Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-07

Miller, colored. Of Columbia, S. c., an
nounced his intention to bring suit
against Eastman college, Poughkeep-
sic, n. Y, for refusing to admit his
daughter to that nstitution--The
pope's health gives grave concern to
the church dignitaries in Rome-The
American Institute of Architects elect
ed officers, with George Il. Post of New
York for presdant-The appraisers
have found the estate of Senator Fair
to be valued at $1200O,o00 to $15000,000
Newton L. Bates was appointed
surgeon general of the navy by Presi
dent McKnley-The Democratic AL
lance of New York nominated Henry
George for mayor A committee secur-
ed his promise to run-Kings county
IN. W Democratic leaders nominated
the following officers: Sheriff, f. d.
Creamer; register, II. f. Haggerty;
county clerk, w. p. Wuest; treasurer,
j. w. Kimball and borough president,
r.. NJ. Grout-Many suicides took
place in and around New York city.
Among them was that of DR.. Robert N.
Flagg of Yonkers, who jumped from
the second story of the Murray Hill
hotel Mrs. Caroline Ravinius suffo-
Gated herself and four children at the
West Shore hotel. Clark L. X. Royce
killed himself with Illuminating gas
at the Grand Union hotel 1t is sus-
pected that the death of Harmon S.
Burt, who was found dead in the Dew
onshire hotel, was due to other than
natural causes-In a match race at
Springfield His. Star Pointer defeated
Joe Patchen in the third heat in 2:0015,
reducing the worlds record for har-
ness horses by one-half second-E.
Krausbaben, wife and two children
were found starving at Thirty-fourth
street and Broadway, New York city
James Cunningham was run over
and killed by a trolley car at White
Plains. n. Y.-Germany's reported
threat to Withdraw from the concert if
Greece did not accept the peace condi-
tions is confirmed by the Athens white
booI-The consul generals of Guate-
mala to San Francisco and New York,
who arrived in the former city from
home, say the reports of the war are
greatly ggerated-Earthqua are
reported from Borneo and a new
island is said to have been thrown up
near Nempakul.
Monday, Oct. 4.
Henry Savage Landor, the author
and traveller, has returned to India
from an exploring trip in Tibet, in the
course of which he was arrested and
sentenced to death by the natives. His
life was spared through the interven-
ton of the grand llama, and he was re-
leased after having been subjected to
severe tortures including branding with
hot irons and stretching on the rack
Destructive prairie fires devastated a
wide section of country in Manitoba,
killing live stock and burning farm
buildings implements and crops. Two
women and five children were burned
to death-Senor Sagasta had a confer
ence with the queen regent of Spain
and accepted the position of president
of the ministerial council-By the
spreading of the rails five cars of
Denver and Rio Grande train were roll
ed over near CotopaXi, Colo, Two pas
sengers were killed and several injured
Ernest Hayden of Springfield, Mass,
and an unknown companion committed
suicide by gas in room at the Broad
way Garden, New York-The German
emperor's new naval bill calls for 49,
100000 marks-M. Delyannis has not
been chosen premier of the new cabinet
in Greece He says he will overthrow
ll--A DOS was kllleu III AttHt, N. H.
by swallowing a bee-Lynchers at Os-
good, Ind, were disappointed by the es-
cape of their man-Four persons were
drowned at Hamilton, Ala, returning
from party-A monthly meteorolog-
zeal chart for the benefit of seamen of
the great lakes is to be issued by the
weather bureau-The Jesuit fathers
celebrated the golden jubilee of their
in GapO1s Tta1yp
the Costa Rican minister, denies the
published statement that, by the de-
cision of General Alexander of South
Carolina, who was appointed to mark
the boundary line between Nicaragua
and Costa Rica. the latter country has
lost the right to be consulted in regard
to the Nicaragua canal project-Thir-
ty-one new cases of yellow fever and
two deaths We're reported in New Or
leans The chief engineer of the steam
ship John Wilson, which arrived at the
Delaware breakwater, died from the
disease.
Tuesday, Oct. 5.
The Citizens Union nominated John
II. Schumann for president of the coun-
ell and Charles S. Fairchild for comp
troller of Greater New York on the
ticket with Seth Low the candidate for
mayor. The Peoples Party nominated
Henry George for mayor of Greater
New Yorl-Presdent Low resigned as
head of Columbia university, His resg-
nation will be acted on Nov. Is. The
new university buildings on Morning
side heights were dedicated-A fire
at Austin Pa, destroyed 100 buildings,
caused a loss of between $l50,000 and
5000, 900 and made 500 persons homeless.
But five dwellings were left standing in
the place-Fire at the Central prison
at Toronto did damage amounting to
nearly 100000. 1t destroyed the broom
and twine factories, together with
large amount of machinery and stock
-Four fishermen We're drowned off
Long Branch by the capsizing of their
bOat-Paolo Ortelli, a Paterson On. J1
silk dyer took his life after giving up
the secret Of his skill to woman In
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