Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-15
NEWS Of TIE DAT

In London on Monday Francis c.
Barring was awarded 8 decree OF divorce
90 the ground that MS wife had been
guilty Of adultery With his cousin, the
Hon. Reginald Thomas Dudley Broue-
ham, brother OF Baron Brougnam.
a dispatch from Brest says that
many fishing beats and coasters have
bsen los. along that section OF the
French coast, and that twenty six fish
ermen, beionglng 10 Audierne. in Fin.
is:ere, on the Bay OF Aude, have been
drowned.
The southbound Cleveland flyer on
the Pit,sburg and Lake Erie Railroad,
which LETT Cleveland al Ills 3. N. on
Monday was wrecked that evening
near Fleming PARK, opposite Davis
Island. The fireman was so injured
that he died, and seventeen passengers
were badly injured.
a row occurred in the stables Of the
White House, in Washington yester-
day afternoon, in which Fred Douglas,
the Presidents coachman, was badly
beaten by James Hicks, employed IS
hostler at the executive stables. The
trouble originated in preparing q sleigh
Tor the Presidents use.
Daniel McGarry. who conducts a
fishing shore at Gum Point, Seneca
river. Nd, says that wild birds are
dying by thousands from lack OF food,
aud that everywhere in the country
districts the dead bodies of red birds,
paftridges, crows, and hawks could De
seen, frozeu stiff and with lean bodies.
A dispatch from Havana says Brig.
Gen. George K. Ernst, OF Maj Gen.
Brooke's staff. has completed the ez-
animation Of between 500, 0G0 and 600
GOO rauooz OF beef in army storehouses.
He found l.ss than per ceut. OF bad
beef. wcca vas received in the same
shipment - the beef condemned last
week.
Advices from Samoa, under date Of
February 5, report that anarchy and re-
oellion still prevail there. The provi-
sional government persists in iutelfer-
ing with the British subjects aud also
with servants OF British residences. The
, decision Of the Triple Council in the
matter OF the Kingly succession i
anxiousiy awaited.
a policeman who went to small
house in the rear OF shoe factory at
Malboro, Mass, Monday night TO in
vestigate a fire found the house !ull OF
smoke, and 10 a room of the kitchen
Jour persons lying dead on mattress,
which mad been placed on the floor,
and in the kitchen three other persons
10 a state OF insensiblity.
Prevalent weather for the past week
mas been the severest experienced 10
southwest Texas for MAN. years. For
the first time since 1882 the San An
tonic river has been frozen over, and
skating is permissible. For the frs.
tine in is history Waco aud vicinity
nave experienced zero weather. Sun
day morning the mercury showed be-
low.
One section OF Charlotte, n. c., was
terrorized Monday night and yesterday
by mad dog Re ran, foaming at the
mouth, swapping at everybody IN his
path. Twelve persons were bitten.
Yesterday there was al affecting scene
as they gathered around the maidstone,
which was applied TO one after another
and all are IN mortal terror Of hydro
phoba.
An avalanche Of snow and earth
swept down Cherokee Gulch, near Sill
yer Flume, Col, on Monday, carrying
away a dozen cabins and burying %
miners. Mrs. Testigens and two chill
dren, all OF whom were caught in their
cabins. force Immediately set to
work to rescue them, and at p. Ill.
eight had been recovered, six OF them
being dead.
Reports from the southern part
Of Florida state that killing frosts
nave prevailed on the east coast
at aodb low Jupiter, in the pineapple
section. 1t is feared that this industry
has received a heavy blow, but un-
til further details can be had no fur
the- estimate OF losses can be made.
Advices from Georgia indicate that
the peach crop is absolutely safe.
IN the House OF Commons Oh Mon
dav Henry Labouchere, liberal mem
Der for,Nothampton, made his annual
attack upon the House OF Lords, with g
view of limiting its veto power, from
which, he said, liberal measures invar.
iablv suffered. He moved an amend
ment 10 the address to the throne pro.
viding thst bills adopted by the COM
mons in one session aud not adopted
hv the peers, should, if repassed by
tie commons at subsequent session,
become the law OF the land.
Chief Engineer Baird Of the State,
War and Navy Departnen t building
in Washington made an interesting
statement on Monday il regard to the
efforts made TO keep the big building
warm. I'VE have the largest hot water
warming plant in the world" said ne,
land to warm the building and 10 form
steam for running our dynamos, eleva-
tors. ETC.. we are now burning thirty
toas of coal a day-twenty for warm
Jog aud ten for steam power. 10 ordi-
nary winter weather we ourn about
twenty tons"
Col. VIM. J. Bryan was the guest Of
honor at banquet given by Minne5o-
ia democratic and populist citizens at
the Ryan Hotel, St. Paul, last night.
Over 500 guests sat down to the ban
auet. Preceding The banquet great
crowd attended q general reception to
Colonel Bryan in the hotel parlors.
Colonel Bryan had been given the gen.
eral subject of Democracy" aud his
appearance and remarks called forth
hearty applause During his speech De
said: "The ratification OF the treaty,