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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13

Mr. r. 4. East of South Boston. called
at Police headquarters Monday after
noon TO attempt TO IDENTIFY the snoes
that are there ana which were taken
from two negro suspects several days
ago. lie failed 90 identify them, however
lie thinks that the clothing may he me
,,ro,erfv of "A trousers manufacturing
company al South Boston.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13

The ambulance was called at 1880 yester-
day 10 II west Canal street 20 attend
coiored boy named Wm. Garter. \ mule
fell on him and he was internally injured.
lie was treated Dy Dr. Rex.
AT $50 the ambulance was called 10
Smyih Brothers stable. where a negro 10Y
named James Rogers was kicked in the
mouth by a mule and had three teeth
knocked out. He was taken to the Aims
house and DR.. j. wyatt Davis attended
hin,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13
Sovereign
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Why Use Any Other Cures but
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13
Meetings Nightly.

The MEETINGS Of the Life and Advent
Christian church. 2o6 Reservoir street, I'M
der the lead OF Elder God 'rey Gilbert
were well attended n.ghay last week.
and morning and evening on Sunday Con
siderable interest has been manifested in
his pointed sermons. especially by parties
who had never before heard his subjects
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13

In a private letter received from Mr..
Henry Lee Valentine. who has been out
ing az Mountain Top. he says Due %
continued. almost unbearable pains re-
sulting from rheumatism, l am going TO
the Warm Springs, Bath county, with my
DOCTOR" A..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13
Mrs. Barnard Thanks
MRS. PINKHAM FOR HEALTH.

LETTER TO uRs. rrxKHAu 70. Is'o2zl
"DEAR FRIENp-I feel it my duty 20
express my gratitude and thanks TO
you for what your medicine has done
for me. was very miserable and los
ing flesh very fast, had bladder trouO'e,
futtering pains about the heart ana
would get 80 dizzy and suffered with
painful menstruation. / was readinS
in a paper about Lydia E. Pinkham 5
Vegeta BILE Compound.'so wrote TO you
and after taking two bottles felt IKE
new person. Your Vegetable Compound
has entirely cured me and cannot
praise it enough. "-MRs. o. BARNARD
MuIrowS. WAsHINGroN Co., NE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13
GranhI.n.lrc acccnrs.

The Grand Lodge OF Masons OF Viz
ginia has accepted an invitation 10 la,
the cornerstone OF the Southern Railway
Depot at Danvile. Va, on the 18th in
slant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13

If in doubt as to what remedy
you should use, write us; 1t costs
you nothing, and your case vii
have our careful attention.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13
An Iowa woman's Convincing Statement

81 tried three doctors, and the last
one said nothing but an operation
would help me. My trouble was pro
fuse flowing; sometimes I would think
| would flow TO death. was SO weak
that the least work would tire me.
Reading of so many being cured by
your medicine, l made up my nina TO
write 10 you for advice, and ] am so
Glad that | did. l took Lydia F. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and Liver
Pilsand followed your directions, and
am now well and strong. Ishallrecom-
mend your medicine to all, for 1t saved
NV life. miss A. p, Box p ABBOTT,
Iowa.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13
Feed the Fire

The food We eat il fuei u ihe stomach
works properly 60 is transformed INTO
health and strength. n it does not. then
comes Indigestion. constipation, dyspep-
STA. bniousness. lazy liver and kidney
and Hostetter's stomach Bitters IS neel-
ed. Il viii build up women as well as
men. See that a Private Revenue Stamp
covers the neck OF the Bottle.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
DEWEY,S APPoLNrMENr.

Much has been written about the
reasons for the selection of Admiral
Dewey as commander of the Pacific
squadron previous to the outbreak of
hostilities. 1t is currently supposed
that the sole credit for the appointment
rests with Gov. Roosevelt. assistant
secretary of the navy at the time. But
If the Hon. John Barrett, formerly
minister to Siam, is to be believed. the
appointment is due directly to Presid-
ent Mckinley and the Vermont SEN
ators warmly seconded by Roosevelt.
Mr.. Barrett, in his recently published
work, Admiral George Dewey" re-
lates what he claims to have heard d.
rect from the admiral himself relative
TO the appointment.
Dewey, it seems, had served the
greater part of his life in European and
American waters. Before retiring he
wished to hold one important command
in the Asiatic station. He saw little
chance of getting the North Atlantic
squadron as one or more of his sumo
riors in rank We're after the billet He
therefore applied for the Asiatic SQUAD
ron and like the clever diplomat that he
Is enlisted the services of Senator Red
field Proctor of Vermont, an intimate
friend of the Dewey family and a
statesman to whose advice the presid-
ent frequently lends ear. Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt had
from the start favored Deweys can
didacy. having formed high opinion
OF the then commodore's abilities on ac-
count Of the efficiency the latter had ex-
hioited in preparing the country for
war against Chill.
Secretary Long, on the other hand,
mad promised to espouse the cause Of
another officer who in the light of past
distinguished services appeared to him
TO be equally fitted to command the
station. So one day the secretary of
the navy went to the president with a
request that his protege be given the
assignment, only to find that the pres
ident had already promised it to an
other officer. That officer was George
Dewey Mckinley had not overruled
Long in the matter. He merely had an
uclpated his secretary He had fol-
lowed the counsel Of Roosevelt and
Proctor. And nobody is SO glad today
that he did so as John d. Long.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
A Large Variety of Fruit Draws Big
Attendance.

The attendance at the exhibit of the
Horticultural Society yesterday was the
largest of the season, the hall being filled
all the afternoon. The chief feature was
the variety of fruits shown. The premium
winners were as follows:
Flowers--Cut flowers, E. W. Breed, first
F. A. Blake, second; Mrs. A. A. Hixon,
third H. B. Watts, fourth Native
Maynard, second; Mrs. w e. Tucker,
third Mrs II. A. Jones' fourth. Ora
tnities; J; A, Abbott. dahlias; Mrs. T.
Mrs s. E. Fisher cut flowers; A. II
Brown, tuberous begonias; F. A. Blake,
tuberous begonias; Mrs. s. H. Record,
stq9berreeus begonias and dahlias; Mrs. H.
nj. Chase, basket; Mrs W. A. Forbes,
basket; II A. Jones, three vases.
getables-POtatoes, six named varie-
ties, H p, Rich, first; F; j Kinney, sec
fourth; SQUASH Essex Hybrid H. E.
Rich, first; f. j. Stone, second; E. S.
Carey, third; S. Fl, Record fourth. War
rem, F, j.; Stone, first; c. l.. Hartshorn,
fourth. Varieties. S. E. Fisher, first; F.
]. Kinney, second; H. E. Rich, third
Celery Paris Golden, c. l.. Hartshorn
thTd 2 if fare Kn see2nd o5 s. RS %Gs
Plume, w j. Wheeler, first; H. R. Kin
ney second; G. L. Hartshorn. third Gra-
tuities: G. L. Hartshorn, leek. Mush-
rooms, Francis Earle Jones, first; Mrs
j. A. Balloon, second; Mrs Mary e
Woodward. third
Fruit-Apple, Coggswell, C. S. Foster.
h tlrst; G. l. Hartshorn, second; Hub
pardSton, W. H. Cowan, first; Mrs. F.
- Davidson, second; Charles G. Reed
third; I. B. Cowan, fourth, Mcintosh
George g. Rice, first. Varieties not sched-
first; II. T. Gates, Pound Sweeting sec
ond; George C.. Rice, Seek-no- further
ehird; ". N. Maynard. Red Harvey
fourth, Pear, Seckel, G. NJ Houghton,
s. H.. Powers, third; Mrs. Samuel OVER
end, fourth; A. x. Gould, fifth Yarie-
ties not scheduled, F. II Merrifield.
Howell, first A. K. Gould, Howell, sec.
ney, first; Mrs. F. w. Hixon. second I.
justin Abbott third; +. j. Kinney
fourth; Delaware, II; r. Kinney, first
William O'Connell, fourth. Niagara
Mrs. Samuel Overend. first: c. A Raj,
lou, second; Mrs. George O. Dane. third
R : Z Is G; Reed, fourth Pockington, II.
g NJ. Richardson, third. Salem II r.
Kinney, first; Mrs. Samuel Overend sec
q 8nd; F. j.. Kinney third. Wilder F. j,
MN ME- sa nrst MILAN William oSGo1nell second;
Mrs Samuel Overend Moore's Diamond
first; II. e. Tucker, Moore's Diamond
second; William oConnell Moore's Dia,
mond. third; C. H. Wakefield, Merrimac
Mrs. r b. Davidson. first; A " AN an
crews, second E. ]. Stone, third; c. III
Waketield fourth Orange c. II Wake
neld, FIRST; II. 4. Gates, second; Charles
g. Reed, third; Mrs A. e. Underwood
fourth. Othtr varieties, G.. A. BalIou
hrst; r. |. Comns. second; f. A. STRAIT
9 GIs thIiird Mrs Samuel overend, fourth.
peach; Amy Putnam, seedlins' neacb 8
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29

must precede the addition of new re-
sponsibilities in the way of municipal
ownership.
When the business man and voter re-
allies that the fate of his family is. in
many respects, in the hands of the city
government, and that he cannot shirk
his responsibility for bad municipal
management by staying away from the
polls. there will be greater political ac-
tivity on the part of those best fitted
to manage municipal affairs. IT is a
fac freely admitted that in most of
the large cities, the administration Of
public affairs is in the hands of men
whose attainments are not such as
would commend them for the adminis-
tration of important corporate interests
IN any other line. In fact, their lack
OF many OF the essentials of successful
business men is of such a cbaraotar
that legislative enactment would NOT
remedy it, Political sagacity and push
ness prudence are widely different nm
der the present order of things. Until
there is reform along this line If
would appear folly to add greater re-
sponsibillties to the administrators Of
public affairs in the larger cities; Where
mayors and aldermen are chosen be-
cause Of their fitness for managing an
immense business concern, rather than
a political machine, then it will be in
order to pass on the question of NUM-
cipal ownership.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
PERSONAL.

Cufield Altos has gone to Sweden.
John H. os has gone to Sweden for
a short vacation
Miss Clara Robichaud Of Lewiston is
visiting friends in Worcester.
Ernest Russell, Mrs. Russell and child
are at their country residence at GAIA,
N H. for two weeks.
Mrs. E. P Morton and son of Web
ster left for San Francisco last night
for a few months vacation.
Mrs. George S. Moon and daughter.
who have been visiting Mrs. w. M.
Coshburn, have returned to New York.
There are letters at The Spy office
addressed to Dr. Barrett, F. P. Nc
Keen, Esq, NJ Mccarthy, Esq, and
T. ]. Kelly, Esq.
John McGraw, H Dennis and family,
p. Bartlett. r. c. Carmel, Cyrus Ben
son, C. D. Tucker, c. z. Grant, Frank
Ellsworth, H. A. Hyott, c. w. Osburg
and E. L. Belisle left for New York
last night.
Scion Davis Of Hartford, Conn, is
visiting Worcester friends. Mr.. Davis
makes his headquarters at the Tech
chapter house of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Fraternity He will remain
through the festival.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel r. Haywood
attended the wedding of their son, Al
bert Samuel Haywood, to Miss Laura
Chester Foute of Atlanta, Ga, at At
lanta, last night Miss Foute is a
daughter of William Edward Foute.
Mr.. Haywood is a graduate of the Wor-
cester Academy and the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and has since
been in the employ of the General Elec-
trio Company, for the past few years
as head of the Atlanta office. The
young couple will visit Worcester on
their wedding tour.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
GUILD CONFERENCE.
Frank [. Dean Believes the Outlook Is
Favorable for Col. Guild.

Frank L. Dean was in Boston yester-
day in conference with the Guild com
mittee.
At the close Of the conference the
committee gave out these figures as a
result of their investigation: Delegates
favorable to Guild, 999; Bates, 9S1;
doubtful and unheard from, As.
These figures We're given out yester-
day afternoon after a careful compila-
ton of returns from all cities and
towns, in the state Letters, tele-
grams and messages of all sorts kept
coming in all day. Personal communi-
cation was established as far as pos
sible with men whose connection with
the caucfses makes their knowledge
accurate, resulting. in the above result.
Mr.. Dean says the figures arrived at
favor the Bates delegates, where there
is any doubt, and should a change re-
suit in event of recount it will be in ia
vor of Guild Members of the commit
tee have exercised the utmost care in
making up the lists of delegates, and
feel absolutely confident that their fig
ures are correct. Messages, both in
person and by wire, give assurance that
many delegates placed in the doubtful
list heretofore are for Guild
A recount in several Boston wards
seems probable at present with a pos
sible extension into some of the cities
and towns where the result was close.
Mr.. Dean was not aware that any re-
count has been asked for outside of
Boston.
The Boston Journal of yesterday af-
terno0n gives this estimate: Bates, 993;
Guild, 92e; doubtful, As; unreported, 55.
Mr.. Dean says that Col. Guild is pleased
with the outlook and feels he will have
majority of the delegates.
Both sides are claiming q majority of
| delegates, and the present outlook for a
red hot convention is excellent.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
SEEKS HER SON.
He Was Sent from Worcester to Join
COL Rce's Regiment.

Mrs. William Messenger of Framing
ham was in this city yesterday, vain
ly trying TO get some information re-
garding her son, Charles Messenger, 10
years old who was with the Twenty
sixth regiment of volunteers at Platts-
burg barracks. She learned that a
boy answering his description came into
this city shortly after the Twenty
sixth had passed through here He
claimed that he was an orderly of Capt.
Homer of H Co. of the Twenty sixth.
He said that his name was Chester
Merritt, and he was an orphan and
that his father was killed at the battle
of FL Caney. The boys story was be-
lieyed, and he was put aboard a train
bound for San Francisco. Yesterday it
was learned that his name is Charles
Messenger, and his parents are both
alive and very much worried in regard
to his whereabouts. The Twenty sixth
has already sailed, but it is not known
whether the boy is with the regiment
or not. 1t is thought likely that he is
not, for Col. Rice turned all the mas
cots loose before San Francisco was
reached.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
MUNICIPAL OWNEhSHIp.

Tho League of American Municipali-
ties, represented by the mayors of some
fifty odd cities, recently closed an in
teresting session at Syracuse A prom
inent topic of discussion, and one ably
handled, was the question of municipal
ownership of public utilities. The con-
sensSs OF opinion appeared to be that
such public utilities as are inherently
monopollstic in their operations should
be controlled by public rather than pri-
vate corporations. While as a theory
this proposition has many supporters,
there is not lacking abundant evidence
to show its present impractlcablity
Accepting the dicta as voiced by the
Syracuse convention, the government OF
most cities, as conducted at present. Is
in crying need of reform. 1t is more,
than likely that much Of this reform
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
HARVEST sTIvAL.

the annual harvest celebrations Of
the Salvation Army will commence to-
morrow night, when Col. w. ]. Cozens
OF Boston will visit Worcester. Prep
aratlons are going on to make this
years festival more successful than any
hitherto held. The hall will be fitting
~ decorated, and there will be fine
DISPLAY of fruits, vegetables and mer-
chandise. The merchants of Worces-
Ter nave treated the army very gener-
ousiy, and the result will be very sue.
eessful harvest festival. Special meet.
lngs viii be held all day Sunday and
on Monday and Tuesday evenings. The
pubic is invited to visit the hall on
commercial street, and view the dis.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29

1t is to be feared that Satan will
smile when he fully realizes the effect
Of the Young Peoples Christian Temper
ance Union decree that sweet cider
and grape juice shall not come under
the ban of tabooed beverages" The
Juice Of the grape" has from time i'm
memorial been held up to the abhor
renee of Sabbath schools and bands of
hope as the forbidden nutriment of the
modern Eden. As a generic term It has
done duty for the Juice of the barley"
the Juice Of the juniper" and q score
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
NO ACTION TAKEN.
Insurance Men viii Wait Until De-
mands Are Made on Copp Policies.

mands Are Made on Copp Policies.
Charles F. Smith, agent for the Trav-
elers' Life and Accident Company of
Hartford, was seen yesterday by The
Spy man and asked what action, if any,
the insurance agents would take on the
payment Of the policies in favor of
James Q. Copp, who was killed Sunday
by falling between the wheels Of a
train at Uxbridge
These policies, amounting in all to
$4,000, We're taken out on Friday be-
tween the hours of IL and IL. Mr..
Smith said that nothing could be done
until a claim was made upon the va
rious agencies for payment.
AS told in Wednesdays Spy, none of
the agents thought anything about the
matter until they heard of Mr.. Copp's
sudden death. None of the agents are
inclined to say more about the matter
than they have already said, and all
are waiting for the result Of the in
quest which win be held Tuesday at
Uxbridge. SO far there is nothing sus-
picious in the marLer Of his death. and
the only thing which has attracted at
tention is the fact that he took so large
an amount of insurance out so soon
before his death.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29

mora of delectable but pernicious
juices. To be told now without previous
warming or time for preparation that
grape juice is licit decoction is like
tampering with the laws of gravity or
the British constitution.
To decide between licit and Illicit
drinks will henceforth raise questions Of
Interpretation that would stagger a
judge of the supreme bench or United
States attorney general For instance,
Old Soak will plead with no small
plausibility that the only difference be-
tween hard cider and sweet cider is
that one produces intoxication and the
other does not How then, can man
be sure of what he is getting without
sampling the drink literally? Again,
the members of the Christian Temper
ance Union will insist that by grape
juice" they only mean the unfermented
beverage. But here is a loophole for
litigation too obvious for the unregen
crate to pass by Cannot grape juice
be interpreted TO mean intoxicating as
well as notwithstanding liquors? Can
it not even be stretched in its generic
sense to cover all the other above men
toned juices? These are portentous
questions of which it is difficult to see
any other issue than that of vast tide
Of intoxication sweeping over the
country.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
CENTRAL DISTRICT coURT.

James Collins was discharged on the
complaint of walking on the railroad
track ana on the complaint Of drunk
enness his case continued. at yester-
days session Of the central district
court.
Samuel Cody was fined SIS for drunk
enness and James Gaffney and Patrick
McSharry on similar complaint.
Withdrew their appeals, and took their
sentence of four months in the house
of correction.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
ARIoN CLUB MEETINo.,
A Pleasant Program Rendered at
Wednesdays Meeting.

Pleasant Program Rendered at
Wednesdays Meeting.
The Arion club of Tatnuck met We'd
nesday evening at the home of Henry
G. Monroe. and voted to hold its meet
ings once in two weeks instead of every
week, as has been its custom.
The literary program for the evening
consisted of a plano solo by Miss Eva
NJ. Greene, extemporaneous address by
H. G. Monroe, viol:n solo by c. John
son, fve-minute talk on the question
rs it probable that the different nations
will boycott the Paris exposition be-
cause of the Dreyfus affair?' by Messrs.
league and Wright, vocal solo by Miss
Alice Johnson, recitation by George An
derson, an informal talk on Boarding
house life" by H. Ward Moore. and
songs by the club. The next meeting
Of the club will be held Oct II at the
home of Miss Amy j. Williams.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29

The belief that C. P. Huntington has
succeeded in gaining control of the
Southern Pacific Railway is accepted
as further confirmation of the report
that he is operating in connection with
the Vanderbilt and Rockefeller inter
ests for the organization of a transcon-
tinental railway line practically under
one management. It also indicates that
after crossing the Mississippi, the new
system is to have a northern branch
to Puget Sound and a southern branch
to California, the Rockefeller interest
in the Northern Pacific making it GER
tain that the line will furnish the
northern outlet. William Rockefeller's
election to a place in the New York
Central directorate made vacant by the
death of Cornelius Vanderbilt; is con-
sidered another move in the same plan,
as is also the proposed extension of
Vanderbilt control to roads running
into Boston The Vanderbilts will
shortly be- if they are not already, in
position to go into the combination
with roads extending from several
points on the Atlantic coast to st. Paul.
The Rockefellers join with the northern
line to the Pacific coast. and Hunting
ton will graft on his southern branch.
1t is a conception which would have
staggered the boldest of railroad mag
mates even a few years ago, and thing
which was undreamed of for many
years after the Pacific coast lines went
illustrate the magnitude of the enter
prises now undertaken by single cor
porations or by a number of corpora
tons controlled by a single coterie of
millionaires. 1t is the belief of we'll
informed men that only a few links re-
main to be forged in this chain which
is to bind the Atlantic and the Pacific
coasts together with a transportation
line practically under a single manage
ment, and whose policies will be die
tated by half dozen men at most. 1t
is the contemplation of the power in
herent in such masterful combinations
as this which has alarmed the whole
country with the growth of corpora
tions, and has set millions of men to
bordering the possibilities of prevent
ing the whole wealth of the nation be-
ing absorbed by a few thousand Of
men in the course of another genera
ton or two.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29

The George Fred Williams convention
alluded quite feelingly to the poor
farmers of the west and southwest"
But they don't mind it out in Kansas
or down in Arkansas. They have money
and are too busily engaged in buying
pianos and diamond pins.