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Webster City Men Purchase Daily and
Weekly Journal

Webster City, Oct 25.-(SpeciaD-
The sale of the Webster City Jour
a., c. D. Hellen's paper, is announced
today, George G. Tucker and Carl n.
Haeger of this city being the pur-
chasers. The policy of the paper will
remain the same.
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Do NOT KNOW
NUMBER DEAD.
FIRE IN KANSAS CITY, KANs., is
FATAL POSSIBLY TO THIRTY
PEOPLE
in A TENEMENT HOUSE
Only One Man Knew How Many Were
in Building and He Is Discovered
After Long Hunt-Families and
Transients Were There.

Kansas City, Kas, Oct. 25.-1n the
ruins of the Chamber Of Commerce
building destroyed by fire early today
there were anywhere from half q
dozen to thirt.-, bodies, according to
the estimates of the firemen who work
at the scene all night. The actual
loss Of life will not be known until q
thorough search of the ruins can be
made. Probably not then, as some If
the firemen assert that many bodies
must have burned to ashes. The
building was used as tenement
house, containing hundred rooms and
between 200 and 900 persons at the
time the fire broke out. Most Of these
composed families. Many others were
Only One Knew.
The only person who knows the
actual number of occupants of the
building is the janitor, 1t was the
custom for many transients, who came
mostly from nearby yards not to regis
ter, thus all trace Of them is lost for
the time being. At o'clock this
morning, when the dead numbered
four, several persons were missing and
close to fifty others were known to
have been injured. Of the injured.
scattered along in a half dozen hospi.
tails and at private homes.s 25 or more
or less seriously hurt. Two or three
will die. The known dead are:
ROBERT BURTON, stone mason.
INFANT, of John Sparks.
JOHN LYNCH.
D. R. YOUNG, laborer.
j. F. BRANAHAN, wagonmaker.
The missing are:
Charles Carlin, engineer Of the Mel.
son Morris Packing Company.
Mrs. E. M. Brigham an two chill.
dren
Patrick Mcguire.
George Mullin, invalid, aged 60.
Mrs. Ed. Winslow and two daugh'
tiers.
A panic prevailed and many jumped
from the windows, while the flremen
carried out about thirty people, who
we're unable to escape without their
assistance.
On Ground Floor.
The fire broke out on the ground
floor Of the building. The flames
spread rapidly and when the firemen
reached the scene all means of escape
by stairway for scores Of occupants
was shut off. Ten women and chill
dren, clinging to window stills were
unable to escape the ladders of the
firemen being too short to reach the
fourth story. Men tossed their wives
and children to the fremen on the
ladder and then jumped FOR their owr
lives. The fire fighters were success
full in catching mott Of the persons
but there were few who fell to the
ground, either being killed or severe
ly injured. 1t is believed that all the
occupants OF the first, second and third
floors were saved The fatalities sc
CURED among the people living in ths
fourth story.
The total loss is estimated a
100000. Sixty thousand was on the
building.
Janitor Found.
The janitor of the building, the
only man able to approximate the
number Of persons in the structure
has been found He said there were
thirty families in the building, mum
boring over one hundred persons. H,
admitted that number Of transient'
also occupied rooms last night blu
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Janitor Found.

The janitor Of the building, the
only man able to approximate the
number Of persons in the structure
has been found. He said there were
thirty families in the building, mum
bering over one hundred persons. He
admitted that number Of transients
also occupied rooms last night, bu,
was unable to say how many or fur
nish the names.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
THE MUCK RAKE AND THE
WHITE-WASH BRUSH.

Any sort of "A rake may become
muck rake when muck has accunlulat-
ed to such an extent that the health
and safety of the community require
its removal. 1t is the use TO which it
is put that makes it " hat it is. Theo-
retically, the greatest muck rake i'm
this country is Charles T.. Hughes.
whose work in cleaning out the life in
surance muck beds is almost as famous
ms that of Hercules in cleaning the Au-
rean Stables. All honor to him for his
work. He did not try to besmirch the
characters of dead men, as Roosevelt did
in bis box. Next to Hugh :, the
most useful muck rakes in the country
are those men, like TIllman, who ex-
pose and condemn moral nastiuess and
rottenness in public life, even in the
White House. The journals which ex-
pose corruption and fraud are doing
the best possible work. 1t is the man
with the whitewash brush, and not the
man with the rake, who is the danger
Gus factor in public affairs, aud who
deserves a place in the pillory.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
RATE LEGISLATION

The railroad rate till is still the storm
center in politics The Democrats gen.
orally, favor n measure that would give
adequate relief to the people without
doing injustice TO the Iailr, ads Tie
consolidation Transportation facilities
has reached such oint in this coun-
try that seven combinations control
practically all thu railroads and WELD
such vast power that the people are alb
solutely unable torrrveEt abuses. The
Democrats want a law giving the Inter
state Commerce Commission authority
to fix reasonable late-, aud flrbidding
any interference by the courts, or such
a limited court review, as will prevent
the notification of the work of the
Commission by interlocutory court
orders, and leave the rates fixed 10y The
Commission in full force until the final
hearing and decree IN the case. But a
number # Republican Senators insist
on the hroadest possible review 10y the
courts. including the power to suspend
the Commissions rates by an interlocu-
tory order or temporary injunction he
fore the final hearing. Judging from
the debates in both Hous 5, Congress
will hardly pass the bill without pro-
viding FIR some sort of court review
but the Democrats will insist on limit
ing that power.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
FREDERICK COUNTY HAS A
CANDIDATE FOR CON.
GRESS.

Mr.. Kinks, well-known attorney
OF the Frederick Bar, who was the
Republican candidate for Chief Judge
against Judge McSherry, has annouuc.
Ell his candidacy for Congress from the
sixth District. This puts an active
opponent against Mr. Pearre in the
held from this county. If there is no
one else to contest the honor with Mr.
Kinks, he according to all party usages
will be entitled TO the delegation from
Frederick County. OF late Mr.. Pearre
has l. st considerable ground in Fred
erck, and the leaders here may even
consent to get behind MIR. Kinks, as
one way of paying off old scores
against our Congressman. Mr.. Harp,
i: is understood, prefers to wait. and
maybe he Is willing to lend a helping
baud TO Mr. Kinks With yelling.
tons help in Allegany, young Lowmdes
should he able to put up strong fight
in his home county. Whilst his sue
cess would mean The end of Pearre's
hopes, it would by no mtars mean the
nomination of Lowndes, as Alleganv
could hardly claim new man, whilst
fea' res success at home might insure
him denomination.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
PARTISAN POLITICS.

The partisan persistence of the Re
publican managers in refusing to agree
on the bill to admit Oklahoma is en-
tirely opposed to public opinion on this
question. The Senate, for once at least,
is actually in agreement with the Demo-
Gratis that justice be done to nearly one
million citizens who have made their
homes in Oklahoma aud Indian Terri
tory. The question of the admission of
Arizona and New Mexico ms one State
has been very properly left by he Sen
ateamendmeut to the vote of the people,
but TO this the Republican majority of
the House refuse to agree When these
stand-pat members are asking for Ell.
dorsement next fall the voters should
give them a d Sc of their own medicine
and refuse to re elect those who would
not trust the people.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
BRYAN NOT SUCH A BAD Eel
Low AFTER ALL.

These do be days OF regeneration sure
enough and it almost takes ones breath
TO realize what has happened since he
remal kable campaign If 1896, when
Bryan went down to defeat on Issues
that rec i've the sanction and approval
of the Republican rarity now, or at least
of their strenuous Pr, sident. Not oulv
tas he criticised the judiciary and adj
vocated an income tax to prevent the
enormous aggregation of wealth among
the few. but he has come out strongly
for governmental regulation of railroad
rates and the suppression of the greed
and illegal power of the trusts and COM
binations.
Congress is now battling with the
Railway Rate Bill that will regulate
rates and prevent secret rebates to big
corporations like the Standard Oil
Trust, the Steel Trust and the Sugar
Trust, AID it 10 ks AS if in the near
future that satisfactory measure will
he enacted, although the emissaries of
the trusts are se-i lug IT, insert amend
ments that will be to their advantage
Recently Commissioner Garfield of the
Bureau of Corporations handed to
Congress his report on the gross iuiquity
of rebate given 10y certain railroads to
the Standard Oh Trust and the Sugar
Trust aud the President endorsed it IN
s'rong message. Certainly times are
changing and so are men and measures.
The Democratic PARTY does not mind
the stealing of their thunder so much as
the uncertaiuty of not having it incorpo.
rated into statutory laws for the hene-
fit of all the people. The President and
some of his party are strong for tariff
reform and it is said he will call "A
special session of Congress for the pur-
pose of revision IF certain schedules,
fearing Democratic success next fall.
Gradually the "stand-pat" advocates
Of which body the President was once
strong member, are growing smaller
and smaller and their influence is de-
creasing most decidedly. All these
things must make Mr.. Bryan feel that
he did not make such gigantic blum
der after all and that one day he may
see his principles transformed into laws.
He was defeated by a monstrous cam.
paisn fund mulchted from the big corpo-
rations and by the gross misdirection of
the peoples will
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11

Inter State Commerce CommlS-
sion power 10 deal summarlly
with the evils of the present mo-
nopolistic situation and the latter
to open an avenue of competition
that even the Standard Oil Com
pany could not close to the farmer
and the others of the country
who are entitled 10 relief from
the intolerable burdens that this
great monopoly uas fastened on
the people. The President says
very clearly that the argument
so often urged against govern
mental control of corporations
was that it tended to stif1e the
spirit Of personal initiative on
which the prosperity of the cOun-
try depended. But he says that
it has been abundantly proved
that the tyrannical corporations
which can force even the rail-
roads to truckle to them and do
their bidding, do more to stltie
personal initiative than any other
force and that we must pass laws
putting it out of the power Of
the railroads to comply with the
mouopOlistic demands Of the
great trusts. He calls attention
to the feature of the report that
says that not only the Standard
Oil Company but the Sugar Trust
and other great interests have
consistently detied the law, and
that it has been the exception
rathe: :han the rule Tor the
American Sugar Refining Com
pany to ever pay the full legal
tariff on its goods out of New
York.
In conclusion the President
makes the radical announcement
that the time is ripe for the
United States to absolutely re-
fuse to relinquish control over
the coal and oil lands that are
still a part of the public domain.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
Good For the Soul.

However, cSirable it was to
defeat the free silver agitation
In 1896, did the end justify the
means employed to accomplish
that defeat? 1t is not too much
TO say that the money spent in
S96 to prevent the election OF
Bryan resulted in political de-
Dauchery, such as was never
before experienced in the
United States, and from which
the politics and business of this
country have not even yet re-
covered. 1t is not far from the
truth to say that the country
has suffered more by reason of
the political corruption of the
1896 campaign than it would
have suffered from the triumph
OF free silver, lamentable rs
that would have been. Bryan's
triumph of free silver would
have given the markets a ter
rIbie shock, but Bryan could
not hav really done much harm
III "a practical way, and the
country would have made n
speedy recovery from the dis
aster, but it will take many
years to recover from the effects
of the political debauchery
which has been brought about
by the abuse of millions of dol
lars in political campaigns
Val Street NeWs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
MR.. BRYAN STILL BEFORE
THE PEOPLE.

The able and attractive letters of the
Hon. VIM. J. Bryan from his trip
around the world, are being read with
the greatest interest and are having
a tendency of keeping him before the
public. Many think that he will be
regarded rs too conservative TO nomi-
nate again FIR the Presidency, espec-
tally as President Roosevelt has stolen
most Of his thunder, and goes far b.
You'd where Mr.. BRYAN would even
have thought Of going. Many still
have their eye Oh Nh. Bryan as Presl-
dental timber.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
Democrats Make Plans Fol-
Congressional District Con
ventions.

Chairman Murray Vandiver, Of
the Democratic State Central
Committee. announced Monday
that he will call the committee
together about May 90 or 81. to
fix dates and places for holding
the nominating conventions of
the several Congressional Dis
trlctS. AT the same time a date
will be selected for holding the
primaries i'll the State incidental
to the nomination Of a candidate
for the new judgeShip created by
the recent Legislature. If a date
is not fixed the members of the
State Committee in Baltimore
City will be authorized to fix the
date for the primaries. If the
nominations are made by the
delegate plan, the local commit.
tee will also fix the date and
place for the convention.
1t is not anticipated that there
Will he any discussion of the
proposition to consolidate tho
State Committee and latter be-
ing composed Of the ward exec
utives.
In the First Congressional Dis
trict Congressman Thomas A.
Smith will be renominated. In
the Second Congressman Talbot
will have no opposition. No
prominent Democrat is over anx-
ions 10 make fight in the Third
District if Mr.. Wachter is again
the Republican candidate. Mr..
Lee 5. Meyer, who has twice
crossed swords with Mr.. Wachter
SAYS that he has had enough. In
the Fourth District Congress-
man Gill will be renomlnated.
Occasionally rumors flare up that
the Democratic organization,
winch. two years ago, turned
down Congressman Denny and
took up Mr.. Gill, may go back
to Major Denny and withhold "A
denomination from Mr., Gill.
These rumoIS cannot be substan.
tiated, however.
No one seems to be quite GER
tain enough of conditions to
make any predictions for the
Fifth aud Sixth Districts. In
the former the Republicans have
put up Mudd again, but who his
opponent will he cannot even be
guessed at.
In the Sixth the conditions
are nominal among the Demo.
Gratis, and likely candidate
will be found at the right time.
The Republicans are at sea and
are having their troubles over
Pearre, Dawson, Lowndes and
Wellington. 1t is a pretty COM
blnatlon and it will be even pref
tier to watch the outcome of the
hight for the nomination.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11

The annual report of the Fred
erick City Hospital has been is
sued and is a most interesting ac-
count of the routine life there, t he
nun Der of cases received. treated
and operated upon, the generous
donations of the friends of the in
stitution aud especially of the
Hospital Guild, together with
views of the exterior and interior.
showing the new operating and
ahesthetic rooms.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
DIRTY MILK AND FILTHY
DIARIES AND UNCLEAN
STABLES.

The recent statements made i'm Bal
timore at the meeting at McCoy's Hall,
by those connected with the De-
partment Of Agriculture of Mas
sachusetts, regarding the condition Of
the milk used in most of the cities. is
quite alarming. In most cases milk it
is said to be impure and dirty aud not
fit to use. Yet with this knowledge
the people seem just as willing to buy
from filthy diaries as from those that
are kept in sanitary condition. If
you ask one cent more per quart for
clean milk and from a clean dairy, you
hear kick all along the line. So
people want dirty milk unless there
is = Jaw to prevent it being sold. Let
Them buy the kind that they want and
suffer the consequences
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
THE PRES DE N rs ACK
DOWN.

After the great discussion Of the
Railroad Rate Bill in the United States
Senate, which has attracted the atten-
ton of the entire country, it is claimed
that President Roosevelt has made a
clean back down and SUI rendered body
aud soul to the rail roads The lale
message regarding the terrible stand
ard Oil rebates, it is claimed, was is.
sued at this time to divert public opin-
ion from his uneXps cted back down.
Congress will now v,ry likely get
ready to pack up and move away. 1t
is likely that there will be de-erted
capital by the Fourth of July.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11

The Democrats of the Sixth Con-
gressional District, have given tut lit
tie thought to nominee for Congress
this fall The action of the late Legis-
lature did not tend to IA Ike Demo-
Gratis very enthusiastic about electing
a Democrat in this district. A new
ballot law for Frederick County would
have placed this county in the Demo-
cratic column, instead of having three
thousand Democratic voters Indifferent
to election results. Still there may be
brighter hopes in the near future.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
Milk Exhibition in Baltin

Milk Exhibition in Baltin1
The Maryland State Boar
Health has undertaken and
educational campaign OF cod
cradle Importance. The apliI
success of the anti-tuberclI
movement throughout the \
has led the Board of Healii
take the initiative in this gea
campaign for clean milk.
A number of milk spec
similar in character to the Y
specials" run over various
roads throughout the State
fall have been sent through
farming section OF Western Y
land recently and have aWaS'
considerable interest in mlliI
its products.
n series of nine weekly
ureS Oh various phases Of
milk problem has just been
clnded in Baltimore.
During the week OF May
and 18th. ii Milk Exhibition
he held at Mccoy Hall, Y
Hopkins University. rms
hilton will he of value oO'
consumers OF milk and tnel
ducerS. Exhibits will DC
tributed by the United y
Department of Agriculture
ioIs State Food and Daltl
partments; Sanitary 1--we J
Boards; Agricultur Il Exptna,
Stations; Boards of Heal'|
Com missions; charitable
cies, research Laboratories 3
selected list Of commerce.
Germs. d.
In arranging for the exai'I
the Roard of Health mas Y
to its assistance the Sta.e
tary Live Stock Board; M d,,1
Agricultural Experiment ri
Department of Farmers y !
tutes; Medical and Oun ,ai'I
Faculty: Maryland ASH S"Ii,
for the Prevention ana h''
tuberculosis and the o,a''
Grafton of WOmen's CluuS'
Delegations of farmer, j
consumers of milk IRON ~, III
parts of the State are pl''|
to attend the exhibition
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
THE CITIZEN
(Rg-CsrAaLlsaEo isao.)
FREDERICK CITY. MARYLAND.

A Democratic weekly newspaper edited by
BAUGHMAN BROTHERS. successors to ]. WIN.
BAUGHMAN.
The price OF THE CITIZEN is 100 the year,
strictly in advance. This price has prevailed
since August Bird, 1894.
Whilst THE CITIZEN is first OF all a politl-
cal newspaper, and the recognized organ Of
the Democratic party in Frederick County, IL
also aims to give all the important local news
and selected miscellaneous reading matter of
interest to all members of the family.
Communications on interesting subjects are
always desirable and especially local news
from the COUNTY
Sign name in full for confidence and write
only on one side Of paper. Sample copies
gladly sent to any address.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
BRUNSWICK GOING AHEAD.

Brunswick will be made one of the
most up-to-date railroad grades in the
country. The b. d o. authorities have
purchased land up to Knoxville, nun
dreds of houses will be built in the next
year and Brunswick will no doubt
double its size. Mr.. J. p. Biser has had
charge of the purchases for the road
aud has been most fortunate in dealing
with The people All seem satisfied
with the liberal way they have been
treated.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11
H A R D RAPS Fop :.
STANDARD OIL Tpnsl

Presidents Message and
fields Report Sensati ap
raignments of IlIepsI
tees of Trusts And
roads.
President Roosevelt a..
day transmitted to COMPS.
missioner Garfeld's re0o rP' !.
Spouse to a resolution Of ~.
directing an investigation ~.
Kansas oil industry. NJ, Jug
field extended the iuva,, t
into all the leading oil t 6sI X
covered practically the ent s.
duStry. '''
In his report Mr.. Go,A.,,
clares that he found the ra aS,
have for many years been '' y
the Standard secret rates. !.
bates and that the trust hoa
tically been b1ilt up into
nopoly through favors graO,'
the railroads.
President Roosevelt ao,.
panied the report with a IN.
message. urging the imnsi
passage of the Railroad Rss
as the first effective step to rs,I
the conditions disclosed i
report.
Some of the recommends
of the President are:
THAT Congress confer NM,
Interstate Commerce Commi,
sample affirmative power III
ferred as to make Its ded.|
take effect at once, subject OnI
such action by the courts ssi|
manded by the Constitution J
That the examiners of tbs
mission be given tue pOKel
examine as thoroughly into
affairs of the railroad as bsps
aminers now examine into M
fairs of banks"
That Congress pass at Opci
bill preventing prosecuted !
and railroad officials from d
ing immunity under Judge 81
heys' decision.
That the railroads be grs,
the right to combine ''for purp
of protection to themselves
the general public as agaiDs
power of the great corporate
That Congress pass the
Alcohol bill in order to encOu
competition against the Stan
Oil Company.
That means be provided
which the Government shs
tain control of the oil and
held by the Government, d
upon the public domain prop
in territory owned by the ID
tribes"
The Report of Commits
Garfield deals at length and
great detail with the abuses
toned above and there isl
doubt when the courts are aV
ed to that ample evidence q
produced to convict tie
breakers.