Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-23
TELEGRApIIIC BREYITIES.


Dan Dougherty, OF Philadelphia, who
is critically i'll, is reported this morning
to be slightly improved.
Seventeen two-year Odds were burn
ed to death by the fire last night on the
Bollinbroke farm of r. w. Walden, at
Middleburg, Carroll county, Md. The
stables were entirely destroyed.
The police have captured the fire-bug
who has destroyed so many thousand
dollars worth of property in San An
tonic, Tex, during the past few months.
His name is Joe Mcdonald, painter.
w. II. McWilliams, an old and highly
esteemed farmer, has been arrested at
Austin, Tex, for assaulting his married
daughter. Since his arrest it has been
learned that he has ruined two Of his
daughters.
An explosion occurred at the Ameri-
can Powder Mills at Acton, Mass, this
morning, blowing one of the mills into
atoms. Benjamin Ingham, who was
running the mill, was instantly killed,
his mutilated body being found some
distance away in the woods.
Cardinal Gibbons was given harbor
excursion at Halifax, n. s., yesterday
in steam yacht of John F. Stairs, NJ.
P. He was entertained at dinner by
vice admiral Sir J. Hopkins. The
band of the flagship Blake discoWsed Il
fine musical programme during the
evening.
Five of the largest breweries of Gin
cinnati, O., have entered into combi-
nation to sell beer at 81 per barrel. The
price heretofore has been IS per barrel.
The eighteen other brcweries not in
cluded in the combination regard it as
a menace, consequently beer rate war
is imminent.
A disastrous explosion ofgas occurred
in the tunnel on the first lift of York
Farm colliery at Pottsvilie at II o'clock
this morning by which nine men are
known to have been killed outright
and probably three others whose bodies
cannot be found, while at least ten
men are more or less badly burned and
mutilated, some of whom will die.
| irin f.I-
miles south of Chadron, Neb, suspected a
ncighboring farmer, an old man named Me-
Dougall, of intimacy with Mrs. st. German
and waylaid and assaulted him and left him
for dead John King and other farmers start
cd in pursuit of ST. German and o"crtook him.
When he made motion as though to draw &
six-shootcr King fired, killing st. German in
stantly
A rapidly whiring iron belt pully about S
feet in diameter in the electric light works in
Cincinnati exploded last night, smashed 4
costly engine to pieces and tore up the build
ing. A piece Of the wheel struck the side Of
brick tenement house 100 feet away and
went clear through the wall.
Photographer c. w. Page, whose young
wife died at Bangor, Mich, July ., of poison,
under suspicious circumstances, was arrested
at Hammond Ind, last night charged with
murder. Mrs Eliza Tobin, Pages partner,
was arrested on the same charge.
During heavy thunder storm at Olcan,
y. Y, last evening lightning struck two
80. 600 barrel oil tanks west Of the city, the
property Of the National Transit Company,
setting them on fire. They were totally de-
stroycd. Loss heavy.
II is said that revolution in the Island of
Cuba is likely to take place ut any moment
The state of affairs in Cuba is ripe for an out
break. The discomfort is general by reason
of the governments exactions.
Gen. Stephenson, the democratic candidate
for vice president, left New York for his his
home in Illinois this morning.
Before he left New York yesterday Mr..
Cleveland had 4 long interview by appoint
mcnt with 1t Gov. Shchan.
The strikers at Homestead. Pa. are trying
to get the operatives at the Edgar Thompson
works to quit work