Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-29
BREVITIES,

and $50 were killed.
Port au Prince, Nov Robustness is
at standstill and a revolution is ex-
pected any minute.
Gloucester Mass, Nov. 26.-The
schooner Messenger of Boston has been
lost. Nothing is known of her crew.
Greenwich, Conn, Nov. 26.-Two lads,
John Mead and John Brandow, aged
Is and II years respectively, were
drowned here.
Wakefield, Mass, Nov. 24.-The strik-
ing employees of the Miller Piano Com
pany have returned to work at the
Company's prices.
Clifton, n. j., Nov. 26.-While training
here, the crack cyclst, Otto Hardifer
was thrown from his machine. He
fractured his skull and will die.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Nov. 26.-Ex-Con-
gresham Walter Butler, author of the
resolution making the pansy the ma
tional flower, has mysteriously disap-
peared.
Washington, Nov. Accommodations
Washington, Nov. 2O.-Miss Kate
Field has been decorated by the
French government for her literary
service.
NlSeH bdy, w lS'I NOV. Z4.-tlNe
hundred cheese factories in Door,
Brown, Kewaunee Manitowoc and
Outagami counties have shut down un-
til next May.
Lyons, N. Y, Nov. 24.-Delegates to
the senatorial convention at Geneva
We're elected here. They favor John
Raines as Lieut. -Gov.-elect Saxton's
successor.
New York, Nov. 26.-Elias Gillery,
supposed to have been killed by a train
and buried in Potter's field, walked
into the morgue and denied that he had
lost his life.
Asheville, N. c., Nov. 26.-Thirty-one
houses and every store but one at Mar
ion were destroyed by fire early this
morning. Estimated loss $125,OOO; in
surance small.
Tulsa, Nov. 24.-Alexander, one of
the outlaws of the Cook gang in the
Coretta train robbery, has been cap
tured near Tulsa by one of Marshal
Crump's deputies
Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 24-The Judges
of the court of common pleas have de-
cided that they will naturalize no
aliens who cannot read and write the
English language
Boston, Nov. 26.-The Knights of
Labor freight handlers at their meet
ing denounced the $50, ,OOO, 900 bond issue
and called for $500 900 in legal ten
der to break the alleged gold ring.
Columbia, S. c., Nov. Ex-senator
Butler has brought suit to have the
registration law declared illegal This
is his first step toward contesting
Tillman's election to the United States
senate.
Williamsport, Pa, Nov. 22-Republi-
can members of assembly from this
county have declared in favor of Hon.
H. F. Walton of Philadelphia for
speaker of the next house of represen-
tatives.
Worcester, Mass, Nov. 26.-During
the progress of a football game between
two classes Of the Ledge street school,
Daniel J. McTiernan, IA years old,
tackle received blow on the head and
died from the results.
New York, Nov. 26.-Dr. Francis s.
Whittemore of Sandwich, Mass, is now
known positively to be the man who
met death Saturday night at the Cort-
landt street elevated railway station,
while trying to rescue his friend, Geo.
H. Basley, from death.
Washington, Nov. 24-The usual cab
met meeting did not take place, having
been posponed because the president
was not well. The wet weather, it was
reported, had aggravated his trouble
with his foot, which has kept him in
doors at Woodley for several days.
Boston, Nov. 24.-The governing
board of the local stock exchange has
adopted a bylaw to the effect that any
member of the exchange who has any
thing to do with Bucket shop" shall
be liable to a fine of $1,000 and to ex-
pulsion for the second offense.
New York, Nov. 24.-George NJ. Ir-
win of Pittsburg who is alleged to be
wanted for the misrepresentation of
$26l 900, was arrested late in the after
noon at the Grand hotel Broadway and
Thirty-first street, on a warrant issued
in Pttsburg.
Talepuah, 1. T., Nov. 22.-The city
prison at his place was destroyed by
fire last night. Two of the prisoners
set the prison fire. They perished in
the flames. They We're DR.. o. Halo
ran, veterinary surgeon from Coffey-
Vile, Kansas, and Bill Downing, a
Cherokee.
New York, Nov. 24.-John C. Chew
of Newburgh. N. Y, and James Parker
of Perth Amboy, N. j., have brought
suit in the United States corcuit court
against Joel A. Sperry of New Haven,
Conn, to recover thirteen of the new
first mortgage bonds of the Houston &
East and West Texas Railway COM
pany for legal services.
New Orleans, Nov. 24.-The general
assembly knights of Labor has ad-
journed. The next convention will be
held in Washington in November Of
next year. Previous to final adjourn
ment, Mr.. Sovereign moved that the
salary of the general master workmen
be reduced from $4,000 to $500 per an
mum. The motion was carried.
Spokane, Wash, Nov. ga veritable
bonanza gold mine has been found at
the very summit of the Cascade range
of mountains near Slate creek. Two
young men from Anakortes named
Barron and Gerrish are the lucky find
ers. The boys got $12 900 with plenty of
the same rich dirt in sight Miners
have flocked to the new Eldorado.