Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-02
BREvITIEs.

Congressman w. w. Skies, upon the
eve of his departure from Shelby, o.,
for Washington, ID. c., was stricken
with pneumonia and but little hope is
held out by his physicians.
Twenty-three Boston express com
,anies will be merged into one corpor-
alton with a capitalization of 81, 600, 600.
These companies now serve the people
IN various towns and cities within ten
miles of Boston.
The Sixteenth United States Infantry,
stationed at Fort Mcpherson, near
Atlanta, Georgia, has received orders
from the War Department to hold
themselves in readiness to start for the
Republic of Panama on short notice.
About ]. 400 conductors and motogmen
employed by the Providence, K. l.,
street railway company, have just re-
ceived an advance of ten cents day.
This is in accordance with the wage
schedule adopted last May. The annual
expense to the company is increased
about $65, 900.
As the result of slippery rails street
ear got beyond control of the motorman
while descending Monastery Hill at
Pittsburg, Pa. at S:45 this morning.
After colIiding with two wagons, and
running wild for about half mile, the
car left the rails and dashed into the curb.
Six persons were seriously injured.
George Mac Mullen, eleven years old,
and John McCaulley, aged 10, were found
dead in bed this morning, at 2l22 Win
ter street, Philadelphia, the home OF the
former. Gas killed both of them. 1t
is believed that McCaulley, who was I'M
used to gas blew out the light when the
pair retired for henight. He had been
in America only few weeks.
Thomas Nichols, aged SO, teamster,
of New Britain, Conn, threw himself
in front of the eastbound passenger train
at the Black Rock crossing, today and
Engineer James Mulligan, who was in
the cab, saw his fifty-frst human victim
ground to death beneath the engine
wheels. Nichols suffered stroke Of
paralysis some time since and had been
respondent.
d. A. Willis, jumped from the wrong
side of the theater train at Asbury
Park, n. j., last night striking an iron
fence. He tried to get back on the train
but fell on the track near
the station. His right leg was crushed,
Willis dragged himself to the station
where he was found at O'Clock this
morning, moaning for help. His leg was
amputated and it is hoped hewill recover
The posted reduction of wages at the
Homestead Steel Mills, at Pittsburg, Pa,
has been the means of causing no little
trouble, and more is anticipated. Last
night the men employed at the 80 inch
and 40 inch mills. to the number of 400,
refused to work until there had been a
readjustment Of the cut which amounts
t. from 20 to 50 per cent. This morn
ing representatives from the lower mills,
which employ about !, 800 men, had
conference with A. R. Hunt, the mana
ger. The result of their protest and de-
iberations, however, were not made
known.
Alice Riley, Sc years old, was shockingly
burned this morning at Providence, Il. l. She
was wiping the top of a stove with an oily
rag, which caught FIRE and communicated to
her dress. She was taken to the Rhode Island
Hospital, where her injuries were pronounced
fatal.
II. G. Burt, president of the Union Pacific
Railway, has rendered his resignation. MIR.
Burt has been in active railway circles for
about 80 years without recreation.