Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-03
no binding effect.
It is the prevalent opinion that the
fair will not get one cent.
TELEGRAPIIIC BREyITIES

brakemen have been discharged from
the Mexican Central road because Of
their being brotherhood men.
Fires were lighted in all the mills al
Phnnixville, Pa, last night for the first
time in years. Large orders from
Homestead have been received at the
Phoenix Iron Works.
Three indictments found by the San
Francisco grand jury yesterday revealed
land swindle OF gigantic proportions
in which some four hundred people
principally from the east, have been
badly bitten.
The troops at Wardner. Idaho, will
be there for an indefinite period as the
United States commissioner has war
rants for the arrest of FIVE hundred
men, some two hundred of which are
yet to be served.
A masked highwayman attempted 10
stop Supt Kinkead of the Occidental
mine, near Virginia City, New. yesicr.
day. The robber was wounded and
was afterwards caught in the brush
Kinkead had $4,000 in gold to pay Oft
the employees at the mine.
LONDON Aug. "a petition WIS to-day
formally lodged ag:int the return 20 Ia,iia.
ment of the RI Hon. L. J. Bafour the Cos.
erament leader OF the House OF Ca:amoa.. d,
a member 70. tie east division Of }Imch~tor.
The petition charges bribery, treating. inta..
dation, undue influence and general eormp.
ton by the agents of 3ir. Ealfour during ,ae
recent electoral contest
Commissioner Farmer, Who mysterioasly
disappeared from Anthony, Kan has resp.
peared. He stated that lie had been abducted
by masked men, who blindtoldca him sud
took him toa locality he hal 10 means d
recognizing.
The steamship Teutonic arrived Oh Sandy
Hook this morning making her trip acr1s
the Atlantic in 5 days Is houis ana rs nia.
utos. The days run yesterday. 525 miles
was the greatest on record.
At Luthair Ga. yesterday, while Daisy
johnson was seated at picnic Winnie Davis
threw the contents OF bottle OF yitro in her
face. Miss Johnson is dizigured For life and
may lose her sight.
An explosion occurred in one OF the dcpaii.
ncnts of McAbe's Powder Works st Ycsons.
Pa, this morning instantly killing a wogs.
men and partially wrecl.ing the building
Two OUTLAWS META dramatic
scene occurred between TAFT Hall and
Doc Taylor, another famous desperate,
when Hall reached Wise Courthouse on
Thursday afternoon last. Taylor is
Halls bitterest enemy. He went to
Memphis at his own expense for Hall
after his capture. He was also instru-
mental in procuring testimony without
which Hall probably would not have
been convicted, and with two huge pi>-
tolls he headed his guard during the
trial
Taylor is in Jail on the charge of lead
ing the party who murdered the NIu-
Inns family mt Pound Gap.
Learning this Hall ask to see him.
The guard refused Halls eyes flashed
and he swore he would see him. The
guard at the direction of Common
wealth's Attorney Bruce, let him stop
at the door OF the cell, and Taylor came
forward and thrust out his hand. Hall
struck at him through the bars with
his manacled hands and cursed hin.
His face grew white with anger and his
eyes glowed like fire in the dim light Of
the corridor as he shook his finger in
Taylor's face. do you reckon Id
shake hands with you," he said 81
never shot man in the back. lncycr
shot a dead mans eyes out and then
cut him up, as you did Ira Mullins.
never killed women and children.
You'd better be down on your knees
praying to your God for mercy" Then
followed q string ofbitter epithets. Tay
lor was unmovcd by this torrent OF
abuse.
take him away, boys" was all he
said.
The two men occupy adjoining cells.
Hall is cheerful, but whether due to his
late conversion or hope of being res
cucd is uncertain. He seems to have
little bitterness outside the Jail. He
shook hands with the prosecuting at
torney.
1--WE got nothing against you" he
said "if had I'd speak it out. That's
the kind Of man 1 am. You did your
duty"
The mans nerve is unquestioncd
During sentence his face was pale, but
it was due TO coniinement-not fear.
All the time he looked the Judge close
ly in the eye, and the only sign of IN
ner emotion was slight movement Of
the fingers, which were clenched about
his manaclcd hands.
When asked the usual question
he had anything to sag Why
sentence should not be passed upon
him, he replied in voice iirmcr than
the Judges, but without impudencc
81 have a good deal to say, but
don't know that it would do re or any
one else any good.'
A GLOWING TRIBUTE,-The Grand TaAcr-
nacle of Galilcans, as stated YESTERDAY, is in
n.