Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-04
TELEGRAPHIo BREvITIEs

Bernard Schleinski, musical director
Of Lew Dockstaders Minstrels, died
suddenly at Ogdensburg, N. Y, last
night.
Mrs. May Bradley, wife of a ranchman
living near Kiowa, Indian Territory, it
is reported has become the mother of five
children, each weighing seven pounds.
The children are healthy and strong.
Sheriff Moore, of Clinton, Anderson
county, was found dead in front of the
jail Sunday morning. 1t is known that
he had many enemies and it has been
suggested that he may have been killed
by Knockout drops.
Despondent over the death of her
mother and out of work, Miss Lillian
Lorenz aged 20 years, swallowed poison
Yesterday morning while kneeling over
her mothers grave in Baltimore ceme-
terry. She was taken to hospital and
may recover.
The New York World has made
canvass of every State and territory in
the union and finds an overwhelming
drift in favor of Parker. 1t says, that
if convention were held today Parker
would receive SIC votes; Hearst, lO6;
Doubtful rs. Necessary to nominate
667.
Bullets brought death to three persons
in Chicago or the suburbs, yesterday and
last night, while another shooting, which
as yet is unexplained, may cost fourth
life. A murder and suicide, following
family quarrel, comprised one of the
cases. The other two are fraught with
mystery.
AT cost estimated at 50, 500, Peter
Reinberg, democratic candidate for
alderman, in Chicago, yesterday supplied
free the Easter decorations for twenty
nine churches in his ward, and all day
long his wagons travelled through the
district supplying carnations to men,
women and children.
Because of the coal strike which has
been declared by Iowa miners seventy
five churches in Des Moines will close
their doors until the present coal famine
has reached an end. Retailers have ad-
vanced the price of fuel over one dollar
per ton, and even then the supply is
about exhausted.
The body of Morrill, Clark was found
yesterday lying beside the railroad tracks
near Lisbon Station, Maine. A shotgun
was lying near the body, indicating that
Clark had committed suicide. He had
fred 50 that the charge passed through
a pocket over his heart in which he had
several cartridges, which also exploded.
While trying to overcome a small blaze
this morning in the building occupied
by the Police Gazette, in New York,
James A. Potter, the Waterman, was
suffocated and burned to death. Potter
tried to cope with the flames alone, and
did not turn in an alarm. A can of ben
zine exploded and set his clothing on fire
Walter and James Herring were killed
by city marsua.. "raAord and posse,
at Athens, Texas, Saturday nigh, "if's
resisting arrest. The attempt to arrest
them followed an attack by the brothers
on an aged woman, who kept house for
them. Neighbors found Walter trying
to shoot the woman, who had hidden
under bed.
When Juduge Henderson went into the
court room at Cumberland, Nd, this
morning he found a big burly negro
seated upon the bench. The judge wait
ed for the negro to leave, when it
developed that the latter was crazy. The
Sheriff was notified and when he went to
take the negro out the latter showed
fight, and it required the help of four
men to take him to the Jail.
The suspension of W. B. Mack & Com
pany was announced on the New York
Stock Exchange this morning. The
brokerage firm of w. B. Mack 4 Co.,
had mercantile rating Of from $685.
900 to 5000, 900. The members Of the
firm are Thomas s. Smith and Willard
b. Mack. The firm also announced its
suspension on the cotton exchange. Their
commitments in cotton were said to be
light, at this time.
Guests in the Putnam House in New
York were given a scare this morning,
when a fire was discovered shortly before
three o'clock raging in room on the
second floor. A guest, smelled smoke and
informed the hotel people. The guests
were awakened and ordered to leave
their rooms. Half clad, they made their
way down stairs and for few minutes
there was partial evidence of a panic.
Cooler heads prevailed and all made the
street in safety. The fire was confined to
the one room and caused but slight
damage.
Announcement was made today on
the New York coffee exchange of the
inability of Taylor and Lowering, of Bal
timore, to meet their mercantile obliga-
tons. The firm is member of the
coffee exchange, When seen. by a re-
porter in Baltimore today, Mr.. Robertson |
Taylor, senior member of the firm, made |
the following statement: 'The firm is |
simply in a process of liquidation, owing
to the shrnkage in coffee values There |
will be no receiver appointed and we
will resume shortly, can tell nothing |
of any settlement as yet"
While Wall street was naturally |
unsettled today by suit in St. Paul by |
the Hartman interest to compel the
Northern Securities Company to return
to the original holders tho Northern |
Pacific stock exchanged for securities