The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 6.-The News to-
| day says: Joseph b. Moore of this
| city who returned from England a
week ago placed $21 .oOO0OO of five per
cent thirty year gold bonds in that
! country. This means that the project
ed Gulf and Manitoba Railroad from
Duluth to Kansas City a distance Of
700 miles will be constructed.
!
| GAINESVILLE. Ohio, Dec. 6.-The yacht
! Scotia in charge Of Capt. Deming of
| New Orleans, has reached here after
| having been stranded at the mouth Of
the Ohio canal for many weeks. Capt.
/ Deming with his wife and two daugh-
! tiers made the trip from New Orleans,
around the Atlantic coast and through
the Erie canal to the lakes thence
down the Ohio canal to the Ohio river.
! Cleveland, o., Dec. 6.-The jury in
| the trial of George Willard charged
with having robbed Sgler Bros jew
elry store Of about $4,000 worth of
diamonds, rendered a verdict today Of
not guilty. Judge Phillips before whom
the case was tried numerically scored
the jury, declaring that Willard had
been clearly proven guilty and that the
verdict was travesty upon justice;
Willard was Immediately rearrested
and taken to Hamilton, Ohio, where he
will be tried upon the charge of steal
ing $25O0 worth of diamonds in that
city.
Pittsburg. Pa, Dec. 6.-TrafIic was
moving promptly today on the rail
roads recently affeffcted by the switch
mems strike, and the freight blockade
is being rapidly cleared The five de-
partments Of the Homestead Steel
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because of inability to get necessary
Transportation have resumed in full.
Washington, Dec. 6.-More experts
were put on the stand today at the
trial Of Mrs. lola Ida Bonine for the
murder of James Seymour Ayres, Jr.,
to prove the existence Of blood on Mrs.
Bonines garments and also to contra
dict the testimony of Coroner Gardner
as to gunshot wounds determining Jhe
nearness of the weapon.
Shreveport, Ia, Dec 6.-Fire today
DESTROYED the storage compartment OF
fine Foster & Glassels Cotton ware
house and 1900 bales Of cotton Loss
$50, 600.
Washington. Dec. 6.-The state de-
lpartment has received draft ior
5000 pounds sterling from the govern
ment of Great Britain in full payment
If fine claims Of certain American citi-
zens who claimed to have been I'M
nronerlv expelled from South Africa
during the Boer war.
Prairie du Sac, Wis, Dec. 6.-Sixty-
five persons were poisoned at a wed
ding feast at the home Of John MulBy'
at Westpoint near this place. II IS pc
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After several hours work by physicians
hone was given that all would recover.
Jackson, Miss, Dec. 6.-James Argyll
Smith. marshal Of the Supreme Court
of Mississippi former state superinten-
dent Of public education and a Brig.
General in the Confederate army died
today Of pneumonia.
Chicago, Dec. 6. More than $4,000
visitors attended the live stock
exhibition yesterday but today
the out of town visitors be-
gan leaving, thinning the at
tendance rapidly. Today was officially
known as Live stock Sanitary Com
missioners Day and Live Stock Rail
road Agents Day"
The Hague Dec Elm the Chamber
TODAY the Socialists introduced a mo-
tion instructing the government to take
measures to obtain, with the sanction
OF Great Britain, the removal Of the
women and children from the camps in
South Africa to another country.
Chelsea Iowa. Dec. 6.-Three robbers
we're i'm the act Of breaking into the
Chelsea Bank early today when they
were discovered by night marshal ].
r. smith. He opened fire and was shot
dead. The robbers escaped.
Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 6.-Revised es-
Inmates place the loss sustained by
the fire that destroyed the National
starch Works plant in this city last
night at 100000