Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Wednesday, Sept. 30.
The Republican city convention of
Greater New York nominated General
b. f. Tracy for mayor, Ashbel p. Fitch
for comptroller and r. Ross Appleton
for president of the council. Seth Low,
placed in nomination by Jacob Worth,
received the votes of 40 Brooklyn dele
gates. Fitch was nominated by ac-
clamation. The St. Louis platform and
the Raines law We're approVed-Mas-
sachusetts Democrats, in a stormy
convention, nominated George Fred
Williams for governor and indorsed
the Chicago platform-The amend
ment to the New Jersey constitution
prohibiting the legislature from allow
ing gambling was defeated - Chan
dler Hale, son of Senator Hale of
Maine, was married to Miss Rachel b.
Cameron, daughter Of ex-senator Cam
eron, at Harrisburg-O Michaels,
prominent citizen Of Camden. N. j.,
committed suicide - Miss Trase v
Mainz of Providence has begun suit
against B. L. Lederer, a wealthy man
ufacturing jewelel, for $5O,OOO for
breach of promise to marry-It was
denied in London that the asking of
Russia and Japan to take part in the
seal conference was an afterthought
Minister Woodford exchanged Wis
it's with the Duke of Te uan and other
members of the Spanish cabinet-A
plot against the car during his recent
visit to Warsaw nds just come to light
Seven Turkish sailing vessels at
tempted uns-ccessfully to land troops
in Crete -- The Nicaraguan congress
has granted a 30 year franchise to the
Atlas Steamship company of London,
giving it exclusive rights on the Rio
San Juan del Norte-It is stated in
Berlin that ambassador White has not
been instructed to negotiate a recproc-
ity treaty with Germany President
Mckinley visited Williams college and
held a reception for the students and
the people OF the town-The uneX-
pected return Of the Spanish minister
to Washington was taken as an indi-
cation that new developments in the
Cuban situation We're at hand.
Thursda~, SEPT 30.
The Spanish minister Of Premier AZ
carraga resigned. Senor Sagasta may
be called on to form a Liberal minis
try, and a less severe policy toward
been discovered in the accounts of the
South Dakota state insurance depart
ment, and it was said that several of
ficials will be crminally prosecuted
Mrs. Clara Gray was killed and Mrs
Rosina Nelson and two children were
seriously injured by a Long Island
railroad train, which ran them down
as they were driving across the track
election returns are reaching Trenton
very slowly The indications now are
that the antigambling amendment was
lost by $500 votes-Engneer Charles
Pearson of Mount Vernon was killed
in a collision on the New Haven rail-
road at New Haven yesterday. The
airbrakes failed to work -- The Re
publcans of Massachusetts renominat-
ed Roger Wolcort for governor. The
gold standard Democrats nominated
DR.. William Everett of Quincy for the
same ohice-EXperts who testified for
the defense in the Luetgert murder
trial in Chicago said that several bones
said to have come from the body of
Mrs. Luetgert might have come from
animals, and that some of them had
not been subjected to boiling potash
-Horatio David Davies was chosen
lord mayor of London, succeeding Sir
George Faudel Phllips-A rumor was
circulated in London that the United
States is negotiating with Denmark
for the purchase of Greenland. 1t was
denied in hington-Presiden Nc
Kinley left Adams, Mass, on his re-
turn to Washington - Four more
deaths from yellow fever occurred in
New Orleans and many new cases We're
reported broke out in the CEN
trail power station Of the Capital
Traction company of Washington and
in 80 minutes the magnificent six
story structure was doomed. The
building occupied the entire block from
Pennsylvania avenue to C street and
from Thirteen and One-half street to
Fourteenth street. Loss $1,000 coo.
Friday, oct. /.
The Democratic city convention in the
Grand Central palace, New York, nom
mated Robert A. Van Wyck for mayor.
Bird S. Coler for comptroller and Jacob
RUPERT, Jr., for president of the coun-
ell. The nominations We're practically
unanimous. The National (gold stand
ard) Democrats, under the lead of eX-
Mayor Grace and Corporation Counsel
0Coll, ueCldeu l" 7uppoIl the IdihIlbllS
ticket. The executive committee Of the
German-American Reform uHion decld-
ed to support Seth Low for mayor. An
alliance viii be made with the Citizens
Union. 1t was announced that Henry
George, who was nominated for mayor
by the silver Democrats, would accept
the nomination-Th Greek boule met
TO consider the peace treaty with Tur-
key A vote of confidence in the Rali
ministry was lost. so to 30, and a crisis
was precipitated -- The campaign
against the Mohmands on the Afghan
frontier OF India has been successfully
concluded and nothing now remains
but to collect the Senator VOL
colt has arrived in London, where he
will await the answer of the British
government to the proposals of the