country
will stand in a generation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26

OF course Won Hollenben would not
be German ambassador if he did not
push to the utmost whatever advan-
tage may be derived from the indis-
Greet behavior of Capt. Coghlan. At
the same time, it is pertinent to recall
the forbearance of the United States at
the utterances of German statesmen af-
ter the close of the late war, when the
pro-Spanish bias of the kaiser's gov
eminent was so frankly confessed.
These utterances were not made at a
private dinner, nor does their anthem
ITCHY rest upon mere newspaper re-
port. 1t was no "Ausfuss der Vein
laune," no exuberance of champagne,
as the Germans themselves character
ize Coghlan's speech. If they really
want to get even, why don't
they give a dinner to Admiral Won
Diederichs, fill him up with champagne,
and then let in "the reptile press" to
report what he says?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26

Regular soldiers and the newspapers
are having a quiet laugh at the Twelfth
New York regiment and the Eighth
Massachusetts for decorating them
selves with a foreign service stripe" "
for which there is no warrant either in
the regular army or the state militia
regulations. United States army Of
ficers may wear a war service stripe
and so may members of the Massa-
chusetts militia, but it is not like the
chevron which has lately been sewed on,
and which seems to have been invented
by the New Workers in imitation of Eu-
ropeans.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26
LISTENED TO K1PL1NG.

The women Of the Charitable Society
Of the Church of the Unity served a
salad supper last evening. The tables
were in charge of Mrs. Ernest H. Wood.
Miss Wyman, Mrs. H. c. Valentine.
Mrs =. F. Tolman, Mrs. Irving H.
Sawtelle. Mrs. Whitaker After the
supper, readings and songs from Kip
ling's works We're given by Willard
Small Of Clark university Mrs. Carrie
King Hunt was in charge Of the enter
tainment program, and the supper was
under the direction of Mrs. James H.
Wall and Miss Florence Rice.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26

It is no perfunctory praise, but an en-
thusiastic tribute which the Rev. DR..
Francis E. Clark bestows upon the
characters of Gen. Wood, Gen. Brooke
and Gen. Henry Nor yet does the
chief of the Christian Endeavorers
speak without knowledge, for he has
been to see what the American admin
istrators are doing in Cuba and Porto
Rico. The head of this religious organ
ization of young people has had enough
experience of the world to know good
work in the practical affairs Of life
when he. sees it.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26

Uncle Dick Oglesby, whose death is
announced at the age of 70, had a var
led and interesting career as lawyer,
gold miner, soldier Of two wars, COVER
nor and United States senator, but at
no time was he put to severer test than
when serving as governor of Illinois in
1886, during the trial of the Chicago an
archists. 1t was a question of uphold
ing the courts or granting remission to
those who had been concerned in the
Haymarket murders. Strong pressure
was brought to bear upon Uncle Dick,
but he was not to be moved, and the
law took its course.