Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-23
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

The State court of appeals rendered
a decision to day granting new trial
In the case of William ]. koerner, un-
|.der sentence of death for the murder
of Rose a. Redgate, in New York city,
in September, 1896.
The coal bunkers in the q. 5. battle
ship Oregon at San Francisco caught
fire Sunday evening from spontaneous
combustion, and fer over eight hours
the crew worked with vengeance to
smother the blaze. Prompt action
saved the ship.
By the giving way of scaffold on
the new sugar refinery of Dorscher &
Co.. in course of erection at Long Island
City, N. Y, three men were precipitat-
ed from the fifth story to the ground
below to-day. Two were fatally in.
jured, while the other was badly hurt
but will probably recover.
Arthur Mayer Schliewep. connected
with the Berlin Photograph Co., Mad.
ison Square, New York, committed
suicide to day at the Passavant Hos
pital, at Milwaukee. Wis, by shooting
himself 10 the right temple. Schliewen
was 81 years old. He had no relatives
in this country. His mother lives in
Germany.
Citizens of Wilmington, DEL, to-day,
through Hon. Thos. F. Bayard, pre-.
sented magnificent silver punch bowl
and glasses to the gunboat Whining.
ton, named in honor of that city. A
splen0i lily bound Bible, costing 800 and
paid for by contributions of the public
school children, was also presented to
the vessel.
John E. Searles, when asked to-day
in New York regarding the reported
purchase of the Columbia and Mary
land Railway Compsny's rights by a
syndicate of which he is member,
said that negotiations to that end were
pending, but were not yet complete.
The project of the purchase is to con.
meet Baltimore and Washington by a
fast service of electric trains.
Three additional jurors for the trial
of Martin Thorn, the alleged assassin of
William Guldensuppe, were secured at
Long Island City, N. Y, to day. This
made ten jurors chosen. The impanel-
ling of q jury was completed when the
time arrived for noon recess. District
Attorney Young opened the case for
The people in an address, which was for
the most part repetition of his speech
to the jury when the trial began two
weeks ago. John Mcclure, one of the
boys who found the first bundle of Gul.
densuppe's remains in the East river,
was called as the first witness.
Emeline H. Rudd. widow of Com.
modore John Rudd, q. S. N, was ar
raiened in court at New Brighton,
Staten Island, to day, to answer to the
accusation of stealing a quantity of
jewelry from house in which she had
boarded recently. Mrs. Rudd ad.
mitted that she had taken the
jewelry, but said that she could
not tell why she had done so.
She said she would make good the
value of the property taken if the COM
plainant would not prosecute her. She
was committed for further examina-
ton tomorrow. Mrs. Rudd is about
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wives of British naval officers.
George Appold, aged II, presi6ont of
the Merchants & Miners Transportation Com.
ptuy and the Howard Oak Leather Company,
died of heart disease this morning in Ralti.
more He had been i'll only since Friday and
had been confined in bed since Sunday.
An election TO fill the unexpired term of
the late Congressman Cooke was held in
Chicago to-day. The district is republican,
but both the republicans ard democrats are
claiming the election. The gold democrats"
voted for the republican candidate.
George A. Taylor, cashier of the defunct
Argentine Bank, was last night sentenced to
four years in the Kans IS penitentiary for re.
ceiving deposits when he knew that the bank
was in an insolvent condition.
Fritz Meyer, alias Constantine Steiger who
WAS convicted Of the murder Of Policeman
Frederick Smith in New York, WIS to day
sentenced to be electrocuted during the week
beginning January 10.
The report that the Arbucklcs and Have.
meyers had come to an agreement regarding
the price of sugar and coffee was denied to.
day at the Offices of both tho companies con.
cerned, in New York.
Rev. Granville Sharpe Abbott, D. D one
of the best known Baptist ministers of the