Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-20
TELEGRApHIC BREYITIES.

It Is said that China expects to re-
occupy Lao Tung in October and that
Russia is pressing Japan TO Immediate
~ eyacuate that territory.
It ia believed that the schooner Pc
mckee with q crew of seven men hss
gone down with ell hands off Point
Aux Barques in Saginaw bay.
The large COW barns and dairy on W.
B. Cuttings Westbrook, L. l., farm
were burned this morning; loss $35, 900.
The herd of alderney's was saved.
During dispute over q game Of
poker at a distillery fifteen miles south
of Cincinnati last night man named
Cain is said to have shot and killed five
men.
Frank ]. SHELTON will start from Chi
cago for the Atlanta Exposition Mon
day without other clothing than short
trunks, and Is to walk the 653 miles in
thirty days.
The funeral of Admiral Parejo, who
was drowned by the sinking of the
Spanish cruiser Sanchez Barcaiztegui,
Wednesday night, took place at Ha-
yana this morning with imposing cere-
mony.
Turner Barclay. the negro who at
tempted to criminally assault the
daughter of G.. W. Durdin, living north
of Shreveport, La, was taken from
Sheriff Kelly and lynched Wednesday
night.
After serving six years of fourteen
years. sentence in the penitentiary,
Miss Belle Egan, of Pana, H., has just
been granted a new trial. Miss Egan
and her lover were arrested in 1888 at
Pana for killing Chinaman.
While crossing bridge on the North
Pennsylvania railroad near OgoDth,
this morning, Mrs. VIM. Moorehead,
and her sixteen-year-old daughter were
struck by train. The mother was
killed and the daughter fatally injured.
An attempt was made yesterday be-
fore daylight to hold up passenger
train near Vulture, Ariz. Two bonnie
were thrown at the express car, but fell
short, when the engineer opened the
throttle and pulled away at full speed.
The destruction by fire of the Murphy
Company's mill, at Green Bay, Wis,
early this morning, will entail loss of
at least $125 coo. The flames are still
raging fercely in the company's docks
and the De Pere fire engines have been
sent for.
Fire broke out in the building occu-
pied by G. F. Blanke, on south Second
street, st. Louis, Mo, at 2:15 O'Clock
this morning. The building occupying
fourth of a block was destroyed with
its contents. The estimated loss il
800, 600.
A succession of earthquake shocks
have been felt throughout the noun.
tain regions of Oaxaca. Mex, during
the past eight weeks. 10 some local.
ties much DANCE has been caused. II
ia thought the rumblings portend the
breaking out of a new volcano in thai
section.
Senator Hill, Mr.. Perry Belmont, OK.
Judge Dittenhoffer and other demo.
Gratis held q conference in New York
to-day in reference to the Craftsmanship
OF the State convention. Senator Hill il
said to favor Perry Belmont for tempo.
rary chairman and Ex-Governor Flower
for permanent chairman.
Among the passengers who arrived
at New York this morning on the
steamer Columbia from Hamburg and
Southampton were Prince Cantacuzene
Russian Ambassador TO Washington
and Mr.. Richard Croker. The latter re.
marked he had come back in plenty o.
time to vote the Tammany ticket.
John Jermyn has sold bis coal prop,
erty in Priceburg, near Scranton. Pa.
to o. s. Johnson for s450, 600. This is
the biggest coal deal that has been re.
corded in the anthracite coal regions
for number of years. The tract COM
prises nine hundred acres Of land and is
estimated by experts to contain be-
tween II GOO, 900 and 1900, eco tons OF
workable coal.
The Italians in New York are to-day
celebrating their 25th anniversary
of United Italy with much pomp and
ceremony. The exercises are 80 extern.
sive that they will occupy two days
This morning the parade took place,
when some so military and civil organ
izations marched from Washington
square to the Columbus monument
with bands playing and colofs flying.
Tribute of Respect.