The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-19
TELeGRAPHIC BREWTIEs.
Short Bits Of News Gathered In Many Differ.
ent Lands.

Pawtucket, April 1S.-Thomas Keppier,
Jr.. hanged himself in his fathers barn
| here today.
Nantucket, April 1S.-The fishing
schooner Eliza of Beverly, Capt. Hopkins,
which sailed from Hyannis yesterday
evening for fishing grounds, struck on
| Rose and Crown shoals at l o'clock this
morning and II of the crew of IA men
were lost. The three survivors landed at
| Sfasconset in the schooner's dory this
morning.
Rockland, Me-, April 1S.-IIon. II. L.
Shepherd Of Rockport, today announced
| his withdrawal from the contest for the
republican nomination for congress TO
succeed the late Congressman Dingley.
Cambridge. April 1S.-Justice Bell in the
Middiesex county court, East Cambridge,
decided the case of the president and fell
lows of Harvard University VS. the board
| of assessors of Cambridge in favor of the
university. The decision practically says
| that college property cannot be taxed.
Boston. April 1s-The brush and grass
on Governors Island caught fire today
and quickly surrounded the two maya
zines connected with Fort Winthrop, one
of which contains u tons of powder while
the other had two tons. The crew of the
police boat Guardian, saw the nag on
the fort flying union down, went to the
island and put out the flames before any
great amount of damage was done. 1t was
Considered a narrow escape for the maya
zines.
New Haven, Conn, April 1S-It has been
authoritatively announced in Yale UniVer-
sity circles that the corporation has elect
ed to succeed the late Prof. Othniel G.
Marsh as professor of palaeontology,
Prof. ]. L.. Workman, M. D., of the
American museum of natural history.
New Haven, Conn, April 1S-At the
regular city election held here today, Cor
nelius T. DriscOll, the democratic can
didate for mayor, defeated Frederick 3.
Farnsworth, republican. the present in
NV 1fflc of
Providence, R. /, April 1S-The number
of unemployed in the Pawtuxet Valley
was increased today by the closing down
of the Pontiac mills. This will add about
200 to the 1000 already on strike.
St Adams VT, April 1S.-Judge Munson
today sentenced Napoleon Manning to
nine and a half years in the state prison
for the murder of Buzzell Ledoux in the
town of Georgia, last fall.
Boston, April 1S.-The fishing schooner
Mary A. Whalen which arrived at the
wharf today, lost Christopher Grant, one
of her crew, on Browns Bank, last Fri
day.
St. Adams, Vt, April 1S.-The defense in
the case of John Powers, charged with
robbing the Richford Savings Bank and
Trust Company last fall today entered an
alibi
Maiden, April 1S.-Mrs. Gathering Hol-
land of this city was found dead in a
shallow pool of water at CraddOck Park
today.
Westerly R. T.. April 1S-CharIes R.
Budlong of Ashway, committed suicide
by hanging today. He had been despond-
ent for some time.
Boston, April 1S-The case of Thomas J.
Scollans.. the missing teaming contractor
implicated in charges of defrauding the
city, was down for trial today in the su-
perior criminal court, and it was expect
ed the bonds which are for $1,000 would
be defaulted, but counsel for the bonds
men gave notice OF contest. and the
arguments were presented.
Charleston S. c.. April lS.-Au testi-
mony in the Lake City lynching case is in
and arguments before the court on ques-
lions Of law were begun today. Arguments
to the jury will begin tomorrow.
New York, April 1S.-Chancellor Mac
Cracker of the New York University to-
day received a telegram from the trus-
tees of Westminster College of Fulton,
Mo, stating that his son, Prof. John
Henry MacCracken, had been elected
president of that college,.