Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-18
TELEGRApHIC BREYITIES.


Robert Fitzsimmons, speaking of his
proposed meeting with Corbett, said
yesterday that he feared the fight may
not come off.
As things stand now there is not
much chance of any race for the Amer
ica's cup, and Lord Dunraven has
small hopes of arranging race OF any
kind.
Major Sprigg Harwood, who has
been clerk of the Circuit Court of Anne
Arundel county, Md, continuously
since 1867, died last night aged Sc
years.
DR. Couda Beck, who on the 2Sth
day of last May at Columbus, Ind,
shot his fancee, Grace Cohee, causing
her death, believing her to be ghost,
was acquitted by jury last night.
There is little doubt that Phillip
Penna, now vice-president Of the
United Mine Workers, will succeed
John Mcbride as president when the
latter becomes president of the Amerl-
can Federation of Labor.
A disastrous fire occurred in Rush
vile, Ind, last night totally destroying
Carmichaels Touring mill, the oldest
landmark of Rush county. 1t had been
built ffty-four years. Loss estimated
at $1,000; insurance 81 900.
John Lee Carroll, jr., youngest son
of Ex-Governor Carroll, of Maryland,
was yesterday adjudged insane at
Ellicott City by jury of inquisition.
Young Carroll inherited large fortune
from his grandfather's estate.
President Debs, of the A. R. u, and
his associates at a long conference held
this morning decided to go to jail and
serve the term imposed upon them by
Judge Woods without making any eff
fort to secure habeas corpus or an
appeal.
John Gregg and Wilson Hughes. both
about Is years of age, were left in
charge of the house of Alexander Grant,
near Denbigh, Ont, while Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant went to visit a friend. The house
caught fire last night and both persisted
in the flames.
At six o'clock this morning Anthony
Martin, butcher, went to the home of
his divorced wife in Cincinnati and
shot her in the presence of their four
children. He then fired bullet
through his head, dying almost in
stantly. The woman will recover.
A boiler connected with an illicit still
in the heart of Quebec blew up last
night. The building was badly dam
aged by the explosion and nine persons
were severely burned. A sergeant of the
city police named Redmond owned the
outfit which has been seized by inland
revenue officials.
The steamer Southwark is still quar-
antined at the Breakwater at Lewes,
Del. She has $50 steerage passengers
aud one case of smallpox is reported so
far. The probability is that the steer
sge passengers will be landed at the
hospital to-day when the weather
moderates.
While driving home from Eden,
Iowa. yesterday Ambrose Dougherty
and George Huffman each insisted on
driving across the same bridge first.
An impromptu duel took place and
Huffman was shot in the groin and
Dougherty was pierced through the
lungs. Both are fatally wounded.
William Hendershott and VIM. Wal
ter, aged respectively % and 20 years,
went into o wood, near st. Thomas,
Ont, to fell trees on Friday last. Wal
ter returned alone saying tree had
fallen on Hendershott, killing him. 1t
has been discovered that Hendershott's
life was insured for $1,000 in favor of
]. Hendershott, uncle of the dead man,
with whom Walter lived. Other sus
picious circumstances have arisen in
connection with the case and an inves-
tigation is being held.
Judge Carpenter, in the Uuited States
Circuit Court in Boston, this noon, de-
creed that the telephone patent, issued
November II. 1891, to Emile Ber-
liner, be declared void, and must
be delivered up to be cancelled.
While the Berliner patent was
ground patent, the American Bell Tele-
phone Company has protected itself by
8 jecifc patents in every improvement
made. The Berliner patent is, next to
the Bell patent, which has already eX-
pired, the most important patent ever
possessed by the American Bell Tele-
phone Company.
Col. INGERsoLL AT RICHMoND.-