Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-16
T'ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

DOIa Scholz, an emlgrant from Har.
over, Germany, is quarantinoG IT
Quincy, ILL.,, for smallpox.
A dispatch from Havana says the
in urgents have hanged twenty Span.
i,rds in the Sagua district.
Victor Oscar Tilgner, the celebrated
Australian sculptor, died at Vienna TO.
day from stroke Of apoplexy.
Four firemen, one of them an as.
sistant chief, were burned and Injured
by the explosion of tank of varuish at
a fire in ST. Louis, last night.
A general strike in the building
trades is probably May l, in Pittsbure,
The matter is now under consideration
by the locals of the different trades.
Henry G. Frick, chairman of the
Carnegie Steel Company. will build
magnificent hospital for children near
Pittsburg, within the next year, at a
)st of 100000.
Thomas Brown, serving seven years
sentence in the State prison at jackson.
Mich, for burglary was shot and in
stantly killed yesterday afternoon
while attempting to escape.
Ex.Goy. Reynolds of Delaware has
written letter to Magistrate Branu. of
New York, thanking him for discharc.
,g the son of John Clayton Temple,
who was arrested on charge of va.
grancy.
TIE Mississippi rose another foot yes
terday at St. Paul and settlers on the
west side flats are preparing to take 10
the hills. A dozen bridges have been
carried away in the region about St.
Cloud.
One week ago Romulus Rotell, alias
John Smith, announced that he had
murdered Alvin A. Stone and wife and
Ira F. Stillson at Akron, O. Yesterday
he made another announcement in
which he states that he did not commit
the murder.
Secretary Carlisle addressed working.
men in Chicago on the currency ques.
ton last night. More than 5000 per-
sons heard him. He pleaded for sound
money, showed the fallacy of free coin.
age aud proved that with the white
metals advent comes disaster.
One hundred and twenty-five suryi.
vors of the first federal troops from
Pennsylvania to respond to President
Lincoln's proclamation calling for vol.
unteers, passed through Baltimore to.
day en- route to Washington to observe
the anniversary of the trip they made
thirty-five years ago.
Fire broke out in the kitchen of the
Batters Park Hotel, in Asheylle, n. G.,
this morning at 7:45 and for time it
seemed as if the entire building would
be destroyed, but at 10 O'Clock the
flames were got under control, before
reaching the main building There
were 2l0 guests in the house, many OF
whom will remain. The hotel will 20
on as usual.
Misses Julia and Letitia Stevenson,
daughters of the Vice President. will
leave early in May for Europe. soon
after their arrival in Europe they will
spend year prosecuting the study OF
the German language. Miss Juias
iance, the son of Hon. ?. Wat Hardin,
of Kentucky. will join them in Berlin
in the fall. The three will return to
America together and the marriage OF
Mr.. Hardin and Miss Stevenson will
be solemnized in October.
The exodus of French Canadians into the
United States goes ON uninIerruptcdy. Full
~ 400 French Canadians from eastern que
bee left last night for the United State. Rsil.
road people say that the daily average Of
the French Canadian emigrants passing
through Sherbrooke is about one hundred.
This is the fourth successive day Of the
heated term in New York, and the record ior
April 18th has been passed, tho thermometer
at 2 o'clock registering 81 degrees. one
death due to the excessive heat was reported
to-day.
The one hundred. feet railway bridge over
the Etchemin river. at St. Anseline. on the
Quebec Central Railway. was carried oil lat
evening as a result of the sudden rise IN the
river The water rose nearly % feet
Cyrus Van Etten, for twelve yeas musical
director of Sol Smith Russell, and well known
in theatrical circles. died suddenly at has
home in Jackson, Mich, last night He was
SIS years Of age.
Holders of more than 100000 Of the
general first mortgage bonds of the Northeih
Pacific Company have deposited their bondslh
New York under the plan of reorganization.
Mayor Warwick has sent n message 10
Field Marshal Marquis Yamagata IN Ne"
York inviting him if possible to visit PIMA
lelphia before sailing for Europe.
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