Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-09
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st. Mary's county, Md, 10 Congress.
man Mudd's district and natursIlv
strongly republican, gave Smith for
governor, a majority of Is, and elected
the entire county democratic ticket.
A rumor was started last Dight that
Vice President Hobart had suffered
sinking spell during the night. The re-
port was denied at Mr.. Hobart's nome
this morning, where it was given our
that he had passed fairly good night
In Jersey City, N. J., this morning
William Hallahan, 90 years old, and
two other men, it is alleged, held IN
and robbed woman. Policeman John.
ston pursued the men and when thew
refused to surrender he fred, fatally
wounding Hsliahan.
The Brick Preshyte'isn church in
New York last Digo; 4 Il .ed to extend
a call to the Rev. DR.. Bsbcock, of Bal.
timore, to take charge of the psstorats
which the Rev. Henry Van Dyke will
soon vacate. 1t was decided to offer
DR.. Bsbcock salary of S12 900 wear
with the use OF manse.
A Yale student was probably fatil
injured in college scrap" in New
Haven, Conn.,, early this morning. A
number of tho students of the scientific
school, who inbabit Freshman Row y
on Prospect street, have been raising
nightly disturbances ard early thi.
morning the police raided the row.
There was general break among the
boys and in the excitement Charles E :
ward Goodnough, of New YORK, jump.
ed from third story window. Be was
found in the yard with hisspine seious.
ly injured. Among the students ar.
rested was Charles Wicks, of Cleveland
Mrs Freeman King, alc so. livi cgst
miles north o. Stamford. Conn. was murde.-
I'd in her hom, last night. S ic liv,d orc
Old. Cro's says hs left Mrs. King in the
kitchen at 8 o'clo, k last night while he wet
into the yard. He was out ten N nut,
When he csme back Mrs. King Wa. lying ul.
conscious with her head m ,ss of wouads.
| Cross has been arrested
A trolley car was struck by milk train on
| the Delaware, Lackawana & Western rail.
\ road, one and half miles sou til Of Homer
N. Y, this morning. Three passengers were
| in the car, which was smashed to nters.
Frank Newton and Miss Margaret Kennedy,
of Homer, were killed. Motormsn Ctiiter
| was seriously injured. The train left the
| track aud was wrecked.
A passenger train was run iLto By freight
train at the bridge where the Baltimore snd
Ohio railroad crosses Brandywne creek tits
morning George Align, of Philsdelpdis,
had an arm broken. John Lacey, of VII.
mingtor, was internally injured Several
passengers were cut by broken glass 1t was
rear end collision and supposed 10 have
been caused by fog.
Rev. William q. Dexter, principal Of the
Naval Academy at Nyack, N. Y, who mys-
teriously disappeared while in New York last
week. was probably murdered and robbed. Ii
has been learned that woman presented
Dex.et's Knight Tempar charm for ssle in
store in New York. She said she had found it.
The waxworks of the American Sugar Re
6ning Company at Housewife Pa, were
burned this morning. Loss $4,000 The
town has no fire department and the citizens
who responded to the alarm threw up en-.
trenchments about the building in order to
save the remainder of the refinery.
Stanley Koepple, neatly dressed young
man, surrendered 10 the police of Richmond
today. He stated that be bal stolen sum OF
money from his employers in Jersey City.
The police are holding him for the jersey
City authorities.
While Abraham Frank was watering hi.
horee at Williamsport, Pa, this morning, the
animal became fright ned at cat The
horse kicked at the cat but missed, the blow
striking Franks stomach. Frank was killed
instantly.
Lord Julian Pauncefote, Great Britaiui
| ambassador to the United States, accompanied
| by Lady Pauncefo'e. their four daughter:
and numerous suite, arrived at New Yoik
today aboard the steamer Oceanic.
Slippery tracks and dense fog caused a Sc.
rious trolley collision at 7 o'clocs this mOIn-
ing at 18th and Spring Garden streets, Phi g
delphia, by which three men were badly il
jnred.
Eighteen people were injured in wreck
of passenger and freight tain on the Clover
Leaf road near Kokomo, Ind, last night.
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