Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-05

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for the training of crews The build
ing will be located on the campus and
contain a modern rowing tank.
Utica, N. Y, Feb. 28.-Fred Bristol,
one of the four boys indicted Wednes.
day for murder in the first degree for
clusing the deaths of two men by
wrecl1ing New York Central train
near Rome, died of consumption at the
Jail in this city yesterday afternoon.
New York, March 3.-Yesterday was
the last day for the payment of the sec
ond instalment on the 4 per cent. bonds
just issued by the government. At
the sub-trcasury it was stated this
morning that all but six of the bidders
whose payments were due yesterday
had paid up.
Middletown, Conn, Feb. 2s.-Prof.
C. D. Woods, vice-director of Storrs
Agricultural college station in this
city, has been appointed dean of the
agricultural department Of the Maine
State college and director of the Maine
experiment station at Orono, Me. He
will accept.
Savannah, Ga. March 2.-The steam
ship Laurada dropped down the river
yesterday afternoon with 311 colored
emigrants bound for Liberia on board
The party is sent out by the Interna-
tional Emigration society of Birming
ham, Ala, this being the second party
sent out within year.
Westbrook, Me-, March, 1.-The Pro-
sumscott river is rapidly rising. 1t has
swollen to the height of twelve feet
above the average in twenty-fcur
hours. Two small bridges ara build
ing, occupied as a club room and S
store, have been carried away besides
the large stone building of s. D. War
ren & Co.'S paper mills.
Oh C go, Feb. 2S.-Joseph Dunlop,
editor of the Dispatch, convicted of
sending improper matter through the
m Ills and sentenced to pay fine of
$40 and serve two years in the peni-
tentiary, will now appeal to the presi-
dent, this being the only course open
to him, since approval of the -convic-
tion by Judge Grosscup yesterday.
the Hudson river at this point is slowly
subsiding and the real state of affairs
is just being realized. Many poor
families have lost all that they ros-
sessed, and Mayor Thacher hes issued
Iroc amation asking for relief for
he sufferers. The police are patroling
the lower portions of the city in boats
carrying relief to the destitute families
Middletown, Conn, Feb. 2s.-The
inquest yesterday afternoon revealed
the fact that Timothy Parmelee of Co.
belt was most brutally murdered We'd
nesday night, his skull being fractured
by fatron in several places, and four
ribs on each side broken. He lived
alone and was eccentric. Robbery
was the cause. 500 and O gold watch
being missed. There is no trace of the
murderers.
Chicago, March 2.-As result of
Ed. Corrigans visit to Chicago the
$25, 900 Chicago Derby has been official
ly declared off. No payments have been
male on it, and the first declarations
are due to-day. There are PAT entries,
and the stake was too costly to trans
fer. The only Hawthorne stakes now
left are the Stallion stakes of 1897 and
1885,
Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 9.-Hugl
j. Williams, aged 81, was killed on
Saturday night by an explosion of gas
in the Franklin mine; John w. Jones
was seriously injured, and Daniel
Baker was slightly bruised by fyirg
rock. The explosion occurred in
tunnel where men were blasting rock
In tamping the powder ignited, caus-
ing the blast to so off sooner than ex-
pected.
Madrid, March "A dispatch fr, m
Havana to the impartial says that
Capt Gen. Weyler is satisfied with the
progress he is making towards sup
pressing the insurrection. He believes
that it is the best policy to strike a.
the root of the revolt before Topping
Off the branches The dispatch adds
that Spanish troops are constantly in
pursuit of Gomez and Maoeo.
Ia re, Vt. March 1.-Never in Il Q
history of Barre has high water done
so much damage as in the last twenty
four hours The heavy rain caused a
vast amount of snow to melt and late
Saturday night the ice in the river
went out with a rush, shaking the
heaviest blocks and tearing away
many supports along the river bank.
This rush of ice threw water in mary
Easements and the occupants had no
warning. The water then receded,
but rain set in again in the middle
of the night, and this morning the
streets are submerged.