The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly ant
Terselv Told.

Notable Events of the Week Briefly and
Tersely Told.
Natural gas has been struck neal
Warrensburg, Mo.
Hon. Edward L. Pierce, the author
and philanthropist, is dead.
Seth Lows letter of acceptance is not
likely to be made public sooner than
the end of this week.
The estate of the late William L
Winans of Baltimore, who died in Lon
don on June 25, is valued at $3.50, 900.
Lord Salisbury's proposal for settling
the peace treaty between Greece and
Turkey has been accepted by the pow
srs.
1t is reported in San Francisco that
the Chinese port of Tung Yung Kow is
to be sold to Germany as a naval sta
ton.
The dervishes have evacuated Ber-
Der, on the Nile, and the Anglo-Egyp-
tian Khartum expedition is moving to
occupy it.
Barril, the Spanish anarchist sentenc-
ed to 40 years Imprisonment for shoot
ing police officials, has been resentenc-
ed to death.
A party of Chicago men who ascend
ed the Enchanted mesa, in New Mexi-
co, say they found traces of ancient in
habitants on the summit
Several southern congressman and
iron manufacturers will urge the naval
armor plate committee to examine the
south's facilities for making armor
plate.
Tuesday, Sept. I.
Street Commissioner William H. War
ing of Saratoga is dead.
Secretary Sherman has written his
Ohio campaign speech, and it is said to
be very strong.
A special dispatch received in Detroit
confirms the stories of rich goldfelds in
Michipicotten, Ont.
1t is tacitly understood at the state
department that General Lees leave of
absence from Cuba means his resigna-
ton.
Fire from a cinematograph caused a
panic in the Orpheum Variety theater,
San Francisco, but no one was much
hurt.
A Wabash train near Foristell, Mo-,
struck a bull, derailing 10 cars, killing
a tramp and fatally wounding the en-
gineer.
st. Louis men have proposed to ask
John Philip Sousa to write the words
and music of a national hymn for or
ganized labor.
Three tramps were burned to death in
the Jail at Conway, N. D., whence 1t Is
believed they tried to escape by burn
ing hole in the wall.
Veterans of the Army of the Potomac
unveiled a monument to commemorate
the valor of the Seventy-third Volun-
teer regiment of New York, or the Sec
ond Fire zouaves, at Gettysburg.
Monday, Sept. 9.
There has been a touch of frost in the
Adirondack region.
A woman has been convicted Of bur-
glary at Oakland Cal.
Colonel Lyster commander of the
Ninth infantry, died at Watertown.
N. Y.
An American named Cyrus Thorpe
has been killed by Turks near Hiera-
patra.
The Canada finance minister has
gone to London to negotiate a loan OF
100000
Two explosions of natural gas at
Broad Ripple, Ind, killed five people
and injured over a score.
A New York policeman has been dis
missed as a result of the discovery that
he is an ex-convict. His conduct on
the force was exemplary.
It has been learned that Thorn. the
suspect in the Guldensuppe murder
case at New York, purchased some
plaster of paris the morning Of the
murder.
Saturday, Sept. T.
A. C. chatham, Jr., & Co., Philadel-
phia. brokers, have assigned.
Hundreds of pearl hunters are dig
ging in the St. Francis river bottoms
Ark.
Seth Low has accepted the nomina-
ton of the Citizens union as mayor oi
Greater New York.
The Methodist Episcopal church neal
Lynbrook, L. l., has been burned. Loss
SIS. 900; insurance. $4,000.
Four passengers on a Long Islant
train were hurt at Floral Park by 6
collision with freight train.
The collapse of a pontoon bridge neal
viemar Saxony, caused the drowning
Of many Thuringian soldiers.