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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12
WAGE SCALE FIXED FOR
JOB OFFICE C0MP0SlT0RS

New York Dec. 1.-THE officers Of
the Typothetae and Typographical
Union No. 6 announced today that an
agreement had been reached governing
the wage scale and cinditions Of work
in book and Job offices. The agreement
was to the following effect:
An increase of two cents per 1000
ems on the piece scale. TO take effect
Jan. 6, 1902; an increase Of 81 per week
on the time scale for time hands. max
ing a minimum Of S19. and increase Of
81 per week for machine operators.
making a minimum Of s21. TO take
effect Jan. 6. 1902: further increase Of
30 cents per week for the minimums OF
both time hands and machine operators.
to take effect Oct. !, 1902.
The conference on shop rules is TO
continue until the first Of March, 1902
All points then in dispute are to be
referred TO a mutuauy-chosen arbitra-
tor excepting such points as conflict
with the present international Typo
graphical Union laws. which shall be
referred TO the international bodies for
arbitration.
A permanent conference committee
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
UPH0LDS POLICE OFFICERS

Salem. Dec. 1.-THE board Of alder
men this evening gave their findings
IN the charges against the police force
made by Mayor Hurley and which
were tried in a very exciting and pois-
ferrous public hearing about a month
ago.
The charges against City Marshal
John W. Hart for not properly prepar-
ing a case for court and not properly
instructing the members Of the force
individually affecting the discipline OF
the force, in only one case was a
charge sustained and that referred to
an alienation in the station between
the two officers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12
HENRY L. BURNELL
is NOW COMMAN D Err

Henry L. Burnen, formerly of Company
A, Fifteenth Massachusetts Regiment,
now a resident Of Harrisburg, Pa, has
been elected commander Of g. A. r. Post
1l6 of that place.
Commander BurnelPs residence or the
fact that he was alive. had not been
known to many Of his old comrades until
he Joined the Fifteenth Regiment excur-
sion party Of September. 1900. at Harris
burg, en- route to Gettysburg.
Since then he has correspOnded with
some Of them, who will be glad to hear
Of the new honor conferred upon him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12
A LABORER AND A
L0AFER ARRESTED

Mathew Hincktey, aged 49, and
George Castle, aged q. were arrested
last night by officer Charles A. Gould
for larceny Castle gave his occupation
as a laborer, but Hinckley refused to
make known his means Of earning a
living, and, as a result, appears on the
police blotter as a lOafer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Louisville, KY, Dec. lit Is unoffi-
cially stated that the result of analysis of
the stomach of Charles Goodman who
was alleged TO have been poisoned by
Newell c. Rathbun a former soldier in
the United States army, in Jacksonville,
on Nov Z, has failed to reveal any traces
of poison.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

New Haven, Dec. 1.-William Panikor,
a clerk in a iewelry store in Chapel
Street was arrested this afternoon on a
warrant alleging the sale of gold arti-
Gle marked '14-karat," which turned out
upon being assayed to be brass, and an
other article marked Sterling which
proved to be only one-eighth silver.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

New Haven, Dec. 1.-THE failure of the
publishing firm of Butler & Alger of 2o4
State Street is announced. The liabili-
ties of the firm are given as $4,000, and
the nominal assets at $16,762.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Cincinnati o., Dec. IA meeting Of
state secretaries of the Young Mems
Christian Association, which is to last
two days. began today While the meet
ing was an informal one, about 10 secre-
taries from different states attended.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

New York Dec. 1-Charles NJ. Schwab
president of the United States Steel Cor
poration, will leave for Europe shortly
after Christmas. He will be absent FOR
two months, and will spend the time In
England and on the Continent.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

shall be appointed to settle all disputes
as to construction Of shop rules, the
scale to continue until Jan. l, 1905,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

New York, Dec 1l.-Johann Beck. the
painter who came here boxed up in the
hold of the Hamburg American liner
Palatia, was today allowed to enter the
country as an immigrant this privilege
being granted by the special board Of in
qury
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Canton, O., Dec. 1.-THE bonds of Geo.
b. Cortelyou and Judge William r. Day,
as administrators of the estate of the late
President Mckinley, were filed in Pro-
bate Court and approved today. The
bonds are each in the sum of 100000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

WOMEN. from their sedentary habits
are often subject TO headache and con-
ssipaJiOn. These are quickly removed By
Carriers Little Liver Pills.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

DYSPEPSIA IN ITS WORST FORMS
will yield to the use OF Carriers Little
Nerve Pills. aided by Carriers Little
Liver Pills. Dose, one Of each after eat
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

New York, Dec 1.-THE criminal pro-
ceedings against Attorney Robert A. Am
mon. growing out of his relations with
william F. Miller of the '520 per cent
Franklin syndicate" were dismissed to-
day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Fine French books for Christmas.
French Book Store. 112 Front, Room g..
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Boston, Dec. II. - Ten new cases of
smallpox We're reported today. The vic
tins comprise seven women, two men
and a one-year-old girl. Every day this
week cases have been reported among
Young children.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

officials for participation in the peace
negotiations.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE arguments in
the BONNIE trial probably will be finished
tomorrow, and the case may go to the
Jury late in the afternoon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Ithaca, N. Y, Dec. 1.-THE grand jury
Of Tompkns County today found an in
dictment charging grand larceny in the
first degree against Charles D. Norris.
who few weeks ago was arrested on a
charge of stealing $4,000 In jewelry and
bonds from the trunks of Mrs. Denman
Thompson.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12
Trimmed Hats
are being being
given away.
Fish Friday

entrance Commercial Street, or
First Floor, Rear)
Some bargains for you in fish
ior Friday. If you want 10 buy
the best fish cheaper than you
ever did before make your
fish purchases here every week.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Pel1in. Dec. u--An edict has appeared
bestowing honors on the late Ii Hung
Chang and on Prince Ching and other
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Boston. Dec. 11.-Saluted by screeching
whistles and cheered by spectators, a new
steamboat for the Nantasket Beach
Steamboat Company was launched at the
wharf OF Montgomery & Howard in Chel-
sea today Miss Alice Ripley Of Hing
ham a daughter of Eben L. Ripley. one
Of the directors of the { npany, chris
tened the vessel ''Nantask =
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Washington, Dec. 11.-As a result Of
statements made in a recently published
interview regarding the ability of the
Cubans to govern themselves, which
have been deemed indscreet. Lieut.. Com
mander Lucien Young has been relieved
by Secretary Long Of his present post as
captain of the port of Havana. He has
not vet been assigned to other duty, nor
has his successor been selected.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Berlin Dec 11-An anti-British mass
meeting at Munich Bavaria today, was
attended by several thousand people, in
Guiding a number of Bavarian deputies
Violent addresses were made denouncing
Mr.. Chamberlain the British colonial
secretary, and a resolution was adopted
calling on the Reichstag and the govern
ment TO take the initiative In an effort to
terminate the war I'm South Africa.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Very Rev Hugh B. Kelly, dean of the
diocese of Ottumwa, Ia, was held at ST..
Joseph's Church. Somerville, today. The
burial was in St Pauls Cemetery, Ar
llngton.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12

Mexico city. Mex, Dec. 1.-THE Pan
American conference today adopted reso-
lutions expressive of its grief over the
death of the Brazilian delegate, Quartz
Perecia. 1t was decided as a mark Of
respect to adjourn for the day, and that
the members of the conference go into
for nine days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21
NO. 25.

DR.. j. Churchill Hindes of Vergennes,
Miss Josephine Wander Hoogs Of
Whitestown, N. j., and Miss Lottie
ellison of Queeche, former students.
Among the distinguished guests were
Mrs. Abbie e. Fuller, widow of the late
Gov. Fuller of Brattleboro, Gen. ]. ].
Estey of Brattleboro, Rev. Mr.. Thayer
of Ludlow, Rev. S. Henry Archibald
OIL Rutland, Rev. A. S. Gilbert of Bos-
ton, Mass, Rev. Mr.. Kinzie, Bristol,
Rev. Mr.. Tager of Bennington and
hon. Frank / Fish of Vergennes.
Thursday came the graduating ex-
ercises. In place of the usual parts
taken by members of the graduating
class, Prof. Manatt of Brown Univer-
sity made an address, after which the
diplomas were given, and the several
prizes were awarded to the success
full competitors. The commencement
dinner drew a company that tested the
capacity of the dining hail. Then fol-
lowed the after dinner speeches. The
principals reception Thursday even
ing brought the memorable commence
ment to a close. DR.. Ellery has ex-
pressed great satisfaction in the num-
bers in attendance and in the enthu-
siasm manifested in the gatherings Of
the week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21
Fool Stories About Spider Bites.

There are very many kinds OF
spiders besides those that annoy the
housewife with their webs STUCK up
in the corners of the rooms ana IN
the windows when she has been TOO
busv with the sewing to look after the
house much; but every kind is an ap-
petite on eight legs, and thoroughly
convinced that nobody can be strong
and hearty that lives on vegetables.
They all spin more or less, whence their
name. which is q contraction OF SPIN
der. or spinner. Also, they bite, and
if YOU listen to all the fool stories
that are told, when a spider bites you,
YOU will save time by sending for the
lawyer and make your will, and tele-
graph for the boys to come home at
once if they want to see you allVe.
But | will tell you as between edu-
Gated people that | know thing or
two and do not get scared over every
little trifie, that a spiders bite is no
worse than a mosquitO'S-nots so bad,
in fact A big spider can kill small
bird with its poison, but it only makes
a mans arm swell up and hurt for a
day or less, and not hurt very much at
that. Bertkau could not feel the or
binary domestic spider on the thick
skin of his hand, and only between
the fingers could the spider make a
puncture like that of dull pin. The
worst result was that it itched little.
Blackwell had them draw blood, but
that was all. Though one spider bit
another so hard that its liver ran out,
it lived for more than a year after
ward. As for these terrible tarantu-
las. either the stories told about vic
tins having to dance till they fell
down in exhaustion in order to escape
death and madness were tremendous
whoppers or tarantulas don't bite as
bad as they used to. 1t is true that in
those days the Italian violinists had
| to work overtime composing taran-
telles to play for the bitten, but still
there were sneering skeptics that said
| it was all a scheme got up to pass
| the hat for the wife and family of the
suffering man whom a malignant spi-
| der had bitten while he was out look
| ing for job Dufour had tarantula
that was quite tame and gentle. She
took flies from his fingers like a dear
thing. Almost any spider can be
taught to take food from forceps and
water from a camels-hair brush.
They are great water-drinkers, spi-
ders are. I'll say that for 'em. Like
the little temperance bird we used to
read about, Water, cold water, is all
of their song Rum and tobacco they
turn from with loathing. - Ainslee's s
Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21
Boss PIatt Will Retire.

Senator Platt of New York an
nounced Saturday that he would retire
from the United States Senate at the
end of his term in March, 1908. The
reason for this intention is not given,
but the Senator is in poor health, and
at the close of his term will be 20
years old. Some people see in his
declaration an admission that Mr..
Platts hold as the political boss of
the Empire state has passed away.
1t is agreed that Gov Odell has risen
to a position of leadership in the Re-
publican party of New York, and many
believe his power gives him domina-
tion over Platt. Odell's Independent
spirit, and particularly his opposition
to some of Platt's measures, has given
him a strong hold upon the public, and
has probably assured him the support
of practically all of the independent
voters. Senator Platt's statement has
started talk to the effect that Vice
President Roosevelt and Gov. Odell
may be candidates for the United
States Senate at the close of Senator
Platt's term. Roosevelt and Odell are
looked upon as presidential timber
but the fight for the senatorial toga
may take one of them from the list OF
possibilities.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21
Vermont sheep in Australia.

Frank G. Carpenter, the around-the-
world correspondent, in writing from
Sydney, describes Australia as the
wool centre of the world, with more
than 100,000,000 sheep which produce
wool to the value of over S100,000,000
a year, and incidentally he pays a
great compliment to the Vermont
sheep whose praises he heard every
where. The king of the shepherds is
Samuel McCaughey, an Irishman who
went to Australia in 1856 with practi-
cally nothing, but who owns today
more than 100000 sheep. He owns
more acres than sheep, and also leases
100000 acres. One of his rams took
a premium at a recent sheep show,
having a fleece that would cut As
pounds, and he refused an offer of
$4,000 for the animal.
Mr.. McCaughey believes that the
best rams for Australian sheep are
those from Vermont. There is a large
importation of such sheep every year,
and there are Americans who make a
business of taking sheep across the Pa
cifc to Australia for sale. They
choose the finest and best bred Yer
mont merinos, ship them to Puget
Sound, and thence by steamer to Sgd
ney. Several shipments have been
made around the Cape of Good Hope,
but this is too long, and the sheep
sometimes die.
Mr.. Carpenter quotes Mr.. Nc
Caughey as saying that he first went
to Vermont in 1886 and picked out
120 ewes and 40 rams. The following
spring he returned to this country and
bought 102 more sheep in Vermont.
He now has about 1000 pure Vermont
sheep, and has sold many during the
last 10 years. His first importation,
not including the cost of the sheep,
aggregated $4,000, but he thinks the
results have fully justified the expen-
ditures. He values his Vermont flock
at so guineas a head, and sold one of
them recently for $4,000, and has solo
ewes as high as $3.50. The chief
profit comes from the improvement in
his own flocks. He estimates that by
crossing the Australian breeds with
the Vermont sheep he has ADDED at
least a pound of wool per sheep per
year to his fiocks, or in other words
has increased his product 100000
pounds. He has distributed Vermont
sheep throughout his fiocks in both
New South Wales and Queensland.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21

Virtue is never monopolized by a
single party, and bossridden New
York city can scarcely show such
depths of corruption as are found in
the Republican stronghold, Philadel-
phia. Practically the same gang who
dictate affairs in Philadelphia also
hold the entire state of Pennsylvania
under subjection. No more wanton
disregard of public interest has ever
been shown than in the action of the
state council of Philadelphia in vot-
ing to give to certain politicians street
railway franchises, for which John
Wanamaker offered $2,5OO,OOO. For
this same franchise Albert Johnson
had offered three cent fares and free
transfers, which, it is estimated,
would have saved the people $4,000
600 annually over what can be charged
under the franchise granted. And it
is reported that $1O000,0O0 has already
been offered the grabbers for the fran
chises. Mayor Ashhridge had the OPP
portunity to make stand for the peo-
ple's interests, but he calmly put his
signature % the bill and contemptu-
ously threw aside the letter contain
ing Mr.. Wanamaker's offer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21
AT VERMONT ACADEMY.
Week Devoted to Commencement Ex-
ercises-Alumni Reunion on the 25th
Anniversary.

Anniversary.
Cloudless skies and the fairest of
June weather marked the opening of
commencement at Vermont academy
at Saxtons River.
The recent gift to the academy of
$4,000 from Mr.. Rockefeller draws the
attention of the public to this thriving
institution. An effort is being made
to secure an additional $4,000, of
which 100000 has already been pledg-
ed, so that Vermont academy may
have an endowment of nearly $1,000
1t is hoped to secure the sum during
the week.
Sunday the annual sermon before
the graduating class was delivered by
Rev. T. II. Patterson of Rochester
N. Y, while Monday the program in
cluded several events of interest,
among them being the annual exhibi
tion and drill in the morning and the
18th contest for the Fuller prizes in
elocution in the afternoon, with the
following contestants: Mr.. Atwell
Miss Coffin, Miss Clark, Mr.. Barnum
Mr.. Iskian, Miss Keyler, Miss Foote,
Mr.. Butterfield, Miss Barrett, Mr.
Hunt and Miss Galusha.
The contest was fully up to the
standard of previous years, and the
judges decision was well receiv-
ed. Miss Galusha won the first prize
for girls and Miss Foote second. The
first prize for boys was taken by Mr.
Atwell, while Mr.. Hunt received the
second.
The anniversary concert at Fuller
hall Monday evening was of high or
der and largely attended.
The events of Tuesday were the
Glass Day exercises in the afternoon,
and an address by Congressman D. J..
Foster in the evening His speech
was "The Ethics of Constitutional
Government" Gov. Stickney and
Senator Dillingham; were announced to
speak, but were unavoidably detained
by business engagements.
Alumni day, the occasion of the
greatest interest, came Wednesday,
when the 25th anniversary of the
Academy was observed. The morning
was devoted to class reunions, repre-
sentatives being present from every
class that has graduated from the
academy. Many who had not been
seen in SaXtons River for 20 years
the first class that ever graduated
were present, one coming from South
Dakota. More than $50 attended the
business meeting of the Alumni asso-
citation. 1t was voted to make a fixed
annual contribution to be used in any
way deemed best, and to pay for fur
nishing the chapel. DR.. and Mrs. Ell
lery gave a delightful reception to the
alumni and former students in the af-
ternoon. An orchestra furnished mu-
sic, and refreshments were served.
Hon. John Barrett, "a, who was ex-
pected to give an address. was unable
to be present, but in a letter express
ing regrets, he offered a prize of S25
to be awarded at the next commence
ment for the best essay by a student
of the school on Americas New Re-
sponsibilities as a World Power"
DR.. H. S. Mabie of Boston gave an
address in Fuller hall in the evening
Musical selections were rendered by
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21

Coal mining is to be carried on this
summer in the waters of Long Island
Sound. Scattered all along the shores of
Long Island and Connecticut. between
New York and Montauk Point are the
wrecks of coal barges and coal schooners
that have been abandoned by their own
ers and by the insurance companies that
had insured the cargoes. During the past
winter one of the submarine boats that
has been experimental with in the sound
has located a lot of the wrecks of coal
barges while the work of testing the
value of the boat was in progress. The
wrecks were buoyed, and where there
was proof that the owners of the car
goes had abandoned them the wrecks
were charted. Since then a number of
venturesome capitalists have organized
a company that will soon get to work
hauling the coal from these wrecks and
sending It to markets where it may be
disposed Of.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21

Every newspaper man who has felt
constrained to use a bludgeon on the
atrical mOnstronsites will approve of
the decision of the Iowa supreme
court, in rendering a verdict for the
defendant in a suit for libel. the court
holding that an editor may freely criti-
else any public entertainment if not
actuated by malice, and that the arti-
Gle in question was qualifiedly privi-
legged. The court also states that a
dramatic critic should be allowed CON
siderable license in such a case, and
refers to the performance which was
censured as ridiculous in the eX-
treme." That considerable license
was exercised is seen in the writer's
reference to the Sisters as "spav-
ined, stringhalt, and with legs as clas-
sic as the curves of a broom handle"
and their dancing was described as "a
cross between the hootchie-kootchie
and a fox trot." Their fingers were
called "talons," their mouths "cav-
erns," their features rancid" and
their voices the walls of damned
souls" They were strange Great
ures" with painted faces and hideous
mein," and other compliments of like
nature were bestowed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21
The Late Judge George E. Waite.

The Geneseo. ILL.,, News of June 13
contained an extended obituary, with
portrait, of Judge George E. Waite,
whose death June 5, in that city, has
been recorded in The Phoenix. He is
spoken of as a man of wide reading,
of fine tastes in literature, of remark
able conversational powers, and pow
ers of oratory, and his personal charac-
teristics are commended in the highest
terms. In addition to his family,
Judge Waite leaves two brothers, Dex-
ter Waite of Brattleboro, and Henry
A. Waite of West Wardsboro. He
graduated at Wesleyan University in
1854, and went to Geneseo two years
later. He had been a practicing law
yer there since 1859, AZ years. His
title as Judge come from service Of
several years as county Judge of Hen
ry county. He secured the passage
of the act that made Geneseo a city,
and was the first mayor serving two
terms. He was commissioned a col
onel in 1864 by Richard Yates, the
great war governor of Illinois. He
was a member of the constitutional
convention of 1S69-70 which prepared
the present constitution of Illinois.
He was Republican in politics, and a
member of the Congregational society.
The Henry county bar adjourned out
of respect to Judge Waite's memory
and drafted resolutions in his honor.
Nearly all the members of the Henry
county bar were present at his funeral,
and also prominent men from several
of the cities of Illinois.