Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-11-16
SUMMARY OF news
Important Events Of the
Past Week.

king Of Prussia, has summoned the frus'
sian landtag to meet on January lo,
HALIFAX, N. S., Nov. 15.--The crop oil
potatoes in the province OF Prince Edward
Island this year is enormous and the
potato es are of splendid quality.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Nov. 15.-It is an-
nounced by an evening paper here that
Gov. Boies will present himself as the
next democratic candidate for congress I'D
this district.
SHAMoKIN, Pa, Nov. A.-Neilson
shaft resumed operations, giving employ
ment to 500 men. Ten men were killed
BY fire in this shaft last April, since which
time the mine has been idle.
BRIDGEPORT CCnn., Nov. 14.-Rev.
George w. Byrhydt, assistant at st. Luke's
church, Brooklyn, has accepted call to
Christ church, Westport, and will begin
his duties the first Sunday in Advent
BosroN, Nov. 14.--The Old Colony rail
road company will take off half a dozen
trains, beginning Monday next, reducing
train mileage by nearly 1000 miles per
day. Vice Preside Mt Kendrick says they
will not be important trains.
BosroN, Nov. 15-Nine of the Greeks
who came as passengers In the German
steamer Cremon, which arrived here Sun
day from Hamburg, will be sent back in
the steamer when she sails, by order of
the immigration commissioners
ALBANY, Nov. 5.-Superintendent Han
nan of the state department of public
works, has issued an order for the closing
of the Erie, Champlain, Black River,
Oswego, and Csyuga and Seneca canals
on Thursday, November 80, 1893, at mid
night, unless they sooner become CLOSED
by ice.
New YORK, Nov 14-Memorial SER
vices in honor Of the late Edwin Booth
were held yesterday afternoon in the
Madison Square concert hall An assem-
blage composed OF men and women promi-
nent in the world OF arts and letters
crowded the beautiful hall to its utmost
capacity.
New York, Nov. 15-The Salvation
Army, now holding its Columbian con-
gress in this city, had a grand parade and
public meeting last night. Four thousand
Off GERS and soldiers were In line headed by
several of the army's military bands con-
solidated and numbering 175 pieces. Over
400 were playing tambourines.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Nov. 14.-President
Geo. w. Wagner, OF the Washington
baseball club, has signed document Civ
Ing James H. O'Rourke, captain of last
seasons team, the privilege of negotiating
with any club of his choice. O'Rourke
does not care to play in Washington next
season, preferring to be nearer home.
BRIDGEroN, N. j., Nov. l4.-Five
deaths from dphtheria in as many days
have occurred in the little village of
Greenwich, and the people are greatly
alarmed There are about 25 cases. Mrs.
Lemuel Sloan died last night. She
nursed two children safely through the
disease, and then was stricken herself.
WASHINGTON, Nov IA. The vindication
Of John G. Bourke of the Third cavalry,
author and soldier, on the charges pre-
ferred against MIN for his conduct in the
Garga campaign on the Mexican border
has been completed by an order just is.
sued by the war department directing
Captain Bourke to join his regiment in
Texas
NEW YORK, Nov. lt.-The plan of the
banks for increasing the amount of sur
plus gold In the treasury by making larger
the proportion OF gold in their special de-
deposits at the sub treasury to meet GUS
toms payments, has partly gone into
operation. One bank yesterday made its
entire deposit In gold and five others de-
posted more gold than usual.
CHICAGO, Nov. ia special to tn,
Herald from Mexico, No., says: Var
Roberta hotel keeper at Rush Hill, No
has received intelligence that he ha.
fallen heir to $500, 900, left him by John
Bennett, who died at Las Vegas, N. NJ.
Roberts saved Bennett from drowning in
the Sangamon river near Decater, Ills,
= twenty years ago, and 5000, 900 is his re-.
ward
BURLINGTON, N j., Nov, 15.-Bovine
tuberculosis has developed in the blooded
Alderney stock of Charles S. Taylor, Just
outside of this city, and already some
twenty COWS out of herd Of 150 have
been killed, while quite as many more
are doomed. The entire herd is being
examined by corps of veterinary sur
geons, and Mr.. Taylor will stamp out the
disease.
BosToN, Nov. IA petition for the
disbarment of Moody Morrill,, the missing
lawyer and business man, has been filed in
the Office of the clerk of the Suffolk county
superior court by the Bar association. The
petition is based on the alleged misconduct
of Morrill, In connection with transaction
about mortgage which resulted in the
loss of 81, 900 to Jennie A. Eastman. the
Administrative of the estate of j b
Eastman.
New YORK, Nov 14.-Anna E. swiner-
ton, of Chicago, whose husband is said to
be manager of an express company there,
has just obtained In the court of common
pleas verdict for $4,000 against George
Le Boutillier, the dry goods merchant oil
Fourteenth street. She claimed that while
in the store one OF the boys employed ther,
had made a practice Of swapping pins and
one OF them had hit her in the eye and de
stroyed the sight,
LONDON, Nov 14.-The Times has this
dispatch from Rio Janeiro: "There was
heavy firing on Sunday and Monday by
the government forts on ViIleQai1non
island. The outside walls were much
damaged, but the Interior was left intact
Two were killed and seven were wounded