Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-15
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

Homer N. Hibbard, one of the
wealthiest OF Chicago pioneers, died at
his home there Saturday night OF
Brights disease.
The official vote in Ohio for Governor
at the late election was: Bushnell, re-
publican, 429,S16; Chapman. democrat,
4O1, us. The vote for President was {:
Mckinley, 525, 1921; Bryan, 474,SS2.
The wife of "Denver" Ed. Smith, the
pugilist, committed suicide at Brazil,
Ind, yesterday by taking strychnine.
The only writing she LETT was note to
her little son very afectionately begging
him to grow up good man.
The Louisville Courier Journal this
morning says that ]. R. Sovereign, the
retiring general master workman of
the Knights of Labor, resigned his po-
sition in order that he might push his
candidacy for President of the United
States in 1900.
Rev. W. A. McWright, one Of the
ablest preachers in Kansas, has mys.
teriously disappeared. He deserted
his pastorate of the Methodist Church
at Cawker City last Sunday and the
following day took train east. Since
then not word has been heard of him.
Willis B. Campbell was shot and
killed at Shelbyville, KY, last night by
policeman Oscar Duncan. Campbell
WAS intoxicated and boisterous, and the
officer asked him to be quiet. He pullep
his pistol and snapped it at the officers
fsce, when the latter shot him through
the heart.
The French liner La Gascogne ar
rived at New York to-day after very
stormy passage. She met heavy seas
the first day. Last Thursday was
particularly stormy day. Immense
waves swept over the vessel and car
ried away the captains bridge. None
of the passengers were injured.
The stockholders of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad held their annual meet
ing in Baltimore to day and received
the annual report of John Z. Cowen,
the president and coreceiver of the
system. The members of the former
board of directors were all re elected
unanimously, 16s,74O shares of stock
being voted.
The morning session of the general
assembly of Knights of Labor at Louis
Vile was devoted to discussion on
on migration. 1t was the prevailing
sentiment that some vigorous STEPS
should be taken to restrict migration.
The report that Past General Grand
Master Sovereign bad stepped down
aud out because he desired to fix his
fences for the Presidency on q labor
reform ticket in 1890 was denied.
Ignatz Freeman, wealthy merchant of
Wilkesbarre, Pa, who disappeared nearly
week ago from the home of friends in New.
ark, J, where he was etopping while un-
dergoing t.eatment in New York for nervous
prostration, was found to-day wandering in a
cemetery in South Grange. He was struck
by trolley car and is now in the hospital
with injuries that are likely to prove fatal.
Several Of the Queens county New York;
officials are in Philadelphia looking up the
criminal records in an endesvor to. if posi-
BILE, learn something more about the earlier
life of Martin Thorn the alleged murderer of
william Guldensuppe, the Turkish bath
rubber.
Fred Cawling, 26 years old, was shot dead
yesterday four miles from Claiming, Mich.
he was mistaken for @ deer by an old hunt r
This makes tho fifth fatality in that section
since the deer season opened week ago.