Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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throne OF Portugal. # is known iha
Dom Miguel hat aaraed to waive his
rights to The throne. In other words,
Anita Stewart, the American girl who
married Miguel's son, will never he
Queen OF Portugal, sven II the mon.
archy should be restored. The London
Daily Express prints report that the
bond which will unite Manuel's and
Miguel's branches OF the family is
nothing less than a martial one; that
Manuel is to espouse one OF Miguel u
daughters, who are declared to be very
pretty. So, perhaps. ii Anita Stewart
!cannot he Queen, she can. at any rate.
be sister.in.law 10 former king.
Mgr. Giovanni Bonzano, nov rector
Of the College Propaganda at Rome,
has been named as papal delegate to
the United States, succeeding Mgr. Di-
onlede Falconio, recently elevated to
the Office OF cardinal. Official dis
patches announcing Mgr. Bonzano's
appointment, we're received at the
papal legation yesterday.
! Impressed with sermon on wordll.
ness, delivered to them by an erange-
list, number OF Perrysburg, Ohio,
citizens last night made huge bon
fi'e, 10 which they contributed paper
back novels, chewing gum. playing
cards, dice and poker chips. While
the owners OF these articles fled past
the lire large crowd OF women sang
hymns
! On The eve OF one OF the most bril-
liant receptions ever given in Washing
ton, fortune has been paid for the
famous Hope diamond, which, it is
believed, will tonight grace the neck OF
Evelyn Walsh Mclean. wife of Ed.
ward i. Mclean, and daughter OF the
late mining king, Thomas T. Walsh.
Mrs. Mclean recently secured complete
legal possession OF the stone. and liti.
cation which was started several
months ago has been dropped. WHAT
was actually paid for the stone cann)t
be learned, though it is known that
the figure is not far from the original
price asked, which was $3.50, 600.
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean will
give y reception in houor OF the Rus
sian Ambassador and Nine. Bakhme.
teff, and this will he the first time the
famous stoue will be worn in America.
The ontposts OF the Italian force at
Tohruk, Tripoli, which was occupied
by the Italian e1peditionary army in
October. have been subjected recently
10 number OF harassing attacks by
the Arabs, whose position and strength
were not known TO the Italian COM
nlander. Captain Monte yesterday
made a light with another military
man, who acted ne observer, into the
desert and discovered the Arab en-
campment. He threw several bombs
among the enemy, who responded
With rifle fire. The aeroplane was
struck four times by the Arab bullets,
one OF which bit Captain Monte,
wounding him severely. He was,
however, able to return to camp with
the assistance OF his companion, aud
! both landed safely, bringing valuable
information.
! The jury in the case of Allison NJ.
MacFarland, on trial in Newark, \.
J., for the murder OF his wife by eva.
nide poisoning, returned verdict Of
guilty OF murder 10 the first degree
shortly before midnight Wednesday.
The conviction OF MacFarland was
mainly on circumstantial evidence.
His wife net death on the night OF
October II last, when MacFarland was
absent from home, by taking cyanide
OF potassium, which the State alleged
MacFarlapd had deliberately substl-
tuted for headache medicine which
Mrs. MacFarland was in the habit Of
using. More than 70 letters which
passed between MacFarland and bis
former stepographer in Philadelphia
Florence Bromley, were produced by
the prosecution. 1t vas in order tc
marry Miss Bromley the State alleged
that mcfarland planned to get r'd Of
his wife.
The big event OF the inst day o
President Taft's three day visit to hi
own state came at the Mckinley day
banquet given by the Tippacanoe Clul
at the Chamber OF Commerce at Cleve
land. Addressing $50 northern Ohio
republicans grouped about the ban
I1uet table, the president made
stirriog appeal to the republican party
10 stand by its guns and rest conf
dent that it has carried out the pledge
, is made to the people OF the unite'
States.
The garrison OF Juarez, MeSlc
across the river from FL Paso, Tex.
rose in revolt Wednesday and IN ha'
40 hour we're in possession OF To
> city. Looting and promscusous shoot
: ing prevailed for hours.
: An attempt was made Tuesday even
ing to blow up the branch OF the "a
loniki Bank at Monastr, turkey
Two bombs, which had been placed o
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