The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-29
THE NEWS In BRIEF
Telegraphic Gieanings From All Parts
of the World.

OF the World.
Lew Houk, once notorious gam.
bier and criminal, died at Durango,
Mexico.
The earthquake which recently dis
turbed the Alaskan coast were also
felt at sea.
A new steamship line between Port
land, Oregon, and Manila, has been an
ouced at the former place.
During a terrific storm at Saratoga.
lasting thirteen hours, nearly five and
one-half inches Of rain fell.
The Potts Creek iron ore property in
West Virginia, has been sold for $500.
600 to the Valley Ore Company.
In memory Of Frances T.. Willard, a
national agitation against saloons has
been planned to begin in Chicago
Two trainmen and tramp were kill
ed by a collision on a New York Cen
tral branch line near Auburn, N. Y.
Corn brought from Porto Rico and
planted In Wisconsin in June has
reached height of nearly fourteen
feet
The Standard Oil Company has pur.
chased the Manhattan Oil Company
its largest competitor in the Lima, O..
field.
The Republicans of the Sixth Judi
cial District of New York have nomi-
mated Albert w. Sewell for Supreme
Court Justice.
The Navy Department will at once
prepare to put the Koarsarge into com.
mission, and she will be temporarily
attached to the North Atlantic squad
ron.
Postmaster Gordon. Of Chicago. said
he thought President Diaz, of Mexico,
might vet find himself able to attend
the Federal Building ceremonies at
Chicago.
The President accompanied by Mrs.
Mckinley and the members Of the Cab.
met, will leave Washington October 4
on his Western trip. He will be gone
about two weeks.
The indications at the London agency
of the Transvaal Government point to
the belief that war is ievitahle. Pre-
parations are being made for removing
the furniture from the headauarters
and the gloomiest impression in regard
to the outcome of the crisis appears to
prevail.
Refugees from Johannesburg con-
tinue to arrive at Cape Town.
The report that Vice-President Ho-
barts health is failing is declared by
his family to be false.
Gen. Brooke reported artilerymen
and others ready to sail home from
Havana when a transport should ar
rive.
Two hundred Roman Catholics OF
Waterville, Me-, began a pilgrimage tC
the shrine of st. Anne de Beaupre
/ Quebec.
Permission has been granted by the
War Department to take the yacht
Columbia into the Brooklyn Navyyart
| drydock.
The Swift packing house interests II
Chicago have purchased valuable cat
tie ranches in Oklahoma and the Pan
handle of Texas.
1t is said in Milwaukee that Presi
dent Mckinley will probably spend the
night Of Octobr / there, in the COURSE
of his Western trip.
The demand of the Cincinnati street
railroad employees for the reinsate
I ment of certain discharged employees
threatens to result in a strike.
The new battleship Kearsarge hat
her trial trip off Cape Ann. From The
shore her estimated speed on the frs
leg was 1914 knots and on the second
1T03 knots.
The United States gunhoat Urdaneta
was found beached in the Orani River
stripped Of her guns and her crew
missing. The latter were taken pris
soners by the FilipinoS.
The State Department has asked the
japanese Government for the provl
sional detention of Alba NJ Rent. Jr.
supposed to be in Yokohama. and who
is wanted in jamestown. y. Y. on q
charge of forgery.
The Episcopal Church wedding cere-
mony of Miss Julia Dent Grant and
Prince Cantacuzene. Of Russia. was
celebrated at All Saints Chapel. New
/ port. After a reception at the Potter
Palmer residence, the bride and groom
left for New York on the steam Yacht
Narada.
A blockade Of freight for the Klon-
dixie has occurred nt Skagway.
A train carrying 500 troops to Hall.
fax was ditched and several men were
severely injured.
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