The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-18

Lcndon, Oct. 9.-James Iaidlaw i.
gazetted British consul at Portland
Oregon.
Danbury, Conn, Oct. 12.-Danbur,
day at the big fair was pronounced sue
cess. 1t was estimated that the attend
ance was at least 90, 900.
Washington, Oct. 14.-Postmaster.
General Wilson has issued.an order es-
tablishing free delivery service at Ty.
rome, Pa, with three carriers.
Albany, Oct. 15.-The Tourist Cycle
company has been Incorporated with the
secretary of state to manufacture bicy.
cles at Syracuse. Capital, 800. 900.
Paris, Oct. 14.-The final heat in the
bicycle race for the Prix du Vile de
Paris was ridden yesterday and was won
by NORM, Frenchman. Banker, the
American rider, was third.
Harrisburg. Pa, Oct. 15.-Gov. Hast
ings will speak in the Ohio republican
campaign. He will deliver an address
at Toledo on Oct. 80 and will appear at
Columbus on the following day.
San Francisco, Oct. 14.-The Russian
steamer Afognak arrived from Sitka yes-
terday afternoon. She reports that Alas
kan Indians are being literally supplied
with liquor by whiskey peddlers.
London, Oct. 15--United States Am.
bassador Bayard has returned from the
country. He will leave town again on
Oct. 26 for Scotland He refuses to
talk about the statement made in the
pamphlet recently issued by Lord Sack
vile.
Waterbury, Conn, Oct. IA serious
wreck of IA freight train occurred on the
New England railroad, south OF Porter
street crossing, last night. Ten loaded
freight cars were demolished, three men
were injured, and a valuable trick horse,
Mazeppa, was killed.
Washington, Oct 12.-Miss Gray.
the daughter of the senior senator from
Delaware, and Miss Guild, the daughter
of the mayor of Nashville, Tenn, have
been selected to christen the gunboats
Wilmington and Nashville respectively,
at Newport News, Va, on Oct. 10.
Newark, N. J., Oct. 15.-A. Brooks, 45
years old, of New York, was found dead
in bed in his room at the Palace hotel
last evening. He registered Sunday af-
ternoon and was not seen alive again. A
handkerchief saturated with ether was
found bound about his mouth and nose.
San Francisco, Oct. ia cablegram
has been received from Nice, France, an
nouncing the death of General Erasmus
ID. Keyes, who was volunteer brigadier
general in the war Of the rebellion. The
deceased was 50 years of age, and we'll
known in New York, Washington and
San Francisco
st. Petersburg, Oct. 14-The official
cholera returns for the two weeks ended
September 28 show that there were
4,249 new cases and 1,701 deaths in the
government of Volhynia; 81 new cases
and 81 deaths in the Berditcheff district,
and 81 new cases and 18 deaths in the
government of Podelia.
Providence, R. l., Oct 14.-The new
$76, 900 brick high school in process of
construction in Pawtucket was blown
down last night, having been weakened
by the severe rain and the wind, which
had increased to half a gale. The loss
to w. F. Dearborn g. Son, of Worcester,
Mass, contractors, will be considerable.
statue of Maj. Gen. Hancock was put in
position on East cemetery hill yesterday.
The statue of Gen. Meade is here and
will be placed on its pedestal just as soon
as the stones arrive next week. The
dsdicatory exercises will likely occur in
November.
London, Oct. 16-The match between
Dan Creedon, ex-champion middle
weight of Australia, and Frank Craig,
the "Harlem Coffee Cooler" for a purse
of $500 took place last night at the Ma
tional Sporting club. The men weighed
in at 155 pounds. Creedon won the fight
in twenty rounds.
Pierre, S. D., Oct. 15.-Ex-Treasure
Taylor was taken to the penitentiary
this morning. He expressed himself as
glad that the matter is ended. This
closes the main cases and leaves but the
the bondsmen to be tried in the Novem-
Der term of court.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 15-Miss Mary
l.. Trescott, who has been studying law
for the past three years, has been, on the
motion of ex-attorney general Henry W.
Palmer, admitted to practice law in all
the courts hold in Luzerne county. She
has the honor of being the first woman
attorney in this section of the state.
Cleveland, O., Oct. 14.-Trooper Syl-
vester Scoville of troop A, Ohio national
guard, Cleveland's crack cavalrykorgan-
ization, has accepted q position as cavalry
instructor in Cuba. He has arranged
with Gen. Palma the New York agent for
the Cuban PATRIOTS to act as cavalry in
structor, with the rank of major, at a
salary of $i00 month.
Rome, Oct 14.-The funeral of William
Wetmore Story, the distinguished
American sculptor and author, who died
on Monday last, took place yesterday at
the American church of st. Paul The
principal American residents of the city
and large number Of visitors attended
the services. The remains were buried
in the Protestant cemetery next to the
urn containing the heart of Shelley.
Lexington, KY, Oct. 15.-When the
two pacing mares, Miss Rita and Josie
B., went q mile yesterday afternoon,
double, in 2:12 IA, they made new
worlds record by shaving half second
from the 2:12 8-4 that Effie Powers and
Prestoria Wilkes made over the state
fair track az Springfield, ILL.,, three
weeks ago. The last half was made in
1:04 10: 200 gait; last quarter In 81
seconds, a 2;O4 gait.
Money for tho West aad South.
New York, Oct. 15.-Telegraph trans
fers of currency to the south and west
through the sub-treasury yesterday
were 451, 600. Exchanges Of large for
small bills over the counter at the sub