Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-05-10
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


CHICAGO, May 5-A morning paper save
that Mayor Hopkins will tender Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer a position on the board of edu-
cation effective August /.
Boston, May Tt has been definitely
decided by the Harvard Lawn TEN is asso
citation that they will not release Jarvis
Field to the freshman baseball nine now on
any consideration.
LEXINGTON, Ky, May ct is rumored
here that n delegation of democrats will
soon wait upon Colonel Breckenridge and
present him paper asking him in the name
of the party to withdraw from the race.
ALBANY, May 5.-Gov Flower has vetoed
Assemblyman Sheflield's bill empowering
any future mayor of New York city to re
move and appoint heads of city depart
ments within sixty days after assuming
office.
NEW ORLEANS, May --latest advices
from Bluefelds are to the effect that, in
answer to the demand of British Minister
Goslin, Nicaragua has Cancelled her with
drawal of British Consul Bingham's exc
quatur
BERLIN, May s.-Emperor William has
purchased several estates adjacent to his
seat at Urville, Lorraine, it is reported.
The empress and the imperial children
may reside at Urville while the emperor is
on his trip to Norway.
LONDON, May THE Derby Telegraph
announces, upon the authority of Sir
William Harcourt himself, that the rumor
that Sir William is about to resign is un-
founded, and that he has not the least in
tention of abandoning his seat.
ALBANY, May 9.-Secretary of State Pal.
mer called the constitutional convention
to order shortly after ii o'clock and admin.
istered the oath of Office to the delegates,
Joseph II. Choate was chosen president
and Charles E. Fitch secretary.
WAsHINGToN May 4.-Representative
| Hines of Pennsylvania, has secured the
appointment of j. f. Dempsey, of Pittston,
as mail transfer clerk at Scranton. Mr..
| Dempsey is the principal official of the
! 1'rainmen's union in the Wyoming valley
of Pennsylvania
SALEM, Mass, May 9.-Custom house
inspectors j. b. Osborne and J. w.
Stocller Boarding Officer j. Howard Hay
and Boatman w f. Frank Powers repub.
licans, have just been notified that they
will be relieved from duty. Their places
will be filed by democrats.
Boston, May s.-The governor removed
from Office Frank w. Jones, general super
intendent of prisons. Charges We're re
Gently made that the private business of
the superintendent was in some way in
volved in the prison contract work and Mr..
Jones rendered his resignation.
pITTsBURG, May 4.-The venerable cap
tain William Reed, who for 40 years has
been in active service in the city police de
partment, is dead after a lingering illness
Captain Reed was perhaps the oldest police
official in the United States He was IS
years of age and well known. The direct
cause of death was paralysis.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May s,-The Courier
Journal which has heretofore maintained
II position of strict neutrality regarding
the case of Congressman w. c. p, Breck-
iuridge since the beginning of the Pollard
scandal, now breaks silence in an editorial
declaring that Mr. Breckinridge should be
beaten for denomination for the good of the
democratic party.
EAST NoRTHFIELD, Mass May 7.-Mr
and Mrs. Dwight l.. Moody have issued
invitations for the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Emma Reynolds Moody, to
Arthur Percy Fits, who holds "A RESPONSE
bic position at the Chicago Training School
for Christian Workers The ceremony will
take place in the North Congregational
church Wednesday evening, May IS.
LoNDoN, May 7.-The United States
cruiser ChlcaSo Is expected TO arrive at
GraVesehu tomorrow Iord brassey' hall
,liraltv together with several eminent
naval and military officers. are arranging
| to ,rive tho A,gsbin's officers a warm vel
| come. They intend to honor Admiral Err
hon and Cnntain Mabon with n nublic han
ouet in London,
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with speech OH SatuIUay' Inc women