Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-12-26
STATE NEWS.

Charles Albert Ashburner, state geo.
logist and coal statistician, died, at Pitts
burg after brief illness, aged SO years.
Martin Zachabonis was shot and
killed by Policeman Graeff in Shamokin
arrest for illegal liquor-seling.
About forty buildings in the business
portion of Petroia were burned on Sun
day. The fireplugs were filled with
mud and no water could be had. The
loss is estimated at about 100000.
Emile Eloine, upon returning 10
Johnstown, first learned that bis wife
and five children had perished in the
flood He had gone to Germany before
the flood, to recover legacy and had
not heard of the great disaster
Governor Beaver has issued charter
for the new city of Johnstown. 1t in
cludes the boroughs of Johnstown,
Grubbtown, Conemaugh, Woodvale,
boroughs having population of at least
10000.
-Ludivedisa Monasteni an Italian,
died at the almshouse in Pottsville on
Sunday, as the result of injuries received
in general drunken row among the
Italians working on the construction of
the Schuylkill and Lehigh Valleys road
near Orwigsburg.
The Buffalo express, on the Lehigh
Valley, while going at the rate of fifty
miles an hour ran into the rear end of
an eastbound mixed train consisting of
freight and coal cars on Saturday, at
Lowry's Station, about twelve miles
north of Allentown. The engineer of
the express died from injuries received.
According to the last annual report
of the late Superintendent of Public
Instruction there has been an increase of
547 schools in the state during the year..
making 81 $3.50 schools at present. The
increase in pupils is 13, 176. Attention is
called to the small salaries paid teachers,
and the hope is expressed that they will
be increased.
"A general resumption of work by
the miners of the Monongahela Valley is
expected about the 1st of January. A
number of the operators have conceded
manded by the men and have already
started their works, and the others are
expected to fall into line. The strike,
which began six weeks ago, affected 5000
men.
AT a meeting of the National Reform
Association in Pittsburg, resolutions were
passed protesting against the inroads
which parochial schools are making upon
the attendance at the public schools.
One of the speakers was Miss M. F..
Cusack, better known as the "Nun of
Kenmare," whose unwarranted attack
upon the Jesuit schools was the cause of
much disorder and almost a riot.
"A constable from Westmoreland
County arrived in Scranton on Saturday
with warrant for the arrest of General
Master Workman Powderly. 1t was
found that the warrant was defective, it
containing no specific allegation of con-
spiracy, the charge which Callaghan
preferred, and the constable was advised
by the court not to attempt to make an
arrest upon it. The constable returned
without Mr.. Powderly.
Xavier Francois Picavezz was arrest
ed at the Pardee mines, near Phillips
burg, last week, for a murder and
robbery committed four years ago in
France. 1t is said that ficavezz and a
comrade were arrested at the time for
the strangulation of wealthy man and
his daughter, and, while his comrade
was convicted and punished, Picavezz
escaped to this country. He admits the
robbery, but denies having committed
the murder. He was taken to New
York, and will be extradited without
delay.