Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-10
TELEGRAPHIC BREYlTIES

COlORSu, OSSlu-
The Minnesota Fuel Company, start
ed in st. Paul two weeks ago to smash
the coal combine, has been forced to go
out of business.
Bill Dalton. TIE noted outlaw, was
sean upon the streets of Kansas City,
Kan, yesterday. Dalton was very
quiet while there and left before day
light.
Col. ]. Hampton Hoge, who started
for Annoy, China, as United States
consul, but who came to grief in San
Francisco last week, has returned to
the home Of his father in Roanoke, Va
Fifty Tomachi Indians sacked Palo
mas, Mex, or Wednesday. They kill
ed one of the custom house guards and
rifsd the custom house, carrying away
arms and ammunition, provisions and
other supplies.
The steamer Seneca arrived at New
York this morning with Captain Hof:
man and SO of the crew of the steamer
City of Alexandria which was burned
at sea near Havana, November lst, in
volying a loss of II lives.
Luther Jones, at one time promi-
nent republican politician of Scranton,
Pa, while suffering last night from an
apoplectic fit, fell upon picket of an
iron fence. A frightful hole was torn
in his neck causing his death this
morning.
Death claimed two illuminating gas
victims this morning. A. r. MearS, a
well known resident of Accomac coun-
ty, Va, was found dead in Reilly's ho-
tel, and Frank P. Keenan,, well-known
railroad man, was found in the Hotel
Desch, in Baltimore. 1t is supposed
both men committed suicide.
There are % barrels of oysters at diff
ferent express Offices in Boston await
ing claimant. They were shipped to
w. It. Wright s. Co. Mr.. Wright was
arrested two days ago on the charge of
attempting to obtain goods on false
pretences. The oysters will not keep
for any length of time and it would not
pay to ship them back.
Rumors of another Navajo outbreak
were received at Durango, Col. last
night. 1t is reported that the settlers
west of the Montezuma valley had a
collision with the Indians, killing four
of them. A deputy sheriff left Cortez
Yesterday with posse to force the
Navajoes back to their reservation. 1t
is stated that they had permission from
the agent to 10 off on hunt and this
has enraged the whites.
Miller Davis, who was convicted of
numbering Sheriff Dollerhide near
Chapel Hill on October %, 1892, was
hanged at Centre Point, Ark, to-day.
Davis was indifferent to his fate and
said he preferred death on the scatiold
to life imprisonment in the penitentia-
ry. The murder was committed on ac-
count of revenge. Two years ago the
sheriff shot and wounded a brother of
Davis, while resisting arrest.
The effect of Judge Depues's decision
in Trenton, N. j., yesterday in the ger
rymander case are being variously con-
strued and many democratic lawyers
are maintaining that it necessitates the
holding of another election for members
Of the legislature. The law under
which the election was held last Tues
day is unconstitutional. They claim
the results of that election are nullifled
and they point to the State constitu-
ton and the law as well, for the au-
thority that the Governor has to order
q new election.
A suit tor $40, 600 damages was insti-
tuted in Baltimore yesterday against
Mrs. Ellen Donnelly. The suit is
brought by the children of Ambrose
Donnelly who alleges that the defend
ant caused the death of their father.
Mrs. Ellen Donnelly was presented by
the grand jury several days ago on a
charge of causing the death of Ambrose
Donnelly, her stepson. Donnelly is
said to have received the injuries which
caused his death by being pushed
down the steps Of Mrs. Donnelly's sa-
loon.
Fire of unknown origin early this morning,
destroyed the residence OF Mrs. Elizabeth
Burrows, in Chicago. Mrs. Burrows and the |
police succeeding in rescuing siI of the child
rem. Frank, a 2-year-old boy, was burned to
death.
The University of Pennsylvania football
team agrees to play Princeton for the inter-
cup, which er-minister to Spain,
Grubb offers to donate.
JUST RECEIVED lot of DOOR MATS
~ 3 sizes, 40, 80 and rs cents, at
II. G. WALLACE'3.