Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-24
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

Alexandria, Egypt, Oct. 1S.-There
were three fresh cases of cholera at
Damietta yesterday, but no further
deaths.
Toronto, Oct. 2O-John Graydon, n
poor laborer of this city, has fallen heir
to an estate in Ireland estimated at
nearly $125,000.
Havana, Oct 1S.-Cyclonic disturb
ances are reported along the western
part of Cuba, with tendency to reach
Havana and the coast of Florida
London, Oct 1S.-In its issue to-day
the Field discredits the rumor that it
is the intention of the Prince of Wales
to build a yacht to supersede the
/ Britannia.
| Washington, Oct. 19-Maj. Fl. M.
Cronkhite, surgeon, has been placed on
the retired list on account of disability
He was born in New York and appointed
from California.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 19.-Vice- President
Adlai Stevenson arrived here yesterday
with his family They have a suite OF
rooms at the Kimball. Yesterday the
vice-president was the guest of the ex.
position.
Columbus, O., Oct. 1S.-The state
board of pardons has referred the appi-
cation for the pardon of w. j. Elliott to
a. A. koons, member, to investigate
and report at meeting to be held Jan
! 49, 1896.
Baltimore, Oct 19.-Rev Henry
Scheib yesterday celebrated the sixtieth
anniversary of his pastorate of Zion Ger
man Lutheran church. Such u period
of continuous service in one charge is
unparalleled, as far as is known, in the
history of any church.
London, Oct 1S.-A dispatch from
Constantinople says that Izzet Effendi,
the Moslem lawyer who was recently
imprisoned on the charge of being the
author of the placards that were posted
about the city in favor of the Armenians,
died in prison Monday last.
Washington, Oct 10. 9.-Stenographer
George Flint, who recently came to this
city from Mount Vernon, O., was found
dead in his office in the Fendall build
ing yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Flint was
% years of age and an Englishman by
birth. Death evidently resulted from
apoplexy.
Berlin Oct. 18.-The Hon. Theodore
Runyon, the American ambassador, last
evening gave q farewell banquet in
honor of Sir Edward Runyon, the retir.
ing English ambassador. Mr.. Runyon
expressed the regret of the diplomats in
Berlin at losing Sir Edward from their
mum ber
New Haven, Conn, Oct 19.-Danicl
f. Early, the brakeman who murdered
Lyman NJ, Fem in the switch yard of
the New Haven road here last April by
shooting, pleaded guilty to murder in
the second degree in the superior court
yesterday. Judge Prentice sentenced
Early to state prison for life.
Philadelphia, Oct. 22-The probe into
the municipal affairs of philadelphia
will first be inserted on November II.
according to agreement reached yester-
day at meeting of representatives of
the Citizens Municipal association and
State Senator William II. Andrews,
chairman of the senate investigating
| committee.
| Washington, Oct. 1S.-The treasury
department. has accepted the proposition
of the owners of the Rand McNaliy
building and leased the property for the
| temporary use of federal offices in Chi
cago. All departments but the post
Office and customs will be located in this
building until the new public building
is completed.
Washington, Oct. 22-By direction of
the president a medal of honor has been
awarded W. w. Frazer, private, COM
pany I, 9th Illinois infantry, for most
distinguished gallantry in action at
Vicksburg, Miss, May 49, 1868. In this
action this soldier distinguished himself
while serving as volunteer with a
storming party.
London, Oct 19.-I.ord Rosebery, in
speech delivered at the opening of the
new Liberal club at Scarborough, said
that to his mind the primary obstacle to
all reform and the greatest danger to
the stability of the state lies in the pres
ent constitution of the house of lords,
and that if the nation had realized that
fact the result of the recent general
election would have been very different.
Washington, Oct. 20.-Senor De
LONE, Spanish minister, is in receipt of
an official dispatch from Madrid to the
effect that the report that Brazil had de
clared in favor of granting belligerent
rights to the Cuban insurgents is abso-
| lutely false. On the contrary, the Bra
lillian government has given, in the past
three days, all kinds of facilities for the
embarkation of more than 800 Spaniards
who have volunteered 10 go to Cuba to
fight the rebels.
Sandwich, Mass, Oct 22.--The ap-
proach of winter was evidenced yester-
day morning by quite heavy fall. Of
snow. Along the coast the fall was
light, but in the interior villages it came
down in binding clouds, Cranberry
picking on many of the bogs was in
progress and never before in the history
of cranberry culture have pickers been
obliged to suspend work on account of
a snowstorm. The oldest inhabitants say
that snow storm at this time of the
year was never known to occur before.
Hot Springs, Ark, Oct 22.-Like Ma
hommet's coffin the proposed champion
ship meeting between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons is suspended between earth
and the skies. So far as the Florida
Athletic club is concerned the contest
has been declared off, on the grounds of
Fitzsimmons' refusal to consent to a
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