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liver docs Higher.

New York. Nov. 1O.-Silvcr bullion
ran up half n cent per ounce further on
;o-dny's local market. making n total
advance OF 1Ss cents in three days. To-
days bid price FOR commercial bar was
59i, cents: Tuesdays was 5Sii. To-
days advance. like that of yesterday.
began in London. where bullion was
quoted early at - 5-1G pence per ounce,
against 2Iis yesterday AMI "G;l Mon
day.
Local dealers were still somewhat at
n loss to explain the movement. In
addition to the Hong Kong orders no.
ticcd yesterday. the French mint has
lately ordered S2OOOOO worth of silver
for coinage purposes, but this order
was supposed to have been already fill
cd. Some dealers in silver were inclin.
ed to explain the rise as n natural re-.
covcry. due to the fact that silver
prices have been weak this year with
out adequate cause.
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Ten Millions I. III. Claim.

Austin. Tex. Nov. 12.-Francisco Al
vcro OF the City of Mexico Is here to
consult with Ex-Governor Hogg with
regard to n suit being brought by them
rs attorneys for the recovery OF S1O.-
100000 worth Of property located in
the City of Mexico. in Paris. France
and on the border OF Texas.
This claims is known ns the La Pa
rino claim. Fully sS.OOO.OOO worth of
this property is located in .he City Of
Mexico and the remainder In Paris and
Texas. Some years ago the plaintiff in
this case was sent to Paris to secure
an education. and while there his faith
or died. leaving n will making him n
sole heir TO all this vast estate. After
the fathers death his mother kept him
In Paris until she had sold all the prop
crty. In alleged violation of the proyis-
ions of the will.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-16
SEVERE FIGHTING IN vENE-
ZUELA.


Last of Prrsidrut Ansiradr'. Force. Cap
tured.
Puerto Cabcllo. Venezuela. Nov. H.
General Paroles. former commander
In the army Of cx-Prcsidcn. Andrndc.
who had refused the demand made
upon him by General Cipriano Castro
and the de facto authorities TO surrcn-
der the town. even when this was re-
inforccd by the request Of the British.
American. French. German and Dutch
commanders. surrendered this morning
nj 10 o'clock after n terrible battle.
The aspect OF the city Is one OF ruin
and devastation. and II IL estimated
that upwards Of go persons were
killed or wounded during the fighting.
DR.. Braistcd OF the United States
cruiser Detroit and the other surgeons
OF the various w1rships In the harbor
are minis;cring TO the wants OF the
wounded.
General Ramon Guerra began a land
attack upon the town and the position
OF General Farcdcs Friday night. Dcs.
ultory lighting continued until Satur-
day morning about 1 and then n fierce
struggle cnsucd. General Paroles
made n stubborn defense. but General
Guerra forced an entrance into the
tnwn nt : o'clock yesterday.
As early rs $ o'clock Sunday morn
in- the fleet arrived and began n bonn
hardmcnt. but the range was too great
and the firing proved ineffective.
General Paroles held the fort on the
hill and Fort Libcrtador until this
morning.
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Terrible s,~r,-nc. ON n Transport.

San Francisco. Nov. ii.--AdiI,iounl
particulars Of the terrible trip OF the
transport Siam from this port TO
Manila have been received here. Tile
Siam left here ON August ipilI. with
nearly 100 persons FOR the army In the
Philippines. All went well between
here md Honolulu. where u stop Of ten
days gave the horses an opportunity
to recover from the voyage. The vcS.
sci left Honolulu on September 9TH
and on the 18th ran into u typhoon.
losing three horses. Good weather
followed until October LIST. wien n ter.
rifle typhoon was encountered near
Guam island. four days from Manila.
The storm broke nj | o'clock in the
morning and at the first roll OF the ycs-
sci the horses stamprdcd. Wave aftcr
wave washed over the decks OF the
steamer. throwing the animals about.
breaking their legs and otherwise
manning them. The scene was fright
fui aud Il was impossible for tie men
on the ship 10 do anything with the ter
riiici animals. The vessel was uncon.
irollablc and II was next to impossible
for anyone TO stand on deck. which
was slippery with blood and debris.
Three hundred and fifty horses We're
killed aud they remained on deck four
DAYS before the bodies could he dis
posed OF. Thousands OF sharks fol
lowed the vessel. being attracted by
the stencil snd the possibilities OF n
feast. The vessel was blown 1000
miles out Of her course ana was OF
the Formosau coast when tho storm
blew itself out.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-16
INSURGENTS ARE AFRAID.
Don't Want to Fight the Yelling Ameri-
cans.

cans.
Manila, Nov. l3.-Coloncl Hayes has
captured Agu!naldo's secretary, and
Major Coleman IL In Carranglan with
an escort OF l7J BolOmen, on his way
TO the province OF Nueva Nisaya.
The son OF General I.laneoras and his
family are prisoners. The general
barely escaped.
Your correspondent with General
Young tclcGraphs from San Jose that
Agulnaldo lid not escape to the north
east. lie and his army, the CORE
spondcnt adds, are surrounded. His
last orders To the Filipino commander
at san Jose Were 10 hold san Jose and
Carranglan ut all costs.
The recent encounters were too one
sided 10 be called fights. The insur.
gents ar. mortaily afraid OF the Amer
leans. however strong their position.
They make but a brief and feeble re-.
slstaHcr. aud run when the terrible
American yell reaches their ears.
whcrcupon the Americans pursue them
and slay many.
The moral effect OF the news that CO..
COO troops are on their way here has
been unlucstIonabiy great.
The insurgents are suffering moro
from disease than the Americans, ow.
Ing TO poor food. lack OF medicines ana
filthy hospitals. with the result that
there i great mortality among them.
General L.awton has intercepted tel.
cgram from an insurccnt captain to
Filipino general reading: "liow can
you blame me for rctrcn;ing when only
twelve Of my company were able 10
iigh,Y'
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PRESIDENT scHuRMAN's VIEWS
Say. We Don't Want tho rhiiippinc. hut
Cant II lp Oursc Y

Buffalo. y. Y. Nov. 1O.-Prcsidcnt
Schurman OF Cornell. and chairman of
the Philippine commission. made an
address before the Buffalo Equality
Club last night In which he defined hi-
Views on the Philippine question.
In part he said: I'VE need coaline
station in the Orient. but do we need
anything else? | was opposed to the
annexation OF the islands and | heart.
iiy wish we were rid OF them now.
What "A godscnd II would I've TO this
country II we could in honor reserve
n few stations and get rid OF the rest
Of the Islands and their millions Of pco.
pie and the vcxatious problem Of gov.
crning those millions. But that de.
sire IL useless. The question is set.
tied. no matter what we think. We
have destroyed the government that
held them: govern themselves they
cannot. We must keep them aud think
or them as equals.
"To-iay the great work that lies 10
our hand Is the task OF education. We
must raise them to our standards and
must not wnvcr from the course mark
cd so plainly before the United States.
Whether we like II or not. we cannot
escape 1t. II Is Il ease OF duty, and
this country must do its duty before
God and man"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-16
ATERRiFic EXPLOSION.
Hift~en Hundred Quart. Of NitroGiyser
Inc Create Havoc In Ohio

Fifteen Hundred Quart. of Nitro Giyesr,
Inc Create Havoc In Ohis.
Tif!in. Ohio. Nov. IA magazine
used by the Bradford nitro-giyccrinc
factory TO store the product OF thcir
factory. located two and n hnlf miles
east OF Gibsonburr. was blown up THIS
afternoon nj 30 o'clock. The shock
was heard nj towns within radius Of
forty miles and the effect OF the cS.
piosion In the immediate ncighborhood
was terrific.
The magazine was located In the
woods quarter OF u mile from any
dwelling. nnd this alone prevented a
terrible loss Of life. Benjamin Card.
the driver OF n stock wagon. had
brought load OF 80 quarts Of nitro.
glyccrinc from the factory ut Bradford
aud was unloading II when the cSplo.
sion took place. lust how 1t happened
Will never I've learned. Card and the
iwo'horscs driven 10y him received the
full effect Of the explosion. He was
blown TO atoms. only n few shrcds OF
his body being found. and pieces OF
horsciicsh were found miles away. II
is supposed that he had n companion.
but this is not positively known.
Card lived In Bradford. Ohio. and
left n family.
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uocr. Make u Threat.

Iopton. Nov. IA special dispatch
from Cape Town. dated Friday. No
ycmher 10Th. says that state Sccrc-
tury Rcitz has demanded that General
White Immediately release the. sup
posed spy. Nathan Marks. who Is con
lined In Ladysmith. coupling his de-
mand with a threat TO execute SIN
British officers.
General Butler replied. according to
the spccinl dispatch. that he was on
titled to retain the man until he should
give n satisfactory account OF himself.
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Tho kentucky aiud,lIe.

Frankfort. Ky. Nov. Ex-senator
Gocbcl and the Democratic leaders arc
still waiting on the final action Of the
county boards OF elections in Jefferson.
Christian. Knox. johnson and other
counties. 1t IL claimed that enough
fraudulent votes will he thrown out
in these counties to give Gocbel ma
jority on the face of the returns. The
city is excited over rumor that the
governor intends TO declare martial law
in the event that Knox and johnson
counties are thrown out. and thnt he
viii refuse TO recognize Soe5ei as gov
crnor under such conditios:s. This rt-
NOR Of martial law is not generally
credited. though there is almost certain
TO he serious clash between Governor
Bradley and the claimant.
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AGUiNALDO FREE YET.
lie Has Escaped Into the Mountains Our
Troop. Advancing.


Manila, Nov. l2.-lO a. m.-General
Macarthur and General Lawton are
closing In on Tarlac. Communication
with distant points Is impossible except
by means OF the government wire,
which Is crowded with official busi-
ness.
General Macarthur took Bamban
yesterday. This Is supposed to be the
strongest position held by the Filipinos
except Tarlac. The brief accounts Of
the engagement received Indicate that
the rebels fought according TO their re-
cent tactics, rctrcating after hrins n
Few vollcys.
One officer OF the ThIrty-six,h rcel-
ment Is the only American reported
Killed. General Macarthur began his
advance at daylight. Colonel Smith,
with the Seventeenth regiment on the
right. Major Bells command and the
Th!riy-siSth on the left. and the Ninth
In the center. Colonel Smith cncoun-
tered small force at o'clock. easily
dispensing the rebels.
Major Bell secured a position on the
mountain. from which he poured IN
cniiladlng fire from rifles and Hotch.
Kiss guns ON the line OF the enemy.
The Fiilpinos stood the fire FOR twenty
minutes and then rcircatcd TO tho
mountains. General Macarthur enter
cd Bamban Mt 10 o'clock and Colonel
Smith occupied Capas. the first town
beyond.
General I.aw;on's headquarters arc
still at Cnbanatuan.
The Americans are continuing their
advance so rapidly that the insurgents
have not the time necessary TO destroy
the railroad.
Aguinnldo. the elusive chief OF the
Filipino rebels. has succeeded again IN
escaping from the American forces
sent against him. General whcaton's
division had landed mt Llngnycn. to
move south. while Generals Lawton
and Young moved north from Angeles.
the plan being To crush AguInaltlo. who
wns supposed TO bc ut Bayambang.
near tingaycn. between the two forces.
but the rebel slipped away Into tho
mountains. t.awton's troops reached
Tarlnc yesterday. the commander be-
Ing Mt CabInaf,inn. while Young II
moving from Nabalacoi.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-16
Zig Telephone Combine.

New York. Nov. 1i.-'rhc Telephone,
Telegraph n Gable Company OF Amer
lea will hold n meeting. according Ia
one of the compnny's directors. al
which tho following men will attend
by Invitation and be elected directors
as soon rs they take up their shares III
the stock of the company:
John Jacob Astor. Thomas Dolnn.
VIM Elkins. Charles II. Flint. Francis
NJ. Jcnks. W. II. Gclshenenn. Martin
Mu,oncy. Emerson Mcmillan and
Frank rilford Of this city: l.. \. II.
Widcncr. Philadelphia: Charles u. Ad-
ans, Oakcs Amcs. j. 7. iolbrook.
Theodore Stone and W. II. Crockcr.
San Francisco.
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Mexican. wh,r Ynanl. ArnIn.

Guaymas. Mexico. Nov. 12.-with
restoration Of tclcgraphic commuuica-
ton between General Torres head
quarters nt Tornin and Guaymas
comes a dispatch conveying news OF n
two Days fight between Mexican
troops and the iaquis. The Indians
attacked garrison in Fort Angestura
near Potam and were rcpulscd. Later
and Potam.
The troops attacked the town OF VI
can and routed the Indians with con-
siderable loss to the latter. Thursday
the troops again engaged the Indians
at LocobampoN and scattered the
YnUuis. losses being heavy. The casu.
nltics Of the MeNicans nrc given as four
killed and twelve wounded.
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wiz Examine Route RcIcc,cdby Dc Ls..cr,

Kingston. Jamaica. Nov. 1.-THE
United States gunboat Scorpion arriv-
cd here yesterday. conveying the
United States commission dispatched
for the purpose Of surveying the sug-
ccs;cd ncw Colombia canal route he.
tween Caledonia bay and the gulf Of
San MIGUEL for n sea level waterway.
ncccssitnting only twenty-siS miles OF
actual canal. This is the originally
selected route which was rejected In
favor OF the De Lcsscps Colon. Panama
route. on the ground that the latter al
ready possessed railroad transportn-
tion and other facilities. while the for
mer travcrscd the alleged most deadly
mnlarial district on the face OF the
earth. including the extensive swamp
areas rendered untcnablc hy men on
account Of mosquitoes and other ven
omous tropical pests.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-16
Cruiser chnrl..,nn Axrrund.

Manila. Nov. 1J.-1o:2J y. m.-Ths
United States cruiser Charleston ran
aground near vignn on hidden reef
with ,thirty.fivc faihoms OF water on
both sides. She worked her machinery
for two days and nights In trying TO
get aiioat. but. n typhoon arising. the
crew were compelled TO take 10 their
boats and seek refuge on small
Island five miles away. The natives
arr friendly. Lieutenant Mcdonald
and number OF sailors put or In
small boat and reached the Callao.
which brought them to Manila.
Lieutenant Mcdonald describes the
Charleston when he last saw her rs
hard and fast aground with her bottom
badly stove AMI well out OF water.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-16
WRECK OF THE CHARLESTON
Little Hops That the Vessel tan re
saved.


Manila. Nov. li.-S y. m.-Furtlicr
details regarding the grounding OF the
United States cruiser Charleston shows
that she struck an unchlrtcred coral
reef ten miles east OF Lanmiguens
island. Her stern WIS almost sub.
merged ana the bow almost ont OF
water. \ heavy sea WIS ON ana the
cruiser began rolling violently. The
waier-tlght doors Were quickly closed.
hut Were stove In under th" engine
compartment. the largest OF the ship.
After the first efforts to right her. the
officers feared she might slide on be-
ca,isc OF the heavy sea and they aban-
loncd the attempt To save her. They
hurried TO the launches anl boats and
rowcy away. prepared 10 Hight for u
lan,lin. with Two Colt guns. i:Ii rides.
ind ten days rations.
Some OF the officers and men Were
dressed only In paJamns aud their
un,lcrciothInr. The brrcch blocks Of
the cannon We're removed before the
boats put on. Two hours after the
Charleston struck NIL had goticn away.
The report that the crew remained Two
days OH the vessel Is Inaccurate. \
party returned two days later. hut
found II impossible to save anything.
The first landing was made on II
little island. with n front OF barren
rocks. Next day the boats again took
TO the water and proceeded TO knin!'
snin Island. where u landing was made
In the expectation that firing would bc
necessary. so fnr from this bclnc the
ease. however. the Charicston's men
found u half savage people. who r-'
rnrds,i them with curiosity ruth.r than
hostility.
On the third day the storm had great.
ly subsidized and Lieutenant John u.
Mcdonald. with oatswain DominIck
Slynn aud six men. started for the
gulf Of LonIaycn In u thiriy.fous sail.
Ing launch. hoping To lind mn Amcri-
can warship. hut entirely ignorant oi
General whcaton's expedition.
Lieutenant Mcdonald was four days
aiioat. keeping under shelter Of the
hostile shorc for two days oh account
Of the hI-h seas. being most Of the time
In u soaking rain. Finally. dying the
union jack down. clad In their under.
clothing. ana drcnclicd 10 the skin. the
officer and his companions overlook the
transport Aztec. which carried them
TO the baitlcsiiip Oregon.
In naval circles the accident Il cou.
siicr.i quite unavoidable. The only
wonder IL that there arr not more si:ch
disasters In Philippine .wntcr~. which
are Most injifrcrcnily chartc,'.
The Charleston lies practically In The
opcn sea and there Il no hope of sav.
ing her or the valuable parapicrnnlia
and contents OF the cruiser.
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Seven l. Id Low n, ON. shot.

charlottesville. NO.. Nov. 13.-News
reaches here OF n distressing tragedy
Mt n lcvcc camp. below here. Charles
Pearmnn. who had for some reason
become angry with n family named
Poe. came to Poc's tent with n double
bnrrclcI shotgun and fired both barrels
into the tent. striking and dangerously
wounding seven out Of the family of
nine One small child was killed i'll
slantly, one has since died. and the
mother Ia not expected to live.
Penrinan escaped across the Mississ-
ippi river and took refuge in the Ten
nesSce forests. A posse followed and
captured him and he is now in jail
here.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-16
NynIor Logan Killed

Washington. Nov. IA cable dis
match received at the War Department
announces that Major John A. Logan
Thirty-third volunteer infantry. was
killed in n fight in Luzon. He was
leading his battalion in action. He Is
n son of the. late General John a. Lo-
gan of Illinois. He leaves widow
and three children who are at present
residing ut Youngstown, Ohio.
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bryan and M. roy Go ,ruu,,ne.

Lincoln. Ncb.. Nov. '12.-Hon. W. J..
Bryan and his son left today for st.
Louis. where they will be Joined by
Colonel W. c. 'Wctmorc.' and viii 20 to
the game preserves of the latter for a
weeks hunting trip.
Mrs. Bryan will: Join her husband In
Arkansas the latter part OF the week,
when they will 20 to Texas for an ex.
tended trip.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-16
70 r. ca. on Kimberley Supplies.

Orange River, Cape Colony, Monday,
Nov. G.--Thc Beers investing Kimber-
ley have been reinforced by 1000 men
and have succeeded in corralling about
f5OOO worth OF stock belonging to
Kimberley merchants. which was in
tended for the sustcnance OF the town.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21

Edward W. Breed, in being appointed
superintendent of the handsome Cen
trail Park, is simply returned to his
own. Mr.. Breed is a florist and land
scape gardener of experience. He laid
out the park and had the care of It
until last year, when the democrats
superseded him with Frank p. Sawyer.
The park was established in 1890, and
each year thereafter while he was SUI
perintendent Mr.. Breed added some
new feature to the park. Mr.. Breed
has been g. lifelong republican. He has
served on the republican town commit
tee and has always enjoyed the conf
dence of the party leaders. He has
large greenhouses on Prescott street. He
is not altogether unknown in Worcester
and keeps an office for the benefit of
Worcester people, in room 847, State
Mutual building. He is a. member of
the American Florists Association and
Of the Park and Outdoor Art Associa-
ton.
Frank P. Sawyer, who will continue
in charge Of the Burdett Hill Park
was one of the few democratic candi-
dates who pulled through the recent
landslide. He was elected tree war
den He is a florist and has greenhouses
in the lower part of the town.
Leonard H. Parker will continue as
superintendent of Woodlawn cemetery
Mr.. Parker has always taken care OF
! the cemetery, when he has had charge
of the town farm. He has not received
extra pay for caring for the cemetery
at such times.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
CLINTON COURT.
Judge Stone Kept Busy With Variety of
Cases.

Clinton, March 2O.-Michael, other
wise 'Scrappy," Joyce, came into dis
trict court this morning, with a de-
tense. He was charged with commit
ting an assault upon w. C. Kimmens
who lives ct 81 East street. Kimmens
told this story: Monday evening he
was accosted by Joyce, near the High
street woodward. Want to fight"
Joyce is alleged to have said.
81 don't" said Kimmens.
'Well, 1 do" said Joyce, and he
struck Kimmens, so that gentleman
told the court, in the neck. Then KIM
mems struck back and ran. Joyce ran
after, but ran the other way when
Kimmens called, Police"
Owen King, Michael Mack and John
Joyce, brother of the prisoner, testi-
fed that the story of Kimmens could
not be true, because he was with one
or the other Of them during the time
when the assault was alleged to have
taken place, and could not have COM
mitted it by reason of absence of body.
The court continued the case until to-
morrow morning under bonds of
5000.
Enoch Lowe, NJ. Archie Morris and
Timothy Collins We're fined S. for be-
ing drunk. Lowe was found walking
about Depot square. Sunday morning,
with shirt, pants and shoes on, but un-
able to account for the absence of a
new oyercoat, coat, vest and hat.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
Clinton Selectnen
Name Officers.
POLICE MUST WAIT.
Will Be Kept On Anxious
Seat For a Time Longer.

Clinton, March 2O.-The selectmen
met tonight in their room, town hall,
and filled some of the minor offices.
The full board was present. William
Rodger presided.
The republican members of the board
elected Leonard H Parker to be keen
er OF the town farm, at a salary Of 500
year. Mrs. Parker was named as ma
iron with a salary of 500 a year. Mr..
Parker succeeds Lawrence Fury, who
was appointed a year ago, when there
was a democratic majority on the board
eugene Hugo Lenhert, D. V. S., was
elected inspector of animals, provisions
ana milk, to succeed Charles H. O'Mal-
ley, at salary of $500 a year.
EDWARD w. Breed was elected SUPER
lntendent of the Central park, to sue
ceed Frank P. Sawyer Last wear Mr..
sawyer held both parks.
FRANK P. Sawyer was retained TO
care for the Burdett Hill Park.
Inc cemetery committee was re-ap-
pointed, standing as last year. This
was IN accordance with a vote of the
town. INC
The meeting was entirely harmoni-
Gus and passed pleasantly.
other business, some routine and
transacted.
AS predicted in the Spv this morn
ing, no appointments of police vera
made. The board is not ready to deal
with that matter.
A few words about the principal re-
publican appointees will be reIished
here. eA'iieu
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21

Leonard H. Parker, who will have
charge of the town farm, is no new
man in this position. He has beenAin
the business of caring for the pauper
poor for 25 years or more. He began
in Groton when he was II years old.
Afterwards he moved to Harvard and
had charge of the town farm there. The
republicans of Clinton thought so high
ly of his administrative ability that Is
years ago they induced him to come to
this town. When he came they gave
him the Clinton town farm to care for
He did this work for IA years, alto
gether. He has been out of Office two
years in IS. In 1896 he was turned out,
as he expresses it, and in 1897 was re-
| instated. When the democrats won in
1898 he was turned out again.
He was selected by the republican
members of the board because of his
experience in handling the pauper
poor, and because of his wide familiar
ity with the poor laws A man who
has charge of the town poor has to
know something about the laws; other
towns may get the better of the bar
gain in dealing with his town. Mr..
Parker served as a soldier during the
civil war. He is a past commander of