Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-10
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIEs.

ne Will De cauukuat6 ZOE 10 0lectlOH.
]. J. Donavan, road master of the
Mexican Central Railroad was assassin
ated near Lagos, yesterday, by section
foreman.
The Columbian Liberty Bell commit.
tee has received from the government
of Mexico, through President Diaz, an
invitation for the exhibition OF the bell
in that country.
at II o'clock last night a collision oc-
cured between q Missouri Pacific &C.
commodation and Wabash engine in
the ard at ST. Lfus. Thirty passer-
gers were I'M red, put none seriously.
The coal operators and representa-.
tives of the miners of the Pittsburg dis
trict met in Pittsburg to-day to settle
UPON terms of uniformity for the regu-
lation of the production of coal in that
district.
The State inspector has killed %
head of cattle belonging to farmer liv-
ing near Oswego, N. Y, The animals
we're infected with tuberculosis. One
week ago the inspector killed 10 head
on an adjoining farm.
The members OF the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company of Bos-
ton, who arrived home this morning
from their visit to Richmond, Virginia,
speak in high praise of the courtesies
shown them by their southern hosts.
It is now rumored that ADRIAN G.
Bernheim, who died of typhoid fever
in New York last July, and who for
years was known as a prominent phi
lanthropist, reformer, &C., was de-
taulter to the extent of thousands OF
dollars.
Judge Woods, of the Circuit Court at
St. Louis, this morning granted the
petition of Colonel Charles Jones for
temporary injunction restraining the
Pulitzer Publishing Company from de-
posing him from the control of the Post
Dispatch.
The fight between the two factions OF
the democratic party in Nebraska bids
fair to end in the courts The free sill
yer branch yesterday began suit to en-
join the hard money men from desig.
mating themselves as democrats" on
the Official ballot.
The attempt to organize white re-
publican party in Louisiana did not
materialize at the conference held yes
terday. The leaders claimed that no
republican meeting could be held with.
out the presence of representatives of
the better colored element
Robert Miller, aged 20 years, died at
the City Hospital in Wilkesbarre, Pa,
this morning from the injuries received
in the explosion that occurred in the
Dorrance Mine on Monday afternoon
last. This is the sixth death from that
explosion. Miller was civil engineer.
Memo Paules, of Slatedale, aged 30
years, fell from the loft of his barn
head foremost to the threshing floor
yesterday afternoon and was killed.
He had recently abandoned slate quar-
ry operations as too dangerous for
man of his years and took to farming
as less hazardous.
Corbett resumed his training at San
Antonio, Tex, this morning, all the
members of his party having returned
from Austin last night. 1t is their opir-
ion that the county grand jury is seek
ing to fnd an Indictment against Cor
oett, Fitzsimmons and Stuart, but they
will not divulge the nature of the ques-
tons asked them.
A magnificent drinking fountain was
presented to the town of Great Har.
rington, Mass, to-day by Colonel
William L. Brown, of New York, who
has country mansion at that place.
The fountain is about fifteen feet high
and is surmounted by life-size bronze
figure of pewsboy selling the New
York Daily NeOs, of which Col. Brown
is part proprietor.
Shortly before five o'clock this morn
ing fire started in five-story brick
building on east 23rd street, New York.
One OF the walls of the burning build
ing fell and did considerable damage to
the surrounding buildings. The Swed-
ish Salvation Army quarters were on
the second floor. Eight members OF
the Salvation Army were sleeping in
their rooms on the second floor when
the fire was discovered, but escaped
from the building without injury. Two
firemen were slightly hurt during the
progress of the fire.
George Rains, counsel for Rev. Charles
Flaherty, and District Attorney Carter ap-
peared before Judge Bradley in Rochester, N.
Y, in regard to the appeal in the case of
Flaherty, who was sentenced TO Auburn for
seven years on Monday. Judge Bradley |
granted a certificate of reasonable doubt and |
stay of sixty days wss allowed for notice of
appeal for new trial. Bail to the amount of
$1O.0 600 was secured at midnight last night |
and Flaherty was released from jail.
William Hudson, who was shot near Cobbs
Island, Va. Monday, died this morning. In
the ARRAY, Williams brother. Benjamin Hud.
son, was instantly killed. Four residents of
Life Saving Service, are under arrest for do
ing the shooting.
At six o'clock this morning rear end col
lisien occurred on the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie rod at Beaver Falls, Pa. The wreck
vas due to an unusually dense fog Fifteen
freight cars and one engine were rendered en-
tirely worthless. causing loss of $4,000.
Postmaster General Wilson was in New
York tc.1ay and called on Postmaster Day.
ton, to make inquiries about the successful
operation of the street railway mail cars. He
expressed his appreciation of the progressive
movement.
A keg of powder exploded in the store of
he Thomas ]. Scholz coal company, at Kel-
Us Creek, W. Va, yesterday evening, wrecks
ing the store and badly ipjuring Mr.. Scholz,
possibly fatally.
FIRE IN PoRTsMoUTH.-Af fire, caused
oy broken electric wire, broke out in