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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH

In honor of the late Representa-
tive James B. Perkins, of New York
eulogies were delivered in the House
a House committee began an in.
vestigation into the existence of q
ship subsidy lobby.
Appointments and promotions of
secretaries of the American Legations
abroad, recently made by the Presi-
dent, were confirmed by the Sen
ate.
President Taft and members of
the Supreme Court attended the fun
eral service over the body of the
late Justice Brewer.
President Taft notified the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to give all ma
tons the benefit of the minimum
rates of the tariff bill.
The Department of Agriculture is
sued an order forbidding the bloat-
ing of oysters.
Ferdinand Won Stumm, third Sec
rotary of the German Embassy, and
Miss Constance Hoyt, daughter of
Counsellor Hoyt, of the State De-
partment, were married at the Hoyt
residence. President Taft attended
the wedding.
The New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad filed with the In
terstate Commerce Commission
schedules of increase in it's passen-
ger rates, due to the advance in
wages.
Senator Root, in an address in
the Senate, defended the admins
tration railroad bill. Some impor-
tant amendments were reported by
the Committee on Interstate Com
merce.
President Taft referred to the
Civil Service Commission the ques-
ton whether Chief Deputy United
States marshals are included with
in the operations of the Civil Serv-
ice law.
Representative Sims introduced a
resolution in the House prohibiting
the election of any standing or spec
ial committees of the House by a
secret ballot in caucus.
Mrs. Mary Quakenbos gave a
graphic account to the House Com
mittee on immigration of the meth
SAS ~ "hASh anus al
to this country and practically sold
into peonage.
The wife of Deputy Police Com
missioner Rugher, of New York,
who is visiting her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Nicoll Ludlow, was robbed of
jewels estimated to be worth $780,
600.
A cablegram from Major General
Duvall reported the capture of two
japanese spies making plans of the
Notifications of Manila harbor.
Capt. Charles R. Rowland, record
er of the military court in the
Brownsville case, summed up the
evidence.
Attorney General Wickersham de-
MED in a letter to Representative
Bennett that he ever acted as at
torney for the Sugar Trust. as charg-
ed by Representative Martin.
President and Mrs. Taft witnessed
the quaint and time-honored custom
of rolling eggs on the White House
lawn, which was participated in by
about $4,000 youngsters.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion reduced the lake and rail rates
on -four from Minneapolis, Mimi, to
New York City. from % cents per
100 pounds to 81 y cents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Foreign

London doubts the report that
King Menelik of Abyssinia is dead.
Experts fear that the eruption of
Mount Etna will do much more dam
age.
Liberals war with hostile natives
is said by the Germans to be more
comic than serious.
A blizzard has caused immense
damage in Southern Austria. 4 pas
senger train rolled down an en-
bankment. and four persons were
killed and is injured
NJ. Dupuy. French Minister of
Commerce, gave luncheon in Paris
in celebration of the conclusion of
the Franco-American tariff agree
ment.
Two hundred persons were more
or less injured when the steamer
Empress ran down and wrecked a
military train bound for Strasburg.
King Haaken has invited EXPIRES
ident Roosevelt to be his guest at
the palace during his stay in Chris
tiania.
Vice Admiral Fourier, OF France.
sees the possibility of war between
the United States and Japan.
The eruption of Mount Etna in
creased in intensity, lava flowing at
the rate of 112 feet an hour.
Myra Kelly (Mrs. Allan Mae
Naughton). the American educator
and author, died at Torquay.
The British liner Pericle was
wrecked south of Cape Leewin, the
southern point of Australia
The British government will force
an issue on the House of Lords re-
form early in May.
At big meeting in Cork the for
nation of an "All for ireland
League" was begun.
Twenty-Five women and children
were burned to death in a fire at
Bombay.
The new Italian ministry founded
by Signor Luzzatti was announced.
Emperor William is personally ar
ranging a series of entertainments
for former President Roosevelt, in
Berlin.
The eruption of Mt. Etna increas.
ed slightly in violence. and the lava
streams are advancing faster.
A steamer express ran into a Ger
man train filled with soldiers. Of
whom 2l were killed and SO severe
ly injured.
The Miners Federation of Great
Britain voted to accept the terms OF
the South Wales operators.
Rev. w. B. Kedaho Speare, a mis-
sionary, was killed in the fighting
at Cane Palmas. Liberia.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Plot Against King.

Lisbon (SpeciaD.-A sensation
has been caused by the assertion
of the "Seculo" that the Govern
ment has discovered that a great
number of the sergeants of the regi-
ments garrisoned at Estremoz and
Elvas, near the Spanish frontier, are
affiliated with secret revolutionary
organizations. which are planning to
overthrow the monarchy.
The paper says that there are sus-
picions and fears in other parts OF
the country.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Shackleton For Cook.

New York Especially A plea for
a complete cessation of the controv-
ersy as to whether or not DR.. Cook
reached the North Pole was made
by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton in his
address at the dinner of the New
York Transportation Club, given in
honor at the Manhattan Hotel. Sir
Ernest gave the impression that he
believed Dr. Cook should be given
credit for his work in the north,
whether or not he reached his goal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
The NEWS
Domestic

Justice Edward E. Mccall. of the
Supreme Court OF New York. ex-
planned to Superintendent of Insur-
ance Hotchkiss his relations with
William II. Buckley. the representa-
tive at Albany Of fire insurance in
terests.
DR.. James G. Cumming, director
of the Pasteur Institute of the Uni
versity of Michigan. announces a new
method of treating hydrophobia.
The trial of Albert W. Wolter. ac-
cused of killing Ruth A. Wheeler.
the young stenographer has been set
for April is.
The New York Central Railroad
has granted a per cent. increase in
wages to all employees earning $500
or less a month.
1t was testified at the fire insur-
ance investigation in New York that
William E. Buckley and the late
ANDY" Hamilton received substan-
tial consideration for engineering
legislation at Albany.
There are so many gentleman
convicts" among the zoo prisoners
In the Western Penitentiary at Pitts
burg that the stripes are 10 be aband-
oned out of respect to them.
The government fled suits in the
United States Court at Cheyenne,
Wyo., to recover title TO thousands
of acres OF valuable coal lands in
the Elk Mountain district.
A grand jury in New York County
refused to obey the instructions of
of Judge who had directed them to
return a criminal indictment.
Emil Karl Won Mueller, the MAR
lying Count" was given eight years
in the New Jersey State Prison for
bigamy, at Jersey City.
William Brand, former president
of the Pittsburg Common Council,
broke down under grilling by the
grand jury and confessed.
The New York Legislature APP
pointed joint committee to investi-
gate the fire insurance scandal and
report at the next session.
The explosion of a bomb in ten
ment in New York created panic
and the police reserves had to be
called out.
The Lake Erie and Western Rail-
road, at Cleveland refused to in
crease the salaries of the trainmen.
DR.. George A. Gates was inaugu-
rated president of Fisk University at
Nashville. Tenn. a negro school
Sixteen more former members of
Pittsburg's select councils are ac-
cused of having received brides of
from 500 to $1,000 each. Prom
inent among the men mentioned is
DR.. E. R. Walters. present director
of the Department of Health. and a
member of Mayor Magee's cabinet.
Mrs. John w. Jenkins paid $4,000
to lawyers and $4,000 for a tip
to recover $4,000 worth of jewelry
stolen from the Hotel Lorraine. New
York, and found in Chicago.
William NJ. X. Olcott. the first at
torney employed by Harry X. Thaw,
rendered a bill of $4,000.
Suburban electric car motormen OF
Pittsburg are carrying repeating
rifles to prevent holdups.
Joseph Blink, of Sharon, Pa. died
from the heat. the first victim of the
warm weather.
Fifty per cent. of the cotton mills
of the South are shut down to cur
tail production.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Freed On Condition OF Exile.

Florence. Ala. (SpeciaD Dee
Shelton, charged with numbering
Lydia Ross by strangulation last
August and burying her body under
a pile of straw. was given his liberty
in the Circuit Court here on agree
ing to leave the State forever. The
jury in the case stood six for acquit-
tai and six for conviction. The pris-
oner. who had undergone his sixth
murder trial. left here this afternoon
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
ODDS AND ENDS.

A web two and quarter miles long
has been taken from the body of a
spider.
For extinguishing fires the London
brigade last year used IL 1875 900 gal
Ions of water.
When it comes TO barley crops,
Russia leads, with the United States
second.
The United States last year broke
all records by producing 25,000,0 900
barrels of salt.
Harvard University students main
tain five wireless telegraph stations,
and have made several important in
ventions and discoveries.
Gas lamps are made on the lines
of the electric lamp, and the deceit
is so cleverly perpetrated that few
suspect the difference.
The fur seal will not breed in cap
tivity. This does not apply to the
hair seals, which are those SO readily
trained for exhibition purposes.
The fruit of the African garita
tree. which looks like a chestnut,
yields a grease that can be made into
soap and candles.
While in testing machines a solid
wire, weight for weight, would show
more strength than stranded rope
In actual use, the reverse is almost
always the case.
A German inventor claims to have
perfected process for extracting the
INK from old newspapers so that the
paper may be converted into pulp
for printing paper again
A schooner built in Amesbury,
Mass. in 1906 and used in the War
OF 1872 as prlvateer, still is in
active service in the Maine coasting
trade.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
EIGHT DEAD ON CRUISER.
Breech Block Torn Off And Now
Down Gun Crew.

Manila (SpeciaD The report that
a fatal accident had occurred on the
United States cruiser Charleston was
confirmed here.
Eight men were killed and sew
eral others slightly injured.
During practice at sea off Olong-
apo the breechblock of a three-inch
gun blew off, and in its flight across
the deck cut through steel stanch-
ion and moved down the men In it's
path.
Seven of the victims were instant.
ly killed and the eighth died as the
Charleston was hurrying to Cavite.
The cause of the explosion Is not
known. Rear-Admiral John Hub
bard, ommander-in-chief of the
Asiatic fleet, has ordered an inves-
tigation.
The bodies will be buried at Cavite.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
The Explosion On The Charleston.

Manila Especially The court OF
inquiry has about completed its in
vestigation of the accident on
board the United States cruiser
Charleston, when eight men were
killed and seven others injured by
the explosion of a three-inch gun.
The finding will be forwarded to
Washington. 1t is generally believ-
ed that the explosion was due to a
broken firing-pin, which struck the
primer as the breech-lock was swung
to close the breech on the cartridge
and exploded the shell before the
block was locked in place.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Human Tooth Worth 5000.

New York Especially. = Human
teeth are worth 5000 apiece, accord
ing to the valuation fixed in the
Municipal Court here. The appraise-
ment was made in the suit of Yudel
Goldberg against Henry j. Benja-
min, president of the New York
House Wrecking Company. In a
dispute with Benjamin about his
wages, two of Goldberg's teeth were
knocked out. The jury awarded
him a verdict, and the Court fixed
the damage at $500.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08

The miners, members of the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America, de-
clared the walkout was not a strike,
but merely a suspension of work
pending an arrangement between
themselves and the operators of a
wage scale for another year, the old
scale having expired with the month
of March. The men demand an in
crease of pay in some instances of
cents a ton and in other instances
more and certain changes in work
ing conditions.
Confidence was expressed by the
operators that there will be no gen.
eral coal famine, large supplies of
fuel having been secured in antici-
patton of the walkout.
While the miners predicted the
suspension would be cut short by a
prompt signing of wage scales, some
of the operators maintained the
mines might be kept closed for
month or 60 days or longer.
The conditions in the various
states were as follows:
Illinois-Nine hundred mines clos
ed and 10000 miners quit work at
5 P. NJ. joint conference on wages
called for this week in Chicago; op-
orators say men demand increase of
10 cents a ton, which would mean
an annual increase in expenses in IL
linois of S14,000,000; possibility of
four-months' shutdown; two
months supply of coal on hand; no
immediate coal famine to Chicago in
dustries.
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Arkansas, comprising the South
western interstate fields = Twenty
five thousand miners quit. Early
settlement hoped for, but miners as
sert they have fund of 100000 to
draw on.
Ohio-All miners ordered to quit.
State leader declaring it is not a
strike, but merely suspension. At
Lorain, Ohio, one steel plant shut
down and threw out 1000 workmen,
the managers announcing a short
age of coal.
The first victory of the men came
in an announcement from Brazil,
Ind, the center of the Indiana block
coal district, where it was announc-
ed the mems demands for a five
cent increase would be granted.
Reviewing the situation President
Lewis said:
when the national executive
board adjourned we all felt that the
prospect was very satisfactory for
the miners. In many districts it is
now only a question of the miners
and operators sitting down together
and talking over business.
"In Eastern Ohio il Is reported TO
us that three of the largest COM
panies are ready to sign the contract
we formulated at our recent meeting
in Cincinnati.
"In Indiana and the Hooking dis
trict of Ohio we will reach set
Element during the week"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Federal Authorities After the
Imperial Company.
It CONTROLS THIRTY-THREE PLACES,
The Cases Will Be Prosecuted
in the May Term.
After Months OF Investigation, 1t Is
Said Window Glass Corporation
Will Be Hauled Into Court At
Pittsburg To Answer Charges OF
Violating The Sherman Law
Conducts Operations In Eleven
Different States.

Pittsburg, Pa. Especially 1t was
learned here that after a three
month investigation federal officers
are ready to present to special
grand jury evidence proposed to
show that the Imperial Window
Glass Company is a trust in viola
tion of the Sherman act The cor
poration, formed under the laws of
West Virginia, is said to control SO
large manufacturers of window glass
in IL different states.
The company named has factories
and offices in Illinois, Indiana, Kan
sas, Massachusetts, Michigan, North
Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia. Many
prominent glass manufacturers from
these states are said to have been
served with subpeonas to appear be-
fore the grand jury as witnesses.
United tSates District Attorney
John H. Jordan has conducted the
investigation, and his contention be-
fore the grand jury will be that the
Imperial Window Glass Company
has violated the antitrust laws by
maintaining a monopoly of the win
dow-glass business in restraint of
trade. A corp of investigators from
the Department of Justice at Wash
ington has been assisting Mr.. Jor-
dan, and it is said that a mass of
evidence has been prepared.
The grand jury which will hear
the cases is one selected in the Uni
ted States District Court. If the
government is sustained in its con-
tentions, the cases will be prosecu-
ted, it is said, in the May term of
the United States District Court.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Minimum Rates For All Nations.

Washington, D. c. Especially =
President Taft having been satisfied
that the United States is not being
Disseminated against in tariff sched-
ules by any of the countries of the
world, the Treasury Department mott
fled customs collectors that the max
imum tariff rates of the new law are
not to be applied as against imports
from anywhere. On the contrary,
they were informed that the mini
mum rates now applied are to re-
main in force. Had there been an
imposition of the maximum schedules
against the nation they would have
become operative April 1.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
FREE RIDES FOR LADYBUGs.
Sent To California Farmers To Kill
Insect Pests.

Los Angeles, Cal. Especially Mil
lions of ladybugs are receiving free
transportation on the various rail-
roads while travelling from the State
inseetary at Sacramento to the
melon fields of the Imperial Valley.
Three consignments have passed
through Los Angeles on the way TO
FL Centre and other valley points.
where they will be turned loose to
browse upon aphides and other in
sect pests that harm the melon
crops.
There are on hand in the in
sectary at Sacramento $4,000, 600
ladybugs weighing in the aggregate
more than a ton. These are TO be
distributed free among farmers who
apply for them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
4.Ooo Miles BY wireless.

Nauen, Prussia Especially The
Wireless Station here says it has
communicated successfully and at
length with the Cameroons in West
Africa, 1000 miles distant. The
wireless people assert that they were
in constant communication with one
of the vessels Of the Woermann
steamship line from the time the
steamer left Hamburg until she
reached the Cameroons. Neither the
Alps nor the high Algerian plateaus
interfered with the transmission.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
For Better Trade Relations

ottawa, Ont. (Special) While
the time and the place are yet to be
definitely fixed. there soon will be
a conference on better trade relations
between Canada and the United States
according to a statement made at
the canadian Prime Minister'S Office
II is probable that the meeting will
take place in May at Washington ana
VIII be participated in by President
TAFT, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Minis.
ter of Finance Fielding.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
MENELIK ALIVE AGAIN.
The Conflicting Reports About The
Abyssinian Ruler.

Paris Especially Although the
announcement was made to the
world on Wednesday that King Men
elk, of Abyssinia, was dead, it now
seems possible that the report of the
demise of the picturesque ruler is
as false as earlier assertions to the
same effect.
The foreign office received dis
patch from French Minister Bryce,
at Adds Abeba, which was dated
yesterday, but made no mention of
the death of Menelik. Unofficial
Italian advices from Abyssinia even
go as far as to declare that there
has been no change probably in the
condition of the monarch of late.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Cigarettes And Suicide

New York (SpeciaD Excessive
cigarette smoking is given as the
cause of an attempted murder and a
suicide on the East Side. Philip
Greenberg, p years old, a waiter.
shot his brother William and then
turned the revolver against himself.
William will recover, but Philip will
die.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Fruit From A Rose.

Berkeley, Cal. (SpeciaD Hugo
Lilenthal, a local horticulturist,
announces the discovery of an edi-
BILE fruit from the climbing rose.
He declares that this fruit will, in
course of time, take the place of
the loganberry. to which it is allied.
Lilenthal succeeded in obtaining the
fruit by cross grating. The fruit,
which, he says, is quite nutritious
and has a flavor like a pineapple,
may be eaten either raw or cooked.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
KILLED ON WAY TO WEDDING
Train Strikes Cab Carrying Young
Couple.

Waverly, Mass. (SpeciaD. -
Charles A. Dryer, of Central Harbor,
n. H., and Ernest NJ. Harlow, cab
driver, were killed and DR.. Buyers
wife, Katherine. was probably fatal
" injured when a cab in which they
were on the way to wedding was
struck by train at crossing of
the Boston and Maine Railroad. The
wedding, that of Mrs. Buyers sister,
was abruptly postponed when news
of the accident reached the church.
Mrs. Dryer is 81 years old and was
married only a year ago. Her hus-
bands age was IS years.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
NEW WAY TO TREAT RABIES.
Takes Less Time And Is Not So Dam
gerous, Says Discoyerer.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Especially DIR.
James G. Cumming, director of the
Pasteur Institute of the University
of Michigan, announced the discov-
cry of new method for the treat
ment of hydrophobia.
The treatment, DR.. Cumming says,
eliminates many of the dangers at
tending the former methods and
shortens the time by one week.
DR.. Cumming uses virus prepar-
ed from spinal tissues from a rabid
animal. This is injected into the pa
tient.
The virus is said to have been
used in several cases recently with
marked success.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08

Albany Especially The American
Telephone and Telegraph Company
filed with the Secretary OF State
certificate of increase Of capital
stock from s2OO.OO9.OOO TO $780,
100000. This makes it next to the
largest corporation in the world, the
United States Steel Corporation be-
ing the leader.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Woman Fasts 45 Days.

Cleveland, o. Especially Cora
Osek. % years old, was arrested
after she had tasted, her friends
said, for As days. The girl was TAX
en- to the county Jail, where no per-
suasion could prevail on her to eat.
She was so weak that she could not
stand upright. but she insisted that
she would fulfil an oath of fasting
for two months, even if it killed
her.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Peary Done With Polar Trips.

Chicago Especially. = Commander
Robert E. Peary, who arrived here,
in an interview declared that he
was positively through with Polar
explorations for all time. II am
absolutely at the end of my career
as an explorer" said he. Reports
that I am to lead an expedition into
the Antarctic regions are not true,
and l certainly do not contemplate
another trip to the North Pole"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Women Eligible To Office.

Lincoln, Neb. Especially A wom-
an is eligible to hold the Office of
county treasurer. according to a
majority opinion rendered by the
Nebraska Supreme Court. There
was but one dissenting opinion, JUS
tice Fawcett declaring that the pre-
cedent would permit woman to be
elected Governor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Marie CorelIi ILL.

London (speciaD Marie Corelli,
the novelist. is seriously i'll at her
home. Mason Croft, Stratford-upon-
Avon. She is suffering from pneu-
monia and her condition has given
rise to considerable alarm.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08

Egg-laying competitions are quite
popular in Australia. and at the
present time each Australian state is
running at least one competition. the
state poultry experts having general
supervision over them. In nearly all
Of the Australian states wheat forms
a leading part OF the diet OF the
poultry in these competitions
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
Convict Dies OF Beri Beri

Columbia. S. C. Especially Sam
Laborde. one of the twenty-one con-
victs sent up from the county chain
gang of Charleston, suffering with
beri heri. died at the state peni-
Tertiary from the disease.