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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
Trouble at Oil CITY.

4 freight train ran over a skunk
above Oil City last week and the ca
boose OF the train was left near the
Union Station in that town. The odor
of the dead skunk soon reached the
sleeping rooms Of the hotels in the
vicinity OF the station and there was a
persistent call TO the night porters
by guests who believed the gas pipes
had broken loose and there was dan
ger OF their being asphyxiated Pas
sengers on the early morning express
trains which stopped 10 change en-.
gines thought the noxious scent arose
from the oil refneries. The railroad
men whose duty calls them TO the sta
ton were too busy keeping out OF the
windward OF the fragments OF tbs
dead animal that plastered the run.
ming gear of the caboose to undeceive
the misguided travellers as TO the real
nature of the odor and the fair repu-
tation Of Oil City for purity OF air and
agreeable surroundings was blasted
by the reports these travellers made Of
conditions that encountered them
while they were en- route through the
city from Buffalo TO Pittsbu-g-
Philadelphia Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
Cause of His Delay.

John J. Vertrees, who defended the
Secretary of the Interior in the Con
gressional investigation OF the Balm
ger-Pinchot row, was at one time
chairman of the State Democratic
Committee Of Tennessee. During his
ineumbency OF this office, the report
came TO him one election day that a
ballot box in certain precinct was
being stuffed in an open and disgrace
full manner. Mr.. Vetrees immediate
ly called in one of his lieutenants.
Dick" he said, the ballot box in
blank precinct is being stuffed. &C.
cording to reports I have just re-
ceived. We want no such scandal in
our party. Go and investigate the
situation"
Dick. who was an ardent Democrat,
Just as Vertrees was, remained away
for three hours. So long and mex
plainable was his absence that his SUI
perior sent for him.
What's the matter. Dick?" asked
Nertrees. What kept you so long,"
Well, Mr.. Vertrees, said Dick,
triumphsntly. 1T was so easy I had
10 stick in twenty-six myself Pop
ular Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29

Bluefelds Especially .-Advices re-
oeived at the insurgent headquarters
from General Mena state the latter's
belief that the success OF the revolu-
ton in the interior hinges upon the
outcome Of fighting now in progress
north OF Aeoyapa. An insurgent
victory is reported.
General Moncado is now at Juigal-
pa at the head OF 600 insurgents.
Upon the receipt OF advices that
the government forces were advane-
ing upon him on either side. Mon
cando divided his forces. sending
one column 10 engage General Cas-
trilla. while with the other he led
an attack against General VasQuez,
the Commander-in-chief OF the GOV
eminent forces, and General Garrida
ST Comolapa
After ten hours fighting Garrida.
with his 500 men. retrested in dis
order. leaving many dead and
wounded on the field. MOnoado cap
tured 200 rifles. 8 large amount
OF ammunition and 100 pack mules
with camp equipment Among the
prisoners is salvador Nantilla. The
other inSurgent division is supposed
10 be engaging General Castrilla.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH

President Taft made several
speeches II Maine while suffering
from g strained ankle. and vas glad
finally % rest for The night 81 Sena-
tor Hais's home IN Ellsworth.
Attorney General Wicke-shsm in
terp-eted The eiEht-hOur Law IS zp-
QliC2ble 10 WORK done on wa1saips a.
navy yards
As 3 result, OF 3 conference be-
tween Chairman Knapp. OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission. and :
committee OF traffic officials OF West
ern trunk lines. il was announced
that the advanced rates fled by the
railroads would be suspended until
November !.
Regulations designed 20 protect
the Indians. whose trust periods have
not expired. in dispoSing OF their al
lotments By will. are being compiled
by The Bureau Of Indian Affairs.
The work OF excavation in the
Panama Canal last June exceeded by
200.000 cubic yards the excavation
during the same period last year
The State Department has declar-
ed B.uefelis, Nicaragua. TO be an
open port
\ suit wss instituted in the Dis
trict Supreme Court 10 compel the
Interstate Commerce Commission 20
assume jurisdiction over Alaskan
transportation companies
United States Consul Willrieh. al
I Quebec. reports that there is no
shortage Of Canadian pulp wood TO
justify an increase in price.
Van H. Manning. OF MiSSiSSi p5i.
was appointed chiet clerk OF the new
Bureau OF Mines
The railroads in Eastern classif-
cation territory made an agreement
with the Interstate Commerce. Com
mission 20 voluntarily suspend all
freight increases until November l
next
John A. Nelson. cOxSwain on the
. California. committed suicide on
board ship. according 20 advices re-
ceived by the Navy Department.
The board OF army engineers des-
ixrated BY the President 10 SUPER
visa the expenditure o. the $4,000
goo 10 complete irrigation projects
held its first meeting.
Consul Mo5at, AZ Blueheids. has
reported 20 the State Department
that fear exists for Edwin w. Trim
mer. consul 81 Cape Graci2s. Mica
rsgua. and that the cruiser Tacoma
has been sent 70 the scene TO inves-
tig2te.
The Civil Seryice Commission an
rouRcsd that women sSenog7sphers
are no longer wanted in the govern
mert service
The government Is going 70 prose-
cute manufacturers Of iee--eam
cones containing borSx under the
pure food law.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
A Triumphant Comhinatiop

A pusheart peddler called Jerry
Cippolario. familiar figure in upper
First avenue. was arrested on Satur-
day night by an inspector OF the Bu-
reau of Weights and Measures. who
found that one of Jerry's scales
marked Just one and one-haif pounds
short weight. On arriving before
Magistrate Corrigan the prisoner
found no difficulty" in giving 800
bail. since il is stated that he is worth
$4,000.
Some persons professed great sur
prise at pushesrt peddler being so
rich. Why should anybody be sur
prIseds Is not the explanation easy
10 see? Patience. industry. frugality
and very short weights are s lucra-
tive eombination.-New York sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
BOOK MURDERER BANF
OF SECONDHAND STORES
He Cuts Pictures and chapt..
From Rare Volumes, Destreyin.
Their Value.

DO you see that man with the
glasses and the anxious, nervous
movement of his hands as be
searches among the books?" asked
the proprietor of New York street
book store as he glanced at the cnri.
Gus crowd of book lovers fumblins
the secondhand books on the conn.
ter outside.
Every craft has its criminals. He
is the criminal of the secondhand
book trade. No, he is not tbtef
He is a murderer. That term is a
definite, exact one.
Il can tell a murderer as soon "a
he stops in front of my stand. He
makes a hurried glance along the
tables, picks out certain kind of a
book, generally an encyclopaedia or
a book of famous men, or q compila.
ton. and buys it. Sometimes he will,
pay exorbit(nt prices. You can tel
what to charge by the glance of bis
eye as in triumph it lights on yhe book
he covets.
"a murderer is man or woman
who is interested in certain sort
of picture or clippings from books
about certain people. The most com.
mon murderer of the old days was the
Napoleon Bonaparte murderer. The
collector of pictures of Napoleon
would search the secondhand book
stores till he found a book witt a
picture Of Napoleon and buy il. care.
fully cut out the picture. thus muir.
dering' the book as perfect specimen
OF a special edition. and then sell the
book TO some other store In time
that book might prove to be the val.
liable only copy of first edition. ID
might be quoted at $500. The book
seller offers it for sale. The expert
looks it over and says. But the uic-
ture of Napoleon, made by the famous
etcher Spookums. is missing. Il is
practically worthless Then IL is that
the book dealer curses the murderer.
Nowadays in America the MUIR
derer is apt to be man interested in
the Battle of Gettysburg or of the
Wilderness. or in the exodus Of the
Mormons or some other special OBJ.
iect. have seen men pick up books
on the fifteen cent stand. look through
them, find some picture missing. and
urge me TO find them copy with the
picture intact They have offered me-
hundreds Of dollars sometimes for
book l have marked at fifteen cents
if I can replace a picture or chapter
that has been cut out by a murderer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
Performed In Court.

Hamilton. o. (SpeciaD William
Deonso. a trick jumper. was a per-
former and Judge Murphy was au-
dience and critic in the latter's court
here. Deonso was hurt in railroad
accident. He sued the company and
won $500 damages. He had been
jumping in and out OF barrels for
3 livelihood, but after the accident
claimed that he could no longer do
that trick. so he perfected a new
performance. The railroad ALLEGED
that the new trick was more difficult
than the old one. Deonso perform
ed his later effort in court and con-
WINGED the judge that. while il SEEM
ed difficult. any child could do IL
with little practice.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
WILL SAVE MANY
MINERS LIVES
Three Rescue Stations to Be
Established.
They Will Be Built At Convenient
Places In The Southern, West
Virginia And Pennsylvania Coal
Fields-How They Will Be Man.
ned And Equipped To Train
Miners In Rescue Work.

Washington Especially The first
three rescue stations to be establish
ed in the coal fields OF the country
as a means OF reducing the number
OF deaths in the mines will be es-
tablished at Birmingham, Ala.
Huntington, ". Va. and Wilkes
Barre, Pa. This announcement was
made by George Otis Smith, acting
director OF the new Bureau OF Mines.
BY order of the Secretary OF the
Interior Ballinger nine rescue sta
lions are TO be established. OF
those Just ordered the Alabama sta
ton will be accessible to the coal
fields OF Alabama. Southeast Tennes-
see and Northwest Georgia. Inc
Huntington station will cover the
coal fields of Southern Ohio, West
ern West Virginia and Northeastern
Kentucky The Wilkes-Barre sta
ton will cover the entire anthracite
field. Other stations will be estao-
lished throughout the country as
soon as the plans are prepared and
the best locations decided upon.
Each station will be in charge o.
q foreman. a man with practica
mining experience who has been a
miner, fire boss, mine foreman.
manager of q mine or inspector OF
mines. Ii will be his duty TO train
the miners from the coal fields with
in his district in rescue work. II is
proposed that the miners who work
in the nearby mines will, under the
guidance OF the foreman OF the sta
ton. form a volunteer rescue corps.
ready TO respond al once TO any
emergency call within the district.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29

Fort Monroe, Va. (SpeciaD =
Eleven men of the Coast Artillery
are dead as the result OF the blowing
out of breech block in one Of the
big guns while the fort was engaged
in target practice. \ half dozen
others are in the post hospital, one
OF whom may die
The exact Of the explosion is not
yet definitely determined. although a
board OF inquiry was appointed i'm
medistely after the disaster by or
ders from the War Department in
Washington.
The toll of death, it is believed.
would have been larger had 1t not
been for the heroism displayed both
by the officers and men in the bat
tery The wounded forgot their
hurts and aided the uninjured in
stamping out the burning powder
thar threatened the sacks in which
the charge for second shot had
been brought up.
The explosion took place in Bat
terry De Russey. No. I gun doing the
damage. The sun was in charge OF
Capt James Prentice. who had with
him Lieu.s. George P. Halves, Jr.
and George I. Van Deusen- Lieuten-
ant Halves had gone forward from
the bresch 10 examine the range
wheel when the charge was exploded.
He was thrown dCwn and momentari-
y stunned, but otherwise unin-
iurei.
Eight men were killed outright.
their bodies lying scattered around
the emplaceuent Under the pail
the wounded writhed and moaned.
Captain Prentice and Lieutenant
HAYES fo7esaw 8 further sacrifice
OF life IL the other charges caught
from the suolderins sparks and the
two sent out q call for surgeons.
while they attacked the flames with
their bare hands.
Captain Prentice reached the en-
placement first and before looking
into the extent OF the damage he
pushed his way through the smoke
and sparks and carried out 6 bag Of
powder He then was Joined by
HAYES. and the Two completed the
task OF averting q further explosion.
During this time Lieutenant Van
Deusen lay cTumpled beneath the
gun, his leg broken in two places
He was suffering agonies. but when
his brother officers sought 10 remove
him he would not permit them 10
touch him.
See 10 the men first" he order
ed. and. propped against the gun
carriage. he aided in directing the
work OF the rescue party and the
surgeons.
Col c. P Townsely. commandant
OF the fort. promptly ordered al in
vestigation. While no decision had
yet been reached. Colonel Towusley
advanced his theory Of the disaster.
II is evident" he said. that the
explosion occurred during the inser-
ton OF the breech block into the
breech OF the gun and before It had
been rotated and locked in place.
The safety deviees on the gun are
intended 70 make : premature dis
charge impossible. Just how they
failed 70 operate probably never will
be known 10 8 certainty Every
member OF the detachment who
could explain IL was killed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
Lost With Aid At Hand.

Long Branch. n. J. Especially -
Finding himself being carried 10 sea
By strong current, Joseph Julisno.
bathing master at the Hollywood
baths, let go of his hold on the buoy
that held John Fetz. 8 German wait
er at the Hollyovood Hotel. and
the young man was carried 10 sea.
Fet1. who was 20 years old. arrived
~ the baths overheated and was
warned not 10 enter the surf, which
was filed with driftwood. He Laughs
ed Ct his adviser AID q half hour
later he cried for help as he was b.
ing carried out
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
rhree Lives Lost In Fir

Grand Rapids, Mich. (Speciall -
Trapped in bed with her veek-old
baby, MIS- Grace WILSON vas burned
10 death when fire destroyed the old
Leiysrd block. at South Division
Street and Fourth Avenue. A nurse.
Mrs. Amelia ksoney. who tried 10
rescue mother and baby. received
huus which proved fatz' su hoar
later. The ssby died in the hos
pitzl. The huildin~ vas two stories
in height and contained q tailoring
shop on the first foor and dwellings
o6ove- ne sre started In the tafl-
or shop.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
MADE TO TAKE A BATH.
Rich Miser OF California Had Not
Washed For Ten Years.

Red Bluff, Cal. tSpeciaD Charles
Wood, considered TO be wealthy, hav-
ing $4,000 in the bank and owning
valuable farming property. was
Obliged 10 take q bath. pay 2 fine OF
$50 and serve five days in jail for
using profanity in public. The or
der for the jail sentence and bath
came after Wood declared in court
that he would pay the fine. but no
court could send him TO Jail. make
him take 6 bath or quit profanity.
Clares Wood was forced into the
tub and thoroughly scrubbed. It was
his first bath in l @ years, so he said
He has gone about the streets for
years, ragged and in filthy condition
This is the second time he has been
arrested for profanity and sentenced
20 paw q fine
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
GOLD OUTPUT NOT LARGE.
Not Enough To support The Men In
Idatarod, Alaska.

Seattle. Wash. tSpecisN.-"A fair
estimate OF the seasons output OF
the Idirarod district. I believe. will
not run over $4,000. certainly not
enough 10 support the more than
1000 men now there" said Briga-
der General Marion P Nsus. COM
mander Of the Department OF Column
bia. upon his return from tour
o. inspection Of Alaskan military
posts. including & special trip 70 the
new sold fields
Some method Of supervising the
rush 70 this gold field should be de-
vised. said General NsuS. for
there is bound 70 be much suffering.
Alaska has now reached the point
where II is s case OF big development
projects The day to- the small
miner IS over. because there are no
more places where s man can get
rich by little scratching"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
stsn 600 Diamond Found.

New York tSpecisn report
reached Maiden Lane from johann
aesburg. South Africa. OF the finding
q another large diamond az the
famous Premier Nine The gem IS
said 70 weigh more than 1Sl carats.
and Is described as pure white
stone. fawless. and measuring two
inches in length BY about three
sourths OF an inch thick. Il is est
mated 70 be worth $4,000 uncut.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
The Moon And Time

Pittsburg. Pa lSpecizD The
noon has lost IT'S legal standing in
Pennsylvania. Joe Closhen, through
his counsel. sought release from Jail
on the ground that. according TO
lunar reckoning. he had served the
months time 70 which he had been
sentenced. Judge Robert s. Frazer
ruled that in legal or criminal mat
tiers the moon has ever since 1891.
BY ruling OF the Supreme Court.
been suspended By the calendar as 9
measure Of time.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
Foreign

French police officials now believe
that Dr.. CTiQpsn has reached Bar
celons. Spain The Scotland Yard
detectives have followed every clue
without success
Thieves aboard he Ham burg
American liner Aue-lka robbed Eva
Stradford, OF New Jersey. q jewels
valued ar $4,000.
The House Of Commons pssset the
new civil list o. King GeorEe. which
amounts 10 over S-.Q00.ooo s year.
serious mutluy occurred Il the
prison in Madrid, which required
military force 70 suppress.
Marshal ia Fonses&. PRESIDENT
elect OF BraEl, Who IS touring gu
rope, srTiyei ~ Berlin.
4 young woman believed 10 be
Miss Lsneye, the companion 81 Dr.
CripPen, accused OF ki,l:rg his wlte.
committed suicide N ho.sl in
BoUrges. France. Cripps1 Is sup
posed to have been in Ve-net-lss-
Bains. France, under the name q
TzrhOt.
The Chinese government in is
reply 70 the announcement o. the
Russo ap1nese convention express
- satisfaction at the purpose o. boch
Russia and Japan 70 continue the
s0en-doCr
The SanU2l report OF the German
Saiphuilders' Society is pessimistic
IN tone. as il does not show the
same advance in the trade as has
been made in England.
The British court officers OF arms
proclaimed that the coronation q
the King and Queen will take place
in June. 1911.
President Msdriz. OF Nicaragua.
has appointed new cabinet. the
members Of which are supporters OF
Zelsya
German gun factories are swamp
cd with erders for arms for ArSen-
tina and other South American
states
II IS officially reported that the
PoVtrgcse troops have completely
sah6red the Chinese outlaws on
Colowan Island. OF Macao.
The British minister 20 Brazil will
be asked 10 serve IS arbitrator IN
the Pera-ColnIbian boundary dis
Pute.
IsEhtn'nE struck an airship while
in flight. near Barcelona, but Avia-
tor Thou'arn escaped without injury.
TIE Porto RicSn Bar Association
held memorial services for the late
Chief Justice Fuller.
A new French camera takes in
s'antareoas pictures under water
with magnesium light
A ~-o,i f-ss.afor v~hf.h ,.-s.---.
the same service for vessels as a
spcedometer for automobiles Is an
.English invention
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
Horsewhinned Br 4 Girl.

Yonkers. y. 7. (Special) As
Miss Grace Hewison. IS years old, ot
Tuekahoe Road. 6 member OF Yo1-
ke-s' fashionable set. was driving 8
team along the Speedway in her
phaeton a man held up the horses
and tried 20 jump into the vehicle
The section Is lonesome. and though
Miss HewiSon wss all alone she kept
aer wits. and. using the whip on
the hol6-up man. she succeeded n
driving him away.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
GUN Factories swamne,l.

se-nn (Speciail. - German gun
factories are fairly sw2mpei with
orders. according 10 The military ex-
re-r o. the Taeglsche Rundschau. \
delivery has Just been made 10 Ar
geutina OF 100000 NauSer rifles.
while an order for a similar number
has been received from Brazil. Sew
sral other South American states
have made smaller contracts Tur-
KEY. Servia and Roumsris are sll
purchasing machine guns
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
shot Down BY Her Husband.

Chicago tSpecian. - Thomas
Doushe-ty. assistant foreman OF the
Illinois Steel Company. shot and
dangerously wounded his wife and
then committed suicide. They were
recently married. but had sepazat-
Cd. MIS- Dougherty. who is q mem
her OF the choir OF the South Chi
cago Methodist Church. was on her
way 70 5 concert and was being &C
companisd BY Clarence Longaere,
cousin, when she vas fred upon.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
Canada's Best Customer.

Washington. .. c. (Speessll The
United states Is The LARGEST custo-
ner for the product OF Canadian
mines. according to figures reported
70 this Government By Consul Fred
srick VI. Ryder. OF Rimousky. Dur
Ing the year ended March 81. 1910,
the exports OF mineral products from
Canada 10 the United states were
sslusd AZ sSS.4SS.lst. or SIS PEI
cent Of the total exports OF mines,
while the exports 10 Great Britain
amounted 20 ss.s3o.5T4. or s.s per
cent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29

Danville. III. Especially While in
fl OF insane jealousy Frank Suth-
erland, aged IS years. shot and kill
ed his wife. aged so years. and
bride OF less than three weeks. and
then turned the revolver on him
self, firing one shot into his brain
and dying instantly. There were five
huliet wounds into the womar,s fsna
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
TO HUNT BROKEN HEART.
Rejected Suitor Drops Dead At
Girls Wedding.

Chicago CSpeciaD.-Dr. Il. G. ".
Reinhart. coToner's physician. deeid-
ed 10 make z pathological examina-
ton OF the body OF John Tyka, 10
determine definitely that grief broke
his heart after he danced at the we'd
ding o. the girl ne had loved since
childhood.
Tyka, who was q years old, had
been enga ged 10 Bertha kowalski,
who recently accented marriage from
John kiupa she asked Tyka 10
the wedding. He appeared, danced
with her and drorDe, dead. ''Brok-
81 heart" was given by 3 physician
as cause OF death.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-29
IA BIG TWELVE inch
ARMY GUN BURSTS
E..even Killed and Six Injured
at Fort Monroe.
THE TRAGEDY STOPS THE WAR GAME.

During The Target Practice The
Breech-lock OF A Twelve-inch Gun
Is Blown OF And The Entire Gun
Crew Is Moved Down-Several
Bodies Cut In Two And The Dis
membered Parts Blown Into The
Water-Wives OF Officers And
Men See Their Husbands Slain.