Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-31
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

Tonawanda, n. Y, Oct. 99.-Jackson
/ & Sons planning mill on Sweeny street
was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss,
sSO, 600; covered by insurance.
North Easton, Mass, Oct. Eek
Gov. Oliver Ames died at his home here
yesterday at the age of GA years. He
was one of the wealthiest men in New
England.
Boston, Oct. 24.-Frank McEachran
has been sentenced to fifteen years at
hard labor in state prison for assault
with intent to kill his wife Lizzie, whom
he shot in the jaw.
Chicago Oct. 24-The earnings of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
for the third week of October were $780,
05l; for the same period last year, $780,
06O; increase, $192, 99l.
Haverhill, Mass, Oct 2S-A mass
meeting was held in city hall yester-
day to protest against the outrages
committed on the negroes in the south
One thousand people were present,
Washington, Oct. 24-Secretary Car
lisle will leave Sunday for Kentucky
where he will register and return
again in time to vote for Hardin, the
democratic candidate for governor.
Boston, Oct 23.-The younger of the
two daily newspapers published by the
students of the Harvard university, the
Harvard Daily News, suspended publica-
tion with the issue for yesterday.
st. Louis, Oct PA special from
Hennessy, Okla, says that Jim Umbra
and Mexican John, members of Zip
Wyatts gang, have been lynched by cat
tlemen. The two men had stolen CATTLE
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S. Mosby, the confederate cavalry leader,
Is i'll at Marshall, Farquier county, Va.
He is threatened with appendicitis and
his friends are alarmed about him
New York, Oct 2S-H. N. Pillsbury
will leave this city on November 30 for
st. Petersburg in order to take part in
the international chess tournament to
begin in the Russian capital on the 3D.
of December.
Philadelphia, Oct. 2S.-Infurated by
jealousy and long brooding over fanced
wrongs, Edward West shot Maggie Strot-
hers at Ardmore, a subur ban town of
Philadelphia. Her recovery is doubtful
Both West and his victim are colored
Binghamton, n. Y. Oct. 24,-It has Just
leaked out that owing to tardiness in
filing his certificate of nomination the
name of Emanuel Bronner, democratic
candidate for senator from the 3Sth dis
trict, will not appear on the ballots.
ReadinS Pa, Oct. 29.-John RAIDER,
aged 15 shot and probably fatally
wounded William Schwartz, aged 13, at
the lutter's home. RAIDER supposed the
cartridges in the revolver were blank
Rader ran away but was captured and
( locked up.
Washington, Oct. 2S.--Orders have
been issued at the war department pro-
yidtng for the abandonment of Fort
Stanton, n. NJ, and the turning over of
tho reservation at the interior depart
ment for disposition under the general
land laws.
Williamsport, Pa, Oct. 2S.-The un-
precedented drought was broken last
evening by downpour of rain. Fierce
forest fires which have been burning will
be cxtinguished, but the streams will be
little affected owing to the parched con-
dtion of the earth.
Denison, Tex, Oct. 26-Benjamin
Logan, aged 80 years, is dead in the In
dian Territory. Logan was captain of
the Illinois militia during the Black
Hawk war. He was also interpreter for
the Sac and Fox Indians, being attached
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Madrid, Oct. PA dispatch to I'm.
| parcial from Havana says the inhabi-
tants of Remedies havo agreed to defray
the cost of the erection of five small
| forts to initiate the plan of Gen. Cam
pos for the protection of the railway be-
tween Caibarian and Santo Espiritu.
Rochester, n. Y, Oct. 26.-Earl
| Smith, the 3-year-old nephew of Edward
I nhuta Of I1ar
tackled by large vicious SOW the other
day, while playing about the farm,
and before he could be rescued received
injuries from which he will probably die.
Cincinnati, Oct. 2S--Col. ''Zeke" Clay
has rendered his resignation as president
of the American Turf congress and
chairman of the committee of appeals
He was elected to his present position at
the late meeting of the organization
held in this city, at which he was not
present.
Poughkeepsie, N Y, Oct 2S.-Pat-
rick King Callahan, more familiary
known as king" Callahan, the pro-
fessional bridge jumper, leaped from
Poughkeepsie bridge into the Hudson
river, a distance 212 feet, at an early
morning hour. Callahan died few
hours later
Charlottesville, Va, Oct. 2S.-Fire
broke out in the rotunda of the main
building of the University of Virginia
yesterday, the rotunda and public hall
being entirely destroyed The fire was
not subdued till loss of fully 800, 600
had been sustained No one is known
to have been injured
Philadelphia, Oct 29.-The Southern
Railway company has contracted with
the Cramps for steel passenger steam
ship to ply between Norfolk and Balti-
more. The new vessel will be 242 feet
long and AZ feet beam and will have &C
commodations for 100 first class passen-
gers.
Norwich, Conn, Oct. 2S.-Last night
the police arrested Celia Alqust, aged
~, charged with the theft of $l20 from
Lucien g. Swan, an old man of ~. The
girl has been spending much money,
having purchased bicycle five pairs
of shoes, three hats and many other
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