FREELAND TRME. Published Every Thursday Afternoon -BY TIIOS. A. BUCKLEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS, - - SI.OO PER YEAR. Address nil Communications to FREELAND TRIBUNE, FREELAND, PA. Office, Blrkbcck Brick, :kl lloor, Centre Street. Entered at the Freeland Postoffice as Second Class Matter. FREELAND, DECEMBER 1!), 188!). THE latest news from the new re public of Brazil tends to confirm the fears of many who did not believe that the new government was inaugu rated as bloodless as reported. In the interior there were several con flicts between the monarchist and re- j publican factions and many deaths!; resulted. However, it was a wonder- j ful change and the cost very little. MICH is tolerated in the way of eulogiuin in obituarities, and the writers are not expected to infringe the venerable injunction to "speak no evil of the dead," but it is stretching forbearance very far and bespeaking for the subject more than the largest reverence can tolerate to try to believe even a little of what some journals have said this week of Franklin B. Gowen. The least said of him the more respected will be his memory. THE editorial staff of the Philn. En&ning Telegraph presents some very curious and diverse views to its readers when airing that journal's opinions of the tariff. How many writers constitute the staff we do not know, hut is a certain fact that one of those "wicked" free traders is sand- | wiched in somewhere among the lot. ] He frequently gets off his guard, and forgetting that he is writing for a hide bound protectionist organ, pro ceeds to treat the Telegraph readers to some good sound Democratic doc trine. FRANKLIN B. GOWEN, whose despotic power was for many years felt throughout the whole anthracite coal regions, resorted to the lowly method of self murder in departing from this life. No one seems to know the cause of this cowardly act, his relations, public anil private, being such that few men possess, yet there must have been, as his motive, some unknown fear to live longer. It is sad to think that there are men who would rather meet their God with the sin of mur der on their souls than face the world with some, perhaps insignificant, trouble that might lower them in its eyes. Gowen is gone, but thousands yet remain to suffer the effect of the despicable systems which he inaugu rated in the coal regions of Pennsyl vania. Teacher**' Institute. The Luzerne County Teachers' Insti tute opened its annual session at Wilkes- Barre Monday morning, to continue during this week. There are no less than 70U teachers in attendance. The session was opened by Rev. Dr. Phillips, who offered a fervent nrayer, in which reference was touchingiy made to the great loss sustained by the teachers in the death of Dr. Uigbee, who had, in life, attended the Institute nearly every year. Dr. W. G. Weaver followed, and I made the annual address of welcome, j In the evening Russel 11. Conwell delivered a lecture on "The Jolly Earth- j quake." The sessions have been very instructive and entertaining and the I lectures well attended in the evenings. ' The following institute notes are from the Newsdealer : Prof. J. B. Laubach, the popular and | handsome principal of Freeland schools, is supplying his friends with the Inxti- i tute. lie reports business lively. John M. Carr and Charles Kennedy have been nominated for membership ! on the permanent certificate committee. Charles F. Mcllugh, a teacher of con- j siderable prominence in this county for I several years, was recently admitted to the bar. Charley is now a member of the firm of Strauss & Halsey. John M. Carr of Drifton is a popular candidate for the permanent certificate committee. Mrs. Mary Coyle of Ilazle township j carries a note book and takes down all the good points for future use. John S. McGroarty takes a deep inter est in the institute this year. In fact, he is completely wrapped up in one partic- ' ular portion of it. Charles Kennedy has smiles only for the ladies who control a large number of votes. Many of the female teachers from the ; rural districts sigh for the return of Thomas \\ . Hart to the profession. His sweet smile and guileless innocence has left a void which no other attraction call iill. Ihe oft-expressed wish of certain prominent teachers that. Supt. C'oughlin should bo appointed to till the vacancy caused by the death of State Supt. Higbce, may not be as disinterested as many imagine. Mr. Coughlin's promo tion would also create a vacancy vou know. Weekly Coal Report. The anthracite coal trade is very dull, there being little new demand from any quarter. Last week there was a partial restriction of production in the upper Lehigh and Wyoming regions, and a number of the collieries of the Pennsyl- ' vannia Coal Company, the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, the Dela ware and Hudson Company and other corporations and individual operators were shut down for two or three days.' This curtailment is said to have resulted in a scarcity of some branyg of ( . on j for which there is a growing demand,' i owing to the increasing consumption of the steam sizes. The Eastern, Western and Southern trade is very quiet and the local business is reported extremely dull. The total amount of anthracite coal sent to market for the week ending December 7, as reported by the several cirrying companies, was 070,005 tons, compaied with 704,877 tons in the corres ponding week last year, a decrease of 28,872 tons. The total amount of an thracite mined thus far in the year 1880 was 33,278,014 tons, compared with 36,- 280,487 tons for the same period last year, a decrease of 3,001,873 tons.— Ledger. Labor in England and America. Republican organs, when endeavoring to point out the beneficial results of a j high tariff, are wont to quote the wages of the laborers in the United States and I England as a basis of comparison. It is true that the earnings of workingmen in America are greater than those of the same class in Free Trade England, but the difference in the cost of living is always omitted. The difference in the price of the necessaries of life ranges j between one-half and one-third lower across the water, and another very im portant item that should always be con sidered is the unequal amounts produced by the people of both countries. The Pittsburg Labor Tribune , commenting on the declaration of the President of the Pennsylvania Steel Company in favor of free ore, says that if Pennsylvania iron masters could get their ore as cheaply as their British competitors obtain it the cost of Bessemer pig production would be about the same in this state as in England. The labor difference in the cost, the Tribune also states, is only two cents per ton—the product per man in America being 2 3-10 tons as against one ton per man in England. From this it ' may be seen that, allowing the American 1 mechanic one-half as much more wages 1 as his fellow-craftsman in England, he produces almost two and one-half times the amount for the same money. Tak ing into consideration the cost of food in America the English laborers, as far as their finances are concerned, are un- I doubtedly better off than those in Penn | sylvania. The mere fact that the latter receives more money per day does not entitle them to be classed as being better paid. The cost of living, how they live and the amounts produced are items of more importance than the daily pittance received when making a comparison. Wluit May llapi><>n hi '9*4. That both of the leading political par- I ties of to-day are burdened with a class who try to control them from purely selfish motives no one will deny. The main strength of each party is composed of persons whose aims and objects should be alike, and who should work in harmony and together. The Demo cratic party, in principles and as a gen eral rule in actions, is the party for the people, yet it is now in danger of being presented with a leader in 1895 who would positively drag its honorable name down to the level of his own. ' Governor Hill of New York, whose am bition to be president of the United States is so well known, has his hench men at work throughout the country working up his claims in every known manner. That lie is a Democrat because it is profitable to him to he such was shown so often by his monopolistic | views and his utter disregard of the I party's pledges during his terms as governor. It could be regarded as nothing less than a national calamity for Hill to secure the nomination, never theless his campaign is already started and is being furthened through the agency of a "literary bureau." It is rather early to prophecy about 1892, but if Hill should be nominated what a splendid opportunity it would be to gather the honest and well-meaning men of each party into a new party, which would know what it wanted and would not be afraid to ask for it. A Comiiimilo Movement. I Appearances indicate tliatFreelanders are to be given an opportunity to hear j I some of the most prominent lecturers of j the day during this winter. Next Mon ; day evening Mrs. Belva Lockwood will I appear, under the auspices of Camp 147, j P. O. S. of A., taking as her subject, ' "Marriage Not a Failure." On Saturday evening, January 18, the famous silver- | tongued orator, Daniel Dougherty of 1 New York, will speak under the auspices j of the Young Men's T. A. 15. Society. Lectures delivered by such eminent ! people cannot help but be instructive j to the people who will attend, and the j above-named organizations are to be j commended for taking this step which will help to improve and educate the minds of their members and the public. i Should those be given the encourage- . ment they deserve it is probable that: several other equally distinguished per- i sonages will appear in the near future. Can't Disguise Its Malevolent Spirit. The final remarks of the Progrew last week concerning the late contest was in every manner characteristic of its recent utterances. Its chagrin at the outcome of the controversy is so ill-concealed that it manifests itself in every sentence, j Those unavailing mutterings of a dis- | tempered organ are too ridiculous to receive any further notice. Tlx; Purchase of Cuba. Senator Call of Florida thinks the people of the United States have not; quite enough territory, and he therefore j proposes to draw the government into a real estate speculation in the Island of i Cuba. To this end he has introduced a j resolution in the senate to authorize the president to open negotiations with the Spanish Government. Spain is to be j asked to name the figure in hard cash ! ; for which she would relinquish all claim I j to Cuba and consent to the establishment ! of the island as a free and independent! Republic. Spain has on so many occasions shown her reluctance to part with the richest j gem in her territorial crown that propo- ! ski oils of this kind are impertinent and offensive. The Spaniards are poor, but proud. Rut, even though they should be willing to accept a good round sum ('uba, it is a question whether the island would not he a dear purchase to the people of this country at any price. This country has already quite enough alien and heterogeneous elements of population to test to the utmost the assimilative capacity of its political insti- j tut ions. To drag in Cuba, with its million and a half of Spaniards and i enfranchised blacks, most of whom are densely ignorant of our form of govern ment, would needlessly increase the j strain. ! If Spain should give up Cuba she would no longer have any interest in retainining Porto Rico ; and that island would have to be thrown in with the bargain. In such a case upward of two millions and a quarter of Spaniards and negroes, utterly unfamiliar with free institutions, would be endowed with American citizenship. The difficulties of the "negro problem," which now cause so much embarrassment to some of our politicians, would be only increased by the introduction into the body politic of a mass of aliens more than half of whom are blacks. When the Island of Cuba shall become free, whether with or without the con sent of Spain, her natural place will be in the Union of the Central American Republics. In such an alliance Cuba would be united with people of the same race, social customs and methods of poli tical thought and action. But no ter ritorial or other material advantage through the acquisition of Cuba could compensate this country for the political evils that would flow from its annexa tion. Even Secretary Blaine's desire to avert threatened invasions of yellow fever is not sufficient argument for the purchase of the island. Its endemic; moral and political diseases are more to be dreaded than the epidemics which may be occasionally wafted from its shores.— Pliila. Record. The StateHinen of the Future. In an article on the present and future political econominists, and the difference in their ideas and views the Memphis Appeal states that the old school of political economy is rapidly passing away and a new class is coming into prominence led by such men as Thomas G. Shearman, Henry George, Herbert Spencer and others, in all degrees of radicalism. The old school economists, many of whom still exist, had one and only one panacea for all ills. Their system of political, domestic or social economy was, merely, economy. Save. Spend less than you make. Stint your self. Be content if you only have a rock for a pillow and the canopy of heaven for a roof. Save. Don't growl and grumble ; don't chafe and fret and fume. Save. No matter how scant your store. Save. There are certain would-be statesmen still in existence whose knowledge of! economic problems is bounded on the north and on the south, on the east and on the west, and all around about by thisone monosyllable. Save. They will get up before a lot of farmers who wear hickory shirts and jean pants, and whose wives and daughters wear gingham and cotton stripes, and in florid sentences tell them how to grow rich by saving. To them the brute force of grasping all that is in sight, and the animal instinct of holding and hoarding it, is the nine qua non, and all things else are merely matters of unimportant detail. They think that, no matter what else happens, if people save, they will be come wealthy and consequently happy, if they save. National wealth depends upon the productive capacity of the nation, and the productive capacity of the nation is regulated and fixed by the productive capacity of each individual, or integral | part of that nation. It does not result from what is saved, but from what is produced. The true economist teaches people not to sit down contentedly, as does a Mexican peon with a sack of meal and a goat and endeavor to save it, but rather how to increase their producing capacity. Ample production or overproduction does not necessarily bring plenty and happiness to all people. Unless states men in fact, as well as in name, are chosen to enact laws for the distribution of wealth, or rather laws to prevent a congestion of wealth and its monopoli zation by a few, the more wealth there is produced the more poverty will there be, relatively. Wealth attracts wealth, and the richer a man becomes the greater will be his income, and tins income must be fur nished by the labor of the poor who are becoming poorer in the same ratio. The facts obtainable and presented from time to time by clever thinkers, and publish ed broadcast, are arousing people from that impotent lethargy which prevailed so long. Unless conditions are changed the time must come when a very few will control all wealth. Unless condi tions change the time must come when the cormorant shall be met by the com mune. These are not fairy tales, hut facts susceptible of a mathematical de monstration. "A Yankee in King Arthur's Court." It is four years since the world has had an original book from Mark Twain; his "Library of Humor," though re markably well received, was a compila tion, and the publishers of his works arc constantly being asked if they have not a new original work by him. Both authors and publishers generally think that their latest publication is the best ; but, keeping tbis prejudice in view, they feel safe in saying that this book is the best Mark Twain has ever produced. It is bubbling over with bright and entirely original humor; its satire, though keen, is wholesome, and its pathos true and impressive. The work was written with an object—to show that true nobility is inherent, not inherited ; that birth con fers no rights not sustained by nature. This object iH made agreeably manifest on every page. The book answers the Godly slurs that have been cast at us for generations by the titled gentry of Kng land. It is a gird at nobility and royalty, and makes most irreverent fun of these "sacred" things. It is not a loosely connected number of incidents and essays, but a fascinating story, compart, complete, and continuous; growing in interest from the first page to the last. It is a book that every man, woman and child in this country should read and be proud of. It is thoroughly clean, whole some, humorous, instructive, and patri otic. Any further information can be had by addressing the publishers, whose ad. appears elsewhere. Correspondence From the Capital. WASHINGTON, December 17, 1889. The commonest pastime in Washing ton for a fortnight after a new Congress assembles is to sit in the House galleries and study the new physiognomy and anatomy below. The senate is never new, for changes are so few and so small in proportion to the whole number of senators that the new faces are soon identified and analyzed. But the house is one-third new every two years. Half a dozen of the members who took fresh seats at this session have been in con gress before. Among them were Gen. Banks, who was speaker years ago; 11. L. Morey, to whom Gen. Garfield did or did not write a certain letter once upon a time; Hoswell P. Flower and M. H. Bunnell of sand-hauling fame. But lis of the new men were taking their initial experience in congressional life. New faces have not changed the Democratic side of the chamber as much as the other. Mr. Reed found that he must go diligently at work to get ac quainted with his own forces. The speaker's eye was likely to recognize more men from the minority than the majority. The South has replaced 27 of its 97 members with new men. New England has retired over half of her representatives in the fiftieth congress. Four of the nine Pacific coast delegation are new to the house. Forty-two of the 118 Western members are strangers, and thirty-two of the seyenty representa tives from the middle states are novices in the "American House of Commons." One can hear and learn a good deal of what's going on in the political circles at the capital in the lobby of a hotel. And much information is thus gleaned that couldn't otherwise be obtained by the correspondents. The other evening while strolling through the lobby of the Ebbitt House 1 heard a gentleman re mark that of all of the cabinet officers Blaine was the most exclusive. That was a singular remark to make, and yet it was very significant. An investigation next day disclosed the fact that the assertion made about the Plumed Knight's exclusiveness was true. Con gressmen having business at the State Department say that it's almost impos sible to secure an audience with its pres ent autocratic head. Frequently the members call at the Department two and three times and wait sometimes an j hour before they are ushered into the august presence of Harrison's Premier. It is beginning to be very well under stood that the magnetic statesman is not the approachable man he is alleged to be, and the fact that he denies himself to people having business with the head of the State Department is not calculated to impress one with the democracy of the Administration in that Department. * * The great subject that congress will have to wrestle with at the present ses sion is the World's Fair project. In the public buildings here, the machinery of the government which is in operation every day, in the National Museum col lections, and the official and historical archives of the government, Washington has already a World's Fair, hardly less interesting to Americans and foreigners alike than anything that could be brought together in metropolitan cities. Washington's weakness lies altogether in the direction of transportation facil ities. Let the railroad companies answer this question satisfactorily, and ' I have no doubt Washington will carry the? Exposition with a rush. I have 1 unlimited faith in the capacity of the Washington boarding houses. Half a million people can be accomodated in them fully as long as they will want to stay. The president's message was a very interesting document, and nobody read it with more interest than the distin guished secretary of state. Three years ago Maine gave it as his opinion that "trusts are private affairs with which neither President Cleveland nor any private person has any right to inter fere." We all accented this as sound political economic doctrine. But the president sets down on this theory with a thousand horse-power force in his message, lie says that trusts, "when organized to crush out all healthy com petition, are dangerous conspiracies against the public good and should be made the subject of prohibitory and even penal legislation." Well, well! Here is a wide divergence of opinion between two great statesmen to be sure ! And to think that the president, for whose election certain trusts "put up" the much-needed "fat" in 1888, talking like this! Truly did the great Bard of Avon remark, "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!" R. NEW OIIDINANCK. An ordinance for the widening of Cen tre Street in the borough of Freeland. Be it ordaiMed and enaet) feet wide on each side of said street. T. A. BUCKLEY, WILLIAM JOHNSON, Secretary. President. Passed finally in council on third read ing, on the 7th day of October, 1889. N OTICE is hereby given that an application will lie made to the Governor of Pennsyl vania, on Wednesday, the 22d day of January, A. I)., MX), under the Act,of 13th May, 1870, and its supplements, for the Charter of an intended eorporution to be called the "Citizens' Bank of Freeland, Pa.," which is to be located in the Borough of Freeland, County of Luzerne, State of Pennsylvania, its object being to carry on a general banking business according to the laws of Pennsylvania, and its capital stoek to be Fifty Thousand Dollars, and for that purpose to have and enjoy all the righto, benefits and privileges conferred by said Act of Assembly and its supplements. JOHN D. HAYEK, Solicitor. Freeland, Pa., October 14,1889. VfOTICE TO TAX PAY KUS.-The taxpayers | AN of the borough of Freeland are hereby notified that an addition of 5 per cent, will be added to ail taxes remaining unpaid on and after December 28, 1889. BKHNAKD MCLAUOHI.IN, Collector. Freeland, November 12, 1881). WANTED! FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE! Five thousand people are wanted to come and see our stock and prices of ladies' and children's coats. We have all the latest styles and our prices will surprise you. We have just opened three cases of blankets, which are going from 75c up to £7.o<) per pair. Dry goods: We have our cloths in now; come and get samples and compare the prices with Hazleton. A full line of hats and caps. Muffs for ladies and children. Carpets and oil cloths : We have llemp for 18c, Ray for 30c and Brussels for 55c and up. Furniture and beddings: Have a good bedstead only £2.50; a royal plush lounge, $6.00; mattresses, $2.75 up, and a good spring for $1.25. Notions, etc., of every description. We can make you comfortable in underwear: Children's 15c up; men's, 50c up; all-wool scarlet, 75c; get a pair before they all in/ Gloves, mitts and thousands of other articles. Wall paper and stationery, also window shades; we have everything in that line. We suppose everybody has seen our latest prices in groceries so all we will say is to invite you to come and give us a trial. Save money by trading with the cheapest man in town. Yours truly, J". C. TBIEIRItTimiR- Musical Festival! TO 1K HELD AT Freeland, March I, '9O. VOCAL. 1. For choirs not less than GO in number, "Arise All Ye Na tions," (Lloyd) $250 00 2. For choirs of same number, "We Never Will Bow Down," (Handel) 100 00 3. For choir of children not under thirty in number, and not over 10 years of age, tenor and bass to assist them, "He Knows," (Gospel Ilymns) 25 00 4. hor party of male voices, not under twenty in number, "Monk's March," (Parry) 25 00 5. Quartette, "Good Night, Gen tle Folks," (Will L. Thompson) 800 0. Trio,"The Magic Wove Scarf," (Dittston Edition) G 00 7. Duett, "The Two Bards," (Price) 4 00 8. Bass solo, "The People That Walketh in Darkness," (Mes siah) 3 00 9. Baritone solo, "The Noble Boy of Truth," (Parry) 3 00 10. Soprano solo, "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell," (Messiah) 3 00 11. For girls under 1G years of age, "1 Love Iler Still," (M. 11. Rosenfeld) 2 00 12. Tenor solo, "The Missing Song," (I). Emlyn Evans) 3 00 INSTRUMENTAL. To the band (brass or reed, and not less than 20 in number) that will best render a piece of music of their own selection.. .$ 50 00 Cornet solo, "Delecta," (by Hi Henry, published by A. Squire, Cincinnati, O.) $ 5 00 RECITATIONS. 1. For men only, "The Falls of Ladore," $ 300 2. For girls, "The Ship on Fire," (Oxford Junior Speaker) 3 00 3. For boys and girls, "The Frenchman's Lesson," (Oxford .1 unior Speaker) 4 oo CONDITIONS. 1. No prizes shall be awarded without sufficient merit. 2. All names of competitors to be in the hands of the corresponding secretary on or before February 5, 1889. 3. Competitors can use piano or organ or sing without any. 4. All competitors can use Welsh or English. PRESIDENTS. —Hon. Eckley B. Coxe, Drifton ; Alvin Markle, Esq., llazle ton ; General D. H. Hastings, Belle fonte; Josiah Williams, Esq., Lansford. CONDUCTORS. —T. J. Edwards, T. Mor gan (Llyfnwy). ADJUDICATOR. —Prof. J. W. Parson Price, New York ; accompanist, Prof. I). E. Miles. LEMUEL MORGAN, Corresponding Secretary, Box 82, Freeland, Pa. A. RUDEWICK, GENERAL STORE. SOUTH HEBERTON, PA. Clothing. Groceries. Etc., Etc. Agent fur the sale of PASSAGE TICKETS From all the principal points in Europe to all points in the Lnited States. Agent for the transmission of MONEY To nil parts of Europe. Checks, Drafts, and Letters of Exchange on Foreign Banks cashed at reasonable rates. IF YOU ARE DRY, AND WANT 1 the worth of your money, just give HPa/tricls: Oa,re;y a call, lie keeps the best beer and the largest schooner. Fine Rye Whiskey, Old Wines, Porter, Ale, Cigars and AGARIC, the Great Nerve Tonic. Centre Street, below South, Freehold. J. J. POWERS has opened a MERCHANT TAILOR'S and GENTS' FURNISHING ESTABLISHMENT at 110 Centre Street, Freeland, and is not In partnership with any other establishment but his own, ami attends to his business personally. Ladies' outside garments cut and fitted to measure in the latest style. PATENTS Caveat* and Re-issues secured, Tra guns are going at sls and sls guns can be had for $lO. Ammunition also reduced. HOLIDAY GOODS ON HAND. Job Printing Done at the Tribune Office,