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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
Big Cut in Gn. Rates.

New York, May A big reduction
In the price of gas has been made by
two of the principal companies of the
city, which lessons the cost to the
consumer almost one-half. The Con.
solidated Gas Company and the New
York Mutual Gas Light Company an.
nounced that, beginning May /, the
price Of gas would be 60 cents for
1000 feet, inSead of 81 10 the previous
price. No explanation for this reduc-
tion accompanied the notices. and the
officers of the companies refuse to as
sign adequate reasons for their action.
1T was stated, however, that the fight
which has been going on since Septem-
Der last between the gas companies of
the city might account for the sudden
and enormous lowering of the price of
Igas. Another explanation is that the
recently started agitation for munich
Npal ownership of gas plants has had
Its effect. Some of the local newspa-
pers have been endeavoring to put the
Icity into the gas business and furnish
Igas to the consumers at 80 cents per
1000 feet.
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
Col. Funston Promoted

Washington, May 3.-On the recon-.
mendation of General Otis and Gener-
al Macarthur, President Mckinley ap.
pointed Colonel Funston, of the Twen-
tieth Kansas Volunteers, Brigadier
General of Volunteers.
This reward was given the Kansas
Colonel for his bravery and skill in
leading his men across a river and
storming .and capturing the defences
Of the FilipinOs near Calumpit
In his dispatch to the War Depart
ment recommending the promotion Of
Colonel Funston, General Otis said:
Macarthur strongly recommends
Colonel Funston's appointment as
Brigadier General for signal skill aud
gallantry in crossing Rio Grande River
and most gallant service since COM
mencement of war urge appoint
ment: Funston able as leader of men
and has earned recognition"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05

Washington. May 4.-Arrangements
are being made by the War Depart
ment to expedite the transportation OF
reinforcements to Gen. Otis as much
as possible, but it has been found nee
essary to postpone the departure of
the transport Sherman, which will be
ready to resail for Manila on the 22d
inst.The Sixth Infantry, which was to
have started for San Francisco on the
5th inst, will not be able to get away
until the Sherman is ready to sail
That regiment, as well as the Six
teenth Infantry, is in the vicinity of
San Francisco and will start across
the Pacific as soon as transports are
available. Gen. Corbin said that no
change had been made in the plans
of the Department regarding the send
ing Of reinforcements to the Philip
pines to take the place of the volun-
teer troops.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
TROOPS TO IDAHO

Two Companies of the Gath Infantry Or
dered to Wardner-S"crctary of state
Says Officers Have Been Remiss
Spokane, Washington, May 3.-Com-
pany NJ, SiXty-fourth Infantry, left
here for Wardner Idaho. 1t consists
of seventy-tive men and one officer
A company of the same regiment now
at Walla Walla will leave for the same
destination.
bulletin from Wardner says the
town is in a state of terror, owing to
the sudden return of number Of
armed and masked rioters.
Bartlett Sinclair, ldaho's Secretary
of State, has wired the Governor to
send 500 soldiers Immediately. He says
the conditions are much worse than
had been believed and that the local
officers have been shamefully remiss.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
AtkInaon not Afraid

Boston, May 4.-Edward Atkinson
expressed himself as not in the least
alarmed at the news from Washington
to the effect that his pamphlets had
been seized by the Government.
"The documents referred to-" he
said calmly, ARE two compilations
under the titles, 'rhe Cost of a Ma
tional Crime and the Hell of War and
Its Penalties in one document, and
Criminal Aggression, by Whom Com
mitted' in the second.
"rhe first two were made very prom
inent in the whole debate in the House
and Senate on these questions, and
are perfectly familiar to all who read
the Congressional Record, or who have
kept up with the debate"
"When did you forward the copies"
he was asked.
81 forwarded them on April "a and
25," said Mr.. Atkinson.
"How did the Government learn of
your actiou?"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05

New York. May 3.-The torpedo boat
Somers, purchased in Germany more
than year ago. With view to using
her in destroying Spain's navy arrived
in this port. She was brought over
on board the Atlantic transport steam.
ship Manhattan. When the Somers
was purchased she started across un-
der her own steam, but was swamped
Three times the effort to sail her
across was made, hut on each occasion
she was capsized and nearly drowned
her crew. The S0mers will now be
overhauled and reconstructed at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05

Me-, May 2.-Three
inbred men commenced work yester-
" on what will be when completed
F largest pulp and paper mill in the
prld. The object Of putting the mill
Maine soil is to fight the paper
nst and prominent newspaper
pprietor of New York and San Fran
60 is to put much money into the
mt, which will cost $2,500,000.
Oui"' =. An'a.
auckland, New Zealand, May AID
'fes received here to-day from Apia
Rler the date of April "A say that the
#pels have demolished their forts at
Rilima and retired inland. There
e been no further serious fighting,
u there has been some skirmishing
tween the rebels and the friendly
2fiyes in the vicinity of Apia.
IN Saturday, April %, the British
|1op Torch arrived at Apia from sgd
a, N. S. W., with ammunition.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
Chicago's Lively Cruise.

Punta Delgada, Azore Islands, May
3.-The United States cruiser Chicago
after having spent four days here on
her cruise to Africa by way of the
Suez Canal, has sailed.
During the stay of the cruiser at
this port she was visited by the civil
and military officials. Vice Consul
Augusta Noreira escorted Rear-Admi-
raj Howison to the places Of interest
and to the public gardens and theatre.
The band from the Chicago landed
on Sunday and played in the Munich
pal Park, their performance eliciting
heartv nnnlnnsa from the pulpit.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
General hocIcr WIN MARRY.

Washington, May 1t is now posi-.
lively declared that Maior-Gcneral
Joseph Wheeler and Mrs. George w.
Childs will be married in this city in
!he course of the present month. Only
heir closest friends know the date set
OR the wedding. Mrs. Childs has
ived for about three years in a beauti.
'ul mansion on X street. She has no
children. General Wheeler is n wild
,wer with several children. He has
Inown Mrs. Childs many years and
was an intimate friend of Mr.. Childs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
ColoninICuxfomS R-ceiDIs

Washington, May 2.-Acting Secre-
ery of War Meiklejohn made public
Pc amount received from customs
hd taxes at the ports of Manila, Iloilo
nd Cebu in the Philippines for the
lonth of April. They were: Manila,
457 .002. 60; Iloilo, $45,534; Cebu, $780,
b7.S0. Total, $553, ,294.40. He made
nblic the amount received from GUS
'ms at all of the ports of Porto Rico
|Om March 6 to April 8, which was
ID. .759.O1.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
a KIond k"r Suicides.

Chicago, May 3.-Howell L. Morgan
of Bayonne. n. j.. en- route from Port
Walden, Alaska, to his home accompan-
led by his two young sons, shot him
self in Grand Trunk train near Still
well. Ind, last evening.
Morgan was fifty-seven years old,
and ii is supposed he was crazed be-
cause of money losses in the Klondlke.
His widow and sister reside at
BayOnne,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
Conex Island A. e Fails.

New York, May 3.-The Police Com,
missioners have granted licenses to the
LenOX, New Broadway, Greenwood
and Pelican Athletic clubs to hold box
ing contests and denied the application
of the Coney Island Sporting Club,
where the Fitzsimmons-Jeffri con-
test was to have taken place. This de-
cision leaves the big fight in doubt.
The Hercules and National clubs were
also denied q license.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05

New Rochelle, May 3.-The body of
a young man clothed in the United
States Artillery uniform was found
floating in the waters of Neptune Bay
by Louis Odell, fireman on the Gov
ernment steamboat Hamilton. 1t is
supposed that the dead man was one
of the two soldiers of Company |, 7tb
Artillery, stationed at Fort Slocum.
who were accidentally drowned last
February. Coroner Banning of Mount
Vernon took charge of the body.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
tin After Gauldr.

Albany, May 3-Mrs. NJ. E. Cody has
evidently determined not to take adj
vantage of the clemency extended to
her after her conviction for attempting
to blackmail the heirs of the late Jay
Gould. Instead of remaining quiet,
she has written a letter to an attorney
here asking him how long she has to
file exceptions to the judicial treat
ment of the case She was told one
year. 2. f. Dugan who defended her
expresses surprise at Mrs, Cody's ac-
ton.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
Won Wager Nv a Tonp R,de

oxford, Pa. May 3.-Mlss EsteIla T.
Gordon. who says she is a New York
physician, reached Oxford. having
driven alone all the way from New
York in cart on a wager that she
could do 1t in four days. She left
New York Sunday morning. Her cart
Is decorated with ribbons.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
Mrs. GEORGE NEEDS MONEY
Refuses to Give Her Pictures to any ono

Refuses to Give Her Pictures to any One
ar Allow Others to sell Them.
/ Canton, O., May 2.-Mrs. George is
after money. II have been doing
everything without pay" she says.
/ People do not realize how poor | am.
| must make money some way to pay
my bills at the hotel If the papers
want anything more they must pay for
/ It | will positively not give my pic.
ture to anyone. Let people wait for
my book. | shall send a notice to the
Canton photographers tha they must
quit selling my photos"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
Want SteeI Cnntrant.-

st. Petersburg, May 3.-The German
Ambassador is trying to secure iron
and steel contracts in Russia for Ger.
mans. Complaints have reached Ber-
lin that commissions for iron and steel
due to Germany are given to the
Americans, owing to the activity Of
the United States Embassy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
A CURRENCY BILL
Measure Prepared by House COMMITTEES
VIII BE Submitted to the Senate
Finance Committee


Washington. May 4.-There is some
uncertainty regarding the attitude
which the Senate Finance Committee
will assume toward the currency meas
ure completed yesterday 10y the House
Caucus Committee, which has been
meeting for SOme time at Atlantic City.
Representative Bahcock of the House
Committee, who is in Washington,
says that the measure has been pre-
pared tentatively, and that its prov-
sions are subject to some modification
upon consultation with members of
the Senate Finance Committee. The
Republican leaders regard it rs quite
as necessary to secure Il measure ac-
ceptable to the Senate as to the House
1t is believed by leading members of
the Caucus Committee that the lead
ing Republican Senators ON the Fin
ance Committee will not he disposed
to modify the proposed House measure
very radically. The Caucus Commit
tee has attempted to frame a measure
which will meet the political condi-
tiOnS which are to hc contrndcd with
IN the next Congress, and the commit
tee has had in mind the political com
pleXton of the Senate, as well as Of
the House.
The object in submitting the meas.
ure TO Il delegation of Republicans
from the Senate Finance Committee
is to secure the advice of the Senators
as to the best form in which the bill
can be carried through the upper
branch of Congress. In fact. a sort
of Conference Committee will be
formed to anticipate the conditions to
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
300 Rrickmnkers strike.

Fishklll Landing, N. Y, May g.
Five hundred brickmakers have gone
out on strike here. They are march
ing from yard to yard. where others
Join them. 1t is estimated that 500
have quit work
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05

Washington. May 3.-The President
md Mrs. Mckinley and most of the
members of the party that accompan-
id them TO PhiladelDhia and Now
York have returnC 1 to Washington
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
Ralnirh Gnes south.

Philadelphia, May 3.-The cruiser
Raleigh has sailed for Wilmington, N.
G. Captain Coghlan will not be de-
tached until the ship goes out Of COM
mission at Portsmouth n. II.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05

A colorcd preacher in Syracuse
pleaded for an organization of South
arn colorcd men, saying that twenty
1--WE hundred thousand were able to
carry arms.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05

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Smyrna times., 1899-08-09
Dublin BootbIacks. 1850.

Among the populace of Dublin in
lISO, says the University Magazine. the
shoeblacks were a numerous and for
mldable body. The polish they used
was lampblack and eggs, for which
they purchased all that were rotten in
the markets. Their Implements con
sisted of Il three legged stool, a basket
containing blunt knife. called n
spudd, painters brush and an old
wig. A gentleman usually went out in
the morning with dirty boots or shoes.
sure to find a shOeblack sitting on his
stool at the corner of the street. The
gentleman put his foot in the lap of the.
ShOeblack without ceremony. and the
artist scraped it with his spudd, wiped
1t with his wig and then laid on his
composition as thick as black paint
with his painters brush.
The stuff dried with q rich polish ra.
quiring no friction and little inferior
to the elaborated modern fluids. save
only the intOlerable OdOrs eXhaled from
eggs in a high state of putridity and
which filled any house which was en-
tered before the composition was quite
dry and sometimes even tainted the air
of fashionable drawing rooms. Polish
ing shoes, we should mention, was al
this time refinement almost confined
to cities, people in the country being
generally satisfied with grease.
Smyrna times., 1899-08-09
IN THE CHARITY HOSPITAL

Willie is funny and brown and sweet
His wool would kink, if they let it grow.
Ile wears plaster cast on lis feet
And lives his life in hospital row.
Rows on rows of white little beds
White little faces rows on rows.
White little pillows for little heads
And that is the world which Willie knows
Willie plays on his cot all day,
Passing rich with a bit of string
And laughs when any one comes his way,
Into the world where ne is king
Narrow realm for a king to r,,lel
Scanty treasure he boards and spendsl
A flower a MARBLE broken spool
But them you see, it all depends
Nobody cuddles him up again
And tucks him close at night with a kiss.
Nurses are busy of course, and then.
Who but mother could ever do thisY
Nobody folds his brown little hands
And teaches him, "Now lay me" there.
But Some One listens and understands
When Willie stumbles saying his prayer.
Out in the world men work and fight.
And some are wounded, and some must fall.
And the right goes wrong and the wrong comes
right,
But it never bothers Willie at all
W DOLLY and funny and brown and sweet
Living his own little life apart,
With plaster cast on his poor little feet,
And Gods own sunshine sure in his heart.
-Mable Earle in Youths Companion.
Smyrna times., 1899-08-09
The Clever Spider.

zone of my friends was accustomed
70 grant shelter to number of garden
spiders under vacant varanda and to
watch their habits. One day a sharp
storm broke out. and the wind ragged SO
furlOusly through the garden that the
spiders suffered damage from it. al
though sheltered by the veranda. The
malnyards of one OF these webs, as the
sailors would call them, were broken
so that the web was blown hither and
thither, like slack sail in a storm.
The spider made no fresh threads.
but tried to help itself in another way.
IL let itself down to the ground by a
Unread and crawled to a place where
lay some splintered pieces of a wooden
renee, thrown down by the storm. 1t
fastened thread to one of the bits of
wood, turned back with it and hung it
with strong thread tC the lower part
OF It's nest, about five feet from the
ground. The performance was won
herful one, for the weight of the wood
kuffced to keep the nest tolerably firm.
while 1t was yet light enough to yield
to the wind and so prevent further in
jury The piece of wood was about 215
inches long and as thick as goose
quill.
"On the following day a careless
servant knocked her head against the
wood, and it fell down. But in the
course of a few hours the spider mend
ed her web, broke the supporting
thread in two and let the wood fall to
the ground. Animal Friends.
Smyrna times., 1899-08-09
Dc:PierCe'S
GOIdenMediCdI
Discovery.

81 feel that owe a debt of gratitude to you
for preparing such grand remedies for chronic
diseases especially, which the doctors failed to
reach" writes l. B. Staples, Esq, Of Barclay,
Usage Co., Kans . am railroad agent, and
four years ago my work keeping me in a warm
room and stepping out frequently into the cold
air gave me bronchitis, which became chronic
and deep seated. Doctors failed to reach nv
case and advised me to try higher air, but for
tunately for me, friend also advised me to try
DIR. Pierces medicines 1 commenced taxing
your Golden Medical Discovery and by the
time had taken the first bottle I was better
and after taking about four bottles my cough
was entirely gone. This was year ago last
winter and again last winter took about three
bottles to prevent return of the trouble have
found no necessity for seeking another climate"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are power
full aids to the cleansing of the clogged
system. By all dealers in medicine.
Smyrna times., 1899-08-09
Doctors failed to
reach my case and
advised me to try a
higher air"

There is no greater irony than recon-
mendation of change of climate to those
whose circumstances make change of
climate impossible. How many a suf-
ferer in such case has wistfully watched
the fight of the south-seeking birds, and
cried with the Psalmist, "Oh that l had
wings" But suppose you can fit the
lungs to the climate instead of fitting the
climate to the lungs. That is what has
been found possible by those who have
used DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t SO purifes the blood, remov-
ing the clogged and poisonous conditions
favorable to disease, that the whole body
is strengthened With new strength
comes new power, and disease is resisted
and thrown off.
There is no alcohol, whisky or other
intoxicant contained in
Smyrna times., 1899-08-09
His Inference.

Crags-Did you tell Shippers you
thought l was a man without any bal
ance?
Butts-Well, l naturally inferred that
If you had a balance you would draw
on it for the amount you owe me-
Philadelphia North American.
Smyrna times., 1899-08-09
WouId Go with Mamma.

Little Girl Ito visitor)-My papa's a
good man. He'll go to heaven, won't
he?
VisitOr-Oh, yes, indeed! And are
you going to heaven too?
Little Girl-Oh, no! I'm going with
mamma! = Pittsburg Chronicle -Tele-
graph.
Smyrna times., 1899-08-09

A man with a family to support can
never understand why all the old bach
elOrs are not millionaires.-Atchi
Globe.
Smyrna times., 1899-08-09

Selfishness is a disease for which sad
experience is the remedy.-Dallas
News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-15
VIRGINIA news.

DR.. John Shelton Horsley and Miss
Eliza Brsxton were married at S:aun-
ton yesterday at Trinity Episcopal
Church.
W. W. Wade, OF Richmond, aged
forty-nine, was yesterday found frozen
TO death il his store. He had sat down
by the fire Monday night, and it is pre-
sumed went to sleep in his chair, and
froza 10 death when the fire went out.
News was received in Richmond yes
terday Of the death at Cumberland
Court House OF Rev. DR.. George Z
Booker, one OF the Oldest Methodist
preachers in Virginia. He had been
member OF the Virginia Conference
forty years and bad filed many pas
torates.
Five or six hundred negroes made
raid on the Chesapeake and OHIO Coal
Compaoy's yard st Newport News. yes
terday afternoon, and stole nearly car
load Of coal before they could be in
duced to clear out by the police. Some
one had Tackled upon one Of the cars g
legend to the effect that the coal was to
be given away 20 the poor, and all eX-
plantations were OF no avail.
Reuben Bowler, aged so, Of Stafford
county, while returning from wood
cutting with two companions, was froz-
en- to death Oh Monday, near Cool
Spring, about two miles from Fred
ercksburg. He was within a quarter
of mile of a dwelling, but could not
reach it, and his comps Mons were too
exhausted to carry him farther.
The Merchants and Miners steam
snip State OF Texas, which sailed from
Baltimore for Savannah on Wednes-
day last, with full cargo Of freight,
six first class and eight second class
passengers, is sunk in Chesapeake bay.
She sprung leak on Saturday, and IN
order to save the lives OF those abroad
was run ashore at 6 o'clock on Satur-
day. The tug T.. J. Cobb came along
opportunity, took the crew and pas
sengers of the liner, made her way
with great difficulty through the ice,
and landed them ia Norfolk at 6
o'clock last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-15
FIFTT-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, February -.
SENATE.

Mr. Stewart presented resolutions OF
the Nevada legislature favoring the
election OF United States Senator's By q
direct vote of the people.
4 bill was favorably reported author
iziug the presentation by the President
of a gold medal to Miss Helen NJ.
Could, of New York, for patriotic ser
vices during the war with Spain.
M. Mitchell asked for its passage,
but Mr.. Hoar thought il should 20 over.
II nope the Senator will not be 20
ungallant," said Mr.. Mitchell, there
is no vote OF thanks in the Dill"
Mr.. Hoar disclaimed any intention
ci rejecting upon Miss Could. He re-
ierred 10 the noble services Of General
Whesier's daughters aud added that
there were hundreds OF others just a.
deserving.
Mr.. Hoar later withdrew mis- cbjec-
tiou and the bill to present medal to
Miss Gould was passed.
Mr.. Qlav reported with amendments
the post Office appropriation bill. and
aid be would call it up tomorrow.
a joint resolution was passed author.
zing the President to appoint Oscar
w. Deignan, of Iowa, cadet at the
nava! academy. Deignan was one OF
the Merrimac heroes in Santiago bay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-15
THE RECENT STORM.

Reports from all parts ofthe State con-
firm the belief that the storm exceeded
in violence that OF 1857, looked back to
as the greatest ia the history OF the
State, in The average depth 81 we'll as
the duration of the snow fall, and thet
while the drifting in 81 exceeded that
OF '99, the effect upon travel OF this
years storm was greater.
The railroads are making every eff
fort TO run trains and are meeting with
partial success. Conditions throughout
the State are improving. The Chesa-
peake and Ohio has its road clear from
Richmond 10 CinciDnati, but not from
Richmond to Washington. The South
ern and the Atlantic Coast Line are
running south of Richmond.
a dispatch from Stanton says yes
terday morning the esst-bouui Fast
Flying VirgiDian pushed into 200 foot
drift at Greenwood. A dining-csr wss
sent to the rescne. Laborers were
hired at Clifton Forge and Staunton
to supplement the railroads usual
force. Beyond the delay. the passan-
gers were made comfortable, and at 6
O'Clock yesterday afternoon all was
clear along the line Two passenger
trains arrived at Stanton last night
from Richmond, the first since Sunday
night.