Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-25
Telegraphic Brevities.

Fire yesterday at Urbana, Is., destroyed
store and the Masonic aud Oi1 Fellow
halls. The loss is 100000.
AL the New York cloak makors who haga
been on a strike since June It, resumed
work this morning in sil the manufactori-s
and shops.
The census supervisors for Colorado nsg.
30 far completed their work as TO be able to
announce that the population Of the State
will be very close to 400 900
Measrs. Riggs and Reitlinger, Americans
have been CT Gated Knights Of The Legion Of
Honor of France for their services in con
nection with the French exposition OF Is,
year.
To-day was the meet exciting enc in the
Chicago grain pits for many week. Wheat
corn and oats were all strong in sympathy
and trading was conducted amid much ex-
element.
Mrs. Josephine Hatchard was last nigh!
convicted at Milwaukee of being accessory
to her husband 10 the killing OF Minnie
Beardsley who died as the result OF q Grim
nal operation.
The feeling of the people Of New Found
land is go bitter against the British Govern
ment for the abandonment OF the COLONY,
that the government has ANNOUNCED that
Prince George will net come TO 81. johns
The Norwegian steamer Sigue, from PorI
Antonio for Philadelphia, has been wrecked
off Abaco, Bahama islands. The Sgae lef
Port Antonio on July 10. having on board
cargo of fluit for Baltimore. Sac carried
crew of "a men.
The Sioux Indians at the B,wer Bfule
and Grow Creek, South Dakota, agenciea
are completely out of beef and other sup
plies, and unless the Indian appropriation
bill Is coon passed by Congress they will
suffer from hunger.
An order issued by the Lehigh valley, Pa,
coal company that its collieries " uid wcrk
on half time was this morning rescindei aud
the compsny's mines will continue 10 Boi
on foil tins. The company employs nearly
eight thousand men.
10 fight between Lake Shore tyeiamcn
and tramps at Lignler. Ind, Wednasdag,
brakeman was shot By tramp and is no.
expected to live. Conductor lockwood wss
severely pounded about The head aad hFes.i.
The Migrants were finally repulzed.
The inquest in the Gaze of Annie Gooc-
win, who died from the effects Of an atoI-
ton by DR.. McGonigal was begun in New
York to-day Mrs. Halliday, the girls sif-
ter, testified that In February, 1883. enc
caught her sister and Harrison in flgrda'c
dclicto in her Dat. Harrison took her sister
out and kept her until al hours of the morr-
Ing.
There is Indignation at Halifax, N s. over The
coming of the 18th Leicestershirc regiment when
took part in quolling the mutiny aud riots thers
30 years ago.
1t is believed that the cotton on the steamer
Egypt, recently burned at sea, was on ire ssh %
sho left New York.
jas Mansfield was arrcstd in London to d4y i0'
forgery committed in the Southern sia,es.
HAD THE Drop ON BOTH AT Msgizns
Logan county. Ark, yesterday, CaP'ai
William Ellington. famous Uoion sccU
during the war, became involved in PoIil'-
cal quarrel With w. ID McInturf, an Officer
and detective, over the federal election bHl'
Ellington's son, William E., tried 10 qle'
the men, but it only added fuel to The ilsmes'
S.5Jonfr oil throa roocbad for thor rFVOls