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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
INSURRECTOS GREAT FIGHT
Small Party Fight Drawn Battle
With Mexican Troops.

Comstock, Tex. Especially More
than 20 men were killed in fight
between the Mexican federal soldiers
and a small party of insurrectos on
the bank of the Rio Grande, opposite
this point Thursday. The insurrectos
had only Is men, and for three hours
they held at bay about rs rurales and
about 100 infantry soldiers. When
darkness ended the battle the insur-
rectos held the field and the federal
troops had withdrawn couple OF
miles and camped. The insurrectos
left a couple of hours later for their
mountain headquarters, so miles
away, carrying their wounded with
them.
OF the Is insurrectos two were
killed and seven wounded. E. S.
O'Reilly, a correspondent with the
insurrectos, received a slight wound
in the thigh.
Twice the rurales charged the in
surgent position, once coming within
so yards, but each time they were
repulsed.
The arrival of 20 more insurrectos
in the last few minutes of the fight
saved the defenders and prevented
what probably would have been a
massacre of the little band.
The firing began at distance OF
about 800 yards. The insurgents
poured volley from their .30-caliber
rifles into the enemy, and three sol
diers fell. The soldiers replied with
their Mauser carbines, and the battle
was on.
After half an hours continuous
fighting the federals received rein
forcements from their main body and
a charge was made on the insured
tos. AS they advanced the de-
tenders of the pass sent storm of bull
lets into their ranks, firing coolly and
making every shot count. The fed
erals advanced a short distance and
then returned to their original posi-
ton.
The steady fire and good aim of
the insurrectos was more than the
soldiers could stand and they shrank
from closing for a final assault.
The insurrectos buried their dead,
cared for the wounded, packed their
equipment and two hours later start
ed across country for Elburro, the
mountain where they have establish
ed their stronghold.
The insurrectos have a strongly
fortified camp in the mountains and
more than $50 men under arms at
that point. They are well armed and
plentifully supplied with ammuni-
ton.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20

Y ONDON.-A wonderful transforma-
l. ton has been wrought in the
crown jewels and regalia which will
be used at the coronation in Westmin
ster Abbey next June, and which have
now been restored to the Wakefield
Chamber in the Tower of London. The
great Cullinan diamonds, the larger Of
which, out Of compliment to United
South Africa, King George has or
dered to be renamed the Star of Afri-
ca, have a prominen. place in the
regalia.
The Star, which weighs 516A carats,
has been set in the scepter near the
head. The smaller CulHnan stone,
whose weight is 300 3-16 caTats. is
placed in the front of the crown which
has been altered and enlarged and to
the gems in which have been added
two new sapphires, Sc brilliants and
90 rose diamonds. Both the Cullinan
diamonds can be removed from the
crown and scepter when those en-
b.ems of power are not in use, and
can then be worn by the queen as
pendant.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
folded In Pittsbure Court by an
Officer.

Pittsburgh tale Of comfort and
thrift contrary to the usual ones of
distress and woe was unfolded in the
juvenile court the other day by Miss
Mamie Oppenheimer, probation Off
Ger, to the establishment Of the court
and spectators. A family of twelve
is supported on an income of S1.S5 a
day, but how it was done has not yet
been disclosed. Miss Oppenheimer
unfolded the tale when she requested
Judge Cohen to allow Antonio Elf,
aged 10, to go home. He was ar
rested for being in the streets late at
night
HE has a splendid home, your
Honor" said Miss Oppenheimer His
mother, here" nodding toward the
woman who stood by the lads side,
"is a splendid housekeeper, and they
have ten bright children. of whom the
Oldest is girl aged 10. All of school
age attend school regularly, and there
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
FORTIFICATlON OF CANAL
President Taft Sends Special
Message to Congress.

Washington, d. C. Especially -
President Taft Thursday sent to Con-
gress a special message urging the
fertilization of the Panama Canal.
and recommending that an appro-
priation of $5,000,000 for the initla-
ton of the work on the proposed de-
lenses be made at the present session
of Congress. He forwarded with the
message the report of the special
army and navy board recommending
fertilization of the canal.
THE canal, when completed" said
the President in his message, will
afford the only convenient route for
water communication between our
Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, and Vir-
tually will be a part of the coast line
of the United States. Its assured
possession and control will contribute
to our peace, safety and prosperity
as a nation. In my judgment II IS
the right and the duty of the United
States to fortify and make capable OF
defense the work that will bear SO
vital a relation to it's welfare, and
that is being created solely by 1t and
at an expenditure of enormous sums.
Il have authorized the submission
to the secretary of the treasury OF the
revised estimate for the appropr1a-
ton referred to in the accompanying
letter of the secretary of war, which
estimate is less than the original estl-
mate by approximately one-third."
The modified report of the fortif1-
cations board, accompanying the mes
sage, reduces the estimate of the cost
of fertilization of the canal from
$19,546,S43 to $12,475,32S. This re-
duction was reached by a Is per
cent. cut in the amount of armament
through the omission of battery of
two 14-inch rifles and four 12-inch
mortars at Batele Point; through
redistribution and greater concentra-
ton of the proposed garrisons and
the adoption of simpler and more
economical types of quarters and en-
placements.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Miniature White Elephants Sub
dued Turbulent CingaIeSe.
Little Effigles Bought in Calcutta as
Souvenirs for "kiddies" at Home
Pacify Savage Little Ma
tives on Ship.

New York.-Two miniature white ell
ephants, purchased in Calcutta for a
couple of shillings by William Blake
man, ships carpenter on board the
British freight steamship Parisiana
raised that mariner to an important
place on board the vessel on the voy-
age from the Indian port to New York.
Some of the boys on the ship and
were walking around Calcutta one
hot afternoon in July" he said, land
the walk took us through a street
where there are lot Of curio dealers.
In one of the little stores l saw two
elephants, carved out of the wood of a
cocoanut tree, and fancied that those
two elephants, resembling the white
elephants of Siam. would be about as
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
TWENTY FIREMEN INJURED.
Series Of Fires In New York May Re.
suit In One Mans Death.

New York (SpeciaD Twenty fire.
men were injured, one perhaps fatal
ly, and damage aggregating $150,000
was caused by a series of five fires
here. Fireman Leo Hackbarth fell
four stories down an air shaft and
through skylight in burning Har-
lem tenement. The physicians in the
hospital where he now lies say he
cannot recover. He was assisting
woman tenant to escape when he fell,
but she was not hurt, nor were any
of the occupants.
Five firemen were severely burned
when a liquor and drug importing
house on Pine street caught fire, and
IL were injured, five seriously, in
blaze which destroyed five-story
building on Duane street.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20

would be hard to pacify the ci,,a,.
on board after their mutton bsd 800,
spoiled for them through contact w,.s
the hands of unbelievers. ~"
There was great hullaba,oo
the forward deck just as came ont -
the forepeak, and the whole mol, -
brown fellows set upon me- 90 ~
nearest and handiest man on which
TO wreak their vengeance. In tiroa
like these native chaps are not =.
sponsible, practically running amuoI,
and they swung bars and clubs riaht
and left l ducked back into the fora,
peak, intending to get my BELONGINGS
and make break for amidshins
where l would have the protection -
the officers. who were armed.
When I came out again carry,na
my two elephants under my arms The
Cingalese made for me again. Tben
as they saw the little white elenbants
they suddenly dropped their bars ana
clubs and every man of them dronned
fiat on deck and salaamed as If the,,
lives depended on it. was luckv
enough to remember the salaaroing IN
Calcutta and l flashed the elephants
which | had later found out had
caused the respect of the city natives
during our walk through Calcutta. The
native sailors squirmed around and
around on their stomachs to make
sure that they would face me and the
elephants as they salaamed and the
rebellion on board the Parisiana was
put down without blood
shed"
The two little white elephants re-
NAMED in a conspicuous place in the
main saloon on the freighter in case
of further emergency, but their serv.
ices we're not again required on the
voyage.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Carrie Nations Nerves Fail.

Kansas City, Mo. Especially Mrs.
Carrie Nation, temperance worker
and saloon smasher, who suffered a
nervous breakdown at the home of a
friend in Eureka Sprinks, Ark, was
brought here for treatment. She
was taken to the home of a woman
physician in Argentine, Kan. Over
work is believed to be responsible for
Mrs. Nations condition. She is said
to be extremely weak.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20

Shelbyville, Ky. Especially Fifty
masked men early Sunday stormed
the Shelby county jail, seized and
yynched three negroes, two of whom
we're charged with insulting white
women, while the third was SEN
senced to hang for the murder OF a
negro woman.
The bodies of two of the negroes,
Gene Marshall and Wade Patterson,
were found later, but that of the
third, James West, is still unaccount-
I'd for, although he was seen in the
hands of the mob with rope about
his neck
According to Ernest Hornback,
deputy taller, the mob within an
hour and a quarter surrounded the
fail, broke down a door and took the
three negroes away, leaving IA 9TH
ers in the same cell from which the
three were taken.
The two bodies recovered were
found about a quarter of a mile
apart. That of Marshall was found
hanging to a bridge over the En-
minance pike, near the jail, while
that of Patterson was found in Cedar
Creek. Patterson, it is said, at
tempted to escape from the mob. and
was shot His body was thrown in
to the creek.
According to Deputy Jailer Horn
back. Jailer Edward Thompson MD
the Jail keys when the mob appeared
and later when the mob entered
Hornback let the men into the jail
edifice.
They said there were three
n:ggers we're going to get or else
blow the Jail up, ." Hornback said.
''They kept yelling for the dynamite,
while some of the mob started to
beat on the cell locks with sledge
hammer. About II men had their
guns pointed at me, demanding the
keys. | insisted | did not know
where they were. Finally. they
broke the cell door open and took
out West, Marshall and Patterson"
Patterson, it was charged, insult
ed two white women during the holi-
days and knocked both Of them
down. Vests alleged crime was
more recent and it is said that he had
often been seen throwing kisses at
white women. He was chauffeur.
Marshall was sentenced to hang for
beneading a negro woman more than
year ago.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
SILENT FOR FIFTY YEARS.
Man Who Lost Mind In Civil War
Speaks Before His Death.

English, Ind. Especially Philip
Burkhardt, aged 80, is dead. He
had been insane about so years and
had not spoken word in that time.
During the Civil War he lost his mind
and became superstitious on the ques-
ton of witches He believed witches
were always trying to put burrs in
his horses's name and tail, and he
kept his gun loaded with needles to
shoot the witches.
Three days before he died he broke
his long silence and told his attend
ants that within three days he would
die, and he died within an hour OF
the time he predicted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Find Two Rare Coins.

Carlisle, Pa.-Two rare United States
silver dollars Of the 1904 issue have
turned up here. Although more than
$4,000 of the coins were minted, near
ly all were sent to the Mediterran'
can to pay Off the American sailors IN
those waters. The ship was lost AZ
sea. AS far as coin experts know
there are only four more in existence
The last one sold brought more thar
$4,000.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
All Women Except the Judge.

Seattle, Wash. Especially When
Mrs. Ida NJ. Anderson was arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Brown
Friday, charged with having inter-
tered with a public utility device
namely, a gas meter-the deputy
prosecuting attorney, Miss Reah
Whitehead, appeared to conduct the
case against her. Counsel for Mrs.
Anderson demanded a woman jury,
and the request was granted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20

Pittsburg. Pa. Especially On an
old cot set on the earth floor of a
dark cellar in Mulberry alley, of the
downtown section, the body of
Mickey" Mccain, a widower aged
so years, was found Sunday Medi-
cal examination established that he
had died, probably several days ago,
from starvation, and search of his
clothes disclosed SO one dollar bills
in one of his pockets. His habita-
ton had but one small window and
the only furniture was the cot on
which he was found.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20

London (Special Another link
between the peerage and the stage Is
about to be welded. The much
photographed musical comedy act
ress, Zera Dare, Is hetrothed to
Maurice Brett, WITH whose brother
ruuor recently disconnected her
name. The alliance seems to be ap-
proved ~ the family of Viscount
Eshcr, vhcse guest Miss Dare has
frequently been during the past three
years. Miss Dare's father is law
yer's clert.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
East Train Wrecked

Scranton, Pa. Especially The fast
train on the Lackawanna road bound
for New York, which leaves this city
at $50, was wrecked at 80 Sun
day afternoon at Nicholson, 22 miles
north of this city. The engine and
eight coaches left the rails and the
engine smashed into the station plat
form, splintering it. Nevertheless,
no one was even seriously injured
The train does not stop at Nicholson
and was going toward the station at
a high rate of speed when journal
on the engine broke.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
DIES COUNTING HIS WEALTH.
Aged Man Drops Dead With His
Worlds Goods Before Him.

New York Especially John Gre
nett took leave of the world Thurs
day while counting his store of this
worlds goods. He was II years old
When the old mans landlady en-
tered his room to call him to late
luncheon she found him with his head
bowed forward on table. Before
him lay $675 in gold and notes and
two bank books, showing deposits for
a considerable sum. He had died of
heart failure.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Swear They Are Males.

Seattle, Wash. (SpeciaD APP
proximately 1000 women in Seattle
have sworn they are male persons"
The form of vow adopted by law for
administering to citizens the oath of
registration states that the person
being sworn is male" person. 1t
has not been changed by legislative
enactment, although women have
been enfranchised in this State, and
those taking part in the present city
registration have subscribed to an
oath that makes them male per-
sons"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Gen. Latrobe Dead.

Baltimore, Md. Especially Gen.
Ferdinand c. Latrobe, seven times
mayor of Baltimore, died Friday af-
ternoon, from an attack nf prenu-
nonia, which developed OH Wednes-
lay. General Latrobe was confined
0 his bed burt day and half The
'isease, despite the efforts of the
lest medical science to cheek it, was
.uick in terminating the life of a
can beloved by all who knew him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Dead In Rear Coach.
ARMED GUARDS FOR TRAINS.
Utah Division OF the Central Pacific
Prepared For Bandits.

Salt Lake City Especially Bandits
who are ambitious to hold up pass
enger trains on the Utah division of
the Central Pacific will encounter the
most approved rifles in the hands of
men who know how to use them.
Under orders from the division
superintendent every passenger train
will carry an armed guard The pre-
caution is the result of the robbery
of the Overland limited last week.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Boy Falls Sixty Feet.

Ithaca, n. Y. Especially Howard
Mente, a 15-year-old boy, slipped
from a path along Cascadilla Gorge
and fell 60 feet to the creek below.
He had been carrying laundry bags
and they fell under him breaking the
fall sufficiently so as to save him
from DEATH A party of Cornell stu
dents secured rope which was low
cred into the gorge and three of them
made the perilous descent along the
side of the cliffs. Mente was hoist
ed back to safety and hurried to the
hospital. His condition is critical.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Fifty Killed In Earthquake.

st. Petersburg Especially Com
with Przhevalsk, Russian
Turkestan, which was interrupted by
the earthquake Of January 4, was re-
established Wednesday. The town
was not greatly damaged, but the
northern shore of Lake Issikkul to
the west of Przhevalsk was severely
shaken and in that vicinity fifty per-
sons were killed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Finds Nugget In craw.

Beaver Falls, Pa.-While Mrs. FREQ
8. Brown, wife Of the secretary Of Con
way borough, was cleaning a chicken
here the other day, she found gold
nugget in its craw. It's value is es-
timated at ten dollars. Many persons
went to the lot where the chicken was
reared and excitement runs as high
as If oil had been found.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
His Mules Are Too Eat.

New York.-"Hey, Charlie" cried
Chief of Police Higgins of Glen Ridge,
N. j., to Charles Miller of Newark, as
the latter drove through Glen Ridge,
your mules are too fat, and you'll
have to give them an obesity cure
Otherwise it's cell for you" Chief
Higgins then showed Miller a scented
missive, on pink paper, written by a
woman apparently, in which complaint
was made that Miller's mules were too
fat and that It was cruel to drive them
in that condition. The letter was
signed "a Lover of Animals"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Wanted To Marry Niece.

Boston, Mass (SpeciaD .-Angered
because his 14-year-old niece, Feti-
nina Viana, refused to marry him,
Candida Viana, aged As, shot and
dangerously wounded the girl and
then attempted to kill himself with
a revolver The shooting occurred
at Viana's home, in East Boston.
Both man and girl were taken to a
hospital, where their names were en-
tered on the dangerous list"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Saved From Lynching.

Dothan, Ala. Especially Joel Ay-
cock and Alto Barefoot, two white
farmers of Geneva county, who were
arrested Thursday on the charge of
having assaulted the 15-year-old wife
of 17-year-old Geneva county boy,
were Sunday removed from the coun-
ty Jail here Oh the order of Judge
Pearce, to prevent a possible lynch
inc
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Physician Declares Custom of Leav
ing Warm Rament for Cold Sheets
Injurious.

London.-Is it necessary to undress
in order to go to bed?
Writing under the pen name Of
Lawrence Beesley," physician, who
in his professional capacity OF ships
doctor and also on pleasure journeys
has travelled over a considerable part
of the inhabited globe, is of opinion
it is not.
He says:
How often does one hear the re.
mark, How tired | am of dressing
and undressing, of getting up and
going to bed!'
Il have made the same remark my
self, and Of late have simplified the
minor details of my daily routine con-
siderably.
why should we all undress and
take off all our clothes every night,
with the consequent redressing in the
morning? Why?
Il have lived on board ship and in
the tropics, in Canada, and in the des.
ert Of Arabia, and l say this, that
have been as healthy and as fit and
infinitely more satisfied with life I'M
der conditions which practically COM
PEELED me to sleep in my clothes
minus boots, coat and collar.
''In so-called civilization, where l
live now, have to remove every rag
at night, put on cold pajamas and get
into colder sheets, and shiver during
the cold weather. for ten minutes or
more, with the knowledge that in the
morning l have to dress once again
and am supposed to have q bath.
II cannot for the life of me see why
two hot evening baths per week
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Many Killed BY Explosion.

Buenos Ayres, Argentina (Spec-
iaD Many fatalities were caused
by an explosion in a gunpowder fac
tory at San Martin.
Twelve bodies were extricated from
the ruins of the plant soon after it
was blown to pieces.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
"Made In America" Now.

Rome-America's Industrial invs
sion Of Italy is on the increase, and the
craze for American goods has alarmed
the German exporters who, up to date
have had almost no competitors In the
Italian market. The old signs mace
in Germany" are disappearing, and ID
their stead the made in America
appears now In nearly every shop wiS
dow.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
stnkers Lead In Suicides.

Iondon.--Suicides Of stoke hold
hands are about five times more nu
merous than those Of engine room
hands and three times more than
among other seamen, according to
board Of trade report. One British
seaman in every 1900 loses his life
from drink, but only one Lascar in
every 81 900.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Thayer Would Accept Toga.

Worcester. Mass (SpeciaD In a
statement Must issued former Con
gresham John r. Thayer announced
his willingness to be the Democratic
candidate for United States Senator
in opposition to Henry Cabot Lodge
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
40 Dead. X Hurt In Landslide

Castro, Urdiales, Spain Especially
Forty persons were killed and five
injured here when a landslide over
whelmed a gang of laborers, burying
them all beneath mass of earth and
rock.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
CLARENCE o. CLARK.

United States Senator From Wyoming.
ator Clark was chosen, A to 80, as
the nominee of the party, to succeed
himself. This means that Senator
Clark will have the full party vote
and will be reelected to the United
States Senate.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
Governor West Inaugurated.

Salem, Ore. Especially Oswald
West, Democratic Governor of Ore
gon, was inaugurated Tuesday before
The joint assembly of the Legisla
ture.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
CLARK TO SUCCEED HIMSELF.
Senator Chosen BY Republican Cau-
Gus At Cheyenne.

Cheyenne, Wyo. Especially At a
joint caucus of Republicans of the
legislature held Thursday night Sen
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
pifferent standpolnts.

We Judge ourselves by what w
feel capable of doing, while otne.s
Judge us by what we have alreaW
done.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
THREE LYNCHED
BY KENTUCKY MOB
Fifty Masked Men Break Into
County Jail.
TWO HANGED AND ONE IS SHOT

All the Men Lynched Were Negroes,
One OF Whom Had Been Sentenced
To Hang For the Murder OF
Negro Woman, and the Other Two
We're Charged With Insulting
White Women-Story Told BY
JaiIer's Deputy.