Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-30
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

at savannah, "a, lnlS MolulnS, ioi 'AN
murder of Charles Brinson a year ago.
The movement to secure funds with
which to erect a monument in memory
of the late General w. T. Sherman has
made slow progress.
Ex-President Harrison is quoted IN
an interview as saying Il am in iavtr
of the repeal of what is known as the
Sherman act, and l think it should be
repealed at once"
Apology will be made to Paraguay's
commissioner at the Worlds Fair for his
arrest by a Columbian guard, and Para
guay's exhibits at the exposition will
be re-opened after having been covered
for several days.
At 4 o'clock this morning a disastrous
fire started in Willoughby Hill II Cos
clothing house at the corner of Madison
and Clark streets, Chicago. The loss
caused principally by smoke and
water, will not exceed $4,000.
John Berry, the cowboy, was yester-
day awarded first prize in the cowboy
race from Chadron, Neb., to the Worlds
fair. The prize is 81, 900. He was also
given $500 by Col. Cody for bringing in
his horse in the best condition.
Secretary of the Treasury Lemantour,
of Mexico, announces that there is no
truth in the rumor that that country
contemplates ~suspendingt the free coin
age of silver. On the contrary, all of
the Mexican minis will be worked to
their utmost capacity.
The wages of workers in the sheet
mills of the country for another year
were settled at a conference at Pitts
burg, Pa, this morning between the
manufacturers and amalgamated asso-
citation committees. The present scale
of wages was continued but some trif-
ling adjustments were made.
The appointment of Miss Anna G.
Webster as postmistress at Weatherly,
Pa, is accredited to Mrs. Bissell, wife
of the Postmaster General. Four poll
ticians who were applicants were not
in it. Miss Webster is about q years
of age, and for the past five orsix years
has maintained herself aud q widowed
mother as telegraph operator. The
story of her life attracted the attention
of Mrs. Bissell, who secured the ap-
pointment for her.
Cardinal Gibbons left Baltimore to,
day for Providence, R. l., where, on
Saturday next, he will assist at the
solemn pontiical mass in commemora-
ton of the conservation of the Cathe-
dral and in the celebration of the ami
versary of that grand event in the his
tory of the church in Rhode Island.
The cardinal will preach the sermon on
the occasion. In the afternoon the car
dinal will be present at the laying OF
the corner stone of the hospital which
the bishop of Providence is now build
ing.
The failure of Charles Foster and his bust.
ness associates in the city of Fo5toria, Ohio,
has assumed proportions which are astound,
ing. J. B. Golmley, the assignee, filed q par
tial report with the Probate Court, at TiHin
to-day, from which the startling information
is CLEANED that the failure will in all proba-
bility approximate, if not exceed, one million
dollars. Fosters account in his bank is over,
drawn $4,000.
A disastrous fire occurred to-day in Hey
mann and Alexandcr's lace warehouse at Not
tingham, Eng. Thu building and its contents
were destroyed, causing a loss Of 100000.
The destruction of the building throws 800
persons out of employment
The new steamer Pocahontas, which is to
run on the James river, arrived at Fortress
Monroe from Wilmington, Del, to-day. She
was joined by a party from Norfolk who will
make a trip to Richmond on her.