Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-13
TELEGRAPHIC BRETITIES,


The indications are that there qill be-
a large movement Of hay from Bali.
more to France. owing to the reported
shortage of hay and forage crops in that
country. I
The wife OF the negro, Miller. hanged
and burned at Bardwell, KY. will or:ns
an action for damages in the fedora,
court against the cisy marshal aai Is
bondsmen.
For the first lime in the history q.
the trade evey plate glass factory in the
United States is closed and tina, del.
nitely. Fully ten thousand men are
idle as result.
George McDaniels, I. :. Solicitor 70,
the Fort Gibson, I. T., district, Vas $40.
and killed last night by John Field:
and George Sanders. The cause Of tie
shooting is unknown.
Albert Baumberger, the wholesale
Cando, y. D., murderer, was landed IN
Fargo jail at o'clock this morning.
He is haggard and worn with constant
travelling and loss OF sleep.
Henry C. ". Meyer, the poisoaet,
one ofthe most notorious criminal, in
America. last night fell into the hands
of the Detroit police. Detectives hay.
been on histrack for two years.
The comet discovered at Salt Lake
City July is visible on the Pacific
coast to the naked eye in the northwest
soon after dark. 1t is moving with e1-
IRENE rapidity to the east and south.
Another body was found in the ruins
of the cold storage warehouse near the
Chicago Fair grounds this morning and
identified as that of Charles w Purvis,
truckman, of Hook and Ladder No. ).
After several weeks of investigation
the committee appointed TO examine
into charges made against Rev. Dr.. D.
C. Potter, pastor of the New York TAB,
ernacle Baptist church. have declared
them wholly improved and false. .
Little doubt is now expressed among
the exposition directors that Sunday
closing of the Worlds Fair will shortly
become an assured fact. The compar4-
lively small attendance on the last four
Sundays has perplexed the directors.
Secretary Hoke Smith yesterday Wis
tied Fort Totem. :. D. Indian agency
and was met By 80 pupils OF the In.
dian Industrial School, led by an In
dian band. Chief Waanatan presented
Secretary Smith WIKI the pipe of peace.
Secretary Carlisle Yesterday decided
that foreign exhibitors at the worli
fair would be allowed to sell their
goods for delivery after the exposition.
This decision upsets the calculations OF
the managers of the fair, who had been
counting on getting big revenue in
the shape Of percentages from the sale
of the exhibits.
A carriage containing the board Of
OF the National Building and
Loan Association OF New York was run
into by train on the kanawha and
Coal River railroad at Springhill, ".
Va, last evening, and Capt. f. N.
Stone, ofCharleston. was instantly kill
ell and F. W. Mcdaniel, special agent,
was fatally injured.
The trustees OF Lane Theological
seminery, in Cincinnati, o., have accept
ed the resignation Of Prof. Henry Pre-
served Smith. They protested against
the action OF the last general assembly
in criticising Lane Seminary and have
appointed committee 10 prepare a
circular protest for the information Of
the church The board has placed Dr.
Morris in charge OF the seminary with
power to employ necessary help.
The steamship Frankline from Boniio yia
Colba, Spanish Honduras, which arrived a:
New Orleans last evening reports that a ter
rible storm had swept the coast OF Honduras.
The storm commenced July 9th, lasting ten
hours. Many vessels were driven ashore sai
damage to fruit plantations is reported cH-
ceedingly large. At Boniio Goo punches Of
bananas awaiting shipment were washed AVA
by heavy seas.
While large party of Odd Fellow were It.
10 Jamestown, y. Y, early thu. morn
ing from Watts Flats, where they had al.
tended an installation of officers last nigh.
tie carriage containing Frank Newbouse and
Dexter Whitford was struck by an Erie train
and both men were killed. They leave fami
lies.
The Worlds Fair directory yesterday de-
cided to donate TO the families of the iremsn
killed in Mondays fire the entire gate receipts
Of Sunday, JulyI is. Several wealthy mca
have agreed to pay large sums for their tickets
and it is believed that fully $4,000 will be
realized.
FauGuier Notes.
Mrs. A. S. Furcron died at The
Plains on the 18th, after a lingering i'll
ness.
Henry T. Bennett aged about 6S
years, died at his home, near Morris
Vile, July 9th. He was a teacher for
many years.