Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-05-24
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increases in working forces.
PITTsBURG May 23.-The forty-first an
nual conclave of the Grand Commandery
of Pennsylvania Knights Templar opened
in Pittsburg this morning.
FONDA, n, Y, May 22.-The grand jury
has passed a resolution instructing the
sheriff to remove all nickle-in-the slot ma
chimes that may be found in Montgomery
county. The sheriff will take immediate
action.
! PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-The supreme
! court has granted new trlal 10 Dr' III.
b. Wernt, who was recently convicted OF
| manslaughter and sentenced to six years
Imprisonment for the killing of Patrick
| Gallagher during primary election fight,
| PATERSON, n. j., May 1S.-The central
committee of the ribbon weavers declared
the strike off after desperate struggle of
II weeks. A majority of the operatives of
the mills of the William Strange company
and Levy Brothers went back to their
looms.
NEW YORK, May 1S-Yellow fever is
raging again in Santos The steamship
Strabo just in port here, reports tn at she
left one fireman dead at Santos and the
third engineer in hospital at Bahia. One
at that port.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., May 23.-Bernhardt
! Altenberger, the murderer of Katie Rupp,
was arraigned to plead to the Indictment
against him before Judge Lippncott in
the court of oyer and terminer. The ac
cused pleaded not guilty, and Judge Lip
| pincott set down the trial for June 25.
CHICAGO, May 23-The g. 600 former em-
] ,1p in ba J,1l,,,ou NuprlyS hava hna,,
paid the nine and fraction days wages
due them, amounting in each case to $l5 or
Sl6 Second Vice President Wickes said
this action ended their connection with the
company and what they would now do he
could not tell.
PALERMO, May 19.-The prosecution in
the trial of Deputy de Felice for sedition
and conspiracy finished it's case and de-
| manded % years imprisonment as the pen
atty. For Bosco Barbato Nerro, Petrina,
Cassisa Montalto, Pico Cirolli Benzi and
Cali, the other prisoners, lighter penalties
were proposed.
PORT HURON, Mich, May 2l.-The lives
of four volunteer life-savers were sacrificed
| in an attempt to save the crew of the
schooner William Shupe, which was drift
ing helplessly off the shore eight miles
north of here. Those drowned were Cap
tain Barney Mills, Angus King, Captain
Henry Little and William Lewis
| WASHINGTON, May dissatisfaction
| with the law which permits the deduction
of salaries of congressman for absenteeism
! is still very great. A number of represen-
tatives have declined to sign the certificate
which requires specifically that the num-
| Der of days which each member has been
| absent shall be recorded thereon, and as a
consequence have not drawn their salaries
for April
ALBANY, May 22-Some time ago the
Farnham G. A. r. post in New York city
was disbanded for violating the rules and
regulations of the order in circulating
document critiCizing the pension laws.
So many members have since expressed re
gret for such violation and desired to re
join the order that the department COM
mander has decided to muster in the post
again allowing the retention of the same
post name and number
GRAND FORKS, n. D., May 23.-Eleven
hundred persons in North Dakota have
pledged themselves to pay s. each per
annum, which insures a fund of s., 500, to
be expended in prosecuting offenders of
prohibition law A permanent organiza-
ton will be effected at once. An attorney
| and detective will be employed to work
up cases for prosecution. The association
will be known and designated as the Loyal
Sons of North Dakota.
CHICAGO May 49, - Attorney General
Moloney has notified the attorneys for the
! American Tobacco company that he is
ready to proceed with the case recently
brought by him against that concern. 1t
is not thought that the Chicago Gas can be
reached before the middle of next week
The encouragement has been asked by
board of trade members to take action
against the grain elevators for violations of
the railroad and warehouse law.
CoNNELLsyILLE, Pa, May 18-Both op-
orators and strikers are making claims of
advantages gained during the past "a
| hours. 1t is certain that the assumptions
are not so general as reports would ind-
cate. Several of the companies claim that
one of the leading operators, who has his
works in operation, is furnishing the strik-
ers with supplies, so that they can continue
| the strike against the others, Rainey re
ports 140 men working at Meyer and 80 at
Fort Hill mine.
ITHACA, n. Y, May 19.-Judge Forbes
discharged the grand jury last night and
adjourned court sine die, giving the dis
lIICl attorney an OTuef carrying Jne Cele-
brated chlorine case over to the next grand
jury, which meets next October Judge
Forbes questioned the grand jury as to
whether they had successfully cleared up
the chlorine case, The jury said that they
mad not and that they were Of the opinion
that 1t would be a waste of time to try any
further in the matter
MONTREAL May 23.-One case of small
poX has been found in the province of Que
bee, but fortunately there is no danger of
it spreading. A man supposed to be suf-
fering from chickenpox was taken from
the steamer Oregon when she arrived Mt
Crosse Isle, but in a few days the disease
turned out to be smallpox. The man is
now in the quarantine station. Active
preparations are being made in this city to
prevent an invasion of the disease and free
vaccination stations have been established.
PARIS, May 23-Dr. Bernoit, one of the
faculty of the Ecole de Medicine after a
thorough examination of the body of Emile
Henry, the anarchist, who was beheaded,
expresses his opinion that Henry was al
ready dead when the knife fell. Dr. Ber-
mott believes that the anarchist died from
SyncoDe due ia iutansa pypitpmant before