The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-12

| LOnQOn, NOV. lZ.-hluB buWdld ldo NC
cided to have the celebrated Koh-inooi
diamond mounted in the crown of Queer
Alexandra for the coronation.
Old Saybrook CT, Nov. 1.-THE 2OOth
anniversary of the founding of the col
egiate school in which Yale University
had its beginning was observed here to-
day with appropriate exercises by mem
bers of the Yale faculty and prominent
sons of the university.
Washington, Nov. n.-An original bill in
equity was filed today in the United
States Supreme Court by John l.. Pyle,
attorney general of South Dakota, against
the state of North Carolina, to compel
settlement on bonds issued in the name
of the Western North Carolina Railroad
Company.
washington, Nov. II. - Representative
Jones of Washington saw the President
/ today on behalf of Lieut.. Col. p. Hazard
and his brother, both of whom were with
Gen. Funston when he captured Aguin-
aldo. Mr.. Jones thinks that the two
young officers are deserving of some spe-
cial recognition for their services. Both
are from his state.
Flizabethtown. Tenn, Nov. 11.-Frank
Kidwell, aged g. shot and killed his
sweetheart, Ada Thompson, aged 16, to-
day. and then committed suicide. The
cause of the tragedy is said to have been
the refusal of the girls father to allow
Kidwell to visit his daughter and her
declination to marry him. Both are MEM
bers of prominent families.
Jessamine, Miss, Nov 11.-Last night
Robert Harrington and Joseph Taylor
were attacked by Walter Bailey, Frank
Peoples and another man, whose name is
unknown. Knives were used. Harring-
ton was killed and Taylor mortally
wounded
New York, Nov. n.-sherlff's deputies
at Newark, N. j., began serving sub
poenas today to many party workers to
appear before the grand jury to give evil
dence regarding the frauds alleged to
have been practiced at the Democratic
gubernatorial primaries in that city.
New York. Nov Il. = The Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, at today's ses-
sion of its convention, reelected Mrs.
| Clinton B. F'iske as president and Mrs
Della Lathrop Williams corresponding
secretary; Mrs. p. A. Aiken, recording
secretary; Mrs George H. Thompson,
treasurer, and Mrs. Jane Bancroft Rob-
| inson, vice president.
washington, Nov. 1.-THE navy depart
ment announced today that the cruiser
! Olympia, which has been undergoing re-
pairs at the Boston yard, will be put in
Commission Dec IS. and will be assigned
/ to the North Atlantic Squadron. She will
| be flagship of Admiral Higginson.
| washington, Nov ia spirited con-
| test is in progress for the Kentucky col
! lectorship of internal revenue, made va
| cant by the resignation Saturday of G. e.
Sapp The candidates are S. H. Stone,
/ Ed. Green. j. H. Craft, John s. Stratton
and Mr.. Sterne.
| The Hague, Nov. 1.-THE administra-
I tive council of the arbitration tribunal
will meet Nov 20 to decide on the appeal
4 of the Beers against the ruling that the
war in South Africa is not subject to the
courts consideration.
washington, Nov. 1.-THE United States
Supreme Court today advanced the ha-
/ beas corpus case of Capt. Oberlin NJ Car
/ ter and announced that 1t would be
heard on the second of December next.
| New York, Nov. u.-Four Chinese were
arrested In Jersey City today on COM
plaint of a Chinese inspector of immigra-
/ ton. who alleges that they were brought
/ into the country in violation Of the Chi
nese exclusion act. 1t is alleged that the
prisoners were rowed across the Niagara
\ River from Canada by man who was
/ under contract to deliver them in New
York for 800 a head.
| Greensburg. Pa, Nov. II. - Burglars
dynamited the vault of the Smithson Ma
tional Bank last night. trying TO get into
the safe. where $4,000 in cash was de-
posted. They secured only 81. The con-
cussion partially wrecked the building.