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The suburban citizen., 1901-04-27

three men leaped from the third story
OF the building, and one, Wilson Minea7,
had leg and shoulder dislocated in a
fall to the pavement.
Owing to the fact that the two main
entrances were cut off by the flames the
frenzy OF the penned-up people was in
tensified.
The four whose lives were lost slept
in one corner OF the hotel far from a
means of egress. Their bodies were
beyond recognition.
After the flames grcy in intensity sew
eral barrels Of whisky in the bar room
beneath the hotel exploded and awak-
ened the guests, else lSany more might
have perished The burning alcohol
though, made the work of rescue more
difficult The hotel was totally de-
stroyed. None of the guests succeeded
in saving their clothing.
The suburban citizen., 1901-04-27
TWO MEN KILLED
AND TWO WOUNDED.
A Bloody Tragedy With No Apparent
Reason.
ONE MAN DELIBERATELY SHOT.
Result Of a Sudden MurderOus Impulse on the
Part Of George Bralnerd an Electrician, In
Portland, Me...iIe Was upsrlniending Work
on Telephone Switchboard, When He Sud-
denly Opened Pire on the Men.

Portland, Me. (SpeciaD.-A bloody
tragedy occurred here on the fourth
floor of the building occupied by
the New England Telephone Com
pany The principal actor in the affair
was George H. Brainerd, an electrical
foreman who has been employed by
the company for almost twenty years.
For some unknown reason, and without
the slightest provocation, while chat
ting with his fellow workmen, he
whipped out a 38-caliber revolver and
opened fire on the party around him.
lie was evidently an expert marksman,
Tor in a brief space OF time he killed
one man outright, fatally wounded an
other man and probably fatally wound
ed two others. Then he made an at
tempt to kill Deputy Marshal w. A.
Firth when the officer tried to place
him under arrest. The man who was
killed outright was |. H. Farnham, Of
Boston. the electrical engineer OF the
New England Telephone Company.
Earle Buxton, another victim, died in
the hospital. Elmer Z. Lane, of Ne
chanic Falls, and James Wadsworth, OF
Lewiston, are believed to be fatally in
jured
The only motive that can be assigned
for the crime is insanity, yet neither be-
fore nor after the tragedy did Branerd
e., hibit any marked evidence Of mental
1Ssangemcnt.
The men in the tragedy were employees
Of the telephone company, and, except
ing Mr.. Farnham, we're engaged in in
stalling a new exchange system on the
upper floor OF the building. There
were IA men in the crew, and Brainerd
had charge of the work, Mr. Farnham
having general oversight.
The suburban citizen., 1901-04-27
PRIMACURA...

Try it for Piles, and experience inn
mediate RELIEF from itching! Try il for
Catarrh and Colds, and experience rell ct
that no other remedy offers If you dc,
sire to stop all itching Of the scalp and
prevent further falling out Of tho hair,
you can accomplish this by the use OF q
25 cont bottle.
A % cent bottle of our remedy sets up
an Institute in a family. We have
thousands of these Institutes in Wash
ington today.
BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
The suburban citizen., 1901-04-27
Fruit Injured In the South.

Atlanta, GA. (SpecisD.-A special dis
patch from Gainesville, Ga, to the Con-
stitution says: Fruit is believed to be
injured in this section by the cold Of the
past few days. Many OF the pear, peach
and plum trees have been partially
stripped by the strong winds and the
ground is covered with buds and bios
SONS, Snow fell here Monday. The
mountain tops north of Gainesville are
white with snow-an unusual sight in
April"
The suburban citizen., 1901-04-27
FOreign

The German soldiers at Pekin are re-
ported to be indignant because General
Chaffce has stated that American troops
will continue to guard the gate of the
Forbidden City, although General von
Waldersee had made application for the
Germans to guard he gate after the de-
parture of the regular American forces.
Alfred Rustem Bey, for a time charge
d'affaires of the Turkish government at
Washington, and who has been charged
with treason, states in an interview in
London that disaster must follow the
Sultan's policy" He will not return to
Constantinople.
Late advices state that nearly two hun
dred men were drowned or killed in the
wreck of the Turkish transport Asian,
near Yembo. During the panic a sur
vivor says the captain and several of the
crew stabbed and beat the soldiers and
pilgrims on board
Signor Luzzatti, former minister OF
the Italian treasury, in a speech said the
fruit growers of California and Florida
had forbidden their government grant
ing the slightest facilities to Italy in
treaties between the two countries"
AH~ DNlhi pOllCe now place NlSuCHSN
in reports OF conspiracy hatched al
Paterson, N. j., to murder the Emper
or, and they have ordered the arrest o
Rodolfo Romagnoli, who, it was al
legged, had been deputized to kill the
Emperor.
General Tung Flu Slang, recently re
ported in rebellion is said to have hac
an interview not long ago with the En-.
press Dowager, in which he assured hel
OF his loyalty, and the Empress prom.
ised to devise a plan for his protection
The suburban citizen., 1901-04-27
Many Hurt In Collision.

Elizabeth, N. J. (Special)-By a col
lision between a workman's train on the
Long Branch division of the Centra
Railway OF New Jersey and a commut
er's train score OF persons were more
or less injured, but no one was fatally
hurt. The most seriously injured were
John Inter, a laborer in the Standard
Oil works, and VIM. RAFT, an appren.
tice in the Wheeler Car works. Both OF
these men we're badly cut and bruised
about the head and body.
The suburban citizen., 1901-04-27
Two Badly Hurt at a Brooklyn Fire.

New York (SpeciaD.-A fire on Wal
ton street, in the Williamsburg section
Of Brooklyn, caused an estimated loss
Of about $4,000 The heaviest losers
are the North American Iron Works,
$4,000, and the owner OF the building,
$4,000 Felix Barenholz jumped from
a window and fractured his skull. John
O'Brien, a fireman, fell through an
open hatchway and fractured his skull.
These men, it is thought, cannot re-
cover
The suburban citizen., 1901-04-27
Four Drowned In Lake Erie.

Erie, Pa. (SpeciaD.-Fo men be.
longing to the Rockefeller fleet laid UP
here in the upper bay went ashore in q
yawl boat Sunday afternoon. They were
drowned on their return.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Presbyterian's Reunion.

Five thousand persons attended
the Presbyterian reunion at Pen.
Mar, on Tuesday. the 30th inst.
This was the third annual reun-
ion of the Presbyterian Churches
of Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania at
Pen Mar. Prior to 1899 the re-
unions were neld at Mt. Alto.
The Western Maryland Rail
road ran five special trains from
points on the main line and
branches, carrying 1900 pasSen-
gers. The Cumberland Valley
Railroad carried coo from Har-
riSburg and points south as far
as Winchester. Baltimore con
trihuted large contingent. A
good breeze tempered the heat
and the people who crowded the
new auditorium, were very com
Portable.
Professor John Zeigler's Pen
Mar Orchestra of ten pieces gave
an instrumental concert from IL
to II o'clock.
At noon many well filled has.
ketS were opened and lunch was
served beneath the trees.
The ministers and one elder
from each church decided to hold
the next annual reunion at Pen
Mar in July, 1902. The commit
tee was instructed to secure Tues
day, July 22nd, if this date is
available.
The exercises consisted of mu-
sic, singing and addresses in the
large audience. Rev. DR.. W. A.
McCarrell presided. y reunion
choir from Harrisburg, contain.
ing some very fine voices did the
singing. They rendered the Te
Deum and there We're vocal quar-
tets, duets and solos. The adj
dresses were by Rev. Joseph 7.
Smith, of Baltimore, who rep
resented the Northern Presbyter-
ian Church. His topic was The
Westminster Assembly and its
Work. Rev. DR., A. NJ. Fraser,
of Staunton. Va, representing
the Southern Presby terra
Church, took the topic "a Bible
Study on CalyiniSm.n Rev. DR..
J. X, McClurkin, Of PittSburg,
Pa, representing the United
Presbyterian Church, spoke on
The Call Of the King to Our
Presbyterian Regiments. /"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02

cepted and it was. Then Gen.
Francis Greene, now one of the
asphalt trust magnateS, who re-
signed from the army while con.
nected with the engineer branch
of the government of the District
of Columbia to join the trust,
hurried to Washington and had
another man put in Capt. Beach's
place.
Representative Patterson, of
Tenn. who is now IN Washing
ton, said OF the political outlook :
1.-The Democratic party is now
looking to the future. and the
next campaign will not be fought
on dead issues. The best evil
dence of this is the Ohio State
platform. | heartily endorse that
platform because it presents to
the people live issues. | believe
the Democratic conventions in
other States will do as the Demo
Gratis in Ohio did and adopt plat
forms to meet the issues of the
present instead of the past
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02

other States fastened upon our
people and through whose aid
Maryland was to he placed in
the Republican column. The
Democratic party was not the
enemy of the colored man, ON
the contrary they could always
secure fair and Just treatment at
the hands of the great party of
Of the people The negroes had
been grossly deceived. they had
helped 10 force the issue by ar.
raging themselves in solid col
umn against the men who in
most Instances give them general
employment and were always
ready to have them receive fair
play. Oar home negroes have
been contaminated by the rowing.
vicious classes brought here for
colonization purposes. Without
the 90 600 registered negroes,
one fifth of the entire voting
population oi the State. the Re
publican party could not main
tain a standing in hardly a sin
Gle county in Marylnud. With
out the fifteen hundred negro
voters in Frederick County. the
Republican organization could
not even exist. Yet the white
man, those interested in good
government and an honest cXecu-
tion Of the laws. were made sub
Servient to this class of our pop
uIa,lon. 1t was time for the PEG
pie of Maryland to meet the issue.
Mr.. Wood received great APP
plause.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
NEAR THEIR JOUR NEY'S
END.
Long Drive Of j. N. Dykeman
and Family.

J. n. Dykeman and family,
travelling from Nebraska to
Washington, in two horse
wagon, passed through Frederick
Monday morning, having already
covered over l, 700 miles.
Thirty years ago the Dykeman
family emigrated from New York
State to Nebraska, then sparsely
settled, and grew up with the
country, tilling the soil and rails
ing cattle and proSpered. When
j. n. Dykeman pulled up stakes
for the east he disposed of three
fine farms and a lot of cattle and
with two fine horses started
with his family of live for the
east. He has bargained for and
expects to buy farm near AL
eXandria.
Mr.. Dykeman said his horses
weighed 100 pounds each when
he started from Butte on May =.
They have been travelling ever
since and the horses plainly show
the hard pull. AT Uniontown
Dykeman was offered $3.50 for
his team, which he refused.
Their journey had been without
incident. They travel every day
except Sunday and on good roads
average Is to 20 miles a day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Let Our Farmers Have Fair
Prices For Their Crops.

Whether justly or not many of
the farmers of the valley and
other sections of the county,
seem to be impressed with the
fact that our grain merchants in
this city do not treat them fairly
III grading their wheat or in the
prices they offer. There is al.
ways regular price for wheat in
this city over the quoted prices
III Baltimore City. Wheat, how
ever, can be so adjudged by the
buyers as to lower the price to a
considerable extent. This is a
serious loss to the farmer and
substantial gain to the buyers
In the valley it is claimed that
many farmers are glad of the
contemplated extension of the
electric road to Hagerstown, as
they claim better prices can al
ways be obtained in Ilagerstown.
This should not be the case. and
now is the time for our Frederick
dealers to look after their inter
est and keep the Frederick
County farmers their friends.
Fair play is only asked, just
treatment is only wanted. All
know that the Frederick buyers
do not make the prices for wheat
or corn, but many do think that
they do not get the prices that
they should for their products.
Once let the trade of our valley
farmers 90 to Hagerstown where
they claim better prices await
them, and it will be difficult to
get them back. Now is the time
to Danish such ideas if there is
cause for their existence.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Rocky Springs.

July Goth, 1901.
Messrs. George Schaller and
Willie V. Wolf are visiting at
the PanAmerican Exposition.
I The Rev. Rice preached his
regular missionary sermon at the
chapel on Sunday evening, July
2Sth.
Miss Cora Wise, of Middle.
town Valley, is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles ii. Falk, near
Montevue.
AT Mill Haven Bethel on the
evening of July 2Sth, the regular
quarterly observance of the or
dinance Of the Church Of God
was held.
The old school house is being
thoroughly renovated and re.
modelled. This Schoolhouse is
one of the old landmarks in this
section and has attained much
prominence IN the history OF TINS
vicinity.
The Church of God Sunday
School has changed the date for
holding it's picnic from August
2lth to August 17th. 1t will be
held i'll the corporation woods.
Several prominent speakers are
expected to be present. ON the
Sunday following, August lSth'
there will be a mountaineering at
the same place.
The Rocky Springs Sunday
school is now ready for its'pienlc
on August 3rd. AS OF former
years the program will be inter,
esting. Prominent ministers Will
be present and deliver addresses
The Yellow Springs Cornet Band
Will furnish the music. 1t will DC
held i'll the corporation woods,
the same place as last year.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
County School Commissioners
in Special Session.

The Board Of School Commits
sionerS for Frederick county were
in special session on the 22nd
inst, tranSacting some important
business.
IL. \. Little, Clayton DeyilbiSS
and William Johnson were APP
pointed trustees of the Beaver
Dam school.
The board reconsidered their
action in appointing II. II. Muir
ply principal Of the Brunswick
High School. Thomas Troxell
was appointed principal Of the
Brunswick High School. and Mr..
Murphy becomes principal Of the
Adamstown High School, a po-
Sition he has creditably filled for
several years past.
The following contracts Of prin-
cipals Of public schools were con.
frmcd: Edward Il. Palmer, Mon
ument; Keefer DeLauter. Deer
Spring; a. L. Sensenbaugh. Sen
Senbaugh; Fannie b. Condor,
II opewell; Grayson Staley,
Bethel; Emily a. Garrett, Peters
Vile; Fife G. Miller, Logs; Bees
sic NJ. Bell, Dublin; Harrison NJ.
Thomas. colored. Oldfeld.
Miss j. May Bond was appoint
ed assistant teachers at Johns
Vile.
The contract was let for furn
ishing coal for the Frederick
schools, and was awarded to
Jonathan Biser, whose bid was
50. % per ton for No. 3 white ash.
The contract calls for 200 tons
more or less.
Trustees of the Flag Pond
school were confirmed, and the
bills on file were passed and or
dered, to be paid, after which the
board adjourned.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02

August /, 1901.
Mr.. S. w. Barrick started YES.
terday for Buffalo.
The great Oak Hill woods
meeting will commence SATURDAY
August >.
Quite "A number Of people from
this place attended the excursion
at Pen Mar last week.
Mr.. Robert Myers was injured
quite badly by having a pitch
fork run through his hand.
The lime kilns of this place are
preparing for the fall run. which
will undoubtedly be a large one
The recent rain has greatly I'M.
proved the corn and gardens. and
will put the fall blowing in fine
shape.
Mr.. Claud Barrick, WHO has
been visiting friends in different
States for the past two weeks. re.
turned home recently.
A large number of people from
this place attended the Ladies.
hnrg picnic last Saturday. The
Woodsboro Band furnished tile
music.
Miss Lola Redman, of this
place, who has been living in
Frederick for some time, is visit,
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
a. Redman.
The farmers in this vicinity
are making fine progress with
their threShing, but the wet
weather will be somewhat of a
hindrance to them.
Miss Nora Staub. of this place,
daughter of ID. Staub, met with
a very painful accident one day
last week. a window fell on her
arm, breaking it i'll two places.
Mr. Samuel Barrick threshed
from his two farms, at this place.
seventeen hundred bushels Of
wheat which apparently was a
very small crop according to the
straw.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Fighting Bobby

Written tor the Citizen.
Brave fighting Bobby Evans,
Many folks have sad misgivings,
That you are only masqueradlng in
lions skin withal;
That you are afraid of battle,
Hate the lannon's roar and rattle
Crept into the coming tower, for
safety, that is all.
They say you grow excited
And very much affrighted,
On approach of any danger, of Spanish
shot or shell.
They say it was just like you,
Afraid some ball might strike you,
SO backed your ship Il mile away, from
the furthermost shot that fell.
How this bravo of the nation.
Obtained his eXaltaton,
Is wonderful, surprising this elevation
high.
Perhaps it was intended.
For services you rendered,
In laudiug Admiral Sampson and de
flaming Admiral Schley.
Nom DE PLUME,
Frederick, Md.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Care of Willow Furniture.


+" rii'en ior tne CITIZEN.
1t is frequently the case that a
honsekeeper has a handsome old
willow chair or Settee, and it has
been set aside because it has lost
its freshness and yet it is not a
difficult task to freShen willow or
rattan furniture. | have made
one look like a new piece of fur
niture every spring for several
years. First, one must remove
all dust and CRIME, and this is
not possible BY merely washing.
for the finely woven, intricate
work to look well needs a good
ScrUhblng with a stiff littlc brush
which will reach and penetrate
TO every ereyice, crack and corner.
IL takes very careful work, but
the result is marvellous, and will
repay anyone who undertakes it,.
10 not use soap; use instead n
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Late Literary News.

The Cosmopolitan for August
is, as usual, rich in fiction, re-
markable both for its viyed in.
trest and its great variety. Irving
Bachelor writes a refreshing story
Of the Canadian big timber re.
gion, and Herring's drawings
catch the spirit Of the scene per.
fectlY. \. 7. CUTLER Couch's
{" @. y pathetic little tale can
not fail to enlist our symphathies
with the French exile who broke
his parole for love. Richard lie
Gallienna tells the most charming
and least known of the quaint
" Old French Romancesn-the
love Of honest Squire Robin for the
Fair Jehane. 1.-THE Temple of
Fate" the late Grant Aliens
clever satire on modern society, is
certain not only to entertain the
reader, but also to set him think
ing. Francis Willing Wharton
writes a pretty story of fash
ionable Newport society-a sub
ject with which she is thoroughly
at home; while Phoebe Lyde and
Egerton Castle handle strong sub
jects in a mastery manner.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
White Man Turned Yellow.

Great CONSERVATION was felt by the
friends of Nj. A. Hogarty, of Lexing-
ton, KY, when they saw he was turn
ing yellow. His skin slowly changed
color, also his eyes, and he suffered
terribly. His malady was Yellow
Jaundice. He was treated by the best
doctors, but without benefit. Then he
was advised to try Electric Bitters, the
wonderful Stomach and Liver remedy,
and he writes: "After taking two hot
ties | was wholly cured" A trial
proves its matchIess merit for all Stom-
ach, Liver and Kidney troubles. Only
25c. Sold by A. l.. Pearre, druggist.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Saves Two From Death.
ex sep. ~

"Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of whooping cough and
bronchitis" writes Mrs. w. X. Havi-
land, of Armonk, N. Y, "but, when
all other remedies failed, we saved her
life with DIR. Kings New Discovery.
Our niece, who had Consumption IN an
advanced stage, also used this wonder
full medicine and today she is perfectly
WE'LL" Desperate throat and lung dis
eases yield to DR.. Kings New Dis
covery as to no other medicine on
earth. Infallible for Coughs and Colds
Doc and $l.0O bottles guaranteed By a.
l.. Pearre. Trial bottles free.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
A word of Thanks.

The supervisors of the NovltlaIe
desire hereby to give public ex'
preston of their gratitude to the
fire companies of the city for tlell
prompt and effective efforts in eS'
tinguishing the fire which broke
out Friday evening in the stables
of the Novitiate. They desire alSO
to thank those who rescued tns
horses and other property, anu
are deeply grateful to several
friends who kindly offered staDl0
accommodation.
Gratefully,
p. M. COLLINS, >. D.,
Minister of the NoyitlaIe'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Mr.. Woods Able Speech.

Mr.. John L. r. Wood made a
most forcible and telling speech
at the County Convention when
he arose to second the resolu-
tons presented by Senator Rohr.
back from the committee. Mr..
Wood wisely stated that the issue
of white supremacy in this State
could not be longer avoided.
That the action of corrupt Re.
publican politicians had forced
the people to realize that a cor.
rupt party was seeking to gain
ascendancy in Maryland through
the agency Of 10000 negro
voters. Many of these were
wandering, lawless men from
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Thirty-F'ifth Annual Encamp-
ment G. A. R.. Cleveland,
Ohio, September 10 to ID
Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Battlefield Route.

For the annual encampment G..
4. r., at Cleveland, OHIO, Sep
tember 10 to IA, the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad will sell tick
cts from all points on its lines
east Of the Ohio River at the
very low rate of one fare for the
round trip. Tickets good going
on all trains Of September s TO
II, inclusive, good to return I'M
til September 10, inclusive, ex-
cept if tickets are deposited with
joint agent on or before noon of
September 10 and payment of fee
of 90 cents, tickets may be ex-
tended fer return to October s.
inclusive.
Call on agent Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad for tickets and full
information.
ex sep. ~.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Yellow Springs
July 80, 1891.

'ulN oU, 1871.
Mr.. Charles W. Staley is on
the sick list. y"
The order of the dav now !,
threShing out the wheat cronS "a
Gently harvested.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Linton
have raised the census enamqra,
ton Of this district one point.
Mr.. John j Funk, of Crhana
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lin,
ton. at the Receiver, one day IaSt
week.
The Rev. A. S. Hedges, Of
Middletown, will preach at t6a
Pleasant Hill church on newt
Sunday morning, the 4th, at 10
o'clock.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Maryland's Public Schools.

1t is quite certain that going
outside the State to secure one to
control our public schools has not
met with general favor. As for
ourselves We have no hesitation
in declaring that we prefer a
Maryland man. imbued with
Maryland ideas to be at the head
Of our public school system than
a gentleman from Massachusetts.
or ONO, or any other State in the
Union. We say the same about
the negro schools. We believe
that there are plenty of intelli.
gent negro men in Maryland i'm
bued with Maryland ideas and
grown up with Maryland customs
to take charge Of the negro
schools. We do not think it good
policy to interiect Massachusetts
ideas among the growing negro
boys and girls Of this State any
more than ONO ideas. Maryland
has her own clearly defined ideas
upon the negro question. She
wants them fairly treated and
will see that no injustice is done
But her own people should look
after her public schools black
and white alike.