Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.

mony of the coronation of the Car has
been finally fixed for May 26.
Athens, March 2O.-It is reported
here that King Alexander of Servia
has been betrothed to Princess Marie
OF Gireecc.
Vineyard Haven, Mass, March 10
A heavy northeast storm prevailed here
all last night. Several vessels put in
here for shelter.
Boston, March 21.-Charles S. Sto-
zeleclli, alias Lecliy, alias Walsh. the
fiat burglar, was yesterday held in
$500 bail for the grand jury.
Chicago, March 81 John G. Carlisle,
secretary of the treasury, will deliver
non-partisan address before the la Dor.
ing people of Chicago on April 15.
Gloucester, Mass, March 2l.--A
steam sawmill at Essex, built some
years ago at an expense of $50, 900, and
formerly owned by Moses Knowlton,
was burned yesterday.
New York, March 2o.-In the United
States criminal court, late last even
ing, Nicolo Torento, Antonio Langene,
John Ross and Thomas Russo, were
convicted of selling and passing conn
/ terfeit money.
Liverpool, March 1s.-The British
steamer Historian, just in port here,
from New Orleans, landed the crew of
the British bark Janet Court, from
/ Valparaiso for New York. The crew
Of the bark had abandoned her at sea.
Baltimore, March 2l.-The British
steam bark Severn, Capt. Reid, from
Rio Janeiro, January 81, in port here,
reports that during the week prior to
her sailing 420 persons died from yell
low fever and many more from small
poX
Albany, March 19,-Theodore Roose-
welt made his first appearance as po-
/ lice commissioner before the assembly
cities committee yesterday afternoon
and argued in favor of the Austin bill,
| increasing the police force of New York
/ by 500 members.
Waterbury, Conn, March l9.-The
floods in Waterbury of Feb. and 20
were repeated last night with proba-
bly, a loss of $4,000 to the city and
town streets and to the stocks of mer-
chants along North Main, Main and
South Main streets.
Rochester, n. Y, March 2O.--Mrs
Nancy Ray gave reception last even
| ing in celebration of her Tooth birth
day at her home on Joslyn park. About
400 guests were present. Many letters
OF congratulations were received from
all parts of the country.
Philadelphia, March 21.-The execu-
| tive committee of the Junior Order OF
American Mechanics met here yester-
day and appointed }. b. Zimmerman of
Plain City, O., as superintendent of the
National Orphans home of the ORDER
which will be established at Tiffin, o.
San Francisco, March 2l.-A cable
gram has been received in this city
from Shanghai stating that Capt Philip
Dryer of the schooner Lyman ID.
Foster of this city had been murdered
at sea on February 25 by the cook, who
had suddenly become violently insane
Rochester, n. Y, March 90-FranlI
Bien, drunken brute who kicked his
delicate and halfdead wife into in
sensibility because when she was
pulling off his boots she did not pull
the way he ordered her to, has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for one
year
Paris, March 1s.-The final formali-
ties for the release of John j. Waller,
formerly American consul in Madagas-
car, who was sentenced to twenty
years imprisonment for conveying in
formation to the Hovas regarding the
French, We're completed yesterday
afternoon and Waller is now free.
Floral Park, l.. l., March 49, Peter
Anderson, who has been confined in
the Queens county Jail for a week on
suspicion of having caused the death Of
Mary Fox, the young woman who was
found dead on the beach at Lloyd's
Neck, March ., has been discharged
from custody, there being no evidence
against him,
Northield, Vt, March 21.-After
four days trial of the Marsh case, jus
tice f. H. Thayer has decided to hold
William Buzzell and Mrs. George
Marsh, charged with causing the death
Of George Marsh by poisoning with
arsenic, and the prisoners have been
taken to Montpelier Jail to await trial
at the September term of court at
Montpelier
Gloucester, Mass, March 1s.-Fsh-
ing arrivals for the past twenty four
hours are as follows: Miranda, Ban
quereau, 10000 pounds of halbut;
schooner Mabel Leighton, Banquereau,
$4,000 pounds cod, 400 pounds halibut;
schooner Gardner w. TAR, Georges,
20, 900 pounds cod, 600 pounds halibut;
schooner Boyd Leeds, Georges, l5, 900
pounds cod.
Portland, Me, March 2l-Hon. G.
w, True died yesterday, aged ~. He
was native of Maine, but lived in
Mount Vernon, o., many years. He
served in the Ohio Legislature in 1856
81, and returned to Portland in 1866,
entering the grain business He was