Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-27
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

simpson & Co., hosiers and glovers
of B Jston, have assigned.
The Mexican federal troops, under
Gsp. Torres, have saved Gusysmss
from the Yaquis by dint Of the ferces'
i.hung of the war aud at a sacrifice oil
POO so;diers.
The Consolidated Oyster Company
comprising oyster growers. in New
York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and
c. ,ur ec;icut, has been organized with
Sl5. .OOO, 900 capital. The company will
control the oyster seeding and the
oyster trade with Europe.
Count Boni Castellane. who alleged
al sorts of direiul happenings when ne
.hculd meet Editor DeRodays, has ar
riv d in Paris and instead of carrying
out his threats on the field of honor,
has gone into the courts for revenge.
DeRodays predicted that Castellane
was afraid to meet him.
The fact that Mrs. Langtry took
communion at St. Marks Church, in
Philadelphia, on Sunday gave rise to
the rumor that she intended leaving the
stage. This, however, WAS denied by
her maid, who says that Mrs. Langtry
is religious, and that a more charitable
woman does not live.
Details have been received OF the fire
ia q weaving factory at KomeiJlmursa,
japan, January %, in which 81 girls
were burned to death. The 81 girls
EN- ployed at the factory were locked 10
for fear thew might desert their work
and when the ire broke out only SIX
succeeded in making their escape.
The hotel keepers of Kansas City
have risen to the emergency. For the
smallest rooms in the Hotel Baltimore
the sum of $50 day is to be charged
during the session of the democrat ma
tional committee. 10 these rooms the
hotel management calculates that SIX
people can sleep, each on cot, at the
rate of IS a cot.
Mrs. Mary Augusta Mott, Brooki iyn
widow with a fortune of $500, 900, has
petitioued the Supreme Court to le-
qally sanction her adoption of Charles
n Crane. twenty-5even years OF age.
Tns reason for this is that Mrs. MOtts'
daughter, who was engaged to Crane,
died before her marriage and the
mother wishes Crane legally adopted.
An explosion occurred 10 the roman
candle department OF the Masten q
Wells Fireworks Company at Newton
Upper Falls, Mass, yesterday by which
rnr.a emnloves were badly injured, one
of them not being expected to live. Inc
room caught fire from the explosion and
the injured men had a narrow escape
from burning to death before they were
rescued. The damage was small.
After fasting for 35 days and sever
hours. subsisting entirely upon water
Milton Rathbuu, ate square meal IL
New York yesterday. Rathbun fastec
for the purpose of reducing his weisn
and getting down to healthiui condi
tions, ss he puts it. His original inten
ion was to 90 without food for fortI
davs hut be decided yesterday morning
that 35 days was long enough. Dorlnt
tbot time Rathbun attended to his buel
ness as usual, and was apparently II
best of health. He reduced ninety-on'
pounds. 49,
Charles Flower went insane on th'
Dsnvar & Rio Grande express as tn
rain was passing through the Koya
Gorge. plunging headlong through IN
windows striking the rocks below. Id
train was going at 40 miles an noul
Flower was trying to climb the perpe1,
dicular sides OF the gorge when founo
He was taken to Denver. his nome
in Quincy. Mass, where he G,!:.;. ieit q 'e, :"
,nonths ago, going to California 10
hsaith and work. He found neltne
and brooding over his troubles cost niu
mis- reason.