Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-09-20
CONVERSATIONS.

| next great council of the Improved Or
der of Red Men will be held at Provi-
| dence, X. /.
Utica, N. Y. Sept. 15.-The weavers'
strike at the Globe Woolen company's
mill, in this city. has been amicably
settled. The weavers have all returned
to their looms.
Green Bay Wis, Sept. 15-Negotia-
tions for the sale of the town of AL
louez to a New York syndicate are
about complete. The purchasers intend
to make it manufacturing town.
Shanghai, Sept. 15.-The city of Shun-
King, in the province of Se-Chuen, has
been visited by a conflagration which
| destroyed 1000 buildings. over 100 per-
sons lost their lives in various ways as
the result of the fire
Guadalajara, Sept. 15.-An eruption of
| Colimo volcano. situated on the Pacific
coast south of this city, is threatened.
An eruption at this time would result
In heavy loss to crops and great dam
! age to other property.
Lynn, Mass, Sept. H-EIenry Wick
er, of New York, son of President
Wicker of the North Shore Traction
company, has now been missing for
three days and it is now almost GER
tain that the boy was drowned.
Pittsburg, Sept IA Connellsville
special says Bernard Toker and his
wife We're murdered some time during
the night by 16-year-old Frank Morris,
at Rich Hill, six miles north of this
place in the mountains. Robbery was
the object
New York, Sept. 15--The White Star
line has announced that until further
notice steerage rates on the steamers
Britannia and Germanic to Liverpool
will be $40 instead of SIS as heretofore.
This is the low EST rate to Liverpool yet
announced.
New York, Sept 15-New York, the
swift American liner now at her dock
at the foot of Fulton street, holds a
new ocean record. She made the 3043
mile run from Southampton to Sandy
Hook lightship In six days seven hours
and twenty minutes.
New York, Sept 15.-Chauncey M
Depew returned home yesterday on the
American line steamer New York and
announced positively that he would not
be candidate for governor of the state
of New York. Dr. Depew said that 1t
was too late in the day for him to
think about the nomination
New York. Sept. 15.-Roy Corlien, IA
years of age, son of Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam Corlien of Batchelervile, former
ly of Brooklyn, was fatally shot yester-
day while hunting near the former viii
lage. The boy was dragging his gun
by the muzzle when it discharged, its
contents entering his right side
Boston, Sept. l5.-One hundred and
fifteen tons of MANILA hemp which was
found to be below the standard has
been rejected by the officials of the
navy yard. and the entire shipment
was returned to the New York firm
from whom 1t was purchased 1t took
a train of nine freight cars to carry
the shipment.
Lancaster, Pa, Sept. l5.-The lifeless
body of Harry b. Johnson, agent of the
Anglo-Amcrican Saving and Loan as
sociation, was found on one of the prin-
cipal streets of Columbia last night.
The coroner's jury rendered a verdict
of death from excessive cigarette smolS-
ing. Johnson smoked cigarettes almost
constantly when not sleeping.
ST Joseph, Mo, Sept 1.-THE Ryan
Layton mill took place on a sand bar
in the middle of the Missouri river. A
protest was filed by the ministers of
the city which prevented II taking
place, where II was the original in
tention, in the room of the St Joseph
Athletic club. The fight was fast and
furious, Layton being knocked out in
the third round
Pittsburg, Sept 15.-The great strike
at the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal company's mines has been de-
clared off and the men are returning
to work as individuals. President w.
p. Dearmit says all will be taken back
as they fought equally hard. In the
five mines 300 men are affected. They
renounce their organization and 60 tc
work at the 55 cent per ton rate.
Binghamton, N. Y. Sept. 14-At the
| afternoon session of the great council
Of the Red Men the mileage commit
| tee presented a report showing that
| the number Of miles Travelled by great
| chiefs, representatives and members
of standing committees had been 141.-
i50, and the number of days salary due
was 267. making the total amount to
be paid for that purpose s9.9O7.5O.
Eagle Pass Tex. Sept. 15.-It is
| learned that Jess Garcia Mencha has
been shot dead In Ciudad Porfirio Dia4
| by Jose Remierez in revenge for in
| suit. Mencha was notorious as having
shot the most prominent man of Goa
hula in an alleged duel and having
murdered man at Diaz and his two
daughters last year Mencha was an
officer under the notorious Cara Ga
| Ian, governor of Coahula.
Baltimore, Sept. 15.-The body of 10
year-old George Rauh was taken out of
the harbor last night. 1t Is believed
that he deliberately planned to kill him
| self. The little fellow remarked TO his
playmates yesterday that they would
never see him again. He had been
watching some men take soundings at
the foot of Broadway and remarked to
his mother that he guessed that twen-
| ty-three feet of water was deep enough
to drown 100 little boys
Terre Haute. Ind, Sept 15-Yester-
| day was the greatest record breaking
| day ever seen on a track Robert ].
| paced mile in 1:01h; Carbonate low
erod the 2-year-old pacing record from
2:10 to 2:09; John II. Gentry made the
stallion record for PAGERS 2:O3A, and did
so In race. Directly tied Carbonate's
record of 2l0 for 2-year-old PAGERS