Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, April 81.

steamed from the lower bay New York
to the anchorage in the North river Erics-
sons statue in Battery park was unveiled.
A reception for the naval officers was given
at the Union League club. President Cleve-
land came from Washington to view the
fleet - DR.. Robert w. Buchanan was
found guilty of murder in the first degree
The Audubon monument in Trinity
cemetery, New York, was unveiled
A score of people were killed and much
loss to property done by a tornado in Okla
homa-Much enthusiasm was displayed
over the Liberty bell in its progress to Chi
cago-Captain Gilbert Crandall Wiltse,
U. S. N, who led the marines that raised
the American flag at Honolulu, died sud
denly-The marriage of Miss Marie
Havermeyer and Perry Tiffany was one of
the most gorgeous ever seen in New York
Emperor William narrowly escaped in
jury by the overturning of his carriage near
Rome-There were no further outbreaks
in Belfast-Queen Victoria left the Villa
Palmieri to return to England-The
ameer of Afghanistan is said to be intrigu-
ing against the English in Chitral-Dis-
sensons in the new Servian cabinet are
reported-The appointments of Henry f.
Dimock, Don NJ. Dickinson, j. w. Doane,
Fitzhugh Lee and Joseph w. Paddock to
be government directors of the Union Pa
cific; A. L. Sullivan to be postmaster of
Brooklyn and Otto Doederlein to be
consul at Leipsic were announced-At-
torney General Rosendale of New York
granted leave to begin quo warranto
proceedings to test the validity of the
Lansingburg election-Nine men were
reported to be killed by the breaking of
log jam in Michigan.
Friday, April 2S.
President Cleveland reviewed the in
ternational fleet of warships, the ceremo-
ny being postponed on account of the rain
until afternoon. In the evening a ball was
given in Madison Square Garden for the
officers of the men-of-war-The annual
dinner of the Grant Banquet association
in honor of General Grants birthday took
place-Secretary Carlisle held confer
ence with the bank presidents in reference
to the financial situation. He stated his
objections to government bond issue
and strongly condemned the silver pur-
chase law. No new plan of action was
considered necessary-The walters at
Delmonico's and the Grand hotel
New York, went on strike-Fully
100 persons were killed and 500 were
injured by the tornadoes in Oklahoma.
Great damage was done by tornadoes in
birthday of General Grant was celebrated
In Galena, Ills. Governor Mckinley made
an address-It was reported that Mr..
Blount might succeed Mr.. Stevens as min
lister to Hawaii-William c. Goudy, the
well known Chicago lawyer, died suddenly
from heart characterization rumors
that an attempt had been made upon Mr..
Gladstone's life were circulated in London
The emperor and empress of Ger
many, accompanied by the king and
queen of Italy, visited Napes-The
widows of Captain Roberts and Chief Off
Ger Wright of the Naronic have been been
placed in lunatic asylum-The British
house of commons passed the budget
Dr. Robert w. Buchanan, the convicted
wife murderer, says he will spend all his
money fighting to keep out of the electric
chair at Sing Sing. The verdict, he says,
is unjust, and he is confident of a new trial
Two suspicious men seen near Mount
Washington, Mass, are believed by the
natives to be Murderers Roehl and Pallis- |
ter, who escaped from Sing Sing-Shoer-
ner & Co., shoe manufacturers of Orwigs. |
burg, Pa, have failed-It has been an |
nounced at Wesleyan college, Ohio, that |
all secret societies must disband at once.
Saturday, April 30.
Eight white settlers were killed by the |
NavaJoes while recovering cattle stolen by |
the Indians, who are now on the warpath |
The Liberty bell reached indianapolis
on its way to Chicago Ex-President Har.
rlson delivered an address on it before the
school children of the city-Citizens of
Great harrington, Mass, thought they rec.
ognized the two escaped Sing Sing MUIR
derers and are hunting the Berkshire
nils for them-Warden Brown of Sing
Sing prison has been removed by Su1
perlntendent Lathrop - Four thou
sand marines and sailors landed from
the warships in the Hudson river and
paraded down Fifth avenue and Broad
way to the city hall, New York,
where they were reviewed by the governor
and mayor, the admiras being present
A dinner was given for the naval officers
at the Hotel Waldorf by the chamber of
commerce. President Cleveland met with
an accident, injuring his head by falling
against his carriage. He started for Chi
cago TO take part in the Worlds fair exer.
cises-The continued bad weather at
chicago may make 1t necessary to hold the
World fair opening exercises indoors
Judge Kicks appointed Wellington r.
Burt receiver of the Toledo, Ann Ar
Dor and North Michigan railroad-It
was reported that the Manhattan Oil COM
P''HJ VI ChiOt WIN u SlO,UOO,UUU plant, had
been absorbed by the Standard Oil com
pany-David A. Dishler, charged with
aiding O'Bren, the bunko man, to escape,
was cquitted-The French chamber of
deputies voted to separate the liquor tax
from the budget, as requested by the gov
ernment. The budget was voted by the
senate-It is alleged that Townsend, who
was arrested on Wednesday, intended to
shoot Mr.. Gladstone on the night of the
second reading of the home rule bill
The reichstag committee which examined
Ahlwardts documents found nothing in
them to sustain his charges against
German ofiicials-Eight thousand work
men in the Loire navy yard at Nantes,
France, went on strike-Queen Victoria
arrived at Windsor from her visit to Flor
ence-Witnesses for the people in the
case of the application of Carlyle w Har-
ris for executive clemency were called
mainly to show the lack of o7edibility of
the witnesses for Harris-Wiliam b.
Handy, 20 years old, was arrested charged
with abducting Estelle Canning, a 15-year
old girl. Both lived in Boston, where thew