The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-06

the ground. Gir0ux is alive. Though
severely injured.
San Francisco, Oct. 3.-Albert Nc
Pherson, young aeronaut, was thrown
from the trapeZe bar of a bolloon near
Glen Park, and injured so seriously
that he will die.
Harrisburg, Oct. "a charter has
oeen issued by the state department to
the Sharon Steel Company. Sharon,
with a capital of 100000. Senator
William Finn and CHRISTOPHER l..
Magee of PittSburg, are directors.
Quebec Oct. 3.-Mgr. FalcOnio arch.
bishop Of Acerenza and Matera. the re-
Gently appointed papal delegate to
Canada, arrived on the Vancouver from
Liverpool and was received AZ the
wharf by a large body of clergy and
influential laymen His powers are
similar to those Of Mgr. SatolH.
Washington, Oct. 3.-Gen. Brooke re.
ports from Havana deaths as follows.
Havana military hospital, Ray X. Muir
ray, civilian employe, Quartermaster's
Department, consumption, died %:
Puerto Principe, Edwin e. Blouch. II,
Fifteenth Infantry, appendicitis, died
the 29th
Bradford, Pa, Oct. 3.-At least two
lives were lost in a fire which de-
stroyed the building at No. 80 Main
street, the upper stories Of which were
used as lodging house. There was a
shoe store on the ground floor. George
Brown. colored man, and Katie NJ.
Conkling, a servant, were cremated,
and it Is feared that there are other
bodies In the ruins. Jessie E. Doyle
reused the sleeping occupants, enabling
many to escape.
Pierrepont Manor, n. Y, Oct. 4
Two women, Miss Lucina Clark. aged
forty-fve years, and her mother. an In.
valid aged ninety years, were burned
to death in fire which destroyed their
home here.
Nyack, n. T., Oct. 4.-There was a
hard frost in the interior Of RockIand
County, killing plants and running the
crops. 1t Is years since ice has been
seen in this vicinity so early in the
season.
Buffalo, n. Y. Oct 4.-Justice Daniel
]. Kenefck, Justice Warren B. Hooker
and Justice Truman G. White have
been renominated for Justices of the
Supreme Court by the Republican Judi.
cial Convention for the Eighth Judicial
district.
Mount Pleasant, Ia, Oct 4.-Former
United States Senator James Harlan.
the only survivor Of Abraham Lncoln's
cabinet, is at the point of death at his
home in this city. His daughter, Mrs
mouth Beach, n. j., has been sum-
moned.
Vineyard Haven, Oct 4.-The schoon-
er Winnie Lawry of Boston. bound
from Edgewater, \. J., for St John, n.
B., with a cargo Of coal is sinking at
this port. The schooner sprung n leak
during a strong northerly wind Satur-
day night about forty miles northeast
of Cape Cod.
Victoria. B. c., Oct. 4.-The steam
ship Olympia brings news of the loss
Of the steamship White Cloud which
was proceeding from Hong Kong to
Manila under an American charter.
The vessel foundered when about nine.
ty miles from Hong Kong and seven
men were drowned The crew had
Just time enough to get away from
the steamship when she foundered.
New York, Oct 4-Walter Duryea
will get we'll after having his neck
broken. He is able to wag his head
from side to side to-day at Roosevelt
Hospital. and now. for the first time.
the certainty of his recovery Is an.
nounced. Duryea broke his neck div
ing into three feet Of water at Glen
Cove. L. l.. and it was set on Sept. 10
by the Roosevelt Hospital doctors.
Grafton. Mass. Oct 4.-The local au-
thorities have received word that
Daniel Dockerty. one of the burglars
who robbed the Grafton Bank of Sl20.-
600 on Oct %, 1875, has been released
from n prison in England. where he
was serving a life sentence for murder.
Dockerty was pardonrd by the crown.
He formerly lived in iIobcken, y. j.
Paris, Oct. 4.-The Venezuelan award
unanimously gives Venezuela the
mouth Of the Orinoco.
The Venezuelan question has hung
ire for the past fifty years. All the
trouble has been caused by disagree
ment rs to where Venezuela left off
and British Guiana began. The terri
tory in dispute includes a number oil
valuable gold mines, in which British
capital Is interested.
Richmond, Va, Oct. Arrange
ments for Chadwick Day in Morgan
town, w. Va, Oct. 10, when West Viz
eiria is to present a sword 70 Captain
French L. Chadwick OF the cruiser
New York have been campct d. Pres
ident Mckinley las written to say that
he cannot be pre- ent, but Rear-Admiral
Sampson ana his staff will be there.
Governor Atkinson will make the pre-
sentation speech.
Washington. y. G.. Oct. 4.-Secre
tary of War Root has annulled the con-
tract Of the Atlantic Contracting Com
panv for the improvement OF the river
and hsrbor at Savannah, Ga. and at
Cumberland Sound The action fol-
lowed Immediately the opinion render ,
ed By the Attorney General that the
contract should apd could lie cancelled
at once. 1t is said that the govern I
ground upon which
II as the charge that
involved with former