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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
THE PRECEDENT IN RICHMOND.

President Taft ended his Is, 000.mile
tour 10 Richmond yesterday, BE broke
away from the elaborate programme
which bad been prepared 10 his honor to
stand 10 what was once the White House
of the Oonfederacy and by reminding
the people of Richmond lhst he warmly
ind orsed the establishment by the
whole people Of q lasting memorial to
Robert E. Lee at the institution where
be served 60 faithfully 10 the peaceful,
closing days OF bis egeutful life. As the
motor car 10 which be was seated ran
slowly by the monument to Jefferson
Davis, President TAFT stood erect and
bowed reyerently while the multitude
nearby gave expression to its warm APP
prevail 10 a yolley of ringing cheers.
Again, as be approached the monument
to Lee, where earlier In the day he bad
reviewed the great parade, be stood q
second time to smile upon old men from
the Soldiers Home, who salnted him.
la the sacred precincts Of Hollywood, In
that historic church where Patrick Henry
in6amed q struggling colony to the
thought and hope Of independence, the
President of the Uoited States emphs-
sized aud glorifsd Virginia's part in the
history of the nation, which be declared
to be of equal greatness 10 time OF war
aud peace.
Mr.. Taft 10 bic speech at the banquet
rendered by the Press Association uttered
many pleasant things concerning Vir-
ginis's past and present history.
A feature of the day was the ovation
given tue president by the representative
coIored people Of Richmond. His reply
to their welcome was appropriate and
greatly enjoyed.
There are ludicrons incidents on every
occasion, some times at funerals. When
State Senator Folkes attempted to enter
tie banquet hall Of the Press Associs'
ton he was regarded as a suspicious
character, II not 80 an anarchist, by the
doorkeeper. The senator, who 10 as peace
able man as ever lived, produced evi
dence there we're DO internal machines
concealed beneath bis frock coat, and
besides that be was one Of the invited
guests, and be was eventually admitted.
While the procession VAS moving
through one OF the streets of the city
az open carriage spptared In the line
containing members of the OIty Council
S,me Of the spectators cried "robbers,"
and the cry spread some distance before
It could br squeIched.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
Cashier Of a Bank Murdered

Louisville, KY, Nov. ll.-Oashler
Hungary Fawcett was shot and instantly
killed and President J. K Woodward Of
be Merchants National Bank of New
Albaoy, Ind, was shot several times
and badly wounded at noon today by q
stylishly dressed young man. When
the would-be robber was caught be took
poison and is dying. New Albany Is
across the river from Louisville. There
we're only a few people 10 the back when
q young man 10 touring car drove up
10 front OF the bank and entered. He
wss smoking cigarette and in his right
hand be carried gun.
He ordered everybody 10 the bank to
throw up their hands and without walt
ing for the command to be obeyed began
firing right and left.
The first bullet struck Fawcelt and he
fell mortslly wounded. BE died 10 few
minutes. Woodwsre, who was 10 his
cffice, rushed ont to see what the trouble
vas and received q bullet in the bresst
IS he opened the door. The remainder
of the force In the bank was by this time
completely cOwed and they dropped be.
hind the desks fn the bank.
1t Is not known yet whether the IN.
truder got any money. When he saw
that he had killed the cashier be darted
ont the door and ran toward the river
where he took poison. Oficers follow
Ing him found him 10 q semI-conscious
coalition. A mob was formed and
threstened to take the unconscious man
but The officers succeeded In safely
landing their prisoner In jsil. He is 10
serious condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
Still Anxious.

New York, Nov. IL Grave concern
is felt in shipping circles here today over
the continued absence OF definite iufOrma
ton concerning The hurricane Ebich cut
of communication with West Indian
points south of Santiago, Cuba. Com
pauies with ships plying West Indian
ward have been unable to communicate
~ith them by wireless. The, 1t Is de-
clared, is due to the severe rain storm
which was reported before the cable
companies announced that they were
unable to reach Jamaica. 1t is generally
believed that no hurricane, however,
violent, could have seriously impaired
the cable service, and 1t Is accepted IS
the general theory that an earthquake
or some volcanic disturbance under the
sea will be reported when communics-
ton is restored.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
The Miners, Strike Ia Australia.

sydney, Nov. l Both employers and
strikers 10 the strike OF The Australian
coal mioers today welcomed the declars-
ton of the premier that the government
will take no part in the trouble. Both
sides have declared that there can be no
compromise, aud that no concessions
will be made. A long struggle seems
inevitable.
Factories 81 over The country have
been forced to close, and more have an.
nounced their intention Of closing II the
situation Ia not relieved. The price OF
coal within the last twenty.four bours
has gone to $l6 ten, A week ago the
price was ST.
The strike 20 far has been remarkably
free from violence, aud there seems no
likelihood OF disorder,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
News of the Day.

Mrs. U. S. Grant, SO years old, wife
of SOD OF former President Grant, died
ct Sac Diego, GAL, yesterday ofapolexy.
She is survived by Der husband and i've
children.
Senator Burke, democrat, OF South
Dakota, has appointed Fountain l..
Thompson a United States senator, to
fill the vacancy caused by the recent
sudden death Of Senator w. N. johnson,
republican.
Completing bis 10, 000.mile journey
through the west and south, President
TAFT arrived In Washington at 1886
o'clock last night from Richmond. He
was greeted st the Union station by the
members OF the Cabinet and a large
crowd of people. He wss driven immed-
lately to the White House In the presi.
dents automobile.
10 Washington yesterday bishops of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in
Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, West
Virginia and Washington began their
business sessions with the laity OF the
church in annual council, when the mis-
sionary work Of the church was dis
cussed The council reports that 1t has
1857, 632. Sc for the prosecution Of Its
work.
Amelia Brown and Alice Paul, sufira.
0ettes, were sentenced each to a months
Imprisonment at hard labor for their
window smashing escapade at Lord
Mays banquet at the GIild Hall, Lon
don, Tuesday. While the Lord Mayor
was delivering bic inauguration speech
the two women climbed to a nearby
roof and threw big stones through the
stained glass windows of the banquet
hall.
Frederick Dupont, who claimed to be
a resident Of Norfolk, Va, tainted in
the postofice in Baltimore yesterday
after be had kissed his wife, whom be
met there after an absence Of six weeks.
The corridors of the postofice were well
filled at the time, and considerable ex.
element followed when Dupont fell to
the floor unconscious After some delay
Dupont was taken to hospital, where
he received medical attention. Later
10 the day he left the hospital and started
on a trip south.
Registered packages, containing the
daily money order receipts Of several OF
the solicitations of the Washington post
Office, suddenly and mysteriousIy dis
appeared from the Office of Henry l..
Johnson, superintendent Of the money
order chief division, Monday afternoon.
The packages disappeared after they had
been receipted for by the superintendent,
and while that official was absent from
bis Office on business for few moments.
Rumor has 1t that 10 packages dissp-
peared, bat acting Postmaster Merritt
stated that but two packages are
gone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
Clark a Receptive Candidate.

Appleton, Wis, Nov. 1l.-Speskei
Cannon, through lspse Of memory or
otherwise, misrepresented facts 10 his
recent EIgin speech, when be charged
the democratic and insurgent members
of the House with forming coalition to
defeat the tariff legislation, said Ohsmp
CLARK 10 this city lSst night. He
cited the resolution he introduced Civ
ina Cannon power to appoint the only
three committees Of the House whose
work could possibly affect tariff leelsla-
ton. In reply to cheers from the crowd
for "Olark In 1912" CLARK said;
"Tm willing, OF course, but I'm not
lying awake nights thinking about
the number OF electoral votes / might
get. No man ever refused the nouiDa'
ton for president Of the United SIStee,
aud Pm not going to be an exception"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
VETERANS ARE MAD.i

A dispatch from Richmond says; The
members Of Lee aud Pickett camps OF
Confederate veterans are mad all the
way through. They asked that Prssi-
DEBT Taft be allowed to visit the camp
fires Of the veterans and TO let them give
him q glad hand. The committee Of
arrangements snubbed the veterans add
they resented the action Of the committee
by declining to turn out 10 their gray
ouiform to greet the president. The
veterans are calling attention to the fac.
that the COMMITTEES made 1t possible fof
the president to make an address to a
few colored Den in the capitol boiidiOg
aud st he same time they refused TO
recogIiEs the veterans,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
TOday's Telegraphic News
TrlaI oF Madame Steinheil.

Paris, Nov. IL -"Bsstep by its OVID
witnesses, "is the popular opinion voiced
today Of the states case against Madame
Marguerite Stsinheil, on trial for the
murder Of her husband and mother.
When the court opened today, but one
witness for the prosecution remained to
be examined. Not single witness has
vet testified for the deieuse--there are
upwards of twenty Ave who will do So
and yet practically ell the telling points
Of the csse have been scored by the de-
tense, largely through the cleyerness OF
the prisoner 10 outwitting aud oulhsck-
ling the authorities snd their witnesses
during the cross-ex animation OF the
latter.
NJ. Bordet, isther-in-lsw Of Madame
Jspy, and NJ. Ayres, brotber-in.lsw OF
Madame Steinheil, we're the opening wit.
nesses for the defense. They testified
that Madame Stelnheil loved Nine.
Japy, and that the two women had al
ways been happy together. A number
OF other unimportant witnesses gave
similar testimony.
With q hjod OF invective directed
against Madame Steinheil, her parents
and her associates, the prosecutor gene
raj this afternoon began bis summarize
ing speech. The summary was wordy,
emotional aud viluperative, but 1t con-
tanned little that to the ordinary mind
would justify the sending Of the 'Red
widow" TO the Rnillotine. All of the
shame of Madame SteinheiPs admitted
life was detailed, but no legal facts were
shown to prove her guilty OF the crime
At the conclusion OF the session today
the prosecutor announced that be will
need at least four hours tomorrow to
complete bis summary OF the case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
THURSDAY EVENING. NOV. Il. 1903.

THE deklcstIoD of y. L. Warmer,
the treasurer Of the Big Four Railroad
10 Cincinnati, is attracting interest each
dsy as the facts 10 connection with bis
pecuIstions Gre brought out. Warmer
is expected to issue complete state
mept within q day or two. His trsl
shortage, it seems, was when as q young
man he held position Of trust 10 the
Big -Four Offices ct Cleveland. When
be was transferred to Cincinnati be
brought a shortage OF $50, 900 With him
from the Cleveland Office. The Dook'
were transferred with hin and CONSOLE
dated with the local tressurer's office rec
oIds He was successful in hiding that
shortage and, emboldeued, continued un'
til his shortage had reached $500, OOO.
Then he WAS confronted with q checking
M of the entire Office caused by the so-
sorptiou by the Big Four OF the Oincln
natl Wabash and Michigan Railway.
The treasury departments were consoh'
dated. Among the employees Of the
smaller rosd who entered the Big -Four
Office was Edward Cook. psymsster Of
the tfessurers Office Of the Cincinnati,
Wsbssh AID Michigan. Warmer pass
ed through the examination without de-
lection. Iustead, however, according 70
Warmer, be discovered discrepancy
of S28, 900 in Cooks accounts, but
feared TO make 1t known because IL
would involve the discovery OF his own
greater shortage. Cook learned that
Warmer WIS shielding himself snd used
that as club By which, according t(
Warmer, Cook aud The woman nance
in the case had received each IS high al
$40. 900 a year. Warmer declsres ths'
the greater part of the shortage went 'c
olsy the stock market, In The hope Of
icing able to pay back sll of his steal
jpss. The woman in the case says she
will add to the sensation when Warmer
faces the court by telling the inside
story. She says she never received any
of The money Warmer Is charged with
embezzli0g.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
Southern Com nercIal csaRrsss.

Washington, d. O., Nov. IL -One
of the attractive exhibits at the South
ern Commercial Congress, December 6
and 7 will come from the Board OF Trade
OF Msrliusburg, West Virginia. Tbs
display will be entirely devoted to West
Virgins spplcs. According to recent
statement the value OF the apple crop OF
West Virginia now exceeds the nine
mouth value of lite cosl output each year.
Another exhibit Of great Significance
will be show case OF shoes from Lynch
burg, Va, together with statistics 10
prove the quick development OF that city
from a shoe-jobbiDg center to q shoe
manufacturing center, turning ont sew
eial million dollars worth yssr
Houston will bring as iss exhibit msps
and Illustrations to show the develop
mept OF Houston as port. The ex-
hibit will be kept 10 the limelight by .
strong delegation from the Rouston
Business League, headed by President
Hoffman. The members will take part
10 the Southern Commercial Congress
and then 10 the National Rivers and
Hsrbors Congress, thus accomplishing
two important purposes by one trip.
These are mere indications Of the prac-
tical character OF the exhibit feature OF
the Southern Commercial Congress. The
director of exhibits is Mr.. John E Fin
Dey, secretary of the Appalachian Ns'
tioual Forest Association.
Men of the south who expect to be 10
Washington for "Oopgress Week." De-
cembsr G.lllh, would do well to make
hotel or clearinghouse arrangements 10
advance, as present indications show the
arrival of over 5000 men TO the events
of that week, the Southern Commercial
Congress, the National Rivers and Hsr'
bors Congress, and other smaller events.
The Information buresu OF the Southern
Commercial Oengress will attend to oil
such matters without charge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
d. A, K.

The thirteenth annual conference OF
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton of the state Of Virginia WAS called
to order by State Regent Mrs. Samuel
W. Jsmison ia the courthouse at Wyihe-
vile yesterday.
Mrs. Archibald A. Campbell made
the address Of welcome, to which Mrs.
L. T. d. Quinby responded, mention
log some of the aims ofthe organization.
The State Regent, Mrs. Samuel W.
Jsmison, made a most attractive sd'
dress. The state treasurer's report wac
then read and accepted, the state Sec
retary's report read, corrected and &C.
cepted, and Albemarle chapter report
read.
Mrs. Donald McLsan was presented In
few appropriate words. she made a mag
nificen. address which charmed every
nearer present aud was sppiauded for
several minutes. She paid delightful
tribute to the state regent, Mrs. JsmisoD,
which was received with much enIhu
siasu.
The chapter reports we're read 10 ORDER
Mrs. william A.SmoOi, vice .presidsnt'
general for Virginia, made short buI
very interesting speech.
Mount Vernon Chapter, Alexandris,
wss represented by regent, Mrs. e. 5.
w. Howard, and delegate, Mrs. Frances
DsnenhoWer,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
rHLHdRApnIc BRRvIrIss.

A heavy passenger trsir bound from
Tivoll to Rome jumped the track at
Montecchio todsy a'd crashed down O
steep embsDknent. The passengers we're
fatally and thirty serlourly injured.
A FIRE star,ed at noon 10 the Armour
Fertilizer building ct Chicsgo, and at
one o'clock WIS spreading with tlsImiog
rapidly. The fertilizer plant sud another
mandatory hsve alresdy been bored.
Three employees are rep 'rtsd killed in
81 explosion # Iovder 10 the NJ .glev
yard packing house OF the DOpDnt Pow
der Oomyaoy at Wilmington, Del. TO.
day. The we're two terrific explosion.
One man was burned to death, two fire cap
tains were so badly burned that they may
die. and hslf dozen employees Of the cellu-
Ibid factory of Charles Hetzel and sonson,
West Slst street, New York, were badly in
jured in FIRE which destroyed the piaLt ibis
afternoon:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11

Invitation Of the president who told bin
when he was 10 Iowa that he wanted
Oummins TO come to Washington and
talk over public questions with him be-
fore be writes bis message to Congress.
"The tariff, the speakership and the
rules will be the issues In the republican
congressional primaries next year, 'sald
Senator Cummins today" and | think
that it will 60 to the extent where eau
didates for the nomination will be
pledged for or sgainst the speaker
and the rulers. This will be
the case 10 Iowa, at least, l
think. But after the republicans have
settled their differences, l believe they
will get together. II the democrats
make q ight for the control Of the
House, a. is likely on the tariff issue,
the republicans will win. l may be
prejudiced, bat l think that the new
law is not we'll received by the people 10
our section, bat do not Wish 1t to be
inferred that sm 10 favor Of another
revision OF the tariff, nor do l believe
that the people want another revision,
The trend OF sentiment of the people 10
Iowa Is for a tariff commission and 1t Is
probable that 1t will be the subject OF
discussion st the next session." Senator
Oummius was an early caller at the
White House today, but the president
wss so busy this moroiDg that the sena'
tor didn't have a chance
Vice-Pfesident Jas. s. Sherman wss
among the presidents callers today to
urge him t. sppoint Alfred @. Coke, OF
Utica, N. Y, 10 the supreme bench to
fiji the vacancy made by the dssth OF
the late Justice Peckham. Judge Coke
ia now circuit judge In the second ju'
dicial circuit which Is the one over
which Justice Peckhsm presided aud
which includes New York. He is q
nephew OF the late Roscoe Oonklin, aud
is now In bis cad year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
GIVES HIS WIFE TO ANOTHER
MAN.

"Good.by; am going to drop ont OF
sIght," said the husband.
"Good-by; | sm going to Oalifornis
aud get Q divorce and marry Robinson"
said the wife.
This was the unusual parting Of mao
and wifi. made Yesterday before Msgis-
strate Krotel 10 the west side police
court, New York.
The husband who agreed to drop out
Of sight Is Robert Lindsay, 3 well-known
civil engineer Ia the Panama Canal
Z,ne. A. L. Robinson is slso 40 engi-
ueer 10 the z)ne, and has been q close
friend OF the husband for years.
Mrs. Lindsay bad her husband
brought to court 10 order to get back
from him clothes aud ewelry he had
taken from her ia a hotel In that city
soon after they landed from the STAN
ship Panama. This matter was arranged,
aud then the busbaud told his story.
The Llndssys have been married IL
years. A few months ago the wife TO-
formed her husband that she had trans.
ferred her affections to his friend, Roo.
inson, and that she loved him.
"All right" said the husband; "set
q divorce, but play square with me uu-
til you get the divorce"
Lindsay said that he believed she
would "plsy square" With him, bot he
found, he Gays, that she was writing TO
Robinson and had sent him her picture
In an ivory frame He would not stand
ibis, and so he brought bis wife to Nav
York.
From there he mailed letter to Rob.
ipson, telling him thai, as be bad man
eyed to win from him what affection his
wife had, be could have her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11

PRESIDENT TAFT came back to Wash
gloo las. night more of an heir TO
tbs Roosevelt policies than be was three
months $50 when he set out upon bis
Is, OOO.mie trip through the west anc
south With rcpu,siiOn for "progres-
slveness" discounted by the shame and
treason of q false tariff revision. On
the asst lisp of his return he made a
notable speech, which not only took
the nation iEto bis confidence as to the
measures ne will urge IN his coming
messsge to Congress, but revealed de-
gree Of the Roosevelt spirit that the
presidents maladroit uttersoces at the
theshold # the West-lhe "iDsurgents' "
countty-hsd very thoroughly served
to conceal, or which had been born
of contact With the people as the trip
pr gresed. Toe speech Was delivered
before an immense audience 81 Rich
mond yesterday afternoon, and was tht
FRA word Of tbs trip. ID 1t the Presi
dent came oct for so many Roosevelt
policies that he confessed himself stsg
gered by the thought that Congress
might not fnd tine to ensc. them. 81
urged an irrigation bond issue, reclsms
ton, conservation of power sites, Goa
lands and phosphate deposits, posta
banks, 40 interstate commerce court, I
modified interstate commerce law, cur
rency reform, federal bureau Of health
aud reform OF court procedure. These
be said, were preliminary statements o
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
FIVE WIVES TESTIFY.

The evidence OF FIVE wives and two
6sucees were PRODUCED Tuesday In tie
trial OF Lucisn Pickett, on trial In
United States Court at Cleveland, Ohio,
on the specific charge OF procuring under
false preteuse 81, 900 from Miss Allie
Gleasley, crippled woman from Spring
dale, Pc.
One after another the women took the
wltntss stand, wept, and told how Pickett
bad promised to marry them, how they
had given him considerable sums Of
money, and how finally he had gone
away, usually after, sometimes before,
the wedding.
Miss Addie Leonard, Chicago school
teacher, said she bad gwen Pickett $3.50
on bis promise TO marry her. The mar
riage did not take place, but postofiice
inspectors produced eviderce 10 show that
Pickett had already been married four
times.
Miss Allie GnasIey, nearly helpless
from spinal trouble, testified that
Pickett was tho only mao who had ever
wooed her, aud that she gave him 81, 900
to establish him 10 busiuess. A msr.
rIage license was Issued, bot the we'd
ding did not take place. Other women
who testified were Mrs. George E.
Pickett, of Oena, Pa Mrs. Ellen E.
Pickett, OF Albany, N. Y; Mrs. Lula
Enrich Pickett Robinson, Of New York,
who has procured divorce from the de-
fendsnt, and Mrs. Elms Miller, Of
Macon, Ill.
Pickett says he has served term Ia
Joliet penitentisry for bigsmy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-11
Plotting In Spain.

Madrid, Nov 1l,-One man was
killed aud upwards OF thirty seriously
wounded 10 political riot at Ohirabel,
In the province of Almeris, today. ac-
cording to government dispatches. Since
the liberal cabinet under Premier Moret
succeeded the conservative government
factIoual bitterness has grown through
out 5psiO, and several minor riots hsve
been reported.
A party Of liberals and party OF con.
seryatlyes met 10 the streets OF Ohirabel
today, and before the police could inter.
fers free.ior-slI fight. 10 which knives
aud clubs played prominent part, was
on. Government guards suppressed the
rioters, arTestiDg twenty.