Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-04-03
STATE NEWS.

Tluuy, hpTll IL, anu L Frludy, May :,
have been designated by Governor
Beaver as arbor days of this year.
David Hover, a fireman, was killed
by the explosion of boiler at Centrala
on Sunday evening.
The directors of the Jersey Central
Railroad on Monday declared a quarterly
dividend of II per cent. payable May l..
Lafayette Reichard, aged 40 wears, a
car inspector on the Lehigh Valley Rail
road at Packerton, was pn over and in
stantly killed last week.
-Governor Beaver has again respited
the murderers, John w. Rudy, of Ian
coster county and w. II. Smith, of Ale
gheny county, from April 9th to June
Goth.
The employees of the Sheldon Axle
| Works at Wilkes-Barre struck on Friday
and are still out. About 80 non-union
men have been employed to fill the
places of the strikers and more are ex-
pected.
John j. Gallagher, of Summit Hill,
challenges any rock man in Schuylkill
or Luzerne counties to enter contest
in drilling a rock hole two feet or more
in depth, an cover shoulder hole" pre-
ferred, for purse ranging from 500 to
$500 side.-Lansford Ree0rW.
j. B. Rae, President of the United
Mine Workers of America, has issued a
call for delegate meeting of the miners
of Indiana, Illinois, Western Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia, at Columbus,
April 10Th, to consult with a convention
of operators called for that date.
The large rolling mill at West Ham
burg, Berks county, Pa, owned by the
Reading Coal and Iron Company, re-
sumed operations on last Friday, after
being idle for four years. The mill has
been leased and will be operated by the
Pottsville Iron and Steel Company.
The authorities of the Borough of
Susquehanna, this State, have fitted up
a stone yard for the use of persons ar
rested for vagrancy, drunkenness and
disorderly conduct. The prisoners are
required to pound stones during their
confinement, which material is used for
macadamiZing the streets of the place.
A good idea and should be adopted by
boroughs.
The water in the South Wilkes
i'tiIC MiiclC SISib Ntlt
entombed several weeks ago, is nearly
all removed, and it is thought that in
day or two and exploring party can
search for the victims. The stanton
mine which connects the fatal shaft and
has been idle since the explosion will re-
sumo operations next week. About 800
men and boys will be employed.
Thomas Smith, aged 10 years, resid-
ing at Jermyn, Lackawanna county, was
on Monday committed to the House of
Correction on the application of his
father, Herbert Smith. The charges
against the lad were incorrigibility, a
penchant for incendiarism, running away
from home and desire to kill. The
youngster has been arrested repeatedly
as a tramp in all parts of the coal region,
and his father has often been obliged to
quit work and search the county for him.
"A cave-in occurred in the Conyng-
ham mine, Wilkes Barre, last week. A
party of mine explorers made descent
into the workings, but did not deem it
advisable to approach near to the cave
They find that the cave-in is in direct
line with the recent settling under the
Lehigh Valley Railroad shops and round
house. AS far as can be learned, the
settling in the interior is undoubtedly
widespread ,and has caused great damage
The mine is operated by the Delaware
and Hudson Coal Company.
The proprietors of the Weatherly
silk mill are about to build an addition
to their property. The plant, as it now
stands, costs $4,000 and to reach the
new Improvements it will require nearly
100000. 52,050 square feet of ground
floor will be necessary, where 300 more
hands will be put to work and eighteen
thousand spindles added. The plant of
Messrs. Read and Lovatt, which has
been running at Patterson, n. j., will re-
move to Weatherly and many of the in
that there is big boom in silk manu-
featuring in store for that town.