Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-29
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.


{ A storm this morning blew down sew
eral buildings in Druid Hill, an Omaha
suburb. 1t is rumored that two people
are badly hurt.
The Forest City Furniture Plant, at
Rockford, ILL.,, one of the largest in the
country, was nearly destroyed by fire
this morning. The loss is $4,000. a
workman was fatally injured by falling
from the second story of the building.
Judge Brown, of the United States
district court of New York, has denied
the application for writ of habeas cor.
pus made by his counsel in behalf of
DR.. Buchanan, the convicted wife poia-
oner, who is to be electrocuted on
Wednesday next at Sing Sing State
prison.
When the members of the family OF
George II. Bowen and the guests who
had been i, vited to celebrate his 10Th
birthday were assembled in Chicae o
Yesterday Mr.. Bowen excused himself
and retired to the cellar, where he com
NIT ed suicide by cutting his throat with
a razor. Business troubles are given as
the cause.
The Keehler Milling Cos plant at
Fest st. Louis was damaged to the
amount of 100000 by fire at
S O'Clock this morning. The total de-
svruction of the property was averted
by the sprinkler system which Hooded
the building with water. The origin OF
the fire is believed to have been due 10
some combustible material getting into
the rollers.
Mrs. Alice Lane, the proprietress of
the lying-iu hospital, and DR.. D. j.
Seaman were arraigned in Detroit this
morning charged with having caused
the death of Emily Hall by killing
quick child by the use of drugs and in
struments. Neither defendant would
plead. Their examination was set fer
May II and bail was fixed at So 900 III
each case.
The schooner Red Wing, bound from
Philadelphia for Savannah, ran into
and sunk the fishing schooner Rapid
Transit, between Fenwick Island and
Winter Quarter Shoals last Saturday
night. One man, Orlic Lawson, was
drowned. The remainder of the crew
were taken to Fort Monroe and the
Red Wing was towed to Newport News
for repairs.
The body of Christopher Masterson,
night bartender, employed by j. c.
Dougherty, was found on the floor of a
saloon in St. Louis at 6 o'clock this
morning. The face was beaten to
jelly, the eyes, nose and mouth being
mashed into an unacceptable mass.
The murderers used an iron'poker and
beer mallet<Q kill their victim. AT
ter robbing the cash drawer of SIS, the
men escaped.
Ats o'clock this morning Park Police
man Bagley found the body of an I'M
known man, about 35 years old, hang
ing from tree by rope, in Central
Park, New York. 1t was sent to the
morgue. On the suicides person were
a cheap silver watch and a pocket
knife, but no money. At $50 o'clock
Policeman Kahl found the body of an
unknown man in the park. He had
shot himself with revolver. He had
1920 and a copy of Philadelphia
paper of Sunday last in his pocket. His
body is at the morgue.
The bodies of Mrs. Mary Post, her daughter
Mrs. Pat Finley, and little Ethel Finley were
found in the Austrian river, in Alger county, |
Mich, yesterday. 1t is believed Mrs Post, |
Mrs. Finley and the little girl took boat to
cross the river aud that the swift current
drove the boat on a hidden ledge and cap
sized it.
The children of old St. Patrick's School in
New York rendered reception this morning
to Mgr. Safolli, who yesterday celebrated pom.
tifital mass in old ST. Patrick's Cathedral il |
celebration of the tenth anniversary of the |
conservation of the church.
The g. A. 3. Hall at Elyria, Ohio, was
wrecked this morning at seven o'clock by an
explosion of gas. and the jjanitor was fatally |
b irned about the face, head and hands.