Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-07
CONVERSATIONS.

| scarcity OF bituminous coal
HAzLEToN, Pa, June 4. - After 10
months of reduced time and reduced force
the Lehigh Valley railroad shops here
started up full handed and double time.
Five hundred men are now employed.
CHICAGO June 4.-Patrick f. Prender-
gast, the slayer of Mayor Harrison, will
not be tried as to his sanity on June II. BY
an agreement of the attorneys the case goes
over until the fall term of court, which
opens September 3.
VIENNA, June !. - The agricultural
chamber has decided to abolish the seed
market which has been held annually in
August since 1872. This action is taken in
consequence of the attacks which have
been made upon Jews in the markets in
recent years.
PRovINCEToN, Mass, June 3.-The fish
ing schooner Stowell Sherman has arrived
with $40 barrels of mackerel, from Cape
Canso the first this season. She reports
schooners Alice Chase, with $50 barrels
mackerel, and Charles r. Washington,
with 200 barrels. They saw plenty of fish
on the passage home,
New YORK, June Judge Dugro has
granted decree of absolute divorce to
Clara Louise Granger from Gideon Gran
ger. She is IA daughter of Police Commits
sioner McClave Granger is the missing
witness wanted by the Lexow committee,
which is investigating the police depart
ment.
| BERLIN, June 4.-Carl Seeger, master
painter, with his wife and four children
committed suicide by taking cyanide of
potassium. All six persons were found
dead, and n paper signed by the whole
family, showed that they had all consented
! tn I Il
means on account of his failure to collect
money due him for work done upon some
new buildings.
MIDDLETowN, N. Y, June 2.-The tramp
nuisance has become so annoying to farm
ers that an application was made to County
Judge Beattie for relief. Upon instruc-
tlons from the judge the sheriff, assisted
by number of deputies, made a raid on
the tramps ut Florida, capturing twenty
nine, fourteen of whom were lodged lin
Jail, The raids will be continued until the
farmers obtain relief from theft AMI tres
pass.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., June 2.-The will of
Miss Julia Bullock has been filed 1t CON
tains the following public bequests: Home
for aged women, $4,000; Butler hospital
for the insane, $1,000; Providence public
library, 5000; Rhode Island hospital, S10,-
000 Rhode Island society for the preven-
tion of cruelty to children, $1,000; First
| Congregational society, $1,000; also the
donors interest in her pew, and
the free bed established by her Mt the
Rhode Island hospital.
LEAvNwoRTH, Kas., June 5-The coal
miners situation that appeared so serious
Friday night seems to be peacefully set
tied. Through the efforts of citizens the
mine owners and n strikers committee held
protracted conference, during which they
came to an agreement. The mine owners
agreed to allow a checkweightman to be
paid by the men, placed at each shaft, and
to pay the present high wages if the
| price of mining was not lowered at other
| places The men agreed to return at the
Riverside and Home mines at once.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, June2.-William
| w. Cornell wealthy resident of this city,
| died n few days since He was very mis-
erly in his habits and very secretive con-
cerning his affairs. The extent of his
wealth was unknown. A tin box has just
| been found in his house containing secur-
ties to the amount of S1,0800oO He has
also real estate to large amount in Troy,
where he formerly resided. He left no will
and neither wife nor child. The estate
will go to nephews and nieces, Charles Cor
nell, of Rondout, Horace Harrington, of
Troy, Henry f. Adams, of Newburg, and
Mrs Sarah Il. Kelly, of this place.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2.-The grand jury
has found a true bill of indictment against
Freeman ID. Somerby, Charles II. Baker,
Joseph Glading and James ii. Eckerly,
supreme justice, supreme cashier chair
man of the committee on laws and super
vision, and member of the committee on
| finance and accounts, respectively, of the
supreme sitting of the Order of Iron Hall.
They are charged with conspiring and
cheating and defrauding the order of
funds, and converting 5000 600 to the mu-
tual Banking Surety, Trust and Safe De-
post company, and with obstructing the
administration of public justice.
DENVER, Col, June 4-The flood along
the Platte is slowly subsiding, but the
poor people in the bottoms have not vet
been able to reach their humble dwellings.
The charitable societies and many individ-
uals have been relieving the distressed
! The water Mt Boulder was twelve feet deem
in portions of the south side, but it receded
| last during the day. 1t is expected that
trains will enter the city soon.
Mayor Cowie estimates the loss in Boulder
at $3.50, 900. No lives were lost, but an old
man named Smith, confined in his house
by the water has gone violently insane,
and had to be locked up in the county Jail.
ROCHESTER,, n Y, June 4.-The rainfall
of the past month is the heaviest recorded
since the establishment of the weather
bureau in 1871 Twenty-Five days outsof
the thirty-one it rained, six and eighty
seven hundredths inches falling and most
of it during the last fifteen days. Garden
ers and farmers are discouraged Not only
are the crops seriously injured, but the
roads are in such bad condition that it is
almost impossible to get into the city to
dispose Of their products Growers of
Strawberries especially built great hopes
on having their berries in market early,
butthe cold and rainy weather has checked,
if not ruined most of the plants Fruit, it
is thought, will not be seriously injured.
The etwelve-spot beetle has already wrought
great havoc in the asparagus beds. Paris
green cannot be used, as it would be dam
gerous.
NEW YORK, June 3.-The decidedly I'M
favorable condition of general trade contin-
ues without material improvement, accord