The suburban citizen., 1901-05-04
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS,
Domestic.


w. K Vanderbilt is said to be the
heaviest buyer of Union Pacific stock,
with a view of securing control, The
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad has
become a part OF the Gould system,
The trades unions OF Porto Rico held
mass-meetings at San Juan, and petit
toned the acting governor to continue
all public works possible, in order to
relieve distress on the island.
The dwelling of Mrs, Sue NJ Alsop,
in Spottsylvania county, Va, was de-
stroyed by FIRE and little colored boy,
who started the fire, was burned to
death
The Pennsylvania Railroad directors
declared a 215 per cent. semi-annual
dividend which is one-half per cent
less than was declared six months ago
A Raymond excursion train ran into
ME Limited at Yuba Pass, Cal, and d.
O, Mills and Whitelaw Ried and their
party were badly shaken up.
The total loss by the fire at San Juan
Porto Rico, is $780, 900. The marines
helped to extinguish the flames and sew
eral were burned
The Californian, the first Amer' can
ship from Hawaii to Philadelphia, ar
rived there with cargo of sugar.
The strike Of the marine engineers at
Buffalo and on the great lakes was set
tied by mutual concessions.
A large number Of machinists in Buf-
falo and Erie county, N, Y, struck for
nine-hour day.
All the bricklayers and masons OF
Elizabeth, N. J, and Yonkers went on
a strike.
Peter Rapp stood before a mirror in
Parkersburg, w. Va, and cut his throat
from ear to ear
Rear Admiral Francis J. Higginson
assumed command of the North Allan
tic Squadron.
The members OF the Cuban Commits
sion sailed from New York for Havana
Miss Lula Aikers, of Huntington. W.
Va. committed suicide.
Frank Oleson, cashier and j. >
Stangroom, bookkeeper, OF the defunct
ndinayian-American Bank in New
Whatcom, Wash, were arrested on
charges OF receiving deposits after the
bank had failed
A man. falsely representing himself
as United States Deputy Marshal {. w.
Hooten, was arrested near Bayard, w
Va, for securing money on false pre-
lenses
DR.. Albert T. Weston, coroners
physician in New York, is dangerously
i'll from blood poisoning, resulting
from a cut while he was performing an
autopsy,
Half OF the 1900 girl strikers at the
Sanquoit On j. Silk Mills returned to
work, the strike having been officially
declared off.
AT a meeting OF the Trigg Company
stockholders in Richmond, Va, the
capital stock was increased by $1,000
600.
Judge Gilmer S. Randall and J. W.
Willis we're elected delegates to the
Virginia Constitutional Convention.
Antonio Trollo, who was convicted
OF killing his sweetheart, Maria Cirolla,
was sentenced to be electrocuted.
r. Mcdowell McCown. who served
as courier to Stonewall Jackson, died
at his home in Collierstown, Va.
William A. Chaplne, postmaster at
Shepherdstown, w. Va, died OF typhoid
pneumonia.
Mr.. Edward Cudahy, Of Omaha re-
ceived letter purporting to come from
the persons who Kidnapped his son, Ed
ward, December I8 last, and received a
ransom OF $4,000 in gold, offering to
return $2I,ooo OF the ransom il the re-
ward for their arrest shall be withdrawn
and the search was abandoned. Mr.,
Cudahy declined the offer. - ~
The French Vice Consul and an Aus
trian consular attache arranged for a
duel on Saturday. 1t was broken up
by the French Consul.
The crew OF the schooner Emma {.
Knowles, found abandoned off Barne-
gat, we're landed safely in New York.
Charles M. Baker, of Chicago, has
been appointed assistant superintendent
OF the Postal Telegraph Company.
Count Colocicchi arrived in New
York. He brings the red hat to Car
dinal Martinelli
August NJ Alveranga Brazilian con-
sui in Philadelphia is dead.
Sara Bernhard and NJ Coquelin
sailed from New York for Europe.
Foreign.
According to Paris advices, the
French Minister at Pekin presented the
report of the committee on indemnify
placing the total amount China is to
pay at I,36s, 100000 francs (S273ooo ,ooo),
The United States and Great Britain, it
is said, decline to agree to an increase
OF the customs duties
Thirty-hve persons were burned to
death in cotton press fire at Amreoli,
on the Kattywar Peninsula, India and
in similar fire at Khamgaon IL lives
were lost.
Count Won Waldersee submitted the
reply OF the generals in China to the
ministers as to the measures and troops
needed to enforce payment Of indemni-
ty.
A report from Hong Kong says the
Germans have selected concession at
Canton and that possession will soon
be taken