Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-18

celebrated mass in Hoboken, made an ad-
dress to children and was welcomed to the
city by Mayor Fagan---The Russian
cruiser General Admiral sailed for Europe
-Congregationali at Patchogue, n. Y,
celebrated their church centenary and ded-
| icated new house of worship-EX-Mayo
Gleason of Long Island City was arrested
while laying street railroad track-The
| Nicaraguan revolutionists are gaining
ground. They have won two battles and
have taken several towns-The SHIP
Countess Evelyn was sunk off the Cor
nish coast in collision with the
steamer City of Hamburg. Twenty
| five lives were lost-Pope Leo will
send the golden rose this year to
the queen of the Belgians-Theodor
Currie, well known lawyer of Newark,
died of heart disease-Lukas Beotsch,
IS, of Newark, who hanged himself Satur-
/ day, was heir to an estate in Germany
The Lunenburg county (Va) court has
been closed because of a smallpox epidemic
Mayor Pingree of Detroit is suing the
/ gas company for overcharges for six years
past - Eleven of the 13 distilleries of
! Peoria, Ills, will be shut down on
June l by order of the Whisky trust
The arrangements for the execu-
tion of Almy, Christie Warden's muir
derer, have been completed - Erastus
Wiman explained that he made a
general assignment because his money was
tied up in real estate, but that he expected
to pay dollar for dollar-The Brooklyn
I handicap is to be run today for the richest
stakes ever offered at avesend-The
four sailors of the cruiser Baltimore in
/ jured at Valparaiso were paid the indem-
mites awarded by the Chilian government
Composer Gounod is ill.
Tuesday, May 10.
Almy, the murderer of Christie Warden
at Hanover, n. H, was hanged at Concord
in the state prison-The Infanta Eulalie
and her husband sailed from Havana for
New York-The supreme court of the
United States rendered a decision sustain
ing the constitutionality of the Geary ex-
clusion act. Justice Brewer delivered
dissenting opinion-The women's con-
/ gress began its sessions at the Worlds fair
Bishop Bissell of the Vermont Epis-
copal diocese is dead-The Mississippi
has overfowed the lowlands near Bur
lington, Ia, and is still rising at
Memphis and at Arkansas City, Ark
Crops in Cass county, Ills, have been
badly damaged by floods-The North
western Guaranty Loan company of Min
neapolis is so seriously embarrassed that
its suspension is expected. The Farmers
and Merchants bank of the same city has
suspended-The assignment of Nehr g.
Carpenter of Troy was announced. w. b.
Mygatt, banker, of Denver, failed--At
the Gravesehd race course Diablo won the
| Brooklyn handicap-New York shippers
have prepared demand against the Co
lombian government for damages caused
by the detention of n cargo at Barrauquilla
A dinner was given for Archbishop
Satolli in Hoboken-George J. Gould
said he would agree to the New York
rapid transit commissions proposition for
compensation if it changed its definition
of net profts-August Wanner a dis
charged workman, killed his foreman,
Henry Gebhardt, and then himself in front
of the Central hotel, Broadway, New York
William Koch, proprietor of a saloon
in New York, took his own life on account
of business troubles-The alumni of the
Union Theological seminary had their an
nual dinner-There were three more Aus
tralian bank failures. On the London
Stock Exchange the feeling was pam
icky. Three defaulters were posted, and
a fourth failure will be announced
today-It is said that France is
strengthening her German frontier
The White Star line is about to build a
steamer 500 feet long-German patriot
ism is being worked" in favor of the army
bill by statements that France is increas-
ing her forces on the frontier-The wife
of Professor Koch, the bacteriologist, has
procured a divorce, and he is about to marry
an actress-A clerical paper charges that
Kossuth advised his followers to support
the Hungarian m mis- ry after being prom
ised an annuity OF 5000 by the govern
ment-Fales, the boy murderer, made an
unsuccessful attempt to escape from Jail
at Newark N. 1.-The Massachusetts,
legislature adjourned early to attend the
opening baseball game of the season.
John L. Sullivan, the ex-champion pugil-
ist, was put in Jail at Bangor, Me-, on a
charge of assault--Three barns 10 COWS
and Z horses owned by State Senator Mich.
OILS were burned near Syracuse.
Wednesday, May II.
The meeting of the cabinet to discuss the
Chinese question was without definite re-
suit The Geary law is practically nullified
by the lack of money to execute it. Trouble
is feared for Americans in China-During
the trial of the Long Island anarchists at
Maspeth a story was told of how satchel
full of dynamite bombs, intended for the
police, was taken into an anarchists meet
lllS III - NUN SduuiCi ANVh IOihi aOOuN
year ago-The body of Pallister who
escaped with Roehl from Sing Sing prison,
was found floating in the Hudson river. A
bullet wound was in the head-The day
at the Worlds fair was cold and disagree
able. The laborers and janitors on the expo.
sition grounds are clamoring for their pay.
The local directors voted to open the fair
on Sunday-Grand Lake levee in south.
ern Arkansas and the protective levee at
| Point Pleasant, La, have given away
Governor Flower vetoed bill to re.
turn to the Western Union Telegraph
company taxes paid by it in ISL
| Several appointments to offices were
made by the president-The senate
committee on immigration met at the
Hotel Normande, New York-The com.
mencement exercises of the Union The.
illogical seminary took place-Consider.
alton of the Irish home rule bill was re.
sumed by the house of commons in com.
mittee-Sir Charles Russell continued
his argument for the British case before
Behring sea court--The City of Mel
bourne bank of Australia failed-Part