Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-10
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

The business portion of Wauwatosa,
a suburb of Milwaukee, Wis, was de-
stroyed this morning by fro.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, sailed from
New York for Antwerp this morning
and will remain abroad for his health
for several months.
Former Inspector Mclaughlin, OF
New York, was yesterday admitted to
$4,000 bail by Judge Gaynor, who
had granted certificate of reasonable
doubt.
The city of North Muskegon, Mich,
and vicinity is in peril by the greatest
forest fires that have ever been witness
ed there and hourly the danger be-
comes greater.
The Exchange Bank of Milton, ILL.,,
was entered early yesterday morning
by burglars, who successfully opened
the safe, and, it is supposed, took the
entire contents.
A train composed of ten carloads of
fruit left Sacramento, Cal, last mig bit
for eastern points. The contents of
three of these cars will be forwarded 10
London, England
The steamship Rydal Water is de-
tanned at Baltimore at quarantine with
case of yellow fever on board. She
arrived this morning from st. Jago de
Cuba, with cargo of iron ore.
Instead of going to Europe or New
port Bishop Potter will spend four
weeks at the Cathedral Mission, minis
tering to the poor in the heart of the
most densely populated district in New
YORK city.
The American Tobacco Company,
better known as the Cigarette Trust, is
said to be about to combine with the
Lorillard Tobacco Company, its great
est rival, with capital of 100000
and a business of IS 900, 900 year.
At 7:30 o'clock this morning Rose
Finn, 10 years old, was shot through
the head and instantly killed at the
corner of Tenth avenue and 28th
street, New York, by Michael Nc
Gowan. 25 years old, who escaped, but
was subsequently captured.
A national Cuban presidential cleo
ton is being held all over the United
States to-day and also in Mexico, Js-
maica and South America. There are,
it is said, over 100 clubs controlling as
many election districts in the United
States. Thos. Palma it is said, will ts
chosen.
A piece Of birch bark on which was
written with cbarred stick 'sBoys, /
came back to say I killed the old man
and the boy. l am starving and shall
drown myself" has just been found at
mining camp, near Rainy Lake, Wis.
Tnis which was signed an. Jackson
solves the mystery of the disappearance
some time ago of an old man named
Some and his son and their guide.
Samuel c. Carpenter, of Easton, Pa,
who was arrested charged with the
malicious murder of Mrs. Ray Black
we'll at Phillipsburg, N. j., April %
last, was to day at Belvidere, N. j., dis
charged from custody by Judge Nor
row after lengthy preliminary exami
nation. Judge Morrow filed a very
lengthy analysis of the testimony
advanced and of his opinion on which
Carpenters discharge was based. Judge
Morrow held that Mrs. Blackwell un.
doubtedly committed suicide. The dis
charge of Carpenter has caused great
Indignation in Phillipsburg.
The Grand Army of Endeavorers arrived
in Boston in large battallions to-day. They
were met at the stations by the local Endeav-
orers, who acted as guides and escorts and as
information committees. On the steamer
Pilgrim last night the delegates, including.
ten from Washington, made merry and re-
hearsed all OF the convention songs they knew.
Application for new charter has been
made by the reorganization committee of the
pennsylvania Steel Company, and as soon as
it is granted the court will be asked to dis
charge the receivers and the company will
once more be in charge of tho officers Of the
corporation.
The tody of Gotfried F. Kanzen, member
of tie firm Of Kanzeu aud Stride, was found
swinging from the end of q rope in the cham
Der Of his homo in Chicago this morning. he
deceased was fifty years Of age. The motive
for taking his OWL life is not known.
Alexander Simms. colored, was hanged in
the Jail yard in Jacksonville, Fla, at IL
o'clock this morning for the murder of Po-
liceman Z d Minor on April 7th. The mother,
sister, aunt and sister.in-law of the murdered
man witnessed the execution.
Argument on the motion for an examina-
ton of George ]. Gould in the suit brought
against him by leila Nicolaus was put of in
Jersey City, N. j., day until tomorrow.
G orge Montague & Co. and F. A. Hibbard
81 Co. failed to respond on margin calls on the
Chicago board this morning aid their wheat
trades were closed out.
A special from Somerset. N. Y, on the
Rome, Watortown and Ogdensburg railway,
says that village has been wiped out by tire.
The loss is $40 000.