Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
a most disastrous hre ls raging in the
cranberry marshes In Wisconsin,.
Joseph P. Duffy, young postal CLERK
whose run ls from EIkhart, Ind., to Chicago,
has been arrested for riftog letters of their
contents.
Three hundred coal miners employed In
the mines near Levonworth, KaD., are idle
because the operators will not grant an In
crease Of wages.
The threatened strike of the window
glass workers of the country has been avert.
ed and general resumption OF the factories
will take effect on October L.
The Sussex Manufacturing Oompany's
large building at Georgetown. Del, wac
burned lest night. together with six freight
cars on the siding nearby.
Fires In Stutsmsn and Eddy counties, N.
D., have destroyed over 815 acres of grain.
Great danger exists to grain In shock. ss
fsW fire trenches have been plowed.
large emery wheel In the shop of the G.
F. Warner Manufacturing Company. at
New Haven, Conn.,, burst this morning, in
stantly killing VIM. Walsh and slightly in
jurIng half dozen other workmen.
The Supreme Court of Colorado has re.
fused to grant W. q. Davis supersedaa,
and the man will be hanged between THE
aud Sunday morning Davis. while drunk In
Pueblo last January, murdered his mother
4 collision occurred at the east end OF the
Erie tunnel, near Jersey City, at late hour
ia7 night One man was hurt, two locomo
lives were damaged, and stock Car flled
with sheep was wrecked and many sheep
killed.
Fire broke out this morning 10 the rear
basement of the six story building at Nos
173 and IT'S Monroe street, Chicago, and
practically Quilted 1t. The building Was
eai, fly ocou pied by printing films and the
Losses are heavy.
The second trial of Cal. Wood for the
murder Of Constable Pssco, ended at Csld
well, N. Y. yesterday In verdict OF muir
der in the first degree, and the prisoner was
sentenced to he executed during the week
commencing November 2.
Three men were killed at Moatvllle, o.,
his morning by the explosion of the boiler
in Vansise's jelly factory which entirely de-
mol;shed the building Later reports say
that two girls are amoog the killed. They
we're playing In buggy near che factory.
The steamship Carthsgenlan and tina river
steamer Charlotte, were In collision this
morning in the "cui-cff" obsnnel near Bal
timors. Both vesses were coming into the
harbor. No serious damage was done to
either vessel, although the passengers on
both were greatly frightened.
General Isaac F. Quimbg died at Roohee-
ter, m Y, this morning, aged 70 years. Gen.
Qqimby wss born liz Morris county, N. J.
He graduated from Princeton and later en-
tered West Point military academy, being
classmate of General Grant. He was brigs-
dier general of volunteers during The late
war.
E1-Congressman aud Consul LoreDz Bre-
tauo died at bis residence in Chicago to-day.
For several years he had bsen suffering from
paralysis and his death came not unexpeot-
eddy. Mr.. Bretano was born In 1913 In
Mannheim, Bsden, Germany. From 1860 to
1867 he was editor and part proprietor of
the Stats Zeitung OF Chicago and for five
years wss president of the board Of ednca-
ton.
dispatch from Guthrie, o. T., says: The
Cherokoes are not resdy to give up their fight for
the outlot. They havo given notice Of an appeal
rom Green's decision and will carry the case TO
the Supreme Court of the Uni cd States.