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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
HIS LAST DIVE.
Probable Fatal Results of Donaldson's
Leap at Madison Square Garden.

New York, March S.-Thomas Donald
son Of Bath Beach. L. l., known the
world over as a champion high diver,
dove from the roof Of Madison Square
Garden, a distance OF IS feet, this after
noon, with probably fatal results. Dom
aldson travelled for some years with
Barnum g. Bailey and has been the star
attraction at the sportsmap'S show now
running In the garden He has been
making two dives daily.
The tank is less than eight feet deep
and on two or three former occasions
Donaldson did not have the success ex-
pected, and came out of the water with
hemorrhages from the nose and ears
Harry Cornish has had charge Of the
water sports. and 1t was he who this
afternoon gave Donaldson the signal
to dive. Three thousand persons were
present and saw the diver lean from
the platform, and falling slowly for
ward make the plunge. He shot straight
downward, but it was plain before he
had got half the distance that he had
lost control Of his body. He struck the
water head first and failed TO come up.
Small circles Of blood came bubbling up
from the bottom, and Harry Reeder,
tho amateur champion swimmer, and
an attache of the garden, plunged into
the water. The man dove several times
and finally Reeder brought Donaldson
TO the surface. He was apparently dead.
with blood flowing from mouth, nostrils
and ears and from wounds on the head.
Donaldson was carried to one of the
dressing rooms and attended by several
physicians. He was then removed to the
New York hospital He has a fractured
skull with compression of the brain,
and the left side of his face is crushed
in. The surgeons at the hospital say
that his death is only a question OF
hours
Witnesses Of the accident say that as
Donaldson left the platform, the colors
which were wrapped about him, became
loosened Ills attention was diverted
and he did not have his wits about him
when ne struck the water. He weighed
more than 200 pounds and struck with
terrific force. Donaldson is As years of
age. Just before making this dive ne
said he intended to challenge Kearney
T. Speedy, the champion high diver Of
the world
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
IN TURKISH SERVICE.
Or. Whitehead Accepts important Position
Under the Government.

Washington, March S.-Dr. Cabell
Whitehead, assayer Of the United States
mint, has accepted an important posi-
ton in the service Of the Turkish gov
eminent He win shortly depart for
Constantinople to enter upon the duties
Of the office, which will be virtually
that of director general of industries.
The appointment is a direct result of
the observations in America OF the pres
ent Turkish minister, Ali Ferrouh Bey,
who realizing the Immense technical,
commercial and scientific superiority of
the American nation, has tabored to in
troduce into Turkey American meth
DDS, American products and machines
as well as American scientists and tech
nolOgists. Several new manufacturing
establishments Of great proportions are
being built in Constantinople and the
general management of the first of
these will be part Of DR.. Whitehead s
duties. DIR. Whitehead was born in
Lynchburg Va, in 1868, and is a grad
uate of Lehigh and Columbian univer-
stiles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09

Holland, Mass He next appeared in
/ Brooktield as an employee at the Point
81 FINES road house between Brook
held and ffskdale. Then he was given
employment by the man he murdered.
Ihe motive for the murder was rob
berry, presumably, as bureau drawers
We're ransacked and the contents
streWn about the house. How much
money he obtained no one knows. but
not large amount 1t could hardly
nave been over S100
The description of Mueller sent out
ny the police is as follows:
A Polander. a Bohemian or German.
ana speaks three languages, and the
English language quite well: about Is
years OF age; height about feet.
inches; weight 145 to $50 pounds. dairy
complexion dark mustache. dark hair
and dark eyes; has rather large head
lorehead white, and there is a scar on
TO the forehead near the hair. which Is
only visible when his cap is off made
by some sharp instrument. His front
teeth are small and wide a2art has
scar on back of left hand He wears
No. shoe. Is in the habit of nartins
his hair in the middle and brushes +
back from his forehead. Also has 4
99nn OF grinding his teeth in his sleep
w AXIS with peculiar gait
Mueller dropped out or slight cam
pleteiy upon the night of the murder.
no trace OF him was eVe4 found
though 1000 descriptions " ere sent into
cities and towns In this country and
The county officials and state poliee
have been untiring in their efforts 10
locate nm, but with no SUCCESS. what
ever. Several men have been arrested
and Deputy Sheriff TarbeII and State
ohlcer Peleg f. Murray have made
long journeys 70 Identity suspects. 1t
Is quite probable that one or the other
Will be sent To Montreal.
State Detective Murray was seen at
his home early this morning. and when
shown the dispatch, said that lie had
received innumerable other reports of
cues which had presented equal proba-
bility that the original Mueller had
been found As soon as the picture ar
riYes from Montreal he win call INTO
conference Deputy Sheriff 1arbell, and
II there is strong probability that the
suspect may be Mueller, Sheriff Tarheu
VIII so to Montreal to identify tho
prisoner. Mr.. Murray has received in
structions from the district attorneys
Office to investigate any clue that may
be presented. Before retiring from Of
nee District Attorney Parker mad
given much attention to the matter.
and when Gen. Hoar assumed his ou-
t+VS o. hStAlIt attorney. lne same
course was pursued by him, so that
the case has been left In the hands OF
state Detective Murray, with full
power to act.
1t was only last evening that State
Detective Murray and Deputy. Sheriff
Tarbell were discussing the case. With
in week Deputy TarbelI visited a sus
pect in Salem, this state. but after TAX
ing q good look at the man, Mr.. Tar
bell was satisfied that he was not Muel-
Ter. The state detective force e. st,il
engaged In the matter and a few DAYS
ago a picture arrived from California
where man had been held as a sus,
pect- The picture was closely examined
but as there was not the least resem-
biance to Mueller il was not worth
while to Investigate the matter further,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
THE BRooKFlELD TRAGEDY.
Three People Killed at 4 Farmhouse by
the Hired Man.

On the night Of January Z, 1898. Fran
els d. Newton, his wife, Sarah A.. and
Elsie, an adopted daughter, We're muir
dered at Brookfield by the hired man
Pau Mueller. The murderer attempted
to burn the house but faxed.
The tragedy occurred between 2 and
L O'Clock on the night of the 7th OF
January, but ft was not known that a
murder had been committed until the
evening OF the 9th. when neighbors wh5
had become suspicious that all was moi
right at the Newton home, forced an
entrance and found the bodies Of the
three persons.
Mueller was met on the causeway al
BrooMield, near the Brookfield station.
by two young men about midnight on
the night OF the tragedy, and 1t is sup
posed that he took to the track and
walked to West Brookheld three miles
distant. where he boarded the Owl train
for New York, which leaves West
Brookfield at 1.20 a. m.
A man answering his description VIZ
geen by Night Telegraph Operator
Campbell, TO whom ne gave for a ticket
an old silver coin which has been recog-
nized as one which belonged to col
Lection which Newton possessed. He
was also seen upon the train by Mr.
Garrett Of West Brookleld, but il has
never been definitely settled whether
he went through to New York or left
the train at ons OF the intermediate
stations.
Mueller had been employed by New
ton as a farm hand for some weeks.
and Mrs. Newton had expressed fear of
the man to some of her friends The
first known of Mueller in this section
was about a year before the tragedy,
when he worked as a farm hand at
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
SUIT FOR ISLANDER.

Developments in the Trial of the Bliss
Hopkins Case at Pittsfield Yesterday
Pietsfield, March Sin the trial OF the
suit OF Susan e. Hopkins Of Great Bar-
rngton against Leon d, Bliss. pastor of
phe Congregational church of that town.
Tor $4,000 damages for alleged Islander
To-Day, w. d. u. Mead Of Pttsfeld stated
that while a guest Of Rev. Mr.. Bliss M
the evening Of Sept. II. 1897. from a
WINDOW in the defendants house he saw
MRS Hopkins place an anonymous let
yer under the door mat Mrs. Hopkins
later showed that the first finger Of her
fisnt hand was formed in such a man
ner that she could not write Ietterr
such as had been attributed to her bv
experts
considerable evidence was offered in
rebuttaL The evidence was all I'm at
O'Clock and eX-District Attorney Chas.
H. Hubbard OF Pittsheld presented the
case for the defense while H. G. Joyn4r
or Great Darlington presented that %
the plaintiff The case Will go 20 Tho
jury tomorrow morning
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
TIE SENATE.

When the Senate reached the report
today, no legislation necessary on the
annual report of the pension agent, Mr..
Williams of Norfolk explained that
when he had moved to put the report
on the table he had expressed himself
freely upon the subject of the pension
agency. He said that he wished to
withdraw the remarks.
Mr.. Bouve of Norfolk said he was
disposed to stand by the report He
was inclined to think he was in ac-
cord with Mr.. Williams on the sub
ject of the usefulness of the Office, but
there was no investigation of the office
in hand by the Legislators, although
from what he had heard from Grand
Army men he was not sure tStt the
pension Office fulfilled any useful pUr-
pose or called for continuance
The report was then accepted.
The Senate then adjourned.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
INSURANCE.

The committee on insurance heard
this morning the bill introduced by
Representative Dewey of Westfeld al
lowing assessment insurance companies
now authorized to do business in this
state to come under the same regula-
lions as the old line companies, So
called The bill provides that this may
be done by vote of the majority of the
members of such assessment insurance
corporations and that such corporations
shall then be re-licensed to transact a
general life insurance business in this
state by the insurance commissioner.
The bill was redrafted to conform to the
views of the insurance commission AMI
there were no remonstrants against it,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
INSURANCE.
Mellen'S Bill Goes Through
the House.

Boston, March S.-Another long ses-
sion of the House was held today, the
debate being on Mr.. Mellen's bill pro-
vlding that fire insurance companies
must pay the full face value of a policy
when the property insured is total
loss.
The bill was substituted for the in
surance committees adverse report af-
ter a lengthy debate.
Tomorrow the committee on cities
will give a hearing on the petition that
the city Of Worcester may assess street
railway companies for the expense of
street watering.
In the House tomorrow Representa-
tive Hagberg's bill reducing the rate
of interest on unpaid taxes from to
per cent will come up.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
HORACE HITS 1T.
JohEson's Weather Prophecies Till
April IS.

NpIli 90
Horace johnson, the weather prophet
of the Blackstone valley, and The only
real thing that ever happened in the
weather predicting line, is about to
wear the laurels of government in
dorsement. At least, the government,
he says, is falling into line and max
ing the same predictions, after him.
So far as general endorsement goes,
Horace is making Virgins Of ''an9dian
fame look like a ten-cent piece with a
hole In it, He predicted the blizzard
of 1883, and the blizzard Of last NO
vember, while the big storm of last
month was only few days out Of the
way.
Johnson's predictions for March and
April are as follows:
From the 9Th to the 18th o. March
there will be a great disturbance in the
atmosphere, accompanied by high WIND
and followed by a cold wave, tire sever
est of the month. From the 10Th to the
18th there will be a local disturbance
lasting but a few hours, likely to b.
binding snow, possibly snow end rain
after which there will be d few days OF
fine weather for the season.
From the 26th to the 9th there will
be furious disturbance, not of long
duration, lasting from 10 TO IS hours
The early part of the month of April we
shall be favored with unusually fine
weather for the season.
From the 9Th to the 12th Of Apri
there will be quite a great and genera
disturbance in the atmosphere, fierce
wind with rain lightning and thunder
will be in order. The balance of thu
month to the oath of April showers will
be in order.
From the gath to the 25th there vii
be quite a disturbance in Tie atmos
phere, medley of all that it take.
to make up a disagreeable spring
storm-rain, snow, wind, lightning ant
thunder"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
Amendments to Constitution and Election
of Officers Cause Protracted Session.

OF SIItCefS cause FFotFaCI6d session.
New Haven, Conn, March 9.-The
National Council of knights of Column
bus, which convened for a two days
biennial convention Tuesday, was I'M
able to complete its business last night,
and indications now point to CONT
nuance long into the morning before
final adjournment.
Amendments to the constitution and
election of officers occasioned the pro-
tracted session. At late hour last
night the election of officers of the ma
tional council was completed as fol-
lows: S. X, Edward l.. Hearn of
South birmingham, Mass; d. S. K.
Judge John w. Hogan of Syracuse,
N. Y; Sec, Daniel Colwell Of New
Haven; T., John M. Drury of Provi-
dence, r. T.; Phi. DIR. william T. Nc
Manus Of New York city; W., Matthew
Mcnamara of New London; A., James
e. Mcconnell of Fitchburg, Mass. Ac-
ton on building Catholic chapel at
West Point was deferred. 1t was voted
70 hold the next convention at New
Haven.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
HENNEssEY KNOCKED OUT

Portland Me-, March Sat a. boxing
exhibition here tonight at the Auditor
ium, Morris Rosenberg Of Boston
knocked out Patsey Hennessey of Law.
Lang of Boston and Dick Bradley of
Providence fought a five-round draw
Eddie Joyce of Portland was given a
decision over Kid Lavigne Of Roston in
three rounds for foul tactics.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
FEWER PERMITS.

The number Of permits granted W.
the building inspector since Ia, first "
january Is considerably less than the
number granted during the same pe-
Rod i'm 1898, - would seem to be q
strange comparison when the present
remarkable industrial and financial
prosperity OF this section is taken iuta
consideration. But the building luspeo-
tor attributes h 10 Two reasons one
Is the sudden cessation OF all work and
plans at the time of the war a;are last
spring, from which many have not yet
fully recovered. The other ara princi-
pal reason Is the fact that The builders
materials are all caught up with. 80
that those Of moderate means lima
themselves Obliged to wait the conye&s
ience Of the contractors "a lAas asAseAD
In contractors supplies
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
TAxATION.

The legislative committee on taxation
gave continued hearing on the bills
for taxation of certain property of edu-
cational institutions
Alpheus H. Hardy, treasurer of Phil
lips Andover and Wellesley College OPP
posed the bill.
President Eliot OF Harvard opposed
the bill. He said that the state intends
to cherish these higher institutions and
this bill proposes to prevent this cher
ishing.
Investments do not make 4 per cent.
We are approaching the time when the
income will not exceed per cent This
Dill permits the city of Cambridge to
take the entire income of $5,00O0OO of
Barvard's personal property to pay the
taxes levied under this bill.
Prof. lie Favour representing Will
Jams College also opposed the bill.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
HULL BRIBERY CASES.
Chief of Police Mitchell Found Not Guilty
on TWO Charges.

on TWO Charges.
Plymouth, March st was the most
interesting day Of the Hull bribery
cases, in the superior court The sec
ond case, that against Chief of Police
John L. Mitchell Of Hull. was finished
and the third case, that against John
Smith chairman Of the selectmen, and
Chief Mitchell, Jointly, was begun In
the second case Chief Mitchell had
been tried on three counts in the in
dictment. The jury found him not
guilty ON the first and third counts, and
the second count on points OF law
raised during the trial was nulle
pressed. The third case alleges that
The defendants received brides for pro
tecting gambling at Nantasket Beach,
the specification being that Leonidas
Parker and James w. Conklin paid 500
as protection money. Palmer was the
only witness before adjournment. He
told of two instances of payment OF
money for permission to set UP a gam
bling game on the beach. In each case
he claimed that Smith and Mitchell. ar
ter receiving the money, drove him
away during the time he was TO be free
from mOleStation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
ACT OF CANNiBALs.
Fiendish Torture and Murder Of Catho-
lie Priest in China.

Vancouver B. c., March S.-Chinese
papers received by the steamer EN-
press of India, give details of the tor
ture and murder Of a Roman Catholic
priest near Ichang. The priest was Fa-
Their Victorian Jean Del Brouck, a Bel
gian; he was captured by thieves, who
tied him up and fiendishly tortured
him. One account says that as the
priest hung from the tree to which he
was tied, pieces were cut from his
thighs and eaten by his tormentors
From the state of his body fire was
evidently applied to it, and slugs We're
fired into the more vital parts. Final.
ly, his body was cut open from the
chest to the bottom Of the abdomen,
he was disembowelled and various Or
gans were taken out and eaten by
these so-called semi-civilized people
who at the same time drank his blood
He was also mutilated in 4 way Q, t
cannot be described, and his head nt:lt
off, there being hole in the top of the
skull large enough to put ones fist in.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
CONTINUES TO MEND.
KipIing Making SLOW Progress Toward
Recovery.

New York. March 8.-Rudyard Kip
ling's health continues to mend slowly
80 far beef tea IS his only article Of
diet, and nothing viii be added TO II
until an Improvement in his condition
will permit He has not yet been told
OF the death Of his daughter Josephine.
Elsie, the other daughter, rested quiet
~ today.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
WATTS AND THE BIRDS.
lFrom the London AcademyD


Mr.. Ruskin once said that If an angel
visited England her sportsmen would
be out at once with their guns to shoot
the winged visitant. Mr. Watts. r. A..
is Of the same opinion. He hates the
slaughter Of little birds that they may
be pillaged of their plumage to make
Bond street gay. So he is painting, for
exhibition in London. a picture with a
purpose. 1t viii represent an altar on
which are heaps of feathers, and over
which bends an agel Of compassion, one
OF Dants's birds Of Ged.t
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
STONE DRY DOCKS.
Bids for Construction Of One at Ports
mouth 10 be Soon Issued.

Washington, March S.--Tha bureau
of yards and docks has decided to is
sue advertisements in the course of a
month for the construction of stone
dry dock Of the largest proportions al
Portsmouth, Now Hampshire.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
WILL OFFER AN APOLOGY.

China Willing to Make Reparatioa For Its
Harsh Language 70 IaIY's Mtnlster.
Rome. March S.-The Tribuna says it
learns that the Chinese government has
offered to send the Italian minister.
Signor Martina, a written apology
through Sir Claude Macdonald. British
minister at Peitln, for the terms in
which the Tsung-Li-Yamen couched
Chinas refusal to grant the concession
recently demanded by Italy Of San Mum
bay, province OF Che-Kiang, to be used
as an Italian naval base and coallng
station
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
ON THE WAY TO ENGLAND.
Cruiser Talbot Conveying Body of Lord
E4srschelI Passes Out TO Sea-

New York, March S.-The British
cruiser Talbot, which is conveying the
body of Lord Herschen to England.
passed out to sea this afternoon. The
forts at Hamilton and Wadsworth sa-
luted the Talbot as she passed. The
cruiser passed out Sandy Hook at 3.45
N m
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
THE CODY TRIAL.
Evidence Concluded in the Famous Gould
eIackmsiling Case.

elackmallinS case.
Albany N. y, March S--The taking
Of evidence was concluded today in the
trial of Mrs. Margaret Cody, charged
with attempting to blackmail the heirs
Of Jay Gould. and counsel will begin
closing arguments tomorrow. In re-
buttal the prosecution called Mrs. Mary
Angel, the alleged wife of Jay Gould
She testified that she never saw Jay
Gould; that she never told Mrs. Cody
that she was married to Jay Gould.
Mrs. Cody had promised her five million
dollars il the suit against the Goulds
was successful, she said. Mrs. Angels
husband testified in much the same line.
David N Caivalho, a handwriting ex-
pert. identified as genuine a letter
signed by Mrs. Cody and addressed to
the son of the clergyman who was al
legged to have married Jay Gould and
Mrs. Angel The letter offers 900 for
g copy of the marriage certificate.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
OFF BRITTANY COAST.
Pleasure Yacht capsizes and Nine Persons
Drowned

Brest, France, March S.--News has
been received here Of the capsizing OF
a pleasure yacht off the Brittany coast.
drowning nine persons, among them
five French military officers
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
Ol BLAST MUST COME,
The Italian Wanted for Murder in Boston
Had Taken Out Citizenship Papers.

Boston. March 8.-The local author
tiles have discovered that Di Blast, who
is wanted in this city for murder, but
who, while under arrest in Italy. had
resisted extradition, can be brought to
this country because he had applied for
citizenship papers. He will be sent for
at once.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
NEBRASKA SENATORSHlP.
M. L. Hayward Elected BY Clean Majority
to Succeed PopuIist Allen.

dincoln, Neb.. March SIN joint ses-
sion Of the legislature. M. L. Hayward
was elected United States senator to
succeed w v. Allen. He received "a
votes. the solid republican membership,
with the exception of one absent on ac-
count Of sickness. Allen received SO.
the full fusion vote.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington, March 8. Forecast for
Thursday; New England and eastern
New York Fair warmer; continued
warm Friday; fresh 10 brisk east to south
Winds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09

Thursday: Fair, warm
er; southwest to south
winds.