Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-15
NEW S OF THE DAY. !.


chard, which will attempt to make the
first acrialtrip across the Atlantic next
March, starting from the Canary Is
lands, will be admitted to the United
States free OF duty under boud for a
stay not exceeding six months. The
Dalon will be met in mid-ocean by two
fast American warShips aud escorted t0
the United States if the naval pro gram
At the time will permit.
Dispatches from Shanghai to several
London morning papers stated that the
revolutonists have fores tailed the com
ing conference there between Wu Ting
fang and others of The rebels and Tang
Shao vi and several associates, acting
Tor the government, by deciding on a
republic which vii! be proclaimed on
December Il. Sun Vat Sen will be the
first president aud Making will be the
capital.
The revolutionary fever in China has
crossed the border provinces, and IS
spreading in Tibet. The rebels have
driven out of the town OF Shera the
Chinese garrisoned there. The Chinese
imperial troops made a stand at Cyan
gzc, walled and fortified town on the
trade route between Dariilng and Las
sa, the capital, but were defeated b.
the TibctanS.
Louis Forrer. vice president OF the
federal council. was elected yesterday
president Of! the Swiss confederation.
Mrs. Samuel Wells, 80 years old, OF
725 a Sixth street northwest, Wash.
iugton, died early this morning at the
Emergency Hospital from carbolic acid
poisoning. She had been found in the
bedroom of her home an hour earlier
by her husband.
The scene OF legal hanging was
hastily changed from the local jail yard
to the town opera house in jackson,
Ga. yesterday to prevent possible race
trouble. Will Turner, q negro preacher.
was to nay the-death penalty for Killing
Jesse Singlcy, white man, last Au
gust. A large crowd gathered in the
iai! yard, and fearing serious trouble,
the authorities quickly moved Turner
to the thaater, and he was hanged Oh
the stage before but few witnesses.
A crowd of more than 900 cheering
men gave an enthusiastic Scnd-off to
Theodore Roosevelt at the South Ter
minal station. Boston yesterday, when
the former President left for Nrw ork.
bringing to a close Boston visit Of
two days. Roosevelt, the next Presi
dent" was the slogan OF toe crowd.
Roosevelt beamlng'y dotted his black
soft felt bat aud waved His hand in
recognition OF the demonstration.
After urging ma,rimouy on Miss
Katherine Eiklns through the mails for
two years, Samuel B. hIcHenry, Is
years old, Chicago Inventor, WIS com
mitted TO the National Government
Hospital for the Insane in Washington
yesterday.
Another romance connected with tn
Imperial house OF Hapsburg is con
tained in the dry ofiicIai announcements
that Emperor Francis Joseph has placed
the Archduke Henry Ferdinand,
1.-The brother OF the Princess Louise OF
Saxony and OF Archdukc Leopold Sal
vatore, on leave with The -toppage OF
all emoiumcnts. Archduke Henry
Ferdinand. who IS painter, with great
distas'e for court life and military
duties, has been living fer some time
in Munich. He has long desired to
abandon bis rank and title. in order as
is reported, shat he might marry 4
Munich girl belonging TO family not
OF noble rank. Finding this to be diff
cult, the Archduke las taken the easier
course of throwing up his military
career.
A Paris dispatch to the New York
American says, in part: The tribunal
of the Seine bas fixed January % as
the date for propouncing the divorce
| in the -Chanler case. This
date will also mark divorce dinner to
| be given to be given TO his friends by
Robert Winthrop Chanler.