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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-02-07
DEWET'S INTENTIONS.
Said That He Will Annex Various
=: T.. Districts Of Cape Colony.

Said That He Will Annex Various
-: Districts Of Cape Colony.
London, Feb. GA dispatch from
Cape Town: says that General Dewet,
according to Cape Town reports, in
tends to annex various districts of
Caps Colony and then to commander
men and supplies, though he is now
urging the colonists not to join him.
According to dispatch from Cape
Town a case of what is suspected to
be bubonic plague has developed
there.
The war Office has issued a heavy
casualty list, showing in addition to
IL killed and II wounded in action, 81
deaths from disease during the pres
ent month. Last month 81 officers
and 300 non-commissioned officers
and men were killed in action. The
death list from the beginning of the
war shows 1888 victims.
WERE AFTERWARDS RELEASED.
Beers Captured Two Hundred British
at Modderfontein.
Cape Town, Feb. 6.-The Beers
captured 200 British when they rushed
Modderfontein Jan. 80. The prison
ers were subsequently released.
Thirty British were killed or wounded.
The newly formed guard for the
Rand mines left Stellenbosch for Jo-
hannesburg Wednesday. An order has
been gazetted permitting the importa-
ton of goods into the Transvaal, SUBJ
ject to military permit.
All Farms Deserted.
Clan William, Feb. 6.-Colonel
Brander drove the Beers out of VAR
rhynss Dorp, capturing number of
wagons and quantity of merchan-
disc. All the farms in this region are
deserted, the only person being found
except armed Beers was an English
governess on one Of the farms. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-02-07
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

SOUTH ST.PAUL, Feb.5.
HOGS-Market opened 1Oc lower and
closed firm at the decline Range of
prices S4:35@5.27H
CATTLE-Mark ct steady.
Sales ranged at "a. 5O@5.00 for good! to
choice butcher steers, s. 4O@3.90 for good
choice butcher cows and heifers, $500
6.75 for choice veals, SS.25@3. 30 for choice
feeders. .y5,2<s., w. :
.SHEEP-Market quiet.
Sales ranged at "a. 10000 for choice
butcher lambs IS .6o@4.0o for choice fat
wethers. -. = 'ss@ -. =. 8 .s:5 -
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
z . @s,s:=:.: CHICAGO, Feb. s.
. .WHEAT,--Februa 725sc, March 731c,
May 74zsc. ,.c--'ss.--z
CORN-February a71zc, March $50,
May 3919c.
OATs-February 1850, May 1890.
PORK--February $13.771, May $13. 9711<.
!. FLAX-Cash No. i 169, May $1.69.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-02-07
CHINESE Observation-Disclosures
AND FOREIGN ENJOYS
CONFER.
.CHINA.ASKED TOKEEPFAlTH
Twelve Prominent OFFICIALS Mentioned
: as Fit Subjects for Punishment.
~ cefestials Desire to. Know When the
TroopstWiIl Be Removed-Li Hung
Chang Is Very Weak From His Re:
cent Illness, >'.'<5'* IS - ss=S~t ..!

Peking;z Feb. 6.-The Chinese pleni-
potentiaries, Prince Ching and =. Lii,
Hung Chang, had protracted meet
ing during the : afternoon with the
foreign envOys::-~ Twelve names of
prominent Chinese officials were sub
mitted with the request that China
keep faith with the powers land pun
ly with their offenses. :-->
The, Chinese plenipotentiaries re-
piled that China's earnest hope was
to carry out fully the demands of the
powers and that she felt sure@the pun
fshment which would be inflicted
would be satisfactory. @>
1t was discovered that two out of
the twelve persons named were al
ready dead. =.
In certain cases the Chinese pleni-
potentiaries gave reasons why the
punishment inflicted should be ban
ishment and not death, asserting that
in these cases they particularly de-
sired Punishment because the persons
In question were so closely related to
the throne. ~,
After a long conversation on the
subject of punishment it was decided
that the foreign ENJOYS should draw
up
Full List of Those Accused
officials, both national and provincial,
with indictments specifying the guilt
and extent of the punishment re-
quired, which would then be pre-
sented to the Chinese plenipoten-
tiaries for definite action.
Lii Hung Chang, who is very weak
from his recent illness, had to be car
ried in and out of the British legation.
He is unable to: walk, but his head
seems as clear as ever.
The foreign ENJOYS we're Impressed
with the evident desire of both Prince
Ching and Ii Hung Chang to come to
terms: Prince Ching asked whether,
provided China showed by every
means in her power desire to carry
out the terms of the joint note, the
foreign troops would leave Picking.
The foreign ENJOYS replied that
this was subject they could not dis
cuss beyond saying that if everything
were satisfactory they believed the
powers would begin to withdraw the
troops early in the coming spring,
but that this depended largely upon
the Chinese themselves. So or
CHARGED WITH ExToRTioN.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-02-07

Attorneys for Mortgage,
No. 3O2 New York Life Bldg.
Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
BUSBY PETITIONS FOR
RECOUNT IN WARD ONE

George A. Busby has petitioned for a
recount of the votes cast for Common
Council candidates in the Ward one
Republican caucus. Friends of Mr..
Busby have urged him to take this step
on the ground that they believe the
total number of votes cast by the
caucus was 491 instead of 40 as re-
turned by the caucus officers They
claim further that Mr. Busby should
have been credited with 191 votes in
stead of III. They want to know what
become of the 20 votes which they be-
lieved should have been credited to
their candidate.
According to the original returns Mr..
Btisby was credited with III votes
while the man next higher George NJ.
Jeppson, received 1873 votes The petit
ton for a recount was filed with City
Clerk e. H. Towne, yesterday after
noon The following names appear On
the petition: Robert T. Coleman, Miles
r. Gordon, r. H. Rheddick, George E..
Williams, Constant w, Bellinger, James
M. Mckinney, Jefferson Coe, Joseph e.
Gillian, H. C. Johnson George f.
Hector, James e. Leonard, Simon G..
Friedman, Charles F. Pierce, Ernest E.
Buck, Robert Hawkins, Josiah N.
HenShaw.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
RUPPEL WOULD LIKE TO
WORK AT RECRUITING

Corporal George E. Ruppel, formerly
in charge of the Worcester recruiting
office, and now stationed at Fort
Banks, Winthrop, was in Worcester,
yesterday, and is thinking seriously of
asking for a Transfer to the Worcester
office as assistant to Sergeant Michael
Flaherty If necessary permission can
be secured. Corporal Ruppel is adju-
tants clerk at the fort, but feels as
though he would much prefer to be on
recruiting service. He enjoys life at
the fort very much and is captain of
the artillery football team.
Sergeant Michael Flaherty, in charge
of the Worcester recruiting office, re-
ceived letter, yesterday morning,
from Mrs Mary E. Fisher of Leomin-
ster. making inquiries about her son,
Fred Fisher, who she thinks enlisted at
the Boston recruiting office. He was
employed shortly before his enlistment
at Westboro and has not written home
since he was mustered in. Sergeant
Flaherty referred Mrs. Fisher to the
adjutant-generaPs office at Washing
ton.
Sergeant Flaherty is daily receiving
a large number of applications from
machinists to enlist in the United
States navy and it looks as though the
naval recruiting office, due to open in
Worcester, Monday, will do big bust
ness
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
THREE PERSONS HAVE
INJURIES TREATED

Cases treated yesterday at the Emer-
gency Hospital were these: Fred Han
ratty, II, living, at 7 College Street,
caught the middle finger Of his right
hand in a milling machine at the
Crompton & Knowles Loom Works,
crushing 1t badly and taking off the
tip. The finger had to be amputated at
the first joint. Charles BALCONIES. mar
ried, living at 81 Portland Street, cut
the middle finger of his right hand in
a growing machine at the S. r. Hey
wood shoe factory yesterday morning.
George Tatro, 20, and single, living at
60 Wall Street, caught the middle fin
ger of his left hand in a machine at
Hamblin & Russell's shop.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
POST 10 SH0WERED WITH
PRAISE AT INSPECTION

The annual inspection of Post 10, G.
A. r., was made last night at Grand
Army Hall by Comrade F. Bell of Post
26 of Roxbury, and judging from the
compliments he showered on the Wor-
cester veterans there is not a better
post and few so good in the department
of Massachusetts. The inspection was
perfect and, at it's close, he told the big
crowd of veterans present that no in
spector In the Massachusetts depart
ment would witness a better inspection
in the state.
After the inspection, there was a
campfire, during which refreshments
were served and the old soldiers lis
tened to stories of the Civil war they
all know so well, but which are always
well received.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
OLD MAIDS CONVENE
IN GREENDALE HALL

The Old Maids Matrimonial CLUB
held a convention in Greendale Village
Improvement Society Hall, last night,
which was a most amusing affair, as
several hundred people who witnessed
II will testify. The convention was IN
charge of Miss Marion F. Dexter. Mrs.
g. A. Brown was secretary. Mrs. f.
w. Buxton looked after the finances.
Mrs. ]. d. McCallum Mrs. F. $. Clark,
Mrs. H. d. Rowe, Mrs. 0. S. Walker,
Miss e. S. r. Kendrick, Miss Amy Lin
coin, were committee on lookout for
available husbands. Mrs. d. A. Col
Inns, Mrs. w. c. Peters, Mrs, II. G.
Krum, Mrs. ). d. Tougas, Mrs Roland
Libby, Mrs. William Bullard, Miss Ju-
LA II. Libby, Miss Abby r. Jennison
Mrs. f. A. Hadley, Miss L. M. Libby
Miss Kester and Mrs. H. w. Humes
were a committee on ways and means.
Charles NJ. Edwards proved the mer-
its of his electric transform(h)er,
which took in old maids at one end
and turned them out beautiful smiling
girls at the other end.
The convention was highly successful
on its financial side, and will net the
society a welcome sum.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
BOYS LEG BROKEN
WHEN STEALING A RIDE

Everett Kilmurray. a 6-year-old boy,
in trying to get free ride on gro
Gerry wagon near his home, So Beacon
Street, yesterday afternoon about 8
o'clock had his right leg caught in
one of the wheels. Both bones in the
leg were broken above the knee The
police ambulance was called and the
boy was taken to the City Hospital
after the leg. had been Temporarily
placed in splints by Ambulance Sur
genn A C Dofen.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22

Experiences with Business Men in
New York" Other speakers were
stephen Sawyer, Samuel R. Haywood,
DR.. John C. Berry, Robert e. Bigelow
and Harry S. Whitney
POSTMASTER Gould presented Pres
ident-elect Holden in a speech which
made the hit of the evening He re-
fered to Capt. Holden before and after
the Spanish-American War, and claim
ed that while his military career had
not otherwise corrupted his character
1t had given him a Munchausen-like
propensity for telling incredible stories
He finally introduced the councilman
Holdensis, from Tatnuck Swamp"
Capt. Holden acknowledged his intro
duction as best he could. The Plymouth
Quartet sang several selections during
the evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
NEGLECTED. CHILDREN
AT THE HOME FARM

The children Of John Danehy. who
was sentenced to the State Farm yes
terday morning in the Central District
Court, are now at the Home Farm, and
Tuesday morning win be brought be-
fore Judge Utley as neglected children.
They are: Willie, aged 10; John, aged
s.; and Philip, aged 8. The children
were given over to the care Of City
AIrnoner Freeman Brown after the ses-
sion of the court. John Miller anoth-
err neglected child, will be in court
Tuesday morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
OLD FASHIONED DRESSES
AT A QUILTING PARTY

Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge, I. o.
o. F.. had an Aunt Jerusha's Quilting
Party" last night in Odd Fellows Hall,
35 Pearl Street. There was large at
tendance The ladies who took part
wore old-fashioned dresses Of the
style of half century ago. A pro-
gram of old-fashioned. songs and read
ings ended the evenings entertain
ment
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
ADDRESS BY HARTFORD
MAN AS A FEATURE

The Congregational Club viii observe
"Forefathers' Night" at its next meet
ing, Dec 9. The speaker will be DR..
Parker OF Hartford. Ct on Some
Center Aspects of Puritan Life IL is
planned 10 have a special musical pro-
gram and Seth Richards has been
asked tosSOrganlze a chorus for that
purpose
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
COUNCILMAN HOLDEN
ELECTED PRESIDENT

The Plymouth Club had its annual
meeting last night in the office of Willis
E. Sibley. Election of officers resulted
as follows: President, Charles S. Hol-
den; vice president, Rev. Laurence
Perry. secretary, Arthur r. Taft:
treasurer. Frank Hastings. The board
Of directors is composed Of the officers
with these additions: John S. Gould.
John ]. Parkhurst and Henry E. Whit
comb. A. H. Inman, the retiring pres
ident, presided at the business meet
ing
The banquet in the main dining
room Of the State Mutual restaurant
was attended by about 70 members and
was one Of the most successful theclut
has ever held. At the post prandia
exercises John S. Gould made an ad-
mirable POSTMASTER.
The principal address. was made by
Rev. DR.. Samuel H. Virgin on his
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
DEPARTMENT HEADS
TO MEET COMMITTEE

The special City Council committee on
board of public works met last night and
conferred with City Solicitor Arthur p.
Rugg relative to the proposition to estab-
lish a board of public works In Worcester.
The matter was gone into in detail with
the solicitor. and it was voted to have
another meeting, to which the street COM
missioner, superintendent Of sewers, su-
perintendent Of street lighting. water
commissioner and city engineer should be
invited
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
BAND ENTERTAINED WITH
CONCERT AND DANCE

The Worcester Brass Band enter
tanned an audience of about 500 friends
at its annual concert and social last
night in Mechanics Hall. The band
gave an enjoyable concert Of six num-
bers from 7.45 to Q O'Clock, and then
the band orchestra played until mid
night while the merry party danced
through a program Of u numbers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
WORK ON KETTLE BROOK
ENDED UNTIL SPRING

Work of construction on the new
dam at the saw mill privilege on Ket-
tie Brook is over for the season and
with exception of something in theway
of excavating nothing more will be
done until spring. City Engineer Fred
A. Mcclure and Water Commissioner
John G.. Brady express themselves as
delighted with progress made thus far.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
GEN. PICKETT OBSERVES
ElGHTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY

Gen. Josiah Pickett was rs years old
yesterday and was given a hearty
greeting by his friends at City Hall.
Gen. Pickett was at his office during
the afternoon and to the many friends
who extended congratulations remark
ed that he was feeling very well.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
ANOTHER CANDIDATE
FOR CITY MESSENGER

Among the new candidates for the office
Of city messenger Is William A. Weir of
l44 Austin Street. Mr. Weir is employed
by the Barnard, Sumner & Putnam Com
pany. He is conducting an active can
Yass OF members OF the City Council.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22

The Wednesday Club held a cake
auction in the library of All Saints
Church last night. Luther M. Lowell
made an amusing auctioneer and en-
riched the Golfers of the club by his
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22

The annual fair of the Worcester
Employment Society, which was held
yesterday afternoon and evening, in
Colonial Hall, was a brilliant sue
cess. financially and socially The
Employment Society's means OF rails
ing money for a notably worthy cause
is taking on more and more the nature
of a yearly function of social signih-
canoe, but the booths are we'll patron
lied, nevertheless, and the affair gives
one a feeling of peculiar satisfaction
in having contributed to an established
charity and enjoyed ones self at the
same time.
The sale opened at o'clock with
an early attendance of handsomely
gowned women, whose tpilettes later.
mingled with the darker evening
clothes Of the men. presented a beau
tiful scene in the lighted hall
An attractive feature of the fair was
the Oriental arrangement in the or
chestra balcony. Here Mrs. Frank N.
Houghton, in the garb Of a Hindoo
priestess, read fortunes from the palm
or on the cards. Mrs. Houghton was
assisted by Miss Estabrook and Miss
Nella Marble. Frankincense and
myrrh burned amid Persian and In
dian draperies and a strange Eastern,
lotus-like atmosphere pervaded the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22

Continued on Page g.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22

No business was transacted at the
meeting of the Woman's Suffrage
League with Mrs. E ]. Ware, 70 Flor
ence Street, yesterday afternoon, as
there were not enough present to con-
stitute a quorum. The next league
meeting is called for Dec 10, at the
home of Mrs. Sarah A. Henshaw, s
I,oudon Street
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22

The Ladies' Social Circle of Webster
Square Church gathered at Mrs. John
H. Tainter's, SO Mill Street. yesterday
at 2.30 p. m, to sew for the church fair
that is to be held Dec. II and r. Mrs
fainter served a delicious supper at
$50 O'Clock. In the evening Mrs. ]. L.
Thomas read THE Kiss in School" and
Romance in a Thimble." The next
meeting of the circle will be with Mrs
George F. Stearns. 10 Garden Terrace,
Dec g.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22

One day a friendship died:
No wrong was done;
It simply ceased to be
Beneath the sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-28
SUICIDE
TED WOODCOCK KILLS HIM
SELF AT Ell PASO.
Cause OF the Act a Mystery TO His
Family and Friends

Ted. Woodcock, son Of Colonel and
Mrs. Woodcock of this city, committed
suicide at Fl Paso, Texas, Monday night
The reason for his act is not known and
probably never will be. He shot himself.
AAe news came as a terrible shock to
the family and was conveyed briefly in a
telegram to Ed Woodcock, brother of the
dead boy. 1t simply told that Ted had
killed himself
Ted. was the third son of Colonel Wood
cock and was educated and raised in
this city. He was born 26 years ago and
like his two older brothers, Henry and
Allen, when he reached his majority went
into the railroad business. Until recently
he has been a switchman on the Santa Fe
running into Kansas City, and left the
place to accept a better one at FL Paso,
on the Mexican border. On his way to
the new place he stopped off in Wich-
tia and visited the family and old friends
last Saturday and Sunday. He was in
the best of spirits and talked with old
acquaintances over his boyhood expert
ences in a joviaI way. There is no ques-
ton in the minds of his family that the
idea of suicide, or the cause for it, came
after he left Wichita on Sunday evening.
The remains Will be brought back to
Kansas for burial. Henry Woodcock,
who runs on the main line of the Santa
Fe as conductor will go to FL Paso.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-28
UNIFORM RANK CLUB
Pythian knights Preparing for Trip
80 san Francisco.

Last night the Uniform Rank, Knights
of Pythias. met and organized what they
called The Wichita Uniform Rank.
knights of Pythias club. for San Fran
cisco. with Earl Blake for president,
Thomas Turner for vice president, J. P.
PARROT for secretary, Fred Buckley for
treasurer and J. F. fIirker for business
manager. The club adopted a consttu-
ton and bylaws. The object of the
club is set forth I'm the following:
'The first object of this club shall be
the bringing together in cordial associa-
ton and active corporation members Of
the order Of Knights Of Pythias. for the
purpose of raising and establishing fund
TO be used in paying the expenses Of this
club in visiting California on the occasion
of the biennial convention of the su-
preme lodge. and the encampment of the
Uniform Ranks, Knights of Pythias, to be
held at the city Of San Francisco. on the
second Tuesday in August 1902
THE second object Of this club shall be
the further securing similar cooperation.
and for the same purpose. on the part of
the lady relatives. friends and acquaint-
ances OF the members Of the order Of
Knights of Pythias.
The third object of this club shall be
the enlistment in its work and service,
good and true men in the immediate COM
munity in which this club is organized, to
the end that they may in due time, learn
how good a thing it is to be one Of Us.
There shall be two classes of mem
bership in this olub-active and honorary.
The active class shall consist Of those
who are members of the Uniform Rank in
good standing.
THE honorary class shall consist or all
others mentioned who may be elected TO
membership under these laws.
The club. when organized. win secure
a competent military instructor TO pre-
pare them for participation in the great
prize drin to be given at san Francisco.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-28
LOCK LEVIN FISH.
Wichita Man Causes Great Havoc
Among Them

Mr. and Mrs. John Clayton returned
yesterday from an outing of six weeks
in Colorado. Nh Clayton tells some big
stories and seems 10 have proper ve-if-
cation for them from the following item
in the Twin Lakes News. which SAYS:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ~. Clayton of Wichita,
Kansas who were at the Lakes last week
on combined bushes andpleasure Wis
e. left Saturday Tor q short visit in Lead
<ile and other points in the state after
5lich they viii return home Atr. and
drs. CLAYTON were entertained while here
by Mr. and Airs. n. 7. Sargent. former
NVich1ta people who are interested in Col
orado mines i'm connection with 1Ir. Clay
ton. Considerable time was spent in fish
ing and while on the upper lake last sat
turday in company with Air. Sargent
and ". r. Deaner. Mr. Clayton save
the boys 4 correct limitation Of q kan
sas man catching dsh fin she Far West.
landing no Hess than eishty-siN of the
speckod beauties in four hours ali Of
which weighed a little over thirty
hounds