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

votes MIR. GOrman received 40 votes,
IS being necessary for a choice-Great
Britain declined to reopen the sealing
auestion--China acceded to the in
lemnity demanded by Germany for the
death of the missionaries-Tw
two Klondikers, who arriSed at Seattle
on the steamer Corona, brought gold
dust and drafts amounting to $1,OOO,-
O00-Bettina Grard's daughter. Va
lere Padelford, was awarded one-half
OF the estate of Arthur Padelford. He
had not meant she should receive a
cent, but the courts ruled otherwise.
The estate is valued at about $1,000
lOO-Bicycle Policeman Fred H. Lin
.oln was instantly killed at Sixty-third
street and Madison avenue. New York.
by being thrown from his wheel by col
lision with Julius Herschberg, a citi-
zen.
Thursday, Jan. 30,
In the United States senate Mr.. Nor
gan continued his speech in favor of
ratifying the Hawaiian annexation
treaty. The proposed reduction of
mail deliveries in the large cities was
discussed, and a large number of nomi-
nations were confirmed. In the house
the diplomatic and consular appropri-
alton bill was considered, but a Cuban
debate delayed action on the bill
Mr.. Hit chairman of the foreign re-
lations committee, defended the presl-
dents Cuban policy ard urged modera-
tion-John Duff killed his wife and
mother-in-law wounded a man, tried
to kill a policeman and was finally ar
rested at New Haven. He was jealous
of his wife. whose mother supported
her and her two children-The trial
of Captain Edward Murphy of the
steamer Laurada. charged with viola
ton of the neutrality laws by engaging
in an armed expedition to Cuba, ended
in verdict of acquittal in the United
States district court at Wilmington,
Del.-IIenry L. Straight, who is said
to be an all around crook. succeeded in
making his escape from the Gregory
Street police station, Jersey City. His
wife is under arrest charged with hav-
ing aided him to obtain his freedom
The congregation of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church, New York, unani-
mously adopted resolutions declining to
unite with the Rev. DR.. Hall in request
ing the presbytery to dissolve his pas
toral relations with the church
Henry w Nudge of Glen Cove, N. Y,
bles, committed suicide in the Cont
mental hotel. New York-Mrs. Good
win, wife of the comedian Nat Good
win, was granted an absolute divorce
in New York-Two men were injured
and a building was destroyed by an ex-
plosion of natural gas at Attica N.
Y.-The National Guard association
met at Albany. when the annual re-
a11 i
a number of resolutions adopted
The Denver department stores have
lost their fight against the newspapers
for a cut of 30 per cent in advertising
rates and have accepted an advance
over the rates previously established.
Friday, Jan. I'll,
The United States senate. by vote of
Al to %, took up the Teller resolution
declaring that government bonds may
be paid in silver. Senator Mantle said
this vote is simply a notice to gold
men that no bill proposing to establish
the gold standard can be put through
the senate. The house passed the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill
at the end of a long debate, in which
Cuba was the principal topic-Two
missionaries sent to the Klondike by
two New York women write that there
is no fear of starvation at Dawson
City-Under the direction of the
Princeton club the Princeton alumni
had their annual banquet at Delmon-
ico's. in New York. President Patton
elected great applause by his declara-
tion for a liberal management of the
university. The Princeton inn incident
was referred to by more than one of the
speakers, and the Rev. Dr.. c. w.
Shields was enthusiastically received.
X-Mayor Strong, James c. Carter, St.
Clair Mckelway, j. S. Wise Professor
Bliss Perry and the Rev. j. w McI<it-
trick made addresses-The British
war vessels at Esquimalt have been
ordered to be ready to sail for China at
As hours notice-Henry Cyril Paget,
earl of UXbridge, was married to Miss
Lillian Florence Maud Chetwynd in
London--The Japanese warship Ka-
sagi was launched at Cramps shipyard,
Philadelphia. Miss Helen Long, daugh-
ter of the secretary of the navy, chris
tened the ship in accordance with
Japanese custom by releasing a num-
Der of doves from the bow and scatter
ed flowers over the deck-Anthony
Comstuck. with a New York postofilce
inspector and deputy marshal, sprang
a trap on a gang of green goods oper-
ators at Port Chester. n. Y, and ar
rested George Morris, who is apparent
ly the leader, John Reedy, station
agent of the New York and Putnam
railroad and telegraph operator. tax
collector and postmaster at Pocantico
Hills, N Y. was arrested as an ac-
complce--Erich A. Prisman, a dis
graced lieutenant in the Volunteers of
America, was arrested in New York
charged with felonious assault upon
Miss Anna Hughes, private secretary
to Commander Ballington Booth. at
Orange. n. David Platt Osborne
has begun a suit against his father-in-
law, John ID. KINNEY, a millionaire of
Newark, n. j., for alienation of his
wife's affections.
Saturday, Jan. 81.
The United States senate confirmed
the nomination of Attorney General Nc
Kenna to be associate justice of the