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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1900
Page
2
The notice specifies that all money orders and checks must be made payable to the Tribune Printing Company Limited in Freeland Pennsylvania with the date July 27 100. The directive emphasizes the payee name and the specific locality and date for payments.
The piece criticizes General Gobin for calling Charles Miller’s National Guard appointment political, arguing it uses machine politics under ex-Senator Quay and Congressman Sibley. It warns promotions based on politics undermine merit and discipline, and comments on Democratic and Republican leaders in a state race.
The Vreeland Tribune allegedly nicknamed Hon. 8. S. Staples as "Swift Specific Staples," a claim disputed by the Stroudsburg Times which notes the Tribune did not use that style. A local widow hosted an ice cream festival to cover funeral expenses amid uncertainty about timing of interment.
Reports from Peking to Hongkong and Shanghai describe foreign envoys leaving the capital amid suspicions of a plotted massacre and fear of partition. Admiral Seymour arrives in Shanghai as Japanese and Russian forces hold bases. rumors speak of battles near Tientsin and renewed anti foreign violence across Canton and Shanghai.
Clemency for general prisoners on Alcatraz Island approved by General Shatter. A board will examine about 500 inmates, weigh conduct since confinement, and consider young men convicted of military offenses. Witness statements may be taken from prisoners or others with knowledge. Special focus on mercy for trivial offenses.
Deborah Austin widow dies suddenly from heart disease induced by fright after a horse bolted when a street car startled it. She and her daughter were in a carriage. she alighted and collapsed on a porch on West Water Street, dying shortly after.
Dispatches from Mr. Gudger, U S consul general at Panama, say Colombian Liberals have surrendered and order is restored. Protests against Panama bombardment reportedly effective, potentially altering navy deployment to the Isthmus.
Treasury secretary instructs all customs collectors to prevent arms exports to China aiding insurgents or American citizens abroad. Vessels suspected of shipments to Asia to be detained and reported, with directions to inform owners or agents of ports of cleaveage and cite relevant statutes. News notes also mention Camden scientist cases and a New Dewey visit rumor in Washington society.
A Southern Pacific wreck three miles east of Beaumont Texas killed one passenger and seriously injured two others when a tender axle snapped at speed. Carriages and the first Pullman sleeper derailed and plunged down an embankment. Many passengers escaped with slight injuries.
News from VWort Plain New York dated July 27 reports Chief Merritt arresting Captain Inglis, alias Captain Inglis U.S.A., on a minor charge. The man was believed to be Dey Reid, a swindler who posed as a naval captain and operated during the recent regatta in Poughkeepsie.
Senator Mark Haun arrives in Elheron New Jersey with a 12 member party including his family. Over five weeks he plans daily trips to New York and will launch national campaigning in the west. His first stop is the Muth Avenue hotel today.
Mrs. Re ly B. Keigwin widow of a prominent Willimantic citizen died by her own hand at her residence in Willimantic Connecticut. She had suffered ill health for several years and was 55 years old.
Washington officials dispute a full release of Admiral Remey’s dispatch from China while confirming the portion made public. Wu Ting Fang visits the State Department seeking China news as talk of an allied move on Peking circulates, with officials warning most of Remey’s message remains withheld.
In Springfield Charles Mohammed claiming Moroccae royal descent and Princeton class of 1901 was charged with drunkenness in police court and released on promise to leave town after denying intoxication. He alleges a 120-wife sultan and recent charity gift to a Mason home. Local hotel refusal allegedly caused the trouble.
Cuban merchants petition President McKinley protesting Collector Bliss for refusing indefinite free storage in government warehouses at the Havana harbor. They allege under Spanish rule they enjoyed warehouse privileges with no charge, while Bliss allows six days on the wharf and three in the storehouse without fee. The report summarizes tensions in the customs system and trade policy.
Washington July 27 The total value of merchandise gold and silver exported from Manila and Haile Philippine Islands the only ports of entry during the Hine year of 1890 stood at 14 1 according to the division of customs and in sular affairs of the war department The hemp exports for the year from the three ports totaled 64868 tons valued at 74 The United States received nearly half or 25718 tons valued at 3015726
Washington July 27 General Sternberg says that 100 additional medical officers are wanted by the surgeon general for duty in the Philippines and China. Only graduates of reputable medical colleges with experience and under 40 years of age will be accepted.
American pilgrims under Father EB H Powers of Brooklyn, with Brooklyn and Burlington bishops and North American College students, were received by Pope Leo. The pope appeared in excellent health. Weather forecast: generally fair with light to fresh northerly winds.
The 1897 timetable shows daily and Sunday train departures from Writton Drifton Hazleton Junction and Deringer to Jeddo Eckley Harwood Cranberry and other stops with various morning and afternoon slots. Electric-car connections at Hazleton Junction link to Hazleton Jennesville Audenried and more. Luther Smith, Superintendent.
In Henan three men each claimed a woman as wife and refused to yield. The judge threatened execution, then poured a dark powder into wine to test the woman's fate. As she weakened, one man renounced his claim and another did likewise. The remaining suitor proved genuine when the judge revealed the powder was brown sugar.
A piece of wood carving in Salem Massachusetts, attributed to a fourteenth century Indian monk, shows two hemispheres carved with heaven on one and hell on the other, containing 110 full length figures. The work resides in the East India Marine Hall with Essex Institute collections and Marine Society curiosities.
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