Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-04-02

of George w. Alexander x Son at Read
ing last week causing loss estimated at
$685. GOO.
Governor Pattison has refused to in
terfere with the execution of the Nicelys,
the Somerset county murderers and they
will be hanged to-day.
BY the spreading of rails two cars on
the Reading railroad were thrown from
the track and one on its side near Sha-
mokin Monday. Several persons were
slightly injured.
The wages of the employees of the
Reading Iron Company, at Reading, are
to be reduced from 3 10 per cent. on
April l, owing to the dullness of trade.
The puddlers will be reduced 25 cents
per ton.
William Younger, of Catasauqua,
proprietor of the largest flour mill in the
Lehigh Valley, made an assignment last
week. His liabilities are estimated at
from $50, 900 to 100000 His assets are
estimated at $4,000.
Frank Courtright, of Wilkes-Barre,
was awarded $4, ops damages against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at
Wilkes Barre last week, for injuries sus-
tained by Courtrights wife in a wreck
on the road some time ago.
Two Hungarians, Frank Chesna and
Mike Huldock, who several months ago
attempted to wreck d. L. & w. passen-
ger train, near Plymouth, by placing an
obstruction on the track, were convicted
in the Llzerne court on Thursday last.
The Black Diamond Colliery, at Lu-
zerne borough, one of the largest in the
Wyoming region, is shut down owing to
a serious cave-in, which has occurred in
the wardings, allowing the water from
a surface stream to flow in and fill the
gallery.
Michael Corzon, young man %
years of age, was taken to the Laurytown
Poor House last week and placed in the
insane asylum. Thursday night he com
mitted suicide. Corzon was a habitual
smoker of cigarettes and his insanity was
assigned to the cause.
The Commercial Hotel and boarding
house of r. Henry, at Austin, was burned
Friday morning. These persons per-
.ished: John McGarrick, domestic; John
McCarty, boarder, and an unknown
man. Four others were injured, Edward
Kane and Michael Cooley perhaps NOR
tally. The loss on property is $4,000.
james McGovern was killed and
Patrick McCawley seriously injured by
the explosion of boiler at the Grassy
Island Colliery near Scranton, Saturday
night. Both McGovern and McCawley
were employed at the works as firemen,
and it is supposed that the former allow
ed the water to get too low in the boilers.
The trial of Mrs. Caroline Schmidt,
for the murder of her sister Emma Pfitz-
enmeyer, at Media, resulted Tuesday in
a verdict of not guilty The other indict-
ments against her and her husband were
then submitted and a verdict of not gull
ty taken upon them. This trial has been
in progress for several days past and
much interest was taken in it.
-Bosario Stanzio, young Italian of
Scranton, came down to HaZleton last
week on visit and with number of
friends went out to spend Saturday even
ing in the saloon of a fellow-countryman.
While there a quarrel arose between
Stanzio and a man named John Facenili,
which resulted in the former thrustinga a
stiletto into the body of Facenili and
infiicting dangerous wound. Facenil
died on Tuesday and an inquest will be
held.
While freight train on the Reading
line was descending the heavy grade to
Gordon Friday night it acquired high
rate of speed, which increased each
minute, owing to the inability of the
brakemen to use the brakes to effect
When it reached Barry Station the en-
CINE jumped the track and went over the
embankment, followed by the freight
train, which consisted of thirty-nine
loaded cars, Andrew Walker, engineer,
John Cakes, fireman, and Frank Myers
were killed and many others injured.