Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-06
News of the Day.

States commissioner of education, died
at his hone in Providence, R. l., yes
terdas afternoon. he was seventy-fonr
years old.
The theft OF a small pouch believed
to have contained between $25, 600 aud
$50, 900 10 express ADD postofice money
orders was revealed yesterday through
the csshiDg Of several Of the stolen orders
10 Ohicsgo. The rifsd bag WAS found
by a farmers boy 10 corn6slI, near
Tolons, III.
Gen. Oipriano Weyler has arrived at
Barcelona to assume the governor gen.
eralship of Catalonia, TO which he Was
lately APPOINTED. 10 addressing his Of
iclal staff, be said be hoped, with an
olive branch in one hand aud the mill
tsry code 10 the other, to restore tran
guilty.
Women exercised the right TO vote
for the first time In the general election
which took place yesterday throughout
Norway. They voted heavily 10 the
towns, but lightly in the country dis
tricts. Returns are inc jmplete, but
sufficient OF them have been received to
show that the radical government Is
defeated.
A man who is believed to have been
either an American or az Englishman
dramatically committed suicide in a
Nominate cafe in Paris last night. He
had asked the orchestra seven times TO
play the waltz "When Love Dies" and
as the last strains died away, be placed
pistol to his head and shot himself
dead.
Charleston, like the other cities Of the
south, gave President Taft halteripg
welcome. The president arrived there
at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, re-
viewed q military parade, held a recep-
too at Mayor RbetPs home, and attend
ed banquet in the evening. Senator
Tilmsu greeted the president ct the feast
there last night, and had a place near Mr..
TAFT at the speakers table. This is the
first presidential banquet that the
senator has participated in for good
many moous.
By a vote Of PIG to 81 the House of
Commons refused TO agree to the House
Of Lords amendments to the Irish land
hill. On moving the mOtioc Augustine
Blrrell, chief secretary for Ireland, In a
concillstory speech repudiated all desire
to quarrel with the House OF Lords on
the subject OF Irish land, and declared
be Was anxious to come to terms, il pos
sible, as the failure OF the bill would
create deplorsble situation 10 Ireland.
Efforts will be made to arrange q COM
promise between the two houses Of par
lament.
E. ]. GOshorn disappeared from
Charleston, W. Va, two weeks ego. BE
WAS one OF the best-known business men
OF that city. A few days before leaving
there he settled his estate, which
amounted to $50, 900. OF this sum he
gave his wife $40, 900 and took $40, 900
for himself. Shortly after be went away
bis wife received letter from Kansas
City to the effect that he would never
return. The motive for Gosh0rn's &C
too is mystery. His domestic relations
we're apparently happy, IS far as bis
wife is concerned. There are no childern.
The report OF Referee Young, appoint
cd by Justice Mills yesterday to take
testimony 10 the suit of Mrs, John
Jacob Astor against her husband, was
completed yesterday and turned over
TO John L. Osdwallader, attorney for
Mrs. Astor, and Lewis Cass Ledysrd,
representing Mr.. Aston. 1t was re-
ported that the referee recommended
an absolute divorce for Mrs. Actor and
that she will have the custody of
their daughter, Alice, z years old, while
the father will bsVe their SOD, William
Vincent Astor, II years old.
Nine. SteiDheiI, on trial 10 Paris for
the murder of her husband and step
mother, was on the stand all Of yeser-
day. She plainly showed the effect Of
the ordeal she hiss passed through duT-
ing the lsst two days, but rose to ner feet
when the irouiry began and responded
promptly. The cross questioning Of the
prisoner ended at 1880 O'Clock. When
it vas announced that questiouing Der had
been concluded the woman appeared to
break down completely. The day had
not been favorable TO her, bat it might
have been worse if the judge had pos
sessed equal skill in questioning as the
prisoner had 10 replying.
Tatem Parsons, the first engineer OF
the famous locomotive John Boil, died
nj Camden, N. j., Thursday. Besides
having been the fret man to handle the
throttle Of the fsmous engine, Mr.. Par
Sons WAS the Oldest engineer 10 this
country. His name will always be
linked with the John Boil, for which be
had 40 affection that caused him peri
odlcally to visit the National Museum 10
Washington. The attendants there knew
him well, and be was always permitted
to climb over the old locomotive. He
would examine her machinery as closely
as be did when she was the wonder OF
the country, in 1881.
The president entered Savannah on
Thursday to The salute Of two csnnons,
captured from the British In the revOlu-
tioDsry war and presented to savabnah
by President Washington. They have
ssluted six presidents, Monroe, Polk
Arthur, Cleveland, Mckinley and Taft.
At the Savannah banquet last night be
was asked to drink some Chatham Ar.
tillery punch. This is a famous brew,
the recipe handed down from generation
TO generation aud known to only one
man in The company. The president
passed it up and 1t is well that he did,
| for it is alleged to have Knocked out