Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

Mr.. Sims Reeves, the celebrated
English tenor, hiss remarked in London
after brief period of mourning for bis
former wife. Mr.. Reeves is 70 years OF
age.
Following the example of the SUI
preme court, the judges of the common
pleas of Philadelphia yesterday decided
to wear gowns while sitting on the
bench.
One half the men employed at the
Oliver coke works, near Uniontown, Pa.
struck to-day in accord with the action
of yesterdays convention. The re-
mainder, it is said, will strike to-mor-
row. There was no disorder,
The Illinois democratic State execu-
tive committee in an address denies
that the June State democratic free
silver convention at Springfield voiced
the sentiment Of the Illinois democracy,
aud declares emphatically against the
trea and unlimited coinage of silver.
The South Carolina constitutional
convention was not in session half an
hour this morning, and took recess
until p. M, when it will listen to
speeches from the advocates of woman's
suffrage. I. R. Read, negro member,
to-day introduced strong anti-lynch-
ing ordinance.
Arrangements for a combine of all
the window glass manufactures in the
western district were perfected at Chi
csgo yesterday and the price of window
glass was increased 81 or 9 per cent.
The glass bottle manufacturers of the
country are also about forming COM
bine on the same plan.
Rev. James b. O'Neal, of Middle
boro, Mass, has been appointed one of
the faculty of the theological seminary
Of st. Sulpice and st. Mary's Universe
ty, Baltimore, to fill the vacancy caused
by the transfer of Rev. William Fetch
or to the cathedral. Father O'Neal ar
rived in Baltimore to-day.
Representatives of bi.metsllic leagues
from all over the silver strongholds of
the country are in session this after
noon at the Office, in Chicago, of W. 81.
Harvey, of sCoinn fame, with the OBJ
ject of forming league to advance the
interests of the white metal. The OBJ
iect of the league will be mainly edu-
cational and the headquarters will be
in Chicago.
Preliminary arrangements are be-
ing made at Buzzards Bay, Mass, for
the opening of the Atlanta exposition
tomorrow. A gang of electricians and
liremen arrived this noon and began
running line, cutting in the wire from
Gray Gables station to the Presidents
summer home. The President at Gray
Gables will press the button which will
start the machinery in motion at the
exposition.
Tho Supreme Court of Nebraska has decid-
ed the Omaha police board contention by
seating the A. P. A. board. The old board
says it will submit to the decision and at once
vScate its Office. The new board, it is be-
lived, will take charge at once.
A special from Portsmouth, O., SAYS the
grand jury found to-day an Indictment charg-
ing John W. Oversurf, president of the de-
funct Citizens National Bank, with en-
bezzling $14, 900 Of the city's funds. He
was the collector for the city.
Justice Morris. IA years old and worth
100000, was married at Elizabeth. N. j.,
ON Saturday night to Miss Hergest, his house
keeper wLo is but % years old.
Philadelphia amateurs will have an athletic
meeting this fall which will far eclipse any
ever held in the United States.