Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06
STATE NEWS.

John Lazourky jumped from pas
senger train at Penn Haven Junction on
Sunday night and was fatally hurt.
Patrick Lotus pleaded guilty of
selling liquor without license at Scran-
ton but in spite of all, was acquitted by
the jury in the case.
| 1t is rumored that a match factory
will be started at Pine Grove by private
capltalits. \ large number of men and
boys VIII he given employment.
Two more carloads of Huns and
Poles were taken from the Lackawanna
region on Tuesday to Punxsutawney to
fill the places of the striking miners at
that place.
"A Polander, named Robert Scotch,
was found dead on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad track at Shenandoah on Tues
day. 1t is thought he was struck by a
passing train.
Five children were arrested at Nor
ristown last week by Reading Railroad
official for stealing coal from cars. The
quantity of coal stolen averaged five or
more tons day.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to blow up, with dynamite, the residence
of Rev. Father Fleckinger, pastor of the
German Catholic Church of CHARTERS of
Mansfield, last week.
All but the necessary machinery,
the new locomotive shops of the Pennsyl
vania Company at Altoona, are complet
ed. They will employ 1000 men and
turn out $50 locomotives year.
Mrs. George Jones of Edwardsville
was found dead in bed on Monday by
neighbors. A short time ago her hus-
band died and since then she has been
in low spirits. 1t is believed it was a
case of suicide.
AT Scranton on Monday the jury in
the case of Paul Hyde, who killed
saloon keeper named Jacob Sontag be-
cause he refused to sell him drink on
Sunday, found him guilty of murder in
the second degree.
A nolle prosequi was entered at
Scranton on Monday in the case of
George A. Jessup, the vice president
and cashier of the Scranton City Bank
whose misuse of the banks funds to the
amount of Sl35, GOO caused it to go to
pieces last May.
While Polanders were having their
usual nourishment at christening in
Marshwood, near Scranton, on Tuesday
night, a lamp was upset, burning ten
blocks of houses. The wife of Joseph
Strasso, and man, named Mike Switz,
were burned to death.
AT Olyphant on Sunday Rev. Father
Murphy, pastor of st. Patrick's Catholic
Church, threatened the liquor sellers of
that place that he would employ detec-
tives and personally prosecute those that
sold liquor on Sunday. The result was
that all the saloons were closed during
the day.
AS a number of young people were
returning from an entertainment near
Reading, on Saturday night, the driver
of the team lost control of the horses in
descending hill, and several of the
party were thrown from the wagon
One boy was killed and two others
fatally injured.
Another cave-n occurred at Pittston
last week by which four dwellings were
badly damaged. The foundation walls
were split and torn loose from the super
structure. The whole buildings were
tilted over, the plaser torn from the
walls and other damage done. For two
or three days previous signs of caving
were given the houses being therefore
vacated. The settlement was close to
the Catholic Church and in the rear
about two acres of surface were affected,
the ground settling from one to five feet.