Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-31
TELEGRAPHlC BREVITIES.

Tom Jones, the negro who murdered
his paramour, Ella Jones. and their
i've children, was privately hanged at
Raleigh, N. c., this morning. He sold
his body for $40 to negro medical
college there.
Hortense Van Cleft, four years old,
a daughter OF Henry Van Cleft, OF Jer-
sey City, fell from the window of Car
on the Ontario Il Western Railroad at
Middletown,N.Y. Y. today. The train was
running 80 miles an hour and, strange to
say, the child escaped with slight cor .
cussion on the back OF the head. She
was In charge OF an aunt, Miss Emma
Steers, of Jersey City.
The labor leaders who have been
holding secret conference at New
York returned to Hszelton today, and
are urging the miners, against the lat
tiers will, to strike. 10 the meantime
the men who have figured actively in
the movement 10 opposition to strike
have been doing considerable work
among the miners and the operators
have also made arrangements to meet
any emergency.
The leaders of the Croker. Murphy
and the Hill-McGuire factions 10 New
York are now waiting to see what can
didates will be nominated by the re-
publican State convention at Saratoga
next Tuesday and until that time there
will be no equalization of sentiment
about any candidate of their OVID party.
Meanwhile, the two factions are still
quietly on the war path and are saying
little. Chairman Campbell, of the
State committee, says that Hill will
fight to the last ditch and Richard Cro-
ker said this morning; "Let him fight"
With assets and pledges amounting
to upwards of $500, 900, the Sons OF Vet
Grams are making preparations to begin
work on National College, which is to
be dedicated to the G. A. r. and in CON-
memorstion of the men and women Of
the civil war times. Washington, Ma
son City, Iowa, and Milwaukee are
bidding for the college and ut the an
nusl encspment of the Sons OF Veterans
10 Syracuse, N. Y, September IL, the
matter will be settled. The University
will have chair especially for the teach.
ing of American history and forpatri-
otto courses and third for military in.
structions.
A mad dog broke loose among the bulls and
bears in Wall street, New York, today, and
drove all thoughts of the market from the
minds OF the curbstOne brokers. They fled
panic stricken in all directions. A man and
two boys were bitten by the animal before q
polcemsn's bullet terminated his career.
Josephine Packard has aga in outwitted her
parents in Philadelphia and eoped with her
brother.in-lsw, DR.. II, NJ. Wilkinson. 1t is
believed that they left the city on train last
night for Texas. 1t was stated today that no
further efforts would be made to have her re.
turn to her home.
The Kansas City fire brigade, now In Eng
land en- route home from Paris, where they
won the professional championship, today
inspected Windsor Castle and later were en-
tertained at lunch by the mayor Of the town.
University OF Chicago students have in
vited William ]. Bryan to deliver an address
on their campus. President Harper has also
written Mr.. Bryan letter extending TO him
the hospitality Of the University.
The officers Of the North German Lloyd
steamship line in New York cay the report
that the steamers Bremen and Main would be
repaired at Newport News is a mistske.
Senator BILLY" Mason, of Illinois, returned
to Chicago today after protrscted sojonrn in
Alaska and the northwest, and will take the
stump for Mckinley.