Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06

|
the Week Caught Fresh from the Busy
Wires and Carefully Edited and Con-
densed for Our Readers.
Thursday, Sept. 30.
Mrs Lydia A. Jones, of Roxbury, carried
81, 600 in gold and $1,000 in bills in a small
satchel suspended from her shoulder On
her way from the railroad station to her
home the money disappeared.
w. A Freeman, a Tennessee farmer, is
alleged to have fallen heir to $1,000, 600 as
his share of the land on which Bucking-
ham palace is located.
The supply steamer st. Paul reports at
Ounalaska that she passed through dense
cloud of volcanic dust on Aug. 2s. 1t is
supposed a new island has been born.
Charles G. Thoms, aged forty years, of
Germantown, dropped dead while about to
shake hands with p. p Getz at 1,5l2 Wal
nut street, Philadelphia. Heart disease
was the cause.
Henry l.. Pfeffer secured verdict in
Buffalo for 100000 against the Buffalo
Street Railway company. He had been
run over by a trolley car and lost both
feet.
After having chased a robber who had
entered his shop, George Hertlne, barber,
OL GDllduelpnld, tOOk IL nelnOfrHaBe on Jne
street and died in a short time
Friday, Sept. 80.
J. r. O'Neal, w. p. Bailie and II. Jung,
Milwaukee travelling men, were blown out
into Lake Michigan at Cheyboygan, and
for twenty y-eight hours battled with the
waves. The storm going down saved them.
The Prussian municipal reflections re-
suited in avictory for the Social Democrats.
tu oil Of
them McCarthyites, have been appointed
for Ireland
The London Times correspondent in
Simla telegraphs that two of the ameer's
generals have reported victories over the
rebellious Hazaras.
Home Secretary Asquith has decided to
permit the holdings of meetings in Trafal
gar square, thing which the late govern
ment would not allow.
Two men were killed and five injured at
bonneville, Pa, by the premature dis
charge of blast.
Minister Romero may return to Wash
ington, as he was only wanted in Mexico
to help avert the financial crisis.
Saturday, Oct. L.
Canada has graciously consented to let
the crew of the Yankee schooner save their
lives by buying provisions at Canso N. S.
At Lexington Mo-. Henry Plattenburg
killed James Mcdowell, with whom he
had a feud, and then fatally wounded Po-
Gceman David Gray.
Freda Koenig, eleven months old, whose
mother and two brothers perished from
cholera ON the Rugia, has been lost on her
way to join her family in Chicago.
The entire section Of country about
Hampstead, Tex, is suffering from
drought.
The funeral of ex-Justice George F. Com
stock, of the court of appeals occurred ut
Syracuse.
A locomotive boiler exploded near Grove
Summit, Pa, and two men were blown
into fragments.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
company and the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron company have been
granted certificates of authority to transact
business in the state of New York by the
state department
Monday, Oct. 3.
Juana Walker, aged twenty-one Pima
Indian girl, has appeared at Phoenix, A. t.
to claim the 81 100000 estate of John d.
Walker, whom she declares was her father
Walker was once chief of the Pimas.
Philip Cox went to his home Mt 451 Third
SuTeee, JcTSey Slty, yesterday, uTunh. Ills
wife upbraided him, when he knocked her
down and kicked her until she became un.
conscious
John Brennan, of Jefferson avenue, Jer-
sey City heights, was arrested on suspicion
of being implicated in the death of Jacob
Miller, who was beaten to death by the
| Willow avenue and Twelfth street gang of
Hoboken last week.
Charles II. Wheeler, of Norwich, Conn,
shot his wife four times with revolver
He then fired two shots at himself, but did
not succeed in hitting the target this time.
Mrs. Wheeler will probably die. Wheeler
has not yet been arrested
Secretary of the Navy Tracy has decided
that hereafter regular pilots shall be en-
ployed by vessels of war to enter harbors.
Tuesday, Oct. 4.
An insurrection of negroes is reported at
Charlesdale, Miss.
1t is denied that Jay Gould has bought
stock in the Chicago elevated roads.
Several boats were wrecked by hurri-
cane at Lavaca Bay, Tex. No lives were
lost.
Rev. f. S. Crocker, Methodist minis
ter, was killed at Jamestown, N. c., by a
train.
There is hot county seat war on be-
tween Trenton and Culbertson counties,
! Neb.
James Comes and j. A. Loomis two aero
nauts, were fatally injured by falling from
q balloon at Peoria, Ills.
Three herdsmen were badly burned and
1000 head of cattle killed in the prairie fire
in Bear River valley.
The Rhode Island state militia, having
determined not to participate in the New
York celebration of Columbus day, the en-
tire soldiery at Fort Adams have been or
dered to prepare to go to New York on that
occasion.
Wednesday, Oct. 5.
The Utes have crossed the Colorado state
line and are committing depredations.
DIR. Pelligrini will visit England to pro-
pose terms for final settlement of the Ar
gentine debt.
The Ashton cotton masters have given
notice of per cent, reduction of wages,