Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-02
News Of the Day.

A temporary Injunction against Ten
nessee's liquor law was issued yesterday
at Memphis in the case Of the Tennessee
Brewery Company.
In Philadelphia today 10 the National
League baseball games the frat game
resulted, Boston 2, Philadelphia 0. 10
Pitlsburg, Chicago 0, Pittsburg 0.
The income tax and corporation tax
proposition were discussed in the Senate
yesterday. Senator Bulkeley's objection
prevented the fixing of Tuesday as the
date for a vote.
Max Walk, alleged to be chief of the
band accused OF stealing 5000, 900 worth
of goods from the Adams Express Com
psny within the last three years, was ar
rested In New York yesterday.
That the new tariff bill will be worse
than the Dirgley law, and that Pfes-
dent Taft will sign it is the belief ex-
pressed by Mr.. Champ CLARK, OF Mis-.
souri,, democratic leader OF the House.
Lee Hing Fang, q gOhinese restaurant
keeper 10 Brooklyn was found dead to-
day in his chop suey place. Dark
5lotches found Oh the mans throat and
face were taken by the police as indics-
tons that he met violent death.
The body Of man, either a Chinese
or q japanese, more probably the former,
and answering in superficial Characters
tics, at lesst, the description OF Leon
Ling, wanted for the murder OF Elsie
Sigel, was found early last night floating
in the North river off the Rlvesdsle dock,
in Westchester, N. Y.
Wimbuck Boney, IT,, a prominent
young planter Of Vsnceville, La, WAS
Killed yesterday by four Italians, Joe,
Falco, bis wife, Rose Fslco, and their
daughter, Ida Falco, and Sam Pernrino,
lover Of the girl. The girl claims that
she did the shooting, while her father,
mother, and lover held the slain man.
The four Italians were arrested near
Easton, la, aud jailed. They claim the
unwrttten Law.
Fred Warren, business manager Of the
Appeal to Reason. socialist paper pub
lished at Girsrd, Kan, was sentenced to
six mouths in Jail aud to pay fne of
81, 500 by Judge Pollock, 10 the federal
court, yesterday. Several weeks ago
Warren WAS arrested for alleged viola
ton of the postal regulations in sending
through the mails printed offer of re.
esrd Of$l, 900 to anyone who would kid
nap ex.GOv. William s. Taylor, OF Ken.
lucky, and return him TO that state. A
motion for a new trial was overruled and
a appeal will be taken. Socialists Of the
county have pledged $50, 900 to support
Warren in his defense.
Following the reduction by Judge
s ockbridge OF the bail of William +.
Downs from $50, 500 to $50, 600 the pris-
)ner Was taken from jail 10 Baltimore
yesterday by the police aud photographed
and measured by the Berlillon system.
After the ordeal the prisoner was return
ed to the Jail. Attorney Wolf says be
will raise the necessary bail for the re-
lease Of his client. Suits to recover the
$67, 600 shortage, less the SO, 900 bond
of Downs, in the Office OF the city reg.
lister we're instituted yesterday by the
city 10 court against the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company and j..
SsWell Thomas, and the American Bond
Jog Company and Hsrry F. Hooper.
The new Lincoln pennies coined at the
United States mint in Philadelphia are ready
for delivery, There are now one hundred AID
fifty thousand of the l-cent pieces in the
vsules Of the mint, snd they will be placed in
circulation as soon as orders are received from
Washington.
SIX hundred grain elevator employees at
Chicago are on strike today because their
employers have declared in favor Of an open
shop.
Mayor Busse, of Chicago, who is III. follow
ing sn operation for appendicitis, is believed
to be out of danger.