Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-05
Foreign News

Paris, Oct, 5.-Baron Z Edmund Roths.
child, OF the famous banking family,
narrowly escaped death at the hands
of a workman at Neuilly yesterday.
The Baron was riding in his automo.
bile, when the workman hurled
heavy spade at the banker, crying
death to the bourgeois" The missile
missed the Baron, but smashed the
machinery of his automobile. The
workman fed aud escaped.
CspetowD, Oct. 5.-Commandant
Krilz Dger's commando recently made
three attempts to cross the Orange
river into Cape Colony, but failed in
oil.
London, Oct. 5.-The Evening Star
today prints the report Of the British
, nrison commission, which shows that
1919 British soldiers have been sent TO
the Eoglish prisons during the past
wear. This number iDclndes 5000 who
have been imprisoned for military Of
ences committed in South Africa. All
have been put at hard labor among the
common criminals. Sir John Long,
the we'll known publisher, urges the
wholesale release OF the soldiers, point"
| log out that their retention would have
| a bad effect on recruiting. as it would
be taken as an object lesson of the
nations gratitude.
London, Oct. s The Spectator today
urges that General Earl Roberts re.urn TO
| South Africa to strsighten things out for the
| land and that Lord Kitchener be temporarily
recalled and act ss Commander-in-Che OF
| the army in England.
London, Dot. 5.-Miss Helen Morten, third
daughter Of former Vice President Levi P.
| Morton. was married to Count Bosom de Peri
CORD, the second son of the Due De Tallyrsnd
at st. Msry's Catholic Church, Chelsea this
stornoon. The groom is cousin OF Count
Boni de Csstellsne, whose wife was formerly
Miss Annie Gould OF New York. Count de
Pshgord is q we'll known figure in Paris
society where he has, t. large extent, taken
the place OF his father, who, for quarter of n
century was known as Prince dc La Mo Q
Aberdeen, Scotland, Oct. 6.-Sir Francis
Lakipg King Edwards physician is still at
| Baln1orsl Castle, attending the King. The
palace officials deny the report emanating
from Copenhagen to the effect that the King
Is suffering from an incursble diseate. The
old rumors of the Kings throat affection
| have, however. been rerewe1.
The King, is reported ss better but he will
rem ain in the Castle today. 1t is announced
that his Majesty will attend the Crstbe
church tomorrow.
Liverpool, Oct. 5.-S.r Henry Irving, the
| famous English actor, and Ellen Terry. his
| leading lady sine, 1873, embarked for New
York today. They we're given most en-
| thusiastic farewell.
Paris, Oct. ga pspor here today prints
II - taAo hot s.,u
Otto, of Bavaria, who has been insane for
| twenty-five years, has suddenly recovered his
lesson. The intervening twenty-five years
| are total blank to the King Isssnt Lss-
pold and his cabinet have tsen put in quae-
| Diary as to what course to pursue.
Margale, Isle OF Thanet, England, Oct. o.
The torpedo boat destroyer Salmon and Ang-
er collided off here yeIteIdsy. Prompt as
sistance alone prevented the former from
| sinking.
southampton, Oct. 5.-Unite1 States Son.
ators Lodge and Woleott ssiled for New York
ON the st. Louis today. Both Senators re-
| fused to discuss politics.
London, Oct. 5.-An English merchant who
has Just returned to England from Manila
| says: Judge Taft, the civil governor OF the
Philippines, and the military auth ,rities are
| at loggsrheads over the treatment Of insur-
fents. The military authorities urge wig.
orous policy. They have couItmsItisle1 and
ndemned 10 execution several natives who
we're convicted of treacheTy. Judge Taft, the
merchant says, has invariably committed the
sentences Of the convicted men TO short inn
prisonnent and the payment Of fine. Mill
tary authorities claim, says the merchant
that severity is necessary, as even Msnila is
honeycombsd with plots, aud that Mslbsr,
the insurgent lesder, is running about South
| Luzon as he pleases"