Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-08-16
CONVERSATIONS.

Berlin, Aug. 1O.-A dispatch from st.
Petersburg says that twenty-five fresh
cases of cholera and fourteen deaths
have been reported there
Washington, Aug. 15.-Colonel Mat
thew Blunt, Sixteenth infantry, and
First Lieutenant William A. Kimball,
Fourteenth infantry have been placed
on the retired list of the army.
Jersey City, Aug. 14.-Chancellor Nc
GIN has refused to grant a writ of err
ror in the case of Bernhard Alien
berger, who Is to be hanged in the
county Jail on September for the
murder of Katie Rupp.
Hartford, Conn, Aug. l3.-According
TO the city directory, just published
the population of Hartford is 65,O42
estimated on a basis which was veri-
fed by the last government census
This is n gain of nearly 1900 since
1890.
Pittsheld, Mass, Aug. 13.-Mrs.
Charles Archie Burbank, twenty-five
years old, wife, of the manager of the
Academy of Music, was drowned at
Onok Lake, where she was in camp
with party of friends.
New York, Aug. 15.-With appropri-
ate ceremonies and the firing of many
'volleys," the Salvation army last
evening laid the corner stone of it's
new structure, the Mrs. Gen. Booth
Memorial building, on Fourteenth
street near Sixth avenue.
Denver. Col, Aug. 1O.-General Cook
has withdrawn all troops from service
along the line of the Southern Pacific
railroad in Arizona. In view of the
recent firing upon soldiers at Newcas-
tie 1t is not likely that the Colorado or
New Mexico troops will be withdrawn
soon.
Washington, Aug. 1O.-Passed AS
sistant Engineer George d. Strick-
land, of the United States ship ranger,
has been sent home from Sitka, Alas
ka, for treatment at the Mare island
naval hospital His illness is said to
be due to overwork there being no
other engineer on the ship
Kane, Pa, Aug 1O.-Piegon, a small
town on the Tionesta Valley railroad,
in Elk county, was totally destroyed
by fire. Fifteen buildings, stores, post
office, large mills and seven million feet
of hemlock and other sawed lumber
were burned AS there is no telegraph
wire to the village further particulars
cannot be reached.
Washington, Aug. 13,-For the first
ten days Of August the receipts of
the treasury have aggregated $4,000
600 and the expenditures $11, ,00O, 600 of
which $6600,0O0 have been on account
of pensions The internal revenue re-
ceipts have held up quite we'll, but
customs receipts still run low, footing
up a little over $1,000 OOO
train on the Central railroad of New
Jersey parted while descending
grade near here and the two sections
came together with a crash. Twenty
five cars were wrecked and the tracks
were blocked for several hours.
Brakeman John st. John, Philiosburg,
N. j.. was badly injured
Washington. Aug. 15.-The fact that
the situation of the China-Japancse
affair Is considered sufficiently grave to
require the augmentation Of our naval
force in the China sea Is made evident
by Secretary Herbert's order lust is
| sued, requiring the Charleston to pre-
pare to start for the scene Of hostilitics
| as soon as possible The Charleston is
now at San Francisco, having Just un-
| dergone cleaning of her bottom at
the Mare Island navy yard. She will
touch at Honolulu on her way.
New Haven, Conn, Aug 1O.-The
| striking cigar makers who were called
out of Cunningham & Co.'S factory
| July 16 last, because the firm refused
to pay the scale, have won their point.
Cunningham e. Co. sent word to their
men that they might go to work.
committee of the Cigarmakers union
called at the firms office and were in
formed that the union scale would be
adopted and that the entire old force
might come back. Work was at once
resumed
Boston, Aug. 10.-John and Marion
Manola- Mason, the actors, have
brought suit against Isaac II. Vein
| berg, of New York city. The writs are
returnable in September in the su-
perior court The plaintiffs claim that
Weinberg falsely, mnliciously and
without probable cause instituted and
prosecuted criminal charge, at the
same time knowing that he had no
cause justifying l criminal complaint.
and that he secured the issuing of
warrant for their arrest by false state
ments made by MIN to Judge Burke.
Kingston, n. Y, Aug 13.-John DON
nelly Samuel Donnelly and James
Bundy are locked up IN the Delhi Jail
for breaking into the farm house of
Mason Hlll, in Kortright There was
q desperate fight between the burglars
and MIR. Hill and his sister, the latter
using hatchet and Mr.. Hill the butt
of his revolver, which otherwise was
Of no service because the cartridges
would not explode. Miss Hill hacked
John Donnelly badly over the head
with the hatchet and the other men
We're badly injured, but they escaped
arrest then. Yesterday Bundy con-
fessed being connected with the bur
glary, and implicated the D6nnellys
| Hcrmosillo, Mex, Aug 13.-The
| forces Of government soldiers sent
against the Yaqui Indians have met
with defeat in all attacks so far made
and the Indians, emboldened by their
| successes are committing depredations
| upon the unprotected ranchmen. A
courier has arrived here, bringing
news of an encounter between soldiers
and Indians near the village of Chill
tepines. which resulted in fifteen SOL
diers being killed and large number
wounded. The Indians lost about ten
The Indians ambushed the soldiers