Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-05-17
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

BrFFALo May l4-Lieutenant Governor
Sheehan was shown the despatch from AL.
banv stating that he intended retiring from
politics and asked if it was true. Mr.
Sheehan admitted that the despatch was
correct.
AMSTERDAM n. Y, MAY 10.-Alfred
Peck well known republican politician,
of Mohawk Valley, is dead at Minaville
He was 60 years of age. He was prominent
in Masonic circles
BALTIMORE, May 11.-Ex-State Treas
urer Stevenson Archer has just been par
doned out of the state penitentiary. He
had been confined there since July, 1890,
under five-year sentence for robbing the
state treasury of Sl33,0OO
PARIS, May 1.-THE announcement is
made that NJ. Ernest Carnot, son of Presi
dent Carnot, has been betrothed to Mile.
Marguerite Chris, daughter of NJ Chris,
member of the French senate for the de
partment of the Maritime Alps.
CHICAGO, May 16.-The board of mana
gers of the Union League club voted to eX
pei Col. Breckenridge from the roll of hon
orary membership of the club. There were
eight members present ut the meeting and
no member voted against dropping tine
Kentucky politician from the honorary
roll.
ALBANY, May 15.-Gov. Flower has
vetoed Senator Persons bill repeating the
provision of the law passed last year which
gives the state superintendent of public
works authority to allow corporations to
operate electrical conductors along the
lines of the state canals for the propulsion
of canal boats
BERLIN, May 11.-Nine editors have
just been sentenced for having libelled the
police in commenting on their conduct
at the Friedrichshain brewery Jan Is.
Most of the offending editors are social
democrats. Three were sent to prison fol
several months each and the rest were
fined $50 to 300 marks each
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE secretary Of
the navy will make no more appointments
of naval cadets who reside outside the dis
tricts to which they were credited. That
was the sense of an amendment to the
naval appropriation bill which received
majority of the votes cast upon it, after
debate that lasted several hours.
NEW YORK, May 11.-Mr. Richard
Croker rendered his resignation as chair
man of the finance committee of Tam
many Hall, which position takes with it
that of leader, to the meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee yesterday afternoon.
The resignation was accepted by vote of
81 to |. The negative vote being John j.
Scannell.
WASHINGTON, May 16. - The state de
partment received telegram from Minis.
ter Baker announcing that the Nicaraguan
government had given satisfactory assur-
ances of prompt compliance with the per
cmptory demands of the United States in
relation to the punishment of the murderer
of Mr.. Wilson, the American who was killed
at Pama in March.
New YORK, May 14.-Justice Barrett OF
the supreme court signed the order ad,
Judging actor Henry f. Dixie guilty OF
contempt of court and directing his com
mitmcnt to Jail because of his refusal to
pay his wife the almony that was awarded
her by the court several years ago in her
suit for divorce from him. She says there
is now alimony due her to the amount OF
$3.50.
NEW YORK, May l4.-Papers were re
ceived in the district attorneys office and
sent on by order of Governor Mckinley, of
Ohio, and signed by Governor Flower, of
New York, for the arrest of Dr. Meyer on
charge of poisoning a servant girl in
Toledo, Ohio. In the event of Meyers ac-
quittal here for the murder of Brandt, he
will be sent to Ohio to be tried ON the
other charge.
QUINCY, H., May 11.-Alderman Thad.
Rogers proprietor of the st. James hotel,
has extended the hospitalities of his house
to General Kelly and sent him an order
for 200 loaves of bread and 1000 pounds
of meat when they reach Quincy. Kelly's
real name is McDennis. His mother lived
here, and when she married Kelly, Il sec
ond husband, the son took the new name
He was formerly Quincy printer
BROOKLYN, n. Y, May l4.-For the third
time in the history of the Brooklyn Taber-
nacle it has been destroyed by fire. Shortly
after IL o'clock yesterday, while DIR. Tai
mage was shaking hands with few of his
congregation, smoke was seen issuing
from the organ and soon atterward the
whole edfice was in flames. The taberna-
was totally destroyed together with the
Hotel Regent. Loss, about 81, 100000.
TRENTON, n. j., May 1O.-Gov. Werts
has nominated Wilson II. jenkins for
prosecutor of Camden county. Lawrence
Il. Fell was renominated for inspector of
factories and works shops and Joseph H.
Gaskill was nominated for law judge of
Burlington county court. The governor
has vetoed the repeater of the act under
which the census of the school children Of
the state is now taken.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-John Y McKane,
the Gavesend, l.. l., politician now in Sing
Sing under sentence of the New York
courts, has been baifled in his efforts to
secure release on writ of habeas corpus
Justice Harlan, in the supreme court Of
the United States announced the unani-
mously decision of that court affirming the
| Judgment of Judge Lacombe, in refusing
to issue writ against Warden Durston,
of Sing Sing.
New YORK, May l5.-A policeman sta
TONED at Van Cortland park shortly before
| noon Sunday found the dead body of man
swinging to one Of the topmost branches
of huge oak tree. 1t proved to be the
body of a well dressed, fine featured man,
apparently about 60 years of age. From
papers found in his pockets it is believed
to have been the remains of Prof Anton
Stain, one of the editorial compilers of the
Encyclopedia Britannica. No motive is
assigned for the act.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-Among the rep
resentatives of foreign governments in