Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Saturday. March @.


John L. Sullivan announced that he
will challenge the winner of the Cor
bett-F'itzsimmons fight.
Governor Bradley appointed Major A.
7. Wood of Mount Sterling, KY, Unit
ed States senator to succeed j. c. s.
Blackburn.
Nearly $1,000 was obtained by a con-
cert and entertainment in New York
for the benefit of the Cretan refugees.
In addition the Greeks of the city have
contributed 200 for the same purpose.
John F. Blasius of Union Hin, n. j.,
insane, attempted to hang himself, was
prevented by his father whom he stab
bed with bread knife and was then
overpowered by the police and placed
in straitjacket.
Edward ]. Russell, who is in the Ray
mond Street jail Brooklyn, for at
tempting to blackmail ex-Corporation
Counsel jerks took small dose of
morphine and stated that he wanted to
die. He was easily saved.
Monday. March 8.
In the yacht races in the Mediterra-
mean the Ailsa defeated the Britannia.
BY the flooding of tunnel shaft at
Dover, England eight men lost their
lives.
Harold a. Elmer an American bank
forger, escaped from prison in the City
of Mexico.
Representative Walters announced
that he would push to a third reading
in the Kansas legislature his bin enact
ing the Ten Commandments into law.
An explosion which occurred in a cab
occupied by Jacob Schnitzer a promi-
nent New York clubman. broke the
windows and blew open the doors. Mr.
Schnitzer's clothing was torn, but he
was unhurt. The police are so far at a
loss 10 determine the cause of the ex-
ploson.
President Mckinley, accompanied by
his mother, attended the Metropolitan
Methodist church in Washington yes
terday. The sermon was delivered by
Bishop John p. Newman The presi-
dent was cheered by the crowd as he
alighted from his carriage. Two thou
sand people were unable to gain admis-
sion to the church.
Tuesday, March 0.
Cardinal Gibbons had his hara Sc
verely cut by glass while on train go
ing from Baltimore to Wheeling.
Garret A. Hobart. Jr., aged l2 the
son of the vice president, applied to
President Mckinley for the position Of
electric bell hanger at the White
House
A young woman carrying several Wis
iting cards bearing the name of Miss
Aimee Smith of Hackensack, n. j., was
found i'll in the Victor hotel New York
after having been deserted by her male
companion, and subsequently died in
Bellevue hospital.
Captain John d. Hart was sentenced
by Judge Butler in Philadelphia to two
years' imprisonment and fined $500 for
engaging in ftllbustering expedition to
Cuba He was admitted to bail in the
sum of $1,000 pending an appeal to the
United States circuit court.
Gustav Rinnblad absconded from
Sweden, where he had been a public
official owing his government $500.
He came to New York, and when Unit
ed States deputy marshals went to his
room in the Astor House to arrest him
he sent bullet into his brain and died.
Wednesday, March 10.
J. p. Morgan & Co. secured control OF
the Lehigh Valley railroad.
The first meeting of McKinley's cabi
net took place at the White House in Wash
ington.
A number of workmen on the Panama
canal became engaged in a fight, and
troops were called on to restore order
James Casey of Hoboken dropped Tex
ans valise on the deck of the steamship
Aller, and revolver that was in the va
lise discharged, woundng Casey in the
leg.
Mrs. Ruiz, wife of the American den
tist who was tortured and killed by Span
ish officers in Cuba, arrived in New York
with her five children. She goes to Wash
ington to lay the facts before President
MoKinlev.
Children Cry for