Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.


disease on the floor Of the New York
Stock Exchange to-day, and died
in few minutes.
Mra. Marie Ritzen, in New York, yes
terdny attempted to poison her Two
children with paris green because She
believed they would inherit the suicidal
mania.
STATIC Treasurer CJllins OF Florida haa
resigned Ths will save the State
$40, 600 expenses OF trial and the abort
age will probably be made good by his
bOndemen.
The new armorcd cruiser Brooklyn
sailed from New York TO day, bound to
England TO participate in tue Qucen's
jubilee celebration TO take place the
goth of this month.
President Mckinley and party, who
went TO Philadelphia yesterday to at
tend tho formal opening OF the Inter
nntonaI Commercial Conference, re-
turned to Washington this morning
Helen, tho ix-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Joseph Whea.ley, OF New York
fell into the Hudson river at Fort
Washington Park, yesterday. Her
mother sprang in to save her, and both
were drowned.
Tueaday'1 election in tho First Mis-
souri, district for SUCCESSOR to Con-
gresaman Gilep, deceased, has resulted
10 favor OF J 4. Lloyd, democrat, by q
plurality of 6,5l6 over Clark, repubIi-
can, and a njority of 4,423 over the
combined vote of Miller, populist, and
Clark. This is gain of 1872 over the
minority given Giles in November last.
Tho total vote cast was about 50 per
cent. Of tho vote cast ut the November
election.
William N. Boggs. paying teller of
the First National Bank OF Dover, Del,
il II dofaulter in the sum of SIS, 600.
The sprcuntiOns have extended over IL
period OF ton years, but the shortage
has been covered up by false entries
that escaped tho eyes of the bank ex-
aminor Mr.. Boggs has been employ
cd in the bank for fifteen years. Boggs
loft town on the northbound train on
Saturday evening, and his whereabouts
are unknown except to the bank direc-
tors. Boggs has wife and four child
ron.
Despite tho fact that his petition for "A writ
of haboas corpus in tho United States district
court has been denied by Judge Hawlcy, and
that Judge dilb0rt denied II similar petition
on behalf Of Durrsnt. tho attorneys for Ssltcr
ID. W0rdon tho striker undor sontonco of
death for train wrocking, will attompt TO
accuro such writ in tho circuit court, ind
will also apply for loavo TO appeal to tho
circuit court OF appeals and the Supreme Court
OF tho United States.
In Now York to-day Perrin II. Summer.
who has boon known to tho public Nh tho
"droat American Idonti!lor," was sentenced
to ak years in States prison upon the charge
of grand larceny in swindling Charles II.
Goodwin, OF Boston, out Of 81 200 in sale
of land in Sussex county, Now Jersey.
Tho 15.year.old son of l.. Schwartz. OF
drcono, Iowa. while Attempting to unload
gun last night, discharged tho weapon, killing
his two sisters, Tho bullet passed. through
tho neck of ono sister and struck tho other
just above the heart.
Tho body OF A. N. SchmittInan, a Wholesale
flour merchant of New York and 70 years of
ago, ha, boon found dead in q field nasr
Rhineclitf with his skull crushed. Ho had
boon missing since May &c
A now five story brick building at 51st
street and 18th avenue, New York. collapsed
to-day and four mon were buried in tho
ruins. 1t is prob able that they and possibly
Others were killed
The Delaware constitutional convention to.
day decided to promulgsto the new consttn-
ton and II will therefore not DO submitted to
tho people.
The ontiro plant of Jones & Laughlin, at
PittsbuIg, WAS closed down to-day on account
Of the strike, and 5000 men arc idle.