Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11
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Mrs. Arthur P. German. widow of the
late Unit,d States senftrr, ia seriously III
al her home 10 Washington.
II Wss definitely auuouueed In Lou-
don last night that Mr.. R9osevel's lee.
ture at Oxford, which was scheduled for
May Is, has been postponed.
Word has rtachei Obsngsba, China,
that riots have occurred at Yuen -Ouow,
which ia 225 miles from Obargaba, aud
that The inland mission hss been de-
s!royed.
Rec olutiona iavoring aD amendment
10 toe constitution, 90 tina! Uniied Stst9a
senators msy be elected by direct vote OF
the psopla. aer- passed By the Maasa-
chusetls House yesterday By ll6 to 10.
The resolution will 60 TO the S.nale tc-
day.
The Supreme O,u1 cil Of tina O,lhol;c
Knights of America consepcd TT NASH
vile, Teup., Yesterday. Ia The after
noon special cars took tho delights 10
Mont Calvary Cemetery, where The
grave OF James MaLsugh!io, founder Of
the order, was decorated.
1t Ia known nov that seven kings be-
sides George V. Will attecd thu inn frsl
OF Edward VII. They are: TIN kaiser,
Emperor William of Germany aai kirg
of Prussia Frederick VII. OF Dsn-
mark; King Haakon VII, OF Norwas
King Alfonso Kill, of Spain; King
Manuel H., Of Portugal; Kug Albert,
of Belgium, and King George 1 OF
Greece.
The ssDste yesterday p'ssed a resolu-
ton for an iuve. tigation lnIo The alleged
abuses OF the franking privilege. The
House passed the Oovington recitation,
calling for the facts in regard 10 the sale
of Philippine lsnda. A postal sav!ogs
bank bill has been agreed up7n prsctl.
cally by the committee on postofices and
poslroads.
Senator Perkins yesterday Introduced
bill authorizing the president to Invite
all the nations OF the eOrth to participate
In The Pansma.Psc &c Exposition to be
held beginning January l, 1915. 10 celf-
bra!e the opening OF tae Panama canal
and the 400th anniversary OF the dis.
coyery of the Pacific ocean.
Ringing denuocistlou OF the tariff bill
and the men who passed It characterized
the speeches made at Des Moines, lat
Dight, by Senators Jonathan P. DoIiver
and Alfred 3. Oummius, in Opening The
progressive campaign 10 Iowa, The
Coliseum where the meeting Ras held
was crowded by 10, 900 progressves.
Herbert 3 9th, of London, youngest
son OF Geo. Booth, founder OF the Sal.
walton Army, announced in beginning 40
address to the Detroit Pastors Union
yesterday thst be Is no longer officially
connected with bis fathers orsanizslioo.
When asked to explain, he ssid "li
Ia personal and femly mst:er. sDd /
do not case to discuss It,.
Mrs. Jeanette Waldorf, vile of New
York business mau, and coDvalescing
from the effects OF asu'gical operation
for appendicitis, sent SD attendant On
an errsnd yesterday and threw herself
from front window, t5sea d0or5 above
the street. She struck tbe sidewalk head
frat, in the midst oil group of children,
who fed horror. stricken. Mrs. Wal
DORIS skull Rss crushed, and she died
instantly.
Incompleta re!urua indicate that
Uuitad Stats Senator Talisferro fslled OF
denomination in yesterdays democratic
primary election, in Florida, although
he ia leading former Governor Napoleon
B. Bro1ard by Desrly 1000 votts. The
third candidate for the senatorial nomi-
nation, Claude L'Engle, ia RAINING far
behind. A second primary, to decide
between Senators Taliaferro and BroWa.d
will be necessary.