Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11
News Of the Day.

Mrs. Arlhur P. German. widow of the
late Unitsd States sentt)r, Ia seriously III
q, her home 10 Washington.
II Wss deioitely announced In Lou-
don last night that Mr. RoOsevelPs lee.
ture at Oxford, which was scheduled for
May Is, has been postponed.
Word has reached Obsnesba, Ohins,
that riots have occurred at Yuen Chow,
which 10 225 miles from Obangsba, aud
that the inland mission hiss been de-
siroyed.
Rec olutIons isvoring an amendment
10 the constitution, go that United Ststss
sepstors msy be elected by direct vote OF
the paopls. we're passed By the Msssa-
chusetls HouIe yesterday By ll6 to ITO.
The resolution will go to the Ssnale Io-
day.
The Supreme o. lcIl of tas Catholic
Knights Of America convened IT Nash
vile, Tenn, Yesterday. Ia the after
noon special cars took the delights TO
Mont Calvary Cemetery, where The
grave OF James MeLsugbliO, founder of
the order, was decorated.
1t Is known nov thst1sevsu kings be-
sides George V. will attend the fun ersl
OF Edward VII. They are TIE kaiser,
Emperor William OF Germany aad kirg
Of Prussia; Frederick VII, Of Dsn-
mark; King HaskOn VII, OF Norway;
King Alfonso Kill, of Spain; KiUg
Manuel H.. Of Portugal; K'5g Albeit,
of Belgium, and King George L, OF
Greece.
The SsDste yesterday passed a resolu-
ton for an inve. tigation toto the alleged
abuses OF the ranking privilege. The
House passed the OOVington resolution,
calling for the facts 10 regard 10 the sale
of Philippine lsnds. A postal savings
bank bill has been agreed upon prscti.
cally BY the committee on POstofices ard
poaIrosds.
Senator Perkins yesterday Introduced
8 bill authorizing the president to Invite
all the nations OF the earth to participate
In the Pansma.Pac &c Exposition to be
held beginning January !, 1915. 10 celf-
bra!e the opening OF tae Panama canal
and the 400th anniversary of the dis.
coyery OF the Pacific ocean.
Ringing denuncistIou OF the tariff bill |
and the men who passed 1t characterized |
the speeches made al. Des MOines, lat
plight, by Senators Jonathan P. Dolliver
and Alfred B. Oummius, In opening The !
campaign 10 Iowa. The |
Coliseum where the nesting was held |
was crowded by 10000 progressives.
Herbert B 9th, of London, youngest
500 OF Gao. Booth, founder OF the Sal.
walton Army, announced In beginning 30
address to the Detroit Pastors Union
yesterday tbst be Is no longer officially
with bis fathers Organization.
When asked TO explsin, he said: "li
10 personal and fsmIIy mtt.er. sDd |
DO not care to discuss II"
Mrs. Jeanette Waldorf wife of New
York business msu, and cODvalescing
from the effects OF afu'gical operation
for appendicitis, sent sn attendant on
40 errsnd yesterday and threw herself
rom front widow, three floors above
he street. She struck TIE sidewalk head
irst, In the midst OF q group Of children,
Who fed horror-strickep. Mrs. Wal
iorfs skull was crushed, and she died
instantly.
Incompltt9 returns indicate That
Juitsd 5tat.s Senator TaIisferro isiIed OF
epominatIon 10 yesterdays democratic
primary election, 10 Florida, although
Ie Is leading former Governor Napoleon
;. BroWsrd by Desrly 1000 votes. TIE
bird candidate for the senatorial nomI-
alton, Claude L'Eugle, Is ruBniOg far !,
ehiud. A second primary, 10 decide
etween Senators Tsisferfo aud BroEsrd
I'LL be necessary.