Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-05
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

The boiler in Laherty & Lees saw
mill, six miles from Reno, New, ey-
ploded yesterday, killing two men end
injuriDg three. The entire plant was
completely destroyed.
The steamer d. H. Miller arrived at
Baltimore last night. The Miller left
Savannah last Saturday and as soon as
she reached the sea met the full force
of the hurricane. Mountainous seas
came from all quarters and swept the
deck from bow TO stern. All Of the 10
passengers were more or less bruised 10y
the violent rolling of the vessel.
The U. S. transport Panama arrived
in Hampton Roads this morning from
Santiago. The Panama has aboard 16S
sick soldiers from Pennsylvania, Ohio,
and Illinois regiments, few passengers.
discharged teamsters, aud 6 few army
officers. The sick will be placed in tn,
field hospital at Fort Monroe The
transport Missouri from Porto Rico
with convalescents soldiers aboard ar
rived at Old Point this morning.
The situation at Pana, Ill, this morn
lug WAS NSlN SldN Z anu q iONAS p6C
break may be expected any hour. Lis
reported that Gov. Tanner will declare
martial law and relieve the police and
sheriff There is intense excitement
over the news received this morning
that $50 negroes will arrive from Biz
mingham, Ala, tonight. Citizens talk
of resorting TO force against the oper-
s;ives.
John Delmar. 4 former county clerk of
BROOKLYN aud one of the best known poll
ticiaus in that borough is lying very i'll from s.
pin scratch at his homc. Physicians i'll at
| tendance 10 not expect him to survive the
day. Some time ago Mr.. Dolmar was scratch
cd with pin ON his neck. pimple ap-
! pesIed and later ii developed into a carbuncie.
| About week ago no had to go to bed and he
has been there ever since.
Tho London correspondent of tho RiIming
! ham Post says he is informed upon high
| Spsrish authority that il has been fully prov
en- by the Spanish government ntvsi ana
military commission that tho bullets and
shells used by the United States in the war
were filed with horse hair, wool and othor
| improper material.
Fears sre felt for the safety Of the fruit
! steamer Brooklync which was due at Boston
on Monday from Jamaica with passengers and
a cargo of fruit The conjecture is that she
has broken down in the heavy weather ohthe
southern coast.
Bv decision of the New York Court of
Appcals, George ]. Gould will be compc cd
to pay to the state $132 7S4 as tax on a
| S5OOOOOO bequest left hun by his father,
the late Jay Gould
One hundred ind men and women, rep
resentlng the American Blind Peoples High.
or Education ami General Improvement AS
socistiua. are holding conv ,niion st. Louis.
Fire in the Grange tobacco warehouse OF
Gill s. Turnley, at Clsrksvile, Toni last
nieht burned shout $500 hogShcad' of TO-
baccc; loss about 100000,
Alexander stanor has returned to Vancou-
ror Il. G.. from the Klondike and reports
the finding of several tusks and homes OF
mammoth, ard mastadOns
This is Pennsylvania Day at the Omaha
Exposition aud Postmaster General Charles
Emory smith was the orator Of the occasion
Pishop Niles of the Episcopal Church Of
New Hsmpshi e is reported 10 he critically
u.
The greater portion of the business district
of Lowell, Ind. has been destroyed by hre'