Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


wednesday, Oct. u.
Henry George was formally notified
of his nomination for mayor of Greater
New York by five independent Demo-
cratic organizations at a big mass
meeting in New York-While working
on the construction of a large hotel at
Charlevoix, Mich, two people were
killed and many injured by the collapse
of the structure-Three miners were
killed by the explosion of gas in a coal
mine near Wilkesbarre, Pa.-SA runa-
way hanson horse in Madison square,
New York, knocked down q d injured
| four persons one of them ia -',lly--Pe-
ter Lynch of New Brighton, N. Y mur-
| dered his wife and attempted to kill
himself in the presence of their three
| children-The Greek boule met, but
| the proceedings attracted little atten-
ton. The vote of confidence is regard
| ed by the cabinet as equivalent to the
acceptance of the treaty by the cham
! ber-The bodies of six more fanatics
who had sought salvation by buryins
| themselves alive have been discovered
near Odessa, Russia-The president
appointed I.aurits S. Swenson minister
to Denmark and DR.. Edward Bedloe
consul at Canton-The executive
committee of the National Municipal
/ league at its meeting in Philadelphia
l appointed a subcommittee to work for
the election of Seth Low-The Viewer
! faction won in the Clinton county IN.
" Republican convention, a roll made
up by the county committee having
been excluded by a court Injunction
The libel suit for $25O,0OO damages
brought by the Rev. DIR. Daniel c. Pot
ter against John d. Rockefeller was
/ hu Tnctiaa Ci15arclaa,,a ;,,
New York court, DR.. Potter not being
able to proceed with his case. He claims
that his attorney abandoned him
sixty villages near Tung Chou, China,
were destroyed by floods, and from 49,
| 700 to 10000 persons are reported to have
perished-The court of appeals of New
| York state has decided against Riley
| Grammar in his suit against the West
| chester Racing association, whose board
of stewards ruled him off the track
Burglars entered the residence in New
York of Miss Anne Potter, a niece of
Bishop Potter, during her absence in
the country, secured rich booty and
played poker while removing the goods.
Thursday, Oct. I.
The nomination of Seth Low for may
or of Greater New York by the Citi-
D
big meeting at Cooper Union-Great
Britain has declined to take part in
sealing conference in Washington with
Russia and Japan. owing to the insist
ence of Canada, which had fears of be-
/ ing outvoted-Sir John Gilbert, presi-
dent of the British Royal Society of
Painters In Water Colors, died in Eng
| land-A disastrous fire ragged in the
stockyards district of Chicago, many
horses being burned to death and one
man losing his life-Seven young wo-
men were burned to death at a state
institution in North Dakota-The De-
troit Opera House and several business
buildings in the heart of the city were
destroyed by fire, the loss being esti-
mated at 5000, ,0O0--Captain General
Weyler cabled Premier Sagasta his re-
| fusal to resign. He told Havana depu-
tations he wished to remain In Cuba,
saying, THE war should end with war
and not with shameful dealings" Later
the Spanish cabinet decided to grant
autonomy to Cuba under Spanish su-
zerainty and to continue the campaign
as long as necessary-The new steam
ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse has
reached Plymouth, England, in days,
/ Is hours and 10 minutes from New
York, reducing the record by over half
a day-Sheriff Doht of Long Island
City, N. Y, has made public letters
which have passed between Martin
Thorn and Mrs. Mack. the alleged slay-
ers of William Guldensuppe, proving
| that the pair have contemplated death
| by their own hands. They also show
that Mrs. Mack has lost all hope-Five
deaths from yellow fever and 3S new
cases of the disease were reported in
| New Orleans - Information reached
Washington that the government forces
in Guatemala have recaptured Quezal-
| tenango from the insurgents - The
| Baltimores won the last of the Temple
! cup baseball games against Boston
The sum of G100O0O in gold was with
drawn from the Bank of England for
shipment to the United States.
Friday, Oct. s.
Emmett C. Gibson, a noted promoter
of booming schemes, was arrested in
/ New York on the charge of passing a
worthless check on the Imperial hotel.
1t is said that he has operated in many
| cities. and that he has obtained more
! than 100000 by questionable means
| Senorlta EVangelina Cossio Cisneros,
heroine of the sensational adventure
with the Spanish governor of the isle of
Pines, escaped last night from the Casa
de Recogidas in Havana, where she
had been confined for several months
on charge of conspiracy against the
crown of Spain and of an attempt upon
the life of Governor Berez Of the isle of
Pines - Seth Low was indorsed for
mayor of Greater New York by the Ma
tional (gold standard) Democracy
Two thousand men at Newport, KY.
threatened to lynch IL men arrested for
assaulting a bride-Two deaths from
yellow fever and 81 new cases of the
disease were reported in New Orleans
Patrick Conway killed his brother
James near Plattsburg, N. Y, as a re-
suit of an alteration with their moth
er in which James took her part-The
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