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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
COMMERCE ANo INDUSTRY.
latest News FroGi the Active 5usL
ness hor..

Nearly all the New England gran
ite cutters have struck to enforce a
demand for eight hours work, with
a minimum price of SO per day. The
movement involves about 5000 men.
The yardmen ard trainmen of the
Cleveland Terminal and Valley Rail-
way have decided to ask for an i'll
crease in wages.
The Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany has agreed, beginning March l,
to observe the Weekly Pay Day law
in all the Indiana mills, and the suits
filed at Muncie by the State Factory
Inspector will be withdrawn.
The Industrial Commission contem-
plates the appointment of another SUBJ
commission, in addition to those to go
to Chicago and the South. to go to
the Pacific coast to take testimony in
regard to industrial conditions.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany steamers are tied up at Vancou-
yer, unable to load or unload, owing
to the stevedores' strike. Vancouver
coast
The foreclosure sale of the st.
Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway,
at Springfield, Illinois, has been fixed
for March Is. The upset price is $780,
eco.
The Texas Legislature, after a thir-
ty-day special session, adjourned with
out having accomplished the object
for which it was convened, the pas
sage OF a tax adjustment law.
A Cincinnati despatch says that DR..
Charles A. L. Reed, Secretary of the
Pan-American Medical Congress,
which was to be held in Venezuela
next year, has received information
that in consequence of the unsettled
political conditions of the country, it
will be necessary to hold the meeting
in some other part of South America
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-
WHAT OUR MA ii 0NAL LAW MAX
ERS ARE CONSIDERING.
Some of the More important Work OF
the National Congress-BiIls That
the Committees Report Favorably
Upon-Washington Topics.

the Committees Report Favorably
upon-Washington Topics.
The members of the several delega-
tions from Puerto Rico now in Wash
ington, having read the compromise
measure adopted at the Republican
conference, have united in a state
ment TO Congress- in which tney say
that the idea and theory of a tariff
is repugnant to them, and that they
are content to stand before their peo-
pie and the people of the United
States on the general broad proposi-
tion that the island is entitled to re-
ceive absolutely free commercial re-
lations at once.
The second conference of the House
Republicans upon the Puerto Rican
Tariff bill resulted in an agreement to
modify the measure so that the duty
should be Is per cent. of the present
tariff rates. and that the operation of
the bill should be limited to two
years Moreover a declaration is to be
attached to the bill that it is a relief
measure intended only to meet the
present emergency
The Senate has confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: To be Major
General by brevet, Brigadier General
Harrison Gray Otis U. S. w.. to be
Brigadier Generals by brevet, Colonel
O. Summers Second Oregon. and Col
onel H. C. Kessler, First Montana.
The United States Court of Claims
has decided against the contention of
Admiral Dewey that the forces op-
posed to his fleet at the battle of Man
jla Bay were superior in strength. The
Court declared that the law did not
contemplate the land forces opposed
to fleet in such an engagement. The
American fleet is therefore, entitled
to prize money at S100 per man of
the enemy's fleet. the rate allowed
when fighting an enemy of equal
strength. The Admiral's share of this
will be $3.50.
Chairman Cooper, of the House
Committee on Insular Affairs, has in
troduced a bill providing for a gov
ernment for Puerto Rico" 1t follows
in the main the bill on that subject
by Senator Foraker.
The Senate Committee on Com
merce has made a favorable report
upon the bill for the appointment of a
commission to make an investigation
of the trade relations between the
United States and China and Japan.
Republican leaders are making
strenuous efforts to whip the party in
to line for the Puerto Rican tariff bill.
G. w. Clark, son of Senator w. A.
Clark, of Montana, treasurer of his
fathers campaign committee, testi-
fies before the Senate Committee in
Washington that no votes had been
bought in the Senatorial contest,
though he admitted having spent
S11S,000
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
THE ELECTRICCHAIR
EXECUTION OF ANTONIO FERRA.
Ro AT SING SING.
Prisoner Had Been Expected to Offer
Frantic Physical Resistance but
Failed to Do Se>-Five Shocks Be.
fore Death.

Antonio Ferraro, whose defiance o.
the electric chair gave reason for tho
belief that he would make physical re.
sistance at the last moment, surprised
all, and walked from his cell to the
electric chair, clinging to the arm OF
Principal Keeper Connaughton, with.
out the least protest, and was shocked
to death at Sing Sing, N Y, Feb. 26.
in the same chair in which thirty 9th.
er convicted murderers have eXpiated
their. crimes.
The witnesses had reached the elec.
trio chamber at eight o'clock There
was look of anxiety on the faces OF
all. They had heard that an awful
scene of forcing man into the chair
and strapping the electrodes by the
main force of the trained guards was
likely to occur.
AS soon as the door leading from
the electric chamber to the death
house was opened the sound of the
priests voice raised in prayer reached
the ears of those waiting in front of
the chair.
After a delay that seemed many
minutes the heavy shuttle of the feet
VI lHt SudiuS WIS lHe SlSildl IlaL Fer-
rarO was on his way He patiently
watched the guards as they fastened
the heavy straps which bound him to
the chair
At a signal from the Warden the
current was applied The body became
rigid at the first shock of LAO volts,
and, as this was reduced to $50 the
muscles contracted and finally, when,
after a minute and eight seconds, the
current was turned off entirely. the
body became limp.
Again the current was applied and
turned off. The man was still alive.
The third application was given and
when it was turned off the doctors no
ticed that the artery in his neck was
still fluttering. Two more distinct ap-
pllcauions were given, and at the expl-
ration of these five shocks the man
was pronounced dead Ferraro was a
man of british nature and It has
always been the experience that these
men offer more resistance to the cleo
tcic current than others of a more
delicate nerve.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
Four LlttIe AousehoId Hints.

All cake tins should be lined with
evenly buttered paper before baking.
All good cakes should have a sheet
of paper placed on the top.
To remove varnish stains from the
hands is quite easy II, before wash.
Ing, you rub them with flannel din.
ped in methylated spirits.
To prevent metal from rust rub
over the surface q mixture formed by
melting together equal parts OF ozo.
kerit parafiin and beeswax.
Stains Of paint which have become
dry on any garment are difficult ia
remove, but with persistent use n
benzine or spirits Of turpenfine II can
generally be managed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
oUAY's CASE.
Prospects of His Being Seated as
Senator.


Senator.
Present indications point to the
failure of Mr.. Quay's opponents to pre-
vent consideration of his case, al
though they still have it in their
power to delay final vote for some
time
Senator Frye, president pro TEN Of
the Senate, Will, it is understood, hold
that motion involving the right of a
Senator to his seat is question of the
highest privilege, and will, therefore,
be entertained at any time. If Sen
ators Penrose and Chandler carry out
their purpose of pressing the case for
consideration during the morning
hour, it is probable that all the
speeches which have been slated for
and against Mr.. Quay can be made
during the next fortnight without in
terfering with the Hawaiian and Puer-
to Rican bills, which are to be the
regular order until disposed Of
For the present it is not the inten.
ton of Mr.. Penrose to antagonize the
Hawaiian bill, but by insisting upon
consideration Of the Quay case each
morning he hopes to induce Senator
Aldrich to agree to an arrangement
for voting on some day in the near
future. There is little doubt now that
such an arrangement will soon be
fected and that Mr.. Quay will be seat
ed. Fifty Senators are pledged to vote
for him.
Even Republicans who are leading
in the movement to delay action in
his case are known to have pledged
themselves to vote for him.
Mr.. Penrose had intended to call up
the Quay resolution Feb %, but yield.
ed to the desire of the Senator'S to ad.
journ after the reading of Washing.
toms farewell address.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
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Color OF L.lauid AIR.

The color OF pure liquid air is a beau
tiful pale blue Before an Eastern coll
lege recently was hibite3 two s M
pies Of LIQUID air IN glass tubes one
was made from air which had been
washed to purify il from dust SCOT,
carbouic aoia and other mpurii s.
This when condensed. was a pale blue
LIQUID; the other sample was made hy
condensing some of the air OF the lee
ture room in which the aulieuce W s
assembled. and was an Opaque, black
ish flnid, resembling soup in appear
ance. II would appear as If condensed
semples Of air might afford an sy
means for comparing different kinds OF
contamination. It may be possible some
day to supply the hospitals of tropical
countries where the natural air supply
is bad. and the necessity for a be ter
one very pressing, with beautiful blue
country air guaranteed absolutely pure.
This can never be accomp!ishe how
ever, until some means have been pro-
videc for transporting liquid air TO con-
siderable distances without enormous
psses, caused by its return 10 its for
mer state.-Exchange
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
Loss OF A MILLION.
a Great Fire and Thrilling Rescue In
Newark, N. j.

The largest fire that Newark ever
experienced swept through the retail
dry goods district Feb. 81 destroying
1t score or more of buildings. The loss
Is estimated at $1,000,000 Several
lives may have been lost, and several
persons were badly burned.
The flames started about half-past
Fix o'clock in the basement of the
five story dry goods house of w. v.
snyder & Co., on the northwest cor
her of Broad and Cedar streets. and
In less than five minutes had run up
through the elevator shaft, spreading
through every floor, and developed in
to the biggest fire in the history of
the city in its business district.
Just how the fire started no one
could tell. Snyder's stores had been
closed for business only half an hour
before. There were two employees re-
naming on the ground floor. and one
superintendent. o. o. Shackleton. on
the third floor. A puff of smoke was
seen near the first floor elevator open,
ing. and message was sent for a
chemical engine. Before it arrived the
flames burst through the entire struc.
ture, and the two men on the first
iioor fed for their lives. One of them.
Watson Snyder, cashier, left his coat
behind him.
The man on the third floor could
hot escape. He ran frantically from
one end of the building to the other
until the flames hemmed him into a
small space near window on the
Cedar street side.
He opened the window. shouted for
help and was about to jump, when
Policeman Welsh and several others
called to him to wait, as a ladder
truck was then dashing to the spot
and only block away He waited
though the flames scorched his back
and caused him to scream from fright
and pain. The crew of hook and lad
der truck No. l quickly raised a lad
Ger, and even before it was steaded
men were climbing to the rescue.
When they reached Shackleton his
clothing was ablaze from head to foot,
and he was scarcely able to help him.
self. He was gotten out through the
window, and then with firemen above
and below him and another keeping
pace with him by climbing down the
under side of the ladder he was ta-
ken safely to the street.
Snyder's loss is 100000. and other
losses will bring up the total to 81 900,
600.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
Pewter Again in Fashion.

There is a passion for pewter just
now pewter made into all the knicl5-
knackery that we lave for the past
few years been seeing in silver. There
is about pewter a softness and pliabili-
ty which make 1t Fascinating materi-
al with which to model, and, therefore,
besides its use Tor srnal pieces. artists
are working out some OF their best oe-
signs in it, In fact, reduced figures
from life and after the antique are be-
Ing exhibited, along with those Of
bronze and plaster Smaller pieces,
hapDily within reach Of many are bon
bonieres, trays and ash receivers,
mugs, plates and small figures All
of these are presented in innumerable
shapes and designs.
Collectors Of mugs are being made
happy by this revival of the use Of
pewter, and little short of madness is
about regarding the number and rarity
of those seen at informal evening par
ties or at other times decorating the
siSe Sallls of dining rooms. The plates
y, - mostly seen as wall decora-
'tioiM and produce a stunning effect
when well hung against a brilliant
background.
It is not difficult to keep these pew
ter ornaments clean. A good rubbing
with chamois every fortnight Is all that
Is necessary. 1t is not desirable for
them TO have the shining lustre OF sil-
yer: the tones of pewter should be soft
and gray.-Boston Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
FRICK-CARNEGIE.
Both Sides Preparing to Fight to the
End.

. Both Sides Preparing to Fight to the
End.
President C. NJ Schwab, of the Car
negie Steel Company, has arrived in
Pittsburg from New York and was at
his Office Feb. %, receiving but few
callers. He declined to express any
views on the equity suit brought
against the company by H. c. Frick
to recover S10,000,000, and the result
of his conference with Andrew Carne-
gle in New York remains a matter of
conjecture.
1t was expected that some important
meetings will be held on both sides
of the case, and developments are
eagerly awaited. Mr. Carnegie has sue
cinctly outlined all the details concern
ing the policy to be pursued in the
suit, and the answer will probably be
filed without further instructions from
the steel magnate.
One of the most interesting features
just at present is the contemplated
suit involving the coke contract, and
there is a well-grounded opinion
among those more or less directly con-
cerned that the papers will be filed
at once. Frick will hold aloof from
this action for time.
Little credence is placed in the re-
port that negotiations are pending to
have the coke suit dropped. No over
lures have been made in this direc-
ton. and it is thought the minority
stockholders of the Frick Coke Com
pany will be a unit in favor of prose
cutting the case.
The expectations of those who an
ticipated Mr.. Carnegie's early arrival
in Pittsburg received a severe setback
when Mr.. Schwab came along, and it
is now considered probable that sew
eral weeks may elapse before Mr.
Carnegie returns and takes personal
charge of his forces
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
FIRE RECORD.

The postofiice at Ivan, Michigan,
has been burned, and Herbert Bates,
the postmasters son, perished in the
flames.
During a fire Feb. 81, in Clarion,
Pa. which destroyed S15O,O00 worth
OF property, ex-Judge w. w. Barr
dropped dead from excitement.
A portion of the Minetto Shade
Cloth Companys plant at Minetto. a
suburb of Oswego, New York, was
destroyed by fire Feb. 26. Loss
100000.
The Theatre Francais and five
business places in Montreal were
burned Feb. 26. Loss about 100000.
Franz Thielmann's summer garden,
in Chicago with its palm house, stage
md other buildings, has been burned.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Fire in Bangor, Northampton coun-
ty. Pa destroyed Milton Florys flour
mill and other property, the aggIe-
rate losses being estimated at $50, 600
Fire at Glen Halle. an oil town, in
Elk county, Pa, Feb. %, caused a
property loss Of s35,000.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
SOCIALIST MAYORS.
They Visit New York City and Make
A Good Impression.


Mayors Chase, of Haverhill, and
Coulter, of Brockton, Mass, have Just
been the guests of the Social Demo
cratic Club, at Manhattan Lyceum, in
New York. They are the only Social
ist Mayors in the United States, and
Socialist Labor men are rejoicing
greatly over their visit. They prom
Use to make another visit next year,
bringing with them more Mayors and
other public officials of the same
creed. They are both Americans by
birth, young in years and intelligent.
Mayor Chase says that he remembers
the time when people laughed at the
pretensions of Socialists, and said
they would never be able to win an
election. Yet he has been elected
twice ,and the second time was chos-
en- over a combination of Republi-
cans, Democrats and Prohibitionists.
1T used to be predicted" he said,
that our movement would be a thing
of the past before we sent a single
Socialist to the Legislature. Well, we
have two members to our party in
the State House of Massachusetts,,
and we have, besides, six men on the
Municipal Board of Haverhill-a town
with 10000 population-and three in
the Municipal Board of Brockton,
which is centre of the shoemaking
industry like my town, and has pop.
ulation of about the same size. I'm
cool headed Yankee, but tell you it's
growing like wild fire. HaverhiH and
Brockton and the surrounding towns
are full of Socialism, and other places
are catching on rapidly"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
MANILA NEWS.

A special from Hong Kong, British
China, to the Evening World. says:
United States Consul Wildman has
information that three members of the
Filipino junta, Luban, Ponce and
Agoncillo, brother of the envoy, left
recently for Japan to meet Aguinaldo.
This gives credence to the story that
Aguinaldo escaped from the Island of
Luzon to Formosa, when hunted by
General Lawton's expedition through
the northern part of the island.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
SPORTING NEWS.

Unless something unforeseen hap
pens in the meantime, James ]. Cor
bett and James ]. Jeffries will fight
for the heavyweight championship Of
the world in the arena of the Seaside
Athletic Club on May a. William A.
Brady, on behalf of Jeffries, signed
the clubs articles, and as Corbett
signed the articles two weeks ago,
all the preliminary arrangements for
the match are now completed.
Once again has the yearly struggle
for the amateur trap shooting cham
pionship of America taken place, and
again has new champion appeared.
The champion for 1900 is Charles A.
Painter, of the Heron Gun Club, of
Pittsburg. Pa, who killed "a birds out
Of 100
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
A BIG LOAN
Russia sorrOws 325 600 oco Which
viii STAY In This Country.

Russia sorrows 325 600 oCo Which
viii Stay In This Country.
Ignoring Berlin, London, Paris and
the other European banking centres,
the Russian imperial government has
come to New York for q loan. A syndi,
cate OF financial institutions Of tnat
city-banks, trust companies and in
surance co1npanies-haye just az.
ranged the purchase Oh an issue OF
$4,000 eco of four per cent bonds,
representing a first mortgage on the
Wladikawkas Railway system, The
principal and interest OF these bonds
is guaranteed by the Russian govern,
ment, and is payable in Americaa
gold dollars at the New York security
and Trust Company
The nature and size of this loan
and the disclosure which it makes OF
this country's present position as a
financial power of the world is its
most interesting feature Another ia
the surprising showing it reveals as
to Russias purchases in the American
market of iron, steel coal and fin
ished machinery. Besides, there is the
interesting fact of gold loan guaran.
teed by one of the great European
Powers selling in the American mar
ket at price which nets the syndi
cate slightly more than four per cent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
CAPE NOME.
Reports That Miners Are Reapina a
Big Harvest.

Late reports from Cape Nome and
Cape York districts disclose that these
camps continue to yield large amounts
Of gold after the close of Bering Sea
navigation, on Nov. g.
J. 3. Zimbar. of Seattle, writes to
his partner, Captain f. N. iceberg,
saying, Price and | got in five days
work before it froze again, taking out
at that time 1912. The Alaska Com.
mercial Company took out, with a
gold separator or sluice rocker, $500
in five days. Price went to Cape
York and got two lots and three claims.
He got nuggets as large as the end
OF your finger.
Our best deal was made with a
Laplander. We traded with him for
fraction on Anvil Creek, only three
claims from where a number Of Lap.
landers took out $70. 600 This fraction
will give yourself, II. Y. Rydestrom.
Price and all the Gold we want. Price
prospected the claim and got 70 cents
to S1.50 a pan"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
ALL AT ODDS.
Porto Rico Offers a Perplexing Prob.
lem to the Government.

The President and his party repre-
sentatives in the House are at odds
for the first time. He has affirmed that
it is our plain duty to give Puerto
Rico free trade. The Ways and Means
Committee propose a 25 per cent re-
duction from the Dingley tariff. The
Democratic contention appears to be
that annexation of Puerto Rico made
the island an integral part of the Unit
ed States, and that under the Consti-
tuition free trade is guaranteed it. To
be logical, the Republicans must con.
cede that Congress has right to i'm
pose a tariff on the products of Alaska,
for example, and even Arizona, New
Mexico and Oklahoma. If the Consti-
tuition is only for the states, and not
for the territories or colonies, we must
bark back to theories that were ex-
plotted and exploded in the early his
tory of the nation. The jingo thinks
that the American flag must be hoist
ed wherever we have the power to fly
it, irrespective of it's effect upon the
'old" United States, the people of
which have to count the cost and pay
the bills. Washington's farewell ad-
dress contains many passages which
must bring blush to the face of the
imperialists of 1900.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
A Hint for Easy Work.

Miss Adeline w. Torrey, of Orange,
N. j., carries on novel business for
a woman, that of raising mushrooms.
She began 1t several years ago. After
taking some lessons from a mush-
room grower she branched out alone,
and to-day can scarcely glow the
mushrooms fast enough to S \ ply her
many customers. Miss Torrey has
lately added to her mushroom indus
try hot bed of violets, and the two
yield her a comfortable income.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
POLITICAL.

Governor Roosevelt, having drawn
himself out of the competition for tho
Vice Presidential nomination. is dis
posed to help along LieutenantGo
ernor Woodruff's boom as much as he
can
The Democratic National Commit
tee in Washington has selected kan.
sas City as the place and JHly q as tho
date for the next National Convention
of the party. Milwaukee tho oobef
contestant for the honor, got 9 votes
to 40 cast for the Missouri city
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-02
IN KENTUCKY.
Two Governments, Each Claiming to
be Legal, Now Exist.

Two State governments completely
differed, and each claiming to be the
regular and legal officials are in
Frankfort, KY, and will remain, each
claiming the right to administer the
affairs of State until the question is
adjudicated in the courts. AS antici-
pated the banks refuse to recognize
either of the contending factions and
as result both are without money.
and the State funds are as securely
tied up as they could be- Legislators
county as well as State officials, and
all kinds of contractors with the
State will have to wait until somebody
is authorized by a decision of the
court to pay them and the State will
have to wait on what is due it until
the courts say who is authorized to
receive it. The Democratic State Off
GERS have opened offices in the State
Hotel.