Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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effort to control the price of sugar to
retailers.
The czar has Bright's disease, COM
plicated with diabetes. one of his ply
sicians says.
James II. Crossman, one of the own
ers of the Temescal tin mine, took
his own life in San Francisco.
Governor Greehalge and the other
state officers We're renominated by
the Massachusetts republicans.
Admiral Mello, who fought the
| Aquidaban to fame, says he expects
to be again in warship before long.
United States Senator Mcpherson,
of New Jersey, declines to be candi-
| date for reelection on account of i'll
health.
Seventy Japanese vessels, warships
and troopships, have been spied in the
gulf of Pechili, sailing towards China's
capital.
Three men, including an alleged
murderer and an alleged bank swim
dler, sawed out of Jail at Bel Air, Md,
Saturday
Though the cholera seems to hold its
own in Europe, it is believed that the
season is too far advanced to let it
reach America this year
Stephen C Wierster formerly promi-
nent as a merchant and politician at
Kingston. N. Y, ended his life Satur-
day by cutting his throat.
Ex-senatr sewan, of New Jersey,
is said to be ready to spend $4,000 to
be elected United States senator to
succeed John r. Mcpherson.
Frankfort, KY, that Secretary of the
| Treasury Carlisle is a candidate for
the senate is doubted at Washington
Three young women We're ordained
to the diaconate and two men to the
priesthood of the Episcopal Church at
New York Sunday. Bishop Potter Off
ciated.
The police at Providence, r. l., have
unearthed more damaging evidence
against Lawrence A. Keegan, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Emily Cham
bers at Scituate.
back from Europe. He says that in
Representative William L. Wilson is
accepting dinner from the London
chamber of commerce he did nothing
to be ashamed of.
The free delivery service has been
extended by the postoffice department
from Plainfield N. j., to Netherwood
N. j., and the post office at the lat
ter place abolished.
Secretary Carlisle has decided to
refer to the attorney-general for his
opinion the question as to when the
several sections of the wool schedule
of the new tariff go into effect.
Glazer, Frame & Co., cigar manu-
facturers, at Reading, Pa, have re-
stored the wages of all their cigar
makers, who were reduced a few
months ago about 81 per thousand.
Gen. James w. Negley, who won
fame in the civil war, was arrested
and held in $1,000 bail on the charge
of fraud in the negotiation of $500, 900
worth of King Locomotive works
bonds
Albert Harris, of Harris Bros, of
S65 Broadway, New York city, we'll
known glove manufacturers, shot and
| killed himself in the front parlor of
his home No. 1O3 East 72d street, Sat
urday.
The governments of the United
States and Ecuador have selected the
| British resident minister at Quito as
the arbitrator of the claim of the
American citizen, Julio Santos,
against the Ecuadorian government
for illegal arrest and Imprisonment.
The faculty of Yale have announced
the award of the Hugh Chamberlain
Greek prize. 1t was given to the stu
dent passing the best examinations
in the Greek required for admission
to college. Robert Ernest Hume of
Ahmeinegar, India, is the successful
man this year.
Chief Hazen of the United States
secret service received a telegram an
nouncing the arrest at Bay City,
Mich, of Hamilton Block, who is said
to have made four very dangerous
counterfeit bills. Block was the leader
of the gang which few months ago
broke Jail at Milwaukee.
The cruiser Minneapolis although
she has been declared ready to go into
commission this week by Chief Naval
Constructor Hichborn, will not be
available for some time on account of
lack of men, congress having refused
to provide appropriations for the in
| crease of the men in the navy.
United States Consul Leonard 3.
Smith at Curacao, Dutch West Indies,
| the Sldle utpdl llutHl lIdl lilt
government has increased the tax on
all imports to per cent, being an
increase of "a of / per cent. The OBJ
ject Is to raise more revenue to supply
an anticipated deficit for the next
| year.
If ex-Postmaster-Ge General John Wan
amaker can be induced to become a
candidate for the presidency of the
Reading Railroad company, there will
probably be three tickets in the field
at the annual meeting in January
next. President Harris will be a
candidate for reelection and Isaac l..
Rice has already announced that he
will head ticket.
Senator Hill and Congressman
Lockwood were officially notified of
their nomination for governor and
acknowledgement respectively, and
made short speeches of of acceptance.
Supreme Court Justice Charles F.
Brown, of Newburgh, was chosen by
the democratic state committee as
candidate for judge of the court of
appeals, vice Gaynor resigned.