FREELAND TRIB LINE. VOL. IV. No. 22. A BOILER EXPLOSION. Caused by Allowing the Water to Become Too Low. A MAN WHO WAS VISITING KILLED AND THE FIREMAN VERY BADLY INJURED. One of a set of large boilers, used to furnish steam to a pump a short distance below No. 3 Oak Dale, exploded on Thursday night. The Hungarian fire man, Andrew Westa, and John Kendos, also a Hun, being the only persons in the boiler house, Kendos was killed and I the fireman only escaped with a severe scalding. Kendos was employed at Oak Dale and was passing the boiler house on his way to Ebervale, where he hoarded, when the thought occurred to him to go : in and see his friend Westa. He accord ingly did so and beand the fireman were talking together for some time. During their conversation Westa, through negli gence, allowed the water to become! scarce in the boiler and the explosion was the result. Kendos was sitting directly in front of the fatal boiler and was struck with a steam pipe, the blow forcing him against a lot of broken bars and pipes, where lie was wedged fast. Westa had been sitting a few yards away from Kendos and escaped being hit by any flying debris, but was terribly scalded by the steam. Several persons were attracted to the scene by the report of the explosion and when they arrived the unfortunate men were assisted as much as possible. Kendos was released from his fastening, but lived only about three quarters of an hour after being taken out. Westa was removed to ilnzle ton Hospital. Mine Inspector Lewis, on being notified of the accident, ordered Coroner Buckley to investigate it. The following jury was selected: J. P. McDonald, John ltugan, 11. M. Brisliu, Condy Furey, Frank O'Donnell, John 11. Amend. They convened at the coroner's ollice last evening and listened to the testimony of several persons as to how the explo sion occurred. They rendered this ver dict: That John Kendos, came to his death by being struck with a piece of casting, caused by a boiler exploding, and that said death resulted through the negligence of the fireman Andrew Westa, in allowing the water to get too low in the boilers. Township School Hourd Doings. The question of more school buildings for Foster Township, which has been considered by the School Board for some months past, was again discussed at its meeting Monday evening and decisive action taken thereon. The building committee reported that John Markle, of G. 1!. Markle & Co., had donated to them a plot of ground at Foundry ville, and the board decided to examine the old No. 3 Buckmountain school house in order to find out if it could be removed to this site. A new building, to be 30x32 feet, will be erected at Birvanton on the ground recently donated by Hon. E. B. Coxe. Proposals for the execution of this work will he issued by the hoard at its next meeting to he held at Woodside school house on Saturday evening. The Sewer. The construction of the borough sewer is being pushed ahead rapidly. Street Commissioner Burton has pipes laid and covered on Walnut Street from Pine to Ridge and is now working on Centre Street from Walnut to Chestnut. An other car of pipes arrived on Tuesday and these, when laid, will be expected • to finish Mr. Gallagher's portion of the contract. When a connection is made to these twosections there will then ho a continuous line from Ridge and Walnut Streets to the outlet below the township road. I'olamler Killed at Upper Lehigh. Jacob Kulakowski, a Polander, work- , ing at No. 5 Upper Lehigh, was killed by a fall of slate Monday morning, lie was just entering the breast when the fall occurred, lie was 33 years of age ; and leaves a wife and three children in the old country. The deceased bad lived only a short time in town. The funeral took place yesterday from his residence on Pine Street, interment being made in St. Ann's Cemetery. l'leaderi Guilty mul Acquitted. A peculiar verdict was rendered on Friday last in the case against James Anthony, who a few months ago almost killed Mary Baker, Mattie Smith and Mrs. (deist, all inmates of the notorious "brick." When he went on the stand in the court room he pleaded guilty, and all the witnesses proved him so, yet the jury came in with a verdict of not guilty. The character of Anthony's vic tims have in a measure prejudiced the jury against them, but it does appear as though jurors are stretching their con science to render such a verdict in face of their oath to try the case fairly, and when the evidence was so positive as in this case. More encouragement to crimes of a more serious nature. —Ilazleton Standard. Announcement of Coming Events. Lecture by Hon. Daniel Dougherty, entitled "The American Catholics," Ilazleton Opera House, November 20. Ball of Jeddo Progressive Literary Club, Opera House, November 25. Dramatic entertainment, under the auspices of Major C. B. Coxe Post, No. 147, G. A. R., Opera House, November 30. Fair and festival of the Welsh Baptist Church, Freeland Rink, December 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 20. Ball of St. Ann's Pioneer Corps Opera House, New Year's Eve, December 31. The New I>. S. & S. Work on the Tamaqua, Ilazleton and Northern Railroad, the new line being constructed by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, to connect its system at a point between here and Audenried witli the Delaware Susquehanna and Schuylkill Railroad, which latter is being constructed and is owned by the Coxe Brothers, is rapidly progressing toward completion. The laying of the track was commenced last week and on Sun day seventy-five men were at work on the section between the Junction north of town in order to complete the link be tween Drifton and Lofty by last even- | ing, and it is expected that the entire j line will be ready for traffic in a month's time. The opening of these two roads t will add very largely to the business and revenues of the Reading Railroad Com- ? ai )?' ? 8 the large tonnage of Coxe Bros, j & Co. s collieries will pass over its lines to tidewater, and it will also secure ad i ditional traffic resulting from the trans portation of supplies, general merchan dise and passengers to and from the various points in this territory. The construction of the line is first-class in every particular, the very best material and railroad supplies only being used.— , Ilazleton Standard. Keaten l>y Hungarians. Charles Kennedy, of No. 1 Drifton, was severely beaten by several Hun garians on Sunday evening the Bth inst., and barely escaped deatli from his in | juries. Mr. Kennedy was on his way home from Freeland, about eight o'clock, I and when passing somewhere near No. 2 breaker he was met by some Huns. One of the party immediately approach |ed him and, without any provocation | whatever, dealt him a stunning blow on I the head with a club which knocked him !to the ground. The others then ranged around and kicked and heat him un mercifully yrhile he lay helpless at their feet. After a few minutes of this brutal work they left him. But they had only gone a short distance when, on looking back, they noticed that Mr. Kennedy was moving as if to gain his feet and this caused them to stop and consult each other. They were apparently murderously inclined, for after a little deliberation they returned to their vic tim and before he could raise himself they thrashed him a second time. They left him again and hurried off down the locie track. Afterwards Mr. Kennedy, with much difficulty, crawled hack to No. 2 boiler house from where he was assisted in reaching his home. He has since suffered considerable pain from the cruel treatment he re ceived. There are numerous small gashes in his head and his face and body are badly bruised and swollen. At present he is recovering. Mr. Kennedy did not recognize any of his assailants. DEATHS. SEBOLA.— At Sandy Run, November 3, infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John Sebola, aged 7 weeks and 4 days. In terred on Saturday in the Greek Catholic Cemetery. " McNulty, under taker. BURGER. —At Freeland, November 12, Lottie May, daughter of Samuel and Caroline Burger, aged 7 years, 5 months and Hi days. Interred in South Heherton Cemetery on Sunday. BOIIL.—At Eekley, No. 5, November 18, James Boh I, aged 48 years. Inter ment at White Haven Cemetery on Friday. Funeral will leave at 11 A. M., via L. V. R. It. McNulty, under taker. WASHKARLIS.—At Birvanton, November 18, Michael Washkarlis, aged 2 months and 18 days. Interment in St. Ann's Cemetery Friday afternoon. McNulty, j undertaker. Jimriialistic Enterprise. The Slatington New* is now controlled jby a corporation known as the News Publising Co. The paper presents a new make-up and a general neat appearance. The Carbon Advocate has commenced its twentieth volume and appears with a change of type in its head-line and an en largement of one column Mr. Morthimer is giving the people of Lehighton, a good paper. Highland Schools. The report of the third month of Highland Schools is as follows: Enrollment for the month 110 Average attendance for the month 88 Per cent, attendance for the month !*) The following have missed no days since they commenced the month: Isabella Carl, Katie Sheridan, Maggie Miller, Mamie Hroderick, Katie Gallagher, Maggie Miasouk, Agnes On deck, Mary Conner. Cretta J. Nass, Mary Anderson, Mary E. Boyle, Annie Zinlski, Cassie Deisenroth, Sadie Gallagher, Katie Duffy, Joseph M. Manelius, Wallace Boyle, George Stoltz Louis Stoltz, Wm. J. Boyle, Timothy Boyle, Hugh Gallagher, John Daughcrty, John Boyle, Eugene Boner, Chas. Wackley, August Mntis, Arthur Matis. County Superintendent Harrison paid us a visit and complimented the schools. 11. L. EDMUNDS, J _ BELLA MCGILL. \ BACKERS. To Transport Fish. The State Fishery, near Allentown, is having a railway car built for hauling the young fish to the different stations, when; they are to be distributed in streams. The car will contain room for 200 cans, besides a large number of other conveni ences. It will be stationed at the depot there when not out on the road. Super intendent ('reveling expects to handle half a million more trout next spring than last spring, and must have better facilities for getting them away. Yew Pastor Appointed. Rev. A. Biemiller, of Scranton, will! hereafter be pastor of St. Luke's Luth eran Church, to take the place of liev. J. H. Schmidt. District Institute. The teachers of the 6th district of this county held their annual joint institute at Ilazleton on Friday and Saturday. Addresses were made by Superintend ents Harrison and Snyder of Luzerne and Carbon Counties and papers were read on several appropriate topics to teachers. The subject of "Free Text Books" was given a general discussion. "She Couldn't Marry Three." This play is presented by one of the cleverest companies in existence, every one of them being especially selected for their adaptability in portraying the character they represent. The star, Miss Lillian Kennedy, is the brightest ingenu Soubrette in America, and in this comedy she has a role which gives full scope to her wonderful versatility. (She is sup ported by a company which includes her brother, Mr. Jno. J. Kennedy, one of the cleverest singing comedians before the public; Mr. Ei P. Sullivan, the powerful romantic actor, anil a large company, including a number of promi nent artists; and as might be expected from such a star cast of theatrical cele brities a-great performance is presented. FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1891. KESTER MURDER CASE. Three Men Are Sent to Jail Charged With the Crime. STRONG EVIDENCE IS PRESENTED WHICH WILE LIKELY CON VICT THE PRISONERS. ! Joseph Eveland and Henry and I Amanda Higgins, the three persons who | were arrested at Ilazleton last week on i the charge of murdering the Kester brothers, were given a hearing before I Squire Gorman on Friday morning, j The prosecutors failed to produce enough j evidence to necessitate the binding of j the parties over, but on the statement ot Chief Hampton, of the Coal and Iron Police, that he had not yet had time to look after his witnesses the Justice de cided to discharge the defendents on their own recognizance to appear before him on Monday. At the time set apart for the hearing on that day all the par ties interested in the case were present lin the Justice's oHice. The Coal and Iron Police had been working steadily on the case and from what evidence they obtained they found that another man had been associated with those already in custody. He is a person named James Gallagher. George H. Trout man represented the defendents, and Abner Smith conducted the prosecution. The first witness called was William Kishbach, who testified that be saw three strange men on the night of the | murder going along the road in the direction of the Kester farm. As one of these was lame he thought it was Eveland but said he could not positively identify him. He didn't recognize either I of the other defendents as any of the | party he saw. Mr. Kishbach's wife was called and | she corroborated her husband's story, ( except that she stated she was sure Eve- I land was the lame man they both seen on that night. The next witness was Mrs. Minnick. She sail she knew Mrs. Higgins well and on the day the Kesters were buried called at her house. There Mrs. Higgins told her that the men whom she believed | to he the murderers had been stopping i at her home but had gone away. She thought one of the men might he Eve- i land but wouldn't like to swear to it. Hiram Lindner, being sworn, said j that on the morning of the murder he discovered four men in his barn. He thought one of them walked lame but didn't recognize any of the defendents i as being in the party. Mrs. Lentz was the next witness and ' said that on the same nmrning two strange men called at her house and asked lor lunch and that after she had given it to them two others joined them , and helped them eat it. She thought one of the men was Higgins. Adam Hoffman was next sworn. He said he got to the Kester house shortly after the dead men had been discovered and described how a piece of cherry bark had been found in a fracture in one of the men's heads. On noticing this he j hunted on the outside of the house and found a cherry club which he turned over to the coroner. Nicholas Stegner, the next witness stated that one dav lie stopped at Higgins' house for a drink, and while the latter was down the cellar getting it for him, he saw behind the bar a stout cherry club, which lie picked up and examined. He thought it was about 20 inches long and 3 to 3J thick, and that near one end was a large knot. He was positive it was the same weapon that was found by Hoffman. Captain Simpson was then called and told übout the club found outside the Kester House. JI is description tallied with that of Stegner. Dr. F. Brundage was the next person sworn. He said he was one of the first to enter the Kester home after the mur der, going in with a lantern about 9 or 10 o'clock. John Kester he found lying on the hour with a bullet hole in his fore head. He had evidently dropped down dead when he was shot. Before disturb ing him the doctor made minute notes of the exact conditions, and he has these notes preserved. In another room he found \Vm. Kester lying with his hands tied. As an expert the doctor testified that on the right side of William's head was a wound about H inches long, crush ing the skull into the brain. The right side of the face was smashed in and the jaws were broken. The victim's cloth ing indicated no struggle and Dr. Brun dage presumes that the man was stunned first by a blow and then had his face crushed in by the heel of a boot. The blow that caused his death came from behind. The doctor conducted the post mortem and thinks that if the wound was made with a club it was fiat and had no knob or knot on it. This closed the testimony, the defen dents having no witnesses present to tell anything of their whereabouts at the time the murder was committed. As no evidence was produced against Mrs. Higgins her counsel demanded her dis charge, which was granted. The other three prisoners were held by the Justice and committed to the county jail to await trial. They were taken to Wilkes- Barre. Appeals to Your Intelligence. When all is said there is certainly a wonderful satisfaction when leaving a theatre to feel that you have seen some thing you can recall with delight, to have seen a story developed that has excited your interest; you have laughed uproari ously at fun that "happened naturally and which was not dragged in, in such a senseless fashion as to be an insult to your intelligence. Such a nlay is "She Couldn't Marry Three." The plot is wholesome; the fun unceasing; the songs new and catchy; the scenery superb; the climaxes thrilling, and the company headed by that piquant little ray of sun light, Miss Lillian Kennedy, one of the best on the road. Happy and content is a home with u The Ro chester; a lamp with the light of the morning. Catalogues, write Rochester Lamp Co., New York. Gave His Life for Other*. Napoleon DeMontemue, a Frenchman, employed in one of the Plymouth mines, on Tuesday sacrificed his life to save GOO other men. He had fired a blast, when a spark set a mass of gas on fire. There was no immediate danger, but Montemue thought the fire would spread and en danger the lives of the other men. He at I once took off his coat and began to beat out the flame with his garment. lie suc i eeeded, but when lie got back in his breast, the roof fell in, crushing him to death. Infanticide at Stockton. I On Sunday morning a party of hunters j with their dogs passed by No. 3 Stock ton on their way to Beaver Meadow | swamp, and while going along the path j the dogs chased a rabbit under a ledge !of rock. The men quickly upturned this and a ghastly sight met their view, In a long cigar box lav the body of a child badly decomposed. The hunters, being after a different kind of game, pro ceeded on their way and left the box and its contents in charge of a Hun garian, who immediately notified Coal and Iron Policeman Worsinger. Mr. Worsinger repaired to the spot indicated by the Hungarian and found the box j as stated. j Monday morning he notified Deputy I Coroner Buckley to go to Stockton, j vN bile the twooliicers were on their way I to No. 2, where the Hungarian lives who gave the information about the child ; being found, a second : ase of a similar | kind was brought to light. The police ! man told the coroner that rumors were j going about of a child being placed in a water closet at No. 2, and now that they j were there it would be well to make a | search in the matter. Mr. Worsinger ! accordingly went to one of the outhouses and in a short while brought to view the body of a perfectly developed babe. An investigation was begun and the facts brought forth went to show that the mother of the child lived in the house near by. A jury was empannelled, con sisting of John Fox, foreman; Edward Woouring, Wm. H. Ford, Jos. Thomas, Adam Oster and Nicholas Koch. The men viewed the dead body and called in Dr. W. F. Danzer to make a post mortem examination. After he had finished his work his testimony was to the effect that the child lived for some time after its birth and this was also proved by other witnesses who gave evidence in the mat ter. The jury rendered the following verdict: That the child came to itsl death through violence at. the hands of , its mother, one Mary Kishkar, on No vember 14, 1891, by being struck on the ! head with some sharp instrument. | The mother of the child was taken to 1 Hazleton and given a hearing before ; Squire Lauhach. She admitted placing | the babe in the out house, but did not j know if it lived after it was born. The I .Justice committed her to jail, and at the request of some of her friends she was kept in the lockup at Hazleton over night, from whence she was taken to | Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. The young I woman says she is 10 years old, but an* ; pears to be about 20. She has been only three months in the country and was stopping with her cousin, John Sukel. Variety the Spice of Life. I There is nothing benefits mankind so much as a change, even if its only a ! change of linen. But what we mean to convey is that too much of any one thing becomes monotonous. The clerk, tied for hours to his desk, seeks relaxation on I his flying wheel; the policeman, on his , feet for hours, (?) finds relaxation in an , easy chair by his, or any other friend's | fireside; a man badgered by a shrew of a wife seeks relaxation by tilting a can over his head, and as the beer disappears, he gazes with consolation at his reflected ; countenance at the bottom of the growler. Even at the theatre how many plays are monotonous when all on the one theme; ! how a bit of sentiment is relieved by • j hearty laugh, a merry dance or comic song. And if "variety is the spice of j life," it reaches perfection in the great | comedy, "She Couldn't Marry Three." GATHERED AT RANDOM. A meeting was held at Hazleton last, night by a number of business men with the intention of organizing a board of trade. From seventeen acres Farmer William Moore, of Womelsdorf, harvested 1700 bushels ofshelled corn and beatall Berks County records. James Sheridan, a driver, and Joseph Colaginsky, a laborer, were instantly killed Monday afternoon, at the Clear Spring Colliery, in West Pittston, by a fall of rock. At the last meeting night in December the various councils of the Jr. <). U. A. M. will vote on the proposition to change the name of the order to Order United Americans. A resolution was adopted by the Lack awanna County Teacher's* Institute severely criticising the habit which news- ! paper reporters have fallen into of re ferring to lady teachers as schoolmarms. | They consider the appellation undignified and belittling. Several hoys while playing near Miners' Mills a few days ago came across a tin can in which was stowed nearly S7OO. The money is supposed to be part of the plunder taken by "Bed nosed Mike" and his pals when they murdered McClure and Flanagan. Do not suppose that because it is rec ommended for animals that Arnica A Oil Liniment is an oirensive preparation. It will not stain clothing or the fairest skin. Downs' Elixir will cure any cough or cold, no matter of how long standing. For sale at Schilcher's drug store. A 25-pound bull dog, called "Dixon," owned by Joseph Gorman, of Allentown, and "Spot," a 23-pounder, owned by John Monaghan, of Ashland, fought near Tamaqua last week. The fight lasted 3 hours and 40 minutes and was won by "Dixon." The purse was S4OO. At a meeting of the Scranton Board of Trade it was proposed to have that city represented at the World's Fair. One member declared that as long as Scran ton had dirty streets and the present councilmen, it was unworthy of repre sentation anywhere, and a motion to that effect was passed. Drunkenness, or the Liquor Habit, Posi tively Cured by administering Dr. Hulnctt' Golden Specific. It is manufactured us powder, which can be Riven in a glass of beer, u cup of coffee or tea, or in food, without the knowledge of the pa tient. It is absolutely harmless, ami will effect a permanent and speedy cure, whether the pa tient is a moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck* It has been Riven in thousands of eases and in every instance a perfect cure has fol lowed. It never Falls. Tin'system once im preßnatcd with the specific, it becomes an utter impossibility for the liquor uppetitc to exist. Cures guaranteed. 4H page book of particulars free. Address GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO., 185 Race St., Cincinnati, O. THE TOWN DISTURBED. Residents of Harleigh Removed From Company Houses. I THEY ARE OBLIGED TO SIGN NEW LEASES AND IGNORE THOSE OF KEM MERER & CO. It seems to be the policy of the anthra | cite coal corporations that if ever they ! are imposed upon, or drawn into legal j difficulties of any kind by any of their iniquitous competitors, they feel bound Ito "get even," as the saying goes. This manner has always been lived up to and was given an ideal illustration on Mon- I day by G. B. Markle & Co., who at pres | ent have a libel suit on their hands i brought by M. S. Kemmerer & Co. | While the latter company was operating | the Harleigh collieries they leased for their employes a number of dwelling houses from Markle & Co. at an annual rental of $14,000. The Markles now j state that since the stopping of work at Harleigh they have not been paid this yearly sum, and consequently, they have j commenced proceedings against Kem | merer Co. to compel them to forfeit ; the lease. An interesting legal battle is 1 expected to be bad over this but as the affair now stands the Markles seem to I be on ton. They had a representative at Wilkes- Barre on Monday and at the opening of the Prothonotary's office presented an order directing n writ of ejectment to be issued against Kemmerer & Co. They secured the necessary document and it was at once given to Sheriff Robinson. One of the latter's deputies arrived at Harleigh in the afternoon an ousted all occupants of Markle&Co.'s houses under lease from Kemmer. The residents were not long dispossessed, however, when they were permitted to go back to their homes by signing new leases under the lawful owners. It will not be surprising if another counter-suit is brought by Kemmerer & Co., through some techni cality in this proceeding. Another Great Success. : The second production of "The Danger I Signal," hy St. Ann's Dramatic Com -1 pany, at the Opera House last night, was no less a success than the phenomenal showing made on the 11th inst. Many new features were introduced into the play and the actors produced the yarious parts with accuracy. A very large audi ence was present. In Water I'p to Their Neck. A number of miners in the Deggett's Creek mine at Scranton had an exciting experience on Friday last. They had been working industriously, as usual, during the day and about 2 o'clock were startled hy an alarm going through the mine that the large pump had been broken and the place was flooding with water. The men immediately started for the bottom of the shaft. Here they had expected to catch the cage and be hoisted to the surface, but. when they reached that point they discovered, to their dismay, that an accident to the hoisting machinery a short time before had rendered the transportation facilities practically useless for the time being. | Fate seemed overwhelmingly against them and the thoughts of meeting death there by degrees almost made them give way to despair. They finally decided that an effort to reach safety might he 1 successful! and they determined to face I the water and endeavor to reach a man i way through which they could easily es | cape. By this time the water had over- I taken them and they waded in. At first lit wasn't very high reaching only to their knees. They trudged on and soon tliev were up to their thighs in the water. Nevertheless tiiis did not discourage them for their fixed purpose to face the water as far as possible kept them on, though they saw that it was continually ! growing deeper. Atone place it reach ed their neck, but that was its highest point—it had reached its level. The men gained the manwav in safety and were not much the worse for their adventure. An