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The Republican journal., 1899-05-18
Waldo County Teachers Institute.

The Waldo County Teachers Association
will meet in Winterport, Friday and Satur-
day, May Goth and 9th. The following pro-
gram is announced:
FRIDAY FORENOON SESSION.
10 80. Music.
Address OF Welcome,
Rev. d. H. Piper, Winterport
Response, Hugh d. McLel an, Belfast
"Some Aims and Methods in the Teaching
OF LITERATURE
Miss Caroline W. Field, Belfast
AFTERNOON SESSION.
13O Music.
Teaching Exercise in Arithmetic,
Conducted by A o. Hall, Winterport
Lessons in Botany,
Miss Nellie F. Harvey, Castine
Am 1 My Pupils Keeper?
Supt M s. Snow, Bangor
INTERMIss1oN.
Teaching of English,
Prin. A. F. Richardson, Castine.
History in the Lower Grades,
Miss Bertha I. Bird, Belfast
Conducted by Hon. W. W. Stetson
EVENING SESSION.
7.3O. Music.
Address, Hon. W. W. Stetson
SATURDAY FORENOON SESSION.
900 Paper by Hon. W. W. Stetson.
Preparation for High School,
Primary Reading,
Miss Alberta Wadsworth, Belfast
Business Meeting.
Adjournment,
The Republican journal., 1899-05-18

old building have centered much of the
politics of Maine for more than gener
alton. Luther Severance, James G.
Blaine, John l.. Stevens and Edwin C. Bur
leigh have all felt the public pulse from
the old building famous editorial rooms.
-. Bangor Park Commissioners will ask
for $4,000 for park improvement this year,
and propose soon to enter their Forest
Avenue Park for first prize among
Maine parks. -. One of the greatest events
in the launching line will be when the
topedo boat Dahlgren goes overheard at
Bath. The kennebec naval veterans as
sociation will attend the launch in body
and do escort duty to Mrs. Dahlgren, who
will christen the boat. Another cargo
of molasses, $50 hogsheads, reached Port
land May 14th on the schooner Kit Carson
from Ponce, ?. R...... The candidate most
likely to be chosen to succeed Miss Saw
telle as dean of the women's division of
Colby college, seems to be Miss Grace E.
Matthews of Brookline, Mass. Miss Mat
thews lis a sister of Prof. Shaler Mat
thews, formerly of Colby, and now of the
University of Chicago. Her grandfather,
Rev. DR.. Smaller of Portland, was for
many years an honored trustee of the col
lege, Miss Matthews is a graduate of
Smith college. Secretary D. W. Hasel-
tine of the Maine board of pharmacy is
sending to the holders of certificates
notification that the annual registration
fee of 81 for registered apothecaries, and
80 cents for qualified assistants, is now
due and should be paid before July 1st.
This notification is in accordance with sec
ton of the act passed last winter by the
Legislature. Thomas S. Fuller, a life
long Democrat, died at his home in
Thomaston, Sunday, aged IS years. He
was successful sea captain and ship
builder. He is survived by widow and
two children-ex Postmaster Parker T.
Fuller of Rockland and Mrs. Adella Cur
tbs of Chelsea Mass. Maine fire insur-
ance agents have been invited to enter an
association which it is proposed to organ
ize at an early day for mutual benefit.
The preliminary meeting of the agents in
terested will be held in the Falmouth
Hotel, Portland, Thursday, May 25,....
At the Supreme court in Auburn May 18th
Geo. W. Pierce was sentenced to So years
in state prison for attempting to murder
ex-City Marshal H. E. Teel and Judge A
d. Cornish of the Lewiston municipal
court. The seven indictments charging him
with criminal libel were nolle pressed.
Pierce made sensational speech, saying
that he had been convicted by the lying
testimony of his accusers of whom Judge
Cornish, x-Mayor McGillicuddy, ex-
Mayor Newell, Detectives Stokes and
Odlin were leaders. He said that he for
gave them all and that he went to prison
without entertaining any i'll will towards
any of them. He said that he would be
"a when the sentence expired and that he
should be dead long before that time.
The Republican journal., 1899-05-18
Coming to Maine.
Congressman Boutelle has sent to Col. F.
e. Boothby the following letter from Secre-
tary Long:


WASHINGTON, May 8, 1899.
Sir-Referring to your letter Of April 25th
in regard to a visit of the North Atlantic
squadron to Portland and Bar Harbor, I
have the pleasue of informing you that the
itinerary of the squadron for the summer
cruise will probably take it to both ports
though it is impossible at present to make
definite promise in regard thereto or to give
you the probable date of its arrival.
Very respectfully,
JOHN D. LONG, Secretary.
The Republican journal., 1899-05-18

Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Bradley of Park
street, are being congratulated on the birth
OF daughter. Portland Courier.
The Republican journal., 1899-05-18

Mrs. Annie c. Stevens widow of the late
Benjamin Stevens, died recently in Unity,
one in Sacramento, four sisters, Mrs. Rachel
Abbott of Knox; Mrs. Charles E. Springer
of Newport; Mrs. E. 81. Cochran of Rockland !;
and Mrs. James B. Vickery of Unity and
three brothers, N. c. Aver and ]. B. Aver of
Mrs. Stevens death was the first in family
OF eight children, the Oldest of whom is So
The Republican journal., 1899-05-18

j. FL. Sanborn returned to Vinalhaven
May 9th from Philadelphia where he was
called by the sudden death of his brother-in-
law, John Craig. Mr.. Craig was out walk
ing with friend and when only short dis
tapce from home was taken suddenly i'll and
was barely able to reach home and could
only utter few words before he was dead
This was severe shock to his invalid wife,
who has been greatly sustained and com
forted by the presence of Mr.. Sanborn, who
with the assistance of other kind relatives
did all he could TO alleviate the SORROWS of
his sister.
The Republican journal., 1899-05-18

Sadie L. Ward, aged 25 years and 5
months, daughter of Benz. F. and Lydia E.
Ward, passed, at her widowed mothers
home, April 25th, to that higher life in the
great beyond which is full of sweet reunions
with cherished ones gone before, where all
tears are wiped away and where the bowers
of bliss forever bloom. The deceased had
been sick for some time, but all that loving
hands could do was done to win her back to
health and life. Rev. f. s. Dolliff of Jackson
officiated at the funeral services and spoke
sweet words of isolation to the sorrowing
friends. The quartette rendered beautiful
selections. The bountiful floral offerings
were fitting tribute of respect to our de-
parted friend. The family contributed a
large and beautiful wreath; Mrs. Eta Har-
mon and Mrs. M. T. Dodge. wreath and
bouquet; Mrs. B. F. Harding, Mrs. R. B.
Hillman, Mrs. Mary Bagley, Mrs. Nellie
Parsons, Mrs. Annie Ward, Mrs. Eden
Ward, Estelle Harding and others coptrib-
uted largely. The deceased was pure and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
ACTORS FROM AMHERST.

Everything points to successful
performance Of THE Magistrate" by
the Amherst seniors in Horticultural
Hall. tonight. By dint of hard drilling
the players have become thoroughly at
ease in their parts. a coterie of popu-
lar young men Of Worcester, who by
good fortune comprise this city's dele
cation at Amherst at present, are TO
serve as ushers As there are many
Amherst graduates in Worcester who
will gladly welcome this opportunity
to pay tribute to their alma mater, the
attendance bids fair to be large.
Mrs. Rufus Woodward and Mrs.
John 2. Day have been added to the
list of patronesses. The cast will be
entertained this afternoon at the Sig
ma Alpha Epsilon house of the w. P.
l. Many of the visitors will remain
over Sunday and will be the guests Of
different Amherst men about the
city.
The management Of the company, so
far as this city is concerned, has been
in the hands of David Whitcomb. 1900,
and he deserves great credit for the
thorough and professional manner in
which he has performed his duties. a
number of interesting pictures Of tho
company have been placed in show
windows about town, and Steinerts
statesmen have been busy FOR some days
attending to the demand for seats.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
THE REFERENDUM.

Attorney General Knowltons opinion
as to the constitutionality of the refer
endum feature of the civil service re
peal bill is of broad application. In it
he says: But the legislature has no
power to enact a general law condi-
toned upon its acceptance by the peo-
pie of the commonwealth. The consti-
tuition has delegated the legislative
power to the legislature and prescribed
the manner in which laws may be
enacted, to wit, by concurrent vote of
the two branches and the approval of
ceptions TO this rule. particularly in
the case of private bills affecting cor
porations, municipal or otherwise. The
exceptions, however, stand upon con-
not applicable to the gen
eral rule" The attorney general holds
that, under the constitution, the legis-
lature was designed by the people to
make laws for them and not to get up
a question box with which TO stagger
them every November at the polls.
lUGEe Will very llhElA BG ulSSSNteIS
from this view, but it is hard to get
around the fact that the constitution
makes no provision for referendum
for general laws. Amendments to the
are thus provided for but
nothing else. II is to be remembered
that the submission Of the woman suf-
frage question to the people in 1895 was
not an exercise of the law-making
power. The people were simply asked
to express an opinion as to the desi-
ability Of extending the suffrage to
women, not to accept a law extending
it. Had a majority OF the voters said
yes" instead Of no." it would still
have remained for the legislature to
pass the appropriate bill before women
would have been entitled to vote for
other officers than school committee.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
GAUL's PASSION MUSIC.
Good Friday Choral Service at Central
Church.

There was goodly congregation at
Central Church last evening, when the
service was given up chiefly to the
Passion music written some fifteen
years ago by Alfred r. Gaul, especial
ly for Good Friday services in England,
If there had been a sermon, there
would be propriety in commencing it,
and there should be no impropriety in
saying that the music was well sung,
some Of the numbers even admirably,
under the direction of Mr.. Eugene Buzz
zell. The choir Of about 28 voices had
been carefully trained. and the direc-
tor had them under excellent control.
The burden of the solo work fell to
the lot of Mr.. L. S. Kerr of Boston,
whose generous bass voice and appre-
ciative delivery added no little to the
effectiveness Of the music. Mr.. Cook,
the tenor, also appeared to advantage,
Miss Gage and Mrs. Merriam COM
pleted the regular church quartet. Mr..
Grout at the organ and Miss George
Bacon at the piano supplied the ac-
compartment.
Gaul's music possesses considerable
intrinsic interest. 1t Is melodious and
dignifed, having the flavor which
commonly appeals to the English mind
as renglOuS ana though never rising
to great heights. it is often very sug
gestive. The book, compiled almost
wholly from the Scriptures by Rev. j.
c. Blissard, treats of six scenes of the
Passion, The traitor at the table"
THE denial at the palace" THE I'M
just condemnation" 1.-THE mockery on
Calvary" The shadow of death" and
THE holy sepulchre" Virtually, the
book is a series of responsive biblical
readings for soloist and chorus. So far
as can he recalled, this was the first
Worcester performance. The Rev. Mr..
Chapman had charge Of the service.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
ANzY-IuPERIA1ISu AT HOME.

The attention Of the Anti-imperialist
League is respectfully called to the sad
fate of Louis Bison, the Shrewsbury
Indian. This representative of the noble
red men, whom the ancestors of the
crowded out in the
dark abysm of the past when they were
expanding over the new world, stepped
out of the Misunderstanding series the
other day, and came to Worcester. On
Mechanic street and elsewhere this last
of the Bisons took up the White Mans
Burden" and while bearing it not
wisely but too well. ran into the arms
of a powerful paleface, known as Mich
AL Deadly, en- anti-expansionist police
man, who took him captive and con-
fined him in the Waldo street dungeon.
The following day civilization and anti
expansion took another fall out of Poor
Lo. when Judge Utley, in the name OF
the commonwealth of Massachusetts,
very properly sent him 10 the
house OF correction for carrying
a badly concealed drunk. Until the
Anti-imperialist League does some
thing for the descendant Of the race
which its ancestors expanded out of its
possessions that this country might
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
Occasion Symbolizes the
Escape From Bondage.

Today is the 21st day of Nissan, the
first month of the Jewish year and
the second last day of the passover.
which all orthodox Jews the world over
do not fail to observe. There may De
Christians to whom Christmas or Eas-
ter means little, at least so Far as 10
endure a set observance of the day,
but practically no Jew fails to take
note of the passover.
The festival closes tomorrow at sun
down. the feast having endured eight
days, among the orthodox Jews, though
there is a small class known as the
Reformed" Jews to whom it is con-
fined to seven days. The feast of the
passover falls always on the full moon
after the spring equinox, the Jewish
month following the movement of the
moon exclusively, and the first day
comes at the new moon necessarily.
The early celebrations are almost en-
tirely domestic, the laws allotting to
the head of every household certain
duties in presiding at the 'sidar,"
formal symbolical feast commemora-
tive of the exodus of the Jewish peo-
PIE from Egypt dIleF IllSlT TelSsLs6 ltOnA
bondage of 430 years. These services
are solemn renewals of faith and hopes,
but there is little of public ceremony.
Among the orthodox Jews, today, is
a great day and the feast tonight ex-
cells all others. Today will be marked
by services in the morning and eve
ming in all the synagogues. Rabbi ii.
Silver will be the head of all the
churches and the services. will be con-
Quoted under his jurisdiction. At the
Plymouth street synagogue Rev. M.
Koplan viii lead. Rev. S. Melinck will
conduct the services at the Tower, Of
Right on Gold street, and Rev. Edward
Rubenstien will conduct the services at
the Sons of Israel synagogue on Prov
idence street. The seventh day prayers
win be read in all the synagogues.
The feast of the passover is distinct
lively joyous one. being paralleled by
the Christmas Easter. The only dietary
restriction being that requiring the use
exclusively Of unleavened bread called
'matzosh," a quaint reminder of the
haste and unpreparedness of the Jews
when on the sudden summons of Moses,
they hurried away from the Egypt
across the Red Sea.
Among strict Jews, more abroad than
in this country, this tradition of haste
IS still further symbolized by all who
partake of the 'sidar,' attiripg them
selves in pilgrims frock and holding
a staff, as If ready for a journey.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
MELLEN AGAIN.
This Time lie Attacks
Worcester Consolidated.

Boston. March 31.-The debate on
Representative Deans of Wakefield
bill to increase the excise tax on street
railway companies, gave Mr.. Mellen of
Worcester an opportunity for one Of
his characteristic anti-corporation
speeches this afternoon, in which he
as usual referred in an unpleasant way
to State Treasurer Shaw. 1t also al
forded him a chance to sail into the
Worcester Consolidated and the greater
part of his speech was devoted TO an
attack upon the Traction Company.
He said the street railway law was
solely in the interest of the corporations
and that the people were only Just
waking up to the fact Mr.. Dean won,
and the bill was substituted Tor the
committees report.
In the House today the committee on
WAYS and means reported faVoraDly on
a resolution for the expenditure of ST.
900 for the Worcester insane asylum 10
provide an electric lighting plant, ana
a bill providing that fines received Tor
the conviction of viOlators of the FISH
and game laws shOn go, haf TO the
commonwealth and one half to the in
formant. This committee also reported
q bill fixing the salary Of the inspector
of gas and gas meters at $1,000 per year.
Governor Wolcott today pardoned AL
bert Stebbins who is serving a five year
sentence in the house Of correction IN
Franklin county. Stebbins was treas
urer of the town of Deerfeld, and June
%, 1895, was sentenced to five years III
the house of correction for embezzling
the tOU-p funds
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

Inspired by the increasing illness
among the children of the public
schools, the New York board Of health
has undertaken to investigate the pu-
rity of the local candy supply. The
death of a Brooklyn child is believed
to have been traced directly to candy
eaten, and now the board has collected
$50 samples of sweets which are to be
subjected to analysis. Some months
ago fusel oil and alcohol were found in
candy sold to children, and the sale
was stopped, but apparently it has
been resumed, and the inference is that
somebody besides the children will now
be made to suffer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

The Lord and Lady Warwick Com
pany, Limited" is the astonishing name
of a corporation formed by the lovely
and talkative Lady Brooke, countess of
Warwick, to exploit the properties of
that famous estate. The historic old
English castle, home of the king
maker" goes into the pool along with
the coal mines and other properties.
The estate is heavily in debt, despite
the profits made by the noble earl as
director" in Ernest Terah Hooley S
queer companies. British nobility is be-
coming commercialized rapidly. but the
spectacle of an earldom converted into
a stock company is worthy of Gilbert,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

Reports say that New York banks
are already violating the clearing
house rule fixing fee for the collec-
ton of checks on outside banks de-
posted by their customers. Secretary
Gage observes that that was also the
experience when the rule was tried in
Chicago, Large depositors took their
accounts away from the banks that
charged for this service, and when the
smaller depositors found it out, they
clamored for similar favors, and the
rule fell into disuse. Such a rule is
still in force in st. Louis, Omaha al
other cities, but the prediction is that
it won't last long in New York.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
WORK ON THE NORSEMAN.
Wrecked Vessel Being UnIoaded BY
Lighters,

MarbIehead. March 31,-The work of
unloading the Warren line steamer
Norseman, which went ashore on Tom
Moore's ledge, last Wednesday,, was
completed shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning. Collector Of Customs c. A,
Bateman. with his three assistants, Col.
Adams, James Giles and William Bell,
remained on board the steamer and
completed an inventory Of the cargo
shortly after midnight.
This morning d diver went down I'M
der the vessels hull. He found there
was q large Jagged hole in the bottom
which would be very difficult to cover.
The lighters Ivy, Sypho, Myrtle and
Ash have arrived from the scene of the
wreck of the steamer Norseman at
Marblehead Neck with about 700 tons
of freight which had been removed
from the hold of the vessel. Orders
have been received from the treasury
department at Washington that the
owners of the saved cargo be permitted
to take their goods from the pier after
signing the general average bond.
Four other lighters are now at the
wreck,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
RECoNs1DERs HIS ACT.

ithaca. n. Y. March s1.-Capt.
Schuyler s. Fisher. of the Cornell
varsity crew, has reconsidered his in
tention to resign from that position. He
said today that the Misunderstanding
between Coach Courtney and himself
had been explained to his satisfaction,
and that he had learned that Court
ney's remarks concerning favoritism
were not intended TO apply to him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

Malolos is now within the American
lines, but where is Aguinaldo? Three or
four days ago he fled presumably along
the line of the railroad that stretches
125 miles northward. The natives made
little show of defending their capital,
but virtually abandoned it before our
troops arrived. Dispatches indicate
disposition to belittle the chances of
serious opposition beyond, but it is not
likely that Gen. Otis is basing his plans
on any such supposition, though there
is orly meagre information to indicate
what the next movement is to be or
how tired Of the fight the Filipinos have
become. Aguinaldo's flight looks as if
he had gone off somewhere to think.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

have a constitution and up-to-date civ
ilization, its protests against expanding
the Filipinos out of possessions that are
not theirs are farcical. Charity for the
victims of expansion should begin at
home-or in Shrewsbury.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
UNIvERsALIsT SOCIETIES.

The Chaplin Literary Club of the First
Universalist church will hold its annual
meeting April j.. At that time the
years history of the club will be read
by Charles Harrington. The Z. E H.
Society of the same church, is ma liking
good progress in the preparations for
the annual May festival
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
A SUCCESSFUL WEEK.

Rev. r. NJ Taft closed on Friday
evening a week of very successful ser
vices at Park church. The number at
tending increased each evening Sew
eral signified their intention to live the
Christian life. The people have been
very much impressed and helped by
Mr.. Taft's preaching and Miss Walkers
singing
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

Admiral Kautz bears a German name,
but he is a good enough Yankee to up
hold American interests in Samoa. The
navy department does not put weak
men in positions of responsibility, 50
the announcement that the govern
ment supports his action comes as a
matter of course.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

Captain John Smith of Virginia, The
Mayflower's consignment of passengers.
and all the others who helped start this
continent, were the worst kind of ex-
pansionists. What a lot of conf ,rt
Columbus, Miles Standish, Lord Bald
more and the rest would get out of
some of the down with Imperialism"
speeches and editorials of today,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
DEATH OF LAWRENCE DIVER.

Lawrence Dryer died in Woonsocket
hospital yesterday morning. The body
was brought to this city on the SO
train. He leaves a brother. John, OF
Melville. and one sister, Mrs. Peter
Hill. No. Suffolk street. Funeral
Sunday afternoon at I O'Clock from the
home of his sister, and services in St
Stephens church at 1.30 o'clock. In
terment in st. Johns cemetery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

Is there any downright injury to even
the most sensitive-souled American in
believing that his own country is good
enough to govern half-civilized races
whose destinies have been jammed
upon us by circumstances over which
We had no original control whatever?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
SATURDAY, APRIL 1. 1899.

The men who insist that the railroads
should enter Worcester through a ditch
instead of on top of a stone wall, are
making very creditable presentation
Of their case.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

If the Masonic temple project is real
ly to fail, even the fact that The Spy
was first to announce it, will not coun-
teract its sorrow at the collapse of so
fine an enterprise.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

1t is all right to have the street cars
run bit slower when you are once
on board, but they never viii speed
quite fast enough to suit people who
are waiting for them at street corners.