Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WennesnnY. Nov. 10.

William Cauldwell, former state SEN
ator, was arrested in New York and
placed under $4,000 bail, charged with
misappropriating funds belonging to
the estate of the late Jason Rogers
The lord mayors banquet was cele-
brated in the Guildhall of London. The
Marquis of Salisbury discussed the for
eign relations of Great Britain in re-
spending to a toast, declaring that the
government was for peace-Count
Okuma, the foreign minister of Japan,
has resigned, and Count Nishi has been
appointed to succeed him-The report
of the treasurer showed that last year
was remarkably rich in gifts to Yale
Notwithstanding Cages son, who
has recently come from Dawson, stated
that the first steamer from the KlOn-
dixie in the spring would probably bring
down $15, 1000, ,OOO-War on football was
declared by a Chicago alderman, who
proposed an ordinance forbiddng the
playing of the game in that city-The
annual meeting of the National Base
ball league was begun in Philadelphia
Three leading life insurance COM
panies of New York have decided to
raise the price of policies on and after
Jan. l next, because obliged to invest
money at less than 4 per cent for safe
tvs salle-The executive committee Of
the National Sound Money league, in
session in New York, adopted an ad-
dress asking that the government pro-
claim its adherence to the single gold
tandard-Premier Sagasta said that
Spain would regard an occasion for war
with the United States as a grave mis-
fortune-A native officer and 80 Sikhs
were hemmed in in a valley on the In
dian frontier and slaughtered by the
tribesmen-The French minister of
war has declined to reopen the case of
Captain Albert Dreyfus, who is confined
on the Isle du Diable for treason against
France, as no new evidence has been
adduCed-The Hendersons of Bristol,
r. l., have received an order for a new
so ton racing cutter for the Prince of
Wales.
Thursday, Nov. IL.
The trial of Martin Thorn for the
murder of Guldensuppe at Long Island
City was given new interest by the
appearance on the witness stand of Mrs.
Mack, who gave full details of the
crime, confessing that she had assisted
Thorn in its commission-Th will of
Charles A. Dana, the late editor of the
New York Sun, was filed for probate.
except The Sun stock, which goes to
his son Paul in trust. The estate is
said to inventory nearly $1,000, 600
The Third appellate division of New
York state supreme court decided that
the presidents of the companies oper-
ating in what is known as the coal CONS
biIe could not be compelled to testify
before a referee, but did not pass on the
2onstitutionality of the antitrust laws
THE conference between the sealing
experts of the United States and Great
Britain and Canada began in Washing
ton, but the work was only preliminary
| There We're present Messrs. Jordan,
Thompson and Macoun, the experts:
John w. Foster and Mr. Hamlin for
the United States and Sir Louis Da-
vies for Canada-Secretary Sherman
made another demand on Peru for a
prompt settlement of the MacCord
! claim-Miss Fink of Woodbridge. ~
j., was surprised to find that the man
arrested while pawning her watch, sup
posed to have been stolen by burglars,
was her fiance-At the dinner of the
Home Market club, in Boston, speeches
were made by Congressman Dngley,
| Congressman Dolliver, Congressman
Russell and others--The New York
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opened it's convention in Syracuse-
| General Lee sailed for Cuba to resume
his duties as consul general at Havana
He left his family behind, and in a talk
with a friend expressed rather gloomy
views of the Cuban situation "A
9-year-old boy, arrested for setting fire
to the Children's home in Jersey City,
admitted he did it because he wanted
to call out the engines.
| Friday, Nov. IL.
Secretary Sherman and Premier Lau-
! rier of Canada held the first of a series
of conferences with view of bringing
about a settlement of the various pend
| ing questions which have caused fric-
ton between the United States and
| Canada. The report that Great Brit
ain is opposed to the granting OF Gus,
toms concessions by Canada to the
United States was denied Officials Of
the United States agricultural depart
ment are, however, opposed to any ar
rangement which will admit the agr-
cultural products of Canada to compe-
ttion with those of this country. AT the
Bering sea sealing conference statistics
were presented by the representative
Of the United States showing that the
seal herds are decreasing rapidly in
numbers-The trial at Long Island
City of Martin Thorn for the murder of
William Guldensuppe was declared a
mistrial and a new jury was ordered
on account of the illness Of one of the
jurors, uniting him for further service.
The other jurors We're discharged
May and Minnie Stewart, two school