Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.



The United States senate tabled the
beet sugar bounty amendment to the
tariff bill and by unanimous consent
agreed to vote on the passage of the
bill before adjournment Wednesday,
Colonel Hay, United States embassa-
dor gave a dinner in London to the
United States monetary commissioners
Lord Salisbury said in the house of
lords that the porte's delay in the peace
negotiations was endangering the sit
uation in southeastern Europe-The
international congress of naval archl-
tects and marine engineers held its first
session in London-Henri Meilhac,
the French dramatic author and acad-
emician, died in Paris-Seventeen
people We're injured, four of them IA
tally, by a collision of trolley cars in
ittsburg-President Mckinley re-
turned to Washington from his visit to
Canton, O.-John Henry Barker, COL
ored, was killed in the electric chair at
Sing Sing for the murder of his wife on
Aug. 80, 1896 at Niger Hills, a settle
ment near White Plains, N. Y
The deposition of Mrs. Susan ]. Fill
more, a witness in behalf of Mrs. Sarah
Ann Angel. who claims dover right in
Jay Goulds estate as having been his
court in New York. Mrs. Fillmore tes-
tilted that she met Gould in 1856 or 1857
on railway train, and that Gould told
her he was married and had one child
About 5000 delegates to the Chris
tian Endeavor society's convention
reached San Francisco-The miners
officials estimated that strikes took
place in G2 railroad mines in the Pitts
burg district and 26 remained at work.
There was a general stoppage of work
in Ohio, but West Virginia miners re-
mained at work-A dispatch from
Stockholm, Sweden, says that Professor
Andree's balloon was ready for his start
to the arctic regions on July 1-Sen-
ator Harris of Tennessee is not expect
ed to live longer than few days.
Thursday, July 8.
The United States senate passed the
tariff bill-3S to 2S-and Messrs. Allison,
A1drich Burrows, Platt Comm, Jones
| (Nev.), Jones (ArkD, Vest and White
were named as the conferees on behalf
of that body-At the cabinet meeting
1t was decided that the president should
ask congress for authority to appoint
currency commission-Th senate
foreign relations committee reported a
resolution empowering the president to
"employ such means or exercise such
pbwer as may be necessary" to force
| Spain to settle the claims of two natu-
ralized Americans for arrest in Cuba
The coal miners strike increased,
and United States deputy marshals
were sent to the mines in Jefferson
county, o., giving rise to fears of a riot
Fourteen people We're killed in the
cyclones and cloudbursts in the vicinity
of Duluth. Great damage was done to
crops and railroad property-Five
hundred persons were poisoned at a
picnic at Wappinger Falls, N. Y, by
eating corn that had been boiled in a
copper kettle. Many of them are seri-
ously ill., but the physicians believe that
there will be few if any fatalities
Five persons were killed by the heat
and two We're driven insane in New
York. Normal summer temperature
prevailed - William Doerr of New
York went to Kansas City, where he
| exhibited a team in the horse show. He
was beaten in the competition by
! team shown by Miss Eta Findlay. He
! fell in love with his successful rival,
won her heart, and she is in New York
ready to announce her marriage-Tur-
| key sent a note to its representatives
| abroad declining to consider any from
tier line in Thessaly north of the River
| Peneios. The sultan has decided to test
the alleged concert of Europe to the ut
most. His ministers favor a resump-
tion of hostilities if peace is not con-
cluded within a week.
Friday, July D.
The tariff bill was returned to the
house of representatives, which nom
| concurred in the senate amendments
agreed to the conference asked for by
the senate and appointed conferees. In
| the senate the deficiency appropriation
| bill was considered, and amendments
were agreed to providing for represen-
tatiOn of the United States at the Paris
exposition of 1900 and appropriating
100000 for the rebuilding of the immi-
grant station on Ellis island-Senator
Isham c. Harris of Tennessee, whose
congressional career began earlier than
that of any member of either house,
died in Washington-The convention
of the Christian Endeavorers in San
Francisco began with two mammoth
meetings. At the Mechanics pavilion
there We're 10000 people. The crowd
was almost as large at Woodward s
pavlion-Mrs. Augusta Mack and
Martin Thorn were indicted by the
| grand jury of the county of New York
for the murder of William Guldensuppe
| Fire broke out on the naphtha
launch Rambler, lying in Gravesend
bay, at Bath Beach, N Y, and the boat
was completely destroyed. Three men
aboard of her were severely burned.
The firemen were compelled to go out
in boats with chemical extinguishers,
but they We're unavailing-The Span
| .r,I, hoo
bans, who have been deported to the
Spanish penal settlements at Ceuta,
Fernando Po and the Chaffarine is
lands. The men pardoned will be per-
mitted to return to Cuba-The dock
warehouse of the Chicago and Alton
Railroad company at Chicago has been
burned. Besides the warehouse, about
40 loaded freight oars were consumed.
The loss is estimated at 100000 to $780,,
000-Three strong earthquake shocks
were felt at Voltri, Italy-The French