Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-05-24
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

RIO JANEIRo, May 17.-President Peix
oto's action in severing diplomatic rela-
tions with Portugal has been unanimously
approved by congress.
New YORK, May 19-The United Press
is reliably informed that the marriage en-
gagement between Miss Anna Could
daughter of the late Jay Gould, and Oliver
Hartman has been broken off by mutual
consent.
LoNEoN, May 22-Edmund Yates,
author and journalist, who was stricken
with apopleXy Saturday evening at the
Garrick theater where Lytton's Money"
was playing, and removed to the Savoy
hotel, is dead.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 23.-The Russian
press characterize ex-King Milan of Servia
in the severest terms, declaring that his in
trigues are likely to compromise the
general peace of Europe, and demanding
his immediate withdrawal from the king
dom, to which he solemnly promised not
to return.
WASHINGTON, May 23-In the house the
resolution reported from the committee on
rules as a substitute for the Dunphy joint
resolution providing for an investigation
into the alleged armor plate frauds by the
Carnegie-Phipps company at Home
stead by the house committee on naval af-
fairs was passed.
MADRID, May liking Alfonso began
his ninth year yesterday. The event was
celebrated with reception at the palace,
a military review and "A state dinner all on
n grand scale. The queen regent gave 25,
600 pesetas to the city's poor and granted
amnesty to numerous press offenders and
criminals who had been sentenced recently
to short terms.
LONDON, May 1S.-Advices from Rio
de Janeiro say that the Brazilian govern
ment forces under command of Generals
.Juca and Tigre have been defeated in a
battle with the insurgents near lguaHu,
on the river of that name which divides
the states of Sac Paulo and Rio Grande do
Sui, The federals had $40 men killed in
the engagement
LONDON, May 23.-The officers of the
United States cruiser Chicago have re-
ceived invitations to visit all the large
towns in England. Admiral Erben and
Capt. Mahan have accepted invitations to
n dinner at tho Royal Naval club of Lon
don, ON June 2. This club is the most con-
servative one in London. Nobody under
the rank of commander can become mem
Der,
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Hill ap
peared in his seat for the first time in u
week When asked by United Press re
porter If he had brought the tariff bill with
him upon which he was said to have been
working, Mr.. Hill smiled and evaded the
question 1.-The great difficulty in the SEN
ate appears to be-" said he, "that we now
have too many bills and cannot agree upon
any one of them"
TRENTON, N. j., Nay 23,-John |. Holt,
of Passaic speaker of the house of assem-
bly, will on Friday or Saturday of this
week, when the session of the legislature
comes to an end resign as member of
that body. He has learned since his ap-
pointment as riparian commissioner that
he cannot hold both offices at the same
time, hence he will sever his connection
with the legislature.
SARATOGA, n. Y, May 23,-rhe general
assembly committee on bills and ovcrtures
reported mo action ON the Bleckinridge
personal purity overture. The following
is the overture in full; "That the assem-
bly, memurialize Congress to enact such
regulations with reference to the personal
life of their members as will prevent the
presence in the national councils of men of
immoral and dissolute habits.
UTICA, n. Y, May 23--The opinion
written by Supreme Court Justice Milton
II. Merwin of this city in the case Reilly
VS., Gray and reversing the decision of
Judge McIennan of the lower court, is
of general interest to all concerned in the
Ives pool law, which permits the selling Of
pools and recognizes bookmalliug on race
tracks, as by this decision the Ives pool
bill is declared to be constitutional
/ bn
in executive session confirmed all the
constitution appointments. Major L. j.
Anderson, the nominee for state prison
supervisor, was confirmed by a vote of IS
to2. Senator Skirm Gep) and Senator
Drake (dem) voted against him The
nominations of Wilson s. Jenkins for
prosecuting attorney of Camden county
and John Gaunt for lay judge of Camden
county were rejected,
WASHINGTON, May 1s.-All but the final
step has been taken in the admission of the
territory of Utah as II state of the union. A
favorable report on the bill win be made to
the senate to-day by Senator Faulkner,
chairman of the committee ON territories
1t is believed that the house will agree to
the senate amendments and in that case the
territory of Utah will be started on its way
to statehood some time during this session
of congress-
WASHINGTON, May 2.2-Coxey, Browne
and Jones We're sentenced by Judge Miller,
in the Washington police court, to 20 days
in Jail for violating the statute of the
United States prohibiting The display of
partiZan banners in the capitol grounds,
and lCoxey and Browe were fined 50 each,
additional, for trespassing on the grass,
the alternative being another ten days in
Jail Jones was acquitted on this last
charge.
WASHINGTON, May 1s.-The senate
passed the resolution providing for the in
vestigaton of the charges of bribery in
connection with the tariff bill and the
charges that the sugar trust has interfered
with legislation. The latter part of the
resolution was materially amended, SO as
to include the fact whether or not the
sugar trust has made any contribution to
campain or election purposes to any party
or to secure or defeat legislation on the tar,
iff bill.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., May 23-The house
sat all day with locked doors and with
officers out with warrants for the arrest of
absent members to complete a quorum.
The democrats wanted the quorum to ena-