Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-12
Foreign News.

Paris, Sept. 12.-Russia has contract
ed for thirty Creusot guns for her naval
battleships. The guns will have q
range of II miles and will be situated
on special citsdels built full forward.
They will be supplied with telescope
sight, the invention OF h Russian Of
fetal.
London, Sept. 12.-Uoited States
Ambassador Choate today received the
following telegram from King Edward;
II am most grateful for the Presidents
kind message and rejoice to hear that
his condition steadily improves"
London, Sept. 12.-The evening
papers today discredit the plot to assss-
sinate Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
as'disciosed by Fiugeron, the French
man arraigned yesterday for the MUIR
der Of Jung. the socialist. The Biz
mingham Post says: chamberlain
has long been In receipt OF threatening
letters but disregards them and makes
| no special provision against attack"
Hela, Sept. 12.-Some Of the details
OF the meeting of the Car and Kaiser
Wilhelm on board the yacht HoheD zol-
lern yesterday were learned today. The
Car made the Kaiser q chief of the Rus
! sian dragon regiment. He decorated
Count Won BueloW with the order OF st.
Andrew and conferred the insignia OF
the same order on Chief Court Marshal
Gutenberg, Count VOC Schliefien and
General Won Plessen. Admiral Won Tir-
pitt, German minister of the navy, re-
ceived the Cars portrait. The Kaiser
conferred the order for merit OF the
Prussisn crown on Count Lsmsdorf,
the Rus ,ian foreign minister, and the
grand cross OF the Red Eagle on Baron
Frederick, minister OF the Russian i'm
perial household. The Kaiser conferred
with the UZar attired in the uoiform OF
the Empress Alexsndra of Russs's sec.
ond dragons regiment OF guards. 1t
was nearly midnight when the rulers
parted.
Prague, Sept. 12.-Miss Annie Max
well, an American, was arrested today
charged with practising immortality
without being on the police register.
She was forced to submit to an exami-
nation which proved the &C ,usstion to
be unfounded. She was released with
apologies. Mics Maxwell intends TO sue
the authorities for the indignity. The
American Embassy has taken up her
case.
London, Sept 12.-Thousands of dol
lars were lost yesterday by the defeat
OF w. G. Whitney's horse, Volodyovski,
which was beaten by neck by 40 to
/ shot. The Americans had plunged
on the horse who was regarded as
good thing. Many Engllsbmen followed |
their lead.
Danzig, Sept. 12.-The Gear and Ksiser |
today witnessed sham naval attack on the |
shore Of the Gulf of DsnzIg.
Paris, Sept. 12.-The police have pro.
hibited the use of cameras in all public |
places during the visit OF the Gar Oh
pain OF confinement.
London, Sept. 12.-Richsrd Croker's
Minnie Dee, ridden By John Reiff, won
the Scarborough stakes of 200 sover.
eigns at Doncaster today. VIM. G.
Whitney's Lukeward with Lester Reif
up flushed third. Richard Croker's
Alta Iona, ridden by Lester Reiff, won
the Wsrncliffe stakes of 100 sovereigns.
Rorlin sept. 13.-The family of Leon
rzolgosz, the man VINO attempted to sssssi-
nate President McKioley, formerly lived at
cei kwise, rear Znin, in the province Of Poser.
Three brothers, josef, Leon and Frank, emil
yrsted to America over twenty years ago.
ourth brother Is still living at Znin.
London, Sept. 12.-Lancet, medical psper,
u sn editorial today concludes q technical
OF President McKinley's wounds
81 olloTs: President McKinley's lie 10
lnder Providence. He has been savei by
he excellent urgery Of our American con-
erreesD