Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-08-23
CONVERSATIONS.

OF the sultan OF morocco are beSelBeu
by the Kabyles.
Troy N. Y, Aug. 21.-Archbishop
Corrigan and III priests from New
York arrived last evening. They went
ut once into retreat at st. Josephs
Provincial seminary. Vicar General
Farley will preach the retreat sermon.
Jersey City Aug. 1S.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons, the pugilist, was badly thrashed
Thursday night, but not in the prize
ring. A conductor on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad did the job, and did it
well. Lanky Bob's face will bear the
marks of the encounter for some time.
Philadelphia, Aug 21.-Dr. James
Kitchen, who for many years was a
prominent physician in this city, died
last night, aged "a years. He was
graduated from the university of
Pennsylvania in 1922. After practising
allopathy for fifteen years he changed
to homeopathy.
Baltimore, Aug. 21.-The annual con-
vention of the Bavarian National So
ciety of North America was called to
order at Harigari hall yesterday and
will continue It's sessions until to-mor-
row night. The society is for benen-
cial purposes and has branches all
over the country.
Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 21.-The
four-round fight between the light
weights, Horace N. Leeds, of Atlantic
City, and owen H. Zeigler, of Phila-
delphia, last night, resulted in draw,
neither man having any decisive ad-
vantage Leeds, however, was the
strongest at the finish.
Chicago, Aug. 21.-The case of al
legged kidnapping of Ebenezer NJ. BY
ers, the Pittsburg iron manufacturer,
by DIR. w. Lewis Tallman, of this city,
came before Judge Sears yesterday.
The court gave Mrs. Byers' lawyer
until this afternoon to file the traverse
of the answer made by the doctor.
Amber. Pa, Aug. 1S.-John Grund,
and Il man by the name of Mapes
were run over by freight train on
the Trenton cut off railroad, near
Langhorn. and killed. 1t is supposed
that the men were sitting beside the
tracks when they were struck by the
train Both were residents of that vi
cinity.
Washington, Aug. 1S.-A statement
has been made by the disbursing Off
Ger Of the agricultural department
showing that there was a reduction in
the expenditures of that department
during the fiscal year ending June 30
1894, Of more than IA per cent, and
that there viii be conveyed back into
the treasury nearly $5OO0OO.
Maspeth, l.. l., Aug. 21-Maggie Lud-
wig, 10 years old and residing with her
parents in this village, was instantly
killed last night by u west-bound Rock
away beach train near Freeman's
4
Habermann's agate works, and in COM
pany with Barbara Smith, was walking
on the tracks when struck by the train.
Wichita, Kas Aug. 2O-The directors
of the lately suspended Wichita bank
announced last night that they have
been able to make such arrangements
with their depositors as will enable
them to reopen that institution Sept. l.
Bank Examiner Ewing has satisfied
himself of the ability of the bank to
meet its obligations and resume bus
mess.
Dunklrk, N. Y, Aug. 18.-Intense
excitement prevails here on account
of a report that the oil well which Is
being drilled on the Scott farm, SIX
miles south of this city, has turned out
a gusher of 100 barrels capacity per
day The town is wild with enthusi-
aSm. The finding of oil at this point
opens up what is believed to be valua-
Bile oil territory.
Columbus, o.. Aug. 2O-John Verdon,
penitentiary convict. from Cincin-
natl who dropped dead from heart dis
ease Saturday, predicted the day and
hour of his death. When he was re-
ccived at the prison he wrote this pre-
diction on slip of paper, which was
given to another convict to keep. The
paper was examined to-day and found
to be exactly true.
Babylon, L. l., Aug 21.-The resi-
dence of Joseph T. Thompson, on South
road. was entered by burglars at mid
night. Mr.. Thompson, who is a mem
Der of the New York Stock exchange,
heard noise in the dining-room, and
| hurrying down stairs fired two shots
at a man running across his lawn
The would-be burglar escaped. None
of the valuables are missing.
Chicago, Aug. 17.-Aldace +. Walker
was appointed receiver of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad yes
terday to succeed President j. W.
Reinhart, resigned. Mr.. Walkers $
appointment is entirely agreeable to
the two other receivers, and it is be
lieved that there will be entire har-
mony in the future conduct of the af-
fairs of the Atchison system.
London, Aug. 21.-The Yokohama cor.
respondent of the Central News says
that Japan's 4-percentage war loan has
been fully subscribed. The CentraI
News correspondent in Tien Tsn de-
nies the report that China will arrange
to place a loan in England. The Cen
tral News correspondent in Shanghai
| learns that China has completed ar
rangements with an agent in England
for large supplies of firearms and am.
| munition.
| Parkersburg. w. Va, Aug. 20.-Mrs.
| Eunice Conrad the Oldest woman
west of the Alleghenies, died Saturday
at her home in Gilmer county, at the
age Of III years. Mrs. Conrad's men,
/ ory was wonderfully retentive almost
up to the day of her death Born In
| 1777 in Virginia, she passed through
many interesting and important
epochs in the history of the country.
| She with her parents settled in Gill
mer county in 1887.