Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Eight additional indictments charg-
ing the further larceny OF S2l7 900
we're returned by New York grand
jury against Joseph G. Robin.
The City Council OF Martinsburg, W.
| V, has determined to inci ease the sa-
loon license fee from $3.50 to 1000,
and an ordinance with this end in view
has been introduced.
Representative Frank Clark, OF
Florida, yesterday introduced in the
House bill for the separation OF the
white and negro races in public con-
veyances in the District OF Column
bia.
The Archbishop of Lyons, France,
yesterday issued diocesan decree for
bidding Catholics reading four republi
can newspapers published in the diocese
and declaring the reading of the papers
q sin.
Cardinal francesca Sagna, project OF
the congregation OF the Index Expur-
gatorius, died from heart disease in
Rome yesterday morning. He was
born in 1886 and was created cardi-
nal in 1894
Rachel Sokolowitch, who went by
the name OF Annie Gray, and who is
said to have had wealthy parents in
Ru sin, was murdered in her home in
Baltimore during Thursday night or
early yesterday morning. Her body
was fonnd shortly after o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Her money and
iewelry had been taken away.
According to yesterdays formal de
Commerce., of Rio Janeiro, Jean Can,
dido, leader OF the recent revolt in tie
navy, and A other mutineers have met
sudden deaths. Candida succumbed
TO gangrcnc while q prisoner, 26 OF his
associates died from sunstrokc while
engaged in repairing the fortress on
Cobras Island, and, Is others were SUI
located in their cells in the prison on
Villegalnon Island.
Jimmy" Ward, the 1S-year-old
boy aviator, in 4 Curtiss 24-horse-
power acroplane, yesterday made 4
daring flight across two rivers, the
harbor, of Charleston, S. c., and out
over the Atlantic ocean, breaking the
worlds altitude record for low-power
machines, winning prize of $4,000
by circlng oyer two Of the strongest
Notifications on the Atlantic coast, and
demonstrating the efficacy OF the aero
plane rs n scout in time OF war.
Six persons are believed to have
persisted yesterday in fire Which de-
stroycd the House OF FIVE Entrances, "
u five story lodging house in China
town, New York. Joe Coy, n Chris
tian Chinaman, and woman known
rs Annie occupied room No. on the
second floor. They had Christmas
tree Christmas Eve and the tree was
allowed to remain on n table in cor
ncr OF the room until yesterday.
Annie was preparing breakfast for
herself and Joe Coy shortly before
noon when the flames from the oil
stove communicated to the dry Christ
mas tree and in moment the room was
ablaze.
Details of the rioting at Ticn Tsin,
China, last month, following the
cIamor for the immediate opening OF a
Chinese national assembly and the
granting of constitution were received
at Victoria, B. c., yesterday by the
steamer Empress OF Japan. \ great
mob in which over a thousand students
we're the organizing forces, made a
demonstration in front Of the Iamen
of the viceroy. Many of the youths
cut off joints OF their fingers and some
arc reported to have broken their arms.
Banners and documents inscribed with
blood, were murh in evidence. The
viceroy refused TO show himself, say
ing lie was i'll. His secretary promised
to memorabilia Peking on behalf OF the
rioters.