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v the neoDle because of-his recent vie tories oyer the Turks, immediately took command, of- the Greek troops holding Salonika. He was well re ceived, thdugh there was no cheering Queen Sophia. because of the grief, for King George. There was an affecting scene when the. new Icing greeted his brother, Nicholas. The ruler of a day sobbed audibly, and brokenly thanked Lieut. Col. Francoudis, who captured, Schinas, King George's assassin. . Lieut Col. Francoudis told Con stantine that he and the late king were walking along the street when a shot rang out. King George stag gered and fell to the walk. Fran coudis leaped upon Schinas as the latter aimed his revolver for another shot The assassin did not speak a single word. Soldiers hurried up and -chinas was subdued. - ', The fate of the assassin is'in doui)t Various reports are that he "was kill ed by amob, Executed "by soldiers, and is .in prison awaiting trial. The latter report' is generally credited . Dowager Queen Olga. Schinas had recently returned. from America. When asked the rea son for hisact after arrest he said:, "I do not believe in government" London, March 19. King George of Greece was thefavorite brother of the Queen Mother, Alexandra. She will go to Athens for the funeral. A three months' mourning at the En glish court will be ordered by King George V: ' A o o That hard coal strike raised wages by $.4,000,000. rAnd th trust took $13,000,000 more out of the con sumer. It isnofthe candle but the little old consumer that's burnt "at both ends in tljese coal industry "dis-" turbances." 'Has this -family got a skeleton in its clo'set?" "I don't know about what they've' got in the closet,, but they've got ,one in a hobblekirt" t