The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-05
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Troy, N y, Nov. 4.-Water from Troy's
new water supply. which is to cost $l.250
900, was turned into the drains today for
| the first time The water is brought to
the city from the Quackenskill, north of
the city by means of pipe lines.
New York, Nov 4.-The council of New
York University today elected Miss Helen
| Miller Gould president of the woman's
advisory committee. Chancellor Nc
Cracker, in his report, recommended that
committee be appointed to consider
plans for a celebration in 1905 of the 18th
anniversary of the university, its first
council having been elected Oct. Is, 1880.
Troy. N. Y, Nov. 4-John Allis of To-
ronto, Canada, was arrested and SEN
fenced to jail today for 80 days for trying
| to pass Confederate money in this city.
A number of Confederate bills were found
on him.
New Haven. Nov. 4-The Isaac Brom-
ley lecture course at Yale was opened
| this afternoon by Mr.. Lewes Dickinson of
| the London England, School of Political
Science. His subject was "Self-Govern-
ment in the British Empire The lee
lures will continue throughout this week.
Berlin, Nov. 4-The police order expel-
| ling from Prussia Joseph Herrings, the
| newspaper correspondent on the ground
of an alleged evasion of military service
10 years ago has been cancelled
London. Nov. 5.-Yesterday afternoon a
man named Lanscombe entered the Ken
nington branch of the London and South
western Bank and shot the cashier dead.
| He then called upon the clerks to deliver
the contents of the till. clerk grappled
with the robber, who. finding that escape
was impossible, shot himself. Another
clerk was wounded in the struggle.
| Pittsburg. Nov. 4-Eighteen blast fur
naces in the Pittsburg district and the
Mahoning and Shenango valleys have or
are about to close down for want of coke.
The car and motive power shortage on
the railroads is responsible for this con-
dition.
Guthrie, Okla, Nov. 4.-P. H. Fitzger-
aid of Indianapolis, who launched the
/ town of Fitzgerald, Ga, several years
ago, was granted a territorial charter to-
/ day for the purpose of subdividing the
lands comprising the Fort Supply Mill
| tary Reservation in Northwestern Okla
homa. to open them to settlement The
reservation contains 10000 acres and has
been abandoned by the government.
Rochester, N Y, Nov 4.-The first snow
of the season in Rochester fell today. 1t
melted as fast as it fell
Buffalo. N Y, Nov. 4-There was a
| light fall of snow here today, but it melt
ed as soon as it touched the ground.
MayviIle N. D.. Nov. 4-Burglars in
attempting to blow the safe In a butcher
shop at Climord, near mere, started a FIRE,
which almost wiped out the business por-
ton Of the place. The loss is $4,000.
Detroit, Mich. Nov. "A special to the
News from Michigamme, Mich, says:
Four prominent young men of this vii
| lage, George W. Levin. Abel Levin Emil
Carlson and Albin Carlson, were drowned
yesterday evening in Lake Michigan. A
storm came up while the young men were
out on the lake. and it is supposed that
the boat capsized-
Havana. Nov. 4-The local union of
cigarmakers attempted to prevent 20 Ha-
vana workmen from sailing for Tampa to
take the place Of strikers there. The
police arrested 30 of the demonstrators,
and escorted the workmen to the steamer
Florida, which left for Key West during
| the afternoon.