The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-19


son. He will leave here next week
with the dowager Feodorovna of Rus
STA to visit the Duke and Duchess of
Cumberland at Gmunden, Austria.
From there King Christian will prob
ably go to Livadia, Greece.
Puebla, Mexico, Nov. 49, 49, The Pan
American delegates are being Hospitality
entertained here. They have visited neigh
boring places and have been banqueted
everywhere. Tonight a gala opera per-
Torrance was given in their honor in the
chief theatre of Puebla.
Binghamton, n. Y, Nov 1S-The girls
of the village of Great Bend, Pa, organ
lied an anti-tobacco league sometime ago,
one of the principles of which was that
no member should associate with a man
who used tobacco in any form. The
young men of the village accordingly re-
solved to go with none but out-of-bown
girls. After standing this taboo for some
time, the club capitulated at a meeting
and has disbanded.
Toledo, o. Nov. 1S.-Oficial conirma-
ton was received today of the sale of the
Findlay, Fort Wayne and Western Rail-
road to the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton Railroad Company. The sale was
effected in New York today.
Harrisburg, Pa, Nov 1S.-Counsel for
Edward and Thomas Biddle two brothers.
under sentence of death at Pittsburg, has
requested Gov Stone to fix separate days
for their execution. The men do not
want to be hanged on the same scaffold
on the same day. The day for their ex-
ecution has not yet been fixed.
Ottawa, Ont, Nov. 1S.-Cable dispatches
are passing between the imperial and the
dominion governments in regard to re-
cruiting another contingent of troops in
Canada for service in South Africa.
New York, Nov 1S.-John Hanlon a
United States Express Company mes
gar bn rod in, Ne
on Saturday on a charge of having stolen
from the company, was taken to Allen
town, Pa, today to be tried with Samuel
b. Gleason, alleged to be an accomplice,
watch cases from the company on a Lee
high Valley train, near Allentown.
Philadelphia, Nov. Is, - Dr. William
Fisher Norris, a widely known oculst,
died at his home here today aged %
years. He was graduated from the Un!-
versity of Pennsylvania in 1861. He was
appointed an assistant surgeon in the
Union army, and was in charge of the
Douglas Hospital at Washington during
1864
Brussels, Nov. 1S.-The Petit Bleu says
the wife and family of ex-President Steyn
of the Orange Free State have been de-
ported from South Africa
London Nov 1s.-Lord Kitchener ca
bling today to the war office from Pre-
toria, reports that since Nov. the British
columns have killed 4S and wounded 16
Beers and 29l have been taken prisoners
Washington, Nov. 1S-The sub-commit-
tee of the Senate committee on military
affairs resumed it's investigation today of
charges against Col. II. o. 5. Heistand, in
order to near witnesses who were unable
to be present at the session early in Octo-
Der.
Washington, Nov. 1S.-The surgeon gem
eral of the marine hospital service has
nj "a pf Apt
sistant Surgeon Stuart Eldridge, who was
on duty in the Office of the United States
consul general at the port of Yokohama,
JaAan.
Washington, Nov 1S.-Col Henry e.
Moves, Second Cavalry, was retired to-
day on account of age. He was appoint
ed TO West Point from Maine in 1851 His
retirement will promote Lieut.. Col. Eli l..
Higgins Third Cavalry, now in the Phil
ippines, to be colonel of the Second Cav
airy, and Maj. Earl ID. Thomas, inspector
general at Fort Myer Va, 10 be lieu
tenant colonel of the Third Cavalry.
Berlin, Nov. 1S-The court martial APP
pointed to inquire into the duel between
Lieut.. Blaskowitz and Lieut.. HildebraDd.
both army officers, at Insterburs, East
has sentenced Lieut. Hildebrand to two
years imprisonment Lieut.. Groddeck,
second to Lieut.. Hildebrand, has been
sentenced to five days Imprisonment.
Maracaibo, Nov IS (vla Haytian cable).-
In view of the heavy rains In the Cor
dilleras, an armistice of three weeks be-
tween the Venezuelan and Colombian
troops on the frontier has been arranged.
The town Of Cucuta is inundated The
floods have caused great destruction and
a number of lives have been lost.
Dresden, Nov 1S.-The municipal coun-
ell will hold an extra meeting tomorrow
to protest against the speech of Joseph
Chamberlain. the British colonial secre-
tary. at Edinburgh.
Fort Worth, Tex. Nov. 1S.-Interest to-
day in the progress OF the National w. c.
i. l. centered in the report of the work
among the colored people Of the country
and in penal and reform institutions.
Pocahontas, Va, Nov. 1S.-The work of
removing the fallen slate and debris from
the Baby mine still continues. This
morning the body of Fritz Moulter was
found entombed in a room on the west
side. He was living, but few hours
more no doubt would have brought death.
Cleveland, o., Nov. 1S.-In an interview
! today, Senator Hanna, vice president of
the Mckinley National Memorial Assoc
! citation, said that he did not approve OF
/ the plan to use the surplus Of $1,000 In the
/ hands of the Grand Army people to erect
bronze statue to Mckinley in Cleveland
| Boston, Nov. is. - Two terrific explo-
sions, purely electrical, due to fusing Of
/ big feed wires in the subway, shook lower
| fremont Street and frightened pedes-
trians late this afternoon.
/ North Leominster, Nov. 1S.-William F.
4 Howe. for an even half century postmas-
/ ter here has resigned. He considers him
self to be about the oldest postmaster in
/ the country.
FAN River, Nov. 1s.-Four city employees
were seriously injured by an explosion Ct
dynamite this afternoon. and the fore
man, Eugene Levigne will die.
London, Nov 19-"The Indian govern
ment," says a dispatch from Simla TO the
! Daily Express, "has abolished the sword
! for the cavalry both British and Indian,
and a short rife will be issued to all
/ mounted troops"