Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-17
ROUND THE REGION.

Preston Clarke, negro, employed on
the stage Of Wilkesbarre Grand opera
house, was arrested for being drunk.
Feeling the disgrace keenly he tried to
hang himself by means of kandker-
chief tied to the grating Of his cell.
Being cut down and restored to con-
sciousness he attempted to choke him
self with a belt. 1t was taken away
from him In the nick of time.
w. N. Oswald and ]. F. MearhofT,
who were arrested In Scranton, were
taken before United States Commission
er C. f. HILL Hazleton, and given
preliminary hearing on the charge of
nsing the postoifice for the purpose of
defraudng. They claimed to be in the
fish and oyster business. In default of
1000 bail they were taken to Wilkes
barre jail.
Judge Rice is again seriously i'll at the
Presby terian hospital in Philadelphia.
Some days ago an operation for appendi-
citis were performed. While he stood
the operation well symptoms of peri
tonitis set In and for time created
alarm, but this complication was also
overcome. He was on the road to recov-
cry when an affection OF the heart de-
yeloped.
The official returns of the recent cleo
ton have all been received at the state
department, and they show that total
OF 1,094, sl4 votes were cast for the Office
of governor and that Judge Pennypack-
er's plurality is 142, $40. Pattison ran
10000 ahead Of his colleagues. In
round numbers the Prohibtionists polled
$4,000 and the Socialists 1000 votes.
Captain James M. Clark, chief of the
State Bureau of Ind dustrial Statistics, has
certified to Attorney General Elkin the
A. S. Van Wickle estate and A. Pardee
& Co., of Hazleton, for their refusal to
to the bureau for the past fiscal year.
The penalty for failure to make such
report is 800.
AS result of being prosecuted for
taking sides against the mine workers.
union during the recent strike Rev. III.
H. Kinney was compelled to resign the
pastorate of the M. E. church at Gilber-
ton. During the strike he advised the
men to go back to work. Mr.. Kinney
has Succeeded In securing charge in
California.
In connection with the celebration of
the seventh anniversary of Zion United
Evangelical church at Hazleton yester-
day, Bishop W. M. Stanford, of Harris
burg, preached and all the old mort
cages on the church property were burn
ed. About $500 was raisedtowardthe
liquidation of the church debt.
TheWashington hotel at Hazleton, con
Quoted by f. H. Scott, was closed Satur
day morning by Sheriff Jacobs to satisfy
rent claim of four months due Mrs.
Henry Iffert, the owner of the building.
There are severalother claims bydiferent
parties against Mr.. Scott which have
not as yet been presented
Salem" Dougherty, a resident of
Milnesvile, and one OF the most widely
known men in the region, was struck
by a Lehigh Valley train Saturday and
seriously injured. He was thrown some
distance, sustaining internal injuries
which will con6ne him to the Miners
hospital for some time.
The hearing In the matter of change
Of venue for the trial OF McElmoyle
and Ronemus, charged with the murder
OF Patrick Sharpe, striker, at Nes-
quehoning, has been postponed for final
disposition until Friday. The defend
ants do not want to face a Carbon county
jury.
The fact that he is but II years old
saved John Meyers, of Ashland, from
the gallows. He was sentenced Satur-
day by Judge Shay to fourteen years in
the penitentiary. Myers shot and killed
Abraham Llewellyn, striker.
Ice cream-all flavors-at Merkt's.