The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
TELEeRAPHIc BRIEFS,

Caracas, Venezuela, Sept ia new
cabinet has been formed, with SENIOR
Calcano as foreign minister
Washington, Sept 12-Secretary Wilson
of the agricultural department mas gone
to New England to investigate agrieul-
tural conditions He goes hrst TO Ne"
Hampshire.
Washington, Sept. Pit is said that
Admiral Howell is to be next commando
ant of the Norfolk navy yard, TO succeed
Admiral Farquhar
Santo Domingo, Sept. 12.-Senor Juan
Isidro Jimineza the aspirant to the pres
idency of Santo Domingo, arrived here
this morning on the warship Presldente.
His arrival was the cause OF great DEM
onstrations of satisfaction. 1t Is not
known as yet when the election will take
place. At present the country is quiet
Pittsfield, Sept. 12.-W. w. Crosby of
Boston, a state highway engineer this
afternoon found a mans body at the toot
of Lebanon mountain. The man skull
was fractured. A short distance away a
bicycle was found. badly smashed. In a
memorandum book found upon his per
son were pawn tickets issued to r. e.
Mobray."
Cape Town. Sept. 12-various official
reports have been received from Pretoria
predicting the Transvaals acceptance OF
the terms of the latest dispatch which
was read in the volksraadt.
st. Johns, n, F., Sept. 12,-Another Sc
IlOuS SIOTIIl dlOuS TIE Quasi Hos ullNtiI
huge ice foes and crushed several yes
sells. The crews escaped with their lives
| by making thir way over the ice, but the
vessels were completely destroyed.
| Lowell, Sept 12.-ohs Alien, father OF
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen,
today observed his 91st birthday anniver-
sary. He is in excellent health.
lf-Key West Fla, Sept. 12.-The total
| cases of yellow fever reported 10 date. is
| 2lS; deaths in the past "a hours l. Total
| deaths 81.
Rome, Sept 12-Alarming rumors that
the Pope is Ill are current, but they are
declared to be without foundation.
Boston, Sept. 12.-Maj. Gen. Wesley
Merritt arrived in this city from his sum
mer home at Rye. N H., tonight He
| harbor and then leave for New York.
J Boston, Sept 12.-Charles N. Bostwick
| known to the police as Diamond Char
| lie" was found guilty of embezzling a
diamond valued at 700 ~ the superior
| court today, and sentenced TO the house
| of correction for two years.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 12.-No change in
| the yellow fever situation here today Nc
| new cases have developed and the situa-
ton is thought to be encouraging.
: Lima, Peru, via Galveston. Tex. Sent
12,-It is reported that President Ramona
has declined, on the grounds of economy
4 to ratify the appointment of Senior Rue7
as delegate to the Philadelphia congress
| Birmingham Ala, Sept 12-Twelve
cargoes of refugees from Louisiana and
Mississippi passed through here TODAY
over the Alabama Great Southern rail.
road. en- route to points north
Washington, Sept 12.-The cabinet meet.
ing today was practically devoted to the
discussion of form of local government
Tor Porto Rico. A plan has been worked
out but no final action taken
| Paris, Sept 12-Hon B. !F. Tracy al
today's session of the Anglo-Venezuelsr
| boundary arbitration committee, devoted
the day to discussion Of the tfeaty +af
Munster, alleging that the duty and rights
under that treaty were incorrectly stated
by the counsel for Great Britain.
| Washington, Sept 12-Senor Luis II
Corea was presented to the president n
| IL O'Clock yesterday, as the newlv-ac.
credited minister from Nicaragua
| Berlin, Sept. 12-The Lokal Apzeigo,
says that the car of Russia and Emperor
dam. ~
New York, Sept. 12-The alirect6rs x,
the. Federal Steel Company have declared
a dividend of IL per cent on the common
stock, payable Immediately.
Lyttleton, N o., Sept. 12-The Danish
! bark Aalborg, Capt. Klausen, from Ham
| burg, May %, which has arrived al thi.
port. reports that she spoke the overdue
British steamer Waikato, from london
| May 4, for Lyttleton, Aug. q in Latitude
/ % south, longitude 80 east with her shafts
broken.