The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-26
TELEGRAPHIo BRIEFS.

New Haven Aug. 25.-Francisco Ianotti,
aged 80 years, died at the hospital, this,
AFTERNOON, as the result of knife wounds
inflicted by Ferdinand Arkosse, during an
altercation over game of cards last
wednesday night. Directly after the as
sault Arkosse disappeared and no trace
OF him has since been found.
London Aug, 25;A great forest fire is
rSglng near Rothiemurchies, Inverness
SHIRE, miles Of superb woods around Loeb
Ellen being Involved. Two hundred men
are engaged in an effort to circumscribe
the eonfsgration.
London, Aug. 25.-L Reiff, the American
jockey, won the Palace weller handicap
on Charlna. at the Hurst Park Club Au-
gust meeting, today, in field of eight.
:, Kansas City, Aug. Congressman M.
2; refers q kansas is promoting a COM
olnation Of cattle shippers and feeders
which, 1t is expected viii practicailv con,
troll the cattle business in Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska and the Indian Territory.
A meeting viii be held here on Sept i2
When an organization will be completed
Mystic, Conn, Aug 25.-Fully 5000 per-
sons attended the third DAYS session of
the annual meeting of the Universal peace
union and the Connecticut peace society
m the Peace temple here today. At this
atternoon's session the principal speaker
was William Lloyd Garrison.
Albany, n: Y, Aug. 25.-John E. Bruce
secretary Of the Afro-American Council
announces that the executive committee
at us meeting has endorsed the bill drawn
Ply h. Il, Brown of Boston, making lvnch-
ing crime against the general govern
ment, ana urges that the council use its
pest endeayor to secure its passage BY
congress. when approved by the legisla-
tive bureau
Chicago, Aug. 25.-The 35th annual con-
vention Of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity
elected the following officers: President
Rev Edwin II; Hughes, Boston; score
Md; treasurer, Alvin Z. Turr, Phila dsI
phia; editor of official organ, Frank +
Rogers, Leland Stanford University
London Aug. 25.--special precautions
are pelng taken at Southampton and
the bnbonic plague and yellow fever,
All vessels arriving from Spanish and
portuguese ports are vigorously examined
by the medical officers.
Angle, ~ NJ, Aug. 25.-W. ]. Spreading.
g wealthy cattle man, controlling stock
interests in Chloride, has been Killed nv
COWBOYS. near Fair View, in revenge for
his murderous assault upon Miss Nellie
McKinstry of Marion Ind
London, Aug. 25-This is the hottest
day that has been experienced here This
year, the thermometer registering 30 de-
grees In the shade. A dozen cases OF
sunstroke We're reported before noon.
- Windsor n. S.. Aug. 25.-Thomas F.
Temple, at Fredericton, a member of the
Canadian senate, is dying at Falmouth.
N. s.. Senator Temple is 81 years old
ana for many years was a member of
parliament for York county In politics
he is a conservative.
Ashway r. l.. Aug. 25.-The general
conference of the Seventh Day Baptists
is being held here this week, with a good
attendance, those present including rem
resentatives of all sections of the Tinted
States, o. u. Whitford of Westerly, r. T.,
president of the conference, is in charge
of the sessions.
Melrose, Aug 25-William C. Whiting
of Chicopee has been elected principal
of the Melrose high school to fiji Inc
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Frank II. Beebe, who goes to the high
school at New Haven, Conn.
New York, Aug. 25.-David Barrie, the
representative in this country Of Sir
Thomas Upton, today denied emphati-
cally the repeated rumors that the Sham
rock had been strained by her ocean voy-
age and that she is leaking