Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Thursday, Jan. II.

to death during the construction OF
that building by fire.
Lfliuokalani, ex-queen of Hawaii, ha.
returned to Boston from her trip tc
Niagara falls, and is living quietly in
Brookline. She appears to be greatly
pleased with this country.
The Rev. DR.. John Cuthbert Hall OF
Brooklyn was nominated for president
of the Union Theological seminary in
New York to succeed the Rev. DR.
Thomas S. Hastings, who resigned on
account of i'll health
General Daniel e. Sickles, William E,
Rogers and the Rev. Father Ducey
commended the course of the admin
fstration in relation to Cuba in speech
es at the meeting of the Nineteenth
| Century club in New York.
Friday. Jan. 10.
To cause his wife remorse, George II
Lacey, at Trenton, took laudanum, in
hailed gas and cut his throat with a
razor and is sorry he still lives.
Captain Philo w. McGiffn, the hero
Oh the Chinese-Japanese naval battle
of the Yalu river, where he command
Ell the Chinese batteship the Chen Yu-
en-, is insane in the POSTGRADUATE hos
rital In New York
-Four federal prisoners made a dar-
ing and perilous attempt to escape
from Ludlow Street Jail, New York,
saving window bars. jumping courts
and somehow gaining access to a
neighboring tenement house. One of
them was recaptured there, suspected
of being thief but the others sue
ceeded in getting away.
Morgan of $1,0OO,000 to the Lying In
hospital in New York was the source
of great qualification to the managers.
who had been planning for over a
year larger building and increased
sphere of usefulness, which this unex-
pected donation will enable them to
secure many years sooner than was an
ticipated.
Saturday. Jan. 16.
Uncle Ebby Chichester, who for 40
years had lived as a hermit in a hut
overlooking the Great South bay, died
In Amityville, N. Y.
News was received in this country of
the death of Albert S. Willis, the Unit
ed States minister to Hawaii. He died
at Honolulu on Jan. 8, the cause being
pneumonia.
1t was said in Ohio that possibly Gov
ernor Bushnell may be elected to the
United States senate to fill the vacancy
that Will be caused by Sherman's en-
tering the cabinet
1t was said at Washington that Sem
ator Quay's opposition would keep
Charles Emory Smith out of the cabi-
net. 1t was also reported that a port
folio had been offered to Representa-
tive Harmer of Pennsylvania.
Thomas C. Platt received many let
ters and kilograms congratulating him
on his nomination for United States
senator from New York. Mr. Choate
said he was content with the action of
the Republican caucus
Monday, Jan. 1s.
Marie Morello was accused of steal
ing $4,000 worth of jewelry from Mrs.
Goodwin Boyd in the Jefferson Market
police court, New York.
Albert Meyer, who was charged with
attempting to burn tenement on East
One Hundred and Thirteenth street.
New York, pleaded guilty.
A cave has been found near Pedbud.
Ills, in which there is a large stream
stocked with eyeless fish. There also is
liTBe lake IN the cave.
Vincenzo Caputo. a private banker in
New York, was arrested on complaint
of his cousin, Luigi Caputo, charged
with misappropriating money deposit
ed with him.
w. S. Moore, the theatrical agent
who gave the information that precip-
itated Captain Chapman's raid upon
the Seeley dinner, at Sherry's, in New
York, died suddenly of pneumonia.
Colonel Andre Hernandez, an insur-
gent officer, has written a letter to a
friend in this country stating that Ma
Geo is surely dead and that he aided in
burying him, secretly, in a spot safe
from the Spaniards.
Tuesday, Jan. 10.
The Earl of Kimberly was chosen
leader of the Liberal party for the
house of lords.
Seven persons have been killed bv as
phyXiation in Boston during the last 4S
hours.
The trial of Edward ]. Ivory as an
Irish dynamite conspirator began in
the Old Bailey in London.
The Countess de Castellane, formerly
Anna Gould of New York, became the
L
The bubonic plague, which is ravag-
ing the city of Bombay, is growing
worse daily; 1852 deaths have been re-
ported.
The Minnesota Savings bank of ST.
Paul suspended owing to inability to
obtain sufficient ready money to meet
Two national banks failed in Ken
tucky-the German of Louisville and
the First of Newport-owing, it is al
eged. to poor management.
Mrs. Della Hoffman of West Hobo
ken, N. j.. was murdered in her bed
She had been hacked three times on the
skull with an ak. The AK was found
ying across her breast Richard Hoff-
man, her son, and John Engelbrecht, a
ooarder, discovered the murder. They
have been arrested on suspicion, but
deny all knowledge of the murder.
Wedr esday, Jan. 80.
Ex-Sheriff J. Warren Mead of Cayupa
county has been appointed by Governor
Black of New York warden of Auburn
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