The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Havana, Oct 21.-Two men convicted o.
murder will be executed by the garrott
| Wednesday. These will be the first ex
ecutions since the occupation of the island
by the United States.
Madisonville. KY, Oct 21.-Rev. Eugene
Harralson, pastor of the NJ. E. Church
south, shot and killed negro named jim
| Lewis early today, and surrendered him.
4 self to the authorities. The minister dis
| covered the negro trying to effect an en-.
| trance into his house. The coroner's jury
| at noon rendered a verdict of justifiable
/ homicide.
| Havana, Oct. 21.-A petition asking that
| Cuba be annexed to the United States is
| being circulated among Cuban business
| men, and every effort is being centered
| upon annexation, as business men gen
orally, it is alleged. believe the reciprocity
movement will amount to nothing.
Washington, Oct. 21.-Gov. Orman of
| Colorado today telegraphed the secretary
| of the interior that bands of about 3OC
! Indians are in Colorado from the White
direct violation of the laws of the state.
Immediate provision must be made by
you to remove them; otherwise there will
be serious trouble.
Columbia, s. c., Oct. 21.-A report comes
from Hampton of the lynching of an I'M
known negro, who mitted burglary on the
residence of DR.. Peoples. The man was
run down with dogs and hanged.
New York. Oct. 21.-Slr Thomas Upton
will not be a challenger for the America s
cup next year. In an interview late to-
night, Sir Thomas also absolutely denied
that he had any intention of building a
new boat to compete for the cup next
fall.
Albany, N. Y, Oct. H.-Warden Meade
of Auburn Prison spent several hours to-
day in conference with Superintendent of
State Prisons Cornelius V. Collins, ar
i've h. fns1r H.
sentence of death imposed on Leon F.
Czolgosz, the murderer of President Nc
Kinley. 1t is believed that the execution
will take place before 6 o'clock on the
morning of Oct. 2S, or, if anything cannot
be gotten ready on that day, at similar
hour on the 18th.
London, Oct. %. = The Daily Express
learns that Lord Kitchener has written
an urgent demand to the war Office for
more trained mounted men.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 21.-Pat Grove has
written another letter to Chief of Police
Donahue. This latest communication was
mailed here, and states that Mr. Grove is
within 25 miles of this city. The letter in
sists that unless he shall be given assur-
ance by the court that his bond will not
exceed $500 he will refuse to give himself
up.
of Springfield, Mass, an insane patient at
a private sanitarium in South Windham
while out walking with an attendant this
afternoon refused to return to the insti-
tuition. When Supt. John Donohue tried
to persuade him he drew a revolver and
shot him. Donohues face was badly
burned by powder, but otherwise he will
suffer no i'll effects.
Halifax. Oct 21.-The departure of the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York
from Halifax today was made the occa-
sion of a hearty demonstration to their
royal highnesses 1t is estimated that
$1,000 visitors to the city lined the wharves
and water front. The crowd cheered
Justify as the royal yacht passed slowly
down the harbor to begin her long voyage
back to England.
Lawton, o. T., Oct 21-James D. Wood,
who drew the capital prize in the Lawton
Land District at the FL Reno lottery last
August and settled a claim valued at
nearly $4,000 is dead of typhoid fever,
after a brief illness His widow will come
into undisputed possession of the prop
erty.
Boston, Oct. 21.-Russia's latest Ameri-
can built ship, Retvizan, was put through
her PAGES today over 10 mile measured
course off the Isle of Shoals. and under
natural draught attained a speed, over a
20 mile course, according to her builders,
of 1901 knots per hour, 1-100dth of a knot
over her contract speed.
Constantinople. Oct 21-The officials OIL
the United States legation are still with
out news from the missionaries who are
seeking to make an arrangement with the
abductors Of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone and her
companion, Mime. K. S. Tsilka. It is re-
garded as probable that the missionaries
VIII use the nearest telegraph only when
the terms of the ransom are settled. di-
recting where and how the cash shall be
sent
Pekin. Oct q. - A Anew heir to the
throne will be appointed when the dow
ager empress meets Prince Ching and
several of the viceroys at Kai-Feng. can't
tai of the Province of Ho Nan. where
there will be general discussion of the
affairs of the empire. This news Is he
lieved to be authentic. as it was received
from high Chinese officials The present
heir has proved to be dissipated and un
comfortable.