The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly and
TerSely Told.

Tersely Told.
An epidemic of cholera has broken
out at Bangkok, Siam.
woman aged 100 years jumped to
death from third story window in
Boston.
Commander George E. Wingate, U.
S. N, of the Charlestown navy yard
died at Maiden, Mass.
The cZar received Mr.. John w. Fos-
ter, the American seal commissioner,
at the Peterhof palace, ST. Petersburg.
The retiring United States embassa-
dor, Mr.. Edwin F. Uhl, had his farewell
audience with Emperor William at
Berlin and presented his letters of re-
call
D. w. Limerick, who was convicted
of an attempt to blackmail the Fraser
Tablet company of Cincinnati. was SEN
fenced to serve two years in the peni
tentiary
Two big trusts were placed on trial
the Cigarette trust in New York and
the Coal trust in Albany. Ten of the
tobacco kings are under indictment
charged with conspiracy.
Fire at Cairo, Ills, destroyed $4,000
worth of property, including the new
Baptist church and annex. the Halli
day warehouse, Glynn's transfer sta
bles, with 26 head of horses, and sever
al dwellings.
Tuesday, June 8.
Baron Dickson. the arctic explorer.
died at Stockholm.
Cases of the bubonic plague have been
discovered in Jiddah, Arabia.
Turks are reported to be committing
excesses in Thessaly and Epirus.
Seven -year-old Willie Wood was
charged with burglary in Jersey City.
BY the falling Of an elevator in the
New York postofiice building six per-
sons were hurt. two probably fatally.
Governor Cook of Connecticut has ap-
pointed William B. Sprague of Andover
commissioner on domestic animals for
two years.
Roy Grim, the 4-year-old son of Perry
Grim, farmer living in Cato, N. Y.
was instantly killed by the accidental
discharge of shotgun which was be-
ing repaired by his older brother,
Noah.
Lord Lonsdale's residence, 10 Carlton
House terrace, London, has been Sc
cured for the occupancy of Whitelaw
Reid, special ambassador of the United
States to the queens jubilee, during his
stay In London.
Monday, June Z.
The San Francisco board Of super
visors unanimously adopted a resolu-
tion petitioning congress not to abro-
gate the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty.
There have been so desertions from
the battleship Oregon since it arrived
in Puget sound, about two months ago.
As a rule, the deserters were new men,
who chafed under the restraint and dis
cipline.
r. b. Mcconnell. the defaulting presi-
al bank of Ocala, Fla, has committed
suicide. He sent a bullet through his
brain and before medical aid could be
summoned was a corpse.
Thomas C. Smith, wealthy resident
of Greenpoint, N. Y, was arrested,
charged with embezzlement in accept
ing money belonging to the govern
ment from John Corwin, his son-in-
law, a paymaster in the navy.
Aeronaut John Walters was killed at
Centerville. Ia, while dropping from his
balloon with parachute. Walters
was caught in cluster of telegraph
wires, the parachute rope broke, and he
fell 40 feet, dying shortly afterward.
Saturday, June 8.
Patrick Behan, on top Of an elevator
in New York, fell eight stories and was
not seriously hurt.
Lady Henry Somerset has been re-
elected president of the British Wo-
mems Temperance association at Lon
don, for the eighth time, by us dele
gates.
Two expeditions have landed in Cuba
with 100000 rounds of ammunition for
the insurgents, as well as a large
amount Of arms and dynamite and one
large cannon.
Herr Won Tausch, the former chief of
the secret political police, who has been
on trial at Berlin for nearly two weeks
past, charged with perjury, high treason
and forgery, has been acquitted.
Friday, June 4.
Bombs fired al North Fifth and Roeb
ling streets. Brooklyn, severely injured
three Italians and caused panic.
Howard Gould of New York has pur-
chased the steam yacht Miranda from
Sir George c. Lampson of London.