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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19

The proceeds Will go to the music COM
mittee.
Miss Elnora Curtis is spending sew
eral weeks in New York
Mrs. Bowen's School of Elocution will
give its first recital this winter in Hor-
ticultural hall on the evening of Feb
Ia. The older pupils viii give a play en-
Titled The ugliest of the seven;" twelve
girls IN costume will do a chorus and
dance called The charity maids +"
About 80 of the littlest ones win give
what is known as Tom Thumb we'd
dlng, that is, an exact imitation of a.
smart church wedding.
AT the meeting of the executive board
OF the w. c. T. u, yesterday forenoon
the treasurer reported that the SIM of
So4'oO mad been paid into the treasury
MIS- George Nj. Woodward and Mrs
mary >. King were voted in as sustain
ing members. Miss Lena Sheldon the
new secretary. who has been spending a
week IN visiting other associations ar
rived yesterday.
Mrs, George H. Gould will read a
paper on Shells" before the Ladies,
benevolent Society of Pilgrim Churcn
tuesday afternoon. ''- w.
The q. E. H. Club of the F,re+ Uni
Versallst Church, will give a large whist
party, FRIDAY evening, at the house IF
Mrs. T. Z. Houghton. About 100 guests
are ar, expected. The proceeds will go 70
the club "iA 81 W
Miss Elizabeth c. Kinds gave q de-
iightful musicale at the studio Of Misc
Ellsworth in the Knowles bui,daro.
yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss
brlon, the celebrated pianist and
oedcner OF Boston. A program of ex-
qulsIte piano music was given by Miss
rmrl;i Saa MISS Strasser of Boston, a
pupil OF Miss O'Brion. while Mrs No
thews of Boston, who is a n,inil ~ NJ.
ueorg Henschel, delighted the audience
SIen her artistic rendering of English.
ocotch and German songs.
MISS minds was assisted nv Mrs
leonard Wheeler, Miss Alice 6 Mer-
I'll Bi Miss Mabel Merrill and Miss
Inc College Club spent pleasant
afternoon yesterday playing a literary
game books, poems, rhymes and the
lke being distributed among the mem
pers, who had great fun In guessina
Ma M they were meant to represent.
nep. l.; Alice in Wonderland" will be
ReV. Joseph d. Sullivan, who has been
mere attending the obsequies of his h,o
ther' Rev. 7. J. Sullivan, late pastor of
~. Mary's Church, Uxbridge, has re-
turned to Springfield. III where ba l.
assistant priest to the Very Rev ~ 80
hickey, vicar general and pastor Of the
immaculate Church, ''''
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19

somebody has figured out that during
the year just closed, twenty-three per-
sons in the United States gave SILL
lI6,OOO to public institutions, generally
colleges, but in some cases churches.
charities or art museums The aver
age gift per giver is about $4S6, 500. 1t
is creditable showing for the million
aires. but the list is by no means
full
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19

John Morley may justly claim to be
the jeremiah of Britain. He is pessi-
mlstic at the prevailing spirit of lin
solsm and imperialism, and sees moth
ing ahead but militarism, increased
power OF the privileged classes and
war Moreover, he seems to entertain
similarly lugubrious views in regard
10 the whole world. There is no silver
lite or anti-annexationist in America
VINO can compare with John Morley for
dependency. So he. like Harcourt
withdraws from the councils of the
liberal party.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19

Bishop Potter of New York has ia :
Ken many a hard knock, and doubt
less he was prepared for another when
he toll the Church Temperance soci-
ETY. that the saloon is social necessi-
tY. He was not praising that institu-
tlon' by any means, but he observed
that the poor man could not pay 500
year for club life, so he took to the
saloon as the only available substi-
tute. THE saloon exists because
you and I have given our brother no
better things" The bishops remarks
are more notable for truth than for
poetry.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19

Telegraph and telephone wires should
be hot, these days, with American
Bell stock scooting to 31s. It is NOT =
year since conservative investors
looked askance at it when it went ia
40. Since then, the skeptics have been
converted, and American Bell has talk
en- rank virtually as conservative
stock In case the report of approach
ing consolidation with the long dis
lance company should prove true. il
would be interesting to note the effect
upon certain members of the legisla-
ture
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19

The navy personnel bill, which has
just passed the House. abolshes the
cd distinction between the line and
the engineer officers. provides for re-
tircrnent so as TO facilitate promo
ton, grants relatively the same pay to
officers OF the navy as OF the army, in
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19

will give an interesting and unique en-
tertainment at Bethany Church this
evening. They are said to be very fun
ny and to give an evenings good laugh.
A small admission fee will be charged.
The proceeds will go to the music COM
mittee.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19

Miss Elnora Curtis is spending sew
eral weeks in New York
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 1899.
Evening star., 1899-04-15

The number of letters in the alphabets OF
different languages varies considerably.
English and German have 26 letters; French
3D. Spanish. "a; Italian, 20: Russian, af;
Greek. "a; Latin and Hebrew. %; Celtic. IL;
Arabic. 49, Persian, az; Turkish. Is; Sans
krit. a, and Chinese most OF all, ia
Evening star., 1899-04-15
the clubs follows:

The records of the nineteen players who
participated in thirty-six or more games,
follow:
Evening star., 1899-04-15
GaIInudet Defeats II. III. s.

Gallaudet defeated the Eastern High
School nine at Kendall Green yesterday
Is to Z. The Gallaudets play at Fredericks-
burg today. The Gonzagas play the Gal
laudet reserve team this afternoon at Ken
dali Green. The reserves were defeated by
the Zephyrs last Tuesday. The Zephyrs cid
not defeat the first team.
Evening star., 1899-04-15
PRIZES FOR BOWLING.
at Meeting of District
League Officers.

A meeting Of the officers Of the District
Bowling League was held at the Saenger-
bund last night. The records of Mr.. Fred
c. Schlaish, the leagues official scorer,
were received and the announcement made
of the winners of the various prizes. The
season has been a highly successful one,
interest and enthusiasm being continually
maintained. The officers have done their
duty faithfully, the players have steadily
striven for high scores and the season
closes with the leagues record for fairness
and clean play unsmirehed.
The CAROLS, who last year finished in
second place, have this year pushed the
Sa.ngers down from the leading position
and have carried off the championship,
with games to spare. The team has also
the distinction of bowling the greatest sin
gle score, 9O6 and also the highest set OF
three games. securing in one evening 2eUZ.
The South Washington Business Men nave
shown a decided Improvement IN Iheir
work and have jumped into third place,
after finishing as tail enders last SEASON
The two athletic clubs have been serious
ly handicapped on account OF an absence Oh
alleys upon which to play, but have stuck
manfuIly to their work. The institute team
is entitled to considerable praise Tor the
fine average which its members nave 1halh-
tanned throughout the season. Their rec
ord of 100 Is highly commendable and Will
the country. By way of comparison, IL
may be stated that the members OF the
Gentlemen's Driving Park team, winners OF
the championship in the Baltimore Bowling
League, have averaged but I65.
Harlow of c. 1. wins the gold medal 40
nated by the prize committee for the hlgn-
est individual average in thirty-six or more
games he having the splendid hgure OF lo5
The silver medal donated by Mr. Geo. A
Stitt for highest Individual average number
of spares is won by Charlie Spiess OF the
Saengerbund. Armstrong wins Capt Bur-
banks ball, donated for the greatest aver
age number of strikes. The canary and
cage donated by Mr.. Chas. Dietz also go
to Armstrong, he having the highest indi-
vidual game-a run Of 233. The regulation
ball given by Mr.. Stiles for second highest
individual game was won by German, his
record being 231. DR.: Kicker wins his own
prize of a leather medal for the player max
ing the lowest game, his figure being 81
The various prizes will be presented at
Carroll Institute one week from tonight,
when the winning team will entertain the
league at a banquet.
The standing of the clubs follows:
Evening star., 1899-04-15
CLAIMS. FOR EXTRA PAY.
Auditor for the War Departuer% n
ceivfng Many Iunniri..

II GA
ceivtng Many Inquiries.
The auditor for the War Department is
receiving a large number of INQUIRIES in
regard to extra pay due soldiers and their
heirs for service in the Spanish war under
the acts Of January II, 1899, and March
3, 1899.
For the incarnation Of those directly in
terested in tfis matter, 1t should be stated
that the .special object of said laws was
to give thisRxtr&pay in lieu of granting
furlough. which many of the soldiers had
received. So that these volunteer soldiers
vino were OF fur9eugh awaiting muster ont
with their regiments, whether mustered ont
before or after January II, 1Sg9 would NOT
come within the provisions of said act
granting extra pay. Nor would volunteer
officers whosserved in the Spanish war and
who We're mustered out prior to January
II, 1899. be entitled to extra pay, act jan
uary II, 1899.
The act of March 8, 1884, applies to the
soldiers who sRrved as enlisted men In the
regular army during the Spanish war ami
who were enrolled on or after Apria 25
1898, and who have been discharged there
from. and also to the heirs of the volunteer
soldiers who were enrolled during the Span
ish war and who died In the SERVICE
Application by soldiers and their heirs
should be made to the auditor for the war
Department, and those by sailors for sery-
Ice In the navy during the Spanish war
to the auditor for the navy.
Evening star., 1899-04-15

inches to his record, clearing four feet ten
inches; Phil Ballinger added four inches to
his, clearing four feet eight inches.
These Increases show the result of prac-
tice. and are gratifying both to the direc-
tors and the men themselves. and an i'm
provement in the same ratio for the season
VIII bring out men who can go in with the
best.
In the twenty-five-yard run BalIinger and
Shilling each covered the distance In three
and one-fifth seconds. DIR. p. b. Balm clear
ed twenty-eight feet in the three standing
broad jumps. c. E. Shaw was second, with
a distance Of twenty-six feet seven inches
c. E. Shaw was first in the still dip on the
parallel bars, dipping twenty times. Fay
ette +. Temple was second, with sixteen
dips To his credit
Evening star., 1899-04-15
A Narrow Escape.
From Outing.

So great a speed is attained by ice yachts
that they are sometimes lifted from the
ice and fairly fly for yards. An incident
of this kind happened last year. A large
yacht OF the New Hamburg Club went scud-
ding down the river in the direction of
Newburg. 1t was the owners intention
to go to West Point If possible. He sailed
there, but nothing could induce him to
make the trip again Everything went
smoothly for time, so 1t is related, the
wind sending the skeleton craft along at
forty miles an hour. Just above Newburg
a gale struck the sails and the yacht at
tanned terrific speed, clouds of ice spray
whiriing in her wake. She reared and
sereeehed like mad thing broken loose.
The sailors eyes were pointed ahead, but
a him covered them and almost blinded
him.
suddenly he heard a whistle blow right
behind him, and as he looked back he saw
that he had crossed the Newburg and FISH
XIII ferry cut. and that he had crossed tust
In front of the steamboat. His hair stood
on end and fairly turned gray. He landed
at west Point transacted his business.
took his boat apart and shipped il home
having had enough for that season.
Evening star., 1899-04-15
Had q Wonderful Memory.
From Tt-Bits.


One rainy day in spring an old Yorkshire
fisherman returned to his native village
after an absence Of fifteen years, and fear
fully sought the house which sheltered his
deserted wife. Entering without knocking
he seated himself near the open door. took
a long and vigorous pull at his dirty clay
pipe, and nodded jerkily to ''t'owd woman" /"
Mornin', Maria" he said. with affected
uncOncern.
She looked UP from the potatoes she was
peeling and tried to utter the scathins
TRADE she had daily rehearsed since his de.
parture, but IL would not come.
"Ben," she said instead, once more resum-
ing her work, bring thesen Ger to Z fire,
an Ah'1l darn that hole 4 thy jersey An
meant dom 1t t day tina went away. but
summat put me orr
Evening star., 1899-04-15
Bridges Over East River.

If reportss beS5true, the Mazet, inves-
tisating committee has not balked Tam
many in somes5 Of its pet intentions.
Late last year3it was said that the
Tammany city government was planning to
build two bridges across the East river,
one to Long Island City and one to be To-
Gated near the, present Brooklyn bridge.
Tan,many officials rushed forward to deny
this, pointing to the fact that the new East
river bridgeas as1yet far from completion,
and in any zevene no bond issues could be
had for new bridges pending the building
of schools, The development of sewers and
the opening of streets in outlying sections
Of the city. 1T can be said on high official
authority that the Tammany city govern
ment has completed its plans for the two
new bridgea and that only the adjourn
ment of the legislature is awaited to make
the announcements The board of public
improvements and the municipal assembly
will then be asked to confirm the plans Of
the department Of bridges, and the board
of estimate and apportionment will supply
the money necessary for preliminary work.
The cost of the two bridges, it is said, will
be $14 600 GOO.
Evening star., 1899-04-15

LADIES' NECKWEAR.
Just as a special tonight we
shall offer our regular soc. la
dies neckwear for 25c.-and the
25c. sort for I21c. All the new
est effects, in satins, silks, chif-
fon and lawn-daintily trimmed.
Evening star., 1899-04-15
Notice. to Ca. Censumer.,

Office OF the Washington Gas Light Co.
April 10. 16g8-Pressure will be much re-
duced in street mains from O. O'Clock q. M.
to o'ciock pm. Sunday. April 10. for pur-
pose of connecting 24-ii1ch main with new
holder at west station. Vim. B. Orme, Sec
Evening star., 1899-04-15
INDOOR ATHLETIC CONTESTS

SecOnd OF the Seffes I'M eHe n M . y
GymnasfnA-
The second of the series of indoor con-
tests was held last night in the gymnasium
Of the Young Mems Christian Association
The records show an Improvement along
all Hines. G. q. Shaw improved his high
jump record two inches. clearing five feet
two iaches; Ralph LIE Mat cleared the bar
At 1--WE feet; W. 8. Lindsay added tWo
Evening star., 1899-04-15

TOILET SOAP.
Oakley's celebrated Elder
flower" toilet soap
sss' ; 's ,s ;ss,sh' ia9' '.5''' from 3Rc.
Evening star., 1899-04-15
HAD : Fal OF WINE
Remarkable Capacity Developed by
hepnEr Banqueters.
AVERAGED SIX QUARTS APIECE
Proposed Bridges Over East River
Wn Be Built.
9TH Err GOTHAM GOSSIP
9TH Err GOTHAM GOSSIP
peeia, correspondence Of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. April IA. 1899.
There was anything but Jeffersonian sim
plicity at Croker's $10-a-plate dinner last
night. Imagine twelve hundred Tammany
democrats swallowing 10000 Rockaway
oysters in the name of Thomas Jefferson.
Imagine the same democrats consuming six
quarts of wine each in the name of Thomas
Jefferson. Could the spirit of the great
democrat have perched itself in an upper
box Of the Metropolitan Opera House and
have viewed these things, the chances are
1t would rush shriekfng from the place and
spend the balance of eternity regretting
that it hadn't Joined the prohibitionists
while still On earth.
Oyster cocktails, made from 10000 oy
sters, were first served; then clear green
turtle soup,x with haut sauterne to whet
the appetite for brook trout and cucumbers,
with lubricant of Oloraso sherry. Next
came the spring lamb, Of which twenty
four were sacrificed to the memory Of
Thomas Jefferson With the lamb Ber-
muda potatoes were served, all OF size
carefully picked from thousands of their
kind for their perfection. Claret went with
the lamb Then followed sweetbreads and
new green peas and with these the cham
payne began to flow. Three thousand
quarts of 1t began to cool Wednesday night
in the Metropolitan Opera House, and not
far from 5000 of other lighter kinds of
wine. For the cooling piece of mid-dinner
Croker is himself responsible. 1t was
ramed Democratic Club punch and was
served in the form of Tammany tigers
made from the molds which were submit
ted to and approved by. the Tammany
chieftain. Stuffed Philadelphia SQUAD and
American salads, which is combination of
half dozen that go by other names, fol-
lowed; then ice creams, cakes, strawberry
tartlets, cheese, fruit, coffee and aerated
waters in rapid order
After this came the toasts and the
'booms." To serve the thousand diners
who occupied the floor of the opera house,
100 walters were kept busy from the dozen
serving stations. Sixty-one men had moth
ing to do from the beginning to the end of
the feast except serve wine to the thous-
and diners. There was buffet luncheon
for the occupants of boxes, and to attend
to the wants of these twenty-five men
were provided. And on the whole this de-
monstration to the simplicity of Jefferson
was success.
Evening star., 1899-04-15

ARE FREE FROM ALL CRUDE and Irritating
matter. Concentra ted medicine oply. Carter,s Ijf
tie Liver Pills. Very small; very easy to take no
pain; no gripping; no pHrging Try them.
Frenchmen can, properly be called "Knights of
the Table" They are good Judges In all its re-
flnements and detcacies In order to stimulate tha
appetite and keep the digestive organs In good or
der they give pre-ennenee to Angostura Bitfers
When you try them be sure it is the genuine ar.
ticle. manufactured hS Dr. J. g. b. Seigert d Sans
Evening star., 1899-04-15

MEMS SUSPENDERS.
Mems regular 39c. Isle thread
web suspenders, silk ends,
heavy nickel buckles
tonight from S to V4C
10 for. SOSo
Evening star., 1899-04-15
Bid for National Conventions.


New York city Is going to make strong
bid for the national convention of both
parties in 1900 The movement has been
started by the board Of trade and trans
portation, and already that body has en-
listed the sympathies Of the politicians Of
both parties. Heretofore the western cities
have been extremely active and they gen.
orally secured what was wanted. Secretary
Gardner of the board of trade and trans
portation says:
New York has never made an effort dur
ing the last twenty years to have national
convention held there st. Louis, Chicago,
Cleveland, Cincinnati and Detroit and other
cities have that question continually in
mind, and there is always strong compe-
tition to see who will secure the conven-
tions. 1t has been different in New York
for what reason, however, L cannot explain.
There is no question of its possessing all
the facilities necessary for convention"
Question of the Pope's Successor.
The Rev. Father Sylvester Malone, a
prominent Catholic divine of Brooklyn, In
an interview says that if an American or
an Englishman were elected to succeed
Pope Leo XIII the effect upon the church
would be a widespread influence for good.
"If Cardinal Gibbons were elected to the
pontificate" he said, 1T would be a great
and glorious thing for the church in Ameri-
ca particularly and for the whole church all
over the world. If Cardinal Gibbons
were accepted by the college of cardinals
he, being himself SO thoroughly imbued
with American ideas, would continue the
benign policy of Pope Leo. In the con-
tinuance Of that policy largely depends, I
might say entirely. the success of the pope
to be selected by the college
1.-The election of Cardinal Vaughn would
have a tendency to bring back to the Catho-
lie Church all those English speaking peo-
pies who went out Of it at the time of the
that time the administration of the Church
necessarily mixed into the political life of
the world, and its acts were open to criti-
cism Those Catholics who joined the re-
isffed with the politics of churchmen. Those
who are out of it now VIII be brought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-08
GOV. ATKINSON DEAD.
Former Chief Executive of
Georgia Expires After
Short Illness.

Newman. Ca, Aug. S.-Former Gov.
w. Y. Atkinson died at his residence
at S:52 o'clock this morning. He had
been i'll for ten days and his physicians
gave up hope for his recovery several
days ago. Gov. Atkinson was one of
the leaders of the Democratic party in
this state.
He was elected governor in 1894 at
the age of SO after having served six
years in the house of representatives,
being speaker of that body for several
sessions. In his first gubernatorial race
he defeated Gen. Clement A. Evans, a
noted confederate and in this campaign
he broke down the prestige confederate
veterans previously had for obtaining
public favor.
His second race was against Seaborn
Wright, a fusion Populist and Prohibi-
tion candidate. During the Spanish
American war Gov. Atkinson took
great interest in the organization of the
volunteer regiments for service and OBJ
tanned many concessions from Wash
ington for the Georgia soldiers. Since
the expiration of his last term as cover
nor he has been engaged in the practice
of law in this county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-08
BRYAN'S WAR NOTION.
"The idea of Firing the Teachings of
Christ From the Mouth Of a
Gatling Gun"

Marinette, Wis. Aug. S.-Bryan day at
the Northern Chautauqua assembly VIII
be remem bered s the largest in attend
ance of any in its three years existence
All the mills and business houses closed
at noon. Excursions came from Sturgeon
Bay Escanaba, Green Bay and OcontO
and at least 5000 people were on the
grounds Mr.. Bryan spoke for two and
one-half hours.
He dwelt upon trusts and bimetallism.
making the point that good citizenship
and not party demanded it. In denounc-
ing Imperialism he said; Some people
say must conquer the EiipinOs in or
der to Christianize them. OF all the ar
guments made for Imperialism this is the
worst. The idea of firing the teachings
of Christ from the mouth of Calling
guni It is dangerous to substitute force
for love in advancing Christianity. IL that
can be done in the Philippines it viii not
be long before we win transplant the
methods to this country and we shall be
shooting Christianity into each other in
the United States"
Mr. Bryan given an ovation after
his address and later was entertained by
Judge Holgate.