The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
NATIONAL TOPICS.
Brief Paragraphs of Important
National Affairs.
Saturday and sunday.

Senator Elkius. of West Virginia,
saws he was the author OF tne tarlli
bill provision imposing an additional
duty on goods brought into the Uni
ted States by way of Canada.
Consul Lee had long inter-
view with the President on Saturday.
AT the Presidents request he VIII re-
turn to Havana, probably about the
middle of October.
Samuel G.. Durham, statistical eX-
pert of the department OF labor, writes
from Alaska that hundreds of men Will
starve or freeze to death in the effort
to reach the Klondike gold fields.
The Governor of the Territory OF
New Mexico reports that there are
100000 sheep in the Territory, that
the wool production last year was H.
100000 pounds, aud that $1,000 people
are engaged in the industry.
The report that Marquis lmperlali
would succeed Baron Fava as Italian
ambassador is not credited in official
quarters in Washington.
The statement that the hattle-ship
Indiana has been Injured while in dry
dock at Halifax is denied by Captain
Henry Taylor, commander of the ship,
in his report 10 the Navy Department..
There were 326 deaths at Havana for
the week ending September 9Th, fifteen
of which, the Spanish authorities said,
were due to yellow fever. Sanitary In
spectar Brunner says the proportion
was much larger.
Monday.
Secretary Alger is informed that a
st. Louis company has contracted for
several steam sleds to be used in trans
porting supplies up to the Yukon
River 10 the Klondike gold regions.
A detachment of United State troops
will arrive at ST. Michael's, Alaska,
on October 5, and will be stationed
there to preserve order
Auditor Castle, of the Postoffice De-
partment, has sent notices to twenty
one employees in his bureau, asking
them to show cause why they should
not Ue reduced in salary and position.
J. H. Carpenter, of Reading, Pa,
who offers to furnish the government
armor plate at 500 ton, is erecting a
plant at Cramps shiryards, to carry
On experimental work,
The President will leave Wash
ington tonight for North Adams,
Mass, to spend the rest of his vacation.
The naval armor board will start on
November /, for an extended tour OF
the south, visiting the important iron
and steel centres, with view to the
establishment of a government armoi
plant.
TueSdav
Acknowledgement McKenna has de.
cided that the discriminating duty pro.
vision of the Dingley tariff law doe,
not apply to goods coming directly int
the United States through Canadian
ports, or to goods brought to this coun.
try in foreign vessels.
Representative Livingston, of Geor
gia, says he expects Cuba to be free
and Independent republic by January
LIST. He thinks the President will take
decisive action before the November
elections in Ohio.
General Greedy, of Arctic fame, says
the Cape York meteorite which Lieut.
PERI Is now bringing to the United
States is of little value either as relic
or for the iron it contains.
GiSnly IclluteT, DTOh6u 10 WOTh
will be sent to St. Michael's, Alaska
to be used in forwarding supplies tC
the Klondike.
The torpedo-boat fiotilla will leave
New York on October lst and go south
as far as Galveston.
President and Mrs. Mckinley and
Miss Mabel Mckinley left Washington
last night on a special train for North
Adams, Mass.
Wednesday.
The new Cuban tariff law provide.
for an additional duty of 80 per cent
If American duties are construed t.
prejudice SPANS products.
The executive council of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor is anxious fol
the wage scale of the coal miners o
West Virginia and Illinois to be set
tied.
Senator Elkins, of West Virginia
says that as soon as Congress reassem
bles he will introduce a bill providing
for discriminating duties.
The cruiser Chicago will be trans
formed into fast modern warship by
the expenditure of $300,000
The monetary commission appointed
by the indianapolis sound-money con
vention met in Washington, Ex-Sen
ator Edmunds was chosen to preside