Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Carl Alexander, Grand Duke OF SAKE.
Weimar, died on Saturday.
Eight persons lost their lives In fire
at the Harvard Hotel, Minneapolis, yes
terday.
British dispatches from Capetown
state that reinforcements from England
are urgently needed.
Private Ray, CT the Engineer Corps,
five scouts and several native police.
men were captured by the F'ilipinos
near Batac on Saturday.
The schooner Pavlis, OF Lunenberg,
N. s., was recently sunk By the steamer
Kaiserin Maria There's, which brought
her crew to New York yesterday.
A dispatch from Shanghai states that
the Empress Dowager has ordered
Gen. Feng Tee Tsal to proceed north
ward with an army Of Is, 600 men.
Miss Belle Fremont, OF the Boston
ians, while dying from pneumonia, 10
Denver yesterday, sang some Of the
songs in the operas che bad appeared In.
Ii Hung Chang has suffered re-
lapse, and it is feared at Pekin that he
will be unable to act as minister in the
further negotiations with the foreign
ENJOYS.
A big battle was fought recently near
the Venezuelan border between the CO.
lombian government forces and 1000
insurgents, resulting in the defeat OF
the rebels.
England will build the two largest
bsttleships ia the world. Their dis
placement wiz be is, 900 tons, and they
will be named the Queen and the
Prince Of Wales.
One of the Governments invited
guests to witness the inauguration OF
President Mckinley on March 4 will be
the venerable Roswell Beardsley, who
has been postmaster at North Lansing,
N. Y. for over 70 consecutive years.
Henry NJ. Hook, agent for the
Knights Templar and Masops' Indemni-
ty Association, OF Chicago, was arrest
ed in Chicago yesterday on q telegram
from Washington stating that he was
wanted in that city on q charge OF for
gerry.
John c. Sims, secretary of the Penn
sylvaDia Railroad Company. died at
the University OF Pennsylvania Hos
pltal 10 Philadelphia yesterday. He
vas operated upon on December IL to
relieve him OF an acute. attack Of APP
pendicilis.
From Chicago comes the report that
! James J. Hill will become director OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railroad, which will become part of o
continuous line from Seattle to New
York, the Baltimore and Ohio to be
the eastern link.
Rev. Peter Fossett, one Of Jefferson's
servants, died Friday night in Cincin-
natl at the age Of So. He bought his
freedom In 1S4S, and moved to Cincin-
natl, where he became e Baptist preach
or. Alter the war he became caterer,
and accumulated fortune. Last Au-
gust he revisited Charlottesville and
Monticello after an absence OF over so
years.
In his sermon on the first Sunday OF
the month Cardinal Gibbons, in Balti-
more, yesterday preached upon topics
of pressing importance in the world.
England's policy in South Africa was
frowned upon and the Cardinal ex-
pressed the hope that the United
States will not initiate European gov
ernments in establishing and maintain
ing large standing armies.
One of the largest meteors seen in
that part of New York State in recent
years fell into Seneca Lake, between
Earls and Angus, few minutes before
5 o'clock Saturday morning, according
to several farmers who live ia that
vicinity. The meteor burst not more
than second after it struck the water.
The concussion was distinctly felt In
Geneva by persons who were on the
street at that time.
F. E. Corbett, OF Butte, Mon, was chosen
iE the democratic cauc1s last night Is Speak
or Of the Montana House OF Representatives,
and by this action the election Of W. A.
Clark to the U. s. Senate seems assured on
Tuesday week, when bslloting for the two
Scholarships will begin. Mr.. Corbett is
Clark man In Butte.
Philadelphia physicians and surgeons have
been highly smused over the recent exploit
ing by Chicago so.called scientists OF ssliLe
solution as a neyer-fsiling elixir OF life. Most
Of the published statements are declared
ridiculous, and ell of them have tendency
to create false impression.
At Providence, Saratoga county, N. z, on
Saturday night Edward Eddy, aged 90 years,
went to the house occupied by Emerson Van
Buren and a woman, who was Eddy's former
mistrsss, and with kerosene tried TO burn the
house. Van Buren, shot him dead.
Former United States Senator James w.
Bradbury died at his home in Augusta, Me-,
AT an carly hour vastardaY morning. at the