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The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
Were safe on June %.

Washington, June 3o.-A cablegram re-
ceived at the state department to-day
from Ambassador Choatea at London
states that the foreign ministers were
safe at Picking on the 25th instant. The
Chinese minister here, Mr. WI, has pri-
Vate advices to the same effect, which
he has brought TO the attention of the
state department
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
PLUMRIDGE UNDER BOND.
Man with Worthless Checks Halls
From Charleston.

New York. June SO-Thomas Loynes
Herbert Plumridge, who was arrested
yesterday on a charge of passing worth
less checks. was arraigned in Police
Court to-day and held in $500 bail for
examinatio Monday Plumridge, when
arrested, said he was formerly in the
employ Of F. w. WAGNER, a banker, of
Charleston, S. c. In his possession were
found two checks on the Enterprise Ma
tional Bank Of Charleston, payable 10
himself and signed IF. w. Wagner"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
neWet Henmeh In.

Pretoria June SO.-Accordng to a report
received from Missers farm, Gen. Clery.
with the Fourth Brigade. has arrived at
that place, which is nine miles from Stan
derton. To-day's movement completes the
hemming in of Gen. DeWet. The country
in this vicinity Is fiat, and nothing can
be seen of the Beers
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
MINISTER'S AT PEKING.
KempH Wires Positively That They
Are at the Capital.

Are at the Capital.
Washington, June SO-The navy depart
ment has received the following cable
gram from Admiral Kempff:
"Che Foo, June @.-Secretary of the
Navy, Washington: Ministers at Picking
were given twenty-four hours to leave on
the 18th. They refused and are still there.
The Picking relief forces got halfway.
They were attacked by imperial troops on
the 18th McCalla was in command. Four
were killed and twenty-five wounded.
McCalla and Ensign TausSig wounded, but
not seriously. Now over 14,000 troops
ashore. Commander Wise commands at
Tong Ku in charge Of transportation, rail
and water The combined nationalites
find it necessary TO make use of some ci-
villains to operate railways. Kempn."
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
ALARMED ron FOREIGNERS.


Names of Americans Killed ana
wounded In Relief of Tien Tsin.
Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.
Taku, June 27.-The greatest anxiety
exists concerning the foreigners at Pc
king Admiral Kempff believes that large
reinforcements are necessary to reach
Picking. Maj Walters command, with 40
Russians, was ambushed three miles from
Tien Tsin on June 81. They were COM
PEELED to retreat, the Americans aban-
dor ing a 3-inch rifle and a Colts gun and
losing four killed and seven wounded.
The American casualties in the relief of
Tien Tsin were as follows: Privates John
Hunter and Nicholas killed; Sergeant
Taylor, Corpl. Pedrick, and another
wounded.
Lieut.. Irwin and Cadet Pettingll. with
40 men. were found in good condition at
Tien Tsin.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
NO WAR YET WITH CHINA.
Continued from First Page.

dispatches and in the absence Of official
statements, meets the unqualified APP
proVal OF the admins tration.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
CHINESE FOUGHT WELL.
Allies of the>British RepeIIed an At
tncIS by the boxers.

tack by the Boxers.
London, June 80, 1853 p. m.-The war Of
fee has received the following dispatch
from Col. Dorward:
''Che Foo, June 3O.-The arsenal north
west of Tien Tsin was captured during the
morning of June z by the combined forces
The British troops engaged were the ma
val brigade and the Chinese regiment. The
naval brigade had four men killed and fif-
teen wounded, including two officers. The
Chinese regiment had no casualties. The
latter checked an attack by the Boxers
on our left flank with heavy loss to the
enemy"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
100000 LOST IN CANTON.
The Fertilizer Factory of Grimth,
BOYD & Co. Burned.

Baltimore, June 3o,-Fire to-day de-
stroyed the fertilizer factory of Griffith,
Boyd & Co, and the factory and shops OF
the Elliott Machine Company in Canton
a suburb Loss 100000
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
Won Three Out of Four.

London, June 30-out of four events
which Princeton contested at the sum
mer meeting Of the London Athletic Club
at Stamford Bridge to-day the Princeton
men won three.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
Tnrvin for Governor.

Covington. KY, June 30-James p Tar
win opened his candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor here to-
night. He advocates an amendment to the
Goebel election law
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
WHEELER At CHICAGO.
The General Was Accorded "A Rous-
ing Welcome There.

ing Welcome There,
Chicago. June 30-Gen. Joseph Wheeler,
the new commandant of the Department
of the Lakes, was to-day formally well
coined to Chicago at a public reception.
Gen. Wheeler, accompanied by his daugh-
ters and the members of his staff with
their families. was escorted by a battalion
of the First Illinois Regiment to the First
Regiment Armory, where Mayor Harrison
delivered an address of welcome, Gen
Wheeler was cheered enthu iastically when
he rose to respond to the Mayor
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
noo-ereIt nt ChicaRo.

Chicago, juno S0.-Gov. Roosevelt of
New York arrived in Chicago tonight,
en- route 10 Oklahoms
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
s4oo, 900 LOST IN FIRE.
Great Lumber Yards Consumed ut
Black Rock, n. Y.

Buffalo, n. Y, June 3o.-The great lum-
Der yards covering half a mile urea at
Black Rock, were destroyed by fire to-
night Loss. 100000. C. M. Belts & Co,
lose 10000; Holland Manbert & George,
$40 ,000 Erie Railway Company, $4,000.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
BrOOIkINn for Tnkm.

Hong Kong, June SO.-The United
States cruiser Brooklyn has proceeded 90
Taku ~
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
FIRE AT SIOUX FALLS.
The Total Loss Amounts to 800, 900
Partly Insured.

Sioux Falls, s. D., June 3O.-The Csta-
ract House, valued at $4,000, together with
the HOLSTER block, the Sioux Savings
Bank, Western Union Telegraph Office
and American Express Company, were
burned to-day. The total loss amounts to
800 600 partly insured
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
Language Difficulties.

OF a grand Chinese house OF the old
style the English legation; formerly a
princely palace, Is not a bad example,
and it's tiled pavilions are kept in a con-
dillon of repair and spick-and-span or
Ger which mark the extra-territoriality
better even Than fcr. ign flag. In the
compound live not only the minister and
the subordinate officials, but also some
twenty student interpreters, who spend
two years In learning the elements OF the
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
An Americans Privilege.

Foreigners are rigidly excluded from
the Temple Of Heaven, where once
year. at dead Of night, the Emperor goes
in solemn procession. The gates are kept
strictly closed to all but the duly quail
>eed. IL was not always SO, and there
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
Burning Mt = O'Clock.

Al o'clock Sunday morning the fire Is
still burning and presents a brilliant
sight. No estimate Of the loss of life
falls below 100. The bodies on the deck
and in the hold of the Saale will probably
be recovered by divers. but the dozens
who jumped in the North river some
will never be found at all.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05
Foster School Board Meeting.

All members OF the Foster school
board were present at the regular meet
ing on Saturday evening. After the
minutes the president stated that the
| action OF the election of a teacher at the
last meeting was illegal. An omission
of a bill Of $3.50 for coal hauling from
John w. Davis was inserted, after which
the minutes were approved as corrected.
Messrs. Rumsey, Ziestloft and Lesser
were appointed to ascertain rates Of
insurance on the new building at
Eckley.
Principal Hoffman was ordered to
return the desks and tables received in
a recent consignment of furniture, they
not being the kind ordered. lie was
instructed to have additional seats
placed In the Tannery school.
The president and secretary were au-
thorized to sign the recommendation Of
Jesse A. Alden for a permanent certifi-
cate, also the application of Fred o.
Haiges for state normal diploma.
The principal had no statiscal report
to make, the school month not being
concluded.
The president stated that there is
about $261 for the board at Wilkesbarre.
The treasurer will collect the money.
Tuition money was received as fol-
lows From Drifton, S2.25; Upper Le-
high, $500.
The following bills were ordered paid:
John w. Davis, coal and hauling, $14;
Mrs. Frank MARTINEZ, cleaning, 81;
Cross Creek Coal Company, coal, Sl1; G.
b. Markle & Co., coal. 81. 90; NJ. S. Kem-
merer & Co., coal, 81. s5; Jos. Birkbeck,
supplies, $3.50.
The report OF County superintendent
Hopper was read. 1t allows three and
one-half days at Institute for John
McGill. He was ordered paid
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05
Juror Creates a Sensation.

August Shultz, of Foster township
created a sensation in court on FRIDAY
by objecting to verdict after 1t had
been presented and read by the clerk
The verdict was signed by all the Jurors
including Shultz, but the latter claimed
he changed his mind after affixing his
signature to the document. The case
was that of Fred Price, OF Wilk es barre.
charged with keeping a dsorderly
house, and the verdict OF the Jury was
guilty.
Judge Savage, who was on the bench,
at once asked the jurors why they had
returned a verdict II they had not
agreed. Foreman John Evans, also OF
Foster township, replied that they had
agreed and that each juror signed the
verdict before it was sealed.
Schultz was then called upon to ex-
plain and stated that he did not agree
with the other jurors, but that he had
been talked out of his objections. He
said he did not believe in the verdict.
Judge Savage then forcibly expressed
bis opinion of Shultz's action. He said:
Il am very sorry there is man on
this jury, or that the jury commission
ers OF Lnzerne county put man on the
jury, who had so little mind and so
little principle as to agree to something
that he did not believe, and put his
name down on an agreement and then
after he had agreed, to GO out and
change his mind and say he did not
agree"
Schultz attempted to reply, but Judge
Savage checked him by saying: II
don't want to hear any more from you.
Go out and see If you can't agree"
The jurors then left tho court room
and an hour later returned with sec
ond verdict Of guilty.
August Shultz, the juror who caused
the trouble, is u farmer Of Foster town
ship. 1t is said that he is partially deaf
and that he did not catch the full mean
ing of the evidence. After the jurors
were discharged, Mr.. Shultz, who felt
badly over the matter, went to Judge
Halsey, with whom he is acquainted,
and explained that he had been 'bull-
dozed" into the verdict by the other
jurors. He wept for half an hour and
said that he was we'll acquainted with
Mr.. Prices father and had been raised
with him.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05

There are few men who have not felt
the necessity of having a few postage
stamps about their clothes for cores
pondence when away from the home or
office. The annoyance Of having the
stamps stick together in a pocketbook
or wallet prevents most men, and wo-
man, too, from carrying these necessary
adjuncts OF business and social life.
The postoflice department, with due
appreciation Of the situation, is about
to undertake the solution of this ve1ed
problem. 1t proposes to inclose twelve
two-cent stamps with a sheet OF wax
paper between each in book that will
be of a size to slip in the vest pocket or
cardcase. The convenience of such an
arrangement is manifest, and the ad-
vent of the book Of postage stamps will
be hailed with genuine delight.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05
THE DELAWARE, SUsQUEHANNA AND
i SCHUYLRILL RAILRoAD.

Time table in effect April Is. 1897.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Halle
Brook, stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
and Hazlet.,n Junction at $40, 0O nj, daily
except Sunday; and Oh a N, ~ p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry.
Tonhicken and DerinKer at ~, W m, daily
except sunday; and 7 03 q m, 2 3S m, Sun
Trains leave Drlfton for Oneida Junction.
Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
sheppton At 6 % IN, daily except Sun
day; and 3 a IN, 3S IN, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazeton Junction Tor Harwood,
Cranberry. Tonhicken and Deringer ats 30 a
=, daily except Sunday; and . 50 In, A y m
sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harvood Road, Humboldt Road
oneida and sheppton at ~, Il 10 m, A M
daily except Sunday; and 7 81 m, IL IN
Trains leave Derinser for Tomhick N, Gran
berry, Harwood Hazleton Junction and Soan
At . y. 10 p m, daily except sunday; and 81
m, 60I m. Sunday.
Road, Harvood koad, Oneida Junction, Ha1e-
t~a Junction and Roam at IL m, Il 10, %
n, daily except Sunday and sll m 90
Trains leave sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
an! Driftoa at t22 m, daily, except Sunday
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley,
JsAAo and Drifton at 5 IS, go m, daily
except Sunday; and 10 10 n IN, 70 m, Sunday.
All trains connect at Hazleton Junction With
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeancsville, Auden-
rioa asd other points on tho Traction Com
Trains leaving Drifton at so, 8 90 m make
osAnection at Deringcr with T. X. X. trains FOR
wilkssbarro, Sudbury, Harrisburg and points
west.
For the accommodation of passengers st way
stations between Hazleton Junction and Der
iaGsr, = train will leave the former point At
~ M daily, except Sunday, arriving ~
LUTHER @. SMITH. Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05
MINES AND RAILROADS.

During the year 1900 the Lehigh
Valley will expend "a, 900, 900 In improy.
ing the condition OF its road bed and
rolling stock. or this amount S34O, ,OOC
will be spent in enlarging the Packer.
ton and Mahoning yards. There will
also be two large bridges built, one at
Towanda and the other at White Haven.
The largest improvements, however,
Will be made in and about Jersey City.
The rate of wages for schuylkill
miners and laborsrs for the last half OF
January and the first half of February
will be per cent above the SO. sc
basis. This rate affects all the employees
of the Reading Company throughout the
region and also many individual op.
orators, who guide themselves by the rate
paid by the P. & R.
The executive committee OF Anthra.
cite District No. 1, United Mine Workers
of America, have gone to New York, to
ask for an interview with President
Truesdale, Of the Lackawanna Com.
pany. They desire to ask him why his
company recognizes the railroad mems
union, yet refuses to recognize the
miners union.
The fire bosses OF the Reading Com
pany Of the Shamokin district were
notified on Friday that their salaries
had been increased IS per month, which
is the largest advance in wages for that
kind OF work in the history OF the COM
pany.
1t is said that the Reading Company
engineers have been ordered to use
nothing but anthracite coal hereafter,
except on passenger runs, when halt
the supply will continue to be bltumin-
Gus.
The Jersey Central has closed its
freight station at Rockport and Agent
Grant Ginter has been transferred to
Scranton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05

1t has developed that in order to
better their chances of election last fall
the Republican county commissioners
Hay and Jones. had promised certain
prominent citizens not to reopen the
courthouse question nor to take an
appeal from Judge Woodward's decision
regarding certain phase of it. In re-
turn for this promise the prominent
citizens were not to oppose their re-
election, as they threatened to do IL it
were not given.
The decision was that a new court
house could not occupy more ground on
the Public Square than does the present
one, which practically means that a
new one cannot be built, and that all
the ground which the courthouse does
not occupy belongs to the city, and not
to the county, as has been always
understood.
The citizens who exacted the promise
from the commissioners, who were the
defendants In the suit which ended in
Judge Woodward's decision, would have
succeeded had it not been for two at
torneys. They learned that Friday was
the last day for taking an appeal, and
on the day previous asked Judge Wood
ward to allow them, representing several
taxpayers, to defend the case and take
an appeal.
The court asked why the commission
ers, the defendants In the case, did not
appeal, and the attorneys then explained
about the bargain alleged to have been
made. After some objection on the
part Of an attorney representing ]. H..
Mahon, the plaintiff, Judge Woodward
said 1t would be far more satisfactory to
everybody to have the supreme court
pass upon the case, and he allowed the
appeal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05
COAL TRADE "EASING"UP.
ORDERS NOT so PRESSING NOW AS
THEY WERE HERETOFORE,

| Slight Restriction Began in This Region
Last Woek-stocks at Tidewater Are
Still Lew-Individual Operators Cutting z
the Prices Set by the Trust.
The crush" in the anthracite coal
trade shows signs OF easing up. Some
of the colleries In this vicinity worked
only five days last week, and further
idle time is promised for February.
The trade in general is somewhat dull,
although all the coal that is being
mined Is finding ready market
There is little demand, however, for
coal for domestic purposes, as the open
winter In the large cities has been In
favor OF the housekeeper, although
during the past few days more inquiries
for speedy deliveries have been made.
Prices are said to be not as we'll main
tained by the large coal companies as
they were, and it is said that some of
the individual operators are inclined to
shade prices from Is to 25 cents per ton.
As they have little demand, this has no
effect upon the trade in general.
The amount of hard coal on hand is
less now than it has been for years, and
the large companies practically are
pursuing a hand-to-mouth policy, as the
coal Is being taken direct from the cars
by the dealers. In Philadelphia the
Reading Company has less coal than it
has had for years. At Port Richmond,
where at times there have been over
100000 tons of coal, there Is none,
although during the past few days the
number Of loaded coal cars which have
accumulated there is greater than it has
been for some time past. This is due In
measure to the cold weather and the
storm, which which has caused many of
of the coal-carrying vessels to seek shell
ter. AS soon as they arrive they will be
loaded and sent back to points In the
New England states.
The manufacturing esta blishments are
using more anthracite coal now than
has been the case for number OF years.
Some time ago number of the manu-
featuring establishments changed the
CRATES In their furnaces so that btu
minous coal could be used, but owing
to the scarcity Of soft coal they are now
contemplating another change. An
thracite coal has been in demand by the
manufacturing industries for some time
past. and as it can be had almost as
cheap as bitumnous, it is being used
moro extensively than ever.
The very heavy demand which has
existed for some months past has passed,
it Is supposed, and the coal business
Will pursue more even course for the
next few months. The continued
steady work has severely affected a
number OF the breakers in this region,
and more time must be taken hereafter
to make necessary repairs to the ma
chinery and equipment.
Another feature of the business which
is attracting much attention is the large
number OF serious and fatal accidents
which are occurring. Whether the
necessary vigilance has been relaxed in
the excitement to break records or
whether too many inexperienced men
are being given employment is not
known, but whatever is the cause it
should be promptly remedied. The
sacrifice of life is growing beyond all
reasonable limits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05
Buchanan Still MiaaIne.

Gately & Britton, the Pottsvile install.
ment firm for which Alexander Buchan.
an was the collector for the Shamokin.
Centralia district, and who mysteriously
a week ago last Saturday morning while
en- route to Shamokin, state tha,
Buchanan had over $500 belonging to
them which he had collected the past
week. Their belief is that he has met
with foul play, as he was one of thelr
most capable, honest employees.
The firm is doing the utmost to learn
his fate, but thus far have not obtained
anything definite about his movements
after he left the Centrala trolley car a,
Mt. Carmel Saturday morning.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05
Huckstor Held Up,

From the Hazleton Sentinel.
On Thursday afternoon while Josiah
r. Jacoby, Of East Butler, was returning
home from Upper Lehigh he was hold
up on the mountain road by two men.
One Of the men jumped into the wagon
and dealt Jacoby two blows In the
face with some blunt instrument, and
then tried to place a bottle Of chloro-
form to his nose. Che commotion
frightened the horses, which started to
run. A sudden jolt threw the highway
men out of the wagon, and Mr.. Jacoby
escaped. His face was covered with
blood when he reached home.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05

A meeting was held on Friday by the
citizens OF Ashley to provide means for
the relief OF the many families who had
suffered damage by the recent dynamite
explosion on the Central Railroad
Burgess Harrigan stated that 1t was
understood that the Central Company
had expressed a desire to do what was
right in the matter, but that it would
require time.
Rov. Father Colligan, Rev. Stephen
Jay and Rev. Moryin Custer were ap-
pointed a committee TO ascertain the
circumstances OF those In immediate
need and make apublic appeal, II neces-
sary,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05

Miss Edith Schaffer, of Drifton, who
has been Ill for some time past, has
been taken to a Philadelphia hospital
for treatment.
Bart McCiennan, of Chestnut street,
who has been i'll since October last, is
still In serious condition
The epidemic of measles continues to
spread rapidly, especially In the north
ern portion Of town.
John Gillespie, OF East Front street,
is suffering from an attack of appendl-
citus.
Miss Bridget McGroarty, of South
Centre street, is dangerously i'll.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-05
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS

ELECTION NOTICE.-Sotice is hereby
IL given that at the election to be held on
the third Tuesday IN February. 1900, being the
twentieth day Of the month, the following OF
the Middle Coal Field Poor district are to be
elected to Wit:
One person for director to serve three years
from April |, 100, whose residence must be
in that part OF the district known as the
Hauoh Chunk or lower portion OF the dis
trct.
One person for auditor to serve from April
], lVD, whose residence must be i'll that pOr-
tion OF the district known rs the Luzerno or
upper portion of the district
William s l.eib,
James McCready, Directors.
Samuel Gangwer,