Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-21
l'ELgGRApHIC BREVITIES.

Inc miners SlrlKe IN the NantlC0ke
| and Glen Lyon districts, in Pennsylva.
MIA, was responsible for some fierce
rioting this morning, during which a
number of persons were seriously in
jured. The wives and mothers of the
strikers caused the trouble.
While skylarking with some friends in the
swimming pool at the Philadelphia Athletic
Club this morning, ]. Herman Graves, q
prominent young business man of that city,
Owed into the pool. His head struck on the
cement bottom Ee WAS stunned and being
unable TO come to the surface, was drowned.
Rumors 10 the effect that w. j. Bryan was
in Geographic communication with Governor
POINTER and eastern democrats as to his &C.
ceptsnce OF tho appointment as sd interim
Senator, in case Senator Hayward should die,
are empbatically denied by Bryan's private
secretary and Governor Poynter.
& masked mob Of rs men attempted to
break into tho Jail at Covinaton, Ga, last
night and lynch William Collins, white
man, who had assaulted Miss Mamie Kirkus
The Jail was defended by force Of deputies
who fired into the mob wounding several
men and dispensing the lyDchers.
Tho reduction of the hours of labor to six
q day and the enforcement OF an increased
wage scale by number of afiliat
I'd trades at Chicago will, it is said, be under.
taken by the building trades council if the
builders and contractors carry out their threat
of lockout January /.
Last night mob destroyed VIM. Green's
distillory at Fox Branch, Hancock county,
Tenn, with dynamite. His residence was
fired, and assassination attempted, but he es-
IN ka1;
parents of boys who spend Sundays st the
distillery.
special from Craig Col, says: Fifty
masked men captured the berders of 5000
sheep of the Geddes Sheep Co. of Wyoming
and killed ths entire flock. The herders
were warned not to bring auy more sheep in.
TO Colorado and were released.
Mrs Margaret Thompson fell into the
Calumet river at Chicago yesterday. The
life saving crew was called, but as Mrs
Thompson weighed 300 pounds, they could
not lift her into the boat. She was towed
ashore and revived.
Geo. Townsend, employed at the Gilberion
collicry, nesr Mahoney City, Pa, today fell
down the mine water shaft, a distance OF
1850 feet and was instantly killed. This is
the greatest fall ever chronicled in similar
mining fatalities
Many Chris mas boxes will be taken to the
soldiers in the Philippines BY the transport
Victoria, which sails from Seattle tomorrow.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. - The
trusts, imperialism, and militarism will
be the keynote OF the democratic cam
paign of 1900. This was decided by
the executive committee OF the demo-
cratic national committee, which began
a two days. session in Chicago yester
day. 1t was agreed by the members OF
the committee that this was the best
hope OF the democratic party. Senator
Jones said the silver plank of the chi
csgo platform would be reatfirmed, but
the free silver issue was regarded by
some as of minor Importance in next
years contest, the parry's hope lying
along the line of opposition to the re-
publican doctrine et expansion and in
fighting monopoly.
Chicago, Nov. 21-The democratic
national executive commi tt 9 went into
session again at 10 o'clock this morn
ing at the Sherman House. 1t may be
late in the day before its deliberations
are at an end.