Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

sey, has exhausted itself at last.
The New York Clearing House Loan
Committee has issued 100000 certifi-
Gates. Total outstanding $31, 550,OGO.
The Dugdale building, occupied by
the Standard Worsted Company, at
Lowell, Mass, was burned last night.
Loss 100000.
In a jealous rage yesterday afternoon
at Greenville, ILL.,, Douglas Davis IA
tally stabbed his wife and cut his own
throat, dying instantly.
Felix Poole, a notorious character of
Ohio county, KY, was lynched Tues
day night for an assault committed on
Miss York, aged thirteen.
Senator Turpie's condition was much
improved yesterday and his family an
nounces that he will be able to attend
the coming session of Congress.
Among the failures reported to-day
are Lazarus Silverman, a well-known
private banker, of Chicago the Com
mercial Bank of Stevens Point, Wis.
The dreaded army worm has been at
work on the grain fields of Polk, Kilbon
and Marshall counties, Minnesota, for
the past ten days and its ravages have
been frightful.
The opinion is unanimous among
Chicago lawyers that the gates of the
worlds fair will be opened every day
in the week from now on until they
are finally closed next October.
Secretary Carlisle arrived at Buz-
yards Bay this morning from Washing
ton. He was met at the station by
Mrs. Cleveland and driven to Gray
Gables, where ne took breakfast with
the family.
Near Chippewa Lake, Ohio, last
evening John Phillips, harness maker,
told the people that he was tired of
life. When the express came along
Phillips laid his head on the track and
was cut into an unacceptable mass.
Pruning down expenses continues to
be the active occupation of the Chicago
fair management. Each day the num-
Der of employees is becoming smaller,
and it is believed that by the last of the
week the great White City will be
working on a bed rock basis financially.
The Governor Of Ohio to-day refused
10 interfere in the case of Frank Van
Loon, who is to be hanged between II
and . o'clock tonight. Van Loon is
the man who, on August S, 1891, enter
ed the bank at Columbus Grove, Ohio,
Putnam county, and after wounding
the cashier and taking 81 200, in effect
ing retreat killed Farmer Vande-
mark, who was standing in the door.
A special meeting of the stockholders
of the Moncton sugar refinery was held
at Moncton, n. B., yesterday, when it
was unanimously agreed to amalga-
mate the Nova Scotia, Halifax and
Moncton relineries. The object of the
combine is to enable the respective re-
fiueries, being given more capital, to
Improve their machinery together, and
to more successfully compete with 9TH
er Canadian companies.
J. H. Quinn, Of Lexington, KY,
caused riot in the dining room of
hotel at Asbury Park yesterday by
striking o colored waiter who was
insolent to him. The other ten or
twelve walters in the dining room at
once sna!ched up plates, dishes and
glasses which they hurled at Mr.. Quinn
and also drew razors. Mr.. Quinn was
struck as was also lady guest. There
was much excitement.
Charles c. Phillips, fire insurance broker,
committed suicide in his Office in Chicago by
asphyxiation last night or early this morning.
When the clerks opened the Office this morn
ing the room where the body lay was filled
with gas from two gas jets which had been
turned on.
The stallion Nelson was given mile at the
Concord, n. H., driving park yesterday to
beat the State record of 2:19 made by Jewett
at Nashua last year. He made the half-mle
in LOG and the mile in 2:14I! without being
urged
Mrs. sophronia Twitchell, the woman and
speculator, who is well known in Wall street
and on the Pacific coast, died early this morn
ing in Brooklyn.