The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-17
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Washington, Nov. 15.-Secretary
Gage today purchased 1857 800 of short
term bonds Of these $685. 700 were of
+ short fours of 1907.
Washington, Nov. 15.-President
Roosevelt has approved an amendment
to the Civil Service rules prepared by
the Civil Service Commission which
provides as follows: "An appointment
to the vacancy now existing in the
position of laborer with the duties of
coachman in the office of the assistant
secretary of the navy may be made
without examination under the Civil
Service rules"
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov 15.-Fire which
broke out in the canning building of
the Cudahy Packing establishment to-
night destroyed that building with a
large stock of canned meats. The loss
is estimated at S150000.
Cambridge, Nov 15.-The junior class
defeated the Harvard senior class at
football this afternoon, to 5.
Binghamton, N Y, Nov. 5.-AdmiraI
Schley has been invited to attend a
banquet and reception to be held in his
honor here at a date to be named
him. The invitation is signed by the
mayor, the mayor-elect and so other
representative men.
San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 15.-The
transport Grant sailed today for
Manila with two battalions of the
Twenty Infantry, about 100 re-
cruits and a number of civilian pas
sengers. Col Mott Hooten is in COM
mand Of the battalions, which were
recruited at Vancouver Barracks. In
the detachment are % officers and 749
men
Havana, Nov. 15.-The Municipal
Council unanimously voted tonight to
award Michael J. Dandy the contract
to pave and sewer Havana at his re-
dueed bid of $1O,913,S5S
Chicago, Nov. 15.-The walls of new
power house being erected for the Uni
versity Of Chicago at Fifty-sixth Street
and Ellis Avenue suddenly collapsed late
this afternoon killing one man and in
Juring seven others, all workmen.
Cambridge, Nov 15.-John G. Smith, the
negro indicted for manslaughter because
he killed Patrolman Cannot J. Cody of
Arlington while resisting arrest, was ad-
judged insane today in court, and was
ordered removed to some institution for
the insane.
| Manila, Nov. 15.-The Chamber Of Com
merce has cabled to President Roosevelt
urging that the Pacific cable be laid and
saying that the main object would be an
immense increase of the rubber industry
of the Philippines, estimated at SIS 000 O00
and also economy and the facilitation of
business.
Washington, Nov. 15-Naval Construc-
tor Richmond P. Hobson has been de-
tached from duty in the bureau of con-
struction and repair and detailed to duty
| in connection with the MANAGEMENT of
! the government naval exhibit at the
Charleston Exposition, South Carolina.
| Washington, Nov 1.-THE navy depart-
ment has been informed of the arrival of
the gunboat Concord at Acapulco, and of
1 the Marietta at Key West These two
vessels are to relieve respectively. the
battleship Iowa at Panama and the Ma
chias at Colon.
Washington, Nov. 15.-The war depart-
ment is informed that the transport Blu
ford, with two battalions of the Twenty
third Infantry. sailed from Gibraltar to-
day for New York.
| Detroit, Mich. Nov 15-Frank DIVER.
the former Cincinnati pitcher and umpire.
after a conference with the new manage
ment of the Detroit Baseball Club signed
| a contract tonight as playing manager of
the club.
! Detroit, Mich, Nov. 15.-Secretarv Frank
| G. Cook of the Detroit Baseball Club de-
MES with great positiveness that any OF
the members Of the Detroit team will he
! transferred to the st. Louis American
League team next season.