Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-08-02
BRENITIlSS.


agree to pay the compromise rate.
NEW YORK, July 26-Mr. Frank X.
Sturgis, formerly president of the Stock
Exchange, was yesterday elected president
OF the United States Cordage company
WAsHINGToN July 3l.-The government
has determined to establish naval coal
Ing station for the North Atlantic and
caribbean Sea fleet at Key West.
OYSTER BAY, l.. l., July 26. "A shark,
nine feet long, was caught in the sound off
Oyster bay and towed ashore. When cut
open a childs finger, badly mangleI, was
found in the stomach.
PARIS, July 26-The seconds selected
respectivevoly by Deputy Denoux and
Jean Drault, of the socialist journal La
Libre Parole have agreed that there is no
ground for duel between the two gentle
| men.
TROY, n. Y, July 3O-Justice Williams
sentenced John McGough, convicted of
assault in the first degree in shooting
William Ross at an election poll, to Clin-
ton prison for nineteen years and six
months.
PROVIDENCE r., l., July 3l-The An
thouy mill in the town OF Coventry, en-
ploying 1000 operatives has shut down.
a new wheel is to be put in, and it may
be eight or Ten weeks before the mill re-
sumes operations.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 30.-Reliable
Information received here from the Linton
coal mining district states that the stories
sent out from that place about a race war
between white and negro coal miners have
been exaggerated.
READING, Pa, July 31.-After an idle
ppEg a SpVpral months thn railing mill Of
the Reading Iron company have resumed
operations together with the sheet MILL
giving employment to 250 hands The
other departments will start up tonight.
GLADSTONE, Mich, July 31.-The strike
in which 400 mon We're involved practically
came to an end yesterday when ma ajyrity
of the men applied for work, and signed
contr acts with the railroad companies and
renounced their membership in the Ameri-
can Railway union
KINGSTON, \. Y, July 3l.-The ami
versary Of the Inauguration of George
Clinton, on July "a, lI71, as governor of
the state of New York, was observed at the
old Senate House in this city last night un-
der the auspices of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and Pratt Post, G.
A. X.
BosToN, July 30-Walter johnson, of
Philadelphia and Sampson Crawford of
Boston, coloIed heavyweights, faced each
other for four rounds at the Cribb
club The fight was in Johnson's favor
from the start and he showed himself
very clever man. In the fourth round he
scored knock out and got the decision.
| HARTFORD, Conn. July 30.-The Hart
ford lodge of Elks has voted to sustain the
action OF the grand trustees in holding the
recent national convention at Atlantic
City \. D., and has sent the grand treas
urer 81, 800 as II loan from its lodge funds
NEW YORK, July 30.-The Hochi Shin
bun compares the fighting capacity of the
japanese and the Chinese naveis and ar
riYes at the following results: Japan
number of vessels, 81; their tonnage, about
6l, COO; horse power, about 95,0 000 China
number of vessels, 46; tonnage, about OS,-
600; horsepower. about 1900.
JERSEY CITY, July 3O-Mme. De Haven
and Prof. La Blanche made a double bal
! loon ascension from Eldorado yesterday
afternoon. The lady's balloon went up
all right, but the professors broke just as
he entered it, and he was thrown through
II piece of scenery in the amphitheatre and
badly hurt His balloon went to New York.
JAMAICA, n. Y, July 31.-The body of
the man killed on the Southern railroad at
| Springfield yesterday has been identified as
that of Rev Schuyler Trequa OF Rockville
| Centre, assistant pastor of the Presbyter-
ian church at Ocean Side. He was 60
years old, and during the late war was
! chaplain of the 30th regiment, New York
/ volunteers.
FREDERICK, Md, July 31.-The tariff
reform democrats of Frederick county held
an enth usiastic meeting in the Court
/ Square here last night. Resolutions We're
| adopted endorsing President Cleveland and
| the house of representatives; denouncing
the course pursued by the Maryland sena
tors and demanding the passage of the
| Wilson bill
PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, July 3l.-It is
| stated, on what appears to be excel ent au-
thority that the trolley road between this
city and Wappingers Falls, which Is APP
| proaching completion, is only one link in a
| chain of trolley systems connecting all
/ the inland towns between New York and
Albany. A road connecting Wappingers
Falls with Fishkill will next be con-
structed.
ST. JoHNs, n. F., July 81. George EN-
erson, speaker of the legislative assembly,
and James McGrath, ex-chairman of the
| DOHfu OF puDllC WOfhS, DOUu UelnDer5 Ol
the legislature for the Pacentia district,
have been unseated by decision of Chief
Justice Carter, who held that they were
| disqualified from sitting in the legislature
on account of the use of corrupt practices
at the recent elections
BosToN, July 3l.-A communication
/ from Mr.. Percival Lowell to Messrs
/ Chandler and Ritchie announces the dis
covery on July 10, by Mr.. A. f. Douglass,
of the Lowell observatory, of an irreg ular-
| ity in the southern portion Of the termina-
ter of Mars. The discovery was confirmed
/ by observations on July 20. This ire gu
/ larty is, perhaps, evidence of mountains
OF Mars of comparatively small height.
SCRl NToN, Pa, July 3l.-Shortly after
midnight Scranton decided to remain in
the state league, and the Troy franchise
will probably go to Johnstown, n. Y. 1t
was discovered that the national agree
ment had been broken in regard to both
| Hogan and Hodson. Hodson had signed
a conditional contract with Cleveland, as
had also Meany, of Harrisburg, and Ho-
| gan had di rect offer from Commiskey in