The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
The NEWS
Domestic

Five shlpwrecSed seamen OF the Nesc
Indies sloop Sunlight. who lived 10 days
on vinegar and sugar. were picked up at
sea unconscious BY the British steamer
Ikalis and landed in New York.
The Federal Biscuit Company. capital
lied at s30,000000 to take over indie
pendent biscuit and cracker manuiactur-
ers, viii be incorporated at Wilmington,
Del.
After a legal battle lasting Is years,
Mrs. Laura J. Dram. OF Newark. y. j.. IS
declared 70 be the widow Of Robert Dram,
a Millionaire.
The corpse Of Catherine Cloughessy,
who strangled over her false teeth, was
found on a lawn near the Germantown
Cricket Club. Philadelphia
Twelve reviewers were found on Vernon
Hughes and Daniel Lynch. two youths OF
indianapolis. Ind, who fought duel
with police.
Joseph Vending. wanted for the muir
der Of eight.year.old Alma kellner. OF
Louisville, KY. was captured in san
Francisco.
An explosion Of alcohol caused the
hasty removal OF 80 patients from the
Mount Sinai Hospital, Philadelphia.
X. Namasaki the japanese consul at
Chicago. scouts the idea Of war between
the United States and Japan
Mrs. Henry Smith. Of Detroit. Mich,
lost her life in saving her son, who was
entangled in electric wires.
The former Rev. Achilles ". Lambert
Is engaged a. night watchmsn in New
York shipyard.
Thirty cotton mills at FAN River,
Mass. have closed to curtail production.
The Democrats Of Texas have elected
two women 10 public office.
r. F. Atkins was elected president Of
the Westinghouse Electric and Manuiac-
turing Company, succeeding George West
iughouse at a meeting Of the directors in
New York.
The Atlas Portland Cement Company
announced that it has decided TO suspend
the dividend on its common stock Tor the
present, owing to recent heavy expendi-
lures
Rev. Dr.. BostwicS Hawley. one Of the
best known retired Methodist Episcopal
elergymen in Northern New York died at
Saratoga. aged 90 wears.
A street car with p passengers went
through the international bridge over the
Rio Grande River, near FL Paso. Texas.
John Junkin. the negro who killed
Clara Rosen. a white girl. in February,
1908, was hanged at Fort Madison. la.
The National Currency Association. Of
New York, was organized by tweuty-seyen
national banks Of that city.
Joplin, Mo. has an epidemic Of pto
maine poisoning. l02 cases having been
reported in the last seven days.
Henry Krintz, aged - years, Of Louis
villa Ill married his mot har. tvhf
is 90 years old
Fire destroyed the shops Of the Caro-.
lima and Northwestern Railway at Ches-
ter. s. c.
While other members of the fami-
ly were at the breakfast table Mrs.
Marion B. Jennings. daughter-in-law
of r. II. Jennings. of Spartanburg.
S. c., state treasurer of South Caro-
lima. committed suicide by shooting.
As the result of the transfer Of the
holdings of the Pearson Syndicate,
headed by Kuhn, Loeb & Co, of
New York. the formation OF an i'm
mense transcontinental railroad sys-
TEN may follow.
A 6 per cent increase in wages.
effective at once has been granted
the employees in the building and
bridges department OF the New
Haven and Hartford Railroad.
The New York agency of the Rus
so-Chinese Bank announced that the
theft of stocks and bonds by Cashier
Erwin Wider will not exceed $780,
600.
Lightning hit the drying house OF
the Dupont Powder Works at Has
kell, y. j.. and the explosion that
followed was heard five miles away.
The Central Railroad of New
Jersey brought suit at Newark. y. j.,
against the Lehigh Coal and Naviga-
ton Company for 100000.
Ira G. Rawn, president of the
Monon Railroad. who was found
shot to death in Chicago. left only an
estate valued at S120O00.
Judge G. B. Lake, for many years
a leading jurist of Nebraska. died
at Omaha. aged eighty-four years.
Four convicts escaped from Sing
Sing at Ossining ~ Y. in a dash
for liberty. but were recaptured.
The Democratic State Convention
of Connecticut will be held at New
Haven on September and s.