Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


York, where he had lived for the last four
years-It is said that Prince Leopold
himself forced the Belgian deputies to pass
the suffrage bill. No further trouble is
apprehended in Belgium. The strikers
generally resumed work-Mr Carter con-
tinued his argument before the Behring
sea court-The twelfth anniversary of
the death of Lord Beaconsfeld was OBJ
served by members of the Primrose league
Lord Salisbury spoke against the
Irish home rule bill-There were
more severe earthquake shocks in
zante-The dowager Duchess of
Sutherland was not imprisoned in
Holloway Jail, but is seriously ill at a
villa near Windsor-Crowds of visitors
arrived in Rome to attend the silver we'd
ding of the king and queen of Italy-The
so called Elm street improvement bill
passed the New York state senate, but the
blanket ballot bill was defeated again
The Arethuse, French flagship, arrived in
Hampton Roads. Crews from the several
men-of-war rowed four boat races, all of
which were won by the San Francisco's
men--There was run on some of
the banks of Lansing Mich, caused
by the troubles of the Lansing Lum-
ber company and engine works
A tornado at Usage City, Kan, killed two
persons, injured several and wrecked 140
buildings-The big Krupp gun is to be
presented to the city of Chicago after the
Worlds fair--H. NJ. S. Nile has been run
into and damaged by torpedo boat-Dr.
Robert w. Buchanan declared on the wit
ness stand that he did not poison his wife,
for whose murder he is now on trial
Policeman n. Hertz of New York is locked
up. Night Watchman Bolton, whom he
is charged with having struck, is dead
A young female elephant hanged her.
self in stable in New York where
she was confined in box stall
The chamber of commerce, the Historical
society and the Geographical society gave
the Duke and Duchess of Veragua a recep-
tion at the Waldorf.
Friday, April FL.
A terrific storm ragged over the country
east of the Rocky mountains The lake crib
of the city of Milwaukee was destroyed,
and score of men lost their lives. Many
exhibits at the Worlds fair buildings were
damaged-Secretary Carlisle made a
statement that no order to stop gold re-
demption of treasury notes had been is
sued, and that he hoped to receive more
gold from the west-The legislature at
Albany adjourned sine die-Comptrolle
Gown of Buffalo appointed new police
commissioners of that city-One man
was killed and several wounded in
an attack of miners on the con-
vict prison at Tracy City, Tenn
In search of the Countess of Craven's we'd
ding presents a burglar ransacked Mr.
Bradley Martins house and stole between
5000 and $4,000 worth of jewelry and sill
ver-Brooklyn aldermen were stopped by
an injunction from granting city railroad
franchises-Talk about Smith NJ Weed
for collector of the port of New York
Mrs. Paran Stevens gave large reception
for the Duke of Veragua-Republican
county committee met in New York and
adopted important resolutions - Mrs.
Almira Russell Hancock, widow of Gen
eral Winfield Scott Hancock, died at "a
Gramercy park, her son-in-law's resi-
dence, after long and painful illness
Bunko steerers robbed Farmer Samuel
Gaskill of 81, 100 by the flimham racket at
Milford, Mass.-The Australian Joint
Stock Bank failed, with liabilities of e13-
O00000-Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria
and Princess Marie Louise, daughter of
the Duke of Parma, were married-Em-
peror William and Empress Augusta ar.
rived in Rome-A band of rebels in Mex
leo captured three towns and routed body
OF government troops, whose loss in killed
and wounded was sheavy-There were two
more earthquake shocks in Zante. 1t is
predicted that the shocks will continue
until a volcanic eruption occurs-
Mrs. Lucy Larcom, the poet, was buried
at Beverly Mass.-Dr. Andrew j. White
of New York has given new dormitory
to Yale eollege-Lyman X Lamb of
Akron, o., has disappeared with S2S, 900
belonging to Jacob Newman of Chicago
Saturday, April 2e.
Great damage is reported all along the
coast from the storm. The tide rose to an
unprecedented height-Frank W. Roehl
and Thomas Pallister, condemned murder
ers, escaped from Sing Sing prison, having
locked the two guards on the deathwatch
into cells. Carlyle w. Harris and two
other murderers under sentence of death
refused to join the escaping men-The
Irish home rule bill passed the second
reading by vote of 347 to 304. Mr.. Glad
stone and Mr.. Balfour closed the debate
The Pennsylvania Steel company, involv-
ing the Maryland Steel company, went
into the hands of receivers, the com.
bined liabilities being 00,0O0-The
Spanish squadron reached Hampton
Roads, towing the three caravels
-ureau damage by gales was report
ed in many states-The bodies of 10
of the victims of the Milwaukee crib disas-
ter were reoovered-Nine miners lost
their lives by fire in a mine at Butte, Mon
The Belgian senate approved the ex-
tension of the suffrage voted by the cham
Der of sentatives-James G. Carter
continued his argument for the United
States before the Behring sea arbitrators
Count Kalnoky, the Austrian premier,
gave notice to Minister Grant that an ex-
equatur would not be granted to Max
Judd as American consul general at
Vienna-The Earl of Derby died
Cabinet officers deny the reports that Sec
retary Carlisle intends to resgn-Gov.
ernor Flower has appointed ex-senator
Raines a commissioner to hear evidence on
the application of Carlyle w. Harris for
pardon-The Eskimos at Chicago have
deserted the fair grounds and propose to
set up an exhibition of their own outside
the gates--Secretary of State Osborne of
Topeka, Kan, was arrested for criminal libel
at the suit of Cyrus Leland-William Sir
Paul Casper, colored hodcarrier of Ken.
sington, Pa, is heir to $4,000 by the
will of his former owner in Virginia
Charles Emmons the Snringfiald M