Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-15
BREyITIES.

London, Nov. 12.-The British cruiser
Calypso, of the training squadron, was
sighted yesterday sixty miles north of
the Canary islands. She parted from
the rest of the squadron in gale a
few days ago, and when the other ves-
tells reached Las Palmas without her
much anxiety for her safety was felt.
Denver. Nov s.-It having been DEM
onstrated that the woman's vote in
Denver in Tuesdays election was 55
per cent of the total vote, the leading
women, therefore formed a state or
ganization of their own for the next
national campaign, the purpose being
to increase their political power and
Importance.
London, Nov. 9.-The appeal of Geo
Edwardes, manager of the Empire
theatre, against the decision of the
London county council sustaining the
action of it's licensing committee not
to renew the drinking auditorium H.
cense of the empire, has been dis
missed, with costs, and the councils
order, refusing license to Mr.. Ed
wardes, stands
Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 12.-E. L.
Schultz, who escaped from the authori-
ties in Crawford county twenty-one
years ago at the conclusion of his trial
which resulted in his conviction of
murder in the first degree, was yester-
day delivered to the sheriff of that
county. He was captured at Purcell
/. T., and is charged with the murder
of a stock drover.
New York, Nov 12.-1he Rev. DR.
Charles II. Parkhurst, who has been
suffering from a severe cold for some
"a -
cupy his pulpit in the Madison Square
Presbyterian church yesterday. DR..
Francis S. Brown, of the Union Theo-
logical seminary, preached instead. The
doctor will leave to-day for Lakewood
where he will remain two weeks
London, Nov. 12-The Daily News
correspondent in Constantinople says
that it is impossible to obtain correct
details of the recent massacre of Ar
menians in the Sassoun region. near
Moosh. He mentions a report that
5000 were killed, including women and
children. The most credible story, he
says, ascribes the guilt to Turkish
troops. The British ambassador ia
making all possible inquiries.
London, Nov. 12-The Daily News
hears from: Odessa Another and more
important manifesto from the czar is
expected after the funeral. / gather
from all sides that the regret for the
deceased czar is materially qualified
by certain feeling of relief that his
iron control has been removed. Any
how, the momentary popular mind
hovers between hope and fear whether
Nicholas II. will load the press with
equal weight or relieve it of it's more
grievous burdens"
Princeton, ILL.,, Nov. ia meeting
of the coal miners of Spring Valley to
consider a strike was held in the Opera
house. 1t was called by the Driver &,
Co., men whose grievance is that three
of their number We're discharged be-
cause they absented themselves from
work on election day without giving
their employer the customary notice.
The meeting adjourned until Tuesday
without taking action. The rank and
file of the miners oppose a strike at
this tims.
London, Nov. IA dispatch from
Toxic states that the Japanese have
invested Port Arthur, and that the two
outermost forts on the land side have
been captured A dispatch from Shang-
hal says it is reported there that the
emperor is suffering with a fever and
is confined to his bed. A dispatch from
Tien-Tsin dated Tuesday and coming
by way of Shanghai says that the en-
peror and his court are preparing to
leave Pekin for Singe-Janfu, in the
province of Kiangsu, about 125 miles
northwest of Shanghai. 1t is stated
that 10000 Russian troops are concen-
trating at Vladivostock.
New York Nov. 12.-Annie Kampf,
rowly escaped sentence of two and
half years in Trenton state prison. re-
Gently, on a charge of picking pockets,
is now confined in Jefferson Market
prison on a similar charge. She was
arrested Saturday afternoon in Macy's
store, Fourteenth street and Sixth ave-
nue., by Detectives McCauley and Ste
phen O'Brien, who claim to have
caught her picking the pocket of
Mrs. Cecilia Clark, of Pleasant Mount,
Pa. The prisoner was re manded for
further examination. She has been
at liberty but one week On April 18th,
last, she was arrested for picking pock-
cts on the Hamburg line pier in Ho-
boken, but was finally released at the
instance of her lawyer who claimed
that she had not been tried before
legally constituted court.
Hartshorne, |. T., Nov. 12.-No hos
tile demonstration has yet been made
by the Indians, but the mobilization
of their forces continues. A band of
sixteen passed through here at o'clock
Friday night and another numbering
fifty passed three hours later All were
heavily armed. 1t is not known to
which side these belong. The 200 who
passed Friday morning though, were
intent upon avenging the execution of
Sllan Lewis. 1t is said upon reliable
authority that two large bands of
Choctaws are in the neighborhood of
the Jack Fort mountains and that they
are being constantly reinforced. The
Choctaw district court will be con-
vened at Wilburton Tuesday, when the
twenty-six prisoners indicted for the
same offense for which Shan Lewis
was executed will be placed on trial.
Boston, Nov. 12.-Yesterday all that
was mortal of poor Mike Kelly was
gently lowered to the grave by those
who had been near and dear to him
throughout life. Not for many long
day has the funeral of one man been