Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIFS

Mrs. Lucy Washington Leeper, aged
80 years, died at Sherman, Tex, YES
terday. She was third cousin of
George Washington.
1t is reported in mining circles that
the famous Republic mine, at Republic.
WASH, has been sold or ia about to be
sold to Toronto syndicate for $1,000
900.
President LcKinley has pardoned
Lewis T. Lewis, the captain of a Chpss-
peake oyster beat, convicted in BALI
more OF beating and wounding seamen
of his boat.
The wife of Major General J. War
rem Keller is at the point OF death al
her home in Springfield, o.. and her
husband, who is on duty in Cuba. has
been cabled for.
A strike Of furnance men and helpers
at the south Chicago mills of the Iii.
nois Steel Company is threatened.
About 900 men are involved in the
present dissatisfaction which has grown
out of the recent advance in wages in
which the furnance men and their help
ers were ignored.
A dispatch from New York says: 4
100000 syndicate to develop the
Philippines is the latest scheme in
which New Workers are interested. If
plans laid out by Edward Q. Andre.
Belgian CONSUL general at Manila, are
carried through, the FIipinos vii soon
hear the whistle Of the American loco
motive through their junples. and the
noise of American hrtshing machine
and other labor machinery.
By a nitro elycerine explosion yes
terdsv afternoon, near Ellsnboro w.
Va, Frank French, a torpedost, and
Harry Carmichael, farm hand, were
instantly killed. Louis Carroll, driler.
of jamestown, n. Y. John Maaoney,
a driller, and Charles Blair. tool dresser.
were dangerously injured and vii.
probably die. The accidentwas caused
by French, who was carrying squib,
stumbling and falling against the rlg.
Edward F. Bogert, postmaster, Of
Wikesberre, Pa, was arrested last
night on a charge Of tampering with
the mails. Detectives who had been
station ed in the postolfice caught MIN
in his private office seated at his de-G
on which lay three letters addressed 20
prominent business men OF that city.
and all of them opened. The post.
mester was surprised but soon reeaiced
his composure. At three O'Clock
this morning he was taken before [.
S. Commissioner Hahn, where he gave
hail in $4,000 for a later appearance
Immediately after Bogert's arrest Dep.
uty German took charge of the Office
Mr.. Bogert besides being editor of the
Leader Of Wilkesbarre, is member Of
large plumber of lodges and tor The
past ten or twelve years has been an
active member OF the baseball associs-
ton.
Mrs Harry Payne Whitney is reported 10
be seriously i'll at her home in New York
this morning. Mrs. Whitney second Child
was born on February 20. On Tuesiay taa
mo her thought she was well enough to So
up, but the exertion was too much and Size
has suffered relapse.
Two partners have found in the old wo-s,
ings of an abandoned mine in West Ans,ua,
700 ounces of gold One slug weighed 3n-.
pounds and is worth over 81 GOO Thee
miles from this some place nine Yeas go
wss found a nugget weighing 364 ounce
An upper lesther trust is forming a large
number of New England tanners are said 20
have signiied their willingness to enter Tho
combination, the capitalization of winch sill
be large.
Tod4y's Senatorial ballot in the Pcmny.
vsnia legislature resulted: Quay % JeaSs
70; palzel 10; scattering 81. Tota. Oh
Necessary to s choice liz Quay l. votes
short.
A. Jackson Haws, of JohnstowD, Pa. died
suddenly in Philadelphia last evening from
hesrt disease. Mr.. flaws Was one of ile Oes,
known manufacturers OF iron IN lcaasy.'
vanis.
Details of terrible storm which visited
Corca recently state that 1000 p.oao @e-o
drowned by tidal wave II Kungsau The
bay was strcwn with wrecks.
Senator Stober of Lancaster, fell 10 'ae
railroad station in Harrisburg, Pa. ibis mono
ing and broke leg. He has been pfeiou
the Senatorial contest,
Four dogs, valued at s. SEQ. winch wen
entered in the AIascoutah Kennel tub bench
show at Chicago nave been poisoned
Two hundred negroes will leave 0sa.om5
today for Liberia. The negroes are furnished
| RAILROAD faro.