Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

1t now appears that there is to be a
legal inquiry into the sale of the Sea-
board Air Line.
The Richmond Star, an afternoon
paper, was to-day purchased by Mr..
Stilson Hutchins, of Washington.
Corcoran, Callahan & Co., shoe manu-
facturers, of Lynn Mass, have assigned.
Liabilities are $40 900, and assets about
$50, 900.
County Clerk Philip Knopf was ar
rested in Chicago this morning on a
charge of endorsing fraudulent registra-
ton. The arrest caused great excite
ment in political circles.
There is slight Improvement in the
condition of Senator Blackburn, who
is threatened with pneumonia at Yer
sailles, KY, but he will hardly make
any more campaign speeches for a
week or two, if then.
a letter from Ambassador Bayard to
friend in Wilmington, Del, is pub
lished, in which Mr. Bayard suggests
that democrats should refuse to support
Bryan and Sewall, and says they should
vote for Palmer and Buckner.
Mrs. Philip O'Meara, tho oldest resi-
dent Of Ottawa, and probably of Canada,
is dead, aged III years. She was born
in Tipperary, Ireland. Eight children,
ity-four grandchildren and over 200
great grandchildren survive her.
A Honolulu correspondent writes that
Hon. G.. r. Bishob has authorized the
trustees of the Bishop Museum to eX-
pend $3.50, 600 in building an aquarium
at Honolulu for the scientific study o.
marine life in the pacific. 1t is intend
ed to excel any other aquarium in the
world.
Gen. Palmer, the sound money dem
ocratic candidate for President, in an
interview in Detroit to-day, said that he
feels assured that 100000 democrats
will support his ticket. General Buck
ner said the ticket will carry Alabama
and Florida and probably Louisiana,
and parts of Texas.
Charles Hadworth and Henry Welsh
were executed at Wewoka, in the Semi
mole nation, for murder yesterday. This
is the first Sunday execution known.
Paper targets were pinned over the
mems hearts and were fired at stimuli
faneous!y by Indian police. On Friday
John Bloss, 6 full-blood, was officially
shot.
Supreme Court Justice Clement, in
Brooklyn, n. Y. this morning, decided
that the name national democratic
party" is substantially the same I'M
der the election law as democratic
party" Justice Clements decision
practically utilities the decision of Sec
rotary OF State Palmer on Saturday in
which he allows the State candidates Of
the so called national democratic party
to have space on the official ballot.
Mr.. Dugald Crawford, owner of one
of the largest department stores in St
Louis, an ardent advocate OF the gold
standard, recently caused canvass Of
bis employees to be made and found
many of them free silver men. Satur
day he called twelve heads of depart
ments before him and dismissed them.
This has caused great commoton in ST.
Louis. Chairman Cook, of the demo
cratic State committee, stated last night
that Mr. Crawford's act came within
the ofiense punished by State law for
'intimidating, coercing or unduly in
Auencing the choice of a voter" A fund
of 81 800 has been subscribed by two
leading democrats to prosecute the case,
and information will probably be filed
10 day. Nothing in the campaign has
so far stirred up such commoton in
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