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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
BREVITIES.

In the Halle township section of Haz-
Teton four dwellings were burned yester-
day, Two of the buildings belonged to
Tony Carol, one to s. Y. friedrich, and
another to Philip Nastisea. The total
loss is $5,oo0 partly covered by insur-
ance.
Smoke the John Smith. AT Helpers.
By an explosion of gas at the Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre No. 5 shaft, Yesterday
afternoon, David d. Powell, Neal Swee-
ney, John NJ. Davis, John Hughes and
David Thomas were burnt.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A.
Oswald's. He has nice variety.
w. C. Fell, of North Centre street. at
present employed in Drifton store, has
accepted the clerkship in Oswad's,
made vacant by the resignation of
Charles Wolf.
Mr. and Mrs. Job Kocher and family.
of North Washington street, attended
the funeral Of the formers mother at
White Haven on Monday.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

pean governments and Japan that the
Conger message of July 1S was sufficient
TO Justify expedition i'll the relief move
nent, but was laughed at-diplomatic
ally, of course-for its pains.
Then the foreign commanders set July
80 as the date for the advance from
Iien-tsin, but afterward decided that
their forces were too small to meet the
chinese army. The government then felt
that 1T had done all that could be done
10 hasten the movement. At the same
time 1t was conscious of the greater ad-
vantage possessed in Tien-tsin of Judging
the requirements of the situation and de-
termined that it would take no further
lction until report had been received
from Major General Chaffee. While
General Chaffee's report has not come,
the authorities here feel that the gov
ernments of Germany, Great Britain and
Japan have sufficient ground in the mes
sages from their representatives in Pc
king to urge their commanders at Tien-
lsin to make haste. In the opinion of tile
government the forward movement can
not begin too soon if the powers have re-
gard for the lives of their diplomats and
other representatives and the women
and children who have suffered so terri
bly, for more than month.
This government holds to its position
that there shall be no parley with the
Chinese. No thought will be given to any
proposition from China until Minister
Conger has been placed in full and free
communication with the state depart
ment Even should this be done, the gov
ernment will not hastily stop its troops
from advancing on Peking. 1t regards
the rescue of its minister, its marines, its
missionaries and the American women
and children as of primary Importance,
and the present disposition is to accom-
plish that first and to talk if need be-,
afterward. The conviction is growing
that an attempt to compromise will be IL
useless waste of time, and therefore the
vance while negotiations are in progress
between the Chinese and the powers.
A report from General Chaffee, giving
his views of the military situation, is ex-
pected today. The government is willing
to depend on what General Chaffee says,
and his views are therefore looked for
ward to with intense interest. That he
will report that an immediate advance
will be justified is the expectation here,
based, perhaps, on knowledge of the
character of General Chaffees instruc.
tions.
AS to the diplomatic situation, the gov
ernment cannot find anything In the Off
cial dispatches from Peking to foreign
governments to change its position that
state of war does not exist
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

New York, Aug. Miss Teresa
Huntington Blake, the daughter of Sam
uel Parkman Blake, a wealthy retired
banker of Boston, lost her life yesterday
afternoon while taking Il hurdle with IL
horse on the stock farm of ]. 0. Hollo-
way, near New Rochelle. The horse in
going over the hurdle stumbled on the
rail and fell. Miss Blake, who, Mr.. Hol-
loway says, was not n practiced horse
woman, was thrown to the ground with
great force. Her neck was broken, and
the horse stepped ON her chest, causing
hemorrhage. The young woman died
almost instantly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
A Monument to Indian Soldiers.

Columbia, S. c., Aug. 1.-At Fort Mill,
S. c., monument has been dedicated to
the II Catawba Indians who served in
the Seventeenth South Carolina Confcd-
crate regiment. Several of these braves
were killed in battle. The widows of
three are pensioned by the state of South
Carolina. The Catawba Nation has a
reservation of 5000 acres given the In
dians by the state. The Catawbas have
always aided the whites in war and in
commerce. They came from Canada to
South Carolina 300 years ago, number
ing $1,000. Today they number but 10.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
sad Accident mt Ocean city.

Ocean City, N. J., Aug. -Four young
women, residents Of Philadelphia, met a
tragic death in the surf yesterday about
noon, and their hostess, Mrs. Meehan of
the same city, who was bathing with
them, was rescued by life guard in an
unconscious state. The drowned were
Elsie and Virginia Lowe, aged 1S and 20
years respectively, daughters of DR..
Clement Lowe, residing in Mount Airy,
a suburb of Philadelphia, and Jennie and
Birdie Lonsdale aged 10 and % years re-
spectively, daughters of Edwin Lonsdale
of Chestnut Hill, a Philadelphia suburb.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
FREELAND, PA, AUGUST 1, 1900.
ON THE WAY TO MONZA.
New King and Queen Have Landed
In Italy.

Rome, Aug. 1.-The new sovereigns Of
Italy landed at Reggie, in the province
of Calabria, yesterday morning, disem-
barking from the yacht Yela. They
started at once for Naples, where the
ministers and several senators and dep
uties intended to meet them, but the
king declined to see any one or discuss
affairs of state until after having joined
his mother and seen the body of the late
monarch.
Two squadrons of cavalry have been
sent to Monza. The burial place has
not yet been decided on. 1t rests with
the new king to choose whether it will be
in the Pantheon in Rome or in the vault
of the royal family of Italy in Turin.
Signor Verdi, in spite of his great age,
Is composing requiem mass to be used
at the funeral.
All the Italian troops have taken the
oath Of allegiance to the new king amid
the applause of the people. Perfect tran
quillty reigns throughout the country.
In the absence of the new king the
ministry issued in his name this mani
festo to the nation:
liking Victor Emmanuel III in as
cending the throne has to perform the
painful duty of announcing to the coun-
try the aWful calamity which mas ylo-
lently cut short the valuable life of
King Humbert.
"The nation, wounded in its sincere af-
fection for the august dead and in a sin
cere feeling of devotion and adhesion to
the dynasty, while execrating the cruel
crime, will be plunged into profound
grief for the venerated memory of n
good, brave and magnanimous king, the
pride of his people and the worthy per-
petuator of the traditions of the house
of Savoy. By rallying with unshakable
loyalty around his august successor Ital-
ians will prove by their deeds that their
institutions do not die"
The new king received the first news
of the assassination of his father by
semaphore from a torpedo boat which
had been sent in search of him and pre-
ceded the royal yacht into port.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

Shanghai, Aug. 1.-Private advices
from New Chwang, dated July 81, say
that the Russians attacked the Chinese
settlements yesterday morning. The en-
gagement lasted an hour and a half The
Chinese bolted from their stockades, but
the Russians, after holding them for a
short time, returned to their own settle
ment. The Chinese say they won, driv-
ing back the Russians. The Russians
had four wounded and the Chinese six
killed and ten wounded. All the busi-
ness houses in New Chwang are closed.
There is no confirmation of the report of
the taking of the forts.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

Johnson City, Tenn, Aug. Michael
Byrd, a prominent farmer living near
Magnetic City, n. c., was assassinated
from ambush. He died few hours after
having been fred upon. No clew has yet
been secured as to his murderers. He
was prominent politician who had many
political enemies. 1t is said he was as
sassinated within 20 feet of the place
where he killed man four years ago.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
A Confirmatory Dispatch.

Boston, Aug. IA cablegram has been
received at the rooms of the American
board from Chefu. Mr.. Drew, by whom
it is signed, is Massachusetts man,
well known in the vicinity of Boston, and
now in the Chinese customs service. The
cablegram reads: "All Peking and Tung-
chow Americans, also Walkers, Chapins,
Smith, Wykoffs, Varity, Robert Terry,
Mackay, safe Peking. Wire friends"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
Prominent SIavonian Dead.

Andrew Ceverinka, prominent Sla-
vonian, is dead at his home in Ebervale.
He was aged 40 years and was mem
Der of st. Peter and Paul's Slavonian
Lutheran congregation, of Freeland.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at / o'clock. Interment at
Freeand cemetery.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
Indian KILLS Three.

Ottawa, Aug. News of three mur
ders committed by an Indian at Lake
La Barriere reached here from up the
Gatineau. The alleged murderer, Tete
de Boule, it is stated, killed all his rcla-
tives-his uncle, his child and his wife
Two years ago in rage, it is said the
man slew his old uncle with an ak.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
New Depot For BjnuhamtOn,

Blnghamton, N. Y, Aug. 1.-The Lack.
awanna has awarded contract for its
modern passenger station in this city to
the Grace & Hyde company of New York
city. The building will cost over $40,-
900. Work has begun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
Lebanon Iron Workers Strike

Lebanon, Pa, Aug. 1.-Twelve hun
dred iron workers employed at the local
works If the American Iron and Steel
Manufacturing company went on strike
yesterday afternoon in consequence of
posted notices stating that from Aug.
the wages of puddlers would be reduced
from $4 to $3 per ton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
Well Known Journalist Dead.

Boston, Aug. 1.-Ballard Smith, well
known journalist died in the Mclean
asylum in Waverly. For a number Of
years Mr.. Smith was with the New York
World MS managing editor and afterward
as its London correspondent. His resi-
dence is understood to have been New
York. and his body will be taken there
for burial. Mr.. Smith was 40 years old.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

New York, Aug. IA dispute and
fight over the Boer war may prove the
cause of the death of John Hays, who is,
it is feared, fatally injured and is now in
ST. Mary's hospital, Hoboken. His as.
sailant, Hollander of Hoboken, has
been committed without bail to await the
result of the injuries sustained by Hays.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

st. Louis, Aug. John G. Meyers
swan from Alton, Ills, to st. Louis, a
distance of 81 miles, in exactly six hours.
He was not greatly fatgued at the fin
ish. Meyers attempted the feat last
week, but was driven ashore part way
by storm. Meyers wagered that he
could make the distance in five hours, but
lnet
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

Middletown, N. Y, Aug. Joel G..
Rumble, a bachelor farmer residing neal
Finchville, Orange county, shot Arthur
Morgan in the arm. Morgan died yester
day from excessive bleeding. Rundle and
Morgan, who had been firm friends, were
intoxicated and quarreled. Rundle is now
in Goshen Jail.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
New York Physiclan Wins Prize.

Berlin, Aug. 1.-Dr. S. A. Knopf OF
the city of New York has been awarded
the prize of 1000 marks offered by the
tuberculosis congress for the best essay
on the subject, How to Fight Tubercu.
losis as a Disease of the Masses"
Eighty-one essays were offered in COM
r,ntitinn
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

Buffalo, Aug. Mrs. Lucy NJ. Butler.
mother of Edward H. and ]. Ambrose
Butler of The News, is dead at the Sis
ters' hospital from the effects of re-
cent fall. The end was sudden and un-
expected. Edward IL. Butler is in Eu-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

Boston, Aug. 1.--Battery G, Seventh
United States artillery, which is exhibit
Ing here, has been ordered to return to
Adams and prepare for duty in China.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
British Troops Reach Tien-tsin.

London, Aug. 1.-Tien-tsin wires that
General Sir Alfred Gaselee and staff to-
gether with large foreign re-enforce.
ments, arrived there on July 2S.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

The authentic dispatches from diplo-
matte representatives in Picking, showing
clearly the position of the besieged lega,
tions, have made it appear to this gov.
ernment that there must be no more
delay on the part of the allied forces at
Ten-tsin in beginning their work of res
cue Officials here expect the allies to
start at once. They cannot believe that
foreign governments will fail to direct
their military commanders on Chinese
soil to push forward Immediately if they
feel that rescue is possible with the
present strength of the allied forces
For weeks this government has insisted
that the relief column start for the capi-
tai, but it did not feel justified in making
a formal request of the powers to that
effect. 1t did, however, hint to the Euro.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
FROM LAKE TO GULF.
to Complete the Great Waterway from
Chicago to the Gulf Of Mexico.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-The Post says:
Congress will be petitioned by the
drainage board to complete the great
artificial waterway from Lake Michi-
gan to the Gulf of Mexico. The low
ering of the bear-trap dam at Lock
port Wednesday practically marked
the completion of the great project
to the limit of the jurisdiction of the
sanitary district, The United States
government will now be asked Off
cally to take charge of the water
ways and to develop the Illinois river
below Joliet, so that deep water nav
igation may be possible, An eXpen-
diture of S25,00O,000 is estimated as
necessary to finish the inland water
route which connects the Atlantic
coast with the gulf. A committee on
federal relations of the drainage
board will draft manifesto to con-
gress in which an exhaustive report
will be given of the work that has
been accomplished and of the value of
the canal as the principal link in the
waterway TO the Mississippi.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
SHOOTING OF A DESERTER.


Lincoln, Neb,, Jan. 19.-Before Fed
eral Judge Munger yesterday Attor-
ney General Smith argued against the
release of the Fort Crook soldiers,
who last November shot and killed
another soldier, answering the claims
of the United States District Attor-
ney. He said there was not law au-
thorizing the shooting of an escaping
prisoner by soldiers. To justify it it
must be shown that the men acted
within the terms of such law; that
the arrest and detention of deserters
who have got beyond the control of
the authority of the United States
is committed by congress to the civil
authorities and that the army Off
GERS cannot perform such service. Fl
nally he declared that the contention
of Gov. POINTER who ordered the ar
rest of the soldiers, that the killing
was wanton murder, was the correct
one
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
BERGEN'S AWFUL DEED.


Worcester, Mass, Jan. 20.-Mar'in
Bergen, a member of the Boston base
ball team, shot and killed his wife and
two children and then himself at his
home in North Brookfeld. Bergen
was one of the best catchers in the
National league, but he had an uncon-
trollable temper which frequently got
him into difficulty. 1t was abb ut
1890 o'clock Yesterday afternoon
when the bodies were found. Bergen
was in his stocking feet and the
kitchen fire had cen made ready for
lighting. II is thought he had risen
and started to perform the us lal
early morning duties when the ma ia
seized him and he went back to the
chamber where his wife and children
were still in bed and killed Mrs. Bcr-
gen and the boy. Whether the little
girl, awakened by the action, jumped
from her cot beside that of her
mother and fled into the kitchen, or
how she got there, is a matter of sur
mise. From the position of Bergen's
body il is believed that he stood in
front of a looking glass and applied
the razor with fatal effect, laying it
on the table before he fell. Death
must have been almost instantaneous
in each case. Bergen began playing
ball with the Wilkesbarre club in 1893
and later played with Pittsburgh,
Kansas CITY and Boston.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
WEEKLY lkADE REVIEW.


New York, Jan. 2O.--Bradstreet's TO-
day says General trade and prices
as whole maintain the even balance
which has been the leading feature
for some time past and in which it
will require the advent of distinctly
new features to affect any basic
changes. General demand is large for
this season of the year, but specula-
ton is quiet to the extreme of dull
ness in some lines, and especially in
those branches of speculation which
90 to radically affect financial affairs
and therefore the volume of bank
clearings
The iron and steel industry, justly
regarded as a trustworthy index of
general trade, is still actively en-
ployed on old orders and new business
is limited for reasons unnecessary to
recapitulate. Signs of preparation
for the coming seasons needs are
shown in the reported active inquiry
for steel rails at the west, recent
sales at Chicago aggregating $4,000
tons, some of which are for north
western railroads and SOME for ex-
port. Production is as evidently hard
pressed as ever and the question of
fuel supplies rather than of new or.
tlers engrosses the manufacturers
attention.
Cereals are dull in nearly all direc-
tons and the pressure of enlarged
stocks particularly abroad, has been
influential this week in bringing about
reaction in prices. Corn and oats,
however, are rather firmer on for
eign buying, though. sympathetically
affected by the decline in the leading
cereals.
Business failures in the United
States are fewer in number, there
being 255 for the week, MS compared
with 295 last week, 269 in this week
year ago, 800 in 1898, 424 in 1897
and 3il in 1896.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

Chicago, Jan. 9O,-Thc Chronicis
says; 1t develops that the Harri.
man syndicate has obtained complete
control of the reorganization of the
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf sys.
TEN. When the receivers of the road
are discharged the general offices of
the company will be removed from
Kansas City to Chicago and combined
with the offices of the Illinois Cen.
trail and Alton roads. II is said that
these will be merged into one system
put under one management mad CD.
Grated by one set Of general officers
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Clittord b. Eng
land, alias James Hammond, manager
and confidential man of John Me-
Lelland's wholesale furniture house,
was arrested in his home last night
by city detectives on a charge of en-
bezzling $4,000 from the Warren
Scharf Aspbalt-Cement company, of
Detroit, Mich. England left Detroit
in June, 1897, with his wife and the
100000. He went to New York and
from there circumnavigated the
world, returning to New York 1f
months ago. He admitted to detect
ives that he took the money and had
a good time. Detectives all over the
world have been after England with
out any success.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
Shot In a Crowded Waiting Room,

St. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 19.-In the
crowded ladies' waiting room, in the
relay depot at East st. Louis yester-
day, Thomas Flynn, 40 years old, a
former resident Of Jacksonville, ILL.,,
shot c. Frank Gennetti through the
head, inhicting wound which
caused his death few hours later.
Flynn was taken into custody shortly
after the shooting. All efforts to ex-
tract a statement from him concern
ing the cause of the killing proved fu-
tile. lie steadfastly refused to dis
cuss it. 1t is surmised that the kill
ing was the result of street scene
year ago in which Flynn tried to
kdnap his little daughter who had
been adopted by Gennetti years pre-.
viously.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
THE DRAINAGE CANAL.
The hear Trap Dam ,owe ed ~ d 200. $50
Cubic Feet Of Water Fer aiput. ku ned
Into the DE. lsr- kivsr

Lockport, ILL.,, Jan. ls.-The bear
trap dam separating the drainage ca
nal from the Des PLANES river was
lowered by the sanitary district trus-
tees, with the consent of the canal
commissioners and Gov. Tanner at
11:16 o'clock yesterday and 100000 Gu
bic feet of water per minute rushed
with roar into the Des PLANES
river on its way to the gulf Of Mex
leo. The opening of the drainage ca
nal yesterday was the elimination of
an all-night vigil by the board of
trustees and canal commissioners at
Joliet which ended in their securing
the necessary permission from Gov
Tanner A special train carried the
trustees and commissioners from Chi
cago to Joliet at two o'clock yester-
day morning. After fruitless efforts
to reach Gov. Tanner at Springfield
by telegraph, communication was Sc
cured by telephone and a conference
was held with the governor. At
1890 o'clock yesterday morning he
telegraphed permission to lower The
dam at Lockport. The trustees and
commissioners crowded together on
the top of the south abutment and
about 200 spectators gained other
positions of vantage. Col. Isaac l..
Taylor, president of the canal COM
missioners, said:
"This is the completion of one of
the greatest engineering feats of mod
ern times. We have found after a
careful investigation by one of the
best engineers of the country that
the sanitary commission has complied
fully with the law of 1889, and Gov.
Tanner has granted permission to
open this canal take this occasion
to state that this is but the com
mencement of a greater work which
will connect the shipping of the great
lakes of the north with the Missis-
sippi river and the gulf of Mexico.
Under permission granted by Gov,
Tanner, of the state of Illinois, |
hereby authorize you to lower the
dam"
The massive machinery chat oper-
ates the dam was set in motion and
sheet of green water shot down the
incline of the dam to the Des PLANES
river Immediately below. The water
was of perfect green color and bore
but the faintest trace OF odor, scarce
ly perceptible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

senator Harris, of Kansas, has Sc
cured an agreement for a favorable
report from the military committee
on his bill eeding the abandoned Fort
Hays military reservation to the state.
The Growers and Shippers National
Protection union, in convention at
Kansas City, elected the following off.
GERS: President. j. X. Saunders, of
PIERCE City, Mo-; secretary, |. Mar
rick, of Kansas City, No.; treasurer, ].
7. Logan, of Sloan Springs, Ark.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
The Chicago Drainage Canal.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-By unanimous
vote the committee on federal rela-
lions of the Chicago sanitary district
yesterday decided to petition con
gress to assume control of the new
S33,OOO,0OU drainage canal and convert
it into a deep waterway connection
between the great lakes and the gull
of Mexico.