Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Duke do Broglie, president of the
French Academy, died on Saturday
night.
The business portion of Elizabeth
City, N. c., was destroyed by fire Sat-
urday night.
Prayers for the restoration OF the
health OF Qleen Victoria were offered
10 many OF the churches in this country
yesterday.
The House OF Representatives on Sat.
urday defeated the proposition to require
star route mail contractors to reside
near their routes.
according to the Catholic Directory,
iust issued, the Roman Catholic popu.
lation OF the United States is 10, TIA 9S7.
an increase during the year of GAS, 3l2
Colonel William A. Cook, one OF the
oldest members of the bar OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia, and one OF the or
ganizers of the republican party 10 1856
died Saturday at St. Elizabeth's Hos.
pital.
A severe porther Is raging on the
northern coast OF Cuba. At Santiago
de Cuba the temperature Ia 63 degrees
and there is much suffering among the
natives. Snow is reported on the sum.
NIT OF Mount Torquino.
Even under the most favorable con-
ditions the return Of the volunteers
from the Philippines before July l will
b. attended with great expense, an
amount not less than 81 100000 and
probably 100000 being required to
bring home the 80 600 troops.
A duel with swords was fought yes
terday on the Rothschild's estate, in
France, between Count de Lubersac
and Baron de Rothschild. The Count
was wounded 10 the arm. The COM
batants, 1t is said, showed no desire 10
spare each other. The fight grew out
OF q boys quarrel years ago.
One of the widest gales that has
ever swept the North Atlantic coast
prevailed on Saturday from Cape Hat
teras to the coast of New Fouudland.
The wind. which reached a maximum
velocity OF 65 miles an hour, blew with
hurricane fury from the northwest, and
q large number OF vessels suffered In
| the storm.
John Wiser was drowned while at
tempting to cross Niagara river above
the falls yesterday. At Willow Island
several men formed line, and with
the aid OF long pole succeeded in get
ting near enough to John Marsh who
was in boat with Wiser, to rescue bin.
Wiser chung to the ice until he was
tossed of into the tumbling waters,
and drifted over the brink.
The contest for United States Sena'
tor to succeed the late Senator G. *.
I Davis, OF Minnesota, came to close on
Saturday afternoon, when the republi-
can legislative caucus selected Moses
E. Clapp, of st. Paul, to fill the vacancy
which will cover four years and four
10 onths, and which will relieve Charles
A. Towne of his temporary seat In the
Senate. which be obtained under ap-
pointment from Governor Lind.
At West Point on Saturday night
when the congressional committee was
burrying its inquiries to q termination
the cadets of ali four classes held meet.
ing and unanimously decided to abolish
exercising and hszing OF every
form, as we'll as the practice OF
scaling out" fourth class men.
In his address to the cadets con-
graduating them upon tho resolu-
lion they had adopted to put an end to
haziug General Dick, of the committee,
foreshadowed that the report would
hold the academy not responsible for
the death of Cadets Booz and Brett, and
would commend Commandsnt Mills.