Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-08-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREpITIEs.


The German societies Of the Hudson
river held a volksfest at Newburg.
Ex-United States Senator Rollins of
New Hampshire is reported dying at Isle
of Shoals.
committee has left Buffalo to invite
President Harrison to open the fair at
Buffalo Sept. 3.
Daniel Beedy is dead at Pennington,
Me-, aged rs. He was noted civil en-
gineer and bridge-builder.
The war department has received no
information of reported Indian troubles
in Washington territory.
The spreading of rail on the Erie
track at Newburg, n. Y, caused the
wreck of two cars. No one was injured.
A memorial service in honor of the late
wife of EX-Prosident Hayes was held at
the Christian church, Portland, Me.
Field fires have burned twelve dwell
ihgs and killed numerous cattle and
horses in Santa Barbara county, Cal,
Loss, $4,000.
The Buffalo Merchants exchange has
invited the Republican and Democratic
State committees to hold their state con-
ventions in Buffalo.
Governor Buckner Of Kentucky refused
to commute the sentence of Charles Dill
ger, and he was hanged to-day.
The civil service commission has de-
cided to exempt from examination clerks
on steamboats, who also act in the
capacity of postal clerks.
The report that the young Indians who
have joined the Catholic societies favor
the new treaty has caused big excitement
among the old Sioux warriors.
Thomas p. Knox, NJ. D., a figure of the
abolition days and teacher in southern
schools during reconstruction times, is
dead at Providence, aged 65.
Forest fires are reported in the noun
tains and along the banks of the Mis-
souri, in Montana. Settlers have been
forced to move and great damage has
been done.
l.. b. Dimock, of Rock Island, H., was
followed by his wife to house of ques.
tionable character and probably fatally
shot. Mrs. Dimock is under arrest.
An army of women and children OF
Streator, ILL.,. gathered to serenade, with
dishpans and horns, the thirty non-union
miners who are still at work, but dis
persed at the request of the sheriff.
The United States steamship Swatara
has arrived at Zanzibar,
The lord mayor at London has form
ally received the Massachusetts rifle
team.
The "Allgemeine Zeitung," of Vienna,
asserts that definite offensive and de-
fensive alliance has boen concluded be-
tween France and Russia.
The police dispersed meeting Of min.
ers' delegates at Dortmund and arrested
Herr Diekmann, q member of tho So
socialist congress at Paris.
The czar desires that emperor William
receive him at Potsdam. He will not
visit Berlin for reasons of personal
safety, as he will bo able to keep tn G
public at greater distance at Potsdam
than at the capital. For the same reason
he has also altered his route. He will
arrive in his yacht at Stetting, and 60
thence by rail to Potsdam.
The shah is about to depart from Eng
land. He has hidden farewell to the
queen at Os borne.
Many Christian families are arriving
here daily from Crete, having fed from
the island on account of the uprising
there. Two British men, of-war are OK.
pected soon at Suda bay.
A number of changes in the italian
consular service have just been an
nounced in Rome. Signor Bruni has
been transferred from Salonica to Dem
yer, Col. Signor Raybondl, from Lar
naca 10 Philadelphia; Signof Derevel,
from Boston to Patras and Signor Testa
from Bona to Boston.
DR.. Tanner, member of parliament for
Cork has been sentenced at Tipperary
to one months imprisonment for as
saulting Police Inspector Stephens in
May last. When judgment was pro-
nounced he cried out in the dock. II
defy you. Tho magistracy are the red
criminals" For this outbreak three
months was added to his sentence.