Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-18
Miscellaneous.

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| New YORK, Jan. 15.-Nine Mormon
missionaries, headed by elder G. +.
Wright, sailed on the Servia to make n
special tour through Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, and Holland, the principal re-
cruiting grounds of the church Of the
Latter Day Saints. The party will be
gone year and expect to send large
delegations of converts to the church in
Utah.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Press says
that the Red ID line steamship Maracaybo
did not sail for Venezuela according to
schedule. Through a discovery made by
Superintendent BALLET the starting was
delayed. Over 300 900 rifle cartridges des-
tined for Admiral Mello which had been
smuggled aboard, were seized by the su-
perntendent and removed to the offices
on the dock.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11.-The United
States revenue cutter Corwin has been
brought out of retirement but she is in
very bad way and will nave to be laid up
for repairs. Her record breaking attempt
to get in at night was too much for the
little boat and her boilers have given out
They will have to be thoroughly over
hauled, new water tanks put in, and ma
chinery patched up before she can again
go to sea.
HALIFAX n. s., Jan. 16.-Despatches
from points in Cape Breton state that the
storm of Friday night and Saturday was
the heaviest since the memorable one of
August 1873. Saturday night or early
Sunday a tidal wave swept in on the
northern coast of the island and did im-
/ mense damage in the aggregate. So far
no loss of life is reported, but it is feared
that when the reports from sea come in
the record will be an appalling one.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan 17.-The Nara
gansett Indians to the number of thirty
or more met in the Old Stoue church on
the reservation in Charlestown for a final
consideration of their land claim against
the state. 1t was decided that a commit
: tee press their claims at the Forthcoming
session of the general assembly. If the
= state will not do anything, the Indians
/ have an offer from an outside syndicate Il
= buy their claims, which amount in th,
h tribes estimation to about s4,000,0O0, anC
which offer they say they will accept.
PITTsFIELD, Mass, Jan. 16.-Ex- Receiver
Hobbs, of the Stockbridge savings bank,
whose books there is suspicion are not
all right, was brought from his home to
this city last night by force. He was con-
yeyed on a stretcher, although the doctor
who was sent to examine him declares
that there is nothing the matter with him.
Hobbs was found in bed with his legs en-
cased in plaster casts. He claimed that
they We're broken, but when the casts
were removed they were found to be all
right
DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 12-The city has
offered work to married men out of en-
ployment and has appropriated $4,000 for
their pay payment APpIic",lons We're received
anu @'Ooo men cro"ueu 1he Guy nan TO
register theif names ana receive orders
upon Uhe various loreilien VINO VIII nave
chafBe Oh the crowd. Ohly TWO hundred
men cah De given work at one tme anc
Ihe money Will De dlVlued IN wages TO the
uefserVlhg applicants III as nearly equal
amounts as may be possible Inc men
"lll De EN- ployed at breaking rock and Will
receive sl'%o per day'
Boston, Jan. 13-At meeting of the
Massachusetts historical society, DIR. S.
A. Green questioned the statement in
Lord Mahon's History of England" and
in Goldwin Smiths recently published
Outlined History of the United States"
that during our revolutionary period the
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Vi nosIoh' ne hau nia,te careful anu
crl'ical examination Oh All tne Boston
newspapers printed between April /,
100 ana octooer l. roo ana had lalied
TO hhu Vhe silshuesC ailusloh 10 such an
event, which surely would have been
noticed IN some way IN their columns II
IN had ever happened.
yrcTop1A u e Ian II -pritisb boro,,o
TrofaIgor from New York arriyed
Mt Melbourne Dec II after a higbIv sene,-
tional massage At Batavia three of tba
crew deserted and the second officer se-
cured his discharge. having incurred the
i'll will of the crew. CAPTAIN Edgar died
through Java fever. Chief officer Rich
, ard Roberts took command and sailed
: with a crew of twenty-three. In a few
weeks Roberts died and Samuel Norwood
next in command beino, sicL uith fa,,o,
William SholIen, lad of Is, who was
next In seniority, took charge. Norwood
dled and so dld seamen John Carpenter,
Joseph Fell and cook Daniel Sheehan.