Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-09-27

purse of $4,000.
Princeton, N. j., Sept 2O-Princeton
college opened for the term with 11S5
students. The incoming class num-
bers 279, about the same as last year.
Thomasville, Ga, Sept. 20.-David
Gooseby, colored, who criminally as
saulted and murdered Susan Butler a
1O-year-old white girl, paid the penalty
of his crime shortly after midnight by
being lynched.
Paris, Sept. 24.--Le Soir says that the
subscriptions to the Panama canal
loan were only 10000 shares in Paris
and like number in the provinces.
Three hundred thousand shares were
offered at 100 francs each.
Newark, N. J.. Sept. 24.-Fire de-
stroyed the patent and enameled
leather factory of Cashion & Flynn, on
Chapel street, yesterday morning. The
loss will amount to $4,000. The fire
originated in the drying room.
Fort Smith, Ark, Sept. 21-John p.
Poynter was hanged here yesterday
afternon for the murder of William
Holding and Edward Vanl1ier, his
travelling companions, last February.
He died protesting his innocence.
Chicago. Sept. 24.-Solly Smith and
Oscar Gardner, the Omaha Kid" have
been matched to fight to q finish at
lis pounds for $500 side and the best
purse offered. The New Orleans clubs
will be asked to bid for the fight.
Aver, Mass, Sept. 24,-The mills of
the Columbian Manufacturing company
at Greenville, ID H., started on full
time this morning They furnish the
fnf Of hn 4
have been running only four days per
week for the past ten months.
New York, Sept. 2l.-Wllam b. Kel-
ler, doing business under the name of
the Keller Engraving and Printing
company, at NOS. 2l6 ana 21S William
street, has made an assignment to
Lawyer George w. De Lano, giving
preferences to the amount of SIS 300
New York, Sept. 22.-The receivers Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad company
have appointed John Scott comptroller
and have abolished the Offices OF gem
eral auditor and secretary to the board.
1t is understood that the executive Of
fees of the receivers will be removed to
st. Paul.
New York, Sept. 21.-At a meeting of
the directors of the Adams Express
company yesterday the resignation of
President Sandford was received and
accepted. l. c. Weir, Of Cincinnati,
was elected president. Mr.. Sandford
will continue as a director of the com
pany
Princeton, N. j., Sept 22.-The second
days practice at football on the Prince
ton field was even more encouraging
than the first. Ten new men appeared.
OF these RICHTER is a promising quar-
ter. Capt. Trenchard announces his in
tention to meet both Harvard and
Pennsylvania, If possible,
Washington, Sept 21.-Sccretary Car
Isle has directed that Mr.. Elliott, the
property man Of Days theatre New
York, who had been ordered deported,
as coming into the United States
under contract, be granted a further
hearing as he now claims that he is
an artist" and as such does not come
under the contract labor law
Washington, Sept. 22.-The treas
ury's ten days" statement was issued
to-day for the twenty days of Septem-
Der. 1t shows a decided improvement
in custom receipts in New York. The
figures are: Twenty days of Septem-
Der, 1894 $7411, 1877 Twenty days of
August, 1894 $4652, ,9S2 Twenty DAYS
of September, 1898, $5,597,571. Twenty
days of September, 1892, S6,64i,1SS. The
exact gold reserve is stated at $685.
005, ,O27.
Newark. N. J., Sept. 2O-The big
strike of the local assembly of the
United Garment Cutters of America,
was brought to an end last night
through the mediation of the state
board of arbitration, and on Monday
1000 employees, who have been idle for
two weeks, will resume work. 1t is a
decided victory for the employees as the
contractors have yielded every point,
even to giving of bonds The latter
question has caused the breach to re-
main open the last five days.
Washington, Sept. 22.-The CON
certed effort of the scientists of this
country to have the magnificent as
Economical instruments of the naval
observatory devoted exclusively to sci
entific research under the direction of
the professional astronomers of the
navy, has at last met with success and
the great twenty-siX inch and twelve
inch equatorials as well as the other
famous astronomical instruments be-
longing to the government will here
after be devoted to increasing the
worlds knowledge of the heavens.
New York, Sept. 22.-Mme. Fursch-
Mahdi, the noted opera singer is dead
at Warrenville, Somerset county, N. j..
of cancer of the stomach. Her hus-
band, son and daughter were at the
bedside. She had been in Warrenville
for six months since the disease began
to show itself. Recently she got much
worse, and hope of recovery was given
up. Her death was not unexpected
Nine. Fursch Mahdi was AZ years old
She was a native of France. Her first
appearance in this country was at the
Academy of Music under Mapelson
fourteen years ago.
| New Haven, Conn, Sept 24.-Tho
| construction of the line of road be-
tween New Haven and Bridgeport, on
the New York division of the consoIi-
dated road, has been completed and
the four new tracks have been thrown
| open for traffic. The new link elimi-
mates a number of heavy grades and
bad curves between the points named
and was a very expensive piece of
work. The new Water street bridge