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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-23

For this section fair tonight with minimum
Temperature about 25'. Thursday fair, probs-
Div followed BIZ increasing elOudiness; rising
kamperature: moderate variable winds tor
night, shifting to south rly Thursday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-23

B,st EEDED RAlSINs TO-. CLEANED
CUR sANTS I0c. fall oae pound packages,
J. G. AILBURN.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31

nessee and joining the faculty OF Cumberland Uni
and experimental philosophy. later holding the
place in Nashville University. At the out
break Of the Civil War he enlisted In the Con-
federate army and became a major Of artillery IN
the Tennessee troops He sent to Memphis.
Fort Pillow and Columbus. KY On the recon-
mendation of General Albert Sidney Johnston he
was appointed brgadier general He was In the
battle of Shiloh and commanded General Carks
division after that officer wounded He COM
manded brigade at Perryville and Murfreesboro-
In the summer OF 1868 he made major general.
AT Chickamauga General Stewart commanded a
division in Hoods corps. and Saturday the first
day of the BATTLE pierced the federal centre When
General Leonidas Polk killed at Pine Noun
tain, Ga, III June. 1864. General Stewart was pro-
NOTED to the grade of lieutenant general He was
wounded at the battle of Mount Ezra Church. In
Georgia. in 1864. but with Hood in his CAM
paign in Tennessee He finally accompanied his
command to North Carolina and was In its last
engagement-the battle of Coles Farm At the
close of the he in command of the Army
of the Tennessee.
After the General Stewart was In business
in ST. Louis several years He was chancellor OF
1890 he was appointed a member of the commission
to convert the battlefield of Chckamauga into
national military park.
General Stewart received the degree OF LII d.
from Cumberland University. He was Fellow of
the Royal Historical Society In 1s45 he was mar
ried to Miss Harriet Byron Chase, who died in 1ssS
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
MRS FANNY WELLS EMBREE.

Mrs Fanny Wells Embree, who died on August
27 was the widow of Or. George w. Embree, at
one time Acting Collector of Customs for the Port
of New York Born In 1877 in lower Broadway. then
q fine residence part of the city, she lived sue
cessiyely In Prince street. Houston street, Irving
Place and for the last two years In lower Mad1-
son avenue seeing and observing the changing
conditions in the growth of the metropolis She
was fond of relating anecdotes of the old city.
particularly of the weekend visits which she used
to make to her grandfather. Colonel Perkins
Nicors of General Washngton's staff. who owned
large estate near Kngsbridge, then known as
Tobey Hook and which embraced what was until
recently known as Strawberry and Marble hills.
1t was then a half-days journey by coach or pri-
vate conveyance
Mrs Embree was national representative FOR
the State of New York in the Sanitary Commits
sion which was able help to the government
I'm the War of the Rebellion sister of the late
Ralph Wells one of the Sunday school founders
and leaders, she his most ardent helper IN
all mission work. She one of the founders OF
the New York Celored Mission. I'm 30th street.
which has been pioneer in the work OF uplifting
the negro race In this city. An active member first
of Dr. Hutton's old church. in Washington Square,
and then Of DR.. Cheever's. in Union Square, and
later of DIR. Howard. Crosbys. at I'D street
and Fourth avenue, Mrs Enbree latteriy was
member OF DR.. Burrelrs Marble Collegiate Church
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
ELKS HONOR PASTOR.
.Seruices at Brooklyn Headquarters
Conducted by Father Reaney

Impressive services the body Of Tony Pas
tor were held at the Brooklyn headquarters of the
Eks at No. 12s Schermerhorn street, yesterday
Knight John T. B. Schaughnessy and the Rev
William H l. Reaney, the Roman Catholic chap
lain of the u. s. S. Mississippi and member OF the
Brooklyn Lodge OF Elks conducted the services
1t was announced that the services would be held
at l o. n but long before that hour the street In
front OF the headquarters was crowded. The body
brought to the Elks headquarters on Saturday,
after solemn High Mass OF reauieum had been
celebrated in st. Bartholonews Roman Catholic
Church In Elrnhurst, and hundreds OF friends many
of them we'll known theatrical people, came to pay
organizations and friends almost filed the large
room where the body lay in state, and it required
four landaus to carry them to Evergreen Cemetery.
where the burial Mrs. Pastor and immediate
members OF the family present at the ser
vices.
A string orchestra, composed of members of the
Elks, played several selections. and William
Stevens sang 1.-THE Loving Shepherd" While the
body being carried to the hearse a quartet
sang Nearer Ny God, to Thee and THE Vacant
Chair" Past High Exalted Ruler William T. Phil
and Past Exalted Ruler Anthony c. Mooreland de-
livered a eulogy
Four hundred members of Manhattan Lodge, No.
T. of which Mr.. Pastor member, escorted
the body foot part of the distance to the ceme-
terry Father Reaney read the Roman Catholic
burial service at the grave.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
HATS OFF, LADIES'! IN NEW GA1ETY.
Every Woman Buying a Ticket Agrees to
Remove Headgear.

Hats off, ladies' is to be the cry OF the
management of the Gaiety Theatre, the new play
house that will be opened tonight. No woman VIII
be permitted to aiorn her head with anything that
may obstruct the view OF any person sitting near
her. Even a red and scarf more than an inch
thick are under the ban- In many playhouses the
women wear headgear that attracts more attention
than the entertainment. Some of them become In
dignant when the modest man sitting back OF them
ventures to suggest that he would be enabled to
enjoy the performance If that hat out Of
the way. The modest is called 'mean, IAN
elephant "a perfect beast" The usher supports
the contention OF the modest and the women
threaten to quit patronizng the theatre.
Now George NJ Cohan and Sam Harris have
studied both sides of the hat issue. They are
convinced that the modest man. is deserving of
support, and have arranged ticket system by
which every woman purchasing admission to the
Gaiety enters into an agreement to remove her hat
the moment she gets to her seat.
The first performance the stage Of the Gaiety
VIII be given tonight by all the Cohans in THE
Yankee Prince
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
THE VARIETIES OPEN
colonial, Ahambra and Blaneys
Hare 4ttrnctiue Bills.

Beginning this afternoon, Percy g. Wiinams VIII
begin the season at his Colonial and Ainamor@
theatres with special list OF well known perform"
ers. At the Colonial Eva Tanguay VIII heao tho
bill; Amy Anderson, Howard and North, the Long
Acre Quartet and George h. Reno will present novel
acts. Mabel harrison and Joseph E. Howard VIII
be the leaders Of the merriment at the Ainamora
These performers, 1t Will be recalled, were tne
principals last season In The Flower OF the
Ranch, Bernardo. Stuart Barnes, the lie Mare
company and Elsie Boehm and Hathaway and
Siege will be in the bill. Baneys Lincoln Square
Theatre will be reopened next Saturday night, un-
der the auspices OF William Norris Alexander Carr
& CO. head the list OF performers announced She
Rianca F-rohlich Grace Cameron and company. the
Marco Twins and Garfield and Carleton will aid in
the merriment.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31

,.een systematically neglected and starved OUT
under Free Trade. the pleasures OF the sQuifes'
the landed gentry ard the smart sets nave
.nin,stered to the necessities OF an Impoverished
rural population Sportsmen. whether sauen :
,er,ne birds or riding after hounds. have neipeo
to keep poor Hodge alive by giving him en-
nIovment in beating up game, protecting 'he
preserves and looking after horses and ooes-
shooting and hunting in this way nave oe'conie
substitutes for agricultural industries 1e' e"''
shows signs of an enforced oecihe- III. '''7
,,,r,us strain of taxation is exhausting the re-
sources OF men Of leisure and moderate means.
,r,.,- are forced to have recourse to more eco
non,ical methods OF recreation. Expert game
keepers assert that the earlier laid grouse eggs
in the Highland moors we're cracked by an un-
timely and intense frost late in April. Iaxauon
10 :he frost that is cracking golden eggs IN
nests outside the Scottish heather N r.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
rPy Telegraph TO The Tribune

rRs Telegraph to The Ir7oune-
Neurport Aug 4l.-The infant son OF Mr.. and
Mr.. Reginald Brooks, John Langhorne Brooks.
who had been III for several days with stomach
.rorble died at the home OF his grandparents. MI
and Mrs H Mortimer Brooks, this morning. Many
q. the cottaeers called Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks to
offer their condolences during the day, while many
others sent coral tokens to the parents
Mrs. James p. Keynochan entertained with a
large dinner company this evening. having among
her guests several Of the officers from tho German
erui.er Freya, who had been entertained at
luncheon by the Gooseberry Island Fishing Club
earlier In the afternoon. Other dinner hostesses
were Max Agassix Mn. Henry g. Redmond. Mrs.
r. L Ga1nmen Mrs William 7. Bull. Mrs Ogden
Mills the Misses Brice. Mrs Craig BddIe Mrs.
Thomas Hitchcock, MrH Edward c. knight, Jr..
Mr.. Robert Goelet and Mrs William Grosvenor.
while Mrs. James B. Hsgg1n entertained with q
iunchoon at Arleign during the afternoon
Reg1eered at the Casino to-day were Mr. and
Nh. Robert J. Collier. H Bertram Whitman. T.
6uffern Taller. George Jay Gould and Robert
Russell
MI. and Mrs George w1densr. OF Philadelphia.
arrived on the steam yacht Josephine to-day for q
Sew days stay.
Mr and MrA Robert J. Collier the quests of
Mr Golfers father. Peter r. Collier
IL. Bertram Whitman, OF Boston. Is the guest OF
Paul A Andrews, and Meredith Hare, Of New York
is visiting J. ID. R. Baldwin
Alfred @. Vanderbilt returned from New York
TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
PRESIDENT GOES TO EARLY SERVICE.
Disappoints the Crowd Which Attended at
the Regular Hour in Oyster Bay Church

Oyster Bay, Aug. so-Because it had been re-
ported that in addition to President and Mrs
Roosevelt and the younger members of the family
Congressman and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth would
attend services at Christ Church here this morn
Ing unusually large crowd assembled in the
vicinity of the church to await the party When
the time of the regular morning service had come
and passed however. and neither the President
nor any member OF his family had appeared the
crowd dispersed. greatly disappointed. it having
been anxious to see the Presidents family and its
women members in particular to catch slimpse
Of the Presidents daughter.
Later 1t was explained why the President had
not appeared at the usual hour to attend the ser
vices. To-day was communion Sunday at the
church end communion service was held at 3
O'Clock. The President and his family came down
from Sycamore Hill in automobile AMI attended
that service.
Congressman and Mrs. LonEworth did not attend
services at Christ Church to-day
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
THEATRICAL MENTION.

At the Hackett Theatre tonight will occur the
275th performance of THE Witchng Hour Au-
gustus Thomas at the end of the performance. will
take Mr.. Mason and the entire company to his
country home at New Rochelle. where he will have
provided dinner In honor of the occasion.
The various Western companies under the man
agenlent of the Shuberts went to Chicago yesterday
special train
Mary Mannering will begin her season at the
Lyric Theatre next Monday afternoon GLORIOUS
Betsy is the name of the play in which she will
be seen.
Rose Stahl will come TO the Grand Opera House
September Z. presenting the ever popular Chorus
Lady
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
FUNERAL OF DIR. MAcKAY TO-DAY.

The Collegiate Church OF st. Nicholas. at 18Th
street and Fifth avenue. OF which the late Rev
Dr. Donald Sage Mackay pastor. closed
yesterday. The funeral OF DR.. Mackay Will be held
there this afternoon at O'Clock. and the Rev. DR.
f. B. Coe senior minister OF the Collegiate
Church system Will offic!ate. The other ministers
of the Collegiate Church-the Rev. DR. d. ]. Bur
rell pastor OF the Marble Church; the Rev. DR..
Henry Evertson Cobb. pastor of the West End
Church, and the Rev Dr. John Gerarius Fagg.
pastor OF the Middle Church-will return to town
to attend
BILE Church and tn the Middle Church. In the
latter no mention made of Or. Mackays death.
At the Marble Church the Rev. Or. Alfred Movers
assistant minister. referred twice to Or. Maekay.
though he made mention Of the clergyman IN
hts sermon
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31

had been done previously in the case Of other
successful soldiers However. Lord Wolseiey' al
though he has been obliged to dispose OF MS
treasures has still HIS pay Field Marshal as
we'll certain other military allowances: so tnat
he is very far from being destitute.
1t is doubtful, however. whether his only chiid
and the heress OF his viscounty will have much
on which to support her dignity as peeress OF
the realm. She is. fortunately, very clever
woman. longer in the first blush OF youth. De-
ing in the neighborhood OF forty. and is perfectly
capable OF earning her own living. Thus. she has
started college of gardening for women gardeners.
of which she is the principal. and which is DOING
exceedingly well. There in England eepe-
cially, the land OF country homes. both great ana
small, any number of gently reared women "9o
are glad 10 pay for tuition Of this sort, in order
to be able to either control and direct the gar
deners in their employ or TO cultivate their gar
dens themselves, when their means do not allow
them to keep gardener.
The apartments which King Edward has placed
the disposal OF the Field Marshal and OF
Lady Wolseley at Hampton Court Palace are
among the best in that former home OF Cardhai
Wolseiey, and occupied for several years py
Princess Frederca of Hanover and England and
by her morganatic husband Baron Won Pawei
Rammingen. The princess declined. however. 10
retain them after the death of her child there, ana
bitterly resented not having known earlier the ola
tradition, according to which no royal BABY porn
in Hampton Court ever lives The rooms are salo
TO be haunted by the ghost OF Ola Mrs feiiii' Inc
and foster mother of King Edward VI, and
although the princess is the most level headed and
brilliantly clever Of The women OF the royal mouse
of England and of Hanover, she claims, like the
two of her child, to haye seen on the n1sht
of its death the apparition of old Mrs Penn
Hampton Court Palace enjoys quite dlsagree-
able notoriety fer spooks, and is said to be the
scene OF "walkings'' the part. not only of Mrs.
Penn but also of Queen Jane Seymour, one OF the
many wives of Henry VIII, and OF Queen Cathe-
rne Howard. Indeed, in the reign of Queen Mary
corporation of the city of London is on record
having ordered twelve thousand masses to be
said for the soul of Queen Jane, with the object
of Laying her ghost OF course level headed
people are apt TO scoff at these stories as ridcu-
lous sIperstitions. But every now ana again one
hears of the wholesale exodus Of servants employed
at Hampton Court Palace. and even of Its deser-
ton by widowed women of rank who, In recogni-
ton of services rendered by their husbands, have
been accorded by the King free apartments there
for life. Servants do not give good places, nor
do titled ladies Of limited relinaush great
and highly priced privilege as free apartments
exempt from rates and taxes. In royal palace, for
the sake of mere fancy imagination.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOT.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
JOSEPH STEINER.

Joseph Steiner, lawyer, who lived al NO. ~ 'tn
street and had Offices at No. 36s Broadway died
on Saturday evening from heart disease at his
summer home at Rockaway Park He was for
mer law partner of Justice Roesch-
Mr Steiner was member of the Tammany Club
of the 10th Assembly District and was at one time
chairman of the general committee Of the district,
of which Coroner Hamburger is leader. He was
thirty second degree Mason and was former grand
master Of District No of the Free Sons of Israel
He was past master OF Centennial Lodge. F. and
A. NJ and was past chamberlain OF the Knights Of
Pythias He leaves a wife and The
funeral Will be held tomorrow at II o'clock at
Masonic Hall, ed street and Sixth avenue.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
THE HIPPODRoME.

The Hippodrome will be formally opened next
Saturday night, and the Messrs Shubert and Ander-
son will present two novel spectaces called Sport
ing Days" and THE Battle in the Skies" Both
productions said to be the most elaborate that
have been arranged for the big playhouse since 1t
was built. There five in the first, and
during the progress of the entertainment number
Of circus acts will be introduced. THE Battle In
the Skies is the work OF r. IA. Burnside. Arthur
Voegtlin and Manuel Klein. Marceline the clown.
will be of the principal merry makers. There
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
AMERICAN THEATRE.

The American Theatre will be reopened next Sat
urday night. and Abramsons's Italian Opera Com
pany will begin short season. presenting a varied
repertory. That organization was at the American
for several weeks of last season, and It's per-
formances were creditabe. 1t is Mr.. Abramson's
purpose to merit further commendation this year.
The opening bill will be Aida" which will be
peated the following Monday afternoon On Mon
day night Carmen will be presented The list
of the principal singers engaged has been pub
lished heretofore In The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
A NEW "MERRY WIDOW

Miss Georgia Cane has been engaged for the part
of Sonia in 1.-The Merry Widow and she will make
her first appearance Knight. The season the
roof garden ended Saturday night and the
Widow will disport herself during the remainder
Of the engagement the stage proper. Mr.. Saw
age has made number OF changes In the chorus
had the scenery busted and his tailoring depart
ment saw to 1t that the principals and the chorus
supplied with new clothes
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
THE BAPTIST CONGRESS IN BERLIN

Berlin. Aug. so.-Every Baptist pulpit in Berlin
occupied to-day by q foreign pastor and the
churches were crowded There about one thou
eand delegates here attending the Congress OF
European Baptists representing all the greater ma
tons David Ioyd-George British Chancellor CT
the Exckeque1 sent a message TO the president of
the congress urging Bsptists TO do their part
promotion Of peace. and al the sermons and sd-
dresses dAnversd to-day advocated Q better under
standing hnev&An ceNAx 1r1tain and Germany.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Oncial Record and Observation-Disclosures, A.. ~
Fair weather prevailed during Sunday east Of IN.
Rocky Mountains except in Florida and tb. ar
treme Northwest. where there showers accom-,
panied by much lower temperatures the latter III.
trict tho falling temperatures also converting
wyoming High temperatures continued in the plains
states the Southwest and tho central valleys
peraures also rose in tho lske region the Atlantic
states West Of the Rocky Mountains the weather was
generally fair. with higher the coast
ment OF high pressure the Far North
will be attended by and cooler weather on
Monday in the Rocky Mountain region Northwest
Monday night Tuesday In the Missouri upper
Tuesday night In the Ohio Valley. lower lake
region and the Atlantic states the weather Re gen
orally fair on Monday and Tuesday, with higher
peratures Monday. The weather will be fair on
Tuesday tho Northwest and the plains states The
along the New England Coast middle Atlantic
Coast will be light to fresh SOUTH South Atlantic
Gulf Coast light to fresh southeast the lower
light southeast south: upper
becoming variable Monday night Tuesday with
thunder squalls on Michig n and Superior.
have light winds weather TO the
Grand Banks
Forecast for Special Lecalitics-For Jersey AMI
Eastern Pennsylvania to-day and Tuesday: light
south winds.
day fair; light 10 fresh south winds
For England, fair day and warmer IN northwest
portion; Tuesday fair: light to fresh south winds
For Western New York. fair to-day and In
poron Tuesday partly cloudy. light to fresh
10 southeast winds.
Local Onicial Record.-The following oficiaI record
from tho Weather Bureau shows tho changes in
peraturs twentyfour hours In comparison
With ths corresponding date OF last year:
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31

london Aug. 9--The Earl OF Rosse died mere
to-day
Lawrence Parsons. fourth Earl Of Rosse. was
born at Rirr Castle November IL. 1S4o. He was
representative peer Ireland since 1858. and was
chancellor of the University of Dublin since 1850
was president of the Royal Dublin Society 1871
1892 and president of the Royal Irish Academy,
1Ss5-1sO Iyl 1870 married the Hon. Frances Cas-
sandra the only child of Baron Hawke He re-
ceived the degree of D. c. L. from Oxford and
that of LII. D. from Cambridge a9& Dublin His
father the third Earl of Rosse, Tilt the most
celebrated rejecting telescope, the mirror of which
was six feet across 1t was erected at Parsons
town Ireland in 1s42, at cost of $4,000 While
some discoveries made with IT, 1T is now dis
mounted
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
SUNDAY BUSINESS FOR PRESIDENT.
Acting Secretary Forster Takes Official Mat
tiers to His Home.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 30.-For the first time a
Sunday night in course OF President Roosevelts
stay here this year. Acting Secretary Forster to-
night went to Sycamore Hill with official business
for submission to the President Iie at the
house for time, and his return here e.
mained until late hour at the executive offices.
The nature Of this seemingly pressing business
not diyulged,
New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
DR.. BUTLER ON WAY TO DENMARK,

Berlin Aug. 3o-Dr Nicholas Murray Butler.
president OF Columbia University, passed through
here to-day his way frcm Switzerland to copen-
hagen, where he will deliver OF lectures at
the University o. Copenhagen. beginning to-rnor-
row. At the conclusion Of his DR.. Butler
will return 10 Berlin to attend the conference OF
the Interparliamentary Union. which will be held
In the latter part of December.