Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


The italian cruiser Piemonte has
been ordered out of Japanese waters.
New fortifications are to be erected
in Pensacola Harbor, at a cost of $1,000,
James A Bailey bought the interest
of the Barnum heirs in the Barnum
show
The four miners entombed near Car
bondale. Pa, were rescued alive Sat
urday.
Flying Jib paced mile at Chlllcothe,
O., Saturday, in l minute and 551a
| seconds
All the tin-plate mills in the country,
acting in concert, shut down last Sat
urday night.
The japanese have occupied a town
in Manchuria on the way to Moukden.
without opposition
Cookies coior printing establishment
at Leeds, England. was destroyed by
hre Sunday. Loss, $750.000.
Government surveyors in Alaska
found Mount Logan to be 1000 feet
higher than Mount St Elias
United States marshals in Ken
lucky bagged l2O moonshiners as the
result of six months hard work
Ben Price, clerk in the Cook, county
N. Y, jnil, has fallen heir to an estate
worth from 100000 to 81 100000.
The czar, whose doctors have told
him to go to Greece. has had two i'm
perial yachts sent to the Piraeus.
The Irish party threatens to desert
Lord Rosebery unless ne declares war
Immediately on the house of Lords.
Gov. Flower, of New York has ap-
pointed Mrs. Sarah J. Fee, of Roches-
ter manager of the Western House of
The victim Of the murder mystery at
North Scituate, r. t. was identified as
Mrs Emily Chambers, of Providence,
R. l.
woman in Chicago dropped dead In
the chair of a beauty specialist who
was treating her face for disfgure-
ments.
Mrs. Ruth Wakefield the wife of the
oldest Methodist Episcopal minister IN
the United States, died at Newton, Pa,
Sunday.
Sporting men all over the country
generally agree that Corbett should
accept a bona-fde challenge from Fitz-
simmons
large number of gamblers and
owners of Iroperty where gambling
was carried Oil in Chicago have been
indicted.
The University of the City of New
York began its cole giate year Monday
in its new buildings on University
Heights.
Three bullets were fired into Judge
Bretano's house in Chicago with evi-
dent to kill him or some of his family
! Saturday.
Capt Half, of the Vigilnnt, just ar
rived in this country thinks that the
Gould yacht can beat the Britannia
eight times out of ten.
The excessive rains in Cuba have
caused great floods, which are mum
dating many towns and causing great
loss of life and property.
Three men who held up an express
train In Arizona secured Il small sum
of money. They We're tralled and cap
tured by a sherir's posse.
The authorities are inquiring into
scandal in a convent in Naples in
connection with which a lady superior
ana others have been arrested.
One hundred and eighty-three non
commissioned officers were arrested in
Berlin for seditiouE outcries. There
was great excitement over the affair.
Charles Smith the negro who killed
three colored deputies near NIuskogee.
L. T., has been captured. He also
wounded one white man and a white
woman.
The Penn Iron company, of Lancas-
ter, Pa, has posted notice of reduc-
ton of puddlers wages from 50 to s.. as
n tom Other
per cent.
Postmaster Hessing, of Chicago, de-
nounced as liars and scoundrels the
ministers who criticised him on ac-
count of the Sunday inspection parade
of letter carriers.
A cable from Shanghai says that 1t
is probable that the emperor of China
will be dethroned in favor of Prince
kung's son, who will treat with the
Japanese for peace,
Cardinal Gibbons preached on labor
Sunday, and said that strikes had
caused a loss of $4,000, 600 in eight
years to employees, while employers lost
only one-half this amount.
The British tank steamer Allegheny
and the Belgian steamer Caucase were
in collision in Delaware bay, and the
Allegheny was sunk, the crew narrow
ly escaping with their lives.
The China, Webster & Pembroke
mills at Suncoke, Pa, have been run
ming full time for the past week. The
help is all in. The strike is all over
and business is picking up fast
Hiram Thomas, colored, a rich Sara
toga landlord, has been induced by
protests of residents of a fashionable