Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-04

matter OF equivalents Tor law student eX-
aminations, the court holding three years
academic course and one year in college
will not do to issue student certificate
on, unless the applicant has actually
passed Agents, examination.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.-Jacob Hart
man, motorman on the Catharine and
cambridge streets trolley line, met death
last night in peculiar manner. There
was some trouble with the trolley wire,
and Hartman was leaning over the front
dasher looking up at the wire when his
car ran switch and collided with another
car, crushing his head against the wood
work and killing him almost Instantly.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Jan. Judge Van
Syckel surprised the attendants in the
Union county court room by charging
the grand jurors that the Linden town
ship committee should be indicted for
bribery in granting license to the Lin
den blood horse association race track for
5000, to be paid to private corporation
the Linden sewer company. He directed
n former grand jury to find an Indictment
but they refused, and were discharged.
PITTsFIELD, Mass, Jan. 3.-Harvey L.
Williams of New York and Lenox, has
brought suit against the Boston and AL
900 for injuries received in the Chester
disaster last August. Mr.. Williams was
badly cut about the head and received n
severe shock. He was in the drawing
room car st. Elmo, which was smashed to
pieces and miraculously escaped death.
ALBANY, Jan. 2.-Gov Flower will issue
a proclamation to-day modifying his proc
lamation of last week, in reference to the
special election for members of congress
to be held in New York city. The date
for the election will be changed from Jan
uary % to January 30, pursuant to re
quests from both parties, who claim that
the time in which to file necessary certih-
Gates of nominations, etc, is too short
when the holidays and Legislative caucuses
are considered.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The majority
members of the ways and means commit
tee met last evening at the treasury de-
| partment and had long conference, last
ing until l1:15 o'clock, on the income tax
question, but nothing definite was deter
mined upon. The commtte, however,
will hold another meeting to-day. when it
is expected iina! conclusion will be
reached. All Of the members of the ma
! jority were present, except Mr.. Bynum,
who is confined to his house by illness.
LONDON, Jan. 2.-The Pail Mall Gazette
publishes letter from well-informed
correspondent, stating that great change
may be expected in the Brazilian situation
in fortnight's time. The Peixoto gov
ernment, he says, is awaiting the arrival
of five torpedo boats, which are expected
to put an entirely different aspect on the
naval situation in Brazilian waters.
These boats, though built in Germany,
were negotiated for by British firm
Three of them left southern English
port on Friday, and the other two on the
day following.
ALBANY, Jan. 9.-Both houses of the
Legislature were organized according to
programme The following officers were
elected by the senate: President pro tenn,
Senator Chas. T. Saxtop; clerk, John S.
Kenyon, of Syracuse; stenogapher, L. A.
Waldo, of Steuben; sergeant-at-arms
Charles V. Schram, of Oneida; Janitor,
George Smith, colored; principal door
keeper Edward DowlinR, of Queens; as
sistant doorkeepers, John Coughlin, John
Brannigan, William Hogle and Eugene
Harrington.
The assembly officers are as follows:
Speaker, Mr.. Malby: clerk, G. w. Dnnn of
Binghamton; sergeant-at-arms, Capt.
James ii. Manville; doorleeper, Joseph
Brewer; first assistant doorkeeper. j. Il.
West; second assistant doorkeeper, Hiram
Van Tassell; stenographer. Henry +.
Glisan.
LONDON, Jan. 3.-Alfred John Monson,
who was recently tried at Ediuburg for
the murder of Lieut.. Hambrough and
who was discharged from custody, the
jury returning n verdict of mot proven"
will shortly bring an action against Major
Hambrough, father of the lieutenant, in
connection with the charges on the Ham
hrough estates. Tottenham, the money
lender, who was one of the witnesses in
the murder trial, will also bring suit
against Major Hambrough to recover
money advanced to Lieut.. Hambrough
Tottenham claims and holds as security
one of the two 10000 policies issued ON
Lieut. Hambrough's $ life by the New York
Mutual life insurance company. Major
Hambrough will bring a counter action
against Tottenham to recover this policy.
AS soon as letters of administration are
granted five other actions will be brought
against Major Ham hrnugh in respect of
matters in which Monson and -Tottenham
claim to have acted in behalf of Major
Hambrough.
MADRID, Jan. An anarchist named
Santiago Salvador, alias jacques Salvado.
was arrested at S8ragossa capital of the
province of that name As soon as the
police placed their hands on him he drew
q revolver and attempted to kill himself.
He succeeded in inficting severe wound
in his right side, but it is not supposed
that this injury will prove fatal. While
ore of the officers ran for medical assist
ance, the Others stood guard over the pris-
oner, whose revolver had been taken from
him. Salvador was lying upon tine floor
of his lodgings, and the officers thought
he would make no further attempt upon
his life. In this they were mistaken, for
he drew from his pocket small packet
that was afterward found to contain
deadly poison, and attempted to swallow
its contents. The officers took the packet
from him before he could get the contents
into his mouth. After n physician had
dressed his wound he was taken before a
magistrate, to whom he confessed that he
had been concerned in the plot to blow up
the Lyceum theatre in Barcelona.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Ihe revenue cut