Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-04-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, March 20.


on the calendar. A bill for the repeal
and annulment of the civil service law
was offered by Mr.. Allen (Pop., Neb.).
A time for taking the vote on pending
amendments to the arbitration treaty
was tiXed--In the house general de-
bate on the tariff bill continued, the
principal speakers being Messrs. Gros-
venor, Evans, johnson and Walker for
the bill and Mr.. McMillin in opposi-
tion-British merchant vessels on the
way 10 Crete were stopped by the
blockading squadron-King George of
Greece announced his determination to
Withstand the coercive measures of the
powers-Both Turkey and Greece
continued preparations for war on the
frontier-A shipment of 45 pieces Of
heavy ordnance, the largest ever made
! in this country, passed down the Hud-
son river bound for Sandy Hook prov
ing grounds. They cost the government
! 81 900 to manufacture at WaterVliet
Howard Potter, the wen known
New York clubman, brother of Bishop
Potter died suddenly in London--Ad-
vices from Washington state that Cen
eral Stewart l.. Woodford may be sent
to Cuba as a special commissioner ana
| afeerward to Madrid as United States
| minister-An alleged plot against the
| French general commanding in NADIA
| gaScar is now given as the cause of the
recent exile of Queen Ranavalona to
| Reunion Standardization Truth an
nounces that the Duke of Leeds will
succeed the Earl of Aberdeen as gov
ernor general of Canada in 1S9S-The
/ Greater New York charter was passed
to a third reading by the New York
state senate, all the amendments Of
! fered being rejected-Three ships
| grounded in a fog-the Saginaw and
the Emily h. Johnson on the New Jer-
sey coast and the Wandrian near Jones
inlet, Long Island. No lives We're lost,
and the damage was slight--A letter
mailed to General Gomez in Cuba was
returned to the writer with a Spanish
stamp on it's back, saying, "Partys ad-
| dress unknown"
Friday, March 26.
In the United States senate the Tor
| rey bankruptcy bill was taken up and
substitute for it offered by Mr.. Nelson
Of Minnesota. In executive session the
arbitration treaty was further discuss
ed, Mr. Chiffon speaking in favor of his
amendment-In the house general de-
bate on the tariff bill closed, the princi-
pal speeches for the measure being
made by Messrs. Payne and Dalzell, the
latter insisting that the protective tariff
did not foster trusts, as had been urged
| by the opposition-The Cretan insur-
| gents captured the fort at MalaXa and
| blew it up. They occupy all the heights
| about Khania. The crown prince of
| Greece took the field on the Macedonian
! frontier. Great Britain was said to
| have withdrawn from the proposed
blockade of Greece-It was stated that
| the Armenians killed at Tokat num-
bered fully 700. The sultan has ordered
the arrest of the Turkish officers and
their trial by a commission - The
| Greater New York charter was passed
| by the New York state senate. The as
sembly passed the LeXow antitrust bills
Attorney General McKenna has or
| dered an appeal of the governments
case against the Joint Traffic associa-
! ton to the supreme court which will be
directed to advance the case and decide
| it at this term. More western roads
withdrew from their traffic pooling as
ociations-SenatSr Wolcott stated in
an interview that the adoption of the
| gold standard by Japan will hasten an
| international agreement -- Claus Do
scher, one of the original organizers of
! the HaVemeyer Sugar trust, has an
nounced his intention of building a
large refinery in Long Island City to
compete with it, and the Sugar trust
has retaliated by discharging his three
sons and his brother, who were in its
employ-Wallace II. Halsey of Yon-
| kers, N. Y, is accused by his wife of
trying to poison her with carbolc acid
placed in some tonic she took for a cold
THE pretty daughter of rich farm
| er at Derby Conn, engaged to young
commercial traveller with an income of
$1,000 a year eloped with her fathers
farmland, whose income is $12 a month.
Saturday, March RI.
In the United States senate Mr. Cal
linger (Rep., n. H) again attacked the
way in which the civil service law is
being applied. A resolution was adopted
to have the Transmssour decision. to-
gether with Justice Whites dissenting
opinion, printed as senate document
In the house the tariff bill was discuss
ed under the five minute rule, and a
long and bitter political controversy en-
sued-Dr. Jameson told the British
parliamentary committee of inquiry in
to the Transvaal raid that he knows he
did not do the right thing because he
didn't succeed, but that If he had sue
ceeded he would have been forgiven
Counsel representing western railroads
were in conference in Chicago over the
supreme courts Transmissouli decision
The opinion reached was that all rail-
way rate making associations are out
lawed by the decision of the court
The Surety Building and Loan associa-
ton of Philadelphia whose stockhold-
ers are we'll known residents of that
city has made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors. Charles b. D. Rich
ardson, the solicitor of the association,
is the assignee. The liabilities are $65, =
900; assets, $55, 55,O00-President McKin-
ley nominated Ferdinand Eidman for
collector of internalrevenue of the Third
New York district-Three men were
blown to atoms and ten other persons
injured by an explosion of ntrogycern
at the Repauno Chemical works, near
Philadelphia. The dead are James
Hamilton, Charles Wright and j. 7.
Stiles, all employees of the works -
Senator Plott was slightly wounded
over the left eye in Washington by a
hurrying page swinging the door of the
senate chamber against hint was