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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

Forty broad gauge Prohibitionlsts met
In Denver and nominated Booth for Cover
nor.
The Indiana convention of bituminous
miners voted to remain out against the re-
duction of wages from 60 to So cents per
ton.
James T. Hurst, of Nyandotte, one Of the
largest lumber operators In Michigan, has
fled trust deed for the benefit of his credit
ors, who have claims aggregating S514,000.
BY an unanimous vote, the American
Window Glass Workers association Tuesday
for the present will operate as non-afllli-
ated trades union.
Arthur Cleveland Coxe, a bishop of the
Episcopal diocese Of Western New York,
died suddenly OF nervous prostration at the
Clifton Springs sanitarium where he had
been spending few days.
The Populist National committee on the
case Of the contest from the Nineteenth Ohio
district decided that the delegation selected
at the convention called by the district COM
mitteeman was entitled to seats.
The New York Times will be sold August
13 at receivers sale and bought In by a COM
pany representing the stockholders and
creditors with Adolph S. Ochs, of Chatta-
nooga, at its head. The capital stock will DO
$1,000, 900 with $3.50, 900 worth OF bonds.
Herman Auth, an electrician, residing at
122 Winslow street. East End, Pittsburg, was
shot ana killed by Police Officer Robert
Richards nj q o'oloa,, Wednesday night He
wa ,.... B., - ion Of having bur
glatiously entered the residence of J. ID.
Tucker. 500 Lincoln avenue.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06

drank 1t, for 1t was good, and she
brought it to them herself, and her face
was very fair.
They laid the big foundation logs
with four huge stones at the corners
They raised the smaller logs on that,
and Bob's wife stood awcd, for her
home was growing, her heart was full
and she almost wept with the stress of
q thankfulness she never had known
before, and her eyes met those of her
husband when the first log over the
door was laid. And she sang-though
very low-all day from very happiness.
There was only dozen men, but they
worked with n viii, and the timbers
were ready; and the roof Of poles was
laid and ready for clapboards long be-
fore the day was done. They had eat
en- an excellent dinner, cooked in ket-
ties they meant to tell "their women"
about and eaten from plates which
Bob's wife said her grandmother had
owned. -
They helped Bob with the stable when
the house was done and ut dark they
said Good night" and shouldercd their
axes and trampcd through the woods.
Bob knrlt down by his wife that night
and put his arm about her and almost
paycd-hccause in the gloom of the
silent woods that unmade house looked
Hike home.
How wonderful 1t was In the follow
Ing day when Bob rived the clapboards
and spread them on ana weighted them
down against the force of storm and
hcwcd the timhcrs for the floors and
"chinked" the cracks in the walls ana
swung n door for heri How wonderful
1t was when Rob's wife brought in her
things aud chose the corner for her
coolSstovc and spread her treasures as
fast as the floor was made! How won
derful 1t was when the house was COM
pleted and they sat one sabbath morn
Ing and knew that God had given them
all they wanted In the world!
This was thirty years ago. Bob hns
come TO lie called Old Bob, aud the
house the pioneers built for them that
far-away day had come to he much too
small, even with the additions time
and ability had given to it. And here
was the new house, ready and waiting,
The carpenters had gone, the fathers
and plastrreB had taken their tools
away, the painters had vanished. And
Bob and his wife might move up into
the new house whenever they wanted.
lnded, Betty, the youngest girl-and the
only one lcft at home-decared the
moving was done. Certainly carpets
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06

cherry tree George told me he wouldn't
do It," said Bob, And through the pain
of the reflection struck the sense of
satisfaction, for George came back one
time, and placed himself without re-
serve under the dominion OF his father.
so they stood there as the stars came
out, these two old people, shutting their
eyes to the detnsls of to-day, and trying
to see no more than the gracious sween
of q golden morning. They went over
the times when the orchard was plant
ed, the trees being carried across the
woods, and held by her while Bob pack
ed earth about their tender roots, and
blessed them with honest hopes of his
labor
They remembered the time when they
dug the well, and how long it took them
to learn that the water was better than
that from the spring. They erased the
big barns from the present picture and
remembered the shelter of poles and
straw and earth that made their stock
all comfortable In those distant winters.
They spoke of this and that addition to
the first log house, but they kept its
outlines In their mind. From this win
dow they used to hear the wolves.
From that they saw Andrew ride home
from the war. one arm in n sling.
Through this door came the first preach
er who blessed the neighborhood. And
through that trooped for q score of
blessed years the sun-browned feet Of
growing childhood.
They followed tho course of the years,
In which that frost had melted away,
and saw the widening sweep of their
tillable land and the growing barns and
the flocks and herds, and the manifold
wealth of the prosperous farmer. Then
they turned to the new house. How
ever loving and neighborly the hands
that had helped at "the raising" they
knew 1t was Il service different from
that Of the rough-looking men who
came in the gloom of early morning
with axes on their shoulders and called
u bashful "Hellow All the ncighbors
had come, 1t IS true, and numbers of
women had como over at noon to help
"Rob's folks with the dinner-though
there was little need OF that now when
vigorous Betty had charge Of the work,
and her mother need really do nothing
though she was busy constantly.
The tlmbers had been hauled home
from the modern sawmills, and were
lying ready to hand. The earth was
dlggeI up for mighty cellar. Foun-
datlon rocks lay all about the spaces set
aside for the home. All the neighbors
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
COTELL SENTENCED TO DIE.
The Tallmadge Murderer Indifferent When
Told He Must Hang.

Judge Jacob A. Koehler sentenced Romu-
lus Cotell, who was two weeks igo convicted
of the murder Of the Stone family at Tall
madge on March 20, to be hanged on Friday
November 8, 1896. The court was opened ut
II o'clock Tuesday morning to hear the test
imony and arguments on the motion for q
new trial. About a dozen witnesses were
examined, but the testimony Of all was i'm
material and made little or no impression,
The attempt was made to prove that the
Judgment of the jurors had been influenced
by outside parties during the trial; that the
Jurors had talked about and discussed the
case; that one of them had announced pre-
viously that he would hang Cotell. The de-
fense failed to uphold these assertions and
Judge Koehler oyerruled the motion.
When asked what he had to say why sem
tenee should not be pronounced, Cotell
said:
"All that have to say is that am not
the perpetrator Of the crime and an limo.
cent"
The boy maintained throughout tho re-
markable indifference and nippancy which
has characterized his bearing throughout the
entire case. When making his statement q
smile hovered about his lips and whom the
Judge passed the sentence he paid no atten-
tion to the words. The higher courts will
be appealed to by the defendants attorneys.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06


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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
SOME POINTERS ON WAR.


The military information division of tho
war department hos just issued the ninth
number OF tho series of valuable educational
publications. the present being devoted
principally to description in great details
Of the large military schools of Europe.
Other papers In the volume treat of the DIFF
fculties experienced In the European mill
tary countries In securing the re-enlistment
Of non-commissioned officers; of the various
devices used Up European armies as range
finders, with Illustrations Of the most suo-
cessful appliances OF that kind; the influence
OF smokeless powder on tactics and most
interesting statement Of the changes that the
use of this new military aid will cause in the
old methods Of lighting; q topical paper by
Lord Wellesley Discussing the possibility Of
hostile invasion Of the British isles, and q
curious publication of the regulations for the
use Of war dogs In the German army. From
the latter 1t appears that there are really
such things as "dogs Of Of war;" and that
1t Is part Of the fur ctions OF the German
soldier to train carefully certain breeds Of
dogs to aid him In both hostile and defensive
operations. The dogs are not as might at
first be supposed, intended to actually fight,
but by training they are made Of value In
IN Watching camp In picket duty, in carrying
dispatches and in looking for missing men.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
FATAL RUSH OF THE MAD Waters.
TWENTY-EIGHT DROWNED.
Victims Of the cloudburst In a Colorado
Caron.

4 special dispatch from Morrison, Col,
says; cloudburst Ia Bear creek canyon,
Just above Leadville, at 8 O'Clock on the
night of the 24th brought down o solid wall
OF voter ten feet high, which not only did
great damage to property, but caused the
loss Of fifteen to twenty lives. The known
dead are; Mrs. Miller and three children;
party of campers, fifteen or eighteen In
number, who were living In small house
inst below the town. Viola Foster, little
Denver Girl, was with the party, and was
saved by the people who heard her cries.
This much has peen learned on this side OF
the creek but as all bridges are gone and the
water is still high and swift, nothing can be
learned from the other side. Searching par
ties are out on both sides OF the stream, look
Ing for bodies OF dead and injured, 1t Is
feared there has been moro loss Of life. as
there were scores Of people camping along
both sides OF the creek, both above and be-
low town. Wires are down In all directions,
except the telephone line to Leadville, and
heavy storms between here and there
threaten to break that.
Another message says;-The victims Of
Friday nights flood were three In Golden,
four in Mount Vernon canon, 81 near Nor
rison, making the total 28 The servant girl,
Anna Hansen, who was reported dead, was
not at the camp at the time of the flood and
consequently escaped. A charcoal burner
named Nichols, up at the Evergreen, Is re-
ported missing, making the total list still 49,
or these l6 bodies wore recovered Sntur-
day, and the body of Matt HERES, little
child, was found Sunday. P. Johnson, Of
Arvada, telephoned in to Denver that he had
found four bodies In the bed OF Clear creek
about u mile above the town of Arvada.
These bodies either foated down from Gold
en- or are those Of campers In Clear creek
valley between the two points and are not to
be coDfounded with the missing dead over
the ridge In Bear creek valley whore Nor
rlson is located.
The 1ood Of Friday night lasted about
half an hour and was followed by u heavy
rain which continued until about 10 O'Clock.
AT that hour body OF water, greater in vol
Gulch, emptying into Clear creek. It was
this second flood that carried away the
houses of Johnson and his wife and which
drowned Mrs. Edwards,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
ATKINSON FOR GOVERNOR.
West Virginia Republican Convention
Keynote Sou dad

Thelargest state convention either political
party ever held In the state began at parkers-
burg at IL O'Clock Wednesday morning. Hont
W. M. o. Dawson, chairman OF the state
committee, called the assemblage TO order
and introduced Rev. DR.. Rumore, who made
the opening prayer. Hon. S. D. Elkins was
announced as temporary chairman, and
Hon. A. u. White, Senator Stuart +. Reed,
7. W. d. Duckwall, Chris. Payne and J. J.
Peterson, as temporary secretaries. Senator
Elkins received perfect ovation, lasting
several minutes upon taking the chair He
spoke for about an hour, sounding the key
note to West Virginia's campaign and was
repeatedly greeted with vocferous applause
Two nominations were made at the first
days sessions Of the Republican State con-
vention-Hon. George W. Atkinson, of
Wheeling for governor;and i, NJ. Lafollette,
Of Taylor county, for auditor. Each made a
brief speech of acceptance.
NJ. A. Kendall, OF Wood county. was nomi-
mated for treasurer. j. Russell Trotter Of
Upshur couhty was nominated for superin-
tendent OF schools He is n graduate Of the
West Virginia University and OF Harvard,
Edgar p. Rucker, Of Mcdowell county, was
nominated for attorney-general. Dr. james
B. Fitch, of Monongalia county, and S. NJ.
Rathbone, OF Writ county, We're nominated
for observation-disclosures Large.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
CLOUDBURsT CAUSES DEATH.
Ten Persons Drowned be the Inundation Of
Kentucky Creek

A cloudburst at 4 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing at Benson's Creek, four miles from
Frankfort, KY, resulted in the drowning of
james Bradley, his wife and five children,
Mrs. Bryant, a widow, and her two small
children. Mrs. Bryant kept toll gate near
the bridge. Her house was on the creek and
across from that of James Bradley. The
Conway mill was just above. and was the
first to go. Its timbers must have swept
away the Bryant and Bradley houses, and
these houses struck the railroad bridge and
carried it away. All trains on the Louisville
and Nashville and Chesapeake and Ohio
railroads, from Frankfort, Lexington and
intermediate points, were cut of from Louis
Vile.
Ten minutes after the cloudburst Benson's
crock became n swollen river, covering the
valley on either bank and sweeping every
thing before it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
TAILORs ON STRIKE.
Twelve Thousand Ordered to Enforce an
Advance,


Twelve thousand New York coat tailors
were ordered on strike Wednesday morning
TO enforce higher prices from the wholesale
manufacturers aud to stop renewal of the
task and piece work work system. The large
manufacturers were taken by surprise, Gs It
had been given out that a strike had been
deemed inadyisable by the leaders.
A committee OF 15 OF the Brotherhood Of
Tailors in accordance with early instruc-
tions, stole march on the manufacters by
visiting all the contractors shops, 600 In
number In New York and $50 In Brooklyn
and Brownsville and notifying tho workers
to quit forthwith and report TO their head
quarters.
Up to noon there were 1900 tailors In New
York and 1000 moro OF the the total 5000
were expected to quit work before the close
OF the workday. The 4, 900 tailors In Brook
lyn aud Brownsville were expected to Join In
the strike, as they had decided several days
aao,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
TRADE REVIEW.
St. Louis Meetings Keep Trade Guessing
Through the Week.

Through the Week.
r. G. Dun d Co.'S, Weekly Review of
Trade says:
The weok began with extreme depression
in stock and speculative markets, owing to
the heavy outgo Of gold and the fall of the
treasury reserve below the minimum. The
Populist and silver conventions caused some
APPREHENSION and large Withdrawals of gold
for boarding were rather feared than seen.
There came sharp recovery with the union
OF banks to turn S20,00,000 gold into the
treasury and of Information al bankers to con-
troll foreign exchange. The gold reserve has
been quickly lifted aboyo Sl00,000,0O0 and
political events have helped to clear away
apprehensions. Business of all kinds has
been considerably affected by the monetary
conditions and is slower to improve.
The produce markets have been seriously
depressed, lard making the lowest quotations
on record, corn falling to 80 cents, wheat to
6lN cents and cotton to 7}1 cents. There
has been slight recovery In corn, q sixteenth
In cotton, and a cent In wheat, but the main
cause OF low prices remains-namely. pros
pects Of large crops, with heavy stocks of old
on hand. Old corn is coming forward at
about double the rate year ago. and so far
another big yield Is indicated.
Cotton receipts are rs usual insignificant,
but new cotton already begins to appear
some weeks earlier than usual, and the pros
owing to over rain development of tho
quality may be defective.
The state of wooden manufacture appears
In sales Of wool at the chief markets for the
week, the smallest ever known, only 1,370,-
$50 pounds, Of which s42O5o pounds were
Of which 6. 23l, 750 were domestic. Prices do
not nominally change, but are shaded to
make sales, and western markets are weak
eninS some, though still higher than eastern.
Leather Is inactive and hides at Chicago
average 3 per cent lower for the week Fail
ures for the week have been 2S1 In the Unit
ed States, against 202 last year, and 20 in
Canada against 2T last year
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
THINK SEARCH is USELESS.
Mining Experts Advise the Cessation Of
Work In tho Twin Shaft

A large number of mine experts held a
conference Friday on the Twin Shaft disas-
ter, at Pittston, Pa. The majority went into
the shaft and made a thorough examination.
On coming to the surface they reported that
further search for the entombed men would
not only be dangerous but useless. The Of
ficials of the Newton Coal Mining company
decided to go on with the search until COM
pelled to stop.
The relatives of the entombed miners have
abandoned all hope Of ever finding the men
alive or dead. On Tuesday next a solemn
high mass Of requiem will be celebrated In
St. Marys Catholic church for the repose
Of the souls OF the unfortunate victims Of the
disaster. Bishops OHara aud Hoban will
attend tho services. Two-thirds of the VIC
tins were members OF the Catholic church.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
TWO POOR CoUNTERFEITs.


Two new counterfeits of United States
silver certificates have been discovered by
the Treasury Department. The first Is of the
series of 1891, check letter c., signed by j..
Fount Tillman, Register, and d. n. Morgan,
Treasurer and having portrait of Stanton.
The second is s5 bill, series of 1891, check
letter B., signed by J. Fouut Tillman, Regis
ter, and D. N. Morgan, Treasurer, and hav-
ing portrait of Grant.
These counterfeits are printed from etched
plates and are very poor productions. The
portraits, lathe work and small lettering es-
pecially are bad, boing much blurred and in
distinct The paper is also poor. few
pieces of silk thread have been distributed
through 1t. The most careless handler OF
money. it is said. should readily detect. the
counterfeit notes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
A Sound Money Banner.

The Captain Robert Gillespie Republican
Club will display handsome net banner,
with portraits of Mckinley and Hobart also
campaign transparency from tho front Of
their club house, lehigh avenue and Marsh
all street At meeting of the organization
last Tuesday evening Captain Robert Giles
pie, c. Joseph Dacey and james Claroncy
were elected as delegates to the convention
of the Republican State League OF Clubs, to
be held at Eric in September. The alter
mates elected were Thomas j. Herman, Frank
Boulter and John Allen.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
MINOR MENTION.

dispatch from Rome says that the gov
ernment has ordered the third-class cruiser
Liguria to proceed to Canes.
An Athens dispatch says that body OF
Turkish irregular soldiers have killed 10
Christians near Heraklion, in the Island Of
Crete.
John Pryde was hung at Brainard, Mimi,
for the murder OF Andrew Peterson. Pryde
murdered him for $42. He confessed before
death.
Nicholas Smith was instantly killed and
Elmer Stringer badly hurt by the falling of
portion OF the old postofllce wall at Chicago
Thursday.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
peath of John W. Harper.

John Wesley Harper, who was for quar-
ter of a century, until two years ago, a mem
Der of the firm of Harper & Brothers, died
Tuesday at his home on Fifth avenue, New
York, very suddenly after an acute attack Of
gout, which eventually affected his heart
He was sc years old, and had been a sufrerer
from the melady for many years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
Cloudburst In Switzerland.

Several lives were lost in cloudburst
Switzerland, Saturday. Much damage was
also done to property of the overflowing
rivers. The town OF Nuremberg Is inundat-
ed, in part, and many houses on the banks
OF the swollen streams have been swept
AWav
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
ANOTHER CONVENTION oALLKD.
The Chicago Conference Decides In Favor Of
Putting Third Ticket in the Field.

Delegates from Kentucky Missouri, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio and
Michigan were at the conference with the
honest money Democratic committee OF IL
linois in Chicago, July 29. General Bragg,
of Wisconsin, was made chairman. Letters
and kilograms were read from Democrats in
Massachusetts, Texas Washington City, Ne
braska, Maine, New York and West Virginia,
advising that national convention be
called. A resolution was adopted declar-
ing it the sense of the conference that thore
September to enunciate Democratic plat
form and nominate Democratic ticket. The
details OF the call were left to u committee
of one member from each State represented.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
Gold Reserve Restored.

The treasury gold reserve, through the
action OF the New York national banks be-
came intact again Thursday, standing at the
close of business at 5l0l, ,ss1 no. This result
was attained by the banks depositing SIS,
250,000 in gold and receiving therefore a
like sum in legal tender notes, which are re-
deemahle in gold on presentation : the trea-
sury
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
A Royal Wedding,

Princess Maud, third daughter of the
Prince and Princess of Wales, was married
to Prince Charles, second son of Crown
Prince Frederick, of Denmark The cere-
meny took place In the private chapel OF
Buckingham Palace. So far as the general
public Is concerned the wedding did not at
tract much attention,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
The Tomato SAUSAGE,

The newest market novelty is the
tomato sausage. 1t is made In a do
nestle way at Portland; 1t is deli
cate pinklsh white and tastes Of sage
and ripe tomatoes. 1t has made quite q
hit In that city and surrounding towns.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
An Old and large Tree.

There Is a lime tree at Neustadt,
Wurtemburg, which is said to be the
largest In Europe. 1t Is over 1000
years old.