Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-21
STATE NEWS.

Miner Metz, screen boss on a breaker
at Ashley, slipped into the rollers and
had both legs taken off.
Patrick Gillespie, married man
aged 45, employed as miner at Plains,
was killed by premature explosion late
Friday night.
The anniversary of the Manchester
martyrs-Allen, Larkin and O'Brien-
will be celebrated in several places
throughout the state next Monday even
ing.
The store of R. H. Johnson, dealer
in dry goods, in Wilkes-B Barre, was closed
Monday evening by the sheriff. The
liabilities are reported at $4,000 assets
unknown.
Rev. Edward McNelis, formerly of
Philadelphia, died near Baltimore on
Tuesday. He was well known in this
section and was an uncle of County Au-
ditor ]. j. Brislin.
Edward Smith, alias Fitzpatrick, was
He is wanted in Scranton for larceny, at
Wilkes-Barre for highway robbery, and
at Allentown for assault.
-EX-District Attorney John Nc
Gahren was married at Philadelphia
this morning to Miss Mary McVail of
that city. Deputy Treasurer John S.
McGroarty was best man.
Andrew Papsko of Humboldt shot
his Hungarian boarder, Henry Matto, in
the leg last Saturday night. They quar-
relied over beer. The case was settled
by Papsko paying his victim $50.
On Wednesday night of last week
the Hungarians of Milnesville became
involved in a drunken fight, which re-
suited in the killing of Michael Jogone
by Andre Bosick. The murderer imme-
diately fled and has not been captured.
The official count of the votes cast
for state treasurer at the late election
has been completed and shows the fol-
lowing figures: Boyer, 341 PA; Bigler,
2S0,31S; Johnson, 22,40l; Boyer's plural
ity, 1926. Luzerne's vote was Bigler,
11,641; Boyer, 11,219; Johnson, 1898 !;
Bigler's plurality, 422.
Two serious accidents occurred at
Mauch Chunk on Tuesday Fred Hen
kle, a brakeman on the Lehigh Valley,
was seriously injured by falling head
foremost from a coal dump. Andrew
Ham was found dead at the coal schutes
of the Central Railroad. While unload
ing car he had fallen through a schute
and his neck was broken.
Margaret the wife of Patrick Cannon
of Wilkes-Barre, INDUCED in spree
last week, during which she procured
bottle of whisky and with it wandered
away into the mountains back of the
all III or n - 4
until Saturday morning, when search
was made and she was found lying
frozen to death in the woods.
The Junior Order United American
Mechanics of Wilkes-Barre are prepar-
ing to hold grand demonstration on
July and of next year. All members
of that order, also the p. 0. S. of A. and
Senior American Mechanics will be in
vited to participate. In this county
alone it is claimed that the membership
of these orders number about $4,000.
Bishop O'Hara visited Plymouth on
Tuesday to adjust the church difficulty
between the Polanders and Lithuanians.
He divided the parish according to ma
tionality, and decided that the Polanders
should pay the Lithuanians $4,000 for
their interest in the church edifice. The
Polanders decline to accede to the ar
rangement, and say they will carry their
grievance to Cardinal Gibbons.
The secretary of the Lansford or
eastern section of the seventh district of
mine examiners reports that up to No
vember II that board has registered 1918
miners as follows: United States, 446;
Ireland, 229; England, 1876; Wales, 1873;
Germany, AZ; Scotland, 16; France, 6;
Poland, 8; Austria, 3; Hungary, 2; Prus-
sia, l; New Foundland, 2. The Oldest
miner in that section was 65 years of age
and had worked underground for 81
years.
"A fire occurred on Tuesday in the
west side of No. 8 mine at Sugar Notch,
which is operated by the Lehigh and
Wilkes Barre Coal Company. The smoke
spread through the entire workings, and
the miners and laborers, numbering 400,
were called out. The fire was finally
gotten under control. Considerable ex-
element exists in and about the colliery
among the miners, who believe that the
fire was the result of conspiracy in
tended to place a recently appointed
foreman in false position. The loss is
not very great.