The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-26
GENERAL NEWS.

Speaking Of his recent western trip.
Senator Crane told his callers that he
fond general business surprisingly
good. the only menace to reviving
prosperity being found in popular un-
rest. which is manifesting itself in
some Of the political activities Of the
dav.
Sneaker Cannon addressed the "old
settlers" Of Watseka, ILL., in opening
his campaign for reelection TO con-
gress.
President Taft sent 7 message OF
sympathy regarding the death Of
President Mont An American war
ship may bring the body to this coun-
try.
The probating of the will Of the
late Representative Walter P. Brown
low OF the First Tennessee district.
reveals that his estate. valued at
$500 900. is left in the hands Of trus-
tees for twelve years. following which
It is TO be divided among his FIVE chill
dren.
Frank p Hartman. Charles 7. Ew-
ing and John NJ TAYLOR. former off,
Gals Of the Illinois Central railroad.
were arrested in Chicago on charges
in correction with the railroad graft
scandal.
The Democratic state committee, in
session at Saratoga Springs, y. Y.
voted to hold the state convention at
Rochester on September 90.
Five and a half miles of the PAN
anna canal at the Atlantic entrance
were opened to navigation for the
sand and rock feet.
Mayor Gaynor's secretary said that
the physicians now consider him to be
out of danger.
]. F. McMurray denied at Sulphur.
Okla, that he had offered Senator
Gore a $4,000 or $4,000 bride to
further his Indian contracts, or that
he had said that Vice President Sher-
man was interested In them.
Commander Henry L. Johnson, u.
s. N, retired. died Of heart failure at
his home in Burlington, Vt.
The Washington wooden mills.
owned by John c. Melville of Freder-
icksburg. Va. and a number of New
York people, have been burned. Loss
$4,000.
Rejecting the views OF the admins
tration, 1t is generally believed. Rem
resentative Nicholas Longworth of
OHIO gave out statment at Beverly,
Mass, in which he says he will never
support Speaker Cannon again.
The prosperity of the west is en-
phasized by James ]. Hill, just re-
turned from tour.
Six more yeniremen were dismissed
IN the trial OF Lee O'Neil Browne in
Chicago. making a total of III who
nave admitted that they were IAN
preached as TO their views.
The last bulletin Issued By Mayor
Gaynors surgeons stated that all con.
ditions were favorable.
The contest committee of the Bos-
ton-HaFvard aero meet decided at
Boston 70 do away with the balloon
exhibition and make the affair strictly
an aviation meet.
More than $500 enlisted mo, ~,
the Atlantic battleship feet were tho
guests OF the citizens Of Newport. r.
J., being served with a clanbake
Speaker Cannon at Danville III
said that he would 60 into the Rennb.
hcan caucus as a candidate.
Rudolph and Leopold KIevbo,ts
sued in New York for $4,000 600
damages for losses in railway deals
accusing Newman Erb. as trustee Of
estate.
All the shipyards of Germany, ex-
cept the government works. are idle,
and vessels are being sent to England
for repairs.
There are $4,000 shipping work.
men now out on strike. paralyzing the
industry in Germany.
lie Blanc won lie Mathis $4,000
prize by winning the cross-country air
race by stages from Paris around a
circuit of 4S6 miles.
President Pedro Montt of Chile.
who was talking with Mayor Gaynor
on the Eaiser Wilhelm der Crosse at
Hoboken Just before the latter was
shot, died Of heart disease after ar
irving at Bremen. He was sixty-four
years old.