Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

ernor John w. Griggs Of New Jersey
for attorney general to succeed Judge
McKenna-Latest reports To the war
department show that there is great
scarcity of food in the Klondike region.
with prospects of the situation becom-
ing worse before spring-The first
week of the New England cotton mill
strike ended with both sides firm IN
maintaining their contentions-Flve
hundred mechanics employed in the
Globe Iron Works company's shipyard
in Cleveland, of which Senator Hanna is
a principal owner, struck because non
union men were employed in another
yard recently purchased by the com
pany--The New York Life Insurance
company has settled the Hillmon claim
which had been in litigation in Kansas
for nearly 20 years and which was n
prominent factor in the trouble between
the state insurance department and
eastern insurance companies-Thir-
teen mutinous seamen and a fireman
were taken from the British steamer
Ursula Bright at Baltimore-Mrs
Mary Wolf helpless and 5S years old
was burned in her apartments at 412
East Fifteenth street, New York, and
who presented a forged check in the
Fifth Avenue bank, New York, were ar
rested, and were said to be expert let
ter box thieves-It was reported from
Spanish sources that the insurgent cap
ital in Cuba was captured and the gov
ernment buildings were destroyed
Edward Cannon, more than 70 years
old, was sentenced to death in Illinois
THE steamer Corona left Seattle for
Alaska filed with freight and passen-
gers-John j. Hannigan the policeman
who shot Charles McNally in New
York, was sentenced to two years in
prison, but his lawyer obtained a stay
of eXecution--The British steamer
Lord O'Nein foundered off the coast of
Ireland.
Monday, Jan. "a.
Heavy rains followed by high winds
did much damage along the Atlantic
coast, throughout the eastern states
and in the middle west. Several lives are
reported to have been lost-Rev. T.
De Witt Talmage was married to Mrs.
Eleanor Collier of Alleghany City, Pa.
The wedding was very quiet-Ex-
plorer Nansen, who has been lecturing
through the country, intends to start
for Norway at once, and his managers
are suing him for $50, 900 for breach of
contract-The solar eclipse in India
caused native astrologers to predict ter
rible calamities. There was a rapid fall
of temperature noted-President Dole
of Hawaii arrived in Chicago and was
cordially welcomed by representatives
of the government and the city-Mrs.
Witthaus, who secured a limited di-
vorce from Professor Witthaus, the well
known toXicologist of New York, ac-
cused him of having tried to poison her
Martial law was proclaimed at Fort
Yukon, and the soldiers protected a
warehouse of an Alaska trading COM
pany from an attacking party of 151
miners-M. j. Cramer, ex-minister 10
Denmark and Switzerland and brother
in-law to General u. S. Grant, a pro-
fessor at Dickinson college, Carlisle,
Pa, died at that place-It was an
nounced that President Mckinley would
speak at the banquet of the National
Association of Manufacturers in New
York Thursday night-The Rev. DR..
John Hall. pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church, New York, form
ally announced that in Difference to
the expressed wish of the congregat ton
he had decided to remain pastor of the
church, but would accept such assist
ance as should be necessary in the
judgment of the session and congrega-
tion-The British steamer Cromarty,
from Yokohama for New York was
wrecked while entering the harbor OF
st. Michael's, Azores--Baron Rene
Charles Francois Reile, member of the
French chamber of deputies, died in
Paris-King Humbert signed decree
l.,
into Italy until April 30-Anti-Jew
riots were renewed in Algiers. with the
result that two of the rioters were kill
ed and many others were wounded by
the troops. In Paris trouble was pre-
vented at the anti-Dreyfus demonstra-
tion by the activity of the authorities
Fifteen live reindeer out of 80 which
left Lapland month ago bound for the
Klondilte arrived in New York. The
rest died on the voyage
Tuesday, Jan. 20.
In the United States senate while the
pension bill was being considered Mr..
German charged the Republicans with
making insufficient appropriations, fol-
the purpose of creating a fictitious
treasury balance. This charge gave
rise to a partisan defense of the Ding
ley law Mr. Turpie of Indiana made
a speech indorsing the Teller silver
resolution. In the house Jerry Simp-
son caused debate on economy in pub
lie expenditures by some remarks he
made While the Indian appropriation
bill was under discussion. District OF
Columbia affairs were under considera-
tion--The battleship Maine was or
dered to Havana. The administrations
purpose was officially announced to be
merely the resumption of friendly naval
relations with Span-President Nc
kinley nominated Charles II. Duell fol
commissioner of patents and George E.
Roberts for director of the mint
General Shryock withdrew from the
senatorship contest in Maryland and