Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
TELEGRATGJC BREVITIES.

LILO OuduG EApCSIllOu ClOSou ldst
night. About $4,000 people crowded
the grounds yesterday, and 1852, 1893
registered at the turnstiles during the
exposition.
Nancy Barger, the Oldest woman in
Pennsy lvania, died to day in Bellefont,
aged LOG years. She was born in Eng.
land, end recently broke her hip while
working in her garden.
Mrs. Kate Mundy, 25-years old, at
tempted suicide at New York this
morning by setting fire to her clothing,
which she had satuated with kerosene
oil. She was severely burned.
There is $l25, 900 in cash money held
by New York democrats who are will
ling to lay it on the election OF Van
Wyck. The betting has changed and
odds are now offered on Van Wyck at
5 to t.
When ice Lee, McKinley's negro ap.
pontee to the position of internal re-
venue collector at Jacksonville, Fla,
took charge here to-day, George B.
Wilson, and the entire white force OF
the office resigned.
AS. Baldwin, w. o. B. Macdonough's
San Francisco agent, has received tel.
egram from j. G. Agar, of New York,
10 the effect that the latter had declin-
ed the offer of $4,000 made for Or
monde by the Duke of Westminster.
W. P. Newell, was shot last evening
at ST. Louis, by his wife. The bullet
cut of the end OF his tongue and lodged
in his palate. He will recover. Mrs.
Newell asserted that she had been con-
tinually subjected to brutal treatment
by her husband.
Fire broke out in the Commercial
Hotel at Guthrie, Ok, shortly after
midnight and within malt al hour almost
the entire block was in flames. The
wind was blowing gale, and the pros
poets were that the town would suffer
to great extent.
A syndicate of New York, Chicago,
and Philadelphia capitalists will build
an electric freight line between East
Liverpool, o., and Lisbon, connecting
,ha Erie system with the Ohio river
The road passes through the richest
undeveloped coal fields in Ohio.
Thomas Guinau, aged IS, tinsmith,
was burned to death in fire at a
grocery store at Hartford, Conn.,, to. day.
He was repairing an oil tank in the
cellar, when the oil in it became ig-
nited. An explosion followed. Guinau
was burned TO crisp before assistance
could reach bin. The building was
burned down. The loss is about s. 600.
A destructive explosion in the wash
house OF tine Eagle Oil Works at Ca.
ven's Point, Jersey City, occurred this
morning. Three men, who were in the
building at the time. were badly burned
and were taken 10 the hospital. An
other man who was also in the building
at the time was blown over the engine,
but sustained no severe injuries. The
building was wrecked. The explosion
is thought to have been due 10 the
ignition OF naphtha gas
A sensational episode occurred Sun.
day night before the War Investigation
Commission. Rev. Marion Ham, of
Cincinnati, pastor of the Unitarian
Church, republican in politics, testi-
fed as follows: Nuns, private in the
Ninth New York, had laid in hospital
tent over "a hours efter death, perfectly
nude. The body had been opened, and
when l saw it, it was fly blown and the
maggots were teeming in the ear, under
the arms, and out of the eyes"
Orders were received at the Norfolk
navy yard to day to put the yacht
Froic out Of commission, and the Hi.
nois naval reserves, to whom the navy
department assigned the vessel, will
have no practice ship this winter. The
reason given is that the St. Lawrence
river has frozen up, that having been
the route selected to take the Frolic to
Chicago. Her stores and coal are be.
ing taken off and she will be laid up in
reserve The Frolic was on the Hay-
ana blockade during the war. She was
formerly Senator Mark Hanna's yacht
Comanche.
Crazed by liqucr Charles Bachelor, of
Bolyoke Mass, drove his wife and grand.
child from their home early this morning
set fire to the house and barn, shot himself
with an old rifle and then laid down amid
the flames to die.
Sol Duncan, colored, shot and killed Chas
Mitchell. also colored, at Louisville, Ky, last
night Mitchell called Duncan vie name
whereupon Duncan shot him through the
heart
It Muskegon, Mich, LAST night Michael
Burns shot and instantly killed Leslie Parker,
16 years old The boy annoyed the old man
by playing Halloween pranks upon him.
Frederick NJ sanborn, a contractor, suffer.
ing from melanchola, committed suicide yes.
terdav ut his home in Baltimore, by hanging
h mself to a bed post.
This wa election day at Camp Meade, Fa
and al drills were suspended in order that
the volunteers might have the opportunity to
cast their ballots
VIM Tarrelton, prisoner In the Kenton.
O., Jail, hanged himself yesterday. he was
in Jail for disturbing religious meeting.
Frank E. Foss postme ster at Hill, N. r.,
has been arrested upon the charge Of embez-
cling $4,000 of government money.
Yesterday az Sistersyille, W. Va, paper
hanger named Morgan cut his wife's throat. |
No cause is known.
a party of boys playing Halloween pranks |
at Toledo. O., last night frightened Mrs VIM. |
Hagur to death
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