Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-02
TELEj44RA1HlG BREYTTlES.


Miss Anna O'Keefe. the well-known
singer, was to-day married to DR.. Elliott,
of Philadelphia.
The steamer German, with repa-
triated soldiers from Cuba on board has
arrived at La Coruna, Spain.
The cruiser New York will sail from
Fort Monroe, Va, tomorrow for Ha-
vara, whence she will bring Admiral
Sampson home.
The big plant of the Cambria Iron
Co., at JohnstowD, Pa., has been trans
ferred TO the Cambria Steel Company.
II is said that the Cambria will erect an
armor plant to eclipse Carnegie's
Fire started about one o'clock this
morning In the Academy of Music IN
Rochester, N. Y, and by three O'Clock
the old theatre was totally destroyed.
Loss about 5000.
DR.. G. Morris Cheston, treasurer of
Anne Arundel county, Md, died LAST
night ut his homo at Oweneville, of
Brights disease. He was AZ years OF
age and widely known.
Because of the illness of their coach
thu proposed trip of the Yale eleven
South has been abandoned. The team
intended to play exhibition football in
the large southern cities.
No more witnesses appearing before
DR.. Conner, representing the War Ia
vestigating Board in Boston, to-day,
the Boston hearing was declared closed
at noon. DR.. CONDOR intends to leave
for Washington tonight.
At Albany, N. Y, to-day in the
Gould trial Mrs. Cody said she had
never had copy of a certificate of mar
riege between Jay Gould and Mrs.
Angel. This contradicted the testi.
moDy of previous witnesses.
Governor Wolcott gave orders to-day
to have all the unidentified bodies sup.
posed to have drifted in from the wreck
of the Portland brought to Boston at
once in order that they may be identi-
fed.
A lawyer named McKelvey has writ
ten from Los Angeles, Gala, to the
American Embassy at London in search
Of 40 heir TO California estate valued
II Sl25 900, which was left 10 Ellen
Kelley, VINO died in London.
There is a wrecked vessel on Rocky
Hill ledge, FIVE miles south of Ply
mouth, Mass. The beach ia heaped
vi seaw, g and there may be bodies
in it, The sea is still running 20 high
the wreck cannot be approached. She
may be the Pantagoet bound from New
York for Bangor.
While under the influence of CO.
coaine in Georgetown KY, yes
terday Martha Smith, colored, sat
urated her clothing with coal oil
and dared Helen Bentley, compan-
ION 10 set her on fire. Helen promptly
struck match and set her on fire. The
girl was terribly burned and she died
few hours Letter.
A large quantity of wrecksge, evil
IDENTIFY from sailing vessel of consider
able size, has been washed ashore near
Larchmont Manor, N. Y. A large
brown bear covered with heavy coat
Of ice was found on the south shore
near the scene of the wreck TO day.
The animal was completely exhausted.
Il is believed that the bear has been
aboard wrecked vessel.
Fred. Knight, q brakeman on the
Fitchburg railroad, was burned to
death in wreck at Royaiston, Mass,
last plight. He was pinned in by tim
Oers which were set on fire by the car
stove and was slowly roasted to death
before the eyes of his fellow workmen.
lie made pi;eous appeals TO be put out
of his misery, but finally said GOOD
oye," threw his coat over his head and
died without . further struggle.
The limited train jumped the track
last evening two miles west Of Jen.
uings, La. The engine jumped down
az embankment where it lies half sub
merged in mud and water. Several
trainmen were injured. Among tie
passengers were several witnesses in
the Botkiu case, en- route to San Fran
cisco. The physicians had to wade in
the water waist deep to reach the iQ
jured.
AS street car turned into Astor Place,
New IOrR, SnOrtiy 9fter 4 O'CLOCK this mCrll-
ing something went wrong with the electric
motor and the car took fire. In few min.
utes the entire Il Jor of the car was wrapped
in flames. The car was full of people at tho
time and they fled from it psnic.strcken.
Tho floor was burned away before the fire
was extlnguished.
Zanesville, Ohio society women have en-.
dorsed the movement for earlier hours started |
by the women of Washington and Philadel- |
phis. They 90 further, however. and are
agtating for the adjustment of flowers and |
carriages, the expensive luxuries which they |
say ostracisc many of the best young men |
from their society.
Elizabeth NTH, who WAS found guilty in |
Paterson, N. Il, OF i've indictments charging |
her with cruelty abusing her seven-y ear.oid |
daughter was to-day sentenced to six months |
in prison in the county jail. The woman, it !
was Prov n. he d the child's hands in boiling |
water, beat ard otherwise abuaed her.
The surgeons at the Norfolk navy yard |
have received from Captain Conchas, who |
commanded the flagship Maria Teresa, pho
togrsphs of himself, taken in Spain since his
return, as tokens of his gratitude for his
treatment while prisoner in the Marine
Hospital at Norfolk.
Arbuckle Bros. have reduced refined sugar
1-16, and it is generally understood that the
other refneres will follow with similar re-
duction.
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