Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-25
MISCELLANEOUS.



ties, a tree and wagon were placeu oi
the New Jersey and New YORK rallroal
tracks near Oradell just before Il passeh-
ger train was due. Engineer Ackerman
saw the obstruction and stopped his en-
cine within a few feet of it. The train
,yos due in Jersey City at o. p. m. The
messengers were much frightened. De
tectives were hunting for the would be
wreckers all night. There is no clue. The
oil was stolen from the Oradell dept.
The "Mince Pie" Case Settled.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Jan. ga special
dispatch from Albany says that Judge
Wallace, in the United States circuit
court, has rendered decision in the cele-
brated "mince pie" case, in which it was
sought to restrain the manufacture by
M Doyle and company, of this CITY, of
preparation of miuce meat known as the
Eagle" brand. The suit was test case,
many manufacturers of mince meat
throughout the country being involved,
The complaint was dismissed and injunc-
tions against the Rochester firm and
others were ordered vacated.
brooklyn TabernacIe's Finances.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, Jan. 24-Mr. Wood
eX-treasurer of the Brooklyn tabernacle,
| declares that there is nothing in the allie
| cations against him. He says he can nc
count for every dollar which came into
his hands, and that he courts investiga,
ton. DR.. Talmage said to-day: 81 don't
believe the charges against Mr.. Wood.
He has been faithful, hardworking
friend of the church for many years ]
believe nothing evil against him."
The Fight.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 24.-The eve
of the day originally set for the big fight
between Americas champion heavy
weight James J. Corbett and England's
champion Charlie Mitchell finds this staid
old town in great excitement, company
/ of militia called out for active service en-
camped within its corporate limits, and
| the belief general that martial law will lie
declared tomorrow morning.
As to the fight, everything is still prob
! lemetical The matter of the permanent
injunction is to be decided to-day, but
that does not seem to interest the sporting
element near as much as the final dispo-
sition of that $50, 600 check. Referee Kelly,
with crowd of newspaper men at his
heels, presented the check ut the bank for
payment, but was told that until the con.
ditions on the back were fulfilled the
money COulI nOJ DE uTdWu. Nelly Lncu
got the members of the club together and
proceeded to do some very emphatic talk
ing. The result was that the club mem
bers went into secret conference and had
what came nearer being fight than any
thing that has, or is likely to occur, in
this neighborhood for some time. 1t is
generally believed that the check will
never be cashed until the club has sold
enough tickets to recoup themselves for
their contributions towards the purse
There is no denying that the appearance
of the soldier boys has greatly angered
the majority of the citizens, who are
anxious to have the contest pulled off as
at first planned. Major Lowell says ne
has received no further orders than to re
port to the sheriff, which he has done.
He says he will, of course, obey the orders
of the governor, but he knows that nine
out of every ten of the militiamen would
like to witness the fight.
The matter of postponing the fight until
| Saturday will be determined after the de-
cision on the injunction application is
| handed down. 1t is understood that both
| Corbett and Mitchell have agreed to n
postponement, but it is more than likely
that if the contest does not take place to-
morrow, it will not at ALL at all events,
not under the supervision of the Duval
club.
On the whole, the situation to-day is of
u comic opera nature, with the outlook
for fight, or series of fights, between
| the club members and others interested in
the matter far brighter than are the
chances of Corbett and Mitchell coming
! together here.
Hawaiian Matter
ALBANY, n. Y. Jan. A.-Soon after
the state senate was called to order the
concurrent resolution passed by the as
sembly congratulating the president and
the people of Hawaii ON the abandonment
of the Hawaiian policy came up. Senator
Saxton asked that it be adopted at once
Senator Cantor made sarcastic speech
proposing that a petition be drawn uI
asking congress not to take any action
without first having consulted this sen
ate. Why should congress and the state
senate change places9 OF course the Ha-
waiian question figured largely in the
elections last fall and mem bers of the
senate were elected on that issue He
asked that the resolution be sent to the
finance committee and that the commit
tee be empowered to send for President
Cleveland and for the queen and to cross
question them.
Senator Saxton said that the resolution
was not at all unusual, as Mr.. Cantor
very well knew. He had no doubt that
all the senators were fully in accord with
the statement made in the resolution,
democrats as well as repu ublicans He
could see no reason why the resolution
should not be adopted at once.
Senator Cantor said that the resolution
should not be passed without having been
examined. There had been no "abandon-
ment of the policy of the administration"
The question had merely been referred to
/ congress.
After some further discussion the reso-
luton was adopted by viva voce vote.
Slot Machines are Gambling.
MAIDEN, Mass, Jan. 24-The "nickel
in-the-slot case" was decided in the dis
trict court This is the case in which
Freeman l.. Wallace was arraienei unon
complaint of Mayor Francis Batcheider
of the city of Everett, charged with keen.
ing gaming house. Mayor Batchelder
went into Wallace's store and dropped
nickel in the slot of a machine on the