Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-30
TELEGRArHlC BREVITIES.

All the traction compsni of Greater
New York have united with combin-
ed capital of Sl47 100000.
Eight young women were admitted
to the New York Bar today. Six Of
the number intend to practice law in
that city.
Two cases of yellow fever have ap.
peared at Mstanzss, Cuba. The victims
developed the fever after coming there
from Santiago.
Public Printer Palmer has decided in
favor of the printers and book6inders
in the Government Printing Office by
increasing their pay from $500 per day
to 81.
The expense of the war with Spain
and the present war in the Philippines
has averaged during the past fiscal
year $500. 900 day, or a total of $685.
100000.
General Harrison Gray Otis, who has
been prominently mentioned as prob.
able successor 10 General Alger, as
Secretary of War, passed through Chi
cago last night on his way to the East.
Two men are reported killed and 20
wounded in fight near Fredonia, ILL.,,
today, between white strikers and col
ored miners from Para. Firing has
continued all morning and the situation
is said to be critical.
Damages amounting to $4,000. 600
are asked in suit filed in the United
States Circuit Court by John J. AL
bright, OF New York, against the West
ern Paving and Supply Company, OF
Chicago. The litigation arises from
alleged .infriDgements on patents for as
phalt material.
Richmond cigar dealers who lost
heavily by the action of the Internal
Revenue Dept. in taking charge OF
goods on which were the bogus reven.
ue stamps will take active part in ur-
ging the passage of a bill through Con-
sress 10 recover the amount of loss
caused by the counterfeit stamp.
Major General Miles arrived in
Pittsburg, Pa, asst evening as the guest
of the united labor organizations OF
! western Pennsylvania. Last evening
the general and his wife were royalty
| entertained. This afternoon General
| Miles will receive callers. He will also
address labor organizations in the opera
! house.
Charles Bauer, who was a New Jer.
sey Assemblyman, two years ego, was
arrested in Jersey City, N. j., this
morning, on warrant obtained by his
wife, charging him with desertion.
Mrs. Bauer assisted in the arrest and
she attacked woman who was accom-.
panying her husband at the time. She
was restrained by detective.
Wild times marked the carnival in Mil.
waukee last night and as result forty men
are in Jail for attacking women on the streets
ny throwing buckets full of water from the
roofs of tall buildings and burling dirt. -four,
bran and paint into their faces and upon their
dress. Women's costly gowns were ruined
and mems hats were smashed.
Clsud Beck. Z years old, and Grace E. Fry,
who is six, applied for a marriage license at
st. Louis yesterday. The children have
Known each other since babyhood, their par.
ents being intimate friends The children
were sent home where the maternal slipper
iudiriously applied, put stop to the romance.
The street car employees of Greater New
York have formed huge organization Their
representatives will hold secret meeting in
Brooklyn tonight at which the men will Il.
nslly decide whether they will formulate
grievances against the companies.
William Kelley, aged 36 shot and killed
his wife in Lowell, Mass this morning Kel-
Icy was angry with his wife because she
would not live with him. Kelley was ar
estad