The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-15
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Louis Guilbert, Western rancher, lost
$4,000 at overlapping game.
Governor Haskell. of Oklahoma, had
quarrel with the Adjutant- General of the
State and accepted his resignation.
Acknowledgement Wickersham in a
speech at Chicago defended the Taft adj
ministration and attacked its detractors.
In the Mississippi Senatorial bribery in
vestigation it was testified that legislators
played poker.
The business section of Middletown.
Pa, was swept by fire, which destroyed
IS buildings.
A hearing was had before the House
committee on the bill pending in Congress
to prevent desecration of the flag.
The conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was approved
by the House.
The will of Millionaire Walsh leaves his
estate in equal shares TO his wife and
daughter
The administration railroad bill occu.
pied the entire time of the Senate and
House
The Federal Court of Appeals of Mis-
souri, has decided that the protesting of a
check does not damage ones reputation.
William NJ Gold, who worked on a
Texas farm for his board, owned several
farms in Kentucky and $3.50, 900.
Mrs. Rosa Marquardt, declaring that
the spirits were bothering her, dubbed 10
death her two-year-old child.
The body Of Mrs. Gertrude Maxwell, a
wealthy widow, OF Hannibal, Mo, was
found in trunk in her room.
Mrs. Josephine Weldon, of Jersey CT v,
after paying in advance for her funeral,
ended her life.
Justice Moody, of the United States
Supreme Court, will return to Washing
ton within month.
The State of South Carolina presented
silver service to the battleship named
after the State.
President Taft, in speech to the Re-
publican clubs in Washington, sounded
the keynote of the Republican campaign
Lumber land claimants sue Secretary
Ballinger, alleging that he was their attor-
ney.
Messrs. Payne and Dalzell declare the
new tariff law a great success as a revenue
producer.
Ex-Attorney-General Charles !. Bona
parte in an address at Ottawa discussed
the publication of politics.
The sea-going torpedo boat destroyer
Perkins was launched by the Fore River
Company.
Speaker Cannon's defiance has riled
the House insurgents but they decided 10
make no movement against him until adj
mniStration measures are out of the way.
Miss Jennie Gourley, who was in the
cast at old Ford's when Lincoln was
assassinated, paid her first visit to Wash
ington since the tragedy.
The Secretary of the Navy counter
manded the order for court-martial to
try Commander Hill and ordered court
of inquiry instead.
Miss Frances d. Clark, daughter OF
Senator Clark, OF Wyoming, was married
to George H. Chapman, of Evanston,
Wyo.
The claim of the Dickinson. n. D..
ranchman to one-half of the estate OF
Daniel Russell, of Boston, was not upheld
by Judge Lawton.
The commission plan of government
for Pittsburg is favored in report to be
made by Chamber of Commerce com
mission.
Speaking upon the administration rail-
road bill, Senator La Toilette scored Al
torney-General Wickersham for dismiss
ing the suit against the New England
railroad combine.
Plans are on foot to carve the face and
figure of the late Thomas F. Walsh, the
Colorado Silver King" who died in
Washington, on mountain cliff overlook
ing the famous Camp Bird mine.
The campaign of James s. Ravens,
Democrat. against George w. AIdrdge.
the Republican boss of Rochester. for
Congress is attracting countrywide atten-
ton.
An att ok by ex-Congressman Little
field and the shutting of of a speech by
Gompers caused breeze at the session
OF the American Academy of Political and
Social Science.