Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-14
THE NEWS CONDENSED. e

Augusta, Me-, March 12-Yesterday's
election resulted in q clean sweep for
the republicans who reelected Mayor
Millikin by an increased majority.
Richford, VT, March S.-Jerry Lar
kin, the oldest man In Franklin
County, perhaps Vermont, is dead.
aged LOG years. He was born in Ire
land.
London. March 1.-THE Rothschilds
announce that the scrip of the United
States loan will be delivered on Tues
day In exchange for letters of allot-
ment.
Bethlehem, Pa, March 1.-THE
largest steel mill of the Bethlehem Iron
Company will resume operations to-
day on twelve thousand ton order
for Georgia railroad. Fifteen hund-
red Idle workmen will be given employ
ment
Kansas City, Mo-, March 7-Gas es-
Gaping from leaky pipe in the office of
Lewis Day, real estate agent yes
terday, caught fire and exploded, IA
tally inJuring John Lynch and hurting
Billy Mccormick and Clarence NOEL
roy, all firemen. and destroying the
building.
Boston. March 8.-The case against
Dr. Henry u. Bishop, alias Bailey, as
principle, and APPLE L. Johnson, colored,
as accessory before the fact, to an al
legged criminal operation upon Florence
Adley, colored, on January 25, was yes
terday continued by Judge Brown in
the Municipal Court to March 25
Saratoga, Y. March s.-The safe in
the office of Robert Wells, a ginger ale
manufacturer. was tampered with last
Monday night. but no money was OBJ
tanned. An employe admitted that he
had tampered with the safe, and also
confessed that he had stolen 500 from
1t several months ago. He has been
committed for the Grand Jury.
Reading, Pa, March l1.-Mrs. Susan
Dautich, aged so years. who was bit
ten by dog five weeks ago, died with
all the symptoms Of hydrophobia. She
was seized with spasms on Thursday
and 1t was necessary to keep her under
the influence of opiates. At times she
would bark like q dog, and went into
convulsions at the sight of water.
New York, March 13.-The coroner's
jury who have been investigating as
to the cause Of the collapse, on March
/, of the building In course of erec-
ton at 1853 Orchard street, in which
four workmen were killed, returned a
verdict finding that the primary
causes of the disaster were faulty
plans, and gross careessness and ig-
norance on the part of the builders.
st. Johns, N. F.. March 13.-Gov-
ernor Sir Torrance O'Brien has re-
ceived complete returns from all avail
able sources in regard to the suffer-
Ing In this city, with the result that
his report to the home office in Lon
don will show 80 per cent. of the en-
tire population Of the city to be either
receiving or in need of assistance to
keep starvation from their doors.
Grand Rapids, Mich. March s.-Peter
Blanksma, Of Walker, yesterday set
up unique defense In the police court,
where he was arranged on charge Of
non-support. Blanksma married q
pretty Wyoming township girl last
January. and after two days Of mar
ried life he left her. He now declares
that he was hypnotized by the girl,
and will try to have the marriage an
nulled on that ground.
Buffalo. N. Y, March S.-Barney
Murray, the convicted murderer of
William Bright, was to have been SON.
fenced to life Imprisonment at Auburn
yesterday, but on account of the al
legged misconduct on the part of the
jury In visiting the scene of the shoot
ing without permission, the court may
decide that the prisoner is entitled to a
new trial. Justice Ward said he would
give his decision tomorrow.
Fall River, Mass, March 1I.-Patrick
Sullivan, aged SO years, met with death
from an extraordinary cause. About
o'colck he went to bed with three
pieces of money in his mouth When
his wife went to awaken him in the
morning, his body was cold and he had
probably been dead for some hours.
The medical examiner was called and
1t was found that Sullivan had swal-
lowed a half dollar, a quarter dollar
and a nickel.
London, March 13-Frank p. Slavin
has again challenged Peter Jackson,
the colored pugilist to make a match
with him for $1,000 a side. Slavin OBJ
jects, however, to the fight coming off
under the auspices of the National
Sporting club. believing that that or
ganization would favor Jackson. Ted
Pritchard has issued another chal-
lenge to Frank Craig the Harlem
Coffee Cooler" O'Brien, of Cardiff,
also has challenged Craig.
Seymour, Ind. March S-This morn
Ing Edgar Holmes, while quarreling
over property left him by their mother,
shot and fatally wounded his sister
Florence, keeper of disreputable
house In this city. The woman was
armed with revolver and ared twice
at her brother. who, while attempting
to prevent her from firing the third
shot, accidently discharged his own
weapon, the ball taking effect imme-
diately behind her left ear, killing her
almost instantly.
Harrisburg, Pa, March 1.-THE con-
| tract for the steel work for the first
section of the Boston subway, through
which electric cars will run, was let
to the Pennsylvania Steel company, of
Steelton. Pa. The company have made
extensive preparations at their plant
which will enable them to roll the
large eye beams included in the con-
tract, and which hitherto have been
made by only one mill In the country.
The first section of the subway will