Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-10
%TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

TELEGEAf6lG
Waco, Texas, g ;nfeatsd With one or more
incendiaries who are endeavoring to rob ard
burn cut the city.
Three Gillian men-of-war which have Sc
cedtd from the insurgent fact, have arrived
st Montevideo, Uruguay.
The strike Of coke workers and mi6ers in
tbs Conuel!sviIle coke region is general and
sill the plants have closed do IN.
Senator John Sherman left Washington
To-Day for New York upon receiving ed
vices that his brother the General was Ill in
New York.
The Swiss government has n0tlh5d lie
government Of Ila!y that it proposes to
terminate the treaty on m existing
between the two countries.
James Eedpath, the Irish lecturer, who
was iun down by q New York horss-car last
week, died to-day at St. Luke's hospital
from The elects Of his Injuries.
Gov. Byrd is organizing the militia to
eject intrude.s from the ChickasaW nation
Tne Government will assist. I1is Estimated
that t16ro are 1U,OOJ lltruoetS.
Tae Ind:ana House Of Delegates haa pass
ed g bill declaring railroad corporations rs
sponsible for il juries to employees Incurred
through The negligence OF fellow employees.
The Nevada legislature has decided that
the voters OF that State knew nothing Of the
constitutional convention when they voted
for it and have refused to canvass the vote.
m ority of the Temperance Committee
ofthe North Dlkota Hluse yesterday re-
ported 10 favor Of ndeiuit.l pott)oniDR
the re.submission bill. The liquor mea viii
try to secure a reconsideration.
A picture bs Peter Neefss, the old Dutch
| master, has been stolen from the Dotrolt Ar,
Museum. it is entitled Iaterior OF Gothic
Church." l. was painted 10 1910, or there
ebouts, aud was valued at SIS GOO.
About 800 employees OF the Pittsburg and
Western railroad company OF Allegheny sud
! Newcastle have gone on q strike on account
| OF non-psyment of wages. The road Is now
practically tied up as regards freight traffic.
. Peter Jackson, the colored pu2ilist, who
/ l. On his wsy to New Orleaus, said yes!er-
! day be int; d. to quit p'iza fighting, bu,
] tina, before doing SO will challenge john l.
| Sullivan and that he must fight him or sus-
render the belt.
The grand jury Of Nashville, Tenn. has
returned true bilis against John Moran,
charging him With murder in t1e firs. de-
gree, and Miss Anna Phillips, a. being 81
accessory to the murder Of Miss Mamie Do
al, the adopted daughter of Moran.
a few days Ego there we're t@o desperate
comba,s near Mler, Mexico, between Gus
tums guards aad snugglers, 10 which four
of The guards were Killed and enc of the
,muggIers was wounded. The snugglers
got away with all Of their convoy Of goods.
Madame Augusta Berg, a Swedish artist,
50 years Of aga and living ct the M~etropoli-
tau hotel in Nav York, died last night from
the effects OF morphine, supposed to have
been taken with su!citat intent. She left
two letters one to the Swedish CJnsul d.
rectiag hin 10 send her effects to her daugh-
tsr and the other directed to scms naval Of
fcar.
Archbishop Ryan to-day attended The funeral
In st. Louis of his brother, Thos. Il. GlOsson. He
will return to Philsdelphis at once as he has to be
there en- Wednesday 20 receive tho VOWS OF Miss
Drexcl.
A nine months old colt, whose sire is Red
Wilkes, dam Constance. was sold in Lexington,
Ky, yesterday for s., 900.