Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, May 19.

of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New \ ork by
rainstorms. On Lake Erie a number of
lives were lost--The board of foreign mis-
sions of the Presbyterian church cabled
their missionaries in China to use prudence,
and to remain within easy reach of COM
munication In case of retaliatory measures
by the Chinese-A California senator says
that the president has assured him that the
exclusion act will be enforced-SiX lives
were lost by the explosion of a generator in
glucose factory at Geneva, Ills.-The
national commission voted that Director
General Davis be instructed to call for
the resignation of Theodore Thomas as
musical director of the Worlds fair
Two more Mississippi crevasses were re-
ported-Presbyteria commissioners be-
gan to gather in large numbers in Wash
ington to attend the general assembly of
that church-Colonel William p. Carlin
of the Fourth infantry was appointed
brigadier general. Captain William II.
Hammer was made aymaster-Com-
mencement exercises of the Yale Divinity
school were held at New Haven--Premier
Gladstone while the guest of the Prince
of Wales at the Imperial institute was
hissed and hooted by the crowd-The
house of commons voted closure and
adopted the amended second clause of the
home rule bill by 2S7 to 225-Sir Charles
Russell proceeded with his argument for
the British case before the Behring sea
court. The tribunal adjourned to May 29
There was a fight between Czechs and
Germans in the Bohemian diet-Henry
Willard likely to retire from Northern Pa
cifc-The senate investigating commit
tee inspected the method of receiving and
handling immigrants at Ellis island
fp1onal DaxyiA n ,flfo of
the United States army, was sent to ST.
Vincent's hospital-The failure of the
Royal bank of Queensland was announced
There was gloomy feeling on the London
Stock Exchange-A battle, with con-
siderable loss of life, is reported to have
taken place between the French and the
Siamese
Friday, May 10.
1t is said that Secretary Hoke Smith and
President Cleveland are at odds over the
appointment of a Georgia postmaster
Reina Maria Cristina, with Infanta Eulale
aboard, arrived off Sandy Hook, and the
infanta's reception by Commander Davis
and the Spanish officials on the Dolphin
occurred after which she went to Wash
ington-Director General Davis request
ed the resignation of Theodore Thomas
as musical director of the Worlds fair.
The Illinois state building was dedicated
The cruiser New York reached Bos-
ton. Her official trip, off Cape Ann,
will be run on Monday - Governor
Flower disposed of the last of the bills left
in his hands by the legislature He vetoed
items in the supply bill amounting to $780,
O00-The general assembly of the Presby-
terian church began its session in Wash
ington. Professor Willis G. Craig of Nc
Cormick seminary, Chicago, was elected
moderator-Emperor William unveiled
monument to his grandfather. At din
ner subsequently he reaffirmed the neces-
sity for passing the army bill. His speech
has been enthusiastically received-A
treaty of commerce has been concluded be-
tween Spain and Germany-The Russian
cruiser Vitiask has been wrecked off the
coast of Corea. All on board were saved
The boy king of Seryia is to have his like
ness in generals uniform on Serva's new
postage stamps-Tempestou weather is
believed to have driven the Viking ship
back in the direction of Norway-M De
velle, minister of foreign affairs, gave a
banquet in Paris to the arbitrators and
counsel of the Behring sea tribunal
Mrs. Laura Caddes died at Chicago of
fright, caused by two women who at
tackled her husband with a hatchet-
Isaac Rosenwig and Harris Blank Rus
SLAMS, were hanged in Tunkhannock, Pa.
for numbering Jacob Marks, peddler.
Saturday, May 20.
The Princess Eulalie and suite, having
arrived in Washington visited President
Cleveland at the White House-A scarlet
fever patient in New York escaped from
hospital and is at large, being in a
stage of the disease when most likely to
nrfAy
ing business man of st. Paul. committed
suicide by leaping from a bridge into the
Mississippi-The local directory Of the
Worlds fair decided not to open the gates
next Sunday in order to give the national
commission more time to consider the ques-
tion-Rumors of a receivership for the
Whisky trust were afoat in Chicago
A heavy missile was thrown at the COM
partment of railway train in which Mr..
Gladstone was travelling 1t struck the
next compartment, nearly hitting the dean
of Chester-The strike of the dock labor
ers at Hull has been settled-Brazilian
government troops We're drawn into an
ambuscade in Rio Grande do Sui and then
routed by heinsurgent force-The Italian
cabinet has resigned-A new ukase has
been issued expelling the Hebrews from the
Asiatic provinces of Russia-President
Galloway of the Toledo, st. Louis and
Kansas City railroad was appointed receiv-
er for the road by Judge Kicks in Cleve-
land-The president and Mrs. Cleveland
gave reception at the White House to the
members of the Presbyterian general as
sembly-A coroner's jury in Brooklyn
brought in verdict that an old woman
died from injuries received in the Flatbush
insane asylum - Bennington's battle
monument was damaged considerably by
last winters storms-The will of Gen
eral S. G. Armstrong was filed in the pro
bate court at Pittsfeld, Mass.-Herman
Weber & CO., printers, of Boston have
failed-John l.. Sullivan, ex-pugilist, has
brought suit against his publisher, James
II. Hearn, for an accounting-Rev. Mr..
Ware, Baptist minister of Lindsay, Ont,
was drowned at Sturgeon point, where he
was spending vacation.
Monday, May 90.
Jose Santos Mamani, Peruvian Indian
giant, died at Bellevue hospital, as is
claimed, Of broken heart because his
friends were not allowed to visit him
Rev. DR.. Sunderland, the presidents min
lister, publicly blamed Dr. Briggs for the