Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-31
The Markets.
Georgetown, July 31.-Wheat 62s71.
TELEGRAPHlC BREVITIES.

A dispatch from New York says
The price of anthracite coal will 60 up
ten cents per ton in the local market
tomorrow. This will be the fifth 10 the
series OF six monthly advances which
the trust decided upon some time ago.
The merchants OF Savannah will pc
tition the Governor not to interfere
with the holding OF the Jeffries. Rubin
prjz9 fight ia Savannah. The mer-
chants believe the fight would bring a
large crowd Of people to the city and
that large amount of money would
be turned loose.
A violent storm broke over Newark,
N. J end vicinity about O'Clock this
morning. accompanied by a terrific
gale. Considerable damage was done
by the blowing down of signs and trees,
the washing out OF streets and the flood
ing OF cellars. Trolley car service was
temporarily crippled.
According to current reports Mrs.
Lille Allen, who received the great
Rancocss stock farm under the terms of
the will OF the late Pierre Lorilard will
race Der stable this season. 1t is said
that the Lorilard colors have been
registered at the Jockey Club and that
the person who registered them paid
$50 to have his or her name kept secret.
The wills Of the late Consul General
Wildman end his wife who were lost In
the wreck OF the Rio Jauerio, have been
fled for probate in San Francisco.
Each bequesthed what he or she owned
to the other, aud 10 case OF the death OF
both to their children. Their only child
was lost with them. The property will
be divided among the five surviving
heirs-st-law.
Prof. Herbert B. Adams, for a number of
years president OF history in Johns Hopkins
University, died at his home at Amherst,
Mass, last night Of Brigh.'s disease. BE re-
signed bis position at Johns Hopkins Last
spring on account OF his health which .
st ;adily failed since. He was born ct Suites.
bury, Mass, April 16, 1850.
Martin Luther Fry, 40 years old, was pri-
vately hanged In the jail yard in Carlisle,
Ps., this morning, paying the penalty for the
murder OF James Ed -ard Collins, his brother
iu-law, near Neville on May 10, 1900.
The provocston for the murder was Colins's
refusal to allow Fry to enter a cellar door Of
The double house in which they lived.
Vice President Roosevelt arrived at Chicago |
last evening. His visit WAS unexpected and |
bis presence In the city was not known but |
10 select few who had bsen advised OF his |
,omiDg He said his visit to Chicago had no
political significance. He took breakfast with |
Governor Yates.
The people Of Bona, & subuI OF Cleveland,
aro in terror over the frequent appearance Of
wild man who chsses children, women and
wen men when he doesn't meet them in
orce. he Is OF great statue and runs about
FINEST naked.
On the Oberduster farm, near Cleveland. a
or'y barrel oil we'll wa struck yesterday.
This is the ret time oil has BEEN founi In
aging quantities about Cleveland. More
wells will be sunk at once.
Miss E. Muzley Is dead at Manchester, N.
L., be- ause, 1t is alleged, her mother refused
he aid OF physician and called in 3 faith
lealer when the daughter was suffering from
severe case Of heart trouble.
The firm of Robert Crooks & Co., Of New
FORK, intend to erect new sugar refinery on
he wet shore Of the Hudson river.