Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-03-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
CHARTS ALL WRONG.
Surprising Testimony Brought Out at
the kearsarge Inquiry.

Surprising Testimony Brought Out at
the Kearsarge Inquiry.
BROOKLYN y. Y, March 6.-Lieut-
Commander Pillsbury gave the most sur
prising testimony of any brought out at
the hearsarge inquiry. He has been in
the service about "a years, and for at
least five years has been engaged in the
observation of currents. Commander
Pillsbury said he had fourd variable
currents even in what was known "a the
gulf stream He had found currents
lowing in direction opposite to that of
the gulf stream, and had found the stream
In places to be only 40 miles wide instead of
2l0. To Admiral Gherardi, the witness said
he did not consider that he was actually
in tie gulf stream when he encountered
the reverse currents of which he had
spoken.
The witness then made an interesting
statement He said that since Decem ber
last the photographic Office had issued
new chart of the Caribbean sea which
corresponded with the new pilot chart of
that body of water, and which showed
that the charts of the stream up to De-
cember had been all wrong.
DO you mean," asked Admiral Cher
ardi, that where the currents were north
west they are now southwestY
II mean that the old pilot charts up
to December last gave erroneous informal
ton"
The undercurrents in the Carl bbean
sea, Mr. Pllsbury continued, sometimes
played great mischief with the surface
currents. Ii the currents changed about
Roncador it could not he detected by
those on board ship until within mile
Of the reef
Election Murder at Troy,
TROY, March Z. - Never has Troy
witnessed a more exciting muni-
cipal election There were scenes
of disord + at many of the polling
places, but the outrageous disregard of
the law reached its height at noon. when
one young republican was murdered and
another was seriously wounded with II
bullet in his head. Until late into the
night the streets were crowded with ex-
cited throngs and the excitement is still
at fever heat to-day.
Robert and William Ross, tie victims,
were among the citizens who ~. htrAd ut
the polls in the tn rdJ district OF tn3 18Th
ward in the interest of certain can iidates.
The voting had been spirited at this dis.
trict, but not until the appearance OF
gang of alleged repeaters was there Il
ripple of excitement. A man, who it is
claimed had no right to cast vote pre-
sented himself at the polls and demanded
ballots. The republicans who challenged
him We're ejected and the applicant was
aftsrward pushed into the street by other
republicans.
Then bullets flew through the air and
four men were struck. The alleged
aggressors at the head of whom were
Bat" Shea, John NEG ugh and
Jerry" Cleary, drew pistols, ani
so did others in the crowd. BY
ISLANDERS say that Robert Ross was
knocked down with club anl while he
was lying with his face down the assassin
sent a bullet into his brain, causing al
most instant death. Another who fell
was William Ross, the murdered mans
| brother He was shot in the neck and
his condition is critical. Bat" Shea was
slightly W unded, II bullet having caused
"A scalp wound. A fourth man, John
McGough, was also shot Shea was taken
10 u saloon where his injuries were dressed
Artidote for Morphine.
NEW YORK, March 6-The efficacy O
permanganate of potash MS an antidott
ior morphine poisoning was demonstrated
in the case of George II. Acherman o
Passaic, N. j. Ackcrman took sever
grains of morphine in m stake for qui
nine, and when he found what he hac
done he called DIR. Edwin De Buun, who
administered sixty grains of sulphate o.
zinc rs an emetic. 1t failed to work, and
Alderman vas almost in state Of CONF
when Dr.. D. Baum thought Of the new
antidota He told Ackerman to wall
brslly around table while he dissolved
ten grains f pcrmanganata Of potash
l5y the TING De Baum got back Ackermar
was on hls hands and knees on the floor
The pupils + his eyes had contracted tc
The 5 re II l,inno!es and his heart Lad al
most ceased to beat DIR. De Baum made
him swallow ten graiiS of tue solution,
and then injected SIX grains hypodermic
ally. The ckerman was walk I'd arount
for 1Shours to keep him awake aud was
treateI frequently with electricity. Ii,
is now rccareratinS.
Great Christian Exposition
NEW York, March 7-Will,am Morri,
HAYES has a plan for the &c ebration OF
th4 b ginning o: tire twentieth century
lfthe Cnrstiin erl by an exposition to
he held in t..i' city during the year 1870.
Mr.. Hay, has in Curse Of pre- ara ion a
detail fl lam -mbadying all tac imp rt-
ant icutUr-s 81 the proposed celebration,
which he vii. on lazy before the lepre-
sen ate Iden o.. lhis ci With Il view 10
the ofl alI!H1ticn of a c mIil;ce to ar.
r"n-e the re.im nary detA is Mr. Hayes
h had {, Hsiierab.e experience in exp y
silicn work and believes if the right sup
pert IS eive7 New y rk will nave IN cx-
pcs q on in 1860 which will far surpnss