Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-08-14
STATE NEWS.

-Ihe Excelsior knitting Mills at
Bethlehem shut down on Saturday for
an indefinite period, throwing two hun,
dred men out of work.
John Smythe, a fanmaker, was found
dead at Columbia last week under large
trestling. 1t is believed he had fallen
from the trestling and was killed.
While John Truman and Henry
Pernham were quarreling over pack OF
cards at Reading OH Saturday night Tru-
man pulled revolver and shot his op-
ponent dead.
The skeleton of a man was found in
the woods near Wukes-Barre on Tues
day morning. 1t is believed he is Rus
sian Polander, but it is not known how
he met his death.
The Prohibitionists of Luzerne
county will hold their convention in
Loomis' Hall, Wilkes Barre, on Saturday
August 16, 1890, at 10 a. M, and place in
nominations full county ticket.
"A meeting of farmers was held at Mt.
Gretna, on Tuesday, to arrange for the
American Farmers Encampment, which
is to open on Saturday. 1t is said that
at least 20 States will be represented.
A severe thunder storm passed over
the northern portion of Chester county
on Monday evening, and in East Nant-
meal township a Miss Pike and two sons
of Joseph l.. Pike were stunned by
lightning.
Mrs. Louisa Wilharn, aged 81 years,
was killed on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad Monday after
noon, near Scranton, having stepped in
front of coal train directly in the track
of an express.
The argument on the motion for a
new trial of George w. Moss, the re-
Gently convicted murderer, of Wilkes
Barre, was made before Judge Rice on
Tuesday. The Judge took the papers
but reserved his decision.
The different fairs to be held in this
region this year are as follows Carbon
September 2, 8, and 5th; Wyoming,
September 8, 10, II and 18th; Berwick
September 4, 5 and 9th.
William Smith, under sentence of
death in Allegheny county, has been re-
ported by commission in lunacy to be
of unsound mind and in an unfit condi-
ton to be hanged. His sentence has
been therefore postponed.
Perry Hughey and Mrs. John Glenn
NOV, who eloped from Plymouth about
six months ago, have been captured in
Colorado. The former was lodged in
Jail, but it is believed he will be brought
to this county and prosecuted.
-Condy G. Boyle, of Beaver Meadow,
was killed on the railroad near that place
yesterday. He attempted to jump on
moving coal train, missed his footing and
fell under the cars, ten of which passed
over him before the train was stopped.
Rev. J. J. Jaskovitz, pastor of the
Hungarian Catholic Church at Ply
mouth, on Tuesday sent his resignation
to Bishop O'Hara, finding the wrangling
and fighting among the various factions
in the congregation too much for his
patience.
The three-story frame cigar factory
of William M. Jacobs & Co., of Phila-
delphia, at Boyertown, was burned on
Saturday night, involving loss of oyer
$50, 900. The fire, which is believed to
have been of incendiary origin, throws
125 hands out of work.
The people of Scranton are very
much dissatisfied over the census of that
city and are going to have another count
of some of the wards in which they be-
lieve big mistake has been made. The
Board of Trade has appropriated 5000 for
the expense of the work.
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal
and Iron Company's Middle Creek shaft
and East Franklin Colliery. at Pine
Grove, stopped shipments of coal last
week until further notice. Scarcity of
orders for the coal is reported to be the
cause. Fully 900 men and boys are
stopped from work.
The strike of the axle workers, of
Wilkes-Barre, which has been on for the
past five months, has been settled.
General Master Workman Powderly had
conference with the officials of the
Sheldon Axle Company on Saturday and
an agreement was affected by which the
men returned to work this week.