Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

quently 1l9 years old, died near Nor
gantown, Pa, last night.
John Z. Baxter was shot and killed
b. his nephew, w. 5. Baxter, at Pitts
burr, Ky, yesterday. They had quar-
+ led over an old family trouble.
Capt. Hooper, of the revenue cutter
Rush. has received orders to hold him
self in readiness at San Francisco to
convey Special Envoy Blount to Homo
lulu.
A powerful syndicate, composed OF
Pittsburg and eastern capitalists, is be-
ing formed to engage in IN enterprise
which will rival in magnitude the COM
bined Carnegie interests.
Matt Kelley, the well known poll
lician who was shot two weeks ago by
Mrs. Mary Frush, alias Mollie Ward,
died at st. Johns Hospital, St. Louis,
last night. Mrs. Frush is still in Jail.
The famous Mary Murray adoption
case involving the title to valuable real
estate in Oregon was yesterday decided
in the Alton City, H., court in favor OF
the petitioner. The total value of the
estate is now said to be $250,000.
There are 1000 families already
along the Kansas border awaiting the
grand rush to the Cherokee lands. II
the opening is delayed until fall 5000
people will be destitute, as they had
hoped to get settled in time to put in
their spring crops.
Jack Sicily, the lightweight pugilist
who was to have fought George Sid
dons before the Coney Island Athletic
Club next Monday night, has been
taken ill at his training quarters, in
Flatbush, and will not be able to meet
the New Orleans pugilist.
A special from Juneau, Alaska, says
deputy U. S. Marshal Jack Dalton en-
tered the store of Daniel McGinnis and
struck him on the head with a revolver
While McGinnis was falling to the floor
Dalton shot him three times, inllicling
wounds from which McGinnis soon ex-
PRED. Dalton claims that McGlnnis
had made remarks derogatory to his
(Dalton) character Dalton is now in
custody"
Squire Abingdon, who accompanied
Charlie Mitchell to this country and
backed him for his coming fight with
Corbett, died in New Orleans thi:
morning of pneumonia. Abingdon wa:
very wealthy. Since arriving in New
Orleans he had been leading very dis
sipated life. The executors of his es
tate may insist upon the withdrawal o
the $4,000 stake money and in thai
case the match will likely fall through
John Burnett, sheriff OF Campbell
county, was shot and instantly ki!let
this morning on the outgoing passen
ger train leaving Jellico, Tenn, at $50
Deputy Sheriff John DAFT was also sho
and may die. The latter arrested
man by the name of White there yes
terlay, but he was rescued by Jerry
and John Smith, who are notoriou!
characters in that part of the country
The Smith boys boarded the train OF
which the sheriff and his deputy hat
taken passage intent upon revenge. II
the fight which cnsued one of the des
peradoes was also killed.
At midnight last night Notwithstanding th
Injunction of the United States Circuit Cour
number Of Lake Shore engineers cut OF
Ann Arbor cars at Tsledo. O., and refused t.
handle them. AS soon as the Lake Shore of
!icials heard of the matter they communicat
ed with Judge Kicks at Cleveland and he vii
be taken to Toledo on special train this af
tcrnoon to hear the cases of the Lake Short
engineers who will be charged with contempt
The Pcnns;l vana engineers have had con
ference with their officials and agreed t
stand by the decisions of the courts aud moi
uphold the Brotherhood against the courts
The Ann Arbor for the first time since the
strike began is doing business to-day with
non-union men on engines. All trains art
running.
Charley Mitchell and jim Hall arrived at
New York from Buffalo this morning. They
went to the Gcdncy House at once where
they found telegram 10 Mitchell announc'
ing the death of Squire Abingdon. Mitchell
began sending kilograms at once about Abing-
don's death. He appeared greatly affected
by the news.
F. Ellery Anderson, chairman of the COM
mittee GU tariff reform of the New York Re.
form Club, is at work preparing a tariff bill
which the club will submit to Secretary Car
Isle for the approval of the administration
and submission to the Fifty-fourth Congress
when it assemblies.
Secretary Lamont arrived in New York
last night. He said that he was in town on
personal business only, ana that he would re.
turn to Washington tonight.
Mr.. Richard Croker returned to New York
yesterday from his southern trip.
The Capitol at Washington.
The Capitol at Washington fronts east on a
plauteau SO feet above the level of the Poto-
mac The length of the building from north
to south is 751 feet inches and its greatest
width from east to west is $50 feet. The
area covered BY the building is los, 112