The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-30
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
Roanoke Va, Nov 29.-Hally Turner,
colored. was arrested here tonight
charged with postofiice robbery.
Several days ago the postofTice at
Trice, in Franklin County was robbed
of a small sum of money and some
stamps. The money was mostly in
pennies. One hundred and fourteen
, one-cent pieces were found on Tur-
| ner.
| Columbus, o., Nov. 29-The state
ment filed today by Treasurer Burdell,
of the Republican state campaign COM
mittee, in compliance with the Gar
field law, shows the cost of the late
campaign to have been $62,SO4. The
receipts of the committee were $59,-
900, of which amount $1,000 was con
| tributed through Senator Hanna and
$1,000 through Senator Foraker.
Cleveland, o., Nov. 29.-Tom Jenkins
| the champion wrestler intends to turn
pugilist. Tonight he issued challenge
| to James ]. Jeffries to meet him in a
glove contest for the worlds champion
| ship and a reasonable side bet.
I1uHlSNIlle, Aid, NOV. ZJ.-Df. A. w.
McGaha, one of the best known Bap-
| fist ministers in the South, died here
| today after six months illness
Findlay O., Nov. 29.-Al Halter, an
| oil dresser of this city. and Earl
! O'Neill of Wellsville, o., We're install
| ing q new gas engine at an oil well on
a farm today when the boiler exploded.
! killing both instantly. The shock of
the explosion was felt in this city, a
distance of five miles.
Schenectady, N. Y, Nov. 29.-Several
boats have been caught in the canal
by the ice and may be compelled to
! spend the winter in the levels in the
neighborhood of this city
Camden, N j., Nov 29-Samuel Var
Stavern, aged AZ years, shot and in
| stantly killed his wife tonight on the
street. The couple had been married
IS years but had frequently separated
and had not been living together re-
Gently. Van Stavern Immediately sur
rendered to the police. He was en-
ployed in an oil cloth factory.
! Berlin, Nov. 29.-During the discus
! sion of the seamens regulation bill in
| the Reichstag today, the clause drafted
! by the committee prohibiting trans
| Atlantic steamers, with. the exception
| of mail boats. from starting on theiI
| outward journeys on Sunday, was
| thrown out after a prolonged debate
| Troy, N. Y. Nov 29.-Snow has been
| falling in this city all day and it con-
| tinues tonight Navigation on the Ca
nal closed at u o'clock tonight. One
hundred boats between Watervleit and
| Utica are frozen in and cannot reach
tideWater. The boats of the Citizens
line made their last trip tonight.
Harrisburg, a.. Nov. 29.-Mrs. Annie
Baer, aged 50 years, and Mrs. Kate
Solicit, aged SO years, were found dead
tonight at their home in this city. The
women lived together and physicians
say they were dead 4S hours when
found. Mrs Solicit died of an over
dose Of morphine and her companion
died from heart disease.
Washington, Nov. 29.-Carl II. Hoff-
man. the former stenographer to the
Isthman canal commission, who was
arrested in New York on Tuesday
night, arrived here today and was
turned over to the custody of the
United States marshal He will be
committed to Jail unless he can secure
bond.
Washington, Nov. 29.-The sub-com-
mittee engaged In the preliminary
work of revision Of the Presbyterian
creed was in session again today. The
proceedings consisted mostly of an in
terchange Of individual views of the
members, and no important action was
taken.
Washington, Nov 20. - President
Roosevelt sent large floral tribute to
be laid upon the grave of Joseph
Armistead Carr. late lieutenant of
Troop D of the Rough Riders. whose
remains were buried at Arlington to-
day. Lieut. Carr was a great-grand
son of Gen. Walter Keith Armistead
of the first class graduated from West
Point, and was a nephew of Gen.
Lewis Armistead Of the Confederate
army.
Boston. Nov. 29-Capt March of the
steamer Nantucket. which arrived to-
day from Baltimore and Norfolk, re-
ports. yesterday nine miles off Knock
ers Beach light, he passed a sunken
barge. with three masts projecting out
Of fwater He also states that the gas
buoy in Pollock rip slue was not light
ed when he passed there.
Gloucester, Nov 29-Schooner Lucy
Belle. Ellsworth. Me- for &T5ton, with
a cargo of stone. struck on a ledge off
Thatchers Island. and foundered We'd
nesday night. Capt. Martin and crew
succeeded in landing and were cared
for at RockpOrt.
Boston. Now eft was announced
here today that Kidder. Peabody &
Co. have decided not to take charge
Of fthe reorganization Of the New
England Gas & Coke Co., but that a
New York banking firm will attempt
it if the property is found on a salts
factory basis for reorganization after
an examination of the books.
ithaca, y. Y, Nov. 29.-The complete
figures Of the attendance at Cornell
University were made public by Presi-
dent Schurman today. Excluding the
summer session which was attended
by sol students, there are 1892 regular
w enrolled students at Cornell at pres
ent against PASS last year. of this
years total 1879 students are from New
York state.