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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
And Senior PorteIa, the Argentine
Minister to Chill, Will Be With
drawn, Thus Severing All DipIo-
matte Relations
PEOPLEFLOCKING TO
THE RIFLE RANGES
Each Citizen Is Allowed to Shoot
Thirty-Five Cartridges From a
Mauser Rifle Gratis and "For-
eign Legions" of Soldiers Are
Being Organized

Buenos Ayres, Dec. % (via Calves
ton, Tex)-Gen Mitre, president of
the boundary commission and former
president of Argentina. will approve
the resolution of the Argentine gov
eminent to withdraw Senior Portela,
the Argentine minister to Chill.
The people are focking to the public
rifle ranges. Each citizen is allowed to
shoot 50 cartridges from Mauser rifles
gratis. Foreign legions' of soldiers
are being organized.
The Buenos Ayres Herald expresses
it's approval of the recall of the Ar
gentine minister to Chilli. The paper
does not believe this step necessarily
means war. 1t says, however, that the
Argentine government could not have
followed a more dignified course of ac-
ton. The Herald speaks glowingly of
the past and present state of the Ar
gentine navy.
Senior Concha SubercaseauX. the
Chilian minister here, had conference
yesterday evening with Gen. Roca,
president of Argentine. Gen. Roca's de-
meanor to the Chilian minister was
cold and he spoke with energy. The
conference became a little violent in
character. Gen. Roca severely crit
icised the proceedings of the Gillian
administration.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
REYNOLDS BLOCK IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Utica, N. Y, Dec. 22.--The Reynolds
block. a four-story building at the cor
ner of John and Catherine Streets, was
totally destroyed by fire which broke
out at $50 o'clock this mrning in the
store of Dodge & Snyder, dealers IN
paints and wall paper. The loss is
$2S7, 900; insurance $20S,OOO, divided as
follows: 49,
900; H. II. Cooper & Co, wholesale
and retails clothing, loss $l4O,0 insur-
ance $4,000; Dodge & Snyder loss
SCI, 600 Insurance $4,000; Balch Bros.
& West Co., printers, loss 100000, In
surance 500, 0O0 Scherer & Budlong,
wholesale liquors, loss $4,000; hsur-
ance $4,000.
Fireman Gain was injured by fall
ing wall, but will recover.
There was a delay Of at least 10 min
utes in sending in the alarm and when
the fremen arrived the flames were
raging fiercely.
Every piece of apparatus was
brought into play and the fire was un-
der control at l p. m. The building
will be rebuilt at once and those burn
ed out are making preparations to re-
sumo business in other locations.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23

The board of pension exanliIle1 40
will meet tomorrow morning at "
o'clock. instead of Wednesday.
William S. Metcalfe, contractor; is
minus Patrick Courtney, one OIL ms
employees, and yesterday caileo az
Station i and reported Patrick as
appearance. Patrick received some
back salary Saturday morning ana as
appeared.
At the meeting of the PleasahO
Street Baptist Church Sunday school,
Sunday, the annual reports of the sec
rotary, treasurer and librarian ana the
superintendent of the primary Depart
ment will be submitted.
The service of the 40 hours devo-
ton will be begun at the 1890 mass IN
St Peters Church Sunday and Will ne
closed with solemn services the Ioi-
lowing Tuesday morning.
Christmas Day is to be celebrated
at the orphanage of the Gray Nuns on
Granite Street by a midnight mass
Tuesday night After the mass, as the
children leave the chapel they VIII be
given bags containing Christmas pres
ents, given by friends of the INSTITUTION
The committee from Company Z,
1ibernian Rifles, appointed to arrange
for the New Years ball in A y. IL
Hall, met yesterday morning and COM
Melted arrangements.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
WARE MEN DIDN'T
APPEAR ANXIOUS TO PLAY

Manager William D. Horne of the
MilIbury basketball team and Barney
Michelman and Manager Shea, repre-
senting the Ware team, had a confer
ence at Palmer yesterday relative TO
a series Of games for a substantial
side bet. The Ware men wanted a
series of three games, which was ac-
ceptable to the Millbury men. Manager
Shea suggested that the first game be
pIayed in Ware with John Connors,
Ware man, as referee. The Millbury
manager would not 1gree to this. Man
ager Shea said that Millbury could
have the choice of referee of the sec
Ond game.
1t was suggested by Manager Horne
that The Spy or any reputable news
paper be allowed to select officials for
the games. but Ware men would not
concede this. Manager Horne told The
Spy man last night that he could get
backing to the amount Of 5000 that his
team can defeat Ware in game on a
neutral floor. Manager Horne suggests
such a game, winner to take all, and
if Ware men are inclined to be sports
manlike they will probably clutch at
the opportunity, as under such an ar
the fairest test of the play
ing abilities of the two teams could
be made.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
0verheated Stove in Farm House,
Three Miles From SummerViIle,
Pennsylvania, Cause Of Terrible
Holocaust
WOMAN JUMPED FROM
AN UPPER WINDOW
Father Worked HeroiCaIIy to Save
Members of His Family, Then
Ran a Mile Through the Snow
and Fierce Weather and Gave
the Alarm

Dubois, Pa. Dec. 22.-Word reached
here today of a terrible holocaust
which occurred about three miles from
Summerville, jefferson County, yester-
day morning The home of John
Ashbaugh, a farmer, was destroyed by
fire and four persons were burned to
death. One other is burned in such a
manner that recovery is very doubt
full and four others are seriously
burned and injured.
The dead are:
WILLIAM ASHBAUGH, % years OF
age.
MABLE AsHBAUGH, a u year old
daughter.
HARRY AsHBAUGH. a 10 year old
JAMES AsHBAUGH, a year old
son.
The injured are:
HERMAN ASHBAlJGH, S years old.
recovery doubtful.
MRS. ASHBAUGH, seriously burned,
leg broken and injured internally by
Jumping from a second story window;
JOHN ASHBAUGH, the husband and
father, seriously burned and suffering
from exposure.
burned.
The affair happened at an early hour
in the morning and the fire was un-
doubtedly caused by an overheated
stove.
Mr.. Ashbaugh got w in the morn
ing. replenished the eeul in the
kitchen stove and then went BACK 10
bed. He was awakened a short time
afterwards by smoke entering his
room and. jumping from bed, he found
the lower part of the house ablaze.
He ran through the house and
awakened everyone and then made his
way outside with his two smallest
children. He hurried back and looked
for his wife, brother and four ouher
children, who were still in the mousse
He succeeded in reaching a room which
had been occupied by the children, but
only one. the eight-year-old boy, Her
man was there, He could hear the
screams of the others in room across
the hall. where it is supposed they
we're lured in their bewilderment, sup
posing it to be a way out OF the
Mr. Ashbaugh could not enter the
room The flames were so fierce he
was compelled to fight his way from
the house. Meantime Mrs. Ashbaugh
had jumped from an upper story WIN
dow and was lying on the ground, with
a broken leg and suffering from IN
ternal injuries and burns MI. ASH
laugh carried bundles Of hay, straw
and feed sacks from the barn, with
which he wrapped his wife and three
children up. Then tying his own feet,
which were badly burned and cut, IN
sacks and with nothing on but ms
,1Iobt clothes. and they having partly
burned off him, he ran over mile
tbrough the snow and fierce weather
r. the homes of neighbors and gave the
Raorts from the injured persons to-
night saw that Mr.. and Mrs Ashbaugh
and the two youngest children are ex.
pected to recover, but tne condlIloh VI
+be how Herman, is still critical.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
SON SHOOTS HIS FATHER
DURING FAMILY QUARREL

Huntington, w. Va, Dec. 22.-Dur-
ing a family quarrel at Central City
today, William Lafferty was shot and
seriously wounded by his son, Burt
Lafferty After being injured, the ia
Their seized a shotgun, followed his
fleeing son and fired at him, the shot
penetrating his back. His injuries will
result fatally.
Rebecca Lafferty a daughter, inter
rupted the father, when he fired at her,
inficting a serious wound. Lafferty
was overpowered by officers and is in
Jail. Lafferty had not been living with
his family and claims he called at the
home to try to heal up old differences.
Neighbors allege that Lafferty was
whipping his wife when the son reach
ed the scene and opened fire.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
HASTY ACTION CAUSED
ARREST OF TWO BOYS

Through serious mistake On the
Fart If Her .eri W'llilns, manager OF
the Worcester District Messenger Ser
vice, at 553 Main Street, Walter Tobln,
a 10 years old, and Frank White, IA
years cd, We're &C 'ested yesterday ar
ternoon at $50 O'Clock by Inspector
Arthur Roach for larceny of 80 cents.
A half hour after the boys were
locked up in a cell at Station /, sur
rounded on all sides by drunken men,
Mr.. Williams found the 80 cents ana
Immediately telephoned Station l and
asked to have the boys released. The
matter had passed out Of the jurlsdic-
ton of the police when the boys were
arrested and the only thing Inspector
Roach could advise was to have VIII
liams bail the boys, which he did.
Both boys are employed by Mr. Will
liams as messengers, and yesterday
afternoon they secured a ladder and
climbed into the office at Franklin
Square, effecting entrance through
window. When Mr.. Williams arrived
he found the boys had been in the place
and failing to discover the 8 0cents IN
the cash drawer, where he supposed
he had placed it, he accused the boys
of purloining it.
Young White tearfully denied TAX
ing the money and Tobin, although not
moved to tears, denied ever having
seen the money. Williams held the
BOYS and telephoned Station 1. In
spector Roach was detailed on the case
and on Williams complaint ne
brought both boys to Station l and had
them booked for larceny. The boys de-
MED taking the money, at the Station,
but as Williams had complained There
was no alternative and the boys were
searched and placed under lock and
key.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
KING EDWARD WILL
SETTLE THE DISPUTE

Washington, Dec. 22.-Information was
received here today by the minister from
the Argentine Republic that his govern
ment had decided to suspend negotiations
with Chill in regard to the disputes eX-
listing between them and to refer the
whole matter of the arbitration to the
King Of England for settlement. This
news was received in a dispatch from DR..
Alcorta, the minister of foreign affairs Of
the Argentine Republic, as follows:
'I communicate to your excellency the
fact that all efforts made by this govern
ment to reach an arrangement in the
diplomatic relations pending before the
Gillian government since the beginning
of the present year having proved fruit
less and after having exhausted all the
formula of an honorable solution to both
governments, we have resolved to sus-
pend all negotiations with Chill and to
refer the matter to his Britannia ma
iestv's government without altering the
state of peace which exists with the re-
public Of Chill"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
Mr.. KINNEY DOESN'T
NEED EXTRA H0N0RS

Through a typographical error in
The Sunday Spy, A. B. F. Kinney, as
one of the" Leading Men Of Worcester, "
was credited with having been a party
to the slicing of the Trinity NJ r..
Church debt from S18,50O to $1,000 in the
past two years. 1t should have read
$4,000. Absolute fairness to all has al
ways been the aim of Mr.. Kinney and
he believes that in justice to others the
statement regarding his connection
with Worcester Fur Company should
be amended so as to make 1t uLder-
stood that he was one Of it's organizers
and also one Of the early members Of
the Worcester Sportman's Club.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
SHOT BROTHERS WHO
REFUSED TO DRINK

Hop Springs, Ark, Dec. 22.-Charles
Moore. a hotel keeper of this city, to-
day shot and instantly killed James A.
Garner and mortally wounded william
Garner, his brother, who is not expect
ed to survive the night.
James Garner and Moore had dis
pute some time ago and this after
noon as the two Carriers were passing
his hotel Moore came out and shook
hands with viii Garner. He then in
vited them in to take a drink Both
refusing, he pulled his pistol and fired
with the above stated result
Moore gave himself up, claiming self
defense
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
President 0'Rourke of MaSSaChu-
sets Basketball League Makes
a BuSinessIike Speech at Yes
terday's Meeting
OFFICIALS MUST BE
BACKED UP IN DECISIONS
Unless the League Teams Are
Willing to Continue Without Re-
sorting to Childish Tactics, Mr..
0'Rourke will Be Very Eager to
Resign

President Michael A. O'Rourke un-
loaded a speech at the meeting of
Massachusetts Central Basketball
League yesterday at the Sherwood
House. For several days the chief ex-
ecutive of the basketball organization
has been awaiting a favorable oppor-
tunity to make himself heard Yesterday
the opportunity was presented.
1t was said openly that at least two
teams would enter vigorous objection
at yesterdays meeting to the work OF
officials. President O'Rourke has been
making a quiet investigation and be-
cause of the fact that he has been a
spectator at many of the contests, he
felt we'll primed for the occasion,
Before any Of the discontentend
magnates could clear their throats,
Mr.. O'Rourke made a. busineSs-like adj
dress, in which he said that so long as
he was at the head of the league, Of
ficials must be respected and their de-
cisions sustained by the directors. Only
in instances where the work Of the ref
cree savored Of yellowness did Mr..
OROurke believe it justifiable to enter
protest. Pres. O'Rourke was OF the
opinion that defeated teams have been
attempting to square themselves with
admirers by blaming officials for
thrashings that were meritoriously adj
ministered
Unless officials are backed up in their
decisions, Pres. O'Rourke said that he
will tender his resignation. This state
ment reached home Not one of the fell
lows who went to the meeting loaded
to the muzzle with ammunition with
which to make the league staff OF
officials look like bad money, said as
much as do you think so?"
During his speech. Mr.. ORourke said
that if the statement made by Capt
Conlon of Webster, regarding the ac-
tion Of a Worcester policeman Is true,
it is to be regretted. According to Con-
Ions story, after the defeat of his team
in Father Mathew Hall by the Father
Mathew team, he was notified by an
officer previous to the game that he
would be locked up if any rough work
was shown by him In an interview
after the team returned TO Webster,
Conlon made this statement in ex-
PLANTATION of the treatment received by
the team in Worcester. Pres. O'Rourka
viii make an effort to establish the
true version of the affair
Charles CrOssman OF Millbury, who
has been substitute umpire, has been
signed by Woonsockets and a vacancy
exists in the league staff of officials.
a successor to Crossman will be chosen
at Sundays meeting.
1t was decided to close the season on
March 30. thereby giving each club an
opportunity to play 40 games, half ON
the home floor and 20 as visitors. This
decision will cut short the season about
three weeks, il having been the GUS
tom in former seasons to continue I'M
Til about April 10. A schedule will Be
adopted Sunday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
TRANSPORT MCCLELLAN
ARRIVES IN QUARANTINE

New York, Dec. 23.-The United
States military transport Mcclellan,
from Manila, arrived in quarantine at
1 o'clock this morning. She will not
be boarded until daylight. The Nc
Clellan has on board several companies
of the engineering corps, besides sew
veral hundred discharged soldiers and
others.
The Mcclellan arrived at Gibralta
on the 4th instant and was expected to
arrive here early last week. but was
delayed owing to the fact that she had
to put into Bermuda for coal, from
which port she sailed last Thursday.
The Mcclellan will probably dock at
Weehawken some time this morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
THE INDIANA MAY BE
DISPATCHED TO VENEZUELA

Washington, Dec. 22.-There were no
advices to the state department from
Venezuela today that a rebellion had
developed against President Castro.
The officials here are being kept ad-
vised Of events in that country and a
United States war vessel will be kept
within reach so it can be dispatched TO
Venezuelan waters 10 look out for
American interests
In this case one Of the vessels Of the
North Atlantic squadron, probably the
Indiana now in West Indian Waters,
viii be utilized but Secretary Long said
no orders had been issued for any yes
sci to 90 to Venezuelan waters.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
PRESTON INJURED IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

New York. Dec %. 49, Veryl Preston.
president Of the American Steel Hoop
Company. is at Yonkers. suffering from
serious Injuries received IN an automo-
bile accident late Saturday night. Mr..
Preston. with his chaffeur and two COM
panions. passed through Yonkers at a
very rapid pace and at the northern line
of the city the machine was upset.
The occupants were picked up uncOn-
sciOus and taken to st. Johns Hospital.
All information was refused at the hos
pital by those I'm charge.
Mr.. Preston came from Pittsburg when
the steel hoop company moved its Office
to this city.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
THE BRIGANDS AGREE
TO RELEASE MISS STONE

London, Dec. 23.-According to a
Sofia dispatch to the Daily Telegraph,
an agreement has been reached be-
tween the brigands holding Miss Stone
captive and the American legation at
Constantinople, under the terms of
which the brigands are to accept e14,-
900 for the release of Miss Stone. It is
said the ransom is TO be paid on Bull
garian soil, and that Miss Stone is to
be liberated in Turkish territory.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
Governor Cranes Attitude To-
ward President ROoseVeIt's
Tender of Office Will Be Cleared
Up Today, 1t Is Thought
NOBODY KNOWS WHAT
HIS ANSWER IS
Message Went by Special Courier
to the President Yesterday and
Ought to Reach That Official
Today-Governor Crane Re-
fuses to Be interviewed

Springfield, Dec. 22.-The doubt in re-
gard to Gov. Cranes attitude toward
President Roosevelts tender of the Office
of secretary of the treasury must be
cleared up from Washington. The gov
ernor himself has absolutely nothing to
say.
1t is learned at Dalton that he has dis
patched his decision to the President by a
special messenger, who ought to reach
his destination on Monday. What the
governor has said to the President Is left
wholly to inference, and no pointers can
be obtained from him.
The reporters have found him abso-
lutely impervious to attack. Therefore
everybody is at liberty to weigh the
probabilities and guess about the decision
reached.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
AUSTRALIA IS ASKED
TO FURNISH TROOPS

London, Dec. PA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Sydney announces
that Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial
secretary. has telegraphed to Ri Hon.
E. Barton. the prime minister of the
commonwealth Of Australia, to the eff
feet that the British government would
be glad of 1000 men for service in South
Africa. This will be the first federal
contingent to go to South Africa, Pre-
mier Barton having previously declined
to offer men unless the government
asked for them.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
BRINGS NO TIDINGS
OF THE DISCOVERY

Port Townsend, Wash, Dec 22--Ihe
steamer Dolphin, which arrived from
tbe North today brought no tidings OF
the United States mail steamer DIS
coverv. which sailed from Juneau ear
" in lavender for Dutch Harbor and
Was " sighted by the steamer Elk on
Nov. IA at Wood Island. Since tha5
time nothing has been seen nor heard
of her. ...,..s =. ,.ooob
The Discovery having failed to reacn
- igaI+iT,a+ion her owners dispatched
Tho FIihu Thompson to look for her,
but according to a dispatch from Ju-
neau. the Thompson returned on DEC;
10. without having seen anything Oh
the missing vessel
Shipping men as well as Irlehus anu
relatives of the crew have about CIV
en- up hope for the safety of the steam
err and those on board. When she sail
ed for Dutch Harbor she had three or
four passengers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
COLLECTION DESTROYED,
VALUABLE NOTES SAVED

Christiana, Dec. 22.-Dr. Sven An
ders Hedin, the Swedish traveller (who
recently reached Ladakh, Cashmere,
from exploring the Cobb desert and
Thibet), has wired his greetings to
King oscar and at the same time in
formed him that his party was at
tackled by Thibetan soldiers during
the course of his journey and that all
his collections and almost the whole
of his caravan were lost, but that his
valuable notes were saved.
King Oscar has replied by telegraph
to DR.. Hedin, sending his thanks and
his greetings.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Lexington, KY. Dec. 22.-Michael Nc
Laughlin. aged g. ex-city jailer and a
well known politician, cut his throat with
a razor last night and died today. Ill
health was the cause. During Cleve-
lands last term as President Mclaughlin
was manager Of the White House sta
bles.
Salem. Dec 22.-While eating breakfast
at his home this morning. Nicholas VIII
son, S. was choked to death by a pteca
Of meat that lodged in his windpipe.
bles
Camden. y. J.. Dec 22-United States
Senator William J. Sewell continues to
rest comfortably al his home in this city.
His physicians say he shows slight i'm
provement and that he is able to take
considerable nOurishment. He appears TO
be in better condition than he has been
during the past few days.
London. Dec. 22.-The wedding OF Sena-
tor Chauncey NJ Depew. who arrived at
Plymouth Dec. % on the North German
LLOYD steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, and Miss May Palmer. has now
been fixed for Dec. 2. at Nice
Valparaiso Dec. p. - A proclamation
was read throughout Chilli today calling
out another contingent Of the National
Guard
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
Another FrightfuIIy Burned, Two
Locomotives and Several Cars
Destroyed As Result Of a Rear
End Collision
ACCIDENT OCCURRED
NEAR SUMAC0, WIS.
The Victims Were Deadheading
Their Way to Their Homes to
Spend Christmas Sunday With
Their FamiIies-ConduCtor Has
Miraculous Escape

Green Bay, Wis, Dec. 22.-Two men
cremated and another frightfully
burned about the lower part of the
body. the destruction of two locomotives
and several cars was the outcome Of a
rear-end collision of two southbound
special freight trains on the Nrthwest-
ern road near Sumaco this morning.
The dead:
Napolean Delary.
Louis Gilmette, both of Green Bay.
Both were railroad men and were
deadheading their way from Green
Bay to spend Sunday with their fam
iMes.
Conductor A. J. Burney was in the
caboose with the men who were killed,
but managed to escape from the burn
ing wreck He will recover though Sc
riously injured. The responsibility for
the wreck has not yet been determined.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
FROZEN NAKED BODY
OF A MAN IS FOUND

Springfield, Dec. 22.-Springfeld po-
lice were notified tonight that the froz-
en- naked body of a man had been found
in the woods at Somers, ct. The mans
clothes were scattred on the trees in
the vicinity, showing that he was pro-
baby insane. In a trousers pocket
was a slip Of paper bearing the words
"Gridley. Milkman, 81.
No milkman named Gridley could be
located in or near Springfield.