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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20
SHOPPERS AND STUDENTS
INCREASE THE TRAFFIC

The Christmas travel on railroads
running through this city has begun.
All trains from New York and the
West are crowded with people return
ing to their homes to spend the holi-
days.
Now that the colleges and schools are
closing for vacation, traffic on the
roads will necessarily be heavy until
after Tuesday, when it will decrease
until the week before school reopens.
The colleges for young women are
the first to close and let the students
go. Many of these make their homes
in this city and east or west of here,
and all are anxious to get home as
quickly as possible. The big colleges
for young men will not close till this
afternoon or tomorrow, and then a
happy crowd of young people will be
patrons of the different roads.
All the western trains were behind
time a few minutes yesterday on ac-
count of the connections west OF Al
bany, as the heavy trains cannot make
schedule time Many Worcester people
are going to Boston and New YORK to
buv their presents. and are away from
the CITY two and three days at time.
The electric cars from the suburban
towns are well crowded with passengers
from the different towns, with people
coming to this city to do their CHRIST
mas shopping.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20
COUNCILMAN NEWTON
REPLIES TO CRITICS

Councilman Albert E. Newton, who
has had much to do with the organiza-
ton of the proposed board of public
works, takes exception to the criti-
cisms Of it's scope and plan Of organ
ization and work. Yesterday after
noon, in conversation with several
members of the press he said that it
was evident that the power of the
board of public works is misunder-
stood.
The heads of the four departments
streets. sewers, water and city en-
gineer-would simply purchase for the
departments as body and not as an
individual. No contract can be closed
by the board without the signature Of
the mayor
In regard to taking any of the power
Of the mayor or City Council Coun-
Gilman Newton said:
Along this line l fail to see wherein
the board would assume any of the
prerogatives of the mayor, whose au-
thority is not and could not be inter
fered with in the least. The united
heads of the department ought to be
able to do as well on a contract as
one of them and this advantage ought
to be apparent without a great deal
of discussion
THE greatest good which would
come however, would result from the
| consultations of the members OF the
board relative to the work to be done
throughout the city in the street.
water and sewer departments Times
innumerable have the streets been dug
up by the various departments from
three to six times when there was no
necessity Of doing so but once If the
departments had been working in
unison. Surely, this is an advantage.
"As far as taking any power out Of
| the hands of the city Council the
claim is absurd. The new ordinance
| provides that If the City Council passes
an order for the expenditure of money
I in any of these branches Of public
works it shall receive the approval of
| this board before the money is spent.
| A two-thirds vote of the city govern
ment would Immediately override the
| decision of this board, however. or a
majority vote, if the matter was laid
on the table for two weeks. So that
| a majority vote Of the city govern
ment would order the expenditure of
! the money after two weeks just as IT
would If no board of public works ex
| listed. This seems reasonable enough
| for a recommendation from this board,
which devotes its entire time to the
consideration of the affairs of the
various departments. ought to be
worthy of consideration"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20
C0RBIN WANTS TO
SEE MORE SERVICE

George A. Corbin, who ran away IN
1sqS and went to Cuba with the Emmet
Guards and later enlisted in the FORTY,
Third regiment and saw two years
activa service in the Philippines wants to
enlist again in the United states army
bnt his mother objects. George is still
under age according to his mothers
figuring and, as she ought to know
seret Michael FIaherty at the Walker
building recruiting office will not en-
IJst George. James B. McElroy ana
George A. Woodlock were enlisted at
the office yesterday by Capt. James h.
Frier. McElroy goes to the cavalry
and Woodlock to the infantry.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20
REV. Mr.. CARVER MAY BE
ELECTED PRESIDENT

Rev. Austin S. Carver Of the First
Unitarian church is being considered
for the presidency Of Meadeville Theo-
logical Seminary. Prof George L. Ca
rey, who has been acting president,
has resigned. and it viii be necessary
to Ill his place. The board Of trustees
are not expected 10 take official action
till June. but il is understood that Mr.
Carver is being seriously thought OF
for the position which his scholarly at
tainments render him peculiarly fitted
10 I'LL The Meadeville School is the
only Unitarian Theological Seminary in
the United States.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20
MAY AUTHORIZE THE
PURCHASE OF ARITHMETICS

It is probable that at the next meet
ing of the committee on books and sup
plies of the school committee, the pur
chase of the new arthmetics will be
authorized. The cost Of the books is
$4,000, and some trouble may arise as
the purchase is in direct opposition to
the wishes Of Mayor O'ConneI. and
he may take further action in the mat
fer
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20
$500
TABLE

will be a regular feature until al
ter Christmas. Best Bargains
Friday.
New things in Solid Silver
every day. New line of Portable
Gas and Electric Reading
Lamps. New and better things
on the wonderful $I.oo Table.
More of these 25c vases. You
bought the last lot in an hour.
Toy Specials, ST Zithers, CSC.
$500 Doll in Perambulator, 68c.
Big Toy Tea Sets, zoe.
Writing Paper in Fancy boxes,
two kinds, 25c.
Hand Colored Stancaws Girls,
42c.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20

of the book and, after struggling
through the words Webster and die
tionary, she continued, "Anthims,
synims," etc I went outside to laugh
and did not go back to complete the
purchase.
The clerks at the postofice are fire.
quently called on to decipher some very
blind addresses on envelopes, and they
reached what is very close to the limit
yesterday on a special delivery letter.
The missive was directed to certain
number on "Hill & High Street and
the clerks had to put their think tanks
to work hard to tell where it should go,
as Hill Street and High Street are In
two entirely different sections of the
city. One of the bright young fellows
hit 1t right when he said 1t would be
advisable to try illinois Street" The
messenger boy was sent to the number
on Illinois Street, and there he found
the young woman to whom the letter
was addressed. The envelope is kept
as a souvenir.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20
zs sa4sE O. CLARK SAWYER
til COMPANY

We have had so many calls for
presents of about $500 value,
that we have gathered together
what we think the best things in
the place upon which the price of
$500 is possible. Today these
articles fill three big tables; some
OF them have sold for 5000,
Others for $500, $3.50, $500 and
up to $1,000; some of them are
the $500 specials of a day or two
ago. We make the offering as
the best values in the store at
$500. The
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20
LORD PAUNCEFOTE AWAITS
TREATY RATIFICATION

Washington. Dec. 19.-Lord Paunce-
fote. the British ambassador, is daily
expecting notice from his government
official approval and ratification Of
the -Pauncefote treaty As soon
as he has this, he will arrange with
Secretary Hay the date upon which the
final exchange Of Publications of the
treaty shall take place
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20
BARRETT RETURNED TO
A FAMILIAR HOME

In the Central District Court yester-
5eI, morning John Barrett, arrested TOT
dr,,rkenness, Wednesday, was sen
fenced to the House Of Correctloh I .,
one year. Barrett mas only receH ~,
IN a term of six months in the
I CoII,P ';I1stitution. Albert W. Dart, an
s $50. dTunk was sentenced to four
' olIiet IN the House Of Correction. Al
s slo5i'I Raver was entenced to the State
IT, IT, an and John Kerwin and Richard
Williams Z n IL both drunks, were each fined
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20
WORLDS LARGEST ENGINE
HAS TEN DRIVING WHEELS

American Locomotive Company today
turned out from its plant in this city
the largest engine ever built II is
for the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Road II is Of the Dekapod type and
weighs 275, 900 pounds. II has ten driv-
ing wheels and will be used in the
freight service in the mountain dis
tricts.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20

THE Christmas supper and sale o.
the Ladies Aid Society OF the CnuIes
of the Covenant has peen ,Pos'ps s,,n-
from III iTii he served at 6.45 o'clock. The
per per Wi Will be before and after the sup
per
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20

DYSPEPSIA IN ITS WORST FORMS
will yield to the use Of Carter's Little
Nerve pills aided by Carter's Little
Liver Pills. Dose. one Of each after eat
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20


Church feature VIII be the cello aging Lucille McCe
cnst Chelsea will
and
McConvine hasg
grea
Of
F DR. James
Christmas night Supper
Claus There will
Sunday school
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20

At recent wedding reception given
in this city pair of deep pink candles
were burned which had been lighted
IS years before on the wedding cake of
the brides grandmother. They had al
so been burned at the golden wedding
anniversary Of her grandparents Not
many brides can have such a unique
feature at their reception.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20

River Sable, 6 tails, $1.98
Electric Seal, $1.50,
$1.98, $3.50, $500
Genuine Marten, 1898,
$3.50, $500, $3.50, to $35.
Sable Fox $3.50, $8.75,
$1,000 to $500
0pOSSum, $3.98 and SIS
RaCCoon, $500 to $3.50
Mink, $8.75 to $500
Baum Marten, $4,000 to
$500
SCarfS with long stream
err tails, the novelty of the
season. $3.50, $1,000 to
$3.50
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-22
NOTICE.
NEWS In A NUTSHELL.
Pa 'agraphs that Give Condensed
Notes of the Day.


Hawaiian Sugar Company has no
tiCe in this issue.
mail by the Ventura Will be due
tomorrow morning.
A Commissioners sale of real estate
is advertised in this issue.
Pacific Hardware Company have
new supply of Cabots Stains.
On Tuesday Jas. F. Morgan will sell
$50 bags of newly arrived potatoes.
The visiting Elks Will leave tomorrow
for their homes on the mainland.
The Globe Clothing House is now To-
Gated next to New England Bakery
At the MEETING of Y. w. G. A. this
evening Miss Keary will read a paper
on the subject of American humorists
The Catholic Ladies Aid society VIII
NEE Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at
the Convent. A full attendance is re-
quested
Mrs. Jacnte, a Portuguese fortune
teller Of extraordinary fame in the ISL
ands died at her home in Punchbowl
town Saturday.
Officers of the Y. NJ. G. A. for the en-
suing year will be elected this evening.
The annual social session will be held
tomorrow evening.
Frederick G.. Carpenter, clerk in Bish-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-22
FIGHT FOR PROHIBITION
TEMPERANCE MOVE IF mol
LIQUOR LAW PASSES.
Liquor Dealers Take Alarm at a Pros
pect of Prohibition of All Sales of
Intoxicants.

After the adjournment of the legis-
lature there will be absolute prohibition
throughout the Hawaiian Islands"
This is the statement of a local tenn
perance leader and supporter of the dis
pensary act. 1t is based upon the sec
ton of the organic act in which 1t is
stated that no liquor shall be sold in
Hawaii except under such regulations
as the territorial Legislature shall pro-
vide. If the territorial legislature meets
and provides no regulations the temper
ance people think they will be In po-
sitiOn to demand that the law as it
stands be enforced.
The liquor men have taken the alarm
and are getting anxious about some of
the proposed bills to provide for liquor
selling. At the same time some of the
extreme anti-liquor men propose to
fight such bills and it may be very hard
to get them through in the short time
that is left.
If the legislature adjourns finally
without having passed any liquor laws
the governor will be appealed to to
stop all liquor selling, under the orga-
mic act. 1t is admitted by some of the
leading liquor-sellers that the governor
could do so, but of course the law would
be fought in the courts.
The only liquor law before the senate
is one dealing with alcohol and methy-
lated spirits. In the house an act reg
ulating sale of liquors in restaurants
is making progress, but saloons and
wholesale dealers seem to be in the
cold. 1t is said that several acts are
about to make their appearance, but
there is only ten days left and if they
meet with very strong opposition they
will have a close shave.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-22
PITTTING IT GENTLY.

Ladies'" said the speaker at the an
nual meeting of the Boston beanbund,
81 shall, in calculating my subject,
give you nothing but the that
is to say, I shall give you-er-t he-the
decollete truth. "-Baltimor American.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-22
An Unsurpassed Residence Site
"A Chance for Investors:

Any one with money to invest looking
for something that will bring good
returns on sums invested, has here
fine opportunity. Houses built on
these lots will find ready rental at
strong rates by good tenants.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-22

Fine Job Printing. Star Office.
The colored American., 1901-03-09

school is a NOR o,yc ellie fifty (. W. ms-
chine giving 1040 volts st sixty cycles
per 81 cOnd. There is a smell dynamo
which excites this larger 6yi amO. The
witch is Of white mar le and very
har dsome, b ing furniehed with the
necessary ectrical iT stTuments swi tel
es, etc. This machinery was ipsti lied
in 1897 when the new Grape was built.
This chapel II seat two thousand pei
sons and the lighting OF this bu lding
by electricity re quired two bundr j ir-
candescent LAM Os which are arranged
after Mr.. Craig's lans. The lectric
light plant is soon to be moved TO the
new S'ater-ArmstrOug Memoirs Trades
building where is installed one hun
dred and fifty horse power Ames suto-
matte high speed engine. and sever
ty five horse power boiler. Theee
were given by the late @ lis P. Hunt
ingtOn, the great railrCa ad magnate be
| fore his death. There is soon~fo he ir-
stalled an additions dynamo Of 70 <
W. which is now required TO meet the
| schools necessities. The wires with q
pressure OF 1910 volts are carried to diff
| ferent centres where there are large
| transformers for reducing the voltage.
| The current enters the bull ldings on
three wires.
The students OF Mr. Craig's lass IL
stalled last year 400 lamps; with those
The colored American., 1901-03-09

insts lied this year make 700. Two
bu lIings have the wires laced in iron
armOred cOnduits, with the others
W. Oden mos lding which was made at
the scho, is used. How W. IL this work
has been done car be judged by the
report Of an il surance inspector who
visited the scho, ard said the work
was perfect.
The extent of the grounds and the
amount of business carried on between
the several departments OF the sch0ol
reQUires the use Of telephones. The
students have insta led telephone ex-
change with capacity of twenty five
telerh One OF the student girls
go on record as being the frat Negro
"helIO" girl in the country. All OF this
work was designed and installed by
Nv Craig al d his students.
The town Cf Tuskegee, a mile from
the school, has a population OF Z,UOO
The city council made application TO
the school for the furnishing CT electric
tights from the schools plant. Mr.
Craig made q map Of the town and
worked cut q system OF lighting with
an estimate OF the cost of the 1nsta'-
!stiOn and maintenance. This was
submitte d to the city council and will
be acted NJ on as soon as the schools
The colored American., 1901-03-09

4 Review OF Tue dICcI vi MI. hIlHuT u.
Craig who has Charge of the Depar:-
mnt of Electrical Engine ring at the
Tusk gee Alabama No nal Institute.
One OF the most charming features of
Mr. Booker T. WashIngton's auto
Biographical papers mat have been az
pearlng III rhe On lock, and which are
to be puI Itshed IN book form by
Dou lsday, Page and Co., of New
York, is the praise which ne gives those
who assist him IN carrying on the WORK
lnC0nT eaJIOn with tie Fuskegee No ma
and ICdus ri Institute. A rec ent
writer has referred to the fact that Mr.
Washington is supported by q great
number Uf men and women who are
technical experts IN his various indus-
trial departments as we'll as pedagogical
experts III his academic deparim ents.
Ia d short series Of fr Icles which h I hope
to contribute 10 this raper I shall refer
20 the work being done at TuskPgee by
these important men a0d women.
Tie purpose of this article Is TO refer
to M. Arthur A Craig, in charge Of the
Department. OF Electrical Engineerirg
An article 10 the Electrical World snd
Engineer, October 27th, 1900, gave to
the engineering world the fest extend
ed account Of the teaching Of applied
electricity at Tuskegee.
Mr lr8ig Was born at Weston, Mo ,
December 1st, 1871, He was graduated
tT)m the AtChsOn. Kansas, High
ooh0oI, and was the first Negro boy to
Orc 70 L~A -
graduated rom the school of Electric,
Engineering conducted In connection
with the Kansas 5 ate University. The
Electrical World and Engineer in iti
article said Of Mr. Cra1g:
at Was ia December 1895, that Al
thur A, Craig, a recent graduate Of the
Kansas Eta'e University, Lawrence
han "a, TtlGqLished his position as as
SIS ant to PTOI, L. 1. Blake, who waE
N charge Of the d.v'sion of Electrica
Engineering st the Tuskegee Institute
jusBegee, | blma, Up to that timt
tIsCUlcal mechanics, etc, had not beer
included IN the curriculum IF the Tu
Aegee institute, but President Wash
lnglon, SolicitOus that his boys be a
IOFded opportunities for qualifying t,
enter so II mising and remunerative
sphere, determined upon the establish
m4nt of ctaT Of electrical engineer
Ing and appointed Mr.. Craig as its frs
occupant.
Prof Craig, though only 80 years o
age, Is most accomplished engineer
enthusiastically devoted to his profer
sion and gTahfed With the manner i
winch his students take to their studie
ana work aed the progress they ar
making, He Is the fist young Negr
VINO ever graduated from any INST
tlti6n as an electrical engineer; an
Win his splendid college rf cord in th
past, the success of his work in th
present and MS enthusiastic and san
su'ne hopes for the future, be IS ACHE,
!hR distinguished success for the race
which he is talented member "
Tue Electrical equipment of th
sch00l consists of an electric light l an
telephone exChsnge and annunciatC
systems Of various kinds. The dynam
which furnished electricity for tt
The colored American., 1901-03-09

New York, n. Y Special-The tssti-
m0nIsl ban quet rendered the Hon.
Pinkney Bysshe Ste Wart Pinchbaek,
citizen OF the WO Ii. aud good fellow
generally, by the Citizens League Of
New YORK and Brooklyn at the West
Side Lyceum February 26, 1901 Wss
the most notable gathering OF repre-
sentative young Negro republicans ever
assembled i'll the greater New York or
for that matter in this country, to pay
honor to the put lic and private wortk
OF MAN. The mani o0d OF the GiE-
tiDguIshed ex-governor Of the Pelican
state is his most prominent chaI acts-e
Tistic. The committee in charge OF this
splendid testimOn TO the GoveTzoR
laid tribute upon the adjaceDt states,
and their loyal yCucg Negro rspubl'-
cans answered the bugle call with
aIacrty and joined with the EepatIi-
cans of the Greater New York, in doing
honor to one Of the "Oid Guard" whO
ia sun shine and in shadow has been
the unfiinching friend. and champio
Of the rights Of the Negro race. 1t was
representative gathering Of the best
men Of the race. The venerable J. w.
Mars, one OF the wesith1est Negroes in
the Empire State and one Of the first
Negroes In the North to cast his vote
for the WING party sat on the extreme
righC Of the guest OF honor no doubt re-
yolving in bis mind the changes that
| have taken place since he east his first
vote for q republican president He was
the ldeet man around the festive board
/ and to him the sight OF younger men
rsIlying around bis old friend OF twenty
| five years standing was most gratifying
for he said so. 1t was happy augury
for the future Of the Negro in politics,
to see the young men Of the race so en-
thusiAstic and loyal In their support OF
the claims of one who before many OF
them were born was herOicslly fighting
against great odds the bat les OF his
race The sffstr was engineered by
Hon. Chas w. Anderson state COM
mitteeman at large and genisI Fred E.
Moore Of the Western National Bank
assisted by an able and efficient COM
m1ttee of gentlemen reFreeeD ting all
the various elements in the party in
New York and Brooklyn. The grange
ments were perfect end every plan ca
ried without the slightest hitch Covers
were laid for one huBdred guests.
Craiga famous orchestra furnished the
music, rendering many choice classical
selections while the dinner was in pre-
gress Thornley, the popular New York
florist sant with his compliments to
Mr.. G.. w. Anderson for the guests
table, q large basket Of Amerlcaa
beauty roses, which filed the atmos.
phere with their delicate fragrance
The tables were arranged in the form Of
the letter E. and were beautifully dec
, | grated Handsome candelabTa were
The colored American., 1901-03-09
4 LEADER HONO6RD.

The COlOPed Republicans OF
New York State Give a Ban
quet to Gov. p. 3. 8. Pinch
back-Bruce Grit Describes lhs
Feast Of Reason and Flow or
SOul-Menu Notes.
The colored American., 1901-03-09
ENTERING 4 NEN FIELD.

Review of the Career of Mr.. Arthur u.
Cag who has Charge of the Depar:-
m-nt of Electrical Engine ring at the
Tusk gee Al bama No nal Institute.
The colored American., 1901-03-09

Continued on S.h page J
The colored American., 1901-03-09

CONTINUED on 18th psge.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-21
The Mikahala's Hard Time

The story of the hardships endured by
the crew of the little fishing schooner
Makihana, while that craft. was unable
to make the land on account of the loss
of her rudder, is certainly an excitingly
interesting one.
For seven days she was tossing about
in helpless condition upon the wind
ruffled bosom of the great Pacific, now
out of sight of land and again where
the tempting shore could be seen-the
shore where there was plenty to eat and
drink and where one at least does not
have to depend entirely upon a rudder for
existence.
1t seems strange, and great many old
seafaring men who haunt the water
front are wondering why it was that the
Makihana was so extremely helpless with
her rudder gone. Why could not the
oars which she had aboard be brought
into use? Why could not the crew of
the schooner work her ashore with the
very oars Of which they afterwards made
a raft? The next time the Makihana
goes to sea she will take along a cargo
of assorted rudders and run no risk of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-21

large assortment of Har ness and Harness Supplies
always n hand.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-21
Dress Making
Department

This department is in charge of COM
petent filter, assisted by first-class dress
makers, who turn out the most stylish
treet costumes, walking skirts, and
evening dresses that are made in Homo
lulu.
Any woman can be properly fitted. Aft
r all, good fitting is just as important
rs good material.