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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
WOODEN TRESTLE FALLS.
Erected to Support the New
Harlem River Bridge
While Building.
SIX MEN WERE DROWNED
In Addition Twelve Men Were Ser.
iouSly Injured and -Four More
Have Not Been Found.

r,
was f'r'S '''' "'E"-""
was Heavy Derrick Wh's' Weight
Was Too Great Tor the Fiim~y structure
-Edg'mar Bridge Works of Whining ON
Have Contract to Erect Bridge
NJ. -, 90
~" i"iE' April ne 'Wooueh
nv,''' ,iiI, wiz ''''''" tor lAe Pur-
L0aS l,,;., VI "'''',,'i~ ,H' ny" ! HN' dNt"u'
ta,J'7' .n' '''i 'H,u N'N'I zen YES
rvi'''I a. W i.u"l'' lW'"'H wv" HlcN
;,, ~ MY WIN N!'iS On II were thrown
- lt'" '',v ""u'' i"IN zee, meIo"' HlN
" ,''',,ii w Instantly Killed 'WelNe
wv n',iN 'lJu'', ana lour are sun
~, ui'", oV''i'''.' i"' mere iN llllle u"unt
'It ne vi ,''' ''i!>S'hS WrteufoWlieu.
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va ''''S ucS'ir was H,HNI d'rrlcN'
l.H M'I-", was 700 great I"f lh" HllllSN
NVU,G" structure
N"He 'le ,liaSo'iS ana ron workers
WIZ tlI"EVu on 'H' rigging yesterday
q a. !, W loU'' 'l' ','N!ir -aNo way II
leli NIul q r''S" nv" 'hr river 30
su'uciI was lle accluent mat even the
li''. VINO were n,'SN Wl'i'Iu rev ieci
.. ult 'l"r' uI" NOT nave tlihe 70
Ju'"l' " N"I',N' me- IRON ,'aipS SANK
dt once 5ilu hurried themselves IN the
tluu l, az lhc ooIloin ol tle river over
lIVHi '"e Wo"!eh uhlherS anu boards
tpnecteH, loIlli'llS mass OF uenilS on
'llr SuIi"'' Oh the Wa''r.
ne craSn was hrard FOR blocks
around ana crowds from the neigh
boring tactories ana houses rushed 10
the scene, Alarms We're sent to the
nearby police stations and To the llar-
lem Hospital: -Four amhulances and
several patr"l wagons responded. Be
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
IDLE HOUR" N FLAMES
Superb Country Mansion of
w. K. Vanderbilt, at Oak
dale, IL, Destroyed.
NOBODY WAS INJURED.
w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and His Newly
Welded Bride, Formerly Miss
Virginia Fair, Were There.

Fire Originated in Cellar and Is lie. we'd
to Have Been Due Altogether to Accident
Paintings Worth a Fortune, Rarest
Bric-a-Brac and CostIiest Furniture
Burned to Ashes.
Oakdale, L. L., April 13.-William X.
Vanderbilt's magnificent country resi-
dence, Idle Hour" has been totally
destroyed by fire.
Not wall of the great building re-
mains standing. All the oil paintings
were consumed. They were priceless
and the amount paid for them reached
many hundreds of thousands of dol
lars.
William X. Vanderbilt, Jr., and his
young wife, formerly Miss Virginia
Fair. who had been at Idle Hour since
last Tuesday, April 4, the day of their
marriage, made their escape from the
burning mansion.
at is a sad end to their honeymoon
cried the spectators. rs the flames
rose high among the trees and huge
pail of smoke covered the gables
The flames spread with the greatest
rapidity, and though servants ran out
to summon help and to get water, the
building was seen to be doomed from
the first
There WI fin ngine company
at hand. and the FIRE buckets and
other apparatus which were placed in-
side the house and stables for use in
such emergency on rot h, got at,
so great was the hurry, confusion and
excitement.
Mr and Mrs. Vanderbilt, Jr., stood
on the lawn and watched the progress
of the flames. They had had to make
a hasty exist, and provide themselves
with whatever clothing first came to
hand.
The first knowledge of the fire CON
veyed to Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt was
at $50 o'clock. The watchman about
the place discovered the cellar to he
ablaze. Whatever the source of the
fire may have been all trace Of it was
already obliterated by the flames. The
watchman ran to the occupants Mrs.
Vanderbilt had time to dress. She
was then taken by her husband and
the watchman to the stables.
"Idlc Hour" faced the ConnetuUot
River. one of the inlets of Great South
Bay The building was of the Queen
Anne style of architecture, and was n
large roomv place. surrounded by
many outbuildings. 1t was Mr.. Will
lam X VanderbiltS custom to occupy
the place in the autumn months. The
first of the many buildings about the
place was built nearly seventeen years
ago. More than 500 acres of land sur
round the place. stretching away to
Great South Bay At one time Mr..
Vanderbilt had there one of the big
gest stock farms of the East. It was
at Idle Hour where the Duke and the
Duchess of Marlborough spent their
honeymoon. The damage done by the
fire is estimated at $250.0O0.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
SAMOAN COMMISSION.
President Mckinley names BartIett Tripn
ES-MinIstcr to Austria. to Represent
Uniteh states.


Washington, April l3-The joint
high commission to settle the troubles
in and over Samoa will consist of:
Bartlett Tripp. cXMinister to Aus
tria, representing the United States
Government.
c. n. +. Eliot attache of the British
Embassy, representing the Govern.
ment of Great britain.
Baron Speck Won Stcrnherg, First
Secretary OF the German Embassy
here, representing the German Govern.
mCut
Secretary Of State Hay has not been
notified of Baron Spcck Won Stern
hcrg's appointments but II is under
stood in diplomatic circles that he viii
hc the selection of his Government
lie left ten days ago to 20 10 Europe
on private business. but has returned
unexpectedly.
Owing To the desire of the three
governments to END the vcNatiuuS con
ditious In Samoa @s soon as possible,
il is the intent. u - have commits
sion meet in thiS city Immediately.
EN Minister Triup. lawyer OF re-
puta who lives iu Naukton. :. Oak.
was selected lN President Mckinley
because hc knows nothing of the sam
oan troubles rNc,pt what hc has read
in the newspapers and hnS uo HAS.
MIR Fripp lrt@ brcu Identified with
men in the Northwest lIr was chief
Justice Of the then Territory of Dako-
ta during part Of Clcvclaud'S first
term. and after Dakota was Admitted
To Statuhuod was appointed Minister
10 Austria which plo.. ho held until
Ilaf,ti.,t1 ..tt., init, ,tf.n
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
NANCY GUlLFORO GULLY


she Gives UP and Il"ads Guilty to the
Crime oi Nan,Iau~btcr.
Bridgeport, Conn, April Pr
Nancy Guillord, VINO has been ou trial
here under an Indictment charging
her with murder i'm the second degree
for the killing of Emma GIN of South.
ington, and whose trial had been in
erruptcd by the illness of juror late
yesterday afternoon. pleaded guilty to
manslnu-hcr and Was sentenced To-
ten years Imprisonment. This Hus 10y
far the greatest of the many surprises
that have occurred i'm connection
with the case since the mutilalcd body
of Emma GiIl was found in the Vel
low Min Pond in this town in Septcm
Der last
When the court opened Attorney
Klein. counsel for the prisoner rose
and addressed the Court He said that
strong doubt existed in his mind as
to the legality of the Indictment un-
der which his client was eXtraditod
from England. He believed also that
his client stood fair chance of ac-
quittaL The prejudice, he said that
existed against his client was strong
It would he. in his mind, most diff
clIt matter to secure a jury composed
Of men residing in this State whose
minds had not been contaminated
with his prejudice. The character of
the crime was not fairly considered.
and there were condolences unfortun
ate for the accused which placed her
in bad light These. rs well rs other
circumstances caused him. after due
consideration, to advise his client to
plead guilty to the charge of man
slaughter, If it was acceptable to the
Court
Mrs. Guilford listened to the re
marks Of her counsel without the
slightest evidence of nervousness. A
Breathe IS silence followed. while
Judgr Wheeler dclibcratcd. After n
short reflection the Court said:
"The plea of the prisoner is accept
ed. Has the prisoner anything to
sayT
Mrs. Gullford shock her head.
81 sentence You TO pay n fine of 81
and serve ton years IN the penitcntiary
at Wethersiield." said Judge Wheeler.
Sheriff, you may adjourn court"
The convicted woman walled calm
ly out Of the court room in charge Of
Sheriff Hawley. She told him that she
was glad it was over. as the strain IN.
on fe1 had been almost unbearable.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
.F|IP|N()S MAKE ATTACK.
Disruption of MacArthur's
Line of Railway Commune
cation the Objective.
|REPULSED BY WHEATON.
Heavy Losses Reported to Have Been
Sustained by the Natives in the
Engagement.
REFUSED BY WHEATON
rr. ..s Three Killed and Twenty

Amer, ...ss Three Killed and Twenty
Woundsd-Lawton's success Greater than
Reported Yeste rday - Enemy Left 80
Uniformed Dead ON Field and a Large
Number Seriously Wounded.
Washington, April 12.-These dis.
patches were received from General
BITS to-day.
Manila, April 11.-Insurgents at.
backed Macarthur's line of railway
Communication last night in consid-
erable force.
Repulsed by Wheaton with heavy
loss. Wheaton's casualties three
killed. twenty wounded
Enemy left ninety-three uniformed
head on the field and number seriously
|Eounded.
LaWton captured city with destruc-
bon property. His loss, ten wounded
Blight, except two; one since died,
Lieutenant Filing only officer wound
kd, slight, in hand
Enemy retired eastward. Lawton
b pursuit early this morning.
|Sgnell. OTIS.
Thef post important Interpretation
which the War Department Off
sers place on these dispatches
ls that the campaign in Luzon,
which a week ago appeared to have
been brought to a rather indecisive
klose has been renewed again in Il
Eay that promises to rival in brilliant
NeSults the operations of MacArthur's
Nying column. Without disparage-
hent of the other Generals, great cred
j is accorded to Gen. Lawton, and the
hOral influence of the reenforcementS
Ehich he took with him to the Philip
5ineS is very great. The War Depart
Dent was this morning more hopeful
4 speedy successful results, perhaps,
Ahan it had been at any time within
BE last two weeks.
The fact that the American losses
Fere so light and that the army is in
condition to pursue the fleeing Fill
fnos without resting brings keen sat
sfaction to the Administration.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
Cuban Rnii,yav ,tril,er, yl4Id.

Havana. April 13.-Thc striking
railroad employees have Welded. they
sent letter TO Manager Nimpno state
ing they were ready to accept the com
pany'S terms. SenOr Nimcuo thereup-
on announced that the regular train
service of the company would be re-
sumed to-day. Cen. Brooke ordered
the engineer soldiers to do railroad
duty while the strike lasted, and this
scared the strikers, who made haste
to surrender and get back to their
places. \ group Of American soldiers
raidcd the police station at Vedalo
and rescued an American soldier who
had arrested for being drunk. Sew
eral policemen were wounded i'm the
attack of the Americans upon the sta
ton
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
HALTER ON THE STAND.
bund Roast Beef Good Food-Ate 1t Him
self and Heard No Complaint Till He
Returned to This Country.

bund Roast Beef Good Food-Ate 1t Him.
self and Heard No Complaint Till He
Returned to This Country.
Washington, April 12.-Gen. Shat
sfs testimony before the Board of In
hiry yesterday was in part asfollows:
FWhat complaint, if any, did you
PAR about the canned roast beef after
Ae landing and prior to the surren-
kr?"
3NOne. | never heard any complaint
Hat canned roast beef was unfit for
Eaod until | returned from Cuba.
aimed roast reef was Il new thing.
ID never heard Of it before but in
hba | ate it myself every day. or
8TSe in that climate it was not en-
rely appetiZing, but there was no
#mplaint that ii was unfit for food
As TO refrigerated beef he had heard
70 complaint. He remarked that he
% issued orders that refrigerated
lkef should be unloaded 1bOut2o' o'clock
9 the morning. Gen. Shaftcr said the
Nfrigerated beef was entirely salts
actory all the time. He had taken
4rtcular notice of the refrigerated
8ef and each day drove by the dock
Hlere it was unlolded. He had heard
y one complaint about it, and at no
zne suspected that it had been chem
~ lily treated.
II attributed the sickness entirely to
HpoSurc. the exertion of an active
smpaign and the climate" replied
~. Shafter to question
.ar..f 4, 4 III
n Of the ration supplied in Cuba. he
Bnarked: "Our ration was not well
4apteG to the service there. There is
q uSe talking about it. had nothing
b do with that. Congress in the Unit
81 States had the making of the army
ion. They are the people to talk
about it."
fle thought less meat and more rice
~ vegetables would be better for
a in the tropics. He did not know
~ the canned roast beef was part
3 the army ration until it was issued
lint known of use in the army be-
efe. In Cuba he ate it right from the
"a without its being recooked. 1t
zEuld have been out of the question
N the men on the firing line to have
g de stews out of it with potatoes
N onions.
In view of condemnation of the
nned roast beef by about 70 per
of the officers in Cuba, what
4nld You say about its further use|
As | have said L don't know of
thing better. Personally, I prefer
Pr bacon. want to say that
ped roast beef was not unfit for
\. That it was unpalatable, unin-
4ng and without taste is perfectly
~ but it was not unfit for food"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14

Madrid April 13.-The revivaI OF
Carlism throughout the peninsula is
causing unusual excitement among
the people ana in the press.
1t is said that Don Carlos is plan
ming to begin the insurrection at
points now the least suspected and
such reports have caused the Govern
ment uneasiness.
The most startling development in
the Carlist scare is the fact that the
members of Premier Silvela,s official
family are not above suspicion Of i'm
plication in the Pretender's plot. Gen
eral Polavieia, Minister of War is
known to have strong Carllst SYM
pathies. Senor Nocedal is Carlist,
and Senor Duran, Minister Of Justice,
IL not a Carlist, is n Separatist, which
party. favorin0 the decentralization OF
Government, is equally menace.
This movement is centred at Bar
celona and the secession of the Pro.
vince of Catalonia is contemplated
Premier Silvela processes that the
Government has no reason for alarm.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14

New York, April 13.-Battery NJ, 9th
lrillery, under command of Capt. G.
". Foster and Lieut. Samuel f. Bot
BINS. left Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook.
n the Government steamboat Gen.
leigs yesterday morning. The artil-
srymen will be transported by rail
rom Wehawken, N. J., to San Fran
lsco. Nv. ere they will be Joined hysthe
emaining batteries of the regiment
hd will then board the transport
srren, which is expected to start for
Pnila on April Is. Since the order
d the move came there has been
NnStant field drills and target prac-
"a, and the battery is in first class
0ndition. The departing battery was
aeered by the remaining soldiers and
williams. Battery L. 9th Artillery,
oder command OF Lieut.. Ludlow, left
kbrt Wadsworth and joined Battery
"A at WeehaWken.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
R,l.fcb uno saturday.

New York. April f2.-Mayor Var
Wycl received the following telegram
from Cant. Crowninshleld. Chief of
the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy
Department:
"Raleigh arrived Bermuda 9th. Or
dered yesterday TO reach New York
morning of 18th. VIII telegraph
further information as received"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
Point Ter rs George.

Canton, O.. April 12.-The trial OF
Mrs. Annie George for the murder OF
George y. Saxton. brother-in-law OF
President Mckinley. was resumed.
The State has established beyond
any doubt that Mrs. George was with
in two blocf Of the place where sax
TOMS body was found within ten min
,tpS or thr time Z was alleged SAY
t,o W.. .. .,,...1.rcd
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS
News Notes From Every Part of
the Civilized World.

A Furn i''er law is b. ing pressed in
Pennsylvania.
Lillian Russelrs Wall street. win
nings are declared to be 100000.
Street preaching has been stopped
by the Mayor of Atlanta, Ga.
First Secretary G. d. Bland, of the
British Ambassy at Washington, is
dead.
Miss Matte Darlington, of Will
iamsbufg, lost her $3.50 trousseau in
fire.
The Pope received the Cardinals
yesterday. He hopes for universal
peace.
Robert t. Lincoln's daughter, who
ran away with ballplayer Beckwith,
has been forgiven.
Lord Charles Bcresrord's book on
China based on his recent trip will be
issued this week.
Professor Booker T. Washington, the
negro leader, urges his race to vote
with local majorites
AGoncllo. the Filipino agent now in
Paris, says the army consists of 200,-
GOO troops, including women.
The Wilson parole bill. better known
as the Younger brothers bill, has been
killed Icy md re>urr.ct Oh "a the
House.
/, Second Lieutenant c. f. Lang, Sec
ond Artillery, is on trial at Washing
ton because of his recent alleged es-
rapadc.
The Anderson-Dupuy Steel Com
pany at Pittsburg has advanced the
wages of all employees from l2la to 20
per cent
one hundred and thirteen Unionsts
and 53i Natoualists were chosen at
elections for members of the Irish
County Councils
August RoScnbaum, Sr., and Max
Trinoski were struck by Il train near
"a Cross. Ind, while ridin" Il railroad
yelocipedc and both instantly killed.
The carpenters strike maugurated
in Clcvcl d has veen settled. BY the
terms of settlement he men receive
27ia cents an hour with an eight hour
day.
Charles Ball. n merchant, and Rob
ert IEager, a farmer of Ewart, had
fight with pistols, resulting from an
old feud Ball was killed and Hager
will die.
The CITY Council has decided to eX-
end formal invitation TO President
Mckinley to visit Victoria on the occa-
sion Of his promised trip to the coast
in Au"ust
Leonard e. Phlippi corporal of
Company G, First Colorado Volun-
teers. who died from wounds received
in battle at Manila, was Kansas
City druggist.
Heavily armed special police are
guarding the shops of the Cumberland
Glas" Company at Bridgeton, n j..
where one thousand glass workers
went on strike.
The plumbers of Des Moines. about
$50 i'm number, have struck for an
eight-hour day, delaying building OPP
erqtions, which are heavier this spring
than ever before
The Iowa Manufacturers of brick,
sewer pipes, tile and other clay pro-
ducts are arranging a combination. 1t
will control prices, because heavy
freights exclude outside competition.
Chicago will probably have the first
reunion of the regiment that Colonel
Roosevelt commanded during the war
on October 9. President Mckinley will
be there and the cornerstone of the
new DOstohice Is to he laid.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14

Pana, ILL.,, April 12.-The situation
here is quiet, anil while til" soldiers
are on guard no further trouble is eX-
pected. There was small outbreak
Yesterday, but it was soon quelled. All
the negroes have been disarmed and
are under the guard Of tie militia.
No business is doing to-day, although
tbo stores have been veopened.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
Paris doctors claim to have found
the cancer microbe.

Paris doctors claim to have found
the cancer microbc
John Jacob Astor has arrived at
Constantinople on his steam yacht.
Seventeen suicides were reported in
Paris yesterday, nearly all due to pow
erty.
Thomas j. Havemeyer, brother of
Fl. 0. Have meyer, the Sugar King, is
dead.
Daniel Kell!, of Hall county, Ga,
has welded three sisters in ten
months.
Trying to keep up with scorchers
killed Bicyclist d. d. DAILY of Water
bury, Conn.
Miss Susan p. Fowler, of Vineland,
N. j., has embarked on a literary
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
Franchise Tax rilrassed.

Albany, April 12.-By a vote of 81
ayes to 10 noes the Senate passed the
bill taxing as real estate the fran
chIses of street railroads, gas, electric
and like corporations The bill fixes
the price Of gas in the city of Buffalo
at so cents per LOGO feet was passed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
Fridny Not UniucRy.

IN. Herbert Kitchener evidently
not believe Friday an unlucky
Twice he met and defeated the
sers of the Khalifa on Friday. The
le of Atbara was fought and won
Ne early hours of Good Friday.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14
Labor saving Machinery.

\ engineer declares that $4,000 peo-
bow do the work, with the aid Of
'hinery, which needed 100000
pns to do few years ago.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-14

Washington, April 12.-John Mitch
ell, President of the United Mine
Workers Association, was before the
Industrial Commission yesterday IL
expressed his opinion that strikes
were not ruinous to miners-that the,
made more ont of them than they lost