Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-19
TELEGRAPHIC BRETIIIES.

The Black Hills ranges ara berg
secured by the United States agents for
horses suitable for the cavalry.
Reports from the central part Of Cal
if1rnia indicate that apricots, plum-,
almonds and cherries have been CON
pletely ruined by the heavy frosi7 Of.
the past few nights.
The Grand American handicap live
pigeon shooting tournament will begin
at the grounds at Elkwood Park, NJ,
on Tuesday next and will be continued
on Wednesday and Thursday.
T. H. Puryear, leading man and
large tobacco dealer of Paducah, Ky,
shot himself to day and died an hour
afterward. he became Respondent over
protracted illness and recent business
reverses.
All the day men employed at the
Bull Steel Mill galvanizng department
and coke ovens, at Sharon, Pa, will
demand al increase in wages Monday
and, if the advance is refused, a strike
will be declared.
The new torpedo boat Rodgers SAILED
from Baltimore to-day for Norfolk. Size
has not yet been accepted by the gov
ernment, and while on her way down
the Chesapeake will be tested as TO
speed and control.
G. Y. Wheeler, president OF iAc
Wheeler,Sterling Project;le Works, OF
McKeesport, Pa, arrived in Pittsbufg
to-day from Washington with signed
contracts from the government for over
a million dollars worth OF projscties o.
all qualities Of the armor piercing kind.
1t will require at least year work
ing continually on the contract day Sud
night, Sundays included, to complete
the contract. Mr.. Wheeler said That
he believed war with Spain was lneyi-
table
The Houston, Tex, Street Car Company
whose lines have been tied up for four d.,
on account of strike of employees endeayorei
to get car out to-day. H " Chase supen-
tendent acting as a conduc or, was INT 10 i.e
head by mob which rushed up TO stop he
CIR He is seriously wounded. No car 500
now BEING run. One arrest was made.
at Dnnville, Ky, to-day while num.er
of children were fishing from bridge on i3
Louisville and Nashville railroad to-day ..'.
eTal were struck by fast freight train. MAJ
Van Arsdsll aged ID, was killed and horn.
bly, mutilated. and Claude Baker, aged =.
was fatally injured. The others escaped 81
less serious injuries.
The work Oh vessels in the navy yard 10
Brook Ign, is being rushed along as rapty,'
possible. The board of inspection yi,lei .lo
Maytlower again to-day. 1t is geuemi.y r1-
de!stood that Commander James D. Ni,'
has been assigned to the command Of I'D
Mayfower. The monitor Terror bias Teen
ordered south.
Orders from the Navy Depsrtmcn, i'e
been received at the Bath, Me, iron 50 s. ~
rush forward to completion the torpedo roy.
Dahlgren and Craven. The bu.ls "'1 'a
completed in eight weeks and the boa'7 "
be ready for launching in few months
called meeting of the Alexandra
Club will be held in their Iooms on "
evening at S o'clock to consider qut7i'
j Importance, and all members are req1c7le' ~
be present.
Col. Fredk. W. Coffin, brother Of tue be-
torian and novelist Charles Coffin, j dgs4 II"
Chicago Col. Cohin was born IN Ne" ha1-i
shire in 1916.
The Spanish Minister at Washinstol 90 W,
relieved j. n Coballos of further duty oD
Cuban autonomist committee.