Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-13
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTlES

The Clev, land League Baseball Clul
has been sold to Detroit parties fol
$4,000.
While hunting near Peoria, Ills, Sat
urday, Rudolph Bomholz, aged 10, was
accidentally killed by his young broth,
er, Harry.
A fve-story Building in Detroit,
Mich, owned by f. +. 3. Sands, OF
Washington, d. c., was Quilted by fire
this morning.
At the Brittle Indian school at Winni-
peg, Man, Saturday, three girl pupils
there, ages ranging from ] to -, We're
drowned while crossing creek.
Judge Bookstuver, in New York, this
morning dismissed the complaint
against Russell Sage in the suit of
Della Keegan Tor 100000 for breach
of promise of marriage.
In a conference in New York last
night between the parties interested it
was agreed that the Corbett Mitchell
match will be decided in Jacksonville,
Fla, on the 4th Of January.
J. A. Linville, secretary, treasurer
and general manager o. the Nashville,
Tenn, Bond and Trust Company,
multiple bond lottery scheme, has left
for parts unknown with all the funds of
the company.
The much-talkedof Yarrow torpedo
boat, which will be one Of four carried
on the decks of Fl Cid and the Britain
MIA, when they start for Brazil, arrived
at New York to-day on board the
steamer Mohawk, from London.
Three prisoners, one under life
sentence Of murder, escaped from the
Birmingham. Ala, Jail Saturday even
ing by means of false keys supplied
from the outside. Dogs are on the
trail of the fugitives and they will be
caught.
An attempt to wreck the Michigan
Central passenger and express train
which left West Bay City, Mich, for
Mackinay Saturday afternoon was
made five miles north of Cheboygan at
seven o'clock that evening. There was
large sum of money in the express
car.
CHI. Van and his wife retired last
night in a folding-bed in Memphis,
Tenn, The bed, by some movement,
began to close up. Mrs. Van started to
leap out, but was caught and Van was
crushed so badly that he will be Grip
pie for life. The wife is also badly
bruised.
Five deaths from diphtheria in as
many days have occurredin the village
of Greenwich, n. j., and the people are
greatly alarmed. There are about
twenty-five cases. Mrs. Lcmuel Sloan
died last night. She nursed two child
rem safely through the disease and then
was stricken herself
The U. s. cruiser Columbia, which
left Cramps shipyards, Philadelphia,
on Saturday morning for her official
trial trip of the Massachusetts coast,
dropped anchor in the harbor OIL South
Boston early this morning. Her run at
sea was the quickest ever made by
war vessel in this country, beating the
New York's time over two hours.
The steamer China which arrived at
San Francisco to-day, brings news OF
two severe calamities in Japan. One
was food at Otta, in which 800 peo-
Pile were drowned and over , 900 houses
destroyed and the other was the foun-
dering Of Al fishing boats off the west
ern coast during typhoon and the
loss of all their occupants, numbering
142 men.
While at work on gangway on the
Laurel Hill colliery in Hazleton, Pa,
this morning, sudden rush Of gas Ell
veloped Fred Ellis, Michael Ryan,
miners, and Harry Andrews, driver.
Their lamps ignited the gas and ter
rife explosion followed. The prompt
arrival of other workmen, however,
saved the men from being roasted alive,
but they are severely injured.
President Wagner. of the Washington base
ball club, has signed document giving James
II. O Rourke, captain of last seasons team,
the privilege Of negotiating with any club of
his choice. O'Rourke does not care to play
in Washington next season, prefcrring to be
| nearer home, in Bridgeport, Conn.
Four new cases of yellow fever were re.
ported at Brunswick, Ga, to-day-all OF
which are colored. There were two deaths
both white.
County Notes.