Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-05-03
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

her suite have arrived at Windsor from
Coburg.
CHICAGO May Limited States Senator
F. b. Stockbridge, of Michigan, died sud
denly last night at his nephews home in
this city.
WASHINGTON, May 1,-Editor and part
owner of the Post and ex-Postmaster Gen
eral Frank Hatton died last evening of
paralysis.
MONTPELIER, May 2.-Owing to the ty-
phoid fever epidemic in Windsor Judge II.
II. Wheeler has adjourned the coming ses-
sion of the United States circuit court
there to June 10.
ROVE, May 2.-The Capital f, a daily
newspaper of this city, publishes alarming
reports concerning the health of the Pope
Inquiry at the Vatican, however, proves
the reports groundless
PARIS, April 30.-Emile Henry, the an
archist who threw the bomb in the hotel
Terminus, was found guilty and sentenced
to death. When the sentence was pro
nounced he shouted: Comrades, courage;
vive anarchy
NEW HAVEN, April 30.-There is high
authority for stating that President
| Cleveland has officially notified Repre-
sentative Pigott that James McGann,
whom Mr.. Pigott endorsed for collector of
! New Haven, cannot be appointed,
LoCKPoRT, n. Y, April 2s.-Birdsall
Holly, an engineer and inventor, is dead
at his home in this city after a lingering
illness of some months Mr.. Holly invented
the Holly water works system and the
Holly district steam heating system.
Rio DE JANEIRo, April 3O.-All the
southern ports of the republic have been
occupied by government troops, and navi-
| cation along the whole coast has been de
clared free to Brazilian steamships. The
government commanders encountered vil-
tually no opposition at any of the coast
cities. In most cases not shot was fired.
PARIS, April est has been discovered
that Felix Fenech, the anarchist war office
clerk who was arrested, was acting as q
medium of communication between an
archists in England and Germany and
their friends in France. He received a
large number of letters daily, and the po
lice are endeavoring to trace their origin.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The senate com
mittee on printing, to which was referred
the nomination of Mr.. Benedict to be pub
lie printer, will probably make favorable
!, report at the next executive session. Mr.
Benedict did not appear before the com
!, mittee, but it is said that he addressed per
sonal letters to democratic senator's, urg
ing action.
{ RICHMOND, Va, April 30-The delegate!
: from the confederate camps to the reunion
h of the United Confederate veterans al
: Birmingham indignantly deny the state
n ment made in Birmingham special thai
the committee appointed at the New Or
e leans meeting to secure pension for Mrs
4 jefferson Davis recommended that thu
/, movement he dropped because she reside
D in New York
BERLIN, April 30.-German politician!
and officials are asking what shall be done
with Samoa The question is regarded
. with profound Indifference by the genera
= public, but as it is the only political topic
!, of any present Importance, it has beer
= little less than godsend to the BeriI
= editors, who have been driven to thei
. wits ends for high politics during the re
4 cent dullness.
" FosToRIA, o., April 30.-The plan upol
= which ex-Secretary Foster has been work
ing for several months to adjust the in
r debtedness of the brass and iron works, by
"a issuing bonds to the amount of 80 cents on
"a the dollar has at lust been consunmated
" all creditors having agreed TO take 5O per
cent The chances for favorable settle
! mpnt OF all OF MI, TOSlGI ultuIIS dIG
a considered good.
BERLIN, April 30.-In the course of
Baron Marschall Won Biebersteins recent
audience with the emperor at Carlsruhe,
the kaiser said that Germany would be
willing to share with England protector
ate over Samoa, but declared that the lives
of German sailors had paid for Samoa and,
therefore Germany would never relinquish
| L ,i,,It s,,ita Of tho unnthU nf tlt
: reichstag in the matter of colonial ques
Y tions.
o GALENA, H., April 2s.-This city, tn,
$ home of Gen Grant during that part o
his life when he was IA citizen of peace
celebrated yesterday the anniversary o
% his birth with music, oratory, feasting
l. flags, flowers and general rejoicing on tn
Sc Sc part of the former fellow citizens of tn
Ii war commander. 1t was the second celC
bration under the auspices Of the Gran
Birthday association, formed In this cit
for the purpose of making it n fixed even
, and keeping the hero's memory green.
ia NEW HAVEN Conn, April 30.-It is b,
,e lieved at Yale that during the past winte
a they have developed a coming runner i
v Ashley Pond, ir, of Detroit. He is fresl
"a man and played half back on the ~ eleve
a last fall In the games last October he ra
t. 100 yards In 10 ID seconds, and has in
II proved wonderfully in style and spec
since then. 1t is said that he is even run
ming better than Richards, the interco
legiate champion last year, in both the lC
and 22O-yard dashes, and is expected
4 prove a boom at Yale in the coming col
q tests this spring.
e BROOKLYN, April 3O.-A number of wome
g of this city have drawn up and signed a pre-
N test against woman suffrage which will
h sent to the constitutional convention
Ill Among the reasons cited as to why they d
not want suffrage are: That the energe
), of women are engrossed by their presen
duties, that political equality will depriv
rs woman of special privileges hitherto az
rs corded to her by law, and that suffrag
r logically involves the holding of publ
y Office, and ottceholding is inconsisten
lie with the duties of most women. Amon
re the signers are some of the most prominen
" women of the city, All women citizens il
ID the state are asked to join in sending "a prc
test to the constitutional convention to NEE