Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-14
TELEGRA7FIC BREFITIES.

Three New York ministers in their
sermons yesterday nominated Colonel
Roosevelt for the presidential chair in
1900.
Battleships and cruisers being repair
ed at the navy yards are to be modified
at Hampton Roads to await the out.
come of the Paris peace conference.
Rev. Sidney h. Cox, assistant to Rev.
John L. Scudder, who is the pastor of
the Tabernacle Congregational Church,
jersey City, and the Peoples Palace, to
which his large dancing class is attach
ed, has resigned. Mr.. Cox has accept
ed call TO the Lee Avenue Church,
Brooklyn.
Thomas Moore, seven years old, died
in Sedallia, Mo, yesterday of hydro
phobia. He was bitten two weeks ago
by dog which was supposed to be
| suffering with the rabies. Yesterday
morning the boy commenced to bark
like dog and was attacked with fire.
quent convulsions. He tried to bite
his attendants and seemed possessed OF
snperhuman strength. His death was
most agonizing.
Ali grades of domestic refined sugars
We're advanced ] cent pound to day
by the American Sugar Refining Com
pany, and the advance was at once fol-
lowed by the Independent sugar refining
Interests. This brings the price OF
erannlated to 81 pound, or SAC. 3
pound net, trade discounts being de-
Quoted. The cause of the advance, it
was stated, was recent advances in the
prices of raw sugars.
August Kinner, a shoemaker, at
tempted to murder his wife in Pater-
son, n. j., early this morning and had
it not been for her screams he would
nave probably accomplished his pur-
pose. Kinuer is an old man and is con-
tiuually under the delusion that his
family are trying to add years to his
life and make him appear older than
ne really is. This is the reason given
for his rash attempt.
The animal exhibition of the National
dorie Show Associstio opened to-day at the
Madison Quare Garden, in New York. The
entries are many and horses are there from
ali parts of the country. The idea that the
! show was be LESS a society affair this year
than last" is dissipated by the number OF
prominent society peope who have engaged
| boxes. The entire "400p tas gathered for
| inc event, and the "horsey set" will be in
their element this week. W. c. Whitney, al
the last moment, withdrew his stallion, Med
dcr, recently purchased for $40 900, owing
to continued anxiety as to Mrs. Whitney's
| recovery.
Senator Hanna says that the public is gull
liable, sad that he fevors the retention of the
tax on tea and coffee now in the war measure
law. He says: "When the people do not re-
aiize that they are paying tax there is no
complaint"
Adjr Gen. Co1biu hss wired Gov Adams
| of Colorado, that the volunteer regiments
now on duty in the Philippines are to be or.
dered home as soon as the troops now en-
route reach th-re.
number of window glass manufactures
in the West resumed operations to- day, and
resumption throughout the country is expect
ell during the week.
Fully one.third of the business section of
Cauoasburg, Pa, was wiped out by fire early
this morning. The loss was $4,000.
strike hss been ordered among the EN-.
n'oyes of the shoe factories in Marlboro, Mass.
Several thousand men will be Affected.
The window glass blowers at Brdgeton, n.
] have settled the wage scale and work will
be re'umed Immediately.