Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-20
STATE NEWS.

The wages of the employees of the
Bethlehem Iron Company have been ad-
vanced 10 per cent.
John W. Rudy, who was to be hang
ed at Lancaster to-day, has been granted
respite until April 8.
Mrs. Mary Lebo, who was shot at
/ Reading last week by her husband, died
of the wounds; and the fiend is still at
/ large.
Three men were almost instantly
/ killed by fast train that was running
through the city of Johnstown on Tues
day night.
"A 100 yard foot race for purse of
$500 will be run at Wilkes-Barre on
March %, by Engleman, of Weatherly,
and Lehman, of Wilkes-Barre.
Another batch of Hungarians left
Wilkes-Barre on Monday for the Punk
sutawney coal region. More are said to
leave the latter part of the week.
Daniel Jones and John Evans were
severely burned by an explosion of gas
in the Manville shaft at Scranton on Sat
urday; the injuries of the former PROV
ing fatal.
The scalp of Katie Daegler, which
was torn off by the machinery in fac
tory at Mannheim, has been replaced, and
an attempt will be made to heal it to the
Uranium.
Professor ID. ]. Waller, d. d., Prin-
cipal of the State Normal School at
Bloomsburg, has been appointed State
Superintendent of Public instruction by
Governor Beaver
james McManus, brother of Peter
McManus, of Wilkesbarre was killed
Monday evening by being struck by
train at Mill Creek. He was aged 46
years and widower.
John Schnee, of South Heberton, is
now more than ever prepared to do car
pet weaving at short notice. All work
entrusted to him will have careful atten-
tion, as he gives his whole time to the
business.
Asher Benner, of Bethlehem, aged
y, and some companions were chased
OFF fast freight train on which they
were stealing ride at Allentown, on
Tuesday morning, and Benner was killed
instantly.
"A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of John Berkheiser, inside fore
man of the Nottingham shaft, Plymouth,
charged with the responsibility Of the re-
cent disaster. Mine Inspector, G.. NJ.
Williams, is the prosecutor
A movement has been started in
Reading for the organization of COM
pany for the manufacture of artificial ice
as partial supply for that city, the ice
men having about given up all hopes of
getting crop of the natural article.
The jury of inquest on the death of
the seven victims of the gas explosion at
Plymouth recently rendered a verdict
last week censuring the Lehigh Wilkes
Barre Coal Company for not having the
mine properly examined previous to the
men entering it in the morning.
A well-dressed man, aged about 40
years, quarreled with the conductor of a
Lehigh Valley train late Saturday night
and was put off the train at Lancaster
Switch, near Mt. Carmel. About an hour
later his horribly mangled body was
picked up a short distance from the
station.
Joseph Zucarfski, George Leonard
and John Pultinavick were arrested at
Shenandoah on Tuesday and sent to pris-
on for the murder of Ludwig Novicki;
the coroner's jury having found verdict
duplicating them. Novcki was badly
beaten at wedding last week, and died
on Saturday of his injuries.
The striking miners of the Walston
and Adrian mines of the Buffalo, Roch-
ester and Pittsburg Coal Company, at
PunXsutawney, having failed to obtain
any concessions whatever from the COM
pany, on Saturday, at mass meeting,
decided to prolong the struggle until an
honorable settlement was made by the
mine owners.