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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
SENATOR FRYE'S
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL

Washington, Dec 9.-Senator Frye
introduced the new ship subsidy bill
today It differs in form from the sub
sidy bill of the past two sessions. 1t
is divided into 4 titles and Is sections.
The sections under the title ocean
Mail Steamships" are devoted to
amendments to the ocean mail act of
1891 The postmaster general is re-
quired to consider the national defense
and the maritime interests of the
United States as well as postal inter
ests in providing for the transporta-
ton of American ocean mails.
The present limit of ocean mail con-
tracts, 10 years, is increased to Is years.
The Frye bill provides seven distinct
classes with the rate Of So to 20-knot
steamers, increasing from 5000 to 10000
tons the minimum size; SO for 16-knot
steamers, provided the size is increased
from 5000 tons, the present minimum,
to 5000 tons. The proposed maximum
mail rates per gross ton per 100 nauti-
cal miles are 10000 tons-20 knots, 81
cents: 10 knots, 2.5 cents. Over 5000
tons-1S knots, 2.3 cents; II knots, 81
cents; 16 knots, 1.9 cents; 10 knots, IL
cents. over 2O0O tons-14 knots, 10
cents.
Rates for mail steamers to the
West Indies. Central America and
Mexico cannot exceed 20 per cent Of the
maximum rates.
The second title, General Subsidy"
contains the general subsidy for all
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

Board of Appeals and Webster Thayer
or this city appeared for Mr.. Ripley
while Malcomb Forbes, the great
horseman, sent his counsel, Gen. Fran
els Peabody, to appear for the Breed
ers' Association.
Mr.. Pratt, when asked what he
thought of the Board of Appeals, said
that he thought that it was a body
Of gentlemen brought together to Judge
upon the merits of every case brought
before it, but that they We're naturally
inclined to be severe, and one of the
worst cases that they viewed was that
OF ringing which, in their eyes is as
bad as murder would be in a criminal
court. 1t seemed as though the punish
ment of Mr.. Ripley, although prob
ably merited by the facts, was very
severe and it was hoped that the sem
tence could be mitigated by a heavy
fine.
The arguments used by the witness
es in Alleys behalf were that they had
an interview with Merrill, the starter,
and he was asked why he expelled this
horse. His answer was because the
driver, SayleS, said under oath after
the race that Mr.. Ripley instructed
him to lose the heat as we'll as the
race. Then Mr. Graves, the other judge
was sent for, and when Mr.. Merilps
statement was repeated to him, said
that he was mistaken. Mr.. Sayles did
not say anything of the kind. What he
did say was that he was instructed to
lay up the heat instead of losing the
race. Whereupon Mr.. Merrill said that
that altered the case materially and
that he was mistaken.
Mr. Merrill and Mr.. Graves should in
all fairness have appeared before the
Board of Appeals and made the state
ment that was alleged. But when it
was time for them to appear, Mr.. Mer-
rill was suddenly called to Kentucky
and Mr.. Graves was not available.
They however, sent their affidavits
which did not cover the statement,
but were regarded by those who held
them as a Cuibble.
Mr.. Pratt's opinion of the Board of
Appeals seems to be that they assem-
BILE for a short period and run through
their business in as quick order as
possible
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
M'CANN AND GALLAGER
OF FITCHBURG MATCHED
Special to The Spy.

Fitchburg Dec "A great deal of
interest is manifested in the coming
series of 10 candlepin games to be
bowled between John Gallagher of this
city, and P. H. Mccain, the famous
bowler of Worcester, for a purse of
$50. Ten strings will be rolled in this
city and 10 in Worcester. The first
meeting will be in this city the last
of the week. The local sports will turn
out in force and the proceedings will
be watched with no little interest.
The price of milk in this city has
not as yet been advanced to seven
cents per quart, although there has
been more or less talk of putting prices
up, and the matter is still under con-
sideration. The fact that local deal
ers do not have to rely upon whole
salers keeps the price down. There
will be meeting in Worcester, how
ever, Wednesday for county dealers,
and after then it may be decided for
the best interests of all to make the
advance. At the present time only two
dealers are in the seven-cent class.
The Cushing Academy basketball
team will meet the Y. NJ. C. A. team
in this city Tuesday night These two
teams have been up against one an
other several times, with honors about
even. The coming game will be a
close one, as both teams are out for a
win.
Chief Murnane looked over the
Lowe premises at South F'itchburg
Monday to find out, if possible, the
cause of Saturdays fire. He is of the
opinion that the fire did not originate
in the cellar, but from the hay itself,
which has been the case when green
hay has been stored. There was no in
surance on the property, through
neglect to CUVer~it by the owner.
The funeral of the late c. II. Ben
ton was from the home, on Mechanic
Street, Monday afternoon. The serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. Arthur L.
Smell of the First Baptist Church,
where the deceased was a constant at
tendant Mr.. Smell spoke particularly
of the influence that the life of Mr..
Benton had upon others, made more
beautiful by the Inconsistencies of
himself. THE comfort of the hour is
that he walketh with God, and, like
Enoch, has been taken to him." The
bearers were Deacons E. G. Stanley,
j. H. Daniels and D. A. Hartwell and
L. E. Sanderson. The interment was
at Laurel Hill.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
REVENUE TARIFF BILL
FOR THE PHILIPPINES

Washington, Dec. 9-Chairman
Payne of the ways and means commit
tee today presented to his Republican
colleagues of the committee a revenue
tariff bill for the Philippines, which
he had drawn to meet the conditions
of the recent supreme court decision.
The members of the court met this
morning to continue the discussion of
the general subject. The meeting was
executive and was preliminary to full
meeting of the committee tomorrow
morning, when a Philippine tariff meas
ure will be submitted to the Democrat
ic members and be voted upon.
The Payne bill is quite brief, with
two main features, Wis; Applying the
Dingley law as against Philippine ex-
ports to this country, and applying the
Philippines commissions tariff sched-
ule to goods entering the Philippines
A further section grants a rebate Of
customs tax on goods which have paid
an internal revenue tax There is no
proviso in the measure that it shall be
temporary, so that the rates, if i'm
Aposed would be applicable until Con-
gress otherwise elected.
AS soon as the committee assembled
Mr.. Payne offered his bill and it opened
an extended discussion on the several
features involved. The meeting lasted
Until llOOll at W llClit llO lllldl action lldu
been taken and the committee ad-
journed until p. m. to hear Secretary
Root on the requirements of the situa-
ton. During the morning session it
developed that Mr.. Russell of Connec-
ticut and some other Republicans
strongly favored a proviso to the bill
offered by Mr.. Payne by which the
tariff rates would be scaled down from
| Is to 20 per cent on goods passing be-
tween the United States and the Phil
Iippines
This was urged on the ground that
Great Britain now had 40 per cent of
the trade of the Philippines and Ger
many and other European countries
held a considerable percentage while
the United States had but eight per
cent of the trade. For this reason it
was urged by Mr.. Russell that the
United States should have some con-
IcessiOns as against foreign countries
in order to gain a fair percentage Of
the Philippines trade for American
goods.
| Secretary Root, with his advisers in
the war department, is preparing a bill
which he expects to submit to Con-
4 gress in day or two, fixing duties for
the Philippines to meet the supreme
courts decision. The latest phase re-
quiring consideration is the applica-
| ton of the drawback laws to trade be-
tween the Philippines and the United
States. 1t is expected that any tariff
! arrangement made win include a pro-
vision for the payment of drawback on
any goods imported into the United
States and exported to the Philippines.
1t also is the purpose to provide for the
remission of internal revenue taxes on
goods otherwise liable to such tax but
exported to the Philippines.
The official opinion at the war de-
partment is strongly adverse to the
proposition which has been preached
/ by some Republican members of Con-
gress to frame a new tariff schedule
! for the Philippine Islands.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
OLD SPORT TALKS OF
RECENT HEARINGS

Capt. Charles T. Pratt, well known
as Old Sport and also as a special
writer on The Spy staff, arrived home
from New York Sunday night, where
he had been before the Board of APP
peals, appearing as counsel for the re-
instatement of the horse Bellnut,
which had been expelled for ringing
under the name of Gloddy Boy. This
horse and his owner were expelled two
years ago.
Mr.. Pratt was partially successful in
his commission although the board de-
clined to reinstate the horse, yet. The
driver of the horse and the owner. A.
Gloddy, was reinstated temporarily
and the judges took the ground that
they could not reinstate the horse I'M
til they had reinstated the man. Con-
sequently, at the next meeting of the
board in May, his reinstatement, if he
is reinstated, and that of his horse will
be settled at that time.
Probably the most prominent horse
case tried in this part of the country
was that of the horse Alley, owned by
W. /. Ripley of Grafton. Alley was ex-
PEELED for ringing at Readville last
fall. This case was brought before the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
National League Basketball Mag
mates Gather in New York
Ready to Begin Their Annual
Meeting Today
YOUNG'S SUCCESSOR
WILL BE CHOSEN
A. G. SpaIding Has Been the Only
Prominent Candidate Men
toned For the Position But it
is Rumored His Election viii Be
Opposed

New York, Dec All of the National
League baseball magnates, with the eX-
ception of the Philadelphia owners, are
here and tomorrow, at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, win begin their annual winter
meeting
Among the prominent men seen about
the hotel tonight We're James Hart Chi
cage; A. H. Soden and J. H. Conant,
Boston; Frank De Haas Robson, St.
Louis; John r. Brush, Cincinnati; Bar
ney Dreytus, Pittsburg; Charles Ebbetts,
Brooklyn.
An air of secrecy as to what, if any
plans are on foot 10 be discussed at the
meeting was preserved by the men.
The matter Of a successor to N. p.
Young, president of the league, will come
up at the meeting. Up to date A. q.
Spalding has been the only prominent
position regarding Mr.. Spalding will be
watched with unusual interest, as it was
rumored about the hotel tonight that
Brush would fight Spalding. Brush, so 1t
is said. will be backed up in his fight by
the owner of the New York Club. There
have been numerous conferences between
Brush and Freedman recently
What the league will do regarding the
new minor league S organization and the
American League will also be watched
with interest Many of the big mag
mates. it is said, did not favor the abro-
cation of the national agreement, which
directly resulted in the banding together
of the minor leagues throughout the
country against the big body.
The magnates, they say are here to do
business in a vigorous manner, and the
meeting promises to be warm one. The
board of directors, consisting of Young,
Hart Rogers, Soden, Robson and Brush,
will go into session at noon tomorrow.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
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BROKE INTO THE RING
AND STOPPED THE FIGHT

Newcastle-on- Tyne, Dec. 9.-"Char-
ley McKeever, of Philadelphia, and
Jack" Palmer, met here tonight in
what was to have been a 15-round bout
for a purse Of $3.50. McKeever weighed
14S and Palmer 166 pounds.
Palmer fouled repeatedly during the
first round but McKeever clearly out
classed him. At the beginning Of the
second round. the crowd broke into the
ring and a general fight ensued.
The referee. after declaring the fight
mo contest" hame his escape.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

Score. Clinton s. Salem 1; rushes. DAILY
g. Murphy 6; stops, Bannon AZ, Heffer-
nan 80; foul Bartlett Referee, Nc
Geachey; timer, Hartwell. Attendance
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
SALEM WITCHES NO
MATCH FOR CLINTON

Clinton. Dec 9.-CIinton had no diff
Guilty in defeating Salem tonight, the Wis
itors getting but one goal. Lineup:
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Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-28
The ReidStOn Dairy

Has changed its.bas from Illusions
and is now supplying its customers
direct from wagon, which is de-
yqUns.a-~ererretesff rorr 6ut ,fsu r
ings milk fresh from the cows which
does not sour, as milk which is KEPT
over night and delivered the follow
ing morning
We are prepared to deliver any
quantity of milk in any part of The
city, and car furnish dealers in pure
milk to supply their customers al
prices that will leave them a profit
for handling
Orders left with Dougan & Co.
phone 1879; George B. Dougan, phone
361; Reidston Farm, phone "a; 7. f.
Mcdonnell s drug store; Richmond
Cream Co., phone lleS, will receive
prompt attention.
iulyloc3m REIDsToN DAIRY.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-28
Did q Big Work.

The Young Women's Christian asso-
citation of Boston in its recently pub
lished annual reports gives some in
teresting statistics regarding the work
accomplished by 1t. Two hundred and
eighty pupils entered the educational
and Industrial classes last year and
1,072 persons enjoyed the gymnasium
The domestic science and Christian
worker schools enrolled 60 pupils, and
in the training school for domestics SO
were instructed. The mercantile
schools, with ia pupils. and the Bible
class, with 90 members. complete the
class department
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-28
Girl. with = Twans Are Barred.

When girls are chosen for the gov
eminent service in London. the educa-
tional examination sinks into insignffi-
canoe before the physiological test No
girl will be employed If she be below 5
feet inches high In her stocking soles
She must possess good hearing. have
no defect of speech and must be tested
by viva voce examination, in which
particular attention is ito be paid to
articula ton. pitch OF voice and general
self possession. Any candidate show
ing any Indication of nervousness, hys-
terra. want of self possession or a
marked twang shall be re-
jected. The majority win probably
pass in self possession, but dialect is a
severe test."-London Express.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-28

Hon. Miss Liddell. maid of honor to
the queen when Francis shot ar her
and missed. Lady Bloomfield. writing
to her mother, said she had been sur
prised and somewhat annoyed that she
had not been required for the after
noon drive as usual. and she had lost
the afternoon waiting in expectation.
Later In the day the queen had said 10
her. Il dare say, George. you were
surprised at not going with me this
afternoon. but the fact is | was shot
at yesterday. The would be assassin
escaped. and it was thought proba Die
the attempt might be renewed To-Day.
so decided not TO have either of my
ladies with me. Only one lady bei1g
In the carriage. the man would only
have one to aim at. l would not risk
any one else to the possibility
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-28
LETTERS From a5ARf.
Explorer Tells of FL Exp
ences In the Far No

Charles A. Moore. LUsin& Ran "a
New York. has received an 1ferestE :
letter FROM Lieutenant lizard Z
Peary. the arctic expIore4 says
/ Washington dispatch. Mr. Npre. Nho
was an Intimate friend offlte n'e
President Mckinley aud vs1f Win
him ON his trip TO the pac siope-
was in Washington the otLeS Gay 10
be present al the funeral eerepouia
Lieutenant Peary's letter. Card Nc.
%. was handed 10 Mr. Moor at ;l!s
New York office by II. l. Bndgnr.
secretary of the Peary Arcticciue OF
New Aa-k. who had brought 4 dfect
from Lieutenant Peary. The ietfef is
as follows.
Psrgs HARBoR, ELLEsMEzE LASp. ~
Ny Dear Nr. Moore-Both your letters 40 and
1901 - rly possession. The for.,ia 4. eric
on an Eskinso siedge drawn BY twelve - met
me April 80 Of this year was tram ~ zofg
the ice ioot Hayes point, about <stu de
grees north latitude The latter zsaet me
BY Mr.. BridgEian at EtGh. Aug l. i0aus III
agine how much. with my surroundings ~ &C
count Of your wanderings interested me lrsdlng
it as did cothed furs aud in a snow -ssiso.
your story seemed like fairy tale nnafive
OF another world than this IL must an been
extremely pleasant TO you all and doubIv plzable
10 Arthur, with his temperament and AN sge.
He viii have splendid time this sumulG Is
a magnificent training you giving hin-fEpt
and Europe. then Hudson bay. He is vrk it.
have thought Of him often in my hu - ex-
periences
On my long sledge trip Of year ago sPsaed
thirteen carbine cartridges, with result keren
musk oxen and one polar bear. and in = fail
htF fis,ep 7 kue =. cu5ask
oxen one day with twenty-six cartridges
/ have heard OF your trip west with Moore
and the president l still hammer 4a~ay
at my object, getting hard knocks hing
some work that viii endure longer tina " yet
still short of my goal But my grip is stEpod.
] have year before me, and have yetn ex-
perience the first feeling of discouragement FIERY
r. E Iru
Mr. Moore also has at hand liter
received by his son. Arthur Moorewho
Lieutenant Peary mhis
former trip 70 the arctic and whofhis
year went on an expedition en- hisuvn
account on the chartered steam w-hler
Algerine- Nine Yale students. indud-
ing Mr.. Mccormick. the son ofthe
newly appointed minister to Au&ia,
were in his party. The letter is asfol-
ows:
PAYER HARsoR, ELLEsMERE LAND. Aug D.
Ny Dear Arthur-iour kind letter reached q at
he seventy ninth parallel of north latitude bril-
20 of this year and read by me in now
.igloo" at Cape Louis Napoleon You have four
athers happy faculty of saying pleasant ttAgs.
have thought of you often up here and wishd |
ould have you and another like you to be in1ny
arty for the coming year ! tell you WIN
ee you much that ! have not time or spacs TO
Trite.
! hope this will find you returned from BUR
hudson bay trip. with heavy bag Of big game
nd an extensive repertory OF stories of exciting
dventures. Always sincerely. r. E. Pearl
Young Mocre's party was last herd
rom on July 90 at Turneoic. Labrador.
lis father has just received a tele-
ram in Washington from him stating
Ship arrived North Sydney IL
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-28
womena.C onfecti.uer,,

A London confectioner's establish
ment which is run entirely by women
has become So great success that its
kitchen has of necessity been partial
" converted into a school where wo-
men anxious TO learn are taught the
confectioner's art. At the neat marble
slabs women Of apparently good edu-
cation are busy with dainty concoc-
tions. Some of these pupils are ambi-
tious TO become managers of similar
establishments OF their own. says the
Philadelphia Inquirer. The concern in
question is carried on in connection
with restaurant and tearoom, and
since tearooms are often managed by
women pupils from such establish
ments are coming in increasing num-
bers TO this confectionery school. One
course. in which only two pupils can
be taken at time. includes the max
ing of cakes. sweets. ices, bookkeep-
ing and shop management All the
latest inventions of the confectioner 5
art are mastered by these women as
readily as they appear. for they find it
necessary in this as in every field Of
work to keep abreast of the times
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-28
Moving q Mann moth.

The skeleton Of a giant mammoth
unearthed some time ago in east Sibe-
ria will be brought to ST. Petersburg in
the coming winter, writes St Peters
burg correspondent of the Pittsburg
Dispatch. The task of conveying il is a
most formidable one, as the distance to
Irkutsk. which is the nearest railway
station. is some $500 miles The skele-
ton viii have to be cut up and treated
with arsenic. each portion being in
cased in cowhide in order TO prevent
the air affecting it. As far as Yakutsk
the river Lena viii be utilized. but
from there nearly 1000 miles OF
swampy forest viii have TO be trav-
ersed- The conveyance VIII be effected
in sleighs. and il is calculated that al
the least fifty horses will be required to
draw them