Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The revolution in China is making
rapid strides, the object being to over
throw the empire and establish re-
public.
After having spent 81, 500 which was
left to William Colvin, of Portland,
Maine, BY his mother, who died short
time ago, Colvin and Charles Percival,
of East Boston, are dead. Both deaths,
according to the medical examiner
were due to alcoholism. Colvin received
the 81, 500 about week ago and i'm
mediatelv came to Boston and met
Perciyal. After seeing" Boston they
vent to New York. When Percival
and Colyin returned to Boston after
three days they were without cent
James Dygart yesterday confessed
tho murder Of Mrs. Amelia Bolton and
her cousin, Frank E. Rhodes, on the
Bolton farm 10 Anoka county, Mimi,
on September 16. Dygart smiled as
he made the confession, saying, They
can't hang me in Minnesota now. J"
The law which forbids capital punish
ment has led to an increase OF murder
in the state. and the statute may be
repealed.
Mrs. Taft, it is said has rented cot
tage at Virginia Hot Springs, and with
the president, will spend month or so
there after leaving Beverley and before
opening the White House for the winter
season. When he comes home from
his western trip, the president wants a
rest for he has had virtually 90 holt
day all summer and he proposes to
get a rest in the recreation he likes
best-golt. Mrs. Thomas Laughlin,
Mrs. Taft's sister, has leased cottage
at the Virginia resort, and is already
there. Mrs. Taft will join her
shortly.
After an Intellectual attempt to Kill
Mrs. H. NJ. Hall, mother of the girl
who had Tilted him, A Clifford Van
Order, OF Rochester. n. y, committed
suicide at Los Angeles, CAL, Tuesday
night by shooting himself.
Woman suffrage has triumphed ID
California. Returns late yesterday
wiped out the majority previously re-
corded against the amendment and
since this turn the margin in favor OF
the amendment has increased steadily.
So overwhelming was the vote IN favor
OF the other important amendments
the initiate and referendum and the re-
call, including the judicary-that tue
tabulation Of the returns was suspended
with nearly third OF the precincts re-
naming unreported.
Henry Whitaker, graduate OF
Wake Forest College law school n. T.,
was shot and killed on the main street
OF Pilot Mountain, Surrey county, yes
terdav morning by Thomas Kallam,
another attorney. Bad blood hau ex-
isted between the men for two years.
They studied law together, and were
friends at the time OF their graduation,
four wears ago, but since returning
home their pleasant relations ceased
This week Whitaker had kaliam m
dictcd for perjury. When the men
met yesterday morning, Whitaker is
said to have advanced upon kallam
with q drawn knife. Stand back,
said kallam. Whitaker continued 10
advance, and Kallam drow his pistol
and fred. the bullet taking effect IN
Whitaker's head and killing him
instantly. Kallam has been a cripple
since boy, and walks with crutcb.
He was arrested and locked up.
With represensatives,of both the blue
and the grays present, granite snait
erected by the United States govern
mcnt IN memory OF the Confederate
dead who we're buried in the Pittsvllie
National Cemetery at Philadelphia
during the civil war, was unveiled yes
terday with appropriate ceremonies;
The speaker of the day was Sneparo
Board, of Staunton, Va