Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-04
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There is no foundation TOR the rano,.
OF a contemplated early visit by Pr pot'
dent Diaz of Mexico to the Unif fs,
States. N''eu
Louis Wampold, a well-knoy,
wholesale clothier and one Of thu 4
wealthiest men in Chicago, died J tse
night. N0 last
Train No. 8 on the barrow oor,.
railroad was wrecked at Laws "uss
Mich, to-day, and at least bali dog tg
people were injured. 'A'H
Michael Sorg, a farmer, aged n
living near Lancaster, n. Y, was kilisd
to-day by a Polish laborer in biz am
ploy. Sorg was hacked to death with
an axe. The motive was robbery. VAN
Letters received in San Fronoi.oo
from the Yukon tend to contradict tSo
report of Captain Ray to the Was,,i r-'
ton authorities as to the failure -
discover new placers along the river
last year. ''
Fire at Wayne, W. Va, last uiob-
destroyed Walkers dry goods stors
Deans grocery house, Burgess mill
merry store, Walkers Hotel. Pricberd:,
InD, Smiths Hotel and several smsjlss
buildings. Loss estimated at siTtr
thousand dollars.
Jose Lopez, a Mexican cattlemsn
murdered his wife at the little sertII
ment of Reddington, Ariz., cutting Oman
her head with an axe and dismemie.
ing the body in his insane frenzy Lone
had been for some days showing signs
of mental arrangement.
Miss L. S. Peterson, believed TO ba
the daughter of banker of Tarrytowp
N. Y, was found dead in room NJ
Young's Hotel, at Boston, to-day. S5e
had committed suicide by inhaiing Il.
Illuminating gas. The preparations for
suicide had been most carefully and de.
liberately made.
A suit for $4,000 against John f
Hanan, the millionaire shoe manuiac.
turer of Brooklyn, in which the plsjltig
is Mrs. B. NJ. Dutton, has been begun
in the Superior Court in Chicago. Mr.
buttons attorney refuses to say vbar
the relations were between his client
and the defendant.
In accordance with the plans for the
merging of New York Cenlrsl and Lake
Shore, the directors of the New YORK
Central to-day authorized an issue 81
500. 900. 900 of one hundred year ..
per cent. collateral gold bonds. In e1.
i, change for five shares of Lake Shore
stock, 81 900 of the new bonds will be
allowed.
F. L. Patton, jr. 26 years old, euicidel a.:
night at Savannah, Ga, by taking Iaudanam.
He left note to his parents, who live at Co.
lumbia, 8. C., defending his suicide and derry
ing thac it was q towards last resort He
named those who be wished to act as pa
bearers and indicated the spot where he wish
ed to bs inferred.
Jim Patterson. of the Boston block Min
nieapolis, who is well known throughout tae
north west has been in Aberdeen, 5. d en-
gagged in scheme to take 100 GOO men to
Gu oa and land them there on the 18th Of july.
He says he is backed by syndicate OF Ame.i.
cans, who have large lsnd interests n tho
island.
The first report of the Southern Building
and Loan Association, national. since receiver
ship, was made to-day at Knoxville Tenn Il
shows over 81 900 on hsnd. diyi'eli
of 10 per cent. was declared. The asso.is-
ton was one Of the largest in the country
David Goldsteiu was arrested in New York
to-day on tho charge of arson in the first De.
gree He Was held in $500 bail. He j,
accused of setting fire to Ninth avenue ten.
ement house in 1894, in which the li7es OF
many inmates were Imperfect.
James F. Baynsrd, OF the firm Of Calls.l aud
Bay ard, commission merchants committed
suicide by sending bullet through his head
while alone in his office in Philadelphia te-
day. Cause, worry over business troubles
The hanging Of E B. Sopcr, the triple mur-
derer, set for to-day ct Harrs)nWiIe Ne,
has been postponed, pending an apreaI Of his
sentence to the Supreme Court
Frank Bellew has been arrested on rSnct
near Elmira, CAL. charged with muFde.llg
his brother and sister last November ty
poison.
Eli Mansfield Bruce, Of the piano and Olgsn
firm of Estey & Bruce, died last night, sud.
denly. at his home in Philadelphia.
The contest between Joe Choyinski anil
"Tu" Ryan, set Mt San Francisco for Thurs
day evening is of.