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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
News of the Day.

President Taft has approved the jolDt
army and navy boards recommendation
for naval station at Pearl Harbor.
Accident lie supposed to have caused
the deaths yesterday OF Thomas hsns-
gan, sixty. five years old, in the employ
Of Pnblic Gardener Brown for years, and
his aged wife, who we're fouud dead in
the kitchen Of their home at TIT Seventh
street northeast, Washington, yesterday
sfternOon, apparently asphy xisted BY
illuminating gas.
Though sent south TO escape the rigor
Of northern winter Hamburg Belle,
the famous trOtter, died at the sloc Z
farm of her owner near Thomasville,
Ca, on Wednesday of pneumonia. The
horse arrived there that morning. The
animal was bought by Mel Hanna, OF
Cleveland, Ohio, few months ago for
$50, 900.
James Kelley and bis wife Mary,
Kelley, OF Pine Plains, n. Y, were In
dlcted in POugbkeepsie, yesterday, on
charges Of assault and felony in copnec-
toy with the treatment Of 6.year.old
Charles Williams, a boy Charmed" out
to them. The Kelleys are charged with
drpriving the boy of food aud with max
ing him eat out OF the dogs dish out
side the kitchen door. Kelley and his
wife are IN Jail.
A correspondence school for ministerial
students is an innovation TO be started
in.conuection With the Chicago Theolog-
iosl Seminary by the Congregational
Church. It's establishment Was decided
upon Wednesday st the eighteenth irien-
uisl convention of Congregational
churches, now being held in Chicago.
The special ain will be TO reach those
preachers already in the field, bat who
need more training. Rev. Ozora 5.
Davis, president OF the seminary, SUB.
mitted a correspondence curriculum, and
1t was adopted by the convention aud
referred to g committee for immediate
establishment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
S. A. L. Directors Elected.

Petersburg, Va, Nov. 12.-rhe an.
nual meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Seaboard Air Liue Railway was held al
noon yesterday In the cOmpany's office in
this city.
The number of directors was Increased
from nineteen to twenty, and the follow.
ing board of directors was elected:
James A. Blair, Wallace b. Bonham,
Heuuen Jennings, N. s. Meldrim, q.
Clay Pierce, Norman B Rssm, o. Sd.
uey Shepard, Y. Vsndeuburg, John
SHELTON Williams, F. Q. Brown, q.
Reimsn Duval, L. F. Loree, J. W.
Middendorf, John r. Ramsay, Town
send Scott, Ernest ThRlosu, 8. Davies
War6eld, B F. YOskum, G. W. Watts,
II o. Perkins.
Only general routine business was
transacted. The board OF directors will
meet later 10 New York for organization
and the election Of president.
The directors will meet later 10 New
York for Organization and the election
OF President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
Virginia News.

A strange malsdy 10 killing horses
10 Page county. The animals are taken
suddenly Ill Ia every instance aud die
In . short time.
j. B. GraYson, of WarrentoD. was
yesterday elected president OF the Viz
ginia PosImssters' Association which
was 10 session 10 Norfolk.
A big crop of turkeys is the result OF
the drought. Turkeys always thrive
better 10 dry weather. The number
raised in the valley this fall Is said to
be larger than ever before.
Rev. Dallas Tucker, who recently re-
signed SIS rector OF Emmanuel Episcopal
church of Hsrrisonburg, has accepted q
call 10 the rectorship of Emmanuel
church at Bristol, and will assume his
new duties the first Sunday 10 December.
DR.. George M. Borum, 8 former
resident of Woodstock, and until 6
few years ago engaged In business o.
Lynchburg, died AZ mis- home In Bed
ford Of paralysis. Or. Borum Was q
Confederate veteran, and Was cashier
of the Shenandoah County Bank about
80 years ago.
William Weaver, OF Orange county,
was killed Monday while driving e
wagon loaded with spoke timber 10
New Hope, on the Potomac, Fred
erlcksburg and Piedmont railroad. The
team was frightened By the report Of
gun and ran away. Mr.. Weaver
was thrown out aud the wagon wheels
passed over his head, crushing hls skull.
lie WAS q years old.
Judge Daniel Grinan, Of the Ohsncery
Court, Of Richmond, yesterday, has
handed down decision 10 which be de-
clares unconstitutional the act provid-
ing for a tax Of one per cent. ON the
revenues OF FIRE insurance companies do
log business In Virginia, the tax 10 90
to the support Of disabled hremen and
their dependent families. The decision
holds that the commissioner Of insurance
cannot collect the tax imposed By the
measure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
I.ahnr and Socialism .

Toronto, Ont, Nov. 12.-It develop
ed today that the American Federation
OF Labor convention will be forced to
thresh out the question OF socialism,
which leading spirits had hoped could
be kept In allegiance for she present.
The socialists are headed by Frank j.
Hayes and John Walker, delegates from
the United Mine Workers OF America,
~hicn organic alton is already on
record in favor of socialism. The
seven miner delegates will cast the
2. $40 votes OF the organization, by far
the biggest vote 10 the convention, and
It Is assured that the bigger part Of the
vote will support the resolution which
either Walker or Hayes will introduce
and which will provide for "ibe col
lective ownership OF the means of life"
1t is not believed that the resolution will
be adopted, bat 1t is sure to precipitats a
hard fight.
"As to when we are going to jail, L
can't say. A lot OF men have said 10 us
You wont 90 to jAiP-jast as many
said TO Justice Wright--'you wont find
them guilty But the justice did, so l
don't know about the qusotion OF going
to jail.
II have an abiding faith In the jas-
tIce of our courts. hope the courts
will yet immortalize themselves by re-
hsbilitating the principles Of the magma
chsrla. know of no case as import
aut as this since the civil war. | Ibiok
am big enough to disassociste a great
principle from myspersonality."
These we're concluding words OF an
address by Presiden! Gompers today,
answering q request by one of the dele
gates for a statement ss to the status oil
the Bucks stove and range case.
Gompers took occasion to denounce
the decision Of Justice Wright as "out-
rsgeous," and declared that be and Sec
rotary Morrison and John Mitchell, the
three "Viclims" OF the courts decision,
considered themselves still within their
rights owing to the dissenting opinion Of
Justice Sheppard, whom be charsc'
terized as OF recognized superiority over
the majority members of the court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
University President Iusugurated,

Middletowo, Ooun., Nov. 12.-WIth
President Taft, SsDs;or Elihu Boot, OF
New York; Elmer Ellsworth B'oSD,
commissioner of education of the United
States; score of leading college and
university presidents, and dozens of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and hun-
dreds OF prominent under graduate
bodies attending the ceremonies, Will
lem Arnold sbsoklin, former president
OF Upper Iowa UO'yeraity and q noted
churchmaD, was iDsugursted the new
president of Wesleyan University today.
This afternoon the University rendered
monster luncheon in Flax Hall.
President TAFT put la busy day
today. His special train, which left
Washington OF 6:S6 o'clock yesterday,
bearing besidss The president, Vice Presi.
dent Sherman, Captain Archibald Bait,
the Presidents military aide, and two
secret service men, arrived at Middle
town al 1886 this morning.
Promptly at 10 o'clock President Taft
ascended the stage ir the Middlesex
Theatre from which 40 hour later he
made a speech congIa!nlaling President
5hsnklin on his selection as the official
head of Wesleyan University.
The exercises concluded by 1890
O'Clock aud President TAFT went 10 Pres
ident Shanklin's residence where he was
a guest for luncheon.
At 8 o'clock, accompanied by Presi-
dedt ShankliD, President Taft went TO
Fayerweather gymnasium, where he and
DR.. Shsnklin we're formally presented to
the university aud collegiate delegates
attending the installation.
At $50 O'Clock President Taft will
board bis special csr for Hartford where
he will be the principal 6gnre In the
dedication of the magnificent new state
srmory and arsenal OF the First regiment
tonight,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
The csse of Madame SteinheII.

Paris, Nov. II If Madame Mar
guerite Steinheil lie acquitted OF the
murder OF her husband aud mother, aud
all Paris is certain she will be, the gov
ernmen. will Immediately resume its In.
vestieation OF the crime The autbori-
ties are convinced todsythat grave secrets
OF national importance lie behind the
sarroting Of the artist in his home 10 the
Impasse Ronsiu, and they are determin-
ed to ferret out the mystery. After two
years OF constant effort they have suc.
ceeded 10 Learning little beyond what
was known the morning the murders
we're discovered. But the scquiItsl Of
Madame Steinheil would place the
French secret service 10 the position Of
being utterly defeated, and it is expected
that they will 90 st The case with re-
doubled energy if The "red widow" is
freed. The authorities are disregardiDg
the death OF Madame Jspy, Nine. Stein
heiPs mother, whe they DOW believe, Was
frightened to death by The murder Of her
son-inlaw.
Weeping at every fresh attack upon
her, Madame Steibheil today listened
closely to the continuation Of the sum-
mary Of prosecutor. general Paul Trou J.
lard Rollle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
OOuRT OF APPEALS.

The Court of Appeals yesterday 10
Richmond began the fall term, all the
judges being 10 attendance save Judge
Buchanan, who is i'll. The following
cases we're heard:
The commonwealth application for
appeal from the adverse judgment OF The
Mecklenburg county court WAS granted
The suit had been brought to recover
500, 500 81 from the Fidelity aud De-
post Company, Of Baltimore, IS surety
on the pond of Treasurer Howard n.
Besles, of Mecklenburg county. Besles,
as treasurer of the county deposited the
funds In the bank OF Mecklenburg. The
bank went to the wall and the county
funds we're swept away.
HAYES VS.. Hooker; from Manchester
corporation court. Writ OF error granted.
Aspegren vs. Wallerstein Produce
Company; from the Richmond Law aud
equity court. Writ of error granted.
White VS.. Commonwealth; submitted
on briefs.
Ssmuels Va, Commonwealth; submit
ted on briefs,
Hardy VS.. Commonwealth; passed.
Lily 4 Edmondstou VS.. Common.
wealth; submitted on briefs.
Dix ys. Commonwealth and Myers,
receiver, VS.. Common wealth; passed,
Camp Manufacturing Company VS..
Commonwealth, and county of Bruns-
wick; argued and submitted.
Commonwealth Va. Richmond, Fred
ericksburg aud Potomac Railway Com
pany; passed.
Commonwealth VS.. Virginia Bank
and Trust Company; argued and sub
mitted.
Harris VS.. Commonwealth; continued.
DanviIle and Western Railway Com.
pauy vs. Lybrook; passed
Standard Peanut Company vS. Will
son and Vinton, Roanoke Water Com
pany vs.. city Of Roanoke; submitted on
briefs.
Next cases to be called:
Summersou, trustee, VS.. Donovan;
henry, ct al, We. Davis, and Hun &
Holler vs.. German American Insurance
Com psuy, being Nos 8, 4, and 5 On
privileged docket; and Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company vs.. Ghee's ad-
mlnisiratrix, Wright vs. Atlantic Coast
Line, Daniel vs. Lipscomb, Washing
ton Luna Park Company VS.. Goodrich,
and Reckscher VS.. BlsDton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
A Degenerate.

Jacksonville, Ind, Nov. IA
child in years and size, Thomas Jeesr-
son Hall, not yet II years old, is held
10 the reformatory here today for safe
keeping, after his raid yesterday on the
Merchants National Bank of New Al.
bany, in which he killed Cashier ]. 81.
Fawcett, fatally wOundsdPresidentW Wood
ward, and seriously wounded j. Tucker,
negro chauffeur. After the boys capture
on the river, he refused TO reveal bis
identity, but was last night identified.
FEARING that an effort would be made 10
lynch hin, he was brought here for pro-
tecliou. Dime novels sDd evil com.
psnions are blamed for The daring crime
Of the lad, who forced The negro cbaui-
feur, at the point Of pistol, to take
him to the bank, where. without cause,
be shot down the officials, presu msbly
as fore.runner to robning the bank.
According to the boys tsther, VIII
liam ]. Hall, g cabinet maker OF Louis
vile, Ky, across the river from The
scene of the crime, the lads mother
ives an inebrlaie. He secured q d.
vorce from her, the SOD going with bis
father When still small, the boy was
bit On the head with platter and for
some time it wss feared he would not
live.
"Oi late the old symptoms have man.
ilested themselves, and | have often
feared for his sanity" said the aged
father.
The sged father sboWed large col
lection OF mssks which had belonged to
the boy and in q shed In the rear oil
the house was q large box, equipped
with large tank to hold drinking water
and containing changes OF clothing,
mssks, false wigs, sUd other articles
With which q dime novel bandit is
usually equipped, Ga the outside Of
the box Was the address OF ~. r.
Smith, Kut xVille, Tenn"
In this box, the authorities believe
the boy lad Planned to escspe. After
robbing the bank, 1t is believed, he
planned to order transfer wagon, slip
into the bOx and then have himself
shipped to Knoxville where be has, or
imagined be had coniederates.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 12.-Heury
Alexander, the negro janitCr Of the New
Albany bank, has been placed under ar
rest. He admits that be opened the
side door by which Hall gained entrance
bat be did so at the point of pistol. He
has made conflicting statements.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
DISCHARGES.

Three meu who held important POSI-
tons 10 the sugar trust re6ueries are out
the result of the federal Investigations,
Joseph F. Bsnderusgel, general super
intendept of the Williamsburg re6neries
and for IS years with the trust, resigned
yesterday. he received salary OF
800, 900 q year.
The other officials who resigned we're
John james, chief engineer, aud Will
liam Fleming, chief Of construction.
Frank WenzeI, one OF the late II. O..
Havemeyer's confidential men; Ernest
Gebrscht, superintendent Of buildings,
and William Il. Wright, chief electric
iap, resigned several days ago. All the
resignstious have been accepted and
new men will be brought from the sugar
trusts Philadelphia plant, 30 that no
possible suspicion Of having been inpli-
Gated in any Of the frauds could be
brought against them.
This, 1t is given out, Is 10 keeping
with President Thomsss determination
to clean out the lsst vestige of the
regime which robbed the government OF
millions BY short weighing sugar impor-
tatons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
Communication SIN Interrupted.

New York Nov. IL Gable companies
today report that communication With
Kingston, Jamaica, Is still interrupted
The amount Of dsmsge done by the re-
cent gale cannot even be Appropriated
That the gale was intense is vouched foi
by Captain FalseD, OF the steamer Mount
Vernon, which arrived today from PORT
Maria, and Port Antonio, Jamaica.
He reports that before be sailed from
the latter port, heavy northeast gale
set In, which, as be sailed, became
hurricane and still pursued bis vessel
with tremendous gusts and squalls Of
wind, accompanied by htsvy rain ard
high seas The vessel Was In The grasp
of the storm for four dsys. Captain
Fslssu said he kuew nothing Of ID,
reported earthquake. His vessel sustained
no damage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12

The second day session Of the Daugh'
tiers of the American Revolution Of Viz
ginia was held In Wytheville yesterday.
Mrs. Stephen Putney introduced
james o. Gipe, VINO made an able aud
interestiugsddress 90 conservation OF for
ests and streams. Mrs. ID. B. Read moved
that THE body frame set OF resolutions
bearing on conservation work In Viz
giria to present before the state board Of
education. The motion was carried and
h committee appointed to draw up the
resolutions.
The daughters we're asked 10 use
their ioAneDce to induce their congress
meo to vote for the bill to appropriate
800, 900 TO build 8 road from James
town to yorktown by way OF Williams
burg.
At the afternoon sesaion officers we're
elected 90 follows: Mrs. Samuel w.
Jsmisou, state regent; MIS-. J. d.
McOue, vice state regent; Miss Anna
Glsaves, state secretary; Mrs. f. U.
Hammer, stare treasurer. The state re-
gent asked the privilege of appointing
committees, which was granted her
The meeting adjourned with beuedic'
ton.
Mrs. Charles MscA.ister, regent Of
Stuart chapter, gave bal Poudre st
"Walker Halr last night to all ID. a.
Rs and the men OF Wytheville.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
TELEdRAPHIc BReylrIHS,

At the horse show in New York yes.
terday Mr.. Henry Fairfax, Of LOudouu,
won the $3.50 challenge cup for the best
hackney stallion by second successive
victory With Bsythorpe Sultan.
Fire, supposed to have been caused
BY a lighted cigarette OF match, did
about So, 900 damage today 10 Dodd
Hall, one of the largest dormitories on
the university campus at Princeton, N.
J. Five rooms we're Quilted by the
flames and ruined By water.
Mrs. Isabelle Guthrie McCosh, widow of
the late President James McCosh, Of Prince.
ten UNIVERSITY, died at Princeton, N. J today
Of old age. She was % years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
TIE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY

OUmplete returns baVe been received
from all the counties In the stste from
the guberustorisl election, aud they
show that for the two Offices for which
The vote hss been received more than
ITO. 900 votes we're cast.
The coun. has been received Tor Just
two ofices-thst OF superintendent oil
public instruction and commissioner oil
agriculture, the vote for commissioner
of agriculture being Sc follows; kolner,
democrat, 1904; Robson, republican,
So, 2sl; Ross, SOCIALIST, l,3SS. This
give, Koiuer a msjority OF 1913 oVeI
the upabliean candidate.
For superintendent OF public inStroc'
tion the vote Vas ~ follows: Eggles-
ton, democrat, II, $40; Brent, repuoll'
Gao, 27,ls6; DutioO, socialist. l, 40
The m'jori,y for Egglsslon Is, therefore,
only "a, 1868.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12

O.L. WARRINER, treasurer OF the
Cincinnati Offices OF the Big Four Bail
read system, has, as has been stated
10 the Gszstte, been caught in q short
age which may reach 10 81, 100000 and
after the examinstion by the counsel
OF the road at New York he was taken
to Cincinnati uuder guard. The com
pany is protected from loss by bo0d.
When confronted with the evidence,
Wsrener made confession and said
he had takou the money TO inves. in
stocks. The old, old story.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
American Academy of Medicine.

New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. r.
Speakers before the conference of the
American Academy OF Medicine today
emphasized the importance Of establish
ing proper Institutions, ssnItsrily
governed aud having competent attend
acts, together with a wider knowledge
OF the leading causes resulting from the
death Of babies, as an aid to lowering
the increasing mortality rate among in-
fants. General discussions, 10 which
many of the couutry's leading specialists
took part, we're held following the read
log of each paper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
Members Of Mob Killed.

Paris, Nov. IA dispatch from
Rome to FouruIer's News Agency Gays
thst many we're killed 10 an attempt y
a mob to invade the Plalici council
chamber today. The mob, .hien in'
cIuded scores of women, made the at
lack. hurting stones and welding hoge
Lnivea The troops on guard about the
chamber charged the mob and began
firing yolIeys. Many we're killed, the
dispsich says, among them three women,
and scores we're wounded on both sides.
The cause of the disturbance Is not ex-
pIsined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12

REsUNiING sc,ive work IS secretary OF
the treasury Wednesday, Secretary Mac
Vesgh said the department in general
way approved Of what Collector OF Gus
toms william Loeb, IT,, had done In his
efforts to correct the evils in the admin
istrslion OF the customs laws. One Of
MIR. Losb's acts Hss to retain In office
some OF the men who acknowledged
themselves to be grsfIep and who
"p. ached' on others DO more guilty
thar themselves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
TOday's Telegraph ic News
Want Statewide Prohibition.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Richmond, Va, Nov. IL The tenn
perance committee of the Virginia Con-
ference, 10 session at Newport News, re-
ported today resolution requesting the
Anti.Saloon Lssgue to present to the
Dsxt legislature a bill submitting the
question of the state wide prohibition 10
the voters of the state. The report will
probably be adopted. DIR. Cannon,
superintendent Of the Autl'Siloon
League. is chairman of the conference
com mittee,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12

A New YORK magazine has made The
novel announcement that it will under
take csmpaign for the conquest OF
poverty" Il believes that poverty Is
communicable, durable aud preveotable,
and lbst T. ccst OF charity is unneces-
slrily E. . Jus. The magazines plan
which it Gays it will divulge later msy be
all right, but the Good Book says we will
have the poor always with US and most
people have accepted this aud act &C.
cOrdingly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
King Leopold OF Belgium lie one OF the
largest stockholders.

IT Is announced that all the leading
customs houses are being investigated
by order of Secretary MacVeagh. BE
has bis hands full and If he does bis
duty many vacancies will soon exist 10
the customs service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12

TIE International Rubber Company
ia the nsme Of a $40, 900, 600 competitor
of the rubber trust effected last week by
Thomas F. Ryan aud Daniel Guggen.
helm by 8 combination ofall their S)uth
African rubber Interests. Among the
directors lie Senator Aldrich, who Ia sup.
posed to represent Rockefeller interests.