Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-03-12
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The Adelaide silk mill, at Allentown
last week reduced the wages of heavy
grade ribbon weavers 10 per cent.
Two Arabian peddlers were struck
by train at Shenandoah Monday. One
was killed and the other dangerously
injured.
"A collision on the Southwest rail
road at Scottdale on Saturday severely
injured William Steger, John A. Beck
and w. Bettleborn.
The cost of maintaining the 81 con-
victs from Luzerne county in the East
ern penitentary last year was So, l23.02
in excess of their earnings.
Samuel Haldeman a brakeman on
a Jersey Central coal train, was instantly
killed Thursday by falling on the track
through an open coal car.
Burglars entered the savings bank
at Freeport on Wednesday night of last
week and stole over $500 in money,
bonds and other valuables.
"A fywheel in the Weldy Powder
Mills, near Tamaqna, burst on Friday
destroying the engine house and fatally
injuring John Kepler and jeremiah
Long.
The State board of pardons has re-
fused to interfere in the case of George
w. Moss, the wife murderer, and he
will be hanged at WilkesBarre on the
26th instant.
Ex-Postmaster Emanuel K Bogert,
of Wilkes Barre, who was accused of
using cancelled stamps, was dismissed
by the Unitea States District Court now
sitting at Scranton.
George Chisnell, of Ebervale, and
Julius Engleman, of Weatherly, will
run one-half mile foot race at the Le-
highton fair grounds on 18th of April for
purse of $500 and $50 side.
An explosion occurred in the Buck
Ridge mines, at Mt Carmel, Friday af-
ternoon last severely injuring John
Lleweilyn, and fatally injuring his son
| Frank and his son-in-law VIM. Smith.
The coal miners of the Monongahela
valley, who have been on strike for the
past ten weeks, resumed work on Mon
day, their demands of an advance of one
half cent per bushel having been granted.
"A number of boys while walking on
the railroad at Penn Haven on Sunday
were run down by passenger train and
two of the party George Reese, aged II
years, and Albert Weeks, aged l3, were
instantly killed.
AT Reading on Saturday evening
John Seller, aged years, fell into the
Schuylkill canal, and his brother Samuel
aged s, jumped in to save him. Wher
the bodies were pulled out Samuel wal
dead and his young brother was revived
with difficulty.
Hugh Mcbride, a brakeman on tn,
Central railroad of New Jersey, had ;
thrilling experience one night recently
While in the act of tightening a brake h,
was jerked from the car by the breakin,
OF the chain, and, when falling, caugh
his arm around the lower part of tn,
brake with his legs dragging on tn,
ground. In that position he was com
PEELED to stay until the train arrived a
White Haven. His leg was badly lacer
ated the flesh having been ground of
almost to the bone.
--Awreck occurred at the crossing of tn,
Central Railroad and the Lehiyh Vale,
Saturday morning at Penn Haven Junc
tlon, blocking the tracks and scatterin,
coal and freight cars in a manner to nre
vent transportation over the main line
lt was caused by the Lehigh Vale,
coal train running into Central freight
The engine of the latter train wa
thrown into the Central depot demolish
ing that building, and strange to saw tn,
engineers and crews escaped without re
ceiving any injury.
The Lackawanna Coal and Iror
Company and the Scranton Steel Com
pany have been consolidated under tn,
name OF the Lackawanna Steel and Iror
Company. The new company will issu,
So, 10000 stock to the siocknolders q
the Lackawanna and $750,O0O TO tn,
stockholders Of the Scranton Company
share for share. The companies tha
now form the steel rail combination ar,
the Bethlehem Iron Company, the Hi
nois Steel Company, the Pennsylvani,
Steel Company, the Edgar Thompson
Steel Company and the Lacka wann.
Steel and Iron Company