The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-12
TODAY IN HISTORY
Death Of Alexander the Great.
-UROAY. NOVEMBER "a, 1871

Today is the date of the death of Alex
ander the Great, in a2s B., C., which
s9aed the career Of one OF The creates, ms
at an extremely early age. Alexander
WAS only 33 when he died. and yet In
that brief life he had conquered empires
| there was nothing more 10 conquer. But
ho began carly. When he was n mere
lad he heard recited the wonderful VIC
and In sorrow he replied, My father
Will leave nothing for me 10 do
When Alexander was only, sixteen
F! years Of age, his father appointed him
regent OF Macedon. when the latter de-
parted OIL his expedition to Byzantium.
In %3S. AT the battle OF Chaerenca, he
So distlngpshed dist Is himself thst Philip en-, em
another empire. for that you will inherit
| is unworthy of you
AZ the age, of twenty Alexander as
| been assassinated. and soon gave proofs
or talents TO govern and 10 conquer,
Win the beginning OF his reign. and
ander was almost constantly at war in
different directions. Each new territory
he subducd was better OFF for his having
done so. for be always established cities
ceeded 10 new conquest
But there Is another side TO his char
actor IN The stories told Of his many
cstine it is said he marched against
Jerusalem 10 destroy it; but when he
saw Jaddus the high priest, clad In his
solemn robes, he declared he had seen
such figure i'll a vision In Macedonia.
inviting him TO Asia. and promising 10
deliver the Persian empire into his
hands. The holy city was spared
When his friend and favorlte Hcphacs-
tion died Alexander's grief WAS exces-
sive For three days he tasted no food
ana lay on the ground. either in silent
sorrow or loud lamentation The money
cSpcnGp1 NIL Ipl,t IL,
erected palace: and all the ba rba rIan
subjects >of Alexander were ordered to
go INTO mourning
But Alexander was fnally conquered
not on the field OF battle, but through
dssipa ton His habits OF intoxication
and vice rapidly increase On one oc~
raSinn. when he bad spent Il whole night
In drinking and carousinS. some OF the
guests proposed they should begin new
banquet. and they did. This second ban
Gnct was his undoing. In trying tc show
he twice filed the large bowl or Her
cules. and drank the contents and sank
90 90 ihe floor This debaueh was followed
mus. nS GI9leT g,e it feyer Grss AZ last hnd!ng he
from his finger. this was the token that
he felt all was over He handed his
ring TO one OF his friends. saying; When
am gone. take my body TO the temple
OF Jupiter Ammon, and inter il there"
Being asked 10 whom he left his king
dom. he replied: ITO the most worthy
lup7 oltu AleNdndeT the Great at the
age OF SO
His funeral was the greatest and most
costly that the world has probably ever
seen, lie was buried at Alexandria The
most hitting comment upon the life and
character OF Alexander the Great will be
FOUND I'm thesc brief words Of Napoleon
sonaparte, who said OF Alexander ''ie
commenced his career with the mind of
ra)an, but closed IL with heart Of Nero
and the morals OF Helioga balus.''
Today is the birthday OF Richard Bax-
'er the eminent divine and author Q6l5);
Admiral Edward Ncrnop. English naval
commander 06SD; Amelia Opie, English
novelist 0Is9l; Joseph Hopkinson, au-
NOR OF Hail Columbia O770): Ray
Palmer. clergyman and author IS0S1,
ann Elizabct Csdy Stanton. reformer
tlslo). 1T Is the death day Of Pope Bon
race. III. l606): canutc the Great king
oi Denmark and Sweden (I0G5l; Sir John
HAWKINS. the eminent navigator (I595) |
John McDidrmd. The miscellaneous writ
sr IiS52)s and Charles Kep,ble, eminent |
English actor GS54),