Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-30
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

a jury was secured to-day in Chicago
to try Luetgert, the sausage maker,
who is charged with having killed his
wife and destroyed her body. The ev-
idence to-day was damaging to Luet-
CERT.
George W. Hazen, of New York, has
received notification from the Secretary
Of the Treasury of his promotion to the
position of chief operator of the secret
service bureau.
It is said that the United States au-
thorities have decided to send the bat
tleship Maine to Halifax to 60 in dry
dock during the last week in Septem.
Der and that the Maine is likely to be
followed by the Iowa.
James T. Kane, the young man who
was arrested in Baltimore, Md, last
night on suspicion of having been con-
cerned in the murder of Vim. G. Will
son in Philadelphia, was to-day dis
charged by the police authorities, there
being no evidence against him.
President Mckinley spent a very
quiet morning at Senator Hanna's
home at Cleveland, o. Judge Day, AS
sistant Secretary of State, was the only
guest at luncheon. He came up from
Canton to see the President before re.
turning to Washington.
The board of naval officers appointed
by the Secretary ofthe Navy to examine
facilities for the manufacture of armor
plate investigated the plant of the H.
linois Steel Co.. at South Chicago to-
day. Three days will probably be
spent in looking over the various
branches of the work.
The State democratic convention will
assemble in the Academy of Music in
Reading, Pa, tomorrow to nominate
candidates for auditor general and State
treasurer. The selection of q ticket is
lost sight of entirely in the struggle to
declare vacant the seat of William F.
Harrity. of Philadelphia in the national
committee.
In fit of uugovernable anger yester-
day afternoon Ralph Moore fred with
shotgun into group of four men at
| MortoDville, Pa, and instantly killed
his grandfather, Reuben Segnor. who
was one of the party. Victor Segnor,
the young mans uncle, was dangerous
ly wounded, and Charles and Benjamin
Moore each got a portion of the load in
his body. A wildly excited crowd
gathered in moment, and carried the
victims of the tragedy into the house.
In the confusion Moore made his es-
cape.
| Operations were resumed at the Atlantic
mills at Lawrence, Mass, to-day, after shut
down of four weeks. This will give employ.
ment to sbo1t 200 hands Work has also
been resumed in the weaving department OF
| the Methuen Company's mills at Methuen.
Nearly all of the $50 operatives employed in
| these mills are now at work. The Great
Falls Cotton Manufacturing Compsny's mills
at somersworth, N. a., resumed operations
on full time to day after having run forty
hours week since May.
The Catholic Board of School Commission
ers of Montreal, Que, has refused to comply
with the order of the Provincial Board of
Health, to refuse entrance to their schools 10
children without vaccination certificates and
as result the city will station officers st all
the Catholic schools to vaccinate the children.
Five prisoners in the Lesdvilie, COL, Jail
last night seized the jsiler. took his keys and
locked him in cell and successfully made
their escape.
The heat broke the record at Nashville,
Tenn, yesterday. the temperature reaching
100 degrees at and o'clock.
Erastus Corning. one of the most wealthy
men in the State. died of apoplexy at Albany,
n. Y, this morning.
A block OF buildings at Iquique, Peru, WAS
destroyed by fire last night.