Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-03

dlsbarred--C0utetor BIrdett Of HldEe-
flsld township. n. j., made o. arrests ef
poll tax dslinqsents. gathering them up
with q stage. All procured the money
and paid--A frs, probably of inesndi-
ary origin, occurred in a Brooklyn ten
emsnt, and whom the IA families who
wers Inside tried to escape they found
the outsr door barricaded. Theygot out
by way OF the roof The flames were
soon extineuished-H. Maitland Ker-
sey, prominent New York society and
club man, was arrested in tho Waldorf
Astoria in a suit for IS, ,8e0 brought by
his former cook and was released on
bsii--It 10 estimated that the engi
nssrs in Great Britain lost s20, 900 900 in
wages and spent ~, ,0Os, 600 besides by
reason of the strike just snded-Gold
to the smouat OF $50 009 was withdrawn
from the Bank of England for shipment
to New York--CansdiAn bicycle man
ufseturers have asked their government
to lay y specific duty OF - apiece on
VIII sells to protect them from the COM
petition of the United States bill
was introduced at Albany by Senator
Wieman to abolish the prseklyn Shore
Road commission and hays Mayer Van
Wyek of New York appoiat q new one,
bipartisan in characteT-Comptrs
Dawes announced that he would ap-
point receiver for the Chestnut street
National bank Of Philaaslphia---The
Divorce Reform league reports impor-
tant changes in the divorce and mar
riase laws of many ststss-It was re
ported that England has agreed to guar
sntse to defend China against the pos
sible 1ispicasure Of Russia in sraer to
secure the losn---Four German safisrs
We're killed by Chinese at Kiao CHOU
The parliamentary committee appoint
ed to draw up proposals for the better
regulation OF the relations between Nor
way and Sweden has concluded its la
bops without reachiRs an agreement
The Federated Employers aad Allied
Trades Unions Of Great Britsin have
signed an asresMsnt accepting the en-
ployerS terms and thus ending the long
strike,
Monday, Jan. 81.
United states Consul General Lee an
tertainsd the ofricers of the sattleship
Maine at a banquet in Havana After
ward some of the officers attended a
bullnght, occupying q hox provided by
Acting Captain General Parrado--ISen-
eral Blsnco. at banquet in Santiago
de Cuba, urged all slemsnts sf the pop
ment OF penee---F. Il. b. Maple, the
English oarsman, proposes to bring
crew composed OF Oxford and Cam
bridge graduates to meet Cornell, Co
lumbia and Pennsylvania st Saratoga
next President Patton yesterday
preached to the stHdents OF Princeton
university u sermon on temperance, in
the course of which he delivered a mes
sage from the trustees that the laws OF
the university with reference to intox-
icating liquors will he enforced riEidiy
Mrs. Phoebe Banker widow, u
years of age, lost her life in a fire
in New York while saving her son--
A grandson of the late Edwin A. Ste
vens of Castle Point, HOboken, u. j.,
separated from his family by his mar
riage, WAS reconciled after an heir had
come to him---The British force under
General Westmacott in India, suffered
serious loss at the hands Of the rebel
tribesmen on the Indian frontier. Many
officers were reported killed--Ths
aerial railway over the Chlkoot pass
te Lake LindsmaR has been eemplsteA.
Eighteen miners frem Australia, bound
fer the klendike. arrived at Victoria in
the steamer Warrinoe---In view OF a
dispute between United States and Ca
madam ofYissrs a. to the Alaskan bound
AIRY line il 10 probable that q Canadian
customs post will ke established at
Lake Bennett--Ex- Governor Harris
NJ Plaisted of Maine died at his hsme
in Bansor---Rear Admiral D. L.
Braine, retired died at his home in
Brooklyn yesterday from heart trouble
after brief illness--Chsries o. Kai-
ser convicted Of the murder Of his wife,
a. -, ,;-l L..
lexes that the shot that killed Mrs. ksi-
ser was fired by James Clemmer, who
is under arrest charged with completely
in the murder----Willism Phillips Hall
the wealthy evangelist of Greenwich,
Conn, began a revival yesterday In the
Baptist temple. Brooklyn-Chsrles
Loeffier. once policy king" of Hobsksn,
N. j., but who WAS driven out Of bust
neas and became a wsnderer, applied
to the pslce Of that city fer a Nights
lodging.
Tuesday, Feb. 1.
The United States senate passed the
army and the Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bills. In the lat
ter bill provision was made fer vetsr-
ans the commissioners pensions seinE
ordered to favor them in reducing his
force of employees In the house the
Teller silver bond resolution was de-
featea by vote of lsg to 132 after nve
hours ef debate-The New Ysrk state
senate passed q resolution of sympathy
with the Cuban insurgents. Assembly
man Weskes introduced aresolutien CEN
suring United States Senator Murphy
for voting for the Teller resolution and
demanding his rssiEnation-Ths In
ternational Paper company, otherwise
known as the American Paper trust
WAS Incorporated at Albany with an
authorised capital of tt5 000. 0se--The
United states and several foreign gov
ernmsnts are represented at the trial
of Sheriff Martin and his deputies fer
killing the ainsrs at Lattimsr, Pa.
which began at Wilkesbarrs--The
$500 Wsrkmsa in the Atlantic aas Pa
eife Cotton mills at Lawrence. Mass,
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