Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-20

TELEaRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Congressman NJ. 81. Ford, died at Grand
Rapids, Mich, OF spoplexg at noon to-day
Mre. Myrtle Swimaged and a boy named
Geo. Hardy, were drowned Saturday while
boating at Brighton beach.
The stockhouse of the Norton lion Works
at Ashland. KY, was damaged to the ex-
tent of $50 900 by fire this morning.
Thieves went through the Plateau Hotel
at Hot Springs. Ark, Friday night, secnr-
ing about IS coo In money aud diamonds.
The British steamer Hogarth, which ar
rived st New York this morning from Rio
Japeiro, is detained at @ larantlne. her chief
engineer having died at sea from yellow
fsver.
Detective Cook of the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie road has arrested gang of railroad
thieves who are estimated to have gotten
away with fully 100000 worth of plunder
during the l,st three or four years.
During the last winter the great scarcity
OF grain throughout Kansas and Dakota
caused stookmeu to disposed OF their cattle
at any price. Now great fear Is entertained
least they be unable to secure stock cattle
this eeason.
At the closing Of the polls 10 the New
Hampshire Methodist Episcopal conferences
tc- lay 81 had voted In favor OF admitting
women IS lay delegates to lay electoral aud
general conferences and IS against. Fifty
three favor the amendment OF the scond re.
strictive rule. "a oppose 1t.
The Minister OF Marine at Ottawa has in
contemplation the Introduction of bill Ia
Psrlmeut, at the coming session, imposing
an export duty upon fish caught In the in
land waters of Canada in boats or with tackle
owned by others than British subjects This
is to offset the effects Of the Mckinley bill.
The mystery surrounding probably the
m ost SENSATIONAL case of child stealing since
the Charley Ross affair, has just been solved
by the arrest at Springfield, Oaio, OF Miss
Effe Cutler, Miss Btuuer, Miss Batcheer
and Ellen Talbot, on the charge of stealing
the Niles children at the instigalion of their
father, D.. Mics.
The Portuguese authorities IN South Africa
have withheld mails consigned to British
settlers They have also fred upon Brit
ish steamer, engaged in conveying the ex-
pedliion uoder the command of Col. Will
loDghby, and seized the cargo boats engaged
Ia the same service. The Portuguese de-
clare that tina British are excluded from
the PangiVe river which the boats were
navigating when sezed. Several British
@ ,lonists have been imprisoned. There l.
every evidence that serious rupture is i'm
D ,nding between the Portuguese and Britieh
au horiiies.
Riotng By the strikers continues in tho coke
regions at scottdsle Pa. Tho Leisenring No ?
Plant of the Frick Coke Co. has been kept in an
uproar continuously since Saturday night The
works are surrounded by tho mob day aud night.
| } EXPLOSIONS of bombs, firing of guns. blowing OF
| horns and bestiug OF can be heard st all
hours The whole community seems to be dazsd
and no enc knows Whist moment the worst may
came.
| A fro that caused con:ide.able excitement
among tho tenant, aud did IS 00o m'ge, oc-
Cured this morning in tho story double tens.
ment house in Henry street, New York. An eigh'
teen months old child was badly burned that
he will die, and girl aged 10 years WIS badly
iojured by jumping from tho third sto:y to the
| street.
In rt Paul, Mimi at 345 o'clock this morning
John Johnson, plumber, was working. under q
huge petroleum oil tanf, and it is s1rmised that
! ho ig1ited the gas in the tank from the light he
held in bis hand. Tho tank, which contained
II 900 gallons OF cit was blown to atoms, and
nothing can lie found Of Johnson's remains.
When the fii,isl csnvsssing boird Of Chicago
met this morning, Mayor Creiger, DEM, withdrew
his objection to the can Sass and asked that Mr..
Washburn, rep, b, declared may or elect.
DR.. Jas. (. Thatcher, professor OF physiology in
Yale University, died suddenly this morning of
pneumonis, aged 43 years.
at Foster, 3. l., yesterday jas Adams sent for
his uncle. JAS Psno, to to his house and then
shot him.
Tho pracidont of Ea1Uactnn