Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Martin ThOrn was convicted at Long
Island City Of the murder of William
Guldensuppe at Woodside Queens
county. on June 25. After the verdict
he confessed that he was justly con-
victed and that Mrs. Nack's story of
the murder was true-President Nc
Kinley and the cabinet discussed plans
for sending relief to suffering gold seek
ers in the Klondike region. The presi-
dent will probably send a special mes
sage to congress on the subject
United States Senator Wellington
brought suit for criminal libel against
the Baltimore American, asking dam
ages of 500, OO0-The president ap-
pointed Major George H. Harries COM
mander of the District of Columbia ma
tional guard to succeed the late Cen
eral Ordway-Two lives were lost in
a fire at Escanaba, Mich, which de-
stroyed the steamer Nahant and a val
liable dock, causing a loss of nearly
5000, OOO-Emperor William opened the
German reiChstag in person. The speech
from the throne dealt with the impor-
tance of increasing the navy--The
new Austrian cabinet was announced,
with Baron Won Gautsch as premier
and minister of the interior-At the
anniversary dinner of the Royal So
ciety in London the principal toast was
responded to by ambassador Hay
Mayor Quincy of Boston was renomi-
mated by the Democratic convention.
An attempt to indorse the Chicago plat
form and William ]. Bryan was defeat
ed--Captain Mark r. Hargrave of the
British brgantine Elite, three of his
crew and a stowaway, who were
rescued on Nov. "a by the Bristol
New York with a story of desperate
suffering-A member of the Spanish
cabinet said in an interview that the
government was we'll satisfied with the
reception of the scheme for autonomy
in Cuba--It was announced that Mica
raguan refugees across the frontier in
Costa Rica are arming to attack Presi-
dent Zelaya's government.
Thursday, Dec. 2.
Advices from Havana, via Key West,
state that a sharp engagement has TAX
en- place in the province of Santa Clara,
in which General Pando, the leader of
Spanish military operations in Cuba, is
reported to have been killed-In con-
sequence of serious rioting in Prague
the city has been declared under mar
tial law. Two persons were killed by
perse them-Count Esterhazy of the
French army has acknowledged the au-
thorship of the letters recently at
tributed to him by the Paris Figaro,
with the exception of one bitterly at
tacking the army. General Pellieux,
who investigated the matter, is of the
opinion that Count Esterhazy's con-
fession has no bearing upon the ques-
ton of the guilt of Captain Dreyfus,
which he regards as having been estab-
lished by the verdict of the court mar
tial-James b. Angel, the United
States minister to Turkey, has renewed
the demand for indemnity for the pill
Laying of American missions in Ar
menia in 1S95--The budget statement
of the Italian minister of finance, show
ing a surplus of 1900, 900 lire, produced
a favorable impression-Th Anglo
Egyptian expedition is reported to have
occupied Metemneh, $50 miles from
Omdurman-Thirty miners We're kill
ed and 40 injured by an explosion of
fire damp in a coal mine near HON.
burg. Bhenish Bavaria-An attempt
was made by a former member of the
police force of Montevideo to stab SenoI
Jose Cuestas, president ad interim of
Uruguay-F. d. Mowbray, formerly
steward on George j. Gould's yacht, is
suing him and his brother Howard foI
$50 900 damages for injuries received by
the explosion of a rocket-A company
has been organized in New York to de-
velop the water power of the Pend
d'Oreille river and deliver electric pow
er to the mining camps in the Kootenai
district-John p. Jackson, a musical
critic and translator of New York city
died in Paris--The naval armor plant
board made report showing the i'm
practicabilty of the project for a gov
ernment foundry.
Friday, Dec 3.
The emperor of China is reported to
have declared that he would rather for.
felt his crown than agree to the condi-
tions demanded by Germany-Bis-
marok is quoted as saying that he
thinks it necessary to oppose American
arrogance i'm the matter of Haiti
james Men. Whistler, the American
artist in Paris, has won an appeal from
the verdict which Sir William Eden
obtained against him--Over 5000 Free.
masOns attended the bicentenary exer-
cises of the reopening of st. Pauls
cathedral, London-British shipping
has suffered severely from a gale on the
coast. The Arargate lifeboat was
sWamped, and ten lives were lost-The
real estate of DR.. Evans, the American
dentist, is valued at $1,000, OO0-Yale de-
feated Harvard in the intercollegiate
debate at New Haven, Harvard defend
ing and Yale opposing the policy of Ha-
Waiian anneXation-Mrs Nancy ALI
son Mckinley, the venerable mother OF
the president, was stricken with paraly-
sis at her home in Canton, o., and hei
death is believed to be only a question
1 of a short time-Blanche *. Bruce OF
Mississippi was appointed register OF
the treasury by the presdent-The
New York state forest reserve board,
having spent nearly all of the $1,000, 000
appropriated for it's use, will ask the
next Legislature for 81, 600 900 more and
that of 1899 for like sum-The arrest
/ in New York of William E. Mitchell, a
broker, charged with swindling a client