The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-05-18
MD. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY lS. 1900
money for his education.

money for his education.
American forces occupied the towns
of Hilongos and Maasin, on the island
Of Leyte, after hot engagements with
the Filipinos.
Fifty buildings were destroyed by
fire in Camden, N. ]. The loss will
reach 100000, not more than one
third of which is covered by insur-
ance.
Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson says
that the Democratic party will even
tually swallow the Populist party.
The prospects are that the Newport
season of 1900 will be more active
sportingly than socially.
The Southern Industrial Convention
met in Chattanooga, Tenn, Wednes-
day and Thursday.
The Rev. Oliver Huckle, Balti-
more minister, drew a comparison be-
tween Cromwell and Gov Roosevelt,
in a sermon.
The Yukon River is open at Dawson,
steamers having already started from
La Barge down, owing to the early
breakup of the ice.
The Cuban sugar cane crop will be
$4,000 tons less this year than in the
year preceding.
Snow fell in Manchester, N. H., the
thermometer registering % degrees
above zero. Snow also fell in Port
Jervis, N. Y, to depth of half an
inch.
Sir Thomas Upton has reconsidered
his determination to again challenge
for the Americas Cup.
The late John Ruskin, who at one
time was worth $1,OOOOOO, left an
estate valued at $4,000.
A vein of gold ore fifty feet wide.
was located at the mines of the Port
land Gold Mining Company, in Color
ado.
One of the Boer prisoners at st.
Helena, was shot by a sentry while
trying to escape.
A subscription has been started in
MOccOw to purchase a large piece of
plate to be sent to Gen. Cronje.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, in
speech at Birmingham, defended the
British war policy and said that the
Boer republic must be made part of
the British Empire.
The Transvaal Government has is
sued notice that the underground
mining rights on the Rand will be sold
at public auction in the church square,
at Pretoria, on June 26.
The Custom House at Lorenzo Mar
ques is congested with imports await
ing the decision of the Lisbon Govern
ment regarding articles that are con-
traband of war.
Seven tribes, representing $4,000
men, have Joined the revolt of the
Ashantis against British authority in
the African Gold Coast Colony.
The Turkish Government has de-
cided to introduce octroi duties at Gal
lipoli, despite the protest made by the
foreign embassies.
y Tax riots in Spain are increasing in
violence, particularly in Barcelona
and Valencia, where a number of per-
sons have been killed and wounded.
American troops occupied the pro-
vince of Masbate, after shelling and
capturing the town of Palanos.
The Austrian Government has de-
cided to ask the Reichsrath for cred
it of 100000 crowns more than that
of last year for the army and navy.
In the suburbs of Rome, an Italian
peasant named Mennci, murdered his
entire family, consisting of nine per-
sons.
Agents of the Post Office and Treas
ury Departments are on their way to
Cuba to investigate the Cuban Post
Office frauds.
Reports from Cuba say that the to-
tai amount of the postal frauds may
be 100000.
Mrs. Anna Reading Gazzam, accord
ing to the jury's verdict in Philadel-
phia, Pa, must pay $25,0OO to Mrs.
Elizabeth G. Reading for alternating
the affections of the latter's husband
Mrs Mary D. Grace, a school teach
er of Syracuse, N. Y, has been inform
ed that the courts of Mexico have re-
cognized her title to silver lead mines
worth from s6,O0OOOO to $4,000 900.
At the meeting of the Council of the
American Institute of Archaeology re-
ports were received of highly import
ant discoveries of an ancient Mycen-
aean palace in Crete.
Annie Jackson, the granddaughter
of a wealthy retired merchant of Har.
lem, eloped with the son of a livery
stable keeper.