Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-20
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
James Galloway was burned to death
last night at the top of an electric light
mast at Oakland, Cal.
The American yacht Niagara was the
winner in the race for the twenty raters
in the Portsmouth, England races to-
day.
Holmes. the alleged murderer, con-
tradicts the statement that he had said
Emily Cigrand is at present safe in a
convent.
A debate between the democratic
and republican nominees for Governor
of Kentucky was opened in Louisville
yesterday.
Sixteen bodies have beed taken from
the ruins of the demolished hotel in
Denver. Thirteen persons are still
missing and they are believed to have
persisted also.
Mrs. Mary F. Lowell. of Bryn Mar,
Pa, protests against the removal of the
Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to AT.
lanta because of the projected sham bull
fights at the exposition.
Thomas Bond, who murdered George
Hackett and attempted to kill the
mother and stepfather of Hackett at
Orgreave last spring, was hanged at
Stafford, Ont, this morning.
A dispatch from Havana, Cuba, says
that Spain asked the Spanish Bank Of
the Island for loan of 81, 500, 900. The
hank replied that it could not furnish
the money.
The Chester comfy, Pa, republican
convention here to-day nominated five
Quay delegates to the State conven-
ton who will vote for him for State
chairman and his interests.
A mortgage foa seven million dollars
from the Maryland Steel Company to
the Girard Life Insurance, Annuity
and Trust Company of Philadelphia
was filed for record in the clerks Office
at Towson, Nd, yesterday.
Mr.. J. T. Hurt. aged fifty years, a
boot and shoe dealer OF Detroit, Mich,
was struck by motor car while riding
bicycle yesterday and SO badly in
jured that he died shortly after being
removed to the hospital. During the
war he served in Mosby's command.
After having been for many years
tho trusted and respected treasurer of
the Protestant Episcopal Church ofthe
Aununciation, Philadelphia, George W.
T try was yesterday committed to
prison in default of 81 900 bail, charged
with embezzling the funds of the church.
At South Evanston, ILL.,, yesterday
Wal tr Butler, while bathing in the
lake, was carried beyond his depth by
receding breaker. His brother Ar
thur made heroic effort to save him,
but Walter clasped his arms around mis-
brothers. neck and both were drowned.
To-day is the first of the four days
annual session of the national society of
American florists for 1895 at Pittsburg,
Pa. About 1000 members of the or
ganizstion representing almost every
State in the union will be in attendance
The display of botanical specimens
is magnificent.
Gov. McGraw has ordered out the
State troops to assist in arresting ac-
cused persons for the lynching of the
Wilson's at Ellensburg, WASH. about
week ago. Mike Lender, ex treasurer,
has already been arrested. He was to
merry last night and was permitted to
do SO, under guard, however.
w. McCreary, superintendent of
bridges for the Northern Pacific, reports
the death near Couer de Alene, Idaho,
of four carpenters while engaged in ex-
tinguisling fire on burning bridge.
The flames cut off their retreat ano
eventually all four had to jump into
oh ISM 136 feet deep and were dashed
- pieces.
The Buffalo driving park, which last
week closed its thirtieth annual meet
ing, is to be closed up and and pass out
of existence as race track. The as
sociation has decided TO dissolve. The
Buffalo association is the first and only
association that has ever given $40, 900
in one purse. This was given in the
free for-all trot two years ago.
Governor Werts, of New Jersey, to day
of Geo. s. Rogers, the man who abandoned
his fve.yesr old son. j. Milton Rogers, in the
Continental Hotel, New York city, recently,
and who has since been in custody at Morris.
town, N. J, where. it is said, he acknowl
edged his intention Of getting rid of the child
in that way.
An agreement was signed In New York yes.
terday between representatives of the Macon
aad Northern Railroad bondholders and
Messrs. Thomas and Ryan under which the
Macon and Northern will become part of tho
r,-orgsnized Central hallway and Banking
Company of Georgia system.
PIRATES ON CHESAPEAKE BAY.-The
B fillmore harbor police boat captured
Sunday night the first piratical craft
that has been seen in thee Chesapeake bay
for many day. Charles Collins, St.
Mary county negro of immense proper