Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-25
News of the Day.

Because Of legal difficulties it Is not
likely suy national liquor law will be
enacted ct this session Of Congress.
The Supreme Court yesterday decided
that copyrighted music is not protected
sgsinst reproduclioa ia pianOlas and
other instruments.
TIE handsome club house Of the Hart
ford, Conn, Golf Club situated 10 West
Hartford was burned today. The loss
is estimated a. $4,000
Thomas A. Edison, who underwent
an operation Sunday night 10 New York
for abscess of the middle ear, is reported
better today, and his early recovery Is
expected.
The Green Mountain Saving Bank a1
DesMoines, Iowa, closed lis doors today
and President $. McDisrid, of Omaha,
is under arrest in that city on the charge
of illegal banking.
The Supreme Court yesterday decided
that the city of Mobile, Ala, has the
right to require liquor dealer to take
out license to sell liquor that is brought
through interstate commerce.
Oscar Keeue, OF Newark, n. J., was
today appointed receiver Of the Blake
Typewriter Company by Vice Chsucel-
lor Howell on proofs Of insolvency.
The liabilities are about $500, 900. The
sssets are placed at $780, 600.
Every discovery Of the autopsy per-
formed @, Portsmouth,, n. H., today on
the body Of George A. Carkips seemed
10 support the assertions of his sister
that Csrkins was shot and killed two
months ago by her husband, Paul K.
Roy.
The U. S. Supreme Court yesterday
decided that the improved property
losses of land, of the University Of the
South, in franklin county, Tenn, is
subject to taxation. The University re-
sisted the taxation on the ground that
its exemption from taxation might be
affected thereby.
The protective board Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and Eogi
neers, representing the employees Of the
| three railroads in Worcester, Mass,
notified the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company that the
6remen 10 the employ Of that road would
not submit 10 the proposed reduction OF
| wages.
Favorable action by Congress on The
bill introduced by Mr. Acheson Of Penn
sylvania 10 prohibit betting or horse
races and all other forms of gambling 10
the District was recommended 60 the
House committee Oh the District yesler-
dsy in q letter from the District Com
missioners. The measure, il enacted in
to Law, would prohibit oil kinds of BEL
ting.
Yesterday was President Pardo's
birthday. A gala bull fight Was held at
Lima 10 honor Of this event and the vi.it
of the American feet, and 5000 spects-
tors attended. Of this number 5000
were sailors aud others from The fleet, to
most of whom a bull fight WAS q novelty.
When President Psrdo and Rear Admit
raj Thomas appeared in the seats Of
honor, they we're enthusiastically cheer
ed by the spectators.
The suit brought By Clarence U.
Venner, Of New York, to compel Pfesi-
dent James ]. Hill, of the Great North.
ern Railroad, to account for some $40,
| 900, 900 profits alleged to have been
msde nv Hill and other members OF the
syndicate that brought about the North
ern Securities merger, collapsed in the
U. 8. Supreme Court yesterday. That
court held that the United States Cir
Gu Ccur, 10 Neg York did right in
dismssing the suit.