The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

addressed to Miss Belle shiebley, Harris
burg, Pa.
Rome. Dec. 19-It has been decided to
canonize Joan of Arc. A great formal
| ceremony for this purpose will shortly be
held at st. Peters.
Lapaz, Bolivia, Dec Is (via Galveston
Tex .-Ismael Montez has been appointed
minister of war and Andrea Munoz has
| been appointed Bolivian minister Of JUS
tice and public instruction.
st. Louis, Mo. Dec 1S.-By the fall of
an elevator today in the department store
of Schaper Brothers, Mrs. Catherine
Walsh, aged SO years, was killed and six
other women and the elevator attendant
severely injured. The injured sustained
broken limbs and cuts.
Washington, Dec. 49, - Representative
Hepburn of Iowa has introduced a bill
proposing that the marine hospital serv
ice be known hereafter as the United
States health service. The bill consid-
erably enlarges the scope Of the present
service.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The house COM
mittee on agriculture today fixed Jan. s
for taking up the ELECTROMAGNETIC
question, at which time the various in
terests will be assigned dates for hear
ings.
Washington. Dec. Is. - In accordance
with authority conferred by Congress
last year. the secretary of agriculture has
had plans prepared for a handsome new
building for the department of agricul-
ture, and today Representative Mercer of
Nebraska introduced a bill approDriating
100000 or the proposed new structure.
Washington Dec. 1S-The navy depart
ment has announced the formal accept
ance Of the battleship Wisconsin.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator McComas
introduced in the Senate today the bill
for Admiral Schleys benefit, which was
published this morning.
Washington, Dec 49, - Quartermaster
General Ludington today received official
advices that the transport Mcclellan. on
her way from Gibraltar to New York,
had been compelled by stormy weather to
put into Hamilton, Bermuda, for coal,
but would leave at daylight, and expect
ed to reach New York Sunday. The Nc
Clellan is bringing engineer troops home
from the Philippines.
Calcutta, Dec. IS. - DR.. Swan Anders
Hedjn. the Swedish traveller. who for the
past year or more has been exploring the
Cobb Desert and Thibet has returned to
civilization, having reached Ladakh, !
Cashmere on his way home.
Manila, Dec. 1S.-There were six skirm-
ishes in various parts of Batangas Prov
ince yesterday. The insurgents did not
make a single stand. Several Filipinos
were killed. The Americans had only a
few men wounded. Additional troops
have been sent to Gen. Bell who is car
rying on an aggressive campaign in Ba-
tangas, Tayabas and Laguana provinces. |
Togus, Ne, Dec. 1S.-William Allen. an
inmate of the National Home for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers here. is in the hospital
in a critical condition, due it is alleged. !
to injuries received in company quarters
today during a quarrel which arose over
the ownership of a five cent piece.
Gloucester, Mass. Dec 1S-Edward ]. |
Flaherty of this city. who is said to have
shot Capt. Joseph A. Mellows here yes
terday while Joking with a revolver, was
held today in $4,000 for a hearing Dec. %
on a charge of manslaughter.
Bowling Green. Ky. Dec IS-W. F /
Perry, who was a brigadier general in the
Confederate army during the Civn war. |