Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Perry Allen
Of this city, the private secretary Of
Justice Harlan, has been appointed as
sistant secretary to the Venezuelan
commission.
New York, Feb. 1O-The official di
rectory of the Catholic church in the
United Statesi which has just been is
sued. places the number of Catholics in
the United States at 9,410,796.
Washington, Feb. .6.-The postoffice
department has denied the privileges
of the mails to c. o. Tice & Co., of st.
Louis, Mo-, and Washington, d. c., for
violating the postal laws and regula-
tions.
New York, Feb. 11.-W. II. Grain,
representative in congress from the
eleventh district of Texas, who died in
Washington yesterday, graduated from
st. Francis Xavier's college in this
city in 1861
London, Feb. 7.-The report that
Great Britain had recognized the
sovereignty of Brazil in the island of
Trinidad, which the former recently
occupied for cable station, is semi
officially denid.
New York, Feb. 6. - Charles NJ.
Sprague has been appointed receiver of
the Recamier Manufacturing company
on the application of Mrs. Harriet Hub
bard Aver and L. j. Sprague. 1t was
stated that the companyis insolvent
San Bernardino, Cal, Feb. 10.-The
Jail officials of this town are positive
that they have, as member of the
chain gang, the eccentric healer, Fran
els Schlatter. The mysterious prisoner
was arrested at Red Lands Friday as a
vagrant.
Newburyport, Mass, Feb, 10.-The
British schooner Alliansa, from New
York for St. John, n. b., went ashore
on Plum island about o'clock last
night and is a total wreck. Three of
the crew, including the captain, were
| drowned.
Philadelphia, Feb. 1O.-Alfred e.
Bull, captain of tho University of
Pennsylvania varsity eight, has re-
signed from the crew because the
Woodruff" stroke will be abandoned
and stroke taught by Coacher Ward
substituted for it.
Washington, Feb 6.-The secretary
" the interior has decided upon May l
next as the date of the opening for set
| Element of the agricultural lands of the
Red Lake Indians in Minnesota, which
embrace about 500, 900 acres and will be
sold at $1.25 per acre.
Middletown, N. Y, Feb. 1O-Peter
| tlyirg hln n1-crnith IF thio al aud
companion named Maud Kelly, were
drowned in the Waikiki river, at
Hopkins Bridge, four miles from this
place, Saturday night, while attempt
! ing to ford the stream in wagon.
Both bodies were recovered.
New York, Feb. 1O-Joseph L. Nc
Mahon, the state democracy candidate
for assemblyman in the Seventeenth
| district, has declared his intention if
elected to turn over 81 800, the amount
of his salary, to the widow of the late
assemblyman Patrick j. Kerrigan.
New Haven, Conn. Feb 11.-Exami-
nation of oyster beds in this vicinity is
| being made to ascertain the extent of
the damage caused by the storm of last
week, An expert says that he does
not believe the deep sea beds were
much injured, but that great damage
had been done To the shallow water
beds
Pretoria, Transvaal, Feb ll..-Presi-
dent Kruger has informed Sir Hercules
Robinson that he is willing to go to
England in response to the invitation
extended him by the Right Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain ON condition that the
subjects to be discussed by himself and
Mr. Chamberlain shall be specified
beforehand.
New Haven, Conn, Feb. 1O.-The
management of the Bigelow company
of Fair Haven is considering whether,
on the ground of economy, it would
not be advisable for that concern to
move its big boiler and engineering
>worls from this city to bridgeport.
These works employ over 200 hands.
Norwich, Conn, Feb. lO.-A telegram
received here yesterday announced the
death at the hotel Hamilton, Washing
ton, d. c., of the Hon. Jeremiah Hal
sey, one of the most noted lawyers of
| the state. He was "A years old. Mr..
Halsey was member of the general
assembly from this town in 1S52-53-59-
go, city attorney for eighteen years and
trustee of the Norwich free academy,
an L. L. d., of Trinity college, etc
Glasgow, Feb. GA speech was made
here by Lord Dunraven last evening in
which his lordship dealt wholly with
political subjects, making not the
slightest reference to the findings of
| the New York Yacht club committee in
regard to his charges against the De-
fender or to the course which he in
tended to pursue in relation thereto
The rumor that Dunraven intends to
make further statement in support of
his charges of fraud in the late inter
national yacht races and then resign
from membership in the New York
Yacht club, thus ignoring the almost