Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

Mrs. Mary E. Lease mas oecilneo Tue
nomination of the citizens convention
for Mayor of Wichita, Kan.
Henry Coppee, LIZ D., acting pres
dent of Lehigh University, died at
Bethlehem, Pa, this morning, OF heart
disease, aged "a.
Jesus Marie Alonzo Pinzon, q Span.
lard. and undoubtedly descendant OF
the great companion of Columbus, is
visiting IN Cleveland, 0.
A dispatch from Ell Paso, Tex, says
that the report that Catarino Cara, the
revolutionist, was killed in battle ct
Bocas del Toro is not believed by his
old friends.
A Confederate monument was unvel
ed at Bentonville, johnson county. n.
c., yesterday in commemoration OF the
battle OF Bentonville between the armies
of Sherman and Johnston.
Clarence and Sadie Robinson have
been found guilty of the murder OF At
torney Gibbs, at Buffalo, N. Y. Clar-
epce has been sentenced to life imprls-
onment and Sadie to twenty years.
Negotiations were completed in
Chicago yesterday which effect a COM
bination of all the whisky interests in
the country end practically assures to
the spirits distilling association control
of the spirit output of the United States.
A fire that started in Sioux City, I.
this morning threatens the destruction
of large part of the city. The fire
spread to the linseed oil works. Al
ready 100000 worth of property has
been destroyed. A high wind is raging.
Near Springfield, Mo-, yesterday, fire,
in some manner unknown, started IN
the house of Lucinda Smith, colored
woman, during her absence, and her
children, aged four and two years and
SIX months, respectively, were burned
10 death.
A syndicate of capitalists have form
ed company which is to be capitalized
at s., OOO, 900 to build an electric rail
road from New York to Atlantic City,
N. ]. If the scheme proposed goes
through the road will be in operation
next summer.
The indicted police officials, inspect
OF Mclaughlin, and Others, appeared
this morning before Justice Iugraham
for pleading, all pleading not guilty:
District Attorney Fellows announced
that he would move the trials of these
cases on the first Monday in April.
A we'll dressed man, who is believed
to be DR.. ]. B. Elliott, of Washington,
became unconscious in cab in New
York about midnight last night and is
now lying in the New York Hospital.
At 1880 p. M, he walked out of the
Oriental Hotel with woman and asked
a cabman to drive him to No. 80 West
Thirty sixth street. On arriving there,
the cabman found his fare unconscious
in the cab, and accordingly drove to
police station. From there he was sent
to the hospital 1t is believed the man
drugged by the woman and robbed and
then put in the carriage and sent off.
Charles Stewart Smith, ex-president
of the New York chamber of commerce
and confidential friend of Mayor Strong,
this morning made known the mayors
feel ngs regarding the Lexow police bill
by sending a telegram to Mr.. Charles L.
Saxton, in Albany, in which he says
SIN the opinion of the best members of
the republican party, majority ofSena.
tors by their caucus action last night
are deliberately digging the grave of the
party in this State" The caucus re-
ferred to favored the election of police
commissioners contained in the Lexow
bills.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Brewer mott
fed the candidates for next falls Harvard
eleven that all futher training would be given
up for the present. This indicates that foot
bsll at Harvard is practically dead, and re-
vival liz very uncertain.
Vice President Stevenson in reference to
the dispatch published in yes terday's papers
says that much as he would desire to visit
Europe, he has no present intention or pros
meet of doing So