Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Wednesday, Nov, "a.

wednesday, Nov "a.
General Weyler arrived in Barcelona.
The demonstration in his honor was not
go large as was expected. He proclaim
ed himself an advocate of national pro-
duction and ridiculed the plan of au-
tonomy for Cuba-Charles 7. Ritchie
president of the British board of trade,
in a speech at Croydon, warned Eng
lishmen against American commercial
competition-The Countess of Lathom
was killed by being thrown from trap
while returning from a shooting party
in Lancashire, England-It was re-
ported in Prague that ex-King Milan
of Servia is seeking to divorce his wife,
Natalie, again-EX- President Gomen-
soro of Uruguay consented to be a can
didate for president, and will be sup
ported by those opposed to Senor Cues
tas-Ruined by his fathers disgrace,
James Charnley, Jr., son of the de-
faulting treasurer of the Presbyterian
board for the aid of colleges and acad-
emies. committed suicide in Milwaukee
THE court of appeals set aside the
verdict of guilty, with a penalty of cleo
trocution, in the case of William ].
Koerner, who killed Rose Redgate in
New York, and granted new trial
{ me jury 10 Try AdIlll L norm was COM
pleted in Long Island City, N Y. Dis
trict Attorney Youngs made his open
ing speech and examined several wit
neGses-Donald McClelland, a trusted
clerk employed in the Bank of the Bor-
ough of the Bronx, New York, alb
seconded with 80 500 of the banks money
THE Buffalo City Gas company was
Incorporated at Albany with a capital
of 81, 900 000-The annual dinner of the
New York chamber of commerce was
held at Delmonico's, among the speak
ers being Alexander E. Orr Secretary
Gage, Governor Black, General Mer-
ritt, Commodore Bunce, Mayor Strong
and President Gilman of Johns Hop
kins university-Mrs.A Adrian Iselin of
New York. in the belief of her family
and many friends, owes her recovery
from a dangerous illness to the efficacy
of the prayers offered by the children
in a parish school she established.
Thursday, Nov. rs.
A dispatch from Havana via Key
W est states that the insurgents have
attempted to rescue their leader, Cen
eral Rivera, from Cabana. They made
a dash into Havana, fired shots at the
captain generals palace, but failed to
effect the release of Rivera. 1t was the
most daring raid of the war and caused
CONSERVATION in the city-TwelVe per-
sons We're killed in a railroad wreck in
France-Speaker Reed, on his way to
Washington, said that rumors about his
coming retirement from politics were
unfounded Langtrys sumptu
Gus steam yacht White Ladye, costing
100000, was sold by action for $56 600
to Lawson Johnston, who recently
bought the Prince of Wales racing
yacht Britanna-The sitting of the
Austrian reichsrath was closed after a
/ session more disgraceful and riotous
than any which had preceded it. Sew
eral deputies We're severely injured in
the melee-Francois Mons, a French
playwright, committed suicide with his
mistress in Paris by inhaling charcoal
fumes-At a dinner given in Phila-
delphia formal announcement was made
of the gift to that city by P. A.
Widener of his palatial residence, worth
$6GO000, to be used as a free library and
art museum. Mr.. Widener also donat-
ed 100000 for books, works of art and
furnishings for the building-Accord-
ing to a table made up at Albany. the
next New York assembly will contain
10 Republicans, 6S Democrats, 2 indie
pendent Republicans and | National
Democrat-Miss Maud Come. the
Irish Joan of Arc, denounced arbitra-
tion with Great Britain at an Irish
meeting in Chicago--The sale of thor
oughbreds at the Woodburn farm,
Kentucky, came to an end-The stock
of the United Traction company of
Pittsburg, amounting to $4,000, 900, was
sold to a syndicate of capitalists-The
funeral of General Albert Ordway took
place in ashington-Aretas Blood. a
well known manufacturer, died in Man
chester N. H.-George H. Smith of
North Pelham, Westchester county. N.
Y, was stricken with apoplexy in a.
Brooklyn street and died before the ar
rival of an ambulance.
Friday, Nov. 26.
The University of Pennsylvania foot
ball eleven defeated Cornell by the
score of to 0 on Franklin field Phila-
delphia; Lafayette beat Lehigh and
Brown defeated Wesleyan-The Ha-
waiian minister in Washington, who
has just returned from Honolulu, said
he expected an amicable settlement of
the trouble between his country and
Japan at an early day-Documents
We're reported to have been found in
/ Georgetown, British Guiana, which are
said to strengthen Great Britains
claim in the Venezuelan boundary dis
pute-John w. Jayne, a postoftice
clerk in New York, shot himself fatally
in the left breast at his home with
suicidal intent-Charles L. McNally.
II years old. was shot and seriously
wounded by Policeman Hannigan in
New York, who was chasing him for
playing football in the street. The Of
ficer says the shooting was accidental,
but witnesses assert that it was done
deliberately ely--Michael defeated Star
buck in the % mile bicycle race at the
Madison Square Garden, New York
There was a big crowd present and
several worlds records in other con-
tests We're William Dwyer,