Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-29
THE KEYSTONE STATE
ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST TO PENNSYLvANIANS

Brief Mention of Matters Which Every.
body Should Know About-A Weeks
Accidents and Crimes Accurately and
Concisely ChronicIed.
CARLISLE, Sept. 27.-Mr. Elias Wise, OF
Boiling Spring, jumped from a train when
It was running at a rapid rate and was cut
to pieces.
Two Deaths from Wreck.
CoRRY Sept. 81. A head end COLI.
sion occurred on the Pittsburg railroad
about o'clock Sunday morning in which
Fireman William Zockman lost his life
and Engineer Smith was badly injured
Caused by Love.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. -6.-Count Mark
Miltenberg a young and wealthy nobleman
of Vienna, shot himself in the region of the
heart in his apartments in the Continental
hotel and then turned ON the gas. Rejection
of marriage by his sweetheart is the cause
Readings Assistant General Manager.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26.-Official an
nouncement is made of the appointment OF
G. M. Lawlor as assistant general manager
of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad
company. Mr. Lawlor has been the super
intendent of the Williamsport division OF
the road since 1887
A FrightfuI Fall.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26-Two painters
had a fearful fall from temporary scat
fold on house in Paramount avenue. The
injured men are James Parr and William
Fadden. The men were standing on a
plank resting on two jacks placed in the
windows of the third story. One of the
supports slipped and the unfortunate men
fell headlong to the pavement below. Both
were unconscious when help arrived and
were still senseless when received at the
hospital 1t is feared that both will die.
Homestead Strikers Confident.
HOMESTEAD, Sept. 25.-The locked out
men today received their first benefits
from the Amalgamated association. Near
ly $4,000 were paid out. This payment has
had very cheering effect upon the men,
and they scarcely need the meeting this
afternoon to "brace" them up 1t is sur
prising how confident of victory the men
are growing. Two weeks ago they were all
very blue, and almost ready to return to
work; today all hands feel certain of vic
tory. No more assertions are reported
from the mill, and several skilled men
have come in.
Troops to Remain at Homestead.
PITTsBURG, Sept. 25.-It was decided by
ference with General Wiley, who is in com.
mand of the troops at Homestead, Pa,
that it would be unwise to remove all the
military at this time. Therefore the Six
teenth regiment will continue to do duty at
Homestead for awhile longer
Becher Was Not Dead.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. A.-The supposed
drowned body of John Becher was identi
fled at Gloucester, N. j., last Saturday by
Becher's mother and brother. The remains
were buried, but when the family returned
to their home the real John Becher was
awaiting them.
Killed by His Wife.
PHILLIPsBURG, Sept. A.-Edwin Grundy,
mine boss, while drunk, was instantly
killed by his wife in scuf1le for the posses
sion of u revolver.
Pinkerton Primer Surrenders.
PITTsBURG, Sept. 24-Fred Primer a
Pinkerton detective, accused of riot and
conspiracy by Burgess McLuckie of Home.
stead, has surrendered. The other detect
ives have not yet been arrested nor have
they surrendered.
Oldest Woman In the State.
ALTOONA, Sept. 23-Mrs. George Vel.
let's, of Tyrone, has received word of the
hchbh III Sthttl Souhly VI llcl HlObllti, NhIs'
Elizabeth Stanton, at the age of III years.
Mrs. Stanton was, so far MS known, the
Oldest woman in Pennsylvania. She was
born at Big Chickiss, Lancaster county, in
1775
Taggart Acquitted.
MEDIA, Sept. 23.-James Taggart, the
proprietor of Il little cigar store in Upper
Darby township, was tried in the criminal
court for using registered beer bottles. The
bottles were used by Taggert for holding
root beer The case was given TO the jury,
and they acquitted Taggart and ordered
that the prosecutor should pay the costs.
The Welsh Mountain Gang.
READING, Sept. 23.-There are many evi
dences that the Welsh mountain gang,
which has not been heard of for number
of years, is again reorganized and actively
carrying on operations. Within short
time there have been nineteen robberies of
stores and houses in upper Chester county.
One of the heaviest of the recent robberies
was that of the hardware store of Hughes
& Ludwick at Honeybrook. The robbers
have fleet horses, and at this time of the
year are able to transport their booty many
miles through the country before daybreak.
The headquarters of the gang are supposed
to be at Leaman Place, Lancaster county.
Red Star Line Service.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23-The Interna-
tional Navigation company has decided not
to withdraw the Red Star line service from
Philadelphia.
Circus in Wreck.
| READING, Sept S3.-One car contain
ing several cages in one of the trains Of
Forepaughs circus jumped the track at
Sinking Spring, on the Reading railroad.
No serious damage was done.
Homestead Rioters Indicted.
PITTsBURG, Sept. 22.-The grand jury
returned true bills in all the cases against
the Homestead men growing out of the
riot there on July 6 last. There were six
indictments handed down, three of which
were for murder, two for aggravated riot
and one for conspiracy. In all of the cases
passed upon Hugh O'Donnell, Hugh Ross
and Burgess McLuckie, of Homestead, are
named as defendants
The Rifles Were Not There.
HOMESTEAD, Sept. 24.-Detectives VINO
have been trying to locate the arms
taken from the Pinkertons on the day Oh