Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

IL Is SJhtSu ITOu AibSotoh, odhoiS1,
that the British government is prepar-
ing TO restore Chief Clarence to power
at Bluefelds.
A cable dispatch from Buenos Ayres
states that Admiral Mello will leave
there after January 1st to assume COM
mand of the Brazilian revolutionary
forces.
James Collister, conductor, and A. R.
Brown and B. NJ. Sibley, brakemen of
Chicago and North Western train,
have been arrested for robbing freight
cars of their train.
Government papers indicate the
probable appointment of Il. B. Oster, ss
minister of justice of Canada, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Sir
John Thompson.
Count Joseph de Susini, who was
once worth $10,000,000, and the largest
cigarette manufacturer in the world, is
dying in poverty in west side apart
ment house, New York, where he has
long been i'll and helpless. He is IS
years old.
Baruch Nacbt, rs years old, of New
York, is suing his wife, Minna Nacht,
81 years old aud good looking, for alb
solute divorce. He names as core
spondent Samuel Finklestein, coal
carrier, who is also about seventy-five
years old.
Nothing is yet known of the attitude
of John Wanamaker regarding the
proffer of New York committee of
stockholders that he become candi-
dafe for the presidency of the Reading
railroad in opposition to the reelection
of President Harris.
Samuel G. Seely, the defaulting bank
book-keepcr, was brought before Judge
Bennett in the United States District
Court, in New York. to-day. He plead
ed guilty to the charge of making false
entries in bank books and abstracting
funds, and was remanded until Monday
for sentence.
The latest development in the Cling
murder case, is the discovery of evil
dence that leads the Minneapolis, Mimi,
authorities to believe for certainty that
Harry Hayward is the western agent
of a "green goodsn combination whose
headquarters are in New York, with a
principal branch at Chicago.
President Cleveland having declared
the right of way of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad from
Chamberlin, S. D., across the coded
Sioux ands to the Black Hills, forfeited,
large number of homesteaders and
town site men are gathering to obtain
possession of the more valuable por-
tons of the forfeited grant.
The American Federation at Denver
on Saturday rejected the elaborate poll
teal platform fashioned after the
English system, after long discussion.
The platform included q socialistic
plank 1t was decided to remove the
headquarters from New York. Wash
ington AID Indianapolis are the leading
places for the next meeting. John
Burns made a farewell address, advising
the federation to approach the non
union men with little more tact
Mrs. Maggie Jones, living few miles
north of Seligman, Mo-, yesterday after
noon procured razor and cut the
threats of her two little children, Roy,
aged 8, and Lulu, aged s years. Both
children died Immediately. In trying
to ward off the blow from the razor,
Lulu was severely cut on the hand and
arm. Mrs. Jones then drew the razor
across her own throat and inflicted
wound which caused almost instant
death. Her husband says his wife was
respondent over being separated from
her relatives and friends in northern
Missouri.
Sheriff Combs and posse from Perry county
have arrived at Barboursville, KY, with AT
kins and Fields the murderers of Judge Jos
Combs, in custody The sheriff says he en-
70 uttered no difficulties on the road. as had
been rerorted He also says that Perry coun
ty is quiet and orderly and that there are no
prospects Of any immediate trouble between
the French and Eversole factions.
Judge Truax to-day in the Supreme Court
of New York handed down his decision in
the Fayerweather will case, involving seven
or eight millions of dollars, in which ne finds
for the plaintiffs. This knocks out the deed
of gift of So, 100000 which was distributed
by the executors and distributes the estate
according to Mr.. Fayerweather's desires to
the smaller colleges.
The First Assistant Postmaster General has
issued fraud oder" against the American
Mutual Benefit Society of st. Louis, and di.
reefs that registered letters and money orders
of the concern be held
The two Kennedy boys were hanged in an
oak grove about mile from Jasper, Tenn,
this morning for the atrocious murder of
Operator LoWrey, at Shell Mount.