Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-10
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

ton. XIV, at SAT o'clock this morning fer
murder.
Judge Phillips at Kansas City, Mo-. has
decided 10 suit on an accident Insurance
policy that snn stroke ls not sn accident out
6 disease of the brain.
a saw mill ct Snohomish, Washr.' was
totally destroyed by fire last night. The
flames communicated to other buildings
causing loss OF 100000.
The fourth OF the Vandevere family at
Atchlson, K an. has been taken with hydro
phobia. Tue father was stricken yesterday
and his death Is momentarily expected.
The committee appointed by the NJ. E,
Conference to audit the accounts of Sam
Small, In connection with the Utah Univer-
slty, reports they fad him In arrears over
$1,000
At Pittsburg this morning the six young
ministers of the Reformed Presbyterian
church charged with heresy were expelled
from the church by the synod. The vote
was 95 to 81.
The funeral OF Sir John Macdonald took
place at Ottawa to day and was conducted
with imposing ceremonies. The cortege
was The largest ever seen In Canada and
was truly noble tribute to the dead.
The grand jury empanelled to investigate
the ynching of A. Hunt oy the soldiers
at Walla Wala, Washu., on April 25 has
found true bill against seven enlisted men
OF the Fourth United S.ates Cavalry.
Henry Wagner was digging in bis garden
at d lbuqae, Ia, yesterday when he turned
up q rust.iDcrus.ed blade OF an ancient
sword, npou which was engraved the date
| 1880. The sword is thouehtto he relic OF
the early F,eDch exploreTs.
A Treasury agent at San Francisco, Is sad
to have made discoveries which indicate
that large lantity of dutisble msrcta :
d sc has been brought into this country by
several AmeyIcsn war vesselo and that no
rev ,nue charges were paid Oh 1t.
Herbert Simmons. of Wheeling, W. We,
who roboed Northern Pacific train of
49,, coo near Nav S,lem,N D last August,
yesterday Jumped from trsia going at full
speed near Monticello. Mimi, while being
taken to Fargo for trial, and escaped.
The strike OF London omnibus and road
car drivers and conductors and other en-
ployes OF the companies continues to-day
The streets OF the metropolis hear the same
deserted appearance that they have done
since the striks commenced on Sunday
morning.
| At meeting CT the trustees of the new
Cb'clgo University last evening authority
was Issued 10 the building committee to
proceed at once with the erection OF the
buildings to cost $3.50. OOO Martin A.
Rgerson. yesterday gave sos, 900 toward the
purchase of $4,000 site and the other
815 900 was rsiaed By the trus.ees. This
cite comprises twenty-three acres OF land
from SO2 feet on Midway PlaIsauce to the
sout5, l 256 feet on Ellis avenue, and 1856
feet on Lexington Avenue.
Fire broke out this morning In the fuel room,
on tho fifth floor of Campbell Co.'S cotton mill,
at Manayuuk, q suburb of Philadelphis, and dam
age d the building and contents to the extent of
$3.50 600. Tho burned structure was eeven stories
in height.
Thos P. Cory, PRECEDENT OF the Florida Medical
association and for several years Mayor of OcAls,
di ID this morning of congestion of the lungs. he
was hfty-six yea old.
Mrs steuart Gearney, aged "a years, accidental
" shot and killed herself at sykesrille, Md yes
terday.