Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
Foreign.

Missionaries have been warned to leave
Chinese provinces where fisatfected ma
tives are threatening foreigners. Seven
hundred miles of territory along the
Yangtze- kiang river, China, are reported
affected by heavy floods famine is
threatened and 1o1Ho arc reported
drowned Thirty thousand infantry and
1N.mu cavalry and $50 guns are reported
to have been modified by Germany on
the French border. Ninety-nine German
warships. exclusive of small vessels. were
reviewed by the kaiser at kiel Retiring
Amba ssador Hill issued a statement in
Berlin containing the assertion by Presi-
dent Taft that the potash controversy was
not responsible for DIR. Hills retirement
The cost of living, the cause of many
demonstrations in France. was the sub
lect of consideration at cabinet coun-
ell presided over by President Fallieres.
held at Rambouillet. Sixty French war
ships passed in review before President
Fallieres at Toulon. Holiodorus, the
mad monk of Tsaritsyn. announces a
| concerted attack on Hebrews in Russia.
Gen. Reyes. candidate for President of
Mexico. against Madero. was mobbed.
stoned and robbed on the streets of MeXi-
co City on his way to speak at a public
meeting Francisco Madero, jr., success
full revolutionst and candidate for Presi-
dent of Mexico. is making an electioneer-
ing tour of the southern states of the
war to recover his throne, was crushed In
battle The revolution in Ecuador is re-
ported at an end and it's leader. Gen.
Alfaro. has disbanded his troops. W. T..
Burgess swan from England to France
in twenty-five and one-half hours. a feat
hitherto performed only by Capt. Webb.
Torrential rains inundated Port au
Prince, Haiti. An epidemic. requiring a
curative. broke out at Barcelona. Spain.
Eleven Workmen were killed by the col
lapse of a restaurant under reconstruc-
ton at Nice France Two ayiatorS were
killed in Germany by falling sixty feet
when the gasoline tank on their machine
exploded. Leforrestier. French aviator.
was burned TO death in midair when his
motor exploded, near Huelva. Spain.
District of Columbia.
The District of Columbia estimates.
when submitted to the President will
probably be about sl2,ono.oOO, it is re-
ported. The purchase of Fort Davis and
Fort Dupont, for as public reserva
tons. is urged by District Surveyor
Quoting crusade against insanitary
grocery stores. F. c. Daniel has been
chosen principal of Mckinley Manual
Training School The convention of the
unemployed. known the hobo conven-
ton, closed its sessions. Teachers in sew
eral counties of Maryland assembled in
annual institute. The Panaman minister.
DR.. Belisario Porras. who is now III
Washington. was married by proxy. the
ceremony being held in Costa Rica. A
fight for universal transfers on street
railway lines was inaugurated with the
suit of the Baltimore and Washington
Transit Company against the Capital
Traction Company to compel compliance
with the law. The sons of Stilson Hutch
ms have united in opposing the recon-
mendations of Auditor Dent for an in
crease In the allowance of Mrs Hutchins.
their stepmother. from $1,000 TO $3.50
monthly. Richard Smith. carpenter in
the sewer department. was drowned In the
Eastern branch Lieut.. John Rogers,
United States Navy aviator, flew from
Annapolis to Washington.