Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-22
THE KEYSTONE STATE
ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST TO PENNSYLvANlANS

IN ehEol ~ PENNSflVANlRNS.
Brief Mention of Matters Which Every.
body Should Know About-A Weeks
Accidents and Crimes Accurately and
Concisely Chronicled.
PITTsBURG, Sept. 20.-Alexander Berk.
man, the anarchist who shot H. c. Frick,
was found guilty today and was sentenced
to twenty-one years in the penitentiary and
one year at the workhouse.
Knocked Out by Goddard.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20.-Joe Goddard,
the Australian, who has challenged Cor.
bett, bested Dick Wiley, of Fairmount, in
three rounds at the Ariel Athletic club.
Goddard really had his man "out" in the
first round.
Testimony Against O'Donnen.
PITTsBURG, Sept 19-Testimony was
taken here on Hugh O'Donnell's applica-
ton for bail. The witnesses called were all
newspaper men who were in Homestead
during the strike Frank M. Green, a
Cleveland reporter, testified that he was in
the cupola of the Homestead mill ON July
6. O'Donnell was there watching the bat
tie below and said, cts ID funny they
can't sink those boats" John Gregg,
Pittsburg reporter, testified that a few
nights before the riot he went from Pitts
burg to Homestead on the same train with
O'Donnell. When they arrived in Home.
stead there was an alarm that Pinkertons
were coming. The strikers seemed to come
to O'Donnell for orders. O'Donnell said
to the crowd, "Shoot them down; no quar-
ter" Court adjourned and O'Donnell was
taken back to Jail.
Troops Leaving Homestead.
HOMESTEAD, Sept. 19-The Fifteenth
regiment has left for home. There were
many regrets expressed by the people at
the mill at seeing the regiment leave. Su-
perintendent Potter refused to either con-
firm or deny the report that about 200 OF
the men in the mill quit work when they
heard that the soldiers were ordered home.
The strikers affirm that it is true, and
place the number much above 200. General
Wiley says brig ade headquarters will break
up this week. He will remain in command,
but will not have his headquarters here.
He says he has no knowledge that the Six
teenth regiment will go home this week.
His Throat Cut in His Own Ho,sA.
PoTTsvILLE, Sept. 19-Martin Robling,
thirty eight years old, Of 73S Water street,
walked into his wife's bedroom with his
throat cut from ear to ear. Robling had
been sleeping on a lounge in another room,
and according to his story, he had been at
tackled by an unknown man. A razor COW
cred with blood was found under the
lounge. His wife says that there is insan-
ity in the family, but the neighbors fear
foul play. Robling may die.
Three Persons Incinerated.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-two little chill
dren and the servant girl of Robert Craven,
of Ashbourne, about eight miles from here
on the Reading railroad, were burned to
death by the upsetting of Il coal oil lamp.
The house was destroyed.
A LittIo Girls FrightfuI Death.
UNIoNTowN, Sept. l9.-Grace Gould, a
siy-year-old daughter of Mr.. George Gould,
of Masontown, accompanied her ten-year-
old brother George into coal mine to get
some coal While in the pit George set his
sisters clothes on fire with his lamp. The
little girl died few hours later in great
agony Before she died she told that George
had purposely set her clothing on fire and
left her.
More Iron Hall Arrests.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l9.-Adelbert E.
ex-assignee and counsel for the
Mutual Banking company and OK ex-counsel
for the Iron Hall in this CITY, together with
j. r. Hayes, cashier of the former institu-
tion, were arrested and held in $4,000 bail
each for a further hearing Tuesday, charged
with conspiring to defraud the Iron Hall of
500, 900.
The situation at Homestead.
HOMESTEAD, Sept 1s-Eighteen work.
men from Philadelphia arrived here this
and were put at work in the mills.
Under cover of darkness last night large
number of Hungarians held meeting on
the river bank near the mill yard. They
were addressed by representatives of the
Carnegie Steel company, and it is said that
they voted to return to work by the end of
next week. 1t is generally conceded by
friends of the strikers that the efforts be-
ing made by the firm to induce this class of
men to return to work is an indication of a
weakening on the part of the company.
There is not nearly so much work being
done in the mills today, and the officials of
the company refuse to talk to reporters on
the situation or give a reason for the evi.
dent inactivity.
Colonel Ahl Drops Dead.
CARLISLE, Sept l7-Colonel Daniel V.
Ahl, railroad king, politician, business
man and well known throughout the state,
fell dead at Newville from heart failure
Reading Starts the War.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 16.-The Reading
railroad has instructed its agents at various
points, such as Pottsville, New Boston,
Schuylkill Haven, ETC., to handle no more
Pennsylvania railroad coal cars, thus cut
ting off 5000 to 10000 tons of coal day,
much of which was used in Pennsylvania
passenger engines, which will hereafter
burn bituminous coal.
Columbus Day in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG, Sept. 16.-Superintendent
of Public Instruction d. j. Waller Jr., has
issued a circular to school directors, super
intendents and teachers of public schools