Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-14
Foreign.

Revolution broke out in China; the NAL
contents gained possession OF large dis
| trict, including many cities, seized an
arsenal which provided them with arms,
a provincial treasury and mint which
contained a million dollars. guarded the
krights Of foreigners and were reported to
| have proclaimed republic. PROPOSALS OF
peace from Italy to Turkey were gain
reported to have been made; Italy threat
| ened reprisals il further massacres OF
| Italians in Turkey oc. urred; Irlpoll was
| invested by a landing force of :0cO sol
diers Ex-King Manuel and Dom NJ 'suel
were reported to have reached agree
ment for the overthrow of the republic in
Portugal. the possession of the throne to
| be decided by the electorate. and the
loser to receive an annuity OF Sl0o.No
| Spaniards suffered heavy losses in driving
tribesmen into the Moro can interior
Berlin. Germany. met the wave OF h gt
| cost of food supplies by engaging i'm the
business. selling to retailers on condition
that food commodities should be q spoSed
of at fixed prices. The luke of Con.
| naught was sworn In as governor general
| of Canada. The election Of Pine Sua ez
as vice president of Mexico was indicated
| by incomplete returns from the eiect on
| The Nicaraguan government was not fled
| by the British consul that the Ethelburga
| syndicate claims will be pressed against
the revenues If the coupons are not paid
District of Columbia.
Estimates for the fiscal year 1918, APP
proximately s12,5OO.OOO, have been sub
mitted to the Secretary of the Treasury
by the Commissioners. A three-mill on
dollar shortage in the accounts Of the
Washington navy yard, ascribed to bad
bookkeeping in the last twenty five years,
the date Of the last inventory. has been
discovered nv the NAVY non3rfn1pnf An
open trial was demanded by Labor Lead
ers Gompers. Mitchell and Morrison in
the contempt cases to be heard before
the full bench Of the Supreme Court OF
the District Of Columbia next Friday. Rev.
Zed H. Copp, Juvenile Court probation
Off err. charged with disobedience of the
orders of the court. after refusal to re-
sign, was removed from Office by
versal transfers was launched at a meet
ing of representatives Of citizens asso ia
tions, business organizations, labor un ons
and Of the District Commissioners. The
Der IL. as a holiday in the District of
Columbia. was advocated by the Knights
of Columbus, Cardinal Gibbons and Com
missioner Rudolph at the anniversary
celebration Of the Knights Of Columbus
Walter S. Hutchins, president. and J, p.
Heap Sc; rotary. of. the Humane Society,
replying to a rule for contempt, denied
to justice Gould of the Supreme Court of
the DlStrlct OIL Columbia that they had
menaced an agent of the society with
dismissal because he was serving as a
juror. The corner stone of Gibbons Me-
mortal Hall at Catholic University, was
laid by Cardinal Gibbons. The will of
ADMIRAL ". S. Schley left his estate to
his widow. August H. Dennis. actuated
by Jealousy, shot down his wife and then
attempted suicide. Mrs. Dennis is not
expected to live. chinatown was ra ded
in search Of dope fiends and OPIUM
Among those who died during the week
were: Justice John NJ. Harlan of the
Supreme Court of. the. United States;
Henry ". Fuller, general passenger traf-
fic manager Of the Chesa peake and Oh O
railroad. and Fran is A. Springer, a
Washington educator