Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-22
News of the Day.


Congressman Young, Of Michigan,
introduced bill in the House yesterday
providing that federal judges should give
four days notice OF hearings for injunc-
ton.
Martin B. Eyer, civil war veteran,
Of Ohsmbersburg, Pa, fell across the
grave of his wife in a cemetery yester-
day and expired before aid reached him.
Physicians pronounced death due to
sunstroke.
The French budget for 1910, intro
duced 10 the Chamber of Deputies,
ahoWs a deficit of $2l, 900, 900; it is in
tended to meet it by taxes on petroleum
for automobiles, on dogs and a new 10
hefitsnce tax.
The amendment OF the Senate COM
mittee on finance taking hides from the
free list and restoring the Dingley law
rate OF Is per cent. ad valOrem WAS
before the Senate all of yesterday but
vote was not reached.
President TAFT will personally super
wise putting the finishing touches upon
the proposed amendment 10 the tariff
bill providing for the imposition of a
3 per cent. tax on the net earnings OF
corporations. This will be done tonight
at conference at the White House.
Judge Emmett Field, Of the First
division circuit court, was stricken with
apoplexy as he was about to open court
10 Louisville, Ky. yesterday and died in a
few minutes. Judge Field was GO years
old. He served In the Confederate army
with a company Of boys that was organ
lied at Fulton College, Missouri.
Two men, residents of Butler, N. j.,
were killed and three hurt in explosions
that blew up three mills of the Dupont
aud Macbeth Powder Works at POmp-
ton Lakes, N. j., yesterday. The cause
Of the primary explosion Is not known.
The fuse mill WAS the first to be torn to
pieces. Then the corning mill and
another mill went up.
In heroic effort to saye the life Of
Willie Hook, 10 years old, his school
mate and friend, Charles Falvey, 9 years
old, son of o. F. B Falvey, of Wash
ington, lost his life in the Potomac
river, at the foot of Fourteenth street
southeast, shortly before 3 o'clock yester'
day afternoon. Despite the desperate
attempts of Falvey to save him, young
Hook also Was drowned. The bodies OF
the boys we're recovered.
The House yesterday agreed to the
| Senate amendment to the census bill re-
curing applicants for places in the cen
sus office to take their examinations in
! the states and territories in which they
claima residence and also requiring at
least years residence therein prior to
the examinations, and enforcing the law
| Of apportionment of the civil service.
The other amendments to the bill were
disagreed to and the bill was sent to
conference.
A spectacular fire, which last night
destroyed the shipping and storage build
ing of the big fertilizlng plant of the
Baugh & Sons Company, at Philadel-
phia, caused the death of the Waterman,
William Mcclellan, who was fatally
burned. Another employee, and
horseman were also seriously injured.
The flames ragged for an hour, and be-
fore they were checked the entire plant
of 40 buildings was in danger of distruc-
ton. The loss on the building destroy
ed is estir ated at 100000.
Rev. Joseph L. Grimm, suti.saloon
leader, of Leetonis, Ohio, whose church,
the Presbyterian, WAS badly damaged by
dynamite recently, yesterday turned over
TO the postal authorities an unsigned
letter ia which 1t was said that his
church had suffered through the work OF
an organized baud Of twelve, who had
taken il upon themselves to discourage
"pernicious activity in saloon politics. "
The letter also stated that their agents
we're about to dynamite church in In
diara, where It's pastor had become
Extensively" active In the cause OF no
license.
Captain Davis, of the railroad float, 9who
was injured at Norfolk, Va, in collision
netween the float and coal schooner died to-
day. A. B Davis, son Of the captain. was
also injured. Both the float and the schooner
were badly damaged.
| Governor Stuart, Of Pennsylvania, this
afternoon approved the recommendations Of
state Board Of PardOns, and signed the paper
which give James b. Gentry, slayer OF Madge
York, his free Tom.
| Mrs. Charles II. Smith, widow of the late
"Bill Arp" the widely known newspaper
humorist' died st her home at Columbus,
| ia tOdaV