Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-07-25
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITTRS.

Fire in a block owned by Radcliffe
Hicks at Meriden, Conn, has done 81. 600
damage.
Commissioners at Johnstown have all
been closed but one, and it will also be
closed in n few days.
Reports from Massachusetts towns
are that the recent hail storms have al
most ruined the cranberry crop.
White Ghost. head chief of the Crow
Creeks, has signed the Sioux bill. He
was for long time the bitterest oppon-
ent of tho bill.
The Massachusetts Prohibition State
convention in mechanics hall, Worces-
ter, September A.
Patrick Lahey, car checker for the
Lacknwanna railroad at East Buffalo,
was struck by the express train and in
stantly killed.
Six hundred men employed on tho
New Covington, KY, water works reser-
voir, have struck for an increase from
Sl.35 to $40 per day.
One of the worst freight wrecks of the
season occurred on tho Erie, near War
saw, yesterday. Twenty-Five cars were
derailed. The loss will be very heavy.
Ex-State Senator Edward Gushing, of
Maine, is dead at Camden Me-, aged "a.
under President Cleveland
James Mahoncy and Robert Fisher
were run down and killed by a train at
Providence. They were pushing an
empty car on side track at the time.
The United States government has been
invited to participate in an international
cattle show to lie held at Buenos Ayres.
under Argentine patronage. in April,
1890.
Barker Potter, a patient from Whitby,
Ont, in the Provincial Lunatic asylum,
slew another patient named Hector Nc
Donald, from Grey county, with an iron
bar. He is a religious monomaniac and
believes he is deputed to kill tho two
thieves and then kill himself.
Gen. W. 7. Sherman, who arrived at
Leavenworth, Kan, from Fort Riley,
was met by Gen. McCook and staff at the
station. The party were at once driven
to the fort. Gen. Sherman reviewed the
troops at the garrison and then left for
New York.
The bodies of Mrs. John McGregor and
two children were discovered in ten
inches of water in small creek near
Youngstown, Ohio. The woman had
first drowned her children and then her.
self. Her husband had left her in desti-
tute circumstances and she was seen beg
biuS loi lopu'
Tho third annual convention of the
National Association of Saddle and Har-
ness Makers has opened at the Briggs
house, Chicago, with delegates present
from Philadelphia, Chicago, Burlington,
Iowa; Nashville, Tenn; Memp his,
Tenn. Louisville, KY; st. Louis, and
Newark, n j. The sessions were pre-
sided over by c. Burgess, of Chicago with
George Josceyln of Boston as secre
tary.
Warrants have been obtained from
Justice Prindiville of Chicago for the ar
rest of Attorney Stephen A. Douglas, Jr.,
G. ID. Hooker, and II. Davidson, u detec-
tive. They charge the parties with being
involved in n questionable real estate
transaction by means of which $1,000
was obtained from William Rance. In
the absence of Mr.. Douglas, a friend of
his who is cognizant of the transaction
says it was perfectly regular and legiti-
mate.
A. w. Callen shot and instantly killed
| Byron j. Charles and Frank Work at his
mining camp at Orc Fino Ariz. Callen
has been arrested, but will say nothing
other than that he was justified in killing
the men. Witnesses state that the
trouble arose over mining claim which
Callcn had been working and that Charles
and Work attempted to drive him from
the claim, when he shot them. Callen
| at ono time served one or two terms in
the Kansas legislature.