Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-12
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The North Atlantic Squadron which
B., since Sunday sailed for Portland,
Maine, this morning.
A syndicate of Chicago sporting men
is preparing to offer $75, 900 for the JEFF
fries .Sharkey fight if the boxers
aud police are willing.
Charles Gay, aged % years, was
caught on the railroad trestle span
ming the E'opus creek, near Kingston,
N. Y, yesterday, by fast train and in
stantly killed.
Exaggerated reports of Senator Sher-
mans ill0ess are again in circulation.
Since his illness of three weeks ago he
has steadily improved and is aba to
ride out daily.
Mrs. G. W. Owen, the wife of real
estate dealer of Williamsport, Pa, died
today. She ruptured blood vessel
while riding bicycle. She was bride
of three weeks
Eight Brooklyn school teachers start
ed out today on tour of Staten
Island, lost con rol of !heir wheels on
st sep hill, at New Brighton and five
were Injured Three of them seriously.
E. V. Smalley, secretary of the
National Sound Money league, is in
Richmond consulting with gold stand
ard democrats with reference to holding
a notional currency convention in DC
tober.
Private Bassenelli, of Company E
Battalion Of Engineers, who was await
ing trial at West Point, n. Y for burg
larry, larceny and deserlion, made
wild dash for liberty early this morn.
ing, but was captured.
Health Officer Doty announced today
that Oscar F. Lackey, the yellow fever
patient at the New York quarantine in
whose case test is being made OF the
Sal arelli serum as cure for the dis
ease, was gaining steadily and was APP
preaching convalesence.
The Plant of the Philadelphia Bridge
Works Company, at POttstown, Pa,
has started up on ten thousand
ton structural steel order for the New
York Shipbuilding Company's build
ing at Camden. Enough orders are on
hand to keep the plant busy for a year.
England and Germany are expected
to make naval demonstration in front
OF the two leading ports OF Guatemala.
The cause for this action is Guatemala's
Reputation OF government bonds held
by Englishmen and Germans. 1t is re-
ported that the matter will result in the
establishment of protectorate over
Guatemala by the United States.
The steel propeller steamer Horatio
Hall, Captain Bragg, from New York
for Portland, Maine, with cargo and
passengers. ia ashore on Vineyard Isl
and. She is q three decker and is a
we'll appointed vessel. The Horatio
Hall was hauled off the rocks by tug
at o'clock. The vessel carried over
800 passengers and crew OF sixty.
The vessel resumed her way to Port.
land. She was uniniured, having only
struck on q sand spit.
The United States steamer Dolphin, with
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen on
last evening and remained at anchor over
night at 10 o'clock this morning she pro-
ceeded up the bsy to the Charlestown navy
yard. En- inspection party, headed By the
Secretary, will make tour Of the yard to
day.
Fire caused by lightning destroyed half Of
the business portion of the village of Frews.
burg, near Jamestown, N. Y, at o'clock
his morning during severe electrical storm.
Ten buildings were destroyed, The loss aggre-
eating 81 200. covered by insurance.
All of the joarneymen plumbers in Hart
ford, Conn, to the number of about 100,
struck today because their demand for an
eight hour day with So pay was refused by
the master plumbers.
James Martin, 81 years old, prominent
farmer near Stumptown, Pa, committed sui
eide this morning by hanging himself in
corn crib.
Justice Werner, of New York, has issued
au order permitting the district attorney to
continue the Molineux case until the Angus.
grand jury.