Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-29
TELEGRAPHIO BREVITIEs.

by an OrQer iSsucu III tuo CHitCu
States Circuit Court at Trenton, n. j.,
today the big American Cycle company
now 90 out of hands of the receivers
Owing to the heavy showers the mate b
race scheduleds for this afternoon at
Island Park, Albany, N. Y, between
the Abbott and Major Delmar has been
postponed.
Tuesday, at Antioch, a mining camp,
near Linton, Ind, notices were found
posted warning all Hungarians to leave
within a hours. No reason is known
why they should be subject to attacks.
The entire street railway system Of
Detroit, Mich, was tied up this morning
as a result of a strike at the main power
house of firemen oilers and water tenders,
who want an hour day and recognition
of the union.
The Sun and Moon Transformer
Plant, at Idaho Springs, Colo, was
dynamited last night and destroyed. A
union miner was shot dead while run
ming from the scene, Thirteen officers
and prominent members of the miners
union were arrested. The trouble is due
to a labor dispute of long-standing.
Judge Gray was called upon at Will
mington, Del, today by representatives
of the operators of the Coal mines in
Alabama, and representatives of the
striking miners, and urged him
to act as chairman of the arbitration
committee to settle the strike among the
coal miners. Judge Gray gave no reply,
but i'd he would hold the matter under
consideration.
Gilbert Smith, aged Is, was arrested
in Cumberland, Nd, today, charged
with highway robbery and Silas Miller
was also arrested charged with aiding
and shielding him. A few days ago
Smith entered a hardware store there,
held up the clerk and walked out with
two loaded revOlvers. 1t turns out that
Smith has been reading Diamond Dick"
novels and had planned to rob a bank in
Hancock, Nd, after securing the re-
vOlvers.
Fire which started early this morning in
the Forestall block, Of Colbrook, N. H., de-
stroyed that structure. together with J. 5.
Benefits block, entailing a loss Of about $751;
GOO. Jesse Forestall, owner Of the block
which bore his name, was seen to enter the
building, and as he could not be found after
the fire it is presumed he persisted. Mr.. Fore
stall was IS years Of age and quite feeble.
The county Jail at Flemingsburg. KY, is
closely guarded, report being current that
some of John Thacker's friends from Lewis
county intended burning the Jail building on
account Of the hanging Of Thacker by mob
recently.
"Mother" Jones, with about two-score chill
dren. made an unsuccessful attempt to gain an
audience with the President at Oyster Bay
this morning. She was told she must place
her petition in writing, which she promised
TO do.
Whitaker Wright, the English promoter
accused of swindling in London, sailed from
New York in cu.tOdy for England this morn
ing, after an incarceration Of several weeks IN
jail there pending extradition proceedings.
Three hundred machinists walked out of
the Westinghouse Machine shops at East Pitts
burg this morning, thus inaugurating a strike
which originates over the failure of the COM
pany to sign the new scale.
Henry Gatterman, whose murder caused the
Danville, Ill. ,lynching had the largest funeral
Yesterday ever held there. The cortege went
miles out Of the way to parade the principal
streets.