The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Events of the Week Told In a Few
Words.

Events Of the Week Told In a Few
Words.
Richard A. Garfield, proprietor of a
gambling house in New York, brought
suit against Harrison 1. Drummond
and James T. Drummond, Of New
York and St. Louis, for $4,000 lost in
roulette.
A Federal Grand Jury, in Savannah,
Ca, has charged that delays in New
York will probably prevent the prose-
cution of Gaynor, Greene and others
accused of defrauding the Govern
ment out Of millions.
Jorge Cruz, Porto Rican, has been
brought to this country under a labor
contract to test the question as to
whether or not Porto Ricans are citi-
zens of the United States.
Elihu Root, as a lawyer, held that
Michael ]. Dady's Havana contract
was valid, and as Secretary of War
rejected it.
Before the Congressional commit
tee investigating the Idaho mining
Mine refused to tell who had warned
him that he was to be killed and the
mine blown up.
The recent heavy floods in Uruguay
have caused great destruction of cat
tie and wheat. Two bridges on the
Central Railway have been swept
away, with loss of $50,000
The first electric tram car ever
operated in Santiago de Chile went
over the lines April l.
The Committee of Senators which
visited Cuba has returned to Wash
ington we'll satisfied with their visit.
All classes of people on the island
are declared to be anxious for indie
pendence, the only difference of opin-
ion being as to the haste with which
1t should come.
1t is reported in Lima, Peru, that
Colonel PARA, on his return from an
expedition to the interior, will take
the Portfolio of War and Marine, in
succession to Senior GARLIC.
The body of Ed Hembrick, the trap
per boy, has been recovered from the
Red Ash mine, in West Virginia
where there was a disastrous explo-
sion on March g. This is the last body
of the fifty victims.
The University of Chicago is richer
by nearly 100000 than it has ever
been before. John D. Rockefeller has
confirmed his gift of $2,OGO,6OO to the
university, and President Harper,
Secretary Goodspeed and the trustees
supplemented it with the announce
ment of gifts in cash and land re-
ceived aggregating in value more than
$4,000, 900.
The Maroons are again threatening
disturbance in Jamaica. Armed police
have been sent to quiet them, and the
military authorities have been noti-
fed to hold troops in readiness.
Jacob Kopple, a miser who was
found dead in dilapidated house on
his farm in Lewistown, Pa, where he
lived alone, has been buried at Middle
port. He lived in squalor, but rela-
tives found in the house bonds and
securities worth 100000 1t was also
found that he owned property at Jer-
sey City worth 100000
The Duke of York has accepted
from a resident of Cork a thousand
packets of shamrock seed, which will
be sown upon the graves of Irish sol
diers in South Africa
Announcement has been made that
the lectures on Public Affairs" to be
delivered before the students of
Princeton University by ex-President
Cleveland, would be given on the
evenings of April 9 and 10, in Uni
versity Hall
The Right Rev. Alexander Burgess,
he venerable Bishop of Quincy, ILL.,,
of the Episcopal Church, has for the
third time asked for Coadjutor
Bishop.
J. P. Morgan & Co., of New York,
announce that only a little over So
000,000 Of the English war bonds will
come TO this country Over $4,000, 900
were subscribed for.
Miner, Beal & Co., wholesale cloth.
iers of Boston, who recently made m
assignment. have made proposition
of settlement ON basis of 30 per cent
in five instruments