Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES

A special from Pomeroy, Ohio, saws
The miners of Pomeroy Bend are mai.
ing arrangements to move upon the
mine of Mr.. Spillman at New Haven
w. w., this afternoon, in an ATTEMPT to
get out the 40 men who are at work at
less than the scale price.
The attorneys for Durrant in San
Francisco have filed notice that they
will ask for change of venue from the
recent order of sentence by Judge Bahrs
on the ground that the court is prein.
diced. Another effort to get the case
before The federal courts will also be
made.
Mrs. Frederick Sharp was found dead
in the bath room of her home in New
York to day with piece of rubber
tubing, through which, it was supposed
she had inhaled gas, in her mouth. Il
was at first thought she had committed
suicide, but later the police entertained
theory of murder, as the womans
nose was found to be broken and her
eyes were discolored.
Arthur Maurice, 70 years of age. a
member of the New York Stock Elk
change, was found dead in his room this
morning in the Hotel Winthrop. lis
alleged that Mr.. Maurice's nose wes
tlattened as if by blow and that there
was deep cut over one of his eyes. In
the bath tub, near where he was found
there was said to have beer discovered
hammer, with blood stains on it.
An explosion occurred to-day in the ves,ry
room of Grace Church, New York, as re;ultof
premature mixing of chemicals by ,hotc.
grapher, who was about to take flash light
p cture Of the interior of the church Every
pane of glass in the vestry r;cm was broken.
and the room became filled with smoke butuo
fire resulted, and the damage was not ex.
tensive. Grace Church is one of the IN ::
beautiful churches in New York.
Five burglars of gang of six were cay
tured by Martin Feed in Jackson and Ee.
gleston's store in Canaan, Coun., ear tn
morning. Reed, who sleeps in the store, wss
awakened by the movements Of the men al
ty prompt use of his revolver wounded two
OF the burglars. and marched four of them,
including one of those whom ho hsd shot in
to room and locked the door. The other
wounded man was helpless. be sixth mem
Ter OF the garg escaped. Reed fired his re-.
volyer until reinforcements came mi lis
covey were conducted to the Lookup
The democratic executive committee OF
Memphis to-day extended an invitation to
Hon Carter II. Harrison, Mayor of Chicago
and the Cook county marching club to lie
present and take part in democratic rally to
bo held in Memphis January 5. This r.
will be held in the interest OF the nominees
of the party for municipal offices as opposed
to independent candidates.
John Delp. molder. died this mornins 1t
st Elizabeth Hospital, Dayton, O., from
fracture of the skull. A negro laborer Chss
Strather, with whom he was working at the
malleable iron works slipped up behind HIM
and struck him with shovel They hld
quarreled few hours before. Strather Is.
capped and is still at large.
The sleet storm that has prevailed TO TIE
past three days in Texas has proved to he more
disastrou; in its effects ON the stock intertss
of the west and northwest portions OF tia
State than was at first expected, and that the
death rate among cattle will be unpreccdeu,-
ed