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

| Tna steamer La OnRmpaSae, i;oN 6S'to'
which brings Sara Bernhard, arrived az
New York o.dey.
Mr. G. s. Allen, ofst. Louis claims that
ty deeds as; discovered bis wife has fallen
heir t !, tie entire business ssotiou of Toledo,
Ohio
1t is said that the Alliance leaders at To-
peka, Kan, are already beginning to talk Of
sanator-sect Pieff3r q, thu third party can
didste for President 10 1892
The scc!aista Of Chicago ba7e adopted
resolution demanding that the managers of
the Worlds Fair employ union labor upon
all the work ID connection With 1t.
90 epidemic of diphtheria ia raging Ell
Adair, Ill. Five children in one family have
died within tha lsst ten days and there are
! numerous severe Cases Ia other families.
By an explosion of wagon load OF nitro
glycarlue near St. Mary's. Onio., the driver.
horses and wagon we're 6lown TO atoms. A
{ big ao;a In the ground was all tbss told the
story.
The reported killing OF four negroes at
Carbon Hill coal mine. Ala. is denied.
There is 10 aigu of race war, and the only
|! foundaton for the report is the killing OF
oDe negro.
a movement is being insugura!ed in the
Ksnass legislature to unite the free silver
republicans OF the West Ia demanding the
appointment Of western man for Secretary
of the Treasury.
Ernest Forbes, co!cred, who wae convicted
ia Baltimore last week OF 6 criminal assault
about two months ago, on Bertha Phipps In
Anne Arundel county, was eenteSced to day
to be hanged. Gov. Jackson must fix tbs
date OF death.
This morning tie entire iron works of the
Ellie & Lsssig Steel and Iron Company in
Pittscurg smut down, throwing 700 men out
Of WORK, the pay roll for whom amounted
30 about $4,000 per month. The men re-
feaed to accept the proposed reduction OF so
cents ton.
q speoiai from Alpine. Tex, saya: Fl. Hs
Howe end Flna Gll!lsnd, .set Wednesday,
uuarraled ever S6 calf ard Gililand ahot
and k,i:sd Howe Yesterday, willie deputy
sheriff Cook end JaGes Pu nen attempted
to arrest tie uu.6erer regular fusi:sde &C.
Cured, in which Gilliland end mis- horse
were killed, Cook shot in the egand his
horss killed. Pu uem VAS not :urt
TIE five story brick building on Fifth
strest, below Walnut, Pniladslphia, occu
pied By William Wiler, manufacturer Of
brsss goods; William seIhsmer, book-blad .
sr; Wlia5a Cohea, papsr box mauufactur-
.sr, aud the Soar Nckle Works, waa Quilted
by fro Gnd water iris morning. Much
Valuable machinery and stock were destroy
I'd. Loss about $40 600 Daring the pro-
a.ags of tho hfe, four fireman wsrs Djured
ons of whom is though &c lie fatally hurt.
1t is ssid in Toronto that the Canadian govern.
ment has requested the Imperial government to
propose joint commission for tho purpose Of dis
cussing with MIR Blaine the question of trade &c
| latons with the United States.
Three negroes confined in .il at Friar's Point,
Miss, yesterday set fire to the building to effect
their escape and were burned to death. The Jail
was entirely destroyed
1t is stated that Me:sts. MCCARTHY and Sexton
will submit to their colleagues tonight tho re-
suit of the Boucgno conference.
| Thos. J. French, 8 well known hotel man Of
Baltimore died to-day.
Senator Hcsrst's condition continues unchanged.