FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. 11. No. 21.
BRIEF ITEMS.
—A man with a cold generally blows a
good deal about it.
—Remember the ball at the opera
house to-morrow evening.
. T' ,e Thanksgiving gobbler is wonder
ing why he is getting so much grub just
now.
-Foster township candidates are at
work laying their wires for the Febru
ary election.
—Timothy Boyle is having a new roof
placed on his property at Main and
Ridge Streets.
—There is a silver lining to every
cloud. The man who can't get credit is
never worried by debtors.
—The South Heberton Sportsmen's
<'lub challenges any snorting club in the
coal region to a day's hunting.
—There are a few sidewalks in town
that need repairing very badly and
should be attended to before winter ar
rives.
—At the Honey Brook stripping Mon
day morning a heavy fall of coal occurr
ed, which killed John Zawski and fatally
injured two other Hungarians.
—The Union Insurance Co. of San
Francisco was organized in 1865 with a
cash capital of $750,000, fully paid in
gold. Their agent here is\V. A. Grimes.
—A Hungarian, wearing the regulation
suit of that nationality, to which was
added a straw hat, gum boots and an
overcoat, passed through town Sunday
afternoon.
—The postponed raffle for a set of
mining tools, for the benefit of Mrs.
Thomas McNealis, will be held at the
house of Patrick Carey 011 Saturday
evening, November 23.
—A grand ball will Vie given on
Wednesday evening at the opera hoiiße
by the Lattimer cornet band. Depierro's
orchestra and several bands will be pre
sent to enliven the occasion.
—To-morrow evening the Drifton Base
Ball Association will hold its first annual
ball at the opera house. The committee
of arrangements have everything com
pleted to insure a pleasant evening's en
joyment. Depierro's orchestra will fur
nish the dancing music. During the
intermission a schottische clog w ill be
danced by Prof. Daniel Boner.
I.uzerne County Institute.
The annual Teacher's Institute of Lu
zerne County will meet in Music Hall,
Wilkes-Barre, 011 Monday, December
16, and continue in session' until Friday
noon. Among the instructors who are
engaged are the following: Dr. '/. X.
Snyder, of Indiana, Pa.; Dr. Mary Allen,
of Ithaca, N. Y.; Alex. A. Frye, of Hyde
Park, Mass.; and Dr. T. F. Seward, of
East Orange, N. J.
They're doing to Get Married.
Marriage licenses were issued from
the office of the Register of M ills during
the past week for the marriage of the
following persons:
Mike Boras of Eckley to Annie Men
dyk of Eckley.
John Yinasick of Hazle Brook to Mary
Bitner of Hazle Brook.
Happy Wcatherly.
Wcatherly, with a population of nearly
4,000, hasn't a lawyer located within its
limits. — Herald.
DEATHS.
ARCHIBALD.—At Freeland, Novembers,
Jemira Victoria, daughter of George
and Maggie Archibald, aped 0 months.
Interred at Ilazleton on Monday.
SCHINDER. —At Eckley, November 8,
John, son of Charles and Elizabeth
Schinder, aged 1 year and 4 months.
Interred at St. Ann's on Saturday.
Brislin, undertaker.
From ail Occit*ioiutl Correspondent.
Rev. McNair, minister of the Presby
terian Church, Audenried, met with a
painful accident last Thursday. Having
occassion to proceed with the 3.30 p. m.
train from Audenried, which unfortu
nately had iust moved away a few yards,
he boarded the cars when in motion.
Missing his hold he fell, the steps of the
car inflicting a serious wound on his
head and several other bruises. Help
ing hands were instantly on the scene
and when he became sensible he was
<1 riven to his residence. This should
add to the many warnings of the evil
practice of boarding cars while in motion.
The Hayden Glee Club has procured
the contest pieces for the coming eisted
fodd to be held at Freeland on New
Years Day, and are making rapid pro
gress, under the baton of Mr. Robert
6 tenner.
Mr. James Lewis of Eckley was seen
in town on Sunday.
The Hayden Glee Club adjourned
from their meeting room on Sunday last
to an urtistic spot 011 Birvanton Hill,
where C'has. Durnbach photographed
them in excellent style.
Farewell to Dr. Nichols.
Tuesday evening Lindsay's hall was
comfortably filled by the many friends
of Dr. AV. V. Nichols, who met to show
to him the esteem in which he is held
and to present to him a testimonial,
previous to hisdeparture for New Jersey.
Precisely at 8 o'clock Attorney John D.
Hayes called the gathering lo order and
in a brief address explained the object.
On behalf of those present lie presented
to the Doctor a silver ink-stand, silver
tray and a gold pen. The ink-stand was
very appropriately engraved and bore
the inscription: Presented to Dr. A\\
V. Nichols by his Freeland friends.
The Dr. returned his sincere thanks
for those tokens of appreciation and
friendship, and the remainder of the
evening was spent in various pleasont
ways. Refreshments of every kind
were 111 abundance and all present en
joyed the evening immensely. Before
dispersing Dr. John 1,. AA'entz, on behalf
of himself and his father, paid a glowing
tribute to the ability of Dr. Nichols, anu
also stated that the successor to him, Dr.
AValters, would be such as the people of
Freeland would have no reason to com
plain. At 12 o'clock all returned to their
homes wishing the Dr. unbounded suc
cess in his new field of labor.
Holler Explosion at Mt. Pleasant.
Shortly after 7 o'clock Sunday morn
ing a terrible boiler explosion occurred
at No. 1 colliery, Mt. Pleasant, by which
three men were scalded to death. The
colliery is owned and operated by Pardee
& Co. John Bullock, the chief fireman,
began to turn cold water into the boilers
and one of the five exploded instantly.
Frank Monk, an rtalian ash wheeler,
was instantly killed. He was standing
in front of the boilers i>ouring water on
the red hot ashes, preparatory to wheel
ing tliem out.
The boiler was blown into two pieces,
one piece was thown northward a dis
tance of about 100 feet and the other
about 100 yards into a reservoir. There
were two boilers in the nest.
The other four boilers were moved by
the explosion and the second one was
blown up into the air a distance of about
fifty feet, and as it came down it crashed
through the roof of the engine-house,
struck an upright iron rod, which pierced
it, and the escaping steam scalded John
Bullock and Joseph Babbisli, the assist
ant firemen, so badly that they died at
11 o'clock.
Bullock and Babbish were Hungarians,
who leave large families. Monk, the
Italian, had received a letter from Italy
the day before, stating that his wife had
died and he had told the boss that lie
would leave this week for Italy to bring
his children over.
The boiler-house was blown to pieces.
The engine-house is also a complete
wreck. The loss to Pardee & Co. is
about SIO,OOO.
The explosion, it is thought, was
caused by the fireman allowing the
water in the boilers to run too low, and
when the cold water came into contact
with the heated boiler plates an explo
sion followed.
The Victor Won the Maiden.
The young men of Plymouth resort to
a (|ueer and brutal method of settling
their love affairs. For some time past
two of them, Elmer Gross and Frank
Anderson, have been rivals for the hand
of Miss Annie Laubach, and as she re
fused to show any decided preference or
make a choice of either, claiming that
she loved both, they determined to set
tle the matter and fight it out among
themselves. On Saturday afternoon the
principals repaired to a secluded spot
near the I). A H.'s No. 4 colliery, staked
out a twenty-four-foot ring, and in the
presence of about fifty spectators began
the battle for love.
Both are powerful and vigorous men.
Gross stands near six feet high and
weighs 185 pounds. His opponent was
but little less. For the first four rounds
Anderson seemed to have the best of it.
He showed more skill and activity and
pressed Gross hard. In the third round
he landed a terrific blow on Gross' eye
that knocked him clean off his feet and
closed the eye.
In the fifth round Anderson began to
play out while Gross, though badly pun
ished, seemed as strong and as fresh as
at first. In the sixth and seventh rounds
their positions were reversed. Gross
forced the fighting and drove Anderson
all round the ring, pouring in a torrent
of sledge-hammer blows. Finally ho
got in a smashing blow on the jaw, lay
ing open Anderson's cheek and knock
ing out several of his teeth. Anderson
went down as if he had been shot, and
could not stand up when time was called.
The referee gave the fight to Gross, and
Anderson, in the presence of the wit
nesses, renounced all claim to the hand
of the maiden for whose favor he had
fought.
L>e Turk uml HIH TWO OIHCCH.
Justice McCollum, in the Supreme
Court, handed down an opinion at Pitts
burg 011 Tuesday in the case of Samuel
G. De Turk against the commonwealth,
an error to the common pleas of Schuyl
kill County. De Turk was postmaster of
De Turksville, and on November 8,1887,
was elected a commissioner of Schuylkill
County and continued to hold both
offices. On October 24, 1888, at the sug
gestion of the district attorney, a writ of
quo warranto was issued on De Turk to
show cause why he should not be re
moved from the office of county commis
sioner. This action was based on the
act of congress prohibiting any person
from holding an office of trust under the
United States and at the same time a
salaried office in the state. De Turk re
signed as postmaster on November 13,
1888, but on January 14,1889, a judgment
of ouster was entered against him, dis
possessing him of the position of county
commissioner.
De Turk appealed and Justice McCol
lum decided the case in his favor. In
his opinion he held that the act of con
gress was very plain and may be enforced
without legislative aid, and no action of
the legislature can destroy it. He held
that the lower court erred, and that De
Turk's acceptance of the position of
county commissioner was an implied
resignation from the postmastership,
and he held the latter position after
wards whithout authority.
Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Freeland Post
office, November 13, 1889:
Drum, C. A.
Dillon, Anna
Dibboso, Guiseppe Vincenzo
Haag, Philip
liennig, Eda
Kennedy, Nellie
Laughran, John
McSnee, Frank
Modeno, Lionardo
Peck, Mrs. G.
Svjantek, John
Tucci, Francesco
Welcshso, Machk
Persons calling for any of the above
letters should say Advertised.
WM. F. BOYLE, P. M.
Hulls at the Opera House.
Drifton Base Ball Association, Friday
evening, November 15.
Lattimer Cornet Band, Wednesday
evening, November 20.
P. 0. B. of A. band, Friday evening,
November 22.
Local Assembly No. 3391 (Jeddo),
: Knights of Labor, Wednesday evening,
! November 27.
j St. Ann's Pioneer Corps, Tuesday
1 evening, December 31.
I Timers Athletic Association, Friday
I evening, January 17.
FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1889.
BURGLARS AT WORK.
Two RafeH Blown Open on Sunday Morn
ing—Six Men in Jail Charged
With Doing the JobH.
Early Sunday morning the general
store of .1. C. Berner, at Washington and
South Streets, was entered by burglars,
who blew open a large safe, from which
they secured about S3OO in cash. Sev
eral hundred dollars worth of jewelry,
watches, underwear, shirts, etc., were
also removed from the store while pre
parations were being made to open
the safe. The explosion awakened Mr.
Berner, who concluded that someone
was in the store, and he fired a few shots
from an upper window in the direction
of the safe. He then went down to the
storeroom, but the men had disappeared,
leaving all the doors of the building
open, showing that their plans for escape
had been well laid. The safe was totally
wrecked and the neat manner in which
the hole was bored pointed out experts
as the guilty parties.
A general examination of safes and
stores was made by the business men,
which resulted in finding that the Free
land Beef Company's building on Wash
ington Street had also been entered and
the safe blown open. Here, however,
the burglars secured nothing for their
labor, there being no money or valuables
of any kind in the building. Word was
immediately sent to all the Burrounding
towns to intercept any suspicious charac
ters, and on Sunday afternoon a Jersey
Central conductor discovered a party of
men in a freight car near the Tannery.
Assistance was procured from Maueh
Chunk and without much trouble the
whole gang, consisting of Bix men, were
captured and placed in the Carbon
County jail, charged with damaging the
railroad company's property. A search
of the men brought forth a small amount
of money, several pieces of jewelry, re
volvers and other evidences of the rob
bery of that morning. Mr. Berner and
the authorities here were notified of the
capture and the prisoners were brought
from Mauch Chunk Monday afternoon.
They were given u hearing before Squire
Grimes, and afterwards taken to the
county jail at Wilkcs-Barre to await trial.
A dispatch from Wilkes-Barre states
that Chief of Police Wade of Scranton
was there 011 Tuesday for the purpose of
looking at the prisoners. He suspects
two of the gang of being implicated in
the murder of Policeman Lewis Ellis in
Hyde Park last January. Several per
sons who saw the men who killed the
officer will be brought to identify them.
Death of a Famous Tamer.
James C. Gratton, one of the world's
most famous lion tamers, is dead at
Hyde Park, Scranton. Gratton's life
was filled with adventure. He was the
first man to tame hyenas and the first to
drive zebras to harness. He only got
the hyenas into thorough subjection
after several thrilling escapades, and
once was attacked by several of these
animals while he was in the cage. He
was permanently disabled soon after
this by a Bengal tiger and unfitted for
active work.
Gratton enlisted at the outbreak of the
last war, and served through the entire
rebellion with a remarkable record.
His body was literally covered with scars
and wounds received in the war and
during his circus experiences.
KnlglitH of Labor in ReMttlon.
ATLANTA, Ga., November 14.—The 13th
annual session of the K. of L. opened
here on Tuesday with over 200 delegates
present. The session will probably be a
short one as everything is working in
harmony, the Order being rid of all dis
cordant elements. At yesterday's ses
sion the words "of America" were drop
ped from the title, and it will hereafter
be simply "Knights of Labor." This
was done at the request of several local
and district assemblies in England,
France, Belgium and Australia. The
M. AV.'s report shows the organization
to be in an excellent condition, numeri
cally and financially. J. P. M.
Railroadero' Precaution.
A railroad man says there is no rea
son for persons getting caught in frogs
or between parallel rails if they will fol
low the simple rules of all railroaders.
That is to step over every rail and frog,
and never step on them when crossing.
If you care to watch the switchmen and
others, should you happen to be in a
yard, you will see that they will never
step on the rails or frogs, but always
over them. It is the invariable rule
among railroad men, and if people would
follow it there would be no more acci
dents from getting caught on frogs.
Let UH Have a Prenit Club.
It lias been suggested that a press club
be organized among the journalistic
fraternity of Luzerne County. The sug
gestion is a good one. The wonder is
that it lias not been thought of before.
An organization of that character, where
newspaper men could meet now and
then, become acquainted with each other,
: and exchange views upon matters pre
! twining to the profession, would be of
untold value to the Knights of the Quill.
There is material enough in the county
to support a club of that kind, and if a
few active young men take hold of the
idea and lint it into practical operation,
there can oe no question as to its ultimate
success. Give us a press clnb by all
means.— Newndeakr.
ExpreHdlon for Sentiment.
A New York photographer prints a
circular containing eight "Suggestions to
Sitters," and the following valuable ad
vice "To the Ladies:" When a lady,
sitting for a picture, would compose a
: mouth to a bland and serene character,
she should, just before entering tlio
room, say "Bosom," and keep the ex
pression into which the mouth subsides
until the desired effect in the camera is
evident. If, on the other hand, she
wishes to assume a distinguished and
somewhat noble bearing not suggestive
of sweetness, she should say "Brush,"
the result of which is infallible. If Bhe
wishes to make her mouth look small,
she must say "Flip;" but if the mouth
be already too small, she must say "Cab
bage." If she wishes to look mournful,
she must say "Kerchunk;" if resigned,
she must forcibly ejaculate "S'cut."
Ladies, when having their photographs
taken, may observe these rules with
some advantage to their appearance.
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The Joke Was on Dr. Depew.
When Cbnuncoy Depew is out of the
way some people like to have fun with
him, says the New York Sun. Wall
street men are now telling of his al
leged experience on the way over to
England this last time. Every even
ing a dozen or so clustered in the
smoking-room to toll stories and yarns
about things in general. Every son
save one in the party kept his eud up.
The one exceptional member did not
laugh or indicate by even a twinkle of
the eyes any interest in the funniest
jokes and was as silent as a door-knob
at the best stories.
This conduct began to nettle Dr.
Depew and the other spirits, and when
the final seance came around they had
lost all patience with the reticent and
unresponsive stranger. Dr. Depew,
the story runs, was selected to bring
him to terms. They were all comfort
ably seated and in came the stranger.
"See here, my dear, sir," said Mr. De
pew, "won't you tell a story?"
"I never told one in my life."
"Sing a song?"
"Can't sing."
"Know any jokes?" persisted Mr.
Depew.
"No."
Mr. Depew and all were prepared to
give it up when the stranger stammer
ed and hesitated and finally made it
known that ho know just one conun
drum.
"Give it to us," said Mr. Depew and
the others in chorus.
"What is the difference betweon a
turkey and me?" solemnly asked the
stranger.
"Give it up," said Chairman De
pew.
"The difference botween a turkey
and me," mildly said the stranger, "is
that they usually stuff the bird with
chestnuts after death. lam alive."
Made Himself Unpopular.
A gay young fellow, with a dazzling
blazer und a tennis racquetin his hand,
was sitting in a Sixth avenue elevated
car the other day, evidently on his
way to the Central park lawns, says
the New York Tribune. A fat old
working-woman eutered with a big
bundle, followed by a pretty and well
dressed girl. The tenuis player arose
quickly and offered his seat with a bow
to the girl. With a hearty "Thank
you, my son," the old and perspiring
one flopped into it, A look of tired
disgust spread over the face of the
youth, but his ordeal was not ovor.
An old man on the othor side of the
car began in a loud voice: "Now,
that's just as it should be. This sys
tem of men giviug up their scats iu
public conveyances to women is not
carried out on proper lines by most
peoplo, and when I do see the right
thing doue it pleases me. I am an
old man myself, but when I see an old
woman (here the big woman bridled
up) or a middle-aged lady, who is evi
dently very tired (here she smiled and
leaned back), or one that is too fat to
stand nt all without discomfort (here
she gavo a suort and looked as it she
would like to be in his hair), I give
her my scat; but when it is the case of
a woman who is out simply for her
pleasure, to whom ten minutes' lost
time is nothing, if such a one pushes
her way into a crowded train, expect
ing some tired man to give her his
seat instead of waiting for another
car, as she should (here a flash of
scorn from the girl's eye), thon 1 let
her stand as this young man has sen
sibly done." If the old man had not
got off then, either the tennis player
or the fat woman or the girl would
have certainly doue him liurm.
Ideographical Facta.
There are 700 species of birds in
South America of which noarlv 800
are peculiar. The turkey auil the
mocking bird belong to the latter
class.
Iceland geographically bolongs to
America, but is consider by some as
belonging to Europe because of its
early discovery—iu the ninth contury
A. D.
The length of North America is near
ly 6,000 miles, its greatest breadth
about 3,200 miles, and its area about
one-sixth of the laud surface of the
globe.
Greenland, more than 1,400 miles
long, is probably the largest island in
the world. Somo geographers think
it a cluster of islands frozuu together.
The largest and most productive
plain in the United States is the Mis
sissippi valiey, containing nearly two
thirds of the territory of the (Juited
States. It is one of the most fertile
tracts in the world, and is supposed
to bo capable of sustaining a popula
tion of ovor 600,000,000.
About the year 1000 A. D. America
appears to have been discovered by
some people from Iceland, under Lief,
son of Eric, who had discovered Green
land. They made settlements upon the
coast, but soon left the country, and
nothing was generally known of their
adventures.
The falls of Niagara, which are
partly in New York, form the most
stupendous cataract in the world.
Thoy are divided by Goat island into
two divisions. The American side is
about 1,000 feet wido and the Cana
dian 2,000, and both plunge over rocks
to the depth of 162 foet. The shock
causes the earth to tremble for a con
siderable distance around, and a cloud
of vapor rises over the spot which is
sometimes visible for sixty or seventy
miles.
Mammoth cave, the largest iu the
world, near Green river, Kentucky,
has been explored ton miles. About
twenty rooms have been discovered,
and hero are found subterranean
streams, wnterfalls, and pits of un
known depth. Several of the rooms
aro of great extent and havo received
appropriate names. The haunted
chamber is 2 miles long, 20 feet high,
and 10 feet wide, the roof being sup
ported by beautiful pillars.— Journal
of Education.
Pickerel Oil for Deafness.
Thero is a widespread bolief among
the people of Maine that pickerel oil
is a certaiu cure for deafness.
V—r-
STATE NEWS.
—Typhoid fever has broken out vio
lently at Weissport, Carbon County.
—The employes of Lentz, Lilly & Co.
at Park Place are on strike for a return
to the semi-monthly pay.
—Benjamin G. Carpenter, a prominent
business man of Wilkes-Barre, died on
Monday of intermittent fever.
—The heavy fog of Tuesday and yes
terday caused several minor railroad ac
cidents throughout the Lehigh Valley.
—The Williamsport Gazette and HuU
letin has reduced its price to one cent
and will issue a morning and an evening
edition daily.
—The Reading Coal and Iron Company
is pushing forward the census of its
employes' names, nationality and other
facts of interest.
—Otto Magnus of Pittsburg had both
legs cut of yesterday by falling under a
train on the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad at Gordon.
—Wm. B. Hart, state treasurer, died
at Harrisburg early Saturday morning,
aged 47 years. Deatli was caused by a
sudden attack of brain paralysis.
—William Reusch, car inspector at
the Mauch Chunk Lehigh Valley depot,
was instantly killed Monday night while
at work by being caught between two
cars.
—Tlio miners' examining boards of
Luzerne, Carbon and Schuylkill Coun
ties were in session at Hazleton this
week, discussing the law pertaining to
their duties.
—The manufacture of the new fuel,
composed of culm and tar, which is
being carried on by the Reading Com
pany at Malianoy City, is known as
briquette" making.
—Governor Beaver issued a proclama
tion designating Thursday, November
28, as Thanksgiving Day. James tells
the people they have abundant cause to
give thanks tins year.
—The Central Labor Union of Penn
sylvania, at a meeting held in Pittston
on Saturday, declared the Wilkes-Barre
Leader office non-union and unworthy of 1
the support of workingmen.
—While walkingon the Lehigh Valley '
tracks near I'ackerton Sunday morning a I
gang of Hungarians was run into by a
passenger train, killing George Brodik
and injuring several others.
—Kennedy's restaurant, on the square, j
Wilkes-Barre, so long a familiar land
mark and so widely known for its excel
lent service, has been consolidated with
the Lehigli Valley depot dining station.
—ln the south district of Pittston
township the vote for the Democratic
state and county candidates was 11(1, and
4 for the Republican nominees. Those
figures resemble the returns from a
Texas district.
—The Central Railroad of New Jersey
yesterday began to run freight and coal
trains from Phillipsburg to Belvidere
over the Pennsylvania Road, and thence
over the Lehigh and Hudson River
Road to the Poughkeepsie Bridge.
—A traveling corn doctor has the fol
lowing in his diary about Lehigh Valley
towns: Mauch Chunk for grand scen
ery, Slatington for a fine hotel, Allen
town for bluster, Bethlehem for style,
Catasauqua for poor streets and Easton
for pretty girls.
—The Lithuanian Poles of the United
States, who were in convention at Hazle
ton last week, are organized under the
name of the National Lithuanian Alli
ance, which, translated to Polish, is the
Adrysal Vrednikie Susywienijemo Lei
turnkie Amerykie.
—The youngest miner to receive a cer
tificate is William Roop, of Shamokin,
who is just 15 years of age. When
asked how long he had worked as a
miner he stated he had been employed
in that capacity for about one year. He
passed a very creditable examination.
—Anthony Dane has been held in
S3OO bail to appear at court and answer
the charge of assaulting James N. Bin
ney, of the miners' examining board of
the Wilkes-Barre district. Dane had
applied for a certificate, but, being in
competent, was refused. Meeting Mr.
Binney on the street a few days after lie
tried to get even with the examiner by
thrashing him.
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Weekly Coal Report.
The output of anthracite coal in the
last coal week reported was not only cur
tailed but the production fell off 100,000
tons compared with the corresponding
week of 1888, while the total production
for 1889 to November 2 is two and three
quarter million tons less than that of the
corresponding period of last year. This
cutting down of tho output of anthracite
has enabled the several large mining
and carrying companies, who have this
year been working in a more harmonious
spirit than in past years, to maintain the
prices for coal and prevent unnecessary
and unprofitable competition. The coal
markets, too, will at the end of the year
be found in much better shape than they
. have been for a decade of years past,
j The open winter of 1888-89 left a large
! quantity of anthracite in first or second
j hands at the iirincijßtl coal distributing
ports in the \V est and East, but the buy
ing of coal this year has been done
chiefly on the hand-to-mouth principle,
and the producing interests, with one or
two exceptions, have catered to this con
servative policy by avoiding unnecessary
production and consequent accumulation
of coal at tidewater. The outlook for
the coal trade for next year is undoubt
edly excellent, and with the improve
ment in manufacturing industries, which
is growing, and the expanding markets
for the consumption of anthracite, the
coal trade should share both in increased
consumption and higher prices.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad is report
ed to have leased for 999 years the
Schuylkill and Lehigh Valley Railroad,
running from Bowman's Station to Tre
mont, a coal town west of Pottsville.
This gives the Lehigh Valley a compet
ing connection with the Reading and
Pennsylvania Railroads in that section
Schuylkill region.
The establishment of a government
coaling station on Pearl river, on the
Island of Oahu, of the Hawaiian group,
about 70 miles from Honolulu, is a sub
ject that is expected to receive the con
sideration of the Secretaries of State and
Navv, and it will probably be presented
in their next annual reports. The privi
lege of establishing a station there, which
is conceded to he a great desideratum,
was secured to the United States by the
treaty concluded with Hawaii by Secre
tary Bayard, but no appropriation was
made by the last Congress to make it
effective. A site must be purchased and
a bar across the mouth of the harbor
blasted out to make an entrance for ships
of war. Appropriations to secure these
ends will probanly be urged upon Con
gress.
The total amount of anthracite coal
sent to market for the week ending
November 2, as reported by the several
carrying companies, was 820,907 tons,
compared with 987,000 tons in the corres
ponding week last year, a decrease of
100,093 tons. The total amount of an
thracite mined thus far in the year 1889
was 29,420,022 tons, compared with 32,-
131,427 tons for the same period last year,
a decrease of 2,711,405 tons. — Ledger.
POPPING THE Ql ESTION.
When in the course of human events,
a young man makes up his mind to ask
the very important question, he finds
great difficulty in coming to the point. As
we are not at all bashful we boldly say:
Will you not answer yes to us, as we ask
you to go to your druggist or dealer in
toilet articles, and purchase a bottle of
Vail Brothers' Ideal Tooth Powder, tlio
best made. As an inducement for you
to try it, we give you a handsome engrav
ing with two 25 cent bottles, 20 x 24, no
advertising on it. There is a ticket
around the neck of each bottle.
Five Dollar** Reward.
T OST.—A black und tan bitch, long grey nose
J. J und light tan legs with line bones. The
animal is registered and a reward of $5 will lie
paid to any person returning it or giving infor
mation that will lead to its recovery. Return
it to Patrick M. Sweeney or T. A. Buckley,
Freeland.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.—The taxpayers
of the borough of Freeland are hereby
notified that an addition of 5 per cent, will ln
addcd to all taxes remaining unpaid on and
ufter December 28, 1889.
BEBNAUD MCLAUGHLIN, Collector.
Freeland, November 12, 1889.
ri"VAX NOTICE.—The taxpayers of Foster
_L township are hereby notified that an addi
tion of 5 per cent, will lie added to all taxes of
188U remaining unpaid on and after December
2, 1880. THOMAS ELLIOTT, Collector.
Foster Township, October 24, 1880.
TpOlt SALE.—A house and lot situated on
_C Ridge Street, between Walnut and Chest
nut. Fine fruit trees und everything in flrst
cluss condition. Will be sold at a bargain.
Apply to T. A. BUCKLEY.
JOHN SCHNEE,
CARPET WEAVER,
SOUTH HEBERTON.
All kinds of carpet, double
and single, manufactured at
short notice and at the lowest
rates.
EXAMINE OUR PRICES:
Brick, per set, 80 cents; put in free of charge.
Orates, 6 cents per lb,
Stove pipe and elbows, 18 cents each.
Washltoilers, 7"< rents to §I.OO.
Home-made cans and bottles, 121 cents each;
by onc-hulf dozen, 10 cents each.
50-1 b lard cans, 50 cents.
Washboilers bottomed at. 115, 40 and 50 cents.
Conductor pipes und gutter, 0 to 10 cents pet
foot.
Roofing from 4 to 0 cents per square foot.
Blasting tubes, 2 cents per foot. Wire for
tubes, made to order, 5 cents each.
Miner's Friend cook stoves, No. 8, SIB.OO.
Plato range, $22.00.
Apollo range, $20.00; and other ranges from
SB.OO to SIB.OO.
AT F. P. MALOY'S,
9 Front Street, Freclund.
M. J. MORAN, Manager.
ARMOUR'S
Chicago Dressed Beef
RECEIVED FRESH DAILY.
This Beef is from rigidly inspected cattle,
slaughtered lit the most uloanly manner, and is
the chcupcst and best unimui food to be pro
, cured. Wholesale only.
Freeland Beef Co.,
FREELAND, PA.
GO TO
Fisher Bros.
Livery Stable
FOR
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parties and i
Funerals. Front Street, two squares
below Freeland Opera House.
Subscribe for
tlie "Tribune."
SI.OO PEII YEAR.
JOHN D. HAYES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Legal I)usiao88of all kinds promptly attended.
Room 3, 2d Floor, Birkbeek Brick.
M. HALPIN >
Manufacturer of
Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, &c.
1 Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland.
QIIAS. ORION STROH,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Office Rooms over Sehoener's Hardware Store.
! Q F. TURN BACH,
Justice of the Peace.
Office over Schooner's Hardware Store.
All Kiwis of Legal Business will bo
Promptly Attended.
jy/JO KRIB FERRY,
—PUKE—
WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C
Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland.
o. LORENZ,
Practical -ZBixtclxer.
BEEP, PORK, VEAL, LAMB,
MUTTON, PUDDING,
SAUSAGE, &c.
No. 135 Centre Street. Freeland.
(Near Lehigh Valley Depot.)
McNuity Bros.,
mHIIDB 111 EHMLMEIS.
Centre Street, C'oxe Addition.
I IST'The linest liearses in the region.
Prices reasonable and satisfaction guar-
I anteed.
J. P. MCDONALD,
—Dealer in—
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
FLOUR, FEED, HATS, CAPS,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A very handsome stock of
FURNITURE
Always on hand.
. S. VV. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freeland.
IK YOU ARE DRY, AND WANT
X the worth of your money, just give
IFa/tricir: Carey
: a call. He keeps the best beer and tire
largest schooner.
Fine Rye Whiskey, Old 11 Rnes, Porter, Ale,
Cigars and AGARIC, the Great
Nene Tonic.
Centre Street, below South, Froeland.
Weddings. Parties and Funerals
Furnished with
First-Class Turnouts
at short notice, at
HOFFMEIR & O'DONNELL'S
Centre Street, below South, - - - Freeland.
H. M. BRISLIN.
j UNDERTAKER
AND
EIHBALMER.
Also dealer In
FURNITURE
of every description.
I Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.