The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-07

Department TO command volunteers TO
be sent to the Philippines. He will be
commissioned colonel 1t is under
stood that all of the officers of his old
regiment will also be commissioned
and that the entire regiment will be
given an opportunity to enliN either
by companies or by battaliOns.
Vancouver. r. c.. July 5.-The
steamer Tees has arrived from the
north with a large party of returning
Dawson miners. Wallace Haywood. a
sergeant of local police, brought out
$4,000 in gold dust. Eight others had
heavy boxes of the precious metal.
Marion, Ind. July 5-Willis, Howe.
aged "a, was killed by a Panhandle
freight train at Gas City. The shock
ing accident happened at the depot.
and was Witnessed by a large crowd.
His home was in Evansville, Ind,
where he leaves wife and family
Chicago, July 5.-A new Board of
Directors. representing the ma ioritv
stockholders of the "Staatz Xei:unr,"
the oldest German daily paper in this
paper, taking it from the hands of Re
ceiver C. f. PietsCh. Theodore Bren-
tanois is the new president and treas
urer.
Chicago, July 5.--Lawrence Peek of
1913 North Haste1 street died at the
National Temperance Hospital of hy-
drophohia. He was bitten by stray
dog six weeks ago. The animal ran
into the street car barns where Peek
was employed. Peek tried to pet the
dog. and it snapped at his hand, tear
ing the flesh. He thought little of it
until few days ago, when he was at
tackled by rabies.
Dewey Station, Tex. July 5.-Grca)
destruction has been done by the flood
in this vicinity Several lives have
been lost in the country districts. The
BraZoS River has been rising rapidly
for three days, and the water is now
up to the stringeTs of the Missouri
Kansas & Texas Railroad bridge.
large and costly steel structure Three
miles of railroad tlCk has been wash
Cd away. II the drift comes down the
river the bridge is sure to be wrecked.
The situation is critical, for the water
~ higher than ever before known.
Queenstown, July 5.-The new Ger
man steamer BriSgavia, from Belfast
May 81 for Baltimore, which put In
here for repairs on June 0 and sailed
on June a. has put back to this port
with her machinery again broken.
Washington, July 5.-The Secretary
of State has issued Il warrant for the
surrender to the authorities of South
port. England, of Elizabeth l. Anson,
who is charged with larceny. She was
committed for eXtradition in New
York by Commissioner Anderson.
Chicago, July 5.-E. j. Brewer wants
his presents back from Mrs. Eva Cur
tbs now that she is the wife of an
other, and has sued to get them or
their value. Love letters were read
in Justice Dooley's court at the trial
to show how much she said she loved
him at one time.
Washington, July 5.-Secretary Long
has forwarded to the President the
findings of the court which tried the
charges of intoXication against Pay
master Willis p. Wilcox. 1t is under
stood that the court recommended Will
cox's dismissal, and that the Secretary
Of the Navy has approved of the find
ing. The charges were made after the
paymasters return to San Francisco
from service on the monitor Monad-
mock before Manila.
Canton, Ohio, July 5.-Fred Linde-
man of this city has left for Clifford,
Canada, to look up a forum" 1t is
asserted that Ewait Brecke It IN
estate in British Guiana, hut
century ago, worth S50,000.000. Linde-
man and n number of other Canton
residents are heirs and they have
raised a fund to send Lindeman to try
to get possession of the property, which
is now said to be worth 100000 900.
Washington, July 5.-Judge Walter
S. Cox, Justice Of the Supreme Court
of the District Of Columbia, rendered
his resignation to the President and
the latter has indicated his intention
to accept 1t. Justice Cox has been on
the bench for more than twenty years
and his determination to resign was
prompted by his age, which exceeds
sayentv-two wears. He presided at the