The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
OF MS illness me child lost MS near.
Ing, speech and sight.

Ing. speech and sight,
Mount Holly, N. j., July 11.-Milea
Atkinson was found dead in his homa
IN an isolated part Of Burlington Coun.
~. The body was badly decomposed
ana the man had evidently been dead
Tor several days. He was last seen
alive on Thursday Of last week. He
was eccentric and lived alone. His
brother is said to be president of the
Philadelphia Builders Exchange.
New Haven, July 12.-The Yale treas.
ury will, 1t Is expected be turned into
regular bank next fall. For five or
Blk years the treasury has taken money
on deposit from students as an nc.
commodation. The demand for a reg.
ular banking service has grown SO
great that the change is regarded "a
almost certain.
Pittsburg, July 12.-The conference
Committee of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation and the Independent Manufac-
turers have gone to Chicago, where the
conference on the wage scale for the
current scale year will be reopened
with the Executive Committee of tbe
American Tin Plate Company.
Catskill. y. Y, July 12.-Tbe First
Baptist Church, the Prospert Parl,
Hotel and the Wiley Knitting Mil
were struck by lightning during the
terrific electric storm that passed over
CatSkill. blaze in the knitting mill
called ont the Fire Department and for
a time panic prevailed among the
operatives.
Cincinnati, July ia committee of
the Central Labor Union of this citv
has adopted a resolution TO call a CON
vention to nominate an independent
ticket for Governor. Mayor Jones of
Toledo is the committees preference
for the head of the ticket.
London. July PA Rome despatch
says the German steamer Reichstar
has sailed from Naples with 15OO0
rifles, 500 tons of war material and 800
mules for the Transvaal and that an.
other steamer with like cargo will
sail July II from Arenas.
London, July 13.-A telegram from
st. Petersburg asserts that The Hagne
conference will adjourn at the end of
July. the members agreeing to reas.
semhle in the spring, and that during
the interval Emperor Nicholas will
visit the principal European courts
San Francisco, July 13.-The British
survey steamer Egeria has arrived
from Esquimalt, Il. G. The English
and Canadian Governments are to es.
tabliSh Il cable between British Colum.
bia and Australia, which will touch at
Samoa and Hawaii. The ESeria Is
now engaged in surveying the route.
Washington, July 13.-The Secretary
of Agriculture has been asked to send
supply of corn to the Texas flood
sufferers. He has been compelled to
decline, as the department has no an
preparation for such 4 purpose.
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Trenton, N. J., July 13.-The Tacoma
Land and improvement Company has
Deen incorporated here with an author
lied capital of S13,000,000 is to be pre-
ferred stock, with per cent. cumula-
tive dividends.
Buffalo, N. Y, July 13.-A carriage
in which were William NJ. Diem and
Miss Lizzie PrequcSel, was struck bv n
Wabash train at the Walden avenue
crossing, and both of the occupants of
the vehicle were instantly killed.
Liverpool, July 13.-The White Star
Line steamer Majestic, which is sched-
uled TO sail from this port July 12 for
New York, will have among her pas
sengers Archbishop Ireland. the Earl
of Yarmouth and Mr.. Alexander Ged
des.
Altoona, Pa, July 13.-Five men
were injured, two fatally, by an ex.
plosion of gas in the Loughman mines
at Ehrenfeld. Henry and James w.
Hoyer will die. The explosion was
due to a defective lamp carried by
Henry Hoyer.
Seattle, Wash. July 13.-Arrange.
ments are being made here hy the citl.
Zens of Seattle to charter special
train Of Pullman cars 10 bring the First
Washington Regiment from San Fran.
cisco to Seattle. The regiment is now
on its way from Manila. and will be
mustered out at San Francisco.