Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-25
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

The Delaware House this morning
unanimously passed resolution favor
ing the election of y. S. Senators by
popular vote:
Officials of the Allan Steamship Line
deny the report that the Grand Trunk
Railroad of Canada is negotiating for
the purchase of the steamships of the
company.
The Laclede Gaslight Company and
the Missouri Edison Electric Company
have been purchased by the North
American Company, of New York, the
price paid being sl2, S25, 600.
The statement is made that Lord
Mimic will retire from Office, probably
in November. 1t is stated that the
eldest son of Lord Derby will be the
next Goveror General of Canada.
Malignant smallpox at Jasonville,
Ind, has caused panic in that town
because there have been three deaths in
the first seven cases. Talk of quarantine
of the town has caused rush from the
place.
Moench and Company of Boston,
manufacturers of upper leather tanners
announce themselves IN financial diff
culties and ask creditors for an extern
sion of time. Liabilities estimated
100000
At Asbury Park, n. j., today Presi-
dent Twining of the Monmouth Trust
and Safe Deposit Company, and Treasur-
err Cornell of the same Institution, were
arrested, charged with fraud. Bail was
fixed at So, 900 for Twining and 1900
for Cornell. 1t has notyet been secured.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Cunningham
and posse were fred on by rioting miners
at Lannock mines, Raleigh county, w.
Va, early this morning. They return
ed the fire and battle ensued in which
il is said one of the posse and ten of the
rioters were killed. The Marshal was
trying to arrest the miners for contempt
of Judge Keller's blanket injunction.
Miss Cora Dean, short story writer,
died in Chicago yesterday from scarlet
fever after weeks illness. Her friends
assert that she was particularly suscep-
tible to any contagious disease, from the
fact that she had weakened herself by
not eating any breakfast for many months
and following the diet of raw foods ex-
plotted by prominent physician few
years ago.
At Chicago yesterday Mrs. A. G.
Shemmer was about to put in the
kitchen stove bushel basket filled with
what appeared to be chunks of sawdust
when her son, George, who had just en-
tered. called out: "Dont do that. Its
dynamite" Mrs. Shemmer succeeded
in putting down the basket without a
mishap. The explosive was deposited
in the river. 1t is supposed that it was
placed where found by some one who
had stolen it.
Brother Domain Litz, of ST. Louis college,
died yesterday at Santa Rosa Inhrmary, at
San Antonio, Tex, of pneumonia. He was in
his eightieth year. Brother Litz came to
America in lS49 with three fellow brothers to
esta0llsh the nrst mouse Oh society oi mary III
this country.
Dr. w. l.. b. Davis. one Of the most promi
nent physicians and surgeons in the south,
was run over bv train at the crossing in
Birmingham, Ala, yesterday and instantly
killed DR.. Davis had an international repu-
tation as a surgeon.
In on unaccountable fit of bloodthirstiness
Earl Woods the IL year old son Of a we'll
known farmer living near Frankfort, Conn.,,
yesterday shot and killed his father, fatally
wounded his mother and sister and then took
his own life.
Thomas V. Baker. who was assistant trans
portation agent Of the department Of the lakes,
was instantly killed at Chicago last night
while attempting to get offa car after the train
had started. -.
George II. Kroehl and Perciyal Kroehl,
importers and dealers in bristles, in New
York, assigned today.