The Worcester Spy, 1898-11-25

stress and chances of war has ceased to affect its paper currency. Thus in the year 1876 when no ques question - tion question of the stability of our resources of tlie government could have been in involved, - volved, involved, the range of our paper curren currency - cy currency to gold was S per cent, in 1870 13 per cent and in 1868, 18 per cent. It .s apparent to any one familiar with mod modern - ern modern business affairs, that such fluctua fluctuations - tions fluctuations in their money as these are a burdensome handicap to the efforts of many people to build up a foreign trade. rhe business man who bids on a con contract - tract contract over his country's border, does not want to add IS per cent or 13 per percent - cent percent or 8 per cent or even one per cent to allow for a possible variation in the relations us the two systems of money. Even one per cent thus added might throw the contract to a competitor who did not labor under this disadvantage. I he enterprising peoples of the world are not voluntarily assuming or re remaining - maining remaining under conditions which put them at a disadvantage in the keen rivalry that salesmen find in every market. The enlightened judgment of V n;e condemns such a meaningless and burdensome restraint upon the ex exchanges. - changes. exchanges. Roberts discusses the argument that if a country produces on a silver basis and sells on a gold basis, it gains the difference between the money ra ratios. - tios. ratios. He points out that in his opin opinion - ion opinion such a system, would be adverse to the wage earner who was also a con consumer - sumer consumer of the things dealt in. Reviewing the efforts of the Wolcott international bi-metallic commission, the director says that the sentiment in ravor of a bl-metalic monetary stand standard, - ard, standard, supported by international agree agreement - ment agreement had found opposition not oniv by the legislative body of France and Germany but- also of Great Britain. " e U>«>ry that a. fixed ratio between gold and silver could be maintained by an International agreement is based upon the assumption that the monetary vnbm Is "- fa «tor of their value. If this is true, the concerted exclusion of each one from mints or an (hQ more important countries of the world would have an influence to depreciate its value. If then an agi*ee agi*eement - ment agi*eement should be reached between such nations to coin only at a certain ratio, and one metal should rise slightly above that ratio. It would pass out of monetary use enth-ely. The cession of that demand upon the dearer metal, the redoubling of it upon the cheaper, would tend to bring them together again. A single nation, acting alone, is cer certain - tain certain to lose the dearer metal entirely, and retain only the cheaper as its stan standard. - dard. standard. Thus, for any country, under present, conditions, to open its mints to the unrestricted coinage of both gold and silver at 16 to 1, or anv other ratio, would be for it to lose what gold it possessed, because the metal would surely go to where It was rated higher. If, however. there was no country in the world where it was le legally - gally legally rated higher, there would be no place to which it might go for mone monetary - tary monetary use. Allowing that the ratio or originally - iginally originally agreed to would approximately be the market ratio, the valuation thus coaneidlng with the judgment of the commercial world, there seems every reason to believe that such an interna international - tional international agreement would accomplish its purpose. Even though one metal should become established in a value above the legal ratio, and become merchandise, the currencies of all countries would retain their fixed relations to each other. No shock or distress would ensue, no nation would be Isolated or sacrificed. They would be altogether tn a common plane, with a common measure of value. These are the considerations which have led many scientific students of finance and sagacious publicists to favor open mints to both metals under an interna international - tional international agreement, although both is alternatively opposed to such a policy by his own country acting alone. One of the chief ends for which, since 1873. the leading bimetallists of the world have persistently sought an in international - ternational international agreement, has been to bring all the power to one standard of value. That, end Is not merely ignored, bur contemptuously abandoned by those who insist that each country should have a standard all its own, or act without conference and without re regard - gard regard to the policies of other countries. All the forces of commerce, industry and civilization are moving the nations to more Intimate relations with each other, and the demand for a common standard of value becomes steadily more imperative. Those who advocate monetary anarchy oppose forces that are irresistible. Although the efforts of the commis commission - sion commission were brought to an end by the re refusal - fusal refusal of the government of India to join the movement, the director consid considers - ers considers the failure indirectly due to a grow growing - ing growing feeling that the rapidly increasing product of gold has radically changed the situation from what it was ten years ago, when the gold product seem seemed - ed seemed to be at a standstill or declining. It has changed to indifference or oppo opposition - sition opposition the attitude of manjf who feared an appreciating standard, but who are quite as much opposed to a depreciat depreciating - ing depreciating one. I Great as was the world's production of gold tn 1897, continues the director, : amounting to the value of *237.504,800, and exceeding that of 1896 by *34.322,500, it is, judging by the returns already at hand, certain that the product of 1898 I will be still greater. The returns from South America for : ten months show that at the present i rate of production its yield will exceed the yield of 1897 by *21,852.000. The re re' - ' re' turns from Australia indicate that its I product in IS9S will exceed the product iof 1897 by *10,335.000. From July 15 i last to Nov. 15. the receipts of gold at I Seattle and San Francisco from the i Canadian Yukon aggregated *lO noO coo. and on this basis, the increased pro pro! - ! pro! duction for Canada m is estimated jat *8.000.000. The increase in the Unit United - ed United States can hardly fall below *5.000,- 000. The total of these estimates is *45,- 681.<h J which, added to the figures of 1897 ou'd i "d>ente a world's product in IS9B of *283,192,800, if the remaining i countries in meh aggregate are un un; - ; un; changed. The product of 1891. $130,- 000,000. will be more than doubled, and the combined value of the gold and sil silver - ver silver product ten years ago exceeded by gold alone. Discussing the increased yield of gold in recent years, the director traces its disposition as follows: The world's pro production - duction production of gold in the lasi live years, according to the annual estimations of the bureau of mint, has amounted to *977,622,100. The industrial consump consumption - tion consumption lias been about *300.000,000. Stocks of gold in sight in European banks from : December, 1893. to December. 1897. In In! - ! In! creased *525.822,000. or about 43 per cent. I Stocks of gold in sight in European banks and government treasuries from i 1892 to December, 1897, increased about *550,000,000. or over 40 per cent. The stock of gold in the United States in increased - creased increased in the five years *95.457,000. The Increase in the gold holdings of the banks of Australia, Canada and South America was about $15,000,000. Total gold thus accounted for. *960.450.000. WEATHER REPORT. Washington. Nov. 24. - Forecast for New England: Rain, turning into snow: cold colder; - er; colder; northeasterly, shifting to northerly and northwesterly winds.

AN APPEAL In V igorous Tones Sent FROM MARLBORO. Strikers to Fortify Their Position Strongly. Marlboro, Nov. 24. - The developments In the labor situation in this city today took on an entirely ntw phase, when it became known that the striking; boot and shoe workers had issued an appeal for aid to be sent broadcast among labor organizations throughout the country. T<hie appeal is supplemented by plans locally, and in the immediate vicinity, to secure funds by personal effort on the part of the shoe workers. Again a-sou nances have been received by the labor organizations that mate material - rial material aid will be forthcoming from or organizations - ganizations organizations in various places, and that sympathy with the Marlboro strikers is becoming widespread. There cau be but one deduction drawn, so think the most conservative among tihe boot and shoe workers, and indeed among other sober thinking per persons - sons persons outside, and that is the working workingmen - men workingmen are in earnest, terribly in earnest. The thought of a speedy settlement of the difficulty, so far as the boot and shoe workers are concerned, is scorned by the majority of people in this city, particularly so since the new phases which are developing day by day. Following is a copy of the appeal sent our by the officials of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. with the union stamp, lab<l and seal, which explains itself: ASSIST THE STRIKING SHOE WORK- ERS OF MARLBORO, MASS. Fellow Workers of All Trades: The union shoe workers of Marlboro, Mass., about 3090 in number, are obliged to call upon their fellow-unionists and all sympathizers throughout the country for financial assistance. For many wears our unions and our employers have met on equal terms and settled prices and con contion - tion contion of labor, but Nov. 10, 1898, our manu manufacturers - facturers manufacturers posted notices requiring each person to renounce the union and sign in individual - dividual individual agreements for one year, at prices reduced from 15 to 40 per cent. Our [members have unanimously decided to re refuse - fuse refuse to surrender their right to maintain organization, and Nov. 14. 1898, the union men and women unanimously ceased work to remain out until such time as the em employers - ployers employers will recognize them unionists. Our early appeal is rendered necessary because a. three months' strike in one of the factories has reduced our funds, and beeides, we have lajrge numbers and are making preparations for a long contest. If the hundreds of thousands of organized i wage workers will make a small weekly contribution we shall be able to hold out indefinitely. We aak our affiliated trades to circulate these subscriptions by relia reliable - ble reliable parties each week in factories, quar quarries - ries quarries or other places and keep them going each week until our victory is won. All favors, small or large, will be. thankfully received. Send all money to John J. Dal Dalton, - ton, Dalton, T 7 Washington street, treasurer relief committee. Marlboro, Mass., and send no notice - tice notice of remittance to B. P. Dorsey, 198 A Main street. Marlboro, Mass. As the S. H. Howe Shoe Company, J. A. Frye and Rice & Hutchins have boycotted organ organized - ized organized labor, we deem it the duty of all la labor - bor labor unions to withdraw their patronage from all shoe dealers who sell shoos made by either of the above mentioned firms. Please appoint committees at once to wait upon your shoe dealers with the above ob object - ject object in view. Thanking all In anticipa anticipation - tion anticipation of their generous assistance, we re remain, - main, remain, in the noble cause of labor. Joint Council, No. 8, Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. To All Affiliated Trades: The undersigned heartily indorse the above appeal, and on behalf of our na national - tional national union, which is now facing a crisis, we beg unionists of all trades to circulate these petitions weekly, and thus aid our worthy members in Marlboro, Mass., In their determined struggle to maintain their organization. Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. John F. Tobin, General President. Horace M. Eaton, General Secretary-Treasurer. There will be a mass meeting of the boot and shoe workers, in City Hall, Saturday afternoon. Speeches will be made by John F. Tobin, general presi president - dent president of the Boot and Shoe Makers' Union: Horace M. Eaton, general sec secretary - retary secretary and treasurer; John H. Murray. Pffillp J. Byrne and Bernard P. Dorsey The Shea-McAuliffe Stock Company will give a. production tomorrow eve evening - ning evening for the benefit of the fund to as assist - sist assist the boot and shoe workers, when the "Man-o'-Warsman" will be present presented - ed presented with a full cast. That the strikers intend to secure as many good dollars to fortify their posi position - tion position in tv hat they fear will be a long struggle, from personal effort, is evi evident - dent evident from the fact that their commit committees - tees committees are reaching out into neighboring communities, and will endeavor to add to their treasury in this manner. Today a delegate representing the local unions visited Worcester and engaged Worces Worcester - ter Worcester Theatre for three performances. The bill will be Andrew Mack, in "The Ragged Earl." and the dates are the evenings of Dee. 6 and 7, with a matinee performance on the afternoon of the 7th. Today the labor organizations re received - ceived received a letter /from the Central Labor Union of New Bedford, stating that that organization would hold a mass meeting next Sunday afternoon in be behalf - half behalf of the Marlboro strikers, and re requesting - questing requesting the local unions to send a speaker from Marlboro. It has been settled that a speaker will be sent down to the ex-whaling city. A secret committee has been appoint appointed - ed appointed by the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union, whose duties are to be as im important - portant important as they are secret. The com committee - mittee committee is to determine, if possible, the boarding places of the present em employees - ployees employees in the Middlesex mills and their various methods of securing the neces necessities - sities necessities of life. For what purpose this information is wanted is not pro proclaimed - claimed proclaimed from the house tops by the working people interested As an offset to the grewsome reports of the day, there was another rumor which gained considerable currency on the street, that the manufacturers had determined to open the various fac factories - tories factories in the near future. In many circles there is a belief that this re report - port report is true, and if so, it means a prac practical - tical practical concession of certain points in the wage question, but what effect it will have on the general strike, can only be conjectured. In connection with this rumor, it is stated that in case the workmen re return - turn return to work, there will be no reduc reduction - tion reduction in the pay of the upper leather workers and sole leather halm.

FINANCE. Report of Di Director - rector Director Roberts. GOLD COINAGE. That of 1897 Was the Larg Largest - est Largest Recorded. Washington, Nov. 24. - 1 n his annual report, George E. Roberts, tho director of the mint, says: The meat important events of the flscnl year in the world of gov-wimcnt finance have been the consummation of the long-planned resumption of spe specie - cie specie shipments by Russia in jold, the rc rcorpanteation - orpanteation rcorpanteation of the monetary system of Japan, with gold as the standard, and the refusal of the government of India to cc- operate with the govern governments - ments governments of the United Staten anj France in an effort to establish bimetallism by international agreement. The gold coinage of the world in 1897 was the largest recorded, amounting in value to *437,719,342, against. $195,899,517 in 1896. Of ths former sum. *146,622,194 recolnage, and approximately *291,- 097,148 a net addition to the stock of gold coins. The principal coinage was by the United States, Great Britain, Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, France and Japan. The extraordinary coinage of the year is accounted for by the preparations of Russia, Austria- Hungary and Japan, for their monetary reforms. In the case of Russia partic particularly, - ularly, particularly, gold, which has been accumulat accumulating - ing accumulating for years, much of it in bars, was parsed through the mints to prepare it for circulation. The completion of Russia's pltuis of monetary reform.' and the opening to the uses of commerce of her great gold reserve, systematically gathered year by year, until it is the greatest single hoard of treasure the world ever saw, Is in Itself a most notable event. The demands of Russia for this purpose have been a steady drain upon the gold supplies of the world. Every coin that went, into her reservoir dropped out of sight for the time as completely as though dropped overboard in mid midoeesui. - oeesui. midoeesui. On the first day of July, 1898, the Russian treasury held over *79,000.- 000 of United States gold coins. *50,000,- 000 worth of English sovereigns, *27,- 000.000 worth of German gold coins, and *15,000,000 in francs, besides the coins ehe may have previously melted, arid a great stock of bars. Now her reser reservoir - voir reservoir is full; what is added in the fu future - ture future will run over, unless she proceeds to fill another reservoir as a War treas treasury. - ury. treasury. It seems Improbable that she will do this, when there are so many ways in which the money can be spent or In Invested - vested Invested to develop the resources of her people and thus add greater strength than by an idk? hoard. Whereas, Russia has been laying away an average of *50,000,000 in gold annually in Idle hoard, hereafter she must absorb and use her Imports ac actively - tively actively and profitably in business,\or op opportunities - portunities opportunities in other parts of thenvorld will draw it away from her. It is worth thinking about that there is now no other government in the world which can make such drafts on the common gold supply as Russia has made during the last, ten years. India Is eonfessedlj eonfessedljunable - unable eonfessedljunable to levy the taxation necessary to enable the government to gather a stock. Throughout the world, among all peo peoples - ples peoples who are sufficiently civilized and ambitious to have international inter-; course, there is manifest a desire to bring their own currencies into definite and stable relations with the money of the peoples with whom they trade. The exporter desires that the money with which he buys at home and the money for which he sells abroad shall have a common unit of value. The manufacturer, who is competing in foreign markets desires that the money with which he buys raw material and labor at home and the money in which he must Quote prices abroad shall have a relation to each other upon which he may rely and calculate. With him months usually separate his investment in material from the final payment for his finished goods. His accounts receivable are due in the money of one country and his ac accounts - counts accounts payable in the money of an another. - other. another. If the monetary systems of these countries have no common unit- - if each nation in ignorance or misled independence prefers "an independent system of its - they will inevit inevitably - ably inevitably vary in value to each other, and the profits of the international transac transaction - tion transaction we are considering are subject to these variations. Such variations arc therefore a barrier to trade between the countries. They constitute a risk, additional to all the ordinary conting conting-nvies - -nvies conting-nvies affecting domestic trade, for yhldh the trader must be reimbursed. Either the producer must sell his goods onough cheaper, or the consumer must pa.v enough more to cover it. It was to eScape from such fluctuations of the Russian currency, which in 1892 reached 9.6 per cent, that the Russian govern government - ment government has fixed its paper money at the gold standard. For the same reason. Austria-Hungary and Japan have done likewise. For tbe same reason, India dosed its mints to the unrestrict unrestricted - ed unrestricted coinage of silver and has been struggling since to hold its rupee at. the fixed value of 16 pence. It is for this reason that even Peru, with i's comparatively small foreign trade, has Closed its mints to the unlimited coin coinage - age coinage of silver, the preamble of its pres president's - ident's president's proclamation reciting: "Where "Whereas, - as, "Whereas, the variations In exchange result resulting - ing resulting from the continued fall in the value of silver require the executive to take such steps as are within the range of his legal etc. It is for this reason that the govern government - ment government of France, while friendly to an in international - ternational international agreement upon a bi-metal- Dc money standard, will not entertain any proposition that involves a pos pos«lMa - «lMa pos«lMa separation of her own currency from the standard used by the other important commercial nations of ths That these fluctuations are inevita inevitable - ble inevitable to a currency not held to the in international - ternational international standard and convert! de On demand Into the metal of that stan standard. - dard. standard. is evidenced by the experience of the United States long after the

at home. He ate his Thanksgiving din dinner - ner dinner with Mrs. McKinley and his broth brother - er brother Abner and wife, who are visiting at the White House. Most of the mem members - bers members of the cabinet are in the city and spent Thanksgiving quietly at their homes. NEGRO RIOT. - Great Excitement Caused By Third Alaba Alabama - ma Alabama Colored Regiment. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 24. - A spe special - cial special from Anniston says: "Members of the Third Alabama negro regiment caused great excitement here tonight. Shortly after midnight, Priv. Gildhart of Company B, Second Arkansas, while going toward camp from town, was shot in the head by a negro soldier, who also stabbed him in the back. Gildhart was taken to the hospital. La Later, - ter, Later, a member of the Fifth Kentucky was shot by negroes from a gully, shooting at the white men who passed. Firing was heard In Liberia, the ne negro - gro negro quarter of the city, and a squad of provost guards went to investi investigate. - gate. investigate. As it turned a. corner, a large crowd of negro soldiers opened fire upon the guard with Springfields. The guard re returned - turned returned the fire, but had but few car cartridges, - tridges, cartridges, and had to retreat. Reinforee Reinforeements - ments Reinforeements and more ammunition were sent for, but when they arrived the negroes had disappeared. Tn the engagement Sergeant Dobson, Third Tennessee, was shot in the arm. Private Graham, Third Tennessee, received a painful wound in the stomach. If any of the negroes were shot it is not known. Two other members of the provost guard are missing. W hen news of the trouble became known, the white soldiers who were In the city gathered around the provost guard's headquarters and begged for arms and ammunition, crying like chil children - dren children because their requests were not granted. Citizens armed themselves and repaired to the scene of the battle. Mayor High ordered all saloons closed. Several negro soldiers, one with a Springfield, which had just, been tired, was arrested and locked up, though it was with difficulty that the white sol soldiers - diers soldiers and citizens were prevented from lynching them. Armories of two local militia com companies - panies companies were broken into and everything appropriated by unknown pax* ties. Gen. Colby, commanding the Second brigade, brought two companies each of the Third Tennessee and Second Ar Arkansas - kansas Arkansas to the c ity, for whatever service might be required. They scoured the city and took all soldiers not on duty back to camp. A member of the Fourth Wisconsin is said to have been shot, but the re report - port report cannot be verified. One negro soldier, while under arrest, was shot in the arm by a citizen. A negro soldier was dangerously beaten by white soldiers on Tenth street this afternoon, and this incident is supposed to have caused the riotous actions of the negroes, who are said to have slipped out of the camp through the guard lines. Later - One negro soldier has just been brought in dr-ad and another fa fatally - tally fatally wounded. LATER LIST. Victims of the Baldwin Hotel Fire Now Number Four. San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 24. - number of victims of the Baldwin Ho Hotel - tel Hotel fire Is yet unknown. The Examiner today gives the following list: Dead - J. L. White, capitalist,residing in the hotel; Louis Meyera, secretary La Tuyaca Bay gold mine; John J. Carter, associate judge of California Jockey Club; Tate Pryor, sheet writer for J. J. Carroll. Missing - J. M. Lithead, purser of the City of Sydney; Mr. Andrews, cashier of the Baldwin grott; W. W. Bench Benchley, - ley, Benchley, employee of grill room. Injured - Mrs. Simon H. Seymour, se severely - verely severely bruised; John Co Han, hand bad badly' - ly' badly' cut; Charles Towe, scalp and hand cut; Bridget Mitchell, broken ankle. A. H. Christie of Milwaukee was rescued from a perilous position on the roof by a fiivman. When rescued, Mr. Christie had a razor in his hand witli the determination to kill himself rather than plunge into the seething flames that raged beneath him. W. A. Ballard, a merchant of Scran Scranton, - ton, Scranton, Pa., was bereft of -all his clothes and papers. E. J. Baldwin said today' that the fire meant a loss to him of about $2,600,000, as he had expended that amount in building, altering and furnishing the hotel. TRAIN DERAILED. Day Coach Ro'ls Over Twice and Lands Right Side Up Fifty Feet Away. Burlington. Ta.. Nov. 24. - A Cedar Kapids and Northern passenger train was derailed six miles north of Burling Burlington, - ton, Burlington, today, while rounding a curve. The day coach, containing 20 passengers, rolled over twice and landed right side up in a ditch 50 feet away. The Pull Pullman - man Pullman left the rail, but was not ditched. Mrs. Catherine Davis ot Columbus Junction had her skull fractured. Amanda Hames, two years old, child of Augustus Harmes of Maxfield. Minn., had her back broken, and will pj-obably die. Ten were severely injured: Mis's Estella Bowen, Buckhorn. 111., hip frac fractured; - tured; fractured; Mrs. A. E. Gates. Welcome, Minn., back iiflured. and Maria Fulton Fultonhauer, - hauer, Fultonhauer, Hamburg, Minn., scalp wound. Seventeen others were slightly injured. Word came to this city, and at once a relief with surgeons, stretchers, dressings and supplies, started for the scene. After the wounded were eared for. they were brofight to St. Francis' Hospital. THE COTTON MILL STRIKE. Six Thousand Men Are Now Affected at Augusta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 24. - A special to the Journal from Augusta says: "The strike among the cotton mill operatives here now affects 6000 work workers. - ers. workers. The new scale which the owners seek to enforce and which the strik strikers - ers strikers object to. is based, the owners say, on the rate or wages paid in South Carolina and North Carolina. This the strikers deny, claiming that the con conditions - ditions conditions here and in the Carolinas are different. The mill owners are firm in their determination to enforce the cut. The strikers are beginning to yield. They' have no money or organization. NEWTON WINS ITS GAME. Newton, Nov. 24. - Newton A. A. defeat defeated - ed defeated Newtowne this morning on the Cedar street grounds. Newton Centre, by a score of 6 to 5. Despite the rain, over SCO wit witnessed - nessed witnessed the game, which was one of the beat fought which has bo«u yet

GLORIFIED. [Friendship of Iwo nations. BRITAIN-AMERICA. A Notable Thanksgiving Banquet in London. London, Nov. 24. - The Thanksgiving banquet of the American Society in London, which was held at the Hotel Cecil this evening, was a glorification of Anglo-American friendship. Three hundred Americans and their English guests sat at tables under the entwined flags of the two nations. Two notable speeches were made, one by Henry White, the American charge d'affaires, and the other by Sir Edwin Arnold, who was supposed to be nearly at the point of death from paralysis, but who dragged himself into the ban banquet - quet banquet hall against the orders of his phy physicians. - sicians. physicians. leaning on the arm of his Jap Japanese - anese Japanese wife, and supported by a cane. J. L. Taylor, president of the society, proposed toasts to ner majesty the queen, and to President McKinley and F. C. Van Duzer, the secretary, read President McKinley's Thanksgiving proclamation. W. M. Osborne, the American consul general, in proposing the health of the charge d'affaires, paid a high tribute to Mr. White's long ser services. - vices. services. Mr. White, responding to the toast. "Thanksgiving evoked enthusias enthusiastic - tic enthusiastic cheers by a reference to Col. Hay. formerly American ambassador, and now United States secretary of state, whose eloquence, he said, had been the chief attraction of the gatherings of the society. Speaking of the "first foreign war in 50 years whi« h Americans had been compelled to wage in the interests of humanity ami civilization," the charge d'affaires congratulated the na nation - tion nation that, as in a previous crisis, it had been guided by a president possessed of the wisdom and courage necessary to surmount the difficulties of the cri crisis. - sis. crisis. The war had proven the fire of patriotism burns as brightly in the hearts of our citizens as it ever did and that sectional differences have dis disappeared. - appeared. disappeared. We have emerged from the conflict a united people among the na nations - tions nations of the earth, ready to assume the responsibilities unexpectedly thrust upon Tin* speaker referred to the change whieh had come over the feelings ol the two nations with respect to each other, "As based upon no alliance at present, nor. I hope to come, but upon unity of feeling." It would be difficult, he said, to fore foretell - tell foretell the consequences, should the two countries ever decide upon joint action in any part of the world. It would be a combination difficult to defeat and tending to the advancement of the hu human - man human race. The Earl of Halsbury, the lord chan chancellor. - cellor. chancellor. extolled the Anglo-American friendship, which, he said, was not "Vain tinsel, but what the race be believed - lieved believed was a duty to be done." These two nations, he declared, had destroyed the idea that it was right for one man to make another his prop property. - erty. property. The American people, at the risk of tearing asunder the great empire they had founded, had determined that every man under the stars and stripes should free. The two nations to together - gether together might defy the world. Their al alliance - liance alliance might be an idea and a dream: but It was a noble idea and a splendid dreaon. Sir Edwin Arnold concluded the speech-making with an address, the manner of which was so eloquent that it could not be reproduced. No man. he said, could visit America and not express the gratitude, attachment and hopes that filled his heart. He con concluded: - cluded: concluded: "Your guests salute you. Only one who has known Holmes, Emerson, Longfellow and Whitman, can tell how secretly and shyly Englishmen love America." AMERICANS IN BERLIN. Toasts to President McKinley and Emper Emperor - or Emperor William Proposed. Berlin, Nov. 24. - A Thanksgiving dinner attended by 200 Americans was given at the Kaiserof today. Mr. Jack Jackson, - son, Jackson, secretary of the American embas embassy, - sy, embassy, presided at the banquet and pro proposed - posed proposed toasts to President McKinley and Emperor William, both of which .were received with cheers. Dr. Merrill E. Gates of Amherst Col College - lege College made an address upon the sig significance - nificance significance of national holidays, after which Mr. Jackson introduced Major Gen. Frank Wheaton. U. S. A. (retired). Tn the course of his remarks. Mr. Jackson said a great German chief up upon - on upon reading the report of the battle of Santiago, expressed unqualified ad admiration - miration admiration of the spirits of the American soldiers, who. though knowing that the enemy was armed with better weapons, never for a moment doubted that they would win the victory. Gen. Wheaton, in ihis address, said he hoped congress would now realize the fact that the United States needs an army commensurate with the re requirements - quirements requirements of a great nation. The dinner was followed by a dance. ATTENDS CHURCH. The President Listens to a Thanksgiving Day Sermon at Washington. Washington, Nov. 24. - Thanksgiving day was observed in the usual manner. A snow and rain storm kept people off the streets and reduced attendance at the churches. All the executive depart departments - ments departments and business houses were closed. The president, accompanied by his brother. Abner McKinley, attended di divine - vine divine service at the Metropolitan Meth Methodist - odist Methodist Church and listened to a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Bristol, the pastor, who preached from Exodus, his text being, 1 send an angel before Dr. Bristol, referring to the war, said that never before had providence per permitted - mitted permitted a people to wage a more and humane war. The people, he said, would be grateful for future prospects as well as for paat blessings. The re remaindar - maindar remaindar of tha day tha ora&idauX onaut

OBSERVED Tlitujksgiviiig Aow Passed. STORY OF THE DAY. Exercises and Festivities of Many Sorts. Tempue fugit and anon the day Is over. The most popular holiday of all the year ha-s oome and gone one® moM, and all too soon for the toilers veho yesterday enjoyed a well earned nation from the everyday dnulgoiy ol their labors, and this morning have again retumed to th« routine of their vocations. But though it went quickly, H wont wondrous well, cons^idwing the fuat that the weather clerk refused to lot anybody have clear sKles. It dawned gray and dim, but with bright streaks in the east tha.t seemed to give prom promise - ise promise of a glorious day, but the man who has charge of rhe weather flags refused to hang out anything but the one that calls for a slight rain accom accompanied - panied accompanied by waterspouts and cloud burats, and the whole **queous para paraphernalia - phernalia paraphernalia was soon tn working order. Despite the general unpleasantness of the weather, certainly as disagreea disagreeable - ble disagreeable as anything could well be, the gen general - eral general Thanksgiving spirit was rife in Worcester as it has been on few oc occasions - casions occasions in the past few years. This year people have more money to spend, feel that their material circumstances are better than they have been, and rejoice accordingly. Tn addition to this, the termination of the war and the re return - turn return of the volunteers to home and civic life has furnished great cause fur Thanksgiving to many a heart, in all the churches yesterday these things were the keynote of the services. During the morning several foot ball games and other out of door sports were carried through as planned, but the weather conditions made it a pen penance - ance penance to be out, instead of a pleasure. Cornell is said to have found it a to play in the afternoon. The theatres did a large business. Standing room oiMy was the rule in the evening. The other entertainments and events of like nature, which in number were legion, were well patron patronized. - ized. patronized. but in some cases the affairs that were to take place in the evening were postponed - for one year - on acoount of the weather. Rain though it might, the turkey was omnipresent In all his glory - brown, juicy, luscious. Arid unfortunately some of the people of the city who en enjoyed - joyed enjoyed it yesterday will not get a chance to do so again until the nation national - al national holiday comes next year. They are the less fortunate ones of the city who were yesterday bountifully assisted to the good things that go to make up the pleasure of the holiday, by the va various - rious various charities and funds that attend to the matter. Visitors in town were many, and many of the city' people betook them themselves - selves themselves to other places to take part in similar observances amid other scenes. The crowds on the streets were large at all times during the day, and late into the evening. Whatever the rest of the land may have done, Worcester certainly cele celebrated - brated celebrated the good old fashioned holiday in true New England spirit, and the Thanksgiving day of 1898 will remain as a pleasant memory of a happy res respite - pite respite from toil in ihe minds of thou thousands - sands thousands of her people. AT THE POST OFFICE. One Delivery by the Carriers and a Quiet Day About the Building- The letter carriers made but one de delivery - livery delivery yesterday'- and the storm made them unusually thankful that they were done at noon. As small a force of clerks as possi possible - ble possible looked after the ingoing and out outgoing - going outgoing mails. The stamp window was open as usual all day, but there was no necessity, and all that the clerk had to do was to sit and listen to the patter of the rain against the window panes. Postmaster Greene came down to the office during the morning, but did not remain long. All and all. it was an unusually' quiet day. and few people walked through the deserted corrldois. FED HUNGRY AND HOMELESS. Christian Endeavorers Remember the Welcome Mission Unfortunates. Over 160 hungry and homeless men were fed at the Welcome Mission yes yesterday - terday yesterday by the local societies of Chris Christian - tian Christian Endeavor. It was a regular tur turkey - key turkey dinner with great big apples to wind up on, and everything a hungry man would ask for, and enough of it. too. All the food was prepared in the kit kitchen - chen kitchen of the mission, except the turkeys, which were cooked by' Mrs. Cook and staff at the Y. W. U. A. The tables were set on /the lower floor and up upstairs. - stairs. upstairs. and after the feast it looked as though a storm had swept through the rooms. Walter E. Lewis, president of the lo local - cal local C. E. union, and Edw. Chapin, vice president, were present. R. L. Love Lovelace - lace Lovelace was chairman of the committed which had charge of the dinner ar arrangements, - rangements, arrangements, and four young ladies of the Endeavor societies acted as wait waitresses. - resses. waitresses. While various provisions are mad« for poor families, the mission is the on only - ly only place where homeless and single men are fed. THE RUSH IS NOW OVHW. Scenes at the Station Were Not »o Lively As On Wednesday. Yesterday, especially during the morning hours, there was plenty of life in and around Union depot. Sev Several - eral Several hundred who cou'd not go out of the city on the trains Wednesday ex<» ning, took the first opportunity yes yesterday - terday yesterday morning. Al) of the incoming trains wete heavily burdened with peo people - ple people who like to eat turkey in Worces Worcester, - ter, Worcester, but on none ot them was there such a jam as on Wednesday night. Durham the afternoon there wm -

WILLYIELI) Rios to Sign a Treaty. DECISION TODAY- Such is Reported Action of Madrid Cabinet. London, Nov. 24. - The Madrid cor correspondent - respondent correspondent of the Daily Mail says: "The cabinet will reach a. final decis decision - ion decision tomorrow, but it is agreed in prin- - ciple to authorize Senor Montero Rios, president of the Spanish commission, to sign a peace treaty, although the commissioners may be instructed to in insist - sist insist upon its ratification by the I cortes. "It is believed that this decision will provoke an internal crisis. "It is said that the Carlists have smuggled 12,000 Mauser rifles across the frontier. The Cfirlist organ an announces - nounces announces that Don Jaime, after a con- Terence with his father, left Venice | upon a mysterious journey, in company i j with a prominent Carlist FORTNIGHT LONGER. - A Significant Remark by One of Spain's Peace Commissioners. Paris, Nov. 24. - The Spanish peace commissioners at noon today had not fixed upon the day to submit their final answer to the American proposi propositions. - tions. propositions. But it is deemed most likely that Saturday will be the day appointed, and the opinion gains ground that the Spaniards will accept the proposals of the United States. A significant indi indication - cation indication of this view of th«- situation was the remark dropped by Senor Abarzuza of the Spanish commission today, that they expected to remain here about a fortnight longer. The secretary of the Spanish com commission, - mission, commission, Senor Ojeda, said this morn morning - ing morning that the instructions from Madrid were not sufficiently matured to ena enable - ble enable them to appoint the next meeting. The correspondent of the Associated Press asked Senor Abarzuza today if the commission would be able to leave Paris next week with the treaty, and he replied, with a sidelong glance, as though to observe whether his ques questioner - tioner questioner noted the significance of the re reply: - ply: reply: "1 suppose we shall be here for another fortnight." "Why." the commissioner was asked, "Is the opinion expressed so emphati emphatically - cally emphatically by a portion of the Paris press that you will decline the 5a0.000.000, but will sign the treaty with a protest that you did so only under the pressure of superior power?" "Well, It does seem that $20,000,000 is not very satisfactory." This was the semi-evasive manner in which the Spanish diplomat answered the question. His questioner continued: "Then it has been affirmed that Spain will refuse to sign the treaty, decline the money offered and make a protest to the powers, and that her commis commissioners - sioners commissioners will go home. Is that the most likely result?" but we should not anticipate. We should know day by day what hap happens - pens happens day by day." so you anticipate a fortnight more of daily developments here?" "Ah, yes. A fortnight. Perhaps some affairs may be attended to in that time." The United States peace commission commissioners - ers commissioners were the guests of Whitelaw Reid at a Thanksgiving day luncheon at the hotel. The Petit Bleu reaffirms today as a certainty that the Spanish commission commissioners - ers commissioners will refuse the American offer of $20,000,000 for a treaty cession of the Philippines BRITISH TRADE. United States Has Mada a Big Increase Over England Since 1891. London, Nov. 24. - Right Hon. Chas. T. Ritchie, president of the board of trade, discussing on the subject of Brit British - ish British trade before the Croyden chamber of commerce this evening, said he re regretted - gretted regretted to have to confess that the two ports for the year ended with October ; had decreased 2.600,000 pounds, chiefly j through the alteration in the United States tariff. "Although." said Mr. Ritchie, "we are gradually making up the leeway, it is impossible to help a feeling of anxiety. Although we ought not to be surprised that we are being so rapidly overhauled in exports by other nations, especially by the United States and Germany, it is a regrettable fact that while since 1891 the exports of the United States have increased 18 per rent. Great Brit Britain's - ain's Britain's exports have decreased 5 per cent." SHOT IN RIGHT SIDE. Danvers. Nov. 24. - Martin Kennedy, ;<ed about 24 years, a Danvers man. was shot in the right side just over the lung, by Chief of Police Bacon last night, while in the act of robbing the safe In the grocery store of Frank M. Spofford. Chief Bacon was attacked by Kennedy with «a meat cleaver and received severe injuries in the eyes, nose and hands, but which will not re result - sult result seriously. Kennedy's wound is not necessarily fatal, but two attempts to locate the bullet have failed, and he | is in a weak condition. FOUND IN THE WOODS. Fall River. Nov. 24. - The body of an unknown man was found in the woods near this city today. The body was that of a man 30 years old. five feet nine, fairly well dressed. Among the effects was the name. 'Thomas Henry Wilkinson." A handkerchief in his pocket was embroidered. "C. S." A bottle which may have contained poi poison - son poison was near the body. The body may have been there several days. TO JOIN GEN. LEE. Portland, Me., Nov. 24. - The battery at Portland Head, which has been or ordered - dered ordered to join Gen. Lee in the south, departed at L3O this afternoon.