Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-24
TEL EGRApHIC BREVITIES.

Forest fires are raging on the mount
aims about fremont and Carlisle, Pa,
destroying much valuable timber and
buildings, and placing in jeopardy the
different towns.
The express on the Chicago and East
crn Illinois road ran into broken
switch AT 49th and Wallace streets. Chi
cago, lasi night apd one Of the coaches
was thrown FROM the track. airs.
Mcdonald of Chicago. was instantly
killed and 20 other passengers were in
jured seriously.
Six tramps made an attack on the
town Of Milton, Pa, to-day After they
had attempted to murder T. E. Ginter
and burn down his store because he re-
fused them groceries.a posse of citizens,
with the assistance Of the chief of police,
captured them. They were committed
to the county Jail.
Superintendent Byrnes, fNew York,
today nipped in the bud a gigantic
scheme of colonization of voters by
taking the necessary steps to make
more than a thousand arrests of negro
laborers who have been taken TO New
York from Philadelphia. Steps will
also be taken 10 prevent the registry
of any more of the colonizcrs.
In the Episcopal Convention in Balti-
more to-day the House of Bishops re-
turned to the Deputies without concur
renee the resolutions on Church unity.
Rev. Dir. Huntington moved that
the action of the House Of
Bishops be accepted as final, and
that the convention adopt the plain
principles of the Lambeth declaration.
The molten was adopted.
The greatest land deal ever made in
northern Mexico was consummated on
Saturday 1t was the sale of the cele-
brated Cedros HACIENDA, embracing
100000 acres Of land. This vast
property is situated in the state of Sac
atecas. The consideration is placed at
-. 100000. The owners have sold the
property TO syndicate of merchants
and capitalists who will develop its
gold bearing mines and other resources.
The property is well stocked With cat
tie, h rses and sheep.
Labor Commissioner peck's case came up
in the police court at Albany, u Y. before
Judge Guttman this morning. In view of =
similar action now pending in the Court Of
Sessions, the judge dismissed the case. The
case in the Court of Sessions comes up on
Noyembr I.
A large portion of the village of Sainte
Anne de Beauprc, Quebec, was destroyed by
fire last night Fifteen houses were reduced
to ashes \ church and large new hotc
are the only buildings left standing on the
low lands of the village
1t is said that Jerry Simpson has practical y
abandoned his campaign for Congress in Kan
sis and is devotiug his entire attention to hi:
candidacy for United States Senator to sue
coed Senator Perkins.
Delegates representing every section Of the
country are Attending the sixteenth annual
Congress of the American Secular Unior
which is holding three days session in Chi
cago.
Mayor Grant, of New York, to-day declined
an offer of the $4,000 year presidency o
3 listiilery company.
There is no truth in the report that the
Sioux Indians are preparing for ghost dances
and subsequent outbreak.
OF the 333 members of Amherst Mass.
college faculties % have come out for Groves
Cleveland
Mr.. Blaine, his wife and daughter Harriet
left New York this morning for Washington