Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-11-06
STATE NEWS.

Mrs. A. Julian and her year-old babe
were burned to death at their home in
Bethlehem, on Monday night, by the
explosion of kerosene lamp.
Two freight trains colided on the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, at
Royersford on Sunday. Fireman C. c. |
Becker, of Cressona, was killed.
Smiths tailoring establishment at
White Haven was burglarized on Fri |
day night. Several suits of clothing,
overcoats and piece goods were stolen.
Daniel McMenamin, aged 60 years,
of Minersville, fell through the railroad
bridge over the west branch of the
Schuylkill at Coal Castle on Sunday
night, and was killed.
Ben Bladden and James Kelly, the
postoflice robbers, were sentenced in
Pittsburg on Saturday. Bladden is to
serve four years and Kelly three at hard
labor in the Eastern Penitentiary.
Henry Mateer, constable of Taren-
tum, was shot and killed by three burg
lars on Monday evening. He was at
tempting to arrest the thieves who were
making their escape after robbing II
store.
Monday evening George f. Allen,
cashier of the Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg railroad, at Bradford, was
knocked down and robbed of 5000 by an
unknown man.
Articles of agreement have been
signed for a l00-yard foot race at West
Side Park, Wilkes Barre, on November
10, between John j. Lehman and Horace
| Williams for 5000 side. Lehman is to
receive two yards start.
George Adams, a repair man, was in
stantly killed at the Alaska Colliery,
Locust Gap, Saturday morning. He was
engaged repairing breast and fixing up
the bratticing when the top rock fell
upon him, crushing him badly.
The body of an unknown man, ap-
parently an Italian, was picked up along
side the railroad track at Uuion Furnace,
short distance west of Altoona, Sun
day morning. The mans head was split
open and his throat cut. A bloody razor
was found near by.
The first number of the Nantc0ke
Daily Ne,cs came to our office on Satur-
day last. 1t is a siX-column folio and
presents a neat Typographical appear
ance. Being well filled with the latest
news it will undoubtedly receive the
patronage of the people of Nanticoke,
which it rightfully deserves.
The office of Wells, Fargo & Co., in
Meadville was entered on Saturday night
by two strange men, who gagged and
bound G.. Z. Moore, in charge of the
office, and then took the money packages
/ from the unlocked safe and escaped.
The amount taken is variously estimated
/ from 50, 600 to $4,000.
| Benjamin II. Huber, storekeepera and
| postmaster at Hubers, Lancaster county,
was found shot dead in his store Tuesday
morning. Some time agothieves entered
the store and Huber arranged a spring
gun to shoot them should they return.
The gun was found discharged this
morning, and Huber is believed to have
shot himself while setting the gun.
Two Hungarians had dispute last
week near Altoona which ended in a
rough and tumble fight. Friends inter-
fered and tried to part them, when the
wife of one of the men took bucket of
boiling water and dashed it over George
Corvich, her husband S opponent He was
scalded from head to feet, large pieces of
flesh coming off when his clothes were
removed. He is now in the Altoona
Hospital in critical condition.
Seventy girls employed at the Gal
land undergarment factory, in Ashland,
went on strike on Monday because of a
notice which required them to carefully
arrange all their work at night before
leaving. The girls claimed that they
would be compelled hereafter to pay fol
the oil used on machines, also for the
breaking of any part of the machine, and
that the new instructions only meant q
reduction in their wages, which they
refuse to submit to.
Thomas Henry, who attempted to
kill two men at Meshoppen recently 10y
shooting at them, made a desperate at
tempt to break Jail at Tunkhannock Sat
urday morning. In some manner he
got out of his cell, gained the Jail yard
and, making a rope out of old chairs, as
cended the high wall. In attempting to
leap from the wall he broke an arm and
| leg. He cried with pain and begged the
jailers to take him in out of the cold.
His wish was complied with.
John McCafferty commenced suit
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
at Wilkes-Barre on Saturday for $50, 900
damages for breach of contract. Nc
CatTerty, who was brakeman, was in
| jured about two years ago and shortly
afterward commenced suit for damages
| He was promised, if he would withdraw
the suit, that he would be given good
position for the remainder of his life and
a asuiiicient amount of money to keep him
until he would be able to take charge of