Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-15
STATE NEWS.

-Carbondale's new postmaster, who
was confirmed by the Senate ON Satur-
day, is w. L. Warrington.
On Monday work was resumed at
the Alaska colliery, at Mt. Carmel, which
suspended several weeks ago.
After thirteen weeks of idleness the
Mt. Carmel Shaft colliery at that place
resumed operations on Monday.
Several buildings at Hazleton were
struck by the lightning that accompanied
the rain storm which passed over this
region on Tuesday night.
John H. Graffin died at Allentown
on Saturday. This makes the sixth
death that has occurred from the silk
mill fire at Catasauqua recently.
An explosion occurred in the mills
of the Consumers Powder Company at
Lackawanna county, on Saturday, where
by VIM. Millett, an employe, was killed.
The flames that have been raging in
No. IA colliery of the Pennsylvania Com
pany, at Pittston, are now under control,
and are expected to be extinguished in
a short time.
The Campbell-Seckler foot-race took
place at West Side Park, Wikes-Barre,
Saturday. The purse was 5000 and dis
tance 100 yards. Campbell won by three
yards in IL seconds.
The excursion to Europe, to be held
under the auspices of the Sfengerbund
singing society of Wilkes Barre, will leave
for New York to-day and sail from that
city on Saturday.
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"A disastrous fire struck Ashley, this
county, on Monday night which con.
sumed its principal buildings The fire
ragged rapidly and fiercely and did its
damaging work in a short time. The
total loss is estimated at $4,000.
There was a cloud burst at Green
vile on Saturday evening, and in few
minutes East Main street was flooded
with water two feet deep. Considerable
damage was done to the New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio and the Erie and
Pittsburg Railroads.
The employees of the National Tube
Works Company, at McKeesport, struck
on Monday for 10 per cent. advance in
wages, and all the departments were
closed except the pudding and rolling
mills. Unless the strike is settled these
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few days.
Arthur Bohmann, who came from
New York to Wilkes-Barre two weeks
ago and accepted position as cook in
John l.. Raeder's hotel, committed sui
eide in that place on Sunday morning.
He has been a terrible sufferer from dis
ease, and on this account, it is believed,
he committed the act.
While an engine on the Reading rail-
road was nearing Shamokin on Tuesday
water was noticed leaking from the
boiler into the firebox. Before the dam
age could be repaired the boiler exploded,
killing Engineer Herman Hoglegonz,
Fireman Charles Kaufman and probably
fatally injuring Conductor Geo Yeager,
who was riding in the engine cab.
The motion for a new trial in the
case of Martin Wilkes, who was recently
convicted of assault and battery on Po-
liceman Michael Melvin, was overruled
at Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday and the
prisoner was sentenced. He is to pay
fine of $50 and serve a term of six
months Imprisonment in the county Jail,
and is also required, at the expiration of
his sentence, to give bonds to keep the
peace thereafter.
In the terrible disaster that occurred
in No. / slope of the Susquehanna coal
company at Nanticoke in December,
1885, by which 26 men and boys were
buried alive in the rush of dirt and
water, w, H. Elke was one of the vic