Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-06
NEWR IN BRIEF.

Boston, Jan. 3o.-The Hansa line has
decided to place on the circuit from
Boston to London five freight and cat,
tie steamers which will commence regu,
lar trips in February.
FL Paso, Tex, Jan. O.-Fitzsimmons
broke the nose of his trainer, Panchler,
yesterday afternoon while boxing. DIR.
Justice repaired the damage. The town
Is filling up with sports.
Hamilton, Ont, Jan. 31.-A large
quantity of horse meat was sold by car.
cass on the market here yesterday al
three cents per pound. 1t was pur'
chased for shipment to New York con-
sumers.
Hartford, Feb. 3.-Prof. Flaval s..
Luther, of Trinity college, has decided
not to accept the presidency of Ken
yon college, Gambler, o., to which he
was recently elected. He will remain
at Trinity.
New York, Feb 3.-George Bliss, the
senior member of the banking firm oi
Morton, Bliss g. Co., died very sud.
denly at his home on Fifth avenue yes
terday morning of paralysis of the
heart, aged so years.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 3O.-It is stated
that Prof Samuel Dickie of Albion,
for the past five years chairman of the
national prohibition committee, has
notified the committee that he will not
accept reelection to that Office.
Minneapolis, Jan. 31.-The supreme
aorrt hac 1a.iIe6 thot tha onnct it,,.
tional provision prohibiting imprison-
ment for debt does not prevent the
confinement of husband for failure to
pay alimony ordered by the court.
Denison, Tex, Jan. 3O.-Joe Hazel
ton made yesterday the greatest quail
shooting record ever heard of in the
southwest. He shot over Gordon
setter and from sunrise to sunset killed
151 birds. Hazelton is from Kansas.
Brooklyn, N. Y, Jan. 30.-Helen
Dean yesterday celebrated her 1O2d
birthday at her home on Carlton ave-
nue.. She is still possessed of all her
faculties and alert to everything that
goes on. She received many kilograms
of congratulation and affection from
myriad of friends.
Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 3.-John L.
Sullivan is recovering. The inflam-
nation In his wound is subsiding and
he eats and sleeps well. DR.. Ryan, his
attending physician, thinks that if no
unfavorabIe symptoms develop Sulli-
van will be able to leave here to-mor-
row to rejoin his company.
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Madrid to the Central News says that
as soon us Gen. Weyler, the new cap
tain-general of Cuba, arrives at Havana
he will issue proclamation giving the
rebels eight days to lay down their
arms and surrendH. If they do not do
this he will then inaugurate campaign
of blood and fire against the rebels and
their abettors.
Toronto, Ont, Jan. 2s.-The Ontario
government has relinquished all claim
to Coleman island, in Lac Lacroix, west
of Port Arthur, an official survey dem
onstrating that it lies south of the in
ternational boundary line and in United
States waters. The government had
an impression that the island was
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Albany, Feb. 1.-The state civil SER
vice commission are finding great diff
Guilty in obtaining suitable applicants
for the positions of instructors in piano
tuning at the state school for the blind
and in pattern making and book bind
ing at the state industrial school. Ex-
aminations for these positions are to
| ha hold on En1,,1,nrHy nd
lively.
Mamroneck, N. Y, Jan. 2s.-The in
quest into the death of Mary L. Hills,
who was found dead in her cottage in
Bonny Brook park, this place, on
Tuesday last, was held in the town
hall yesterday afternoon by Coroner
Bunning and jury. Nothing new was
developed and the jury returned a
verdict that the deceased died of
starvation.
Columbia, s. c., Jan. 31.-When the
house of representatives met yesterday
Godfrey Fowler introduced the follow
ing concurrent resolution which was
referred to the committee on federal
relations: "Resolved, That we have
heard with pleasure and interest the
eloquent and patriotic speech of our
junior senator in the United States
senate, Hon. b. r. Tillman, on the Goth
inst, and we desire to say that by all
we are, and hope to be, we will sacri-
flee our lives, if necessary, in re-
sisting tyranny and oppression, be-
lieving, as we do, that resistance to
tryants is obedience to God"
Constantinople, Jan. 31.-The alarm
ing rumors from Amassia, Aintab and
Van, indicating that a renewal of the
massacres are sure to occur unless the
Turkish officials take steps promptly to
suppress the brewing trouble, is gener-
ally believed here, as several private
letters received during the past few
days from the districts referred to, state
that the situation is most serious. AL
though the ambassadors of the powers
have called the attention of the porte
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