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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-03

AL G. Fields Big Minstrel Company
will give matinee and evening perform
ances at the Opera House next Saturday.
stage picture representing a soldiers
camp in front of Santiago de Cuba;
soldiers marching to strains of martial
music; negro cook who wants to fight
the whole Spanish army; a jolly lot of
boys bent on fun; cook scared out of
his senses; couple of half starved CT
bans who want to cook the cook; a dog
house where the cook seeks shelter from
the Spaniards; a big yellow dog that
Owns the dog house and who has NO
hesitancy in claiming his property; a
cook who loses his clothes trying to
hold the fort and when barely missed
being killed for a dog and by a dog;
after he fights General Blanco single
LANDED and is surrounded by Spaniards,
dives into cannon and is shot from it's
muzzle falling exhausted on the stage.
All these things are seen in the funny
comedy of ION to Cuba
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-03


Umpire. Schafer; scorers, Hissom and
Balzer. Tuesday evening, N. E. L. & A
A. VS.. La Belle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-03

Scorers, Ebeling and Miller; umpire,
Kahn Tonight, Golden Rods and Frog
Horns.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-03
CARROLL CLUB LEAGUE.

There were three exhibition games at
the Carroll Club yesterday afternoon by
the Wheeling and Carroll Club teams.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-03

round draw here tonight before the
Rienzi Athletic Club. Goulette broke
his left hand by swing on. McCue's
elbow in the third round, but he con-
tinued the. fight pIuckily to the end.
Goulette did all the aggressive work.
Both appeared strong at the finish.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-03
R. 7. BOOTH COMPANY,

Room ao-sf Auditorium Building, Chi
cage, I'LL.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
ENGLAND'S RAPAcITY.

To the Editor of The Spy: There is
is a point that is carefully concealed
from Americans in England's claims
against the Beers.
! England demands that the South
African republic grant to uitlanders
! foreigners) naturalization and the
right to vote without their foreswear-
ing allegiance to their foreign govern
ments.
Of course, soon after being natural
lied, they will vote to become part of
the British empire, as they already
outnumber the Beers three to one, the
whole thing is farce.
Americans can not give England even
support in this wrOngdoing.
Such a course for the United States
would be national suicide.
| And our fellow countrymen, without
| regard to party, will soon awaken to
| this truth.
Besides this, England has no right
to interfere with the autonomy of the
South African republic. The "suze-
ralnty" claimed by England relates at
the utmost only to dealings between
that republic and foreign powers.
| Inc only words relating to suzerainty
! in the treaty Of 1884 between England
and the Beers are: Article 4-The
South African republic will conclude
no treaty or engagement with any state
or nation other than the Orange Free
State, nor with any native tribe to the
eastward or westward of the republic,
until the same has been approved bv
her majesty the queen" The word
suzerainty does not occur in it but
was abrogated with the treaty of 1881.
| No possible "Anglo-American ALI
ance" should require our great country
either to aid England in doing any
wrong or to stultify ourselves.
Blood is thicker than water" and
these South African republicans are Of
the same blood with the New York and
New Jersey Americans Of Holland and
iof Dutch Huguenot descent. who fougbt
England in the American revolution
and again in 1872 when England stiii
claimed suzerainty right to search
American vessels,
Mountains of gold and oceans of dia-
monds can not save our country fron,
the ultimate consequence of unholding
English rapacity, for present gain.
Yours respectfully,
George W. VanSiclen.
New York, Sept. II. 1899
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
REWARD or PUBLIC APPROVAL.

The festival managers deserve both
the congratulations and the success
that has brought congratulations. 1t
lis proper that Worcester's most charac-
teristic Institutions should share in the
general prosperity of the time, and it
faithfully, earnestly and unselfishly for
it should realize abundantly the reward
that comes from popular approval and
public support. 1t has become a trite
Saying that no single institution has
given the city wider or more credit
able fame than the festival, yet it has
sometimes seemed that music festivals.
like prophets, are most honored outside
their own homes.
For several years there have been
lamentations in other cities because of
financial losses incurred, and, indeed, it
must be confessed that Worcester man
ayers have not always been strangers
to disappointment. Nevertheless, it still
remains true that this is the only citv
that has been able to maintain an an
nual festival with a balance that in the
long run is, on the right side of the
ledger. 1t is right that the people should
take pride in the fact and be eager
to support the association. Public spirit
and the encouragement of art should he
as potent motives as the pursuit of
pleasure. If, at the same time, the
managers fiatter themselves that thev
have offered good thing which the
people have been quick to appreciate
nobody will say them nay.
1t is habit with some to sneer at the
patronage of all kinds of art as a fad
and yet it would be difficult TO find
a quasi-public institution that has less
of fad and more of serious honesty
about it than this same festival. II is
not for love of fad or fashion that 400
persons volunteer to do the drudgerv
of rehearsing once a week on an aver-
age throughout the year, and for a, con-
siderable period twice or three times
a week. To do this implies an effort
and a sacrifice of personal convenience
That no sane man can imagine would
be repeated year after year, unless both
effort and sacrifice were prompted by
the most sincere and enduring of mo-
tives. A fad is neither enduring nor
sincere. What is said of the chorus is
even more true of the managers for
upon them falls an even greater weight
of individual responsibility. 1t must be
true also of the vast majority of ticket
buyers They are not giving up six dol
lars plus premium for seat merely
for the fun of sitting with a crowd
Most people want a better return than
that for their money. If. however tho
enthusiasm of chorus, managers and
genuine festival devotees sometimes
stampedes others, then it is very
natural and wholesome sort Of fad.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
THATcHER's MINsTRELs
Black Face Comedy Again Hits Hard
the Public Taste.

i'iC NSiiN SSAS'
1t certainly looks as if the old time
love for negro minstrelsy, which of late
had seemed rather on the wane, were
about to break out stronger than ever
Only d short time ago the Primrose
Dockstader troupe played to the capa-
city of the house, and last night George
Thatcher, accompanied by company
of unknown helpers, met with almost
equal financial success. In a comparison
of merit, though, the Thatcher crowd
suffers somewhat. 1t is organized on an
economical scale, both as regards cos
tuning and numbers, and the 10 parti-
cipants in the first part looked lonesome
on the big Worcester Theatre stage. The
long suit of the combination is it's vocal
lists. These are all young men, and their
fresh, unWorn voices rendered solos and
choruses delightfully."-, and met with the
heartiest appreciation of the audience,
sometimes to the extent of a triple en-
core George Thatcher, Dan Waldron,
w. c. Held and Chris Green were the
end men, and ]. S. Roland the inter
locutor: and of these the honors went
to the veterans, Thatcher and Waldron,
although both the performers and their
jokes made their professional debut at
about the same period.
The second part of the program was
an od-fashioned minstrel olio, liberal
in quantity, and productive of much en-
joyment. 1t consisted of Niblo and
Riley, song and dance pair; Allen
Wightman, the clay modeler, who will
be remembered by Park Theatre pa
irons of last season; a first class male
quartet; Green and DeVeaux, a lively
and talented musical team; the original
big four, in their side-splitting tumbling
act, which used of itself to be the for
tune of any show; and, of course,
Thatcher, in an assorted lot Of funniest
| ties.
The sale of seats for "Trelawny of the
Wells" with Jack Mason. Bessie Tyree.
Mary Mannering, George Boniface and
all the other Lycaum stars, will open
tomorrow morning. The play is one of
Pinero's prettiest, the company has but
single rival for supremacy in the
United States, and the costumes form a
delightful retrospect into the fashions
of 40 years ago-crinoline, turbans and
/ hair nets for the women, and peg-top
trousers and rolling collars for the men.
With all these inducements the capa-
city of the theatre should be severely
| tested.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13

the loss Of the cup. The Tribune" oil
September l of that year sald;
1.-THE close proximity of the Two
Yachts GNayfower, which happened 70
be oue near the Thistle, however, lhVlI-
ed comparisons in their appearance:
These were all in favor of the Ihlstle.
Without attempting to give in detall
all the extravagant views OF the leau-
ing papers of that time or the names
and dates of the same, which, however,
are preserved. the following few may
be quoted as fair samples:
"Old yachtsmen shake their heaas
ominously as the Scotch stranger sallS
by" Nh.
mo wonder she beat the lreX. why,
she will simply have walk over. Ihere
was never a boat built that conlo MAKE
such Roadway in calm as the Ihls-
tie"
THE Thistle is far lighter looking
than the Volunteer The latter is log
gy-looking."
"The Thistle moves fast and freely
in a breeze while the Volunteer bows
down to it."
"The Thistle moves drought the wa
ter faster and easier than the Noluh-
teer."
Yet the "loggy" looking Yankee de
| feated the boat that was to have
walk over by 10 minutes and 2S& sec
/ onds in one race.
The Herald" was particularly strong
on the Galatea when Lieut.. William
Hem brought his cutter to this coun
try. It said on September 7, 1886, tina
it was pretty well concluded that The
! Galatea would come very near carry
| ing off the cup"
Here are few other expert opinions
of the Hem racer:
1T will take great boat to beat he
in windward work in any kind of {
| Wind
1.-THE Mayflower can not beat tn,
| Galatea."
AS matter of history the Mayfiowe
| did outsail the Galatea. "all through
right off the reel as they say, tn
| official time being twelve minutes in tn
first race.
1t was the same way with the Genes
ia of Sir Richard Sutton in 1885.
Another year of great fears was il
1898 when the first Valkyrie to com
to this country challenged. This boa
was described as a demon in light air
and perfect devil in a blow" showin
that the American boat, the Vigilan
hadn't ghost Of a chance, except
| moderate weather.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
POLES AND WIRES.
Western Union and the City Have a
Offence to Settle.

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany and the city of Worcester have a
difference to settle.
1t comes over an old line of poles
owned by the telegraph company, which
runs through Worcester and formerly
carried the Boston Springfield wires
When the underground was completed
these poles were stripped of wires and
since that time have not been used.
A short time ago it came to the ears
of Mayor Dodge that wires We're being
strung on these poles, and from what
could be learned, it appeared that they
We're part of a trunk line between
| Springfield and Boston for the Massa-
chusetts Telephone & Telegraph Co
! About dozen of these poles in Graf
| ton street are in the way Of a sidewalk
which is being built in Grafton street,
| and last Thursday, Street Commission
er w. s. Prior received orders to remove
the poles. The order was carried out and
! the wires have been taken down. The
line was constructed part of the dis
lance on poles of the Electric Light Co,
| but when Supt Coughlin became cog
INFANT of the fact there was a sudden
stir, and within a remarkably short
4
and wires had disappeared from poles
of the Electric Light company.
! AS the matter stands at present, it
looks as though the Massachusetts, COM
pany had rented the poles from the
| Western Union Telegraph company, but
whether the work viii be allowed to go
on remains to be determined. The stu
| alton seems to hinge on whether the
Western Union has right to do what
it sees fit with the poles without per-
init from the city. Anothelg'oint raised
| by city officials is that the line in ques-
| ton was abandoned and has been prac-
| tiCally condemned
| 1t is claimed by some that the poles
are unsafe and that if wires are to be
strung, new line of poles should be
put up.
Manager Dunn of the Western Union
has little to say about the matter at
present.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13

The recommendation for mercy
signed by all the judges at Rennes will
strengthen the common opinion that it
was not intended that Dreyfus should
be punished again. This is a logical
sequel to a verdict finding the prisoner
guilty of treason with extenuating
circumstances, and committing his
sentence from life Imprisonment to ten
years in jail. The second. court-mar-
tial has virtually declared that the YER
dict rendered by the first was unjust,
and at the same time has stultifed
itself
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13

The Anti-double taxation league is
to renew it's fight in the legislature,
next winter Far from being discour-
aged by past defeat, II takes courage
from the feeling aroused by the ex-
traordinary increase in the valuation
and taxation of personal property, dur
ing the past year. The league will also
exert its influence in the choice of a
successor to the late Tax Commissioner
Endicott. The contest for the office
seems to have narrowed down to Chief
Clerk Nottage and Deputy Tax Com
missioner Otis Of Worcester The lat
ter, as may be supposed, is not the can
didate Of the Anti-double taxation
league, but he may be reasonably sup
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
personal.

William Taft leaves today for New
YORK.
G. D. Edgely goes to st. Johns, New
Brunswick, today.
Mrs. A. H. Day and Miss Day will
be at Terpsichorean hall today from 4
TO 8 p. m.
A. Julius Johnson, foreman of the
Grove street works of the Washburn &
Moen department of the American Steel
& Wire Co, has resigned his position to
take effect Sept. 2l He will accept a
similar position in New York, and will
move his family to the metropolis
shortly.
John E. Mayhem, who has been with
the Barnard, Sumner e. Putnam Co.
for the past eight years, and four years
of this time as advertising manager,
has accepted a very lucrative position
as manager of the j. H. c. Petersen's
Sons dry goods store of Davenport,
Iowa. This store is the largest bust
ness house in that section of the coun-
try. Mrs. Mayhem will accompany
her husband and they will leave Wor-
cester Thursday morning for the west
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
CONTRARY MINDED.
(New York Mail and EXPRESS J

New York Mail and Express.)
It may just be that Sir Thomas Linton
will lift" the Americas cup as some of
the nautical sharps are predicting, bur
it may be interesting to know that
these same sharps have predicted the
very same thing for every challenger
that has come TO these shores. The
files of some of the leading papers since
1870, when the Cambria was slated by
the cracks to beat the American Mis-
chief, but didn't, afford ample proof
The statements then made seem alb
surd now. Some of the present day ut
terances regarding the Shamrock will
probably seem as absurd about the
middle of next month. When the &C.
nesta, Galatea, Thistle and the two
Valkyries had their trial SPINS about
this harbor some of the papers init T.
mated that it might be as well to wrap
the homely old cup in brown paper. tie
II with blue ribbon and give it to the
challenger. 1t was the most graceful
way of doing it. There was no use try-
ing to defend it. The advice was ouite
good. at least for those Americans who
bet on the result of the contests for
they were enriched without the neces
sity of giving odds.
How the Defender beat the Vallvrie
IN the made-to-order light airs thai
pest suited the royal visitor is a matter
of history.
In no contest for the trophy was there
quite so much confidence on the part of
the experts as in the Thistle Winning
from the Volunteer in 1887. one Of ths
papers described in detail weeks before
the 1rst race Owner Bells arrange
ment5 for the safe transit of the Gun
across 10 scotland. Thousands wore
imitation thistles, and the music of 40
bagpipes was heard morning, noon and
night on yachts as they passed to ana
fro about the harbor. The "Herald,' ~
August 20, 1887, told of bets of / to /
in favor of the visitor. and predicted
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
UNABLE TO BE PRESENT.
The Testimonial to Father Brosnihan
Will Be Privately Presented.

The Testimonial to Father Brosnihan
Will Be Privately Presented.
There was a meeting of the parishion-
ers of St. Anne's church last night for
the purpose of presenting a testimonial
to Rev. E. F. Brosnihan, former as
sistant pastor under Father Scannell,
now at st. Bridget's church in Millbury.
Rev. James p. Tuite, pastor of the
church, presided, and there was a large
attendance. The people were disap-
pointed, however, for instead of greet
ing Rev. Father Brosnihan, whom they
all love, Father Tuite read letter and
telegram from him in which it was set
forth that owning to pressing church
duties in his Millbury parish, Father
Brosnihan would be unable to attend,
and receive the testimonial.
Rev. w. F. Hartigan. assistant to
Father Tuite was to have made the
presentation speech. 1t was decided to
abandon the idea of a public presenta-
ton, and today the testimonial,
amounting to $1,000, will be presented to
Father Brosnihan personally.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13

Preparations in connection with the
Inauguration of President Hadley OF
Yale indicate that very radical changes
are contemplated in the management Of
the university. Buildings to cost So
100000 have been planned, and about
S,OO000O has already been subscribed.
Many professorships have become va
cant by reason of death or resignation,
and the corps of instruction is to be
materially strengthened. This implies
a change in educational methods. In
fact, Yale seems to have come to a
transition period, one symptom of
which is a marked decrease in the num-
Der of students entering. The number
of young men taking final or prelimi-
nary examinations, this year, for the
academic and scientific departments
combined, is 1884, a decrease of 9S as
compared with last year. The falling
off has been mostly in the academic de-
partment or college proper, where there
is loss of So. OF course this tendency
will have to be stopped, and no effort
will be spared to do it.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
A SUCCESS WITHOUT A DOUBT.


The fair that is to be run at Nashua
Sept. 10 to % will be a bang-up one In
every sense of the word. Nashua is a
railroad center, and is easily reached from
eevry section, so that one may visit the
fair without Inconvenience
The managers are exerting every infIu-
ence to make the show a success and
bringing together the various departments
the result will be complete and mag
niflcent show Horse racing will be a
most prominent feature, and the purses
are of sufficient sic to attract a big field
Of the best horses of the section.
The space allotted to field and farm
products will contain much that is of in
terest while in the household depart
mept more complete exhibition was
never made. OF course, the entertain
ments and Midway will be well worth
visiting. and with the low rate excursion
tickets that the Boston e. Maine railroad
has placed on sale at many of it's sta
tions, which includes an admission to the
fair. the cost for taking In this great show
Is but nominal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
OUT AND ABOUT.

Miss Harriet Ellsworth has just re-
turned from an extended tour abroad,
visiting the principal places in Italy,
Switzerland, Germany, Holland Bel
GUM and France.
Today she resumes her teaching at
Mt Holyoke College, it being her sixth
year as vocal instructor.
She will receive her pupils in Worces-
ter at the studio in the Knowles build
ing, Oct. 2.
There was once upon a time girl
whose hair was as straight as a candle
when the proper caper was for it to
wave, and this was what she did about
it,: Each morning she wet her hair
with water in which had been placed a
tablespoonful of toilet ammonia. After
being wet the hair was pulled forward
and allowed to dry as it fell. When it
was combed out it became fluffy and
wavy.
The Misses Coombs, who have been
in Europe all summer, sail for home
Oct "a
Mrs. May Sleeper Ruggles has re-
signed from the Friday Morning Club,
as one of the first steps toward moving
from Worcester to Boston. She will be
greatly missed not only by that or
ganization. but also by the Wellesley
Club. of which she was an active and
popular member, and by the Worcester
public at large. She was one Of the
most obliging and responsive of local
singers, and her fine contralto voice
was always at the service of her
friends and of worthy objects Mr. and
Mrs. Ruggles are still at Nantasket
Beach, but their house is for sale, and
Mrs. Ruggles will begin her musical
work in Boston next month.
Miss Frances Lincoln came up from
York, Me. for the Bazeley- Chopin we'd
ding at Uxbridge. During the three or
four weeks which will be required for
the renovations in her house she will
stay at Mrs. Clarks on Chestnut
street. Miss Mary Bacon has come up
from Boston for the wedding.
Miss Won Voigt will return to Wor-
cester on the twenty or second of
the month and resume her German
classes. She has been having an en-
joyable summer in Bedford, n. Y.
teaching German classes under the aus
pieces of some New York society WON
en-, with plenty of driving and golf
luncheons and teas thrown in
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13

Venezuela is in heap of trouble
again. That is apt to be the fate of
these Spanish-American republics the
moment the strong, despotic hand that
forces peace and prosperity upon them
let's go its hold. A few of these states
have been blessed with exceptionally
able dictators, and judged by Spanish
standards, honest and public-spirited
men, who have given something like
stability to government, but after the
death of one of them, his lieutenants
have commonly quarreled among them
selves and brought back the former
condition of chaos. Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines belong to the same
class.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
NEW DIVISION MEETS.

Division SO Wants to Be Included in
the A. o. H. Building Committee.
Division 49, A. o. H., met last eve
ming, and appointed the following COM
mittee to confer with the building com
mitteei in the endeavor to join that body
John Jay O'Donnell, Thomas F. Harvey
and Michael O'Gara. The resolutions
adopted by the united Hibernians on
the death of Rev. Denis Scannell were
adopted by the division which then went
into silent session out of respect of
the memory of the departed priest.
There was some talk of holding fair
in order to replenish the treasury. A
prize will be offered to the one who is
instl umental in bringing in the most
new members. The prize is to be an A.
o. II. pin which will be suitably In
scribed on the back. The charter OF the
division viii close at the next meeting.