Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-09
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

London. Jan. At is reported here
that Russia is negotiating for the es
tablishmcntof of a branch OF the Imperial
bank at New York.
Washington, Jan. 3.-The debt state.
mont shows net decrease in the pub.
lie debt, less cash in the treasury, dur
ing December, 1895, of S1,110, $3.50.
st. Louis, Jan. 4.-Six dead and four
missing was the report of police whep
the work of digging out the ruins OF
the wrecked buildings ended last
evening.
Boston, Jan. 4.-Rev. Vim. II. O'Con.
nell the new rector of the American
college at Rome, left Boston yesterday,
indirectly bound for the scene of his
future labors.
Washington, Jan. 3.-The postotiice
department has denied the privilege OF
the mails to the Empire Candy com.
pauy of Rochester, n. Y, on the
ground Of fraud.
Worcester, Mass. Jan. 3.-Edward
NJ. Stanton, Is, and Alfred NJ. Shepard,
~ years of age, were drowned in a
small pond in Sutton grove while sllat,
ing yesterday afternoon.
Murphysboro, H., Jan. 3.-Four
prisoners broke Jail here Wednesday
night. Henry Jones, murderer, was
among the number, the others being
petty offenders. Tools were supplied
from the outside,
Altoona, Pa, Jan. 3.-Martha Tyson,
wife of r. Il. Marshall, superintendent
of the Altoona division of the Pennsyl-
vana Railroad and daughter OF
the late Henry Tyson of baltimore,
died here yesterday
Providence, Il. l., Jan. 4.-Ex-Gov.
Lucius b. Darling died at his residence
on Walcott street, Pautucl1et, about
half past 10 o'clock last night. He was
taken i'll little more than a week ago
with a severe attack of Indigestion.
Erie, Pa, Jan. 7.-The Atlantic Re-
fncry Oil company has been restrained
by an injunction from selling their
product for the reason that it has sold
10000 barrels recently without the in
specton of the Erie county inspector
Hamburg, Jan. At is reported
that the Colonial society has placed
300 600 marks at the disposal of Dir.
Carl Peters, German commissioner in
east Africa, for the purpose of organ
izing an expedition to help the Beers.
Brussels, Jan. 3.-M. Hubert Joseph
Walther Frere-Orban, the distinguished
Belgian statesman, who, with short in
tervals, had been a cabinet minister
for nearly half Il century, and who had
twice been president of the council OF
ministers, is dead.
Washington, Jan. 4.-Postmaster-
General Wilson has appointed L. I.
Myers of Richmond, Va, assistant
general postmaster of the railway mail
service. This office has been vacant
for over a year and half, being
formerly filed by Second Assistant
Postmaster General Nelson.
London, Jan. 3.-In reply to an in
quiry on the subject the colonial sec
retary, the Right Hon. Joseph Cham
beriain, stated that the report that the
government was disposed to arbitrate
the question of the British Guiana
boundary out of Difference to President
Cleycland's threats was absolutely un-
founded.
Boston, Jan. 3.-The annual meeting
of the republican state committee was
held yesterday afternoon ard George
II. Lyman was unanimously elected
chairman for the ensuing year. L. c.
Benton, chairman of the executive
committee, was made vice chairman
and Thomas Talbot secretary.
Columbus, o., Jan. By the burn
ing at Il. IN. yesterday of the residence
OF John IL. liibbard, 1898 East Long
street, Mr.. and Mrs. Hibbard, their son
Allen, aged ;, an infant named
Dorothy, Miss Fay liibbard and Mrs.
Grace iIibbard Lee, of Barnesville O,
We're burned to death. Mr.. Hibbard
Bridgeport, Conn, Jan. 3.-George
Olmsteud, the station and Adams eX-
press agent at Wilton, Conn, was held
up by masked burglars during the
night and relieved of $3.50. He locked
up the station and took the money with
him. Half mile away from the sta
ton he was knocked down by two
masked men and robbed.
Logansport, Ind, Jan. 3.-P. Shee-
rim, secretary of the democratic ma
tional committees, has received and
placed on file the applications of five
cities which aspire to entertain the
democratic national convention. They
are Chicago, New York, st. Louis, San
/ Francisco and Cincinnati.
/ Utica, n. y, Jan. 3.-William NJ.
White, president of the second National
bank OF this city, died of apoplexy last
night in his G3d year. lie was the most
prominent lay member OF the Protestant
Episcopal church in central New York,
/ having been delegate to the diocesan
/ convention for the last thirty years.
Washington, Jan. 2,--The president
last night announced the composition
I Of the Venezuelan commission which
will consist of five members, as follows:
/ David j. Brewer of Kansas, associate
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