Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-10
FROM ALL QUARTERS.

Numerous discharges OF coal and iron
policemen are reported. The force is
being diminished one-third.
George Bice, of Wilkes-Ba was
killed by a train at Wanamie. He
leaves a wife and four children.
The schuylkill county poor directors
are out of cash and don't know how to
meet the bills that are coming due.
A conference Of the Prohibitionists of
the fourth legislative district will be
held at Hazleton on Saturday evening.
Michael Boyle, of Hazleton, has been
placed under $500 bail to appear at court
and explain why he sold liquor illegally.
Pottsville will have 1000 idle men in
few weeks, as the Reading company in
tends to shut down its large shops at
that place.
The German singing societies of Penn
sylvania and New Jersey will hold a
saengerfest at Wilkes-Balre from July
II to July 20.
John Dowd, an aged resident of
White Haven, was killed by a train
while picking coal on the tracks near
there on Friday.
DIR. Yard, of Plymouth, has been
taken to the Norristown asylum, having
become insane from the excessive use of
opium, which he ate in large quantities.
Adam Gantzhorn, an aged carpet
weaver of Hazleton, was found drowned
on Saturday morning in the Bunten Book
reservoir. He had been drinking heavi-
ly for some time past.
A special election will be held in
Monroe, Pike, Northampton and Car
bon counties on Tuesday, July 25, to fill
the vacancy caused by the recent death
of Congressman Mutchler.
The Hazard Manufacturing Company,
of Wilkes-Barre, recently shipped to the
Citizens Traction Company, in Pitts
burg, wire cable 25,S00 feet long, and
weighing in all about $4,000 pounds.
An effort is being made by the fisher
men of Luzerne and some adjoining
counties to haye Governor Pattison
appoint Henry l.. Moore, of Wilkes
Barre, member of the state fishery
commission.
A male choir of sixty voices from
Wales is expected to arrive in this
country soon. They will compete in the
great esteddfod to be held at Chicago,
and will give concerts at Wilkes Barre
and Scranton.
Hellertown, borough down below
Bethlehem, will levy no tax this year.
The revenue from the licensed saloons
and liquor dealers is sufficient to meet
current expenses. There is one saloon
for every thirty three voters.
Up in Pittston the constables have
been unable to close the speak -easies,
after reporting the proprietors several
times to the court and as last resort
Lawyer Nichols has made application
for injunctions to restrain these places
from selling liquor.
In the past few months Pension
Agent Shelmire, of Philadelphia, has
suspended over 500 pensions in this dis
trict. The authorities at Washington
claimed the receivers were not entitled
to pension money, and many more are
expected to be Topped off before fall.
Michael Cassidy, Allen Craig and
Frank Sharkey are Carbon's Dem ocratic
candidates to succeed the late Congress-
man Mutchler. John B. Storm, of Mon
roe; Hornbeck, of Pike, and son of
Mr.. Mutchler, of Northampton, will also
accept the nomination, which is equiya-
lent to an election.
The present management of the Read
ing is engaged in undoing the work of
Mcleod as fast as possible. Several of
the deals made by him havebeen un-
done and another road is about to
be thrown up. 1t is the Pennsylvania,
Poughkeepsie and Boston, which runs
from Slatington, to Campbell's Hall, N.
Y, distance of ninety miles.