Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Foreign Affairs.

King Edwards body was taken from
Westminster Hall to Paddington station
and thence to Windsor; the streets both
at London and Windsor were thronged:
the body was lowered into the crypt at
st. Georges Chapel: memorial services
were held in all parts of the world.
Theodore Roosevelt, the American special
ambassador at the funeral of King Ed
ward, was quietly but cordially greeted
in London; the president. Mrs Roose-
Welt, Miss Roosevelt and Kermit are the
guests of Ambassador Reid at Dorchester
House. Capt. de Crespigny Of the Life
Guards. well known polo player who
and killed himself on Lord Brassy's
estate. where he was a guest. Germany
objected to the terms of the Anglo-Rus-
sian note, which demands that Persia
shall not grant railway concessions to
third power or negotiate loans except
with the two nations. Gen. Wood ar
rived at Buenos Aires as special repre-
sentative at the Argentina exposition
Commander Peary lectured at Rome, and
was congratulated by King Victor En-
Chile decided to accept a loan of 3d.
100000 from the Rothschilds Of London
Countess Tarnowska and two others were
convicted in Venice of completely in the
murder of Count Kamarowski. The
Chinese of kiang-Su province are cutting
on their queues. which is regarded as
presag1ng revolt. Forty victims were
extricated alone, and twenty-eight bodies
removed from the ruins Of the Rural
Guards barracks in Pinar del Rio, Cuba
In the District.
Approval of the universal street railway
transfer bill. which passed the House of
Representatives was given by the Com
missioners In letter to Senator CALM
6Hrin thn -, 80
In the District at 50 cents a thousand feet
was favorably reported by the House COM
mittee on the District of Columbia. A
favorable report on the bill granting a
operate in the District was ordered by
the Senate District committee. The House
committee the District decided to re-
port favorably the bill recently passed by
the Senate to regulate the business Of
loan companies and loan brokers In the
District Of Columbia In an appeal to all
VTginians, contained in letter to Sen
ator Thomas s. Martin of Virginia. former
Senator William E. Chandler of New
Hampshire urges all citizens of the Old
Dominion to give back to the nation the
Virginia part of the original District of
Columbia. Thousands of persons from all
parts Of the world met in the worlds sixth
Sunday school convention. The twenty
fourth annual convention Of the United
Typothetae of America was held. Theo-
d6re H. Price of New York. the cotton
king, escaped prosecution in the District
on the indictment returned against him in
1908 in connection with the cotton leak in
the Department of Agriculture. Judge
Gould sustaining his plea in abatement to
the indictment, in which Price charged
that the presence of government en-
ploye on the grand jury vitiated the true
bill and precluded prosecution under it.
John c. Davis. charged with embezzlement
of funds intrusted to him. was convicted
Miss Ethel May Harrison Bailey, eight
cen years of age, committed suicide by in
haling Illuminating gas. The unidentified
body of man who committed suicide was
found in the Capitol grounds. Among
those who died were John A. kasson and
Milton NJ. Holland.