BREVITIES.
James Gillespie, of Washington street,
was attacked Monday night with a
severe hemorrhage and for some time
his condition was critical. At prosent
he is resting easily and is Improving.
His physicians have ordered him to have
perfect rest for a few woeks.
An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Gerber, of Hazleton, was buried
yesterday in Freeland cemetery.
David Harris and Miss Bridget Burke,
both of Eckley, will be married 011
August 1.
The quarterly meeting of the repre
sentatives of the Catholic temperance
societies of the region will be held at
the Grand opera house 011 July 29.
The Chester Base Ball Club is finding
a ready sale for its trolley excursion
tickets to Hazle park on Saturday even
ing.
Martin Broderick and Miss Kato Mul
hcarn, of town, and Edward Duffy and
Miss Kate O'Donnell, of Philadelphia,
are picnicking today at Boar Creek.
A marriage license has been issued at
Wilkesbarre to William R. Jones, of
Slatlngton, and Jane Hughes, of Jeddo.
The property of Dr. F. Schilcber was
placed In the hands of the painters this
morning.
Mrs. John Hartranft and son, Paul,
Peter Weightman, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffer
son Hocklander, and Mrs. E. W. Rutter
and son, Warren, enjoyed a cherry
expedition to Butler valley yesterday.
Anthony Lowe, of West Chestnut
street, has been sick for some time with
miners' asthma.
The friends of Prothonotary Paul
Dasch will bring his name before tho
Democratic county convention for re
nomlnatlon and It is bellevod that he
will have no opposition.—Wilkesbarre
Record.
Trout fishing season will end on Satur
day and the anglers are doing their
utmost to roll up their score before the
season is out.
1' rank Licdlecko and Anna Wolczek,
both of Freeland, and Stephen Ravine
and Kathorina Carlowlnl, both of Drlf
ton, have been granted licenses to wed.
Leslo Wauno was taken to Laury
town almshouse from Stockton yester
day and died fifteen minutes after
reaching the institution.
The twelfth anniversary of the wed
ding of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Butterwlck
was celebrated last ovening at their
home, corner of Centre and Front
streets.
M. A. Jacobs has roslgned his posi
tion on the Progress, aud is succeeded
by Eugene Debman.
PERSONAL.
Miss Bortha Neußurger, a sister of
the late Joseph Neußurger, departed
this morning for Now York city, from
which place she will leave tomorrow for
Frankfort, Germany, where she will
spend the remainder of her life. Miss
Neußurger was accompanied to New
York by Sime and Miss Nettie Neu-
Burger.
Miss Mabel Croll has returned to her
home In South Ileberton from her
studios at Wellesley college, Wellesley,
Mass.
James J. Sweeney, of Scranton, called
on Freeland friends this week.
August Burkhardt has returned from
a trip to Germany.
Miss Sarah Solt, of North Washington
atreot, will leave tomorrow for Atlantic
City where she will enjoy the ocean's
brcezo for a few days.
Mrs. William Crawford, of Nowport
News, Va., is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Thomas Llewellyn.
Misses Bid and Kate Timony and
Miss Bid McLaughlin are at Atlautic
City.
Borough Auditor J. A. Alden is rusti
cating in Dorrance township.
Rev. E. A. O'Rlelly, of Wilkesbarre,
visited Rev. M. J. Fallihee this week.
Miss Minnie Solt is visiting her grand
parents at Audenried.
John McDonald returned to New
York last ovening to resume his duties
at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel.
Marriage Announced.
It became known this morning that
Edward M. Broslln, the clerk in Prothon
otary Paetzel's office, was married last
April to Miss Ilattie Johnson, of Beaver
Meadow. The couple were united by
Fathor Dover at Beaver Meadow on
April 28. The bride's brother had died
recently and consequently the wedding
was kept quiet.—Mauch Chunk News.
Mrs. Breslin is a daughter of John J
Johnson, who has resided here for
several years.
Labor Leader Dying.
George Chance, a labor leader of
national reputation, whose voice has
been heard in Freeland, Is dying at his
home in Philadelphia. He has cancer
of the stomach and no hopes are enter
tained of his recovery.
He was connected with the Philadel
phia Record for eleven years and later
with the American Press Association.
He had a wide acquaintance with politi
cians and laboring men.
Smoke tho John Smith. At Keiper's.
UPPER LEHIGH.
The company now has a boy at the
station to attend to the needs of all who
call there.
Isaac Waldron is on the sick list.
Foster teachers will be relieved from
their suspense In a fortnight or so.
Little Anna Murrin is undoubtedly
one of the prettiest and best liked girls
In town.
For a joker, Dr. Neale heads the
list.
M. S. Kemmerer, of Mauch Chunk,
has taken up his residence with us for
the summer.
Little Henry Williams, whodiod a few
days ago of cholera infantum, was
buried on Monday afternoon.
11. C. Bredbenner, who has been
working iu Jersey City the past year, is
in town staying with his father.
Ezra Kllnger is erecting a new porch
in front of Thomas G. Argust's house.
James Burns, a boss in the dock
yards of Jersey City, came to town yes
terday.
John McDonald, of Freeland, who is
now homo from New York on his vaca
tion, spent Tuesday evening with Dr.
H. M. Noale and family.
A party from St. Ann's convent en
joyed a drive to the poor house on Mon
day.
Upper Lehigh mountains abound
with huckleberries and they are sold
for 5 cents a quart.
The people who attended the funeral
of Baby Williams on Monday were
caught in the rain. It also chased
many berry-pickers to their homes.
Mrs. T. Campbell, of Freeland, enjoy
ed a delightful drive through Upper
Lehigh and vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Crocker spent
Sunday visiting White Ilaven friends.
Some young ladies of Upper Lehigh
seem to take great delight in having
their hair done up and trying to appear
old. Stop it, girls, you will be old soon
enough.
ROUND THE REGION.
An explosion of fire damp occurred in
the ill-fated Pittston Twin shaft last
evening, and William Scranton, Joseph
Lasvitch, Michael Ulis and John Par
movitch were badly roasted. The men
wore all removed to the hospital, where
two, it is said, cannot recover.
Joseph Klein, of Mlnersville, lias re
ceived word of the death of his son,
Jacob Klein, a soldier in the Philip
pines, on June 19. He was but little
more than 18 years old at the time of
i his death.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has discharged 500 men employed in its
shops at Packerton and Sayre. The
men aro all car repairers, and since the
new steel cars havo been introduced
there has boeu little need of them.
On Monday afternoon at the Maxwell
No. 20 shaft, at Ashloy, there was an
oxplosion of mine. gas. George Wanio,
John H. Jones, John Ford. Hugh R.
Jones, and Thomas Boylan sustained
burns.
Furniture of the Republican League,
of Wilkesbarre, will be sold to satisfy a
rent claim.
The Weathorly electric light plant,
which has been improved at an expense
of SB,OOO, was started Monday.
Ex-Poor Director Thomas Clemens, of
Lansford, has lost the sight of one of his
eyes. Ho has just returned from the
Wills' Eye hospital, Philadelphia, where
an effort was made to save it, but with
out avail.
Paul Piatt, a Ilazleton boy, thinking
he was swimming, dived on Monday
night from Ids bed-room window to the
ground twenty-eight feet below. He
sustained a fractured arm and several
severe bruises.
Try Kolper's ice cream soda.
Died in Hazleton.
Goorge Kuech, well known in Free
land, died In Hazleton on Monday of
diabetes, aged 38 years. He was born
in Tamaqua and went to Hazleton in
1888, becoming proprietor of the Amann
house and later of the Brislin house.
He then becamo agent for a couple of
brewing companies.
Besides his mother, the deceased is
survived by one brother and six sisters.
They arc: Councilman Nicholas Kuech,
Susan, Martha, Annie, Sophia and
Kate, of Hazleton; Mrs. John Rippel,
of Freeland, and Mrs. Frank Ilonsberg
er, of Tamaqua. His wife died oleven
years ago.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning. Interment at Tamaqua.
A Good Newspaper.
The Freeland Tribune is now issued
thrice a week. The Tribune is a good
newspaper and merits a full moAsure of
success.—Tamaqua Register.
$5.00 to Ningnra Fulls and Return
Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad, July
14, 1900. Tickets will bo on sale July
14, limited for return passage to July
10 inclusive, and will be honored on any
train, except the Black Diamond express.
For further particulars consult Le
high Valloy ticket agents.
Read - the - Tribune.
COLOMBIAN REBELS.
They Take Ponne**inn of San Antero
I.orica anil Other Pluue*.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 11.—Accord
ing to Colombian advices received hen
from Colon by the royal mall steamship
Para, the small steamship Ilunnbexg
plying between Cartagena und the Atra
to and Sinu rivers, was recently taken
possession of and towed to Rio Hacha
by two other small armed steam vessels
of the revolutionary party. The Ilanu
berg is owned by a citizen of the United
States and was under charter to the gov
ernment when taken.
The rebels afterward proceeded to the
bay of Zisputu and up the Sinu river in
armed craft and took possession of Sun
Antero, Lorica and other towns and vil
lages. •
Cartagena has increased her defenses
by placing guns in the old Spanish forts
in Boca Ohifcn, a deep but narrow en
trance to the port of Cartagena and 28
miles southwest of the town, as well as
in the forts at the top of the Cerro hill
and in other places.
The guerrillas who have been doing so
much mischief in the provinces of Carta
genu und Bnrranqujlln have united and
now form a body about 000 strong, com
mnnded by General Ruiz and the staff
of officers whom the two small rebel ves
sels landed between Cartagena and Sa
vanilla on their way to the bay of Zis
pnta. The force is being pursued by a
larger force of government troops.
DEMOCRATS RATIFY.
A lilg Meeting Held In Lincoln—Mr.
Brynn Speak*.
Lincoln, Neb., July 11.—Three thou
sand Populists and Silver Republicans of
Nebraska ratified the nomination of Bry
an and Stevenson yesterday afternoon.
They came from nil sections of the state.
Ten thousand Democrats held another
ratification meeting last night. Anti
imperialism was the keynote of the
speeches. Mr. Bryun addressed both
meetings.
Mr. Brynn held a conference with Sen
ator Allen, General J. B. Weaver, J. 11.
Edmiston nnd "Cyclone" Davis, and they
assured him the party would support
Bryan and Stevenson.
Mr. Bryun circulated among the dele
gates to the Nebraska Fusion convention
to be held today and was told he could
not be handicapped heavily enough to
lose.
Charles A. Towne will do most of the
talking on silver. Towne opened th*' cam
paign in yesterday's speech. Stevenson
was indisposed and remained in Mr. Bry
an's house most of the day.
Webster Davis was cheered for ten
minutes after finishing his speech. While
"The Star Spangled Banner" was played
3,000 men and women stood up and sung
the words.
Arrested After Five Years.
New York, July 11.—Deputy Sheriff
Philip Kuss of Yonkers has taken into
custody u man who is charged with hav
ing demanded SIO,OOO reward for valua
ble documents stolen five years ago from
Count A. It. Steinich of White Plains.
The prisoner is W. A. Benjamin, who,
with his wife and three children, lives
in New York. A medical man who was
a student of genealogy five years ago vis
ited White Plains. He became interest
ed in Count Steinich nnd persuaded the
aged nobleman to lend him the family
record. Some time later, when the count
asked him to return the cherished docu
ments, they were not to be found. The
count and his medical friend used ev
ery endeavor to trace the missing prop
erty, but were unable to sectife any clew
to its whereabouts until three weeks ago.
The count refused to divulge the name of
the medical man, feeling sure that his
friend was in nowise responsible for the
disappearance of the documcuts. A let
ter received three weeks ago signed W.
A. Benjamin was the first intimation the
count received of the whereabouts of
the stolen property. This letter contain
ed tho demand for SIO,OOO reward, the
writer stating that he knew the where
abouts of the man who possessed the doc
uments, and by the payment of that sum
of money only they would be returned.
Investigation was begun, and Benjamin's
arrest followed.
Philippine lin ports Must Pay Duty,
Chicago, July 11.—Judge Kohlsuut has
made u ruling in the United States dis
trict court, declaring that a duty must
be paid on goods brought to this coun
try from our new possessions. The rul
ing was made in the case of lCmil J.
Pepke, a member of the First South Da
kota volunteers, who was arrested last
May and 14 diamonds found in his pos
session which he hud brought from the
Philippines without paying duty were
seized and turned over to the collector of
the port. Judge Kohlsnat gave his de
cision without hearing the arguments of
either side, basing it on a decision re
cently rendered by Judge Townseud of
the New York district court in a similar
case. An appeal will be tuken to the
United States supreme court.
Allen Reports to Root.
Washington, July 11.—Governor Allen
of Porto Rico visited the war department
yesterday nnd made a verbal report on
the conditions in the island. During a
part of the conference Postmaster Gen
eral Smith was present. Mr. Allen says
that the people of Porto Rico are grad
ually coming to recognize that their pres
ent form of government is much superior
to that which they formerly lived under.
He reports that lawlessness is almost
unknown and that only n small number
of troops is necessary. He believes that
in n few years the people will be qualifi
ed for admission to statehood, JJe re
fused to discuss the tariff measure paused
by the last congress.
Balloon Start* n Blu' Fire.
Boulder Greek, Cal., July 11.—A fire
that was started west of here on July 4
by a fire balloon is still raging. Thou
sands of acres of timber have been de
stroyed, and it is not probable that It will
be soon got under control. Twenty-five
or 80 families who were camping at Bren
.dieton and several more along Bear creek
fcttd to abandon their camps after fighting
the fire for three days and nights.
Boy f rn'n Wreckers.
Binghnmton, N. ¥., July 11.—Two boys
named Young and Decker,!) and 12 years
old respectively, have been arreted at
Owego. They spiked a fish plate oq tip)
west bound Erie track, and the CliicggQ
express, just due, would have been de
railed if the obstruction bad no* been dis
covered just in time. Decker fs the son
of a New York lawyer.
Weather Forecast,
Increasing cloudiness and possibly
ihowers; light to fresh southwesterly
jrluds. _ _ . ■ . .
PLOT TO KILL M'KIHLEY.
Exposed by One of the Allegeo
Conspirators.
ME. ODELL MAKES DISOOVEBIES
After Receipt of Startling Ijcttei
New York Chairman Hired Detect-
Ivew—iinnna and Dlek Told Prel<
lent—lOxtra Guard* Now.
New York, July 11.—The WorlJ thil
morning says:
plot to assassinate President Me
Kinley has been frustrated. It was con
coeted by a group of Spuuish and Cubai
conspirators with headquarters in Ne\t
York. One of the plotters weakened aim
sent a warning letter to a member of th*
Republican national committee. That let
ter was placed in the hands of Secretary
Charles Diek, who referred it to Chair
man B. B. Odell of the New Y'ork stutt
committee for investigation.
"Chairman Odell engaged a detective
who speedily verified certain important
allegations made in the warning letter
Thereupon Mr. Odell reported to Secre
tary Dick, who laid all the facts before
Chairman Mark Ilannu. Mr. Odell's re
port caused great alarm among the presi
dent's close friends and advisers.
"Mr. Odell made it plain that he re
garded the plot as a matter of the utmost
seriousness and usged that extreme pre
cautions lie taken to keep the president
out of harm's reach. Messrs. Dick ami
Hunna laid the whole matter before the
president shortly before he departed foi
Canton. They instructed Mr. Odell t<
continue his investigation and cautioned
him to work with the utmost secrecy.
Odell Admit* Trnth of Report.
"To a World reporter last evening Mr
Odell admitted that he and certain mem
bers of the national committee had dis
covered a plot to assassinate the presi
deut. lie started back iu surprise when
the subject was broached and seemed
greatly agitated over the fact that tht
news had become public.
" 'Yes, it is true,' he said, 'hilt I regret
exceedingly that the matter has beconu
public.'
"Beyond admitting the truth of the re
port ho refused to talk. He was ex
tremely anxious that no reference what
ever should he made to the matter.
"In reply to questions he admitted that
the plot was of n specific and very star
tling character. He refused to say wheth
er or not it was true that a day had beer,
set as the time when the plan was to b*
carried out.
"Mr. Odell said that if The World
printed the name of the man who sent
the original warning to the Republican
national committee it would result in al
most certain death for that man.
"Special detectives are guarding the
president during his stay in Canton, O."
Renewal of Boycott In St. Loaia.
St. Louis, July 11.—The renewal of tht
strike on the St. Louis Traction compn
ny's lines has been followed by a renewal
of the general boycott which proved sc
effective just prior to the settlement ar
rived at July 2. On some of the north ann
south lines patronage, which was quite
heavy while the strike was off. dropper
very materially yesterday. The lines
traversing the central portion of the oitj
showed no diminution in traffic. All the
cars are running as usual with their fill
equipment of men, the company bavin*
provided itself with enough men to mar
its ears before the agreement was signed
declaring the strike off. There is a gener
al feeling of displeasure among the peo
pie over the renewal of the trouble, and
the sentiment is that it was unneccssarj
nnd should hove been averted.
Reciprocity With Gprmnnr.
Washington, July 11.—The long expect
ed reciprocity arrangement between th*
United States and Germany has been ef
fected. Secretary Hay and the Gerinai
embassador have subscribed to the con
vent ion, and the president will issue his
proclamation putting the new duties ir
force in the course of a few days. Th*
arrangement is generally similar in terms
to the* first arrangement made witt
France nnd abates duties on still wines
argols, paintings and statuary from Ger
mnny entering the United States. Ii
does not require the approval of th*
senate, being drawn under section 4 ol
the Dingley net.
Y'fKllniite Killed ty Home Thieves.
Bartlesville, I. T„ July 11.—The body
of James Pool, president of the Antihorst
Thief association of Indian Territory
has reached here on the way to Yintn
He was killed in n battle with the Bnikei
gang of horse thives .HO miles southwest
Pool and two companions had followed
the outlaws ltX) miles. Barker, leader oi
the gang, shot Pool through the heart
Pool's companions, after a desperate
fight, succeeded in wounding and captur
ing the gang, three in number,
I.Ank In Rr|f Canal,
Albany, July 11,—State Superintend
cut of Public Works Partridge has re
ceived information of n had leak in th*
canal just this side of Schenectady nnd
the Mohawk river nt Lock 21. Tin.
water had got into a quicksand forma
tlon and was undermining the masonry
work, causing an ugly situation. Divi
sion Superintendent Parker caused the
water to ho withdrawn from the level
which will stop all navigation for spy
eral days.
Three Trolley Cam Collide.
'New York, July 11.—Seven persons
five of whom were women, were injured
in n collision between three trolley cars
of the Third avenue line at Amsterdam
avenue and One Hundred nnd Twenty
seventh street, this city. A large numbet
of other persons who were passengers on
the wrecked ears wore struck by flying
pieces of timber and narrowly escaped
serious injuries. The ears were wrecked
The Bell Inland Strike.
St. John's, N. F., July 11.—The Bell is
land strikers have succeeded in prevent
ing a schooner from unloading coal oi
nny other work being done nt the mines.
The managers of the mines have applied
to the supreme court nnd the government
for protection. The whole available po
lice force of the colony will proceed tr.
the scene at daylight to protect the work
ing gangs. A bloody affray is feared.
fffUler Truth Plead* Guilty.
flosfon, July J. 1 Truth, who
advertised himself as a dlylnp healer, np
poured in the United States circuit oqupt
yesterday, retracted his previous plea ol
hot guilty, pleaded guilty to the charge of
"rising the mails to defraud and was fined
*•2,500, which he paid. This uction WM
• surprise,
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