Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.


The Alpha Manufacturing Co., man
ufacturers of shirt waists, at Detroit,
assigned to-day; liabilities Sl6,33O.
The reduced grain rate to the east
ern seaboard was put in effect by the
Joint Traffic Association lines at Chica
90 yesterday.
Vibrations of an earthquake were ex.
perienced at Red Bud, ILL.,, yesterday
| afternoon, ossuch intensity that plas-
ter and pictures fell from the walls.
A vessel believed to be the Swan
) hilda with Butler, the fleeing Austria
liam multi.murderer, on board has been
sighted five hundred miles from San
Francisco.
The members of a band of border
bandits who raided the Nogales Gus
tom house have got together in the
Sierra Madre mountains, near Hermo-
sillo, Mex, and are hemmed in by
large force of Mexican cavalry. A bat
tie is expected.
A bag containing 900 was stolen
yesterday from in front of the Pacific
State Bank, in New York. 1t was the
property of the Metropolitan Traction
Company, and had been sent to the
bank in charge of two men as part Of
the usual days deposit.
The British steamer British Queen,
from Antwerp, shortly after noon today
came into collision in New York Bay
with the stermer Alvena, outward
bound. The Alvena at once put for the
bar, where she shortly afterwards went
down with her stern under water.
Senator Hill was renominated last
plight by the democratic caucus of the
New York Legislature at Albany
Three democratic State Senators and
two Assemblymen bolted the caucus
Several members denounced his course
in the national election. OF those
who remained thirty-six voted for
Mr.. Hill, three for Wilbur F. Port.
er, of WATERFOWL, and two for Robert
G. Titus, of Buffalo. The five who
voted against MIR. Hill in the caucus will
vote for him on the ballot to-day.
Sam Palatka, fend in expression,
has confessed to having perpetrated the
great Cahaba Bridge disaster, which
occurred three weeks ago in Alabama.
81 did it," said Palatka. 81 wanted
money. It's nobody's business what !
wanted it for. I did it. found it very
easy. moved rail, put it across the
track, and the whole business seemed
to fall. There were plenty of dead folks
with money-one man had S5,000-but
before l could get at it the live ones got
up and then the crowds came [ skip.
ped out then"
The Pennsylvania legislature to-day
elected Mr.. Boise Penrose U. S. Sena-
tor; the New Hampshire legislature re-
elected Mr.. Gallinger; the Arkansas
legislature reelected Senator Jones;
the New York legislature elected Mr..
Plat, in place of Mr.. Hill; the Indiana
legislature elected Mr.. Fairbanks, in
place of Mr.. Voorhees,; the Colorado
legislature reelected Senator Teller.
and the Missouri legislature reelected
Senator Vest. 1t is said Congressman
Hits chances for succeeding John NJ.
Palmer as Senator from Illinois, have
greatly improved.
The Muskegon river, at Newayge. Mich. is
gorged with slush ice for several miles down
the stream, and the water raised two feet last
IL ght 1t is now foot higher than at any
time last week and great damage to mills and
bridges seems unavoidable. as the river is
steadily rising.
Fire last night destroyed the Farnham
block in Edgerton, Ohio, on the lake shore.
with loss $4,000 The fire burned for
four hours and for time threatened tho en-
tire town.