Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16

explain the capture of Victoria de las
Tunas by the Cuban insurgents-The
British trades union congress at Bir-
mingham adopted a. resolution favoring
national federation of all trades and
ndustries-Bombs We're exploded in
ST. Martin, near Ferrol, Spain, and
great damage was c6used-The Hop
kins-Thayer- Hight company, which
held the lease of the Great Northern
theater at Chicago, made an assign
ment, after a series of disasters-John
p. Elkin resigned his office as deputy
attorney general of Pennsylvania at the
request of Governor Hastings-Two
men were killed by the fall of an ele-
vator in the American Tract society
building in New YorR-A Denver and
Rio Grande express and a Colorado
Midland freight train met on a joint
track near New Castle, Colo, and II
persons We're killed and II injured
Passengers on the steamer Cleveland
from Alaska brought news that Daw-
son City, in the Klondlke region, was
threatened with famine, with little
prospect of relief reaching it.
Monday, Sept. 13.
Emperor William of Germany arrived
at Totis Hungary, and was cordially
welcomed by Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria -Hungary-It is reported in
Madrid that the Carlsts are watching
to take advantage of the Spanish gov
ernment's embarrassment over Cuba
A severe gale occurred on the coast
of Japan, during which a Norwegian
bark was wrecked, ten of the crew being
lost-The board of yellow fever ex-
pelts in New Orleans diagnosed seven
suspicious cases in that city as afflicted
with that disease-Three prisoners on
Blackwells island, New York, tried to
escape by swimming the East river. A
ferryboat pursued two, one of whom
was drowned obeying his comrade, who
ordered him not to touch a life buoy
under penalty of death-The Rev. DR..
Abel Stevens, the historian of Metho-
dism, died in San Jose. Cal.-There are
six candidates in jefferson county, N.
Y, for the senatorship made vacant by
the death of Joseph Mullin-Judge
Augustus II. Fem CI the supreme
court of Connecticut died in Winsted
Paul Forkus and more than a
dozen other poor residents of Dundee,
Passaic, n. j., have been fined $23.6O
apiece for keeping robins contrary to
the game laws of New Jersey-Friends
of former Mayor Hugh j. Grant of New
York announced that his claims to the
nomination for mayor are being seri-
ously considered by Tammany leaders
Juan Vivo arrived in New York
from a Spanish penal settlement to
which he was sent as a political prison.
er He says that his hardships and suf-
fering We're very great-The En-
chanted mesa in New Mexico has been
climbed again, and evidences of civili-
zation have been found on the summit
by f. W. Hodge of the Smithsonian in
stitution. Professor Libbey, who made
the ascent in early summer, reported
no signs of early occupancy-On her
trial trip the machinery of the new tor
pedo boat Rodgers went to pieces and
five men We're seriously scalded, among
them Chief Engineer ]. r. Edwards
A woman has presented to the Church
of the Strangers in New York land and
buildings representing all her savings
for 10 years-Thirteen thousand dol
lars was raised by the Christian Ali
ance at its meeting at Nyack Heights,
N. Y, to help pay for the new training
institute for missionaries. one young
woman contributed a gold watch.
Tuesday, Sept. Ia.
President Mckinley returned to
Washington from Somerset, Pa, in
company with Mrs. Mckinley and At
torney General McKenna-William
Fox was arrested in New York, charged
with having induced Winnie Sheehan,
a 19-year-old girl, to take carbolic acid
A force of 1000 Orakzais captured
the Sarharcarti police post. which was
he
Duchess of York is said to be preparing
to issue an appeal in behalf Of the Irish,
who are threatened with famine-I}oth
chambers Of the Uruguayan congress
have ratified the terms of peace made
with the insurgcnts-The National
Republican league offered it's services to
Senator Hanna to aid in securing his
re-election-It has been ascertained
that some one dosed Elsie S with
strychnine before her recent race with
Limerick at Goshen, N. Y.-Lady
Randolph Churchill. her two sisters and
other ladies of London We're induced by
Captain Cruikshank to invest $4,000 in
ventures which are believed to be fraud
ulent-Louise Michel, the notorious
French anarchist. has announced her
intention to visit the United States in
October. The authorities at Washing
ton may not allow her to land-The
strike situation at HaZleton, Pa. re-
mained unchanged, the state troops still
being retained there to maintain the
peace The funerals of II Of the strik-
ers who were killed at Lattimer were
held, but there was no disturbance
Seth Lows letter accepting the nomi-
nation of the Citizens Union for Mayor
Of Greater New York was made public.
The City Vigilance league passed reso-
. lutions indorsing his candidacy. Hugh
j. Grant said positively that he was not
a candidate for mayor-General Wood
ford was received by the queen regent
of Spain ana presented his credentials
THE Rev G. f. B. Howard, a notori-
Gus sWindler escaped from the Ohio pen
| itentiary at Columbus-A famine in
ireland is impending. and it is predict
ed that the suffering will be as great
as it was in lS79-Forty lives were
lost in India by an accident in a mine
A bather saved Sarah Bernhardt' $