Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-08
TELEGRAPHTC BREVITIgS.

James Bryce, the English statesmen
who is visiting the West Iudian island =
for o study of the political economic
conditions OF the islands, predicts that
the Philippines will ultimately be ex-
changed by the United States for the
British West Indies.
Manager Abbott, of the Redwood,
Ky., distillery, engaged oolored labor
ers Thursday to handle freight for the
dlstillery. This angered the white
handlers, who stoned the blacks and
drove them away. Abbott sent them
back aud ordered them to stand on their
rights. More trouble ia feared.
The town hall. public school and
hone OF N. G. Cox at Springfield N.
j.. were burned down early this morn
ing. A theatrical company lost 81 600
Two hundred school children are with.
out school house. Mrs. Pope, aged
mother OF Mrs. Cox, was carried out o.
the flames from 3 sick bed.
The police of New Haven, Conn.,, are in
vestigsting the death Of Mrs. Ella aturgs'
wife Of James V. sturges, bartender, who's
body was found this morning In eighteen
niche, of water. Near the body was thu
wreck of al overturned buggy. Lawrenc,
Mccormick, married, aged 70, was arres'e ed
| Last night he stopped st hctel with Mrs
9tuIges where they had drinks. Mccormick
says the buggy ran off an embsnkment and
| he went for help. When he returned the
team had disappeared.
Fire at $50 this morning, original
| ing from q gas engine, destroyed the wal
plant, storehouse, filter house, bone house
and their contents, together with two tank
aud three cars belonging to the PittsburI
Defining Company and the Lake Carrier Vi
| Company, located at Caorspolis, II miles be
low Pitts uIg The property destroyed GOV
Q, cd about two acres A high wind carrie
the flames away from other valuable prop
city, otherwise the dsmsge would have besl
greater. Loss $50 600.
A warrant, charging P. J. Mcclure, tn
temporarily suspended secretary-treasurer o
the Pbilsdelphia Brotherhood Of Carpenters
With embexzlement, has been Issued, cnsrgln
4 shortage of $40. 900 in his accounts. Tn
Brotherhood will not lose snything, BY tn
alleged shortage, since Mcclure is under
$4,000 bond. Mcclure was arrested thi
evening.
Il Ing QUITO byblOm VI tuv hhAAos obooet~"'
Francisco, railway, composing $50 miles
street car linee, will be sold 10 Baltmor
syndicate for 500, 100000 cssh. The synd
cate 10 headed by the firm OF Alexande
Brown & Sons OF Baltimore. In
same syndicate consolidated and financed To
systems of st. Louis, Pittsburg and Bait
more.
While wedding was In progress at q FAST
ionsble Washington Boulevard home in 3
Louis last night, officers, armed with a wfi
seiz3d everything In the house, including II
W d ling gifts, and kept guard over the art
| cles while the marriage and the entertain
ment following was in progress. The sctio
WAS on account of trivial debt OF the bride
father.
Last evening Joseph Bolinski an employee
OF the Jamson Works at Gresnsburg, Pa
dropped 265 feet into 9 coal shaft and e
capped serious injury. Not bone was broke
He was considerably bruised. 1t 10 one OF Il
most remarkable falls ever experienced
, the mines in that section.
Amirsl sehley who has been invited
} Memphis as a guest of the city, has scceptt
the invitation, stating: lam going to Mer
phis if / have to 90 on all fours." The a.
miral will 20 there about January 10.
An unknown womsn dropped dead in
/ drug store In Reading, Pa, today. Sewed
the lining Of her dress WAS found 800
bank notes.