Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-18
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The fire was discovered at o'clock and
three hours later the entire structure
was in ruins, nothing remaining but
the stone walls. The IRE is attributed
to an explosion of gas in the furnace
In the basement of the church. There
an insurance of $50, 900.
A number of Scranton striking street
car men, who found work with the
Lackawanna Railroads coal depart
ment, were discharged by Supernten-
dent Smith, who informed them no
strikers could work in his department if
he could help it. The Central Labor
Union took up the matter, and has made
representations to President Truesdale,
of the Lackawanna road.
BY the explosion of three sticks of
dynamite, which had been placed in
stove to thaw, three persons at McAdoo
were injured. John Monzo will possibly
lose leg. Mike Descallo was bruised,
Mrs. Descallo had her hair burned off,
and Mrs. William Heller, residing next
door, was knocked unconscious. The
fire department was called out to sub
due the flames.
Philip Hendler, whose bid for lighting
Wilkesbarre was refused by the city
council recently, applied for an injunc-
ton to prevent the Wyoming Valley
Light Company, which received the
award, from filling the contract. Hend-
Ter bid S55.70 year a light and the
other company $50. Hendler charges
fraud and collusion in the council.
Ashland town council instructed its
borough solicitor to sue out an iniunc-
ton restraining the Ashland and Cen
tralia Electric Railway from running its
cars through that borough. Councils
action is based upon numerous alleged
violations and breaches of the borough
ordinances by the trolley company.
Complete stock of felts, all kinds of
rubber boots and shoes and full line of
mems and womens slippers at moderate
prices at John Bellezza's, ITO s. Centre
street, near Luzerne, Freeland
Lillian Rochman, II years old, was
shot and instantly killed by her brother
in-law, Philip Comiskey, near Wilkes
barre. He was cleaning his gun for a
hunting trip, and had forgotten that a
she'll had been left in it.. She was
standing close to the muzzle as he
pulled the trigger, and she was shot in
the head.
Hazleton councils have unanimously
adopted joint resolution requesting
Congressman w. H. Palmer to work
and vote for any act introduced at the
next session of congress designed to
keep the Chinese out of the United
States.
Soda waterfall favors-at Helpers.
Because they were not paid their two
weeks pay 1000 men and boys tied up
the Natalie coliery Friday by going out
on strike. The Shamokin Coal Com
pany paid off the employees Saturday
afternoon and the men resumed work
today.
Attorney James Bunnel and his
brother, John Bunnell, were convicted
of keeping disorderly house, after the
jury had been out forty-fve hours.
The two accused men conducted the
Windsor hotel, Wikesbarre.
In the case of the members of the
borough council of Port Carbon, who
with the chief burgess of the same place
were charged with criminal neglect of
duty, the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty but pay the costs.
Francis A. Steinway, manufacturer of
the renowned piano which bears his
name, is seeking site in Mahanoy City
for piano factory. The factory, Mr..
Steinway says, would employ 1000
hands.
Another smallpox case has been re-
ported in Plymouth, and the disease is
gradually spreading, despite the efforts
of the authorities to stop it.
Watches and jewelry epaired-Keiper
1t is expected that the grading for the
new Wilkesbarre- Hazleton trolley line
will be completed to Ashley in two
weeks.
Mrs. Barbara Roscommon, the Ply
mouth woman charged with the murder
of her baby, was sent to Jail without bail
to await hearing.
The Congregational church of West
Pittston on Thanksgiving Day will burn
a mortgage of SO, 100.
Albert Evans, Locust Valley dairy
man, paid fine of $50 and cost Of suit
for violating the pure food laws