The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
NntahI~ Events of the Week Briefly and
Tersely Told.

Tersely Told.
The British steamer Sultan. with
large number of Mecca pilgrims on
board, has foundered near the island of
Socotra. Ten natives were drowned,
The steam yacht Valiant, with her
owner Mr.. William K. Vanderbilt, and
a party of friends on board, bound for
Southampton, has sailed from New
York
President Mckinley has declined an
invitation of the San Francisco cham
ber Of commerce to visit California this
summer owing to a press of official
duties.
A child of Martin Colby fell into the
water at jamestown, N. Y, and Mrs.
Edith Martin saw the accident. She
hastened to the rescue, but before she
reached the spot she fell dead. The
child was rescued.
kilograms with earthquake news, the
echoes of the subterraneous disturb
ance of Saturday last, are pouring in
to Calcutta from every station north of
Madras. The postoffice at Chittagong
has been swallowed up.
A judgment for $4,000 has been OBJ
talned against the James Everard
Brewing company in the supreme court,
Brooklyn, for injuries inflicted by one
OF its wagons, which knocked down and
ran over 10year-old Jacob Lacs, per-
manently injuring him.
Tuesday, June 10.
The cruiser Brooklyn arrived in South
ampton to take part in the jubilee re-
view.
Young Harry ]. Homer was sentenced
in New York city to Sing Sing for life
for numbering John Russell.
The one hundred and twentieth ami
versary Of the adoption of Old Glory as
the national flag was observed.
Three Jacobsburg (O.) girls vera
killed by lightning attracted by steel
corsets. A fourth girl, who wore no cor
set, escaped.
The bituminous coal mine of the Tor
rey company Of Chicago, near Clifton,
Ind was burned. Fifteen men were in
the mine at the time, but all escaped.
The mine Is completely destroyed.
Mrs. Edith 7. Bruno, an aeronaut,
made an ascension at Riverside park,
Chattanooga, and when 5000 feet In the
air she dropped with the parachute.
She fell into the Tennessee river and
was drowned.
Sir Henry Irving unveiled the memo
rial statue to Mrs. Sarah Siddons, the
famous English actress, on Paddington
green, close to Paddington Old ceme-
terry, London, where her remains were
inferred 66 years ago.
Murderer Howard A. Scott, a negro,
was executed at Sing Sing. Three
shocks were administered. Scott was
killed by the first. The execution was a
success. Scott died bravely and without
protest He killed his wife, Margaret,
Oct 26, 1896.
Monday, June IA.
Secretary Long has amended the
rules relative to the employment of la
Dor in the navy yards so as to favor in
appointments the veterans of the late
Awar.
ny The boiler of locomotive exploded at
lie Johns, N. F., killing Engineer Glas-
IS fS, whose terribly mutilated body was
E. AMI over 100 feet away. The fireman
10 Scala brakeman were frightfully
The
/ Generatke of the iron molaers at the
g AZ T,vnnlectric company's river works
y since Oc{ass., that has been in effect
u off by the f, 1895, has been declared
o Molders' Infp lodge of Iron and Brass
"a IT is unconditional union.
!, has broken ond that neY volcano
seismic disturb Apec, Mexict. In the
opening of the yoA incidental to the
Mistiouilla was dosqo the Village of
, !, ties, if any, are not rer rertsd iS'"
j. NJ. Matthews, OK 80 So
: was found dead in bed x Aea7ot !ss' M.ss''
He was candidate for ai,'it I, esst. 'oli.
marshal for the southern ''es 7s
Mississippi and was chairnfS of - ~ -
Mississippi delegation at the to,,s 5e
convention. Death was due / ond
plexy. "po'
Saturday, June 12.
James M. Gordy, the wife ml lidaror
was hanged at Georgetown, Dell
j. w. Stocks rode 32A milea
hour on bicycle at the CrysAl vol
ace, London.
The house of Governor Smithlof ~
National Soldiers Home at Ihaven
worth, Kan. was blown up byIdvnaZ
mite.
{ Henry Hanson was killed b, 4 for
qado at Lyle, MINI. There were 10 in