Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


"Wednesday, July FL.
The conference report on the tariff
bill was presented to the United States
senate, but little progress was made on
its consideration. The lumber and sug-
ar schedules We're attacked by the mi
nority, and Senator Tillman threatened
to filibuster until next winter if cotton
bagging and cotton ties Were not re-
stored to the free list - Mrs. Mary
Hansen, known to the police as Dutch
Mary, surrendered to tie Brooklyn po-
lice, admitting that she is the woman
wanted for obtaining money from Dr.
Lott and others. She is not Ellen Peck,
the notorious confidence woman, as was
at first supposed 1t is thought her
peculations in Brooklyn and elsewhere
will amount to fully 100000 - Miss
! Jean Ingelow, the distinguished poet
| and novelist, died in London. She was
| in her seventy seventh year - Both
| branches of the French parliament
! adopted the direct taxes bill and a ma
val credit of 100000 francs-A monu-
ment in honor of Brigham Young and
| the Mormon pioneers was unveiled in
! Salt Lake City-The fishing schooner
| Elmer Il. Randall was sunk in collision
near Boston lightship. The skipper and
crew of the Randall barely escaped
drowning-E. II. Sothern, the actor
and his wife, who is known on the stage
as Virginia Harmed, We're rescued from
| drowning near Far Rockaway, N. Y
| Mr.. SOthern gave the life saver a check
| for S500-Septembe wheat rose to 7Sh
| cents on reports of short crops in Eu-
! rope and possible demands on America
from Argentina-Th Syracuse Even
| ing News suspended publication-In
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| friendship between Peru and Spain the
queen regent has conferred upon Presi-
| dent Pierola of Peru the cross of Isabel
| Catolca-Queen Victoria left Windsor
castle by the royal train and started
for Osborne House, isle of Wight-The
| Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
began a three days meeting at Cincin-
nati-The Salvation Army in Great
| Britain received the congratulations of
/ Queen Victoria upon the celebration of
| its thirty second anniversary.
Thursday, July ee.
The formal reading of the conference
report on the tariff was concluded in
the United States senate and the dis
cussion was continued. In the house
resolution was adopted requesting the
president to investigate restrictions
placed by foreign countries upon the
/ Importation of tobacco from the United
States-Seven persons were killed by
an explosion in the Winchester Arms
cOmpany's works at New Haven. Sew
eral were injured--Arrangem are
being made in the west for running
more steamers to the Klondike gold re-
gion. Another steamer arrived in San
Francisco from Alaska bringing $780,
600 worth of gold dust and more stories
We're told of the marvellous richness of
the district-Count Okuna, the Japa-
nese foreign minister, officially an
nounced that Japan will oppose the an
neXatiOn of Hawaii to the utmost. An
neXation must not be recognized. -
A semotiicial announcement was made
that experts on the sealing question will
meet in Washington next autumn to
compare the results of their investiga-
tions-The Right Hon. A. ]. Mum
della, formerly a member of the Brit
ish cabinet, died from paralysis-An-
thony Comstock has caused the rear
rest of George II. Richmond, a publish
er, for selling D'Annunzio's Triumph
of Death" to three young women
After a mysterious absence of three
days, Mason Hatch, bookkeeper for
| Flint, Eddy &c Co, has been found. An
employee of the firm stated yesterday
that Mr.. Hatch had wandered off while
suffering from dementia-D, w. Cald-
well, president of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railroad. died in
Cleveland-The sultan has issued an
trade sanctioning the settlement of the
frontier question in accordance with
the views of the powers-A hurricane
devastated the northwestern portion of
the province of Cher in France-Hail
did great damage in the country north
of the lake of Zurich, Switzerland,
Friday, July 23.
In the United States senate there was
a sharp debate on the tariff, but no
time was agreed upon for taking the
final vote. 1t the house bills suspending
discriminating tonnage dues on foreign
vessels and establishing a new land dis
trict in Alaska We're passed-Presi-
dent Mckinley nominated Rear Ad-
miral John G. Walker, u. S. N; Cap
tain Oberlin M. Carter, corps of engi-
neers, u. S. A, and Lewis NJ. Haupt of
Pennsylvania members of the Nicara-
guam canal mmission-Dwight M.
Bruce has been appointed postmaster
at Syracuse-A carrier pigeon has
been picked up on the coast of Norway,
near Tromso island, with the message,
don experts have doubts, but think it
may possibly be from Andree, the zero
naut now on an expedition to the north
poe-Secretary Sherman said that he
and the president were in complete ac-
cord on the instructions given to En-
bassador Hay in the sealing contro-
versy - The Logan monument was
dedicated in Chicago with great pomp
and eremony-Numerous companies
We're formed and steamers chartered
to visit the Klondike gold region
DIR. E. Benjamin Andrews resigned the
presidency of Brown university on ac-
count of a protest from the corporation
against his activity in the free silver
cause-Armed deputy sheriffs were
called on to guard the Hite mines in
West Virginia from the attacks of
strikers-Governor Black has refused
the request of District Attorney Olcott