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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
THAT DESPATCH.
Navy Department Thinks Kautz Sent
Message Not Yet Received.

Message Not Yet Received.
Washington, March 31.-No new adj
vices reached the departments today
regarding the Samoan situation, and
the impression is gaining ground
among the officials that there is a MISS
ing cable from Adpiral Kautz, via
Sydney which upon arrival will clear
up the mystery regarding the brief dis
patch dated Auckland, which was re-
ceived yesterday. In reading the cable
of yesterday in which Rear Admiral
KautZ referred 10 the Improvement of
the situation since his telegram of the
18th, via Sydney, New South Wales, it
was at first supposed that the date Civ
en-, the 18th. was mistake, as the only
Sydney telegram received here was
dated the 10th.
That telegram probably left Samoa
several days before the meeting of the
consus aboard the Philadelphia, and
certainly a week before the actual
fighting began, which, according to the
press dispatches, commenced on the
18th. 1t is considered almost incou-
ceiVable that Admiral Kautz made no
attempt at communication with the
department between the time OF send
ing Of the telegram dated Sydney, the
10th, and the one received yesterday
from Auckland, which probably left
Apia on the 23d.
1t is now considered to be almost cer-
tain that the admiTaPs reference to the
telegram Of the 18th, via Sydney, re-
ferred to a telegram forwarded from
Apia on the 18th. If this proves to be
the case the telegram of the 18Th.
which has not been received, doubtless
contained the details Of tine decision OF
the consuls on the Philadelphia, the
subsequent uItimatum to Mataafa and
his followers and an account Of the
three days bombardment before the
dispatch was sent.
In the light of the existence Of such
a. dispatch. the brief cable of yester-
day can be intelligently received. II
would then simply mean that the situa-
ton had improved during the interim.
The distance from Apia to Sydney Is
greater than that from Apia to Auok-
land. According to information ia tho
hands of the bureau Of navigation. the
time taken by steamers in plying be
tween the two former points Is thir-
teen days, while steamers make the
distance from Apia to Auckland In ten
days.
According to the regular sailing time
of steamers between Apia and Sydney,
had Admiral Kaut8 forwarded a tells
gram on the 18th via Sydney. the YES
sci would not have arrived at Sydney
until today, at the earliest II the
steamer is on time and the new ex-
PLANTATION Of the department proves 10
be correct. this dispatch should arrive
TODAY.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
DR.. KENNEDY SENTENCED.
Protests His innocence of the Murder of
Dolly Reynolds

New York, March 91.-Dr Samuel J.
Kennedy, whose conviction of the muir
der of Dolly Reynolds was announced
exclusively in The Spy yesterday. was
today sentenced to die in the week be-
ginning May %.
The convicted man made statement
in court in which he emphatically de-
MED being responsible for the death of
Dolly Reynolds. He appeared to be per-
fectly cool. Mr.. House proHered the
usual legal motions for new trial on
the statutory grounds. These Justice
Williams denied.
Justice Williams said; Samuel j.
Kennedy, have you anything 10 say
WHY sentence OF death shall not be
passed upon your The great crowd in
the court room was painfully quiet.
Kennedy in a clear voice said; i nave
been convicted on evidence secured by
the police authorities who have to my
knowledge perjured themselves. | de
clare solemnly that l am entirely lnno-
cent of this charge. My conscience IS
perfectly clean and clear l have moth
ing to reproach myself for in respect
TO the Dolly Reynolds murder"
He spoke without a tremor He looked
Justice Williams squarely in the face.
When Kennedy finished talking, Justice
Williams pronounced the death SEN
tence In a slow and measured voice.
Kennedy was Immediately placed in the
custody of the sheriff who Immediately
made arrangements to take him to Sing
Sing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
RETURN THE MONEY.
Committee of 80 Washes Its Hands of the
Whole Temple Matter.


The Masonic temple ship of state was
guided still further into it's last harbor
last evening, when the committee of 80,
much tried and true men, assembled in
the Masonic rooms and prepared for
the farewell. love feast, which win
mark the passing of this committee.
No formal meeting was held, but the
members discussed amicably among
themselves the efforts that the commit
tee has made, and all breathed a sigh
of relief that at last the work was
DER.
President William A. Lytle, who has
been chairman of the committee, was
busy last evening making the final ar
engagements for the return of the money
which has in the past been subscribed
for the temple project. The checks
have been all ready for signature since
the last Masonic body took unfavorable
action upon the proposed bylaws. and
they will be returned to their donors
today or the first of the week, as fast
as the detail can be carried out. The
former talk of enjoining the commit
tee from the return of the funds which
have been previously subscribed was
revived by few, but as the commit
tee now becomes infused with the blood
of ten new members who have been
elected to succeed those whose terms
expire, the general opinion has been
to abandon the project until at such
time as a new committee may be as
sured of the harmonious support Of
the Masonic fraternity.
The committee of thirty-three washes
it's hands of the project, and viii leave
to other Masonic committees the cree
ton of the temple. The committee
feels that its plan has not won the sup
port of the fraternity at large, which
was necessary, and will go out of eX-
istence of it's own accord, leaving the
temple in the hands of those who may
he chosen to SIcreed il.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
AT HARTFORD.
LawIer and Sweeney Will Meet There on
Patriots Day.


April 10, Patriots day, the fight be-
tween John ]. Lawler of this city and
Patsey Sweeney of New York will take
place at the Nutmeg Athletic Club of
Hartford. w. L. Crowley, manager of
the Nutmeg Athletic Club, has offered
Spike Sullivan of New York, hacker of
Patsy Sweeney, a purse Of 5000 for the
fight. He is waiting Sullivans accept
ance.
Mr.. Crowley wrote the sporting editor
of The SpNslast evening asking If the
date and pdrse are acceptable to the
LAWYER people. Are they? The Lawler
people will jump at the offer for they
want only that. They want the fight
at Hartford and the purse of $500 is
about their size. The fight will certainly
take place there since Mr. Crowley has
made the offer,
The articles of agreement call for the
fight at Hartford If a purse of 5000 can
be secured there. The LaWler people
won't consent to any other place now
that an offer has been secured from
Hartford Mr. Crowley states in his let
ter that he has notified Sullivan of the
offer. He Is awaiting reply from Sulli-
van.
Dave Sullivan. Spikes brother, and
Jack O'Brien signed articles yesterday
and posted money with Jim Wakeley of
New York for a 20-rOund go at the
Nutmeg club, April 10, at 1875 pounds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
WAS NOT POISONED.
Scare About Death of Israel Stevens
Proves 10 Be Without Foundation.

An autopsy which was performed
Thursday at Fitchburg on the body of
Israel Stevens, who was found dead
in Worcester at the Rialto on Front
street. Nov. %. has failed to bring out
any sensational developments in the
case. and the claims made by his sup
posed wife that he met with foul play
do not seem TO be borne out.
It has been discovered that Stevens
was a cook at the Union station in
Worcester. died with Bright's disease,
and the alarm spread by several New
England papers to the effect that he
was poisoned, has proved to be without
foundation
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
BODIES ARRIVE,
Mortal Remains of Cuban Martyrs Reach
Friends and Relatives at Last.

The bodies of Worcester's dead he
roes who died on Cuban soil and were
brought to America on the transport
Crooke. arrived in this city yesterday
afternoon. The heavy metallic cas-
kets We're handled with considerable
trouble, as they weigh 1000 pounds
apiece.
Many trains on the Boston and Al
bany road carried the bodies of the
brave volunteers to their homes in Bos-
ton and other places east of Worces-
ter
The remains of Hugh G. Davis of
Athol. Silas I. Mayo of Worcester
Frank Mellins of Co. I, Natick and Ar
thur D. Stewart of Co. c, Worcester
were left at the stanton during the af-
ternoon.
Private Mellins' remains were sent to
Natick last evening, and the bodies Of
Privates Mayo and Hugh Davis were
taken in charge by Undertaken SEES
sions. and removed to his rooms.
Private Stewards remains came to
Worcester by mistake. They were
consigned to Mrs. A. MoKinstry, re1-
Iative, but should have been sent to Bos-
ton and shipped to Nova Scotia.
Capt. P. L. Rider of Co. tele-
graphed the government officials at
Washington and arrangements We're
made and the casket viii be sent to the
home of the dead boys father.
The Stewart family did not wish to
have the body returned to America.
They preferred to follow the British
customs and allow their soldier dead
to remain where they fell.
DIR. G. w. Whitaker, in whose care
the body of Hugh G. Davis was con-
signed, will accompany the remains to
Athol this morning at o'clock,
Mrs. Davis, mother of the soldier, is
not well, and prefers to have her sons
remains Immediately placed in the
family plot at Athol. No funeral ser
vices will be held.
Silas I. Mayo will probably be laid at
rest Sunday afternoon. A firing squad
from Co. c will fire the salute, and del
egations from al the Cuban organiza-
lions will attend as we'll as members of
the fraternal societies, to which the
deceased belonged.
The body of Patrick Guerin, a reg
ular, has not been claimed by rela-
tives, and viii be buried at Arlington.
Guerin was a hero who should be
honored. He died on the firing line
shortly after Lieut.. Edmund n. Bench>
ley fell, pierced by a Spanish bullet.
Guerin got out of the trench, and it
is claimed by his companions shot and
killed two Spanish officers.
He defied the Mauser bullets that
were falling all about him, and proved
that he was one of the bravest men on
the line A stray bullet pierced his
heart, and he fell without uttering a
word and his companions buried him
after nightfall.
It has been suggested by Worcester
veterans that the city and the volun-
teers subscribe to a fund and have this
hero brought 10 his former home and
buried with the honors he deserves.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
TRUST.
Local Wool Men In a New
Combine.

Edward D. Thayer, Jr., OF this city
is at the head of new combine OF the
carded wool manufacturers, and at q
conference held in Boston yesterday
among the leading manufacturers OIL
New England, the preliminary plans
for the organization of the company
were discussed. Among those present
at the meeting yesterday, besides ME-
Thayer, were Robert Blake, Hyde
Park; H. j. Beebe, Hoiyoke; MeI-
chants Manufacturing Company, Dsu-
ham: r. f. Greeley, Hillsboro Bridge,
N. H; Cyril Johnson, Stafford, Conn. !
Galen c. Moses, Lisbon Falls, Me, ana
John Q. Bleakie. Sabattus, Me: me
capital stock of the various mills rep
resented amounts to $1,000,000, and the
total sets. of cards is l38, about IOo
looms being operated.
Further it is claimed that options
have been given upon over 800 sets Oh
cards. While the greater part OF the
preliminary arrangements for the Or
ganization of the new combine has been
done in Boston, the underwriting is to
be done in New York. By the plan pro-
posed, mills are to be acquired at a
fair value, the promoters being paid
five per cent of the market price, as Is
claimed. Many of the big manufacture
ers are very much impressed with the
advantages which follow the combina-
ton proposed, and think that the in
fuence of such a combine will surely
prove effectual in making a success OF
the undertaking.
With the combine in actual opera
ton, the business of each plant will
be carried on so far as possible by the
present owners, thus preserving so far
as may be the individuality of each
mill, so that it will be allowed to make
only such goods as its machinery and
help best adapt it to.
Mr.. Thayer was in Boston all day
at the conference, perfecting the detail
for the new cooperation Of the Dig
carding wooden industries of the New
England district
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
THE INDIAN CLAIMS.

Already claimants are appearing to
get their share in the award of $1,000, %
600 which goes to the Narragansett,
Montauk and Mohegau Indians.
through the decision of the supreme
court Of the United states, where the
test case has been pending for years.
The only question to come up now is
the establishment Of the claims to heir
ship. What few descendants Of the
Indian tribes mentioned there are il
this country. will come into the grant
and Lawyer Francis NJ Morrison, who
is being complimented on his great vic
tory after a long fight in the courts
expects to be deluged with claims for
the big award.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
DON CARLOS.
Report That His Rebellion
Is At Hand.

London. March S1--The long deferred
Carlist uprising may soon take place.
1t is commonly reported that Easter
has been decided upon as the signal
for a widespread revolt.
The Modrid correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle reports that 10000
Spanish reserves have been called out
The only possible occasion for this or
der is the suppression OF an expected
instruction in the Basque provinces.
At least, that is the popular lnterpre-
tation put upon the war Offices latest
act
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
1T is KENNEDY.
Ex-Policeman's Pull viii Get Him the
Ambulance Job.

The city hospital ambulance is TO be
located at the Waldo street station, and
will be drawn by two horses in the
future instead of one, as in the past.
The fact Of this change in the location
of the vehicle has made the position
of driver a desirable one. and already
there are a number of applicants for
the place.
Twelve have thus far entered the
race and filed their applications with
Chief brennan. Among them is eX~
Officer Michael Kennedy, who was some
time ago discharged from the force for
alleged intemperance. Since his dis
missaL Kennedy has Joined the Re
form Club. and has to all appearances
reformed in good earnest,
It is said on good authority that all
other applicants might as well hang up
their hats at once, for Michael is book
ed for the job he wants on the ambu-
lance. Those who know, say that his
always vigorous pull viii land him this
time. and he will be appointed at the
city council meeting on Monday night.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
THREE CARS SMASHED.
A Bad Freight Wreck at oakdale Blocks
the Main Line.

An extra freight on the Worcester,
Nashua and Portland division Of the
Boston and Maine Railroad, crashed
into a switcher and three cars on the
Massachusetts Central road at Oak
dale last night 11.4O o'clock and piled
the three cars up.
Two of them were loaded and the con-
tents were spread over both main
tracks at Oakdale. while the empty one
was knocked to splinters. Traffic was
blocked completely. The wrecker was
sent from Worcester at LOS this morn
ing with a crew in charge of Henry
Howe and Engineer Billiard, and an
other VIII probably be sent later from
Nashua so as to get the road open for
traffic this morning. The extra was
in charge Of Conductor Rugg.
The cause of the accident was not
known last night, but it is supposed
that the sWitcher was running on the
EXTRAS time.
This is the third wreck on the Bos-
ton and Maine road in two weeks, and
the result win probably be more than
ordinary investigation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
THE TROUT RUNS.
The specked Beauties Must Look out
For Themselves Today.

I ne oDBChl6U DSdullGo NNeN Lb0h VT
For Themselves Today.
The law is off on trout fishing today
and a few Of the fishermen will he af-
ter the speckled beauties despite the
poor season. The record gang, Dell
Hamilton, VIII Hamilton, JAY Smell
and James Nellor will FISH
in Paxton somewhere. The 9TH
ers are going over there The sea-
son this year is backward on account
Of the late and heavy SHOWS and tbe
cold which kept the brooks bound with
ice. But there are trout enthusiasts
who couldn't be kept at home ON che
opening day except by a writ Of habeas
corpus.
Good strings are the rule on the
opening day. Trout often winter I'm the
brooks. and despite the earliuess Of the
season. some have begun 20 run.
A watch viii be kept az the lake for
fishermen with Tits fishing through the
ice. A man can use but one line now.
The purpose Of watching for FISHING
through the ice is TO protect the trout
breeders put IN the lake a few days
ago.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
SEEKING FOR ANDREE.
Expedition arranged Under Direction Of
King Oscar lIl. of Sweden.

Word has been received in this city
of the organizing Of a searching expe-
dition for Andree. the daring Arctic
explorer. Baron Nordenshiold is the
organizer Of the expedition. which has
the appreciation of King oscar H. Of
Sweden and Norway. T.. Martin has
charge Of the expedition. which left
Stockholm for Siberia with 800 crowns
10 cover expenses.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
PLANS APPROVED.
Public Sentiment DEGREES the Bay State
House Meeting a Success.

Public Sentiment DEGREES the Bay State
House Meeting Success.
The plans developed by Lucian A.
Taylor and o. Willis Rugg. the en-
gineers employed by the citizens com
mittee for the relocation Of Millbrook
channel meet with general approval Of
the people, If the general expressions
Of approval amount 10 anything.
Previous commissions have reported
tha- lowering the channel Of Millbroo6
is impracticable. and in answer to this
one point the remonstrants have direct
ed their energies. The men who drew
up and submitted the plans at Thurs
day nights meeting are willing to stand
back OF them. and in the minds OF those
who attended the meeting the plan APP
peared perfectly feasible.
However as one Of the aldermen eX-
pressed II yesterday there is no cause
for hurry. The engineers commission
viii send its report 70 the city council
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
PREFERRED EMBALMED.
Esgan Did Not Care to Try the Retriger-
sted Beef.

Washington, March 31.-.All but two
Of the witnesses before the army beef
inquiry court today We're members Of
The medical staff of the army, who
we're on service in Cuba during the
Spanish war. The other two witnesses
were George II. Giddings and Gen. J.
Hale Sypher. who had been interested
in securing contracts for supplying beef
on the hoof and on the block for the
army in Cuba.
They testified that Gen. Eagan had
told them that the secretary of war
had asked him TO give the refrigerated
beef a trial. while Mr.. Sypher said that
cen. Eagan had created the impression
upon him that he preferred beef on the
block 10 refrigerated beef. Their tes-
fiunny throughout was contradictory
~ Gen. Eagan's testimony. and Mr.
Ciddings said that Congressman Haw-
lev was present at several of his con-
fsrsuoes with Maj. Easan.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
BROWN BAsEBALLsCHEDULE
Two Games Are to Be Played in Wor-
cester.

Providence. r T.. March 31.-The
base ball schedule of Brown University
was announced tonight by Manager
Barker Among the dates are these
April L, Holy Cross at Worcester; April
%, Yale at New Haven; May J.. Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania at Phladel-
phia; May G. Princeton at Providence:
May 13, Yale at Providence: May l..
Princeton at Princeton; May 20. Holy
Cross at Providence; May -, George
town at Providence; May 30. Holy
Cross at Worcester: May 81. Cornell at
Providence: June Z. Manhattan College
at Providence; June 10, New York A.
c.. at Providence; June =. University
of Pennsylvania at Providence: June
p Holy Cross at Providence.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
THREE POWERS AS ONE.
New Body to Be Clothed With Final
Powers King Oscar May Be Umpire
in Case of Disagreement
Charges White With
Bad Faith.

be the maintaining Of the friendly To-
lations between the two countries aud
overcoming the causes Of Irritation. His
trip to London and Berlin has no sig
nificance whatever in connection with
Samoan affairs but is entirely personal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
BAD FAITH CHARGED.
Germans Accuse Ambassador White Of
Unfair Dealings.

Unfair Dealings.
Berlin. March 31.-The German press
having strongly intimated that Mr..
White and the American government
showed bad faith when they recently
assured Germany that conciliatory in
structions had been cabled to Admiral
Kautz. Mr.. White has deemed it ad-
vlsable TO denounce this as a libel and
as untrue adding that neither Wash
ington nor he knew anything of the
Samoan bombardment sooner than the
German government.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-01
Great Activity in Iron Trade.

Birmingham. Ala. March 29.-Be-
cause of unprecedented demand for
southern pig iron furnace operators
are preparing to increase the output of
this district so per cent. within the
next co days by blowing in seven fur
This will make 81 furnaces in opera
ton, with a daily productive capacity
of 1900 tons. Iron men say that the
demand for southern pig iron has far
surpassed anything dreamed of and
that the increased production is the
only solution of the problem. High
iron prices are expected to cause an
other advance in the wages of 10000
miners April l.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-01
A RACE WAR.
White Men I'm Little River County,
Ark, Innugurate n Systematic
Slaughter of Negroes.

| TeXarkana, Ark, March ga race
war is on in Little River county, and
during the past AS hours an indefinite
number of negroes have met their death
at the hands of an infuriated white
population. Seven are known to have
been lynched, shot to death or slain irf
some manner, and the work is not yet
| done. The bodies of the victims of the
mob's vengeance are hanging to the
| limbs of trees in various parts of The
county, strung up wherever overtaken,
while that of another who was shot to
death while trying to escape was
thrown into a creek and left there.
The known dead to date are: Gen-
eral Duckett, Edwin Goodwin, Adam
King, Joseph Jones, Benjamin Jones,
Moses Jones, unknown man. Joe
King and John Johnson were also taken
in hand by mobs and whipped. They
were afterward turned loose and have
disappeared.
The disturbances grew out of the
lynching of a negro named General
Duckett, near Richmond, in that coun-
ty, on Tuesday.
JdckSOH, MISS, March @f.--l HTee ne
groes were taken from an officer of the
law and lynched by an armed mob
near Silver City. in Yazoo county last
Saturday morning. After being shot
to death the bodies of the victims We're
weighted with bundles of cotton bale,
tied and thrown into the ,Sazoo river.
The negroes were Minton>Wils {. {.
Reed and Willis Boyd They were the
rlngleaders of the negroes in a race
encounter on the Midnight plantation
early last week.
Advices from New Boston, Ten are 20
the effect that across the river several ne
groes have been lynched. Thursday
morning Benjamin Jones was found
dead on Hurricane bend, and from New
Boston it is learned that Joe King and
Moses Jones were found hanging TO
trees at Horseshoe curve Thursday.
Another Jones is missing. In the gang
that was plotting for a race war were %
negroes, and it is likely that the entire
number have been strung up in the
thickets. The negroes are fleeing from
the district. Thursday three wagons
full arrived at TeNarkana having
crossed Red river atIndeX at midnight.
They were greatly, frightened. The
citizens of Little River county have suf-
fered much recently from lawlessness.