Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


to convict Professor Briggs of heresy-A
sensational whipping affair occurred at a
Hoboken (N. j. railway station at the close
of funeral-The body of Jefferson Da-
Wis was buried in Hollywood cemetery,
Richmond-The Republican senate of
Rhode Island refused to meet in grand
committee with the Democratic house
Argument began in the federal court in
Chicago on the proceedings by the govern
ment to close the gates of the fair on
Sunday-The Infanta Eulalie at New
York sat for photographs, visited the
normal college, reviewed the police
parade and went to the theater-
The taking of testimony in the trial of AL
derman Mckee of Brooklyn was begun
Marshall j. Corbett testified before the
New York custom house commission
Sir Charles Russell finished his argument
before the Behring sea tribunal of arbitra-
tion, and Sir Richard Webster began his
speech-Isinglass won the English Der
by, Ravensbury second, Raeburn third
President Sacasa of Nicaragua signed
treaty Of peace with the revoluAonists.
The provisional government took con-
troll at Managua-Minister Blount
is said to be on bad terms with
the Hawaiian provisional government
James Gilbert says that three of the Irish
dynamite prisoners are insane-Charley
Mitchell thrashed Jim Hall in a fight re-
sulting from quarrel-The body of Ed
itor Bernard II. Gueterbock of New York
was buried in Greenwood, and Max Mans
field, in an address at the grave, questioned
the verdict of suicide rendered by the cor
oner's jury-There is trouble on the cruis-
er Philadelphia and court martial over
the alleged misbehavior of Warrant Officer
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from Honolulu-A big shut down and
serious trouble is expected among the iron
workers of Allegheny county Pa.-The
president and party at Hog island, Virginia,
had successful days fishing.
Friday, June 2.
The Presbyterian assembly suspended
Professor Briggs from the ministry until
he shall show evidence of repentance
The Plankinton bank of Milwaukee failed.
William Plankinton was appointed as
signee under 81, 100000 bonds-Tornadoe
did great damage to property in NGissis
sippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky.
Many casualties are reported-The NOR
tality in New York state for April was
1000 above the normal fact attributed to
the continuance of the grip-The Rhode
Island senate voted to djourn to January
next, refusing to meet with the house in
grand mmittee-The infanta went to
the races at Morris park-The Brook
lyn police had their annual parade
In the house of commons the government
accepted an amendment to the home rule
bill, excepting forts, navy yards. etc, in
Ireland from the Irish governments con-
troll Mr.. Balfour spoke on the danger of
n possible large increase of the constabu-
lary-A land agent in County Glare, Ire
land, was shot and badly wounded by men
In ambush-Sir Richard Webster con-
tinued his argument before the Behring
sea tribunal of bitration-The Ger
man government will negotiate for the
adoption of the army bill on the basis of
the Won Huene William
Townsend, who threatened to take Mr.
Gladsone's life, has been Gdjudged in
sane and committed to an asylum
The Normannia has made the second fast
est trip astward-Oliver Sumner Teall
of New York issued an appeal to the pub
lie for aid in conducting vigorous crusade
against the treating" habit--Frank
Davis, western burglar who has been
robbing the houses of wealthy residents of
New York for the last six months, was
captured-The New York chamber of
commerce adopted resolutions favoring the
repeal of the Sherman silver purchase act
-Twenty-four young women doctors
graduated from the Woman's Medical col
lege OF the New York infirmary.
Saturday, June g.
Mayor Gilroy of New York and Mayor
Harrison of Chicago both denied that the
Duke of Veragua had worn his welcome
out--G. G. Thomas, a bookkeeper miss
ing from New York, sent letters to his wife
and employers saying he had sold his soul
to the devll--The repeal of the Sherman
silver bill is said to be certain when con-
gress meets in the fall-Governor Brown
prorogued the session of the Rhode Island
legislature to January, 1894, the senate re,
fusing to meet with the house in grand
committee-Argument in the govern
ment's Worlds fair Sunday closing case
was finished in the federal court in Chicago
1t is thought the decision will be against
the government--A receiver was appoint
ed at Charleston, w. Va, for the Norfolk
and Western railroad-Ohfcial notice has
been given of the raising of the Italian
legation at Washington to the rank OF an
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