The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Notable Events of the Week Briefly and
Terssly Told.
Major Jewett Wilcox, the we'll known
hotel man, died at Chicago.
Attorney Deuprey, for Durrant, says
that sensational revelations in the case
will soon be made.
Over 1000 -Klondike miners have stam-
peded from Dawson in search of food
across the mountains.
Actor Mansfield has settled out of
court the action brought against him
by his dresser for assault
DR.. Charles Butler, president of the
corporation of New York university,
died in his ninety sixth year.
The annual meeting of the National
Civil Service Reform league VIII be held
in Cincinnati Thursday and Friday of
this week.
The annual report of the American
Bible society, showing the circulation
of 76752S Bibles and an expenditure of
$192,292, is issued.
1t is semiofficially announced in Ha-
vana that the Cuban leader, General
Sanguily, had written to Banco offer
ing his services to Spain.
Monday. Dec. 13.
William Jennings Bryan is well re-
ceived in his trip through Mexico.
The funeral of the late Gardner Green
Hubbard was held in Washington to-
day.
A party of gold hunters have left
Portsmouth, N. H., bound for the Klon-
dixie.
A number of those who took part in
the recent riots in Prague were SEN
fenced to Imprisonment.
M. Rempler, who had charge Of the
Panama canal scandal investigation,
committed suicide in Paris.
There are rumors of a separation by
the Count and Countess Castellane. The
countess is a daughter of Jay Gould.
Fire in carpet salesrooms in Philadel-
phia did over 100000 damage to the
building and stock; fully covered by in
surance.
Samuel Mills of Johnstown, N. Y,
shot and seriously wounded a man he
caught paying attention to his wife. He
then fatally wounded himself
w. L. Powers of New York, acting, it
is believed, for ,ex-Secretary w. G.
Whitney, bought the 2-year-old colt
Hamburg from John e. Madden of
Kentucky, paying 100000.
Saturday, Dec. IL.
Editor Schofield of st. Louis asserts
positively that Mrs. Luetgert is still
alive.
Durrant will probably be sentenced
at San Francisco for the third time on
Tuesday next.
A boilermaker, caught in vessels
smokestack, was nearly roasted alive at
San Francisco.
The friends of Judge Paxson of Phil
adelphia will urge him for interstate
commerce commissioner.
A Baltimore thief was caught with
$4,000 worth of diamonds in the resi-
dence of Isaac Emerson.
Charles Jones, who murdered five of
the Brown Smith family has been
lynched near Wesson, Miss.
George Van Dyke of New Hampshire
has formed a large lumber syndicate
with New York and Boston capital.
Train nrobbers tried to hold up South
ern Pacific express near Stems Pass, N.
M, out were uIlNeH Oil anu lIle leduSr
killed.
Friday, Dec. 10.
The Cubans have captured Caima-
nera, the seaport of Guantanamo.
Railroads have calculated on spring
rush of $4,000 people to the Klondike.
A student mob made a demonstra-
tion in Paris before the Luxembourg
palace
Both Senator Hanna and Representa-
tive Belden are reported improved in
Washington.
Temple Houston, son of Sam Houston
of Texas, will defend the Jennings out
laws in court.
Newell Paine, Boston druggist, was
Drained by burglar in his store and
robbed of $1,000.
]. Wesley Earl, a New York sales
man. was found dead from gas in Sag
Harbor IN. " hotel.
An explosion of sewer gas in London
shattered streets and dwellings on
Carlton House terrace.
The steamer Clyde. after a fearful
hurricane in the bay of Lyons, reached
Malta with 100 passengers in safety.
Thursday. Dec. o.
Chief Justice Conway of the Wyom-
ing supreme court died at Cheyenne.
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