Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-11
TELEGRAPHIc BREvITIES.

Near Woodward, o. T., last night q
dugout occupied by Chas. Thomas and
family caved in, crushing Mrs. Thomas
to death and fatally injuring her mother
Clarence and Sadie Robinson were
to-day put on trial in Buffalo, n. T.,
for the muder of Montgomery Gibbs, a
young lawyer, on the evening of April
IS, 1894.
The oyster dredging schooner Ida V.
Seward was capsized in Broad Creek,
Talbot county, Md, Saturday, and 1t Is
supposed the crew consisting OF seven
men, were drowned.
Two gangs of eolored laborers were
attacked on the levee at New Orleans
this morning by white lab0rers who
fred volley into the negroes, badly
wounding two of them. Trouble is
feared.
Nicholas Bodvin, &c rman boy. II
years old, killed his father, Peter Bod
vio, this morning at their home, in
Minneapolis, MINI. 1t was the result
of q quarrel. The murdered man was
shot three times.
War has been declared between st.
Paul and Minneapolis again, and it
NAV be necessary to restore matters TO
peace basis by calling out the militia.
1'ae fight between the cities is for the
possession of the capital.
At an early hour this morning no
news had been received from Win @
Oak, n. NJ, of the release of the men
imprisoned in the Old Abe mine, and j,
is not likely that they can be rescus q
before this afternoon, if they are re .
cued alive at all.
John Spencer, commissioner Ct
Holmes county, Ohio, was waylaid yes
terday by two colored men near Apple
Creek, and was robbed and fatally shot
tv the negroes. If the villains are cap
tured there is little doubt that they
will be lynched.
Pauline Cony Aubrey, daughter of
Chief Justice Fuller, to-day entered suit
in Chicago for divorce from James NJ.
Aubrey, jr. This is the outcome of the
Runaway match which startled Chicago
in March, 1889, when Miss Fuller was
is years old and Aubrey %.
Jim Murray. negro now in Jail at
Clayton, Mo-, under sentence of death
for killing Edward Fitzwilliams, has
made confession in which he impli-
Gated two other men in the murder OF
McCulloch, who was killed in May,
1898. Murray states that be took no
part in the murder, but was present
when it was committed.
Harry Hayward was brought into
court at Minneapolis, Mimi, this morn
ing to receive his sentence for the muir
der of Miss Cling. Judge Smith, after
the usual formalities, sentenced him to
hang three months from to-day. When
asked by the Judge if he had anything
to say why sentence should not be pro-
ronnced, Hayward cleared his throat,
and with an effort replied: Nothing
sir, except that am innocent in spite OF
the twelve jurors"
The police were last night called 10
the Home for Juvenile offenders in
C"Loeo to qnell an insurrection among
tie inmates. Four girls, all under is
years OF age. We're taken to the police
station charged with breaking win
dows, demolishing furniture and bed
clothing. The young women claim
that they have been starved and i'll
uel The riot broke out again
this morning. Girls were scream
ing ard stamping up and down
he ball, smashing doors, tearing
their clothes and cursing and reviling
those in charge. Officers were sent for
and six of the girls arrested and taken
t. the station.
Reports concerning ex President Harri,on's
illness have been exaggerated He had a
81 hit attack Of the grip. but his condition has
so greatly improved that he expected to be up
to-day.