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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
DARING RESCUE FROM Sci
Fishing Crew Volunteer t,
Rescue Party on Clyde Liner
SHIP MAY GO TO PIECES
10000 Persons Line Atlantic City,
Boardwalk in View the Pcrilou
FH":-Passengers in Panic fo
Two .&.s a., C,.ait Seas E?ol-t
Over the Vessel.

Atlantic City, n. j., Jan 16.-With
daring and perfect seamanship thai
took no heed of the gale or noun.
tain waves, while ten thousand per.
sons looked on for hours, the passen-
gers and all the crew of the stranded
Cherokee, except the captain, two
other officers and the carpenter
were rescued by Captain Mark Caste
and his crew in the fishing sloop
Alberta.
Trip by trip, in a little boat that
seemed from shore no larger than a
mans hand, fifty-six men, two wo-
men and two children were trans
ferred from the liner to the smack.
The distance between the boats,
sometimes cables length, was boil
Ing water, but over that perilous
way fifteen times the cookie shell was
hauled and all who would go were
taken from the vessel.
When rescue was in sight some of
the crew left their posts. The officers
drew their revolvers and compelled
them to return to work.
Captain Archibald and his officers
left the Cherokee, which is stranded
on Brigantine Shoals, and the ship is
settling
Those who stood for hours on the
boardwalk of Atlantic City and
watched the struggle of the seven
men who risked their lives to make
the rescues were SO absorbed they
had no thought of luncheon or din
ner and paid no attention to the
piercing wind or the driving rain of
the early morning.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19

New York, Jan. 17.-While twelve
men were at work at the bottom Of
a siXty-foot shaft sunk from Man-of-
Wars Rock in the East River, in the
construction of the Belmont Forty
second Street tunnel, the wire-bound
rubber hose supplying the men with
air took fire.
Four of the men were stifed to
death, one was drowned, another is
missing, supposed to have been
swept away by the thrush of water
following the removal of the air
pressure, and two of the six rescued
are in critical condition in Belle
vue Hospital.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Morales Expelled; Peace is Likely.

Santo Domingo City, Jan 1S.-
With one leg broken and bearing
other marks of misfortune Carlos f.
Morales, the runaway President, I'M
der cover of nightfall, crept into the
American consulate and appealed to
Minister Dawson for protection He
was put on the United States gum
boat Dubuque, which will take him
to San Juan, Porto Rico. With Mo-
rales out of the way it is thought
peace will be restored.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Mnsn,t Wholly Continued.

WAL" said the old lady, IF the
airth is reound and goes reound, what
holds it up?'
"Oh, these learned men say it goes
around the sun and that the sun holds
it up by virtue of attraction" he re-
piled.
"Waal, if these high larnt men seg
the sun holds up the airth, l should
like to know what holds the airth up
when the sun goes down. That's
what's the matterw
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Dash Through Mob of LyncherA.

Milford, Del, Jan. 1S.-With a
mob still threatening to lynch him
at the slightest indication of the
success of its plans, John LaIigford.
the negro assailant of Miss Fforrie
Booze, a teacher in Calhoun school,
was struggled out of the town Jail,
under armed guard and taken Sc
cretly to Dover, where he was locked
up to await a hearing. The Sheriff,
by ruse, caught the mob off guard
and made dash with the prisoner
to safety
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
MARSHALL FIELD DEAD.
Chicago Merchant Succumbs to Pneu.
mOnia Contracted Week Ago.

New York, Jan. 1S.-Marshall
Field, of Chicago, one of the wealth
lest and and most distinguished
fnanciers in the world, died at four
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon in the
Holland House, where for a week he
had bravely and with determination
fought against an attack of pneu-
mcnia, which caused his death. His
physicians and relatives agree in the
opinion that he fully realized his
danger and gave to the battle against
death all the power of a vigorous
mentality which his half century Of
active business life had not dimmed.
MIR. Fields Fortune 100000, 900.
Mr.. Field began his business ca
rees in Chicago fifty years ago al
most to the day He forged ahead
rapidly until his pre-eminence be-
came unquestioned.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Marshall Field.

Laying the foundation of his for
tune before the fire of 1871, he lost
heavily in that holocaust, but rapidly
retrieved his losses, and within a very
few years his house was doing a
business aggregating $8,OOO,OOO an
nually.
In 1891 the Field stores were
making sales totalling in the twelve
months $35,O00,O00. In 1905 the
aggregate business was conserva-
lively estimated at $SO,OO0,OOO.
Mr.. Fields fortune is conserva-
lively placed at $100, 100000.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Mother of % Elopes with Farmland

Derby, Conn, Jan. 17.-Mrs. John
Nolan, mother of twenty-seven chill
dren, fourteen of them still under
her care, eloped with a hired man
employed on her wealthy husbands
farm at Poquonnock. The fugitives
We're captured at Hartford. Nolan
mas taken his wife back, but Frank
Green, the farmland, is in Jail.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Girls Mob Singer

Ansonia, Conn, Jan. 1S.-Miss
Maxine Elliott Buffers song, Gee,
Ansonia's a Lonely Town." sung at
the fair of the Daughters of Isabella,
in Gould Armory, Derby, created
such indignation among a delegation
of visiting Ansonia girls that they
hurled books and other missiles at
Miss Buffers head and drove her
from the stage
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Financial.

Lawyers received a total of $685.
600 in fees from the Northern Sc
curities Company for services dur
Ing litigation for dissolution of
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
merger
James ]. Hill, president of Great
Northern, says his time to retire
from work has not yet arrived.
Interests identified with the Con-
tinental Rubber Company expect it
to become an important factor in the
worlds rubber industry.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
RevolutiOnists Arrested.

Warsaw, Jan. 18.-The members
Of the Executive Committee Of the
fighting organization of the local
revolutionists were arrested At
their headquarters the police discov-
cred a secret printing press and a
number of death sentences prepared
for issuance by the revolutionary
tribunal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Jail Emntied in Fear Of Fire

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 1S.-While fire
destroyed the Norfolk Storage &
Peanut Company's establishment ad-
joining the city Jail, the prisoners in
the latter were marched out. Several
escaped, including Solomon Green
berg, who is charged by the Federal
authorities with perjury. Militia
men are guarding the prisoners. A
fireman is said to be dead under a
fallen wall.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
NEW CHIEF OF STAFF OF ARMY.
Major Gen. John G. Bates Takes the
Place of Lieut.-Gen. Chaffee.

Washington, Jan. 18.-Lieutenant-
General Chaffee rendered his res
ignation as Chief of Staff o. the
army, to take effect at once, and it
was accepted by the President.
General Chaffee does not go on
the retired list until February /, but
he desired to relinquish the duties of
the Chief of Staff that he might have
a fifteen day leave of absence before
retiring from active service.
Major-General John C. Bates, now
Assistant Chief of Staff, will succeed
him as Chief of Staff.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Let Contractors Dig Panama Canal.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 1S.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt has approved the de-
cision of the Panama Canal Commits
sion that the canal will be built by
contractors, The Commission has
found more than a hundred reliable
contractors willing to undertake the
work and solve the labor problem
and other troublesome questions.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
ALBERT II. PATRICK REspTTED.
Governor Grants Sixty Days for Pres
entation Of New Eui6encc.


Albany, n. Y, Jan. 1S.-Albert
T. Patrick will not have to go to the
electric chair until March 10, if he
goes at all, and the opinion is grow
ing in Albany that he will either
succeed in getting free altogether or
at the worst that his sentence will
be commuted to Imprisonment for
life.
Governor Higgins granted a res
pite for Patrick until March 10, in
order that his attorneys may go into
court again with a motion for a new
trial on newly discovered evidence.
The Governor arrived at this deci-
sion after Patrick's counsel and Dis
trict Attorney Jerome had agreed
that additional court proceedings
were preferable if the date of execu-
ton could be postponed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Sick of $4,000 a Year Job.

Grover Cleveland is heartily sick
of his $4,000 year job as rehata
referee for the Equitable, New York,
and Mutual Life Insurance
panies, his friends declare, and he
has told Paul Morton that he would
like to be released from his position.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Three Middies in Danger of Dismissal

Annapolis, Md, Jan 1S.-It is be-
lieved that Midshipman Stephen De-
catur, Jr., is in danger of conviction
Of having encouraged the hazing Of
Fourth Classman Gaylord Church.
The testimony at the court-martial
has been strongly against him. 1t is
practically certain that Midshipman
Worth w. Foster, of New Albany,
Ind, and Peterson B. Marzoni, of
Pensacola, Fla, have been dismissed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Fasts 30 Days, Loses 80 Pounds.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 18.-After
fasting thirty-nine days, DR.. S. M.
Stauffer, of Allegheny, says he feels
well and has no desire for food. His
weight has been reduced from 1872
pounds to Sc. There is a wild look in
his eyes and his features are terribly
drawn. mot until my tongue cleans
off will l touch food" he says. at
may take sixty days"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19

Baltimore, Md, Jan. 1S.-Cardinal
Gibbons sat on the platform of the
Eutaw Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, at mass meeting held un-
der the auspices of the City Commit
tee of the Prohibition party. He said
the holding Of civic meeting in q
Protestant church did not excite any
religious scruple in him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19

An officer of the United States army
tells OLA young woman in a crowded
street car who when a young man
stood up to give her a seat exclaimed,
You're jewel" son the contrary"
the young man replied: Il am a Jewell
er. set the jewel"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Plumbers Trust Fined 600 Goo

toronto, Jan. 1.-THE govern.
ment has fined forty plumbers a to.
tai OF $4,000 for participation In
the formation of a combination in
restraint Of trade. Fines were sus-
pended in ninety-four individual
cases The combination was fined
$1,000 few weeks ago.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
NJ. FATIIIERES CHOSEN.
Elected ON First Ballot After ASSEM-

EIected on FIRST B8IIOt Alter .Esscin-
bly, Cheers Him at Versailles.
Versailles, France, Jan. Ism.
Armand Failleres was elected Presi-
dent of France to succeed NJ. Loubet,
whose term expires on February Is.
Paris, France, Jan. 1S.-There
was held in the Senate yesterday a
caucus of Republican
party members of the Senate and
Chamber Of Deputies for the cleo
tion of President of the Republic.
GO members of the Republican
party were invited. There we're TT
invitations issued and 649 n.a44.lsrs
attended.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Casio Balls at the CIawhammer.


Atlantic City, N. j., Jan. 1S.-Cap-
tain Mark Casio, of the sloop All
berta, who rescued the passengers
from the wrecked liner Cherokee,
lost his nerve, when he was asked to
wear a 'clawhammer" at a dinner
to be given in his honor, Thursday,
by the Glover Club, of Philadelphia,
He declared If he could not wear his
oilskins, in which he was more at
home, he would not attend.
First Mate Park boarded the
wreck this afternoon and stripped
her Of what was movable. He Sc
cured the greater part of her silver
ware, liquors and wines and other
things that were within easy reach.
The water rises and falls In the
craft, which leads to the belief that
she has hole stove in her bottom or
side, and that she will likely find her
grave in the shoals.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19

Polling for candidates gave the
following result: Fallieres, 416;
Doumer, 191, and various, 40.
NJ. Dubost, who presided at the
causus, proclaimed Senator Fallieres
the defnitiye candidate of the Re-
publicans for the next Presidency.
The result Of the polling was re-
ceived with unanimous cheering.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Train Hits Trolley; 1 Dead.

Troy, N. Y, Jan. 1S.-A Delaware
& Hudson train ran into a car at
Blocker Street, Green Island, yes
terday.
The conductor of the motor car,
James Cox, was killed and several
passengers injured.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19

Dukes Mother Under the Knife.
London, Jan. 18.-The Dowager
Duchess of Manchester, who was
Conseula YZnaga, is recovering from
a rather severe surgical operation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Widower WEEDS Mother-in.Law,

Richmond, Ind, Jan. 18.-Ellis
Eurey, aged twenty-seven, of Per-
kinsville, has welded his i1other-in-
law, Mrs. Mary Gentry, aged forty
seven. His first wife, daughter of mis-
present bride, died about a year ago.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
DefaIcation Rreaks BROKERS.

Cleveland, Jan. 1S.-Fahey & Co.,
members Of the Cleveland Stock Ex-
change, announced their suspension
because of the defalcation of a
trusted employee.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
FATHER sUCCUMBs
Commodore William Penn Mccain
Dies In New Rochelle.


New Rochelle, N, Y, Jan. 1S.-
Commodore William Penn Mccain,
known to all interested in the United
States Navy, as 'the Father of the
White Squadron died at his home
here from complication of diseases.
He was seventy-six years old and
was placed on the retired list in May,
1893.
Commodore Mccain was born in
Paris, KY, and was graduated from
the Naval Academy in 1854, and
subsequently was successfully raised
to the rank of lieutenant, lieutenant
commander, captain and commodore
IN the respective years 1865, 1852,
1876 and 1887.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Rough Riders Gift to Miss Roosevelt.

Trinidad, Col, Jan. 16.-Rough
Riders here have been notified that
they are requested to contribute
whatever they wish for a wedding
present for Miss Roosevelt. Tiffany
has been applied to for designs for
solid gold table service.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Pope Praises His Envoy to Japan.

IUpU I THIsVS HIS H1HNUy 10 JapaH.
Rome, Jan, 18.-After receiving
the report of the Right Rev. William
H. O'Connell Bishop of Portland,
Me-, who has just returned from a
special mission to the Emperor of
Japan, the Pope expressed the opin-
ion that if all American ENJOYS did
their work SO we'll as had Bishop
O'Connell, they would become the
first diplomats of the world.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Leaps to Death as Big Crowd Looks

New York, Jan. 1.-THE passing
crowd on Maiden Lane stopped in
horror yesterday as a man hurled
himself out of window on the tenth
story OF the building at No. 81.
The man was Myer Baum, aged
40, OF 271 Hewes Street, Brooklyn
AS he fell his body struck the COP
ing at the second story and was held
there.
When he was drawn inside he was
dead. 1t is not known why he COM
mitted suicide.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19

Corn, $50 Ton, Only Fuel in Town.
Dubboo, Texas, Jan. 16.-Although
corn is worth $40 a ton, many fam
lilies here are burning it as fuel,
nothing else being procurable be-
cause of bad roads resulting from
recent heavy rains.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
James w. Wadsworth, Jr..

the recently elected speaker of the
New York Legislative Assembly. He
has the support of the national ad-
ministration and is considered
very able man of sterling qualities.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Governor Of Ohio Dangerously iii.

Columbus, o., Jan. 1S.-Governor
Pattison has been confined to his bed
since his Inauguration, Monday, and
his condition is now said to be Sc
rious. He collapsed after the cleo
tion in November.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Herbert j. Hagerman.

who will succeed Miguel A. Otero, as
Governor of New Mexico, when the
term of the latter expires this
month. Mr.. Hagerman was SECOND
secretary of the United States EN-.
Oassy In st. Petersburg, when Mr.
Hitchcock was Ambassador.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
Rabbits Foot Kills Girl.

waterloo, ILL.,, Jan 16.-A rabbits
Ioot' swallowed as an anti-hoodoo
charm, has caused the death in st.
Louis of Miss Rosa Keane, of Water
loo.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
TIE Marriage Fee.

"a marriage fee,' says the cynical
bachelor, demonstrates that even the
clergyman may profit by the mistak es
Of others. philadelphia Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 17.-Scotty,
the speed-mad spender of Death Val
ley has started East again.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
j. o. Davidson

By the resignation of Governor La
Toilette, who entered the United
States Senate, Lieutenant Governor
j. o. Davidson, Of Soldiers Grove,
Wis. became Governor Of Wisconsin.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-05-18
THE WooDmEN UNWILLING,

The beautiful monument ut
the grave of the late DIR. Eben H..
Jackson was unveiled last Sunday
by the local camp Woodnen of
the World. assisted by delega-
tions from the camps at Ruston,
Hodge, Jonesboro, Wyatt, Dod-
son, Georgetown, Sardis and
Verda. There were about two
hundred visiting Woodmen here
for the occasion.
At 8 O'Clock the Louisiana &
Arkansas passenger train brought
something like 200 Woodpen and
visitors and ut 1880 a special
train on the Rock Island brought
another 800 Woodmen and Wis
itors. A parade formed at the
local hall and marched through
town and to the cemetery. The
parade was fully $50 yards in
length, composed of Woodmen
marching two and two.
On reaching the grave the Off
GERS of the local camp performed
the ceremony of unveiling. Miss
Nettie McGinty recited the poem,
after which Sow. L. A. Lagrone
of Ruston made short talk -on
Woodcraft.
The monument is II beautiful
piece of masonry. 1t and the
very large crowd present on the
occasion of its unyeiling show the
esteem in which the deceased was
held. large majority of the
number present having been
warm personal friends of DR..
jackson.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-05-18

Sth, inst. The cotton acreage i,
not as great rs that of 1903
though the boil weevi!s are not II,
bad in my cotton rs they wer,
last year at this time.
Mr.. j. j. Thornton had th,
misfortune to stick a snag in hi,
foot Il few days ago aud is suffer
ing from the wound.
Mr.. IL. S. Thornton. special
agent of X. ID. Wolf & CO.. of
Chicago, is delivering a lot oi
books sold some time ago.
The consolidated school of this
place will close "Wednesday eve-
ming. We have had nine months
of public school since July 10,
1905, which speaks we'll for Mr..
Moss. our superintendent. Form
erly we had from one TO three
months every two years.
| guess since the electric lights
have struck Winfield a country
man would stand a poor show of
getting his pants pressed unless
he could find sugar barrel to
stand in while the work was being
done.
We east Winn parish people
have fraternal feeling for all
the WINFIELD people and would
like to come over and give you
our notes payable when conven-
lent in exchange for dry goods
and fancy groceries but we can
not do it so long as Dugdemonia
swamp is so bad. H we happen
to see bridge wanting a location
we are going to send it to the
police jury with instructions to
try for Il location romGorham's
to east Winfield. As most of
the jury live on the west side they
may not grant the request as it
might cause some of the trade on
that side to come to Newport.
But as you can get it for less at
the Racket Store / don't think 1t
would cause anyone to come to
Newport to-trade.
For fear this chokes the sewer
l will ring off.
ARCHIMEDEs.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-05-18
4 Great Rally Meeting.

The next monthly meeting OF
the North Louisiana Agricultural
Society will be held in the audi
torium of the Experiment Station
1t Calhoun on Saturday, May 20.
It is proposed to make this. rally
meeting, and all friends OF the
Society and of the Station are
earnestly invited to be present on
that day. All the ladies are re-
ouested to bring baskets.
The following promlnent gem
t,eman will address the society:
Gov. N. g. blanchard, Hon. John
.Dymond, Hon. Jos. 3. Ransdel!,
Col. Thos. 3. Boyd. Dr. VIM. q.
f,shbs nd COl. Ghns. 6ohulcrs
- +. N k1tQN.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-05-18
Another dwelling.

On Sunday, May 9th, tho local
camp of Woodmen of the World
will unyeiI the monument ut the
grave of Z. w. TeddIie at Jerusa-
lem cemetry, five miles west of
town.
1t is intended to spend the day
out there and have basket din
ner. There will be several visit
ing Woodmen from other places
and the local members are ex-
pected to arrange their baskets
sufficiently large to feed one or
two of the visitors. A good out
ing is promised all who. attend.