Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.


throughout the coun ry to-day.
The republican State convention met
this morning at Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Vestmakers Union of New York
$500 strong, of which 500 are women,
decided last night to strike this morn.
ing.
The meeting of the gold standard
democrats, which it was proposed to
hold at Concord, N. H., to-day, failed
to materialize.
Robert Fraser, the old-time come
dian, scenic artist and author, who was
stricken with paralysis Saturday, died
in New York hospital this morning.
Moses K. Frank, formerly in the
clothing and furnishing business, COM
mitted suicide this morning by hang
ing himself to beam in the cellar OF
his residence in Baltimore. No cause
is known for the suicide.
A dispatch from Winnipeg says Philip
S. Abbot, aged %, son of Edwin 81. Alb,
bot, president of the Wisconsin Central
railroad, lost his life by falling over o
precipice 1000 feet high, while mount
ain climbing in the Rockies.
BY freight wreck on the Chicago,
Burlington and Northern road near
Chadwick, III, yesterday one brakeman
was instantly killed and another was
so seriously injured that he will die;
the conductor was badly bruised.
Alice Heaney, % years old, struck
her step-sister Mrs. Larkins, As years
old, with the sharp edge of Ratchet
twice early this morning at the home
of the latter. in Brooklyn, fraoturiDg
her skull in two places. Miss Heaney
is said to be insane.
The Missouri State democratic con-
vention met at Jefferson City to-day.
The race for the nomination of govern
or is hot one and lies between Lon
V. Stephens, Judge Gibson and David
A. Ball. with the chances strongly in
favor of Stephens.
Hiram B. Swarr, one of the oldest
members of the Lancaster county, Pa,
bar, died this morning, aged Is years
He was postmaster of Lancaster city
under Presidents Pierce and Buchanan
and was executor of the estate of
President Buchanan. At one time he
was prominent as democratic leader.
About thirty steam and sailing yachts
joined the New York Yacht club squad
ron at New York yesterday, and the
feet will sail into Newport to-day
nearly $50 strong. The feet left New
York for Newport shortly before 10
o'clock this morning, where a grand
harbor fete will be held in honor of the
yachtsmen.
Frank Bsrtzell, secretary of the Ala
bama fusion campaign committee, has
issued statement saying that the cleo
ton last Monday was characterized by
fraud, in defiance of law, and that the
populists are very much e1asperated
on account of the wrongs practiced
upon them, and will not support the
Bryan democratic electors.
The State convention of the peoples
party of Pennsylvania assembled at
Pittsburg this morning. The conven-
ton will nominate two candidates for
congressmen-at.la 1t is proba-
BILE that a committee will be Sc
lected to confer with the democrats and
that in the end they will vote for Bry-
an and Sewall electors with the under:
standing that if elected the electors
will treat Watson fairly.
The feeling in the vicinity of the Chicago
Stock Exchange was quiet this morning, the
nervousness incident to the first announce
ment of the Moore failure having apparently
given plsce to more settled condition. The
Moore Brothers expect from the East such fl
nancial help that will enable them to pull
through the Diamond Match-New York Bis
cult Company crisis in their business career
and allow the opening of the Stock Exchange
in a few days.
Bill Doolin, the outlaw, who escaped from
the Jail at Guthrie, Okla, four weeks ago,
was surrounded by deputy marshals at We
woka last night. A desperate fight took
place during which two deputies Were killed
and Doolin escaped.
After desperate battle the would-be assas-
sin of Thomas Hall and his son. Howard, Of
Hunterstown, Ohio, was captured by posse
of farmers and townspeople. The chase all
night with bloodhounds was an exciting one
Claus Spreckels, the sugar king, denies that
he is q candidate for United States Senator
from California. He says that he has no po-
litical aspirations whatever.
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