Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-26
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

/ Three Poles were shot, one fatally
perhaps, at o'clock his morning In
saloon on Cleaver street, Chicago. The
quarrel was caused by bar room dis
pute.
A dispatch from CHICAGO says that a
serious deficiency exists in the treasury
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men. It is claimed that the books show
deficiency of s75,SSS.
Deputy Sheriff Conlee was found
dead near Ritsvile, Wash, yesterday.
1t is presumed that as he was taking a
prisoner to the county jail he was am
pushed and murdered.
At Ingalls,, Okla, forty miles east OF
Perry, on last Sunday night some one
made remarks against the noted Bill
Doolan when a riot ensued and one
man was killed and two others were
badly cut.
A FIRE broke out in one of the main
buildings at the Wyoming camp
grounds, eight miles from Wilkesbarre,
Pa, this morning, and twenty.oDe cot
tages were destroyed, together with
their contents.
Severe wind and hail storms are re-
ported throughout Illinois, Iowa and
Wisconsin yesterday. Trees were up
rooted, windows broken and wires
Frustrated. Crops were considerably
damaged at many points.
John Marshall. j., son of the owner
of coal company, was overcome yes
terday by fire. damp while at work in a
new shaft. A miner tried to save him
but was also overcome. Another miner
went down but could not rescue the
two men.
In the Ontario Senate last night
Senator Bernier, of Manitoba. de
clared that the separate schools were
not abolished because of their inef-
ficiency but because of the hostility OF
the provincial government to Catholic
schools. He pressed for remedial Dill.
Gordon's Touring mill, the largest
wooden mill and the postoffice block at
St. Mary's Ohio, were destroyed by fire
this morning. The Fountain Hotel was
badly damaged. Engines from Lima
saved the business portion of the city.
Henry Baker, young man, was over
come by heat and exhaustion and died.
During a thunderstorm yesterday
afternoon a panic was caused by the
lightning in West Park, near Mil
waukee, Wis, where 1000 children
and 600 adults were gathered on the
occasion of the annual public schools
picnic. Eight trees were felled by
lightning in the park and the fear Of
the children is indescribable. That no
one was killed seems miraculous.
Warden Sage of Sing Sing prison will TO-.
morrow send out for the fourth time invita-
tons to the witnesses who are to be present
at the execution of DR.. Buchanan, the wife
murderer, on Monday next. Buchanan has
given up all hopes of being saved from the
death chair He is completely broken deun.
When the steamer Rhyn'snd landed at
New York this morning from Europe, she
was boarded by detectives, who arrested Max
Gluekman, the chief mechanic of the frebug
gang, and Adolph Hirschopf, whose comics.
sion has led to tho arrest Of several members
of the gang.
The cigar factory of Matteo Gerod at Ha2-
leton Pa. was blown up with dynamite last
night. Fire followed and three houses were
destroyed Peter Psscilo, discharged en-
ployee, is charged with having caused the ex-
plosion.
School Agent Chase lost or had stolen from
him yesterday in the City Hall at Chicago
check for $125,O00 The money was TO be
used in paying the salaries of the school
teachers for the month of June. The bank
WAS notified and payment stopped.
cyclone swept over Callahan county,
Tex, last night. all sorts of rumors are in
circulation in regard to the loss of life and
damage to property but the telegraph wire,
are down and nothing can be learned of the
extent Of the cyclone.
Louis NJ. Cornish. q broker, So years old,
committed suicide at his house in New York,
during the early hours of this morning by
shooting himself in the right temple he
was found by his wife lying on the floor dead.
Wood Springfield, the veteran turfman,
known all over the county as jockey, trainer
aud owner, and in later years az turf writer,
died at Louisville, KY. yesterday.