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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05

champion Husband Killer of Africa)
over her subjects. She is at liberty to
wed or depose a husband whenever she
pleases, and she lives quite up to her
opportunities in these respects. The
man she has honored by making him
her husband last year was No. 7. She
had killed all his predecessors, and it
is therefore a very prccarious under
taking to become the husband of
Queen Molswai. No. had earned for
himself the universal respect of the
people by his kind and just treatment
of all. The people loved him, and
the queen could not stand that, for
jealousy and envy are the woman's
leading passions. So she had him
come to her hut to drink beer, and
two young men, armed with spears,
were stationed there with instruc-
tions to kill the poor fellow when she
gave the signal. She gave the sign, but
the young men, less hard-hearted than
their mistress, hestated. With q
curse the woman seized Portuguese
saber and ran her victim through. As
he fell she remarked. contemptuously:
Thus has thorn been removed from
my flesh"
This metaphor seems to be generally
employed when the queen desires to
announce the violent death of another
of her victims. DR.. Johnston says that
on one occasion the queen. after kill
ing a man with her own hand, sum
moned her crier and ordered him to
announce to the town that "the queen
lad had thorn removed from her foot
this morning." He adds that Mokwai's
reign has been stained by many cruel
act of murder and bloodshed, and she
avenges herself particularly on those
who are the objects of her jealousy.
In his talk with the queen. Capt. Glib
bons, who had met her daughter the
ruling princess of Sesheke, and her
husband. spoke in laudatory terms of
them. A full translation OF her reply
is: "Oh. they are merely small fry
| and Lewanika are the big wigs in
this part of the world"
Mokwai and her brother, the king,
have signed treaty, placing their
country under the British flag. but as
yet, says the New York Sun. the Brit
ish have not established any sembance
Of authority over the land, and this
savage queen is still at liberty to kill
as many husbands and other persons as
she pleases.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05

it would he enable Sir Walter to re-
alize the dream of his life and the eli
max of his ambition to represent West
minister in parliament.
Sir Walter has just died, and, as there
is no other radical candidate in view
with any thing like the same local pres
tige and popularity as the late politi-
clan Mr.. Burdett-Coutts can affo-d to
vacate his seat without any danger of
its being lost to the tory party.
Mr.. Coutts, who is now very wealthy
in his own right-his wife having set
tied upon him an annuity of S25o,000 on
the wedding day-has devoted large
sums of money toward the campaign
funds of the conservative party, besides
which it is generally understood that
every Englishman of respectable con-
duct and parentage, who is able to show
that he has a minimum income of $780,
600 year derived from land has right
10 seat in the house of lords. That
was an oxiom of England's great prime
minister, Pitt, and it has been followed
more or less ever since his time.
Whatever objections may have been
raised against Mr.. Burdett-Coutts in
connection with his marriage, which, 1t
cannot be denied, excited an immense
amount of ill-will against him among
all classes, especially in society, club
land closing it's doors against him-yet
he has behaved since then with so much
discretion, tact and responsibility that
lie has to a great extent lived down
the animus against him.. The prince of
Wales has set the example by inviting
him to Sandringham, and he is now
in every sense of the word accepted by
the London great world.
Moreover he has signally strength
ened his position by his devotion to
horse-breeding, in which he has
achieved extraordinary success, render
ing real services to that particular
branch of English sport. English folk
will forgive anything to man who
does that, even marriage to a woman
old enough to be his grandmother.
Mr.. Coutts will be the first person
born an American citizen to enter the
house of lords. There have been sew
eral Americans naturalzed as English
men who have received baronetcies and
knighthoods, but no one yet has had
peerage conferred upon him. need
scarcely remind my readers that Mr..
Coutts, who is an English university
graduate, like his brother, Sir Ashmead
Bartlett, is frequent visitor to the
United States, and on several occasions
has acted as Judge of hackneys at the
horse shows held in New York.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05
TO RECEIVE A PEERAGE.
Mr. Burdett-Coutts Will Be Hon
ored by the Queen.
His OctoGcnnrinn Wife Made Him Il
Rich Mnn-The First American
Born Citizen Who VIII Enter
the House of Lords.

1t is not for any great services TO the
state that the youthful American-born
husband of the octogenarian Baroness
Burtlett-Coutts is about to receive u
peerage on the occasion of the queens
jubilee, but in consequence Of the
enormous political influence which he
can WELD through his ismulti-Glillionaire
wife, who is the ground landlord of the
greater portion of the dense!y popu-
lated Westminster district of London.
Moreover, the baroness owns an i'm
mense amount of landed property
throughout the united kingdom and in
Great Britain the landlords have means
unknown in the United States of COM
pelling their tenants to vote according
to their wishes.
1t will doubtless astonish many per-
sons to learn that young Mr.. Burdett-
Coutts, who was born in Brooklyn. of
New England parents, and who, eXten
sively related at Philadelphia, received
his elementary education in America,
was offered peerage by Lord Salisbury
year ago and declined it.
The reasons for his refusal, says the
Chicago Record, were of character to
place the conservative party under an
obligation to him. for the late Sir Wal
ter de Sousa, who has just died, was
his political rival in the parliamentary
representation of Westminster, and was
sufficiently popular in the district to
render it certain that if Mr.. Burdett-
Coutts resigned his seat in order to en-
ter the house of lords 1T would newt
ably have been carried by Sir Walter on
liberal platform in preference to any
tory candidate,
Moreover, Sir Walter, in fighting Mr..
Burdett-Coutts at the last three parla-
mentary elections, displayed so much
personal animosity toward him, and so
much ungenerous use of the peculiar
circumstances of his rivals marriage
that the young American made up his
mind that never as long as he could help
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05

In Denmark und in Norway the posts
of shorthand writers at the respective
parlaments of those countries are
chiefly occupied by women, it having
heen found that women as rule Sue
ceed far better than man in this form of
reporting.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05
QUEEN OF THE MAROTSE.
Dusky Monarch Who Is Not as
Gentle as She Might Be.
She Has Already Killed Six Husba n DIS
ind Is Now Living with No. Seven
Her Success ms a .sThorn
Remover"

This is picture OF an African queen,
md she is very important person in
Ter way. Every explorer who has en-
!ered the large country of the Marotse
IN the upper Zambesi valley within the
past few years has told of Queen
Moltwai. This picture of her is taken
from DR.. James Johnston's capital
book, Reality VS.. Romance" He met
the queen during his visit in ls01-02;
and Capt. A. S. II. Gibbons, of hhe Brit
ish army, who Travelled in the Marotse
country hast year. has given further de-
'ails about this remarkable but not par
:icuarly admirable woman. In DR..
Johnston's picture of her she appears
with 25 slave girls sitting in half circle
around her.
Queen Mokwai derives her Importance
from an unwritten but time -honored
law of her country. She is the eldest
surviving sister of the ruling king and,
according TO the unwritten constitu-
ton. without her advice and sanction
her brother. King Lewanika. is de-
barred from giving effect to any i'm
portant measure. She holds the veto
power. and as she Is u much more de-
termined character than her vacillat-
ing and pusillanimous brother she is
the real power in the great Marotse
country. She lives at Nalolo. on the
Zambesi, about 90 miles below Lialu,
where the king resides. and when she
visits the capital Of the kingdom she
goes in state. When DR.. Johnston saw
her she had come to Sefula. near the
capital, attended by 150 women, to he
present at the marriage of the kings
eldest son; and there was great -four
ish of trumpets when she and her
retnue Of the gentlcr sex came into
view.
While nothing can be done in all-im-
portant affairs of state without con-
sulting queen Mokwai, she rules SUI
preme in the minor. local affairs of her
own district. Capt. Gibbons says that
she holds the power of life and death
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05
THE DELAWARE, SUsoUEHANNA AMI
l. SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.
~HHtEt1htF E9l'E E1E' I VI 7 T INil
LEAVE FREELAND.


Time table in effect April lS, 1897.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Halle
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
and Hazeton Junction at 3 30, W a m, daily
except Sunday; and O3 IN, 3o p IN, Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry,
Tomhicken and Deringer at 30, W IN, daily
except Sunday; and VI III, 2 IS p m, sun
day.
Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sheppton at 90 Il nj, daily except Sun
day; and 03 Il IN, 2 3S III, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Harwood,
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringcr at 20 u
IN, daily except Sunday; and . 81 IN, ~ p m,
Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road,
daily except Sunday; and I 81 IN, 8 IL m,
Sunday.
berry, Harwood, Hazleton Junction and Roam
ut %, 8 40 p III, daily except Sunday; and 81
Trans leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, Harwood Road, Oneida Junction, Halle
ton Junction and Roam at IL m, Il 40, -
p IN, daily except Sunday; and Ii m, 3 "A
p N, Sunday.
Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
and Drifton at D ~ p III, daily, except Sunday;
and IL Il m, A NJ, Sunday.
Trains leave HuzletOn junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley,
Jeddo and Drifton ut 45, 26 p IN, daily,
except Sunday; and 10 10 IN, 40 p IN, Sunday.
nh blulHS COullCCt III IuAClDu JuIlCIlOh WIN
electric cars for Hazleton, Jcanesville, Auden-
ried and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drfton at 30, 6 90 IN make
connection at Deringer with Z. X. h. trains for
Wilkesbarre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points
west.
For the accommodation of passengers at way
stations between Hazleton junction. and Der
niger, Il train will leave the former point ut
3 80 nj, daily, except sunday, arriving at
Deringer mt 10 IN.
LUTHER c. SMITH, Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05
He Was Mistaken.

Son-I think I'd like to be lawyer,
father. There's good deal of money
passes through q lawyers hands, isn't
there?
Father-He never let's 1t pass through
II he knows his business, my son.
Richmond Dispatch,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05
PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
Prof. Hutchins to Act ms Head of the
University of Michigan.

Harry Burns llutchins, who will fill
DR.. James d. Angell's PLACE rs presi-
dent of the University of Michigan dur
ing the latter's absence in Turkey, is
dean OF the law department.. Prof.
Hutchins entered upon his duties as
dean in the fall of 1896 and since that
time has won for himself every respect
from faculty and students alike by his
conscientious work. A native of New
Hampshire, he pursued his preparatory
versity course in the east. His uni
versity education was obtained main
ly, however, at the University of Michi-
gan, whence he was graduated in 1871
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05
California WING storngc.

At recent meeting of the California
Wine-Growers' association the FEAST
blity of establishing an immense wine
storage place in San Francisco. with
the idea of mutual benefit TO the pro-
ducer and buyer, was discussed. 1t is
proposed to rent n warehouse with a
capacity of from 100000 to 1000, 900
gallons, and store the wine therein as
fast as 1t is cured.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05

What did you do with that klepto-
maniac in your literary club?"
"Wedidn't do anything; she made US
ali weep by confessing that she had
been led astray by having to pick her
husbands pockets for pin money
Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05

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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05

A man is precisely his weakest when
he turns out OF bed in the morning.
The muscular force is greatly increased
by breakfast, but it attains to its high
est point after the midday neal It
then sinks for few hours and then
rises again toward evening.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05

Laundry classes. at which little girls
are taught how 10 wash and iron, are
now established in connection with
boarding schools in London. and are re-
ported by the school management COM
mittees to have proved thoroughly sat-
sfactory this year-tbeir first,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-05
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
7 EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
IL June Is, 1897.

EHlGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
IL June l3, 1897.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.
sos. s 40, 25 IN, 40, "a, 20, 25, 6 10, Z o.
m, for Drifton, Jcddo, Foundry, Halle Brook
SOS, 45, 935 IN, 40, 3 20, g 25 III, Black Dia-
mond) for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, Easton. Philadelphia and New York.
I W IN for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, EastOn and intermediate stations.
Cos, 3 30 IN, 23, 25 01 p IN, for Halle
ton, Delano, Mahanoy City, shenandoah, Ash
land, Mt. Carmel, ShamOkln and POttsvlle.
u, 10 81, IL "a Il m, 8 80 p III, Tor Sandy Run,
White Haven and Wilkesbarre.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
s3S, 1850 IN for Sandy Run, White Haven
and Wilkesbarre.
10 50 m and 3S pm for Jeddo, Foundry,
Halle Brook, stockton and Hazleton.
III 90 III for Hallcton, DelanO, Mahanoy
City, Shenandoah, Mt Carmel, Shamokin and
1 3S p IN for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, Easton, Philadelphia and New York.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
5 50, 72s, 920 10 81, IL "a M IL IS, 9 20, 3 56,
5a5, sol, 03 m, from Lumber Yard, Halle
72S, go, 10 81, IL 54 II m, Il 5S, 220, 56, 3j
M, from Hazleton.
$40, 1851 m, IL s., 9 OIL, p m, from Phila-
Chunk and Weatherly.
703pm from Mauch Chunk and weatherly.
935 am, 2a, Z W p m, from Wilkcsbarre,
White Haven and Sandy Run.
2S, $40, 10 81 u IN, 40, 50 p m from Delano,
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Ashland, Mt. Car
mel, Shamokin and Pottsyile.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
8 3S, 10 so a IN and l2 s. p IN, from Hazleton,
Stockton, Lumber Yard, Halle Brook, FUun-
dry, Jeddo and Drifton.
10 so u m, II 55 p m, from Philadelphia, New
York. Easton, Allentown, and Mauch Chunk,
10 80 u m, from Pottsville, Shamokin, Mt,
Carmel Ashland, Shenandoah, Mahanoy City
and Dclano.
10 80 Il IN, from Wilkesbarre, White Haven
and Sandy Run.
For further information inquire of Ticket
Agents.
CHAS S. LEE, Genl Pass. Agent,
Phila., Pa.
R0LLlN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt. East. Div.
A. w. Err, Asst G. 2. A.,
South Bethlehem Pa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-12
BRAzos COUNTY BOY
Writes Entertainingly from the
Territory.

Hartshorne, Ind. Ter.
Editor Eagle.-You will lind inclosed
money order for which send the Eag,
TO the above address. Your CORES.
pondent IL BraEos county boy slopp-
ing Tor a season In the b. /. T., and
dufiuE my stay here nothing will give
me greater pleasure than the weekly
visits Of the Bayau Eagle.
Harisborne 10 the largest mining
town in the Chociaw Nation having !
daily ouipour Of 45 cars Of coal ha,
four or five thousand inhabitants
and Is beautifully situated, being In q
valley surrounded by bills aud noun
aims. II has only ono railroad, ih
the Choetaw Oklahoma 4 Gulfrunnln.
east aud west across the Nation iron
Wisier, I. 7. 10 Oklahoma. Okla.
The mountains here are very beauii.
fal, some Of them being Of solid lime.
stone, a rock 40 hard a. flint and max
ing lime Of the fret grade. The noun.
tain ranges extend east and west foi
several hundred miles. II is indeed a
pleasant sight TO stand on the summit
Of the tallest and view the country ~ far
~ eye can reach. On some Of the
ranges few bear are to be found, while
deer and turkeys are plentiful.
For farming purposes the countrr b
very good, and land rents at about the
same pri,e a. Il does In Texas. Corn,
cotton and fruit are the principle prod.
ueis. For cattle raising the Indian
Territory cannot Be excelled.
American citizens cannot own prop.
eity, only In The towns, but can rent or
lease all they please. The Chociaws
are very industrious people. They
have splendid churches and schools
throughout the Nation and are rapidly
coming 10 the iront.
Most 81 the Chociaws are white;
there are very lew fall bloods and they
do not stay around the towns much.
Every one that can prove is OF Indian
blood can have citizens rights. the
same az full bloods. The lands are D.
be allotted soon and every Choclaw vii
get ak or seven hundred acres.
For fear OF the waste basket will
close. much success 10 the Eagle.
w.. q. W.. Jr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-12
THAT CUBAN VICTORY.
The officials at Washington Refuse
TO Discuss the Affair.
Will HAvELITTLE WEIGHT.
10 IL said the same Town Was CaptuF-
% In ths Other Rsbsilloa aad
BsliiEsFsat Rlghas Have Ne
Ciaim IN THIS Instance,

Washington. Sept. ii.-state depart
ment officials refuse to discuss the bear
Ing which the capture by Cuban in
surgents OF Victoria de las Tunas may
have upon the according Of belllgerents
rights. Such recognition. they argue
rests with the president alone, and he
must be the sole Judge Of the extent 10
which the revolutionary government
must have established itself TO justify
oficial acknowledgment. II Is pointed
out that the same town was captured
BY the insurgents In the 10 years war
and did not improve their standing
with foreign nations.
While some state department officials
are warm friends OF Cuban independ-
enee, they hesitate 10 express the be-
lief tina, the victory reported will In
crease the responsibility of action by
the president, a. they think the adj
ministration will await the result OF
such representations a. come within
the scope Of Minister woodford's In
stuctiona before adopting a course cal
culated to offend Spain.
Il Ia not believed anything short Of
the withdrawal Of the Spanish troops
from Cuba would cause a recognition
OF belligerency or independence at this
time.
Il Ia possible that Captain General
weyler NAV be recalled because the
disaster IL regared as only a natural re-
suit Of the insurgent victory. Next TO
the loss Of seven small fortlhcations
designated a. forts and the taking Of
300 prisoners that has created a panic
In Spain, but the fear that the event
may be taken advantage OF by the
United States 10 recognise the Cuban
Independence. The grea, anxiety 10
speedily retake the town IL produced
by the dread that the insurgents might
carry out their declared intention Of
establishing their provisional govern
ment there and base their appeal for
recognition upon this evidence Of sta
billty.
The representative Of the Spanish
legation Is now In the city. Senior Que
sada. OF the Cuban delegation. IL abb
sent on a diplomatic mission TO Mex.
leo and Senior Albertoni Il In New
York. There IL no one In charge OF the
delegation temporarily. General Julio
Sanguilly. the famous Cuban patriot.
has sent a telegram TO friends here an
nouncing that he expected 10 arrive
tomorrow and Il Il possible that he
may assume control OF affairs until the
return OF Senior Queaada.
Consul General Lee has not arrived
The coming OF both these generals IA
eagerly awaited. az they are eonversanl
with the full value Of the capture Of
Victoria De las Tunaa a. viewed from a
military standpoint
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-12
NEW YORK POOL ROOMS.
frssidsnt 81 the rsilss beard Tells Il
uls InvsatlGatlea

-
New York. Sept ii-President Moss
Of the police board says that he has al
most completed a thorough lnvestlga-
ton OF the pool rooms In New York
and has In a measure succeeded In
closing them up. lie was led TO make
the investigation. he says. because he
had received complaints Of the places.
In which charges were made agains,
police officers. He adds that he had OBJ
talned evidence OF police collusicn. but
he declined TO say against what police
officers or whether he would prefer for
NAL charges against them. Mr. Moss. In
an interview. said:
some time before Chief Conlln re-
tired began an investigation privately
into the system OF pool rooms In thia
city. Up 10 a comparatively recent Pc
Rod they were operating freely. have
have had before me the principals IN
both the Mahoney and Gleason
systems Of pool rooms. or representa-
tives OF the principals ! have had
players, writers. employees. telegraph
operators. bakers. and the whole fra
ternsty before me on suhpoenas and
their testimony has been taken legally
and formally The investigation IL not
yet completed. One result IL that the
pool room business Is dead. or nearly
So"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-12
THE BRYAN COMPRESS.
Another Big Enterprise of
Great Benefit TO the
Town.

In considering the largest and most
advantageous business enterprises Of
Bryan the new compress stands In the
front rank and will at once command
attention. This press, which has
grown like magic out Of the old one, 10
one Of the best In the state. Il Is car.
able Of a capacity Of 100 bales an hour,
Il hands could be found to keep Il oper-
ating At that speed, and presses TO a
density Of p pounds 10 the cubic foot.
The bale IL reduced TO a thickness Of
four or Eve inches, while In the press
and afterwards expands 10 II or u
inches. One hundred pound Of steam
easily gives 100000 pounds pressure,
which lie considerably more than neces-
sary. The total weight Of tie press Is
10000 pounds. The pressure is pro.
duced from above by means OF a gigan-
tic piston rod forced downward from an
immenie steam chest, and the recoll is
produced by the weight Of the bottom
part Of the press and four immense
arms which aggregates 1900 pounds.
The power Of the machinery aud the
economy Of force are equally wonder.
lul, and one who loves to watch the
progress ofinventiye genius can spend
an hour most pleasantly watching the
huge machine at work.
The compress is under the manage.
inent Of Mr.. Webb Howell, who is
proving himself one Of Bryan's bright.
est and most indefailgable young busi-
ness men. Mr. A. Crouch IL engineer
and pulls the lever on lig squeezer.
The force OF employees includes 3 band
or tie showers, . band tyers, 2 bagging
sewers, bales headers, on.beaTers,
! feeder, band carrier, band stripper.
I baud makers, cotton hooker, cot
ton trucker, I citton % and b s.
extra men employed continuously. In
tins connection We will add that Mr..
Howell isin need Of help constantly aud
has work for any who are willing and
able to DO Il.
The compress Is Of immense aayant-
age 10 Bryan as a cotton shipping point,
and thus enhances the commercial In
leiests Of the town largely. The CON-
press aud OH NH, form a brace OF trade
levers that should he appreciated and
en- eouaagrd to the fullest exleut.