Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-13
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

William A. Bartholin, the alleged
Chicago murderer, spent Monday night
in Joplin, Mo. His Identification is
positive.
Annie Lang, 10 years old, of Newark,
n. j., swallowed carbolic acid today
after learning her lover had Tilted her.
She is dying in hospital.
The main feature of the Pythian pro-
gramme in San Francisco today, was a
grand parade of the Uniform rank.
Twenty-Five brigld were in line.
Commander in Chief Fethers reviewed
the column at the City Hall.
Through the collision of centre and
Larimer avenue electric car on Shetland
avenue, Pittsburg, Pa, with wagon
This forenoon. five persons were more or
less seriously hurt. The car and wagon
were wrecked and two horses badly
injured.
Excepting six charitable requests, aggre-
eating $4,000 the millions left by William
Clark, thread manufacturer of Newark, n. j.,
who died on his yacht, Cherokee, July last
in English waters, are bequeathed to the i'm
mediate family. Nobody is able to fix the
exact value of the property, but it is known
positively that the personal estate alone eX-
eeeds 100000.
Homer Miller, of Steelt0n, Pa, was scalded
to death in an accident at the Pennsylvania
Steel Works at midnight. Miller was COM
pletely developed in flames from a bursting
tam cylinder and was in half baked con-
ditiOn when he was taken to the company
surgeons office. He died in terrible agony
this morning.
On Mount Washington, n. H., early this
morning the thermometer registered % de-
grees and the summit was coated with sleet
and ice A high west wind was blowing and
Overc0ats and mittens were at high pre-
MUM. A light frost was noticeable this
morning in the lOwlands near Ballston, n. Y.
Striking miners in the central part Of West
Virginia are soliciting funds to relieve the
miners of suffering. They say that the al
'owance from the national union falls far
hort Of keeping them and that they are in
destitute condition.
William A. Mellon, the oldest car inspector
in Harrisburg, was instantly killed by a pas
senger train late last night. lie was attempt
ing to detach a train from the engine. The
cars shifted suddenly and crushed Melons
cad.
Since the arrival at Wellington, n. H..
from Capetown Of the transport Britannia, the
Oyercrowded condition Of which has caused a
scandal, ten of the troopers who came aboard
the transport have died Many are still i'll.
The body of L. 5. Senator VIM. c. McMil-
Ian was taken to Boston from Manchester to-
day, accompanied by the family and funeral
guests. 1t is expected that the train will |
reach Detroit at 7:45 tomorrow morning.
One woman and man were probably fatally /
burned and one man slightly injured at Chi !
.n-f.r -
)ut in an upper flat of an apartment build |
ing, on Park avenue.
A dynamite explosion occurred on Indian |
1reek, near Sargent, KY, Tuesday, in grist |
mill, blowing up the entire mill, fatally in
uring two men. Some one had placed dyna-
mite in the engine.
William J. Bartholin, wanted in Chicago
n connection with the murder of his mother
md Minnie Mitchell, is believed to have
,een guest at the Hotel Royal in Guthrie,
Okla, last Sunday.
Father Carroll. who suffered relapse from
he shock Of having his leg amputated at
aratoga, n. y, and was not expected TO live
through last night rallied and is improving
omewhat today.
Business men at New Brunswick, n. j.,
ave decided to petition Congress 20 build
MP canal across New Jersry from the Della.
are to the Raritan river
Tonight's meeting of the Southside street
ir men at Chicago will give the executive
Dard of their union full power even to the
Stcnt of calling strike. (
The fourth anniversary of the capture of
Ie city of Manila by the Americans was Il
LIBERATED there today. All business in the /
ty was suspended. l.
William Abel, wholesale confectioner.
'mmitted suicide at Easton, Pa, this morn v
z BY drowning himself y