The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-15

writ for q special election to fill the
vacancy In the Beaver Washington
Senatorial district, caused by the death
Of Col. A. L. Hawkins of the 10th
Pennsylvania regiment. The election
will be held on the date of the gen.
eral election in November.
Philadelphia, Sept. 13.-The United
States transport Panther, which has
been carrying supplies to Porto Rico
from this city, has passed the Della
ware Capes on her return trip.
New York, Sept IA remarkable
will complication which will soon be
fought out in the Philadelphia courts
involves the disposition of an estate
valued at $7,000.000. The disputed
property is the estate Of Wilson w
Waddngham, of New k0rk. Philadel-
phia and New Mexico, VINO died here
fuor months ago, leaving almost every
thing to his second wife. Wadding-
hams first wife, from whom he had
been divorced, was not mentioned in
the will and her children received only
small bequcsts. The will was executed
in 1892, but Kansas City lawyers have
filed revocation of the will which
was dated in 1896, and makes no pro.
vision for the disposition of the estate.
Before his death Mr.. Waddingham
said my relatives will get the money
anyhow, and if the courts decide the
matter there will be no one to bear me
I'll will"
Queenstown, Sept. 13.-The British
steamship Damara, Capt Williams.
bound from Liverpool for Halifax, via
st. Johns, N. F., touched ut this port
for the purpose of replacing incapable
non-union firemen who had been ship
ped at Liverpool.
Washington, Sept. 13.-The State De
partment has issued warrant for the
surrender to the Swiss officers of viii.
helm Mueller, who is charged with en-
bezzlement of between 6,000f. and T.
000f. of public money in the Canton
Of Zizers, Switzerland. Mueller. who
was arrested in New York Is willing
to return to Switzerland.
Westerly, II. l., Sept 13.-C. B Cot.
trell Il Sons, manufacturers of print
ing presses, have declined to ally them
selves with the proposed printing press
combination. AS the Westerly firm
controls 80 per cent. of all the fast
magazine presses made in the United
States, its refusal is thought to mean
the failure of the promoters plans.
South Amboy, N. j., Sept 14.-While
on his way to his work on the new
dock here, an employe of the Pennsyl-
vania Road, named Symon Ksoser
thirty eight years old and single, step.
ped IN front of the fast express on the
Central New Jersey tracks, was struck
and instantly killed.
Boston, Sept H.-Julian J. Stevens, a
lawyer. attempted 10 commit suicide
by shooting himself Mt his room in
Bowdoin Square. lie fired 3S-caliber
bullet into his left breast. His chances
of recovery are slight DcSnondency Is
believed to have caused his act. Mr..
Stevens came here from Maine about a
month ago.
London Depot, Ky, Sept. IA
unique reason for closing the Jac son
County Court, at Mckee, was that a
day or two ago Senator Clark went
out and fought street duel with three
of his enemies and was so badly shot
that he could not attend court. As he
represented the defence of every case
on the calendar the court was accord
ingly adjourned.
Trenton. n. J., Sept. 14.-The resi-
dence of Henry w. Green. a Trustee Of
Princeton University and the Presi-
dent Of the Board Of Trustees of the
Lawrenceville Preparatory School was
entered by burglars and robbed of scv-
eral thousand dollars worth of hric-a.
brac. tapestry, &c. The house adjoins
the State House, and is in the most
fashionable section Of the city.
Hampstead. l.. l.. Sept. 14.-Rcharl
Ciphers, Jr., the nineyear-old son Of
Richard Ciphers, painter of this
place, was struck by a bat while he
was watching a ball game here and
fatally injured. The bat slipped from
the hands of one of the players and
struck the boy, who was standing near
by. the left temple. The lad re.
ceiycu Il compound fracture Of the
skull.