Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-25
News of the Day.

Sarah Orne Jewelt, hutnOf VI bhVi
stories on American bfe OF today, died
at her home In Maine yesterday.
The health authorities OF New York
City will place no Obstacles in the way
of John Z. Early, the Washington leper,
from entering that city.
Chung Sin was taken to the scene
of Elsie SigePs murder 10 New York
Yesterday aud made to reeuact the COM
mission of the crime as he saw it.
Il was authorilativeIy declared al
Madrid Yesterday that In case of the
death of Don Carlos, the Spanish pre-
tender, his followers would recognize
King Alfonso.
Mrs. Howard Gould yesterday denied
on the stand the statements of her hus.
bands witnesses that she Was addicted
to intoxication and that her actions with
Dustin Farnum we're questionable.
Thomas MacNamars, who was found
in his home at Paramount, w. Va,
Tuesday with his wife dead and him
self in a state OF coma, died last night
in the City Hospital. He refused
stesdfsstIy to make any statement re-
garding the affair.
Governor Hoke Smith, who tomorrow
reti-es from, Office yesterday suspended
from Office Chairman S G.. McLendon,
of the State Railroad Commission, be-
cause of McLendOn's recent decision re-
insing to order state railroads to reduce
rates between Savannah and Atlanta.
Porters who arrived today at Naivas.
hs, British East Africa, from the Roose'
yelt camp at Sotik brought news Of the
killing OF three large bufsloes By the
ex.president. The porters left the
Roosevelt camp Moudsy evening, al
which time Colonel Roosevellnhad mol
yet succeeded 10 killing an elephant.
The attorney general has directed the
dismissal of the governments suit
against the New York, New Haven and
Hartsford and the Boston and Maine
Railroads aud others, for violating the
antitrust law. The Massachusetts, legis-
lature has expressly authorized the con-
solicitation of those roads.
Oscar LeWisohn, the New York
broker, who was reported killed in an
automobile accident near Berlin, today
cabled his brothers in New York from
| Ascot, England, where he Is visiting his
sister, Mrs. o. $. Henry, wife of mem.
Der OF Parliament. LewisOhn said he
had not been in an automobile accident
and had not even been in Germany re-
Gently.
| Rev. Joseph Hardy, a blind negro
/ preacher, was lynched some time Wed
uesday night near Talbotton, Ga, be-
cause it is alleged he WAS stirring M
strife between the races. The lynchinl
of the preacher is closely connected with
the killing OF the negro, Will Osneker
by a mob Wednesday morning. Cane
ker wss lynched for killing William
Leonard, prominent planter, and 1t il
alleged the blind preacher instigateC
that crime.
A short time before adjournment las
night at z o'clock the Senate returned
to the consideration of the schedules o
the tariff bill aud adopted amendment
increasing the duty on shoes from 8 tC
| 20 per cent. ad vslOrem and increasing
the duty on sole leather from to II
per cent. ad valOrem, the lower figure rep
resenting the House rate in each case
An amendment increasing the duty or
collodon was also adopted. Mr.. New
lands spoke in favor OF an income lax,
but while not agreeing that the proposed
corporation tax would meet all the re-
quirements, said he would vote for it.
| The session Concluded with a stormy
scene attending an effort by Senator
Bristow to place hides, shoes, soil
leather, ETC., on the free list. An emer
geney appropriation of SIC, 1000, 900 fol
the taking Of the next census Was al
thorizsd by the House.